baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2493164-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for applying static or varying magnetic fields across electronic equipment
Inventor: CURTIS MERVYN STANLEY
IPC: H01F7/02
Filed: 2011-07-26
Abstract: The apparatus seeks to improve the performance of audio, video and other electronic equipment by effecting magnetic and electromagnetic interactions between components within such equipment. The field may be sufficient to swamp residual magnetism in components of the equipment that may exist. The apparatus comprises two magnet assemblies 17, 27 able to be arranged on opposite sides of the equipment 29 (vertically fig 1, or horizontally fig 2) and aligned, with north and south poles facing, so that a magnetic field 18 crosses through the components 19, 30 and PCB 20, 28 which may be inside the equipment (26). One embodiment uses substantially planar assemblies which may comprise a single permanent magnet or an array (figures 4, 5) of magnets (21, 24) and may also use magnetic materials (25). Various shapes of magnetic material (35, 39) and magnets (34, 38) are provided (see figures 8 to 10) that spread and widen the magnetic field from the magnets. An alternative arrangement is shown in figure 6 where the magnetic assemblies are provided inside the equipment housing and the field may be arranged to effect only some of the components inside. Further embodiments use electro-magnets (33) in the place of permanent magnets (see figure 7) which may be driven with DC current or AC current at preferably above 50kHz.
Patent GB-2480989-A (GB)
Title: Connector system for medical fluid administration
Inventor: PAZIK KAROL
IPC: A61J1/14
Filed: 2011-04-07
Abstract: A connector system for medical fluid administration has a female connection member, which can act as an access port for a container of medical fluid, and a male connection member, for accessing the container of medical fluid. The female connection member defines a sheath for receiving a portion of the male connection member and this sheath is spanned at one end by a septum, which acts to close the container of medical fluid. A lumen is defined through the male connection member to allow passage of fluid therethrough. The septum has a central region and a peripheral region, the central region being of substantially Beater thickness than the peripheral region. The male connection member comprises means for rupturing the peripheral region of the septum when it is received in the female connection member to form a connection.
Patent GB-2486990-A (GB)
Title: Sheet processing machine having thickness and displacement measuring means
Inventor: ARIES PAUL ARTHUR
IPC: B02C18/00
Filed: 2012-01-24
Abstract: A sheet processing machine, possibly a shredding machine, having a feed passage 3 leading to a cutting mechanism 10, 11 powered by an electric motor 19, has a thickness measuring device 15 for measuring the thickness of bundles of paper fed through the feed passage 3 and the machine is controlled by a microprocessor which receives signals from the thickness measuring device 15 and prevents the cutting mechanism 10, 11 from being energised if the thickness measured is above a threshold determined by the microprocessor. The microprocessor varies the threshold in accordance with a sensed variable parameter such as electrical supply voltage, the electric motor temperature and the electric current drawn by the motor during a previous shredding operation, so that the maximum thickness the shredder will accept can be reduced automatically when motor temperature increases or as the effectiveness of the machine deteriorates throughout its working life. In an alternative, measuring device (figure 7) comprises a pivotal element (200, figure 4), pinion 308, spring 204, slotted disc 314 and gear arrangement 310. Optical sensors and markers assist in the counting of measurement through the associated measuring zone.
Patent GB-2490204-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring device to detect whether another vehicle intends to move into the same lane
Inventor: BALD HEIKO
IPC: B60Q5/00
Filed: 2012-04-02
Abstract: A driver assistance device for a motor vehicle comprises an environmental sensor 12, 13, 14 for monitoring a monitoring space 7 located laterally to the motor vehicle for the presence of an object 3 and an analysis unit 10 which receives a detection signal of the environmental sensor 12, 13, 14 for estimating a possible endangerment of the motor vehicle 1 by an object 3 present in the monitoring space 7 and for delivering at least one result signal representative for the endangerment. The analysis unit 10 is configured to judge on the basis of the detection signal whether an object 3 present in the monitoring space 7 is approaching a lane 5 adjacent to the lane 4 travelled by the motor vehicle 1, and to signal the result of the judgment in the result signal. The result signal may activate an optic, acoustic or haptic signal generator. A method for assisting the driver of a motor vehicle and a computer program are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2501714-A (GB)
Title: Implant delivery system using a connector coil
Inventor: BODEWADT TUE THUREN
IPC: A61B17/12
Filed: 2012-05-02
Abstract: A delivery system for a detachable medical device 10 comprises a first helical wire 12 attached to the medical device, a second helical wire 18 attached to a deployment member 16 and a wire coil 30 which is arranged to interconnect the helical wires. A release wire 32 is attached to one end of the coil and, when pulled, detaches the coil from at least one of the helical wires to detach the medical device from the deployment member. The proximal end of the release wire may have a handle (48, figure 5). In a modification (figure 11) a release coil (136) is arranged between concentric helical wires (112, 118). The release coil may have an elongate crosssection (figure 12) and may be softer than the helical wires, which can be in the form of external threads.
Patent GB-2493239-A (GB)
Title: Mobile communications terminal for communicating short message data packets in a context-less manner without a communications bearer being established
Inventor: BARRETT STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: H04L45/74
Filed: 2012-05-29
Abstract: A communications terminal communicates data packets to or from a mobile communications network via a radio access interface. The mobile communications network comprises a radio network part including a plurality of base stations for communicating data packets to or from the mobile communications terminals via the radio access interface, and a core network part which is configured to communicate the data packets to destination addresses from the radio network part or to communicate the data packets to the radio network part from source addresses. The mobile communications network being configured to establish one or more communications bearers for communicating the data packets to or from the communications terminal via the radio network part and the core network part, each of the one or more communications bearers being established using context information associated with one or more connections from the communications terminal to the destination addresses, or to the communications terminal from source addresses. The communications terminal is configured to attach to one of the base stations of the mobile communications network, and when in an idle state, to communicate a short message data packet to the base station of the radio network part as a signalling message, the short message data packet including an indication of context information for use by the mobile communications network for communicating the short message data packet. A short message data packet can therefore be communicated (e.g. from a machine type communications (MTC) terminal) in a context-less or quasi-context-less manner without a communications bearer being established thereby reducing an amount of signalling overhead required, which can be an efficient way of communicating relatively small amounts of data.
Patent GB-2492208-A (GB)
Title: On-line analysis of financial accounting data
Inventor: PARSON RUPERT DAVID GEORGE
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 2012-05-31
Abstract: An on-line method of analysing financial accounting data comprises receiving at a server 4 uploaded financial accounting data from a client computer 1 which includes a set of accounts A organised into account groups G. The financial accounting data is mapped to an accounting ontology 7 stored at the server 4 comprising at least a pre-defined set of primary category tags C and a pre-defined set of base level tags B each associated with a primary category tag C. The accounts are mapped according to mapping account groups G to primary category tags C and mapping accounts A to base level tags B, wherein each base level tag B has an associated set of criteria K. The mapped data is then analysed at the server. The accounts data may be evaluated against a plurality of tests for bookkeeping and accounting problems and a score may be computed according to the results of the tests. The invention is further embodied in a server and as a computer program.
Patent GB-2502822-A (GB)
Title: Foldable leg rest
Inventor: Yin qing-kun
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2012-06-08
Abstract: A foldable leg rest has a slide base 20, a first folding assembly, a second folding assembly, a first stage drive mechanism 50 and a second stage drive mechanism 60. The slide base 20 has a slide frame 21. The first folding assembly has a first frame 30 pivotally connected to the slide frame 21 and two guide pieces having a slot for a rolling bearing on a projection of a support arm 24 of the slide base to move along. The second folding assembly has a second frame 40 pivotally connected to the first frame 30. In use, the first stage drive mechanism 50 is operated to drive the first frame 30 to pivot relative to the slide frame 21 and the second stage drive mechanism 60 is operated to drive the second frame 40 to pivot relative to the first frame 30. Therefore, the legs of a sitter can be stretched and placed on the folding assemblies so as to enhance comfort and minimize fatigue, possibly on a vehicle journey.
Patent GB-2492452-A (GB)
Title: A riding shoe with inclined treads
Inventor: FELTON JOHN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A43B5/00
Filed: 2012-06-11
Abstract: A riding shoe wherein the sole of the shoe is provided with treads c that are inclined to facilitate movement of the shoe in a rearward direction off a stirrup upon which the shoe is resting. The treads c may be inclined so that they slope upwardly towards the rear of the shoe. A heel portion may also be provided which has treads which are deeper than those on the sole of the shoe. Disclosed in a second invention is a shoe wherein the treads of the heel are deeper than those on a sole of the shoe. The increased depth of the heel treads is provided to prevent slipping on the ground without effecting the engagement with the stirrup.
Patent GB-2493428-A (GB)
Title: Performing indexing in an image decoder
Inventor: WERNESS ERIC SOVELEN
IPC: G06T9/00
Filed: 2012-07-19
Abstract: A method for performing indexing in an image decoder includes identifying a tile in an image, wherein the image comprises a plurality of tiles, and wherein each tile includes color data associated with a plurality of pixels. The method then asymmetrically provides a plurality of indices throughout the tile. The method then identifies a pixel in the tile and determines a corresponding rectangular grid that includes the pixel, wherein the corresponding rectangular grid comprises at least one index in a group of indices. The method then determines an index for the pixel by bi-linearly filtering the group of indices that is associated with the corresponding rectangular grid, wherein the filtering is performed in relation to the pixel.
Patent GB-2493821-A (GB)
Title: End flange for a magnetic resonance imaging system and method of manufacturing
Inventor: JIANG LONGZHI
IPC: F17C3/08
Filed: 2012-07-20
Abstract: An end flange for a magnetic resonance imaging (MR1) system is provided. One end flange is for a vacuum vessel 24 of the MRI system 20. The vacuum vessel includes a housing 24 configured to receive therein a magnet assembly and an end flange 32 forming an end of the housing. The flange includes an outer surface 44, an inner surface 46, and a core 48 coupled between the outer and inner surfaces, wherein the core has a greater stiffness than the outer surface and the inner surface. A method of manufacturing the flange includes forming the outer surface 44, an inner surface 46, and core 48 and then coupling the core 48 between the outer surface 44 and inner surface 46 to form a generally planar flange for a vacuum vessel 24. Also disclosed is a magnet system comprising a vacuum vessel 24 having at least one end flange, a cryogen vessel within the vacuum vessel 14 and containing liquid helium, and a superconducting magnet within the cryogen vessel.
Patent GB-2495804-A (GB)
Title: Terrain visualization combining a video camera and a time of flight camera
Inventor: POPHAM THOMAS
IPC: G01S17/93
Filed: 2012-09-04
Abstract: A visualization technique for a vehicle 10 and a vehicle driver combines a video camera and a time of flight camera 11. The outputs of the cameras are combined to provide the vehicle driver with an augmented reality display, whereby topographical features can be identified in relation to the vehicle even if out of line of sight of the driver. Certain regions of the augmented image are visually enhanced, e.g. given a marked with a circle 30, or coloured, according to pre-determined criteria, such as proximity to the vehicle. The point of view of the image may be selected by the vehicle driver. The vehicle may be provided with a collision calculator and an automatic braking system.
Patent GB-2491083-A (GB)
Title: Method for separating minerals with the aid of x-ray luminescence
Inventor: KAZAKOV LEONID VASILIEVICH
IPC: B03B13/06
Filed: 2011-11-08
Abstract: The method relates to the field of mineral enrichment. It involves setting a threshold value for the intensity of a luminescence signal after a given time following the end of a pulse of exciting radiation, measuring, in the course of registering the intensity of the luminescence signal of a mineral, the intensity of the luminescence signal after a given time following each pulse of exciting radiation, recording the intensity value obtained for each luminescence signal if the signal registered exceeds the set threshold value, comparing the value measured in the current period with the values obtained in the preceding periods, determining the period in which the intensity value was at its peak, and processing the luminescence signal in which the value of the measured intensity was at its peak in order to determine the separation parameters; a decision to separate the mineral to be enriched is taken in the event that the separation parameters are inside the range of given values.
Patent GB-2496947-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerator having an evaporator outside a refrigerated cabinet and a valved duct therebetween.
Inventor: HEGEDUS RALPH
IPC: F25D3/06
Filed: 2012-10-12
Abstract: Method and apparatus in respect of a refrigerator 10 with a cabinet 12 having a refrigerated interior 18, a refrigeration fluid circuit (20 Fig 2) which includes a compressor (22 Fig 2), a condenser (24 Fig 2), and an evaporator 30 located within an evaporator compartment 72 outside the cabinet. The evaporator has an associated fan 64, and at least one damper/valve 66, 68, associated with both the refrigerated interior and the evaporator. An eutectic member 122 which melts at an operating temperature of the refrigerator can be included, and will provide compartment cooling when the at least one damper/valve is closed for a defrost cycle. The evaporator compartment can be insulated, and the at least one damper/valve is used to control air circulation from the refrigerated interior through the evaporator compartment. The defrost cycle can be controlled by a controller (50 Fig 2), and the controller stops the compressor and closes the at least one damper to thermally isolate the evaporator compartment from the refrigerated interior, prior to starting a defrost heater 114. Alternatively, the cabinet can have inlet ports (136 Fig 7) and outlet ports (142 Fig 7) communicating via ducts (134, 140 Fig 7) with the evaporator compartment, and including at least one valve (132 Fig 7, 146 Fig 8) for flow control.
Patent GB-2498860-A (GB)
Title: Adjusting device for a motor vehicle seat
Inventor: PLESKOT ANDRZEJ
IPC: B60N2/22
Filed: 2013-01-21
Abstract: A motor vehicle comprising a seat 200 having an adjusting device 100 for adjusting the seat 200, comprising at least two locking devices 110a, 110b, which can be actuated via at least one joint actuating device 120, wherein the locking devices 110 are connected in series with the actuating device 120.
Patent GB-2501173-A (GB)
Title: Rubber composition and automobile fuel system part using same
Inventor: NODA MASASHI
IPC: C08K5/40
Filed: 2011-09-08
Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a rubber composition that performs well in terms of storage stability, solvent stress cracking resistance, and permanent compression strain, and is used as an automobile fuel system part. The rubber composition that is used for automobile fuel system parts comprises (A) as the main component, contains Component (B) alone as the vulcanization accelerator, and the content of Component (B) exceeds 2.5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of Component (A). (A) A blended rubber (NBR-PVC) of acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or NBR (B) Both tetrabenzyl thiuram disulfide (TBZT) and tetrabis (2-ethylhexyl) thiuram disulfide (TOT-N)
Patent GB-2513599-A (GB)
Title: Bone Growth Scaffold
Inventor: DEB SANJUKTA
IPC: C08K3/32
Filed: 2013-04-30
Abstract: A composite comprises an inorganic filler such as calcium metaphosphate, a polymer formed from a hydrogel monomer and a multifunctional comonomer. Preferably, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and pyromellitic glycerol dimethacrylate are utilised as the hydrogel monomer and a multifunctional comonomer respectively. In another aspect, a composite comprises a metastable inorganic filler and a polymer formed from a hydrogel monomer. A composition for preparing the composite, a method of forming the composite, a synthetic bone graft comprising the composite and the composite for use in surgery, therapy or diagnosis are all claimed. The composites can be produced with a controllably variable mineral content either prefabricated or by in vivo assembly upon delivery of an injectable slurry. Other claimed aspects include the use of a metastable inorganic filler as an inorganic filler in synthetic bone substitute materials and the use of a multifunctional comonomer in polymeric synthetic bone substitute materials.
Patent GB-2514097-A (GB)
Title: Ominus midi controller
Inventor: BEALE RODERICK JON
IPC: G10H1/00
Filed: 2013-05-03
Abstract: A musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) parameter controller can be used to select up to 24 continuous MIDI control parameters using wired frets A of a guitar style neck D and a conductive string B and varies a selected control parameter by bending the string on the selected fret. A tension sensor C may be included to detect the variation in tension of the string. An instrument using the MIDI parameter controller may comprise the guitar style neck and a keyboard E. The instrument may be connected to an external synthesizer via MIDI out F.
Patent GB-2499354-A (GB)
Title: Method for estimation of borehole and formation properties from nuclear logging measurements
Inventor: ANAND VIVEK
IPC: G01V5/10
Filed: 2011-12-09
Abstract: Disclosed is a model-independent method for accurate prediction of formation and borehole properties from neutron capture cross section measurements. A mapping function is constructed which maps the input measurements to the properties of interest. The mapping function is a linear combination of Gauss radial basis functions. The expansion coefficients and widths of the Gaussian functions are determined uniquely using a database populated with representative samples. For a sample not included in the original database, the desired properties can be estimated from the mapping function using the measurements made on the unknown sample.
Patent GB-2518172-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to optimisation techniques
Inventor: SPENCE ANDREW
IPC: G06F17/17
Filed: 2013-09-11
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of optimising an objective function by evaluating an objective score for each of a set of candidate solutions. The solutions are them updated based on the scores, and the evaluating and updating is repeated until a stop criterion is met. The evaluating of the objective scores being done by a set of worker processors and a master processor receiving the scores and updating the solutions asynchronously. Each candidate solution may be particle in a particle swarm optimisation algorithm, or may be a chromosome in an evolutionary or genetic algorithm, may be a differential evolution algorithm. The objective function may relate to the history of a hydrocarbon reservoir model, ie oil wells.
Patent GB-2508285-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for fitting a tap
Inventor: MCNICHOLAS MICHAEL ANTHONY
IPC: E03C1/04
Filed: 2013-10-04
Abstract: The invention relates to a monobloc tap apparatus (201 figure 2) for securely mounting to a sink (202 figure 2). The apparatus comprises a monobloc unit 401 for positioning above the sink and a fastening plate 409 for positioning underneaththe sink. The plate has three holes in a linear arrangement. A securing bolt 404 is insertable through the monobloc unit 401 and into the middle threaded hole (703 figure 7) of the fastening plate 409, (701 figure 7). The securing bolt 404 is tightened from above the sink (202 figure 2). The monobloc unit 401 has two locating collars 402 which pass through the two outermost holes (702 figure 7) of the fastening plate 409, (701 figure 7). The two outermost holes (802 figure 8) may be partial holes such as cut-outs. A later embodiment relates to a method of fitting said tap.
Patent GB-2519968-A (GB)
Title: Surface cleaning Apparatus
Inventor: HARRIES THOMAS ROBERT
IPC: A47L9/32
Filed: 2013-11-01
Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises main body 12, a first wheel 14 positioned at or near a first end of the main body 12 and a second wheel 16 positioned at or near a second end of the main body 12, wherein an exterior surface of the main body 12 includes a generally concave portion. The main body 12 can generally cylindrical and wherein a portion of the main body positioned in between a central region of the main body 12 and each wheel 14, 16 has a radius which increases as it extends towards each wheel 14, 16. The main body 12 can include at least one deflector member (41-44, fig 3) to protect the main body 12 and a user graspable handle (18, fig 3) which is connected to the main body 12 through an opening provided in one of the wheels 14, 16. A biasing device 80 which engages with the surface being cleaned is provided to reposition the main body 12 while an axis (A, fig 15) of the main body 12 passes through a suction motor (140, fig 15) and a dirt chamber (100, fig 15). A cable storage device (170, fig 9) which includes a movable part which is rotatable about a portion of the suction motor (140, fig 9) is provided while a dirt outlet is configured to be generally opposite a primary air inlet. The dirt chamber (100, fig 15) can be removed from the main body 12 in a direction which is parallel and/or coaxial with the axis (A, fig 15) of the main body. Access to the dirt chamber is provided through one of the wheels.