baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2497574-A (GB)
Title: A method of forming a gypsum based product
Inventor: MONGROLLE JEAN-LOUIS
IPC: C04B11/02
Filed: 2011-12-15
Abstract: A method of forming a gypsum based comprises the steps of calcining a mixture of water and gypsum under conditions of raised temperature and pressure within a vessel 50 to produce an alpha-hemihydrate slurry therein and passing the alpha-hemihydrate slurry from the vessel to a mixer 90 for mixing with additional water to produce a settable slurry, which is arranged to set to form the gypsum based product. The calcination step of the method may be performed at temperature of 110-170Â°C and at a pressure of 2 to 8 Bars in a vessel which is filled with water and gypsum such that the vessel is substantially devoid of free space in order to prevent water evaporation. After calcination, the water content of the alpha-hemihydrate slurry may be reduced 80 to about 1 to 10%wt and the slurry may be subjected to grinding 140 to reduce particulate size. An accelerator and/or a foam agent may be added along with water in the mixing step.
Patent GB-2485116-A (GB)
Title: Control system for a wind turbine
Inventor: BJORK MIKAEL
IPC: F03D7/02
Filed: 2010-08-20
Abstract: The present invention relates to a control system (9) for a wind turbine, comprising an electrical device that is arranged for being used during normal operation of a wind turbine and a power source (92) that is arranged to be used as an emergency power supply to a blade pitch motor (91), wherein the blade pitch motor (91) is arranged to test at least one property of said power source (92). The invention also relates to a method for testing a power source.
Patent GB-2490388-A (GB)
Title: A bearing assembly for use in supports for offshore wind turbines
Inventor: RITCHIE-BLAND JAMES
IPC: E01D19/04
Filed: 2012-03-21
Abstract: A bearing assembly for use in supports for offshore wind turbines is provided. The bearing assembly 2 comprises a plurality of bearing parts 6, 8, 10. Each bearing part 6, 8, 10 comprises alternating layers of a first stiffness and a second stiffness, less than the first stiffness, the layers being bonded to each other. At least one first layer 22, 34, 36, 58 has a respective non-planar engaging portion 24, 26, 38, 40 adapted to engage an engaging portion of a further bearing part to resist sliding movement of the bearing parts relative to each other.
Patent GB-2502574-A (GB)
Title: Write head producing same magnetic field strength at each gap
Inventor: ROTHUIZEN HUGO E
IPC: G11B5/265
Filed: 2012-05-31
Abstract: A write head 108 comprises a yoke 110 having at least a first and a second gap 112, 114 and a coil 116 for producing a magnetic field at each gap. The coil comprises a plurality of windings 118, 120 which are arranged to produce the same magnetic field strength at each gap and/or along each gap by use of a proximity effect between the windings and a respective gap. Gaps may be arranged symmetrically about a first line 214 and the windings 209, 209, 213, 213 can be arranged in a pattern symmetrically about a second line 212 where the first and second lines are offset from each other. The distance between neighboring winding portions may vary and the windings may be non-parallel to each other. The write head can be used for writing servo patterns on magnetic tape.
Patent GB-2491713-A (GB)
Title: A folding stroller
Inventor: LI JIAN-QUN
IPC: B62B7/08
Filed: 2012-06-08
Abstract: A stroller includes a handle 10, a plurality of front legs 20, a chassis 30, a plurality of wheels 40, a seat plate 60, a seat frame 50, a first link 70 and a second link 80. An upper end of each front leg is pivoted to a lower end of the handle, and the chassis is pivoted to a lower end of each front leg. The seat frame is pivoted between the plurality of front legs for supporting the seat plate. The first link is pivoted between the handle and the seat frame, and the second link is pivoted among the seat frame, the chassis and the one of plurality of front legs in a foldable manner. The foldable second link may comprise a two part linkage 810, 820 which is caused to fold when the handle of the stroller is folded forwards to collapse the stroller. The first and second links may have separate pivot points (see figure 5) on the seat plate and seat frame, so that the seat plate and seat frame separate as the stroller is folded to its collapsed position.
Patent GB-2504123-A (GB)
Title: Rhodamine compounds and their uses for detecting coagulase-producing bacterial strains
Inventor: SINCLAIR ALEX
IPC: C07D493/10
Filed: 2012-07-19
Abstract: Rhodamine compounds and their uses for detecting coagulase-producing bacterial strains Rhodamine bis(tripeptide) compounds of formula I: wherein X is C(O) or S(O)1-2; Y is O, S, NH or CH2; R1a and R1b are H or C1-6alkyl, where the alkyl group may be substituted with halo; R2a and R2b are H, C(O)Ra, C(O)ORb, L-aryl or a G group; R3a, R3b, R4a and R4b are H, NO2, OH, C(O)Rc or optionally halo-substituted C1-6alkyl; m is 0-3; n is 0-4; each R5 is halo or other substituents; or two or more R5 groups may be joined together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached a 5- or 6-membered aryl or cycloalkyl group; each R6 is NHRf, NRgRh, C(O)Rh, ORi, or optionally halo substituted aryl or C1-6alkyl; Ra-Ri are optionally halo-substituted C1-6alkyl; L is a direct bond or CH2; G is any amino acid which may be further substituted; may be useful for the detection of coagulase-producing bacterial strains, particularly Staphylococcus aureus. The preferred compound is rhodamine coupled to the N-Boc protected tripeptide Val-Pro-Arg. The compounds are useful in detecting methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and MSSA.
Patent GB-2505873-A (GB)
Title: A microwave TM mode cavity resonator wherein a portion of the length of the resonator body is a dielectric and a further portion is a metal
Inventor: MOBBS CHRISTOPHER IAN
IPC: H01P1/207
Filed: 2012-08-07
Abstract: A microwave TM mode resonator comprising a resonator cavity 2 defined by an electrically conducting cavity wall 3, the cavity wall comprising first and second spaced apart end faces 4. 5 and a side wall 6 extending therebetween; and, a resonator body 9 within the cavity extending along its length between the first and second end faces; a portion of the length of the resonator body being a dielectric 10 and a further portion of the length being a metal 11. Aspects of the invention include: the resonator body comprises a dielectric portion sandwiched between metal portions; at least one of the first and second end faces is spring loaded, the spring urging the end face into contact with the resonator body; the resonator comprising a tuning screw, wherein the tuning screw may extend through a dielectric portion of the resonator body into a further metal portion of the resonator body.
Patent GB-2496023-A (GB)
Title: Fault determination in a brake booster system having two separate negative-pressure generators
Inventor: BRUEX THOMAS
IPC: B60T13/52
Filed: 2012-09-20
Abstract: A motor vehicle brake booster system 1 comprises a brake booster 3, two separate negative-pressure generators 23, 25 and a negative-pressure sensor 9. One of the negative-pressure generators 23 can be operated by an electric motor and serve as an electric vacuum pump. Another of the negative   pressure generators 25 can be driven by the internal combustion engine of the vehicle and generate a negative pressure by tapping at a throttle valve, or by a mechanical vacuum pump. In addition to the negative pressure acting in the brake booster 3, measured by sensor 9, in each case the operating state in each of the negative-pressure generators 23, 25 is also sensed, and a fault state is determined, taking account both of the sensed negative pressure and of the sensed operating states. This allows both the detection of a fault and its possible location.
Patent GB-2497167-A (GB)
Title: Repairing cross-allocated blocks in a mounted file system using snapshots
Inventor: SRINIVASAN SRIKANTH
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2012-10-25
Abstract: A mechanism is provided for cross-allocated block repair in a mounted file system. A set of cross-allocated blocks are identified from a plurality of blocks within an inode of the mounted file system, using a block bitmap where each cross-allocated block is associated with a corresponding bit in a designated state. The set of cross-allocated blocks are repaired 628 using a user-defined repair process, which may be marking all such blocks as free. One or more of the set of cross-allocated blocks are then deallocated 630 based on the results of the repair process. This means that data corruption can be detected and fixed without taking the file system offline. The bitmap may be populated by capturing a snapshot 606 of the file system, scanning an inode range 608 and identifying blocks associated with each inode in the range 614, determining whether a block has previously been marked as allocated 616, and, if so, placing the bit associated with the block in the block bitmap in the designated state 618.
Patent GB-2495057-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to tiles or paving pieces
Inventor: LITTLE KEITH
IPC: E01C5/00
Filed: 2011-07-15
Abstract: A tiling or paving apparatus comprising a plurality of trapeziform tiling or paving pieces each having a substantially trapeziform shape defined by two parallel edges of unequal length separated by two converging edges of substantially equal length which converge at a convergence angle common to each trapeziform tiling or paving piece. The apparatus includes a polygonal tiling or paving arrangement adapted to present a generally polygonal shape defined by a plurality of edges (preferably more than four edges) wherein the length of each edge of the plurality of edges of the polygonal arrangement is substantially equal to the length of a parallel edge of a trapeziform piece. The length of each of the two converging edges of a trapeziform piece is substantially equal to the length of the longer of the two parallel edges thereof.
Patent GB-2511076-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to radar
Inventor: SCOTT MICHAEL ANDREW
IPC: H01Q3/26
Filed: 2013-02-22
Abstract: An antenna, or a method of forming an antenna, comprises: two or more substantially identical antenna sub-arrays 3A, 3B, each with a plurality of separate antenna radiating elements 6A, 6B connected to a common radio frequency RF signal input/output port 4A, 4B. The separate antenna elements 6A, 6B are connected to the RF signal input/output port 4A, 4B via respective RF signal power dividers 8A, 8B. A variance in values of the power splitting ratio, and/or of the input RF signal reflectivity, and/or of the phase balance of corresponding signal power dividers of the two or more antenna sub-arrays 3A, 3B is sufficient to provide a cancellation ratio exceeding 40dB. Alternatively, the separate antenna elements 6A, 6B are connected to the RF signal input/output port 4A, 4B via respective transmission paths 7A, 7B with a variance in values of the transmission path lengths of corresponding signal transmission paths of the two or more antenna sub-arrays which is sufficient to provide a cancellation ratio exceeding 40dB. The RF connections may be provided by suspended channelized air stripline transmission lines. The sub-arrays 3A, 3B may be arranged in parallel planar arrays with elements which are mutually in register.
Patent GB-2497039-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for controlling a filter
Inventor: CLAUDON PHILIPPE
IPC: B01D46/44
Filed: 2011-09-12
Abstract: According to the method for controlling a filter (3) for an air intake duct of a turbine: the filter (3) is exposed to an incident flow of sprayed salt water; and parameters of the flow on either side of the filter, which are representative of the salt retention capability of the filter, are measured.
Patent GB-2512052-A (GB)
Title: A Curtain Displacement Apparatus
Inventor: KABIRI MUSA
IPC: A47H5/02
Filed: 2013-03-16
Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a hinged curtain displacement apparatus 1comprising a drive wheel 5, a clamp and an internal control mechanism. The drive wheel is arranged to progress in use along a curtain track, pole or rail. The control mechanism allows remote activation, for example by mobile device, wall switch, alarm clock or remote controller.
Patent GB-2503968-A (GB)
Title: Touchscreen keyboard providing word predictions in partitions of the touchscreen keyboard in proximate association with candidate letters
Inventor: PASQUERO JEROME
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2012-06-18
Abstract: A method including receiving an input of a character from a virtual keyboard displayed on a display, generating a set of predicted input characters based on the input character, and displaying the generated set of characters in partitions of the virtual keyboard in proximate association with candidate letters is disclosed. An electronic device and a keyboard configured to perform the method are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2504815-A (GB)
Title: A graphics processing unit and method for performing tessellation operations
Inventor: SHREINER DAVID ROBERT
IPC: G06T1/20
Filed: 2013-06-05
Abstract: A graphics processing unit has a shader execution unit 125 for executing shader routines to perform a predetermined sequence of shader operations. A controller 200 allocates to the shader execution unit individual shader routines from a set of shader routines 155. The shader operations include a tessellation operation which receives tessellation control data and input data for M input vertices, and generates at least output data for P output vertices. For each output vertex, the controller allocates a tessellation shader routine from the set of shader routines, and the shader execution unit is configured, each time the tessellation shader routine is executed for an associated output vertex: (i) to compute tessellation coordinate and output data. This significantly enhances flexibility for allocating shader routines via the controller, and can reduced bandwidth requirements to shared memory, since there is no need to write the tessellation coordinate data to memory prior to it being utilised. Further the approach remains compatible with modern graphics APIs.
Patent GB-2516619-A (GB)
Title: Land wheeled drone
Inventor: MAJOE DENNIS
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2013-06-17
Abstract: A land based drone with at least one wheel 1,2 that can move forwards and backwards and can traverse uneven terrain due to actuated changes in its centre of gravity and multi segmented axle 5,6,7. The centre of gravity of the drone falls beneath the axle when at rest, is forward of the axle when the drone is moving forwards and is to the rear of the axle when moving backwards. The wheels have independent drive assemblies and can rotate in opposite directions to facilitate turning. The drone can dynamically sense changes in acceleration and rate of turn about three axes to enable it to maintain a desired heading and to enable it to adjust its centre of gravity so that it can climb a stair. The actuation of the articulated axle is carried out by means of pneumatic air muscles. The spokes of the wheels are sprung in the plane of the wheel to provide shock and vibration suspension.
Patent GB-2517216-A (GB)
Title: Heat recovery system
Inventor: JACKSON ALAN
IPC: F25B29/00
Filed: 2013-08-16
Abstract: A heat recovery system 10 for recovering heat energy from a building or facility refrigeration system or air conditioning system 8. The system has a recovery circuit arranged to recover heat from the refrigeration system or the air conditioning system by use of a secondary refrigeration system. The secondary refrigeration system includes a compressor 28, a condenser 30 downstream of the compressor, an expansion valve 46 downstream of the condenser. In use, hot refrigerant passes from the compressor and through the condenser which is cooled by a coolant fluid, and a valve 25 controls pressure and temperature of the refrigerant at the compressor suction of the secondary refrigeration system and provides a fixed or maximum refrigerant pressure and a fixed or maximum refrigerant superheat temperature at the inlet to the secondary refrigeration system compressor. The coolant fluid is heated as it passes through the condenser, and provides the means to recover heat from the main refrigeration or air conditioning system, in conjunction with the secondary refrigeration system which may operate in cascade with the main refrigeration or air conditioning system.
Patent GB-2517933-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus
Inventor: YE MENGLONG
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 2013-09-04
Abstract: A computer implemented method for tracking a site 230 in a series of images comprises identifying a site to be tracked and selecting at least three non-collinear locations 220 distributed around the site in a reference image. A region 210 of image data from the reference image is selected around each of the at least three non- collinear locations. Each selected region is compared with a second image and, based on these comparisons, a corresponding location in the second image is identified for each selected region. A single common affine transformation is determined to map the at least three locations from the reference image onto the corresponding locations in the second image. The method is described for application in medical imaging, for example confocal laser endomicrosopy, notably in the tracking of biopsy sites. The affine transformation allows the method to be resilient to tissue deformation and partial occlusions
Patent GB-2517936-A (GB)
Title: Novel method
Inventor: FRASER PETER
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2013-09-05
Abstract: A method for identifying a nucleic acid segment which interacts with a target nucleic acid segment, said method comprising the steps of: obtaining a nucleic acid composition comprising the target nucleic acid segment, crosslinking the nucleic acid composition, fragmenting the crosslinked nucleic acid composition, ligating the fragmented nucleic acid segments to produce ligated fragments, adding an isolating nucleic acid molecule that binds to the target nucleic acid segment, wherein said isolating nucleic acid molecule is labelled with a first half of a binding pair, isolating ligated fragments which contain the target nucleic acid segment bound to the isolating nucleic acid molecule by using the second half of the binding pair; and sequencing these isolated ligated fragments to identify the nucleic acid segment which interacts with the target nucleic acid segment. The method can identify interacting nucleic acid segments that are indicative of a particular disease state.
Patent GB-2520079-A (GB)
Title: Wind turbine blades
Inventor: BOON CHRISTOPHER
IPC: F03D1/06
Filed: 2013-11-11
Abstract: A method of making a longitudinal reinforcing structure for a wind turbine blade. The method comprises (a) providing an elongate master strip 62 of reinforcing material having substantially flat first and second surfaces 68a, 68b, the distance between the first and second surfaces defining the thickness of the master strip; and (b) dividing the master strip transversely to form a first strip and a shorter master strip, the respective strips being arranged end to end such that a trailing end of the first strip is located adjacent a new leading end of the master strip. The step of dividing the master strip comprises removing material, preferably using a grinding drum 104, from a dividing region extending through the entire thickness of the master strip, wherein the dividing region is shaped such that a chamfer at the trailing end of the first strip is created and a chamfer at the new leading end of the master strip is created when the master strip is divided.
Patent GB-2510030-A (GB)
Title: System for varying flow of lubricant according to running speed
Inventor: SLAYTER MATTHEW
IPC: F01M1/16
Filed: 2013-11-18
Abstract: Mechanical system with component requiring greater lubrication at low system speed conditions, having lubricant tower 28 biased to a position allowing greater lubricant flow at low speeds (figure 3a), movable to a second position to limit lubricant flow at higher speeds (figure 3b). Tower 28 may include valve spool 40 biased to a high flow position, moving against the bias to restrict flow at high machine speed conditions. Spool 40 may block or re-direct flow at high speed conditions, and may include window 52 allowing flow from an internal bore 100 through an orifice 30 in a valve sleeve outer wall. Bias may be provided by spring 38, positioned at an axial end or mid location of valve spool 40. Component to be lubricated may include gears (figure 2, 26), and may be part of a gas turbine engine having a compressor, combustor, turbine, accessory gearbox, and a starter.
Patent GB-2520490-A (GB)
Title: Foodstuff for horses and manufacture thereof
Inventor: DONNELLY MARGARET MARY
IPC: A23K1/18
Filed: 2013-11-20
Abstract: A foodstuff for horses comprises a block of compressed forage and includes a uniformly distributed powder which is a homogeneous mixture of mineral supplements and powdered natural plant components. A method of making the foodstuff comprises forming a substantially homogeneous mixture of powdered mineral supplements and powdered natural plant components, adding said mixture uniformly to forage and compressing the admixed forage into a block of substantially greater weight than 100 grams. The powdered natural plant component preferably comprises at least one of rosehips, hawthorn leaves, nettles, red clover, dandelion, chamomile, vervain, hops, boswellia, fenugreek, garlic and cleavers or other herbage and fruits. Blending a mixture of powdered vitamin and mineral nutrients to form a homogeneous premix increases the percentage accuracy of the additives incorporated into the block.
Patent GB-2509832-A (GB)
Title: Modelling geologic structures by using input from a user
Inventor: BUKHGEYM ALEXANDER
IPC: G01V11/00
Filed: 2013-12-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for modelling geologic structures comprising means for receiving geophysical data representing the geological structures and analyzing means for based on at least part of the data. A structural model of said structures is calculated and the system comprises display means for providing a visual presentation of the model and interface means for receiving input from a user, the system being adapted to calculate an updated structural model based on said input. The structural model may comprise information related to the uncertainty of the received data and the analyzing means may be adapted to calculate the probability of the presented model. The first model may comprise sets of digitized points defining geobodies representing geologically meaningful structures.
Patent GB-2510984-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for moistening sanitary paper products
Inventor: FINCH EARL ROY
IPC: A47K5/12
Filed: 2014-02-07
Abstract: An apparatus and method of using such apparatus, said apparatus comprising a hanger member 42 attached to a body (12, figure 4) which incorporates a fluid container 14, a fluid pump 24 which is in communication with the fluid container, and a nozzle 20. Also contained within the apparatus is a control circuit 30, coupled to said fluid pump, circuit and pump being connected to a source of electrical power 34. Furthermore, a motion sensor 26 is connected to the control circuit, configured to dispense an amount of fluid from said fluid container, via the nozzle, upon the detection of movement of a persons body or proximate part by said sensor.