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Patent GB-2589153-A (GB)
Title: E-liquid
Inventor: William Edryd Stephens
IPC: A24F40/10
Filed: 2019-12-17
Abstract: An e-liquid for forming an aerosol in a vaping define, the e-liquid comprising an inhibitor for inhibiting the formation of reactive carbonyl species (RCS) (i.e. a dicarbonyl compound, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, glyoxal, methylglyoxal) within the e-liquid and/or the aerosol formed therefrom, wherein the inhibitor comprises at least one polyphenol compound (i.e. gallic acid, pyrogallol, homovanillic acid, hydroxytyrosol, epigallocatechin gallate, flavonoids, isoflavinoids, neoflavinoids, flavonols, flavanols, flavones, flavanones, isoflavones, anthocyanidins, anthoxanthins, catechin). The inhibitor may be present in the e-liquid in a concentration from 0.01mM – 1.0mM, preferably 0.05mM – 0.5mM. The e-liquid may further comprise glycerol and a glycol which make up at least 90% by weight of the composition. The e-liquid may be for use in e-cigarettes, electronic cigars, pipers, and/or shisha sticks, and also claimed is a vaping device comprising such an e-liquid. The e-liquid may be used in the prevention or inhibition of cancer, cardiovascular disease and/or respiratory disease caused by the inhalation of an aerosol produced from the e-liquid in a vaping device.
Patent GB-2590702-A (GB)
Title: Verifying a hardware design for a multi-stage component
Inventor: ROBERT MCKEMEY
IPC: G06F30/3323
Filed: 2019-12-27
Abstract: A method of verifying a design for multi-stage component configured to receive input data and generate output data by processing the input data at a plurality of independently enabled successive stages comprises: for each stage of the plurality of stages from the second stage to the last stage: (a) verifying that a relevant portion of the output data of an instantiation of the hardware design is the same if the instantiation is in the same state when that stage is enabled in a cycle by any set of inputs and any subsequent stages are enabled in subsequent cycles by a first minimal sequence of inputs; and (b) verifying that the relevant portion of the output data of an instantiation of the hardware design is the same if the instantiation is in the same state (i) when that stage is enabled in a cycle and any subsequent stages are enabled in subsequent cycles by a second minimal sequence of inputs and (ii) when that stage is stalled, then that stage is enabled in the next cycle and the subsequent stages are enabled in subsequent cycles by the second minimal sequence of inputs.
Patent GB-2593432-A (GB)
Title: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner
Inventor: STEPHEN ROBERT DIMBYLOW
IPC: A47L9/30
Filed: 2020-01-31
Abstract: A cleaner head 16 for a vacuum cleaner comprises an optical system (46, fig 3) for illuminating debris upon a region of a work surface located in front of the cleaner head, the optical system comprising a laser diode (52, fig 3) which emits green light. The cleaner head preferably comprises opposing side walls and the optical system is located adjacent one of the side walls of the cleaner head. Preferably the cleaner head includes a suction chamber and the optical system is located between said one of the side walls and the suction chamber. The cleaner head may include an agitator 32 and the optical system is located to one side of the agitator. The optical system is preferably positioned so that the central axis of a light beam emitted by the optical system contacts a horizontal work surface upon which the cleaner head is located at an acute angle in the range from 0 to 10°.
Patent GB-2592216-A (GB)
Title: Shower head mounting
Inventor: SIMON WESTGATE
IPC: E03C1/04
Filed: 2020-02-19
Abstract: A shower head (1) is mounted on a distal end of an arm (2) at a fixed height on a structure such as a wall or ceiling. The shower head (1) has at least two separate sets of nozzles (4 & 5) for delivering water, each set being supplied by a separate flow path in the arm, each flow path including a pipe mounted coaxially with a longitudinal axis of the arm (2). This enables the shower head (1) to provide different spray patterns while being more adjustable. Because the pipes (6 & 7) are coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the arm (2), the shower head (1) can be mounted for rotation about the axis of the arm (2), as well as being adjustable about a perpendicular axis, using a pivotal mounting for the shower head on the arm.
Patent GB-2580560-A (GB)
Title: Inhibition of sensor biofouling
Inventor: NATHAN LAWRENCE
IPC: G01N33/18
Filed: 2015-10-08
Abstract: A method for preventing or limiting biofouling of a water sensing apparatus comprises the use of a cathode 12 to electrochemically generate peroxide in an aqueous solution comprising dissolved oxygen, wherein the cathode is in close proximity to a sensor of the water sensing apparatus. The sensor is an optical sensor 11 that is submerged in the aqueous solution, and is operable to sense UV/visible spectral absorbance of the aqueous solution. A catalyst, such as a quinone, may be immobilised on the cathode. Preferably, the cathode is transparent to visible light and may be placed directly within the detection path of the optical sensor. The cathode can comprise indium tin oxide (ITO). The aqueous solution is suitably a natural water source. A pump may be utilised to flow the aqueous solution over the sensor. A water sensing apparatus is also claimed.
Patent GB-2584546-A (GB)
Title: Method and Device for Treating Vision Impairment
Inventor: RAN YAM
IPC: G02C7/08
Filed: 2020-04-06
Abstract: A device having a transparent lens 12, a wearable frame 18, a transparent pixelated active optical element 24 comprising at least 100 independently-addressable pixels having an optical property with a changeable value, an eye tracker 26 and a controller 28 configured to receive from the eye-tracker (26) a determined gaze direction of the first eye, and set the optical property of the pixels of the active optical element 24 to create an image mask through which at least some of the light reaching the first eye passes through, thereby modifying the image formed on the retina of the first eye. The controller 28, the lens 12 and the active optical element 24 are configured so that during operation of the optical device at least a portion of the visual field of the first eye is degraded by created image mask. The device may also monitor pupil size. This device is suitable for the treatment of amblyopia or the encouragement of the creation of a pseudofovea.
Patent GB-2594701-A (GB)
Title: Global pass validation
Inventor: Gustavo Gomez
IPC: H04W12/06
Filed: 2020-04-06
Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a fixed-length identification string for use at a distributed identity verification service associated with a root domain name and comprising a plurality of verification servers each associated with a hierarchy of subdomains having one or more subdomain levels up to a maximum number of subdomain levels, the method comprising: receiving a request for an identification number at a verification server of the distributed identity verification service; at the verification server, in response to the request: generating a unique identifier of a length selected in dependence on the number of subdomain levels associated with the verification server such that the smaller the number of subdomain levels the longer the unique identifier; forming an identification number by combining the unique identifier with: an identifier of the hierarchy of subdomains such that the root domain name and the hierarchy of subdomains represent a fully qualified domain name of the verification server; and if the number of subdomain levels of the hierarchy of subdomains is less than the maximum number of subdomain levels, an identifier of the number of subdomain levels; and responding to the request with the identification number.
Patent GB-2586905-A (GB)
Title: Electrodeless side-mounted LED string light, method and apparatus for manufacturing the same
Inventor: XIWAN SHAN
IPC: F21S4/10
Filed: 2020-04-29
Abstract: An electrodeless surface-mounted LED string light 120 includes a first wire 121 and a second wire 122, a plurality of LED units and a plurality of encapsulants 125. Each LED unit includes two surface-mounted LEDs 123, 124. Luminous surfaces of the two surface-mounted LEDs 123, 124 are opposite to each other, and the luminous surfaces of the two surface-mounted LEDs are perpendicular to an axial direction of the first and second wires 121, 122. The plurality of encapsulants 125 respectively encapsulate the two surface-mounted LEDs 123, 124 of the plurality of LED units. A method and an apparatus for manufacturing the electrodeless surface-mounted LED string light are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2598107-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for processing floating point numbers
Inventor: THOMAS FERRERE
IPC: G06F7/485
Filed: 2020-08-17
Abstract: Floating point values are stored as a mantissa mi and an exponent ei. Before adding a set of k floating point values, where k greater 2, bits are added to the start and end of each mantissa, to form intermediate values yi. log2(k) bits are added to the start of each mantissa and log2(k)+1 bits are added to the end of each mantissa. An additional bit is added to the start of the mantissa to hold a sign bit, if the values are signed. A further additional bit is be added to the start of the mantissa to hold an implicit leading bit, if the values have implicit leading bits. The largest exponent in the set of values is identified. The extended mantissas are aligned based in the largest exponent and added. The result is then normalised, rounded and output.
Patent GB-2584374-A (GB)
Title: Chronologically ordered out-of-place update key-value storage system
Inventor: AAYUSH GUPTA
IPC: G06F16/23
Filed: 2019-02-19
Abstract: One embodiment provides a method including storing a key-value store in a memory. Out-of-place operations are performed to maintain chronological ordering of the operations by enforcing ordering of the operations on a storage layer in presence of a garbage collection transaction without an explicit secondary index.
Patent GB-2587725-A (GB)
Title: Gas-liquid two-phase flow atomizing nozzle and design method therefor
Inventor: MINGXIONG OU
IPC: B05B7/04
Filed: 2019-07-30
Abstract: A gas-liquid two-phase flow atomizing nozzle and a design method therefor. Said nozzle consists of a nozzle core (1), an outer sleeve (2) and an atomizing body (3); an inner cavity of the nozzle core (1) consists of an inlet tapered section (4), a jet flow section (6) and an outlet diffusion section (7); the outlet diffusion section (7) of the nozzle core (1) is connected to an atomizing body mixing chamber (16), the jet flow section (6) of the nozzle core (1) is in communication with external atmosphere through a core air inlet hole (5), an air inlet buffering chamber (13) and a sleeve air inlet hole (12). Associating, by means of a new relational expression, design parameters such as the volume median diameter D0.5 of spray droplets of the nozzle with geometrical dimension parameters, and providing design formulas of the diameter D1 of the jet flow section (6), the length L1 of the jet flow section (6), the diffusion angle β of the outlet diffusion section (7), the maximum inner diameter D2 of the atomizing body mixing chamber (16) and the width b of the air inlet buffering cavity (13) make the nozzle have the characteristics of a small flow rate, a low spray pressure and a large droplet size, being able to improve the plant-protection machinery operating efficiency and the pesticide utilization rate.
Patent GB-2601481-A (GB)
Title: Electrochemical cell
Inventor: Robert Ian Joseph Gruar
IPC: H01M10/056
Filed: 2020-11-26
Abstract: A laminate electrochemical cell 10 comprises a cathode layer 11, an anode layer 12, a polymer electrolyte layer 13 arranged between the cathode layer and the anode layer, the polymer electrolyte layer coating at least a portion of the anode layer, and a ceramic layer 14 arranged between the polymer electrolyte layer and the cathode layer. The ceramic layer and the polymer electrolyte layer may have no components in common. The polymer electrolyte may comprise solid polymer electrolyte, may be non-porous or may comprise a gel polymer electrolyte. The ceramic layer may function as a separator. A method of manufacturing the cell comprises depositing the polymer electrolyte layer on the anode layer or the ceramic layer or both. A battery stack comprises a plurality of said electrochemical cells, wherein each cell further comprises the cathode layer arranged on a surface of a first current collector (25, figure 2) and the anode layer arranged on the surface of a second current collector (26, figure 2).
Patent GB-2589759-A (GB)
Title: Processing of laterite ores
Inventor: Daniel john alexander
IPC: C22B23/02
Filed: 2019-06-20
Abstract: This invention relates to a method for processing nickel laterite ore, including the steps of obtaining a mined laterite ore from a mining operation 42; and feeding the ore through a bulk sorter 44 comprising a sensor arrangement and a diverting mechanism that separates the ore into a beneficiated stream of nickel laterite ore 28 wherein the grade of nickel is higher than the grade of the ore fed into the bulk sorter for further processing 52 by leaching or smelting; one or more low grade fractions of ore 50 with a lower nickel grade than the beneficiated stream; and a waste fraction 46. This configuration efficiently separates lower grade patches in the run of mine ore, to either a low-grade stockpile or waste, and efficiently blends the selected high-grade ore to meet the specifications of the subsequent processing.
Patent GB-2597346-A (GB)
Title: Control architectures for autonomous vehicles
Inventor: Juraj Kabzan
IPC: G05D1/00
Filed: 2021-03-02
Abstract: A system for controlling an autonomous vehicle comprising; determining a control scenario (1802) in accordance with a determination that the scenario meets either a first, second or third set of conditions (1804). Dependent on which set of conditions is met a first group of control components, a second set of control components or a third set of control components made up of the firs and second sets is selected (1806, 1812 & 1818). Based on which set of components is selected a set of steering and speed commands are produced (1808, 1814 & 1820) and these commands are used to navigate the vehicle (1810, 1816 & 1822). The system may operate dynamically or with a static scenario and use different frequencies of steering data.
Patent GB-2604632-A (GB)
Title: Rotatable display support
Inventor: HAIDONG GU
IPC: F16M13/02
Filed: 2021-03-11
Abstract: A rotatable display support includes a securing unit and a pivot unit; the securing unit 200 is configured to be assembled with an exercise machine, and the pivot unit 300 configured to be assembled with a display; the pivot unit includes an adapter base 310; a pivot base 320; an adjusting bolt 330 and a display shaft set 340; a portion of the adapter base 310 is locked to the securing base 200 via adjusting bolt 310 and the display is connected via insertion of display bolt 340. The securing unit and pivot unit configuration allows a user to rotate the display and operate functions of the display when using the exercise machine or doing other indoor exercises. The display support is preferably attached to an extension handlebar on an exercise bike.
Patent GB-2601852-A (GB)
Title: Combustion gasses and particulates recycling
Inventor: ADRIAN LYNLEY ASHLEY
IPC: F25J3/08
Filed: 2021-06-05
Abstract: A combustion gas separating and collecting device having chemical bond breakers 1 including igniters for breaking chemical bonds in components of exhaust gases, angularly adjustable super conducting magnetic coils 4 controlled by a computation controller 7, a positively charged cyclone chamber 2 for attracting carbon monoxide, a cryocooler 5, a carbon and nitrogen compounds and particulates collection chamber 9, a catalytic converter 11, a negatively charged tube chamber 3 through which gases/compounds not already separated/collected flow to a combustion gas liquefaction fractional distillation chamber 6, the device also including a carbon monoxide 10 alarm and a communication device 8 for transmitting data. Exhaust gases e.g. from a standard combustion engine or gas turbine, enter the cyclone radially at an offset location that they spiral trough the cyclone, and back up through the tube where some gases/compounds are separated out e.g. CO, NO and N02 . Gases not collected/separated in the cyclone, converter, collection chamber undergo liquefaction fractional distillation after passing through tube 3. The cryocooler cools the gases to -200 degrees centigrade.
Patent GB-2600214-A (GB)
Title: Smell aiding system
Inventor: EMANUELA MAGGIONI
IPC: G01N33/00
Filed: 2021-07-30
Abstract: A smell aiding system 100 for aiding or replacing the sense of smell of a user. The smell aiding system 100 comprises a smell sensing device 102 for detecting an olfactory output 110 wherein the smell sensing device 102 comprises at least one gas sensor configured to, in response to the olfactory output 110, generate sensor information 114 corresponding to the olfactory output 110. The smell sensing device 102 is configured to output the sensor information 114 to a processor 106. The smell sensing device 102 is attachable to a user to be arranged in proximity to the nose of the user. The smell aiding system 100 also comprises a user output device 108 configured to receive instructions from the processor 106 and output an identification of a smell associated with the olfactory output 110 to the user in response to receiving the instructions. Preferably the user output device 108 comprises a visual output such as an image, text and/or video, or it may comprise an audio output. The sensor information 114 may comprise an indication of presence, intensity and/or identification of the olfactory output 110.
Patent GB-2595615-A (GB)
Title: Managing data objects for graph-based data structures
Inventor: RALPH A KORPMAN
IPC: G06F16/835
Filed: 2020-03-30
Abstract: Various embodiments provide methods, systems, apparatus, computer program products, and/or the like for managing, ingesting, monitoring, updating, and/or extracting/retrieving information/data associated with an electronic record (ER) stored in an ER data store and/or accessing information/data from the ER data store, wherein the ERs are generated, updated/modified, and/or accessed via a graph-based domain ontology.
Patent GB-2610603-A (GB)
Title: Conductor rail
Inventor: LEE BRUN
IPC: B60M1/30
Filed: 2021-09-10
Abstract: A method for manufacturing a conductor rail comprises the steps of providing a main body 10 of the conductor rail and providing a cap 20 to be received onto the main body. A first forming operation is performed in which the cap is plastically deformed to obtain a desired pre-form shape, the cap is placed onto the main body and a second forming operation is performed in which the cap is plastically deformed about the main body to create a mechanical bond between the main body and the cap. The cap may be deformed to obtain a pre-formed shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the main body. The cap may be deformed to obtain a substantially C-shaped pre-form, the C-shaped pre-form comprising a  base portion configured to interface with an upper surface of the main body, and a pair of legs configured to be plastically deformed around a head portion of the main body. A kit of parts for manufacturing a conductor rail comprises the main body of the conductor rail and the pre-formed cap. The conductor rail may be used as part of a railway installation.
Patent GB-2616065-A (GB)
Title: A control key mounting device for use with an isolation valve of a water flow system
Inventor: PAUL ANGELO VENTRE
IPC: F16K31/44
Filed: 2022-02-28
Abstract: The control key 10 comprises a mount 11 comprising a clip for clipping the mount onto an isolation valve of a water flow system and a control key 16 rotatably mounted to the mount for engagement with a valve control member of the isolation valve. The mount is clipped onto the isolation valve such that rotation of the control key rotates the valve control member 15 to operate the valve. The clip may releasably clip the mount onto the valve and the mount may comprise a valve control member holder for receiving a valve control member of the isolation valve when the mount is clipped to the isolation valve. Also disclosed is a valve assembly comprising an isolation valve of a water flow system and a control key mounting device, a method of mounting a control key mounting device to an isolation valve and a method of operating an isolation valve of a water flow system.
Patent GB-2616592-A (GB)
Title: Processing of fish products
Inventor: Olaf Brage Marvik
IPC: A22C25/02
Filed: 2022-03-02
Abstract: Apparatus for removing scales from de-fleshed fish skins 122 includes a descaling apparatus 100 which comprises (i) a conveyor system 110 for receiving de-fleshed fish skins 122, the de-fleshed skins 122 comprising skin and scales with a major part of the flesh removed, (ii) a fluid jetting system 130, and (iii) a descaling surface 112 for holding the de-fleshed skins 122 with the scale side facing the fluid jetting system 130. The fluid jetting system 130 directs jets of pressurised fluid toward the skins 122 at an angle in order to bend and detach the scales from the skins. The descaling surface 112 and fluid jetting system 130 are arranged for relative movement between the de-fleshed skins 122 and the fluid jets in order that the full area of the skins 122 can be exposed to the fluid jets. The descaling surface 112 may comprise spikes for piercing and gripping the de-fleshed skins 122. Preferably the exposed surface of the de-fleshed skins 122 faces downwards, and the fluid jetting system 130 faces upwards, with the descaling surface 112 further comprising a retention grill or rods 150 which prevent the skins 122 from falling away from the descaling surface.
Patent GB-2603437-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for automatic camera installation guidance (CIG)
Inventor: YAN ZHANG
IPC: G06T7/70
Filed: 2020-09-15
Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) depth imaging systems and methods are disclosed for assessing an orientation with respect to a container. A 3D-depth camera captures 3D image data of a shipping container. A container feature assessment application determines a representative container point cloud and (a) converts the 3D image data into 2D depth image data; (b) compares the 2D depth image data to one or more template image data; (c) performs segmentation to extract 3D point cloud features; (d) determines exterior features of the shipping container and assesses the exterior features using an exterior features metric; (e) determines interior features of the shipping container and assesses the interior features using an interior features metric; and (f) generates an orientation adjustment instruction for indicating to an operator to orient the 3D depth camera in a second direction for use during a shipping container loading session, wherein the second direction is different than the first direction.
Patent GB-2620615-A (GB)
Title: Prediction of cyclic top events
Inventor: ANDREW NWICHI-HOLDSWORTH
IPC: B61L23/04
Filed: 2022-07-14
Abstract: A cyclic top event (i.e. corrugation) in a rail is predicted from measurement data which is received at different times (e.g. monthly) and indicates variations in rail height along its length. The measurement data is analysed to obtain peaks at points along the rail for one or more wavelengths at each the measurement times and a length of rail containing at least two amplitude peaks above a first threshold is identified as a cyclic top event risk site. For each risk site, a future accumulated amplitude value is predicted based on the measurement data for consecutive peaks within the risk site above the first threshold. A start (and end) location of the risk site may be defined as the location of the first (and last) peak below a third threshold and preceding (or succeeding) peaks above the first threshold (Fig.4). The wavelengths may be predetermined from knowledge of the geometry of the rail or vehicles that use it.