baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2489450-A (GB)
Title: Propulsion system for bicycles and similar vehicles
Inventor: O'CONNELL GRAHAM DAVID
IPC: B62M6/75
Filed: 2011-03-28
Abstract: A highly flexible auxiliary propulsion system for a bicycle or similar personal-propulsion vehicle such as a wheelchair comprises a power unit 14 including a motor, removable power source and power control, mounting means 16 for simple attachment on the vehicle 18, a drive unit 20 comprising a driving wheel for applying a driving force to a wheel 22 or wheels, fixing means for mounting the drive unit and a flexible power-transfer shaft 28 connected to the power unit 14 and the drive unit 20 for providing rotational power to the driving wheel. The driving wheel preferably engages the rim of wheel 22.
Patent GB-2489758-A (GB)
Title: Distinguishing passengers in an inventory system request
Inventor: CHOLAK UMIT MURAD
IPC: G06Q10/02
Filed: 2011-06-01
Abstract: An inventory control method and system is disclosed. The system comprises a processor, a receiver 105 and a comparator 107. The receiver receives an availability request for a leg of a journey between an origin and destination, wherein the availability request comprises one or more attributes defining the leg. The comparator compares the attribute or attributes of the received availability request with data defining a plurality of products. Each product is defined by one or more attributes comprising a further attribute which allows a local or non-stop passenger to be distinguished from a connecting passenger. The further attribute may relate to the price, such as the maximum and minimum market value. The processor is configured to determine the availability of one of the products in dependence upon the result of the comparison. The product may be seats on a flight.
Patent GB-2482579-A (GB)
Title: Modular moulded rotary milking platform
Inventor: JANMAAT JOSHUA WAYNE
IPC: A01K1/12
Filed: 2011-06-15
Abstract: A moulded module 40 for a rotary milking platform comprises a core of filler material such as foamed plastics surrounded by layers of fibre reinforced materials including layers of fibreglass and aramid fibres. The module may also include steel reinforcements 41 having been applied in-mould or alternatively post-moulding. Moulded rotary milking platforms comprising a leg spread profile, at least one udder washing site, and entry and exit zones are also described.
Patent GB-2480034-A (GB)
Title: Pouch laminator and method of lamination
Inventor: CHAN ANDY WAH YIU
IPC: B32B37/14
Filed: 2010-01-22
Abstract: A pouch laminator and a method for operating the laminator are disclosed. The laminator includes a pouch feeding device for moving a lamination pouch along a pouch-conveying path from an inlet toward an outlet; and a heating chamber (57) comprising at least two pairs of hot rollers (50-53) with heating elements (60,61) mounted between the rollers (50-53). In another aspect the laminator includes an optical transmissivitiy measuring apparatus (25,27) disposed at the inlet of the laminator for discriminatung a high and low optical transmissivity of the leading edge (46) of the pouch (19); a pouch detector (10) provided at the inlet to measure the thickness of two films (45) of the pouch (19); and a monitoring system checking the progress to mitigate or avoid jamming when pouches pass through the laminator. The method includes: detecting the correct orientation of the pouch (19) or measuring the thickness of the two films (45) of the pouch (19), then mitigating or avoiding jamming when pouches pass through the laminator according to the abnonual signal from the measuring apparatus (25,27) or detector (10).
Patent GB-2484175-A (GB)
Title: Charge air cooling device for a combustion engine
Inventor: PIETSCH KAI-OVE
IPC: F02B29/04
Filed: 2011-08-23
Abstract: The present invention relates to a charge air cooling device for a combustion engine. The cooling device comprises a first heat exchanger 11 for transmitting thermal energy of a charge airflow to a coolant 30 and a second heat exchanger 7 for radiating thermal energy of the coolant 30 into the surrounding environment. The first heat exchanger 11 is designed as a coaxial tube heat exchanger 11 such that at least part of the first heat exchanger is coaxial with the charge air flow and is such that the coaxial tube heat exchanger directly connects a compressor 3 to the engine 1. The direction of the flow of the coolant along the coaxial tube heat exchanger may be the opposite direction to the flow of the charge air through the corresponding potion of the charge air flow duct. A method of constructing a coaxial tube heat exchanger is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2480420-A (GB)
Title: Gearbox assembly for electric power steering systems
Inventor: WILKES MARK ANTHONY
IPC: B62D1/16
Filed: 2010-03-24
Abstract: A gearbox assembly for an electric power assisted steering assembly comprises a gearbox housing (20), an output shaft (23), a wheel gear assembly (22) comprising a hub (21) which is fixed to the output shaft by a locating means so as to prevent relative rotational and axial movement between the hub and the output shaft and a gear wheel fixed to the hub, at least one support bearing assembly (25,26) which supports the output shaft relative to the gearbox housing (20), a worm gear which engages the wheel gear (22), and a coupling for transmission of torque from the output shaft to an intermediate shaft that is external to the gearbox housing. The coupling includes a fixing part (31) which is fixed to the output shaft (23) through the gear assembly and the support bearing assembly is provided on the opposite side of the gear assembly (22) to the coupling (31) such that the gear assembly (22) is overhung from the portion of the output shaft supported by the bearings (25,26).
Patent GB-2486794-A (GB)
Title: Dislocation engineering in single crystal synthetic diamond material
Inventor: DHILLON HARPREET KAUR
IPC: C01B31/06
Filed: 2011-12-16
Abstract: A single crystal chemical vapour deposition (CVD) synthetic diamond layer comprises a non-parallel dislocation array, wherein the non-parallel dislocation array comprises a plurality of dislocations forming an array of inter-crossing dislocations, as viewed in an X-ray topographic cross-sectional view or under luminescent conditions. The diamond layer may have a thickness greater than 1 Âµm, a density of dislocations in the range of 10 â   1x108 cm-2 and a birefringence equal to or less than 5x10-4. The diamond layer may be a {110} or {113} oriented layer. A method of manufacturing the single crystal diamond material is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2493578-A (GB)
Title: Filter basket with a concave portion
Inventor: STEVENSON DERYCK
IPC: B01D29/13
Filed: 2012-01-16
Abstract: A filter/strainer basket for use with a fluid pump has a base and side wall; a portion of the side wall is concaved and traverses the full height of the basket such that in use the filter basket is stepped away from the outlet pipe and such that in use a concaved portion extends upward from the bottom of outlet pipe side of the basket and terminates at the top of the outlet pipe side of the filter/strainer basket at the rim. The basket may be of unitary non-metallic (e.g. plastic) construction; it may comprise a biocide material to combat algae, fungal and biomaterial build-up. For example, a device comprises inlet pipe 4, outlet pipe 5, filter basket 2, filter basket holder 1 and convex/concave tube filter/strainer 3. The device may be used as an inline filter / strainer for fluid pumps; it may be less prone to blockages due to the enhanced surface area of the convex filter portion.
Patent GB-2501280-A (GB)
Title: Combined tailpiece and armrest for a bouzouki stringed musical instrument
Inventor: DEMETRIOU LENIOS COSTA
IPC: G10D3/12
Filed: 2012-04-18
Abstract: A tailpiece with integrated armrest is disclosed, which is suitable for use with the following Greek stringed musical instruments: a Bouzouki; a String Tzoura; a String Baglama. It is also suitable for use with a String Irish Bouzouki. The device slides into a standard tailpiece string base attachment, covering the strings over the soundboard at the point of their attachment. The armrest provides a more comfortable playing position for a user and avoids contact between the users arm and the body of the instrument. The armrest therefore minimises wear and tear of the instrument body and also prevents the users arm from affecting the acoustic volume and tone while playing. The combined tailpiece and armrest may be height adjustable and can be constructed from metal polished chrome, metal polished brass, titanium, carbon fibre, wood and/or metal. A leather cover and soft padding may be provided and the armrest can be constructed for left and right handed players.
Patent GB-2488722-A (GB)
Title: Furniture connecting piece
Inventor: LIU MINSHENG
IPC: F16B12/00
Filed: 2010-12-16
Abstract: A kind of furniture connecting piece, includes a base (110) and screws (140). The base(110)has opposite upper surface (112) and lower surface (111), opposite both side surfaces (120) and opposite front surface (117) and back surface (118). The lower surface (111) of the base (110) is provided with gapped grooves(150) extending to the upper surface (112) of the base (110), and the gapped groove (150) runs through the front surface (117) and the back surface (118) of the base (110). The upper surface (112) of the base (110) is provided with screw holes (130) in the positions that are opposite to the gapped grooves (150), the screw hole (130) communicates to the gapped groove (150), and the screw (140) passes through the screw hole (130) and partial holding in the gapped groove (150). The furniture connecting piece not only avoids suffering damage in the process of mounting screw (140) but strengthens the installation intensity between furniture connecting pieces and the furniture members by setting up the gapped grooves in the screw holes.
Patent GB-2506334-A (GB)
Title: Modular interlocking barrier panels
Inventor: WHITELEY CHRISTOPHER JAMES
IPC: E01F13/02
Filed: 2012-07-10
Abstract: A barrier panel 1 which is interlocked with like panels to form a barrier comprises a latch 4 pivotal between a first, stowed, position in which the latch 4 is engaged with a retaining slot 6, and a second position in which the latch member extends outwardly to connect with latching portion 7 of a like barrier; the latch pivotal about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the panel. Vertically extending members 12, 14, are provided on both sides of the panel so adjacent barriers can be connected together; for example by a clip 15 that may allow the panel to pivot and slide along an axis such that it may act as a gate. The retaining and latching portions engaging the pivotal latch are preferably formed as slots in the panel and resiliently retain the latch 4. Also claimed is a panel having first and second vertically extending and aligned members 12, 14 at opposite edges of the panel formed by apertures 11, 13, preferably forming elongate bars of circular cross section for connection to adjacent neighbouring barriers.
Patent GB-2503924-A (GB)
Title: Super-absorbent sandwich web
Inventor: EHMKE RALF
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 2012-07-13
Abstract: A liquidabsorbing sandwich web 1650 has a filling of superabsorbent (SAM) particles mixed with individualized, preferably cellulose, fibres sandwiched between outer layers of a carrier web and a cover web. A selfcrosslinking latex binder stabilises the web. The weight percentage of the different materials is: SAM 7090%; fibres 525%; outer layers 430%; latex binder 15%. Preferably, the outer layers are cellulose fibre and the binder is vinylacetateÂ­ethylene copolymer. The web has a centrifuge retention capacity of at least 23 g/g. The web may be used in a disposable absorbent article, placed between a backsheet on one side and an intermediate sheet and a top sheet on the other. Construction of the web requires at least one compaction step with a line pressure of less than 60 N/mm, optionally the application of vacuum suction across the web, and optionally a thermal treatment at 130180 Â°C.
Patent GB-2504328-A (GB)
Title: Testing of an Electronic Display Device
Inventor: REEVES WILLIAM
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2012-07-26
Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing an electronic display in which a remote device displaying a user interface is connected to the electronic display under test. Upon receipt at the remote device of a user input to begin testing an initialisation signal is sent from the remote device to the electronic display. When the remote device further receives a user input to display an image an image file is sent from the remote device to the electronic display to test the electronic display. The method may also involve converting the image file to an appropriate format before sending to the display and enabling the user to select grey levels for the converted image file. Also disclosed is a method of converting an image file to an appropriate format for an electronic display by connecting a remote device displaying a user interface to the electronic display and receiving at the remote device a user selection of an original format and a converted format for the image file.
Patent GB-2505882-A (GB)
Title: Spool for a fixed spool fishing reel
Inventor: PERRIN DENNIS
IPC: A01K89/01
Filed: 2012-09-12
Abstract: A spool 18 comprises a skirt portion 18b of larger diameter than a spool portion 18a; a curved pommel 21 is provided on the spool portion or an adjacent rim, with the pommel adapted to receive a loop of line 17 from the spool. An elongate elastic line retainer 28 is provided on the skirt portion and may be looped around the pommel, automatically releasing the line as a result of a pull thereon; and may have ends 32a,32b fixed to the skirt portion. The pommel may have an undercut 27, and there may be a second retainer 24 adjacent the pommel to create a nip for securing the line. The retainer may be a continuous ring around the skirt, restrained in at least one location. There may be an annular groove in which the elastic retainer is at least partially located when at rest.
Patent GB-2505925-A (GB)
Title: Gas detection device with removable flow restrictor
Inventor: ROBERTS STEVE
IPC: G01N1/22
Filed: 2012-09-14
Abstract: A gas detection device comprising: a housing 2 defining an inlet aperture, the inlet aperture 27 being configured to allow a gas sample to pass therethrough; a gas sensor (8 see figure 4) located within the housing and configured to analyse at least portion of the gas sample; and a removable chamber member 5 , wherein the housing is configured to receive the removable chamber member and the removable chamber member is configured to restrict the flow of gas with respect to the gas sensor when the chamber member is received by the housing.
Patent GB-2507088-A (GB)
Title: Vibratory sieving apparatus with toggle clamps
Inventor: MAINWARING NIGEL
IPC: B07B1/00
Filed: 2012-10-18
Abstract: A vibratory sieving apparatus (10,fig.1) has a plurality of body parts and a toggle clamp (300,fig.2) arranged, in use, to urge the body parts together to form a sieving chamber. The toggle clamp (300,fig2) features a plunger 304 slidably coupled to the toggle clamp (300,fig2) and a resilient member 606 which, in use, urges the plunger 304 into contact with at least one of the body parts. Also disclosed is a vibratory sieving apparatus (10,fig.1) with a plurality of body parts and a toggle clamp (fig.7) with a spring 606 loaded plunger 304 arranged, in use, to apply a clamping force to the body parts to hold them together. The spring loading of such toggles may result in a more consistent closing force being
Patent GB-2512808-A (GB)
Title: Network data congestion management probe system
Inventor: CUSATIS CASIMER DE
IPC: H04L47/765
Filed: 2011-04-20
Abstract: A system to investigate congestion in a computer network may include network devices to route data packets throughout the network. The system may also include a source node that sends a probe packet to the network devices to gather information about the traffic queues at each network device that receives the probe packet. The system may further include a routing table at each examined network device that is based upon the gathered information for each respective traffic queue.
Patent GB-2493861-A (GB)
Title: Debugging multithreaded code
Inventor: ELNOZAHY ELMOOTAZBELLAH NABIL
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2011-03-31
Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for debugging application code using a content addressable memory. The mechanisms receive an instruction in a hardware unit of a processor of the data processing system, the instruction having a target memory address that the instruction is attempting to access. A content addressable memory (CAM) associated with the hardware unit is searched for an entry in the CAM corresponding to the target memory address. In response to an entry in the CAM corresponding to the target memory address being found, a determination is made as to whether information in the entry identifies the instruction as an instruction of interest. In response to the entry identifying the instruction as an instruction of interest, an exception is generated and sent to one of an exception handler or a debugger application. In this way, debugging of multithreaded applications may be performed in an efficient manner.
Patent GB-2510200-A (GB)
Title: Animating a computer generated head based on information to be output by the head
Inventor: LATORRE-MARTINEZ JAVIER
IPC: G06T13/20
Filed: 2013-01-29
Abstract: A method of animating a computer generation of a head, the head having a mouth which moves in accordance with inputted speech or text to be output by the head, said method comprising: providing an input related to the speech which is to be output by the movement of the mouth, dividing said input into a sequence of acoustic units, selecting an expression to be output by said head and converting said sequence, of acoustic units to a sequence of image vectors using a statistical model. The model has a plurality of parameters describing probability distributions which relate an acoustic unit to an image vector for a selected expression and the sequence of image vectors is then output as video such that the mouth of said head moves to mime the speech associated with the input text with the selected expression. A parameter of a predetermined type of each probability distribution in said selected expression is expressed as a weighted sum of parameters of the same type, and the weighting used is expression dependent and means that converting a sequence of acoustic units to a sequence of image vectors comprises retrieving the expression dependent weights for the selected expression. The parameters involved are provided in clusters, each comprising at least one sub-cluster with the expression dependent weights being retrieved for each cluster such that there is one weight per sub-cluster.
Patent GB-2510874-A (GB)
Title: Server system supporting remotely managed IT services
Inventor: WATERMAN SIMON
IPC: G06F9/455
Filed: 2013-02-15
Abstract: A method of updating software running in a virtual machine (VM) in a server system of virtual machines is disclosed. A software update relating to a first software module running in a first VM is received. The first software module is stored on a first storage entity associated with the first virtual machine. A copy of the first storage entity is updated in accordance with the received software update (704) to produce a second storage entity containing an updated version of the first software module. A second virtual machine is then created within the virtualisation environment (710). The second virtual machine is associated with the second storage entity and arranged to run the updated version of the software module from the second storage entity (716). The updating step is performed by an update module running outside the first virtual machine. The first virtual machine remains operational to provide software services during the updating step. The method may be applied to multiple VMs.
Patent GB-2497700-A (GB)
Title: Compact microscopy system and method
Inventor: TURGEMAN SHLOMO
IPC: G02B21/16
Filed: 2012-01-12
Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for magnifying and capturing images of one or more samples, as well as an apparatus for changing objective lenses. Methods of using the apparatuses, and other embodiments, are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2515027-A (GB)
Title: Rotor blade
Inventor: DAWSON MATTHEW
IPC: F03B17/06
Filed: 2013-06-11
Abstract: A rotor blade e.g. for a tidal turbine comprises a spar member 66 having a pair of opposed surfaces 68, a single piece leading edge member 62 attached at a first end of the pair of opposed surfaces 68, and a single piece trailing edge member 64 attached at a second end of the pair of opposed surfaces 68. The external surface of the rotor blade is defined by leading edge member 62, the trailing edge member 64 and at least a portion of the opposed surfaces 68 of the spar member 66. The one-part leading and trailing edge members 62, 64 may be composite members with integral reinforcing ribs 5, 20, which may be assembled and cured using a male tool 10 comprising slots 12, 14, 16 for the ribs 5, 20 and a female tool (figure 4).
Patent GB-2515531-A (GB)
Title: A Seal for a Rotary Heat Exchanger
Inventor: BEAUCHAMP PAUL BENJAMIN
IPC: F28D19/04
Filed: 2013-06-26
Abstract: A seal assembly suitable for a rotary heat exchanger comprises a contact member 20 movably mounted on a support 14 and pivotable relative to the support between a first and a second position, and one or more resilient biasing element(s) 24 (spring) arranged to urge the contact member towards the first position. The biasing element(s) may comprise a helical spring(s) coiled around threaded bolt 22 that permits adjustment of the resistive force by tightening or loosening the bolt. When a plurality of bolts and springs are used they may be spaced evenly along a length of the seal assembly. The contact member may be fabricated from an abrasion resistant and or corrosion resistant alloy, may comprise a bent flat plate forming a canopy over the support, and may comprise a plurality of superimposed flexible sheets. The tip of the contact member may be provided with rolling bearings to prevent wear. The heat exchanger may be a regenerative air pre-heater for a furnace or gas turbine, with the support bolted to a radial plate of a thermal wheel, and the contact member in sliding contact with a sector plate 7 during rotation of the wheel.
Patent GB-2516497-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle speed control system and method
Inventor: KELLY JAMES
IPC: B60W30/14
Filed: 2013-07-25
Abstract: A vehicle control system and method are provided. The control system is operable to cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value by controlling an amount of brake torque applied by a braking system 22 and an amount of drive torque applied by a powertrain 129 to one or more wheels 111, 112, 114, 115 of a vehicle 100. When the system is causing a vehicle to operate in accordance with the target speed value the system is operable automatically to cause vehicle speed not to exceed a limit value by means of the braking system 22 if the powertrain 129 assumes a torque suspension mode which is a mode in which the powertrain 129 is prevented temporarily from delivering drive torque to an input portion of a ratio selection portion of the powertrain 129, the ratio selection portion being a portion through which a transmission of the powertrain 129 is operable to deliver drive torque to one or more wheels 111, 112, 114, 115 of the vehicle 100. The ratio selection portion is operable in a plurality of different respective operating modes in each of which a different respective gear ratio is provided between an input portion and an output portion thereof.