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Patent GB-2514447-A (GB)
Title: Mechanical seal support system
Inventor: BROADBENT THOMAS
IPC: F16J15/34
Filed: 2014-03-11
Abstract: A mechanical seal support system is provided. The seal support system comprises a pre-pressurised bladder-type accumulator 2 containing barrier fluid and a gas under pressure. A cooling circuit 1 including a mechanical seal means for feeding barrier fluid from the accumulator 2 to the cooling circuit 1 is further provided. A pressure regulating device 10 is located between the accumulator 2 and the cooling circuit 1, and is responsive to the pressure in the cooling circuit 1 for indicating a pressure below a pre-determined level.
Patent GB-2514655-A (GB)
Title: Methods of and apparatus for processing computer graphics
Inventor: HALSTVEDT ANDREAS ENGH
IPC: G06T15/50
Filed: 2014-03-17
Abstract: A graphics processing pipeline determines whether respective graphics processing operations, such as respective blends, respective depth tests, etc., to be performed at a stage of the graphics processing pipeline 1 would produce the same result for each sampling point of a set of plural sampling points represented by a fragment. If it is determined that respective graphics processing operations would produce the same result for each of the sampling points, then only a single instance of the graphics processing operation is performed and the result of that graphics processing operation is associated with each of the sampling points. The number of instances of the graphics processing operations needed to process the set of plural sampling points which the fragment represents is reduced in comparison to conventional multisampling graphics processing techniques which perform graphics processing operations for fragments on a "per sample" basis. The determination is facilitated by providing metadata which indicates whether or not fragment data and/or stored sample data for use when processing the sampling points is the same.
Patent GB-2529373-A (GB)
Title: Discreet adult sex toy storage solution and associated items
Inventor: THOMAS CHERYL
IPC: B65D85/20
Filed: 2014-05-04
Abstract: A lockable storage item for securing adult sex toys comprising a pod like storage container 1 having an inner liner comprising moulded high density foam 4, having a lockable zip and padlock 3. The container will preferably be designed as cushion and will have an anti-bacterial coating on the liner. The storage container will preferably have a USB port 8 and a recharging unit to facilitate re-charging of toys. The cushion/lockable container will also preferably have a plurality of speakers 6 that can be used with an MP3 player.
Patent GB-2526628-A (GB)
Title: A hanger
Inventor: GILBERT MARLIN
IPC: A47G25/32
Filed: 2014-05-30
Abstract: A hanger comprises a grip at a first end of an intermediate body and a pinch or like narrow catch portion at the second end thereof. The grip is adapted to be mounted over an elongate member such as a wardrobe or shower rail in use and the pinch is adapted to accept a rod and distal stud of the type commonly found in hotel, motel or anti-theft garment hangers. The grip may be resiliently deformable and the narrow catch portion may be rotatable relative to the grip (figure 9). In use, the hanger allows a traveller staying at a locale providing hangers with rods and distal studs to hang a garment in an area such as a shower or bathroom where the garment can receive a steaming to make the garment more suitable for wearing.
Patent GB-2517093-A (GB)
Title: Fence with sensor cable
Inventor: BINKS DAVID
IPC: G08B13/16
Filed: 2013-09-13
Abstract: A fence includes a rail (20) having a recess (figure 5B: 30) containing a sensor cable (40), and brackets (10) having a front wall (figure 4A: 14) and upper (15) and lower (16) walls which enclose the ends (21') of the rail so as to prevent access to the cable other than from the rear. Preferably the rail is angularly adjustable with respect to the brackets, so that the fence can be installed on sloping ground without exposing the cable at the ends of the rails. Preferably the brackets are moulded from non ferrous metal with integral tubular extensions (12) providing a smooth cable path through each of the posts (1). The fence preferably includes retaining elements (61) which retain the sensor cable in the recess. The retaining elements ensure that the cable remains in contact with the rail along substantially all of the length of the rail so as to transfer vibrational energy more effectively from the fence to the cable.
Patent GB-2528337-A (GB)
Title: Settlement tank
Inventor: MIDDLETON DAVID GRANT
IPC: C02F11/12
Filed: 2014-11-12
Abstract: A drive system for a scraper assembly 28 of a settlement tank 10 comprises a fluid turbine 52 drivable by an outflow of fluid such as water, from the settlement tank. A drive arrangement 36 is arranged externally to the settlement tank and is drivable by the turbine. The drive arrangement comprises a peripheral drive ring 62 rotatably mounted around the outer periphery of the settlement tank and coupled to the scraper assembly 28. A drive wheel 64 is configured to drive the peripheral drive ring relative to a perimeter wall 12 of the settlement tank. In use, the drive wheel drives the peripheral drive ring to rotate the scraper assembly about a central axis of the settlement tank. Also disclosed is a settlement tank that may comprise the drive system and a water treatment method using a settlement tank having the drive system. The drive system improves operation of a settlement tank by being self-powered and eliminates the need for external power supply.
Patent GB-2521532-A (GB)
Title: Valve and method of supporting a seal of a valve
Inventor: BLACK STEVEN S
IPC: E21B34/12
Filed: 2013-04-05
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a valve. The valve includes a first member having a first port therethrough, a second member in operable communication with the first member having a sealing surface thereon and a second port therethrough that is movable relative to the first member. The valve also has a seal sealingly engaged with the first member and slidably sealingly engagable with the second member, and a support member movably disposed relative to the first member and the second member. The support member has a support surface dimensioned similarly to the sealing surface, and is movable with the second member relative to the first member so that upon such movement the seal is continuously supported by at least one of the sealing surface and the support surface.
Patent GB-2518081-A (GB)
Title: Providing an ID-verified blood test
Inventor: BAUGHMAN AARON KEITH
IPC: B60K28/06
Filed: 2013-04-16
Abstract: Providing an ID-verified blood test, in one aspect, may include enabling a user to press a finger against a fingerprint-reading panel and reading a fingerprint of the user. A blood sampling device coupled to the fingerprint-reading panel may be activated while the user has the finger against the fingerprint-reading panel to sample blood from the finger. Blood may be sampled from the user via the blood sampling device while the user has the finger against the fingerprint-reading panel. A test may be performed on the sampled blood to determine a level of specified chemical in the blood. User identification may be determined based on the fingerprint. The determined user identification and the level of the specified chemical may be returned.
Patent GB-2518560-A (GB)
Title: Training apparatus for developing and improving ball throwing skills and methods for using same
Inventor: MILLER MATTHEW DENNIS
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 2013-06-27
Abstract: Provided herein are training apparatus for facilitating solo practice of throwing a ball, particularly a football or rugby ball. The apparatus comprises a modified ball having a central channel along the full-length of a central axis for receiving a guide line therethrough and; a guide line passing through the central channel and permitting the ball to travel substantially freely along the length of the guide line when thrown along the length of the guide line and to rotate substantially freely around the central axis. Also provided are methods of teaching proper mechanics for passing a football or rugby ball to a passer, and kits for constructing an apparatus that allows solo practice of proper throwing.
Patent GB-2522343-A (GB)
Title: Connecting device for a cable housing arrangement
Inventor: HAWKINS DAVID
IPC: G02B6/38
Filed: 2015-01-15
Abstract: A connecting device 10 for connecting an article to a cable housing arrangement (12, fig 2), where the cable housing arrangement may be a coaxial fibre optic cable and has an inner cable housing (14, fig 2) and an outer cable housing (16, fig 2). The connecting device comprises a body 18 defining a main conduit 24 to receive the cable housing arrangement, a first holding arrangement 34 for holding the inner cable housing, and a second holding arrangement 50 for holding the outer cable housing. The connecting device may also have a communication conduit 26 with a through aperture 32 for the cable that may be a fibre optic cable. The first holding arrangement may have a first collet 36 with a radially outwardly extending flange 40 and a first sealing o-ring member 47. The second holding arrangement may have a second collet and a second sealing o-ring member 56.
Patent GB-2525959-A (GB)
Title: Rack Module
Inventor: MANDA ION
IPC: H05K7/16
Filed: 2012-05-10
Abstract: A module for mounting in a rack 10, comprising a frame 11 and one or more trays 13, the frame being arranged such that it may be mounted to the rack, and each tray being a detachable modular unit. When attached in the frame, each tray is slides relative to the frame. Each tray may be stored in a first position within the frame to lie substantially parallel to the frame, e.g. in a horizontal orientation. Each tray may be slid into a second position in which it extends outside the frame and rack and optionally can be pivoted to an angle relative to the frame. Each tray may move on slide rails and may pivot at the rear of the tray. Each tray is suitable for housing an array of hot-swappable hard drives in one or more compartments.
Patent GB-2525303-A (GB)
Title: Sheet stacking device
Inventor: MURPHEY RYAN G
IPC: B42C1/12
Filed: 2015-03-09
Abstract: A binding machine includes a housing and a binder element (26) disposed on the housing, as well as a sheet stacking device 14 which includes a vacuum system 50 that sucks up an individual sheet and delivers it toward a binder element 26, a sheet deflector element 74 that presses an end of the individual sheet onto the binder element, and a sheet kick-down element 94 that presses the individual sheet away from the vacuum system. The vacuum system may include both a body in fluid communication with a vacuum source and a circulating belt coupled to the body, and there may be a pressing element 106 that restrains the individual sheet. Also disclosed is a method of stacking sheets, comprising delivering an individual sheet to a binder element and moving an end of the sheet onto the binder element.
Patent GB-2537370-A (GB)
Title: Re-closable container
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER PAUL RAMSEY
IPC: B65D51/16
Filed: 2015-04-13
Abstract: A container 12 has a twist lid 26 provided with a sealing compound 50 which can be twisted to one position to allow venting. Ideally there are asymmetric threads 14 provided around the container mouth 16 with which resilient lugs on the lid engage. Preferably the lugs can jump over the thread in the venting position. There can be recesses on the containers sealing surface designed to cooperate with projections on the lid or its sealing compound and/or projections on the containers sealing surface designed to cooperate with recesses on the lid or its sealing compound. The containers sealing surface can be its upper rim and there can be a partial vacuum in its headspace. Ideally the sealing compound is plastisol. The container can be filled with a hot product, a soft sealant compound can be applied to the lids underside, the lid can be screwed onto the container and the compound can harden.
Patent GB-2538520-A (GB)
Title: Anti-barricade fire door
Inventor: ALISTER REID
IPC: E06B5/16
Filed: 2015-05-19
Abstract: An anti-barricade fire door 2 comprises a door leaf 4 conventionally fitted to a doorway 6. The door leaf includes an outer part 8 defining a central opening 10 with a central anti-barricade panel 12 located within it. A lock (26, fig 3) is provided between the anti-barricade panel and the outer part. A fire-resistant fitting (66, fig 5), optionally an intumescent strip, is provided between the central anti-barricade panel and the outer part. The lock may be a multi-point lock, and may be electronically actuated by a contactless key. The anti-barricade door may have a cantilever spring (62, fig 5) to urge it out of the opening when it is unlocked.
Patent GB-2524181-A (GB)
Title: A method, apparatus and system of encoding content and an image
Inventor: AVNI YOSSI
IPC: H04N1/32
Filed: 2013-03-14
Abstract: Data is encoded into a digital image by determining a binary representation of the bit values of a pixel within the digital image and modifying the bit values within the pixel based on the binary representation of the data to be encoded. The data is encoded using a reversible binary operation. Also disclosed is encoding of user data in a signature field, encoding of user verification data, verification of an encoded user signature, associating encoded handwritten signature with a user, authentication of a user signature and encoding of a signature using pixel colour values.
Patent GB-2539656-A (GB)
Title: A shelf bracket
Inventor: NICOLAS MARK WILLIAMS
IPC: F24D19/06
Filed: 2015-06-22
Abstract: The shelf bracket 2, primarily for use with a door or radiator, comprises an anchor portion 4 joined via a connecting portion 10 to a shelf support portion 12. The anchor portion defines a downwardly facing channel which in use overlies an upper portion of the vertical support and the shelf support portion defines a substantially horizontal surface which is located below the horizontal plane of the top 6 of the anchor portion, with the shelf support portion extending horizontally from the anchor portion. The anchor portion preferably comprises an inverted U with one arm 8 longer than the other 4. The shelf support portion and the adjacent arm of the anchor portion may include apertures 14,16 for fixtures. The shelf support portion may comprise a pair of opposed arms between which a shelf may be supported. Also claimed is a shelf and bracket combination and a method for securing a shelf to a vertical support member.
Patent GB-2526215-A (GB)
Title: Distributed acoustic monitoring via time-sheared incoherent frequency domain reflectometry
Inventor: DUNCAN ROGER GLEN
IPC: G01V11/00
Filed: 2014-01-09
Abstract: A system and method to obtain an acoustic signal from a borehole penetrating the earth are described. The system includes a modulated single frequency incoherent light source to output a modulated light signal. The system also includes two or more optical fibers to split the modulated light signal for transmission to an optical sensor in the borehole, at least one of the two or more optical fibers including a delay, two or more photodetectors to receive respective resultant signals resulting from the two or more optical fibers transmitting the modulated light signal to the optical sensor, and a processor to obtain the acoustic signal based on the resultant signals.
Patent GB-2542554-A (GB)
Title: Cordless connectors
Inventor: PETER HALLAM WRIGHT
IPC: H01R13/52
Filed: 2015-09-15
Abstract: A cordless electrical connector 7 for a cordless electrical appliance is protected from any liquid which may fall from above by a protective cap or cover 10, which protects electrical terminals 9a, 9b, 9c of the plug connector 7 from the liquid. Alternatively, or in addition, the terminals may not extend outwardly of the body of the connector, see Fig 8a.
Patent GB-2543583-A (GB)
Title: Improved contention mechanism for access to random resource units in an 802.11 channel
Inventor: PASCAL VIGER
IPC: H04W84/12
Filed: 2015-10-23
Abstract: In an 802.11ax network with an access point, a trigger frame offers random resource units to nodes, having also EDCA buffers, for data uplink OFDMA communication. To improve management of the random resource units, the backoff parameters for OFDMA access to the random RUs are determined based on EDCA backoff parameters. EDCA prioritization is thus provided within the OFDMA access, while keeping compliance with 802.11ax. A communication node in a communication network comprises a plurality of traffic queues for serving data traffic at different priorities, a plurality of queue backoff engines, each associated with a respective traffic queue for computing a respective queue backoff value to be used to contend access to at least one communication channel in order to transmit data stored in the respective traffic queue, a resource unit (RU) backoff engine separate from the queue backoff engines and configured to compute an RU backoff value to be used to contend access to at least one random resource unit splitting a transmission opportunity granted on the communication channel, in order to transmit data stored in either traffic queue and computing a RU backoff value.
Patent GB-2543790-A (GB)
Title: Pin fin heat exchanger
Inventor: DRUMMOND WATSON HISLOP
IPC: F28F3/02
Filed: 2015-10-28
Abstract: A pin fin heat exchanger where at least one pin fin is a heat pipe with a cavity containing working fluid. The pin fins may be attached to and pass through a separator plate that separates a first fluid from a second fluid. The pin fins may taper towards their ends and may be finned. The cavity may increase in cross sectional area from an end of the pin fin heat pipe towards a middle, and may comprise a wicking layer whose thickness increases from an end to a middle of the pin fin heat pipe. Respective cavities of a plurality of pin fin heat pipes may be interconnected to permit common charging with a working fluid by a charging conduit. An end of at least one pin fin heat pipe may be divided to form a plurality of condenser or evaporator end portions. A method of manufacturing a pin fin heat exchanger by additive manufacturing is also claimed. The method may comprise using powder bed additive manufacturing and selective laser melting.
Patent GB-2545887-A (GB)
Title: Corrosion inhibiting anodes
Inventor: ANDREW MICHAEL SMERDON
IPC: C23F13/18
Filed: 2015-11-10
Abstract: A corrosion inhibiting assembly comprising: at least one anode (1), a first extension portion (1a), a second extension portion (1b). The extension portions extend away from the at least one anode in different directions, and a free end (1a', 1b') of each of the extension portions is arranged to be tethered. Therefore in use, to at least in part maintain the anode(s) to a submerged structure (10) as a result of tension in the extension portions. The assembly may be used in conjunction with sacrificial anode(s) or as a part of an impressed current protection system (ICP). The assembly may be used to protect the hull of vessels or underwater structures.
Patent GB-2545258-A (GB)
Title: Peg manipulator
Inventor: ADRIAN RALEIGH LAURENCE MATTHEWS
IPC: E04H15/62
Filed: 2015-12-11
Abstract: A stake or peg holding device includes a main body 1 having a stake or peg holding and releasing system 2, 2a, 13 into which a stake or peg is placed for inserting into the ground or removing from the ground. Pressure is maintained on the stake or peg by way of a rod 4 and plate 5 that may act as a clamp, and may be controlled by using the hand operated mechanism 6 located close to the handle 7. A foot pressure bar 3 aids insertion of the stake or peg into the ground and may also be used to attach optional features to the device. The device may be fitted with a hook for manipulating guy lines and tethers and other functions. The device may also be fitted with the means to remove dirt and ground material that may have adhered to the stake or peg.
Patent GB-2547226-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for measuring a composition of a fluid
Inventor: ALAN DAVID PARKER
IPC: G01N33/28
Filed: 2016-02-11
Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a composition of a fluid, comprises a fluid conduit 4 defining a fluid flow path 8, a transmitting antenna 10, a receiving antenna 12, and an electrically conductive waveguide member 20 for electromagnetic coupling with the antennae and for guiding an electromagnetic field from the transmitting antenna to the receiving antenna along a waveguide path. The waveguide is separated from the flow path by an electrically insulating inner region 24 of the wall 6 of the conduit. The waveguide member defines an opening 32 disposed towards the flow path to permit a portion of the electromagnetic field to extend through the opening and the inner region of the wall into the flow path. The apparatus may be used for measuring the proportion of water in the liquid content of a two- or three-phase fluid produced from an oil or gas well. Also claimed is a method using the apparatus.
Patent GB-2548846-A (GB)
Title: Nail composition
Inventor: HELEN GILMORE
IPC: A61Q3/00
Filed: 2016-03-29
Abstract: A composition for application to a cured, applied polymeric nail coating, hands and cuticles. Particularly, a composition which acts to prolong duration and/or maintain the appearance of an applied nail coating applied to a nail. Aptly, the composition may act as a post-application plasticizer of the nail coating. The composition comprises an oily phase comprising a wax ester such as jojoba oil wax ester a plant oil such as avocado oil, an emulsifier may also be provided.
Patent GB-2533744-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for removing at least part of a sea platform
Inventor: GIULIANO GANDOLFI
IPC: E21B29/12
Filed: 2014-09-09
Abstract: Method for removing at least part of a sea platform comprising a support structure with at least one cylindrical support beam located under water, which method comprises the steps of;providing a device for cutting one of the at least one cylindrical support beams, attaching the device in the circular configuration under water to one of the at least one cylindrical support beams with the fastener, wherein the nozzle openings of the molten metal jet cutting units are directed to and at least partly surround said cylindrical support beam, igniting the fuel material of the molten metal jet cutting units with the igniter to cut said surrounded cylindrical support beam with the molten metal jetted out of the nozzle openings, lifting the disconnected part of the sea platform to be removed with a removal vessel provided near the support structure, and transporting the disconnected part of the sea platform to be removed to a different location.
Patent GB-2534093-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for improved accuracy
Inventor: DEAN FREDERICK LONG
IPC: G01M15/14
Filed: 2014-11-12
Abstract: Systems and methods for determining turbine engine system stability encompass measuring or otherwise determining values of performance parameters, storing a data set of such values in memory, generating a stability indicator, and displaying the stability indicator on an operator interface. The stability indicator is generated by a processor operating in data communication with the computer memory, utilizing customized software algorithms to remove high frequency components, apply an adaptive filter to adjust selected parameters according to a target value of a selected target parameter, and apply a stochastic filters to estimate true values of the selected parameters, based on the remaining variation.