baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2510243-A (GB)
Title: A wiper device for a window of a motor vehicle
Inventor: GHARE HEMANT
IPC: B60S1/32
Filed: 2013-12-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper device (1) for a window (9) of a motor vehicle, the wiper device (1) comprising at least one wiper arm (2) with an arm head (3) moveable by a drive motor and with a retainer element (4) connected with the arm head (3) by a hinge element (5), by means of which the retainer element (4) is moveable from a service position (7) to a use position (8) by means of a spring force (26) pushing a wiper blade (6) onto the window (9). The wiper device (1) comprises a delay component (11), by means of which a counterforce (27) is applied to the retainer element (4), while it is moved from the service position (7) to the use position (8) and by means of which the retainer element (4) is fixable in a position (13) differing from the service position (7) and the use position (8).
Patent GB-2510464-A (GB)
Title: Footgauge using touchscreen device
Inventor: TOWNS CHRIS
IPC: A43D1/02
Filed: 2013-12-02
Abstract: A foot gauge having a main body with a planar surface 21 for receiving a sole of a foot which is placed with the heel against an end abutment 18 and one side against a side abutment 19. The surface 21 cooperates with a touch screen of a data processing device and the toe end and opposite side of the foot can be traced on to the touch screen with a stylus. Preferably the side abutments arc movable in a lengthwise direction. The surface of the gauge immediately above the touchscreen may comprise an aperture, or a transparent window formed of a touch screen compatible material. The touchscreen may be part of a removable computer device, or tablet. The touchscreen may be receivable in a cradle which is detachable from the main body. Also claimed is a method of using such a footgauge.
Patent GB-2511187-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for determining direction in a magnetic field
Inventor: HEIKKINEN AIMO
IPC: G01C17/38
Filed: 2013-12-19
Abstract: A method and an electronic device for determining the direction of a magnetic field, in which a portable electronic compass device is used to measure three field vectors of the magnetic field the desired number of times. From each measurement, a data point (p1-p6) is formed in a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, for which measured data points a common reference point (C) is calculated. The location of the device is determined relative to the reference point in said co-ordinate system, offset vector V, and the coordinates of the reference point obtained, are compared to the co-ordinates of at least one previous reference point, and the co-ordinate values of the reference point are calibrated, after which the direction of the magnetic field is indicated with the aid of the reference point. The calibration procedure is intended to be able to be reliable yet require low computing power allowing for calibration during use of the device.
Patent GB-2510983-A (GB)
Title: Door trim assembly for a side door of a vehicle, in particular a passenger vehicle
Inventor: DONGARE SAINATH
IPC: E05B85/12
Filed: 2014-01-24
Abstract: A door trim assembly 10 for a side door of a vehicle comprising at least one interior trim panel 12 comprising an armrest 16 which has a handle recess 18 and a door handle 20 located in the handle recess 18, the handle being movable in relation to the interior trim panel (12) from a rest position (R Fig 2, 4) into at least one actuating position (A Fig 2, 4) for unlatching a door lock. The handle may be pivoted and/or translationally moveable in relation to the door trim panel. The handle may slide in and out of the arm rest (Fig 2) or alternatively pivot, the pivot axis being parallel with the longitudinal axis of the arm rest (Fig 3) or vertical (Fig 4).
Patent GB-2527794-A (GB)
Title: Permittivity measurement of layers
Inventor: KOCBACH JAN
IPC: G01N33/28
Filed: 2014-07-02
Abstract: A system and method that permits measuring properties and thickness of layers, particularly layers close to a pipeline wall, and more particularly fluids flowing inside a pipe is provided. The system comprises a sensor operating in a non-radiating mode in a first frequency range and operating in a partly radiating mode in a second frequency range, where the non-radiating mode is defined as when reflections from a first layer interface are dominating the reflection coefficient, and where the radiating mode is defined as when reflections from a second interface of the layer interfere with reflections from a first interface. The sensor may be a coaxial probe or circular waveguide and may use a short pulse radar technique signal or a swept frequency signal for the second frequency range. The first frequency range may be used to determine permittivity and the second frequency range may be used to determine layer thickness value.
Patent GB-2513775-A (GB)
Title: Generation of electricity from exhaust gas
Inventor: HAUGHTON ANDREW JOHN
IPC: F02B41/10
Filed: 2013-10-22
Abstract: A system for generating electricity from the exhaust gas flow from an i.c. engine comprises a turbine 3, an electricity generator 11 (e.g. a switched reluctance machine) and a turbine bypass path 5b. The current output from the generator 11 is adjusted in response to the speed of the turbine 3 to seek to maintain the turbine speed at or below a first set speed, provided that the generator output current does not exceed an output current limit. The relative proportions of exhaust gas flow through the turbine 3 and through the bypass path 5b are adjusted to seek to maintain the turbine speed at or below a second set speed, at least in the case that generator output current reaches or exceeds the current limit, the second set speed being higher than the first.
Patent GB-2523870-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor chips having heat conductive layer with vias
Inventor: VENTRONE SEBASTIAN THEODORE
IPC: H01L25/065
Filed: 2014-10-30
Abstract: A heat conductive layer 308 is deposited on a first surface of a wafer of semiconductor chips 332. An insulating layer 312 is then deposited on top of the heat conducting layer. The heat conductive layer is etched to form vias that expose through-electrodes 305 on the first surface of each semiconductor chip. Conductive pads 316 are deposited on the through-electrodes on a second surface of each semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chips are stacked, wherein the conductive bumps of a second one of the semiconductor chips electrically contact the through-electrodes of a first one of the semiconductor chips through the vias of the first semiconductor chip and the conductive bumps of a third one of the semiconductor chips electrically contact the through-electrodes of the second semiconductor chip through the vias of the second semiconductor chip. The holes in the thermally conductive layer and the insulating layer may be formed by etching. The through electrodes may be copper pillars and an underfill may be applied between the bottom semiconductor chip and a substrate.
Patent GB-2534376-A (GB)
Title: Control of electrical switching systems
Inventor: JOHN PARKER
IPC: H02H11/00
Filed: 2015-01-20
Abstract: A switchgear control system 2 comprises at least one processor M, a plurality of control switches c moveable between at least two states and a plurality of sensors. The processor M is programmed with acceptable and unacceptable combinations of switch states, monitors sensor signals indicating switch states and generates guard signals gc to inhibit the actuation of switches to prevent unacceptable combinations arising. At least one logic circuit monitors the switch combination independently of the processor M and generates additional guard signals gu to prevent at least one switch c from changing state if it would result in an unacceptable combination. The system may comprise a plurality of interconnected control circuits L, which may comprise the logic circuit, each being located between the processor and a control switch c. The additional guard signals gu may be specific to a particular control switch c and may be given precedence over any guard signals gc generated by the processor M. Combinatorial logic may be used to determine if the movement of a control switch c from one state to another would result in an unacceptable combination.
Patent GB-2519031-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for processing glycol
Inventor: GEIB RICHARD S
IPC: C07C29/88
Filed: 2013-08-27
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing glycol according to various aspects of the present technology comprise a multi-stage treatment system that is configured to receive a feedstock from multiple waste stream sources containing glycol. A pre- treatment stage may be configured to process the incoming the feedstock and provide to a primary treatment stage a water/glycol solution that is substantially identical and allows for a primary treatment process that is not dependent upon the originating source of the glycol feedstock. A post-treatment stage may further process and purify the water/glycol solution.
Patent GB-2525469-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for providing virtual asset management and verification
Inventor: LIETZ M SHANNON
IPC: G06F21/57
Filed: 2015-02-19
Abstract: Disclosed is a virtual asset testing environment that is distinct from a production computing environment. The testing environment is used to provide a virtual asset vulnerability management and verification service. The virtual asset testing method includes designating a virtual class of virtual assets to be tested, identifying a virtual asset creation template associated with the class of virtual assets, each virtual asset of the class of virtual assets being created using the virtual asset creation template. A designated test virtual asset is generated using the virtual asset creation template that is deployed in the virtual asset testing environment. The designated test virtual asset is then analyzed in the virtual asset testing environment to identify any vulnerabilities in the designated test virtual asset. If a vulnerability is identified in the designated test virtual asset, a remedy to the vulnerability is applied to the virtual asset creation template, and/or virtual assets created by the virtual asset creation template deployed in the production environment.
Patent GB-2530122-A (GB)
Title: Combined shim and bore cooling assembly
Inventor: ALEY NICHOLAS PAUL
IPC: G01R33/3873
Filed: 2015-03-18
Abstract: An arrangement for shimming a background magnetic field of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus having an outer vacuum chamber (OVC) bore tube 1. Rails 8, 9 are provided on the bore tube and shim trays 4 are mounted between respective rails. The rails may comprise a cooling system for controlling the temperature of the shims, the system having conduits 13 for the passage of coolant. The conduits are connected by further coolant pipes 14, forming the circuit. The circuit may have a circulator and a cooler. There may be one coolant circuit cooling each of the shim trays in series, or there may be several coolant circuits working in parallel. The rails and shim trays may be formed of a ferromagnetic or paramagnetic material, and/or a thermally conducting material. Additionally, the shim trays may have lids, and may be secured to the rails by means of an interference fit.
Patent GB-2536467-A (GB)
Title: High Strength Balloon with Asymmetric Strengthening
Inventor: THOMAS LYSGAARD
IPC: A61M25/10
Filed: 2015-03-18
Abstract: A medical balloon 14 has a strengthening sleeve 50 formed of circumferential fibres 52 and longitudinal fibres 54. The circumferential fibres 52 have a greater thickness than the longitudinal fibres 54. The circumferential fibres 52 may have a greater cross-sectional area or volume than the longitudinal fibres 54. The longitudinal fibres 54 may be multi-thread fibres and may have a lower thread count than the circumferential fibres 52. The longitudinal fibres 54 may be stronger than the circumferential fibres 52. The longitudinal fibres 54 may be made of a more compliant material than the circumferential fibres 52. The fibres 52, 54 may be made of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene or polyester. The fibres 52, 54 may be woven together or may be disposed in overlaying layers. The balloon 14 may be a deployment, angioplasty or valvuloplasty balloon. The balloon 14 has a smaller diameter for deployment and can be easily folded and wrapped.
Patent GB-2537404-A (GB)
Title: WLAN-LTE Interworking
Inventor: GERARDUS JOHANNES PETRUS VAN LIESHOUT
IPC: H04W92/02
Filed: 2015-04-16
Abstract: A method for operating a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network (LTE) comprising a core network and a mobile base station, wherein the mobile terminal can transmit data to and receive data from the core network via the mobile base station or via a wireless local area network, WLAN, and the method comprises determining an activity indicator indicative of data transmitted via or intended to be transmitted via the WLAN to the core network, and transmitting the activity indicator to the mobile base station.
Patent GB-2527914-A (GB)
Title: On-demand transportation
Inventor: SKIPP DAVID
IPC: G06Q50/30
Filed: 2015-05-01
Abstract: An on-demand transportation system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the computer to detect a user in the vicinity of a shared transportation vehicle by identifying a user device and determining a location of the user device 204. The system also determines parameters 206 for user travel of the route of the shared transportation vehicle and targets a message 212 to a device of the detected user based on a location of the detected user. The parameters may include frequent pickup/drop-off points and times. The system may be configured to detect that the user device has notifications enabled 210 before sending a message. Also envisaged is a system characterised in that it is configured to receive parameters relating to user travel and determining a route of a shared transportation vehicle that encompasses the user travel.
Patent GB-2528378-A (GB)
Title: Ammonia oxidation catalyst
Inventor: ANDERSON PAUL JOSEPH
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2013-11-27
Abstract: Provided is a catalyst article for treating an emission gas comprising (a) a noble metal catalyst layer comprising one or more noble metals disposed on a first refractory metal oxide support; and (b) a vanadium catalyst layer comprising vanadium pre-fixed on a second refractory metal oxide support selected from alumina, titania, zirconia, ceria, silica, and mixtures of these, wherein the first catalyst layer is in physical contact with said second catalyst layer. Also provided is a method for making such a catalyst article, a method for treating gas emissions using such an article, and an emission gas treatment system incorporating such an article.
Patent GB-2527423-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for connecting components
Inventor: GASKIN KEITH
IPC: E21B19/16
Filed: 2013-12-13
Abstract: An apparatus for connecting elongate components comprises at least one rotational tong unit 2, 4 for receiving, gripping and rotating an elongate component 6, 8 for connecting the elongate component with another elongate component end-to-end, the tong unit defining a central opening 10, 12 where the respective elongate component is gripped and comprising a fixed part 28 and a rotary part 30 having at least one gripping member for gripping the elongate component, the rotary part 30 being arranged to rotate in relation to the fixed 28 part in order to rotate the gripped elongate component; wherein the rotary part comprises an actuator 34 for acting upon the gripping member in order to grip or release the elongate component; and a power source operatively connected to the actuator 34 for energising the actuator 34 to enable the actuator 34 to act upon the gripping member irrespective of whether the rotary part 30 is rotating or at rest; and wherein a control mechanism for controlling the actuator and the power source is provided. The control mechanism may be capable of wireless exchange of control signals.
Patent GB-2541160-A (GB)
Title: Landing gear shock absorber servicing
Inventor: Oliver Pountney
IPC: B64F5/00
Filed: 2015-07-10
Abstract: A portable apparatus 250 for servicing a shock absorber (102, figure 1) on a landing gear assembly (108) of an aircraft when the aircraft is in a weight on wheels configuration is provided. The shock absorber comprises a chamber (111, figure 4) comprising both hydraulic fluid (135) and gas (121) in fluid communications with each other. The apparatus comprises a source of gas 251, a source of hydraulic fluid 201, and a gas delivery system 203. The gas delivery for delivering a pres-set mass of gas into the shock absorber, the gas delivery system including a tank that is arranged both to receive gas from a shock absorber and to deliver gas to the shock absorber. The tank may have a variable volume. The apparatus may include an actuator which is arranged to effect a change in the volume of the variable volume tank. The apparatus may comprise a control unit (205, figure 11) configured to control the delivery by the gas delivery system of pre-set mass of gas into the shock absorber.
Patent GB-2532865-A (GB)
Title: Device for attenuating electromagnetic pulse generated in a power laser installation
Inventor: FRÉDÉRIC LUBRANO-LAVADERCI
IPC: H05K9/00
Filed: 2015-10-15
Abstract: A device for attenuating an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) generated when a high-power laser beam interacts with a target 1 mounted on a target support 2. The device comprises an electrically conductive plate 6, to which the target support is connected, electrically connected to ground by earthing means 9. A plate of material which absorbs electromagnetic waves 8 is fixed to the face of the conductive plate 6 on the target support side, and an electrically insulating plate 7 may be fixed to the conductive plate on the face furthest from the target support. A conductive means 5 is provided between the target 1 and the conductive plate 6 for discharging and attenuating the current generated at the target, where the conductive means may comprise one or a combination of a series resistance, series inductance, or magnetic field absorbing material surrounding the conducting means. The conductive means may in part be the target support, or where the target support is an insulator, the conductive means may be a separate conductive element connected from the base 13 of the target to the conductive plate 6 through a hole 12 in the plate of electromagnetic wave absorbing material 8.
Patent GB-2534654-A (GB)
Title: Detecting and removing spoofing signals
Inventor: WILLIAM PRESTON GEREN
IPC: H04K3/00
Filed: 2015-11-18
Abstract: The method 100 and device comprises a way to receive a radio frequency signal 102, from a navigation or communications devices; performing anti-spoofing assessment, detecting the presence of a spoofed signal 108; generate a replica of the spoofing signal 106; subtract the replica from the RF signal 114 to provide a residual non-spoofed signal and decode said residual signal 116. Performing the anti-spoofing assessment may comprise comparing a measured and predicted angle of arrival and determining that the signal is spoofed if they are not equal. The predicted angle may be from a predicted location of source, or ephemeris data. The spoofing signal may include a navigation code from a particular navigation satellite. The removal may be performed by an iterative process, until a cross-correlation of a lagged frequency shifted coarse acquisition pseudorandom noise code C/A PRN is reduced to correlation noise. The RF signals may be from GPS satellites and have attributes such as C/A PRN sequences, a modulation for C/A PRN, a time lag a Doppler shift. These attributes can be used to generate a cancellation waveform for the spoofing signal by the use of the iterative process.
Patent GB-2530217-A (GB)
Title: Antibody composition and buffer system therefor
Inventor: GEE NICOLAS STEVEN
IPC: A61K49/00
Filed: 2014-05-30
Abstract: A method for conjugating an isolated antibody to a label or derivatisation reagent, which method comprises contacting the antibody with an activated label or activated derivatisation reagent, or contacting the antibody with the label or derivatisation reagent in the presence of an antibody conjugation reagent, in a buffer system which comprises a monocarboxylic acid buffer compound other than glycine, bearing an amine substituent at the alpha or beta position.
Patent GB-2531460-A (GB)
Title: Platform for tidal turbines
Inventor: KHOO WEE KEONG
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 2013-06-28
Abstract: A platform (20, 80, 100) for supporting a tidal turbine (4) is disclosed as including at least one hull (22, 41, 42, 61, 62) to which at least one tidal turbine (4) is mountable, a number of ballast compartments (2, 92) within the hull (22, 41, 42, 61, 62), and a ballast structure (3) within the hull (22, 41, 42, 61, 62) and underneath the ballast compartments (2, 92), the platform (20, 80, 100) being floatable on seawater when the ballast compartments (2, 92) are de-ballasted, and the platform (20, 80, 100) being adapted to descend to the bottom of the sea when the ballast compartments (2, 92) are ballasted.
Patent GB-2536573-A (GB)
Title: A bleed valve assembly
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER PONTER
IPC: F01P11/02
Filed: 2015-05-22
Abstract: The bleed valve assembly 2 comprises a fastener 4 and a bleed plug 6. The fastener is configured to be received within a bore of an engine, the bore leading to a fluid chamber such as an engine coolant chamber. The fastener comprises a bleed bore 14 including an internal thread 16. The plug comprises a threaded portion 22, a passage 24 extending from a first end 20a of the plug, an engaging portion 38 at a second end 20b of the plug, and a side port 26 located between the threaded and engaging portion that is in fluid communication with the passage. The plug is configured to be received in the fastener such that the engaging portion selectively engages the fastener. When in an open position the engaging portion does not engage the fastener and fluid from the chamber can be bled through the plug via the passage and side port. A radial protrusion 34 provided between the engaging portion and the side port restricts a flow area for fluid being bled by the bleed plug during initial opening of the plug. An o-ring seal 28 may be provided also.
Patent GB-2537535-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for degassing drilling fluids
Inventor: CHRISTIAN LEUCHTENBERG
IPC: E21B21/06
Filed: 2014-12-16
Abstract: An apparatus for degassing drilling fluid comprising a primary separator and a secondary separator, the primary separator comprising a vessel body having an inlet port, a liquid outlet port located at a lower end of the vessel body, and a gas vent port located at an upper end of the vessel body, the secondary separator having an inlet port which is connected to the gas vent port of the primary separator, a gas outlet port, and a liquid outlet port which is connected to the interior of the vessel body of the primary separator via a liquid return line.