baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2504929-A (GB)
Title: User-defined indexing of audio/video recordings
Inventor: MACPHERSON TIMOTHY
IPC: G09B5/04
Filed: 2012-08-07
Abstract: An audio or video recorder enabling automated user-defined multiple indexing for enrichment of educational recordings for digital interactive playback applications is disclosed. The recorder automatically inserts user-defined index values, or meta-data, into each section of a recording, at the point when it is committed to memory or saved, or at a later point, if such indexing needs to be changed. The index values may be encoded within the file name or embedded within the file itself. In one embodiment, each recorded segment is saved to a separate file, and one index mark is assigned per file. In another embodiment, a single file may contain several recorded segments, each segment having a separate batch of index marks. The example of a sound recorder for producing an interactive audio tutorial is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2491516-A (GB)
Title: Electric motor drive circuit having a calibration setting and a run setting
Inventor: COWELL PAUL STEVEN
IPC: F24F11/00
Filed: 2009-01-15
Abstract: The drive circuit 200 of a ventilation fan 34 driven by an electric motor 210 comprises: a speed control device 216 that provides an output to the motor; and commissioning circuitry. The commissioning circuitry has a calibration mode and a run mode. In calibration mode, a motor rotation speed can be adjusted to a desired value. This desired value is locked-in when the commissioning circuitry is set in the run mode. The commissioning circuitry may be toggled between calibration and run mode by a jumper 283 associated with a micro-controller 220 of the commissioning circuitry. When the jumper is connected (calibration mode), the desired motor rotation speed can be set by varying a voltage at a trim terminal 228 of the micro-controller. A plurality of preset speed settings, such as normal speed and boost speed, may be selected by toggling switches 242-245 associated with an output terminal 226 of the micro-controller, with the trim terminal being used to calibrate each of these preset speed settings in the calibration mode. The switches may determine a pulse width modulation signal output 221 by the micro-controller to command the motor speed.
Patent GB-2506194-A (GB)
Title: Patch for reducing aerodynamically generated aircraft noise
Inventor: LACY STUART
IPC: B64C21/10
Filed: 2012-09-25
Abstract: An airflow modification patch 14 for reducing aero-acoustic noise generated by an aircraft assembly or component 12. The patch has a substrate 14a and a plurality of airflow disruption elements 14b. The patch is able to modify the aerodynamic airflow AD around the component to create a turbulated airflow TA. The turbulated airflow is intended to reduce the noise generated by air flowing around the assembly/component.
Patent GB-2507345-A (GB)
Title: Injection device having sheath remover blocking the syringe carriage movement
Inventor: LOVELACE LEE
IPC: A61M5/20
Filed: 2012-10-29
Abstract: An injection device comprising a housing 10, 20 for receiving a syringe 22 comprising a needle and protective sheath covering the needle, a carriage 11 located within the housing and facilitating movement of the syringe between a retracted position and an injection position in which the needle projects through an opening in the housing, and a sheath remover 13 attached to the housing and configured to capture the protective sheath upon loading of a syringe into the housing and to remove the protective sheath upon detachment from the housing, thereby exposing the needle. The device is configured such that a distal end of the sheath remover 13 is in close proximity with a proximal end of the syringe carriage 11 so as to substantially block movement of the carriage towards the opening whilst the sheath remover is connected to the housing. The needle sheath may comprise snap-in fingers 14 which engage behind the needle sheath, leaving only a small gap G between the syringe carrier 11 and the snap-in fingers 14.
Patent GB-2500484-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods utilizing optical sensors operating in the reflection mode
Inventor: AKKAYA ONUR CAN
IPC: G01D5/26
Filed: 2013-03-19
Abstract: An optical sensing array, an optical apparatus and method utilizing sensors operating in the reflection mode. The apparatus includes at least one optical bus which is configured to be optically coupled to at least one source of input optical signals 110, at least one optical detector 120 and to a plurality of reflective sensing elements 200. The at least one optical bus transmits an input optical signal from the at least one source to the plurality of reflective sensing elements. At least one reflective sensing element of the plurality of reflective sensing elements receives a portion of the input optical signal and reflects at least a portion of the received portion. The at least one optical bus transmits the reflected portion to the at least one optical detector. The method further comprises a plurality of optical couplers 130 where their coupling ratios are selected to reduce a noise figure of at least one reflecting sensing element.
Patent GB-2513420-A (GB)
Title: Nasal speculum
Inventor: BAILEY TIMOTHY
IPC: A61B1/32
Filed: 2013-04-27
Abstract: A Thudicum nasal speculum made of a resilient plastics material comprising a pair of blades 12 joined in a U-shape configuration. The distal end of each blade has a flange 13 for insertion into the nostrils. The blades being joined by a curved U section 14 that is thicker than the blades. The speculum may be made of polycarbonate. And the thickness of the U portion 14 may be 2 to 3 times more that the thickness of blade portions 12a, 12b. The blades may be 1.5 to 2.5 mm thick.
Patent GB-2499955-A (GB)
Title: A method computer program and system for managing pre-requisite of a software product virtual image
Inventor: COCCO ANTONIO DI
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2011-11-03
Abstract: A method, computer program and system for managing pre-requisite software/packages of a software product distributed as a virtual appliance in a compliant way at activation time of the virtual machine. A method is provided to prepare the virtual appliance distribution package in which the pre-requisite software have been removed from the virtual image. A further method is provided to deploy the virtual appliance as a virtual machine at the customer site, the method re-installs each software product pre-requisite software/package in the virtual machine only if the license has been approved by a user. The virtual appliance distribution package comprises the at least one virtual disk with software package, and the activation program as a boot program and some additional information such as the list (ECP) of pre-requisite software for the software product and a repository containing the software product pre-requisite software/packages location where the pre-requisite software/packages can be retrieved. The activation program also maintains a list (LSER) of all the pre-requisite software/packages already installed in the user environment before and during the activation phase.
Patent GB-2517445-A (GB)
Title: Illumination Munition
Inventor: ADAMS DANIEL ALEXANDER
IPC: F42B12/62
Filed: 2013-08-20
Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination munition, particularly an illumination payload ejection device housed within a common carrier payload delivery shell, with a frangible safety link. There is provided an illumination munition comprising a shearable tail unit 12, a main body 24 which comprises a payload cavity 15 for receiving an illumination payload apparatus 10, a fuze 19, an ogive element 17 located between said main body and the fuze, and an explosive train 18 operably connected to said fuze, wherein the illumination payload apparatus comprises an illumination composition 29, a drogue parachute 27 and a main parachute 28, wherein the main parachute is tethered by a payload tether to the payload apparatus, such that after deployment of said main parachute said payload apparatus descends under the control of said main parachute.
Patent GB-2518240-A (GB)
Title: A frame with a sliding mechanism
Inventor: WYNDER LUKE
IPC: A47B88/493
Filed: 2013-09-17
Abstract: A frame (1, fig 1) includes frame members 2 defining an opening for receiving a closure 4. At least one of the frame members has a longitudinally extending recess (6, fig 1). A slide mechanism 7 is received in the recess, and includes a first track 12 fixed within the recess and a second track 14 moveable within and along the recess and coupled to the first track via a rotary coupling member 16. The second track is arranged to be coupled to the closure element. The frame may be a window frame and the slide mechanism may operate as a replacement for a sash counterweight. The frame and closure element may relate to a drawer. In an alternative aspect, a frame is provided with a connecting member 8 defining a pivot and a cord (50, fig 2) attached to a closure element to arrest rotation.
Patent GB-2510467-A (GB)
Title: Organic Light Emitting Display Device comprising alternating organic and inorganic barrier layers
Inventor: PARK EUN-JUNG
IPC: H01L51/50
Filed: 2013-12-03
Abstract: An organic light emitting display device with high colour reproducibility and high efficiency comprises a first electrode 102 formed on a substrate 101, a second electrode 104 facing the first electrode 102, a blue emission layer 116 formed between the first 102 and second 104 electrodes, a capping layer 142 formed on the second electrode 104, and a front sealing layer 144 formed on the capping layer 142 and comprising an inorganic barrier layer and an organic barrier layer alternately formed at least once, wherein a luminescent dopant included in the blue emission layer 116 has a maximum photoluminescence wavelength of 465 nm or less, and blue light generated from the blue emission layer 116 and emitted via the front sealing layer 144 or the substrate 101 has a Y color coordinate (CIEy) of 0.055 or less. Also disclosed is a method of forming the above display device.
Patent GB-2524505-A (GB)
Title: Voice conversion
Inventor: LATTORE-MARTINEZ JAVIER
IPC: G10L13/08
Filed: 2014-03-24
Abstract: A text-to-speech (TTS) system modifies the synthesised speech according to the voice/speech attributes of a speaker by dividing text (from eg. Automatic Speech Recognition S208) into a sequence of acoustic units (S211), and speech segments (S205) into probability distributions which are modified (S219) using an acoustic model (S215, eg. Hidden Markov HMM) relating acoustic units (eg. words, graphemes or phonemes) to output speech vectors. The modification (D) may be selected from eg. expression, emotion, accent etc., and the probability distributions for speech parameters such as the spectrum, log fundamental frequency (Log F0) or its derivatives, duration etc. modified while others are held constant.
Patent GB-2510283-A (GB)
Title: Household appliance and communication control method
Inventor: HIBARA NAOYUKI
IPC: H04L29/02
Filed: 2012-01-26
Abstract: A household appliance (101) comprises a high-speed communication interface (104), a large-capacity data processing device (103) which is linked with a household appliance control device (102), and a low-speed communication switch device (106). When an object of communication with the household appliance control device (102) is switched to the large-capacity data processing device (103), the large-capacity data processing device (103) converts data which is inputted via a high-speed communication interface (104) to a low-speed communication format, outputs the data via the low-speed communication switch device (106) to the household appliance control device (102), converts data which is inputted from the household appliance control device (102) via the low-speed communication switch device (106) to a high-speed communication format and inputs the data thus converted to a high-speed communication interface (104).
Patent GB-2511455-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for controlling the voltage in an alternating current electricity supply
Inventor: CARTER PAUL
IPC: H02M5/12
Filed: 2012-11-30
Abstract: A voltage optimisation apparatus (10) for controlling output voltage (38) of an alternating current electricity supply (36) is disclosed. The apparatus includes input (12,14) and output terminals (16,18) and a transformer (24) reducing or increasing the voltage to an optimum voltage. A processor (40) controls switches (32,34) that turn the transformer on and off when the wave form of the voltage is within a predetermined range relative to zero.
Patent GB-2527309-A (GB)
Title: Gym spirit
Inventor: ROBINSON LOUIS PAUL
IPC: G01C9/34
Filed: 2014-06-17
Abstract: A spirit level device attached to a weightlifting barbell. The device may be incorporated in to the bar fig 1 or removably attached to the bar fig 2.
Patent GB-2528498-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft landing gear
Inventor: THOMPSON ROBERT IAN
IPC: B64C25/58
Filed: 2014-07-24
Abstract: An aircraft landing gear 1 comprises a sprung arm 10 mounted to a main pivot 11 and carrying one or more wheels 14. A swinging link 50 has a first end which is pivotally coupled to a crank arm 20 of the sprung arm via a first swinging link pivot 51 and a second end which is pivotally coupled to a transfer arm 33 via a second swinging link pivot 52. The transfer arm is attached to each of a plurality of leaf springs 30. The leaf springs are arranged to provide a resilient biasing force via the transfer arm and the swinging link which opposes rotation of the sprung arm about the main pivot. Each leaf spring only absorbs a portion of the landing loads, so load and stress levels in each individual spring are lower. The swinging link enables the leaf springs to be positioned remotely from the sprung arm, in a suitable position to optimise the use of space and distribute loads efficiently into the airframe.
Patent GB-2514961-A (GB)
Title: Data transmission apparatus and method
Inventor: EFTHYMIOU COSTAS
IPC: H04W8/26
Filed: 2010-04-29
Abstract: A grid comprising smart meters with at least two IDs in which one of the IDs is used by the smart meter for sending consumption data that needs to attributed to the owner or user of the smart meter, for example for billing purposes. In particular, the device has means for storing one or more IDs that are attributed to a physical metering device and a plurality of IDs that are not attributable any physical metering device. Furthermore, the device has means to receiving messages comprising data and a sender ID and means to compare the sender ID with the stored IDs. The device provides the received data to a first communication channel if the sender ID corresponds with one of IDs attributed to the physical devices IDs, and alternatively it provide the received data to a second communication channel if the sender ID corresponds with one of IDs not attributed to the physical devices IDs.
Patent GB-2520808-A (GB)
Title: Process control systems and methods
Inventor: THIELE DIRK
IPC: G06F11/20
Filed: 2014-09-26
Abstract: A method comprises: operating a first cluster including first virtual machines and first servers, and a second cluster including second virtual machines and second servers; storing 2210 first data from the first virtual machines at a first data store of the first cluster and a replica of the first data at a second data store of the second cluster; storing 2212 second data from the second virtual machines at the second data store and a replica of the second data at the first data store; identifying 2222 a failure of the first cluster and, in response, restarting 2224 the first virtual machines using the second servers and the replica of the first data at the second data store. After resolving the failure, a migration 2228 from the second servers back to the first servers may be performed. A method comprises: selecting 2202 a first mode to operate 2206 a first cluster, comprising writing to a cache of a first data store to store first data from first virtual machines; and selecting 2214 a second mode to operate 2218 the first cluster, comprising circumventing the cache and writing directly to a disk. This may implement write through (Figure 18).
Patent GB-2531593-A (GB)
Title: Light fixture and light
Inventor: GARETH EVANS
IPC: F21W107/20
Filed: 2014-10-23
Abstract: A light fixture comprises a LED light source 106 mounted on a thermally conductive plate 102 which forms the bezel for the light fixture. This provides an effective means by which heat is removed from the light fixture to enable light sources of high power to be used. A PCB 104 and driver electronics 112 may be attached to the plate, and the plate may form part of a heat pipe.
Patent GB-2525739-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive suppression of vehicle restraint system
Inventor: ENGELMAN GERALD H
IPC: B60R21/015
Filed: 2015-03-16
Abstract: A vehicle 100 has a restraint system with at least two restraint devices 110. A sensor (130, figure 2) detects a potential collision object and outputs a signal representing a relative position of the potential collision object to the vehicle. A processing device (135) suppresses deployment of at least one of the restraint devices based at least in part on the signal output by the at least one sensor. The vehicle may also comprise at least one seat 105A which can move from a first or forward facing position (figure 1A) to a second or rearward facing position, where the device is configured to suppress deployment of at least one restraint device, such as an airbag or seatbelt, based upon whether the seat is in the first or second position. The vehicle may be an autonomous or driverless vehicle, where a restraint device, such as a forward airbag, is prevented from being deployed if the seat has been turned to face rearwards. A method of suppressing deployment of a restrain device is also disclosed, as is a system which does not comprise first and second restraint devices.
Patent GB-2538803-A (GB)
Title: A metering apparatus for and method of determining a characteristic of a fluid flowing through a pipe
Inventor: GEORGE EDMOND
IPC: G01F1/80
Filed: 2015-05-29
Abstract: A strain gauge 71 is fixed to a non linear section of pipe 50 to detect a bending force on the pipe induced by the inertia of the fluid flowing through the pipe. A second strain gauge 72 is fixed to the pipe and detects any of hoop, longitudinal and/or radial strains imparted on the pipe by the pressure of the fluid flowing through the pipe. A controller 80 determines the mass flow rate of fluid flowing through the pipe based on the bending force and the hoop, longitudinal or radial strains. The controller may determine the volumetric flow rate and/or pressure of the fluid flowing in the pipe. A temperature sensor 73 may also be utilised in determining the density of the fluid. A user feedback arrangement may be provided to report fluctuations in the mass flow rate possibly caused by contaminants such as ice.
Patent GB-2538979-A (GB)
Title: Flexible garden sieve
Inventor: DAMIAN NICHOLAS NUNEZ CARDOZO
IPC: B07B1/02
Filed: 2015-06-02
Abstract: A sieve with four substantially vertical side walls A,B,C & D connected at their lower edges to a flexible base with a rectangular grid E. The sieve is flexible enough to be folded flat for storage and has handles or cut out holes on at least two opposing vertical side walls. In one embodiment the handles are formed by inserting rigid tubes or poles into pockets along the top edge of two opposite vertical sides. The sieve is intended for sieving compost, soil or the like.
Patent GB-2526024-A (GB)
Title: Aqueous pigment dispersions
Inventor: LIU TIANQI
IPC: C09D17/00
Filed: 2014-03-04
Abstract: Disclosed herein are aqueous dispersions comprising: at least one pigment present in an amount of at least 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the dispersion, the at least one pigment being selected from oxidized carbon blacks and modified carbon blacks having attached at least one organic group; and at least one organic solvent present in an amount of at least 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the dispersion, the at least one organic solvent having a Hansen hydrogen bonding parameter (Î´Î) ranging from 13 to 50 MPa0.5, and a Hansen polarity parameter (Î´Ï) ranging from 5 to 13 MPa0.5, wherein the dispersion is substantially free of a surfactant. Also disclosed are methods of preparing aqueous dispersions and injet ink compositions prepared from the same.
Patent GB-2533840-A (GB)
Title: Garment with multilayer internal abdominal support panels
Inventor: HERMAN ROUP
IPC: A41D27/20
Filed: 2015-10-14
Abstract: Making a control top garment, such as a pair of trousers or a skirt, includes forming a pocket bag from a first fused composite material and a second material, the first fused fabric composite having stretch and recovery properties in at least one direction thereof; and attaching the pocket bag to an garment by (i) attaching a top side of the pocket bag to a waistband of the garment; (ii) attaching a first side of the pocket bag to a side of the garment: and (iii) attaching a second side of the pocket bag adjacent a connector, e.g. the fly, of the garment. The pocket bag provides abdominal support to the wearer in order to improve the appearance of the user. The pocket bag may be formed using a second fused material, where the first and/or second fused material may have stretch and recovery properties in two directions. The waistband of the garment may be curved.
Patent GB-2537441-A (GB)
Title: Needle assemblies
Inventor: JACK CALVERT
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 2015-10-21
Abstract: A needle assembly for mounting on an injection device comprising a body 10,20 configured to be removably attached to an injection device in use. A double ended needle supported by the body and extending from a forward tip 41 which faces forwardly relative to the body to a rearward tip 42 which faces rearwardly relative to the body. A needle shield 30 arranged for relative axial movement with respect to the body, wherein the needle assembly has an injection configuration, in which the shield 30 is positioned such that the forward tip 41 of the needle projects beyond a forward end of the shield 30, and a shroud configuration, in which the shield 30 is positioned such that the forward end of the shield 30 extends beyond the forward tip 41 of the needle and the needle assembly further comprises a needle support 50 fixed relative to the needle. The needle support 50 being fixed relative to the body when the needle assembly is in the injection configuration and wherein movement of the shield 30 from the injection configuration to the shroud configuration axially displaces the needle support relative to the body 10,20.
Patent GB-2535374-A (GB)
Title: Surface-cleaning apparatus
Inventor: PHILIP GROVE
IPC: A47L13/258
Filed: 2013-11-08
Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises cleaning head 10 having a body 12 to sit adjacent a first surface to be cleaned and a head formation 14 releasably connectable to a connection portion 13 of the body 12. In a first configuration (fig 2) the head formation 14 is connected to the body 12 such that the head formation 14 sits adjacent the first surface or a second surface to be cleaned, and the cleaning head 10 defines a first footprint, and in a second configuration the head formation 14 is detached from the body 12 and the cleaning head 10 defines a second footprint. The apparatus may include a plurality of head formations 12 each being connectable to the connection portion 13 of the body as selected by a user. Also disclosed is a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a cleaning head that has a body (62, fig 8) and a head formation (64, fig 8) connected to the body (62, fig 8), wherein the head formation (64, fig 8) is moveable between a first position in which the head formation (64, fig 8) sits adjacent the surface to be cleaned and a second position in which the head formation (64, fig 8) is inclined to or spaced from the surface.