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Patent GB-2571233-A (GB)
Title: Rebounding sport training device
Inventor: RICHARD CHARLES GLADWIN
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 2017-11-08
Abstract: The invention pertains to a sport training device to be mounted between a first vertical support and a second vertical support. The sport training device has a rebounding surface, preferably a net that is mounted at a predetermined location between the vertical supports. Mounting is facilitated by attachment means coupled at one end to the net and at the other to the vertical supports. The invention is preferably used in the sport of soccer where the vertical supports are the uprights of a soccer goal. This training device is particularly advantageous as it does not include mounting to the upper crossbar of the soccer net. It is easily mounted to the uprights and is configured for easy removal therefrom. In use, a user would kick a ball at the sport training device and the rebounding surface would absorb part of the impact and return the ball at a reduced speed compared to the impact speed.
Patent GB-2588081-A (GB)
Title: Entrance control mechanism
Inventor: ROBERT EDWARD ALLEN
IPC: E05F11/02
Filed: 2019-08-14
Abstract: An entrance control mechanism, a barrier arrangement and an animal handling apparatus. the entrance control mechanism is for controlling a barrier member which can open in first and second opposite directions from a closed position, the mechanism comprising first and second stop members which are locatable on opposite sides of the barrier member in the closed position, and which are each selectively movable between an engaged position preventing the barrier member moving therepast, and a disengaged position in which the barrier member can move past the respective stop member, the mechanism being configured such that if a barrier member is urged against either the first or second stop member when in an engaged position, from a respective first or second open position, the respective first or second stop member will be moved to a disengaged position to allow the barrier member to move therepast, the mechanism being configured such that if the barrier member is urged against the first stop member from the first open position the first stop member will move to a disengaged position, but the second stop member will not move to a disengaged position, and if the barrier member is urged against the second stop member from the second open position, the second and first stop members will move to a disengaged position.
Patent GB-2587638-A (GB)
Title: Clamp
Inventor: JAMES TUTHILL
IPC: F16B2/06
Filed: 2019-10-02
Abstract: A clamp 10 for connecting a plurality of wire mesh panels together comprises a base 14, a cap 12 releasably attachable to the base, and a plurality of arms 18a, 18b, 18c provided between the base 14 and the cap 12 to define a plurality of channels within the clamp 10. Each channel is configured to accommodate a portion of a loop of a respective one of the plurality of panels to connect the panels together. The panels may be joined to produce a cage such as an animal cage. The cage may be in the form of a geodesic dome.
Patent GB-2589064-A (GB)
Title: Covers for safety/security devices
Inventor: PETER ALEXANDER
IPC: H05K5/03
Filed: 2019-10-23
Abstract: A decorative additional outer cover 22 arranged to fit over the housing 1 of a security/safety sensor device, such as a PIR motion detector. The cover 22 may have an aperture 27 for revealing the sensor element 4, such as the lens of a PIR detector. The cover may be at least partly transparent or translucent to reveal a decorative insert 25 that is sandwiched between the cover and the housing. The cover preferably allows any indicator lights of the device to still be seen. The cover may removably attach to the front of the housing with clip elements 26 (see also figure 6) arranged at the rim edge of the cover which can fix to a groove formed by a seam 17 of the device housing that exists between a front and rear (2, 3 See figs 1 to 4). The cover preferably does not interfere with the device operation, nor any tamper sensing arrangement of the device. Whilst the cover shown conforms with the shape of the device, it can also change the outline shape of the device, such as providing a circular outline that clips to a housing of rectangular outline (see figures 8 to 11)
Patent GB-2577195-A (GB)
Title: Marine seismic surveying with towed components below water's surface
Inventor: CURT SCHNEIDER
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2015-07-24
Abstract: A seismic spread is constructed having an arrangement of towed components to be neutrally buoyant in water when towed in a seismic survey. The towed components at least include streamers and paravanes. Immersed weight 302 and drag 304 of the towed components is determined. Drag forces versus buoyancy required to neutrally buoy the towed components at at least one tow speed in the water is calculated 306 based on the determined weight and drag of the towed components. Floatation is configured for the seismic spread based on the calculated drag forces versus buoyancy and the arrangement of the towed components in the seismic spread is constructed with the configured floatation. Another aspect relates to a vessel for towing seismic equipment wherein the vessel comprises at least one skeg, at least one shuttle and at least one tow point.
Patent GB-2590972-A (GB)
Title: A tissue sampling kit
Inventor: JANIKA HIGGINS
IPC: G01N35/00
Filed: 2020-01-10
Abstract: A sampling kit includes a sampling device 1 with a handle portion 3 and a scraping portion 4. The scraping portion 4 includes a scraping formation 9 for rubbing against a surface of a tissue e.g. a meat carcass (24, fig 6A) to collect a sample. The sampling device 1 is mountable within a reaction chamber, which may be a cap (15, fig 5) or well (20, fig 8). An internal lumen 5 within the sampling device 1 enables the supply of reaction liquid (17, fig 8) from the device 1 to the reaction volume 20 through a distal aperture 7 in the scraping portion 4. A sample of reaction mixture may be withdrawn from the reaction chamber 20 for DNA analysis. A second embodiment includes multiple sampling devices 1 with scraping portions 4 mountable in wells (20, fig 6C) of a multiwell plate (21, fig 9) with an electronic ID tag (40, fig 9), a robotic system (31, fig 9) to perform sampling of a carcass, and a processor (37, fig 9) to associate an electronic ID of a plate 21 and well 20 with a corresponding carcass.
Patent GB-2599620-A (GB)
Title: Ectoparasiticide veterinary composition
Inventor: JAMES BRINICOMBE
IPC: A61P33/14
Filed: 2020-08-04
Abstract: Ectoparasiticide veterinary composition comprising a nutraceutical sourced from Allium sativum (garlic) (I) An ectoparasiticide veterinary composition comprising a nutraceutical sourced from Allium sativum (garlic) which comprises at least one diallyl polysulfide compound of formula (I) wherein n is at least 4, and R1 is a substituent as herein defined, is provided. Preferably the composition comprises at least one compound of formula (I) in which n is between 7 and 22. The composition may further comprise acetic acid. The pH of the composition is preferably between 4 and 6. The composition may further comprise one or more of allyl methyl disulphide, dimethyl trisulphide, allyl-1-propenyl disulphide, allyl-1-propenyl trisulphide, 2-vinyl-4H-1,3-dithine, methyl-2-propenyl thiosulphinate. The composition is useful in the treatment, prevention or control of ectoparasitic infestations of animals; the treatment, prevention or control of stress related behaviour of animals resulting from ectoparasitic infestations; the treatment, prevention of control of bacteria infestations on a host animal; or in the maintenance and/or improvement of an immune system of an animal.
Patent GB-2605413-A (GB)
Title: Controlling a HVAC system of a vehicle
Inventor: WAAD NASSAR
IPC: B60H3/06
Filed: 2021-03-31
Abstract: A control system 13 for controlling a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle comprises at least one controller 14. The control system receives a cabin air cleaning cycle request 22 indicating a requested time to initiate a cleaning cycle. The requested time may be immediate or later and be received from a user device external the vehicle or via a user interface of the vehicle. The cleaning cycle reduces a level of one or more pollutants in the vehicle cabin, e.g. particulate matter, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), toxic gases, allergens, pathogens. The control system determines, at the requested time, whether certain conditions are satisfied, including a condition that the vehicle is not currently undertaking a vehicle journey. The control system transmits a control signal 26 to control the HVAC system to initiate the cleaning cycle if it is determined that the conditions are satisfied. Ideally sensor signals 24 indicative of vehicle conditions are used to determine that the vehicle isn’t travelling, e.g. engine or power mode is off, vehicle is stationary, vehicle alarm is active. The conditions may also include the HVAC system not being faulty or performing climate conditioning.
Patent GB-2606769-A (GB)
Title: Gas burner membrane
Inventor: ANTHONY BAILEY
IPC: F23D14/02
Filed: 2021-05-20
Abstract: A gas burner membrane 100 for use with hydrogen gas is manufactured from a ceramic coated 130 sheet of material 110 with a plurality of holes 120. The thickness of the ceramic coating may be up to 2000 microns, perhaps 30 - 300 microns and preferably 50 - 200 microns. The ceramic coating may include zirconium oxide and yttrium oxide and/or yttria-stabilized zirconia. A majority of the holes may have a diameter equal to or less than 1.3 times the thickness of the sheet of material, and the holes have a diameter of between 0.1 and 1 mm. The membrane may include at least a hundred holes, and may be a flat gas burner membrane, a linear gas burner membrane or a cylindrical gas burner membrane. The sheet of material may be formed from sheet metal, preferably sheet steel, and the ceramic coating covers only a portion of the sheet of material. The ceramic coating may be applied using thermal spraying, such as thermal plasma spraying, and sprayed using a ceramic powder with an average particle size of up to 100 microns.
Patent GB-2602531-A (GB)
Title: Devices, systems and methods for video processing
Inventor: AIDAN FITZPATRICK
IPC: H04N21/4788
Filed: 2021-07-14
Abstract: A video processing system for video conferencing comprises a control device, capture device, and at least one cooperation application. The capture device comprises a sensor set, including a video camera, and pairing module communicatively pairing the capture device with the control device. The control device also comprises a pairing module, the cooperation application(s) being executed on at least one of the devices to configure them to communicatively pair for cooperation with one another, to perform video processing operation split (shared) between them: performing, at the capture device, a first set of video processing tasks on video generated by the camera; transferring, by respective pairing modules, that capture-device-processed video from capture to control device; and performing, at control device, a second set of video processing tasks. Also, a video processing method for video conferencing, comprising: executing at least one cooperation program on a capture device and/or control device, configuring the capture and control device to communicatively pair to perform a video processing operation; determining, by the cooperation program(s), a split (division) of video processing tasks between the devices; and performing the processing wherein a first set of video processing tasks are performed by the capture device, a second set performed by control device.
Patent GB-2609913-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle cabin sensing system
Inventor: SENG HUAT TAN
IPC: H04N23/80
Filed: 2021-08-12
Abstract: A vehicle cabin sensing system 200 comprises an electronic control unit (ECU) 201 and a camera system 202. The camera system comprises multiple image sensors 203 (e.g., colour RGB, depth time of flight (TOF), thermal, near infrared (NIR) or longwave infrared, LWIR sensors), wherein each image sensor provides respective sensor data, a combination (merging) circuit 205 configured to combine the sensor data provided by the image sensors into combined sensor data, and an interface 206 configured to transmit the combined sensor data to the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to receive the combined sensor data and to perform vehicle cabin sensing using the combined (fused) sensor data. Different resolution image sensors or detectors may be used, e.g. with a colour image sensor having double or four times the resolution of a thermal image sensor.
Patent GB-2609660-A (GB)
Title: Steering wheel for a vehicle
Inventor: Vikas Subramani
IPC: B60Q3/283
Filed: 2021-08-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a steering wheel for a vehicle, comprising an emblem 10 made of a transparent or translucent material, the emblem 10 comprising a circular ring 12 and three tapering rays 20a-c extending radially away from a central area 22 of the emblem 10, wherein the rays 20a-c are evenly distributed in a circumferential direction 18 of the emblem 10 and end at the ring 12. The steering wheel further comprises at least one light source 28 overlapped by the emblem 10 and configured to provide light illuminating the emblem 10.
Patent GB-2596262-A (GB)
Title: Device with disposable element
Inventor: MARTIN F BURNS
IPC: H01R12/77
Filed: 2019-10-10
Abstract: An element 300 comprising a body 310 comprising an upper section 310a and a lower section 310b joined by a flexible arm 310c, the upper section comprises an opening 313 and the lower section is attached on its underside to a spring 320; and a printed film 330 comprising tabbed 330a and non-tabbed 330b areas and first and second faces, wherein the tabbed area comprises a sensor comprising two electrodes 350a, 350b (Figure 13B) on its first face, and the tabbed area is inserted between the upper and lower sections so that the sensor is aligned with the opening. The non-tabbed area may comprise contact pads (Figure 13B). The non-tabbed area may contact the spring. The two electrodes may be concentric A detachable element for use with a reusable component is also discussed (Figure 1B). A connector (Figure 2 is also discussed). A further detachable element (Figure 7B) is further discussed.
Patent GB-2612140-A (GB)
Title: Rat trap with housing
Inventor: LAURENCE PAUL LESLIE FLINDERS
IPC: A01M23/16
Filed: 2021-11-19
Abstract: An elongated housing configured to contain one or more rat traps is disclosed. The housing comprises: an elongated tube (10), with opening running along the length of the tube on opposite sides of the tube (10), so that it may split in to two halves (11,12); one or more hinges (13) coupled to the opening on one side of the tube to actuate the opening and closing of the tube (10); wherein the tube (10) is sufficiently wide enough for a rat trap (40) can be disposed flat onto the base of the tube, without room to rotate; and wherein the ends of the tube are open, and have sufficient width that the rat trap (40) may be placed within the tube (10) through the ends, wherein it may slide down the base of the tube to reach a desired location along the length of the tube. Also disclosed is a rat-trap which is housed in an elongate housing, when the rat-trap (40) is capable of functioning as a stand-alone rattrap in the absence of the housing.
Patent GB-2617054-A (GB)
Title: Glazing bar and assembly
Inventor: ANTONY HOLDEN
IPC: E06B3/68
Filed: 2021-12-24
Abstract: The assembly 10 comprises a glazing unit 12 with at least one pane of glass and a glazing bead 14 to extend around the periphery of the glazing unit. The bead defines apertures 17 at locations at which a glazing bar 16 is to fit, and at least one glazing bar to extend across a face of the glazing unit. At least one end of the glazing bar comprises a spring‐loaded pin 20 to engage with the aperture in the glazing bead. Each glazing bar 16 may include spring‐loaded pins at each end, or alternatively a spring loaded pin at one end and a fixed projecting pin at the other end. The glazing bar may be adhered to the glazing unit using double sided adhesive tape. Also claimed is a glazing bar with the spring loaded pin.
Patent GB-2599848-A (GB)
Title: Systems and method for enabling selective use of illumination color to capture appropriate data
Inventor: EDWARD BARKAN
IPC: G06K19/06
Filed: 2020-07-07
Abstract: A bioptic barcode reader is disclosed for selective use of illumination color to capture appropriate data. The bioptic barcode reader includes a housing and a primary imager positioned within the housing, configured to scan a target object during a first time period. The bioptic barcode reader further includes a primary illumination source positioned within the housing configured to emit primary illumination in a primary wavelength range during the first time period. The bioptic barcode reader further includes a secondary imager configured to capture one or more images of a target object during a second time period. The bioptic barcode reader further includes a secondary illumination source configured to emit secondary illumination in a secondary wavelength range during the second time period, wherein the second time period and first time period are interleaved and the secondary wavelength range is different from the primary wavelength range.
Patent GB-2615367-A (GB)
Title: Combination watch and multi-car key
Inventor: Richard Dinan
IPC: G04B37/14
Filed: 2022-02-08
Abstract: A watch strap 101 and a watch case 102, to be combined into e.g., a watch 100. Alternatively, the watch case may be decorative only and without timepiece, the strap and case forming a bracelet. The watch 100 has a single strap 101, which may consist of two parts connectable intermediate both ends of the strap 101. The strap 101 has a watch case attachment on each of its ends, allowing a user to attach (detach) the strap to (from) the case about their wrist. The case 102 has complimentary strap attachments. The strap (watch band) may contain a transmitter antenna and coin cell battery for communicating with a remote security system, e.g., of a car, vehicle, house, safe. Different straps may have different antennas, allowing the user to select the strap for the car they intend to use. The strap may have a button for activating its communication device.
Patent GB-2606068-A (GB)
Title: Elastic module and elastic cushion for use in furniture
Inventor: LUHAO LENG
IPC: A47C31/12
Filed: 2020-10-16
Abstract: An elastic module of an elastic cushion for use in furniture, and an elastic cushion having the elastic module. The elastic module comprises a conical spring (110, 110a, 110b) and a spring support (120, 220, 320, 720, 5220, 6220) for accommodating the conical spring (110, 110a, 110b). The spring support (120, 220, 320, 720, 5220, 6220) comprises a base (121, 221, 321, 721, 5221, 6221), an end cover (122, 222, 322, 722, 5222, 6222), and a flexible connection portion (123, 223, 323, 723, 5223, 6223) connected therebetween. The spring (110, 110a, 110b) can be fixed in the spring support (120, 220, 320, 720, 5220, 6220) by means of a predetermined initial pressure.
Patent GB-2611152-A (GB)
Title: Analysing objects in a set of frames
Inventor: ARIA AHMADI
IPC: G06T7/73
Filed: 2020-02-27
Abstract: A method of analysing objects in a first frame and a second frame is disclosed. The method includes segmenting 120 the frames to produce masks identifying pixels in potential objects and extracting 130 feature vectors characterising the potential objects. At least one potential object in the first frame is matched 140 with a corresponding potential object in the other frame based, at least in part, on the feature vectors and the object masks. The matching comprises rejecting potential objects based on one or more of an object confidence score, a mask confidence score and a mask area. The motion between the frames of the at least one matched object may be estimated 150. The matching may comprise clustering potential objects in the first and second frames based on the feature vectors and masks. The masks and feature vectors may be generated by a machine learning algorithm.
Patent GB-2620927-A (GB)
Title: Woven structure and method of manufacture
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER D JONES
IPC: B29C70/24
Filed: 2022-07-25
Abstract: A woven structure of fibre reinforcement material, comprising: a shell portion comprising two multi-layer weaves joined at two bound edges 506, 508 by binding tows extending between the weaves, thereby forming an openable inter-leaf channel between the two edges. Preferably, the structure is a preform and has support members 708, 710 formed contiguously with the shell. Preferably, the support members extend beyond junction 706 at the ends of the channel and may be opened up and joined with tab portions 510 that taper. The preform may be trimmed so that opposing tabs can be superposed. A method for manufacturing a composite component, which is preferably one or more aerofoils, comprising: weaving the multi-layer woven preform; inserting a forming element into the inter-leaf channel and causing the shell portion to adopt a near net shape for the component. The preform may comprise many shell portions spaced by free portions so to form multiple joined vanes for a gas turbine engine. The method may comprise a resin infusing or curing step.
Patent GB-2607767-A (GB)
Title: Key scanning
Inventor: David Anthony Horsfall
IPC: G05B19/4093
Filed: 2021-02-05
Abstract: A key scanning apparatus is provided. The key scanning apparatus comprises: a support arranged to support a key; a camera arranged to capture at least one image of the key supported by the support; at least one light source arranged to emit a beam of light towards the key supported by the support; and at least one processor configured to cause, based on data associated with the key, adjustment of at least one of: a position of the support, the camera, or a position of the light source. The support may be a platform. The light source may be a laser.
Patent GB-2613451-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for pulmonary artery pressure and cardiac synchronization monitoring
Inventor: JOHN MAIDENS
IPC: A61B5/24
Filed: 2022-10-19
Abstract: A digital stethoscope 100 includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor 110, phonocardiogram (PCG) sensor 112 and seismocardiogram (SCG) sensor 150. Data relating to a subject from one or more of the sensors is obtained and input into a machine learning algorithm and a pulmonary artery pressure and/or a cardiac synchronisation of the subject is estimated. The PCG data may be captured by a microphone 112 and the SCG data from an accelerometer 150, and may comprise longitudinal and transverse chest oscillation information. The estimated parameters may be used to determine heart failure or pulmonary hypertension in the subject. There may be additional sensors such as a weight scale, pulse oximeter or blood pressure monitor, and patient demographic information may be input into a computing device for processing alongside the sensed data. The ECG, PCG and SCG data may be time synchronised, and the oscillation data captured by the PCG and SCG may be combined into a single oscillation data stream for the machine learning algorithm or may be separate inputs.