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Patent GB-2541054-A (GB)
Title: A riser connector assembly
Inventor: BØRGE BJØRNEKLETT
IPC: F16L37/113
Filed: 2014-11-14
Abstract: A riser connector assembly 6 for connecting two riser sections (5a,b, fig 1) in an end-to-end relationship comprises a first connector assembly portion 6a, a second connector assembly portion 6b, and a locking ring 11 rotatably connected to the first connector assembly portion. Locking members are configured and arranged to selectively and releasably interlock by relative rotation between the first connector assembly portion and the locking ring and the second connector assembly portion. The connector assembly portion has a first and second flange 10a,10b and comprises at least one respective auxiliary connector 15a,15b,16a,16b. The first flange 10a comprises a male connector 18a and the second flange comprises a female connector 18h, said male and female connectors 18a,b being fluidly connected to a respective main tubular element 7a,b. The locking ring 11, 11' is arranged between the male and female connectors 18a,18b and the auxiliary connector 15a,15b,16a,16b.
Patent GB-2549318-A (GB)
Title: Wet gas condenser
Inventor: MATTHEW EDMUND STONE
IPC: E21B43/36
Filed: 2016-04-14
Abstract: A gas production line 1 comprises a wet gas condenser connected between an inlet 2 that may be connected to a subsea hydrocarbon well and an outlet 3 that may be connected to riser for transmitting gas flow to a surface location. The wet gas condenser comprises a condensing chamber 4, a condensing surface 7 such as fins, wires or filaments and a collecting chamber 8. In use, water vapour in wet gas passing over the condensing surface is condensed into liquid water flowing along a predetermined flow path into the collecting chamber. A pair of sensors 11, 12 operable to sense liquid water may be connected to the collecting chamber. Preferably the sensors communicate with a processor to control a pump 13 operable to pump water out of the collecting chamber when sensor 11 detects water at a maximum level in the collecting chamber. Also disclosed is a method of removing water from a wet gas flow in a gas production line. The wet gas condenser may be used to mitigate the formation of water plugs in production lines such as those in subsea hydrocarbon extraction facilities.
Patent GB-2552192-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for managing quantity of data to be transmitted in a wireless network
Inventor: PASCAL VIGER
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2016-07-13
Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of communication in a wireless network comprising a plurality of wirelessly communicating stations, one station playing the role of access point (AP), the other stations being connected to the AP station. The AP station receives at least one buffer status report (BSR) from a station which indicates a size of a quantity of data the station has to transmit to the AP station. The BSRs are stored by the AP and a channel resource allocation is generated for a multi-user transmission from the stations to the AP based on the stored BSRs. The generation of a channel resource allocation further takes into account the size of any quantity of data received from said stations after the buffer status reports. The quantity of data may be received in a single-user mode. The BSRs may be sent in response to a trigger frame.
Patent GB-2552196-A (GB)
Title: Enclosure
Inventor: GRAHAM JAMES GWILLIAM
IPC: B25J21/02
Filed: 2016-07-13
Abstract: An enclosure for containment and removal of material from objects is described, having a frame 5 comprising a plurality of bars 15 and a plurality of joints 10, each joint 10 being releasably connectable to at least two bars 15, a flexible bag 20 attachable to the frame 5, the bag 20 being at least in part transparent and comprising a resealable seam 25 and at least one adjusting device (55, fig 2) for tightening or loosening the bag 20 on the frame 5. Preferably the enclosure is for the containment and removal of hazardous material from pipes and in use, is a negative pressure enclosure. The enclosure is particularly useful for containing and removing asbestos. Also described are methods for removal of hazardous material from an object and methods for isolating an animal having an infectious and/or contagious disease using the enclosures.
Patent GB-2542664-A (GB)
Title: Fluid flow control for an aerofoil
Inventor: JOHN JAYCOTT SMITH
IPC: B64C23/06
Filed: 2016-07-18
Abstract: An aerofoil or wingtip is equipped with a duct 428 extending from an inlet 418 on its high pressure underside to an outlet 420 on its low pressure upper side. The air passing through the duct forms two opposing rotating flows, 1302, 1304, and inhibits the flow of air about the outboard edge of the wing. The inlet may include a contoured intake surface 448, and a fluid-arresting structure 440 on the outboard edge, which may be in the shape of a nose cone. The duct may also include a plenum, located before the fluid-arresting structure. The device may be formed to be attached to an aircraft wing.
Patent GB-2553086-A (GB)
Title: Decoder devices, methods and computer programs
Inventor: SIMONE FERRARA
IPC: H04N21/4402
Filed: 2016-07-20
Abstract: A decoder device receives data which represents a data signal at a first level of quality along with enhancement data which represents the data signal at a second, higher level of quality based on the data for representing the data signal at the first level of quality. The decoder device generates data for representing a target region of the data signal at a target level of quality, which is higher than the first level of quality, using a selected portion of the received enhancement data. The selected portion is associated with the target region. The decoder device also generates data for representing a further region of the data signal at a level of quality lower than the target level of quality. The decoder may be used to decode image/video data in a foveated imaging system, with image data in the target region being displayed at a higher resolution than image data outside the target region. The target region may correspond to the field of view of a user and be determined by monitoring the gaze position of a viewer.
Patent GB-2553290-A (GB)
Title: Box for a security alarm
Inventor: SIMON ROBERTS
IPC: H05K5/00
Filed: 2016-08-24
Abstract: A housing for an alarm device comprises a back plate (2, fig 1) and a cover (3, fig 1). The housing may contain a motion sensor such as a PIR detector. An intermediate member 13 is located between the back plate (2, fig 1) and cover (3, fig 1) and is movably connected to the back plate (2, fig 1). The intermediate member 13 has a spring 15, a screw 4 and a detection portion 26. The detection portion 26 has a detection protrusion 65.Shown in figure 18A, the detection protrusion 65 protrudes from a slot 67 with a micro switch 68 at one end. Undoing the screw causes the detection protrusion to move and trigger the micro switch 68 initiating a tamper alert. The alarm device may be a bell box, a detector, a control panel, a keypad, an expander or a communicator.
Patent GB-2553309-A (GB)
Title: A stabilising assembly and a marking device
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER EDWIN WILLIAMS
IPC: H01B13/34
Filed: 2016-08-31
Abstract: A marking device is for marking elongate members, for example wires, cables and tubing. A stabilising assembly 10 for stabilising the elongate members during a marking thereof comprises a stabiliser having a first jaw 11 having at least a first planar portion (13, fig 3) and a second jaw 12 having at least a second planar portion (14, fig 3). The first planar portion is positioned adjacent the second planar portion and arranged in a face-to-face relation therewith. The first and second planar portions are orientated in a substantially parallel orientation to define a linear channel therebetween, along which the elongate member is arranged to pass for marking.
Patent GB-2544600-A (GB)
Title: Garment digitisation apparatus, method and computer program product
Inventor: TOM DALZIEL
IPC: H04N13/02
Filed: 2016-09-21
Abstract: There is disclosed a garment digitization apparatus, including a mannequin loading system, a mannequin rotation system, a computer system and a camera system, wherein the apparatus is configured to load a dummy wearing a garment using the model loading system, to rotate the mannequin wearing the garment through at least 3600 using the mannequin turning system, and to capture images of the garment using the camera system during the mannequin rotation, wherein the mannequin loading, the mannequin rotation and the image capturing occur under control of the computer system. Related methods and computer program products are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2545377-A (GB)
Title: Bearing assembly for an axially loaded member
Inventor: JOHN SHIELD
IPC: F16C27/06
Filed: 2015-09-17
Abstract: The present invention relates to a system used in the offshore renewables or oil and gas industries for providing articulation at the end of a mooring line or a riser. The design uses a nested rubber segment (14) and orthogonal cylindrical bearings (12) to provide articulation with low resistance at both small and large oscillation angles. A relative rotational force applied between the axially loaded member (1) and the anchor assembly (4) causes the angle of the axially loaded member (1) to change to reduce such forces. The securement assembly comprises a bearing assembly (10) arranged to provide rotation about a pin (11). The bearing assembly (10) is arranged to provide two distinct stages for relative rotation. In the first stage, small relative rotations are accommodated by the flexion or deformation in the rubber layer (14). This deformation of the rubber layer (14) enables the axially loaded member (1) to rotate around the pin (11) and move relative to the anchor assembly (4). In the second stage, the further and subsequent movement of the axially loaded member (1) causes an articulating surface to physically slide over the bearing surface.
Patent GB-2545852-A (GB)
Title: Flow line connector assembly
Inventor: DAVID ERNEST MCKAY
IPC: F16L37/60
Filed: 2015-09-14
Abstract: A flow line connector assembly comprises a socket and plug (6), the socket and plug (6) being disposed on first (5) and second (20) parts of the connector and having planar and rectilinear cross-sections. The assembly includes a locking device to prevent disconnection of the first (5) and second (20) parts when the tension across the connector is below a given threshold, and an emergency disconnect system that acts to disconnect the first (5) and second (20) parts when tension across the connector exceeds the tension threshold.
Patent GB-2549434-A (GB)
Title: Media playback device and system
Inventor: ROB LEWIS
IPC: H04N21/462
Filed: 2015-12-24
Abstract: A media playback system is configured to automatically establish a connection, via a wireless network, to an internet-based media platform delivering copyright-protected media assets and establishing access to some or all of those assets. No prior user configuration, set-up, sign-up or other user identification for that media delivery platform is needed because the system automatically and uniquely identifying itself to the media delivery platform to enable that platform, or an access control component associated with the platform, to determine if the system is licensed to receive streaming media, irrespective of the user of the system. The system can include a portable remote control device that enables a user to select copyright-protected media, such as streaming media, from the media delivery platform. The remote control is used to control a user interface displayed on a TV that has been re-purposed to serve as the streaming media output.
Patent GB-2565054-A (GB)
Title: Heterostructure semiconductor device and manufacturing method
Inventor: JOHNNY DAHL
IPC: H01L21/316
Filed: 2017-07-28
Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises: first 102 and second 104 III-V compound semiconductor layers where at an interface between the first and second layers there is at least one corresponding crystalline terminating oxide layer 106 formed of an oxide(s) of the first semiconducting layer. Also disclosed is a method of making the above device which comprises forming the first layer 102, absorbing an oxygen flux into the surface of the first layer 102 to form the crystalline oxide layer 106 and forming the second layer 104 on the oxide layer 106. There may be a plurality of semiconductor layers where each interface may comprise a crystalline oxide layer formed of an oxide of the underlying layer.
Patent GB-2568657-A (GB)
Title: A valuation and indexing system
Inventor: MICHAEL JEREMY FLYNN
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2017-10-06
Abstract: A valuation and indexing system 100 uses robot modules 108,110,112,114 to harvest a set of data points relating to a sponsored or candidate sponsored entity, such as a sportsperson or an event, over a specified time period. A computer 102,104 is configured to process the harvested data points to provide a value index which is indicative of the performance of the sponsored or candidate sponsored entity relative to other comparable entities. The value index can then be communicated to a user, such as a sponsor, an entity or their agent or representative, to facilitate assessment of the entity in terms of past, present and/or predicted future performance. Preferably, a monetary value is associated with the value index. The invention may be used for more accurately assessing the commercial value of an entity when making sponsorship agreements. The robots can harvest data from sources such as television viewership statistics, social media, league tables, and websites.
Patent GB-2566757-A (GB)
Title: Persistent interference detection
Inventor: NARAYAN KOVVALI
IPC: G10L21/0232
Filed: 2017-10-12
Abstract: A method of differentiating interference sources from desired talker speech, comprising receiving first and second microphone signals from a fixed location microphone array 200, the signals comprising audio data from acoustic sources in the environment (i.e. desired talkers 602 and interference source 502), and identifying a source as a persistent interference source 502 based on the first and second microphone signals, by identifying multiple time periods of the audio data during which the source is determined to be at the same location with respect to the microphone array 200. The identification of a source as a persistent interference source (i.e. TV, music system, air-conditioner, washing machine, microwave, dishwasher, babble/party noise) may be established based on identifying historically-recurring inter-microphone frequency-dependent phase profiles in multiple time periods of the audio data. The detection algorithm can be used with a beamformer to suppress the interference and for achieving voice quality and automatic speech recognition rate improvements in smart home applications.
Patent GB-2555271-A (GB)
Title: Systems, methods, and computer program products for performing call swap
Inventor: Stephen Minutillo
IPC: H04M9/00
Filed: 2016-04-27
Abstract: Multiple simultaneous calls are controlled. At least one processor is used to display an interface including indicators corresponding to at least two audio presentation devices. Each interface includes call contextual controls which change according to the state of a call. A swap control swaps an active call between the audio presentation devices corresponding to the indicators.
Patent GB-2555034-A (GB)
Title: Inflow control device
Inventor: NICHOLAS CARREJO
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2016-03-29
Abstract: A inflow control device includes a housing. A filter media disposed in the housing. A closure member; and a spring disposed between the closure member and the filter media. A method for controlling fluid loss for a period of time.
Patent GB-2574176-A (GB)
Title: Crypto currency metal simulator (CCMS)
Inventor: OMER BNDEAN ABDUIKAMIR
IPC: B41K3/40
Filed: 2018-01-10
Abstract: A Crypto Currency Metal Simulator (CCMS) comprises a mechanical metal stamping apparatus (a hammer 37 and dies 11 with letters, numbers and symbols) to stamp onto a metal plate a private key code address, password or any other form of confidential data 19. A manual, semi-automatic or automatic coiling device (a shaft 28 with a slotted end 5 connected to a power drill) coils the GPS tracked metal plate, which is then placed in a secure storage cylinder which is fire and water proof. The cylinder can store one or multiple coiled metal plates. The cylinder can be stored in a computerised display unit for a home safe, bank, security deposit vault or secure storage location. A coil reader can access the recorded data for financial transactions, trading and onward delivery by secure postage.
Patent GB-2572533-A (GB)
Title: Data structure pooling of voice activated data packets
Inventor: Gaurav Bhaya
IPC: G10L15/30
Filed: 2017-08-31
Abstract: Systems and methods of voice activated thread management in a voice activated data packet based environment are provided. A natural language processor ("NLP") component can receive and parse data packets comprising a first input audio signal to identify a first request and a first trigger keyword. A direct action application programming interface ("API") can generate a first action data structure with a parameter defining a first action. The NLP component can receive and parse a second input audio signal to identify a second request and a second trigger keyword, and can generate a second action data structure with a parameter defining a second action. A pooling component can generate the first and second action data structures into a pooled data structure, and can transmit the pooled data structure to a service provider computing device to cause it device to perform an operation defined by the pooled data structure.
Patent GB-2572589-A (GB)
Title: Modular fluid flow reactor
Inventor: Charalampos Makatsoris
IPC: B01J19/24
Filed: 2018-04-04
Abstract: A modular flow reactor (10, fig 1) comprises a plurality of modules (11, fig 1) connectable together, each module comprising a body 24 having at least one fluid flow passageway 25a, 25b, 25c, having an inlet 26 and an outlet 27 end connectable to the inlet and/or outlet ends of adjacent modules wherein the modules are aligned on a common longitudinal axis and connected together; wherein the at least one passageway comprises a length between the inlet and outlet ends that extends in a plane generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and at least a majority of the length of the passageway is curved continuously in said plane. The body of the modules may comprise a first face and a second face orientated generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a perimeter face extending between the first and second faces, and the at least one passageway may comprise a channel recessed into at least one of said faces. At least one of the modules may comprise at least one port extending radially inward from a perimeter surface of the module and connected at or towards an inner end with a portion of the passageway. A method of use of the reactor is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2561982-A (GB)
Title: Continuous flow reactor
Inventor: DUNCAN GUTHRIE
IPC: G21C1/00
Filed: 2018-04-23
Abstract: A continuous flow reactor 100 comprising an inlet, an outlet 113 and a reaction chamber 104 with a moveable wall 106 located between the inlet and outlet which provides a flow path therebetween, the reactor further comprising a pressure sensor to monitor a differential fluid pressure in the continuous reactor between the inlet and outlet and a controller to adjust the position of the moveable wall, and thereby change a volume of the reaction chamber, based on the monitored fluid pressure. The moveable wall can be connected to a drive system including a motor 110, a lead screw 109 and a stop configured to provide a minimum volume and/or a maximum volume of the reaction chamber. The controller can adjust the position of the moveable wall, which may include a frit 106 partially defining a chamber wall, to maintain the pressure between 0.1 and 15 bar. The moveable wall may include a fluid pathway connecting the chamber to the outlet and the chamber may include a solid support 115 suitable for peptide synthesis. A method of performing a continuous flow reaction and a method of controlling a moveable wall of a reaction chamber are also described.
Patent GB-2574621-A (GB)
Title: Integrated treatment technology device for swine wastewater
Inventor: JUNYUAN GUO
IPC: C02F3/30
Filed: 2018-06-13
Abstract: An integrated device for treating swine wastewater, includes a main reaction tank 5, a step-feed inflow system 1, a stirring and diversion system, an aeration and oxygen supply system 2, a sludge diversion system 3 and a nitrification liquid reflux system 4. The main reaction tank includes a pre-treatment section 501, a pre-anoxic section 502, an anaerobic section 503, an anoxic section 504, a primary sedimentation tank 505, an aerobic section 506, an intermediate sedimentation tank 507, a membrane tank 508, a sludge tank 509, and a clear water tank 510 that are sequentially connected. The wastewater is subjected to flocculation by a microbial preparation in the pre-treatment section. The sludge diversion system comprises first 31, second 32 and third 33 sludge diversion systems that divide the sludge in the primary sedimentation tank, in the intermediate sedimentation tank and in the sludge tank respectively into two parts. The primary diversion system refluxes sludge into the anaerobic section and discharges sludge into the sludge tank. The second diversion system refluxes sludge into the pre-anoxic section and discharges sludge into the sludge tank. The third diversion system refluxes the sludge into the aerobic section and discharges sludge into a sludge treatment system.
Patent GB-2575626-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in fastening devices
Inventor: ROBERT LUKEZIC
IPC: F16B13/06
Filed: 2018-06-28
Abstract: A fastening device 10 for forming a joint between two edge to edge panels arranged to either side of a central panel comprises an elongate dowel (11) and a sleeve (12), with the dowel having a head (13) at one end, an expander (14) at the other end and a shank (15) extending between the two. The expander (14) co-operates with an expandable region (16) of the sleeve (12) to cause it to expand radially outwardly upon relative axial movement between the dowel (11) and sleeve. The expandable region (16) of the sleeve (12) is arranged to expand in a non- uniform manner, with a greater degree of expansion being caused at a free end.
Patent GB-2576924-A (GB)
Title: Package receiving device
Inventor: REZA GACHCAR MOGHADAM
IPC: A47G29/14
Filed: 2018-09-07
Abstract: A secure package-receiving device 101 is suitable for installing into a wall or door and comprises a package-receiving space, a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is positionable on an outward side of door or wall and the second opening on the inside of the door or wall. The first opening is sealed by a first lockable hatch 103 which is remotely unlockable and the second opening is sealed by a second lockable hatch 111 which may comprise a manually operable lock. The device may further include a camera 406 which is activated in response to detection of a person present on the outward side of the door or wall, such as via a push button or by a motion detector. Image data may be communicated to a user device 118 and the user device may transmit an unlock signal to the lock unit. The image data may be parsed via facial recognition software running on an application server 116. An audio unit 109 may also capture and communicate corresponding data to the user device.