baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2557896-A (GB)
Title: Shut-off valve
Inventor: DAVID CUPIT
IPC: E03B7/07
Filed: 2016-10-11
Abstract: A shut-off valve 10 comprises a valve housing 12,14 having a valve inlet 28, a valve outlet 30, a fluid flow channel (32 figure 4) extending between the valve inlet and the valve outlet and a valve closure member (34 figure 4) displaceable into the fluid flow channel to prevent fluid flow through the flow channel. The valve further comprises a volume within the housing for receiving a compressed absorbent body (42 figure 4) configured to displace the valve closure member (34 figure 4) into the fluid flow channel (32 figure 4) when expanded. The housing 12, 14 further comprises a closable aperture (52 figure 5C) which allows access to the volume for replacing the absorbent body. The housing 14 is preferably open on its under surface. The valve may comprise a spring (44 figure 4) to bias the closure member away from the fluid flow channel.
Patent GB-2542511-A (GB)
Title: Data compression
Inventor: SIMON FENNEY
IPC: H04N19/91
Filed: 2014-09-19
Abstract: A method of performing spatial decorrelation on a block of a two dimensional array of data values at a processing module in data compression - the module having plural parallel processing pipelines each comprising first 606 and second 608 stages - comprises, iteratively: implementing, at the first pipeline stages, first spatial decorrelation in a first dimension on one or more data values from a received line of data values from the block, outputting a first coefficient from the first stage to the second stage within each processing pipeline; selectively storing the first coefficients in the second pipeline stages; and implementing, at the second stages, second spatial decorrelation in a second dimension on one or more first coefficients, outputting a second coefficient for a respective one of the data values of the received line. The second coefficients represent spatially decorrelated data values. In each iteration, a respective line of data values is received at the first stages. Lines are received over iterations in a particular order such that if first coefficients for a particular line will be used for the second spatial decorrelation for another line, then data values of the particular line are received at the first stages in an earlier iteration.
Patent GB-2546392-A (GB)
Title: Guiding engagement of a robot arm and surgical instrument
Inventor: Ben Robert Chaplin
IPC: A61B34/30
Filed: 2016-12-09
Abstract: A robotic surgical instrument comprising: a shaft 504 with an articulation at its distal end that is driveable by pairs of driving elements A1-A2,B1-B2,C1-C2 to articulate an end effector; and an instrument interface 1701 at the shafts 504 proximal end. The instrument interface 1701 comprises a guide bar 1960 located at an external face of the instrument interface and instrument interface elements 1905,1906,1907 configured to engage drive assembly interface elements of a drive assembly interface of a surgical robot arm when the robotic surgical instrument engages with the surgical robot arm. When engaging the instrument interface 1701 with the drive assembly interface, the guide bar 1960 is configured to be received in the drive assembly interface prior to the instrument interface elements 1905,1906,1907; and on being received in the drive assembly interface, constrains a relative orientation at which the instrument interface 1701 and the drive assembly interface are permitted to engage so as to align their longitudinal attitudes. The guide bar may be elongate and parallel to a longitudinal axis of shaft 504. Also disclosed are a surgical robot arm and a surgical robot
Patent GB-2558010-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for surge protection of electric vehicle during charging
Inventor: NARENDAR RAO
IPC: H02H9/06
Filed: 2017-01-31
Abstract: An input surge voltage protection circuit for an on-board charging system in an electric vehicle EV, when the EV is plugged-in for charging from the utility grid, comprises first and second thermal fuses 201, 202 and first, second, third and fourth Surge Protection Devices (SPD) 203-206. The first thermal fuse is connected in series in an L line; the second thermal fuse connected in series in a N (neutral) line; the first Surge Protection Device connected between the L line and the N line; the second SPD connected to the L line; the third SPD connected to the N line; and the fourth SPD connected to a midpoint of the second SPD and the third SPD and an E (earth) line. The first, second and third SPDs may be Metal Oxide Varistors (MOV). The fourth SPD may be a Gas Discharge Tube (GDT).
Patent GB-2562516-A (GB)
Title: A Coupling Device
Inventor: Benjamin Toby Carne
IPC: F16G11/00
Filed: 2017-05-17
Abstract: A coupling device (1) is described for coupling a rope to a support. The device (1) comprises a shaft (2) comprising a member (5) defining an aperture at one end (6) and a fixing formation (3) at the other end (4). A stop member (7) is adjacent to the aperture. The stop member extends out from the shaft in a direction transverse to a plane defined by the aperture defining member. In use, a rope with a loop can be inserted through the aperture. The end of the shaft opposite the aperture is inserted through the loop in the rope so that a part of the loop butts against the stop member with the rope extending through the aperture. The stop member may have a portion at an oblique angle to the shaft. The stop member may be a collar, and may define a v-shaped recess between itself and the shaft. The device may further include a retaining member which extends from the shaft transverse to the aperture plane and is spaced from the stop member and on the opposite side of the stop member from the aperture.
Patent GB-2563847-A (GB)
Title: Wearable head utility system
Inventor: JOHN FOLEY
IPC: F41H1/04
Filed: 2017-06-26
Abstract: A head utility system comprises a headset 22 with a first power or data connector 28 for connecting to an off-headset power or data system 32 and a second power or data connector 38. Headwear 24 for wearing over the headset 22 is also part of the head utility system, the headwear 24 comprising a headwear power or data connector 44 for connecting to the second power or data connector 38. The second power/data connector 38 and the headwear connector 44 are arranged to be releasably connected when the headwear 24 is worn over the headset 22, such that power or data can be transferred between the headset and the headwear. The second power or data connector 38 and the headwear connector 44 may be optical connectors. A surround (50, fig.4) may be used to prevent light spill from the optical connectors. A proximity switch (52, fog.5) may be provided to disconnect the power or data when the second power or data connector 38 and the headwear connector 44 are separated.
Patent GB-2563904-A (GB)
Title: Non-calcined cementitious compositions, non-calcined concrete compositions, non-calcined concrete and preparation methods thereof
Inventor: SAMUEL YIN
IPC: C04B14/06
Filed: 2017-06-29
Abstract: The present invention provides non-calcined cementitious compositions comprising micron inorganic particles, which can be used as a binder material; and provides non-calcined concrete compositions; non-calcined concretes are also provided, which exhibit similar or better physical and mechanical properties than those prepared with traditional cements do. The present invention also provides the preparation methods of the non-calcined cementitious compositions, the non-calcined concrete compositions and the non-calcined concretes.
Patent GB-2564451-A (GB)
Title: Method for predicting survival in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Inventor: MARIA ROSA CABALLIN FERNANDEZ
IPC: C12Q1/6886
Filed: 2017-07-11
Abstract: A method of predicting the clinical outcome; or predicting the efficacy of a conventional chemotherapy; or selecting a patient for conventional chemotherapy treatment; in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The method comprises determining, in a sample from a patient, the copy number of the glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) gene and the genotype of the TP53 SNP rs1042522. GSTM1-null genotype combined with TP53 Arg/Arg genotype is predictive of a favourable clinical outcome, or good efficacy of conventional chemotherapy, and can be used to select a patient for treatment with conventional chemotherapy. GSTM1-present genotype combined with TP53 Pro/Pro or Pro/Arg genotype is predictive of an unfavourable clinical outcome, or poor efficacy of conventional chemotherapy. Conventional chemotherapy may be glucocorticoids, particularly prednisone, prednisolone, hydrocortisone, or dexamethasone. Kits for performing the genetic testing are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2549882-A (GB)
Title: Fluid composition and reservoir analysis using downhole gas chromatography
Inventor: ADRIAAN GISOLF
IPC: G01N33/28
Filed: 2015-10-26
Abstract: Methods are provided for reservoir analysis. In some embodiments, a reservoir may be analyzed by obtaining abundance ratios at a first measurement station and a second measurement station and determining an abundance ratio trend. Abundance ratios at a third measurement station may be obtained and plotted versus depth with the previously obtained abundance ratios. A change in the abundance ratio trend may be identified and result in further investigation of the reservoir. If the abundance ratio is unchanged, additional abundance ratios may be obtained and plotted versus depth to further evaluate the abundance ratio trend. Methods for reservoir analysis using fluid predictions with and without offset well information are also provided.
Patent GB-2570626-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for distributing request for service
Inventor: LINGYU ZHANG
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2017-03-14
Abstract: A system, method and non-transitory computer readable medium. The system may include at least one computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions and at least one processor in communication with the at least one computer-readable storage medium. When executing the instructions, the at least one processor is directed to: receiving a request for a service including a destination (410); obtaining an area associated with a service provider terminal (420); determining a probability that the destination is within the area associated with the service provider terminal (430); determining whether the probability that the destination is within the area associated with the service provider terminal is larger than a threshold (440); and in response to the determination that the probability that the destination is within the area associated with the service provider terminal is larger than the threshold, determining the service provider terminal as a candidate service provider terminal (450); sending the request for the service to the candidate service provider terminal (460).
Patent GB-2553996-A (GB)
Title: Object memory management unit
Inventor: MARK MEDOVICH
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2016-04-21
Abstract: Techniques to facilitate enhanced addressing of local and network resources from a computing system are provided herein. In one implementation, a method of operating an object-based memory management unit on a computing system to unify addressing of local and network resources includes maintaining a mapping of virtual addresses to local addresses and network addresses, and identifying resource requests that use the virtual addresses. The method further provides handling the resource requests per the mapping, and wherein a given request of the resource requests implicates a network resource, accessing the network resource associated with the given request over at least the network.
Patent GB-2558410-A (GB)
Title: Deployable device mounted to vehicle frame
Inventor: SAEED DAVID BARBAT
IPC: B62D21/15
Filed: 2017-11-20
Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle with a frame 12, a wheel 14 supported by the frame, and a device 16 fixed to the frame. The device has an inflatable member 20 in fluid communication with an inflator. The inflatable member is inflatable away from the frame and into contact with the wheel to push the wheel away from the frame during sensed impact of the vehicle. This invention helps to prevent the wheel entering the passenger cabin during small offset collision. The device may be fixed the frame in a vehicle rearward position relative to a shock tower bracket and/or a rotational axis of the wheel. The device may be mounted between the rotational axis of the wheel and a rocker 50. The inflatable member may be formed of a thermoplastic elastomer and may be adhered to the frame. The frame may be a frame rail with an outboard and an inboard side. The device may be mounted on the outboard side and the inflator may be mounted on the inboard side or within an inflation chamber. The device may be disposed in a cavity of the frame rail.
Patent GB-2556748-A (GB)
Title: Carrier for a portable communication device
Inventor: CHI T TRAN
IPC: H04M1/05
Filed: 2015-08-07
Abstract: A method and apparatus for carrying a portable communication device. The portable communication device includes a housing, a screen supported by the housing, and a speaker supported by the housing. A carrier releasably supports the portable communication device. The carrier includes a body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a surface extending between the first and second ends. The screen of the portable communication device faces the surface of the body. The surface is spaced apart from me screen to form an acoustic tunnel between the screen and the surface. The speaker of the portable communication device directs sound into the acoustic tunnel.
Patent GB-2555363-A (GB)
Title: Multistage switch
Inventor: PAUL METZGEN
IPC: G06F13/40
Filed: 2013-10-31
Abstract: A routing network has a number of pipeline stages, each containing number of switches. On each clock cycle, data is switched through a single pipeline stage and stored in registers 202 between the stages. The network may be a Clos network with three stages. The inner stage 203 has more inputs than the outer stage 201. For a network with N inputs, the outer stages may have N/2 switches with two inputs and two outputs and the inner stage may have two switches with N/2 inputs. The switches in the inner stage may be multi-stage switches. The switch may be part of a configurable processing circuit. It may connect thread configuration or data stores to execution units.
Patent GB-2566135-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for forming tubular connections and method of use
Inventor: ADRIAN DUNCAN
IPC: E21B33/126
Filed: 2018-03-09
Abstract: An apparatus, that may be a swaging tool (10, Fig 1A), for forming a connection between an inner tubular and a caisson (101, Fig 3) of an offshore structure (100, Fig 3). The apparatus (10, Fig 1A) comprises a mandrel 12, and a seal arrangement 24 on mandrel 12 that creates a seal between mandrel 12 and an inner surface of an inner tubular in which the apparatus (10, Fig 1A) is located. The seal arrangement has first 24a and second 24b cup seals, axially separated on the mandrel 12, that define an annular volume 25 between the mandrel 12 and the inner tubular. The cup seals 24a,24b may each define an open end that may face towards each other along the mandrel. There is a pressure transmission path (260, Fig 14A-C) that delivers a pressurised fluid to the annular volume 25 to pressurise the annular volume 25, thereby expanding the inner tubular radially to contact the caisson (101, Fig 3), forming a connection between the inner tubular and the caisson (101, Fig 3). There is also a method for forming a connection between an inner tubular and a caisson (101, Fig 3) of an offshore structure (100, Fig 3).
Patent GB-2572994-A (GB)
Title: Folding chair
Inventor: MARCUS BLACK
IPC: A47C4/04
Filed: 2018-04-19
Abstract: The folding chair has a main frame 1B, a seat 2B and a back leg 3B. One of these parts is uniplanar and the others fit within said plane to be coplanar when the chair is collapsed. The folding chair uses a type A construction, where forward movement of a top of the seat 2B causes the back leg 3B to move backwards. The main frame 1B may have front legs 1B.1 and separate seat supports extending downwards from a top of the mainframe 1B. The parts 1B, 2B, 3B may nest in the collapsed configuration to be flat such that they don’t overlap, and the chair can be formed from a sheet of material. The main frame 1B may have a backrest with the front legs 1B.1 extending downwards therefrom. The front legs 1B.1 may be connected at their bottoms. The chair may be opened in either direction in a reversible manner. A reinforcing brace 401 may join the back leg 3B and main frame 1B, potentially at a front leg 1B.1.
Patent GB-2573508-A (GB)
Title: Balcony
Inventor: TIMOTHY HILL
IPC: E04B1/00
Filed: 2018-04-23
Abstract: The balcony 100 is for fitting to a façade of a building, the balcony having an upper surface 101 wherein the balcony includes a cavity 108 within the balcony, the cavity being located below the upper surface. The balcony further includes an upper door 104 which is provided in the upper surface and openable to expose the cavity and a ladder located within the cavity such that when the upper door is opened a path is defined through the balcony from the upper surface to a point below the balcony which is navigable via the ladder. The ladder may be pivotally mounted at one end (208, figure 4) to the balcony and may take the form of either an extendible ladder, a rigid ladder or a rope ladder. The ladder may form a part of lower surface of the balcony. The upper door may be lockable and connectable to a fire alarm system such that the upper door is configured to unlock when the fire alarm system of the building indicates the presence of a fire within the building Also disclosed is a kit comprising first and second balconies.
Patent GB-2578270-A (GB)
Title: Vanes and shrouds for a turbo-machine
Inventor: Simon David Moore
IPC: F02B37/24
Filed: 2018-05-15
Abstract: A turbine comprising a turbine wheel, a turbine housing having a chamber for receiving the turbine wheel, a ring-shaped shroud encircling the axis defining a plurality of slots; and a nozzle ring 405 supporting a plurality of vanes which extend from the nozzle ring parallel to the axis projecting through the slots, where the turbine housing has a gas inlet and an annular inlet passage from the gas inlet to the chamber and where the shroud and nozzle ring are positioned on opposite sides of the inlet passage and rotatable relative to each other about the axis by an angular amount of at least 0.1 degrees. In use, the nozzle ring and shroud are relatively rotated to bring one side of the vane into close contact with one surface of the slot, to inhibit leakage of gas between the vane and the slot surface. If there is differential thermal expansion of the shroud and nozzle ring, the nozzle ring and shroud can relatively rotate, to withdraw the vane from the edge of the slot to relieve the pressure between them. A turbocharger and shroud are also claimed.
Patent GB-2562408-A (GB)
Title: Improved electronic distance recorder
Inventor: Robert Andrew Carr Shepheard
IPC: G01C22/02
Filed: 2016-12-23
Abstract: An electronic distance recorder configured to be coupled to a wheel hub of a vehicle, the electronic distance recorder comprising: means for determining distance travelled by the vehicle; means for storing a current vehicle odometer value; means for accruing the current vehicle odometer value based on the distance travelled by the vehicle; a receiver for receiving licence data representative of a vehicle licence issued for the vehicle; and an electronic display configured to display an indication of the validity of the vehicle licence. Vehicle information recorders, communication devices and power generators are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2576705-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to organic material
Inventor: NORMAN E MILLER
IPC: A61Q19/00
Filed: 2018-08-17
Abstract: A composition comprising (a) an optionally acylated peptide of formula (I) R-X1-X2-X3-X4 wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a fatty acid residue having a chain length suitable for assisting the compound of formula (I) to penetrate skin, X1 represents a basic amino acid or a hydrophobic aromatic amino acid, X2 represents a basic amino acid, X3 represents an acidic amino acid, and X4 represents a hydrophobic aliphatic amino acid or a polar neutral amino acida dermatologically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or enantiomer thereof and (b) a dermatologically acceptable carrier. An acylated peptide of formula (II) R1-X1-X2-X3-X4 wherein R1 represents a fatty acid residue having a chain length suitable for assisting the compound of formula (II) to penetrate skin, and wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 are as defined above, a dermatologically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or enantiomer thereof. The peptide may be KRES or FREL and the fatty acid may be palmitoyl or myristoyl. The peptide or composition may be used to prevent the development of a skin condition.
Patent GB-2576882-A (GB)
Title: Charge air cooling unit for a two-staged turbocharger
Inventor: MICHAEL STURM
IPC: F02B37/013
Filed: 2018-09-04
Abstract: A charge air cooling unit 20 comprising a first charge air cooler 22 having a first end face (62, Fig. 4) provided with a first cooling fluid inlet (HI1, Fig. 4) and a first cooling fluid outlet (HO1, Fig. 4) and a second charge air cooler 24 having a second end face (64, Fig. 4) provided with a second cooling fluid inlet (HI2, Fig. 4) and a second cooling fluid outlet (HO2, Fig. 4), the second charge air cooler 24 is arranged adjacent to the first charge air cooler 22 such that the first end face and the second end face are oriented in the same direction, the charge air cooling unit 20 comprises a manifold unit 52 connected to the first end face and the second end face for guiding a cooling fluid through the first charge air cooler 22 and the second charge air cooler 24.
Patent GB-2570039-A (GB)
Title: Cast iron material
Inventor: RYO KOIKE
IPC: F02F1/20
Filed: 2018-11-13
Abstract: A sliding component in an engine is made of a graphitic cast iron which comprises 1.0-3.5 % by weight chromium as well as carbon and iron and is lubricated using an oil that contains an organic molybdenum compound such as MoDTC (molybdenum dithiocarbamate or molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate) as an additive. The cast iron can comprise (by weight): 2.0-6.5 % carbon, 2-6.5 % silicon, 1.0-3.5 % chromium, 0-1.5 % copper and 0-1.5 % nickel with the balance being iron and impurities and have a pearlite matrix, carbides and either flake graphite (fig. 1) or spheroidal graphite (fig. 2). Other elements such as magnesium, manganese, sulphur and/or phosphorous may also be present in the cast iron. The component can be an internal combustion engine cylinder liner along which a piston ring slides. Sliding contact between the cylinder liner and the piston ring results in the formation of a film of molybdenum disulphide on the cylinder liner.