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Patent GB-2534854-A (GB)
Title: Filter positioning system and method
Inventor: RAFAL WOLOSZYN
IPC: F02M35/024
Filed: 2015-01-30
Abstract: A filter positioning system and a method therefore, the filter positioning system comprises a filter housing (20) comprising an open end, a closed end, a fluid inlet (22), and a fluid outlet (23). Locating means (26) for locating a filter (11) are provided in the filter housing (20) in a first configuration and adjusting means (30) for adjusting the locating means (26) cause a filter (11) to be located in the filter housing (20) in a second configuration. In use, a filter (11) with further locating means (12) may be mated with the locating means (26) for locating a filter (11) in the filter housing 20. The filter (11) may be lifted from the filter housing (20) for cleaning and servicing causing an actuating means (13) on an external surface of the filter (11) to actuate a trigger (33) to rotate the first locating means (26). The filter positioning system may be applied to air filters for diesel engines and facilitate more even wear of the filter (11) throughout its life.
Patent GB-2536260-A (GB)
Title: A device for atomising a liquid
Inventor: PHILIP CANNER
IPC: A61M11/08
Filed: 2015-03-11
Abstract: A device 10 for atomising a liquid comprising a reservoir of liquid 16 fluidly connected to a nebulising nozzle 18, and a motor 17 electrically connected to a moveable barrier 20 and a power source 15. The motor 17 moves the moveable barrier to reduce the size of the reservoir 16 so that the liquid passes through the nebulising nozzle and is emitted as an aerosol. The movable barrier 20 may be connected to the motor via a piston 25. The power source 15 may be a battery. The moveable barrier and reservoir may be located in a cartridge which is detachable from a base unit comprising the motor.
Patent GB-2522799-A (GB)
Title: A camera system
Inventor: THOMAS WILLIAM VIVIAN
IPC: G08G1/04
Filed: 2015-03-30
Abstract: A traffic monitoring system 2 comprising: a camera system 4 configured to capture images of vehicles, the camera system 4 comprising a first wireless time receiver 12 configured to receive a wirelessly transmitted time signal, a camera 10 and a camera controller 14; and a light system 6 configured to selectively illuminate the vehicles, the light system 6 being spaced apart from the camera system, wherein the light system 6 comprises a light 16, a light controller 20 and a second wireless time receiver 18 configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted time signal such that the image capture by the camera system 4 and the illumination by the light system 6 is synchronised. The first and/or second wireless time receivers 12, 18 may be Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. The camera system 4 may comprise an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera 10.
Patent GB-2525829-A (GB)
Title: Drum mallet
Inventor: FRY TYLER
IPC: G10D13/00
Filed: 2014-03-13
Abstract: A drum mallet is for use with a tenor drum or a bass drum. The drum mallet comprises an elongate main body having a top end and a bottom end, a handle portion extending from the bottom end towards the top end, and a mallet-head-receiving portion extending from the top end towards the bottom end; a mallet head mounted on the mallet-head- receiving portion of the elongate main body. A stop member is disposed at the bottom end of the handle portion of the elongate main body. The stop member has a top-facing abutment surface for receiving in abutting relation a portion of a flourish cord tied onto the elongate main body; wherein the top-facing abutment surface is distinctly angled with respect to the remainder of the outer surface of the stop member. A mallet head abutment member projects generally radially outwardly from said elongate main body. A mallet-head-receiving portion has a top end and a bottom end adjoined to said elongate main body, and has an enlarged portion with a top opening leading to a substantially hollow interior generally defined by a peripheral outer wall. The ratio of maximum thickness of the peripheral outer wall to the diameter of the enlarged portion is less than about 1 :5.
Patent GB-2542623-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of tobacco stems
Inventor: MICHELE DI GIACOMO
IPC: A24B15/20
Filed: 2015-09-28
Abstract: A tobacco product comprising tobacco stem material produced by a method comprising, in any order, the steps of: processing by rolling or flaking the tobacco stem material; and fermenting the tobacco stem material in the presence of homolactic acid bacteria and limited oxygen for a time between 4 and 21 days at a temperature between 15 ºC and 45ºC. A further step is drying the processed fermented tobacco stem material where the tobacco stem material has a thickness between 0.1mm and 1.2mm. The homolactic acid bacteria are from the genus Lactobacillus, Pediococcus or both in the fermentation step. One or more enzymes have cellulose or cellobiose hydrolase activity are added prior to the fermenting step. Also provided are tobacco products comprising tobacco stem material produced by the method of the invention.
Patent GB-2547197-A (GB)
Title: Carriage for sliding door
Inventor: EDDIE LEATHLEY
IPC: E05F7/04
Filed: 2016-02-09
Abstract: A carriage 24 for a sliding door 10 is mountable to the door and includes two rollers 20, 22. In use, the rollers engage with respective, opposed guide surfaces 28a, 28b of a track 12 so that the carriage is movable along and guided by the track. One roller 22 is movable with respect to the other 20 along a direction across the track, and is biased toward the guide surface in order to take up clearance between the rollers and the guide surfaces. This is for smoother motion and noise reduction. The movable roller 22 may be carried on a pivotable arm 44 and be biased by a pre-stressed torsion spring 48 with windings 50 co-axial with the rotation axis of the arm. Also claimed is a sliding door 10 including the same two rollers. The door may also include a support roller (16, fig. 1) to run in a support track (14, fig. 1) to hold the doors weight.
Patent GB-2538840-A (GB)
Title: An improved safety switching device
Inventor: MABRUK FARRAH
IPC: H03K17/95
Filed: 2016-03-17
Abstract: A safety switching device 2 comprises an actuator 4 and a switch 6. The actuator and switch are moveable with respect each other, and the switch is operable in use to receive a signal transmitted by the actuator. The switch comprises: one or more switching circuits comprising a means to create pulses in the power supplied therefrom to one or more outputs 26, 28; and a means to simultaneously measure the magnitude of the voltage or current at the one or more outputs during the pulse. The switch may be a non-contact safety switch and the actuator and switch may be a Hall Effect device with actuator 4 comprising transmitter 5 and the switch 6 comprising receiver 14. A microcontroller 20 may generate the pulses to the output and may measure the magnitude of the voltage or current at the outputs. The microcontroller may then control the on/off status of an electrical apparatus based on the measurement.
Patent GB-2539535-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for concentrating electromagnetic energy
Inventor: NICHOLAS GIACOMO ROBERT COLOSIMO
IPC: G02B1/06
Filed: 2016-04-11
Abstract: An electromagnetic energy concentrator apparatus for capturing electromagnetic energy, 208a, and focussing said energy toward a specified target, 202, the apparatus comprising an EM radiation source, 206 and a control system configured to cause electromagnetic radiation from said source to be applied to a selected plurality of three-dimensional portions of an atmospheric volume in a propagation path of said electromagnetic energy so as to heat and/or ionise the air within said portions, wherein said selected portions are spatially located together in a three-dimensional configuration so as to simulate an electromagnetic radiation path modifying element, 204, for capturing said electromagnetic energy and directing and/or converging said captured energy, 210, toward a focal point at or adjacent to said specified target, 202. A method of creating an atmospheric electromagnetic radiation path modifying element (i.e. an atmospheric lens or mirror / reflector) operative to simulate an EM energy concentrator is also described. The device may be used as a weapon or for solar power generation.
Patent GB-2551583-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in plumbing connections
Inventor: JAMES EDWARD MCALPINE
IPC: F16L47/02
Filed: 2016-06-24
Abstract: A plumbing fitting 10 of a first plastic material comprises an annular branch 14 defining a hollow port 13. A sleeve 16 of a second plastic material is inserted into the hollow port 13 and retained by a retaining member 20 which is fitted to the outer end and outer wall of the annular branch 14. The sleeve 16 facilitates attachment of the plumbing fitting 10 to a second plumbing fitting 22 by insertion of the second plumbing fitting 22 into the hollow port 13. The second plumbing fitting is of a second plastic material. The sleeve 16 and retaining member 20 together form an adapter for joining the first and second plumbing fittings 10, 22. A seal 18 can be inserted at a first end of the sleeve 16 into the hollow port 13, this seal being an O-ring or gasket. It can be inserted on a reduced diameter section of the sleeve 16 which forms a chamfered recess configured to engage the seal 18.
Patent GB-2538436-A (GB)
Title: Flexible tool housing
Inventor: Luis Enrique Quintana
IPC: E21B17/20
Filed: 2014-04-08
Abstract: A flexible reamer housing includes a tubular central portion including a tool bay with an aperture to allow a reamer cutter arm within the tool bay to move radially outward through the aperture, and tubular first and second auxiliary portions arranged toward opposite ends of the central portion. The first and second auxiliary portions each include a first stiffness that is less than a second stiffness of the central portion.
Patent GB-2548015-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for gas and beer waste management
Inventor: WALTER MARTIN BRADLEY
IPC: B67D1/14
Filed: 2017-02-28
Abstract: An apparatus for beer and gas management for a beer store anti-fobbing device (fob) includes a fluid monitoring means, a closed fluid storage container (E) and a three port pipe junction (A) for receiving fluid under pressure at a first port from the fob. A normally closed (preferably solenoid) valve means at a second port of the three port pipe junction (A) controls a fluid outlet for the fluid and a pressure activated switch is at a third port of the three port pipe junction (A). An actuation means opens the pressure activated switch or valve allowing fluid to flow through the three port pipe junction (A) from the first port to the second port and into the fluid outlet into the closed storage container (E). The container has a means (T) for emptying the fluid contents, a means (D) for monitoring the level of fluid in the container (F) and a pump (H) operable to empty the contents of the container (E) when the level of fluid in the container reaches a set level. Alarm means such as a light (L) and sounder (G) are activated when a build-up of pressure is detected in the junction (A).
Patent GB-2550018-A (GB)
Title: Anion exchange polymers and anion exchange membranes incorporating same
Inventor: BAMDAD BAHAR
IPC: H01M8/1072
Filed: 2017-03-03
Abstract: A method of making an anion exchange polymer by mixing biphenyl (Fig 3; 1), trifluoromethyl ketone (Fig 2), methylene chloride and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid to obtain a pre-polymer (Fig 3), followed by functionalizing the pre-polymer to form the anion exchange polymer (Fig 4). The pre-polymer may be functionalized with trimethylamine by dissolving the pre-polymer in methanol to produce a polymer solution and then drying the polymer solution. A further aspect relates to a method of making an anion exchange membrane comprising providing a porous scaffold (Fig 7; 10), combining the pre-polymer with the scaffold (Fig 7; 10), and subsequently functionalizing the pre-polymer to produce the anion-exchange polymer membrane. The porous scaffold (Fig 7; 10) may be an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane (PTFE). The pre-polymer may be dissolved in an imbibing solution comprising methanol to give a polymer solution, the polymer solution may then be imbibed into the porous scaffold (Fig 7; 10), followed by drying the polymer solution to form a composite anion exchange membrane. A further aspect relates to an anion exchange membrane comprising a polymer that comprises biphenyl and trifluoromethyl moieties, the polymer functionalised with quarternary ammonium groups.
Patent GB-2553188-A (GB)
Title: Composite sheet material
Inventor: GERARD FERNANDO
IPC: E04C2/34
Filed: 2017-06-02
Abstract: Method of forming a composite sheet material comprising energising a pair of electrodes 10, 11 to apply an electrostatic charge to a bed of fibres 2 located therebetween orienting at least some of the fibres to be substantially orthogonal to the electrodes and sandwiching at least some of the oriented fibres between first 131 and second 141 sheets. The first sheet may subsequently be removed and a third sheet 151 used to laminate the fibres between the second and third sheets. The first sheet may comprise pressure-sensitive or non-curable adhesives 132, the second and third sheets may comprise structural or curable adhesive 142, 152. Resin may be introduced between some or all of the fibres, the resin may be introduced before or after they are sandwiched. Claims are also included for apparatus 100 to achieve the above method, an intermediate product comprising a sheet with a plurality of orthogonal fibres there on, a composite of tw0 sheets sandwiching fibres using two different adhesives, a sandwich construction where the fibres are 10 mm or less in length and a sandwich construct where one sheet is deformed from a planar shape.
Patent GB-2556145-A (GB)
Title: Enhanced lane detection
Inventor: OLIVER LEI
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2017-08-21
Abstract: A sound 190 from an impact between a tyre of a host vehicle 100 and a set of protrusions 185 in a roadway 170 is used to determine a lane 175 in which the vehicle is travelling. A communication 195 is received from a target vehicle 180 identifying a roadway lane and possibly the direction of travel of the target vehicle and the lane of the host vehicle is compared to the lane of the target vehicle. A vehicle subsystem is controlled in accordance with the communication based at least in part on whether the roadway lane of the host vehicle is the same as the roadway lane of the target vehicle. The communication of the target vehicle may be ignored if it is determined that the target vehicle is travelling in a different direction and/or in a different lane in order to reduce the computational overhead of the host vehicle.
Patent GB-2551665-A (GB)
Title: Infrared pipeline heater
Inventor: Virgil Macaluso
IPC: F16L53/34
Filed: 2016-02-24
Abstract: A pipeline heater (20) for warming a fluid stream, such as a fluid being carried by a natural gas or petroleum pipeline includes a housing (22) having a plurality of IR heating elements (118) and coils (110) installed therein. Individual conduits (88, 90) direct the fluid stream into and out of the housing (22). Coils (110) direct portions of the fluid stream from the conduits (88, 90) past a plurality of IR heating elements (118).
Patent GB-2554550-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for protecting against high velocity weapons
Inventor: ROBERT MARTIN QUINN
IPC: F41H5/18
Filed: 2017-09-14
Abstract: An armour panel comprises a base layer and an active layer. The active layer comprises an array of armour plates 7 arranged in an adjacent or overlapping fashion and drive means for spinning at least one of the armour plates. The armour panel is suitable for use in disrupting shaped charge jets. The armour plates 7 may be disks.
Patent GB-2567487-A (GB)
Title: Path control in a laboratory automation system
Inventor: OLIVER BÜRK
IPC: G05B19/4061
Filed: 2017-10-16
Abstract: A method of Cartesian path control for a pipetting system and/or a transport system to circumnavigate an obstacle 8 in a laboratory automation system, comprises; determining at least one intermediate point 3 per obstacle; specifying a blending radius 4 for every intermediate point; computing entry points 9 into the blending radius; computing a circular path within the blending radius; determining a maximum acceleration and velocity of axes in path segments 6; computing for every axis a partly or fully synchronous PTP path considering adapted acceleration and velocity and support points for v-t diagrams; computing for every axis the circular path within the blending radius considering the adapted acceleration and velocity and support points for v-t diagrams; putting v-t diagrams comprising the support points together to create a path 5 for every axis; and circumnavigating the obstacle in the laboratory automation system without stopping the pipetting/transport system at the intermediate point.
Patent GB-2560798-A (GB)
Title: Resin free subsea cable hang-off
Inventor: MARK KINDER
IPC: H02G1/10
Filed: 2018-01-19
Abstract: A subsea power cable hang-off comprises the main body of the hang off 1. Flanges 4 along each mating edge of the half shell sections of the main body and a suitably sized gasket 3 between the mating faces flanges complete the air tight seal. The hang-off also incorporates two compression type sealing systems at the lower and upper sections of the hang-off assembly. The lower compression sealing system prevents any potentially corrosive air from passing inside the I/J tube and entering the hang-off assembly. The upper sealing system prevents any potentially corrosive air which could have entered the hang-off assembly from moving into the airtight platform.
Patent GB-2562568-A (GB)
Title: Lock position sensing mechanism
Inventor: WILLIAM T SHARP
IPC: E05C3/06
Filed: 2018-03-08
Abstract: A method involving establishing a default locking state of a locking device and determining whether a positioning tab 130 has moved form a first sensor 135 associated with a default locking state to a second sensor 140 and outputting a changed locking state signal. Also claimed is a position locater for a locking device and a locking device. The locking device 100 comprising locking mechanism 105, the first sensor 135 corresponds to locked position and second sensor 140 corresponds to unlocked position, a plate 110 rotates with the lock mechanism 105, the positioning tab 130 is coupled to either the plate 110 or lock mechanism 105. The sensors may be inductive sensors detecting a metallic positioning tab. A communications interface transmits a changed in locking state signal preferably to a local display or remote user device. Preferably a linear actuator drive rotation of plate 110.
Patent GB-2562886-A (GB)
Title: Sensor apparatus
Inventor: MARK EDWARD NICHOLS
IPC: G01S17/88
Filed: 2018-04-03
Abstract: A sensor apparatus 58 comprises a housing 60/68, a LIDAR sensor (64, figure 3) attached to the housing, a window 66 attached to the housing and a film 84 covering the window and removable from the window. The window may be cylindrical and the housing may be comprised of first and second cylindrical sections 60 and 68, the window being attached to the second housing section. The diameter of the window may be less than that of the housing. A second removable film (88, figure 5) may cover the first film 84 and a third removable film (90) may cover the second film. The film may cling to the window via static charge, or be provided with adhesive. The film may also include a hydrophobic surface treatment. The sensor apparatus may be mounted via an arm to the A pillar of a vehicle body.
Patent GB-2572802-A (GB)
Title: Flowmeter
Inventor: Noel Clarke
IPC: G01F1/66
Filed: 2018-04-11
Abstract: A liquid flowmeter comprises a pair of wedge units having parallel sides, base, top, two ends, one of which is inclined at an acute angle with respect to the base, said inclined end having a piezoelectric transducer mounted thereon, and in which the wedge units are mounted on a pipe, duct or channel so that the piezoelectric transducers are aligned with each other in the direction of liquid flow in the said pipe with the inclined ends of the wedge units mounted facing away from each other so that one inclined end is directed upstream of any flow and the other inclined end is directed downstream of any flow. Each of the pair of wedge units may be mounted in a slot in a printed circuit board mounted on a pipe. The base of each wedge unit may be extended to form lips, at either end, the lips engaging beneath the board. The piezoelectric transducer may be separated from the top of the inclined end by half the wavelength of the piezoelectric transducer. Pressure plates may be mounted atop each transducer. The wedge units may have holes passing from one side to the other to scatter stray acoustic waves. The end of the wedge unit opposite the inclined end may be provided with an acoustic scattering surface.
Patent GB-2567062-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for controlling electric machines
Inventor: ALEXANDER PLIANOS
IPC: B60W20/10
Filed: 2018-09-06
Abstract: A controller 2 for traction machines 7, 10 in a vehicle 1, comprising a processor 13 configured to predict an operating temperature PT1, PT2 of each traction machines for at least a portion of a current route, determine respective torque requests DS1, DS2 for the traction machines, the torque requests being determined in dependence on the predicted operating temperatures, and to generate traction motor control signals DSF1, DSF2 in dependence on the determined torque requests. Alternatively, the torque requests are determined based on predicted vehicle stability. This could be in addition to the predicted temperatures. The disclosure also relates to a method of controlling traction machines, stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The processor may further determine power loss penalties in dependence on the predicted operating temperatures. The torque requests could dependent on these penalties. Preferably, the processor predicts a time when a traction machine exceeds a first temperature threshold, and a power loss penalty is increased a predetermined time period prior to the predicted time. The duration of this time period may be proportional to the predicted operating temperature, or rate of change of the temperature.
Patent GB-2564303-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for optimizing solid phase transport in pipe flow
Inventor: FEIFEI ZHANG
IPC: B65G53/66
Filed: 2016-05-13
Abstract: A computing system includes a processor that estimates a pattern of a flow of a mixture of particles and a fluid in a tubular structure as a stationary bed flow, a dispersed flow, or a transitional flow that is relative to the stationary bed and dispersed flows. The processor estimates a plurality of parameters based on the estimated pattern. The processor determines a plurality of dimensionless parameters, based on the estimated parameters. The dimensionless parameters include a first dimensionless parameter corresponding to an effect of turbulence on the flow and a second dimensionless parameter corresponding to an effect of gravity on the flow. The processor characterizes the pattern of the flow as the stationary bed flow, the dispersed flow, or the transitional flow, based on the dimensionless parameters. The processor models the flow based on the estimated pattern if it is determined that the characterized pattern matches the estimated pattern.