baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2531696-A (GB)
Title: Boom assembly with yaw adjustment
Inventor: DOUG MCILWAIN
IPC: E02F3/39
Filed: 2014-09-29
Abstract: A boom assembly comprising a support having forks 29, 30, a boom 23 having a through-hole 33, and a spindle having a circular bearing portion 36 and an eccentric taper portion 37. In use the spindle is passed through the through-hole 33 of the boom 23 such that the boom 23 is pivoted between the forks 29, 30; the circular portion 36 of the spindle engaging the forks 29, 30 and the eccentric tapered portion 37 engaging the inner surface of the through-hole 33 such that rotation of the spindle moves the boom 23 in yaw. The through-hole 33 of the boom 23 may comprise a circular through-hole tapering inwardly from respective ends towards the middle; and spindle preferably formed of opposed tapering plugs 34, 35, each tapered portion 37, preferably having an included angle in the range of 5-15deg, matching the taper of the through-hole such that each of the plugs 34, 35 is insertable into a respective end of the through-hole 33. A threaded fastener 40 may also be provided on the pivot axis to lock and urge apart the taper plugs 34, 35. A method of adjusting the yaw angle of the boom assembly is also claimed.
Patent GB-2531316-A (GB)
Title: A room floor apparatus
Inventor: PURI SANJAY MEHALLE
IPC: G08B21/04
Filed: 2014-10-16
Abstract: A room floor apparatus 10 comprises one or more tiles 11 for laying on a floor of a room. A detection element is arranged to register one or more pressure patterns on a said one or more tiles 11. The registered pressure patterns are transmitted to a processor 16 via a wire 17. The processor 16 is configured to discriminate between a plurality of pressure patterns and is capable of transmitting a signal to a receiver (18,fig.3) relating to the identified pressure pattern. The receiver (18,fig.3) has a screen (19,fig.3) for displaying a fall alert message. The detection element may be located between the tile and the floor, or embedded in the tile and/or the floor. The detection element may comprise two or more membrane layers functioning as a switch. The detection element may be made of, or include a quantum tunnelling composite pill. The processor 16 may discriminate between footsteps and a fall.
Patent GB-2532441-A (GB)
Title: Design, configuration and modelling of collatz based expert system
Inventor: MICHAEL ADEWUNMI IDOWU
IPC: G06F17/10
Filed: 2014-11-18
Abstract: A device and method of modelling a Collatz-based number dynamical system having a plurality of decision-based configurable functions and results thereupon by one or more other components, the device or method comprising determining the next odd number in the Collatz sequence from an input number in an automated way without actually calculating the next odd number, an algorithm that identifies groups of odd numbers congruent to r (mod 18) which works by iteratively adding the digits of the given number until a single digit result is produced, wherein r is a member of {1, 5, 3, 13, 17, 15, 7, 11, 9}, configuring a completely optimised, number-theoretic Collatz-based expert system and reconfiguring the robust Collatz mapping system in a variety of other meaningful ways.
Patent GB-2517621-A (GB)
Title: Coordinate measurement machines with removable accessories
Inventor: ATWELL PAUL C
IPC: G01B11/25
Filed: 2013-05-20
Abstract: A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine is provided. The coordinate measuring machine includes a base with an arm portion. A probe end is coupled to an end of the arm portion distal from the base. A device configured to emit a coded structured light onto an object to determine the three dimensional coordinates of a point on the object.
Patent GB-2534586-A (GB)
Title: Cookware assembly
Inventor: CATHERINE TODD
IPC: A47J37/07
Filed: 2015-01-28
Abstract: A cookware assembly 10 comprises a holder 20 and a hollow body 30. The holder 20 comprises an opening configured such that the hollow body 30 can be placed and held within the opening, either by a form fit closure or by a forced closure. The holder may be a substantially rectangular plate or a substantially round plate. The holder and hollow body may be made from stainless steel. The hollow body may be of a cylindrical shape, a cone shape or have the form of a hollow square based pyramid. In an alternative arrangement, the holder may be placed on the hollow body and the inside of the hollow body heated. The cookware assembly is substantially intended to be used with a camping stove.
Patent GB-2523895-A (GB)
Title: Pocketed spring unit and method and apparatus for forming the same
Inventor: CLARE DAVID
IPC: B68G9/00
Filed: 2015-01-30
Abstract: A method of forming a pocketed spring unit 38 suitable for an upholstered article comprises taking successive strings 40 of pocketed springs and welding at least one sheet of material to at least a first end of the pocketed springs. Anvils 46 are moved from a non-operative position to an operative position, in which they are located between adjacent pockets at upper and lower ends of the springs. This embodiment makes use of the surplus material that is formed at the ends of the packets in the form of flaps (50, figure 5) or "ears" of material. These flaps protrude upwardly initially, and then become folded flat as the spring unit advances between the rolls 48 of material. The external anvils 44 are then made to apply heat and pressure to the material flaps trapped between them and the internal anvils 46 at the sides of the pockets, between the springs to weld them to the material 42 from the rolls 48.
Patent GB-2522578-A (GB)
Title: Scalable broadband group call via unicast downlink traffic consolidation and local re-broadcast
Inventor: KUEHNER NATHANAEL
IPC: H04W88/04
Filed: 2013-11-11
Abstract: A method, system, and device consolidate unicast downlinks in a broadband radio access network (RAN) for a requested group call. A subset of subscriber devices of the group in sufficiently close proximity is detected, one subscriber device in the subset is selected to act as a subscriber device to subscriber device broadcast downlink repeater (SD-BDR), and group call data is transmitted to each subscriber not in a subset via a separate unicast downlink, and to each subset via a single outbound unicast link to the selected subscriber device. The selected SD-BDR in each subset then re-broadcasts the group call data to the other members of the subset, thereby reducing outbound broadband resource usage in the broadband RAN.
Patent GB-2526466-A (GB)
Title: Organic semiconducting blend
Inventor: NEWSOME CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H01L51/00
Filed: 2014-03-12
Abstract: A blend for preparing a semiconducting layer an organic electronic device comprises a polymer, a first non-polymeric semiconductor, a second non-polymeric semiconductor and a third non-polymeric semiconductor. The blend enables higher concentration solutions of semiconductor and a broader solution processing window as compared to blends comprising one polymer and one non-polymeric semiconductor. For example, a blend comprising F8- TFB and three different substituted benzothiophene derivatives shows three-fold higher average saturation mobility in OTFTs as compared to a blend of one polymer and one of these benzothiophene derivatives and consistent peak saturation mobilities after drying at 60Â°C, 80Â°C and 100Â°C even after a 2 minute delay.
Patent GB-2527434-A (GB)
Title: Food processor
Inventor: ROSENZWEIG MARK
IPC: A47J43/08
Filed: 2013-08-29
Abstract: Food processing assemblies for rotating two processing tools inside a container at two different speeds and/or directions and methods for using such a processing assembly are disclosed. The two processing tools are vertically spaced along the longitudinal axis of the processing assembly. A motor drives the first processing tool and a transmission system, and the transmission system drives the second processing tool. The transmission system outputs a rotation speed and/or direction is different from that of the motor to drive the second processing tool. The transmission system may be located between the two processing tools within the food-containing volume of the container.
Patent GB-2533018-A (GB)
Title: A drive system
Inventor: IAN AUSTIN
IPC: E21B23/00
Filed: 2015-08-19
Abstract: A drive system comprises an expander assembly for possibly use with a tractor is arranged around and attached to a rotor casing. The assembly comprises a mandrel (shaft) having first and second opposing threaded portions 691, 692 arranged coaxially. Each threaded portion 691, 692 is housed in an expander follower. In use, the mandrel rotates in a first sense and the first and second expander followers are driven apart one from another. When the mandrel rotates in the opposite sense the first and second expander followers are driven towards one another.
Patent GB-2535262-A (GB)
Title: QHM-DM5 Desalination machine
Inventor: JOHN DENNIS ADAMS
IPC: C02F1/04
Filed: 2012-11-27
Abstract: The invention provides a process of desalination using sustainable electro thermal energy. Zero carbon emissions and energy efficiency from a battery initiating an electrical current flowing through a electric circuit to the pumps and heater creating heat to boil water up to 700 degrees centigrade creating water vapour whereby the water vapour creates electricity within a electrical steam generator thereby creating electrical energy for heaters and pumps which pump water, water vapour and liquid gases of nitrogen, oxygen and helium between temperatures of minus - 248 degrees centigrade to 700 degrees centigrade within inter-connected pipe and tank system producing methane gas, excess electricity and desalinated water.
Patent GB-2527006-A (GB)
Title: A sole
Inventor: DIAS OLGA
IPC: A43B13/22
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: A sole (100, 300) for use on an item of footwear (200) wherein the sole (100,300) provides a housing for a growth medium (40) capable of growing and maintaining grass (45). The sole (100, 300) is arranged to be fitted to a lower face of an item of footwear (200), the sole is adapted to retain a growth medium (40) suitable for growing grass (45), so that when fitted to the item of footwear (200), blades of grass project distally from the sole through a mesh (30). The user therefore has the sensation of walking on grass even if not on a grassy surface.
Patent GB-2544771-A (GB)
Title: Blinding data to a person's identity using speech
Inventor: MARTIN TOMLINSON
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2015-11-25
Abstract: Methods and systems are described for binding transmitted data to a persons identity using captured speech. The identity of a person sending original data to a recipient system is verified based on comparison of a sequence of check values derived from the original data, to a received sequence of speech portions and at least one non-speech portion of a determinate duration between two sequential speech portions, where the check values include a plurality of spoken values corresponding to said received speech portions, and at least one pause duration value between two sequential spoken values. Alternatively or additionally, the check values may include utterance durations for each spoken value.
Patent GB-2545637-A (GB)
Title: Robot mounting arrangement
Inventor: LUKE DAVID RONALD HARES
IPC: B25J9/00
Filed: 2015-12-10
Abstract: A surgical robotic system comprising: a surgical robot arm 7 with at least six degrees of freedom; a mounting structure 10 configured to mate to the arms proximal end for holding the proximal end of the arm 7 spatially fixed; and a manually operable latching mechanism 6 allowing the arm to be attached to and released from the mounting structure 10, where the mounting structure 10 comprises an electrical connection for powering the robot arm. The latching mechanism 6 may be integral with the arm 7 or integral with the mounting structure 10. The mounting structure 10 may comprises a socket. The mounting structure 10 may have side walls that abut the proximal end of the arm 7 when the arm 7 engages with the mounting structure 10. Mounting structure 10 may comprises a communication connection for data signal transfer to or from the arm 7. Mounting structure 10 may attach to an operating theatre structure or operating theatre furniture. Mounting structure 10 may comprise a frustoconical socket. Also a suite of surgical robotic equipment comprising a surgical robotic arm 7 and a plurality of mounting structures 10.
Patent GB-2550321-A (GB)
Title: Guide cam assembly for differential and variable stroke cycle engines
Inventor: HAILUAT D YAN
IPC: F02B75/32
Filed: 2016-04-01
Abstract: An engine includes an engine shaft and a piston configured to reciprocate within a cylinder 212 having an axis, each piston having a first piston part 220 and piston stem 230 to move in unison with or separately from a second piston part 222 to define piston strokes for different thermal functions of the engine. A linkage assembly 110, 112 has a first end coupled to the engine at a hinge point 104 and a second end coupled to the piston stem 230 at a copy point 102. An actuator, eg an actuator cam 250, engages the linkage assembly 110, 112, eg via an actuator cam follower 252, to control vertical movement of the first piston part 220, and a guide cam 260 engages a guide cam follower 262 on the linkage assembly to control lateral movement of the piston stem 230 so as to define substantially linear movement of the copy point 102 along the cylinder axis 201. The guide cam assembly may include a pantographic four-bar linkage (fig.3). In a further modification, the linkage comprises a single bar 110 coupled to a laterally movable cam-guided fulcrum (262, fig.4). A separate actuator (250, fig.5) may be used.
Patent GB-2534104-A (GB)
Title: Wireless communication apparatus and transmission power control method
Inventor: TOSHIYUKI SUGITANI
IPC: H04W52/32
Filed: 2014-08-26
Abstract: A base unit transmits information indicating a transmission power value of the base unit to a handset using a channel for transmitting a control signal during standby state. The handset measures a received signal strength indicator level of the control signal transmitted from the base unit, determines a transmission power value of the handset from the measured value of the received signal strength indicator level and information of the transmission power value of the base unit, and transmits a signal including a notification message including the information indicating the transmission power value of handset to the base unit using only one predetermined slot at predetermined time intervals.
Patent GB-2539094-A (GB)
Title: Composite tool holder
Inventor: JUI-CHIEN KAO
IPC: B25H3/06
Filed: 2016-05-12
Abstract: A composite tool holder comprising a base 10 having a substrate 11 and at least one slot 111, a first track 12 formed on the substrate having an upper opening (121, fig 4A) and a sliding slot (122, fig 4A), a socket set 20 rotatably mounted in the first track, a hand tool set 30 connected to the base having a positioning protrusion (313, fig 6) and at least one holding component 31 integrally formed on a combining portion 311. The base may have a second track (13, fig 4A) and the socket set a positioning plate with an arc shaped abutting-portion (211, fig 4A). The base may have two enclosed tracks and a detachable bracket set (40, fig 1) comprising multiple fixing plates, a fixing hole and two supporting bases which may have a connecting track and two magnetic bases (43, fig 1) including a fastening component and magnetic blocks (432, fig 1). A second independent claim for a composite tool holder comprising a base having a substrate, a first track detachably connected to the substrate by a hooking structure, a hand tool and bracket set detachably connected to the base and at least one holding component deposited on the substrate.
Patent GB-2551123-A (GB)
Title: System, method and computer program for determining ballast for an underwater vehicle
Inventor: TERRY WOOD
IPC: B63G8/22
Filed: 2016-06-02
Abstract: Determining ballast mass requirement for an unmanned underwater vehicle (100 fig 4) having at least one thruster (400, 402, 404, 406 fig 4) comprising determining a thrust requirement for the thrusters to provide the vehicle with an apparent weight in water S302 and in dependence on the thrust requirements determining the ballast mass required to provide the required weight in water S310. If there are two or more thrusters, the method may comprise determining the thrust requirement for each thruster to provide the vehicle with a required pitch and/or roll angles S306 and in dependence on the thrust requirement, determining the position (A-E fig 4) of the ballast mass required to maintain the required pitch and/or roll angles S312. These angles may be zero degrees to the horizontal. Predetermined positions that receive ballast mass may be analysed and positions may be selected to locate the ballast mass. The positions may also receive tooling equipment. The ballast mass may be determined in dependence on the discrete ballast masses within a set. The vertical thrust component of the thruster may be resolved. A method, system and computer program for determining ballast masses are disclosed.
Patent GB-2557178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to hearing assistance in vehicles
Inventor: ANDREW WELLS
IPC: H04R25/00
Filed: 2016-11-29
Abstract: A system for a vehicle for providing improved audio for a hearing impaired user, comprising: an input configured to receive electrical input signals from at least one vehicle mounted device 22, wherein the electrical input signals are representative of an operative state of the vehicle; a user input module 20 configured to enable user input of at least one user characteristic; and a processor configured to generate electrical output signals corresponding to audio and to transmit the electrical output signals to at least one audio output device e.g. hearing aid or speaker 24, for outputting the audio to the user, wherein the generation of the electrical output signals is dependent upon the at least one user characteristic. The processor may automatically determine a hearing impairment level of the user or the user may manually input the level, for both right and left ears. The user input module may allow selection of a vehicle zone for the user.
Patent GB-2558270-A (GB)
Title: Joining method and apparatus
Inventor: Philip Parkes
IPC: B29C65/56
Filed: 2016-12-23
Abstract: A method of joining a part 20 with a plurality of projections 20b to a composite component 10 of fibres impregnated with matrix material, whereby the projections are pre-heated to a higher temperature than the composite component prior to inserting into the composite component. The heating may cause a temperature difference between the part and the component greater than 20 degrees Celsius. A fixture 30 may hold the part whilst joining and the projections may push aside the fibres of the component. The temperature of the part and the insertion force may be monitored and controlled. The composite component may be cured after the insertion of the projections, adhering the part to the composite. The part may further comprise a body 20a which is pre-heated electrically by a heating element 34 and heats the projections conductively. The matrix material may be thermoplastic and the projections may be metallic. A second independent claim is included for a device for joining a part to a composite component, the component comprising impregnated fibres and the part including projections, the device includes a fixture for holding the part, an actuator to push the projections into the composite and a heating element.
Patent GB-2560919-A (GB)
Title: Content designation for a content delivery network
Inventor: CARLA DI CAIRANO-GILFEDDER
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2017-03-27
Abstract: Content is designating a class when it enters a content delivery network (CDN), the designation determining how the content will be handled by the CDN. Designations include transport, in which content is transmitted to at least one edge node, caching, in which content is stored at at least one edge node, and hybrid, in which content is stored at an intermediate node for transport to at least one edge node. Options corresponding to each designation are identified corresponding to the possible paths through the CDN and possible caching nodes. A normalised measure of resource requirement for each option is determined, and an optimisation function is used to select the classification choice. The optimization may further consider a performance level of each option which is weighted with the resource costs. If the performance does not meet the required level, the designation may be disregarded and reselected by the optimisation. The options may be identified from the consumers that require delivery by the edge nodes, the consumers being determined based on empirical observation using machine learning. If the selected option does not cover a threshold level of required consumers, the option may be disregarded.
Patent GB-2560986-A (GB)
Title: Providing connectivity information
Inventor: IAN ANDREW MARSDEN
IPC: H04W48/00
Filed: 2017-03-31
Abstract: Providing connectivity information of a mobile device 10 to an end server 30, wherein a connectivity monitoring device 20 obtains the connectivity information, monitors a communication channel 91, 92, 93, 94 between the mobile device and the end sever, and provides the connectivity information to the end server. The connectivity monitoring device lies at a position outside of the pathway between the mobile device and the end server. The connectivity monitoring device may obtain connectivity information directly from the mobile device or from intermediary devices such as the base station 98 or core network 99. The connectivity monitoring device may push information updates about the mobile devices connectivity to the end server. There are multiple uses of the connectivity information by the end server and the connectivity information itself may relate to one or more of several different potential items of information, such as location, packet loss, current network, available networks, signal strength, quality, latency, RAT type, active or available IMSI, cost bandwidth, privacy, security, reliability, network subscription, number of intermediary routing devices and their location etc. The connectivity information may be stored at the end server in an electronic file representing the last known state of connectivity information.
Patent GB-2563207-A (GB)
Title: Liquid transfer device
Inventor: PETER LAMBDEN
IPC: F16L11/12
Filed: 2017-06-02
Abstract: A liquid transfer device is provided. The liquid transfer device comprises: a liquid conduit 51 with a liquid inlet at one end and a liquid outlet at an opposite end; and a gas chamber 57 adjacent to the liquid conduit 51 and separated therefrom by a flexible membrane 58. The gas chamber 57 allows a trapped volume of gas to be retained and to act as a volume expansion accommodator. A degree of volume expansion of the liquid within the system can be absorbed by movement of the flexible membrane 58 which allows an increase in volume of the liquid conduit 51 and a corresponding decrease in volume of the gas chamber 57. This performs the same function as a traditional accumulator, but is provided in line with the liquid flow path, with liquid flowing through it rather than being provided as a buffer that is T-connected to the flow path. The flexible membrane 58 thus forms atleast a part of the wall (or walls) of the liquid conduit 51 such that liquid flowing through the conduit flows past the flexible membrane 58 rather than simply pressing against it as is the case with traditional T-connected accumulators.