baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2530974-A (GB)
Title: Method of making a Graphene-Cu-Graphene Heterogeneous Film
Inventor: CHUNG PING LAI
IPC: C23C16/56
Filed: 2014-08-18
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a Graphene-Cu-Graphene heterogeneous film contains the steps of: (A) providing 25 µm thick copper of 99.9% purity or 9 µm thick copper of 99.99% purity and above; (B) synthesizing graphene in a low-pressure CVD system; (C) heating a copper substrate up to 1030°C under hydrogen and introducing methane to grow the graphene; (D) synthesizing a sample with single-layer graphene (SLG) or few-layer graphene (FLG) by controlling the cooling rate, wherein the copper substrate is cooled from 1030°C to room temperature (RT) within 20 minutes, and a cooling time of the FLG is 10 hours; and (E) annealing copper in the sample with the same heating and cooling process as that of SLG synthesis, but without methane addition during this step. The annealing time of the copper of the sample is preferably kept at 20 minutes. The graphene may be synthesized by desorption of Si from SiC single-crystal surfaces or by surface precipitation process of carbon in transition metals. A Graphene-Cu-Graphene heterogeneous film formed by this method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2530985-A (GB)
Title: Container for sharps
Inventor: MARC PRITCHARD
IPC: A61B50/36
Filed: 2014-10-02
Abstract: A container for the supply and disposal of medical sharps, comprising a first compartment 10 for housing unused medical sharps and medication, and a second compartment 20 for accommodating used medical sharps, the two compartments being connected by frangible connection means 53. The two compartments may have caps 12, 18. The frangible connection means may comprise a slot 30. The first compartment 10 may be made of recyclable material. The second compartment 20 may be incinerated once filled with used sharps and detached from the first compartment 10.
Patent GB-2533310-A (GB)
Title: Active RC filters
Inventor: PHIL CORBISHLEY
IPC: H03F3/45
Filed: 2014-12-15
Abstract: An operational amplifier comprising two cascaded differential stages and suitable for an RC filter An operational amplifier with a differential input and a differential output comprises two cascaded differential stages 4 and 6 of relatively low gain, a dominant pole compensation capacitor being placed between the output nodes of the second stage 6. The propagation delay and power consumption may be low. The output common-mode voltage of the first or second stage may be controlled by use of a local replica circuit adjusting the current sources 12, 30. The amplifier may be used in a leapfrog active RC filter (figure 2).
Patent GB-2533798-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for tracking a person in a medical room
Inventor: Daniel Gannat
IPC: A61B6/10
Filed: 2014-12-30
Abstract: Method for tracking the position of a person with respect to a medical device 12, 15 in a medical room 2 by means of a mobile device 30, 31, 40 wherein the room is provided with at least one stationary device 50, which identifies the position of said mobile device in said room. The method comprises identifying the position of the medical device in the room, receiving the person in the room, and providing the mobile device in the vicinity of the person. The mobile device follows any movement of the person in the room and its position is identified by means of the stationary device. Data is processed relating to the position of the mobile device by means of a processor to obtain an expected position of the person in the room. Data relating to the position of the medical device and data relating the expected position of the person is processed by means of a processor to obtain an expected relative position of the person with respect to the medical device. The person may be a patient or a member of staff. The mobile device may be attached to the person or a support of the person.
Patent GB-2534938-A (GB)
Title: Communication network performance monitoring
Inventor: MOSTAFA MAHMOUD ESSA
IPC: H04W84/18
Filed: 2015-02-06
Abstract: A communication network performance monitoring system is provided comprising an intelligent network server 102 configured to receive network performance indicators from a plurality of network Operational Support Systems, network OSS, the network OSS comprising at least a radio OSS 106, a microwave OSS 108 and a backhaul OSS 110. The received network performance indicators are used to identify a performance problem. A performance-enhancement solution is selected to address the identified performance problem by adjusting at least one network parameter selected from any one of the plurality of network OSS. By overseeing plural OSS, the self-organizing network (SON) server 102 can resolve problems in one subsystem by remedial action in another subsystem.
Patent GB-2535513-A (GB)
Title: Group messaging system
Inventor: JAKUB NOWICKI
IPC: H04W4/24
Filed: 2015-02-19
Abstract: Billing of group text messages performed in a group messaging server 200 of a mobile telecommunications network N1, comprises: receiving (300, figure 3) an incoming message 101, such as a text message, Short Message Service message, SMS, at the group messaging server from a remote user terminal B, the message being for distribution to a group of users A, C, D, E; storing details (301) of the incoming message in a messaging log 204, the details comprising a message identifier received with the incoming message; identifying at least one recipient from the group of users to which the incoming message should be transmitted; transmitting (302) an outgoing message 102, 103, 104, 105 to each of the at least one recipient A, C, D, E, wherein the outgoing message comprises at least part of the incoming message101 and the message identifier; storing details (303) of each outgoing message in the message log 204, the details comprising the message identifier; and processing the message log to identify groups of messages (400, 402, figure 4), wherein the groups of messages are identified by having a common message identifier, and generating charging data (401, 403) based on the groups of messages. Users may be in different networks, wherein charging data is dependent on the balance of incoming and outgoing messages between the networks.
Patent GB-2541165-A (GB)
Title: A seaweed bath product
Inventor: Mathew Benjamin Krock
IPC: A61Q19/10
Filed: 2015-07-22
Abstract: A seaweed bath product comprising dried seaweed soaked with essential oils retained in a porous bag. The seaweed is preferably of the species Ascophyllum nodosum. The essential oils are preferably selected from lavender, peppermint, lemon, lime, rosemary geranium or combinations thereof. A method of manufacture is provided, comprising the step of soaking dried seaweed with essential oils. The method preferably further comprises soaking dried and washed seaweed with essential oils by spray drying. The method preferably comprises the further step of drying the soaked seaweed and packing the dried seaweed in a porous bag. The invention is designed to mask the unpleasant natural smell of the dried seaweed when used in bathing.
Patent GB-2544998-A (GB)
Title: Tokenisation in cardholder - not - present transactions
Inventor: CAMERON PETER SUTHERLAND ROSS
IPC: H04M3/51
Filed: 2015-12-02
Abstract: A call processor 380 receives telephonic signals conveying sensitive and non sensitive information during a transaction between a customer 302 and a service centre agent 316. The processor detects sensitive information and sends it to a token service provider 370. The token service provider is coupled to a payment transaction entity 340 and configured to generate surrogate information for the sensitive information. The processor receives surrogate information from the token service provider, generated by the token service provider. The processor then outputs the received surrogate information to a contact centre 310 such that the sensitive information is not provided. At the contact centre, the surrogate information is included in a transaction request message which is sent to the payment transaction entity. At the payment transaction entity, the surrogate information comprised within the transaction request message is sent to the token service provider. Sensitive information is then received at the payment transaction entity for use in the payment transaction, having been retrieved by the token service provider upon receipt of the surrogate information.
Patent GB-2545018-A (GB)
Title: Radiotherapy planning systems
Inventor: JENS OLOF SJOLUND
IPC: A61N5/10
Filed: 2015-12-04
Abstract: A treatment planning system for a radiotherapy apparatus comprises a processor that receives an input data set comprising: a dose distribution within a volume to be irradiated that is to be achieved by the radiotherapy apparatus; a three dimensional volume image that characterises tissue types within the volume; and a set of process parameters which characterise a delivery process of radiotherapy. The system outputs a treatment plan to deliver the dose distribution when implemented by the delivery process, by optimising a function that includes at least one part representing a time-dependent response of the tissue types to an applied radiation dose. The input data set may further comprise a number of treatment fractions over which the dose distribution is to be delivered and the processor arranged to assign fractional parts of the dose distribution to successive treatment fractions, taking into account time and dose dependent characteristics of the tissue types in the volume image. The three-dimensional volume image may characterise the tissue types according to at least their local microenvironment. The at least one part representing a time-dependent response of the tissue types may represent at least one of a cell repair model and a tumour diffusion model.
Patent GB-2546289-A (GB)
Title: Transaction management system and method
Inventor: ANDREW WILLIAM SALKELD
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2016-01-13
Abstract: A transaction management system 100 comprises a communication interface 110 operable to receive transaction requests for a product, a storage unit 120 for storing the transaction requests and account data of the users making each respective transaction request, a quantity determination unit 130 for determining if the number of transaction requests received exceeds a predetermined value, and an account update 140 unit operable to update account data for one or more users that have previously made transaction requests for the product when the quantity determination unit determines that the predetermined value has been exceeded. Product data comprising price curve data, which relates a quantity of items of the products sold to a price, may also be stored. If the number of transaction requests exceeds a limit of a quantity ranges, the quantity determination unit may set the price of the item to the price corresponding to the quantity range in which the number of transaction requests falls. The account update unit may update user accounts to account for the new price.
Patent GB-2547453-A (GB)
Title: Secure data access
Inventor: PAUL BARRY
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2016-02-18
Abstract: A client device 114 transmits a request including identification information relating to the requested data record and information on the location of the device to a server 104. The server then determines, based on the location information, whether the device position corresponds to a location from which access to the requested data record is permitted. If so, the requested data record is sent to the client device. The device may obtain the identification information via an identifying token e.g. by scanning a barcode or QR code 118, or by communicating with an NFC module or RFID tag. Access, once granted, may be limited to a predetermined time duration. Also disclosed is a method for providing access to information comprising receiving a request for access to a data record, and determining whether access should be authorised based on either the location of the requesting device, or the identity of the user.
Patent GB-2551947-A (GB)
Title: Internal air quality in vehicles
Inventor: MORGAN KJØLERBAKEN
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 2016-02-29
Abstract: A vehicle 2 comprises a receiver 18 which receives air quality data at the vehicles current location. An air inlet 12 automatically controls ingress of air from the exterior of the vehicle 5 to a vehicle cabin 8 depending on the received air quality data. The ingress of air may also depend on the number of people in the vehicle, the average speed, the route taken, or an air quality parameter measured by an internal air sensor 6. Air ingress may be controlled by a valve (24, Fig. 2a) and a variable speed fan. The vehicle may also have an air treatment module such as a filter. The vehicle may have an external air quality sensor 4 with air quality at the vehicles location determined using the sensor data and the received air quality data. A method of determining an air quality parameter at a plurality of locations using received air quality from a plurality of vehicles (2, 44, 46, 50, Fig. 5) and from one or more fixed air monitoring stations (42, Fig. 5) is also claimed.
Patent GB-2548895-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for capturing bodily waste matter
Inventor: GEORGE JAMES BAKER ABOAGYE
IPC: E03D11/00
Filed: 2016-03-31
Abstract: An apparatus for capturing bodily waste within a toilet bowl 10 comprises a surface 108 adapted to fit within the bowl and a sealable aperture 110 to provide an outlet for release of the waste. The surface may extend across the cross-sectional area of the bowl, preventing waste from being released from the bowl when the aperture is closed. The surface may be a flat plate and may include a receptacle for capturing the waste. The aperture may be sealed by a flap, gate 112, valve or plug and may be actuated by a motor. The apparatus may include testing apparatus 140 to measure and analyse parameters of the waste such as mass, proteins, carbohydrates, glucose and density. The measured parameters may then be stored in a database associated with a specific user. A system and method of capturing waste matter and recording a measured parameter include the identification of a user.
Patent GB-2549107-A (GB)
Title: A retaining element, assembly and method
Inventor: TOBY UNNA
IPC: F16C35/077
Filed: 2016-04-05
Abstract: A retaining element 2 for retaining a component e.g. a bearing 18 within a receiving part 14, the retaining element 2 comprising: a neck portion 4 configured to be received within a notch (Fig.2,20) formed in the receiving part 14; a first head portion (Fig.1,6a) coupled to an end of the neck portion 4 and defining a first shoulder 8a; a second head portion (Fig.1,6b) coupled to another end of the neck portion 4 and defining a second shoulder 8b, wherein the first and second shoulders oppose one another and are configured to abut first and second surfaces of the receiving part so as to engage the retaining element 2 with the receiving part; wherein the first and/or second head portions comprise a retaining tab 10a, 10b having a retaining surface 12a, 12b, wherein the retaining tab 10a, 10b has a receiving position for receiving the component and a retaining position for retaining the component. In the retaining position, the retaining tab extends beyond the neck portion such that the retaining surface abuts a surface of the component to retain it.
Patent GB-2541061-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparing a sorbent
Inventor: MATTHEW JAMES EVANS
IPC: C01G3/12
Filed: 2016-05-05
Abstract: A method for preparing a sorbent comprises the steps of: mixing together a particulate copper sulphide material and a particulate calcining rehydratable alumina; shaping the mixture; and drying the shaped mixture to form a dried sorbent. The calcining rehydratable alumina may comprise a calcined amorphous alumina or a transition alumina selected from one or more of Rho-alumina Chi-alumina or pseudo-gamma-alumina. The particulate copper sulphide material may be manufactured by either roasting of copper or a copper compound with elemental sulphur, precipitation of a copper sulphide from solution, sulphiding of copper compounds using hydrogen sulphide, or a mechanical process in which powdered copper metal is mixed with elemental sulphur under conditions that cause the elemental sulphur and elemental copper to react to form one or more copper sulphides. The copper content of the dried sorbent may be in the range 10-75% by weight (expressed as CuS) and the particulate calcined rehydratable alumina may be a powder with a D50 particle size in the range 1-100 µm. A process for removing one or more heavy metals from a fluid containing heavy metals by contacting the fluid stream with a sorbent prepared according to the above method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2553745-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning system and cleaning method for a stylus of an inoculation apparatus
Inventor: EVAN JONATHAN KITSELL
IPC: A61L2/24
Filed: 2016-05-08
Abstract: A cleaning system for cleaning a stylus S of an inoculation apparatus comprising a bath 1, the bath comprising: a first washing trough to hold a first washing fluid and comprising a first weir defining a first washing fluid level L1; a second washing trough to hold a second washing fluid and comprising a second weir defining a second washing fluid level L2, wherein the second washing fluid level is higher than the first washing fluid level; and optionally a third washing trough to hold a third washing fluid and comprising a third weir defining a third washing fluid level L3, wherein the third washing fluid level is higher than the first washing fluid level and so the stylus is thereby immersible to a greater depth in the third washing fluid than in first washing fluid. Also claimed is an automated method for cleaning a stylus using the apparatus described.
Patent GB-2550418-A (GB)
Title: An improved vaccine against flaviviruses avoiding elicitation or stimulation of infection-enhancing antibodies
Inventor: PETER LAING
IPC: C07K14/18
Filed: 2016-05-20
Abstract: An analogue of a flavivirus E-protein comprising an amino acid sequence that includes a site for glycosylation that is not present in the normal sequence. The glycosylation may be a an N- or O-linked glycan and the glycosylation sequence may be Asn-X-Ser/Thr (NCS, NCT). The analogue may form a vaccine compositions for inducing protective immunity against flavivirus infection. The cloaking of infection-enhancing epitopes with glycans may prevent antibody dependent enhancement of flavivirus infection.
Patent GB-2554729-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for measuring a level of a fluid in a container
Inventor: KARL-FRIEDRICH PFEIFFER
IPC: H04R17/00
Filed: 2016-10-07
Abstract: A device 10 for measuring a level L of a fluid F comprises: an acoustically active component 12 for transmitting a sound pulse into the fluid and for receiving an echo, and an electronic circuit arrangement 14 for controlling the transmission of the sound pulse and for processing a reception signal provided by the acoustically active component 12 due to the receipt of the echo, wherein the acoustically active component 12 and the electronic circuit arrangement 14 are combined in a packaged module 20 provided with electrical contact elements 22 protruding from an enclosure 24 of the packaged module 20. For achieving a reliable operation also in harsh environments, without a need for a complicated structure of the device or a cumbersome installation of the device, the device further comprises a housing 30 with electrical conductors 32 embedded in or attached to the housing 30, wherein the acoustically active component 12 is acoustically coupled to the housing 30 so that the sound pulse is transmitted through the housing 30 to the fluid beyond the housing and the echo is received through the housing 30, and wherein the electrical contact elements 22 of the packaged module 20 are electrically connected to the electrical conductors 32 of the housing 30.
Patent GB-2554902-A (GB)
Title: Active heave compensation apparatus
Inventor: LEE DAVID SCREATON
IPC: B66C23/52
Filed: 2016-10-13
Abstract: An active heave control system (Fig 9, 100) used in marine, subsea lifts may be located between a crane or winch (Fig 9, 720) and the load to be lifted (Fig 9, 600). The device comprises a chassis (Fig1, 105) having a motor 200 and gears 210 that may drive a pair of leadscrews 160.Travelling beams 150 having ballscrews or ball nuts 165 may move towards each other or apart as the lead screws rotate. Movement of the beams in one plane is converted to movement of a scissor means 130 comprising a plurality of pivoting linkages 140 forming a parallelogram or pantograph arrangement in a plane perpendicular to the beams. The device moves in response to a signal from accelerometers in an MRU or motion response unit that, in conjunction with a control means (Fig 6) may be located in a container 300. The device may be connected to a lifting cable via a connector 120. Umbilical leads may also be connected to the device.
Patent GB-2555603-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for hybrid energy storage
Inventor: KEVIN O'FLYNN
IPC: H02J7/34
Filed: 2016-11-03
Abstract: A method of managing a capacitor module of a vehicle, such as one with a hybrid energy storage system, comprising: receiving 520 a signal indicative of a likelihood of future engine cranking, charging 530 a capacitor module from a battery module of the vehicle in dependence on the received signal, such that a state of charge of the capacitor module is at least a minimum state of charge for engine cranking, and providing 550 electrical power solely from the capacitor module to a starter means associated with the engine, in dependence 540 on a signal indicative of a requirement for engine cranking, to crank the engine for starting. Preferably the signal is based on a trigger event such as opening of a vehicle access aperture (such as a door, boot, tailgate, roof), or a signal indicative of unlocking of the vehicle, or pre-heating of the vehicle, a schedule means indicative of a vehicle users schedule, or a vehicle users location. Preferably the method is performed if the temperature of the battery module is greater than a predetermined value.
Patent GB-2558643-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for determining a pulse repetition interval parameter of a coded pulse-based radar
Inventor: FRANCOIS THOUMY
IPC: G01S13/524
Filed: 2017-01-13
Abstract: A method of determining a pulse repetition interval (PRI) parameter of a coded pulse-based radar is provided. The method comprises: determining a minimum pulse repetition interval 420 based on an expected velocity resolution and initializing an initial number of pulses; determining a radial velocity of a target 500 by processing a received pulse signal resulting from a transmitted pulse signal reflected on targets, where at least one of the targets is moving; determining a maximum pulse repetition interval 440 based on the determined velocity and an expected quality factor; increasing, if necessary, the number of pulses 460 and reiterate the previous steps until the minimum pulse repetition interval is lower than or equal to the maximum pulse repetition interval 450; and, setting the pulse repetition interval parameter to the minimum pulse repetition interval. The expected velocity resolution and quality factor may depend on the actual application contemplated for the radar. The method is particularly suited to adjust the number of processed echoes relating to the same target to allow for the determination of a range of PRI values that are compatible with both the quality factor, and the velocity resolution required by the actual application of the radar.