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Patent GB-2537742-A (GB)
Title: Convergent-divergent nozzle
Inventor: ZAHID HUSSAIN
IPC: F02C9/18
Filed: 2016-03-23
Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprising an upstream zone 3 and a downstream zone 7. The downstream zone is a fire critical zone that requires a predetermined flow rate of ventilation fluid during use. A convergent-divergent nozzle conveys fluid from the upstream zone to the downstream zone via a throat aperture 5, wherein the nozzle includes an assembly 9 movable to vary the size of the throat aperture of the nozzle, thereby regulating the flow of fluid to the downstream zone. The movable assembly may include a shape memory alloy (SMA) member. The shape memory alloy member may be actuated through application of heat, by passing an electric current through the member. There may be one or more heater elements controllable to heat the member. A spring member (11, figure 5) may be provided to urge the movable assembly. The shape memory alloy member may be a sheet member. The sheet member and spring member may be provided as a laminate sub-assembly. The shape memory alloy may be provided as a wire (13).
Patent GB-2548608-A (GB)
Title: Monopole magnetic flux apparatus
Inventor: MOHAMMED REZA KHODABAKHSH
IPC: H01F7/00
Filed: 2016-03-23
Abstract: A three dimensional structure may be created using having one surface as single magnetic pole. The structure may have a plurality of magnets positioned so that common poles face inward toward each other and that the opposing poles face outwards. The structure may be a geodesic form 1 and may have a metallic core. The structure may have a series of pyramid shapes 2 made of metal on the outer surface. Bipolar magnets (2, Fig 7) may be connected so that like poles are in contact. A band (1, Fig 7) may be wrapped around the magnets to create a monopolar magnetic flux apparatus.
Patent GB-2534755-A (GB)
Title: GOA circuit for liquid crystal display and display device
Inventor: XIAOJIANG YU
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 2014-01-03
Abstract: A GOA circuit for liquid crystal display and a display device. The GOA circuit comprises a cascade of a plurality of GOA units. The nth stage of GOA units comprises a pull-up circuit (100), a pull-down circuit (200), a pull-down maintenance circuit (300), a pull-up control circuit (400) and a bootstrap capacitor (Cb). When in operation, the nth stage of clock signal (CK(n)), a first and a second clock signal (LC1, LC2) are respectively input, wherein the frequencies of the first clock signal (LC1) and the second clock signal (LC2) are lower than the nth stage of clock signal (CK(n)), and the charging of a first circuit point (P) by the first clock signal (LC1) and the charging of a second circuit point (K) by the second clock signal (LC2) are alternately performed. The GOA circuit precisely controls the voltage of a gate (Q(n)) influencing horizontal scanning line charging through a low-frequency clock signal and a high-frequency clock signal, thereby guaranteeing stable output of a GOA charging signal.
Patent GB-2551188-A (GB)
Title: Data processing systems
Inventor: Tomas Fredrik Edso
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2016-06-10
Abstract: A method and system of operating a data processing system that comprises a memory 8 comprising N memory banks 11, comprising: storing one or more N x N data unit arrays of data in the memory such that each data unit in each row of each array is stored in a different memory bank, and such that each data unit in each column of each array is stored in a different memory bank of the N memory banks. Also, a method and system of operating said data processing system, comprising: selectively reading one or more rows and/or one or more columns of the N × N data unit array that is stored in the memory; wherein reading a row of the array comprises reading each data unit of the row from a different memory bank; and wherein reading a column of the array comprises reading each data unit of the column from a different memory bank.
Patent GB-2537295-A (GB)
Title: Wireless sensor system for electric submersible pump
Inventor: Andrey Fastovets
IPC: F04D15/00
Filed: 2015-01-16
Abstract: An electric submersible pump system can include a shaft; a power cable connector; an electric motor configured to receive power via the power cable connector for rotatably driving the shaft; a pump operatively coupled to the shaft; a power unit for generating power via rotation of the shaft; a remote unit that includes at least one sensor for sensing information, wireless transmission circuitry for wireless transmission of sensed information and a power interface to receive power generated by the power unit; and a base unit that includes wireless reception circuitry for receipt of wireless transmission of sensed information from the remote unit and wired transmission circuitry operatively coupled to the power cable connector. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2539814-A (GB)
Title: Freestanding clothes rail
Inventor: JOHN NEWMARK
IPC: A47G25/06
Filed: 2013-08-30
Abstract: A freestanding clothes rail kit 300 comprising a rail 310, first and second rail attachment portions 320, 330, first and second side members 340, 350 arranged for attachment with the first and second rail attachment portions, wherein in use the first rail attachment portion extends from the first side member towards a first end of the rail for attachment and towards the second rail attachment portion, and the rail is held by the first and second rail attachment portions such that it extends between the first and second side members. The rail and the first attachment portion may provide continuous support surfaces from which clothes hangers can be hung and along which they can run, and the rail and attachment portions may be secured together by male/female connections and an interference fit. The first attachment portion may be biased towards the second such that the rail is held in compression between the attachment portions, which is also a defining feature of a second embodiment. The kit may be arranged in a configuration for storage in a box. Also disclosed is a freestanding clothes rail and a method of packing a freestanding clothes rail.
Patent GB-2552845-A (GB)
Title: Communication system
Inventor: VIVEK SHARMA
IPC: H04W36/12
Filed: 2016-08-12
Abstract: A communication system is disclosed which comprises a plurality of cells, each cell being associated with a respective serving area of a terminating user-plane function (TUPF). For controlling mobility when a communication session uses a nomadic IP address and the target cell is associated with the same TUPF serving area as the source cell but the base station is unable to determine the TUPF serving area of the target cell then the base station initiates a redirection procedure rather than a handover procedure and the connection for the communication session via the source cell is broken before the target cell has been prepared to receive communication for the communication session. Also disclosed is the configuration of a radio bearer with an enhanced data rate or an additional bearer to meet the requirement of a requested data flow and provide additional network initiated data flow (e.g. push adverts, local content). Also disclosed is WLAN signaling and NAS signaling via a WLAN access point.
Patent GB-2537331-A (GB)
Title: System and methods for the production and management of benefits from use of natural substance
Inventor: MICHAEL J MEYER
IPC: G06Q50/02
Filed: 2015-02-13
Abstract: A system and methods facilitates the identification and management of benefits derived from the use of a naturally-occurring substance such as a humate. Facilitate the certification, quantification, verification, registration and monetization of such benefits for a selected naturally-occurring substance. A certification process seeks to establish a certification of origin - for example, the location or source from which the selected substance was derived. Other preferred embodiments of the certification process seek to establish a certification of composition, that is, the chemical composition of the selected substance.
Patent GB-2541599-A (GB)
Title: Nucleic acid for coding chimeric antigen receptor protein and T lymphocyte for expression of chimeric antigen receptor protein
Inventor: ZONGHAI LI
IPC: C12N15/867
Filed: 2014-05-14
Abstract: A nucleic acid for coding a chimeric antigen receptor protein expressed on the surface of a human T lymphocyte. The chimeric antigen receptor protein comprises an extracellular binding domain, a transmembrane domain and an intracellular signal domain that are orderly connected. The extracellular binding domain comprises a single-chain antibody scFv (EGFR) for specific recognition of 287th to 302th amino acid epitopes of a human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).
Patent GB-2557287-A (GB)
Title: Control device for an electric bicycle
Inventor: WEN-SUNG LEE
IPC: B62M6/50
Filed: 2016-12-05
Abstract: A control device for an electric bicycle includes a motor 11, a battery 12, a micro controller 13, an acceleration detector 14 and a transmitter 15 electrically connected to each other. A physical-condition monitor 2 may detect a rider's heart rate. A computer 3 calculates an electric power consumption value from the micro controller 13, an acceleration value from the acceleration detector 14, and the heart rate signal to create a motor output adjustment signal 321 which is created according to the practical conditions of the rider. The motor output adjustment signal 321 is sent to the micro controller 13 to adjust the output of the battery 12 to the motor 11 and the assistance force to the bicycle. Further data may be employed from a global positioning system 33.
Patent GB-2541344-A (GB)
Title: Detection of demarcating segments in video
Inventor: RENXIANG LI
IPC: G06V10/762
Filed: 2015-06-02
Abstract: A method of detecting frames in a video that demarcate a pre-determined type of video segment within the video is provided. The method includes identifying visually distinctive candidate marker frames within the video, grouping the candidate marker frames into a plurality of groups based on visual similarity, computing a collective score for each of the groups based on temporal proximity of each of the candidate marker frames within the group to related events occurring within the video, and selecting at least one of the groups based on the collective proximity scores as marker frames that demarcate the pre-determined type of video segment. A video processing electronic device and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon for performing the method are also provided.
Patent GB-2548447-A (GB)
Title: A method of reducing surface water flow in times of prolonged rainfall
Inventor: JOHN DAVID RHODES
IPC: E03F1/00
Filed: 2016-12-13
Abstract: The method comprising the steps of creating a drainage bore 6 extending from a first end at the surface of the ground then below ground to a second end 8, at least a portion of the bore intersecting water porous ground, the intersection between the two being an intersection volume. The intersection volume being below the water table and higher than the first end; and, inserting a pipe 12 into the drainage bore such that the pipe extends from the first end to within the intersection volume. At least a portion of the wall of the pipe within the intersection volume is permeable to water and the pipe is arranged proximate to a watercourse such that water exiting the pipe drains into the watercourse.
Patent GB-2546921-A (GB)
Title: Electronic vapour inhalers
Inventor: MARK GILL
IPC: A24F40/485
Filed: 2014-11-11
Abstract: An electronic vapour inhaler 10 comprises a housing 12 and an induction heating arrangement 34 which is arranged to inductively heat an induction heatable element 28 of a cartridge 26 or capsule inserted into the housing 12 to heat a flavour-release medium 30 within the cartridge 26 or capsule. The inhaler 10 comprises a control arrangement 20 which is arranged to energise the induction heating arrangement 34 to inductively heat the induction heatable element 28 and thereby heat the flavour-releasemedium 30. The control arrangement 20 is arranged to recognise an inserted capsule or cartridge 26 by detecting a characteristic of the induction heatable element 28 and to control the operation of the induction heating arrangement 34 based on the detected characteristic. The control arrangement 20 is arranged to provide a predetermined heating profile based on the detected characteristic. The control arrangement 20 can bearranged to detect a change in the electromagnetic field generated by the interaction between the induction heatable element 28 and the induction heating arrangement 34 during insertion of a capsule or cartridge 26 into the housing 12.
Patent GB-2546693-A (GB)
Title: Array substrate, liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display
Inventor: QIANQIAN LI
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 2014-11-12
Abstract: An array substrate, a liquid crystal panel containing the array substrate and a corresponding liquid crystal display. The array substrate comprises a sub-pixel array, multiple data lines (D1-D5) and multiple scanning lines (G11-G17, G21-G27); the sub-pixel array is divided into multiple column groups (11-14) along the direction where the data lines (D1-D5) are arranged; the sub-pixel array is divided into multiple row groups (21-27) along the direction where the scanning lines (G11-G17, G21-G27) are arranged; and by arranging and designing a connection mode between a sub-pixel in the array substrate and the data lines (D1-D5) and the scanning lines (G11-G17, G21-G27), when driven by means of dot inversion, each column of sub-pixels has a better-charged sub-pixel and a poorer-charged sub-pixel which are spaced apart from each other, so that in the liquid crystal panel containing the array substrate, various portions are of uniform luminance as a whole, thereby improving the defect of having bright and dark lines in a vertical direction.
Patent GB-2562545-A (GB)
Title: Connector assembly for an electronic device
Inventor: SAMEER SHARMA
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: A computing device comprises a casing which includes a flat portion to house a display and a barrel portion extending the length of one end of the computing device. The barrel portion is at least partially cylindrical, houses an audio jack assembly and includes a circular recess at its end. The audio jack assembly may be disposed concentrically within an at least partially circular end of the barrel portion. The audio jack assembly may comprise a female audio plug receptacle with a centre of its opening approximately at an axis of the barrel portion. The flat portion may protrude along an entire length of the barrel portion, and the display may be approximately 10 inches diagonally. The diameter of the barrel portion may be wider than the thickness of the flat portion.
Patent GB-2549233-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft galley unit
Inventor: Kenji Nojiri
IPC: B64D11/04
Filed: 2015-03-13
Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an aircraft galley which is equipped with a sink structure which ensures a working space for a crew in a galley and a broad drainage region. The aircraft galley unit is equipped with a hot and cold water supply system, a sink structure, and a work table. The sink structure is formed of a double structure which comprises a first sink having a recess in a portion of the work table and a box-type second sink provided above the first sink.
Patent GB-2565123-A (GB)
Title: Gas turbine engine
Inventor: DANIEL CLARK
IPC: B26F3/00
Filed: 2017-08-03
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a part, preferably a blade for a gas turbine engine, the method comprising providing a component 26 for cutting and directing a water jet 28 at the component 26 so as to cut the component, the water jet comprises water 32 and abrasive particles 34 having a nucleus 36 made from a first substance and a second substance 38 surrounding the nucleus, the first substance 36 being denser than the second substance 38. An additional method comprises a method of water jet cutting a component, the method comprises providing a component 26 for cutting and directing a water jet 28 at the component 26 so as to cut the component, the water jet comprises water 32 and abrasive particles 34 having a nucleus 36 made from a first substance and a second substance 38 surrounding the nucleus36, the second substance being different to the first substance. A further embodiment comprises of a method for manufacturing a part, comprising providing a component for cutting, and directing a water jet at the component cut the component, the water jet comprising water and carbon particles. The second substance will preferably be ice. The nucleus may comprise 3d printed acrylic.
Patent GB-2565785-A (GB)
Title: Printing body
Inventor: MARK JONES
IPC: B41N1/22
Filed: 2017-08-22
Abstract: A method of processing a printing body 10d wherein the printing body comprises a substrate 14 and a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer 16, 18 on the substrate. The method comprises engraving a printing pattern into the DLC layer. This method is advantageous, as it reduces the number of process steps required in processing the printing body, and reduces the loss of fine detail in the printing pattern. The DLC layer may comprise a DLC outer layer 18 and a DLC sub-layer 16 beneath the DLC outer layer. The DLC of the DLC sub-layer having a lower intrinsic compressive stress than the DLC of the DLC outer layer. The DLC of the DLC sub-layer may be doped DLC having foreign atoms doped therein. There is also disclosed a method of re-processing a printing body comprising removing at least a portion of a DLC layer of the printing body to remove a printing pattern in the DLC layer.
Patent GB-2555994-A (GB)
Title: Sensor device and method for borehole seismic applications
Inventor: JAKOB B U HALDORSEN
IPC: G01V11/00
Filed: 2015-06-17
Abstract: Method and device for performing vertical seismic profiling (VSP) in a borehole with a seismic device (10) comprising an elongated cable (20) with conductors (30) for transporting power and at least one communication line (40) for carrying signals. The device further comprises at least one connection point (50) placed along the elongated cable (20), where the connection point (50) comprises wireless power providing means (60) and communication means (65) that are connected to said conductors (30) and communication line (40) in the elongated cable (20), and at least one sealed seismic module (70) fixed to the at least one connection point (50), the seismic module (70) comprises a geophone (75), electronics (80) for detecting and transferring seismic signals, power receiving means (85) for wirelessly receiving power from the connection point (50) and means for wirelessly transmitting seismic signals to the communication line (40) via the communication means (65) comprised in the connection point (50).
Patent GB-2570689-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seat mounting system
Inventor: JOHN CAVANAGH
IPC: B60N2/427
Filed: 2018-02-02
Abstract: A system for mounting a vehicle seat on a vehicle floor comprises a first unit 12 for affixing to the seat and a second unit 10 for affixing to the vehicle floor, the first and second units being connected together so as to be alterable between a locked (e.g. normal) configuration in which the position of the first unit is fixed in relation to the second unit, and a mobile (e.g. accident) configuration in which the first unit is movable relative to the second unit. The system further comprises decelerating means 10b such that when the system is in the mobile configuration, the decelerating means are arranged to reduce the velocity of the first unit in a direction away from the position of the first unit in the locked configuration. During a crash, collision or impact, the system may shift to the mobile configuration, wherein a controlled deceleration is applied to the seat and occupant torso, so as to reduce the abrupt deceleration of the head, reducing neck injury (e.g. whiplash) that would arise from an otherwise sudden fore or aft head movement. The decelerating means may comprise resiliently-deformable elements (e.g. spring or hydraulic damper), or obliquely angled portion 10b.
Patent GB-2558103-A (GB)
Title: Materials for hydrophilic interaction chromatography and processes for preparation and use thereof for analysis of glycoproteins and glycopeptides
Inventor: KEVIN DANIEL WYNDHAM
IPC: C08L51/08
Filed: 2014-12-22
Abstract: A method of performing hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) for characterizing a glycosylated proteinaceous sample comprising the steps of; preparing a sample containing the glycosylated proteinaceous sample; providing a HILIC column having an inlet and an outlet, and a stationary phase material; loading the sample on said stationary phase material at a column inlet pressure of no less than 3000 psi and flowing the sample with a mobile phase eluent through the column; and separating the sample from the outlet into one or more fractions. The glycosylated proteinaceous material is preferably a glycosylated monoclonal antibody. The stationary phase preferably comprises a porous material comprising a copolymer comprising at least one hydrophilic monomer and a poly-amide bonded phase. The poly-amide bonded phase is preferably formed of acrylamide monomers. The porous material is preferably fully porous or superficially porous, and preferably comprises pores having an average pore size of at least 200 Ǻ. The stationary phase material preferably comprises an organic-inorganic hybrid core comprising an aliphatic bridge silane. The method preferably further includes various sample preparation steps, including the addition of a diluent, the diluent preferably comprising a denaturant.
Patent GB-2574384-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle movement
Inventor: DANIEL WOOLLISCROFT
IPC: B62D15/02
Filed: 2018-05-31
Abstract: A controller (200) comprising input means (230) for receiving an environment signal indicative of a feature in a vicinity of a vehicle 110, output means (240) for outputting a manoeuvre signal to cause the vehicle to perform a defined manoeuvre to a completed position, and control means (210) arranged to control the output means in dependence on the environment signal to cause a vehicle wheel 180 in the completed position to be angularly offset with respect to a feature in the vicinity of the vehicle. The wheel may be offset with respect to the feature at a predetermined angle, the vehicle may be caused to have a cramped wheel configuration, the feature may be a kerb with the wheel being angularly offset towards the kerb, the manoeuvre may be a parking manoeuvre, and the wheel angle may be offset in dependence upon an inclination of the vehicle such that the wheels are turned towards the kerb when parking on an incline. Also provided is a method of controlling movement of a vehicle.
Patent GB-2565412-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for moving pallets via unmanned motorized unit-guided forklifts
Inventor: Donald R High
IPC: B65G69/00
Filed: 2017-03-28
Abstract: A system 100, and associated method, for moving pallets 190 or a product containing pallets180 in a product storage facility 110 comprises at least one forklift unit 170. This unit 170 lifts pallets/product 180, 190. Also included is at least one motorised transport unit 160 which can (dis)engage with forklift unit 170. A central computer system 140 in two-way communication via network 150 with at least one of the motorised transport units 160, which itself can communicate with and be mechanically engaged so as to control at least one of the forklift units 160 so as to move at least one pallet/product 180, 190 Location detection system 12o is also in communication with the motorised transport unit 160 via network 150. Communication can be by LAN, WAN, WLAN, wireless, cellular, wi-fi, Bluetooth or the like. Unique identification means such as labels and light sources are also disclosed in relation to the identification of pallet/products 180, 190.