baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2470537-A (GB)
Title: Contact area measurement device and method for measuring contact area
Inventor: EGUCHI MASAO
IPC: G01B11/28
Filed: 2009-02-23
Abstract: Provided is a novel contact area measurement device. The contact area measurement device is provided with an optically transparent substrate (6) in contact with a specimen (7), all irradiating means (1, 2, 3) for irradiating white light to the optically transparent substrate (6), an interference image acquisition means (11) for acquiring an interference image caused by reflection light from the specimen (7) and reflection light from the transparent substrate (6), a brightness value histogram forming means for forming a brightness value histogram from brightness value information of the interference image, and a contact area operation means for operating a contact area of the specimen (7) with the optically transparent substrate (6) from the brightness value histogram.
Patent GB-2484333-A (GB)
Title: Method of converting the body of a grinding mill
Inventor: BELL WILLIAM GRAHAM
IPC: B02C15/00
Filed: 2010-10-07
Abstract: A method of converting a grinding mill having a polygonal-section mill body (2, Fig 1) 20    into a round bodied mill 20, wherein grinding means (4), 10 are located within the mill body (2), 20, and optionally a classifier section (6) is located on top of the mill body (2), 20. The method comprising the steps of (i) removing the classifier section (6) when present, (ii) removing the mill body (20) to expose the grinding means( 4), 10, (iii) optionally, reconditioning or replacing some or all of the grinding means (4), 10, (iv) providing a round mill body 20 around the grinding means 10 and (v) optionally, locating a classifier section (6) on the round mill body 20. The polygonal section mill body (2) may be hexagonal and the round mill body 20 may be cylindrical. A rotatable port ring 22 or other suitable auxiliary part may be present to assist in the conversion and in association with throat 24 may itself comprise a number of openings to permit air to flow from beneath grinding ring 10. An access door 40 may be located in the region of the grinding means. Other elements include (see Fig 1) spin initiator vanes (34), downwardly tapering classifier (6), grinding elements (12), compression loading device (14), vertical delivery pipe (8), classifier housing (6B) and classifier section (6)
Patent GB-2476715-A (GB)
Title: A floating waterwheel
Inventor: HERBISON FRANCIS DENNIS
IPC: F03B7/00
Filed: 2010-12-16
Abstract: A floating waterwheel which has a gearing system 16 which drives a shaft 18 in a single direction regardless of the direction of the tidal flow. The waterwheel 8 is located in a flow channel between two floats or pontoons which are joined by an underwater splicing 2 which raises the water to create the maximum force on the waterwheel blades. The whole structure is enclosed in a whether proof housing 12 and is fixed to piles 7 located in the sea or riverbed by sleeves which allow the device to rise and fall with the tides. There are doors 4 to shut off the water flow through the channel between the floats, a rubber strip curtain 6 to dampen large or rough waves from impacting on the waterwheel blades and a mesh 5 is also fitted across the flow channel to prevent large fish or mammals reaching the waterwheel paddles. Preferably the gearing system comprises a ratchet system with lock or slip collars.
Patent GB-2487196-A (GB)
Title: Combine harvester grain cleaning apparatus
Inventor: BILDE MORTEN LETH
IPC: A01D41/00
Filed: 2011-01-11
Abstract: A combine harvester comprises separating apparatus 36 arranged to receive a threshed crop. The separating apparatus comprises a grate 42 for allowing grain and chaff to fall onto an underlying separator pan 44, the separator pan being driven in an oscillating manner. The separator pan comprises a first portion 44R suspended from a combine frame by front and rear suspension means 70 and a second portion 44F disposed forwardly of the first portion and pivotally mounted at the forward end. A rear edge of the second portion is releasably attached to a front edge of the first portion, the second portion being pivotable around the forward mounting around a transverse axis 76 between an operating position in which the second portion is attached to the first portion forming a continuous pan surface, and a lowered position in which the second portion is detached from the first portion to give maintenance access to the underside of the separating apparatus.
Patent GB-2477196-A (GB)
Title: Dual control luminaire
Inventor: PFUND DAVID R
IPC: F21V23/04
Filed: 2011-01-17
Abstract: A luminaire 11 having a housing 16 containing a lamp or ballast 12, a first control input or switch 14 internal to or integral with the housing 16, a second control input or switch 28 external to the housing 16, and connection components 20, 22 configured to associate the lamp or ballast 12 with the first control input 14 and the second control input 28. Other inventions relate to a plug in port and plug in device configured to associate at least one of the first and second input devices to the lamp, and a plug-in device.
Patent GB-2480343-A (GB)
Title: Wet-mateable connector removing water from dielectric fluid
Inventor: CHAIZE ERIC
IPC: H01R13/523
Filed: 2011-01-19
Abstract: A wet-mateable connector for making wet-mateable connector a connection underwater comprises a male component having a male pin (14, Fig 3a) and a female component 20 having a female socket 24 for receiving the male pin. The male and female components are arranged to be mechanically coupled together such that the female socket 24 receives the male pin 14 after shuttle pin 26 has been displaced, thereby making the connection. A fluid chamber 34 contains dielectric fluid which is moved as the connectors are coupled. A water ingress treatment module 36 for removing water from the dielectric fluid is provided, and may be a molecular sieve.
Patent GB-2475812-A (GB)
Title: Communicating Fluids with a Heated Fluid Generation System
Inventor: KALMAN MARK
IPC: E21B17/20
Filed: 2006-08-16
Abstract: A supply tube system (140) for use in a wellbore (160) may have multiple tubes, a number of which can be readily coupled to a downhole steam generator or other heated-fluid generator device (200). The system (140) may include a connector (500) that simplifies the process of coupling the supply tube system (140) to the steam generator (200) and provides for fluid communication between each supply conduit (115), (615), and (715) and the associated input port of the steam generator.
Patent GB-2476412-A (GB)
Title: Frost reduction by active circulation
Inventor: SWIFT TODD
IPC: F25D17/04
Filed: 2009-09-30
Abstract: An ultra low temperature refrigeration system (10) and technique, includes a cabinet (24) with a storage chamber (12) maintained at a certain temperature range, a door (16) providing a seal with the cabinet (24) when engaged with the cabinet (24), and a dehumidifier (22, 60) connected to the cabinet for dehumidifying the storage chamber (12) within the cabinet (24).
Patent GB-2491800-A (GB)
Title: Slip ring power source for radiotherapy apparatus
Inventor: KNOX CHRISTOPHER CHARLES
IPC: A61B5/055
Filed: 2011-03-30
Abstract: Radiotherapeutic apparatus 2 comprising a patient support 10, magnetic coils 16 disposed around the patient support 10 for creating a magnetic field therewithin, a radiation source 6 producing a beam of radiation directed toward the patient support 10 and mounted on a rotatable support 28 thereby to rotate the radiation source 6 around the patient support 10. And a slip ring 50 for conveying electrical power to the radiation source 6 and located around the patient support 28, the slip ring 50 comprising at least two switching means 60a, 60b, for selectively separating the slip ring 50 into at least two electrically separate arc segments 56,58.
Patent GB-2481091-A (GB)
Title: Stereoscopic display with 2D and 3D content displayed together
Inventor: JAIN SUNIL K
IPC: G02B30/25
Filed: 2011-05-10
Abstract: An apparatus and method of simultaneously displaying two-dimensional content and three-dimensional content in different windows on a polarised stereoscopic display and modifying the 2D content of either the left or right eye frame. Modifying the 2D content by reformatting and up-converting may comprise adding a spatial disparity in an X or Y direction, or adding a wavelength disparity to pixel colour, to one of the right or left eye frame. A co-existence manager may manage the 2D and 3D content windows with a manual override to allow a user to disable the modification. The display may be viewed with polarised glasses. This system enables 2D content to become 2D+ content where it appears full resolution to the user while co-existing with the 3D content on the same screen because polarised 3D displays inherently cut the viewing resolution in half meaning that co-existing 2D content will be poor quality, especially if it is text on a PC screen where the user is watching a 3D video in one window while working on emails or word processing in another window.
Patent GB-2491097-A (GB)
Title: Support device for a CCTV camera having a mast
Inventor: BARRACLOUGH EROL
IPC: F16M11/04
Filed: 2011-05-16
Abstract: An arrangement for supporting a device such as a closed circuit television camera 6 having a mast10, a support element 2 cooperating with and movable relative to the mast 10 and a winch assembly 12 having a winch cable 14 secured to the support element 2 to cause movement of the support element between a raised position (Figure 1) and a lowered position (Figure 2). A transfer cable 20 to allow power or data transfer to or from the device 6 and a bracket arrangement 28 for securing the winch cable 14 to the transfer cable so that the actuation of the winch arrangement causes simultaneous movement of both the winch cable 14 and the transfer cable 20. Optionally the bracket 28 is arranged to allow relative movement between the winch cable 14 and the transfer cable 20 in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the winch cable 14.
Patent GB-2480541-A (GB)
Title: A system for allocating bins to addresses
Inventor: MARTIN ROBERT LEE JR
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2011-05-17
Abstract: An operator selects a route from a list and an address in that route from a list 138 to display data 142 about that address including the bin type requested. The operator takes a bin of that type, records its serial number and associates the serial number with the address. The system can also have the ability to record why bins could not be delivered; to remove incorrect associations; and to add new addresses and associating them with new or existing bins. The method can be carried out on a hand held device with a user input and display 130, which synchronises with a remote server. The serial number could be included on the bin in an optical or non-optical from such as bar codes or RFID tags.
Patent GB-2492604-A (GB)
Title: Serving user behaviour data corresponding to a human user of a device without authenticating the user
Inventor: JOHANNSEN ERIC ALAN
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2011-08-04
Abstract: A request 202 is received through a computer network (106, fig. 1), e.g. at server 104 from device 102 (fig. 1). The request includes an identifier 204 of the device, e.g. a digital device fingerprint. Data representing behaviour of a user of the device is requested by the server and may be used to customise or enhance the userâ  s experience. The requested user behaviour data is retrieved 206, 208, 210 through an association between the data and the device identifier stored in a computer, e.g. device-indexed data server 108. The data is then sent 212 through the computer network in response to the request. Thus user behaviour data is served without user authentication and, preferably, the data does not personally identify the user. Also disclosed is a method of serving user behaviour data from an offline data aggregator (figure 6) and a method of serving user behaviour data without a persistent device identifier (figure 7).
Patent GB-2483377-A (GB)
Title: Nanopore electrical sensor
Inventor: XU MINGSHENG
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2010-09-14
Abstract: A nanopore electrical sensor is provided. The sensor has layered structure, including a substrate (1), the first insulating layer (2), a symmetrical electrode (3) and the second insulating layer (5) from bottom to top in turn. A nanopore (6) is provided in the center of the substrate (1), the first insulating layer (2), the symmetrical electrode (3) and the second insulating layer (5). The thickness of the symmetrical electrode can be controlled between 0.3 nm and 0.7 nm so as to meet the resolution requirements for detecting a single base in a single-stranded DNA. Thus the sensor is suitable for gene sequencing.
Patent GB-2499385-A (GB)
Title: Automated notification of images with changed appearance in common content
Inventor: CUI YANQING
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2012-02-09
Abstract: Apparatus and method is configured to compare a received reference image 521 associated with a first user with one or more stored images, the stored images preferably being associated with other users. The platform identifies an object or scene of interest in the reference image 523, and compares the identified object or scene of interest with objects or scenes of interest in the one or more stored images to identify common content having an appearance change 527. In such case, a notification message 529 is sent to the first user referencing or comprising the stored image(s) having the identified changed appearance. The amount of change in appearance of the images is preferably quantified and the message is only sent if the quantified change is above a certain amount.
Patent GB-2497821-A (GB)
Title: Electric power monitor device with phase identification
Inventor: CHUANG CHI-CHENG
IPC: G01R21/06
Filed: 2012-03-09
Abstract: An electric power monitor device (1) connected to an AC source (7) which supplies power to a plurality of current loops (8) includes means to configure the power measurement for different configurations of single and multiple phases. The electric power monitor device has a voltage measuring unit (12), a plurality of current measuring components (13) and a processing unit (14). The current measuring components (13) include a dismountable current sensor (131a) and a phase setting unit (133a), such as a manually configurable jumper, to indicate which phase of a multi-phase system forms the current loop being measured. The device can be used with single phase systems, three phase systems, or a combination of single and multiple phase systems. A switch may be provided to change between three phase, three wire and three phase, four wire settings. Power is calculated from current and voltage measurements.
Patent GB-2493808-A (GB)
Title: Vector register file caching of context data structure for maintaining state data in a multithreaded image processing pipeline
Inventor: SHEARER ROBERT
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2012-05-25
Abstract: State data used in multithreaded graphics processing architecture 300 is cached within vector register file 314 of processing unit 302 to optimize accesses to state data and minimize memory bus utilization. Unit 302 includes fixed point execution unit 308, vector floating point execution unit 310, and vector register 314 utilized by vector execution unit 310. State data used by fixed-point unit 308 are cached and transferred into general purpose registers 312 accessible by fixed-point unit 308, reducing the need to repeatedly retrieve and write back state data from/to an Ll or lower level cache accessed by fixed-point execution unit 308. State data are associated with context data structures for storing data shared by stages in a processing pipeline and include: pointers to color buffers, sphere maps, texture maps; rotation, lighting, blending attributes; screen offsets. Association of image elements with context ensures the state used by different stages remains coherent.
Patent GB-2493064-A (GB)
Title: Photo-dissociation and/or photo-activation of proteins and peptides in a mass spectrometer
Inventor: BROWN JEFFERY MARK
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2012-07-06
Abstract: Methods of mass spectrometry are disclosed comprising automatically and repeatedly performing multiple cycles of operation, wherein a cycle of operation comprises the steps of: (i) mass analysing first ions; (ii) fragmenting, photo-dissociating, and/or photo-activating the first ions to form second ions, and mass analyzing the second ions; and/or (iii) fragmenting, photodissociating, and/or photoactivating the first ions to form second ions, fragmenting, photo-dissociating, and/or photoactivating the second ions to form third ions, and mass analyzing the third ions. In some modes of operation, steps (ii) and/or (iii) are only performed if a determination is made that said first ions, or further ions derived therefrom, include ions of interest.
Patent GB-2493856-A (GB)
Title: High refractive index coatings and their use in the protection of surface relief structures
Inventor: LOK PHEI
IPC: C09D7/61
Filed: 2011-03-23
Abstract: High refractive index coatings comprising metal oxide particles are provided. Dispersions of metal oxide particles in solvent are also provided. These find use in the protection of surface relief structures. In some embodiments, the coatings or dispersions contain UV-curable resins. The coatings and dispersions find application in the field of security devices and documents and tokens incorporating security devices.
Patent GB-2507098-A (GB)
Title: An electronic circuit information display unit integral to an electrical distribution board
Inventor: DODD KEVIN
IPC: H02B1/26
Filed: 2012-10-19
Abstract: An electronic Circuit Display Unit (CDU) is installed integral to an electrical distribution board (EDB), and preferably to the inside of the EDB cover. The CDU would provide circuit information for that EDB. An operative would be able to enter information about circuits, alterations and dates, and save the information. Figure 1 shows the CDU display. The CDU would be powered in the same way as currently the electrical meters of distribution Boards are, by taking minimal power from the internal busbars of the EDB.
Patent GB-2497408-A (GB)
Title: Lock assembly for hydraulic fracing valve
Inventor: UDIPI MAHESHA
IPC: E21B21/10
Filed: 2012-11-29
Abstract: A lock open device 44 for use with a valve (30, fig 1) in a hydraulic fracturing system which maintains the valve 30 in an open position includes a plate 48 with beveled edges and spring loaded ball bearings 70 disposed to contact the edges and interfere with axial movement of the plate 48. The plate 48 couples to a gate (36, fig 1) member in the valve 30, so that the interference between the plate 48 and the ball bearings 70 maintains the valve 30 in a designated open or closed position. The angle of the bevel regulates how much force is required to urge the plate 48 past the ball bearings 70 to thereby open/close the valve 30.
Patent GB-2510103-A (GB)
Title: Suspension play indicator
Inventor: ELIZAGA JIMMY FRANCIS
IPC: G01B5/02
Filed: 2012-12-07
Abstract: The main purpose for this device is to measure extension and retraction of devices such as hydraulics and pneumatics in a motorcycle suspension. The device is attached to a suspension strut of a motorcycle and comprises a fork protector or shield with a scale and a window with a pointing device disposed adjacent the window to indicate suspension travel or displacement. It is stated that the device assists in simplifying the process of motorcycle to rider suspension set-up. Also, at a glance, the motorcycle rider will be able to determine the exact amount of suspension play or travel in millimetres.
Patent GB-2496561-A (GB)
Title: Pipeline with integrated fiber optic cable
Inventor: ALLIOT VINCENT
IPC: F16L59/14
Filed: 2011-08-22
Abstract: Apparatus and methods for integrating a fiber optic cable (116) with a pipeline (104) are described. An example pipeline having an integrated fiber optic cable includes a plurality of pipe sections (119a, 119b), where each of the pipe sections has a thermally insulating outer layer (200, 202) and ends not covered by the outer layer. The ends of each of the pipe sections are welded to respective ends of other pipe sections to form field joints (111a) at the welded ends. The pipeline also includes a fiber optic cable, where first portions (120) of the fiber optic cable are in contact with some of the pipe sections at some of the field joints and where second portions of the fiber optic cable between the first portions are fixed to the outer layer. A coating is applied to cover each of the first portions of the fiber optic cable to integrate the fiber optic cable with the pipeline.
Patent GB-2511546-A (GB)
Title: Subsea securing device
Inventor: COSGROVE PATRICK JOSEPH
IPC: E21B33/038
Filed: 2013-03-07
Abstract: A securing device, which may be used on a subsea wellhead, comprising a drive shaft 20 longitudinally reciprocable forwards and backwards along its axis and having at one end a head 19 adapted to pass through a key aperture 17 in a wall when the drive shaft is in a first angular position. The head is adapted to engage the wall when the drive shaft is in a second angular position and is moved backwards. A guide 38 is defined in one of a drive housing 22 and the drive shaft and is engageable by a guide follower 37 carried on the other of the drive shaft and the drive housing. The guide defines a base track (44, figure 6) which extends parallel to the axis of the drive shaft, and two transverse tracks (45, 46, figure 6), which extend from the base track at separate locations. An operating member (40, figure 1), which may be a sleeve to which is connected a paddle (43, figure 1) can rotate the drive shaft independently of a captive nut (25, 28, figure 1) which can be rotated by an ROV.
Patent GB-2513906-A (GB)
Title: Device for driving a rotable member
Inventor: FOWLER STEVE
IPC: G01M1/30
Filed: 2013-05-10
Abstract: A device 10 for engagement with a first connection part provided on or at an end of a rotor, the device including: a connection member for connecting the device to a rotation input member 50; and an engagement member 14 which extends transversely either side of an axis of rotation of the device and having a pair of substantially diametrically opposing end portions 16a, 16b, said opposing end portions of the engagement member being resiliently deformable towards and/or away from each other, the resilience is preferably due to slots (22a, fig7). The device 10 is preferably used to grip a rotor and/or a shaft of a differential 60 for balancing.
Patent GB-2510926-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to friction stay hinges
Inventor: DEANE ANDREW COLIN
IPC: E05D15/28
Filed: 2013-05-28
Abstract: An egress friction stay comprising a support track 10 (figure 7a) having a base, side walls with opposing inwardly directed flanges and opposing cut-out regions 14, 14 (figure 7a) on the flanges, a main slider 40 (figure 7a) mounted on the track, and a slider catch 80 (figure 7a and 8a) for limiting movement of the main slider along the track by cooperating with the opposing cut-out regions when the catch is in a first position, and allowing movement of the main slider along the track for providing access to an exterior window face when the catch is moved to a second position free of the cut-out regions, wherein the slider comprises a flanged section 42 (figure 7a) overlying the track with an aperture 41 (figure 7a) into which the catch projects. The catch may additionally be spring assisted and may comprise a cam member or a push button. There may also be a resilient buffer operable on the main slider. The stay facilitates easy cleaning of the window and a quick exit in the event of an emergency.