baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2502182-A (GB)
Title: Including an object in a video game
Inventor: MACHADO RUBEN RODRIGUEZ
IPC: A63F13/10
Filed: 2013-03-05
Abstract: A method for introducing an object (not shown) with a unique identifier into a video game 30 comprises the steps of (i) making a request 100 to a server 20 to introduce the object into a game 30 being played on a game console 40, the request also serving to transfer an ID of user 10 to the server, (ii) generating, at server 20, a token representative of the user ID and embedding the token in a multimedia file, (iii) sending 300 the multimedia file to the video console 40, (iv) reproducing, at console 40, the multimedia file, e.g. visually or audibly, prompting user 10 to execute an application 60 using Smartphone 50 which causes the Smartphone to read, scan or otherwise obtain a unique identifier from the object and causes the Smartphone to sense, read or otherwise extract the user ID token from the multimedia file, (v) sending 400 the object identifier and user ID token from the Smartphone to the server 20, (vi) pairing, at the server 20, the object identifier and user ID using the token, and (vii) sending 500 the object identifier to the video console 40 to introduce the object into the game.
Patent GB-2511575-A (GB)
Title: Ground anchor apparatus
Inventor: AGG CHARLES SIMON JAMES
IPC: E02D5/80
Filed: 2013-03-08
Abstract: A ground anchor apparatus comprising a ground anchor 10 and a driving rod (90, figure 28) locatable in a socket provided in the anchor. There is a strap 40 securable at one end to the anchor, there is a strap ratchet provided by a set of teeth and a cap 70 having a slot through which the strap can be inserted. The cap has a cap ratchet (43, figure 10) provided by at least one cap tooth. The ground anchor can be driven to a desired depth in ground by application of force to the driving rod (90, figure 28) when located in the socket. The strap secured to the ground anchor can be dragged into the ground as the ground anchor is driven to the desired depth, with a second end of the strap left above ground level. The second end of the strap can be inserted through the slot in the cap with the cap ratchet engaging the strap ratchet.
Patent GB-2512618-A (GB)
Title: Tape drive and method of operating a tape drive
Inventor: STARKEY SIMON
IPC: B41J17/36
Filed: 2013-04-03
Abstract: A tape drive 11 comprises first 12 and second 14 spool supports for holding spools 16, 17 which tape 38 is transferred between; a detector 28 detects markers (40, figs 3-6) on a portion of the tape 38 and a tape control system 24 identifies properties of the tape 38 in response to the markers (40) detected. The detector 28 preferably includes an electromagnetic emission source and a sensor; the tape drive 11 is preferably for use with a printer and associated ribbon.
Patent GB-2504179-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for supporting dental implantation surgery
Inventor: IKEGAMI TATSUYA
IPC: A61C1/08
Filed: 2013-05-14
Abstract: Controlling the position of a surgical tool 113 such as a drill mounted on a robot 111to an implantation position in an oral cavity of a patient is based on a relationship between a position of a reference site in a three-dimensional computed tomography CT image and a position of a reference site in a three-dimensional optical image. A three-dimensional CT image of jaws is acquired and a reference site of the jaws and an implant implantation position of a gum in the jaws are set in the three-dimensional CT image. A three-dimensional optical image of an inside of an oral cavity is then produced, in which the reference site is positionally set through shape recognition. The three-dimensional optical image may be updated at regular intervals, to detect movement of the patients face, and the position of the surgical tool is corrected accordingly.
Patent GB-2514400-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft data retrieval
Inventor: PESCOD CHRISTOPHER RALPH
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 2013-05-23
Abstract: An aircraft-side military aircraft data retrieval system and method,comprising: a data storage device (14) located in a military aircraft (2) adapted to, during a flight, store data acquired during the flight; atransmission element (50), for example a dielectric filled hole or a coaxialtransmission line assembly, in an external panel (9) of the military aircraft(2); and wireless apparatus (18) adapted to wirelessly transmit, after theaircraft (2) has landed, the stored data to a ground-side data retrieval system (6) via the transmission element (50). This removes the need to open the avionics bay of the aircraft to download the data.
Patent GB-2519308-A (GB)
Title: Evaporative Cooler Apparatus and Method
Inventor: BERESFORD ALAN
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2013-10-15
Abstract: An evaporative cooler comprises a housing 2 having an evaporative-cooling chamber 14, an air-mixing chamber 36, and a fan chamber 8. A first inlet 10 in a wall 12 of the housing communicates ambient air drawn from outside a system space (fresh external air) and is delivered into the evaporative-cooling chamber. The evaporative-cooling chamber contains an evaporative cooling element 16, 18 arranged such that the ambient air passes through the element before entering the air-mixing chamber. A second inlet 38 in a wall of the housing communicates air drawn from the system space (return / recirculated air) and opens through a variable damper 40 into the air-mixing chamber. A fan 4 at an outlet 6 of the fan chamber draws air through the housing and delivers it to the system space. A controller responsive to a temperature in the system space controls a water supply to the evaporative-cooling element, the variable damper and the fan in order to control an air temperature in the system space. The outlet from the fan chamber is positioned at a lower portion of the housing. The evaporative cooler is installed in the system space, which may be a data centre.
Patent GB-2514867-A (GB)
Title: Propulsion systems for aquatic vessels
Inventor: LEVANDER KAI
IPC: B63H9/02
Filed: 2013-11-17
Abstract: A propulsion system 102 for an aquatic vessel (100, Fig 1) is provided. The propulsion system includes a plurality of Magnus-type rotors 108 and a drive arrangement 147 for rotating the plurality of Magnus-type rotors. The plurality of Magnus-type rotors are operable to rotate about corresponding substantially upright axes. The propulsion system also includes a control arrangement 150 for controlling the drive arrangement to vary rates of rotations of the plurality of Magnus-type rotors. Each of the plurality of Magnus-type rotors includes a hollow region (116, Fig 1) therein. Each of the Magnus-type rotors is rotationally supported onto a support arrangement (118, Fig 1) which extends into the hollow region. The drive arrangement includes at least one motor 148 disposed in the hollow region and located outside the support arrangement such that the at least one motor is accessible for maintenance. A method of installing a Magnus-type rotor propulsion system and a Magnus-type rotor propulsion system with an elongate support arrangement are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2521214-A (GB)
Title: Safety retainer for double-track curtain control device
Inventor: KAO YU-TING
IPC: E06B9/326
Filed: 2013-12-13
Abstract: The safety retainer 1 includes an outer base 11, an inner base, elastic members, a fixing base 14, and threaded parts 15. A through hole is disposed on each of two sides of the outer base and a separating pin is arranged between the through holes for separating space into and a first fixing hole 113 and a second fixing hole 114 that are mounted with a bead chain 2 and a cord 3 respectively. The inner base and the elastic member are mounted into the through hole of the outer base. The fixing base is covered over and connected to the outer base for stopping the elastic members. Then the inner base, outer and fixing bases are fastened on a wall surface by the threaded parts. Thereby the bead chain and the cord are positioned safely and children will not get tangled in them.
Patent GB-2505857-A (GB)
Title: Vaccine adjuvant composition comprising inulin particles
Inventor: PETROVSKY NIKOLAI
IPC: A61K31/715
Filed: 2012-06-19
Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising or consisting of inulin particles for use in the reduction or inhibition of inflammation, and/or for treating or preventing inflammatory disease, in a subject. Also provided is a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising: particles of inulin; and a substance comprising or consisting of one or more pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), or an equivalent kit of parts, and methods and uses of the composition and kit for inducing or modulating an immune response in a subject, such as modulating an immune response to an antigen or allergen and/or as a vaccine. Also provided is a single-dose vaccine composition comprising inulin particles, an antigen and, optionally, an antigen-binding carrier material, and methods and uses of the vaccine.
Patent GB-2513713-A (GB)
Title: Mitigation of LF interference from adjacent vehicles also using LF approach detection system
Inventor: WIEMEERSCH JOHN VAN
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2014-03-05
Abstract: A system includes at least one antenna (110, 112) and a controller (108) in communication with the antenna. The controller (108) is configured to establish a pattern for transmitting low frequency challenges; and instruct the antenna to transmit the low frequency challenges based on the established pattern. The pattern is preferably a time-based pattern. The pattern can be a random pattern. Based on the random pattern, the antenna may transmit low frequency challenges once every 200 milliseconds to 800 milliseconds. The pattern may be a time-shifted interval pattern beginning at a predetermined time after a trigger event, such as a vehicle turn-off indication or a vehicle lock indication. The predetermined time may be 50 milliseconds and the low frequency challenges may be transmitted at equal intervals from the predetermined time. A computing device of a first vehicle may receive a signal from a second vehicle and determine a sequence of the received signal. A pattern for transmitting low frequency challenges may then be established such that the established pattern avoids the received signal. The invention seeks to avoid interference and corruption of LF challenges transmitted by vehicles using remote keyless entry systems by monitoring LF challenge patterns transmitted by nearby vehicles.
Patent GB-2527029-A (GB)
Title: Rim-wise function estimation
Inventor: VERBYE JOHAN Ã
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2014-05-13
Abstract: Method for analysing an image by estimating a continuous function, centred on a selected pixel, of a pixel attribute (eg. chrominance, luminance), comprising: determining nested pixel sets with a shared centre at a common pixel; estimating a discrete weighting for each set depending on the function; mapping the sets on to pixels of an image, with the common pixel mapped to the selected pixel position; combining the pixel attribute values for each set; summing the weighted combined values to approximate the function. Concentric pixel sets may be annular or ring shaped. Weighting may be calculated and stored prior to acquiring the picture. Weighting for each pixel set may equal the function value at the sets mid-point. The equation may be an isotropic radially symmetric function around the central pixel. Pixels in the sets may be at varying distances from the central picture element. Visual boundaries or edges may be detected in an image. The formula may be a filter such as Gaussian, Laplacian of Gaussian, difference of Gaussians, determinant of Hessian, Sobel, Canny and Canny-Deriche. Regions within detected borders may be coloured with an average hue. Neighbouring pixels may be added, subtracted or deducted when subsequent pixels are analysed.
Patent GB-2526283-A (GB)
Title: Handover control
Inventor: BANKS ROBERT EDWARD
IPC: H04W84/00
Filed: 2014-05-19
Abstract: Controlling handover of a User Equipment (UE) between first and second base stations in a cellular network is provided. The first base station is configured for operation whilst mobile, for example a mobile femtocell (mFC) aboard a train or other public transport in a moving network. A mobility parameter is determined for the first base station relating to a change in location and or velocity for the first base station. Then, the first base station is configured to permit or prevent handover of the UE between the first and second base stations based on the mobility parameter of the first base station. The mobility parameter may be determining whether a vehicles doors are in an open or closed state (to determine if a train is at a station, for example). Restricting handovers to the mFC under certain mobility parameters attempts to reduce the amount of unnecessary signalling.
Patent GB-2523603-A (GB)
Title: Knee prosthesis
Inventor: MCMINN DEREK JAMES WALLACE
IPC: A61F2/38
Filed: 2014-05-28
Abstract: A knee prosthesis comprises a femoral component 310 defining medial and lateral condyles 313, 314 and an intercondylar groove; and a tibial component 311 having respective bearing surfaces 315, 316 shaped to engage with said condyles both when the knee is extended and flexed. The femoral and tibial components together comprise interengaging means, for stabilising against antero-posterior relative movement of the femoral and tibial components at flexion above a first predetermined angle. One of the condyles and the respective bearing surface of the tibial component are at least partially congruent through at least a plane extending through a contact line between said one condyle and the respective bearing surface, at least at angles of flexion below a second predetermined angle. The other bearing surface is incongruent with the other condyle in at least the antero-posterior direction so as to allow for antero posterior movement of the femoral component relative to the bearing surfaces of the tibial component. The interengaging means may be a peg 332 and cam 330 arrangement and at least one condyle may be part helical in shape.
Patent GB-2526588-A (GB)
Title: Cutters for foodstuffs
Inventor: GOGNA KANWAR VINOD SINGH
IPC: B26D3/24
Filed: 2014-05-29
Abstract: The device 10 comprises a plurality of rotatable cutting blades 20 and an actuator which moves the rotatable cutting blades outwardly from a contracted position to an extended position. The actuator further comprises a handle 50, extendable body 40, adjustable linkage 70 and a plurality of resilient members 60. In use the actuator urges the cutting blades to rotate in a radial direction across the foodstuff and thereby cuts at least part way through the foodstuff. Furthermore, the depth of cut may be adjusted as to only score the foodstuff and non-circular rotatable cutting blades may be used to only perforate the foodstuff. A further object of the invention is for the device to place a spacer (120, figure 6) onto the cut foodstuff via a dispenser (90, figure 6). The foodstuff may be any food which requires cutting to produce separable portions e.g. pizza, pies, cake, etc.
Patent GB-2528965-A (GB)
Title: Anaerobic digestion
Inventor: MADRIGAL EDGAR BLANCO
IPC: C02F11/13
Filed: 2014-08-07
Abstract: A method of preparing feedstock for anaerobic digestion comprises heating green biomass 3 to a temperature of at least 6o Â°C and no more than 135 Â°C, preferably no more than 105 Â°C to produce a dried green biomass 8 having a dry solid content of at least 8o %. The green biomass may be waste from gardens, parks, farms, agricultural sites, woods or forests and includes material such as grass, plant cuttings, surplus fruit and vegetables, stalks, shrubs and tree branches. The dried green biomass may be separated into digestible leafy biomass which is transferred to an anaerobic digester and a woody biomass. Drying the green biomass renders the green biomass inert and inhibits natural decay during storage so maintains biogas potential. An apparatus for producing feedstock for anaerobic digestion comprises a dryer, which may be a conveyor belt drier, configured to heat the green biomass to a temperature of at least 6o Â°C and no more than 135 Â°C.
Patent GB-2529625-A (GB)
Title: Context switch of database connections
Inventor: ARCESE MAURO
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2014-08-25
Abstract: A connection command is received for opening a user connection between a user client of an application client and a database from the application client, the connection command comprising an indication of a context (406) of the user client, for example client identity, privileges or permissions. An application connection is assigned between the application client and the database to the user client in response to the connection command. A context of the application connection is then switched to the context of the user client. Receiving (412) the connection command, generating (415-430) a switching command and submitting (433) the switching command are preferably performed by a database connector.
Patent GB-2519420-A (GB)
Title: Electrofracturing formations
Inventor: KHODAVERDIAN MOHAMAD FEREYDOON
IPC: E21C37/18
Filed: 2013-03-27
Abstract: A method is provided to produce hydrocarbons from a formation, the method includes the steps of: placing a pair of electrodes within a formation; applying differential voltages between pairs of electrodes wherein the voltage differences between the electrodes is greater than at least 10,000 volts; and producing hydrocarbons from the formation or an adjacent formation wherein the formation has an initial permeability of less than ten millidarcy. The invention also includes an apparatus effective to release pulses of electrical energy into the formation as this frequency and voltage at least until the formation has reached a point where the electrical potential arcs from one electrode to at least one other electrode.
Patent GB-2517392-A (GB)
Title: Coaxial cable connectors and methods of manufacturing the same
Inventor: SUTTER ROBERT W
IPC: H01R9/05
Filed: 2013-07-01
Abstract: A connector for a coaxial cable includes a mandrel, a coupler, and a body. The mandrel is insertable between the dielectric and the outer conductor of the cable. The coupler includes an annular shoulder extending radially inward from the coupler for retaining a mandrel. The body is matingly engaged with the coupler and defines a first inner bore proximate the coupler having a substantially coextensive diameter and a second inner bore having a diameter smaller than the first inner bore. Together; the mandrel sleeve and the second inner bore squeeze the outer jacket of the coaxial cable between the outer surface of the mandrel sleeve and the second inner bore to affix the connector to the cable.
Patent GB-2534880-A (GB)
Title: Flexible garden hose assembly
Inventor: RICHARD HALSTEAD
IPC: F16L11/12
Filed: 2015-02-03
Abstract: A flexible garden water hose assembly comprising or including a waterproof but substantially inelastic water-bearing hose 2 connected at each end to first and second connectors 3, the first connector 3 for connecting the hose 2 to a supply of water and the second connector 3 for connecting the hose 2 to a water flow restrictor such as a garden sprinkler or sprayer, the first and second hose connectors 2 each having a pair of bores 6,7, the first bore 7 for conveying water from the first connector 3 to the second connector 3, and the second bore 6 for receiving respective ends of an elastic filament 5 connected to respectively opposite sides of the first and second connectors 3 such that, in use, the hose 2 can expand to its full length under pressure from water entering the hose 2 via the first connector 3 and leaving the hose via the second connector 3 and any associated water restriction means, whereafter upon removal of the water supply the hose 2 contracts in length substantially to the length of the unexpanded elastic filament 5. The filament 5 may be secured in its respective bore 6 by means of a crimped ferrule 8.
Patent GB-2536023-A (GB)
Title: Packaging insert
Inventor: MATTHEW WALDER
IPC: B65D57/00
Filed: 2015-03-04
Abstract: A packaging insert 1 for a product, the insert including a resiliently deformable element. The insert is adapted to adopt a collapsed configuration in the product when the product is subjected to an external compressive force, and an expanded configuration upon the release of the compressive force. The insert may be substantially planar in the collapsed configuration. The resiliently deformable element may include a tensionable elastic band 7. The insert may include two movable wings 4, 5, the wings being connected together by the elastic band, and a non-movable part 3. Upon release of tension the wings may be substantially perpendicular to the non-movable part. The insert may also include corrugated cardboard and plastic. The insert may be present within a bag in its flattened configuration during transport, and may then be used to expand the bag for display, to give the customer an idea of the true size and shape.
Patent GB-2522801-A (GB)
Title: High yield atmospheric pressure ion source for ion spectrometers in vacuum
Inventor: FRANZEN JOCHEN
IPC: H01J49/10
Filed: 2010-08-16
Abstract: The invention relates to the ionization of gaseous analyte molecules by physical or chemical reactions at atmospheric pressure (API) and the transfer of the analyte ions through an inlet capillary into the vacuum system of an ion spectrometer, for example a mass or a mobility specÂ­trometer. The invention provides, for the ionization reactions, a long reaction tube 2 which ends in a conical intermediate piece 3 for a gastight and smooth transition into the inlet capillary 4. The gas stream through the reaction tube 2 is stably laminar, and is generated by the gas flow through the inlet capillary into the vacuum. Analyte molecules from gas chromatographs, spray or vaporization devices can be introduced into the front of the reaction tube 2. The ionizing reactions can be chemical ionization by reactant ions or physical ionization. UV laser light 15 for single- or multi-photon ionization can be directed through the reaction tube 2 in the axial direction. Reactant ions produced by any means, such as electric discharges, electron impacts or photo ionization, for example, can also be introduced at the beginning of the reaction path and mixed there with the analyte molecules. A high yield of analyte ions and a high transfer probability of the analyte ions into the vacuum of the ion spectrometer is achieved by this new ion source. The advantage of this new type of atmospheric pressure chemical ion source is its stable operation, which is attributable to the fact that the analyte ions and reactant ions are generated at seperate locations.
Patent GB-2527408-A (GB)
Title: Assembly for an aircraft comprising a moveable access panel
Inventor: GUIGON FREDERIC
IPC: B64D29/08
Filed: 2015-04-20
Abstract: The invention concerns an assembly 10 for an aircraft (1, fig 1) having an engine and comprises an attachment device 20 intended to support the engine and a pod or nacelle 22 intended to surround the engine. The assembly includes a cover 24 attached to the attachment device by joints (30a-d, fig 3) to allow movement of the cover relative to the attachment device between a closed position and an open position. At least one access panel 32a-b is mounted moveably on the cover 24 between a closed position, in which the access panel 32b extends continuously between the cover and the attachment device when the cover 24 is in the closed position and an open position in which the access panel 32b is remote from its closed position. The assembly also includes a handle (600, fig 6) which can be operated from the outside of the cover between a first position and a second position. A transmission system 400 is provided to move said or each access panel 32b between open and closed positions when the handle is moved between first and second positions.