baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2497089-A (GB)
Title: Shear apparatus with a guide member
Inventor: HALL PETER
IPC: E21B33/06
Filed: 2011-11-29
Abstract: Shear apparatus and method comprising a first member 101 and movable shear members 104/105. The first member has an aperture 102 defining a main axis 103 through the first member. The first member acts as a guide for the blade members 104/105. When the cutting members 104/105 are moved by a driving force parallel to the main bore axis 103 they are guided by the first member 101 towards the aperture. The cutting members may move perpendicular to the main axis. There can be two movable shear members which may be moved by separate driving means (501/502, fig 5a). The apparatus may form part of a subsea tree, shear ram tool, pressure control equipment or blow out preventer BOP.
Patent GB-2483592-A (GB)
Title: Metal-to-metal annulus seal arrangement
Inventor: THOMSON KENNETH
IPC: E21B17/07
Filed: 2010-06-22
Abstract: A metal-to-metal seal is used to seal between two tubular members. In one embodiment, a metal-to-metal seal forms a seal in an annulus housing between an inner and outer diameter of tubular members of an adjustable casing sub. The seal can have an inner and an outer sealing ring, or more than one pair of inner and outer sealing rings, that can be set in place by a running tool. An energizing ring can have a tapered or bulbous surface, and can create a pre-load force against the sealing rings.
Patent GB-2498768-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum pump with perforated rotor/stator
Inventor: SCHOFIELD NIGEL PAUL
IPC: F04D19/04
Filed: 2012-01-27
Abstract: A vacuum pump 10 comprising a perforated element 14 arranged to intersect a channel formed on a surface of a channel element 12, such that the channel is arranged to guide gas molecules from an inlet 16 of the pump towards an outlet 18, wherein the perforated element and channel element are arranged to move relative to one another so that, during use, gas molecules are urged along the channel towards the outlet. The perforated element is arranged to allow gas molecules to pass through it. Preferably the perforated element fits within a slot 40 in the channel element and divides the channel completely. The channel element may be formed as a helix and the perforated element is disk-shaped or the channel element may be configured as a spiral and the perforated element as a cylindrical skirt. A rotor, stator and permeable element are also claimed.
Patent GB-2501461-A (GB)
Title: A downhole drive
Inventor: DESMETTE SA BASTIAN
IPC: E21B4/00
Filed: 2012-03-12
Abstract: A downhole tool assembly 5000, comprising a first body 5051 and a second body 5052 arranged to rotate one relative to the other about a rotation axis 1000 and a drive arrangement 1001 between the first and the second body for rotating bodies relative to each other. The drive arrangement may comprise a planetary gearbox or a Harmonic drive 5053 comprising a wave generator 5054, a flexible gear 5055 and an outer circular gear 5056, wherein one of the inner gear, flexible gear and outer gear is adapted to function as a rotary input component and another is adapted to function as a rotary output component. The downhole tool assembly comprises at least one motor for rotating another component of the downhole tool assembly, e.g. a drill bit. A directional drilling tool is described having a first harmonic drive or planetary gearbox between swivel members and a second harmonic drive or planetary gearbox between bend members.
Patent GB-2500196-A (GB)
Title: Solar power plant comprising inverter modules housed in a shipping container
Inventor: BARRATT MATTHEW JAMES SCOTT
IPC: H02B1/32
Filed: 2012-03-12
Abstract: A solar power plant inverter module comprises a support 34 and a plurality of grid-tie inverters 20 mounted on the support 34. A solar power plant power module 1 comprises a portable housing 1 including a first and a second internal room separated from one another, a high-voltage substation transformer 13 mounted in the first room 2, and a low-voltage switchboard unit 16 mounted in the second room 3. A solar power plant may comprise the inverter module 20 and/or the power module. Installing such a module includes the steps of assembling and testing the module at an offsite location remote from a solar power plant site and delivering the module to the solar power plant site. Installing a solar power .plant includes the steps of installing the inverter module and the power module and connecting a power cable from a distribution board in the power module to a distribution board in the inverter module.
Patent GB-2501118-A (GB)
Title: Collision detection and reporting in a wireless communication system employing device-to-device communication
Inventor: HAKOLA SAMI-JUKKA
IPC: H04W28/04
Filed: 2012-04-13
Abstract: In a wireless communication system, apparatus such as an eNodeB communicates with a user equipment (UE) capable of device-to-device (D2D) communication. The apparatus monitors the discovery process of D2D communication and decides on the activation of a collision detection and reporting mechanism in the discovery transmissions of device-to-device communication. The apparatus transmits a message to the UE, the message activating a collision detection and reporting mechanism and comprising .parameters related to the mechanism. A second message may deactivate the mechanism. Deactivation reduces signalling load and increases UE battery life. Activation may occur when the eNodeB detects several UEs near each other. Discovery transmissions may be further controlled by omitting some transmission opportunities within a discovery period.
Patent GB-2486391-A (GB)
Title: Container Treatment
Inventor: DEAR LANCE ALLEN
IPC: A61L2/04
Filed: 2010-11-02
Abstract: A method of decontaminating a freight container comprising the steps of: a) placing a freight container on a support; b) using an enclosure to substantially enclose the container on the support; and c) applying heat so that hot air moves within the enclosure around at least upright ends, sides and a roof of the container to kill or substantially weaken undesired life forms on or immediately adjacent to the exterior of the container.
Patent GB-2494784-A (GB)
Title: Drill reamer with axially displaced cutting sections
Inventor: INGLIS JOHN
IPC: B23B27/20
Filed: 2012-09-19
Abstract: The drill reamer includes an elongate body disposed about a longitudinal axis. The elongate body includes separate hard cutting sections 23a, 23c, 28â  a, 28   d, 28"a, 28"b and a soft cutting section 24a, 24b. The soft cutting section is formed of a material (such as carbide or tungsten carbide) having a hardness that is less than that of the hard cutting section. At least one first hard cutting section is axially displaced relative to at least one second hard cutting section. The material of the hard cutting section may be diamond or polycrystalline diamond.
Patent GB-2490855-A (GB)
Title: Amine polymers for use as bile acid sequestrants
Inventor: CONNOR ERIC
IPC: A61K31/13
Filed: 2011-02-24
Abstract: The present invention provides crosslinked amine polymers effective for binding and removing bile salts from the gastrointestinal tract. These bile acid binding polymers or pharmaceutical compositions thereof can be administered to subjects to treat various conditions, including hypercholesteremia, diabetes, pruritus, irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea (IBS-D), bile acid malabsorption, and the like.
Patent GB-2499282-A (GB)
Title: Methods of operating excitation circuitry and/or measurement circuitry in a digitiser and other aspects of a digitiser
Inventor: ZHITOMIRSKY VICTOR EVGENIEVICH
IPC: G06F3/044
Filed: 2012-10-05
Abstract: A Digitiser includes grid of conductors including excitation conductors and detection conductors; excitation circuitry for applying signals to selected excitation conductors; measurement circuitry for obtaining measurements from selected detection conductors; and processing circuitry to detect one or more objects positioned adjacent the grid of conductors. The excitation circuitry operates in a cyclic manner to select each of the excitation conductors during an excitation cycle, wherein an excitation cycle includes a sequence of excitation intervals during each of which a different pair of neighbouring excitation conductors is selected by the excitation circuitry and to which complementary excitation signals are applied. Double differential measurement for a selected pairs of excitation and detection conductors is obtained. A method of making a transducer making use of various adhesive layers and ultrasonic bonding is also present.
Patent GB-2507802-A (GB)
Title: Power services coupling
Inventor: OWENS RICHARD ALAN
IPC: B60D1/64
Filed: 2012-11-12
Abstract: A coupling for an operator to connect power/service supply lines from a driver's cab (not shown) to outlets 2a,2b,2c comprises an outlet plate 2, moved by an operating handle H, with the outlets 2a,2b,2c on a slide arm 3 with a stop plate 4 to a coupling connection position lying laterally beyond the width of the trailer, from a first, operating position within the width of the trailer. The slide arm 3 is supported in between vertically spaced guide pins 5, 6 mounted on a plate 7 fixed to a slideway 8 having parallel upper and lower slide rails 9, 10 fixed to the front wall of a trailer. The coupling plate 2 and outlets 2a, 2b, 2c are at a first height relative to the slideway and trailer (and ground level), in the use position, and at a second, lower height level in the coupling connection position.
Patent GB-2498445-A (GB)
Title: Multiple attenuation for variable-depth streamer data by deghosting the dataset in conjunction with a standard surface related multiples elimination technique
Inventor: SABLON RONAN
IPC: G01V1/36
Filed: 2013-01-04
Abstract: Multiple attenuation for variable-depth streamer data by deghosting the dataset in conjunction with a standard surface related multiples elimination technique Methods and systems for variable wavelet correction are described. A variable depth dataset is processed in a shot gather domain by being deghosted 302, wherein all multiple orders are processed. This is outputted 304 wherein the deghosted pre-stack dataset is normalized to a sea-surface datum before presentation to a multiples prediction step of multiples elimination model. In a preferred embodiment, the multiples prediction is reghosted before presentation to and adaptive subtraction step of the multiples elimination model. A source-side zero-phasing signature can be applied before deghosting and a predefined gain can be applied in the low and high frequency sides as part of deghosting and reghosting to compensate for the squaring effect produced by convolving wavelets.
Patent GB-2496813-A (GB)
Title: Re-scheduling workload in a hybrid computing environment
Inventor: KRISHNAMURTHY RAJARAM
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 2010-11-08
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention manage workloads in a high-throughput computing environment for a hybrid processing system. A set of high-throughput computing service level agreements (SLAs) is retrieved. The set of SLAs is associated with a hybrid processing system including a server system and a set of accelerator systems, where each system has a different architecture. A first set of data-parallel workload tasks scheduled on the server system and a second set of data-parallel workload tasks scheduled with the set of accelerator systems are identified. At least a portion of one of the first set of data-parallel workload tasks and the second set of data-parallel workload tasks is dynamically rescheduled on a second one of the server system and the set of accelerator systems. The dynamically rescheduling substantially satisfies the set of high-throughput computing SLAs.
Patent GB-2512332-A (GB)
Title: Fairground amusement rides
Inventor: MCMORROW PETER
IPC: A63G7/00
Filed: 2013-03-26
Abstract: A fairground amusement ride 1 has a track 2 and at least two cars 8 running on the track 2, which is divided into blocks 4, 6. The ride 1 also has a control system 14 for controlling the running of the cars 8 and a supervisory safety system 18 for stopping the ride 1 in the event of a car running situaÂ­tion that is unsafe. Associated with each block 4, 6 is a sensor 10a, 10b, 12a, or 12b. A common cable 20 connects all of the sensors 10a, 10b, 12a, or 12b to the control system and the supervisory safety system. The amusement ride may be a rollercoaster type ride.
Patent GB-2498138-A (GB)
Title: A low slope roof edge membrane retaining and sealing system
Inventor: EAST MATTHEW JAMES WYNDHAM
IPC: E04D5/14
Filed: 2012-06-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a roof edge system for retaining and sealing a roofing membrane 1 at roof edges with guttering 2. The system comprises a two part drip edge assembly 5 made up of a primary fascia part with an upper horizontally recessed housing channel 3 mountable behind an overlapping membrane 1, and a U shaped retaining part which fits into the housing channel to clamp the membrane. The membrane is enveloped, sealed and retained the by the cooperative engagement of the channel and the `U' shaped retaining part 7 which uniformly grip the membrane between them. The fascia part and the retaining part together present a planar fascia surface.
Patent GB-2516865-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus and computer program product for activity recognition
Inventor: NISKANEN ANTTI
IPC: H03M7/30
Filed: 2013-08-02
Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are claimed. The method comprises receiving 916, at an apparatus, sampled data associated with an activity from one or more sensors wirelessly coupled to the apparatus 914. The sampled data is generated at the one or more sensors based on a compressive sampling of an activity data associated with the activity 912. The compressive sampling is performed using sampling information. The activity is classified 918 based, at least, on the sampled data. An error associated with the classification of the activity is determined 920. The sampling information is updated 926 or retained 924 based on a comparison 922 of the error with a threshold error. The updated sampling information can be used to generate updated sampled data. The updated sampled data facilitates a reclassification of the activity. The sampling information could comprise a basis matrix from which could be derived a set of basis vectors. Independent claims are also included for the compressive sampling performed at the sensors. The invention could find application in classifying actions in healthcare or household activities.
Patent GB-2516984-A (GB)
Title: A golf tee sharpening device
Inventor: FISHER MARTIN
IPC: B43L23/08
Filed: 2013-07-29
Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a golf tee sharpening device, comprising a body 3, a collar 4, and a blade 1. The blade is arranged with a cutting edge at a fixed orientation in a lacuna in the body. Said blade and said body define a cut angle between 25 and 35 degrees for a tee inserted into said lacuna. The collar is arranged to guide said tee against said edge at said angle. The golf tee sharpening device may also comprise a lanyard attachment point 6 and have a collar chamfered suitably to accommodate a golf tee cup.
Patent GB-2503600-A (GB)
Title: Digital memory imaging system for hard drive
Inventor: FARRELL PAUL
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2013-09-26
Abstract: A digital memory imaging system for imaging the digital memory of a target computer (1) comprising: a plurality of removable data storage devices (3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13) each receivable by the target computer (1); an imaging means configured to image the digital memory of the target computer; an output means to output the imaged digital memory as a series of data blocks to two or more of the removable data storage devices (3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13). This may allow police or other computer forensics to make an image copy of a hard drive which is larger than the removable USB, SD card, Firewire, Thunderbolt or eSata storage devices, or to do this more quickly, for example through parallel queues of data imaging, according to the size and speed of available devices. Data blocks may be labelled with a header comprising sequence number, data block length, source address, compression value, a time stamp and a unique identifier. The process may be interrupted storing a partial image at that point, for example in covert surveillance.
Patent GB-2504038-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent article having enhanced leakage protection
Inventor: ASCHEBRENNER FRANZ
IPC: A61F13/472
Filed: 2011-12-30
Abstract: An absorbent article (20;620;720;820;920;1020) capable of inhibiting leakage of a fluid insult generally extends in a plane defined by a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction. The absorbent article (20;620;720;820;920;1020) contains fluid-shrinkable members (60. 61), a topsheet (11;611;711;811), and a base pad (12;812) that includes a baffle (28;828) and an absorbent core (30) positioned between the topsheet (11;611;711;811) and the baffle (28;828). The topsheet (11;611;711;811) extends in the longitudinal direction to define a distal end (153) and an opposing proximal end (152). At least a portion of the proximal end (152) remains generally unbonded to the baffle (28;828). The fluid-shrinkable members (60,61) extend in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article (20;620;720;820;920;1020) so that at least a portion of the fluid-shrinkable members (60,61) are located adjacent to the proximal end (152) of the topsheet (11;611;711;811). Thus, when the fluid-shrinkable members (60,61) contract upon contacting a fluid insult, the proximal end (152) of the topsheet (11;611;711;811) can raise outwardly from the plane of the absorbent article (20;620;720;820;920;1020). The raised area creates a barrier to the leakage of fluids from the center of the absorbent article (20;620;720;820;920;1020) towards its end. Contraction of the fluid-shrinkable members can also cause an outer region of the topsheet (11;611;711;811) to raise outwardly from the plane of the absorbent article (20;620;720;820;920;1020) to create a barrier to the leakage of fluid from the center of the absorbent article (20;620;720;820;920;1020) towards the side edge. Because such barriers are generally created only after contact with a fluid insult, their effectiveness is not diminished through use of the article prior to the insult.
Patent GB-2512166-A (GB)
Title: A collapsible portable antenna
Inventor: PRYOR NEIL
IPC: H01Q1/08
Filed: 2013-12-09
Abstract: An antenna 1A, suitable for being carried by a person, comprises: a driven element 2 and a ground plane element 3 both mounted on a support 4 in a collapsible manner, towards the support, with a linkage between the driven element and the ground element which is arranged such that when one of the driven element or the ground element is collapsed, the other said element is also collapsed. The support 4 may be a central elongate column member with multiple elongate driven and ground members 2, 3 attached in a hinged, and possibly sliding ring, arrangement to the support 4. The driven and ground members 2, 3 may be arranged to collapse into a housing 7 such that they are adjacent and aligned with the support 4 in a compact arrangement and to extend in respective planes in a radial manner relative to the support, in a deployed condition. The driven members 2 may be crossed dipoles and there may be at least four ground members 3 forming a reflector. The antenna 1A may involve a mechanism, including conductive and insulating members, for collapsing and deploying the antenna. The antenna may further include means to bias the antenna towards its deployed condition. The antenna may be used by the military for quick and simple operation. The antenna may be mounted on a backpack, on the ground or on a vehicle.
Patent GB-2506072-A (GB)
Title: Pipe-in-pipe apparatus, and methods and systems
Inventor: CRITSINELIS ANTONIO C F
IPC: E21B17/01
Filed: 2012-03-15
Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed which provides fluid communication between the inner bore and the annular space in a pipe-in-pipe system. Other embodiments disclose an apparatus which provides fluid communication between adjacent segments of the annular space, between the inner bore or the annular space and an external source in a pipe-in-pipe type system. Methods and systems are disclosed utilizing the various apparatus embodiments to transport well fluids in an offshore or onshore hydrocarbon production operation.
Patent GB-2524257-A (GB)
Title: Waste gate valve of a turbocharger
Inventor: PFLUG ARNO
IPC: F02B37/18
Filed: 2014-03-17
Abstract: A waste gate 290 for a turbocharger comprising an actuator 295 (figure 3), a housing 7 having a hole 1, inside which exhaust gas can flow, and a rotor symmetrical valve 2 (figure 5), for example a cylindrical or ball valve, internally fixed, preferably via a bushing 3, to the housing to continuously adjust the exhaust gas flow. The actuator is preferably connected to the valve by a pin 5, a lever 4 and a shaft 10. Preferably a sealing 8 is provided between the bushing and the shaft. The lever and the shaft may be welded together at an area 6. Preferably the diameter of the hole is equal to the internal diameter of the housing. Also claimed is an engine with a turbocharger comprising the waste gate. The invention mitigates abrasive wear caused by gas pulses and provides a valve with a lower required actuation force, better control and the absence of flow restriction when the valve is fully open.
Patent GB-2518267-A (GB)
Title: Metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices with increased channel periphery and methods of manufacture
Inventor: BOLOTNIKOV ALEXANDER VIKTOROVICH
IPC: H01L29/15
Filed: 2014-07-02
Abstract: A semiconductor device 50 includes a drift layer 16 disposed on a substrate 14, the drift layer has a non-planar surface 52 having a plurality of repeating features 54, 56 oriented parallel to a length of a channel 28 of the semiconductor device, each the repeating features have a dopant concentration higher than a remainder of the drift layer. A non-planar p-well region 18 may be disposed along a portion of the non-planar surface. A non-planar dielectric layer 24 may be formed on the drift layer. A non-planar gate 26 may be formed on the dielectric layer. A non-planar n+ region 20 may be formed in the non-planar p-well region. The repeating features may be triangular, rectangular or trapezoidal. The drift layer may be formed of silicon carbide (SiC).
Patent GB-2530024-A (GB)
Title: Fuel cell plate
Inventor: MCDONAGH MARK
IPC: H01M8/249
Filed: 2014-09-03
Abstract: A fuel cell plate 30 for arrangement in a fuel cell stack (20, Fig 2) with an associated membrane electrode assembly comprises a first plate part 31, a second plate part 32 and a third plate part 33. Plate part 31 includes delivery channels 34 configured so that when in a stack arrangement they direct fuel and/or oxidant over an active area from a first end to a second. Second plate part 32 is arranged at a first end and comprises a heat exchanger arrangement with a heat exchanger element 37and a coolant aperture 38a-d. Apertures 38a-d form a through-stack coolant flow path 42 for a receiving a coolant which is in thermal contact with heat exchanger element 37. A reactant inlet aperture 40a-b for forming a through-stack reactant flow path for a receiving a reactant is included and. Optionally in addition a third plate part 33 is arranged at the second end of plate 30 and comprises a heat exchanger element 43 and coolant apertures 44a-d for forming a through-stack coolant flow. This flow path coolant flow path is in thermal contact with heat exchanger element 43 and an exhaust aperture 46 for forming a through-stack exhaust flow path receives exhaust flow from the delivery channels of the first plate part. Oxidant/air inlet apertures 41, hydration / evaporation cooling apertures 53 of seal (48) and flow path 45 are also shown. First 31, second 32 and/or third plate 33 parts are electrically isolated from one another and connected together by a common over-moulded seal arrangement (46, Fig 4) configured to seal against an adjacent fuel cell plate in a fuel cell stack (22, Fig 2).