baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2502899-A (GB)
Title: System and method for controlling formation fluid particulates
Inventor: EDWARDS JEFFRY S
IPC: E21B43/04
Filed: 2011-12-06
Abstract: A gravel packing apparatus includes: a screen assembly including at least one screen configured to be disposed in a borehole in an earth formation, the screen configured to prevent particulate matter from passing therethrough; an axially extending conduit configured to transmit a gravel slurry from a remote location to a borehole region located between the screen and a portion of the borehole wall; and an exit port including an opening having a first end in fluid communication with the conduit and a second end in fluid communication with the borehole region, the exit port including at least one standoff member extending radially from the second end and configured to prevent blockage of the opening.
Patent GB-2516638-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic hinge buffer assembly for a door
Inventor: CHANG WEI-HUNG
IPC: E05F3/20
Filed: 2013-07-26
Abstract: A hydraulic hinge buffer assembly for a door (50, fig 1) includes a fastening device, a buffering device and a clamping device. The fastening device 10 includes a holding mount 11 and a pivot block 12. The buffering device 20 is mounted in the fastening device, and includes a rotatable pivot pin 21 and a piston 22. The pivot pin forms the axis of rotation of the hinge and has an abutment face (211, fig 3) and a holding hook 213 formed on a central portion for co-operating with the piston. The piston is mounted transversely to the pivot pin and including an annulus surrounding it to enable oil to flow around the piston. The piston further has a pressing face 231 and a co-operating hook 232 for engaging the holding hook. The clamping device 30 is rotatable with the pivot pin, and may function to hold the door.
Patent GB-2518614-A (GB)
Title: Floating brake disc assembly
Inventor: CHIEH KUN-LIANG
IPC: F16D65/12
Filed: 2013-09-25
Abstract: A floating brake disc assembly 100 comprises a disc body (1) connected to a hub member 11 by fasteners 2. The disc body 1 is mounted circumferentially around the hub member 11 and the hub member 11 and the brake rotor 12 together define connecting holes 10 comprising semi circular recess in the hub 11and rotor 12. Each fastener 2 includes a rivet pin 3, a coned-disc spring 4 and a protection washer 5. The disc spring 4 has a conical body 41 and a positioning post 42 axially extending from the conical body 41. The washer 5 has a central boor 50 with an inner wall having a dent 51 for receiving a post 42 of the disc spring 4. The rivet pin 3 passes through the connecting hole 10 of the disc body 1, a central hole 40 of the disc spring 4 and the central bore 50 of the washer 5 so as to fasten the hub 11 and the rotor 12 together while allowing slight floating movement of the rotor 12 relative to the hub 11.
Patent GB-2520710-A (GB)
Title: A tile cutter
Inventor: DAYKIN STANLEY PRITCHARD
IPC: B28D1/26
Filed: 2013-11-28
Abstract: A tile cutter 150, and an associated method, comprises a hole cutter 10 with a hole cutter shank with a longitudinal axis for insertion in to a chuck of a power tool. Included is a ceramic drill bit 90 with a shank 120 and a drill bit head 110 where the head extends along a longitudinal axis from a hole cutter shank by a first distance, and the cutting edge 30 of the hole cutter 150 is configured to extend from the hole cutter shank by a second distance being less than the first distance. A bore 40 and through hole 70 in a second portion 140 for connection is also shown.
Patent GB-2515598-A (GB)
Title: Information processing apparatus and information processing method
Inventor: SHIMIZU TOSHIHIRO
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2014-02-27
Abstract: An information processing apparatus, method, or program comprises: obtaining a plurality of commands executed in an installation of software on an information processing apparatus, and obtaining information affected by execution of the plurality of commands in an operating environment of the information processing apparatus; extracting, according to the affected information, a plurality of commands related to generation of a plurality of files or a plurality of processes that are present when the installation ends normally; and outputting the extracted commands. This may facilitate the creation of a procedure manual or an installation script in an optimised manner. A criterion for extracting a command may be a difference between an objective file before and after execution of a command being included in a difference between the objective file at the time of normal end of the installation and before execution of the command (Figure 11).
Patent GB-2521016-A (GB)
Title: Items of jewellery and the production thereof
Inventor: LEATHER JUDITH
IPC: B41J3/407
Filed: 2014-03-10
Abstract: An item of jewellery comprising a planar shaped substrate having a coloured design printed thereon. The jewellery may be printed on both sides and the substrate may be wood or a plastics material, in particular clear plastics or foamed PVC. The jewellery may be a pendant or earrings, and may have additional elements adhered to the surface of the substrate. Also claimed are methods of preparing such an item of jewellery, one method comprising the step of placing the substrate into a jig adapted to hold the substrate; one method comprising the steps of printing onto a substrate and then cutting the substrate to the desired shape.
Patent GB-2527331-A (GB)
Title: A method for controlling an engine system
Inventor: MCCLOSKEY JAMES
IPC: F02D41/08
Filed: 2014-06-18
Abstract: A method for controlling an engine system comprising an engine, a controller, a clean emissions module (CEM) and a cooling system driven at least partly by the engine system for regulating a temperature of at least part of the CEM, in which an exhaust gas temperature in the engine system is determined (301) and an engine shutdown signal is received (307) indicative that the engine is to be shut down. Based on the received engine shutdown signal and a determination that the exhaust gas temperature has exceeded a first temperature threshold (303), shutdown of the engine is delayed (313) so as to allow temperature regulation by the cooling system. The engine is shut down (311) based on a determination that the exhaust gas temperature has fallen below a second temperature threshold (305), different to the first temperature threshold.
Patent GB-2516569-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for a wellbore assembly
Inventor: FAGLEY WALTER STONE THOMAS
IPC: E21B33/1295
Filed: 2010-11-05
Abstract: A method of operating a wellbore assembly 100 comprising lowering a wellbore assembly into a wellbore using a conveyance member 30, wherein the wellbore assembly includes a pump 50, an accumulator system 70 and a setting tool 80; actuating the pump to pump wellbore fluid into the accumulator system to pressurise the accumulator system, wherein the pump is repeatedly cycled to pump wellbore fluid into the accumulator system prior to supplying any wellbore fluid to actuate the setting tool; actuating the accumulator system to provide the wellbore fluid to the setting tool and actuating the setting tool using the wellbore fluid to actuate the wellbore tool. A pump may be actuated by weighted member 40, an anchor 60 securing the assembly in the wellbore, the wellbore tool may be a packer. The accumulator may be prefilled with the fluid pressure and be resettable downhole.
Patent GB-2521737-A (GB)
Title: Tobacco treatment
Inventor: BENJAK DENIS
IPC: B65D81/22
Filed: 2014-10-30
Abstract: A process for treating tobacco material comprising securing the tobacco material within moisture-retaining material and exposing the tobacco material to an ambient processing temperature above 55Â°C, wherein the tobacco material has a packing density on a dry matter weight base of at least 200 kg/m3 at the start of the process and a moisture content of 10-23% before and during the treatment. The packing density is preferably 200 and 500 kg/m3 and the moisture content is preferably 10-15.5% before and during treatment. The tobacco material may be secured within the moisture-retaining material for 5-65 days with the temperature of the tobacco reaching the ambient processing temperature in 4-10 days. The tobacco may then reach a second, higher temperature at least 2Â°C above the ambient processing temperature, taking 7-13 days to achieve. Also disclosed is tobacco material treated according to the above process. Further disclosed is a smoking article or smokeless tobacco product comprising the tobacco material. Further disclosed is use of the tobacco material for the manufacture of the smoking article or smokeless tobacco product. Also disclosed is tobacco extract from the tobacco material. Also disclosed is a nicotine delivery system comprising the tobacco extract from the tobacco material.
Patent GB-2523000-A (GB)
Title: Ventilation arrangement
Inventor: FITZGERALD SHAUN
IPC: F24F13/04
Filed: 2014-12-23
Abstract: A ventilation arrangement with a partition 104 between a natural ventilation exhaust chamber 102 having the outflowing air pathway 15 to the ambient arranged at right angles to the incoming air pathway 105a from a room in a building, and a mixing chamber for mixing exterior air 110 and interior air 105b, the mixing chamber having at least one ninety or more degrees turn for the air by means of forced flow produced e.g. by a fan, and from which mixed air is delivered to a room. The two vents being fed with air from the room interior may be formed like grilles, fixed or adjustable. The apertures communicating with the ambient are preferably closable, the air flow passing therethrough being adjustable via one or more damper blades (200, fig. 4). The exhaust chamber may be divided in two or more chambers, one of them having a constriction in the form of a step or shelf. A duct (4, fig. 5) may be fitted to the mixing chamber to deliver air to a room via its open distal end (7, fig. 5) and one or more intermediate outlets (6, fig. 5).
Patent GB-2529734-A (GB)
Title: Image processing apparatus, image capturing apparatus, image processing method, program, and storage medium
Inventor: TAMURA YUSUKE
IPC: H04N1/387
Filed: 2013-12-20
Abstract: An image processing apparatus determines crop positions for an image including a plurality of objects, specifies object regions, such as facial regions, from the image, and sets crop region candidates s305/79 for each of the specified object regions. The crop region candidates are set such that the object regions are arranged in predetermined positions in the crop region candidates. The predetermined positions depend on at least one of the number, sizes, types, and arrangements of the object regions specified by specifying means. The apparatus may be used to specify faces in a group photograph and arrange a collage of the faces in predetermined positions. Crop region candidates may be set with different numbers of pixels and different aspect ratios. Evaluating means may be used for obtaining evaluation values for the crop region candidates and selecting means selecting crop regions.
Patent GB-2523014-A (GB)
Title: Plating of articles
Inventor: JAMES DAVID MATHEW
IPC: C25D21/10
Filed: 2014-05-09
Abstract: A method and apparatus 1200 for plating articles comprises providing a plating solution comprising a liquid medium and plating the articles such that the precursor species forms a metallic layer. An electrode 1203 that acts as a cathode is included which extends into the barrel of the rotary tumbler and a further electrode 1205 (that may be in the form of a basket) which acts as an anode in the plating process. Further disclosed is a method for plating articles, wherein before or during plating the plating solution is subjected to an ultrasound (ultrasonic) treatment and plating is carried out while the articles are within a receptacle that moves continuously 1202. A temperature transmitter device 1206 and a temperature controller 1207 may also be used. A stirrer 1209 and a high shear pump 1210 can be included in the apparatus. Luminescent particles may also be included in the plating process.
Patent GB-2537871-A (GB)
Title: Syringe plunger, bung and syringe
Inventor: DAMIAN ALEXANDER HOLLAND
IPC: A61M5/315
Filed: 2015-04-29
Abstract: A syringe system comprising a syringe 106, a syringe plunger 100 and a deformable bung 102. The syringe plunger 100 comprising an elongate shaft 107, the end 108 of which is configured for slidable engagement within a recess 110 provided in the deformable bung 106. The end of the shaft 108 also being provided with an engagement surface 106 which interacts, when the bung 102 has reached the end of the barrel 104 where it cannot travel any further, with the base 120 of the recess 110. Continued force applied to the syringe plunger 100 thus produces a relative force between the end 108 of the syringe plunger 100 and the bung 102 such that the bung 102 deforms longitudinally to conform to the form of the end of the barrel 104 to ensure that the contents held within the barrel 104 of the syringe 106 are expelled.
Patent GB-2527666-A (GB)
Title: Lockdown system for use in a wellhead assembly
Inventor: YATES CHAD ERIC
IPC: E21B33/038
Filed: 2013-11-21
Abstract: A wellhead assembly having an outer tubular (12), an inner tubular (14) inserted into the outer tubular (12), an annular space between the inner and outer tubulars, a lock ring (34) in the annular space, and an activation ring (32) that axially strokes between the lock ring (34) and one of the tubulars. The lock ring selectively locks together the inner and outer tubulars when the activation ring slides between the lock ring and the one of the tubulars. The surface of the activation ring that contacts lock ring is contoured so that an interface surface between the activation ring and lock ring when the lock ring is in its locked position, is offset an angle from an axis of the wellhead that is less than an offset between the axis of the wellhead and an interface surface between the activation ring and lock ring when the activation ring is stroking downward.
Patent GB-2538511-A (GB)
Title: Shaft arrangement
Inventor: PAUL LEWIS
IPC: F16C3/02
Filed: 2015-05-18
Abstract: A shaft arrangement and a method of manufacture thereof are provided. The method of manufacture of the shaft 10 comprises: positioning a prefabricated wedge member 12 onto a cylindrical mandrel; winding a fibre material onto the mandrel, the fibre material extending over at least a part of the wedge member 12; allowing a matrix material impregnated into the fibre material to cure; and machining away at least part of the fibre material in the region of the wedge member 12 to expose fibres thereof. A shaft arrangement comprising a composite material shaft with an annular groove machined into the outer surface of the shaft is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2539903-A (GB)
Title: Mounting assembly for turbo aftercooler modules
Inventor: KARL STELLWAGEN
IPC: F02B67/10
Filed: 2015-06-30
Abstract: A mounting assembly 34 for a turbo aftercooler module comprising a turbocharger 30 and a downwardly disposed aftercooler 32, the mounting assembly including a first mount portion 44 and a second mount portion 46. The first mount portion 44 is an aftercooler mount and defines an attachment face portion mounted to the aftercooler 32, an air chamber fluidly connected to the aftercooler, and an exit port 58. The second mount portion 46 is a turbocharger mount and includes an intake mount face mounted with the exit port 58, a base mount mounted to the base member (16, Fig. 1), and first and second outlet conduits 76, 78. The air-fuel mixture is directed to a first set of cylinders in the internal combustion engine through the first outlet conduit 76 and the remainder of the air-fuel mixture is directed to the second set of cylinders in the internal combustion engine through the second outlet conduit 78.
Patent GB-2532125-A (GB)
Title: System and method for airport control using wake duration
Inventor: FRAZER LESLIE PEREIRA
IPC: G08G5/00
Filed: 2015-09-23
Abstract: Air Traffic Control (ATC) or airport surface management system (ASMS) 44 controls usage of a runway 42 based on an aircraft separation time. It receives information related to aircraft 10 - e.g. it may sense 22 an aircraft type landing or taking off on the runway. It may also sense wind conditions 43 at the runway. It determines wake duration, e.g. based on the sensed aircraft type and wind conditions, and uses it to determine the aircraft separation time. The wake duration may be determined by a simulator which takes into account aircraft type, runway crosswind conditions, meteorological effects and adjacent runway profiles. It may determine separation times for multiple runways and may take account of the type of current, previous or next aircraft on the runway or on an adjacent runway. Aircraft separation may additionally be based an aircraft braking profile.
Patent GB-2544292-A (GB)
Title: Communication unit employed as a remote router and method for enforcement
Inventor: TIMOTHY JAMES SPEIGHT
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2015-11-10
Abstract: The embodiments relate to LTE (RTM) systems wherein authentication 330 is carried out at a packet gateway 304. Whilst packet filtering 404 can be implemented at the gateway, the invention specifies moving the enforcement point (EP) 402 to a wireless device 325 such as a UE, possibly using Protocol for Carrying Authentication for Network Access (PANA) techniques. Thus the UE can filter traffic from further wireless devices connect using Proximity Services 420/430 or tethered using Wi-Fi (RTM) 410, BlueTooth (RTM) or Ethernet (RTM) based on authenticated addresses or similar. The UE may also manage IP address configuration of the connected wireless devices, possibly using DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) or IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration.
Patent GB-2531952-A (GB)
Title: SC-ß cells and compositions and methods for generating the same
Inventor: QUINN P PETERSON
IPC: C12N5/071
Filed: 2014-06-11
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, kits, and agents useful for inducing β cell maturation, and isolated populations of SC-β cells for use in various applications, such as cell therapy.
Patent GB-2547636-A (GB)
Title: Flooring system
Inventor: LESLIE NIXON
IPC: E04F15/18
Filed: 2016-02-17
Abstract: An insulated floor panel 200 comprises an insulation portion 201 formed of a thermally insulating material, a longitudinally extending support member 204, 205 and a protection layer 202 to mask an elongate face of the floor panel. The panel is supported by a foundation of a building. The support may be a timber beam having a portion 206 extending beyond the insulation. The protection layer may be of an impermeable, metallic material. The panel may be supported by a beam of a flooring system. Also claimed are: a beam comprising a central insulated portion and a support portion for supporting a floor panel; a floor panel comprising first and second supports defining a void; and a flooring system comprising a joist supporting a floor panel and surrounded by an impermeable layer.
Patent GB-2540236-A (GB)
Title: Hair cosmetic composition comprising silicones and surfactants and cosmetic treatment process
Inventor: DHIMOY ROY
IPC: A61Q5/12
Filed: 2016-02-26
Abstract: A hair composition comprising one or more surfactants and an oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion, the emulsion comprising: a silicone mixture comprising a trialkylsilyl-terminated dialkylpolysiloxane having a viscosity of 40,000 to less than 100,000 mPa.s at 25 oC and an amino-silicone having a viscosity of from 1,000 to 15,000 mPa.s at 25 oC and an amine value of from 2 to 10 mg KOH per gram amino-silicone; a mixture of emulsifiers comprising one or more non-ionic emulsifiers, where the mixture of emulsifiers has a HLB value of from 10 to 16; and water. The emulsion is present in the hair composition from 0.1 wt% to 15 wt%. The emulsion has a D50 particle size of less than 350 nm. Also claimed is a process for the treatment of hair comprising applying to the hair, preferably in a wet state, the composition described above and optionally rinsing. The composition may be used for washing or conditioning of hair.
Patent GB-2547939-A (GB)
Title: Cache power management
Inventor: ASHLEY JOHN CRAWFORD
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2016-03-04
Abstract: A method of operating a cache 14 is provided where the cache is capable of being only partially powered, and a decision to reduce the proportion of the cache which is currently powered is made based on calculating a memory bandwidth equivalent of expending the current active cache leakage power on memory access. The cache hit bandwidth is compared against this memory bandwidth equivalent and when the cache hit bandwidth is less than the memory bandwidth equivalent, the proportion of the cache which is currently powered is reduced. An analogous decision may also be made and based on calculating a cache hit bandwidth equivalent for an increment increase in cache leakage power, and when the cache miss bandwidth exceeds the cache hit bandwidth equivalent, the proportion of the cache which is currently powered is increased. The cache may comprise multiple banks 18, 20, 22, and 24 which may be powered up and down. The cache may be powered back up based on an increase in miss rate over a predetermined time period, to avoid thrashing due to spikes, and power-up and power-down is scaled using a threshold factor which is set dependent on performance versus power saving requirements.
Patent GB-2540857-A (GB)
Title: WiFi enable based on cell signals
Inventor: SHANNING YANG
IPC: H04W88/06
Filed: 2016-06-03
Abstract: A wireless device 10 has a WiFiRTM transceiver 18 and a Wireless Wide Area Network WWAN transceiver 22. A programmed processor is configured to connect the WiFi transceiver to an Access Point AP and while connected, operate in a learning mode (102 figure 2, 304 figure 4) in which WWAN signals are characterised at a location of the WiFi access point and stored as an AP characterization. When a connection to the AP is lost (308), operating in a monitoring mode (312) in which WWAN signals are compared to the stored access point characterisation with the WiFi transceiver disabled. When the WWAN signals match the WiFi AP characterization (316) the WiFi transceiver is enabled to reconnect to a WiFi AP. The WiFi AP characterisation comprises a table of WWAN cell minimum and maximum signal strengths RSSI detected for each cell while the WiFi transceiver is connected to the access point in the learning mode. For controlling the WiFi communication circuitry in a manner that minimises unnecessary power consumption by the WiFi circuitry so as to extend battery life of device 10.
Patent GB-2551492-A (GB)
Title: Box for a security alarm
Inventor: SIMON ROBERTS
IPC: G08B13/00
Filed: 2016-06-15
Abstract: A box for a security alarm such as a bell box 1, comprising: a back plate 2 and a cover 3 held together by a fixing member 7. The bell box 1 can be attached to a surface such as wall 4 using screws 5. The fixing member 7 is elongate and can be a bolt or fastener (15, figure 4). The fixing member 7 has a first portion (17, figure 4) for receipt through a fixing aperture (18, figure 7) in the cover 3 which releasably engages with an attachment feature, such as an aperture (39, figure 10) in the back plate 2. The fixing member has a second portion (19, figure 4) for contacting an area around the fixing aperture in the cover 3. The back plate 2 and cover 3 are releasably attached together depending on the rotation of the fixing member 7 from a first orientation to a second orientation. The orientation of the fixing member 7 is monitored by a detector, which can be a switch (13, figure 9), for outputting a signal indicative of the orientation of the fixing member.