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Patent GB-2488755-A (GB)
Title: A blender valve
Inventor: SAMWELL CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: B01F15/04
Filed: 2011-02-28
Abstract: A fluid blender valve 2 comprising a first inlet 6 with a first inlet chamber 12, a second inlet 8 with a second inlet chamber 14, a blending chamber 36, a sleeve 18 movable in a linear direction along the valve housing 10 and defining an internal passage 34 for fluid flow from the first inlet chamber 12 to the blending chamber 36 wherein an outer surface of the sleeve 18 is in sliding contact with a seal part 16 of the valve housing 10, a first orifice defined between a first end of the sleeve 18 and a first valve seat 38 of the housing, and a second orifice defined between a second, opposite, end of the sleeve 18 and a second valve seat 44 of the valve housing wherein both orifices have variable cross sectional area. The first orifice is in fluid communication with the first inlet chamber 12 and the second orifice is in fluid communication with the second inlet chamber 14 such that the movement of the sleeve causes the cross sectional area of the orifices to alter so the fluid flow from the first and second inlet chambers is controlled. A dispensing device comprising the blender valve and a flow control valve is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2478415-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle communication system controllable from rear passenger seats
Inventor: BONNE UWE
IPC: H04B1/00
Filed: 2011-03-01
Abstract: A device for facilitating communication between occupants in a motor vehicle with front and back seats comprises at least one first loudspeaker 3l, 3r directed at the front seats (1l, 1r), and at least one second loudspeaker 4l, 4r directed at the back seats 2l, 2r. At least one first microphone 5l, 5r is directed at the front seats and an audio signal processor 6 is provided that is able to be activated in order to output speech recorded by the first microphone 5l, 5r on the second loudspeaker 4l, 4r. A first control element 10l, 10r; 10 for activating the audio signal processor 6 is able to be actuated from the back seats 2l, 2r, and a signal generator 1l displays the activated status of the audio signal processor 6 so that it is visible to the driver and passenger in the front seats 1l, 1r. The audio signal processor 6 may be automatically activated upon detecting speech, and it may adjust the volume of the speaker signals to compensate for background noise.
Patent GB-2483763-A (GB)
Title: Memory controller with ports dedicated to particular types of traffic and with quality of service parameters based on the type of traffic
Inventor: BISWAS SUKALPA
IPC: G06F13/16
Filed: 2011-09-08
Abstract: A memory controller 40 has several source ports 44 and several memory ports 42. Each source port receives memory operations of a particular type. The operations may be real time operations from a real time peripheral 22 or non-real time operations from a processor 14. The memory operations have quality of service parameters, which the memory controller takes into account when switching the operations. The quality of service parameters may be different for the real time and non-real time operations. When a higher quality of service is requested for an operation, previous operations from the same source may be processed with the higher quality of service. When the operations are placed into queues for the memory ports, the operations for a particular channel may be reordered based on the requested quality of service. The operations may also be sorted based on efficiency or into separate read and write queues.
Patent GB-2494642-A (GB)
Title: Folding container with stacking member
Inventor: COPE ANDY
IPC: B65D21/06
Filed: 2011-09-13
Abstract: A collapsible container 10 comprises a base 12, a first pair of opposed walls 14 and a second pair of opposed walls 16. The walls define an opening in the top of the container. The container further comprises at least one stacking member 18 which, when the container is erect, is movable between a stacking position in which the stacking member is positioned to support and provide spacing between the top of the container and the base of a further container positioned thereon and a filling position in which the stacking member is substantially removed from the opening in the top of the container. Preferably the stacking member comprises an elongated supporting element (18a, figure 4) of approximately the same length as the first pair of walls with a leg (18b) extending from each end. Each leg may be pivotally connected to one of the first pair of walls. In the stacking position each leg may form an angle (Î±) relative to the upper edge of the walls. The angle may be between 45 and 90 degrees, but is preferably between 45 and 70, and more preferably between 45 and 60.
Patent GB-2480981-A (GB)
Title: Fuel filler door module
Inventor: ZENTNER CHRISTIAN
IPC: B29C45/16
Filed: 2010-01-27
Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel filler door module for installing in a motor vehicle having a trough body (1) comprising a pass-through opening (4) in the area of an elastically defornnable floor segment (3) for receiving a fuel filler neck, wherein the floor segment (3) comprises a surface structure (7) provided adjacent to the pass-through opening (4) on a side facing the fuel filler neck for abating the adhesion and/or sliding friction properties.
Patent GB-2483034-A (GB)
Title: System for virtual disks version control
Inventor: ROPE JULIEN
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2009-05-13
Abstract: A system (10) for virtual disks version control includes a selectively read- only volume (12); at least one topmost overlay (141, 142, 143, 144, 145); and at least two intermediate, selectively read-only overlays (16, 16', 16", 16'") configured as at least two mounting points. The at least one topmost overlay (141, 142, 143, 144, 145) is configured to store the results of redirected write operations. One of the at least two mounting points (16, 16', 16", 16'") and the volume (12) form an image, and the other of the at least two mounting points (16, 16', 16", 16'") and the volume (12) form another image. The at least two intermediate overlays (16, 16', 16", 16'") are operatively located between the volume (12) and the at least one topmost overlay (141, 142, 143, 144, 145). Each of the at least two mounting points (16, 16', 16", 16'") is configured to enable a plurality of client computers (18) to concurrently read the image or the other image and to concurrently write to a respective one of the at least one topmost overlays (141, 142, 143, 144, 145).
Patent GB-2486961-A (GB)
Title: Control system to minimize inadvertent ink jetting
Inventor: CHAPPELL JAMES M
IPC: B41J29/393
Filed: 2011-12-16
Abstract: A printer includes a web transport that is configured to transport a web 218 of media along a transport path through the printer. Printheads 206A-206D in the printer are associated with web detectors 208A-208D that detect the presence or absence of the web opposite the printheads. A controller in the printer is operatively connected to the web detectors to alter operation of the printer with reference to the presence or absence of the web opposite the printheads. In order to minimize inadvertent ink jetting operation of a printhead is stopped if a respective web detector detects absence of the web proximate to the printhead.
Patent GB-2490563-A (GB)
Title: Pre-rotating or de-rotating fluid flow with a volute
Inventor: BAYRAM PETER JOHN
IPC: B63H5/16
Filed: 2012-03-08
Abstract: A volute comprises an axial opening and a tangential or radial opening. The volute is located upstream of a fluid compressor or marine propeller, or downstream of a fluid turbine. When used with a fluid compressor or marine propeller the volute pre-rotates the fluid before it enters the compressor or marine propeller. When used with a turbine the volute de-rotates the fluid after it leaves the turbine. When used with a turbine, the volute includes an inlet 5 which accepts spirally rotating fluid 1, a bell mouth portion 3, a volute portion 2, and a tangential or radial outlet 4 which emits a linear fluid flow 6. Annular turning devices may be used to pre-rotate or de-rotate the fluid flow. The volute may be double-width with an axial opening on each side. Up to eight volutes may be used together such that they share a common tangential opening, but have multiple axial openings. The volute may be used in a turbo-charger.
Patent GB-2501683-A (GB)
Title: Energy storage apparatus
Inventor: MACNAGHTEN JAMES
IPC: F01K1/06
Filed: 2012-04-30
Abstract: Apparatus for storing energy 100, including a first engine stage 130 acting as a compressor during a charging phase of a cycle and as an expander during a discharging phase of the cycle; a first heat store 120 for receiving and storing thermal energy from gas compressed by the first engine stage during the charging phase; a second engine stage 140 acting as an expander during the charging phase to expand gas received from the first heat store to below ambient temperature and as a compressor during the discharging phase; a second heat store 110 for transferring thermal energy to gas expanded by the expander during the charging phase; a thermal coupling means 170 for thermally coupling a part of the apparatus cooled below ambient temperature to a cooling chamber 190 for cooling an object or process within the cooling chamber, for example, to maintain a cryogenic temperature within it.
Patent GB-2487512-A (GB)
Title: Stator inserts, methods of fabricating the same, and downhole motors incorporating the same
Inventor: AKBARI HOSSEIN
IPC: E21B4/02
Filed: 2010-09-30
Abstract: The present invention recites a downhole motor and method of manufacture wherein a mandrel having an outer geometry that is complimentary to a desired inner geometry for the stator is provided. A flexible sleeve is provided over the mandrel and the flexible sleeve and the mandrel are provided into a mold. Additionally, a reinforcing material is introduced into the mold to fill space between the flexible sleeve and the mold. Said material is then solidified to bond the reinforcing material and the flexible sleeve. The solidified reinforcing material and flexible sleeve are then removed from the mold such that a stator insert is fabricated.
Patent GB-2503748-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle transmission
Inventor: THOMPSON ROBERT WILLIAM
IPC: B62M3/06
Filed: 2012-07-07
Abstract: A drive mechanism for a bicycle using pedal arms 7, one on each side of the bicycle, each pedal arm carrying a pedal 1 engageable with a rider's foot. Each pedal arm 7 is mounted to a crank 4 by a rotating joint and connected to the frame of the bicycle 5 by a link 3, each link having rotating joints at each end. The cranks 4 may be connected to the driven wheel of the bicycle by a multi ratio, free-wheeling gear mechanism. The gear mechanism may comprise a number of epicyclic mechanisms connected in series.
Patent GB-2507032-A (GB)
Title: Lifejacket Inflation system with refillable gas cylinder
Inventor: MACKENZIE BRIAN SPENCE
IPC: B63C9/18
Filed: 2012-09-06
Abstract: A lifejacket inflation system 5 is described. The lifejacket inflation system comprises an inflation valve 10 adapted to be attached to a lifejacket, the inflation valve defining an inlet (16, Fig 2) adapted to engage the neck 20 of a refillable gas cylinder 22. The inflation valve 40 includes a pin, the pin being movable from a normal position Fig 3 to an extended position (Fig 4), in the extended position the pin being adapted, in use, to penetrate the refillable gas cylinder, the inflation valve defining an engagement surface (17, Fig 2), the engagement surface adapted to engage a refillable gas cylinder surface (19, Fig 2) such that in the normal position the pin is spaced away from the refillable gas cylinder. A lifejacket inflation system where a seal (24, Fig 2) between the inflation valve and the refillable gas cylinder is provided on the neck of the refillable gas cylinder and an inflation valve with a firing pin having a reduced cross-sectional area in a region adjacent to the valve outlet 38 are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2493308-A (GB)
Title: Controlling a DC series motor using a three phase inverter
Inventor: BARRASS PETER
IPC: H02P7/28
Filed: 2012-11-06
Abstract: A three phase inverter circuit designed for controlling an AC motor is used to control the current through the armature winding and field winding of a DC series motor. A DC series motor has a first current supply to the armature 4 of the motor and a second current supply to the field winding 6. A controller is configured to control the current through one of the armature and field winding based on the respective other one of the current through one of the armature and field winding. A three phase inverter may be used to control a DC series motor provided with only three terminals. The armature may be coupled between the first and second node of the inverter, and the field winding may be coupled between the second and third nodes. The controller may also control the current through the armature and field winding of the motor, where the armature current is based on a required output torque. The first and second current supplies may be configured to be controlled independently.
Patent GB-2508356-A (GB)
Title: Polyamide recovery
Inventor: FITZPATRICK PAUL
IPC: B01D11/00
Filed: 2012-11-28
Abstract: A process for recovering polyamide from a polyamide-containing waste comprises contacting the polyamide-containing waste with a betainium-based ionic liquid to dissolve polyamide from the polyamide-containing waste. Dissolved polyamide is contacted with a polar solvent to cause precipitation of polyamide and precipitated polyamide is recovered. The polyamide may comprise polycaprolactam and the betainium-based ionic liquid may comprise betainium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide. Preferably the polar solvent is aqueous and the polyamide-containing waste is electronic, automotive or carpet waste. The precipitated polyamide may be extracted from the polar solvent by filtration. Advantageously the process recovers polyamides with high purity and achieves a high recovery rate with high selectivity when applied to wastes of mixed polymers.
Patent GB-2511051-A (GB)
Title: Frame averaging post-filter optimisation
Inventor: KELLY MATTHEW DAVID
IPC: G01T1/163
Filed: 2013-02-20
Abstract: A method to generate a nuclear medicine image reconstructed from an average of multiple subsets of acquired counts of a dataset, having an image quality characteristic aligned with that of a corresponding image obtained from a reconstruction of all counts of the dataset. A phantom data acquisition is used to determine an appropriate post-processing step necessary to align each image quality characteristic which provides a desired alignment of a given image quality characteristic. The determined post-processing step is applied to the combination of the multiple subset reconstruction.
Patent GB-2504178-A (GB)
Title: Steering wheel with finisher
Inventor: MURAMATSU KATSUYA
IPC: B62D1/08
Filed: 2013-05-14
Abstract: A lower end of a finisher 7a,b for a steering wheel has a substantially I-shape and an extending portion 13a,b extending along a rim 3. The finisher has an upper locking portion 10 to be locked to an upper spoke 4a,b and a lower locking portion 12 provided in the extending portion 13a,b and to be locked to a lower spoke 5a,b. The lower locking portion 12 has a protruding portion 14 and a locking piece 15 both standing upright from a back surface of the extending portion. The protruding portion 14 and the locking piece 15 are arranged away from each other in an up-down direction. The lower spoke has an engagement receiving portion for the protruding portion 14 to be fitted and for the locking piece to be engaged.
Patent GB-2521106-A (GB)
Title: User-generated movie distribution
Inventor: KOTZMUTH BOJAN
IPC: H04N21/475
Filed: 2013-09-05
Abstract: A server is configured to receive user-generated movies (film, video data) from a plurality of user devices and arrange the user-generated movies into an order for sequential television broadcast. Each user-generated movie may be associated with priority data and the server may be configured to arrange the user-generated movies into the order for sequential television broadcast based upon the priority data associated with the user-generated movies. Priority data may comprise: the time when a related user-generated movie was receiver at the server; profile information for the user that generated / sent the movie; number of times viewed; and the number of user-initiated bids, likes or votes for the user-created movie. Priority data may be updated, replaced or created. User generated movies may be evaluated with respect to a suitability criterion, e.g. a frame rate threshold or suitability criterion based on a threshold for change between neighbouring frames; the presence or absence of predetermined features or colours, or amount of soundtrack information or noise patterns, may be assessed. If not suitable for broadcasting, user-generated movie content may be unicast.
Patent GB-2518151-A (GB)
Title: Network anomaly detection
Inventor: THIEBAUT-GEORGE ERIC
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 2013-09-11
Abstract: A method and apparatus for anomaly detection in a network management system is described. The method may comprise: collecting metric data from a plurality of managed network devices; determining metric types for the collected metric data using metric type reference data; determining and applying properties from the metric type reference data to collected metrics of the determined metric types; and monitoring subsequent collected metric data for anomalies that do not conform to the applied properties. The method is particularly aimed at avoiding manually configuring multiple threshold definitions for large, complex networks wherein the system is self-learning of the expected characteristics (e.g. reference levels/baseline) of the multiple types of metrics that are collected for the network. The multiple types of metrics may include percentage 402 type values, availability 404 type values, response time-type values 406, counter-type values 408 and other/general types 410. Various metrics may be monitored as the system described is data agnostic. Monitored metrics could include, for example, CPU/processor/memory usage, availability, response times etc.
Patent GB-2504624-A (GB)
Title: ESP thrust module with enhanced lubrication and temperature dissipation
Inventor: TETZLAFF STEVEN K
IPC: E21B21/08
Filed: 2012-04-10
Abstract: A thrust module and a seal module for use in an electric submersible pump assembly is provided. The thrust module provides increased lubrication and heat dissipation while increasing sealing redundancies within the module. The thrust module includes a thrust bearing that absorbs thrust from the primary pump. A circulation pump assembly is coupled to the thrust bearing to circulate fluid through the thrust bearing and dissipate heat generated in the thrust bearing through a plurality of fins formed on an exterior surface of the circulation pump assembly. The seal module has labyrinth discs positioned within the seal module that inhibit fluid flow through the seal module. The seal module also includes check valves that release fluid from and allow fluid into the seal module at predetermined pressures. The sealing assembly is interposed between the thrust bearing and a primary pump of the electric submersible pump.
Patent GB-2520773-A (GB)
Title: Manufacturing conductive thin films comprising graphene and metal nanowires
Inventor: DALTON ALAN BRIAN
IPC: H01L51/44
Filed: 2013-12-02
Abstract: Method for manufacturing a conductive thin film comprising forming a composite layer on a substrate, the composite layer comprising a layer of solution processed graphene 6 directly adjacent to a layer of metal nanowires 4. Wherein the layer of metal nanowires may be a monolayer. The metal nanowire layer may be deposited at a density that causes the optical and/or electrical properties of the film to exhibit percolative behaviour to a greater extent than bulk behaviour. Also disclosed is an apparatus for manufacturing a conductive thin film comprising: a metal nanowire forming assembly; a solution processed graphene forming assembly, the nanowire and graphene forming assemblies being configured to form the above composite layer. Depositing graphene by solution processing allows the graphene to fall into gaps between the junctions of the metal nanowire structure, this has been found to decrease the sheet resistance of the layer.
Patent GB-2525890-A (GB)
Title: Composite panel
Inventor: JONES DAVID
IPC: B32B15/10
Filed: 2014-05-07
Abstract: A composite, laminate panel comprises a perforated metal sheet 6 between an engineered timber product sheet 4 and another non-metallic sheet 8: this structure 4, 6, 8 being between further sheets 2, 10. The preferred composite is a wall panel comprising, in order: a steel sheet 2; an engineered timber product 4; a steel sheet 6 (greater than 500 Brinell hardness) having regularly spaced elongated perforations; an engineered timber product sheet 8; and a metal sheet 10. Preferably an outer steel sheet 2 is folded to provide an edge portion 12 and lip 14. The panel can be used to form an enclosure. Examples of engineered timber products include plywood and oriented strand board (OSB).
Patent GB-2526267-A (GB)
Title: Dressing for surgical drain
Inventor: COTTON STEPHEN
IPC: A61M16/04
Filed: 2014-05-14
Abstract: A dressing 1 adapted to be fitted around a surgical drain, such as a chest drain, and capable of absorbing exudate from the drain site comprises an absorbent body 22 having a wound-facing foam base layer 32 of hydrophilic open-celled foam, such as polyurethane, to which a cover 34 is bonded to form a substantially enclosed compartment of superabsorbent material 36 between the cover and the base. Exudate at the wound site is able to flow via the base member to the compartment and to be absorbed by the superabsorbent material within the compartment. A radial slot with an opening 10 with radial slits 14 for a drain may be provided. The superabsorbent material may be particles encapsulated between two layers of tissue paper carrier material. A transparent adhesive backing layer 16 and a skin contact layer 18 may extend as a border beyond the absorbent body.
Patent GB-2529605-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutical composition
Inventor: ENGINEER NIKESH
IPC: A61K47/44
Filed: 2014-06-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to a pourable pharmaceutical composition suitable for oral administration, wherein the composition comprises at least one pharmaceutically active agent in particulate form, dispersed within a liquid phase which comprises one or more oils selected from mono-, di-, or triglycerides having one or more short-, medium-, or long-chain fatty acid residues, and refined natural lipid oils, and up to 15% w/w water, based on the overall composition. Preferably the liquid phase comprises at least one triglyceride of one or more medium-chain fatty acid residues. Preferably the at least one pharmaceutically active agent is micronized and is selected from bendroflumethiazide or amlodipine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The formulation preferably comprises an anti-caking agent in particular silicon dioxide. A formulation comprising amlodipine besylate (micronised) 6.93mg/5ml, medium-chain triglyceride (COOR MCT 60/40 EP) 4.675mg/5ml, sucralose 1.25mg/5ml and colloidal silicon dioxide 5.0mg/5ml is exemplified; and a formulation comprising bendroflumethiazide (micronized) 2.5mg/5ml, medium-chain triglyceride (COOR MCT 60/40 EP) 4.617mg/5ml, sucralose 1.30mg/5ml and colloidal silicon dioxide 7.50mg/5ml is also exemplified.