baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2517450-A (GB)
Title: Modular floor system and connecting device for a modular floor system
Inventor: NEVILLE VERNON JOHN-GRAY
IPC: E04F15/02
Filed: 2013-08-19
Abstract: A modular floor system comprises first and second floor modules 1, 1A, each one having a first surface and a second surface, a first connecting device 2 affixable to the second surface of the first floor module 1 and comprising at least one projection 3, 4, and a second connecting 2 device affixable to the second surface of the second floor module 1A and comprising at least one projection 3, 4, each connecting device 2 being a substantially flat plate, and an end 7, 8 of the at least one projection 3, 4 of each of the first and second connecting devices 2 being inclined relative to the respective projection 3, 4. The first and second floor modules 1, 1A are engageable to form a substantially continuous floor surface by engagement of the inclined end 7, 8 of the at least one projection 3, 4 of the first connecting device 2 with a recess such as a groove or channel 10 in the second surface of the second floor module 1A and engagement of the inclined end 7, 8 of the at least one projection 3, 4 of the second connecting device 2 with a recess 10 in the second surface of the first floor module 1. The at least one projection 3, 4 of the first connecting device 2 is arranged to be positioned substantially adjacent the at least one projection 3, 4 of the second connecting device 2 so as to restrict lateral movement of the first and second floor modules 1, 1A relative to one another (see fig. 10). The recess 10 may be a continuous groove or a series of short grooves. The connecting device 2 may be a single projection (fig. 12), U-shaped, E or W shaped (fig. 13).
Patent GB-2512178-A (GB)
Title: Method for voice activation of a software agent from standby mode
Inventor: PANTEL LOTHAR
IPC: G10L15/28
Filed: 2014-01-14
Abstract: Software (eg. a personal assistant system) is voice-activated from a standby mode by storing an audio signal 11 in a buffer 6 and inputting it to a secondary voice recognition process 7, with a primary process 8 and a dialog system 9 being activated by a wake up 12 upon detection of a predetermined keyword or phrase (eg. what, 18 fig. 3) by the secondary process. Upon activation, the primary process converts the buffer content (21, fig. 3) and subsequent live transmission (22, fig. 3) to text which is inputted to a dialog system 9 which analyzes the text as to whether it contains a question/message/request to the software agent, and if so, triggers an appropriate action and contacts the user via an output device (eg. loudspeaker 3), and if not, returns the dialog system and primary recognition process to an inactive state controlled by the secondary process.
Patent GB-2515857-A (GB)
Title: A lubrication system for a turbopropeller
Inventor: LAIGLE ANTOINE
IPC: F02C7/10
Filed: 2014-03-06
Abstract: The invention relates to a lubrication system (30) for a turbopropeller, including an oil feed device (33) for at least one enclosure (32) and one equipment (31), the equipment (31) being connected to the feed device (33) via a displacement pump (35), characterised in that the lubrication system (30) includes a pressure restricting valve (36) mounted downstream of said displacement pump (35) and in parallel to the equipment (31), such that oil flows through the equipment (31) when the same is active, and through the valve (36) when the equipment (31) is inactive. This arrangements allows for a constant, uniform flow through the enclosure. The arrangement may also have a heat exchanger to cool the oil passing through the turbo-prop.
Patent GB-2527030-A (GB)
Title: Electrode array
Inventor: BOYDELL JULIET MARIE
IPC: A61B5/053
Filed: 2014-05-20
Abstract: An electrode array 1 for measuring impedance across a patients (e.g. an infant or a neonatal baby) lung comprises two or more electrodes 40 mounted on a substrate and being connectable to an electrical impedance segmentography monitor, and an adhesive surface (95 in figure 3) for attaching the electrodes to the patients skin. The array may comprise five electrodes distributed in an x-shaped configuration, with the four electrodes at the extremities of the cross positioned on the patients skin proximal to the quadrants of the lung, and the fifth on a position on the skin equidistant from the other four to be used as a reference electrode. The electrodes may be connected to wires 35-39 or printed tracks connectable to an electrical impedance segmentography (EIS) monitor. The substrate may be an adhesive liner 5 removably attached to the electrodes. It can be provided in two sections 10, 15 and at least one non-adhesive tab 25, 30 for assisting its removal. An EIS monitoring system may comprise an EIS monitor and two electrode arrays attached on a newborns chest and back, so that they are a mirror image of each other.
Patent GB-2526858-A (GB)
Title: Cajon
Inventor: HENDERSON STEPHEN
IPC: G10D13/18
Filed: 2014-06-05
Abstract: A cajon 2 with a tonal adjustment mechanism comprises: a cuboid shaped box including a front panel (fig. 1, 4) defining a playing surface, a bottom panel 6, a top panel 8, first and second side panels 10, 12 and a rear panel 14. A plurality of snare wires 18 are mounted within the box on a support and at least one lever arm 22, 24 is pivotally mounted within the box for pivotal movement about an axis extending parallel to and spaced inwardly from the playing surface. Pivotal movement of the lever arm displaces the snare wires between an inoperative position, wherein the snare wires are spaced from the playing surface, and at least one operative position, wherein the snare wires rest against an inner face of the playing surface. The snare wires are adjustable between the inoperative and operative positions by rotation of a cam having a cam surface acting against the support upon which the snare wires are mounted. The cam is rotatable by means of an operating member located on the exterior of the box to adjust the position of the snare wires with respect to the playing surface between the inoperative and operative positions.
Patent GB-2528331-A (GB)
Title: Portable therapeutic stretching and massage storage device
Inventor: TOWNSEND DUSTIN
IPC: A63B21/00
Filed: 2014-08-06
Abstract: An apparatus for portable exercise storage 100 comprising a rigid hollow tube 102 with a first 104 and second 108 ends, a first end cap 106 that is configured to removably close said first end, and at least one strap 112 detachably connected to the first and second ends. The apparatus may also comprise a second end cap to removably close the second end. The outer surface of the tube may comprise a plurality of raised, flat ridges 110, the outer circumference of which may be the same as that of the rest of the tube. The strap may be used to provide resistance to the user whilst the user is stretching. The end cap may comprise a movable tongue 202, connected to a push button 204 that may be prevented from moving by a lock 210. The first end cap may make a water-tight seal.
Patent GB-2512797-A (GB)
Title: Improved optical systems and LED luminaires
Inventor: ZHANG YONG
IPC: F21V5/04
Filed: 2012-09-10
Abstract: In this invention, the first refraction groove and the second refraction groove, which are located on two opposite ends of the reflection lens, are set on the same central axis. The said lens features a translucent shell and is of a horn- shaped appearance. The horn or cone-shaped mouth points from the first refraction groove to the second refraction groove. The outer surface is designed to have multiple reflection sections. When the LED light source is positioned at or in the first refraction groove, the light emitted from LED is refracted by the first refraction groove and then is sent out from the cone mouth at the second refraction groove. Meanwhile, the light which gets through the translucent lens shell is refracted by the multi-section reflection surface and then is also projected from the cone mouth. The reflection surface lens in this invention integrates multiple functions within the one body including focusing, refraction and reflection, which allows uniform illumination and other desired illumination effects without the need for any reflective coating. It simplifies the processing technique of LED illumination systems and reduces processing costs.
Patent GB-2529238-A (GB)
Title: Helmet and helmet system
Inventor: WOJDECKA ANNA
IPC: A62B18/04
Filed: 2014-08-14
Abstract: A helmet system that comprises: a helmet body 110 configured to fit the head of a user 10; a filter receptacle; a pump (Fig 1,140) arranged to direct ambient air 132 through an air filter 130 retained in the filter receptacle; a conduit configured to receive filtered air from the air filter 130; and a jaw piece 120 configured to receive the filtered air (Fig 1,134) and direct it to a zone adjacent to the user's mouth and/or nose. The jaw piece 120 can be adjusted and placed in an operational position 122, adjacent to the user's jaw, or a stowed position 124. The helmet 110 may further include a pollution sensor, a flow rate sensor or a speed sensor. The pump (140) can be controlled wirelessly and powered by a battery, solar cell, dynamo or turbine. The system may also direct air to cool the cranium of the user 10.
Patent GB-2529251-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for and a method of determining a characteristic of a sample
Inventor: MANSFIELD DANIEL IAN
IPC: G01N21/84
Filed: 2014-08-15
Abstract: Determining the complex refractive index, n-ik, of a test sample by calculating first ratio data of first intensity data of a first series of intensity values from measurements on the sample and second intensity data of a second series of intensity values from measurements on a reference sample of known n and k; using the first ratio data to calculate candidate value pairs for n and k; determining second ratio data between third intensity data of a third series of intensity values resulting from measurements on the test sample after coating with a material of known n and k and the second intensity data or to a ratio between the third intensity data and fourth intensity data of a fourth series of intensity values from measurements on the reference sample or another reference sample of known spectral n and k; and carrying out a fitting procedure using the second ratio data and the candidate value pairs for n and k by fitting the second ratio data to synthetic ratio data which is a function of n and k, so as to determine n and k for the test sample.
Patent GB-2523424-A (GB)
Title: A universal mobile document viewer with high fidelity, efficient architecture and editing
Inventor: YU SHENBO
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 2014-09-04
Abstract: A method of processing documents comprises receiving an original document 710 (e.g., PDF document) on a computer over a platform specific interface 702. The document is provided to a platform independent engine 704 where a parser 706 is configured to parse the document based on a page description language (PDL) that comprises the document. A plurality of feature objects is generated based on feature information. An intermediate document 716 is generated based on the plurality of feature objects. The intermediate document 716 may be stored on a data store for various reasons including, backup, archiving, sharing, or the like. A preview document is generated from the at least one intermediate document 716 arranged such that the preview document is displayable on the computer. A user may be further enabled to provide edit information 724 that may be used for generating an updated preview document. In at least one of the various embodiments, such editing may include adding, modifying, or removing information to a document before it is printed.
Patent GB-2520634-A (GB)
Title: Materials processing
Inventor: KILHAM DAVID JOHN RICHARD
IPC: E21B21/06
Filed: 2014-11-26
Abstract: A particulate waste material, for example a particulate contaminated material 1, is processed into a constructional material, such as an aggregate for use in the foundations of a road. The contaminated material 1 is mixed with cement powder 2, zeolite powder 4, and optionally recycled aggregate 3 in a mixer 6, together with sufficient water to form a slurry. The slurry is allowed to dry into a dry cake 8, which is then broken into fragments before it sets. These fragments are allowed to set partially, then are graded through a screen 9, oversize material being crushed by a jaw crusher 10 and recombined. Once setting is complete, this yields a solid coarse particulate building material in which the contaminated particulate material 1 is safely encapsulated. This method is suitable for processing contaminated materials such as treated drilling cuttings from boring oil wells, contaminated soils, road sweepings, furnace slags and ground lead glass, as well as other waste materials, such as scrap plastics and plasterboard.
Patent GB-2533800-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive method for device independent web page presentation
Inventor: KLAUS KONDERT
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2014-12-30
Abstract: Communication device communicatively coupled with a server hosting at least a part of a web page, the communication device being adapted to, upon instruction by a user of the communication device, download and display a web page by contacting the server hosting at least a part of said web page and downloading multiple layout formats and web page contents; selecting one of the downloaded layout formats either automatically by the web browser based on device properties and/or on user interaction; applying said selected layout format to the web page content; rendering and displaying the webpage optimally based on the web page content and the applied selected layout.
Patent GB-2527389-A (GB)
Title: Support board assembly
Inventor: ALLEN FRANCEYS
IPC: B43L5/00
Filed: 2015-02-13
Abstract: A support board 1 with a base 2 and a covering canopy 14 formed of a top panel 16 and two sides 18, the sides 18 extending between the base 2 and the top 16. The canopy 14 is moved by a hinge assembly (34, fig 12) comprising a first (42, fig 12) and second (44, fig 12) member pivotally connected, the members moveable between a folded and an extended configuration. The hinge has a latch (94, fig 15) to retain the members in the extended configuration and a detent means to prevent the angle between first and second members exceeding 180 degrees. The board may be a clipboard. The hinge may comprise hinge plates and may comprise a gudgeon (72, fig 12) and a pintle (74, fig 12). The latch (94, fig 15) may be a projection on the first member and an engaging lip on the second member. The projection may extend from a cantilever arm 80. The hinge assembly (34, fig 12) may be attached to the hinged canopy 14 by sliding into pockets 36.
Patent GB-2536289-A (GB)
Title: Oil/gas production apparatus
Inventor: MIRZA NAJAM ALI BEG
IPC: F04F5/54
Filed: 2015-03-13
Abstract: An apparatus for boosting the pressure of flowing fluids includes a plurality of jet pumps 10a, 10b, each having a LP inlet for LP fluid, a HP inlet for HP liquid and a MP outlet for MP fluid. A fluid separator device 16 is connected to receive the MP fluid from the outlets of the jet pumps, a gas outlet line 20 for a separated gas phase and a liquid outlet 22a, 22b for separated liquid phase. A liquid return line 24h, 38 is connected to the liquid outlet of the fluid separator device and the HP inlets of the jet pumps 10a, 10b for returning at least some of the separated liquid phase from the fluid separator device to the HP inlets of the jet pumps, and a mechanical pump 32 is connected into the liquid return line for boosting the pressure of the liquid delivered to the HP inlets of the jet pumps. A flow control system 6 is provided for controlling the flow of fluids through the respective jet pumps 10a, 10b.
Patent GB-2527633-A (GB)
Title: Backplane for receiving electrical components
Inventor: BELL MICHAEL
IPC: H05K1/03
Filed: 2015-03-18
Abstract: A backplane 100 to receive electrical components 200, for example a PCB to receive multiple hard disc drives (HDDs) and to be mounted in a sled, is configured to prevent transfer of vibrations between electrical components by allowing connector island(s) 109 located in opening(s) 110 in a substrate 103 to move independently with respect to the substrate. One or more flexible bridging elements 114 extend between the connector islands and the substrate, and backplane traces 106 formed as part of the substrate extend over the bridging elements 114 to the connector island(s) 109. The bridging elements allow the connector island(s) 109 to flex with respect to the substrate 103 and absorb vibrations. A mating connector component 122 may be permanently or removably affixed to a connector island. There may be a series of alternating connector islands 109 formed along two parallel axes extending lengthwise on the substrate, and each connector island may be able to move independently to other connector islands. The backplane may be trapezoidal, with fewer backplane traces at the narrower end, connecting to the farthest connector island from a backplane connector region (Fig. 8; 140).
Patent GB-2528350-A (GB)
Title: Battery management
Inventor: HARDY JOHN LESLIE GORDON
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2015-04-14
Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for managing a battery comprising a plurality of series connected cells 2. The battery comprises a plurality of series connected statically balanced cells 2. The battery is arranged so that a substantially identical load is imposed on all of the cells, in use in order to maintain a balanced charging state. A battery charging controller is used for controlling the charging of the battery and is arranged to terminate charging prior to the cells reaching their maximum state of charge. The invention also provides a modified charging regime which controls individual cell voltage to avoid any single cell exceeding a desired voltage.
Patent GB-2529037-A (GB)
Title: Augmented reality apparatus and method
Inventor: KNIGHT CHRISTOPHER GEORGE
IPC: H04N5/272
Filed: 2015-06-10
Abstract: Augmented reality image comprising recording a basic image including a subject and a first background, extracting the subject from the basic image, and providing the extracted subject image to a display device for combining with a second background. A camera of the display device may be used for imaging a real-world moving subject which may be sent as video messages between remote handheld portable communicating devices. Subject may be users face or head. An audio sound recording may attach to the video. An AR image component graphical element may be anchored to the extracted subject image. Subject extraction may be achieved using feature detection, colour modelling or shape detection. The system may be embedded in a smartphone app with an augmented reality images created using computer generated visual effects combined with a live view through the phone camera. At A the sending person may record a moving image of their own head a video which separated from the background by the app, with the background automatically discarded with the image sent to a recipient who, at B, sees the head speak to them either on their desktop or in the camera view of the smartphone or tablet.
Patent GB-2540402-A (GB)
Title: Lavatory cleansing block
Inventor: BRIAN WILSON
IPC: C11D17/00
Filed: 2015-07-16
Abstract: A lavatory cleansing block comprising an alkane sulphonate in an amount of 15-40% wt of the block, a carboxymethylcellulose and a hydrophobe, the total weight of the block being 5-35g, preferably 5-25g. Preferably the alkane sulphonate is sodium alkylbenzene sulphonate, the carboxymethylcellulose has a viscosity of 1000-8000cP at 25oC and a degree of substitution of 0.6-1.45 and the hydrophobe is selected from a terpene, a C9-11 primary alcohol, a non-ionic surfactant, a perfume or mixtures thereof, being more preferably pine oil or a mixture thereof with C9-11 primary alcohols. The toilet cleaning block may also contain a dye such as Acid Blue 9, additional surfactants, such as an alpha-olefin sulphonate, a density control agent, such as sodium sulphate, a filler, such as magnesium sulphate, a preservative, such as sodium orthophenylphenate etc. Preferred amounts are 2-15% wt for carboxymethylcellulose, 2-10% wt for the hydrophobe and 0.5-10% wt for the dye. The block is preferably free of guar gum and phosphorus-containing compounds. It is preferably placed in the cistern of a toilet, has a toilet life of at least 7 days and leaves less than 3% wt residue at the end of its useful life.
Patent GB-2530964-A (GB)
Title: System and method for improving efficiency of aircraft gate services and turn around
Inventor: COX ISAIAH W
IPC: B64F1/305
Filed: 2014-07-08
Abstract: A system and method is provided for improving efficiency of aircraft gate services and reducing time spent by an aircraft parked parallel to an airport terminal wherein aircraft utilities and gate services provided during turnaround are supported by an arrangement of flexibly movable, service and utility-carrying extendable passenger boarding bridges that enable passenger and baggage exchange concurrently with connection of utilities and provision of gate services to the aircraft. Aircraft are maneuvered by a pilot into and out of a parallel parking location in a forward direction by an engines-off electric taxi system that does not rely on the use of aircraft main engines to drive the aircraft, enabling loading bridge, utility, and service connections to be made to multiple aircraft doors as soon as the aircraft arrives at a parking space and then quickly disconnected upon departure.
Patent GB-2535038-A (GB)
Title: Pseudo phase production simulation: A signal processing approach to assess quasi-multiphase flow production via successive analogous step-function relative
Inventor: Trace Boone Smith
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 2013-09-16
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for approximating multiphase flow reservoir production simulation for ranking multiple petro-physical realizations. One embodiment is a system that includes at least one processor and memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor performs operations that includes generating a set of pseudo-phase production relative permeability curves; receiving production rate history data; receiving minimal simulation configuration parameters; performing flow simulation using the set of pseudo-phase production relative permeability curves for a set of petro-physical realizations; determining an optimal matching pseudo-phase production simulation result that best matches the production rate history data; and determining a ranking for the petro-physical realizations within the set of petro-physical realizations based on an area between a composite rate curve for a petro-physical realization and a historical rate curve.
Patent GB-2549934-A (GB)
Title: Junction temperature and current sensing
Inventor: ANGUS BRYANT
IPC: H03K17/082
Filed: 2016-04-28
Abstract: Temperature and current monitoring of an IGBT and a freewheel diode Analogue currents representing the temperature of an IGBT, the current flowing in the IBGT, and the temperature and current of a freewheel diode connected across the IGBT, are drawn from the IGBTs gate drive line by measurement circuits local to the IGBT and the diode. The analogue currents are sensed by a sense resistor in the gate drive circuit (figure 1). The various measurement circuits may be selected by use of different positive and negative gate drive voltages in conjunction with Zener diodes in the measurement circuits (figure 13). No extra conductors between the gate driver and the IGBT and the diode are required. Excessive device temperature or current may provide an advance indication of device failure so that preventive action may be taken. The temperature-dependent analogue currents may be generated by temperature-sensitive current sources or resistors, and the analogue currents representing device currents may be provided by current mirrors.