baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2489552-A (GB)
Title: A wall mounted boxing machine
Inventor: SCULLY DEAN DEREK
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 2012-02-24
Abstract: A wall mounted boxing machine comprising a frame 5, a main support bar, secondary support bars 3,8 a chamber 4 attached to the main bar to hold a rod 2 an insert in the chamber to reduce noise and vibration, a rotating bar 1 with two targets positioned at either end having the ability to move up and down the rod, if the rod is threaded or remain in position if the rod is not and lock nuts to stop the rod from rotating in the chamber.Optionally the rotating bar has double sided targets giving two targets at each end and are covered with padding.
Patent GB-2500870-A (GB)
Title: Screen for eaves trough or gutter
Inventor: WYATT CAREY
IPC: E04D13/076
Filed: 2012-03-02
Abstract: Many homes or buildings include eaves troughs, rain gutters or guttering. These troughs commonly get clogged up, in particular where moss or falling leaves are present. Where a user fails to clear the troughs on a regular basis the clogged troughs prevent rainwater falling on the building's roof exiting the trough through downpipes and tend therefore to lead to problems with damp on the building or elsewhere. The present invention provides a screen or filter for an elongate eaves trough, said trough having an uppermost collection mouth in use, the screen comprises an elastic, resiliently deformable tubular length which is fitted around the eaves trough or gutter like a sleeve in use. The tubular material may be flexible so that it can be stored rolled or concertinaed in an applicator device.
Patent GB-2499996-A (GB)
Title: A Handle for a Coffin
Inventor: BURN DAVID JOHN
IPC: A61G17/04
Filed: 2012-03-05
Abstract: A coffin handle 100 comprises a grip portion 20, at least one retaining pin 60 and pivot pin 40. Each retaining pin has an elongate shaft 62 extending through an opening in a coffin and a retention means 69 adapted to be movable from an insertion configuration to a retention configuration, the insertion configuration in which the retention means permits passage of the shaft portion through the opening in the first direction, and the retention configuration in which the retention means prevents movement of the shaft portion through the opening in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a ring portion 64 extending from an end of the shaft portion. Each pivot pin projects from the grip portion and extends through a ring portion of a retaining pin to permit pivoting of the grip portion about said pivot pin. A kit of parts and method of affixing a coffin handle to a coffin is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2501076-A (GB)
Title: Extension for hand spray device.
Inventor: STRINGER LESLIE
IPC: B05B15/62
Filed: 2012-04-10
Abstract: A device for accommodating different sizes of length and diameter and styles of hand pump spray vessels by means of a clamp (7, figure 1). A remote body (1, figure 1) has a pushing pin (10, figure 1) that pushes the hand pump spray lever to release its contents, this pushing pin is actuated by a sheathed cable (3, figure 1) and a hand lever (G, figure 3). The return operation is reversed by a spring inside the remote body (9, figure). Clamps and knobs (7, 8 &11, figure 1) allow the device to be attached to a stick or rod and can be adjusted to fit. The rod or extension pole is angled or bent to allow access around corners and over obstacles.
Patent GB-2490039-A (GB)
Title: Compact auto hammer
Inventor: WEI GAN
IPC: B25C1/06
Filed: 2012-04-13
Abstract: An auto hammer has motor 2 whose output axis is substantially perpendicular to shaft 11 of the hammer; where the shaft supports striking wheel 12 which impacts striking shaft 9. The proportion of the length of the shaft to the diameter of the motor is in a range 1 to 1.4 and is retrained in the housing 3 by two supporting members 15, 16. The impact wheel can be urged into a striking position by spring 13 abutting supporting member 15. The supports may both be one side of the gear 102 driving the shaft, but different sides of the striking wheel. Ideally there is an intermediate shaft between the motor and gear 102 which could be mounted parallel to either of them. The shaft being relatively shorter than those of previous hammers allows the head to be more compact.
Patent GB-2493421-A (GB)
Title: A filter with a concave portion
Inventor: STEVENSON DERYCK
IPC: B01D29/13
Filed: 2012-07-09
Abstract: A filter for use with fluid pumps comprises a base and side wall 2, wherein a portion of the side wall is concaved 3 such that in use the filter is stepped away from its outlet pipe 5. The concaved portion can traverse the full height of the filter. The concave (or convex) portion provides an area stepped away from the outlet pipe and the side wall of a filter holder 1, and may provide an increased surface filter area and prevent the filter getting clogged and decrease wear on the pump. The filter may be moulded in a single piece; it may be moulded in two pieces for ease of cleaning.
Patent GB-2493829-A (GB)
Title: Security barrier comprising dual fences coupled together by their posts
Inventor: SHARP GRAHAM
IPC: E01F15/06
Filed: 2012-08-06
Abstract: The security barrier comprises first and second fence each fence comprising a respective set of fence posts 22, 42 the fence posts being coupled together buried beneath under ground level. The fence posts are coupled together, preferably in a concrete footing 50, using two preformed socket channels 53 which are preferably of different dimensions. The posts may be coupled by additional means, such as bolts 57 and spacers 55, within the said footing. The fence is an antipersonnel fence designed to mitigate the effect of a vehicle impacting it. The second fence may comprise a series of ropes or wires supported by the second set of posts. The first fence may be an anti personnel fence configured to prevent access by a person and the second fence may be a vehicle mitigating fence configured to withstand impact from a vehicle, in the event of an impact the second of the pair of fences impacts the first.
Patent GB-2500446-A (GB)
Title: Network device, preferably video bridge, which re-orders and de-jitters real time streaming packets using time-stamps before forwarding
Inventor: BIRLIK FIRAT
IPC: H04L49/9023
Filed: 2012-10-09
Abstract: The invention is a network device 106/108 that receives and forwards packets. Preferably one of the input/output is wireless and the other is wired (eg. Ethernet). The packets relate to real time streaming media (eg. video, audio) and include timestamps. Preferably the timestamps cannot be recognised by the playback device 110/112 they are being forwarded to. Packets are written into a jitter buffer and pointers to the packets are written to a second buffer. The pointers are rearranged into time-stamp order, and the packets are read out according to this new pointer order. The network device is preferably an audio video bridge in a LAN. The network device may be loaded with the address of a playback client, and only re-order packets addressed to that client.
Patent GB-2496995-A (GB)
Title: Virtual impactor and apparatus for detecting airborne biological particles.
Inventor: WILI STUART
IPC: B01D45/04
Filed: 2012-11-27
Abstract: An air sampling device employing a virtual impactor which comprises a body section 2, an inlet 3 for allowing air to enter the body section, a first outlet 7 for allowing air to exit the body section towards a collection vessel 14; and a second outlet 12 for allowing air to exit the body section towards a vacuum pump. The inlet, first outlet and second outlet are configured such that when the second outlet is connected to a vacuum pump, a major air flow path is created between the inlet and the second outlet and a minor air flow path is created between the inlet and the first outlet, and airborne particles which enter the device through the inlet follow either the major air flow path or the minor air flow path according to their size. Also described is an apparatus and an automated method for detecting airborne biological particles. The apparatus comprises a virtual impactor collection vessels and means for detecting biological particles.
Patent GB-2504788-A (GB)
Title: Lightning energy storage system
Inventor: LAI JAMES CHYI
IPC: H02G13/00
Filed: 2012-11-28
Abstract: A system for collecting and/or storing electrical energy in lightning comprises a lightning rod, a wire 102, a lightning energy harvester, and a ground rod 104. The lightning rod is configured to attract lightning and transfer electrical energy. The lightning energy harvester incorporates at least one magnetic capacitor 200 and a switch 2602. The ground rod is connected to the wire. A control signal controls the switch to direct the electrical energy to ground through the ground rod or to direct the electrical energy to charge the magnetic capacitor, in response to a charging state of the magnetic capacitor. A transformer 2603 may be provided to adjust the voltage of the electrical energy to charge the magnetic capacitor. A detector 2601 may be provided to detect the charging state of the capacitor and issue a control signal accordingly. A plurality of capacitors may be provided, connected in parallel.
Patent GB-2495864-A (GB)
Title: An arrangement,device and method for resolving hydrate plugs
Inventor: HABESLAND GEIR
IPC: E21B23/14
Filed: 2011-05-20
Abstract: An arrangement for resolving a hydrate plug (1) in a pipeline (2), such as tubing, drill pipe, casing etc., is described, said arrangement comprising a heating device (4) run on wire line. The heating device (4) is elongated and spear shaped and is mounted on a stroking device (3), the stroking device (3) being adapted to provide a pushing force of sufficient strength to force the heating device into the hydrate plug (1). The heating device then has a large surface towards the hydrate plug. When heat is applied to the heating device, the hydrate plug will melt. A hydrate inhibitor may be added to the liquid near the hydrate plug.
Patent GB-2510364-A (GB)
Title: A device for effecting an axial shift of a rotary shaft for use in a variable camshaft drive mechanism
Inventor: PRINT IAIN
IPC: F01L1/344
Filed: 2013-01-31
Abstract: A device for effecting an axial shift of a rotary shaft such as the camshaft of a vehicle comprising a first component 42 having a shaft 48 and a head, a second component 44 having a bore extending longitudinally therethrough, the shaft of the first component being inserted into the bore, a detent couples the components together. The first end of the second component is countersunk so as to define inclined ramps in walls and one or more rollers 40 are disposed between the head of the first component and the inclined ramps, wherein as the second component is rotated about a longitudinal axis the rollers move along the inclined ramps due to centrifugal or centripetal force and act upon the first component to move it axially with respect to the second component which may rotate the first component with respect to the second component. In this way the timing of the valves of a combustion engine can be varied with rotational speed of the crankshaft of the engine.
Patent GB-2510884-A (GB)
Title: Mounting System
Inventor: BRUNDAN ANDREW
IPC: B60R11/00
Filed: 2013-02-15
Abstract: A system for mounting an item 1, particularly a mobile telephone, to a substrate 2, particularly a vehicle dashboard, comprises a first mounting plate 4 of magnetic material securable to substrate 2, and a second mounting plate 3, mountable to the item, that includes a magnet 7. Mounting plates 3, 4 comprise cooperable locating portions engageable to prevent plates 3, 4 rotaitng or sliding relative to each other. Preferably, first mounting plate 4 has a square array of four circular recesses (14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, Figure 2), and second mounting plate 3 has four circular magnets (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, Figure 3) in corresponding protrusions (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, Figure 3). Mounting plates 3, 4 may be secured to item 1 or substrate 2 using adhesive pads 5, 6. Mounting brackets incorporating the features of first mounting plate 4 are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2504377-A (GB)
Title: Surfactant composition and method of unloading a liquid from a hydrocarbon reservoir
Inventor: HATCHMAN KEVAN
IPC: B01F3/04
Filed: 2013-05-21
Abstract: A method of unloading liquid from a reservoir comprising: introducing two amphoteric surfactants into the liquid in order to foam the liquid; and removing the foamed liquid from the reservoir. The first amphoteric surfactant is a C8-22 sultaine, a salt thereof, or mixture thereof. The second amphoteric surfactant is selected from a C8-22 betaine, a C8-22 propionate, salts thereof, or mixtures thereof. Also claimed are synergistic surfactant compositions comprising: a) 20-80% wt of a first amphoteric surfactant selected from a C8-22 sultaine, a salt thereof, or mixture thereof; and b) 20-80% wt of a second amphoteric surfactant selected from a C8-22 betaine, a C8-22 propionate, salts thereof, or mixtures thereof. The first and second amphoteric surfactant may be used in conjunction with one or more additives selected from coupling agents, solvents, demulsifiers, biocides, dispersants, scale inhibitors, chelants, scavengers, corrosion inhibitors, and co-surfactants. Preferred surfactants are Mackam (RTM) LSB-50 (lauramidopropyl hydroxysultaine) as the first amphoteric surfactant and Mirataine (RTM) H2-CHA (disodium lauramino dipropionate) as the second amphoteric surfactant.
Patent GB-2500839-A (GB)
Title: Detection and tracking of moving objects
Inventor: PANKANTI SHARATHCHANDRA UMAPATHIRAO
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 2011-12-15
Abstract: Techniques for performing visual surveillance of one or more moving objects are provided. The techniques include registering one or more images captured by one or more cameras, wherein registering the one or more images comprises region-based registration of the one or more images in two or more adjacent frames, performing motion segmentation of the one or more images to detect one or more moving objects and one or more background regions in the one or more images, and tracking the one or more moving objects to facilitate visual surveillance of the one or more moving objects.
Patent GB-2518351-A (GB)
Title: Energy generation process
Inventor: KRUGER TIM
IPC: C01B32/40
Filed: 2013-07-30
Abstract: An energy generation process comprising the oxidation of carbon monoxide (CO) to carbon dioxide (CO2) in a fuel cell 15, the process comprising the step of producing the carbon monoxide from carbon dioxide and carbon and/or a hydrocarbon in a carbon reactor 20, and the step of producing the carbon dioxide from the calcination of a metal carbonate such as calcium carbonate, e.g. in a fluidised bed calcination unit 25. The oxidation is preferably carried out using oxygen, which migrates across the fuel cell from the cathode to the anode. Unreacted CO may be separated from the CO2 (fig 3) and oxidised to CO2 in an after-burner, which is in fluid and in thermal communication with the fuel cell; the generated heat may be used in the CO production or the calcination step. The resulting CO2 may be sequestered. The metal oxide resulting from the calcination step may be recarbonated, and the calcination unit may be in thermal communication with the fuel cell (fig 2), which may be a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) or a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC).
Patent GB-2503385-A (GB)
Title: Display of second information panel with panel length based on gesture length
Inventor: SHIPLACOFF DANIEL MARC GATAN
IPC: G06F3/0481
Filed: 2013-09-30
Abstract: In response to receiving an indication of a first gesture a first information panel (18A) having a size is outputted to a display. An indication of the second gesture is received, the second gesture having a gesture length. In response to the indication an updated graphical user interface is outputted including the first information panel (18A) and a second information panel, the second information panel (18B) having a length based on the gesture length of the second gesture. The brightness of the graphical user interface except a region of the updated graphical user interface that includes the second information panel is reduced based on the panel length of the second information panel. The size of the first information panel may be reduced based on the gesture length of the second gesture. The user interface may include seesawing information panels (18A, 18B). The information panels may overlap (FIG 4). The gesture could be received at a touch screen/presence sensitive screen.
Patent GB-2506326-A (GB)
Title: Foam mattress with progressive support characteristics and method for manufacturing the same
Inventor: FARNHAM JOHN
IPC: A47C23/04
Filed: 2012-07-18
Abstract: A mattress includes top and bottom foam layers. A bottom surface of the top foam layer and a top surface of the bottom foam layer include protrusions and recessions. The protrusions of the top surface of the bottom foam layer protrude into the recessions of the bottom surface of the top foam layer, and the protrusions of the bottom surface of the top foam layer protrude into the recessions of the top surface of the bottom foam layer. The most protruded surfaces of the protrusions of the bottom surface of the top foam layer are separated from corresponding surfaces of the recessions of the top surface of the bottom foam layer by a channel, but there is no channel between most protruded surfaces of the protrusions of the top surface of the bottom foam layer and corresponding surfaces of the recessions of the bottom surface of the top foam layer.
Patent GB-2525401-A (GB)
Title: Ball game practice device
Inventor: GORDON RICHARD JOHN ALBERT
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 2014-04-23
Abstract: A ball game practice device 10 comprises a base portion, a ball 47 attached to an upper end of a rod 44, the lower end of the rod being mounted for rotary motion relative to the base portion on an axis extending transverse to the length of the rod, the device further comprising an elastic cord 33 for effecting return of the rod after the ball has been struck, one end of the chord (32, figure 4) being anchored to move in synchronism with the rod and the other end 35 being anchored to the base portion, and a catch 34 for engagement with the cord whereby further return movement of the rod is restrained. The lower end of the rod is preferably attached to a carrier mounted for rotary motion. The carrier may comprise an arcuate surface, with the cord being deployed in contact with the surface. The carrier is most preferably a wheel 29.
Patent GB-2514012-A (GB)
Title: Method for the reduction of signalling traffic on mobile devices
Inventor: TWIST ANDREW CHARLES
IPC: H04W76/02
Filed: 2012-10-09
Abstract: The present application relates to mobile devices and in particular mobile devices which allow installed applications to connect to the Internet. The application addresses the problems associated with limited battery life and network congestion by controlling access to the Internet on each mobile device. The method intercepts requests to transmit IP data from applications and then determines whether they should be granted access based on whether a minimum time period has elapsed.
Patent GB-2511229-A (GB)
Title: Shoring box system and method
Inventor: BREEN PAUL
IPC: E02D17/04
Filed: 2012-10-18
Abstract: A shoring box system (10) for use in a ground trench (60) includes a pair of shoring panels (12) and a number of elongate props (22). The props are attached to the two shoring panels to maintain the panels in an erected position in which they are spaced apart, with an open zone (19) between the panels. The props can be detached from the shoring panels while the shoring panels are in the erected position. In an embodiment each panel is hollow and has a lower opening (36) with a closure flap (38) for closing the opening, to enable filling material in the hollow to pour from the panel as it is removed from the trench. Also in an embodiment, each shoring panel is tapered in a downward direction.
Patent GB-2515898-A (GB)
Title: Container
Inventor: CHAPMAN LANCE ANDREW
IPC: B65F1/00
Filed: 2014-05-20
Abstract: A containers 10 base 20 can be closed or opened for discharge by securing or releasing a main flap 34 and two side flaps 36; each extending from the base of one of the container side walls 18. Ideally the side flaps have a part attached 36B to two opposed side panels and another part attached 36A to the main flap extending between them to form a chute when open. The parts of each side panel can be folded against themselves when closed. The flaps could be retained in the closed position by a further flap 42 extending from the main flap which secures against and parallel to the opposite wall. There are preferably loops 22 at the top of the container for hoisting and adjacent loops 24 in the further flap 42 to be retained with the hoisting loops to hold the container closed. Preferably a collapsible sub structure frame biased to the extended position holds the container open. The container could have the form of an FIBC.
Patent GB-2512218-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchanger with end seal for blocking off air bypass flow
Inventor: KINDER LEE M
IPC: B60K13/02
Filed: 2011-11-28
Abstract: A heat exchanger having a plurality of spaced-apart plate pairs, where each plate pair defines a flow passage for the flow of a first fluid. One or more fins are thermally coupled and sandwiched by the spaced-apart plate pairs for flow of a second fluid. A fluid manifold being fluidly coupled to the flow passages of the spaced-apart plate pairs is also provided. The heat exchanger has a front face and side faces defined by at least the plurality of spaced-apart plate pairs and the one or more fins. And, a bypass seal complementary to the front face or one of the side faces and engagingly coupled to the front face or one of the side faces for blocking a gap between the heat exchanger and a housing for receiving the heat exchanger. Also disclosed is a heat exchanger assembly having the heat exchanger disclosed.
Patent GB-2517270-A (GB)
Title: Locating and augmenting object features in images
Inventor: ABREU JOE
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2014-06-13
Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are described for augmenting image data of an object in an image comprising receiving captured image data from a camera, storing a plurality of augmentation image data defining a respective plurality of augmentation values to be applied to the captured image data, storing a plurality of augmentation representations, each representation identifying a respective portion of augmentation image data, selecting one of said augmentation image data and one of said augmentation representations based on at least one colourisation parameter, determining a portion of the augmentation image data to be applied based on the selected augmentation representation, augmenting the captured image data by applying said determined portion of the augmentation image data to the corresponding portion of the captured image data, and outputting the augmented captured image data. The invention may also included feature tracking, colourisation and object location and is directed to allowing customers to see the effect of types of cosmetics without having to apply them physically.