baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2576293-A (GB)
Title: Method for removing bottlenecks
Inventor: Piotr Kowalczewski
IPC: B82B3/00
Filed: 2018-06-06
Abstract: A method provided for modifying an elongate structure (e.g. conductive track or trace), comprising: providing a substrate having an elongate structure 305 of assembled electrically polarizable nanoparticles, the structure having at least one narrow section 303 (i.e. a bottleneck); providing a fluid containing a dispersion of electrically polarizable nanoparticles deposited onto the narrow section 303 of the elongate structure 305; applying an AC voltage across the elongate structure 305 via first and second electrodes such that an alternating current flows through the narrow section 303 and causes it to break; and, once the break has formed, applying an alternating electric field to the fluid such that the dispersion of nanoparticles create a continuation of the elongate structure 305 across the break via dielectrophoresis. Also disclosed is an assembly formed by this method where the elongate structure has a width of less than 1 micrometer and a length of greater than 100 micrometers where the minimum width is not less than 70% of the average width across the whole structure. Further disclosed is an apparatus for performing the above method.
Patent GB-2560292-A (GB)
Title: Fault waveform recording device
Inventor: SATOSHI TAKEMURA
IPC: G01R31/327
Filed: 2016-02-19
Abstract: Provided is a fault waveform recording device (100), in which a first storage unit (43) stores the latest electrical quantity data of a first interval, said data having been detected from an electrical system when said electrical system is operating normally, while successively updating said data, and when a fault is detected in the electrical system, suspends updating the stored data after a second interval has elapsed from the detection of the fault. The second interval is shorter than the first interval. A first computation unit (44): stores in a second storage unit (45), among the data of the first interval which is stored in the first storage unit (43) after the suspension of the updating of the stored data, data of the first interval which includes the fault detection time without modifying the data; downsample processes data of an excess second interval excluding the first interval; and stores said data in the second storage unit (45).
Patent GB-2575649-A (GB)
Title: Iris diaphragm
Inventor: JAMES WILLIAM MITCHELL
IPC: G03B9/22
Filed: 2018-07-17
Abstract: An iris blade 120 comprising a first spherical protrusion 140 at a first end on a first face and a second spherical protrusion 150 at a second end on a second face opposite the first face. The iris blade is situated in an iris diaphragm comprising an annular base 20 with first retaining apertures 70 and an annular striking plate 90 with second retaining apertures 110. In use, the first receiving aperture 70 accommodates a first protrusion 150 of an iris blade and the second retaining apertures 110 accommodates a second protrusion 140 of an iris blade. The spherical protrusions allow a more accurately fitting connection. The iris blades may be symmetrical; of constant thickness; and curved with concentric sides. The receiving apertures may be: radially-oriented slots; depressions, such as blind holes; or a mixture thereof. The annular base may: be fixable to a substrate; and include a partially circumferential wall 40 with an annular groove 50 for accommodating the rotation of the striking plate via a drive handle 100.
Patent GB-2563521-A (GB)
Title: Wiper dart with reinforced drive element
Inventor: TODD ANTHONY STAIR
IPC: E21B33/16
Filed: 2016-05-16
Abstract: A wiper dart includes one or more wiper elements disposed about a mandrel, each wiper element comprising a wiper cup that extends radially outward and rearwardly relative to the mandrel, and a nose assembly coupled to the mandrel. A drive element is disposed about the mandrel and includes a shoe and a cup coupled to the shoe. The cup extends radially outward and rearwardly from the shoe and exhibits a maximum diameter less than or equal to a maximum diameter of the one or more wiper elements, and the shoe provides at least one of axial and radial support to the cup.
Patent GB-2562973-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for direct tie-in of subsea pipelines
Inventor: GEIR ENDAL
IPC: F16L1/26
Filed: 2016-02-22
Abstract: The method of installing a subsea pipeline (1 ) having a direct tie-in to a subsea structure (5) comprises landing an end (101 ) of a pipeline on a pipeline landing frame (6) on a surface of a subsea structure (5), the pipeline landing frame (6) providing a location for landing an end (101 ) of a pipeline (1 ) before connection to a connection point of the subsea structure (5), subsequently lowering the pipeline end (101 ); and connecting the pipeline end to a connection point of the subsea structure (5). A pipeline landing frame (6) for implementing the method is also described.
Patent GB-2592838-A (GB)
Title: Parking guidance system
Inventor: KOJI TSUBAKI
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2018-10-09
Abstract: A parking management module identifies an available parking space in response to a vehicle request and provides guidance parameters (i.e. parking space location and vehicle identity) to an unmanned robot 302 (e.g. an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)). The UAV guides the vehicle 320 to the space by moving ahead of the vehicle; determining whether there is a risk of collision between the vehicle and an obstacle (e.g. another vehicle 340) detected via the UAV’s environment sensor; and causing action to be taken to avoid said collision. The UAV may determine an obstructed viewing region 312 which cannot be sensed by the vehicle and adjust its navigation route to detect obstacles therein. The UAV may also determine a collision risk between itself and the vehicle. A second UAV (104/N04, Fig.2) may identify and physically reserve the parking space and notify the parking management module to update its status in a database to ‘reserved’. A third UAV may perform the guidance while the first is being recharged (Fig.5).
Patent GB-2577348-A (GB)
Title: A device for measuring ultra-low resistance and impedance
Inventor: ZBIGNIEW GALUSZKIEWICZ
IPC: H01F27/28
Filed: 2018-12-04
Abstract: A device for measuring ultra-low resistance and impedance, comprising a profile P made of a material of high conductivity and having a central through opening; a plurality of toroidal transformers T arranged on the profile P such that the profile fills the internal openings of the toroidal transformers T, wherein each of the toroidal transformers T is connected to a power supply via a dedicated switch W; measurement terminals Z1, Z2 arranged at the ends of the profile P; and refrigerant connections 1, 2 arranged at the ends of the profile P to allow flow of the refrigerant through the central through opening of the profile P. The device may include interconnected segments P1,P2,P3 formed of tubes and a Rogowski coil CR mounted on the profile P between the toroidal transformers T and one of the measurement terminals Z1,Z2. The profile P may be made of copper.
Patent GB-2572840-A (GB)
Title: A musical instrument
Inventor: SIMON ELLIS
IPC: G10D13/02
Filed: 2019-01-22
Abstract: The invention allows a user to play a stringed instrument such as a guitar or mandolin at the same time as a drum such as a bodhran (Irish drums). A musical instrument 10 is provided comprising a body 20, a neck 30 extending from the body, strings 40 extending along at least a partial length of the neck and attached to the body at one end and to the neck at the other end, and a resonatable drum face 70 connected to the body. The drum face is arranged in spaced relationship relative to the body, above the strings. The drum face comprises at least one tongue 80 having a striking end arranged to move and strike one or more strings when the drum face is struck in use. The at least one tongue ideally extends longitudinally parallel to the length of the neck, lies in the same plane as the drum face and bends relative to the drum face. The tongue(s) may include a hammer at its striking end to strike the string(s). The drum face may have the same shape as a portion of the body, and may include an aperture for accessing the strings.
Patent GB-2579257-A (GB)
Title: Lighting apparatus housing
Inventor: SIMON CADISCH
IPC: F21V29/89
Filed: 2019-04-15
Abstract: A housing for a lighting apparatus has a body 1 with a light beam channel 23 and a light source leading to a mouth through the channel and, formed integrally with the housing body 1 and disposed at a back portion of the housing body, a heat transfer region 35. At least a portion of the housing body 1 is formed of forged metal. The housing body 1 comprises a core body member 5 and a shell body member 3. The core body member 5 has a light beam channel 23 which is defined by an internal surface of the core body member 5 and a light source or light source mount within the light beam channel 23. The core body member 5 has a core heat transfer region 35 and the shell body member 3 has an aperture 7 for receiving the core body member 5 and comprises a shell heat transfer region 17.
Patent GB-2583111-A (GB)
Title: A cable reel trolley
Inventor: BILLY HORGAN
IPC: H02G1/06
Filed: 2019-04-16
Abstract: A cable reel trolley 100 comprising a frame 101 having a pair of ground engaging wheel 130s, at least one ground engaging foot 105, a forwardly projecting handle 109 and a removeable spindle 107 releasably secured to the frame. The frame is foldable to and from a stowed, substantially flat configuration and an expanded operational configuration. The handle is preferably slidable, ideally telescopically in one of the other frame parts. There may be a braking mechanism (117, see fig.8) for engagement of a cable reel. The braking mechanism may comprise a braking disc (401, see fig. 30) to allow a plethora of disparate shaped and sized cable reels to be used with the cable reel trolley. The brake system may comprise a braking arm 121 for engagement with a braking pad and the pad may be pivotally mounted on the frame. The braking arm may comprise an elongate arm slidably mounted in a housing and may comprise a saw-toothed arrangement for providing a plurality of mounting points for engagement of the brake pad.
Patent GB-2571656-A (GB)
Title: Graphics processing using directional representations of lighting at probe positions within a scene
Inventor: JENS FURSAND
IPC: G06T15/50
Filed: 2016-03-03
Abstract: Graphics rendering comprising: maintaining directional lighting representations at probe positions within a scene by: tracing rays from the probe position to determine a lighting contribution from the direction of each ray; updating the lighting representation at the sampling point based on the lighting contribution; using the directional lighting representations for the probe positions for rendering the scene. Lighting representation updates may be from preceding frames of a sequence. Lighting indications may be determined for visible surfaces and used to shade pixels in a frame. Lighting contributions may be transformed into lighting representation component values (eg. spherical harmonic components) and combined with existing component values by maintaining running averages over the frame sequence, accounting for probability changes. Ray directions may be selected randomly or pseudo-randomly eg. based on: round robin scheme; quasi-monte-carlo method; evaluating low discrepancy sequence; biased towards high luminosity regions; directions chosen for nearby probe positions; directions considered significant due to scene changes; known lit scene elements or light sources; time interval since the direction was last chosen. Distance based weighting of lighting representations may determine lighting for pixels. Distance between pixels and sample points may be below a threshold and have direct line of sight from surfaces. Probe data may be local.
Patent GB-2588198-A (GB)
Title: A bicycle light
Inventor: Luke Andrews
IPC: B62J6/045
Filed: 2019-10-15
Abstract: A bicycle light 10 comprises one or more light emitters, sensors adapted to detect a number of conditions and adapted to provide a signal to a controller, the bicycle light further comprising a controller adapted to receive signals from the sensors and adapted to control an output of the said one or more light emitters in dependence on the conditions detected by the sensors. The sensors comprise at least an accelerometer and a proximity sensor, so that the light emitters convey. The lamp may use flashing and/or high brightness modes to indicate deceleration (braking) and vary the response depending on speed and distance to a vehicle approaching from the rear.
Patent GB-2591441-A (GB)
Title: A heating and cooking apparatus
Inventor: TIKARAM RAI
IPC: A47J37/04
Filed: 2019-11-20
Abstract: A combined cooking and heating apparatus comprises a stove 4 and outlet 8, a first oven 10 with an inner (12, Fig 3) and outer (14, Fig 3) chambers providing a channel with an inlet (18, Fig 3) in communication with the outlet of the stove, and outlet (20, Fig 3). A chimney 34 is in communication with the outlet to enable heat and/or hot air to pass and a hot air passageway 36 in communication with a filter is configured remove particulates to enable clean hot air to expel. A valve or lever may be moveable to allow heat and/or hot air from the fuel source to pass through the chimney, or allow heat and/or hot air from the fuel source to pass through the hot air passageway. The hot air passageway may be an adjustable. Preferably the apparatus includes a second oven. The oven(s) may include supporting racks (46, Fig 3) for items to be heated. The first oven may comprise a water inlet 52 and outlet 54 with a passageway extending therebetween configured to receive heat and/or hot air from the outlet of the stove. A kit and method of manufacture are also claimed.
Patent GB-2592920-A (GB)
Title: Removable spacer
Inventor: ALASDAIR PAUL CORRAN MORRISON
IPC: G21B1/13
Filed: 2020-03-09
Abstract: The tile substrate assembly includes an array of tiles 3bonded to a substrate and is formed by a method. The method of forming the substrate comprises arranging the tiles in an array on the substrate 2, bonding the tiles to the substrate wherein the tiles are separated by spacers 4. The spacers are then removed from the substrate by physically or chemically altering the structure of the spacer material. In particular the assembly is for a reactor lining armour of a nuclear fusion reactor and faces plasma. The spacers may be removed using a solvent, such as water, reacting to the spacer but may also react with an acid or alkali. Also claimed are a tile substrate assembly obtainable from the method and a nuclear fusion reactor with the tile substrate. Additionally a substrate precursor is claimed with the spacer and an assembly with the spacer.
Patent GB-2579971-A (GB)
Title: Thermally controlled utility pump and methods relating to same
Inventor: PHILIP ANTHONY MAYLEBEN
IPC: F04D29/58
Filed: 2018-08-14
Abstract: A multi-outlet fluid pump includes a housing, a motorized pump, an electrical power supply, and a self-locking thermal cutoff. In one form, the pump includes a first or primary thermal cutoff and a second or secondary thermal cutoff to prevent the pump from operating once a thermal cutoff has deactivated the pump until a user or operator has taken some affirmative action. Related methods are also disclosed herein. In some forms an indicator is provided to indicate if the thermal cutoff has disabled the pump to alert a user as to the need to unplug or reset the pump before operating the pump again.
Patent GB-2581442-A (GB)
Title: A biodegradable single-serve beverage cartridge
Inventor: FUAD KHAN
IPC: B65D85/804
Filed: 2018-09-20
Abstract: A single-serve coffee cartridge is configured for use in a coffee brewing machine. The cartridge is both biodegradable and compostable. The cartridge comprises a hollow body for containing the coffee or other brewable beverage. The hollow body has at least one wall and a cover is provided for closing and sealing the hollow body. The body is formed from a biodegradable and compostable pulp material and includes a biodegradable and compostable plastic layer, such as bioplastic, that is able to bio degrade in a non-industrial composting process. The plastic layer is provided on at least one of the inner and outer surfaces of the body to waterproof the pulp material of the body and prevent degradation due to liquid saturation.
Patent GB-2594324-A (GB)
Title: Powering a surgical robot arm
Inventor: Gordon Thomas Deane
IPC: A61B34/30
Filed: 2020-04-24
Abstract: A control system for a surgical robot. The robot comprises a multi-jointed arm extending from a base to a terminal end with attachment to a surgical instrument and a surgeon console with an input device. The arm is operable in a full power mode 601 where the joints are powered by a first power source and in a reduced power mode where the joints are powered by a second power source. In full power-mode, the control-system controls the arm in a surgical mode 602 by converting input device movements to control signals for moving the arm’s joints and if a first-power-source power failure is detected 603, the control-system enables the reduced power mode 604 and transitions arm control from surgical-mode 602 to a standby mode 605. In reduced power-mode, the control-system reacts to receiving a user input command 801 by transitioning arm control from standby mode 605 to a calibration mode 802. Preferably, in calibration-mode the control-system detects an external force applied to the arm and sends signals for moving one or more arm joints to conform with the detected external force. The first power-source may be a mains power supply and the second power-source may comprise a battery.
Patent GB-2594490-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for filling bags with a flowable solid and stacking filled bags
Inventor: Mark Hatfield
IPC: B65D88/16
Filed: 2020-04-30
Abstract: Using a deflector 26 to direct flowable material 14 towards the sides of a bag 10. The bag can be an FIBC suspended by handles from a frame 20 with hooks 24. The deflector can comprise multiple spinning blades 26 attached 30 to a motor 28 whose current is monitored to detect when the level of material in the bag reaches them to cease flow. The deflector can cause more material to be near the bag walls so that the materials upper surface is concave to permit better bag stacking. A deflector is below the discharge end of a conveyor 16 or hopper. Providing a platform 40 and bag 10a below the discharge end of a conveyor 16 or hopper; supporting the bag on the platform while or after the bag is being filled with material dropping from the conveyor or hopper; lowering 42 the platform while the bag is on it; placing another bag 10b above the first; supporting the second bag on the first while or after it is being filled with material dropping from the conveyor or hopper; lowering the platform. The full bag can rest on a pallet 18.
Patent GB-2596056-A (GB)
Title: Exception register delay
Inventor: JAMES HANLON
IPC: G06F11/07
Filed: 2020-05-27
Abstract: The disclosure describes the handling of exceptions in a processor comprising an execution pipeline and a receive pipeline. The processor has context status storage which holds an exception indicator of an exception encountered by the execution pipeline whilst it is processing data. The receive pipeline determines that an exception has been committed to the context status storage by the execution pipeline , suppresses a write to memory of any incoming data to be handled by the receive pipeline and delays committing a corresponding exception indicator to the context status storage until a final one of its pipeline stages.
Patent GB-2597111-A (GB)
Title: Computer vision method and system
Inventor: VASILEIOS KATRANIDIS
IPC: G06N3/08
Filed: 2020-07-21
Abstract: Generating an image from ground truth images, the image being described using two characteristics such as geometry and texture, comprises: first 201 and second 203 generative networks, each network comprising an output corresponding to a first and second characteristic space, respectively, and an input comprising first 61 and second 63 latent space, respectively; selecting a first latent code from said first latent space, wherein the first latent space comprises first ground-truth latent codes, each latent code mapping via said first generative network to a first characteristic of a ground-truth image in said first characteristic space; selecting a second latent code from allowable regions of said second latent space, the allowable regions being indicated by masks; and generating the image from the selected first and second latent codes in the first and second latent spaces, respectively. Variable Auto Encoders (VAE) and Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) are examples of generative networks. Also claimed is: mapping the first latent code to select the second latent code; and a method of obtaining a representation of ground truth images in latent spaces based on backpropagation. Privacy of individuals providing training data is preserved by masking (excluding) or promoting (biasing towards) regions of the latent representations.
Patent GB-2586400-A (GB)
Title: Transfer of digital tokens representing a bank's promise to pay bank account stored or credit value
Inventor: KENNETH J SILVERMAN
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2019-03-01
Abstract: A method and system for electronically transferring value from a bank debit account, bank direct line of credit account or bank credit card account is presented, where an electronic representation of a promise is created and the Promisee is transferred, thereby transferring value. In one embodiment, a bank issues one or more digital representations of a promissory note in the form of a digital tokens in response to an action performed by the holder (i.e., Promisee) of a promissory note via an electronic platform. The Promisee can be transferred to a third party recipient, thereby transferring value. Actual funds are transferred only internally within the bank of origin.
Patent GB-2599390-A (GB)
Title: Coupling
Inventor: PAUL RICHARDS
IPC: F16F15/124
Filed: 2020-09-30
Abstract: A flexible coupling 2 comprises an outer member 4, an inner member 8, an intermediate member 6 and a plurality of buffer elements 18, 20. The outer member 4 comprises a plurality of radially inward projections 10, the inner member 6 comprises a plurality of radially outward projections 16 and the intermediate member 6 comprises a plurality of radially inward projections 14 and a plurality of radially outward projections 12. The plurality of buffer elements 18, 20 are disposed between the projections 10, 12, 14, 16. The plurality of radially inward projections 10 of the outer member 4 and the plurality of radially outward projections 12 of the intermediate member 6 are radially overlapped, and the plurality of radially outward projections 16 of the inner member 6 and the plurality of radially inner projections 14 of the intermediate member 6 are radially overlapped. The buffer elements 18, 20 may be made of rubber having different hardness.
Patent GB-2602028-A (GB)
Title: A pump and a bearing assembly for a pump
Inventor: LUKAS CHROMEK
IPC: F16C35/04
Filed: 2020-12-15
Abstract: A bearing assembly 10 for mounting a rotatable shaft 40 of a pump, wherein the bearing assembly 10 comprises of a shield 28 that inhibits lubricant leakage from the bearing. The bearing assembly 10 further comprises of a bearing with an outer ring 22 and an inner ring 24, and a bearing support 36 configured to surround at least a portion the outer ring 22 of the bearing. The shield 28 extends from the bearing support 36 towards the inner ring 24 to obscure at least a portion of an annular gap between the outer and inner rings 22, 24. The shield 28 may be integral or attached to the bearing support 36. The bearing assembly 10 may comprise a compact metal spring damper (CMSD). In case of failure of the bearing the shield 36 can be configured to provide both axial and radial protection for the pump.