baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2544260-A (GB)
Title: Support system for plants in growing bags
Inventor: JAMES MENZIES
IPC: A01G9/12
Filed: 2015-09-25
Abstract: Apparatus for supporting plant media such as tomatoes growing in a growbag 5, comprising a rigid loop of mild steel or similar which wraps around the growbag, having a ring 2 to support a plurality of canes 7 or other stakes, all secured in a rigid arrangement with cable ties. The rigid loop which encircles the growing bag has a single substantially horizontal stretch 1 which passes under the base of the growbag, and may be shaped to have stabilising feet 1A. The loop is connected together using a horizontal hook section 3 and vertical hook section 4. The preferred embodiment of the framework includes three substantially vertical canes placed in the growing media, and two diagonal canes supported by the ring of the metal loop. Other embodiments include a greater number of canes in different configurations, and may include a horizontal cane woven through the upper end of the substantially vertical cane to provide greater stability to the frame.
Patent GB-2532599-A (GB)
Title: A locating and supporting apparatus
Inventor: SEAN COYLE
IPC: E04D15/04
Filed: 2015-10-16
Abstract: The locating and supporting apparatus 1 has a first engagement part 4 locatable on a first fixed roof member 2 and at least one second engagement part 5 locatable on at least one second roof member 3, wherein the second roof member is attachable to the first roof member. The first and second engagement parts are operable so as to urge the second roof member into an installed position relative to the first roof member upon inter-engagement of the first and second engagement parts. The engaging parts can act as a hinge and may be hooks. The first engagement part may provide a fulcrum which the second engagement part can pivot about. The roof members may have a non-overlapping connection, and the second roof member may be attached below the first roof member. A method of installing the second roof member using first and second engagement parts is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2545469-A (GB)
Title: Manufacturing articles of footwear
Inventor: Christopher John Towns
IPC: B29D35/12
Filed: 2015-12-17
Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article of footwear, comprising the steps of supporting a mould 12 relative to the base 17 of a forming tool to give a gap 25 between the mould and the base, placing sheet material 26 on the mould, also known as a last, and drawing the sheet material towards the mould and the gap by vacuum at the same time when the gap decreases. The support may bias the mould away from the base, and the mould may be drawn towards the base by the vacuum. The sheet material may be bonded to a prefabricated sole by adhesive, or the material may fuse with the sole part. The sheet may then be cut by a laser cutting tool. Also claimed is apparatus for carrying out such a method, and an article of footwear comprised of layered materials.
Patent GB-2545708-A (GB)
Title: Matching media content with associated metadata
Inventor: TAMAS JAMBOR
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2015-12-22
Abstract: A system is disclosed for identifying equivalent or similar content media, such as for example music tracks, published across different content providers and streaming services accessible on networks such as the Internet. The approach utilizes metadata that may differ from different content providers associated with the same media content. Probabilistic classification methods and machine learning techniques are utilized to compute a probability of two pieces of media content such as music tracks being the same music track from identifying and matching the metadata of the media content files without inspecting the media content of the media content files themselves.
Patent GB-2537011-A (GB)
Title: Engine
Inventor: PETER JOHN SULLIVAN
IPC: F02B53/00
Filed: 2016-02-03
Abstract: An engine comprising a fixed stator 2 having a circular opening 3, in which is concentrically mounted a rotor 1 such that a circular radial space 4 exists between the rotor and the stator. A number of pistons 5 are engaged in the radial space between the rotor and stator. The pistons are movable along the space relative to the stator and are a sealing fit between the rotor and stator to be a fluid tight fit therewith. The stator includes multiple chambers 7a, 7b, 7c each of which opens into the radial space and which form combustion and/or exhaust chambers for the engine. As each piston moves along the radial space, fuel is compressed by the piston into one of the chambers igniting means being associated with each combustion chamber such that compressed fuel is ignited in the combustion chamber as the piston passes, applying a pressure to the back of the piston and driving rotational movement. The inverse, where the stator is within an opening in the rotor, has also been claimed.
Patent GB-2541283-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus
Inventor: Martin Smidt
IPC: B01F27/906
Filed: 2016-06-16
Abstract: Apparatus for stabilising an agitator shaft 24 in a mixing vessel 10, where said mixing vessel has an outlet located in the base, the apparatus comprises: a shaft receiving bearing 30; a support arrangement 32 for supporting the shaft receiving bearing 30 and for spacing the bearing from the outlet of the mixing vessel. The support arrangement 32 comprises a vortex reducing formation which comprises one or more, preferably four or six, substantially equally spaced vanes extending radially outwardly from a central axis. A further independent claim is for mixing apparatus comprising: a mixing vessel 10 comprising: an inlet 40; an outlet 34; a rotatable agitator shaft 24 extending into the mixing vessel; an impeller 26 attached to the shaft 24; and apparatus for stabilising the shaft comprising: a shaft receiving bearing 30 and a support arrangement 32 wherein the support arrangement comprises a vortex reducing formation. A portion of the vortex reducing formation terminates above the outlet port and the vortex reducing formation extends at least partially into the outlet port. The mixing vessel 10 is preferably a reactor 10 used for a gas-liquid reaction and preferably contains a gas dispersion ring.
Patent GB-2537775-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchange apparatus
Inventor: JOHN MICHAEL ETTE
IPC: F28F9/22
Filed: 2012-04-05
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger 10 comprises the steps of forming a first portion (figure 2, 20) and a second portion (22) of a body 12 by injection moulding and joining the first and second portions together thereby providing an internal cavity 14. At least one formation 40 is located in the cavity and defines at least one flow path for a fluid between a fluid inlet (16) and fluid outlet 18. The at least one formation comprises a first surface 46 exposed to the fluid and a second surface 48 exposed to air surrounding the heat exchanger. The internal cavity is further provided with at least one flow controlling structure (baffle) 56. The first and second portions may be joined by sandwiching a wire mesh heating element between joining surfaces of the portions and passing an electric current through the wire mesh to melt the portions together, or by ultrasonic, friction or hotplate welding or by a fluid adhesive or adhesive gasket.
Patent GB-2537561-A (GB)
Title: Standing injection valve with hydraulically dampened valve closure
Inventor: JIMMIE ROBERT WILLIAMSON JR
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2014-05-19
Abstract: An injection valve assembly for use in a well, where pressurized gas or fluid from uphole in the well displaces a perforated valve head from a valve seat, allows for fluid flow of the pressurized gas or fluid into the valve head and further downhole in the well toward an electric submersible pump. A compression spring is coiled around a valve stem connected to the valve head, pushing the valve stem and valve head in an uphole direction opposite to the force from pressurized gas or fluid. The compression spring is in a chamber filled with hydraulic fluid, where the hydraulic fluid can pass through a dampening system assembly and a flow restrictor assembly, thereby regulating the speed at which the valve stem and valve head can move relative to the valve seat.
Patent GB-2548174-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for cooling bottled beverages
Inventor: KEVIN JABOU
IPC: F25D31/00
Filed: 2016-08-04
Abstract: An apparatus for cooling bottled beverages comprises a hang-off structure 14 (bezel) surrounding an access opening 42 and an open-topped vessel 30 defining a bottle chamber 12 accessible through the access opening. The vessel comprises a tubular wall 36 coupled to the hang-off structure and a closed base 38 opposed to the access opening. The apparatus further comprises a heat exchanger 34 and a cooling (Peltier) device 54 having a heat input side in thermal communication with the base of the vessel and a heat output side in thermal communication with the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is suspended from the base of the vessel to define a load path extending from the hang-off structure to the heat exchanger via the wall and the base of the vessel. The apparatus may have a fan 62 for implementing an air flow path. The apparatus may have a thermal bridge 46 and a thermally-insulating insert 144 located between the heat exchanger and the vessel. The hang off structure may be a touch-sensitive bezel and the apparatus may further include a control system for controlling the apparatus in response to user interaction. The apparatus may be fitted to furniture.
Patent GB-2539611-A (GB)
Title: Belt-finishing device and method for operating a belt-finishing device
Inventor: MICHAEL WOEHRLE
IPC: B24B35/00
Filed: 2015-03-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a belt-finishing device (10) comprising a frame (12) for mounting a pressing arm (14), in particular pivotally, a pressing element (29), which is used to press a finishing belt (36) against a workpiece surface (40) to be treated, being arranged on the pressing arm (14). The device is provided with a position detection system (62) for detecting a pressing-arm actual position (14) that deviates from a desired position of the pressing arm (14). A malfunction or defect of the pressing element (29) is detected by means of the pressing-arm (14) actual position that deviates from the desired position of the pressing arm (14).
Patent GB-2540103-A (GB)
Title: In line manufacturing of documents with security elements
Inventor: GARY FAIRLESS POWER
IPC: B42D25/45
Filed: 2015-04-22
Abstract: A method and apparatus for in-line manufacture of a security document with a structured security element is provided in which a continuous web of document substrate (1) is fed through a series of processing stations (2, 3, 4, 5, 25, 26). The processing stations include a station (5) for forming a structured security element (17;37) in a radiation sensitive coating applied to the document substrate (1), and at least one station (25, 26) for applying at least one additional layer (13, 14, 15; 32) to the document substrate (1 ) excluding the security element area (16; 36). In a security document manufactured with the method or apparatus, the additional layer or layers (13, 14, 15; 32) have a combined thickness (7) which is preferably substantially equal to the height (H) of the structured security element or which differs from the height of the structured security element (17, 37) by a predetermined amount.
Patent GB-2548010-A (GB)
Title: Surface cleaning apparatus
Inventor: ALAN J KREBS
IPC: A47L13/22
Filed: 2017-02-15
Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus, such as a steam mop (10, fig 1), comprises a supply tank (40, fig 2)for receiving and storing a cleaning fluid, a steam generator 44 fluidly coupled with the supply tank (40, fig 2) and comprising a heating element configured to heat liquid to at least 100 °C to generate steam, a steam outlet 82 for delivering steam to the surface to be cleaned, a fragrance dispenser 92 for receiving a fragrant material and a steam delivery pathway between the steam generator 44 and the steam outlet 82 and comprising a portion in heat exchange relationship with the fragrance dispenser 92 to heat the fragrance dispenser by heat transfer from the steam in the steam delivery pathway, wherein the fragrance dispenser 92 is adapted to be heated by thermal radiation from the portion of the steam delivery pathway. The surface cleaning apparatus can include an upright handle assembly (12, fig 1) and a base (14, fig 1) coupled with the handle assembly (12, fig 1). The fragrance dispenser 92 may include a warming tray 92 adapted to hold a fragrant material 94.
Patent GB-2546445-A (GB)
Title: Light bulb
Inventor: IAIN DULLEY
IPC: F21V8/00
Filed: 2015-10-12
Abstract: A light pipe 1 in the form of a translucent bar or tube of thermosetting plastic is mounted to a light source 7 such as a LED within a glass bulb 4. The light pipe 1 has coloured lines 3 extending along and within it. When illuminated by the light source, the light pipe 1 acts as a means for dissipating light, providing the desirable effect of a traditional filament or incandescent bulb without the high temperatures and low energy efficiency associated with such a light source. A screw or bayonet fitting 6 allows it to be retrofitted into existing lighting units, providing backwards compatibility with existing lighting installations. The LED light source is connected to a heat sink 9 and driver unit 10.
Patent GB-2552573-A (GB)
Title: Interactive greeting card with infrared sensor
Inventor: DAVID MAYER
IPC: G09F1/04
Filed: 2017-05-05
Abstract: The interactive greeting card combines a greeting card 100 with an infrared (IR) sensor 12 to trigger effects upon the greeting card recipient interacting with the IR sensor. The card includes a mobile object 16 attached to the greeting card body 10A; a motor (18, Fig.5) attached to the greeting card body, the motor operative to cause movement of the mobile object; the infrared sensor; wherein when the infrared sensor detects an increase in heat, it triggers the motor which causes movement of the motor module. In one aspect the greeting card contains a hole, opening or aperture 14 therethrough, into which a user may insert his or her finger and the IR sensor senses the users finger to trigger one or more special effects such as audio replay, motorized movement of one or more mobile objects attached to the greeting card, or other special effects. There may also be an aperture in the mobile object and the IR sensor into which a users finger can be placed to trigger the motor.
Patent GB-2556132-A (GB)
Title: Network orchestration
Inventor: MATTHEW WILLIAMS
IPC: G06F11/00
Filed: 2016-11-10
Abstract: A model of the physical resources in a computer network represents the dependencies between the different physical resources in the network. A model of the virtual resources in a computer network represents the dependencies between the different virtual resources in the network. The two models are combined to produce a hybrid model by including the dependencies of the virtual resources on the physical resources. The model may include reliability block diagrams or Markov models for some of the resources. The model may include performance measures for the various physical and virtual resources. The model may be used to identify a preferred mapping, which optimizes the performance measures. The model may be used to instantiate the network.
Patent GB-2551652-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing system
Inventor: EDWARD BLACK
IPC: B24C7/00
Filed: 2017-06-23
Abstract: An apparatus for the distribution of a solid, ideally dry ice, into a pressurised fluid stream, wherein the solid becomes pressurised prior to distribution into the stream. The apparatus comprises a first body 110, a second body 130, a hopper at a first pressure and a pressurised outlet channel 160 at a second pressure wherein the second pressure is greater than the first pressure. The first body comprises a first surface with at least two chambers 121,122 extending therefrom, defining an interior space. The first surface is proximal to a surface of the second body and rotates relative to that surface. The second body comprises one or more surfaces including two pressure equilibrium openings in fluid communication with each other 151, 152, a first port 140 and a second port 150. The chambers form a closed body when aligned with a part of second body surfaces not comprising a port or opening. When a chamber is aligned with the first port, the chamber has a first pressure and solids are transferred from the hopper to the chamber via the first port. When a chamber is aligned with the second port, the chamber has a second pressure and solids are transferred from the chamber to the pressurised outlet channel and into the pressurised fluid stream. When two chambers are aligned with the pressure equilibrium openings, pressure is transferred between the chambers so that it is equilibrated. A method of distributing solid into a pressurised fluid stream is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2564683-A (GB)
Title: A heating mat
Inventor: PAUL O'REILLY
IPC: H05B3/34
Filed: 2017-07-19
Abstract: A heating mat 10 for placing on a support surface, such as the ground, for warming the feet of a user, comprises an etched foil electric heater layer 18 and a polymeric layer providing a contact surface 12 arranged in use to contact the feet or shoes of a user, and to transfer heat from the heater layer to the feet or shoes of a user. The heating mat includes an integral power source for the heater layer, such as a lithium ion battery pack 20. The battery pack may be charged via a charging port (24, figure 6). The heating mat may be flexible and may be rolled up (figures 3 and 4) for storage.
Patent GB-2553215-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and method for inspecting a pipeline
Inventor: PETTER NORLI
IPC: G01N29/34
Filed: 2016-02-24
Abstract: It is described an apparatus for inspecting a pipeline, said apparatus including a cylindrical body (15) adapted to be transported inside said pipeline, an array of acoustical transducers (Tx, y) installed in the surface of the cylindrical body (15), the acoustical transducers being organized in columns and rows in a belt around the cylindrical body, a controller adapted to initiate a transmission of an acoustical signal from a first transducer (T2, 2) and a reception of said acoustical signal from other transducers in said array surrounding the first transducer, the controller further being adapted to determine the direction to a flaw in the wall of said pipeline from the received acoustical signals.
Patent GB-2560821-A (GB)
Title: A carrying device and system thereof
Inventor: KRISTAN MOORE
IPC: A45F5/10
Filed: 2018-02-13
Abstract: A device 10 suitable for carrying a flexible tub by its handles comprises an elongate member 6. A first end of the elongate member comprises a first securing means 2 and a second end comprises a second securing means 2. The securing means 2 preferably takes the form of cavities or notches on the upper surface of the elongate member 6. The elongate member may be able to bend to absorb the load of the tub. A strap (635, fig. 11) may be attached at either end of the elongate member to carry the device. A grip portion 1 may be arranged at the middle of the elongate member. The elongate member may have a curved profile. Restraining straps (1206/1256, fig.15) may be used in combination with the device to engage and restrain a handle of a tub with the securing means 2.
Patent GB-2556788-A (GB)
Title: Latch mechanism for front opening lid
Inventor: JEFFREY L CRULL
IPC: E05B65/52
Filed: 2012-06-06
Abstract: A method of removing a lid (110, fig. 1) from a case, the lid including a latch (100, fig. 1), the method comprising: moving a handle 120 of the latch axially upwards against the bias of a bias member, e.g. a spring 150; disengaging a retaining member 155 from a pin 160 based on the step of moving the handle; rotating the latch away from the lid (figure 5) and rotating the lid away from the case (figure 6). The latch may include a main body 115 with a hook 145 which engages a receiving portion (140, fig. 1) of the case to removably couple the lid to the case. Rotation of the latch away from the lid may rotate the hook inwards towards the case (best seen in figure 5). The lid may be pivotably mounted to the case. The pin may be coupled to the lid. The handle may include the retaining member and be biased to a latched position in which it engages the retaining member against the pin.
Patent GB-2561087-A (GB)
Title: A catalyst for treating an exhaust gas, an exhaust system and a method
Inventor: SILVIA ALCOVE CLAVE
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: A catalyst composition for treating an exhaust gas comprising SO2, NO2 and elemental mercury in the presence of a nitrogenous reductant, such as ammonia, hydrazine, or an ammonia precursor, such as ammonium carbamate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate or ammonium formate, wherein the catalyst composition contains oxides of [i] less than 2% Molybdenum (Mo) and optionally up to 9% Tungsten (W); [ii] 2.5-12% Vanadium (V); [iii] 85-96% Titanium (Ti); and [iv] Phosphorous (P), wherein the composition comprises [iv] P in an atomic ratio to the sum of atoms of Mo, W and V of from 1.2-3.2. The values expressed must total 100%. Also disclosed is a method of use of the catalyst in treating exhaust gas; and an exhaust system comprising the catalyst.
Patent GB-2574193-A (GB)
Title: Joiners mat
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER GREER
IPC: B25B11/00
Filed: 2018-05-02
Abstract: A joiner’s tool comprising of two portable support mats and a portable saddle-shaped item. The mats can be used for kneeling or to support furniture/ timber (e.g. under a door as shown in figure 8), protecting it from physical stress or abrasions while being worked upon (e.g. chiselling hinge recesses). Each mat may be made of resilient ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) foam and include an opening as a hand hold. Each mat may be 300mm wide by 400mm long by 20-25mm thick. The “saddle” can be used to support furniture/timber (e.g. a door against a door frame). The “saddle” may also include lugs (best seen in figures 2, 3 and 6). The lugs can interlock with the holes in the mats (see figures 5, 6) to work as a handle so all three parts can be carried together.
Patent GB-2559721-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for grouping communications between mobile communication devices
Inventor: YONG HUANG
IPC: H04W4/08
Filed: 2016-01-20
Abstract: A method and apparatus for grouping communications between mobile communication devices. The method includes receiving, at a mobile communication device, one or more facility identifiers, each of the one or more facility identifiers associated with a facility. The method further includes storing the one or more facility identifiers in a memory; decoding, via an electronic processor, a group call having an initiation identifier; and comparing, via the electronic processor, the initiation identifier to the one or more facility identifiers. The method further includes joining, via the electronic processor, the group call based on the comparison between the initiation identifier and the one or more facility identifiers. The method may further include leaving, via the electronic processor, the group call.