公开(公告)号：US20240332972A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18277865

申请日：2022-02-18

Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Inventor： Xiao-Ping ZHANG ,  Ying XUE ,  Xianxian ZHAO

IPC: H02J3/24 ,  F03D7/02 ,  H02J3/38

CPC classification number: H02J3/24 ,  F03D7/0284 ,  H02J3/38 ,  F05B2270/101 ,  F05B2270/20 ,  F05B2270/327 ,  H02J2300/28

Abstract: A method of isolating or suppressing forced oscillations in a power grid by utilising a wind turbine system comprising a wind turbine for capturing wind power, a generator driven by the wind turbine, and a power converter configured to control the rotational speed of the generator for controlling a supply of active power to the power grid. The power converter is further configured to supply reactive power to the power grid independently from the supply of active power. The method comprising the steps of: obtaining measurements of a forced oscillation occurring within the power grid; controlling the converter to supply active and reactive corrective oscillating power to the power grid in response to the measured forced oscillation such that the corrective oscillating power suppresses the forced oscillations.

公开(公告)号：US20240235146A9

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18264956

申请日：2022-02-11

Applicant: The University of Birmingham

Inventor： Kai BONGS ,  Mehdi LANGLOIS ,  Luuk EARL ,  Michael HOLYNSKI

IPC: H01S3/107 ,  G01V7/04 ,  H01S3/067 ,  H01S3/106 ,  H01S3/109 ,  H01S3/16

CPC classification number: H01S3/107 ,  G01V7/04 ,  H01S3/06754 ,  H01S3/1068 ,  H01S3/109 ,  H01S3/1608 ,  H01S2302/00

Abstract: A single arm laser system comprising a first in-phase quadrature modulator, IQM. The first IQM is configured to receive a single frequency fibred laser beam from a frequency locked laser seed, generate a first single side-band frequency based on a carrier frequency of the single frequency fibred laser beam and suppress the carrier frequency, and output a first fibre laser beam having a single side-band suppressed carrier frequency. The single arm laser system also comprises a second IQM in line with the first IQM. The second IQM is configured to receive the first fibre laser beam from the first IQM, generate a second single side-band frequency based on the first single side-band frequency and maintain the first single side-band frequency as the carrier frequency, and output a second fibre laser beam having the first and second single side band frequencies.

公开(公告)号：US20240230947A9

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18264951

申请日：2022-02-11

Applicant: The University of Birmingham

Inventor： Kai BONGS ,  Mehdi LANGLOIS ,  Luuk EARL ,  Michael HOLYNSKI

IPC: G01V7/02 ,  G21K1/00

CPC classification number: G01V7/02 ,  G21K1/006

Abstract: An apparatus for generating vertically separated atom clouds. The apparatus comprises an optical system comprising an arrangement of lenses and optics. The optical system is configured to trap and cool atoms to form a cold atom cloud; select the hyperfine level of the atoms; trap atoms of the cold atom cloud in a standing wave optical lattice; and vertically split the cold atom cloud into a high cold atom cloud and a low cold atom cloud. The splitting comprises splitting the cold atom cloud into two clouds by launching atoms of the cold atom cloud in opposite directions to form a high cold atom cloud and a low cold atom cloud, and catching the low cold atom cloud up to reach the same velocity as the high cold atom cloud.

公开(公告)号：US20240134084A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-25

申请号：US18264951

申请日：2022-02-11

Applicant: The University of Birmingham

Inventor： Kai BONGS ,  Mehdi LANGLOIS ,  Luuk EARL ,  Michael HOLYNSKI

IPC: G01V7/02 ,  G21K1/00

CPC classification number: G01V7/02 ,  G21K1/006

Abstract: An apparatus for generating vertically separated atom clouds. The apparatus comprises an optical system comprising an arrangement of lenses and optics. The optical system is configured to trap and cool atoms to form a cold atom cloud; select the hyperfine level of the atoms; trap atoms of the cold atom cloud in a standing wave optical lattice; and vertically split the cold atom cloud into a high cold atom cloud and a low cold atom cloud. The splitting comprises splitting the cold atom cloud into two clouds by launching atoms of the cold atom cloud in opposite directions to form a high cold atom cloud and a low cold atom cloud, and catching the low cold atom cloud up to reach the same velocity as the high cold atom cloud.

公开(公告)号：US20240131110A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-25

申请号：US18488234

申请日：2023-10-16

Applicant: The University of Birmingham

Inventor： George Edward Rainger ,  Helen McGettrick ,  Myriam Chimen

IPC: A61K38/10 ,  A61K35/32 ,  A61P19/00 ,  A61P19/10

CPC classification number: A61K38/10 ,  A61K35/32 ,  A61P19/00 ,  A61P19/10

Abstract: The present invention concerns methods of reducing bone loss and/or stimulating bone production comprising administering an effective amount of a peptide comprising the amino acid sequence SVTEQGAELSNEER (SEQ ID NO:1), or variants thereof, to a patient and/or bone cells. The present invention also concerns methods of treatment and/or prophylaxis of musculoskeletal loss and/or damage in a patient, comprising administering an effective amount of the peptide.

公开(公告)号：US20240067721A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18269308

申请日：2021-12-21

Applicant: The University of Birmingham

Inventor： Alexandre Slater ,  Natalie Sarah Poulter ,  Mark Robert Thomas ,  Steve Paul Watson

IPC: C07K16/28 ,  A61P7/02

CPC classification number: C07K16/2803 ,  A61P7/02 ,  C07K2317/34 ,  C07K2317/569 ,  C07K2317/76 ,  C07K2317/92

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to nanobodies, such as defined by SEQ ID NOS: 1-54, which may be encoded by SEQ ID NOS: 55-110, and which are capable of specifically binding glycoprotein VI (GPVI), as well as uses thereof, which include therapeutic and/or imaging uses.

公开(公告)号：US11890956B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US16971554

申请日：2019-02-21

Applicant: The University of Birmingham

Inventor： Yulong Ding ,  Hui Cao ,  Yanqi Zhao ,  Binjian Nie

IPC: B60L53/302 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L58/24 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B60K6/28

CPC classification number: B60L53/302 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/305 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B60L53/64 ,  B60L58/24 ,  B60K6/28 ,  B60L2240/34 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2270/44 ,  B60Y2200/91 ,  B60Y2200/92 ,  B60Y2300/91

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle charging station (1) comprising a first reservoir (5) arranged to contain a first charging fluid and a charging fluid delivery system (3) arranged to deliver at least part of the first charging fluid (5) into a heat exchange relationship with a vehicle thermal energy storage material (108) of a vehicle (100) selectively connected to the vehicle charging station (1), thereby charging the vehicle thermal energy storage material (108) by changing its temperature and/or phase and/or chemistry.

公开(公告)号：US20230406730A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18251623

申请日：2021-11-05

Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Inventor： Philip Davies ,  Timothy Naughton ,  Liam Burlace ,  Kiho Park

IPC: C02F1/44 ,  B01D61/02 ,  B01D61/08 ,  B01D61/12 ,  C02F1/00 ,  B01D65/02 ,  B01D63/10

CPC classification number: C02F1/441 ,  B01D61/025 ,  B01D61/08 ,  B01D61/12 ,  C02F1/008 ,  B01D65/02 ,  B01D63/10 ,  C02F2201/005 ,  C02F2301/043 ,  C02F2301/046 ,  C02F2303/16 ,  B01D2313/243 ,  B01D2315/10 ,  B01D2321/04 ,  C02F2209/03 ,  C02F2209/05

Abstract: A desalination system and a method for operating the desalination system. An example desalination system includes a partitioned container, a membrane container housing a cross-flow semipermeable membrane, a feed pump for supplying saline water, a recirculation pump, a main valve, a bypass valve and a purge valve. The system operates in a first pressurisation stage where saline water is provided by the feed pump while the bypass valve is open, followed by a second pressurisation stage where an upstream compartment of the container is filled and a recharge stage where the main valve is closed and concentrated saline water is purged via the purge valve. An inlet valve may be provided, which is closed in the first pressurisation stage and open in the second pressurisation stage and recharge stage.

公开(公告)号：US20230363476A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18029585

申请日：2021-09-22

Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM ,  KING'S COLLEGE LONDON

Inventor： Owen Addison ,  Luke Carter ,  Sophie Cox ,  Trevor Coward ,  Caroline Reed ,  Liam Grover

IPC: A41D13/11 ,  A61B5/107

CPC classification number: A41D13/1138 ,  A61B5/1075 ,  A61B5/1077

Abstract: A method for determining geometry of a face mask comprising a main body and a seal configured to engage a nasal region, cheeks and a chin of a user. The method comprises collecting (402) facial data of the user comprising a point cloud comprising a plurality of points on a skin surface in a nasal region, eye region and chin region of the user; determining (406), based on the facial data, in at least one of the eye region and the chin region of the user, an estimated face size of the user; determining (408), based on the facial data comprising the plurality of points in the nasal region, a best-fit Gaussian curve to a profile of a nose of the user; and using the estimated face size of the user and the determined Gaussian curve to select (410) parameters for a profile geometry of the face mask.

公开(公告)号：US11768199B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US16603504

申请日：2018-04-09

Applicant: The University of Birmingham

Inventor： Paula Mendes

IPC: C12Q1/00 ,  G01N33/543

CPC classification number: G01N33/543 ,  G01N2400/02 ,  G01N2458/10

Abstract: A stimuli-responsive surface (3) comprising a substrate (20) on which is located a switchable molecule (2) which has a functional moiety (22) associated therewith, wherein the switchable molecule (2) has a first equilibrium state (2A) in which access to the functional moiety (22) is inhibited and a second stimulated state (2B), in which access to the functional moiety (22) is permitted.