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Patent GB-2499293-A (GB)
Title: Lintel comprising discontinuities to provide thermal break
Inventor: COYLE SEAN
IPC: E04C3/04
Filed: 2012-12-13
Abstract: The lintel, made from a metal or an alloy such as steel, comprising an inner flange 23, an outer flange 27 and, what would be in use, a cavity bridging component. The cavity bridging component comprising a number of discontinuities 5 creating a thermal barrier by forming a tortuous path for heat transfer between the two flanges. The lintel may include an elongate slot 31 substantially extending the length of the lintel such as to create a lintel made up of two parts, which are bridged by reinforcing elements 33 at intervals along the lintel   s length. The discontinuities may be rows of elongate slots staggered such that the gap between slots on one row coincides with a slot on an adjacent row and vice versa. The discontinuities may also be circular, zig-zag or any shape capable of providing a discontinuity in order to retard heat transfer from one flange to the other. A base plate may be welded to connect the two flanges of the lintel. An insulation member may be placed on at least one exposed flange of the lintel.
Patent GB-2511078-A (GB)
Title: System for recording speech prompts
Inventor: AYLETT MATTHEW PETER
IPC: G09B19/04
Filed: 2013-02-22
Abstract: Speech errors are detected when a speaker reads a specified text aloud and fed back (eg. visually) to the user. Detected errors include disfluencies, mispronounced or incorrect words, environmental noise, microphone malfunction or speech which is too loud, quiet, fast (fig. 5) or slow (fig. 4). Aspects of the invention include detecting errors via spectral analysis or amplitude detection 5, a language model 7 which guides speech recognition 6 and a display 2 for indicating readers progress along the text.
Patent GB-2511568-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle Mounting System and Method
Inventor: CORBETT RICHARD
IPC: B60R9/04
Filed: 2013-03-08
Abstract: A mounting system for mounting an object, such as a digital display device, to a vehicle roof, such as a taxi cab, is provided. The mounting system comprises an attachment mechanism having a first end configured for attachment to a roof strut 50 of the vehicle and a second end configured for attachment to an object, such as the digital display device (100 figure 7), located above the vehicle roof. When the attachment mechanism is attached to the object and to the vehicle roof strut, at least a part of the attachment mechanism passes through the vehicle roof such that the vehicle roof is located between the two ends of the attachment mechanism. This enables the weight of the object to be transferred through the vehicle roof strut and not to the roof of the vehicle. The mechanism may comprise an upper member 30 and lower member 20 pivotally attached (74) to each other so that object, attached to the upper member, may move with respect to the roof and thus not apply undue stresses thereto. The roof strut may be an existing strut, or one retro-fitted specifically to carry the mounting system.
Patent GB-2514829-A (GB)
Title: Current-perpendicular-to-plane magnetoresistive read sensor
Inventor: CHERUBINI GIOVANNI
IPC: G11B5/39
Filed: 2013-06-06
Abstract: A multi-channel current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) magnetoresistive read sensor 1 comprises a stack of layers 11-15 extending along a stacking direction z of the stack, and an edge surface S of the stack that is parallel to the stacking direction and further forms at least part of a bearing surface of the read sensor. The stack of layers comprises: a first contact layer 15, a free ferromagnetic layer 14, a non-magnetic layer 13, a spin injection ferromagnetic layer 12 and a second contact layer 11. The stack of layers further comprises a series of structures 30, each structure formed in both the first contact layer and the free layer. An edge surface of each of the structures is level with the edge surface of the stack and the series of structures extends along a direction x that is parallel to the bearing surface and perpendicular to the stacking direction. The structures may be defined by grooves 35.
Patent GB-2505281-A (GB)
Title: Air bubble hull lubrication system for a ship
Inventor: AARNIO MARKUS
IPC: B63B1/38
Filed: 2013-06-10
Abstract: An air bubble system for a ship 100 includes an air compressing arrangement 110, 300 for compressing air to generate compressed air, a plurality of air outlet ports 200 for use on an underside of a hull 120 of the ship, and an air couplingarrangement 320 for coupling the compressed air from the air compressing arrangement to the plurality of air outlet ports to generate in operation bubbles 210 therefrom. This provides a layer of bubbles over at least a portion of the hull for reducing its shear viscous resistance when the hull is propelled through water. The plurality of air outlet ports are disposed in use along a longitudinal central lower edge 130 of the hull. Each air outlet port comprises at least one plenum chamber 250 each of which has a nozzle plate 500 incorporating an array of nozzles 220 and an intermediate plate (430, Fig 5) suspended above the nozzle plate. A method of using the system is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2506532-A (GB)
Title: Computer aided design for a driveline
Inventor: JAMES BARRY
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2013-09-30
Abstract: Computer aided engineering for designing a driveline comprises the steps of: creating a single parametric description of the driveline; analysing the parametric description for performance using one or more failure modes. The mathematical model may provide a dynamic analysis using a discrete model, using nodes sufficient for a defined frequency range and in which degrees of freedom per node may have linear or non-linear characteristics suitable for the failure mode. The user may assess performance against a design target and the software may optimise performance by amending the parametric description and repeating the analysing step. The driveline may be an electric motor/generator and a gearbox with associated gear mesh roller bearing stiffness and/or unbalanced magnetic pull at a given speed and load operating point. The model may analyse vibration power being passed from bearings to housing in response to torque ripple and/or transmission error. Engineering performance may include vehicle performance, energy/fuel efficiency, exhaust emissions, stress, durability, fatigue, cost, thermal, noise performance, manufacturability, failure due to dynamic input loads, speed and gearbox ratio changing.
Patent GB-2519536-A (GB)
Title: Foodstuff-grinding attachment for a kitchen machine
Inventor: FIELD ROBERT
IPC: B02C18/30
Filed: 2013-10-23
Abstract: A foodstuff grinding attachment 200 is for connection to a rotary drive outlet 102 presented by a host device 100, 150. The attachment 200 comprises a main body 204 part having a generally tubular hollowed portion 206 for attachment to the host device 100, 150. It also comprises a rotatable scroll type extruding tool 210 capable of rotating within a cavity 212 formed in said tubular portion 206 of the main body 204 part. It is also provided with means to couple 218, 222 with said rotary drive outlet 102 when the main body 204 part is attached to the host device 100, 150. It is also provided with means permitting foodstuff to be introduced into the cavity 212 of said tubular body portion 206 and into engagement with the extruding tool 210 for grinding and transport towards an outlet port of the attachment; wherein said main body 204 part comprises first (330, Fig.2) and second (340, Fig.2) separable components configured to be secured together for operation of the attachment 200 and wherein said components are adapted to be separable from one another to provide access to said cavity 212 for cleaning.
Patent GB-2506799-A (GB)
Title: User interface for creating a playlist
Inventor: DAHULE RAHUL KASHINATHRAO
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2012-07-04
Abstract: A user-friendly graphical user interface is proposed to enable creation of a playlist of data elements of any type. A graphical object is displayed representing a content based logical map arranged in two or three dimensions and defining characteristics at predefined coordinates. A trajectory defined by a mathematical spline function and having a start point, an end point and one or more intermediate points is drawn and can be changed by moving the steering point of at least one of the start point and the end point. The data elements for the playlist are selected by searching in meta-data for characteristics that best match the characteristics of points along the trajectory.
Patent GB-2516999-A (GB)
Title: An improved return stack buffer
Inventor: MANOUKIAN MANOUK VARTAN
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2014-01-31
Abstract: When a function is called, the return address is placed in a look-up table and an index into the table is pushed onto the return stack. If the table is full the least recently used entry in the table may be invalidated. When the function return is executed, the index is removed from the stack and the index entry may be invalidated. When a branch prediction is made, a copy of all or part of the return stack is made. Alternatively, when a function is called, the return address is written to a stack with multiple address slots per entry. A flag is set to indicate the most recently written slot and which slot in the previous entry was most recently written. The stack pointer indicates both the entry and slot of the return address. When a branch prediction is made, a copy of the stack pointer is made.
Patent GB-2515188-A (GB)
Title: Process for producing low endotoxin chitosan
Inventor: HARDY CRAIG
IPC: C08B37/00
Filed: 2014-05-29
Abstract: A process for producing a low endotoxin alkali chitosan, chitin or a derivative thereof comprises contacting chitosan, chitin or a derivative thereof with an alkali solution to form a mixture and leaving the mixture for less than 1 hour. Preferably, the alkali solution is from 0.01M to 1M and may be selected from sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, or sodium carbonate. The mixture may be left for less than 3 minutes. The mixture may also contain a preservative selected from silver ions, zinc ions, or chlorohexadine. The process may comprise a further step of immediately drying the mixture after the addition of the alkali. An alkali chitosan may be subsequently treated with an acid to form a neutral chitosan. Alkali chitosan, neutral chitosan, and chitosan salts or other derivatives, each comprising an endotoxin concentration of less than 50 EU/g are also disclosed. The chitosan salt may be used to stem blood flow and may be incorporated into a wound dressing.
Patent GB-2523866-A (GB)
Title: Providing agreement information to allow access by a client device of selected equipment from among multiple equipment
Inventor: HISCOCK JAMES SCOTT
IPC: H04L12/16
Filed: 2012-07-30
Abstract: Agreement information based on agreements between an intermediary service provider and a plurality of provider entities that operate respective multiple equipment is stored by an intermediary system. The agreement information includes information to enable access of each of the multiple equipment by a client device. Client information associated with the client device is also stored by the intermediary system. The agreement information is useable to provide access by the client device of selected ones of the equipment.
Patent GB-2515978-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for assessing the quality of adhesively bonded joints using ultra-sonic waves
Inventor: MAEV ROMAN GRIGORIEVICH
IPC: G01N29/44
Filed: 2013-04-15
Abstract: A method is provided for assessment of quality of an adhesively-bonded lap joint, wherein the joint includes a first metal plate, a second metal plate and an adhesive therebetween. The method includes sending ultrasonic waves normally to the surface of a sample outside of the joint where the sample has a first sample metal plate with the same properties as does the first metal plate at an assessment point of the joint. Reflected waves from the sample joint as a reference waveform are recorded. Wideband ultrasonic waves are sent normally to the surface of the joint at the assessment point. Reflected waves of the ultrasonic waves from the joint are recorded. A waveform of the reflected waves from the joint and reference waveform are analyzed to determine an informative parameter. The informative parameter is compared with a threshold value to assess quality of the joint.
Patent GB-2531375-A (GB)
Title: Graphene powder, device for producing graphene powder, method for producing graphene powder, and product using graphene powder
Inventor: HASEGAWA SHOJI
IPC: C01B31/02
Filed: 2013-12-17
Abstract: Provided are a graphene powder which has good quality and can be mass-produced, a device for producing the graphene powder, a method for producing the graphene powder, and a product using the graphene powder. With a jet output means, a jet such as a high speed jet of liquid or gas is output, and graphite is cleaved by inputting material including graphite and the jet outputted by the jet output means into an input portion of a chamber in order to output a graphene powder which is micronized graphite from an output portion. This method for producing a graphene powder cleaves the material including graphite by a jet so that there is no contamination from other substances. Thus, a high purity and good quality micronized graphene with no contamination is produced.
Patent GB-2521568-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of amblyopia
Inventor: SILVER JOSHUA DAVID
IPC: G02C7/10
Filed: 2013-09-18
Abstract: Treatment of Amblyopia A patient with amblyopia is treated using a pair of shutter glasses (100). The shutter glasses (100) have first (104b) and second (106b) shutters and respective first (104c) and second (106c) variable focus lenses corresponding respectively to a lazy eye and a preferred eye of the patient. A power of at least one of the first (104c) or second (106c) variable focus lenses is adjusted. An opacity of the first shutter (104b) is controlled according to a first scheme. An opacity of the second shutter (106c) is controlled according to a second scheme. The first and second schemes are adhered to while the shutter glasses (100) are worn by the patient during a treatment period. The use of variable focus lenses together with shutters provides for a greater flexibility and improved procedures including correction of the refractive error in one or both eyes and/or using sub-optimal refractive powers as part of the treatment. [Fig. 1b]
Patent GB-2527901-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to Radiator Apparatus
Inventor: WOOD MICHAEL
IPC: F28D1/00
Filed: 2015-04-30
Abstract: A radiator 2 including a body 3, wherein at least one cartridge (fig.2c 8) is locatable with the body to form the radiator, said cartridge including a housing and at least one heating element (fig.2c 10) located inside the same. The cartridge and /or radiator body may include an engagement formation whereby the cartridge means is engaged with and/or attached to the radiator body. The engagement formation may be movable from a storage position to an engagement position to retain the cartridge in the radiator body. The heating element may be electric. The cartridge may include a heat transfer medium disposed between the heating element and the inside surface of the cartridge housing. A plurality of cartridges may be located within the same radiator. The radiator body may be provided with a control means 6 to allow the user control of the heating level.
Patent GB-2540531-A (GB)
Title: Chassis leg member
Inventor: ERVIN SIMON
IPC: B62D21/02
Filed: 2015-06-01
Abstract: A chassis leg 10, particularly for a trailer or a load carrying vehicle such as a truck or a lorry, comprises a pair of spaced apart upper and lower flanges 30, 40 joined between their respective terminal edges along one side by a web having a portion 21 extending inwardly into the space defined between flanges 30, 40. Preferably, inwardly extending portion 21 is a central portion bounded at opposing ends by first and second angled or sloped portions 22a, 22b joined respectively to the upper and lower flanges by first and second shoulders 23a, 23b, with first portion 22a ideally having an angle φ of between 25 degrees and 45 degrees to first shoulder 23a, and second portion 22b ideally having an angle β of between 20 degrees and 40 degrees to second shoulder 23b; first and second portions could be of the same length or of different lengths.
Patent GB-2525123-A (GB)
Title: An intradermal needle
Inventor: SHAYLE AMANDA IRA
IPC: A61H39/08
Filed: 2014-01-15
Abstract: Intradermal needles are commonly used in cosmetic procedure to improve the skin, for example to activate cellular processes such as induction and regeneration of some of the superficial levels of skin, such as collagen. The present invention discloses an intradermal needle comprising: a shaft, an insertion tip and a handle wherein handle depth is greater than shaft gauge so that the handle is spaced apart from skin when inserted allowing the intradermal needle to be easily inserted and removed.
Patent GB-2528591-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for damping vibrations in a tool string system
Inventor: DWARS SICCO
IPC: E21B44/00
Filed: 2015-09-15
Abstract: The invention provides a control system and method for limiting vibrations in a tool string system, comprising a relatively heavy rotatable device, such as a pump system or a bottom hole assembly, connected to an long rotatable tool string driven by a drive system. The 5 control system comprises feedback of both torque and rotational speed signals to correct the set rotational speed. An objective is to maintain the drive speed over torque ratio equal to the connected tool string impedance. A secondary objective, for lower frequencies, 10 is to approach and maintain a setpoint speed as drive rotation speed. The system may include a rotational speed sensor and a torque sensor, with the latter optionally replaced by a motor torque signal already available from a variable frequency drive (VFD) for an AC motor and the 15 current safeguarding signal for a DC motor.
Patent GB-2543070-A (GB)
Title: Security device
Inventor: JAMES BRADBURY
IPC: G08B13/14
Filed: 2015-10-07
Abstract: A security device 10 for an item of merchandise 14, such as a demonstration phone, mp3 player, tablet, camera or personal computer, comprising a housing 26 and a sensor member 28, which in an unarmed state extends outwardly from the housing 10. The sensor member 28 is further movable within the housing 26, laterally or pivotally, wherein such movement causes the device to be disarmed and an alarm signal to be generated. The housing may be made from plastics and the alarm may be audible and/or visual. The device may further include the use of limit switches and may be attached to the merchandise via adhesive means.
Patent GB-2531927-A (GB)
Title: Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus
Inventor: KENGO SATO
IPC: B65H29/70
Filed: 2015-10-08
Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus 20 is provided with a driving portion M from which driving power is transmitted to a cam member 37a, 37b through a transmitting portion 44. Then, one of a de-curling rotary pair 23 is moved towards the other of the pair. The sheet conveying apparatus 20 further includes a restricting portion 46a that restricts the cam member 37a, 37b from turning in a direction opposite to a turning direction turned in response to a normal rotation of the driving portion M. This restricting portion 46a may comprise a one-way clutch member, and the transmitting portion may also comprise a one-way clutch. In an embodiment there are two sets of roller pairs 23, which may be arranged such that the first turns when the driving portion M rotates in a first direction, whilst the second roller pair is restricted and the first is restricted when the driving portion M rotates in the second direction, and the second roller pair turns.
Patent GB-2544079-A (GB)
Title: An aircraft fuel system
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER SLACK
IPC: B64D37/20
Filed: 2015-11-05
Abstract: An aircraft fuel system 120 comprising a fuel tank 121 for containing liquid fuel, a fuel pump 124, a fuel conduit 125 with a fuel outlet 126 for permitting fuel flow from the tank, and a filter 127 enclosing the fuel outlet, wherein the fuel conduit extends between the fuel outlet and the fuel pump, and the filter extends from the base of the fuel tank. The base of the fuel tank may be defined by the lower skin 131 of an aircraft wing (12, figure 1). This arrangement may minimise the quantity of unusable residual fuel 151 in an aircraft wing fuel system. The pump may be located inside, or outside of the fuel tank. The filter may form a conductive path between the base and the fuel conduit. The filter may define an enclosure 142 upstanding from the lower skin. The pump may comprise an impeller (not shown).
Patent GB-2549248-A (GB)
Title: IRMS sample introduction system and method
Inventor: STEVAN ROY HORNING
IPC: H01J49/04
Filed: 2016-01-12
Abstract: A sample introduction system 50 for a spectrometer 100 comprises: a desolvation region 60 that receives or generates sample ions from a solvent matrix and removes at least some of the solvent matrix from the sample ions; a separation chamber 70 downstream of the desolvation region 60 that has a separation chamber inlet 72 communicating with the desolvation region 60 for receiving the desolvated sample ions along with non-ionised solvent and solvent ion vapours, and electrodes for generating an electric field within the separation chamber 70, which defines a first flow path for sample ions between the separation chamber inlet 72 and a separation chamber outlet 75, but which causes unwanted solvent ions and non-ionised solvent vapours to be directed away from the separation chamber outlet 75; and a reaction chamber 80 with an inlet communicating with the separation chamber outlet 75, for receiving the sample ions from the separation chamber 70 and for decomposing the received ions into smaller products. Also claimed is an isotope ratio mass spectrometer (IRMS) including the sample introduction system defined above.
Patent GB-2548143-A (GB)
Title: Surface modelling
Inventor: DANIEL RICHARDS
IPC: G06T17/00
Filed: 2016-03-10
Abstract: Generating a model for the manufacture of an object. The method comprises; receiving data 102 representing a surface of the 3D object, which is a function of a first and second parameter; receiving data 103 defining a relationship between a first parameter, second parameter, third parameter, and at least one property (i.e. thickness, material, colour, topology, geometric transformation); the third parameter defining depth associated with the surface; generating model data 106 representing the object based upon data defining a relationship, data representing the surface of the object, and a predetermined resolution 105. The embodiment is directed towards creating a solid model, rather than a hollow model created by texture mapping and shell mapping, and without the limited resolution of current voxel models. The object may be represented as Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline surface (NURBS). The data defining a relationship may also defined a relationship between the first three parameters, at least one property, and a fourth parameter, which may be indicative of a curvature of the surface of the object.