baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2503203-A (GB)
Title: Wellbore lining using a directional nozzle
Inventor: PRITCHARD MICHAEL
IPC: E21B33/138
Filed: 2012-05-02
Abstract: A method of lining a wellbore includes the steps of inserting a directional nozzle into the wellbore and controlling the direction of the nozzle and controlling the nozzle to deposit at least one layer of lining material such as concrete onto the interior surface of the wellbore. 3D printing technology may be use and through suitable printhead control, specific structural features such as channels for receiving measurement, power or communications equipment may be incorporated into the lining structure. The method may use multiple nozzles each of which can deposit a different lining material.
Patent GB-2501746-A (GB)
Title: Mobile floor treatment machine
Inventor: DUNCAN CHRISTOPHER ROBERT
IPC: A47L11/16
Filed: 2012-05-02
Abstract: A mobile floor treatment machine comprises means permitting translational movement of the machine over a floor surface, a work head for treating the floor surface, a first reservoir for a cleaning liquid and means for introducing said cleaning liquid onto a floor surface via first discharging means, wherein said machine further comprises an ancillary liquid reservoir 24 in fluid communication with second discharging means 29 comprising a dispensing head which is disposed so as to eject liquid onto a floor surface in advance of a direction of machine travel, and a user-operable actuator 25 associated with the ancillary liquid reservoir 24 which permits selective application of liquid from the ancillary liquid reservoir 24 onto the floor surfaces, so that in use the work head passes over ancillary liquid pre-applied by the dispensing head so as to enhance the cleaning effect. The ancillary reservoir 24 may be a bottle. Thus the invention allows a machine to operate with a relatively low level of detergent (or no detergent) in the first cleaning reservoir, with concentrated detergent being selectively administered according to requirements via the ancillary reservoir 24.
Patent GB-2488294-A (GB)
Title: Image processing
Inventor: ZHANG KEWEI
IPC: G06V30/168
Filed: 2010-12-15
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for processing an image, a domain in an image or a lower dimensional object in the image. The method comprises determining a combination of image values of at least one region of interest of an input image (f, F, DT, J, L, N), the input image being the initial image (f) or a pre-processed image (DT; N), wherein the combination image values are each determined based on a combination of two or more regions of the input image, wherein the two or more regions are arranged in proximity to the at least one region of interest. A replacement value is selected from the combination values that best fits a replacement criteria. The region of interest of the input image is replaced with the replacement value if the replacement value better fits the replacement criteria than the input image (f, F, DT, J, L, N).
Patent GB-2504134-A (GB)
Title: Anti-virus checking of large multimedia messages
Inventor: NILSEN ARILD
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2012-07-20
Abstract: A server (1, fig. 1) operating under the Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP) for session-oriented instant messages between clients (10, 20) uses an intermediary anti-virus checker (30) to confirm that a first portion or chunk of a multimedia message is virus-free before sending the rest of the message. If a virus is detected in the initial portion, the second client is notified that the check has been failed and the delivery has been aborted.
Patent GB-2492672-A (GB)
Title: Reducing latency in serializer-deserializer links
Inventor: MORRISON MICHAEL
IPC: G06F1/06
Filed: 2011-01-25
Abstract: A system for increasing the efficiency of data transfer through a serializer-deserializer (SerDes) link, and for reducing data latency caused by differences between arrival times of the data on the SerDes link and the system clock with which the device operates.
Patent GB-2498017-A (GB)
Title: Safety belt buffer for a bicycle child carrier
Inventor: SYU GUO-JHONG
IPC: B60R22/10
Filed: 2012-08-10
Abstract: A safety belt buffer (40, figure 2) structure for a bicycle child carrier (20, figure 2) in which a safety belt (30, figure 2) is provided on a seat and has two shoulder portions (33, figure 2), and each of the shoulder portions 33 has one end fixed to a seat portion of the seat 20 and another end fixed to a back portion of the seat 20 by two buffers 40. Each of the buffers 40 comprises a base 41, a rod 43, an elastic member 44, and a linkage member 46. Movement of the rod 43 through the base 41 is controlled by the elasticity of the elastic member 44, so that the buffers 40 can allow the length of the shoulder portions from the seat portion to the back portion to vary. When the brake is applied, the safety buffer structure 40 is capable of protecting the child by providing a buffering effect to the child, so as to reduce the reaction caused by the pressing force of the shoulder portions of the safety belt.
Patent GB-2496483-A (GB)
Title: Pipeline flow modelling
Inventor: BARLEY JONATHAN
IPC: F16L55/00
Filed: 2012-10-19
Abstract: A method of modelling a segment of a pipeline transporting a product, such as hydrocarbons, comprising defining within the segment a plurality of discrete cells, each disposed between knots, preparing a system of equations relating the conservations of mass, momentum and energy for each cell along with equations for the liquid phase flow area of cells with tight, slack and minimum area flow modes, providing data relating to the product and the location and elevation of the cells, sensing a plurality of conditions within known cells, solving the system of equations, initiating a re-stepping process by re-assessing the flow modes of each cell and re-setting flow modes for cells with unstable flow modes, and reÂ­solving the system of equations using stable flow modes. An embodiment of the method includes excepting one or more cells from the re-stepping portion where a recurrent pattern of flow mode change is detected. A further method of modelling the flow of a volatile product through a pipeline includes predicting a product condition at a further location based upon a model of the flow at a first location based on sensed conditions, sensing a further condition of the product at the further location with further sensors, and comparing a difference between the sensed condition and the modelled condition.
Patent GB-2514369-A (GB)
Title: A Blast Attenuator
Inventor: LEE YUK L
IPC: F42D5/045
Filed: 2013-05-21
Abstract: A blast attenuator (2) comprises a container (4) having an outer wall (6). The outer wall (6) defines a cavity (10) in which a particulate media (12) is disposed. A stirringelement (14) is disposed in the container(4) and is movable relative to the container. At least a portion of the stirring element (14) extends into the particulate media (12). In use, the particulate media (12) provides resistance against movement of the stirring element (14) relative to particulate media (12) so as to attenuate the energy of a blast.
Patent GB-2500514-A (GB)
Title: Vertebral spacer
Inventor: MATSUMOTO TOSHIO
IPC: A61F2/28
Filed: 2011-11-09
Abstract: The disclosed vertebral spacer is used by being inserted between one vertebra (101) and another vertebra (102) (the intervertebral space). Said vertebral spacer (1) has a block body (2) which, provided with a pair of contact surfaces contacting each of the vertebrae (101, 102), is configured from titanium or a titanium alloy as the main material. The block body (2) has a frame-shaped compact part (25), and a porous part (21) which, disposed inside of said frame-shaped compact part (25), has at least at the surface a higher porosity than that of the compact part (25). By this means, the size of the space between the two vertebrae (the intervertebral space) can be properly maintained. Further, damage can be accurately prevented regardless of the clinical case and the position of the intervertebral space, and earlier bone fusion with the vertebrae can be achieved.
Patent GB-2501211-A (GB)
Title: Controlling the execution of adjacent instructions that are dependent upon a same data condition
Inventor: REID ALASTAIR DAVID
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2012-01-26
Abstract: A data processing apparatus is disclosed, having: an instruction decoder configured to decode a stream of instructions, a data processor configured to process the decoded stream of instructions; wherein in response to a plurality of adjacent instructions within the stream of instructions execution of which is dependent upon a data condition being met and whose execution when said data condition is not met does not change a state of said processing apparatus, the processor is configured to: commence determining whether the data condition is met or not; and commence processing said plurality of adjacent instructions; and in response to determining that said data condition is not met; skip to a next instruction to be executed after said plurality of adjacent instructions without executing any intermediate ones of said plurality of adjacent instructions not yet executed and continue execution at the next instruction.
Patent GB-2516667-A (GB)
Title: An improved cartridge, cartridge reader and method for preventing reuse
Inventor: TAYLOR JAY KENDALL
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2013-07-29
Abstract: A disposable fluidic cartridge has a recess therein. A mechanically-actuated mechanism is disposed within the recess for effecting an operation of the fluidic cartridge. The cartridge further comprises a machine-readable identification code (bar code or QR code 199) on a breakable label 200 covering at least a portion of the recess such that the portion of the breakable label covering the recess may be broken upon insertion of a mechanical actuator into the recess to actuate the mechanically-actuated mechanism. This renders the identification code unreadable and prevents reuse of the cartridge.
Patent GB-2519286-A (GB)
Title: Single face bearing protector
Inventor: BROADBENT THOMAS
IPC: F16J15/34
Filed: 2013-09-23
Abstract: A single face bearing protector is provided. The protector takes the form of a contacting seal device for providing a mechanical seal between an equipment housing 2 and a rotatable shaft 3 comprises a stator 4 sealable to the housing 2 by a first o-ring 5 and a rotor 10, 12 sealable to the shaft by second and third o-rings 13, 14. The stator 4 and rotor 3 each have contact faces 9, 10 which are urged together by springs 11. The third o-ring 14 is located in an annular groove having an angled profile 16 and the seal has a unitised constriction which limits axial movement of the rotor 3.
Patent GB-2504404-A (GB)
Title: Methods for providing cross-vendor support services
Inventor: TUCHMAN KENNETH D
IPC: H04M1/72403
Filed: 2012-04-12
Abstract: According to one aspect, a first request is received at a services application programming interface (API) of a support center from a first user for a first product provided by a first client. A second request is received at the services API of the support center from a second user for a second product provided by a second client. A first knowledgebase (KB) associated with the first client and a second KB associated with the second client are identified. A third KB that contains information common to the first product and the second product is identified. The first KB and the third KB are enabled to be accessible by a first agent assigned to provide support services of the first product. The second KB and the third KB are enabled to be accessible by a second agent assigned to provide support services of the second product.
Patent GB-2518458-A (GB)
Title: Method for pre-testing software compatibility and system thereof.
Inventor: CHEN SHIH-JEN
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2013-11-13
Abstract: Method of pre-testing software compatibility. It involves extracting (S102) system and software information of an operating system (OS), e.g. system version, serial code, configuration, and application name, version, settings. When it is detected that a new software or patch will be installed (S103), it is decided (S104) whether compatibility testing is executed. The test comprises generating (S104) a virtual machine (VM) according to the system/software information, i.e. a clone system. After installing the patch or new software to the OS of the VM (S107) the test is performed (S108) by executing startup, close, input/output value detections (e.g. how web applications execute database queries) and monitoring the error messages and memory contents. It is determined (S110) whether the new components can be installed or switching to the clone. Some steps can be performed on computer devices or cloud server systems. The need of taking snapshots for back-up before installation is avoided.
Patent GB-2520712-A (GB)
Title: Data dump method for a memory in a data processing system
Inventor: SCHWEFLINGHAUS JOCHEN
IPC: G06F11/07
Filed: 2013-11-28
Abstract: During memory setup, computer memory is divided into primary 8 and secondary 9 sections, the primary section comprising first and second areas. Before a crash, first area 81 contains an Operating System (OS) and second area 84 contains an emergency OS and a dump program. The emergency OS and dump program are transferred from the second to the first area after the crash. The OS is operable before the crash and the emergency OS and dump program are operable after the crash. The secondary section is only indirectly controlled by the OS (widely out of its control). The first area contains a first SMSMP (Secondary Memory Section Management Program) which transfers first file system data 82 from the primary section to the secondary section before a crash. The second area contains a second SMSMP which directs read access of the dump program to the secondary section after a crash, in order to select second file system data 83 to be dumped using error data for the selection, e.g. an error code. The second SMSMP directs transfer of the emergency OS, dump program and second SMSMP code from the second to the first area.
Patent GB-2527265-A (GB)
Title: Purification medium
Inventor: HAMMOND PETER
IPC: C12H1/052
Filed: 2014-01-23
Abstract: A method of producing a purification medium is provided comprising the steps of: (a) contacting plant fibres with a super heated fluid; and (b) processing the plant fibres into a particulate form. Preferably the plant fibres are grape pommace and/or buckwheat husks. The superheated fluid is preferably selected from superheated water and superheated alkanols, such as ethanol. Preferably step (a) involves multiple steps of contacting the plant fibres with superheated a superheated fluid. In particular step (a) comprises a step of contacting the plant fibres with superheated water and a step of contacting the plant fibres with a superheated alkanol. Preferably step (b) involves reducing the size of the plant fibres. A method of removing contaminant compounds from a liquid is provided, comprising the steps of (i) providing a purification medium comprising plant fibres that have been contacted with a super heated fluid; and (ii) contacting the liquid with a purification medium. Preferably the liquid is a beverage, in particular wine or beer, where the contaminant compounds removed from the liquid comprise toxins, such as the mycotoxin ochratoxin A (OTA).
Patent GB-2524046-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to methods of logging geological formations
Inventor: SAMWORTH JAMES ROGER
IPC: G01V3/38
Filed: 2014-03-12
Abstract: A method of improving geological log data obtained from one or more logging tools (e.g. induction logging tool includes (i) recording raw log data and respectively deriving according to differing first and second derivation methods (e.g. processing with water based mud parameters 524, and non-conducting mud parameters 525) a first log data set and a corresponding second log data set having the same vertical response attribute, (ii) mixing 547-550, to form resulting log curves, the first and second log data sets, the extent of mixing varying from one logged depth to another in relation to a function of (a) the semblance between the recorded log data and reference log data of a differing kind from the recorded log data and (b) the activity of one of the said first and second log data sets at each logged depth.
Patent GB-2533966-A (GB)
Title: System and method for selecting a beamforming configuration
Inventor: JUHA PEKKA KARJALAINEN
IPC: H04W16/28
Filed: 2015-01-09
Abstract: Selecting a beamforming configuration for a first antenna array for communication with a second antenna array within a cellular network. The first antenna array is associated with a first terminal (such as a base station; eNodeB) and is configurable according to a first plurality of beamforming configurations. The second antenna array is associated with a second terminal (such as a mobile communications device; user equipment (UE)) and is preferably configurable according to a second plurality of beamforming configurations. Using information associated with the location of either or both of the first or second antenna arrays a first subset of one or more beamforming configurations is identified; each beamforming configuration being associated with a data value. A first set of data values associated with the beamforming configurations in the first subset are selected, and a beam forming configuration associated with a data value from the first set of data values is selected. The first antennae array is configured in accordance with the selected beam forming configuration.
Patent GB-2533437-A (GB)
Title: Lifting mechanism
Inventor: LAURIE DRAKE
IPC: A61G7/012
Filed: 2015-03-12
Abstract: A lifting assembly comprising a telescopic post 10 formed from three coaxial tubes 12, 14 and 16 which can slide relative to each other, an actuator 22 to move a second tube 14 relative to a first 12 and a pulley mechanism comprising first and second wheels mounted on first and second ends of the second tube 14, and first and second cables extending between the first 12 and a third 16 tube with one engaging each of the first and second wheels wherein the pulley is arranged such that the third tube 16 moves at a greater speed relative to the first 12 than the second 14. Tensioning means may be provided on the wires and the pulley mechanism may be partially mounted within the tubes. The device is designed to elevate a bed with the third tube 16 used to lift an end of a mattress support 6.
Patent GB-2537401-A (GB)
Title: Scaffold clamps
Inventor: BARRY BROWN
IPC: E04G7/18
Filed: 2015-04-16
Abstract: A scaffold clamp 50 comprises first and second claw portions 52, and a respective set of releasable clamping portions 54 associated with each of the claw portions 52 for securing, in use, a respective scaffold tube 12, 14 between the claw portion 52 and its respective clamp portion 54. The scaffold clamp 50 further comprises a spacer 56 interposed between the claw portions 52, wherein the spacer 56 is fixed and provides a rigid connection between the claw portions 52 of the scaffold clamp 50, and wherein the claw portions 52 are arranged about the spacer 56 at right angles to one another. A scaffolding assembly is also claimed, comprising a pair of scaffolding tubes interconnected by the claimed scaffold clamp.
Patent GB-2528176-A (GB)
Title: Wellbore isolation system with communication lines
Inventor: BISHOP DAVID S
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2015-07-03
Abstract: An isolation system is disclosed that contains: a lower wet connect portion 262, a central production tubing 274, an isolation device 264 associated with the central production tubing, and at least one communication line 272, wherein the at least one communication line is associated with the lower wet connect portion 262 and is disposed through an inside diameter of the isolation device 264. The isolation device may be a packer. The communication wire 272 may further pass through a seal 270 associated with the central production tubing. The tubing may comprise an inner and an outer pipe. The cable 272 may pass through a conduit. A completion system 100 is disclosed that in one embodiment contains a lower completion system 106 and an isolation system 160 associated with the lower completion system.
Patent GB-2536752-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods of transmitting and encrypting information
Inventor: STANISLAV SAVINE
IPC: H04L9/18
Filed: 2015-11-23
Abstract: A system for transmitting and encrypting information is described. The system includes at a first location: a signal generator 120,124 that generates a signal and performs alternations of the signal, a first dedicated chronometer 126 is connected the signal generator and a transmitter 128 connected to the signal generator 120,124 transmits the signal. A detector 132 at a second location detects the alternations of the signal when it is received at a second location, a second dedicated chronometer 136 is connected to the detector. The detector is able to determine a series of time periods corresponding to the times between signal alterations. By this manner information may be transmitted as a series of time periods representing numerical values. In embodiments, the transmitted numerical values may be encrypted by associating different weightings to time units in a manner that would be known to transmitting and receiving side.
Patent GB-2543863-A (GB)
Title: Battery pack
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER WOODALL
IPC: H01M10/6557
Filed: 2015-12-23
Abstract: A battery pack 1 for a vehicle comprises: a housing 7; a plurality of battery modules 4, each having at least one cell; and at least one cooling plate 8 for cooling the battery modules. The cooling plate(s) is arranged to form a plurality of compartments 6 within the housing. At least one of the battery modules is disposed in each of the compartments. Each cooling plate may be actively cooled via a liquid coolant which enters the plate via a coolant inlet port, circulates within the cooling plates and exits via a coolant outlet port. Each compartment may be connected via a vent inlet 17 to at least one vent conduit formed in the cooling plate for venting gas to an ambient environment via a vent outlet 18. Each cooling plate may extend upwardly above the battery modules to form a void 14 in each compartment, wherein the vent inlet opens into the void. Each vent conduit may have a sealing means (e.g. vent disc, burst valve or frangible membrane) for inhibiting the ingress of water or moisture. The sealing means may be configured to open in dependence on a thermal event in the battery module in the compartment associated with the vent conduit.
Patent GB-2533049-A (GB)
Title: System and method for securing an architectural environment against crime and minimizing criminal elements
Inventor: NIKKI FILIPUZZI
IPC: G06Q50/08
Filed: 2014-05-28
Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for analysing and designing a physical environment for discouraging criminal activity within the physical environment. The physical environment is assessed and risk factors are identified that make the physical environment vulnerable to criminal activity. In one embodiment, risks posed by the nature and location of the physical environment within a spatial footprint are calculated. Further, the physical environment is evaluated to identify physical elements of the environment that could make the structure vulnerable to criminal attacks. Risk scores assigned to all of these factors are then analyzed to generate a recommendation report for at least one of the physical elements. Deploying at least one of the recommendations in the report aids in improving a deterrent rating assigned to that physical element and subsequently integrity of the physical environment against criminal attacks.