baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2542652-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for floating-point multiplication
Inventor: DAVID RAYMOND LUTZ
IPC: G06F7/53
Filed: 2016-06-09
Abstract: An apparatus and method for floating-point multiplication are provided. Two partial products are generated from two operand significands. An unbiased result exponent is determined from operand exponent values and leading zero counts (e.g. if one of the operands is denormal), and a shift amount and direction for a product significand as needed for a predetermined minimum exponent value of a predetermined canonical format. First and second rounding values for injection into addition of the partial products are generated by shifting a predetermined rounding pattern by the shift amount in an opposite shift direction for the first rounding value and left shifting by one bit the first rounding value to give the second. The first and second partial products are added together with the first rounding value to give a first product significand, and are added together with the second rounding value to give a second product significand. These product significands are shifted by the shift amount in the shift direction and one is then selected in order to generate a formatted significand in the predetermined canonical format. This selection can depend on whether the result mantissa has overflown, based on an overflow mask shifted by the shift amount.
Patent GB-2551987-A (GB)
Title: Oral cannabinoid formulations
Inventor: HARSHIT SHAH
IPC: A61P25/28
Filed: 2016-07-01
Abstract: A cannabinoid containing oral solution comprising a cannabinoid, a lipid solvent, ethanol and an ultrahigh potency sweetener. Preferably the ultrahigh potency sweetener has a sweetness intensity compared to sucrose of greater than 1000, more preferably greater than 5000. The preferred sweetener is N-[N-(3,3-dimethylbutyl)-L-α-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester (Neotame) or N-[N-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propyl-α-L-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester (Advantame). The cannabinoid is preferably cannabidiol (CBD). The oral solution may also comprise a flavourant. Preferably the oral solution is stable in climatic zones I and II for up to 24 months and zones III and IV for up to 18 months, without the use of a stabilising agent. Also disclosed is the use of said oral solution in the treatment of epilepsy and associated syndromes, Dravet syndrome, Lennox Gastaut syndrome, myocolonic seizures, juvenile myocolonic epilepsy, refractory epilepsy, schizophrenia, juvenile spasms, West syndrome, infantile spasms, refractory infantile spasms, tuberous sclerosis complex, brain tumours, neuropathic pain, cannabis use disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, early psychosis, Alzheimers disease and autism. Also disclosed is a method of treatment for said diseases/disorders comprising administering said solution. The invention provides a palatable lipid based oral formulation with low levels of ethanol that make it suitable for paediatric products aimed at young children.
Patent GB-2552339-A (GB)
Title: Access chamber cover system
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JAMES WHITELEY
IPC: E03F5/06
Filed: 2016-07-19
Abstract: An access chamber cover system for use in covering an access opening 12. The system 10 comprises a support bar 18 of length sufficient to allow the support bar 18 to extend across the opening 12 so as to divide the opening 12 into at least a first opening region 12a and a second opening region 12b. A first cover 20 is supportable, in part, by the support bar 18 and operable to close at least part of the first opening region 12a. A second cover 20 is supportable, in part, by the support bar 18 and operable to close at least part of the second opening region 12b. The first and second covers 20 each include an opening 30 of shape and size sufficient to allow the support bar 18 to extend there through when the system 10 is not in use covering the opening 12 and the first and second covers 20 are stacked upon one another. Optionally, each opening region is closable using two or more covers 20. Optionally, the support bar is of a T-shaped profile. Optionally, the covers are provided with locating tabs receivable within corresponding openings provided in the support bar.
Patent GB-2543907-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods of object identification and database creation
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER SOAMES JOHNSON
IPC: A47F9/04
Filed: 2016-09-01
Abstract: An image 402 of an original object is captured and an associated machine readable identifier is synchronously read. The image and its associated identifier are stored in an image database 300. An image 404 of a subsequent object whose machine readable identifier is either unavailable or incapable of being scanned is identified by comparing its image with similar images in the database. Identification information 406 based on a machine readable identifier associated with the image of the original object is output in response to recognising the object relative to other images in the database. The machine readable identifier can be a barcode or radio-frequency identification. More than one image can be captured using one or more cameras at different orientations and the identifier can be optically read. The object information can comprise a name, a description, a cost an image of the object displayed on a graphical user interface. Such a system for identifying objects can be used in a point of sale system such as a customer self-checkout.
Patent GB-2553846-A (GB)
Title: Umbilical fluid line and umbilical
Inventor: ATLE HARALD BØRNES
IPC: H01B9/00
Filed: 2016-09-19
Abstract: A component of a fluid line for a subsea power umbilical 1 comprises a metal tube 4 having a semiconducting coating 10. In other embodiments, there is provide a loaded reel for use in manufacturing the integrated power umbilical. In other embodiments, there is provided a method of manufacturing a component of a fluid line for a power umbilical, comprising providing a length of metal tube 4 and extruding a coating 10 onto the metal tube, the coating 10 being semiconducting. Optionally, the metal tube is formed from a ferrous metal or steel. Optionally, the semiconductor coating material is an organic semiconductor coating, comprising polyethylene or polypropylene doped with a suitable conducting material, which can be carbon. Optionally, the coating is formed over the external surface of the metal tube by extrusion. Optionally, there is provided a grounding conductor to provide the semiconductor coating with a grounding path. Optionally, the coating material has a resistivity in the range 0.01-100.0 Ω.m.
Patent GB-2544859-A (GB)
Title: Front attachment lift mechanism
Inventor: ALEXANDRA K DEVRIES
IPC: E01H5/04
Filed: 2016-09-23
Abstract: A front attachment lift mechanism 104 for a lawn tractor comprising a front hitch weldment 106 connected to the tractor frame having a plurality of side plates 122, 124 which support a front attachment, a plurality of hitch arms 126, 128 extending rearwardly and upwardly on either side of the frame, a rear weldment 112 comprising a plurality of brackets 160, 158, having upper portions 178 which are connected by support bars 174, 176 to each other, and a forward end extending forwardly and downwardly from the upper portions, and a plurality of wireform assemblies 108, 110 being connected between each of the hitch arms and the forward ends of the rear brackets. Additional embodiments comprise of a front attachment lift mechanism 104 having a plurality of wireform assemblies connected to either side of the rear weldment wherein they are removably attached to the plurality of lift arms, wherein the wireform assemblies extend forwardly over the front axle of the tractor to the front hitch; and also, the front attachment being removable and pivotably secured to the front of the tractor.
Patent GB-2538675-A (GB)
Title: Linking objects in databases
Inventor: PETER CAMPBELL
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2015-02-26
Abstract: A method of linking first and second objects (91, 92) stored in first and second respective databases (41, 42) is disclosed. The first object comprises a plurality of attributes (10). The method comprises creating, in the second database (42), an entry (211) for the first object in a look up table (17), the entry including a first reference (221 identifying the first object (91) and a second reference (231) identifying the second object (92).
Patent GB-2554866-A (GB)
Title: Methods of joining or repairing lined pipes and associated apparatus
Inventor: STEPHEN BARNES
IPC: F16L47/03
Filed: 2016-10-05
Abstract: A method of creating a weld between a liner 105a, 105b of a section of lined pipe 103a, 103b and an electrofusion fitting 101 with at least one heating element 107a, 107b, comprises locating an end of the electrofusion fitting within an end of the section of lined pipe. An induction coil 111 is then located within a bore of the electrofusion fitting in the vicinity of the at least one heating element, and electrical power is supplied to the induction coil to energise the heating element by electromagnetic induction. The electrofusion fitting has the heating element disposed on or in an outer surface and is configured to heat an associated portion of the electrofusion fitting in response to electromagnetic induction. The apparatus for energising the heating element of the electrofusion fitting comprises a body configured to be received in a bore of the fitting, and an induction coil disposed on or in the body at a location corresponding to the position of the heating element.
Patent GB-2554952-A (GB)
Title: Electronic identifier for packaging
Inventor: STEVE MCCORMICK
IPC: H01Q1/22
Filed: 2016-10-17
Abstract: An electronic identification device antenna 2 formed of a non-metallic material is printed directly onto a surface 11 of a packaging film 1 or a surface of a package (8, figure 3). The film may comprise a laminate with a first layer on which the antenna is printed and a second layer secured to the first layer such that the electronic identification device 3 is sandwiched between the first and second layers. The packaging film may comprise a conductive mesh pattern printed on its surface and in contact with the antenna, the mesh having a thickness of 30µm or less and a fill factor of 20% or less. The antenna material may comprise graphene, graphene oxide, or fullerene and may be undetectable by a metal detector. The antenna may be printed directly on an internal surface of a package. The invention may be used in an inventory monitoring system comprising a plurality of RFID readers (505, figure 9) in, for example a retail shop 501. The printing of an antenna directly onto the surface of a packaging film or a package is more cost-effective than traditional RFID tags and renders the resulting RFID devices less prone to removal from a product.
Patent GB-2560545-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for separate supply of microwave and mechanical energies to liquid reagents in coaxial rotating chemical reactors
Inventor: Guennadi Kouzaev
IPC: B01J19/18
Filed: 2017-03-15
Abstract: Disclosed is a method and geometrically-transformable apparatus for separate supply of microwave and rotating mechanical energies to liquid reagents in coaxial rotating chemical reactors. The method consists in connecting a microwave source current, to only the stator elements 3, 4 of the coaxial vessel, while the rotor 10, 11 installed inside the coaxial shield 1 and partly surrounding the central conductor of coaxial vessel is made of a dielectric transparent to the electromagnetic field. The apparatus is transformable to the Taylor-Couette, Taylor-Couette-Kolmogorov and cavitation reactors. The reactor is a thermally insulated coaxial vessel with an open end central conductor whose other end is connected through a hermetically sealed matching section 5, to a microwave source.
Patent GB-2561874-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic seals
Inventor: DAVID BRAKES
IPC: B64C9/02
Filed: 2017-04-26
Abstract: Aerodynamic structure 1 for an aircraft, comprising a first region 11 (e.g. wing root section) having a first magnetic sealing surface 111, movably connected to a second region 12 (e.g. wing tip section) having a second magnetic sealing surface 121. The structure is moveable between a first (sealed) configuration in which the first sealing surface contacts the second sealing surface such that the first region and the second region form a continuous aerodynamic surface, and a second (unsealed, or separated) configuration in which a gap exists between the first 111 and second 121 magnetic sealing surfaces. An attractive magnetic force exists between the magnetic sealing surfaces in the first configuration. Relative movement of the first and second regions occurs along a direction A at an angle θ in the range 1-90 degrees to the normal N of the first sealing surface 111 and/or the second sealing surface 121. The first and second regions may comprise a slat, an aileron, a spoiler or a flap. The first and second seal elements may comprise a ferromagnetic component or flexible strip magnet. A trap feature (426, figure 4b) may be provided for catching ferromagnetic particles to prevent their build-up on sealing surfaces.
Patent GB-2564856-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for curing a composite article
Inventor: ANDREW W HAMILTON
IPC: B29C70/54
Filed: 2017-07-21
Abstract: A method of curing a composite article, and curing apparatus thereof, comprises providing a heat source for heating the composite article; detecting a temperature related property proximal to the heat source and regulating the heat output to a predetermined temperature vs. time profile based on the detected temperature; wherein the heat output vs time data is acquired and functionalised and the curing completion time is determined based on the functionalised heat output vs time data. The heat output may be a value of electrical current or power supplied to the heat source. Functionalising comprises applying one or more mathematical functions to the data and preferably relates to a first derivative of the heat output vs time data. Curing completion time may be determined as being when the first derivative remains within a threshold range of zero for a predetermined period. Preferably, the heat output vs time data may be smoothed, particularly by calculating a rolling average, before or after functionalization. The method may comprise more than one node, each node comprising a heat source and temperature sensor.
Patent GB-2556158-A (GB)
Title: Fuel metering unit for a turbine engine
Inventor: GUYLAIN OZZELLO
IPC: F02C9/34
Filed: 2017-09-01
Abstract: The invention relates to a fuel metering and distribution unit 10 which comprises a slide valve 20 and a set of slots 41 configured with geometries, dimensions and positions such that: in a first range of displacement of the slide valve, a flow area 31 which feeds an outlet port of the pilot ramp 30 is progressively opened with the displacement of the slide valve, while an area of the set of slots which feeds the outlet port of the main fuel ramp 40 is closed. In a second range of displacement of the slide valve, the area of the set of slots which feeds the outlet port of the main fuel ramp is progressively opened with the displacement of the slide valve, while the flow area which feeds the outlet port of the pilot ramp is kept open. The outlet port of the main ramp thus being able to receive a portion of the total metered flow rate at the flow area feeding the outlet port of the pilot ramp. The unit comprises a multi-outlet metering device having a sleeve inside of which is housed the slide valve. The metering device has a feed port 54. Also provided is a gas turbine engine having the aforementioned unit.
Patent GB-2556166-A (GB)
Title: Intelligent cash drawer unit or cash register and methods of operation therefor
Inventor: MARK BERNHARDT
IPC: G07G1/01
Filed: 2017-09-13
Abstract: An intelligent cash drawer unit 1 or cash register is operable to detect a poorly placed note 21, sticking up from a cup 2 and touching another part 4/5 of the intelligent cash drawerunit or cash drawer. It detects when the drawer is closed, and processes signals from the transducers when the drawer is closed, storing stable closed readings and monitoring the stable readings, over a predetermined period when the drawer is closed. The device compares the monitored values and where the apparent weight determined by the transducer appears to reduce by more than a predetermined amount, it determines that a note is poorly placed, sticking up from the cup and touching another part of the intelligent cash drawer unit or cash drawer. The cash drawer may be operable to issue an indicator or alert when a poorly placed note is detected.
Patent GB-2568301-A (GB)
Title: Address space access control
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER VINCENT SEVERINO
IPC: G06F12/1036
Filed: 2017-11-13
Abstract: An apparatus 100 is configured to receive a request from a master 130 to access an input address. Coarse grain access circuitry 110 stores and provides a reference to an area of an output address space in dependence on the input address. One or more fine grain access circuits 120a-c, each store and provide a reference to a sub-area in the area of the output address space in dependence on the input address. The apparatus forwards the request from the coarse grain access circuitry to one of the one fine grain access circuits in dependence on the input address. The apparatus may be adapted to receive the request from any of a plurality of masters, while each reference stored by the coarse grain and each of the fine grain access circuitries is associated with one of the masters, providing the reference to the area or sub-area in dependence on the master. Different references for at least a subset of the plurality of masters might be provided in respect of the same input address.
Patent GB-2573259-A (GB)
Title: Exercise apparatus
Inventor: JAMES SHEEHAN
IPC: A63B26/00
Filed: 2018-02-08
Abstract: An adjustable exercise apparatus 100 comprises a body 102 comprising at least one recess 110 and at least one customization member 120 having a blade (126, fig 2); the blade (126) is configured to be received by the recess 110 in a keying configuration; the positioning of the customization member 120 relative to the body 102 alters the stability and/or the weight of the exercise apparatus 100. An adjustable exercise apparatus having a flat board as a body and guiderails suitable for receiving customization members on a bottom surface is also disclosed; as is a customization member having a generally T shaped blade and at least one flat edge.
Patent GB-2562371-A (GB)
Title: Steering wheel actuation
Inventor: WALTER JOSEPH TALAMONTI
IPC: B62D15/02
Filed: 2018-03-28
Abstract: A method is provided which determines a time to a collision and a field of safe travel, and which selects one of a first and a second haptic output based on the field of safe travel and a predetermined time threshold (for example three seconds). A first haptic output is delivered via a steering wheel when the time to collision is greater than the threshold and a second haptic output is delivered via the steering wheel when the time to collision is less than or equal to the threshold. The method may be used to assist with vehicle lane changes. The haptic outputs may have different levels of torque and/or different patterns based on the time to collision. The time to collision and a field of safe travel may optionally be displayed.
Patent GB-2563494-A (GB)
Title: Inserter with impact and rotational drive advancement and implant holder with implant auto release
Inventor: SCOTT ROBINSON
IPC: A61F2/46
Filed: 2017-04-05
Abstract: An instrument with an implant holder disposed between a pair of tongs is provided. The implant holder may include a sleeve mechanically coupled to a distal end of a drive shaft and a pair of arms pivotably disposed within the sleeve. Movement of the sleeve in the distal direction pivots the pair of arms towards each other to grip the implant and movement of the sleeve in the proximal direction pivots the arms away from each other to automatically release the implant from the implant holder. The instrument may also include a dual mode drive shaft advancement mechanism that allows the implant holder to be advanced via an impact on the drive shaft from a tool such as a hammer or by rotation of the drive shaft.
Patent GB-2557559-A (GB)
Title: Method, system and apparatus for image-guided insertion of implant devices
Inventor: Jeff Alan Stainsby
IPC: G01R33/563
Filed: 2015-10-06
Abstract: A method of imaging an implant device in a computing device is provided. The computing device includes a processor interconnected with a memory and a display. The method includes, at the processor: obtaining a first magnetic resonance (MR) image of a patient tissue, the first MR image containing a first magnetic field strength indicator; responsive to the implant device being inserted in the patient tissue, obtaining a second MR image of the patient tissue, the second MR image containing a second magnetic field strength indicator smaller than the first magnetic field strength indicator; registering the second MR image with the first MR image; generating a composite image from the first MR image and the second MR image; and presenting the composite image on the display.
Patent GB-2567302-A (GB)
Title: Containment systems
Inventor: PAUL DICKENSON
IPC: H02G9/06
Filed: 2018-08-10
Abstract: A containment system for installation internally along a conduit 11, for co-locating at least one sensing element and one or more communication media, the system comprising: an elongate flexible body 1 mountable on a wall of the conduit to extend longitudinally along the conduit, the body including: an elongate sensor cavity for receiving at least one sensing element; and a shield portion including one or more elongate channels, each channel for receiving one or more communication media. The sensing element may be a sensing optical fibre 16 and the communication media is a communication optical fibre where the sensor cavity 16 is on a top side of the shield portion and the elongate channels 12, 13 are on an opposite, bottom side of the shield portion. The system may comprise a flexible membrane providing a wall of the sensor cavity, one side of the membrane facing the interior of the sensor cavity, the other side being exposed. The membrane may be joined on either side to adjacent portions of the body by hinge portions. The system may be of different dimensions, installed from a reel and secured to the wall using adhesive 15. The system may comprise a plurality of rigid articulations to be joined together to form a flexible structure.
Patent GB-2578087-A (GB)
Title: Floor constructions, and insulating panels for floor constructions
Inventor: WAYNE BROWN
IPC: E04F15/18
Filed: 2018-08-29
Abstract: The floor comprises a plurality of insulating panels 102 positioned between adjacent beams 10a, 10b of a plurality of beams, with an air gap beneath the beams and at least one insulating panel, the lower surfaces of one or more of the insulating panels comprising a reflective covering 9 forming a continuous reflective covering over at least a part of the lower surface of the floor. The reflective coverings may comprise a foil. A portion 9a of the foil may extend beyond the lower surface of the insulating panel and beyond the adjacent beam to cover and be fixed by adhesive on the foil to the lower surface or opposite side of an adjacent beam. There may be an air gap between the foil and the lower surface of the adjacent beam. The foil may be fixed to the foil of the opposite insulating panel adjacent to the adjacent beam. The lower surfaces of the beams may have a foil separate from the foil of the panels to form the continuous reflective covering. Also claimed is an insulating panel comprising a reflective covering. Protrusions 4a, 4b of the insulating panels may sit on ledges 10a’, 10b’ of the beams.