baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2534649-A (GB)
Title: Heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) media having a highly ordered crystalline structure
Inventor: OLAV HELLWIG
IPC: G11B5/66
Filed: 2015-11-13
Abstract: A heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) medium includes a substrate 2104, a seed layer 2110 positioned above the substrate, and a magnetic recording bilayer structure 2102 positioned above the seed layer. The magnetic recording layer structure includes: a first magnetic recording layer 2112 having a plurality of FePtCu magnetic grains 2116 and a first segregant 2118, and a second magnetic recording layer 2114 positioned above the first magnetic recording layer, the second magnetic recording layer having a plurality of FePt magnetic grains 2120 and a second segregant 2122, where a Curie temperature of the first magnetic recording layer is lower than a Curie temperature of the second magnetic recording layer. The magnetic recording medium may have a thermal barrier layer 2130 and the first magnetic recording layer may have a plurality of L10 FePt-X magnetic grains where X is selected from Ag, Cu, Au, Ni, and Mn or combinations thereof. The magnetic structure can have a third recording layer 2904 (Fig. 28).
Patent GB-2537461-A (GB)
Title: Pump monitoring method
Inventor: KEITH VICTOR BEARD
IPC: F04D15/00
Filed: 2016-02-15
Abstract: The system comprises a reservoir, a pump, a reservoir level sensor and a current monitor to monitor the current drawn by the pump. A controller is configured to receive level data and determine the static head, and generate head data. The controller also receives first current and head data corresponding to the current drawn as a function of the static head for a first period of operation of the pump and receives second current and head data for a second period of operation. The controller determines the difference between the current drawn in the first and second periods, providing a pump performance indicator showing the condition of the pump. The pump operates over a number of pumping cycles where each cycle is a separate period. A performance indicator is calculated for each period, allowing an operator to predict when maintenance is required.
Patent GB-2548555-A (GB)
Title: A method of redatuming geophysical data
Inventor: MATTEO RAVASI
IPC: G01V11/00
Filed: 2016-03-16
Abstract: A method of redatuming geophysical data, wherein there is provided multi-component geophysical data, and the method comprises obtaining at least one focussing function and/or at least one Green's function from the multi-component geophysical data. There is also provide a method of 4D geophysical monitoring where multicomponent data for a first survey is acquired from a set-up where one or more sources are located at one or more locations and wherein multicomponent data for a second subsequent survey is acquired from a set-up with one or more sources at locations different from the first. The data is then redatumed using the above method for the first and second survey.
Patent GB-2540867-A (GB)
Title: Bearing interface with recesses to reduce friction
Inventor: IAN GRAHAM PEGG
IPC: F16J10/04
Filed: 2015-07-10
Abstract: A machine 101 having a bearing interface with recesses to reduce friction is provided. The machine 101 comprises a piston cylinder 103 and at least one piston ring 107 that is configured to move relative to the piston cylinder 103 during operation of the machine 101. The piston cylinder 103 comprises an inner surface 105 configured to engage at least a portion of a circumferential surface of the piston ring 107 thereby defining a contact zone 111 between the inner surface 105 of the cylinder 103 and the circumferential surface of the piston ring 107, the inner surface of the cylinder having at least one recess 129 indented into the inner surface 105 of the cylinder 103. The dimension of the recess 129 in the direction of movement of the piston ring 107 relative to the piston cylinder 103 is less than the dimension of the contact zone 111 in the direction of movement of the piston ring 107. The inner surface 105 of the cylinder 103 comprises: a top region 119 having a plurality of the recesses 129 indented into the inner surface 105, wherein the top region 119 extends towards the bottom end of the cylinder 103 away from the contact zone 111 between the piston ring 107 and the inner surface 105 when the piston 109 is at top dead centre of a stroke; and a bottom region 121 having a plurality of the recesses 129 indented into the inner surface 105, wherein the bottom region 121 extends towards the top end of the cylinder 103 away from the contact zone 111 between the piston ring 107 and the inner surface 105 when the piston 109 is at bottom dead centre of the stroke. The top region 119 and the bottom region 121 are separated by a middle region 127 having no recesses 129 indented into the inner surface 105.
Patent GB-2539341-A (GB)
Title: A decorated slide fastener and a device and method for preparing same
Inventor: PETER STEVENSON
IPC: A44B19/42
Filed: 2012-05-04
Abstract: A device 100 for preparing a decorated slide fastener comprises an elongate housing 110 defining an elongate first recess for receiving a slide fastener and an inlay 112 of resiliently deformable material disposed in this recess. The housing comprises a stop (121) located at one end having a recess 122 against which the slider of the slide fastener abuts when the slide fastener is in the first recess. The inlay may define a second recess 120 such that the coupling elements (5) of the slide fastener may lie in the second recess 120. To apply decorative elements (6) to a slide fastener a carrier tape (13) comprising decorative elements (6) may be placed on top of the fastener tape (3a, 3b) when in the device 100 and a heated press (75) applied to the carrier tape such that a decorative element (6) is fixed with heat sensitive adhesive in a respective recess (90) formed in the first face (8a) of the slide fastener stringer (2a, 2b).
Patent GB-2557658-A (GB)
Title: Additive manufacturing
Inventor: MICHAEL FRANK CURTIS-ROUSE
IPC: B33Y50/02
Filed: 2016-12-14
Abstract: A method of making one or more objects from virtual three-dimensional representations, the method comprises: defining a virtual boundary B to encompass the periphery of a virtual three-dimensional object viewed in plan; defining a deposition area on a work surface delineated by the virtual boundary; depositing a first layer of build material P to cover the deposition area; and consolidating build material within the first layer to form a first slice of an object O1. The invention also relates to apparatus for carrying out the method. The method may comprise consolidating a dam or wall corresponding to the virtual boundary, spaced from the periphery of the first slice of the object. The method may include monitoring using sensor means one or more characteristics of an object being made and determining if the object is defective or not. Monitoring one or more characteristics may include capturing image data relating to the object using image capture means. Advantageously, depositing build material in order to cover the deposition area instead of to cover the entire work surface 30 reduces the quantity of build material deposited and hence reduces waste thereof.
Patent GB-2560324-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for enabling storing of a user input vehicle setting
Inventor: KEVIN COCKINGS
IPC: B60R25/20
Filed: 2017-03-07
Abstract: An apparatus 101 for enabling storing of settings of a vehicle 201, a system, a vehicle, a method (figures 3 to 7), a computer program and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processing means and a memory means for storing at least one setting of the vehicle for at least one user. The apparatus is configured to determine that access into a vehicle has been granted in dependence on a first primary identifier having been received from a first primary electronic device 218A and determine that a first secondary identifier corresponding to a first user of the vehicle 211 has been received from a first secondary electronic device 221. The apparatus is also configured to, in dependence on determining that the first secondary identifier has been received from the first secondary electronic device and that access into the vehicle has been granted in dependence on the first primary identifier having been received from the first primary electronic device, enable storing of a setting of the vehicle for the first user. The primary electronic device may be remote keyless entry key fob, and the secondary device may be a mobile phone.
Patent GB-2551240-A (GB)
Title: Spraying device
Inventor: JAMES WRIGHT
IPC: B05B15/68
Filed: 2017-03-20
Abstract: A device 1 is provided for spraying a building surface, such as the underside of a suspended floor (2, see fig 5). The device comprises an outer member 4, a chassis (5, see fig 2) adapted for movable support of the outer member and an inner member 3 arranged for extension from a forwards end of the outer member. A spray head 11 is attached to a forwards end of the inner member. A means 12 is provided for extending the inner member (in a telescopic manner), including a push-chain (15, see fig 3) and a sprocket drive (14) for the push-chain. The outer tube member of the device may be closed along its length. The inner member may be withdrawable to an extent to protrude for the rear end of the outer member or the inner member is stopped from protruding from the rear end of the outer member. The spray head may be pivotally mounted on the inner member for lateral movement to spray from side to side.
Patent GB-2550673-A (GB)
Title: Information processing apparatus and control method thereof
Inventor: HIDENOBU AKIYOSHI
IPC: G06F21/31
Filed: 2017-04-05
Abstract: Controlling access to an information processing apparatus, comprising: displaying data on a touch screen display; acquiring authentication information, said information being a combination of data input in accordance with position information and pressure applied to the touch panel during the input of said data; detecting a position and pressure of the touch operation on the touch screen S604; comparing the acquired authentication information with the detected position of a login touch operation and pressure applied to the touch screen during said login touch operation S606; and selectively allowing execution of functions in accordance with the result of the comparison S607 S608. The data included in the authentication information may be a combination of characters from a virtual keyboard, or a pattern where the display show a plurality of indicators and the pattern is sequence of said indicators.
Patent GB-2563609-A (GB)
Title: Pipe testing method and apparatus
Inventor: PETER ROBERTS
IPC: G01N3/12
Filed: 2017-06-20
Abstract: A method for testing rings 12 cut from subsea pipelines first comprises determining whether a test ring is correctly assembled in a test chamber, and comprises: mounting a test ring in a pressure chamber 26 such that ends of the test ring form seals 24 with opposing surfaces of the chamber to isolate the inside of the test ring from the outside; providing means for measuring the displacement of the test ring (displacement transducers 36, Fig 8); providing means for measuring a force applied to the inner surface of the test ring; applying a force to the inner surface of the test ring with ram 34; and using displacement and force measurements to determine whether the test ring is correctly mounted in the pressure chamber. The chamber is formed by bringing two cylindrical sections 16, 18 together with a spacer 20. The ring 12 is then tested by measuring strain and deformation of the ring when increasing pressure outside the ring.
Patent GB-2548760-A (GB)
Title: GOA circuit and liquid crystal display device
Inventor: SHANGCAO CAO
IPC: G11C19/28
Filed: 2015-01-12
Abstract: A GOA circuit and a liquid crystal display device. The GOA circuit comprises multiple cascaded GOA units. The GOA units at an nth stage charge horizontal scanning lines (G(n)) at the nth stage of a display region. Each GOA unit at the nth stage comprises a pull-up control circuit (100), a pull-up circuit (200), a transfer circuit (300), a first pull-down control circuit (400), a first pull-down circuit (500), a second pull-down control circuit (600), a second pull-down circuit (700), and a main pull-down circuit (800), n being a positive integer. The GOA circuit and the liquid crystal display device can improve the cascaded transmission efficiency of the GOA circuit, improve the output quality of a scanning drive signal to improve the charging rate of a liquid crystal display device, and can also increase the pull-down speed of the scanning drive signal.
Patent GB-2550509-A (GB)
Title: Tracking assistance device, tracking assistance system, and tracking assistance method
Inventor: SONOKO HIRASAWA
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2016-02-08
Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to enable the work of confirming whether there is an error in the tracking results for a person set to be the tracking object, and enable erroneous tracking information be corrected with a simple operation. The present invention is provided with the following: a tracking target setting unit (24) for, in accordance with the designation of a surveillant, setting a person who will be the tracking target; a confirmation image presentation unit (25) for extracting, on the basis of tracking information, from each camera (1), images of a moving body having the greatest possibility of being the same as the moving body which was set as the tracking target, and for displaying only those images as confirmation images; a candidate image presentation unit (26) that in a case where there is an error in the confirmation image, displays as candidate images, on the basis of the tracking information, images of a moving body for which the possibility, that such moving body is the same as the moving body set as the tracking target is second highest to the moving body in the confirmation images having an error, and the candidate image presentation unit causes such candidate images to be selected by the surveillant; and a tracking information modification unit (34) that modifies the tracking information so that the moving body corresponding to the selected candidate images is associated with the moving body set as the tracking target.
Patent GB-2553922-A (GB)
Title: Improved branch cutter
Inventor: NICHOLAS GERALD GREY
IPC: B27B9/00
Filed: 2017-09-07
Abstract: A branch cutter has a circular saw blade 20 driven by a motor, the saw blade being partially covered by a housing 24 which has a first 52 and a second opening 54 exposing a periphery of the saw blade. A part of the first opening and the second opening may be diametrically opposed. The centre of the saw blade may be offset from the longitudinal axis of a cutter head 10, the motor being housed in the cutter head and the saw being mounted on the cutter head. The circumferential extent, radial extent, and shape and size of the first and second openings may be substantially identical. The saw blade can be rotated by a pinion, which is connected to the motor by a flexible drive belt 36. One side of the saw may be covered by the housing while the other side of the saw blade may be exposed. The saw blade may be removable. The leading or trailing edges may comprise teeth. The invention enables branches thicker than the saw blade to be cut without the user having to readjust their position.
Patent GB-2566520-A (GB)
Title: Connection arrangement
Inventor: Michael Dewhirst
IPC: F16B11/00
Filed: 2017-09-15
Abstract: A connection arrangement comprises a wedge member 16 secured to, or forming part of, a fitting 10. The fitting 10 includes an outwardly extending flange 18. A collar 20 encircles part of the wedge member 16 and defines, with the fitting 10 and the flange 18, an annular chamber 24. A resin material element is located within the annular chamber 24.
Patent GB-2567650-A (GB)
Title: Electrical power supply
Inventor: BRIAN EVANS
IPC: H02J9/06
Filed: 2017-10-18
Abstract: Circuitry, apparatus and installations for controlling the supply of electrical power to a plurality of downstream loads having time graded protection are described. The output of an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) is connected to an automatic by-pass contactor. An AC-DC converter or rectifier is connected to the UPS output and is connected to an under voltage monitoring relay by a voltage limiting circuit arranged to limit the voltage applied to the under voltage monitoring relay. An operating coil of the bypass contactor is connected across a battery. When the UPS supply voltage falls to a level corresponding to a downstream short circuit, the under voltage monitoring relay allows under voltage monitoring relay contacts to operate and continue to allow the operating coil of the contactor to be connected to the battery thereby maintaining the contactor as connecting the UPS output to the outgoing power bus-bar. The voltage limiting circuit may comprise a Zener diode in parallel and a resistor in series. The device prevents rapid switching between the UPS and by-pass circuit. The system may be used to provide uninterrupted power to, for example, railway signals, motorway signs or hospital equipment.
Patent GB-2569575-A (GB)
Title: Sump tank and method of operation
Inventor: RYSZARD MROZ
IPC: B01D21/02
Filed: 2017-12-20
Abstract: A sump tank (100) for pollution control, comprises a basin (110) defining a collection volume (120); a discharge line (130) in flow communication with the collection volume (120); a top cover (140) extending partway over the basin (110) to define: a covered portion (122) of the collection volume (120), and an exposed portion (124) of the collection volume (120). A baffle (150) extends from the top cover (140) into the collection volume (120) and terminates at a baffle tip (151). The exposed portion (124) of the collection volume is located on a first side (152) of the baffle (150) and the discharge line (130) is located on a second side (154) of the baffle (152). A method of operating a sump tank is also disclosed. The sump tank may provide means of pollution control, particularly for applications where an ester is employed. Such applications may include ester-cooled electrical network equipment, such as a transformer on an offshore substation.
Patent GB-2571323-A (GB)
Title: A controller for a vehicle
Inventor: Olivier Jean Brice Roques
IPC: B60W10/04
Filed: 2018-02-26
Abstract: A controller for a vehicle is configured to determine the position of the accelerator pedal with respect to a reference accelerator pedal position (aref); and either determine a torque output in dependence on an acceleration pedal map 60 if the position of the accelerator pedal is greater than the reference accelerator pedal position (aref); and, determine a torque output in dependence on a deceleration pedal map 62 if the position of the accelerator pedal is less than the reference accelerator pedal position (aref). The controller may further determine the pedal map based on a road load signal indicative of a torque output suitable for maintaining the current vehicle speed. The road load signal may be a function of at least one of: the vehicle speed, the gradient, the terrain response mode and/or the requested powertrain torque. The pedal map may further include high and low speed acceleration and deceleration maps.
Patent GB-2561707-A (GB)
Title: Medical device
Inventor: SUSAN GRANT
IPC: A61F9/04
Filed: 2018-03-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical device, in particular an eye mask, for treating, preventing or ameliorating an eye condition, the device comprising a cover 3 arranged to contact a subject's eye and/or a surrounding area thereof and which is at least partially filled with a temperature control means 40 for modulating the temperature of the cover 3. The cover 3 may additionally comprises an antimicrobial agent. Alternatively a disposable barrier (102, Fig 5) may be provided, the disposable barrier being attachable to the cover and preventing it from coming into contact with the patients eye. One of the sides of the cover 3 may additionally, or alternatively, be provided with a phase change material (PCM). In a preferred embodiment the temperature control means 40, possibly a silica gel or grain material, are provided in a pouch 38 which is removable from within the cover 3. Claims are also provided directed to a kit comprising the device and an antimicrobial solution for application to the cover of the device, and also to methods of preparing and manufacturing the device.
Patent GB-2563479-A (GB)
Title: Luggage with auto-support mechanism
Inventor: FU-HSING TAN
IPC: A45C13/00
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: A luggage includes a luggage body 1, a luggage wheel 2 mounted to each of two opposite lateral sides of the luggage body 1, and a support mechanism 3 mounted to the luggage body 1 corresponding to one respective luggage wheel 2. The support mechanism 3 includes a locating shaft 31 affixed to the luggage body 1, and a support member 32 pivotally coupled to the locating shaft 31 with a support portion 323 and an actuation 10 portion 324 respectively located on two opposite ends thereof such that when the luggage body 1 is shifted from a tilted position to an erected position, the actuation portion 324 is forced by the floor 4 to bias the support member 32 and to further force the support portion 323 into abutment against the floor 4 where the distance between the support portion 323 and the front side 12 of the luggage body 1 is larger than the distance between the axis of the luggage wheels 2 and the front side 12 of the luggage body 1 to prevent falling of the luggage body 1.
Patent GB-2572411-A (GB)
Title: Charging enclosure
Inventor: MARTIN GOSSLING
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: An enclosure 100 for charging an item of smart clothing 510 having a plurality of battery-powered sensors 500 comprises a cavity 120 for receiving the item of smart clothing 510, a charging interface 112 configured to deliver an electromagnetic field into the cavity 120 to charge the plurality of battery-powered sensors 500, a wireless communications interface 116 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the plurality of sensors 500, and a processor 110 configured to control operation of the charging interface 112 and the communications interface 116. The processor 110 may download data from the sensors 500 during charging and communicate with a remote system over a telecommunications network 600 to pair the sensors to an account. The enclosure 10 may comprise a conductive mesh or foil to inhibit leakage of electromagnetic energy, and may be collapsible for ease of storage. It may be configured to hang from a hook or clothes rail.
Patent GB-2574033-A (GB)
Title: Optical article
Inventor: YOUVAL KATZMAN
IPC: G02C1/00
Filed: 2018-05-23
Abstract: An optical article such as eyeglasses, goggles, masks, visors and helmets has a frame unit 310 with a lens mount which has a clearance surface 314 and a lens engaging surface 312. The assembly has a lens 350 with a first optical surface 352, an opposite second optical surface 354, and a frame mounting portion having a frame facing wall 358 disposed between the first and second optical surfaces. The frame facing wall has a frame engaging surface 359 which engages the lens engaging surface. A film layer with a first film surface 363a is adhered to the majority of the first optical surface and has an opposite second film surface 363b, and a film layer mounting wall 366 in between. The film layer mounting wall at least partially faces the clearance surface and at least a portion of the film layer mounting wall is adjacent to the frame facing wall. The film layer mounting wall is spaced from the clearance surface by a gap 330 which is free of material having the same or greater rigidity than the clearance surface. A majority of the film surfaces may be spaced from the clearance surface of the lens mounting portion.