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Patent GB-2538937-A (GB)
Title: Gearboxes
Inventor: Raymond j hicks
IPC: F16H1/28
Filed: 2015-03-25
Abstract: A gearbox 1 comprises a housing 2 surrounding a through bore 3. An input coupling 5 surrounds the through bore and is mounted for rotation relative to the housing. An output coupling 13 surrounds the through bore and is mounted for rotation relative to the housing. A sun gear 7 is fixed relative to the input coupling and a planet carrier 8 is fixed relative to the housing. A plurality of planet gears 10 are rotatably mounted on a planet carrier 8 each spaced circumferentially around the through bore and meshing with the sun gear 7. An annular gear 11 is fixed relative to the output coupling and meshing with each planet gear. The gearbox may be a reduction gearbox having a ratio in the range 0.6-0.9 and the output may rotate in the opposite direction to the input. The gearbox may comprise a shaft 4 held in the through bore which may couple to a first output where the output coupling is coupled to a second output. The gearbox may transmit torque to counter rotating propellers in a marine or airborne vessel.
Patent GB-2526692-A (GB)
Title: Method for manufacturing an underrun protection device for a vehicle as well as modular system for a plurality of variance of an underrun protection device
Inventor: KUMAR PRADYUMNA
IPC: B60R19/56
Filed: 2015-05-07
Abstract: A method for manufacturing an underrun protection device 10 for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle such as a truck, comprises: providing a center member 12; providing a first lateral member 14 slidably arranged on a first side 18 of the center member 12 and a second lateral member 16slidably arranged on an opposite second side 22 of the center member 12; adjusting the length of the underrun protection device 10 on the basis of a width of the vehicle by sliding the lateral members 14, 16 in relation to the center member 12 thereby sliding the lateral members 14, 16 into respective positions; and fixing (e.g. by welding, bolting, riveting, brazing or adhesive joining) the lateral members 14, 16 being in the respective positions to the center member 12. Lateral members 14, 16 may be telescopically arranged on the center member 12 and may each comprise respective shell elements (28, 30) connectable together to form at least one closed hollow cross section.
Patent GB-2539670-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for controlling a phase transition of a fluid between liquid and vapour states
Inventor: DANIEL MASSE
IPC: F25J1/00
Filed: 2015-06-23
Abstract: A device and method for changing a fluid from one state to another state, for example a liquid and a vapour state, comprises an inlet 1 configured to receive the fluid in a first state. An outlet 8 is configured to output the fluid in a second state, and a conduit 2 connects the inlet to the outlet. The conduit is configured such that a resistance to flow changes along at least a portion of a flow axis within the conduit. The device further comprises a controller configured to control a location of a region within the portion of the conduit in which the fluid changes state by controlling at least one of a temperature of the fluid and a pressure at at least one of the inlet and the outlet.
Patent GB-2525109-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic radiation targeting devices, assemblies, system and methods
Inventor: ROGERS CHARLES BRIAN
IPC: A61B18/24
Filed: 2014-02-07
Abstract: The present application is directed to devices, assemblies, systems and methods for targeting one or more sites with electromagnetic radiation. The devices, assemblies and systems are operationally configured to transform and convey electromagnetic radiation to one or more targeted sites. The devices, assemblies and systems may also convey one or more fluids or fluid solutions to the one or more targeted sites.
Patent GB-2541209-A (GB)
Title: Night time running plates
Inventor: Anamul Ali
IPC: B60R13/10
Filed: 2015-08-12
Abstract: The number plates comprises of an aluminium base plate 1, a double adhesive layer 2, and a flexible circuit board layer 5. A fret cut aluminium face plate 10 which has a reflective material applied to the surface of the plate and which also has openings to correspond with the aluminium face plate. Both aluminium plates house various internal materials such as vinyl light bleeds 9, light guide plastic and matt black plastic characters layered on top of LEDs 5 which are pushed through the face plate and extrude 1.5 mm above the surface of the face plate creating the 3D effect of the characters.
Patent GB-2532108-A (GB)
Title: System and method for actuating isolation valves in a subterranean well
Inventor: STEVEN J CRAIK
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2012-10-02
Abstract: A completion system for use in a well can include multiple isolation valves (44, 46, fig 2), and a shifting tool 60 which opens one isolation valve, allowing full bore inner diameter and not restricting flow, and closes another isolation valve. A shifting tool 60 for actuating multiple isolation valves in a well can include multiple shifting profiles 68, 70, whereby one shifting profile opens an isolation valve, and another shifting profile closes another isolation valve.
Patent GB-2526731-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for interrupt handling
Inventor: JEBSON ANTHONY
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 2014-05-12
Abstract: A data processing device comprises a plurality of system registers, comprising a set of interrupt handling registers for controlling handling of an incoming interrupt. Such a data processing device also comprises processing circuitry configured to execute software of the plurality of execution levels, interrupt controller circuitry configured to route said incoming interrupts to interrupt handling software that is configured to run at one of said plurality of execution levels, and register access control circuitry configured to dynamically control access to at least some of said interrupt handling registers in dependence upon one of said plurality of execution levels that said incoming interrupt is routed to. Access is controlled such that interrupt handling software that is configured to run at a particular execution level has access to at least some of the interrupt handling registers necessary the incoming interrupt. Furthermore, the interrupt handling software that is configured to run at that particular execution level does not have access to interrupt handling registers for handling a different incoming interrupt that is routed to interrupt handling software that is configured to run at a more privileged execution level. Consequently, the flexibility of the interrupt handling software is increased while maintaining security of such a data processing device.
Patent GB-2531914-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for updating user profiles
Inventor: AKSHAT AGARWAL
IPC: H04N21/45
Filed: 2015-09-23
Abstract: Methods and systems are described for a media guidance application that improves the reliability of data collected about a user, particularly when the user is consuming media content in a group. For example, in addition to monitoring content that a user (or a group of users) consumes (e.g., what television shows are viewed), the media guidance application may monitor the interactions the user (and/or each user in the group) has with the content. The media guidance application may then update a user profile based on the monitored interactions, if such interactions exceed a threshold interaction level. The media guidance application may access an eye contact detection component 500, which may be used to identify the gaze point of a user(s), in order to determine the interaction level of the user. In some embodiments accounting for a users head movement, eye contact detection component 500 includes two or more optical sensors 506. For example, two cameras may be arranged to form a stereo vision system for obtaining a 3D position of the users eye(s); this allows processor 502 to compensate for head movement when determining the users gaze point.
Patent GB-2527981-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerant management in a HVAC system
Inventor: HARTFIELD JON PHILLIP
IPC: F25B49/02
Filed: 2013-12-20
Abstract: A method of operating a chiller system 100 comprises allowing excess refrigerant to spill over a spill over port 142 of an evaporator 140, providing a heat source to vaporise the excess spill over refrigerant, measuring a temperature of the vaporised excess spill over refrigerant and changing a flow of refrigerant to the evaporator to maintain a desired temperature of the excess spill over refrigerant. The vaporising of the excess refrigerant occurs in a heat exchanger 150. A temperature sensor 155 measures the temperature of the excess refrigerant. An expansion device (130) increases refrigerant flow into an evaporator (140) when the temperature of the refrigerant is above a temperature threshold. The expansion device decreases the refrigerant flow into the evaporator when the temperature of the refrigerant is below the threshold. The height of the spill over port corresponds to a desired refrigerant level in the evaporator. The level of refrigerant in a condenser 120 may be measured and the refrigerant flow to the evaporator may be changed so that the level in the condenser is maintained at a setpoint. The system controls refrigerant levels so as to maintain an optimal refrigerant level thus improving operational efficiency of the system.
Patent GB-2547642-A (GB)
Title: Light-emitting diode filament lamp
Inventor: CHUNG PING LAI
IPC: F21V29/85
Filed: 2016-02-22
Abstract: A LED filament lamp comprises a lamp cap 10, a transparent housing 20, filament supports 40, and LED filaments 30. The lamp cap 10 is electrically connected with an external power supply to supply power to the LED filaments 30. The transparent housing 20 includes an opening 21. Each filament support 40 includes a first metal post 41 electrically connected with a positive terminal 51 and a second metal post 42 electrically connected with a negative terminal 52. Each LED filament 30 includes a first electrode pin 31 electrically connected with the first metal post 41 and a second electrode pin 32 electrically connected with the second metal post 42. One of graphene, borazon or other thermally conductive ceramic powder is coated on each of the first and second metal posts so as to form a black body radiation layer.
Patent GB-2548394-A (GB)
Title: Multifunctional wood coatings
Inventor: AGNIESZKA LEKAWA-RAUS
IPC: C09D5/18
Filed: 2016-03-17
Abstract: Wood 42 is coated 30 with carbon nanomaterial to improve its fire retardance, water resistance, UV absorption resistance, and/or resistance to decay. The nanomaterial could be graphene, carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, functionalised nanocarbon forms, fullerenes, herringbone nanotubes, carbon nanocones or carbon nanohorns. The coating is ideally 1 micronmeter-1mm thick and is over 50% by volume carbon nanomaterial. It could be applied as a dispersion such as varnish, wood stain, paint, primer or undercoat by spraying, dipping, brushing or temperature or pressure coating. The liquid dispersion is preferably 1-10% by weight carbon nanomaterial and contains a binder, a surfactant, trichloromethane, poly(methyl methacrylate), acetone, nitromethane, water, linseed oil, inorganic solvents and/or polymers. Coated wood pieces could be assembled into a structure with the coating layers oriented transversely or longitudinally.
Patent GB-2548576-A (GB)
Title: Blast attenuation seat
Inventor: ROGER TERRENCE ARTHUR MEDWELL
IPC: F41H7/04
Filed: 2016-03-21
Abstract: A blast attenuation seat 10 for a vehicle comprises a composite material seat structure 12 having a seat base 16 and a seat back 18 and a composite material mechanism 14. The composite material mechanism 14 is configured for attachment between a sidewall of a vehicle and the seat back 18. The composite material mechanism 14 may be arranged in a loop, the loop defining an inner core region 28, the inner core region 28 having a damper 30. The damper 30 may be a closed cell foam.
Patent GB-2551691-A (GB)
Title: A non synchronised linear guide system
Inventor: PETER DAVID HURLEY
IPC: G05B19/4099
Filed: 2016-05-03
Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for reproducing the human head in three dimensional form by use of non-synchronised multiple carriages within an automated linear guide system. The device is a three axis CNC machine using Cartesian co-ordinate orientation. Two carriages 4, 6 operate on the X axis, which have further actuators acting on the Z axis, allowing double machining of the work piece simultaneously and independently. Cutting tools are attached to the actuators. The data of the subject is read into the machines computer, and presented as a five axis data set.
Patent GB-2540020-A (GB)
Title: Gate drive circuit to reduce parasitic coupling
Inventor: Christopher Joseph Lee
IPC: H02M1/00
Filed: 2016-05-05
Abstract: A drive circuit 6, for driving a plurality of power semiconductor devices 70-1, 70-2, 70-M, includes a control module 10, a current pulse amplifier module 12 connected to the control module outputting current pulses, and a plurality of pulse receiver modules 50-1, 50-2, 50-M. A first transformer unit 20 has at least one primary transformer. The first transformer unit comprises a primary winding 22 connected to the current pulse amplifier module, and a secondary winding 24. A second transformer unit 40 has a plurality of secondary transformers, each secondary transformer comprising a primary winding 42-1, 42-2, 42-M connected to the secondary winding of the first transformer unit, and a secondary winding 44-1, 44-2, 44-M connected to a respective one of the plurality of pulse receiver modules. The first and second transformer units reduce parasitic coupling between the control module and the pulse receiver modules.
Patent GB-2550892-A (GB)
Title: Method of controlling a switching valve
Inventor: FRANCISCO JAVIER CHIVITE ZABALZA
IPC: H02M7/483
Filed: 2016-05-27
Abstract: A switching valve 30 includes a plurality of series-connected switching elements 32 and a plurality of auxiliary circuits 34. Each auxiliary circuit includes an auxiliary capacitor and is connected in parallel with a switching element. A compensation procedure is carried out to reduce a time difference between the turn-off times of the switching elements at the next turn-off event. The compensation procedure includes the sub-steps of: initiating a turn-off event by sending a respective turn-off control signal to each switching element; measuring a respective capacitor voltage value of each auxiliary capacitor after the turn-off event; comparing the measured capacitor voltage values; and using the comparison between the measured capacitor voltages as a reference to adjust the time of sending a or a respective turn-off control signal to at least one of the switching elements. The switching valve may be used in high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission, voltage source converters (VSC), modular multilevel converters (MMC), alternate arm converters (AAC), semiconductor switching valves, and chain-link converters.
Patent GB-2540473-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle headlamp arrangement, motor vehicle headlamp system, motor vehicle and method for operating a motor vehicle
Inventor: PHILIPP ROECKL
IPC: F21S8/10
Filed: 2016-06-14
Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle headlamp (4, see figure 1) of a motor vehicle 2, with at least one first motor vehicle headlamp 6 and at least one second motor vehicle headlamp (8), wherein the at least one first motor vehicle headlamp and the at least one second motor vehicle headlamp each comprise an illuminant 32 for a low-beam light 22, a high-beam light 28 and an ambient light 24 above a propagation direction 28.1 of a light distribution of the high-beam light, wherein the ambient light can be emitted each combined with low-beam light and/or high-beam light, wherein the ambient light is separately adjustable for each headlamp. The invention further includes a method for operating a motor vehicle headlamp system with a camera for detecting and illuminating a road sign. Additionally, the ambient light may be adjustable laterally and may shine in different directions in each headlamp. Finally, the headlamp arrangement may comprise a matrix headlamp and may generate the ambient light by way of partial defocusing of a light beam.
Patent GB-2542006-A (GB)
Title: Electronic vaporiser system
Inventor: IAN MURISON
IPC: A24F15/015
Filed: 2016-09-01
Abstract: An e-liquid cartridge (20) designed to provide e-liquid for an electronic cigarette vaporiser, or personal vaporiser (PV), the cartridge including two apertures, the first aperture (21) being used to fill the cartridge on a filing line and then being covered with a bung or plug (22) or other form of seal and the second aperture (23) being sealed by a septum (24) or other form of seal that is designed to be penetrated or punctured by a needle or stem that, in use, withdraws e-liquid from the cartridge. Preferably, the first aperture is sized to enable rapid filling with e-liquid on an automated or semi-automated manufacturing line. An anti-tamper strip (26) can cover one or both apertures, and may be removed before use or include a gap over the second aperture to allow for access by the needle. Apertures may be in one face of the cartridge. The cartridge may engage with a fluid transfer mechanism that extracts e-liquid via the needle or stem, and may be adapted to be inserted into a vaporiser case or a vaporiser. Also disclosed is a vaporiser system comprising a PV, a case, a microprocessor, a cartridge and a pump.
Patent GB-2555376-A (GB)
Title: Grinding machines and methods of operation thereof
Inventor: MICHAEL PIERSE
IPC: B24B45/00
Filed: 2016-10-04
Abstract: A grinding machine comprises two rotary tool spindles 4, 6, each able to carry at least two grinding wheels 20,22,24, and a transfer mechanism (40,64 figure 4a), preferably comprising clamping mechanisms (40,64 figure 4a), operable to transfer a grinding wheel 22 mounted on one of the tool spindles onto the other tool spindle. Preferably there are three grinding wheels, of which one can be transferred from one grinding tool spindle to the other by the transfer mechanism. Also disclosed is a grinding wheel 20 with a central opening (50, figure 4a) and a circumferentially extending groove (52, figure 4a) which can be engaged by a clamp mechanism (40, figure 4a) preferably where the groove comprises opposing sidewall faces (54, 56, figure 4a)
Patent GB-2544648-A (GB)
Title: Storage containers, bins and devices
Inventor: ANDREW JOHN INGRAM-TEDD
IPC: B65G1/06
Filed: 2016-11-11
Abstract: A container can have rolling shutters 65, openable flaps (figure 16) or slidable/pivoting panels (figure 17) to dispense items into a container below. Alternatively, dispensing cassettes may be used to drop items, through a permanent opening in the base of a container, into a container below (figure 13). The container may receive a command signal to open the doors or flaps to allow the item to fall. The container may be a hopper for free-flowing items (figure 18). The container may be divided into sections, with independently operable doors/flaps. A net may be provided across the base of the container. The container may be used in a mechanised storage system whereby robotic picking devices move containers across rails or tracks. A person or robotic arm may pick individual items from at least one container and move them to another container (figs 5 to 12). The robotic arm may be fixed in place, or movable on a rail, or across the grid system.
Patent GB-2552730-A (GB)
Title: Trajectory alignment system and methods
Inventor: GAL SELA
IPC: A61B34/20
Filed: 2017-03-14
Abstract: A system 200 for aligning a tool in relation to a trajectory in real-time which comprises a processor capable of receiving input data from a pre-operative plan image, at least one multi-modal image, and at least one real-time multi-modal image. The system interactively tracks at least one neural fiber and generates output data 205a by way of data transformation using the input data and the interactively tracked neural fiber data. The output data 205a is transmitted to at least one of at least one display device 211 for rendering at least one real-time interactive navigation display for facilitating neural navigation, and at least one drive device for positioning at least one tracking device in relation to the tool in real-time, whereby real-time alignment data is achievable, and whereby at least one neurological structure is preservable. The drive device may comprise an arm 202, the arm may be robotic. The display device may comprise an interactive window. The system may comprise a tracking device which may be formed from an optical camera, radio frequency tracking device or an electromagnetic tracking device. The real-time interactive navigation display may display an indicia such as textual information, navigation symbol or an alignment symbol.
Patent GB-2563031-A (GB)
Title: A fastening system
Inventor: PETE DOLLMAN
IPC: A44B11/04
Filed: 2017-05-30
Abstract: Fastening system 100 for an article comprising a buckle 102 and a retainer 104, the buckle having a body and a pair of hook arms 108 which extend from the body with the free ends of the hook arms facing each other across a gap 110. The retainer comprises an elongate ridge 116, the ridge having a first width that is less than the width of the gap between the hook arms, and a transition portion 118 that connects the ridge to a stopper 122 which is orthogonal to the ridge, the width of the stopper in the direction orthogonal to the ridge being greater than the width of the gap between the hook arms. The crest of the ridge may pass into the gap between the hook arms during an initial stage of fastening of the fastening system, the transition portion functioning as a guide during a subsequent stage of fastening to guide the buckle to a position where the hook arms and the body encompass the stopper so as to limit further movement of the buckle in a direction away from the ridge. The stopper may be formed from a loop of material, the hooks being able to project into the loop. Also claimed is a method of using a fastening system, an article including such a fastening system, and a retainer that forms part of a fastening system. The fastening system may be used with a rucksack, backpack, or a belt.
Patent GB-2552262-A (GB)
Title: Oxidation catalyst for a stoichiometric natural gas engine
Inventor: HAI-YING CHEN
IPC: F01N3/10
Filed: 2017-07-10
Abstract: An oxidation catalyst 5 for treating an exhaust gas produced by a stoichiometric natural gas (NG) engine comprising a substrate 1, a first region 2 comprising a catalytic material for oxidizing ammonia, and a second region 3 comprising a catalytic material for oxidising hydrocarbon (HC), wherein the catalytic material for oxidising hydrocarbon (HC) comprises a molecular sieve and a platinum group metal (PGM) supported on the molecular sieve, wherein the molecular sieve has a framework comprising silicon, oxygen and optionally germanium. A second aspect relates to an exhaust system comprising the oxidation catalyst and a third aspect relates to an apparatus, such as a vehicle, comprising a stoichiometric gas engine and the oxidation catalyst. The molecular sieve may also have a content of heteroatom T-atoms such as aluminium, boron, gallium, titanium, iron or vanadium. The molecular sieve may be a zeolite with a silica to alumina ration of ≥1200. When the framework of the molecular sieve contains germanium, the germanium may be present in an amount of ≤ 10 mol %. The catalytic material for oxidizing ammonia may comprise a small pore molecular sieve and a TM, or alternatively platinum on a siliceous support such as a zeolite.