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Patent GB-2550101-A (GB)
Title: Birefringent banknote film
Inventor: ALASTAIR HUGH SERVANTE
IPC: G07D7/06
Filed: 2015-10-30
Abstract: A birefringent polyolefinic substrate 1 and a printable coating on at least one major surface 4 of the substrate 1, the printable coating 6 comprising a polymeric binder and an ethylenically unsaturated compound dispersed with or bonded to the binder, wherein the compound is able to covalently bond with an ink. The banknote is authentifiable by means of the retardation signal. The substrate 1 may comprises polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene and/or mixtures, blends of copolymers thereof. The substrate 1 may comprise a core 2 and one or more skin layers 3. The core 2 may comprise biaxially orientate polypropylene, the skin layers 3 may comprise propylene-ethylene-butylene terpolymer. The polymeric binder is preferably water dispersible polymer such as acrylics, acrylates, urethanes, urethane acrylates, styrene butadiene/maleic anhydride copolymers. The coating 6 may comprise a crosslinker such as carbodiimide, aziridine crosslinkers, or co-ordinating metal ligands. The substrate 1 may be pre-treated using corona discharge, flame or plasma treatment and/or oxidising chemical treatment. A primer layer 5, eg polyethylene imine or crosslinked polyurethane acrylates, may be provided between the substrate 1 and the coating 6. Coating 6 may carry an ink which is optionally UV or electron curable. Also included is a process for manufacture of a birefringent film as described.
Patent GB-2534276-A (GB)
Title: Pulsed backscatter imaging apparatus and method
Inventor: Robert Menzies Deas
IPC: G01V5/00
Filed: 2015-11-20
Abstract: A backscatter imaging apparatus 10, comprises a laser plasma (wakefield) accelerator 2 directing a short pulsed, collimated beam of electrons 3 towards a barrier 4 and a concealed object 5. A fast detector 6 receives a backscattered X-ray signal 7 and generates an electronic signal representative of the intensity of X-rays backscattered by each scattering event. Signal processor 8 analyses the signal intensity and time domain data to determine the range of the scattering event from the apparatus. The imaging device 9 displays an output image of the spatially resolved density profile of the object. 5 concealed behind a bather 4. The use of a laser wakefield generated electron beam allows X-ray backscatter imaging across an increased stand-off range or greater penetrative depth.
Patent GB-2545689-A (GB)
Title: System for providing four wheel drive in a vehicle
Inventor: GARETH THOMAS
IPC: F16H48/00
Filed: 2015-12-22
Abstract: A system, for providing four wheel drive in a vehicle, drives, in four wheel drive mode, front wheels via a transfer case 5 which is directly driven by an engine (15, fig 2) and comprises a gear arrangement 51 operated by a plurality of clutches 53, 55. The system drives rear wheels via a rear transmission or transaxle (7) which is connected to the engine (15) by a propeller shaft within a torque tube (17). Gear arrangement 51 and clutches 53, 55 are configured to enable the transfer case 5 to provide an output at a plurality of different speeds such that when the transmission (7) is in a first subset of gears the transfer case 5 provides an output at a first speed and when the transmission (7) is in a second, different subset of gears the transfer case 5 provides an output at a second, different speed. A secondary engine in the form of an electric motor (61) may be provided to power the front wheels via the gear arrangement 51.
Patent GB-2548848-A (GB)
Title: Levan polysaccharide to modulate cell function
Inventor: Norihito Kawasaki
IPC: A61K39/09
Filed: 2016-03-30
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising levan (6-kestose) for use in generating an immune response. It also relates to a vaccine composition comprising levan as an immune adjuvant, a composition for delivery of an active compound to levan-specific lectin-expressing cells in a human, and a liposome composition comprising a targeting ligand that specifically binds Dectin-2 and/or SIGNR1 on its external surface for drug delivery.
Patent GB-2549124-A (GB)
Title: Energy recovery unit for vehicle use
Inventor: WILLIAM HUTCHINS
IPC: F01N5/02
Filed: 2016-04-06
Abstract: An energy recovery unit 8 for use in a vehicle exhaust system comprises an inlet 24 for receiving exhaust gas from the exhaust system, an outlet 26 for returning exhaust gas to the exhaust system, a thermoelectric generator 20 disposed between the inlet and the outlet, and a valve arrangement operable to direct exhaust gas entering the inlet across the thermoelectric generator to enable the thermoelectric generator to generate electrical energy from thermal energy contained in the exhaust gas. The valve arrangement varies the direction of exhaust gas flow across the thermoelectric generator. The unit may comprise a gas pipe network which connects the inlet and the outlet and may comprise first and second bypass ducts, each extending between the inlet and the outlet and being disposed along respective opposing ends of the thermoelectric generator, and wherein exhaust gas flows through the bypass ducts from the inlet to the outlet in a first flow direction. The valve arrangement may direct exhaust gas across the thermoelectric generator from the first to the second bypass duct in a second flow direction, or from the second to the first bypass duct in a third flow direction opposed to the second flow direction.
Patent GB-2550329-A (GB)
Title: A positive seat regulator valve
Inventor: MARK MELLORS
IPC: F17C13/04
Filed: 2016-05-10
Abstract: A regulator valve with a positive seat comprises a housing and a piston 10 reciprocally retained in the housing. A valve element 11 is movable with the piston 10 in a first direction to selectively close a high pressure inlet 13, and movable in a second direction to selectively open the high pressure inlet 13. The degree of opening of the high pressure inlet determines the outlet pressure of the pilot valve. A single spring 23 biasing the pilot piston is provided along with a threaded spring adjustment member 30 which is movable in a first direction to compress the spring 23, and apply biasing force of the piston 10 in the first direction, and in the second direction to compress the spring 23 and apply biasing force on the piston in the second direction.
Patent GB-2552294-A (GB)
Title: Appliance receptacle
Inventor: JAMES ROBERT BROWN
IPC: B65D1/40
Filed: 2016-05-19
Abstract: A receptacle made substantially or totally from an electrically conductive material is adapted to promote transfer of energy within a defined frequency band emanated by a transceiver to receptive devices contained within the container. The devices are preferably RFID tags. The container may have a slot, cavity or aperture having a resonant frequency within the frequency band. Slots may be open slots 201 or closed slots (301, fig. 3), and may comprise one or more orthogonal connected slots. Cavities may be formed as a gap between spaced parts of the receptacle (see figure 4) or may comprise an array of spaced cavities (503, fig. 5a). The receptacle may include undulations formed of dielectric material which prevent the tags from contacting the receptacle wall (see figure 6a), and the undulations may include slots at their peaks (figure 6b). The receptacle may include coupling means (801, fig. 8) for spacing adjacent receptacles. The receptacles are preferably boxes, racks or trays, for example used to store surgical instruments having RFID tags.
Patent GB-2539119-A (GB)
Title: Rotatable sensors for measuring characteristics of subterranean formation
Inventor: RICHARD THOMAS HAY
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 2014-04-01
Abstract: Sensor assemblies are described for measuring isotropic, anisotropic, or directionally dependent, characteristics of a subterranean formation. Sensor assemblies can include sensors deployed on a tool string. One or more of the sensors can be rotatable relative to the tool string. Rotating one or more sensors relative to the tool string can provide data about the subterranean formation at multiple points around the tool string.
Patent GB-2543649-A (GB)
Title: Sealing system and method for sealing of electronics housings
Inventor: JORGE L GARCIA
IPC: H05K5/06
Filed: 2016-09-22
Abstract: A sealing device and method for an electronic device (Fig 1, 2) in a housing (Fig 1, 3) comprising a sealing member 40, the sealing member 40 including a perimeter seal portion 130 to engage the perimeter surface 100 of the substrate (Fig 1, 2), a first seal portion (Fig 5, 200) to engage a first substrate surface 110 and a second seal portion (Fig 5, 210) to engage a second substrate surface 120. The housing (Fig 1, 3) comprises a first 20 and second 30 housing section having a first 60 and second interior surface 80 with the substrate (Fig 1, 2) disposed between the first 20 and the second housing section 30. The first (Fig 5, 200) and second seal portions (Fig 5, 210) may be angled towards the perimeter seal portion 130 and may comprise a first (Fig 5, 220) and second compression member (Fig 5, 230).
Patent GB-2554467-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for sorting gemstones
Inventor: JAMES GORDON CHARTERS SMITH
IPC: G01N21/87
Filed: 2016-09-30
Abstract: An apparatus 10 for sorting gemstones from a batch of gemstones comprises one or more measurement locations 14, a conveyor such as an endless loop conveyor 13 comprising a plurality of discrete compartments 16a, 16b for containing the gemstones, a delivery device such as a vibratory bowl feeder 12 configured to deliver individual gemstones from the batch of gemstones to individual compartments 16a, 16b of the conveyor 13 and a controller configured to synchronise a speed of the conveyor 13 with an operation of the one or more measurement locations 14 such that the measurements of the gemstones can be correlated with a location of the gemstones in their associated compartments. The sorted gemstones may be delivered to a plurality of dispensing bins 15 by a dispensing device (31 fig. 11) based upon their measured characteristics. A measurement location 14 may comprise plan and side illumination means (23a, 23b fig. 9) and plan and side imaging sensors (24a, 24b fig. 9).
Patent GB-2538918-A (GB)
Title: Forecasting production data for existing wells and new wells
Inventor: AJAY PRATAP SINGH
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 2014-04-30
Abstract: Systems and methods for forecasting production data for existing wells and new wells using normalized production data for the existing wells, clustering of the existing wells, a production data matrix for each cluster of existing wells, a fitted decline curve for each cluster of existing wells based on a respective production data matrix, and a standard decline curve.
Patent GB-2544647-A (GB)
Title: A method of transmitting ions through an aperture
Inventor: JEFFERY MARK BROWN
IPC: H01J49/40
Filed: 2016-11-10
Abstract: A mass spectrometer comprises an ion source 2; an aperture 20; a flight region arranged between the ion source and aperture for separating ions according to their mass to charge ratio. Ion optics 6 reflect or deflect the ions whilst they separate according to mass to charge ratio in the flight region and focus the ions to a geometrical focal point at the aperture. The device may be a time of flight mass spectrometer, or the first region may be a TOF region. The flight region may be contained in a first vacuum chamber, a second chamber may be provided after the aperture which is a differential aperture that lies at the interface between the chambers. A translator may be used with the ion source for moving it relative to the aperture, so that the optics focus ions at different regions. The device may also comprise a mass selector, or an ion deflector 32.
Patent GB-2558552-A (GB)
Title: Method for regenerating ion exchange material
Inventor: MICHAEL WAITE
IPC: C02F1/00
Filed: 2017-01-03
Abstract: A method of regenerating an ion exchange material, which can be a strong base anion (SBA) exchange resin, for an ion exchange bed. The method comprising the steps of: a) preparing a regenerant which comprises a salt solution preferably 7.4-12% w/v of sodium chloride or potassium chloride; b) modifying the regenerant by 1) increasing the pH, preferably to 9.1-9.3 by adding a metal hydroxide which can be an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkali earth metal hydroxide such as sodium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide and or calcium hydroxide or a mixture thereof and/or 2) increasing the oxidation potential by adding an oxidising agent such as hydrogen peroxide, ozone or hypochlorite to promote conversion of trivalent chromium hydroxide to soluble hexavalent chromium ions; and c) passing the regenerant through the ion exchange bed to achieve the conversion and remove the hexavalent chromium ions from the ion exchange material. Preferably the salt solution has a concentration of at least 2M and at least 2.5 or 3-3.5 bed volumes of the regenerant is passed through the bed. The method can be used to provide potable drinking water.
Patent GB-2542089-A (GB)
Title: Composite centralizer blade
Inventor: BO GAO
IPC: E21B17/22
Filed: 2014-08-18
Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a centralizer for aligning a tubular in a wellbore includes a stepped centralizer feature. The stepped centralizer feature includes a composite material with a stepped profile. That is, the stepped centralizer feature includes a first layer of the composite material having a convex rounded side for interfacing with the tubular, and a second layer of the composite material extending from the first layer. The first layer is wider than the second layer. The stepped centralizer feature may be a centralizer blade bonded to an outer surface of the tubular, or a stop collar used to hold a centralizer spring in place on the tubular. The stepped centralizer feature helps to distribute stress through the centralizer feature so that the centralizer feature does not crack or de-bond from the tubular in low temperature, high pressure environments.
Patent GB-2560690-A (GB)
Title: Container assembly, container and closure
Inventor: Kate Ferrie
IPC: B65D50/04
Filed: 2017-01-19
Abstract: The application discloses a container assembly 100 suitable for storing washing pods comprising a container 101 and closure 102. The closure is movable such as to open and close an opening 103 to the container. The container comprises at least one side wall 104. The container and closure comprise complementary engagement members. Preferably, the engagement member on the closure is abutment member 114. The abutment member prevents the closure from opening as it is blocked by the engagement member of the container which is preferably an inwardly protruding lip 116 from the top of the side wall. To open the container, it is preferable that the side wall is resiliently deformable such that in can be pushed inwardly, engaging the abutment member and pushing it out of contact with the lip. Preferably the assembly comprises a clasp mechanism 110 which also prevents the container from opening. The assembly may also be made from plastic. The application comprises two more inventions, the 2nd invention (see fig. 2) comprises container assembly comprising a container, closure and tray 200. The tray comprises an aperture with a frangible closure 202 and a second aperture 204 with a movable closure 206. The last invention comprises a container assembly comprising a container, closure, lid and barrier (406, figure 5).
Patent GB-2553163-A (GB)
Title: Composition and device
Inventor: Benjamin Luke Allsopp
IPC: H01L31/042
Filed: 2017-01-20
Abstract: A glass composition is disclosed which comprises: 60 to 80 mol% SiO2; 0 to 5 mol% A12O3; 8 to 18 mol% Na2O; 2 to 15 mol% CaO; 0 to 8 mol% MgO; > 0 to 1 mol% Bi2O3; and > 0 to 1 mol% of a lanthanide oxide; wherein the molar ratio of Bi2O3 to the lanthanide oxide is in the range 0.5:1 to 2:1. The lanthanide oxide may be Gd2O3. The glass composition is suitable for use in solar energy applications. The disclsoure also relates to a photovoltaic device.
Patent GB-2547554-A (GB)
Title: Turbomachine blade, compromising a root with reduced stress concentrations
Inventor: Guillaume Perez
IPC: F01D9/04
Filed: 2017-02-17
Abstract: A turbomachine blade comprises airfoil 4 and root, the root including platform 10 and flange 11 through which bolt holes 26 are formed, all forming a single piece. The airfoil comprises an edge 31 connected to the platform at a point 32 axially between the end 34 of the platform and at least one face of the bolting flange facing said end. The root further comprises a groove (18, fig. 3) extending from said end between the platform and flange, penetrating in an axial direction towards a bottom 21 located beyond both the connection point and the entire flange. The flange is connected to the platform by neck 23 delimited by a face 19 of the groove and extending axially to a heel 22, the neck having a thickness less than the minimum thickness 24 of the flange. The edge may be a trailing edge of the blade, and the blade may be a fixed blade. The flange may have a thinned central portion 25 between conical bearing surfaces 27, 28. The groove reduces stress concentrations in the blade root by eliminating direct communication between the airfoil connection point and the flange.
Patent GB-2564456-A (GB)
Title: Electrolysis cell for Hall-Héroult process, with cooling pipes for forced air cooling
Inventor: Mahmood Mohammad Ahmad Abdulmalik Alawadhi
IPC: C25C7/00
Filed: 2017-07-12
Abstract: The potshell (10) comprises: a bottom wall (11) and peripheral walls (12-15) extending upwards from said bottom wall, so as to define an inner reception volume (V10). The peripheral walls comprising side walls (12, 13) and end walls (14, 15), a plurality of reinforcement members (20), are provided side by side along at least part of said peripheral walls. The pot shell is further provided with cooling means (30, 40), adapted to blow a gaseous cooling medium against the outer surface of at least part of said peripheral walls. The cooling means comprises a system of rigid pipes 30, 40) extending, for the greater part of their length, parallel to the deck plate (10') of said potshell. The rigid pipes being attached to at least part of said reinforcement members (ie ribs, fans) by a permanent fixing means (24), said permanent fixing means comprising a hole (24) provided in each said reinforcement member, adapted to receive said rigid pipe (vent).
Patent GB-2564679-A (GB)
Title: A rotary diaphragm positive displacement pump
Inventor: WILLIAM ERIC SHEPHERD
IPC: F04C5/00
Filed: 2017-07-19
Abstract: A rotary diaphragm pump is disclosed. An annular pumping chamber is defined between a housing 1 and a flexible annular diaphragm 3. The radially outer wall of the membrane 3 is pressed precessively against the opposite inner wall of the pump housing by a rotating means 6, moving fluid from the pumps inlet to the outlet. A reinforcement ring 4 surrounds the eccentric 6 and has a portion 10 partially embedded within the diaphragm. A support portion (34, Figure 4) of the ring extends axially beyond the embedded section. A bearing 5 may also be included, which may be narrower than the reinforcement ring. The reinforcement ring enhance the support for the diaphragm, particularly when it is in its radially inner most position, the support portion prevents inward extrusion of the diaphragm.
Patent GB-2564708-A (GB)
Title: Void volume measurement for a composite pipe
Inventor: EDWARD WILLIAM VERNON-HARCOURT
IPC: B29C70/28
Filed: 2017-07-21
Abstract: Method and apparatus for determining a void volume during manufacture of a composite pipe 1 formed of concentric layers of adjacently positioned, helical windings of composite tape 7, comprising the steps of: scanning 9 the surface of a layer of adjacently positioned, helical windings to generate scanning information; using the scanning information to locate gap(s) between adjacent windings and to determine the number of gaps and characteristic dimensions of each gap in the layer; and generating a calculated void volume of the layer, using the number of gaps and the characteristic dimensions of each gap for the layer. Scanning may comprise an optical method, an electrical method, a magnetic method, a tactile method, an ultrasonic method, or a mixture thereof. The optical method may comprise the steps of projecting light, preferably laser light, onto the region of the pipe surface where composite tape edges are expected to be. The optical method may comprise the step of providing the composite tape with a visible marker.
Patent GB-2565149-A (GB)
Title: Fuel pick-up device
Inventor: PAUL GRAHAM BATEMAN
IPC: F02M37/00
Filed: 2017-08-04
Abstract: A fuel pick-up device 11 for a fuel tank (Fig.2, 10) comprises a float 17 arranged for rising and falling with the level of fuel (Fig.2, F) in the tank and a plurality of elongate flexible tubes 16a, 16b extending helically from the float to a fuel outlet 15 of the device, the float being arranged for generally vertical movement within an apertured sleeve or filter 13. The flexible tubes are sufficiently thin to allow the float to freely rise and fall with the level of the fuel. However, the combined cross-sectional area of the ducts provided by the plurality of flexible tubes is sufficient to allow fuel to be drawn from the tank at a high flow rate sufficient for large engines. The device reduces the risk of drawing up sediment or contaminants from the bottom of the tank by picking up fuel from a point close to the surface of the fuel.
Patent GB-2566302-A (GB)
Title: A finisher assembly for a vehicle
Inventor: WOJCIECH KIZIEROWSKI
IPC: B62D25/04
Filed: 2017-09-08
Abstract: A finisher assembly 10 for a vehicle (100,fig.1) comprising a single-piece finisher garnish component 11 having an A-pillar section 12 and a cant rail section 14,16 configured to extend continuously along an A-pillar (110) and a cant rail or roof rail section (above windows 106,108) of the vehicle. The finisher assembly additionally comprises one or more seals 26,28,30 for sealing to a frameless front window (106) of a front door (104) of the vehicle, and one or more brackets 18,20,22,24 connecting the one or more seals to the single-piece finisher component. The finisher may define a drainage channel (48,fig.4) by means of its bracket(s) that may be open at its first, front end or its second, rear end to allow flow of rain water. The channel may have a width between 1-3 millimeters, and depth between 5-7 millimeters. The finisher may extend over a top edge of the first window 106 (see figs 3&4) to reduce water ingress and secure the window top edge. The bracket(s) may be extruded from aluminium and the finisher may comprise a metal or plastics material. Also claimed is a vehicle comprising first and/or second finisher assemblies.
Patent GB-2556400-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle-based mobile device usage monitoring with a cell phone usage sensor
Inventor: Paul Anthon Mueller
IPC: H04M1/725
Filed: 2017-09-12
Abstract: A vehicle includes a cellphone usage sensor and a communication enforcer. The cellphone usage sensor monitors a detection area around a driver's seat. The communication enforcer changes an operation of the vehicle when: the cellphone usage sensor detects usage of a mobile device within the detection area; a communication management feature is enabled; and the mobile device is not communicatively coupled to a wireless module of the vehicle. Thus, when i) the communication management (do not disturb) feature is enabled, (ii) the mobile device is not connected to the vehicle 100 via the short-range wireless module 114, and (iii) the cell phone usage sensor 104 detects the driver using the mobile device 116, the communication enforcer 110 performs actions specified by the vehicle security system. The communication enforcer may: limit a max speed of the vehicle; display a warning on a dashboard display; reduce an engine power; vibrate the drivers seat; mute a sound system for a period of time after detecting the usage of the mobile device; repeatedly actuate a chime; send at least one of an email message or a text message to a contact.