baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2518449-A (GB)
Title: Flat mop and mopping layer
Inventor: DUNCAN CHRISTOPHER ROBERT
IPC: A47L13/20
Filed: 2013-09-24
Abstract: There is provided a flat mopping layer 35 for use with a flat mop, which mopping layer 35 comprises a first absorbent layer of generally planar elongate rectilinear form which provides an upper face of the mopping layer 35 and a second corresponding generally planar elongate rectilinear absorbent layer which provides a lower face of the mopping layer 35, thereby to provide a double-sided mopping layer 35 having first and second long sides and opposite short edges. The mopping layer 35 is preferably provided with flexible tongues (36, 37, fig 3) typically loops, one projecting from each opposite short edge of the mopping layer 35. Preferably these loops 36, 37, have a width greater than half the width of the short edge of the mopping layer 35. In this way a reversible detachable mopping layer 35 is provided. The mop head may comprise spigots 24, 25, e.g. C-plan clips, which engage with the flexible tongues (36, 37, fig 3). to hold the mopping layer 35 on the mop. The spigots 24, 25 are preferably resiliently biased inwardly away from the end region of the tongue (36, 37, fig 3).
Patent GB-2514200-A (GB)
Title: Offshore pile seals, pile sleeves and offshore conductor supported wells
Inventor: BIGGS ROBERT
IPC: E02B17/00
Filed: 2013-09-26
Abstract: The invention relates to offshore pile seals, pile sleeves and offshore conductor supported wells. The pile seal comprises a body that is locatable about an offshore pile, an inflatable seal element 26 and a tongue seal 25 both of which are arranged about the outer surface of the body. In use the inflatable seal and tongue protrude from the body and co-operate with an inner surface of a pile sleeve. The body may comprise an upper centralizer body 23 and a lower centralizer body 24, with the seal pack 22 located between the centralizers. The upper and lower bodies may be welded to the pile. In use the tongue seal is located below the inflatable seal and wipes the inner surface of the pile sleeve prior to the inflatable seal to provide a clean surface and ensure a good seal.
Patent GB-2518830-A (GB)
Title: Hair support device
Inventor: HILES GEMMA LEANNE
IPC: A45D8/38
Filed: 2013-10-01
Abstract: For mounting below a layer of a user's hair to impart volume and bulk, a body 10, which may be in the form of a pad or a padded envelope, has an upper surface, preferably of generally convex contour, and a lower surface and a height of at least 1 cm between these surfaces. First attachment means in the form of a least one comb or clip 16, 17 is fastened to the lower surface of the body 10, preferably at a location midway between respective side edges of the body, and serves to releasably secure the body in and to the hair of a user. Second attachment means, in the form of at least one further clip fastened to the body, is so positioned and configured as to releasably secure a hair extension to the body. Preferably, the second attachment means is provided as two snap comb clips 18, 19 which are fastened to the lower surface of the body outwardly of the location of the first attachment means in the direction of the side edge, one at each side thereof. They may also be oriented differently to the clips of the first attachment means.
Patent GB-2506050-A (GB)
Title: A direct coupled biasing circuit for high frequency applications
Inventor: THAM KHONG-MENG
IPC: H03F1/56
Filed: 2012-06-16
Abstract: This invention eliminates the need for "capacitor coupling" or "transformer coupling," and the associated undesirable parasitic capacitance and inductance associated with these coupling techniques when designing high frequency (~60GHz) circuits. At this frequency, the distance between two adjacent stages needs to be minimized. A resonant circuit in series with the power or ground leads is used to isolate a biasing signal from a high frequency signal. The introduction of this resonant circuit allows a first stage to be "directly coupled" to a next stage using a metallic trace. The "direct coupling" technique passes both the high frequency signal and the biasing voltage to the next stage. The "direct coupling" approach overcomes the large die area usage when compared to either the "AC coupling" or "transformer coupling" approach since neither capacitors nor transformers are required to transfer the high frequency signals between stages.
Patent GB-2513951-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle support structure
Inventor: GILBERT TASSILO
IPC: B62D25/04
Filed: 2014-02-14
Abstract: An A-pillar 5 of a motor vehicle has an inclined slide-off surface 40 for a front wheel 8. During a crash, particularly an off-set front-on crash, front wheel 8 slides outward along surface 40. A-pillar 5 also has a front flange region 38 towards a centre of the vehicle. Preferably, an inclined front bulkhead 4 may be attached to front flange 38 and jointly forms slide-off surface with a front face 39 of A-pillar 5. Slide-off surface 40 may reduce the risk of wheel 8 being wedged with A-pillar 40 during a collision, for example a small-overlap collision with an overlap of about 25% with a rounded bollard (10, Figure 1), while being of low weight and avoiding a need to alter a wheel arch 22 or to use additional components.
Patent GB-2523599-A (GB)
Title: Solar heater
Inventor: KUKARD GIDEON STÃ WAN
IPC: F24J2/34
Filed: 2014-03-01
Abstract: A solar heater comprises a chamber 2, phase change material 3 in the chamber that can be activated to deliver heat to the chamber, solar means 5 to heat the phase change material and means to extract heat 9 from the chamber. At night, heat generated by the phase change material can be extracted from the chamber. The solar means may heat a fluid (14, figure 2) in thermal contact with the phase change material. The solar means may include a solar panel 5 remote from the chamber and connected to a heat exchanger 6 in the chamber or may be a lens (15) for focussing light onto the chamber. The solar heater may be used to heat a building or to heat water in a building.
Patent GB-2517813-A (GB)
Title: Furnishings
Inventor: BRAY LANCE PETER
IPC: A47C27/00
Filed: 2014-03-31
Abstract: The mattress 10 comprises a number of blocks 12a - 12d of foam that can be changed by a user if different properties are required and/or if the blocks need replacing or cleaning. The mattress may be tapered towards a foot end (128b, figure 2) to improve sleeping conditions where two people are present. The foam blocks may be of different densities or comprise different density foam on opposing surfaces so that the support surface may comprise regions of different hardness. The mattress may further comprise a foam outer frame 20 defining an inner periphery 22 into which the blocks are received. A mattress topper is also provided which may cover each block individually or the assembled mattress as a whole. A further embodiment defines a sofa (200, 300, figures 5 and 6) also comprising a number of foam blocks that can be changed by a user if different properties for the sofa seats are required.
Patent GB-2511669-A (GB)
Title: Solid-state storage management
Inventor: FRANCESCHINI MICHELE MARTINO
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2012-11-27
Abstract: Solid-state storage management for a system that includes a main board and a solid-state storage board separate from the main board is provided. The sold-state storage board includes a solid-state memory device and solid-state storage devices. The system is configured to perform a method that includes a correspondence being established, by a software module located on the main board, between a first logical address and a first physical address on the solid-state storage devices. The correspondence between the first logical address and the first physical address is stored in a location on the solid-state memory device. The method also includes translating the first logical address into the first physical address. The translating is performed by an address translator module located on the solid-state storage board and is based on the previously established correspondence between the first logical address and the first physical address.
Patent GB-2527559-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for sampling chemical substances, and methods therefor
Inventor: ALPEROVITCH VLADIMIR
IPC: G01N1/22
Filed: 2014-06-25
Abstract: An apparatus for sampling and processing at least one hazardous substance within a target volume (109, fig 1) comprises: (a) a container 102 having the target volume disposed therein; (b) an adsorption arrangement, including at least one sorbent (406, fig 4) having an adsorption surface adapted to adsorb gas-phase molecules disposed within a sorbent housing (400, fig 2); and (c) a fluid transfer arrangement 110, adapted and disposed to: (i) withdraw gas from within said container during a gas withdrawal mode; and (ii) deliver the gas to the adsorption surface, during a sampling mode. The adsorption surface has a characteristic pore diameter of at least 65 micrometers (Âµ). The apparatus may also comprise a recirculation loop (200, fig 2) attached to the container, a recirculation pump (210, fig 2) and a heating arrangement (116, fig 2) adapted to heat gas as it transits the recirculation loop. The loaded sorbent may be delivered to a biosensor, such as a sniffer dog.
Patent GB-2529442-A (GB)
Title: Illumination system
Inventor: GREENWOOD JEREMY
IPC: B64C39/02
Filed: 2014-08-20
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an illumination system. The illumination system includes a base unit (Figure 1, 3) having means for emitting a directional beam of electromagnetic radiation L, and an aerial platform 5. The aerial platform 5 comprises a luminescent target (Figure 1, 7) for emitting light when energized by the directional electromagnetic beam. The present disclosure also relates to a vehicle V in combination with the illumination system. The aerial platform may comprise of a drone or a remote controlled aircraft. The system may be used to a send a message. The electromagnetic beam may be a laser beam.
Patent GB-2515928-A (GB)
Title: Decode data for fast PCI express multi-function device address decode
Inventor: GRANOVSKY ILYA
IPC: G06F13/42
Filed: 2013-02-25
Abstract: An apparatus and method of fast PCIe multi-function device address decode utilizing a target function data look up table. One or more decode directives (e.g., targeted functions) are provided within the PCIe request packet, thereby eliminating the need for target function search during the decode process in the endpoint device. This enables single-decoder single- step decode implementation in complex multi-function devices.
Patent GB-2530528-A (GB)
Title: Rock drill Position Analyser
Inventor: MCLOUGHLIN MICHAEL MARY IGNATIUS
IPC: E21C41/26
Filed: 2014-09-25
Abstract: A rock analysing unit reads data from instrumentation that measures the rock surface and bore and produces a three dimensional image to allow an operator to identify information about bore holes (32, figure 3) drilled in a rock bench. The image preferably shows if the bore holes are too close to the rock face such that damage to property or persons might occur after a destination of charge is placed therein. The image may include concentric circles placed around a bore hole, wherein the circles change colour if the distance between the hole and the edge of the rock is too short. The image may show the floor region (33) based on the depth and angle of the bore holes and may also display a cone (figure 4) for checking the alignment of the bore holes.
Patent GB-2521522-A (GB)
Title: Method for the load-dependent opening and closing of a blow-off valve flap of an internal combustion engine with a turbocharger
Inventor: LANDSMANN GERHARD
IPC: F02D41/00
Filed: 2014-11-06
Abstract: This is for a controller that controls the amount that waste-gate valve, or blow-off valve 24 opens by depending on the load that has been put on the engine. The internal combustion engine comprises a turbocharger 28, with at least one detector 9, 10, 14 and 18 that can detect the load that has been put on the engine and send that information to the control device 3. If the load on the engine is high then waste-gate will be closed and if the load is low then it will be opened. The aim is to allow the driver to have good performance, but also maintain good fuel consumption. By controlling the amount that the waste-gate or blow-off valve is opened by the driver can have good performance when he needs it, but also maintain good fuel economy when he does not.
Patent GB-2522316-A (GB)
Title: Polycrystalline chemical vapour deposited diamond tool parts and methods of fabricating, mounting, and using the same
Inventor: MCCLYMONT MARK ROBIN
IPC: C30B29/04
Filed: 2014-11-20
Abstract: A polycrystalline CVD synthetic diamond comprises: a working surface; and a rear mounting surface; wherein an average latter or grain size of the rear mounting surface is no less than 10 Âµm, and wherein the working surface comprises; smaller diamond grains than the rear mounting surface; an average lateral grain size in a range 10 nm-15 Âµm and a Raman signal generated by a laser focused on the working surface which exhibits one or more of the following characteristics: an sp3 carbon peak at 1332 cm-1 having a full width half-maximum of no more than 8.0 cm-1; an sp2 carbon peak at 1550 cm-1 having a height which is no more than 20% of a height of an SP three carbon peak at 1332 cm-1 after background subtraction when using a Raman excitation source at 633 nm; and an SP three carbon peak at 1332 cm-1 no less than 10% of local background intensity in a Raman spectrum using a Raman excitation source at 785 nm.
Patent GB-2535506-A (GB)
Title: Retractable blind system
Inventor: JULIAN HARDING
IPC: E06B9/68
Filed: 2015-02-19
Abstract: The retractable blind system 100 comprises a roll of fabric coupled to a tube at a first end and a bar 108 at a second end, at least one cable 110 coupled to the bar, a drive mechanism to wind the fabric on and off the tube, at least one spool which the cable winds on or off when the tube rotates, and a cable tensioning mechanism 200 mounted in the bar and comprising at least one moveable pulley 204 mounted on a biasing element 220. The biasing element may be a compression spring. The at least one moveable pulley may be mounted between the ends of the bar, and be associated with first and second cable guides 202, 230 in the form of pulleys, wheels or pegs located at the end of the bar. The spool may comprise a tapering cable retaining surface 212 having circumferential grooves. The bar may comprise an open channel along its longitudinal length. Also claimed is a method of manufacturing a retractable blind system.
Patent GB-2521974-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic illumination for flow-monitoring
Inventor: FARHADIROUSHAN MAHMOUD
IPC: G01N29/46
Filed: 2013-11-01
Abstract: Embodiments make use of a physical effect observed by the present applicants that externally generated noise can be coupled into a fluid carrying structure such as a pipe, well, or borehole so as to artificially acoustically "illuminate" the pipe, well, or borehole, and allow fluid flow in the structure or structural integrity to be determined. In particular, in embodiments of the invention externally generated noise is coupled into the structure being monitored at the same time as data logging required to undertake the monitoring is performed. This has three effects, in that firstly the externally generated sound is coupled into the structure so as to "illuminate" acoustically the structure to allow data to be collected from which fluid flow may be determined, and secondly the amount of data that need be collected is reduced, as there is no need to log data when the structure is not being illuminated. Thirdly, there are signal processing advantages in having the data logging being undertaken only when the acoustic illumination occurs.
Patent GB-2538708-A (GB)
Title: Disposable anaesthetic syringe
Inventor: ALAN JULIAN SEGAL
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 2015-05-21
Abstract: A disposable dental safety-syringe comprises a barrel 10 to receive a cartridge 24 of injectable fluid, said barrel having a forward end for connection to a needle 38 and a rearward end for receiving a plunger 13, and a sleeve 22 mounted relative to the barrel and slidable between three locking positions; wherein the sleeve either extends beyond the forward end of the barrel (Fig 2c), sheathing the needle, or the sleeve is rearward of the forward end of the barrel, exposing the needle (Fig 2b). The sleeve comprises a lock 25 in the form of circumferentially offset cooperable configurations (26, Fig 4, 27, Fig 5c) interengageable by rotation to move between a release position (where axial movement of the sleeve relative to the barrel is possible) and a temporary lock position (where axial movement of the sleeve relative to the barrel is restricted but rotation back to the release position is possible) and to a permanent lock position (wherein both axial movement and rotation of the sleeve are restricted). The circumferentially offset cooperable configurations may comprise a number of inwardly extending formations provided in the form of multiple ramp surfaces and stop surfaces.
Patent GB-2539393-A (GB)
Title: Wireless shelf system
Inventor: STEPHEN MUIR
IPC: A47F3/00
Filed: 2015-06-10
Abstract: A shelving system may be retrofitted with a low voltage electrical system. The system may be fitted into one or more of the existing shelf columns (Fig 2, d). The system may comprise a plastic extruded main housing a. A pair of flexible insulating extrusions b may be fitted into the housing and may contain elongated brass strips or bus bars c. A horizontal shelf support or bracket may contain a contact (Fig 4, g) that engages with the vertical member when the shelf bracket is fitted to the vertical column.
Patent GB-2526989-A (GB)
Title: Access network management
Inventor: CROOT CHRISTOPHER MARCUS
IPC: H04M11/06
Filed: 2014-03-27
Abstract: Currently, under bitstream access, communications providers are only given limited control over the services they offer. In order to prevent customers being accidently or maliciously reconfigured by a competitor, each communications provider's circuit is isolated from the other communications providers, and dynamic line management profile choice is maintained by the network operator. The present invention proposes allowing greater access to communications providers to configure physical layer configuration parameters associated with a line, through the use of an adaptation gateway. The adaptation gateway is used to manage configuration requests to digital subscriber lines from the communications providers. The adaptation gateway allows configuration of certain DSL line, channel or data path parameters (such as those listed in ITU-T Recommendation G.997.1 ), but prevents modification to any of those parameters that might affect or cause harm to the service of another line.
Patent GB-2542786-A (GB)
Title: Security print media and method of manufacture thereof
Inventor: ALAN KEEN
IPC: B42D25/45
Filed: 2015-09-29
Abstract: A security print medium comprises a transparent or translucent polymer substrate (5, Fig.1b) having a plurality of overlapping opacifying layers 6a-g disposed on first and/or second surfaces (5a, 5b, Fig.1b) of the polymer substrate. In a first region of the substrate a multi-tonal first image 9 is exhibited by the plurality of overlapping opacifying layers in combination with one another, each of the plurality of overlapping opacifying layers having gap(s) in which the semi-opaque material of the layer is absent, the gap(s) of each layer being defined in accordance with a different respective sub-image, the sub-images in combination defining the multi-tonal first image. The security print medium further comprises a print of a multi-tonal second image 10a on the first and/or second surfaces of the polymer substrate in a second region and covered on a first side of the security print medium by the plurality of opacifying layers 6a, 6c, 6e, 6g exhibiting the multi-tonal first image. The first and second regions at least partially overlap. When the security print medium is viewed in reflected light, the first image dominates the appearance and when the security print medium is viewed in transmitted light, the second image dominates the appearance.
Patent GB-2532612-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for turbine blade repair
Inventor: BRIAN FORBES
IPC: F03D1/00
Filed: 2015-11-20
Abstract: A method of repairing at least part of wind turbine blades (10, Figure 1) includes the steps of dividing or mapping at least the leading edge (16, Figure 2b) of a blade into one or more portions, removing at least part of a portion of the blade, the at least part of the portion of the blade replaced and/or substantially covered with one or more prefabricated portions 38 and/or parts thereof. The prefabricated portions may include one or more layers of fibreglass matting. A system for on-site repair of turbine blades includes removing part of the leading edge of the blade and replacing it with a pre-manufactured or pre-assembled section that corresponds to the removed part. A modular and/or prefabricated section of a wind turbine blade corresponds to part of a leading edge of the blade, correspondence being achieved by 3D scanning or mapping of the blade. A method of manufacturing turbine blade leading edge sections includes moulding one or more components to form the leading edge in a particularly thin shell or skin in order to cover at least part of the leading edge.
Patent GB-2547455-A (GB)
Title: A Boiler
Inventor: PAUL BUTLER
IPC: F25B35/02
Filed: 2016-02-18
Abstract: A boiler 12 suitable for an absorption chiller comprises a vessel 36 suitable for storing a working fluid having a longitudinal axis. The vessel comprises first 38 and second 40 ends, a side wall 42 and a plurality of heat receivers (heat exchangers) 46 located in first 52 and second 54 regions. The heat receivers are formed from first and second materials having a first and second thermal conductivities. The first region may be below the second region and the first conductivity is less than the second conductivity. Heat receivers in each region may be of different length to the other region(s) (fig 5), or each heat receiver can be rotationally offset from a subjacent heat receiver and comprises an elongate member in the form of a loop defined by a centre point rotationally offset from the centre point of the subjacent loop. The side wall can be formed from a plurality of stacked lamina or further comprise a plurality of recessed sections. The heat receivers can mounted by brazing and the first and second materials can be steel and copper respectively.
Patent GB-2536171-A (GB)
Title: Method and equipment based on detecting the polarization property of a polarization maintaining fiber probe for measuring structures of a micro part
Inventor: JIWEN CUI
IPC: G01M11/08
Filed: 2014-12-31
Abstract: A method and equipment based on detecting the polarization property of a polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) probe for measuring structures of a micro part are provided. The provided method relates to how to accomplish measuring structures of a micro part by transforming two or three-dimensional contact displacements into polarization property changes of the PMF probe, and how to reconstruct the structure geometry of a micro part. The provided equipment can be used to bring the spherical tip of the PMF probe into contact with a micro part, to determine coordinates of contact points, and to reconstruct the structure geometry of a micro part. The provided method and equipment feature high sensitivity, low probing force, high inspecting aspect ratio and immunity to environment interference.