baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2506581-A (GB)
Title: Tension detecting alarm device for warning when a fastener has become loose, broken or cut
Inventor: JARVIS KARL RAE
IPC: B60P7/08
Filed: 2012-08-23
Abstract: An alarm device is provided for use with a fastener or strap 32. The device comprises a body 10 having an outer surface (18,fig.2) against which the fastener or strap 32 is tightened. The body comprises a sensor (22,fig.2) arranged to monitor the tension in the fastener or strap 32 and to generate an alarm signal if said tension falls below a pre-determined limit. The alarm device (42,fig.4) may be used with fasteners or straps (41,fig.4) securing items (40,fig.4) on board a lorry trailer whereby upon a fastener or strap becoming loose, broken, or cut, an alarm may be transmitted wirelessly to a remote portion (43,fig.4) mounted in a cab of the vehicle. The body 10 of the device may be arranged for axial mounting of the strap 32 wherein the surface of the body defines a pathway along which the strap extends. The sensor (22,fig.2) may comprise a switch against which the strap bears when tensioned, the switch being arranged to change state when the tension of the strap falls below the predetermined limit.
Patent GB-2505886-A (GB)
Title: Solidifying orbital implant
Inventor: SCISCIO GIANANDREA
IPC: A61F2/14
Filed: 2012-09-12
Abstract: An orbital implant for an orbital cavity and a method of forming an orbital implant for an orbital cavity. The orbital implant comprises a solid body (10, Fig 4a) that conforms to at least part of an internal shape of a volume 2 inside the orbital cavity; wherein the solid body 10 has been formed by providing a liquid 8 e.g. by injection, into the volume 2 in the orbital cavity, the liquid being a liquid that will solidify after it is provided to the volume 2 inside the orbital cavity to form the solid body 10, and by allowing the liquid to solidify inside the volume 2 to form the solid body 10 that hence conform to at least a part of the internal shape of the volume 2 in the orbital cavity.
Patent GB-2494367-A (GB)
Title: Organic light-emitting device and method
Inventor: PILLOW JONATHAN
IPC: C07C13/567
Filed: 2011-06-24
Abstract: Composition which may be useful in an organic light emitting diode, the composition having a fluorescent light-emitting polymer with light-emitting repeat units, and a triplet-accepting unit bound to the light-emitting polymer.
Patent GB-2515343-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for generating a three dimensional representation of a subject
Inventor: JOHNSON SAM
IPC: G06T17/00
Filed: 2013-06-21
Abstract: A method of generating a 3D representation of a subject, such as a body shape of a human, comprises comparing a depth image of the subject with a plurality of representative images, wherein each representative image is associated with a respective parametric model such as a cluster model including a shape, pose models that include variables that can be made to fit a depth image of the subject,; identifying a representative image from the plurality of images that closest matches to the depth image of the subject; and generating a 3-D representation of the subject by fitting the selected parametric model to the depth image of the subject. Representative images may be alpha, silhouettes or depth images.
Patent GB-2501430-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing a body adhering absorbent article orientated in the machine direction with reduced curl
Inventor: POPP ROBERT LEE
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 2012-01-27
Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of manufacturing a body adhering absorbent article oriented in the machine direction wherein the body adhering absorbent articles have reduced or eliminated curl. The articles are manufactured with reduced curl by selectively reducing or eliminating the shell elastic tension in regions where components of the body adhering absorbent article are to be attached to form the composite absorbent article web. In certain aspects the body adhering absorbent articles are manufactured by supplying an elastic web of shell material having a longitudinal and transverse direction, stretching the web of shell material in the longitudinal direction, deadening at least one region of the stretched web of shell material, attaching at least one absorbent article component to at least a portion of the longitudinal deadened zone to form a composite web material, and cutting the composite web material to form a body adhering absorbent article.
Patent GB-2519985-A (GB)
Title: Wall furniture hanging aid
Inventor: SMITH CRAIG
IPC: G01C9/26
Filed: 2013-11-04
Abstract: A wall furniture hanging aid 1 comprises a rod 2 or other suitable elongate member and at least three hole-markers 3, 4, 5 slidably attached to the rod. The hanging aid also comprises a ruler and a spirit level 6. The rod is preferably hollow and rectangular in cross section or may be planar. The hole-markers may comprise a protrusion extending from the side of the rod and may have a circular aperture (15, figure 6) through which a mark may be made on the wall. The hole-markers may be provided with a projection (13, figure 7) that engages with a track (12, figure 5) formed in the rod. The hanging aid is adapted to assist a user in drilling holes in a wall such that they correspond to the position of fixings found on items of wall furniture.
Patent GB-2505794-A (GB)
Title: Gait asymmetry measurement
Inventor: ESSER PATRICK
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2012-05-25
Abstract: A system for measuring variation in the gait of a subject comprises a sensor arranged to measure variations in vertical position of the subject while the subject takes a series of steps, a processor, and a display. The processor is arranged to identify a plurality of points in a first one of the steps and a plurality of points in a second one of the steps, to identify a plurality of pairs of the points, each pair comprising one point in each of the steps, to determine a value of height for each of the points in each of the pairs, and to control the display to produce a display plotting the heights of the two points in each pair against each other.
Patent GB-2510489-A (GB)
Title: System and method for distributed computing using automated provisioning of heterogeneous computing resources
Inventor: GILDER MARK RICHARD
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2013-12-18
Abstract: A system for distributed computing includes a job scheduler module (310) configured to identify a job request 802, and its associated request requirements 804, comprising one or more individual jobs (504). The system also includes a resource module (304) configured to determine an execution set of computing resources 806 from a pool of computing resources 206 based on the identified request requirements. Each computing resource of the resource pool is associated with an application programming interface (API) 313. The pool of computing resources 206 comprises public cloud computing resources 208 and internal computing resources 212 or private cloud 210. The system further includes a plurality of interface modules 313 each configured to facilitate communication with the computing resources 206 using the associated API. The system also includes an executor module (312) configured to identify the appropriate interface module 810, 812 based on facilitating communication with the execution computing resource and transmit jobs for execution to the execution computing resource 814 using the interface modules 313. A first job may be assigned to a first computing resource whilst a second job may be assigned to a second computing resource. The request requirements may comprise user-defined constraints based upon cost or security.
Patent GB-2522706-A (GB)
Title: Transmission for a vehicle, with electric generator and/or motor
Inventor: HOSE MARKUS
IPC: F16H61/688
Filed: 2014-02-04
Abstract: Dual clutch transmission having clutches 13, 14 driving co-axial input shafts 15, 16, and rotary electrical machine 25 for harvesting and/or transmitting energy from/to said transmission, having armature 26 coupled to shafts 15, 16 via armature clutches 31, 32. Armature 26 may couple to transmission via gear / chain/ toothed belt / vee belt. Clutches 31, 32 may be one-way, may lock to prevent relative rotation, may be situated on one of armature 26 axis or shaft 15, 16 axes, and may have a common output member (29, figure 4). Inner and outer concentric shafts 15, 16 may each have plural gear wheels, one of which may be used to drive electrical machine 25. Parallel layshaft 17 may provide constant mesh gears engaging with shaft 15, 16 gears, and sleeve (51, figure 6) with dog clutch for coupling forward or reverse gear trains. Methods for using electrical machine 25 as a generator and a motor i.e. as a hybrid energy storage / power source, and as a starter motor are also included.
Patent GB-2511216-A (GB)
Title: Determining a path of a wireless tag
Inventor: ASHLEY ADRIAN
IPC: G06F3/038
Filed: 2009-09-04
Abstract: A reader 19 for a near field communication (NFC) tag, where the tag is in a mobile communications device, and the reader 19 includes a processor 31 to identify the tag, determine a path of the tag, to identify an instruction in dependence upon the path and in response to the instruction, performing a predetermined function. Also claimed is a mobile phone comprising an NFC chip, where the cell phone is configured to, in response to a reader 19 cooperating with the tag to determine a path of the tag, perform a predetermined function. The predetermined functions of both inventions may be pairing the phone with a computer and syncing files or emails either between them or to the phone.
Patent GB-2524114-A (GB)
Title: Battlefield simulation apparatus and method
Inventor: SMITH PAUL
IPC: G09B9/32
Filed: 2014-03-28
Abstract: A projection display system for a vehicle simulator 1 comprises a simulated vehicle 2 at least two screens 4, 4 and a plurality of projectors which project images upon the screens. The screens are arranged upon a frame to enclose a space in which the viewer is intended to be situated to view the images. The system includes a processor to ensure that the images are contiguous with adjoining images on neighbouring screens and a speaker may be provided to enable accompanying sound to be played during image display. The display means may be isolated from vibrations emanating from the simulated vehicle by means of vibration isolators mounted between the vehicle and display.
Patent GB-2515617-A (GB)
Title: Improved ion mobility spectrometer
Inventor: GILES KEVIN
IPC: H01J49/06
Filed: 2014-04-17
Abstract: A method of analysing ions by ion mobility separation is disclosed. The method comprises controlling the amount of charge within an ion trap 3 and then pulsing the ions from the ion trap 3 into an ion mobility separator 5. This enables the charge injected into the ion mobility separator 5 to be controlled and hence prevents space-charge interactions between the ions from distorting the ion mobility peaks detected by the detector 7. The charge rate from the ion source, or from a previously released ion packet can be measure by detector 8 or 7 the then this used to control the subsequent packets released from the ion trap 3. The charge released from the ion trap can be controlled by varying the accumulation time of the trap, varying the fill rate, attenuating the beam entering the ion trap or varying the proportion of ions released from the trap.
Patent GB-2514005-A (GB)
Title: Preset electronic torque tool
Inventor: KING JERRY A
IPC: B25B23/142
Filed: 2014-05-01
Abstract: A tool 100, e.g. a torque wrench, to apply torque to a work piece includes a sensor 135 coupled to a head 110. An interface 120 is adapted to receive a desired amount of torque (a target value) to be applied to the workpiece. An indicator 130 provides a first indication to a user when the head applies a first predetermined percentage of the target value to the work piece and a second indication when the head applies a second predetermined percentage of the target value. The interface may receive a target value from a user of at least one of a desired amount of torque and an amount of angular rotation. The indicator may include green, yellow and red LEDs to indicate percentages of 40%, 60%, 80%, 100% and 105%. An alternative tool includes a head, a sensor for torque and angular rotation, an interface to receive the desired torque and angular rotation and an indicator for when the desired torque and angular rotation have been simultaneously applied to the work piece. A further alternative provides a first indication when the desired torque has been applied and, afterwards, a second indication when the desired angular rotation has been applied.
Patent GB-2520096-A (GB)
Title: The intelligently controlled impact energy absorbing hand steering wheel casing materials (the absorber)
Inventor: MORSLI ABDELFATTAH
IPC: B62D1/11
Filed: 2014-06-13
Abstract: A fragmentary hand steering wheel contains a number of inner fragment shells 1 and outer fragment shells 2 that are supported by an arch effect and rotated by a an electrical device or devices not shown in order to change the hand steering wheel solid structure into a fragmented non-solid structure. The steering wheel comprises pins and spokes. In the fragmenting state, the pins move the inner fragments 1 to align with the outer fragments 2. The invention has advantages if an air bag 4 fails. The invention allows the structure of the steering wheel to change in a crash, thus reducing the potential for harm to the driver. The device may contain one or more sensors, not shown, that interface with a control means, not shown, to optimize the functioning of other systems such as air bags, with the steering wheel.
Patent GB-2514505-A (GB)
Title: Surgical instrument for manipulating and passing suture
Inventor: PISARNWONGS ROGER
IPC: A61B17/06
Filed: 2013-02-06
Abstract: A suture manipulating instrument for passing and retrieving suture through a tissue includes a handle mechanism, an elongate shaft extending from the handle, and a working distal end. The working distal end includes a needle body, a lumen defined by the needle body, a tissue penetrating distal tip, and a lateral slot. A preformed inner member is movably disposed within the lumen of the needle. The handle mechanism is used to extend the wire from the lateral slot of the needle, and to retract the wire into the lateral slot, allowing the working end of the instrument to grasp and manipulate suture by pinning and/or trapping the suture against the needle.
Patent GB-2532031-A (GB)
Title: System and method for detecting a change in shape of at least one predefined region of an optical fibre
Inventor: MARTIN EDWARD BROCK
IPC: G01M11/00
Filed: 2014-11-05
Abstract: A method for detecting a change in shape of at least one predefined region of an optical fibre, comprising: transmitting a light pulse from a first end of an optical fibre towards a second end of the optical fibre; receiving, at the first end of the optical fibre, light returned from within the optical fibre selectively during at least one preconfigured time interval, wherein each preconfigured time interval is configured to be a time interval having a known relationship to a time period during which any light returned from a selected predefined region of the optical fibre is expected; measuring the intensity of the light received during the at least one preconfigured time interval; and identifying that a change in shape of the optical fibre has occurred in the at least one predefined region based on the measured intensity of said light returned during the corresponding at least one preconfigured time interval.
Patent GB-2532242-A (GB)
Title: Methods, systems and apparatus for public key cryptosystem using error correcting codes
Inventor: MARTIN TOMLINSON
IPC: H04L9/30
Filed: 2014-11-13
Abstract: In a public key cryptosystem a first sub matrix of a public key encoding matrix is used for encoding message data into a shortened codeword. A second sub matrix of a public key encoding matrix is used for encoding part of a randomly generated error pattern so as to determine the corresponding parity bits. A shortened ciphertext is constructed using the shortened codeword, said parity bits and another part of the error pattern such that the syndrome is the same as that of a full length ciphertext with length equal to a codeword of the error correcting code. With the decoupling of ciphertext length and error pattern length a number of embodiments are described which defeat attacks based on information set decoding.
Patent GB-2533551-A (GB)
Title: Replaceable post assembly
Inventor: SIMON BOWLEY
IPC: E04H12/22
Filed: 2014-12-10
Abstract: The replaceable post assembly 2 includes a ground engaging base 6 and a removable post structure having upper and lower ends, the post structure includes a locking mechanism for locking the post structure within the base, and the locking mechanism includes a locking element 52 for releasing the locking mechanism when subjected to a sufficient force. The locking mechanism may include a resilient element 50 to carry the locking element and a frangible element which breaks when the post structure is rotated in an unlocking direction. The base may include a locking formation 36 which includes a cam surface for engaging the locking element and deforming the resilient element as the post is rotated in a locking direction. The locking mechanism may include a helical cam surface and be fitted onto a collar 12 which reinforces the post structure. Also claimed are methods of locking, unlocking and replacing the post.
Patent GB-2535693-A (GB)
Title: Split cycle engine
Inventor: NEVILLE JACKSON
IPC: F02G1/043
Filed: 2015-01-27
Abstract: A split-cycle engine 4, comprising a compression cylinder 10 having a first volume 12 for a first working fluid and a second volume 14 for a second working fluid, the first volume and second volume being separated by the compression piston 20, an expansion cylinder 50 having a first volume 52 for the first working fluid and a second volume 54 for the second working fluid, the first volume and second volume being separated by the expansion piston 60, and a fluid coupling 90 between the second volume 14 of the compression cylinder 10 and the second volume 54 of the expansion cylinder 50, wherein the two second volumes 14, 54 and the fluid coupling 90 provide a closed volume for the second working fluid, wherein the fluid coupling 90 comprises a regenerator 92 arranged such that the two second volumes 14, 54 are thermally decoupled.
Patent GB-2536030-A (GB)
Title: A water jacket for an internal combustion engine
Inventor: MICHELE TEMPESTA
IPC: F02F1/40
Filed: 2015-03-04
Abstract: A water jacket (500, fig.3) for an internal combustion engine of an automotive system, the water jacket (500) comprising a lower water jacket 510 comprising side passages 600, 601 surrounding a cylinder (125, fig.1) or cylinders, of the engine, the side passages 600, 601 being connected together by a plurality of branches 602, 604, 606, 608, 615, 625 disposed through a cylinder head (130, fig.2), so as to create a coolant flow crossing over the roof of combustion chamber (150, fig.2) and through the cylinder head (130). The side passages can be connected together, in their closest mutual position, by means of connecting branches 615, 625, these branches further comprising, for each cylinder, a longitudinal branch 610 positioned over the cylinder head and crossing a part of a middle portion thereof. An upper water jacket (520, fig.3) may be superimposed to the lower water jacket 510 to create a cage structure (530, fig.3) for an exhaust manifold (225, fig.1) of the internal combustion engine.
Patent GB-2527477-A (GB)
Title: Tumour Therapy
Inventor: BAGSHAWE KENNETH DAWSON
IPC: A61K47/48
Filed: 2014-04-30
Abstract: There is disclosed a therapeutic system comprising: (i) a prodrug; (ii) an enzyme that has an active site which is capable of converting the prodrug into a drug; (iii) a vascular-targeting agent; and (iv) an inhibitor which, following administration, reduces the level of enzyme activity. There is also disclosed a therapeutic system for the treatment of cancer employing the four components (i) - (iv) in which the four components are combined into two groups of components. The two groups of components may be formulated or modified such that one component is metabolically active before the other.
Patent GB-2529333-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for printing onto objects
Inventor: HITCH DAVID
IPC: B41J2/005
Filed: 2015-11-09
Abstract: A printing apparatus 1 comprises: a continuous belt 10; a printer station 20 to transfer an image onto the belt 10 and a transfer station 30 to transfer an image from the belt 10 to a surface of an object X. The belt 10 circulates through the apparatus 1; adjustment means 50, 60 are provided that allow the belt 10 to pass through the printer station 20 and transfer station 30 at different speeds; the adjustment means 50, 60 are loops of belt that may be monitored by optical sensors 51, 61. The apparatus preferably includes a restoration station 40 that cleans the belt 10 before an image is applied to the belt 10; the belt may be a Mobius strip.
Patent GB-2544970-A (GB)
Title: Image capture apparatus
Inventor: JASON DOIG
IPC: H04N13/02
Filed: 2015-11-27
Abstract: Cameras (110a-c) (e.g. stereoscopic cameras) form an array on a 3D frame or rig (100) defining an internal volume. The cameras face inwards towards some of the internal volume, and capture images of a scene located outside the internal volume, the images also comprising at least an internal volume portion. The images may allow generating a virtual reality (VR) environment by combining complementary captured images. The frame may define a polyhedral volume, e.g. regular dodecahedron (fig. 2), and the cameras may be located regularly along the rig, e.g. at each vertex, and may be directed towards the volume centre. The cameras may be mounted upon motors allowing orientation adjustment. By combining images from different cameras, images of the frame or blind spots may be avoided, or image processing may remove such artefacts (figs. 4a-c). Depth data for image features may be acquired from the images. The VR environment may be generated by projecting combined images onto a volume. Extra externally-facing cameras may also be fixed to the rig to provide more images for artefact (e.g. occlusion intersection 420 in fig. 4c) removal. Camera position and/or orientation measurements or fiduciary markings on the frame may assist in combining images.
Patent GB-2547014-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to an article of luggage
Inventor: SEDAT SELVI
IPC: B60B33/00
Filed: 2016-02-04
Abstract: A wheel assembly 4 comprises a fastening plate 50 having a footprint and a frame element 70 having a first end 74 and a second end 76. The first end 74 of the frame element is connected for rotation with respect to the fastening plate 50 to provide an axis of rotation for the wheel assembly and the second end 76 of the frame element is connected to a rotatable wheel 80. The frame element extends away from the axis of rotation of the wheel assembly to permit the wheel 80 to be located outside the footprint of the fastening plate 50.