baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2528583-A (GB)
Title: Improved completion system
Inventor: CAMPBELL ROY
IPC: E21B43/04
Filed: 2015-07-22
Abstract: Completing a well comprising a sleeve member 14 located on the outside of a tubular body 12 having a screen/screens connected, sealing it thereto to create a chamber therebetween, pumping fluid into the chamber 16 through a port 18 in the body to access the chamber, morphing the sleeve radially outwards across an annulus to secure it to an inner surface of a larger diameter structure and providing a gravel pack 70 through the assembly 10 and between the tubular body 12 and the larger diameter structure 60. An embodiment provides gravel packing for multiple completion zones by circulation. A further embodiment allows selective isolation barriers to be created along the length of the completion string after the gravel has been pumped into the annulus.
Patent GB-2526476-A (GB)
Title: Secure matching supporting fuzzy data
Inventor: OBERHOFER MARTIN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2014-01-16
Abstract: Provided are techniques for secure matching supporting fuzzy data. A first bloom filter for a first data element is retrieved, wherein each of the characters in the data element has been encrypted with a beginning offset position of the character and encrypted with an end offset position of the character to produce two encrypted values that are added to the first bloom filter. A second bloom filter for a second data element is retrieved. The first bloom filter and the second bloom filter are compared to determine whether there is a match between the first data element and the second data element.
Patent GB-2545158-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring Fluid Dynamics
Inventor: ASHER JOHN HOSKINS
IPC: F17D5/06
Filed: 2015-10-09
Abstract: In a method and apparatus for analysing the condition of a liquid conduit system, data is received from at least one sensor indicative of pressure within the system and then processed to generate an inflexion coded data subset for each sensor. The inflexion coded data is then cycle counted across at least one time period to generate a second data subset for each time period comprising a count of pressure cycles, the amplitude of these pressure cycles and an average pressure. A cumulative pressure-induced stress can then be calculated for each of the at least one time periods using the second data subset.
Patent GB-2534280-A (GB)
Title: Head-wearing wireless control transcranial electrical stimulation device
Inventor: Pui Tong Kwan
IPC: A61N1/36
Filed: 2015-11-24
Abstract: A wirelessly controlled transcranial electrical stimulation device (TES), comprises a headset 1, which comprises an arch shaped clamper 11 with cavities 12,13 which house a microcontroller with a first Bluetooth terminal and a power supply respectively. The microcontroller controls a plurality of body contacting electrodes. The device further comprises remote control unit, which comprises operating buttons, a display and a second Bluetooth terminal for wireless communication with the headset. The remote control sends instructions to the microcontroller to make the electrodes exert a direct current (DC) or an alternating current (AC) with preset density and frequency to a cerebral cortex. Electrode feedback signals are processed by the microcontroller and sent back for display on the remote control unit. The device may further comprise a current wave detection module, electroencephalography (EEG) detection module and an EEG stimulation module. The EEG module may comprise a switch to exert DC or AC to the cerebral cortex through the electrodes. There may be eight electrodes divided into four pairs, preset as, DC, AC, grounding and standby channels respectively.
Patent GB-2532906-A (GB)
Title: Image acquisition device, and imaging device
Inventor: EIJI TODA
IPC: H04N5/353
Filed: 2015-06-01
Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging apparatus, 19, that may be used in an image acquisition system, 1, (such as a scanning microscope) that scans an object, S, with an illumination light, 3. The imaging apparatus comprises a light receiving section, 19a, (such as a CMOS image sensor array) made up of a plurality of pixel rows (Figure 3, 19d), in which signal readout from the pixel rows is accomplished using a rolling (or continuous) readout method. An image control section, 19b, controls signal readout of the light receiving section based on a driving clock. This is achieved by changing the frequency of the driving clock and counting the number of driving clock pulses defining an interval of signal readout between adjacent pixel rows. The image control section may further control the count of the driving clock to synchronise the interval of signal readout between adjacent pixel rows and the scanning of the object with the illumination light.
Patent GB-2553740-A (GB)
Title: Platter and plinth bearing for a turntable
Inventor: Roy Gandy
IPC: G11B3/60
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: A turntable for the playing of records includes a plinth 4 and a tonearm attached to the plinth. A platter is provided at a spaced distance from a top surface 20 of the plinth and rotates with respect to the plinth. A bearing body 22 is introduced into an aperture 28 formed in the plinth and secured in position in the aperture by contact between the sidewalls of the aperture and the bearing body. The bearing body may have a threaded portion 32 formed with gaps 36 in the thread. The bearing body may be circular in cross section having a first end 24 with an opening leading to a channel 38. A ball bearing may be located at the end of the channel. The bearing body allows accurate location of the platter with respect to the plinth whilst reducing the stress and/or potential energy imparted to the plinth by the engagement of the bearing body with the plinth.
Patent GB-2549696-A (GB)
Title: Image processing method and apparatus, integrated circuitry and recording medium
Inventor: CLIVE HENRY GILLARD
IPC: H04N9/68
Filed: 2016-04-13
Abstract: Image processing comprising receiving a first HDR image signal 205 representing a portion of a captured image with a first dynamic range and generating therefrom a second SDR image signal 203 having a lower dynamic range than the first high dynamic range. The second image is generated by applying one of: a first gain to increase the brightness value of each pixel in the first image having a brightness or luminance value less than a first threshold brightness value; and a second, negative, gain to decrease the brightness value of each pixel having a brightness value greater than a second threshold. After the application of first or second gains, converting 316 the resulting signal such that the brightness value of each pixel in the first image becomes represented in a second format with a lower dynamic range. Preferably, applying a gain involves assigning each pixel with a mask value depending on whether it is above or below a threshold 306, applying a low pass filter 310 to blur the resultant mask image and calculating a gain value 314 to be applied to each pixel based on the value of the corresponding pixel in the filtered mask.
Patent GB-2551474-A (GB)
Title: Stabiliser
Inventor: TIMOTHY ALEXANDER BLANCHARD
IPC: B26D7/01
Filed: 2016-05-06
Abstract: A stabiliser comprises a block 10 of material which includes at least one indentation 22 on an external surface, the indentation shaped to provide a bed for a portion of an item, such that an item placed in said bed is retainable in a stable configuration. Preferably, the surface indentation is a channel. The stabilizer is preferably rectangular in cross section and has six sides. Preferably, at least two sides include at least one surface indentation. The material may be flexible and mouldable and may be a rubber composite. Also included is a kit of parts including a variety of blocks, each block including respective indentations. The use of the block 10 particularly relates to serving as a stabilising rest for items being resized by cutting, including items such as cylindrical pipework.
Patent GB-2550934-A (GB)
Title: Gear train for a vehicle
Inventor: RUSSELL HENDERSON JR
IPC: F16H37/02
Filed: 2016-06-01
Abstract: A gear train 100 for a vehicle includes a plurality of gear sets 102 that are connected in series. Each gear set includes a normally-held element such that the normally-held elements of the gear sets are connected together to rotate in unison. The gear train further includes a variator 140 that is configured to control the normally-held elements of the gear sets. The gear sets may be planetary gear sets and the normally-held elements may comprise a sun gear formed on a common shaft 104. The planet carrier 108, 114 of one gear set may be connected to the ring gear 118, 124 of the adjacent gear set and there may be 3 gear sets in the transmission. The normally-held element may instead be a ring gear (202 fig. 2) formed as a single gear.
Patent GB-2551138-A (GB)
Title: Anti-slip surfaces
Inventor: DONALD HACKETT
IPC: E04F15/00
Filed: 2016-06-06
Abstract: An anti-slip article 10, such as a tray for a shower or wet room, comprises at least one face 14 having an anti-slip surface 20. The anti-slip surface comprises a plurality of spaced apart projections having a top surface and a side extending between the top surface and the face. Each projection has a height between 0.5-1.5 mm and a top surface area between 3-64 mm2. The projections are spaced apart by between 10-16 mm. Each projection is shaped to have an angular edge between the top surface and the side. The angular edge may be right angled and may extend around the periphery of the top surface. The side may be curved from the edge to the face. The projections may be arranged in an array 21 and may have substantially the same size, height and shape. The projections may be non-deformable and may be integrally formed with the face.
Patent GB-2551148-A (GB)
Title: A coupled union for sliding over wet surfaces
Inventor: PAUL CLIFFORD GREEN
IPC: A63C5/02
Filed: 2016-06-07
Abstract: A snow ski may comprise two halves 1, 2 which may be connected via a male projection 3 engaging with a female coupling 3a. When the two portions are assembled a vertical joint line (Fig 4b CL) is in line with the front of the binding 7. Thus allowing forces to be concentrated over the joint. The tongue 3 and groove 3a are disposed about the longitudinal centerline or lengthways neutral axis of the ski (Fig 3a and 3b, na). The location of the engagement portions 3, 3a about this axis is intended to reduce excessive flex of the assembled halves preventing gap (Fig 3a and 3b, 5) from opening up when in use. The gap causing drag due to snow build up. A further projection 6a may engage with recess 6b to reduce snow build up. An angled joint face may also be provided to reduce friction (Figs 5a and 5b).
Patent GB-2537063-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for noise attenuation in an engine nacelle
Inventor: ALEX C LUMBAB
IPC: F02K1/82
Filed: 2015-04-23
Abstract: An inner barrel 30 for a nacelle comprises a radially inner acoustic liner 100 and a radially outer structural barrel 200 comprising an integrally formed flange 270 for coupling the inner barrel 30 to the nacelle. The acoustic liner 100 may comprise first 140 and second 170 cores with first 142 and second 172 core cells defined by first 152 and second 182 core cell walls and a fabric sheet 160 between the first 140 and second 170 cores. The thicknesses 148, 178 between the first 140 and second 170 cores may be unequal and the first 152 and second 182 walls may not be coplanar. There may be an acoustic liner face sheet 110 including orifices 112 and a first fabric sheet 130 between the face sheet 110 and the first core 140. There may be a third core 220 with third core cells 222 defined by third core cell walls 232. The third walls 232 may not be coplanar with the first 152 or second 182 walls and/or may have a cross sectional diameter 230 not equal to the cross sectional diameter 150, 180 of the first 142 and second 172 core cells.
Patent GB-2540677-A (GB)
Title: Surface alloyed metals and methods for alloying surfaces
Inventor: DANIEL E BULLARD
IPC: E04C5/01
Filed: 2014-12-09
Abstract: The disclosure provides a material that includes a stainless steel layer with a consistent composition diffusion bonded to a carbon steel substrate. The material can have the corrosion resistance associated with the explosively welded stainless steel and the deep diffusion bonding observed typical of chromizing applications.
Patent GB-2552219-A (GB)
Title: Wearable input device
Inventor: STEPHEN ANTONY HACK
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2016-07-15
Abstract: Processing system for generating inputs comprising a wearable control device 100 operable to detect changes of the surface of a first body part on which it is worn, and a processing device 110 operable to receive from the control device surface change information and with it identify a gesture associated with a second body part, and generate inputs based on an identified gesture. The first part may be an arm and the second part a hand. The controller may comprise a plurality of sensors operably coupled with the users skin. It may comprise a sensor for determining the position and/or orientation of the controller. The system may comprise a camera 130 operable to capture an image of the controller, which may be processed to determine position and/or orientation. The controller may comprise a marker to be imaged. Information about position and/or orientation may be used to generate inputs. Gestures may be identified using a model and/or a look-up table. Also provided is a method for operating the system, which may be realised as a computer program.
Patent GB-2542257-A (GB)
Title: Reconfigurable antenna for incorporation in the hinge of a laptop computer
Inventor: SAMPSON HU
IPC: H01Q21/28
Filed: 2016-07-25
Abstract: A multi-antenna system having a central antenna 6 and two unbalanced antennas 7 placed laterally about the central antenna. The central antenna is a compound antenna having an unbalanced antenna 28. The compound antenna may further have a balanced antenna 34 which may be a dipole with arms 35 connected to ground by connectors 36 and the unbalanced antenna may be a centre-fed grounded monopole. The unbalanced flanking antennas 7 may be centre-fed monopoles 30 with feed 31, arms 32 and connectors 33 connecting the arms to groundplane 20. The central antenna may be a two-port cellular, e.g. Long Term Evolution, LTE (RTM), antenna and the flanking antennas may be WLAN/Wifi (RTM) antennas. Resonators 22 and 23 (fig 9) may be placed between the flanking antennas and the central antenna to provide isolation. The antenna system may provide a 4-port multi-band MIMO (multiple-input, multiple output) system and be formed on substrate 5 of a circuit board and be installed in the hinge region of a laptop computer.
Patent GB-2556875-A (GB)
Title: Storage assembly
Inventor: MICHAEL HEATH
IPC: A47K3/30
Filed: 2016-11-07
Abstract: A storage assembly 10 mountable to a shower enclosure or shower panel (See Fig 6, Fig 16), the storage assembly including a body defining an interior usable for storage purposes, and two opening arrangements 58, 68 on opposite first and second sides of the assembly to enable selective access to the assembly interior from opposite sides thereof, such that when mounted to a shower enclosure or shower panel one opening arrangement is accessible from inside of a shower, and the other is accessible from outside of the shower.
Patent GB-2546650-A (GB)
Title: Lime-based cement composition
Inventor: KRISHNA RAVI
IPC: E21B33/16
Filed: 2014-12-02
Abstract: A cement composition for use in a well that penetrates a subterranean formation comprising: hydrated lime; a silicate; and water, wherein the composition is substantially free of a hydraulic cement. A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising: introducing the cement composition into the subterranean formation; and allowing the cement composition to set.
Patent GB-2551246-A (GB)
Title: Smartphone fraud-proof authorization and authentication for secure interactions
Inventor: DAVID CHAVEZ
IPC: G06Q20/40
Filed: 2017-04-06
Abstract: This application is for a method of authenticating a service using blockchain. When a device is activated 508 a blockchain is generated and a first block is stored in the blockchain, which describes a first event associated with activating the device 512. Second and third blocks, which are associated with second and third events are then stored. The system then establishes an interaction with a second computer system and provides at least a portion of the blockchain to secure the interaction, where the portion of the blockchain uniquely identifies the device to the second computer. There is also a second invention when establishes a binding between the user and the device, and sends a tuple formed from a portion of a blockchain and a sidechain to a second computer system before conducting a secure interaction, where the interaction is secured when the tuple is verified. The secure interaction may only continue while the binding is active.
Patent GB-2551875-A (GB)
Title: Power supply apparatus and method
Inventor: ADRIAN EDWARD BARBER
IPC: H02J7/34
Filed: 2017-04-24
Abstract: A power supply unit comprising a power generating unit 120, a power storage unit 110 for storing electrical power, a power switch and an output unit, connectable to a load 170. The switch is arranged in use to control a supply of electrical power to the output unit. The output unit is supplied with power from the power generating unit, the power storage unit or both the power 10 generating unit and power storage unit substantially at the same time. The power generating unit may comprise an engine and generator. The power generating unit and power storage unit may be located in a common housing, along with a liquid heat exchanger. The power supply unit may be for a marine or wheeled vehicle, or for building premises.
Patent GB-2552875-A (GB)
Title: Hinged greeting cards and gift card holders
Inventor: Mary McClain
IPC: G09F1/08
Filed: 2017-05-19
Abstract: A gift card holder 100 comprising a carrier 10 with first 10A and second portions 10B connected together via a hinge or pivot point P1, a sleeve 32 and a gift card holder 14. The sleeve and the gift card holder are operative to move between a concealed and an extended position. When sections of the carrier are pivoted about the hinge away from each other the sleeve extends out of the carrier and the gift cart holder extends out of the sleeve. The gift card holder may comprise a sound module containing at least one audio file, wherein pivoting of the sections causes the sound module to play the audio file. Also disclosed is a greetings card comprising two sections connected together via a pivot and a sound module containing at least one audio file, wherein pivoting of the sections causes the sound module to play the audio file.
Patent GB-2565286-A (GB)
Title: A bath waste assembly
Inventor: ANDREW JULIAN BURROWS
IPC: F24H1/00
Filed: 2017-08-06
Abstract: A bath waste assembly 100 for fitting to a bath having a first outlet 130 allowing fluid 115 to flow from the bath 200 to a drain via a first flow path; a second inlet 140 and a second inlet 150 being fluidly connected via a second flow path channel 181 wherein if the drain plug 120 is in the open position, the fluid 115 in the bath 200 will drain via the first outlet 130; and if the drain plug is in the closed position, the fluid 115 will be able to flow from the second inlet 154 to the second outlet 150, allowing fluid to be taken from and returned to the bath. The assembly may be disposed in the bath’s standard waste opening, or fitted to both the standard waste opening and standard overflow opening wherein bath water is returned to the bath via the second outlet disposed in the overflow aperture (fig 5). The water may be circulated by a pump, filtered and heated, in order to regulate the temperature of the water in the bath. A method of controlling the bath waste assembly, via a controller and temperature and fluid sensors.
Patent GB-2565768-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle
Inventor: ANDREW CHARLES WHITE
IPC: F42B19/01
Filed: 2017-08-15
Abstract: A vehicle, such as an aircraft, has a stator and a rotor 220a with at least one planar control surface 30a,30b, such as a tail plane, coupled to it. The rotor rotates to move the control surface between a position where it affects only the pitch of the vehicle (fig.3a) to one where it also affects the yaw or only the yaw (fig.3b). Preferably the central axis of the stator is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The vehicle may have an actuating system (fig.2,200) with at least one actuator 210, such as a piston, coupling an annular stator to an annular rotor, configured to rotate the rotor. Preferably, three pairs of pistons are used, defining an elongate space with the annular members at the longitudinal ends; an engine may be disposed within the space and at least one actuator may be configured to incline the central axis of the rotatable member with respect to the central axis of the fixed member in order to vector the thrust of the engine. The control surface may have a portion for controlling the direction of a vehicle.
Patent GB-2569773-A (GB)
Title: Support apparatus
Inventor: JOHN ALEXANDER BLACK
IPC: E04G1/36
Filed: 2017-10-13
Abstract: A support apparatus 1 for supporting a user in an elevated working position above a ground surface G comprises a frame 60 for supporting a floor portion 20 of the support apparatus and a plurality of leg members 40a, 40b mounted to the frame 60 for supporting the frame above the ground surface G. Each leg member has a foot portion 42 for engaging the ground surface G. Each leg member is rotatably mounted to the frame for rotation about a rotational axis which is substantially perpendicular to the width and the length of the frame and each leg member extends from the frame in a radial direction of the rotational axis, whereby the foot portion is offset from the rotational axis.
Patent GB-2551943-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to sample measurement
Inventor: MATTHEW ROBERT BRYAN
IPC: G01N33/49
Filed: 2012-04-13
Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for performing electrical measurements on a liquid sample containing blood, comprising: current unit 18 for applying AC current to two or more terminals 16, 17 when the sample is in electrical communication between the terminals; a voltage unit 21 connected between the terminals for applying a DC potential difference; two voltage input terminals 19, 20 for receiving respective externally input electrical signals when the liquid sample electrically connected between them; voltage detector(s) for measuring first and second voltages using first and second signals respectively; unit 23 for controlling the current unit to apply the current and concurrently the voltage unit, and for controlling the detector(s) to measure the two voltages both when the potential difference is applied and not applied; and a unit for calculating first and second reactances using the voltages measured when the potential difference is applied and not applied respectively, and which generates a value representing glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) according to the reactance values and a value representing haematocrit. A related method measures HbA1c using a sample plate 1 with separated electrode terminals 3, 4 comprising a glucose-reacting reagent. The method does not necessarily involve measuring voltage to determine reactances.