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Patent GB-2522220-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to valve assemblies
Inventor: DANIEL STUART
IPC: G01M3/04
Filed: 2014-01-16
Abstract: A toilet may leak at the valve between the cistern and the toilet bowl or pan or the float-regulated fill valve, traditionally having been a ball valve, where a ball float closes a valve once the cistern has filled to a pre-determined level. According to the present invention there is provided a leak detector for an item of sanitary ware, the detector comprising a planar body having first and second major surfaces, the first surface having a finish operable to indicate a flow of water arising from a sanitary leak, the second surface having an adhesive operable to be placed upon a surface of sanitary ware; the first surface being operable to guide water arising from a leak such that it passes over a surface portion such that any flow from a leak is more readily identified.
Patent GB-2522930-A (GB)
Title: A heater apparatus
Inventor: HARPUM RICHARD
IPC: G05D23/19
Filed: 2014-02-11
Abstract: A heater 10 attaches to a work piece or field device 110 for heating thereof. It has a source of heat (74, fig 3), at least one sensor, a controller (70, fig 3) for controlling the heater 10, a communication port (30, fig 3), and attachment means for attaching an adapter block. A replaceable pre-selected shaped adapter block 120 attached to the heater 10 via the attachment means. The shape is selected for intimate contact with the work piece 110. The adapter block transfers heat from the source of heat to the work piece 110 by direct conduction. There may be a number of interconnected heaters 10 in a master and slave arrangement (fig 6).
Patent GB-2523582-A (GB)
Title: Saw-action carpentry plane
Inventor: POYNTON JOHN EDMUND
IPC: B27C1/10
Filed: 2014-02-28
Abstract: A plane has a substantially flat base (1, figure 1) and a rotatable circular saw blade 4 set into the base, wherein the blade is arranged to be substantially coplanar with the base. The plane preferably comprises an electrically powered motor (5, figure 5) for driving the blade. A cradle may be provided to support the blade within the plane and to allow the position of the blade relative to the plane to be adjusted. Preferably the tilt of the blade and the lateral position of the blade relative to a side edge of the plane may be adjusted. The plane may comprise two or more counter-rotating blades.
Patent GB-2521878-A (GB)
Title: System and method of producing printed decorations
Inventor: SUPER SUSAN
IPC: A23G3/50
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: A process of producing printed decorations includes providing a gumpaste mixture, sheeting the mixture, creating a plurality of blanks from the mixture, arranging the plurality of blanks onto a platen of a printer, printing a pattern on the plurality of blanks, after the printing, removing the plurality of blanks from the platen, and forming each blank of the plurality of blanks into a shape of a decoration. The shape of the decoration may be a bow, animal, flower, balloon or licensed character. The gumpaste mixture preferably comprises 50-60% powdered sugar, 25-35% tapioca flour, 4.5-6.0% palm kernel flakes, 3.5-5.0% water, 0-0.5% potassium sorbate and 0 to 0.5% edible ink. The method provides a method of making ornate cake decorations with minimal manual labour.
Patent GB-2509425-A (GB)
Title: Automated selection of functions to reduce storage capacity based on performance requirements
Inventor: WHYTE BARRY DOUGLAS
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2012-09-19
Abstract: A plurality of functions to configure a unit of a storage volume is maintained, wherein each of the plurality of functions, in response to being applied to the unit of the storage volume, configures the unit of the storage volume differently. Statistics are computed on growth rate of data and access characteristics of the data stored in the unit of the storage volume. A determination is made as to which of the plurality of functions to apply to the unit of the storage volume, based on the computed statistics.
Patent GB-2519394-A (GB)
Title: Cast CrMoV steel alloys and the method of formation and use in turbines thereof
Inventor: SAHA DEEPAK
IPC: C22C38/54
Filed: 2014-07-08
Abstract: A cast alloy which comprises by weight: 0.12-0.20 % carbon, 0.50-0.90 % manganese, 0.25-0.60 % silicon, 0.10-0.50 % nickel, 1.15-1.50 % chromium, 0.90-1.50 % molybdenum, 0.70-0.80% vanadium, 0.0075-0.060% titanium and 0.008-0.012% boron with the balance being iron, optionally low levels of other alloying elements and impurities. The alloy can be used to make stationary components of a turbine.
Patent GB-2528452-A (GB)
Title: Rules editor
Inventor: THOMSON NEIL
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2014-07-21
Abstract: A rules editor for creating rules for a software application comprises: a graphical editor allowing a user to select and arrange icons on a display device to form a graphical representation of a rule; and a spreadsheet editor for forming a spreadsheet representation of a rule; where the representations of the respective editors are automatically maintained and synchronised following amendment of either. The editors may be arranged side-by-side and be resized. When a user creates a new spreadsheet or formula in the spreadsheet editor, a corresponding icon may be automatically created in the graphical representation. The system may allow dragging and dropping of formulae from the spreadsheet to the graphical representation. The spreadsheet representation may include a loop region, defining an iterative loop; and a table region allowing entry of a table of values. A user may give names to spreadsheets and icons, with the rule editor automatically naming corresponding icon or spreadsheet using the same name.
Patent GB-2516379-A (GB)
Title: Negative pressure wound therapy system with a buffering unit
Inventor: YAO NAN-KUANG
IPC: A61M27/00
Filed: 2012-05-29
Abstract: A negative pressure wound therapy system has a buffering unit 50 connected between an actuator 30 and a wound dressing 60. The buffering unit 50 has similar physical condition to the wound, and consumes its negative pressure to compensate for the negative pressure loss in the wound to resist the pressure rise in the wound during slight leakage. The buffering unit 50 also keeps the actuator from directly operating on the wound to reduce the pain of the patient while lowering the pressure in the wound. The buffering unit has a water absorbing layer 51, an air-permeating layer 52 connecting to the sensor and a meshed layer 53. The air-permeating layer is liquid impermeable and so keeps liquid from flowing into the sensor (20, see figure 2). The sensor detects the pressure in the system and provides feedback to the controller 10, which then controls the actuator pump 30.
Patent GB-2529467-A (GB)
Title: Additional restraint system for all occupants using a standard three point seat belt
Inventor: BATHAM PHILIP
IPC: B60R22/26
Filed: 2014-08-21
Abstract: A seat belt guide comprises two arms each comprising a slider through-plate at an end thereof, an adjustment mechanism for allowing movement of the arms and a tightening mechanism for attaching the guide to the headrest posts of a car seat. A strap that is additional to the integral car seat belt (figure 4) may be passed through one of the slider through-plates and locked in position. The additional strap may be passed from a users shoulder and across their chest to their opposite hip and attached to an extra buckle added to the anchor point of the integral seat belt, such that the additional strap crosses the integral seat belt strap in the chest area of a user. The arrangement prevents the user from slowly falling forwards, for example, if they fall asleep.
Patent GB-2520156-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft hydraulic system
Inventor: MEARS JOHN S
IPC: F15B7/00
Filed: 2014-09-19
Abstract: An aircraft hydraulic system 10 for operating a plurality of hydraulically-operated actuators 12 in the aircraft (40 in Figure 2) is provided. The hydraulic system 10 has a hydraulic reservoir 14 in which hydraulic fluid is stored, a hydraulic distribution system 16 coupling the hydraulic reservoir 14 to the actuators 12. The hydraulic system 10 also has a main flow line 24 coupled to the hydraulic reservoir 14, a hydraulic pump 18 fluidly coupled to the main flow line 24 and the hydraulic reservoir 14 to pump hydraulic fluid from the reservoir 14 to the main flow line 24, a main filtration system 20 fluidly coupled to the main flow line 24 upstream of at least some of the actuators 12, and a self-cleaning wash flow filter 22, 122, 222 fluidly coupled upstream of the main filtration system 20.
Patent GB-2530576-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming a dielectric layer on an electrode
Inventor: ROMANN TAVO
IPC: H01G11/32
Filed: 2014-09-29
Abstract: A method of forming a dielectric layer 5 on an electrode for use in a capacitor, the method comprising electropolymerising an ion from an electrolyte. Also disclosed is an electrode 4 including a dielectric layer 5, wherein the electrode 4 is carbon. Further disclosed is an electrode 4 including a dielectric layer 5, wherein the electrode 4 is aluminium, tantalum, titanium, hafnium or niobium. The ion in the electrolyte may be an anion, specifically it may be a cyano ligand. The dielectric layer 5 may contain carbon. The electrode 4 may be a mesoporous or nanoporous thin film carbon electrode, the electrode 4 may be formed of graphene, doped graphene, reduced graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, carbon fabric, or carbon aerogel. Applying a sufficiently positive voltage, a thin dielectric layer forms at the positive electrode, enabling the use of cell voltages higher than 3.5 V.
Patent GB-2514973-A (GB)
Title: Respiratory assistance apparatus
Inventor: BARKER DEAN ANTONY
IPC: G01N29/024
Filed: 2013-04-05
Abstract: A respiratory assistance apparatus has a gases inlet configured to receive a supply of gases, a blower unit configured to generate a pressurised gases stream from the supply of gases; a humidification unit configured to heat and humidify the pressurised gases stream; and a gases outlet for the heated and humidified gases stream. A flow path for the gases stream extends through the respiratory device from the gases inlet through the blower unit and humidification unit to the gases outlet. A sensor assembly is provided in the flow path before the humidification unit. The sensor assembly has an ultrasound gas composition sensor system for sensing one or more gas concentrations within the gases stream.
Patent GB-2520821-A (GB)
Title: Cash till drawer apparatus
Inventor: ELLIFF PETER
IPC: G07G1/12
Filed: 2013-09-09
Abstract: A cash till drawer apparatus 100 provides a drawer control signal to a cash till drawer opening mechanism so that the cash till drawer opening mechanism can open a drawer in response to an open signal from an electronic point of sale (EPOS) system. The apparatus further comprises a monitoring switch for monitoring the status of the drawer and a processor for counting cash till drawer events, such as the number of times the drawer has been opened. The counter values can be provided to an external device to facilitate the planning of maintenance for the cash till drawer unit.
Patent GB-2532453-A (GB)
Title: Wearable sports monitoring equipment for measuring heart rate or muscular activity and relating method
Inventor: MIKKO MARTIKKA
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2014-11-19
Abstract: Wearable electronic equipment and method for measuring heart rate or muscular activity of a person comprises one or more heartbeat or muscular activity sensors (513A-B, Figure 5A) for providing a heartbeat or muscular activity signal, respectively, and a motion sensor (528, figure 5A) for providing a motion signal corresponding to movement of the person. In addition, there are provided processing means (522A, figure 5A) for detecting from the heartbeat or muscular activity signal first events corresponding to individual heartbeats or muscle activations, respectively, and from the motion signal second events corresponding to movement changes stronger than a predefined threshold. The processing means are further programmed to form a first time series of said first events, and to determine the heartbeat or muscular activity parameter using the first time series. The processing means are programmed to omit from said first time series those first events that are synchronous or coincide with and/or take place at the same frequency as the second events. Motion-induced artifacts from ECG and EMG signals are removed for more accurate sports performance monitoring and characterization.
Patent GB-2534890-A (GB)
Title: Thermal plasma torch
Inventor: GARY PETER KNIGHT
IPC: H05H1/34
Filed: 2015-02-03
Abstract: The plasma torch abatement apparatus is used for treatment of an effluent stream from a semiconductor processing tool comprises: an anode 14 and a cathode 16 arranged to generate a plasma stream 12 and a plasma discharge region 24; and an effluent stream conduit 60 arranged to convey the effluent stream to flow coaxially with the plasma stream. A conical end portion 18 of the torch causes the two gas streams to converge and mix in the torch end portion 24. In this way, rather than intersecting the effluent stream, the plasma stream instead flows with the effluent stream. A spiral channel 44 for the gas used to form the plasma generates a plasma vortex in the plasma gas generation region 24. The torch configuration helps to prolong the reaction time of the effluent stream in the plasma phase and reduces the risk of any of the effluent stream bypassing the plasma stream completely. This significantly improves the abatement effectiveness of the plasma torch.
Patent GB-2523665-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement of a flap on a body of a vehicle
Inventor: RAJAKUTY MAHAGANESH
IPC: E05F1/10
Filed: 2015-02-19
Abstract: An arrangement of a flap 10 on a body 12 of a vehicle in which arrangement the flap 10 is pivotably arranged on the body 12 between a closed position and at least one open position. At least one cam 22 is arranged on the flap 10 at least indirectly and at least one spring element 26 is attached to the cam 22. The spring element 20 being attached to the body 12 at least indirectly and the spring element 20 is loaded by moving the flap 10 from the closed position into the open position. The spring 20 exerts a force on the flap 10 in the open position thereby holding the flap 10 in the open position and exerts a force on the flap 10 when moving the flap 10 to the closed position thereby supporting the movement of the flap 10 into the closed position. Preferably the spring element 20 is attached to the cam 22 via a connecting bracket 32 have a pair of connected arms 34, 36 which are at an angle to each other.
Patent GB-2527186-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for multi-band radio frequency signal routing
Inventor: WLOCZYSIAK STEPHANE RICHARD MARIE
IPC: H04B7/08
Filed: 2015-04-10
Abstract: A mobile device includes an antenna switch module, a diversity module and one or more diversity antennas. The diversity module 30 processes diversity signals received on the one or more diversity antennas 31, 32 to generate a high-band signal (e.g. greater than 2.3 GHz), a mid-band signal (e.g. between 1 GHz and 2.3 GHz) and a low-band signal (e.g. less than 1 GHz). The diversity module 30 generates a combined low-band / high-band signal, and provides the mid-band signal and the combined low-band / high-band signal to the antenna switch module. The mobile device may include a diplexer 37 to generate the combined low-band / high-band signal. In one arrangement, the diversity module 30 may include a multi-throw switch (81 fig.4) to provide the low-band signal to a shared low-band / high-band terminal in a first state, the high-band signal to the shared low-band / high-band terminal in a second state, and the combined low-band / high-band signal to the shared low-band / high-band terminal in a third state.
Patent GB-2535553-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for controlling laser modulation
Inventor: WILLIAM REDMAN-WHITE
IPC: H01S5/0683
Filed: 2015-06-19
Abstract: A system comprises drive circuitry 506 configured to apply in a start-up phase a first drive current and then a second different drive current to a laser diode 501, said first drive current and second drive current being such that said laser diode is configured to provide a first optical output and a second optical output respectively, an optical sensor 502 configured to provide a first sensor output corresponding to the first optical output of said laser diode and a second sensor output corresponding to said second optical output; and a controller 520 configured to use said first drive current, said second drive current, said first sensor output and said second sensor output to provide control values for said drive circuitry to control a modulation depth of said laser diode. The first and second drive currents may be single bursts. The optical sensor may be a photodiode.
Patent GB-2541675-A (GB)
Title: Imaging apparatus and method
Inventor: LYDIA ANN HYDE
IPC: G01S7/481
Filed: 2015-08-25
Abstract: An imaging apparatus for the external surface of a host platform, with a number of single pixel detectors 10 distributed about the external surface, each receiving radiation reflected by an object or region of interest 18 and generating two-dimensional image data representative of it. An image processing module 16 multiplexes the two-dimensional image data from the single pixel detectors 10 and reconstructs a three-dimensional image of the object or region of interest 18 using a ghost imaging algorithm. The apparatus may include a radiation source such as a laser 12 and a control device to adjust its output such as a digital micro-mirror device (DMD) or spatial light modulator (SLM) 14. A target acquisition device may signal the control device to direct radiation to the object 18. A tracking device may track the target object and signal the control device to direct radiation to the object 18. The apparatus may generate an entangled photon pair as part of a quantum correlation circuit and quantum ghost imaging algorithm. The pixel detectors 10 may have wireless data transceivers to communicate relevancy parameters due to similarities between the detectors.
Patent GB-2539730-A (GB)
Title: Node role assignment in networks
Inventor: Krzysztof Dudzinski
IPC: H04W84/18
Filed: 2015-10-21
Abstract: There is provided a node for use in a network, the node comprising: communication circuitry to communicate with a management server. Bootstrap circuitry initially identifies an intermediate node from at least one available node in the network in response to the communication circuitry being unable to communicate with the management server directly. The communication circuitry is arranged to communicate with the management server indirectly via the intermediate node when unable to communicate with the management server directly. Role assignment circuitry assigns a role to be performed by the node in the network based on whether the communication circuitry communicates with the management server directly, or indirectly via an intermediate node. Embodiments describe use within a wireless feeder network where the nodes may be a Feeder Base Station or Feeder Terminal.
Patent GB-2545031-A (GB)
Title: Fuel assembly for molten salt fuelled reactor with built in moderator
Inventor: IAN RICHARD SCOTT
IPC: G21C7/06
Filed: 2015-12-06
Abstract: A nuclear fuel assembly containing a moderator that is surrounded by fuel tubes containing nuclear fuel. The moderator may be surrounded by one or more layers of fuel tubes. When more than one layer of fuel tubes are used the tubes may be U shape, to allow uniform fissile consumption even though the two layers of tubes experience different neutron fluxes. Preferably the fuel tubes contain nuclear fuel in the form of salts which are molten at operating temperature. The moderator may be clad in a metal alloy such as stainless steel, a ceramic such as silicon carbide or any other suitable material that is resistant to attack from the coolant used to transfer heat from the fuel assembly such as molten salt coolant. The moderator and fuel tubes may be further clad in a layer of material resistant to the coolant use. The moderator may be any low atomic weigh solid material with low neutron absorption, such as carbon, zirconium hydride, zirconium deuteride, yttrium hydride or deuteride, lithium hydride or deuteride, beryllium oxide or the like. The fuel assemblies can be a variety of cross sections, such as square or hexagonal.
Patent GB-2532893-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to barriers
Inventor: ROBERT NICHOLAS BALL
IPC: E01F13/12
Filed: 2011-08-01
Abstract: A barrier apparatus comprises a first support means 55 and a separate second support means 56. A flexible coupling means 20 extends between the first support means and the second support means supported by a bridging member 4. The coupling means defines a first through-opening and a second through-opening via which it is attached to the first support means and the second support means respectively. The first support means and the second support means each include an obstruction part 110 extending through a respective one of the first through-opening and the second through-opening thereby each to obstruct removal of said through opening from a respective support means. The flexible coupling 20 may be untensioned. A plurality of couplings may extend between respective pairs of a plurality of stanchions to form a longer barrier.
Patent GB-2542446-A (GB)
Title: A collapsible flood barrier
Inventor: ANDREW DAVID PEDRICK
IPC: E06B9/00
Filed: 2016-03-23
Abstract: Collapsible, water-inflatable temporary flood barrier 110 comprising an impermeable membrane which encloses at least one water fillable compartment 120. The bottom of the barrier includes a band of yielding sealant (400, Fig. 2) which may also be present on a sidewall. In use the barrier is arranged on a surface and is inflated by filling the at least one compartment with water, while the band of sealant is deformed under the weight of the water-filled barrier such that the sealant conforms to the shape of the surface and provides a watertight seal between the base of the barrier and the surface. The sealant might be elastic and adhesive, and be composed of foam rubber. The barrier might have a plurality of separately water-fillable sections 110, 120, 130 and be of a tubular shape when inflated. The tube might have a trapezoidal cross-section and be substantially U-shaped when viewed from above.
Patent GB-2550410-A (GB)
Title: Folding wing tip and rotating locking member
Inventor: MATTHEW HARDING
IPC: B64C3/56
Filed: 2016-05-20
Abstract: The wing (fig.1A,10) comprises a fixed wing (fig.1A,14) and a wing tip device (fig.1A,12) movable between a flight position and a ground position, in which the span of wing is reduced; the wing tip is locked in the flight position by a locking mechanism 20 having a cylindrical locking pin 22, located on either the fixed wing or the wing tip device, and a U-shaped locking member 24, located on the other, where the locking member 24 is rotated around the locking pin 22 to lock the wing tip. Preferably the wing has many locking members (fig.7) each with toothed outer surfaces 30 associated with a toothed actuators 32 which may be simultaneously driven to move the locking members through 180 degrees. Preferably each locking member 24 is located in a housing 28 in the fixed wing, each with a landing support 40 for the locking pin extending through a slot in the locking mechanism. There may be a secondary locking mechanism (fig.4,36) to prevent rotation of the locking member when it is in a locked position. A method of locking and unlocking a wing tip device on an aircraft is also claimed.