baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2578171-A (GB)
Title: Hose extrusion mandrel and method for manufacturing a hose
Inventor: GOKHAN OZCAN
IPC: B29C53/60
Filed: 2018-11-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a hose extrusion mandrel for manufacturing rubber hoses, which hose extrusion mandrel 1 comprises: a solid thermoplastic, elongate core (2, fig 1); a rubber compound outer layer (fig 1, 3) covering the surface of the elongate core. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing rubber hoses, which method comprises the steps of: providing an extruder 11 having a die with a die opening; providing a hose extrusion mandrel according to the invention, which hose extrusion mandrel has an outer diameter smaller than the die opening; extruding a rubber mass 12 through the die opening; advancing the hose extrusion mandrel together with the extruded rubber mass through the die opening, such that the hose extrusion mandrel is lined with a layer of the extruded rubber mass. The mandrel together with the hose shaped rubber mass 12 may be fed through a braiding device 13, which braids a reinforcement layer 14 around the hose shaped rubber mass. The mandrel, hose and reinforcement layer may be fed together to a second extruder 15, which extrudes a cover layer 16 around the reinforcement layer. The resulting braided hose 17 may then wound on a reel 18. The extrusion mandrel may be wound on a reel 10 and supplied therefrom to the extruder.
Patent GB-2570779-A (GB)
Title: Linear light source
Inventor: STEPHAN SCHABACKER
IPC: G02B6/00
Filed: 2018-12-12
Abstract: A linear light source 1 includes a light guide 3 into which light from at least one light source is injected in at least one end of the light guide and guided along the length 7 of the light guide. The core 5 includes at least one scattering element 9 that changes the propagation direction of the light and the at least one light source 1 also includes at least one light-emitting element 11 for injecting light into at least one of the ends 30, 31 of the light guide. At least a partial light-blocking coating 15 is applied on the lateral surface 13 of the light guide so that the light guide is light-transmissive in at least one portion 16 of the lateral surface 13 extending along the length of the light guide. The light scattered on the scattering elements 9 and striking the light transmissive portion of the lateral surface is thus able to escape from the light guide, at least partially, and the coating 15 has a light transmittance that is lower than the light transmittance of the light-transmissive portion. A transparent cladding may surround the core. The coating may be metal and may reflect light.
Patent GB-2571204-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent article
Inventor: MINA TOMITA
IPC: A61F13/511
Filed: 2017-10-27
Abstract: This absorbent article is provided with a top surface sheet (12) comprising a composite sheet. In the composite sheet (10), protruding portions (4) in which a first sheet (1) protrudes in a direction away from a second sheet (2) toward the skin of a wearer are formed in a site other than a joint portion (3). A plurality of each of a first inclined joint portion row (S1) and a second inclined joint portion row (S2) are formed, and elongated joint portions (31) having an elongated shape in a longitudinal direction are formed at intersecting portions thereof. Laterally long protruding portions (41) having an elongated shape in a width direction (Y) are formed dispersed in the longitudinal direction (X) and the width direction (Y). The laterally long protruding portions (41) are formed surrounded by two first inclined joint portion rows (S1) and two second inclined joint portion rows (S2); and the elongated joint portions (31) are formed between the laterally long protruding portions (41) adjacent to one another in the width direction (Y).
Patent GB-2567587-A (GB)
Title: System and method for fixed camera and unmanned mobile device collaboration to improve identification certainty of an object
Inventor: Wojciech Jan Kucharski
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2016-09-16
Abstract: A process for fixed camera and unmanned mobile device collaboration is disclosed in order to improve identification of an object of interest. A first point of view (POV) of a captured object is obtained and it is determined, with a first level of certainty, that the captured first POV of the object matches a stored object of interest. Then one or more camera-equipped unmanned mobile vehicles are identified in a determined direction of travel of the first captured object, and a dispatch instruction and intercept information is then transmitted to the one or more camera-equipped unmanned mobile vehicles. Subsequently, a captured second POV of the first captured object is received via the one or more camera- equipped unmanned mobile vehicles. The captured second POV of the captured object is used to determine, with a second level of certainty, that the captured object matches the stored object of interest.
Patent GB-2581400-A (GB)
Title: Valve
Inventor: OLIVER PHILIP JONES
IPC: G05D23/13
Filed: 2019-02-18
Abstract: A valve for an ablutionary system, comprising a diverter 130 and a waterway body 116 including a first waterway portion 128 for directing fluid flow from an inlet to the diverter, a second waterway portion 132 for directing fluid flow from the diverter to a first outlet 134, and a third waterway portion 132 for directing fluid flow from the diverter to a second outlet 136, where the diverter can selectively direct fluid flow from the first waterway portion to at least one of the second and third waterway portions. The waterway portions are formed integrally with and defined by the waterway body. Two or more of the waterway portions may be parallel along at least a portion of their lengths. The waterway portions may each have openings that exit the body at a first end of the body, the diverter forming an end to each of the waterway portions. The diverter may be a rotary diverter. The inlet may be in fluid communication with a mixing chamber 122. The mixing chamber may receive fluid flow from hot and cold water inlets. The valve may be a mixer valve or a bar valve. The system may be a shower or bath system.
Patent GB-2567993-A (GB)
Title: An electrode to be used in determination of phosphate and a method for manufacture of an electrode
Inventor: Yucel Ahin
IPC: G01N33/18
Filed: 2017-08-02
Abstract: The invention is related to a method (500) developed to carry out the determination of phosphate anywhere desired, cost efficiently and readily without the use of enzyme and a molybdenum blue-modified electrode manufactured using this method (500).
Patent GB-2582662-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to non-terrestrial networks
Inventor: Yinan Qi
IPC: H04W84/06
Filed: 2019-03-29
Abstract: Various methods of operating a non-terrestrial network (NTN) are disclosed. A method of operating a NTN comprising: configuring a Timing Advance, TA, value comprising a cell-specific TA and a residual TA, where the cell-specific common TA is broadcast by a satellite in a connection with a particular cell. The common TA may be determined on the basic of satellite ephemeris. The TA may include TA values associated with defined regions of the cell. Also disclosed is a method of using Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) in an NTN, which may apply a lower modulation and coding rate than would otherwise be applied based on channel conditions. Also, a method of implementing either open-loop or closed-loop power control in the uplink in an NTN, which may be based on satellite ephemeris or location information of both satellite and UE. Also, a method of operating a NTN comprising splitting available resources between a feeder link and user link to achieve optimal spectral efficiency.
Patent GB-2582977-A (GB)
Title: A locking device
Inventor: GLYN GREEN
IPC: E05B47/00
Filed: 2019-04-12
Abstract: A locking device includes a first body, e.g. a shell 10 and a second body e.g. a bobbin 20 both containing recesses which can be aligned and form a split line between the bodies. A cam 44 is attached to the shell and one or more shuttles 46 are located in the recesses and biased towards the cam using preferably via magnets 70 72 with their like poles aligned. When the cam is in a first position the shuttles are pushed outwards, straddle the split line and prevent movement of the bodies, when the cam is in a second position the shuttles retract under the repelling magnetic force, do not straddle the split line and thus the bodies can be moved relative to each other, e.g. rotated. The shuttles preferably are formed with a shuttle head 48 and a shuttle tail 50 which are biased away from each other by a spring so that the head can be compressed towards the tail. The cam may be rotated by a motor 34.
Patent GB-2569928-A (GB)
Title: Resin component, and molding method and molding device for same
Inventor: TAIKI MORIIZUMI
IPC: B60R21/215
Filed: 2017-09-20
Abstract: An instrument panel 10 is obtained by bonding a base material part 20 made from a base material M1 and a different material part 30 made from a different material M2. The different material part 30 is inserted into the base material 20, and this insertion part 33 has a plurality of discontinuous recesses.
Patent GB-2587362-A (GB)
Title: Turbocharger
Inventor: WILLIAM GERALD BARR
IPC: F02B39/08
Filed: 2019-09-24
Abstract: A turbocharger apparatus 10 comprising: a compressor 14, a first turbine 12 driven by exhaust gases and configured to drive the compressor, a second (hydraulic) turbine 30 also configured to drive the compressor, the second turbine (30) configured to be driven by fuel from a fuel supply and ejected from a nozzle 32. This is intended to speed up the “spin-up” of the turbocharger, so it reaches operating rotation speed faster and so boosted air pressure is provided before sufficient exhaust gas is provided. This reduces issues to do with torque response, fuel economy, emissions etc.
Patent GB-2597509-A (GB)
Title: Balcony board
Inventor: ADAM NEIL PRESSLAND
IPC: E04F15/06
Filed: 2020-07-24
Abstract: The invention provides an adjustable-width board 100, 200 for forming a floor or soffit surface of a balcony or terrace structure. The board comprises a first section 110, 120 for mounting to the balcony or terrace structure which forms a first part 113, 213 of the surface area and a second section 120, 220 which is movable in the transverse direction relative to the first section between a retracted position and an extended position. When fixed in position relative to the first section, the second section forms a second part 122, 222 of the surface area. A third extendable section 230 may be provided, extending in the opposite direction from the second section 220. The extensible sections may have edge formations which interlock with adjacent boards. The board first section may have a base part and a cover part which may form a slot between for the second section. The invention provides an adjustable system to accommodate variation in the precise locations of the building façade and the door or window threshold relative to the balcony or terrace structure.
Patent GB-2592725-A (GB)
Title: Controlling a neural network through intermediate latent spaces
Inventor: SYLVAIN PARIS
IPC: G06T5/00
Filed: 2020-12-18
Abstract: Method comprising: receiving selection of a first effect for a new image to be generated by a generator network that has an initial layer, first layer and second layer; generating second data by applying decomposition vectors to first data to modify the first data based on the input selection; providing the second data to the second layer and using the second data to generate the new image with the first effect. Also disclosed: the first data comprises activation values generated by the first layer or a latent vector input to the initial layer. Decomposition may involve generating eigenvectors by sparse principal component analysis (PCA), independent component analysis (ICA), non-negative matrix factorisation (NNMF). Activation values may be converted into activation vectors which may be concatenated with the latent vectors. Effects may be global or local and include: controlling geometric properties of the new image such as object position and orientation; camera translation, rotation, motion; zooming; removing artifacts and noise; simplifying scenes; changing colours and lighting; compositing images. Image subjects (eg. dog, cat, man, woman, car, landscape) may be identified by class vectors. The generator network may be implemented as a convolutional neural network.
Patent GB-2603937-A (GB)
Title: Downhole sealing apparatus and method
Inventor: STUART ROTHNIE
IPC: E21B33/129
Filed: 2021-02-19
Abstract: A downhole sealing apparatus 10 is described comprising a sealing assembly 14 having one or more seal elements 16 configured to engage a bore wall or bore lining tubular wall so as to seal an annulus between the downhole sealing apparatus and said bore wall or bore-lining tubular wall. The sealing apparatus 10 comprises a bypass arrangement 30 configured to provide selective bypass of the sealing assembly 14 and the downhole sealing apparatus 10 is reconfigurable between a first configuration in which the bypass arrangement 30 permits bypass of the sealing assembly 14 and a second configuration in which the bypass arrangement 30 prevents or restricts bypass of the sealing assembly 14. Also described is a downhole method comprising providing the downhole sealing apparatus 10 within a bore hole and reconfiguring the downhole sealing apparatus 10 from the first configuration in which the bypass arrangement 30 permits bypass of the sealing assembly 14 to a second configuration in which the bypass arrangement 30 prevents or restricts bypass of the sealing assembly 14.
Patent GB-2606337-A (GB)
Title: apparatus and method for detecting current imbalance
Inventor: THOMAS FULCHER
IPC: H02H5/04
Filed: 2021-03-26
Abstract: Apparatus and method for detecting current imbalance between two or more electrical energy distribution elements 4, 10 of an electrical energy distribution network 3. Each of a plurality of temperature sensors 8, 14 are implemented by a temperature sensing section of an optical fibre6, 12 arranged to produce, in response to an optical input signal, an optical output signal indicative of the temperature of the temperature sensing section. First and second temperature sensors of the plurality are in thermal contact with first and second electrical energy distribution elements, respectively, to determine first and second temperature characteristics thereof based on the respective output signals. A current imbalance between the first and second elements is detected based on a comparison of the first temperature characteristic with the second temperature characteristic. The electrical distribution network 3 may form part of a vehicle, for example an aircraft.
Patent GB-2592783-A (GB)
Title: Lancing device having anesthetic feature
Inventor: ROGER B BAGWELL
IPC: A61M5/46
Filed: 2019-09-20
Abstract: A handheld lancing device having anesthetic feature includes a housing removably retaining a disposable lancet. A carriage suspended within the housing by an isolation assembly may receive the lancet. A motor in mechanical communication with the lancet produces vibrations transmitted to contact surface, which vibrate a target lancing site prior to and during piercing. The target site is vibrated for a predetermined period of time before deploying the lancet, The isolation assembly permits movement of the carriage and/or lancet within the housing in one direction while limiting movement in other directions, and further dampens the vibrations of the motor from the housing held by the user. A force sensor detects force applied by the pressing of the contact surface against the skin of the patient. An indicator(s) perceivable to the user identifies when predefined positions of the lancet are reached for initiating vibration then triggering the lancet.
Patent GB-2592792-A (GB)
Title: System and method for space and time efficient probe search analytics
Inventor: VIGNESH JANAKIRAMAN
IPC: H04L12/743
Filed: 2019-10-18
Abstract: A telecommunications system and method that associates probes in a telecommunications network with a Bloom filter. For every subscriber identifier, each network probe allocates predefined bits and performs hashing functions for each subscriber identifier whereby the hashing functions results in setting unique bit positions in the bitset for the subscriber identifier. When a presence test is needed for a subscriber identifier, the hashing functions are again performed on the subscriber identifier and the resulting bit positions are checked. If both bit positions are set, then this implies the subscriber identifier was seen on the probes, and if not, it can be concluded that the subscriber identifier was not present on the probes.
Patent GB-2593646-A (GB)
Title: Gear shifting in a skywave system
Inventor: Kevin J Babich
IPC: H04L25/03
Filed: 2019-11-14
Abstract: A gear shifting technique has been developed in which modulation and equalization are shifted to achieve optional performance. In one form, two or more equalizers, each associated with a demodulator and message decoder, determine if the modulation being used can be increased in complexity in order to increase the channel throughput or determine if the modulation method should be reduced in complexity in order to improve the receiver error performance. The quality metrics can based on which equalizer-demodulator-decoder is set to first detect a valid message. Other factors can be considered with this technique such as a packet-error ratio and a signal-to-noise ratio. In a financial trading system, message erasures can be favored over errored messages by limiting the number of bit or symbol corrections permitted per message to less than the maximum possible for the selected decoding schemes.
Patent GB-2611756-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for threat detection in a device
Inventor: PAVEL TURBIN
IPC: G06F21/56
Filed: 2021-10-12
Abstract: A method for threat detection in a device comprises maintaining a trust state of installed applications at a device, the trust state comprising an application identifier for each application, such as an application ID or app ID, and trust state of the application, wherein trust state of the application comprises at least one of the following states: empty, trusted, untrusted. The method further comprises searching the trust status with an application identifier of the installed application when an application is installed or of the trust status with an application identifier of the application to be installed when the application is to be installed on the device, the installation requested by a user of the device and/or the installation being a first-time installation of the application on the device. If trust status of the application is trusted, skipping scanning of the installed application. If trust status of the application is empty or not trusted, performing a scanning for the application and/or performing a query for the application from the backend and/or cloud service.
Patent GB-2607157-A (GB)
Title: Current collector and operating method
Inventor: Daniel pfeffer
IPC: H01R41/00
Filed: 2022-03-08
Abstract: A current collector 10 for transferring energy from a conductor rail 12 to a rail vehicle comprises: a contact pressing device 14 having a sliding piece 15 which forms a sliding contact surface 16; and a measuring unit having a measuring device that includes a sensing device with at least one sensor 24 (e.g. acceleration sensor 25). The contact pressing device includes a rocker unit 18 that generates a contact pressing force using a pivotable rocker 19 and a spring device 20. The sliding piece is disposed on the rocker and is moveable, relative to a conductor rail, by means of the rocker unit. For forming a sliding contact, the sliding piece is pressed against the conductor rail in a sliding contact position using the contact pressing force. The sensor(s) is disposed on, and/or adjacent to, the contact pressing device. A measured value of the contact pressing device is registered by means of the sensing device, the measured value being processed by means of a processing unit of the measuring device, wherein a parameter describing an operating state of the current collector and/or conductor rail is determined. An actuator 21 for actuating the rocker unit may be controlled by a control device of the measuring device according to a measured value and/or parameter.
Patent GB-2620157-A (GB)
Title: Dirt separator
Inventor: SAMUEL STEVEN COLE
IPC: A47L9/14
Filed: 2022-06-29
Abstract: A dirt separator for a vacuum cleaner comprises a filter assembly (120, fig 10) to separate dirt from an airflow moving through the dirt separator, a bin 130 to collect dirt separated from the airflow, the bin comprising an opening102, and a valve 110 movable between a closed position in which the opening is obstructed by the valve (fig 5), a first open position in which the opening is unobstructed by the valve (fig 6), and a second, different open position in which the opening is unobstructed by the valve. The valve is moveable from the closed position to the first open position in response to suction within the dirt separator. The bin is moveable relative to the valve between a first position and a second position. The valve is moveable from the closed position to the second open position in response to movement of the bin from the first position to the second position.
Patent GB-2610917-A (GB)
Title: Chopped triangular wave PWM quantizer and PWM modulator having quantizer with controllable analog gain and calibratable for multi-non-ideal gain-affecting
Inventor: Ramin Zanbaghi
IPC: H03K7/08
Filed: 2019-09-30
Abstract: A closed loop pulse width modulation (PWM) modulator 100 comprises a speaker driver 306 that selectively receives distinct first and second PWM drive voltage swing ranges Vbat and Vbst (i.e., driver supply voltage VSPK) and a quantizer 304 that generates a PWM output signal to the speaker driver. The quantizer and speaker driver have individual gains and a combined gain. In a first mode, the first PWM drive voltage swing range is supplied to the speaker driver and the analog gain of the quantizer is controlled to be a first gain value. In a second mode, the second PWM drive voltage swing range is supplied to the speaker driver and the analog gain of the quantizer is controlled to be a second gain value distinct from the first gain value. The first and second gain values of the analog gain of the quantizer cause the combined gain of the quantizer and driver to be approximately equal in the first and second modes. The first and second gain values of the quantizer may be generated by a switched capacitor network (Fig.4, 404). The class-D PWM modulator may be included in amplifier (Fig.2, 16), which may be included in an audio integrated circuit (Fig.1, 9).
Patent GB-2620773-A (GB)
Title: Selecting an interpretation of input actuation information received from a controller
Inventor: ALAN SUGANUMA MURPHY
IPC: A63F13/211
Filed: 2022-07-21
Abstract: An entertainment device with circuitry to receive inputs from a controller including control actual information and motion detection information and processing circuitry to select from a plurality of interpretations an interpretation of the control actuation in dependence on the motion detection information to update a game state. The change in the signal may be represent an input from a different button and the system may have groups of controls. There may be left and right-hand groups and reconfiguring them may transpose the controls so that they keep some alignment. The control remap may include a mirror reinterpretation and have means to set it to a default interpretation. A locking pattern of motion may be used to trigger a locked mode of operation. The movement may have a threshold criterion and apply hysteresis or low pass filtering. The motion may be a change in orientation or position and the device may have a button and joystick. The device is designed for use by a single hand and may benefit those with impairments.