baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2492861-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for making biofuels or animal foodstuff
Inventor: JONES ROGER SPENCER
IPC: B01J19/12
Filed: 2012-01-12
Abstract: A method for treating a lignocellulosic material comprises subjecting the material to microwave radiation at the resonant frequency of the lignin. The absorption of the applied radiation may be measured, and the application of radiation ceased with the absorption indicates that the desired amount of lignin has been dissociated. Apparatus for treating lignocellulosic material comprises microwave generating means for subjecting the material to microwave radiation at the resonant frequency of the lignin. The frequency may be such that the glucose core of the material does not dissociate. The microwave generating means maybe comprise a magnetron and the apparatus may comprise means adapted to transmit the microwaves to a treatment chamber. The transmission means may include waveguide means. The apparatus may be turnable and have a feedback arrangement maintaining the microwave frequency at the resonant frequency of the lignin.
Patent GB-2498550-A (GB)
Title: A method of processing image components for coding using image sample subsets comprising samples selected from neighbouring borders of first and second image
Inventor: GISQUET CHRISTOPHE
IPC: H04N19/593
Filed: 2012-01-19
Abstract: A method of processing image (e.g. colour, luma (Y) and chrominance (UV)) components for image portion coding - the image composed of at least a first component and a different second component, second component samples predictable from first component samples using a parameter-based linking prediction model - comprises: determining plural subsets of samples, each usable for computing the at least one model parameter value, and each comprising samples selected from samples of neighbouring borders 603, 605 of the first component and the corresponding second component, according to at least one predetermined sampling pattern and corresponding predetermined shifting offset for shifting the respective predetermined sampling pattern along the respective neighboring border; selecting, based on predetermined criteria, a subset of samples from among the plurality of subsets of samples; and predicting samples of the image portion to be encoded using the prediction model and the at least one model parameter determined 607 from the selected subset of samples. An analogous decoding method and apparatus is also disclosed, receiving sampling data indicative of a selected sample subset, determining the prediction model parameter, and predicting component samples.
Patent GB-2488870-A (GB)
Title: Wall panel and erection method especially for storage tanks
Inventor: PAGE BRIAN RICHARD
IPC: E04C2/38
Filed: 2012-02-17
Abstract: A method of erecting a walling panel comprises the steps of: forming a panel 11 with at least one foot 20 bonded thereto and projecting at or adjacent to the lower edge of the panel; preparing a foundation 30 to receive the walling panel; placing the walling panel 11 onto the foundation and securing the said foot 30 to the foundation with fixing means 22 to brace the panel against disturbance; and casting a settable or curable material around the lower part of the wall panel and over the said foundation whereby to bond the two together. The panels may have tongue and groove edges so that it can connect to adjacent panels. The foot may be cast into the base of the panel and may be a metal angle section, it may further engage with reinforcement within the panel.
Patent GB-2485927-A (GB)
Title: Micro combined heat and power unit having multiple heat exchangers
Inventor: BROADBENT ROLAND
IPC: F24D18/00
Filed: 2010-10-29
Abstract: Disclosed is a micro combined heat and power (mCHP) generation system 1 comprising a burner 4 and an internal combustion engine (ICE) 2 used to power a generator 3. The mCHP has a first heat exchanger, which may be in the form of a water conduit 11 passing through an oil sump 22, to exchange heat between the ICE and/or generator and a working fluid and a second heat exchanger 14 to exchange heat between the burner exhaust system and the working fluid. A heat exchanger is also provided to transfer heat from the engine exhaust system to the working fluid. The working fluid may be water in a central heating system 7.
Patent GB-2490221-A (GB)
Title: Emulation of virtually addressed control flow in a multi-processor dynamic binary translator
Inventor: NORTH GERAINT
IPC: G06F12/1045
Filed: 2012-04-16
Abstract: Emulating a source application with two or more emulator processes executing on respective processors of a multi-processor platform with a shared code heap and virtual trampoline memory where each emulator process has a respective private trampoline memory. The emulation may be a dynamic binary translation which begins by fetching 602 a fragment of source instructions from emulated physical memory then generates 604 equivalent target instructions and writes 606 these to the code heap at a location indexed by its corresponding emulated physical address. Each jump instruction in the fragment is translated 608 to a jump to a slot in the virtual trampoline memory and a trap is written 612 in each private trampoline at that slot. When the trap is encountered during execution a trap handling method (figure 9) replaces the trap with a physical address in the code heap corresponding to the start of the target instruction fragment.
Patent GB-2490075-A (GB)
Title: Transaction auditing for data security devices
Inventor: BICHSEL PATRIK
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2011-02-16
Abstract: Data security devices (5) are provided of the type which store user data and can interact with terminal devices (2) to provide information about the stored user data to the terminal devices (2). Such a data security device (5) has memory (10) for storing user data, an interface (7) for transmission of data communications between the security device (5) and a terminal device (2) connectable to a data communications network (3), and a controller (8). The controller (8) processes a request from the terminal device (2) for information about said user data by first generating a message comprising an indication of the information requested about the user data. The message is generated so as to permit verification, using secret data, that the message was generated by the controller (8). The controller sends the message to the terminal device (2) for communication via the network (3) to a publication entity (4) for publication of the message in the network. The controller (8) then receives from the terminal device (2) a cryptographic construction, issued by the publication entity (4), encoding the message published by the publication entity (4). The controller checks validity of the cryptographic construction for said message generated by the controller (8), and subsequent supply of the information requested about the user data to the terminal device (2) is then dependent on said cryptographic construction. Corresponding terminal devices (2) and systems (1) are also provided.
Patent GB-2506126-A (GB)
Title: A rib in a container engaging a groove around a lid
Inventor: BOCK ERIK
IPC: B65D43/02
Filed: 2012-09-20
Abstract: A cylindrical plastic container 2 and lid 3; the container having an annular wedge shaped rib 9 on the inner surface 4 of its wall 8 below the top edge 5; and the lid having a downward section 7a and an upward section 7b with a groove 10 on its outer surface; the rib engaging the groove along upper 11 and lower 12 contact portions, and with a gap z between the tip 9a of the rib and the bottom 10a of the groove. Ideally there is a thin portion 15 between the downward and upward sections of the lid. The upper surface 10b of the groove could be flat and the upper surface 9b of the rib could be sloped. The lower surface 10c of the groove could be sloped and the lower surface 9c of the rib could be less steeply sloped or flat. The lower contact region could be deeper in the groove than the upper contact region.
Patent GB-2508387-A (GB)
Title: Tape servo pattern write head
Inventor: CHERUBINI GIOVANNI
IPC: G11B5/23
Filed: 2012-11-30
Abstract: A write head is provided for writing a servo pattern to a magnetic tape storage medium. The write head comprises at least a first write gap A and a second write gap B, the gaps being separately energizable. The second write gap comprises at least a first section a and a second section b. Energization of the second write gap causes a magnetic flux across the first section insufficient for changing a magnetization of a track and the second section 10 is designed such that energization causes a magnetic flux across the second section sufficient for magnetizing a track of the magnetic tape storage medium TP. The gaps may be inclined or perpendicular to a motion direction of the tape. The head may have a third write gap separately energizable to the first and second gaps where the third gap also has first and second sections. A method of writing a servo band comprises moving a servo band across at least first and second write gaps.
Patent GB-2494579-A (GB)
Title: Fluid distribution system for pressure control at printhead
Inventor: HIBBARD CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 2011-05-16
Abstract: A fluid distribution system for a printhead. The system having a first fluid container a fluid connector for connection to a fluid input of the printhead; and a second fluid container connected between the first container and the connector for delivering fluid from the first container to the connector, wherein the second container is located relative to the first container and the connector so that a fluid pressure difference between fluid contained within the second container and fluid at the connector is independent of the amount of fluid contained within the first container.
Patent GB-2500961-A (GB)
Title: A device for monitoring activity of a computing device
Inventor: ABUELSAAD TAMER E
IPC: G06F11/30
Filed: 2013-01-14
Abstract: A device 100 for monitoring the activity of a computing device (C, fig. 4) connected to a network cable (N1) comprises interfaces 120, 130, 140 for connecting the device to the network cable, the computing device and to a power cable (P1). A first sensor 110 measures at least one of the network traffic to and from the computing device (C) and a second sensor 150 measures power consumption of the computing device. The device 100 may further comprise a wireless communications module (160, fig. 3) to wirelessly transmit data from at least one of the first sensor 110 and the second sensor 150 to an external device. The device 100 may further compare the network traffic to and from the computing device (C) and the power consumption of the computing device to a threshold to determine whether the computing device should be decommissioned. The computing device (C) may be a server in a data centre and the device 100 may comprise an adaptor.
Patent GB-2499897-A (GB)
Title: Pod structure
Inventor: BINKHOLDER RYAN
IPC: B64D7/08
Filed: 2013-02-14
Abstract: A pod structure 10 for containing deployable stores (e.g. ordnance such as rockets, missiles or bombs) has an externally mountable pod housing, which may be mounted on an aircraft 12 and which is optimized to provide a configurable interior volume accommodating multiple different store configurations. The pod housing has a cross-sectional configuration optimized to minimize a radar signature and an induced aerodynamic drag. The pod structure 10 further has a pod door assembly integral with the pod housing which has a plurality of pod doors and one or more seal door mechanism assemblies.
Patent GB-2511070-A (GB)
Title: Roof tile system
Inventor: LUCAS MARTYN
IPC: E04D1/12
Filed: 2013-02-21
Abstract: A roof tile system and a method for installing the roof tile system are disclosed. The roof tile system comprises a first roof tile 100 and a tile-holding device 200. The first roof tile comprises a first attaching means, the first attaching means being for attaching the first roof tile to a second roof tile when the first roof tile and the second roof tile are arranged together on a roof. The first roof tile further comprises a flange extending from a first end portion. The tile holding device for fixing tiles to the roof comprises a channel for receiving the flange so as to inhibit lifting of the first end portion away from the roof.
Patent GB-2512288-A (GB)
Title: Surveillance system
Inventor: WRIGHT GLYNN CHARLES
IPC: H04N5/33
Filed: 2013-03-22
Abstract: The invention relates to a surveillance system 1 to survey a surveillance field X. System 1 has an infra red (IR) camera 10 to capture images of an object (for example, person Y) in a surveillance field, a plurality of infra red (IR) illuminators 21-26 remote from the camera in the surveillance field, and control means 31-36 and 40 to illuminate at least two of the illuminators near (i.e. close, proximate light sources) to an object being captured by camera 10. Each illuminator may illuminate a circle or a segment of the circle around the illuminator, at a time provided by the control means. Exposure time of camera acquisition may be controlled, with time synchronisation (for example by a time base / timing markers) between camera and illuminators. An IR optical band pass filter can be provided in front of the camera. Stereo, 3D imaging is possible.
Patent GB-2504174-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning air flow for reducing belt wear in cutting machine
Inventor: SCHOLZ KLAUS
IPC: B24B27/06
Filed: 2013-05-09
Abstract: Abrasive cutting machine 100 with housing 10 and cutting arm 11, having cutting tool 12. Cutting tool 12 is belt 13 driven by an engine or motor. Housing 10 has fan chamber 14 containing fan wheel 15, producing air flow 16. Cutting arm 11 has belt chamber 17 housing belt 13. Air duct 18 runs between fan chamber 14 and belt chamber 17 to supply sealing air flow (figure 2, 19), or pressurized air, to belt chamber 17. Belt chamber 17 may be closed, or sealed, causing sealing air flow 19 to produce high pressure in belt chamber 17. Air flow 16 may be cleaned using cyclone filter (figure 2, 20). Air flow 16 may provide cooling air for the engine. Belt chamber 17 may have a venting device (figures 5 and 6, 23), for example a non-return valve (figures 5 and 6, 24), allowing pressured air to escape belt chamber 17.
Patent GB-2511584-A (GB)
Title: A lock plate
Inventor: HAYDN-SMITH SIMON KENNETH
IPC: F01D5/32
Filed: 2013-05-31
Abstract: A lock plate 100 for preventing relative movement between a first component 20, eg a gas turbine blade, and an adjoining second component 30, eg a gas turbine disc, comprises a first end 120, a second end 130, and a planar portion 140 extending between the ends 120, 130. The first end 120 is configured to locate against one component 20 while the second end 130 is configured to locate against the other component 30. The planar portion 140 comprises a raised portion 150 positioned substantially mid-way between the ends 120, 130 which protrudes from a plane defined by the planar portion 140, eg by a distance at least equal to the thickness of the planar portion 140. The thickness of the raised portion 150 may be less than that of the planar portion 140 at each end. The raised portion 150 may readily be severed by a user, eg using a shrouded cutting tool, in order to separate the components 20, 30 from one another. The lock plate 100 may be formed from a steel or titanium alloy plate.
Patent GB-2518432-A (GB)
Title: A control apparatus for operating a fuel injector
Inventor: GIROTTO MARCO
IPC: F02D41/40
Filed: 2013-09-23
Abstract: A control apparatus for operating a fuel injector (160, Fig.1) to inject fuel into an internal combustion engine, wherein the control apparatus identifies when the engine is running under a fuel cut-off condition, and then determines an actual value (ETA) of energizingtime that causes the fuel injector (160) to inject a target fuel quantity. Wherein the fuel injector performs several test injections with different energizing times (ETi), measures for each test injection, an engine torque value (Ti) caused by the test injection, uses the measured torque values (Ti) and their correspondent energizing times (ETj) to extrapolate the actual value (ETA) of the energizing time that corresponds to an engine torque that is consistent with the target fuel quantity. Wherein the energizing time value (ETj) of each one of the test injections is predetermined for the fuel injector to inject a fuel quantity that is bigger than the target fuel quantity. Each injection uses more fuel than the target quantity so that the torque produced will be higher than is produced by the target quantity so that the torque can be more accurately measured.
Patent GB-2522172-A (GB)
Title: Fire sealing apparatus
Inventor: WARD DEREK ALFRED
IPC: C09K21/14
Filed: 2013-09-27
Abstract: A fire retardant sealant apparatus comprising; a first sealant 8 of flowable material including a graphite mix of silicon adhesive and a second sealant 12 of flowable material including a latex emulsion with anti-foam and dispersion fillers. There is also disclosed means to individually dispense said first and second sealants 8, 12 into an aperture 4 extending through a wall 6 of building to thereby provide a fire retardant seal within the aperture. The first sealant 8 may further comprise a biocide, water, an acrylin resin, anti-foaming agent, aluminium hydroxide compound, a filler material and emulsifier and a graphite wet mix. The graphite content of the first sealant may be between 10 and 35%. The second sealant 12 may further comprise an organic base, a polyol, ammonium polyphosphase, an emulsifier, chlorinated paraffin, titanium dioxide, anti-foaming agent, a biocide, ethylene glycol, potassium, polyphosphate and hydroxyethyl cellulose.
Patent GB-2504881-A (GB)
Title: Flow regulating device
Inventor: FINK JEREMY
IPC: E03F5/10
Filed: 2012-03-29
Abstract: A flow regulating device (2) comprising a plurality of coaxial vortex chambers (16, 116, 216, 316) disposed in flow series. Each vortex chamber (16, 116, 216, 316) has an inlet (22, 122, 222, 322) disposed to promote rotational flow within the vortex chamber (16, 116, 216, 316), and an outlet (24, 124, 224, 324). A diffusion chamber (12, 112, 212) is disposed between adjacent vortex chambers (16, 116, 216, 316), and the outlet (24, 124, 224, 324) of one and the inlet (22, 122, 222, 322) of the other of the adjacent vortex chambers (16, 116, 216, 316) open into the diffusion chamber (12, 112, 212).
Patent GB-2520324-A (GB)
Title: Pleural powder insufflation device
Inventor: ROE EDWIN
IPC: A61M13/00
Filed: 2013-11-18
Abstract: The invention comprises a hand-held powder insufflation device 2 comprising an actuator for providing a succession of bursts of gas, an interface 64 for attaching a powder container to said device; and a conduit for communicating said bursts of gas to said interface, wherein said interface 64 comprises a gas entry aperture 58 through which said bursts of gas enter said powder container and a gas exit aperture 60 through which a mixture of gas and powder exits; said interface 64 being configured to hold said body with its opening located downwards. The actuator comprises handles 8, 10 which move a piston 12 and head 18 along a barrel 22 to force air through into flow assembly 52, through the powder container via gas apertures 58, 60, to outlet 56. Spring 48 biases the handles 8, 10 to return to the starting position, and draw air through valve 54. Interface 64 comprises a resilient deformable curve 68 with a span of 181-210 degrees. In use the powder container is placed within the span of the curve, causing the curve to deform, such that the container is gripped by the curve.
Patent GB-2521865-A (GB)
Title: Camera stabilisation mounting
Inventor: LEUNG KIN
IPC: G03B17/56
Filed: 2014-01-07
Abstract: Camera platform 18 assembly 10 for single handed use having support arm 11 mounted to platform 18 to provide relative movement / rotation in pitch / tilt and roll axes 17, 13. Movement may be effected by pitch and roll motors 22, 21, co-axial with axes 17, 13. Motors 22, 21 may have rotatable armatures, and may be connected by L-shaped bracket 14. Axes 17, 13 may coincide. Support arm 11 may be handgrip extending on yaw axis (figure 5, 27) orthogonal to pitch and roll axes 17, 13 and intersecting platform 18. Handgrip 11 may be pistol grip with thumb actuated pitch control switch (figure 5, 23, 24) and forefinger operated on / off switch 26. Pitch and roll may be controlled by orientation sensor comprising solid state electronic gyroscope. For use with video camera, still camera, smart phone, tablet computer. A method of use is also included.
Patent GB-2522227-A (GB)
Title: A cold water supply device
Inventor: KOTVAL PHILIP JAMES
IPC: E03B7/07
Filed: 2014-01-17
Abstract: A cold water supply device 1comprises a mains water connector 2 having a body with an inlet adapted to fluidly connect to a mains water supply to receive and relay a supply of water at mains pressure for local use. The device further comprises a pressure reducing valve 6 configured to fluidly connect to the mains water connector 2 to receive and relay the water supply at a reduced and substantially constant pressure. The device further comprises a cold water outlet connector 10 having a body with an outlet configured for fluid connection to a local water supply network and an inlet configured to receive the relayed water from the pressure reducing valve 6 and relay it to the outlet. The device may comprise an expansion tank 9 with the components housed in a split casing (14 figure 3), 14a & (14b figure 3).
Patent GB-2514913-A (GB)
Title: Restraint system for a vehicle
Inventor: CHINNASWAMY GOPAL KRISHNAN
IPC: B60R22/46
Filed: 2014-04-16
Abstract: A vehicle seat restraint system comprises a seatbelt spool 12 with a toothed pinion 20 arranged to tighten a seatbelt 14 when pretensioner device 18 is triggered. The pretensioner device 18 has pretensioner balls 22 which travel within a guide element tube 24 to engage with the toothed pinion 20. Protrusions 36a-c on the guide surface allow the balls 22 to pass toward the pinion 20 but restrict movement in the balls 22 away from the pinion 20 temporarily, at least. The protrusions 36a-c can be in the form of fins arranged diagonally to chock the balls when the seatbelt is extended; if sufficient force is applied the fins 36a-c will deform to allow the balls 22 to pass back past and so limit the load on the passenger. A pyrotechnic actuator 30 triggers the movement of the balls 22 along the guide tube 24 toward the toothed pinion 20.
Patent GB-2525920-A (GB)
Title: System and method for recovering refundable taxes
Inventor: WALSH JULIE
IPC: G06Q50/26
Filed: 2014-05-09
Abstract: An automated method of refunding tax, e.g. VAT or sales tax, made using an electronic payment card, e.g. debit or credit card, comprises determining from transaction records whether a transaction is eligible for a refund e.g. by determining whether the transaction is within predetermined limits e.g. maximum and minimum values, is a cross-border transaction, relates to a product category eligible for refund and the merchant is registered is a relevant tax refund scheme e.g. VAT Retail Export Scheme. This may be done using a merchant ID, Bank Identification Number (BIN) and associated country and user ID from a stakeholder database with which a user pre-registers, providing e.g. card details, passport information and flight information. The purchases for which refunds are available are displayed to a user 2, who selects which refunds to apply for (Figure 5), the total value being automatically calculated and an administration fee may be deducted and a refund file being sent to an authorising agent 12 e.g. HMRC which is used to auto-fill and print any forms necessary. The forms may be stamped at customs when the user exits the country and returned to the agent. Thus administrative burden of the user 2 and merchant 4 is reduced.