baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2531741-A (GB)
Title: Molecular and bioinformatics methods for direct sequencing
Inventor: ANDREW MILLAR
IPC: G16B10/00
Filed: 2014-10-28
Abstract: Described are methods for preparing an isolated biological sample, comprising separating the components of the sample according to their size; purifying and isolating small subunit (SSU) rRNA from the biological sample using a composition comprising a ribonuclease inhibitor and a deoxyribonuclease, reverse transcribing the SSU rRNA into ds cDNA using random primers for SSU rRNA. Also described are computer implemented methods comprising, receiving an isolated sample, sequencing the sample, providing the sequence with a sequence identifier (ID), the sequence comprising a plurality of groups of k mers, each group defining a node in a multi-level hierarchy which defines the relationship between the groups; providing each group of k-mers with a respective group identifier (ID), determining the frequency of the k-mers in each group; generating a group signature array for each group of k-mers, each group signature array comprising the k-mers in each group that have the most increased frequency compared with the sibling k-­mers; generating a signature map comprising each group signature array and at least one of the identifiers, the identifier of at least one parent group and the identifier of at least one child group; and outputting the signature map to be used to classify the sequence.
Patent GB-2522957-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to slide valves
Inventor: GOODWIN ANTHONY
IPC: F16K3/316
Filed: 2014-11-07
Abstract: A slide or gate valve comprises a valve body 15 having an aperture 50 and a gate 55 reciprocally movable within the body between a first position in which the aperture is occluded and a second position in which the aperture is open to provide a flow path. The body 15 includes sidewalls 35 each having a recess and gate support rollers (65, Fig. 2) are provided in the recesses. The gate 55 extends into the recess and is mounted on and moves across the rollers between the first and second positions. By locating the rollers in the recesses they are shielded from the flow path of material through the valve.
Patent GB-2558163-A (GB)
Title: Dynamically assigning network addresses
Inventor: ANGEL NUNEZ MENCIAS
IPC: H04L29/12
Filed: 2014-11-12
Abstract: A server (14) is provided in a network (210) for dynamically assigning network addresses to virtual network adapters in virtual machines (VMs) (10,12). A sniffer (30) extracts network IP addresses associated with MAC addresses of the VMs from packets sent between the server and the VMs. A table (26, 28) stores the extracted addresses with the corresponding MAC addresses and status information for each VM. If a VM status is suspended, a daemon (32) periodically sends renewal requests to the server so that the VMs assigned IP address is not reassigned to another network component while it is suspended. The renewal messages cease when the VM returns to operation.
Patent GB-2532475-A (GB)
Title: Integrity check of DNS server setting
Inventor: DAAVID HENTUNEN
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2014-11-20
Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing an integrity check of a DNS server setting, thereby enabling/realizing detection of DNS hacking or hijacking. Such measures could exemplarily comprise triggering a DNS resolution operation by a service device configured to provide a service using the DNS server setting S210, wherein the DNS server setting is used for DNS resolution or DNS forwarding in service provisioning, acquiring the IP address S220 of a DNS server device, which is configured to perform DNS resolution in service provisioning, by reading the IP address of the DNS server device included in a DNS message as part of the triggered DNS resolution operation by the service device, and processing S230 the acquired IP address of the DNS server device for evaluating integrity of the DNS server setting used in service provisioning.
Patent GB-2522512-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for managing a memory
Inventor: IOANNOU NIKOLAS
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2014-11-21
Abstract: A method for managing a memory by a memory controller which delays a unit (block) of memory, such as flash memory, from being considered for reclamation (garbage collection) using a second pool (2) of blocks which are not considered for garbage collection and a first pool (1) of blocks which is available for garbage collection. The memory comprises a set of blocks; each block comprising a set of pages. Data updates are performed by writing data updates out-of-Â­place, and invalidating the page containing the outdated data. The method moves a block from the first pool (1) to the second pool (2) in response to invalidating a first one of the pages contained in this unit. This unit is returned from the second pool (2) to the first pool (1) after a defined number of blocks of the set have been written; preferably the second pool comprises a single queue, a circular buffer (21) of queues with index pointer (22), or first-in, first-out (FIFO) buffer. A block is selected out of the first pool (1) for reclamation by the block reclaiming process.
Patent GB-2534597-A (GB)
Title: A building panel element
Inventor: GREGORY FLYNN
IPC: E04D5/14
Filed: 2015-01-29
Abstract: A building panel for a roof wherein part of the panel is heatable to seal the panel to an adjacent panel. The panel may comprise an extension portion 21 which overlaps part of an adjacent panel to seal the gap between them. The extension portion may be a polymeric flexible membrane or it may be a rigid and metallic. The panel may comprise a heat activated sealing element 23, 24 comprising an adhesive, a polymeric, an acrylic or an epoxy material. The sealing element may be engagable with an adjacent panel to seal them together. The sealing element may be engaged with the extension portion. The panel may comprise an electrical conductor (31, Fig. 7) adjacent or embedded within the sealing element to heat it. Preferably, the panel is a composite insulating panel with a metallic material either side of a foam centre. Also claimed is a method for sealing two panels together that comprises heating part of the panels. This may be to heat-seal, weld or fuse the panels together, preferably in-situ on a construction site.
Patent GB-2525478-A (GB)
Title: Demodulator and multi-chip module for a multi-mode receiver and method therefor
Inventor: PEREIRA VITOR
IPC: H04N5/455
Filed: 2015-02-26
Abstract: A multi-chip module (MCM) 240 for a multi-mode receiver 200 includes first 247 and second 248 demodulator dies. An MCM substrate has first 241 and second 242 satellite input ports, first 243 and second 244 terrestrial/cable input ports, and first 245 and second 246 (output) transport stream (TS) ports. The first 247 and second 248 demodulator die have a satellite port and a terrestrial/cable port coupled to the first 241, 243 and second 242, 244 satellite and terrestrial/cable ports of the MCM substrate respectively. The first and second demodulator die each have a first and a second transport stream port coupled to the first 245 and second 246 transport stream ports of the MCM substrate 310. Also claimed is a demodulator for a multi-mode receiver, comprising first and second input ports, first and second transport stream ports, and a switching circuit for coupling a demodulator core output to a selected one of the first and second transport stream ports. The receiver arrangement advantageously eliminates the need for a discrete crossbar switch (130, Figure 1).
Patent GB-2528749-A (GB)
Title: Method for assessing a quantity of hydrocarbons in a deposit
Inventor: SCHIRMER PATRICE
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2013-11-13
Abstract: Since the static volume of hydrocarbons in a deposit can be determined using a model built from a group of parameters, several sources of uncertainty are taken into consideration, at least some of which are associated with respective parameters of the group. A base case is selected for each source of uncertainty. For each source of uncertainty, a probability distribution of the static volume of hydrocarbons is estimated when said source of uncertainty varies while the other sources comply with the base cases thereof. The Monte Carlo approach is used to draw a set of values of volumes from the distributions associated with each source of uncertainty, calculating, for each set of values drawn, a value of volume VHCIP taking into account the impact of the different sources of uncertainties and estimating a distribution of the calculated values of volume VHCIP.
Patent GB-2529523-A (GB)
Title: Foldable electric bicycle
Inventor: BANASKY LAWRENCE
IPC: B62K15/00
Filed: 2015-06-23
Abstract: A foldable bicycle 100 includes a frame 105, a front wheel assembly 115, and a rear wheel assembly 120. The frame 105 defines a pivot axis (which may further be defined by a pivot and locking mechanism 135). The front wheel assembly 115 is disposed on the frame 105 and configured to rotate about the pivot axis. The rear wheel assembly 120 (which may be centreless, spokeless, hubless etc.) is disposed on the frame 105 and defines an opening 215 for receiving the front wheel assembly 115 when the bicycle 100 is folded. The pivot and locking mechanism 135 may include a base and a locking housing to receive the base, the base may further define holes which engage pins coming from the housing. The mechanism 135 my further include a spring to bias the base to the housing. The bicycle may further have a front wheel 140 with a hub 145 and a motor 150 attached to the hub.
Patent GB-2526717-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for using consumer aliases and identifiers
Inventor: MARKEY ADAM
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2014-03-03
Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for creating a digital consumer profile that may be dynamically and transiently generated, drawing upon attribute data that is available at time of the digital consumer profile creation. The digital consumer profile may further provide for dynamic and transient generations of a plurality of user profiles to fit definitions and use cases not anticipated at the outset of targeting or attribution efforts and attribute data collection. Regulatory conditions, privacy policies, enterprise rules and the like may determine, at least in part, the collection, analysis, and auditing of attribute data, and the merging of such data to form aliases that may be associated with consumers. The digital consumer service may comprise binding expression syntax to dynamically, and transiently, identify profiles to give flexibility and extensibility beyond having a flat match table.
Patent GB-2525554-A (GB)
Title: Cooling device for the casing of an aircraft jet engine comprising a supporting device
Inventor: COHIN ARTHUR
IPC: F01D11/24
Filed: 2014-02-25
Abstract: The invention relates to a cooling device for the casing of a jet engine, said cooling device comprising a cooling tube and a supporting device, the supporting device comprising an attachment plate and an attachment clamp, the attachment clamp comprising a clamp body surrounding the cooling tube and an attachment element attached to the attachment plate, characterised in that the attachment plate comprises: an opening; and an attachment tab secured to said main wall of the attachment plate and arranged at one portion of the periphery of the opening, the attachment clamp passing through the opening, and the attachment element of said attachment clamp being attached to the attachment tab.
Patent GB-2531419-A (GB)
Title: Clamping device
Inventor: CHRISTENSEN BO
IPC: B25B5/16
Filed: 2015-09-04
Abstract: A clamping device includes a clamp assembly and an adjustment assembly, the clamp assembly having two symmetrical clamp arms 1 which are oppositely hinged to each other. Each of the clamp arms includes two identical and parallel clamp pieces 2 and a jaw 3. The jaw is detachably connected between the two clamp pieces, a lower edge of the jaw includes, in order from left to right, a first arc-shaped section 4, a second arc-shaped section 5 and a horizontal section 6. The bottoms of the arc-shaped sections and the horizontal section are at a same plane. The arc-shaped sections are symmetrical to each other and an angle 7 is defined between them. A V-shaped groove 8 is defined between the second arc-shaped section and the horizontal section. The arc-shaped sections are longer than the horizontal section. Each of the clamp arms may include a fixing rod 15. The adjustment assembly may include a bolt 16, a nut 17, a spring 18 and a stop block 19.
Patent GB-2528818-A (GB)
Title: Item locker arrangement
Inventor: SMITH ANDY
IPC: G07F17/12
Filed: 2011-04-28
Abstract: A method of operating an item locker 2 includes remotely accessing an item inventory for a locker and pre-booking or reserving an item. An authorisation element, such as a PIN, is then sent to the user, perhaps in an email or other message, via a personal digital assistant or other portable control device 3. The locker has a number of compartments 5 with controllable locks, a controller having an item inventory store and an authorisation device, such as a keypad. When a user with a PDA 3 is in the vicinity of a locker, the locker may establish a wireless communication link 4 between the PDA 3and the locker controller. The authorisation element may be input to open the compartment containing the pre-booked or reserved item. The wireless link may be the first part, or pre-authorisation, of a two-part authorisation process, with the input of the PIN via a keypad 8 of the locker being the second part. The pre-booking process may involve the user selecting an item and also a time when the item is required and determining if the item is available. The locker may have a tag reader to read tags applied to items.
Patent GB-2546492-A (GB)
Title: Varistors
Inventor: JAN NALBORCZYK
IPC: H01C7/12
Filed: 2016-01-19
Abstract: A varistor 50 comprising: a feed-through conductor 52 and a varistor disc 72 interposed between, and electrically connected to, conductor layers disposed on opposite surfaces of the varistor disc 72, the conductor layers being electrically isolated from one another; wherein the varistor disc 72 comprises a through aperture 60 through which the feed-through conductor extends; a first one of the conductor layers is electrically connected to the feed-through conductor; a second one of the conductor layers is, in normal use, permanently electrically connected to ground the varistor 50. This configuration enables one side of the disc 72 to be connected to the feed-through terminal, and the other side of the disc 72 to be connected to a ground plane, such as an earthed bulkhead of a wall or cabinet, via a metal plate forming part of the varistor 50 housing.
Patent GB-2539781-A (GB)
Title: Gas turbine engine
Inventor: AHMAD M RAZAK
IPC: F02K3/105
Filed: 2016-05-11
Abstract: Gas turbine engine 10 comprises core and bypass arrangements defining core and bypass flow paths, the core comprises a first compressor 14 coupled via a first shaft 36 to a first (high pressure) turbine with first and second turbine stages 22, 26, first and second combustors 20, 24 and a further (low pressure) turbine 28 coupled via a further shaft to a further compressor. The bypass arrangement comprises a bypass fan 12 coupled to the further turbine 28 by a further shaft 40, a third combustor 90 in the bypass flow path and a bypass nozzle 92, 94, which may be a variable geometry convergent portion upstream of a divergent portion, which accelerates bypass exhaust flow to a velocity greater than core exhaust flow when the third combustor 90 is in operation. The first and/or second combustors 14, 24 may comprise an isobaric combustor providing no pressure drop from entry to exit of the combustor. The combustors 14, 24, 90 may be rich quick quench or lean burn combustors. The core may comprise a core nozzle 16, 18 which accelerates core exhaust. The combustors may comprise a cooling system. The arrangement increases efficiency and reduces noise at off design conditions.
Patent GB-2539124-A (GB)
Title: Telescopic fitment for a magnetic filter
Inventor: SIMON DOWNIE
IPC: F24D19/00
Filed: 2015-11-30
Abstract: A telescopic fitment (60, Fig. 1) for connecting a magnetic filter (10, Fig. 1) to a central heating system comprises a first (62, Fig. 1) and second (64, Fig. 1) connectors, each connector comprising a filter connection end 66ꞌ and a circuit connection end 68ꞌ. At least one of the connectors comprises an inner pipe 70ꞌ and an outer pipe 72ꞌ, the filter connection end on one of the inner 70ꞌ or outer 72ꞌ pipes and the circuit connection end on the other of the inner 70ꞌ or outer 72ꞌ pipes. The inner pipe 70ꞌ slides within the outer pipe 72ꞌ to adjust the relative positions of the circuit and filter connection ends whilst maintaining a sealed fluid path. A stop comprising a snap ring 82 held between a holding groove 88 and a detent 84 on the inner pipe 70ꞌ and a snap ring assembly groove 88 prevents the inner 70ꞌ and outer 72ꞌ pipes becoming detached. A method of assembling a telescopic fitment (60, Fig. 1) is also claimed.
Patent GB-2538913-A (GB)
Title: Cylinder bore wall heat insulation device, internal combustion engine and vehicle
Inventor: SATOSHI OKAWA
IPC: F02F1/14
Filed: 2015-04-02
Abstract: In an internal combustion engine having cylinder bores, this heat insulation device is arranged in the middle and lower portion of a groove-form cooling water flow path in the cylinder block of the internal combustion engine, insulates part of the bore wall of all cylinder bores, and is characterized by being provided with a rubber member which, of the middle and lower portion of the cylinder bore-facing wall surface of the groove-shape cooling water flow path, is in contact with the wall surface portion of one cylinder bore or a wall surface portion that extends across two or more cylinder bores; a metal base body member to which the rubber member is fixed; and elastic members which are attached to the metal base body member and which impart a bias such that the metal base body member presses the rubber member towards the middle and lower portion of the cylinder bore-facing wall surface of the groove-form cooling water flow path, wherein one or more of the elastic members are provided for each bore section of the metal base body member. By means of the present invention, it is possible to provide a cylinder bore wall heat insulation device in which insulation can be selectively provided to the places of the cylinder bore wall that require insulation and in which position shifts due to the vibration or the flow of cooling water are not prone to occur.
Patent GB-2540490-A (GB)
Title: Energy ratio sensor for laser resonator system
Inventor: VYTAS T GYLYS
IPC: H01S3/105
Filed: 2015-08-04
Abstract: A laser resonator system 200 comprises at least one gain medium 106 device. The gain medium 106 is configured to output a light beam by stimulated emission which is responsive to a pump light. There are a plurality of mirrors including a primary mirror 104, a secondary mirror 102 and at least one fold mirror 108. The primary mirror 104, the secondary mirror 102 and the at least one fold mirror 108 form a forward optical path from the primary mirror 104 to the secondary mirror 102 and form a return optical path from the secondary mirror 102 to the primary mirror 104. The forward optical path and the return optical path include the at least one gain medium device 106. A sensor system is coupled to a particular fold mirror 108 of the at least one fold mirror 108. The sensor system 120 is configured to generate output based on an energy of forward light of the forward optical path that is transmitted by the particular fold mirror 108 and based on an energy of return light of the return optical path that is transmitted by the particular fold mirror 108.
Patent GB-2547971-A (GB)
Title: Display device, touch sensing circuit and driving method
Inventor: HOON JANG
IPC: G06F3/041
Filed: 2016-12-30
Abstract: Driver circuit for touch sensitive display device in e.g. laptop, tablet or smart phone comprises a first circuit e.g. touch power IC 230 to output a touch driving signal TDS, which may be a pulse width modulation signal i.e. a duty cycle of alternating high and low level voltages, and a second circuit e.g. touch circuit 210, having an input coupled to the first circuit output, to provide the touch driving signal to one or more touch electrodes TE. The touch driving signal has a first amplitude during a first power mode e.g. battery power mode and a second amplitude, which may be smaller, during a second power mode e.g. adapter power mode. When switching between modes, the first circuit may initially generate an intermediate amplitude between the first and second amplitudes. The second circuit may comprise an amplifier, an interrogator circuit, a feedback capacitor and an analog-to-digital converter. A third circuit e.g. micro-control unit 220 may generate an amplitude control signal based on input power voltage of a backlight driver, an interrogator control signal and touch coordinates. May prevent reduction of touch sensitivity when power is supplied from battery and provide high touch sensitivity regardless of power supply.
Patent GB-2544433-A (GB)
Title: Thermally-stable, non-precipitating, high-density wellbore fluids
Inventor: CATO RUSSELL MCDANIEL
IPC: C09K8/84
Filed: 2014-10-17
Abstract: A wellbore treatment fluid comprising: a base fluid; and a water-soluble salt, the salt comprising: a cation; and an anion, wherein the anion is selected from phosphotungstate, silicotungstate, phosphomolybdate, and silicomolybdate. The treatment fluid can have a density greater than or equal to 13 pounds per gallon. A method of treating a portion of a subterranean formation penetrated by a well comprising: introducing the treatment fluid into the well.
Patent GB-2552400-A (GB)
Title: Personal cleansing composition
Inventor: PAUL LAWRENCE HEFFERNAN
IPC: C11D17/02
Filed: 2017-03-15
Abstract: An aqueous personal cleansing composition comprising (i) 2-20% wt of anionic surfactant(s), (ii) 1-10% wt of amine oxide surfactant(s) and (iii) 0.5-3% wt of a hydrophobically modified alkali-swellable acrylic emulsion (HASE) polymer, as polymer solids, wherein the composition is capable of suspending water insoluble or partially water soluble substances in the form of particles or liquid droplets. The HASE polymer may be an acrylate/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, an acrylate/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer or an acrylate/palmeth-25 acrylate crosspolymer, preferably at an amount of 1-2% by weight. A preferred anionic surfactant is sodium laureth sulphate (SLES) at an amount of 5-15% wt and preferred amine oxide surfactants are lauramine oxide, myristamine oxide, cocamine oxide, lauramidopropyl amine oxide, myristamidopropyl amine oxide and cocamidopropyl amine oxide, at an amount of 1-5% wt. The composition may further comprise electrolytes, such as NaCl, liquefied gases, e.g. hydrocarbons, and several other ingredients. It is in liquid or gel form and it may be used as a body wash, facial wash or hand wash, for washing hair or as a shaving gel. It is able to incorporate particulate exfoliants (e.g. scrub particles), encapsulates (containing e.g. fragrance oils, moisturising oils or pigments) or oil droplets in suspension.
Patent GB-2561188-A (GB)
Title: Increased efficiency reduced noise hypersonic aircraft propulsion
Inventor: STEPHEN DESMOND LEWIS
IPC: F16D11/00
Filed: 2017-04-04
Abstract: A turbofan engine 1 has a clutch enabling the fan 2 to be disconnected from the shaft allowing it to freely rotate. It may also be prevented from rotating by way of a brake. Preferably, the driveshaft to which the fan is connected is also connected to a generator 3 by a second clutch. The fan may be disconnected from the driveshaft at transonic speeds. The generator may be connected to the driveshaft at supersonic speeds.