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Patent GB-2529738-A (GB)
Title: Process for preparing a carbapenem antibiotic
Inventor: COOKSON JAMES
IPC: C07D477/20
Filed: 2015-03-26
Abstract: A process for the preparation of a carbapenem from a protected carbapenem using hydrogen gas in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst comprising at least two platinum group metals. The process preferably comprises hydrogenolysis of a substituted or unsubstituted benzyl and/or carboxybenzyl protected carbapenem using a mixed palladium and platinum on carbon catalyst. Preferred catalysts include 2.5 wt% (PdxPt2.5-x)/C where x is 1.25, 1.5 or 2% and thus the palladium loading within the 2.5% metal loading is 1.25, 1.5 or 2%. 5% and 10% combined metal percentages are also disclosed. Preferred carbapenem products include meropenem, imipenem, ertapenem, thienamycin, panipenem and doripenem. Suitable solvent systems include tetrahydrofuran:water (THF:H2O) with a base such as 2,6-lutidine. An example of the invention is the conversion of protected carbapenem 1 to meropenem 2.
Patent GB-2533440-A (GB)
Title: A module and modular apparatus for efficiently producing waves in a body of water
Inventor: JOHN EDWARD BAXENDALE
IPC: F04D35/00
Filed: 2014-12-08
Abstract: This invention relates to apparatus for the energy-efficient production of non-turbulent waves in a body of water and capable of producing a discrete wave or a succession of waves having a repetition rate and size that is suitable for surfing. The wave-making apparatus comprises a plurality of wave-making modules arranged side by side in parallel in a body of water (5) having an opposing beach (4) on which the waves may break. Each wave-making module comprises a reservoir (2) and a piston (1), the piston suspended so as to be able to move freely in a horizontal direction within the reservoir. Waves are generated in the body of water by the withdrawal (6) and forward (7) motions of the piston 1 when driven by an actuator. The design of the apparatus makes use of the resonant cavity that is formed between the piston (1) and the back wall of the reservoir (9), and makes use of the otherwise wasted wave energy from the withdrawal stroke of the piston, when reflected from the back wall of the reservoir (9), to supplement the forward, wave-generating stroke of the piston and thereby produce large non-turbulent waves with a high energy efficiency that are suitable for surfing and recreation. By energizing each wave-generating module in a sequence from one end to the other avoids the very high power requirement that would result from their simultaneous activation.
Patent GB-2539455-A (GB)
Title: Memory watch unit
Inventor: JOAR OLAI RUSTEN
IPC: G06F12/14
Filed: 2015-06-16
Abstract: The memory watch unit 14 is arranged to monitor memory access instructions on the bus 15, and can be configured, using the one or more configuration registers, to (i) detect a memory access instruction for a memory address in a configurable watch region of the memory 3, and (ii) change the contents of one or more memory-watch event registers in response to such a detection. This enables read requests to be denied for protected regions such as firmware, unless resulting from executing code stored in that protected region. Registers determine the size and location of the watch region or sub-regions, which may overlap, and the type of memory access instruction to be detected, and whether a particular watch region is active, the watch unit may be arranged not to prevent or interfere with the memory access and to send an interrupt to the processor when an event is detected, or trigger a processor or peripheral task.
Patent GB-2542565-A (GB)
Title: Bearing with vibration sensor and load detection
Inventor: JASCHA VAN POMMEREN
IPC: G01M13/04
Filed: 2015-09-22
Abstract: A bearing assembly including a bearing and a data processing unit 19, the bearing including an outer ring 10, an inner ring 12, at least one row of rolling elements 14 arranged in a rolling chamber between said outer ring 10 and said inner ring 12 and at least one vibration sensor 18 attached to a side face of said outer ring 10, wherein the data processing unit 19 is configured to receive and process vibration signals obtained by said vibration sensor 18. The radial load is determined 19 using amplitude or frequency data to estimate a ball pass speed. The data processor uses the vibration signals in combination with frequency analysis to find the radial force.
Patent GB-2543527-A (GB)
Title: A thermal ground loop installation device
Inventor: Michael Robin Bolwell
IPC: F24J3/08
Filed: 2015-10-20
Abstract: A geothermal heat-pump system or solar thermal system can be installed using a spearhead -shaped drill bit 31. A percussion hammer may strike a shaft 32 to create a borehole. Pipes 35, which may be a single, continuous length of flexible tubing, can be attached to the spearhead, to be buried in the borehole. A resilient compliant coupling may attach pipes 35 to the spearhead. The spearhead may have an internal void for retention of the thermal loop 35. A third pipe (28, fig 3) may provide a thermal barrier between the first and second pipes 35, possibly backfilling the borehole with bentonite grout. A bulbous channel forming feature 39 may form a larger channel in the soil to prevent the driving tube from binding during insertion. The sacrificial spearhead 31 may be detachable from the shaft 32 using a releasable coupling 33. A series of ground loops may be installed in a radial formation (figures 8 and 9). Pipes 35 can act as a thermal transfer ground-loop for a ground source heat-pump system or a solar thermal system, e.g connecting a heat-exchange fluid to a heat pump.
Patent GB-2534441-A (GB)
Title: Turbomachine comprising an electric current generator allowing oil injection from the inside of a rotor shaft
Inventor: AUGUSTIN CURLIER
IPC: F16C33/66
Filed: 2015-10-27
Abstract: Disclosed is a turbomachine for an aircraft comprising a rotor shaft 14, a turbomachine case, a bearing chamber 90, at least one bearing supporting the rotor shaft and located in the bearing chamber, a lubrication device 91 comprising oil injection means 92 to inject oil into the bearing chamber and oil supply means 96 to supply oil to the oil injection means, and an electric current generator 100 comprising an armature 102 driven by the rotor shaft and a field coil 104 fixed to the turbomachine case. The generator has an orifice 110, which passes longitudinally through the generator from one end to the other, and the oil injection means pass through the orifice so that oil can circulate in the axial direction through the generator. The generator may be used to power an auxiliary device such as a de-icer. The invention allows the generator to be positioned downstream of the rotor shaft and allows lubricating oil to be injected to the bearing from inside the rotor shaft.
Patent GB-2544264-A (GB)
Title: Barrier
Inventor: KENNY SCOTT
IPC: E02D29/02
Filed: 2015-11-03
Abstract: The barrier 1 comprises a plurality of individual barrier units 2, and a rigid energy transfer means 3 extending along the length of the units and connected to each individual unit. The energy transfer means may comprise two rods 3a, one extending along the front of the units and one along the back. There may be connecting means connecting adjacent units. The units may be gabions with wire mesh side walls. The rods may extend through holes in the mesh and be connected by a nut 7 to a plate 6 positioned between adjacent gabions. The gabions may comprise flexible bags 4 located towards their rear. The barrier may have a second plurality of units parallel and in contact with the rear of the first plurality. The connections between adjacent units within each plurality may not be at the same points along the barrier. Also claimed is use of the barrier to resist vehicle ramming attacks and a method of deploying the barrier.
Patent GB-2529363-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus and computer program product providing performance and energy optimization for mobile computing
Inventor: LIGMAN JOSEPH WILLIAM
IPC: H04W52/02
Filed: 2014-05-22
Abstract: A method to share a computation task amongst a plurality of devices including at least one mobile device. The method includes estimating a cost to perform a computation task on a data set. If the estimated cost is greater than a threshold cost, the method further includes forming an ad-hoc wireless network comprised of a plurality of devices; downloading a portion of the data set to individual ones of the devices; performing a computation task by each device on the downloaded portion of the data set; and wirelessly transferring a result of the computation task from each device to all other devices of the network. The method can be performed by execution of an application program stored in mobile devices configured for local area wireless connectivity with neighboring mobile devices and for wireless connectivity to a remote server from which the portion of the data set is downloaded.
Patent GB-2538348-A (GB)
Title: Monolithic integrated photonics with lateral bipolar and bicmos
Inventor: JIN CAI
IPC: H01S5/026
Filed: 2016-03-10
Abstract: After forming a first trench extending through a top semiconductor layer and a buried insulator layer and into a handle substrate 10 of a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI substrate 8, a dielectric waveguide material stack 22, 24, 26 including a lower dielectric cladding layer, a core layer and an upper dielectric cladding layer is formed within the first trench. Next, at least one lateral bipolar junction transistor (BJT), which can be a PNP BJT 30, an NPN BJT 40 or a pair of complementary PNP BJT 30 and NPN BJT 40, is formed in a remaining portion of the top semiconductor layer. After forming a second trench extending through the dielectric waveguide material stack to re-expose a portion of a bottom surface of the first trench, a laser diode is formed in the second trench. An optoelectronic device, for example a laser diode 60 may be formed on top of the compound semiconductor buffer layer 58 and edge coupled to the dielectric waveguide 22, 24, 26.
Patent GB-2541106-A (GB)
Title: Filter apparatus and method of use thereof
Inventor: BENJAMIN SENIOR
IPC: H01P11/00
Filed: 2016-06-27
Abstract: A filter apparatus 2 including a housing having at least one cavity defined therein, at least one resonating means 12 capable of resonating at at least a first frequency located in said at least one cavity, and tuning means 18 provided in or associated with the cavity for tuning said resonating means to a desired frequency in use, characterised in that low loss dielectric (LLD) material 24 is provided in or associated with at least part of the resonating means and/or tuning means. The LLD material may be a perfluoroalkoxy polymer resin (PFA) and/or a polyetherimide (PEI) resin. The resonating means and/or tuning means may be formed from a first material(s) and the LLD material applied to at least part of an external surface of said first material(s), the LLD material being different to the first material(s). The provision of the low loss dielectric material on the resonating means and/or tuning means reduces the electrical field strength in the air adjacent the LLD. In addition, the gap between the resonating means and a lid of the filter and/or tuning means can be made smaller without resulting in early failure of the filter apparatus.
Patent GB-2551811-A (GB)
Title: Droplet deposition apparatus and test circuit therefor
Inventor: NEIL CHRISTOPHER BIRD
IPC: G01R31/28
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: A test circuit 200 for determining the capacitance CACT of an actuator element 4 in an actuator element array 105 or for detecting a fault in the array, wherein the test circuit comprises: a controller 202; a source 204 to generate test inputs; and measurement circuitry 205 to measure one or more test values on a test path 108 between the test circuit and the actuator element; wherein the controller is configured to, for a first period: control a first switch 106 associated with the actuator element to connect the actuator element to the test path; control the source to generate a first test input; and determine the capacitance of the actuator element, or detect a fault, from a first test value in response to the first test input. A fault may be detected from capacitance, e.g. in response to the capacitance being below a threshold. Also claimed is a droplet deposition head circuit for determining the capacitance of an actuator element or detecting a fault in an actuator array.
Patent GB-2548645-A (GB)
Title: A security document
Inventor: MATTHEW CHARLES SUGDON
IPC: B42D25/45
Filed: 2016-07-13
Abstract: A security document 10 comprises a first leaf 54 comprising a first polymer substrate (20, Fig.3) and a first reinforcement layer 57 attached or formed with the first leaf. An outer leaf 60 is attached to the first leaf along a fold line 14 and is located between the first leaf and a cover 13. The first reinforcement layer 57 is a strip that extends along the first leaf at least partially along the fold line and at least partially away from the fold line on both sides of the fold line. The reinforcement layer provides the first leaf with a higher resistance to tear initiation from the fold line. The reinforcement layer is preferably adhered, welded or fused to the first leaf. The security document may be provided with further polymer pages each having reinforcing layers. The security document is preferably a booklet such as a passport, passbook, identification document, certificate, licence, cheque book or the like having one or more security pages on which information is provided. There is also disclosed a method of manufacturing such a security document.
Patent GB-2554959-A (GB)
Title: Sensor apparatus for sending overheating
Inventor: ADAM JOHN FLETCHER
IPC: H02H5/04
Filed: 2017-01-11
Abstract: A sensor apparatus for sensing overheating comprises a heat sensing module 72 that is mountable to a heat transfer module 74 comprising an elongate heat conducting member 78. Heat sensing module 72 comprises a thermal switch which switches when the ambient temperature at the heat transfer module exceeds a threshold temperature. Thermal transfer module 74 can comprise a casing that partially encloses conducting member 78 and has apertures 81 to allow heated air to rise form components below it and heat transfer to the module 74; weak points 83 allowing it to be cut to length; and grooves 84 to engage heat sensing modules and brackets (fig 7C, 87) for mounting the sensing module. The area monitored by a heat sensing module is extended by using the heat transfer module which carries heat to it from electrical components such as a neutral bar, busbar, mains switch and line connections to a fuse, MCB, RCD or RCBO in a distributions board or consumer unit, which would otherwise be too far away to increase the temperature of the thermal switch to activate it. A resilient clip (fig 8B 90a) may allow a heat sensing module to engage a cable. .
Patent GB-2562533-A (GB)
Title: Components
Inventor: DAVID JOHN
IPC: B33Y80/00
Filed: 2017-05-19
Abstract: A method of producing a component (figure 6) by forming a capsule from a combination of elements made from sheet material and an inner wall 4 that is formed from at least one element made by additive layer manufacturing (ALM). Metal powder 16 is located in the capsule which is then evacuated, sealed and hot isostatically pressed. The sheet material is removed (e.g. by machining or etching) to reveal a composite component formed from a combination of a part 4 made by ALM and a part 16 made from HIPed metal powder. The part 4 made by ALM can be made from a low alloy steel, austenitic stainless steel, nickel-based alloys, Co-Cr, titanium alloys, duplex and super-duplex stainless steels with the metal powder being stainless steel, Ni, Ti and Co-Cr alloys or a metal matrix composite. The method can be used to make valve parts, with the ALM part defining a T-shaped pipe and the HIPed metal powder surrounding it.
Patent GB-2554598-A (GB)
Title: Antennas for wellbore logging tools and methods of manufacture
Inventor: Anand prakash
IPC: G01V3/28
Filed: 2015-06-26
Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a bobbin positionable about an outer surface of a tool mandrel and providing an outer bobbin surface. A coil is wrapped about and extends longitudinally along at least a portion of the outer bobbin surface. An inner sleeve interposes the bobbin and the tool mandrel and receives a plurality of ferrites that interpose the tool mandrel and the coil.
Patent GB-2572410-A (GB)
Title: Tissue graft for use in surgery
Inventor: ARCOT K VENKATASUBRAMANIAM
IPC: A61F2/00
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: The present invention relates to a tissue graft 2 for use in a surgical method, wherein the tissue graft 2 is derived from a portion of an iliotibial band (IT band) and wherein the tissue graft 2 is an allograft. The surgical method may be repairing pelvic organ prolapse, treating stress incontinence or ventral mesh rectopexy in a subject suffering from rectal prolapse. In one embodiment the IT band includes a tendon of the gluteus maximus and fascia lata, but excluded the tensor fascia lata. The tissue graft 2 may be coated with an antimicrobial substance. The graft 2 may comprise a substantially rectangular major portion having a length 3 and a width 4, and two minor elongate portions 5a, 5b having a smaller length 7 and width 8, wherein there is a recess 6 in between the two minor portions 5a, 5b. There may further be one or more suture holes 9.
Patent GB-2575244-A (GB)
Title: A method of analysis of information content on a data communication infrastructure
Inventor: VILLA ALFREDO
IPC: G06Q40/02
Filed: 2018-06-18
Abstract: The invention relates to analysis of information content on a network. The method comprises defining a subject of interest (200), such as a user, and searching for and selecting, on a network (104), at least one information content present on the network (104), the information content being relevant to said subject of interest (200). Searching and selecting, said at least one information content, comprises enquiring predetermined electronic resources (300; 301) by means of a server subsystem (101) which can be done by providing at least a part of electronic data previously provided by said specific subject of interest (200) to said sever unit (101). The information content is univocally correlated to a specific subject of interest (200) and concerns credit and/or banking data of the specific subject of interest (200). A system of managing content related to a person is also provided, where a file (106) stores data, in particular credit data, regarding the subject of interest (200) and who is allowed to append data, such as comment data, on the file regarding the credit data. This allows a user to comment on information that can affect their credit rating.
Patent GB-2580087-A (GB)
Title: Improved thermocurable moulding process
Inventor: NICHOLAS VERGE
IPC: C08K9/10
Filed: 2018-12-20
Abstract: A moulding process comprising: (a) providing an uncured thermocurable resin system comprising a resin component and a particulate cure initiator wherein the cure initiator is provided on the surface of the resin component and the cure initiator comprises a curative; (b) applying moulding conditions to release the curative into the resin component to trigger cure wherein the cure initiator is inert in relation to the resin component until the moulding conditions are applied. The cure initiator is preferably a clathrate having a guest component and the guest component is the curative. The curative may be release by applying heat and/or pressure. A moulding process wherein thermocurable resin containing a fibrous material is stored as a web and is provided with a particulate cure initiator on the surface of the web prior to curing is disclosed. The process may produce an article wherein the article comprises an automobile component, an aerospace component or a wind turbine component.
Patent GB-2571445-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle safety barrier
Inventor: Simon Scaife
IPC: B60R21/34
Filed: 2019-01-21
Abstract: A vehicle safety barrier, for mounting on a vehicle 220, comprises a deployable a barrier arm (fig 3, 130), wherein the barrier arm is configured for movement between a first, stowed position (fig 1), and a second, operational position (fig 4) and wherein, in the second position (fig 4), the barrier arm 130 is arranged to project a predetermined distance from the vehicle 220 to indicate a safe passing distance for another road user 230. Further features may include, a safety barrier that is inflatable, and illuminates with one or more lights.
Patent GB-2582298-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacture and associated apparatus for oil/gas industry
Inventor: ANDREW POLLOCK
IPC: E21B43/017
Filed: 2019-03-14
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a subsea control module (“SCM”) manifold. The method includes defining a primary core generic to a plurality of versions and selecting optional features and manufacturing the manifold as a single monolithic component. Methods of manufacture include additive manufacturing, such as 3D printing. The basic features common to the plurality of versions is based upon an analysis of at least one previous SCM manifolds and planned SCM manifolds
Patent GB-2584820-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for analysing metal powder
Inventor: BEN ROBINSON
IPC: G01N21/85
Filed: 2019-05-15
Abstract: A method for analysing a metal powder 3 for use in an additive manufacturing process involves illuminating a region of the powder, without melting the powder, with electromagnetic radiation from source 6 comprising radiation in the non-visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum; separately detecting the illuminating radiation with a camera 5, comprising radiation in the non-visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, received back (reflected or scattered) from different parts of the illuminated region of the powder, to produce an output which depends on the detected radiation; and processing 7 the output to determine one or more properties of the powder. The powder may be on a surface or in a pipe and the radiation may be ultra-violet and/or infra-red. Powder condition, particle shape, contamination and re-usability may be determined.
Patent GB-2584850-A (GB)
Title: Distributing data between devices
Inventor: ANDREW BILL
IPC: B60C23/04
Filed: 2019-06-17
Abstract: A method of copying data from a first device to a second device, each device comprising a wireless communication interfaces having a maximum range, the devices being separated by a distance greater than the maximum range. The method comprises transmitting, by the first device, the data to a third device positioned within the maximum range of the first device 906, receiving the data at the third device and storing the data in a memory of the third device 908, moving the third device to a physical location within the maximum range of the second device 910, and transmitting, by the third device, the data to the second device 912. Further independent claims also disclose the first and second devices being tyre monitoring devices, the third device being an intermediary device, the data being cryptographic keys, the maximum range being 30cm, the data (or cryptographic keys) being erased from the third or intermediary device, and a display. The data could also comprise configuration information, which could be received from a fourth device.