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Patent GB-2531515-A (GB)
Title: Video network
Inventor: DAVID BERRY
IPC: H04N21/6405
Filed: 2014-10-17
Abstract: A packet-based video network, which may be used in a video production environment, comprises a plurality of packetized video data nodes acting as data sources and/or data destinations. A packet switch provides at least two selectable video packet routes amongst the plurality of nodes and switches from one of the video packet routes to another at a switching operation. A video synchroniser synchronises the video frame periods of at least those nodes acting as packetized video data sources. Each node is configured to launch onto the network packetized video data such that, for at least those video frame periods adjacent to a switching operation: the node launches onto the network packetized video data required for decoding that frame during a predetermined active video data portion of the video frame period; and the node does not launch onto the network packetized video data required for decoding that frame during a predetermined remaining portion 320 (a switching window or Virtual Blanking Interval) of the video frame period. A switching operation from one of the video packet routes to another of the video packet routes is implemented during a time period corresponding to the predetermined remaining portion.
Patent GB-2518776-A (GB)
Title: Plating of articles
Inventor: JAMES DAVID MATHEW
IPC: C25D15/00
Filed: 2014-05-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of plating, including, but not limited to electroplating metallic articles, for example metallic discs that can be used as, or converted into, coins. Embodiments of the present invention described herein incorporate luminescent particles into plated metallic layers so that they can be detected for security purposes.
Patent GB-2518097-A (GB)
Title: An internal combustion engine and a method of operating an internal combustion engine
Inventor: AL-RUBB KHALIL ABU
IPC: F02B75/32
Filed: 2013-05-31
Abstract: An internal combustion engine (10) comprises an engine block (12) defining a cylinder (14) having a longitudinal axis A. A piston (16) is arranged slidably within the cylinder 14 and an impeller 18 is arranged at one end of the cylinder (14). The impeller (18) is rotatably mounted on a shaft (30), which extends out of the cylinder (14) and which is driven in rotation by rotation of the impeller (18). The engine further comprises an anti- rotation formation (20) to prevent the piston rotating about a longitudinal axis of the cylinder and a swirl-inducing vane (38) arranged on the face of the piston which faces the end of the cylinder at which the impeller is arranged. Combustion gas generated by combustion of a fuel in the cylinder between the piston and the impeller is caused to swirl by reaction with the swirl-inducing vane and the swirling combustion gases, in turn, cause the impeller to rotate.
Patent GB-2534165-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle interface device
Inventor: JEAN-JACQUES LOEILLET
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2015-01-14
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle interface device configured to output a visual indication of a potential hazard. The vehicle interface device comprises display means 20, 21L/R, 23 configured to extend around at least a portion of a perimeter of an occupant compartment in a vehicle. A processor is coupled to said display means. The processor is configured, in dependence on object data relating to an identified object representing a potential hazard, to determine an angular position of the identified object relative to the vehicle. The processor generates a control signal to cause the display means to display a visual indicator at a display position in said display means corresponding to the determined relative angular position of the identified object; and modifies the control signal to progressively change the display position of the visual indicator within the display means at least substantially to match changes in the relative angular position of the identified object. The present disclosure also relates to a vehicle having a vehicle interface device.
Patent GB-2525286-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and process for treating natural gas
Inventor: ABBOTT PETER EDWARD JAMES
IPC: C10L3/10
Filed: 2015-02-17
Abstract: A process is described for treating a natural gas stream containing methane and one or more higher hydrocarbons (e.g. ethane, propane, butane, C5+ paraffins), comprising the steps of: (i) forming a hydrogen stream by electrolysis of water, (ii) mixing at least a portion of the natural gas stream with the hydrogen stream, and (iii) passing the mixture over a supported precious metal hydrogenolysis catalyst disposed in a hydrogenolysis vessel at an inlet temperature in the range 100-300Â°C to generate a treated gas mixture comprising methane and a reduced amount of the one or more higher hydrocarbons.
Patent GB-2539715-A (GB)
Title: Two-dimensional code
Inventor: BOUJELBEN SABEUR
IPC: G06K19/06
Filed: 2015-06-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayered, two-dimensional code allowing for the generation of a number of different codes by varying the assembly of individual code-forming units 100 with respect to their place in a given plane 112 and their orientation relative to that plane. The code-forming units have at least one axis of symmetry (A,B), and could be in the shape of a cuboid or block. Positioning symbols 110,111 are also provided on the code-forming units. Coded information contained in each of the different codes or fractions thereof are recognizable by object recognition via a regular mobile device such as a phone. Claims are also included for a method of generating the code and for a robot for assembling the code.
Patent GB-2525807-A (GB)
Title: Flow distribution blading comprising an improved sealing plate
Inventor: CONGRATEL SEBASTIEN
IPC: F01D25/24
Filed: 2014-01-30
Abstract: The invention concerns a fixed flow distribution blading (10) in a turbomachine, comprising two coaxial annular platforms that are internal (12) and external respectively, linked to each other by a plurality of radial blades (11), in which the internal annular platform (12) comprises an annular radial partition (120) and a blade support ring (121 ) extending to each side of an outer radial end of said partition (120), the blading (10) further comprising an annular sealing plate (20) mounted on the internal annular platform (12), on the upstream side of the radial partition relative to an airflow in the blading, the blading (10) being characterised in that the sealing plate (20) is mounted on the blade support ring (121), and in that it comprises a circumferential groove. The invention also concerns a method for producing such a blading and a turbomachine comprising such a blading.
Patent GB-2529359-A (GB)
Title: Nonwoven web with improved cut edge quality, and process for imparting
Inventor: XU HAN
IPC: D06H7/00
Filed: 2014-06-27
Abstract: A process for producing a nonwoven web material with improved edge quality, and the product thereof, are disclosed. The process may include the steps of forming a batt of polymeric fibers; consolidating the batt in a z-direction and thereby forming a nonwoven web material, conveying the nonwoven web material to a nip between a bonding roller and anvil roller, and impressing a pattern of bond impressions into the nonwoven web material, the bond impressions lying a long a cut path. When the web is subsequently cut along the cut path, fibers proximate the cut path are immobilized by the bonds, providing for relatively neater, cleaner cut edges and reducing the number of loose fibers that may be released into the plant environment in downstream processing operations.
Patent GB-2546745-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust system
Inventor: GAVIN MICHAEL BROWN
IPC: F01N3/28
Filed: 2016-01-26
Abstract: Disclosed is an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine comprises a lean NOx trap 4and a NOx storage and reduction zone on a wall flow monolithic substrate having a pre-coated porosity of 50% or greater. The NOx storage and reduction zone comprises a platinum group metal loaded on a first support, the first support comprising one or more alkaline earth metal compound. Also provided is a selective catalytic reduction, SCR, zone on a monolithic substrate, the selective catalytic reduction zone comprising copper or iron loaded on a second support, the second support comprising a molecular sieve. The NOx storage and reduction zone and the SCR may be mounted on a common second monolith 6.
Patent GB-2545755-A (GB)
Title: Charge transfer salt, electronic device and method of forming the same
Inventor: THOMAS KUGLER
IPC: H01L51/50
Filed: 2016-02-19
Abstract: A charge-transfer salt formed from a material comprising a repeat unit of formula (I) and an n-dopant: wherein BG is a backbone group of the repeat unit; RI is a ionic substituent comprising at least one cationic or anionic group; n is at least I; R2 is a non-ionic substituent; and m is 0 or a positive integer; the material further comprising a counterion balancing the charge of the cationic or anionic group. Also shown is a method of forming a charge-transfer salt and an organic electronic device (organic light-emitting device) comprising the charge-transfer salt.
Patent GB-2549262-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods to determine maintenance-focused aircraft data recording frame configurations
Inventor: ROBERT WILLIAM HORABIN
IPC: G07C5/08
Filed: 2016-04-05
Abstract: Systems and methods (200) for formatting aviation data for improved aircraft fault detection, diagnosis, and maintenance are provided. The method (200) includes determining (202) a plurality of available parameters associated with an aircraft. The method includes matching (204) the plurality of available parameters against a plurality of desired parameters to identify a plurality of matched parameters that are both desired and available. The plurality of matched parameters are useful to perform fault diagnosis and prognosis for the aircraft. The method includes determining (210) a priority level for each of the plurality of matched parameters. The method includes creating (212) a standardized maintenance optimized data frame configuration based at least in part on the plurality of matched parameters and the priority level for each of the plurality of matched parameters. A desired sample rate for each parameter can also be used as a factor in the matching process, with matched parameters having a sampling rate greater than or equal to the desired rate. The created data frame configuration can be used in quick access recorders (QAR) or flight data interface management units (FDIMU) of many different aircraft. Different data frame configurations can be used for different classes of aircraft.
Patent GB-2537567-A (GB)
Title: Electric submersible pump componenents
Inventor: LYE HENG CHANG
IPC: F04D29/62
Filed: 2015-02-11
Abstract: An electric submersible pump (ESP) can include a shaft; an electric motor configured to rotatably drive the shaft; a housing; a stack of diffusers disposed in the housing; and impellers operatively coupled to the shaft. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2553514-A (GB)
Title: A utility consumption signal processing system and a method of processing a utility consumption signal
Inventor: PETER DAVIES
IPC: G06Q50/06
Filed: 2016-08-31
Abstract: Disaggregation of utility consumption signals to determine the probabilities of activity states for utility consuming devices. Processing including: monitoring utility signals for changes; extracting a set of features corresponding to the signal portion around a change; and determining the probability that a device state change corresponds to the feature set. Where no probability exceeds a threshold, searching the signal portion for plateaus where it is suitable for division into sub-portions to then be processed. Processing signal values by matrix decomposition with stored basis vectors. Integrating lists of device state probability values into house models to generate updated house state probability models. Processing may involve removing background signals generated from the off-state signal of the signal portion. Processing may extract real, apparent or reactive power signals, plots of voltage-current relations, the Fourier transform of current, or power cycle images. Calculating house state probabilities may include updating the house states with signal difference, transition, prior or survival probability values.
Patent GB-2555135-A (GB)
Title: System for detection of an analyte in a fluid
Inventor: GIDEON MOR
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2016-10-20
Abstract: The invention provides a system 10 for detection of at least one analyte present in a fluid, the system comprising a detector 24 comprising an immunoassay 13 or lateral flow assay 15 configured to detect presence of the analyte in the fluid, the detector comprising a specimen sampling region 29 for the fluid and a protective seal 50 partially covering the detector 24, wherein only the specimen sampling region 29 is uncovered by the fluid-protective seal 50, and wherein the fluid-protective seal 50 provides resistance to acid. The fluid may be amniotic fluid and the analyte may be a protein such as alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) or Carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA) or a carbohydrate. The device may be used to detect meconium-stained amniotic fluid. The device may also be used in testing water for toxins, asbestos or 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene.
Patent GB-2555391-A (GB)
Title: Bacitracin-alginate oligomer conjugates
Inventor: Elaine Furguson
IPC: A61P31/04
Filed: 2016-10-21
Abstract: A bacitracin-alginate oligomer conjugate comprising a bacitracin-class antibiotic connected covalently to at least one alginate oligomer via a direct covalent bond or a covalent molecular linker, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, diastereoisomer, tautomer, enantiomer or active metabolite thereof. Also provided are methods for the preparation of said conjugate, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said conjugate and the use thereof in a method for the treatment or prevention of a bacterial infection in a subject with, suspected to have, or at risk of, a bacterial infection.
Patent GB-2543001-A (GB)
Title: Hanger running tool
Inventor: DENNIS P NGUYEN
IPC: E21B33/04
Filed: 2015-07-13
Abstract: A hanger running tool (50) includes a radially outer surface (66) having at least one recess (64) extending circumferentially about at least a portion of a periphery of the hanger running tool. The hanger running tool also includes at least one alignment element (62) disposed within the at least one recess. The at least one alignment element protrudes radially outward from the radially outer surface and is configured to contact a radially inner surface (68) of a wellhead (12) as the hanger running tool moves within the wellhead. In some embodiments, the hanger running tool includes a plurality of recesses each extending circumferentially about a respective portion of the periphery of the hanger running tool, and the recesses of the plurality of recesses are circumferentially separated from one another to enable fluid to flow through at least one axial flow slot (90) of the hanger running tool.
Patent GB-2559979-A (GB)
Title: Graphene/Aerogel composite
Inventor: SANDY WINTHROP CHEN
IPC: B32B9/00
Filed: 2017-02-23
Abstract: The composite comprises alternating layers of graphene and aerogel characterised by bonding between the layers. The composite may be flexible or rigid. The graphene layer may be applied to the aerogel layer by vacuum deposition, chemical vapour deposition, atomic layer deposition, physical vapour deposition such as non-sputtering, or slot die coating. The thickness of each layer may vary. Several layers of the composite can be used to form ballistic armour, or be assembled into a cable or tape. The composite has high force or impact dispersion ability. The graphene layer provides high heat and electricity conductivity. The aerogel layer provides high heat and electricity insulation.
Patent GB-2567211-A (GB)
Title: Uses of an absorbent, and methods and apparatuses relating thereto
Inventor: TIMOTHY HUGHES
IPC: C01F7/00
Filed: 2017-10-06
Abstract: The use of a NOx abatement material loaded with ammonia to remove oxides of nitrogen (NOx) from an exhaust gas stream, the abatement material being magnesium chloride (MgCl2) and/or a layered double hydroxide (LDH) is disclosed. There is also a method of removing NOx from an exhaust stream of an internal combustion (IC) engine or gas turbine (GT) engine, comprising providing the NOx abatement material which is loaded with ammonia, and contacting the exhaust stream with the NOx abatement material in the presence of a catalyst. The LDH material may include compounds of the formula [M2+1-xM3+x(OH)2]x+(An-)x/n, where M2+ is a divalent metal cation, M3+ is a trivalent metal cation, An- is an anion, and x is from 0.001 to 0.99.The divalent metal cation may be Mg2+, Fe2+, Co2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Zn2+ or mixtures thereof. The trivalent metal cation may comprise Al3+, Cr3+, Ga3+, Mn3+, Fe3+ or mixtures thereof. The anion may be selected from OH-, Cl-, Br-, NO3-, CO32-, SO42-, SeO42- or mixtures thereof. Also disclosed is a cartridge comprising the abatement material, the cartridge being adapted to fit within an exhaust system, an exhaust system fitted with a cartridge and an engine comprising the exhaust system.
Patent GB-2556452-A (GB)
Title: Electrosurgical switch assembly and related systems and methods
Inventor: PAUL WEBER
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: Switches for electrosurgical devices comprising a plurality of electrode sets and related devices, systems, and methods. In some embodiments, a first electrode set may be configured to deliver CUT radiofrequency energy and a second electrode set configured to deliver COAG radiofrequency energy. A switch assembly may be configured to allow for selection between at least three modes to facilitate operation of the electrosurgical device in the at least three modes, the at least three modes comprising a first, neutral mode, in which the electrosurgical device is configured such that no radiofrequency energy is delivered to either the first electrode set or the second electrode assembly, a second, CUT mode, in which the electrosurgical device is configured such that CUT radiofrequency energy may be delivered to the first electrode set through the switch assembly, and a third, COAG mode, in which the electrosurgical device is configured such that COAG radiofrequency energy may be delivered to the second electrode set through the switch assembly.
Patent GB-2560606-A (GB)
Title: Vaporization device systems and methods
Inventor: Ariel Atkins
IPC: H05B1/02
Filed: 2014-12-23
Abstract: A cartridge 30 comprising a storage compartment 32 to store a liquid vaporizable material, a heater chamber, a pair of heater contacts 33 configured to complete an electrical circuit with a vaporizer body when the cartridge is inserted into the body wherein each of the contacts comprises a plate and a flexible tab such that each of the plates is affixed at opposite sides of the heater chamber and each tab extends out of the heater chamber, a wick 34 disposed between the plates, a resistive heating element 35 coupled to both of the plates and in contact with the wick wherein the resistive heating element is configured to heat the liquid vaporizable material to generate an aerosol, and a mouthpiece. Preferably the resistive heating element is wound around the wick. Ideally the pair of heater contacts are configured to mate with a pair of electrical contacts in a cartridge receptacle of the vaporizer body to complete the electrical circuit. Each contact of the pair of heater contacts may comprise a fixation site for coupling to the resistive heating element by tensioning means.
Patent GB-2562596-A (GB)
Title: A Machine Tool
Inventor: JASON JONES
IPC: B33Y40/00
Filed: 2018-03-21
Abstract: A docking interface, between a processing head 300 and a support structure 100, arranged to deliver at least one of an energy source and a media through the processing head for additive manufacturing or inspection, wherein the support structure includes: a supply manifold 490 arranged to deliver at least one of the energy and media, a clamping mechanism 302 arranged to receive the processing-head, and a first engagement portion 390; wherein the processing head is received in the clamping mechanism and includes: a processing head manifold 491 arranged to receive at least one of the energy and media from the supply manifold; and a second engagement portion 392 arranged to releasably engage the first engagement portion, and wherein an initial motion aligns the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion, and an additional motion enables fluid communication between the supply manifold and the processing head manifold. A cover (512m, fig 11) may be provided for avoiding contamination of the/each manifold which is opened or removed when docked. The support structure may be a robot or CNC machine. Preferably, the additional movement is a fine movement, transverse to the initial movement. The docking interface may be used in a hybrid manufacturing machine for changing tools between additive manufacturing tools and CNC or inspection tools.
Patent GB-2556830-A (GB)
Title: Resonance mass separator
Inventor: ALEXANDER VEDENIN
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2016-08-31
Abstract: Disclosed is a resonant mass separator (RMS) and method of resonant mass separation are based on passing of continuous or gently modulated ion beams through electric field of an isochronous open trap so that ions isochronously oscillate (reflect or turn) in one plane and slowly progress in the orthogonal direction. Spatially localized excitation electric field is energized periodically, preferably at much higher frequencies compared to ion oscillations. Spatially local AC excitation within isochronous open traps is found to produce an effect of resonant stabilization and effective transmission of selected narrow mass bands, while deflecting or defocusing other ionic components. The open trap may employ a dipolar RF filter, or electrostatic sector multi-turn analyzer, or multi-reflecting analyzerbased on ion mirrors. Preferably, continuous ion beams are pulsed modulated to reach near unity transmission at high (for separators) resolving power of 10,000. Tandem MS-MS is the most preferred application of RMS. In one method, multiple parent ion windows are passed through the RMS for tandem analysis, thus reaching higher throughput of MS and MS-MS analyses.
Patent GB-2564207-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for controlling the performance of a contract using a distributed hash table and a peer-to-peer distributed ledger
Inventor: Stephane Savanah
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2017-04-28
Abstract: A computer-implemented method (100) and system (1) for controlling the performance of a smart contract. The method includes storing a contract on or in a computer-based repository. The contract is associated with a licence between a first user (U1) and a second user (U2). The method further includes receiving, over a communications network, a transaction comprising a transfer of a token from an agent (A) to the first user (U1) or the second user (U2). The transaction comprises metadata that includes an identifier indicative of a location where the contract is stored. The method further includes querying a peer-to-peer distributed ledger (i.e. blockchain) to determine whether the transaction comprises at least one unspent output (UTXO). The method further includes, responsive to querying the peer-to-peer distributed ledger, determining whether to modify performance of the contract. The blockchain may be the Bitcoin blockchain.