baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2588699-A (GB)
Title: Nonwoven fabric for absorbent article
Inventor: Yoshihiko Kinugasa
IPC: A61F13/539
Filed: 2019-01-16
Abstract: This nonwoven fabric for an absorbent article comprises thermoplastic fibers, the nonwoven fabric including a plurality of layered portions 1 in which a piece of nonwoven fabric has parts that are folded over to form three or more overlapping layers in the thickness direction, wherein in each layered portion 1, a first face layer 2 that is located on a first face side Z1 of the nonwoven fabric and a second face layer 3 that is located on a second face side Z2 are flat and the fibers of the first face layer 2 and the second face layer 3 are oriented in a planar direction.
Patent GB-2583251-A (GB)
Title: Tidal-driven seawater pump
Inventor: FRODE REPPE
IPC: F04B35/00
Filed: 2018-10-25
Abstract: Tidal-driven seawater pump (100) with a socket (111) arranged to rest upon the seabed. A buoyance means (101) is connected to a piston (102) accommodated slidably in a closed cylinder (108) with a lower compartment (109) with top wall (112). A seal (113) is provided along the periphery of the piston (102). The cylinder (108) exhibits an upper inlet valve (106A) and a lower inlet valve (106B), and an outlet for pumping seawater in the cylinder (108) to the sea surface either through upper outlet valve (107A) or lower outlet valve (107B). The buoyance means (101) is accommodated slidably in a housing (110) having an upper compartment (117) with an upper open end (110A), and having a lower end delimited by the top wall (112) of the lower compartment (109). The housing (110) is provided with a number of flow apertures (115) to allow exchange of seawater between the environments and the upper compartment (117) of the protective housing (110).
Patent GB-2588496-A (GB)
Title: Recognition apparatus and method
Inventor: AMYAS EDWARD WYKES PHILLIPS
IPC: G06V20/00
Filed: 2020-07-23
Abstract: Object identification method comprising detecting a candidate object in an image (12, Fig. 1) and comparing candidate data with locally stored templates (exemplars) S204. Failure to match results in the identification of object identifiers. The object identifiers are used to search a further object data store S206 to identify the candidate object. Object data may comprise: lines; edges; ridges; corners; blobs; textures; shapes; gradients; regions; boundaries; surfaces; volumes; colours; and/or shadings. Object templates may comprise: 3D models; neural network weights; image sets; and/or eigenimages. Object identifiers may be from: the object: the object’s environment; or another object within the environment. Object identifiers may be machine-readable markings such as: barcodes; QR codes; matrix codes; microchips; and/or URLs (14, 16, 18, Fig. 2). Object identifiers may be used in a web-search to identify the further data store. Templates may be downloaded from the remote database to the local datastore when they provide a match. An identification confidence rating may be generated and stored with the associated template. The further object data store may provide secondary object data (e.g. best before/expiry date, manufacturer etc) S210. A user may be presented with data pertaining to the identified object.
Patent GB-2584232-A (GB)
Title: Process control systems and methods
Inventor: DIRK THIELE
IPC: G06F12/0866
Filed: 2014-09-26
Abstract: A cluster of virtual machines and servers can operate in a first mode, in which disc writes are cached and a second mode where disc writes are not cached. The cached mode may be a configuration mode and the uncached mode may be a resilient mode. When operating in the uncached mode, a replica of the data in a first cluster may be stored in a second cluster. In the event of a failure of the first cluster, the virtual machines of the first cluster may be restarted using the servers of the second cluster and the duplicated data. Once the failure is resolved, the virtual machines may be migrated from the second cluster to the first cluster. Data from the second cluster may be duplicated at the first cluster in parallel with the duplication of the data from the first cluster to the second cluster. The data may be duplicated at a file system level.
Patent GB-2598773-A (GB)
Title: Quantizing spatial audio parameters
Inventor: TAPANI JOHANNES PIHLAJAKUJA
IPC: H04S7/00
Filed: 2020-09-14
Abstract: An Immersive Voice Audio (IVAS) spatial audio encoder minimises the number of bits required to encode spatial parameters as metadata by basing the quantization on the direct-to-total energy ratio rd(k,n) of two audio signals, a diffuse-to-total ratio rdiff(k,n) calculated therefrom and a distribution factor dr(k,n) of the two direct-to-total energy ratios, in order to yield quantised parameters r^ and dr^. An index d for direction, spread coherence and distance is associated with each time-frequency tile and may be swapped if the various ratios meet a comparison threshold.
Patent GB-2599956-A (GB)
Title: Control system for one or more ablutionary devices
Inventor: BARRY STEVEN HOBBS
IPC: G05D23/13
Filed: 2020-10-19
Abstract: A control system for ablutionary devices such as a shower, tap, or faucet, comprises: mixer valve 118 having a first inlet 134 and a second inlet 136 configured to receive a supply of hot and cold water, and an outlet 138 configured to output cold water, hot water or a mixture thereof as an output stream for supplying water to the ablutionary devices downstream of the mixer valve; and controller 120 in communication with the mixer valve. The controller is configured to: control the mixer valve according to one or more target output water properties; obtain operating signal(s) each related to an operating parameter of the control system; and generate, based on the operating signal(s), a diagnostic signal that indicates an associated failure mode of the water supply if the mixer valve cannot be controlled to reach the one or more target water output properties. The target water output properties may be a desired output flow rate and/or a selected output water temperature. The operating signal(s) may include a hot water temperature signal and the diagnostic signal may be generated to indicate an insufficient hot water supply. The operating signal(s) may include a cold water temperature signal and the diagnostic signal may be generated to indicate an insufficient cold water supply. The operating signal(s) may include an output stream flow rate signal and the diagnostic signal may indicate a blocked or restricted water supply.
Patent GB-2602109-A (GB)
Title: Wearable air purifier
Inventor: JAMES MURRAY ORCHARD
IPC: A62B18/00
Filed: 2020-12-18
Abstract: A wearable air purification system 10 comprising a wearable support 12 configured to be supported on or around a head region of a user; and an air delivery mask 20 connected to the wearable support 16 which is shaped to bound an air delivery region 22 and to deliver a flow of air to the air delivery region 22. The air delivery mask comprises an illumination source 62 configured to illuminate the air delivery region 22, wherein the illumination source 62 is directional and is oriented to target the air delivery region 22. The system or ‘air purifier’ of the invention is configured to direct light to the area occupied by the user’s mouth when the air purifier is worn, as well as in some examples providing illumination to a mask or visor of the product itself. In one sense, the examples of the invention provide a more visually appealing product but importantly the form of illumination provided means that the user’s face and particularly the mouth region is more visible to others which therefore reduces one of the drawbacks of conventional masks which tend to obscure facial features which makes understanding conversation more challenging.
Patent GB-2602270-A (GB)
Title: Content delivery
Inventor: RORY TURNBULL
IPC: H04N21/643
Filed: 2020-12-18
Abstract: A method of managing a network 300 for delivering content to a client device 304a-304d, wherein content segments are delivered from a content server 302 over multicast to a network element 308a-308c (i.e. a proxy). The received segments are stored at the proxy, and then delivered from the proxy to the client device over unicast. The proxy probes the network by making unicast requests for data (e.g. dummy data, additional content segments) from the content server and receiving the requested data over unicast from the content server. The multicast reception rate and the unicast (probe) rate are measured and a network throughput is calculated as the sum of these rates. Stored segments are then delivered from the proxy to the client device over unicast at the calculated throughput rate, or a rate dependent thereon. Thus, the client device receives segments at a rate indicative of the actual maximum network throughput, so can use adaptive bitrate (ABR) algorithms to determine whether to switch to higher bitrate segments. Communication between the content server and proxy 308 is via an upstream proxy 306.
Patent GB-2606333-A (GB)
Title: A printing system and a method of printing
Inventor: STEPHEN JOBES
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 2021-01-29
Abstract: A printing system includes a cloud service (150) including a first print job queue (507), a print server (120) including a second print job queue (503), and a client computer (100). The client computer (100) sends print information to the cloud service (150) via a second network (170) in accordance with a print instruction from a user. The cloud service (100) creates a print job from the print information, stores the print job in the first print queue (507) and sends the print job stored in the first print queue (507) to the print server (120) via a first network (160). The print server stores the print job in the second print queue (503).
Patent GB-2605207-A (GB)
Title: Leakproof closure cap
Inventor: DANIEL THOMAS FREEMAN
IPC: B65D55/16
Filed: 2021-03-26
Abstract: A leakproof closure cap 10 comprises: an annular base 16 having an external thread 18 which extends to a circumferential mating face and an inner profile 20 adapted to be slidably received on the outer circumference 22 of a disc top dispensing cap 12; and a threaded lid 30 having a circumferential mating face 26 and an internal thread 42 that meets with the external thread on the annular base, the threaded engagement of the threaded lid with the annular base causing the circumferential mating faces to abut to provide a leakproof seal in between. Preferably the disc top dispensing cap is straight walled and has a disc top that is positioned at the top of the cap with a pivoting point across its diameter. A container which receives, or is integrated with, the leakproof closure cap, and a method of making the cap, are also claimed.
Patent GB-2610403-A (GB)
Title: Splicing system and method of operation
Inventor: Robert Macken
IPC: E04C5/16
Filed: 2021-09-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to a splicing system for connecting adjacent first and second fixture elements such as adjacent pile cages. The present invention further provides a method for connecting adjacent first and second fixture elements using the aforementioned splicing system. The system comprises a splice plate, a locking device and a wire rope. The splice plate has a first portion for engagement with each of the first and second fixture elements and a second portion for engagement with the second fixture element. The first portion having first and second apertures and the second portion having third and fourth apertures and being transverse to the first portion. The locking device comprises a body having first and second elongate channels and a locking mechanism operable to prevent passage through the channels. The wire rope has first and second opposing ends and has a cross sectional diameter less than that of the first, second, third and fourth apertures and the two elongate channels.
Patent GB-2611554-A (GB)
Title: Method for processing hydrocarbons for the removal of oxygenates
Inventor: PER LOTHE
IPC: E21B21/06
Filed: 2021-10-07
Abstract: A method for processing hydrocarbon fluids comprising a processing stage in a process of removing oxygenates, such as glycols or ethers from the hydrocarbon fluids. The processing stage comprises: during loading of the hydrocarbon fluids 262 onto a transport vessel 295, or while the hydrocarbon fluids are located on a transport vessel, injecting water into the hydrocarbon fluids 214, to thereby disperse the injected water in the hydrocarbon fluids. The first injection point may be in conduit transporting Hydrocarbons to the vessel from a offshore facility such as a production platform or vessel. A second injection point may be on a conduit between two containers within the vessel. The water injected hydrocarbon fluid may be retained to allow the water contaminated with oxygenates to separate from the hydrocarbon phase which then may be removed.
Patent GB-2607136-A (GB)
Title: Cross-flow heat exchangers and methods of making the same
Inventor: JENNA NICOLE BECKER
IPC: F28D7/08
Filed: 2021-12-16
Abstract: A heat exchanger comprising A channels 14 in a heat exchanger matrix (10. Fig.4) running in a first direction 13, each A channel being formed along its length as a waveform. Each A channel in a first group of the A channels is offset or mirrored in a second direction 15 that is orthogonal to the first direction, with adjacent A channels being 180 degrees out of phase, and peaks and troughs of the adjacent A channels forming nodes (33, Fig.9; 35, Fig.11). B channels are formed between two nodes by negative space inside the exterior walls of the adjacent A channels. A second group of A channels is offset in a third direction (17, Fig.9) orthogonal to the first and second directions, to form continuous interior walls of the plurality of B channels in the third direction from the exterior walls of the plurality of A channels. The nodes may be linked or unlinked. The heat exchanger may be manufactured by additive manufacturing. The heat exchanger can be curved or conical and/or include conformal regions to enable design flexibility when integrating the heat exchanger design into an application environment, such as an aircraft.
Patent GB-2600304-A (GB)
Title: Dimming controller with current distribution circuit
Inventor: TJACO MIDDEL
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2019-08-15
Abstract: A dimming controller for controlling a drive circuit to generate a first current for driving one or more light emitting devices is disclosed. The dimming controller includes an input port for receiving the first current; an output port for supplying a second current to the light emitting devices; a processor configured to communicate with the drive circuit, and to command the drive circuit to generate the first current having a target magnitude of the first current; and a current distribution circuit configured to divide the first current received by the input port into the second current delivered to the output port and a third current delivered to elsewhere in the dimming controller. A first part of the third current is used as a power supply current to power the processor for eliminating a need for additionally wiring the dimming controller to an external power supply.
Patent GB-2615309-A (GB)
Title: System for detecting intermodulation distortion
Inventor: JAMES BIRCHALL
IPC: G01S7/02
Filed: 2022-01-31
Abstract: The present invention provides a system for detecting intermodulation distortion. The system 100 comprises a transmitter stage 102 configured to emit, via a transmitter antenna 118, an excitation signal comprising a first test signal and a second test signal, the first test signal and the second test signal being radiofrequency signals at different respective frequencies. The system further comprises a cancellation module 106 is configured to generate a cancellation signal, and a receiver stage 104. The receiver stage is configured to receive, via a receiver antenna 120, a response signal in response to emission of the excitation signal from the transmitter antenna, wherein the response signal comprises a first response component at a frequency of the first test signal and a second response component at a frequency of the second test signal. The receiver stage is further configured to combine the response signal and the cancellation signal to form an output signal, wherein the cancellation signal is arranged to at least partially cancel the first response component and the second response component. This may serve to improve a sensitivity with which intermodulation distortion components in the response signal can be detected.
Patent GB-2608721-A (GB)
Title: Flow-adaptive guide vane adjustment device based on hydraulic transmission
Inventor: HUL LI
IPC: F04F5/10
Filed: 2021-06-16
Abstract: A flow-adaptive guide vane adjustment device based on hydraulic transmission. The device mainly comprises a Venturi pipe (1), a hydraulic cylinder (2), a cam mechanism and hydraulic pipes (4), which are used in cooperation with a pump and a movable guide vane adjustment mechanism. The Venturi pipe (1) is mounted at an outlet of the pump, and an inlet section (11) and a throat part (13) of the Venturi pipe (1) are subjected to pressure measurement, and are connected to two sides of the hydraulic cylinder (2) by means of the hydraulic pipes (4). The hydraulic cylinder (2) internally comprises a double-rod piston (23) and a spring (29), the spring (29) being mounted on a piston rod (21). The exterior of the piston rod (21) is connected to the form-closed translating cam mechanism, and a follower (33) of the cam mechanism is connected to the movable guide vane adjustment mechanism. The pressure of two sides of the piston (23) changes with a flow change; thus, the elongation of the spring (29) changes, and the cam mechanism is driven to translate. Then, the movable guide vane adjustment mechanism acts by means of the follower (33), such that the angle of a guide vane is automatically adjusted with the flow of the pump, thereby reducing the impact loss of an off-design condition, broadening a high-efficiency area of the pump, and achieving the aims of efficiency improvement and energy conservation.
Patent GB-2618871-A (GB)
Title: Masonry support element and/or attachment mechanism
Inventor: Paul Ruding
IPC: E04B1/70
Filed: 2022-05-12
Abstract: There is disclosed a masonry support element configured to sit in a cavity between an internal building structure and a façade, and to transfer the load of the façade to the internal building structure, the masonry support element comprising: a masonry support bracket; a masonry support angle; a cavity tray; wherein the masonry support angle is configured to extend into the façade, and to take the load of the façade and transfer this load to the masonry support bracket; wherein the masonry support bracket is configured to be attached to the internal building structure, and is configured to transfer the load from the masonry support angle to the internal building structure; wherein the masonry support bracket comprises a first column configured to lie parallel with the internal building structure, and at least one arm extending perpendicular to the column away from the internal building structure and towards the façade, wherein the masonry support angle is attached to the masonry support bracket; wherein the cavity tray is configured to overlie the at least one arm of the masonry support bracket; wherein the cavity tray is configured to collect moisture within the cavity, and to provide an alternative path for said water to take across the cavity tray; wherein the cavity tray sits above the masonry support angle such that water passing across the cavity tray drops down onto the masonry support angle; wherein a fire barrier is positioned between the cavity tray and the at least one arm; and/or wherein a fire barrier is positioned atop the cavity tray; and/or wherein a fire prevention structure is positioned atop the cavity tray.
Patent GB-2618209-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent structures and methods for manufacturing absorbent structures
Inventor: BRADLEY W SCHOON
IPC: A61F13/531
Filed: 2020-08-25
Abstract: Absorbent structures and methods of manufacture are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing an absorbent structure may comprise directing a stream of particles toward a material layer, spraying the stream with a first adhesive, the first adhesive contacting the stream at a first contact point, spraying the stream with a second adhesive, the second adhesive contacting the stream at a second contact point, depositing the particles, first adhesive, and second adhesive onto the material layer, and separating the mixture of the particles, adhesive, and the material layer into individual absorbent structures, each absorbent structure produced having particles disposed in an amount equal to 500 gsm and adhesive disposed in an amount equal to 7% by weight, of the weight of the superabsorbent particles, and having Wet Pad Integrity values greater than or equal to 20, according to the Wet Pad Integrity Test Method.
Patent GB-2619601-A (GB)
Title: Improved X-ray analysis for heated specimens in electron microscopes
Inventor: Santokh Bhadare
IPC: H01J37/244
Filed: 2023-04-21
Abstract: A filter member for attachment to a system for performing energy dispersive X-ray (EDS, EDX) analysis of a specimen, the filter member being attachable to the system at a position between the specimen and a detector of the system. The filter member comprising a filter material element and being configured to hold the filter material element in place by at least one of a friction fit, a clearance fit, and a transition fit. The filter member may comprise a front cap portion, spring element, back cap portion, and a screw fitting. The filter material element may be inserted between an electron trap and the detector. The filter member may comprise silicon nitride, polymer, aluminium, beryllium, carbon, or graphene. A removably mountable filter may be free to thermally expand allowing the filter member to be positioned closer to a heated specimen in an electron microscope.
Patent GB-2616380-A (GB)
Title: Object detection circuitry
Inventor: JOHN PAUL LESSO
IPC: G01S7/52
Filed: 2022-01-20
Abstract: Circuitry comprising excitation circuitry for supplying a transducer with an excitation signal to generate a detection signal and current monitor circuitry for monitoring current through the transducer.
Patent GB-2617757-A (GB)
Title: Secure data movement
Inventor: STEVEN R HETZLER
IPC: H04L9/40
Filed: 2021-12-15
Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a transcoder, second encrypted data. The second encrypted data is data that has been encrypted in a first key to create first encrypted data that is then encrypted in a second key to create the second encrypted data. The method includes receiving the second key and decrypting the second encrypted data using the second key to obtain the first encrypted data. The method includes encrypting the first encrypted data using a third key to create third encrypted data, and sending the third encrypted data to a destination node. A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a transcoder, a second encrypted key. The second encrypted key is a key that has been encrypted in a first key to create a first encrypted key that is then encrypted in a second key to create the second encrypted key.
Patent GR-930100507-A (GR)
Title: Hydrogel laminate, bandages and composites and methodes for frorming the same.
Inventor: KUNDEL NIKHIL
IPC: A61L15/58
Filed: 1993-12-14
Abstract: The present invention provides processes by which a polymeric hydrogel can be securely adhered to a substrate to form a hydrogel laminate with greatly improved delamination resistance. The laminate is formed by casting onto a polymeric adhesive-coated substrate an aqueous solution of hydrophilic polymer, then exposing this composite to ionizing radiation which cross-links the hydrophilic polymer to form a hydrogel and also induces copolymerization of the hydrophilic polymer and the adhesive polymer.