baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent AU-2014304295-B2 (AU)
Title: Threshold seal and elongate seal member
Inventor: KLIPPEL SIMON
IPC: E06B7/215
Filed: 2014-08-06
Granted: 2018-05-17
Abstract: A threshold seal comprises a casing, a seal carrier, and an actuation mechanism which is operable to move the seal carrier with respect to the casing between a retracted position and an extended position; wherein the actuation mechanism includes an actuation member movable relative to the casing to control deployment of the seal carrier; wherein movement of the actuation member is controlled by a button which protrudes from the casing; wherein the position of the button relative to the actuation member may be set to control the extent to which the button protrudes from the casing relative to the position of the actuation member; and wherein the button comprises a plurality of visual indicators which may be used to assist with setting the position of the button with respect to the actuation member, and wherein the position of the button relative to the actuation member is continuously variable between an outer position corresponding to a maximum protrusion of the button for a given actuation member position and an inner position corresponding to a minimum protrusion of the button for a given actuation member position.
Patent AU-2014310629-B2 (AU)
Title: Odour-trap device
Inventor: KOSARNIG ROLF
IPC: F16K15/14
Filed: 2014-08-20
Granted: 2017-09-28
Abstract: An odour-trap device (1) for in particular flushing-water-free sanitary devices, for example urinals, comprises an outflow element (2) with a sealing wall (3), and also comprises a sealing membrane (4), which is in sealing contact with the sealing wall (3) in a closure position and, in the presence of a liquid, such as urine, is pushed away from the sealing wall (3) from the closure position into an open position, as a result of which a gap (19) is formed between the sealing membrane (4) and sealing wall (3), it being possible for the liquid to be led away through said gap, and further comprises a mounting element (5) for mounting the sealing membrane (4) in relation to the sealing wall (3). The odour-trap device (1) is characterized in that the sealing membrane (4) has a sealing surface (6) which runs substantially parallel to the sealing wall (3), wherein the sealing surface (6) butts against the sealing wall (3) substantially with surface-area contact, or wherein the sealing surface (6) is spaced apart from the sealing wall (3) such that the liquid film which is present, at least in part, between the sealing wall (3) and the sealing surface (6) provides a force of adhesion between the sealing wall (3) and sealing surface (6).
Patent AU-2014323399-B2 (AU)
Title: Rotating device for a gas turbine and method for rotating a component
Inventor: HULFENHAUS ARMIN
IPC: B23P6/00
Filed: 2014-08-21
Granted: 2017-01-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a rotating device (1) for an at least partially opened gas turbine (2), which is designed for being mounted on a parting line (11) of the housing (10) of the at least partially opened gas turbine (2) by way of at least one connecting portion (21), wherein the rotating device (1) has at least one first fastening portion (31), which is designed for mechanically interacting with a force transmission means (40), in particular at least one traction cable (40), in order to pass on mechanically a rotating movement of at least one component of the at least partially opened gas turbine (2), wherein it comprises at least one sleeve (50), which has at least one second fastening portion (51), wherein the sleeve (50) is designed for being connected non-positively to the gas turbine rotor (15).
Patent AU-2014333613-B2 (AU)
Title: Intervention system and apparatus
Inventor: DEACON PAUL
IPC: E21B33/076
Filed: 2014-10-07
Granted: 2018-03-01
Abstract: A ball valve apparatus comprises a housing (62) defining a housing inlet (78) and a housing outlet (80) and a valve cartridge (64) mounted within the housing and defining a cartridge flow path extending between a cartridge inlet (74) and a cartridge outlet (76), wherein the cartridge inlet is arranged in fluid communication with the housing inlet and the cartridge outlet is arranged in fluid communication with the housing outlet. A ball valve member (96) is mounted within the valve cartridge and is rotatable to selectively open and close the cartridge flow path. A leak chamber (70) is defined between the housing and the cartridge for containing fluid leakage from the valve cartridge. A subsea system with a stress joint (28), a light weight intervention system (10) with an emergency disconnect (36) connector and a method for deploying a subsea system are moreover claimed.
Patent AU-2014335877-B2 (AU)
Title: High resolution allele identification
Inventor: BAI YU
IPC: G16B30/20
Filed: 2014-10-14
Granted: 2020-09-17
Abstract: Provided herein are methods for accurately determining the alleles present at a locus that is broadly applicable to any locus, including highly polymorphic loci such as HLA loci, BGA loci and HV loci. Embodiments of the disclosed methods are useful in a wide range of applications, including, for example, organ transplantation, personalized medicine, diagnostics, forensics and anthropology.
Patent AU-2014390614-B2 (AU)
Title: Method and device for stacking and fixing stator core used in traction motor of narrow gauge locomotive
Inventor: YANG ZHENZHONG
IPC: H02K1/12
Filed: 2014-04-08
Granted: 2018-05-10
Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for stacking and fixing a stator core used in a traction motor of a narrow gauge locomotive, wherein stopper ports, which match with the outer diameter of the stator core lamination, are provided on the sides of clamp rings at two ends of the motor stator near the core, the nominal dimension of the stopper port diameter is the same as the outer diameter of a punching sheet, the two ends of the stator core lamination are clamped within the stopper ports of the clamp rings at two ends of the stator, a transition fit being formed therebetween, and the fitting relationship being ensured by a tolerance zone of size; the stator core of the motor is mainly divided into two portions, i.e. a portion intruded into the clamp rings and a portion exposed to the outside; the exterior of the punching sheet of the portion intruded into the clamp ring is provided with notches which are distributed evenly, and the number of punching sheets which are intruded into the clamp ring is adapted to the depth of the stopper port of the clamp ring; the number of punching sheets exposed to the outside is determined according to the total length of the core; the portion intruded into the clamp rings at the two ends are formed into a certain height of laminations by means of stacking in advance, and the punching sheets intruded into the clamp rings are partially stacked and fixed as a whole by means of welding at the notches, thereby forming a welded lamination.
Patent AU-2014395153-B2 (AU)
Title: Slant lens interlacing with linearly arranged lenses
Inventor: RAYMOND MARK A
IPC: G02B30/27
Filed: 2014-05-20
Granted: 2019-11-14
Abstract: An optical product that includes a transparent lens sheet, which has a first side with a plurality of side-by-side sets of linearly arranged lenses. Each of the sets of lenses is at a slant angle in the range of 10 to 46 degrees from a vertical or a horizontal axis of the lens sheet. The product includes an image layer that includes pixels from a number of digital images. The pixels are arranged in a pattern of pixel locations providing non-orthogonal interlacing of the digital images relative to each of the sets of the linearly arranged lenses. The pattern of pixel locations aligns a number of the pixels from each of the digital images to be parallel to a line extending through a center of the linearly arranged lenses in each set. Each of the linearly arranged lenses may have a round base, a hexagonal base, or a square base.
Patent AU-2015201303-B2 (AU)
Title: An ophthalmic measurement device
Inventor: ZHOU YAN
IPC: G01J9/00
Filed: 2015-03-12
Granted: 2016-08-25
Abstract: AN OPHTHALMIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE An ophthalmic measurement device comprising: a light source configured to emit a beam of light; a reference optical path; a detector configured to output an intensity signal indicating the intensity of a beam of light received at the detector; at least one optical coupling device configured to receive the beam of light, couple a first portion of the beam of light to the reference optical path, direct a second portion of the beam of light as an illumination beam to the eye of a patient, couple a returned beam from the eye of the patient with a reference beam from the reference optical path to form a low coherence interference beam and direct the low coherence beam to the detector; a scanning element, positioned to intercept the illumination beam, configured to direct/scan the illumination beam to/on the eye of the patient; a large diopter range real time wavefront sensor with the large diopter range real time wavefront sensor initially calibrated for predetermined distances to selected anatomical features and configured to output wavefront measurements of the eye of the patient; a controller, coupled to the light source, to the scanning element, to the large diopter range real time wavefront sensor, and to the detector, with the controller configured to control the scanning element to cause reflection(s) of the illumination beam from one or more selected anatomical feature(s) of the eye of a patient to form the returned beam returned to the optical coupling device, to process the intensity signal output by the detector when the low coherence interference beam is used to determine the distance to the selected anatomical features using low coherence optical interferometry techniques and to compensate axial movement of the patient eye for the wavefront measurement.
Patent AU-2015202455-B2 (AU)
Title: Implantable sling systems and methods
Inventor: FISCHER BRIAN G
IPC: A61F13/00
Filed: 2015-05-07
Granted: 2017-10-19
Abstract: The invention provides a sling implant system for treating a pelvic condition, comprising: a sling implant having at least one anchor; and a needle delivery device having a rotating member engageable with and adapted to deploy the at least one anchor. The invention also provides an implant system for treating a pelvic condition, comprising: a sling implant having a support portion and end tissue anchors; a needle delivery device having a handle, and a needle selectively engageable with at least one of the end tissue anchors; and an elongate member in operable communication with and adapted to rotatably deploy one or more of the end tissue anchors. b0 CD, C-2
Patent AU-2015204192-B2 (AU)
Title: Dosage regimen of ferric trimaltol
Inventor: SCHWEIGER CHRISTIAN
IPC: A61P1/00
Filed: 2015-01-06
Granted: 2020-03-26
Abstract: The present invention relates to a dosage regimen of ST10 (ferric trimaltol) for the treatment of patients suffering from iron deficiency with or without anaemia. Specifically the invention relates to the treatment of patients with 30mg ST10 twice daily.
Patent AU-2015213320-B2 (AU)
Title: Article with curved patterns formed of aligned pigment flakes
Inventor: RAKSHA VLADIMIR P
IPC: C09D7/61
Filed: 2015-08-13
Granted: 2017-05-18
Abstract: In a printed article, pigment flakes are magnetically aligned so as to form curved patterns in a plurality of cross-sections normal a continuous imaginary line, wherein radii of the curved patterns increase along the imaginary line from the first point to the second point. When light is incident upon the aligned pigment flakes from a light source, light reflected from the aligned pattern forms a bright image which appears to gradually change its shape and move from one side of the continuous imaginary line to another side of the continuous imaginary line when the substrate is tilted with respect to the light source.
Patent AU-2015224389-B2 (AU)
Title: Electronically driven shelving system with a scanning arrangement
Inventor: PARKER BRIAN MAURICE
IPC: G01V8/20
Filed: 2015-05-28
Granted: 2017-08-17
Abstract: A mobile shelving system comprising a plurality of shelving bay rows including at least one driven shelving bay mounted on a track and a scanning arrangement through the use of emitter and detector blocks to detect obstructions within the system.
Patent AU-2015230646-B2 (AU)
Title: Method for cleaning and/or disinfecting a milk-carrying system of a coffee machine, and coffee machine
Inventor: BUTTIKER PHILIPP
IPC: A47J31/60
Filed: 2015-03-12
Granted: 2020-01-16
Abstract: A method for cleaning and/or disinfecting a milk-carrying system (90) of a coffee machine for producing coffee mix drinks, and a coffee machine for carrying out the method, are disclosed. With the aim of allowing the entire milk-carrying system (90) to be cleaned completely and in a way that can be easily automated, provision is made according to the invention that the milk delivery line is separated from the milk container (7), for carrying out the cleaning process, and is connected to a first container (10), and a second container (11) is arranged under a milk outlet (12) of a milk preparation device (13) of the milk-carrying system (90). Fluid is then delivered to a fluid inlet (41) in order to convey the active cleaning and/or disinfecting substance through the milk delivery line (80) and a milk outlet (12) into the second container (11). Thereafter, provision is made that water is conveyed to the air inlet (51) and the fluid inlet (41) is closed, in order thereby to flush the milk-carrying system (90).
Patent AU-2015273346-B2 (AU)
Title: A method of manufacture of vessels for pressurised fluids and apparatus thereof
Inventor: CHALANDON BERNARD
IPC: B21C23/20
Filed: 2015-05-26
Granted: 2018-12-20
Abstract: A pressure vessel comprises a closed end, a cylindrical side wall (11) and a shoulder and neck. The internal surface profile of the closed end of the pressure vessel comprises a central section (13), at least one intermediate ring (14) and an outermost ring (15) with intersecting but differing curvatures of radii: R, r, and Rc respectively. The central section (13), the at least intermediate ring (14) and the outermost ring (15) connect a central point where the end face intersects the longitudinal axis with the cylindrical side wall. The relationship between the radii of the central section (13), the at least intermediate ring (14) and the outermost ring (15) in combination with the height H of the closed end to its junction (10) with the cylindrical side wall (11) provide a high pressure vessel which may be manufactured using either cold or warm extrusion and which has an equivalent or improved lifetime in contrast to equivalent conventional high pressure vessels manufactured using hot extrusion.A method of manufacturing the pressure vessel is also disclosed.
Patent AU-2015301633-B2 (AU)
Title: Atrial fibrillation detection using ventricular rate variability
Inventor: KRUEGER JONATHAN WALTER
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 2015-08-13
Granted: 2018-05-17
Abstract: Atrial fibrillation information can be determined from ventricular information or a ventricular location, such as using ventricular rate variability. An ambulatory medical device can receive indications of pairs of first and second ventricular rate changes of three temporally adjacent ventricular heart beats. A first count of instances of the pairs meeting a combined rate change magnitude characteristic and a second count of instances of the pairs in which both of the first and second ventricular rate changes are negative can be used to provide atrial fibrillation information.
Patent AU-2015320707-B2 (AU)
Title: Surgical planning and method
Inventor: SHUPE SARAH J
IPC: A61B34/10
Filed: 2015-09-23
Granted: 2020-07-02
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for planning and/or carrying out a total knee replacement surgical procedure on a knee of a leg of a patient are described. Anatomical data for the leg of the patient is obtained, which allows the femoral mechanical axis, the tibial mechanical axis and the joint line of the knee to be determined. A planned proximal tibial cut angle and a planned distal femoral cut angle are determined. The planned proximal tibial cut angle and the planned distal femoral cut angle ensures that a long leg angle between the tibial mechanical axis and the femoral mechanical axis resulting from the planned proximal tibial cut angle and the planned distal femoral cut angle is within a first pre-selected range of values and the planned proximal tibial cut angle is within a second pre-selected range of values. A total knee replacement procedure is carried out on the knee of the patient, wherein a distal femoral cut is made using the planned distal femoral cut angle and a proximal tibial cut is made using the planned proximal tibial cut angle.
Patent AU-2015336310-B2 (AU)
Title: Light emitting hands free device
Inventor: MICHAELS DAVID
IPC: A61N5/06
Filed: 2015-10-16
Granted: 2018-08-02
Abstract: A light emitting device for a human having a scalp with hair, the device includes a flexible arcuate base configured to contour a portion of the scalp. The base has a width between 20mm and 120mm and includes an interior and an interior surface. At least one array of teeth is coupled to the interior surface, each tooth in the at least one array of teeth being pressed against the scalp when the base is contoured about the scalp. Each tooth is configured to part the hair when the at least one array of teeth is pressed against the scalp. An array of at least one of light emitting diodes and laser diodes coupled to the based proximate the at least one array of teeth.
Patent AU-2015344888-B2 (AU)
Title: A method, a controller, and a network for controlling devices in a power distribution network
Inventor: OAKES GRAHAM
IPC: H02J3/38
Filed: 2015-11-12
Granted: 2019-04-04
Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of power units in a power distribution network (PDN), comprising: a) receiving one or more requests to increase or decrease the power drawn from, or the power supplied to, the PDN; b) determining, based on aggregated power and/or energy data regarding the plurality of power units, and the one or more requests, one or more parameters defining properties of power units to be controlled in response to the one or more requests; c) receiving status updates from the plurality of power units; d) for each status update, determining whether the properties of the power unit fulfils the determined parameters; and e) if the properties of the power unit fulfils the determined parameters, controlling the power unit to change the amount of power drawn from or supplied to the PDN.
Patent AU-2015378687-B2 (AU)
Title: Proctoscope
Inventor: ARSHINOV BORIS VIKTOROVICH
IPC: A61B1/31
Filed: 2015-01-22
Granted: 2018-03-29
Abstract: The device relates to instruments for medical examination and diagnostic and treatment procedures with respect to body cavities. The device (proctoscope) is used in coloproctology and is intended for diagnosing and treating haemorrhoids, and is used in an operation for sutural ligation of haemorrhoidal vessels carried out under the guidance of ultrasonic Doppler sonography. The proctoscope comprises a translucent housing with an opening for access to the surface of the rectum; a head of the housing; an ultrasonic sensor; a light source; and a handle. In a lower part of the housing, there is a compartment with internal side walls, said compartment having disposed therein a plate or panel which has light-emitting diodes disposed in the lower part thereof, along the length thereof, which fulfil the role of a light source, wherein said light-emitting diodes are arranged in such a way that the light flux thereof is oriented primarily perpendicularly to the internal side walls of the compartment, while the ultrasonic sensor is accommodated in an upper part of the plate or panel, said sensor having an outlet to the outer face of the housing in the terminal thereof, between the opening and the head of the housing, wherein the sensor is arranged with an inclination towards the opening; furthermore, the terminal of the plate or panel is disposed in a stop inside the head of the housing, which makes it possible to increase the accuracy of the manipulations carried out and the quality of the operation of the device.
Patent AU-2016202344-B2 (AU)
Title: Enhancement of siRNA silencing activity using universal bases or mismatches in the sense strand
Inventor: MAIER MARTIN
IPC: A61K31/713
Filed: 2016-04-14
Granted: 2017-11-30
Abstract: Abstract One aspect of the present invention relates to a double stranded nucleic acid useful as an siRNA, that has a sense 5 strand and an antisense strand relative to a target nucleic acid, where the sense strand contains one or more modified nucleobases, or one or more mismatch base pairings with the antisense strand. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a single-stranded 10 oligonucleotide comprising at least one nucleoside comprising a non-natural nucleobase. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of gene silencing, comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a double-stranded 15 oligonucleotides containing a sense strand and an antisense strand, where the sense strand contains one or more modified nucleobases, or one or more mismatch base pairings with the anitsense strand. C:\NRPortbl\GHMatters\MICHELES\7630500_1.docx 13/04/16
Patent AU-2016206047-B2 (AU)
Title: Method for controlling the light distribution of a luminaire
Inventor: WELLENS DIDIER
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2016-01-05
Granted: 2021-07-08
Abstract: Method for controlling the light distribution of a traffic route luminaire (1) in a network of luminaires, which is preferably also organized as a mesh network. The luminaire has a luminaire head having a settable light module and a controller, the light distribution of the luminaire being variable. The luminaire communicates luminaire data to at least one server, the luminaire data being luminaire-specific and including the installation location of the luminaire. The method comprises the steps of: - automatically allocating a light distribution to the luminaire (1) in accordance with the communicated luminaire data; - automatically setting the light module on the basis of the allocated light distribution; and determining, by said at least one server, a light distribution class of the traffic route luminaire on the basis of a traffic route topology (2,3,4,5,6).
Patent AU-2016206889-B2 (AU)
Title: Helmet with airflow ventilation through an earpad
Inventor: KELE PAUL
IPC: A42B3/00
Filed: 2016-01-12
Granted: 2018-05-24
Abstract: A helmet can include a protective shell and a layer of energy management material coupled to an inner surface of the protective shell to form a cavity for receiving a head of a user. An earpad can be coupled to the inner surface of the protective shell that comprises an inner surface that further defines a space for an ear of a user. The earpad can further include a leading edge at a front of the helmet, the leading edge extending between the outer surface of the protective shell and the inner surface of the earpad. An air intake opening can be formed at the leading edge of the earpad. An air exhaust opening can be formed at a trailing edge of the earpad. An airflow channel can extend through the earpad between the air intake opening and the air exhaust opening.
Patent AU-2016222831-B2 (AU)
Title: Compositions for enhanced oil recovery
Inventor: DO LINH
IPC: C09K8/86
Filed: 2016-02-24
Granted: 2020-11-19
Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for increasing recovery of hydrocarbon compounds from hydrocarbon-containing subterranean fractured rock formations. Novel emulsions and fracturing fluids are provided. The fracturing fluids convert oil-wet rocks to water-wet, yet exhibit a low tendency of composition components to sorb to the rock. The fracturing fluids do not cause formation of emulsions with hydrocarbon compounds within the subterranean fractured rock formations.