baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2520927-A (GB)
Title: Panel for building a structure
Inventor: FOULADI HASSAN
IPC: B65D90/08
Filed: 2013-11-13
Abstract: A panel for building a structure has two flat faces (4A, 4B) and four straight edges (3A-D). A projection (5) is provided on a first edge (3B) and a corresponding recess (6) is provided on a second edge (3D), opposite the first edge. Two projections (7A, 7B) and corresponding recesses (8A, 8B) are provided on opposing faces parallel with and adjacent to each of the first and second edges. The projections and recesses allow several panels to be interconnected to create a desired structure such as a box or shelving. The projections and grooves may be dovetailed in profile.
Patent GB-2520711-A (GB)
Title: Calibration apparatus and method for computed tomography
Inventor: HAWKER SAM
IPC: G01N23/04
Filed: 2013-11-28
Abstract: A method for calibrating a radiographic system such as a CT system is disclosed. A calibration object, such as a phantom comprising a plurality of strongly X-ray attenuating spherical markers (18, figure 2) arranged within a weakly X-ray attenuating supporting material (16, figure 2) is utilised, these could be for example ball bearings made of tungsten carbide or the like encased in low-density foam such as carbon or silicon carbide foam. In an embodiment the phantom 12 is placed on a turntable 10 on a platform between the source 2 and detector 4. A plurality of radiographic images of the calibration object are then obtained as the turntable rotates. The markers carve out elliptical paths in the images, a circle detection method is used to determine the position of the markers in the images and derive the elliptical paths. The ellipses are then analysed to determine geometrical parameters of the system. In one aspect, the parameters are determined using a nominal value assigned for the distance between the source and the axis of rotation. The principle point (52, figure 14) and the central slice (32, figure 14) can be determined from the analysis. The parameters can therefore be determined without prior knowledge of the geometry of the calibration object.
Patent GB-2521642-A (GB)
Title: A device for holding a reservoir of paint and for use in conjunction with a paint applicator
Inventor: WHITFIELD JAMES
IPC: B44D3/12
Filed: 2013-12-24
Abstract: A device for holding a reservoir of paint and for use in conjunction with a paint applicator such as a roller is disclosed. The device 10 has a paint receiving portion 24 for receiving and retaining a volume of paint and an attachment device 20 for attaching a connector to a belt 18 from which the device is suspended. There is also a paint manipulating surface 30 which, when said body 16 is suspended from the belt, extends substantially vertically from the paint receiving portion 24. The device 10 may be provided with a removable rubberised liner (36, Fig.4), a lid (42, Fig.5) and a paint applicator holder (46, Fig.8).
Patent GB-2522903-A (GB)
Title: A joint seal
Inventor: ROBINSON GERARD FRANCIS
IPC: A47K3/00
Filed: 2014-02-10
Abstract: A joint seal (10) comprises of a flexible strip (11) having an upper boundary (12) and a lower boundary (13) an inner face (14) and an outer face (15). The inner face (14) has an upper region (19) and a lower region (17). The outer face (15) has an upper region (18) and a lower region (16). A tape (33) extending longitudinally on the strip inside face (14) provides a means fixing the position of a backer material (80). The backer material engages and shutters the applied of a curing adhesive sealant 51. The backer material 80 is applied to the tape after the strip is installed on a wall, prior to installation of a shower tray or bath. Preferably the strip has means of longitudinal partitioning 95. A first installation method utilizes the single part, non- partitioned strip. A second installation method uses two parts from the strip when partitioned.
Patent GB-2515160-A (GB)
Title: Sintered dolomite
Inventor: CARLILL JOHN
IPC: C04B35/03
Filed: 2014-04-04
Abstract: Sintered dolomite is produced by forming dolomite feed pellets containing calcium stearate, and then firing the dolomite feed pellets in a rotary kiln at a temperature of at least 1900Â°C, e.g.at greater than 2000Â°C for at least five hours. Petroleum coke may be used during firing of the feed pellets. The pellets may have a bulk density of 3.2g/cm3 after firing. Also disclosed is a dolomite feed pellet having an external configuration in plan view of first and second parallel sides extending between first and second semicircular ends, wherein the pellet defines a first longitudinal axis extending parallel to the sides, and the pellet defines a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and having a rounded rectangular cross section in the direction of the second axis, the pellet further defining a third axis perpendicular to the first axis, and having a cross section in the direction of said third axis having first and second curved sides extending between first and second parallel ends.
Patent GB-2526316-A (GB)
Title: Production of transistor arrays
Inventor: HARDING JAMES
IPC: H01L51/05
Filed: 2014-05-20
Abstract: A method of producing a transistor array, comprising an array of addressing conductors each providing the source electrodes of a respective set of transistors and at least part of a conductive connection between a respective driver terminal and said source electrodes; wherein the method comprises: forming a conductor layer on a support; and displacing a plurality of portions of said conductor layer relative to other portions of said conductor layer to create from said conductor layer at least (i) said array of addressing conductors and an array of drain conductors at said first level, (ii) conductor element islands in transistor channel regions at a second level, and (iii) one or more further conductor elements at a third level. Also disclosed is the transistor array produced from the above method. Where a substantially continuous layer of semiconductor material may be formed over the arrays of source and drain conductors, the conductor element islands and the further conductor elements; and selectively decreasing the conductivity of the layer of semiconductor channel material in one or more regions over the one or more further conductor elements at the third level.
Patent GB-2527092-A (GB)
Title: Access port cover system
Inventor: GROOT DANIEL JOHN
IPC: F16L55/128
Filed: 2014-06-11
Abstract: A generally cylindrical base 104 has an upper cylindrical recess 106, a lower cylindrical recess 108 with a diameter less than the diameter of the base to form an annular bearing surface 110, and J-shaped locking notches 112. An elastomeric sealing member 122 is positioned within the upper recess in sealing contact with the bearing surface. A pin 144 extends through the sealing member with end spigots 150 positionable in the J-shaped locking notches for locking and sealing. The pin will preferably be moved laterally or rotated for the purpose of locking and sealing.
Patent GB-2527572-A (GB)
Title: DC Bias unit
Inventor: FORD JOHN STEWART
IPC: G01R27/26
Filed: 2014-06-26
Abstract: A DC bias unit 2 is configured to drive a DC current through an inductor on test 6 while an AC voltage is being applied to the test inductor 6 by an inductance meter 4. AC current leakage into the DC bias unit is minimized by a first inductor 26 connected in series between the DC current supply 1 and a terminal 8 of the inductor on test. An AC current reduction circuit 28 is configured to reduce an AC current flowing through the first inductor, caused by said AC voltage, relative to the case where the AC current reduction circuit is not provided. A further inductor may be provided between the DC supply and the second terminal 10 of the inductor on test (figure 12). The AC current reduction circuit may include a capacitive element (30, figure 6) and a voltage follower (32, figure 6).
Patent GB-2530482-A (GB)
Title: Method of removing metal ions from aqueous solutions
Inventor: CHEUNG PHILIP
IPC: C02F101/22
Filed: 2014-09-02
Abstract: A method of extracting metal ions from an aqueous solution which comprises a chelated metal-ligand complex, the method comprises the steps of: (a) reacting the metal-ligand complex at a temperature of at least 60 Â°C with a persulfate oxidant to decompose the chelating agent and thereby release the metal ions from the metal-ligand complex; (b) raising the pH of the solution to precipitate the metal ions in the form of a metal oxide or metal oxyhydroxide; and (c) separating the metal oxide or metal oxyhydroxide precipitate from the solution. Preferably, the persulfate oxidant is peroxomonosulfuric acid, peroxodisulfuric acid, a peroxomonosulfate salt, a peroxodisulfate salt or a mixture of two or more thereof. The chelating agent can be a citrate, gluconate, tartrate, malonate or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). The metal ions may comprise cobalt, copper, nickel, chromium, manganese, zinc, cadmium, mercury or lead. The aqueous solution can comprise wastewater generated from electroplating or electronic circuit board manufacturing. The separation step (c) may be carried out by sedimentation and/or filtration.
Patent GB-2520385-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for supplying and receiving power over Ethernet
Inventor: CHONG MING PUI
IPC: H04L12/10
Filed: 2013-04-17
Abstract: Methods and systems for supplying more power than a power limit to a powered device (PD) if the PD is capable of receiving power more than the power limit, and receiving power more than the power limit from a power sourcing equipment (PSE) if the PSE is capable of supplying power more than the power limit. The PD and the PSE operates in a power over Ethernet (PoE) environment. The system comprises a power receiving section and a power supply section. The power receiving section comprises a first power-receiving circuit and a second power-receiving circuit, where the first power-receiving circuit is used when receiving power up to the power limit, and the second power-receiving circuit is used when receiving power more than the power limit. The power-supply section comprises a first power-supply circuit and a second power-supply circuit, where the first power-supply circuit is used when supplying power up to the power limit, and the second power-supply circuit is used when supplying power more than the power limit.
Patent GB-2515692-A (GB)
Title: Composition for use as a paint binder
Inventor: HARLING STUART ROSS RHIND
IPC: C09D189/00
Filed: 2013-04-05
Abstract: A water conditioning component suitable for use with or in a paint binder composition is described. The water conditioning component comprises: a Group I metal halide; a Group I metal carbonate; a degreaser; and a glucose-containing component. The paint binder composition can comprise a protein; a polysaccharide; an emulsifier; and a thickening ingredient.
Patent GB-2531317-A (GB)
Title: Security system
Inventor: JONES KEVIN
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2014-10-16
Abstract: A security system includes one or more secure zones (202-208), user access to which is restricted, an access control manager (212), a first gateway (132) and a second gateway (134). The first gateway is configured to restrict access to the second gateway, and the secure zone is accessible via the second gateway. When a user (102) attempts to access the first gateway, the access control manager checks user access permissions and, if allowable, a one-time pad key is used to access the first gateway. The access control manager then checks which of the secure zones the user may access and grants access to these zones via one or more symmetric encryption keys. The keys may be generated by a key generator (216). The symmetric keys may be generated from the one-time key. Access to the secure zone(s) may be time-restricted.
Patent GB-2521967-A (GB)
Title: Continuous band of plastic-coated paper for the production of bags for fruit and vegetable produce and similar products
Inventor: HUERTAS JOSE MARIA MESEGUER
IPC: B65D30/10
Filed: 2013-08-08
Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous band of plastic-coated paper for the production of bags for fruit and vegetable produce and similar products, made from plastic-coated paper and provided with polyethylene reinforcements at the welding zones, the handles and, where applicable, along the periphery of the windows, in order to increase the mechanical strength thereof. The windows are closed with fragments of netting.
Patent GB-2526208-A (GB)
Title: Surge immune stage system for wellbore tubular cementation
Inventor: BUDDE MARCEL
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2015-05-15
Abstract: Method and system for cementing tubular string 74 (fig 4f) into a wellbore 24 (fig 1c), method comprising running the tubular string into the wellbore, delivering an opener activator 67 through the workstring 9 (fig 1c) to the deployment assembly 9d (fig 1c), thereby launching an opener plug 64 from the deployment assembly, pumping the opener activator and plug to a stage valve 71 of the tubular, thereby opening the stage valve, pumping cement slurry 95a into the workstring, pumping a closing activator 66 through the workstring behind the cement slurry, thereby launching a closer plug 63 from the deployment assembly and pumping the closer activator and plug to the open stage valve, thereby driving the cement slurry into an annulus 48 (fig 1c) between tubular string and the wellbore and closing the stage valve, system comprising a stage valve having a housing 74 , a stage port 80m through the housing, a sleeve 75 , and opener 76 and closer seats 77 linked to the sleeve, a plug comprising a body, a finned seal, a latch sleeve and a lock sleeve.
Patent GB-2538303-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning appliance
Inventor: THOMAS JAMES DUNNING FOLLOWS
IPC: A61C17/36
Filed: 2015-05-15
Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance, such as an electric toothbrush with an extendable rinse nozzle 36 for delivering bursts of working fluid such as water to the teeth of a user, has a cleaning tool 14 detachably connected to a handle 12. The cleaning tool 14 includes a stem 26, which extends between the handle 12 and the nozzle 36, and a fluid reservoir 34 for storing working fluid and associated expansion chamber which are connected to and extend around the stem 26. An external collar 124, which may form part of the reservoir external wall 132, has a fluid port 122 and is rotatable relative to the stem 26 and handle 12 between a first position in which the fluid port 122 is exposed by a recessed portion 126 of the handle for refilling, and a second position in which the fluid port 122 is occluded and in fluid communication with a handle fluid inlet 104. The reservoir 34 may have a transparent external wall 132 and an inner wall such as a tubular diaphragm or bladder which is movable relative to the external wall to vary the volume of the reservoir and the expansion chamber.
Patent GB-2528173-A (GB)
Title: Thermodynamic boiler
Inventor: RADULESCU MIHAI
IPC: F24H1/18
Filed: 2015-06-23
Abstract: The thermodynamic boiler 1 comprises a tank 2 filled with sanitary hot water (SHW). The tank is coupled to a heat pump 3 arranged to heat the SHW. A surface of the tank is at least partially covered by a first layer of thermal insulation 24 and a jacket 5 filled with a heat transfer fluid such as industrial water or a water-glycol mixture is in thermal communication with the first layer to recover heat energy dissipated through the first layer from SHW in the tank. The jacket is connected to a heat exchanger 60 so that heat recovered from the first layer by the heat transfer fluid may be passed to a refrigerant of the heat pump. In a first preferable embodiment the heat exchanger is provided between an evaporator 34 and compressor 31 of the heat pump so that heat lost through the first layer is used to increase the co-efficient of performance of the heat pump. In second and third preferable embodiments the heat exchanger is a fluid/air heat exchanger (61, figure 4) that heats air passing over the evaporator or a spraying device (62, figure 5) that sprays heat transfer fluid over the evaporator.
Patent GB-2539925-A (GB)
Title: DC free line coding robust against transmission error
Inventor: MOUNIR ACHIR
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2015-07-01
Abstract: A method of processing a bitstream comprising a plurality of encoded codewords, the method comprising: obtaining an encoded codeword comprising a plurality of bits, each of the plurality of bits being associated with a bit position in the codeword; obtaining a puncturing code designating bit-positions of the codeword to be punctured prior to decoding; obtaining a modified codeword by modifying at least one bit of codeword at a bit-position designated by the puncturing code in order to keep the value of a Running Digital Sum (RDS) and/or a Running Alternate Sum (RAS) bounded. Embodiments make it possible to attain improved performances in terms of BER (bit error ratio).
Patent GB-2525341-A (GB)
Title: Power vending circuit breaker
Inventor: THOMPSON RONALD L
IPC: B60L11/18
Filed: 2014-01-23
Abstract: A circuit breaker (2) for an electric load (4) includes first (12) and second (18,20) terminals; a number of first separable contacts (48) each electrically connected between one of the first terminals and one of the second terminals; a first mechanism (50) to open, close or trip open the first contacts; a number of second separable contacts (24) each electrically connected in series with a corresponding one of the first contacts; a second mechanism (54) to open or close the second contacts; a processor (68) to cause the second mechanism to open or close the second contacts, annunciate through one of the second terminals (22) a power circuit electrical parameter for the electric load (4), receive from a number of the second terminals (22) a confirmation from or on behalf of the electric load to cause the second mechanism to close the second contacts, and determine a fault state operatively associated with current flowing through the second contacts.
Patent GB-2545191-A (GB)
Title: Swimming performance tracking device
Inventor: DAVID WILLIAM BADDELEY
IPC: H04B5/00
Filed: 2015-12-08
Abstract: Poolside magnetic induction transmitters placed at each end of the pool generate magnetic fields that are distinct from each other. A wearable device such as a wristband on the swimmer receives the magnetic field by way of near field communication (NFC) and has control circuits that establish at which end of the pool the swimmer is located. The wristband can wirelessly transmit data to be displayed on a screen housed in the nearest magnetic induction transmitter without further input by the swimmer. The control circuits can use the location data to generate performance data. The wristband may contain a 3 dimensional accelerometer. The swimming performance data can be recorded for later analysis.
Patent GB-2546534-A (GB)
Title: Culture medium
Inventor: DERRY MERCER
IPC: C12Q1/02
Filed: 2016-01-22
Abstract: A culture medium comprising a suspension of powdered nail for the growth of microbes, particularly pathogenic fungi such as Trichophyton, Microsporum or Epidermophyton. The medium may be used to test the efficacy of antimicrobial agents.
Patent GB-2548374-A (GB)
Title: Communication system
Inventor: VIVEK SHARMA
IPC: H04W88/04
Filed: 2016-03-16
Abstract: A communication system is disclosed in which a (Proximity Service) ProSe Relay User Equipment UE allows a remote UE to connect to a base station and core network through the Relay UE. The base station broadcasts that it is capable of supporting ProSe Relay UEs. UEs that are in poor coverage areas can identify that the base station supports ProSe Relaying and can search for a relay UE with which to connect prior to trying to establish a direct connection with the base station. The Relay UE and the base station maintain context information for the relayed UE so that messages can be properly routed through the network and through the Relay UE. An embodiment describes use with Machine Type Communication MTC devices which if they are located in an area of poor signal strength may potentially consume a lot of power attempting to establish and maintain a connection with a base station. By communicating via a ProSe enabled UE power consumption may be reduced in this situation.
Patent GB-2553490-A (GB)
Title: E-zee lighter aid
Inventor: DANIEL ANTHONY SIMMONDS
IPC: F23Q2/50
Filed: 2016-06-20
Abstract: A lighter aid for use with a users that has difficulty in activating the ignition trigger of a hand held electronic lighter e.g. a cigarette lighter comprising a case/holder for holding the lighter, the case has means that makes it easier of the user to compress the ignition lever of the lighter and ignite the lighter. The case has a lever that is pivotally mounted to the case; the lever is moveable from an open position wherein the user can insert a lighter into the case/holder, to a closed position wherein lever engages with the ignition button of the lighter; the lever acts as an extended trigger that makes it easier for the user to compress the ignition lever and hence ignite the lighter, when the user compresses the lever towards the body of the case/holder. Preferably the casing is made from plastic.
Patent GB-2551782-A (GB)
Title: System and method for digital ad configuration
Inventor: Andrew Rusiecki
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: A method for dynamic digital advertisement configuration comprises providing a publisher specific tag for placement in a publishers digital advertisement server as an ad creative (advertisement) 202. The publisher specific tag is loaded in place of an advertisement for an advertisement slot on a webpage, and sends a request to a host server for a site specific Ad Tag 204. The site-specific Ad Tag includes pre-defined custom configuration settings for advertisements appearing on the web page. The site-specific Advertisement Tag requests advertisements which meet the pre-defined settings and one or more targeting parameters dynamically identified by the site specific Ad Tag 208, a first ad creative being transmitted in response to the request 210. Further, the site-specific Ad Tag may continue to monitor a performance of the displayed advertisement to optimize display and acquire information. The targeting parameters may be based on contextualized information and website visit metrics dynamically retrieved by the Ad Tag.
Patent GB-2551792-A (GB)
Title: Elastic outbound gateway
Inventor: VINCENT MAURICE LANDGRAF
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: In general, in an aspect, a method for providing an outbound gateway protection includes provisioning one or more worker gateways located in a first gateway virtual private cloud, the one or more worker gateways sharing configuration data with the controller gateway, provisioning one or more load balancer gateways in one or more client virtual clouds, the one or more client virtual clouds each comprising one or more clients, the one or more load balancer gateways distributing client requests among the worker gateways, assigning groups of the one or more clients to one of the one or more load balancer gateways based on requests from a majority of the worker gateways, and communicating outbound network traffic from the clients via the assigned load balancer gateways.
Patent GB-2552514-A (GB)
Title: A case for a mobile device
Inventor: JASON ROBERTS
IPC: H04B1/3888
Filed: 2016-07-27
Abstract: A case 1 for a mobile device, such as a smart phone, with a screen. The case 1 has a band 3, 4, 5, 6 to surround the edge of the device, comprising an outer layer 10 of a flexible polymer, an inner layer 12 of damping material and an intermediate layer 11 of a dissipation material. The intermediate layer 11 is the hardest layer and the inner layer 12 is the softest. The middle layer 11 may be thinner than both the other layers 10, 12 and enclosed between them for a substantial portion of the perimeter 3, 4, 5, 6. The plastic polymer of the outer layer 10 may form the inner face of the band 3, 4, 5, 6, regions for housing ports or switches 20 of the device, a back 2 of the case, or an upper lip for surrounding the screen of the device.