baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2485051-A (GB)
Title: Method for extracting and amplifying nucleic acids from samples
Inventor: ROTHACHER PETER
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 2011-10-24
Abstract: A method for concentrating sample constituents and amplifying nucleic acids from a biological sample such as blood, comprises introducing the sample to a separation system (step A) comprising at least one filter 101 to concentrate the sample constituents by separation on the filter 101, addition of amplification reagents (steps B and C) and direct amplification on the same filter 1010 of at least one nucleic acid present in the sample (step C). The amplified nucleic acid may subsequently be eluted from the filter with a precipitation solution in the reverse direction to the previous direction of flow (step D), and the precipitated DNA may be applied to the filter again in the original direction of flow (step E). Alternatively, the filtration may be by lateral flow. The amplification may comprise PCR, and may be used to detect bacterial or viral pathogens. Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip devices for performing the method are also provided
Patent GB-2485061-A (GB)
Title: A storage box mountable on a vehicle chassis
Inventor: BRUTON JON
IPC: B60R9/02
Filed: 2011-10-26
Abstract: A storage box for mounting to the chassis of a vehicle, the box comprising an outer frame assembly (12-15, figure 1) with means for attachment to the vehicle chassis and an inner container (22-26, figure 2) pivotably connected to the frame assembly about a substantially horizontal pivot axis (17) for movement between closed and open positions. The pivot axis may be located slightly towards the front of the base of the inner container so that the weight of the inner container and any load tends to urge the container downwardly at the rear, towards the closed position. The inner container may be prevented from pivoting too far forwards towards the open position by means of abutments 18 carried by the outer frame. Releasable engagement means, such as barrel bolts 29 may retain the inner container in the closed position. The storage box may be fabricated from a plastics material, and is particularly intended for carrying traffic cones, sand bags other equipment etc. on a traffic management lorry.
Patent GB-2496907-A (GB)
Title: Wireline drilling system with cuttings removal system
Inventor: WESSEL ROLAND
IPC: E21B7/00
Filed: 2011-11-28
Abstract: A wireline drilling system for the hydrocarbon exploration and production industry incorporates an integral drilling cuttings removal system 103 which acts to collect and store cuttings displaced by a drill bit during drilling operations and comprises a rotatable screw member 107 which may have a tapered lower portion 107b such as an Archimedes    screw and a narrow upper portion 107a to transport drilling cuttings to a cuttings basket 109 and distribute the cuttings therein. A pump 115 is configured to circulate cuttings-entrained fluid between the drilling assembly and the cuttings removal system via inlets 111 at or near the bottom of the screw member. Embodiments of the invention include an integral tractor to progress the wireline drilling system and provide weight-on-bit, as well as assist in retrieval of the wireline drilling system if the tool should become stuck.
Patent GB-2488860-A (GB)
Title: Synchronised simultaneous short range acknowledgement (ACK) scheme wherein multiple unicast ACKs interfere but multicast ACKs do not
Inventor: KIM KI-UK
IPC: H04L1/18
Filed: 2012-01-09
Abstract: Devices (eg Digital cameras) may include short distance (eg. 10s of centimetres) communication systems which may transmit unicast (one to one) or multi/broadcast (one to many) signals. The mode may be indicated by a flag bit in a frame header. The receivers may be synchronised by ensuring that the sampling period is less than the maximum delay of the transmission channel. In both modes there is a single synchronised acknowledgement (ACK) slot. In multicast mode all receiving devices use the same common multicast ACK signal pattern. Due to the receiver synchronisation the combined signals will still be a valid ACK at the transmitter (Fig. 6). In a unicast mode a receiver generates one of multiple unicast ACK signal patterns. If multiple devices receive a unicast frame their ACKs will probably collide and interfere to produce an invalid ACK response (Fig. 7). Hence, devices overhearing unicast transmissions may be detected from the repeated ACK failures. In both modes failed reception can be indicated with a negative ACK (NACK).
Patent GB-2500723-A (GB)
Title: Intersystem reselection between radio access networks of different types
Inventor: IANEV ISKREN
IPC: H04W36/00
Filed: 2012-03-30
Abstract: A wireless terminal 302 can communicate with two radio access networks (RANs) 304, 306 of different types, e.g. evolved UMTS terrestrial RAN (E-UTRAN) 304 and GSM/EDGE RAN (GERAN) 306. When the wireless terminal 302 is registered with both a first RAN 304 of the first type and a second RAN 306 of the second type and is wirelessly connected to the first RAN 304 in the connected state 310, it receives 312 a mobility signal via the first RAN 304 indicating a RAN 306 of the second type. Preferably, the mobility signal indicates a cell change order (CCO) and a target cell of the second RAN 306, and the wireless terminal 302 reselects 314 to the target cell. In response to receiving the mobility signal, the wireless terminal 302 transmits an access trigger signal, e.g. routing area (RA) update 417. The access trigger signal indicates that the wireless terminal 302 is to be connected to the second RAN 306 in the connected state.
Patent GB-2501758-A (GB)
Title: LED strip lighting with heat sink
Inventor: ALLCOCK MIKE
IPC: F21S4/00
Filed: 2012-05-04
Abstract: A lighting component 30 comprises an array of LEDs 34 supported on a substrate 36. A plurality of conducting tracks or strips 52 provide current carrying connections between the LEDs 34. This connects the LEDs 34 to form a plurality of strings of LEDs connected in series along each string and also provides at least some coupling connections between different strings at intermediate positions along the lengths of the strings. The coupling connections provided by the strips 52 are sufficiently large to serve as heat sinks.
Patent GB-2488079-A (GB)
Title: Time of flight backscatter imaging system
Inventor: MORTON EDWARD JAMES
IPC: G01V5/00
Filed: 2010-12-02
Abstract: The present application discloses an X-ray imaging apparatus for determining a surface profile of an object under inspection that is positioned at a distance from the apparatus. The X- ray imaging system has an X-ray source for producing a scanning beam of X-rays directed toward the object, a detector assembly for providing a signal representative of an intensity of X- rays backscattered from the object, and processing circuitry to determine a time difference between when the X-ray source is switched on and when the backscattered X-rays arrive at the detector assembly. The processing circuitry is adapted to output data representative of the surface profile of the object under inspection.
Patent GB-2493809-A (GB)
Title: Context aware data protection
Inventor: NAGARATNAM NATARAJ
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2011-05-25
Abstract: A method, system, and computer usable program product for context aware data protection. Information about an access context is received in a data processing system. A resource affected by the access context is identified. The identification of the resource may include deriving knowledge about resource by making an inference from a portion of contents of the resource that the access context affects the resource, making an inference that the access context affects a second resource thereby inferring that the resource has to be modified, determining that the access context is relevant to the resource, or a combination thereof. The resource is received. A policy that is applicable to the access context is identified. A part of the resource to modify according to the policy is determined. The part is modified according to the policy and the access context to form a modified resource. The modified resource is transmitted.
Patent GB-2504089-A (GB)
Title: Hand covering attachable to handles and handlebars
Inventor: SCHNEIDER REMY
IPC: A41D13/08
Filed: 2012-07-16
Abstract: The invention relates to hand covering apparatus for forming either a pair of hand warmers each for the insertion of a single hand or a hand muff for the insertion of both hands. Both the hand warmers and hand muff are adapted to be removably attached to a handle or handlebar, such as the handlebar of a buggy, stroller or perambulator. The apparatus has the advantage of keeping the users hands warm while not having the inconvenience of removal of unattached gloves when tending to a child in the buggy. Each hand warmer includes a dorsal portion 5, a palm portion 6 and releasable fastenings 5.2 portioned along at least one side 2 of the hand warmer. The arrangement of the releasable fastenings 5.2 allows each hand warmer to be removably positioned surrounding a handle/handlebar 11. Two or more hand warmers can be reconfigured and joined together using the releasable fastenings positioned along at least one side 2 to form a hand muff (see drawing J). Open end 4 may be provided with releasable fastenings allowing the open end to be closed forming a storage container (see drawing U). Separators (15, drawing V) may be incorporated to divide or expand the usable space within the hand muff. Storage containers may be attached to the hand warmers (see drawing X).
Patent GB-2493855-A (GB)
Title: Coarse reduced sodium salt for hand held salt mills
Inventor: KLINGE MICHAEL
IPC: A23L27/40
Filed: 2010-04-14
Abstract: A process for preparing a reduced sodium salt composition comprises mixing sodium chloride with one or more sodium chloride substitute complexes such as potassium chloride or magnesium chloride, heating the so-formed mixture to form a melt, and cooling the melt to form a solid. The so-formed solid is a fused granular matrix of sodium chloride and one or more sodium chloride substitute complexes. An alternative process is provided in which the sodium chloride and the sodium chloride substitute complex are heated to the liquid phase before they are mixed. The solid matrix may be crushed to a desired particle size and used as an alternative to sea or rock salt in hand held salt mills.
Patent GB-2492507-A (GB)
Title: Variable display
Inventor: BOON JASON ROBERT
IPC: B65D5/52
Filed: 2011-03-17
Abstract: A package includes an outer structure and a variable display. The variable display includes a display band and a main band. The display band is rotatably connected with the main band and has a first display face and a second display face. The display band is joined to the outer structure via an anchor. The main band extends around the outer structure and is moveable from a first vertical position to a second vertical position. The first display face is visible and the second display face is concealed in the first position. The first display face is concealed and the second display face is visible in the second position. The vertical movement of the main band along the outer structure rotates the display band.
Patent GB-2500077-A (GB)
Title: USB storage device with wireless router function, providing a wireless local area network to connect to the internet, and wire link network connector
Inventor: TUNG HUNG-CHI
IPC: H04W84/12
Filed: 2012-10-22
Abstract: A storage device with wireless router function includes a main module 10 having a base board 12 and a network connector 32. USB controller 14, memory 21 and router chip 15 are located on the base board 12. One end of the base board 12 is equipped with a first connector 13. The USB controller 14, memory 21 and first connector 13 are coupled with the router chip 15. The storage device performs a data storage function via electrically plugging the first connector 13 to an electronic product (50 fig. 3), such as a computer, and accessing data in the memory 21. The network connector 32 is electrically connected to the router chip 15 and is capable of being further connected to a local area network (LAN) via a wire link (60 fig. 4) so as to make the storage device perform a wireless router function through the router chip 15 providing a wireless LAN to wirelessly connect the electronic product (50 fig. 4) with internet.
Patent GB-2496514-A (GB)
Title: Fuel additive for improved performance in direct fuel injected engines
Inventor: FANG XINGGAO
IPC: C10L1/222
Filed: 2012-11-08
Abstract: A fuel composition for a direct fuel injected diesel engine, a method for improving performance of fuel injectors and a method for cleaning fuel injectors for a diesel engine. The fuel composition includes a major amount of fuel and a minor, effective amount of a quaternary ammonium salt having a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) weight loss of greater than 50 wt.% at 350Â° C. The amount of quaternary ammonium salt present in the fuel is sufficient to improve performance of the direct fuel injected diesel engine having combusted the composition (by reducing deposits) by improving the injector performance of the engine by at least 80% when measured according to a CEC F98-08 DW10 test. The usual additives may be present.
Patent GB-2508144-A (GB)
Title: Air hand Dryer
Inventor: STEELE STUART JAMES
IPC: A47K10/48
Filed: 2012-11-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a hand dryer 1 for drying a user's hands by means of an airflow discharged through an air outlet 3, 5 on the hand dryer. The airflow is generated by a motor-driven fan unit 9 supported by a resilient support member 55 in contact with the fan unit. The support member has a vertex, which vertex makes contact with the fan unit. The support member is preferably elastomeric and conical in shape and is mounted to a fixed part (11 figure 9) of the hand dryer. There may be more than one support member around the outside of the fan unit.
Patent GB-2495418-A (GB)
Title: Antenna device and communications terminal device
Inventor: YOSUI KUNIAKI
IPC: H01Q1/22
Filed: 2011-07-27
Abstract: Disclosed are an antenna device and a communications terminal device with great freedom of radiation plate shape, no requirement for high positioning precision in the positional relationship between radiation plates and coil conductors, and little susceptibility to influence from metal items in the vicinity, wherein: a current (i10) is induced to a first booster conductor (41) by a current (i0) that flows to a coil conductor in a power-feed antenna (30) and said current (i10) flows around the first booster conductor (41); a current (i2) is induced to a second booster conductor (42) by the current (i0) that flows to the coil conductor in the power-feed antenna (30) and said current (i2) flows around the second booster conductor (42); and a current (i12) is induced to the first booster conductor (41) by the current (i2) that flows to the second booster conductor (42) and said current (i12) flows around the first booster conductor (41).
Patent GB-2498258-A (GB)
Title: Waste heat recovery system using a cascade of ORC systems
Inventor: XU JAMES JUN
IPC: F01K23/04
Filed: 2012-12-20
Abstract: A waste heat recovery system includes multiple (e.g. three, four or five) organic Rankine cycle ORC systems 14, 16, 18 arranged in a cascade configuration. Each ORC system also includes an integrated power module 20, 22, 24 that expands the working fluid to generate electricity. The integrated power module comprises a turbine 26, 28, 30 and a generator 32, 34, 36 within a unitary housing. The expanded fluid exiting the turbine may flow over the generator, and generator windings may have a protective covering or sleeve to protect them from the working fluid (figure 4). One or more of the ORC systems may include a further cooling system, e.g. to cool the fluid for providing additional cooling of the generator. One of the systems may use toluene or cyclohexane as the working fluid.
Patent GB-2512855-A (GB)
Title: Receiving device for receiving a magnetic field and for producing electric energy by magnetic induction
Inventor: ANDERS DOMINIK
IPC: B60L5/00
Filed: 2013-04-09
Abstract: An inductive power receiving device 1 comprises a coil, a case 2, 3 enclosing the coil and a capacitor connected to the coil forming resonant circuit. The capacitor is arranged on a side opposite to the receiving side, in a protruding portion 5 of the case 2, 3. The case 2, 3 may be flat and the protrusion 5 may be central and elongated, shaped to fit in the ridge or tunnel on the underside of a vehicle. The protrusion 5 may also house other components. A method of manufacturing such a device 1 is also presented. The device 1 is easily installed on a vehicle and is compact in order to reduce its height and weight.
Patent GB-2510239-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft fire suppression system
Inventor: MEIS CHARLES S
IPC: A62C3/08
Filed: 2013-11-26
Abstract: An aircraft 10 comprises a fuselage 12 having a compartment 20, and a fire suppression system 22 for delivering fire suppressant to the compartment. The system includes at least one suppressant concentration sensor 24 located in the compartment, a valve 28 for regulating flow of the fire suppressant to the compartment, and a controller 30, responsive to the sensor, for controlling the valve to maintain fire suppressant concentration within the compartment at a target concentration. The valve is controlled to release the fire suppressant at a high flow rate in an initial quick knockdown phase of the operation and after a predetermined elapsed time, the valve may be controlled to reduce the flow during a suppression phase. The suppressant may be stored in sealed suppressant tanks 26 that may comprise a rupturable diaphragm (222, figure 2) and pyrotechnic discharge head (224, figure 2), or squib. The compartment may comprise a plurality of zones (A-K, figures 2a,8b), at least one sensor (760, figure 7) being located in each zone and a valve (730, figure 7) for regulating suppressant flow to each zone. Preferably, at least one sensor is located in a high leak region of the compartment, and another located in an upper forward zone. A fire suppression system and a method of suppressing a fire are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2507683-A (GB)
Title: System for energy saving in company data centers
Inventor: TALIA DOMENICO
IPC: G06F9/455
Filed: 2012-08-08
Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of assignment of computational load to the servers of a data centre by means of virtual machines aiming at the reduction of the energy consumed in said data centre and maintaining at the same time an appropriate service level for the clients of the data centre itself.
Patent GB-2525434-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for duplicating a data center
Inventor: NIDD MICHAEL ELTON
IPC: G06F15/16
Filed: 2014-04-25
Abstract: A method and a device for duplicating a data center having an original public address space (e.g. external IP address or domain name) and an original private address space (e.g. range of internal IP addresses) are described. The method comprises the steps of copying the data center for providing at least two copied data centers 11, 12; to each of the copied data centers 11, 12, allocating a new public address space (new IP address, new DNS namespace) and the original private address space of the data center; and providing an address translation component 40 which is configured to re address traffic such that traffic directed to an address of the original public address space is re-directed to a corresponding address of one of the new public address spaces of the copied data centers. The network address translation may be performed using cookie or URL re-direction or cookie or URL switching. The aim is to minimize effort required for configuring a network when performing data center duplication e.g. when splitting up an enterprise for regulatory or anti-trust reasons.
Patent GB-2518253-A (GB)
Title: Bird decoy unit
Inventor: BULGER JAMES A
IPC: A01M31/06
Filed: 2014-05-02
Abstract: A decoy bird unit 10 that comprises a base 12 and at least one decoy bird 16. The decoy bird is operatively connected to the base and moves in a circular path with respect to the base. The decoy bird also moves in an upwards and downwards direction with respect to the base during its rotation. The base may include a mounting plate (24 figure 4) to which at least one arm 14 is attached and the one decoy bird may be mounted upon the arm. The at least one arm may be pivotally attached to the mounting plate to allow the up and down movement. The base may include wedge shaped lifts (18 figure 6) spaced about the base that cause the arms to move upward and then downward as the arms are moved in rotation about the base. The decoy birds may have flexible and lightweight wings (30 figure 9).
Patent GB-2526623-A (GB)
Title: New pharmaceutical use
Inventor: HALEY BOYD EUGENE
IPC: A61P25/28
Filed: 2014-05-30
Abstract: N,N-bis-2-mercaptoethyl isophthalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof, for use in the treatment of a neurodegenerative disorder, preferably selected from Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, Huntingtons disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Preferably the pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives of N,N-bis-2-mercaptoethyl isophthalamide include glutathione, cysteine, alphadihydrolipoic acid, cystamine, thiolphosphate, 5-thioladenosine, L-homocysteine, co-enzyme A, 2-mercaptoethanol, dithiothreitol, iodoacetate, bromoacetate, fluoroacetate or chloroacetate derivatives.
Patent GB-2517257-A (GB)
Title: Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) disk drive and method for writing
Inventor: SAITO KOSUKE
IPC: G11B5/00
Filed: 2014-06-10
Abstract: A heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) disc drive has a laser, a near field transducer coupled to the laser and a rotatable disc. The disc has a recording layer with concentric or spiral data tracks, servo sectors SS extending across the tracks, a laser power gap LPG adjacent each servo sector, and data sectors DS between the laser power gaps and the servo sectors. The servo sector SS-START preceding the first data sector to be written and the servo sector following the last data sector SS-END to be written are identified. Any old data in the data sectors between said first and last servo sectors is acquired, and the old and new data is combined. The laser is turned on when the laser power gap adjacent the first servo sector rotates past the transducer. The combined old and new data is then written in all of the data sectors continuously between said first and last servo sectors. The laser power gap allows the laser power to stabilize prior to writing to the data sectors with a write head.
Patent GB-2527550-A (GB)
Title: Implantable medical device with lumen constriction
Inventor: HANSEN CHRISTINA RAUF
IPC: A61F2/01
Filed: 2014-06-25
Abstract: An implantable medical device 10 such as an occluder or filter includes a support structure 12 comprising a helically coiled or wound spring constriction 15 in an intermediate passage 20 between two radially expandable end sections 16,18 such as stent rings 14 and which is twistable against spring bias in a direction opposite a direction of twist to open the passage constriction. A sleeve 30 of filter or occluding material attached to the ends 16 of the structure 12 and extending through the intermediate section twists on itself 50 to close the lumen through the sleeve 30. The device provides reliable closure for occlusion of filtering of a vessel, and may be delivered over a guide wire 62. In another embodiment, the support structure includes a wire (220, fig 5) which coils around the sleeve 30 to constrict the sleeve to close a lumen of the sleeve.