baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2492617-A (GB)
Title: Plastic pipe extrusion from a vessel
Inventor: BIRKETT HAROLD
IPC: F16L1/12
Filed: 2012-04-03
Abstract: This invention relates to a state of the art thereto plastic pipe or pipes extrusion means with working area around together with associated heating means so that thermo plastic grills or other types of feed stock can be fed from storage means an located on board a vessel from which a pipe or pipes or other shapes can be extruded with flanged and/or welded connections with fittings as required in working area under the extruder with the piping assembly being fed directly from the vessel thus enabling greater lengths of pipe or pipes assemblies to be laid faster and easier than existing methods.
Patent GB-2492468-A (GB)
Title: Tea bag tongs
Inventor: BROWN HENRY
IPC: A47G21/10
Filed: 2012-06-27
Abstract: A pair of tongues for squeezing tea bags comprises first 1 and second 2 frames, each frame having a top handle portion 4 and a bottom tea bag portion 5, the first and second frames being pivotally connected by a pair of hinges 3a, 3b to allow a tea bag to be held and squeezed between the respective bottom tea bag portions by manipulation of the top handle portions, the hinges being spaced apart and located at opposite lateral sides of the frames. One top handle portion is smaller than the other, so as to nest therein when the tongs are closed, bringing the top handle portions together. The bottom tea bag portions may comprise perforated plates (figure 9) or a number of bars 6 extending between the lateral sides of the frame portions defining the bottom tea bag portions. The tongs may be fabricated from metal, food grade plastic or a mixture thereof. In use, the tongs allow for a tea bag to be squeezed whilst minimising the risk of dropping it.
Patent GB-2494517-A (GB)
Title: Pulse detonation device
Inventor: ZHANG TIAN XUAN
IPC: B08B7/00
Filed: 2012-08-31
Abstract: A pulse detonation device 20 can provide one or more shock waves to an operating device 12. The pulse detonation device 20 comprises a pulse detonation chamber 30 providing one or more shock waves, at least one pulse detonation outlet 34 extending into the operating device 12 and in operative association with the pulse detonation chamber 30, and a rotary union 32. The rotary union 32 rotatably attaches the pulse detonation chamber 30 to the at least one pulse detonation outlet 34, wherein the at least one pulse detonation outlet 34 can move with respect to the pulse detonation chamber 30. The at least one pulse detonation outlet 34 is rotatable within the operating device 12 and can deliver the one or more shock waves to a plurality of locations within the operating device 12.
Patent GB-2496973-A (GB)
Title: Ce3+ activated mixed halide elpasolites
Inventor: COMANZO HOLLY ANN
IPC: C09K11/55
Filed: 2012-11-16
Abstract: The scintillator mixed halide elpasolites described comprise a matrix material (102) and a cerium activator (112). The matrix material (102) includes at least one alkali metal or thallium (104), such as cesium; at least one alkali metal such as sodium different than the other alkali metal (106); at least one lanthanide (108), such as lanthanum; and at least two halogens (110), such as Bromine and Iodine. The elpasolite may be used in high-energy radiation detectors. Cs2NaLaBr2I4: Ce is one example.
Patent GB-2509314-A (GB)
Title: Geographical passwords
Inventor: ALSALLOUM ZIYAD SALEH M
IPC: G06F21/36
Filed: 2012-12-27
Abstract: An access credential based on geographical information is provided. A user may select geographical locations (such as favourite places, mountains, trees, rivers, etc.) as their password to different systems. Selecting a geographical area may be done using different ways and shapes (Figure 1) including selecting on a map a rectangular area 1 that determines a geographical password 2 based upon latitude, longitude and the zoom level. This password may be transformed to a hash value, such as a keyed hash value, where the secret key may be randomly generated. A sequence of locations may also be used as a password.
Patent GB-2496782-A (GB)
Title: Building panels
Inventor: ROBERTSHAW STUART HARRY
IPC: E04B2/84
Filed: 2010-07-18
Abstract: A building panel incorporates blocks (11) of a low density material contained within a surrounding wire support cage (12). The cage is formed from a plurality of wire trusses (1) which are spaced apart such that each truss separates adjacent low density blocks, and the trusses are held together by strapping wires (14) which are encased within layers of render (15, 16) in use. The truss has opposing longitudinally extending reinforcing wires (2, 3) to which the strapping wires (14) are connected, and intermediate wires (4) which are preferably formed in a zig-zag. Each truss includes at least one additional wire (5) which extends longitudinally of the truss.
Patent GB-2500794-A (GB)
Title: A mechanical seal support system
Inventor: BOOTH CHRISTOPHER GLYNN
IPC: F15B1/10
Filed: 2013-03-15
Abstract: A mechanical seal support system 1 is provided. The seal support system comprises a bladder accumulator 2 and signal generating means 12 responsive to the temperature and pressure within the bladder accumulator and for generating an electrical signal indicative of the volume of the liquid in the accumulator 2. Displaying means 13,15 receive the signal and provide a visual indication of the volume of the liquid.
Patent GB-2503324-A (GB)
Title: A nose dome for a turbo machine blower
Inventor: HOURADOU EMMANUEL
IPC: B64C11/14
Filed: 2013-04-19
Abstract: The object of the invention is a nose dome 100 for a turbo machine blower that has a conical exterior surface and a base, the dome comprising a plurality of fastening means 13 and a plurality of removal means 20. The plurality of fastening means are created by machining the exterior surface and comprises a first blind bore 15 able to provide a bearing surface, and an orifice 14 that passes through the bearing surface and is able to accommodate a threaded fixing means. The dome is characterised in that the removal means are created by machining the bore in the fastening means in a direction allowing removal in an axial direction of said dome with the aid of a tool (30, figure 3) that cooperates with the machined arrangements. A tool for removing the blower nose dome is also provided, the tool is characterised by having rods (32) having a circular section that cooperate with the removal means formed by circular bores.
Patent GB-2514610-A (GB)
Title: High-visibility clothing
Inventor: HOOKWAY ROBERT
IPC: A41D13/01
Filed: 2013-05-31
Abstract: High visibility clothing comprises a short sleeved vest having a first panel 2 and a second panel 3 made from a white/silver fluorescent fabric and which together form the front side 4 of the vest when worn. Strips of retro-reflective material 7 are white/silver in colour and attached to each of panels 2, 3. A third panel 5 is affixed to the rear of the garment in use and is made from a fluorescent fabric which is red in colour. Further retro-reflective strips 8 which are red in colour are attached to the rear facing panel 5. The colours of the garment are selected to be white/silver on the front and red on the back so as to mimic the standard colours of reflectors used on motor-vehicles. This provides an intuitive means for a driver to quickly ascertain the direction faced by the wearer of the jacket.
Patent GB-2515794-A (GB)
Title: Improvements Relating to Vehicles
Inventor: ALVAREZ-ICAZA MANUEL
IPC: B62K17/00
Filed: 2013-07-04
Abstract: A vehicle 430 for carrying a person and drivable by the person walking or running comprises a frame 28; a large diameter front wheel 12 non-steerable with respect to the frame 28, a seat 18 for supporting a users weight whilst walking or running, the frame configured to carry the seat 18 suspended on the front wheel 12, a small diameter, steerable rear wheel 32 journalled to the frame 28 at a steering pivot axis 40, the seat 18 being rotatable forwardly with respect to the front wheel and comprising a seat base 19 for supporting a user and a backrest 22 for engaging a users back in use, preventing the seat 18 rotating forwardly during use. The large front wheel may be of a diameter approximately of the length of a users leg (typically an adult human).
Patent GB-2505770-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming a filament bundle
Inventor: MARKS JOHN WILLIAM GEORGE
IPC: F42B5/15
Filed: 2013-07-26
Abstract: A method of forming a filament bundle which in use is retained in a sabot device of a countermeasure cartridge includes the step of winding a chaff hank over an I shaped former. Shrink wrap is then applied around the wound chaff hank the wrapped chaff is cut to a required length.
Patent GB-2510237-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive Noise Suppression in Tomographic Image Reconstruction
Inventor: NODA TAKESHI
IPC: G06T11/00
Filed: 2013-11-25
Abstract: A tomographic image is reconstructed from a plurality of projection images. Noise data is acquired for each of a plurality of projection images, respectively, and noise reconstruction data is acquired based on the acquired noise data. The tomographic image is reconstructed by executing the reconstruction processing based on the projection images and the noise reconstruction data. The tomographic image may be reconstructed using an iterative reconstruction method or a filtered back projection using a reconstruction filter. A regulation term used in the reconstruction may be determined based on the noise reconstruction data. A degree of regulation undergone by an area increases as contrast in the tomographic image increases or noise represented by the noise reconstruction data in the tomographic image increases. Noise power may be calculated using a standard deviation of noise of the projection images and a filter coefficient of the reconstruction filter, whereby noise reconstruction data may be obtained by back projecting the noise power. A noise amount of each pixel is obtained in accordance with a pixel value of the projection images to acquire the noise data.
Patent GB-2523564-A (GB)
Title: Emergency lighting device and method
Inventor: LIPPOLD DAVID
IPC: H05B37/04
Filed: 2014-02-27
Abstract: A status monitoring unit for monitoring the status output by an emergency power unit 32, e.g. for an emergency light, taps into signals intercepted between the emergency power supply unit 32 and a status light 36 of the emergency power unit 32. A processor 120 is able to interpret the signals to detect a status being indicated by the emergency power unit 32 at the status light 36. The interpreted status is communicated wirelessly to a remote receiver. Another invention relates to requesting a status request from a remote monitoring unit together with a unique ID.
Patent GB-2510272-A (GB)
Title: Game entry
Inventor: AGARWALA SUDHIR
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2012-08-20
Abstract: Apparatus for use in a points redemption system in relation to a customer loyalty programme. The apparatus (130, 150, 250) comprising at least one data input means (150) for receiving input, initiated by a user, of an indication that at least one point is to be redeemed against entry to a game, sending means (142) for sending a request to a server means, the request including an indication that a game is to be entered and an identifier of a terminal comprising the sending means, and means for receiving information indicative of an outcome of the game and communicating (146) the outcome to the user. Apparatus for managing item promotion reservation, comprising a server means (300) for connection to a communications network, configured for handling requests for item promotion reservations initiated at terminals (350) at a plurality of entities, wherein the server means is configured for controlling promotion of items at at least one store of a different entity based on item promotion reservations. The store may be an online store or a physical store.
Patent GB-2513998-A (GB)
Title: Roofing system
Inventor: MAKIN STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: E04D12/00
Filed: 2014-04-08
Abstract: A cambered plate E is located between plain roof tiles P. The plate is suspended by a hook at its upper end from a batten B of. At its lower end it sits on the upper surface of one of the cambered tiles. The plate is positioned between adjacent tiles such that rain passing through the gap between them is deflected by the plate and prevented from entering the roof (H). In use, the plate permits a breathable open-air roof space with increased impermeability. The plate preferably has two ridges extending across its width to prevent ingress of wind-driven rain and a seal may be incorporated into its underside. It may be made from PVC, GRP or Aluminium. The plate may be used with a membrane comprising layers of polypropylene and polyester, the polyester absorbing water condensate from the roof space and releasing it via the outermost polypropylene. In use the plate permits the roof tiles to be spaced father apart which lowers the weight and cost of the roof and results in a roof with increased freedom of pitch angles. A plate per se is also claimed.
Patent GB-2510509-A (GB)
Title: Power reception device, power transmission device, and wireless power transmission system
Inventor: SHINODA SATOSHI
IPC: H01Q7/00
Filed: 2012-10-22
Abstract: A mobile terminal device (100) performs near field communications with a R/W device (200), and receives power from a power transmission device (300). The mobile terminal device (100) comprises: a coil antenna (101); an IC circuit (120) for RFID, that performs near field communications externally via the coil antenna (101); a charging circuit (110) that receives power received by the coil antenna (101) that is capacitively coupled to a passive electrode (302); and switches (S1, S2) that switch between a state of near field communications via the coil antenna (101) and a state of power reception via the coil antenna (101). Provided are a power reception device, the power transmission device, and a wireless power transmission system that, as a result, can achieve wireless power transmission without hindering compactness, by having two functions in one member.
Patent GB-2527766-A (GB)
Title: Contamination meter
Inventor: SHANAHAN MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: G01N27/12
Filed: 2014-06-30
Abstract: A contamination meter 1 comprising a plurality of electrodes 9, preferably at least three, arranged to be brought into contact with a test medium, measures the electrical resistance of the test medium between one or more pairs of electrodes 9, wherein the electrodes 9 are arranged such that the resistance is measurable between pairs of electrodes 9 at different points across the test medium. There may be a grid of electrodes 9 in which the rows and columns are equally spaced apart. The test medium may be a sheet of material and the meter may be arranged to receive the sheet of material and to retain the sheet of material so that the sheet of material is brought into contact with at least two electrodes 9 in the array. The test medium may be sandwiched between a flat contact surface 7 and a lid 5. The meter may determine the concentration of salt on a test medium based on the resistance values between pairs of electrodes 9. The meter may have a display 19 on which the resistance between pair of electrodes 9 is represented.
Patent GB-2530103-A (GB)
Title: Rendering geometric shapes
Inventor: SANTOS FRANCISCO ALPALHAO DE MATOS BANDEIRA DOS
IPC: G06T15/04
Filed: 2014-09-15
Abstract: Methods and computer systems are disclosed for generating information for use in rendering one or more geometric shapes, and for rendering geometric shapes based on the information. Information defining one or more geometric shapes e.g. texture, vertex or uniform, is analysed to identify one or more patterns, including at least one repeated pattern, among the information. Pattern information defining the one or more patterns is generated and stored, possibly as well as geometric information defining how the one or more patterns can be combined to render the one or more geometric shapes. The pattern information and geometric information are subsequently used to render the geometric shapes. The geometric information can define one or more translations to be applied to a pattern in order to render a whole or part of a geometric shape and the pattern information can be stored using lossy or lossless compression.
Patent GB-2514734-A (GB)
Title: Methods, systems, and computer program products providing risk management information and tools to traders
Inventor: GASTINEAU GARY L
IPC: G06Q40/04
Filed: 2012-03-02
Abstract: A system, method and computer product for providing risk information and cost estimation tools to traders in exchange-traded fund shares. The disclosed processes develop, calculate, and publish supplemental information using confidential fund data to support trading in exchange-traded funds with portfolios that are not totally transparent and that use portfolio composition files that are not identical to the fund portfolios. The supplementary trading information preserves fund portfolio confidentiality while permitting market makers and other traders in these non-transparent exchange-traded funds to estimate the costs and risks associated with fund creation and redemption transactions of various sizes.
Patent GB-2531532-A (GB)
Title: Radio frequency amplifier
Inventor: BRYAN JAMES DONOGHUE
IPC: H03M3/02
Filed: 2014-10-20
Abstract: Successive blocks of an input signal are fed to M respective delta-sigma modulator channels 11, in which the output FIFOs 17 are filled at a rate that is about 1/M of the rate at which the contents of these FIFOs 17 are read through the multiplexer 20. This use of multiple parallel channels allows a lower clock rate to be used, so that delta-sigma modulators for switching UHF amplifiers become practical. Transients that may be evident upon a changeover between channels are reduced by overlaps (figure 5). The channels may be reset between the processing of data blocks, so that instability, to which high-order delta-sigma modulators are susceptible, does not have time to arise. The modulator may be used in class-S RF amplifiers or in analogue-to-digital converters.
Patent GB-2536648-A (GB)
Title: Methods of modelling at least a part of a gas turbine engine
Inventor: Luca di Mare
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2015-03-24
Abstract: The method comprises a data structure including: a first and second data entity which represents geometrical shapes of first and second physical features; and performing relative movement between the first and second physical features within the model based on a determination. The first and second data entities are associated with a first and second match feature data entity respectively. The determination is based on whether the first match feature data entity and second match feature data entity satisfy a first matching criterion. The first and second match feature data entities define a first and second location where the first and second physical features may associate with another physical feature of a data structure. There is also disclosed an apparatus with a controller which performs the above method. The method and apparatus have the advantages of providing consistency within the model after changes have been made to a physical feature, coupling two separate physical features together to provide mechanical continuity and allows assembly of non-matching components. The method can be used to model at least part of a gas turbine engine or at least part of a mechanical system.
Patent GB-2525982-A (GB)
Title: Configurable user displays in a process control system
Inventor: SCOTT CINDY ALSUP
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2013-10-08
Abstract: A display configuration system enables plant operators to create their own process displays called dashboards during run-time of the plant and in the same interface that these operators use to view operation of the process plant. This display configuration system makes the operators more productive because the operators can quickly create and implement their own specialized dashboards, as these operators determine these dashboards are needed. Each dashboard has a defined layout specifying locations or regions at which display elements can be shown in the dashboard, and this layout is operator modifiable. Operators can easily create content on their own dashboards using predefined but configurable display building blocks called gadgets, which can be pre-stored in a library and can be made available for the operator during dashboard creation activities. A gadget can be dragged and dropped onto a dashboard at one of the regions or locations of the dashboard to be installed in that region or location of the dashboard. The display configuration system may automatically size the gadgets based on the selected dashboard layout, and operators can modify an existing dashboard by adding, modifying, moving, minimizing or deleting gadgets on the dashboard.
Patent GB-2526688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to Dwellings
Inventor: SANDERS JASPER
IPC: E04H1/12
Filed: 2015-04-30
Abstract: A building provided with an interior module spaced inwardly from the walls of the building, the interior module including household appliances and services such as baths 24, WCs 26, toilets, basins, sinks 12, cookers 10, ovens, stairs 18, washing machines, tumble driers 22, beds 30, 32 and the like, which may be movable between a storage and an in use condition. The interior module may comprise doors 38 which can be closed to define a room in which appropriate appliances and services can be used. The rooms may be bathrooms, kitchens, bedrooms and the like. The building may have multiple storeys 2, 4 wherein the interior module allows services and supplies 20 to pass between the storeys. The interior module may include structural elements 8 of the building. The invention allows the interior space to be more easily adapted and to increase the utilisation of the available space whilst allowing a higher number of the buildings to be provided in the available space in comparison to conventional housing configurations.
Patent GB-2537911-A (GB)
Title: An electronic radiator valve regulator, a radiator valve assembly and a radiator control system
Inventor: JOHN SHERMER
IPC: F24D19/10
Filed: 2015-04-30
Abstract: The electronic radiator valve regulator comprises a remote control unit 102 that receives a control input, preferably wirelessly via a transceiver. A powered drive mechanism 106 such as an electric motor 110, drive gear 114 and screw adjustment gear 112 moves a thermally sensitive reaction member relative to an actuator, such as a pushpin 156 of a radiator valve 150, according to the received control input. The reaction member is a non-powered, reacts to changes in ambient temperature and engages the actuator to control fluid (e.g. water) flow through the valve. Ideally the reaction member is an expansion member 104 such as a bimetallic strip or thermally-expansive wax. Movement of the expansive element relative to the actuator by the motor thus changes the temperature at which the valve is opened and closed by the expansive element, thereby allowing a radiator or underfloor heating system associated with the valve to activate at different ambient temperatures. A user may input a desired temperature to the control unit via a communication device.