baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2525672-A (GB)
Title: Munitions container, marine vessel magazine, marine vessel and method of operating the same
Inventor: BAYLIS ROBERT
IPC: F42B39/26
Filed: 2014-05-02
Abstract: A munitions container 1 for the storage and transportation of a plurality of elongate munitions comprises a first movement interface 13, 14 for receiving one or more tines of a forklift truck and a second movement interface 15a, 15b spaced from the first movement interface 13, 14. The second movement interface 15a, 15b facilitates the movement of the container using the second movement interface 15a, 15b.
Patent GB-2528437-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for providing content protection in a computer system
Inventor: FRENCH EDWARD MICHAEL
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2014-07-16
Abstract: A computer system (10), such as a gaming system, includes a server device (100) which provides one or more content packages (20) each comprising a plurality of asset files (22). A client device (200) stores the content packages (20), and generates a virtual environment based on the asset files to be displayed on a display unit (205). A fingerprint module (270) is arranged to record an asset list (272) directly or indirectly representing a sequence of the asset files (22) according to progress through the virtual environment at the client device (200), and to distinguish between legitimate and non-legitimate behaviour of the client device (200) according to the recorded asset list (272). The fingerprint module (270) may take action based on detection of non-legitimate behavior such as an alarm, restricting progress through the virtual environment or interrupt generation of the virtual environment.
Patent GB-2540525-A (GB)
Title: G.E.M gravity energy mast
Inventor: JAMES ROBERT MEE
IPC: F03G3/00
Filed: 2014-08-30
Abstract: A gravity energy mast for creating and storing energy comprising a turbine 1, a cable winder 2, a weight 3, a generator 4, a cable attached to weight 5, an output electrical cable 6 and a drive shaft 7. The gravity energy mast will preferably stabilise the output of the energy created and produce higher yields of usable energy. The said mast will preferably use wind power to directly lift the weights, and the movement of the weight will preferably rotate the turbine when no wind is present. The gravity energy mast may preferably be used with either wind, solar or tidal/wave renewable sources, or it may be a combination of the three.
Patent GB-2558162-A (GB)
Title: Toroidal bed reactor
Inventor: CHRIS DOODSON
IPC: B01J8/18
Filed: 2014-09-19
Abstract: Apparatus for processing a particulate material comprising: a chamber 1; means for introducing particulate material into the chamber; and a plurality of fluid inlets for introducing a flow of fluid into the chamber 9, wherein the plurality of inlets are arranged such that the fluid can be introduced at a greater rate at a first radial distance from the centre of the chamber and at a second radial distance from the centre of the chamber, the second radial distance being greater than the first radial distance. Also disclosed is a method of processing a particulate material comprising; introducing the particulate material into a chamber provided with a plurality of fluid inlets; introducing a flow of fluid through each inlet to establish a fluid flow following a substantially helical path thereby entraining the particulate material; and removing processed particulate material from the chamber, wherein the introduction of fluid into the chamber comprises introducing fluid at a greater rate at a first radial distance from the centre of the chamber than at a second radial distance from the centre of the chamber, the second radial distance being greater than the first radial distance.
Patent GB-2521936-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for alarming usable in a passenger car
Inventor: ACHARYA BIBEK
IPC: B60W50/14
Filed: 2014-12-10
Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus 10 for use in a passenger car 20 driven by a driver. The apparatus comprises an input device 12 which is operable by a passenger of the car and designed to deliver an activation signal 13 as a function of the operation by the passenger, and a control device 22, which is designed to operate a brake mechanism 24 and/or an engine 26 car as a function of the activation signal. The apparatus further comprises an output device 16, which is coupled to the input device by a signal path 14, wherein the output device is designed to transmit an alarm signal 17 as a function of the activation signal. The alarm signal may be provided to an external facility such as an emergency service.
Patent GB-2524388-A (GB)
Title: Windowpane system and vehicle incorporating same
Inventor: TOMAR ASHUTOSH
IPC: B60S1/02
Filed: 2015-02-12
Abstract: A windowpane system (101) comprising: a windowpane (102); and at least one primary light source (105); each primary light source (105) being arranged so that light (106) from the primary light source (105) passes into the windowpane (102) through a first surface of the windowpane (102), the light (106) then travelling within the windowpane until it has undergone total internal reflection from one or more second surfaces of the windowpane a plurality of times, wherein at least some of the light from the primary light source is absorbed by the windowpane as the light from the primary light source passes through the windowpane.
Patent GB-2535199-A (GB)
Title: Entrenching apparatus
Inventor: HARRY MARIA JURGENS
IPC: H02G1/06
Filed: 2015-02-12
Abstract: Apparatus 10 for entrenching a flexible elongate member (pipe, cable, rope) 18 in the ground 11 comprises a downwardly extending blade 12 with a forward facing edge for parting the ground to form a trench 13. The blade has a guide 16, 22 for guiding the flexible elongate member through the blade so that the member exits the apparatus rearwardly at a lower end of the blade. An aggregate dispenser 14 has an opening rearward of the blade and fills the trench with aggregate, embedding the member. The horizontal cross section of the blade may be V-shaped with the base of the V-shape at the front edge of the blade. The blade may oscillate. The guide may comprise a blade conduit 16, and may have an upper conduit 22 for guiding the member downwardly from an upper part of the apparatus. A hopper 20 may hold the aggregate. The apparatus may have wheels (26, fig 3) and may be attached to a vehicle via a coupling (24). A roller may compact the aggregate.
Patent GB-2538696-A (GB)
Title: Panel lock
Inventor: DANIEL SAVAGE
IPC: E05C1/04
Filed: 2015-02-13
Abstract: A panel lock assembly for a removable panel, such as a false wall, fitted to a panel support structure, the panel lock assembly having a lock body 110 for mounting in a through aperture of a panel 14, a lock cap 130 secured, e.g. threaded, to the lock body to form a housing within which is retained an axially slidable lock member 150, such as a bolt/screw, which is movable from a first position in which the lock bolt 150 extends from the housing and protrudes into an aperture in framework 20 and a second position in which the bolt is retracted from the framework 20. Preferably the locking bolt 150 includes an annular flange (154) which abuts with internal shoulders (119, 139) of the lock body and cap to limit the axial movement of the bolt 150. The lock body and cap may include washers providing resistance to sliding of the lock bolt/screw. Preferably the lock bolt is threadingly engaged with an internal thread of lock body; the lock member including a recess on its head for engagement with a driving tool. The panel lock prevents removal of a sliding false wall.
Patent GB-2536500-A (GB)
Title: Steering Device for an aircraft
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER PERKINS
IPC: B64C25/50
Filed: 2015-03-20
Abstract: A steering device 20 for an aircraft landing gear (2,3 fig 1) includes a main fitting 14 having a steering collar 16 which is rotatably mounted on its outside. Actuators 40,50 each have an actuator body 42,52 and an actuator arm 43,53 arranged to move between an extended position and a retracted position with respect to the actuator body. Each actuator arm is pivoted to the main fitting. The actuator bodies have flanges 45,55 that are pivotally connected to upper and lower plates 60,30. The lower plate 30 is pivotally connected to a distal end of a steering arm 26. The steering arm is pivoted at its other end 27 to the steering collar.
Patent GB-2538762-A (GB)
Title: Control switch for embedded battery
Inventor: KEVIN QUIGLEY
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2015-05-28
Abstract: A portable device 100 comprises an embedded battery 110 for providing supply power to the portable device; and a switch 130 connected to the embedded battery to provide an operation mode and a storage mode for the embedded battery, wherein in the operation mode the embedded battery being connected to an electronic circuitry 120 of the portable device to provide supply power to the portable device, and in the storage mode the embedded battery being disconnected from the electronic circuitry of the portable device, in the operation mode the device receives control information for the switch and controls the switch to change from the operation mode to the storage mode in response to the control information. The control information may be supplied wirelessly, or by the user, or from an internal timer. The storage mode can be switched to the operation mode by charging the portable device. Computer memory and programs may be used to implement the switching.
Patent GB-2533666-A (GB)
Title: Soaking device for automatically soaking machine
Inventor: GONG ZHU
IPC: A23L11/00
Filed: 2015-07-03
Abstract: Soaking device which is a part of an automatic soaking machine for cleaning and soaking dried beans such as soya beans. The soaking device comprises a container 327 for holding beans inside a water holding container 328, with a cavity 330 between the two containers or cups, and a lid 301 to cover the two cups. The bean container has drain holes 331 in the base. A water inlet and outlet device 305 with electric pump and electromagnetic valves circulates water through the containers to first clean and drain the beans to remove impurities, and then to soak the beans. A motorised swinging arm 306 with a water intake and a water outtake path is connected to the water inlet and outlet device. The swing arm may have a water level monitor.
Patent GB-2526955-A (GB)
Title: Digital jukebox device with karaoke and/or photo booth features, and associated methods
Inventor: RIVERA ED
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2012-09-18
Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems and, more particularly, certain exemplary embodiments relate to jukebox systems that incorporate digital downloading jukebox features along with karaoke jukebox and/or photo booth features. A combined karaoke / photo booth / jukebox may enable more integrated performance-like experiences in an in-home or out-of-home location or venue. By leveraging vast audio media libraries, trusted rights-respecting network infrastructure, and on-site image/video capturing from integrated recorders and/or remote portable devices, a more sociable experience may be created for karaoke jukebox patrons, e.g., where custom content can be generated and shared in a safe and legally appropriate manner. The method involves operating a portable electronic device by a user, and synchronizing times between a jukebox and the electronic device that captures a video with karaoke performance mediated by the jukebox which may be previewed by a user prior to printing or transmission and may be edited by the user to apply one or more digital effects. The captured video is received from the electronic device at a network location with reference to the synchronized times. The captured video with high-quality audio by a microphone is connected to the jukebox, and high-quality song audio corresponding to a song is associated with the karaoke performance, to create a combined recording of the karaoke performance. This application relates to allowing a user to take pictures which are then added to an attract loop of the jukebox.
Patent GB-2530165-A (GB)
Title: Method of operating an air conditioning device and air conditioning device
Inventor: JANGAMWADIMATH SANTOSH
IPC: F25B45/00
Filed: 2015-08-06
Abstract: An air conditioning system 10, ideally of a motor vehicle 40, comprises a condenser 14, evaporator 18, compressor 20 and an expansion device 16 connected with one another by a circuit 12 containing a first refrigerant 24. The system includes an exchanging unit 28 operable to remove the first refrigerant from the circuit and replace with a second refrigerant 26 if a predetermined value (50, figure 2) of a boundary condition of the system is reached. Ideally the first refrigerant is carbon dioxide (46, figure 2) and the second refrigerant is R134a (48, figure 2) and the boundary condition corresponds to an ambient temperature (44, figure 2) such that if the ambient temperature exceeds the predetermined value, e.g. 40 degrees centigrade, R134a is used in place of carbon dioxide, thereby increasing the coefficient of performance (COP) of the system. The exchanging unit ideally comprises first and second reservoirs 36,38 containing the refrigerants and first and second valves 32,34 all located between the condenser and the expansion device. A counter-stream heat exchanger 22 and control unit 30 may also be included. A method of operating an air conditioning device is also claimed.
Patent GB-2537697-A (GB)
Title: Analog-to-digital converter (ADC) dynamic range enhancement for voice-activated systems
Inventor: Ramin Zanbaghi
IPC: H03M1/18
Filed: 2015-08-26
Abstract: The dynamic range and power efficiency of a voice-activated system in a mobile phone may be improved by adjusting the audio input path in dependence on the quality of an initial received audio trigger signal in order to provide an adequate signalto-noise ratio (SNR) for reliable speech recognition for subsequent audio input. The DSP 110 analyses the trigger signal, which may be a sound, word, phrase or sentence, to determine its SNR, signal level, or frequency content, and in response increases the gain of the preamplifier 104, reduces the noise floor of the ADC, which may be of sigma-delta form (figure 3), or selects an ADC with higher dynamic range but higher power consumption (figure 4). A local gain control loop (602, figure 6) may quickly reduce gain to prevent clipping, while the DSP (610, figure 6) may adjust the gain more slowly in response to clipping or insufficient SNR.
Patent GB-2543789-A (GB)
Title: Smart card
Inventor: DOMINIC JOHN WARD
IPC: G06K19/077
Filed: 2015-10-28
Abstract: A smart card (ISO7810, ISO7816), 110, comprises a body, 122, and a module, 114, mounted on the body. The module contains a circuit substrate, 118, a card reader contact element (e.g. a chip), 116, an integrated circuit, 120, and an antenna (aerial), 142. The antenna operates at the radio frequency (RF). The antenna and contact element are at least in part spaced apart from one another on the circuit substrate. The module further includes a module overlay, 140. The module overlay and the smart card may contain complementary printed graphics. The circuit substrate may be non-quadrilateral. The module overlay may cover/hide the antenna. The module overlay may contain an anti-tampering barrier whereby removal of the overlay disables the smart card. The module overlay may contain a precious metal coating (such as gold, silver or platinum leaf).
Patent GB-2532604-A (GB)
Title: Downhole Drilling Optimization collar with fiber optics
Inventor: Ratish Suhas Kadam
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2013-08-20
Abstract: A drilling optimization collar for use proximate a drilling tool within a wellbore includes a fiber optic sensor filament that is sized and configured to fit within a groove formed within the drilling optimization collar. The drilling optimization collar may be a pipe segment that is sized and configured to be installed in a drill string proximate the drilling tool, and may have a plurality of sensor elements. All or a portion of the sensor elements may be formed by discrete segments of the sensor filament, and as such, the sensor filament includes sensor elements that are configured to sense a condition of the wellbore and a load on the drilling optimization collar.
Patent GB-2535825-A (GB)
Title: Height changeable high-speed and high-resolution pan/tilt device
Inventor: SU UN KIM
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2014-10-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to a device configured to very accurately pan and tilt a camera mount device at a high speed and vertically move the camera mount device upward and downward along the surface of a column by using a screw, a motor, and a bearing in order to achieve the high speed, high accuracy, and height of a camera pan/tilt device. The present invention provides a new type of high-speed and high-resolution camera pan/tilt device that can very accurately pan and tilt at a high speed by using a motor-screw driving method and can move along a rail to change its height, thereby ensuring a function of effectively tracking a target to be monitored that moves slow or fast in a short or long range and achieving a simple structure, a low cost, and an economic benefit.
Patent GB-2536339-A (GB)
Title: Commissioning field devices in a process control system supported by big data
Inventor: DANIEL DEAN CHRISTENSEN
IPC: G05B23/02
Filed: 2016-01-11
Abstract: The invention disclosed obtains data about field devices, the data obtained is identification information 302 and indication of the relative position 308 in the process order with respect to another process device. The data is obtained at a local device during the commissioning 305 of the field device. The data is provided for use in generating a process element alignment map. This map indicates the activation order of a plurality of process elements within the flow. This map is later displayed to a user, which may be used to modify or change the operation of one or more components of the process control system or process plant. It also assists in determining which field devices may be causing or at least contributing to a problem upstream of a process device. The location information can be obtained by images or pictures of the actual field device. The relative position can be determined by comparing a field device with another process device within the image. The image can also be used to provide the information on the identity of the device, for example if it contains a physical tag or label. This images can be captures by a commissioning device.
Patent GB-2553257-A (GB)
Title: De-aliased source separation method
Inventor: DIRK JAN VAN MANEN
IPC: G01V1/36
Filed: 2016-03-28
Abstract: A method for separating the unknown contributions of two or more sources from a commonly acquired aliased wavefield signals includes the determination of models with reduced support in the frequency-wavenumber domain which reconstruct the wavefields of independently-activated sources after a coordinate-transform of the acquired wavefield data and/or in a coordinate-transformed domain. The sources are activated with a varying parameter from one activation to the next, the parameter being one or more of signal amplitude, spectrum, activation time and location. The varying causes one or more scaled replications of a wavefield with cone shaped support in the frequency wavenumber domain. The sources may be simultaneous, or near simultaneous. Aliasing ambiguity in the separation is reduced by applying a coordinate transformation.
Patent GB-2551538-A (GB)
Title: Method for the determination of cumulative error in clocks
Inventor: RICHARD GEORGE HOPTROFF
IPC: G04R40/00
Filed: 2016-06-21
Abstract: Error 310 due to drift in a free-running clock, watch or other timepiece 302, and error 309 due to jitter, Allan deviation or random variation in a central primary clock 301 signal, are combined to provide the user of a timepiece with a display of the error 311 in the timepieces 302 local time. This may be in the form of error bars. When the local timepiece 302 is not receiving a signal from the primary clock 301, average drift error is summed over time until the signal is restored, providing a cumulative drift error value. When the primary clock 301 signal is received, it is used to determine an error value, which may be based on a moving average or root mean square (rms) recorded and calculated for the primary clock 301 signal error. The preferred embodiment is used with an atomic clock 302.
Patent GB-2538197-A (GB)
Title: PCB mount for an electric motor
Inventor: MICHAEL WATZEK
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 2016-08-16
Abstract: A PCB mount 20 for an electric motor comprises a plurality of deforinable receivers 22 formed to project from a motor housing 14 and/or at least one end cap 16. Each receiver 22 has at least one clamping element 24 which at least in part defines an opening for receiving a projecting locator 26 of a PCB 28. The clamping element 24, when deformed by tool parts 42, promotes in use point clamping engagement with the projecting locator 26 to secure the PCB 28 to the motor housing 14 and/or at least one end cap 16, whilst preferably simultaneously providing an electrical ground connection via ground conductor 26a. In a twin legged receiver having a cross bar 32, tool receiving recesses 34 are formed in the legs 30, wings 36 improving engagement. Cut out 38 in the cross bar ensures that the V shaped distortion ios achieved on clamping. The clamping element may alternatively be a single upright in the form of a cantilevered arm which is deformed to trap the PCB locator 26, a dimple or projection being provided on the arm contact surface to ensure good contact with the locator for grounding purposes.
Patent GB-2539580-A (GB)
Title: Analysis device
Inventor: HIROKAZU KATO
IPC: G01N21/64
Filed: 2015-03-11
Abstract: An analysis device is provided with a flow chip provided at least with a light transmissive first substrate and a second substrate having an inlet and outlet for a fluid, a holding member for holding the flow chip, a fixing member on which the holding member is placed and that comes into contact with the second substrate of the flow chip, a fluid feeding unit for feeding the fluid to the inlet and discharging the fluid from the outlet, an optical detection unit disposed on the first substrate side of the flow chip, and a drive unit for driving the holding member in the X and Y directions.
Patent GB-2544597-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for three-dimensional infrared imaging of surfaces
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER RYAN MOON
IPC: G06T7/55
Filed: 2016-09-19
Abstract: Specimen 16 is mounted on stage 57, illuminated by mid-infrared source 11, e.g. a tunable laser. The stage is movable in orthogonal first and second directions 33. An imaging system is characterised by a depth of focus less than a maximum specimen height variation. Images are obtained at multiple image planes having different distances along the second direction z. Controller 39 determines a z-value for each of a plurality of points on the surface for which said point is in focus, and may thereby generate and display a three-dimensional surface image. The imaging system may comprise scanning assembly 31, lens 55 and mirror 56, movable in third direction 32. Focus in an image may be determined from intensity or spatial frequency at a point. Images may be formed at each of two wavelengths. Light intensity may be measured as a function of wavelength at a point that is in focus.