baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2574018-A (GB)
Title: A lead frame for an electric motor or generator
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER TIMS
IPC: H02K7/00
Filed: 2018-05-22
Abstract: A lead frame arrangement for electrically coupling a first inverter having a plurality of inverter legs to a first set of coil windings and a second inverter having a plurality of inverter legs to a second set of coil windings of an electric motor or generator, the lead frame arrangement comprising a first lead frame and a second lead frame, wherein the first lead frame includes a first printed circuit board having a plurality of printed circuit board layers, wherein each printed circuit board includes four circuit board layers with conductive layer formed on the insulating substrate to connect to individual coil windings and the legs of the first inverter, and wherein the second lead frame includes a second printed circuit board having a plurality of printed circuit board layers, wherein each printed circuit board includes four circuit board layers with conductive layer formed on the insulating substrate to connect to individual coil windings and the legs of the second inverter. Further circuit board layers and conductive layer arrangements may be included. The stator of the motor may also have a circumferential support. The lead frame circuit boards may include recesses for receiving the coil windings.
Patent GB-2576486-A (GB)
Title: Coupler
Inventor: KEITH MILLER
IPC: E02F3/36
Filed: 2018-06-25
Abstract: A coupler 10 comprising a housing with a top part 12 for attachment to an excavator arm of an excavator, and a bottom part 18 for attachment to an accessory for the excavator, the bottom part comprising a front jaw 22 open to a front of the coupler for receiving a first attachment pin of an accessory and a rear pin receiving area 26 open to a bottom of the coupler for receiving a second attachment pin of the accessory, the coupler further comprising a latching member 30 for the rear pin receiving area, the latching member comprising a body 32, a further jaw 34 extending below the body, a release member 36 extending forward of the body, an attachment point for an end of an actuator 40 and a hole through the body into which a sprung member 44 is located, wherein the sprung member extends through and to under the body and into or partially across a mouth of the further jaw. A coupler with a hub mounted for axial rotation about its axis, where the hub is located nearer the front of the coupler than the attachment pin seated position of the front jaw is also claimed.
Patent GB-2564571-A (GB)
Title: Suspension for moving-coil loudspeaker and loudspeaker
Inventor: Yu bing zhan
IPC: H04R9/04
Filed: 2018-07-06
Abstract: In a moving-coil loudspeaker (fig 1) the suspension includes a surround 12 and first and second spiders 2a. A cross-section view of the surround is inverted U-shaped, and one side of the surround is connected to an outer surface of the vibrating diaphragm. The first spider 2a stands vertically below a connection between the surround 12 and the vibrating diaphragm 11, and one side of the first spider is connected to an inner surface of the vibrating diaphragm. The voice coil is located below the centre of the vibrating diaphragm (fig 3). The magnetic circuit is located below the voice coil, where a coil on the voice coil is disposed at a central position of a magnetic gap.
Patent GB-2561505-A (GB)
Title: Handheld surgical device having retractable portion
Inventor: MICHAEL D SMITH
IPC: A61B17/32
Filed: 2017-01-06
Abstract: A handheld surgical device having a working portion that can be covered or uncovered. The working portion of the handheld surgical device can have an advanced position or a retracted position, which can be controlled by one or more switch(s) at the handle portion of the handheld surgical device. The handheld surgical device can also include a shroud that can cover the working portion having a cutting blade driven by a powered motor. The shroud can also have a cutting edge, which is not driven by the powered motor.
Patent GB-2578746-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring system
Inventor: Andrew Macdonald Harris
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2018-11-06
Abstract: A monitoring system comprises at least one monitoring (edge) device (20,22,24,26,28) and a central device 40. Each monitoring device is provided at a location within a coverage area, and comprises at least one sensor generating sensor data. The sensor may be one of a camera, a RADAR/LIDAR sensor, environmental/pollution sensor, an occupancy/presence sensor, an RFID detector, a radio detector or an acoustic/sound sensor. Each monitoring device processes the sensor data to obtain attribute information (e.g. position, identity, condition etc) about an entity in the vicinity of the monitoring device. The monitoring device transmits the attribute information to the central device. The central device combines received attribute information (e.g. from multiple monitoring devices) to obtain information about the attribute of the entity within the coverage area. The system is able to monitor attributes of entities within an area and send them to a central device for collation/reporting purposes. The system may be deployed in a variety of applications including traffic/pedestrian monitoring (figure 1), wind farm/turbine monitoring and supervision of autonomous robots in a warehouse.
Patent GB-2570192-A (GB)
Title: Test system and method for carrying out a test in a coordinated manner
Inventor: ARND SCHIRRMANN
IPC: G05B23/02
Filed: 2018-11-09
Abstract: Testing of a control unit of a system is performed by a test system 100, having a management server 101 which provides predefined test instructions, a monitoring system 103, and a number of output units 107, for example, displays or interfaces. The monitoring system 103 converts test instructions into operating instructions for setting a test configuration on a control unit using predefined assignment logic. The monitoring system 103 divides operating instructions for setting the test configuration into partial instructions for setting a partial configuration on the control unit and to temporally and/or logically classify the partial instructions. The output units 107 output the partial instructions transmitted by the monitoring system 103. This enables an engineer to set the test configuration on the control unit.
Patent GB-2572489-A (GB)
Title: Self-cleaning grill
Inventor: MICHAEL V COLSTON
IPC: A23B4/052
Filed: 2019-03-26
Abstract: A firepot 200 for a grilling device for holding at least partially ignited solid fuel comprises one or more walls at least partially forming an outer boundary of the firepot. A portal 340 into the fire pot, through which solid fuel is deliverable to the interior of the firepot, is provided in one of the walls. The firepot also has a floor 310 defining, in use, at least a part of the lower end of the firepot. There are one or more holes 320 extending through the floor. A heating element mount is positioned to hold a heating element within the interior of the firepot. An imperforate landing zone 330 for receiving solid fuel delivered via the portal and defined by one or more raised areas 350 may be provided in the floor. Also claimed are self-cleaning grilling devices, grills, smokers, barbeques and the like.
Patent GB-2574113-A (GB)
Title: Control unit for an active suspension system
Inventor: RICCARDO FICCA
IPC: B60G17/0195
Filed: 2015-12-18
Abstract: A control unit 18 for an active suspension system 14 of a vehicle 10 having one or wheels 22 is provided. The control unit 18 comprises: at least one input for receiving a signal comprising data related to the topography of terrain in a driving direction of the vehicle 10; at least one output for outputting a control signal for controlling one or more suspension system actuators (34, Figure 2a) associated with each respective wheel 22; and a processing module. The processing module is arranged to: analyse data to identify a surface feature, e.g. bump or pot-hole 12; determine a desired wheel displacement relative to the vehicle body for each wheel 22 when each wheel 22 negotiates the surface feature 12; determine a control signal for suspension system actuators in dependence on the desired wheel displacement. The control signal defines future adjustments to the suspension system actuator 34 that are scheduled to coincide with a time period for which the wheels negotiate the surface feature; and output the control signal.
Patent GB-2587657-A (GB)
Title: Dimming level controller
Inventor: KING-KWOK PUN
IPC: H01H19/03
Filed: 2019-10-04
Abstract: A dimming level controller 1 for a dimmer 2 has a screw nut fixer 11, a screw nut cover 12, a metal fixer 13 and a turning knob 15. The screw nut fixer 11 is disposed on a front panel 21 of the dimmer 2. The screw nut cover 12 is removably disposed on the screw nut fixer 11, and at least one interlocking part (122, fig 4) of the screw nut cover 12 engages with a plurality of separating slots 111 of the screw nut fixer 11. The metal fixer 13 is disposed on the screw nut cover 12, and a rotation shaft 14 is disposed through the metal fixer 13, the screw nut cover 12, the screw nut fixer 11 and the front panel 21. The turning knob 15 is removably disposed on the screw nut cover 12 and the metal fixer 13 and is coupled to the rotation shaft 14.
Patent GB-2592056-A (GB)
Title: Harvester and method for processing plant matter
Inventor: MARTIN KAPROCKYJ
IPC: A01F11/00
Filed: 2020-02-14
Abstract: The harvester 100 comprises a housing 102 and a mesh screen chamber 104 positioned inside the housing, wherein the mesh screen chamber includes an inlet for receiving plant matter, an agitator 108 comprising a shaft (206, Fig 2) and a plurality of blades (112) fitted along the length of the shaft, wherein a rotation unit 114 causes the agitator to rotate about an axis of the shaft, inside the mesh screen chamber. The harvester may comprise a first mesh screen unit and a second mesh screen unit which may be in the shape of a half cylinder, which when fitted together form a cylinder. The blades maybe made from a resilient material such as rubber. The method comprises using the harvester to process cannabis-based plant matter to cause separation of buds from stalks, reduce the size of the separated buds, mixing the buds with seeds of cannabis-based material and subjecting to heat to activate the fat molecules. Also disclosed is a method of processing cannabis-based plant matter by separating buds, mixing with seeds and subjecting to heat.
Patent GB-2594919-A (GB)
Title: A system and a separation for removing contaminants from cutting fluid
Inventor: STEVEN THOMPSON
IPC: B23Q11/10
Filed: 2020-04-01
Abstract: The system 200 includes a tank 109 which receives swarf 110 and cutting fluid 112 from a machining process 102. A pump 118 extracts cutting fluid contaminated with swarf from the tank. A filtration system 120 removes at least some of the swarf before the cutting fluid is reused in the machining process. A separator 130 is arranged between the pump and the filtration system. The separator comprises a hydrocyclone 132 which receives the cutting fluid and swarf. The hydro cyclone separates the swarf from the cutting fluid by vortex separation before the cutting fluid reaches the filtration system. The filtration system may include a consumable medium such as a roll of paper, polyester, or viscose. A separator includes a hydrocyclone to receive cutting fluid contaminated with swarf and tramp oil from a machine process. The hydrocyclone separates the swarf from the cutting fluid and oil using vortex separation. The hydrocyclone transfers the cutting fluid and oil into an inlet of a chamber. The tramp oil is separated from the cutting fluid as it flows around barriers in the chamber by virtue of a difference in the relative density of the tramp oil and cutting fluid.
Patent GB-2594936-A (GB)
Title: Nasal interface
Inventor: SIMON ROBERT PAYNE
IPC: A61M16/08
Filed: 2020-05-06
Abstract: At least a frame 3 for a respiratory nasal interface, the frame comprising side arms 12 and a front portion (10, Fig 3a), the front portion having a front wall (10a, Fig 3a) and two side walls (10b, Fig 3a). A support platform (11, Fig 3a) defining an inlet opening (13, Fig 3a) extends from the front wall. The side walls of the front portion may be separated from the support platform. A wider respiratory nasal interface also provides a body 2 and an inlet conduit 4. The body comprises nasal outlet(s) (5, Fig 2a), a base opening (7, Fig 2a), and at least one opening (6, Fig 2a) through which the frame’s support platform extends. The inlet conduit may be provided with a connector (18, Fig 7) at a first end, the connector extending through the base opening of the body and the opening of the support platform to clamp the two together. A chamber may be defined between the support platform and the body, providing fluid communication between the inlet conduit and the nasal outlet(s). The second end (22, Fig 7) of the conduit may be adapted for connection to a gas supply tube.
Patent GB-2586324-A (GB)
Title: Sensor system, cutter element, cutting tool and method of using same
Inventor: VALENTINE KANYANTA
IPC: E21B12/02
Filed: 2020-05-27
Abstract: A sensor system has a cutting tool, e.g. a drill bit, insert 110, an interrogation transceiver 120 to transmit a radio-frequency (RF) interrogation signal and a sensor transceiver system 130 to receive the interrogation signal and transmit an RF response signal. The sensor system includes a signal guide medium 140 transducing between the RF interrogation signal, a guided signal in the signal guide medium, and the RF response signal. A characteristic of the RF response signal is dependent upon a condition of the signal guide medium which, depends on the condition of the cutter element. The guide medium may be an antenna 132 carrying transient electrical signals or may be an acoustic guide with reflectors such that wear to the insert may erode the guide medium, cause open circuit or RF attenuation in the antenna or wear off acoustic reflectors to indicate condition of the insert. The interrogation transceiver is mounted in a protected portion of the bit close one or more inserts and may have a processor 150 and a signal booster 160 sending a signal S3 to a remote analysis system 170. A method of using the sensor system is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2587995-A (GB)
Title: Elastomer with an expandable metal
Inventor: BENJAMIN JON WELLHOEFER
IPC: E21B33/127
Filed: 2018-06-28
Abstract: A method may comprise: inserting an apparatus into a wellbore, wherein the apparatus comprises: a seal element comprising: an elastomer; and a swellable metal embedded in the elastomer; exposing the seal element to a fluid; transitioning the seal element from an initial state with an initial volume to an expanded state with an expanded volume to form a seal in the wellbore.
Patent GB-2599974-A (GB)
Title: A fixing pin
Inventor: PAUL DELANEY
IPC: F16B19/10
Filed: 2021-03-04
Abstract: The fixing or retaining pin 50, particularly for use with a toilet seat, has a stem comprising an expandable section 16 and a lower element 18, and a section comprising a ratchet mechanism. The lower element is connected to the mechanism by a flexible connector 36. Operation of the mechanism moves the lower element towards the section comprising the ratchet, causing axial compression and radial expansion of the expandable section. The flexible connector may pass axially through the expandable section. The flexible member may be wound about a spindle 30 of the ratchet mechanism, which may comprise a pawl acting on a resilient material or teeth 24 of a gear wheel or linear gear. There may be a lever connected (optionally removably) to the ratchet mechanism. Also claimed are a toilet seat comprising the fixing pin, and an arrangement comprising a seat fixed to a toilet pan using the fixing pin.
Patent GB-2592497-A (GB)
Title: Article of clothing and manufacturing method thereof
Inventor: ZHENQIANG LIU
IPC: B32B5/02
Filed: 2018-10-08
Abstract: The invention provides an article of clothing (10) and a method of manufacturing thereof. The article of clothing (10) includes a first fabric layer (102) and a second fabric layer (104). The article of clothing (10) further includes an elastic mesh (106). The elastic mesh (106) is sandwiched between the first fabric layer (102) and the second fabric layer (104). Herein, the elastic mesh (106) has higher elasticity along a first direction as compared to a second direction thereof. The elastic mesh (106) is heat sealed to at least one of the first fabric layer (102) or the second fabric layer (104).
Patent GB-2595074-A (GB)
Title: Optical manipulation of atoms or molecules
Inventor: Max Perez
IPC: G21K1/00
Filed: 2019-11-14
Abstract: An optical beam-forming apparatus 10 is configured to form optical beams of light for manipulating cold atoms or cold molecules in a chamber of a magneto-optical trap (MOT). The apparatus comprises a first optical beam-former and a second optical beam-former. Each optical beam-former is configured to receive a respective input optical beam and to form therewith a respective pair of optical beams (101, 103; 102, 104; Fig. 14) of linearly polarised light for output into the chamber (45) of the MOT. The orientations of linear polarisation of each of the four optical beams are mutually substantially parallel. The MOT may be part of a cold atom source comprising a chassis 2, 3 with a compartment 41 into which a cartridge 4 comprising a chamber 45 of the MOT is removably insertable to position the MOT chamber in optical alignment with the optical beam forming components.
Patent GB-2608362-A (GB)
Title: A method for adapting color of an overlay displayed in a display unit of a vehicle and a system thereof
Inventor: MARKUS FRIEBE
IPC: B60R1/23
Filed: 2021-06-24
Abstract: A method for adapting colour of an overlay displayed in a display unit of a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes aspects of determining a first colour of images corresponding to surroundings of the vehicle to be displayed on the display by a control unit of the vehicle. Further, one or more second colours contrasting to the first colour are determined by the control unit. A comparison between the first colour and a pre-determined threshold limit is determined. The one of the one or more second colours are adapted by the control unit to the overlay superimposed on the images displayed in the display unit based on the comparison between the first colour and the pre-determined threshold limit. Consequently, the visibility of the overlays is improved by configuring overlays with colours contrasting the surrounding image. An alert may be provided which corresponds to the one or more second colours so that a user may select the second colour. The second colour may be dynamically adapted if no signal indicating a choice is provided.
Patent GB-2594854-A (GB)
Title: Shut-off valve
Inventor: ANDRE JOACHIM HENRY DU RAND
IPC: F23K5/14
Filed: 2019-12-11
Abstract: The invention provides a shut-off valve (10) for a hydrocarbon liquid or fuel intake. The valve includes a first float body (14) configured to float at the surface of hydrocarbon fuel (15), a fuel intake (16) located on the first float (14) and positioned such that the intake (16) is below the surface of the fuel (15), in use, and a second float body (18) configured to float on water (20) and sink in hydrocarbon fuel (15) such that the body (18) floats at an interface of hydrocarbon fuel (15) and water (20) phases, in use. A closing means (24) is located on the second float (18) for closing or restricting the fuel intake (16) when the first float (14) and second float (18) are in contact or in close proximity and further includes a guide arrangement (26) for guiding the first and second float (14, 18) towards each other as the surface of the hydrocarbon fuel (15) approaches the fuel water interface.
Patent GB-2598989-A (GB)
Title: Thermally inhibited starch and process for making
Inventor: TARAK SHAH
IPC: C08B30/00
Filed: 2019-12-19
Abstract: A method of preparing a dry thermally inhibited starch comprises (i) optionally adjusting the pH of a starch slurry so that it is substantially equivalent to the natural pH of starch (ii) adding a buffer to obtain a buffered starch, (iii) adjusting the pH to >4.0 and <6.0 to obtain a pH-adjusted starch, (iv) dehydrating the pH-adjusted starch to obtain a dried starch having a moisture content of 0-6%, and (v) thermally inhibiting the dried starch. Typically, the pH in step (i) is 5.5-6.5. The buffer may be a citrate buffering agent. The starch in step (v) may be heated in a continuous process in a fluid bed reactor. The starch in step (v) is preferably heated above its gelatinisation temperature, such as 135-165ºC. The dry thermally inhibited starch may have a soluble starch content of less than 10% and a peak hot viscosity of 100-500, 600-1200, or 1200-2000 MVU.
Patent GB-2606251-A (GB)
Title: Dual-frequency rf ion confinement apparatus
Inventor: MELVIN ANDREW PARK
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2022-01-25
Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) device for transversely confining ions comprises a first set of electrodes 101 and a second set of electrodes 102. The electrodes in each set are parallel to one another along an ion travel direction Z. Opposite phases of a first RF-voltage are applied to adjacent electrodes of the first set, and opposite phases of a second RF-voltage are applied to adjacent electrodes of the second set, wherein the first and second RF voltages have different frequencies such that substantially no pseudo-potential wells may be produced along the z axis. The first and second sets of electrodes may be offset relative to each other in the z direction and may be partially interdigitated. The RF device may be part of a mass spectrometric system, e.g. an ion mobility separator, a trapped ion mobility separator (TIMS), a fragmentation cell, or an orthogonal accelerator of a time-of-flight mass analyser.
Patent GB-2601947-A (GB)
Title: Spatial search using ray tracing
Inventor: Vishalkumar Ketankumar Mehta
IPC: G06F16/9032
Filed: 2020-09-17
Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a search of spatial data is performed by reformulating the search problem as a ray tracing problem. In at least one embodiment, the ray tracing problem is solved using a graphics processing unit.
Patent GB-2601984-A (GB)
Title: Primary cells for high discharge rate
Inventor: NIR KAPELUSHNIK
IPC: H01M10/658
Filed: 2017-04-12
Abstract: A primary electrochemical cell comprising a cathode having a cathode geometric volume and a cathode active area, an anode having an anode geometric volume and an anode active area, and at least two separators, wherein at least one of the separators is disposed between the cathode active area and the anode active area, and the anode and cathode are folded to form at least four segments, wherein a ratio of nominal capacity of the cell to said active area is lower than 12 mAh/cm2, a ratio of at least one of the anode geometric volume and the cathode geometric volume to the anode active area and the cathode active area respectively is less than 195.5 x 10-6. The cell is characterized by a discharge efficiency at room temperature of at least 30 % to a cut-off voltage of 2/3 of its original voltage at a discharge current of 1,250 mA. The anode active material may be lithium. The cathode active material may be manganese oxide (MnO2). A process of manufacturing, and uses of the cell, particularly in high drain-rate applications such as charging a cellular phone are also provided.