baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2479928-A (GB)
Title: Holder for a drug delivery device
Inventor: ARMSTRONG ROBERT HENRY
IPC: A61M15/08
Filed: 2010-04-30
Abstract: A holder 10 for a drug delivery device with holder nozzle 40 and first and second flanges 24, 38. The holder 10 may also comprise a clip or tab 32 to hold a drug delivery device in place once inserted into the holder. The holder 10 may allow a nasal drug delivery device to be used to deliver powdered medication to the buccal cavity.
Patent GB-2473321-A (GB)
Title: A spaced fabric for use as a compression bandage
Inventor: ANAND SUBHASH CHANDER
IPC: A61F13/00
Filed: 2010-07-28
Abstract: A single-layer compression bandage comprising a three-dimensional fabric composed of two separate fabric layers interconnected by a monofilament yarn which maintains a space between the first and second fabric layers. The fabric layers are knitted and may comprise of one or more yarns selected from polyester, polyamide, polypropylene, spandex, cotton, viscose, lyocell, wool or silk, or combinations thereof. The interconnecting yarn is a monofilament yarn selected from polyester, polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polypropylene and/or polyamide (nylon). The layers and interconnecting yarn may have specific dtex values.
Patent GB-2469606-A (GB)
Title: Health monitoring method and system
Inventor: FUNG HO CHUNG NICHOLAS
IPC: G16H50/30
Filed: 2008-03-25
Abstract: A sensor for use in a health monitoring system, comprising a first transducer for collecting biometric data for biometrically identifying an individual, a second transducer for measuring at least one physiological parameter and outputting data indicative thereof, and an output for outputting the data. The invention also provides a health monitoring system, comprising a server comprising a data processor and a memory; and one or more of these sensors, wherein the server is arranged to receive the data from the one or more sensors, to process the data associated with the respective individual from which the data was collected, and to output at least one result of the processing of the data.
Patent GB-2473958-A (GB)
Title: Energy management system for vehicle component shutdown
Inventor: GILLELAND DAVID
IPC: B60K31/00
Filed: 2010-09-24
Abstract: A vehicle power controller and a control method are provided. The controller is arranged to receive a remote command to set an inactivity time interval and to shut down a component of a vehicle, such as an engine, if it is inactive for the time interval. The invention can be applied to a fleet of materials handling vehicles 60-67 in communication with a control station 72, comprising a controller 73 and a local communication interface 69. Each vehicle 60-67 has a programmable power controller comprising a timer (601 see fig 6), a vehicle idling sensor (602 see fig 6) and a shutdown controller (603 see fig 6) which is a switching arrangement for shutting down a power supply in the vehicle in response to the timer (601) indicating that a time interval has elapsed. The programmable power controller is linked to several vehicle systems (31-34 see fig 6) via a controller area network bus (30 see fig 6). The invention can reduce carbon emissions by the coordinated shutting down of vehicle engines.
Patent GB-2483932-A (GB)
Title: System and method for controlling a device based upon usage and payments
Inventor: DEELEY ANDREW
IPC: G07F7/00
Filed: 2010-09-27
Abstract: A system 20 for controlling a device 30 comprises a monitoring unit 50 which monitors use of a device 30 to which it is connected and produces usage data, a payment unit 40 that determines a level of payment made by a user and produces payment data, and a control unit 70 that receives the usage data and the payment data and produces and outputs control data in dependence of the usage data and payment data. An output unit may control the operational state of the device 30 based on the control data. The power supply 60 to the device 30 may be controlled or the provision of a service to the device 30 may be controlled. The monitoring unit 50 may have a recording unit to retain data. The control unit 70 may be used to adjust criteria used to control the operational state of the device 30. The payment unit 40 may receive coins, tokens or an electronic payment. The control unit 70 may control many devices 30 and may be a remote server and the device 30, payment unit 40 and control unit 70 may communicate using GPRS.
Patent GB-2473374-A (GB)
Title: Method of e-mail address search and e-mail address transliteration and associated device
Inventor: FUX VADIM
IPC: H04M1/2748
Filed: 2009-05-08
Abstract: An improved method of transliterating non-Latin input within an e-mail address field (52) to the Latin equivalent. A routine in a handheld device (4) is structured to detect a triggering event that indicates an e-mail address (60) is being input into an e-mail address field (52). Following the triggering event, both prior and subsequent input is transliterated to Latin characters as these characters are required by Internet protocols. The transliteration routine may also be utilized to search an e-mail address book wherein names are recorded using both Latin and non-Latin characters.
Patent GB-2487395-A (GB)
Title: Building block, for a corrugated wall, with asymmetric weight distribution
Inventor: MORRIS STEPHEN
IPC: E04B1/04
Filed: 2011-01-20
Abstract: The block 10 comprises a central body portion 20 and two wing members 30, 40 extending away from either side of the body, the weight of the central body portion being greater than the combined weight of the wing portions. The wings may form substantially the same angle between the wing and the body, but be of different lengths and so form an asymmetric C shaped unit. The distal ends of the wings may comprise protrusions and slots for co-operating with the wings of adjacent units. The unit may be made from clay or cementitious material. The wing parts may have apertures or be thinner to make them lighter or the central part may have a heavy mass inserted into it to make it heavier. Also claimed is a wall, made from the said units which when constructed from the units forms a transverse wave or corrugated shaped wall.
Patent GB-2479064-A (GB)
Title: Variable vane actuation
Inventor: EIFERT ANDREW JAMES
IPC: F01D17/16
Filed: 2011-03-28
Abstract: A variable vane actuation system 26 includes a first ring member 24 disposed for pivoting movement about a centerline axis. The first ring member is operably connected with a least one vane such that the vane pivots in response to the pivoting movement of the first ring member. The system also includes a first pin 30 engaged with the first ring member. The system further includes a ring moving device 34 operably engaged with the first pin to move the first ring member about the centerline axis. The ring moving device includes at least one plate 36 having a first slot 38 and an actuator 42 operable to move the plate. The first pin is received in the first slot and is a cam follower to a cam defined at least in part by a surface of the first slot. A second ring member 28 may have a second a second pin 32 received in a second slot 40 in the plate.
Patent GB-2480148-A (GB)
Title: Mass Spectrometric Detection of Microbes
Inventor: KOSTRZEWA MARKUS
IPC: C12Q1/04
Filed: 2011-05-04
Abstract: A method for the detection of target microbes in a sample is disclosed comprising enriching the sample in only one or two cultivation steps and determining the presence or absence in the sample of the target microbes by mass spectrometric detection of the grown microbe mixture. The cultivation step may be in selective culture media. The method may involve the generation of several mass spectra, each with increased energy density in the laser spot, and replacement of regions of the spectra which exhibit saturation with regions which do not exhibit saturation in related mass spectra. The method allows target microbes to be identified with certainty in mixtures with other microbes even if the target microbes account for only a small proportion of the mixture. The detection method is proposed to be several days faster and less expensive than standard methods.
Patent GB-2481550-A (GB)
Title: Calculating downlink powers for transmissions from femtocell access points
Inventor: MAIDA AMINU WADA
IPC: H04W52/14
Filed: 2009-08-11
Abstract: A downlink power is set for transmissions from a basestation of a cellular communications network comprising a group of such basestations, e.g. femtocell access points (18 fig.2) connected over a local area network within a building. A target value for a signal strength with which the transmissions should be received 42 and a target value for a pathloss 44, based on measured values for pathlosses between basestations of the group, are both set. The downlink power is calculated 46, 48 based on the target value for the signal strength and on the target value for the pathloss. The target value for the signal strength may be based on signal strengths with which transmissions from a basestation outside the group, e.g. macrocell basestation (12 fig.1), are received by a basestation in the group.
Patent GB-2497343-A (GB)
Title: Echo cancelling with a loudspeaker array
Inventor: SORENSEN KARSTEN VANDBORG
IPC: G10K11/34
Filed: 2011-12-08
Abstract: The method comprises: (i) determining beamformer filter coefficients to be applied to the audio signals; (ii) applying the beamformer filter coefficients to the audio signals; (iii) outputting the filtered audio signals from an audio output means comprising a plurality of speakers coupled with a communications device; (iv) and receiving at a microphone coupled with the device, the filtered audio signals output from the audio output means, wherein the filter coefficients are determined such that the filtered audio signals are suppressed when received at the microphone. A computer program for implementing the method and a device embodying the method are described and claimed.
Patent GB-2489562-A (GB)
Title: Use of data sampling to improve parallel processing of computations
Inventor: LI JIAN
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2012-03-16
Abstract: A method and computer program is provided for performing approximate run-ahead computations. A first group of compute engines (330) is selected to execute full computations (305) on a full set of input data (360). A second, preferably smaller, group of compute engines (340) is selected to execute computations which may approximate on a on a sampled subset of the input data. A third group of compute engines (350) is selected to compute a difference in computation results between first computation results generated by the first group of compute engines and second computation results generated by the second group of compute engines. The second group of compute engines is then reconfigured based on the difference generated by the third group of compute engines. Reconfiguration of the second group may be based on the accuracy of the approximate computations and a measure of confidence using available compute engines (370). Selection of the compute engines may be based on performance capabilities, current workloads or physical affinity. Compute engines may be functional units within a processor, processing devices or special purpose accelerators.
Patent GB-2500659-A (GB)
Title: Infusion Device
Inventor: DOWNEY DONALD MILNE
IPC: A47G19/16
Filed: 2012-03-28
Abstract: There is described an infusion device 10 comprising a permeable sachet 11 containing an infusionable material 12 such as tea or coffee and a rigid elongated member 13 disposed wholly within the sachet and extending from end-to-end thereof to impart rigidity to the device. The device may include a cap 14 at one end embracing one end of the rigid member enabling the user to hold that end of the device so that it can be used to stir and agitate a liquid in which the sachet is immersed, enhancing the infusion process, without wetting the user's fingers. The cap may have an inverted u-shape including first arm 15 and second arm 16 and a bridge member 17, and a fastening device such as a staple 18. There is also described a pack containing a plurality of devices.
Patent GB-2500687-A (GB)
Title: Buoyancy engine
Inventor: TAYLOR CHRISTOPHER
IPC: F03B17/04
Filed: 2012-03-30
Abstract: An engine includes a main water-filled chamber 11, and a spherical buoy able to roll within the chamber. The buoy rolls along an air chute 14 to enter a lower side of the main chamber via a transfer chamber 17 where the sphere acts on a rotary drive 12, 13 as it passes through the main water-filled chamber by buoyancy force. Water needs to be continually supplied (e.g. from a river or tidal lock) to enter the main chamber 11 and is subsequently expelled via a sump from the transfer chamber. The transfer chamber may be spherical and have quarter spherical (eyelid) gates.
Patent GB-2490048-A (GB)
Title: Device for recording the steps involved in the production of a pharmaceutical preparation and associated recording method
Inventor: FRANC BENOA T LE
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2010-10-04
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for recording the steps involved in the production of a pharmaceutical preparation, which can be built into or installed on a bench top or work surface used in the production of a pharmaceutical preparation. The invention is characterized in that it comprises: image capture and timeâ  stamping means (2) arranged and positioned with respect to the bench top or work surface (1) in such a way that each image captured by the image capture and timeâ  stamping means covers all of the surface area of the work surface (1); control means (5) connected to the image capture and timeâ  stamping means (2), which can activate and stop the image capture by the image capture and timeâ  stamping means (2) and which can be actuated by a technician during the production of the pharmaceutical preparation; and storage means coupled to the image capture and timeâ  stamping means (2), which can store images captured by the image capture and timeâ  stamping means (2). The invention also relates to an associated recording method.
Patent GB-2493241-A (GB)
Title: A vessel propulsion system with a driven oscillating blade means
Inventor: ZAVOLNYI ANDREI
IPC: B63H1/30
Filed: 2012-06-07
Abstract: A propulsion system comprises a pushing blade 1, a steering unit, a transmission arrangement (Fig 7) and an engine (36, Fig 7). The transmission arrangement converts rotational movement from the engine into a figure eight motion in which the pushing blade is driven to propel a vessel 24 forward. The transmission arrangement may contain a longitudinal swinging mechanism (Fig.11), a transversal swinging mechanism (Fig.12) and a turning mechanism (Fig 10) which between them drive the pushing blade in the figure eight motion. The propulsion system may be used to drive both watercraft and aircraft.
Patent GB-2495207-A (GB)
Title: Circular saw guard system
Inventor: MORENO JAIME
IPC: B23D47/00
Filed: 2012-09-25
Abstract: A saw assembly includes a drive member, a motor, a housing, and a guard 422. The drive member is configured to be moved in a repeating pattern. The motor is configured to move the drive member in the repeating pattern. The housing defines an interior space in which the motor is positioned. The guard is secured to the housing and includes a partition 426. The guard defines (i) a first cutting wheel space (432, fig 19) positioned on a first side of the partition, and (ii) a second cutting wheel space (444, fig 19) positioned on an opposite second side of the partition. The first cutting wheel space is preferably for use with a flat cutting wheel 296; and the second for use with a flush cutting wheel (300, figure 6).
Patent GB-2506928-A (GB)
Title: Creating raised indicia on a substrate
Inventor: CAMERLENGO MICHELE
IPC: B31F1/07
Filed: 2012-10-15
Abstract: The present invention provides methods and kits of parts for creating prominent indicia 14 on substrates 4 using a tool 8 comprising a reservoir (not shown) for liquid, i.e. water, coloured ink or watercolour paint or any appropriate liquid composition. The substrate 4 comprises an expandable material 6 that swells in contact with liquid to form the prominent indicia 14 when a user applies the liquid to the material 6. The substrate 4 may be a sheet of expandable material such as natural cellulose foam that swells in the presence of liquid to form the prominent indicia 14. The form of the indicia may be preformed using a stencil (10, figure 3) or a masking film (16, figure 4). Alternatively the substrate may be a non-expandable material comprising apertures (22a, 22b, 22c and 22d, figure 5) for accommodating inserts (24a, 24b, 24c, 24d) of an expandable material. A kit of parts is also claimed. A notepad is claimed comprising a plurality of sheets of the substrates 4 for blind or partially sighted persons to create indicia such as Braille characters on said substrates.
Patent GB-2496760-A (GB)
Title: Radiator bracket particularly for use in mounting a radiator underneath a window
Inventor: REED EDWARD
IPC: F24D19/02
Filed: 2012-11-19
Abstract: The radiator bracket connects a radiator to a support surface such as a wall 15. The bracket comprises at least one vertically extending channel having a width that decreases from an open end (6b, figure 2) to a narrow end (6c, figure 2), the narrow end being located closer to either the radiator or the support surface. The at least one vertically extending channel of the bracket can be a single channel (6, figure 2) or two channels 11,12. The bracket is ideally used to mount the radiator underneath a window so as to permit curtains (5, figure 2) to be fully drawn behind the radiator. Where the bracket has a single channel, two brackets can be used with one of the brackets having its narrow end closest to the radiator and the other having its narrow end closest to the wall (7d, figure 2). This allows the narrow ends to overlap one another so that edges of curtains drawn into the respective narrow ends also overlap one another. Where the bracket has two channels, a single bracket can be used with each channel receiving a respective curtain edge so that the curtain edges overlap.
Patent GB-2500089-A (GB)
Title: Assessing stress strain and fluid pressure in strata surrounding a borehole based on borehole casing resonance
Inventor: ST-ONGE ANDRE
IPC: G01V1/40
Filed: 2013-01-17
Abstract: A method of determining a physical property of subsurface strata surrounding a borehole. The physical property includes any one or more of stress, strain of fluid pressure of the subsurface strata. The borehole includes a borehole liner having an interior wall 12. A pair of sensor modules 4 separated by a known distance (D) are clamped to the interior wall of the borehole liner. The clamping induces an acoustic discontinuity in the borehole liner such that a P-wave propagating longitudinally within the borehole liner is at least partially reflected. A respective sensor of each sensor module detecting P-waves propagating in the liner and generating a corresponding sensor output signal indicative of the detected P-waves. A respective sensor output signal from each sensor module is analyzed to detect a resonance in a section of the borehole liner between the sensors. A fundamental frequency of the detected resonance is determined and analyzed to determine the physical property.
Patent GB-2511329-A (GB)
Title: Web service black box testing
Inventor: TRIPP OMER
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2013-02-28
Abstract: Synthesizing tests from a web service document comprising a function call identifier for locating at least one parameter for at least one client to server function call in a web service document, discovering client validation constraints 302 for the at least one parameter, discovering server validation constraints 303 for the at least one parameter in the web service document, calculating the difference 304 between the constraints and discovering at least one range for the at least one parameter that will be accepted by the server and not accepted by the client and building tests 305 using values in the identified rang. These values are used for inputs for black box testing so the input payload reaches the Web service business logic and the Web service is driven into an illegal state thereby returning an error message as the values are incompatible with the client side constraints, the error message being useful for black box validation.
Patent GB-2496824-A (GB)
Title: Improved apparatus for climbing a rope
Inventor: SPRAGGON MICHAEL JAMES
IPC: A63B27/02
Filed: 2011-08-19
Abstract: The invention provides an ascender (10b) or other rope-gripping device which is separated from its handle (11b) by a connection (26) of length such that when, in use, the ascender (10b) is attached to a single rope (28) suspended from above with a second, handled ascender (10a) below it the second ascender (10a) can be lifted up along the rope (28) to a position where its associated handle (11a) is above the handle (11b) of the first-mentioned ascender. In a modification the connection (26) takes the form of a length of webbing (29) to provide strength under load in combination with a telescopic pole (30) to provide thrust. The addition of foot stirrups (13a,13b) to the respective ascender handles (11a,11b) enables a climber to ascend the rope with a simultaneous walking action of his arms and legs.
Patent GB-2512891-A (GB)
Title: A method of controlling an engine of a motor vehicle
Inventor: HESKETH DAVID
IPC: F02N11/08
Filed: 2013-04-10
Abstract: A method of controlling an engine (10, fig.1) of a stop-start enabled motor vehicle (1, fig.1) is disclosed in which the conditions used to determine whether to stop or start the engine are changed based upon whether maximum driver comfort, via a comfort mode 125, or maximum fuel economy, via an eco mode 120, are requested by a driver of the motor vehicle 1, using a user input device or human machine interface (HMI). When the eco mode is selected the opportunities to stop the engine, and economise on fuel usage, are increased. Also disclosed are additional modes of operation that are less restrictive than one of the original modes but more restrictive than the other.
Patent GB-2505267-A (GB)
Title: Establishing customer support helpdesk session via core node using credential tokens issued by helpdesk node
Inventor: REEVES NICOLAS DAVID
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2013-04-10
Abstract: In the claimed invention, subscriber S100 requests help S102 from customer support representative (CSR) S104. Admin node S112 issues credentials to the subscriber and CSR S114-118. The subscriber and CSR submit the credentials to a core node S120-126. If the core node authenticates the pair of credentials S128-130 a helpdesk session between the subscriber and CSR is established S132-134. The helpdesk session may utilise desktop sharing with Virtual Network Computing (VNC).
Patent GB-2503082-A (GB)
Title: Combined stairway and lift installation
Inventor: LYONS STEVEN JAMES
IPC: B66B9/08
Filed: 2013-04-12
Abstract: Stairway 1 has plurality of steps 2 having top surfaces or treads 3, and arranged, in first configuration 9, as a staircase. A mechanism is configured to guide the steps to a second (figure 3) or third (figure 4) configuration, in which the steps lie on a common horizontal plane level with the lowest or highest step respectively. In transition, each step moves vertically. The steps are maintained in the same plane while moved from one flat configuration to the other and each configuration has the same footprint. Steps 2 may have followers 19, 21 and stringers 17, 18. Stringers 17, 18 may be of channel form. Lowermost and uppermost followers 19, 21 may be prevented from moving relative to stringers 17, 18, and one stringer may be mounted to a pivot and hydraulic ram to transition between configurations. The installation may have vertically raisable barriers on all or any of its sides. Method of use also included.