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Patent GB-2591583-A (GB)
Title: Machine learning for digital image selection across object variations
Inventor: AJAY JAIN
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2020-11-27
Abstract: A method in a digital medium digital content generation environment that addresses object variations as part of digital image selection, implemented by at least one computing device is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving a user ID associated with a request for digital content; obtaining a plurality of digital images 122(1-N) having variations in how an object is depicted (e.g. a webpage or a thumbnail to represent a digital video) and a user profile associated with the user ID; generating a plurality of prediction scores for the plurality of digital images, each prediction score generated by a machine-learning model 128 based on the user profile and image metadata including features extracted from a respective digital image of the plurality of digital images; selecting a digital image of the plurality of digital images based on the plurality of prediction scores; and generating the digital content 114 as having the selected digital image 122(n) depicting the object. Also disclosed is a training environment that comprises an exploration/exploitation determination module that determines whether to explore or exploit user behaviour, and accordingly either train or use a machine-learning model.
Patent GB-2594551-A (GB)
Title: Petroleum play analysis and display
Inventor: Michael Charles Quintrell Treloar
IPC: G06N7/00
Filed: 2021-01-22
Abstract: A method comprising determining a probability of source rock occurrence according to source rock age in a proven hydrocarbon play concept using an empirical database of proven hydrocarbon play concepts (Fig 4, 402). A relative probability of migration for hydrocarbons is determined from source rock in an age interval which is compared with proven reservoirs using normalized age distribution (Fig 4, 404). A relative probability that a proposed hydrocarbon play concept is successful is calculated by a processing device (Fig 3, 302) by combining the probability of source rock occurrence and the relative probability of migration (Fig 4, 406). The relative probability of success is then displayed (Fig 4, 408). A second and third aspect of the invention relate to the method being implemented in a computing device (Fig 3, 300) and in the instructions of a computer-readable medium. Preferably the entrapment probability for a proposed hydrocarbon play concept is determined. Preferably, operations further comprise calculating the relative probability for additional proposed play concepts from a stored inventory of proposed play concepts and ranking the stored inventory of proposed play concepts based on the relative probability.
Patent GB-2593580-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and Method for Charging a Load Handling Device
Inventor: KEITH DEREK HABBEN
IPC: B65G1/137
Filed: 2021-01-26
Abstract: A load handling device 30 for lifting and moving containers stacked in a storage system comprising a framework supporting a plurality of rails or tracks arranged in a grid pattern above the stacks of containers, the load handling device comprising: a vehicle body 32 housing a container-receiving space located above the rails or tracks, a lifting device comprising lifting drive assembly and grabber device to releasably grip and lift a container and a driving mechanism for moving the load handling device on the grid framework; said driving mechanism and the lifting drive assembly powered by a rechargeable power source electrically coupled to an electrical charge point 80 arranged on the vehicle body for electrically coupling to a charge head 84 of a charge station 82, the electrical charge point comprises a charge collector 86 connectable to the charge head 84 of the charge station 82 under the action of a magnet. The magnet may be an electromagnet, rare-earth magnet or neodymium magnet. The charge collector 86 may be movable relative to the body 32, it may be telescopically mounted to be extendible and retractable. There may be multiple charge-receiving contact pads.
Patent GB-2607961-A (GB)
Title: Temperature-controlled transport pods
Inventor: HUGH FROST
IPC: G07F9/10
Filed: 2021-06-18
Abstract: A thermally insulated transport / portable pod 100 for storing and transporting temperature-sensitive products. The pod comprises at least one product storage space 1010 containing temperature sensitive products. A thermal energy device space 1030 holds at least one thermal energy storage device 134 for absorbing or emitting thermal energy to control a temperature of the product storage space. The thermal energy device space is fluidly coupled to the product storage space to enable a convective air flow therebetween, and a convection cell flow guide 140 directs the convective air flow to recirculate between the thermal energy device space and the product storage space. The thermal storage device may be a thermal absorption device within the thermal device space above the product storage space or thermal emission device within the thermal device space below the product storage space. The thermal storage device may be a phase change material. The convection cell flow guide may be at least one channel 142 comprising a thermally insulated outer side wall 104 secured to an inner side wall 148 and communicates with the storage space via first 144 and second 146 apertures. At least one shelf 122 with apertures 1220 may be provided.
Patent GB-2594651-A (GB)
Title: Table
Inventor: MITCH JOHNSON
IPC: A47B3/091
Filed: 2020-01-09
Abstract: A molded plastic structure may comprise a tabletop with an upper surface and a lower surface. A lip may extend downwardly relative to the lower surface of the tabletop, and the lip may include an outer surface and an inner surface. An inwardly extending portion may extend inwardly from the inner surface of the lip. A frame may be connected to the table top and the frame may include a side rail of a frame. The side rail may include a receiving portion that receives the inwardly extending portion. The side rail may also include a portion that supports the lower surface of the table top and a portion that supports the lip.
Patent GB-2601869-A (GB)
Title: Foldable bicycle and electric bicycle frame
Inventor: JIALONG TIAN
IPC: B62K25/28
Filed: 2021-07-29
Abstract: A foldable bicycle frame comprises a girder 1 and a rear fork 2, wherein the girder 1 and the rear fork 2 are connected to a rotating shaft 3 through a bearing; both sides of the girder 1 are provided with fixing holes 4, and the girder 1 is connected to a bracket 9 through the fixing holes 4; another part of the bracket 9 is provided with fixing holes 5, and the bracket 9 is connected to an end of a shock absorber 10 through the fixing holes 5; the other end of the shock absorber 10 is connected to the rear fork 2 through a fixing hole 6; The bracket 9 has a slotted hole 8 which matches a further hole 7 when the frame is unfolded. The frame may be folded by rotating the bracket 9 such that the holes 7 & 8 move apart. The girder 1 may contain a battery pack.
Patent GB-2609907-A (GB)
Title: Generating digital signatures
Inventor: Michaella Pettit
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2021-08-09
Abstract: In known signature generation schemes members of a group are given shares of a private key from which shares of a signature are generated. Where at least a minimum threshold number of group participants submit signature shares, which may be less than all the shares, the shares can be combined into a valid signature. The invention’s group members have unique identifying indexes. Participating members generate a signature share from their private key share, and a signature share commitment. A co-ordinator obtains at least a threshold amount of signature shares and respective commitments, generates a signature and creates a Merkle tree whose leaves are signature share commitment/participant indexes pairs. The participants obtain the Merkle tree root and their respective Merkle proof, and provide them along with their commitment and index to a verifier to verify that the participant’s signature share was included in the signature.
Patent GB-2609637-A (GB)
Title: Surgical device seal
Inventor: Nathan Philip Blake
IPC: H01R13/52
Filed: 2021-08-11
Abstract: A surgical instrument releasably connectable to a hand-piece of an electrosurgical device includes electrical contacts and at least one elastomeric seal 550a-e configured to deflect (or collapse) and seal around one of the electrical contacts when the surgical instrument is coupled to the hand-piece, such that it is electrically isolated from the other contacts. As the interface seal deflects instead of requiring bulk compression, the surgical instrument and hand-piece can be connected with reduced force. The seal preferably comprises a tapered cavity (557, fig.6) and a deflectable portion (552) or lip, forming a seal of generally conical or dome form, e.g. seal shaped as hollow frustum. The seal may further comprise a cylindrical portion (553) for securing it. The surgical instrument may have a mechanical or RF output, and conduct operations such as cutting or sealing tissue, ablation, coagulation, amongst others. The surgical instrument, including end effector, is ideally interchangeable or disposable.
Patent GB-2598840-A (GB)
Title: Power connection for electrochemical cell stack
Inventor: Tomasz Domanski
IPC: H01M8/24
Filed: 2021-08-12
Abstract: An electrochemical cell assembly (300, 500) comprising a base plate (308) and a top plate (303) between which a stack of planar cell units (306) and at least one positive (302, 507) and at least one negative electrical end plate (302, 507) are disposed in compression by means of compression means (307) acting between the base plate (308) and top plate (303). 5 At least one of the electrical end plates (302, 507) is connected or integrally formed with, and in electrical contact with, an electrical stud (301, 505) that extends from a base portion of the at least one electrical end plate (302, 507) and passes through an opening in one of the base plate (308) and top plate (303) to form an electrical terminal. A fluidic seal is maintained by the compression means (307) between the base portion and the respective one of the base plate (308) and top plate (303), so as to prevent loss of fluid through the opening.
Patent GB-2613807-A (GB)
Title: Microcapsule pesticide formulation and the use thereof
Inventor: JAMES TIMOTHY BRISTOW
IPC: A01P3/00
Filed: 2021-12-15
Abstract: A microcapsule pesticidal composition having a reduced toxicity comprising a pesticidal core material and a polyurea outer wall obtained by reaction of an aliphatic polyisocyanate and a polyamine. Additionally, a method for formation of the microcapsule comprising providing an oil phase with a pesticide and first wall-forming component, providing an aqueous phase, combining the phases to disperse the oil phase as droplets in the aqueous phase, and adding a second wall-forming component to the dispersion to allow interfacial polymerisation and encapsulation of the oil droplets. Also defines the use of a polyurea obtained by reaction of an aliphatic polyisocyanate and polyamine to form the described microcapsules. Finally, the molar ratio of polyamine to polyisocyanate, the weight ratio of capsule wall to microcapsule, the average particle size, and the weight ratio of the pesticide to surfactant are used to control the release rate of the described microcapsule upon drying. The core may also comprise an organic solvent and a surfactant. The pesticidal component may be a strobilurin fungicide. The polyisocyanate may be a diisocyanate and may particularly be hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) or isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI). The polyamine may have the formula (R)n-1(amine)n and may particularly be diethylenetriamine.
Patent GB-2616029-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the navigation of an ultrasound probe device
Inventor: JURY SCHEWEL
IPC: A61B8/08
Filed: 2022-02-24
Abstract: A computer-implemented method of defining a coordinate system comprises: receiving a sequence of ultrasound images from an ultrasound probe device, each ultrasound image representing a respective target view 804; receiving, from a controller of the ultrasound probe device, at least one actuator datum associated with each ultrasound image 806; and defining a coordinate system for the sequence of ultrasound images based on the at least one actuator datum associated with each ultrasound image, wherein the at least one actuator datum associated with a designated ultrasound image of the sequence of ultrasound images defines the origin of the coordinate system 808. There is also a computer-implemented method of calculating actuator operation instructions comprising defining a coordinate system. In one embodiment, instructions for moving the ultrasound probe device from a placement corresponding to a designated ultrasound image to any one of the remaining ultrasound images is calculated from the coordinate system. In another embodiment, movement of the ultrasound probe device through a plurality of placements, each placement associated with a respective target view, is calculated from the coordinate system.
Patent GB-2616048-A (GB)
Title: A quantum network and authentication method
Inventor: ROBERT IAN WOODWARD
IPC: H04L9/08
Filed: 2022-02-25
Abstract: Nodes Alice, Bob, Charlie and David can use quantum key distribution (QKD) to establish encryption keys between themselves. Some nodes share secret key material in advance to establish a trust relationship (e.g. Alice and Bob/Charlie). When Alice wishes to establish a new trust relationship with target David, she queries whether already trusted parties Bob/Charlie trust David S101. If any do they establish QKD keys with, and transmit authentication key material KAD to Alice and David S103/105. Alice and David may now establish a QKD authenticated using KAD S107. If multiple already trusted nodes trust David they may all provide authentication key material to Alice and David, which may be combined (.e.g XORed) into a final authentication key. If no already trusted node trusts the target node, the already trusted nodes may query their already trusted nodes in turn, until a node trusting the target node is found. Then the above trust establishment may be applied back along the node chain until the source and target nodes trust each other (Fig. 7)
Patent GB-2603073-A (GB)
Title: Organometallic compounds for the deposition of high purity tin oxide and dry etching of the tin oxide films and deposition reactors
Inventor: Diana Fabulyak
IPC: C23F1/12
Filed: 2020-08-28
Abstract: Specific organometallic compounds of Formula I: Qx-Sn-(A1R1' z)4-x or Formula II: Sn(NR2(CH2)nA2)2 useful for the deposition of high purity tin oxide, as well as methods of using such compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions of organometallic compounds useful for the deposition of high purity tin oxide that in combination improve stability. Also disclosed are processes for dry etching tin oxide with a particular etchant gas and/or a process for dry etching a substrate using a particular etchant gas with a specific additive.
Patent GB-2604288-A (GB)
Title: Fiber optic distributed sensing using a cement deployment system
Inventor: JOHN LAURETO MAIDA
IPC: G01B11/16
Filed: 2020-12-09
Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems and methods for performing distributed measurements along a wellbore using distributed strain sensing with a distributed fiber optic sensing cable. Systems and methods are provided for utilizing a distributed fiber optic sensing cable connected to a cementing tool to obtain distributed strain sensing data along the wellbore. Distributed strain sensing data is obtained along the wellbore from the distributed fiber optic sensing cable. Distributed measurement pressure data is determined based on the distributed strain sensing data received from the distributed fiber optic sensing cable. A strain value is determined based on the distributed measurement pressure data and the distributed strain sensing data.
Patent GB-2620948-A (GB)
Title: Method and kit
Inventor: MONIKA SUWARA
IPC: C12Q1/6883
Filed: 2022-07-26
Abstract: A method for detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a nucleic acid sequence, comprising use of a first oligonucleotide probe complementary to a wild-type sequence, the probe having a fluorescent label bound to an internal cytosine, but lacking a 3’ end terminator. The nucleic acid sequence is amplified by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) with the first probe and a second probe or intercalating dye. Presence of wild-type or mutant nucleic acid sequence is distinguished based on the fluorescent labelling. A second probe complementary to a mutant sequence can be used. The second probe or intercalating dye can comprise a further fluorescent label. One of the probes can comprise a single or double point mutation. The method can use a blank oligo having the same sequence as the first probe but lacking a fluorescent probe. The fluorescent label can be TAMRA, FAM, Cy5, SYBR® Green, EvaGreen®, JOE, TET®, HEX®, ROX, ALEXA, ATTO or v13. The first and second probe can function as a LAMP primer. The probes can distinguish a A23063T N501Y or E484K point mutation in the S gene. The target nucleic acid can be from SARS-CoV-2. A further aspect is a kit comprising the probes.
Patent GB-2608724-A (GB)
Title: Encapsulation of thin films within eyeglass lenses
Inventor: ANDRII VOLKOV
IPC: G03H1/02
Filed: 2021-03-17
Abstract: The disclosure relates to an eyeglass lens 303 for augmented reality glasses, comprising: a first lens part 301 having a second lens part 302 formed thereon, with a cylindrically-shaped interface therebetween; and a thin film 304 interposed between the first and second lens parts at the cylindrically-shaped interface. The thin film is a holographic optical element (HOE), and an optical centre of the holographic optical element may be configured and arranged to be substantially aligned within the eyeglass lens with an optical axis of a light source. The eyeglass lens may have a major axis and a minor axis, the cylindrically-shaped interface having a curved profile across the major axis. The cylindrically-shaped interface may have a straight profile across the minor axis.
Patent GB-2615172-A (GB)
Title: Determining an exclusion zone in a workspace of transport devices
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER PEARMAN
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2022-11-25
Abstract: A method and system for assisting the controlling of movement of one or more transport devices 30 operating in a workspace. The method involves obtaining an image representation of the workspace captured by one or more image sensors (e.g., cameras) 71 and a target image portion of the image representation of the workspace. The target image portion is mapped to a target location in the workspace. An exclusion zone in the workspace, comprising the target location, is determined based on the mapping. The exclusion zone in the workspace is to prohibit the one or more transport devices from entering. Exclusion zone data, representative of the exclusion zone, is outputted to a control system for implementing the exclusion zone in the workspace. The target image may be selected by a user via an interface. The workspace may comprise grid 15. The exclusion zone may be determined around a faulty transport device. An object classification model may be used to determine that a faulty transport device is present in the image data. The one or more transport devices may be prohibited from entering the exclusion zone.
Patent GB-2613472-A (GB)
Title: Vaporizer power system
Inventor: NICHOLAS J HATTON
IPC: A24F40/57
Filed: 2019-10-18
Abstract: A method comprises measuring a duty cycle of a pulse width modulation (PWM) control circuit that is used to power a heating element of a vaporizer atomizer and selecting a direct-current to direct-current (DC-DC) converter control circuit when the duty cycle is greater than a selected duty cycle. Powering the heating element using the DC-DC converter control circuit comprises: supplying a current supplied by a DC-DC converter 205 configured to receive a first voltage from a power source and provide a second voltage to the heating element; measuring a current through a heating element and a voltage over the heating element; calculating a power and/or a resistance; and varying the second voltage to maintain a target power or a target temperature over the heating element. A device configured to carry out the method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2614642-A (GB)
Title: Intrauterine environment simulation system
Inventor: EDWARD BUCKLEY
IPC: A47D9/00
Filed: 2021-09-10
Abstract: An intrauterine simulation system comprising a motion-control system and/or a maternal heartbeat simulator. The motion-control system may be configured to move a platform supporting an infant in a pattern characteristic of the movement of a woman in a late stage of pregnancy, thereby simulating movement experienced by a fetus in the intrauterine environment. The sound and vibration are customized to the mother's biometric data to more closely simulate the infant's experience in the womb. The platform supporting the infant may be incorporated into a bassinet, cradle, mattress, and/or other suitable device. A system controller may be configured to gradually reduce aspects of the simulation, such as the intensity of the sound waves and/or vibrations or extent of the movement, thereby transitioning an infant to the extrauterine environment.
Patent GB-2618708-A (GB)
Title: Suspension assembly
Inventor: SIMON DAVIS
IPC: F16M13/02
Filed: 2020-08-21
Abstract: A suspension article 14 for use in a suspension assembly comprising: an elongate main element 20 defining a securing opening 30, the main element having a longitudinally extending main axis; and a mounting element 22 for mounting the suspension article on a raised structure; and wherein the main element of the suspension article has an elongate inner region 26 extending along the main axis and an elongate edge region 28 extending along the inner region; wherein the edge region is deformed to form a hem 27.
Patent GB-2620520-A (GB)
Title: Duct blockage risk location prediction
Inventor: NEIL PARKIN
IPC: H02G9/06
Filed: 2019-07-30
Abstract: A method of predicting blockages in underground ducts. To identify one or more locations along a route for an underground duct between two ends which indicate a blockage risk, the method comprises obtaining a terrain elevation profile 110 for the route; estimating a duct elevation profile (Figure 3B) for the route based on the terrain elevation profile; and predicting one or more blockage risk locations along the route by determining where water entering the duct from each of the two ends would settle, based on the duct elevation profile. The predicting step requires splitting the duct profile into duct portions which each have positive, negative or flat gradients. The method may assume that the duct is buried at a constant depth d, or produce a more rounded elevation profile by assuming that the duct will be laid substantially horizontal where the ground level varies by less than a threshold amount, eg section 129.