baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2580516-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for coating substrates with washcoats
Inventor: NEIL BURGESS
IPC: B05C7/02
Filed: 2019-11-26
Abstract: A substrate coating apparatus (1) comprises a source of a washcoat, a washcoat showerhead (5) comprising a showerhead plate (23) having a plurality of nozzle apertures (25) for discharging the washcoat towards a face of the substrate (10) located below the washcoat showerhead, a conduit fluidly connecting the source of the washcoat to the showerhead for supplying washcoat to the showerhead and a partition ring (60) located between the washcoat showerhead and the face of the substrate. The partition ring is dimensioned to be smaller than the face of the substrate (10) and the substrate coating apparatus is configured in use to bring the partition ring (60) into contact with the face of the substrate to thereby define a central region (14) of the face of the substrate which lies within an interior of the partition ring and a peripheral region (15) of the face of the substrate which lies outside the partition ring. The showerhead plate (23) of the washcoat showerhead is configured in use to discharge washcoat onto both the central region (14) and the peripheral region (15) of the face of the substrate.
Patent GB-2581042-A (GB)
Title: Multiple tubing-side antennas or casing-side antennas for maintaining communication in a wellbore
Inventor: TROND HAGEN
IPC: H04B7/24
Filed: 2017-11-16
Abstract: A tubing string can be at a first position in a wellbore and can move to a second position in the wellbore with respect to a casing string. The tubing string can include a first tubing-side antenna and a second tubing-side antenna coupled at different locations on the tubing string. The first tubing-side antenna can communicatively couple to a casing-side antenna when the tubing string is at the first position in the wellbore, and can be out of communication range with the casing-side antenna when the tubing string is at the second position. The second tubing-side antenna can be coupled at a second location that is spaced a distance from the first location on the tubing string such that the second tubing-side antenna communicatively couples to the casing-side antenna when the tubing string is at the second position.
Patent GB-2595219-A (GB)
Title: Barrier portion
Inventor: ALAN J SUVA
IPC: E01F13/02
Filed: 2020-05-15
Abstract: The barrier portion 105, particularly for use in temporary barriers, comprises an A-frame structure, wherein the barrier portion is configured to cooperate with one or more barrier panels 106 to form a barrier when the barrier system is in a deployed configuration; and wherein the A-frame structure is configured to stabilise the barrier. The A-frame structure is preferably movable between open and closed positions. A restraint mechanism 108 preferably prevents excessive opening of the A-frame. The barrier portion may comprise one or more feet 110, which are preferably configured so that they are in contact with the floor in the open position and do not contact the floor in the closed position. The barrier portion is preferably configured to carry one or more barrier panels when in the stored configuration. The barrier portion is preferably configured to releasably connect one or more barrier panels using a hinge connection 114. Also claimed is a barrier system.
Patent GB-2583648-A (GB)
Title: Protective headgear with adjustable faceshield
Inventor: Jonathan Isserow
IPC: A42B3/04
Filed: 2019-01-09
Abstract: A protective cap is described. The protective cap includes a protective case having a padded inner surface and a rigid outer cover. The rigid outer cover includes a forward facing portion. The forward facing portion includes an aperture having a width approximately equal to a width of the forward facing portion. The protective cap also includes a pair of side facing portions and an optional head cover fitting. The optional head cover fitting is attached to the protective case, and an optional face shield. The optional face shield is connected to a track located on a pair of side facing portions of the protective case. The outer shell includes variable transparency and/or opaqueness allowing a visualization of information, such as a team logo, on a separately worn traditional baseball/other sports cap. Alternatively a logo/design is applied directly to the outer shell of the protective cap.
Patent GB-2585524-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing a diaper with moisture sensors
Inventor: RAJA TULI
IPC: A61F13/49
Filed: 2019-02-06
Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of manufacturing a diaper that has multiple moisture sensing elements on interior side of its bottom impermeable layer or on any surface of the top permeable layer. The moisture sending elements are made by spraying conductive ink on a moving sheet of either the bottom impermeable layer or the top permeable layer, before other layers of the diaper are attached. Spraying of conductive ink on the moving sheet causes parallel lines of conductive inks to be formed on the layer. The parallel lines of conductive ink run through the entire length of either of the layers and are designed to get connected with a detecting device.
Patent GB-2600675-A (GB)
Title: Automatic locking sail track car systems and apparatus
Inventor: Nicholas Black
IPC: B63H9/10
Filed: 2020-09-23
Abstract: An apparatus 100 for actuating a locking mechanism (12, Fig 1A) of a locking sail track car (10, Fig 1A) comprises a latch formation 116 disposed in a fixed position with respect to the track 14, a control surface 112 spaced from the latch formation in a hoisting direction, and an actuator assembly 120 for attachment to the car. The actuator assembly comprises an actuator 124 for operating a control member 24 of the car locking mechanism, and a latch element 158 connected to the actuator and moveable between a first detent position in which the latch element is not engageable with the latch formation and a second detent position. The latch element is arranged to cooperate with the control surface 112 upon movement of the actuator assembly in the hoisting direction to set the latch element into the second detent position, and is engageable with the latch formation upon subsequent movement of the actuator assembly in a loading direction with the latch element in the second detent position. A sail track system using the apparatus is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2587720-A (GB)
Title: Structural analysis of ionised molecules
Inventor: ALEXANDER MAKAROV
IPC: G01N27/62
Filed: 2019-06-07
Abstract: An ion mobility spectrometry method comprising: providing a sample; generating molecular ions from the sample; separating the molecular ions according to their mobility characteristics; fragmenting at least some of the separated molecular ions to form sub-molecular fragment ions in a fragmentation zone; separating at least some of the fragment ions according to their mobility characteristics; wherein each step of separating the molecular ions, fragmenting at least some of the separated molecular ions and separating at least some of the fragment ions is performed at a pressure of at least 50 mbar; detecting at least some of the separated fragment ions; and identifying at least one molecular ion based on its mobility characteristics and/or the mobility characteristics of at least one detected fragment ion. Also a method of analysing molecular structure comprising: thermally fragmenting ions in a gas at a pressure 10mbar or above to produce thermal fragment ions, wherein the gas temperature is controlled to be above 300°C, followed by analyzing mass and/or mobility characteristics of at least one fragment ion.
Patent GB-2601319-A (GB)
Title: Material processing apparatus with spring-biased coupling assembly
Inventor: COLIN DONAGHY
IPC: F16F15/06
Filed: 2020-11-25
Abstract: A material processing apparatus (fig. 1) a support structure coupled to a processing device by a coupling assembly, the coupling assembling comprising first 30 and second 40 spaced apart structures between which at least one removable spring 18 is located. The first structure 30 comprises a spring removal aperture (32 fig. 5C) covered by a removable cover 33 secured with removable first fasteners 34, where the spring removal aperture is aligned with the spring 18. A removable second fastener (50 fig. 5A) is provided for releasably fixing the cover 33 to the second structure 40. The first and second structures may comprise plates, with apertures and sockets to accept the second fastener. The springs may be helical coiled springs. The springs 38 can be removed from the assembly by use of first and second fasteners to allow the spring to be decompressed and the cover to be removed, where a method is also disclosed. A second independent claim relates to the coupling assembly.
Patent GB-2602007-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle warning system
Inventor: TOM HAELVOET
IPC: B60Q5/00
Filed: 2020-12-14
Abstract: The present invention relates to an audible vehicle warning system arranged for generating a horn signal and comprising a loudspeaker system comprising a loudspeaker arranged for outputting sound signals at least in a selected frequency range comprising at least frequencies from 400 to 2 kHz; a sound library comprising one or more sound signals intended as a horn signal when output by said loudspeaker, each of the sound signals having a 1/3 octave frequency band which is taken as a reference frequency band, said reference frequency band containing at least a predetermined part of the total power of the sound signal, and wherein a 1/3 octave frequency band averaged response of the loudspeaker system has in a 1/3 octave frequency band corresponding to the reference frequency band an amplitude level which is at least a given amount of dB above the average amplitude level in the selected frequency range.
Patent GB-2603111-A (GB)
Title: Anti-Wardrobing Article
Inventor: TOM NAPTHINE
IPC: G09F23/00
Filed: 2021-01-07
Abstract: An anti-wardrobing device 10 for use in a retail environment comprises an elongate flexible strip of material. The strip is passed through an aperture in an item of clothing 2 and the ends of the strip adhered together to form a complete loop through the garment which cannot be removed without cutting the loop.
Patent GB-2598180-A (GB)
Title: Runtime application monitoring without modifying application program code
Inventor: CHRISTIEN R RIOUX
IPC: G06F21/55
Filed: 2020-04-24
Abstract: To facilitate runtime monitoring and analysis of an application without modifying the actual application code, an agent monitors and analyzes an application through detection and evaluation of invocations of an API of a runtime engine provided for execution of the application. The agent registers to receive events which are generated upon invocation of target functions of the runtime engine API based on its load. Once loaded, the agent initially determines the language and language version number of the runtime engine. The agent determines associations of events for which to monitor and corresponding analysis code to execute upon detection of the invocations based on the language and version number information. When the agent detects an event during execution of the application based on invocations of the runtime engine API, the agent can monitor and analyze execution of the application based on execution of analysis code corresponding to the detected event.
Patent GB-2593612-A (GB)
Title: Furniture member having lumbar adjustment mechanism
Inventor: Brandon Bucholz
IPC: A47C7/46
Filed: 2019-11-05
Abstract: A seating or furniture assembly may include a seat bottom, a seatback, and a lumbar adjustment assembly. The seatback is disposed adjacent the seat bottom and includes a seatback frame. The lumbar adjustment assembly may be mounted to the seatback frame and may include a rail, a threaded rod disposed within the rail, a first slider block slidably engaging the rail, a second slider block slidably engaging the rail, a lumbar pad, and a plurality of links connecting the lumbar pad to the first and second slider blocks. The threaded rod may include a first threaded section having threads with a first handedness and a second threaded section having threads with a second handedness that is opposite the first handedness. The first slider block may threadably engage the first threaded section. The second slider block may threadably engage the second threaded section.
Patent GB-2594005-A (GB)
Title: Concrete screeding system with boom mounted screed head
Inventor: MARK A PIETILA
IPC: E01C19/40
Filed: 2017-09-19
Abstract: A concrete screeding device for screeding uncured concrete placed at a support surface includes a screed head having a grade setting device and a vibrating member, and an extendable and retractable boom. A base end of the boom is attached at a base structure and the screed head is supportable at a distal end of the boom. The boom is extendable so as to position the screed head at a distance of at least 20 feet from the base structure, and the screed head is movable between its extended location and the base structure to screed the concrete placed at the support surface. The base end of said boom may be attached to a concrete placing tower and the base end of the boom may be pivotally attached at the concrete placing tower and said concrete screeding device is operable to pivot said boom at least about 180 degrees about a longitudinal or vertical axis of the concrete lacing tower.
Patent GB-2608169-A (GB)
Title: Portable combustion device
Inventor: JONATHAN MICHAEL TAPHOUSE
IPC: F24C15/20
Filed: 2021-06-24
Abstract: A portable combustion device 10 comprises a preferably conical housing 13 configured to contain solid fuel and having an air inlet section 16 and an air outlet sections 17, (18, Fig.2). A forcing device (22, Fig.2) such as a fan, is configured to force air into the housing via the air inlet section. The housing 13 and a filter 14 are mutually configured so that exhaust gases exiting the housing 13 will pass through the filter 14, which may be removable, and/or used to funnel fuel into the combustion chamber 12. The filter may be made from or coated with a catalytic material, or from other materials such as metal, glass, ceramic, carbon or be a mesh, foam or grid structure. The fan may be powered by a battery or external power source via connector 27, and the fan blades may be made of a heat reflective material. A heat shield (28, Fig.2) may be positioned between the combustion chamber and fan.
Patent GB-2609000-A (GB)
Title: An air purifier
Inventor: DUC HA
IPC: F24F120/10
Filed: 2021-07-15
Abstract: An air purifier 10 comprising a housing 100, a fan 130, and air filter 131 and a UV-C radiation source 132 for disinfecting air drawn through the housing. The air purifier additionally comprises a plurality of sensors 112 configured to detect at least one characteristic of air quality and at least one characteristic of human presence or absence. The air purifier further comprises a microcontroller 134 configured to selectively control the fan and the UV-C radiation source to operate the air purifier in one of a plurality of operation modes in dependence on information received from the plurality sensors. The multiple modes have the fan speed and UV-C radiation are operated at different intensities depending on the mode, with the modes of operation able to be chosen based on the plurality of sensors.
Patent GB-2603042-A (GB)
Title: Floating wave energy converter
Inventor: OIVIND MARTIN HASLE
IPC: F03B13/16
Filed: 2021-12-06
Abstract: A floating wave energy converter with multiple floating buoys 1 which move up and down along upright columns 2 when a wave passes the converter. The base of the columns is connected to a submerged structure 3. Inside the columns is a generator (10, fig.2) with a force transmission strut (6, fig.2) connected to an electromagnetic device (7, fig. 2), which is locked to the magnetic field of an electromagnetic apparatus (8, fig.2) within the floating buoys. Movement of the floating buoy transfers movement to the strut and converts to electric energy in the generator. Each floating buoy may have several columns. The electromagnetic device may have permanent magnets and one or more coils around an amplifying ferromagnetic material on the floating buoy and on the force transmission rod. There may be a bearing 4 placed between the column and the submerged structure to harness the rotational motion for energy conversion.
Patent GB-2601914-A (GB)
Title: Electrochemical cell and method of processing a gaseous stream containing oxygen
Inventor: JAN-JUSTUS SCHMIDT
IPC: G01N27/407
Filed: 2021-12-13
Abstract: An electrochemical cell 1 comprising an anodic half-cell 6 having an inlet 2 receiving hydrogen at a first pressure, a cathodic half-cell 5 having an outlet 3 transferring hydrogen at a second pressure, and a power source. A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) 4 separates the half-cells and comprises anodic and cathodic electrodes separated by an anion exchange membrane (AEM). The MEA may comprise one or more catalysts, which may be platinum group metals. The AEM may comprise hygroscopic particles arranged in a concentration gradient with a higher concentration on the cathodic side. The power source is preferably reverse pulse, allowing purge of poisons from the electrodes. Also disclosed are an oxygen sensor and apparatus for stripping oxygen from a gaseous stream, each comprising the cell.
Patent GB-2615594-A (GB)
Title: Safety Device
Inventor: DANIEL RICHARD MATTHEW FARR
IPC: E01F13/02
Filed: 2022-02-14
Abstract: The device 100 comprises an inflatable barrier 120 for at least partially enclosing an area and a pump 110 for inflating the inflatable barrier. The pump is connected to the barrier and configured to inflate the barrier to create a cordoned area demarked by the barrier. The device may comprise a battery configured to power the pump and the barrier may comprise a pyramid shaped body. The barrier may comprise a first body 121 and at least one leg 124, 125 such that gas can pass between the body and the leg, wherein the pump is configured to inflate the body and the leg is configured to support the body above the ground when the leg is inflated. The barrier may further comprise a second body 122 connectable to the first body wherein each of the first and second body comprises an opening configured to allow gas to pass between the bodies when connected.
Patent GB-2616284-A (GB)
Title: Motor
Inventor: NIGEL PAUL SCHOFIELD
IPC: F04D25/06
Filed: 2022-03-03
Abstract: A can 4 for use in a motor 1 for a vacuum pump, the can being positioned between a motor rotor 3 and a motor stator 2 such that, in use, the can hermetically separates the rotor from the stator. The can may structurally support the rotor, stator and/or a rotor bearing 7. The can may provide a portion of the vacuum pump housing. The can may comprise or consist of a polymeric material. The can may comprise at least one recess 9 and/or protrusion to maintain the position of a rotor bearing relative to the can, and a bearing biasing member 10. The can may comprise a body and a cap separable from the body. The body may comprise a tubular portion 12 surrounding the rotor and a flange 13 coupled to the vacuum pump housing. The can may comprise a conduit 14 to allow the pump exhaust to pass through the can. In use, the stator may remain at substantially ambient pressure whilst the rotor is exposed to a pressure below ambient, such as between 0.005 and 5 mbar.
Patent GB-2603089-A (GB)
Title: Dispenser with capability to dispense tissue products of more then one variant
Inventor: ANDREW MARK LONG
IPC: A47K10/32
Filed: 2020-09-25
Abstract: A dispensing system can include a dispenser. The dispenser can include a dispenser housing configured to hold a supply of substrate. The dispensing system can include an actuation mechanism configured to provide a length of substrate as a tissue product. The dispensing system can be configured to produce and dispense tissue products of more than one variant. The more than one variant of tissue products can be distinguished from one another by at least one characteristic of the tissue products. The dispensing system can be configured to dispense a tissue product of a particular variant of the more than one variant of tissue products based on input independent of user interaction with the dispensing system.
Patent GB-2606648-A (GB)
Title: Device for controlling the flow of a fluid
Inventor: LAURIE CÉCILE MARIE LOUBOUTIN
IPC: G05D23/02
Filed: 2020-12-17
Abstract: This device (1), which offers at least the same performance as known devices, while at the same time being less expensive and more practical, comprises a valve slide (20) able to move in a chamber (11) along an axis (X-X) between a closed position, in which the slide presses axially against a fixed seat (16), and an open position in which the slide is axially separated from the seat. The device also comprises a thermomechanical drive member (30) which is designed to drive the slide according to the temperature of the fluid in the chamber and which comprises both a thermostatic element (31) including a fixed piston (36) and a body (33) forming a heat-sensitive part (35) of the thermomechanical drive device, which part is arranged inside the chamber, the piston being mounted with the ability to move along the axis on the body so that the piston deploys with respect to the body when the thermally expandable material expands, and a return spring (32), interposed axially between the casing and the body so as to retract the piston with respect to the body when the thermally expandable material contracts. Hysteresis-inducing arrangements (20.1, 33.1) define a first temperature and a second temperature lower than the first temperature, so that the drive member drives the slide from the open position to the closed position when the temperature rises above the first temperature and the drive member drives the slide from the closed position to the open position when the temperature drops below the second temperature. These hysteresis-inducing arrangements are incorporated into the slide and into the thermomechanical drive member and comprise mechanical linkage elements (20.1, 33.1) which are designed to connect the slide and the body to one another in terms of movement along the axis when the temperature of the fluid in the chamber is above the first temperature and when the temperature of the fluid in the chamber is below the second temperature, and to create between the slide and the body and axial clearance which and couples the slide and the body along the axis when the temperature of the fluid in the chamber is comprised between the first temperature and the second temperature.
Patent GB-2606090-A (GB)
Title: A meat processing system
Inventor: CLYDE MARK CAMPBELL
IPC: A22C17/02
Filed: 2020-12-15
Abstract: A meat processing system comprising a blade, a blade movement assembly and a conveyor. The blade is configured to cut a carcass into pieces and lies substantially in a blade plane. The conveyor is configured to move the carcass along a first axis. The blade movement assembly is configured to rotate the blade or a portion of the blade to vary an angle between the blade plane and the first axis. The blade movement assembly may also be configured to translate the blade to move the blade transverse to the first axis. A method of operating a meat processing system is also disclosed. The method includes conveying a carcass or section of carcass along a first axis, rotating a blade or a portion of a blade to vary the angle between a blade plane and the first axis, and cutting the carcass or section of carcass into pieces.