baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2583776-A (GB)
Title: A device and a system for simulated ultrasound-guided needling
Inventor: Nicholas James Sleep
IPC: G09B23/28
Filed: 2019-05-10
Abstract: This invention relates to a computer-implemented simulation system comprising a needle device having a retractable needle shaft comprising a resistance mechanism which can be activated to vary the resistance of the needle shaft, an ultrasound probe configured to transmit an ultrasound beam, a display unit and a processing module, wherein the processing module is configured to: receive ultrasound image data representative of a subject being scanned, receive position and orientation data representative of an ultrasound probe and a needle device, calculate a projected path for the needle device and generate a simulation needle from the projected path, overlay the simulation needle on the image data representative of a subject being scanned so as to generate one or more scenes of the object being scanned using the image data and the position and orientation data, send the one or more scenes to a display unit for display, update the or each scene in real-time as the location and orientation data changes, analyse, in substantially real-time, the or each scene to determine the location of various tissue types present in the ultrasound image, calculate the proximity of the needle and its tip to the tissue types present in the image, the simulation needle is determined to intersect with an identified tissue type, modulate a signal and send the modulated signal to the resistance mechanism, thereby to cause a change in the resistive force acting on the retractable needle shaft. The invention also relates to a computer-implemented method for simulating ultrasound guided needling using this system.
Patent GB-2570426-A (GB)
Title: On-premises and off-premises communication
Inventor: JOHN REEVE
IPC: G06F16/00
Filed: 2017-10-31
Abstract: Proposed are concepts for managing communication between off-premises and on-premises servers. A file system event request from an application of a first server (such as an off- premises server or an on-premises server) is received and a requested file system is determined based on the received file system event request. Stored file system path data associated with the requested file system can then be identified. The file system event request is then communicated to a second server (such as an on-premises server or off-premises server) based on the identified file system path data.
Patent GB-2584339-A (GB)
Title: Alarming system for multi-unit buildings
Inventor: MICHAEL BARSON
IPC: G08B27/00
Filed: 2019-05-31
Abstract: An alarm system 100 is provided for a multi-unit building 112 such as an apartment block, hospital, office block etc. The alarm system comprises a number of remote sensors 104-1 to 104-n positioned within the building 112, the building comprising common areas (landlord area) and individual units (occupant area) 114 occupied by occupants. The remote sensors are arranged to detect an alarm condition within a common area and/or individual unit. A central control panel 102 located in common areas of the building collects data from the remote sensors. The control panel determines whether to issue an alarm from the sensed data. An occupant input device 116 is provided within in at least on individual unit 114 for requesting a delay in initiating an alarm. The invention is particularly suited to avoiding complete evacuation of a multi-unit building in the event of a false alarm sensed within an individual unit, for example, when an occupant burns their dinner or smokes a cigarette.
Patent GB-2585058-A (GB)
Title: Method and system of locating a fault in an optical fibre
Inventor: NEIL PARKIN
IPC: H04B10/079
Filed: 2019-06-27
Abstract: A first aspect of the disclosure relates to a method of locating a fault in an optical fibre 111 carrying an optical data signal in a non-visible wavelength band, the method comprising: directing an array of photon detectors 121 located external to the optical fibre towards the optical fibre, the array of photon detectors being configured to detect photons in the non-visible wavelength band of the data signal; detecting, at one photon detector of the array of photon detectors, a photon of the data signal which has escaped from the optical fibre; and determining a fault location by mapping a location of the photon detector which detected the escaped photon to a photon escape location. Other aspects of the disclosure relate to a system, a computer-implemented method, a data processing apparatus, a computer program and a computer-readable data carrier.
Patent GB-2580744-A (GB)
Title: An instantaneous tripping device for a miniature circuit breaker and miniature circuit breaker comprising the same
Inventor: ABDUL SALAM ALMUTLAQ
IPC: H01H77/06
Filed: 2018-04-02
Abstract: A miniature circuit breaker having an instantaneous tripping device with L - shaped plunger and stepped trip lever are provided. The configuration enables the efficient transformation of linear force into a rotary force thereby providing the quick opening of electrical contacts.
Patent GB-2585725-A (GB)
Title: A pulling tool for use in a wellbore and/or tubing and a propulsion module of a pulling tool
Inventor: KENNETH FUGLESTAD
IPC: F16H3/42
Filed: 2018-07-04
Abstract: The invention relates to a pulling tool for use in a wellbore or tubing for pulling cable. The pulling tool comprises a propulsion module (64) having a main section (1) and a propulsion arm (2) hinged to the main section (1). The propulsion arm includes a propulsion wheel (6, 37) with a gear system. An electric motor (8) drives the propulsion wheel (6, 37) via the gear system. The gear system may include a harmonic gear or a compound split ring epicyclic gear. The invention further comprises a propulsion module (64) of a pulling tool including such a gear system.
Patent GB-2590458-A (GB)
Title: Electric vehicle power system bus management
Inventor: STEPHEN GREETHAM
IPC: B60R16/033
Filed: 2019-12-19
Abstract: An electric vehicle (EV) includes a battery pack which powers first and second vehicle systems (e.g. air conditioning compressors). The battery pack has: a first sub-pack 101 which is connected to a first auxiliary bus 112; and a second sub-pack 102 which is connected to a second auxiliary bus 113. The first vehicle system is connected to the first auxiliary bus and the second vehicle system is connected to the second auxiliary bus. The first and second vehicle systems each perform the same vehicle function. In the event of a failure with the first vehicle system or first sub-pack, the vehicle function may continue to be provided by the second vehicle system and the second sub-pack. The EV may include a motor unit for providing motive drive, wherein the motor unit is connected to a primary bus 110 of the battery pack. In a normal operating mode, the first and second sub-packs are connected in series across the primary bus. In the event of failure of the first sub-pack, the primary bus is connected across the second sub-pack.
Patent GB-2596792-A (GB)
Title: Resistive liquid heater
Inventor: STEPHEN GREETHAM
IPC: H05B3/03
Filed: 2020-06-30
Abstract: A liquid heater with a chamber for receiving a liquid. Pairs of electrodes E1-E3 are located within the chamber. Input terminals 41 connect the heater to a power supply 50. Bridge arms 60 are connected in parallel to the input terminals. Each bridge arm has a pair of switches, e.g. S1 and S2, and a node 63 between switches. Each pair of electrodes has a respective bridge arm, e.g. E1 with 60. A common bridge arm is common to all electrodes, comprising switches S7, S8. A first electrode E1a-E3a or a pair is connected to the respective node of the respective bridge arm; a corresponding second electrode E1b-E3b is connected to the node of the common bridge arm. A control unit controls the switches, wherein the switches have a plurality of different states for selectively connecting pairs of electrodes to the input terminals in one of a plurality of electrode configurations. The electrodes have a different total electrical resistance in each electrode configuration. The power supply may be an alternating voltage. The control unit may control the switches to only energise electrodes in desired half-cycles, or portions thereof.
Patent GB-2584056-A (GB)
Title: Liquid dressing compositions and their veterinary uses
Inventor: JONATHAN POWELL
IPC: A61L26/00
Filed: 2020-08-07
Abstract: A liquid dressing composition for use in the treatment or prevention of infection and/or wounds, wherein the composition comprises shellac, an anti-infective metal active and a solvent. The compositions are capable of forming a barrier when topically applied to a subject, providing an easily applied barrier for protecting lesions and other wounds from external infective agents in a veterinary setting. There is also a pressurised spray delivery device comprising the composition and a propellent. In another embodiment is a device for applying the liquid dressing comprising a first chamber comprising the composition, a second chamber containing a non-solvent, a mixing chamber, an actuating means, and an applicator. Preferably the metal active is copper acetate, zinc chloride or copper chloride. Preferably the solvent is ethanol.
Patent GB-2592285-A (GB)
Title: Coherency gathering for ray tracing
Inventor: MIKE LIVESLEY
IPC: G06T15/06
Filed: 2020-08-21
Abstract: A system and method for coherency gathering for rays in a ray tracing system. The ray tracing system uses a hierarchical acceleration structure comprising a plurality of nodes including upper level nodes and lower level nodes. For each instance where one of the lower level nodes is a child of one of the upper level nodes, an instance transform is defined, specifying the relationship between a first coordinate system of the upper level node and the second coordinate system for that instance of the lower level node. The system provides an instance transform cache for storing a plurality of these instance transforms while conducting intersection testing. The geometry information and the instance transforms are stored in a memory that gathers together a plurality of groups of rays. wherein each group requires intersection testing against a respective node in the hierarchical acceleration structure, then selecting one of the groups for intersection testing, wherein the respective node to be tested against is an instance of a lower level node and searching an instance transform cache for the instance transform of that instance. If the instance transform is found in the instance transform cache, then the selected group of rays is submitted for intersection testing but if the instance transform is not found in the instance transform cache then the instance transform is retrieved and loaded into the instance transform cache and the selected group of rays is submitted for intersection testing.
Patent GB-2588847-A (GB)
Title: Gate driving circuit and display device
Inventor: JONGHYUCK LEE
IPC: H01L27/32
Filed: 2020-09-22
Abstract: An active area of the display comprises a low-resolution area, A1, and high-resolution areas, A2, A3, surrounding the low-resolution area. The low-resolution and high-resolution areas are driven using different gate lines, GL. In one embodiment the gate lines connected to the low-resolution area run in a first direction and the gate lines connected to the high-resolution area run in a second direction intersecting the first direction. In a further embodiment the gate lines connected to the low-resolution area are insulated from pixels in the high-resolution area and the gate lines connected to the high-resolution area are insulated from pixels in the low-resolution area. Image compensation for the low-resolution area is easily performed to reduce or remove the difference in the image quality between the low-resolution area and surrounding areas. An optical sensor such as a camera may be disposed beneath the low-resolution area such that the display device displays images on the low-resolution area and performs sensing using the optical sensor. A gate driver for driving the gate lines is also provided.
Patent GB-2589967-A (GB)
Title: Chinese yellow rice wine containing ingredients of mulberry leaves (morus alba L.) and silkworm pupae (bombyx mori) and production method thereof
Inventor: JINGZHANG GENG
IPC: C12G3/055
Filed: 2020-09-25
Abstract: A Chinese yellow rice wine (Huangjiu) containing ingredients of mulberry leaves (Morus alba L) and silkworm pupae (Bombyx mori) comprising ≥0.15 mg/L of 1-deoxynojirimycin and ≥300mg/L of total polysaccharides. Methods of preparation Chinese yellow rice wine containing ingredients of mulberry leaves (Morus alba L) and silkworm pupae (Bombyx mori) are disclosed, the methods comprising separately preparing enzymatically hydrolysed solutions of mulberry leaves and silkworm pupae, optionally followed by purification of the solutions and addition to a Chinese yellow rice wine base; or addition of the enzymatically hydrolysed solutions to the base materials of the Chinese yellow rice wine prior to fermentation, conducting fermentation of the mixture and purification of the fermented liquid; wherein both options include ohmic heating to sterilize the rice wine. The Chinese yellow rice wine is disclosed to have various nutraceutical benefits.
Patent GB-2587098-A (GB)
Title: Augmented reality presentation associated with a patient's medical condition and/or treatment
Inventor: ANCA SAILER
IPC: G16H50/50
Filed: 2019-03-21
Abstract: A mechanism is provided for implementing an augmented reality display via a head mounted display (HMD) system that indicates areas of a patient's body corresponding to a medical condition and/or treatment of the patient overlayed on the actual view of the patient. A real-time image of an area of a patient's body being viewed by a medical professional is captured via the HMD system. One or more body parts of the patient are identified within the real-time image. The one or more identified body parts are correlated with the patient's electronic medical records (EMRs) indicating the medical condition and/or treatments associated with the patient. An augmented reality display is then generated in the HMD system of one or more areas of the patient's body corresponding to the medical condition and/or treatment of the patient overlaying the real-time image of the area of the patient's body.
Patent GB-2594358-A (GB)
Title: Cell culture container
Inventor: FARLAN VERAITCH
IPC: C12M1/00
Filed: 2021-03-09
Abstract: The cell culture container 2 comprises a base section 7, and a compressible wall element 6 extending from the base section in an axial direction defining an internal volume of the container, the compressible wall element being compressible in the axial direction, wherein the base section comprises a substantially planar rigid base plate 12. The container may comprise a gas permeable base sheet over the plate. the wall may comprise inwardly and outwardly deformable portions with a leaf portion extending between the two in a bellow structure. The wall element may comprise an inner portion and a jacket, a part of which may comprise a gas impermeable coating. The base plate may have a transparent sensor window. There may also be an interface plate attached to the wall element to close the container. Also claimed is a bioreactor comprising the container and a cell processing system comprising said bioreactor.
Patent GB-2592147-A (GB)
Title: An electrical protection system and a method thereof
Inventor: Patrick Tendayi Manditereza
IPC: H02H7/26
Filed: 2019-11-12
Abstract: THIS INVENTION relates electrical protection system arranged to detect and isolate faults either in a electrical power distribution. The system comprises at least a first busbar and a second busbar in electrical communication with each other through s powerline having a first end electrically coupled to the first busbar by a first circuit breaker and a second end connected to the second busbar by a second circuit breaker. It is connected to the at least two busbars, and configured to simultaneously collect/determine a first electrical quantity at each of the at least two busbars and compare the collected/determined electrical quantity to a second. When the first electrical quantity value less than the second quantity value, the system causes the first and second circuit breakers to open so as to decouple the electrical connection between first and second busbars. The system 100 detects and isolates fault efficiently while using voltage measurements.
Patent GB-2607862-A (GB)
Title: Distributed computer system for management of service request and method of operation thereof
Inventor: Humayun Munir Sheikh
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2021-04-20
Abstract: A distributed computer system comprises a plurality of worker nodes coupled together via a data communication network to exchange data therebetween, wherein the worker nodes include computing arrangements and local databases to process and store data. The nodes are autonomous economic agents (AEAs), wherein the computer system is configured to use the plurality of nodes for fulfilling a service request. A distributed ledger arrangement aggregates information relating to the request from the nodes, wherein the system executes at least one smart contract using the distributed ledger arrangement for aggregation. At least one secondary distributed ledger for coordinating aggregation of information relating to the service request from the nodes that fulfil at least a part of the request and provide corresponding information to the computer system for aggregation via the ledger arrangement.
Patent GB-2600190-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable link length microwave rain attenuation pattern artificial rainfall experimentation method
Inventor: Tao Ynag
IPC: G06F30/20
Filed: 2020-09-10
Abstract: An adjustable link length microwave rain attenuation pattern artificial rainfall experimentation method, comprising the following steps: 1) designing and calculating rainfall intensities of different recurrence intervals, forming an experimental rainfall process, and utilizing an artificial rainfall hall to simulate artificial rainfall; 2) building a corner reflector and dynamically adjusting the length of a microwave link; 3) installing an experimental microwave device and selecting a microwave link of a specific microwave band to serve as an experimental link; 4) utilizing a self-recording rain gauge to acquire measurement data on the experimental link under different rainfall intensity conditions; 5) acquiring a complete process of changes in the experimental rainfall intensities on the basis of the measurement data, and analyzing to deduce a microwave rain attenuation pattern. Microwave rain attenuation processes under different rainfall intensities and different link length conditions are simulated in artificial rainfall equipment, the microwave rain attenuation pattern is mined and analyzed, accurate and reliable experimental data is provided for disclosing the true microwave rain attenuation pattern, and a great foundation is laid for implementing precision monitoring of rainfall.
Patent GB-2597349-A (GB)
Title: Electricity distribution supply and control apparatus
Inventor: DAVID JOBOME
IPC: H02J50/20
Filed: 2021-05-07
Abstract: A power distribution system for wirelessly supplying power to electrical appliances, comprising; a distribution supply and control unit 15, which includes a RFID card reader 3, current sensor 5 and transmitter 8; and RFID chip cards 4, each RFID card connected to an electrical appliance and configured to power the electrical appliance with energy wirelessly received from the transmitter. The RFID card may be provided with the appliance’s power supply. The RFID card may be removeable from the appliance and registered with the control unit via the RFID card reader before being reinserted into the appliance’s power supply. The control unit may then receive appliance power usage data from the RFID card and control the power delivered to the appliance through the RFID card. The RFID card may include a fuse to limit the oversupply of power. The distribution supply and control unit may include a power buffer 9 to prevent oversupply or undersupply of power. The distribution system may be also be used to control power supply from a substation to premises (Fig. 2) or control power supply from a power generator to substations (Fig. 4). The power may be wirelessly delivered through radio waves or microwaves.
Patent GB-2599008-A (GB)
Title: Marine breakaway couplings
Inventor: IAN LATIMER
IPC: F16L55/10
Filed: 2021-09-01
Abstract: A breakaway coupling system for an offloading string comprising a first coupling part 101 and a second coupling part 102. The coupling parts are connectable together to 5 form a conduit through which fluid can flow and separable from each other to seal the conduit. The system further comprises movement sensing means 160, 162, 166, 168 arranged to sense movement of the two coupling parts relative to each other and transmission means arranged to transmit a separation signal in response to sensing of the relative movement. There is also claimed a condition monitoring system for a marine breakaway coupling of an offloading string, the monitoring system comprising a node mounting on the coupling which monitors the condition of the coupling and transmits indication signals to further node located remote from the coupling. The further node determines if the condition indication signals are not successfully transmitted to a predetermined number of predetermined times, and in response generates a warning signal or alarm.
Patent GB-2612084-A (GB)
Title: Bracket for bearing
Inventor: JAMES ATKINSON
IPC: F16C35/00
Filed: 2021-10-21
Abstract: A bracket 30 for a prop shaft bearing of a vehicle, which comprises an annular body 32 for surrounding the bearing, and one or more fixing structures 34a, 34b provided at an outside edge of the body. Each fixing structure 34a, 34b has a through bore 36a, 36b for receiving a fixing to mount the bracket 30 to a vehicle structure, the through bore 36a, 36b being substantially perpendicular to a first radial line extending from the centre of the annular body 32 to intercept the through bore 36a, 36b. The fixing structure 34a, 34b comprises a fixing face 40a, 40b against which a head of a fixing 37 comes to rest when the fixing is fully inserted in the bore 36a, 36b, the fixing face 40a, 40b being offset from the radial line. The head of the fixing 37 is permitted to extend inwardly of a centre of the through bore 36a, 36b, in a direction parallel to the first radial line, by a distance which is greater than the distance between the centre of the through bore 36a, 36b and an exterior surface of the annular body 32 along the first radial line.. As a result, a more compact design is achieved due to a reduction in thickness of the bracket along the direction of the centreline.
Patent GB-2614034-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging
Inventor: MARTYN NIGEL JAMES PALEY
IPC: G01R33/56
Filed: 2021-10-22
Abstract: Method of generating magnetic resonance image data includes selecting slices to image, perpendicular to a slice direction, transmitting a pulse perpendicular to the main B0 field direction in the presence of a slice gradient which enables separation along the slice direction. An initial signal spectrum is acquired including applying an additional gradient along the slice direction which enables separation along a frequency direction (frequency encoding), and processing the initial signal spectrum to give, for a plurality of positions along the slice direction, a frequency projection along the proposed phase encoding direction. A plurality of signal strength indicator values,each associated with a phase encode gradient value, are derived from each frequency projection. An ordering is created based on these, defining a time-varying sequence of phase encode gradient values. Subsequently imaging is carried out in the order defined by this time-varying sequence, and the acquired data is processed to produce an image-data array. Preferably, the signal strength indicator uses signal to noise ratios. Also disclosed is a magnetic resonance imaging system.