baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2492558-A (GB)
Title: Spacer damper clamp arm with semi-conductive elastomer liners
Inventor: CARLEY STEPHEN WILLIAM
IPC: H02G7/12
Filed: 2011-07-04
Abstract: A clamp arm for use in a spacer damper for the separation of multiple transmission conductors has one distal extremity designed to support a conductor and another extremity provided with an end portion which is arranged to be received, in use, in a cooperating recess in a frame. The clamp arm 10 comprises an arm member 1 and a keeper member 2, arranged to grip the conductor. The clamp arm further comprises clamp liners 5 arranged to surround the conductor when the clamp arm is in a closed position around the conductor, formed from a synthetic semi-conductive elastomer suitable for gripping the conductor at a temperature exceeding 130Â°C, such as EPDM or FKM. The distal extremity 11 is preferably in the shape of a truncated sphere, giving no corona discharge when used at 340kV. The arm and keeper may be hinged together using a hinge pin which is located in a blind bore (36, Fig 3a) and is completely enclosed in use.
Patent GB-2497939-A (GB)
Title: Radio subframe arrangement to support an additional physical channel for communication links operating in half-duplex mode
Inventor: BEALE MARTIN WARWICK
IPC: H04L5/00
Filed: 2011-12-22
Abstract: A telecommunications system comprises base stations and terminal devices arranged to communicate over a radio interface having a radio frame structure of radio subframes. Each radio subframe comprises a plurality of symbols, at least one symbol in each radio subframe being used to support a physical shared channel (e.g. PDSCH or PUSCH) and at least one symbol in each radio subframe being used to support a physical control channel (e.g. PDCCH or PUCCH) associated with the physical shared channel. A symbol at the beginning or end of each radio subframe is used to support the physical shared channel for communication links between a base station and a terminal device operating in a full-duplex mode, but the corresponding symbol is used to support a separate physical channel, for example an additional low-rate channel for machine-type communication (MTC), for communication links operating in a half-duplex mode. Thus, transmission resources that would normally be idle in a half-duplex system can, in effect, be re-used for another channel.
Patent GB-2494965-A (GB)
Title: Precision manufacture of lawn bowling balls
Inventor: JACOBS WALTER BENJAMIN
IPC: A63B37/00
Filed: 2012-09-03
Abstract: A method of precision manufacturing a lawn bowling ball from a generally spheroid blank 1000, comprising the steps of securing the blank 1000 by its spigot (100, fig 2) in a primary chuck 200, machining a first portion of the blank 1000, transferring the partly machined blank 1000 to a secondary chuck (400, fig 6) in axial alignment with the primary chuck without intervening handling, and machining a second portion of the blank 1000 to produce a finished bowl ball. The chucks may move towards each other via parallel rails during the transfer of the blank 1000 and may be automated via computer-controlled actuation. The primary chuck may be a collet chuck with a pull-back arrangement for precisely positioning the blank in the chuck. The secondary chuck may be a three-arm jaw chuck that securely grips the blank. The machining may comprise both lathing and milling operations.
Patent GB-2495401-A (GB)
Title: Building unit such as a structural floor or roof slab
Inventor: TOOTLE GEORGE
IPC: E01C5/08
Filed: 2012-10-04
Abstract: The unit 2 comprises a number of tensioned rods 6, a number of low density inserts 20 located above the rods and a number of reinforcing bars 34 provided around the inserts. The inserts, bars and rods are all encased in a unitary concrete casing 100. The bars may be provided around three sides of the inserts and comprise a unitary framework. There may be two sets of bars which extend longitudinally and laterally with respect to a base portion of the unit. The inserts may be polystyrene. Also claimed is a method of forming the unit by locating the rods in a mould in a first amount of concrete then placing the inserts and bars and adding a second amount of concrete before the first amount has set. Also claimed is a method of using the unit in conjunction with others and securing them to support columns using beams.
Patent GB-2497165-A (GB)
Title: A mechanical movement joint system
Inventor: YAU WING KAI
IPC: E01D19/06
Filed: 2012-10-19
Abstract: A mechanical joint system for an expansion joint comprises an elongate rigid tubular member, a resiliently flexible member having a tubular void at an upper top central position for receiving the tubular member therethrough, and at least one mechanical connector operatively connected to the rod and oriented transversely to the longitudinal axis of the resiliently flexible member. The resiliently flexible member is expanded such that the lateral sides of the resiliently flexible member make surface contact with corresponding sides surfaces of adjacent joints using an adhesive and the at least one mechanical connector rests on a top surface of the adjacent joints. The flexible member may be expanded by inflation.
Patent GB-2509763-A (GB)
Title: A method of aligning optical wafers and a lens stack
Inventor: SORTKJAER KASPER L
IPC: G01M11/02
Filed: 2013-01-14
Abstract: A method of aligning optical wafers 26,28 having lenses and reflectors 30 in determined positions by using a first interferometer 38 to align a first wafer 26 by optical interaction with the reflector thereon and using a second interferometer 38 to align a second wafer 28 by optical interaction with the reflector thereon where the positions of the lenses 30 on the wafers 26, 28 are determined. The lenses 30 may therefore be aligned. Other inventions relate to the use of actuators to move the wafers 26,28 and to forming a wafer using a mask or mold to form optical and alignment elements on a wafer.
Patent GB-2496362-A (GB)
Title: Elastomer composite with silica-containing filler and methods to produce same
Inventor: MORRIS MICHAEL
IPC: B29C48/395
Filed: 2011-09-14
Abstract: An elastomer composite with silica-containing filler is described, along with methods to make the same. The advantages achieved with the elastomer composite and methods are further described.
Patent GB-2506702-A (GB)
Title: A covering for impact protection of a vehicle control linkage
Inventor: GOSLING JEFFREY WAYNE
IPC: B60R21/02
Filed: 2013-03-14
Abstract: A protective covering 10 for a vehicle control is provided, said covering comprising a resilient shroud having a front buffer 14 and an underside buffer 12, said buffers cladding front and underside parts of an arm of a control linkage (50, figure 6) that is exposed to a driver in use. A first end of the shroud comprises an arcuate cavity 20, which receives a pivot mechanism of the linkage, and a second end comprises a slot 15. The shroud also comprises a groove 16 running along the length of the front buffer from the cavity to the slot, the groove being configured to receive a part of an arm of the linkage and the arm protrudes through the slot in use. A plurality of substantially parallel lines of weakness 13 are provided in a region between the first and second ends and are configured such that a section of the shroud is removable by severing the shroud along any two of the lines. A first bore extends through the underside buffer, and a second bore through the front buffer. Each bore is aligned relative to the cavity allowing access to the pivot mechanism. Methods of fitting and disassembling the protective covering are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2514096-A (GB)
Title: Improved downhole apparatus
Inventor: HALL ROBERT NEIL
IPC: E21B23/03
Filed: 2011-10-12
Abstract: A downhole apparatus (10) for depositing a tool (12) in a side pocket mandrel (22) is described. The apparatus comprises an apparatus body (16), a tool holder (18) and a displacement mechanism (20) for connecting the tool holder to the apparatus body. The tool holder is movable between a run-in position, in which the tool holder is adjacent the body, to a displaced position, in which the tool holder is spaced away from the body As a tool is moved between the run-in position and the displaced position, a tool longitudinal axis remains substantially parallel to an apparatus body longitudinal axis.
Patent GB-2516221-A (GB)
Title: Method and processor for streaming video processing
Inventor: BELLE RONNY VAN
IPC: H04N7/01
Filed: 2013-07-01
Abstract: A method of video processing comprises performing sequentially one or a plurality of second image process (filtering) steps on an input image to generate an output image, wherein at least one of the second image processing steps achieves the effect of at least two, three, four, or five of first image process steps, selected from up-sampling, de-interlacing, a resizing, a vertical and horizontal resizing; a packet loss reconstruction, or data padding or data interpolation techniques used in combination with resizing and/or packet loss reconstruction. First, initial steps may comprise separable vertical and horizontal chroma up-sampling, motion adaptive de-interlacing, separable resizing, and missing data reconstruction. Second image steps may be implemented as a poly phase filter, clamped between the results of two other linear filters. Convolution filtering, e.g. per colour component, and diagonal filtering may be used.
Patent GB-2516074-A (GB)
Title: Ticket Dispenser
Inventor: BARRETT JOHN
IPC: G07B7/00
Filed: 2013-07-10
Abstract: A ticket dispenser 100 to dispense tickets from a pack of tickets 200 having first and last tickets 200A, 200Z at opposite ends of the pack. The ticket dispenser comprises a ticket rack assembly having a rack with a support platform 126 for receiving the pack of tickets with first edges against the support platform and a ticket pack pusher unit 116 configured to push against the last ticket of the pack 200Z and urge it towards the first ticket 200A; a ticket housing for preventing unauthorised external access to the tickets, the ticket housing comprising a ticket dispensing slot 134; and a ticket dispensing mechanism configured to dispense the first ticket from the pack of tickets, the ticket dispensing mechanism 112 comprising a dispensing control member 130 connected to a ticket ejector 124, the ticket ejector having a ticket edge engagement feature configured to engage with a bottom edge of the first ticket, the ticket ejector being operable by movement of the dispensing control member to slide the first ticket from the pack and away from the platform and to dispense the top edge of the first ticket through the ticket dispensing slot.
Patent GB-2506264-A (GB)
Title: Downhole actuator
Inventor: PURKIS DANIEL
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2013-07-31
Abstract: A downhole actuator 30 comprises a tubular housing 34 which includes an indexing profile 42 on an inner surface thereof, and an indexing sleeve 46 mounted within the housing 34. The indexing sleeve comprises an engaging arrangement including first and second axially spaced engagement members 52, 54 which cooperate with the indexing profile of the housing to be sequentially engaged by an actuation object passing through a central bore of the indexing sleeve to drive the indexing sleeve one discrete step of movement through the housing towards an actuation site. Also disclosed is an inspection apparatus for use in inspecting or determining the position of an indexing sleeve comprising an inspection object configured to engage the indexing sleeve, an elongate member connected to the engagement member and a visual reference provided on the elongate member to provide a user with a visual indication for use in determining the location of the indexing sleeve within a housing.
Patent GB-2517992-A (GB)
Title: Vena cava filter
Inventor: ANDERSEN TORBEN PETER
IPC: A61F2/01
Filed: 2013-09-09
Abstract: An implantable medical device, such as a vena cave filter 10 has first and second ends 14, 16. At one end 14 there is provided a material capture element 18 which has a generally closed conical deployed shape and a narrow end 20 disposed at or proximate the first end 14 of the device. The material capture element 18 includes a wide end 22 which faces the second end 16 of the device, the material capture element 18 having a zone 32 of wider radial dimension which provides a first vessel contact site. A plurality of wire tethers 40 are coupled to the material capture element 18 at its wide end and extend to the second end 16 of the device. The wire tethers 40 are provided with portions 50 of wider radial dimension which provide a second vessel contact site. The first and second contact sites 32, 50 are longitudinally spaced from one another. First and second retrieval elements 26 are disposed at the first and second ends 14, 16.
Patent GB-2518404-A (GB)
Title: Device to prevent loss of belongings
Inventor: WILLIAMS JASON
IPC: G08B21/24
Filed: 2013-09-20
Abstract: A wristband is provided for alerting an owner when one of their personal belongings, for example their mobile phone, is further than a predetermined distance from them. The alert range may be preset by the owner. The wristband may be linked to the mobile phone via an application. The alert may be provided via vibration or sound.
Patent GB-2519531-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for supporting blades
Inventor: LOWTH STEWART
IPC: F01D25/28
Filed: 2013-10-23
Abstract: A method of supporting a cantilevered component mounted to a hub by locating a cassette in proximity to the cantilevered component, the cassette defining a volume for filling with an encapsulant; filling the volume with an encapsulant material; and causing the encapsulant to solidify to the cantilevered component to support the cantilevered component. The cantilevered component is preferably an aerofoil of a bladed disk and the encapsulant provides support to change the vibration response of the blade during a subsequent machining step. The encapsulant may be cured by applying energy, by reaction with a chemical initiator, or by being heated and cooled which sinters a particulate encapsulant.
Patent GB-2508723-A (GB)
Title: Yoga seat
Inventor: JAMES LOUISE
IPC: A47C3/16
Filed: 2013-10-25
Abstract: A yoga seat 1 of high density foam material, essentially figure of eight shaped, with lobes 2, 3 providing sit bone supports, which are generally circular. Their shape is modified from the exact circular shape 4 in that their backs 5 are somewhat flattened, while maintaining a coccyx recess 12. Also on the sides facing each other, their curvature is inflected 7 to provide a smooth concave curvature 9 around a pelvic floor support 10. In a further embodiment, the seat may comprise a pubic bone support (121, figure 4) to further aid correct posture.
Patent GB-2523396-A (GB)
Title: Fibre-radio communication network and apparatus and fibre-radio communication method
Inventor: PESCOD CHRISTOPHER RALPH
IPC: H04W88/08
Filed: 2014-02-25
Abstract: A fibre-radio communication network includes a base station 300 and wireless access nodes 100 coupled by fibre optic cables 125. The base station 300 includes a switch module 320 arranged to switch Ethernet signals on a local area network, and a media converter rack module 310 comprising media converter units MC1-MC6 arranged to convert between a baseband Ethernet signal carried by the fibre optic cables 125 and wired Ethernet digital signals for the switch. The wireless access node 100 includes a media converter module 120 which converts between a baseband Ethernet signal carried by the fibre optic cables and a wired Ethernet digital signal. The wireless access node also includes a wireless access point module 110 comprising a local modem which converts between the wired Ethernet digital signal and a wireless transmission in a 60GHz range for wireless communication with a client terminal 400 in the vicinity of the wireless access node 100. The 60 GHz band transmission is preferably a WiGig (RTM) transmission in accordance with the IEEE 802.11ad standard.
Patent GB-2525182-A (GB)
Title: An instantaneous electric water heater, a heat exchanger and an electric shower
Inventor: BRASH ROBIN EDWARD
IPC: F24H9/00
Filed: 2014-04-14
Abstract: An instantaneous electric water heater 10, for example for a shower, has a heat exchanger with a helical heating element 14, 15 within a chamber with a water inlet 13a and a water outlet 13b, and a flow diverter 21 which guides the flow or current of incoming water towards the heating element in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the helix, or to the main axis of the chamber. There may be two helices, 14, 15, concentrically arranged one inside the other. The helices may be double helix shaped. The flow diverter may have apertures 22, fins 27 and legs 25 to direct the flow of water in order to maximise efficiency of heat transfer without allowing the formation of stagnant hot-spots. Also presented is an electrical water heater with two helical heating elements 14, 15, concentrically arranged one inside the other.
Patent GB-2517251-A (GB)
Title: Method of and apparatus for processing graphics
Inventor: HEGGELUND FRODE
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2014-06-03
Abstract: A tile-based graphics processing pipeline that uses primitive lists that can encompass plural rendering tiles includes a primitive list reading unit that reads primitive lists for a tile being rendered to determine primitives to be processed for the tile and a rasteriser that rasterises input primitives to generate graphics fragments to be processed. The pipeline further comprises a comparison unit between the primitive list reading unit and the rasteriser that for primitives that have been read from primitive lists that include plural rendering tiles, compares the location of the primitive in the render target to the location of the tile being rendered 71, and then either sends the primitive onwards to the rasteriser 73 if the comparison determines 72 that the primitive could lie at least partially within the tile or does not send the primitive to the rasteriser 74 if the comparison determines 72 that the primitive definitely does not lie within the tile at all.
Patent GB-2511690-A (GB)
Title: Detecting malware using stored patterns
Inventor: Richard matthew
IPC: G06F21/56
Filed: 2012-12-06
Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a plurality of portions of a file and comparing the plurality of portions of the file to a plurality of stored patterns. The plurality of stored patterns include portions of known malware. The method also includes determining, from the plurality of portions of the file and based on the comparing of the plurality of portions of the file to the plurality of stored patterns, a set of matching portions. The set of matching portions include one or more of the plurality of portions of the file. In addition, the method includes determining a score for each portion in the set of matching portions and providing information regarding the set of matching portions. The information includes the scores determined for each portion of the set of matching portions.
Patent GB-2528050-A (GB)
Title: Video and audio digital data and distribution system
Inventor: STAFFORD GARY
IPC: H04N21/236
Filed: 2014-07-07
Abstract: Network distribution of audio or video data, the network comprising a head end 4 including apparatus 6-16 for receiving digital data which is broadcast to the head end via any of cable, satellite and terrestrial systems and input into a combiner in the head end via a plurality of feeds. The data are combined such that different services within the plurality of input data are modulated and allocated to different channel numbers in the combined data, which is distributed to user locations through the network 20. At each location, a digital TV tuner 38 allows the user to select the channel number or service that they wish to watch. Preferably, the services can be selected without needing a control signal to be sent to the head end. Alternatively, a control signal may be used to allow the user to select an internet service. The digital services may include television or radio channels or internet or Ethernet services. Preferably, the data are distributed around the network as optical signals. The embodiment is a hotel headend which is installed in a hotel or similar allowing a range of digital services to be delivered to a large number of rooms without requiring multiple individual decoding devices.
Patent GB-2528707-A (GB)
Title: A fan assembly
Inventor: JOHNSON JACK
IPC: F24F1/02
Filed: 2014-07-29
Abstract: A fan assembly includes a body and a nozzle connected to the body. The body includes an impeller 90, a motor housing 96, 98 and a motor (92, fig.4) located within the motor housing 96, 98 for driving the impeller. The impeller 90 has a substantially conical hub 272 connected to the motor, a plurality of curved vanes 274 connected to the outer surface of the hub 272, and an annular, eg cylindrical, vane 280 connected to the base of the hub 272. The motor housing 96, 98 has an annular groove 278 for receiving at least the tip of the annular vane 280, and an annular lip 270 forming a drip edge extending about the motor housing, the annular lip defining an outer peripheral wall of the groove. Thus any water droplets running down the side of the motor housing will fall away from the motor (92) and into the impeller 90. The annular groove 278 may be formed in a frustoconical wall of the motor housing 98 adjacent the impeller hub 272.
Patent GB-2531242-A (GB)
Title: Decision logic
Inventor: CHRISTIE MARK
IPC: H04N21/60
Filed: 2014-09-11
Abstract: Method for delivering video to a front end in accordance with service level information defining at least one service level requirement for providing a service used in delivering the video, the method comprising: receiving a request comprising task information identifying a task to be performed requiring the service; receiving characteristics of processing nodes 110 each configured to provide the service; receiving at least one service level requirement for providing the service; selecting one or more processing node(s) based on the received characteristics and the at least one service level requirement, and communicating via the interface with the processing node(s) selected to perform the task. The service provided may be a storage service, an encoding service or a transcoding service. The characteristics of the nodes may include a geographical position, a cost of using the node, a quality of output of the node or a capacity of the node.
Patent GB-2517639-A (GB)
Title: Method of measuring network traversal time when setting up TCP connections
Inventor: MARTIN THIERRY
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 2013-06-21
Abstract: Method of measuring traversal time at a point of a network when setting up TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) connections, using recordings carried out according to a network protocol used to collect information on IP traffic, such as Netflow, said recordings comprising (i) a first recording generated by the synchronization request/response at this point of the network and (ii) the use of a field relating to a start instant ("StartTime") of the first recording so as to date stamp the synchronization request/response at this point of the network.