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Patent GB-2502828-A (GB)
Title: Water cooled safety chute for a building
Inventor: CHAUDHRY NAJUM WAHEED
IPC: A62B1/20
Filed: 2012-06-08
Abstract: A personal rescue or escape chute comprises double walled chute sections 1, the sections are joined together to make a chute of the desired height along with a cooling water circulation pipe 4 with an outlet valve 3 at the bottom of the safety chute. The sections may have joints comprising of a countersunk joint assembly 9, rubber seal 10, lip flange and water joints 11. The joins may be fastened with nuts and bolts or may use wing nuts 7 clipped into brackets 8. Water is pumped up to an inlet valve 6, or an upper storage tank, which may also connect to the water mains and building water storage 14. The water travels through the cavity created by the double wall structure keeping the interior of the safety chute relatively cool, but if the water temperature in the safety chute rises above certain level then the warm water may be released out of the system. In case of power failure valve 2 can be opened on a slow drain out creating a water system whereby cold water will enter the system through the connection with the water mains or the building water storage.
Patent GB-2505394-A (GB)
Title: Flood resistant door and two part frame
Inventor: BARNARD STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: E06B7/23
Filed: 2012-06-20
Abstract: A flood resistant assembly including a first frame 1, a door 5 with a first seal 19, where the seal engages a second frame 3, and the second frame has a second seal 21 that engages the door. The first and second frames 1 and 3 may be adjusted to apply pressure to the seals 19, 21, which may abut one another. Part of the frame may extend beyond the door 1, and the other part 3 may be an L-shape that abuts the door. The frame and seals may extend about the periphery of the door, which may have four hinges 7, a multipoint lock and five locking points. The door may also be a stable door 9.
Patent GB-2492636-A (GB)
Title: Flame detector with bolometer for detecting both mid wave infra-red and long wave infra-red light
Inventor: COLE BARRETT E
IPC: G01J5/00
Filed: 2012-06-25
Abstract: Flame detectors and methods of detecting flames are described herein. A flame detector 100 includes an optical element 102 configured to process mid wave infra-red (MWIR) light and long wave infra-red (LWIR) light emitted from an area. A bolometer 104 is configured to detect a flame in the area based on the mid wave infra-red light and long wave infra-red light processed by the optical element 102. The optical element 102 may include a lens 106 and an optical filter 108. The bolometer 104 may include an array 110 of pixels configured to absorb a portion of both the MWIR and LWIR light. The flame detector 100 may include a shutter configured to alternately prevent the MWIR light and LWIR light from reaching the bolometer 104. The MWIR light may include light emitted by the flame or fire and the LWIR light may include light emitted by one or more objects in the area in addition to the flame.
Patent GB-2493096-A (GB)
Title: Control of vehicle with auxiliary driveline
Inventor: OSBORN RUSSELL
IPC: B60K17/02
Filed: 2012-07-19
Abstract: A vehicle 100 and a method of controlling its driveline are provided. The vehicle 100 has an engine 11, first and second groups of wheels and a driveline arranged to connect the engine 11 to the first and second groups of wheels such that the first group of wheels 12,13 is driven by the engine 11 when the driveline is in a first mode of operation and the second group of wheels 14,15 is additionally driven by the engine 11 when the driveline is in a second mode of operation. The driveline includes an auxiliary driveline 10 comprising an auxiliary driveshaft 123, a power transfer unit 150 operable by means of a PTU actuator to releasably couple the auxiliary driveshaft 123 to the engine 11. A releasable drive unit is operable by means of an actuator to releasably couple the auxiliary driveshaft 123 to the second group of wheels 14,15. The PTU actuator and drive unit actuator are powered by a common hydraulic system. The driveline typically comprises a power transfer clutch 152 and a rear drive unit 130 having two clutches 127. The system permits dynamic engagement of four wheel drive and is less prone to inducing electromagnetic interference than systems with electrical actuators.
Patent GB-2503300-A (GB)
Title: Thermal imager for use in a hazardous environment
Inventor: HOLLIDAY ANTONY JAMES
IPC: G01J5/08
Filed: 2012-11-22
Abstract: A thermal imager 10 for use in a hazardous environment comprises a shutter or paddle 18 disposed between a detector 16, such as a microbolometer, and a lens 14. A motor 22 is connected to the shutter 18 for moving the shutter between a first and a second position. There is a source of electrical energy connected to one or more of the detector 16, lens 14 and motor 22 by an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit (Fig. 2) comprises one or more of a capacitor, a diode, and a resistor which reduce one or more of the capacitance, voltage, and inductance of the electrical energy in the electrical circuit to below the non-incendiary level required for an intrinsically safe system. The detector 16 may be an infrared Focal Plane Array (FPA) detector and a non-uniformity correction (NUC) may be performed by moving the shutter 18 in between the lens 14 and detector 16.
Patent GB-2508614-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerant compositions and heat pump
Inventor: RICHARDS DAVID
IPC: C09K5/04
Filed: 2012-12-04
Abstract: A refrigerant comprises a plurality of molecules forming a zeotropic mixture having a high critical temperature and a wide glide comprising a wide temperature difference between the temperature at the bubble point and the temperature at the dew point of the mixture at a particular pressure. The temperature difference between the bubble point and the dew point is preferably at least 7Â°C and the critical temperature is preferably at least 135Â°C. The refrigerant may comprise a first compound selected from cyclobutane and 1,2-butadiene and a second compound selected from cyclobutene, butane, trans-2-butene, 1,3-butadiene and disilane. Heat pumps implemented using the refrigerants are also described as well as a method of determining a refrigerant composition in a heat pump.
Patent GB-2499299-A (GB)
Title: A method of processing a polycrystalline diamond material
Inventor: SITHEBE HUMPHREY SAMKELO LUNGISANI
IPC: C04B41/91
Filed: 2012-12-20
Abstract: A method of processing a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) material having a non-diamond phase comprising a diamond catalyst/solvent material is disclosed which comprises leaching an amount of the diamond catalyst/solvent from the PCD material by exposing at least a portion of the PCD material to a leaching mixture. The leaching mixture comprises hydrochloric acid and one or more additional mineral acids, the molar concentration of the hydrochloric acid being greater than the molar concentration of the one or more additional mineral acids in the leaching mixture. The additional acids may be sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid, perchloric acid or nitric acid. The leaching may be carried out by heating the leaching mixture to a temperature at or grater to the boiling temperature of the leaching mixture.
Patent GB-2498097-A (GB)
Title: Swellable packers and gravel pack arrangements
Inventor: BROUSSARD JOHN
IPC: E21B33/124
Filed: 2012-12-24
Abstract: An apparatus 200 is disposed in a downhole annulus whereby the apparatus includes a swellable element 208 and gravel 210 placed above and below the element 208 and subsequent to placing the gravel 210, causing the swellable element 208 to increase in volume to create and annular barrier. Also claimed is the following; an apparatus comprising a swellable element (240, fig 4B) where the apparatus comprises a void (248, Fig 4B)for accommodating a volume of solid material displaced from a wellbore by the swellable element as it swells; a gravel pack (230, fig 3A) comprising solid (232, fig 3A) and sacrificial particles (234, fig 3A) where the sacrificial particles undergo a physical change in wellbore conditions to decrease the effective volume of the gravel pack; and a method of forming a gravel pack comprising a swellable element (322, fig 7A) and forming one or more voids (314, fig 7A) in an adjacent annulus and then causing the swellable element to increase in volume in the annulus and displacing solid material of the gravel pack into the one or more voids (fig 7B).
Patent GB-2500770-A (GB)
Title: Windscreen installation apparatus
Inventor: FINCK WILLIAM
IPC: B25B11/00
Filed: 2011-02-14
Abstract: Apparatus for use in handling windscreens, for example for installation in a vehicle. The apparatus including a windscreen anchor assembly comprising a windscreen anchor device 214 and an elongate arm 216 extending away from the anchor device 214. The arm 216 being dismantle-able into more than one piece 216a, 216b for stowage, the anchor device 214 and dismantled arm member 216b being provided with means for attaching to one another for storage. Preferably during stowage rod parts 216a and 216b are of the same length. Optionally anchor device 214 and dismantled arm part attached to the anchor device 216a both have connection means 289 which correspond to means 221 provided on detached arm part 216b.
Patent GB-2516222-A (GB)
Title: Intra video coding in error prone environments
Inventor: GUIGNARD ROMAIN
IPC: H04N19/593
Filed: 2013-07-02
Abstract: A method of processing data for video encoding comprises: obtaining a current coding entity (e.g., slice segment) of a current video frame to encode, the frame being segmented according to a plurality of coding entities, each coding entity or object comprising plural coding units (CUs, e.g. macro-blocks, MBs), and, for a current coding obtained: determining whether there are neighbouring pixels outside the current coding entity that can be used for generating an outside (external) coding unit predictor for predicting the current (i.e., inside coding entity) coding unit; enabling, based on result of this, use of neighbouring pixels outside the current coding entity, for generating at least one outside predictor; and selecting, using at least one weighting criterion applied to the at least one outside predictor, a predictor from among a default coding unit and the at least one outside coding unit predictor. The method is applied to intra video coding in error prone environments. Weighting criteria may be based on risk of error propagation (e.g. by using dependent slice segments) using an outside predictor, a dependency chain measurement, network transmission conditions, coding entity length, or comparison between current and default coding units.
Patent GB-2519574-A (GB)
Title: Control of small data transmission in a mobile radio communications network
Inventor: IANEV ISKREN
IPC: H04W48/02
Filed: 2013-10-25
Abstract: A radio communications network 88 is disclosed within which a mobile device 90, 92 operates with access to a small data transmission (SDT) feature. The network comprises a first network device 94 arranged to receive SDT signalling 100 initiated by the mobile radio communications device 90, 92, a second network device 96 arranged to receive signalling from the first network device 94 as part of an establishment procedure 102 for attempted SDT communications within the network 88. The first network device 94 determines if SDT should be prevented for the mobile device 90, 92 preferably in response to its signalling exchange 102 with the said second network device 96, and if so, it initiates a SDT rejection message 104 for use in the control of the mobile device 90, 92. The rejection message may indicate the cause of the rejection and/or a length of time for which the mobile device cannot access the SDT feature. The first network device may comprise an SGSN/MME, and the second network device may be a server such as a HSS. Alternatively, the first network device may comprise a MTC/IWF device, the second network device comprising a Service Capability Server/Application server. A related method of network operation and network terminal/node devices are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2520542-A (GB)
Title: Dynamic joint sealing kit
Inventor: ROBINSON GERARD FRANCIS
IPC: A47K3/00
Filed: 2013-11-25
Abstract: The invention relates to an acoustic and watertight joint sealing kit. The kit comprises a flexible longitudinal strip 20, a moisture sealing material 30 and an acoustic dampening sealant backer material 40. The sealing kit further includes a pressure sensitive adhesive transfer tape bed 51 as an optional means of bonding the acoustic dampening sealant backer material 40 to desired surfaces such as a shower tray 60 and or bath perimeter side wall 61. When the acoustic dampening sealant backer material 40 is being retrofitted the pressure sensitive adhesive transfer tape bed 51 is not used allowing the acoustic material to be freely pushed into and around the shower tray. The pressure sensitive adhesive transfer tape 51 may be sandwiched between two removable layers (53, 54 figure 2) of double sided coated release liner. The means of bonding the flexible strip to a wall 80 may be by a pressure sensitive adhesive bed 70. The acoustic dampening sealant backer material 40 may be compressible polypropylene foam.
Patent GB-2510468-A (GB)
Title: Diamond substrates for semiconductor devices
Inventor: MOLLART TIMOTHY PETER
IPC: H01L21/02
Filed: 2013-12-04
Abstract: A method comprising providing: a bowed substrate of synthetic diamond material 2, the bowed substrate being bowed by an amount and comprising a convex face and a concave face; growing a layer of compound semiconductor material 8 on the convex face of the bowed substrate via a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) technique to form a bowed composite semiconductor, the compound semiconductor material having a higher average thermal expansion coefficient than the diamond material between the growth temperature and room temperature providing a thermal expansion mismatch; and cooling the bowed composite semiconductor component, wherein the layer of compound semiconductor material contracts more than the wafer of synthetic diamond material during cooling due to the thermal expansion mismatch, wherein the layer of compound semiconductor material contracts on cooling by an amount which off-sets bowing in the bowed substrate thus pulling the bowed composite semiconductor component into a flat configuration, the layer of compound semiconductor material having a low tensile stress after cooling.
Patent GB-2524584-A (GB)
Title: A stand for a target for projectile games
Inventor: BULLOCK PAUL JAMES
IPC: F41J3/00
Filed: 2014-03-28
Abstract: A stand 1 for a target for projectile games, such as a dartboard, comprises a substantially vertical frame section 2 configured to hold a target at a set height, the set height adjustable between a plurality of positions. The frame section 2 comprising a plurality of elongate members 3a, 3b configured to interconnect to form the frame section 2 in use, in such a manner that the frame section 2 can be disassembled and stored.
Patent GB-2527337-A (GB)
Title: Time and attendance apparatus and methods
Inventor: TAYLOR JONATHAN MARK
IPC: G07C1/10
Filed: 2014-06-19
Abstract: A system or method of operating a time and attendance apparatus receives (202) biometric information from a user; processes (204) the biometric information to determine an identity of a current user of the apparatus and receives (210) user input relating to time and attendance, such as whether the user is clocking-in or clocking-out. The system or method further stores (212) and/or transfers data based on the time and attendance user input to create or update a time and attendance record for the user. The system or method also presents (214) at least one further question to the user; receives (216) further user input in response to the at least one further question, and stores (218) and/or transfers data based on the further user input for creating or updating profile information for the user. The time and attendance apparatus can have two displays, the first display displaying information related to time and attendance, the second display displaying information not related to time and attendance. The further question may be a survey, competition or multiple choice questions that can be used for marketing purposes to enable the development of user profile so that targeted advertising can be presented to the user.
Patent GB-2530578-A (GB)
Title: Interface for control of a foldable wing on an aircraft
Inventor: THOMPSON ROBERT IAN
IPC: B64D43/00
Filed: 2014-09-29
Abstract: An aircraft (1 see fig 1) comprises a foldable wing (3 see fig 1). The wing (3) comprises an inner region 5 and an outer region 7, such as a wing tip. The outer region 7 is moveable relative to the inner region 5 between a flight configuration and a ground configuration in which the span is reduced. The aircraft comprises a control system (13 see fig 6). A control interface (15 see fig 6) comprises a selector (19 see fig 6) for selecting the desired configuration of the outer region 7, and is arrange to provide: a first output, such as a light, when the flight configuration is selected and the outer region is in the flight configuration; a second output, such an amber light, when the ground configuration is selected and the outer region is in the ground configuration; and a third output, such as a red light, when the outer region is not in the selected configuration. Thus key information is conveyed in an intuitive manner.
Patent GB-2531263-A (GB)
Title: Filled cheese product
Inventor: KEMPTER KLAUS
IPC: A23C19/09
Filed: 2014-10-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to an individually packaged cream-cheese laminate comprising first and second outer cream-cheese layers and a filling layer interposed therebetween. Preferably the filling layer comprises a second cream-cheese, processed cheese, pesto, tomato sauce, salad cream, mayonnaise, mustard, marmalade, jam, jelly, chocolate, or a mixture of two or more thereof. Preferably the cream-cheese comprises one or more stabilisers selected from the group consisting of gelatine, xanthan gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum, citrate or a mixture of two or more thereof and that the stabilisers are present in an amount from 1 to 5 wt%. Preferably the cream-cheese laminate has a solids content of 35 to 60 wt%, even more preferably between 44 to 50% and/or wherein the cream-cheese has a protein content between 6 -20 wt%, even more preferably 10-15 wt%. Preferably the cream cheese laminate comprises flavouring ingredients. Preferably the filling of the cream cheese laminate is of a constant thickness of between 1mm-4mm. Preferably the filling layer is fully enclosed between the upper and lower layers
Patent GB-2519245-A (GB)
Title: Misalignment compensation for deep reading azimuthal propagation resistivity
Inventor: HARTMANN ANDREAS
IPC: G01V3/38
Filed: 2013-05-09
Abstract: An apparatus and method for estimating a parameter of interest of an earth formation involving alignment information between receivers and their corresponding oriented transmitters. The method may include generating signals indicative responses to energy transmitted into an earth formation; estimating differences in alignment between transmitters and receivers; using the estimated differences in alignment to compensate for misalignment; and estimating a parameter of interest using the misalignment compensated signals. The apparatus may include a bottom hole assembly with one or more oriented transmitters, one or more oriented receivers, one or more alignment sensors, and at least one processor configured to compensate for misalignment using information about difference in alignment between the at least one oriented transmitter and at least one oriented receiver.
Patent GB-2519889-A (GB)
Title: Modular wall system
Inventor: HUENE EBERHARD VON HOYNINGEN
IPC: E06B1/60
Filed: 2013-08-22
Abstract: A wall panel of a moveable and demountable frameless wall panel system that is secured between a floor of a room and a ceiling rail secured to a ceiling of the room. The wall panel includes a frameless panel, an upper clamp assembly, a ceiling track configured to be removably inserted into the ceiling rail, a lower clamp assembly, a first height adjustment mechanism secured to the lower clamp assembly, a second height adjustment mechanism, and a bottom floor channel receiving the first height and second height adjustment mechanisms.
Patent GB-2521553-A (GB)
Title: Method and system
Inventor: GEORGIOU ARCHIVEADES
IPC: H04R1/10
Filed: 2010-08-16
Abstract: A method of partially cancelling sound 1 comprising providing first non-audio signal 4 representative of sound received by microphone 2, providing a second non-audio signal 3 representative of partially-cancelling said received sound, and combining 7 the first and second non-audio signals to provide a sound to be heard 11. Selective sound cancellation may differentiate between wanted and unwanted sounds and the second signal may be chosen from a range of differing preset non-audio signals with sound-cancelling parameters such as phase shift amount, time delay, frequencies, volume, equaliser, compression, gating, spectral enhancement, threshold, range, gain, ratio, attack, release, minimum, maximum, sensitivity, vocal or reverberation. The phase-shift for the partially-cancelled sound may be between 1 and 179 degrees, and preferably 45 degrees. The present invention allows the user to hear a desired sound, such as a stored audio file whilst still being able to be aware of ambient sound such as police sirens, fire alarms and doorbells. The system and method may be part of a software app for use with a phone.
Patent GB-2537169-A (GB)
Title: Clothes hanger separator
Inventor: ADAM GEOFFREY SAPERSTEIN
IPC: A47G25/14
Filed: 2015-04-10
Abstract: A clothes hanger separator for providing separation between clothes hangers along a clothes rail 107 comprises at least two U-shaped spacers 100 configured so as to interlock in use. Each spacer may be fabricated from injection molded plastic or wood have and have a shaped outer profile 110 that in use is spaced from the clothes rail by an inner rim 105. Aromatic wood may be utilised to provide an insect-repellent function.
Patent GB-2529017-A (GB)
Title: Error detection in stored data values
Inventor: CHANDRA VIKAS
IPC: G06F11/10
Filed: 2015-05-06
Abstract: In a processing unit, multi ported register file 30 stores data bits of a data word in respective data storage units 21-24. Concurrent parity generation circuit 28-30 generates a parity bit for the data word using a linear concatenation of logic circuitry 28-30, e.g. chained XOR gates, each circuitry having a respective bit of a storage unit 21-24 as one of its inputs. The parity bit changes when a stored data bit changes preventing silent data corruption due to an even number of bit flips. Moreover XOR gates 28-30 compute the parity bit by switching in real time, independent of any read accesses to data storage units 21-24. Transition detection circuitry 31 detects a change in the value of the parity bit for example by comparing it to a value of a write parity 26 stored when a new data word is written into the data storage units 21-24.