baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2497702-A (GB)
Title: LED mounting and holder
Inventor: NEWMAN SHANE VINCENT LEE
IPC: F21V19/00
Filed: 2009-08-20
Abstract: An LED mounting has a first electrically conductive element 1 onto which an LED wafer is mounted. The first element 1 is releasably mounted in a second electrically conductive element 20 and are electrically isolated from one another. A thermally conductive material 33 is placed between the elements, 1, 20 and is in thermal connection with the LED wafer. The LED is connected to the second conducting element. The LED wafer may be mounted the first conductive element via an interim material which may be gold. The thermally conducting material may be electrically insulating. The thermal conductivity of the thermally conducting member may be 2-25W/mK. The electrically conductive element may comprise securing means. The first electrically conductive member may be convex or concave. The second conducting member may have an aperture to receive the first conducting element. The mounting is used with a holder (60, Fig 5) having a stepped platform (61, 63, Fig 5) with holes (67, 69, Fig 5), through which the LED mounting may be secured and be provided power. The LED mounting may be threaded into the holder to enable ease of replacement.
Patent GB-2515456-A (GB)
Title: Resource Control
Inventor: MARTIN BRIAN
IPC: H04W74/08
Filed: 2013-04-05
Abstract: For use in radio resource control (RRC) in a cellular communications network, at a user equipment a first random access channel (RACH) message is generated 300. The user equipment causes transmittal, on a RACH, of the first RACH message 302. The first RACH message comprises an indication that at least a second RACH message, associated with the first RACH message, is to be transmitted subsequently from the user equipment on the RACH. The first RACH message comprises an identifier identifying at least the first RACH message and the second associated RACH message as being a sequence of RACH messages. The identifier may comprise an identifier for the user equipment and identifies how many RACH messages are in the sequence of RACH messages. The first RACH message may comprises an RRC connection request message or a cell update message. Provides connectionless data transmission suitable for Machine Type Communications (MTC) such as used in Smart Meters.
Patent GB-2505060-A (GB)
Title: Cooling system
Inventor: ITO JUNICHI
IPC: F24F11/76
Filed: 2013-06-26
Abstract: A cooling system 100 comprises at least one evaporator 61b, 62b evaporating a refrigerant with room air. A water cooled condenser 50 is arranged at an elevation higher than the evaporator and condenses the refrigerant with cooling water. A valve 40 for the cooling water controls the flow rate of the cooling water to the condenser. A refrigerant cooling tower 70 is arranged at a higher elevation than the elevation of the evaporator and connected in series or parallel with the condenser and condenses the refrigerant with outside air blown by a blower 71. A refrigerant temperature detection means 90 detects refrigerant temperature returning to the evaporator after being condensed by at least one of the condenser or cooling tower. A control means 103 changes at least one of the opening of the water flow control valve and rotational speed of the blower as a function of the refrigerant temperature recorded by the refrigerant detection means. The cooling tower may comprise a water sprinkler system. The cooling water may be cooled by a further refrigeration system 10. A plurality of evaporators may be used to cool server rooms which may be on the same or different floor as each other.
Patent GB-2516263-A (GB)
Title: Point-of-sale system
Inventor: HARTGILL LAURENCE
IPC: G07G1/14
Filed: 2013-07-16
Abstract: A point-of-sale (POS) system 10 comprises attachment means 22 (for example a strap or clip) for attaching the said system in a substantially fixed position on and relative to the arm of a user. In one embodiment the system comprises a holder 14 with attachment means for attaching a POS device 12 to the arm of a user. The holder may be substantially waterproof and have a window 32 through which a touch sensitive screen 34 of the POS may be operated. The holder may further comprise an auxiliary battery (36, Fig 3) for the POS device, a wireless communication means (38, Fig 3) for wireless communication with a remote POS terminal or computer system and/or an electrical connector (40, Fig 3) for electrically connecting the holder to the said POS device to allow transmission of power and/or data there between.
Patent GB-2501842-A (GB)
Title: Hair styling tool with movable dividers
Inventor: RAGOSTA MICHAEL A
IPC: A45D20/50
Filed: 2012-01-12
Abstract: A hair styling tool 10 having a plurality of bristles and one or more movable members 24, 66 extending radially outward from the core 16, 56 and movable between opposing positions is provided. The movable members 24, 66 move between a retracted position 28, 70 where the divider is fitted between and even with or slightly above or slightly below the bristles to engage the hair and an extended position 32, 74 where the movable member 24, 66 is moved out beyond the bristles to disengage the hair from the bristles. The hair styling tool 10 having the movable member 24, 66 which engages and disengages the hair with the bristles minimizes tangling of the hair while brushing. The hair styling tool 10 may be a rotating brush 50 optionally equipped with a motor 92.
Patent GB-2519941-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for detecting irregularities on a device
Inventor: DODSON STEPHEN
IPC: G06F21/50
Filed: 2013-09-13
Abstract: A system and method for the detection of irregularities, such as fraud or malware (50), running on a device (10), is disclosed. The system comprises a monitoring program (60) for reviewing data relating to operation of the device (10), a device profile (62) including data items (66) relating to typical operation of the device generated from messages (70) relating to the device (10); and an alert module (67) for generating an alert (80) on detection of unusual activity relating to the device (10).
Patent GB-2520353-A (GB)
Title: Antibody polypeptides and uses thereof
Inventor: TIMMERMAND PAR OSKAR VILHELMSSON
IPC: G01N33/574
Filed: 2013-11-19
Abstract: The invention provides antibody polypeptides with binding specificity for human kallikrein-2 (hK2), wherein the antibody polypeptide comprises (a) a heavy chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:1 and SEQ ID NO:2 and SEQ ID NO:3 and/or (b) a light chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:4 and SEQ ID NO:5 and SEQ ID NO:6, and wherein the heavy chain variable region and light chain variable region comprise framework amino acid sequences from one or more human antibodies. Said antibodies are humanized forms of the murine 11B6 antibody and may have an enhanced therapeutic ratio compared to said murine antibody. The invention further provides use of said antibody polypeptides in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, as well as kits and diagnostic assays comprising such antibodies and nucleic acids, vectors, etc encoding said antibodies.
Patent GB-2521206-A (GB)
Title: Multifunctional sexual stimulation device
Inventor: MARSHALL IAN PETER
IPC: A61H19/00
Filed: 2013-12-13
Abstract: A multifunctional sexual stimulation device 1 can act as remote controller and a vibrator itself and as a charging base-station for inductively charging other sexual stimulation devices 2, using induction coils (32,40 Figs 6 & 7). The devices have a rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery 3,10, a DC motor 4,8, an antenna 5,11, a PCB printed circuit board 6,9, and two input buttons 7, one for controlling the motor in the device itself and another for the other device it remotely controls wirelessly. The device 1 may also be controlled by another device 2 with appropriate arrangement for the same. The device may have recesses for receiving or resting other devices.
Patent GB-2522617-A (GB)
Title: Brake assembly
Inventor: STONELL PHILLIP
IPC: E06B3/90
Filed: 2014-01-23
Abstract: A brake assembly 2 for restricting the speed of a revolving door 56 above a threshold rotational speed, the brake assembly comprising a centrifugal brake 6 and coupling arrangement 4 for coupling the centrifugal brake to the revolving door 56 so that the centrifugal brake 6 is driveable by a torque provided by rotation of the revolving door 56 and comprising at least three brake shoes 18. The brake shoes may be joined via springs 48. Upon rotation of the door and brake assembly above the threshold speed, the brake shoes are thrown outwards engaging against the brake drum 20. The outer surface of the brake shoes has a brake lining 40. The bottom of the brake drum 20 may be open to allow cooling of the brake shoes/drum. Preferably the brake shoes extend in 360Â° around the surface of the brake drum. The purpose of the brake is to prevent revolving doors from being spun or turned too quickly by users, thus preventing injury or damage.
Patent GB-2508314-A (GB)
Title: Detecting vibration and monitoring position of a structure using an optical fibre distributed acoustic sensor.
Inventor: FARHADIROUSHAN MAHMOUD
IPC: E21B47/022
Filed: 2013-07-16
Abstract: Detecting vibration in a structure using an optical fibre DAS deployed in a known relationship with respect to the structure comprises detecting backscattered light on the fibre and from this processing a signal to determine a frequency of oscillation of the vibrations in the structure. The signal detected may be frequency filtered into low frequencies, (<100Hz) used for vibration detection, and high frequencies (>1kHz) for position monitoring. In another embodiment, monitoring the position of a structure using an optical fibre distributed acoustic sensor (DAS) deployed in a relationship with respect to the structure comprises using the distributed acoustic sensor, 462, to detect acoustic signals, emitted by a plurality of sources 48 at a plurality of acoustic sensor positions along the fibre 32. The relative positions of the sensors are calculated and from this the shape, or shape and position, of the structure can be determined.
Patent GB-2528481-A (GB)
Title: Updating of shadow registers in N:1 clock domain
Inventor: KOEHLER THOMAS
IPC: G06F13/40
Filed: 2014-07-23
Abstract: A processing unit comprises a first storage entity 2 updated at a first clock cycle CLK1 holding a master copy of the processing unit state, and at least two shadow storage entities 3, 3a, 3b being updated with update information of the first storage entity, the shadow storage entity running at a second clock cycle CLK2 slower than the first. The first storage entity is coupled with the shadow storage entities via an intermediate storage entity 4 which provides multiple storage stages 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 for buffering consecutive update information. A selection circuitry 5 provides one update information contained in one storage stage to the shadow storage entity with the active clock edge of the second clock cycle to update it. This facilitates efficient and reliable transfer of update information to shadow registers running at a slower clock cycle.
Patent GB-2529263-A (GB)
Title: Control mechanisms for data processing devices
Inventor: MERIAC MILOSCH
IPC: G06F21/57
Filed: 2014-09-26
Abstract: A method of controlling a data processing client device (e.g. Internet of Things (IOT) device, smartphone, PDA, laptop, smart-watch) comprises: receiving, at the data processing device, a communication from a remote device such as a server, wherein the communication comprises verification data; verifying the verification data at the data processing device; initiating an action by a watchdog 405 associated with the data processing device based on the verification. Once decrypted and verified, the decrypted data communication is processed within a trusted region, and for example commands are executed, data processed and/or firmware used to reflash the less-trusted region or stored for future use. In an alternative embodiment, the client processor comprises at least two operating states, e.g. a public (less-secure state) and a private (secure state), whereby software components may have different privileges depending on the operating state of the processor. The crypto-watchdog 405 may be provided to detect and recover from anomalies in one or more operations. The crypto-watchdog 405 comprises a watchdog timer which, for example, counts to a specific value, and, on reaching the value a timeout occurs, whereby the watchdog timer initiates a response operation.
Patent GB-2533361-A (GB)
Title: A method, system and device for enabling an object to access a third party asset
Inventor: Tony Lynch
IPC: H04W4/029
Filed: 2014-12-18
Abstract: Provided is a computer implemented method for a vehicle used in a car share journey to access priority parking spaces in a car park. The method includes the step of obtaining location and time data for a mobile electronic device of a user/driver of the vehicle and for a mobile electronic device of at least one other user. From this data, it isdetermined that the two devices are in close proximity to each other for a predetermined time and/or over a predetermined distance thereby inferring that the two users are sharing the vehicle. When one or both of the devices are detected as having reached a location on or within a boundary of a geo-fence associated with the car park, data is communicated to a system or device of a third party associated with the car park to alert the third partyand/or provide the third party with data indicative of an identity of the vehicle and/or its driver to enable the driver to access car parking spaces allocated to car share vehicles.
Patent GB-2522550-A (GB)
Title: Optical connector
Inventor: MILLER ALISTAIR ALLEN
IPC: G02B6/38
Filed: 2013-02-06
Abstract: A connector 3 for engaging with a slot in a mounting platform (200, fig 13a,b) has a housing 64, an alignment spring (72, fig 2a) and alignment flanges 70 protruding outwardly from an outer peripheral wall of the housing 64 to accommodate and support the alignment spring (72, fig 2a). The alignment spring (72, fig 2a) and flanges 70 removably secure the connector 3 within the slot of the mounting platform (200, fig 13a,b). The spring (72, fig 2a) allows different degrees of freedom of movement about the platform to accommodate minor misalignments between the connector 3 and platform (200, fig 13a,b).
Patent GB-2535479-A (GB)
Title: Supports
Inventor: PATRICK BOYD
IPC: E02F3/96
Filed: 2015-02-17
Abstract: A support for a drill 22, 30 includes a chassis 20 adapted to removably receive a drill 22, 30 and means for detachably affixing, in use, the chassis 20 to a back actor of plant 70 e.g. construction site machinery, such as a digger. The support may comprise a chassis in the form of spaced apart rails 12 to removably receive the drill, 22, 30. The drill may include an air nozzle for removing debris from the drilling site.
Patent GB-2540537-A (GB)
Title: Crystal defects
Inventor: MARTIN JAMES BOOTH
IPC: H01L21/02
Filed: 2015-07-03
Abstract: A method of fabricating a trapped vacancy in a crystal lattice of a target, such as a nitrogen-vacancy centre in diamond, comprising: positioning the target in a laser system, the target containing vacancy trapping elements within the crystal lattice; modifying the crystal lattice within the target by using a laser to generate a lattice vacancy; and annealing the target to cause the lattice vacancy to migrate and be captured by a vacancy trapping element to form the trapped vacancy in the crystal lattice. Also disclosed is a method of strain engineering of a crystal defect in a crystal lattice of a target comprising: positioning the target in a laser system; determining the location of the crystal defect in the crystal lattice; determining a region of the target to be modified based on the location of the crystal defect; applying a controlled optical pulse to the region of the target to locally damage the crystal lattice; and annealing the target to obtain from the damaged region of the crystal lattice a modified crystalline or amorphous structure, the modified crystalline or amorphous structure inducing a desired strain field at the crystal defect.
Patent GB-2530690-A (GB)
Title: Active organic electroluminescent device backplate and method for manufacturing same
Inventor: HSU YUANJUN
IPC: H01L51/56
Filed: 2013-09-18
Abstract: Disclosed are an active organic electroluminescent device backplate and a method for manufacturing same. The device backplate comprises: a substrate (20), several active thin film transistor pixel arrays arranged on the substrate (20) and an organic planar layer (228) arranged on the active thin film transistor pixel arrays, an organic electroluminescent electrode (229), a pixel defining layer (25) and a support (28); each of the active thin film transistor pixel arrays comprises a driving thin film transistor (22) and a switching thin film transistor (24); the thickness of a gate insulation layer (220) of the driving thin film transistor (22) is greater than the thickness of a gate insulation layer (240) of the switching thin film transistor (24); gray scale can be well defined by means of thickening the gate insulation layer of the driving thin film transistor to lower the grid capacitance of the driving thin film transistor, thereby increasing the subthreshold swing of the driving thin film transistor; and by keeping the subthreshold swing of the switching thin film transistor relatively small while keeping the thickness of the gate insulation layer of the switching thin film transistor unchanged, the operating voltage can be reduced and circuit operating speed can be increased, thereby effectively improving the quality.
Patent GB-2534312-A (GB)
Title: Nucleic-acid-sequence determination device and nucleic-acid-sequence determination method
Inventor: Tsuyoshi Sonehara
IPC: G01N21/64
Filed: 2014-10-01
Abstract: A nucleic-acid-sequence determination device equipped with two light sources having different wavelengths, two detectors, and an optical system for irradiating a sample with light from the two light sources and guiding the fluorescent light from a nucleic acid in the sample to the two detectors. The optical system is provided with a dichroic mirror for causing the fluorescent light from the nucleic acid in the sample to fork, and guiding the forked light to the two detectors. The dichroic mirror has a transition wavelength from transmission to reflection in two locations, namely: between the light-emitting bands of two types of short-wavelength fluorescent dye and the light-emitting bands of two types of long-wavelength fluorescent dye.
Patent GB-2543872-A (GB)
Title: Process
Inventor: ANDREW PAUL SHARRATT
IPC: C07C21/18
Filed: 2016-05-19
Abstract: A process for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R-1234yf), the process comprising: (a) contacting 3,3,3-trifluoropropene (R-1243zf) with fluorine (F2) to produce 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropane (R-245eb); and (b) dehydrofluorinating R-245eb to produce R-1234yf. Step (a) may be carried out in the presence of one or more free radical suppressants, in particular ethanol. Preferably step (b) is carried out in the gas phase and in the presence of a catalyst, in particular an oxide of a metal, preferably zinc/chromia catalysts. Preferably the process further comprises contacting 1,1,1,3-tetrachloropropane (R-250fb) with HF to produce R-1243zf, where preferably the R-250fb is prepared by telomerising ethylene and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in the liquid and/or vapour phase in the presence of a catalyst in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 50 mol %.
Patent GB-2552548-A (GB)
Title: Tourniquet device
Inventor: MARTIN J JONES
IPC: A61B17/132
Filed: 2016-07-29
Abstract: A tourniquet device 10 comprises a first jaw 12 and a second jaw 14, the jaws being moveable relative to one another. In a first embodiment the first and second jaws have a tapered tip 12a, 14a, the tapered tip of the first jaw 12a being offset from the tapered tip of the second jaw 14a such that first tapered tip is moveable past the second tapered tip as the first and second jaws are moved towards one another to provide a pressure to a member positioned between the jaws. A second embodiment includes a tightening means 18 (e.g. a tether) arranged to provide a tightening force to an external surface of the jaws to move them together and provide pressure to a member positioned between the jaws. A final embodiment includes of a frangible component 24 which is arranged to fail, in doing so reducing the pressure provided by the first and second jaws.
Patent GB-2545767-A (GB)
Title: Improved Axial Fan
Inventor: XIN CHEN
IPC: F04D19/02
Filed: 2015-10-06
Abstract: A contra-rotating axial-flow fan comprises a wind inlet-side blade and a wind outlet-side blade, the wind inlet-side blade 4 and the wind outlet-side blade 5 are respectively driven by independent electric motors 6, 7 arranged opposite each other, the blade tail of the wind inlet-side blade and the blade head of the wind outlet-side blade are arranged opposite each other, and the blade tail of the wind inlet-side blade and the blade head of the wind outlet-side blade are straight edges parallel to a central axis. The blade shape of the present invention shortens the distance between two groups of impellers, and when an air inlet-side impeller operates, the air density in a contra-rotating area between an air outlet-side impeller and the air inlet-side impeller is substantially uniform, significantly improving the airflow interference caused by non-uniform spacings between end faces of interacting ends.
Patent GB-2543905-A (GB)
Title: Electronic vaporiser system
Inventor: IAN MURISON
IPC: A24F15/015
Filed: 2016-09-01
Abstract: An electronic cigarette vaporiser includes a heating element and a microcontroller; the microcontroller monitors or measures external or ambient temperature and uses that as a control input. The control input automatically controls the power delivered to the heating element to ensure that the heating element operates at its optimal temperature. Where ambient temperatures are monitored or measured as very cold, then the power to the heating element is automatically increased to compensate. The heating element temperature may also be measured by monitoring the resistance of the heating element.
Patent GB-2557591-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic system for a compact wheel loader
Inventor: HENRY HUDSON
IPC: F15B11/16
Filed: 2016-12-09
Abstract: A hydraulic system 32 for a compact wheel loader (10 in Figure 1) is provided. The hydraulic system 32 comprises first and second priority valves 36, 38 configured in series. The first priority valve 36 is connected at its supply input 40 to a source of hydraulic fluid 22, 24 and connected at its primary output 42 to a steering circuit 26. The second priority valve 38 is connected at its supply input 48 to a secondary output 44 of the first priority valve 36. The second priority valve 38 is connected at its primary output 62 to the rear auxiliary circuit 30, and connected at its secondary output 64 to the main implement circuit 28. Hydraulic fluid is supplied, in order of priority, to the steering circuit 26, then to the rear auxiliary circuit 30, and then to the main implement circuit 28. A method for distributing hydraulic fluid using the hydraulic system, and a compact wheel loader having the hydraulic system are also disclosed.