baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2529908-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for localised surface cleaning
Inventor: LHUSSIER QUENTIN
IPC: F16L1/26
Filed: 2014-09-26
Abstract: An apparatus for localized cleaning of a surface, particularly a subsea surface such as a hull of a ship, riser, pipeline or the steel jacket of a platform comprises a body 4, at least one jet or nozzle 16 mounted on the body 4 for directing a high pressure stream of fluid at the surface and a securing device such as a plurality of magnets 18 is mounted on the body 4 for attaching the body 4 to the surface. The apparatus further comprises a base member (9, fig 2) extendable from and retractable within the body 4 and means for moving the base (9, fig 2) with respect to the body 4 from a first position in which the body 4 is in contact with the surface to a second position in which the body 4 is spaced from the surface such that the position of the body 4 can be finely adjusted relative to the surface before the securing device 18 is engaged with the surface to firmly hold the body 4 on the surface. The arrangement allows for fine positioning and soft landing of the apparatus.
Patent GB-2530774-A (GB)
Title: Method for creating and handling identification for a re-source in a configuration database
Inventor: LASKAWIEC ANDRZEJ
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2014-10-01
Abstract: A method for creating and handling identification for a resource in a configuration management database (CMDB), comprising the steps of: discovering the resource; creating for the resource a representation comprisÂ­ing properties of the resource;Â  determining and analyzing defined naming rules for the configuration database each naming rule comprising a naming rule identification, a prioriÂ­ty and at least one attribute having an attribute name; for each naming rule apÂ­plicable to the resource extracting at least one attribute value for each attribute name from the resource representation as combination and/or transformation of properÂ­ties of the resource; for each naming rule applicable to the resource creating a comÂ­plex identity object containing a naming rule identification and a list of attribute names and attribute values of the corresponding naming rule; for each such created complex identity object set an authority flag if a given provider is able to obtain a complete set of values for the attributes; processing through each complex identity object according to priority of the corresponding naming rule; and generating an alias for each result of a Cartesian product of each attribute value of the list of attribute names by concatenating the corresponding naming rule identification and the attribute values.
Patent GB-2532195-A (GB)
Title: Plasma generation
Inventor: AARON KNOLL
IPC: H05H1/26
Filed: 2014-11-04
Abstract: A plasma torch is disclosed which comprises: a central cathode rod 2 surrounded by a grounded conductive tube 3 to form a first cylindrical cavity 33 open at one end; and a high voltage electrode 6 arranged around the grounded tube 3 to form a second annular cylindrical cavity 34 open at one end, said electrode 6 having a dielectric barrier material 5 on a radially inward-facing surface thereof. A constant DC voltage plus high voltage pulsed electrical power is supplied to the cathode to produce an arc discharge within a feed gas in the first cavity, thereby generating a central thermal plasma blade at the open end of the torch. High voltage alternating current or pulsed electrical power is supplied to the high voltage electrode to produce a dielectric barrier discharge within a feed gas in the second cavity, thereby generating a co-operating, non-thermal plasma halo/sheath around the central thermal plasma blade at the open end of the device.
Patent GB-2532203-A (GB)
Title: Collision avoidance emergency braking early warning system (EBWS)
Inventor: BARRIE PANIYIOTIS IORDANOU
IPC: B60Q1/44
Filed: 2014-11-06
Abstract: A system wherein an accelerometer or switch detects the increased tilt of a vehicle when heavy braking is applied and causes warning lights on the rear of the vehicle to light or flash.
Patent GB-2523509-A (GB)
Title: Temperature based on touching portable computing device
Inventor: ATKINSON LEE
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2012-12-17
Abstract: A portable computing device detects if a user is touching the portable computing device. The portable computing device increases a temperature threshold for a component or of the portable computing device if the user is not touching the portable computing device. Based on the temperature threshold, the portable computing device modifies a parameter of a component for an operating temperature of the portable computing device to increase.
Patent GB-2540808-A (GB)
Title: Repair of pipeline welds using friction stir processing
Inventor: GRÉGORY ALEXANDRE TOGUYENI
IPC: B23K20/12
Filed: 2015-07-29
Abstract: A weld defect repairing method comprising attaching run-on and run-off tabs 20,22 to a pipeline 10, advancing a friction stir processing (FSP) tool 42 which moves from the run-on to the run-off tab, removing the tool from the run-off tab and the tabs from the pipeline. The weld may be a circular butt weld 14 extending in a circumferential direction of the pipeline and a tool shoulder 54 may re-orientate during movement over an outer pipeline surface located between tab running faces. The shoulder may press against the running faces and spin around a rotation axis 44 orthogonal to the running faces. Running face portions of the tabs may lie in mutually-intersecting planes, converging/diverging radially inwards which re-orientates the axis of rotation during tool movement between them. The probe 52 may be ramped radially inwardly and outwardly, the tabs form a single body pre-heated before/while the tool advances and an internal member 36 be positioned inside the pipeline opposing inward forces of the tool. A second independent claim for a FSP system comprising wedge shaped tapering run-on and run-off tabs 20,22 attachable to a pipeline 10 comprising a converging inner seating face and outer running face.
Patent GB-2544088-A (GB)
Title: Water vehicle
Inventor: ANDRZEJ RYCHERT
IPC: B63B38/00
Filed: 2015-11-05
Abstract: A swing powered boat for use in water activities comprising outriggers 1 having a support 4 and shaft 3 combination, in which a swing 2 is mounted on said shaft, wherein the shaft transmits movement to a propeller 5 through a belt/chain 7. The swing/ pendulum effect created by the user on said swing will create movement by the turning of the shaft which in turn will create rotary motion of the propeller. The craft will preferably be operated by means of manual control levers mounted near the seat which are connected to the rudder. The vessel is considered suitable for use on waves in which the movement of said waves will create spontaneous movement of said swing due to gravitation and weightlessness.
Patent GB-2544305-A (GB)
Title: Flat pack furniture mounting system
Inventor: JON OTEGUI VAN LEEUW
IPC: A47C4/02
Filed: 2015-11-11
Abstract: A system of panels to form furniture, where the panels have vertical and horizontal cavities or slots as the connection means. In one embodiment, a horizontal member is connected to at least two vertical members 2.4 using corresponding slots 2.2, and a third horizontal member is then perpendicularly joined to the two vertical members using the matching vertical slots 2.1. The system allows furniture to be built without the need for tools or adhesives, creating a stable furniture piece by interlocking the individual modular parts. The panels are made of a rigid material such as wood or plastics. The panel members are manufactured by either cutting including laser cutting, or by plastic injection. The panels can be used to make a wide range of furniture types including chairs, shelving, wardrobes, tables, cupboards and many others.
Patent GB-2529956-A (GB)
Title: Memory cell having isolated charge sites and method of fabricating same
Inventor: CHANG TING
IPC: H01L29/792
Filed: 2013-06-25
Abstract: Memory cells having isolated charge sites and methods of fabricating memory cells having isolated charge sites are described. In an example, a nonvolatile charge trap memory device includes a substrate having a channel region, a source region and a drain region. A gate stack is disposed above the substrate, over the channel region. The gate stack includes a tunnel dielectric layer disposed above the channel region, a first charge-trapping region and a second charge-trapping region. The regions are disposed above the tunnel dielectric layer and separated by a distance. The gate stack also includes an isolating dielectric layer disposed above the tunnel dielectric layer and between the first charge-trapping region and the second charge-trapping region. A gate dielectric layer is disposed above the first charge-trapping region, the second charge-trapping region and the isolating dielectric layer. A gate electrode is disposed above the gate dielectric layer.
Patent GB-2545466-A (GB)
Title: Dc-free or nyquist-free block-error correcting line encoders based on n-ask modulation
Inventor: MOUNIR ACHIR
IPC: H04L25/06
Filed: 2015-12-17
Abstract: The invention relates to line encoding, in particular to DC free and/or Nyquist free encoding for terahertz communication. The encoded words are fed to a modulator that performs a weighted combination thereof. To improve DC free behaviour of an encoding scheme, the codebooks for the line encoders are built from an initial (11,15) Hamming code 405. A plurality of codebooks 415-465 are formed as sub-sets of this initial codebook, each coding codebook being associated with a mean absolute digital value corresponding to a mean of the absolute values of the digital sums of the codewords composing the sub-set. A target mean absolute digital value may be targeted when building the codebooks, said target being dependent on the modulation weights. The codebooks are then assigned to the sub-streams according to an inverse relationship between their mean absolute digital values and the weights applied to the sub-streams in the weighted combination for modulation.
Patent GB-2546750-A (GB)
Title: A cable splice closure
Inventor: KEVIN MAGUIRE
IPC: H02G15/013
Filed: 2016-01-26
Abstract: A cable splice closure comprises a casing 3 and a cap end 5 for delivering cables 29, 31, 33 into the casing and closing the open end of the casing. The cap end comprises a hub 9 and a plurality of wedges 11 releasably secured to the hub. Each of the wedges has an elongate channel formed along its length for reception of a cable therein and at least part of each wedge is resiliently deformable. A cap end clamp 17 is provided for releasably compressing the wedges and the hub together, thereby sealing the cap end and closing the resilient wedges around the cable. There is a resiliently deformable seal (39, Fig 3) between the cap end and the casing, and a casing clamp 7 for securing the casing and the cap end together. This allows the cable splice to be worked on without disturbing the seal around the cables. The hub and wedges may include teeth (111, 112, Fig 8) to grip the cables.
Patent GB-2549273-A (GB)
Title: Digital display apparatus
Inventor: MATTHEW FRANK OFFREDI
IPC: H04N9/31
Filed: 2016-04-11
Abstract: Controlling a digital display device, such as a digital micro-mirror device, in which, in order to meet the latency requirements of the display, each frame of received image data is divided into several subframes which have their own rendering cycle. A tag is assigned to incoming image data, the tag having an initial value preferably equal to the number of subframes in a frame. The drawing command is rendered on the first subframe and the tag is decremented by one. The image is rendered again on subsequent subframes and the tag value is decremented by one each time the image is rendered. Preferably, when the tag value reaches zero, the image is discarded. Thus, a line may be rendered with lower latency compared with known systems which refresh on a frame-by-frame basis. Preferably the received data and assigned tag values are stored in a store. Preferably the visual display has a refresh period (frame period) and the rendering cycle is a fraction of said refresh period. Preferably the received data is image symbology data received as a drawing command.
Patent GB-2549936-A (GB)
Title: Suspendable structure
Inventor: THOMAS KEVIN LEAHY
IPC: E04H15/04
Filed: 2016-04-28
Abstract: The structure comprises: a flexible floor 12; a suspension part 18; a peripheral support frame 22; several flexible peripheral support members 14and an internal support part 16. The flexible floor can support at least one person. The suspension part supports the structure vertically spaced from a ground surface. The frame is arranged around the floor which is secured within and has its tension maintained by the frame. The peripheral support members extend between the peripheral frame and the suspension part. The floor includes an entrance region through which a person can access the structure. The internal support extends between the suspension part and a floor anchoring position in the floor. The anchoring position is located spaced from the peripheral frame and preferably directly below the suspension part. The entrance may be an openable door which provides a load bearing portion of the floor. Also claimed is a method of providing the structure.
Patent GB-2553092-A (GB)
Title: Plant propagation tray assembly
Inventor: NIALL MAGEE
IPC: A01G9/029
Filed: 2016-08-17
Abstract: A propagation tray assembly comprises a support tray and a plurality of seedling holder inserts 4 locatable in the support tray in side by side relationship, each insert comprising a row of cells 6, each cell having an open top and an open side to facilitate inspection and removal of the contents thereof when the respective insert is removed from the support tray, wherein the open sides of each cell in a first insert are closed by the adjacent insert when the inserts are located in the support tray in side by side relationship. The first 10, second 12 and third 14 walls maybe tapered towards a base wall 16 to allow the inserts to be stacked. The first walls of each insert may comprise a tapered first wall portion defining a rear wall on the cell and a substantially vertical second wall depending from an upper edge of the first wall portion.
Patent GB-2557278-A (GB)
Title: Halo lighting unit
Inventor: PAUL ANTHONY REYNARD
IPC: F21V13/02
Filed: 2016-12-02
Abstract: A lighting unit comprises a housing 7 and a support 2 located in the housing. A main lamp 1 is located axially on the support 2 and a secondary array of lamps 3 are also located on the support 2 and are arranged in an array around the main lamp 1. A front casing 13 defines a central aperture 16 to which light from the main lamp passes to the exterior, the front casing 13 preventing light from the secondary array 3 from entering the central aperture. The front casing 13 and housing 7 define a light guide channel in which a light guide 17 is located. The light guide 17 has a first end comprising a light inlet 21 proximate the array of secondary lamps 3 and a second end comprising a light outlet 22 proximate a periphery of the housing 7.
Patent GB-2557616-A (GB)
Title: Closed loop coolant control
Inventor: NEIL EDMUNDS
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2016-12-12
Abstract: System and method for cooling an electronic device which comprises a first cooling stage 10 for transferring heat from said device to a first heat exchanger 15. A second cooling stage 20 provides a coolant 25 to the first heat exchanger 15 and carries the coolant 25 to a second heat exchanger 21. A third cooling stage 30 provides water to the second heat exchanger 21 and carries the heated water away from the second heat exchanger 21. The third cooling stage 30 comprises a thermostatic controlled valve 35 to control the provision of water to the second heat exchanger 21. The thermostatic controlled valve 35 is controlled according to a temperature of the coolant 25. The second cooling stage 20 may comprise a tank 23 for holding the coolant 25 and a thermostat 36, wherein a thermostat pipe 33 couples the thermostat 36 to the thermostatic controlled valve 35.
Patent GB-2559169-A (GB)
Title: Controlling movement of a vehicle
Inventor: MARK CUND
IPC: G05D1/00
Filed: 2017-01-30
Abstract: A vehicle 202 comprises processing means 102 configured to receive first signals from a receiving means 103 arranged to receive transmitted signals from a remote control device 204 indicating a requested motion of the vehicle. From the first signals or an additional signal received from a sensing means 104, one or more distance values indicative of a distance from a point on the vehicle to an object is determined, and a maximum speed value for the vehicle is determine in dependence on the one or more distance values. The processing means provides an output signal 106 for controlling speed of the vehicle based on the requested motion. The output signal is arranged to control the speed of the vehicle to be less than or equal to the maximum speed value. A distance value may be determined from signal strength of the received signals. The sensing means may be a camera 211, or proximity sensor 210. The system 201 may comprise key detection apparatus 212 to detect the presence of a smart key 213.
Patent GB-2559179-A (GB)
Title: Waste heat recovery system
Inventor: PAUL IAN CHANDLER
IPC: F02G5/02
Filed: 2017-01-30
Abstract: A system and method for recovering waste heat from an engine exhaust system 14. Exhaust gases are expanded to sub-atmospheric pressure in a turbine 21 which is connected to a compressor 22 by an electromagnetic coupling 20. The coupling converts work into electricity and provides a variable speed ratio between the compressor and turbine. The expanded exhaust gases are passed through a heat exchanger 23 connected to thermoelectric generator 28. The compressor then purges the exhaust gases to atmosphere. Thermal energy of the exhaust gas is extracted through an inverted Brayton cycle which increases overall thermal efficiency and reduces emissions.  The magnetic coupling may be configured to operate in a power-assist mode. The coupling allows the compressor and turbine to be optimised independently of one another and reduces the effects of noise and vibration within the turbomachinery. A vehicle comprising such a system, energy management system and control module are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2559956-A (GB)
Title: Power distribution node for a power architecture
Inventor: RUSSELL MARK COMPTON
IPC: H02J4/00
Filed: 2017-02-15
Abstract: A power distribution node 34, 36, 38 for a power architecture, and method for operating, includes a microgenerator 40 configured to generate a supply of electrical power, and a power distribution unit 42 connected with a power supply bus 32 and the microgenerator 40 and configured to selectively energize at least a subset of electrical loads 20 connected to the power distribution node 34, 36, 38. The energizing power is operably supplied by at least one of the power supply bus or the microgenerator 40. The microgenerator may be a generator, photovoltaic panel, turbine, thermal energy harvester or a fuel cell. The node may also include a power storage device such as a battery or capacitor, and where this is present the energizing power may be supplied by a combination of the power from the bus, the microgenerator or the power storage device.
Patent GB-2547347-A (GB)
Title: Magneto-dielectric substrate, circuit material, and assembly having the same
Inventor: Kristi Pance
IPC: H05K1/03
Filed: 2015-10-01
Abstract: A magneto-dielectric substrate includes a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer spaced apart from the first dielectric layer, and at least one magnetic reinforcing layer disposed between and in intimate contact with the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer.
Patent GB-2560734-A (GB)
Title: Fluid delivery apparatus
Inventor: RUI TIAGO DE LIMA RODRIGUES
IPC: F16K99/00
Filed: 2017-03-22
Abstract: A fluid delivery apparatus comprises a plurality of deformable fluid conduits 12, 14, 16, 18 and a plurality of respective pressing members 20, 22, 24, 26 for selectively closing the fluid conduits by deforming a wall of the fluid conduits. An actuator 38 moves the pressing members between a first position in which the fluid conduits are at least partially open to permit fluid flow therethrough, and a second position in which the pressing members hold the fluid conduits in a fully closed condition. The pressing members apply pressure to the fluid conduits in the first position such that the fluid conduits are pre-stressed or partially deformed.
Patent GB-2551023-A (GB)
Title: Carriage and liquid jet recording apparatus
Inventor: YUICHIRO HAMANO
IPC: B41J25/34
Filed: 2017-04-21
Abstract: A carriage 62 includes a base plate 10, a liquid jet head 4 which includes a support plate 72 attached to the base plate, a first engagement portion 74 which is formed on one end in a Y direction of the support plate, and a fixing tool 30 for positioning the support plate with respect to the base plate. The fixing tool is slidable in an X direction (Y1, Fig.8) by a fixing member (e.g. screw 92) with respect to the base plate when engaged with the first engagement portion. A first pressing portion 53 is configured to press the fixing tool toward the base. The fixing tool allows movement in the Y direction (Y2, Fig.8) of the first engagement portion with respect to the fixing tool, and restricts movement in the X direction of the first engagement portion and movement in the thickness direction Z of the base plate of the first engagement portion with respect to the fixing tool.
Patent GB-2561898-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to propellant conditioning assemblies
Inventor: Paul Anthony Watkinson
IPC: B01J19/00
Filed: 2017-04-28
Abstract: A propellant conditioning assembly 10, for providing a propellant feed to a medical dosing device filling apparatus, the assembly 10 comprising an input conduit 12 to receive a propellant at a constant pressure from a propellant reservoir (Fig 2; 102). The conditioning assembly 10 includes a bifurcation 18 to divide the input conduit 12 into first and second conditioning conduits 20, 22. The first conditioning conduit 20 includes a cooler device 24 to selectively cool a diverted first propellant stream 26 that flows through the first conditioning conduit 20, and the second conditioning conduit 22 includes a heater device 32 to selectively heat a diverted second propellant stream 34 that flows through the second conditioning conduit 22. The conditioning assembly 10 includes an output conduit 44 to receive the first and second propellant streams 26, 34. The relative proportion of the first and second propellant streams 26, 34 merging in the output conduit 44 is controlled to regulate the temperature of a merged constant pressure propellant feed 46 exiting from the output conduit 44. The cooler and heater devices may be a heat exchanger. Further aspects relate to a process plant and a method of conditioning a propellant.
Patent GB-2562271-A (GB)
Title: A control system for a vehicle bonnet release system
Inventor: BASTIEN CAGNAC
IPC: E05B83/24
Filed: 2017-05-10
Abstract: A vehicle with a bonnet release system to selectively permit the bonnet 112 to be opened, the bonnet release system including first 120 and second latch 122 arrangements, unlatching the first latch arrangement 12 moves the bonnet to an unlocked but unreleased (second) condition (Fig 9), and unlatching the second latch arrangement 28 moves the bonnet to a released (third) condition (Fig 10). The second latch arrangement 28 can only be opened and the bonnet placed in the released condition if one or more required conditions are met, such as a particular time interval occurring between opening of the first and second latch arrangements 12, 28, and the vehicle 10 is not moving. An alarm may sound if the vehicle is moving and the bonnet is in the second condition. If detected the controller can move the first latch from the unlatched to latched position, locking the bonnet (Fig 8). There may be a powered system for lifting the bonnet when released.