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Patent GB-2519648-A (GB)
Title: Zeolite blend catalysts for treating exhaust gas
Inventor: CHANDLER GUY RICHARD
IPC: F01N3/10
Filed: 2014-08-29
Abstract: A catalyst for treating an exhaust gas comprises a blend of a transition metal promoted first zeolite and a second zeolite primarily in at least one of H+ form, NH4+ form, alkali metal form or alkaline earth metal form, wherein the first and second zeolites have the same framework structure and the framework structure is selected from CHA, AEI, AFX, LEV and SFW. The first zeolite may be exchanged with copper and second zeolite may contain calcium. The first and second zeolite may independently have a silica to alumina ratio of 10-35 and maybe present in a relative ratio of 0.1-1. A method for treating an exhaust gas using the catalysts is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2532922-A (GB)
Title: Post clamp
Inventor: DAVID CREIGHTON
IPC: E04H17/14
Filed: 2014-12-05
Abstract: A bracket A with a cradle C that is releasably attached to a fence post D and held in place by means of a bolt or screw B. A horizontal cane E can be placed upon the cradles of at least two brackets whereby garden plants or their supports F can be tied to the cane. The bracket can be moved up the fence post to offer continued support as the plants grow. The fence post D is preferably a concrete post. The bracket A preferably wraps around the back of the fence post D and is held in position at the front by the bolt or screw B.
Patent GB-2524862-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for corrosion prevention
Inventor: JOSLIN CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL DAVID
IPC: C23F15/00
Filed: 2014-12-09
Abstract: A method and apparatus is described that uses a device 110 which presents a surface of a dielectric material to a flowing or circulating fluid (such as water) that results in charge being created at a boundary layer of the dielectric. The pipe work 104 contacts the device 110 which comprises an electromagnetic material that has an affinity to negative charge and tends to charge the material that has an electronegative potential according to the triboelectric series. The material may be PTFE, ABS or polypropylene. A least two connections to the ground 126 are provided. The fluid flowing interacts with the device 110, which then acts as a dielectric charge generator without the use of a battery or DC supply. Variable resistance 128 may also be included to control the potential difference between the metal and the earth. The system may be used in a cooling tower, boiler or oil (hydrocarbon) pipeline.
Patent GB-2533577-A (GB)
Title: A closure for a fabric wristband
Inventor: LARS OLA NILSSON
IPC: G09F3/08
Filed: 2014-12-22
Abstract: A closure 10 for a fabric wristband comprising a male part 11 and a female part 12 which engage in a first position, where the band is moveable through the closure, and a second position, in which the parts are irreversibly locked together and no movement of the band is possible. The band prevents and leaves evidence of tampering. Preferably, in the first position one end of the band is attached to the male part 11 and the other may pass through an opening of the female part 12 at the opposite end to the male part. The closure may have cooperating members which may be in the form of a resilient flange (17, fig 3) and depression (32, fig 3) or a resilient clip 25 and notches 37. The closure may have a spike 45, 46 on the female part 12 to pierce the band and enter a socket 47, 48 on the male part 11.
Patent GB-2518777-A (GB)
Title: Connector
Inventor: SUZUKI KENJI
IPC: H01R13/422
Filed: 2013-07-25
Abstract: The front of a terminal (50) is provided with a flattened angular box part (51) that accepts a male tab terminal, resulting in contact conduction. Locking holes (54, 55) are provided in three locations on said box part (51), namely the widthwise center thereof and near both widthwise edges. A lance (20) that locks the terminal (50) is provided with a connecting part (25) that is formed in the shape of a single plate, is provided with three protruding beaks (22, 23) that engage with the locking holes (54, 55) in the terminal (50), and connects the three peaks (22, 23) and a slit (24) that increases elasticity.
Patent GB-2536018-A (GB)
Title: Increasing data transfer rates
Inventor: PETER DAVIDSON
IPC: H04B7/06
Filed: 2015-03-03
Abstract: Cooperative aerial inter-antenna beamforming for communication between at least two aerial antennas, mounted on at least one moving platform (such as a high altitude platform), such that one or more aerial antennas have variable positions and orientations over time, and first and second antennas connected to user equipment having a lower altitude than the aerial antennas; the process involving transmitting data relating to the positions and orientations of the aerial antennas to a data processing system, a processing system calculating and transmitting beamforming instructions to the aerial antennas, the aerial antennas thereby transmitting or receiving respective first component signals for the first user antenna, and transmitting or receiving respective second component signals for the second user antenna, the first component signals each having essentially the same information content but differing in their phase and usually amplitude, the second component signals each having essentially the same information content but differing in their phase and usually amplitude; so as to form a first cooperative beam from the cooperative sum of the signals between the aerial antennas and the first user antenna, and a second cooperative beam from the cooperative sum of the signals between the aerial antennas and the second user antenna, the resulting cooperative beams thereby having the same or similar properties of a beam formed from a notional single aerial antenna large enough to encompasses the positions of the at least two aerial antennas.
Patent GB-2540127-A (GB)
Title: Building construction method and apparatus
Inventor: DOMENICO CECINI
IPC: E04G11/02
Filed: 2015-06-29
Abstract: A method of constructing a building comprises the use of a single mould 50 to cast both a floor section and a wall section in a single casting operation. Self-compacting concrete may be used and the casting may be performed in situ. The mould may have a closed floor section in fluid communication with a vertical section having an opening. A plurality of moulds may be used to define wall and floor sections such that the building has a split-level, open-section construction. First, second and third moulds may be used, each having first and second vertical sections provided at opposing ends of a horizontal section. The mould may be assembled on site from a plurality of mould portions 51.
Patent GB-2541218-A (GB)
Title: Coordination using self organising network functionality
Inventor: ZHANHONG LU
IPC: H04W24/02
Filed: 2015-08-12
Abstract: Analysis of cellular network base stations may be performed by a computational engine 107. A ranking of the cellular network base stations, generated at an Automatic Neighbour Relation, ANR, function 105 of a Self-Organising Network, SON, platform 100 is received. A set of base stations (121-124, figure 3) for coordinated operation is determined based on the received ranking of the base stations from Neighbour Relation ranking function 106. The type of coordinated operation comprises one or more of: coordinated scheduling; joint transmission; and joint reception. The computational engine further comprises a performance indicator interface, configured to receive information about performance indicators for the base stations from an Operation Support System, OSS, 110 said performance indicator being a Key Performance Indicator, KPI, such as a capacity level and/or a user throughput level, for the base stations. Each of the cellular network base stations comprises: a respective Base Band Unit, BB (10, figure 1a); and a respective Remote Radio Unit, RRU (20) and wherein the RRU of each cellular network base station is located at the same site as the BBU of that cellular network base station.
Patent GB-2526980-A (GB)
Title: Sensor input recognition
Inventor: HATFIELD ROBERT JAMES
IPC: G10L15/28
Filed: 2013-07-10
Abstract: In eg. a speech recognition system (in eg. in a mobile phone), a sensor 208 detects an input (eg. sound) signal and determines whether it contains a selectable pattern (eg. trigger phrase such as hello phone) via analysers 206 coupled to an analysis signal memory and a controllable pattern detector 220 acting on eg. detected keywords (from 120, 5a) . Aspects of the invention include the subsequent validation 120 of the trigger word or pass phrase which, when spoken by an authorised speaker (identified by speaker verification), wakes up 212 the speech recognition engine (SRE 132). Noise reduction may be tuned for speech recognition 134 or communication 136 depending on whether it is applied before or after the validation.
Patent GB-2527235-A (GB)
Title: Privacy mask processing method
Inventor: HA JAE RYONG
IPC: H04N5/262
Filed: 2014-02-12
Abstract: A privacy mask processing method is disclosed. The privacy mask processing method according to the present invention is configured to accurately arrange a mask area in a privacy area within a taken image, regardless of camera movement of any type. Therefore, the present invention can guarantee that the mask area accurately coincides with the privacy area even when the camera is moving in at least one of pan, tilt, and zoom modes.
Patent GB-2543566-A (GB)
Title: Rotor apparatus
Inventor: JASON DALE
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 2015-10-23
Abstract: A rotor apparatus comprises a passage 9, 10 for flow of fluid, a turbine and/or pump rotor mechanism 7, 8 for interacting with the fluid flow and a valve arrangement 4, 5 for controlling the flow of fluid through the passage 9, 10. The valve arrangement 4, 5 includes a valve body 5 holding a valve seat and a valve member 4 that moves within the valve body 5 to open and close the passage. The rotor arrangement 7, 8 is mounted within the valve member 4, which minimises space requirement, and may also allow easy access to the rotor mechanism 7, 8 when the valve is closed. The apparatus may be used in pipework in hydropower, tidal or run of river installations. Contra rotating turbines 7, 8 may be mounted on a central gearbox.
Patent GB-2544777-A (GB)
Title: Hand held appliance
Inventor: BEN COLIN BOBILLIER
IPC: F24H3/04
Filed: 2015-11-26
Abstract: A hair care appliance (e.g. a hairdryer) comprising a body 30 having an outer wall 360, a duct 300 extending within the outer wall, a primary fluid flow path 400 extending between the duct and the outer wall, a flow directing plate 700 within the primary fluid flow path and at least two guide surfaces 710, 720 located on the plate meeting at an apex 730. Preferably the plate is situated orthogonally to the axis of the fluid flow path and the guide surfaces extend along this axis to the apex. Preferably the appliance comprises a handle which contains a fluid inlet for the device, and the plate changes the direction of the fluid flow from that in the handle to that in the main body. The plate assembly acts as a baffle to redirect the flow of air around the duct 300 and towards the primary outlet 440.
Patent GB-2537731-A (GB)
Title: Flexible tools and apparatus for machining objects
Inventor: DRAGOS AXINTE
IPC: G02B23/24
Filed: 2016-03-04
Abstract: A flexible tool 10 or snake robot comprises a plurality of rigid members 12 spaced along a longitudinal axis 14, a plurality of flexible members 16 extending between the plurality of rigid members 12 and being arranged to enable the plurality of rigid members 12 to diverge from the longitudinal axis and define a work volume for the flexible tool 10 (arrows 26, 28, 30 and 32), at least some of the plurality of flexible members 16 being unevenly spaced around the longitudinal axis 14 and/or a physical characteristic of at least some of the plurality of flexible members 16 varying along the longitudinal axis 14 to cause the work volume and/or stiffness of the flexible tool 10 to be asymmetric relative to the longitudinal axis 14. The flexible members 16 may include flexible joints 1611, 1612, 1613, 1614 and control cables 162, 1621, 1622, 1623, 1624 which may extend through and between some of the rigid members 12. The flexible joints 1611, 1612, 1613, 1614 may differ in length, thickness or material (figs. 10-14). The tool may be used to machine or inspect components using a belnding tool, a water jet, a laser cutter, a gripper, a drilling tool, a CCD camera or a CMOS camera.
Patent GB-2551714-A (GB)
Title: Cleanroom control system and method
Inventor: ROBERT WALLACE
IPC: F24F3/16
Filed: 2016-06-27
Abstract: A control system for controlling air volume so as to maintain a desired concentration of airborne contamination in a cleanroom. Where the cleanroom is supplied by a HVAC system 12 which supplies treated air to the cleanroom. The control system feature sensing means 48 for sensing a concentration of non-viable particles or viable particles in real time or near real time. Processing means are also provided for comparing the sensed concentration of non-viable particles or viable particles against the desired concentration of airborne contamination and outputting at least one control signal to the HVAC system 12 based on the comparison. Optionally, the processing means receives energy price data or usage data. Optionally, there is provide one or more secondary sensing means for sensing an environmental condition or process condition or HVAC system condition in real time or near real time.
Patent GB-2543188-A (GB)
Title: Multi-zone actuation system using wellbore darts
Inventor: ZACHARY WILLIAM WALTON
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2014-08-01
Abstract: Sliding sleeve assemblies including a completion body with an inner flow passageway and one or more ports enabling fluid communication between the inner flow passageway and an exterior of the completion body. A sliding sleeve is arranged within the completion body and has a sleeve mating profile defined on an inner surface, the sliding sleeve being movable between a closed position, where the one or more ports are occluded, and an open position, where the one or more ports are exposed. A plurality of wellbore darts are used and each has a body and a common dart profile that is matable with the sleeve mating profile. One or more sensors are positioned on the completion body to detect the plurality of wellbore darts traversing the inner flow passageway. An actuation sleeve is arranged within the completion body and movable to expose the sleeve mating profile.
Patent GB-2551223-A (GB)
Title: Product and method for temporary shaping of keratin-containing fibers
Inventor: THORSTEN KNAPPE
IPC: A61Q5/06
Filed: 2016-12-13
Abstract: A cosmetic product for temporarily shaping keratinic fibers, comprising a) a cosmetic preparation containing al) at least one copolymer that is constructed from at least the following monomer units: - (meth)acrylic acid - (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester - (meth)acrylic acid hydroxy alkyl ester; a2) at least one copolymer that is constructed from at least the following monomer units: - styrene - acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid, with the proportion by weight of copolymers al) and a2) with respect to the total weight of the cosmetic preparation being 1.0 to 10 wt%. The product may be used in a hair spray, and may contain at least one propellant in the range 30 to 70 wt%.
Patent GB-2550689-A (GB)
Title: Diamond tool piece
Inventor: FRANK SCHOOFS
IPC: C30B33/02
Filed: 2017-05-16
Abstract: A high-pressure high-temperature, HPHT, diamond tool piece with at least a portion of the tool piece comprising an aggregated nitrogen centre to C-nitrogen centre ratio of >30%. The aggregated nitrogen centres may be A or B centres and the nitrogen content may be greater than 300 ppm. The tool piece may be a single crystal diamond, or the tool piece may comprise PCD (polycrystalline diamond) with a binder material. The tool piece can be a wear part, dresser, wire drawing die, gauge stone, cutter or an engraving tool. Further aspects relates to a tool and a method of producing a HPHT diamond tool piece which includes irradiating an HPHT diamond material to introduce vacancies in the crystal lattice, annealing the HPHT diamond material such that at least a portion of the HPHT diamond material comprises an aggregated nitrogen centre to C-nitrogen centre ratio of >30%, and processing the HPHT diamond material to form an HPHT diamond tool piece. Annealing can be performed in an inert atmosphere, at least at 800 °C, or may be performed at a pressure of at least 4.5 GPa and at least at 1300 °C.
Patent GB-2565798-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for determining object intent
Inventor: BASHAR AHMAD
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2017-08-23
Abstract: A method of determining that a tracked object is travelling to an entity (e.g. that a user is travelling towards a vehicle), the method comprising: determining a state of the tracked object at each of a plurality of points in time; and determining a first metric indicative of a probability that the tracked object is travelling to the entity using a Bayesian reasoning process in dependence upon at least one model indicative of one or both of a movement and measurement and the state of the tracked object at the plurality of points in time and a location of the entity. The state of the tracked object may comprise at least one of a position, velocity, acceleration and a spatial-temporal characteristic.
Patent GB-2553438-A (GB)
Title: Anisotropic parameter estimation from walkway vsp data using differential evolution
Inventor: AMIT PADHI
IPC: G01V1/48
Filed: 2015-05-01
Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to generate a parent population, wherein each member of the parent population includes a set of model parameters describing a layer model of the geological formation; to execute a perturbation algorithm to generate subsequent child populations, from the parent population, until a termination criterion is met; to provide a plurality of solutions based on at least one member of the parent population and on at least one member of each child population; and to control a drilling operation based on a revised layer model that has been generated based on a selected one of the plurality of solutions. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
Patent GB-2553721-A (GB)
Title: Junction meshing for lattice structures
Inventor: HOOMAN SHAYANI
IPC: G06T17/20
Filed: 2016-04-26
Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for designing three dimensional lattice structures include, in one aspect, a method including: calculating a radius of incidence for respective pairings of beams of different sizes that converge at a junction in a lattice; determining a maximized radius of incidence for each of the beams based on the radii of incidence for the pairings with that beam; comparing the maximized radii of incidence to find a global radius for the junction; calculating local intersection points and global intersection points, respectively, for each of the beams with a local sphere defined by the maximized radius of incidence for that beam and with a global sphere defined by the global radius for the junction; and generating meshing with sockets for the beams at the junction using the local intersection points and the global intersection points.
Patent GB-2568734-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible frame for supporting a container
Inventor: GARY HANMER
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2017-11-24
Abstract: A frame for supporting a container comprising at least three legs 12 and an annular piece or hoop. A second end 20 of the legs 12 is attached to the hoop and is at least partially moveable around it. When the legs 12 are spaced around a first section 10 of the hoop, they extend to support the hoop in a substantially horizontal disposition. The second end 20 of each leg 12 may have a slot shaped to fit the quadrilateral cross-section of the first section 10 of the hoop and these cooperating shapes allow the legs to spread to a predetermined extent. The legs 12 are moveable to a second section 14 of the hoop at which they can be folded towards a plane of the hoop because the second section 14 may have a maximum diameter less than the slot width, allowing the legs to rotate. A third section 18 on the opposite side of the hoop may be recessed and configured to receive the legs when folded. Resiliently deformable feet could lock the legs in the third section 18. A method of reconfiguring the frame is included.
Patent GB-2555334-A (GB)
Title: Drill pipe guide system and method
Inventor: NICHOLAS PAUL MEEKS
IPC: E21B19/24
Filed: 2016-06-02
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a drill pipe guide system (44) having a support structure (52, 54) configured to be positioned on a rig floor (12) or drillship floor, an articulating arm (56) coupled to the support structure, wherein the articulating arm is configured to pivot relative to the support structure, and a clamp(59) coupled to the articulating arm, wherein the clamp is configured to encircle a drill string (38) and limit radial movement of the drill string as the drill string is lowered beneath the rig floor or drillship floor. The embodiments further include a method comprising the steps of positioning an umbilical cable (66) against the drill string (38) with an umbilical guide system (50), encircling the drill string with the clamp (59) of the drill pipe guide system (44); and running the drill string (38) through slips (34) in the drilling rig floor.
Patent GB-2569394-A (GB)
Title: Passive display module for containers
Inventor: DAVID BERNARD MAPLESTON
IPC: H04B5/00
Filed: 2017-12-18
Abstract: A container such as travel luggage 1 that has an electronic E-paper display 3 that is powered only when the display needs to be changed by an external NFC tag reader/writer e.g. a smart phone. Data and power may be exchanged between the containers electronics and smart phone by modulated inductive coupling means 6. Alternatively power and data is transferred from an external device by capacitive means. Super-cap capacitors are used to store energy, and preferably provide sufficient energy to allow the container to programme a NFC tag. Preferably a smart phone app generates the information for the display, and preferably the container only emits radio signals when a smartphone is used next to the container. The container may contain a NFC tag reader and/or a dual frequency passive RFID tag 8; and a unique identification code allowing the luggage to be identified prior to being programmed. The luggage ID code may also be programmed into the RFID tag to aid identification of the luggage. In addition the container locking mechanisms 7 may have sensors that can be read by the external device, and an EEprom memory modified by internal sensors to record tampering of said locks.
Patent GB-2556545-A (GB)
Title: Integration of heads up display with data processing
Inventor: RUSTOM K MODY
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2016-06-22
Abstract: A wearable information gathering and processing system is described. The system includes an information obtaining device, the information obtaining device including at least one of a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, an infra red (IR) detector, a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a laser measurement device, microphone, or camera. The system also includes a processing device, the processing device including at least one of a voice recognition processor, a gesture recognition processor, or data processor, and an information-providing device coupled to the processing device, the information-providing device including at least one of a heads up display, a speaker, or a vibrator.