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Patent GB-2539498-A (GB)
Title: Safety Valve Leak Analysis System
Inventor: ANDREW PHILIP VARGA
IPC: G01M3/28
Filed: 2015-06-19
Abstract: A safety valve analysis system comprises a plurality of sensors, including a displacement sensor 12 arranged to measure displacement of a valve member, an acoustic sensor 13 arranged to measure noise from within a valve body and a pressure sensor 11 arranged to measure fluid pressure at a valve inlet 4; data acquisition means 15 arranged to receive signals from the sensors and generate corresponding valve data; and processing means arranged to generate an output indicative of the condition of the safety valve based on the valve data. The system reduces the likelihood of human errors being introduced and makes the tests consistent and repeatable.
Patent GB-2540968-A (GB)
Title: Intermediary device
Inventor: MERLIN MILNER
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2015-07-31
Abstract: A lighting control system 1 comprises a portable device 10 configured to send a lighting controller instruction using a first communication protocol over a first communication channel 16 and a lighting controller 14 for controlling at least one light 20, 24, 28 and configured to receive a lighting controller command wirelessly using a second communication protocol over a second communication channel 18 which is different to the first communication channel. The lighting control system also comprises an intermediary device 12 configured for communication using the first communication protocol over the first communication channel to receive the lighting controller instruction from the portable device and to send the lighting controller command wirelessly to the lighting controller using the second communication protocol over the second communication channel.
Patent GB-2542553-A (GB)
Title: Raising roofs for vehicles
Inventor: WAYNE PENDLEBURY
IPC: B60P3/34
Filed: 2015-09-09
Abstract: A raising roof system for a vehicle comprises a frame 12, a raising roof 32 and a raising/lowering mechanism. The raising/lowering mechanism comprises a scissor lift with a pair of cross struts 36, 38 and a linear actuator 50. The scissor lift is interposed between the roof 32 and frame 12, and the frame can be recessed within the roof so that the raising/lowering mechanism is below the roofline and the raising roof can sit substantially flush with the vehicle roof 16 when lowered. The linear actuator 50 is vertically mounted and can be set below the roofline of the vehicle. The linear actuator may be concealed within the accommodation space of the vehicle and can be a telescopic motorised drive. The linear actuator 50 can exert force directly to the roof against gravity lift while the scissor lift acts only to guide movement. The linear actuator 50 acts along the intersection line of scissor lift cross struts 36, 38.
Patent GB-2526741-A (GB)
Title: Apparatuses, systems, and methods of variable frequency drive operation and control
Inventor: WEST NATHAN THOMAS
IPC: F25B49/02
Filed: 2014-03-13
Abstract: An exemplary system includes a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator fluidly coupled to form a vapor-compression circuit, and an electric motor configured to drive the compressor. An inverter having a plurality of switching elements is configured to provide an output voltage to the electric motor through operation of the switching elements. A waste heat recovery circuit is configured to transfer waste heat from the inverter to a load. A controller is configured provide switching commands to the switching elements of the inverter. The controller is further configured to sense a condition of the system, determine a heat production requirement based at least in part upon the system condition, and to vary the number of switching commands per unit time based at least in part upon the heat production requirement.
Patent GB-2536323-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for establishing VPN connections at a VPN management server
Inventor: HO MING CHAN
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2014-11-06
Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for establishing Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections among a plurality of VPN gateways at a VPN management server. The VPN management server determines VPN gateways belonging to a first VPN gateway group and also determines the number of possible VPN connections for each VPN gateway of the first VPN gateway group. Configuration for each VPN gateway of the first VPN gateway group is determined based on, at least in part, a VPN connection topology and the number of VPN connection license(s). Each VPN gateway of the first VPN gateway group is configured according to the configuration and a plurality of VPN connections is established based on, at least in part, the configurations.
Patent GB-2545246-A (GB)
Title: Fuel cell ventilation system
Inventor: PHILLIP WARDLE
IPC: H01M8/04089
Filed: 2015-12-10
Abstract: A fuel cell system 1 comprises a fuel cell 2 having a fluid path therethrough, a duct 6 coupled to the fuel cell for conveying fluid to or from the fluid path and a fluid flow amplifier 14 configured to amplify fluid flow through the duct. The amplifier preferably comprises a fluid multiplication nozzle comprising a surface having a Coanda profile (34, figure 3a). The system may comprise a controller 10 configured to operate amplifier without the fluid movement device upon start-up of the fuel cell and to switch on the fluid movement device after start-up when the fuel cell power output exceeds a predetermined threshold. The fluid path may be for supplying an oxidant or a cooling supply, such as air. Also disclosed is a fuel cell system further comprising a fluid movement device 7, such as a compressor blower or fan, configured to direct fluid through the duct and a method of operating a fuel cell system comprising using a fluid movement device to direct fluid through a fluid path of the fuel cell in a main flow phase and using an auxiliary compressor 8 to direct fluid through the fluid path in an auxiliary flow phase.
Patent GB-2531972-A (GB)
Title: Still image capture with exposure control
Inventor: JAMES ANDREW DALLAS
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2014-07-18
Abstract: A camera unit that comprises an image sensor and a motion sensor performs an image capture operation in which still images are captured intermittently without triggering by a user. The brightness of illumination during the capture of images is determined. Exposure time is controlled in dependence on both the brightness of illumination and the detected motion.
Patent GB-2547031-A (GB)
Title: Touch screen panel signal processing
Inventor: SHUO GAO
IPC: H03M7/30
Filed: 2016-02-05
Abstract: A method includes obtaining a partial, or down-sampled, frame by sampling parts of a frame from a touch panel which comprises an array of sensor areas (step S1). Based on the partial frame, a new frame is generated which comprises estimates of the un-sampled parts (step S2). It is determined whether at least one touch event is present in the new frame (step S3), and upon a positive determination, for each touch event, a location of the touch event in the new frame is determined. A sub-frame is then obtained by sampling a region of a subsequent frame from the touch panel frame at and around the location (step S4). Touch information is output based on one or more sub-frames (step S7). The partial frame may be obtained by sampling some of the sensor areas selected at random, or based on a predetermined pattern, based on a sampling fraction. The new frame may be generated using a spatial low-pass filter having a bandwidth, or by applying a compressive sensing algorithm.
Patent GB-2532638-A (GB)
Title: Method for positioning welding clamp
Inventor: MASAHIRO HASEGAWA
IPC: B23K101/18
Filed: 2014-09-17
Abstract: A method for positioning a welding clamp includes: a first step for defining a reference clamp position in a first work (STEP 2); a second step for setting a first work state during welding and determining the presence or absence of portions in the first work exceeding a prescribed amount of warping (STEPs 3-5); and a third step for defining this portion as an additional clamp position when, in the second step, it is determined that such a portion exists (STEP 6). By repeating the second step and the third step until the second step determines that such a portion does not exist, a clamp position where warping exceeding a prescribed amount does not occur in the work to be welded is appropriately defined while keeping the number of such clamps low.
Patent GB-2533753-A (GB)
Title: Improved dynamic range of color camera images superimposed on scanned three dimensional
Inventor: JURGEN GITTINGER
IPC: G06T5/50
Filed: 2014-09-24
Abstract: A laser scanner scans an object by measuring first and second angles with angle measuring devices, sending light onto an object and capturing the reflected light to determine a distances and gray-scale values to points on the object, capturing a sequence of color images with a color camera at different exposure times, determining 3D coordinates and gray-scale values to points on the object, determining from the sequence of color images an enhanced color image having a higher dynamic range than available from any single color image, and superimposing the enhanced color image on the 3D gray-scale image to obtain an enhanced 3D color image.
Patent GB-2539764-A (GB)
Title: Enclosure and method for assembling an enclosure
Inventor: MARK BOWMAN
IPC: E04H17/16
Filed: 2016-04-25
Abstract: The bracket 100 comprises an elongate body 102, a first portion 104b for engaging a panel holder 124 and a second portion 104b for engaging a post 112, the first and second portions being axially spaced at opposing ends of the elongate body. Also claimed is an enclosure system comprising panel holders mounted on support posts using the bracket, wherein the bracket is axially slideable along the posts. The first portion may be above the second in use. The panel holder may have a channel for receiving the edge of a panel, and a first wall which is longer than a second wall. The panels may overlap or abut adjacent panels. The first and second portions may have fixing bolts or screws 108, 110 for engaging the panel holder and post. Also claimed is a method of assembling an enclosure comprising placing a panel between panel holders and retaining the panel by sliding a bracket axially, the bracket engaging a panel holder with a first portion and releasably engaging a post with a second portion.
Patent GB-2543930-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle radar perception and localization
Inventor: Ashley Elizabeth Micks
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2016-09-16
Abstract: A vehicle driving system wherein map data is stored 410 in a storage device, a radar system generates perception information 420 regarding objects in the vicinity of the vehicle, the radar perception information can be combined with the stored map data and location information from satellite positioning (GPS) to identify the location of the vehicle on the map. The location information can also be received from another vehicle via vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communication, vehicle to infrastructure (V2X). The system is also configured to determine a sensor failure, error or malfunction 434 due to a damaged sensor or poor weather conditions of a camera and LIDAR arrangement. In the case the camera and LIDAR data is unreliable, radar perception information will be used instead 436,438 to determine the location of the vehicle. The vehicle can be an autonomous vehicle. After determining the location of the vehicle a driving maneuver 440 is executed which can include braking or steering of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2561178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to oil sensors
Inventor: Mike Robert Garrard
IPC: G01F23/24
Filed: 2017-04-03
Abstract: A device 10 for detecting engine oil level and temperature comprising: a thermistor 20; an unregulated, or voltage-only regulated, power supply 30 configured to provide a non-continuous high current to the thermistor for a predetermined time in order to induce self-heating of the thermistor; an analogue to digital converter (ADC) 40 configured to read the voltage across the thermistor before and after the heating of the thermistor; and a processor or microcontroller unit (MCU) 50 configured to calculate the change in temperature of the thermistor on the basis of the change in voltage measured by the ADC and to deduce the engine oil level and temperature. The device may also comprise a storage device to store operating parameters and may further comprise an alarm system to be triggered when the deduced engine oil level and/or temperature falls outside defined operating parameters. The device may further comprise a voltage divider configured to separate the thermistor from the ADC; and may further comprise a control switch which may be a p-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (PMOS). The device may also comprise a resistor in series with the switch to protect the switch. The device may further comprise a reference voltage for the MCU.
Patent GB-2546453-A (GB)
Title: Sensing system
Inventor: TAKUYA NAKAMURA
IPC: G01N29/12
Filed: 2015-10-29
Abstract: A sensing system that is provided with a surface acoustic wave sensor (3, 103, 203, 303, 403) that comprises a first surface acoustic wave element (15, 115, 215, 315, 415) and a second surface acoustic wave element (16, 116, 216, 316, 416), with a sensing device (4, 104) that is connected to the surface acoustic wave sensor and that detects the electrical characteristics of the first and second surface acoustic wave elements, and with a control device (14, 46) that, on the basis of sensor signals, calculates physical quantities that act on an object (2) that is attached to the surface acoustic wave sensor. In the present invention, the sensitivity ratio of a first physical quantity and the sensitivity ratio of a second physical quantity are configured so as to differ from each other, and a third physical quantity can be eliminated from the physical quantities by averaging. The control device eliminates the first physical quantity from the physical quantities in accordance with the results of a comparison operation on sensor signals from the first and second surface acoustic wave elements, uses averaging processing to regard the third physical quantity as a prescribed value and eliminates the third physical quantity from the physical quantities, and thereby calculates the second physical quantity.
Patent GB-2551039-A (GB)
Title: Electrosurgical instrument end effector
Inventor: TONY ATWELL
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2017-05-04
Abstract: An end effector for an electrosurgical instrument comprises a pair of opposing jaws 2, 3, each provided with a sealing electrode 7, 9, and at least one of which comprises first 5 and second 6 portions that are independently moveable one with respect to the other. A biasing mechanism 14 is also provided. The biasing mechanism 14 being such that the jaws 2, 3 are capable of generating a first closure force when the jaws 2, 3 are open beyond a predetermined set separation, and a second closure force when the jaws 2, 3 are closed beyond the predetermined set separation; the first closure force being greater than the second. This ensures that the instrument whilst capable of applying a relatively high force when sealing a vessel of relatively large diameter (16, Fig 2) - applies a reduced force when grasping and sealing vessels having a relatively small diameter (18, Fig 3). The predetermined separation is preferably established through the provision of a stop member 15. In a preferred embodiment the biasing mechanism 14 comprises a spring located between the two independently moveable portions 5, 6, of one of the jaws 2.
Patent GB-2553033-A (GB)
Title: Protection from malicious and/or harmful content in cloud-based service scenarios
Inventor: DMITRIY VIKTOROV
IPC: G06F21/56
Filed: 2017-06-29
Abstract: This application is for a method and apparatus that detects a transmission attempt of a file between a cloud service entity 22 and a remote accessing entity 21. A direct service entity 24 intercepts the attempt and uses a signature to identify the file. It then selects between synchronous and asynchronous file scanning, where the synchronous file scanning works by calculating a hash value for the file and checks for the presence of a security threat scan result in a scan result memory. The asynchronous file scanning works by transmitting a security threat scan task for the file to a security cloud entity 23 that is connected to service cloud entity to scan the file asynchronously. If the file is deemed to be a threat then the system may block the file from being downloaded or move the file to a quarantine section of the service cloud entity.
Patent GB-2567226-A (GB)
Title: Fuel cell or electrolyser assembly
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS
IPC: H01M8/1018
Filed: 2017-10-06
Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly (8, Figure 1), suitable for use in a fuel cell or electrolyser, comprises an anion exchange membrane (4, Figure 1); two catalyst containing layers (3, 5 Figure 1) disposed on either side of the anion exchange membrane; and two gas diffusion layers (2, 6 Figure 1), each in contact with one of said catalyst containing layers. The anion exchange membrane comprises a solid state electrolyte and at least one catalyst containing layer 5 comprising particulates 100 of the solid state electrolyte material of the anion exchange membrane. The particulates may be distributed on or through the catalyst containing layer and may comprise whiskers 101 or tubes 102 of anion exchange material. The catalyst layer may have a thickness of less than 500 µm and the particulate size may be in the range 10 µm to 250 µm.
Patent GB-2559882-A (GB)
Title: A detachable guide assembly for a shower enclosure door
Inventor: JOSE ROMERO
IPC: E05D15/06
Filed: 2018-01-16
Abstract: A detachable guide assembly 100 for a shower door 102 comprises a frame member 104 defining a boundary of a shower enclosure, and a guide member 108 arranged to guide sliding movement of the door relative to the frame member. The guide member is detachably fixed to the frame member and an actuator is operable to detach the guide member from the frame member. The actuator is operable from outside of the shower enclosure and allows access to the frame member and other parts for easier cleaning. The actuator may comprise a hook member arranged to engage with an aperture in the frame member and/or guide member. A cover member 122 in the form of a push button may be coupled to the hook member. The actuator may comprise a biasing member to bias the actuator towards a position where the guide member is fixed to the frame member. The actuator may be disposed substantially within the frame member.
Patent GB-2561052-A (GB)
Title: Multi-dimensional ion separation
Inventor: KEVIN GILES
IPC: H01J49/26
Filed: 2015-05-13
Abstract: An ion separation device is configured to operate at sub-ambient or below atmospheric pressure. The device comprises an ion entrance aperture 2 and an ion exit aperture 8 which are spatially separated in a first direction 14 and second direction 16. A driving force urges ions through the device in the first direction. A separating force urges the ions in the second direction and causes ions to separate according to a physicochemical property, such that only ions having a particular physicochemical property value exit the device through the exit aperture. An exit aperture 30 may also be separated from the entrance aperture in a third orthogonal direction 28, and a different separating force may urge the ions in the third direction to cause ions to separate according to a different physicochemical property. The separation techniques may be selected from ion mobility separation, low electric field ion mobility separation, high electric field ion mobility separation, differential mobility separation, or mass to charge ratio separation.
Patent GB-2570458-A (GB)
Title: Mounting module for a vehicle
Inventor: Matthew James Furlong
IPC: H02G3/22
Filed: 2018-01-24
Abstract: A mounting module 14 for mounting an electrical device 26 to a vehicle (10) exterior surface (12a, Fig.1); the mounting module comprising a module body 20 defining a chamber and a mounting surface 20a configured to be mounted onto the vehicle exterior surface; the mounting surface comprising a vehicle-side opening 22 into the chamber configured to at least partially align with an aperture (50, Fig.6) in the vehicle exterior surface when mounted thereon to provide a primary connection path from the electrical device through the chamber into the interior of the vehicle via said aperture. At least one exterior surface 28 of the mounting module comprises at least one exterior opening 30 into the chamber, the or each exterior opening being in communication with the vehicle-side opening via the chamber and configured to receive a connecting means (33, 35, Fig.4) to provide a supplementary connection path from the vehicle exterior into the vehicle interior via the vehicle aperture when the mounting module is mounted thereon. Also claimed is an assembly for mounting on a vehicle, the assembly comprising the mounting module and an electronic device, where the electronic device may be a separate or an integral component.
Patent GB-2570721-A (GB)
Title: Medicament packaging assembly
Inventor: TOBY COWE
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 2018-02-06
Abstract: A medicament packaging assembly for installation in a syringe, the packaging assembly comprising a cartridge 102 sealed at its distal end with a sealing element or septum 112 to define a medicament chamber 104. The syringe additionally comprises a removable cap 140 and a double ended cannula or needle 128; the proximal end of the cannula 128b being for the piercing of the septum 112. The packaging assembly further comprises a first chamber 144 defined in part by the cap 140 and arranged for receiving and sealing within it the distal end of the cannula 128a, and a second chamber 136 defined in part by the septum 112 and arranged for receiving and sealing within it the proximal end of the cannula 128b. In use the packaging assembly may be provided within a syringe which comprises a removable outer cap which engages with the cap member of the packaging assembly [Figure 7]. A cannula hub 134 may additionally be provided to support the cannula and 128 a coupling element 114 provided to couple the hub 134 to the cartridge 102. These integers may be provided as a part of a cannula module.
Patent GB-2562345-A (GB)
Title: A feeder for casting bait for fish
Inventor: ADAM ROONEY
IPC: A01K97/02
Filed: 2018-02-27
Abstract: A bait feeder 2 for casting bait for fish comprising a body portion 4 for receiving the bait, a weight portion 6 for providing a weight required by the feeder for enabling the feeder to be cast to a required casting distance and fastener means 8, a bayonet fastening, for releasably fastening the weight portion to the body portion. The weight portion is changeable on the body portion for ensuring that the feeder always has an optimum weight for enabling the feeder to be cast to the required casting distance. The feeder further includes indicator means 10, in the form of a protrusion (12, fig 1) and detent 14, for indicating when the weight portion is securely fastened on the body portion. The indicator means may operate such that location of the protrusion in the detent causes an audible noise and/or can be felt. Line connection means 34 may also be provided.