baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2519747-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and method for protecting a component
Inventor: ZORAN RADIVOJEVIC
IPC: H01L51/52
Filed: 2013-10-23
Abstract: A structure 11 to protect a component 2 such as an OLED display or photovoltaic cell from contaminants comprises an encapsulated portion 13 configured to receive at least one component 2, which comprises at least one barrier wall 7. A source of gas 3 is provided within the encapsulated portion to cause a net flow of gas 4 through the barrier walls from inside the encapsulated portion to outside the encapsulated portion. The source of gas may be a layer (Fig. 2: 6) formed between two component layers 2. The source of gas may comprise an adhesive including dissolved gas, a material which forms gaseous products as it degrades such as low melting point hygroscopic solid hexanediol which emits a gaseous diol, or nanoporous material for example. The encapsulated portion may be formed at temperatures lower than ambient, or under increased pressure.
Patent GB-2521627-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for characterisation of biological samples
Inventor: CHOWDHURY DEWAN FAZLUL HOQUE
IPC: A61B5/145
Filed: 2013-12-23
Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the concentration of an analyte in a sample extracted from the skin of a patient comprises a collection chamber 3 adjacent to the skin; a radiation source 7 configured to irradiate the sample in the collection chamber 3; a reflector 4 configured to reflect incident radiation back through the sample; and a sensor 10 configured to measure the radiation emitted from the sample. The reflector 4 may shield the skin from the incident radiation and have a convoluted or perforated shape to permit sufficient diffusion of the extracted analyte to all parts of the surface of the reflector from its edges. In a further apparatus the reflector 4 can be implanted beneath an outer layer of the skin so that instead of being extracted, the sample can be measured in vivo. Possibilities for the type of radiation technique used include sonophoretic/acoustic methods, optical and spectroscopic techniques such as near-infrared and far-infrared spectroscopy, radiowave impedance, skin impedance spectroscopy, polarimetry, Raman spectroscopy, photo acoustic methods and optical coherent tomography. Skin extraction methods include sonophoresis, abrasion techniques and reverse iontophoresis.
Patent GB-2509622-A (GB)
Title: Fastener
Inventor: HILL NATHAN
IPC: F16B2/24
Filed: 2014-02-20
Abstract: A fastener (10) for fastening a first sheet element to at least one second sheet element comprises at least two U-shaped portions (16, 18) being arranged at a distance from each other and connected to one another. Each U-shaped portion (16, 18) has two legs (22, 24, 28, 30) arranged at a distance from each other and being connected to one another by a web (26, 32) of the respective portion (16, 18). The respective legs (22, 24, 28, 30) form a receptacle (34, 36) for the overlapping sheet elements. Each leg (22, 24, 28, 30) has at least one barb (38, 40, 42, 44) extending angularly to the leg (22, 24, 28, 32) towards the respective web (26, 32).
Patent GB-2514652-A (GB)
Title: Thermostatic valve
Inventor: SANSUM NIGEL PAUL
IPC: G05D23/13
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: A shuttle 100 for a thermostatic valve includes a hub 110 having a first side 112 and a second side 114 axially opposite the first side 112. Passages 122 extend axially through the hub 110. The shuttle 100 further includes a sealing portion 160 overmolded onto the hub 110. The sealing portion may have resilient ribs 150 with a sinusoidal shape which may extend axially from the two sides of the hub and these ribs may be compressed in a first position to form a substantially flat sealing surface. The sealing portion may also have a separator seal 160 may extending radially from the hub. The thermostatic valve may be used for plumbing fixtures such as shower control valves.
Patent GB-2524252-A (GB)
Title: Water current turbine
Inventor: COLCLOUGH ROBERT
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 2014-03-17
Abstract: A modular water current turbine system comprises a plurality of submersible turbine assemblies 2, a power conversion module 13 and its mounting 12, and a frequency conversion module 7 and its mounting 6. At least one power conversion module 13 is common to two or more turbine assemblies 2. Electrical connections to the modules are made via their mountings. Modularising the subsystems (frequency conversion and power conversion) of the electrical system allows for low cost, frequent access to parts of the system with a lower mean time before failure, as there is no need to recover the entire turbine and drivetrain. The modules may have controllable buoyancy to assist with retrieval.
Patent GB-2530968-A (GB)
Title: Pneumatic calibration device
Inventor: CARY RATNER
IPC: G01L27/00
Filed: 2014-03-31
Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic calibration device, effectively a hand-held pump for providing a controllable pressure for testing and calibrating pressure gauges, pressure switches or pressure transmitters. The invention comprises:      a pump (102) for pressurising a chamber, an adjustment means (104) for adjusting the pressure in the chamber, a test device connector to connect the test device to the chamber, a pressure gauge connector to connect the pressure gauge to the chamber, characterised in that the pump comprises a pump body (106) and a pump lever (108), moveable relative to the body to operate the pump and the pump body is arranged to be supported against a planar surface in use.
Patent GB-2510281-A (GB)
Title: Providing a function of a basic input/output system (bios) in a privileged domain
Inventor: ALI VALIUDDIN Y
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2011-10-21
Abstract: A privileged domain includes a function of a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). A request to access the function of the BIOS is routed to the privileged domain.
Patent GB-2517595-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relation to tools
Inventor: STUART DOUGLAS MCDONALD
IPC: E21B17/10
Filed: 2014-08-20
Abstract: A tool 1 for use in the recovery hydrocarbons from subterranean or subsea reservoirs, such as hole opener, stabilizer, drill bit, centralizer or collar of with a hard-facing on a surface of the tool, the surface of the tool having opposing side edges 8 and the hard-facing 8 comprising a plurality of insert components 8, 9 10 applied to the surface of the tool, which may have blade like structures 6 and channels 5, at least some of the insert components being applied at an inclined angle to the opposing edges of the surface of the tool. The insert components may be applied in a chevron pattern over the surface of the tool or be arcuate in form (fig, 4).
Patent GB-2534124-A (GB)
Title: Improved swirl burner
Inventor: MARTIN SCHMIDT
IPC: H01M8/06
Filed: 2014-12-19
Abstract: A swirl burner assembly 10 has a hollow elongate body 12 extending along a central axis 12. The body has an end wall 16 and a spaced apart second wall 14 such that the walls define a first volume 52 and a second volume 62. The first volume has an inlet 70 for an oxidant, such as air, and a hollow elongate burner unit 100 with an associated vaned swirl mixer 150. The burner unit extends through an opening 40 in the second wall from the first volume to the second volume, and further includes a first fuel inlet 125 and a second fuel inlet 135. The first fuel inlet is positioned between the oxidant inlet and the swirl mixer, and the second fuel inlet is proximate a second end of the burner and radially inward of the outer diameter of the swirl mixer vanes. The swirl burner can be used in fuel cells, and may permit low calorific value fuel (LCV) formed from a fuel cell stack electrochemical reaction to be combusted, while retaining the ability to combust high calorific value fuel (HCV) for fuel cell start-up.
Patent GB-2521065-A (GB)
Title: Subsea safety system
Inventor: BAXTER STEPHEN
IPC: H04L27/26
Filed: 2013-07-15
Abstract: A subsea system comprises a multiplicity of subsea installations (M-1..M-n) and a common transmission line (2a) in an umbilical for the conveyance of power or data communication electrical signals to the subsea installations. The system provides on the common transmission line a plurality of safety signals (T-1..T-n) in the form of tones separate in frequency from each other and the other signals on the line. Each subsea installation is arranged to receive from the common transmission line selectively a respective one of the safety signals for the control of a fail-safe device (9) in the installation.
Patent GB-2530360-A (GB)
Title: Synchronized vacuum degassing cycling in liquid chromatography
Inventor: ANGELOSANTO JOHN
IPC: G01N30/26
Filed: 2015-04-14
Abstract: A method for vacuum degassing of a liquid such as a solvent for a liquid chromatography system comprising: modulating application of a vacuum to a fluid channel of a degasser so that each volume of a liquid drawn from the degasser experiences a residence time that is equal to the residence times of the other volumes. The residence time is determined as a time that the volume resides in the fluid channel under application of the vacuum and to a magnitude of the applied vacuum. Also claimed is an apparatus comprising: a degasser 24 having fluid channel (44) to conduct a liquid; a vacuum source in communication with degasser 24 that applies vacuum to fluid channel (44); and a processor 14 that generates a control signal to modulate the application of the vacuum to fluid channel (44) of degasser 24. The method and apparatus is preferably applied to low pressure gradient formation where two or more liquids are combined into a single flow, such as a gradient mobile phase.
Patent GB-2539191-A (GB)
Title: Window and door shell construction
Inventor: PAUL JOHNSON
IPC: E06B3/72
Filed: 2015-06-05
Abstract: A window or door comprises a first shell member 1 and a second shell member 10 secured together with a panel member 7, 14 mounted therebetween. At least one of the shell members has at least one aperture 4, 11, through which a portion of the panel is visible. At least one of the shell members may be a frame member mounting the panel. The first and second shells may mount first and second panel members and the shell members may be secured together so the panels are parallel and coextensive. There may be a third panels mounted between the first and second, the third panel 24 may be of thermal or acoustic insulating material. At least one of the first and second panels may be transparent, and a perforated decorative screen may be located between them. The panels may be attached to the shell members by retaining strips 8, 9, 15, 16. The second shell member may be located within the first. The panel member may be a roller blind (30, Fig. 3).
Patent GB-2538114-A (GB)
Title: A coolant recirculation apparatus for a beverage dispense system
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL COOK
IPC: B67D1/08
Filed: 2015-09-08
Abstract: Coolant recirculation apparatus for a beverage dispense system includes a pump mechanism arranged to recirculate coolant via a coolant circuit from a coolant reservoir 108 to a beverage dispense location 104 at which beverage is dispensed and an agitation mechanism 114 arranged to agitate coolant within the coolant reservoir 108. A data sensor is arranged to sense temperature data associated with the coolant and a control unit is arranged to control the rate of operation of the agitation mechanism 114 and the pump mechanism in response to the temperature data and a predefined property of the beverage dispense system. In some aspects this property is the number and/or type of dispense points 106a-c. The dispense points may be one or more condensing or non-condensing dispense points or a combination thereof. The data sensor may comprise a first temperature sensor 130a arranged to monitor the temperature of the coolant from a return line 122 and a second temperature sensor 130b arranged to monitor the temperature of the coolant in the reservoir 108.
Patent GB-2543853-A (GB)
Title: A passage closure plug
Inventor: STEPHEN LEONARD CLARK
IPC: F16L55/132
Filed: 2015-11-02
Abstract: A closure plug 20 for sealing off an open end of a stepped passage 11 is provided. The closure plug 20 has a tubular body 21 that is locally expanded when a hard ball 22 is pressed into a small diameter bore portion (25 in Figure 2) in the tubular body 21. The local expansion of the tubular body 21 causes a smooth outer surface 23 of the tubular body 21 to engage with an adjacent wall of the stepped passage 11 into which the closure plug 20 is fitted thereby sealing off the open end of the passage 11.
Patent GB-2535579-A (GB)
Title: Preventing unauthorized access to an application server
Inventor: CHRIS HELLER
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2015-11-12
Abstract: Unauthorised access to an application server 102 is prevented by collecting and anonymising access data 108 associated with an organisation 104, creating identifying keys 112 which allow the anonymized access data 110 to be matched to its associated users, storing the keys at a secure location 120 associated with the organisation, transferring the anonymised data to an access data warehouse 116, and analysing 124 the anonymised data. The access data may include a request, a log-in, or a user identification or location. The data may be analysed using a data mining algorithm, comparing the anonymous data to reference data. The access data warehouse can be maintained in a cloud computing environment, and may aggregate anonymized access data from a plurality of organizations. An organization may detect abnormal usage patterns 126 by analyzing its usage data and that of further organizations, and may use the abnormal patterns to predict future events, for example intrusion attempts. An organization can automatically generate protective measures 128 against potential threats associated with abnormal usage patterns. The abnormal pattern may include a failed login request or a security breach. The protective measures may include issuing an alert or blocking access.
Patent GB-2537065-A (GB)
Title: Suspended platform system
Inventor: KEVAN HERBERT
IPC: E04G3/30
Filed: 2013-03-15
Abstract: A suspended platform system has tensioned flexible members, such as wire cables (102, fig 1), spanning a gap. Modular platforms (112, fig 1) are suspended on at least two adjacent tensioned wires, and suspension members (114, fig 1) are attached to an overhead support. Each of the suspension members depends downwardly from the overhead support, such as an underside of a bridge or an oil rig, and there are coupling assemblies (120, fig 1) associated with lower ends of the suspension members. Each one of the coupling assemblies couples one of the suspension members to a selected one of the tensioned wires. Furthermore, the suspended platform has elongate safety attachments interconnecting modular platforms. The safety attachments may be pins (502, fig 5) or cables 602.
Patent GB-2538893-A (GB)
Title: Vertical xmas tree and workover assembly
Inventor: HANS CHRISTIAN NILSEN
IPC: E21B34/04
Filed: 2015-03-17
Abstract: A vertical subsea Xmas tree (200) having a production bore (203) and two valves (10) in the production bore (203). Each valve (10) has a valve gate (18, 20) which is functionally connected to an actuator (38, 40) moving the valve gate bidirectionally between an open position and a closed position. The production bore (203) is sealed off by the valves (10) in the closed position. The valve gate (18, 20) is provided with a string cutting edge (34).
Patent GB-2553541-A (GB)
Title: Battery pack
Inventor: RICHARD SMITH
IPC: H01M10/613
Filed: 2016-09-07
Abstract: An electric vehicle battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules 41 spaced apart from each other within a battery box that comprises a base panel 34, a plurality of side wall panels 35 and a lid 27. The battery modules are supported so as to be spaced from the base panel and define a space therebetween. A thermal control unit 43, which may include a fan 45 and an air conditioning unit 46, circulates air through the battery box, through the space between the battery modules and the base panel, and the spaces between the battery modules. The temperature of the circulated air is controlled by the thermal control unit, which may cool or heat the circulated air depending on a temperature sensed within the battery box. An inlet vent aperture 39 extends through a lower portion of a side wall panel and an outlet vent aperture 40 extends through an upper portion of the side wall panel. The thermal control unit may be disposed on the outside of the battery box with an exhaust port 47 of the unit connected to the inlet vent aperture and an intake port 48 of the unit connected to the outlet vent aperture.
Patent GB-2539606-A (GB)
Title: Fuel cell system
Inventor: RICHARD MICHAEL TRACY
IPC: H01M8/083
Filed: 2015-03-16
Abstract: A fuel cell system (10) comprises at least one fuel cell stack (20), and a recirculation network (25, 32, 40, 46, 54) for circulating a liquid electrolyte (12) through each fuel cell stack (20). The recirculation network includes a fluid supply duct (40) and a decoupling module (44) in the recirculation network; the decoupling module (44) comprising an upper chamber and a lower chamber separated by a perforated plate (60), and the fluid supply duct (40) being arranged to supply the liquid electrolyte to the upper chamber (57). The perforated plate (60) has a surface area several times larger than the cross-sectional area of the inlet duct (40), and defines multiple perforations, each of which is a countersunk hole (64) for through flow of the liquid electrolyte into the lower chamber (58), where the liquid electrolyte falls into a collection tray (66). The collection tray (66) communicates with a fluid flow duct (46) of the recirculation network, and is sufficiently far below the plate (60) that the liquid electrolyte that has fallen through each countersunk hole (64) breaks up into droplets before it reaches the collection tray (66). The collection tray (66) may be provided with an overflow (70) so excess electrolyte may overflow into a secondary decoupling unit (75).
Patent GB-2557652-A (GB)
Title: Slicing apparatus and method for making vegetable slices
Inventor: PETER USHER
IPC: B26D7/06
Filed: 2016-12-14
Abstract: A stationary slicing head assembly (12, Fig 1) for use with a centrifugal slicing machine for cutting vegetables P into slices 70, 76, has slicing shoes (20, Fig 2) arranged in a cylinder around an impeller 54 where each slicing shoe (20, Fig 2) has a blade 66, 68 attached which points slightly inwardly towards the impeller 54, but mostly against the direction of rotation R. The slicing head uses at least two 66, 68, sometimes three, types of blades. The blades 66, 68 may be used in any order or configuration, arranged to cut different thicknesses (t1, t2, t3, Fig 11) of slice. Said blades 66, 68 may also have planar (70, Fig 6), wavy or ridged (72, Fig 7) cutting edge profile. Slices with a wavy or ridged (72, Fig 7) side are generally preferred to have a larger thickness (t2, Fig 11) than those which are flat (t1, Fig 11), as those with two wavy or ridged sides (t3, Fig 11) are expected to have the largest thickness. The invention also relates to a method for using the slicing head assembly to manufacture vegetable slices, and more specifically a method of producing vegetable chips. The vegetable chips/crisps may be potato chips/crisps.
Patent GB-2557991-A (GB)
Title: ACK/NACK bundling in wireless communication systems
Inventor: EFSTATHIOS KATRANARAS
IPC: H04L5/00
Filed: 2016-12-21
Abstract: A method for dynamic ACK/NACK bundling includes generating and transmitting an ACK/NACK bundling instruction from a base station to a User Equipment (UE). The instruction can contain information on a preferred type of bundling (spatial, time, frequency/cell). The UE generates an ACK/NACK response in respect of received codewords and based on information contained in the received bundling instruction, bundles a plurality of ACK/NACK responses together to generate an ACK/NACK payload of minimal size. The UE sends bundling information along with the ACK/NACK payload to the base station, the bundling information enabling the base station to determine the HARQ-ACK codebook size and decode the ACK/NACK payload. In this way the base station signals to the UE limitations on bundling and then the UE decides if and how to bundle. The invention provides a dynamic bundling approach to reducing ACK/NACK overheads.
Patent GB-2562282-A (GB)
Title: Retention device and method
Inventor: ROBERTO NIGRA
IPC: H01R13/58
Filed: 2017-05-11
Abstract: A retention device 100 reduces relative movement of a wire with respect to a connector 10. The retention device comprises a first housing part 102 and a second housing part 104, which are moveable relative to each other and have a latching means to retaining them in a closed position, an engaging means for engaging at least a portion (12, Fig 1B) of the connector, a channel 108a, 108b for receiving the wire and a resilient clamping means (122, Fig 1B) proximal to the channel. When the first and second housing parts are in the closed position, they are arranged to cause the engaging means to engage the connector and to clamp the wire against the resiliently deformable clamping means within the channel. The latching means may be hooks and notches on the side and/or end faces of the device. The device may be used with an existing vehicle connector.
Patent GB-2566668-A (GB)
Title: Visible light communication system and method
Inventor: ARNINE BERMAK
IPC: H04B10/116
Filed: 2017-06-20
Abstract: This application discloses a transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus for visible light communication (VLC), which is resistant to optical interference. The transmitting apparatus includes a complementary data generator which generates two digital data signals, one being an inverted copy of the other. Each of the two digital data signals drives a respective optical source such as an LED array. The resulting optical signals output from the two optical sources are passed through respective optical polarization filters 1, 2 which have mutually different polarization directions. The polarization filters may output linearly polarized light in orthogonal directions, or more preferably circularly polarized light in counter-rotating directions. A receiver receives the optical signals output from the transmitter polarization filters and passes the received optical signals through two parallel polarization filters 3, 4 of the same type used in the transmitter. The output optical signals from the two receiver polarization filters are passed to respective photodiodes. The output signals from the photodiodes are combined in a differential amplifier, DA, to produce demodulated data 5.
Patent GB-2567614-A (GB)
Title: Adjusting module for a window blind
Inventor: CHIH-YAO CHANG
IPC: E06B9/307
Filed: 2017-09-12
Abstract: The adjusting module comprises a protrusion member 14a disposed in a head rail of a window blind. The blind also comprises a slat 3, a drum 10 and first and second ladder cords 4, wherein the drum is disposed in the head rail in a rotatable manner and upper ends of the ladder cords are detachably connected to the drum. The slat is below the head rail and is disposed between the first and second longitudinal cords. The adjusting module uses the protrusion member to adjust the length L2, S2 of cord wrapped around the drum which allows for the height of the slat to be adjusted. The module may also comprise a second protrusion member disposed either adjacent or on the first protrusion and the second protrusion also acts to adjust the length of cord. The first protrusion and drum may be engageable as a sliding pair so the protrusion member cannot be detached from the drum in the radial direction of the drum.