baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2594970-A (GB)
Title: Three-dimensional motion estimation
Inventor: Rami Koujan
IPC: G06T7/269
Filed: 2020-05-13
Abstract: The specification relates to methods and systems for estimating three-dimensional motion flow between two-dimensional images, in particular to estimating the three-dimensional motion flow of an object, such as a face, between two-dimensional images. This specification describes a computer implemented method of estimating a three-dimensional flow of an object between a first two-dimensional image comprising an image of the object in a first configuration and a second two-dimensional image comprising an image of the object in a second configuration, the method comprises inputting the first image two-dimensional, the second image two-dimensional and a two-dimensional representation of an estimated three-dimensional shape of the object into a convolutional neural network and generating, using the convolutional neural network, the three-dimensional flow of the object between the first two-dimensional image and the second two-dimensional image from the first two-dimensional image, the second two-dimensional image and the two-dimensional representation of the estimated three-dimensional shape of the object.
Patent GB-2597708-A (GB)
Title: Vector processing
Inventor: NIGEL JOHN STEPHENS
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2020-07-30
Abstract: Apparatus comprises an instruction decoder to decode processing instructions; one or more first registers; first processing circuitry to execute the decoded processing instructions in a first processing mode in which the first processing circuitry is configured to execute the decoded processing instructions using the one or more first registers; and control circuitry to selectively initiate execution of the decoded processing instructions in a second processing mode in which the decoded processing instructions are selectively executed using one or more second registers; the instruction decoder being configured to decode processing instructions selected from a first instruction set in the first processing mode and processing instructions selected from a second instruction set in the second processing mode, in which one or both of the first and second instruction sets comprises at least one instruction which is unavailable in the other of the first and second instruction sets; the instruction decoder being configured to decode mode change instructions to change between the first processing mode and the second processing mode; and the first processing circuitry being configured to change the current processing mode between the first processing mode and the second processing mode in response to execution of a mode change instruction.
Patent GB-2584375-A (GB)
Title: High density container gripping system and method
Inventor: STEFANO LA ROVERE
IPC: B65G65/00
Filed: 2019-02-01
Abstract: A system and method for automated palletization of totes and cuboid containers includes an end effector having fingers projecting outwardly. The fingers may engage recesses in the totes. Alternatively, actuators on fixed fingers can move gripping surfaces into engagement with the totes or containers. Or actuators on a body of the end effector can move the fingers, which include gripping surfaces.
Patent GB-2600420-A (GB)
Title: System and method for sorting and/or packing items
Inventor: JESSE OPOKU
IPC: G01L1/18
Filed: 2020-10-27
Abstract: An item packing system 100 configured to sort and/or pack items such as fruit and vegetables 132 into item containers 142 comprises a robotic arm 110, at least one end effector 120 for holding and manipulating an item 132 to be sorted and/or packed and which comprises a pressure sensing assembly which may comprise a plurality of contact points on a digit 121, 122, 123. A controller (160 2a) receives sensor signals from the pressure sensing assembly to obtain indications of the magnitude and direction of contact pressure for contact between the end effector 120 and the item 132 held by the end effector and determines whether the end effector 120 is correctly holding the item 132 based on the indications. Also disclosed is an apparatus for sorting items comprising a hopper 104 for receiving items 132, a chute for receiving one item, the chute having a first open end for receiving an item 132 from the hopper 104 and a second open end configured to release the item to a dispenser; wherein the chute comprises a camera and a rotating means such as rollers to rotate the item 132 in the chute in front of the camera to enable the camera to obtain a plurality of different images of the item 132 before the item is released to the dispenser.
Patent GB-2596619-A (GB)
Title: Machine for welding plastic profiled elements
Inventor: ANDREA VACCARI
IPC: E06B3/96
Filed: 2021-01-14
Abstract: A machine for welding plastic profiled elements 5 (such as for PVC window or door frames) comprises:- one supporting base extending along a first direction (X); at least one lateral welding device (3, fig 2) provided with one lateral heating plate (13, fig 2) adapted to heat a main profiled element and a respective lateral profiled element (6, fig 2); at least one intermediate welding device (4, fig 3) provided with an intermediate heating plate (18, fig 3) shaped in a “V” pattern and adapted to heat the main profiled element and a respective transverse profiled element, in which the main profiled element comprises one pair of intermediate areas to be welded 19, contiguous to each other to form a “V”-shaped concavity 20, and the transverse profiled element comprises, at the point where at least one end is located, a pair of transverse areas to be welded, contiguous to each other to form a “V”-shaped convexity substantially complementary to the concavity; and detection means 33 of the concavity for the positioning of the intermediate welding device along the first direction (X) with respect to the concavity. The detection means preferably comprises a light emitter 34, which may be a laser spacer device with means for sensing the distance of a portion of the concavity illuminated by a beam of the light.
Patent GB-2594349-A (GB)
Title: Self-healing polymers
Inventor: Jayram Shivajirao Desai
IPC: C08L81/10
Filed: 2021-02-11
Abstract: Described herein are self-healing polymers comprising a base polymer and at least one healing agent disposed in the base polymer under pressure. The healing agent is held in at least one vessel. In one embodiment, the vessel is a vasculature which is preferably dispersed randomly throughout the base polymer. The healing agent may be placed into the vasculature under vacuum. In other embodiments, the healing agent is held in a plurality of microcapsules. A further embodiment comprises healing agent in both a vasculature and microcapsules. Catalyst may also be included within the base polymer in order to polymerise the healing agent when it is expelled from the vessel. Fluorescent material may also be dispersed throughout the base polymer. In some embodiments, the material is used to create a housing according to NEMA/UL ratings. Methods of making the self-healing polymer by 3D-printing a sacrificial network are also claimed.
Patent GB-2603812-A (GB)
Title: Sunken trampoline apparatus
Inventor: JOEL PAUL
IPC: E04H4/08
Filed: 2021-02-16
Abstract: A sunken trampoline apparatus configured to be located within in a pit comprises at least one movable cover platform; the moveable cover platform is adapted to be located above a trampoline 208 located within a pit and to be moveable between a first closed position extending across the trampoline 208 preventing access thereto, and a second open position in which the moveable cover platform is adapted to lower into the pit and to retract within at least one subterranean recess located on at least one side of the pit in order to provide access to the trampoline. A sunken trampoline apparatus is also disclosed that includes a trampoline having stowed and deployed positions and a cover including moveable cover platforms having a closed position and an open position away from the trampoline. Also disclosed is a cover formed of platforms that slid and hinge to move to the open position.
Patent GB-2591034-A (GB)
Title: Aligning two parts of a tubular assembly
Inventor: MATTHEW BRADLEY STOKES
IPC: F16L15/00
Filed: 2018-10-04
Abstract: A method comprising: providing the first tool piece to be disposed in a wellbore, wherein the first tool piece comprises: a first thread, wherein the first thread is disposed at a first end of the first tool piece; and a second thread, wherein the second thread is disposed at the first end of the first tool piece, and wherein the first thread and the second thread have opposing handedness; disposing an alignment ring on the first tool piece, coupling the first end of the first tool piece to a second end of the second tool piece, wherein the alignment ring is disposed between the first tool piece and the second tool piece; decoupling the first tool piece from the second tool piece; rotating the alignment ring; and coupling the first tool piece to the second tool piece after rotating the alignment ring to produce the tubular assembly.
Patent GB-2606994-A (GB)
Title: Plasma torch assembly and operation
Inventor: ATE WIEKAMP
IPC: H05H1/44
Filed: 2021-04-13
Abstract: A plasma torch assembly 70 comprises a plurality of plasma torch apertures. Each of these plasma torch apertures is adapted to receive a plasma torch 71, 72 and 73. The plasma torch assembly 70 also comprises a working position for operation of the plasma torch. The plasma torch assembly 70 also has means to move each of the plasma torch apertures to the working position. In this way, plasma torches can be swapped in and out of the working position. A method of operating a plasma torch device comprising such a plasma torch assembly is also described.
Patent GB-2601850-A (GB)
Title: Unitary pre-formed fascia spanning at least two sides of an electronic device housing and corresponding methods and devices
Inventor: WILLIAM GROVES
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 2021-05-18
Abstract: An electronic device has a device housing and a unitary pre-formed fascia coupled to, and wrapping around at least two sides of, the device housing. The electronic device can be manufactured by loading a unitary glass fascia to cause at least two surfaces of the unitary glass fascia to separate, positioning a device housing within the unitary glass fascia while the unitary glass fascia is loaded, and unloading the unitary glass fascia to cause the at least two surfaces of the unitary glass fascia to narrow, thereby causing the unitary glass fascia to span at least two sides of the device housing.
Patent GB-2598678-A (GB)
Title: Detection method and apparatus, and mobile robot and storage medium
Inventor: YIHAO WU
IPC: G01S17/931
Filed: 2020-04-08
Abstract: A detection method and apparatus, and a mobile robot and a storage medium. The detection method comprises: a mobile robot detects a regional environment by means of a detection sensor to obtain a first regional environment map; determine a target detection point based on the first regional environment map, and generate a first detection path based on the target detection point; in the process of moving according to the first detection path, the mobile robot detects the regional environment by means of the detection sensor to obtain a second regional environment map; when detecting that the detection path executed by the mobile robot ends, the mobile robot takes the end point of the first detection path as the start point of a second detection path, generates the second detection path based on the second regional environment map, and determines a third regional environment map according to the second detection path; circularly execute the operation of determining the regional environment maps until the mobile robot detects that the whole regional environment map is completely drawn. The detection method reduces the time spent for mapping of the mobile robot, and the working efficiency is improved.
Patent GB-2597632-A (GB)
Title: RGBD sensor and IMU sensor-based positioning method
Inventor: YU LIU
IPC: G06T7/73
Filed: 2021-03-10
Abstract: An RGBD sensor and IMU sensor-based positioning method, which is characterized in that: firstly, a mobile robot carries an RGBD sensor and an IMU sensor to collect data; then, a visual SLAM algorithm is used to initialize data of the RGBD sensor so as to obtain pose information thereof, at the same time data of the IMU sensor is pre-integrated, and the mobile robot is initialized to acquire initial state information thereof; tracking of the pose information, speed, and IMU sensor bias of the mobile robot is optimized on the basis of a re-projection error; meanwhile, a sliding window-based nonlinear optimization algorithm is used to optimize pose information and a map in real time; and loopback detection is added to avoid a situation of zero bias occurring.
Patent GB-2613338-A (GB)
Title: Thermal interface arrangement
Inventor: HENRYK ROGUSZCZAK
IPC: B01L7/00
Filed: 2021-11-24
Abstract: A heater system 10, ideally for heating a test cartridge, comprises a thermal interface arrangement and a heater arrangement. The thermal interface comprises a support structure 14 and an interface assembly comprising interface member 12 arranged to for establishing a thermal interface with a test cartridge (20; fig 4) to be heated and at least one flexible biasing member 18. The interface member comprises an interface plate 16 with a thermally conductive layer that is supported by a rigid substrate layer wherein the thermally conductive layer covers at least the majority of the rigid substrate layer. The at least one flexible biasing member 18 connects the support structure and the interface plate such that in use the biasing member forces the interface plate away from the support structure and into contact with the cartridge. The biasing member comprises thermally insulating material so that the biasing member is configured to resist heat transfer away from the interface plate. The heater arrangement ideally comprises a light source 22, such as a light emitting diode (LED) that directs radiation towards the interface plate. Ideally, the support structure is a printed circuit board (PCB).
Patent GB-2605504-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to management of a disaster condition in a telecommunication network
Inventor: MAHMOUD WATFA
IPC: H04W60/00
Filed: 2022-02-15
Abstract: A method of managing a User Equipment (UE) such that, during a disaster condition, it is only provided with service in an area which overlaps with the area of a DC in the Fifth Generation System (5GS) of an affected Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) by confining the UE’s service to 5GS. The method comprises, when registering with the network for a disaster roaming service, either (a) the UE indicating ‘S1 mode not supported’ in the 5G mobility management (5GMM) capability information element (IE) of a REGISTRATION REQUEST MESSAGE, or (b) the UE indicating support for S1 mode and the network operable to prevent a handover to S1 mode. The UE may disable S1 mode. The UE may re-enable S1 mode if the UE needs to place an emergency service or call or if the UE needs to perform emergency services fallback. Also provided is an apparatus arranged to perform the method.
Patent GB-2606262-A (GB)
Title: Composite items of footwear and handwear
Inventor: QIAN XU
IPC: A41D31/102
Filed: 2022-02-18
Abstract: An item of hand or footwear having a main body with an inner layer 16, an outer layer 18 and a waterproof intermediate layer 20; the main body having an opening defined by a cuff, the cuff comprising end regions of the inner and intermediate layers, and a cuff inner portion 32 of the outer layer extending beyond the end regions of the other two layers, further comprising a band 34 fixed to said cuff inner portion of the outer layer, where the cuff band 34 is fixed to outer layer at distance d1 from the opening, which is greater than the distance d2 between where the cuff band is fixed to the cuff inner portion 32 and the opening (figure 3). The arrangement allows for a waterproof sock or glove to prevent the ingress of water through the opening.
Patent GB-2606444-A (GB)
Title: Spar platform for a floating offshore wind turbine
Inventor: BJØRN SKAARE
IPC: F03D13/25
Filed: 2021-10-22
Abstract: A floating spar platform 7 for supporting an offshore wind turbine comprises at least one first ballast tank 15 for holding adjustable ballast and at least one second ballast tank 16 for holding adjustable ballast. The second ballast tank 16 is arranged vertically higher than the first ballast tank 15, allowing a vertical distance between the bottom of the spar platform 7 and the centre of centre of gravity 31 of the spar platform 7 to be controlled by adjusting the amount of ballast held within the first and/or second ballast tanks 15, 16. This provides for control over the resonant response of the floating spar platform 7. During installation of a wind turbine on the floating spar platform 7, ballast associated with the spar platform may be adjusted in order to increase the vertical distance between the bottom of the spar platform 7 and the centre of gravity 31 of the spar platform 7, which reduces wave-induced resonant motions of the spar platform 7.
Patent GB-2616628-A (GB)
Title: Graphics processing
Inventor: WEI SHAO
IPC: G06T15/80
Filed: 2022-03-15
Abstract: When performing tile-based graphics processing, a first vertex shading operation 22 to generate at least vertex shaded position data for vertices is performed, and the vertex shaded position data is used to prepare primitive lists 24 indicating which primitives should be rendered for respective rendering tiles. Not all vertex attributes are generated in the first operation. The generated vertex shaded position data may be stored. Then, when processing a tile, a second vertex shading operation 29 is performed for vertices of primitives for the tile for which fragments have been generated by a rasteriser 27 prior to rendering 28 the graphics fragments, to generate vertex shaded non-position attribute data for the vertices (e.g. colour, light, normal, texture values, also known as “varyings”), based on the results of early depth testing 27 before the fragments are rendered. The amount of redundant non-position attribute vertex shading that is performed in a tile-based graphics processing system can therefore be reduced.
Patent GB-2613262-A (GB)
Title: Signal element coding format compatibility within a hierarchical coding scheme using multiple resolutions
Inventor: SIMONE FERRARA
IPC: H04N21/2343
Filed: 2019-10-09
Abstract: Encoding (and/or corresponding decoding) a signal, comprises receiving first (900) and second (960) signals comprising common content versions, the first and second signals using first and second coding formats (e.g. colour spaces, gamuts, SDR/HDR, bit depths, quality) respectively. First encoder (903) encodes the first signal to generate a first encoded signal (910) and the first encoded signal is decoded (904) to generate a first decoded signal. The first decoded signal is processed by converting from first to second coding format and upsampling to produce a processed signal. Second encoder (950) processes the processed signal and the second signal to generate a second encoded signal (970). Encoding the first signal comprises encoding a first sub-stream in the first coding format by processing the first signal with a first sub-stream encoder (903), decoding (904) the first sub-stream to produce a decoded first sub-stream, and encoding a second sub-stream in the first coding format by processing the first signal and a signal derived from the decoded first sub-stream with a second sub-stream encoder (907). Decoding the first encoded signal comprises combined decoding of the first and second sub-streams to produce the first decoded signal. First and second encoded signals may comprise residual data.
Patent GB-2618885-A (GB)
Title: Window blind
Inventor: SHUI-DONG WEI
IPC: E06B9/326
Filed: 2023-03-13
Abstract: A window blind with a slat limiting member passing through a hole in each slat. A window blind 100, wherein each ladder tape 40 thereof includes two longitudinal cords 41, 42, plural bearers 43, 43b and plural limiting members 6, 6a, 6b. The longitudinal cords each have an end connected to a deflecting mechanism 3 disposed on an upper rail 1. The bearers 43, 43b are disposed between the two longitudinal cords for respectively supporting slats 5. The limiting members 6, 6a, 6b include first and second limiting members 6a, 6b. The first limiting member 6a has an end E1 disposed on one of the longitudinal cords and includes a first slat-through portion 61a located between two ends thereof passing through a first through-hole 51a of a first slat 5. A first linking loop 61a’ is formed after the first slat-through portion 61a passes through the first through-hole 51a. Second limiting member 6b passes through first linking loop 61a’ to keep the first through-hole threaded through by one of the first limiting member and the second limiting member.
Patent GB-2614844-A (GB)
Title: System and method for conditioning syngas and capturing carbon dioxide from conditioned syngas for production of power, chemicals, and other value added
Inventor: ATANU MUKHERJEE
IPC: C10K3/04
Filed: 2021-09-23
Abstract: An automatic control system (ACS) for capturing and utilizing carbon dioxide (CO2) of one or more gases from one or more plants may receive, from one or more sensors, one or more parameters of at least one gas of one or more gases through a system gas flow inlet channel, a first volumetric flow rate of the one or more gases through a plug flow reactor (PFR), a second volumetric flow rate of the one or more gases through a bypass channel that bypasses the PFR, the CO2 flowing into the CO2 capture unit, or the syngas flowing into the CO2 capture unit. The ACS may also command one or more flow controllers to modulate at least one of the first volumetric flow rate of the one or more gases through PFR or the second volumetric flow rate of the one or more gases through the bypass channel based on the one or more parameters.
Patent GR-910100052-A (GR)
Inventor: ACEVEDO ALFREDO
IPC: B65B25/04
Filed: 1991-02-04
Abstract: Η συσκευή (ο μηχανισμός) για την συσκευασία στενά διατεταγμένων αντικειμένων εντός δοχείου (διάταξης υποδοχής) περιλαμβάνει δύσκαμπτη χοάνη έχουσα εσωτερικώς επικλινή τοιχώματα και προς τα κάτω προβάλλον εύκαμπτο περίζωμα μέσο προσηρτημένο επί της χοάνης.  Το εύκαμπτο περίζωμα περιλαμβάνει πλήθος εύκαμπτων επιπέδων τομέων, που προβάλλουν προς τα κάτω εντός του δοχείου. Η χοάνη και το περίζωμα καταβιβάζονται εντός κενού δοχείου, τα αντικείμενα συσκευάζονται, η δε χοάνη και το περίζωμα ανυψώνονται εκτός θέσης.  Το περίζωμα μέσο αποφεύγει την επαφή μεταξύ των αντικειμένων και των τοιχωμάτων του δοχείου, καθώς το δοχείο συσκευάζεται, έτσι δε μειώνεται το δυναμικό ζημίας των αντικειμένων. Η συσκευή περιλαμβάνει διακόπτη, που αναστέλλει την προς τα κάτω κίνηση της χοάνης και του περιζώματος, όταν η ακμή πυθμένος του περιζώματος περιέλθει παραπλεύρως του πυθμένος του δοχείου. ω
Patent GT-198301051-A (GT)
Title: Filtros de humo que se usan con articulos de fumar
IPC: A24D3/04
Filed: 1983-01-31
Abstract: SE REFIERE A UN FILTRO DE HUMO QUE COMPRENDE UN TAPON DE MA TERIAL DE FILTRACION A MODO DE BARRA Y QUE TIENE POR LO ME NOS UN CONDUCTO DE FLUJO DE AIRE QUE SE EXTIENDE A LO LARGO DEL TAPON ENTRE UN PRIMER EXTREMO DEL CONDUCTO QUE DESEMBOCAEN EL EXTREMO DE LA BOCA DEL TAPON Y UN SEGUNDO EXTREMO A BIERTO EN EL PERIMETRO DEL TAPON Y MEDIOS DE ENVOLTURA QUE ENVUELVEN EL TAPON Y PERMITEN LA INTRODUCCION DE UNA PRIMERACORRIENTE DE AIRE ATMOSFERICO EN EL CONDUCTO DE FLUJO DE AI RE EN UN LUGAR SEPARADO DEL PRIMER EXTREMO Y QUE PERMITEN LAINTRODUCCION DE UNA SEGUNDA CORRIENTE DE AIRE ATMOSFERICO...