baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2563814-A (GB)
Title: Filter element testing
Inventor: HANS GUNTER ALEXANDER WALTL
IPC: G01N21/954
Filed: 2017-04-20
Abstract: A method of testing a tubular filter or filter element, includes supplying light to a lumen of the filter or filter element such as a filter for air/oil separation having a molded coalescing layer of borosilicate glass microfibers. Light distribution from an external cylindrical surface of the filter or filter element is observed and depending on the observation of regions of anomalous light emission from the external cylindrical surface the filter or filter element is accepted or rejected. A further disclosed invention is directed to an alternative method of testing a tubular filter or filter element where heat is supplied to a lumen of the filter or filter element and the distribution of heat from an external cylindrical surface of the filter or filter element is observed. The method enables identification of filter defects thus reducing failures being passed into the manufacturing process and supplied to marketplace.
Patent GB-2562268-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for moving at least one valve for a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine
Inventor: THOMAS RICHARD JOHNSON
IPC: F02D13/02
Filed: 2017-05-10
Abstract: An apparatus 7 for moving a valve(s) 27a for a combustion chamber 5 of an internal combustion engine (3, figure 1) comprises a first piston 23a within a first chamber 25a, configured to actuate the valve, wherein the first piston is arranged to be actuated by a hydraulic control system 21. A second piston 23b within a second chamber 25b, configured to not actuate any valve for any combustion chamber, is arranged to be actuated by the hydraulic control system to move within the second chamber and a resilient means 29b is arranged to resist actuation of the second piston. An adjustment means 30b arranged to control the resistance of the resilient means. The adjustment means may alter a preload applied to the resilient means and / or comprise a mechanical spring and / or enable more than two levels of adjustment. This preferably is a rotary element having a screw thread which may be adjusted by means of electronic control. An internal combustion engine, a valve train, a vehicle, a system and a method of operation are also claimed.
Patent GB-2564713-A (GB)
Title: Driver Circuit
Inventor: KEVIN ALAN LAMB
IPC: H02J1/00
Filed: 2017-07-21
Abstract: A driver circuit provides improved efficiency of capacitive loads, such as piezoelectric inkjet print heads. The driver circuit comprises: a charge inductor and a discharge inductor L1; a switching array comprising a plurality of switches M1-M4; and a load switch 22 coupled between a first terminal 26 of the charge inductor and the load output 28. The switching array in a first mode couples a second terminal 25 of the charge inductor L1 to the supply input 24 and the first terminal 26 of the charge inductor L1 to ground 27 to load a flux on the charge inductor L1. In a second mode it decouples the first terminal 26 of the charge inductor L1 from ground 27 so that, when the load switch 22 is closed, flux can flow from the inductor L1 to the load output 28. In a third mode it couples the discharge inductor L1 between the load output 28 and ground 27 so that flux can be loaded on the discharge inductor L1 from the load output 28, and may subsequently return surplus energy to the supply 20. Instead of separate charge and discharge inductors, a single inductor L1 may be used to perform both functions.
Patent GB-2566296-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for defending against memory-related attacks on devices
Inventor: ALESSANDRO ANGELINO
IPC: G06F21/78
Filed: 2017-09-07
Abstract: This application is for a method for defending a device from attacks. The method works by first determining that a device is subject to an attack S104. It then determines whether a layout of objects within a resource is protecting the device from the attack S105. It then transfers this determination and the layout to a remote monitoring server. It then determines that the layout should be changed S109, and changes the layout by reordering the objection within the resource with respect to each other S111. It also tracks the reordered layout of the resource. A supervisor module may also include a communications module that can receive a relocatable firmware update image from a remote server. A remote monitoring server includes a communications module that can receive the attack reports from a plurality of devices and determine which layouts are protecting the device against the attacks. It then transmits those layouts to the plurality of devices.
Patent GB-2554552-A (GB)
Title: System and method for IPV4 to IPV6 transition rather than an outage
Inventor: MICHAEL EMORY MAZARICK
IPC: H04L45/741
Filed: 2016-03-14
Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method to provide a seamless transition to IPv6 from IPv4 rather than the outage that occurs presently. The system and method for transition to IPv6 also takes into consideration the application, which must also be migrated to IPv6. There are two types of applications available to the customer, those which he has the source code for, and those that he doesn't. The disclosed system and method differentiates between the two automatically.
Patent GB-2553695-A (GB)
Title: Subsea protection system
Inventor: CLIFFORD NEAL PRESCOTT
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2016-03-31
Abstract: A subsea wellbore protection (SWP) system. The SWP system includes a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation beneath a sea floor and a SWP structure positioned below-grade with respect to the sea floor. The SWP structure comprises a caisson that encloses a first wellbore equipment component. The first wellbore equipment component is in fluid communication with the wellbore.
Patent GB-2553730-A (GB)
Title: Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Inventor: ROBERT R PARSONS
IPC: A63B60/02
Filed: 2015-07-27
Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body including front 170, rear 180, toe 150, heel 160, top 130 and bottom 140 portions (figures 1-2), the bottom portion including a plurality of ports 900 (figure 9) each port configured to receive a weight portion 120; where the ports are arranged in at least one arc extending from a location proximate to the toe to a location proximate to the heel, the arc being concave to the front portion; where each pair of adjacent ports are spaced apart or separated by a distance 1100 of less than the diameter 1105, 1110 than any one of said adjacent ports 905, 910 (figure 11), the arc following the contour of the rear in an asymmetrical C-shaped arc. In a second aspect of the invention the bottom portion includes a D-shaped weight port region 240 surrounded by a transition region 230 in the bottom portion. In a third aspect each port is associated with a port axis perpendicular to the plane tangent of the outer surface curve of the bottom portion (figure 10).
Patent GB-2560619-A (GB)
Title: Object tracking by unsupervised learning
Inventor: KEVIN WYFFELS
IPC: G06T17/00
Filed: 2018-01-17
Abstract: A computing device (115) in a vehicle (110) determines an object by determining a first rectangular bound, or bounding box, 208 centered on the object based on joint probabilities (e.g. Bayesian) of first 3D data points 206, then determining a second rectangular bound 210 based on joint probabilities of second 3D data points conditioned on the first rectangular bound. The vehicle is piloted based on the determined object. The 3D data points could be derived from a LIDAR sensor 202. The 3D data points could be compared to previously acquired points in order to distinguish object data points from background data points. The method could further determine a 3x3 grid (800) centered on the object data points. The joint probabilities could be determined by maximizing natural logarithms of the joint probabilities.
Patent GB-2572149-A (GB)
Title: A furniture system
Inventor: IAN CHARLES COATES
IPC: A47C1/16
Filed: 2018-03-19
Abstract: A furniture system comprising a longitudinally extending support bar 2, a furniture component 4 with an attachment portion and a mounting system which includes a support member 7, a clamp member 11 and a fixing device 12 such that the fixing device 12 extends through the clamp 11 and the support member 7 and engages the attachment portion to engage the clamp 11 with an engagement formation 19 on the bar 2 to mount the furniture component 4 on the bar 2. The component may be a chair, table, power unit or connection for another furniture system. The engagement formation may have an undercut groove 23 with the clamping between cooperating convex 17 and concave 16 surfaces. The fixing members 12 may be threaded bolts and two bolts 12 and two clamp members 11 may be used to attach each component. Also disclosed is an arm attachment with clamping members which can move between lock or release positions and a leg attachment with a cover.
Patent GB-2572371-A (GB)
Title: Emergency lighting power supply with combined zero-current detection
Inventor: SHUKLA JAGJLTPATI
IPC: H02J9/00
Filed: 2018-03-22
Abstract: An emergency power supply unit 1 comprising: an energy storage unit 2; a charging unit 3 to charge the energy storage unit 2, comprising a first actively switched converter 3a, the converter comprising a first switch S1 and a first energy store L1, e.g. an inductor; a driving unit 4 to provide power from the energy storage unit 2 to a load 6, comprising a second actively switched converter 4a comprising a second switch S2 and a second energy store L2; and a control unit 5 which controls the first converter 3a based on feedback from said first converter 3a, and controls the second converter 4a based on feedback from said second converter 4a. The feedback from the first converter 3a and the feedback from the second converter 4a are provided to the same, single input P1 of the controller 5. Feedback information may include the zero crossing of the current through the energy store L1, L2 of the respective converter 3a, 4a in operation. The control unit 5 may operate only one converter 3a, 4a at a time. The feedback paths of the first and second converters may be selectively interruptible.
Patent GB-2572555-A (GB)
Title: Systems, Methods and Devices For Navigation
Inventor: ADELINE-FLUER FLEMING
IPC: G08G1/0968
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: A method of generating route instructions, the method comprises the steps of: Receiving, at a control system, route requests 554 from a plurality of users such as pedestrians or vehicles. Selecting, at the control system, paths from one or more path networks to satisfy the respective route requests, wherein the paths are selected based on or in response to one or more path criteria, which may relate to path capacity, path volume, path weight, and a user criteria, for the respective paths. Generating, at the control system, route instructions for the respective route requests, wherein the route instructions include the selected paths. And transmitting 560, from the control system to the plurality of users, the respective route instructions. The method may further comprise monitoring 562 the selected paths and determining when a first path of the selected paths fails or will fail to satisfy the one or more path criteria. A second path from the path network may be selected to replace the first path, and updated route instructions including the second path may be transmitted from the control system to the plurality of users.
Patent GB-2559918-A (GB)
Title: Natural language processor for providing natural language signals in a natural language output
Inventor: THOMAS ERICKSON
IPC: G06F17/28
Filed: 2016-08-23
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a natural language processing (NLP) system configured to receive a natural language (NL) input and perform an analysis operation to generate a NL output. The NLP system is configured to generate at least one confidence level based at least in part on at least one portion of the analysis operation. The NLP system is further configured to integrate at least one disfluency into the NL output based at least in part on the at least one confidence level.
Patent GB-2598267-A (GB)
Title: Predictive tool for monitoring RO and NF membranes
Inventor: GEORGE LESLIE CUNNINGHAM
IPC: B01D65/02
Filed: 2018-06-08
Abstract: A predictive system for monitoring fouling of membranes of a desalination or water softening plant comprising ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, and/or nanofiltration (NF) membranes, the system including one or more UF skids comprising a plurality of UF units, each UF unit containing therein a plurality of UF membranes; one or more RO/NF skids comprising one or more RO/NF arrays, wherein each of the one or more RO/NF arrays comprises a plurality of RO units, with each RO unit containing therein a plurality of RU membranes, a plurality of NF units, with each NF unit containing therein a plurality of NF membranes; or a combination thereof; UF sensors and/or RO/NF sensors; and a controller comprising a processor in signal communication with the UF sensors and/or the RO/NF sensors. Monitoring fouling of membranes can facilitate membrane management, potentially decreasing a frequency of cleaning-in-place (CIP) and thereby reducing the aging of the membranes and increasing operational uptime.
Patent GB-2566785-A (GB)
Title: An insulating panel and a construction on a structural element of a building
Inventor: RICHARD LEE
IPC: E04F15/18
Filed: 2015-05-27
Abstract: An insulating panel 200 comprising a first insulating portion 20 formed of a first material for positioning between two adjacent structural beams (11a, 11b, Fig. 2), and a second insulating portion 25 formed of a second material with different properties to the first material. The second insulating portion is connected to the first insulating portion and positioned over one of the beams. The first material may have a lower thermal conductivity than the second material. The second material may have a higher compressive strength than the first material. The first portion may have a recess 20b in its edge opposite the second portion, which receives an edge of an adjacent panel. The panel may be formed of an insulating polymer such as expanded polystyrene. Also provided is an insulating panel comprising first 20 and second 25 insulating portions wherein the first insulating portion is fixed to the second insulating portion by means of an indentation 20a in the edge of one of the portions which receives a corresponding extended portion 25a of the other portion.
Patent GB-2564958-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle airbag
Inventor: JAMEL E BELWAFA
IPC: B60R21/233
Filed: 2018-06-19
Abstract: An airbag 20 includes an impact panel 26 defining an inflation chamber 24. The airbag includes first and second extensions 28, 30 spaced from each other. Each extension has a first portion 38 and a second portion 40 extending transversely to the impact panel. The first portions face each other, and face in a direction transverse to the second portions. A connection member 32 extends from the second portion of the first extension to the second extension. The connection member may be spaced from the impact panel (figure 6A) and it may comprise a plurality of tethers 56, an inflation chamber (58 figure 6), or a panel (62 figures 7 and 8). A further embodiment is disclosed where the connection member specifically extends from a top portion of the first extension. During an impact the head of an occupant may be received between the first and second extensions (figure 2), and the connection member may transfer forces from an impacted extension to the other extension.
Patent GB-2568168-A (GB)
Title: Relay device
Inventor: KATSUYOSHI TAKAHASHI
IPC: H04L12/46
Filed: 2016-06-22
Abstract: A storage unit (191) stores a relay table associating transmitter addresses, relay message types, and destination ports with one another. When a frame including a transmitter address and a message has arrived at one of a plurality of communication ports (904), a frame analysis unit (110) acquires, as an analysis message type, the type of the message included in the frame. A relay determination unit (130) selects, from the relay table, one or more destination ports associated with the combination of the transmitter address included in the frame and the relay message type identical to the acquired analysis message type. The relay determination unit then selects, as a transmission port, each of the selected one or more destination ports except for reception ports.
Patent GB-2570036-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for collecting emissions from a device
Inventor: DILIP A BHUVA
IPC: A24F40/80
Filed: 2018-11-09
Abstract: Collecting emissions from a device 2 such as an Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS), electronic cigarette, or traditional paper cigarette, where the collected emissions may be tested for ensuring compliance with Legal Regulations, Directives or Acts. The emissions are drawn intermittently from the device to an outlet 11 for a collecting assembly 13. The emissions may be drawn intermittently by a pump that is in fluid communication between an inlet 10 for receiving the emissions and the outlet for the collecting assembly. In an alternative embodiment, the inlet is located within an interior (150, fig 7) of a chamber (15, fig 7) that is free or substantially free of impurities. In an alternative embodiment, the collecting assembly has a receptacle 130 for receiving the emissions, and the temperature of the receptacle is regulated to cool the receptacle and condense the emissions therein. In an alternative embodiment, a collecting assembly (200, fig 9) is provided having a spiral shaped conduit (213, fig 9) extending between an inlet (211, fig 9) and an outlet (212, fig 9), and the assembly has a receptacle (220, fig 9) having a side wall (221, fig 9) and a cone shaped base (222, fig 9).
Patent GB-2579061-A (GB)
Title: Field-effect transistor for sensing target molecules
Inventor: RUIZHI WANG
IPC: G01N33/551
Filed: 2018-11-16
Abstract: A field-effect transistor (FET) 100 for sensing target analyte molecules. The FET sensor 100 has a hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) layer 130 on an electric field sensitive layer 120 on a base substrate 110. The h-BN layer 130 is functionalized with receptor molecules 150, e.g. antibodies. Electrical contacts 140 adjoin the electric field sensitive layer. The h-BN layer 130 may be thin enough for the electric field sensitive layer 120 to remain sensitive to analyte–receptor interaction.
Patent GB-2570780-A (GB)
Title: Process and apparatus for the manufacture of laminates having an adhesive foam layer
Inventor: ROBERT JULIAN SIMMONS
IPC: B32B37/12
Filed: 2017-07-04
Abstract: The present invention concerns methods and systems for manufacture laminate materials, which can be bio-degradable and can be used as packagin material.  The methods and systems are directed to use of exfoliated micro-particles of bubbled lacquer (6) or adhesive (10) and transferring this mixture onto a substrate (10).
Patent GB-2581148-A (GB)
Title: Scented insert for jewellery
Inventor: KRYSTAL DANIELLE STEWART
IPC: A45D34/00
Filed: 2019-02-05
Abstract: An interchangeable and independent scented insert 1 that contains a scent or combinations of scents and fits within a piece of jewellery. The scented insert may have a central hole to allow for jewellery. The scented insert may be made from a clear epoxy resin. The scent may be applied to the insert by evaporating an oil, fragrance or perfume once the insert has cured.
Patent GB-2578182-A (GB)
Title: Fluid conduit module for attachment to an endoscope
Inventor: PETER RAMSEY
IPC: A61B1/12
Filed: 2019-04-18
Abstract: A single-use fluid conduit module 410 suitable for attaching a receptacle 412 holding a fluid such as sterile water or detergent to an endoscope. The module comprises first and second ports 414, 416 to connect to the air and water lines of an endoscope respectively, a connector 99 to attach the receptacle to the module, and first and second fluid flow paths between the ports and the connector such that they provide fluid communication between the endoscope and a connected receptacle. The single-use feature prevents reuse of the module by replacement of the first attached receptacle or through refilling via flow paths. The single use feature may comprise a weakened part that will rupture the module if the receptacle is detached from the connector. The connector may comprise a screw thread and ratchet to irreversibly secure the receptacle. The receptacle may comprise a flexible pouch.
Patent GB-2573654-A (GB)
Title: Steel profile and method of processing steel
Inventor: Mauro Focchi
IPC: B21B45/08
Filed: 2017-12-05
Abstract: A method of processing steel comprising descaling a heated first semi-finished steel product P1 by jetting water through at least a first set of nozzles 400A towards the scale on a first surface S1. Descaling product P1 comprises determining a cross-sectional dimension D0 of the product P1, controlling the spacing s1 of the nozzles 400A from the first surface based, at least in part, on the determined first cross-sectional dimension of the product P1. The cross-sectional dimension may be calculated using the positions of the first surface and an opposed surface found by sensors (200, figures 3 and 4). There may be a plurality of nozzle sets 400A, 400B, 400C, 400D jetting water at a plurality of surfaces S1, S2, S3, S4. The spacing of at least two of the sets of nozzles 400 may be controlled, based on the cross-sectional dimension. Dividing the rolled, descaled, product P1, may provide a plurality of heated second semi-finished steel products, which can be reheated and descaled. Apparatus for descaling steel and the preferred features of semi-finished steel profiles and hot rolled steel profiles are also described.
Patent GB-2575708-A (GB)
Title: Breathing lung device
Inventor: GERALD V RAPP
IPC: G09B23/30
Filed: 2019-05-16
Abstract: A device is disclosed for placing a lung in a variety of different inflation states using positive air pressure. The system includes a pneumatic pump 40; a valve 30 having a first port 50 pneumatically coupled to the pneumatic pump; a second port 52 configured to be in pneumatic communication with at least one of a synthetic lung or a real lung; and a third port 54, 56 for venting. A controller 24 is also included to cause the valve to alternate between connecting the first port to the second port and the second port to the third port. The system may further include a pressure sensor 32 configured to generate and send a pressure value to the controller. The controller may instruct the valve to connect the first port to the second port, if the pressure value drops below a first threshold value and further instructs the valve to connect the second port to the third port, if the pressure value goes above a second threshold value. A device comprising a housing and an air supply component located within the one or more internal cavities of the housing is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2584162-A (GB)
Title: Power tool for forming a channel in a work surface and accessories therefor
Inventor: Robin Märte
IPC: B27G13/14
Filed: 2019-06-14
Abstract: A cutting element for forming a channel in a work surface comprising a body defining an opening for receiving a rotatable shaft, the cutting element having a substantially circular blade at an oblique angle relative to the shaft axis. Also disclosed is a power tool 10 incorporating the cutting blade. The blade in the power tool may comprise two cutting discs 320a, 320b set at oblique angles relative to the shaft axis, where the modulus of the angles of both discs are identical and adjustable but both slope in different directions relative to each other. The first cutting disc may be clamped between a first 330 and second 331 support section, and the second clamped between the second 331 and a third 332 hub. A second section 26 for engaging with a work surface such that the first section is moveable relative to the second section and can be moved into and out of engagement with the work surface. There may be a kit of parts comprising a plurality of support portions for mounting to a rotatable shaft of a power tool.