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Patent GB-2577167-A (GB)
Title: Stiffening platform
Inventor: CLAIRE MARIE FIGEUREU
IPC: F04D29/08
Filed: 2019-07-19
Abstract: A platform 18 for a fan of a turbomachine, such as a turbofan gas turbine engine, that will be mounted on a fan hub between adjacent blades. The platform comprises a principal wall 20 with a longitudinal principal orientation, that has a curved shape in the longitudinal direction, and a stiffener 34 that is mounted on a face of the principal wall. The section of the stiffener, in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, comprises two longitudinal walls connected transversely by a further longitudinal wall. The stiffener comprises at least two straight segments 38 inclined relative to each other and inclined relative to the longitudinal principal direction. Adjacent ends of the segments may be offset transversely from one another. The longitudinal wall on a first side of one stiffener segment may prolong the longitudinal wall on the other side of an adjacent stiffener segment. The stiffener may comprise three segments (figure 8).
Patent GB-2586821-A (GB)
Title: Current leads for superconducting magnets
Inventor: SIMON CHORLEY
IPC: H02H7/00
Filed: 2019-09-04
Abstract: A current lead arrangement for supplying current to a superconducting magnet coil 10 comprising a current lead 14 and a cryogenic refrigerator 16. The current lead 14 comprises a first section 14a of low temperature superconductor (LTS) wire joined to a second section 14b of a high temperature superconductor (HTS) material, in turn joined to a third section 14c of a resistive material. The cryogenic refrigerator 16 comprises a first cooling stage 18 and a second cooling stage 20. The adjoining ends of the third section 14c and the second section 14b are thermally linked to the first cooling stage 18, and the proximal end of the first section 14a is thermally and electrically connected to the superconducting magnet coil 10. The adjoining ends of the first section 14a and second section 14b are thermally isolated from the second cooling stage 20, either mechanically or with thermally insulating material 26. The second section 14b may be thermally linked, part-way along its length, to the second cooling stage 20 and a thermal dump 26 may be in thermal contact with the second cooling stage 20 and the first section 14a.
Patent GB-2576833-A (GB)
Title: Safety mechanism for a door or gate
Inventor: MORGAN CLEWER-EVANS
IPC: E06B11/02
Filed: 2019-10-01
Abstract: The safety mechanism 100 for a door closer comprises a housing 10 for mounting to a barrier 8, a carriage to move along the housing, a resiliently biased cam 2 rotatably mounted to the carriage, an arm 4 with a first end connected to the cam at a position which is offset from the rotational axis such that, when rotational movement of the barrier exceeds a threshold, the cam engages with the housing and slows further motion of the carriage, and the second end of the arm is connected to a structure 40 defining the opening. The arm may comprise a damper and a moveable stopper may be arranged to limit the travel of the carriage within the housing. A series of holes may be distributed along the housing to receive the moveable stopper. Also claimed is an opening arrangement comprising a barrier hinge and the safety mechanism 100.
Patent GB-2579712-A (GB)
Title: Personalized medication management and alert system and method
Inventor: Scott Gostyla
IPC: G16H70/40
Filed: 2019-10-28
Abstract: A personalized medication management and alert method including: creating a user profile based at least upon received user genetic information; storing the user profile in memory on a computer; updating the user profile based on received user personal information, the received personal information including any medications currently used by the user; comparing, by a processor, information in the updated user profile to information in a medication-interaction database; and based on the comparing, determining whether there exists at least one interaction between the information in the updated user profile and the information in the medication-interaction database. The user genetic information may be obtained from a pharmacogenetic test. The method may include informing the user of a determined interaction. The received genetic information may contain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for the user. User personal information may include at least one of user illnesses, allergies, lifestyle, and diet. Independent claims are included for a system and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for enacting the method. Also disclosed is the presentation of interaction information to the display of a computer device.
Patent GB-2580743-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing an ornamental design in a clearcoat layer
Inventor: MATTHIAS GANTER
IPC: B60R13/00
Filed: 2019-11-11
Abstract: A method for producing an ornamental design 0 in a clearcoat layer K is disclosed. The ornamental design is produced by a selective matting of the clearcoat layer by means of a working of the clearcoat layer by a laser. The working of the clearcoat layer is preferably performed by means of a UV laser. Preferably, the working of the clearcoat layer is performed by means of electromagnetic waves with a wavelength of about 355 nm. Further the working of the clearcoat layer is preferably performed by means of a laser operating at a frequency of about 23,500 Hz. Preferably, the working of the clearcoat layer is performed by means of a laser operating with a pulse duration of about 2μs. The working of the clearcoat layer is preferably performed by means of a laser operating with a line spacing of about 0.03 mm. The invention also relates to a component for a motor vehicle, in particular a body component for a motor vehicle .
Patent GB-2586294-A (GB)
Title: Maintaining quality control regulatory, and parameter measurement data using distributed ledgers in process control systems
Inventor: JAMES S CAHILL
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2020-01-10
Abstract: A method (and system) for recording data in a process control system by: detecting a triggering event related to quality control in a process plant 1402; obtaining event data from the triggering event 1404 including: event time, a duration of the event, product parameter data related to the event and/or process parameter data relating to the event; generating a transaction including the event data 1406, wherein the transaction is stored in the distributed ledger; and transmitting the transaction to another participant in the ledger network 1408. The method may also store the event data 1410 and authenticate it by comparing it to a cryptographic hash of the data 1412. Also, a validating network node (52-58; Fig 1) in a distributed ledger network which: communicates with one or more field devices (48; Fig 1) to exchange distributed ledger data including transactions having process plant data; stores a copy of the distributed ledger; and applies consensus rules to the distributed ledger data, appending the ledger data to the copy of the ledger if the rules are satisfied by said data. The above methods (and system, and node) provide a trusted, secure, and immutable record of transactions within a process plant.
Patent GB-2579159-A (GB)
Title: A ground surface access assembly with lock-open cover
Inventor: Simon John Gibson
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 2018-10-23
Abstract: A ground surface access assembly (10, Figure 6) comprising a frame (12, Figure 6) and a cover (14a, Figure 6) that sits within the frame (12, Figure 6). There are 2 hinge means located partly on an inner wall 18 of the frame (12, Figure 6) and partly on a side face (30, Figure 10) of the cover (14, Figure 6) each formed by pivot members 16a,b loosely located in an open recess (20a, Figure 6) defined by inner sidewalls (26a, Figure 4). The two hinge means together allow the cover (14, Figure 6) to pivot relative to the frame (12, Figure 6) about an axis (A-A’, Figure 3) that is not rigidly fixed but tilts in a horizontal and vertical plane. During the last stages of opening of the cover (14, Figure 6) a rear edge portion (58, Figure 10) of the cover (14, Figure 6) is automatically securely located in an open position as the rear edge portion (58, Figure 10) is guided by a guide ramp 48 into an engagement slot 50, both being located on an adjacent inner wall 18 of the frame (12, Figure 6).
Patent GB-2593715-A (GB)
Title: In-flight monitoring of aero engine health
Inventor: JORGE CALDERON
IPC: G01M15/14
Filed: 2020-03-31
Abstract: A method for in-flight monitoring of the health of an aero gas turbine engine 10 comprising in flow series a compressor system 23, 14, a core gas generator including a combustor 16, and a turbine 19, and a shaft system connecting the turbine to the compressor system and forming a torque path there between. The method comprises measuring a first rotational speed of a forward portion of the shaft system, measuring a second rotational speed of a rear portion of the shaft system, measuring other operational parameters of the engine, for example temperature or pressure values, calculating from the measured rotational speeds the power delivered by the torque path from the turbine to the compressor system calculating from the other measured operational parameters the power delivered to the turbine by the core gas generator, correlating the power delivered by the torque path at a given time with the power delivered to the turbine at that time and identifying a possible unhealthy condition or fault of the torque path when the correlation departs from an expected correlation of the power delivered by the torque path with the power delivered to the turbine. A corresponding piece of apparatus is also claimed.
Patent GB-2594930-A (GB)
Title: Authentication of devices to third party services
Inventor: CARLOS HUGO BAPTISTA MORGADO
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2020-05-05
Abstract: A method for authenticating a subscribed host device 110 to a third-party service. Upon initiation of a session with a subscribed host comprising a secure module 100 associated with an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID), assigning an IP address to the subscribed device, storing the IP address in a database 307 comprising a subscriber record including identifier details of the subscribed host device, wherein the IP address is stored in association with the subscriber record. A first query request 303 is received from the host for requesting notarization from a notary node 302. A second query request 304 is sent to the database system to obtain identifier details of the subscribed device. The database responds 305 to the notary node with identifier details of the subscribed host, the details comprising at least the ICCID from the secure module in the device. The notary node responds 306 to the host device with a token for authenticating the subscribed host device to the third party. The token may be a JavaScript (RTM) object notation web token, JWT, comprising the ICCID and cryptographic signature of the network.
Patent GB-2599614-A (GB)
Title: Active tuned vibration absorber
Inventor: IAN MCGREGOR STOTHERS
IPC: F16F15/03
Filed: 2020-06-04
Abstract: An active tuned vibration absorber 100 for reducing vibrations in a structure is provided. The active tuned vibration absorber 100 is housed in a housing 200 that has a cap 210 for connecting the active tuned vibration absorber 100 to an electrical power source. The cap 210 comprises one or more electrical power inputs 220 and one or more electrical connectors 230 for coupling the respective one or more electrical power inputs 220 to the active tuned vibration absorber 100. Each of the one or more electrical connectors 230 comprises an elongate pin (310, figure 3a) protruding from a substrate and surrounded by an electrically conducting coiled spring (320, Figure 3a) electrically connected to the elongate pin. The coiled spring has a first portion (340, figure 3a) proximal the substrate having a first uncompressed length and a first radius about a longitudinal axis of the elongate pin, and a second portion (350, Figure 3a) distal the substrate for contacting a respective contact pad coupled to the active tuned vibration absorber 100. The second portion has a second uncompressed length, and a radius that flares radially outwardly along its second uncompressed length from the longitudinal axis of the elongate pin.
Patent GB-2596319-A (GB)
Title: Method for fabricating a curved photovoltaic module including adapted positioning of photovoltaic cells
Inventor: MATHIEU BAUDRIT
IPC: H01L31/042
Filed: 2020-06-24
Abstract: A method for fabricating a non-uniformly curved photovoltaic module (1) comprising multiple photovoltaic cells (7) forming a body part of a vehicle and may comprise very differently curved areas (3, 5). The method comprises: determining a minimum allowable bending radius rb of the photovoltaic cells; analysing a curvature radius rc of one of the photovoltaic cells being assumed to being arranged at a positioning area (11) within the photovoltaic module (1), wherein the curvature radius rc is analysed for each of multiple positioning areas (11) along a lateral extension of the photovoltaic module (1); arranging the photovoltaic cells (7) in a curvature limited configuration in which none of the photovoltaic cells (7) overlaps a highly bended area (13); and fixing the photovoltaic cells (7) in the curvature limited configuration. By arranging the photovoltaic cells (7) in the curvature limited configuration, excessive bending and resulting breaking or cracking of photovoltaic cells (7) may be prevented.
Patent GB-2593945-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for encapsulating region related annotation in an image file
Inventor: Frédéric Maze
IPC: G06F16/71
Filed: 2020-06-24
Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of encapsulating image items in a file, the method comprising for an image item: generating an item portion annotation data structure 330 related to a portion of the image item, the item portion annotation data structure being associated with the image item; generating a geometry data structure 331 describing the geometry of the portion of the image item associated with the item portion annotation data structure; generating at least one annotation data structure 332 associated with the item portion annotation data structure; and embedding the image item, the item portion annotation data structure, the geometry data structure and the at least one annotation data structure in the file.
Patent GB-2598750-A (GB)
Title: Gifting system
Inventor: AVIEL ILAN
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2020-09-10
Abstract: A greetings card gifting system comprises a card generating server 1 and a card creator system 2 to generate and create greetings cards for posting to receivers. The user may access the system 2 through an app 4 installed on a mobile device. The server 1 generates a user-created card which is physically printed, and despatched by post 9. The user selects a financial value to associate with the card and the server 1 generates a code associated with the card. This code may be a QR code 11 and comprises information indicative of monetary value to be gifted and/or information enabling this value to be obtained from the sender account. The receiver installs a receiver app 13 which includes a scanner or scanning function 12 which uses the mobile device scanner to scan the code. The monetary value is then determined and the amount of money is available to be transferred into an account of the receiver. A financial account may be set-up by the user and receiver on an account server 5, this server being linked to external accounts of the users. Once scanned, an animation may be viewable by the receiver indicative of the amount gifted.
Patent GB-2598753-A (GB)
Title: Selective optical filter for RGB LED
Inventor: SAMIR MEZOUARI
IPC: H01L33/60
Filed: 2020-09-10
Abstract: A colour converted GaN-based pump source LED structure 100 suitable for white or RGB multi-colour LED displays and micro LED displays comprises a light emitting layer 110, which may be a blue emitting layer, configured to emit light having a primary peak wavelength, positioned between a partially reflective layer 106 and a reflective layer 114; and a colour conversion layer 118 which may comprise phosphors or quantum dots positioned between the light emitting layer and the partially reflective layer. The partially reflective layer is configured to reflect light within a predetermined range of wavelengths, which may be below 500nm, and transmit light outside the range. The primary peak wavelength lies within the predetermined range of wavelengths. The colour conversion layer may comprise two or more laterally spaced layers separated by reflective sidewalls 300, wherein one or more layers convert incident light having the primary peak wavelength into light having wavelengths outside the predetermined range, such as red or green, and another layer transmits incident light having the primary peak wavelength, and wherein the partially reflective layer extends above the one or more layers of the colour conversion layer but not the layer which transmits the primary peak wavelength. The partially reflective layer may comprise a Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR), which may comprise porous GaN. The colour conversion layer may be deposited on a roughened surface of the light emitting device after removal of the LED growth substrate.
Patent GB-2598924-A (GB)
Title: Attachment for a haircare appliance
Inventor: ROBERT MARK BRETT COULTON
IPC: A45D20/50
Filed: 2020-09-18
Abstract: A haircare appliance (20, fig.1) has a blower (41, fig 1) and outlets (113, fig.5) through which air is discharged. One or more moveable members 140, 150 are provided and are moveable between a first position where air is discharged from the outlets 113 in a clockwise direction and a second position where air is discharged from the outlets 113 in a counterclockwise direction. Preferably there are first outlets through which air is discharged in a clockwise direction and these are occluded when a member is moved into the second position to discharge air through second outlets in a counterclockwise direction. A dial (120, fig 5) may be used to move the moveable members between the two positions. Each outlet may comprise a slot that extends longitudinally. The moveable members may comprise an inner sleeve 140 and an outer sleeve 150. They may alternatively comprise a set of louvres (210, fig. 11b); segments (310, fig. 12); pairs of blades (421, 422, fig. 13) or columns (540, fig 14; 630, fig. 15). This arrangement may be provided in an attachment for an appliance.
Patent GB-2599138-A (GB)
Title: Two phase launcher mechanism
Inventor: MARCO MOROSO
IPC: A63H17/00
Filed: 2020-09-25
Abstract: The invention relates a two phase toy vehicle launcher configured that during the first phase the launcher is activated and during the second phase the launcher is reset. Both the first and second phases may be operated by the user pressing a single button (44, figure 32); the first phase being operated the first time button (44) is pressed and the second phase being operated the second time button (44) is pressed. The launcher may include a magazine having a plurality of receptacles 32, each receptacle 32 being adapted to house a single toy vehicle.
Patent GB-2590152-A (GB)
Title: Encoding and decoding a video
Inventor: SAMUEL LANCIA
IPC: H04N19/33
Filed: 2020-10-02
Abstract: Method of video coding having the steps of: (i) acquiring a video frame; (ii) selecting one or more region of interest (ROI) within the video frame; (iii) encoding the one or each region of interest at a first (higher) resolution; and (iv) encoding a base layer. The base layer includes at least a portion of the video frame not contained within the ROI and has a second (lower) resolution. The method may further include downscaling the base layer before it is encoded. The encoded base layer and encoded region(s) (areas) of interest (ROIs) may be transmitted to a receiver, including generating a composite canvas, the composite canvas being a single frame containing both the encoded base layer and the encoded region(s) of interest. A further step may comprise transmitting data indicating the relative positions of the base layer and region(s) of interest within the composite canvas to the receiver.
Patent GB-2591631-A (GB)
Title: Patient-specific fixation plate with spacing elements for knee osteotomies
Inventor: JEAN ROBICHAUD
IPC: A61B17/80
Filed: 2019-08-22
Abstract: According to an aspect, a spacing element for spacing a fixation plate away from a bone to which the fixation plate is secured is provided. The spacing element has a body with a bone interface side and a plate interface side and sidewalls extending thereinbetween, said bone interface side having a bone contacting surface having contours conforming to surface contours of the bone. A corresponding fixation plate, fixation plate kit, and method for designing a patient-specific spacing element are also provided.
Patent GB-2596387-A (GB)
Title: Anonymisation apparatus, monitoring device, method, computer program and storage medium
Inventor: MATTHIAS ROLAND
IPC: G06T13/40
Filed: 2021-03-17
Abstract: The application relates to an anonymisation apparatus 6 for generating anonymised images 9, wherein monitoring images 5 are provided by video-based monitoring of a monitoring area 3 by means of at least one camera 2, having a detection module 11. The monitoring images 5 are provided to the detection module 11 formed to detect people 4 included in the monitoring images 5. A processing module 13 processes the monitoring images 5 into the anonymised images 9, wherein at least one person 4 or person section included in the monitoring images 5 is anonymised in the anonymised images 9 by replacing the detected person 4 or person section with an animated person model 14 for the anonymisation.
Patent GB-2605762-A (GB)
Title: An actuator
Inventor: ASHLEY BIDMEAD
IPC: F16F9/512
Filed: 2021-03-24
Abstract: An actuator 12 is provided. The actuator 12 comprises: an actuator body 20 mounted for movement over a range of motion Y, the range of motion Y comprising a first part Y1 and a second part Y2, the first part Y1 being the range of motion extending between an end position and the second part Y2. The actuator 12 comprises a motor 14 coupled to the actuator body 20 to move the actuator body 20 in the first direction and a controller 28 configured to control the supply of current to drive the motor 14. The mechanical resistance to movement of the actuator body 20 in the first direction A is higher in the first part of the range of motion Y1 than in the second part of the range of motion Y2. The resistance to movement may be provided by at least one resilient member 26. The controller 28 is configured such that any additional current supplied to the motor 14 when the actuator body 20 is in the first part of the range of motion Y1 is limited thereby causing the speed of the actuator body 20 to reduce as the actuator body 20 approaches the end position.
Patent GB-2607310-A (GB)
Title: A removal apparatus for the removal of a well pipe from a well and a method for the operation of a well pipe removal apparatus
Inventor: ROY BIRKELAND
IPC: E21B31/16
Filed: 2021-06-02
Abstract: A well pipe removal apparatus 100 comprising, a work platform 110 for disassembly operations and for positioning on an offshore platform, a jack 300 comprising a stationary gripping module 330 and a movable gripping module 310. It comprises a cutting module (120 – fig.1) and handling module (200 – fig.1) to dismantle and move a casing. Components may be mountable and removable. The jack may be mounted below the work platform.