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Patent GB-2539022-A (GB)
Title: Process for preparing boscalid
Inventor: JAMES TIMOTHY BRISTOW
IPC: C07D213/82
Filed: 2015-06-04
Abstract: Process for drying the polymorph I of the anhydrate of 2-Chloro-N-(4'- chlorobipheny1-2-y1)-nicotinamide (boscalid) of the formula: is provided, the process comprising: a) in a first stage heating the polymorph I of the anhydrate of boscalid to a first temperature and removing organic solvent from the anhydrate of boscalid at the first temperature; and b) in a second stage heating the anhydrate of boscalid product of the first stage to a second temperature, the second temperature being higher than the first temperature, and removing further organic solvent from the anhydrate of boscalid at the second temperature. The process may comprise an optional third stage c) wherein the product of the second stage is heated to a third temperature, the third temperature being higher than the second temperature, and removing further organic solvent from the anhydrate of boscalid at the third temperature.
Patent GB-2525334-A (GB)
Title: High - speed multi-frame dynamic transmission electron microscope image acquisition system with arbitrary timing
Inventor: REED BRYAN
IPC: H01J37/28
Filed: 2014-02-14
Abstract: An electron microscope is disclosed which has a laser-driven photocathode and an arbitrary waveform generator (AWG) laser system ("laser"). The laser produces a train of temporally-shaped laser pulses each being of a programmable pulse duration, and directs the laser pulses to the laser-driven photocathode to produce a train of electron pulses. An image sensor is used along with a deflector subsystem. The deflector subsystem is arranged downstream of the target but upstream of the image sensor, and has a plurality of plates. A control system having a digital sequencer controls the laser and a plurality of switching components, synchronized with the laser, to independently control excitation of each one of the deflector plates. This allows each electron pulse to be directed to a different portion of the image sensor, as well as to enable programmable pulse durations and programmable inter-pulse spacings.
Patent GB-2540776-A (GB)
Title: Satellite communication
Inventor: SIMON WATTS
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 2015-07-27
Abstract: This application is concerned with a gateway earth station 104. It is connected on the ground to a network such as the internet 102 and transmits data from the network to a satellite 110, which relays the data to users 116, e.g. to provide them with internet access. The gateway earth station is characterised by a phased array antenna 106 which is used to steer a signal to the satellite. The gateway earth station also includes a modulator and preferably also a demodulator to facilitate bidirectional communication. The gateway earth station may be portable and include antenna elements which can be temporarily mounted on poles or frames, and modulators housed in a vehicle. The satellite may also include a phased array antenna which is used for communication with the gateway earth station. The gateway earth station may include multiples hubs 402.
Patent GB-2544721-A (GB)
Title: Detecting undesired energy consumption in electronic devices
Inventor: BRENDAN MORAN
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2015-10-15
Abstract: A method (100) for detecting and responding to a configuration setting capable of causing undesired energy consumption in an electronic device comprises measuring a power state of at least one connection point of the configurable electronic device to establish a measured power state value (104). The measured power state value is compared with a stored power state value (106) for the connection point; and responsive to a discrepancy between the measured power state value and the stored power state value (108) for the connection point where the discrepancy is capable of causing undesired energy consumption, emitting a condition signal (114). The condition signal (114) may automatically cause the error (118) to autocorrect or issue an error message (120). The method may comprise a further step of suppressing subsequent error messages (112) if the same connection point alarms again. Also disclosed is an electronic device and a computer program for carrying out the method.
Patent GB-2546296-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for mounting a nut plate on an aircraft part and then masking the nut plane during painting of the aircraft part containing the nut plate
Inventor: DENNIS DEAN STINSON
IPC: B05C21/00
Filed: 2016-01-13
Abstract: Apparatus 42 for masking a nut plate, comprising a rigid plastic masking formation 8, a bore (10, figure 8) extending axially through the formation, and a flexible mandrel 12 extending through the bore to project beyond the formation. The masking formation comprises a masking portion 16 at one end of and extending radially outwardly beyond the body portion 14; and a skirt portion 20 extending from a first face 24 of the masking portion. The mandrel has a first portion 26 locating in the bore, and a second portion 28 of a smaller diameter for locating the apparatus during the painting. No supporting formations (32, figure 1) extend between the body portion and a second face 30 of the masking portion. The body portion and/or the masking portion are provided with internal integral reinforcing causing sufficient thickness to prevent breaking of the masking portion during use of the apparatus. Preferably the reinforcing is an extra wall thickness, the body portion is cylindrical, and the masking portion is a disc.
Patent GB-2546324-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for correcting antenna phase
Inventor: HSI-TSENG CHOU
IPC: H01Q3/36
Filed: 2016-01-18
Abstract: A phase value is calculated to produce a pre-determined beam direction S02, and sent to a phase control circuit, which adjusts the direction of radiation emitted from the antenna S03. The antenna emission is measured S04 to determine a beam angle value, corresponding to the beam direction. The beam angle value is compared to the phase value, to determine if any difference is outside a permitted error range S05. If so, the beam angle is corrected S06 by adding the difference to the phase value, before being sent to the phase control circuit to re- adjust the beam angle S03. The procedure repeats until the difference is within the error range, reducing temperature dependent errors. A genetic algorithm may be used as an optimisation technique to calculate phase value. The antenna may be a base station or an array antenna. The phase control circuit may be an electronic phase shifter.
Patent GB-2533894-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for speed-adjustable model navigation
Inventor: BJARTE DYSVIK
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2014-11-12
Abstract: Systems and methods for speed-adjustable model navigation are provided. In aspects, a model platform includes a model engine and a speed tool that operates with the model engine to generate a graphical view of a geological model. Various features of the geological object may be encoded or reflected in the geological model, including the composition, pressure, temperate, structure, fracture lines, and other aspects of a hydrocarbon deposit, cavity, or other geological structure. The user may operate the speed tool to examine the histogram of color or intensity of the pixels or voxels of regions of the model view, and set a speed curve to control how quickly or slowly a cursor or other control may move through or traverse a region, based on the color, intensity, or other value. Regions of interest may be explored more efficiently and accurately.
Patent GB-2550139-A (GB)
Title: Functional prediction of MSCs
Inventor: David J Mallinson
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2016-05-09
Abstract: Non-coding RNA expression data (such as miRNA expression data) of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from donors or different donors (or categories of donors) is used to identify, determine or infer the propensity or relative propensity of those MSCs for indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) induction by interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and/or for immunosuppressive action on T cells in vivo and thereby enables decision to be made and selections to be made relating to the use of cells, for example to screen donor MSCs to predict and pre-select suitable donor cells with the highest immunosuppressive potential for further development as cell therapies, such as in the therapy of graft versus host disease.
Patent GB-2553501-A (GB)
Title: Educational toy set
Inventor: ANDREW HASLAM
IPC: G09B19/02
Filed: 2016-08-15
Abstract: An educational toy set comprises a display 2 for displaying messages to a user of the toy set, at least a one towing element, such as a toy locomotive 8, a plurality of towable elements, such as toy train carnages 9-13, each towable element 9-13 corresponding to a particular characteristic for that element, such as its length in the towed direction, and a characteristics measure, such as a ruler 1 in the form of a railway track subdivided by length at regular intervals, whereby to allow the user of the toy to match the displayed message to the toy elements as they are assembled together. Each towable element 9-13 may be of a different length in the towing direction.
Patent GB-2553840-A (GB)
Title: Robots, methods, computer programs and computer-readable media
Inventor: HONGBIN ZHUANG
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2016-09-16
Abstract: A robot 200 comprises a first part 205 and a second part 210 movable relative to each other. The robot is configured to operate in an audio output mode in which the first and second parts are in a first configuration relative to each other, and in a user interaction mode in which the first and second parts are in a second, different configuration relative to each other. In the audio output mode the robot is operable to output audio from an array of speakers using a first audio output technique, for example omnidirectional. In the user interaction mode the robot is operable to interact with a user and may output audio from some or all of the array of speakers using a second, different audio output technique. The robot is configured to change from the audio output mode to the user interaction mode in response to the detection of a trigger event. The robot may determine at least one personality characteristic based on the identity of the user, and perform the at least one function based on the determined at least one personality characteristic.
Patent GB-2554460-A (GB)
Title: Waveguide structure
Inventor: SAMUEL DAVIES
IPC: H01S5/0625
Filed: 2016-09-29
Abstract: The waveguide structure comprises a plurality of layers which are, in order: a substrate, 306, a sacrificial layer, 305, a lower cladding layer,303, a waveguide core layer, 302, and an upper cladding layer, 301. The upper cladding layer comprises a waveguide ridge, 304. The waveguide structure has a continuous channel (or trench, via), 307, passing through the upper cladding layer, waveguide core layer, and lower cladding layer and running parallel to the waveguide ridge along substantially the whole length of the thermally controllable section. The waveguide structure also has a thermally insulating region in the sacrificial layer extending at least from the channel to beyond the waveguide ridge along the whole length of the thermally controllable section. The sacrificial layer comprises a sacrificial material outside of the thermally insulating region, and a thermally insulating gap or thermally insulating material separating the lower cladding layer and substrate inside the thermally insulating region. The structure is manufactured by providing a wet etch to the sacrificial layer through the channel in order to remove material from at least the thermally insulating region.
Patent GB-2549206-A (GB)
Title: Wire release mechanism
Inventor: MARK A VAUGHN
IPC: B65B13/26
Filed: 2017-04-06
Abstract: A wire release mechanism comprising: a rotatable wire release portion 102 with first 102 and second 104 opposite portions; the first portion comprising lip 108 with wire guide flange 110 offset 112 from engaging surface 106; and said offset comprising a gripping arm 126 to press wire against engaging surface. Preferably, wire release portion forms part of wire tying assembly. Preferably, mechanism is attached to a base 116 by pivot yoke 118 and base comprises wire channel 122. Preferably, arm is attached to assembly via pin 132 and hydraulic arm 130. A method of wire tying comprising: moving wire release portion to closed position; advancing wire; and gripping wire against engaging surface with a retractable surface. A wire release mechanism comprising: wire release portion with engaging surface movable between first position engaged with wire and second position away from wire.
Patent GB-2547136-A (GB)
Title: Optical couplers used in a downhole splitter assembly
Inventor: MICHAEL LAGACE
IPC: G02B6/36
Filed: 2014-05-16
Abstract: A splitter assembly, particularly suitable for use in downhole sensing system in a wellbore, has a splitter base 510 configured to couple a cable containing one or more optical waveguides to one or more other cables, an adapter 526 coupled to the splitter base, and a mounting assembly configured to mount the splitter assembly to the cable, itself having a rod 528 coupled to the splitter base and to the adapter, a heat sink 536 coupled to the adapter and a lock nut 540 coupled to the adapter. An optical coupler assembly is also claimed, having a housing, an optical coupler which splits light from an optical waveguide into two optical sensing branches and guides the light back to the waveguide, and a mounting assembly having a rod coupled to the housing, which mounts the optical coupler assembly in a cable.
Patent GB-2563260-A (GB)
Title: Holder for a device and method to fix a device to the holder
Inventor: VLAD CATALIN RUXANDU
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 2017-06-08
Abstract: A holder 1 for a device 3 such as an electronic device comprises a support 7, a wall 9 and a fixation portion 17 connected to a base 15 by a link 19. The wall 9 has a recess 21 extending from the support side 13 to link 19 and separating a stopper surface 23 from a contact surface 25 of the fixation portion 17. The wall 9 is plastically deformable from a first state in which the contact surface 25 is separated from the stopper surface 23 to a second state in which a first contact area 27 of contact surface 25 abuts stopper surface 23 and a second contact area 29 of contact surface 25 obstructs movements of device 3. In the second state the contact surface 25 may not abut device 3. Link 19 may be further deformed so that the contact area 29 abuts the device 3. The link 19 may be deformed using a punch 5 and the derivative of the load applied with respect to travel may be monitored to detect sudden rises associated with the abutment of contact surface 25 with stopper surface 23, and abutment of contact area 29 with the device.
Patent GB-2568219-A (GB)
Title: An accessory for a vacuum cleaner
Inventor: MATTHEW DAMIEN MALLON
IPC: A47L11/40
Filed: 2017-08-25
Abstract: An accessory 20 for use with a vacuum cleaner, the accessory being adaptable to releasably connect to the vacuum cleaner, the accessory comprises a vacuum intake head 21 having a chamber (21a, fig 4) arranged such that when the accessory 20 is connected to the vacuum cleaner, the chamber (21a, fig 4) is in fluid communication with the vacuum cleaner and adaptable to receive air and liquid from and around the surface to be cleaned and filtration means 40 adaptable to separate the liquid from the air such that substantially no liquid returns to the vacuum cleaner, the accessory further comprising spraying means 30 for spraying a work fluid onto a surface to be cleaned wherein the vacuum intake head 21 comprises at least one rotatable brush (225, fig 9) for agitating the surface to be cleaned, wherein the spraying means 30 is adaptable to spray work fluid onto and around the at least one rotatable brush (225, fig 9) the accessory having a control means. The spraying means 30 can be programmed to spray fluid onto the brush (225, fig 9) for a predetermined time for effecting cleaning of the brush (225, fig 9).
Patent GB-2555526-A (GB)
Title: Electronic apparatus
Inventor: AKINORI UCHINO
IPC: G06F1/20
Filed: 2017-09-06
Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises a fan installed in a chassis to blow air towards an exhaust port formed in the chassis. A heat radiation unit is provided in an air blowing outlet of the fan, a region of which is in contact with a heat pipe 73. The heat radiation unit comprises a plurality of fin members 60 which are partially fixed and connected to one another in a region (A) in contact with the heat pipe, and in a region (B) with no contact with the heat pipe the heat radiation unit has a continuous structure as a continuous fin 62. Each of the fin members may have an elongate U-shape in cross section which define a partition wall and two side wall sections. The heat pipe may be fixed to one of the side wall sections and the fin members may be fixed to each other by a caulking portion. The continuous fin may be formed by folding a single plate like body repeatedly.
Patent GB-2556182-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle wheel anti-theft system and method
Inventor: JOHN WILLIAM SCHMOTZER
IPC: B60C23/04
Filed: 2017-09-20
Abstract: A vehicle (104, Fig. 1) comprising a plurality of wheels (102, Fig. 1) each wheel including a pressure sensor (214, Fig. 2) and a wireless transceiver (203, Fig. 2); a central transceiver (112, Fig. 2) configured to obtain tire pressure and signal strength information from each of the wireless transceivers (203, Fig. 2); and a processor (220, Fig. 2) communicatively coupled to the central transceiver (112, Fig. 1) and configured to detect removal of one of the wheels (102, Fig. 1) based on the signal strength information from the wireless transceiver (203, Fig. 2) in the removed wheel (102, Fig. 1). Other embodiments include a telematics unit (not shown) communicatively coupled to the processor (220, Fig. 2) and where the telematics unit is configured to transmit a removal notification to one or more nearby vehicles (110, Fig. 1) located within wireless transmission range of the removed wireless transceiver (112, Fig. 2).
Patent GB-2556738-A (GB)
Title: Currency bill processing device and method
Inventor: DOUGLAS U MENNIE
IPC: G07D11/00
Filed: 2011-03-02
Abstract: A currency bill processor 101 comprises an input receptacle 110, first and second output receptacles 190, a detector 140, 145, and a transport mechanism 120. Each output receptacle has a receiving opening to receive bills 135, and an associated access opening in the front side of the currency bill processor. The output receptacles are arranged in a back-to-back manner, such that their receiving openings are facing each other. The detector is positioned between the input and output receptacles, and the transport mechanism transports currency bills one at a time from the input receptacle, past the detector, to one of the output receptacles. The transport path may extend horizontally past the detector and transition vertically between the output receptacles. There may be a diverter 195a between the receiving openings which selectively causes bills to be transported into the first and second output receptacles. The diverter may have a third position directing bills past both output receptacles, possibly through a slot. The transport mechanism may include a stationary transport plate and a moveable pivoting transport plate (127, fig. 2A), where bills on the moveable transport plate slide towards the front of the processor.
Patent GB-2575766-A (GB)
Title: Groundwork apparatus for use with differently sized foundation excavations
Inventor: MICHAEL PELKEN
IPC: E02D5/36
Filed: 2018-02-14
Abstract: A piling apparatus comprising an actuation assembly 102, onto which a first impression forming element 104 can be attached for forming an impression in a surface of a bore into which the apparatus is inserted. A second impression forming element 105 can be interchanged with the first element for use in a larger borehole. The actuation assembly can move the impression elements from a retracted position to an extended position to press them against the borehole wall. The elements may comprise a curved plate 105c, including a number of impression nodules 105b on an outer surface of the plate. The impression elements may be connected to the actuation assembly by spacer arms 105a, which connect to a socket 104d. The interchangeable elements allow the apparatus to be used in bores of different diameters.
Patent GB-2561703-A (GB)
Title: Chair assembly
Inventor: CAROLINE EPHGRAVE
IPC: A47C7/46
Filed: 2018-03-06
Abstract: A chair comprising a seat 12, a chair back 14 extending from the seat and a spinal support 18 adjustably mounted on the chair back 14. The support 18 may be vertically adjustable and able to support thoracic or lumbar vertebrae. The support 18 may be an inflatable cushion which is mounted on a shaft 25 which employs a threaded clamping mechanism. The chair back may have first and second upright members with an elongate gap between them. The firmness of the cushion 18 may be adjusted using a pump 46 and release valve. The device may employ a holder in the shape of a dome and a fixing portion with an annular hook. A wedge may angle the cushion upwardly relative to the horizontal. The chair back 14 may be mounted to allow horizontal movement of it.
Patent GB-2557778-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparation of research organisms
Inventor: Olivia Champion
IPC: B65B55/18
Filed: 2016-08-17
Abstract: There is provided a method or improving the surface sterility of an invertebrate organism having an external cuticle, comprising contacting an outer surface of the organism, or a portion thereof, with an aqueous alcohol solution of less than about 70% v/v for a period of less than 60 seconds. The method is especially useful to provide research-grade organisms which can be utilised in research involving injection of compositions through the external cuticle, by reducing phenotype changes resulting from introduction of surface contaminants into the interior of the organism.
Patent GB-2564737-A (GB)
Title: Systems and method for evaluating a formation using a statistical distribution of formation data
Inventor: WEIXIN DONG
IPC: G01V99/00
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: A system for evaluating a subterranean earth formation, featuring a logging tool having a sensor operable to measure formation data and locatable in a wellbore intersecting the subterranean earth formation. A processor in communication with the logging tool is provided to calculate inversion solutions 302 to the formation data, wherein each inversion solution comprises values for a parameter of the formation and generate a statistical distribution or histogram 306 of the parameter along one or more depths in the subterranean earth formation using the inversion solutions. Then the processor is used to identify peaks within the statistical distribution 308 and select the inversion solutions corresponding to the identified peaks, generate a formation model 310 using the selected inversion solutions; and evaluate the formation 312 using the formation model to identify formation layers for producing a formation fluid. In an alternative embodiment, the formation model is used to steer a drill bit.