baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2507388-A (GB)
Title: Taking power consumption into account when rescheduling trains following a delay
Inventor: FUSHIKI TAKUMI
IPC: B60M3/02
Filed: 2013-08-20
Abstract: Train operation management comprising obtaining a location of a train 182 and generating and displaying an actually implemented train schedule 122 and a predicted train schedule 123. When an even delays the train, the system 100 predicts train stoppage, acceleration or deceleration caused by the event; generates a predicted train schedule; finds a predicted amount of power 128 consumed by the train according to the predicted schedule; and displays 131 a temporal change in the predicted power consumption. The predicted schedule may include passenger handling time 113. A power supply-demand system (1, Fig.18) comprising a power converter connected between a power storage device and a feeder includes a charge-discharge control device which acquires said predicted train schedule and controls the power converter in accordance with when the train accelerates or when consumption exceeds a predetermined value.
Patent GB-2517460-A (GB)
Title: Metal-air batteries
Inventor: KEITH SCOTT
IPC: H01M12/08
Filed: 2013-08-21
Abstract: This invention relates to metal-air batteries and methods of making metal-air batteries. In one aspect, the batteries include a cathode which comprises an electronically conductive support, a solid metal carbonate and a binding agent. A method of making such metal-air batteries is also disclosed. The metal carbonate may be selected from Li2CO3, Na2CO3, K2CO3, MgCO3 and CaCO3, and is most preferably Na2CO3. The electrically conductive support material may be selected from carbon, metal carbide, metal nitride, a metal or semiconductor oxide, metal boride or a metal or metal alloy matrix, and is most preferably carbon. The binder may be a fluorinated polymer, e.g. PVDF, Nafion (RTM) or PTFE. In another aspect, the batteries comprise a battery cell and a solvent reservoir in communication with the battery cell which is arranged to trap gases emitted by the battery. Preferably, there is a flow of electrolyte between the battery cell and the reservoir.
Patent GB-2507199-A (GB)
Title: Pneumatic tyre
Inventor: UEYOKO KIYOSHI
IPC: B60C9/18
Filed: 2012-06-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic tyre having a carcass and a belt reinforcing structure. The belt reinforcing structure comprises a first belt layer having cords arranged at an angle of 10 degrees or less with respect to the centerplane of the tyre, and a zigzag belt reinforcing structure located radially outward of the first belt layer. The zigzag belt reinforcing structure forms two layers of cords, the cords being inclined at 5 to 30 degrees relative to the centerplane of the tyre extending in alternation to turnaround points at each lateral edge. The first belt layer is wider than the zigzag belt reinforcing structure. The ratio of the second belt width W2 to the first belt width W1 is in the range 0.4 < W2/W1 < 0.6.
Patent GB-2522241-A (GB)
Title: Protection device
Inventor: WAGSTAFF LEE
IPC: B21J9/06
Filed: 2014-01-20
Abstract: A swaging tool head protection device 100 comprising a cap 102, 104 encapsulating a swaging tool head 10. The cap 102, 104 comprises an aperture. The cap 102, 104 can shield an operator from debris caused by failure of the swaging tool head. The cap may comprise first 102 and second 104 protection portions; the second portion 104 may be removably engageable to the first portion 102. The first 102 and second 104 protection portions may include a projection 106 and a recess 108 respectively. The protection device may be suitable for use with a swaging tool head 10 comprising a first 18 and second 20 deformation member and a support member 14. The first protection portion 102 may cover a portion of a surface of the second deformation member 20. The second protection portion 104 may engage with and cover portion of a surface of the support member 14. The cap 102, 104 may be formed integrally with the swaging tool head 10. The cap 102, 104 may be manufactured from one or more of stainless steel, titanium and/or carbon reinforced composite materials. The protection device may be used with a radial or an axial swaging tool.
Patent GB-2506815-A (GB)
Title: A System and method for selling products
Inventor: DORMER AARON
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2012-05-31
Abstract: A system and method of selling products is described, the method including the steps of: offering products for sale in a retail store; a person visiting the retail store; a person browsing the stock offered for sale; a person scanning the barcode on a product of interest to obtain additional product details; receiving indication information in an electronic form which identifies a person and at least one product that they are interested in purchasing; processing the indication information to determine a revised offer of sale; transmitting the revised offer of sale in an electronic form to the person.
Patent GB-2524336-A (GB)
Title: A device
Inventor: AYINNEMI GLORIA
IPC: H05K5/03
Filed: 2014-03-22
Abstract: A device for impeding or preventing access to controls on electronic equipment such as personal video recorders, to prevent a child from using the controls. The device comprises a housing 10 having at least a pair of opposed sides and an upper portion, a door which may be hinged on the housing, moveable between and open and a closed positioned wherein the device is positioned in use over an item of electrical equipment so that the door 24 is arranged over the controls in order to permit access to the controls when the door is open. The door may be transparent and include a catch or lock 28; the housing may include attachment means to mount the housing to a surface and further attachment means to connect a second housings together to house a plurality of electrical devices such as VCR, PVR.
Patent GB-2515395-A (GB)
Title: Time-efficient tests to detect air gun faults
Inventor: PARKES GREGORY ERNEST
IPC: G01V13/00
Filed: 2014-05-14
Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a method and system of towing 200 a plurality of air guns in a body of water wherein the largest of the guns has a bubble period. A bubble test is performed 202 on a first gun and a second gun at first and second times respectively. A delay 204 between the first and second time is at least as long as the bubble period and at most as long as twenty times the bubble period. In another aspect, a bubble test includes beginning a short record by initiating data recording at a sensor and during the short record firing two seismic guns with a time delay. After firing the second gun, the shot record is ended by stopping the data recording at the sensor. The firing sequence may include a progression form an aft-most portion of the plurality of air guns to the forward-most portion. According to some embodiments of these techniques, a firing sequence for testing the air guns may be determined that reduces the amount of interaction between firings. Further, firing time delays may also be determined in order to further reduce the interactions. Accordingly, a test of an array of air guns may be completed relatively quickly.
Patent GB-2528080-A (GB)
Title: Structure
Inventor: MARKS OLIVER
IPC: B64C3/18
Filed: 2014-07-08
Abstract: A structure has a panel 5, a stringer 8 and a rib 14. The stringer 8 includes a stringer flange 8a joined to the panel 5 and a stringer web 8b extending away from the stringer flange 8a. The rib 14 has a rib web 14b and a rib foot 30. The rib foot 30 has a rib foot flange 32 that is joined to the stringer web 8b, first and second rib foot base parts 31a 31b that are joined to the inner surface of the panel 5 or to the stringer flange 8a and a rib foot web 33 that is joined to the rib web 14b. The rib foot 30 is formed as a single folded piece such that the rib foot flange 32 is connected to the rib foot web 33 by a first folded corner 34, the first rib foot base part 31a is connected to the rib foot flange 32 by a second folded corner 35 and the second rib foot base part 31b is connected to the rib foot web 33 by a third folded corner 36. The rib foot 30, stringer 8 and rib 13 preferably form part of an aircraft wing (fig 1 & 2).
Patent GB-2533952-A (GB)
Title: Active matrix device and method of driving
Inventor: BENJAMIN JAMES HADWEN
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 2015-01-08
Abstract: A method of driving an element of an active matrix electro-wetting on dielectric (AM-EWOD) device comprises applying a first alternating voltage V2 to a reference electrode 28 of the AM-EWOD device and either (i) applying to an element electrode 38 of the AM-EWOD device a second alternating voltage V1 that has the same frequency as the first alternating voltage and that is out of phase with the first alternating voltage or (ii) holding the element electrode in a high impedance state. The effect of applying the second alternating voltage to the element electrode is to put the element in an actuated state in which the element is configured to actuate any liquid droplet 4 present in the element, while the effect of holding the element electrode in the high impedance state is to put the element in a non-actuated state. The device may comprise an array of element electrodes. The AM-EWOD method may be employed by a lab-on-a-chip system. An AM-EWOD device and electrode element circuit is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2537908-A (GB)
Title: Speech synthesis using linear dynamical modelling
Inventor: Vassilis Tsiaras
IPC: G10L15/02
Filed: 2015-04-30
Abstract: A text-to-speech (TTS) system is trained according to a constrained higher-order (eg. second order) parametric linear dynamic model (LDM) whereby text is converted to a sequence of linguistic units (eg. phonemes, sub-phonemes), each state of which is looked up in an acoustic model table to produce a sequence of speech vectors which is output as speech. A predefined number T of hidden vectors xt evolve according to a state equation involving an observation matric H, state transformation matrix F, covariance matrices Q & R and mean vectors m. The LDMs may be constrained to be critically damped towards a target q.
Patent GB-2529550-A (GB)
Title: Multifunctional spoon
Inventor: LOK HAU YI
IPC: A47J43/28
Filed: 2015-03-03
Abstract: Disclosed is a multifunctional spoon, comprising a head (1) made of a soft material; and a handle (4) connected to the head (1), the handle (4) being made of a hard material, and the handle (4) being provided with a first folding portion (5), wherein the head (1) comprises a connecting portion for connecting the head (1) and the handle (4), and wherein the connection portion includes a second folding portion and a third folding portion (3), so as to arrange the multifunctional spoon to be a spoon or a shovel. The multifunctional spoon can be conveniently and easily changed from a spoon to a shovel, or from a shovel to a spoon by virtue of its own material, so that the multifunctional spoon is configured to a dual-use outdoor cooking appliance.
Patent GB-2526469-A (GB)
Title: Passive acoustic resonator for fiber optic cable tubing
Inventor: LEE ERIK N
IPC: E21B47/14
Filed: 2014-01-29
Abstract: A passive acoustic system and a method of utilizing the passive acoustic system in a subsurface borehole are discussed. The method includes disposing the passive acoustic system in the borehole, the passive acoustic system including at least one passive acoustic resonator, and monitoring a frequency of an acoustic signal at the at least one passive acoustic resonator. The passive acoustic system includes a protective tubing, a fiber optic cable disposed within the protective tubing, a fluid layer between the fiber optic cable and the protective tubing, and at least one passive acoustic resonator, the at least one passive acoustic resonator representing an area within the protective tubing having a known geometry, wherein the fluid layer affects a frequency of an acoustic signal obtained from the at least one passive acoustic resonator.
Patent GB-2530935-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for image processing to avoid counting shelf edge promotional labels when counting product labels
Inventor: PATEL ANKUR R
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2014-09-30
Abstract: Method for identifying shelf edges in an image, comprising: identifying instances of patterned content (eg. barcodes, labels, advertisements etc.) on a shelf edge region in an image by comparing sections of the image with a reference image of the content; demarcating each individual occurrence with a commonly orientated geometric pattern (eg. quadrilateral, rectangle) with corners above and below each instance of content; clustering the corners and splitting them into two sets, one corresponding to the top or upper bound of a shelf edge and the other corresponding to the bottom or lower bound of the shelf edge. Quadrilaterals may be estimated using a geometric model fitting and verification algorithm based on interest point matches between image and reference image. Upper and lower lines, highlighting higher and lower shelf edge boundaries, may be fitted to corners in clusters the space in between is identified as the shelf edge. A horizontal kernel bandwidth larger than a vertical kernel bandwidth may be used for clustering. Distance between vertical coordinates of corners and cluster centres may be used for clustering. A stock counter (eg. in a shop or store) does not count shelf edge promotional labels when counting labels of products on shelves.
Patent GB-2534988-A (GB)
Title: Pressure relief insert
Inventor: SCOTT MACAREE
IPC: F24H9/16
Filed: 2015-12-10
Abstract: An insert 10 for diverting the flow of fluid from a pressure relief mechanism. The insert 10 comprises an elongate body 11 having an open connection end 12 and a closed free end 13. A flow path extends from the connection end 12 towards the free end 13. At least one aperture 29 is formed in the body 11 towards the free end 13 and the at least one aperture 29 is in fluid communication with the flow path. The connection end 12 of the insert is configured to be received internally within the end section 15 of a tubular pipe 16 and the width 24 of the elongate body 11 is not substantially larger than the width 26 of the pipe 16. The elongate body 11 can comprise a section 19 that is received within the pipe 16 and a section 20 that extends outwardly therefrom, with the external sections width substantially corresponding to, or being equal to, the width 26 of the pipe 16. The apertures 29 can be inclined relative to the flow path and to the elongate body to direct fluid towards the connection end 12.
Patent GB-2533709-A (GB)
Title: Composite conductive material, power storage device, conductive dispersion, conductive device, conductive composite and thermally conductive composite
Inventor: SHOJI HASEGAWA
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2015-03-13
Abstract: A composite thermally-conductive material is disclosed which comprises a graphene material exfoliated from a graphite-based carbon material and the graphite-based carbon material, and a thermally-conductive material dispersed in a base material, where the graphite-based carbon material has rhombohedral graphite layer and a hexagonal graphite layer wherein a Rate, which is defined by Equation 1, is 31% or more: Rate = P3/ (P3+P4) x100 Equation 1 wherein P3 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the rhombohedral graphite layer based on the X-ray diffraction method, and P4 is a peak intensity of a (101) plane of the hexagonal graphite layer based on the X-ray diffraction method. The graphene material is a crystal of mean size of 100nm or more and formed in a flake-like or sheet-like shape having 10 layers or less. The graphite-based carbon material can be produced by carrying out radiowave and physical treatment on a natural graphite material. The composite may be formed by kneading the graphite-based carbon material together with the thermally-conductive material and the base material. The composite may be used for heat sinks.
Patent GB-2538365-A (GB)
Title: A method for joining at least two components of an endoscope, component of an endoscope and endoscope
Inventor: BRÜSEHABER STEFFEN
IPC: B23K1/18
Filed: 2016-04-01
Abstract: In a method according to the invention for connecting at least two components 7, 2, of an endoscope, at least one solder mold part 18, which contains a high-temperature solder, is brought into at least one solder reservoir of at least one of the components, the at least two components are held to one another such that, between joining regions, which are assigned to one another, of the at least two components, there is formed at least one soldering gap which is in capillary connection with the at least one solder reservoir 15, 16, 17, and the arrangement (1, 22) made up of the at least two components and the at least one solder mold part 18 is heated to a soldering temperature of the high-temperature solder. The invention also relates to a component of an endoscope and to an endoscope.
Patent GB-2550170-A (GB)
Title: Improved production of aggregates
Inventor: COLIN HILLS
IPC: C04B18/08
Filed: 2016-05-11
Abstract: A process for the preparation of aggregates comprises the steps of (a) blending air pollution control residue or Portland cement with a carbonatable substance; (b) mixing the blended air pollution residue or Portland cement and carbonatable substance with water to form a damp blended air pollution control residue or damp blended cement and carbonatable substance mixture; and (c) carbonating the damp blended air pollution control residue or cement and carbonatable substance mixture in the presence of carbon dioxide. The carbonatable substance may be a cement bypass dust, or biomass ash. An alternative process for the preparation of aggregates comprises the steps of (a) blending a first carbonatable waste with a second carbonatable waste to form a blended carbonatable waste; (b) mixing the blended carbonatable waste with water to form a damp blended carbonatable waste mixture, and (c) carbonating the damp blended carbonatable waste in the presence of carbon dioxide.
Patent GB-2550180-A (GB)
Title: Cleaner head
Inventor: LUCAS HORNE
IPC: A47L9/04
Filed: 2016-05-11
Abstract: A cleaner head 10 for a vacuum cleaner comprises a suction inlet 20 defined in the lower face of a housing 11 and a suction passageway 20A through the housing 11, the suction passageway 20A being in fluid communication with the suction inlet 20. A rotatable sealing element 40 is located at a front of the housing 11. The rotatable sealing element 40 has a rotational axis 41 which is parallel to the lower face of the cleaner head 10 and the housing 11at least partially surrounds the rotatable sealing element 40. An agitator 60 is positioned rewards of the rotatable sealing element 40. The suction passageway 20A is located between the agitator 60 and the rotatable sealing element 40. A shielding member 50 may be located between the agitator 60 and the rotatable sealing element 40 with the suction passageway 20A being in fluid communication with a portion of the rotatable sealing element 40 above the shielding member 50. The rotatable sealing element 40 preferably includes an outer layer of resiliently deformable material such as closed cell foam. The rotatable sealing element 40 may include radially-extending blades.
Patent GB-2552782-A (GB)
Title: A control system for a pressurised gas path
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JOHN COWLES
IPC: F17C13/04
Filed: 2016-08-01
Abstract: A control system for a pressurised gas path comprising a stem axially movable towards and away from an opening to control the pressurised gas path. A rotary actuator is coupled to the stem so that rotation of the actuator causes axial movement of the stem. At least one element is coupled between the stem and actuator, each element being biased into a first position in which it can transfer the motion of the actuator to the stem. Each coupling element is arranged to move to a second position, against the action of the biasing force, when the torque applied to the actuator exceeds a threshold value so as to decouple the actuator from the stem.
Patent GB-2553118-A (GB)
Title: Shaving system
Inventor: COSTAS ANASTASIS
IPC: A47K1/09
Filed: 2016-08-23
Abstract: Disclosed is a modular shaving system 1 comprising a shaving brush 2 and a shaving brush holder 3, said system being adapted to reversibly adopt a shaving brush transportation configuration, and a shaving brush support configuration. In the transportation configuration, an interior volume of the shaving brush holder reversibly retains the shaving brush. In the support configuration, the shaving brush holder reversibly secures the shaving brush. In the support configuration, the shaving brush may be secured to the shaving brush holder using magnetism. The shaving brush holder may comprise at least first and second portions 4,5, which may be reversibly securable to each other to form an interior volume for storing the shaving brush when in the transport configuration. The first and second portions may comprise a sinusoidal shaped interface 7,8, which may comprise magnets. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing said modular shaving system, and a kit of parts comprising said modular shaving system and a razor.
Patent GB-2544878-A (GB)
Title: Determination of substance presence, identity and/or level in vessels
Inventor: Katerina V Newman
IPC: G05D11/13
Filed: 2014-06-12
Abstract: A process control system can include a vessel, and at least one heat transfer property sensor that measures a heat transfer property of a substance at the vessel. The process control system can also include a monitoring device that receives an output of the heat transfer property sensor, and a process control device that is adjusted in response to the heat transfer property sensor output. A method of controlling a process can include measuring a thermal conductivity of a substance at a vessel, and adjusting the process in response to the measuring.
Patent GB-2557225-A (GB)
Title: Interconnect system
Inventor: JENS CHRISTIAN SVENKERUD
IPC: G06F13/366
Filed: 2016-11-30
Abstract: Disclosed is an interconnect system for microprocessors, the interconnect arranged to control access to a slave device 202. The interconnect has first stage master devices 206a-d, each master device has an associated priority value for the slave. A first stage arbiter 204a connected to the first stage master devices determines a first selected master device from the first stage master devices wishing to connect to the slave using the priority values of the devices. The arbiter then produces a transaction including the priority value 216a-d associated with the first selected master device and sends it to a second stage arbiter 204b. The second stage arbiter is connected to second stage master devices 206e-g each having an associated priority value 216e-g for the slave. The second arbiter determines a second selected master device from the priority values 216e-g of any second stage master device wishing to connect to the slave and the priority value 216a-d of the transaction from the first stage arbiter.
Patent GB-2547530-A (GB)
Title: Expanding panel and method of manufacture
Inventor: JONATHAN SEYMOUR MOUNTFORT
IPC: E04C2/30
Filed: 2016-12-16
Abstract: The panel comprises elongate cuts 6 extending between a front face and a rear face and forming bridging members 35 between living hinges, with at least one cut located towards one side of the panel and two cuts located towards the opposite side, the cuts forming at least one pair of parallel lines of cuts, where there are at least two bridging members which rotate about at least four living hinges to allow the panel to expand and increase its width and form apertures 10 in the panel when pulled apart transversely to the cuts. The apertures may increase to a maximum size when the panel is expanded and decrease to a minimum when the panel is retracted. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the panel comprising cutting and moulding the panel.