baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2499630-A (GB)
Title: Mattress system
Inventor: AYUB ASIF
IPC: A47C27/14
Filed: 2012-02-23
Abstract: A mattress comprising a resilient core 30 and a resilient frame 20. The mattress core 30 may have a lower stiffness than the resilient frame20. The mattress may have a divider (26, FIG 3) a topping 40 and a base. The topping may include a motion layer of foam having slots formed on a top or bottom surface. A base layer 70 may contain lumbar support (74). The divider may divide the frame into two compartments each containing a resilient mattress core.
Patent GB-2487850-A (GB)
Title: Filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas
Inventor: ARNOLD LOUISE CLARE
IPC: B01D53/94
Filed: 2010-02-26
Abstract: A filter for filtering particulate matter (PM) from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition engine comprises a porous substrate 10 having inlet and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores 12 of a first mean pore size. The porous substrate is coated with a catalytic surface washcoat layer 14 comprising a plurality of solid particles, wherein the washcoat layer covers surface pores of the porous substrate and the pores of the washcoated porous substrate are defined in part by spaces between the particles in the washcoat. The porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores 16 of a second mean pore size and the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size. The catalytic washcoat is a NOx absorber catalyst. The washcoat may comprise at least one molecular sieve. The molecular sieve can be metallised. An exhaust system comprises the filter and may have a low thermal mass three-way catalyst disposed downstream of the filter.. A method of trapping particulate matter is also claimed.
Patent GB-2501700-A (GB)
Title: Fuel cell stack assembly
Inventor: HOOD PETER DAVID
IPC: H01M8/24
Filed: 2012-05-01
Abstract: A fuel cell stack assembly comprises a plurality of fuel cells in a stack, the stack defining two opposing parallel end faces. An end plate 1 is disposed at each opposing end face of the stack. Each end plate defines a compression surface 2 adjacent to and in compressive relationship with a respective one of the two opposing parallel end faces. A coupling mechanism (clip 6 ) is attached to the end plates to thereby maintain the fuel cells in the stack under compression. At least one, preferably both, of the end plates comprise a preformed element defining the compression surface, the preformed element being configured with a predetermined curvature such that the compression surface is a convex surface when the preformed element is not under load whereas, under the application of the load to maintain the fuel cells under compression, flexure of the preformed element between elements of the coupling mechanism causes the compression surface to become a substantially planar surface. This provides uniform pressure distribution across the end faces of the fuel cell stack using fewer and lighter weight components.
Patent GB-2488065-A (GB)
Title: System and method for debugging memory consistency models
Inventor: DOLBY JULIAN
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2010-07-30
Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a test program (P) with respect to a memory model (M) includes preprocessing a test program into an intermediate form and translating (204) the intermediate form of the test program into a relational logic representation. The relational logic representation is combined (206) with a memory model to produce a legality formula. A set of bounds are computed (208) on a space to be searched for the memory model or on a core of the legality formula. A relational satisfiability problem is solved (212), which is defined by the legality formula and the set of bounds to determine a legal trace of the test program or debug the memory model.
Patent GB-2491474-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for restraining an animals head
Inventor: KIERNAN VINCENT
IPC: A01K1/06
Filed: 2012-05-30
Abstract: Apparatus for restraining an animalâ  s head comprises a mounting body 1 capable of being mounted to a cattle crush, wherein said mounting body 1 comprises a pivotally connected restraining arm 2 and a ratchet wheel 4, wherein the restraining arm 2 is connected to the ratchet wheel 4 via a wire rope 5 passed through a pulley wheel 6 configured to allow a single operator to simply rotate the ratchet wheel 4 thereby raising the restraining arm 2 upwards and under the animals neck and safely and easily holding the animal's head in place. Also disclosed is a kit for making an animal head restraining device and a method of restraining an animalâ  s head.
Patent GB-2504949-A (GB)
Title: A system for cooling or heating by use of filtered gas molecules.
Inventor: YOUSEFI SIAVASH
IPC: F25B21/00
Filed: 2012-08-13
Abstract: The invention describes a system which uses a filter to separate high-speed molecules and low-speed molecules. The high-temperature high-speed molecules are used for heating and the low-speed low-temperature molecules are used for cooling. The filter separates the molecules in an ionic gas, and uses an electric field to push ions to either the cold gas ions zone or the hot gas ions zone and prevents separated ions remixing.
Patent GB-2500284-A (GB)
Title: Object list tile based computer graphics using modified primitives
Inventor: FISHWICK STEVEN JOHN
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2012-09-12
Abstract: A method and system for generating and shading a computer graphics image in a tile based computer graphics system is provided. Geometry data is supplied and a plurality of primitives are derived from the geometry data from which one or more modified primitives are then derived from at least one of the plurality of primitives. For each of a plurality of tiles, an object list is derived including data identifying the primitive from which each modified primitive located at least partially within that tile is derived allowing the primitive to be re-derived when the tiles are shaded for display using their respective object lists.
Patent GB-2509076-A (GB)
Title: Blood sampling device comprising lancet and capillary tube
Inventor: HAFELLNER REINHARD
IPC: A61B5/151
Filed: 2012-12-19
Abstract: A device 100 for testing body fluid (blood) comprising a body part receiving surface 102 for receiving a patient's body part, a movably mounted lancet including a lancet tip configured for piercing the skin of the patient to produce flow of body fluid, and a capillary member 110 having a first recess 112 configured for receiving the lancet and having a second recess 114 configured to channel the body fluid from the body part receiving surface 102 to a test member for interacting with the body fluid to aid in the determination of information about body fluid components, wherein the second recess 114 has a larger surface area to volume ratio than the first recess 112. The second recess 114 may be separate from or integral with the first recess 112.
Patent GB-2512328-A (GB)
Title: Temperature control of magnets in NMR systems
Inventor: MCKENDRY JAMIE
IPC: G01R33/383
Filed: 2013-03-26
Abstract: An NMR system comprises a permanent magnet 1 operable to produce a primary magnetic field, said permanent magnet having a nominal bulk temperature; first and second temperature sensors 10, 11 in thermal communication with the magnet and operable to monitor the local temperature of the magnet at respective first and second positions; at least one heater 5a-5d in thermal communication with the magnet; and a temperature controller 20 operable to control said at least one heater in response to the monitored local temperatures so as to maintain the nominal bulk temperature of the magnet at a predetermined value. A method of controlling the temperature of a permanent magnet in an NMR system is also provided.
Patent GB-2514406-A (GB)
Title: Cam cover for a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine
Inventor: SPINA ROBERTO
IPC: F01M13/04
Filed: 2013-05-23
Abstract: A cam cover 600 for covering a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine comprises a structure (605, fig.4) suitable for being associated, in a bottom part thereof, with a camshafts ambient 670 [ie the space between the lower surface of the structure 605 and the seating of the camshafts]. The structure (605) comprises a first chamber 650 having an inlet 510 for an oil-gas mixture from the crankcase and an outlet, eg duct 615, to the camshafts ambient 670 and a second chamber 660 which is separated, eg by a wall 610, from direct communication with the first chamber 650 and which has an inlet, eg hole 620, from the camshafts ambient 670 and outlet (540,560,630) for the collected oil. Oil/gas mixture from the exhaust side may enter the structure via duct 530.
Patent GB-2515563-A (GB)
Title: Media sharing
Inventor: KANGAS SANTERI
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 2013-06-28
Abstract: A method of sharing user generated media between users who are at the same event, for example by provision of a smart phone application which enables users to pool image, photo and video data that they capture at a specified event location and time into a dedicated remote storage location that is shared so that all users at the event subsequently can access each others captured media automatically. The event may be defined by location and or time and the shared storage may be at a dedicated storage file on a remote server which is accessed via a shared uniform resource locator (URL) by each mobile phone or wifi enabled camera. The event data may be automatically streamed to upload it to the storage location. Recognition techniques may be applied and event definition criteria may be used to filter the user generated content, for example, so that only pictures taken with a defined radius of the event coordinates are included in a photo album.
Patent GB-2517757-A (GB)
Title: A rotation indicating device, particularly for Allen bolts
Inventor: MARCZYNSKI MICHAEL
IPC: F16B37/14
Filed: 2013-08-30
Abstract: A device for indicating rotational displacement between a bolt and a substrate to which the bolt is fastened, the bolt having a head 34 provided with a hexagonal recess 36 for engagement by a fastening/ unfastening tool, such as an Allen key. The device indicates whether the bolt has loosened, and comprises a body 10 having a bore formed with splines 12 for engagement over the bolt head 34. The body 10 also has an end closure 14 formed with a plug 16 projecting inwardly of the bore for snug engagement into the central recess 36 of the bolt head. An indicator is also provided on the body 10, which is typically a pointer 18 mounted or formed on the body and projecting laterally, but it could be an indicator which is merely marked or formed on the body without projecting outwards. The plug 16 may itself be formed with the recess 26 which may be used for insertion of a different tool to effect rotational adjustment of the position of the device upon the bolt head 34.
Patent GB-2522610-A (GB)
Title: Handle assembly
Inventor: NORCOTT STUART LESLIE
IPC: E05B15/00
Filed: 2013-12-11
Abstract: A handle assembly comprising a telescopic shaft 11, 22, connecting first and second manually operable actuators, e.g. handles, 1, 2 mounted on opposing sides of a door or window. Preferably a first axial rod 11 is hollow within which adjustably slides a second rod 22 accommodating different door thicknesses. A follower 3 may be tightly or slidably received on the spindle shaft 11. Also claimed is a handle assembly wherein an elongate spindle has a cross section in thickness wherein a length is more than twice its width such that two opposing sides 4, 5, are longer than two opposing shorter sides 6, 7. The two opposing longer sides may be curved.
Patent GB-2522932-A (GB)
Title: Improved electrostatic transducer
Inventor: BILLSON DUNCAN
IPC: H04R19/04
Filed: 2014-02-11
Abstract: The electrostatic transducer 100 comprises an electrically conductive first member 102 having an array of through apertures or perforations 112 and one or more further members 104, 106. The one or more further members 104, 106 include a flexible electrically conductive second member 106 arranged in use to be displaced from an equilibrium position towards the first member 102 by an electrostatic force in response to an electrical potential applied to one or both of the first member 102 and the second member 106. At least one 104 of the one or more further members is resiliently deformable and is arranged in use to exert a resilient biasing force biasing said second member 106 back towards said equilibrium position when displaced therefrom by said electrical potential. The resilience of member 104 may be brought about by its non-planar shape, e.g. the protrusions 114.
Patent GB-2512203-A (GB)
Title: System and method for abstract communication
Inventor: LEVINSON STUART
IPC: G06F7/00
Filed: 2012-07-25
Abstract: Systems and methods for providing communication between a user and at least one entity are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises receiving a selection input of the at least one entity, and a message from the user to the at least one entity, analyzing the selection input and the message to determine entity information and inquiry information associated with the message and the selection input, determining least one communication channel based on the entity information and the inquiry information, obtaining a response to the message via the at least one communication channel from the at least one entity, and transmitting the response to the user.
Patent GB-2510737-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle remote function system using ultra-wide band transmissions
Inventor: BAUMAN JASON
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2013-06-24
Abstract: A vehicle remote function system 10 and method is provided for determining a location of a fob 26 relative to a vehicle 12. The system includes a controller 24 adapted to be mounted in the vehicle and configured for communication with a plurality of antennas 22 mounted at different vehicle locations, the controller for use in determining the location of the fob based on ultra-wide band wireless signals 28 transmitted between the antennas and the fob. The controller is configured to locate the fob within one of multiple three-dimensional zones 14, 16, one of the zones configured to have a non-spherical shape. The zone may be positioned to one side of the vehicle and may have a volume less than the volume of a person. The plurality of antennas may be positioned inside the vehicle headliner 30 or dashboard 32 and, with the controller, may be used to locate the fob using one of a Kalman filter, triangulation or trilateration methods.
Patent GB-2526298-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and method wherein the apparatus comprises a flexible display and a flexible touch sensitive module
Inventor: MAATTA ESA-SAKARI
IPC: G06F3/041
Filed: 2014-05-20
Abstract: Disclosed is a flexible display 1, consisting of a flexible touch sensitive module 5, with a first flexible coating 3A overlaying the flexible display 7 and a second flexible coating 3B overlaying the touch sensitive module. A portion of the touch sensitive module is mounted on the first flexible coating. The touch sensitive module may be printed on the first flexible coating. The display may acts as a substrate for a plurality of contact pads that provide an electrical connection to the touch sensitive module. The second flexible coating may be a transparent external cover for the display. The first flexible coating may provide an electrical insulation layer to reduce interference between the display and the touch module. A portion of the touch module may be mounted on the first coating and a second portion mounted on a third coating. The coatings may be polyurethane, silicon or an epoxy based elastomer.
Patent GB-2511715-A (GB)
Title: System and method of material handling using one imaging device on the receiving vehicle to control the material distribution into the storage portion
Inventor: BONEFAS ZACH T
IPC: A01D75/00
Filed: 2013-02-11
Abstract: A single imaging device collects image data of a storage portion. A container module identifies a container perimeter of the storage portion in at least one of the collected image data. A spout module is adapted to identify a spout of the transferring vehicle in the collected image data. An arbiter determines whether to use the image data based on an evaluation of the intensity of pixel data or ambient light conditions. An alignment module is adapted to determine the relative position of the spout and the container perimeter and to generate command data to the propelled portion to steer the storage portion in cooperative alignment such that the spout is aligned within a central or target zone of the container perimeter.
Patent GB-2519629-A (GB)
Title: Variable-size flash translation layer
Inventor: COHEN EARL T
IPC: G11C29/04
Filed: 2014-08-15
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of using a variable-size flash transition layer in a non-volatile memory. The method starts when the non-volatile memory receives a read request to read data corresponding to a logical block address of the non-volatile memory. Next, a particular entry of a map, associated with the logical block address, is read, to obtain (i) a physical address of a particular page of the non-volatile memory, (ii) an offset in the particular page to stored compressed data and (iii) a length of the compressed data. Then the memory converts the offset and the length to (i) an address of a given read unit in the particular page and (ii) a number of the read units to be read. Finally, the data is read from the particular page starting from the given read unit to at most the number of the read units given to be read in (ii). The offset and length granularity are finer than one read unit.
Patent GB-2530738-A (GB)
Title: Method of controlling an injection dwell time between two injections of a fuel injector
Inventor: MELIS MASSIMILIANO
IPC: F02D41/40
Filed: 2014-09-30
Abstract: Method and apparatus of controlling the hydraulic dwell time DThyd between a first injection P and a second injection M performed by a fuel injector. The method comprising the steps of: determining a value of a nominal electric dwell time DTel between the first injection and the second injection, this is the period between the closing signal being sent and an opening signal being sent; determining an actual instant of hydraulic closing of the fuel injector F after the first injection, this is when the physical fuel injector closes; calculating a corrected electric dwell time as a function of the nominal electric dwell time and the actual instant of hydraulic closing of the fuel injector after the first injection; operating the fuel injector using the corrected electric dwell time. This method of control allows for correction to a control strategy similar to Injection Quantity Fusion(IQF)/Hydraulic fusion called Zero Hydraulic Interval (ZHI). The correction can help to deal with deterioration to the fuel injector to factors such as age drift. The actual instant of hydraulic closing can be estimated from the energising time of the injector.
Patent GB-2532193-A (GB)
Title: A stator for an electric motor or generator
Inventor: GARETH ROBERTS
IPC: H02K15/02
Filed: 2014-10-31
Abstract: A thermal sensing unit comprises a lead frame 1010 carrying resiliently deformable elements 1040 having temperature sensing element 1030 at their extremities, the unit being mounted on the circumferential support surface of heat sink 258 such that when the coil structure is assembled about the support wall 430, the resiliently deformable elements deform with the temperature sensing element to move the temperature sensing element from a first position to a second position where they are biased into contact with a respective coils. The coils are wound on teeth which are supported by a yoke structure which is shrink fitted (hot dropped) over the radial support wall 430. Connection leads from each sensor pass though the heat sink face 1020 to engage the control modules and are routed so as to have the same length (fig 16 not shown). Printed circuit elements form the connection between the lead ends and the associated electronics (figs14, 15 not shown) Figs 2-5 (not shown) disclose the overall construction of the wheel motor in which the sensors are employed and figs 11-13 (not shown) disclose details of the sensor unit.
Patent GB-2532217-A (GB)
Title: Herbicidal composition and method for controlling plant growth
Inventor: JAMES TIMOTHY BRISTOW
IPC: A01P13/02
Filed: 2014-11-11
Abstract: A synergistic herbicidal composition is provided, the composition comprising a herbicidally effective amount of (A) flufenacet and (B) florasulam. A method of controlling plant growth at a locus comprises applying to the locus herbicidally effective amounts of both flufenacet and florasulam. The biological examples show the protection of barley, wheat, sunflower and maize plants from weeds including blackgrass, meadow grass, silky bent grass, cleaver, chickweed, mayweed, poppy, charlock and volunteer oilseed rape.
Patent GB-2535701-A (GB)
Title: A method for reducing the fuel consumption of a mild hybrid vehicle
Inventor: THEMI PHILEMON PETRIDIS
IPC: B60W30/19
Filed: 2015-02-20
Abstract: Method for reducing fuel consumption in hybrid motor vehicle which has an engine, multi-speed transmission, electric machine (e.g. motor / generator, BISG, CISG), and a battery, where an engine speed limit is set and used to determine a transmission ratio change point to optimise fuel consumption, the engine speed limit depending on a state of charge of the battery (SOC). The engine speed limit may depend on battery charge level permitting a temporary torque boost from the electric machine, hence engine speed limit could be set lower than if the SOC was insufficient. Baseline engine speed and second lower adjusted engine speed limits may be pre-set. A state of charge threshold may be used to ascertain whether a torque boost is possible. Gear change may be upshift or downshift. Transmission may be manual, resulting in a driver alert, or automatic, causing automatic shift.
Patent GB-2536496-A (GB)
Title: Method of checking the pressure of an aircraft tyre
Inventor: ANDREW BILL
IPC: G01M17/02
Filed: 2015-03-20
Abstract: Sensor 3a, fitted to a wheel of landing gear 2, communicates tyre pressure wirelessly to a hand­held reader device 11, which displays a warning if the pressure is below a reference value. Sensor 3a may also sense inflation gas temperature, and store tyre and aircraft identifiers and reference pressure. Reader 11 may store aircraft identifiers and reference pressures associated with tyre identifiers in memory (22, Fig. 4): an aircraft identifier may be obtained from sensor 3a, from manual input, or via a camera; a tyre identifier may be obtained from sensor 3a. Processor (23, Fig. 4) of reader 11 may adjust pressure for gas and ambient temperatures before comparing to a reference value and displaying on display (21, Fig. 4). Ground crew may use reader 11 with a plurality of tyres of an aircraft, and with a plurality of aircraft which may be of different types.
Patent GB-2537161-A (GB)
Title: Novel material
Inventor: YASUHIRO MORI
IPC: B32B25/08
Filed: 2015-04-10
Abstract: An abrasive sheet 1 comprises a combination of an abrasive material 2 and an abradable polymer composite 3. The abradable polymer composite 3 comprises layers 4, 5 of first and second polymeric composition, the layer 5 of the second polymeric composition is provided with a sensory cue, e.g. a colour. The layer 4 of the first polymeric composition may be abraded on contact with the surface to be abraded. The layer 4 of the first polymeric composition may expose the sensory cue. The polymer of the first polymeric composition may be an elastomer, a rubber, a silicone or a mixture of these and may comprise softeners, fillers, plasticisers, dispersants and/or pigments to achieve the desired level of abradability. The second polymeric composition may be less abradable or harder than the first polymeric composition. The abrasive sheet 1 may be used for a dermabrasion device 6 for the removal of hard skin or calluses.