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Patent GB-2548339-A (GB)
Title: Spray head
Inventor: SIMON WESTGATE
IPC: B05B1/18
Filed: 2016-03-09
Abstract: A spray assembly 110 for a spray head (200, see figure 18) which is arranged, in use, to adjust a spray pattern of fluid includes a spray plate 118 with a plurality of holes 132, 134 there through, and a control member 116 rotatable relative to the spray plate. In use, the orientation of the spray plate is fixed and rotation of the control member causes fluid to be directed to different groups of the plurality of holes through the spray plate. The spray assembly may further comprise at least one flow control opening (152, see figure 4) provided in a flow control plate (124) driven by rotation of the control member. The flow control opening is arranged, in use, to be moved in response to rotation of the control member. The flow control plate may have teeth (142, see figure 6) on its outer circumference which interlock with teeth (146) on an outer circumference of an idler gear (148). The teeth of the idler gear may interlock with teeth (144) on an inner circumference of the control member.
Patent GB-2550541-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring device
Inventor: IAN NEWBY
IPC: G01M13/04
Filed: 2016-04-01
Abstract: A condition monitor 1 for monitoring vibration of a structure or machine comprises an enclosure 3; at least one vibration sensor within the enclosure; a processor located within the enclosure, the processor connected to the at least one sensor for analysing signals produced therefrom; data storage within the enclosure for buffering data prior to wireless transfer; means for mounting the monitor to the structure or machine; and a wireless transmitter. The mounting may be achieved by one or two magnets integral to the monitor, the magnets having a curved mating surface for contact with the structure or machine. The vibration sensors may comprise two or more bi-axial sensors, providing simultaneous measurements over three axes. The monitor may determine faults using an algorithm that evaluates parameters including vibration amplitude, number of harmonics, total signal level, and noise floor level. The monitor may also comprise a temperature sensor for monitoring temperature.
Patent GB-2537507-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle detection device, lane control system, vehicle detection method, and program
Inventor: SAKU IEUJI
IPC: G08G1/056
Filed: 2014-10-22
Abstract: This vehicle detection device (106) is provided with: a position calculation unit (161) which, on the basis of the direction of radio waves as detected by a direction detection unit (163), estimates the transmission position on a target lane, assuming that the radio waves detected by the direction detection unit (163) have been transmitted from the target lane, wherein the direction detection unit (163) detects the direction of arrival of radio waves received from an in-vehicle device; a traveling direction detection unit (163) which detects a traveling direction on the basis of a plurality of transmission positions estimated by the position calculation unit (161); and a lane determination unit (164) which, on the basis of the traveling direction detected by the traveling direction detection unit (163), determines whether the vehicle which has transmitted the radio waves is a vehicle traveling in the target lane.
Patent GB-2549735-A (GB)
Title: Network access control
Inventor: SIMON JOHN HASWELL
IPC: H04W12/08
Filed: 2016-04-26
Abstract: A first network and a secure network are formed by a device (also known as a coordinator). A remote device is allowed to join the first network upon detection by the coordinator of the remote device having a network key associated with the first network. Once the remote device has joined the first network a unique identifier of the remote device is received by the coordinator. It is determined whether the remote device is authorised to access the secure network based on said unique identifier. If the remote device is authorised the network key associated with the secure network is then transmitted, via a wireless transceiver, in encrypted form to the remote device to permit the remote device access to the secure network. The unique identifier of the remote device may be transmitted to an authentication server. A whitelist or blacklist may be used at the coordinator to store unique identifiers of remotes devices that have either been successfully authenticated or that have failed authentication by the authentication server. The networks formed may be Zigbee (RTM) and/or Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN).
Patent GB-2541066-A (GB)
Title: Ion mobility spectrometer
Inventor: MARTIN RAYMOND GREEN
IPC: H01J49/26
Filed: 2016-05-23
Abstract: There is provided a method of separating ions comprising operating an ion mobility spectrometer or separator at a reduced pressure and at an operating temperature less than 40°C. A drift gas is provided within said ion mobility spectrometer or separator, wherein said drift gas comprises one or more substances that exist as a liquid at atmospheric pressure, about 1013 mbar, and room temperature, about 20°C, and wherein said one or more substances have a boiling or sublimation point less than said operating temperature of said ion mobility spectrometer or separator, at said reduced pressure.
Patent GB-2551311-A (GB)
Title: Winglet
Inventor: JON PAISLEY
IPC: B64C23/06
Filed: 2016-05-24
Abstract: Disclosed is a winglet 100 for attachment to a wing portion 200 of an aircraft, The winglet comprises a winglet root 102, defining a recess 106 for receiving a connector 230 of the wing portion and comprises protrusions 140, 150, for receipt into at least one corresponding hole (240, 250 figure 3) of the wing portion. A portion of the root 102 around the recess 106 has at least one hole 112, through it, for receiving a fastener 300 for fastening the winglet to the connector. Preferably the connector comprises a threaded screw surface which reacts to a screw-shaped fastener. Also disclosed is a wing portion for an aircraft which has a connector and a hole to receive a connector, and a wing portion having a convex surface portion.
Patent GB-2537057-A (GB)
Title: Stackable cookware system
Inventor: BHAM MUHAMMAD
IPC: A47J27/12
Filed: 2014-12-18
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a stackable cookware system having at least six trays. The depth of the largest tray allows each of the other trays to be stackable within the largest tray, such that an outer edge of an uppermost tray in the stackable system is within, or substantially flush with, a peripheral edge of the largest tray. A plurality of the trays have one or more apertures therein to allow said trays to be grouped and removed from the stack. The respective apertures of at least two of the plurality of trays are aligned when stacked in the largest tray.
Patent GB-2540870-A (GB)
Title: Garbage collection handler to update object pointers
Inventor: GILES ROGER FRAZIER
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2016-06-22
Abstract: When a load instruction 422 is executed and it is determined that a corresponding object pointer (POINTER B) indicates a location 406 within a selected portion 402 of memory undergoing garbage collection, a real-time handler 424 obtains processing control via an interrupt. The handler obtains an address of the object pointer from a predefined location, reads the pointer, and determines whether it needs to be modified. The modified object pointer is stored in a selected location. This allows applications using objects in the selected portion not undergoing garbage collection to continue processing after a short delay. The address of the object pointer is stored in the predefined location when the load instruction is executed and indicates a location in the selected area. This way the handler does not require to calculate the pointer address from the registers used by the instruction. The instruction comprises load monitored double word indexed, ldmx.
Patent GB-2541791-A (GB)
Title: Mediated reality
Inventor: JUSSI LEPPANEN
IPC: H04N13/04
Filed: 2016-07-04
Abstract: Method comprising: displaying a background and foreground of a virtual scene from a first point of view; displaying a background of the virtual scene from the first viewpoint and a modified foreground; showing a background of a virtual scene from a second point of view and an altered foreground; displaying a background and foreground of a virtual scene from the second point of view. Content of the virtual environment may depend on a time or time skip (eg. time-evolving changes of shape of a foreground object using temporal differencing). Intermediate virtual spaces may be visualised. Objects to track may be determined by a user or by computer vision (eg. using feature analysis or object segmentation). Foreground modification may comprise fade-out of image content or making an object semi-transparent. The method may be applied to virtual or augmented reality in a hand-held apparatus or head-mounted display. User gestures may be detected. Viewpoints may be determined using positioning technology, eg. GPS, triangulation, trilateration, accelerometers, electronic gyroscopes, electronic compasses. Eye or pupil tracking may determine gaze direction. Depth sensors may be used. Static or video images may be captured using image sensors. Cameras may be stereoscopic or spatially distributed.
Patent GB-2539605-A (GB)
Title: Evaluation system and method
Inventor: ASHLEY CONWAY
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 2015-03-13
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for identifying faults in a product or service. A processor receives a request comprising characterising data for identifying faults. The processor then selects multiple tester identifiers based on performance data associated with each of the multiple tester identifiers and based on the characterising data to generate a team record. After that, the processor generates a user interface associated with each of the multiple tester identifiers of the team record. The user interface comprises a user control element allowing a tester to provide a fault description. Through this user interface the processor receives multiple fault records that each comprises the fault description and are associated with one of the multiple tester identifiers of the team record. Finally, the processor stores each of the multiple fault records associated with the product or service and the associated tester identifier on a data store.
Patent GB-2556944-A (GB)
Title: Use of decay heat from spent nuclear fuel processed by electro-reduction
Inventor: IAN RICHARD SCOTT
IPC: G21C19/44
Filed: 2016-11-28
Abstract: A method of reprocessing spent oxide nuclear fuel is described comprising: removing the spent oxide fuel from its cladding; electrolytically reducing the spent fuel to an alloy of uranium and other metallic elements in a molten salt at a temperature above the melting point of uranium; continuing the electrolysis without adding further oxide fuel until the majority of plutonium and other actinides have been reduced to metal and have mixed into the molten alloy; and then transferring the molten alloy to a molten metal/molten salt contacting apparatus where the plutonium and higher actinides are extracted into a further molten salt containing uranium trichloride. The process may be repeated multiple times without changing the molten salt electrolyte, the resulting highly radioactive heat generating salt being used to heat a working fluid which is then used to generate electricity. The further molten salt may also be used as fuel for a molten salt nuclear reactor.
Patent GB-2547318-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for estimating modulation transfer function in an optical system
Inventor: Vlad Constantin Cardei
IPC: G06T7/13
Filed: 2016-12-19
Abstract: A method of determining a modulation transfer function (MTF) for an image includes receiving an image captured through the optical system under test, performing edge detection on columns or rows in the image to calculate a plurality of edge points, calculating a plurality of polynomials to fit to the calculated edge points wherein each of the plurality of polynomials varies in degree, selecting a polynomial from the plurality of polynomials to represent the detected edge, and estimating the MTF based on the selected polynomial. The polynomial may be selected to prevent over-fitting by determining residual error values for each polynomial, determining a difference in residual errors between each of the polynomials and determining the highest degree polynomial that results in decrease in the residual error less than a threshold amount. Estimating the MTF may comprise creating a line spread function based on the polynomial and binning its edge point data. The imaged edge may be concave, convex, circular, or an arbitrary smooth edge. The polynomial may interpolate between edge points. The invention allows MTF to be calculated based on distorted images which would be problematic with the ISO 12233 standard, which relies on straight edges.
Patent GB-2559183-A (GB)
Title: A computer program for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine
Inventor: GIACOMO DI LORENZO
IPC: F02D41/10
Filed: 2017-01-30
Abstract: A computer program for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine (110, Fig. 1), comprising program code for performing the steps of: determining S300 a requested value of an engine torque; processing the requested value of the engine torque to obtain a corresponding attenuated value S380 of the engine torque, if a difference S320 between a maximum value of the engine torque and the re quested value of the engine torque gets equal to or smaller than a first predetermined offset; and operating the internal combustion engine (110, Fig. 1) to generate the attenuated value of the engine torque. Processing of the requested value of engine torque may be disabled if the difference between maximum value and requested value of engine torque gets larger than a second predetermined offset. The program is intended to allow the engine torque to reach a maximum value smoothly, improving drivability.
Patent GB-2547808-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for monitoring wellbore tortuosity
Inventor: CHRIS NEIL MARLAND
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2015-11-09
Abstract: The present disclosure describes measuring bending moments within a drillstring or tool string to identify deflections (or dog-legs) within the string. In some systems, the bending moments a plurality of strain gauges. In some such systems the strain gauges will be arranged in a selected spacing around the circumference of the tool string, in many examples, at a common plane extending generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the string proximate the strain gauges. The bending moments may be further evaluated to provide a measure of wellbore tortuosity. For example, the bending moments may be utilized to define a radius of curvature associated with the determined bending moments, which may be further correlated with a directional measurement to apply a direction to the bending moment, and therefore to the tortuosity an any given location. In many examples, the above measurements and determinations will be performed in essentially real time during a drilling operation; and will in some cases be used to perform remedial measures, where dictated.
Patent GB-2551030-A (GB)
Title: Electronic wagering system employing machine-readable optical codes
Inventor: CHARLES PHILIP COHEN
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2017-04-27
Abstract: An electronic wagering system 200 comprises a wagering station, a server, and a software application on a mobile device. On the wagering station a user selects one or more event parameters 202 of a wager, a unique reference is generated 204 corresponding the selected event, the unique reference is encoded into an optical code 206 and displayed 208 on the wagering station display. Using the mobile devices camera, the optical code is scanned 210, the optical code is decoded 212 to retrieve the unique reference, the mobile device transmits the decoded unique reference to the server 214, where it derives the selected event from the unique reference 216, where a wager request 226 to be placed on the event corresponding to the unique reference is transmitted from the mobile device to the server. Alternatively, the wagering station transmits the selected event to the server, which generates the unique reference and sends it to the wagering station. Security is improved as financial or personal data is not shared with the wagering station. The optical code can be shared on social media or with other people, to make the same bet. The optical code may be a barcode or a QR (RTM) code.
Patent GB-2563063-A (GB)
Title: Improved pile cap
Inventor: MICHAEL PERCIVAL
IPC: E02D27/48
Filed: 2017-06-02
Abstract: A pile cap 12 is disclosed for connection to a pile (14,16, Figures 1(a),(b)). The pile cap 12 comprises a body portion 26 and at least one supporting projection 32 extending outwardly from the body portion 26, the supporting projection 32 providing a load bearing surface for a surface structure when the pile cap 12 is connected to a pile (14,16, Figures 1(a),(b)) and the pile (14,16, Figures 1(a),(b)) is in an installed configuration. The supporting projection 32 of the pile cap 12 is obliquely angled relative to the body portion 26, thereby defining a leading edge which enables the pile cap 12 to be driven into the ground during installation. The pile cap 12 also comprises a pile cap connection formation 18 for releasable connection to a pile installer (74, Figure 6). The pile cap connection formation 18 enables a connection between the pile cap 12 and a pile installer (74, Figure 6) to be released below ground when the pile (14,16, Figures 1(a),(b)) is in an installed configuration. Also provided is a method of installing a pile and a railway track support installation.
Patent GB-2564121-A (GB)
Title: A pipe assembly
Inventor: SIMON KIRK
IPC: F16L13/02
Filed: 2017-07-03
Abstract: A pipe assembly made up of a first pipe 12 and a second pipe 14. The first pipe comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, a first pipe end, and a first cuff member 22 for aligning the first pipe with a second pipe. The first cuff member extends beyond the first pipe end and extends substantially circumferentially around the first pipe end. The pipe assembly also includes a second pipe comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, a second pipe end, and a second cuff member 24 extending substantially circumferentially around the second pipe end. The first pipe end is abuttable against the second pipe end to form a connection point 20. A distal end of the first cuff member is radially spaced from the outer surface of the first pipe end, so as to define a first gap there between. The second cuff member extends into the first gap when the pipe assembly is assembled. A method of assembly is also disclosed which comprises inserting the second pipe end into the first cuff opening and abutting the first pipe end against the second pipe end at a connection point, thereby engaging complimentary mating surfaces of the first and second cuff members. The pipes are then connected, for example by welding.
Patent GB-2566925-A (GB)
Title: Media distribution apparatus and system
Inventor: VINCENT DONOHOE
IPC: H04N21/414
Filed: 2017-08-02
Abstract: A system having at least one mobile viewing device 9 and a storage and distribution device (8, fig 1); wherein a file and streaming application is capable of: transferring video content to the storage and distribution device, and streaming the video content to the at least one mobile viewing device. The storage and distribution device may be a media stick for connecting to an in-car cigarette lighter socket via a plug section 14, where the video content may be streamed to the at least one mobile viewing devices of passengers in the car. The storage and distribution device may include USB sockets for charging the mobile viewing devices. The system may allow video content to be viewed on a car journey when wireless or wired networks are unavailable or impractical. The system may allow each passenger to watch a different movie simultaneously. The storage and distribution device may have a large capacity memory to overcome problems of limited data storage capacity in a mobile device. The storage and distribution device, the file and streaming application, and a second storage and distribution device may be claimed separately to the system.
Patent GB-2572169-A (GB)
Title: A float
Inventor: CRAIG DICKENS
IPC: B63B35/38
Filed: 2018-03-21
Abstract: A floatable assembly comprises two or more floats each defining a body 10; wherein each body comprises one or more channels 20a, 20b, 20c, wherein said one or more channels define one or more protrusions 60; and wherein the one or more channels are suitable to receive a structural means 22, such as a metal beam, plastic pipe, wooden spar or concrete. Preferably the protrusions comprise a socket 118, which may receive a connecting member 114, where the socket comprises a dowel 117, and the connecting member comprises a pair of circular portions (114a, figure 6a). In some embodiments, the floats may comprise a wheel 130a. Also disclosed is an individual float, a method of assembling a floating assembly, and a method of manufacturing a float.
Patent GB-2575623-A (GB)
Title: Compounds for new use
Inventor: KIERAN CLARKE
IPC: A61P35/00
Filed: 2018-06-04
Abstract: (I) A compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, for use in preventing or treating cachexia in a subject is provided, wherein R1 is a C1-C6alkyl group, which alkyl group carries up to five –OR2 substituents, wherein R2 represents hydrogen, or a C1-C6alkyl, or wherein –OR2 represents a (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate moiety; or R1 is a moiety derived from alcohol HOR1, wherein the alcohol is a sugar. Preferably R1 has the formula –CH2-CH(OH)-CH2(OH) or –CH2-CH2-CH(OH)-CH3. Preferably the compound of formula (I) is (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate (R)-1,3-butanediol monoester. The compound of formula (I) is preferably for use in treating cancer cachexia in a subject suffering from cancer, such as colon cancer, and wherein the compound of formula (I) further suppresses tumour growth and enhances the survival of the subject.
Patent GB-2559937-A (GB)
Title: System and method for cleaning mud tank
Inventor: SIGLEIF ENGEN
IPC: B08B9/20
Filed: 2016-12-15
Abstract: A system for cleaning a tank includes four tanks. The first tank stores a processed liquid. The second tank is in fluid communication with the first tank. The second tank includes a separator that separates particles from a dirty liquid to produce the processed liquid. The processed liquid is transferred from the second tank into the first tank. The third tank is in fluid communication with the second tank. The particles are transferred from the second tank to the third tank. The fourth tank stores a clean liquid. The clean liquid has fewer particles per unit volume than the processed liquid. The first tank, the second tank, the third tank, and the fourth tank are positioned on a mobile unit.
Patent GB-2563338-A (GB)
Title: Method and steerable antenna apparatus
Inventor: AHMED OSMAN EL-RAYIS
IPC: H04W52/02
Filed: 2016-12-09
Abstract: The invention provides a method of adjusting a principal communication direction of a steerable directional antenna for communicating with a terrestrial electromagnetic signal source, the method comprising: providing location specific steering data comprising one or more steering data portions, each of the steering data portions being specific to a respective location; determining a location of the steerable directional antenna; selecting a steering data portion from the location specific steering data taking into account the determined location of the antenna; determining an adjusted principal communication direction of the steerable directional antenna taking into account the said selected steering data portion; and adjusting the principal communication direction of the steerable directional antenna in accordance with the said adjusted principal communication direction.