baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2532821-A (GB)
Title: Secondary electrospray ionization at reduced pressure
Inventor: JEFFERY MARK BROWN
IPC: H01J49/16
Filed: 2015-06-12
Abstract: A method of mass spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry is disclosed comprising: providing gas phase analyte 2 in a vacuum housing 5; electrospraying a reagent solution outside of the vacuum housing so as to form charged droplets of reagent solution and/or reagent ions 4; conveying the charged droplets and/or reagent ions 4 into the vacuum housing and reacting them with the analyte so as to form analyte ions; and analysing the analyte ions with a mass analyser and/or ion mobility analyser 6. Reacting the droplets of reagent solution and/or reagent ions with the analyte in sub-atmospheric pressures improved the reaction conditions. Also disclosed is a mass spectrometer configured to perform the above method, the spectrometer comprising: a vacuum housing 5; an analyte source; an electrosprayer arranged outside of the vacuum housing; a reagent source; conveying apparatus 3 for conveying charged droplets into the vacuum housing; and a mass analyser and/or ion mobility analyser.
Patent GB-2529522-A (GB)
Title: Inflatable device for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, genito-uterine prolapse and urethro-vaginal fistula
Inventor: SUJAN SEN
IPC: A61F6/16
Filed: 2015-06-22
Abstract: A reusable inflatable device and associated system for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, genito-uterine prolapse, and urethro-vaginal fistula is intended for internal use and has a shape wherein a toroidal part 2 is formed at a first end of a cylindrical part 3 (the axis of revolution of the toroidal part being substantially coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical part). Together the toroidal and cylindrical parts define a central aperture 7 that extends along the said axes. The device is separated into two chambers (which may be fluidly isolated from each other): (i) an anterior chamber 4 which extends partially around the central aperture, and (ii) a posterior/lateral chamber 5 that extends around the remainder of the central aperture. The anterior chamber can be deflated without deflating the posterior/lateral chamber. This allows the anterior chamber to be selectively deflated to allow a user to urinate whilst the posterior/lateral chamber remains inflated. The device can be totally deflated in order for it to be removed after use. Fluid flow through the two chambers can be controlled by means of a first and second valve.
Patent GB-2530841-A (GB)
Title: Driver interface for a kinetic energy recovery system
Inventor: MURPHY IAN RICHARD
IPC: B60W10/18
Filed: 2015-06-24
Abstract: A driver interface is provided for a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS)-equipped vehicle, comprising a brake pedal 1 having first and second operating ranges 5, 6. A further driver interface comprises an accelerator pedal 3 having first and second operating ranges 7, 8. A corresponding control system and a system comprising both pedals 1, 2 are also provided. In the first range 5, 7, KERS braking is prioritised. In the second range for the brake pedal 1, other braking may include foundation braking or engine braking. In the second range 8 for the accelerator pedal, acceleration occurs. For KERS braking, pedal resistance is provided which is similar to that which would apply with operation of foundation brakes. A degree of regenerative braking may be controlled by lifting off the accelerator pedal 3 or by applying a light pressure to the brake pedal 1 in order that enhanced fuel economy may be achieved.
Patent GB-2538591-A (GB)
Title: A balance assembly
Inventor: JONATHAN GREGORY
IPC: F16F15/28
Filed: 2016-02-18
Abstract: An Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) assembly comprising an ICE (Fig.1, 1) and a balance assembly 100 is provided. The balance assembly comprises: a first electric motor 102 coupled to the ICE and configured to rotate a first eccentric mass 106 or weight relative to the ICE, the first eccentric mass being coupled to a shaft of the first electric motor; and a second electric motor 104 coupled to the ICE and configured to rotate a second eccentric mass relative to the ICE, the second eccentric mass being coupled to a shaft of the second electric motor 108. The first and second electric motors are configured to rotate the first and second eccentric masses in order to balance a vibration characteristic of the ICE. The assembly may be controlled to adjust the phase angle between the first and second motor relative to a crankshaft 16. The motors may be mounted to an engine housing. The assembly may also have third and fourth eccentric masses and motors which rotate in an opposite direction to the first and second motors. A method for balancing an ICE is also claimed.
Patent GB-2548806-A (GB)
Title: Content transfer functionality beyond or within cellular networks
Inventor: ALAN EDWARD JONES
IPC: H04W88/04
Filed: 2016-03-22
Abstract: A wireless communication unit for communicating with a wireless network node and one or more wireless remote communication units is described. The wireless communication unit receives receive data content when connected to the wireless network node or a first wireless remote communication unit and stores the received data content. When no longer connected to the wireless network node or the first wireless remote communication unit, the stored data content is transmitted to at least one second wireless remote communication unit over an ad-hoc network or direct communication link (e.g. a mesh or peer-to-peer network). Also described is a wireless communication unit which receives data content from a wireless remote communication unit when not connected to a wireless communication unit (e.g. via a mesh or peer-to-peer network), stores the data content and transmits the data to a wireless network node or further wireless remote communication unit when connected to a wireless network node.
Patent GB-2549523-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for removing a section of casing or iLning from a wellbore, and methods
Inventor: STEFFEN EVERTSEN
IPC: E21B31/20
Filed: 2016-04-21
Abstract: Tool 10 for removing a section of casing or lining from a wellbore comprising a tubular mandrel 12 with a sliding assembly 18 mounted thereon and grippers 22 coupled to the assembly so that the grippers can be moved between an engaged configuration were they grip the inner wall of the casing section and a disengaged position where they are held away from the inner wall. A switcher 40 is mounted on the mandrel which may comprise dogs 42 operable when inside the casing to lock the grippers in the disengaged position. An additional locking arrangement comprising a J-groove may be operated by rotation of the mandrel, thereby maintaining the grippers in the disengaged position regardless of the location of the switcher.
Patent GB-2552960-A (GB)
Title: Wireless communications networks
Inventor: STEVEN HERBERT
IPC: H04W72/08
Filed: 2016-08-15
Abstract: Frequency channels are allocated to sub-networks (W, X, Y, Z) in a millimetre waveband wireless mesh communications network by first defining a graph comprising vertices and interconnecting edges. In this graph, the vertices represent sub-networks and the edges have values representing interference levels between them if they were to use the same frequency channel. Assuming they must use different channels, the chromatic value of the graph is then determined using a graph colouring algorithm, this value indicating how many unique frequency channels are required. If the number of channels required is greater than the number available, edges are removed from the graph and the chromatic value recalculated until this condition is satisfied. Finally, frequency channels are allocated to the sub-networks such that no directly connected sub-networks have the same frequency. Such mesh networks find application in providing backhaul links for small cell base stations. A sub-network may also be called a Personal Basic Service Set (PBSS).
Patent GB-2540287-A (GB)
Title: Three dimensional modeling of interactions between downhole drilling tools and rock chips
Inventor: SHILIN CHEN
IPC: E21B10/55
Filed: 2014-04-07
Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of modeling a downhole drilling tool is disclosed. The method may include identifying a location for each of a plurality of cutlets associated with each of a plurality of cutting elements. The method may further include calculating a depth of cut for each cutlet based on the location of the cutlet and a three dimensional model of a borehole bottom. Additionally, the method may include generating a three dimensional model of a rock chip for each cutting element, in response to at least one depth of cut being greater than a critical depth of cut, each three dimensional model including a two dimensional model of a rock chip associated with each cutlet. The method may also include updating the three dimensional model of the borehole bottom by removing each three dimensional model of a rock chip.
Patent GB-2549373-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seat bottom with independently deployable devices
Inventor: ROBERT WILLIAM MCCOY
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2017-02-22
Abstract: A seat bottom 44 includes first 50 and second 60 thigh supports, each supported by and independently movable to adjustable positions relative to a frame 74. At least one inflator 132, 134, (130, figure 5) is in fluid communication with first 110 and second 112 deployable devices coupled to the respective thigh supports 50, 60. A controller (144, figure 7) is programmed to independently inflate the deployable devices 110, 112 based at least on adjustable positions of the thigh support 50, 60 in response to a sensed vehicle impact. Impact and/or pre-impact sensors may be in communication with the controller (144). The controller may inflate the deployable devices 110, 112 based on a sensed vehicle impact direction. The deployable devices 110, 112 (e.g. airbags) may be disposed between the thigh supports 50, 60 and at least one cushion 80. Cushion 80 may be moved into a comfortable position by independently rotatable thigh supports via first 54 and second 64 actuators. The thigh supports 50, 60 can be raised by unequal distances to the same height, reducing the likelihood of the occupant submarining below a seat belt lap portion during a front-end collision, and reducing forward travel of the occupant chest.
Patent GB-2560336-A (GB)
Title: Address generators for verifying integrated circuit hardware designs for cache memory
Inventor: ANTHONY WOOD
IPC: G11C29/56
Filed: 2017-03-07
Abstract: One or more address generators 902 are used to verify an integrated circuit hardware design 906 for an n-way set associative cache (figure 4). The address generator creates, from a reverse hashing algorithm matching the hashing algorithm used by the cache, a list of cache set addresses (504 figure 6) that comprises one or more addresses of the main memory (604 figure 6) corresponding to each of one or more target sets of the n-way set associative cache (602 figure 6). The address generator 902 receives requests for addresses of main memory from a driver 904 to be used to generate stimuli for testing an instantiation of the integrated circuit hardware design for the n-way set associative cache 906. In response to receiving a request (ADDRESS REQUEST) the address generator provides an address from the list of cache set addresses. In an embodiment a system is defined to execute the verification comprising one or more processor and memory comprising computer executable instructions, an address generator, an address generator module. A method of verification is also included.
Patent GB-2555154-A (GB)
Title: Lens cleaning device
Inventor: ANTHONY EVANS
IPC: G02B27/00
Filed: 2017-06-23
Abstract: A cleaning device 1, and tip for the device, suitable for cleaning optical components such as microscope lenses, the device including a cleaning head 6, cleaning material (154, Fig. 9) and means for moving the material relative to a handle 2. A cleaning tip 8 attached to the head includes the cleaning material anchored within, and protruding from, a flexible support (152, Fig. 9) which may temporarily distort in use; the distortion may allow the material to move within the support. The cleaning material has folds, fibres, edges, voids and/or cavities to allow detritus such as dust to fall away from the lens, and may be selected from any of cotton wool, felt, linen, paper, rubber, cellulose, soft microfiber or a reusable synthetic material. The motion of the material may be any combination of reciprocating, orbital, rotational and/or pulsating. Additionally the device may have means for blowing or sucking gas through a nozzle, such as a fan, a compressor or a gas canister, and a cleaning head pressure sensor may be included to indicate when the pressure exceeds a set threshold.
Patent GB-2564412-A (GB)
Title: Modular shelving component
Inventor: WAJID BIN JAWAID
IPC: F16B12/00
Filed: 2017-07-06
Abstract: A modular shelving system composed of interlocking compartments, each compartment having two sides with slabs or protrusions 1, and two sides with slots or recesses 2, enabling the units to marry together securely. There may be an optional catch 3 and recess 4 to provide further security of the joint, to prevent relative movement of the sections of the storage system. The components may be manufactured from wood or plastics materials. The components may be of varying dimensions, but the slab and slot fixing mechanisms remain the same size and shape for compatibility, allowing interlocking of all compartment types to one another regardless of shape and size.
Patent GB-2567499-A (GB)
Title: System and method for providing a video messaging service
Inventor: MICHAEL FINCH
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2017-10-16
Abstract: The invention proposes storing a media file, probably containing a video, 104 and creating a metafile including the URL of the media file and some instructions, possibly in an XML format. The metafile is placed in a push message 102,106 and sent to user devices 200. The user device downloads the media using the instructions/URL and presents users with the option to access the media. The media file may contain GUI elements along with a video. The media file contents may depend upon user profiles. The invention may adopt Wi-Fi only downloading of media. Media files may be checked for integrity. Users may provide feedback. The push messages may use a cloud notification service (e.g. Google Cloud Messaging).
Patent GB-2569279-A (GB)
Title: Sensing bicycles
Inventor: EMILY BROOKE
IPC: G01P15/00
Filed: 2017-10-30
Abstract: A sensing system 100 for use on a bicycle includes a processor 102; a wireless data transfer module 120; a location sensing module 106; and a power supply 104; wherein the sensing system 100 is arranged to connect to one or more sensor modules 108,110,112, and the power supply 104 is arranged to supply power to the processor 102, the wireless data transfer module 120, and the location sensing module 106. The power supply 104 may be a battery or a dynamo. The sensor modules 108,110,112 may measure air quality or use an accelerometer to indicate road surface condition.
Patent GB-2559238-A (GB)
Title: Belt assembly allowing payout measurement
Inventor: JIALIANG LE
IPC: B60R22/48
Filed: 2017-11-27
Abstract: A belt assembly includes a belt 10, a first sensor 16 and a second sensor 17. The belt has a webbing 22 and a plurality of markers 23 distinct from the webbing and fixed thereto. The markers are equally spaced in a first longitudinal distance. The first sensor and the second sensor each have an associated detection field directed toward the belt and responsive to the markers in the fields. The second sensor is a second longitudinal distance from the first sensor differing from the first distance. The belt assembly may comprise a belt retractor (14, see fig. 4) where the belt disposed is retractably payable. An anchor point may be spaced from the belt retractor and may slidably receive the webbing. The markers may be perpendicular to the webbing, rectangular in shape or substantially identical. Furthermore, the sensors may be proximity sensors. Finally, the invention relates to a method of determining belt payout using aforementioned belt apparatus.
Patent GB-2556232-A (GB)
Title: Ammonia slip catalyst
Inventor: PAUL ANDERSEN
IPC: F01N3/10
Filed: 2014-07-30
Abstract: A catalyst article for treating an exhaust gas comprising: a substrate; a first oxidation catalyst layer disposed on and/or within the substrate; a second catalyst layer, which selectively reduces NOx and/or stores NH3, coated or disposed over the first catalyst layer; and a third catalyst layer, which comprises a second oxidation catalyst consisting of supported palladium, coated or disposed upstream of the first and second catalyst layers, and wherein the first and second oxidation catalysts are different formulations. The third layer can be essentially free of ruthenium, rhenium, rhodium, silver, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, alkali and alkaline earth metals, and transition metals, except transition metals in the form of a metal oxide particle support for the Pd and the second layer can be essentially free of Ag, Au, Pt, Rh, Ru, Ir and Os. The first oxidation catalyst is preferably a supported noble metal and can be Pt or a Pt and Pd mixture supported on metal oxide particles. The second layer can be a Fe and/or Cu zeolite and the substrate can be a flow-through honeycomb having a wall porosity of 50-65%. A system and a method for treating exhaust gas are also described.
Patent GB-2556245-A (GB)
Title: Dynamo-electric machine and air conditioning device
Inventor: KOJI YABE
IPC: H02K29/08
Filed: 2015-08-21
Abstract: A dynamo-electric machine includes: a rotor core rotating about a rotation axis; a plurality of first magnets arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of the rotor core and embedded in the rotor core; a second magnet which has a plurality of magnetic poles arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of the rotor core, is disposed on an end surface of the rotor core in the direction in which the axis extends, and is located at a position different from the positions of the plurality of first magnets in the direction perpendicular to the axis; and a stator provided outside the rotor core in the direction perpendicular to the rotation axis.
Patent GB-2561958-A (GB)
Title: Aerosol delivery system
Inventor: Tom Sudlow
IPC: A24F40/44
Filed: 2018-02-22
Abstract: An aerosol-generation apparatus comprises a heater 24 having a planar heating surface 55 and receiving an aerosol precursor carrier for thermal interaction with the heating surface 55, wherein the heater 24 comprises heating element(s) 56 at the heating surface 55, and the heating surface 55 comprises a fluid transport region 62 adjacent the heating element(s) 56. The fluid transport region 62 moves liquid across the heating surface 55 towards the heating element(s) 56. The fluid transport region 62 may comprise a porous ceramic material, parallel elongate regions of hydrophobic material and/or parallel capillary channel(s) 63, wherein the capillary channel(s) 63 and/or the hydrophobic strips may run perpendicular to the heating element(s) 56. An aerosol-delivery system may comprise the aerosol-generation apparatus above, wherein the carrier comprises a fluid-transfer article 34, the article comprising a first region 34a for holding an aerosol precursor and for transferring the liquid to an activation surface of a second region 34b, the activation surface comprising air flow channel(s) between itself and the heating surface 55. The heating element(s) 56 may be aligned with the air flow channel(s), and capillary channel(s) and/or hydrophobic material may extend from edges of air flow channel(s) to heating element(s) 56.
Patent GB-2571282-A (GB)
Title: Overboarding device
Inventor: ALAN ANDREW MACKIE
IPC: F16L1/225
Filed: 2018-02-22
Abstract: An overboarding device comprises a moveable support element (118 figure 4) which supports a flexible elongate element (12, figure 4) such as a pipe, cable or wire when overboarding it from a vessel (14, figure 1). The moveable support element comprises a plurality of support elements 120, having a support surface 140, and attaching to at least one chain element of a chain member (122, figure 4) comprising a plurality of chain elements (124, figure 5) each comprising a chain pivot 158, wherein the pivotable interface 166 between two adjacent support members lies coaxially with the chain pivot, allowing the adjacent support members to remain contiguous. Also disclosed is an overboarding device comprising a moveable support element 120 for supporting a flexible elongate element, a drive member (162, figure 4) and a space (154, figure 9b) adjacent to a surface 140 of the moveable support element.
Patent GB-2572647-A (GB)
Title: A Composition And Method For Stabilisation Of Retinoids
Inventor: DANIEL ISAACS
IPC: A61K8/67
Filed: 2018-04-06
Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising beta-carotene and sodium polyaspartate. The beta-carotene may be selected from a synthetic product, isolated beta-carotene or a plant extract containing beta-carotene. Preferably, the ratio of beta-carotene to sodium polyaspartate is 1:0.1 to 1:10. In some embodiments the plant extract containing beta-carotene is from carrot; preferably, carrot root extract or carrot seed oil extract. Preferably, the composition further comprises retinaldehyde; most preferably, cyclodextrin encapsulated retinaldehyde. Also claimed is a method of stabilizing retinaldehyde, the method comprising providing a composition comprising beta-carotene, sodium polyaspartate and retinaldehyde. Further claimed is the use of beta-carotene and sodium polyaspartate in the stabilization of retinaldehyde.
Patent GB-2578418-A (GB)
Title: Sound detection
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL
IPC: G10L25/66
Filed: 2018-07-25
Abstract: A health indicator (eg. a sneeze, moan or percussive cough) is generated for a person in a group (eg. in a rest home) by comparing captured sound to health-related target sound models S204, determining metadata S206 (eg. time, location estimate S312-314) for a non-speech sound event, assigning it to one person S208-216 (eg. via speaker recognition or specific sound location) and outputting a message to a health indicator generator module S218. An observation vector xn may be generated from the metadata and acoustic features (AF) of the event and a cluster centroid for k people calculated until convergence is reached (fig. 3).
Patent GB-2562429-A (GB)
Title: Hub for propeller having variable-pitch blades, with radial and axial dimensioning variation
Inventor: Paul Antoine Foresto
IPC: B64C11/06
Filed: 2017-02-20
Abstract: The principal object of the invention is a hub (1a, 1b) for a propeller having variable-pitch blades (2a, 2b) for a turbomachine (10) with longitudinal rotation axis (X), comprising a plurality of blade platforms (3a, 3b), each one being designed to receive a blade root, the platforms being distributed around the annular outer periphery (Pa, Pb) of the hub (1a, b) concentrically with the longitudinal rotation axis (X), characterized in that each blade platform (3a, 3b) has the general geometric shape of a spherical cap, and in that, between two adjacent blade platforms (3a, 3b) around the longitudinal rotation axis (X), the transverse dimension (D), in particular the diameter (D), of the hub (1a, 1b) can vary axially and radially.