baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2497772-A (GB)
Title: Self-interference mitigation in a repeater with multiple transmit antennae
Inventor: MOSS PETER
IPC: H04B7/155
Filed: 2011-12-19
Abstract: An on-channel repeater, or relay device, has a receiving antenna 12, for receiving an RF signal to produce a received signal, and a plurality of transmitting antennas 22, 122, 222, each for transmitting a respective transmitted signal. Each of the respective transmitted signals may be the combination 144, 244, 344 of a common amplified recovered signal 20 and respective potentially interfering signals 142, 242, 342. For example, the received/recovered signal may be a digital television signal and the respective interfering signals may be cellular communication signals also transmitted on the television repeater   s antennae. The recovered signal 20 is generated by tapping off respective reference signal inputs 40, 140, 240 from each of the transmit antenna inputs, adaptive filtering 126, 226, 326 each of the respective reference signal inputs using a plurality of control coefficients 124, 224, 324 to produce respective cancellation signals 127, 227, 327 and then combining 16 the cancellation signals with the received signal.
Patent GB-2498216-A (GB)
Title: Bag filling
Inventor: WRIGHT ROBERT
IPC: B65B67/12
Filed: 2012-01-09
Abstract: A device 1 for holding a bag 7 in an open configuration during a filling operation, the device 1 comprising a chamber having an open end for insertion of a bag into the chamber, in use, and an extractor 6 adapted to establish a lower ambient pressure between the chamber and the bag to that within the bag, thereby to cause the bag to expand into the open configuration. Ribs 4a-f ensure air passages are maintained around the bag 7 and support rods 5a-c prevent the bag being drawn into extractor 6.
Patent GB-2501059-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Sous Vide Cooking
Inventor: CHEN YICK-MAN
IPC: A47J27/10
Filed: 2012-03-05
Abstract: A sous vide cooking apparatus comprises a heater 110 and a bracket 120 releaseably secured to a standard cooking vessel 10. The bracket 120 comprises a platform portion 121 upon which the control module rests in use. At the edges of the platform 121 are lips 122 and inward of the lips 122 are provided locking apertures 123 for securing the platform in position. The platform 121 is also provided with a cage 125 hanging from its lower face so as to prevent direct contact between the heating element and any items placed in the vessel 10. The heater 110 has a control module 111 and, projecting down from the control module 111, a heating element 114 and a sensing element 115. A cage 116 is provided around the sensing element 115 so as to protect it from direct exposure to heat radiated from the heating element 114.
Patent GB-2486846-A (GB)
Title: Emissivity enhanced mid ir source
Inventor: IVERSON JOHN R
IPC: G01J3/10
Filed: 2010-09-17
Abstract: An infrared (IR) source apparatus that includes a desired infrared source element coupled to an insulating housing so to minimize overall source inefficiency at desired optical bandwidths is introduced. The insulation itself is machined or configured in a way so that the infrared source element is in contact with a designed cavity in the insulation so that the IR source image becomes the average of the insulation material and the infrared element. Such an arrangement of the present invention increases the emissivity of the IR source below about 1500 wave numbers, more often, below about 1100 wave numbers, and even more particularly, at about 1079 wave numbers. Accordingly, the combined emissivity of the infrared source and the insulation substantially enhances spectral emission and eliminates or reduces spectral artifacts from the formation of oxides on the infrared source surfaces.
Patent GB-2489799-A (GB)
Title: Floating gate valve seal
Inventor: COMEAUX DAVID D
IPC: F16K3/02
Filed: 2012-04-02
Abstract: A gate valve includes a floating gate valve seat 27 that effects a seal between a gate 17 of a gate valve and a gate valve body 13. The gate valve seat 27 has a spring member 43 with a cylindrical portion 44 secured to the gate valve seat 27. The spring member 43 has a leg 45 that exerts a spring force against the gate valve body 13 to maintain a seal between the floating gate valve seat 27 and the gate 17. A metal-Â­to-metal seal 41 seals between the cylindrical portion 44 of the spring member 43 and a cylindrical portion of the gate valve seat 27.
Patent GB-2500897-A (GB)
Title: Fastener Installation Tool
Inventor: ANDREW SIMON
IPC: B21J15/02
Filed: 2012-04-03
Abstract: A pneumatically powered fastener installation tool comprising floating pull and return pistons 24,26 which are free to move axially within the main channel 22, thereby providing compliance when transmitting pressure from a double acting pneumatic piston 16 and intensifier rod 18 to a head piston thereby to install a fastener such as a lockbolt / rivet and preventing the generation of a vacuum condition on oil loss during the pull stroke of the tool.
Patent GB-2490029-A (GB)
Title: Flexographic plate mounting apparatus
Inventor: LITTLER GRAHAM
IPC: B41F27/00
Filed: 2012-04-10
Abstract: Apparatus for mounting flexible printing plate 40 to a cylinder 20 comprises a table 12 mounted below a support frame 16 onto which a cylinder 20 is rotationally mounted; the support frame 16 and cylinder 20 can be raised and lowered relative the table 12; the table 12 has a compressible upper surface and a portion 26 which is transparent or includes an aperture to enable viewing of the cylinder 20 and the printing plate 40 by cameras 30, 31 mounted below the table 12; the table 12 is movable below the cylinder 20 in a direction perpendicular to the cylinder axis.
Patent GB-2490270-A (GB)
Title: Cyclone separator device and electric cleaner
Inventor: KOMAE SOTA
IPC: A47L9/16
Filed: 2011-02-03
Abstract: Disclosed are an electric cleaner and a cyclone separator device that centrifugally separate dust in an efficient manner, accumulate dust without causing re-dispersion, and are low-noise. To this end, in a primary cyclone section (10), a primary vortex chamber (12) causes dust-containing air sucked in from a primary inlet (11) to swirl, thereby separating from the dust-containing air first dust and second dust that are respectively collected in: a zero-order dust case (114) provided to the side of the primary vortex chamber (12) and connected with a zero-order aperture (113) provided to a side wall; and a primary dust case (14) provided below the primary vortex chamber (12). In a secondary cyclone section (20), a secondary inlet (21) that has a smaller aperture area than a primary discharge outlet (15) sucks in air discharged from the primary discharge outlet (15), and a secondary vortex chamber (22) causes this first air to swirl, thereby separating second dust, which is more minute than the first dust, from the first air, and then the second dust is collected in a secondary dust case (24) provided below the secondary vortex chamber (22). In the cyclone separator device having this kind of configuration, the zero-order dust case (114) is formed in a manner so as to cover at least a portion of the secondary cyclone section (20).
Patent GB-2504735-A (GB)
Title: Pointer collision avoidance in timepieces
Inventor: HOPTROFF RICHARD GEORGE
IPC: G04B19/02
Filed: 2012-08-08
Abstract: A method for ensuring that pointers on analogue timepieces do not collide during operation. First and second pointers rotate through two areas which overlap at an intersection area. When the target positions of the pointers are both in the intersection area one of the pointers is moved to a second target area so that only one of the pointers occupies the intersection area.
Patent GB-2505485-A (GB)
Title: Photographic lightbox
Inventor: ASTILL GARY JAMES
IPC: F21V7/00
Filed: 2012-08-31
Abstract: A photographic lighting apparatus (100) comprises a plurality of panels (101), which are separated from each other by flexible webs (102) such that the panels and webs define a wall of an enclosure (100). A removable strut (117) is associated with each web for maintaining the panels in mutually fixed relation. The enclosure has an opening (103) at a proximal end for mounting to a light source with proximal edges of at least some of the panels being weight-bearing members for the apparatus, and a distal end of the enclosure (104) being adapted to transmit light therefrom. Also provided is mounting bracket for a light modifying apparatus.
Patent GB-2493648-A (GB)
Title: Tubing hanger running tool with integrated pressure release valve
Inventor: JUNE DAVID
IPC: E21B23/00
Filed: 2011-01-26
Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments, includes a subsurface safety valve (SSV) biased toward a closed position, and configured to open by application of hydraulic pressure. The system also includes a tubing hanger running tool (THRT), including a conduit in fluid communication with the SSV, and a pressure release valve fluidly coupled to the conduit. The pressure release valve is configured to maintain sufficient hydraulic pressure within the conduit to hold the SSV in an open position while the pressure release valve is in a closed position.
Patent GB-2508845-A (GB)
Title: Analogue multi-pixel drive
Inventor: SMITH NATHAN JAMES
IPC: G02F1/1343
Filed: 2012-12-12
Abstract: A display comprises independently addressable pixels, each pixel comprising first and second electrodes (12a,12b) disposed on a first substrate (11), spaced apart from one another and electrically connected to one another by a resistive layer 13. A counter electrode (22) is provided on a second substrate, with an electro-Â­optical material such as liquid crystal provided between the first and second substrate. A controller, in use, applies first and second different voltages to the first and second electrodes respectively to establish a voltage gradient (15) between the first and second electrodes, and a third voltage to the counter electrode to define in the pixel at least one of a first region (18a) in which the electro-optical material is in an unswitched state, a second region (18c) in which the electro-optical material is in a fully switched state and a third region (18b) in which the electro-optical material is in a partially switched state. The first, second and third voltages are selected such that the area of the, or each of the first, second and third region defined in the pixel produces a desired greyscale level for the pixel. This arrangement may improve the viewing angle.
Patent GB-2513107-A (GB)
Title: Materials processing apparatus
Inventor: VALLELLY KEVIN
IPC: F04D29/60
Filed: 2013-04-03
Abstract: Disclosed is a materials processing apparatus comprising a frame 10 upon which a pump assembly 40 including a pump 42 for pumping an abrasive liquid is pivotably mounted. The pump assembly is pivotably mounted on the frame to be moveable between an operative position and a maintenance position to facilitate access to the pump for maintenance operations. The mounting may be by means of rotating turntable 60 whcih may comprise a ball bearing. The casing of the pump 42 may be split vertically to allow access to an impellor of the pump and its drive shaft.
Patent GB-2513324-A (GB)
Title: Display apparatus
Inventor: GRAY RICHARD JOHN
IPC: G09F15/00
Filed: 2013-04-22
Abstract: A tensioned display apparatus 101 comprises a display banner 102 formed from a continuous band of supple material and a frame 103 configured to support the banner 102 in a tensioned condition. The frame 101 comprises at least first, second and third corner posts connected to allow the distance between a pair of end corner posts to be adjusted such that the frame 103 is adjustable between a display banner receiving condition, in which the pair of end corner posts are closer together, and a display banner supporting condition, in which the pair of end corner posts are wider apart to support the display banner 102 in a tensioned condition around the frame 103. The frame is preferably a triangular prism or square prism to form a column display. The adjustable frame preferably comprises a threaded rod and a cooperating tube with an end nut to allow the distance between adjacent corner posts to be altered.
Patent GB-2513338-A (GB)
Title: Plastic bag in a dispenser
Inventor: KAZMI SHAMEEM JAWAID
IPC: B65D83/08
Filed: 2013-04-23
Abstract: A sheet can be folded to form the base 3 of a bag, and its adjacent edges 1, 2 sealed to form sides. One of the faces 20 can be longer than the other 10 to form a heading 8. The headings of multiple bags can be welded 5 together to form a block. Individual bags can detach from the block along perforations 6 due to a force on lip 9 of one of the faces of the bag below the perforations 6. The block can be enclosed in a flexible plastic dispenser whose edges 11-14 are sealed. The dispenser can have a central die cut aperture 16 through which individual bags can pass, and peripheral die cut circles 15 to vent the rest of the bag. The dispenser can be secured 18 to the header block. Ideally the bags have no handles.
Patent GB-2512980-A (GB)
Title: A data processing method and apparatus
Inventor: STEEL DAVID
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 2014-02-05
Abstract: A method of handling data comprises a data-processing apparatus (30 in Figure 1): receiving 160 data from a data server (20 in Figure 1) in a single shot; performing a management check 170, 180, 190 on the data, in which the data is checked for compliance with at least one criterion; recording 200 the data and the results of the management check; identifying at least one recipient 210 for the data; processing 220 the data to conform it to at least one requirement of each identified recipient; delivering 230 the processed data to the recipient. The single shot may not be resent or acknowledged as successfully transferred. The management check may include checking for a valid format of the data, checking that the data does not contain a virus or malware, and checking that the data does not contain particular blacklisted words. The data may initially be sent to the data server from a vehicle such as an aircraft. The processing of the data for the recipient may include processing what the data contains or how the data is presented.
Patent GB-2513948-A (GB)
Title: Attachment method
Inventor: SMITHSON MARTIN ROBERT
IPC: B60P3/073
Filed: 2011-03-08
Abstract: An attachment method for attaching a piece of plant machinery 2 such as a mini-excavator to mount, for example a mount on a transporter or trailer. The piece of plant machinery 2 is moved to a mounting location and a moveable portion arrangeable relative to the body is arranged in cooperative engagement with the mount 1 to attach the piece of plant machinery 2. The moveable portion may for example comprise a moveable drive portion such as tracks or wheels, or may be a scraping blade or an arm. A mount 1 for attaching a piece of plant machinery 2 where after the machinery 2 is located in a mounting position a movable portion such as tracks, wheels, a scraping blade or an arm is moved to attach the machinery 2 to the mount 1.
Patent GB-2524760-A (GB)
Title: A sports face guard
Inventor: MOORE SEAN
IPC: A63B71/10
Filed: 2014-04-01
Abstract: A sports face guard 1, comprising: a padded mask section 2 having at least one open front section 3, and an inner side, in which the mask section is arranged in use such that the inner side of the mask section is positioned against the face of the wearer, the at least one open front section is aligned with the eyes of the wearer, and the padded mask section covers and extends from at least part of the brow and cheekbone of a wearer such that the padded mask section covers and extends from directly above, below and to the outside of the eye sockets. There may be a strap 4 around the users head, which may cover the top part of a users ear. There may be gel portions 5 and 6 in proximity to the users ears and/or brow. There may be mesh guards7 to cover the eyes, but not obstruct the users view. The strap may further comprise a hook and loop fastener (Fig. 3, 4b). The mask may have the substantial shape of a domino mask.
Patent GB-2517231-A (GB)
Title: Wideband patch antennas and antenna arrays
Inventor: ZHAO ZIRAN
IPC: H01Q21/06
Filed: 2014-04-09
Abstract: A patch antenna comprises a radiating patch 120 and a coupling patch 130, each formed on a top surface of a dielectric substrate 110. The coupling patch 130 extends from the edge of the substrate 110 to a position spaced from the radiating patch 120 and a metal support 140 is on the lower surface of the substrate and extends from the edge of the substrate 110 down to the ground 150. The said metal support 140 provides a layer of air 160, of a predetermined thickness, between the lower surface of the substrate 110 and ground 150. The metal support 140 may be made of copper. Various dimensional ranges associated with the arrangement of the patch antenna are indicated. A plurality of patch antennas may be used to form a linear antenna array. Alternatively, a plurality of radiating patches and corresponding plurality of coupling patches may be formed on a substrate with a metal support, similar to that already disclosed above. The compact patch antenna, or antenna array, may operate with a wideband (K-Ka band) to provide a directional signal beam. A horn arrangement may be used to improve the impedance matching of the antenna to free space and to improve the isolation between individual antenna elements of an antenna array.
Patent GB-2514007-A (GB)
Title: Method of compensating for adapters or extensions on an electronic torque wrench
Inventor: KING JERRY A
IPC: B25B23/142
Filed: 2014-05-01
Abstract: A tool, such as an electronic torque wrench, includes a handle 102 and a drive head 104 to apply torque to a work piece. A torque sensor (126, Figure 2) is used to measure an amount of torque applied by the drive head. A user input interface (116, Figure 1) is adapted to receive an offset X1 of an adaptor 300. A processor (120, Figure 2), in communication with the input interface and torque sensor, adjusts a measurement of the amount of torque to a corrected amount of torque based on the applied torque and the offset. An interchangeable drive head (804, Figure 8) may be disposed in a receiving head 832 and the user input interface may be adapted to receive a current head length H1 of the interchangeable drive head. The tool may be used in a method including displaying a menu on a display of the tool, receiving an offset of an adaptor coupled to the tool, calculating a correction factor, adjusting the torque measurement and indicating the corrected torque measurement to a user.
Patent GB-2518929-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to neurostimulating devices for treating pain, improving function and other nervous system related conditions
Inventor: CHAN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A61N1/36
Filed: 2014-05-27
Abstract: A device 10 for treating chronic pain has one or more rounded stud electrodes 12 (diameter of 3-12 mm) mounted on a support for applying pressure to the electrodes so they indent a patients skin. Preferably the support includes rigid washers 16 of two to three times the diameter of the stud. The stud and washer assemblies may be mounted on a flexible strap having hook and loop patches 30 or may be secured to the patient by an elasticated adhesive fabric stretched over the patients skin. A signal generator, which may be mounted on the support, provides a stimulation signal to the electrodes. The signal may have a frequency of 1 Hz to 50Hz and a current of between 0.2 and 60 mA. The studs may be provided in a strip which can be cut to the required length. An earthing patch (reference electrode) 36 may be provided on the underside of the support.
Patent GB-2527291-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods relating to reduced photoelectron yield and/or secondary electron yield
Inventor: VALIZADEH REZA
IPC: B23K26/36
Filed: 2014-06-13
Abstract: A method of reducing the photoelectron yield (PEY) and/or the secondary electron yield (SEY) of at least part of an apparatus, the method comprising the steps of providing an apparatus, and ablating material from a metal surface of the apparatus using a pulsed laser to produce an array of periodic structures in the metal surface and thereby reducing the PEY and/or SEY of the metal surface. The apparatus is shown to be a vacuum chamber, a particle accelerator, a radio frequency waveguide, a detector and a spacecraft. Also shown is a method performed in the presence of a reactive gas such that the metal surface is caused to react with the reactive gas.
Patent GB-2528323-A (GB)
Title: Sterilisation device and method
Inventor: LATCHMAN-BLOOM ROSE
IPC: A61L2/24
Filed: 2014-07-18
Abstract: A device for sterilising an article, the device comprising means, such as a lamp 9, for emitting germicidal light, such as UV or plasma radiation, and means for sweeping the emitted light over the article 22. The device may further comprise a base 3A, which may be elongate, and a casing 4 for containing the emitter for the germicidal light, wherein the case is slidably connected to the base, optionally longitudinally to the elongate base. The casing may be privotable in relation to the base, so as to allow the case to either be in an in use perpendicular position or a substantially parallel storage position. The device may further comprise a detector for detecting the presence of an article to be sterilised, or for detecting the presence of an object obstruction on the article. The device may further comprise a control unit. The device may comprise a plastic material, an antibacterial agent, and/or a UV/heat resistant material. Included is a method of operation wherein the light may be swept at a speed from 400-500 mm per minute.
Patent GB-2532451-A (GB)
Title: Object production
Inventor: Vanessa Germaine Bickerstaff
IPC: B29C70/54
Filed: 2014-11-19
Abstract: Producing an object (2), such as an aircraft panel or skin comprising: providing a tool (10) having a mould surface (14); applying uncured composite material (12) to the mould surface (14) to form an assembly (8); curing the assembly (8) to produce cured composite material (12) having a surface (16) the same shape as the mould surface (14); providing a digital model (24) of the object (2) specifying a first surface (4) and a second surface (6) of the object (2), the first surface (4) being the same shape as the mould surface (14); and, while the cured composite material (12) is held against the mould surface (14), machining, by a router, using the digital model (24), a further surface (18) of the cured composite material (12) such that it has the same shape as the second surface (6) and the same position relative to the mould surface (14) as the second surface (6) relative to the first surface (4).
Patent GB-2534594-A (GB)
Title: A substantially non-infrared absorbing black colourant
Inventor: PAUL DENTON
IPC: C08K3/22
Filed: 2015-01-29
Abstract: The present invention relates to a colourant for darkening the colour tone of a target polymer or of a colourant for addition to a polymer. The invention enables the production in a target polymer or polymer colourant of a substantially black colour tone so that polymers can be sorted for recycling using IR identification techniques. The present invention comprises a black colourant being a mixture comprising a carrier material, a first pigment comprising a green shade iron chrome oxide pigment and a second pigment comprising a brown shade iron chrome oxide pigment, wherein the first and second pigments are selected such that in combination with a carrier material they produce a substantially black colour tone.