baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2473082-A (GB)
Title: Trellis with spacers
Inventor: PERRY RICHARD
IPC: A01G9/12
Filed: 2010-04-22
Abstract: A trellis comprises a generally elongated main body formed from a mesh, grill or apertured sheet material. The trellis incorporates at least one spacer flange17positioned on the underside of the trellis for the purpose of creating a gap, wedge or bump stop between the main body and the surface of an object (such as fence, wall or post) to which the trellis is to be attached. The spacer17may have an aperture, hole or cut-out area within its interior to allow plants to pass through the spacer. The trellis may incorporate at least one leg20that may have a hole or aperture16for receiving a fastening device15such as a screw or nail. The leg20may have a foot and the hole may be positioned in the foot, the foot may be bent inwards towards the underside of the main body. The leg may be adjustable to increase or decrease distance between the body and the surface of the object to allow plants to grow up both sides of the main body. The leg may also be pivotable.
Patent GB-2468096-A (GB)
Title: System and method for capital budgeting
Inventor: DUFRESNE RAYMOND
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2008-12-08
Abstract: A system for generating a capital budgeting plan taking into consideration specific real property information and an objective List of Rules selected by a user(s) against which all projects are compared. The system generates a Ranked List of requirements based on the real property information and the List of Rules. The Ranked List is based on the objective criteria selected by the user to provide a transparent and defensible capital budget plan.
Patent GB-2471763-A (GB)
Title: Process for the production of an alcoholic beverage using caviar
Inventor: FRANCO RENZO
IPC: C12G3/00
Filed: 2010-07-02
Abstract: A process is disclosed for the production of an alcoholic beverage comprising the steps of maceration of an alcoholic solution with caviar for a predetermined period of time, dilution of said macerated alcoholic solution with water, distillation of said macerated alcoholic solution previously diluted with water in order to obtain an alcoholic distillate containing the essential oil droplets of the caviar. Alcoholic beverages produced by the process are also claimed. The alcoholic beverage may be caviar flavoured vodka.
Patent GB-2482861-A (GB)
Title: Assembly for use as a pump or motor
Inventor: SIMPSON ALASTAIR
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2010-07-30
Abstract: An assembly with a stator 4 and a rotor 3, each arranged with plural vanes 5, 6 creating channels 7, 8 between them, arranged in opposing thread or rotational directions, preferably the vanes are arranged helically. The vanes are arranged to provide a radial gap (27, fig 6) between the stator 4 and rotor 3 greater than 0.254mm. The stator and rotor co-operate to provide a pump when the rotor is powered to rotate or a motor where fluid is passed through the assembly to turn the rotor. A fluid seal is created across the radial gap when in use. The radial gap may increase or decrease along the assembly. The assembly may be used in multistage pumping or motor systems (fig 10 to 12) where two or more assemblies are used in either the pump or motor arrangement.
Patent GB-2482870-A (GB)
Title: Ramp
Inventor: PETERS ANDREW
IPC: E04F11/00
Filed: 2010-08-16
Abstract: A ramp 10 comprises a user support element 12, an edge element 14 at an edge of the user support element 12 and an adjustable ramp support. A support connector 58 may be slidably engagable with the edge element 14, and hold an elongate upright handrail support 44, and an adjustable elongate depending ramp 10 support coaxially. Alternatively the height adjustable ramp support may include a foot 86, 70 and two arms 88 pivotably engaged with the foot 86, 70. Each arm 88 may have a slider 90 pivotably engaged remote from the foot 86, 70, and each slider 90 is slidably engagable with the edge element 14 for lengthwise adjustment of the ramp support along the edge element 14 and for slidable adjustment relative to each other so as to set a distance between the edge element 14 and the foot 86, 70. Each slider 90 is fixedly holdable in place. Alternatively each arm 88 has a part-spherical pivot element 98 at a foot end thereof, each pivot element 98 is abuttable with the other pivot element 98 to provide a part-spherical head element 76. The foot 86, 70 includes a cup 78 having a part-spherical bearing surface 82 which is complimentarily shaped to captively engage the part-spherical head element 76, whereby the pivot elements 98 can independently pivot relative to each other and the foot 86 70 can pivot independently of the pivot elements 98 in at least the plane of the arms 88 and laterally of the arms 88.
Patent GB-2483934-A (GB)
Title: Botanical extracts obtained by subcritical water extraction
Inventor: WHEATLEY GARY WILLIAM
IPC: A61K36/38
Filed: 2010-09-27
Abstract: Subcritical water extraction may be applied to botanical material (Baikal skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis), St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), red clover (Trifolium pratense), Sophora flavescens, hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), black cohosh (Cimicifuga species, especially varieties dahurica and racemosa), Paeonia species (especially varieties lactiflora and suffructicosa) or any closely related species) to give materials for use as anti-inflammatory agents and as agents for controlling the activity of matrix metalloproteinases typified by elastase and collagenase. The sub-critical water extraction may preferably be conducted at 150-200Â°C and/or at 70-85 bar. The extract may be incorporated into a topical formulation which may be suitable for reducing inflammation of the skin or for reducing the appearance of skin aging by reducing the activity of the proteolytic enzymes elastase and collagenase; it may be used as an adjunctive in the treatment of skin cancer.
Patent GB-2484500-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for replacing an overhead conductor
Inventor: ARNOLD IAN
IPC: H02G1/02
Filed: 2010-10-13
Abstract: A roller assembly used for replacing an old conductor with a new conductor between a pair of towers comprises; an upper flanged roller 2, a lower flanged roller 3 and an emergency recovery roller 10 (e.g. flanged roller or sheave). The upper and lower flanged rollers 2, 3 form a first cavity 4, defined by the flanges, in which a conductor 1 can be captured. The emergency recovery roller 10 forms a second cavity 15 with the lower roller 3 in which an emergency recovery rope 12 (e.g. aromatic polyamide fibre) can be captured. The lower roller 3 is pivotable about the upper roller 2 (e.g. upon tensioning of the emergency recovery rope 12) between a first position, where the first and second cavities 4, 15 are separated by the lower roller 3, and a second position, where the first and second cavities 4, 15 are no longer separated by the lower roller 3. The emergency recovery rope 12 enables the roller assembly to be recovered in the event of conductor 1 failure/breakage.
Patent GB-2484526-A (GB)
Title: Rectenna array for solar energy conversion
Inventor: HUANG YI
IPC: H01L31/0352
Filed: 2010-10-14
Abstract: The rectenna array consists of inter-connected rectenna elements in a grid and each element is formed by a circular patch antenna and a rectifier operating from 215 to 750 THz, which covers the visible light and far-infrared frequencies of the solar spectrum. The rectenna array is of cross-polarisation and broad unidirectional radiation pattern which improves the energy conversion efficiency. The rectenna array is of planar structure and made of metals and dielectrics rather than expensive semiconductor based materials. The described photovoltaic technology is scalable and low-cost.
Patent GB-2485774-A (GB)
Title: Processor instruction to extract a bit field from one operand and insert it into another with an option to sign or zero extend the field
Inventor: SEAL DAVID JAMES
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2010-11-23
Abstract: A processor has an instruction to extract bits from a first operand and insert them into a second operand. The bit width, source bit position and destination bit position are specified in the instruction. The instruction also specifies whether the bits in the second operand, which are more significant than the inserted bit field, are left unchanged, set to zero or set to the sign bit of the bit field. The instruction may also specify whether the bits in the second operand, which are less significant than the inserted bit field, are set to zero or left unchanged. The instruction may use a control value with a first portion, which indicates a data size, and a second portion which indicates a control parameter. The data size is selected from a number of predetermined data sizes. The number of bits in the control parameter varies depending on the data size.
Patent GB-2479243-A (GB)
Title: Magnetron
Inventor: REYNOLDS ALAN
IPC: H01J1/18
Filed: 2011-03-23
Abstract: A cathode of a magnetron having a radial extension to accommodate the cathode terminals 6, 7, is supported on much shorter cathode support arms 3, 4 than hitherto, since those arms are mounted in an end wall 18 of the radial extension which is positioned nearer to the cathode end of the radial extension than to the other end. This shifts any vibrations to a higher frequency band, which is less liable to be excited in the event the magnetron is moved rapidly as in a linac used for radiotherapy purposes.
Patent GB-2490127-A (GB)
Title: Aerofoil assembly
Inventor: MCMILLAN ALISON JANE
IPC: F01D5/14
Filed: 2011-04-19
Abstract: An aerofoil assembly comprises a plurality of aerofoils 44 carried on a carrier 42, each aerofoil comprising composite material or metal. The structural composition of a first aerofoil may differ from that of a second aerofoil such that the aerofoils have a different local density, stiffness or stiffness orientation. A composite material of the first aerofoil may have a stack of plies in differing orientations to a stack of plies of a composite material of the second aerofoil. The composite material may have a natural frequency response which varies depending on an amplitude of vibration. A plurality of sensors may monitor local vibration at different positions in the aerofoil, and a plurality of actuators may change the material characteristics in accordance with the vibrations detected. The aerofoil assembly may be a bladed rotor assembly, such as a fan assembly of a turbofan gas turbine engine.
Patent GB-2481880-A (GB)
Title: A front lower control arm assembly for a vehicle suspension and a ball joint therefor
Inventor: HOPSON STEVEN C
IPC: B60G7/00
Filed: 2011-05-05
Abstract: A front lower control arm assembly includes a front lower control arm 14 and a bushing 100 attached to the arm 14. The bushing 100 has a first central axis Y. A ball joint 10 is also attached to the arm 14. The ball joint 10 has a second central axis X oriented substantially perpendicularly to a plane including the first central axis Y. The ball joint 10 comprises: a mounting portion 50 defining an opening therein; a central portion 60 within the opening; an elastomeric portion 52 interposed between the mounting portion 50 and the central portion 60 to secure the central portion 60 within the opening; and at least one void 56a, 56b formed in the elastomeric portion 52.
Patent GB-2491823-A (GB)
Title: Redundant downhole sensor system with voltage controlled switching
Inventor: SHANKS DAVID SIRDA
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2011-06-09
Abstract: A redundant sensor system monitoring an electric submersible pump in a wellbore includes a plurality of sensors 9 located downhole, a single power cable 7 to the surface and a voltage detector switch 52 for switching power between the sensors. A power supply 40 at the surface selectively produces a plurality of DC voltages under control of a voltage selector switch 42. Voltage detector switch 52 detects the applied voltage and switches on the appropriate sensor 9. If the sensor fails, voltage selector 42 changes the power supply voltage to a different level. This is detected by voltage detector switch 52 which switches off the failed sensor and switches on the redundant sensor. The two sensors may be identical. High voltage testing can also be performed without damage to the sensors because voltage detector switch 52 only switches on the sensors in response to the low voltages produced by supply 40.
Patent GB-2492108-A (GB)
Title: An automatically deployed collapsible satellite dish and method of use
Inventor: GEEN DAVID
IPC: H01Q1/08
Filed: 2011-06-24
Abstract: A collapsible satellite dish movable between storage and in-use positions by the unfolding of its component segments 4a-i manually or by a driving means 10b, which may be an electric motor, connected thereto. The driving means 10b may also be detachable and may, for example, be a known power tool. The antenna may also be returned to the storage position by a reverse operation of the driver 10b. The sectors 4a-i may deploy in sequence, starting with that which has furthest to travel 4a, which is mechanically connected to and therefore causes the deployment of the other segments 4b-i, and each sector may be provided with a sleeve connecting it to the central hub 12, and a guide means. Means can be provided to align the reflector to a known satellite, and all movement may be operated remotely. The automatic driving feature is intended to enable rapid deployment in remote locations.
Patent GB-2478688-A (GB)
Title: Wear and friction control of metal rope and sheave interfaces
Inventor: NARDI AARON T
IPC: B66B15/04
Filed: 2008-12-23
Abstract: A coated sheave (24) for use in an elevator system in having at least one rope (22) and sheave combination, where the sheave has a predetermined shape and size for engagement with at least one rope in the elevator system. A coating (27) on the sheave has a wear coefficient of at least 80 % less than the wear coefficient of the sheave without the coating.
Patent GB-2493946-A (GB)
Title: Crane monitoring system
Inventor: DUNPHY JAMES FRASER
IPC: B63B27/00
Filed: 2011-08-24
Abstract: A monitoring system comprises means 1 for measuring acceleration at the end 8 of a crane jib 2, sensors 1, 3 and 4, CPU and display unit. It provides information on the display or human machine interface regarding the safe working load of the crane mounted on board a ship by taking into account the measured acceleration and derating from the maximum static safe working load. Acceleration information may also be displayed. The means for measuring acceleration may be at least one single axis accelerometer 1 attached to the jib by being loosely attached to the crane line 6 or a hoist upper limit switch of the crane or a gimbal assembly mounted on the jib end 8. The accelerometer 1 may be maintained in a vertical plane by a stabilising mechanism 7. Alternatively a multi axis accelerometer may be used. The safe working load may be calculated in a CPU of a PC based system by calculating the vertical acceleration at the end of the jib and then calculating the safe working load based on the maximum static safe working load of the crane derated by the measured acceleration and a calculated derating factor. Other sensors 3, 4 may be provided to sense the angle of the jib from the horizontal, the extension of a crane boom, the angle of the crane relative to the ship     centreline and heave, pitch and/or roll of the ship. Acceleration data may be logged and used to predict acceleration of the jib end and hence safe working load.
Patent GB-2494668-A (GB)
Title: Stove with liquid spray collecting smoke particles
Inventor: HUGHES GLYN
IPC: F24B1/02
Filed: 2011-09-15
Abstract: A solid-fuel stove has a combustion chamber 1 from which smoke is discharged into a tube 3 down which liquid (e.g. water) is sprayed from a nozzle 4 into a tank chamber 8. The smoke particles form a scum which is discharged from the chamber 8 by a liquid jet 10 to waste 12. Remaining gaseous products leave chamber 8 at outlet 14. A pump 5 provides liquid for the nozzle 4 and liquid jet 10. The stove does not require a chimney by separating and collecting waste smoke content.
Patent GB-2494707-A (GB)
Title: Processing and displaying stereoscopic image in which left and right images have different effective temporal positions
Inventor: BICKERSTAFF IAN
IPC: H04N13/00
Filed: 2011-09-19
Abstract: A method and apparatus of processing and displaying successive stereoscopic image pairs in which the left image and the right image of each stereoscopic image pair are displayed for different respective portions of an image period and the effective temporal position or effective capture time of the left image of the pair is different to the effective temporal position of the right image of the pair. The different effective temporal position of the images in the pair can be achieved by capturing the left eye image at a different time to the corresponding right eye image or by capturing the two images of the pair at the same time and then processing at least one of the image sequences so that they have different effective temporal positions. The processing may involve interpolating (i.e. motion compensated interpolation) one or both of the images in the image pair.
Patent GB-2486563-A (GB)
Title: Suction nozzle with shuttling plate
Inventor: KREBS ALAN J
IPC: A47L9/02
Filed: 2011-12-14
Abstract: A suction nozzle assembly comprises a housing 12 with a suction inlet 19 adapted to be interconnected with a suction source. The housing 12 includes a fixed plate 18 mounted to an underside of the housing which has at least one inlet opening 19 fluidly interconnected with a working air conduit. A shuttling plate 52 with at least one first nozzle inlet 74 and at least one second nozzle inlet 76 is mounted to an underside of the fixed plate 18 for movement between a first position wherein the shuttling plate at least one first nozzle inlet 74 is in fluid register with the fixed plate at least one inlet opening 19 and a second position wherein the shuttling plate at least one second nozzle inlet 76 is in fluid register with the fixed plate at least one suction opening 19. The shuttling plate 52 further comprises on an underside thereof debris guides 78 that are configured to guide debris into the at least one first suction nozzle inlet 74 when the shuttling plate 52 is in the first position and to guide debris into the at least one second nozzle inlet 76 when the shuttling plate 52 is in the second position. The shuttling plate may be slidably attached to the fixed plate so that it slides during forward and backwards movement of the nozzle.
Patent GB-2498982-A (GB)
Title: Encoding or Decoding an Image Composed of a Plurality of Colour Components
Inventor: GISQUET CHRISTOPHE
IPC: H04N7/26
Filed: 2012-02-01
Abstract: An image composed of colour components or channels (e.g. luma and chroma components), each component being composed of one or more colour component portions is encoded/decoded. Information relating to the usability of one or more cross channel prediction methods (S102) in which a portion is dependent on a portion of a different component for encoding is determined or received (e.g. receiving a syntax bit flag at the decoder), for example determining that the current processing load is excessive, decoder delay is too great or a profile limitation exists or decoder capabilities are insufficient. If the method(s) are unusable, a first set of usable methods are provided (S103) which excludes the cross channel prediction method(s) and includes as a replacement at least one intra channel prediction method in which the portion is dependent on another portion of the same component for encoding (S103). If however it is determined that the cross channel prediction method(s) are usable, a second set of usable prediction methods are provided (S104) including the cross channel prediction method(s) to select a prediction method for encoding the portion (S105). Coding/decoding can thus be adapted to network or processing conditions.
Patent GB-2499009-A (GB)
Title: Tear opening means for a paperboard container
Inventor: MOORE SAMANTHA
IPC: B65D5/06
Filed: 2012-02-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a means for opening a container, said container being particularly, but not exclusively, for receiving a food product. The container includes opening means 11, said opening means 11 comprising a tab 12, and said tab 12 is bonded to a first flange 8 of said container. The tab 12 of the opening means 11 includes a line of weakness 13 which abuts an edge on said first container flange 8 such that, in use, opening of said container is achieved by initiating a tear in the tab 12 of the opening means 11 along the line of weakness.
Patent GB-2484873-A (GB)
Title: Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells
Inventor: XU JEAN
IPC: A61K35/39
Filed: 2010-07-19
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for lowering blood glucose levels in an animal by transplanting a population of pancreatic endocrine precursor cells into an animal.
Patent GB-2500046-A (GB)
Title: Storage device suitable for memory stick
Inventor: CRAWFORD KEITH
IPC: A45C11/00
Filed: 2012-03-08
Abstract: Apparatus 10 is particularly suitable for storing a USB memory stick 12. It comprises a body 14 defining a recess 16. The recess 16 has a first portion (20, fig.3) for housing the USB memory stick 12 in a first position, and a second portion (22, fig.3) for housing the USB memory stick 12 in a second position (transverse to the first position). The first and second portions (20, 22, fig.3) are interlinked such that the USB memory stick 12 is rotatable within the recess 16 about a central axis 30 between the first and second positions. The apparatus 10 further comprises a cover member 40 having a slot-like aperture 42 which is registered with the first portion (20, fig.3) of the recess 16. The slot-like aperture 42 is configured to allow the USB memory stick 12 to be inserted into/removed from the first portion (20, fig.3) of the recess 16, but to prevent removal of the USB memory stick 12 from the second portion (22, fig.3) of the recess 16 when housed in the second position.
Patent GB-2500230-A (GB)
Title: Scheduling transmission of sensor data
Inventor: PANTELIDOU ANNA
IPC: H04W72/12
Filed: 2012-03-14
Abstract: Scheduling wireless transmission of sensor data to minimise contention and also to reduce energy consumption, particularly for industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications where a large number of sensors may be taking measurements and forwarding data to a single access point (AP) on a regular basis. Each of N sensor stations takes measurements at set intervals (ti the traffic period for station i) and obtains a consistent amount of sensor data. Stations transmit their sensor data over time slots (of duration T); in a preferred embodiment this time slot is the same length for each station, but alternatively it could differ between stations. At the commencement of a first transmission round each station may have sensor data available for transmission, and each station may then transmit its data in consecutive time slots. For subsequent transmission rounds there will only be transmission from those stations having data available in their buffers for transmission. The length of the transmission rounds will thus vary, being different numbers of time slots, depending on how many stations have data to transmit in each round.