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Patent GB-2580390-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle stability controller
Inventor: PAUL ADRIAN BEEVER
IPC: B60W30/182
Filed: 2019-01-09
Abstract: A controller for controlling vehicle stability, the controller having first and second drive modes and including a processor for switching between the drive modes, the processor being configured to: receive 520 steering angle, vehicle speed, vehicle direction, and brake input signals; determine 540 whether the steering angle and vehicle speed signals exceed predetermined respective thresholds; determine 550 whether the direction of travel of the vehicle is forward, based on the vehicle direction signal; and switch the system from the first drive mode to the second drive mode if the vehicle speed and steering angle signals exceed their respective predetermined thresholds and the direction of travel of the vehicle is forward; and, if the brake input signal is received and the system is in the second drive mode, apply 570 a braking force at a rear axle of a vehicle so as to allow rear wheels of the vehicle to lock. This can provide the advantage that the vehicle may perform a handbrake turn, providing enjoyment to the driver. Also provided is a method of controlling vehicle stability.
Patent GB-2571688-A (GB)
Title: Refrigeration cycle device
Inventor: Takahito Hikone
IPC: F25B1/00
Filed: 2017-02-10
Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device is connected to a load-side via a water return-side header pipe and a water supply-side header pipe connected by bypass piping provided with a bypass valve, wherein the refrigeration cycle device has: a compressor that compresses refrigerant and discharges same to refrigerant piping; an air heat exchanger by which heat is exchanged between the air and the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant piping; an expansion valve that regulates the pressure of the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant piping; a water heat exchanger that feeds water supplied from the water return-side header pipe to the water supply-side header pipe after heat is exchanged between the water and the refrigerant; an outlet pressure sensor that is provided on the water outlet side of the water heat exchanger and that measures the water pressure; and a control device. The control device controls the opening of the bypass valve so that the value of the water pressure measured by the outlet pressure sensor is a predetermined target value.
Patent GB-2571693-A (GB)
Title: Shaped nonwoven
Inventor: ARMAN ASHRAF
IPC: D04H3/16
Filed: 2018-01-25
Abstract: A nonwoven fabric. The non woven fabric can include a first surface and a second surface and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surface. Each of the three-dimensional features can define a microzone comprising a first region and a second region. The first and second regions can have a difference in values for an intensive property, and wherein in at least one of the microzones, the first region is hydrophobic and the second region is hydrophilic.
Patent GB-2574162-A (GB)
Title: Deck for offshore rig and method of forming same
Inventor: ANDERS LINDEGAARD NIELSEN
IPC: B63B35/44
Filed: 2018-03-23
Abstract: A method for providing a deck surface on an offshore drilling rig (10) comprising installing a modular deck structure (42) comprising a plurality of deck modules (43a, 43b) over at least a portion of a vertical riser storage bay (32) provided for storing riser joints in a vertical orientation. In one disclosed example, the modular deck structure is mounted on existing infrastructure within the riser storage bay.
Patent GB-2588627-A (GB)
Title: An optical imaging system
Inventor: STEINER MATTHIAS
IPC: G02B21/00
Filed: 2019-10-29
Abstract: An optical system 100 may be suitable for imaging a sample 20 including a nanoscale object 10. Excitation light 121, 122 is sent into the sample 20 from an illumination source 120 via an imaging lens 110. A sample interface 150 between the sample and a first side of the substrate is such that a reference light 123 is reflected back through the imaging lens and a scattered light 11 is scattered by the nanoscale object before being collected by the imaging lens. The object is imaged at a detector 130 by an optical contrast of an interference pattern between the reference light and the scattered light. The first side of the substrate further has an optical coating such that the optical contrast obtained is larger than would be without the optical coating. A further optical element 140, such as polarising beam splitter, may separate the path of the excitation beam from that of the scattered and reference light beams so as to direct the latter towards the detector. A method of using the above system is also claimed.
Patent GB-2590600-A (GB)
Title: TOF mass spectrometry
Inventor: Boris Kozlov
IPC: H01J49/40
Filed: 2019-11-12
Abstract: A TOF mass analyser is disclosed comprising: an ion detector 14; an ion accelerator 13 for repeatedly pulsing packets of ions into a time of flight region such that ions in each packet separate according to mass to charge ratio as they pass to the ion detector 14, wherein the period with which the packets of ions are pulsed is shorter than the time of flight of ions to the detector; and an ion gate 16 arranged in the flight path of the ions through the time of flight region, wherein the ion gate 16 is configured to open and close at times after each pulse of the ion accelerator 13 such that only ions having a first range of mass to charge ratios are transmitted to the ion detector 14 whereas the other ions are blocked by the ion gate. The TOF analyser is preferably a multi-reflecting time of flight (MRTOF) mass analyser comprising two planar ion mirrors 12.
Patent GB-2594441-A (GB)
Title: Lamp assembly for a vehicle
Inventor: JAMES GADD
IPC: B60Q1/56
Filed: 2020-01-29
Abstract: There is provided a lamp assembly for a vehicle, the lamp assembly comprising a housing comprising a first cavity configured to house a first light source; an exterior cover configured to transmit light from within the cavity to an exterior of the vehicle in at least a first direction; and a window provided in a wall of the housing. The window is oriented to transmit light in a second direction towards a first component of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2592616-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming an article
Inventor: PETER REGINALD CLARKE
IPC: B29C45/73
Filed: 2020-03-03
Abstract: A method of forming an article comprising: closing first and second mould parts 22, 24 defining a cavity between respective cavity-forming surfaces 26, 28; injecting a molten plastic composition 40 comprising a polymer and a physical blowing agent into the cavity, wherein during or after the injecting step, the injected plastic composition in contact with the first and second cavity-forming surfaces is cooled to form first and second solid skins 14, 16, whereby in at least one portion 52 at least some of the plastic composition between the skins remains molten, wherein the thickness of the respective portion is constant within a tolerance of +/- 0.5%, preferably +/- 0.2%, based on a nominal thickness of the respective portion; opening the mould, by removing the first mould part, exposing the molten plastic to an external pressure lower than the injection pressure such that the composition between the first and second solid skins of the respective portion expands by foaming to form an expanded cellular foam 6, the first solid skin expanding and stretching outwardly away from the second in the respective portion; and cooling the expanded cellular foam to solidify and form a core layer 12 of cellular foam between the first and second solid skins, wherein after the cooling step the length of the first solid skin in the respective portion has stretched, as compared to the first solid skin present prior to the opening step by a stretch ratio of from 0.5 to up to 3%, wherein the stretch ratio is the ratio of the increase in the length of the first solid skin after cooling step based on length of the first solid skin before the opening step.
Patent GB-2598534-A (GB)
Title: Battery pack antipropagation techniques
Inventor: MARK P WHITE
IPC: H01M50/264
Filed: 2020-03-18
Abstract: A battery module 12 for a battery pack (10, Figure 1) includes a plurality of stacked battery cell units (24, Figures 2-4). At least one side of the module is provided with a sheet of flame-retardant material 60. The stacked cells may be held together by module bands 28 and the sheet of flame-retardant material may be provided under at least one of the bands. This may restrict or prevent propagation of a thermal runaway event. The module may have end plates 26, which may act as anti-propagation barriers, and a cover 30. The sheet of flame-retardant material may be provided on sides of a battery module which are not provided with an end plate or a cover. A battery pack has a plurality of a plurality of clamping plates (52, Figure 8) for clamping a plurality of battery modules. An antipropagation sheet (62, Figure 8) is provided on the clamping plates. Alternatively, or additionally a battery pack has rows of battery modules and an antipropagation sheet (80, Figures 10-12) attached to a cross-member (15, Figures 10 and 12) situated between two rows of battery modules.
Patent GB-2594527-A (GB)
Title: Recessed roof panel for vehicles
Inventor: PAUL DODSWORTH
IPC: B62D25/06
Filed: 2020-06-09
Abstract: A recessed roof panel 100 for a vehicle has a housing 101 with a basin 102 and a lip 104 at least partly surrounding basin 102. The housing is configured so that, in use, basin 102 extends towards an interior of a vehicle when lip 104 abuts an exterior surface of a vehicle roof. Panel 100 may comprise plastic and may be provided with a seal on lip 104. Panel 100 may also have connectors 106, reinforcement ribs, tie down members and a removable bar 114. Roof panel 100 may be removable, for example for maintenance or to be exchanged with a different roof panel module; in an embodiment spring clips may be used to bias lip 104 against the exterior surface of a vehicle.
Patent GB-2595904-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for separating synthetic turf infill material
Inventor: RICHARD HENRY COULTON
IPC: B29B17/02
Filed: 2020-06-11
Abstract: A method of separating infill material (105, Fig 1) of synthetic turf, comprises sand (155), rubber (165) and fibres (135). The method comprises combining the infill material (105) with water (106) to form an infill slurry (110), and separating one or more of the sand (155), rubber (165) and fibres (135) from the infill slurry (105). A hydrocyclone (104) may be used to separate the infill slurry (105) into a fibre slurry (107) and a sand/rubber slurry (111). A separation unit 200 for carrying out the method is also disclosed, which may fit in to the footprint of a shopping container, and comprises feed hopper 220, a conveyor belt / auger 221, screen 224, slurry hopper 227, spiral separator 208, hydrocyclone 204, water collection hopper 269, sand screen 257 and rubber screen 267.
Patent GB-2592087-A (GB)
Title: Manipulation of data in a memory
Inventor: ALAN VINES
IPC: G06N3/063
Filed: 2020-08-17
Abstract: A hardware unit 200 for manipulating data stored in a memory 205 is disclosed. The hardware unit comprises: an internal buffer 210; a memory reading block 220, configured to read (310) the data from the memory and write (320) the data to the internal buffer 210; a memory writing block 230, configured to read (330) the data from the internal buffer 210 and write (340) the data to the memory 205. The hardware unit optionally also comprises a control channel 240 between the memory reading block 220 and the memory writing block 230, wherein the memory reading block and the memory writing block are configured to communicate via the control channel 240 to maintain synchronisation between them when writing (320) the data to the internal buffer and reading (330) the data from the internal buffer, respectively. The hardware unit may be configured to apply one or more transformations to multidimensional data in the memory. The hardware unit may be configured to traverse the multidimensional array using a plurality of nested loops.
Patent GB-2598345-A (GB)
Title: Remote operation of robotic systems
Inventor: CHANG LIU
IPC: G06T17/00
Filed: 2020-08-27
Abstract: Controlling the operation of a robotic system, for example, a UAV, is performed by receiving state information from, and created by, the robotic system, processing the state information to generate a virtual robotic system model of the robotic system, causing a visualisation of the virtual robotic system model to be displayed to a user, receiving a user instruction for performing an operation, and issuing a command based on the received user instruction to the robotic system to cause the robotic system to perform the operation. Another invention relates to sending/receiving, compressing/decompressing, encoding/decoding and projecting/producing a coloured point cloud.
Patent GB-2585165-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for interactive vehicle transport networks
Inventor: DAVID GARDNER
IPC: G08G5/04
Filed: 2020-09-25
Abstract: A vehicle tracking system comprises a network of devices for tracking a vehicle in a transport network. Each device comprises an infra-red (IR) sensor 10 to detect IR radiation emitted from or reflected by the vehicle 12 within its field of view; a receiver to receive unique identification data and an initial position of the vehicle; a processor to determine current kinematic data of the vehicle based upon the IR radiation, the received unique identification data and the received position; and transmitter to transmit the determined current kinematic data of the vehicle to that vehicle and optionally to other vehicles. One of the vehicle tracking devices transmits the current kinematic data and vehicle identifier to a second such device and similarly receives such data from a third. The devices either receive data from a remote communications device (e.g. traffic management system (TMS)) via communications device 202 and transmit it to a vehicle or vice versa. The vehicle may be one of multiple autonomous ground based or airborne vehicles (20, Fig.2). The transmitter may also transmit a control signal for controlling the vehicle to alter its velocity of position. The device may be installed on existing roadside infrastructure (16, Fig.1).
Patent GB-2600485-A (GB)
Title: Liquid heating appliances
Inventor: Marc Collinson
IPC: A47J27/64
Filed: 2020-11-02
Abstract: A liquid heating appliance 1 for placement upon an induction hob comprises a liquid vessel 2, a ferromagnetic heating plate 6, mounted within the vessel, a thermally sensitive actuator (10, Fig 3a) in thermal communication with the heating plate detects when the temperature of the plate exceeds a predefined threshold. A lifting mechanism 7 moves the heating plate upwards within the liquid vessel in response to the actuator detecting the heating plate exceeding a predefined temperature. The lifting mechanism comprises a plunger 58 mounting the heating plate and a lifting biasing member 34 acts on the plunger to move the heating plate upwards when the mechanism operates. The lifting mechanism may comprise a latch (30, Fig 2a) and a latch release part (28, Fig 2a) to restrict or allow upwards movement of the plunger. Preferably, a bimetallic steam sensor (26, Fig 9c) detects when liquid within the vessel reaches boiling and in response operate the lifting mechanism. A plate biasing member (46, Fig 3c) may bias the heating plate downwards. A damping mechanism with pistons (36a, 36b, Fig 3b) may slow the movement of the heating plate as the heating plate is moved upwards by the lifting mechanism.
Patent GB-2603951-A (GB)
Title: Image Processing
Inventor: Abhijeet Ghosh
IPC: G06T7/55
Filed: 2021-02-22
Abstract: A method of image processing is described. The method comprises receiving a set of at least three images 51, 52, 53 of an object 2 including at least two linearly-polarized images and at least one colour image, wherein the three images have the same view of the object and are acquired under the same illumination condition in which either diffuse polarization or specular polarization dominates in surface reflectance, and wherein a set of Stokes parameters s0, s1 and s2 is determinable from the at least three images. The method further comprises generating three-dimensional shape and spatially-varying reflectance 18 of the object from the set of at least three images using a deep neural network 22 trained with a plurality of sets of training images 23, each of the plurality of sets of training images including at least three training images including at least two linearly-polarized training images and at least one colour image from which a respective set of Stokes parameters s0, s1 and s2 is determinable and storing said three-dimensional shape and spatially-varying reflectance generated by the deep neural network.
Patent GB-2605139-A (GB)
Title: Valve housing
Inventor: DANIEL QUIRKE
IPC: A61B5/097
Filed: 2021-03-22
Abstract: Valve housing 2 comprises first body portion 4 defining a mouthpiece 8, second body portion 6, and pair of valve support bodies 12. Each body defines an air flow conduit and includes support frame 14a, with valve 22 selectively secured to either the first or second side of the frame, against annular sealing surface 14b or 14c (figure 2a). When secured to the first sides, the valves open to permit air to exit the housing but close to prevent air being drawn into the valve housing. When secured to the second side, they permit air to enter into the valve housing but close to prevent air exiting. A filter medium 20 is disposed in the housing. The housing may be used in an apparatus for measuring inspiratory lung pressure, with valves secured to first sides; or an apparatus for measuring expiratory lung pressure, with valves on second sides.
Patent GB-2605453-A (GB)
Title: Imaging system and method of operation
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER C THOMPSON
IPC: G02B21/36
Filed: 2021-04-01
Abstract: An imaging system and method of operating it for imaging a biological target, the system comprising a fluorescence microscope, light source, imaging device, processor, probe reagent, and a chemical buffer. The method comprises: acquiring, by the imaging device and the fluorescence microscope, a first image of the biological target at a first time; determining a first value of an image acquisition metric of the first image; determining a first difference between the first value of the image acquisition metric and a predetermined value of the image acquisition metric; adjusting one or more physical parameters of the imaging system based on the first difference, wherein the parameters comprise one or more of: an illumination characteristic of the light source, concentration of the probe reagent, and concentration of the chemical buffer; and repeating the steps for a second image acquired at a second time subsequent to the first time.
Patent GB-2605963-A (GB)
Title: Determination of a fault status of a boiler
Inventor: Giuseppe Vettigli
IPC: G05B23/02
Filed: 2021-04-16
Abstract: A method and model for performing diagnostics or fault determination of the operation of a boiler or water heater. A computer model is trained using electrical energy time series data and outlet temperature time series data. The model identifies a cold flow events 304 in the outlet temperature data, such as the temperature being below an expected threshold. A time window coinciding with the cold event is selected. Electrical energy data and outlet temperature data within the time window is analysed to identify a fault status 305. A level of dependence, or relationship, between the identified fault and the time window of electrical energy data is derived. A computer model is created based on the level of dependence, the model can determine the presence of a fault in a boiler using an electrical energy data recorded in a time window preceding a cold event. Preferably, an alert 307, such as an audio/visual signal or electronic notification is generated when a fault status is identified 306. The model may utilise mathematical methods, such as comparison of shape functions and classification algorithms including K-nearest neighbours (KNN).
Patent GB-2593831-A (GB)
Title: Golf shaft
Inventor: KOSUKE FUJIWARA
IPC: A63B102/32
Filed: 2019-10-18
Abstract: Provided is a golf shaft that can provide a good feeling at impact with a ball and guarantee bending rigidity for a golf club with a composite shaft of 50g to 130g.　This golf shaft comprises a metal tube 3, a fiber reinforced plastic outer layer 7 that covers the outer circumference of the tube 3 over the entire area of the tube 3 in the axial direction, and an adhesive layer 9 that is interposed between the tube 3 and the outer layer 7 and bonds the tube 3 and the outer layer 7. The entire weight including the tube 3, the outer layer 7, and the adhesive layer 9 is 50g to 130g, and the weight of the tube 3 is 50% to 90% of the entire weight.
Patent GB-2598205-A (GB)
Title: Steam reforming
Inventor: MIKAEL CARLSSON
IPC: C01B3/40
Filed: 2021-07-22
Abstract: A process is described for steam reforming a hydrocarbon feedstock containing one or more nitrogen compounds whilst supressing ammonia formation, comprising passing a mixture of the hydrocarbon feedstock and steam through a catalyst bed consisting of one more nickel steam reforming catalysts disposed within a plurality of externally heated tubes in a tubular steam reformer, wherein each tube has an inlet to which the mixture of hydrocarbon and steam is fed, an outlet from which a reformed gas containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, steam, ammonia and methane is recovered, and the steam reforming catalyst at least at the outlet of the tubes is a structured steam reforming catalyst comprising nickel dispersed over the surface of a porous metal oxide present as a coating on a non-porous metal or ceramic structure, wherein the nickel content of the metal oxide coating is in the range of 5 to 50% by weight and the thickness of the coating is in the range of 5 to 150 micrometres.
Patent GB-2595126-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for conducting a security recognition task
Inventor: Richard Harang
IPC: G06N5/02
Filed: 2020-02-17
Abstract: A system for conducting a security recognition task, the system comprising a memory configured to store a model and training data including auxiliary information that will not be available as input to the model when the model is used as a security recognition task model for the security recognition task. The system further comprising one or more processors communicably linked to the memory and comprising a training unit and a prediction unit. The training unit is configured to receive the training data and the model from the memory and subsequently provide the training data to the model, and train the model, as the security recognition task model, using the training data to predict the auxiliary information as well as to perform the security recognition task, thereby improving performance of the security recognition task. The prediction unit is configured to use the security recognition task model output to perform the security recognition task while ignoring the auxiliary attributes in the model output.
Patent GB-2595133-A (GB)
Title: Control Method and apparatus for mopping robot, device, and storage medium
Inventor: YIHAO WU
IPC: A47L11/28
Filed: 2019-11-20
Abstract: A control method for a mopping robot (100), the mopping robot (100) being provided with a mopping element (110), the mopping element (110) being configured to mop and clean the floor. The control method for the mopping robot (100) comprises: if the mopping robot (100) has mopped a first region in a first state by means of the mopping element (110) in a target cleaning degree, performing a cleaning operation on the mopping element (110) (1001); and if the mopping robot (100) has mopped a second region in a second state by means of the mopping element (110) in a target cleaning degree, performing a cleaning operation on the mopping element (110) (1002).