baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2516055-A (GB)
Title: Mattress
Inventor: WHITE RICHARD
IPC: A47D7/00
Filed: 2013-07-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to an airbed comprising at least one stabiliser to prevent tipping. In one embodiment the airbed may have a sleeping bag (5) provided on the surface of an inflatable mattress (1). The sleeping bag (5) may be shaped to fit between the stabilisers (2) and have an opening (6). The airbed may be shaped to resemble an animal, vehicle or character.
Patent GB-2504616-A (GB)
Title: Methods for balancing turbomachine rotors by chemical machining
Inventor: ELIZONDO GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ
IPC: C23F1/04
Filed: 2013-07-19
Abstract: A method for balancing a rotor (1, figure 1) of a turbomachine comprises determining the unbalancing mass and balancing by chemical machining of the rotor, said chemical machining comprising immersion of the rotor in a bath 20 containing a chemical machining agent, wherein the bath has a capacity of heterogeneous material removal as a function depth and the rotor is oriented in the bath to take account of said capacity, so that the quantity of material removed from the rotor in the zone of the unbalancing mass is sufficient to balance the rotor. The method may comprise identifying the direction of the unbalancing mass by a mark (R) on the rotor, attaching the rotor to a handling tool (10, figure 3), suspending the rotor with the mark oriented in a vertical plane and conveying and submerging the rotor in the chemical machining bath. The chemical bath is preferably nitric and hydrofluoric acid based.
Patent GB-2516926-A (GB)
Title: Powered wet/dry/wet guitar speaker cabinet
Inventor: CURRAN MICHAEL PATRICK JR
IPC: H04S3/00
Filed: 2013-08-07
Abstract: A powered guitar cabinet 1 comprises: a cabinet housing; a clean or neutral amplifier 9, such as a solid state amplifier, preferably mounting on an internal shelf 5 and having an input jack for connecting to an external input. The clean amplifier also has first and second output connections. The guitar cabinet 1 also include first, second and third speakers 6, 7, 8, which are preferably of the same sensitivity and ideally face in the same direction in a lower part of the cabinet housing; preferably the first speaker is disposed in the centre. The first speaker has an input jack for connecting to an external input, preferably from the output of an external valve amplifier 2. The second and third speakers are connected to the first and second outputs of the clean/neutral amplifier. Preferably, the amplifiers input is connected to a stereo effects pedal 4, which in turn is connected to the external valve amplifier via a volume pedal 3. The cabinet housing may be cuboid and may be formed of wood. The cabinet allows the highly desired wet/dry/wet sound, which usually requires three cabinets, to be achieved with a single compact cabinet.
Patent GB-2508065-A (GB)
Title: Liquid barrier for underside of a worktop
Inventor: CASS THOMAS PETER EDWARD
IPC: A47B77/02
Filed: 2012-11-16
Abstract: A worktop 10 comprising a work-surface 12, to be arranged substantially horizontally in use and having a top surface 12a, front longitudinal edge 12b and an underside 12c; a worktop item 14, located below the work-surface; and a separate elongate liquid director 22 having an upper mounting surface 22a with at least one projection, but preferably two, downwardly tapering projections 24a, 24b extending therefrom. The liquid director is preferably adhered along the front edge of the underside of the worktop. In a preferred embodiment, the liquid director is made from a flexible and resilient material and at least partially formed from silicone rubber or PVC. The worktop comprises a non-water resistant core covered by a water resistant outer layer. There may be a join longitudinal in the water-resistant layer on the underside of the worktop, and in such circumstances, the liquid director is arranged to either cover the join or be attached forward of the join.
Patent GB-2510449-A (GB)
Title: Barrel for a dart
Inventor: PLUMMER GARRY
IPC: F42B6/00
Filed: 2013-09-18
Abstract: A barrel 1 for a dart is adapted to be connected, or is connected, to a tip at a first end 3, and is adapted to be connected, or is connected, to a shaft at a second, opposite end 4. A series of discrete, spaced-apart indentations 6 are formed on the exterior of the barrel 1. Each indentation 6 has a width occupying less than 1/10th of the circumference of the barrel 1, at the longitudinal position of the indentation 6, and a length occupying less than 1/10th of the length of the barrel 1 in the longitudinal direction. A longitudinal direction is defined between the first and second ends 3, 4 and a circumferential direction is defined around the exterior of the barrel 1 in the direction which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. None of the indentations 6 are part of a longer cut or groove.
Patent GB-2504883-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft engine annular shroud comprising an opening for the insertion of blades
Inventor: DEZOUCHE LAURENT GILLES
IPC: F01D9/04
Filed: 2012-05-03
Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft engine annular shroud (40, 100), characterized in that it comprises: - on its internal surface (41, 110), a peripheral annular groove (42, 101) able to accept a plurality of blade roots (46, 104); - an insertion opening (43, 102) for inserting the blade roots (46, 104) into the annular groove (42, 101); - closure means (60, 106, 107) for closing off the insertion opening (43, 102).
Patent GB-2521622-A (GB)
Title: Umbilical
Inventor: PROBYN YANN
IPC: F16L11/22
Filed: 2013-12-23
Abstract: An umbilical comprising an outer sheath and a core enclosed by the outer sheath, the core comprising a plurality of umbilical components and filler material between the umbilical components and the outer sheath, characterized in that the filler material is crenellated around its circumference. In this way, the umbilical now includes crenellations or a crenelated portion facing the outer sheath, which can act as a shock absorber against external impact on the umbilical, with no additional manufacturing steps required. This provides the umbilical with increased impact resistance.
Patent GB-2523543-A (GB)
Title: Ultraviolet discharge lamp apparatuses with one or more reflectors and systems which determine operating parameters and disinfection schedules
Inventor: STIBICH MARK ANDREW
IPC: H01J61/40
Filed: 2012-06-08
Abstract: An apparatus comprising a u-shaped discharge lamp configured to emit ultraviolet and visible light and an optical filter 122 arranged adjacent to the u-shaped discharge lamp. The optical filter comprises multiple panels which attenuate visible light. The multiple panels are fused together or joined by support strips and the spacing between the parallel sections of the u-shaped discharge lamp is larger than the width of the fused areas and/or the support strips. Also claimed is an apparatus comprising a discharge lamp 104 configured to emit ultraviolet and visible light and an optical filter 122 arranged adjacent to the discharge lamp, wherein the optical filter comprises multiple panels of the same material which attenuates visible light. Another claimed apparatus comprises a discharge lamp 104, an optical filter 122 adjacent lamp 104, wherein the optical filter 122 comprises multiple panels joined by one or more narrow reflective support strips. The optical filter panels may be formed from optical filter glass materials or may be optically transparent with films which attenuate visible light disposed thereon. The optical filter passes the majority of UV light of between approximately 260nm to 265nm.
Patent GB-2523778-A (GB)
Title: Dental illuminating device
Inventor: TURNER MAXIMILIAN
IPC: A61B1/247
Filed: 2014-03-04
Abstract: A hand held dental illuminating device 1 includes a light source 6 fixed at the tip of a probe like structure 3 and orientated to radiate predominantly perpendicular or near perpendicular to the probe handle 2. The handle part 2 includes a switch 7 and contains a battery 8 to power the light source. The light source 6 is preferably an LED linked to voltage controller 9 which is controlled by the switch 7. The wires 10 connect the light source 6 to the power provided by the battery 8. There is also an optional sealable end 11 which allows access to the battery 8.
Patent GB-2524089-A (GB)
Title: Helmet
Inventor: BUREK ROY
IPC: A42B3/10
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: A helmet comprises a helmet shell, an outer liner layer 14 fixed inside the helmet shell; and an inner liner layer 12 positioned against the outer liner layer 14; the outer liner layer 14 having a dome-like concave curved internal surface; the inner liner layer 12 having a dome-like convex curved external surface; the said surfaces of the inner and outer liner layers 12, 14 being substantially spherical where they overlap for allowing rotational sliding movement of the inner liner layer against the outer liner layer; means being provided for limiting rotation between the inner and outer liner layers. Preferably, at least one of the said surfaces of the inner and outer liner layers 12, 14 have recesses (18, fig.2) for weakening the layer and for facilitating crushing of the layer when a sufficiently large radial force is applied, loosening the inner liner layer 12 within the outer liner layer 14. The inner and outer layers may be formed of expanded polystyrene. The amount of rotation may be limited by an elastic headband.
Patent GB-2528657-A (GB)
Title: Sample analysing device
Inventor: JOHNSON JONATHAN
IPC: G01N33/94
Filed: 2014-07-24
Abstract: A lateral flow device and method for analysing a sample containing 0.1 pg to 1 pg of an analyte. The lateral flow device comprises a sample receiving portion, a probe zone downstream of the sample receiving portion comprising a labelled probe capable of binding to the analyte, a test zone downstream of the probe zone comprising a first immobilized capture reagent capable of binding to the labelled probe wherein the device is configured to permit movement of a buffer from the sample receiving portion to the probe zone and from the probe zone to the test site. The method includes contacting the sample with a labelled probe which binds with the analyte to form a labelled probe analyte complex, passing the labelled probe and the labelled probe analyte complex to a test zone which comprises a first immobilized capture reagent capable of binding to the labelled probe wherein the amount of analyte present is inversely proportional to the amount of labelled probe captured at the test site. The device and method is ideally used for testing for drugs or drug metabolites in a sweat sample.
Patent GB-2535492-A (GB)
Title: PEGG-OXH-1 A stand alone electronic device that clips onto capacitive touch screen devices such as tablets, mini tablets, and mobile telephones, and simulates
Inventor: ANDREW STEVENS
IPC: G06F3/044
Filed: 2015-02-18
Abstract: An electronic device comprises an integrated flexible sprung clip 3, one or more conductive contact pads (4, figure 2) and an electronic circuit (8, figure 3) and is configured to be held against a capacitance touch screen of a mobile telephone, personal digital assistant or tablet computing device by the clip and is arranged such that the electrical charge dissipation rate of the one or more pads is controlled using the electronic circuit to simulate the presence of a human finger and human usage of a capacitance touch screen. The device preferably comprises a conductive rubber clip insert (6, figure 2) to contact the back of the telephone, personal digital assistant or tablet to simulate holding in a human hand. The circuit may be an electronic controlled timer circuit.
Patent GB-2537115-A (GB)
Title: Event monitoring in a multi-threaded data processing apparatus
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN WILLIAMS
IPC: G06F21/60
Filed: 2015-04-02
Abstract: An apparatus 10 for multi-threaded data processing comprises event handling circuitry which receives event information from data processing circuitry 12 indicative of an event which has occurred during the data processing operations. Visibility configuration storage 16 holds a set of visibility configuration values, each associated with a thread of the multiple threads, and the event handling circuitry adapts its use of the event information to restrict visibility of the event information for software of threads other than the thread which generated the event information when a visibility configuration value for the thread which generated the event information has a predetermined value. The event handling circuitry may comprise an event counter 14. This allows multi-threaded event monitoring to be supported, whilst protecting event information from a particular thread or thread group for which it is desired to limit its visibility to software of other threads or thread groups (Figures 2a to 2c), thus facilitating the prevention of potential security vulnerabilities.
Patent GB-2542330-A (GB)
Title: Blind box
Inventor: CHESTER ANDREW DAVIS
IPC: E06B9/42
Filed: 2015-07-11
Abstract: A box or casing for a roller blind comprises an extruded first channel 1 of inverted U-shape for rotatably mounting the roller. One leg 2b of the first channel.is provided with an extruded angular extension 11 to define a second inverted U-shaped channel for accommodating electric wiring or any operating mechanism for the blind. The downward-facing open end of the second channel may be closed by a separate releasable cover strip 12.
Patent GB-2531857-A (GB)
Title: Multiple display rendering of digital content
Inventor: DAMIEN ANTIPA
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2015-07-21
Abstract: A content browser, such as a web browser, renders a browser window on a display device that forms part of a composite display. The browser receives a display configuration that defines a sub-region, or tile, of the composite display that corresponds to the display device. The browser then receives a content item, such as a webpage, and renders a portion of it in the browser window, wherein the portion corresponds to the sub-region of the composite display. A second browser may be run which is configured to render a second browser window on a second display device forming part of the composite display. A mutation observer may detect a modification in the first tile of the content item and generate a notification that characterises the modification and identifies an element to which the modification is to be applied. The first browser may be configured to send the notification to the second browser, which may then modify an appearance of the tile displayed on the second display based on the notification. Digital content may therefore be segmented into a plurality of tiles which can be displayed across multiple application windows.
Patent GB-2533196-A (GB)
Title: Chilling Meat Carcasses
Inventor: DECLAN ARTHUR MCDONNELL
IPC: A23B4/08
Filed: 2015-10-09
Abstract: A method for chilling meat carcasses wherein during the cooling process the surface of the carcass is deluged, sprayed or washed with water and/or a dilute solution of organic acid to induce carcass surface evaporation and binding of water onto the carcass surface. The carcass may be deluged multiple times at spaced-apart intervals, typically at time intervals of from 5 to 15 minutes. Also disclosed is an enclosure 1 for chilling meat carcasses which comprises a plurality of cubicles 7 which the carcasses are led through. As the carcasses pass through the cubicles their surfaces are deluged with water or a dilute organic acid solution. The process of deluging the carcasses takes place multiple times at spaced apart intervals. The carcasses are led through the enclosure on an overhead track 4 located above the cubicles.
Patent GB-2535580-A (GB)
Title: Actuation assembly for moving a wing tip device on an aircraft wing
Inventor: MATTHEW HARDING
IPC: B64C3/56
Filed: 2015-11-18
Abstract: An aircraft wing 3 comprises a fixed wing 5 and a wing tip device 7 at the tip thereof. The wing tip device is configurable between a flight configuration for use during flight and a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations to reduce the span. The wing comprises an actuation assembly (31) for moving the wing tip device (7). The actuation assembly (31, figure 15a) is arranged to move the wing tip device in a two-stage movement comprising a first stage in which the wing tip device is translated away from the flight configuration in a linear movement only, and a second, subsequent stage, in which the wing tip device is rotated to the ground configuration. The first stage of the two stage movement may be arranged to separate the wingtip device from the fixed wing. The fixed wing and the wingtip device may abut along a sealed interface, the first stage of the movement is arranged to break the seal of the sealed interface.
Patent GB-2544772-A (GB)
Title: Headlight shutter assembly for vehicular adaptive lighting system
Inventor: YVAN BOURQUI
IPC: F21S8/10
Filed: 2015-11-26
Abstract: A headlight shutter assembly 10 for a vehicular adaptive lighting system, the shutter assembly 10 comprising: an assembly support 12; a shutter 14 which is at least in part opaque or light-intransmissible; at least one flexible linkage 16 which directly or indirectly connects the shutter 14 to the assembly support 12; and an actuator 18 connected to the shutter 14 so as to enable displacement of the shutter relative to the assembly support 12 via flexion of the at least one flexible linkage 16. The displacement of the shutter 14 allows for a light transmission characteristic through the headlight shutter assembly 10 to be altered. The actuator may include at least one piezoelectric element or may include a mechanical stroke amplifier. The shutter and at least one flexible linkage may be formed from a unitary spring plate formed from flexible metal. Also disclosed is a vehicular adaptive lighting system comprising the headlight shutter assembly above and a method of providing adaptive lighting for motor vehicle comprising providing a headlight shutter assembly as defined above.
Patent GB-2547447-A (GB)
Title: Power saving in near field communications
Inventor: Tore Austad
IPC: H04W52/02
Filed: 2016-02-18
Abstract: An electronic device 2 comprises: a field strength detector 14 connected to an antenna 8, the field strength detector 14 being arranged to determine a strength of a magnetic field induced in the antenna 8 and generate a first wake-up signal 30 if the determined strength exceeds a threshold. The device also comprises a field frequency detector 6 arranged to: determine upon receiving the first wake-up signal whether a frequency of the induced magnetic field is within a predetermined range; and to generate a second wake-up signal if the frequency is within said range. The near-field communication (NFC) module is configured to transmit and/or receive upon receiving the second wake up signal. The device may also include a ramp generator, voltage comparator and counter arranged to generate the second wake-up signal.
Patent GB-2547470-A (GB)
Title: Ironing
Inventor: SIVAPRAKASH SHANMUGAM
IPC: D06F83/00
Filed: 2016-02-19
Abstract: An inductive ironing system 2 comprising an ironing unit 4 having an inductive heating element suitable for inducing heat in an ironing board 6 or ironing board cover having a conductive component. The conductive component may be metallic fibres woven into a surface. The inductive heating element may be an inductive coil (8, figure 2). The ironing unit 4 may have a switch which deactivates the inductive heating element when the base plate (12, figure 2) of the ironing unit is not in a horizontal orientation. The base plate (12, figure 2) may be glass. Also provided is an ironing board 106 for inverted ironing system 102 comprising a shuttle (110, figure 5) adapted to provide heat at an ironing surface (120, figure 4) of the ironing board 106. The shuttle (110, figure 5) may be adapted to move within the ironing board 106. The ironing board 106 may comprise tracking means for the shuttle to track an object adjacent the ironing surface. The tracking means may use RFID. The shuttle may be adapted to automatically move to the location of the detected object.
Patent GB-2538358-A (GB)
Title: Deploying a downhole device in a wellbore
Inventor: ROBERT CRAWFORD
IPC: E21B47/09
Filed: 2016-03-17
Abstract: A running tool 30 has a latching connection to a downhole device on its lower end 32 and, on its upper end 52, an attachment to a wireline extending down a wellbore. The downhole device has a fishneck 34 on its upper end. The running tool has an electrically operable release mechanism 40, 42, 43, 44 that releases the latching connection. A control means 46 operates the release mechanism when a sensor 48 detects a parameter of a predetermined value in the wellbore at a selected location, such as pressure, acceleration, temperature or time. The control means may also operate the release mechanism when an activation signal is received via the wireline. The latching connection may comprise a clamp 36 engaged by a cam surface 38. There may be a plurality of sensors. An electrical battery or electrical power source may be connected to the release mechanism.
Patent GB-2548819-A (GB)
Title: Attachment for a handheld appliance
Inventor: ANNMARIE RITA NICOLSON
IPC: A45D20/52
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: An attachment (10, fig.1) for a hair styling device comprises a casing (44, fig.2) having an air inlet (12, fig. 2) for receiving an airflow from a hair styling apparatus. At least one moveable hair engaging member 16, 18 is supported by the casing, and preferably moves in a rocking movement relative to the casing between a first position (fig. 6a) and a second position (fig.6c). A first outlet 94 is open and the second outlet 97 is closed when the hair engaging member is in the first position, and the first outlet is closed and the second outlet is opened when the hair engaging member is in the second position. The hair engaging element preferably has a range of movement of between 5-30°. The first and second airflow outlets are formed between the casing and the hair engaging member. There may be two or more hair engaging members, and they may be moved under the action of an over-centre mechanism (76, fig.2).
Patent GB-2538154-A (GB)
Title: A limb compression garment and method of applying a compressive force to a limb
Inventor: FRANK PUSCHEL
IPC: D04B21/18
Filed: 2016-03-30
Abstract: A limb compression garment comprises a planar, single-layer textile material having a plurality of elastic fibres 3 arranged parallel to each other and extending in a first direction and a plurality of inelastic fibres 5, 7 interlaced with each other and with the elastic fibres 3. The arrangement of the fibres allowing the garment to stretch in the first direction in a substantially elastic manner up to a maximum extension - which is below the elastic limit of the elastic fibres 3 - at which point the inelastic fibres 5, 7 abruptly prevent further stretching. The elastic limit of the elastic fibres 3 being at least 15% of their un-stretched length. Such an arrangement of fibres ensures that when the garment is worn at an extension close to its end-of-stretch, then any further swelling that may occur does not result in significant stretching of the garment. A method of applying a compressive force using the limb compression garment is also claimed.