baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2507141-A (GB)
Title: Umbrella with offset gore
Inventor: LIU FU-TIEN
IPC: A45B11/00
Filed: 2013-07-01
Abstract: Umbrella with offset goreAn umbrella includes a shaft 1 with a runner 2 movably mounted to it. A frame unit 3 comprising first and second links 31, 32, pivotally connected at two respective mediate portions thereof, is connected to the runner and a top of the shaft and extends laterally from the shaft. A first cap 4 and a second cap 5 are connected to the distal end of the first and second links and a rib unit 6 is connected to the caps. A gore (10, Fig 2) is connected to the rib unit such that the its centre is located offset from the axis of the shaft. A positioning portion 7 is connected to the top of the shaft or the top of the runner with a positioning rib unit 8 pivotally connected to it and to the frame unit, the positioning portion firmly supporting both the positioning rib unit and the gore when the umbrella is opened.
Patent GB-2501849-A (GB)
Title: Communication management systems and methods
Inventor: PFEFFER THOMAS
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2011-11-16
Abstract: A computer system that is adapted for: (A) displaying a geographical map on a display screen; (B) displaying a plurality of icons on the geographical map, each of which generally represents the current location of at least one individual; (C) allowing a user to select a group of the icons; and (D) after the user selects the group of icons, providing messaging functionality for allowing the user to send a common message to the respective portable computing devices of at least substantially all of the individuals who correspond to the selected group of icons. In particular embodiments, the system allows the user to send the message by executing a single activity, such as selecting a single button. The system may also be configured to approximate the current location of an individual based on the individual's current travel itinerary.
Patent GB-2519285-A (GB)
Title: Papa Pony. Shoulder Seat
Inventor: MUSTAFA AHMET
IPC: A47D13/02
Filed: 2013-08-29
Abstract: A device for use in carrying a child securely on adults shoulder comprising a seat (A1) for the child that is attached to a harness that is worn by the adult, the seat (A1) is positioned so that the legs of the child rest upon the shoulders of the adult (see figure 2). The seat section and the back (G, fig 1), shoulder and chest area (C, fig 1) of the harness is moulded as a single unit. Preferably the seat unit has a three point safety harness for securing the child and an adjustable telescopic headrest (A2). The cheat are of the harness worn by the adult may have leg supports (G1b, G1c, fig 1), and the straps (D1, D2, fig1) of the harness may have thumb loops (E1, E2, E3, E4, fig 1) to allow the adult to support their arms. The harness for securing the carrying device to the adult may have a integral padded waist/hip belt.
Patent GB-2517513-A (GB)
Title: Power signal interface
Inventor: FLYNN DAVID WALTER
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2013-09-02
Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for energy management signalling with an apparatus for processing data, such as a system-on-chip integrated circuit. Processing circuitry 28 is coupled to consumer energy interface circuitry 30 which communicates with energy management circuitry. The energy management signals which are communicated include a static power signal indicative of a level of power consumption which is independent of processing operations being performed and a dynamic power signal indicative of a level of dynamic power consumption which is dependent upon the processing operations being performed. The static power signal may be indicative of power consumed by leakage currents and may vary according to one of a plurality of modes of the apparatus when it is not performing processing operations, such as a standby mode, a state retention mode and a power-down mode. The dynamic power signal may represent a prediction of power consumed based upon a level of processing activity. The energy management signals can include a power level allocation signal to limit the total power consumption for the apparatus. The power levels may use a logarithmic encoding or a thermometer encoding. Energy management circuitry may calculate and store various absolute levels of static and dynamic power consumption.
Patent GB-2524998-A (GB)
Title: Turretflow
Inventor: WILLSON ALAN JACK
IPC: F16N7/00
Filed: 2014-04-09
Abstract: A cooling device 1 comprising a manifold block having one inlet point and two outlet points, the inlet point having a flexible coiled pipe 5 fitted, the two outlet points having individual taps 8 and 9 fitted. The taps 8 and 9 outlet points are fitted with segmented flexible pipes 6 and 7. Coolant is supplied via pipes being connected to coolant supply point 4. The cooling device is located by means of a dovetail form which locates on the dovetail section 2 on the turret mill. The cooling device is locked in place by locking screw 3.
Patent GB-2529458-A (GB)
Title: System and method for assessing rheological properties of grease
Inventor: LUGT PIET
IPC: G01N33/30
Filed: 2014-08-21
Abstract: A system for investigating rheological properties of grease, such as the pumpability, prepares a grease sample 34 with a predetermined quantity of grease, and has at least two sample holder plates 14, of which at least one is transparent, for holding the grease sample 34 by sandwiching it between the plates 14. There is a loading means 16, such as a weight, for generating a force acting on the grease sample 34 by pressing on the sample holder plates 14 such that a spot formed by the grease sample 34 on the sample holder plates 14 is expanded. The loading means 16 includes at least one transparent portion 32 enabling a continuous observation of the expansion of the spot while the predetermined force is acting on the grease sample 34. The system may include a camera 29a with a scale sheet (24, Fig 1) for recording the expansion of the spot over time.
Patent GB-2523425-A (GB)
Title: A mobile printer controller with high fidelity preview and print job manipulation
Inventor: YU SHENBO
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 2014-09-04
Abstract: A method for processing a document (e.g. in a print queue operative on a print server computer, a cloud computing service) on a mobile computer comprises providing an original document 712 for printing, wherein the original document 712 (e.g. PDF) comprises a page description language (PDL) and generating an intermediate document 718 based on the original document. The intermediate document 718 is employed to generate a preview document for display at the mobile computer. A user-interface on the mobile computer is employed to edit information displayed in the preview document, wherein the edited information is employed to generate an updated intermediate document and to also generate another preview document that is based on the updated intermediate document and is displayable in the user-interface. The method includes generating an updated document that comprises PDL and is based on the updated intermediate document; and generating an output document 720 (e.g. a raster image, such as, a bitmap, TIFF file, JPEG file) based on the updated intermediate document, wherein the output document is provided for printing at a printer device.
Patent GB-2521035-A (GB)
Title: A synchronous bridge circuitry and a method of transferring data using asynchronous bridge circuitry
Inventor: FEERO BRETT STANLEY
IPC: G06F5/06
Filed: 2014-10-03
Abstract: Asynchronous bridge circuitry provides data communication between source circuitry 4 in source clock domain and destination circuitry in destinations clock domain. The asynchronous bridge circuitry includes first-in-first-out buffer 20, transmission path circuitry 14, such as a ring bus, wave pipelined bus, which has an input end coupled to the source circuitry and an output end coupled to the FIFO buffer, with a transmission delay corresponding to N source clock cycles. Circuitry 22 located within the source clock domain at the output end 18 generates a write pointer for the FIFO buffer. Transmission control circuitry 26 located within the source clock domain at the input end 16 controls whether or not the source circuitry is permitted to send data. The transmission control circuitry includes tracking circuitry which stores tracking values for state variables of the FIFO buffer and controlling whether to permit sending data depending on the generated control circuitry. This allows backpressure to be applied, and using a shadow copy of the write pointer to avoid malfunction created by in-flight data arriving at a full buffer.
Patent GB-2516575-A (GB)
Title: Variability aware wear leveling
Inventor: FRANCESCHINI MICHELE MARTINO
IPC: G06F12/16
Filed: 2013-06-12
Abstract: Techniques are presented that include determining, for data to be written to a nonvolatile memory, a location in the nonvolatile memory to which the data should be written based at least on one or more wear metrics corresponding to the location. The one or more wear metrics are based on measurements of the location. The measurements estimate physical wear of the location. The techniques further include writing the data to the determined location in the nonvolatile memory. The techniques may be performed by methods, apparatus (e.g., a memory controller), and computer program products.
Patent GB-2515710-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connectors
Inventor: UNDERWOOD GEOFFREY PAUL
IPC: H01R27/00
Filed: 2013-04-03
Abstract: A plug (1) for electrical equipment, the plug comprising a forward space (4) for receiving a counterpart socket therein, the plug further comprises an electrical contact (5a, 5b, 5c) provided on a wall surface (2a), which wall surface at least in part surrounds said space, the plug further comprises a plug protection (6a, 6b, 6c) extending from a base into said space.
Patent GB-2533316-A (GB)
Title: A sumpless ball valve
Inventor: Paul Shopland
IPC: F16K5/06
Filed: 2014-12-16
Abstract: A sumpless rotary valve has a closure member 207 which is rotatable between a closed position and an open position. The valve chamber 204 has a substantially straight or convex bottom wall 214 providing a substantially flat flow path through the valve to avoid the build-up of unwanted fluids in the sump of the valve. The closure member may pivot about an offset axis 209 or may use a cam-operated retraction mechanism (4, Fig. 8) for retracting the closure member 207 before rotating it away from its closed position.
Patent GB-2534933-A (GB)
Title: Glazing bead
Inventor: DEAN COSSEY
IPC: E06B3/54
Filed: 2015-02-06
Abstract: A glazing bead 10 comprising an extruded elongate body (12, Fig. 2A) and a seal 14 for fixing a glazed unit 102 in a frame. The body has a seal engaging portion 16, a frame engaging portion 18, an inner wall 20 and an outer wall 22. The frame engaging portion includes a projection forming a foot (34, Fig. 2) adjacent the outer wall, and a hook (26, Fig. 2) adjacent the inner wall, the hook extending towards the foot. The seal may have an outer surface with a recessed central area (40, Fig/. 2B) with at least one side wall (42, Fig. 2B) which may be resilient. Also claimed is a glazing assembly 100 comprising at least one glazing bead and a frame member 104, with a receiving area 108 with a rebate for a further seal 112 and a bead engaging area 110 for engaging the glazing bead.
Patent GB-2535183-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for virtual file storage and encryption
Inventor: SAHEEQ SAYED
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2015-02-11
Abstract: A computer readable document file is saved 310 on a digital media storage database: part of a hosts cloud storage system, typically comprising an intelligent cloud server. At least first and second access permission levels are determined for the document file. Individuals, who have been granted access to the document file, are assigned at least one of the permission levels. A first type of sensitive information is identified in the document file, possibly using pattern recognition 312 or pre-programmed key-term identification, and matched 313 with at least one of the permission levels. The identified first type of sensitive information is encrypted 316-320 and an access key provided 324 that enables access to individuals assigned with the permission level corresponding to the first type of sensitive information. Typically, a second type of sensitive information is also identified in the document file and matched with one of the permission levels not matched for the first type of sensitive information. If identified and matched, the second type of sensitive information is encrypted and a second access key provided that enables access to individuals assigned with the permission level corresponding to the second type of sensitive information.
Patent GB-2525752-A (GB)
Title: Atomiser nozzle
Inventor: SUGDEN-BROOK WESLEY
IPC: B05B1/34
Filed: 2015-04-02
Abstract: An atomiser nozzle 10 for restricting and atomising a flow of water from a tap comprises a housing 12 having an inlet 14, an outlet 16, and an internal chamber 18 in communication with the inlet 14 at one end and the outlet 16 at its other end. The internal chamber 18 is substantially cylindrical and domed 20 at the outlet end, the outlet 16 being provided by an aperture through the dome 20. A deflector 22 is disposed within the internal chamber 18, the deflector 22 being substantially cylindrical. There is an annular space 24 is disposed between the exterior of the deflector 22 and interior wall 18a of the internal chamber 18, which communicates with the dome 20. In use, the flow of water swirling through the annular space 24 and accelerating towards the outlet 16 as it passes through the dome 20.
Patent GB-2521980-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive prefix delegation
Inventor: GRUNDEMAN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2013-06-30
Abstract: Adaptive prefix delegation that facilitates delegating prefixes from one device to another. The prefix delegation may be adaptively implemented to enable delegation router to make decision regarding characteristics of prefixes to be delegated. The adaptive prefix delegation may be automatically or dynamically preformed according to particularly operation capabilities of each delegating device.
Patent GB-2527665-A (GB)
Title: Traffic warning apparatus and traffic warning method for warning traffic participants of a danger area
Inventor: LANGE CORINNA
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2015-05-15
Abstract: A vehicle 2, particularly a long vehicle with a trailer 20, has a warning system to warn other road users 11 of a danger area 5 present when e.g. the vehicle makes a wide turn. The warning device may project the danger area onto the road surface using light or may be a display or other visual indicator mounted on the vehicle. The warning system senses that the vehicle is turning using e.g. a steering angle sensor, acceleration or yaw sensor, GPS, or via the actuation of the direction indicator of the vehicle. The danger area may be evaluated on the basis of the length and/or width of the vehicle. The system may also be used to indicate when the vehicle intends to manoeuvre around an obstacle or narrowing in the road (figures 3, 4 and 6).
Patent GB-2538804-A (GB)
Title: Improved method for inversion modelling
Inventor: MIKE WARNER
IPC: G01V1/28
Filed: 2015-05-29
Abstract: The method comprises generating a geophysical representation of a portion of the volume of the Earth from a seismic measurement of at least one physical parameter. The method comprises: providing 100 an observed data set, comprising data values derived from seismic measured values of said portion of the volume of the Earth; generating 104, using a subsurface model comprising a plurality of model coefficients, a modelled data set comprising a plurality of modelled data values; updating the subsurface model by: generating 106 an objective function which measures the mismatch/similarity between the observed and predicted data set; determining 108, using a first proportion of the total number of data values of the observed data set, the gradient of the objective function; determining 110, using a reduced objective function utilising a second proportion of the total number of data values, the step length for a subsurface model update, wherein the second proportion comprises 40% or less of the total number of data values of the first proportion of the observed data set; and updating 112 the subsurface model using the determined gradient and step length; and providing an updated subsurface model for subsurface exploration.
Patent GB-2539977-A (GB)
Title: Communications Network
Inventor: VIDHYALAKSHMI KARTHIKEYAN
IPC: H04L47/80
Filed: 2015-10-01
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of operating a communications network comprising plural routers (100A 100I) and a gateway (130) which manages the network by constructing routing models for the network on the basis of measured parameters including cost, resilience, energy consumption and geographical location. For each route, a plurality of bins are defined for each parameter, an average value for each parameter is determined so that it is assigned to one of the bins, a variance from the centre of the bin is determined for each parameter, a performance model is assigned to each route based on these calculations, and a request for a communication session via a certain route is accepted if it can be satisfied based on the determined model for that route.
Patent GB-2544763-A (GB)
Title: Controller for a motor vehicle and method
Inventor: SIMON MESSAGE
IPC: B60W20/17
Filed: 2015-11-25
Abstract: A controller 110C for a motor vehicle powertrain 110 and a method of controlling a powertrain 110 of a motor vehicle are provided. The controller 110C is configured to control the amount of torque generated by each of a plurality of drive torque sources 121, 122 in order to generate a net torque corresponding to a predetermined torque demand value. The predetermined torque demand value is determined at least in part by reference to a torque demand signal received by the controller 110C, each drive torque source 121, 122 being coupled via a respective torque transfer arrangement 131, 141 to a respective group of one or more wheels135, 145. The controller 110C is configured to cause at least one drive torque source 121, 122 to generate positive or negative torque in dependence on the predetermined torque demand value and to cause the drive torque source 121, 122 to undergo a torque reversal operation in which the direction of torque generated by the at least one drive torque sources 121, 122 changes from one direction to the other. During a torque reversal operation, the controller 110C limits the rate of change of torque generated by the at least one of the plurality of drive torque sources 121, 122 as the amount of torque generated passes through zero and attempts to compensate for the reduction in rate of change of torque by a corresponding change in the amount of torque generated by one or more other of the plurality of drive torque sources 122, 121.
Patent GB-2544821-A (GB)
Title: Needle encapsulation device
Inventor: Farhana Hassan Mohammad Kazem Ahmadi
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 2015-12-17
Abstract: A method for the treatment and safe disposal of needles utilises a device 100 which comprises a support member 103 (for example a tray) having at least one recess 104. Each said at least one recess is configured to receive a needle (201, Fig1) contained in a corresponding plastic needle cap (208, Fig 1). The device further comprises a heating element (107, Fig 3) configured to heat the support member, such that the plastic material of the needle cap softens and flows to encapsulate the corresponding needle. Each said at least one recess has dimensions such that, after heating, the needle is fully encapsulated by the plastic material of the corresponding needle cap. In one embodiment the device comprises a chamber 102 which contains the support member and heating element and a lid 105 which seals the chamber when it is closed.
Patent GB-2546111-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle fluid delivery system
Inventor: JAMES R UNDERWOOD
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2016-01-11
Abstract: A combustion engine exhaust fluid delivery system 10 includes a primary fluid conduit 14 having a first end for selective fluid communication with an exhaust fluid source, a pump 16 for pumping exhaust fluid, such as diesel engine exhaust treatment fluid, out of the fluid source via the primary conduit towards a fluid storage tank, and at least one filter 18 for filtering the exhaust fluid as it flows towards the fluid storage tank. The primary fluid conduit has a non-return valve 12, preferably at its first end, configured such that exhaust fluid is retained within the primary fluid conduit after an instance of use of the pump has ceased. The filter and pump may be provided in a combined unit downstream of the primary fluid conduit. Alternatively or additionally, a filter may be housed within an exhaust fluid tank cap assembly 22 as a removable filter cartridge.
Patent GB-2533229-A (GB)
Title: Mineral-encapsulated tracers
Inventor: HELGE STRAY
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 2014-06-24
Abstract: The invention provides controlled-release compositions comprising at least one encapsulating compound and at least one tracer and/or oil-field chemical, wherein the encapsulating compound is in the form of synthetic crystals having inclusions, and wherein said tracer and/or oil-field chemical is encapsulated within said inclusions. The invention further provides methods for the use of such composition including in tracking the flow, pH and/or salinity of at least one fluid within a geothermal reservoir or a reservoir for petroleum production, as well as in monitoring the integrity of cap and other barriers to fluid flow within the reservoir. Methods for the formation of such compositions are also provided.
Patent GB-2532899-A (GB)
Title: Hub of an intermediate casing for an aircraft turbojet engine comprising doors with contoured geometry
Inventor: BENJAMIN LUKOWSKI
IPC: F04D27/02
Filed: 2014-07-23
Abstract: The invention concerns a hub (1) of an intermediate casing (2) for an aircraft turbojet engine, comprising an inner shell (4) intended to define a primary flow space (40) of a primary gas stream into a turbojet engine, and at least one intermediate space (5), the inner shell being provided with at least one primary port (44) and at least one movable door (100) forming a primary air passage conduit, said door being capable of collecting, from the primary port, air flowing in the primary gas space and of sending the air collected in this way, via the intermediate space, towards a secondary air passage conduit (200), said hub being characterised in that the primary conduit has an inner surface comprising, from upstream to downstream, a converging upstream part, then a non-converging downstream part, in which the downstream part comprises two portions of downstream side surface, and in which the upstream portion further comprises two portions of upstream side surface, each portion of upstream side surface defining, with a respective downstream side surface, a side part of the inner surface, each portion of downstream side surface having a length in an upstream-to-downstream direction representing between 30% and 50% of the curvilinear length of the corresponding side part, from upstream to downstream.