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Patent GB-2560721-A (GB)
Title: An oil filter assembly
Inventor: GARETH TRIMMER
IPC: F16N39/06
Filed: 2017-03-21
Abstract: An oil filter assembly 58 for an axle assembly comprises a filter housing 64, a mounting arrangement 66, and a filter element 72. The mounting arrangement releasably secures the filter assembly to the axle assembly and may be inserted into the axle housing. The filter housing further features an inlet 74 and an outlet, positioned on upper and lower portions of the filter housing respectively, and defines an internal volume 76, 78 for containing oil to be filtered. The inlet and outlet define a flow path for the oil. Particulate contaminants are removed from the oil by the filter element which may be formed from an array of holes in the filter housing and which is located downstream of the inlet. An oil filter assembly comprises an asymmetric feature which prevents fitting of the assembly in an incorrect orientation.
Patent GB-2561011-A (GB)
Title: Initialisation of a storage device
Inventor: WEI WANG
IPC: H01L45/00
Filed: 2017-03-31
Abstract: A system comprising: a storage device having a storage portion 205 comprising a plurality of bit cells (0-2n-1)th coupled to respective first and second signal lines and control logic 203, 204 to alter a memory state of the plurality of bitcells via the first (wordlines WL(0)) signal lines and second (bitlines BL(0)) signal lines; a memory controller (8 figure 1) coupled to the storage device 10 to transmit one or more initialisation signals (e.g initialise signal, address (start), range (offset) and data) to the storage device to initialize (put in set or reset state) the storage portion over a clock cycle in response to the initialization signal(s), (figure 4b). The initialise select (IS) signal may be generated based on the initialisation signals and provide input to OR-gate 210, AND-gate logic (310 figure 4d) in conjunction with the first (wordline) signals (IWL(0-m)) to activate the initialisation of the respective bitcells. The storage element in the memory array bit cell may be a correlated electron switch (memory) (CES/CEM/CeRAM). The control logic may apply a first signal to produce a low first impedance state and a second signal to produce a second high impedance state. An embodiment also describes one or more buffers to receive access requests from a bus mater, and an arbiter to determine the order of access requests executed and a signal interface to generate hardware initialisation signals (address, range and data) which enable initialisation of the memory device.
Patent GB-2548030-A (GB)
Title: Subterranean formation characterization using microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices
Inventor: CLINTON CHERAMIE GALLIANO
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 2014-12-30
Abstract: Systems and methods for formation characterization in a subterranean formation are disclosed. A set of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices may be disposed in a circulating fluid. Each MEMS device in the set may have a machine-scannable designator. A MEMS scanner may be configured to scan the designator of a MEMS device in response to circulation of the circulating fluid in a wellbore surrounded by the formation. A MEMS analysis subsystem communicatively coupled with the MEMS scanner may store the designator of each MEMS device in the set, detect a subset of MEMS devices by receiving the designators of MEMS devices from the MEMS scanner, and determine a characteristic of the formation based on the subset of MEMS devices.
Patent GB-2563664-A (GB)
Title: Separating apparatus and vacuum cleaner
Inventor: BENJAMIN ROBERT ELLIS GRIFFITHS
IPC: B04C5/26
Filed: 2017-06-23
Abstract: Separating apparatus 10 for a vacuum cleaner has a first separating unit (12, fig 6) and a second separating unit (14, fig 3) movable between a first position and a second position with respect to the first separating unit (12, fig 6). The separating apparatus 10 has a collection chamber (54, fig 5) having an end wall 58 movable between a closed position for collecting debris separated by the first separating unit (12, fig 6), and an open position for removal of debris collected by the collection chamber (54, fig 5). Movement of the second separating unit (14, fig 3) from the first position to the second position causes movement of the end wall 58 from the closed position to the open position, and movement of the second separating unit (14, fig 3) from the second position to the first position causes movement of the end wall 58 from the open position to the closed position.
Patent GB-2549641-A (GB)
Title: Deflecting vane structure and mixing grid
Inventor: WENCHI YU
IPC: G21C3/352
Filed: 2015-11-30
Abstract: A fairing-type guiding vane structure arranged on a stirring-mixing lattice outer band and a fuel component stirring-mixing lattice having the structure. Multiple grating units (13) are formed by multiple inner bands (11 and 12) in the stirring-mixing lattice (1). A first stirring-mixing vane (110) is provided within each of the grating units (13) adjacent to an outer band. The first stirring-mixing vanes (110) are each arranged on one inner band (11) and are bent and extended towards another inner band. The fairing-type guiding vane structure comprises multiple first guiding vanes (15). The multiple first guiding vanes (15) are arranged on the upper edge and/or lower edge of the outer band (10) and are inclined and extended towards the interior of the stirring-mixing lattice (1). The positions of the first guiding vanes (15) correspond to the first stirring-mixing vanes (110). A surface of each first guiding vane (15) facing the interior of the stirring-mixing lattice (1) is depressed to form a diversion groove (140) extending towards the interior of the stirring-mixing lattice (1). The guiding vane structure provides a fairing effect and is capable of preventing convective collision of a coolant in the stirring-mixing lattice, thus ensuring enhanced flow exchange among fuel components, and ensuring great thermal performance.
Patent GB-2564690-A (GB)
Title: An EGR system
Inventor: JONATHAN EDWARD CAINE
IPC: F02M26/34
Filed: 2017-07-20
Abstract: An engine 130 of a vehicle comprises an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system 160 having an EGR duct 162 that recirculates engine exhaust gases to an intake 132 of the engine, and a turbocharger assembly 120. The turbocharger assembly comprises a primary compressor 122 for compressing air into the intake and a rotor (123, fig 4) comprising a first turbine section (125, fig 4) that expands engine exhaust gases, and a second auxiliary compressor section (127, fig 4) that compresses engine exhaust gases and directs them into the EGR duct. The first and second sections of the rotor are integrally formed with and/or directly coupled to one another. A portion of the exhaust gas expanded by the turbine section may flow through an exhaust gas outlet (135, fig 4), with the remaining portion being compressed by the second auxiliary compressor section and flowing to an EGR outlet (133, fig 4).
Patent GB-2551079-A (GB)
Title: Mesh reinforcement for metal-matrix composite tools
Inventor: DANIEL BRENDAN VOGLEWEDE
IPC: B22F7/06
Filed: 2015-03-19
Abstract: A mold assembly system includes a mold assembly that defines an infiltration chamber used for forming an infiltrated metal-matrix composite (MMC) tool. Reinforcement materials are deposited within the infiltration chamber, and a binder material is used to infiltrate the reinforcement materials. At least one preformed mesh is positioned within the infiltration chamber and embedded within the reinforcement materials. The at least one preformed mesh includes a porous body and provides skeletal reinforcement to the infiltrated MMC tool following infiltration.
Patent GB-2557002-A (GB)
Title: Pendulum
Inventor: PHILIP DAVID JONES
IPC: B24B41/06
Filed: 2017-10-03
Abstract: A pendulum 50 for sharpening shearing and clipping combs, cutters and blades on a grinding surface comprises a head 54 positioned at or near one end 56 of a hanging tube 52, the head 54 having a holder 60 for combs, cutters or blades comprising a plurality of discrete contact points 64 positioned laterally across a holder face 62. The contact points formed by contact pins 64 which may be movable relative to the face 62 and may each contain a magnet (68 fig. 8). One contact pin 64 may engage each tooth of a cutter to be sharpened. Locating pins 66 may project from the holder face 62. Each contact pin 64 may be retained in the holder 60 by retaining means in the form of a rocker 76 retaining two contact pins allowing the contact pins 64 to float relative to the holder face 62 such that an uneven surface of a second or name face of the cutter does not affect sharpening.
Patent GB-2567190-A (GB)
Title: Error recovery for intra-core lockstep mode
Inventor: MATTHIAS LOTHAR BOETTCHER
IPC: G06F11/16
Filed: 2017-10-05
Abstract: An apparatus has a processing pipeline 2 comprising an execute stage 30 and at least one front end stage 10, 20, 25 to control which micro operations are issued to it. The pipeline has an intra-core lock step mode of operation in which the front end stage issues micro operations for controlling the execute stage to perform main processing and checker processing. The checker processing comprises redundant operations corresponding to associated main operations of at least part of the main processing. Error handling circuitry 200, 210 is responsive to the detection of a mismatch between information associated with given checker and main operations to trigger a recovery operation to correct an error and continue forward progress of the main processing. Fault tolerant processing is thus provided. Mismatches may be detected by result comparison. Operations may be performed in lanes of vector processing circuitry (e.g. Figures 2, 7, and 9).
Patent GB-2568264-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle parking assistance
Inventor: ADAM GELENCSER
IPC: G08G1/14
Filed: 2017-11-09
Abstract: A vehicle parking assistance method involves storing an occupancy map indicating a likely occupancy of parking areas within a car park and receiving obstacle data from one or more vehicles 20 driving around the car park. The obstacle data gives an indication of the presence or absence of obstacles in the vicinity of the vehicle and an indication of the location of the vehicle. The received obstacle data is compared with the location of parking areas within the car park to identify which parking areas or parts of parking areas within the car park are expected to be occupied and/or unoccupied. The occupancy map is updated based on the identified occupied and/or unoccupied parking areas or parts of parking areas. As a result, as vehicles progress around the car park, either to find a space, or as it heads towards the exit of the car park, those vehicles are able to provide obstacle data to a car park management function, which is then able to dynamically update an occupancy map to reflect a most recent (likely) occupancy of parking spaces within the car park.
Patent GB-2568720-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for initializing a power distribution circuit
Inventor: DAVID ALAN ELLIOTT
IPC: H02J13/00
Filed: 2017-11-24
Abstract: An electrical power distribution system suitable for an aircraft includes a power distribution node 30 and a method of initializing the node 30. The power distribution node includes a communication input port 62 and a communication output port 68, multiple power controllers 32, 34, 36 each having a switch 40, 44, 48 and controller modules 38, 42, 46 to operate the switches 40, 44, 48, the controller modules 38, 42, 46 each having a communication input port 64 and communication output port 66. The power controllers 32, 34, 36 are sequentially connected via the communication input ports 64 and output ports 66 in a non-addressable form. A discovery message is transmitted sequentially from the communication input port 62 via each power controller 32, 34, 36 to the communication output port 68. In response, each power controller then broadcasts identifying information on an addressable broadcast communication bus 54. The method enables programming or identification of a number of power distribution node SSPCs with an identity for subsequent addressable instructions on a broadcast-type communication bus without individually programming by way of manual procedures, even following repair, replacement, or reconfiguration of components.
Patent GB-2560616-A (GB)
Title: Moulding composite panels
Inventor: DANIEL THOMAS JONES
IPC: B29D99/00
Filed: 2016-07-01
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite panel comprising locating in a moulding cavity 66 of a press mould 68 an assembly 60 of a panel part 62 and a reinforcement part 64 which is disposed at one or more locations on a surface of the panel part to provide primary structural area(s) adjacent to at least one secondary structural area of the panel part; the panel part comprising a first ply 86 including at least one first fibrous layer 88 of randomly oriented non-woven carbon fibres and the reinforcement part comprising a multilayer laminate 90 including a plurality of second plies 92 including at least one second fibrous layer 94 of randomly oriented non-woven carbon fibres; the panel and reinforcement part being provided with a resin. Press moulding the assembly to form a composite panel in which the reinforcement portion is integrally moulded with the panel portion wherein the mold tool applies a higher compressive pressure to the primary structural area(s) than to at least one secondary structural area. The higher compressive pressure preferably provides a higher volume fraction of fibres in the primary structural area (e.g. 30-55vol%) than in the secondary structural area (e.g. 15-30vol%). A thickness ratio of the gap of the cavity and the thickness of the moulded part is preferably higher in the secondary structural area (e.g from 75-100%) than in the primary structural area (e.g. 45-75%). The composite panel may be a vehicle body panel.
Patent GB-2564507-A (GB)
Title: Influx and loss detection
Inventor: ESPEN HAUGE
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 2018-03-15
Abstract: Methods of monitoring for influx and/or loss events using a plurality of measurements compared with expected values. One method 100 includes: receiving a measurement 120 of flow out rate or active volume, and comparing the measurement with an expected value to provide a deviated measurement value. A pump pressure value of a pump associated with the wellbore is also measured and compared with an expected pump pressure value to provide a deviated pump pressure value. It is then established whether an influx or a loss event may have occurred 160 based on at least the deviated measurement value and deviated pump pressure value. Also claimed is a method wherein three separate measurement values are received and at least two are compared with an expected value to provide deviated measurement values, which are used to establish whether an influx or loss event may have occurred. Systems configured to monitor for influx and/or loss events in a wellbore are also disclosed, said systems utilizing sensors 115 and processor 116 to compare sensed measurement values with expected values to provide deviated values.
Patent GB-2558839-A (GB)
Title: Continuous, capacitance-based monitoring of liquid flows in a microfluidic device
Inventor: EMMANUEL DELAMARCHE
IPC: G01N27/22
Filed: 2016-10-13
Abstract: A microfluidic chip (10) comprising a microchannel (11,11a) fillable with a liquid (5), the microchannel (11,11a) comprises a pair of electrodes (21,22,21a,22a), and a liquid flow path (12) defined between the electrodes (21,22,21a,22a), wherein each of the electrodes (21,22,21a,22a) extends along the flow path (12) and parallel to a direction of a liquid (5) filling the microchannel (11,11a), in operation, and an electrical circuitry connected to each of the electrodes (21,22,21a,22a) and configured to continuously measure, via the electrodes (21,22,21a,22a), a capacitance of the electrodes (21,22,21a,22a) being wet by a liquid (5) continuously filling the flow path (12), as a function of time, in operation.
Patent GB-2560465-A (GB)
Title: Vaporization device systems and methods
Inventor: Ariel Atkins
IPC: H05B1/02
Filed: 2014-12-23
Abstract: A vaporization apparatus comprising a cartridge 30 comprising a storage compartment 32 to store liquid vaporizable material, a heater chamber 37, a pair of heater contacts wherein each heater contact comprises a plate 33 and a formed shape comprising a flexible tab 33a wherein each of plates are affixed at opposite sides of the heater chamber and the flexible tabs extend out of the heater chamber and are configured to complete an electrical circuit with a vaporizer body, a wick 34 disposed between the plates, a resistive heating element 35 that is coupled to the plates and is in contact with the wick, and a mouthpiece 31. The vaporization body may comprise a cartridge receptacle and a pair of electrical contacts. Preferably the resistive heating element is wound around the wick. Each contact of the pair of heater contacts may comprise a fixation site for coupling to the resistive heating element by tension. Ideally the mouthpiece comprises a condensation chamber. The mouthpiece may comprise an aerosol outlet in fluid communication with the condensation chamber. Ideally the apparatus further comprises an air inlet passage that is formed by the assembly of the cartridge and the vaporizer body.
Patent GB-2573179-A (GB)
Title: Reliance control in networks of devices
Inventor: DAMON JAY CIVIN
IPC: G06N5/04
Filed: 2018-07-11
Abstract: Inferring quantified reliance data for at least one of an electronic computing device node and a connection in a network, comprising instrumenting 204 at least one of the device and the connection to generate at least two datasets 208 comprising at least one of a device feature vector and a connection feature vector 206, each feature vector being encoded suitably for transmission over a connection in the network; performing computational inferencing 212 over the at least two datasets to generate quantified reliance data comprising at least one of a trust indicator, a diagnostic indicator and a performance indicator associated with at least one of the device and the connection; and supplying the quantified reliance data in a form usable for selecting an action 214 to be performed, the action being at least one of performed by or to at least one of the at least one electronic computing device node and the at least one connection. The two datasets may comprise a normal/baseline behavior dataset and a current dataset. A model may be trained for performing the computational inferencing, which may also take adaptive feedback. Examples include root-cause analysis, diagnostics, error correction, performance optimization or data source or connection selection.
Patent GB-2560864-A (GB)
Title: Spliced electrical connnector
Inventor: HOK MAN LAM
IPC: H01R25/00
Filed: 2017-04-25
Abstract: A spliced connector, comprising a connector body and a connecting component in a plug connection with the connector body. The connector body comprises a housing, a magnetic member used for magnetic attraction and arranged in the housing, and a conductive component embedded on the housing. The housing comprises a mating face, two end faces perpendicular to the mating face, a positioning component arranged on the mating face and used for positioning when mating with other connectors, and a first inserting hole and a second inserting hole provided on the two end faces. The connecting component is electrically connected to the conductive component via the first inserting hole and the second inserting hole.
Patent GB-2567528-A (GB)
Title: Method for aligning an image sensor to a lens
Inventor: HANS-GEORG DROTLEFF
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2018-08-09
Abstract: A method for aligning an image sensor 101 with an objective 105 is disclosed in which the image sensor 101 is connected to a housing connector 103 in a positive, non-positive or bonded arrangement wherein the objective 105 is mounted on a camera housing 104. The method comprises the steps of actively aligning the image sensor 101 with the objective 105 in 5 or 6 degrees of freedom until the image sensor 101 is located in a preferred image plane of the objective 105) securing the housing connector 103 on the camera housing 104 by bonding (e.g. UV-cured adhesive 106) so that the image sensor 101 is secured in the preferred image plane. The camera housing may include an alignment element in the form of a pivot joint for facilitating movement of the housing connector 103. Also described are an associated camera, a camera module and a camera housing.
Patent GB-2579043-A (GB)
Title: Method of preparing a gypsum-based product
Inventor: KIRSTY WALTON
IPC: B28C5/40
Filed: 2018-11-15
Abstract: A method of preparing a gypsum-based product comprises the steps of mixing calcined gypsum with polymer particles and water to provide a slurry. The polymer particles comprise principally polyvinyl acetate, and have a particle size distribution, measured using laser diffractometry, such that particles having a diameter of 4.5 µm or less provide at least 90% of the total particle volume. The polymer particles may also include polyvinyl alcohol and are produced in the form of water-based emulsions. Fibres such as glass fibres may be incorporated in to the slurry and a liner such as paper or a glass fibre mat may be provided on at least one face of the produced board.
Patent GB-2566646-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for playing a sports game
Inventor: TYSON DENE LORD
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 2017-06-16
Abstract: Apparatus for playing a sports game comprising an inflatable ball, at least two wickets, each having at least two upright posts, and a field of play comprising a marked pitch disposed substantially centrally on the field of play, wherein the wickets are disposed at respective ends of the pitch, and wherein crease lines are marked toward ends of the pitch, inwardly of respective wickets.
Patent GB-2566657-A (GB)
Title: Proactive network security using a health heartbeat
Inventor: KENNETH D RAY
IPC: G06F11/00
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: An endpoint in a network periodically generates a heartbeat encoding health state information and transmits this heartbeat to other network entities. Recipients of the heartbeat may use the health state information to independently make decisions about communications with the source endpoint, for example, by isolating the endpoint to prevent further communications with other devices sharing the network with the endpoint. Isolation may be coordinated by a firewall or gateway for the network, or independently by other endpoints that receive a notification of the compromised health state.
Patent GB-2581340-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic pump
Inventor: DAVID CLARK
IPC: F04D29/06
Filed: 2019-02-08
Abstract: A magnetic pump is disclosed. The pump comprises a body supporting an output shaft on a wet side of the pump and having an inlet 14 and at least one outlet for pumped fluid; an input drive element on a dry side, at least one magnet for coupling the input and output shafts, a pressure containing structure 22 mounted on the pump body for separating the dry and the wet sides, wherein the pump includes: one or more pathways 80, 82, 83, 84 through which pumped fluid can pass so as to lubricate one or more moving parts within the pressure containing structure, and a monitoring port/channel 87 through which one or more properties of pumped fluid passing through the one or more pathways can be sensed (via sensor 86). The pump may include a bush holder around the output shaft through which the monitoring port passes. The arrangement allows for sensors to be placed close to the lubricating fluid so that correct monitoring of temperature, pressure or flow rate can be achieved.