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Patent GB-2559716-A (GB)
Title: Spar
Inventor: ALAN ROBERTS
IPC: E01D15/24
Filed: 2016-11-10
Abstract: The invention relates to floating offshore facilities, columnar in form, often referred to as spars comprising a body having an upper column, a main compartment and a lower leg joined together to define the spar, wherein the spar further comprises an articulation for connecting an end of the lower leg to the seabed, wherein the lower leg geometry has been configured as having a particular geometry that in combination with a particular residual buoyancy of the spar, and for any particular geometry of the upper column and main compartment and in any specific water depth, the spar provides a particular dynamic response to wind, wave and forces applied by sea currents. The invention also relates to methods for varying the dynamic response to wind, wave and forces applied by sea currents of the spar and to methods for transferring materials and personnel between a production facility such as the spar and at least one transportation apparatus such as a dynamically positioned vessel.
Patent GB-2575811-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft engine nacelle
Inventor: ANTONY PEACOCK
IPC: B64D27/16
Filed: 2018-07-23
Abstract: An aircraft engine nacelle (100, figure 1a) for coupling to a wing 400 of an aircraft 2, the nacelle (100) comprising a fore end (10 , fig 1a); and an aft end 30 that is immovable relative to the fore end (10); wherein the aft end 30 comprises a major axis Mj and a minor axis Mi; wherein the nacelle (100) is configured such that minor axis Mi is closer to vertical V than the major axis Mj, when the nacelle (100) is coupled to the wing 400 and the aircraft 2 is on the ground. Additionally disclosed is an aircraft engine nacelle (100) for installing to a wing of an aircraft, the nacelle comprising an inlet and an outlet, wherein the outlet comprises a first dimension Mj in a first direction; and a second dimension Mi in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; wherein the first dimension is greater than the second; and the first direction is closer aligned to a wing direction than the second direction, when the nacelle is installed on the wing, wherein the wing direction is a direction between wing root 450 and tip 430.
Patent GB-2565006-A (GB)
Title: Battery protection systems
Inventor: GUOXING LI
IPC: H02J7/04
Filed: 2018-11-09
Abstract: A battery protection system 200 includes single sensor RTS2, which may be a thermistor, primary protection circuit 202, coupled to the sensor RTS2, and secondary protection circuit 204, coupled to the primary protection circuit 202 and the sensor RTS2. The sensor RTS2 generates a sense signal indicative of temperature in battery pack 210 when the sensor RTS2 is activated. The primary protection circuit 202 generates a synchronizing signal SSYN having a first state or a second state. The sense signal is sampled by the primary protection circuit 202 when the synchronizing signal SSYN is in the first state, which provides primary protection to the battery pack 210 based on the sense signal. The sense signal is sampled by the secondary protection circuit 204 when the synchronizing signal is in the second state, which provides secondary protection to the battery pack 210 based on the sense signal. Redundancy is therefore provided using a single thermistor.
Patent GB-2579212-A (GB)
Title: Access hatch
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER DALLAS MARVIN
IPC: E05B17/18
Filed: 2018-11-23
Abstract: An access hatch mountable in an aperture in a wall or ceiling having a frame, a door panel having an aperture in which is a locking mechanism 10. The locking mechanism has a rotating locking member 14 and a main body 12 comprising a front surface 16 mounted through the door panel aperture and a recess 18 defining a keyway comprising a user-actuatable surface 20a that sits flush with the front surface when at rest and is selectively retractable into the keyway. Preferably the front surface sits flush with the door panel surface and the main body has a shoulder or step formation between its upper surface 22 and the front surface 16. The upper surface sits behind the door panel and the front surface extends through the aperture. The actuatable cover member 20 is preferably biased into the protective flush position by a spring 24 which engages with a mount 26 and the back surface 32 of the actuatable member 20. The door panel may have a U bend around its edge into which the lock in located with the locking member extending beyond the edge in the locked position. The stand alone lock assembly and the door panel with U bend are both defined.
Patent GB-2581125-A (GB)
Title: A cummerbund
Inventor: MARK DEXTER
IPC: F41H1/00
Filed: 2018-12-10
Abstract: A cummerbund 100 for a body vest (152, Figure 8) comprising a first vest attachment member 104, a second vest attachment member 106 and a linking member 102. The first and second vest attachment members 104,106 are arranged toward opposite ends of the linking member 102. The cummerbund further comprises an internal connection portion 108 moveable from a first connected position in which the first and second vest attachment members 104,106 are linked via the linking member 102 to a second disconnected position in which the first and second vest attachment members 104,106 are not linked by the linking member 102. The internal connection portion 108 may comprise a first and second connection member 128,130. When in the connected position, said connection members 128,130 may cooperate to form a reversible attachment. The first and second connection member 128,130 may be reversibly attached to the linking member 102, the first vest attachment member 104 and the second vest attachment member 106. The internal connection portion 108 may be a quick release mechanism. Also disclosed is a body vest (152, Figure 8), for example a plate carrier or a chest rig, comprising a front portion (154, Figure 8) and a rear portion.
Patent GB-2566887-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for monitoring point of sale terminals
Inventor: ROBERT TAYLOR
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2017-07-24
Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to monitor point of sale terminals and provide information to customers, via a lighting system. In some embodiments, information is provided, via visible light, to consumers and, via invisible light, to the management of a retail shopping facility. For example, a notification system for monitoring point of sale terminals in a retail shopping facility may include one or more visible light emitting status lights, at least one non-visible light emitting status light at each of the point of sale terminals, one or more optical sensors configured to detect the non-visible wavelength and an intensity associated with the non-visible wavelength emitted from the at least one non-visible light emitting status light; and a control circuit.
Patent GB-2569711-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for monitoring a field
Inventor: Robert L Cantrell
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2017-09-05
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for field monitoring. A system for field monitoring comprises a plurality of types of sensor modules, an unmanned vehicle comprising a sensor system, and a control circuit configured to: receive onboard sensor data from the sensor system of the unmanned vehicle, detect an alert condition at a monitored area based on the onboard sensor data, select one or more types of sensor modules from the plurality of types of sensor modules to deploy at the monitored area based on the onboard sensor data, and cause the unmanned vehicle and/or one or more other unmanned vehicles to transport one or more sensor modules of the one or more types of sensor modules to the monitored area and deploy the one or more sensor modules by detaching from the one or more sensor modules at the monitored area.
Patent GB-2570413-A (GB)
Title: Volatile composition dispenser having air pump and method of delivering volatile composition to evaporative surface using same
Inventor: DANA PAUL GRUENBACHER
IPC: B65D83/14
Filed: 2016-11-02
Abstract: A volatile composition dispenser and a method of dispensing a volatile composition is provided. The volatile composition dispenser includes a reservoir for containing a volatile composition and a transport member having a first end portion and an opposing second end portion, and an evaporative surface. The first end portion of the transport member is in fluid communication with the reservoir and the second end portion of the transport member is in fluid communication with the evaporative surface. The volatile composition dispenser also includes an air pump in gaseous communication with the reservoir.
Patent GB-2582767-A (GB)
Title: Controlling movement of subsea pipelines
Inventor: CHRISTIAN LINDE OLSEN
IPC: F16L1/24
Filed: 2019-04-01
Abstract: A weighting clamp 10 for a subsea pipeline 28 comprises jaws 26 that are movable towards each other into a pipeline engagement position and foundation panels 18 that are movable relative to each other. The jaws are connected to the foundation panels to move into the engagement position in response to a relative movement between the foundation panels. Also provided is a method of holding a pre-installed subsea pipeline against movement relative to the seabed 30, the method comprising; lowering the weighting clamp toward the pipeline from above to bring the foundation panels into contact with the seabed, and to place the clamp on opposite sides of the pipeline. Further lowering of the clamp causes resistance in the seabed to move the foundation panels relative to each other and consequently moves the jaws into engagement with the pipeline. The jaws connected to a foundation panel may be interdigitated with jaws connected to the other foundation panel. Gripping formations 38 may be provided on a lower surface of the foundation panels.
Patent GB-2584284-A (GB)
Title: Subsea node for docking underwater intervention drones
Inventor: Pål Atle Solheimsnes
IPC: E21B43/017
Filed: 2019-05-24
Abstract: A subsea node 50 for connecting, e.g. by flying leads 51, an associated subsea system such as a well structure 100 to a host facility (1 Fig. 1) for provision of electrical power and data. The subsea node comprising, a termination 53 for connecting the subsea node to a cable 54 carrying power and data e.g. direct current and fiber optic (DC/FO) from the host facility. A platform, provided by a surface 56 of the subsea node is for landing an underwater intervention drone, and a subsea node inductive coupler 55 associated with the platform and connected to the termination for receiving power and data; whereby an underwater intervention drone landed on the platform and having a corresponding inductive coupler 61 can receive power and data via the subsea node inductive coupler 55. Allows for recharging of, and data provision for, a resident underwater intervention drone (UID).
Patent GB-2575366-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacture of single crystal synthetic diamond material
Inventor: IAN FRIEL
IPC: C30B25/20
Filed: 2019-07-05
Abstract: Method of manufacturing a synthetic single crystal diamond material using chemical vapour deposition (CVD), comprising; i) providing a freestanding synthetic single crystal diamond substrate wafer having a dislocation density of at least 107 cm-2; ii) locating the synthetic single crystal diamond substrate wafer over a substrate holder within a CVD reactor; iii) feeding process gases into the reactor, the process gases including a gas comprising carbon, and, iv) growing synthetic diamond material on a surface of the single crystal diamond substrate wafer at a growth temperature of at least 900°C to a thickness of at least 0.5 mm and with lateral dimensions of at least 4 mm by 4 mm such that the grown synthetic diamond material is crack free. The process gas may comprise hydrogen and not more than 5% oxygen. The method may comprise the step of growing the freestanding synthetic single crystal diamond substrate wafer heteroepitaxially. A second aspect is directed a CVD single crystal diamond.
Patent GB-2577620-A (GB)
Title: System and method for intelligent traffic stop classifier loading
Inventor: PATRICK D KOSKAN
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2019-08-16
Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligent classifier loading during traffic stops are provided which may reduce processing power required on mobile devices used by law enforcement. A processor receives a plurality of inputs related to a current context 100 of a police officer 110. Based on the plurality of inputs, the current context of the law enforcement officer is determined as a vehicle traffic stop. An image classifier may be loaded onto an image capture device 116 associated with the law enforcement officer based on the vehicle traffic stop determination. An object type associated with the image classifier may be scanned for using the image classifier loaded onto the image capture device.
Patent GB-2575950-A (GB)
Title: Packers having controlled swelling and methods of manufacturing thereof
Inventor: PING DAUN
IPC: E21B33/12
Filed: 2018-03-26
Abstract: A sealing system for a flow channel comprises a mandrel; a swellable element disposed about the mandrel; and a degradable polymeric element disposed on a surface of the swellable element and configured to delay swelling of the swellable element; wherein the degradable polymeric element comprises one or more of the following: polyurethane; cured cyanate ester; an epoxy; polyimide; unsaturated polyester; or nylon.
Patent GB-2583992-A (GB)
Title: Information processing device, inference processing device, and information processing system
Inventor: YUICHIRO IKEDA
IPC: G06N3/063
Filed: 2019-11-18
Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an information processing device (100) includes a reception unit (133), a calculation unit (1312a), a selection unit (1312b), and a transmission unit (132). The reception unit is configured to receive resource information related to a processing status from each of N processors (302-1 to 302- N) assuming that N is an integral number equal to or larger than 2. The calculation unit is configured to apply the received resource information of the N processors to a computational expression, and calculate processing times corresponding to a processing request from an application for the respective N processors. The selection unit is configured to select one processor from among the N processors based on the processing times of the N processors. The transmission unit is configured to transmit the processing request to the one processor.
Patent GB-2576669-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive pitch steering in a longwall shearing system
Inventor: JEFFREY A LEY
IPC: E21F17/18
Filed: 2018-06-01
Abstract: Methods and systems of controlling a pitch angle of a shearer. A controller receives a sensor signal indicative of the pitch angle of the shearer, and receives a target pitch profile defining a plurality of target pitch angles for different sections of a mineral face. The controller determines a pitch difference between the pitch angle and a target pitch angle of the shearer, determines a pitch correction height corresponding to a new height for a floor cutter of the shearer based on the pitch difference, and changes a height of the floor cutter based on the pitch correction height.
Patent GB-2592222-A (GB)
Title: Distributed database
Inventor: CRAIG STEVEN WRIGHT
IPC: G06F16/27
Filed: 2020-02-19
Abstract: A method performed in a layered network comprising a core layer comprising one or more core nodes, each of which is a node of a blockchain network, one or more intermediate layers each comprising one or more intermediate layer nodes, at least some of which are database nodes storing at least part of a distributed database, and one or more outer layers each comprising one or more outer layer nodes at least some of which are client nodes. The method comprises, at a database node: receiving one or more update requests from one or more client nodes requesting to update a database entry; and for each update request, applying the update locally and/or forwarding to another database node and at least one transaction including an indication of the one or more update requests is also recorded on a blockchain of the blockchain network.
Patent GB-2587835-A (GB)
Title: Seat assembly
Inventor: Itay Moskovitch
IPC: A47C4/10
Filed: 2020-04-30
Abstract: An assembly system for assembling a seat with a support, the assembly system having a slot 12 attached to either the seat 32, or the support; and a protrusion (14, fig, 5a) attached to either the support, or the seat, respectively, wherein the slot is configured to accommodate the protrusion, thereby assembling the seat with the support. There may be at least one slot and at least one protrusion. Also claimed is a seat connection and turning complex configured to allow connection of a seat to a base, and turning of the seat from a substantially horizontal position to a vertical position, and vice versa, the complex including: a housing comprising a first open side; an attachment member connected to the housing, and configured to be attached to the base; a turning portion configured to be partially inserted within the housing through the first open side; and a protrusion attached to an external side of the turning portion, wherein the protrusion is configured to be accommodated in a slot attached to the seat. The complex may comprise a helical spring along with a spring anchor. The complex may have a stopper positioned in the housing and configured to stop the turning portion.
Patent GB-2585469-A (GB)
Title: Multi child stroller
Inventor: ANDREW J TAYLOR
IPC: B62B9/28
Filed: 2020-05-07
Abstract: A multi child stroller includes a stroller frame 12 and a first seat 14. The stroller frame has two sections capable of being folded and unfolded relative to each other. The first seat is disposed on one of the two sections in a detachable manner. The first seat includes a supporting unit 42 and a first seat frame 44 where it is adapted to hold the supporting unit. The first seat frame includes a seat hub 46 disposed on the stroller frame, an upper seat tube 48 and a lower seat tube 50. The upper seat tube is disposed on the seat hub, and the supporting unit is slidably disposed on the upper seat tube. The lower seat tube is disposed on the seat hub and detachably connected to the supporting unit. The lower seat tube may be movable connected to the seat hub and may be adapted to slide the supporting unit relative to the upper seat tube when the stroller frame is folded. The first seat unit may comprise a seat back and a first seat body, where the seat back comprises an upper sliding slot portion [62, see Fig.3] and a lower sliding slot portion [68].
Patent GB-2595510-A (GB)
Title: Method of managing and operating aerial vehicles
Inventor: ADAM CHEW
IPC: G08G5/00
Filed: 2020-05-29
Abstract: Aerial vehicles (e.g. unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones) travelling in airspace 100 are managed by defining multiple virtual channels in the airspace. Each alternate channel 102 defines a different direction for aerial vehicles to travel along and the remaining alternate channels 104 are designated for aerial vehicles to change between the directions. The channels may be at different altitudes, the highest and lowest being defined by airspace or UAV regulations, and may comprise multiple lanes (Fig.3a-b). To change direction, the aerial vehicle (150, Fig.2) may enter a channel 104 designated for direction change from a channel designated for a first direction (North) and wait for an opening between aircraft travelling along a channel designated for a second direction (North-East). An aerial vehicle (150, Fig.4) may receive a map (200, Fig.4) comprising the virtual channels and determine a route along their defined directions to a destination 152. The route may avoid obstructions like mountain 106 and the geofenced boundary around airport 110.
Patent GB-2586704-A (GB)
Title: Support apparatus
Inventor: MICHAEL CHARLES HOWARD
IPC: B65D85/08
Filed: 2020-06-17
Abstract: A support apparatus 1 for a tubular article such as a tube of silicone has at least one support member 2a-c comprising a backing portion 4a-c for attachment to a support surface (not shown), and a pair of spaced apart engagement arms 18a-c, 18a’-c’ extending outwardly in a first direction away from the backing portion. The arms and backing portion define an axially open-ended channel 4a-c with a longitudinal axis parallel to the plane of the backing portion and transverse to the first direction of the arms. The arms define an opening between their free ends 20a-c, 20a’-c’ that is in communication with the channel. At least one abutment member 26a-c extends outwardly from the backing portion, offset from the engagement arms in the axial direction of the channel. The or each abutment member provides an axial retaining feature 28a-c.
Patent GB-2583632-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for locking in button context based on a source contact of an electronic communication
Inventor: CHI T TRAN
IPC: H04M1/72466
Filed: 2018-12-31
Abstract: A device and method for locking in button context based on a source contact of an electronic communication is provided. An electronic communication is received, via a communication interface, from a source contact. A controller detects that button, of one or more buttons, has been activated, each of the one or more buttons mapped to activation of respective functions. The controller identifies a respective function mapped to the button. When the button is activated within a threshold time period after receiving the electronic communication, the controller performs the respective function using the source contact from which the electronic communication was received. When the button is activated after the threshold time period, the controller performs the respective function independent of the source contact.
Patent GB-2595942-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for outputting pregnancy movements
Inventor: ZEINAB KANE
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2020-08-04
Abstract: Foetal movements felt by a pregnant woman 2 may be recreated so another person 12 can experience the movements of an unborn baby. Movements of a foetus are detected using a sensor device 4 preferably situated in a belt or clothing (fig. 1). The movements are transmitted to an external device wherein the movement data is stored. The movement data may be simulated using an output device 14 e.g. a belt so that a partner can feel the sensations of foetal movements. The output device may recreate the sensations using a motor, audio and/or visual outputs. The foetus motion data is stored for use at a later time e.g. on a memory (1006, fig. 2), a server or a network.
Patent GB-2598937-A (GB)
Title: Load-handling device
Inventor: MOHAMED ADEL HAMDI NASEER MAYADEEN
IPC: B66C1/66
Filed: 2020-09-18
Abstract: A load-handling device 31 for lifting and moving containers 9, has a body 33 configured to house one or more operation components. A container-receiving space accommodate at least part of a container 9, and container-lifting means 39 comprising a container-engaging assembly 43 releasably engages container 9. Raising and lowering assembly 41 is configured to raise and lower the container-engaging assembly 43 and connect via twist locking connector (49, Fig 6). An associated computer program, system and method are also disclosed.