baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2478790-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for and a method of vibration control
Inventor: ELLIOTT STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: F16F7/10
Filed: 2010-03-19
Abstract: Vibration control apparatus for controlling vibration of a structure (6), the apparatus comprising: an inertial actuator (1); a velocity sensor (4) to measure the velocity of vibration of the structure; and a controller (2) to provide a gain control signal to the actuator. The controller is arranged to determine the gain control signal using at least a measure of velocity from the velocity sensor and a measure of force applied by the actuator to the structure. The controller is also arranged to use the measure of velocity and the measure of force applied to determine a measure of power absorbed by the actuator. The controller is urther arranged to use the measure of power to determine the gain control signal.
Patent GB-2470258-A (GB)
Title: Forgery prevention medium
Inventor: YAMAUCHI TSUYOSHI
IPC: B42D15/10
Filed: 2010-04-26
Abstract: A forgery prevention medium includes a volume hologram layer 2 on which an interference pattern is recorded after being exposed to at least an emitted laser beam; a digital watermarking information layer 21, 23 on which digital watermarking information is recorded; and a substrate film 16, and the information recorded on the digital watermarking information layer is interpreted by emitting a light beam that is different in one or more of the characteristics, incidence direction, incidence angle and incidence wavelength, from a hologram reproduction illumination beam used to reproduce an image recorded on the volume hologram layer.
Patent GB-2471159-A (GB)
Title: Single tank beverage and ice tower cooler
Inventor: SCOTT SR MALACHY
IPC: B67D1/08
Filed: 2010-05-24
Abstract: A beverage cooler 40 comprises a tank or bath 52containing a liquid sub-zero coolant, and a heat exchanger 46 inside the tank which in use forms a bank of frozen, sub-zero coolant on the heat exchanger. A beverage coil 54, in the form of a python, is immersed in the liquid coolant for routing and chilling a beverage. The liquid coolant also provides a reservoir for a coolant circuit 66,67 to a font to provide an ice tower. A divert valve is provided which can be controlled to divert hot refrigerant directly through the evaporator in the tank, to actively heat the bath so that a cleaning solution passed through the beverage coil does not freeze. By avoiding a passive defrost one can thereby speed up the cleaning cycle. In use, the beverage cooler chills a beverage and a font with a single tank rather than the conventional twin tanks.
Patent GB-2483297-A (GB)
Title: Encoded video data storage by splitting the data into multiple sub-streams and storing each sub-stream separately
Inventor: WEERAKKODY RAJITHA JAYARUWAN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2010-09-03
Abstract: A system and method of storing digital video data of a given coding scheme comprising receiving a stream of encoded video data, processing the stream to identify components within the given coding standard, producing a plurality of sub-streams wherein each sub-stream comprises one or more of the components, and storing each sub-stream separately. Some components of the data stream, in particular those of greater significance, may be replicated in multiple sub-streams. The number of copies of each component category may be controlled according to its sensitivity. Each sub-stream may be stored in a separate file in a tiered storage wherein high significant sub-streams, such as data which renders an image viewable, are stored in higher tiers in the hierarchy. The compression coding scheme may be wavelet, Dirac or JPEG-2000. When a stored file is required, the sub-streams are recombined and decoded. When combining, replicating components may be chosen based upon a quality assessment with priority to those in higher tiers or those with multiple identical components. Error protection may be added to the sub-streams using additional data such as header information to describe the contents of the sub-stream.
Patent GB-2471440-A (GB)
Title: Configuring telecommunications terminals to use services
Inventor: KNIGHT JOHN RAYMOND
IPC: H04M1/72448
Filed: 2009-05-06
Abstract: A telecommunications network includes means (30) for collecting and recording data relating to services used by a user of the network, and means (32) for configuring a user terminal to use services based on the recorded service data. The configuring means (32) may configure the user terminal IA automatically. For example, the configuring means (32) may comprise an inference algorithm (38) which analyses the recorded service data and predicts how the terminal IA should be configured, and then automatically configures the user terminal IA automatically with possibly no input from the user. Alternatively, the configuration means (32) may configure the user terminal IA by prompting the user to make selections based on the recorded service data. The collecting means (30) may be operable to collect the service data in relation to services used by the user using a device other than the user terminal IA. For example, this other device might be device (1) used previously to obtain services. The collecting means (30) collects a history of data relating to the use of services by this other device (1). When the user changes to a new device (the user tenuinal IA), this collected data can be used to configure the user terminal IA in an automatic or assisted manner. The service data may include service settings, authentication data, user preferences and/or information relating to the storage location of applications to be used by the terminal (from which the applications may be downloaded).
Patent GB-2475954-A (GB)
Title: Stretch forming device and method for stretch forming a workpiece
Inventor: EWALD REIMUND
IPC: B21D22/21
Filed: 2010-11-18
Abstract: The invention relates to a stretch-forming device (1,) for stretch forming a workpiece (2), which has a first bending device (3) having a first bending stamp (5) and a first bending shoe (6) and a second bending device (7) having a second bending stamp (9) and a second bending shoe (10). In addition, the stretch-forming device (1,) has a first shaft (11) and a second shaft (13), the first shaft (11) being mounted so it is rotatable around a first axis and providing a first support surface (12) for the workpiece (2), and the second shaft (13) being mounted so it is rotatable around a second axis and providing a second support surface (14) for the workpiece (2). The first bending stamp (5) and the second bending stamp (9) are components of a first part (15) of the stretch-forming device (1,), and the first bending shoe (6) and the second bending shoe (10) are components of a second part (16) of the stretch-forming device (1,). The first part (15) and the second part (16) are movable relative to one another. The second part (16) has a first recess (17) and a second recess (18), the first bending shoe (6) and the first shaft (11) being situated on opposite sides of the first recess (17) and the second bending shoe (10) and the second shaft (13) being situated on opposite sides of the second recess (18). The device may be used for producing vehicle outer skin parts.
Patent GB-2488340-A (GB)
Title: Seal seat cleaning tool
Inventor: LONG NICHOLAS
IPC: A46B13/02
Filed: 2011-02-22
Abstract: A seal seat cleaning tool comprises a hydraulic vane motor 3 and a disk shaped cleaning head 2 which fits concentrically over at least a substantial part of the motor 3 and is arranged to be rotated or oscillated by the motor 3. The cleaning head 2 may be a brush and the motor 3 is preferably a constant displacement hydraulic vane motor. The tool can be used in the subsea oil and gas industry.
Patent GB-2479640-A (GB)
Title: Bonded joint
Inventor: BELANGER MARTIN
IPC: F16B11/00
Filed: 2011-04-12
Abstract: A plastics part 160 is secured to a composite structure 14 by performing a hole 436 in the composite structure 14, providing the plastics part 160 with a surface and a pin 440, applying a bonding material 604 between the surface and the composite structure 14, engaging the pin 440 with the hole 436 and adding pressure to insert the pin 440 in the hole 436 and spreading the bonding material 604 between the plastics part 160 and the composite structure 14. The bonding material 604 is then cured. The joint may be used in a galley cart.
Patent GB-2493488-A (GB)
Title: Process for dissolving and casting non-dissolving cellulose
Inventor: COCKROFT MARTIN RICHARD
IPC: C08B1/00
Filed: 2011-05-20
Abstract: A method of producing cellulose film comprises the steps of exposing non-dissolving cellulose-containing pulp to electron beam radiation originating from a plurality of locations, forming a solution or dope comprising the cellulose-containing pulp, and casting a cellulose film from the solution. Apparatus suitable for doing this comprises at least one beam source capable of emitting beams from a plurality of locations.
Patent GB-2493128-A (GB)
Title: Assigning identifiers to user equipment
Inventor: RANTA JUKKA TAPIO
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2011-07-11
Abstract: A network (12,14, Figure 4) assigns to a first user equipment UE (10, Figure 4) and to a second UE (11, Figure 4) the same temporary identifier for use at least while the first and the second UEs are simultaneously in a connected state in the same cell. Individual control channel transmissions utilizing the temporary identifier are selectively associated to only one of the first and the second UEs according to a predetermined time domain division. In various embodiments the time domain division comprises discontinuous reception DRX periods having mutually exclusive reception time periods; or mutually exclusive radio frame or sub-frame groups assigned to the first and second UEs for at least downlink control channel transmissions. The temporary identifier may be a Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (C-RNTI). The re-use of the same shared identifier for two or more devices in a cell which are distinguished in the time domain (i.e. having particular frames/sub-frames allocated to each device) allows a solution to the problem of having a finite number of temporary identifiers available to allocate by a particular enodeB.
Patent GB-2495904-A (GB)
Title: Separator
Inventor: VERNER NEIL
IPC: B01D45/08
Filed: 2011-09-13
Abstract: A separator 10 with transverse through flow for separating liquids and particulates from a stream of gas which comprises a holder 16 for holding the parts of the separator. The parts comprise a first part 18 and a second part 19, and the holder contains two or more first parts and at least one second part. The first and second parts both comprise a front deflecting portion 20 and a rear deflecting portion 22 joined by a spacer 24. The or each second part 19 is mounted between the two or more first parts 18 such that the front deflecting portion 20 of the or each second part is behind that of the two or more first parts and the rear deflecting portion of the or each second part is behind at least part of the rear deflecting portions of the two or more first parts. The first and second parts are arranged such that they create at least two sequential swirl chambers (72, 74 Fig 6) on either side of the or each second part between it or them and the two or more first parts. Advantageously the separator is made of steel and may form part of a kitchen extraction hood.
Patent GB-2494871-A (GB)
Title: Re-transmission of timely data in a Bluetooth communication system
Inventor: CLARK JAMES MICHAEL
IPC: H04L69/40
Filed: 2011-09-20
Abstract: A method of controlling data transmission at a transmitter, the transmitter comprising a link controller that reads data from a buffer for transmission, the transmitter operating according to a protocol in which it is mandatory for the link controller to retransmit a packet until that packet is acknowledged e.g. Bluetooth (RTM), the method comprising transmitting a data packet including first data read from the buffer; determining to retransmit the packet due to lack of receipt of an acknowledgment (ACK) that the data packet was received; determining whether the first data in the buffer is still timely e.g. by checking if a timestamp has expired, and if it is not, deleting the first data from the buffer and replacing it with second, timely data. The data packet is then retransmitted with a payload comprising the second data. The invention is suited to the transmission of time critical data (TCD).
Patent GB-2483006-A (GB)
Title: Wireless tracking system and method for sterilizable object
Inventor: PERKINS MATTHEW R
IPC: G16H40/20
Filed: 2010-03-27
Abstract: The present invention is a system (50) and method (1000) for real-time location monitoring of a sterilizable object (100). The method (1000) includes tracking a location of a sterilizable object (100) bearing a tag (60). The tag (60) includes a sealed housing (114), means for detecting a sterilization event (106) and means for transmitting data (103) concerning the sterilization event. The method (1000) also includes detecting a sterilization event. The method (1000) also includes transmitting a signal that the sterilization event has been detected by the tag (60).
Patent GB-2503905-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible device for sealing a hole in the wall of a vessel
Inventor: FORD SAM
IPC: B63B43/16
Filed: 2012-07-11
Abstract: A collapsible device is provided for stemming the flow of fluid through a hole in the wall of a vessel from the higher pressured side to the lower pressured side. In use, the device is passed through the wall of the vessel, in a collapsed state, from the lower pressurised side and then expands to seal against the wall of the vessel, covering the hole, and held in place by the pressure of the fluid. When the device is deployed it still allows access to the hole, or damaged area, from the lower pressure side to allow repairs to take place. The device comprises a stem member 2 used to manipulate the device and a collapsible dome member 3, which in use covers the hole. The vessel may be the hull of a boat or a pressurised gas tank.
Patent GB-2505946-A (GB)
Title: A compressible coupling for attaching to an end of a tube
Inventor: JENKINS ANDY
IPC: F16L19/10
Filed: 2012-09-17
Abstract: A coupling for attaching to an end of a tube, pipe, conduit or other round solid or hollow section comprises an inner body section (A) having an interior bore (7) passing through at least a portion thereof configured to receive a tube or the like. A collar (B) is arranged to be axially received about the inner body (A), the inner body (A) and the collar (B) being configured such that when the collar(B) is forced onto the inner body (A) it applies a circumferential compressive force to deform the body (A) inwardly. At least one interior annular projection (5) is provided extending into the bore (7) from the inner surface of the inner body section (A). The at least one annular projection defines in an axial direction one or more annular teeth arranged such that, in use, when a tube or the like is received in the bore (7) and the inner body (A) is inwardly deformed by the collar (B), the one or more annular teeth (5) engage the tube or the like to seal with it. The inner surface of the bore (7) further comprises a plurality of circumferentially arranged projections (5a) defining in a circumferential direction a series of circumferentially spaced teeth (3O) axially spaced from the at least one annular protuberance (5) and configured to, in use, engage with the tube following compression of the inner body (A) by the collar (B) to prevent relative rotation between the tube and the inner body (A).
Patent GB-2495622-A (GB)
Title: Non-woven fabric
Inventor: AVRIL DAVID
IPC: D04H3/14
Filed: 2012-10-10
Abstract: An air and/or moisture vapour permeable and/or liquid impermeable non-woven fabric, which may be used as a construction fabric, such as in the building industry as a housewrap walling fabric for timber frame houses or as a roof tile underlay, may be produced by calendering a precursor non-woven fabric with a flat roll 105,110 to uniformly apply pressure and/or heat. The precursor material may comprise a spunbond material. Alternatively the precursor material may be bonded by point embossed calendar bonding. The material may a comprise composite or laminate with a plurality of layers at least one of which is a nonwoven fabric layer.
Patent GB-2497389-A (GB)
Title: Anti-microbial composition
Inventor: HIRST RACHEL
IPC: A01N33/12
Filed: 2012-10-26
Abstract: An antimicrobial composition comprising; (i) an antimicrobial component comprising a quaternary ammonium component (I) consisting of (a) a compound of formula (A) wherein R1, R2 and X are as defined therein and (b) a compound having the formula (B) wherein m and X are as defined therein, whereby the ratio by weight of (a) to (b) is from 10:1 to 1:10; (II) an additional antimicrobial component that does not comprise a quaternary ammonium compound; (ii) at least one siloxane selected from those having the formula (H3C)[SiO(CH3)2],Si(CH3)3, and (H3C)1SiO(CH3)Hj,Si(C H3)3 wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 10; (iii) a polar solvent and (iv) at least one surfactant, wherein in terms of parts per million (ppm), the amount of component (iv) is no more than 20 times the amount of component (i) and wherein component (I) is the only component of the composition that comprises a quaternary ammonium compound.
Patent GB-2493895-A (GB)
Title: Laryngoscopes, laryngoscope arms and methods of manufacture
Inventor: MCGRATH MATTHEW JOHN ROSS
IPC: A61B1/00
Filed: 2011-05-13
Abstract: A video laryngoscope has an arm comprising a video camera, at least one electrical conductor extending to the video camera, an elongate electrical conductor retaining member retaining the electrical conductor and an overmoulding extending around the elongate cable retaining member and having a smooth outer surface. Providing a laryngoscope arm overmoulded to provide a smooth outer surface has the benefit of allowing the laryngoscope arm to be readily cleaned or sterilised, and minimises the number of features, such as seams or joints, where dirt or infectious bodies may be retained.
Patent GB-2495866-A (GB)
Title: Item of food packaging
Inventor: BOOTH LUKE
IPC: B65D75/52
Filed: 2011-06-02
Abstract: An item of food packaging is disclosed. The item of packaging comprises two opposing side panels and an inner chamber for holding food and is adapted such that when in use the side panels may be folded away from each other so as to form a tray.
Patent GB-2509523-A (GB)
Title: Surgical instrument with flexible members and a motor
Inventor: HASSAN ZAHRAEE ALI
IPC: A61B17/29
Filed: 2013-01-07
Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed comprising a handle 7, a shaft 3 and a tool 1. A proximal flexible member 4 is located between the proximal end of the shaft and the handle 7 and a distal flexible member 2 is located between the shaft and the tool. An actuation member 8, such as cables, extends between the proximal and distal flexible members 4,2, such that bending of the proximal flexible member 4 causes a proportional bending of the distal flexible member 2. A motor (21, Figure 2b) is located in the handle 7 of the instrument and actuation of the motor (21) causes rotation of the tool 1. An embodiment is disclosed where the instrument is modular, comprising an instrument module, a handle module and an electronics module. Preferably the motor (21) is controlled by a switch 6 such as a bi-directional analogue switch and is an electric DC servomotor. The instrument may further comprise a control unit 9.
Patent GB-2497680-A (GB)
Title: Compositions and methods for mitigating adverse effects of exposure to chlorinating and/or brominating agents
Inventor: CHADEAYNE ANDREW R
IPC: A61K9/08
Filed: 2011-07-29
Abstract: Disclosed are methods of mitigating the effects on body and/or clothing fibers of exposure to chlorinating and/or brominating agents, such as those found in swimming pools, by treating the body and/or clothing fibers with an effective amount of ascorbic acid, salts, and/or derivatives thereof. Also disclosed are compositions comprising ascorbic acid, salts, and/or derivatives thereof, for use in treating body and/or clothing fibers to mitigate the effects on body and/or clothing fibers of exposure to chlorinating and/or brominating agents.
Patent GB-2499510-A (GB)
Title: Anti-vibration Sheathing for Cables
Inventor: MOHANRAJ JAGANNATHAN
IPC: B29C47/02
Filed: 2013-01-29
Abstract: Anti-vibration sheathing 4 for cables such as deep water mooring lines, mast stays and bridge cables comprises integral helical strakes 5 and is produced by extrusion of the sheathing and strake onto a cable. Formation of the strake may be interrupted without interrupting formation of the sheath, such as by varying the height or thickness of the strake. The extrusion die may comprise a pair of relatively rotatable die members 35, 50 with respective grooves 32, 32 for forming the strake when axially aligned. The grooves may be misaligned by relative rotation of the die members 35, 50 to vary the thickness of the strake or stop its formation. Alternatively the strake can be varied by using a restriction member similar to a camera shutter. The helical form of the stake can be produced by rotating the die as the cable is fed axially through the extruder, and the pitch of the strake may be altered by varying the speed of rotation of the dies or the axial feed rate of the cable. The sheath may be provided with indicia formed by a laser following extrusion.
Patent GB-2516002-A (GB)
Title: Plastic moulding method
Inventor: KILIM RAFAEL ZVI KARL
IPC: B29C48/53
Filed: 2013-05-15
Abstract: A method of injection moulding of plastics is to form a moulded article having regions (36, Figs 5a-c) therein of plastics material having different physical properties from adjacent regions. The method employs an injection moulding apparatus comprising a barrel (2, fig 1) containing a screw extending between a feed zone (4) supplied by a feed hopper 10 for plastics material, a compression zone (6) and a meÂ­tering zone (8) for delivery of molten plastics material to a mould. Bodies 22 are supplied in to the hopper (in the form of a ball, pill, ribbon etc) of a material creating a selected physical property in the moulded article; for instance colourants or RFID or other identification elements. The size of the bodies 22 being such as to be delivered to the metering zone (8) substantially unmixed with material having a different physical property and in sufficient quantity to form a said region in the moulded article. Bodies may have inter-linkages as shown in figures 4d-e.
Patent GB-2504187-A (GB)
Title: Cryogenic cooling apparatus with a thermally linked two-stage refrigerator which operates in a pressure modulated regime that is sensed and controlled.
Inventor: GARSIDE JOHN
IPC: F25B9/10
Filed: 2013-05-17
Abstract: A cryogenic cooling apparatus 100 has a supply gas line 3A and a return gas line 3B coupled to a compressor 1 driven by a motor 8. A coupling element 4, such as a rotary valve, is able to provide gas flow between the compressor and a two-stage mechanical refrigerator 2 via the supply and return gas lines, and the pressure of the supplied gas is modulated by the coupling element in a cyclical manner. A sensing system 6 is used to monitor the operational state of the refrigerator and a control system 5 modulates the frequency of the cyclical gas pressure supplied by the coupling element in accordance with the monitored operational state. The refrigerator second cooled stage can be thermally coupled with an object to be cooled (103 Fig 2), and a selectively coupleable thermal link (110 Fig 2), for example a heat pipe, allows thermal coupling of the refrigerator first and second cooled stages (101, 102 Fig 2) depending upon the operational state of the refrigerator. A method of use of the apparatus is also disclosed, and the apparatus and method have particular application in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging system.