baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2514622-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to a refrigerator that uses a phase change material as a thermal store
Inventor: PEELLANDSIN MARCEL VAN BEEK OF
IPC: F25D17/04
Filed: 2013-05-31
Abstract: A refrigerated cabinet, which may have a door 2 or may have an open front, uses a cold thermal store so as to be able to better cope with the high cooling loads. This is particularly useful for display cabinets intended for commercial premises or shops which have doors that may be used frequently. The refrigerator has a first evaporator 10 through which a refrigerant flows to cool the chamber 6 holding items, such as beverages. A phase change material acting as a thermal store 12 is cooled by second evaporator through which refrigerant flows. The phase change material may be water that is cooled to form ice. The refrigerator may include an air fan 7a to circulate cooled air past the thermal store 12 which may be provide within a duct 7. A controller can alter the flow of refrigerant to the first and second evaporators, preferably using valve means, 8, 9a, 9b depending on the cooling load on the refrigerator. The controller may use temperature sensors 17, 18. The second evaporator operates along with the first when the refrigerator is subject to a relatively low cooling load so that the thermal store can be cooled. During high cooling load, a previously cooled thermal store can provide additional cooling and the controller may preferentially operate the first evaporator. A previously cooled thermal store may also allow reduced energy consumption from the refrigerator system and condenser 3, 4, 5.
Patent GB-2512149-A (GB)
Title: Control System
Inventor: RIMMER PHILIP JOHN
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2013-06-18
Abstract: A system 100 for controlling a plurality of electrical devices 21, particularly luminaires e.g. including one or more light-emitting diode (LED) lamps, comprises at least one zone 21, 22, each zone having a bus 401, 402, at least one command provider 30 connected to the bus and configured to provide a command signal thereto in response to an action, a controller 101, 102, connected to the bus and configured to receive command signals therefrom and to provide an analogue control signal thereto dependent upon the command signals, and at least one driver 20 connected to the bus and configured to receive the control signal therefrom, and associated with at least one of the plurality of electrical devices and configured to control operation thereof in dependence upon the control signal.
Patent GB-2508711-A (GB)
Title: Event betting method
Inventor: SHANNON DEAN MICHAEL
IPC: G06Q50/34
Filed: 2013-10-10
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of generating betting odds for a participant competing at an event. The method includes receiving a user input indicative of a degree by which the participant wins or loses the event, and generating, using computational means, betting odds 4 based on a probability that the participant will win or lose the event in accordance with the user input. The event may be horse racing and the user input may indicate a minimum margin 3 by which a horse must win a race. A method is also provided where a race participant is selected for a race which fixed odds have been provided by a bookmaker, and new odds 5,6 are selected for the race participant whereby said new odds correlate with a margin preset by the bookmaker by which the selected race participant must win the race.
Patent GB-2510023-A (GB)
Title: Retaining assembly and device for securing items to a trailer bed
Inventor: JOWETT LEIGH
IPC: B60P7/08
Filed: 2013-11-04
Abstract: A retaining assembly 10 comprises a retaining device 16 and a flexible elongate arrangement 11, 12, 14 moveable lengthwise relative to the retaining device 16. The retaining device comprises a support 28 for supporting the flexible elongate arrangement 11, 12, 14 and engaging means 44, 46 on the support for engaging and retaining the flexible elongate arrangement 11, 12, 14 in a desired position relative to the retaining device. Sleeves 22, 24 may be present on the elongate flexible element 11, 12, 14 and the engaging means 44, 46 may be resiliently deformable of interacting with sleeves 22, 24 to increase the force required for the lengthwise movement of the elongate element 11, 12, 14 through the support 16. The engaging means 44, 46 optionally have one end that is movable relative to a distal support end on deformation to allow sleeves 22, 24 to pass through the support as the flexible elongate arrangement moves lengthwise.
Patent GB-2520693-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft electric braking system
Inventor: IORDANIDIS GEORGE
IPC: B64C25/44
Filed: 2013-11-27
Abstract: An electrically actuated braking system 100 for an aircraft, comprising: an electro-mechanical brake actuator (EMAbrake) 151a-d, 152a-d, 153a-d & 154a-d proximate a wheel 161, 162, 163 & 164 of the aircraft, the EMAbrake including a motor; an electro-mechanical actuator controller (EMAC) 141, 142, 143 & 144 including a first motor controller for generating a first drive signal for the EMAbrake, and a second motor controller for generating a second drive signal for the EMAbrake, wherein the first motor controller and the second motor controller are dissimilar so as to provide protection against common mode failure of the first and second motor controllers. The first and second motor controllers may comprise a different hardware selected from a: microprocessor, microcontroller, digital signal processor, application specific integrated circuit, programmable logic device, complex programmable logic device, field programmable gate array and a transistor based discrete electronics switching circuit.
Patent GB-2521133-A (GB)
Title: Method for desulfurization and aromatic compound removal of re-refined base oil that is recovered from waste lubricating oil
Inventor: CHANG WEI-MING
IPC: C10M175/00
Filed: 2013-12-10
Abstract: A method for desulfurization and aromatic compounds removal of a re-refined base oil being recovered from waste lubricating oil with the use of NMP (N-Methyl Pyrrolidinone) as an extracting agent, including a re-refined base oil extraction process for mixing re-refined base oil with NMP (N-Methyl Pyrrolidinone) and performing the extraction process of desulfurization and aromatics removal, a high speed centrifuge separation process using a high speed disc separator to separate sulfide and aromatics from the produced fluid mixture so as to obtain a mixture of re-refined base oil and extracts, a re-refined base oil recovery process for performing a core operation of short path distillation, and a utility facility process using a cooling tower and a chiller to generate and circulate a chilled water for circulating through the re-refined base oil recovery process short path evaporator and an external cold well for condensing the produced re-refined base oil.
Patent GB-2521359-A (GB)
Title: Viscosity estimation from demodulated acoustic emission
Inventor: THOMSON ALLAN
IPC: G01N33/30
Filed: 2013-12-17
Abstract: A process for estimating the lubricant viscosity in a bearing 20 is provided. The process comprises the steps of: monitoring acoustic emissions from the bearing 20 with an acoustic emission sensor 28; monitoring the bearing 20 for at least one of speed, load and temperature with relevant sensors 30, 31, 29; demodulating the acoustic emission signal from the acoustic emission sensor 28; calculating the root mean square values of the demodulated acoustic emission signal and storing the calculated root mean square values; aligning the root mean square values with values of one or more of speed, load and temperature and storing the aligned values. The aligned root mean square values, and at least one of speed, load and temperature are used in a model which calculates viscosity and/or viscosity ratio from the aligned values.
Patent GB-2510064-A (GB)
Title: Check valve with inserts
Inventor: KAMP JOSH
IPC: F16K15/03
Filed: 2014-01-21
Abstract: A check valve 10 includes a body 20 including a seat 21, a hinge 22 bifurcating the seat to define openings, a housing 23 coupled to the hinge 22 and self trapping inserts 200 of shock absorbing compliant material. The self-trapping inserts include end portions 202 and are securable in the housing 23 such that the end portions 202 protrude from a side of the housing 23 to make contact with check valve flappers 30, 40 when the flappers are in an open position.
Patent GB-2522659-A (GB)
Title: Separating apparatus in a vacuum cleaner
Inventor: BOWER ANDREW JAMES
IPC: B04C5/185
Filed: 2014-01-31
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises a vac-motor and a separating apparatus for separating out dust particles entrained in an airflow drawn through the separating apparatus by the vac-motor. The separating apparatus is a multistage separating apparatus incorporating a cyclonic primary separation stage 70, a non-cyclonic secondary separation stage (250, fig 6) which is downstream of the primary separation stage 70 and a cyclonic tertiary stage 90 which is downstream of the secondary stage (250, fig 6). The secondary stage includes a flow bend (250, fig 6) for changing the direction of the airflow thereby to separate out dust particles entrained in the airflow. The vacuum cleaner also includes a primary dust collector 70 for collecting dust particles separated out by the primary separation stage 70, a secondary dust collector 110 for collecting the dust particles separated out by the flow bend (250, fig 6) and a tertiary dust collector for collecting dust separated out by the tertiary separation stage 90.
Patent GB-2523372-A (GB)
Title: Turbine blade
Inventor: KLAASSEN JACOBUS
IPC: F03B17/06
Filed: 2014-02-24
Abstract: A turbine blade 1 e.g. for a tidal turbine has a polyurethane (PU) coating 6, at least in a region of the trailing edge 4 and tip 5 of the blade. The coating protects the blade material from erosion caused by cavitation, i.e. the collapse 8 of vapour pockets 7. The coating 6 may be applied as a layer in a mould before adding a plurality of layers of composite material and curing together to form one half of a turbine blade. The polyurethane coating could alternatively be applied to an existing blade (figure 4) e.g. for maintenance purposes.
Patent GB-2515669-A (GB)
Title: Bacterial vaccine
Inventor: LARA JORGE GARCIA
IPC: A61P31/04
Filed: 2013-04-09
Abstract: The disclosure relates to a composition comprising one, two or more immunogenic bacterial polypeptides and mulitvalent and monovalent vaccine compositions comprising the immunogenic bacterial polypeptides.
Patent GB-2521940-A (GB)
Title: Connecting element as well as driving assembly for a drive train of a motor vehicle
Inventor: HEGDE GANESH
IPC: F16D1/076
Filed: 2014-12-18
Abstract: A connecting element 10, connecting a vehicle propeller shaft to a differential gear, the connecting element 10 comprising at least one first flange 14 which is formed in one piece and configured to be connected to a corresponding second flange of one in a rotationally fixed manner. The first flange 14 of the connecting element comprises a plurality of protrusions 18 configured to be inserted into corresponding receptacles of the second flange thereby connecting the first flange 14 to the second flange in a rotationally fixed manner. The first flange 14 may comprise a plurality of openings 20 to receive threaded fasteners to bolt the flanges together. The connecting element may have internal gearing/splines 12 to connect the connecting element 10 to another component in a rotationally fixed manner.
Patent GB-2534583-A (GB)
Title: Emergency battery supply for electronic mobility scooter
Inventor: MARK ANDREW BOSTOCK
IPC: B62K5/007
Filed: 2015-01-28
Abstract: An emergency battery 2 for an electric vehicle comprises a secondary battery pack configured for physical connection to the body of an electric vehicle such as a mobility scooter and an electrical connection to the main battery pack. An integral handle 5 fixes the case under the seat. The case contains a lithium battery 4. A switch unit (fig 5) is attached to the handle bar of the scooter, enabling the user to switch between the batteries when required. Cables (not shown) attach the battery to the switch and main battery via outlet apertures 7.
Patent GB-2520889-A (GB)
Title: Patient reported outcome instrument
Inventor: ADELMAN DANIEL C
IPC: G16H10/20
Filed: 2013-09-05
Abstract: Patient reported outcome (PRO) instruments are useful for collecting information from celiac disease patients, patients with gluten intolerance or gluten sensitivity, and patients on gluten free diets.
Patent GB-2523510-A (GB)
Title: Golf clubs with adjustable lie and loft and methods of manufacturing golf clubs with adjustable lie and loft
Inventor: JONES CHRIS L
IPC: A63B53/00
Filed: 2013-12-26
Abstract: Embodiments of golf clubs with adjustable lie and loft and methods of manufacturing golf clubs with adjustable lie and loft are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Patent GB-2541903-A (GB)
Title: Optimisation of the laser operating point in a laser absorption spectrometer
Inventor: ULF FROHLICH
IPC: H01S5/0683
Filed: 2015-09-02
Abstract: An operating value of a first laser parameter of a laser device in a laser absorption spectrometer is optimised. The wavelength of laser device emitted light is adjusted by the first or a second laser parameter. The laser absorption spectrometer 100 comprises a lightintensity detector 120 measuring the laser light intensity from the laser device 110. For each of multiple values of the first laser parameter 112: the light intensity detector measures light intensity obtained across a range of second laser parameter values 114, and an extremum in the light intensity measure and a peak position for the extremum are identified. A range of first laser parameter values is identified within the values of the first laser parameter forwhich there is a continuous trend in changes to the identified peak position with changes to the first laser parameter. The first laser parameter operating value is set to be within the identified range. The laser parameters may comprise the laser diode temperature and/or injection current. Thus single-frequency operation and continuous wavelength tuning is achieved without mode hopping and/or multi-moding.
Patent GB-2543283-A (GB)
Title: Backpack/messenger auto convert strap
Inventor: JACQUELINE LILIAN WAGGETT
IPC: A45F3/14
Filed: 2015-10-13
Abstract: An adjustable strap for carrying a bag that can be used to convert a bag from having a single shoulder strap (such as in a messenger bag, fig. 1) to a bag having two straps (such as in a backpack or rucksack, fig. 4) is claimed. The bag configuration can be switched by altering the strap. The strap comprises a strap block 4, two D-rings 2 and two adjustable clips 3. The D-rings and adjustable clips form a block arrangement 5 which prevents slipping of the strap. The single strap or double backpack strap can thus be maintained at a desired length. The strap block can also be used maintain strap length and strap balance at all times.
Patent GB-2527716-A (GB)
Title: Dip tube assembly
Inventor: WHEATON SIMON
IPC: B67D7/02
Filed: 2014-04-08
Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a dip tube assembly for extracting liquid from a container. The dip tube assembly comprises a dip tube (2) and a flexible fluted foot (4) of resilient material connected to a lower open end of the dip tube (2) and extending to a distal end of the flexible fluted foot (4). The flexible fluted foot (4) has a series of adjacent and outwardly tapering ridges (16) and grooves (18). When the distal end of the flexible fluted foot (4) is pushed against a surface (11), such as a container base, the distal end is splayed outwards, the grooves (18) contacting the surface and the ridges (16) being raised above the surface (11) to provide openings through which the liquid can flow into the dip tube (2).
Patent GB-2545016-A (GB)
Title: Roofing tool
Inventor: SHANE MARTIN MCTAGGART
IPC: G01B5/24
Filed: 2015-12-04
Abstract: A roofing tool has a main body A on which interchangeable tables displaying roof angles or slopes and the corresponding rafter length per metre run are displayed, (Figures 2 and 3, F). Marker C located on plate A pivots about point X and is set to the roof angle, displayed on bar E. The device may then be manipulated by subsequent adjustment of rafter marker D moving along a lower edge of plate A. Rafter lengths may be determined by multiplying the per metre run figure on the table by the desired rafter length. The device may be used to find hip, valley and jack rafter lengths, plumb cuts and angles. Alternative tables of roof angles and rafter runs may be stored on the reverse of the device and selected as required (Figure 3).
Patent GB-2547884-A (GB)
Title: Follow focus
Inventor: ANDREW SUBRATIE
IPC: G03B13/32
Filed: 2016-01-23
Abstract: A follow focus 21 for a camera comprises a main bridge 24 including a transmission housing an output gear, a removable arm 22, including an input gear a lens turning gear or an interface capable of receiving a lens gear. The follow focus also includes an axial securement means that is operable by hand to engage to prevent axial movement between the arm and the transmission housing, and disengages to allow the arm to be rotated and/or removed. Between the arm and the main bridge there is provided a first engagement element 58 having a substantially axial face having projections and a second engagement clement 59 substantially axial face having corresponding indentations wherein either the first or the second engagement clement has a threaded outer circumference and may be fixably rotated and wherein engagement element is borne by the arm. The engagement element is borne on the transmission housing such that the axial securement means may be operated to secure the arm to the main bridge so that the projections and corresponding indentations of the first and second engagement elements engage to prevent rotational movement of the arm relative to the transmission housing.
Patent GB-2549325-A (GB)
Title: Method
Inventor: DAVID DOUCE
IPC: H01J49/14
Filed: 2016-04-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to modifiers for use in ionisation processes for mass spectrometry, in particular to the use of heterocyclic modifiers in the analysis of aliphatic hydrocarbons by atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for gas chromatography (APCI-GC).
Patent GB-2540014-A (GB)
Title: System and method for forming elongated perforations in an inner barrel section of an engine
Inventor: ARNOLD J LAUDER
IPC: F04D29/66
Filed: 2016-04-29
Abstract: An acoustic inlet barrel of an engine (e.g. aircraft gas turbine). The acoustic inlet barrel comprises an inner barrel 120 directing airflow through the engine and an inner face sheet 134 separated from an outer face sheet (132, figure 4) by an acoustic core 128. A plurality of elongated, non-circular perforations 136 are formed through the inner face sheet 134. The perforations 136 (e.g. teardrop, elliptical, diamond, dogbone or barbell shaped) may be elongated slots having longitudinal axis aligned with a flow contour line of the airflow. A method of forming an engine component (e.g. translating sleeve, inner wall) comprises sandwiching an acoustic core 128 between inner 134 and outer (132, figure 4) component sections and forming a plurality of elongated, non-circular perforations 136 in the inner portion 134. A forming system (200, figure 5) comprising at least one robotic forming unit 208 including at least one (e.g. drill or mill) end effector 234 positioned inside a barrel section is disclosed. The forming unit may index a pattern of perforations to a composite honeycomb core cell wall, forming perforations such that the perforations are spaced from cells walls (see figure 11).
Patent GB-2555078-A (GB)
Title: A modular locker system
Inventor: PAUL MILLS
IPC: E05D7/12
Filed: 2016-08-03
Abstract: A modular locker system (1, figure 1) comprises a plurality of rigid extrusions (4, 5, 6, 7, figure 2) adapted to form uprights at each vertical corner of one or more lockers (3, figure 1) of the system. A plurality of panels (11, 12, 13, 14, figure 2) is provided and adapted to connect to the uprights to define side, top and bottom walls of the locker or lockers. Each locker has at least one door (9, figure 2) for connection to one (6, 7, figure 2) of the extrusions by at least one hinge 20. The extrusion defines a longitudinally extending first groove 28 into which an edge 26 of a leaf 22 of the hinge fits and a longitudinally extending second groove 29 into which a protrusion 27 defined by the hinge locates whereby the hinge is accurately located relative to the extrusion prior to securement thereto. Preferably, the first and second grooves are arranged at right angles to one another. Also, the hinge is preferably secured to the extrusion by a connector that is fixed to the hinge by passage initially through the extrusion from an interior of the locker to which the door is to be connected by the hinge.
Patent GB-2539600-A (GB)
Title: Exiting multiple threads in a computer
Inventor: Lisa Cranton Heller
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 2015-03-06
Abstract: According to one aspect, a computer system includes a configuration with a machine enabled to operate in a single thread (ST) mode and a multithreading (MT) mode. In addition, the machine includes physical threads. The machine is configured to perform a method that includes executing a guest entity on the core in MT mode. The guest entity includes all or a portion of a guest VM, and a plurality of logical threads executing on the physical threads. An exit event is detected at the machine. Based on detecting the exit event, the machine waits until all of the logical threads that are currently executing on the physical threads have reached a synchronization point. A state that includes exit reason information is saved for each of the logical threads and the execution of a host is initiated in the ST mode on one of the physical threads.
Patent GB-2547076-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle acceleration determination
Inventor: Tobias John Pallet
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2016-12-07
Abstract: A method comprising identifying a current state of a vehicle 110-130, determining a maximum acceleration capability of the vehicle 140, determining a desired acceleration profile to follow the maximum acceleration capability 150 and control an acceleration of the vehicle based at least in part the desired acceleration profile 160. The state of the vehicle, which may be an autonomous platform (ATP), may include speed, battery charge, wheel torque, barometric pressure, engine temperature, fuel octane rating and tyre data. The maximum acceleration capability of the vehicle may be determined from predicted set of torque response values, vehicle mass, road grade and surface mu, pitch angle of the vehicle and wheel radius. Additionally map and route data may be used as well as communication from a second vehicle (V2V) or road infrastructure (V2I) and an obstacle detection sensor, which may be a LIDAR or SONAR sensor. Discrete data may be sent from individual controllers around the vehicle (17, 18, 19 fig.1) to the autonomous vehicle controller (14 fig.1) for interpolation to generate the profile.
Patent GB-2548475-A (GB)
Title: A mobile camera-equipped device-based approach to assessing a display
Inventor: GREGG A BRYAN
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2017-02-10
Abstract: The appearance of a properly-configured retail display that includes a plurality of products is specified 401, for example as according to a planogram. An image is formed 402 that includes the appearance of the properly-configured display, which may be a virtual representation. The image and corresponding information regarding the products is provided 403 to a retail shopping facility. A mobile camera-equipped device visually overlays the image over a view of a display 405, preferably with adjustable translucency 406, to facilitate comparing the display with the appearance of a properly-configured display 407. The view of the display may be a live or captured image.