baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2520055-A (GB)
Title: Retaining member and saw horse assembly comprising a retaining member
Inventor: MARTIN ANDREW
IPC: B27B29/00
Filed: 2013-11-08
Abstract: A retaining member to retain wood in a saw horse comprises two loops or rings 22 connected by a chain or strap 30 attached to spacing member 26, 16 attached to the loops. In use the loops fit over upright posts 6, 4. The spacing members may be angled at 45 degrees with respect to the plane of the loops such that, in use, they are not perpendicular to the posts, aiding retention of the wood. The saw horse may comprise a base and two fork members comprising a horizontal post (36, Figure 2), which may be toothed, on which wood or other material can rest and two upright posts 4, 6. The upright posts may have telescopic portions secured by thumb screws (44, Figure 3). The base may comprise a wooden block or log (30, Figure 2) in which the user may drill holes to define the spacing between forked members, or may comprise a trailer (figure 5). Work surfaces (70, 72, Figure 6) may be attached to the forked portions.
Patent GB-2505374-A (GB)
Title: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) freeze drying microscopy
Inventor: MUJAT MIRCEA
IPC: G01N21/47
Filed: 2012-04-25
Abstract: A product critical temperature during freeze drying is determined. The product is imaged using optical coherence tomography ("OCT"). The product is freeze dried while the temperature of the product is measured. The product critical temperature is the temperature at which a product structure event occurs during freeze drying.
Patent GB-2521231-A (GB)
Title: Security system and method
Inventor: NAPTHINE CHRIS
IPC: G08B13/24
Filed: 2013-12-16
Abstract: A system is provided for detecting the theft of items from a retail store and to provide images of a suspected thief to security personnel. The security system further enables a record of activities over time to be stored and analysed, allowing security personnel to determine patterns in behaviour. The system comprises a plurality of electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags, each tag being attached to an item, and each tag being programmed with product data about said item. An EAS reader / detector is configured to transmit an activation signal when an EAS tag is detected. An image capture component comprises a camera arranged to image an area proximate the EAS detector when it receives the activation signal from the detector. Image data and product data is transmitted to a data management component and the product data is linked with the image data and stored in a memory of the data management component. The EAS tag may be an RFID tag. The tag reader and the camera are located at or proximate an exit of the store. The system may be arranged such that it does not alert a suspected thief as to its activation.
Patent GB-2505850-A (GB)
Title: Femoral head prosthesis
Inventor: MCMINN DEREK JAMES WALLACE
IPC: A61F2/36
Filed: 2012-07-13
Abstract: A femoral head prosthesis (110) comprises an articulating surface (112) which is more than hemi-spherical; an internal recess (114) having a longitudinal axis defining a pole P of the articulating surface (112), the longitudinal axis passing through the centre of curvature of the articulating surface (112); a first edge (116) which constitutes a posterior edge in use, and a second edge (118) which constitutes an anterior edge and/or an antero-inferior edge in use. The first edge (116) is further from the pole P than the second edge (118). Also provided is a femoral prosthesis comprising a femoral head, and a femoral implant comprising a femoral stem and a femoral head. The prostheses and implants of the invention find use in total hip replacements.
Patent GB-2524228-A (GB)
Title: Pocketed springs
Inventor: CLARE DAVID
IPC: B68G9/00
Filed: 2014-01-30
Abstract: A pocketed spring unit 30, suitable for an upholstered article or such, comprises a plurality of coil springs 32 each encased in its own individual pocket 34 formed between two sheets 36 and 38 of material. The sheets 36, 38 are welded at points between the springs, so as to form the pockets. The material from which the sheets are made is woven polypropylene, which is weldable, breathable and also substantially transparent so that the springs 32 are visible within the pockets. Such pocketed, or encased, springs are used in a variety of upholstered articles such as mattresses, in which the independently acting springs conform to the shape of a person's body.
Patent GB-2506821-A (GB)
Title: Lamp
Inventor: SPARROW ROGER LIONEL DAVID
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2012-09-07
Abstract: A lamp powered by batteries 4 has an LED 5 mounted on an emitter plate 51. The lamp has a temperature measuring circuit (20, Fig 2) and a power management circuit 11 including an integrated circuit (12, Fig 2) for control of the output of the lamp.
Patent GB-2531492-A (GB)
Title: Expansion method
Inventor: MAJLINDA LAKO
IPC: C12N5/0797
Filed: 2014-02-17
Abstract: A method for expansion of limbal stem cells comprises: (i) providing a limbal biopsy on a human amniotic membrane; (ii) culturing for a first time period the limbal biopsy in the presence of epithelial culture medium comprising hydrocortisone, insulin, tri-iodothyronine, adenine, and epidermal growth factor, wherein the epithelial culture medium is supplemented with serum and one or more antibiotics; and (iii) substituting the epithelial culture medium of step ii) with epithelial culture medium comprising hydrocortisone, insulin, tri-iodothyronine, adenine, and epidermal growth factor, wherein the epithelial culture medium is supplemented with serum and is free from antibiotics, and culturing for a second time period; wherein the expanded limbal stem cells form an epithelial sheet on the human amniotic membrane and wherein the serum is derived from the same donor as the limbal biopsy. A defined epithelial culture medium comprising hydrocortisone, insulin, tri-iodothyronine, adenine, and epidermal growth factor, and optionally cholera toxin is provided for use in such a method; the culture medium may be supplemented with penicillin and/or streptomycin for use in step (ii) of the method.
Patent GB-2527563-A (GB)
Title: A lifting device
Inventor: ELLIOTH MARTIN
IPC: B65G7/12
Filed: 2014-06-26
Abstract: A lifting sheet 100 features lifting members 104, 106 with handles 126, the lifting members 104, 106 being releasably securable together. The position of the handles 126, on the lifting members 104,106 may permit a comfortable upright lifting position for a user, and may stop unwanted rotation of the item lifted. The sheet 100 may be secured around, and used to lift an item of furniture such as a sofa. The lifting sheet 100 may further include one or more rigid or semi rigid panels (fig.5).
Patent GB-2518293-A (GB)
Title: An awning winch
Inventor: GODWIN DOUG
IPC: E04H15/08
Filed: 2014-08-05
Abstract: An awning winch 1, for connecting awnings to habitations 10 such as caravans, comprising a winch body 2, bracing means 7,8,9, a motor assembly (3, Fig 7), and a cable 4 freely extendible from the winch body 2 and having a free end adapted to connect to an awning, preferably through the use of a hook 12. The motor assembly, which may comprise a cable reel 5 and motor arrangement (3, Fig 7), being adapted to pull on the cable 4 to bring the free end of the cable towards the winch body 2. The bracing means may be a bracket, or a linearly extensible leg 7 that can be moved between a stored position within the body 2, and an extended position wherein the winch may be held in position between two opposed surfaces. The motor (3, Fig7) preferably utilises a rechargeable battery as a power source, but may also be connected to an external power source via a plug. A user control panel (11, Fig 8), possibly remotely operated, may be utilised to operate the winch 1, and the arrangement may also have a pole 10 to allow the end of the cable 4 to be guided.
Patent GB-2515422-A (GB)
Title: Railroad vehicle body structure having shock absorbing structure
Inventor: KIMURA SOTA
IPC: B61D17/06
Filed: 2013-04-15
Abstract: Provided are a railroad vehicle having a shock absorbing structure such that much energy can be reliably absorbed in a small space, a vehicle body structure, and a shock absorbing structure. The shock absorbing structure is constituted by forming an end portion frame (50) of a metal member with energy absorbing members (110A) disposed in a discrete manner with respect to a longitudinal direction, the end portion frame (50) extending along the peripheral edge of a gable body structure (5) at the end of a side body structure (4), a roof body structure (3), and an underframe (2), and by joining the end portion frame (50) and the gable body structure (5) via the energy absorbing members (110A) using a fastening part (120). In this way, the end portion frame (50) at a vehicle body structure end portion can be provided with the function of constituting the vehicle body structure end portion and the function of absorbing collision energy, so that the space for the shock absorbing structure can be decreased. Simultaneously, because the energy absorbing members (110A) are disposed in a planar manner along the peripheral edge of the gable body structure (5), collision energy can be reliably absorbed without the energy absorbing members (110A) totally buckling.
Patent GB-2527155-A (GB)
Title: Cell culture system
Inventor: MCCALL MARK JOSEPH SPEERS
IPC: C12N5/00
Filed: 2014-11-14
Abstract: A cell-culture device comprising a packed bed chamber and a control unit, in which the control unit comprises a means for monitoring one or more process parameters, wherein the packed bed chamber comprises a plurality of openings for introducing or removing non-porous substrates and/or cells and permitting flow of cell culture media into and out of the device and wherein the device comprises a means for mixing the substrates. Methods of culturing cells are claimed wherein the method includes steps of adding further substrate to the packed bed container once the cells being cultured have reached confluence. Also claimed are hollow tubular non porous substrates suitable which may have alternative channels to the main lumen of the substrate, either at an end or in the middle of the substrate.
Patent GB-2532762-A (GB)
Title: Load measurement device and method for determining load
Inventor: FRANK DE WIT
IPC: G01L5/00
Filed: 2014-11-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a load measuring device including a deformable component (10) configured to be deformed under a load to be measured and a sensor assembly (12) attached to a first portion of the deformable component (10). The sensor assembly (12) includes at least one acceleration sensor (14) configured to detect a change in an orientation of said first portion with regard to the direction of gravity (G). In practice, the load sensor may be in the form of a deformable cantilever having an accelerometer near the free end. Alternatively, two accelerometers may be placed on opposite ends of a torque bar. In another embodiment, an accelerometer forms part of a resiliently deformable seal in a bearing. The accelerometer may be a three-axis semi-conductor based sensor. A data processor calculates the load from the sensor signal.
Patent GB-2519690-A (GB)
Title: Cartridge for biochemical use and biochemical processing device
Inventor: KIMURA RYUSUKE
IPC: G01N37/00
Filed: 2013-06-18
Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to allow reagents to be mixed, stirred, purified, reacted and the like using a cartridge sealed from outside air. Chambers (38) for reagents transported as liquids and chambers (39) for the destination of transported liquids are provided inside a cartridge (1) sealed from outside air, and these are connected by liquid transport channels. A groove is carved into a cartridge main body (30), and a membrane (31), which is an elastic body, is applied over the same to form a liquid transport channel (36).A liquid is made to move in the channel by changes in the volume of the liquid transport channel (36) caused by air pressure applied to the membrane (31). A valve function is given to the inlet of each chamber, and the liquid inside is moved in any direction in conjunction with the changes in the liquid transport channel. Thus, liquid can be transported within the cartridge, which is sealed from outside air, and reagents can be mixed and stirred, purified, reacted and the like inside the cartridge. In addition, the cost of the cartridges themselves can be held down by the valve structure being provided in a holder (2) into which cartridges are set and not providing the same within the cartridge.
Patent GB-2535535-A (GB)
Title: Seat control apparatus
Inventor: GERMAN GEORGIEV
IPC: H01H25/00
Filed: 2015-02-23
Abstract: The present application relates to a seat control apparatus 1 for configuring a vehicle power seat (2, figure 2). The seat control apparatus has an operating member 12 for cycling through a plurality of control modes R1-6. The control modes are each associated with at least one configurable seat parameter. The operating member is operable to select one of the control modes and to adjust the at least one configurable seat parameter associated with the selected control mode. The operating member may comprise a control knob which can be pivoted up and down, and left and right, as well being pushed in and also rotated. The control modes may be accessible in a predetermined sequence, possibly by pressing the control knob. The configurable seat parameters for the selected control mode may then be altered by using one or more of the control knobs other degrees of movement. An electronic display 13 may provide a visual indication of the selected control mode, and a second electronic display disposed on the operating member may indicate the seat parameters which can be changed.
Patent GB-2528737-A (GB)
Title: Catalyst for treating exhaust gas
Inventor: CHANDLER GUY RICHARD
IPC: B01D53/94
Filed: 2015-03-19
Abstract: A method for reducing nitrous oxide emissions in an exhaust gas, comprises contacting an exhaust gas containing ammonia and an inlet nitrogen monoxide concentration with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst composition containing small pore zeolite having silica- to-alumina ratio (SAR) of 3-15 and 1-5 wt.% of exchanged transition metal to produce a purified gas containing an outlet nitrogen monoxide concentration and an outlet nitrous oxide concentration. The inlet and outlet nitrogen monoxide concentrations have a relative ratio of greater than 4. The inlet nitrogen oxide and outlet nitrous oxide concentrations have relative ratio of greater than 50. Also claimed is a system for treating an exhaust gas comprising, in series and in fluid communication, a diesel oxidation catalyst, a source of nitrogen-based reductant, and SCR catalyst, where the SCR catalyst comprises a small pore zeolite having an SAR of 3-15 and having 1-5 wt.% of an exchanged transition metal, and the SCR catalyst is coated on a honeycomb wall-flow filter or flow-through monolith or is an extruded honeycomb body. The method improves environmental air quality, particularly exhaust gas emissions generated by power plants, gas turbines, lean burn internal combustion engines, by reducing nitrogen oxides and nitrous oxide concentrations over a broad temperature range.
Patent GB-2538072-A (GB)
Title: A non-occlusive dilation and deployment catheter device
Inventor: THOMAS GERHARDT
IPC: A61M25/10
Filed: 2015-05-05
Abstract: A non-occlusive dilation and deployment catheter device 10 comprises a catheter 12 having a distal end 14 configured for entering a patient and a proximal end for manipulating the device. A distender 16 is provided at or near the distal end and is movable between a collapsed configuration (which enables introduction and removal to and from an operative site in a vessel or other hollow organ of a patient) and an expanded configuration (in which the distender assumes a radially expanded condition, defining a flow path 18 there through). The distender has a substantially tubular, radially expandable frame 20 with a plurality of spaced apertures 22. At least one inflatable tube 24 is threaded through the apertures 22 and shaped to extend in a spiral when inflated. The distender is movable to the expanded configuration by inflating the tube, and conversely, movable to the collapsed configuration from the expanded configuration by deflation of the tube.
Patent GB-2538769-A (GB)
Title: Screw pile
Inventor: PAUL KISS
IPC: E02D5/62
Filed: 2015-05-28
Abstract: A screw pile system 1 and method of use thereof, comprising a screw pile 2, the screw pile having a hollow stem 3 providing a passage 4 for a settable fluid 5, the stem 3 having at least one helical plate 11, 12 fixed about the stem 3, the screw pile 2 further comprising at least one aperture 13 to 15 associated with the or each plate 11, 12, the at least one aperture 14, 15 being in fluid connection with the passage 4 of the stem 3 and positioned so that, in use, settable fluid 5 within the passage 4 can be ejected through the at least one aperture 14, 15 into a region 19 behind a trailing edge 16 of the or each helical plate 11, 12.
Patent GB-2530145-A (GB)
Title: Process for obtaining a filled gluten-free wafer enrobed with chocolate, suitable for coeliacs, using an extruded/expanded rice biscuit
Inventor: UREGUI LUCIANO LÃ PEZ JÃ
IPC: A23L7/17
Filed: 2015-07-09
Abstract: A process for making a gluten-free filled wafer enrobed with chocolate comprises mixing the biscuit ingredients and extruding under heat into strips of expanded material, rolling to adjust the thickness and cutting to form biscuits, transferring to a conveyor belt for baking and cooling enrobing in chocolate, passing through a cooling tunnel and passing to a packaging line. The main ingredients are those high in starch such as corn, potato, cassava, sorghum or rice. Other ingredients include sources of protein such as powdered milk or cheese whey, sugars such as sucrose or glucose, salt, colourants, and other ingredients to help expansion such as calcium carbonate or baking powder. The resulting biscuit is gluten free and, therefore, suitable for coeliacs.
Patent GB-2544254-A (GB)
Title: Elastic mechanism for roller banner retraction
Inventor: STUART ENGLISH
IPC: G09F17/00
Filed: 2015-07-13
Abstract: A roller banner system comprising a roller mounted within a container and a banner retractably rolled around a roller which is connected to the container by means of one or more lengths of elastic material such that when the banner is unfurled the roller is rotated relative to the outer container and the elastic is twisted. When the banner is unfurled the elastic provides a torsional force to retract the banner into the container as the elastic unwinds. The elastic may be further tensioned from outside the container by means of bars (10, Fig. 1) connected to the elastic material. The container 2 may be formed from folded cardboard.
Patent GB-2540740-A (GB)
Title: Medicament packaging
Inventor: TOBY COWE
IPC: A61M5/24
Filed: 2015-07-13
Abstract: A cartridge 100 for packaging a medicament and being suitable for use with multiple different types of dosing device comprises a generally tubular body 102 having an interior cavity 104 for medicament which is sealed closed at one end by a stopper 108 and at its other end by an elastomeric bung 106 with a septum 128 which is over-molded onto a skirt 118 extending from one side of a flange 116 of a coupling element 114, with a sleeve or nose 122 extending from the other side of the flange 116 and having an annular projecting engagement formation 127 with a ramped face 125 and lip 127 which clips the cartridge to a corresponding engagement part of a dosing device or adaptor. The stopper may include a recess 130 to receive a plunger for actuation through the body 102. Dosing devices and adaptors for use with the cartridge are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2543275-A (GB)
Title: Distributed audio capture and mixing
Inventor: ANTTI JOHANNES ERONEN
IPC: H04S7/00
Filed: 2015-10-12
Abstract: Apparatus comprising a processor configured to: receive a spatial audio signal associated with a microphone array 113 configured to provide spatial audio capture and at least one additional audio signal associated with an additional microphone 111 such as a Lavalier microphone, the additional audio signal having been delayed by a variable delay determined such that common components of the audio signals are time aligned. A relative position between the microphone array and the additional microphone is determined. The apparatus receives at least one source parameter classifying an audio source associated with the common components and/or at least one space parameter identifying the environment within which the audio source is located. The space and/or source parameters are used to determine at least one processing effect ruleset. At least two output audio channel signals are generated by mixing and applying the at least one processing effect to the spatial audio signal and the at least one additional audio signal.
Patent GB-2543768-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlling a downhole tool
Inventor: JAMES LINKLATER
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2015-10-27
Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a downhole tool comprises a generator 10 for generating electricity; a rotor 20 connected to the generator 10; an electronic circuit electrically connected to the generator: a sensor 40 for sensing movement of the rotor 20, the sensor 40 being electrically connected to the electronic circuit; and a valve 50 for wellbore fluid and for activating or deactivating a tool or function of the downhole tool, the valve 50 being controllable by being electrically connected to the electronic circuit. The generator 10 is configured to generate electricity to at least the electronic circuit when a flow of wellbore fluid drives the rotor 20. The apparatus is configured to sense a flow rate of the fluid driving the rotor 20 and the electronic circuit is configured to open or close the valve 50 according to the flow rate. A downhole tool may comprise such an apparatus. A method of controlling a downhole tool includes arranging such an apparatus in a downhole tool; configuring the electric circuit to open or close the valve depending on a variation or pattern of variation of a flow rate of the wellbore fluid within the downhole tool; and varying the flow rate of the wellbore fluid passing through the apparatus to control the downhole tool so as to open or close the valve and thereby activating or deactivating the downhole tool.
Patent GB-2530460-A (GB)
Title: Financial information management system and user interface
Inventor: MARINOVA SVETLA
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2014-06-06
Abstract: A computer-implemented method to generate a horizon view of a plurality of financial information objects is disclosed. The method includes the step of arranging, on a computer, the plurality of interactive financial information objects along a horizon carousel, wherein the financial information objects comprise at least one or more of market data, portfolio data, applications, and workspaces. The method further includes the step of displaying, on a display device of the computer, the horizon carousel and the financial information objects along a horizontal plane. The method further includes the step of generating, on the computer, an inspector window, wherein the inspector window displays, on the display device of the computer, additional information about an active interactive financial information object.