baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2497631-A (GB)
Title: An optical connector assembly
Inventor: MILLER ALISTAIR ALLEN
IPC: G02B6/42
Filed: 2012-11-07
Abstract: A combined electrical and optical connector assembly is mounted on an optical printed circuit board, and is used to connect it to another optical printed circuit board 5. An electrical connector 6 and an optical connector 12 are formed in a housing 10, the electrical connector 6 being fixed relative to the housing 10. The optical connector 12 is able to move or float relative to the housing 10 so that the optical connector 12 can move relative to the electrical connector 6. When an electrical connection is made between two optic PCBs, (fig 29) the optical connector 12 can move with at least three degrees of freedom.
Patent GB-2497870-A (GB)
Title: Connecting mechanism of cover of toilet with easy assembly and disassembly and method
Inventor: PENG DONG
IPC: A47K13/12
Filed: 2011-08-08
Abstract: A connecting mechanism of a cover (1) of a toilet with easy assembly and disassembly comprises two supports (3) capable of being connected and fixed to the toilet and having support shafts (31), and an independent hinge tube (4) capable of being hinge-connected in the middle of the rear portion of the cover (1). Dampers (5) and pivot mechanisms are fitted and fixed on both ends of the hinge tube (4). The damper (5) located on the open end of the hinge tube (4) is capable of being inserted into and connected to a shaft hole of the cover. An insertion hole (61) is disposed radially on the pivot mechanism. A through hole (41) for the support shaft (31) to pass through is disposed in the hinge tube (4) at a position corresponding to the insertion hole (61). The support shaft (31) passes through the through hole (41) to be inserted into and connected to the insertion hole (61) of the pivot mechanism. A keying mechanism (7) is mounted in the middle of the hinge tube (4). A key panel (71) is fastened to an arrow-shaped push block (72). An urging rod (73) having a chamfer (74) on the top is disposed on two sides of the push block (72) respectively. The push block (72) may press against the chamfers (74) to push distal ends of the two urging rods (73) to displace toward two sides thereof to press against the pivot mechanisms. The pivot mechanisms are pressed against and controlled to lock or unlock the support shafts (31) inserted into and connected to the pivot mechanisms, and the support shafts (31) are unlocked by just one press, thereby disassembling the cover (1) from the toilet rapidly.
Patent GB-2503767-A (GB)
Title: Fuel metering system
Inventor: HAUGSJAAHABINK TODD
IPC: F02C7/232
Filed: 2013-04-23
Abstract: A fuel metering system includes a bypass valve, 120, configured to receive a fuel flow under a pressure P1, a pressure regulating valve in fluid communication with the bypass valve, 120, and configured to receive a fuel flow under a pressure PQ, a metering valve, 160, in fluid communication with the bypass valve, 120, and the pressure regulating valve, and configured to receive the fuel flow under the pressure P1 and to output a fuel flow under a pressure, a single stage servo valve , 190, in fluid communication with the bypass valve, 120, the pressure regulating valve and the metering valve, 160, and configured to receive the fuel flow under the pressure P1, and to output the fuel flow under the pressure PQ, and to output a fuel flow under a pressure PM, and a linear variable differential transformer coupled to the metering valve, 160.
Patent GB-2513915-A (GB)
Title: Methods, apparatus and computer programs for controlling radio access network and user equipment
Inventor: KUBOTA KEIICHI
IPC: H04W76/02
Filed: 2013-05-10
Abstract: A controller of a radio access network (RNC) (24) determines that a user equipment (UE) (20) having radio bearers simultaneously established in a circuit switched domain and in a packet switched domain is subject to a radio network subsystem (SRNS) relocation. The controller (24) then signals (2A) the UE (20) a) to release a signalling connection or the radio bearer or bearers in a selected one of the circuit switched or packet switched domains and b) to prohibit the UE (20) from establishing a signalling connection and/or a radio bearer in the selected domain for a prescribed period of time. Then the controller/RNC (24) participates in the SRNS relocation for the UE (20) in only the remaining one of the circuit switched or packet switched domains. In one embodiment, that signalling comprises an information element disposed in a Radio Bearer Release message or a Signalling Connection Release message.
Patent GB-2515110-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for communications using a shared uplink wireless communication channel
Inventor: LAMPINEN KARL MARKO JUHANI
IPC: H04W72/14
Filed: 2013-06-14
Abstract: A method of transmitting data by a user equipment using a shared uplink wireless communication channel is described. The method comprises: receiving a power grant corresponding to the allowed transmission power on the shared uplink wireless communication channel; receiving a scheduling grant corresponding to whether transmission is allowed on the shared uplink wireless communication channel; and transmitting data on the shared uplink wireless communication channel according to the power grant and the scheduling grant, wherein the power grant is received separately from the scheduling grant. This frees signalling resources as the power grant now only needs to be sent when it is changed, instead of every time a scheduling grant is sent. The above may be used with a High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) system where the grant channels are an Enhanced Absolute Grant Channel (E-AGCH) and an Enhanced Relative Grant Channel (E-RGCH).
Patent GB-2518886-A (GB)
Title: Beds for vehicles
Inventor: HEENEY DAVID PERRY
IPC: B60P3/39
Filed: 2013-10-04
Abstract: A stow-away bed comprising a support surface (18, Figure 2) mounted for movement along an arcuate locus (32, Figure 5) on support struts 30 pivotally connected at their opposite ends to an underside of the support surface 24 and a point 20 lying below a floor level 12 of the vehicle. The support surface (18) being constrained to move between a stowed position in which the upper surface of support surface (18) lies flush with the floor level 12 of the vehicle, through an intermediate position in which the support surface (18) rises up and over a support structure 16 and to a deployed position in which the support surface (18) descends from the intermediate position to rest on the said support structure 16. Preferably the support surface (18) is made from several parts 24, 26 (58, 60, Figure 10) which can expand to enlarge it when deployed, and the support surface is suitable to be supported by seats 14, 16 or other similar structures of a vehicle, which may be a boat, caravan, campervan.
Patent GB-2510978-A (GB)
Title: A cutter element for rock removal applications
Inventor: ADIA MOOSA MAHOMED
IPC: C22C26/00
Filed: 2013-12-23
Abstract: A cutter element for rock removal comprises a free standing PCD body 901 comprising one or more physical volumes, the PCD material being invariant in terms of the diamond and metal network compositional ratio and metal elemental composition such that each physical volume does not differ to any other physical volume with respect to diamond and metal network compositional ratio and metal elemental composition. The PCD body 901 has a functional working volume 903 forming in use the region which comes into contact with the rock. A functional support volume extant in use and having a proximal free surface extends from the functional working volume 903 and the functional support volume encompasses a centroid of the PCD body 901. The PCD body 901 has an aspect ratio such that the ratio of the length of the longest edge of the circumscribing rectangular parallelepiped of the overall PCD body to the largest width of the smallest rectangular face from which the functional working volume extends of the circumscribing rectangular parallelepiped 902, is greater than or equal to 1.0. One of more of the physical volumes forms at least part of one or other or both of the functional working volume and the functional support volume.
Patent GB-2506564-A (GB)
Title: Authentication and authorization methods for cloud computing platform security
Inventor: CHANG DAVID YU
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2012-06-26
Abstract: An authentication and authorization plug-in model for a cloud computing environment enables cloud customers to retain control over their enterprise information when their applications are deployed in the cloud. The cloud service provider provides a pluggable interface for customer security modules. When a customer deploys an application, the cloud environment administrator allocates a resource group (e.g., processors, storage, and memory) for the customer's application and data. The customer registers its own authentication and authorization security module with the cloud security service, and that security module is then used to control what persons or entities can access information associated with the deployed application. The cloud environment administrator, however, typically is not registered (as a permitted user) within the customer's security module; thus, the cloud environment administrator is not able to access (or release to others, or to the cloud's general resource pool) the resources assigned to the cloud customer (even though the administrator itself assigned those resources) or the associated business information. To further balance the rights of the various parties, a third party notary service protects the privacy and the access right of the customer when its application and information are deployed in the cloud.
Patent GB-2509269-A (GB)
Title: A method for improving performance and reducing power consumption of a wireless network arrangement
Inventor: BROWN CLYM
IPC: H04W40/20
Filed: 2012-04-04
Abstract: A method of transmitting electronic signals for use with a wireless network arrangement comprising assimilating and storing data relating to successful communication routes within the network arrangement and the transmission and receiving of electronic signals between the minimum number of devices in a wireless network arrangement to improve efficiency of data communication and to reduce the power consumption of the network.
Patent GB-2520781-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to hydro-turbines
Inventor: SAUNDERS ALAN
IPC: F03B17/06
Filed: 2014-03-31
Abstract: A horizontal axis hydro-turbine system comprises a shaft 303, supporting a plurality of hydrofoils 100 each by a pair of struts 102. Each hydrofoil has a flow disrupting means winglet 101 attached to its end and is arranged with one of the struts to disrupt water flow between the outer and inner surfaces 202, 203. This reduces vortex generation and associated drag. The shaft is supported within a rigid support 304 by three water lubricated bearings 300, 301, 302, comprising end bearings 301, 302 and a central bearing 300 positioned between two groups of hydrofoils 100.
Patent GB-2516759-A (GB)
Title: Fuel oil exchanger utilizing heat pipes
Inventor: VEILLEUX LEO J JR
IPC: F28D15/02
Filed: 2014-06-17
Abstract: A heat exchanger 10 comprises a housing 30 with a first fluid flowing from a first inlet 50 to a first outlet 52 in a first flow path 54, and a second fluid flowing from a second inlet 60 to a second outlet 62 in a second flow path 64. An array of heat pipes 22 within the housing 30 extends between the first flow path 54 and the second flow path 64 for transferring heat from the first fluid to the second fluid. The fluids may flow in chambers between inlets and outlets and the chambers may be separated by a wall 20 made out of a heat-conducting material. The heat pipes 22 may have a wick structure layer. The device is particularly suitable for transferring heat from oil to fuel in a gas turbine engine.
Patent GB-2513751-A (GB)
Title: Creation and monitoring of "fair play" online gaming
Inventor: CAHN ROBERT S
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2013-01-22
Abstract: A "fair play" online gaming system comprises a deal server for generating an encrypted set of gaming elements (such as cards) and a play server for controlling a set of operations within a game. The play server is coupled to the deal server and receives encrypted gaming elements from the deal server in response to commands. The gaming system also includes an audit server that is coupled to the play server, where the audit server is used to send and receive information between the play server and one or more online players communicating via the internet. Importantly, the deal server and the play server cannot communicate with the internet and cannot be accessed by untoward individuals, thus providing fair play conditions for an online game.
Patent GB-2527610-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus to provide surroundings awareness using sound recognition
Inventor: SNIDER JAMES
IPC: G08G9/00
Filed: 2014-07-09
Abstract: Sound signals from a microphone 222 are inputted into a processor 210 and compared to known sounds which indicate potential threats, should the received sound signal match a known sound, an audible warning is provided for the detected threat. There are two specific embodiments in which the system is used: embedded in headphones 202 and within a vehicle 300. The known sounds may be a train horn or other noises indicative of vehicles. The processor may perform a Fast Fourier Transform FFT on the received sound signal and compare frequencies of the known signal. The system may also use GPS 250 to determine the systems proximity to a potential threat. A claim is also included for a system which determines the potential threat purely based on the location of the system, in particular the systems proximity to a level crossing.
Patent GB-2529621-A (GB)
Title: Safety syringe
Inventor: HOLLAND DAMIAN ALEXANDER
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 2014-08-21
Abstract: A safety syringe (100; 700; 1200) comprising: a barrel (104; 704; 1204) having an opening at an end thereof; a syringe plunger (108; 708; 1208) configured to move within the barrel such that an inward stroke of the syringe plunger causes a substance within the barrel to be expelled from the opening; and a sheath (112; 712; 1212) configured to cover at least partially the opening in the barrel after use of the syringe, wherein the sheath is coupled to the syringe plunger and is configured to decouple from the syringe plunger at a point on the inward stroke such that the sheath is moveable independently of the syringe plunger and further movement of the sheath after decoupling at least partially covers the opening in the barrel.
Patent GB-2529706-A (GB)
Title: Massive natural hydrologic cycle water recovery, generation, reforestation and environmental restorative solutions technology
Inventor: AW MALCOLM
IPC: C02F1/14
Filed: 2014-08-31
Abstract: A canal is used to channel seawater inland to a point of use. The canal has a clear or transparent cover, the cover is arched and is spaced away from the surface of the water. Sunlight warms the structure and the seawater therein as it passes along the canal causing water to evaporate and to condense on the inner surface of the cover. Freshwater droplets fall into collecting channels located on either side of the canal and are separate from the centre channel containing seawater. Freshwater may be drawn off at intervals along the canal or may be diverted to storage vessels for future use. In a further embodiment leaves may be baled to use as a mulch on poor ground.
Patent GB-2518527-A (GB)
Title: Efficient delineation and distribution of media segments
Inventor: ODLUND ANDERS
IPC: H04N21/845
Filed: 2013-02-19
Abstract: Media such as live media streams can be efficiently delineated and distributed to a variety of devices using a number of different mechanisms. A particular media sequence can be identified by a device user to allow a content server or fragment server to generate a media segment that can be shared or distributed using mechanisms such as social networks. A device user may provide marker indicators, time frames, event triggers, etc., that indicate to a content server where a media segment can be delineated. A link to the media segment may be provided along with pre-roll and post-roll targeted or content-specific advertising to a variety of other users.
Patent GB-2532250-A (GB)
Title: Power generation
Inventor: LENE AMUNDSEN
IPC: F03G7/00
Filed: 2014-11-13
Abstract: An osmotic power generator 1 comprises a first chamber 2 containing a first salt solution e.g. filtered seawater, and a second chamber 3 containing a second salt solution, with a higher salinity than the first salt solution. The second chamber 3 is separated from the first chamber 2 by a semi-permeable membrane 4. An electrical power generator e.g. turbine 5 is connected to the second chamber 3 and driven by pressurized fluid from the second chamber. Solid salt from a reservoir 8 may be added to the second chamber 3 to maintain the salinity of the second solution. The system may be used to provide power to an underwater installation, e.g. for charging a battery or capacitor.
Patent GB-2532996-A (GB)
Title: Fence Panel Coupler
Inventor: ROBERT CHARLES BROWN
IPC: F16B7/04
Filed: 2014-12-05
Abstract: A fence panel coupler 10 and method of securing adjacent fence panels comprises a first clamping member 12, a second clamping member 14 and releasable clamping means 16 to connect the first clamping member 12 to the second clamping member 14. The clamping means comprises connecting means 16 and limiting means 19 to limit the separation distance between the clamping members and thereby prevent detachment. The connecting means may comprise a shaft (a bolt) and an engagement member 18 (a nut) which is moveable along the shaft. The limiting means 19 may comprise a notch, lug or abutment provided on the end face of the shaft. The coupler may comprise magnetic attachment means (30, Fig.6A) to attach the coupler in an unclamped position and biasing means to bias the clamping members apart. The clamping members may be rotatable relative to one another which may be limited by a rotation limiter.
Patent GB-2533624-A (GB)
Title: Methods, devices, and computer programs for improving coding of media presentation description data
Inventor: YUKI FUJIMORI
IPC: H04N21/845
Filed: 2014-12-23
Abstract: Streamed timed media data (STMD) associated with a media item (e.g. video, audio), organized into temporal media segments, is requested. The STMD belongs to partitioned timed media data (e.g. tiles) comprising timed samples, the STMD being transmitted as media segment files each comprising independently processed components resulting from processing at least one of the timed samples. A manifest is received comprising metadata describing the processed components, the metadata comprising parameters (e.g. width/height of video frame, bandwidth) describing the processed components. At least one parameter is dynamic (value varies over time), this parameter being associated with an element referring to a metadata resource external to the manifest and which comprises a value defining this parameter. STMD is requested based on the manifest metadata and the value defining the parameter. Providing the STMD, and providing a manifest to request STMD is also claimed. Dynamic re-evaluation of some parameters is therefore allowed. Instead of updating the entire manifest, introducing latency and more processing, the dynamic parameter is associated with an element referring to a resource external to the manifest. Existing adaptive and dynamic HTTP streaming solutions are improved with dynamic selection of objects associated with regions of interest in a video (fig. 6).
Patent GB-2537167-A (GB)
Title: Camshaft having independently configured cams
Inventor: PHIL JOHN WHISTON
IPC: F01L1/356
Filed: 2015-04-10
Abstract: A camshaft 103 for an engine, configured to be rotationally driven by a synchronous drive 101 coupled to a crankshaft 107 of the engine, the synchronous drive 101 comprising one or more non-circular drive members 105, 109 configured to counteract fluctuations in torque, the camshaft 103 comprising a plurality of cam lobes 115 each configured to actuate a valve of respective cylinders of the engine, wherein the phase angle of each cam lobe 115 and/or the profile (217a, 217b, 217c, Fig. 4) of each cam lobe 203 is independently selected to counteract a change to the valve lift profile of respective valves caused by the one or more non-circular drive members 105, 109. The non-circular drive elements 105, 109 may be any non-round regular or irregular symmetric or asymmetric shape.
Patent GB-2521580-A (GB)
Title: Method for resurfacing at least one arm of an intermediate casing of a turbomachine
Inventor: HEBUTERNE DAMIEN
IPC: B23P6/04
Filed: 2013-10-22
Abstract: The invention concerns a method for resurfacing at least one arm (9) of an intermediate casing (4) of a turbomachine, such as a turbojet engine or a turboprop engine of an aircraft, comprising the steps consisting of: -striking off at least one end (11) of the arm (9) to be resurfaced, -resurfacing the struck-off end (11) of the arm (9) by adding filler metal (34) using a short-circuit transfer MIG welding method, also called CMT (Cold Metal Transfer) method, -machining the resurfaced portion (11) of the arm (9) so as to provide it with the required geometry.
Patent GB-2541936-A (GB)
Title: A monitoring system for a military vehicle
Inventor: JOHN DAVID PUDDY
IPC: B60W40/08
Filed: 2015-09-07
Abstract: A monitoring system for a military vehicle 2 comprising sensors 40 monitoring the condition of a user (operator, driver) of the vehicle 4, 6, 8, 10; and controller 42 comparing the monitored condition to a reference condition and providing an output to one or more users. The reference condition may be from the monitored user or from a previous/existing user of the vehicle. The output may be provided in real-time. A user interface (14, Fig.4) may give users selective interaction to vehicle control systems; the access may be limited, prevented, or given to a different user depending on the monitored condition of a user. Both controller and sensors may be part of the vehicle, mobile within the vehicle, or worn by the user. The condition of the user may be their environment or their physiological condition. The vehicle may further comprise a weapon firing control system (20, Fig.4).
Patent GB-2545750-A (GB)
Title: An implantable blood pump
Inventor: SUKUMARAN NAIR
IPC: A61M60/216
Filed: 2015-12-25
Abstract: A blood pump 1 suitable for implantation within a conduit, arranged to be mounted to and extend through either an aperture of the aortic or pulmonary annulus. The pump 1 has a casing 2, 3 defining an inlet 1A and outlet 1B, a pump element 6 and a driving mechanism 8; a support for supporting the pump to wall of a conduit; and an electrical lead that passes out of the casing through the support or through the casing at an inlet side of the support. This allows the electrical lead to extend out through the blood vessel without contacting blood. The support may comprise apertures 3C for a suture fastener, and may comprise a protrusion or collar 3B which extends laterally to the direction of flow. The pump element may be an impeller 6 with magnets 7, driven by the coil winding 8. The driving mechanism may be isolated from the fluid. A method of implanting the blood pump is also provided.