baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2543591-A (GB)
Title: Adjustment and control method for atmospheric dump valves in nuclear power plants
Inventor: RUIPING ZHANG
IPC: G21D3/04
Filed: 2016-03-22
Abstract: An adjustment and control method for atmospheric dump valves in nuclear power plants comprises setting a pressure setpoint value for the atmospheric dump valves of a steam turbine bypass system, adjusting an opening of the atmospheric dump valves by use of a difference between outlet pressure of a steam generator and the pressure setpoint (i.e. threshold) value of the atmospheric dump valves of the steam turbine bypass system; in this way, steam in a secondary system is discharged thereby reducing the excess pressure of the secondary system to achieve the pressure setpoint value of the atmospheric dump valves. The setpoint value can be set using computer programs or manually. In case of a breaking accident of heat transfer tubes of the steam generator, the atmospheric dump valves enable cooling to be triggered automatically. In this way, no operator intervention is required and the temperature of the steam generator is reduced at required rate so as to reduce the pressure and temperature of the reactor coolant loop, thus mitigating the safety risks to the reactor due to operator mis-operation following an accident.
Patent GB-2534728-A (GB)
Title: Enhanced PCD cutter pocket surface geometry to improve attachment
Inventor: ROBERT W ARFELE
IPC: E21B10/633
Filed: 2013-11-13
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an industrial device, such as a drill bit including a PCD element located in a recess of the industrial device. The industrial device may also include a plurality of spacers distributed across a surface of the recess and a brazing material located along at least a portion of an interface between the PCD element and the recess.
Patent GB-2533741-A (GB)
Title: Locking apparatus
Inventor: ROY THOMAS
IPC: E06B9/86
Filed: 2014-07-02
Abstract: A locking apparatus (1) comprising: a body (10), an arm (20) and a tapered region (30); wherein relative movement between the arm (20) and the tapered region (30) extends the arm (20) from the body (10). In use the arm (20) flexes to extend beyond the body (10). Example embodiments are suitable for use in securing a roller shutter in position.
Patent GB-2554041-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to infrared and/or ultraviolet lights
Inventor: PETER RICHARD LEAK
IPC: F21V7/00
Filed: 2016-05-11
Abstract: A lighting unit device (and a means of assembling said device) comprising a substrate 2 with a reflective surface which may comprise aluminum or gold and further comprises at least one channel section 4, a major and minor infrared or ultraviolet light source within said channel section 4 with both light sources disposed in a corresponding major 6 and minor 8 groove wherein the light sources are at least partially separated by a reflector or opaque projection 10 (Figure 2A). The light sources may be tubular where the light bends 180 degrees at the end of the channel section 4. The channel sections 4 may comprise vertical side walls 12 which are shared with adjacent channel sections 4. The minor groove 8 may be formed above and to one side of the major groove 6. Each channel section 4 may have a target plane aperture width of 20-40mm or 70-80mm.
Patent GB-2540658-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle body
Inventor: JENS HARTMANN
IPC: B62D25/08
Filed: 2016-05-16
Abstract: A reinforcing element 30 is provided in the region between the floor structure and hinge pillar 14 of a motor vehicle. A first end portion 31 is structurally connected to the floor structure 4, preferably within the wheel housing 10, and a second end portion (32, fig. 6), located opposite the first, is structurally connected to a superstructure (5, fig. 2), preferably at the outside edge of one of the hinge pillar 14, side wall 18 or front end of a sill 16. The first end portion 31 may be connected to a reinforcing plate 24 or torque box (26, fig. 4). The element 30 may act to minimise the impact of the front wheel on the passenger compartment in the event of a collision and to strengthen the connections between said substructure and floor structure portions.
Patent GB-2535395-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for security constrained economic dispatch in hybrid power systems
Inventor: XIAOMING FENG
IPC: H02J4/00
Filed: 2014-11-05
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for Security Constrained Economic Dispatch SCED calculating for a hybrid power system (10) that includes one or more AC grids (12) and one or more multi-terminal High Voltage DC HVDC grids (14). Included are optimizing a non-linear objective function, subject to a set of constraints that include AC and DC grid constraints, for determining the SCED solution using successive linear approximation. The linear programming model used in the linear approximations is advantageously augmented with a DC grid (12) portion in a manner that accounts for the effects of the DC grid (14) on the AC grid (12), and which conforms the resultant SCED solution to all applicable AC and DC grid constraints, including AC grid line flow constraints, AC grid power balance constraints, DC grid line flow constraints, and DC grid power balance constraints.
Patent GB-2548930-A (GB)
Title: Use of a heat-inactivated lactobacillus strain and composition for inhibiting bacterial adhesion of oral pathogens
Inventor: YI-HSING CHEN
IPC: C12R1/225
Filed: 2016-06-09
Abstract: The use of a heat-inactivated Lactobacillus strain for the manufacture of a medicament to inhibit bacterial adhesion of oral pathogens is disclosed, wherein the Lactobacillus strain is selected from any one of Lactobacillus paracasei GMNL-143 (CGMCC deposit no. M2014301), Lactobacillus helveticus GMNL-164 (CGMCC deposit no. M2015609) and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GMNL-464 (CGMCC deposit no. M2015610), and wherein the Lactobacillus strain is heat-killed at 90-121°C for 15-30 minutes. Compositions for inhibiting bacterial adhesion of oral pathogens are also disclosed. Preferably, the Lactobacillus strain is orally administered to the subject at a dosage of 3x108-1x1010 cells per time. The composition may comprise L. paracasei GMNL-143, Lactobacillus helveticus GMNL-164 and L. rhamnosus GMNL-464 in a ratio of 1:1:1. The oral pathogen may be Streptococcus mutans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia or Fusobacterium nucleatum and the methods and compositions of the invention may treat and/or prevent dental diseases, such as dental caries, periodontal disease and halitosis.
Patent GB-2552456-A (GB)
Title: Dosing tubes
Inventor: MIKE BENNETT
IPC: B65B39/00
Filed: 2016-06-29
Abstract: Providing multiple elongate longitudinal indentations 38 on a dosing tube 20 has been found to reduce frictional resistance when inserting it into a pouch or sachet to fill them with fluid. Ideally the indentations are parallel. One end 28 of the tube could be shaped to engage a filling device on a machine. There could be multiple separate internal channels in a portion of the tube, each connecting to a concave hemispherical hollow within the tube so that flow paths converge. Ideally the outer surface 36 and each bore is cylindrical.
Patent GB-2553809-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for determining tow hitch location
Inventor: JITHESH KOTTERI
IPC: G06T7/70
Filed: 2016-09-15
Abstract: Imaging means 260, disposed relative to a vehicle 250, outputs image data 270 of an image (105, Fig.1); processing means 210 selects image data corresponding to a region (310, Fig.3) of the image and searches for image data relating to the tow bar 280 to determine the location of the tow hitch within the image. An indication of the position of the tow pin may be output (170, Fig.1) to the user visually on display means 290 or to an autonomous driving module. Multiple potential locations of the tow ball may be determined by detecting a predetermined shape, such a circle, within the image. Alternatively, the processing means may search the selected image data for an image template (510, Fig.5) corresponding to at least a part of the tow hook. During processing of the image data any of: Hough transforms, Histogram of Gradients (HOG), Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifiers, and SURF feature detectors may be used.
Patent GB-2542281-A (GB)
Title: Downhole tools comprising aqueous-degradable sealing elements
Inventor: ZACHARY RYAN MURPHREE
IPC: E21B33/129
Filed: 2014-07-07
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to downhole tools comprising aqueous-degradable sealing elements and, more specifically, to downhole tools comprising a body and an aqueous-degradable sealing element, wherein at least a portion of the body is also degradable upon exposure to a wellbore environment. A downhole tool that includes a body, wherein at least a portion of the body is degradable when exposed to a wellbore environment; and at least one aqueous-degradable sealing element composed of an aqueous-degradable elastomer, wherein the aqueous-degradable sealing element degrades when exposed to an aqueous fluid in the wellbore environment.
Patent GB-2544008-A (GB)
Title: Turbine technology and offshore power plants for general focusing, increase and conversion of kinetic ocean energy
Inventor: THORBJORN SIRSETH
IPC: F03B17/06
Filed: 2015-06-04
Abstract: The invention relates to turbine technology and offshore power plant for general focusing, increase and conversion of kinetic ocean energy from waves, tides and currents in the common technical solutions. Vertically oriented power modules (17) and associated module bone (18), together with intermediate flap turbines (1, 2) and turbine cores or connecting means (6) power plant unit (32) with power conversion channel (21) for ocean energy. The power plant's primary energy conversion takes place by means of the horizontal lines flap turbines (1) and concentric flap turbines (2) having movable and elastic axially riser or radial lines flaps (3, 4, 5) attached to the turbine sleeve (7), turbine surfaces (8, 9) or pendulum arms (10). Flap turbines (1, 2) maintains the direction of rotation undependent of alternating ocean motions... Further transformation of energy takes place inside the power plant modules or flap turbines (1, 2) have direct induction. The elastic flaps (3, 4, 5) can alternately be included in the storage of kinetic ocean energy as potential energy for later release performance of further rotation by extension of the working phase. The power plant utilize the kinetic ocean energy of its surroundings for acceleration and structuring the complexity of water mass motion, and increase level of energy to second power of new velocity of waters between power modules. The power plant further comprises an articulated and flexible tide and storm surge tether (26, 27, 27a, 27b, 28), means for controllable energy compression (22) and wave reflective flow wall (23). The power plant can also be combined with energy storage, wind turbines, solar energy, OTEC and integrate aquaculture and port facilities in energy islands, undersea and overseas gangway connections.
Patent GB-2560913-A (GB)
Title: A claw pump
Inventor: NIGEL PAUL SCHOFIELD
IPC: F04C18/08
Filed: 2017-03-27
Abstract: A claw pump, comprising a stator element 50, two cooperating rotor elements 40,42 mounted on parallel shafts and each having a claw shaped profile, at least one gas feed inlet 20 for inputting a gas flow into the pump, and at least one outlet 30,32 for outputting the gas flow from the pump. A first of the rotor elements comprises a first cross sectional area 43 along at least a first longitudinal length of the rotor element and a larger cross sectional area 44 along at least one further longitudinal length of the rotor element, the larger cross sectional area providing a surface of the rotor element that intermittently covers and uncovers at least one of the at least one outlets during rotor rotation. The two rotors may intermesh. The rotors may have multiple sections with different cross-sectional areas. The rotor claws may extend substantially towards the chamber wall. The outlet may be located in an axial end surface or a radially outer surface, or a combination of the two.
Patent GB-2546906-A (GB)
Title: Data processing apparatus and method using programmable significance data
Inventor: DAVID RAYMOND LUTZ
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2015-09-18
Abstract: An apparatus may have processing circuitry to perform one or more arithmetic operations for generating a result value based on at least one operand. For at least one arithmetic operation, the processing circuitry is responsive to programmable significance data indicative of a target significance for the result value, to generate the result value having the target significance. For example, this allows programmers to set a significance boundary for the arithmetic operation so that it is not necessary for the processing circuitry to calculate bit values having a significance outside the specified boundary, enabling a performance improvement.
Patent GB-2549238-A (GB)
Title: Pipe repair apparatus and method
Inventor: JEFFREY M URBANSKI
IPC: F16L55/26
Filed: 2016-02-23
Abstract: A pipe repair apparatus and method of repairing a main pipe and a lateral pipe is provided. The apparatus includes a packer assembly having a main bladder body with a cylindrical shape extending radially from and along the first axis for inflating in the main pipe. The packer assembly also has a lateral bladder body with a cylindrical shape extending radially from and along a second axis transverse to the first axis for inflating in the lateral pipe. A main liner is disposed about the main bladder body for adhering to the inner surface of the main pipe to repair the main pipe in response to the main bladder body being inflated. Similarly, a lateral liner is disposed about the lateral bladder body for adhering to the inside surface of the lateral pipe to repair the lateral pipe in response to the lateral bladder body being inflated.
Patent GB-2566561-A (GB)
Title: Network attack signature generation
Inventor: FADI EL-MOUSSA
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2017-12-18
Abstract: A method to identify a network attack based on a signature of malicious network traffic. An attacker at Host 0 may be able to gain access to Host 1 or Host 2 by exploiting vulnerabilities in the services sv0-sv5 to create a series of exploits or attack steps. An Attack Detector 220 applies a Traffic Filter 222 to the Network Traffic 234 to identify a subset of the traffic. The subset only includes traffic that is associated with services that are both: i) identified by data modelling relationships between vulnerabilities such as Attack Graph 230, ii) identified by IDS 232 as currently being under attack. The Signature Generator 224 creates an attack signature based upon this filtered traffic. The signature may be used by the Traffic Monitor 226 to identify the network attack and to flag it as Network Attack Identification 250.
Patent GB-2571268-A (GB)
Title: Crop sprayer spraying and flushing system
Inventor: BRIAN GEORGE KNIGHT
IPC: B05B15/55
Filed: 2018-02-21
Abstract: A crop sprayer 1 spraying and flushing system comprises a main tank 2 for solution to be sprayed and a first set of pipework connecting the tank to nozzles 9. The pipework comprises a pump 3 for driving the contents of the tank to the nozzles. The system comprises a cleaning fluid tank 16 for containing a fluid and a second set of pipework for connecting cleaning fluid to elements of the first set of pipework or the main tank. The cleaning fluid tank is selectively connected to the main tank via a flush supply line, a second pump 17, a cleaning fluid supply line and a main tank washing valve 29. The cleaning fluid tank is also selectively connected to the nozzles via the flush supply line, the second pump, the cleaning fluid supply line and a flush valve, whereby the cleaning fluid can be pumped by the second pump to selectively flush the main tank or the flow lines to the nozzles when the second pump is operational and the main tank wash valve and the flush valve.
Patent GB-2568598-A (GB)
Title: Urinals
Inventor: ROBIN SHEPHERD
IPC: F16L55/033
Filed: 2018-10-08
Abstract: The portable urinal includes a flow-separation device 12 for splitting the urine stream entering before collection in a receptacle part, the receptacle part including a tubular passage 16 for venting gases. The device may include a male or female specific insert 8(18, Figs. 7-10). The flow separation device may be a ring (13, Fig. 3) with radial spokes (14, Fig. 3) in the path of the urine at the bottom of the insert to split the flow. Venting tube 16 may project through the center of the flow-separation device 12. The receptacle may be a bottle like container with a funnel like opening narrowing into a neck portion with screw threads at one end for receiving a complementary shaped insert 8, and a cylindrical protrusion 6 upstanding from a flat base at the other end, with a convex sloping top for directing the urine into the container. The flow separation device and convex surface minimize noise of urine entering the device for quiet use at night.
Patent GB-2580601-A (GB)
Title: Cubicle provided with a resettable tamper-evident indicator
Inventor: DAVE POUNTAIN
IPC: E05B39/00
Filed: 2019-01-14
Abstract: A storage device comprising a body, a door and a tamper evident indicator with a flag 38 wherein the flag 38 is attached to either the body or door and a protrusion 44 is attached to the other, the protrusion 44 maintains the flag in a first position when the door is closed, biasing means 42 urge the flag 38 towards a second position when the door is opened, a key actuated reset mechanism 30 is provided to move the flag 38 from the second position to the reset position and the biasing means 42 urges the flag from the reset position to the first position. The flag 38 may pivot and be biased by a spring 42 or magnet. A separate slam lock may be provided and the door may have a through hole 22 with a transparent cover to allow viewing of the flag. The device may be used on a public transportation vehicle such as a train.
Patent GB-2570605-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for acoustic communication of data
Inventor: DANIEL JOHN JONES
IPC: H04B11/00
Filed: 2017-10-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for receiving data transmitted acoustically. The method includes receiving an acoustically transmitted signal encoding data; processing the received signal to minimise environmental interference within the received signal; and decoding the processed signal to extract the data. The data encoded within the signal using a sequence of tones. A method for encoding data for acoustic transmission is also disclosed. This method includes encoding data into an audio signal using a sequence of tones. The audio signal in this method is configured to minimise environmental interference. A system and software are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2574543-A (GB)
Title: Song topic inference information generation system
Inventor: Kosetsu Tsukuda
IPC: G06N7/00
Filed: 2018-02-15
Abstract: Provided is a song topic inference information generation system that is able to provide information that is more effective than the prior art in interpreting the topic of a song. A topic number learning means 9 executes for a prescribed number of times a topic number update learning calculation in which a topic number update calculation is performed for all of multiple items of song data for each of multiple artists. A random number generator having a bias for an occurrence probability corresponding to the probability distribution of the topic numbers is used to perform the topic number update calculation, in which a topic number assigned to a given item of song data Sar for a given artist a is updated. On the basis of the learning result from the topic number learning means 9, an output means 13 outputs, for each of the multiple artists, a topic number for each of the items of song data and a word probability distribution for each topic number.
Patent GB-2592861-A (GB)
Title: Electric power steering system
Inventor: RUSSELL WILSON-JONES
IPC: B62D15/02
Filed: 2019-10-21
Abstract: An electric power steering system has a steering bar 5 mechanically connected at each opposing end to a wheel carrier 8, 9 and an electric motor 10 connected to steering bar 5 through a gear mechanism so rotation of the motor moves the steering bar along its main axis to displace the wheel carriers. A linear position sensor 13 is provided, having at least one elongate feature 14, such as a ridge, channel or slot, extending diagonally along a length of steering bar 5 to be inclined relative to its axis and a sensor 15 facing steering bar 5 so that, at any given time, sensor 15 observes only a slice of elongate feature 14 that extends across the full width of, and along only part of the length of, the feature. Sensor 15 generates a signal based on the pattern formed by feature 14 and adjacent portions of steering bar 5 to encode the axial position of the steering bar. A second reference feature may be provided on steering bar 5.
Patent GB-2593495-A (GB)
Title: Brick line clamp
Inventor: RICHARD ANTHONY FITZGERALD
IPC: E04G21/18
Filed: 2020-03-24
Abstract: A clamp for securing a brick line is disclosed. The clamp comprises two jaws that are spring biased towards one another to enable a brick to be gripped between the two jaws. Each of the jaws is provided with an anchoring point to which the line may be securely fastened.
Patent GB-2581893-A (GB)
Title: H-shaped VFET with increased current drivability
Inventor: CHEN ZHANG
IPC: H01L29/78
Filed: 2018-11-01
Abstract: Techniques for increasing Weff VFET devices are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a fin structure includes: depositing a hardmask onto a substrate; depositing a mandrel material onto the hardmask; patterning the mandrel material along a first direction to form first mandrels; forming first spacers alongside the first mandrels; forming second mandrels in between the first mandrels; pattering the first/second mandrels along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; forming second spacers, perpendicular to the first spacers, alongside the first/second mandrels; selectively removing the first/second mandrels leaving behind a ladder-shaped pattern formed by the first/second spacers; transferring the ladder-shaped pattern to the hardmask and then to the substrate. A method of forming a VFET device, a VFET fin structure, and a VFET device are also provided.
Patent GB-2595230-A (GB)
Title: Wearable air purifier
Inventor: MICHAEL JAMES LEAT
IPC: A62B18/02
Filed: 2020-05-18
Abstract: A wearable air purifier comprising a headgear, an air purifier assembly and a nozzle assembly 100. The air purifier assembly comprises a filter and an airflow generator for creating an airflow through the filter. The nozzle assembly comprises a conduit 102 for receiving a filtered airflow from the air purifier assembly, and an outlet body 104 releasably connected to the conduit. The outlet body defines an air outlet for emitting filtered airflow from the nozzle assembly. Wherein the outlet body comprises a mesh defining the air outlet. The conduit may comprise a first and second end and the air purifier assembly is configured to provide filtered airflow to both the first and second ends of the conduit in use.
Patent GB-2588994-A (GB)
Title: Combar for skin and hair treatment
Inventor: HEIKE SCHELGES
IPC: C11D17/00
Filed: 2020-07-14
Abstract: Cosmetic detergents which are solid at about 25°C and contain in each case based on their weight from about 5 to about 90% by weight of alkali metal salts of fatty acids (soaps) e.g. sodium cocoate; from about 1 to about 40% by weight of amino acid surfactant(s) e.g. taurate, glutamate, glycinate, alaninate, sarcosinate and/or aspart and from about 0.05 to about 10% by weight of citric acid esters and/or salt(s) of citric acid e.g. triethyl citrate. Also shown is a process using the composition and the use of citric esters for improving foaming behaviour of solid detergents.