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Patent GB-2544749-A (GB)
Title: Shuttering system
Inventor: PAUL KISS
IPC: E04G19/00
Filed: 2015-11-24
Abstract: The present invention provides a shuttering system 1 for concrete or other settable material, in which the shuttering system 1 comprises a compressible ground heave protection layer 7 for positioning over an area of ground 3, 4 to support a layer of concrete or other settable material. The system includes a profiled shutter member 16 with a base 27 supported by the compressible layer 7 and a wall portion 17 arranged to retain the layer of concrete or other settable material on the compressible layer 7. The shutter member 16 is aligned with edge 18 of compressible layer 7. A plurality of fixing supports 10 are spaced along the shutter member 16, each support 10 fixed to the shutter member 16 and extending down the edge 18 of compressible layer 7 to be supported by the ground 3, 4 and thus support the shutter member 16 until the concrete has set. A method of using this shuttering system is also included.
Patent GB-2545197-A (GB)
Title: Workover safety system
Inventor: Ellen Merete Strømmen Lycke
IPC: E21B33/076
Filed: 2015-12-08
Abstract: The present invention is a system for controlling a subsea intervention operations arrangement, said arrangement preferably handling hydrocarbons from a subsea well. Said system comprises a first controller 404 adapted for controlling said subsea intervention operations arrangement measuring parameters including temperature and pressure at various points within said subsea intervention operations arrangement, and controlling energy supply to various equipment and valves (105, fig 3) in said subsea intervention operations arrangement. Said system further comprises a second controller 405 adapted to be physically separated in terms of hardware from the first controller 404. Said second controller 405 is capable of executing safety functions in said subsea intervention operations arrangement by operating at least some of said various equipment and valves (105, fig 3) independent of said first controller 404. The controller may be a programmable logic controller. Also claimed is a control system for controlling safety functions characterised by a logic controller configured to send a signal to a control valve and such that equipment is set to a safe state. There is further claimed a power management system characterised by a remotely located electrical consumer and a logic controller adapted to dynamically configure a configuration unit such that electrical power received by said consumer is within predetermined limits.
Patent GB-2531481-A (GB)
Title: Round hole machining method and round-hole machining device
Inventor: MORI KENJI
IPC: G05B19/404
Filed: 2014-07-29
Abstract: A non-circular hole machining device (1) according to the present invention includes: a machining load data acquisition unit (401) for obtaining machining load data corresponding to a machining load acting on the cutting edge of a cutting tool (13) when boring a bore in a cylinder block; a machined shape prediction unit (402) for predicting a machined shape of the workpiece by utilizing the obtained machining load data and elastic deformation amounts at respective positions on the workpiece; and a motor control unit (403) for machining the workpiece so as to form an inverted shape, that is, a shape formed by inverting the predicted machined shape with respect to a target shape.
Patent GB-2547669-A (GB)
Title: A boom system for breaking and manoeuvring oversize material
Inventor: PAUL MCQUAID
IPC: E02F9/14
Filed: 2016-02-24
Abstract: A boom system 1 comprises an upright column 5 protruding from a base 2. A boom arm 3 is moveably connected to the column. All or part of the column can be moved towards or away from the base, so that the connection between the boom arm and the column is moveable towards and away from the base. The column may be a telescopic length adjustable upright column, and the means for moving it may comprise drive means 4 within the column, such as an actuator connected to internal 21 and external 20 upright columns. The means for moving the column may comprise a moveable platform (4, fig 8) mounted to the base and upright column. A dipper arm 7 with a tool head 8 may be connected to the boom arm. A slewing system may rotate the upright column. The boom system may be mountable on a supporting frame or chassis of a vehicle with a hopper, and the boom arm may extend into the space above the hopper.
Patent GB-2549518-A (GB)
Title: Bathtub for infants
Inventor: DAVID JOHN WHITTAKER
IPC: A47K3/12
Filed: 2016-04-21
Abstract: A bathtub 1 for washing a small infant within a bigger bathtub or sink comprises a bottom base 2 and a wall 5 contouring a peripheral edge 4 of the bottom base so as to form a container having an upright, conical shape. A plurality of holes 8 in the wall allow an exchange of water between the inside and the outside of said container. Handles may be provided on top of a rim 6 and the base may comprise an indent to support the infant. Some portions of the rim may be roughened to provide extra grip for the infant. A plurality of suckers may be provided on the base of the bathtub to hold the bath in place. The base may also include a non-slip surface to provide extra grip should the infant attempt to stand up.
Patent GB-2535364-A (GB)
Title: System and method for indicating queue characteristics of electronic terminals
Inventor: WILLIAM HOGG
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 2014-11-03
Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to electronically computing and indicating queue characteristics for electronic terminals (e.g., POS terminals) in a specified environment, such as a store. In exemplary embodiments, queue-related information from one or more sources is received and code is executed to process the queue-related information. One or more queue characteristics are identified and/or generated for active electronic terminals in a store based on the queue-related information. Indicators are pro grammatically associated with the active electronic terminals to indicate the queue characteristics, the indicators being provided to assist customers in selecting one of the active electronic terminals at which to enter a transaction.
Patent GB-2556335-A (GB)
Title: Anti-crush kick-belt
Inventor: WALTER STEPHEN WESTON
IPC: H01H13/04
Filed: 2016-09-17
Abstract: A plurality of stop switches may be located on a webbing belt or strap 5 or other conventional means through a slot Fig 1, 4 in the housing. Each switch has a resilient or pliable housing Fig 1, 1 which may be made from an elastomeric material. A series or array of switches may be electrically connected via wiring through channels Fig 1, 3. The belt and associated switches may be retrofitted to a pedestrian pallet truck and interlinked to the tiller arm emergency stop circuit. The belt may be located around the lower edges of the vehicle. If the truck contacts an obstacle such as the drivers foot then the switch housing deforms and stops the vehicle. Removal of the obstruction allows the switch to return to its original state. The device is intended to prevent or reduce accidents involving pedestrians and users of new and existing lift trucks
Patent GB-2543435-A (GB)
Title: A fluid distribution apparatus for an engine system
Inventor: STEPHEN BANKS
IPC: F02M21/02
Filed: 2014-07-14
Abstract: A fluid, eg natural gas fuel, distribution apparatus for an engine system comprises an inlet 51 to a chamber 45 and a plurality of outlets 91-94 formed in an outlet plate 54, eg at the periphery of the chamber 45, the apparatus being configured to induce a circular flow of the fluid in the chamber. The outlets may be arranged tangentially with respect to the chamber 45. The chamber 45 may comprise a conduit 52 between an end wall 53 and the outlet plate 54. The outlet plate may have apertures (83-86, figs.8,10,11) each of which is part-elliptical and part-circular. The chamber 45 may contain turbulence-inducing elements eg fins, fans or spirals. The outlets 91-94 may lead to conduits (21-24, fig.2) supplying gaseous fuel to engine inlet air conduits (29-32).
Patent GB-2562696-A (GB)
Title: Flexible insert system
Inventor: KEN BROWN
IPC: E06B3/68
Filed: 2017-01-12
Abstract: False glazing bars comprising an assembly of at least two parts. A first part provides an aesthetic appearance that simulates individual sealed units within a single insulated glass unit. A second part provides structural rigidity in order to maintain a grid of these parts when assembled within the glass sealed unit, which is fitted in a window. The materials used for these elements are flexible to allow grids to be made with curved elements.
Patent GB-2547112-A (GB)
Title: Valve system and method
Inventor: JASON J BRASSEAUX
IPC: E21B43/04
Filed: 2017-02-01
Abstract: A system includes a tubular string 126 having at least two internal profiles 130, and a valve assembly reciprocably disposed in the tubular string. The valve assembly is actuated to a closed configuration in response to displacement of the valve assembly through and engaging one internal profile, and the valve assembly is actuated to an open configuration in response to displacement of the valve assembly through another internal profile. Profile engagement elements e.g. collets 108, 110 connected to a mandrel 88 or a valve body displace relative to the housing 82 to cause opening or closure of a valve e.g. flapper valve 102. A method of gravel packing a well can include displacing a service string in opposite longitudinal directions within a completion assembly, the service string including a valve assembly that selectively restricts flow through a longitudinal flow passage of the service string, opening the valve assembly as the valve assembly displaces in one longitudinal direction, and closing the valve assembly as the valve assembly displaces in the opposite longitudinal direction.
Patent GB-2552043-A (GB)
Title: Water systems
Inventor: MAXWELL STEPHEN BRIDGES
IPC: F24D17/00
Filed: 2017-02-02
Abstract: The domestic hot water system comprises a water flow circuit 1 that leads out from and back to a heater 20. A pump 8 drives hot water around the circuit. Multiple outlets 4, e.g. taps, are provided that take hot water out of the system. The outlets are provided on branches 14 comprising a branch outflow conduit 141 and a branch return conduit 142. Ideally the circuit comprises a circuit outflow conduit 11 and a circuit return conduit 12 provided within the circuit outflow conduit. The pump is ideally provided in the circuit return conduit and has a controllably variable pumping rate. A pressurised water supply, e.g. mains water 100, may supply water to the heater via a check valve 110 to replace hot water drawn from the system. A controller 7 may stop or restrict return flow when hot water is drawn from the system using a shut-off or flow restrictor 3. The controller may also stop or slow the pump when hot water is drawn. An isolation valve having concentric conduits and a movable closure element, and a circulating water system having an outflow and return conduit that share a common wall, are also claimed.
Patent GB-2553390-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacture
Inventor: ROXANNE NEALL
IPC: G21C21/02
Filed: 2017-03-15
Abstract: A method of manufacture of a nuclear fuel, nuclear fuel rod or ceramic component comprising providing a substrate 26 in a vacuum chamber 46; using laser driven chemical vapour deposition to form a plurality a fibres 48 within the vacuum chamber 46; and as the fibres 48 are formed, weaving them onto or around the substrate 26. The substrate 26 may be tubular and made from monolithic silicon carbide or graphite. A matrix material 50 may be deposited onto the fibres 48 to infill the weave using selective area laser deposition inside the vacuum chamber 46. A plurality of laser heads 62 may form the fibres 48 with at least one vapour source 58 with a manipulator 52 to move the substrate 26 and a further laser 70 to deposit the matrix 50. A nuclear fuel rod may comprise: a fuel core; and a weave composite comprising a weave of ceramic fibres proximal to the core and a matrix material provided on and between the weave of the ceramic fibres.
Patent GB-2549207-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to transit packaging
Inventor: ZARAK LOWE
IPC: B65D33/16
Filed: 2017-04-06
Abstract: A container 101 for transportation of goods wherein the container is sealable and comprises at least one internal handle 140, 144 such that the container is suitable for use as a carrier bag when in the unsealed configuration. Preferably the container is made from two flexible walls 110, 120 that enclose a base 130 and open cavity 160. Also the base may be a formed with integral fold between to provide additional depth and fill capacity. The walls may comprise a tear lines 112, 122 to remove an upper portion (170, fig 10). One of the walls may extend beyond to open cavity to define a flap 124 which may fold over the other wall to form a seal. The flap may also comprise an adhesive strip 126 for sealing the container. The container may also comprise an aperture 172 in either the flap in which the handles are able to extend through, Or alternatively, the aperture (182, fig 7) may be formed in an additional side flap (180, fig 7) such as to allow the container to be suspended.
Patent GB-2561871-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust heat management system
Inventor: TIM WINSTANLEY
IPC: F02M26/14
Filed: 2017-04-26
Abstract: An exhaust heat management system comprises an inlet 12 to introduce exhaust gases requiring heat management into the system and a first cooler 16 that provides cooling for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and exhaust waste heat recovery (EWHR). An outlet 20 positioned immediately downstream of the first cooler removes EGR gases from the system. A second cooler 18 provides cooling for EWHR only. An outlet 14 downstream from the second cooler removes EWHR gases from the system. There may be a cooler bypass 24 with a cooler bypass valve 22. The first and second coolers may be arranged in a side-by-side configuration or an in-line configuration. A valve may selectively control passage of exhaust gases from the first cooler through the outlet immediately downstream or through the second cooler. The EGR gases may be re-introduced into a vehicle engine at low pressure and downstream of an air intake filter.
Patent GB-2555513-A (GB)
Title: Pressure wave transducer
Inventor: MOSHE EIN-GAL
IPC: B06B1/14
Filed: 2017-07-06
Abstract: A transducer 10 and method for producing pressure waves. The method comprises providing: at least one transducer 10 comprising a projectile membrane 12 initially spaced from a target membrane 14 by a gap 16; and a power source 18 producing a force accelerating the projectile membrane 12 towards the target membrane 14 over gap 16 to impact target membrane 14, so transferring kinetic energy to target membrane 14 and generating a pressure pulse at the target membrane 14 thats configured to deliver acoustic pressure pulses to an object 20. The method may comprise a force duration applied to projectile membrane 12 thats longer than a time required for projectile membrane 12 to reach target membrane 14, where after impact a remainder of the force applied on projectile membrane 12 creates an additional pressure on projectile membrane 12. The method may comprise using more than one transducer 10 arranged in an array to produce combined pressure waves that are converging, diverging or planar, where transducers 10 of the array may be movable with respect to each other. Target membrane 14 may contact object 20. Transducer 10 may comprise a biasing element 22 to return projectile membrane 12 to its initial position.
Patent GB-2553958-A (GB)
Title: Electrolytic system and method for processing a hydrocarbon source
Inventor: JOHN D BREEDLOVE
IPC: C09K8/62
Filed: 2016-03-18
Abstract: The present disclosure provides herein formulations comprising an electrolyzed carrier fluid along with at least one organic solvent and or an additive. The formulations are applied to in-situ and ex-situ hydrocarbon sources to recover or improve the hydrocarbon material. The present disclosure also provides devices for producing the formulations and methods for making and using the formulations.
Patent GB-2556531-A (GB)
Title: Medical devices, systems, and methods utilizing antithrombin-heparin compositions
Inventor: ATTILIO DIFIORE
IPC: A61L33/00
Filed: 2016-06-10
Abstract: Medical devices, systems, and methods for treating conditions using antithrombin-heparin conjugates are disclosed. For example, medical devices can be coated with antithrombin-heparin (ATH) resulting in reduced thrombogenicity. Various conditions can likewise be treated with ATH.
Patent GB-2568121-A (GB)
Title: Window lifter assembly and manufacturing method
Inventor: VARUN PRABHAKAR
IPC: E05F15/655
Filed: 2018-01-30
Abstract: A window lifter assembly for adjusting a vehicle window, comprising: a flexible traction element for transmitting an adjustment force for adjusting the vehicle window; a guiding element at which the flexible traction element is guided from a first direction towards a second direction; a carrier member 1 made of plastic material and comprising a mounting region for the guiding element; and a reinforcement member 20 made of a different material than the carrier member embedded in the plastic material of the carrier member and supporting the guiding element. Preferably the reinforcement member is a plastic plate insert moulded or overmoulded within the plastic carrier, the plate including radial webs 22a and may include a perpendicular extending reinforcement 21; the plate may include slots/apertures (220, fig.4) allowing flow of plastics during moulding.
Patent GB-2557528-A (GB)
Title: High temperature hydrate inhibitors and methods of use
Inventor: QIANG LAN
IPC: C09K8/60
Filed: 2015-12-18
Abstract: Compositions and methods of using of such compositions to, for example, inhibit of the formation of gas hydrate agglomerates are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: introducing a low-dosage hydrate inhibitor additive into a fluid, wherein the low- dosage hydrate inhibitor additive comprises a quaternary or tertiary ammonium cation moiety, a lipophilic tail, and a sulfonate anion moiety; and exposing the low-dosage hydrate inhibitor additive to a temperature above about 200°F.
Patent GB-2565178-A (GB)
Title: Egg gel food additive
Inventor: SAEED PAKDEL
IPC: A23L15/00
Filed: 2018-04-11
Abstract: An egg gel food additive, intended as a replacement for fresh egg or egg powder in food compositions, comprises glycerol GL, propylene glycol PG, egg powder EP, fat FAT, a non-alpha-tending emulsifier NATE, and an alpha-tending co-emulsifier ATCE. The egg gel food additive has a water activity (Aw) below 0.6, preferably 0.3 to 0.4. The NATE may be mono- or di-glycerides or combinations therefor, e.g. a food grade E471 emulsifier, and the ATCE may be potassium stearate or polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, e.g. food grade E475. The weight ratio of E471:E475 is preferably 1.1:1. The additive may include vegetable protein VP, e.g. soy protein isolate, and/or a stabiliser ST, e.g. carrageenan, and the fat may be a vegetable fat. The egg gel food additive may be used in food products, e.g. whippable and/or foamable food products. The egg gel additive may be used for improving the shelf life of a whippable and/or foamable food product. A method of producing the egg gel food additive is also claimed, comprising steps of mixing the ingredients in particular orders at particular temperatures, with the mixing steps preferably being carried out in reactors R1, R2, R3.
Patent GB-2561466-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for efficient transfer of entities on a peer-to-peer distributed ledger using the blockchain
Inventor: CRAIG STEVEN WRIGHT
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2017-02-16
Abstract: The invention provides a secure method for exchanging entities via a blockchain. The invention incorporates tokenisation techniques, and also techniques for embedding metadata in a redeem script of a blockchain transaction. Embodiment(s) provide a computer implemented method of performing a transfer, the method comprising: generating a first exchange transaction, and broadcasting, over a first network, the first exchange transaction for inclusion on a P2P distributed ledger, wherein the first exchange transaction comprises: an indication of a first quantity of a cryptocurrency to be transferred; a first input provided from an output of a first invitation transaction from a first user, the first invitation transaction previously included on the P2P distributed ledger, a first script, a first user private key associated with the first user, a first third- party private key associated with a first third-party, and a first output indicating a transfer of a first entity from the first user to a second user; and wherein the first script comprises: a first set of metadata providing an indication of the first entity to be transferred and a first set of conditions for the transfer, a first user public key associated with the first user, the first user public key being a cryptographic pair with the first user private key, and a first third-party public key associated with the first third-party, the first third-party public key being a cryptographic pair with the first third-party private key.
Patent GB-2575772-A (GB)
Title: System for detecting uplock system integrity
Inventor: SEAN KERR
IPC: B64C25/28
Filed: 2018-05-22
Abstract: A detection system 100 for detecting the integrity of an uplock system of a landing gear system 10. The landing gear system comprising an element 20, 30 that is movable between a first position and a second position, and an uplock system comprising an engager 21, 31 and an uplock 25, 35, wherein the engager is connected to the element. The uplock is switchable from an unlocked state, in which the uplock is disengaged from the engager, to a locked state to engage with the engager to lock the element in the first position. The detection system 100 comprises an uplock sensor 110 configured to detect whether the uplock is in the unlocked or locked state and one or more sensors 120 configured to detect a parameter of the landing gear system and a controller 130 configured to issue a warning when the controller determines, based on signals from the sensors, that the uplock is in the locked state and the element is not in the first position.
Patent GB-2575113-A (GB)
Title: Detecting collisions of robot arms
Inventor: LUKE DAVID RONALD HARES
IPC: B25J9/16
Filed: 2018-06-29
Abstract: A robotic system comprises two robots 301, 302 and a control unit 300, each robot 301, 302 having an arm 402 extending from a base 401 to an attachment 403 for an instrument 404 and each arm comprising a plurality of joints 405 with a driver 407, position and applied torque sensors 408, 409 for each joint 405. The control unit 300 controls the drivers 407 in dependence on inputs from the sensors 408, 409. The control unit: 300 determines the torques due to gravity on the joints 405 of the arms 402 of the robots in the arm configurations indicated from the inputs from the position sensors 408 and determines residual torques on the joints 405 from the inputs from the torque sensors 409 and the determined gravitational torques. One or more candidate force which would cause the determined residual torques for each arm is calculated and if a candidate force on the arm of the first robot 301 balances an opposing candidate force on the arm of the second robot 302 the controller determines a collision has occurred. Robots 301, 302 may be surgical robots.