baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2481502-A (GB)
Title: Guy rope attachment element
Inventor: ARENS HENRIK
IPC: E04H15/32
Filed: 2011-06-15
Abstract: A device for gale protection of tents and the like, comprising an anchorage element attached to the external side of the tent canvas 4 on a tent or a fly sheet and equipped with a guy rope loop 10, characterized in that the anchorage element is configured to enclose a tent pole 6, and that the element is defined by a rear edge 12, an upper edge 14, a lower edge 15 and a front edge 16, and that the rear edge 12 of the anÂ­chorage element is sewn into the tent canvas 4 with a double seam 13 in a position opposite a tent pole 6. Preferably, the upper edge 14 is twice the lower edge 15 and the front edge 16 is a third the rear edge 12. The anchorage element may comprises two symmetrical fabric parts 3 (and 2 Fig. 3), either or both of which has a band 9 with a hook and loop fastener 17 (and/or 19 Fig 3). A method of erecting the tent is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2492409-A (GB)
Title: Interference management for straddled carrier deployments
Inventor: SALAMI GBENGA
IPC: H04W52/22
Filed: 2011-07-01
Abstract: A method of controlling the downlink power of a basestation in a cellular communications network is provided. The method is especially relevant to small cells, such as Access Point and Femtocells. The downlink power is controlled based on a measure of the pathloss between the basestation and at least one user equipment device in a coverage area of the basestation. A plurality of pathloss measurements are made, and, for each pathloss measurement, it is determined whether the user equipment is moving or stationery at the time that the pathloss measurement is made. Only the pathloss measurements made when the user equipment is moving are used when forming the measure of the pathloss.This enables femtocell deployment in straddled carrier or co-channel carrier configurations.
Patent GB-2482400-A (GB)
Title: Antibacterial formulation containing a tropone and a metal or metal salt
Inventor: COVE JONATHAN HOWARD
IPC: A61K8/19
Filed: 2011-07-25
Abstract: An antibacterial or anti-acne formulation containing (a) a tropone or a substituted tropone, in particular, tropolone or hinokitiol and (b) a metal or metal salt selected from copper, copper salts, bismuth, bismuth salts, silver, silver salts and mixtures thereof for use in the treatment of acne or for the prevention of body odour. Preferably, the metal salts are selected from copper acetate, copper sulphate, copper carbonate, copper picolinate, copper citrate hydrate, copper glycinate, copper chloride, copper usnate, copper iodide, copper salicylate, copper silicate, copper gluconate, bismuth citrate, bismuth subgallate, bismuth subnitrate or silver citrate hydrate. A method for controlling the growth of a bacterium the method comprising applying to an area or surface which is infected or suspected of becoming infected or capable of becoming infected with the bacterium a formulation containing (a) a tropone or a substituted tropone, in particular, tropolone or hinokitiol and (b) a metal or metal salt selected from copper, copper salts, bismuth, bismuth salts, silver, silver salts and mixtures thereof is also provided.
Patent GB-2485440-A (GB)
Title: A seal assembly for a metering valve
Inventor: KRISHNAN SANDEEP
IPC: F02C7/232
Filed: 2011-10-13
Abstract: A seal assembly for an electric component includes a generally cylindrical plug 92, a first O-ring seal 110 and a second O-ring seal 108A. The plug 92 includes a sidewall extending between first and second end walls. An annular groove 114 circumscribes the sidewall. The first O-ring seal 110 is disposed in the annular groove 114. A first through-bore 118A extends between the first end wall and the second end wall. A first counter-bore 112A circumscribes the first through-bore 118A in the first end wall. The second O-ring seal 108A is disposed within the first counter-bore 112A.
Patent GB-2482457-A (GB)
Title: Controlling time stamp counter (tsc) offsets for multiple cores and threads
Inventor: DIXON MARTIN
IPC: G06F1/12
Filed: 2010-11-10
Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for recording a time stamp counter (TSC) value of a first TSC counter of a processor before a system suspension, accessing the stored TSC value after the system suspension, and directly updating a thread offset value associated with a first thread executing on a first core of the processor with the stored TSC value, without performing a synchronization between a plurality of cores of the processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Patent GB-2486556-A (GB)
Title: Blind operating wand with two opposed crank handles
Inventor: DAY PERRY
IPC: E06B9/76
Filed: 2010-04-22
Abstract: A blind 1 having a transmission assembly 3 mounted at one end of the carrier and an operating wand 4 pivotally connected to the transmission assembly for operating the blind. The wand includes a stem 5 with an axis 6, a first a crank handle 7 disposed on one side of the stem axis, and a continuous second crank handle 8 disposed on the opposite side of the stem axis. There may be an enlarged head 17 on the end of the wand. The two handle portions 7 8 may be the same length and may be symmetrical about the wand stem axis 5.
Patent GB-2486980-A (GB)
Title: Range and Velocity Estimation in Video Data Using Anthropometric Measures
Inventor: AU KWONG WING
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2011-12-22
Abstract: Object (e.g. omega-shaped human head and shoulders) range and velocity in image data (e.g. video) is calculated. An overlay, e.g. moving target predicted location, is displayed using the calculation, for instance on a firearm scope. The range calculation includes detecting an object contour (fig. 1) from the image data, forming a template from the image data based on the contour (fig. 2), and calculating a range to the object using pixel resolution and object dimension statistics (fig. 5). A three-dimensional velocity of the object is determined by calculating radial and angular (image plane) velocity components. The radial component is calculated by determining the object range in two or more image frames using the contour detection method above, determining a time differential between the image frames, and calculating the radial velocity as a function of the object range in the image frames and the time differential between the image frames. The angular component is calculated using spatial-temporal derivatives as a function of a motion constraint equation. Instantaneous range and 3D velocity measurements may be calculated and accumulated over a sliding window.
Patent GB-2484857-A (GB)
Title: Real-time location determination for in-building distributed antenna systems
Inventor: LARSEN TORMOD
IPC: G01S5/02
Filed: 2010-07-28
Abstract: A system for determining the location of a wireless mobile device with respect to an interconnected network of wireless transmission waveguides is disclosed. The interconnected network could be interconnected ducts of an HVAC system in a building. Multiple wireless probes are placed at multiple locations within the HVAC duct system (or similar interconnected network of waveguides). Each probe may detect a common signal from a wireless mobile device and independently preserve arrival time information of the detected signal, wherein the signal propagates to probes by way of a free-space path to an opening in one or another duct, and thereafter to the probes via one or another path through the interconnected ducts, which act as wireless transmission waveguides. By correlating timing information of a signal received at three or more probes, a location of the mobile wireless device may be determined by one or another form of triangulation.
Patent GB-2488866-A (GB)
Title: Detecting repetitive motion using GPS
Inventor: PAPAGEORGIOU ANDREW
IPC: G01C22/00
Filed: 2012-02-08
Abstract: A system for detecting repetitive motion of an object is disclosed. It includes a GPS receiver and a processor for detecting repetitive phase shifts in the received GPS signals. The repetitive motion is computed based on the phase shifts. The system may include a correlator and a buffer such that phase shifts are detected using buffered correlation values. A GPS tracking filter for predicting phase jitter may be included. Data from a plurality of satellites may be used. The system may determine its location, compensating for repetitive motion. It may be mounted to an object, or incorporated into e.g. a mobile phone. It can be worn on the wrist and used as a pedometer, computing a stride rate while walking, jogging or running. It could be mounted to an airplane wing for monitoring vibrations; or to a buoy for measuring waves. The system may be smaller, and consume less power than conventional systems.
Patent GB-2494002-A (GB)
Title: Dispenser packaging for viscous liquid comprising large particles
Inventor: THOMAS MATTHEW ALED
IPC: B65D35/38
Filed: 2012-02-23
Abstract: A system for dispensing a viscous liquid comprises a package containing a viscous liquid. The viscous liquid has suspended particles of a given size at a volume fraction of greater than 5% by volume, and preferably greater than 10% by volume. The viscosity of the liquid is greater than 100 mPa.s, and preferably greater than 500 mPa.s, at a shear 5 rate of 21s-1. The package comprises a flexible walled container 200 with a dispensing outlet. The outlet has a minimum cross-sectional dimension 20 times or less, more preferably 10 times or less, the average diameter of the suspended particles. The package may comprise a nozzle portion 300 suitable for gripping manually. The nozzle may comprise a first cylindrical portion (332, figure 5) and a second abutting frustoconical portion (334), and may have an end face (336) angled perpendicular to the long axis of the nozzle. It has been found that this combination of features enables a viscous liquid which may otherwise give rise to frequent blockages and difficult dispensing of a liquid through a constriction, such as in the nozzle, to be evenly, reproducibly and continuously dispensed as a manual operation.
Patent GB-2490411-A (GB)
Title: Cell reselection mechanism for a base station with closed subscriber group
Inventor: VENKATACHALAM MUTHAIAH
IPC: H04W48/20
Filed: 2010-11-04
Abstract: The method involves receiving, at an advance mobile station (AMS), a cell identifier (Cell_ID) from a femto advanced base station (ABS) and determining a type of femto ABS based on the Cell_ID. A range request message is generated. Initiating initial ranging with the femto ABS by transmitting a closed subscriber group identifier (CSGID) with the AAI_RNG-REQ message to the femto ABS (within a unicast message); and receiving a station identifier (STID) from the femto ABS to indicate the AMS is a member of a CSG deployed by the femto ABS (if there is a match between the CSGID from the AMS and a one of a number of femto ABS CSGIDs). Also disclosed is a second unicast message from the femto ABS if there is not a match between the CSGID from the AMS and a one of the number of femto ABS CSGIDs, wherein the second unicast message indicates rejection of access to the femto ABS by the AMS and the second unicast message includes redirection info for the AMS.
Patent GB-2489339-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing a composite structural member
Inventor: KENDALL JEFFREY D
IPC: B29C65/70
Filed: 2011-03-16
Abstract: A method of producing a composite structural member comprising forming a first and second composite sections, as well as forming a composite splice member. The composite splice member is bonded to the first and second composite sections so as to form a splice joint between them. The first and second composite sections are formed by forming associated layups of composite materials and curing them. Laying up is also used to form the composite splice member, whilst bonding the splice member includes placing the third layup on the first and second composite sections and curing the third layup. A press may be used to bond the splice member by applying heat and pressure to the joint. Ramps may also be formed along the first, second and third layups and which can be overlapped. A mandrel and vacuum bag arrangement, and/or a pressurised bladder and heat arrangement, may also be used to bond the splice member.
Patent GB-2503451-A (GB)
Title: Detecting an object having an elevated temperature
Inventor: DECHERT MARTIN
IPC: B60L5/00
Filed: 2012-06-25
Abstract: A detector 10 for detecting an object 18 having an elevated temperature comprises a thermochromic layer 13 comprising thermo-chromic material that changes between opaque and transparent states according to increased temperature. Light travels through the thermo-cromic layer 13 and a light conducting body 12 to a light detector 13. Object 18 can be a foreign body such as a coin that is heated by eddy currents induced in it by the electromagnetic field of a an inductive energy transfer device for charging electric vehicles. Thermo cromic 13 layer can be formed on a transparent protective cover 14 and mechanically connected to a planar surface of light transmitting body 12. Light passing through the thermo chromic layer 13 can be can be ambient light or light from a light source (fig 5, 24). The detector can be protected by an opaque cover 11.
Patent GB-2506177-A (GB)
Title: Method of migrating an operating system executing an application
Inventor: FONTIGNIE JACQUES
IPC: G06F11/20
Filed: 2012-09-25
Abstract: The application discloses methods for the live-migration of an operating system (OS) running an application. The OS and application run on a first computer system. The live-migration is performed to a second computer such that the application shows no externally detectable downtime during migration. A tracking tool is used to track and store data modifications to the storage system of the computer in a tracking file. On a shutdown of the first computer, the tracking tool continues to operate in a tracking mode and shuts down the first computer completely. The data modifications stored prior to the shutdown are sent to the second computer, which may then be started based on this data, followed by starting the application such that from an external perspective no application disruption is detectable.
Patent GB-2507104-A (GB)
Title: Electronic inhalation device
Inventor: LORD CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A24F40/65
Filed: 2012-10-19
Abstract: An electronic inhalation device comprises a mouthpiece 2 and a control unit 24, the control unit 24 comprising a power cell 22 and a computer 20, where the computer 20 comprises a computer processor, a memory and an input-output means; wherein the device further comprises a transmitter 18 connected to the computer 20 and the computer is configured in use to collect and store use data relating to a user's use of the device in the computer memory and transmit the use data. Preferably, the use data is transmitted wirelessly to a receiver, which may be provided on a smart phone for example. The transmitter preferably comprises audio signalling means and transmits the use data by sound. The receiver may then be provided as a microphone which picks up the sound signal, preferably transmitted at a frequency to avoid background noise.
Patent GB-2492300-A (GB)
Title: An environmentally friendly packaging assembly and a candle embodying the same
Inventor: NAVARRO CATALINA
IPC: B65D81/36
Filed: 2011-05-04
Abstract: An environmentally friendly product packaging assembly having a secondary use after a product has been removed therefrom. The packaging assembly comprises a candle having a wall made of a vaporizable material and defining a cavity therein for retaining the product. The candle includes a wick embedded in the wall in a spiral, coiled or helical fashion and positioned to substantially encircle the cavity. The assembly may include a containment mechanism that at least partially restricts access to the cavity and thereby aids in retaining the product therein. The assembly may further include a base positioned under a bottom end of the candle. The containment mechanism and base may themselves be made out of recyclable or combustible materials. Once the product has been removed from the cavity, the assembly may be used as a conventional candle. The candle wall is vaporized leaving little to no waste for disposal.
Patent GB-2509702-A (GB)
Title: Scalable Image Encoding Including Inter-Layer Prediction
Inventor: GISQUET CHRISTOPHE
IPC: H04N19/109
Filed: 2013-01-04
Abstract: A scalable encoding scheme has at least one enhancement layer and at least one reference layer. For a unit of data of an enhancement layer to be encoded, a plurality of inter coding modes in which a residual is obtained from a temporal predictor are evaluated. In a first of these modes, the residual is predicted using information from a reference (base) layer, constituting an Inter-Layer mode. Fewer candidate predictor evaluations are performed for the first (inter layer) mode than for the other inter coding modes. Alternatively, a selection is made between a plurality of coding modes, including at least one basic coding mode in which a residual is obtained from a predictor obtained in the enhancement layer, and at least one first interlayer encoding mode in which said residual is predicted using information from the reference layer, wherein evaluation of said first coding mode is adaptively controlled according to the results of the basic mode evaluation. Coding parameters such as block partitioning, prediction mode, coding sub-mode, motion values, direction, and predictor values are determined for the basic mode(s) and used to adaptively control evaluation of the interlayer mode(s).
Patent GB-2503163-A (GB)
Title: Reasoning Engines
Inventor: SOON-SHIONG PATRICK
IPC: G06V20/00
Filed: 2012-03-22
Abstract: A reasoning engine is disclosed. Contemplated reasoning engines acquire data relating to one or more aspects of various environments. Inference engines within the reasoning engines review the acquire data, historical or current, to generate one or more hypotheses about how the aspects of the environments might be correlated, if at all. The reasoning engine can attempt to validate the hypotheses through controlling acquisition of the environment data.
Patent GB-2507406-A (GB)
Title: Energy absorbing element for a vehicle
Inventor: VADAJE YUVRAJ
IPC: B60R19/34
Filed: 2013-09-19
Abstract: The energy absorbing element 10 comprising hollow profile 12 composed of at least two formed metal parts 16, 18, wherein one of the metal parts 16, 18 has at least one first wall 20 and the other metal part 18 has at least one second wall 22, the walls 20, 22 being arranged opposite each other and having at least two through openings respectively, wherein the walls 20, 22 each have a first row 32 with a plurality of consecutive first through openings or holes 34 and a second row 36 with a plurality of consecutive second through holes 38, the rows 32, 36 being arranged above each other. The holes decrease in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle towards the outside of the vehicle in order that the stiffness of the element 10 may be adjusted.
Patent GB-2519347-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for tracking and checking compliance of vessels such as ships
Inventor: LONGSON JULIAN
IPC: G08G3/00
Filed: 2013-10-18
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus enabling a user to check and monitor compliance 500 of a vessel, such as ship 10 or other transportation asset, with compliance rules 505. Such compliance rules may typically implement government sanctions or similar constraints. Also claimed are means for tracking 30 such vessels, in particular to the monitoring or tracking of such vessels which have a plurality of transceivers 12 on board, each of which is arranged to transmit 25, 27 coordinate messages which may be used remotely to monitor the track of the vessel. In this way, better information on the status and whereabouts of any tracked maritime vessel may be provided to a user remotely located to the vessel.
Patent GB-2520318-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Supply Devices
Inventor: WONDERGEM TANA LEONARDUS
IPC: H02J3/14
Filed: 2013-11-18
Abstract: A mains-supply outlet socket 1 has a comparator which compares the frequency of the grid power to a predetermined threshold, a controller to control the switching of power to the socket 1 based on the mains frequency comparison, and a connection sensor which detects the insertion of a plug into the socket 1, the connection sensor controlling power to the controller and power switching. A switch 4 may be provided to disable the comparator and controller. The smart outlet determines when the grid load is not balanced and may, if the user gives permission by enabling the controller by means of switch 4, assist in load shedding by disabling power to the socket in the event of a grid imbalance. The system may also reduce power consumption and therefore save energy and cost.
Patent GB-2510491-A (GB)
Title: Auto focus control
Inventor: KIM JONG GI
IPC: G03B13/36
Filed: 2013-12-24
Abstract: An auto focus control apparatus includes a focal value calculation unit 10 for calculating a focal value from a signal of an image frame. A focus lens driving unit 30 moves a focus lens to a desired position and a control unit 50 determines position movement of a subject based on the focal value calculated by the focal value calculation unit. A pre-scan is executed according to the movement of the focus lens by controlling the focus lens driving unit to move the focus lens at set frame intervals when the position of the subject is moved, skipping lens moving frame corresponding to the time when the focus lens moves during the pre-scan.
Patent GB-2522881-A (GB)
Title: Steam generator
Inventor: BUNCE IAN MICHAEL
IPC: F28F9/26
Filed: 2014-02-07
Abstract: A steam generator 10 comprises a plurality of modules 36, 38 connected in series. Each module comprises at least one tube 30, and at least one tube of one module is coaxial with at least one tube of an adjacent module to transfer a secondary fluid there between. In a first aspect the steam generator comprises a vessel 14 having an inlet 16 and an outlet 18 for a primary fluid flow to enter and exits the vessel, with the modules at least partially housed within the vessel. In a second aspect the steam generator comprises one or more tube bundles (plurality of tubes), and each module comprises a tube sub-bundle 36, 38 with a plate 32, 34 having a plurality of holes, each hole receiving a tube of its respective sub-bundle, with plates of adjacent sub-bundles forming a fluid connection there between. Methods of assembling the steam generators of the first and second aspects are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2508107-A (GB)
Title: An acid catalyst composition comprising a conjunct polymer and a Lewis acid
Inventor: HOMMELTOFT SVEN IVAR
IPC: B01J23/24
Filed: 2009-11-17
Abstract: An acid catalyst composition comprising greater than 20 wt% conjunct polymer, and a Lewis acid, wherein the acid catalyst has a molar ratio of Al to a heteroatom greater than 2.0; the heteroatom being selected from the group of N, P, O, S, and combinations thereof is effective for conversion of a hydrocarbon. Preferred catalyst compositions include those wherein the ionic liquid catalyst is made of two components, a first component being a Lewis acid compound of a Group 13 metal and a second component being an organic salt characterized by a general formula Q+A-, wherein Q+ is an ammonium, phosphonium, boronium, oxonium, iodonium, or sulfonium cation and A- is a negatively charged ion. The catalyst composition may be an acidic ionic liquid catalyst such as one prepared from aluminium trichloride (AlCl3), n-butyl pyridinium chloroaluminate and isopentane. An alternative catalyst composition is one formed from aluminium trichloride (AlCl3), tert-butyl chloride and hydrogen chloride (HCl). The catalyst may be useful for reactions wherein the hydrocarbon conversion comprises alkylation, isomerisation, hydrocracking, polymerisation, dimerisation, oligomerisation, acylation, metathesis, copolymerisation, hydroformylation, dehalogenation, dehydration, and combinations thereof.