baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2564109-A (GB)
Title: Spacer
Inventor: MICHAEL FRIEL
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2017-07-03
Abstract: An inhalation spacer movable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The spacer is made from paperboard having a bending stiffness of at least 2.5 mNm. The paperboard may have a first bending stiffness in a machine direction and a second in a cross direction. The paperboard may have a first bending moment in a machine direction and a second in a cross direction. The paperboard may have a first tensile strength in a machine direction and a second in a cross direction. The paperboard may have a first tearing resistance in a machine direction and a second in a cross direction. The paper board may comprise fibers between the lengths 0.9-1.2mm, 2-3mm and 3.1-3.5mm the paperboard may be virgin paper board or solid bleached paperboard. The spacer may have an internal cavity providing an air flow-path between an inlet aperture and outlet aperture.
Patent GB-2564703-A (GB)
Title: Valve
Inventor: ALDO IANNETTI
IPC: F04B53/10
Filed: 2017-07-21
Abstract: A valve 5 for a positive displacement pump 1, the valve 5 includes a valve body 50, a valve seat 51, a biaser S1 to urge the valve body 50 toward the valve seat 51, and a displacement device 7, the displacement device 7 being movable, in use, to draw the valve 5 from a closed condition to or toward an open condition, wherein the displacement device 7 and the valve body 50 comprise a cooperating mechanism 52, 70 to at least partially overcome the urging of the biaser S1 as the displacement device 7 moves. The cooperating mechanism may generate a drawing force and preferable the biaser overcomes this force and an urging force generated by a pressure differential across the valve. The cooperating mechanism may comprise a magnet. The displacement device may draw the valve body through viscous adhesion forces. A positive displacement pump method of selectively allowing or preventing fluid through a valve are also claimed.
Patent GB-2566100-A (GB)
Title: MEMS devices and processes
Inventor: RICHARD IAN LAMING
IPC: H04R19/00
Filed: 2017-09-05
Abstract: A micro-electro-mechanical (MEMS) transducer comprising first 10 and second 20 conductive elements, the second conductive element 20 may overly the first conductive element 10, wherein a mutually overlapping region of the first 10 and second 20 conductive elements defines a first capacitor of the transducer, the transducer further comprising a third conductive element 30, which overlies the first conductive element 10 and be at a potential different to the second conductive element 20. The third conductive element 30 may be provided in a fringing field region of the first capacitor. The second electrode 20 may have a hexagonal lattice structure. The MEMS transducer may have: a flexible membrane 101 and backplate 104; a field modifier in a fringing field; a capacitor between the third conductive element and a backplate electrode; a conductive flexible membrane 101 which flexes due to a pressure differential across the membrane 101; conductive tracks 40a, 40b and vias 50. The microelectromechanical transducer may be a microphone.
Patent GB-2555017-A (GB)
Title: Side-cooled modular data center
Inventor: WILLIAM SLESSMAN
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2016-04-27
Abstract: A modular data center includes a cooling module with a cooling module enclosure and a first cooling unit housed within the cooling module enclosure. The cooling module enclosure includes a first interface side wall with a first cooling module supply opening that receives a first portion of cooling air from the first cooling unit. The center further includes a data module with a data module enclosure for housing data equipment. The data module enclosure includes a second interface side wall with a first data module supply opening that receives the first portion of cooling air from the first cooling module supply opening such that the first portion of cooling air flows into the data module enclosure and removes heat from the data equipment.
Patent GB-2567885-A (GB)
Title: Method for seismic data acquisition and processing
Inventor: JOHAN ROBERTSSON
IPC: G01V1/36
Filed: 2017-10-31
Abstract: Method for acquiring and/or processing seismic data which involves determining a random or controlled time or spatial dither. The dither represents a variation of the shot point interval from one shot point of a source to another such that the residual signal as caused by an activation of the source at a previous shot point is mapped both inside and outside a signal cone in the frequency-wavenumber domain. It is mapped over an ensemble of signal recordings corresponding to signal segments recorded during the shot point intervals when synchronised with the times that the source is actuated within each corresponding interval. The signal component and the residual signal component is separated out at or below a frequency where the separation becomes a well-posed or over-determined problem when using the determined dither. The dither may be caused by natural or purposeful variations in firing time. Instead of or in addition to removing residual signal in the data, seismic interference noise or rig noise or other noises due to external sources propagating waves are removed.
Patent GB-2569167-A (GB)
Title: Improved filter assembly
Inventor: ANTHONY WILLIAM FELL
IPC: F01M1/10
Filed: 2017-12-08
Abstract: A filter assembly 10 has a housing 12 which includes a housing inlet 12a and a drain 12b. The housing encloses a rotary vessel 20 which is rotatably mounted within the housing, and the rotary vessel has a rotary vessel inlet 20a, and a rotary vessel outlet 20b from which in use a pressurised fluid is tangentially ejected to cause the rotary vessel to spin. The arrangement includes an admission valve assembly 40 with a valve element 42 that is moveable between a closed configuration and an open configuration. In the closed configuration the valve element fluidly seals the rotary vessel inlet from the housing inlet, and in the open configuration the rotary vessel inlet is fluidly connected to the housing inlet such that fluid flowing into the housing inlet will pass into the rotary vessel inlet, if fluid pressure is above a threshold value. The filter assembly further comprises a fluid passageway 46, 48, arranged to permit air flow into the rotary vessel through the rotary vessel inlet when the valve, which may be biased by a spring 50, is in the closed configuration. Permitting air to pass into the rotary vessel aids draining, provides easier maintenance and reduces spillage.
Patent GB-2570128-A (GB)
Title: A method of making a graphene transistor and devices
Inventor: SIMON THOMAS
IPC: H01L21/02
Filed: 2018-01-11
Abstract: Method for producing a doped graphene transistor, comprising; i) providing a substrate on a heated susceptor in a reaction chamber, the chamber having a plurality of cooled inlets arranged so that, in use, the inlets are distributed across the substrate and have a constant separation from the substrate; ii) supplying a flow comprising a precursor compound through the inlets and into the reaction chamber to thereby decompose the precursor compound and form a plurality of graphene layers on the substrate, wherein the inlets are cooled to less than 100°C and the susceptor is heated to a temperature of at least 50°C in excess of a decomposition temperature of the precursor, wherein the flow comprising the precursor compound comprises a source of an N-type dopant or a source of P-type dopant; and iii) selectively counter-doping a portion of the graphene on the substrate with a dopant of an opposite type to the dopant present in the flow comprising the precursor compound. Second and third aspects are directed towards methods of producing doped graphene transistors that are similar to the first aspect, except that growth of the first and second doped regions is controlled using selective removal/re-growth (optionally laser or chemical etching) and masking respectively.
Patent GB-2578713-A (GB)
Title: 3D printer
Inventor: GUY STUART RAYNES
IPC: B33Y30/00
Filed: 2018-04-05
Abstract: A 3D printer 1 comprising a liquid print head 13a, a print bed 3, for receiving an object to be fully or partially filled by the liquid print head, and one or more apertures (402a, figure 4) for drawing air from the object using a vacuum pump. The apertures may be on the print bed which may be heated, to form a vented hot bed. Alternatively the print bed may be tiltable. There may also be a further print head for printing the object and this may be air cooled with a vented print head (figure 8). A filament drive mechanism (figure 5b) comprising drive surfaces, pressure surfaces and cams (516, 512 and 506 respectively, figure 5) is also described, along with a filament elevator 10. A utility head bearing one or more of a laser, ink pen or inkjet print head, for adding surface decoration or bearing a cutting tool is also described. The liquid may be UV curable and have objects, such as solid parts, electronics or mechanisms inserted into it.
Patent GB-2559933-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent article
Inventor: MINA TOMITA
IPC: A61F13/511
Filed: 2016-11-15
Abstract: An absorbent article provided with a top sheet (12) comprising a composite sheet, a rear sheet (13), and an absorbent (14) disposed between the two sheets, wherein the composite sheet (10) has a first direction (X) along the lengthwise direction of the article and a second direction (Y) along the widthwise direction of the article, a laminated first sheet (1) and second sheet (2) are partially joined to form a plurality of joining portions, the first sheet (1) protrudes in a direction away from the second sheet (2) in portions other than the joining portions (31, 32, 33) to form convex portions protruding toward the skin of a wearer, the composite sheet (10) has a central region (M) and a pair of side regions (S, S) in which convex portions are formed in mutually different patterns, a convex portion (41) having the greatest height in the central region (M) is higher than a convex portion (41') having the greatest height in a side region (S), and the central region (M) has greater compressive deformation than does a side region (S).
Patent GB-2560141-A (GB)
Title: Distributed operating system functions for nodes in rack
Inventor: FRANCOIS ABEL
IPC: G06F15/163
Filed: 2016-12-19
Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes managing function calls between a plurality of nodes (120) and a super node (130) of a rack system (100) having a distributed operating system (OS). The OS includes a plurality of functions divided into first class (160) and a second class (165), and each of the plurality of nodes (120) excludes functions in the second class (165). Managing the function calls includes detecting a call to a first function on a first node of the plurality of nodes (120). It is determined that the first function belongs to the second class (165) of functions and is not available on the first node. The call to the first function is routed to the super node (130), responsive to determining that the first function belongs to the second class (165), where the super node (130) includes code for the functions in the second class (165).
Patent GB-2570797-A (GB)
Title: A shatter resistant ruler
Inventor: JEREMY GORDON LAWSON
IPC: G01B3/04
Filed: 2018-12-19
Abstract: A ruler 100 comprising length scale markings to define a length scale, and a frangible portion 104. The breakable portion 104, provided to reduce he possibility of the ruler 100 shattering, may be provided at or near the centre of the ruler in a direction running along its length, and may comprise a reduced thickness portion or one or more indentations in the surface of the straightedge 100. The frangible portion 104 may extend to a depth of between seven and twenty percent of the depth of the ruler 100, and across the width of the ruler 100, for example by a distance of eleven to eighteen percent of that of the ruler 100. The fragile portion 104 may be arranged to break upon flexing of the ruler 100 to bring the distal ends of the ruler to a threshold distance apart.
Patent GB-2569508-A (GB)
Title: Cutting elements, earth-boring tools including the cutting elements, and methods of forming the earth-boring tools
Inventor: JUAN MIGUEL BILEN
IPC: E21B10/54
Filed: 2017-09-22
Abstract: A cutting element comprises a supporting substrate exhibiting a three-dimensional, laterally elongate shape, and a cutting table of a poly crystalline hard material attached to the supporting substrate and comprising a non-planar cutting face. An earth-boring tool and method of forming an earth-boring tool are also described.
Patent GB-2584705-A (GB)
Title: Fixation systems for motor vehicles
Inventor: JENS BUECHNER
IPC: B62D33/04
Filed: 2019-06-12
Abstract: A system for attaching an accessory (e.g. shelving 200, fig 2) to a motor vehicle body panel comprising an inner panel 12 and an outer panel 14, involves passing a fixation plate 100 through an access hole 30 in the inner panel 12, aligning a fixation feature with a clearance hole 20, and coupling a fastener to the fixation plate 100 through the clearance hole 20. The fixation feature may clip into the fixation plate (fig 3) or formed in the plate (fig 5b). The plate can have, multiple fixation features, cut outs (610, fig 6a), and permanent clips or temporary fasteners to the inner panel 12. A kit of parts includes alignment tools (1210, fig 12) which can be rods with coupling features.
Patent GB-2587321-A (GB)
Title: Beverage ingredient containers, methods of making and methods of using the same
Inventor: JAMES CLOSE
IPC: A23L2/395
Filed: 2019-08-15
Abstract: A beverage machine insertable container (41, 43, 45) comprising pieces of compacted beverage ingredient (51, 53, 55). Preferably, at least one piece of beverage ingredient has a largest dimension of at least 1.5 mm and the variation in the largest dimension is less than 10%. Preferably, one piece of beverage ingredient has a density of 0.5-2 g/cm3 and one has a mass of at least 0.08 g. Preferably, the beverage ingredient particles have a median particle size of 50-600 μm and dust makes up less than 3wt.% of the ingredient in the container. The compacted ingredient may be prepared by a breaking compacted mass of beverage ingredient powder or granules into pieces, preferably between opposing rollers; sieving the pieces; and adding the pieces to a container. Alternatively, a force of 0.8-2.5 kN is used to compact the ingredient into individual pieces. Preferably a beverage is prepared by transporting fluid through the container under a pressure of less than 10 bar and dissolving/suspending the pieces in the fluid leaving a residue in the container that is less than 25%.wt of the original amount.
Patent GB-2575751-A (GB)
Title: Observation device, observation method, and program
Inventor: TOSHIHIRO SEZAI
IPC: G01S7/02
Filed: 2018-03-22
Abstract: [Problem] In radar observation and the like, to enable extraction of an actual radio wave source to make it possible to distinguish the same from information that is not an actual radio wave source, even if the signal-to-noise ratio is not sufficiently high. [Solution] A signal processing unit 15 performs a Fourier transform in an azimuth angle frequency domain of a distribution function of a received electric field signal from an antenna in which a beam is scanned within a prescribed azimuth angle, on the basis of the received electric field signal and an azimuth angle signal of the scanned beam, divides a signal resulting from a Fourier transformed first spectral function by a signal resulting from a second spectral function obtained by performing a Fourier transform in the azimuth angle frequency domain of an antenna pattern of the antenna, and uses Prony's method to fit the divided signal to parameters using an exponential function including a real part and an imaginary part.
Patent GB-2590637-A (GB)
Title: Control valve
Inventor: KENNETH PICKLES
IPC: F16K31/04
Filed: 2019-12-20
Abstract: A gas control valve assembly for controlling the flow of gas in a gas line has a fluid flow path defined between an inlet port and an outlet port. The gas control valve assembly comprises a valve member (10, Fig. 1b) mounted on a spindle (6, Fig. 1b) extending from a housing (4, Fig. 1b), the spindle 6 being connected to a motor and a controller, and a gas supply closure port (30, Fig. 3) defining a valve seat 32 detachably releasable to the housing 4. In use, the valve member 10 is fitted with a sealing cap 26 which is movable between a first position, remote from the valve seat 32 to allow the flow of gas in the gas line, and a second position, adjacent the valve seat 32 to stop the flow of gas in the gas line.
Patent GB-2590729-A (GB)
Title: Transform skip in video coding and decoding
Inventor: SAVERIO BLASI
IPC: H04N19/82
Filed: 2020-01-03
Abstract: A method of decoding video data comprises: receiving a block of reference sample data and at least one encoded block of residuals data; receiving, for an encoded block of residuals data, an intra-prediction mode indicator indicating which of plural intra-prediction modes is to be used; receiving, for an encoded block of residuals data, a transform skip flag indicating whether the residuals block be transform skipped or not; and determining during the intra-prediction step whether to suppress or allow the invocation of a process for reference sample filtering and/or whether to suppress or allow the invocation of a process for position-dependent prediction sample filtering based on the transform skip flag value. If the flag indicates the residual block is to be transform skipped, then the method may include: suppressing invocation of a reference sample filtering process; and generating an intra-prediction with respect to the unfiltered reference sample data. If the flag indicates the residual block is not to be transform skipped, then: determining if reference sample filtering is to be used and, if so, invoking a reference sample filtering process before intra-prediction; generating an intra-prediction with respect to the reference sample data, whether filtered or otherwise; and determining if position-dependent prediction sample filtering is to be used.
Patent GB-2579464-A (GB)
Title: Movable ventilation system
Inventor: JOCK THURGOOD GAMMON
IPC: F24F3/16
Filed: 2018-07-27
Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a moveable ventilation system comprising a supporting frame having at least one plenum, and at least one biofilter module mounted on the plenum for allowing air to flow through the biofilter module from an air inlet to an air outlet via a growth medium and a vegetation. The plenum is rotatably connected to the supporting frame.
Patent GB-2597456-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle active suspension control system and method
Inventor: LUKE WILLIAM BIRCH
IPC: B60W10/22
Filed: 2020-07-21
Abstract: A control system 2 and a method for controlling an active suspension 402 of a road vehicle (10 in Figure 3) are provided. The road vehicle comprises a vehicle body and a plurality of wheels FL, FR, RL, RR. The control system 2 comprises one or more controllers 406, 408, 410, 412. The control system 2 is configured to: receive information indicative of a requirement for positive or negative vehicle acceleration in a first axis (x, y or z, Figure 1); and control the active suspension 402 to commence modifying an angle of the vehicle body relative to the plurality of wheels FR, FL, RR, RL about a second axis (x, y or z, Figure 1) perpendicular to the first axis in dependence on the receiving an indication, before commencement of the vehicle acceleration.
Patent GB-2589693-A (GB)
Title: Indoor Air Quality Monitor
Inventor: Nicholas Simon Munro
IPC: G01N33/00
Filed: 2020-08-24
Abstract: An indoor air quality monitor has a housing with air intake (24, Figure 2), a flow path leading to an air outlet (28, Figure 2) and a flow chamber (70) in the flow path; a fan to propel air through the flow path; at least one air pollutant sensor (56, 58, 60, 62) in the flow chamber; and an air guide arrangement (46, 48, 64, 66, 74) in the flow path which forms a plurality of flow passages (76, 78, 80) through each of which air passes to reach the flow chamber (70). The flow passages provide a laminar flow of air to the sensors. The sensors are mounted on a carrier board which is removable from the housing. The housing interior is divided into a first air zone including the flow chamber and sensors, and second air zone isolated from the flow path. The monitor includes illuminable side panels to indicate monitored air quality.
Patent GB-2586716-A (GB)
Title: Data anonymization
Inventor: MARTIN OBERHOFER
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2019-03-19
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for data anonymization of a database system. The method comprises: determining if a first dataset and second dataset of the database system have a relationship indicative of an entity having values in the two datasets. A request may be received from a user for at least one of the first and second datasets. In case the first dataset and second dataset have the relationship, at least one of the first and second datasets may be modified such that the indication of the entity is not accessible to the user. And the requested dataset may be provided.
Patent GB-2603103-A (GB)
Title: Beds, storage elements and kits
Inventor: DENG QIAO HUA
IPC: A47C19/02
Filed: 2020-10-12
Abstract: A bed with a frame 26 and a storage element 24 attachable and detachable from the frame. The storage 24 may be attached to inside faces of the frame 26 using fasteners such as hook and loop, poppers, buttons, studs, zippers or screws. The storage 24 may be a tray with inclined side walls to reduce its visibility. The storage 24 may also be foldable with fold lines or be a bag with flexible side walls and rigid inserts. The bed may be an ottoman style bed wherein the sleeping surface can pivot upwards to reveal a storage space underneath it.
Patent GB-2605799-A (GB)
Title: Garment hangers and associated methods of display and supply
Inventor: GÖKHAN TEZSEZER
IPC: A47G25/14
Filed: 2021-04-13
Abstract: A garment hanger 10 comprises a body portion 12 on which a garment is hung and a hook portion 14, removably attached to the body portion, preferably via a mating tab (24, Fig 5a) and slot (26, Fig 5a) interconnection. The hook portion may be formed of a material that is of a different colour to the body and / or at least the body portion formed of a recyclable material, which may be thermoplastic including polypropylene. The hook may be released by pressing the tab. The hook portion may comprise a contrasting colour to that of the body portion and act as a size marker, the colour denominating a size of garment for display on the hanger. A modular hanger system comprising a plurality of hook portion and body portion components, method of displaying garments and method of supplying garment hangers are also claimed.
Patent GB-2591209-A (GB)
Title: High-Throughput screening method of lysine decarboxylase
Inventor: KEQUAN CHEN
IPC: C12Q1/527
Filed: 2021-04-26
Abstract: A high-throughput screening method for lysine decarboxylase includes the steps of: (I) introducing a plasmid containing a lysine decarboxylase gene into a lysine auxotrophic strain to obtain a recombinant bacterium; and (2) culturing the recombinant bacterium obtained in step (I) in a lysine-containing culture medium, and screening for lysine decarboxylase activity by measuring OD600. The invention couples the growth state of the lysine auxotrophic strain with the enzyme activity of the lysine decarboxylase, and does not need to detect consumption of substrates and generation of products. It may be used for the directed evolution of the lysine decarboxylase genes