baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2544493-A (GB)
Title: Dispenser
Inventor: DAVID JONES
IPC: A24F40/00
Filed: 2015-11-17
Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a liquid, comprising; a reservoir 12a for storing a liquid to be dispensed; a manually operative pump arrangement 24 with a resilient bias towards the closed position; a conduit 22 extending from the pump arrangement to the reservoir and communicates with the fluid in the reservoir; a dispense conduit 26 extending from the pump arrangement; an open ended tube 12b extending in a direction away from the pump arrangement configured to surround the dispense conduit and a child safety cap 14 to protect the dispense conduit. Another independent claim relates to a container operative with the dispenser; the container comprising; a storage cavity for storing reservoir contents dispensed from the dispenser and an interface formation configured to receive the dispense conduit of the dispenser. The dispense conduit is configured to penetrate a rupturable self-sealing membrane of the container and the open ended tube is coated with an antibacterial coating and is configured with a guide and locking mechanism to receive a mouthpiece for a smoking substitute device. A kit of parts claim is included for forming an assembly for filling a container, comprising a dispenser and a container.
Patent GB-2545707-A (GB)
Title: Media content sharing between users having associated content platforms
Inventor: IAN ROBERTS
IPC: H04W4/08
Filed: 2015-12-22
Abstract: A system is disclosed for media content sharing between users having associated content platforms, and more particularly to a method and system for active user media content sharing and passive system generated media content sharing of music or audio files with user comments between users having different associated media content providers, social media communication sources, and streaming channels, whereby each user registers with a central server the content platforms they are associated with, this data being stored in user profiles, and groups associated with a topic are created and media content is distributed between members within the group in the formats of the content platforms associated with the respective members of the group. This has the advantage of ensuring that each member of the group receives the media content in a format they can use
Patent GB-2546256-A (GB)
Title: Electrical machine
Inventor: ALEXANDER GEORGE FRASER
IPC: H02K41/03
Filed: 2016-01-07
Abstract: The arrangement comprises a first and second components each comprising a plurality of magnetically independent elements 30 and a third component 42 comprising a plurality of pieces 42 polarised by electromagnetic coils 48. The elements 30 and the pieces 42 move relative to each other. In use at least one magnetic circuit is formed, causing the element and the pieces to be drawn towards a condition in which a magnetic circuit is formed in a respective element of the first and second components and two pieces of the third component, the magnetic circuit flowing serially from one of an element and piece to the other of an element and a piece. The arrangement may be an axial flux dual rotor machine, the wound stator poles either being separate or having links 58 in a magnetically neutral region. The rotor elements may be permanent magnets or U shaped reluctance elements with pole portions 62. The magnet flux may pass though adjacent poles or poles either side of a central pole. Fig 9 (not shown) has an arrangement having two stators 40,80 and three rotors 26,82,84, the central rotor 82 interacting with the stators 40,80 and their respective outer rotors 26,84. Radial air gap and linear arrangements are covered.
Patent GB-2546097-A (GB)
Title: Droplet deposition head
Inventor: ANGUS CONDIE
IPC: B41J2/14
Filed: 2016-01-08
Abstract: An actuator component for a droplet deposition head 100 includes a plurality of fluid chambers 110 arranged side-by-side in an array, with certain of the fluid chambers being firing chambers, each of which is provided with at least one piezoelectric actuating element 131, 132 for causing droplet ejection from a nozzle for that firing chamber; and a plurality of non-actuable walls (140, Fig.1A), each of which is formed of piezoelectric material and bounds at least one of the firing chambers. Each of the piezoelectric actuating elements is provided with at least a first and a second actuation electrode 151, 152. Each of the non-actuable walls is provided with at least a first and a second isolated electrode 153,154. The first and second isolated electrodes for each non-actuable wall being electrically isolated so that, when fluid within one of the at least one of said firing chambers bounded by that non-actuable wall applies a force Ff to that non-actuable wall, a charge is induced in the isolated electrodes, thereby causing the piezoelectric material of that non actuable wall to apply a force Fw in opposition to the fluid force.
Patent GB-2537033-A (GB)
Title: Device
Inventor: ROBERTO PIZZAMIGLIO
IPC: A61B17/06
Filed: 2015-02-27
Abstract: A suture (100) for cosmetic surgery comprises a bioresorbable elongate filament structure (102) having first and second ends (104, 106). At least ten bioresorbable frusto-conical elements (108) suitable for subcutaneous tissue engagement are received movably upon the filament structure. At least twelve protrusions (110) are disposed along the filament structure wherein the elements and protrusions are disposed as spatially-separated first and second sets (116, 118), each of at least 5 elements and at least 6 protrusions. The first set is proximal to the first needle and distal to the second needle, and the second set is proximal to the second needle and distal to the first needle. The elements are orientated in a bidirectional manner such that, when the filament structure is taut, the narrower ends of the elements in the first and second sets are orientated towards the first and second needles. When said elements are in the furthest position from their respective proximal needles that is allowed by the configuration of the suture (120, 122), and the points at which the filament structure is coupled to said needles (124, 126), is at least 10 cm (128, 130).
Patent GB-2537217-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to lenses
Inventor: ZENGBO WANG
IPC: G02B21/08
Filed: 2014-08-22
Abstract: A lens (5) comprising a solid and transparent host material (6) containing therein a plurality of solid and substantially spherical or spheroid transparent particles (7) each fixed within the host material and collectively arranged therein to form a layer of such particles embedded immediately beneath a common surface (6A) of the host material such that a respective optical focus of each of the particles resides outside the host material.
Patent GB-2537467-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for gesture detection in an electronic device
Inventor: MARK ELKINS
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2016-02-24
Abstract: This application is for a device that can detect if a user 308 has lifted their phone, or device 200, up to their ear or near their face 308 and switch the phone into a discreet mode 312. The idea being that the user might not want other people to hear a message. When the user lifts the phone from his or her waist 307 to his or her head 308 the device will detect this gesture 302 as a function of the movement of the device, the rotation of the device and the proximity of the device to the users head at the end of the movement. When all three of these measurements are above a threshold, it will cause the device to enter discreet mode 312, and allow the user to have a private conversation, or receive private information. The device can measure these parameter using an accelerometer, a proximity sensor and a gyroscope.
Patent GB-2547900-A (GB)
Title: Flow control system
Inventor: STEPHEN TURNER
IPC: A61M39/28
Filed: 2016-03-01
Abstract: A clamping mechanism 30 for clamping a flexible tube comprises two rotatable bobbins 22, 32, each with a tube-engaging surface portion 24 defining boundaries of a free space through which a tube may extend. The shape of the tube-engaging surface portion 24 changes around the bobbin circumference, such that axial rotation of the bobbins 22, 32 reduces the free space and thereby squeezes the tube. This allows the flow through the tube to be altered dependent on the rotation of the bobbins. The bobbins may be mounted on a translatable carrier 46 to allow the bobbins to move along the tube as they are rotated.
Patent GB-2541043-A (GB)
Title: Formers
Inventor: SIMON CROOK
IPC: E02D27/26
Filed: 2016-03-10
Abstract: A method of constructing a spread foundation or ground reinforcement by forming a hole 1 in the ground or other substrate, placing a hollow former 3 in the hole and backfilling using the excavated material 2. Optionally, filler material 4 such as a cementitious grout, resin or expanding resin can be added to the material in, below or around the former 3. Optionally, the filler material 4 is in a form that can flow to fill voids in the backfill material 2 within the former 3 or in the soil around or below the former 3 and subsequently set or harden to form a substantially rigid foundation or reinforcement. Optionally, the former 3 is provided with one or more internal or external strengthening members (6, Figure 6) or a base member (12, Figure 11) or a top member (13, Figure 12). Optionally, the former is provided with a tubular member (17, Figure 13) located within the former 3 and the backfill material 2 fills the space between the former 3 and the tubular member (17, Figure 13). The former 3 is optionally conformable to the profile of the hole 1.
Patent GB-2535345-A (GB)
Title: Flow-activated flow control device and method of using same in wellbores
Inventor: JASON A ALLEN
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2014-08-08
Abstract: A flow control device for use in a wellbore is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment may include a main flow passage and a weep hole, wherein the main flow passage closes when a fluid is supplied to a first end of the valve that exceeds a selected rate and opens when the fluid supplied is below the selected rate and wherein the weep hole continues to allow the fluid therethrough.
Patent GB-2538146-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injector system
Inventor: ALAN GEARY
IPC: F23R3/28
Filed: 2016-03-17
Abstract: The system has a fuel feed arm 34 which, in use, extends inwardly from an outer casing 30 of combustion equipment of a gas turbine engine to a flame tube 32 of the combustion equipment. The feed arm ends in an injection nozzle 40 which penetrates a head of the flame tube to deliver fuel into the tube; the flame tube head including a swirler 42 which is arranged coaxially with the injection nozzle. The swirler has one or more air swirler circuits which produce respective flows of swirling air around the fuel delivered by the nozzle. The system further includes a seal ring 46 which seals the removable nozzle to the swirler. The seal ring has a flange portion 52, and the swirler has a pair of spaced retention grooves which may be in the form of lipped rails 50 at a front face 48. Opposite edges of the flange portion slidingly locate in the grooves such that the flange portion sealingly engages to the front face. The swirler also has a spring mechanism (54 Fig 5) which retains the flange portion in the grooves.
Patent GB-2550319-A (GB)
Title: Air diffuser
Inventor: AMIR SARMAD
IPC: F24F13/068
Filed: 2016-03-21
Abstract: An air diffuser for a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system comprises a frame 10 having a core receiving portion (12, fig 3A) formed through the frame and through which air can pass. An air guiding portion 14 guides air flowing through the core receiving portion. The diffuser comprises a removable core 20 that engages with the core receiving portion to allow air to be guided through the core receiving portion in cooperation with the air guiding portion. A snap lock 84 extends from and is integrally formed with the core and comprises a resilient elongate portion 86 with a protuberance 88 that engages with a snap lock engagement hole 82 formed in the core receiving portion so as to hold the core to the frame. The frame may comprise an arcuate portion (104, fig 23) that cooperates with an arcuate portion (106, fig 21) of the protuberance to flex the elongate portion away from the frame. A plurality of snap locks and corresponding snap lock engagement holes may be provided. A plurality of stand off seats 80 integrally formed with the core receiving portion align with a plurality of stand offs 90 integral with the core.
Patent GB-2542223-A (GB)
Title: Thermal energy network
Inventor: DMITRIY I ZAYNULIN
IPC: F24D10/00
Filed: 2014-01-09
Abstract: The district energy network 2 comprises a primary circuit loop 14 for working fluid, an energy centre 6 and two or more thermal loads 4a-d thermally connected to the primary loop. At least one of the thermal loads is capable of taking heat from the primary loop and at least one of the thermal loads is capable of rejecting heat into the loop. The energy centre is connected to the loop and acts as a heat source or heat sink. Under the command of a controller 72, the energy centre provides a positive or negative thermal input to the loop as a balancing thermal input to compensate for net thermal energy lost to or gained from the at least two thermal loads. The controller may use readings taken from temperature sensors 22,74,76,78 to do this. Ideally working fluid within the loop is maintained within a preselected target temperature range. The thermal loads may each comprise a user circuit 26 connected to the primary loop by a switchable valve system 32 that connects each user circuit to the primary loop in a selected working fluid flow direction.
Patent GB-2537290-A (GB)
Title: Automated connection assembly
Inventor: JAMES G MARTENS
IPC: E21B33/05
Filed: 2014-12-11
Abstract: A connection assembly (10) for automated lifting and positioning of a chiksan or other fluid conduit in proximity to a fluid inlet of a device such as, for example, a cement head. Once a chiksan or other flow line is positioned in a desired location, a secure connection is made between the outlet of the chiksan or other fluid conduit and the fluid inlet of a cement head including, without limitation, when the cement head is positioned at an elevated location above a rig floor.
Patent GB-2542892-A (GB)
Title: Path-optimized manipulator reversing controller
Inventor: MATTHEW D SUMMER
IPC: G05G19/00
Filed: 2016-07-27
Abstract: A method for removing a robotic device such as an autonomous vehicle or an arm from a space comprises periodically recording poses of a Movable Component ("MC") as it travels through the space; recording connectivity of the poses; using the poses and connectivity to define paths of travel through a virtual multi-dimensional space of a map; analyzing the map to identify pairs of adjacent waypoint data points that are located distances from each other which are less than a threshold; generating an augmented map by adding new connections between waypoint data points of each said pair; selecting an optimal path of travel through a virtual multi-dimensional space of the augmented map from a current pose of MC to a desired pose of MC; and commanding MC to perform a reverse behavior in which the optimal path is traversed in a first direction so as to remove the same from the space.
Patent GB-2539127-A (GB)
Title: Cast iron-effect products and fittings
Inventor: KEITH MILLWARD
IPC: F16L47/00
Filed: 2010-08-27
Abstract: A plastic rainwater or soil fitting 100 including a cast iron effect finish 13 on an outer surface thereof, and at least one jointing surface 2 formed with a smooth surface. The smooth surface does not feature a cast iron effect finish, and is intended to contrast with the portion having the cast iron finish. The smooth surface may be relatively reflective, in comparison to the cast iron effect surface. The plastic fitting may be joined to one or more other rainwater or soil fittings at the jointing surface, the smooth surface being masked by the other fitting.
Patent GB-2554457-A (GB)
Title: A suspension unit
Inventor: ROBERT D'AUBYN
IPC: F16F9/06
Filed: 2016-09-29
Abstract: A suspension unit 100 with a body 110 defining a primary chamber 124 for containing a primary fluid and a piston arm 150 having a piston end 154 received in the body 110 to act on primary fluid in the primary chamber. The piston arm is moveable relative to the body between an extended and a retracted position. There is a first gas spring chamber 160 within the piston arm and a first moveable member 156 which varies the first gas spring chambers volume. A second gas spring chamber 162 separate from the piston arm 150 has a second moveable member 136 to vary its volume. First and second damping chambers 158, 168 are defined adjacent the first and second moveable members 156, 136 respectively. The first and second damping chambers are each in fluid communication with the primary chamber via a common damping passageway 164. The common damping passageway may be defined in the piston end or may be defined in the body (figures 5-7). The first gas spring chamber may contain a different compressible gas to the second gas spring chamber. Also disclosed is a method of modifying an existing suspension unit.
Patent GB-2544182-A (GB)
Title: Augmented refrigerated display unit
Inventor: ANTHONY G WIND III
IPC: F25D23/02
Filed: 2016-09-30
Abstract: A method of augmented door operation of a refrigerated display unit (201, fig 2A) comprises when opening a hinged refrigerator door (203) from a closed position 501 an initiation sensor (213) detects the application of a manual force opening the door and activates an augmentation drive (209, fig 2B) to apply an assistive opening force 503 to the door. Upon reaching an open position operation of the drive is terminated and a holding force 505 is applied. When the sensor detects a manual force closing the door the holding force is terminated and the drive applies an assistive closing force 507 to close the door. The drive may be at least one DC induction motor, stepper motor, servo or linear actuator connected to the hinge of the door by at least one direct drive, indirect drive, a chain drive, a transmission drive or a rack and pinion. The sensor may be a motion detector, closed switch, pressure sensor or current detector in the windings of the drive. An activity sensor such as light curtain, video camera, proximity sensor infrared detector or motion sensor may detect a user activity or an obstruction preventing door closure. An anti-slam force may be used.
Patent GB-2546616-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for determining non-textual reply content for inclusion in a reply to an electronic communication
Inventor: BALINT MIKLOS
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2016-12-19
Abstract: An electronic communication 152A sent to a user, e.g. email, SMS, MMS, social networking message or transcribed voicemail, is identified and a message feature of the communication, e.g. an embedding vector of features from the communication 152A or proximity of an n-gram to a requesting verb n-gram in the body of the communication 152A, is determined. A search of one or more electronic document corpuses 154A-N, e.g. local or network storage devices, uses a search parameter based on the message feature. An indication of a subgroup of electronic documents responsive to the search is received. Electronic documents 159 within the subgroup, e.g. images, videos, media, PDFs, spreadsheets or slides, are selected based on the indication. At least a portion of a selected document 159 is provided for inclusion in a reply. Ranked document identifiers may be provided to a presentation engine 128. Portions of documents, or links thereto, may be automatically attached to or provided in the reply without requiring user confirmation. An additional message feature may be input to a trained machine learning system 135 which outputs a document feature, e.g. a filename extension, to be used as a search parameter.
Patent GB-2546908-A (GB)
Title: Liquid anti-shrinkage agent for cement
Inventor: Kyriacos Agapiou
IPC: C09K8/467
Filed: 2014-11-07
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a liquid agent that mitigates shrinkage of cement, particularly cement used in a hydrocarbon-producing well. The anti-shrinkage agent includes a slow-setting calcium aluminate cement as well as gypsum and may exhibit shelf-life stability, physical stability, or both. The present disclosure further relates to methods of cementing a hydrocarbon-producing well using the anti-shrinkage agent and to cements containing the anti-shrinkage agent.
Patent GB-2562794-A (GB)
Title: Key ring with flexible wire loop
Inventor: HARLEY SMITH
IPC: A44B15/00
Filed: 2017-05-26
Abstract: The key ring 10 has a flexible loop 32, a base 30 and a rigid ring (20, figure 2). The loop 32 has end parts 36 (34, figure 4), each being securable in the base 30, with one end part (34, figure 4) being detachable from the base 30 to mount or dismount items, e.g. keys, 40 on the loop 32. The ring (20, figure 2) opens and closes in order to mount or dismount items 50 and the base 30. The base 30 has a through hole (35, figure 3) to allow passage of the ring (20, figure 2) through the base 30, and the detachable end part (34, figure 4) cannot be detached from the base 30 when the base 30 is mounted on the ring (20, figure 2). Items 40, 50 may be attached to the most suitable of either the flexible loop 32 or the rigid ring (20, figure 2).
Patent GB-2563042-A (GB)
Title: Controller, method and computer program for vehicle connection control
Inventor: Sajni Mavji Halai
IPC: H04M1/72448
Filed: 2017-05-31
Abstract: A vehicle system controller (10) comprising means for: determining a plurality of devices (12) connectable to a vehicle (14); determining context information (16) of at least one of the vehicle (14) and one or more users (18) of the plurality of devices (12); determining whether a device connection rule applies to the determined context information (16); and initiating connection to one or more of the plurality of devices (12) in dependence on the determination of a device connection rule. Context information comprises at least one of: location information, passenger information, time information, date information, weather information, schedule information, calendar information and route information. A device connection rule is intended to mean a link between a certain context of the vehicle and/or one or more users of the plurality of devices and one or more instructions as to which device, if any, should be connected to the vehicle. For example, a device connection rule may specify that on week days a first device or a first set of devices should be automatically connected to the vehicle and on the weekend a second, different device or set of devices should be automatically connected to the vehicle.
Patent GB-2550707-A (GB)
Title: Determining the hydrocarbon plus fraction of a sample separated by gas chromatography
Inventor: Ronald Edwin Gunter Van Hal
IPC: G01N33/28
Filed: 2015-10-26
Abstract: Methods and devices for determining the plus fraction of a hydrocarbon sample analysed by gas chromatography are provided. A gas chromatogram of the hydrocarbon sample is obtained, such as from a downhole gas chromatograph module of a fluid analysis tool. The plus fraction, viz. the non-eluted fraction, of the sample may be determined using one or more of a ratiometric determination and a database of known samples, fitting an exponential decay function, and fitting a probability density gamma function.