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Patent GB-2523829-A (GB)
Title: Valve assembly
Inventor: LANCASTER MICHAEL
IPC: F16K51/00
Filed: 2014-03-07
Abstract: A safety valve assembly 1 for connection to a fluid supply line comprises a valve unit 3 having a first end 9 and a second end 11 defining an axis 13. A valve 15 is situated between the first and second ends and a connection fitting 5 connects the first end 9 of the valve unit to the fluid supply line. The connection fitting 5 comprises a first tubular member 17 at the first end 9 of the valve unit, a second tubular member 27 for receiving the fluid supply line, and a pair of ceramic washers 33, 35 locatable between the first and second tubular members to maintain the first tubular member 17 in non-contacting arrangement relative to the second tubular member 27 and to restrict relative movement therebetween. One of the first and second tubular members is locatable within the other tubular member, each washer in the pair of washers is positionable in an axially spaced relationship relative to the other washer, and each washer is electrically insulating and thermally resistant, enabling electrical isolation of the first and second tubular members from one another.
Patent GB-2511236-A (GB)
Title: Target apparatus and method
Inventor: CRAMER PETER G
IPC: G01B11/03
Filed: 2012-02-29
Abstract: A laser target which comprises a cube corner retroreflector, at least partially embedded within a body; a spherical contact element, rigidly fixed to the body; an identifying element on the body, either a bar code or a RFID tag (Radio Frequency Identification), configured to store the sphere radius of the spherical contact element. In use the spherical contact element is placed on a workpiece surface, the retro-reflector is illuminated by a first light source and a measurement is made from the light source to the retroreflector, the measurement including a distance, a set of two angles, based on the reflected light. The identifying information is read by a bar code reader, RFID reader or a camera. The position of the workpiece surface is calculated based on the distance, two angles and the identifying information.
Patent GB-2515235-A (GB)
Title: Shower head
Inventor: MCCUTCHEON STEPHEN MCLAY
IPC: B05B1/26
Filed: 2013-03-22
Abstract: A spray head (100) has an inlet (4) in fluid communication with a plurality of nozzles (15). The nozzles (15) are adapted to produce, in use, a jet of fluid (16) which is directed toward a respective impingement surface portion (22). The jet of fluid (16) impacts on the respective impingement surface portion (22) and breaks into a stream of droplets 23. The stream of droplets (23) has an elongate transverse cross-section.
Patent GB-2533773-A (GB)
Title: Compositions for the treatment of pediculosis
Inventor: JOHN HYWEL DAVIES
IPC: A61Q17/02
Filed: 2014-12-23
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a carrier and at least one active ingredient selected from L-carveol, eugenol, terpinen-4-ol, menthone and linalool. The composition is for the treatment of pediculosis and is suitable for application to the skin or hair of a human or warm blooded animal with pediculosis. In another embodiment the composition comprises a carrier, at least one active ingredient having the property of toxicity to lice, and at least one active ingredient having ovicidal properties. The active having ovicidal properties may be selected from benzaldehyde, terpinen-4-ol, eugenol, menthone and linalool. Also claimed is a kit comprising the active ingredients in the form of a liquid, cream or gel and an instructions for simultaneous, separate, or sequential administration of the components of the kit. Another claim is a method of treating pediculosis by applying the composition to the hair and skin of the sufferer of pediculosis for a predetermined period of time and subsequently washing the composition off. Preferably the pediculosis is caused by head lice and is adapted for use on humans.
Patent GB-2526670-A (GB)
Title: Dynamically reusable classes
Inventor: SCOTT CINDY
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2013-10-08
Abstract: Techniques for flexibly configuring an operating process plant or process control system enable a change to a parent object to be selectively propagated to child objects derived from the parent object, so that a first subset of child objects and their respective instantiations are updated with the change, while a second subset and their respective instantiations remain unchanged. The parent object may be a class or instance process object corresponding to a process entity, and the first and/or the second subset of child objects may be selected. In some cases, the change may have been a propagated change, to the parent object, from a child object that is excluded from the first or the second subset of child objects. In some cases, the change may first be propagated to an instance object derived from the parent object, and then propagated from the instance object to a child object. Flexible configuration of process control systems or plants allows draft changes or modifications to be made to parent process objects, e.g., in a configuration environment, without automatically triggering corresponding instantiations and/or downloads of the parent process objects and/or their derived children objects into a run-time system. Parent objects to which draft changes are allowed may include class objects, instance objects, and/or library objects. One or more modifications to a process object may be saved as a draft, and multiple drafts for a same process object may be saved as different versions. Children objects may indicate the particular version of a parent object draft from which they are derived. A user may indicate that a particular draft or version is to be published or approved. Unpublished or unapproved drafts are prevented from being instantiated in the run-time system, whereas published or approved drafts are allowed to be instantiated. Flexible graphic element objects in a process plant are configurable both in a run-time operating environment in which a process is being controlled and in a configuration environment. An instantiated flexible graphic element object may be a display view or may be another graphic element included on a display view. A graphic element object may be linked to and/or derived from another graphic element object, and changes to a particular graphic element object may be propagated to its derivations, e.g., according to a distribution policy. Changes to definitions corresponding to a particular graphic element object (e.g., to the definition of a graphic element attribute such as a shape, animation, event handler or property) may be overridden or modified in another object derived from the particular graphic element object. The modified derived object may be renamed and saved separately from the particular graphic element object.
Patent GB-2538276-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning apparatus and method
Inventor: PETER ROBERT BIRKIN
IPC: B08B7/02
Filed: 2015-05-13
Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning a surface comprises a body 10 defining a cavity 10a, the body 10 terminating in a distal end 12 that is adapted, in use, to be in the vicinity of a surface to be cleaned 2 such that the surface to be cleaned 2 forms an end wall of a chamber 11 including the cavity 10a, at least one cleaning liquid inlet 14 for flow of a cleaning liquid into the chamber 11, a divider 16 located in or at the end of the cavity 10a that divides the chamber 11 into a first portion 11a and a second portion 11b, the second portion 11b, in use being in fluid communication with the surface to be cleaned 2 and an acoustic transducer 18 associated with the first portion 11a of the chamber 11 to introduce acoustic energy into the chamber 11. The divider 16 is adapted to permit the passage of acoustic energy therethrough from the first portion 11a of the chamber 11 to the second portion 11b of the chamber 11 to thereby allow pressure fluctuations to be generated at the surface to be cleaned. The invention also provides a method of cleaning a surface.
Patent GB-2532137-A (GB)
Title: LED lamp
Inventor: ANTON VLADIMIROVICH KISELEV
IPC: F21K99/00
Filed: 2015-10-23
Abstract: An LED lamp comprises a base 1 and an end element 2 inside which is located a power supply (3, Fig. 3). LED modules (4, Fig. 2) are attached to a heat sink (5, Fig. 3). The heat sink 5 is in the form of a rod-shaped section having side faces (6, Fig. 2) facing different directions and upon which the LED modules 4 are attached. The heat sink 5 is situated within a plastic diffuser 7. The heat sink 5 has longitudinally oriented heat transfer ribs 8 extending from its surface between the side faces 6. The diffuser 7 comprises longitudinally oriented segmented shells 9, each of which is located in front of and covers the LED modules 4 of one side face 6, thereby isolating these LED modules from the ones on the adjacent face. The longitudinally oriented ribs 8 of the heat sink 5 are located between the segmented shells 9.
Patent GB-2547445-A (GB)
Title: Bracket for a vehicle chassis
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JOHN WHITE
IPC: B62D21/11
Filed: 2016-02-18
Abstract: A bracket for a vehicle chassis rail, typically for attaching an axle to a chassis of a telehandler or backhoe loader, has first, second and third planar portions 10, 20, 30 connected to a fourth planar portion 40 through respective first, second and third bends 11, 21, 31, each defining a respective bend axis. First and second planar portions 10, 20 respectively define first and second edges 14, 24 that lie in a common plane (CP, Figure 5). Third planar portion 30 has a surface 33 adjacent third bend 31, defining a plane parallel to and spaced from the common plane, and is preferably at right angles to fourth planar portion 40, while first and second planar portions 10, 20 are preferably at an angle of 45 degrees to fourth planar portion 40. Fourth planar portion 40 may have four mounting holes 49. Typically, first and second edges 14, 24 may be welded to a first side (4A1, Figure 8) of a chassis rail (4A, Figure 8), and third planar portion 30 may have an edge 34 welded to a second side (4A2, Figure 7) of the chassis rail.
Patent GB-2550914-A (GB)
Title: System for transporting lightweight watercraft
Inventor: ANDY MINDEL
IPC: B63C13/00
Filed: 2016-05-28
Abstract: A system for transporting lightweight watercraft 10, such as a stand-up paddleboard, a kayak, a surfboard, comprises first means for engaging one end (11 fig 1) of the watercraft; second means for engaging the other end 12 of the watercraft; and third means for connecting the first and second means. The third means may comprise a tightenable strap 19 with first and second connectors. The strap and connection means may connect the first and second means under the hull of the watercraft. The first means may comprise a flexible sheet 13 with clips (16, 17 fig 1) which engage to form a bag. The first means may comprise a towing means 18. The second means may comprise a flexible sheet (22 fig 4) with clips (24 fig 4) which engage to form a bag. There may be an axle (25 fig 4) and wheels (27 fig 4) secured to the second means. The system allows for a watercraft to be towed by hand or bicycle.
Patent GB-2542454-A (GB)
Title: A method of producing a two-dimensional material
Inventor: SIMON CHARLES STEWART THOMAS
IPC: C23C16/455
Filed: 2016-06-15
Abstract: A method of producing a two-dimensional crystalline material comprises providing a substrate 6 having nucleation sites within a close-coupled reaction chamber, introducing a precursor in a gas phase or suspended in a gas and heating 7 the substrate for decomposition of the precursor. The precursor is preferably cooled 8 at its entry point. The distance between the precursor entry point and the surface of the substrate is preferably less than 100 mm, and more preferably less than 10 mm. A doping element may be introduced either in the precursor or in a second precursor. Methods of producing multiple stacked two-dimensional crystalline material and of manufacturing a heterostructure including a two-dimensional crystalline material comprise the methods of the invention. The crystalline material may be graphene or silicene. Also disclosed are a sheet of two-dimensional material having a mean grain size equal to or greater than 20 µm, a graphene sheet having grains of sufficient size to retain integrity without a protective fixant and a heterostructure material including a two-dimensional material having a continuous interface with a second layer. A further method includes establishing a temperature gradient between a substrate surface and a volume of a reaction chamber that is relatively cool.
Patent GB-2542653-A (GB)
Title: Methods and compositions for treating cells for transplant
Inventor: STEPHEN QUAKE
IPC: C12N15/88
Filed: 2016-05-27
Abstract: The invention relates to methods for generating viral-free cells using nucleases for use in transplantation. The nucleases may be CRISPR/Cas9 complexes with guided RNA to target and inactivate viral genomes within cells. The nucleases degrade or destroy the viruses within the cells prior to transplantation.
Patent GB-2552832-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to communication system resource allocation
Inventor: Mohammed Al-Imari
IPC: H04W88/08
Filed: 2016-08-12
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of allocating system resources in a wireless communication system, wherein a plurality of substantially similar resources are available for communication between a first system entity and a second system entity, comprising the steps of: using a first of the plurality of substantially similar system resources to communicate between the first system entity and the second system entity, and using at least a second of the plurality of substantially similar system resources to communicate between the first system entity and a third system entity. In particular the system disclosed provides a downlink transmission scheme that combines FQAM with QAM modulation. It involves the use of inactive subcarriers in FQAM to transmit QAM symbols to a different user. Different power levels are used for the respective FQAM and QAM modulations to maintain the performance of cell-edge users while simultaneously achieving a desirable throughput to the QAM user.
Patent GB-2553557-A (GB)
Title: Data processing apparatuses, methods, computer programs and computer-readable media
Inventor: DAVID HANDFORD
IPC: H04N19/30
Filed: 2016-09-08
Abstract: A first value of a first data element 311 in a first set of data elements 310 is obtained, the first set of data elements being based on a first time sample of a signal, which may be a video, audio or volumetric signal. A second value of a second data element 321 in a second set of data elements 320 is obtained, the second set of data elements being based on a second, later time sample of the signal. A measure of similarity is derived between the first value and the second value. Based on the derived measure, at least one quantisation parameter useable in performing quantisation on data based on the first time sample of the signal is determined. The quantisation parameter may indicate one or more levels of quantisation, where a level of quantisation is inversely proportional to an associated measure of similarity. Output data is generated using the at least one quantisation parameter. Preferably, a position of the second data element is the same as a position of the first data element. The method may be applied to scalable coding systems, having a tiered hierarchy with multiple different levels of quality.
Patent GB-2546871-A (GB)
Title: Charging stylus inside hinge of portable computing device
Inventor: Alberto martin perez
IPC: G06F3/0354
Filed: 2016-12-08
Abstract: A portable computing device, such as a laptop or notebook 100, with a lid 102, base 104 and hinge 106 connecting the lid with the base. The hinge defines a recess (114, figure 1B) that a stylus or pen 300 can be stored and charged in. The lid may have a display which can receive input from the stylus and the hinge may be configured rotate 360º so that in one position the display would face a keyboard (110, figure 1A) and in a second position the back of the display would face the underside of the keyboard. The hinge charging circuitry may be a node (202B, figure 2B) for charging the stylus and may extend around a circumference of the stylus or be located at an end portion of the stylus. The circuitry may provide firmware updates to the stylus whilst inside the receptacle. The stylus may have a visual indicator of battery status and may have a display for displaying the time of day (206, figure 3D). The stylus may also have a retention mechanism (204, Figure 2) to hold the stylus inside the recess.
Patent GB-2547774-A (GB)
Title: Advanced metal hydride heat pump using electrochemical hydrogen compressor
Inventor: BAMDAD BAHAR
IPC: F25B30/00
Filed: 2017-01-11
Abstract: An electrochemical heat transfer device 10 comprises a controller 90, a working fluid comprising hydrogen and an electrochemical hydrogen compressor 12 comprising an anode 35, cathode 36, and proton exchange membrane 13. A power supply 28 is connected to the anode 35 and cathode 36 so that hydrogen is transferred across the membrane 13 and to a reservoir 50 containing metal hydride forming alloy 53. The hydrogen is absorbed by metal hydride material 52 and heat is transferred from the reservoir 50 to a heat exchanger 57 which is coupled to the reservoir 50 so that the heat transfer device 10 is a heating device. The power supply 28 may be switched to reverse the potential across anode 35 and cathode 36 so that hydrogen is desorbed from the metal hydride 52, heat is transferred from the heat exchanger 57 to reservoir 50 and the heat transfer device 10 is a cooling device. Heat transfer devices with a second reservoir 40 and a second heat exchanger 47 are also claimed.
Patent GB-2548698-A (GB)
Title: Activating a fuse
Inventor: MARTYN JOHN HUCKER
IPC: F42C13/08
Filed: 2017-02-08
Abstract: A fuse system for a projectile 30 for a ranged weapon, comprises a plurality of magnetic field sensors 20, 32 and a controller 22. Each sensor 20, 32 is arranged to provide a signal that changes in response to a relative change in position and/or orientation between the system and the Earth's magnetic field. Each sensor 20, 32 has a different alignment in terms of magnetic field sensitivity. The controller 22 is arranged to receive one or more signals from the plurality of magnetic field sensors 20, 32 and to activate a fuse 24 of the projectile 30 depending on the received one or more signals. The controller 22 is arranged to infer a particular change in location of the projectile 30 from the received one or more signals and is arranged to activate the fuse when the particular change equates to the projectile 30 being at a target location.
Patent GB-2545130-A (GB)
Title: Self-healing cement comprising polymer capable of swelling in gaseous environment
Inventor: Vaishali Mishra
IPC: C09K8/473
Filed: 2014-09-29
Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation includes introducing cement composition into a wellbore, the cement composition including a pumpable slurry of cement comprising a copolymer capable of swelling in a gaseous environment. A composition includes a pumpable slurry of cement comprising a copolymer capable of swelling in a gaseous environment.
Patent GB-2549010-A (GB)
Title: Diesel oxidation catalyst and exhaust system
Inventor: ANDREW FRANCIS CHIFFEY
IPC: F01N3/10
Filed: 2015-01-23
Abstract: An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine comprising: a first washcoat region comprising platinum, manganese and a first support material; a second washcoat region comprising a platinum group metal and a second support material; and a substrate having an inlet end and an outlet end; wherein the second washcoat region is arranged to contact the exhaust gases at the outlet end of the substrate and after contact of the exhaust gases with first washcoat region. The first washcoat region may be a first washcoat layer and the second washcoat region may be deposited on the first washcoat layer. The support materials may comprise a refractory metal oxide selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, titania, zirconia, ceria and a mixed or composite oxide of two or more thereof. The refractory metal oxide may be optionally doped with a dopant. An exhaust system, vehicle or apparatus, and method of use comprising the catalyst are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2547870-A (GB)
Title: Shaping device and shaping method for roller electrode for seam welding
Inventor: KAZUHIKO YAMAASHI
IPC: B23K11/30
Filed: 2015-12-01
Abstract: Provided is a shaping device (10) for a roller electrode for seam welding that prepares shapes for a first roller electrode (17) and a second roller electrode (23) attached to an arm (49) of a robot (48). This shaping device is provided independently from the robot and disposed within rotational range of the arm, and is provided with a first roller (12) and a second roller (13) that are disposed on a line orthogonal to a line joining the rotational centers of the first and second roller electrodes and are in contact with the outer circumferences of the first and second roller electrodes.
Patent GB-2551279-A (GB)
Title: Set-delayed cement compositions comprising pumice and associatecd methods
Inventor: Kyriacos Agapiou
IPC: C04B28/10
Filed: 2016-01-25
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming a set cement shape. The method comprises providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder; forming the set-delayed cement composition into a shape; and allowing the shaped set-delayed cement composition to set.
Patent GB-2568065-A (GB)
Title: Plumbing device
Inventor: RUSSELL WINSTON ARMSTRONG
IPC: E03B7/07
Filed: 2017-11-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector 100 for a water system. The connector comprises an inlet connector 105, a connector body and an outlet connector 120 arranged in sequence. The connector body has an upper chamber 162, a middle chamber 177 and a lower chamber 182 and is open-sided with an air gap 107 between the inlet and outlet connectors 105, 120, through which water can fall in use. The connector may comprise a spring biased lift valve 142 which will open when the weight of water on the valve overcomes the spring allowing the water to drain to the outlet. The connector 100 Further comprises a sensor (216 figure 6) for detecting the presence of water within the connector body.
Patent GB-2556254-A (GB)
Title: Methods of formulating wellbore fluids
Inventor: CHEMSSEDDINE BOUGUETTA
IPC: C09K8/03
Filed: 2016-07-29
Abstract: A method of formulating a wellbore fluid may include adding a ground weight material comprising barite and quartz, having a d50 between about 4 and 8 microns and a d90 between about 15-25 microns, to a base fluid; and mixing the base fluid and ground weight material to form a mixed wellbore fluid.
Patent GB-2562828-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injector
Inventor: Ian Garry
IPC: F23R3/34
Filed: 2018-03-13
Abstract: A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine (10 Fig. 1) has a feed arm (27 Fig. 2) and a nozzle (26 Fig. 2) which includes a pilot fuel discharge orifice and a mains fuel discharge orifice for respectively spraying pilot and mains fuel flows into a combustor (25 Fig. 2) of the engine. The nozzle and the feed arm contain one or more pilot passages 29 for flow of the pilot fuel flow from the pilot supply to the pilot discharge orifice and one or more mains passages 30 for flow of the mains fuel flow from the mains supply to the mains discharge orifice. The nozzle and the feed arm contain a plurality of the pilot passages and/or a plurality of the mains passages. The pilot and the mains passages intertwine repeatedly, and are both smoothly curved as they intertwine around each other. The pilot and mains passages may be coaxial, and the nozzle may be an air-spray nozzle formed by additive layer manufacture. The smoothly curved and intertwining passages make the fuel injector less susceptible to fuel coking.