baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2486118-A (GB)
Title: Integrated production to manifold and multiphase pump station
Inventor: BERG GIER OLAV
IPC: E21B43/017
Filed: 2010-09-24
Abstract: A subsea production station (SPS) including at least a production manifold and a multi phase pump unit (MPP) for subsea operation is shown. Each of them has respective modules for control/operation operatively connected to at least a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO), subsea umbilicals, risers, flow lines, subsea wells, installations such as X-mas tree and other units in the system. The manifold (4) is adapted for its application for producing hydrocarbons from a plurality of wells. The pump unit (7) is adapted to add kinetic energy along the flow lines. The manifold (4) and the pump unit (7) are integrally disposed adjacent to one another on a common foundation (2) and are adapted to have a common support structure and common suction anchor (1).
Patent GB-2503714-A (GB)
Title: A Combined Storage and Docking Unit for a Portable Electronic Device
Inventor: HARDING JOHN
IPC: B60R7/06
Filed: 2012-07-05
Abstract: A combined storage and docking unit 20 for fitment to the instrument panel 10 of a motor vehicle is disclosed in which a portable electronic device such as an MP3 player or GPS Navigation device 5 can be held in a display position by clamping it between lid 22 and storage box 21 parts of the unit. A lid opening spring (60, figure 6) is connected to the lid to bias it to an open position, and a user operable locking mechanism 23 is provided to hold the lid in a desired position against the action of the spring. At least one electrical connector (71, 73) for selectively connecting the portable device to the vehicle is provided. The storage box may include a trough shaped portion (25, figure 4) in which the portable electronic device can be stowed if it is not required to be used. The combined storage and docking unit is of a simple construction and allows portable electronic devices of differing size and shape to be accommodated.
Patent GB-2493837-A (GB)
Title: Piezoelectric sensors for geophysical streamers
Inventor: BARR FREDERICK J
IPC: G01D3/028
Filed: 2012-08-15
Abstract: A digital sensor includes a pair of piezoelectric sensors (86A,86B) that respond to acceleration and pressure in opposite ways, a pair of digital transducer circuits each employ a quantized feedback path to obtain digital sensor signals for the piezoelectric sensors. A combiner circuit that combines the digital sensor signals to produce a compensated digital output signal. The compensated digital output signal may be a pressure compensated acceleration signal, an acceleration compensated pressure signal, or both. Also disclosed is a signal detection method that includes configuring a pair of piezoelectric membranes in a piezoelectric sensor to respond to acceleration and pressure in opposite ways, and based on their responses, producing at least one of a digital pressure compensated acceleration signal and a digital acceleration compensated pressure signal. The digital signals may be produced in part by applying a quantized feedback signal to at least one of the piezoelectric membranes.
Patent GB-2491291-A (GB)
Title: System for supporting determination of abnormality of moving object
Inventor: FUSHIKI TAKUMI
IPC: B61L27/00
Filed: 2011-02-16
Abstract: Provided is a system for supporting the determination of abnormality of a moving object, which improves the operation rate by appropriately predicting the possibility of abnormality from a failure generated when the moving object experiences a failure and by reducing erroneous detection. A moving object (101) of the system for supporting the determination of abnormality of a moving object comprises: various types of measurement devices (103); a status monitoring device (104) for detecting whether a failure has occurred by using status data from the measurement devices; and a communication device (107) for transmitting failure information to a ground system (102) and receiving an abnormality determination result from the ground system. The ground system (102) comprises: a communication device (114) for transmitting and receiving data to and from the moving object; a storage unit (111) for storing past failure information; an abnormality determination unit (112) for analyzing and determining whether or not a past failure is abnormal; an abnormality analysis database (113) for storing the past failure information in association with abnormality diagnosis results; and an abnormality occurrence prediction unit (115) for contrasting the failure information from the time of occurrence of the failure in question and the abnormality analysis database (113), and outputting an abnormality determination result.
Patent GB-2505417-A (GB)
Title: Snowboard/skateboard trajectory tracking and evaluation
Inventor: OPAS TOMMI
IPC: A63B24/00
Filed: 2012-08-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to tracking and analyzing a trajectory of a moving object, like a piece of sports equipment used in an exercise such as a skateboard, snowboard or skiing. The present invention to provides a solution for tracking and analyzing a trajectory of a moving object in such a way, that the trajectories can be analyzed and compared to reference data created for the purpose, in order to evaluate and score the movement of the object - including a performance of a person using the object. The reference data may relate to the target trajectory for a specific trick to be performed by the equipment and the score reflects how closely the user conformed to the trick reference data. The equipment for measuring the trajectory may include accelerometers and MEMS gyroscopes and may be integrated into the equipment and may communicate with a device worn by the user or it may be collected using a smartphone or it may be transmitted over a network.
Patent GB-2506346-A (GB)
Title: Stent structure for implantable medical device
Inventor: NIELSEN ARNE MOLGAARD
IPC: A61F2/82
Filed: 2012-09-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a stent 30 formed of a plurality of stent rings 24, each of which rings 24 is formed of a series of sprung sections (10 figure 1) coupled to one another by flexible couplings (22 figure 1). The flexible couplings (22 figure 1) may be made of a biodegradable material. The flexible couplings (22 figure 1) enable the stent 30 to expand to a smaller uncompressed diameter and then to expand further to a larger uncompressed diameter, by virtue of the flexible couplings (22 figure 1) which allow the sprung sections to move from a partially overlapping configuration to a radially spaced configuration. The stent 30 can expand with expansion of a vessel, for example in a growing patient.
Patent GB-2504364-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle lighting system
Inventor: HOWE ANTHONY RICHARD
IPC: B62J6/02
Filed: 2012-09-14
Abstract: A bicycle lighting system comprises a front light 13 with a power source 11 with a cradle 12 for mounting on a bicycle, said front light 13 being releasably secured to the cradle 12 to allow removal of the front light 13 when the bicycle is not being used, front indicator lights 14A,14B powered by the front light power source, a rear light 23 with a power source 21 for mounting on a bicycle, rear indicator lights 24A,24B powered by the rear light power source, and a switch device 30 to operate the lights, the switch device being adapted to control the rear light and rear indicator lights through a wireless connection. The lamp is capable of being used as an independent torch, and removal of the front light from its cradle may disable the rear light. The system may also include a helmet-mounted wirelessly controlled light, and the power sources may be kept charged by means of a solar panel. Further, the indicator lights may be in the form of a strip with a sequence of both left and right illuminated arrows.
Patent GB-2496062-A (GB)
Title: Electronic equipment casing
Inventor: WRIGHT ROBERT FRANK
IPC: C23C4/04
Filed: 2012-12-03
Abstract: A power convertor casing is covered with an elastomeric coating which electrically insulates the casing. The elastomeric material may comprise a 1:1 mixture of polyurea and polyurethane which is applied by spray coating. The coating provides a waterproof weather resistant insulating casing which can be used to house a transformer in an outdoor environment. The coating can completely insulate a metallic casing so that no earth connection for the casing needs to be provided.
Patent GB-2508609-A (GB)
Title: Determining if a wireless terminal is in the vicinity of non-serving base stations based on a vulnerability indicator derived from neighbour cell measurements
Inventor: JOHNSON NICHOLAS DOUGALL
IPC: H04W24/10
Filed: 2012-12-04
Abstract: Detecting wireless communication terminals in the vicinity of non-serving base stations within a cellular communication network, comprises: at a network element within the network (e.g. 136, figure 1), receiving neighbour cell measurement information from at least one wireless communication terminal 315, deriving at least one vulnerability indication value 325 for the at least one wireless communication terminal based at least partly on the received neighbour cell measurement information, and determining 330 whether the at least one wireless communication terminal is in the vicinity of a basestation of a neighbour cell for which measurement information was received based at least partly on the derived at least one vulnerability indication value therefor. The neighbor cell measurement information comprises at least one received power measurement indication for at least one neighbour cell, wherein deriving a vulnerability indication value comprises subtracting a received power measurement indication for the neighbour cell from a known transmit power value for that neighbour cell. If at least one wireless terminal is detected in the vicinity of a base station of a neighbour cell, an Inter-Cell Interference Management (ICIM) message is sent to the neighbour cell 335, 340. The neighbour cell may be a small cell, e.g. a femto-cell or Home NodeB (HNB).
Patent GB-2502435-A (GB)
Title: An electrical pulse splitter for an explosives system
Inventor: MCLEAN STEPHEN JAMES
IPC: F42D1/055
Filed: 2013-04-18
Abstract: An electrical pulse splitter (EPS) for an explosives system (10) is provided in which the explosives system comprises an electrical pulse generator (EPG), the electrical pulse splitter (EPS), and first and second explosive charges (Ch1, Ch2) having respective first and second electrical initiators (D1, D2). The electrical pulse splitter (EPS) is configured to receive a primary electrical pulse from the electrical pulse generator (EPG), and to output first and second electrical pulses to the first and second electrical initiators (Ch1, Ch2) respectively. The second electrical pulse is output a length of time after the first electrical pulse is output, and the electrical pulse splitter (EPS) is powered by the primary electrical pulse.
Patent GB-2516965-A (GB)
Title: Synthetic audiovisual storyteller
Inventor: LATORRE-MARTINEZ JAVIER
IPC: G10L21/06
Filed: 2013-08-08
Abstract: A method of animating a head and displaying text of an electronic book, whereby the head has a mouth which moves in synch with an audio sound of the text being displayed thus lip-syncing the words, the method comprises steps of inputting the text of said book; dividing said input text into a sequence of acoustic units; determining expression characteristics for the inputted text; calculating a duration for each acoustic unit using a duration model; converting said acoustic units to image vectors using a statistical model, which define a face of said head; converting said acoustic units into a sequence of text display indicators using a text display model; outputting said sequence of image vectors as video; wherein said selected expression is expressed as a weighted sum of parameters of the same type, and wherein the weighting used is expression dependent; and outputting 105 said sequence of text display indicators as video which is synchronised with the lip movement of the mouth and movement of the head and face. Sound effects may also be included
Patent GB-2511191-A (GB)
Title: Organic light emitting display device
Inventor: KAM YOUN-SEOK
IPC: H01L51/50
Filed: 2013-12-20
Abstract: An organic light emitting display device with enhanced lifespan is disclosed. The organic light emitting display device includes first 102 and second 104 electrodes facing each other on a substrate, a charge generation layer 130 formed between the first and second electrodes, a first light emitting stack 110 formed between the charge generation layer 130 and the first electrode 102, and a second light emitting stack 120 formed between the charge generation layer 130 and the second electrode 104, wherein a hole injection layer of a light emitting stack to realize blue color of the first and second light emitting stacks is formed by doping a host formed of hexaazatriphenylene (HATÂ­CN) with 0.5% to less than 10% of a dopant. Also provided is an OLED display device comprising first 102 and second electrodes 104 facing each other, a blue emission layer 116 and a hole injection layer 112, a hole transport layer 114 formed between the blue emission layer and the first electrode, and an electron transport layer 118 formed between the emission layer and the second electrode, wherein the hole injection layer is formed by doping a host formed of hexaazatriphenylene (HAT) See figure 1.
Patent GB-2506069-A (GB)
Title: Gate valve
Inventor: GEDAL A YSTEIN MA
IPC: F16K3/30
Filed: 2012-06-28
Abstract: The invention provides a gate valve for control of production of petroleum, distinctive in that the valve comprises a coating or hard facing on the internal bore surface exposed to flow of petroleum and associated fluids and solids.
Patent GB-2517224-A (GB)
Title: Radial P-N Junction nanowire solar cells
Inventor: LIM CHENG GUAN
IPC: H01L31/0735
Filed: 2014-01-03
Abstract: A photovoltaic device comprising at least one nanowire structure fixed to a substrate, wherein each of the at least one nanowire structures comprise: a heavily doped p-type core 120 having a proximal end fixed to the substrate 110 and a distal end extending away from the substrate 110; and a n-type shell 130 around the p-type core 120. Also disclosed is a method of forming the above photovoltaic device comprising growing the above core 120 and shell 130 on the substrate 110. The p-type core 120 may be formed of GaAs and the n-type shell 130 may comprise AlxGa(1-x)As where x is less than or equal to 0.2. The n-type shell 130 may have a thickness of between 20nm and 50nm, preferably 30nm. The p-type core 120 may have a diameter greater than 300nm. The length of the at least one nanowire structure may be between 5Âµm and 7Âµm, preferably 6Âµm. The substrate 110 may comprise silicon, it may comprise a graphitic layer.
Patent GB-2512176-A (GB)
Title: Stents and apparatus and method for manufacturing the same
Inventor: PARK DO-HYUN
IPC: A61F2/848
Filed: 2014-01-03
Abstract: A stent (100) comprises a hollow metal wire cylindrical body (110) and first (120-123) and second (130-132) locking parts protruding outwardly from the body. Apparatus 200 for manufacturing a stent comprises a support part 210 having a cylindrical body adapted for forming the stent and has fastening openings 211 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the body, support pins 220 adapted to be inserted into the fastening openings 211 to support the metal wire forming the stent in use, so that the metal wire is bent in a zig-zag configuration on the surface of the support part, and locking part-forming pins 230, each locking part-forming pin having at least one fixing groove formed around the outer peripheral surface thereof. Alternatively, apparatus for manufacturing a stent comprises a support part 210 having a cylindrical body adapted for forming the stent and having fastening openings 211 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the body, and support pins 220 adapted to be inserted into the fastening openings in such a manner as to protrude from the outer peripheral surface of the support part, each support pin having at least one fixing groove formed around the outer peripheral surface thereof. Methods of manufacturing stents are also disclosed and claimed.
Patent GB-2509261-A (GB)
Title: Near field communication security
Inventor: KASSLIN KIMMO
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2012-10-11
Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computing device (1), comprising: at least one processor (3); and at least one memory (10) including computer program code the at least one memory (10) and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor (3), cause the device (1) to perform at least the following: receive near field communication NFC device data related to a specific NFC device (14, 15); generate a reputation query on the basis of the received NFC device data; send the generated reputation query to a service provider (22); receive reputation data, retrieved from a reputation database (24) of NFC device reputation information, related to the specific NFC device (14, 15) from the service provider (22); and take further action on the basis of the received reputation relating to the specific NFC device (14, 15).
Patent GB-2513992-A (GB)
Title: Method of installing domestic appliances to be one above the other
Inventor: BRUNNER MARTIN
IPC: F24C15/30
Filed: 2014-03-28
Abstract: A method for installing domestic appliances 1, 2, which are arranged one above the other, in an item of furniture 3 comprising the steps of fastening at least one upwardly directed spacer 4 to a first appliance and fastening elongate L-shaped mounts 5 in the item of furniture for the second appliance, which is to be arranged above the first appliance, providing upper and lower fitted appliances. The height position of the mounts is oriented to the spacer or spacers. The second appliance is supported on the mounts directly or by way of a base 6 which may further comprise a downwardly bent region 7.
Patent GB-2525378-A (GB)
Title: Waterproof closure system
Inventor: MACAULEY ANDREW SEAN
IPC: G03B17/08
Filed: 2014-04-01
Abstract: A waterproof bag closure system comprises a plate 20 having a periphery 21 and at least one closure member 30 which can be fitted around the periphery of the plate so that when they are joined the closure member forms a border around the periphery of the plate. The closure member has at least two elements 30a,30b separated by a split with there being a locking means (for example having a male part 42 provided on a first element on one side of said split and a female part 40 provided on a second element on the other side of said split) that can lock the two elements together closing the split and tightening the closure member around the periphery of the plate thereby locking a mouth of a bag placed around the plate between the plate periphery and closure member. The closure system is particularly useful for protecting electronic equipment, for example, an SLR camera.
Patent GB-2510787-A (GB)
Title: Composite anode structure for high energy density lithium-ion batteries
Inventor: EL-ASHRY MOSTAFA M
IPC: B82Y30/00
Filed: 2012-11-21
Abstract: An electrode includes a conductive substrate (102) and a plurality of conductive structures (104) providing a compressible matrix of material. An active material (106) is formed in contact with the plurality of conductive structures. The active material includes a volumetrically expanding material which expands during ion diffusion such that the plurality of conductive structures provides support for the active material and compensates for volumetric expansion of the active material to prevent damage to the active material.
Patent GB-2518039-A (GB)
Title: Wellbore positioning system and method
Inventor: SAWARYN STEVEN JAMES
IPC: E21B47/022
Filed: 2013-01-17
Abstract: A computer-implemented method and a system are provided for determining the relative positions of a wellbore and an object, the wellbore being represented by a first ellipse and the object being represented by a second ellipse. The first ellipse represents the positional uncertainty of the wellbore and the second ellipse represents the positional uncertainty of the object. The method comprises the steps of: receiving input data relating to a measured or estimated position of the wellbore and the object, the position of the wellbore having a first set of parameters defining the first ellipse, and the position of the object having a second set of parameters defining the second ellipse; calculating an expansion factor representing an amount by which one, or both, of the first ellipse and the second ellipse can be expanded with respect to one or both of respective first and second sets of elliptical parameters so that the first and second ellipses osculate, wherein calculating the expansion factor involves determining and solving a quartic equation that is based on the geometry of the ellipses; and determining, based on the calculated expansion factor, position data indicative of the relative positions of the wellbore and the object.
Patent GB-2515202-A (GB)
Title: High octane unleaded aviation gasoline
Inventor: SHEA TIMOTHY MICHAEL
IPC: C10L10/10
Filed: 2014-07-25
Abstract: High octane unleaded aviation gasoline (AVGAS) having a MON at least 99.6, a low aromatics content and a T10 of at most 75Â°C, T40 of at least 75Â° C, a T50 of at most 105Â°C, a T90 of at most 135Â°C, a final boiling point of less than 210Â°C, an adjusted heat of combustion of at least 43.5 MJ/kg, a vapor pressure in the range of 38 to 49 lcPa and a freezing point of less than -58 Â°C is provided. The composition comprises toluene, toluidine, at least one alkylate or alkylate blend, a diethyl carbonate and isopentane in certain proportions, and less than 1 vol % of C8 aromatics.
Patent GB-2528723-A (GB)
Title: Attachment device for an infant carriage
Inventor: OXLEY PAUL ROBERT
IPC: B62B9/26
Filed: 2014-07-30
Abstract: An attachment device for an infant carriage comprising a first part 1, such as a clamp, arranged to be secured about a support post of the infant carriage, and a second part, such as a beverage holder (13, Fig.4), hook (18, Fig. 7), mobile telephone holder (19, Fig. 9), snack pot (22, Fig. 11) or handle (30, Fig. 14), arranged to be mounted on the first part through a mounting 8, the mounting comprising a mounting portion (14) of the second part which releasably engages a mounting portion of the first part. The first part may be a clamp comprising a threaded part 3 and a nut 5. The mounting may comprise a resilient part which tends to keep the mounting portions in engagement, where the second part is allowed to rotate relatively to the first part when the mounting portions are engaged. Also claimed is a kit of parts forming the attachment device, and a cup holder having side walls that extend from a base, where the side walls comprise at least one cut-out (36, Fig.4).
Patent GB-2529198-A (GB)
Title: A configurable pet bed
Inventor: DUTTON DARREN
IPC: A01K1/035
Filed: 2014-08-13
Abstract: A device to accommodate a pet comprising: a base having an upper surface 12 and left, right, front and rear sides. The device further comprises a left 22 and a right 24 side walls attached to the left and right sides of the base, and a rear wall (26 figure 4) attached to the rear side of the base. The device further comprises a front wall (28 figure 3) flexibly attached to the front side of the base and movable between a first configuration in which the front wall lies on top of the base between the side and rear walls, a second configuration in which the front wall is substantially vertical and its sides lie adjacent to the sides of the left and right walls, and a third configuration in which the front wall lies approximately level with and in front of the base. The device further comprises attachment features to fix the front wall to the left and right side walls in the second configuration. The rear and side walls may comprise lower wall portions (30, 32, 34 figure 2) and upper wall portions (36, 38, 40 figure 2) that are flexibly attached to the lower wall portions.