baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2517316-A (GB)
Title: Fastening device for a child seat for a motor vehicle
Inventor: PATHIYIL SANAL KUMAR
IPC: B60R22/28
Filed: 2014-10-14
Abstract: A fastening device (14, see figure 1) for a child seat (10) for a motor vehicle, said fastening device comprising at least one top tether bracket 20 for fixing thereto a top tether 22 of the child seat, wherein the top tether bracket is configured as a load limiting element purposefully deforming due to a frontal impact thereby purposefully allowing a movement in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and limiting the loads acting upon a seat passenger of the child seat during the frontal impact. Preferably the top tether bracket 20 is designed in one piece and configured to purposefully allow a movement of 35 to 50 millimetres in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, has a first portion 28 and a second portion 30 abutting the first portion 28, wherein the second portion 30 extends angularly away from the first portion 28 towards the back of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2531597-A (GB)
Title: A Toilet Seat Assembly
Inventor: CATHERINE WALKER
IPC: A47K13/24
Filed: 2014-10-24
Abstract: A toilet seat assembly comprises a toilet seat 3 having a toilet bowl attachment means 2 and a toilet bowl interface 32. The bowl attachment means comprises hinge attachment 33 between the toilet seat 3 and toilet bowl (4, Fig 2). The toilet seat 3 comprises a solid form which defines a substantially planar upper face 35 and a substantially planar lower face, wherein the faces are joined by sides extending around and between the faces and wherein the interface 32 comprises said sides at least in part. The interface 32 is a continuous lip depending downwardly when the lid is orientated in a down position upon the toilet bowl. In the down position, the lip 32 depends below the top surface of the toilet bowl as shown in Fig 6b.
Patent GB-2522112-A (GB)
Title: Food compositions
Inventor: BARRATT ALAN RICHARD
IPC: A23L1/305
Filed: 2014-11-17
Abstract: The invention provides a food composition comprising whey protein isolate and non denatured casein, wherein the amount of whey protein isolate relative to non denatured casein is in a ratio of from 1:1.5 to 1.5:1. In preferred embodiments the ratio is 1:1. Preferably, the food composition is a powdered beverage wherein the total protein content of the powder is 80% or more. The food composition may be used as a health supplement and/or body building supplement and may in particular be used to increase the amount of muscle mass in the body or to increase the strength of existing body muscles. The composition provides an initial peak of essential amino acids in the blood from the faster digesting whey protein, followed by a longer term drip-feed or essential amino acids by virtue of the slower digesting casein.
Patent GB-2526410-A (GB)
Title: Flap arrangement for a motor vehicle
Inventor: BETZEN HEIKO
IPC: B60L11/18
Filed: 2015-03-19
Abstract: A flap arrangement for a motor vehicle comprising a flap, in particular a fuel tank filler cover flap 1, a plunger 2 on which the flap is rotatably mounted, and a base 30, in particular a tank filler trough, on which the plunger is shiftably mounted in a projection direction A. A push-push kinematic (See fig. 1) may be used to lock and unlock the plunger, driven by a user input against the projection direction, which may comprise a link member (3.2) and engagement member (1.1), where one may be connected hingedly to the flap and positively guided on the plunger. The arrangement may include a transmission comprising a rack 5.2, toothing 5.3, and at least one gear 5.4 which each mesh to restrict the articulating motion between an open and a closed configuration of the flap to a desired path. A mechanical preload means (6, Fig. 5) such as a spring may bias the plunger in the projection direction, where the projection direction may be perpendicular to an axis of rotation (D) about which the flap rotates relative to the plunger.
Patent GB-2527940-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic data compression technique
Inventor: MICKAEL MEDHAT W
IPC: G01V1/48
Filed: 2015-07-02
Abstract: Acoustic data acquired in a MWD/LWD system can be compressed for transmission to the surface. The compression technique can include semblance processing acoustic signals received at a plurality of receivers spaced apart from a transmitter to generate a semblance projection at each of a plurality of depths. Peaks of the semblance projection can then be telemetered to the surface, with each peak including a slowness (velocity) value and a coherence (semblance) value. The telemetered values may be processed at the surface to generate logs.
Patent GB-2544958-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for automated vending of tickets using multiple individual ticket vending machines in a shared physical location
Inventor: PHILIP OLDROYD
IPC: G07F17/42
Filed: 2015-09-11
Abstract: The present application relates to an automated ticket vending system 400 which employs a network of individual ticket vending machines 100 in a shared location. Various methods are proposed in order to operate the plurality of vending machines in a more efficient manner and specifically in response to user demand. The system comprises multiple ticket vending machines, a control system 401, and a communications facility 402 for supporting communications between the ticket vending machines and control system. Each ticket vending machine acquires data relating to the current level of usage and transmits it to the control system. The control system analyses the usage data from each vending machine, and responsive to such analysis, transmits control instructions to the individual ticket vending machines specifying appropriate actions to address the current level of usage. The system may reduce user queue length during periods of high demand by restricting the available functions offered by the ticket vending machines.
Patent GB-2542207-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for drying hair
Inventor: ERIC KOFI GYAPONG BOATENG
IPC: A45D20/12
Filed: 2015-09-14
Abstract: Apparatus suitable for drying hair comprises first and second mutually-opposing arms 12, 14 which can move between an open configuration for receiving a length of wet hair, and a closed configuration. Means 20 are provided for imparting vibration from at least one of said arms to said length of hair to move and separate hair fibres for improving drying of the hair. The apparatus may also comprise means such as fan 26 for drawing or blowing air through the length of hair. Preferably the first and second arms define a chamber 22 and the vibration means 20 acts on the hair inside the chamber 22. Preferably air is blown or drawn through hair in the chamber 22. Also provided is a method of drying hair using such an apparatus.
Patent GB-2536346-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to retinal treatment
Inventor: DEREK SWAN
IPC: A61F9/008
Filed: 2016-01-26
Abstract: A method of determining control parameters of a retinal treatment system comprising: acquiring an image of a subject's eye using an imaging laser and an optical system of the system; presenting a retina image to a system user; receiving from the user data locating at least one retina treatment site and a required light pattern for the treatment site; using the location data to determine a location control parameter for causing the optical-system to direct treatment laser light from the system to the treatment site; and determining a pattern control parameter from the light pattern for producing a laser light pattern that is delivered to the treatment site via the optical-system. The method may further comprise: receiving a description of distortion of the retina image and using it to present a corrected retina image; and receiving from the user, data locating at least one treatment site of the corrected image and using the distortion-description and location data to determine a location control parameter to direct treatment laser light from the system to the treatment site and using the required light pattern to determine a pattern control parameter to produce a laser light pattern. Also a retinal treatment system.
Patent GB-2531680-A (GB)
Title: Confectionery and manufacturing method
Inventor: PETER SANDERS
IPC: A23L29/219
Filed: 2013-05-07
Abstract: The invention provides a gelatine-free jelly confectionery composition comprising a bulk sweetener, water and a mixture of oxidised starches. The oxidised starches may be selected from two or more of potato, tapioca, corn, wheat, rice, oat, barley, millet, pea, brassica, carrot, parsnip, pumpkin and sweet potato oxidised starches, such as potato and tapioca oxidised starches. Methods of making the products are also provided.
Patent GB-2547267-A (GB)
Title: Transmitter, receiver and methods
Inventor: SAMUEL ASANGBENG ATUNGSIRI
IPC: H04L27/26
Filed: 2016-02-12
Abstract: An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmitter includes bootstrap circuitry configured to form a bootstrap signal 600 comprising a plurality of bootstrap OFDM symbols 601-604, the bootstrap signal carrying signalling information for use in detecting and recovering information from a preamble 104-110 of an OFDM frame (e.g. an ATSC 3.0 frame). The bootstrap signal is transmitted before the preamble and includes one or more bootstrap symbols 610 that identify the transmitter to a receiver from a cyclic shift of a time domain version of the one or more bootstrap symbols. A receiver is configured to identify the transmitter by detecting a cyclic shift of the one or more bootstrap OFDM symbols in the time domain. The transmitter identification (TxID) may be carried by a fifth bootstrap symbol introduced after the first four bootstrap symbols. The cyclic shift of the TxID bootstrap symbol(s) is one of several cyclic shifts, each cyclic shift identifying a corresponding transmitter.
Patent GB-2549335-A (GB)
Title: A sealing arrangement
Inventor: EDWARD SCOTT
IPC: F16J15/06
Filed: 2016-04-15
Abstract: A sealing arrangement comprising a sealing gasket (Fig.1, 2) arranged between first and second housing members 3, 4, the gasket having opposing first and second surfaces (Fig.2, 5, 6). A first inner seal 17 and a first outer seal 18 is provided on the first surface of the sealing gasket, for defining a first plenum 30 between the first inner seal, first outer seal and first housing member in use. A second inner seal 19 and a second outer seal 20 is provided on the second surface of the sealing gasket, for defining a second plenum 31 similar to the first. The first and second plenums are configured for fluid communication with at least one pumping arrangement 40, in use, for pumping the first and second plenums to a sub-atmospheric first pressure. A transfer channel 32 may be provided between the two plenums for fluid communication. This arrangement is suitable for use in an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) system, e.g. a turbo molecular pump.
Patent GB-2551361-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for noise dampening
Inventor: LUKE REDFERN
IPC: F04D29/66
Filed: 2016-06-15
Abstract: A noise dampening device 200, such as a Helmholtz resonator, for dampening noise from a vehicle component (e.g. turbocharger) comprises a cavity resonator 202 having an internal volume. A change of rotational speed of the device causes a change of one or both of a dimension of an opening (104, fig 1) to the resonator, and an internal volume of the cavity resonator. This changes a frequency of noise damped by the device. A change of rotational speed may cause at least one moveable member 206, 204 to change position, which changes the area of the opening or the volume of the cavity. The moveable member may be biased non-linearly proportional to load. The device may be mountable to a rotating shaft of the vehicle component and rotation of the device may be driven by rotation of the component.
Patent GB-2553848-A (GB)
Title: Quantum power sensor
Inventor: OLEG VLADIMIROVICH ASTAFIEV
IPC: G01R21/00
Filed: 2016-09-19
Abstract: A quantum power sensor comprising a two-level quantum system 10 coupled to a transmission line 20. The quantum system may be capacitively or inductively coupled to the transmission line and may be selected from: superconducting qubits, single-electron two-level systems, nuclear spin qubits, quantum dots, defect qubits, or trapped ion qubits. The quantum system and the transmission line may be configured to operate at low temperatures. There may be a spectrum analyser or vector network analyser 60 connected to the transmission line. Also claimed is a method of measuring power in a transmission line, the method comprising: coupling a two-level quantum system to the transmission line: and determining the coupling and the Rabi frequency of the two-level system. The sensor and method allow measuring of the absolute power of a microwave signal on a low-temperature line, e.g. in a cryostat.
Patent GB-2544662-A (GB)
Title: Notifying users of relevant content
Inventor: ALEXANDER TABORISKIY
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2015-09-15
Abstract: Relevancy information describing a relevance of a digital content item to a user is received. The relevancy information is used to determine whether to notify the user of the digital content item. If it is determined to notify the user, it is inferred from activities of the user a time when the user is favorably disposed to consume the digital content item. A message is sent to a client device used by the user at the time when the user is favorable disposed to consume the digital content item.
Patent GB-2558595-A (GB)
Title: A valve assembly
Inventor: Catalin Pruncu
IPC: F16K27/06
Filed: 2017-01-09
Abstract: A valve assembly includes a valve body 12 defining an inlet 14 and outlet 16 with associated valve seats 18, 19. A primary member (22, Fig. 1) is rotatably mounted within the valve body. First and second sealing members 26, 28 are movable relative to the valve seats 18, 19 between retracted-open positions and an extended-closed positions to control fluid flow. Movement of the sealing members between the open and closed positions is driven by rotation of the primary member 22, and the movement includes a rotational movement about an axis of rotation A and a radial movement with respect to the axis of rotation A towards or away from the respective valve seat.
Patent GB-2558660-A (GB)
Title: An electrical machine and a method of operating an electrical machine
Inventor: STUART CALVERLEY
IPC: H02P17/00
Filed: 2017-01-16
Abstract: An electrical machine (220) comprises a first rotor (230) having a first number of pole pairs (232) for producing a first magnetic field and a second rotor (220) comprising a plurality of pole pieces (222) the plurality of pole pieces being arranged to modulate the first magnetic field to produce a second magnetic field having a second number of pole pairs. A stator (210) is also provided and comprises one or more windings (240, 250) arranged to produce a third magnetic field arranged to interact with the first number of pole pairs and the second number of pole pairs;. In operation the interaction of the third magnetic field with the first number of pole pairs and the second number of pole pairs changes a torque ratio between the first rotor and the second rotor. In one embodiment the machine is used as a magnetic gearing arrangement in a hybrid electric vehicle where the second rotor is connected to an engine and the first rotor to a drive or propeller shaft. The stator may transmit electrical power in to and/or out of the electrical machine.
Patent GB-2545593-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing brown algae in which iodine was reduced
Inventor: Yosuke Chiba
IPC: A61P37/08
Filed: 2015-09-29
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing brown algae or brown algae extract in which iodine was reduced while the color components in the brown algae were retained. The method for producing brown algae by reducing iodine while retaining the color components in the brown algae is characterized in that after untreated brown algae starting material has been shredded, heat treatment is performed for 90 to 300 seconds using hot water at 90 to 100˚C. Furthermore, the method for producing a brown algae extract by reducing the iodine content while retaining the color components in the brown algae is characterized in that the brown algae obtained as described above is extracted using water-containing ethanol at a concentration of 60 to 100%.
Patent GB-2567406-A (GB)
Title: Cable including monitoring strand
Inventor: ANDREW SIMMONDS
IPC: H01B11/22
Filed: 2017-07-31
Abstract: A monitoring cable 200 extending in an elongate direction comprises: an elongate protective jacket 210; transport conduits or cables 220; and a monitoring strand 248. The physical relationships between the components, placed in a helical arrangement, reduces relative movement and twisting of the cable. The monitoring strand has a solid casing carrying optical fibres, spaced apart in a plane orthogonal to the cables longitudinal direction. The monitoring stand casing 240 maintains the spacing of the monitoring optical fibres whilst its outer surface is shaped or moulded to prevent movement/twisting of the monitoring strand relative the cable. Also claimed is an umbilical power cable, a cable shape monitoring system having a laser source and detector and a monitoring strand suitable for strain sensing, its outer surface shaped to prevent twisting relative to the cable in which it is installed. The cable may be a submarine cable for power delivery, communication or transport of hydraulics or fluid such as oil or gas. The monitoring strand senses strain and bending which might damage the cable and cause failure.
Patent GB-2556994-A (GB)
Title: Tissue analysis by mass spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry
Inventor: STEVEN DEREK PRINGLE
IPC: H01J49/04
Filed: 2016-03-07
Abstract: A method of analysis using mass and/or ion mobility spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry is disclosed comprising: using a first device to generate aerosol, smoke or vapour from one or more regions of a first target of biological material; and mass and/or ion mobility analysing and/or ion mobility analysing said aerosol, smoke, or vapour, or ions derived therefrom so as to obtain first spectrometric data. The method may use an ambient ionisation method.
Patent GB-2562324-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for determining indoor location and floor of a mobile device
Inventor: Sean Huberman
IPC: G01C21/20
Filed: 2017-10-04
Abstract: A system and method of determining the floor and location of a device in an indoor space having multiple floors. Wi-fi (RTM) and Bluetooth (RTM) signal strengths are measured 702 and at least one candidate location for the device for each floor is determined 704. The candidate location is combined with step module data and anticipation module data 706 to determine a most likely location for the device for each floor 708. Device movement history is combined with the most likely candidate location of the device for each floor to determine the floor and location 710. The device Wi-fi (RTM) and Bluetooth (RTM) data may be processed using a time-sensitive moving average. The anticipation module data may include map constraints and routing information. The step module data may comprise a step length and a heading based on the device sensor data.
Patent GB-2569164-A (GB)
Title: Antenna
Inventor: EMILIANO MEZZAROBBA
IPC: H01Q9/04
Filed: 2017-12-08
Abstract: A stacked patch antenna has a first antenna patch 110 on a first antenna substrate 106, a second antenna patch 114 on a second antenna substrate 108 and a ground plane 102 on a ground substrate. A surround includes a plurality of metallic fingers 116 from the second antenna substrate to the ground substrate extending around a perimeter of the second antenna substrate to form a cavity. The fingers may be equally spaced around the perimeter at a spacing of 1/40 of a wavelength at the centre operating frequency and may have a width of 1/40 of a wavelength. Matching circuitry may be placed on the bottom surface of the ground substrate. The second antenna substrate and surround may be formed of a single structure by 3D printing or vacuum forming. The antenna may be dual polarised or circularly polarised and may form part of a MIMO array.
Patent GB-2559881-A (GB)
Title: Soil erosion prevention method and implement therefor
Inventor: ROBERT HOLLAND
IPC: E02D3/026
Filed: 2016-07-08
Abstract: An implement for reducing soil erosion is disclosed which is arranged to cut a plurality of channels in a soil surface in use. The implement comprises a frame connectable to an agricultural vehicle, and supporting a shaft extending from a first side of the frame to a second side of the frame at a height above the ground and having a mid-point between the first side and the second side, the shaft having at least two outwardly extending blades each adapted to cut a channel in the soil comprising a first outwardly projecting screw flight and a second outwardly projecting screw flight, wherein the first screw flight extends around an outer surface of the shaft from a first location on a first side of the mid-point of the shaft towards the first side of the frame and the second screw flight extends around the outer surface of the cylinder from a second location on a second side of the mid-point of the cylinder towards the second side of the frame. Also disclosed is a method of reducing soil erosion comprising cutting a plurality of spaced apart channels into a consolidated soil surface, the channels extending across tram lines of compressed soil formed by an agricultural vehicle.
Patent GB-2561991-A (GB)
Title: Optimized geosteering using real-time geological models
Inventor: JIN MA
IPC: G01V1/28
Filed: 2016-02-05
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for optimized geosteering using real-time models that are updated LWD measurements containing data such as, for example, layer boundaries and formation properties, wherein the measurements are obtained by replacing TVD coordinates and MD coordinates for parameter entries in a parameter matrix, which can be updated, with TVD coordinates and MD coordinates for an actual well trajectory.
Patent GB-2574675-A (GB)
Title: Access control device, system and methods
Inventor: PAUL R CALDER
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2018-06-15
Abstract: An access control device 410, for use in an access control system, comprises a user interface and a controller operatively associated with the user interface. The controller is configurable via the user interface to manage access to a secure space. The controller is configured to communicate directly with one or more access control modules 420, 450 of the access control system for controlling access to the secure space. The management of access may comprise user, operator, vehicle of equipment access rights. An access control apparatus comprises a sensor for determining an open or closed state of a door, an electronic lock and a device, such as the access control device, to monitor the accessibility to the secure space. A further access control apparatus comprises an electronic lock and a device to transition to lock when it is supplied with power and provided with a key.