baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2580170-A (GB)
Title: Transformed geometry data cache for graphics processing systems
Inventor: Robert Brigg
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2018-12-21
Abstract: Storing transformed primitive blocks in a cache of a tile-based rendering graphics processing system, the system having a rendering space sub-divided into tiles to which primitives can be associated and rasterization logic (which may include hidden surface removal and/or a texture and/or shading stage) that rasterizes primitives on a per tile basis in a plurality of stages, comprises storing (1402) a plurality of transformed primitive blocks in the cache, each block comprising transformed geometry data for (a) primitive(s). A counter is maintained (1404) for each block stored in the cache that indicates a number of tiles of the plurality that are currently being processed by the rasterization logic and require access to that block, the counter being updated when any stage of the logic indicates a tile no longer requires access to the block. In response to receiving (1406) a new transformed primitive block to be stored in the cache when the cache is full (1408), a transformed primitive block is selected (1410) and evicted (1412) from the cache based on the counters associated therewith. A new block may then be stored (1414). Maintaining the counter may comprise adjusting (e.g. incrementing or decrementing) the counter.
Patent GB-2566227-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for automated assessment of physical objects
Inventor: JOHN J O'BRIEN
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2017-06-26
Abstract: Described in detail herein are methods and systems for performing a physical object assessment. The system entails an automated system to receive, unpack and asses a physical object based on automated determined attributes. The system can determine an element based on the assessment and generate a webpage including the attributes of the physical object and the determined element.
Patent GB-2582129-A (GB)
Title: DECT portable device base station
Inventor: RICHARD HALL-SMITH
IPC: H04M1/72502
Filed: 2019-02-05
Abstract: Communication of user instructions to a virtual assistant via registered portable DECT devices 10 is achieved using a base station 12. The base station comprises a virtual assistant module 23 for connecting over an IP communication channel 28 to the virtual assistant providing responses to user instructions. A telephony module 24 for connecting to and accessing a remote resource over a telephony communication channel 27. A DECT communication module 13 for wirelessly communicating with the one or more devices. A device manager 15 for identifying and storing communication parameters of the DECT devices, where device manager implements a user instruction communicated from a DECT device via the DECT communication module and routes virtual assistant responses to a user instruction. A broker module 19 for establishing a communication link between DECT devices and the virtual assistant, and between DECT devices and the telephony communication channel. The broker includes a transcoder module 17 which operates to trans-code communications over the communications link between the DECT devices and the virtual assistant in the event of a disparity in communication parameters to enable communication of user instructions and responses between the virtual assistant and DECT device.
Patent GB-2580444-A (GB)
Title: RF antenna platform
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER HAMER
IPC: H01Q1/27
Filed: 2019-05-17
Abstract: An RF antenna platform comprises a body having at least one RF antenna 208 for transmitting and receiving RF signals and at least one component interface 212 provided on the body for interchangeable mounting of different types of stabilising component to the body. The component interface is common to each of the different types of stabilising component such that the portable and non-portable configurations of the platform are selectively determined by the type of stabilising component mounted to the body. The platform preferably comprises at least one antenna mount 232 arranged to mount at least one detachable RF antenna (244, Figure 10). The stabilising component may include a hand-grip (236, Figure 10) for portable use, or a static fixture, rotatable mount or mounting plate for non-portable use. First 212 and second 214 spaced apart component interfaces may be provided on the body. Application of the platform in an electronic counter measure (ECM) system is disclosed.
Patent GB-2575195-A (GB)
Title: Organic light emitting diode display device
Inventor: A-RYOUNG LEE
IPC: H01L51/52
Filed: 2016-12-23
Abstract: An organic light emitting display device (OLED) has a substrate 501 and pixel regions P1, each having an electrode 520. Pixel regions P1 in a column emit the same colour (figure 11). A bank 550 between each pixel region P1 includes a step 552 on either side of a first part 551, wherein the step height is smaller than that of the first part 551. An organic light emitting layer 570 is on the electrode 520 of a pixel region P1 and also on the bank steps, and may be laminated using a soluble process such as inkjet or nozzle printing, and may have thickness uniformity. The bank 550 may have equal width between pixel regions in a row which emit different colours. The OLED may also have an auxiliary electrode connected to a power line, which may reduce sheet resistance and width of the power line, reducing aperture ratio.
Patent GB-2576985-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for printing biological material
Inventor: MELANIE P MATHEU
IPC: C12N5/00
Filed: 2018-03-09
Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for printing a three-dimensional (3D) material. In some examples, a method for printing a 3D biological material comprises providing a media chamber comprising a medium comprising (i) a plurality of cells and (ii) one or more polymer precursors. Next, at least one energy beam may be directed to the medium in the media chamber along at least one energy beam path that is patterned into a 3D projection wherein the x, y, and z dimensions may be simultaneously accessed in accordance with computer instructions for printing the 3D biological material in computer memory, to form at least a portion of the 3D biological material comprising (i) at least a subset of the plurality of cells, and (ii) a polymer formed from the one or more polymer precursors.
Patent GB-2587808-A (GB)
Title: Bush retention system
Inventor: DAVID CLARK
IPC: F16C33/04
Filed: 2019-10-01
Abstract: A bushing system 10 for use in a magnetic drive or canned motor pump is provided. The system 10 comprises: a bush holder 12 having an axial recess 33 for receiving a bush 11; a bush 11 for insertion into the axial recess 33. The bush 11 and bush holder 12 each have one or more cooperating features, e.g. shoulders 23 & 35, which abut against each other when the bush 11 is fitted into the recess 33; and a recess 25, 40 for receiving at least part of a retention member 13. When the cooperating features abut, the retention member recesses 25, 40 on the bush 11 and bush holder 12 are axially offset.
Patent GB-2589341-A (GB)
Title: Composition and method for uric acid removal
Inventor: Robert Holdbrook
IPC: E03D13/00
Filed: 2019-11-27
Abstract: A composition comprising (a) 10-20 wt% acidifying bacteria e.g lactobacillus plantarum, (b) 30-40 wt% of an oxidising agent e.g. sodium carbonate and/or sodium percarbonate, (c) 5-15 wt% of an organic acid e.g citric acid, and (d) 1-10, wt% of a chelating agent e.g L-glutamic acid N,N-diacetic acid. Also shown is a method of removing uric acid from a waste pipe comprising the step of inserting the composition into the waste pipe.
Patent GB-2591304-A (GB)
Title: A glazing bead
Inventor: PHILIP DAYTON PARRY
IPC: E06B3/58
Filed: 2020-01-27
Abstract: Glazing bead assembly 14 for retaining a glazing unit 18 within a frame, comprising a structural support member 22 having a cross section extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising an engagement formation 34, with an exterior trim 20 fastened to an exterior surface of the structural support member and having a cross section which extends along the longitudinal axis. A gasket 24 may be mounted to or coextruded with the structural support member. The trim may have a protrusion on its interior surface for snap fitting onto a corresponding notch on the structural support member. The trim may be aluminium or aluminium alloy. The structural support member may be uPVC. The coextruded gasket may be a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The structural support member may have a deviation in profile at a central location of the exterior surface, and at least one hollow void 57 extending along the length of the bead. Also claimed is a frame for engagement with the glazing bead assembly, the frame and trim being made from at least partially the same material. The engagement formation may be a male protrusion which engages a female formation 40 of the frame. The protrusion may have an angled leading profile.
Patent GB-2592250-A (GB)
Title: Reconfigurable battery pack
Inventor: STEPHEN GREETHAM
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2020-02-21
Abstract: A battery pack comprising a voltage bus 10, a first sub-pack 11, a second sub-pack 12 and a third sub-pack 13. The battery pack is configurable into a first, second and third configuration. In the first configuration, the first sub-pack is connected to the voltage bus and the second sub-pack and the third sub-pack are disconnected from the voltage bus (11a). In the second configuration, the first sub-pack and the second sub-pack are connected to the voltage bus and the third sub-pack is disconnected from the voltage bus (11b). In the third configuration, the first, second and third sub-packs are connected to the voltage bus (11c). The battery pack switches between the first and second configuration when a voltage of the battery pack transits a first threshold, and switches between the second and third configuration when the voltage transits a second threshold.
Patent GB-2593171-A (GB)
Title: System and method for determining solution for problem in organization
Inventor: Andreas Loroch
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 2020-03-16
Abstract: A system and method for determining the best solution for a problem faced by an organisation is claimed. The system comprises a server and database, where the server; receives a problem statement; generates a semantic representation of the problem statement; receives at least one proposed solution from a set of employees of the organisation; generates a semantic representation for each of the proposed solutions; identifies semantic relations between the representations of the problem statement and each of the proposed solutions; validates each of the proposed solutions if a semantic relation is established; accesses information relating to each of the validated solutions from the database; analyses the validated solutions based on the accessed information to generate a solution model for each validated solution. The semantic representations may be in a machine-understandable format. Employees may be selected for a particular problem based on experience, skill set and previous performance. A virtual implementation of the solution model may be generated to assess whether it would be successful or not.
Patent GB-2593212-A (GB)
Title: Sample separation network with simply connectable sample separation device
Inventor: THOMAS ROMANOWSKI
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2020-03-20
Abstract: A sample separation network 100 comprises a server node 102 communicatively coupled to client nodes 104, and to sample separation devices 106, which may be liquid or supercritical fluid chromatography devices (e.g. for HPLC). Each separation device has device-specific software 108 for controlling the device, and at least one of the server and client nodes has software 110 for generically controlling sample separation devices in a non-device-specific way. At least one of the nodes and separation devices may load device-specific control software from a separation device to one of the nodes upon connection of the separation device to the network. Thus by connecting a separation device in a plug and play fashion, the distributed software allows client or server nodes to control the newly connected separation device without software updates. Each separation device may have a detector for detecting and a fractioner unit for collecting separated fractions of fluidic samples, and an injector for injecting a sample in a mobile phase (eluent), which may be a mixture of solvents. Each separation device may have a chromatographic column, such as a glass or steel tube or microfluidic column, providing a stationary phase, such as silica gel, alumina or cellulose powder.
Patent GB-2584951-A (GB)
Title: Layered protective packaging
Inventor: SIMON COOPER
IPC: D21H19/70
Filed: 2020-04-02
Abstract: A coating 150 is applied to a substrate 140 using a flexographic 100 technique. The coating is dried to remove water. The coating is volumetrically expanded by means of heat and/or radiation. The preferred coating technique involves pan roller, transfer cylinder 110 and plate cylinder 120 with transfer pads in a pattern. An adhesive is preferably applied to the outer edge prior to the coating, enabling substrates to be combined. Preferably the substrate 140 is paper, and the coating 150 comprises polymeric emulsion containing microspheres which expand ≥ 100% upon infrared (IR) heating. The coated substrate is formed into padded envelopes.
Patent GB-2593904-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for calculation of wall thickness variations
Inventor: Audun Oppedal Pedersen
IPC: G01N29/07
Filed: 2020-04-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for calculating wall thickness, or a change thereof, in points within a monitored area of a wall (204), said method being based on measurement results from a process in which acoustic, guided waves are transmitted from transmitting transducers (205), propagated in the wall, received by receiving transducers (205) and then recorded. Each recorded signal is interpreted as carrying information about the wall thickness, or change thereof since a previous measurement, throughout a measured section comprising a two-dimensional area of the wall. The wall thickness, or change thereof, is at least in part calculated for each segment of the monitored area, wherein a segment is a subset of the monitored area contained in a distinct combination of the measured sections. The invention further relates to an apparatus for acoustic, guided-wave measurement or monitoring of wall thickness, or a change thereof.
Patent GB-2586091-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for controlling a process plant with location aware mobile control devices
Inventor: Mark John Nixon
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 2014-02-27
Abstract: Receiving at a mobile user interface, a unique identifier transmitted from an external device in a plant environment. The unique identifier indicates that the mobile user interface device is in proximity to the external device, and stores to a database as being associated with one or more process entities relevant to the area in which the external device is disposed. The mobile user interface identifies a process control device associated with the unique identifier and causes the mobile user interface device to render a user interface interactable to modify a parameter at a process controller utilized to control the process control device associated with the unique identifier.
Patent GB-2597787-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to UE positioning
Inventor: Yinan Qi
IPC: H04W76/14
Filed: 2020-08-06
Abstract: Determining a position of a first User Equipment, UE, in a mobile network wherein the first UE 10, communicates with at least a second UE 11, via a sidelink to transmit or receive a positioning reference signal (PRS). In the case of downlink positioning, the first UE measures PRS from at least one base station, gNB 21, 22, and Sounding Reference Signals (SRS) from at least the second UE, 1, via the sidelink. Time Division Duplexing, TDD, may be configured such that the first UE receives while the second UE transmits, and wherein PRS and SRS are transmitted in different timeslots. For uplink positioning, the first UE transmits SRS to the second UE via the side-link, wherein TDD is configured with the first UE receiving while the second UE transmits. Measurement results may arrive at a Location Server in the mobile network, operable to determine the position of the first UE. UE 10 may receive Side link transmissions of PRS/SRS from UE U2 11 when obstruction 30 blocks the link between gNB C1 20 and UE U1 10 (i.e. Non-Line of Sight, NLOS). Suitable for Fifth Generation (5G,) New Radio (NR) devices providing positioning using sidelinks with or without gNB assistance.
Patent GB-2599934-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to copper based pesticides
Inventor: RICHARD J MILLING
IPC: A01P7/04
Filed: 2020-10-15
Abstract: The effect of aqueous compositions of copper-based fungicides is improved by including a mixture of sodium dodecyl succinate and sodium lauryl sulfate surfactants in the aqueous composition which should not contain a bicarbonate. The pesticide formulation for mixing with water to produce an aqueous spray formulation comprises from 5wt% to 30w% of a copper compound, 0.25wt% to 60wy% sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate, 0.25wt% to 60wy% sodium lauryl sulfate and no bicarbonate salts. The resulting aqueous composition contains 0.015wt% to 3wt% copper, 0.0025wt% to 10wt% of a mixture of sodium dodecyl succinate and sodium lauryl sulfonate and is free of bicarbonate salts. The exemplified copper compound used is copper hydroxide. The composition may be used for the mediation of downy mildew on lettuce, Sclerotinia on oilseed rape and Cercospora leaf spot on sugar beet. It is also suggested for the insecticidal treatment or prevention of aphid infestation of sugar beet. The composition is further suggested to be useful for preventing insect infestation from aphids, mites, flies, scales, psyllids, thrips and the treatment of fungal diseases including scab, downy mildew, late blight Alternaria, Stemphylium, Taphrina. Septoria and other leaf spot diseases.
Patent GB-2601748-A (GB)
Title: In-situ metal deposition in a tokamak
Inventor: ROB BAMBER
IPC: G21B1/25
Filed: 2020-12-08
Abstract: A method of repairing a divertor or first wall surface in a tokamak plasma vessel, wherein the divertor or first wall surface comprises lithium, beryllium or a refractory metal having a melting point of at least 2000oC, such as niobium, molybdenum, tantalum, tungsten or rhenium, comprises maintaining a pressure of less than 25 mbar within the plasma vessel following the end of operation of the plasma vessel and depositing lithium, beryllium or a refractory metal onto the divertor or first wall surface using a vacuum deposition process. The vacuum deposition process may be arc ion plating, wherein the metal source is provided in the plasma vessel or within a region in fluid communication with the plasma vessel, an arc discharge is formed between the source and an electrode to form a plasma having a charge, and a voltage is provided to the divertor or first wall surface to provide an opposite charge. Alternatively the deposition process may be chemical vapour deposition or thermal spraying.
Patent GB-2592307-A (GB)
Title: Actuation mechanism for a controller of a wireless electric switch system
Inventor: STEPHEN COX
IPC: H01H23/24
Filed: 2020-02-12
Abstract: A wireless electric switch system comprises a switch rocker 206 coupled to an actuator housing 302 such that the rocker rotates about a first axis 346 between first and second positions. The rocker comprises first and second protrusions 322,324 respectively located between the first axis and first and second ends 312,314 of the rocker. When the rocker is moved into the first or second positions, the first and second protrusions engage with and move respective first and second arms 351,352 in the actuator housing, causing them to bend and complete a PCB circuit. The system may comprise a further rocker 208 having protrusions which engage with respective arms 353,354 in the actuator housing. The system may comprise a lever 304 rotatable about a second axis 373 between first and second lever ends, wherein a first surface of the lever faces the rocker. The rocker may comprise a cam 320 which engages and moves over the first surface when the rocker is moved between first/second positions, which causes the lever to rotate about the second axis. Each rocker is controllable to cause a coupling mechanism 380 to activate a power source 306 to provide power to a transmitter 310.
Patent GB-2592311-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid grid and renewable based energy system
Inventor: ROBERT TENNANT
IPC: H02J3/28
Filed: 2021-02-17
Abstract: A method 200 for managing an energy system having one or more renewable energy sources, one or more energy storage devices, one or more loads, and a grid connection for connecting at least temporarily to an external energy distribution grid is disclosed. The method generates a prediction of energy demand of the loads 210 using historical energy demand data 202, and a prediction of renewable energy availability 220 from the renewable energy sources using weather forecast data 206. An amount of energy to be obtained from the distribution grid is determined in dependence on the prediction of renewable energy availability 220 and the prediction of energy demand 210. An energy conservation strategy 240 is generated using the predictions and determined energy amount, and energy supplied to one or more of the energy storage devices and/or one or more of the loads is adjusted 260 automatically according to the energy conservation strategy 240.
Patent GB-2591371-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent tampon for treatment of menstrual symptoms
Inventor: VALENTINA MILANOVA
IPC: A61L15/40
Filed: 2019-08-02
Abstract: A catamenial tampon for absorbing menstrual flow and for treating menstrual symptoms is disclosed. The tampon has an absorbent tampon body made of industrial hemp fiber. The tampon body is provided with a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of cannabidiol. Further disclosed is a method for making the tampon and a method for treatment of symptoms associated with menstruation using the tampon.
Patent GB-2605664-A (GB)
Title: Processor with hardware pipeline
Inventor: MIKE LIVESLEY
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 2021-09-30
Abstract: A processor comprising a register bank to which software writes descriptors specifying tasks to be processed by a hardware pipeline. The register bank comprises a plurality of register sets, each for holding the descriptor of a task. The circuit comprises a first selector operable to connect the execution logic to a selected one of the register sets and thereby enable the software to write successive ones of said descriptors to different ones of said register sets. The circuit also comprises a second selector operable to connect the hardware pipeline to a selected one of the register sets. The circuit further comprises control circuitry configured to control the hardware pipeline to begin processing a current task based on the descriptor in a current one of the register sets while the software is writing the descriptor of another task to another of the register sets.