baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2509069-A (GB)
Title: A Method of Positioning an Electron Beam
Inventor: O'FARRELL ALEX
IPC: B23K15/00
Filed: 2012-12-19
Abstract: There is provided. a method. of positioning an electron beam comprising: i) impinging an electron beam (16) on a region to be modified; ii) measuring intensity of electromagnetic radiation produced from the region; and iii) modifying the electron beam characteristics in response to the measured intensity of the electromagnetic radiation. An initial scan is undertaken to identify a 10 position where a minimum or maximum intensity occurs to identify the location of a joint or to focus the electron beam (16). There is also provided apparatus for positioning an electron beam (16) comprising a sensing means (26) to measure intensity of electromagnetic radiation emitted from a weld region, and a controller (30) in communication with the sensing means and. in communication with an actuation means (32) capable of adjusting characteristics of an electron is beam. The controller (30) is configured to alter the actuation means (32) to adjust the electron beam characteristics in response to measured intensity. The electron beam may be used in welding, melting, drilling or machining applications
Patent GB-2499316-A (GB)
Title: Femoral jig in shape of prosthetic component and with cutting guide
Inventor: TUKE MICHAEL ANTHONY
IPC: A61B17/15
Filed: 2013-01-31
Abstract: A femoral jig 1 is shaped to have the overall profile of a femoral prosthetic component of a specific side and size. It incorporates an anterior reference arm 3 having a cutting guide 4 located on it, or a means for attaching such a guide. The arm may have an adjustment screw 5 to permit a surgeon to visualise the anterior fit of a prosthesis one size up. The jig may include captive pins in apertures 6 and drill guide apertures 7. The jig may have a removable handle (figure 14A) on which is mounted a laser or a rod for checking alignment (figure 15A & 15B). Also disclosed is a tibial jig (figures 9-13) with posts (22, figure 9A) extending down from a tibial plate (21, figure 10) and a set of tibial thickness spacers (figure 17).
Patent GB-2503306-A (GB)
Title: Controllable deflection tool, downhole steering assembly and method of use
Inventor: CROWLEY DANIEL BRENDAN
IPC: E21B7/06
Filed: 2013-03-07
Abstract: A controllable deflection tool 14 has a first end a second end, a conduit for a working fluid, a rotary element adapted for rotation within the tool and a deflection member. It also has a vane motor 52 configured to rotate the deflection member relative to the rotary element; and a valve 60 for controlling the flow of working fluid to the vane motor. The deflection member may be a bent housing and the vane motor may have at least three vanes and channels for such. There is also provided a downhole steering assembly and a method of steering a downhole drilling assembly incorporating the controllable deflection tool.
Patent GB-2502428-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing a metal reinforcement for a turbomachine blade
Inventor: GODON THIERRY
IPC: B21D53/78
Filed: 2011-10-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a metal reinforcement for the leading edge or trailing edge of a turbomachine blade, said method comprising the following successive steps, namely: a step in which a plurality of metal foils are cut from a flexible metal sheet, corresponding substantially to the developed length of the leading or trailing edge metal reinforcement; a step comprising the production of a plurality of metal pockets (100), each pocket being produced from two of the metal foils obtained during the preceding step; a step in which the metal pockets (100) are stacked one inside the other, such as to form a preform of the leading or trailing edge metal reinforcement; and a step comprising the hot isostatic pressing of the preform, causing the metal pockets (100) to bond to one another, such as to produce the leading or trailing edge metal reinforcement.
Patent GB-2508253-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method
Inventor: MCKINLEY DONALD HUGH
IPC: B01D3/16
Filed: 2012-08-24
Abstract: An apparatus for use in heterogeneous catalytic reactions comprising a column reactor comprising a plurality of trays mounted one above another, each adapted to hold a predetermined liquid volume and a charge of particles of a solid catalyst thereon; means for introducing a liquid phase reactant above the uppermost tray; means for introducing a vapour phase reactant below the lowermost tray; means for removing a liquid phase post-reaction stream from below the lowermost tray; means for removing a vapour phase post-reaction stream from above the uppermost tray; vapour upcomer means associated with each tray adapted to allow vapour to enter that tray from below; underflow means associated with each tray adapted to remove liquid from that tray and the column reactor before being introduced into the column reactor at a lower tray; means for temporarily directing said liquid removed from a tray to bypass at least one lower tray and be reintroduced to the column reactor at a tray located below said at least one bypassed tray; means for removing the liquid and catalyst from said at least one bypassed tray: and means for replacing a liquid and catalyst inventory on said at least one bypassed tray.
Patent GB-2514152-A (GB)
Title: A package for a food product, a method of packaging and cooking a food product and means for carrying out the method
Inventor: WILLEY JASON DENIS
IPC: B65D81/34
Filed: 2013-05-15
Abstract: A food package 10 comprises a hollow body formed of sheet 12 material and having at least one join 13a where edges of the sheet material are attached together. The hollow body has at least one vertex 14 adjacent the join, and the sheet material is attached together in a region 15 adjacent the join and the at least one vertex to form a grasping area. A method of forming the package is provided and sealing jaws (figure 3) are adapted to seal the package. The package can be placed in a microwave or conventional oven to cook the food product, when the package is hot it can be handled by the grasping area.
Patent GB-2498899-A (GB)
Title: Prosthetic aortic conduit with replacement valve locating means
Inventor: HARGREAVES JONATHON DAVID
IPC: A61F2/06
Filed: 2011-11-15
Abstract: There is provided a prosthetic aortic conduit (4) comprising a replacement valve locating means (13). The replacement valve locating means can be, for example, a biocompatible radio-opaque marker (7), for example a tantalum marker. Optionally the replacement valve locating means comprises three radio-opaque markers, conveniently equi-distally spaced around the circumference of the conduit. The replacement valve locating means identifies the location of the aortic valve and facilitates later insertion of a replacement aortic valve by catheter.
Patent GB-2506482-A (GB)
Title: A structure for securing a faucet to a countertop
Inventor: LI CHUNHUNG
IPC: E03C1/04
Filed: 2013-07-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a fixing structure for a faucet 10 to secure the faucet on a sink countertop 2. The structure comprises a housing 11, a pull-out spray head 12, a mixing valve 13, and a water supply set 14. The water supply set includes a cold-water inlet pipe 141, a hot-water inlet pipe 142, and a mixing outlet pipe 143. The structure also comprises a positioning device 100 having a base 20 with a peripheral wall 21, a bottom wall 22, and an aperture 23. The bottom wall has a limiting face 24 and at least one orifice. The limiting face has a channel (242 figure 5), two stop posts (25 figure 4), and an abutting face (222 figure 4). Two screw rods (30 figure 4) extend out of the hole and are rotated above the base. Two clamping blocks (40 figure 4) are screwed onto the two screw rods, and are limited by the two stop posts. When the two screw rods are rotated, the two clamping blocks move upwardly to abut a bottom end of the sink countertop.
Patent GB-2516890-A (GB)
Title: A package for a plurality of articles
Inventor: DHADDA JASWINDER SINGH
IPC: B65D75/52
Filed: 2013-08-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a package for a plurality of articles 10, such as confectionary, the package comprising: a single sheet of packaging material, opposing ends of the one sheet being joined together such that the sheet surrounds the articles, and such that a join forms a lengthwise seal 12 that extends along a length of the package. The lengthwise seal is a re-sealable seal with one or more cross seals 14 extending across it, and the sheet, to form a plurality of sealed compartments 16 aligned in a linear manner. The lengthwise seal extends along the plurality of sealed compartments; each sealed compartment comprising an article such as chocolate. A divider 18 may be included with a line of perforations. The package may comprise an access configuration preferably comprising the lengthwise seal, a re-closable seal, a tear strip (52, figure 7) and a notch (82, figure 8). A method for producing the packaging is included (figure 3). The package may be used to produce multi-packs of sweets or chocolates.
Patent GB-2517178-A (GB)
Title: Ergonomic wristband with device support means
Inventor: PARTHEBAN VALLIPURAM BALENDRAN
IPC: G04B37/14
Filed: 2013-08-14
Abstract: A wristband assembly for supporting a device, such as a watch, on a wrist comprises a wristband 4 and a fastening means 14 to releasably secure the device to the wristband. At least one distal forearm engaging portion mounts the fastening means 5 over an inner wrist bone of the wrist, whereby the fastening means is configured to mount the device to the wristband and onto the side of the wrist.
Patent GB-2517512-A (GB)
Title: Communication between voltage domains
Inventor: FLYNN DAVID WALTER
IPC: H03M9/00
Filed: 2013-09-02
Abstract: A parallel digital signal may be transferred efficiently between two different voltage domains by converting 24,26 the parallel signal to one or more serial signals before voltage conversion 32 and subsequent reconversion to a parallel signal. The reduction in the number of voltage level shifters more than compensates for the addition of parallel-to-serial and serial-to-parallel converter circuits. Digital communication without excessive power consumption may be achieved within an IC between a real-time clock (RTC) in a high voltage domain and processing circuitry in a low voltage domain. The RTC may wake up the processing circuitry, and may update a shadow time register (24, figure 1) in the processing circuitry so that the processing circuitry need not access the RTC to read a time value.Â  The parallel-serial and serial-parallel converters may respectively incorporate binary to Gray code and Gray code to binary converters.
Patent GB-2505334-A (GB)
Title: Method for varying oscillation frequency of high-frequency oscillator
Inventor: OBATA HIDEYUKI
IPC: H01J23/20
Filed: 2011-06-22
Abstract: A switch element (18) is positioned in such a manner as to be joined to the electromagnetic field of a cavity resonator of a high-frequency oscillator, a bias voltage-applying terminal (14T) is connected to one electrode of the switch element (18), and the other electrode of the switch element (18) is electrically connected to the cavity resonator (an anode shell (2) in the example represented by fig. 1). A metal plate (22) of a size that reflects, at high frequency, radio waves that are propagated around the switch element (18) is disposed at either one of the ends of the switch element (18), and the reactance of the switch element (18) is changed by applying a bias voltage to the switch element (18) and changing the bias voltage, thereby causing the oscillation frequency of the cavity resonator to change. This method enables the oscillation frequency to be significantly changed relative to a slight change in the bias voltage.
Patent GB-2510228-A (GB)
Title: Write head with magnetic structure of nanoparticles held in matrix material
Inventor: BINNS DAVID
IPC: B82Y25/00
Filed: 2013-11-19
Abstract: A write head includes an electromagnetic element 10 operable to generate a magnetic field that impinges on a selected portion of a magnetic material of a data storage medium .The electromagnetic element includes a magnetic structure including a matrix material 18, and a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles 14 held in the matrix material. The magnetic nano particles may be iron (Fe) and the matrix material cobalt (Co). The nanoparticles may comprise a core formed from a ferromagnetic transition metal and a shell layer of either a ferromagnetic or nonmagnetic transition metal. The matrix material may include water. The nanoparticles or the matrix material may include embedded gas atoms or molecules.
Patent GB-2520750-A (GB)
Title: Detector
Inventor: MITCHELL DAVID
IPC: G05D16/20
Filed: 2013-11-29
Abstract: According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a detector, comprising: a first detector port 4 for passing fluid; second and third detector ports 6 and 8 for passing fluid, the second and third detector ports being connected to the first detector port; first and second sensors 30 and 32 for indicating a property of fluid in the second and third detector ports; and a controller 34 configured to compare the indications, and arranged to perform an action depending on a detected difference between the indications. The detector may be a leak detector and the property may be a pressure or flow rate. The action may comprise closing one of the ports or providing an audible of visual indicator. There may be provided a dual fluid flow system in which pressurised fluid flows into the detector through the first port and out through the second and third. The system may comprise a combiner which combines fluid form the second and third ports into a single flow and the combiner may be connected to the second and third ports via parallel conduits.
Patent GB-2521435-A (GB)
Title: Improved LED animation methods and displays
Inventor: SINGH SANDEEP
IPC: G06T13/80
Filed: 2013-12-19
Abstract: The application relates to method of generating animated content on an LED display device, such as a smartphone, such as a stand- alone LED display device, by applying one or more transformations to at least a discrete image element to generate a subsequent image containing the same discrete image element in a different location or arrangement. A plurality of animation instructions including at least one transform to be applied to a first image are provided to generate second and subsequent images and thereby create an illusion of movement defined by the animation instructions. The transformation instructions may be in the form of matrices which may be concatenated and a single transformation may be applied to an image according to a predetermined loop.
Patent GB-2523163-A (GB)
Title: A method, apparatus and computer program for measuring lens movements
Inventor: PAIVANSALO EERO
IPC: H04N5/335
Filed: 2014-02-17
Abstract: A method comprises causing acquisition of first image data 10 at a sensor 12 via a lens 14, the first image data comprising at least first brightness information 16 and the lens being at a first position. Next, the lens is moved relative to the sensor to at least a second position and second image data 22 is acquired via the lens at the second position, the second image data comprising second brightness information 24. A positional parameter 26 of the lens is then determined, dependent upon a relative displacement of the lens and sensor, using at least the first brightness information of the first image data and the second brightness information of the second image data. The brightness information may comprise brightness features such as a brightness maximum or an average brightness, or signal levels of a colour channel. A plane of the lens may be parallel to a sensing plane of the sensor and an optical axis may be defined perpendicular to the plane of the lens. Movement of the lens may be along or perpendicular to the optical axis. The method may be used to calculate lens movements during auto-focus or stabilization processes.
Patent GB-2525873-A (GB)
Title: Gas burner
Inventor: SZADURSKI MAREK LEOPOLD
IPC: F23D14/10
Filed: 2014-05-07
Abstract: A gas burner 10 and method of forming the gas burner, the burner 10 having a body 12 defining a combustion chamber, the body 12 is formed of an integral profiled sheet 14 with a plurality of ports 18 in an upper raised area defining a flame strip 16 and a frame 22 which is mounted to the body 12 by a mechanical joint. The body of the burner may include a flange and the frame member and the body may be mounted together by mechanical pressing. The flame strip may be domed and have metal fibre attached by spot welding to its exterior side. The metal fibre may be provided on only part or the centre of the flame strip.
Patent GB-2526293-A (GB)
Title: Shirt packaging
Inventor: HOBBS LOUISE
IPC: B65D85/18
Filed: 2014-05-19
Abstract: Shirt packaging preferably includes a support panel 2 attached via a connecting member 4 to an annular support 5 designed to fit within the shirts neck. Ideally a tab 6 in the support panel has two holes 7 to engage with a button and a stiffening panel 20 can fold over the supporting panel and secure 21, 22 against it to reinforce it. There can be a further annular collar support to extend around the outside of the shirts neck but under the collar and engage 9 a top button. This can be provided on the connecting member between the panel and the annular support, the connecting member being longer than the annular support is wide. There can be clips cut out from the panel to retain both ends of the shirt. Various other tabs and clips extending from the edges of the panel 25 or cut out from its body 8, 16 can retain the shirt, the sleeves, and the cuffs in position. Ideally the packaging is integrally formed from a single sheet of transparent polypropylene or corrugated fibreboard.
Patent GB-2511681-A (GB)
Title: Use of virtual drive as hot spare for raid group
Inventor: KULKARNI JANMEJAY S
IPC: G06F11/10
Filed: 2012-08-17
Abstract: A method that includes identifying a failure indication for a first data storage device that is a member of a first RAID group within a storage array. The method further can include, via a processor external to the storage array, identifying a virtual drive that is defined to include at least one logical storage volume defined in a second RAID group. The virtual drive can be provisioned to serve as a virtual hot spare within the first RAID group to replace the first data storage device.
Patent GB-2517584-A (GB)
Title: Memory access control in a memory device
Inventor: THYAGARAJAN SRIRAM
IPC: G11C11/413
Filed: 2014-07-08
Abstract: A memory device 20 comprising an array of bitcells 22 arranged as a plurality of rows and columns of bitcells having a plurality of wordlines WL_L, WL_R and a plurality of readout channels 28 which may comprise a read signal sense amplifier (SA). A control unit CTRL is configured to control access to the array of bitcells 22, wherein in response to a memory access request specifying a memory address the control unit CTRL is configured to activate a selected wordline WL_R, WL_L and to activate the plurality of readout channels 28 , and to access a row of bitcells in the array storing a data word and addressed by the memory address. The data word consists of a number of data bits given by a number of bitcells in each row of bitcells. The control unit is further configured to be responsive to a masking signal (LREN) and, when the masking signal is asserted when said memory access request is received, the control unit is configured to activate only a portion of the selected wordline (114, 116 figure 4) and a portion of the plurality of readout channels, such that only a portion of the data word is accessed. The wordline may comprise two partial wordlines (sub-wordlines) each associated with a left and right side system operation (see figure 2), having control lines WL_L, WL_R , SAE_L and SAE_R separately enabled and controlled by means of the combinatorial logic disclosed in figure 3 comprising AND gates. Activation of a partial wordline may be dependent on a wordline clock signal (CLK, GTP, figure 2)) to generate a first and second wordline clock signal made inactive by a masking signal (LREN). The memory device may be a system on chip (SOC). In an embodiment the partial selection of a 64 bit data word (50% system selection) allows for the saving of significant power consumption due to reduction in static DC currents and dynamic (clock determined) currents. A claim to a memory system compiler is also included.
Patent GB-2514275-A (GB)
Title: Identifying and ranking solutions from multiple data sources
Inventor: LANDRY JOHN A
IPC: G06F11/07
Filed: 2012-03-08
Abstract: Information regarding a computing device can be gathered, such as device information and support information. A plurality of solutions can be identified from multiple data sources based on the gathered information. The identified solutions can be ranked based on the gathered information and based on other information.
Patent GB-2528518-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to electrical controllers
Inventor: KAMINSKI FRANK DAVID
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2015-01-09
Abstract: An electrical controller 1 comprises a mode selector 40, a control unit and an electrical output 30 for connection to a decorative lighting element, wherein the control unit is arranged, in use, to supply electrical energy to the output according to a mode selected by the mode selector, and characterised in that the control unit is operatively coupled to the mode selector such that inputs received at the mode selector are used by the control unit both to change the selected mode and to activate or deactivate a timer operation of the control unit. Use of the same common control switch for mode selection and timer operation increases flexibility while maintaining low costs for the controller.
Patent GB-2520200-A (GB)
Title: Tools and methods for cleaning survey cables
Inventor: FLEISCHER-PEDERSEN KNUT-BIRGER
IPC: G01V13/00
Filed: 2012-10-17
Abstract: A survey cable scraper system comprises a boat 12 that moves a scraper mechanism along a survey cable 24A (e.g a streamer). According to one aspect of the invention the scraper mechanism includes two or more scraper wheels (310; fig. 3) configured to rotate against the streamer. The wheels may be mounted on compliant arms (312; fig. 3) pressing against the streamer and may be driven by a roller mechanism (306; fig. 3). According to another aspect the cable is deployed in a body of water. The scraping mechanism may include a scraper blade (514; fig. 6) pressed against the streamer by a mechanism that includes a lever (520; fig. 6) to retract it when an obstacle like a cable connector (510; fig. 6) is reached. The scraping mechanism may also comprise two pairs of scraper wheels, one on each side of the streamer, rotating against the streamers direction of motion and being pressed against the streamer by resilient means. A guide means for lifting and guiding the cable into the scraper may also be included.
Patent GB-2523703-A (GB)
Title: Fault identification using line attenuations
Inventor: BULL PHILIP MARTIN
IPC: H04M11/06
Filed: 2013-12-06
Abstract: The present invention presents a method of identifying faults in a DSL line using upstream and downstream attenuation measurements, which can be obtained directly from the DSLAM or CPE, thus requiring no specialist test equipment nor disrupting service. A downstream over upstream attenuation ratio is calculated for a line, with calculations repeated over a population of lines. The distribution of ratios, as well as upper and lower thresholds, is determined based on the population. A line is identified as being potentially faulty if it has an attenuation ratio above the upper threshold or below the lower threshold. Specifically, an attenuation ratio below the lower threshold is identified as having a high resistance joint fault (caused by an imperfect connection or corrosion at a joint in at least one of the pairs of a line), and a ratio above the upper threshold as a shunt (caused by degradation of the insulation between the pairs of a line, and often coupled with water ingress).