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Patent GB-2530756-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring system
Inventor: KAPS GARETH
IPC: C21B7/00
Filed: 2014-09-30
Abstract: A gas scrubber cone condition monitoring system comprises a condition monitor (17, 18), a sealed gas scrubber cone (9) moveably mounted in a gas vessel such as a pipe (1), a collar (5) mounted radially outward of the cone in the gas vessel and a pressure tap (12) into the sealed cone. The pressure tap is coupled to the condition monitor via an input line (16) and an output line (14) from the condition monitor is coupled to a gas area, such as a pipe (15), downstream of the sealed cone. The condition monitor comprises at least one of a pressure gauge (17) and a gas flow meter, (18) such as an orifice type. Preferably the sealed cone is a solid gas scrubber cone and a solid baseplate that form a sealed enclosure. The gas scrubber cone condition monitoring system may be used upstream of a blast furnace to remove particulates from blast furnace gas. Also disclosed is a method of gas scrubber cone condition monitoring.
Patent GB-2533761-A (GB)
Title: Oven apparatus and method of baking
Inventor: SAM DUONG
IPC: A47J37/04
Filed: 2014-10-10
Abstract: An oven apparatus (1) comprises a belt (2) for conveying product to be baked, particularly Chinese pancakes, the belt formed of fibre-glass and driven through a baking area. The belt (2) may be formed of belt sections joined together and may have a non-stick coating of silicon rubber. Steel conduction plates (13) may heat the belt and be in direct contact with the bottom of the belt. The conduction plates may be 5-25 mm thick and are preferably 10 mm thick. A floating roller (11), free to rotate with the belt and move up and down, may be upstream to keep the pastry entering the oven flat. The oven may be heated to 280-350°C and the belt (2) may run at 10-20 m/minute. Also disclosed is (i) an oven comprising a driven belt where one or more conduction plates are provided directly below the belt; and (ii) an oven comprising a driven belt comprising a floating roller upstream of the baking area.
Patent GB-2532711-A (GB)
Title: Medical fluid receptacle
Inventor: GERAINT WHITCOMBE
IPC: A61F5/44
Filed: 2014-10-22
Abstract: A medical fluid receptacle 10, such as a urostomy bag, is made from a front (5, Fig 3) and 1 rear 3 panel/sheet of flexible plastic which are welded together around their peripheries to form a main chamber. In a first embodiment the receptacle is provided with a tubular port of self-supporting material 22 which communicates the interior of the chamber with the exterior of the bag and a rigid drainage tube of self-supporting material 2 which extends from the port to an interior of the chamber (spaced apart from the port) to provide a fluid flow path from the chamber to the interior of the port. In a second embodiment, the receptacle has an inlet aperture (40, Fig 1) in a first one of the sheets, in a region 12 which in usage is an upper region, and a partitioning panel of flexible plastics material 4 which is sealed around its periphery to the said upper region surrounding the inlet aperture, creating a small inlet chamber 45. The partitioning panel is provided with one or more openings 46 for creating fluid communication between the inlet chamber and main chamber.
Patent GB-2533270-A (GB)
Title: Control Valve
Inventor: Gareth Coates
IPC: H01M8/06
Filed: 2014-12-03
Abstract: The invention relates to removing moisture from a purge gas exhaust stream in a fuel cell system 1 using a control valve 3 having a drainage port 14 which is only opened when gas flow between a gas inlet 12 and gas outlet 13 is closed. The control valve 3, for controlling the exhausting of a purge gas from a fuel cell assembly 2, comprises a valve body 10 with a valve member 11 therein which is moveable between a first (closed) position and a second (open) position The valve also comprises an inlet port 12 for receiving a purge gas from the fuel cell assembly 2 and an outlet port 13 for providing an outlet for the purge gas, the valve member 11 configured to, in the closed position (as shown), prevent purge gas from flowing between the inlet port 12 and the outlet port 13 and, in the open position (Fig 2b), allow the flow of purge gas between the inlet port 12 and the outlet port 13. The valve body 10 includes a drain port 14 adapted and arranged in the valve body to allow liquid to drain out of the valve body, the drain port configured to close when the valve member is in the open position (Fig 2b). The valve may be a solenoid valve, and the valve member 11 may comprise a sliding body, which is biased to the first (closed) position, e.g. by a spring.
Patent GB-2535144-A (GB)
Title: Pipe cutter for thermoplastic pipes
Inventor: PAUL NICHOLAS MYERS
IPC: B26D3/16
Filed: 2015-02-03
Abstract: A pipe cutter comprising a split ring gear 2, a split ring 3, a plunger type router 4, a spur gear 5 and a router mounting block 6. The ring gear is turn driven around the circumference of a pipe by the spur gear via a mechanical or automated force. At the same time, the plunger type router is set to a depth to take a measured cut into the wall of the pipe on each complete cycle of the pipe, until it cuts the end of the pipe off or cuts the pipe into two sections. The router mounting block may be secured to the split ring gear by means of grub screws and cap head screws. The spur gear may be fixed to an adjustable drive mounting plate (7, figure 6). There is also provided a pipe cutter device for thermoplastic pipes comprising a pipe cutter for thermoplastic pipes and a pipe re-rounder. The pipe cutter may further comprise a re-rounder 11 for mitigation of pipe distortion during cutting.
Patent GB-2535177-A (GB)
Title: Composition and use of lactobacillus reuteri GMNL-263 in decreasing blood lipid levels
Inventor: YI-HSING CHEN
IPC: A61P3/06
Filed: 2015-02-11
Abstract: A use of a Lactobacillus reuteri GMNL-263 in decreasing blood lipid levels is disclosed. The bacteria are administered as a composition, which is shown to reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels in animals suffering from hyperlipidemia, the mechanism of which may be as a result of specific inhibition of gene expression related to pro-inflammatory factor and lipid synthesis, and promotion of gene expression related to cholesterol metabolism. The composition is preferably administered orally, and comprises heat-inactivated bacteria.
Patent GB-2520213-A (GB)
Title: Odour controller
Inventor: RAPER GRAEME
IPC: A01K1/015
Filed: 2013-08-27
Abstract: The present invention provides an odour controller comprising at least one absorbent mineral material and a microbiota that facilitates malodour-control. Preferably, the absorbent mineral material is expanded perlite and/or exfoliated vermiculite.
Patent GB-2536503-A (GB)
Title: Kiddie car cover
Inventor: AMANDA LOUISE CALLAGHER
IPC: B60J11/00
Filed: 2015-03-20
Abstract: A flexible, clear, waterproof sheet of plastic material has a seam along one edge that contains a plurality of magnets. The cover can be removably attached to a car by way of the magnetic strip to protect users entering, exiting or working on or near a car from rain.
Patent GB-2533662-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust powered superchargers
Inventor: PETER JOHN BAYRAM
IPC: F02B37/00
Filed: 2015-05-19
Abstract: An internal combustion engine or ICE (4, fig. 1) has an exhaust-driven supercharger 1, 2. The compressor element of the supercharger is a positive displacement adiabatic compression engine 1 for charging air entering the ICE. The compression engine 1 is driven by a positive displacement adiabatic expansion engine 2 located in the exhaust line of the ICE. Preferably the compression engine 1 and expansion engine 2 are Wankel or Wankel-style rotary engines, with power being transmitted to the compression engine via a shaft 3. The ICE may also be a Wankel or Wankel-style rotary engine. An intercooler (3, fig. 1) may be included. Bypass valves 4, 5 may be provided for bypassing the compression and expansion engines. A centrifugal separator with de-rotator may separate unused lubricating oil from the exhaust gas (see figure 3).
Patent GB-2539416-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle device
Inventor: DOMINIC WALTERS
IPC: B62K21/12
Filed: 2015-06-15
Abstract: An indicator light device is provided that is suitable for a vehicle with handlebars. The indicator light device comprises a gripping unit 200 arranged to be gripped by a user's hand, the gripping unit 200 having an elongated tubular 210 body for fitting over a handlebar, the gripping 200 unit comprising an actuation unit 230 operable by the user's hand. Also provided is an indicator unit 110 attached to the gripping unit 200, the indicator unit 110 including an indicator light arranged to emit light for indicating turning direction of the vehicle, the indicator light being controlled by the actuation unit 230. The indicator light may direct light downwards to form an image, such as an arrow, on the road surface. The indicator light device may also emit a sound or vibrate to warn a user than it is operating. Also claimed in a navigation device in which a gripping unit 200 is made to vibrate to inform a user of an approaching turn.
Patent GB-2539287-A (GB)
Title: Coupling seal
Inventor: SIMON PARKER
IPC: F16D3/224
Filed: 2015-10-01
Abstract: A coupling comprising an inner annular member 601, an outer annular member 603 and optionally an intermediate member 602. The inner member comprises an outer convex spherical periphery and the outer member comprises an inner concave periphery with the inner member being received within the outer member. The rotation of the two members is constrained to be about an axis perpendicular to a central axis of the coupling. The coupling further comprises a seal support member 18 on which is mounted an annular seal 22. The inner and outer members may be constrained for relative rotation by projections (M2, K2 fig. 1) that radially extend from the outer periphery of the inner member, or by axles (X1, X11 fig. 2) that are located in bores between the inner and outer members. The coupling can therefore allow a degree of tilt between the members in the manner of a universal joint.
Patent GB-2530693-A (GB)
Title: Evaluating wellbore telemetry systems
Inventor: DUDLEY JAMES H
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2013-08-19
Abstract: Evaluating wellbore telemetry systems. Multiple evaluation signals are serially transmitted to multiple serially connected components of a wellbore telemetry system disposed in a wellbore. Each component is addressable by a respective one of the multiple evaluation signals. In response to serially transmitting the multiple evaluation signals, multiple communication links to the multiple components are evaluated based on a respective multiple responses to the multiple evaluation signals.
Patent GB-2537218-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid electronic circuit
Inventor: FRANK BELLION
IPC: H05K1/18
Filed: 2016-02-24
Abstract: An avionics control system with a multilayer hybrid electronic circuit 30 which comprises a printed circuit board with a substrate, a plurality of conductive layers 32 and a plurality of polymer based insulating layers 31 which alternate with the conductive material 32. The insulating layers 31 may be provided by a polymer based substrate. An unpackaged semiconductor die is mounted on the PCB which may be made of silicon. The polymer based material may have a low coefficient of thermal expansion matched to the bare die and may be thermoset, a resin or a woven carrier like fiberglass, where the carrier is preimpregnated with resin or hardener. The circuit may be in a hermetic enclosure and utilise a low outgassing polymer, for example a low halogen or plasticiser content polymer. The conductive traces may be gold or copper and formed on the insulator.
Patent GB-2548877-A (GB)
Title: Engine bearing oil flow control method and control apparatus
Inventor: PETER WIESKE
IPC: F16N7/08
Filed: 2016-03-31
Abstract: The control of an oil flow to at least one bearing includes a controller 10 for controlling the flow rate of oil supplied to the at least one bearing in an engine 100 and a temperature sensor 40 located at the bearing. In use, the controller receives temperature measurements from the temperature sensor and controls the flow rate of oil to each bearing, increasing the flow rate in response to a detected increase in measured temperature and decreasing the flow rate when the sensed temperature falls below a predetermined threshold value. The flow rate may be varied using a valve or a variable flow-rate pump 20, and the temperature sensor, such as a thermocouple, for example a printed circuit thermocouple, may measure the surface temperature of the bearing. The bearing may be a main bearing or a connecting rod, into which the temperature sensor may be integrated, and the temperature sensor may transmit its temperature to the controller using a radio transmitting device. The controller may be an ECU 50 or a part of an ECU.
Patent GB-2550421-A (GB)
Title: Control of voltage source converters
Inventor: ANDRZEJ ADAMCZKY
IPC: H02M7/5387
Filed: 2016-05-20
Abstract: A voltage source converter (VSC) 401 is controlled to prevent an overcurrent. A reference voltage generator 402 generates a voltage control signal as part of a voltage control loop. An overcurrent controller 403 generates a current control signal as part of a control path that is independent from the voltage control loop, wherein the current control signal is used to modulate the voltage control signal to prevent an overcurrent. The reference voltage generator may generate a voltage reference so as to maintain the DC voltage in the event of relatively short term transients. The reference voltage generator may be a DC voltage/power controller selectively operable to regulate DC voltage of the VSC or regulate power flow via the VSC. Generation of the voltage control signal may be based on a defined operating set-point and at least one feedback signal received by the reference voltage generator, the feedback signal being DC voltage and/or power. The overcurrent controller may receive a current feedback signal indicative of current flowing in the VSC and a defined current limit and may output a current control signal with a non-zero value only if the overcurrent controller detects that the VSC is at, or near, an overcurrent limit.
Patent GB-2541120-A (GB)
Title: Sample testing device and fluid pumping installation comprising such a testing device
Inventor: STÉPHANIE SERRES
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 2016-07-26
Abstract: A device 2 for containing samples of material undergoing testing in-situ, while submerged in wells. The fluid outlet of the device can be connected to the upstream aperture 6 of a pump, to draw fluid flow through the casing and over the samples. The samples are contained in a perforated cartridge 10, which is inside a casing 8, between fluid inlet 28 and outlets 18 of the casing. The casing may be tubular with an upper section having fluid inlets and a lower section 24 without inlets forming a reservoir for the fluid. The cartridge may include end plates 34 of greater diameter than the perforated cylindrical wall 32 and be sub-divided by spacers 50 and intermediate plates 48. The end and intermediate plates may have holes for a rod 36, which passes through them and fixes the cartridge together, and may be integral with one of the end caps and threaded for attachment to the other cap. The intermediate plates may be used to support or provide forces on the samples for testing. The tests may be compression, elongation and deformation, and the device may include a sensor 72 to measure deformation of a sample.
Patent GB-2541123-A (GB)
Title: A wheeled bag suitable for attaching to a buggy
Inventor: NATALIE TUMBRIDGE
IPC: B62B9/26
Filed: 2016-08-03
Abstract: The wheeled bag for attaching to buggies or trolleys comprises a rigid base 10 and a bag wall 16 extending upwards from the rigid base to an opening. The rigid base includes at least one wheel arranged on a lower face of the base so as to contact and roll along a surface in use, and a displaceable arm 74 attached to the rigid base by a pivot or hinge (76, figure 3). The arm 74 is capable of being arranged in a first configuration in which the arm projects from the rigid base towards the buggy so as to be connected to the buggy by an attachment means; and in a second configuration in which the displaceable arm is stowed on a lower face of the rigid base when not in use. The bag may include straps (46, figure 10) so the bag can be carried as a backpack.
Patent GB-2554076-A (GB)
Title: Subsea hydrocarbon processing
Inventor: WILLIAM BAKKE
IPC: E21B43/36
Filed: 2016-09-15
Abstract: An offshore hydrocarbon processing facility comprises an offshore platform 16 having a jacket 46; and subsea processing equipment 29 disposed within the jacket. Optionally, the jacket comprises a plurality of tubular legs having metal bracings formed between adjacent tubular legs. Optionally, the subsea processing equipment is entirely disposed within the jacket or least part of the subsea processing equipment rests within the jacket on the seabed or on a structure resting on the seabed. Optionally the subsea processing equipment is formed integrally with the jacket. Optionally, the subsea processing equipment comprises a separator (figure 2, 30), which can be a gravity separator or a compressor. Optionally, the offshore hydrocarbon processing facility is a normally unmanned hydrocarbon processing facility. There is also provided a method of installing the subsea equipment by providing the subsea processing equipment at a location that is subsea and outside of the jacket. After installing the jacket the subsea processing equipment is manoeuvred within the jacket.
Patent GB-2554856-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for a vehicle seat
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER BROWN
IPC: B60R7/04
Filed: 2016-09-28
Abstract: Apparatus (10) for a vehicle seat, the apparatus (10) comprising a first supporting means (12) and a second supporting means (14), the first supporting means (12) comprising a storage means (16) and the second supporting means (14) being a headrest comprising a cover (18) for covering the storage means (16). The headrest may be arranged to have a deployed condition and a retracted condition, wherein in the deployed condition the storage means (16) is at least partially uncovered, and in the retracted condition, the storage means (16) is covered by the cover (18). The first supporting means may be connected to the vehicle seat and the second supporting means may be connected to the first supporting means. A deployment detection means (46) may be provided to detect when the seat back is folded forward and permits the headrest to be moved forward away from the seat back (15) to uncover the storage means (16). The apparatus may be motorised and operated by a linear actuation mechanism which may be controlled by a user input.
Patent GB-2560928-A (GB)
Title: Timepiece
Inventor: HAYLEY FRASER-WEBB
IPC: G04B45/00
Filed: 2017-03-28
Abstract: A timepiece, e.g. a wrist watch, comprises a horological mechanism and hands 114 connected via a shaft 116. The timepiece further comprises a face assembly including a tray 132 and a faceplate 138. The tray 132 and faceplate 138 have an elongate slot 136 therein extending from their centre out to an open end at their peripheral edge. The slots 136 have a width of at least the shaft diameter 116. The timepiece housing includes an opening 130 for slidably receiving the tray 132, such that the shaft 116 is accommodated in the aligned slots 136. Means are included for releasably fixing the face assembly within the timepiece housing. This allows a user to customise their watch face. The tray may comprise a resiliently flexible material.
Patent GB-2560989-A (GB)
Title: A controller for a heating/cooling system
Inventor: ANTHONY CHERRY
IPC: G05D23/00
Filed: 2017-03-31
Abstract: A controller 100 is suitable for controlling a heating/cooling system 112 in a property. The controller 100 sets a target temperature 114 based on a user time signal 108 representing a deactivation time at which the heating/cooling system is deactivated, and a sensed temperature signal 110 representing a temperature of the property. A control signal 120 based on a comparison between the target temperature 114 and the sensed temperature 110 is set to activate the heating/cooling system if the current time is before the deactivation time. The control signal 120 may be set when the target temperature 114 is greater than the sensed temperature 110 and the current time is before the deactivation time. The deactivation time may be updated based on the user temperature signal before the control signal 120 is set. A system comprising the controller 100 and a user interface 102, and a controller (200, Fig. 2) that sets a deactivation time based on a user-defined target temperature are also defined.
Patent GB-2561563-A (GB)
Title: Fuel delivery apparatus and method
Inventor: SIMON PAUL BENSION HAIGH
IPC: B67D7/04
Filed: 2017-04-18
Abstract: A liquid hydrocarbon fuel delivery apparatus comprises: multiple fuel inlet conduits 12, each connectable at one end to a respective fuel storage vessel 14, and each connected at their other end to a common manifold 30. The apparatus has a fuel dispensing configuration in which fuel can flow, e.g. self-drain via an inclined channel under the force of gravity, from said common manifold. Optionally an inclinometer may be used to report when the common manifold can self-drain. The aim of the invention is to prevent or minimise the mixing of different fuels which are dispensed sequentially through the same common manifold. To this end, the common manifold is vacated before a second fuel is delivered through the manifold. A second fuel may be prevented from being dispensed through the common manifold until the common manifold has been self-drained. The manifold may be coated with a fuel repelling material.
Patent GB-2556358-A (GB)
Title: A passive temperature control system for transport and storage containers
Inventor: RICHARD WOOD
IPC: F25D3/08
Filed: 2017-06-26
Abstract: A temperature controlled transport or storage container 30 suitable for transporting or storing temperature sensitive materials comprising: an outer insulating container having a top wall, bottom inner wall and inner sidewalls, insulating means comprising a lining disposed adjacent said inner walls, a plurality of temperature control packs 20 wherein said temperature control packs 20 include first and second phase change materials and said first and second phase change materials (PCM) are placed within the temperature control pack adjacent and co-planer one another. The temperature control packs may comprise a further phase change material (PCM), wherein the first and second PCMs may have a phase change temperature between +25°C to -20°C and the temperature control packs may include each group of PCMs in equal numbers. The PCMs may be thermally connected to each other via a thermally conductive layer (fig.1a) coated with a reflective coating such as an aluminised coating and for each side of the container there may be only one temperature control pack which retains a single PCM.
Patent GB-2554501-A (GB)
Title: Circuit board for a server system and server system
Inventor: HERBERT DOLZER
IPC: G06F1/18
Filed: 2017-07-06
Abstract: A circuit board 10 is adapted to be installed either in a server of a first type, such as a rack server, or in a server of a second type different from the first type, such as a tower server. The circuit board 10 comprises connections, or ports, A-H for receiving assembly groups, such as hard disks or PCI cards, and a control 20. The control 20 is adapted to show an order of the connections A-H depending on the type of server. The control 20 may show the order of the connections depending on a control signal received from a microcontroller 40 connected to the circuit board 10. The control 20 may adapt the order of the connections in such a way that it is identical to the target order expected by the microcontroller 40.