baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2550902-A (GB)
Title: Self-sanitising compositions and method for the production thereof
Inventor: Tek Siang Chee
IPC: C11D3/48
Filed: 2016-05-27
Abstract: A self-sanitising composition that is used to form water-based sanitiser and particularly, it is an anti-nanobes, anti-microbial and anti-TVOC with long term effect. Said sterilising compositions comprise titanium dioxide, silica-based binder, an ioniser compound and an antimicrobial cold catalyst which may comprise nano-silver or nano-platinum. Preferably tin oxide is added to this composition to create an anti-static effect. An alternative disinfectant composition comprises TiO2, silica-based binder, tin oxide and an ioniser compound or boron silicate containing compounds. An example of an ioniser compound is tourmaline. The silica-based binder may be silicon dioxide and may comprise at least two particle sizes. The titanium dioxide may also have at least two particle sizes. The pH range of the composition may be 5.5 to 7.0. A method of preparing the composition comprises the steps of preparing silica-based binder with at least two particle sizes, mixing binder with tin oxide and allowing for a stable reaction, adding antimicrobial cold catalyst and adding titanium dioxide with at least two particle sizes. The method may comprise further steps such as controlling pH level and adding ioniser compound.
Patent GB-2541532-A (GB)
Title: Controlling a conveyor in a mining system
Inventor: GARETH RIMMINGTON
IPC: E21F13/06
Filed: 2016-07-15
Abstract: A conveyor 300 for mining comprises a chain 315 engaging a drive sprocket 305 and an idler sprocket 310; each sprocket is provided with an angular position sensor such as a tachometer. The sensors are monitored by a controller with a processor and memory which calculates the difference in the sprockets angular positions ϕ to work determine the amount of slack 360 in the chain and emit a signal to control the distance between the sprockets. The distance could be adjusted via a hydraulic cylinder 320. The torque and distance between the sprockets could also feed in to the calculation since it would affect what proportion of the slack is upstream or downstream of the driven sprocket. The controller preferably also calculates information about the condition of the chain. The conveyor could be an armoured face conveyor.
Patent GB-2553517-A (GB)
Title: Caesium lodide (Csl) materials
Inventor: DUNCAN MARSHALL
IPC: G01T1/20
Filed: 2016-09-01
Abstract: A method for producing a Cesium Iodide (CsI) film comprising providing a substrate comprising a layer of flexible material having a surface; forming a layer of CsI on said surface of the flexible material (for example by physical vapour deposition); and removing the layer of flexible material from the CsI layer to provide a CsI film. The flexible material may be aluminium, copper, polymer or plastic. Also shown is an isolate caesium iodide film and a sensor using the CsI film.
Patent GB-2541330-A (GB)
Title: Crack resistant cement composition
Inventor: Vandana N Pandey
IPC: C09K8/493
Filed: 2014-09-09
Abstract: A cement composition for use in a well that penetrates a subterranean formation comprising: cement; water; and an additive comprising zirconium dioxide, wherein at least a portion of the zirconium dioxide is in a metastable tetragonal phase, and wherein some or all of the zirconium dioxide that is in the metastable tetragonal phase transforms to a stable monoclinic phase after a stress is applied to the cement composition. The additive also reduces the dimensions of a crack located within the set cement composition. A method of cementing in a subterranean formation comprising: introducing a cement composition into the subterranean formation.
Patent GB-2558603-A (GB)
Title: Film application method and construction panel
Inventor: HOWARD M MORRIS
IPC: E04G21/30
Filed: 2017-01-09
Abstract: A method of applying a protective film to a construction panel comprising: a) selectively applying an adhesive composition to a peripheral region 28 of a surface of theconstruction panel; and/or selectively applying an adhesive composition to a peripheral region of a surface of the protective film; and b) applying a protective film to the surface of the construction panel to bond the protective film to the construction panel. The method may also include applying additional adhesive to the panel or film. Also claimed is construction panel comprising a protective film layer on a surface of the panel and a peripheral adhesive composition layer located between said surface of the panel andthe protective film layer, wherein the peripheral adhesive composition layer extends from an edge of the panel and across from about 0.1% to about 25% of the width of the surface.
Patent GB-2558670-A (GB)
Title: Interface apparatus and method
Inventor: HARPREET SINGH
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2017-01-17
Abstract: A human-machine interface method 300 for a vehicle, comprising monitoring 305 one or more occupants within the vehicle to identify an occupant request, determining 320 a source of the occupant request corresponding to one of the one or more occupants within the vehicle, determining 330 an authority level associated with the source of the occupant request, and composing 375, 380 an output in dependence on the authority level being greater than or equal to a predetermined authority level threshold. The authority level may be determined with respect to the authority level of the driver of the vehicle. Confirmation may be requested from an occupant with sufficient authority in the case when the requesting occupants authority level is less than the authority threshold 340. The output may comprise an offer to perform an action and the method may comprise receiving an indication from the occupants of the offer being accepted 390.
Patent GB-2546024-A (GB)
Title: Power converter circuit
Inventor: ERIK PERSSON
IPC: H02M7/757
Filed: 2014-10-15
Abstract: A power converter circuit (100) and a method of manufacturing the power converter circuit are provided. The power converter circuit comprises a plurality of electric modules (110) electrically connected in parallel. An electric module comprises a unique capacitor (111) and at least one switching device (112, 113) mounted at the capacitor. The power converter circuit further comprises a bypass switch adapted to allow a current to bypass the electric modules upon failure of at least one of the electric modules. In some embodiments, the switching device may be a transistor such as an insulated-gate bipolar transistor, IGBT, or a bi-mode insulated-gate transistor, BIGT. The power converter circuit may for example be employed in high voltage direct current, HVDC, power converters.
Patent GB-2546669-A (GB)
Title: A connector
Inventor: PHILIP HARRISON
IPC: F16L33/207
Filed: 2015-07-24
Abstract: A conduit connecting ferrule 10a for use in joining and sealing two conduits 20, 22 by the process of swaging, comprises a tubular structure having a first end and a second end in fluid communication with one another. In a pre-swaged state, each end is provided with an inwardly directed protrusion 16a extending from the internal wall 24 of the tubular structure into the inside of the ferrule. The ends of the protrusions 16a have a flattened end surface. The ferrule 10a has recesses for the placement of seals in its internal wall 24 between the protrusions 16a and the longitudinal midpoint of the tubular structure. The protrusions 16a can be at least partially annular; such as being continuous and extending around the internal wall, or comprising at least one segment extending about the internal wall of the tubular structure with a gap between its ends. An elastomeric seal can be provided within each recess.
Patent GB-2550685-A (GB)
Title: Airbag with individually tunable compartments
Inventor: RAJ S ROYCHOUDHURY
IPC: B60R21/233
Filed: 2017-04-27
Abstract: An airbag 22 comprising a manifold 24 having an outer panel 26, an inflation chamber (28, Fig.3C) defined at least in part by the outer panel, a first compartment 30 and a second compartment 32, spaced from the first compartment, connected to the outer panel and positioned externally to the inflation chamber, wherein a first one-way valve 34 is in fluid communication with the manifold and the first compartment, and a second one-way valve 36 is in fluid communication with the manifold and the second compartment. Preferably, the one-way valves open in response to positive pressure differences between the manifold and corresponding compartment, and include openings 44, 52 in the outer panel, wherein the openings are different sizes. External vents (72, 80) may be incorporated into the first and second compartments, which could also be different sizes. The first and second compartments could extend vertically upwards and downwards respectively, and the device may include housing (20) and a tether (60).
Patent GB-2550794-A (GB)
Title: No title
Inventor: MICHAEL DANIEL ADAMS
IPC: C02F103/02
Filed: 2016-02-15
Abstract: A method of treatment of water comprises contacting the water with a solid material comprising an elementary metal and effecting sufficient relative flow between the material and the water to promote pH raising interaction therebetween, The method causes the pH of the water is caused to lie within the range 7 to 11. Also described are a vessel containing the material and through which the water is passed and apparatus for treating water which incorporates the vessel.
Patent GB-2550801-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable bed
Inventor: PAUL BROWN
IPC: A61G7/015
Filed: 2016-03-11
Abstract: The invention concerns an adjustable bed (10) having zero wall clearance and zero gravity functionality. The bed comprises a frame (20) and an adjustable mattress support platform (11) having a plurality of articulated support sections (12, 16, 18) pivotally mounted with respect to one another for relative angular adjustment, and actuator means (52) for effecting co-ordinated movement of the support sections to reconfigure the bed, between a flat lowered configuration and a raised configuration for supporting an occupant in a zero gravity recombinant position. The actuator means comprises a single actuator, preferably a single linear actuator.
Patent GB-2566679-A (GB)
Title: Tracking Device
Inventor: JASON RAE MIDDLETON
IPC: H05K7/00
Filed: 2017-09-13
Abstract: Tracking or GPS device for monitoring location, movement or operation of a vehicle for example, and method for recovering the memory of said device. The device comprises a memory 7 for storing information recorded by the device, wherein the memory 7 is mounted to a part of the device that separates from the remainder of the device when a force is applied. The memory 7 may be mounted to part of a circuit board or PCB 2, wherein other components 3, 4, 5, 6 may be mounted to the remainder of the board 2, said part of the board 2 connected to the remainder of the board 2 by a region arranged to snap or break when a force is applied. The part of the board 2 to which the memory 7 is mounted may be partially surrounded by a slot or partially or wholly surrounded by a weakness line.
Patent GB-2554310-A (GB)
Title: Flushing Filter
Inventor: BO GAO
IPC: E21B33/136
Filed: 2015-06-30
Abstract: An apparatus can include a filter element that is positionable in a tubing string. The filter element can have a closed end and an open end. A plurality of slots can extend generally radially from the closed end to the open end of the filter element along a length of the filter element.
Patent GB-2571297-A (GB)
Title: Computing element
Inventor: GIAMPIETRO TECCHIOLLI
IPC: G06F15/17
Filed: 2018-02-22
Abstract: A computing element comprises an application specific processor 7 (ASP; for example a mobile phone processor or a processor that does not comprise a general purpose native bus interface) having a plurality of heterogeneous application specific input/output interfaces, for example modem 24, Flash memory 25, network, solid-state drive (SSD) 26, WiFi® 27, screen 28, processor native memory, general-purpose peripheral, or processor aware memory interfaces. One or more of the plurality of heterogeneous application specific i/o interfaces are repurposed to form a data link 30 between the ASP and a switch fabric. The repurposed interfaces may be arranged to provide native memory access through a process-aware address scheme with the switch fabric. Two or more repurposed interfaces may be joined together to form a single data link 30. A computing node may comprise a plurality of computing elements, a storage element, a network port, and a switch fabric configured to couple the computing elements, at least one storage element and at least one network port to each other
Patent GB-2562594-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to telecommunications networks
Inventor: HIMKE VAN DER VELDE
IPC: H04W8/24
Filed: 2018-03-21
Abstract: A method of operating a telecommunication network, comprising a User Equipment, UE, and a Base Station, BS, wherein the UE is operable to support a first release of a software standard and is further operable to indicate to the BS its ability to support at least one feature from a second, later, release of a software standard. The BS is operable to instruct the UE to implement the at least one feature from the second release of a standard, after the UE has indicated its ability to support said at least one feature. The BS and the UE may only use the signalling / extensions defined in the second release of a software standard that relate to the at least one feature from said second release of a standard, wherein the signalling includes critically extended information structures. An embodiment of the invention relates to early feature implementation and UE requirements regarding ASN.1 comprehension and provides a solution enabling the UE to implement features early even if the feature involves critical ASN.1 extensions, making it possible for the network to efficiently configure the features supported by the UE without causing interoperability problems and without severely increasing UE implementation complexity.
Patent GB-2556828-A (GB)
Title: Congestion predicting system and congestion predicting method
Inventor: RUI NING
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 2016-03-23
Abstract: Provided is a technology for enabling determination of an appropriate countermeasure against congestion requiring a countermeasure and an appropriate time to perform the appropriate countermeasure, in management of the congestion condition in a predetermined space. This congestion predicting system includes: a countermeasure candidate database storing information about countermeasure candidates which can be performed against congestion in a predetermined space; a simulation unit that calculates future change in a congestion index value for the predetermined space; a countermeasure requiring congestion detecting unit that detects, when the congestion index value is greater than a predetermined threshold, countermeasure requiring congestion which requires a countermeasure and which is specified using a space and a time; and an output unit that outputs an evaluation result of the countermeasure candidate, the result including whether a congestion index value calculated through simulation under a condition where a countermeasure candidate applicable to the space in which the countermeasure requiring congestion was detected is applied is greater than the threshold or not.
Patent GB-2558151-A (GB)
Title: Rotary knob assembly and electric oven
Inventor: GUOYONG GUO
IPC: H01H19/14
Filed: 2016-02-05
Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary knob assembly arranged on a cooking appliance, comprising a rotary knob body (1) and a decoration ring (2), wherein an adaptor part (11) is provided on one end of the rotary knob body (1); the decoration ring (2) comprises a ring body (22) and a base plate (23), the base plate (23) being provided within the ring body (22) and enclosing an installation cavity (21) with the ring body (22), and the base plate (23) being provided with a positioning hole (231) and an elastic part (232); the adaptor (11) can pass through the positioning hole (231) and is connected to a rotary switch shaft of the cooking appliance; and the rotary knob body (1) abuts against the elastic part (232), so as to press the decoration ring (2) on a control panel (4) of the cooking appliance, so that the rotary knob body (1) can drive the decoration ring (2) to rotate. Since the base plate (23) of the decoration ring (2) is provided with the positioning hole (231) and the elastic part (232) and the rotary knob body (1) abuts against the elastic part (232), with respect to the prior art, the use of a spring component is reduced, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble due to the mounting of a spring, thereby making the assembly simple and easy, improving the manufacturing efficiency of products, reducing the manufacturing costs, and improving the market competitiveness of products. Further disclosed is an electric oven.
Patent GB-2566138-A (GB)
Title: Integrated online measurement system for thermophysical property parameters of nanofluid cutting liquid
Inventor: CHANGHE LI
IPC: G01N25/20
Filed: 2017-09-26
Abstract: An integrated online measurement system for thermophysical property parameters of nanofluid cutting liquid, consisting of a gas path system, a liquid path system, a nanofluid heat conductivity coefficient measuring device, a nanofluid cutting liquid convective heat transfer coefficient and fluid/workpiece energy ratio coefficient measuring device, and a grinding force and grinding temperature measuring device or a milling force and milling temperature measuring device. The nanofluid heat conductivity coefficient measuring device is located in the liquid path system; the guras path system provides presse for nanofluid in the liquid path system, and two nozzles are led out from the liquid path system; the nanofluid spray ejected by the nozzle I is sprayed onto the surface of a workpiece I, so as to form the nanofluid cutting liquid convective heat transfer coefficient and fluid/workpiece energy ratio coefficient measuring device; and the nanofluid spray ejected by the nozzle II is sprayed onto the surface of a workpiece II, so as to form the grinding force and grinding temperature measuring device.
Patent GB-2577673-A (GB)
Title: Hazard marker recognition system on moving platform
Inventor: GARY DAVID STAMP
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2018-08-08
Abstract: A hazard marker recognition system comprising a, or several, capture device(s) 203 which may comprise, for example, RFID tags, radio beacons/transducers, Infra-red or ultraviolet detectors, mounted on a moving platform which can move in any direction 202, to detect visible and non-visible hazard markers 206, 207, 209, 212, 213 such as barcodes, regulatory signage, chevron tape, lights or bespoke indicators. A moving platform can be of various sizes, whereby the hazards detected in the area of the moving platform can be relayed to the vehicle operator via a control system 214 which is able to be calibrated by the user and in use can ascertain the distance to and/or risk of harm of the object, to decrease speed, change direction, sound an alarm or apply brakes. The system can be used to avoid hazards in a 3D environment and may prevent collisions with varying hazards.
Patent GB-2564305-A (GB)
Title: Cooking and/or mixing device
Inventor: MALCOLM DUMENIL
IPC: H05B6/12
Filed: 2017-03-17
Abstract: A motorized induction cooking device having a housing (10) comprising a top surface (13) that in use supports the variety of vessels used for chopping, blending, mixing or heating beverages and food. The top surface (13) has an opening (40) in the top surface. A non-magnetic rotational spindle (14) is rotationally mounted with the housing (10) and below the opening (40) and coupled to a driving means (15). An induction coil (30) is provided within the housing (10) and adjacent the top surface (13). The induction coil (30) comprises a winding about the opening (40) and has a central aperture through which the spindle is accommodated.
Patent GB-2581841-A (GB)
Title: Integrated, molecular, omics, immunotherapy, metabolic, epigenetic, and clinical database
Inventor: KATHRYN E GIUSTI
IPC: G06F7/00
Filed: 2018-11-13
Abstract: The disclosure describes a patient registry data system that can be used to aggregate clinical, molecular, and immune parameters involved in disease initiation, progression, and response to treatment. The disclosure can allow participants, researchers, and physicians to visualize data based on parameters, such as participant demographics and immune system data.
Patent GB-2574937-A (GB)
Title: Electronic stun grenade
Inventor: ROSS COLBOURNE
IPC: F42B27/00
Filed: 2019-05-22
Abstract: An electronic stun grenade 10 includes a casing 11 and a means for generating light 13 (such as an LED array), wherein the means for generating light 13 is mounted onto an exterior surface of the casing 11. An interior volume defined by the casing 11 is used for containing a means (e.g. a Lithium battery) for powering the means for generating light 13.
Patent GB-2574946-A (GB)
Title: Binaural synthesis
Inventor: VARUN NAIR
IPC: H04S7/00
Filed: 2015-10-08
Abstract: A monaural audio input representative of monoaural audio input is obtained from a plurality of audio sources 202. For each audio source, at least one binaural synthesis model is selected from a plurality of binaural synthesis models and applied to process the monoaural audio input from that audio source to obtain at least one binaural audio output. A combined binaural audio output is obtained by combining binaural audio outputs corresponding to the processed monoaural audio inputs from each of the plurality of binaural synthesis models. The binaural synthesis models may include head-related impulse response (HRIR) models 212, structural models 222 and virtual speakers models 230. The plurality of binaural synthesis models may comprise a first higher quality model and a second lower quality model, where the higher quality binaural synthesis model is selected for a high priority audio source and the lower quality model is selected for a low priority audio source. The binaural synthesis models may each comprise a timbre compensation filter 214 to match timbre between the models.
Patent GB-2579154-A (GB)
Title: Stable freshening compositions and products comprising the same
Inventor: DAVID TURNER
IPC: A61L9/14
Filed: 2018-09-27
Abstract: A freshening composition is disclosed. The freshening composition includes a sulfur-containing pro-perfume; at least 15 wt.% of a perfume mixture, based on the total weight of the freshening composition; and a carrier. Either the perfume mixture comprises at least one perfume raw material selected from the group consisting of: dihydro myrcenol, dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate, ethyl vanillin, florhydral, nonanal, undecanal, vanillin, beta gamma hexanol, decanal, citronellol, and combinations thereof; or the carrier comprises a propylene glycol; or the perfume mixture comprises at least one perfume raw material selected from the group consisting of: dihydro myrcenol, dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate, ethyl vanillin, florhydral, nonanal, undecanal, vanillin, beta gamma hexanol, decanal, citronellol, and combinations thereof, and the carrier comprises a propylene glycol.