baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2502705-A (GB)
Title: Enclosure for a utility meter
Inventor: BOYES SIMON
IPC: E03B7/09
Filed: 2013-06-03
Abstract: An implantable enclosure (1) for a utility meter and/or control valve (2) that includes a tubular housing (3) to which a pair of fluid pipes (5a, 5b) are pivotally connected. The housing (3) includes a base (30), a support portion (31a, 31b) extending upwardly from the base (30) and supporting an intermediate floor (32) and a tubular wall (31) extending upwardly from the intermediate floor (32), which intermediate floor (32) and tubular wall (31) together define a space within which the meter and/or valve (2) is received. Each fluid pipe (5a, 5b) extends through and are pivotally connected to the intermediate floor (32) and may either include a bend (51a, 51b) such that it extends laterally from the enclosure (1) in an adjustable orientation or longitudinally through a cutout in the base (30). In some embodiments, the intermediate floor (32) includes a sloped portion that directs liquid contained, in use, in the enclosure toward a drain at the centre of the intermediate floor. The drain may include a one-way valve to permit the liquid to be drained, but preventing liquid from entering the enclosure.
Patent GB-2508263-A (GB)
Title: An adjustable support for use in shuttering formwork
Inventor: WHITE TONY
IPC: E04G17/14
Filed: 2013-09-03
Abstract: An adjustable support 10 for use in shuttering formwork comprises a base member 20, a shuttering contact member 30, and a bracing member 40, wherein the base member, the shuttering contact member and the bracing member are hingedly engaged with one another. The bracing member is securably engaged (42, 24) with the shuttering contact member and the base member. The bracing memÂ­ber is adjustable via a pivot fixture 42 which comprises a bolt and nut within slot 32 upon the shuttering contact member 30. Also disclosed is a method for supporting shuttering comprising providing one or more adjustable supports as described above, affixing the or each base member to a substanÂ­tially static object, assembling the or each bracing member and the or each shuttering contact member as described above, adjusting the or each bracing member and attaching the or each shuttering to the or each shuttering contact member.
Patent GB-2505803-A (GB)
Title: Hair dye composition and method for coloring hair using the same
Inventor: VENA LOU ANN C
IPC: A61K8/04
Filed: 2012-06-18
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a dye composition. The composition includes a coloring agent, an oxidizing agent, and a perfluoro-compound. The present invention is also directed to a method for coloring hair using the dye composition. The method includes combining the coloring agent, the oxidizing agent, and the perfluoro-compound to form a coloring composition; applying the coloring composition to at least one hair and allowing foam to develop on the hair; and removing the developed foam from the hair after a period of time.
Patent GB-2506077-A (GB)
Title: Array of quantum systems in a cavity for quantum computing
Inventor: GAMBETTA JAY M
IPC: G06N99/00
Filed: 2012-05-04
Abstract: A device includes a volume bounded by electromagnetically conducting walls, an aperture in a bounding wall of the electromagnetically conducting walls, a plurality of quantum systems disposed within the volume and an electromagnetic field source coupled to the volume via the aperture.
Patent GB-2533079-A (GB)
Title: Battery thermal mass
Inventor: SHAMUS LOUIS GODFREY HUSHEER
IPC: G01K13/00
Filed: 2014-10-28
Abstract: A device for measuring core body temperature comprising a first surface 210 in thermal engagement with a body, a second surface 211 opposite to the first surface and exposed to an ambient environment outside of the body. Two temperature sensors 204, 205 are encapsulated within a first material 201. A second material 203 having a volumetric heat capacity substantially greater that of the first material is located between the two temperature sensors. The net thermal conductivity across the device is greatest along an axis 212 defined between the two temperature sensors. The second material may be a battery 203 for powering the device. The battery may act as a thermal mass and help to temporally isolate the sensors from one another and to smooth fluctuations in the ambient environmental temperature due to its thermal inertia. The first material may be a thermally conductive polymer and have anisotropic thermal conductivity.. Preferably the materials differ in heat capacity by at least 20%. There may be third and fourth temperature sensors 301, 302 located on the same axis and within the first material to give two pairs of sensors each separated by a thermal mass 206, 207.
Patent GB-2532197-A (GB)
Title: A sealing assembly
Inventor: OLIVER STEELE
IPC: F16C33/76
Filed: 2014-11-04
Abstract: A bearing chamber sealing assembly 100 is provided. The sealing assembly 100 comprises a centrifugal oil mist separator device110 and a sealing element 140. The centrifugal oil mist separator device 110 comprises: a first axial surface 114; a second axial surface 118; a circumferential surface 122; a peripheral sealing surface 126; and a plurality of first conduits 130. In use, rotation of the centrifugal oil mist separator device 110 draws an oil mist through each of the first conduits 130, with a dynamic pressure in the vicinity of an outlet 124 from the first conduits 130 being greater than a dynamic pressure in the vicinity of an inlet 116, 120 from the first conduits 130. The advantage of the bearing chamber sealing assembly is that oil loss from the bearing housing is reduced most notably during steady state and transient engine operating conditions where the sense of pressurisation may be disrupted. The assembly provides an additional benefit of reducing lip seal wear as a result of operation at high shaft rotational speeds.
Patent GB-2533620-A (GB)
Title: Skin pricking device
Inventor: STEPHEN MICHAEL KUESTER
IPC: A61B5/151
Filed: 2014-12-23
Abstract: A skin pricking device comprises a housing (22, fig.3) having an opening (32c, fig.6); a lancet (20a, fig.3), spring mounted within the housing, the lancet comprising a needle within a casing having a body part and a cap part connected by a coupling (27, fig.3). The cap part comprises a cap that projects through said opening to allow gripping of the cap by a user and removal of the cap part from the lancet by twisting the cap. A user actuable trigger for firing the lancet following removal of the cap part is also provided. In one aspect when the cap part is turned over a first angle the lancet moves in bringing a trigger stop surface 34 into engagement with a trigger catch 36. Turning the cap part over a second angle causes the cap to be removed from the device. In a second aspect the device comprises a fire stop surface axially spaced from a trigger stop surface, configured to cooperate with a feature, such as a nib, to stop the lancet after firing. In another aspect a trigger catch is provided for engaging with a trigger stop surface 34 on the distal body part of the lancet.
Patent GB-2517636-A (GB)
Title: Sharing information about resources in a collaborative environment
Inventor: MITCHELL APRIL SLAYDEN
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2012-06-01
Abstract: In a collaborative environment, a plurality of elements are defined, where each element corresponds to one of a content resource, a person, or a collection. A plurality of links are determined between the plurality of elements, where each link identifies an element that is relevant to another element. A presentation can be provided for a selected element that illustrates the element and its links with other elements.
Patent GB-2541873-A (GB)
Title: Multi-function button for wearable device
Inventor: OLLI KOMULAINEN
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2015-08-26
Abstract: This document discloses a multi-function button for a wearable device such as an activity tracker or smartwatch. According to an aspect, there is provided a method comprising associating, by at least one processor of the wearable device, operation of a button of a user interface of the wearable device with a quick launch function of a computer program application stored in the wearable device. Operation of the button in a state where the computer program application is not being executed and where an icon identifying and enabling launch of the computer program application is not being displayed causes launch of the computer program application. Operation of the button while the computer program application is being executed causes execution of a function of the computer program application. The function may comprise triggering the start of a measurement mode of the wearable device. While the application is being executed a limited operation mode may be entered by deactivating at least one layer of the operating system, wherein only a limited set of functions are available.
Patent GB-2532560-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and process
Inventor: Julian stuart gray
IPC: B01J19/24
Filed: 2015-09-16
Abstract: A catalyst carrier for insertion in the reactor tube of a tubular reactor comprises: a container 2 having a bottom surface closing the container, and a top surface; a carrier outer wall extending from the bottom surface 8 to the top surface 6; a seal 10 extending from the container by a distance which extends beyond the carrier outer wall 4; and said carrier outer wall having apertures 16 located below the seal. The carrier may also comprise an annular container for holding catalyst in use, said container having a perforated inner wall 3 defining an inner channel 5, a perforated outer container wall, a top surface closing the annular container and a bottom surface closing the annular container; a surface closing the bottom of said inner channel formed by the inner container wall of the annular container and a cap 12 closing the inner channel formed by the perforated inner container wall, said cap including one or more apertures 13.
Patent GB-2534000-A (GB)
Title: Threshold transition detector, RMS measurement and filter
Inventor: GREGORY MIDDLETON
IPC: G01R23/02
Filed: 2014-07-30
Abstract: A digital filter for filtering a stream of input data to provide a stream of output data for display is arranged to receive immediately adjacent or successive first and second pieces of input data and output corresponding first and second pieces of output data. The second piece of output data is equal to the second piece of input data if the second piece of input data differs from the first piece of input data by more than a first predetermined amount. The second piece of output data is equal to the first piece of output data if the second piece of input data differs from the first piece of input data by less than a second predetermined amount. Small changes in the input data therefore do not update the display, thus avoiding flicker. The filter may be implemented using an infinite impulse response filter.
Patent GB-2550430-A (GB)
Title: Pellet pump
Inventor: TODD HUMPHRIES
IPC: A01K97/04
Filed: 2016-05-20
Abstract: A pellet pump for preparing a quantity of expander pellets for use in fishing comprising a generally tubular barrel 10 having an open first end 10a and a longitudinally opposed, closed second end 10b having an aperture (12, fig 2) therein, said aperture having a peripheral collar portion extending therefrom to form a tip portion 14, a plunger 48 comprising a stem 50 having a piston 54 at or adjacent a first end and a handle portion 52 at or adjacent an opposing second end. The piston is shaped and configured to fit within the barrel such that it creates a seal with the inner side walls thereof. A releasable locking member 58 is mounted on said stem so as to be longitudinally movable relative thereto and is configured to be releasably locked to said barrel at or adjacent said open end. Expander pellets are prepared by inserting and compressing dry pellets in said barrel using said plunger. The locking member is subsequently secured over the open end of the barrel and water is drawn into the barrel via the tip. The tip is subsequently sealed and the plunger is repeatedly extended and retracted.
Patent GB-2551163-A (GB)
Title: Hot-wire additive manufacture
Inventor: PETTER HAGQVIST
IPC: B23K26/342
Filed: 2016-06-08
Abstract: A laser metal deposition with wire apparatus and associated process with a laser configured to melt a wire, a nozzle configured to extrude the wire, a DC current source configured to supply current through the extruded wire into a substrate; and a wheatstone bridge, wherein the resistance between the nozzle and the substrate forms one resistance Rx of the wheatstone bridge, and wherein the remainder of the wheatstone bridge is supplied by an AC voltage source isolated from the DC current source by capacitors C and/or a band-pass filter F. The apparatus enables the combination of thermoelectric resistance heating and the in situ measurement of the resistance of the nozzle to weld-pool to substrate to determine the distance between the tool and substrate surface. The possibility of other AC/DC bridge configurations is also indicated, and a variable potentiometer or decade-resistor Rref may also be used. The invention is suitable in particular for the manufacturing of aerospace components.
Patent GB-2539115-A (GB)
Title: System for and method of rapidly determining true bearings of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags associated with items in a controlled area
Inventor: BENJAMIN J BEKRITSKY
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 2015-03-19
Abstract: An RFID tag reading system and method accurately and rapidly determine true bearings of RFID tags associated with items in a controlled area. An RFID reader has an array of antenna elements and a plurality of RF transceivers. A controller controls the transceivers by steering a primary transmit beam over the controlled area to each tag, by steering a primary receive beam at a primary steering angle from each tag, by steering a plurality of secondary receive beams at different secondary steering angles that are offset from the primary steering angle by receiving secondary receive signals from each tag, and by processing the secondary receive signals to determine a true bearing for each tag. Bidirectional communication between the reader and a tag is conducted over a single inventory round in which the tag is read a plurality of times by the primary and the secondary receive beams.
Patent GB-2552153-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and method for performing a rearrangement operation
Inventor: THOMAS CHRISTOPHER GROCUTT
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2016-07-08
Abstract: An apparatus comprises processing circuitry for performing operations specified by a sequence of program instructions, and a set of vector registers 140, each arranged to store a vector comprising a plurality of data elements. The processing circuitry comprises access circuitry to move the data elements between memory 100 and multiple vector registers of the set, and to perform a rearrangement operation 130 as the data elements are moved so that the data elements are arranged in a first organisation 105, 110, 115, 120 in the memory and are arranged in a second, different, organisation 155 in the vector registers. Each rearrangement instruction 140, 145, 150, 155 in a group defines a data element access pattern that differs from that defined by each other rearrangement instruction in the group, and accesses more than one vector register. Data may be interleaved in memory, such as RGBA image data, and re-ordered into a de-interleaved form in the registers via the load store unit.
Patent GB-2544384-A (GB)
Title: Exfoliant with biosurfactants
Inventor: HEIKE SCHELGES
IPC: A61Q19/10
Filed: 2016-09-13
Abstract: A cosmetic cleanser containing (i) 0.1-20% wt, preferably 1-15%, of a water-insoluble abrasive component of natural origin, (ii) 1-50% wt, preferably 2-20%, of a biosurfactant and (iii) 0.2-3% wt, preferably 0.3-1.5%, of a thickening agent of natural origin. The abrasive particles may be polylactic acid, sand, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, jojoba wax beads, crystalline cellulose and/or comminuted plant parts, e.g. crushed fruit stones or pulverised algae. The biosurfactant may be a glycolipid preferably selected from rhamnolipids, sophorolipids or mannosylerythritol lipids a lipopeptide preferably selected from surfactins, fatty acyl glutamates or fatty acyl glycinates or a combination thereof. A sophorolipid in the form of a mixture of 20-60% acid and 40-80% lactone, or a mono- / dirhamnolipid mixture derived from 3-hydroxydodecanoic acid and 3-hydroxyundecanoic acid are particularly preferred. The thickener may be xanthan gum, guar gum, gellan gum, pectin and/or hydroxymethyl cellulose. The cosmetic cleanser is preferably formulated as a facial or body cleanser and may further contain a non-ionic surfactant of natural origin, such as an alkyl polyglycoside (e.g. coco-glucoside, lauryl glucoside) and/or a fatty acyl glucamide (e.g. lauroyl methyl glucamide). Preferably it contains less than 0.5% wt or is even free of anionic, amphoteric / zwitterionic and cationic surfactants.
Patent GB-2549565-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming components from sheet material
Inventor: ALISTAIR D FOSTER
IPC: C22F1/06
Filed: 2016-12-05
Abstract: A method of forming a component (40, fig 14) from an alloy sheet of material (30, fig 14) heated above the Solvus temperature, by forming it between matched tools (32, 34, fig 15) of a die press by plastic deformation towards its final shape while allowing the average temperature of the sheet to reduce, interrupting by reducing or stopping the forming for a first interruption period while reducing the temperature at an equal or lesser rate, and then completing the forming of the heated sheet into the final shape whilst allowing the sheet to cool faster. The initial forming may go to 50 or 90% of the final form. Multiple interruption periods may be used. The matched die tools may be held or reversed during the interruption period(s) (fig 3) and may be held at -5 to 120 °C. The temperature of the sheet may be maintained at a temperature of 350 to 500 degrees Celsius or above 250 °C. The sheet may be a magnesium or aluminium alloy e.g. of the 2xxx, 6xxx, or 7xxx series. The interrupt step is designed to ensure the dislocation density is reduced by recovery faster than unwanted phases precipitate out (at L on figure 12), prior to controlled precipitation, e.g. via quenching.
Patent GB-2542715-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and method for measuring the pressure inside a pipe or container
Inventor: PETTER NORLI
IPC: G01L11/04
Filed: 2015-05-12
Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring the internal pressure of a pipe or container is disclosed. The apparatus includes an acoustical transmitter (Tx1) mounted on a wall (1) of said pipe or container and a signal generator (2) connected to said transmitter and which is adapted to provide a signal to the transmitter. The signal from the transmitter is detected by two receivers (Rx1, Rx2) mounted on said pipe or container in a distance from said transmitter (Tx1). A processing unit (3) is connected to said transmitter and receivers, the processing unit being adapted to measure the travel time of an acoustical signal propagating between two receivers in the wall (i) and determine the pressure inside the pipe or container from said travel time.
Patent GB-2549361-A (GB)
Title: Device for removal of surface contamination on water
Inventor: RAYMOND ROBERT BRITNER
IPC: E02B15/10
Filed: 2014-10-31
Abstract: A water surface contaminant removal device comprises a T-junction 2 whose arms are connected to one or more tubular members 3, wherein each tubular member has a plurality of holes 10 through its wall to its interior. The T-junction has a third connection to a further duct, through which water and any surface contaminants, such as oils or fuels, flowing through the holes into the interior of the tubular members are pumped away. In one embodiment, the device comprises a hollow handle (1, Fig. 1) and two tubular members each closed at one end and open at their other end which communicates with the T-junction. The interior of the handle is connectable to a pump (41, Fig. 6) to pump water and surface contaminants from the interior of the tubular members. In another embodiment, the ends of one or more tubular members are joined end to end to form a tubular main body 7. In a third embodiment, the device is part of a boom for containing contaminants, each device having an upper lip or flange (19, Fig. 3) aligned with the axis of the tubular member, the upper lip or flange extending above the water line.
Patent GB-2559954-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for generating hydrogen
Inventor: MARK COLLINS
IPC: C01B3/08
Filed: 2017-01-16
Abstract: An apparatus for generating hydrogen is disclosed which comprises a container formed predominantly from biodegradable material and having dimensions that enable it to be held in a human hand; the container having a hollow interior defining a reaction chamber 50, a first inlet 26 for admitting a liquid co-reactant into the reaction chamber, and a hydrogen gas outlet 28 for venting hydrogen gas from the reaction chamber, each of the first inlet and hydrogen gas outlet being provided with valves to enable the control of fluid; wherein the container either contains one or more solid reactants capable of reacting with or in the presence of the liquid co-reactant to produce hydrogen, the one or more reactants being in dry form; or the container is provided with reactant inlet means enabling one or more solid reactants to be admitted into the reaction chamber; whereby in use, the one or more reactants in the solid unit dosage form react in the presence of the liquid co-reactant introduced through the first inlet to generate hydrogen. The liquid may be water and the solid may be a metal such as aluminium.
Patent GB-2559737-A (GB)
Title: Environmental control configuration
Inventor: Nicola Combe
IPC: F24F11/67
Filed: 2017-02-10
Abstract: A configuration of an environmental controller (520, Fig. 12) of an environmental control system (500, Fig. 12), is set. The system (500, Fig. 12) comprises an appliance (540, 542, 544-546, 548, Fig. 12) suitable for influencing environmental parameters at a premises. A user query from a series of user queries (210, Fig. 2) is displayed, at 110, on a display of a user interface on the controller (520, Fig. 12) and a user input relating to an appliance (540, 542, 544-546, 548, Fig. 12) to be controlled is received, at 120, at the user interface. An expected connection configuration of physical connection terminals (1410-1520, Fig. 13) based on the user input is determined at 130 and connections at the physical connection terminals are detected at 140. The user input is validated at 150 by comparing the detected connections with the expected connection configuration. A control setting may be altered if the detected connections match the expected connections and an error message (320, Fig. 3) may be displayed if there is a divergence between expected connections and detected connections. A computer readable medium comprising code to perform the method and an environmental controller are also claimed.
Patent GB-2559991-A (GB)
Title: Diffusion test system
Inventor: GABIT NURUMBETOV
IPC: G01N13/00
Filed: 2017-02-23
Abstract: A diffusion test system comprises a base plate having a plurality of wells 14, each well having a blind end 51. An elongate hollow plug 42 defines a cavity to receive a magnetic agitator 43 and is configured to be removably securely insertable into a respective well. A product 35 is placed in the bottom of the well and a membrane 41 is placed on top. The bottom of the plug 42 abuts the membrane 41 when inserted. A receptor solution 37 is then added to the plug. An optional lid or cap 44 is provided. The magnetic agitator is arranged to reciprocate axially in the plug and may include a plunger (71, Figure 15) and two disc magnets (73, 74, Figure 15) connected by a rod. The magnetic agitator may be held within the plug by means or an internal rib or shelf (68, Figure 13) formed on the inner wall of the plug.