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Patent GB-2541776-A (GB)
Title: Refridgeration apparatus
Inventor: NICHOLAS SCOTT FRANZEN
IPC: F25B25/02
Filed: 2016-06-08
Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus 10 comprises a first refrigerant communicated through a compressor 22, a first condenser 23, a first expansion valve 24, and a first evaporator 25. A second refrigerant is communicated through an adsorption cooler stage 30 comprising a second condenser 33, a second expansion valve 34, and a second evaporator 35. The adsorption cooler stage operates in first mode (fig 1) whereby a first adsorbent bed 32A receives thermal energy from the first refrigerant flowing from the compressor to heat the second refrigerant and drive a desorption process and the adsorption cooler operates in a second mode (fig 2) comprising an adsorption process. The second evaporator may be located between the first condenser and first evaporator, in particular between the first condenser and first expansion valve. In the first mode (desorption) the first adsorbent bed receives thermal energy from the first refrigerant between the compressor and the first condenser. In the second mode (adsorption) the first adsorbent bed releases thermal energy to the first refrigerant between the first evaporator and compressor. A further adsorbent bed 32B may be in parallel with the first bed whereby when one bed is adsorbing the other is regenerating.
Patent GB-2551364-A (GB)
Title: Axial flux generators
Inventor: HUGH-PETER KELLY
IPC: H02K21/24
Filed: 2016-06-15
Abstract: An axial flux rotary generator comprises two magnetic annuli 180 that define plural magnetic fields and are on a common axis with a coil annulus 170 having a sequence of coils comprising a wound flat strip conductor. Flux of the magnetic fields extends across a gap between the annuli and cuts turns of the coils, inducing electric current in the coils as the annulus is rotated relative to the magnetic annuli. The flat strip conductor may: be substantially the same width as the annulus; insulated on a flat face by being anodised; be several times wider than its thickness; formed from aluminium; and have an axial width less than 40mm. Magnets of the annuli may be ferrite permanent magnets and have an axial width that is twice the axial width of the flat strip conductor. The coils may have an elliptical cross section.
Patent GB-2552645-A (GB)
Title: Optical element
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN HANNEY
IPC: G09F13/18
Filed: 2016-06-22
Abstract: An optical element 10, suitable for directing transmission and emission of light, comprises a light extraction feature in the form of a line scattering feature 11. The element may comprise a lightguide which transmits light shone into a first end 20 in an axial direction, with light emitted from the lightguide at the line scattering feature. A length characteristic dimension of the features 11 may be aligned transverse to the lightguide. Alternatively the features 11 may be arranged skew to the axial direction of the lightguide. The features may comprise a plurality of adjoining segments which describe a scattering area. The features may be arranged such that the length or area of the features increases with axial distance. The features may be arranged into different groups with different distributions, for example arranged axially with uniform pitch or such that separation decreases with axial distance. The element may allow fine control over light emission, particularly the resultant illumination profile along the optical element 10.
Patent GB-2546348-A (GB)
Title: A plastering trowel
Inventor: JACK ERNEST THOMAS
IPC: E04F21/165
Filed: 2016-06-24
Abstract: The plastering trowel 2 includes a plastic plastering plate 4 and a handle part 6. The plastering plate includes a plate portion 8 and a flexible portion 10. The flexible portion includes two side walls 16, 18 and a mounting formation 20 on which the handle is mounted. The side walls are configured to flex during plastering. The plastering plate may be a single piece extrusion. The respective side walls may form respective S and inverted S formations. The mounting formation may include a longitudinally extending stiffening part. The end parts of the flexible portion may be capped with closure parts inserted into the flexible portion and may be made out of foam. The plastic may be polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The handle may be removable.
Patent GB-2537077-A (GB)
Title: Methods for sequencing nucleic acids
Inventor: WEI ZHOU
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2014-12-05
Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for the sequencing of long nucleic acids, such as DNA. The methods and compositions are suited for the spatial labeling and sequencing of long nucleic acid molecules.
Patent GB-2540296-A (GB)
Title: Altering animal waste composition
Inventor: STEWART FRANCIS LEDGARD
IPC: C05G3/90
Filed: 2015-03-13
Abstract: This invention relates to a method of altering the composition of animal waste, the method including the step of introducing DCD internally to an animal such that animal waste acts as a carrier so that the DCD affects the conversion of nitrogen containing compounds once the waste has been excreted from the animal, wherein the DCD is introduced internally to the animal to achieve an excretion rate for the DCD in the animal's urine of at least substantially 7 kilograms per hectare.
Patent GB-2560698-A (GB)
Title: Baby feeding apparatus with bib, feeding bottle holder and securing means
Inventor: CHARLOTTE LEE LONNGREN
IPC: A61J9/06
Filed: 2017-02-28
Abstract: Apparatus (2) for feeding a baby, comprising a bib (4), a holder (6) for holding a feeding bottle for the baby, and securing means (16) for securing the bib (4) to the baby, the apparatus (2) being such that the securing means (16) is a neck securing means formed by first and second hook formations (18, 20) that face each other and are not connected together. The arms may also include a tie 36 for securing to the infant. Preferably an angle adjuster (8) can be attached to the reverse of the bib in order to angle the bottle towards the baby.
Patent GB-2561220-A (GB)
Title: A device, computer program and method
Inventor: DOUGLAS ORCHARD
IPC: G06F3/0488
Filed: 2017-04-06
Abstract: A device comprising display circuitry configured to emphasize a content item from a plurality of content items; touch screen circuitry configured to receive a user input; and control circuitry configured to: detect the user input on the touch screen circuitry, such that the emphasis on the content item scrolls through the plurality of content items when the detected user input is an arc in a first direction. The plurality of content items may be arranged in hierarchical levels in which the control circuitry can be configured to scroll through content items in the same hierarchical level when the user input is an arc. The device may detect a second input and when the second touch input is detected it will select the emphasized content item. The control circuitry may be configured to scroll the content items when the detected arc is between 70 and 75 from the vertical.
Patent GB-2550520-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in door handle mechanisms
Inventor: ANKESH AGRAWAL
IPC: E05B15/04
Filed: 2017-08-03
Abstract: A mechanism, for a door handle, comprising a cam assembly including a resilient biasing element 38, e.g. a spiral spring, with a hooked end (56, fig.7) engaging a spigot 36, and a cam member 40 having two stop members (74, 76, fig.8-10). The stop members are laterally offset such that the stop members extend out of the plane of the main cam into a laterally spaced parallel plane. The stops are preferably spaced from the resilient spring to reduce wear. The cam stops limit rotation of the handle and preferably abut the spigot 36. The spigot is preferably square and the hooked portion of the spring abuts planar surfaces of the spigot.
Patent GB-2565353-A (GB)
Title: Improved road proximity warning systems
Inventor: PHILIP DAVID HAYTON
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2017-08-11
Abstract: A vehicle proximity warning apparatus includes a speed and distance sensor; and a processor, where the proximity and speed of a first vehicle 15 travelling behind a second vehicle 16 are sensed and a tailgating event identified whereby the proximity of the two vehicles is unsafe given the speed at which at least first vehicle 15 is travelling. A warning display means 10 is provided and is actuated when a tailgating event is identified by providing a warning signal below the threshold of consciousness of the driver of first vehicle 15, which may be a blue light shown for 30 milliseconds or less. The apparatus may be provided on second vehicle 16 or at the side of a road. An image recording unit for recording tailgating events may also be provided. The frequency or duration of the warnings, or the wavelength of the light, may depend on the distance between the vehicles or the speed of first vehicle 15.
Patent GB-2552917-A (GB)
Title: Patient support apparatuses with dynamic control panels
Inventor: AARON DOUGLAS FURMAN
IPC: A61G7/018
Filed: 2016-06-03
Abstract: A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, recliner, operating table, stretcher, or the like, includes a control panel with multiple controls for controlling functions of the patient support apparatus. A control system disables at least a first control and changes an illumination state of a backlight when the patient support apparatus is in a particular state. In some embodiments, the particular state is the arming of an exit detection system and/or the deactivation of a brake on the patient support apparatus. The particular state may also or alternatively be tied to a particular mode of the patient support apparatus, such as a diagnostic mode, a maintenance mode, and/or a normal mode. The control system may also never illuminate a first icon on the patient support apparatus if it was initially configured in a particular manner, such as being intended for sale in a particular geographic market.
Patent GB-2569310-A (GB)
Title: A cleaner head for a vaccum cleaner
Inventor: THOMAS CLIFFORD CARTER
IPC: A47L9/06
Filed: 2017-12-12
Abstract: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner has a housing (12, fig. 1), an agitator (20) rotatably mounted within the housing, and first (56) and second (58) debris removal members. The first debris removal member is movable relative to the second debris removal member between a first position in which a debris collection channel (88) is defined, and a second position (fig. 16) in which the debris removal members are contiguous or overlapping, wherein movement from the first to the second position removes debris from the channel, the first and second debris removal members are mounted within the housing such that the channel is at an end of the agitator. The debris removal members may be mounted to the end of the agitator. The second member may define an edge of the channel and the end of the agitator may overlie the edge of the channel. The agitator may migrate or move debris toward the channel. The members may be removable from the cleaner head independently from the agitator. In the first position the first member may comprise a first removal edge which opposes a removal edge of the second member.
Patent GB-2560235-A (GB)
Title: Nanoscale coating for enhanced fabrics
Inventor: IAN BENNETT
IPC: D06M13/07
Filed: 2018-01-08
Abstract: The coating is produced by mixing a preheated, pressurised liquid carrier and a pressurised precursor solution (nano-scale precursor in a solvent) in reaction chamber. The pressure is preferably regulated by a back-pressure reactor coupled to an outlet of the reaction chamber. The preferred apparatus includes an injector and a fluidly coupled cooler. The preferred solvent is xylene. The treated apparel, especially body vests or anti-ballistic helmets, comprise woven aramid textiles. The nano-material used might include graphite plates, or gold or zinc oxide nanorods.
Patent GB-2568322-A (GB)
Title: Speed bump
Inventor: ED BARNES
IPC: E01F9/529
Filed: 2018-01-10
Abstract: A speed bump section 10 provided for use in a modular speed bump comprises an end configured to engage with another speed bump section. The end is one of i) a male end 16 having a first plurality of angled sides, and a male connector 20 having a corresponding first plurality of angled sides; and ii) a female end 18 having a second plurality of angled sides configured to receive a male end, and a female connector 22 having a corresponding second plurality of angled sides configured to engage with the male connector. The male connector may comprise a tongue or flange and the female connector may comprise a surface or recess for receiving the male connector, and may comprise a shelf, groove or flange. The speed bump section may be formed from PVC or an elastomeric material, and may include channels 24 and apertures for the passage of cables or wire. Reflective elements and a textured surface may be provided on the section. A modular speed bump comprising a plurality of sections is also claimed.
Patent GB-2563120-A (GB)
Title: Spinning reel
Inventor: SATOSHI IKEBUKURO
IPC: A01K89/00
Filed: 2018-03-22
Abstract: A spinning reel 100 includes a spool 3, a spool shaft 2, a pinion gear 5, a tubular-shaped collar 15, a tubular-shaped nut 11, and an elastic member 20. The spool is configured to have a fishing line wound thereon when accompanied by rotation of a rotor 4. The pinion gear 5 is disposed around the spool shaft 2 and on which the rotor 4 is non-rotatably mounted. The tubular-shaped collar 15 is rotatably disposed on the spool shaft 2 on an end side of the pinion gear 5 in the axial direction of the pinion gear, and supports the spool shaft 2. The tubular-shaped nut 11 is disposed to accommodate the collar 15 and configured to screw onto the pinion gear 5. The elastic member 20 is disposed between an outer peripheral surface of the collar 15 and an inner peripheral surface of the nut 11.
Patent GB-2572418-A (GB)
Title: Nasal cannula
Inventor: ROBERT GRAHAM URIE
IPC: A61M16/06
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: A nasal cannula 2 comprises a body portion 4 with first second ends 6,8 spaced apart from each other, a body fluid inlet port 12 at the first end and a body fluid outlet port 14 at the second end, and a first nasal inlet port 16 and a first nasal outlet port 18 each extending from the body portion; the first nasal inlet port in fluid communication with the body fluid outlet port and the first nasal outlet port in fluid communication with the body fluid inlet port. In a first embodiment the nasal cannula also comprises first and second end caps 24,26 attachable to the body portion at the first and second ends respectively, the body fluid inlet port being formed in the first end cap, and the body fluid outlet port being formed in the second end cap. In a second embodiment the nasal cannula also comprises a plate (32, Fig 2) extending from a middle portion of the body.
Patent GB-2564028-A (GB)
Title: A biomedical grinding equipment
Inventor: HAOXIAO MA
IPC: B02C18/24
Filed: 2018-09-06
Abstract: A biomedical grinding equipment comprises an engine block or housing 10, a loading hopper 31 on the top of the engine block 10, a main rotating shaft 34 arranged horizontally in a crushing cavity 33 with a plurality of blades 32 and driven by a first motor 30. Below cavity 33 is an opening 35 leading to a through pipe 26, the opening closed by a sliding blocking plate 27 driven by motor 28. At the bottom of the through pipe 26 is a pushing plate 21 moved by a driven rotary disc 24, the pushing plate 21 driving material through an opening 11 into a grinding box 13. A rotary grinding head 48 in grinding box 13 is driven by motor 43 and reciprocated by a lifting threaded rod 46 driven by motor 42. The medicinal materials are initially pulverized and then ground, and the grinding effect is good and the efficiency is high.
Patent GB-2563173-A (GB)
Title: A near field communication equipped device
Inventor: PAUL MORRIS
IPC: H04B5/00
Filed: 2011-12-01
Abstract: A near field communication (NFC) equipped device 40, such as a mobile telephone, includes an NFC controller 42 for controlling NFC operations of the device and a secure element 48 for NFC applications and sensitive data. The secure element includes non-volatile memory which is used to store data. The data may be transferred between the secure element 48 and the NFC controller 42 by means of a single wire protocol interface. The secure element is configured to defer booting up its main operating system for a time period sufficient to allow retrieval of non-volatile data from the secure element. The data can therefore be read even when the device 40 is powered off if the NFC controller and secure element are powered by an external reader. The secure element may be in a universal integrated circuit card such as a subscriber identity module, thus removing the need for non-volatile memory in the NFC controller.
Patent GB-2581987-A (GB)
Title: Use of cannabidiol in combination with antibiotics
Inventor: GEOFFREY GUY
IPC: A61P31/04
Filed: 2019-03-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination of the cannabidiol (CBD) and an antibiotic for use in the treatment of bacterial infection. The bacterial infection may be caused by a gram positive bacterium or a gram negative bacterium. The antibiotic may be colistin, rifampicin, erythromycin, kanamycin, or vancomycin. The CBD may be obtained from a highly purified extract of cannabis comprising at least 95 % CBD and said extract may comprise up to 0.1 % tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Alternatively, the CBD may be synthetic. The dose of CBD may be between 0.1 and 1000 mg/kg/day.
Patent GB-2568842-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for mitigating a coverage hole from a coverage area
Inventor: PARWIZ SHEKALIM
IPC: H04W52/24
Filed: 2017-09-29
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to mitigating at least one coverage hole [108] from a coverage area served by at least one serving cell [102A to 102L]. In a preferred embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising: identifying at least one of at least one first optimum cell and at least one second optimum cell from the at least one serving cell [102A to 102L] based on the coverage hole information based on least one first cell parameter and at least one second cell parameter respectively; determining a final set of target cells comprising at least one final cell and mitigating the at least one coverage hole [108] by modifying the transmission parameter of the at least one final cell based on at least one of the coverage hole information, the at least one first cell parameter and the at least one second cell parameter.
Patent GB-2584163-A (GB)
Title: Packaging for a MEMS transducer
Inventor: ROBERTO BRIOSCHI
IPC: B81B7/00
Filed: 2019-06-17
Abstract: An interposer member 203 for a MEMS package 200, wherein the interposer member is formed of a mould material and comprises: a void 204 which extends through the moulded interposer member from an upper surface to a lower surface of the interposer member; one or more through holes which extend between the upper surface of the interposer member and the lower surface of the interposer member. The holes may be filled with conductive material to form vias 209b. The device may include a cover member 202, and a package substrate 201 comprising a cavity 208. A MEMS microphone transducer may be placed over the cavity which comprises a flexible membrane. An IC die may be included.
Patent GB-2585388-A (GB)
Title: Composition for cleaning combustion engine systems
Inventor: HAROLD COLLIER
IPC: C11D7/50
Filed: 2019-07-08
Abstract: A composition for cleaning a combustion engine, comprising; i) a hydrocarbon (which may comprise first and second hydrocarbons), and, ii) an oxygen donor (which may comprise first and second oxygen donors), wherein the composition has a flash point of greater than 55°C (measured according to ASTM D93). The first oxygen donor may comprise one or more of; benzyl alcohol, 2-methylbutan-1-ol, 2-ethylbutan-1-ol, or, 2-ethyl hexanol. The second oxygen donor may comprise one or more of; di(propylene glycol) methyl ether, cyclopentanone, 1-butoxy-2-propanol, 3-octanone, 2-butoxyethan-1-ol, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, 1-phenylethan-1-one, diethyl butanedioate, 2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethanol, 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy) ethanol, and 2-(2-butoxyethoxy) ethanol. The first hydrocarbon may be kerosene, odourless kerosene, mineral oil, white spirits, hydrodesulphurized heavy naphtha (petroleum), solvent-refined heavy naphtha, hydrotreated heavy naphtha, or C9-C12 isoalkanes. The second hydrocarbon may be a C10 aromatic hydrocarbon blend such as BAS 150 (RTM), Shellsol 150 (RTM), Atosol 150 (RTM), Solvesso 150 (RTM) or Kocosol 150 (RTM). The first hydrocarbon may act as a lubricant. The composition may comprise a biocide (such as methylisothiazolinone or a mixture of methylisothiazolinone and chloromethylisothiazolinone). A second aspect is directed towards a method of cleaning a combustion engine.
Patent GB-2586585-A (GB)
Title: Downhole apparatus and methods
Inventor: Tristam Paul Horn
IPC: E21B33/14
Filed: 2019-08-14
Abstract: A well construction method, and corresponding apparatus, in which a drilled bore 106 is lined with a plurality of successively smaller diameter sections of bore-lining tubing includes at least one casing 100, 110, 112 and at least one liner 120. The well construction method comprises drilling a final section of a bore 106 to intersect a hydrocarbon-bearing formation 130, providing a shoe 134 at a distal end of a liner and a running tool 150 at a proximal end of the liner. and coupling an inner string 140 between the shoe 134 and the running tool 150; running the liner 120 into the final section of the bore 106 such that the liner extends into the hydrocarbon-bearing formation 130; pumping a settable material 116 from surface 104, through the inner string 140, and through the shoe 134 to at least partially fill an outer annulus 114 surrounding the liner 120; and retrieving the inner string 140 and the running tool 150. A further embodiment involves running a pilot bit into the bore through the bore-lining tubing to drill beyond the tubing, retrieving the pilot bit and then running and drilling with a larger diameter drill bit to enlarge the bore (fig 2)
Patent GB-2597040-A (GB)
Title: Personal radiation protection garment
Inventor: DENISE JOHNSON
IPC: G21F3/02
Filed: 2019-09-16
Abstract: A personal radiation protection garment includes a first layer 20, a second layer 22, a protective layer between the first and second layers. The first layer includes first and second sections joined at a first seam 30, and the second layer includes third and fourth sections joined at a second seam 40. The protective layer includes first and second partially lapping radiation-protective panels 44, 46, the first panel 44 being attached to the first layer 20 at a first attachment zone and the second panel 46 being attached to the second layer 22 at a second attachment zone. The first panel 44 laps the second panel 46 across the second attachment zone to provide a continuous protective covering of the second attachment zone, and the second panel laps the first panel across the first attachment zone to provide a continuous protective covering of the first attachment zone.
Patent GB-2579894-A (GB)
Title: Pixel sensing device and method, data driver and organic light-emitting display device
Inventor: JUNGHYEON KIM
IPC: G09G3/3233
Filed: 2019-10-11
Abstract: A pixel sensing device comprising a current integrator 221, a comparator 222 and a counter 223. The current integrator connects to a pixel of a display panel through a sensing line and generates a sensing output voltage by integrating a pixel current flowing into the pixel. The comparator compares the sensing output voltage with a preset reference voltage. An output of the comparator is toggled from a first logic value to a second logic value when the sensing output voltage becomes equal to the preset reference voltage. The counter counts a time from a start of sensing to the toggling of the output of the comparator, and outputs a count value. Preferably, the pixel is in an organic light emitting display device. The current integrator preferably comprises an amplifier AMP, a capacitor CFB, and a reset switch RST.