baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2502307-A (GB)
Title: Radiation Detection
Inventor: RADLEY IAN
IPC: G01T1/36
Filed: 2012-05-22
Abstract: A radiation detector has a detection module, a processing module, and a display module. The detector resolves incident radiation as an energy spectrum. The data is numerically processed e.g. Bayesian deconvolution, chi-squared minimisation or iterative forward method to produce a further spectrum and measure of incident radiation such as dose. A statistical test such as T-test, Poisson error or confidence limits is applied to the further spectrum or dose data to calculate an uncertainty measure. A display produces a bar or pie chart indication of both dose and uncertainty. The apparatus is described as portable and capable of being used with mobile communication devices.
Patent GB-2495186-A (GB)
Title: Enabling throttling on average write throughput for solid state storage devices
Inventor: WALLS ANDREW DALE
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2012-09-06
Abstract: Enabling throttling on average write throughput instead of peak write throughput for solid-state storage devices, whilst assuring an average write throughput within a range by allowing excursions of high throughput with periods of low throughput offsetting against those of heavy usage. The mechanism periodically determines average throughput and determines whether average throughput exceeds a high throughput threshold for a certain amount of time without being offset by periods of low write rate. Time registers may be incremented/decremented for given periods of time where average write rate is high or low.
Patent GB-2492032-A (GB)
Title: A framework with a buoyant body for a subsea vessel as well as a method for construction of a framework
Inventor: ALVESTAD TOR GUNNAR
IPC: B63B3/13
Filed: 2011-05-05
Abstract: A frame (1) for a remotely operated vehicle, in which several frame elements (12) provide a carcass (11) formed of a buoyÂ¬ ant material, and in which the frame elements (12) are provided by a curable material (121) having been arranged on the surfaces of the carcass (11), forming a rigid shell around the carcass (11). A method of constructing a frame (1) for a remotely operated vehicle is described as well, in which several frame elements (12) provide a carcass (11) formed of a buoyant material, the method including the following steps: forming several core elements (111) of a buoyant mateÂ¬ rial; forming a carcass (11) by joining the core elements (111) together; applying a curable material (121) to the surface of the carcass (11); and forming several mounts (13) integrated into the curable material (121), for vehicle components.
Patent GB-2509179-A (GB)
Title: Beanbag foot for a table leg
Inventor: THOMAS GLYN
IPC: A47B91/16
Filed: 2012-12-24
Abstract: A foot for a table, the foot comprising a sandbag or beanbag (3, Fig.4) attached to a metal plate (2, Fig.4) holding a male screw-thread or bolt (1, Fig.4). The screw-thread screws into a female screw-thread formed in the bottom of the table leg (2, Fig.1). The beanbag may be made of a hardwearing plastic, rubber or canvas. The table may optionally have a circular spirit level bubble (3, Fig.1) integrally formed with the table top to aid in leveling the table. An independent claim is included for a beanbag attached to a cup that accepts a table leg, the cup having a butterfly screw or bolt that tightens to clamp the table leg inside the cup.
Patent GB-2510892-A (GB)
Title: Roof assembly for a building and a building comprising the same
Inventor: MARTYN DAVID
IPC: E04B1/344
Filed: 2013-02-18
Abstract: The expandable roof assembly 210 comprises a roof portion 212 and a support assembly 216. The support assembly supports the roof portion. The assembly moves from a retracted to expanded condition wherein between the two conditions the roof portions moves both horizontally and vertically. Preferably the change is reversible. The roof portion may comprise several parts which may overlap in the retracted and expanded conditions. The roof portion may be rotated during the changing between conditions or keep substantially the same orientation. Also included may be wall assemblies and support members. In the retracted condition the wall assemblies may be retracted into a stowed condition and unfolded as the roof assembly is expanded. There may be two wall components which are opposite each other in the expanded condition. The roof assembly may have a footprint in the retracted condition that the roof portions expand beyond in the expanded condition.
Patent GB-2511130-A (GB)
Title: The handy paint pot
Inventor: LEE CECIL
IPC: B44D3/12
Filed: 2013-02-26
Abstract: A paint pot 1 with a moulded spigot allowing the vessel to be hung on a horizontal cross member 2, for example a fence, by passing the hanger between the vertical slats 3 of a picket or palisade fence to rest on the horizontal spar 2. The vessel can be hung from either the front or rear of the fence. The pot includes a handle on the opposite side to the hanger.
Patent GB-2501798-A (GB)
Title: Filter bag and cage
Inventor: STRUGALSKI GREG
IPC: B01D46/00
Filed: 2013-02-26
Abstract: A filter 34 for use within a baghouse 10 for filtering particulate material from fluid flow. The filter is to be supported by a tubesheet 18 of the baghouse. The filter 34 includes an elongate bag 44 that has an open end adapted to be disposed adjacent to the tubesheet and an encircling sidewall 54 that extends from the open end to a distal end 56 of the bag. The sidewall permits passage of fluid there through so that the fluid may pass through the bag and blocks passage of particulate material. The filter 34 includes an elongate cage 42 that is located within and supports the bag and has a variable effective length. The filter includes cage-associated structure for increasing the effective length of the cage to maintain the sidewall to be taut adjacent the cage. The cage 42 may include structure inhibiting movement of the cage and the filter 34 may be part of a baghouse assembly. Advantageously relative movement of the bag and cage are reduced or eliminated therefore helping to avoid stress and wear of the bag.
Patent GB-2502414-A (GB)
Title: Cushioning member in a cable composed of a plurality of pairs
Inventor: BOOTH CARL S
IPC: H01B11/00
Filed: 2013-03-19
Abstract: The cable has at least two pairs of insulated wires 202a-202h. Each pair is covered by a wrapping of binder tape. Adjacent pairs are separated at their contact point(s) by a cushion layer 200 that does not wrap completely around the pairs or any one of the pairs. The cushioning layer or member 200 may be composed of a soft, pliable, non-conductive material such as foamed polyolefin, PTFE, expanded PTFE, PVC or cloth. Preferably the cushioning member 200 is provided as a tape. The cushioning member make take on various forms (figs 3, 4 & 5). The cable provides low variability in insertion loss or the ratio of input of voltage injected into the cable vs. output voltage. The cable also provides some resistance to impacts or shacks.
Patent GB-2512294-A (GB)
Title: Auger Cradle Device, Adjustable Auger Hitch Device and Methods
Inventor: RAYNER ALISTER GORDON
IPC: E02F3/96
Filed: 2013-03-22
Abstract: An auger cradle device 104 comprises a cradle element 116 for bearing against a ground auger 96 and/or a rotational drive unit 94, a cradle connector 118 for pivotably connecting the cradle element 116 to or adjacent to an auger mounting 10 of the auger hitch device 30, and releasable locking means 102 for locking the cradle element 116 to prevent pivotable movement relative to the auger mounting 92 and, when released, for enabling pivotable movement of the cradle element 116 relative to the auger mounting 92. The cradle element 116 can therefore selectively brace the auger 96 and/or rotational 10 drive unit 94 to prevent or limit uncontrolled movement. There is also an adjustable auger hitch device 30, for attachment to the cradle device 104, for releasably connecting a ground auger 96 and/or a rotational drive unit 94 to an auger mounting 10.
Patent GB-2512329-A (GB)
Title: A Simulated Cigarette
Inventor: HEARN ALEX
IPC: A24F42/80
Filed: 2013-03-26
Abstract: A simulated cigarette having a generally cylindrical like housing 1 with a main axis, the housing containing a reservoir 4 of a pressurised inhalable composition extending along a substantial portion of the housing, the reservoir having a reservoir outlet at one end which is selectively closed by an outlet valve 5, the outlet valve 5 being operable to allow the composition to flow from the reservoir outlet to an inhalation outlet at the outlet end 2 of the device; wherein the simulated cigarette further comprises a tube 20 with a through bore 21 extending along a substantial portion of the reservoir 4 from the vicinity of the reservoir outlet such that composition flows into a tube bore inlet 26 and along the tube bore 21 to the reservoir outlet, a tube inlet end 25 being retained such that the axis passes through the inlet end 25 and so that the tube bore inlet 26 is positioned in the axial sense in the central 50% of the volume of the reservoir 4.
Patent GB-2498293-A (GB)
Title: Windscreen installation apparatus and method
Inventor: FINCK WILLIAM
IPC: B25B11/00
Filed: 2011-11-02
Abstract: Apparatus for use in handling windscreens for example for installation in a vehicle, includes a windscreen anchor assembly (2) comprising a windscreen anchor device and a support arm (16) extending away from the windscreen anchor device. A mount assembly (3) is provided for supporting the windscreen anchor assembly (2). The mount assembly (3) includes a mount structure (11) for engaging with the support arm (16) such that the support arm can slide bodily in its longitudinal direction with respect to the mount structure (11). Additionally, the support arm is dismantable into more than one piece for stowage, the anchor device and a dismantled arm part being provided with means for attaching to one another for stowage.
Patent GB-2515287-A (GB)
Title: An Additive Layer Manufacturing Method
Inventor: BLACKMORE MICHAEL LEWIS
IPC: B22F3/105
Filed: 2013-06-17
Abstract: A product is made using an additive layer manufacturing process in a powder bed wherein at least one layer of the product comprises an area which projects beyond its previously formed layer, thereby forming a downwardly facing product surface 21b. A body 27 which functions as a support and heat sink is simultaneously formed in the powder bed adjacent the product with an upwardly facing surface 28 that is spaced from but conforms with the downwardly facing product surface 21b. The gap between the upwardly facing surface 28 of the body and the downwardly facing surface 21b of the product is preferably uniform. The body can be either solid or hollow. After the product has been made it can be separated from the body by peeling. The method can be used to make gas turbine components.
Patent GB-2502912-A (GB)
Title: Stable colloidal gold nanoparticles with controllable surface modification and functionalization
Inventor: QIAN WEI
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 2012-03-01
Abstract: In the present invention, a method of producing stable bare colloidal gold nanoparticles is disclosed. The nanoparticles can subsequently be subjected to partial or full surface modification. The method comprises preparation of colloidal gold nanoparticles in a liquid by employing a top-down nanofabrication method using bulk gold as a source material. The surface modification of these nanoparticles is carried out by adding one or multiple types of ligands each containing functional groups which exhibit affinity for gold nanoparticle surfaces to produce the conjugates. Because of the high efficiency and excellent stability of the nanoparticles produced by this method, the fabricated gold nanoparticle conjugates can have surface coverage with functional ligands which can be tuned to be any percent value between 0 and 100%.
Patent GB-2519517-A (GB)
Title: Managing virtual appliances supporting multiple profiles
Inventor: CIANO GIUSEPPE
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2013-10-22
Abstract: A system and method for managing one or more virtual appliances (VAs) on a computing system where each virtual appliance comprises one or more virtual machines (VMa-VMc), each one comprising one or more software programs (AP), and supporting a plurality of profiles, each one involving an enabling of a corresponding set of one or more of the software programs with each other software program being disabled. For at least a specific one of the virtual appliances, a corresponding method comprises retrieving profile information indicative of the profiles of the specific virtual appliance, retrieving status information indicative of a status of the computing system, retrieving constraint information indicative of one or more constraints applicable to the software programs of the specific virtual appliance on the computing system, determining a configuration scheme of the specific virtual appliance according to the profile information, the status information and the constraint information, the configuration scheme involving a specific one of the profiles of the specific virtual appliance having the software programs thereof compliant with the applicable constraints, and configuring the specific virtual appliance according to the configuration scheme. The invention can be used to ensure that a number of software licenses is not exceeded.
Patent GB-2520484-A (GB)
Title: System and method for Authorising access to facilities
Inventor: LYNCH RICHARD
IPC: G06Q20/40
Filed: 2013-11-15
Abstract: A system 100 and method of gaining access to a restricted facility, i.e. one that requires payment, be it a physical facility such as a sports stadium, ski resort or theme park or virtual facility such as a pay-per-view or online game. The system comprises at least one user terminal 102 such as a smartphone or laptop capable of transmitting a request to a network node 104 such as a Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminal or similar associated with the restricted facility over a network 106. The method specifies steps of receiving a first request from a user device comprising data indicative of a card number such as Primary Account Number (PAN) and a request to access a facility and authorising access to the facility in accordance with an identified set of rules associated with the card number. The method further comprises receiving a second request, itself comprising data indicative of a card number and a request for payment, identifying a payment provider associated with the card number and transmitting said payment request to the identified payment provider. The method may be a more efficient means of accessing restricted facilities as it allows the user to utilise one unique identifier being their PAN rather than a plurality of identifiers each unique to the restricted facility.
Patent GB-2520740-A (GB)
Title: Low power die
Inventor: BAILEY PAUL
IPC: H03K19/0948
Filed: 2013-11-29
Abstract: Selected areas in an SOI integrated circuit may be disabled in an area-efficient manner by coupling a reverse bias to the substrate of transistors in order to increase their threshold voltage. Power islands may thus be implemented without the requirement for switches in series with the power supply, and outputs from the disabled power islands may be held at a firm non-floating logic level without the requirement for logic gates at the output. The integrated circuit may comprise fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) transistors which allow significant reverse substrate bias to be applied without drain to substrate junction breakdown current.
Patent GB-2505844-A (GB)
Title: Moving blocks of data between main memory and storage class memory
Inventor: OAKES KENNETH JAMES
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2012-05-25
Abstract: Provided is a method of executing a Start Subchannel instruction in a computing environment comprising main storage and storage class memory, said method comprising: responsive to determining that a subchannel identified by the Start Subchannel instruction is an Asynchronous Data Mover (ADM) subchannel, performing: obtaining an operation request block from main storage, the operation request block comprising an address of an operation block; based on the address of the operation block, obtaining the operation block from main storage, the operation block consisting of a request block, a response block, and one or more move specification blocks (MSBs), wherein the request block comprises an MSB count field having a value indicating the number of one or more MSBs included in and referenced by the operation block, wherein the response block is configured to hold exception conditions, wherein each move specification block is configured to include an operation code field, a block count field, a main storage address field, a storage class memory address field, a block size field and a flags field; performing for each MSB of one or more of the MSBs comprising a flags field having a first value, a method comprising: based on the operation code field in an obtained move specification block, determining whether the move specification block is configured to move blocks of data to main storage from storage class memory or to storage class memory from main storage, wherein a size of a block of data is determined by the block size field of the obtained MSB; and moving the blocks of data between the main storage and the storage class memory, wherein an address of a main storage location used for the move is obtained using the main storage address field and an address of the storage class memory used for the move is obtained using the storage class memory address field.
Patent GB-2522696-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to vacuum switching devices
Inventor: FALKINGHAM LESLIE THOMAS
IPC: H01H33/666
Filed: 2014-02-03
Abstract: A vacuum switching device that has no external moving components comprises an evacuated envelope including an insulator and that includes a fixed electrode and a moving electrode which engage and disengage mechanically to perform a switching function and are completely enclosed in the envelope. An external electrical connection to the moving electrode may be fixed and a current connection to the moving electrode can comprise: a conducting flexible member; a conducting spring, diaphragm or Belleville washer; or a sliding connection. Windings and all moving parts of a permanent magnet actuator can be located inside the vacuum chamber and connections to coils can pass through the envelope. Movement inside the envelope can be by means of either a magnetic or a permanent magnet actuator acting through walls of the envelope comprising a solenoid device located outside a non-magnetic protrusion of the envelope, and a rod of magnetisable material such as soft iron mechanically connected to the moving contact and extending into the coil.
Patent GB-2515627-A (GB)
Title: Stereoscopic microscope
Inventor: KIENING MARTIN
IPC: G02B21/36
Filed: 2014-04-28
Abstract: Electronic stereoscopic microscope 10 with camera unit 14 with an imaging axis A and deflecting element to provide an angle of inclination to the detection axis B and a beam splitter 24 to provide images with differing observation angles of the object. It also includes an electronic viewfinder 50 in an observation position or moveable into an observation position. The eye piece 50 is preferably moveably connected to the imaging unit 14 via an adjustment apparatus, which may include at least one pivot axis, which extends perpendicular to a plane formed by the first 18a and second legs 18b of the objective. The device preferably has a single image sensor 16 and beam splitter has double aperture diaphragm 24, rotating shutter 32 to alternatively allow optical path 28a or 28b, and synchronisation and control device 38 to synchronise the shutter 32 and the sensor 16 to detect stereoscopic part images.
Patent GB-2525903-A (GB)
Title: A device for determining unconciousness of a subject and a device for detecting a fall by a subject
Inventor: BRADBURY STEPHEN WILLIAM
IPC: G08B21/04
Filed: 2014-05-08
Abstract: A device (e.g. mobile phone, tablet) for detecting unconsciousness of a subject comprises a motion sensor 2 (e.g. accelerometer), a wireless transmitter 4 for sending a message and a processor 3 connected to the motion sensor and the wireless transmitter. The processor measures the output of the motion sensor at periodic intervals to determine if the motion sensor is moving and an alert message is sent via the wireless transmitter if movement above a threshold level is not detected in a predetermined period of time. Alternatively, or additionally, the output of the motion sensor can be used to determine if a fall has occurred, for example by determining if the speed of the device suddenly changes due to impact with the ground. The alert message may include GPS coordinates of the device, obtained by a GPS system 7. An override function may be provided so that the subject can cancel the alert message prior to transmission.
Patent GB-2515182-A (GB)
Title: Organic light-emitting device and method
Inventor: PILLOW JONATHAN
IPC: H01L51/50
Filed: 2011-06-24
Abstract: A composition comprising a fluorescent light-emitting polymer mixed with a triplet accepting oligomer or polymer comprising a repeat structure of formula (IIb): (TAU-Spacer)m (IIb) wherein TAU represents a triplet accepting unit, Spacer is a spacer group and m is at least 2. The composition may be used in the light-emitting layer of an organic light-emitting device. Also shown is a method of forming an organic light emitting device with the composition.
Patent GB-2517032-A (GB)
Title: Rasterisation in graphics processing systems
Inventor: HEGGELUND FRODE
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2014-05-30
Abstract: A rasteriser of a graphics processing pipeline 1 tests larger patches of a render output to be generated against a primitive to be rasterised, to determine if the primitive covers (at least in part) any smaller patches of the render output that the larger patch encompasses. The larger patch is then sub-divided into any covered smaller patches, and the process repeated. The rasteriser also identifies when a given smaller patch of the render output is found to entirely pass the edge test for an edge of the primitive in question when the larger patch encompassing that smaller patch is tested, notes that event in state information associated with the primitive edge in question, and then uses that state information to skip the testing of the edge in question against the smaller patch of the render output.
Patent GB-2527095-A (GB)
Title: Location-aware thickness gauge
Inventor: GEORGE DAVID
IPC: G01B17/02
Filed: 2014-06-11
Abstract: A thickness gauge 10 comprising a thickness measurement section including means for measuring and outputting the thickness of a substrate (eg wall, 14) in the vicinity of the instrument. The gauge also includes an ultra-high-frequency RFID reader (100, fig 4) adapted to determine and output the location of the instrument by reading an ultra-high-frequency RFID tag in the vicinity of the instrument, and a storage section (70) adapted to store thickness data indicating the thickness of the substrate output from the thickness measurement section in association with RFID location data indicating the corresponding location of the instrument output from the ultra-high-frequency RFID reader. A method for measuring and storing the thickness of a substrate is also disclosed.