baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2496301-A (GB)
Title: A three-spool gas turbine engine with second stream bypass flow
Inventor: KUPRATIS DANIEL B
IPC: F02C9/18
Filed: 2012-10-30
Abstract: A gas turbine engine 20 and a method of operating the gas turbine engine, the engine comprising a low spool 42 along an engine axis A with a first stage fan section 24 and a low pressure turbine section 36. The first stage fan section is in flow communication with a third stream bypass flow path 56, a second stream bypass flow path 58 and a core flow path 60. An intermediate spool 44 is additionally provided and comprises a second stage fan section 26, downstream of the first stream fan section, in communication with the second stream bypass flow path and the core flow path. A high spool 46 is additionally provided comprising a high pressure compressor section 28 and a high pressure turbine section 32 along the core flow path. A flow control mechanism 56F may be provided downstream of the first stage fan section, operable to throttle flow in the third stream bypass flow path.
Patent GB-2507815-A (GB)
Title: Obtaining Password Data
Inventor: NIEMELA JARNO
IPC: G06F21/31
Filed: 2012-11-13
Abstract: Obtaining password data for entry to an application running on a device comprising running a password manager application on a device, the password manager application identifying one or more applications installed on the device, displaying the identified applications on a display of the device and receiving a user selection of a displayed application. The password manager application then determines whether an entry exists for the selected application in a memory associated with the password manager application, if no entry exists, the password manager application generates an entry comprising password data for the selected application which may comprise of default password data, if an entry exists, the password manager application retrieves password data relating to the selected application. The password manager may copy the generated or retrieved password data to a clipboard for pasting into the selected application or the password manager application may enter the password data into the selected application.
Patent GB-2511032-A (GB)
Title: Microparticle compositions
Inventor: YEH JAMES SHUE-MIN
IPC: A61K47/48
Filed: 2013-01-03
Abstract: A microparticle composition suitable for molecular imaging comprises: a core microparticle structure having a central area and a shell, and wherein the core microparticle structure comprises (i) a phosphatidylcholine lipid, (ii) a phosphatidylethanolamine lipid; and (iii) an alkoxylated fatty acid. Preferaby, the phosphatidylethanolamine lipid comprises at least one maleimide moiety to which an antibody may be bound. The composition may be administered to a subject for use as a contrast agent in ultrasound imaging. The composition may be in the form of microbubbles, and may comprise a physiologically acceptable gas, such as octafluoropropane. Preferably, the composition includes a fluorescent dye labelling moiety, such as 1,1-dioctadecyl-3,3,3,3-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate. The phosphatidylcholine lipid may be 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphochline. The phosphatidylethanolamine lipid may be 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[maleimide(polyethylene glycol)-2000]. The alkoxylated fatty acid may be a polyethylene glycol fatty acid ester such as a PEG40 stearate.
Patent GB-2500965-A (GB)
Title: Cooling control system and method for a data centre
Inventor: PARIDA PRITISH RANJAN
IPC: F24F11/00
Filed: 2013-01-29
Abstract: A cooling system such as an intra-rack cooling system 500 of a data centre comprises: one or more nodes, such as servers 300, each node having at least one temperature sensor to monitor a temperature of the node components; an air-to-liquid heat exchanger 402 configured to accept a liquid coolant input, preferably via a first shut-off valve 504, to provide cooled air to the one or more nodes; and a temperature sensor to monitor a temperature of air Tai provided by the heat exchanger. The cooling system also comprises a direct liquid cooling apparatus to provide liquid coolant to components of the one or more nodes, preferably an inlet plenum 404, i.e. manifold, and an outlet plenum 406. The apparatus supplies cold input coolant 412, preferably via a second shut-off valve 506, to the one or more nodes and ejects warm coolant 410. A valve, ideally a three-way valve 502, is configured to control a proportion of the coolant flow directed to the heat exchanger and the one or more nodes based upon the monitored temperatures. A flow rate of coolant is also controlled based upon the monitored temperatures, preferably by varying the pump strength of a pump 401.
Patent GB-2501378-A (GB)
Title: Communication assistance device comprising a reed in a tube
Inventor: CALLAWAY LINDSAY JANE
IPC: A61F2/20
Filed: 2013-03-18
Abstract: A communication assistance device 10 comprises a conduit 12 along which air can flow, which has a proximal end region 14 for insertion into the mouth of a user, and a distal end region 16 connectable to suction apparatus to cause air to flow from the proximal end region to the distal end region. The communication assistance device comprises sound generating means 17 in the conduit capable of creating a sound when air flows across the sound generating means. The communication assistance device also includes air flow directing means 24 for directing air across the sound generating means to cause the sound generating means to generate sound. The device is preferably one or more reeds 18 mounted in a tube and the air flow direction means is an aperture 24 which may be covered by the users finger. The tube may be bent into an L-shape and held using a wire 26.
Patent GB-2497470-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in a processor by powering down an instruction fetch unit
Inventor: MADDURI VENKATESWARA R
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2011-09-23
Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for reducing power consumption in a processor by powering down an instruction fetch unit. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: detecting a branch, the branch having addressing information associated therewith; comparing the addressing information with entries in an instruction prefetch buffer to determine whether an executable instruction loop exists within the prefetch buffer; wherein if an instruction loop is detected as a result of the comparison, then powering down an instruction fetch unit and/or components thereof; and streaming instructions directly from the prefetch buffer until a clearing condition is detected.
Patent GB-2515001-A (GB)
Title: A printhead actuator circuit
Inventor: DRURY PAUL RAYMOND
IPC: B41J2/045
Filed: 2013-05-06
Abstract: A printhead actuator circuit 12a is provided which is configured to connect any one of a plurality of waveforms 16a-16n from a signal generator to an output connectable to a printhead actuator 18. The circuit therefore provides much greater flexibility as each printhead actuator 18 of a printhead may be driven by a different waveform 16a-16n. The circuit 12a comprises a signal generator arranged to generate a plurality of waveforms 16a-16n and a plurality of semiconductor switches 23a-23n each associated with one of the plurality of waveforms 16a-16n. The semiconductor switches 23a-23n are configured to selectively connect an associated waveform 16a-16n to the printhead actuator 18. There is also provided a method of controlling a printhead actuator circuit 12a including driving the printhead with a first waveform and subsequently switching to drive the printhead with a second waveform. The first and second waveforms may be out of phase with each other. Successive peaks in the second waveform may increase in amplitude over a predetermined rise time.
Patent GB-2504617-A (GB)
Title: Searching a Content Repository of a Cloud-Based Environment Across Multiple Users Associated with an Enterprise
Inventor: KIANG ANDY
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2013-07-30
Abstract: A method of searching a cloud-based environments content repository, comprising searching for a term across multiple users the users being associated with an enterprise; wherein the term is accepted from an administrator of the enterprise account on the repository; and where the enterprise is a customer of the cloud-based environment. Filters may be used by the administrator for use in the search, wherein the search yields content collaborated on among multiple users within the organization The filters may be file name/content/description/comment/creation date/update date/owner/size/type/tag or a folder name. Also disclosed is a method determining a mapping between first and second file extensions and first and second file kinds, respectively; storing this mapping in a mapping database; performing a search for files in the content repository of a cloud-based collaboration platform based on a filter kind, wherein the results are content collaborated on between multiple users.
Patent GB-2516845-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Actuator and Method of Driving Thereof
Inventor: GUIDOTTI GIAN MARIO
IPC: B41J29/38
Filed: 2013-07-31
Abstract: An actuator 1, for a printhead, wherein the actuator 1 comprises an actuating element 2, an obturator assembly 3, engageable with the actuator element 2. The actuating element 2 is operable to assume, depending on a drive signal applied thereto: a rest configuration, in which the obturator assembly 3 is at a first distance X0 from a reference plane A; a first deformed configuration, in which the obturator assembly 3 is at a second distance (X1, Fig.3) from the reference plane A greater than the first distance X0; and a second deformed configuration, in which the obturator assembly 3 is in contact (Fig.4) with the reference plane A. A control module 4 is configured for regulating a drive signal to the actuating element 2 to cause the obturator assembly 3 to move between the rest configuration and the first deformed configuration during a first operating cycle, to reduce the effects of impact on the obturator assembly. There is also provided a method of driving the actuator 1.
Patent GB-2509210-A (GB)
Title: Combined cycle turbine system with gas flow control
Inventor: ESAKKI LAKSHMANAN
IPC: F01K23/10
Filed: 2013-10-04
Abstract: A gas turbine system 100 including a gas turbine engine 110 producing a flow of exhaust gases, a heat recovery steam generator 130 with a re-heater 200, 210 and an evaporator 230 in communication with the flow of exhaust gases, and a gas flow control system 310 for diverting a first portion of the flow of exhaust gases away from the re-heater and towards the evaporator. Preferably the heat recovery steam generator includes a high pressure section with first and second high pressure reheaters 54, 56 and first and second superheaters 48, 50. Attemperators may be used with the reheaters and/or the superheaters, preferably the gas flow control system includes a damper formed of a motor driven divider.
Patent GB-2522715-A (GB)
Title: Alloy
Inventor: BROUGH ASHLEY EDWARD
IPC: C22C21/02
Filed: 2014-02-04
Abstract: An aluminium alloy comprising (by weight): 8.5-11 % silicon, 0.6-0.8 % manganese, 0.16-0.6 % iron, up to 0.25 % zinc, up to 0.1 % magnesium, no more than 0.05 % strontium, up to 0.01 % molybdenum and up to 0.25 % other alloying/refining elements including one or more of Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, Sn and Ti, with the balance being aluminium and impurities. The Fe:Mn ratio preferably lies in the range 1:5 to 4:5. The large proportion of iron present allows the alloy to be made with a large proportion of secondary aluminium. As-cast the alloy has a yield strength of 120 MPa or more, a tensile strength of 250 MPa or more and an elongation of 7 % or more. After heat treating (e.g. 25 minutes at 385 0C) the alloy can have a yield strength of 90 MPa or more, a tensile strength of 175 MPa or more and an elongation of 15 % or more. The alloy can be used to cast structural vehicle components such as shock towers, engine mount brackets, chassis components or suspension components.
Patent GB-2511241-A (GB)
Title: Method for the removal or suppression of interfering metal ions using environmentally friendly competitive binders
Inventor: SAINI RAJESH K
IPC: C02F1/28
Filed: 2012-11-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to environmentally friendly compositions and methods for removing or suppressing metal ions in waters, flowback waters, and produced waters to make such waters suitable for subsequent use in oil-field applications and for delinking metal cross-linked gelling agents. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of providing a competitive binder and allowing the competitive binder to interact with interfering metal ions in a flowback fluid to suppress or remove interfering metal ions.
Patent GB-2530766-A (GB)
Title: Driver module for driving LEDs
Inventor: BAKK ISTVAN
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2014-09-30
Abstract: A driver module for driving LEDs comprises: - a load path comprising a series connection of two or more LED strings each comprising at least one LED, wherein each LED string comprises a bypass module W1, W2, W3, W4 which is connected in parallel to the LED string and which is adapted to bypass the LED string, and a control unit CU adapted to activate one or more of the bypass modules in response to changes in the voltage across the load path, which is provided by a rectified alternating voltage such as an AC mains voltage. The control unit may be adapted to selectively activate the bypass modules with a frequency at least ten times higher than the frequency of the AC mains voltage, e.g. above 500Hz.
Patent GB-2517333-A (GB)
Title: Restoring from legacy OS environment to UEFI pre-boot environment
Inventor: TANG WENWEI
IPC: G06F11/14
Filed: 2013-04-12
Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for restoring from legacy OS environment to Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) pre-boot environment, the method comprising: storing, under the UEFI pre-boot environment, context in the UEFI pre-boot environment that needs to be preserved, the context in the UEFI pre-boot environment that needs to be preserved comprises CPU execution context; restoring a first portion of the CPU execution context in response to the UEFI pre-boot environment fails to load legacy OS; making CPU associated with the UEFI pre-boot environment enter into System Management Mode, and restoring a second portion of the CPU execution context under the System Management Mode; and exiting from CPU System Management Mode, thereby returning to the UEFI pre-boot environment. The method and system can restore to UEFI pre-boot environment after an attempt of booting legacy OS fails, thereby supporting diagnosis on boot failure of legacy OS and subsequent boot attempt of UEFI OS.
Patent GB-2536862-A (GB)
Title: Solar cells
Inventor: PETER JAMES HOLLIMAN
IPC: H01G9/20
Filed: 2014-12-19
Abstract: An electrode comprising a conducting substrate and a layer of mesoporous titanium oxide. The titanium oxide layer is coated with a dye and a pigment. The dye may comprise ruthenium bipyridyl, coumarin, pthalocyanine,squaaine, or indoline. The pigment may comprise perovskite. The combination of a dye and a pigment coating allows the solar cell to convert multiple spectral ranges of solar radiation into electrical energy thereby increasing the device conversion efficiency.
Patent GB-2525760-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method
Inventor: CHRISTIE STEWART GORDON GEORGE
IPC: E21B47/01
Filed: 2015-04-23
Abstract: A controller 30, 300 for mounting on or within a downhole tool 10 is provided and comprises a touch operated control device 32, 320; 36 having a touchable surface 34, 340. The controller may be mounted within an aperture 16 formed in a sidewall 15 of the downhole tool 10 such that the touchable surface 34, 340 is outwardly facing and is the radially outermost component of the controller 30, 300 such that an operator may touch the touchable surface 34, 340 without having to disassemble the downhole tool 10. The controller 30, 300 may also comprise one or more microprocessors 44 in electrical or electronic communication with the touch operated control device 32, 320; 36, where the microprocessor 44 is capable of being programmed by an operator to instruct the downhole tool 10 to actuate wherein the operator instructs the controller 30, 300 by touching the touchable surface 34, 340 with one or more distinct touches.
Patent GB-2538969-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for processing food waste
Inventor: SIMON WEBB
IPC: C10L5/48
Filed: 2015-06-01
Abstract: A method for processing food waste comprising the steps of feeding food waste into a vessel, heating the food waste in the vessel to form dried solid materials and fluid, condensing the fluid to form a liquid and treating the liquid under pre-determined conditions. The liquid treatment step is intended to remove or destroy any bacteria present. The liquid may be treated by heating for 20 to 120 minutes at a temperature between 50 to 150°C, adjusting the pH of the liquid or exposing the liquid to UV radiation and/or ozone. The dried solid material may be filtered by screening or sieving with the resulting solid burnt to generate energy which is used to heat the food waste. The solid may be combusted in a biomass boiler or gasification system. The waste is preferably category 1 international catering waste. An apparatus comprising a dryer, condenser, liquid treatment means, and burner is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2557865-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in fire dampers
Inventor: ANDREW FREDERICK SARGENT
IPC: F16L3/18
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: A bracket for securing a fire-damper, having a fire-damper engaging member and an elongate suspension member, the engaging member having an adjustable connector to allow the suspension member to be connected to the engaging member at a number of positions relative to the length of the suspension member. The invention also provides a fire damper with elongate suspension members each side of the damper. There is also a method of installing an air duct using the damper bracket.
Patent GB-2536515-A (GB)
Title: Computer system, and a computer system control method
Inventor: Yo Shigeta
IPC: G06F13/10
Filed: 2013-11-28
Abstract: A computer system according to the present invention includes a server and a storage device equipped with two controllers. The server is connected to the two controllers, and includes a sorting module with the function of transferring an I/O request with respect to the storage device to either of the two controllers. The sorting module, upon reception of the I/O request from an MPU of the server, reads I/O request transmission destination information from a sort table stored in the storage device, and, based on the transmission destination information that has been read, determines to which of the two controllers the I/O request should be transferred, and transfers the I/O request to the determined controller.
Patent GB-2542149-A (GB)
Title: Synchronising devices
Inventor: Ravichandra Giriyappa
IPC: H04L7/033
Filed: 2015-09-09
Abstract: A circuit and device for modifying a clock signal comprising a delay unit 801and a multiplexer 802. The delay unit 801 producing a plurality of differently delayed clock signals, each signal coupled to an input of multiplexer 802 which selects a delayed clock version in dependence on a value determined by a delay estimator. An intermediate version of the clock signal with a smaller delay may be selected for more than one clock period prior to the determined delay version being output to smooth the transition between clock phases. The clock signal may also be modified by gating it to remove one or more pulses if the required delay modification is more than one clock period. The circuit may be used to synchronise the playback of media through devices linked by a local wireless network.
Patent GB-2526505-A (GB)
Title: Social project management
Inventor: BLAKE BERNARD
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2014-04-19
Abstract: A computer implemented method comprising: storing data associated with a project in a data store, associating at least one user with the project using at least one data type, and providing a communication tool to enable the user to communicate to another person about the project.
Patent GB-2527262-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for reusing channel frequencies in direct mode
Inventor: DU QUAN-WEN
IPC: H04W74/08
Filed: 2013-05-10
Abstract: In a direct mode two-way radio frequency communications system having a plurality of direct mode traffic channels, a first direct mode subscriber unit (DMSU) monitors a preconfigured direct mode control channel (DMCC), the DMCC being a channel that is monitored by all DMSUs that are idle in the system, and which is time divided into slots including traffic channel status slots (TCSSs), each TCSS associated with another physical direct mode traffic channel (DMTC) in the communication system. Responsive to detecting a request to initiate a new call, the DMSU selects a first DMTC on which to transmit the call, transmits during the next TCSS of the DMCC associated with the selected DMTC a header indicating the first DMSU's intention to transmit a new call on the selected DMTC, and subsequently switches to the selected DMTC and transmits the new call.
Patent GB-2531174-A (GB)
Title: Live well staged installation of wet connected ESP and related method
Inventor: STEVEN K TETZLAFF
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2014-07-28
Abstract: An ESP assembly is broken into subassemblies to fit through a lubricator for live well deployment. A lifting device has a shaft transmission feature and associated housing rotational lock for use at the top of the first subassembly and to be left in position for engagement of the next assembly. The subassemblies can be delivered on wireline or slickline. A wet connect can be at the lower end of the initial subassembly to connect to a cable run alongside the production tubing. The ESP subassemblies all are interconnected in the live well and function as they would if assembled at the surface. The ability to break down the assembly and run it in segments lets the components fit through a length limited lubricator for live well deployment.
Patent GB-2533718-A (GB)
Title: Drilling automation using stochastic optimal control
Inventor: JASON D DYKSTRA
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2013-10-21
Abstract: An example method for drilling automation may comprise generating a model of a drilling system based, at least in part, on a first set of downhole measurements. The model may accept drilling parameters of the drilling system as inputs. A rate of penetration for the drilling system may be determined based, at least in part on the model. The model may be simulated using a first set of values for the drilling parameters, and a control policy for the drilling system may be calculated based, at least in part, on the rate of penetration and the results of the simulation. A control signal to the drilling system may be generated based, at least in part, on the control policy.