baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2471050-A (GB)
Title: Expanded food product and process of preparation
Inventor: HORTON RICHARD
IPC: A23L5/41
Filed: 2010-01-14
Abstract: One or more of hydrolysed wheat flour, soluble dietary fibre, prebiotic dietary fibre, polydextrose and soluble corn fibre ate used as basic matrix-forming ingredients in an expanded food product. The matrix-forming ingredients are mixed together with water, plus a whey protein isolate or whey protein concentrate,to increase the protein content of the food. A dough is formed which is then formed into pieces which are temperature conditioned before being expanded under a vacuum caused by evaporation of moisture in the dough. All steps of the process of making the expanded food products, including any subsequent drying, is carried out at a temperature not exceeding 75 °C, which advantageously allows mixing in of temperature sensitive ingredients, e.g. vitamins, phannaceuticals, at the dough forming stage. The products have a honeycomb structure and there is no significant change in flavour or nutritional value of the ingredients caused by the process of manufacture. Advantageously, acrylamide formation is also avoided.
Patent GB-2484655-A (GB)
Title: Retrofit footboard which houses a media device
Inventor: MUNDEN MICHAEL DAVID
IPC: A47B21/007
Filed: 2010-10-13
Abstract: A retrofit apparatus 106 for a bed 100 comprises a footboard 108 which houses a media device 114. The apparatus also comprises a retrofit engagement arrangement 200 coupled to the footboard 108 for maintaining the footboard at the foot of the bed. The media device 114 is preferably a television, and the footboard 108 has means for moving the television between a concealed, stowed position and a deployed, viewing position, such that the apparatus 106 allows a normal bed to function as a television bed. The engagement arrangement preferably includes a pair of side arms 200 extending from the footboard 108. The arms may fasten at their free ends to a wall (not shown), or a cross member (234, fig. 16) may extend between the free ends of the arms, with the bed being located in the space defined by the footboard, arms, and cross member or wall. The side arms 200 may be adjustable in length, and may define a channel or conduit for routing cables to the footboard. An aperture (203, fig. 3) may be provided in one side arm 200 for receiving a switching device (not shown) which controls deployments and stowage of the television 114.
Patent GB-2487048-A (GB)
Title: Illuminated toilet
Inventor: DUNECLIFT MARK BRETT
IPC: A47K11/04
Filed: 2011-01-04
Abstract: A toilet comprises a body composed at least partially of a translucent material; and a lighting means configured so as to illuminate at least a part of the translucent material of the body. Preferably the body comprises a toilet bowl. The bowl may have an additional seat or an integral seat. The body may be a potty, chamber pot or commode. Preferably the toilet comprises a removable cover to prevent access to the body. The removable cover may also be composed at least partially of a translucent material and configured to provide, in combination with the lighting means, a nightlight in use. The lighting means may be provided on a base and the base may be removed from the body. The lighting means may include one LED. The toilet may also include several variations of detection means in order to activate lighting means.
Patent GB-2492580-A (GB)
Title: Electronic lamp ballast with adaptive dead time
Inventor: MAKWANA DEEPAK
IPC: H02M1/38
Filed: 2011-07-07
Abstract: An electronic ballast for a gas discharge lamp, preferably a fluorescent lamp, has a d.c. source connected to a load circuit that includes a series resonance circuit and a lamp by an inverter that has a high side switch Q1 and a low side switch Q2 in a half bridge arrangement. The switches are alternately controlled with a delay time or dead time after one of the switches is switched off and before the other is switched on. The dead time is varied by controller 1 depending on detection of a negative current in a body diode D2 of the low side switch Q2. The dead time can be varied between a fixed value (fig 4, TD) and a maximum value, being set at the fixed value if the time between the high side switch turning off and detection of negative current in the low side switch is less than a first duration; and ended if the time period is less than a second duration. Switching of both switches can be suspended if negative current in the body diode is not detected within a time limit. Switching of the high side switch Q1 can be suspended in response to detecting a negative current in the body diode of the low side switch Q2 during the dead time after the low side switch is turned off. The current in the low side diode D2 can be monitored by detecting a voltage across a shunt resistor R1 at the foot of the bridge
Patent GB-2497506-A (GB)
Title: Downhole contingency apparatus
Inventor: REID MICHAEL ADAM
IPC: E21B21/10
Filed: 2011-10-11
Abstract: A tubing mounted completion assembly 100 includes a downhole valve assembly 10 and at least one contingency device 12, 14, 16, 18, associated with and separate from the valve and adapted to operate upon failure of operation of the valve 10. All four independently operable contingency devices 12, 14, 16, 18 may operate in series, up-hole and downhole of a flapper or ball valve, as secondary, tertiary or fourth actuators to open or by-pass a failed closed valve or close a failed open valve by pressurising hydraulic, valve actuating fluid using: a mechanical actuator 12, in which removal of a stinger, washpipe or shifting tool displaces a piston sleeve (42, figs 2 & 3); an annular closing actuator 18 (figs 4 & 5) which uses spring assisted annulus pressure to actuate the valve; a tubing opening actuator 14 (figs 6 & 7) operated by applying tubing pressure to displace a pre-sprung piston sleeve (248) primed by removal of a stinger; and/or an annulus bypass valve 16 (fig 8) having a sprung sleeve mechanically primed by removal of a stinger or washpipe and actuated by tubing pressure to open ports (338) to divert production fluid flow through the annulus past a closed valve obstruction.
Patent GB-2485668-A (GB)
Title: Controlling the aural position of audio signals of participants associated with a plurality of conferences
Inventor: YOAKUM JOHN H
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2011-11-17
Abstract: A user interface is displayed that depicts a first defined area 50 and a second defined area 52, the first defined area is associated with a first conference and the second defined area is associated with a second conference. A first plurality of participant identifiers 58B-58D is displayed in association with the first defined area, and each of the plurality of participant identifiers corresponds to a different participant of a plurality of participants in the first conference. Aural position identifiers are determined for each participant associated with the first conference, and an aural position identifier is selected for the second conference. Audio signals are provided at aural positions identified by the aural position identifiers, enabling the user to correlate the voices of different participants with corresponding locations on the user interface, and to listen to multiple conferences simultaneously. It allows a participant in multiple concurrent conference calls to easily and intuitively distinguish those audio signals emanating from one conference call from the other.
Patent GB-2490186-A (GB)
Title: Fluid flow modification apparatus with multi-scale trailing edge
Inventor: VASSILICOS JOHN CHRISTOS
IPC: F15D1/10
Filed: 2011-09-22
Abstract: A fluid flow modification apparatus (10) has a surface (15), the surface having an edge (65) of length Y over or past which a fluid can flow in use. The edge (65) has a virtual boundary (30) of length X where Y is greater than X. At least a first portion of the apparatus (10) within the virtual boundary (30) comprises an opening (55) and at least a second portion of the apparatus (10) comprises a projection (60) which extends beyond the virtual boundary (30) to provide the edge (65). The edge (65) is multi-scale.
Patent GB-2503862-A (GB)
Title: Three dimensional, dual band, planar inverted-F antenna formation.
Inventor: HUANG CHIH-YUNG
IPC: H01Q5/10
Filed: 2012-01-05
Abstract: An antenna 1 comprises a ground portion 3 connected to a radiating portion 4 by a connection portion 2, where the connection portion 2 is also connected to a signal feed portion 22 and where there is a first radiating extending portion 45 connected to the radiating portion 4 and there is a second radiating extending portion 42 connected at an angle relative to the radiating portion 4. The radiating portion 4 and the extending portion 45 may be in a plane parallel to that of the ground portion 3. The connection portion 2 and feed 22 may be in a common plane which may be perpendicular or at some other angle relative to the ground portion 3 or radiating portion 4. The second radiating extending portion 42 may be perpendicular to the radiating portion 4. The said antenna portions may be shaped planar conductive elements connected and arranged to provide a simple, compact, dual frequency antenna with adjustable impedance matching.
Patent GB-2499994-A (GB)
Title: Cylinder head configuration for internal combustion engine
Inventor: CHAPMAN BEN
IPC: F02B23/10
Filed: 2012-03-05
Abstract: A cylinder head 10 arrangement for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a combustion chamber portion for defining a combustion chamber 22 above a cylinder 12 in which a piston is reciprocal; two inlet valves 24 lie substantially to one side of the combustion chamber portion, and two exhaust valves 26 lie substantially to the other side of the combustion chamber portion; and a fuel injector 38 disposed in an edge region of the combustion chamber portion at the exhaust valve side thereof, and arranged to inject fuel generally across the combustion chamber portion towards the inlet valve side thereof. The cylinder head may also have a spark plug 36 disposed in a central region bounded by the inlet and exhaust valves and may also contain passages 48 for the flow of cooling fluid adjacent a formation for supporting the fuel injector. The arrangement is intended to improve the mixing of fuel and air and homogeneity of the mixture across the combustion chamber.
Patent GB-2500002-A (GB)
Title: A portable sloping golf swing practice platform
Inventor: WEBBER ANDREW
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2012-03-05
Abstract: A |portable sloping platform comprising an upper surface with a covering material 16 attached and a support structure 4, 6 and 8 which extends down from the upper surface to support it wherein the upper surface is inclined with respect to a surface it is positioned on. A top panel 12 and the support structure 4, 6 and 8 may be integrally moulded. The top panel 12 may be square or rectangular and the covering 16 may be a mat with artificial grass. The support structure may have 4 panels 4, 6 and 8 which extend downwards with an open bottom. The mat 16 may be offset from the edges of the top panel 12 to allow the devices to be stacked. A handle have also be provided. The mat 16 may be held in position with bosses which cooperate with holes in the top panel 12. The device is designed as a swing practice platform which can be used at a driving range.
Patent GB-2485940-A (GB)
Title: A body bag
Inventor: OEI SU KAI
IPC: A61G17/06
Filed: 2009-12-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to a body bag. In a preferred embodiment, the body bag comprises a flexible unitary planar member and a closure means (32) for closing the body bag. The flexible unitary planar member has an outer surface, an inner surface, curved comers, peripheral side edges, an elongated central portion and a wing portion (36) connected to each length of the central portion. The planar member is symmetrical in shape with two halves about an imaginary midline axis. The closure means (32) is connected to the peripheral side edges of the planar member. The closure means (32) is operable to connect the peripheral edges of the two halves together to form the body bag enclosure.
Patent GB-2500440-A (GB)
Title: Free-Piston Engine for Generating Combined Heat and Power
Inventor: WAGGOTT DAVID
IPC: F02B71/04
Filed: 2012-06-18
Abstract: An apparatus is provided for generation of combined heat and power comprising an engine configured in a free piston arrangement comprising two opposed pistons 402 arranged in an elongated cylinder 401 having at least one inlet port 403 and at least one outlet port 404 with uniflow scavenging, an electricity generator, means for harnessing heat and means for transmitting load from the engine to the electricity generator. The engine is configured to operate at close to constant volume combustion, high compression ratio, a lean fuel:air ratio and uses HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition), along with an air filled bounce chamber. The engine further comprises a synchronising mechanical or hydraulic linkage between said two opposed pistons. A method for generating combined heat and power and a method for configuring apparatus for generating combined heat and power are also provided.
Patent GB-2495174-A (GB)
Title: Stereoscopic image display comprising black matrix and black stripes
Inventor: JANG JUHOON
IPC: G02B30/25
Filed: 2012-07-27
Abstract: A stereoscopic image display and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The stereoscopic image display 100 comprises a thin film transistor array substrate 110 and a colour filter substrate 120 which faces the thin film transistor array substrate and includes a black matrix 130. First black stripes 165 are also formed on the colour filter substrate (on the other surface to the one on which the black matrix is formed) at positions corresponding to the black matrix. A patterned retarder film 185 formed on the first black stripes. The display may also include second and third black stripes formed between the first black stripes and the patterned retarder film. The presence of the black stripes enable the width of the black matrix to be reduced and improve the aperture ratio and brightness of the display.
Patent GB-2496237-A (GB)
Title: Stators for downhole motors, methods for fabricating the same, and downhole motors incorporating the same
Inventor: AKBARI HOSSEIN
IPC: E21B4/02
Filed: 2010-09-30
Abstract: The present invention recites a method of fabricating a stator for a downhole motor, the method comprising the steps of providing a stator tube having an interior surface and applying a bonding agent to the interior surface of the stator tube. Additionally, a mandrel is positioned within the stator tube, the mandrel having an outer geometry that is complimentary to a desired inner geometry for the stator. Furthermore, a reinforcing material is introduced into the stator tube to fill space between the mandrel and the interior surface of the stator tube and subsequently solidified to bond the reinforcing material to the interior surface of the stator tube, The mandrel is then removed from the bonded stator tube and reinforcing material such that a stator is fabricated.
Patent GB-2506691-A (GB)
Title: A floor joist with an increased depth top chord
Inventor: CULLEN DOUGLAS WILSON
IPC: E04C3/14
Filed: 2012-10-08
Abstract: A joist 10 and a method of timber floor construction which mitigates collapse in the event of a fire for an increased time is formed with top 12 and bottom 14 chords wherein the top chord 12 has a greater depth than the bottom chord 14. Embodiments as an I joist or an open-web joist are described.
Patent GB-2505970-A (GB)
Title: Safety device particularly for use with an electric boiler, cylinder, thermal store or a lift
Inventor: MACPHAIL NICHOLAS JULIAN JAN FRANCIS
IPC: F24H9/20
Filed: 2012-11-05
Abstract: The safety device comprises a detection means arranged to detect at least one hazard signal associated with at least one electrical device, such as a boiler, cylinder, thermal store or a lift. Upon receipt of one or more hazard signals associated with the at least one electrical device, the safety device is arranged to perform at least one of the following: electrically isolate the at least one electrical device; or activate a safety routine. The detection means preferably comprises two hazard sensing devices that cause respective switches 5,6 in a hazard sensing circuit 13 to trip open when a hazard is detected, thereby breaking the hazard sensing circuit. A residual current device (RCD) 2, under volt monitoring relay (11, figure 2, AKA supervising relay) or relay (14, figure 3) may be used to detect a change in voltage across the hazard sensing circuit and actuate an isolating device 1 via actuation wire 9 to cut electrical power to a system load 8 of the electrical device. A redundant protection system may additionally be included by provision of a trip actuation path 12 that is actuated by opening of one or more of the switches to actuate the isolating device.
Patent GB-2499292-A (GB)
Title: Optimisation framework for wireless analytics
Inventor: SHEARER ROBERT A
IPC: H04W24/02
Filed: 2012-12-10
Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system are directed towards an online and distributed optimization framework for wireless analytics. A radio network controller 20 determines a ranking for each of a plurality of received objects using a plurality of similarity graphs. The radio network controller extracts a common structure by collaborative filtering data associated with a plurality of user devices and the plurality of received objects. The common structure is analyzed to infer usage patterns within a time slot. The radio network controller stores a subset of the ranked objects of the plurality of received objects in response to the analysis. Demand predictions across time slots for a plurality of base stations 30, 32, 34 may be made which may subsequently be used when pre-fetching data into local caches 210, 212, 214.
Patent GB-2515445-A (GB)
Title: Material processing apparatus with deployable conveyor
Inventor: WATTERS PAUL
IPC: B65G41/00
Filed: 2013-01-18
Abstract: A materials processing apparatus 10 has a conveyor 30 which is deployable between a transport state, when the conveyor 30 may be folded towards (fig.3) the body of the apparatus 10, and a deployed state, when the conveyor 30 may be folded away from the body of the apparatus 10. Either the discharge, or feed, end of the conveyor 30 may be attached to the body 10. The end attached to the body 10 may be raised. Also disclosed is a corresponding method of usage of the apparatus 10.
Patent GB-2499114-A (GB)
Title: Hollow rotor for a motor and an electrical generator
Inventor: DAM JEREMY DANIEL VAN
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2013-01-28
Abstract: An electric motor 100 includes a motor housing 10 and a hollow rotor 20 configured to rotate within and be driven by a stator 30 contained within the motor housing 10. The motor housing is characterized by a largest cross-sectional area of the motor housing 10 and the hollow rotor 20 defines a flow channel characterized by a smallest cross-sectional area of the flow channel, where the smallest cross-sectional area of the flow channel is at least 25% of the largest cross-sectional area of the motor housing 10. The hollow rotor 20 has a first end portion defining a fluid inlet 27, and a second end portion defining a fluid outlet 29 where the fluid inlet 27, the flow channel 25 and the fluid outlet 29 is configured to allow passage of a fluid from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet via the flow channel 25. Also claimed is a machine for electric power generation including a generator having the same fluid flow channel and relative cross sectional areas as described for the electric motor (fig 9).
Patent GB-2500767-A (GB)
Title: System for loading passengers into a vehicle
Inventor: KUNDU AJOY
IPC: B60P1/64
Filed: 2013-02-14
Abstract: A loading system for a vehicle 40 which may be an aircraft, comprising a passenger carrying module having passenger seats 14 mounted on a portable floor structure 10. The vehicle includes a loading aperture 48 shaped and dimensioned to receive a passenger carrying module and a closure means for closing the loading aperture. The loading aperture provides access to an internal compartment of the vehicle, the compartment receiving and retaining the passenger carrying module. Preferably the compartment is arranged to receive two or more of the passenger carrying modules and the compartment may also receive and retain a cargo carrying module. The module may be divided into one or more sub-compartment including one or more cabins 16 to store cargo. Preferable the module shell can be mounted on a ground vehicle 30.
Patent GB-2510866-A (GB)
Title: Computer code editor
Inventor: OROUMIYEH MAZDAK KAZEMZADEH AFSHAR
IPC: G06F9/45
Filed: 2013-02-15
Abstract: A computer code editor comprises logic configured to: receive and edit configuration information, where the configuration information defines any one or more of functional requirements, structure, and behaviour of a required application; and display the configuration information in a nested format. A code generator, such as a compiler, may generate code, such as source code or executable code, to form the required application from the configuration information. The configuration information may comprise elements and sub-elements, and these may be displayed at increasing indentation levels, and may be grouped together. The logic may highlight different nested levels, and may highlight elements and sub-elements having the same type in the same way. The required application may be a web application.
Patent GB-2498119-A (GB)
Title: handle module
Inventor: PHILLIPS BARRY T
IPC: G06F1/18
Filed: 2010-10-22
Abstract: A handle module has a housing conforming to a disk drive form factor. The handle module has mounting features configured to securely install the housing in a slot conforming to the disk drive form factor. The handle module has a finger-friendly recess extending from a front of the handle module and into an interior of the housing.
Patent GB-2513620-A (GB)
Title: A motor vehicle plastic body panel
Inventor: AGIUS ALICIA
IPC: B60J1/00
Filed: 2013-05-01
Abstract: A motor vehicle plastic body panel 11 is disclosed having a plastic window pane 20 and an opaque plastic panel 12 defining an outer surface of part of a motor vehicle where the plastic window pane 20 is formed as an integral part of the motor vehicle plastic body panel. A method of production is disclosed where the plastic body panel is formed by forming the plastic window pane 20 from a first plastic material and injecting a second plastic material into a mould in which the plastic pane 20 is located to embed an outer peripheral border of the window pane 20 in the second plastic material and for the opaque plastic panel 12. Preferably the plastic window pane 20 has an outer peripheral border 17 and the outer peripheral border 17 of the window pane 20 is embedded within the opaque plastic panel.