baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2554427-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for detecting a trailer
Inventor: BHANU PRAKASH PADIRI
IPC: B62D15/02
Filed: 2016-09-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a corresponding device for detecting a trailer (Fig.2, 2), comprising: S1 capturing at least one image (Fig.2, 1) with at least one camera being mounted to a vehicle and having a rearward field of view; S2 displaying the at least one image (Fig.2, 1) to a user on a touch-screen; S3 recognizing a user input (Fig.2, 3) via the touch-screen and S4 detecting at least a portion of the trailer by means of image processing of the at least one image based on the user input. The user may be prompted or requested for an input, in which the user may select a region, area or point of the image, which then becomes a region of interest for image processing. A user input may also be requested if no trailer is detected in the image via an automatic detection method.
Patent GB-2560868-A (GB)
Title: Demarcating system
Inventor: SHAI ABRAMSON
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2016-09-29
Abstract: A demarcating system for indicating the boundary 20 of an area 30 to an object 50 which has a receiver 101 for receiving electromagnetic signals. The system includes a control system 15, a wire loop 20, a signal generator 12, and current sensing circuitry 14. The wire loop can be arranged by a user along a path, so as to indicate the path to the object as part of a boundary of the area. The signal generator is electrically connected to the wire loop in order to apply voltage signals thereto, such signals causing the emission of corresponding electromagnetic boundary indicating signals from the wire loop that may be received by the receiver of the object. The signal generator is under the control of the control system with the voltage signals applied by the signal generator to the wire loop being controlled by the control system. The current sensing circuitry senses current signals present within the wire loop and the processors of the control system analyse such current signals. The processors of the control system are programmed to operate in a calibration mode whereby they: cause the signal generator to apply a series of test voltage waveforms to the wire loop, each of the test voltage waveforms generating a corresponding current waveform within the wire loop: and analyse the series of corresponding current waveforms, as sensed by the current sensing circuitry, so as to determine an operating voltage waveform that, when applied to the wire loop generates a corresponding operating current C\I waveform that is substantially the same shape as a predetermined current waveform.
Patent GB-2541145-A (GB)
Title: Surface cleaning apparatus
Inventor: JASON BOYD THORNE
IPC: A47L9/28
Filed: 2015-05-27
Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed having an upper portion mounted to a surface cleaning head, a portable surface cleaning unit mounted to the upper portion, an above floor cleaning wand removably receivable in the upper portion, and a wand lock having a locked position in which the wand is secured to the upper portion and an unlocked position in which the wand is removable from the upper portion. The upper portion may stabilize the wand when the wand is drivingly connected to the cleaning head. An electrified flexible air flow conduit may electrically connect the surface cleaning head to the cleaning unit.
Patent GB-2541630-A (GB)
Title: Screen printing method
Inventor: WEI YU
IPC: H05K3/12
Filed: 2014-09-29
Abstract: A screen printing method, comprising: providing a substrate to be printed (100); providing a screen (200) comprising a hollow frame (210) and mesh (220), the distance between the frame (210) and the substrate to be printed (100) being a first distance (d1), a coating being spread on the mesh (220) and the periphery of the mesh (220) being fixed to the frame (210), wherein the mesh (200) comprises a first side edge (221) and a second side edge (222) fixed to the frame (210) and arranged opposite one another; providing a scraper (300) which presses the mesh (220) down so that the mesh (220) contacts the substrate to be printed (100), to transfer the coating from the mesh (220) onto the substrate to be printed (100); during printing, the scraper (300) moves from the first side edge (221) of the mesh (220) to the second side edge (222) of the mesh (220), and when the scraper (300) presses the mesh (220) down from the first side edge (221) of the mesh (220) so that the mesh (220) contacts the substrate to be printed (100), and moves to a middle part of the mesh (220) so that the mesh (220) contacts the substrate to be printed (100), the distance between the frame (210) and the substrate to be printed (100) increases from the first distance (d1) to a second distance (d2). This screen printing method can improve printing quality.
Patent GB-2547324-A (GB)
Title: Method and composition
Inventor: PETER HAMMOND
IPC: C05F11/00
Filed: 2017-01-05
Abstract: A method of producing a fertiliser composition, the method comprising: (a) providing partially decomposed organic matter (e.g. cellulose fibres); (b) contacting the organic matter with:(i) an anaerobic digestate;(ii) a source of nitrate ion;(iii) a source of ammonia; and (c) contacting the mixture obtained in step (b) with a source of carbon dioxide. The aim is to reduce waste and to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.
Patent GB-2549620-A (GB)
Title: Sealing sleeve for waterproof garments
Inventor: THOMAS KENNETH HUSSEY
IPC: B63C11/04
Filed: 2017-04-20
Abstract: A waterproof garment comprising a waterproof garment textile 1 defining an opening 4, and a sealing sleeve 40 joined to the opening, the seal comprising a waterproof textile composite in the form of a tube from a first end joined to the garment by a seam to a second end 41 to receive a body part; wherein the textile composite comprises a stretchable textile with a waterproof coating layer applied thereto. Preferably the coating comprises a breathable polyurethane film. Preferably an elastomeric reinforcement 51, 52 is applied to the textile or coating in the form of one or more bands, and further preferably the reinforcement is also provided along the length of the seal (figure 9). The seal might be used at the neck, wrist, or ankle. Also claimed is the sealing sleeve alone. The seal can prevent ingress of water in a dry suit or in a waterproof jacket for sailing etc.
Patent GB-2547825-A (GB)
Title: Scroll Compressor
Inventor: RAITO KAWAMURA
IPC: F04C29/04
Filed: 2014-11-20
Abstract: In the present invention, a second space 71 communicating with a first space 70 via connecting passages 7c, 7d is formed on the outer circumferential side of a first spiral body 1b and a second spiral body 2b, and the winding end portion 1b1 of the first spiral body 1b and the winding end portion 2b1 of the second spiral body 2b respectively form suction ports 40a, 40b for drawing a gas refrigerant from the second space 71 into a compression chamber. In addition, aperture ends 7c1, 7d1 on the second space 71 side of the connecting passages 7c, 7d are arranged at a position at which, with the central axis C1 of the rotary shaft part 6 as the center, the angle θ1 from the suction ports 40a, 40b is greater than 0° but no greater than 180° in the spiral elongation direction of the first spiral body 1b and the second spiral body 2b. In addition, injection ports 202a, 202b that spray a liquid refrigerant toward the suction ports 40a, 40b are provided in the portion of the outer circumferential surface of the second space 71 between the aperture ends 7c1, 7d1 and the suction ports 40a, 40b in the circumferential direction.
Patent GB-2565375-A (GB)
Title: MEMS devices and processes
Inventor: TSJERK HANS HOEKSTRA
IPC: H04R19/04
Filed: 2017-09-05
Abstract: An assembly for a MEMS transducer comprises a substrate 105 and a membrane 201. The membrane is non-planar, having a curved surface or domed region which may define part of a sphere. The transducer may be a microphone and may include a capacitive sensing mechanism. Alternatively it may have an optical sensing mechanism comprising an electromagnetic waveguide 406, a reflector 409, an emitter 407 e.g. LED, laser, VCSEL and a detector e.g. photodiode. The transducer may include a sealed back chamber 405 containing a constant amount of gas having a lower molecular weight than air, or a vacuum. The curved surface of the membrane may be fabricated using a sacrificial material processed into a curved surface using heating or fluidising, or selectively etched using a grey-scale mask.
Patent GB-2553928-A (GB)
Title: System, method and apparatus for automatically filling a coin cassette
Inventor: JOHN R BLAKE
IPC: G07F9/08
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: A self-service coin processing machine 510 includes a controller, a coin processing device 500 preferably able to process a batch of loose coins, one or more coin recycling cassettes SC1-SC4 and a coin receptacle 902. The machine may have a user interface comprising a display device 512. The self-service machine may detect the number of coins within a coin recycling cassette and discharge coins from the coin processing device 500 to the cassette if the number of coins in the cassette is less than a predetermined limit. When the number of coins within the cassette reaches the predetermined limit, further coins may be discharged to a coin receptacle 902. Coins may also be discharged to a cash till receiving area 904. The coin recycling cassette may be removable from the coin processing machine and may be secure. The removable coin cassette may be operable to both receive and dispense coins and the cassette may have a communications device (885, 886, Fig 13) configured to transmit signals providing status information on the removable cassette when it is removed from a self-service machine. The removable coin recycling cassettes may be fitted to a coin packaging machine or a cash till filling machine.
Patent GB-2557397-A (GB)
Title: Expandable liner hanger system and method
Inventor: BRITT O BRADDICK
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2017-09-25
Abstract: A liner hanger seals with casing string 8 having mill scale and supports a liner 98, fig 1E within a well. The liner hanger includes a tubular anchor 48 and a tubular expander 40. The tubular anchor 48 may be positioned in the casing string 8 using an inner mandrel 10, fig 1D. An actuator assembly 6 forcibly moves the tubular expander 40 into the tubular anchor 48, expanding the tubular anchor 48 to grippingly engage the expanded tubular anchor 48 against the casing string 8 and to form a circumferential seal between metal sealing elements 52 on the tubular anchor 48 and the interior wall of the casing string 8. The metal sealing element 52 is oversized to provide rigidity, heat shrunk onto the tubular anchor 48, and abrasively dressed to remove excess material prior to installation of the liner hanger. In a further embodiment a clutch is used to cause rotation or disconnection of a running tool
Patent GB-2567889-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for determining a direction of movement of an object
Inventor: Tuomas Hapola
IPC: G01C21/16
Filed: 2017-10-31
Abstract: A method for determining a direction of movement of an object 2 comprises determining a cyclical motion of a cyclically moving part of the object by recording acceleration data of the part over a plurality of cycles, using an accelerometer (13 fig 6, not shown) or inertial sensor attached to the part. The data is integrated over at least one cycle to determine a tilting of the part relative to a horizontal plane. An external magnetic field is measured using a magnetometer so as to determine an orientation of the cyclically moving part relative to the field. The direction of movement 3, 4, 5 is determined based upon the tilting and orientation of the cyclically moving part. A system and a set of computer instructions are also provided which are capable of carrying out the method.
Patent GB-2573762-A (GB)
Title: Surface protector
Inventor: STEPHEN JOHN PHIPPS
IPC: E04G5/00
Filed: 2018-05-14
Abstract: A right angled scaffolding surface protector comprising two layers, consisting of a mild steel top layer and a nylon bottom packer layer, which prevents damage to a surface by preventing a scaffold clamp screw being pressed directly onto the surface during tightening of a scaffold girder clamp. The surface protector is placed between the surface to be secured to and the scaffold girder clamp, and acts as a packer or spacer. The surface protector also comprises a hole on the upstand which allows a chain to secure it to another part of the scaffold or clamp, to prevent the device from falling if accidentally dropped from height.
Patent GB-2575668-A (GB)
Title: Memory scanning operation in response to common mode fault signal
Inventor: MILOSCH MERIAC
IPC: G06F11/20
Filed: 2018-07-19
Abstract: An apparatus comprising a plurality of redundant processing units 4 performing data processing redundantly in lockstep, common mode fault detection circuitry 6, 22 to detect a potential common mode fault affecting the redundant processing units, a memory 10 shared between the processing units, and memory checking circuitry 30 able to perform a memory scanning operation to scan at least part of the memory for errors. The memory checking circuitry 30 performs the memory scanning operation in response to a fault signal generated by the common mode fault detection circuitry 6, 22 indicating that a potential common mode fault has been detected. The memory checking circuitry may create an error map of erroneous memory locations, and may trigger an error handling response dependent on the number or distribution of error locations. The memory scan may be performed on critical portions of the memory before non-critical areas are scanned. The redundant processors may resume processing before memory scanning is complete, in this case memory access to non-scanned areas may be stalled until they have been checked for errors.
Patent GB-2567742-A (GB)
Title: Water tap or valve assembly and method of use thereof
Inventor: JAMES CASEY
IPC: G05D23/13
Filed: 2017-11-08
Abstract: Water tap (2) or water valve assembly is provided which has biometric recognition means (20) provided on or associated with the same. The biometric recognition means (20) are arranged such that operation of the water tap (2) or water valve assembly and/or operation of one or more functions of the water tap (2) or water valve assembly takes place only upon recognition or a positive match of one or more biometric features of a user.
Patent GB-2568784-A (GB)
Title: Projects within a process control asset management system
Inventor: FRED G MIDDENDORF
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 2018-09-24
Abstract: An asset management system and method used in a process control plant or other control system includes a database that stores asset data for each of a plurality of devices within the plant and a viewing system that accesses the asset data to provide statistical information to a user pertaining to the plant assets. The method comprises: obtaining device state data for the plant assets, storing a set of project data for a plurality of projects 404 including a list of plant assets associated with said projects, determining one or more project metrics using the device data for the assets within the particular project, and presenting said metric to the user on a user interface 400. The system enables a user to use this information to determine the progress of or completion percentage 402 of the entire project, or a health status of the devices.
Patent GB-2586432-A (GB)
Title: A modular container transport and storage system
Inventor: EDWIN FRANCIS TATTAM
IPC: B65D19/16
Filed: 2018-11-21
Abstract: A transport enclosure comprising a pair of rectangular sheets 56 which are folded into three rectangular sections (denoted 56 i, 56 ii, 56 iii, 57 i, 57 ii and 57 iii). The two sheets overlap orthogonally such that sections 56 i and 57 i overlap as do sections 56 iii and 57 iii. Section 56 ii is arranged such that it lies along the support surface the transport enclosure is atop. Section 57 is provided with at least two tabs 59 i which interact with a cover sheet 58. Optionally these tabs may engage with orthogonally arranged tabs extending in the plane of the cover sheet. Preferably the cover sheet may provide an upper support surface allowing a further transport enclosure to be placed atop it. Optionally section 56 may have a further panel 56 iiii that may provide a closure panel to the aperture of the enclosure.
Patent GB-2570781-A (GB)
Title: Caravan or motorhome bed
Inventor: PAUL CUNNINGHAM
IPC: B60P3/38
Filed: 2018-12-12
Abstract: A caravan or motorhome bed 10 (e.g. convertible into a sofa) comprising a base layer 12, a spring layer 14 and a matting layer 16. The base layer may be moulded or fabricated, it may comprise expanded polypropylene or single cast sandwich construction. The base layer may comprise modular moulded portions, having first and second end portions and a central portion, joined by projections receivable into corresponding openings. The base layer may comprise a roller for facilitating reclining and integrally moulded mechanism mounting points. The spring layer may comprise a plurality of injection moulded memory foam cell spring elements. The matting layer may be a cast polyurethane foam cover with frangible areas to assist trimming. A method of manufacturing a caravan or motorhome bed comprising moulding or fabricating a base layer, attaching a spring layer to the base layer, and attaching a matting layer to the spring layer.
Patent GB-2580648-A (GB)
Title: Receiver circuitry, infrastructure equipment and methods
Inventor: Juan Vidal Alegria
IPC: H04B7/0413
Filed: 2019-01-18
Abstract: Receiving data transmitted by a plurality of communications devices comprises receiving at each of a plurality of antennas (302, 304, 306, 308) reference signals transmitted by each of a plurality of communications devices, and processing by each of a plurality of antenna modules (312, 314, 316, 318) the reference signals. The reference signal may be a channel state indicator (CSI). The processing by each of the antenna modules includes estimating for each of the detected reference signals a sample of a radio channel through which the received signals have passed, generating for each of the samples of the radio channel a partial matrix for forming a part of an equalisation matrix for performing zero forcing equalisation of the received signals, and transmitting the partial matrices from each of the antenna modules to a central processing unit 320. The central processing unit detects the data from the received radio signals using an equalisation matrix formed by combining the partial matrices from each of the antenna modules. This partially decentralised approach in a MIMO system reduces interconnection bandwidth limitations for baseband data transfer.
Patent GB-2575137-A (GB)
Title: An image sensor and an image dynamic information processing method
Inventor: JIANGUO MA
IPC: H04N5/374
Filed: 2019-02-04
Abstract: The invention relates to an image dynamic information processing method that allows dynamic target extraction more quickly. It involves converting an optical signal into an analog electrical signal through a photoelectric conversion unit in a pixel then outputting it in a digital form for storage in a memory array according to a preset order. A data operation is started by a digital processing circuit after each update of the signal in the memory array and the operation is performed on a current frame signal and an adjacent previous frame signal to obtain time domain and spatial changes of a target scene.
Patent GB-2568007-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for dispensing an insecticide via unmanned vehicles to defend a crop-containing area against pests
Inventor: Robert L Cantrell
IPC: B64C39/02
Filed: 2017-08-31
Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems of dispensing an insecticide to defend a crop-containing area against crop-damaging pests include an unmanned vehicle having a sensor that detects a crop-damaging pest in the crop-containing area and captures pest detection data, and an insecticide output device including at least one insecticide directed at the pest. The unmanned vehicle transmits the captured pest detection data via the network to the computing device and, in response to receipt of the captured pest detection data via the network from the unmanned vehicle, the computing device accesses an electronic database to determine an identity of the at least one pest. Based on the determined identity of the crop-damaging pest, the computing device transmits a control signal to the unmanned vehicle to cause the insecticide output device of the unmanned vehicle to dispense one or more insecticides specific to the identified crop-damaging pest.
Patent GB-2568435-A (GB)
Title: Multi-process hardening method
Inventor: Matthew W Simone
IPC: C22F1/18
Filed: 2017-09-15
Abstract: Embodiments of multi-process hardened golf club heads and methods of multi-process hardening of golf club heads are generally described herein. Other embodiments and methods may be described and claimed.
Patent GB-2572085-A (GB)
Title: Sliding mode control techniques for steerable systems
Inventor: Umut Zalluhoglu
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2017-12-29
Abstract: A method for directional drilling including defining, by a sliding mode controller, a sliding hypersurface for reducing a trajectory error in one or more error dimensions; determining a current trajectory error between a current trajectory of a directional drilling tool and a reference trajectory for a curved path, the current trajectory error corresponding to a current error position in the one or more error dimensions; calculating a sliding mode vector originating from the current error position and substantially conforming to the sliding hypersurface in the one or more error dimensions; determining a feedback control input for the directional drilling tool based on the sliding mode vector; instructing the directional drilling tool to generate a wellbore path according to the feedback control input; and updating the current trajectory error based on either a change in position or a change in attitude of the directional drilling tool.
Patent GB-2585197-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for obtaining depth data
Inventor: RAJEEV GUPTA
IPC: H04N13/271
Filed: 2019-07-01
Abstract: Obtaining depth information of a scene comprises obtaining at least two colour images of a scene, each corresponding to a different but partially overlapping viewpoint. The camera extrinsics (e.g. position and orientation) and intrinsics (e.g. focal length) associated with the colour images are also obtained. Each colour image is input to a trained machine learning model to generate a representation of that colour image. Corresponding regions of the scene in the representations of the images are then identified based on a similarity between features of the representations generated by the trained machine-learning model. Depth information is obtained for at least some of the scene based on the intrinsics and extrinsics associated with the colour images and the corresponding features identified as corresponding in the feature representations generated by the machine learning model. A system 600 may comprise an input unit 602, a feature extraction unit 604 which may correspond to a convolutional neural network, a feature mapping unit 606 (e.g. forming a disparity map) and a depth analyser 608.