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Patent GB-2492941-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for filling a syringe
Inventor: EATON MARK
IPC: A61J1/20
Filed: 2011-03-02
Abstract: An apparatus comprising a valve mechanism 26, the valve mechanism 26 comprising a first port 8 that can be connected to a syringe 11, a second port 10 that can be connected to a hypodermic needle 21, and a third port. The apparatus further comprises a housing 5 that is configured to receive an ampoule 1, and which housing 5 comprises an interior space in fluid communication with the third port of the valve mechanism 26, and a mechanism for breaking open the ampoule. The housing 5 may have deformable and rigid parts, such that the rigid part holds the ends of the ampoule 1 firmly, while deformation of the deformable part causes the neck of the ampoule 1 to break, releasing the contents.
Patent GB-2480368-A (GB)
Title: Hand held float for swimmer
Inventor: SPURGEON PETER JOHN CHARLES
IPC: A63B31/00
Filed: 2011-05-06
Abstract: A float 2 for a swimmer comprises a first part 4 which in use extends above water, a second part 6 which in use extends below the water, a hand grip formation 8 on the second part 6, and depth markingsl 0 on the first part 4. The depth markings 10 are such that they indicate a plurality of depths of submersion of the first part 4 and thereby indicate degrees of performance of a swimmer holding the float 2. The float may include a first depth marking 12 indicating the water surface at which the first part 4 will be positioned in use when not subjected to submersion forces by the swimmer, and a plurality of second depth markings 14 indicating different depths to which the first part will be positioned when subjected to progressively increasing submersion forces by the swimmer.
Patent GB-2490876-A (GB)
Title: Flat pack ornamental waterwheel
Inventor: BECK GORDON
IPC: B44C5/00
Filed: 2011-05-12
Abstract: A flat pack waterwheel, particularly for ornamental or garden use, which has a wheel 1 mounted above a water tank 4 via a spindle 3 and a frame 2. A pump 7, which can be powered by solar energy or mains power, pumps water to drive the wheel 1 via the water riser 6.
Patent GB-2491625-A (GB)
Title: Valance
Inventor: ROBSON JANE
IPC: A47G9/02
Filed: 2011-06-09
Abstract: A valance 1 for use with a bed comprises a skirt portion 3 and an attachment portion 2, the skirt portion depending downwardly from the attachment portion in use and the attachment portion being substantially U-shaped and adapted to lie between a mattress and bed frame in use. The attachment portion and skirt are preferably inelastic and the attachment portion is preferably planar.
Patent GB-2493337-A (GB)
Title: Framework walkway
Inventor: MUNNELLY COLIN
IPC: E04B1/18
Filed: 2011-07-27
Abstract: A walkway 10, which is adapted to be readily dismantled, comprises a framework 12 and a plurality of substantially rigid panels 14, wherein the framework comprises a plurality of releasably connecting parts, which includes a plurality of substantially vertical stanchions 16, wherein the panels are positioned to at least one side of, or above, the intended thoroughfare of the walkway, and are releasably retained within the framework, and wherein the releasably connecting parts of the framework engage one another. Preferably, some of the panels are held in place between at least one securing member on one side and a backing member on the opposite side. The securing member and backing member are connected via a releasable holding member and wherein the securing member and the backing member clamp the panel securely in place. The releasable holding member is preferably a threaded member. The backing member may be a stanchion of the framework. Preferably the panels comprise fire resistant board.
Patent GB-2497309-A (GB)
Title: Mobile wallet system for offline payments
Inventor: HEAD CLIVE
IPC: G06Q20/28
Filed: 2011-12-06
Abstract: A system and method for processing off-line mobile payment transactions, when the mobile device is not connected to the data network, is described. The system comprises a mobile device 3 having a mobile wallet module 11 for initiating payment transactions from a mobile payment account associated with a payment service provider and operable to communicate with the payment service provider via a data network to settle the payment transaction. The mobile device 3 is adapted to enable a user to initiate an off-line payment transaction when the mobile device is not connected to the data network 9, and wherein the mobile device 3 is operable to communicate details of the off-line payment transaction to the payment service provider 5 when the mobile device 3 is re-connected to the data network 9. The mobile device 3 may comprise an offline credit limit 21 associated with a predefined funding account.
Patent GB-2502962-A (GB)
Title: A slip with gripping rollers
Inventor: TAYLOR RICHARD JAMES
IPC: E21B19/10
Filed: 2012-06-11
Abstract: A slip for supporting a member, the slip comprising one or more rolling elements (9, fig 14) for gripping the member. The slip may be formed from a plurality of pivotally connected segments 2 on which the rolling elements are arranged. The rolling elements are arranged to roll along ramps (8, fig 6) when contacted by the member, the ramps arranged to urge the rollers towards the member (14, fig 14) and grip the member. The member is preferably a pipe section.
Patent GB-2496994-A (GB)
Title: Time of flight mass analyser with an exit/entrance aperture provided in an outer electrode structure of an opposing mirror
Inventor: MAKAROV ALEXANDER
IPC: H01J49/40
Filed: 2010-11-26
Abstract: An analyser for separating ions according to their time of flight is provided comprising two opposing ion mirrors 40, 50 abutting at a first plane p1. Each mirror comprising inner 430, 440 and outer 450, 460 field-defining electrode systems elongated along an analyser axis z. The outer field-defining electrode system450, 460 surrounds the inner field-defining electrode system430, 440. The outer field-defining electrode system of one mirror 50 comprises two sections 452, 454, the sections abutting at a second plane p2. These comprise a first section 452 between the first plane p1 and the second plane p2, and a second section 454 adjacent the first section 452. The first section 452 has at least a portion which extends to a greater extent radially from the analyser axis z than an adjacent portion of the second section 454 at the second plane p2. This provides a split in the electrode for use as an exit and/or entrance aperture.
Patent GB-2509184-A (GB)
Title: Multi-stage vacuum ejector with moulded nozzle having integral valve elements
Inventor: TELL PETER
IPC: F04F5/22
Filed: 2012-12-21
Abstract: So as to render the manufacturing of an at least equally efficient multi-stage ejector more cost-efficient, the invention provides a multi-stage ejector for generating a vacuum from a source of compressed air by passing said compressed air through a series of nozzles, accelerating said compressed air, and entraining air so as to form a jet flow in one or more stages and generate a vacuum across each stage, the multi-stage ejector comprising a drive stage 200A; a second stage 200B; and a converging-diverging nozzle provided in said series of nozzles between said drive stage and said second stage for receiving jet flow from said drive stage and accelerating said jet flow to form a second stage air jet and directing said second stage air jet into an inlet of an outlet nozzle of the second stage, wherein said converging-diverging nozzle is formed in a moulded nozzle piece mounted in said multi-stage ejector.
Patent GB-2510402-A (GB)
Title: Formulation comprising Echinacea, vitamin D3 and selenium
Inventor: BENNETT CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS
IPC: A61K31/375
Filed: 2013-02-01
Abstract: A formulation for the treatment of flu, colds and mild chest and lung infections, comprises Echinacea, vitamin D3, selenium, and optionally vitamin C.
Patent GB-2515049-A (GB)
Title: A Drink Mixing Device
Inventor: EMMETT RICHARD LLOYD
IPC: A47J43/27
Filed: 2013-06-11
Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a drink mixing device comprising a short-drink chamber 10 and adjacent long-drink container 2, and a displaceable barrier 8. The barrier is displaced by action of a handle; wherein said handle 3 is manipulated by a user to release contents of said chamber into said container and allow exit of contents from the container. Typically the device takes from of a reusable grenade. The handle may have a locking mechanism in the form of a displaceable pin 4. A torsion spring 14 may pivotally bias the handle around hinge 13. The barrier may create a liquid seal between the chamber and the container.
Patent GB-2501656-A (GB)
Title: Peer to peer collaboration of publishers in a publish-subscription environment
Inventor: JONES ANDREW R
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2012-02-22
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for an enhanced pub/sub environment whereby a peer group of publishers is defined and can collaborate to determine when to cache data being sent to a common broker or brokers. Specifically, in a typical embodiment, configuration data or the like will be read to define a peer group among the publisher systems in the pub/sub messaging environment. Once such a group has been identified, communication therebetween will be established. This communication will be utilized to identify a set of data that is common to the set (at least one) of publisher systems in the peer group that has a potential to be cacheable. Once such data has been identified, a unique identifier/set of cache keys will be generated corresponding thereto and associated with the set of data. A message comprising the set of data and corresponding unique identifier will then be sent to a broker system (e.g., from the publisher system(s)), which will store (or have stored) the set of data in a cache, and pass the underlying message along to applicable subscriber system(s). When a future message is to be generated with the set of data previously cached, the publisher system will instead substitute the unique identifier for the cached set of data to yield an abbreviated message, which is sent to the broker system. Upon receipt of the abbreviated message, the broker system will locate the unique identifier, retrieve the corresponding set of data from cache, substitute the set of data for the unique identifier to yield a completed message, and send the completed message to the applicable subscriber system(s).
Patent GB-2519147-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchangers
Inventor: BOND ALAN
IPC: F28D7/04
Filed: 2013-10-11
Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises at least one first conduit section (108, fig 15) suitable for the flow of a first fluid in heat exchange with a second fluid in a flow path which passes the at least one first conduit section. At a first location the at least one first conduit section is mounted on a support 84, and the at least one conduit section at a second location is moveable relative to the support in response to thermal change. The first conduit section may comprise a plurality of tubes (120) extending between an inlet header (106) to an outlet header (110), and an intermediate header (440) is provided in the flow path therebetween. The inlet header may be fixed to the support and the outlet header may be moveable in response to thermal change. The support is capable of accepting high radially inward load and includes at least one circular ring 86, 88 in a cylindrical perforated drum structure, longeron members 90 and X-shaped bracing 104. The first conduit section may comprise spiral sections that spiral inside one another. The heat exchanger may be used in a vehicle engine for an aircraft or orbital launch vehicle.
Patent GB-2505100-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for improving the integrity of building structures
Inventor: REID DAVID
IPC: C09J7/20
Filed: 2012-03-30
Abstract: A method of improving the integrity of a building structure comprising a plurality of connected components in response to vibrational loading, the method comprising: measuring vibrational activity at a lateral location at or near the building structure; in response to the measured vibrational activity exceeding a predetermined threshold value or parameter, initiating countermeasure means provided at the building structure to inhibit damage to the building structure due to vibrational loading.
Patent GB-2519176-A (GB)
Title: Routing device
Inventor: EVANS PAUL ANDREW
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2013-11-01
Abstract: A router for broadband bonding is installed in a Local Area Network (LAN) using gratuitous (unsolicited) Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) messages. Devices in the LAN are configured to communicate with a default router using its IP address. When the bonding router is installed, it obtains the IP address of the default router, e.g. using DHCP, and then spoofs this address by regularly transmitting gratuitous ARP messages within the LAN. This causes the devices to associate the IP address of the default router with the link layer (MAC) address of the bonding router, such that packets sent by devices containing the network IP address of the default router will instead be directed to the bonding router. The bonding router then sends the packets over an aggregated link. The bonding router may create a static entry in its address translation table associating the IP address of the default router with its MAC address.
Patent GB-2520287-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method to verify Thermal Disinfection in the field of appliances such as laundry washing machines and automatic dishwashing machines
Inventor: WADE ANDREW LESLIE
IPC: D06F34/24
Filed: 2013-11-14
Abstract: The apparatus is a device which may be placed inside a washing machine to verify that thermal disinfection has taken place by periodically sampling the temperature during a washing cycle. The results are automatically compared with local, regional, national or international standards for thermal disinfection. At the end of the washing cycle an indication is given that either thermal disinfection has taken place or that thermal disinfection has not taken place. The measurement, comparison and indication are independent of the temperature and time measurement parts of the washing machine and also independent of external human or mechanical or electronic computation and analysis. The device may be used in appliances such as laundry washing machines, automatic dishwashing machines or other washing machines.
Patent GB-2524579-A (GB)
Title: Caller identity
Inventor: ELWOOD DEAN
IPC: H04M3/436
Filed: 2014-03-28
Abstract: A method of routing a call over a network comprising receiving a call request 52 from a calling party 6, said call request comprising information identifying the calling party 6 and generating a representative code 54 for said call based on said information. The call is then routed 56 to the called party 4 via a routing centre 8 along with the representative code 58 wherein the representative code is: reproducible using the same information, irreversible, does not identify the calling party and cannot be used itself to place a call over the network. Embodiments include handing a call at a called party, comprising receiving a call from a calling party with an associated representative code, checking whether the code is stored in a database, taking a first action if the code received is not stored and a second action if it is stored in the database. Thus, the anonymity of a calling party may be preserved while allowing a called party an increased level of control over their calls. The called party is able to maintain a record of the representative codes in order to potentially limit whom they answer the calls from.
Patent GB-2526300-A (GB)
Title: Partitioning of a network using multiple poles for each part thereof
Inventor: VITALETTI MARCELLO
IPC: G06Q10/04
Filed: 2014-05-20
Abstract: Optimising a network comprising a plurality of nodes, using a distance defined for each pair of nodes according to a pre-defined metric. This may be used for example to optimize a water distribution network, applied to a network with partitioned and metered district areas, where balancing in and out flows allows pressure optimization and leak identification. The calculation involves generating (606-684) for a candidate partition of the network comprising a selected number of parts, initializing (606-612) a plurality of poles for each part, each pole being initialized to one of the nodes, and repeating assigning (614-648) the nodes each one to the part with the pole having the shortest distance from the node, and moving (654-676) the poles to distinct nodes according to an objective function based on the distances of the other nodes from the poles, until a convergence condition is satisfied (650-652). Scaling factors may be applied to increase the load on a part of the network, and conditioned for the nodes to identify load off-balances. The method may use valves, turbine pumps for pressure regulation, fire hydrants, private houses industrial or commercial establishments as nodes, but could be applied to a gas pipe distribution or electric grid.
Patent GB-2520179-A (GB)
Title: A hydraulic or pneumatic drive system, and a motor and a pump therefor
Inventor: SEBHATU TEKLEMICHAEL
IPC: F15B11/00
Filed: 2014-06-04
Abstract: A fluid motor 212 for a pneumatic or hydraulic drive system comprises: at least one piston means 226; at least one cylinder means 204a, 204b; motion conversion means and a sleeve means 205, 206. The or each cylinder and an end of the or each piston defines a chamber 234a, 234b.The or each cylinder is coupled to a pressure generation and transmission system arranged to cause alternating flow of fluid into and out of the or each chamber to cause reciprocating movement of the piston. The motion conversion means comprises: at least one portion (215) extending continuously and circumferentially around a central axis and extending in part longitudinally relative to the central axis, for example a non-linear groove, and at least one linking means 208a, 208b, 209a, 209b. The at least one portion and the or each linking means are relatively rotatable about the central axis. A one of the at least one linking means or the at least one portion is coupled to the at least one piston means so that reciprocating movement of the at least one piston means causes reciprocating movement thereof.
Patent GB-2522108-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle taillight with parallel lighting element
Inventor: LEE BRIAN ERIC
IPC: B62J6/04
Filed: 2014-11-13
Abstract: A bicycle comprises wheels, a frame assembly supported on the wheels and including a mounting portion 95 defining a mounting axis 100, and a lighting system mounted on the mounting portion. The lighting system includes a power source 230 and a lighting element 195 having a lighting axis 340 that is substantially parallel to the mounting axis 100. Preferably, the mounting axis 100 is at an angle of 70-75 degrees relative to horizontal. The lighting system can further include a primary electronic board 240 positioned substantially parallel to the mounting axis 100 and a secondary electronic board 360 positioned substantially perpendicular to the mounting axis 100. The lighting element 195 is mounted on the secondary electronic board 360. The power source 230 is preferably positioned between the primary electronic board 240 and the mounting portion 95. The lighting system can further comprise a reflector positioned to receive light from the lighting element 195 and direct a majority 382 of the light in a substantially horizontal direction. The lighting element 195 may be an LED, and the mounting portion 95 may be a seat post.
Patent GB-2521529-A (GB)
Title: Wheel chock for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle
Inventor: GORAYA GURPREET
IPC: B60T3/00
Filed: 2014-12-02
Abstract: A vehicle wheel chock 10 comprises at least one wedge 12 for blocking a wheel (14, fig 1) of the vehicle so as to prevent at least rotational movements of the wheel (14, fig 1), wherein the wheel chock 10 comprises at least one latch 16 which is movably mounted on the wedge 12 and movable, preferably pivotable about axis 18, in relation to the wedge between at least one locking position (L) in which the latch 16 is capable of being positively connected to a corresponding locking element 22 of the vehicle so as to fix the wheel chock 10 to the locking element 22, preferably for storage, and at least one unlocking position (U) in which the latch 16 is capable of being released from the locking element 22, for use blocking a wheel. A handle 32 may also be provided. The latch 12 may be biased by a spring (36, fig 7).
Patent GB-2518541-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for optical sensing
Inventor: FARHADIROUSHAN MAHMOUD
IPC: G01D5/353
Filed: 2010-05-27
Abstract: Distributed fibre optic sensing system comprising: an optical sensing fibre 712 which receives optical signals; a means for receiving backscattered and/or reflected light from along the fibre and a means for processing the received light to measure phase, frequency and amplitude data which is synchronised to enhance signal sensitivity. The processing means may be arranged to detect acoustic perturbations incident along the fibre and possibly further arranged to measure phase modulation of the received light. The fibre may receive a pulsed optical signal. The fibre may be a standard telecommunications fibre optic cable. The system may further comprise: a means of calibration; and possibly an optical modulator 703 generating sidebands in the optical-signal with an optical filter 708 for sideband selection to vary the optical-signal frequency. The fibre may be arranged along a structure or in an area to be monitored. The optical-signal frequency may be changed to improve the sensitivity of the backscattered and/or reflected light from along the fibre. The receiving means may comprise an interferometer comprising at least two optical paths of differing length, a plurality of photodetectors and means of determining phase angle. Also methods, where a preferable combination of the data provides coherent field images.
Patent GB-2521944-A (GB)
Title: Pliable member panel support
Inventor: MARTIN RANDALL W
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2012-10-31
Abstract: A panel support (24, 424, 824) comprises an arm (26, 826) having a first portion coupled to a panel (22, 422, 822) and a second portion movable to an extended panel supporting position. A pliable member (28, 828) extends from the panel (22, 422, 822) and is coupled to the arm (26, 826). The pliable member (28, 828) is maintained in tension despite movement of the arm (26, 826).
Patent GB-2534580-A (GB)
Title: Image processing
Inventor: SHARWIN WINESH RAGHOEBARDAJAL
IPC: H04N13/04
Filed: 2015-01-28
Abstract: An image processing method comprises capturing 600 an image of a head mountable display device (HMD) user and detecting 610 the position of the HMD in the captured image. A region of the users face that is occluded by the HMD is identified 620 and at least partially replaced 630 with a corresponding portion of a 3D facial model, to provide a modified image. The method enables an image of the HMD wearer to be augmented with a pre-captured image of their facial features to restore those features occluded by the head-mounted display. The method may additionally involve detecting eye motion of the HMD wearer to enable eye motion to be captured and rendered in the augmented image. It may also involve detection of facial muscle motion using electromyography (EMG) to update the augmented image to represent the detected facial changes. The method may be used in a communications system between two HMD wearers, wherein each user is able to view augmented images of the other user in a virtual reality environment. A corresponding image processing apparatus, computer software to implement the method and associated communications system is also claimed.