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Patent GB-2539724-A (GB)
Title: A rotable antenna apparatus
Inventor: David Charles Elson
IPC: H01R35/04
Filed: 2015-08-25
Abstract: A rotatable antenna apparatus comprising; a fixed unit 20 for attachment of the apparatus to an external structure, and a rotatable unit 60 mounted on the fixed unit and comprising an aerial assembly 65 and processing circuitry 65 coupled to the antenna assembly for performing signal processing operations. An interface unit is coupled to both the fixed unit and the rotatable unit, and is used to route a cable to provide a wired connection from the fixed unit to the processing circuitry. The interface unit includes a cable housing 50 within which a length of the cable is enclosed in a coiled arrangement. A control mechanism constrains the amount to which the length of cable is wound and unwound within the cable housing so as to inhibit application of a stretching stress on the cable during rotation of the rotatable unit. Preferably the length of cable moves between an inner coil configuration (figure 4A) and an outer coil configuration (figure 6A). The cable housing may include a rotatable portion (230, figure 5). Preferably the control mechanism comprises a calibration mechanism (350, figure 10A) to detect a zero reference point.
Patent GB-2526742-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in vacuum shaker systems
Inventor: POMERLEAU DANIEL GUY
IPC: B07B1/28
Filed: 2014-03-24
Abstract: The invention relates to improvements in vacuum shakers and more specifically to the integration of multiple shaker units to a common vacuum pump system, to apparatus for controlling the airflow through shaker screens, optimization of slurry transport, and to methods of separating drilling fluid from drill cuttings.
Patent GB-2542779-A (GB)
Title: Pressurized container for use in security marking
Inventor: PETER GUTERSTAM
IPC: G08B15/02
Filed: 2015-09-28
Abstract: A pressurized container housing a security marking composition, wherein the container is formed from a plastic or elastic material that will rupture when subjected to an external pressure above the pressure within the container, and wherein the security marking composition comprises a security marker and a carrier or additive. The security marking may be at a pressure of 200kPa -1000kPa and the container may have a seam, crease or line of weakness. The security marker preferably comprises nucleic acid, e.g. DNA, with synthetic nucleotide oligomers with primer binding sequences of bases, a sticky carrier may also be used such as polyacrylamide balls or synthetic spider silk protein threads. A kit of the container and a list of instructions is claimed as is a method of manufacturing the container and a method of determining the owner of the container by sampling the security marker. The pressurized container is preferably mounted in an ATM and ruptures when the ATM is tampered with, for example with explosives.
Patent GB-2546265-A (GB)
Title: Electro-optical modulator based on a layered semiconductor crystal structure
Inventor: Christoph Gadermaier
IPC: G02F1/015
Filed: 2016-01-12
Abstract: An electro-optical modulator has a mono or multi-layered film of 2-dimensional semiconducting material (2D SC) having a layered crystal structure, 101, with electrodes, 102, formed at each side of the semiconducting material. The application of electrical potential to the electrodes and across the two-dimensional semiconducting material modulates the transmittance of light of certain wavelengths as a function of the voltage. The 2-dimensional semi-conducting material consist of a transition metal dichalcogenide, TMDC, (such MoS2, Molybdenum disulfide, MoSe2, Molybdenum diselenide, MoTe2, Molybdenum ditelluride, WS2,Tungsten (IV) sulphide, WSe2, Tungsten (IV) diselenide, WTe2, Tungsten (IV) ditelluride, ZrS2, Zirconium disulphide, HfS2, Hafnium disulphide or TiS2, Titanium disulphide), a transition metal trichalcogenide (such as TiS3, Titanium trisulphide), silicince germanene, black phosphorus, III-VI compounds (such as GaS, Gallium sulphide) or perovskites. One or more modulator may be incorporated into integrated photonic circuits and optical devices. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the electro-optical modulator of the invention.
Patent GB-2536126-A (GB)
Title: Appointment invitation method and system
Inventor: PUI YEE AU
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2016-02-09
Abstract: An appointment invitation method, system and program for implementing the method, involving sending an invitation for an appointment with a suggested time 100 and optional attendee and/or location information, receiving a response which indicates acknowledgement, acceptance, amendment or rejection 200, then determining or negotiating the appointment until it is confirmed 300. Preferably, the invitation can be converted into other notification means such as SMS or MMS for invitees who do not have the messaging module. Preferably, the native calendar system will be updated with a determined appointment and thereby other calendar systems of apps may be updated. The time of the invitation may be updated based upon the time zone of the receiver. Attendees may have an alias unless they specify otherwise and direct communication may be prevented between those who have been invited. The appointment may be determined based on the responses from certain target attendees, who may not contact one another before the appointment.
Patent GB-2538621-A (GB)
Title: Verification of storage media upon deployment
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER J SQUIRES
IPC: G06F11/22
Filed: 2016-04-15
Abstract: A computer apparatus to test storage media in a storage subsystem identifies 201 initiation of a storage subsystem, initiates 202 a testing process of the storage media, and identifies 203 a partition availability event for the storage media. A partition of the storage media is then made available 204 to a host system, wherein the partition comprises storage locations tested via the testing process. The testing can then continue on 205 to storage blocks which have not yet been tested. The trigger for making the partition available to the host may be a request from the host, a predetermined number of storage blocks having being tested, or the testing of the entire storage media being completed. The storage subsystem may comprise a solid state drive (SSD) or a hard disk drive (HDD). The verification method allows a storage device to be tested by a user rather than by a manufacturer.
Patent GB-2549530-A (GB)
Title: Sea wall structures, sea walls and methods of manufacture and assembly of the same
Inventor: PETER HAIGH
IPC: E02B3/06
Filed: 2016-04-22
Abstract: A sea wall structure 10 comprises a rigid supporting structure 12 and one or more hollow tanks 14 affixed to the supporting structure 12, wherein the volume of the tank or tanks 14 is such that, when filled with air, their displacement is sufficient to support the weight of the sea wall structure 10 and thus enable the sea wall structure to be floated on water 300. The rigid supporting structure 12 is suitably made from cast, reinforced concrete, and the tank or tanks 14 are suitably blow-moulded plastics components having peripheral edges that are moulded into the concrete. The sea wall structure 10 is ideally modular, with side edges having connecting features 28, 30 to engage with adjacent structures 10 to form a wall, caisson or the like.
Patent GB-2541811-A (GB)
Title: Additive manufacturing
Inventor: TREVOR JOHN ILLSTON
IPC: B23D79/00
Filed: 2016-08-25
Abstract: A method of removing a support structure 2 from a metallic component made by additive manufacturing by exposing the component and support structure to at least one thermal pulse, thereby weakening or breaking interfaces between the component and the support structure. The thermal pulse or pulses can be at a temperature which is greater than the melting point of the metallic component. The method can be performed by placing the component and support in a chamber, filling the chamber with a combustible gas mixture and igniting the gas mixture to perform explosive combustion. Prior to application of the thermal pulse the component and support can be heat treated to relieve stress and then be removed from a bas plate on which they were formed. One or more thermal pulses can also be applied to the component once it has been removed from the support and then it can be abrasively cleaned.
Patent GB-2544372-A (GB)
Title: Electronic vaporiser system
Inventor: DMITRY GORILOVSKY
IPC: A24F15/015
Filed: 2016-09-01
Abstract: An electronic cigarette vaporiser includes a heating element (35), an air pressure sensor (59) and a microcontroller (58); the microcontroller (58) stores, processes or determines the extent of each inhalation using signals from the air pressure sensor (59). The microcontroller can calculate the approximate e-liquid consumption from the extent of each inhalation or provide data that enables an external processor to calculate approximate e-liquid consumption. The extent of an inhalation is a function of one or more of duration; peak flow rate; average flow rate. Replacement or cleaning of heating elements can be recommended based on the number or extent of inhalations.
Patent GB-2547777-A (GB)
Title: Autonomous vehicle restraint deployment
Inventor: MICHAEL K RAO
IPC: B60R21/015
Filed: 2017-01-23
Abstract: The vehicle system comprises a base, a driver seat rotatable on the base, a sensor programmed to measure the rotational displacement of the seat and output a signal. A processor is programmed to receive the signal and selects at least one out of a number of passive safety devices, such as air bags, based on the angular displacement, an impact zone and a predicted impact angle and only deploy the selected device(s) during a collision. Also claimed is a system where the processor also receives a signal confirming an area of a host vehicle involved in a collision when determining the selected passive safety device(s). Also claimed is a device system where the displacement signal is relevant to one of a number of virtual zones and the deployment of the safety device is dependent on the virtual safety zone.
Patent GB-2551255-A (GB)
Title: Fluid combustion device
Inventor: LEWIS BINGHAM
IPC: F23G7/08
Filed: 2017-04-21
Abstract: A fluid combustion device 3, suitable for use with a flare pilot 30, comprises a flow conduit with a fuel inlet 5 and outlet 6 defining a primary flow path through the conduit. A continuous air inlet or plural air inlets 74 with protection means 8A are located between the fuel inlet 5 and outlet 6. A flow of fuel F passes along the flow conduit for ignition at or downstream of the outlet 6 to produce a flame front. The protection means 8A is typically a flame arrester element 8 and may comprise crimped ribbons, perforated plates or plate stacks. The air inlet 74 and protection means 8A may be annular and may surround the primary flow path. The flow conduit may comprise first part with a taper 52 to fuel outlet 55 and the air inlet 74 may also be tapered or conical. A flare 1, flare stack 2, and a method of generating a flame front for igniting a flare pilot 30 are also claimed.
Patent GB-2558975-A (GB)
Title: New compounds
Inventor: FABRIZIO MICHELI
IPC: C07D417/14
Filed: 2017-09-01
Abstract: A compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof; Wherein L1 represents a bond or [CR5R6]-; L2 represents a bond or C(=O)-; L3 represents CH2- or CH2CH2-; X represents O, N(Rx), CH2 or S; A and B each independently represent an aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl group, each of which is optionally substituted with one or more Q1 or Q2 groups respectively; R1 and R2 independently represent H, halogen, OR7, NR8R9; or optionally substituted as herein defined C1-12 alkyl, C2-12 alkenyl, C2-12 alkynyl or C5-12 cycloalkyl; or R1 and R2 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form C=O, C=C(R10)r11 or an optionally substituted as herein defined cycloalkyl group; wherein Q1, Q2 and R3-11 are as herein defined. L2 is preferably carbonyl. Compositions comprising the disclosed compounds, along with uses of and methods of treatment comprising the compounds and compositions thereof for treating diseases via anatagonism of orexin-1 or orexin-2 receptors are also disclosed. Methods of preparing the disclosed compounds are also provided. The compounds are disclosed to have use in treating substance dependence, addiction; anxiety, panic, compulsive or impulse control disorders; cognitive impairment and Alzheimers disease, particularly binge eating or alcohol, nicotine and/or cocaine addiction.
Patent GB-2567428-A (GB)
Title: Data compression
Inventor: SIMON FENNEY
IPC: H04N19/91
Filed: 2017-10-09
Abstract: A data compression (and corresponding decompression) system for compressing data values representing image data involves spatial decorrelation followed by entropy encoding. The blocks of data comprise m bits and the decorrelation and entropy processors operate on n bits(n>m) so prior to processing the a number of bits equal to (n-m) is appended to the least significant end of the data values to form n-bit data value. The spatial decorrelation processor operates on the n-bit data using a modulo-2n function and the entropy encoding processor operates on the output of the spatial decorrelator. The additional bits added may be zeroes and spatially decorrelated data may be remapped such that the likelihood of remapped data values having larger values decreases for larger magnitudes. The remapped data values may be unsigned with distribution biased towards zero.
Patent GB-2557043-A (GB)
Title: Coating
Inventor: STEPHEN RICHARD COULSON
IPC: H05K3/28
Filed: 2016-06-08
Abstract: An electronic or electrical device or component thereof comprising a protective polymeric coating on a surface of the electronic or electrical device or component thereof, wherein the polymeric coating is obtainable by exposing the electronic or electrical device or component thereof to a plasma comprising one or more saturated monomer compounds for a sufficient period of time to allow the protective polymeric coating to form on a surface thereof; wherein the one or more saturated monomer compounds each have a melting point at standard pressure of less than 45°C and a boiling point at standard pressure of less than 500 °C.
Patent GB-2561661-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring tires of vehicles via personal area networks
Inventor: Nunzio DeCia
IPC: G07C5/00
Filed: 2018-02-12
Abstract: Method and apparatus for monitoring tires of vehicles via personal area networks. A tire detector determines the position of a tire 512 based on wireless communication between a transceiver (118; fig. 1) coupled to the tire and nodes (102a-c; fig 1) spaced apart on the vehicle body. It then identifies a duration that the tire is at the tire position 518, and presents a warning to rotate the tire position 522 (i.e. change the tire from one wheel well location to another as part of maintenance) when the duration is greater than a predetermined threshold 520. The tire detector may use triangulation to determine the tire position and may present the warning via a mobile device. Warnings may also be given based on measured tire pressure 508; based on vehicle speed and orientation measured using a gyroscope during manoeuvres; or when the tire is decoupled from the body 516 (e.g. due to theft). The rate at which the nodes broadcast beacons for the transceiver may be based on the vehicle location 524,526, 528.
Patent GB-2573333-A (GB)
Title: Sensory based inventory management
Inventor: Rüdiger Retzlaff
IPC: G01N35/00
Filed: 2018-05-04
Abstract: An automated analyser system suitable for use in clinical scientific applications, comprises a robot 1 and a distance measuring sensor for detecting, identifying and classifying objects 2, 3, 4 that are moved within the system by the robot. In a further embodiment, a method suitable for sensory based process management in an automated analyser system suitable for use in clinical scientific applications, comprises arranging a distance measuring sensor in an automated analyser system, detecting the position of objects that are moved in the analyser system, identifying objects based on their outer geometry, detecting wrongly oriented, wrongly placed and missing objects by comparing the detected position with a should-be position. The objects may be pipette tips, vessel carriers, tubes, bottles, containers or vessels. The sensor may use ultrasonic waves, laser triangulation or be a time of flight sensor. A further embodiment provides a use of a distance measuring sensor in an automated analyser system for determining the position of objects that are moved within the system.
Patent GB-2564234-A (GB)
Title: Flat display panel and method of manufactoring the same
Inventor: SUK-HO CHO
IPC: H01L27/32
Filed: 2018-05-15
Abstract: Disclosed are a flat display panel that is capable of preventing a different appearance between a camera index light source (CIL) and an ambient light sensor hole and a method of manufacturing the same. The flat display panel is partitioned into a pixel region of a display area and a camera index light source hole part and an ambient light sensor hole part of a non-display area. A first substrate, 112, forms both the display area and the non-display area and the display is configured such that a gate insulating layer, 12, a first passivation film, 15, a planarization film, 16, and a second passivation film, 17, are not present at the camera index light source hole part or at the ambient light sensor hole part. In an alternative structure (depicted in Figure 5) only the planarization film is present at the camera index light source hole part and the ambient light sensor hole part.
Patent GB-2576940-A (GB)
Title: Luggage case
Inventor: EMMA GREENHALGH
IPC: A45C5/03
Filed: 2018-09-07
Abstract: A luggage case 1 comprises a primary compartment 7 defining a primary storage 5 volume, the primary compartment 7 having a primary opening 8 for access to the primary compartment 7, a door 9 corresponding to the primary opening 8, and primary fastening means 10 to fasten the door over the primary opening 8. The case further comprises a secondary compartment 14 defining a secondary storage volume, the secondary compartment 14 being provided in the door 9 and having a secondary opening for access to the secondary compartment 14, and secondary fastening means to fasten the secondary opening. The case also includes a tertiary opening within the secondary compartment 14, the tertiary opening having tertiary fastening means 18 to fasten the tertiary opening, wherein the tertiary opening provides access to the primary compartment 7 via the secondary compartment 14.
Patent GB-2579089-A (GB)
Title: Three-dimensional parts made by additive manufacturing using a coating composition on the build surface
Inventor: DARRAGH FITZPATRICK
IPC: C09D133/08
Filed: 2018-11-20
Abstract: A method of removing a 3D printed part from a build substrate comprises (a) disposing a curable coating composition onto a build substrate surface, (b) irradiating the coating composition to effect curing, (c) performing additive manufacturing to form a 3D printed part on the cured coating, and (d) removing the printed part from the build substrate. Typically, the cured coating is debondable under a torque force. The cured coating may be removed from the printed part after step (d). The curable coating composition may contain a (meth)acrylate component and preferably comprises (i) 30-80 wt.% photocurable resin chosen from a polyester acrylate or polyether prepolymer resin, (ii) 10-50 wt.% ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and (iii) phenylbis(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide or 1-hydroxycyclohexylphenyl ketone photoinitiator. After step (c) but before step (d), the printed part may be conditioned for 30 minutes at 60ºC or in 60ºC water or aqueous detergent at room temperature.
Patent GB-2570567-A (GB)
Title: A flood barrier arrangement and a method of preventing flooding of a structure
Inventor: MARK O'BRIEN
IPC: E06B9/06
Filed: 2018-12-11
Abstract: The barrier includes an anchoring member 110, impermeable to water, for positioning around the edge of a building, and a water impermeable skirt 350/330, attachable to the anchoring member at one end 352 and attachable to an external wall 121 of a building, around which it is used, at the other end thereof 332 to cover a lower portion of the building wall and prevent the ingress of flood water. The skirt may be a single flexible sheet or membrane, or may have a first portion 350 removable attached to a second portion 330 via a zip 360. The skirt may have a deployed configuration in which it is secured to the building wall, extending from the anchoring portion, and a collapsed configuration in which it is rolled or folded in a dedicated container, or the second portion 330 may be removed and stored elsewhere. The anchoring portion may be a plurality of buried interlocking blocks 110 extending around the perimeter of the building with a locking recess for housing the bottom of the skirt and an elastic fixing mechanism 140 such as a string or rope also extending around the perimeter of the building.
Patent GB-2580367-A (GB)
Title: Sports pad
Inventor: PETER HUSEMEYER
IPC: G01L1/20
Filed: 2019-01-04
Abstract: A sports pad 100 for use in estimating a force exerted by an external object on the sports pad is provided. The sports pad comprises: an array of sensors 104, the sensors being spaced apart from one another across a grid of sensor positions of the sports pad, each sensor being configured to independently collect data indicative of the force acting on the respective sensor; and a data receiver configured to receive the collected data from each of the array of sensors such that data from a plurality of the sensors may be used to estimate a force. The sensors may be arranged across a substrate layer of the sports pad and may be arranged in a grid, which is preferably a regular grid. The substrate may comprise circuitry connecting each sensor to the data receiver. Preferably, the sports pad is configured to fit to a non-planar surface forming a non-planar sensing layer. The sports pad may be incorporated with body armour, clothing, or training equipment.
Patent GB-2584426-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle braking system
Inventor: DUDLEY JOHN HARRISON
IPC: B60T13/68
Filed: 2019-05-28
Abstract: A vehicle braking system which includes at least one primary feature and at least one redundant feature. The primary feature may include an electronic control unit (ECU) 18, 20, 22; a supply line 12, 14; a control valve 54, 56 for controlling flow of fluid from a pressurise fluid source to a modulator 50; a modulator 50 and/or internal features of a modulator valve; a build valve 34, 44; dump valve 36, 46; or a pneumatic control line 28, 30. The braking control system is operable to determine whether a predetermined condition is met, the condition not indicative of failure of the primary or redundant features. The condition may be braking demand requiring a braking pressure of above a certain pressure threshold (e.g. above 50kPa), or may be a predetermined relative frequency of use of the redundant feature and primary feature (e.g. 50% usage of each). If the predetermined condition is met, the braking control system causes the primary feature to be operable and if the predetermined condition is not met, the braking control system causes the redundant feature to be operable. The redundant feature may not be identical to the primary feature.