baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2539029-A (GB)
Title: Distributed mode loudspeaker damping oscillations within exciter feet
Inventor: EGIDIJUS MIKALAUSKAS
IPC: H04R7/10
Filed: 2015-06-04
Abstract: The loudspeaker comprises a resonant panel (4, fig 2), an exciter (40, fig 2) comprising a foot (49, fig 2) generally cylindrical in shape, coupled to the resonant panel and defining an inner region of the resonant panel.  Stiffness of the resonant panel in the inner region under the foot is greater than a stiffness of the resonant panel in a region of the resonant panel outside the inner region (fig 11). A variety of means to locally increase the panel stiffness are described and claimed. Additionally or alternatively, the flat panel loudspeaker further comprises a damping member 10 in contact with the inner region of the resonant panel and arranged inside the foot. The damping member is generally circular with a number of tapering, radial fins (figs 5, 9, 10). This is said to reduce the drum skin resonance within the foot region of the panel, also known as drumming.
Patent GB-2541196-A (GB)
Title: Flame retardant matrix
Inventor: ALDINO ALBERTELLI
IPC: C09K21/14
Filed: 2015-08-10
Abstract: A fire retardant material 10 comprising a preformed gas-producing material 14 admixed with a matrix 12, wherein the preformed gas-producing material comprises a comminuted foamed polymer, a nitrogen-containing fuel and an oxidiser. Preferably the foamed polymer is a phenolic resin foam and may be an open-cell foam. The nitrogen-containing fuel may be a guanidine salt or derivative. The oxidiser may be selected from alkali metal nitrates, perchlorates or carbonates, preferably potassium nitrate or potassium carbonate. The matrix material may be a polymeric or bitumous material. Preferably the polymeric matrix is a polyurethane or phenolic resin. Preferably the bitumous matrix material is based on atactic polypropylene, amorphous poly alpha olefin, thermoplastic polyolefin, styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene, synthetic rubber or other asphaltic modifiers. The fire retardant material may be formed into a wall, ceiling, floor or partition panel; common household objects such as at least part of a table, chair or cupboard; and tiles, such as roof tiles. Also disclosed is a fire retardant composite comprising a substrate bonded to a layer of polymeric material, and further comprising a gas-producing material which is admixed with the polymeric material and/or the substrate. A method of forming said fire retardant material is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2541729-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for lifting items
Inventor: STEWART BENNISON
IPC: B66F9/18
Filed: 2015-08-28
Abstract: Apparatus 101 for lifting items comprises a tube 102 connected to a vacuum source 150, having a first end part 103 and a second end part 104 configured to be moveable towards the first end part 103 in dependence upon pressure within the tube 102; and at least one flexible member 105, having a first end 106 connected to the second end part 104 of the tube 102 and a second end 107 for connecting to a coupling device 108 for coupling the flexible member to an item. A guide means 109 is arranged to support the at least one flexible member 105 so that it extends around the guide means 109. The apparatus 101 has a support structure 110 and a slide mechanism 111 on which the tube is mounted, allowing the tube 102 to slide with respect to the support structure 110 so that the first and second end parts 103, 104 of the tube 102 are moveable with respect to the support structure 110. The apparatus may be mounted on a trolley 1102 or a conveyor 1107.
Patent GB-2532846-A (GB)
Title: Musical instrument, which comprises chord triggers, that are simultaneously triggerable and that are each mapped to a specific chord,
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL HYNA
IPC: G10H1/38
Filed: 2015-09-23
Abstract: A musical instrument, which comprises chord triggers that are each mapped to a specific chord. The specific chord is output, for example via MIDI data, when the chord trigger is activated by a user. The instrument includes means for highlighting, for example via illumination, vibration or heat, certain chord triggers to help the user while playing. The chord triggers which are highlighted have a mapped chord that has a certain similarity with a note repertoire which is previously set. This note repertoire could be a note scale like F-major or G-sharp-Spanish. If the chord of a chord trigger and a previously set note repertoire do match on enough common pitch classes that chord trigger gets highlighted, to show the relationship to the user. In particular, a chord trigger is highlighted if it fulfils a mathematical inequality, which compares a threshold with the cardinality of the intersection of the pitch classes of the mapped specific chord and the pitch classes of the note repertoire.
Patent GB-2535585-A (GB)
Title: Telescopic fitment for a magnetic filter
Inventor: SIMON DOWNIE
IPC: F24D19/00
Filed: 2015-11-30
Abstract: A telescopic fitment (60, Fig. 1) suitable for connecting a magnetic filter (10, Fig. 1) to a central heating system circuit comprises a first connector (62, Fig. 1) and a second connector (64, Fig. 1), each of the connectors comprising a filter connection end 66ꞌ and a circuit connection end 68ꞌ . At least one of the connectors comprises an inner pipe 70ꞌ and an outer pipe 72ꞌ, the filter connection end provided on one of the inner 70ꞌ or outer 72ꞌ pipes and the circuit connection end on the other of the inner 70ꞌ or outer 72ꞌ pipes. The inner pipe 70ꞌ is able to slide within the outer pipe 72ꞌ for adjusting the position of the circuit connection end end relative to the filter connection end whilst maintaining a sealed fluid path between the pipe ends. A threaded collar 120 may be used to prevent the inner pipe 70ꞌ sliding relative to the outer pipe 72ꞌ and a snap ring (82, Fig. 4) in a holding groove (88, Fig. 4) may prevent the inner 70ꞌ and outer 72ꞌ pipes becoming detached. A method of fitting a magnetic filter (10, Fig. 1) to a pair of pipe ends with tapered threads in a central heating system is also claimed.
Patent GB-2536110-A (GB)
Title: System and method for providing personalized and confidential data management and sharing services
Inventor: JYOTH SINGH KOHLI
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2014-05-21
Abstract: A method and system for providing personalized and confidential data management and sharing services to the subscriber are disclosed. The method includes enabling an individual to register with a personalized and confidential data management and sharing system to become a subscriber. The subscriber may enter personalized and confidential data and designate recipients to receive personalized and confidential data and upload photographs of the recipients.; The method includes determining the existence of the subscriber by tracking the visiting/login history of the subscriber at regular intervals, transmitting communication messages to the personalized digital account of the subscriber upon identifying the subscriber not logging in to the subscriber account and establishing a voice call with the contact number of the subscriber and/or the affiliates to confirm the demise/existence of the subscriber. The method includes confirming the demise of the subscriber and transmitting a link and password and confirming the identity of the designated recipients through video conference to view or download the data.
Patent GB-2535333-A (GB)
Title: Lamp
Inventor: CHARLES RUDGARD
IPC: F21K9/23
Filed: 2016-02-12
Abstract: A lamp 50 comprises a lamp body 52 provided with a lamp fitting 54 which may be Edison screw or bayonet type. The lamp fitting has a pair of electrical contacts and is received in a lamp socket to form electrical connections through the contacts to an electricity supply. At least one LED is disposed within the lamp body, and also an LED driver which is electrically connected between the contacts to condition the electricity supply to drive the LED. The lamp body includes a turret 60 projecting from the lamp fitting 54 and has a bulb mounting stem 64 to mount a transparent or translucent bulb 70. The turret also carries an optical element 72. The optical element 72 receives and distributes light emitted from the LED.
Patent GB-2535893-A (GB)
Title: Dynamic wear prediction for fixed cutter drill bits background
Inventor: NUNO DA SILVA
IPC: E21B12/02
Filed: 2013-11-08
Abstract: An example method for dynamic wear prediction for a drill bit with a cutting structure may include receiving at a processor of an information handling system an unworn profile of the cutting structure and a diamond distribution of the cutting structure. The diamond distribution may include a three-dimensional diamond distribution characterized by radial and axial position on the drill bit. The method may include calculating a final predicted wear profile of the cutting structure based, at least in part, on the unworn profile and the diamond distribution. The method also may include calculating iterations of intermediary wear profiles based, at least in part, on the previous wear profile and the diamond distribution. The final predicted wear profile may indicate a fully worn portion of the cutting structure. A usable life for the drill bit may be determined based, at least in part, on the final predicted wear profile.
Patent GB-2545516-A (GB)
Title: Optimized streaming in an un-ordered interconnect
Inventor: PAUL GILBERT MEYER
IPC: G06F9/52
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: First and second resource reservation requests are transmitted from a sender to a receiver over an unordered interconnect. The reservation requests relate to first and second transactions, the first transaction needing to execute before the second transaction. The receiver reserves a resource in response to the second reservation request and sends an acknowledgement to the sender, which then waits for a period of time for the first request to also be granted. If the first resource request is not granted within the time limit, a deadlock condition is presumed to exist, and the sender sends instructions to the receiver to cancel the reservation of the resource for the second transaction, reserve the resource needed for the first transaction, and then execute the first transaction. Afterwards, the resource needed for the second transaction may be reserved again and the second transaction can then be executed.
Patent GB-2538620-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle body with filler piece
Inventor: ANDREAS ROGGE
IPC: B62D25/04
Filed: 2016-04-14
Abstract: A motor vehicle body comprises an A-pillar panel 3, an outer skin element 2, which together with an edge 10 of the A-pillar panel 3 delimits a gap 5, a Windshield 1 which is adjacent to a longitudinal edge of the A-pillar panel 3 and afiller piece 7, of which a first portion fills out the gap 5, and a second portion conceals a gap between the longitudinal edge of the A-pillar panel 3 and the windshield 1. Further the cover seals the base of the A-pillar, concealing unsightly components, deflecting water, and reducing wind noise.
Patent GB-2549939-A (GB)
Title: Depressurisation method and apparatus for subsea equipment
Inventor: PHILIPPE FRANCOIS ESPINASSE
IPC: E21B37/06
Filed: 2016-04-29
Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing the pressure of fluid within subsea equipment 1. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a pipe 255, (b) laying the pipe on the sea floor, (c) providing a connector 205, (d) connecting the pipe to the subsea equipment via the connector, and (e) extracting fluid from the subsea equipment through the connector and into the pipe. The invention also relates to apparatus for reducing the pressure of fluid within subsea equipment by extracting fluid from the subsea equipment. The connector may have a valve 210 and a pump 220 may be provided to pump fluid from the subsea equipment into the pipe and a pig (fig 5, 300) may be provided within the pipe. The apparatus and method are used to reduce the pressure of fluid in subsea equipment to help with the remediation of hydrates.
Patent GB-2541788-A (GB)
Title: Decontamination device
Inventor: RONALD CONRAD MITTER
IPC: A61L9/03
Filed: 2016-07-01
Abstract: A portable device 10 for isolating and decontaminating a sample 12 on a surface 14 comprising: a housing 16 incorporating an opening 18 to enclose a sample that is located on a surface, an air inlet 40, an air outlet 30, an automated means for decontaminating the sample and/or air enclosed by the housing and a means for providing re-circulation of air within the device via the air inlet and air outlet. Preferably the housing has a sealing 24 means, ideally an inflatable tube, which is located around the opening of the housing. Ideally the automated means for decontaminating the sample is an ultraviolet light source 26 and at least one filter comprising activated carbon. Preferably the means for providing re-circulation comprises a fan 28 or a manifold 38 that connects 42 the air inlet and air outlet and is situated outside the housing. Ideally the device comprises a means for introducing a decontaminant, maybe an injector, into the device. A method for the isolation and automated decontamination of a suspect sample using the apparatus is also claimed.
Patent GB-2560688-A (GB)
Title: 3D immersive training system
Inventor: MARK RODDY
IPC: G09B5/08
Filed: 2016-07-05
Abstract: A virtual reality system for collaborative training comprises an instructor unit 10 and a plurality of participant units 20a, 20b ... 20f. The instructor unit comprises a display facility and a storage facility for data. The system also includes a facility for rendering images and a user input facility. A plurality of participant units are communicatively coupled to the instructor unit by a remote connection. The instructor unit enables the instructor to remotely control the virtual environment of a plurality of participants involved, while maintaining a good overview of their mental state and progress via a spatial state sensor module 235. A communication facility 150 allows the participants to send messages and transmits instructor messages.
Patent GB-2544135-A (GB)
Title: Volumetric flow regulation in multi-dimensional liquid analysis systems
Inventor: CARL SIMS
IPC: G01N30/46
Filed: 2015-02-12
Abstract: A multi-dimensional liquid analysis system includes a first dimension system and a second dimension system, wherein outflow from the first dimension system is separated at a flow splitter under controlled conditions. The flow splitter separates the first dimension outflow into first and second split outlet flows, with one of the split outlet flows being metered to a designated flow rate with a flow metering device disposed downstream from the flow splitter. The flow metering device selectively closes or opens an outlet flow path to define a volumetric flow rate along that outlet flow path, so that the other split outlet flow is correspondingly controlled.
Patent GB-2552800-A (GB)
Title: Leachate draw-off apparatus
Inventor: WILLIAM DEVEREUX
IPC: B63B17/06
Filed: 2016-08-09
Abstract: A leachate draw-off apparatus 20 comprises a storage tank 22 for storing leachate, a conduit 24 extending between a conduit inlet 30 and a conduit outlet 32 wherein the conduit inlet 30 is operatively connected to the storage tank 22 so that leachate may flow via the conduit 24 from the storage tank 22 to the conduit outlet 32 which is connectable to a cargo tank, and a venting device 26 including at least one vent provided in the conduit 24 between the conduit inlet 30 and the conduit outlet 32 and a vent valve operable to selectively open and close the or each vent to control the ingress of air via the or each vent into an internal volume of the conduit 24. The storage tank may be held in a bund 28. The conduit may have a u-shaped section and flow control valves may be positioned on the conduit inlet and conduit outlet. The conduit outlet is ideally connected to a suction hose of a tanker.
Patent GB-2554097-A (GB)
Title: Brake wear reduction apparatus
Inventor: Kurt Bruggemann
IPC: B64C25/42
Filed: 2016-09-20
Abstract: A vehicle reduces brake wear using a controller that calculates an energy input into a brake during an event from torque and wheel speed information; and causes brake de-selection/disabling if the calculated energy input meets an energy input criterion (203, fig 2). The vehicle can be an aircraft (fig 7). The criterion can be that after the calculated input brake temperature is below an upper threshold (e.g. after worst-case taxiing), and may also account for residual energy. A maximum energy input can be calculated from a maximum acceptable temperature increase. An average energy input of many brakes may be calculated, or total energy of a group (fig 4) with a symmetrical brake arrangement. Taxiing can be identified from speed or a flight phase system. Criterion can include an intermediate braking intensity limit (503, fig 5).
Patent GB-2557210-A (GB)
Title: Respiration detection device
Inventor: HUANG-CHUNG CHENG
IPC: A61B5/08
Filed: 2016-11-30
Abstract: A respiration detector includes mouth guard 1 connectable via coupling portions 11, 25 to seat 2, having detection unit 3 including microphone and micro-processing circuitry to indicate a respiratory rate of the user. A transmission circuit proceeds with data transmission with an external device, for example wirelessly. Lamps 35 such as LEDs may be activated when breathing times reach a set value, such as 50%, 70% and 90% of the maximum breathing rate, as determined for example by multiplying the users BMI by a present coefficient. An app downloaded into the external device may allow input of the sex, age, height and weight of the user for conversion into BMI. A detection hole 26 may be aligned with the microphone and power switch and power indication lamp may be accessible via through-holes 311, 312. The user during exercise can know whether the current respiratory rate is normal in real time.
Patent GB-2547518-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle guidance system with a stepper motor
Inventor: FREDERICK W NELSON
IPC: B62D5/04
Filed: 2016-12-15
Abstract: A vehicle guidance system 11 including a stepper motor 50 is provided. The system 11 comprises a hydraulic steering cylinder 21 for controlling a steering angle of a steerable wheel 30 of a vehicle. A hydraulic steering valve 52 is adapted to control a flow of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic steering cylinder 21. A stepper motor 50 is adapted to move or modulate a shaft 53 coupled to the hydraulic steering valve 52 in accordance with a control signal or control data message from a vehicle guidance controller 44. A position encoder 66 of the stepper motor 50 can measure the movement of the shaft 53. A steering angle estimator 68 can estimate the steering angle based on measurements of the position encoder 66. A location-determining receiver 64 provides position data and heading data. The vehicle guidance controller 44 provides the control signal or control data message based on the estimated steering angle, position data and heading data.
Patent GB-2542987-A (GB)
Title: Rescue descender system
Inventor: OWAIN JONES
IPC: A62B35/00
Filed: 2011-11-18
Abstract: The fall arrest device 1 comprises a descent line 3 including a release element to inhibit release of the descent line 3 to provide a brake effect on a falling user. The user may release the brake by pulling tether 21. The release cable 21 includes a finger pull portion 31 and a second pull formation 37 to enable the user to actuate the release element even if they have fallen awkwardly. The tether 21 may extend over the shoulder of the user and may be fixed to the chest of the user by the harness.
Patent GB-2546012-A (GB)
Title: Hair Brush
Inventor: SHAUN PULFREY
IPC: A46B15/00
Filed: 2015-06-30
Abstract: A hair brush with an array of bristles 4. Each bristle extends from a base to a free end. Some or all of the bristles have a transverse cross-section with an elongate shape over some or substantially all of their length. The bristles are arranged in offset rows and centre lines of the rows are spaced apart such that at least part of the first portion of bristles in one row extends between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row and/or, when viewed perpendicular to the rows, the width of the first portion of the bristles in one row is, over part of their length, the same or greater than the space between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row so as to partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row. The elongate shape of the transverse cross-section of the bristles is substantially oval.
Patent GB-2563839-A (GB)
Title: System and method for limiting currents in a power distribution system
Inventor: PETER JAMES HANDY
IPC: H02H9/04
Filed: 2017-06-26
Abstract: A power distribution system 200, comprising: a bipolar direct current (DC) source 210; an electrical load 226; a set of switching components 216; and a current limiter module 240 connected to the outputs of first and second switches 224. The current limiter module is adapted to determine a voltage sharing balance between the switches. The first switch is adapted to modify a current limiting characteristic in response to a determination that voltage sharing is unbalanced between the first and second switches. In another aspect of the invention the above arrangement includes first and second voltage sensors 248 disposed across the first and second switches respectively. The current limiter module 240 may summate the voltages from the positive and negative leads and output the summation to a comparator 241 which is configured to generate an output representative of the voltage sharing balance. The current limiter module may include a bias value that offsets voltage from at least one of the first or second switches. The first switch may include a dynamic current limiter 230 that is adapted to modify the current limiting characteristic such that the voltage sharing is balanced between the switches. The bipolar DC source may include two 270 Volt DC power supplies 211 coupled to a chassis ground 236. The switching components may include solid-state power controllers (SSPCs).
Patent GB-2552892-A (GB)
Title: Backlight module and liquid crystal display
Inventor: JIE ZENG
IPC: G02F1/13357
Filed: 2015-07-17
Abstract: A backlight module (100) comprising an optical film set (20), a light guide plate (3), and a reflective sheet (4). The optical film set (20) comprises a first prism sheet (21). The first prism sheet (21) comprises a display area (211), two sidewalls (212), and a junction area (213). The display area (211) and the reflective sheet (4) are arranged opposite. The sidewalls (212) are formed by the display area (211) extending downwards. The sidewalls (212) are connected between the display area (211) and the junction area (213) to form an accommodating space. The light guide plate (3) and the reflective sheet (4) are stacked on each other and arranged within the accommodating space. Also, the light guide plate (3) is arranged between the reflective sheet (4) and the optical film set (20). The reflective sheet (4) is arranged between the light guide plate (3) and the junction area (213). By extending and dividing the first prism sheet (21) into multiple areas, the first prism sheet (21) can be bent to fix the light guide plate (3) and the reflective sheet (4), thus solving the technical problem of the overall thickness of a backlight module being overly thick, achieving the technical effect of a narrow edge frame design implemented by reducing the overall thickness of the backlight module (100).
Patent GB-2561414-A (GB)
Title: Myco Capsule
Inventor: CONNOR LEACH
IPC: C12N1/14
Filed: 2017-08-07
Abstract: Capsules comprising myco protein (single cell protein, mushroom protein) derived from Fusarium venenatum are disclosed wherein the mycoprotein is made in fermenters like as seen in a brewery through adding oxygen, nitrogen, glucose, and minerals to fungiThe mycoprotein, derived from Fusarium venenatum, is then heated above melting temperatures of 100 degrees, and cooled into a solid capsule structure, creating MYCO Capsules.