baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2503828-A (GB)
Title: Outlet for sanitary unit
Inventor: MACALPINE JAMES EDWARD
IPC: E03C1/298
Filed: 2012-03-01
Abstract: A fitting (10) for a sanitary unit outlet (5) has a tubular housing (12) having an inlet (14) and an outlet (16), a grid (18) associated with the housing inlet (14) and a one-way valve (20) associated with the housing outlet (16). The housing (12), grid (18) and one-way valve (20) are configured so as to be removable from the sanitary unit outlet (5) as a single entity to permit, for example, the one-way valve (20) to be replaced.
Patent GB-2505585-A (GB)
Title: Detecting and preserving state for satisfying application requests in a distributed proxy and cache system
Inventor: LUNA MICHAEL
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2012-04-27
Abstract: Systems and methods for cache state management to preserve user experience with a mobile application on a mobile device while conserving resources in a wireless network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method can include, for example, storing content from a content server as cached elements in a local cache on the mobile device and in response to receiving polling requests to contact the content server, retrieving the cached elements from the local cache to respond to the polling requests made at the mobile device, and/or using state information associated with the cached elements to provide the cached elements as responses to the polling requests such that user experience is preserved
Patent GB-2521230-A (GB)
Title: Cover for a portable electronic device
Inventor: CRESSWELL SIMON
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 2013-12-16
Abstract: A cover for a mobile phone or other portable electronic device, the cover comprising: a) a transparent plastics moulded form configured to fit and attach to the device; and b) a cover image sheet of sheet material that is dimensioned in use to fit within the transparent plastics moulded form, the cover image sheet being coloured and/ or marked or otherwise carrying an image visible through the transparent plastics moulded form. Aspects of the invention include: a kit for making a cover for the mobile phone which includes a sheet of sheet material having marked/delimited thereon an outline that is dimensioned in use to define a cover image sheet that fits within the transparent plastics moulded form, the sheet being printable on to provide an image visible through the transparent plastics moulded form when fitted therein; and providing an electronic template for positioning a digital image for printing within the cover image sheet. A consumer needs only one transparent plastic cover to be able to access a wide range of different looks for their mobile phone, greatly saving on cost, on materials and reducing carbon footprint and offering greater consumer choice at the same time.
Patent GB-2521651-A (GB)
Title: A folding wall-mounted play device
Inventor: CORBETT STEWART
IPC: F16M13/02
Filed: 2013-12-27
Abstract: A Play device mounted to a wall consisting of a bracket and arm combination wherein the bracket comprises of a subframe fixed to a wall, a frame removably mounted to the subframe, a folding arm hinged at its proximal end and can be rotated in an arc between parallel and vertical to the frame, a fixing part comprising of a first locking means used to lock the arm in a parallel position and a secondary locking means to lock the arm in a vertical position. The play device will preferably have a fixing means for a removable play attachment that may include a swing, a basketball hoop, or a portion of a climbing frame, etc. The play device may also have a mounted support leg/s at or adjacent to the distal end of the arm and extend vertically downwards with the purpose of supporting the arm in the parallel position. The locking method for the bracket may include a locking means such as apertures and pins, bolts or catches.
Patent GB-2507427-A (GB)
Title: Locking system with latch and deadbolt having a deadbolt override system
Inventor: UYEDA ALAN K
IPC: E05B63/04
Filed: 2010-03-01
Abstract: A door lock system comprising a frame with a first side and a second side, a deadbolt 19 and a latch 21 both moveable from an extended to retracted position, a first rotary control 53, either a key or a thumb turn, to move the deadbolt via a primary cam mechanism 39, a second rotary control, for example a handle, 28 to move the latch via a secondary cam mechanism (28 Fig 6) and a link 36 operatively connected to the primary and secondary cam mechanisms and configured to move the deadbolt in response to rotation of the second rotary control. Upon rotation of the second rotary control the link moves normal (perpendicular) to the movement of the deadbolt/latch, for example sliding vertically within the lock housing. This system allows the deadbolt to be retracted or overridden via a handle from inside the building in an emergency. The cam mechanisms may each include a split cam allowing selective engagement. Also claimed is a lever arrangement (61 Fig 6) that allows the first rotary control to retract the latch.
Patent GB-2507894-A (GB)
Title: Locating Insulation Faults
Inventor: HODGES CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: G01R31/02
Filed: 2010-01-29
Abstract: A monitoring system is described for monitoring Independent Terra earthing arrangements, for example in a railway trackside power supply network. Low-cost monitoring devices (DR1, DR2 etc) are installed at the principal supply point (PSP) and each functional supply point (FSP). They detect and report imbalances between currents in the pair of live conductors at each monitoring point. In response to detection (ELCD) of a first earth fault, which does not cause a power interruption, a deliberate earth connection is induced at the PSP end of a the affected conductor. The circuit section affected by the earth fault can be deduced from which monitoring devices report an imbalance. The monitoring devices also store and report historical current values in response to a power interruption. In the event of a double earth fault causing power interruption, the location of earth faults can be deduced by comparing the stored historical current measurements.
Patent GB-2512459-A (GB)
Title: A method of assisting the piloting of an aircraft adapted for displaying symbols
Inventor: BIDEAU DAVID
IPC: G01C23/00
Filed: 2014-02-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of assisting piloting an aircraft. The method is performed when the real position of a symbol, FPV2, for display lies outside the display limit, L, of the screen. The symbol is representative of a parameter associated with the dynamic behaviour of the aircraft e.g. flight path vector (FPV) or liable to influence said behaviour e.g. flight director(FD). The symbol possesses two components, and the first component is to be given precedence on display over the second component. In the method, the display of the symbol depends firstly on the orthogonal projection (FPV-lock) of the real position (FPV) of the symbol onto the axis of the first component and secondly on the position of said projection relative to the display limit of the screen. Such a display makes it possible to give reliable information to the pilot.
Patent GB-2518918-A (GB)
Title: An electromechanical generator for, and method of, converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy
Inventor: VINCENT DAVID ROBERT
IPC: H02N2/18
Filed: 2012-11-13
Abstract: An electromechanical generator converts mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy and comprises a mass 10 resiliently connected to a body 20 by a biasing device such as flat annular springs 30,50 and a transducer to convert oscillations of the mass into electrical energy as the mass oscillates about an equilibrium point relative to the body. A resilient device 40,60 between the biasing device and the body is deformed when the amplitude of oscillation exceeds a predetermined non-zero threshold. There can be second biasing and resilient devices. Resilient devices 40,60 may: be mounted on the mass or the body, spaced apart from the biasing device at equilibrium and contact it when deformed; have a spring constant greater than that of the biasing device; and comprise a helical spring, an 0-ring, a spring washer, a Belleville washer, a curved disc spring, a wave washer, or a split washer. A spring washer (fig 4, 60) may be disposed between the mass and the body. The transducer can be piezoelectric or electromagnetic. The generator may be mounted on an unsprung mass such as the axlebox of a vehicle and the resilient device acts as a stop to limit the oscillation amplitude.
Patent GB-2524531-A (GB)
Title: Methods, devices, and computer programs for improving streaming of partitioned timed media data
Inventor: MAZE FRÃ DÃ RIC
IPC: H04N21/8543
Filed: 2014-03-25
Abstract: Receiving, transmitting and generating streamed timed media data in temporal segments partitioned into timed samples comprising subsamples, the timed media data transmitted as at least two media segment files each comprising an independently encapsulated component, further comprising a manifest comprising a dependency item of information indicating dependency relations between components and a dependency characterization item of information for interpreting the information. A selected component is used to reconstruct a portion of the partitioned timed media data to generate a playable media representation bit-stream. Scalability layers and spatial information may be used. Dependency characterization may be attributes and may indicate a sub-stream conforming to the HEVC video coding standard for use by an encoder or decoder. The media presentation description (MPD) manifest may comply with the DASH standard (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) and comprises at least two different descriptions of one component. The invention relates to HTTP streaming of user-selected regions of interest (ROI) in compressed video streams by extending MPDs. Streaming client devices can be informed that media presentation videos provide spatial access and, by using MPD information, streaming clients can dynamically switch to a specific spatial area of a video and dynamically switch back to full-frame video.
Patent GB-2529382-A (GB)
Title: Lead-free tin or tin-based overlay for a plain bearing
Inventor: ZHANG YI
IPC: F16C33/12
Filed: 2014-06-20
Abstract: A sliding bearing containing a multilayer overlay 11 deposited on the bearing metal layer 13 or optional intermediate layer 12 which contains a layered stack of relatively soft sub-layers 11A interleaved with relatively hard layers 11B. The hard sub layers 11B contain an intermetallic compound of tin (Sn) and at least one other metal element and may contain hard particles (such as PTFE) or soft particles (such as metal oxides) dispersed within. The inter-metallic layers 11 form a composite metal stack from the metal mixtures/alloys and each layer maybe deposited on the previous layer by electroplating. A method of providing such a bearing overlay involves heat treatment.
Patent GB-2527608-A (GB)
Title: System to reduce COÂ² emissions from shipping and heavy transport
Inventor: SWEENEY BRIAN N C
IPC: B01D53/92
Filed: 2014-06-29
Abstract: A system for removing carbon dioxide emissions from exhaust gases comprises one or more sorption reactors containing a bed of lime particles for absorbing carbon dioxide by an exothermal reaction and a waste heat recovery sub-system arranged to recover a proportion of exhaust gas waste heat and exothermal reaction heat and convert the recovered heat into motive power. The system may be applied to the engine of a ship and may be further arranged to carry excess lime for spreading on the surface of the ocean to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide and increase the alkalinity of the ocean. Also disclosed is a method for removing carbon dioxide from the exhaust gases of an engine using the system of the invention.
Patent GB-2518953-A (GB)
Title: Exhaled breath condensate collector
Inventor: SMART NICK
IPC: A61B5/097
Filed: 2014-07-30
Abstract: An exhaled breath condensate collection device comprises: a condensation chamber 12 having an inlet and an outlet such that exhaled breath of a user flows through the condensation chamber; at least one cooling element 16; and a frame 18 supporting the condensation chamber and the cooling element, wherein the frame is movable between a first configuration (fig 2) in which the at least one cooling element is operable to cool the condensation chamber to promote the formation of breath condensate, and a second configuration (fig 3) in which the cooling element is displaced from the condensation chamber to encourage condensate to flow into a collection region 17. The frame may have at least two leaves, where the cooling element is supported by the first leaf and the condensation chamber is supported by the second leaf. The device may include a second cooling element. The frame may comprise a concertina shape and be formed from a disposable material.
Patent GB-2529236-A (GB)
Title: Weatherproof structure
Inventor: TURNER BRENT
IPC: E04H15/20
Filed: 2014-08-14
Abstract: A weatherproof structure comprising an inflatable support member 10 and a skin portion 20 extending away from the inflatable support member. The support member has an inlet 30 and an outlet 40 as well as a pressure relief valve (50, fig 6) that is configured to reduce excess pressure by opening the outlet when an activation pressure of 25kPa-35kPa is reached. The support member may be a cylindrical tube and may have a plurality of sections defined along its length with the inlet and outlet in the same or adjacent sections. The support member may be made from thermoplastic polyurethane. The tubular support member may be enclosed by an outer layer which may be the skin portion. There may be a second inflatable support member. The outlet may be disposed in the pressure relief valve. In use, the structure is more adaptable and robust, and is suitable for use as tents, awnings, marquees and the like.
Patent GB-2523616-A (GB)
Title: Use of quinolinone compound as hCBS enzyme inhibitor
Inventor: YU JING
IPC: G01N21/31
Filed: 2014-10-09
Abstract: The use of quinolinone compound as human cystathionine Î²-synthase (hCBS) enzyme inhibitors, particularly the use of the compound 7-amino-2-hydroxy-5-imino-6,7-dihydroquinolin-8(5H)-one as an hCBS enzyme inhibitor. The small molecule compound is 5,7-diamino quinolinone compound, the IC50 of which for in vitro hCBS enzyme assay is 20 ÂµM. Such small molecule compound can be used as a drug tool for studying H2S signaling pathways, and as a lead compound for developing the drugs for treating the H2S related diseases, such as circulatory shock, stroke, Down's syndrome, etc. In another aspect, a method for inhibiting in vitro hCBS using7-amino-2-hydroxy-5-imino-6,7-dihydroquinolin-8(5H)-one, said method involving the detection of H2S. In another aspect, a method for inhibiting the activity of the intracellular hCBS enzyme using7-amino-2-hydroxy-5-imino-6,7-dihydroquinolin-8(5H)-one, the method involving the detection of H2S.
Patent GB-2520823-A (GB)
Title: Front module of a motor vehicle
Inventor: SCHMID RALF
IPC: B62D25/08
Filed: 2014-10-14
Abstract: A front module 7 of a motor vehicle has a front air guide 1 connectable to a vehicle radiator and a foam crash element 6 positioned in front of air guide 1 and fastened to a region of the air guide, typically over half of a plate section 4 of air guide 1. Suitably, crash element 6 may insert into and positively lock with air guide 1. The connection may involve fastening lugs 8, and bearing pins 9 on crash element 6 may plug onto lugs 8. Crash element 6 and/or air guide 1 may be formed from an unfilled plastic.
Patent GB-2533937-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum pump lubricant supply systems
Inventor: OLIVER JAMES RUDGE
IPC: F16N7/12
Filed: 2015-01-07
Abstract: A vacuum pump comprising a lubricant supply system 218 and a lubricant transfer device 228 provided on a rotor shaft 152, wherein the lubricant supply system comprises a lubricant reservoir 222, 224 and a wicking element 220 having a surface engaging a surface of the lubricant reservoir, an inner periphery, an outer periphery and a finger 258 projecting from the element to engage the lubricant transfer device, wherein the element has at least one edge with at least one cut-out so that said surface of the element has a total surface area that is less than that of said surface of the lubricant reservoir. Preferably the at least one cut-out defines a flow path between first and second portions of the lubricant reservoir. The lubricant reservoir and wicking element preferably have aligned central apertures defining a passage to receive the rotor shaft. The cut-outs restrict the flow of lubricant into the wicking element and therefore allow the flow rate of lubricant through the wicking element to be controlled.
Patent GB-2532297-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for efficient performance prediction of structured query for big data
Inventor: Rekha Singhal
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2015-03-18
Abstract: A system for predicting an Elapsed Response Time (ERT) of a query to be executed in a production database comprises a DB emulator module for creating an emulated database based on empty schema derived by extrapolating statistical information from the development environment, an execution plan generation module for generating a query execution plan of the query, a query classifying module for classifying each sub-query based on the operational parameters into at least one of a full table scan, a primary index scan, a fast index scan and a non-unique index scan, a time determination module for executing each sub-query on the emulated database to determine an Input Output (10) access time and an operator time, and an ERT prediction module for predicting the ERT of the query to be executed in the production database based on the I0 access time, the operator time, and a network time.
Patent GB-2522381-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus comprising at least one optical device optically coupled to at least one waveguide on an optical chip
Inventor: GARDES FREDERIC YANNICK
IPC: G02B6/42
Filed: 2013-12-03
Abstract: Apparatus comprising at least one optical device (106) optically coupled to at least one waveguide (111) on an optical chip (100), characterised in that: (i) the optical device (106) is optically aligned with the waveguide (111) by aligning means (114, 116); (ii) the aligning means (114, 116) comprises at least one male member (114) and at least one female (116) member which locate together; (iii) one of the male member (114) and the female member (116) is positioned on the optical chip (100); (iv) the other one of the male member (114) and the female member (116) is positioned on a capping chip (102); and (v) the apparatus includes a mirror (108) for reflecting light from the optical device (106) to the waveguide (111).
Patent GB-2539440-A (GB)
Title: Diffuser
Inventor: PHILIP JONATHAN STEPHENS
IPC: A45D20/12
Filed: 2015-06-16
Abstract: A diffuser includes a baffle 16 comprising an air inlet end 14 (fig.8b), an air outlet end 18 (fig.8b) and an outwardly tapering wall 20 extending between the inlet and outlet ends and together with a grille (40, fig.9a) defining an air chamber (22, fig.9a). An air inlet 12 (fig. 8b) is located at the air inlet end (14, fig.8b) of the baffle and is spaced from the longitudinal axis of the diffuser. An annular air channel (24, fig.9a) receives an airflow from the air inlet 12 and has a first set of outlets 32 arranged on an inner wall 26 to emit a first part of the airflow in a radially inward direction, and a second set of outlets 34 on an outer wall 28 arranged to emit a second part of the airflow in a radially outward direction. Emitting the air into the air chamber in this way helps to distribute the air evenly within the diffuser.
Patent GB-2531633-A (GB)
Title: Cartridge, method and system
Inventor: KAVEH MEMARI
IPC: A24F47/00
Filed: 2015-02-27
Abstract: A user-replaceable e-liquid cartridge 3, in use, transfers e-liquid from a parent e-liquid reservoir in the cartridge to a separate child e-liquid reservoir in an e liquid e-cigarette PV 1, the separate child reservoir being connected to, and delivering e liquid to, an atomizer in the e-cigarette PV. A method of replenishing e-liquid for an e-liquid personal vapouriser comprises the step of transferring e-liquid from a user-replaceable e-liquid cartridge to a child reservoir that is connected to, and delivers e-liquid to, an atomizer in the e-cigarette PV. The transer mechanism may include a pump 87 which may be activated by pressing the e-cigarette downwards towards the pump. A method for sending a signal relating to the status of a user-replaceable e-liquid cartridge for an e-cigarette personal vapouriser, the method including the steps of: transferring e-liquid from the user-replaceable e-liquid cartridge to a child reservoir that is connected to, and delivers e-liquid to, an atomizer in the e-cigarette PV; automatically sending a signal requesting a replacement for that user-replaceable e liquid cartridge to an e-fulfillment platform, either directly or via a connected smartphone.
Patent GB-2528187-A (GB)
Title: Downhole tool for removing a casing portion
Inventor: PARK JONATHAN
IPC: E21B33/12
Filed: 2014-03-04
Abstract: A packoff device is disclosed for sealing an annulus within a wellbore, and for bypassing the sealed annulus. The packoff device may include a mandrel having a bore formed axially therethrough and first and second ports extending radially from the bore. A sealing element that extends radially-outwardly from the mandrel may be positioned axially between the first and second ports, and may create a seal within an annulus between the mandrel and a casing, to isolate a portion of the annulus above the sealing element from a portion below the sealing element. A sleeve within the bore may, with the mandrel, form a channel providing fluid communication between the first and second ports. The sleeve may be movable between open and closed states. The first and second ports may be unobstructed by the sleeve in the open state, one or more may be obstructed in the closed state.
Patent GB-2530655-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to food products
Inventor: SINDALL JOHN ROBERT
IPC: A47J37/06
Filed: 2015-08-20
Abstract: A process of making a snack product comprises preparing a flowable batter comprising not less than 20% by weight cereal flour and not more than 15% by weight sugar, based on the total batter weight excluding water. The batter has a viscosity at 20Â°C of from 20 to 80 Pa sec. A portion of batter is placed onto a lower plate of curved configuration. An upper plate of a configuration generally conforming to that of the lower plate is applied to an upper surface of the batter. The batter is cooked for a period of time and the cooked snack product 1 is then removed from the plate. Oil or flavouring may then be applied to the cooked pieces. The cooked product 1 is a snack having a non-planar configuration, a dry toughness in the range of 20-250Kg sec, and a wet toughness in the range of from 0-20 kg sec.