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Patent GB-2532350-A (GB)
Title: Irregular pipe packs with incomplete layer
Inventor: KENNETH SANDAL HAGELSKJÆR
IPC: F16L3/223
Filed: 2015-11-02
Abstract: A pack 1 for transport and storage of elongated pipe units 2, especially drill pipes and casing pipes, contains a number of elongated pipe units 2 and a transport fitting which comprises at least two sets of profile beams: two first profile beams 3 placed in parallel and in a first plane, transverse recesses 12 on the top surface 13 of the at least two first profile beams 3 carrying a number of elongated pipe units 2 placed in a first layer (4 fig. 1) and a second profile beam 5 placed in a second plane and directly on top of each of the first profile beams 3, so that a first and a second profile beam 3, 5 is fixed around the elongated pipe units 2. At least one layer 18 of pipe units within the pack 1 is incomplete and a dummy pipe 19 is placed in the recesses 10, 12 without an elongate pipe unit 2, the length of which dummy pipe 19 is different from one or more other pipe units 2 in said pack 1. The dummy pipe 19 may be shorter than the other pipe units 2. The pack 1 may be lifted with a chain sling (21 fig. 7). The dummy pipe 19 may include indentations/cutouts 23 corresponding to flanges forming the transverse recesses 10, 12 in the profile beams 3, 5.
Patent GB-2537447-A (GB)
Title: Authenticating data communications
Inventor: SAMI JUHANI LEHTINEN
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2015-12-18
Abstract: An intermediate node 12 between a sender 10 and receiver 14 obtains an authenticator associated with the sender to transparently intervene data communications from the sender to receiver, by authenticating the sender at the intermediary which acts as the receiver to the sender, and also authenticating the intermediate device to the receiver by using the authenticator associated with the sender. The authenticator may comprise a private key of the sender, with public key authentication between the intermediate entity and the receiver being performed according to secure shell (SSH) protocol, using the private key to sign a challenge comprising a session identity for authentication to the receiver device. The private key may be received and stored by the intermediate node from a key management server 16. The communication may be from client to server, intercepted by a data auditor. The auditing node sits as a hound to perform a man in the middle (MITM) role to capture and monitor the traffic travelling in and out of an organizations own network. A single private key may be used for both legs of communication.
Patent GB-2547894-A (GB)
Title: Exercise apparatus
Inventor: SIMON JAMES HODGSON
IPC: E06C1/02
Filed: 2016-02-25
Abstract: An exercise apparatus comprises an elongate support 16 and a plurality of transverse cross-members 18 supported by the elongate support 16. The separation distance between adjacent cross-members decreases along the length of the elongate support. The separation distances may decrease by a constant distance or a constant percentage relative to an adjacent separation distance. The elongate support may comprise a first and second rail separated by a transverse gap. The first and second rail may extend towards one another and the cross-members may reduce in length or cross-sectional area along the support. The exercise apparatus may include a fixing to secure the elongate support on a substantially horizontal surface at an angle of inclination relative to the surface. The fixing may cantilever the exercise apparatus from the resting surface. The apparatus allows a user to perform many different exercises both above and below the apparatus.
Patent GB-2534326-A (GB)
Title: Ulnar sided wrist support brace
Inventor: KRISTY PEGG
IPC: A61F5/01
Filed: 2014-10-07
Abstract: A wrist brace includes a base panel having inner and outer surfaces. The base panel has a thumbhole and a strap slit therein. A wrist strap is connected to the inner surface of the base panel and formed to wrap around a patient's wrist directly over the ulnar styloid to provide volar compression. An oblique strap having is connected to the outer surface of the base panel and arranged to wrap from the patient's volar radial wrist over the patient's ulnar carpus at an oblique angle on the base panel with the second oblique strap end attaching to the outer surface of the base panel dorsally near the distal to mid- shaft area of the patient's second metacarpal.
Patent GB-2551375-A (GB)
Title: Ventilation apparatus for a motor vehicle
Inventor: GREGOR REICHEL
IPC: B60H1/24
Filed: 2016-06-15
Abstract: A motor vehicle ventilation apparatus has a distributor housing 4 and at least two air ducts 8, 9, 10 outgoing from the distributor housing to distribute an air mass flow to at least two air outlets (5, 6, 7, figure 1) arranged at a distance from each other in an interior space of a motor vehicle. There is at least one servo unit 11 that is movable by means of a drive unit 26, 28, where the servo unit is arranged adjacent to at least one of the air ducts in the distributor housing and the drive unit is coupled to a controller (30, figure 6) that is designed to continuously actuate the drive unit such that the distribution of the air mass flow to the at air ducts can be continuously altered. The servo unit may be shiftable continuously, constantly, incrementally or periodically. The servo unit may have at least two flaps that can be moved independently of each other by a single drive unit, and there may be three air ducts. Also claimed is a motor vehicle having such a ventilation apparatus as above, and a computer program suitable for such a ventilation apparatus.
Patent GB-2552934-A (GB)
Title: Integrated cladding materials (ICM)
Inventor: CAROL SU LIN GOH
IPC: B33Y10/00
Filed: 2016-08-01
Abstract: The present invention here relates to a method of tool and/or component making via the use of laser-based additive manufacturing techniques utilizing integrated cladding materials (ICM). Such laser-based additive manufacturing techniques would include laser cladding, laser layering, laser deposition, laser sintering, etc. By utilizing integrated cladding materials (ICM), the cladding material chosen will need to have a good metallurgical bond / clad with the substrate material, i.e. the tool, which refers to the mould insert, mould pins, etc or a component part. This is important in order to achieve the desired properties such as improved thermal management and pressure sensing measurement, superior physical, mechanical and chemical properties as well as improving the cosmetic requirement for both the tool and the end-product. Moreover, the use of laser-based additive manufacturing processes can also incorporate complex features that are difficult or almost impossible to be fabricated using traditional conventional manufacturing techniques. Such complex features include conformal cooling channels, inner cavities, etc.
Patent GB-2538443-A (GB)
Title: A method of connecting a tool body to a helical pile
Inventor: JACOB C ATCHLEY
IPC: E02D13/00
Filed: 2012-07-24
Abstract: A method of connecting a tool body 121 to a helical pile 101 comprises connecting a pin block 143, 147 to the helical pile. The helical pile is inserted in the tool body and locked in the tool body with a locking member 171. The pin block may be connected to the helical pile before inserting the helical pile in the tool body and may be connected to the helical pile whilst it is either horizontal or vertical. There may be two pin blocks. The pin block(s) may engage an outer surface of the helical pile. The locking member may engage a lower surface of the pin block to lock the helical pile in the tool body. The method may also include retracting the locking member to remove the tool body from the helical pile. The helical pile may be made of carbon steel. The tool body and the pin assembly may be made of steel, such as A36 or 4140 steel.
Patent GB-2558200-A (GB)
Title: Headband having integrated functional cushion case
Inventor: SUNG-WON HUH
IPC: A61F9/06
Filed: 2015-03-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to a headband. A headband, having an integrated functional cushion case, can: enhance comfort when worn by having integrally formed on a length adjustment lever of the headband, which comes in contact with the occipital region of a wearer, a cushion case formed from a flexible material and a soft material having resilience; by having a resilient ball formed through thereof and come in contact with the occipital region of the wearer in sequence/phases, be easily attached to the occipital region of the wearer, play the role of a buffer when pressed or moved, and stably maintain the attached state to the head regardless of the shape and size of the wearer's head; when worn, minimize pressure by having a bent portion formed on the edge portion of the cushion case; by varying the curvature of each position of the cushion case, be prevented from coming or falling off when worn and thereby stably maintain the attached state to the head; by having a vent groove formed on the inner side surface of the cushion case, have excellent ventilation inside thereof when worn and minimize perspiration in case of long working time. A headband comprises: an adjustment band which is worn on a wearer's head and has the length adjusted; a support band which is connected to the adjustment band and is supported on the upper part of the wearer's head; and a length adjustment lever for adjusting the length of the adjustment band, wherein a cushion case of a flexible resilient material is integrally formed on the length adjustment lever.
Patent GB-2557194-A (GB)
Title: A decoder, encoder, computer program and method
Inventor: PAUL SZUCS
IPC: H04N21/488
Filed: 2016-11-29
Abstract: A subtitle encoding device comprising controller circuitry configured to: receive a Portable Network Graphics (PNG) file comprising image data and a palette table including a colour look-up table; convert the colour look up table (CLUT) into a colour look-up table definition segment; store the image data as a pixel data block; and encode the colour look-up table definition segment and the pixel data block as a subtitle in an image. The PNG file may include a textual data field, comprising text replicating at least part of the image data; a time field may also indicate subtitle display time relative to image display, or an absolute subtitle display time. A fixed physical pixel dimension field can be included. The PNG file may be 8 bit per pixel, use sRGB colour space, and be in indexed colour mode. A system identifying whether subtitles are in progressive or interlace scan form is described.
Patent GB-2557215-A (GB)
Title: Nitrile rubber products and methods of forming nitrile rubber products
Inventor: Sivaynana Moorthy Nadesan
IPC: C08L9/04
Filed: 2016-11-30
Abstract: The preferred composition comprises acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, ≥5wt.% milled (≤ 10µm) kaolin and biocidal 1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one or 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one. Products are made by placing a forming in a mixture of rubber latex and silicate dispersion, and preferably passing through an oven, leaching out excess additive, vulcanising with zinc oxide, sulphur, an accelerator and/or titanium dioxide and dipping in slurry of starch or biocide. The elastomer may be caroxylated nitrile butadiene rubber. The preferred latex includes sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate, sodium or ammonium salt of polyacrylic or polymethacrylic acid, or a copolymer of acrylic acid with methacrylic acid, acrylamide or hydroxypropyl acrylate as a dispersant. The composition is formed into fuel or oil handling hose or tank, seal, sealant, grommet, glove, moulded item, footwear, adhesive, sponge, foam or floor mat (all claimed).
Patent GB-2548662-A (GB)
Title: Illuminator for camera system having three dimensional time-of-flight capture with movable mirror element
Inventor: JAMYUEN KO
IPC: H04N13/02
Filed: 2015-11-19
Abstract: An apparatus is described that includes a camera system having a time-of-flight illuminator. The time of flight illuminator has a light source and one or more tiltable mirror elements. The one or more tiltable mirror elements are to direct the illuminator's light to only a region within the illuminator's field of view.
Patent GB-2547790-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle hood assembly with deployable pedestrian protection
Inventor: SAEED DAVID BARBAT
IPC: B60R21/38
Filed: 2017-02-13
Abstract: A vehicle hood assembly comprising an inner hood 42, an outer hood 44 fixed thereto and an inflatable chamber 78 disposed in a gap between the two hoods and made of thermoplastic elastomer. The two hoods are preferably connected via adhesive 50, the connection being frangible and breaking when the chamber is filled with gas by an inflator 82, the outer hood being thus pushed upwards, whereby increased spacing is provided between the outer hood and underlying hard engine parts and the force of impact in a pedestrian-vehicle collision is greatly absorbed by the inflated chamber. The inflatable chamber of the deployable device 70 may be annular and arranged close to the perimeter of the hoods (see fig. 4), preferably bonded to one of them. The inflator is preferably actuated by a controller (94, fig. 7) when the latter receives a signal from an impact sensor (92, fig. 7) located e.g. in the vehicles front bumper. According to a second aspect of the invention, the vehicle hood assembly comprises an inflatable chamber made up of moulded top and bottom panels connected by sides, preferably pleated when the device 70 is in an undeployed position and extended when deployed.
Patent GB-2558691-A (GB)
Filed: 2017-06-22
Abstract: An apparatus comprises a computing device base with a keyboard and a scoop, which is a concave partially cylindrical section suitable for receiving a barrel portion that may have a similar diameter and length as the scoop. A concave metallic partial band with a rib segment protruding out from its surface may be integrated with the scoop. The partial band may be magnetic with a tooth protruding out from the centre of the rib segment. A wiping contact on the side of the rib segment may be electrically isolated from the rest of the rib segment and be capable of receiving a power signal. The computing device casing may be capable of a rotational motion around the axis of the barrel portion when the barrel portion is located in the scoop. The casing may further include a flat portion to house a display. The keyboard may be disposed on the side of the computing device base that includes the scoop, so that the scoop causes the keyboard to tilt in relation to a flat surface in response to the computing device being placed on the flat surface with the keyboard facing up.
Patent GB-2553416-A (GB)
Title: Liquid-source heat pump energy collector
Inventor: RUSSELL GIBB
IPC: F25B47/00
Filed: 2017-06-26
Abstract: A liquid-source collector for use with a heat pump, using a submersible heat exchanger, such as a plate heat exchanger (PHEX), 202 and pumps 204 in liquid communication with the heat exchanger, along a loop of pipework 206. The pumps are operable to pump the source liquid (water), 208 first through one or the other of filters 210, 212 depending on the pumping direction through the heat exchanger. The pumps are submersible, capable of operation while submerged in the body of liquid, below the surface 214 of the liquid After leaving the heat exchanger, filtered water having been cooled or heated in the heat exchanger is discharged back into the body of water 216 and may go through the other or one of the filters (depending on the pumping direction). The pumps are operable to periodically reverse flow of the source liquid through the pumps, past the pump impeller, and thereby though the heat exchanger to clear out the filters and the heat exchanger. The pumps may comprise at least one bi-directional pump or at least one pair of uni-directional pumps arranged to pump in opposite directions.
Patent GB-2564392-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for thermally treating ligaments
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER PAUL HANCOCK
IPC: A61B18/18
Filed: 2017-07-05
Abstract: An electrosurgical apparatus 100 for ligament tightening comprising an electrosurgical generator 104, a probe 118, a flexible shaft containing a coaxial transmission line, an applicator, a detector 1012, 1014 and a controller 106. The applicator has an energy delivery structure arranged to receive microwave EM from the coaxial transmission line and emit this into a treatment zone. The controller 106 is arranged to control an energy delivery profile of the microwave energy. The detector 1012, 1014 has a temperature sensor, imaging device and a power sensing module. The module detects a forward power signal from the generator 104 and a reflected power signal. The controller 106 is arranged to determine complex impedance, attenuation and phase constants of the body tissue. The apparatus has a cooling mechanism comprising an actuator to deliver coolant through a fluid feed conduit. The controller is arranged to detect the presence of nerve tissue.
Patent GB-2566671-A (GB)
Title: Heat pump apparatus
Inventor: SIMON ANDREW
IPC: F25B47/02
Filed: 2017-07-17
Abstract: Method of defrosting an evaporator 14 of an air source heat pump 10 comprises isolating one or more evaporator(s) to be defrosted by a defrosting arrangement 22 from a plurality of evaporators in a refrigerant circuit 12, and continue to operate the remaining evaporator(s) in the circuit whilst the isolated one or more evaporators is defrosted. The circuit comprises at least one compressor 16, a condenser 18, an expansion valve 20 and the plurality of evaporators. The defrost arrangement may comprise a primary line 22 having a primary valve 28 and branches off the circuit downstream of the compressor and upstream of the condenser, and respective secondary lines 26 each having a secondary valve 30 extend from the primary line to each evaporator. First 32 and second 34 circuit valves along with the secondary line valves may be used to isolate the evaporator(s) for defrosting by causing an increase in pressure of compressed refrigerant in the isolated evaporator. A bleed line (38, fig 3) having a bleed valve (40) may release the compressed refrigerant back into the circuit. Between 2 and 10 evaporators may be used and their condition monitored with the use of a wireless controller and sensor array.
Patent GB-2550518-A (GB)
Title: Surfactant composition
Inventor: JEFFREY GEORGE SOUTHWICK
IPC: C09K8/584
Filed: 2016-02-23
Abstract: A surfactant composition comprising compound I according to formula I and/or a salt thereof and compound II according to formula II and/or a salt thereof wherein the ratio of compound I to compound II (weight : weight ) is of from 1 : 10 to 10 : 1 and in which formula I and II are as follows R1- (CH2-CH (CH3) -O-) x SO3H (I) and R2- (CH2-CH2-O-) y SO3H (II) in which in which R1 is an alkyl group containing of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and is linear or is branched by containing one or more methyl side-groups, x is of from 2 to 20, R2 is an alkyl group containing of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and is linear or is branched by containing one or more methyl side- groups and y is of from 1 to 20.
Patent GB-2559471-A (GB)
Title: Computer system having redundant power supply and system board
Inventor: MANFRED WANNER
IPC: G06F11/20
Filed: 2017-12-08
Abstract: A computer system 1 has a chassis 2, a system board 3, in the chassis, and a first power supply unit 7, directly connected to the system board via first plug connector 6. The computer system also has an expansion board 12, in the chassis and connected to the system board via a second plug connector 9, 10, 13, 14. A second power supply unit 17, is directly connected to the expansion hoard via a third plug connector 15. The system board has a circuit 8 on it, wherein the circuit is connected to the first plug connector and the second plug connector and can selectively enable one of the power supplies of the computer system. The chassis may have four regions, with the system board in the first region, the first power supply unit in the second region with a first plugin option adjacent the first region. The expansion board in the third region, with a second plugin option adjacent the third region.
Patent GB-2570152-A (GB)
Title: A method of operating a motor vehicle
Inventor: JON DIXON
IPC: F02D41/00
Filed: 2018-01-04
Abstract: A method of operating an engine assembly 2 comprising an engine 4 and a turbocharger assembly 14, a control parameter of the turbocharger assembly 14 being controllable in order to control a level of boost provided by the turbocharger assembly 14; The method comprises: determining first and second limit values of the control parameter based on modelled and measured values of exhaust manifold pressure, determining an authority limit which defines a limit on the value of the first limit value, and controlling the operation of the turbocharger assembly 14 based on the first limit value if it is within the authority limit, or based on the more limiting of the second limit value and the authority limit if the first limit value is outside the authority limit.
Patent GB-2564922-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for modifying location information of a request
Inventor: BO LIU
IPC: G06Q50/30
Filed: 2017-05-03
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for modifying location information of a request. The systems may perform the methods to receive, from a first user terminal associated with a service requester, at least one modification of a request for transportation service, wherein the at least one modification comprises at least one of a modified pickup-location or a modified destination; identify a service provider associated with the request for transportation service; generate updated information related to the request for transportation service based on the at least one modification of the request for transportation service; and send, to a second user terminal associated with the service provider, the updated information related to the request for transportation service.
Patent GB-2571305-A (GB)
Title: Security of contactless cards and data tags
Inventor: JASON MEERS
IPC: G06Q20/40
Filed: 2018-02-23
Abstract: A method of making a financial transaction comprises providing a user with a data tag 10, preferably a contactless card, which is presented to a reader 20 at a point of sale and tag data is sent from the reader 20 to a first remote server 46. Security data from a computer application 42 on a user computing device 40 is sent to a second remote server 46 to determine whether to authorise or decline the transaction. A user interface of the computing device 40 may enable a user to selectively inhibit the authorisation of transactions when their card is lost or stolen or when it does not need to be used for a period of time. The security data may include a location of the computing device 40 and the transaction may be declined if a threshold distance between the computing device 40 and reader 20 is exceeded. A user may set other authorisation criteria such as a confidence level or a transaction value limit.
Patent GB-2572450-A (GB)
Title: Liquid Vaporiser Assembly
Inventor: ANAND BHATIA
IPC: A61L9/03
Filed: 2018-03-30
Abstract: A liquid vaporizer assembly 101 comprising a liquid container 102 operable to contain a vapourising liquid 104 therein, a wick element 106, partly immersed in the vaporising liquid, and a heating element 108 operable to heat the vaporising liquid and housed inside the wick element. The liquid may be an insect repellant. Preferably the heating element is positioned above the liquid. The heating element may comprise pulsed operation. The heating element may be operated using inductive heating. A microcontroller may be included which controls the rate of vaporization and comprises a temperature or geoposition sensor to determine when to turn the vaporiser on an off.