baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2489263-A (GB)
Title: Device for fatigue testing a specimen
Inventor: MIYAKOZAWA TOMOKAZU
IPC: G01N3/32
Filed: 2011-03-23
Abstract: Apparatus for fatigue or mechanical friction damping measurement testing a specimen 6 comprises a body 2 having opposing arms 2a, 2b, defining between them a space 4 for receiving the specimen 6, one of the opposing arms 2b having a fixture for securing the specimen, another of the opposing arms 2a having a further fixture 12 for securing the specimen, the further fixture being adjustable by actuator 10 to increase or decrease the relative distance between the two fixtures, wherein the body 2 comprises an assigned vibration location 15 to which excitation signals from exciter 8 are applied during testing. The exciter may be a tuned mass and piezoelectric vibrator. Used for high cycle and low cycle fatigue testing of turbine rotor blades, fan aerofoils or stators.
Patent GB-2477894-A (GB)
Title: Sensing device
Inventor: BURNHAM DOUGLAS PETER
IPC: F21V23/04
Filed: 2009-11-12
Abstract: A sensing device (2) for a lighting apparatus, the sensing device comprising at least one detection portion (6) being operable to detect the presence of a person, and at least one base portion (4), the base portion being connected to the detection portion by a connection portion (8) and being operable to communicate with the detection portion and the lighting device (10), wherein the base portion is operable to switch the lighting apparatus from a first operational mode to a second operational mode, upon detection of a person by the detection portion; characterized in that the device further comprises connection portion housing means, wherein the connection portion is operable to be stored in or on the connection portion housing means.
Patent GB-2484605-A (GB)
Title: Silicon wafer based structure for heterostructure solar cells
Inventor: GUHA SUPRATIK
IPC: H01L31/0687
Filed: 2010-06-25
Abstract: A multi-junction photovoltaic device includes a silicon substrate and a dielectric layer formed on the silicon substrate. A germanium layer is formed on the dielectric layer. The germanium includes a crystalline structure that is substantially similar to the crystalline structure of the silicon substrate. A first photovoltaic sub-cell includes a first plurality of doped semiconductor layers formed on the germanium layer. At least a second photovoltaic sub-cell includes a second plurality of doped semiconductor layers formed on the first photovoltaic sub-cell that is on the germanium layer that is on the dielectric layer.
Patent GB-2486947-A (GB)
Title: Determining a total number of people in an image obtained via an infra-red imaging system
Inventor: WANG YAO RONG
IPC: G06V10/143
Filed: 2011-12-12
Abstract: The invention is directed to systems and methods which use an infrared camera system to obtain a multiband IR image and then determine the total number of people in that image. The multiband image can be captured by either a sequentially illuminating multiband infrared source with a broad filter at the camera or a broad one band illuminating source with multi band pass filters at the camera. A total of N intensity values are collected for each pixel in an IR image to be processed for human determination. The pixel intensity values are then processed to determine a ratio of the intensity pixel values from which is derived a threshold. Each intensity value is then compared to this threshold and based on the result classified as living or non-living and from these classifications the number people in the image is determined. The IR image may be of a moving vehicle in a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane and may be motion corrected.
Patent GB-2487296-A (GB)
Title: Pulse Detonation Device with Catalyst Obstacles, and Used in a Detonation Device Cleaning System
Inventor: ZHANG TIAN XUAN
IPC: B08B7/00
Filed: 2012-01-12
Abstract: A pulse detonation device 20 has a body member 83 which has an outer wall 157 and an inner wall 158 that defines a pulse detonation zone 135. The device further includes a plurality of obstacles 171 that extend along the pulse detonation zone, and at least a portion of the obstacles include a combustion catalyst 173, 180, 184. The catalyst may include at least one of a chromium oxide, a cobalt oxide, an iron compound, a copper compound, palladium, platinum, and calcium nitrate. The pulse detonation device may include three pulse detonation zones 135, 149, 160, and two flow redirection zones 152, 163. The flow redirection zones redirects flow between the first, second and third detonation zones. The device is used in a detonation cleaning system 1, and the device is coupled to a vessel 8, such as a boiler 2. In use, the catalyst promotes detonation, and the pulse detonation device directs supersonic shockwaves 44 into the vessel to dislodge or loosen any build-up of debris.
Patent GB-2488220-A (GB)
Title: Tuning a programmable power line filter
Inventor: CHIKANDO ERIC NDJOUKWE
IPC: H02M1/12
Filed: 2010-10-27
Abstract: Tuning a programmable power line filter, the power line filter including a live line, a neutral line, and a ground line connected to input terminals of the filter on an input side of the filter, the live line and the neutral line connected through inductors in the filter to output terminals on an output side of the filter, X-capacitors selectably connected through tuning switches between the live line and the neutral line, Y-capacitors selectably connected through tuning switches between the live line and ground and/or between the neutral line and ground, and a tuning control circuit connected to the tuning switches and selectably connected through one or more programming switches to the load, including measuring by the tuning control circuit the input impedance of the load and programming by the tuning control circuit the tuning switches in dependence upon the input impedance of the load.
Patent GB-2502972-A (GB)
Title: Aseptic processing workstation with two independently regulated fans
Inventor: WRIGHT THOMAS JAMES
IPC: A61J1/00
Filed: 2012-06-11
Abstract: This invention relates to an aseptic processing workstation comprising a processing chamber (12) and an airflow circuit (33) passing through the chamber. The circuit comprises an air supply fan (28), an air return fan (29) and a restriction element (35), i.e. a filter to remove sterilant from the circulating air. The chamber is located in the circuit between the air supply fan and the air return fan. The restriction element is located in the circuit on the other side. The workstation further comprises an air inlet (26) fluidly connected at a first connection point to the circuit via inlet valve means (46). The workstation further comprises an air outlet (27) fluidly connected at a second connection point to the circuit via outlet valve means (49). The workstation further comprises control means for independently controlling the speed of the air supply fan and the air return fan. This allows to independently vary the pressure and air flow through the chamber, i.e. having negative or positive relative pressure inside the chamber.
Patent GB-2493433-A (GB)
Title: Combined child vehicle seat, stroller and carry chair with retractable wheels
Inventor: MURRAY CORRINE FIONA
IPC: B60N2/28
Filed: 2012-07-25
Abstract: A child transportation device which is a child car seat, a stroller and a child carry chair. The transporter provides a stroller with wheels 4 which can retract into cavities 7 and a first handle 6 for pushing the stroller along and which can fold away against or into the body of the transporter (8, Figure 2). When the wheels 4 and first handle 6 are retracted a second handle (10, Figure 3) may be extended to facilitate use as a carry chair. The handles 6, (10) may be telescopic and the wheels 4 may be mounted on wheel carrier assemblies 2. The wheels 4 may be deployed when a handle 6 is moved into the in use position via linkages (Figure 5) and there may be a wheel carrier 2 release button. The child transportation device may have between two and five wheels 4 which may be removable.
Patent GB-2493443-A (GB)
Title: Wheel bearing unit having a wheel hub connected to a universal joint body by a plurality of clamping screws, causing elastic deformation
Inventor: BECKER DIETMAR
IPC: B60B27/00
Filed: 2012-07-27
Abstract: A wheel bearing unit having a wheel hub 4 connected to a universal joint body 2 is provided, wherein the wheel hub 4 is connected by means of a plurality of circumferentially spaced clamping screws 9 to an outer joint part 5 of the universal joint shaft. As the clamping screws 9 are tightened, there is an elastic deformation of the outside diameter of the externally splined outer joint part 6 relative to the splined wheel hub and a resulting play-free fixing of the universal joint shaft spline system in the wheel hub as well as axial clamping of the bearing inner rings 10, 11 on the wheel hub sleeve H.
Patent GB-2492506-A (GB)
Title: Thermal signature reduction
Inventor: DRUMMOND STUART JAMES
IPC: B60B7/00
Filed: 2011-03-25
Abstract: The thermal signature of a vehicle is reduced by providing a thermal shield (20) on at least one of the wheels (10) covering at least a greater part of the wheel area, in combination with a further shield (42, 50) around or depending from the wheel arch (19) and which overlaps the wheel -mounted shield (20). The shields (20, 42, 50) may also co-operate to reduce the generation of a dust cloud (45, 46) by the vehicle.
Patent GB-2496523-A (GB)
Title: Determining drill string status based on hook load and pressure data
Inventor: CASTEL BERTRAND DU
IPC: G16Z99/00
Filed: 2012-11-14
Abstract: A method for determining a status of a drill string in a wellbore involves obtaining pressure data and hook load data for the drill string. The pressure data is filtered to obtain pressure sections and a low pressure threshold is determined based upon the pressure sections. The hook load data is filtered to obtain hook load sections and hook load baselines are determined based upon the hook load sections. Dynamic thresholds are determined based upon the hook load baselines and an in-slips status of the drill string is determined based upon the low pressure threshold, the dynamic thresholds, or both.
Patent GB-2508150-A (GB)
Title: An outrigger for use with a dynamic splint
Inventor: JACKSON EDWARD JR
IPC: A61F5/01
Filed: 2012-11-21
Abstract: An outrigger 14 suitable for use with a dynamic splint 10 and which allows a joint to be placed in traction comprises a support 28, a lever 34 pivotally connected to the support 28 and spring means 40. The spring 40 cooperates between the support 28 and the lever 34 to urge the lever 34 to pivot towards a first position. The outrigger 14 further comprises means 20 for adjustably affixing the support 28 to a mounting assembly 12. Preferably the mounting assembly 12 and support 28 provide a groove or channel 18 and a complementary shaped runner 20 to adjustably affix the support 28 to the mounting assembly. Preferably the support 28 and mounting assembly 12 are slidably or movably affixed to one another and their relative positions can be locked, using adhesive or a grub screw 21 for example. The pivoting connection between the lever and the support may, for example, comprise a clip hinge or a line of weakness. A mounting assembly is also disclosed comprising means for adjustably affixing an outrigger.
Patent GB-2509150-A (GB)
Title: Bookmarking a scene within a video clip by identifying the associated audio stream
Inventor: SHAW STEVE HAMILTON
IPC: H04H60/58
Filed: 2012-12-21
Abstract: Bookmarking a point within a piece of audio-visual media being output to a user, wherein audio from the playing media is received at a device, the media is identified by comparing it with audio from known media programmes, the device is notified of a user input and stores an indication of a portion of the video that corresponds to the timing of the user input. Preferably the indication may be the timing of the portion of the video or it may be a video frame, scene, shot or sequence. There may be a touchscreen user device which receives the audio data from the piece of media and sends this data to a server for identification. Preferably the user is sent information containing details about an object, product or service relating to the content of the video at the time of the notification. This allows a user to return after the programme to a featured product or item.
Patent GB-2510855-A (GB)
Title: Belt driven reel stand
Inventor: BURNS MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: B65H19/10
Filed: 2013-02-15
Abstract: A belt driven reel stand apparatus comprises a stand 20 for holding a reel of material 16 with a layer of adhesive 30 extending across its outer surface, the adhesive 30 being adhesive at least with respect to material forming the reel of material 16 and a driveable belt 26 for driving rotation of the reel 16, a surface of the belt 26 which, in use, contacts the reel of material 16 is substantially inadhesive with respect to the adhesive 30 that extends across the outer surface of the reel 16. The surface of the belt 26 may be textured, profiled, dimpled or pimpled (40 fig. 5) or may be provided with a coating (44 fig. 6) of silicone, stearate or fatty acids or polytetrafluoroethylene. The apparatus may be used to splice the leading end 22 of the reel of material 16 to the material of a first reel of material 4 with a flying splice to allow it to be fed to a downstream apparatus such as a printing press 14.
Patent GB-2512086-A (GB)
Title: Transaction capable queuing
Inventor: LEVELL JONATHAN
IPC: G06F9/52
Filed: 2013-03-20
Abstract: A method and system for transactional capable queuing is provided. The method comprises a queue of ordered messages (200). A get cursor operation (211) points to a starting place in the queue for retrieving a message. A first lock (220) is provided for putting operations to the queue to ensure only one application (223) can put to the queue at a time. A second lock (230) is provided to ensure only one getting application (233) can get from the queue at any one time. Putting and getting operations are synchronized to check and update the get cursor. No first or second locks are provided is there is only a single put or get application. The get cursor may be unwound if a put application commits a message earlier than the starting position of the get cursor. The get cursor may comprise one or two memory words used by an atomic instruction for synchronizing. Synchronizing may include Double Width Compare and Swap (DWCAS) or a Compare and Swap (CAS) operations.
Patent GB-2513152-A (GB)
Title: Anchor ring assembly
Inventor: ALLEN MIKE
IPC: E21B33/127
Filed: 2013-04-17
Abstract: An anchor ring assembly (10) for anchoring to a mandrel (12) comprises an annular housing (14) which defines a through bore (15) to permit mounting on a mandrel (12). A plurality of slips (16) are circumferentially arranged within the through bore (15) of the housing (14), and a plurality of activator members (28) extend from an external surface of the housing (14) to engage the slips (16), wherein the activator members (28) are adjustable relative to the housing to extend the slips (16) radially inwardly to engage and grip a mandrel (12). This mechanism is particularly useful as an end ring or stop collar for attaching swellable or cup sealing elements to a tubular or mandrel and used as a well packer.
Patent GB-2515268-A (GB)
Title: A portable pedicure system
Inventor: MORRIS CLARE JUDITH
IPC: A47C4/54
Filed: 2013-05-14
Abstract: A portable pedicure solution comprising: an inflatable station for seating a client, having a back, seat, leg rest and foot rest, with at least one entirely displaceable section arranged to be displaced or removed from the station, and arranged with a lid over a lacuna or basin in the foot rest. The system in some embodiments further comprises an inflatable stool for a user to treat the client and may include a bag for storage of the deflated stool and station.
Patent GB-2514372-A (GB)
Title: Quench Protection System for a Superconducting Magnet
Inventor: WARREN DAVID
IPC: H01F6/02
Filed: 2013-05-21
Abstract: A quench protection system has a heater 1 positioned adjacent to and thermally isolated from a magnet (101, 102) and comprising an inductively wound heater element (5a, 5b). When the magnet experiences a quench, a current flows in the heater element (5a, 5b) causing a Lorentz force which moves the heater 1 to a position where it is in thermal contact with the magnet, thereby initiating a further quench. The heater element (5a, 5b) may be resistive to act as a heat source and the current flow may be initiated by a quench detection system 60. The heating elements (5a, 5b) may be laminated on a flexible polyimide sheet which deforms by bending to bridge the region between inner coil 102 and outer coil 103. The invention may be retro-fitted to existing superconducting magnets and avoid the need for good thermal bonding between the heaters and the coils.
Patent GB-2517926-A (GB)
Title: Bait release device
Inventor: MILLS PAUL
IPC: A01K97/02
Filed: 2013-09-04
Abstract: Described is a bait release device 1 comprising a first part (body) 2 for connection to a fishing hook 5 and a second part (loop) 3 for connection to fishing bait 6, At least a portion of the first part and/or second part is soluble in water to release a hook and/or bait connected to the device. The soluble material may comprises polyvinylalcohol. The second part may be smaller than the first part such that bait attached to the device will be released before a hook or the first part may be smaller than the second part such that the hook will be released before the bait attached to the device. The first and second parts may be integrally formed. The device may be soluble in water within about 12 to 48 hours.
Patent GB-2520725-A (GB)
Title: Circuitry for configuring entities
Inventor: PROBYN GAVIN
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2013-11-29
Abstract: Configuration management arrangement comprising a first interface to receive configuration information from a master configuration function (eg. a host CPU (2)), a second interface to provide output to one or more entities (eg. peripheral devices): and configuration circuitry (8), responsive to said configuration information for controlling the configuration of said one or more entities. The circuitry may write data to an address of an entity a plurality of times. It may also write common data to several of the entities. The circuitry includes a register bank, address decoder, interrupt generator and bypass multiplexers. This arrangement reduces some of the repetitive configuration or boot operations typically performed by the CPU during system startup or at other times.
Patent GB-2511604-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle and method of control thereof
Inventor: DEXTREIT CLEMENT
IPC: B60L50/16
Filed: 2013-12-10
Abstract: An adaptive cruise control (ACC) system 110A for a host motor vehicle 100 having regenerative and non-regenerative braking means is provided. The ACC system 110A is operable to maintain the host vehicle 100 at a first distance d_driver behind a followed vehicle 100. The ACC system 110A in turn controls a powertrain to maintain the vehicle 100 at a target distance d_target behind the followed vehicle 100, the target distance d_target being greater than the first distance d_driver. The ACC system 110A is operable to employ the regenerative braking means and not the non-regenerative braking means to slow the host vehicle 100 when the host vehicle is greater than the first distance d_driver behind the followed vehicle 100. The invention provides economical automatic braking when the followed vehicle is not too close during a cruise control mode.
Patent GB-2524230-A (GB)
Title: Transaction processing system and transaction processing method
Inventor: MAIDEN ALISTAIR
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2014-02-14
Abstract: A transaction processing system 100 includes a checkout 210 in a retail store 200. The checkout 210 is configured to obtain product data from a product database 240, e.g. from a store server over a network, in response to scanning the goods at the checkout 210. The checkout 210 is further configured to obtain price comparison information from a price comparison database 250 which compares prices of the scanned goods with prices of comparable goods offered by other retailers. The checkout 210 may be configured to display messages on a display 213 during the transaction, calculate payments which may include instantaneous discounts based on the price comparison information, and to receive payments from a customer for the basket of goods.
Patent GB-2516713-A (GB)
Title: Negative spring compensation for elastomeric bearing torque
Inventor: HINKS WILLIAM LLOYD
IPC: F16F3/08
Filed: 2014-03-12
Abstract: Disclosed is a force compensation system comprising an elastomeric or laminated rubber bearing 9 having two opposed loading members. Two supporting parts of a negative spring unit are respectively mechanically coupled together with two opposed loading members of the elastomeric bearing such that relative lateral movement imparted to the supporting parts is experienced more or less proportionately as movement between two opposed loading members, where combined positive spring rate of the elastomeric bearing is partially compensated by negative spring rate of the negative spring unit. The negative spring means comprises an elongated member or pusher 3 that comprises a source of compressive force between two ends 1 and 2 to provide the force on the supporting parts. The system can be used as an over-centre device in a collective pitch force compensation system for helicopter to reduce forces on the collective pitch stick experienced by the pilot.
Patent GB-2514735-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for microscopy
Inventor: LANGHOLZ NILS
IPC: G02B21/36
Filed: 2013-04-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for microscopy, with at least one light source for providing illumination light, with a detection unit for detecting light radiated back from a sample, with a microscopy optical unit for guiding illumination light onto the sample and for guiding light radiated back from the sample in the direction of the detection unit and with, arranged in an illumination beam path, an excitation mask (40) for providing structured illumination. The device is characterized in that the excitation mask is a spatially structured filter, which is transparent to light with a first physical property and which impresses spatial structure onto light with a second physical property that is different from the first physical property. The invention moreover relates to a method for microscopy.
Patent GB-2514525-A (GB)
Title: A novel horizontal method for tray distillation and other gas-liquid contact operations
Inventor: KATYAL AMIT
IPC: B01D3/42
Filed: 2013-01-07
Abstract: The present invention discloses a horizontal multi-stage distillation system. The system comprises a feed stream, a distillate stream, a residue stream, a group of vessels, a plurality of vapour non-return valves (NRVs), a plurality of plurality of pumps, a plurality of liquid recycle NRVs, a liquid stream, a vapour stream, a plurality of liquid recycle streams, a plurality of level transmitters, a plurality of flow control valves (FCVs) and a plurality of liquid non-return valves (NRVs). Each vessel is connected to the adjacent vessel. The group of vessels comprises a condenser vessel, a reboiler vessel, a feed vessel, at-least one rectification vessel and at-least one stripping vessel. The present invention provides a horizontal multi-stage distillation system with higher efficiency and operational flexibility compared with equivalent vertical distillation columns. The present invention also avoids the inter-stage backflow of the liquid and vapours.