baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2569560-A (GB)
Title: Tanning Composition
Inventor: PAUL DONE EVANS
IPC: A61Q19/04
Filed: 2017-12-19
Abstract: Disclosed is a composition that is suitable for self-tanning, said composition comprising 5 to 30% w/w of a skin tanning agent; 3 to 20% w/w of one or more surfactants; 1 to 20% w/w of one or more delivery agents; 0.1 to 4% w/w of one or more film forming agents; 0.1 to 1% w/w of one or more skin conditioning or soothing agents; 0.1 to 3% w/w of one or more thickeners, preservatives, stabilising agents or combinations thereof; and water. Preferably, the skin tanning agent is dihydroxyacetone (DHA). Most preferably, the surfactant comprises sodium laureth sulphate and cocamidopropyl betaine. Most preferably, the delivery agent comprises both propylene glycol and glycerine. Preferably, the skin conditioning agent is betaine. Preferably, the thickener is sodium chloride, hydroxyethylcellulose or a combination of the two. Also provided is a sunless or self-tanning product comprising the composition and a method of delivering the tanning agent to the skin of a user.
Patent GB-2562852-A (GB)
Title: Utility tool
Inventor: STEVEN EDWARD ENGUITA
IPC: E04F21/16
Filed: 2018-03-23
Abstract: A utility tool 1000 has: a handle 1010 with a channel 1060; a rotatable first blade holder 1070 holding a first blade 1080; a fixed second blade 1090, preferably a putty knife or a painters multitool that can be used to scrape paint, spread compound, remove putty, open cracks and clean rollers; and a loop 1120 that aids with manipulation of the tool. The first blade holder may be rotated between a first position within the channel and a second position away from the channel. In the second position, the handle immobilises the blade holder.
Patent GB-2572815-A (GB)
Title: Gluten-free composition
Inventor: PHILIP PINNELL
IPC: A21D13/04
Filed: 2018-04-12
Abstract: A gluten-free composition for use in a dough, such as a dough for making a pizza base, comprises dewatered cooked vegetable matter and pulse or bean flour. The weight ratio of the vegetable matter : flour is from 80:20 to 65:35. The dewatered cooked vegetable matter may comprise cauliflower. The flour may be faba bean flour. A dough formed from the composition is disclosed which comprises a) 60 to 80% by weight dewatered cooked vegetable matter, b) 15 to 25% weight pulse or bean flour, and c) up to 15% by weight other ingredients. A liquid such as water may be added to bind the dough. Also disclosed is a process for forming a gluten-free part-baked pizza base comprising shaping the dough into a pizza base shape and baking at 170 to 190oC for up to 15 minutes.
Patent GB-2566584-A (GB)
Title: Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus
Inventor: SHUNJI IWAMOTO
IPC: G02B15/173
Filed: 2018-07-10
Abstract: A zoom lens includes lens units L1-L4 whose interval between adjacent units changes during zooming. The lens units consist of, in order from an object side, a positive first unit L1, a negative intermediate lens group L2 including at least one lens unit, a positive (n-1)-th unit L3, and a positive n-th unit L4. The first unit moves during zooming, and an interval between the (n-1)-th and n-th units is smaller at a telephoto end than at wide angle end. The n-th unit includes first positive lenses made of a material having an Abbe number vd where 65.0<vd<97.0, and a second positive lens arranged on the image side of the first lenses made of a material having a refractive index Nd where 1.84<Nd<2.20. A distance between lens surfaces on the most-object side and on the most-image side of the n-th lens unit, tn, and a back focus, skw, at the wide angle end are properly set so that 1.1<tn/skw<10.0. The condition 0.5<fn x ΣΦLPL<5.0 may also be met where fn is a focal length of the n-th lens unit and ΣΦLPL is a sum of refractive powers of the first positive lenses. An image pickup has this zoom lens.
Patent GB-2578647-A (GB)
Title: Encrypted automotive data
Inventor: SAI LAKSHMI
IPC: G07C5/08
Filed: 2018-11-02
Abstract: A device 101 reads onboard diagnostic (OBD) data 601 from a vehicle, encrypts the data 603, and transmits the encrypted OBD data to a remote server 201, the server storing the encrypted data. Preferably the device has a first cryptographic key 602 and the remote server has a second cryptographic key 602, where the encrypted data is decrypted 614 at the server. The OBD data may include an odometer reading and a vehicle identification number (VIN). The server may store the received OBD data in a blockchain. Preferably the device can detect if a connection between an OBD port of the device and the OBD port of the vehicle is not present. Additionally a method is disclosed for processing automotive information, where OBD data is received from an automotive device, the data is stored, processed to produce a report 620, and the report is output.
Patent GB-2580685-A (GB)
Title: A method and tool for manufacturing a container from a thermoplastic material
Inventor: LEIGH HANDELL
IPC: B65D85/34
Filed: 2019-01-24
Abstract: A tool for thermoforming a container having a base and an upstanding sidewall or walls comprises a mould 6 to form the container exterior, and a plug 14 for insertion into the mould to define the container interior. The plug lower face 20 defining the profile of the container base has at least one groove 24 defining, in use, a rib upstanding in the base of the container. The lower face 20 may be defined by an insert 22 in a plug recess. During moulding a PET sheet may be clamped between a frame 8 containing mould 6, and a pressure box 10 containing plug 14. Air pressure may be applied to the box 10 interior and urges the plug downwardly to further clamp the sheet between a peripheral groove (30, figure 4a) and opposed rib (32). Applied pressure difference, such as vacuum, draws the sheet into the groove/s 24. No material from the side-walls of the container is used to form the base ensuring the container base has a thinner more flexible profile to provide cushioning for packaged items. The positioning and shape of the ribs is determined by the intended packaged item such as strawberries, grapes or peaches.
Patent GB-2581374-A (GB)
Title: 3D Face reconstruction system and method
Inventor: BARIS GECER
IPC: G06T15/20
Filed: 2019-02-14
Abstract: A computer implemented method 500 for generating a 3D facial reconstruction based on an input facial image is presented. The method comprises generating an initial reconstruction 510 and iteratively updating 520 the reconstruction. The initial reconstruction is generated by generating 512 a facial mesh, using a shape model, and a texture map 514. The reconstruction is iteratively updated by using a differentiable renderer to project 522 the 3D reconstruction onto a 2D plane to form a rendered facial image, calculating 524 a loss function based on a comparison of the rendered facial image and the input facial image, and using gradient descent to generate 526 an updated facial reconstruction. The facial mesh may use an expression model (figure 1, 102) and the projection may be affected by illumination (figure 1, 103) and camera (figure 1, 104) parameters. The generation of the reconstruction may comprise the use of a generative adversarial network (GAN). The loss function calculation may use a comparison of the presence and/or position of facial landmarks between the input and rendered images. The loss function calculation may use the pixel-to-pixel dissimilarity (figure 3, 320) between the images. There may be more than one input image.
Patent GB-2568836-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparing an iced tea or coffee beverage
Inventor: HENDRIK JOHAN DEES
IPC: A23G9/04
Filed: 2016-12-28
Abstract: An aerated ice-containing beverage comprises: (a) 0.5 to 6 wt% tea or coffee solids; (b) one or more freezing point suppressants; (c) less than 10 wt% fat; and (d) the balance substantially ice and water. The one or more freezing suppressants are present in an amount sufficient to suppress the melting point of the water by from 0.2 to 3oC. The beverage has an overrun of from 10 to 150% and ice having an average crystal size of from 0.1 to 1mm. For at least 10 minutes after production the beverage does not form a distinct non-foamed or non-ice containing layer. The one or more freezing suppressants may include sucrose. The beverage may be free from gums, thickeners and stabilisers. Additionally disclosed is apparatus for preparing an ice-containing tea or coffee beverage comprising: (i) a source of beverage liquor; (ii) a refrigeration system; (iii) a pump; (iv) a beverage dispensing outlet; and (v) a source of pressurised gas.
Patent GB-2571034-A (GB)
Title: Regulatory compliance system and method
Inventor: TONY VAIL
IPC: G06Q40/06
Filed: 2017-10-25
Abstract: There is disclosed a server system for providing financial advice, wherein the financial advice satisfies a corporate certification standard, the server system including a processor, the server system being one in which: (i) the system is configured to receive a set of financial advice rules, and to receive changes to the set of financial advice rules, such as changes in taxation rules, to produce a set of updated financial advice rules; (ii) the system is configured to include a set of test cases; (iii) the system is configured to run the test cases using the set of updated financial advice rules to produce a set of test case results, to test that the updated financial advice rules have been correctly implemented, and to output the set of test case results, in which the outputted set of test case results is suitable for corporate compliance and governance oversight; (iv) the system is configured to receive a confirmation in respect of the outputted set of test case results which indicates that the outputted set of test case results complies with a corporate certification standard; (v) the system is configured to output financial advice questions, and to receive user input in response to the financial advice questions; (vi) the system is configured to use the corporate certification standard-approved set of updated financial advice rules, approved in part (iv), to generate responses to the user input which was received in response to the financial advice questions, and (vii) the system is configured to output the responses to the user input which was received in response to the financial advice questions. Related methods, computer program products and computers are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2571042-A (GB)
Title: Attrition resistant proppant composite and its composition matters
Inventor: FRANK BOR-HER CHEN
IPC: E21B43/267
Filed: 2017-10-25
Abstract: A hydraulic fracturing and gravel packing proppant composite with protectant on the surface of the proppant and the composition matters of the protectant and proppant. The surface protectant reduces the generation of dust/fines from the proppant caused by abrasion and impingement during transportation and conveyance, particularly pneumatic transfer.
Patent GB-2574517-A (GB)
Title: A method of performing a routine on a mass spectrometer
Inventor: ALASTAIR MURRAY BOOTH
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2019-05-31
Abstract: A method of performing a routine on a mass spectrometer, comprising: generating a test mass spectrum from a reference sample, such as perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA), with known chemical properties using the mass spectrometer; performing an autotune procedure 16 on the mass spectrometer, e.g. the adjustment of voltages applied to components in the ion source, if a first characteristic of the test spectrum, e.g. the relative intensity or shape of at least one peak, is deemed not to meet corresponding predetermined performance criteria 11, 12: and performing a resolution adjustment and calibration procedure 17, e.g. adjusting the voltages applied to a quadrupole, if a second characteristic of the test mass spectrum, e.g. the width and/or position of at least one peak, is deemed not to meet corresponding predetermined performance criteria 13, 14. Also disclosed is a method of detecting a leak in the mass spectrometer by determining if the amount of water and/or air in a background mass spectrum generated by the spectrometer is above a predetermined threshold.
Patent GB-2584336-A (GB)
Title: Method of calibrating analytical instrument
Inventor: Andrew Berney
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2019-05-31
Abstract: Measured spectral mass peak values are initially automatically assigned to reference values 606, and an indication of which measured value has been assigned to which reference value is displayed via a user interface 608. Corrections to the automatic assignment can then be received from a user 610, before a calibration is performed 612, 614.
Patent GB-2588427-A (GB)
Title: Condensate recovery
Inventor: SAMI URE
IPC: F24F5/00
Filed: 2019-10-23
Abstract: A method of reducing energy and/or water consumption of a cooling unit 2a comprises locating an evaporative cooler 430 adjacent an air inlet to the cooling unit, and operating the cooling unit to produce condensate 431 that is communicated to the evaporative cooler. The cooling unit may be an air conditioner, chiller or refrigeration unit. The evaporative cooler may comprise of a mesh wetted by spraying, sprinkling, streaming, scattering and/or showering the condensate. Frequency and/or timing of condensate release may be controlled as a continuous or intermittent flow and in dependence on ambient temperature measured by a sensor (323, fig 3A). Condensate may be collected and stored in vessel (318) having openings (319a-c) to receive, supply and control the level of condensate and connected to a pump (321) delivering the condensate to the mesh. An overflow sensor / float switch 320 in the vessel controls condensate level and discharges excess to an overflow opening (319c). The condensate may be treated using a UV lamp and a portion diverted and used in spraying rooftops (539, Fig 5C), cooling photovoltaic panels (538, Fig 5B), plumbing, drainage, cleaning, toilets (536, fig 5A), gardening water, sprinkler systems (537) and/or rain water recovery systems (535).
Patent GB-2583026-A (GB)
Title: Rotating control device with flexible sleeve
Inventor: Earl Dietrich
IPC: E21B33/08
Filed: 2020-04-14
Abstract: Rotating control device for use in pressurised drilling operations, having a non-rotating housing 10,12 enclosing a passage containing a tubular mandrel 38. The mandrel has an axis and rotates relative to the housing about said axis. A stripper element 14 is secured to an end of the mandrel by a flexible sleeve 250 and rotates with the tubular mandrel and acts as a sealing element. The stripper element may be elastomeric. The sleeve may be integral or separate to the stripper element and may extend around and engage with the outer radial surface of the mandrel. The sleeve may be deformed to permit translational and rotational movement of the seal element parallel and perpendicular to the mandrel axis. A bearing assembly 16,18 may be utilised to support the mandrel whilst permitting rotation.
Patent GB-2594708-A (GB)
Title: Rotating display
Inventor: DOUGLAS STOKES
IPC: H04N13/393
Filed: 2020-04-29
Abstract: A rotating display 100 for creating a three-dimensional image has a display panel 104 which rotates about an axis 114. The display panel has light emitting elements 108 which are arranged into a plurality of groups 110. Each light emitting element is individually controllable and displays a plurality of pixels of the 3D image during the rotation of the panel. Pixel data for the display panel is divided into a plurality of pixel data lines. A buffer (e.g. 304-1, fig 3) receives a plurality of data lines, and each data line has pixel data corresponding to only one of the groups of light emitting elements (e.g. 308-1, fig 3). A demultiplexer (e.g. 306-1) separates the data lines to provide pixel data to each light emitting element according to a refresh rate of the display panel, and the display panel is configured to rotate about the axis at a rate that corresponds to refresh rate of the display panel. For example, the refresh rate may be an integer multiple of the period of rotation.
Patent GB-2595740-A (GB)
Title: Method, device, and computer program for improving random picture access in video streaming
Inventor: Franck Denqual
IPC: H04N21/854
Filed: 2020-06-16
Abstract: Encapsulating a video bit-stream (especially a Versatile Video Coding, VVC bitstream) in a file container, the method comprising: obtaining at least one network abstraction layer (NAL) unit of a first picture (preferably a subpicture), buffering the at least one obtained NAL unit, obtaining at least one second NAL unit of a second picture, the second picture being a random access picture following the first picture, and encapsulating the at least one obtained NAL unit of the second picture and the at least one buffered NAL unit in an encapsulation structure making it possible to generate a video bit-stream without processing the encapsulated at least one buffered NAL unit when processing the encapsulated video bit-stream. Preferably, the first NAL unit is a non-VCL parameter set such as an adaptation parameter set, APS, that is referred to by the random access IRAP NAL unit. Preferably parameters may be stored in media data, or in metadata in a modified syncsamplebox or a new box defined for the parameter set data. A second inventive concept describes bitstream retrieval from a file container by filtering out additional NAL units associated to an IRAP picture if the picture is not being used for random access.
Patent GB-2597919-A (GB)
Title: Resource control
Inventor: Chulhong Min
IPC: H04W52/02
Filed: 2020-07-30
Abstract: The invention relates to performing monitoring contexts/tasks 44, 50 using one or more devices, possibly arranged in a personal area network (PAN) or IoT devices in a 5G network. Tasks may include fall detection and heartbeat monitoring. The invention determines which sensors/processors in which devices are needed to perform the tasks. Where tasks can be fulfilled by multiple arrangements the invention determines which arrangement to use and when. This determination is made to maximise some parameters (e.g. duration of monitoring) within a constraint envelope. In embodiments the constraint is stored battery energy and the invention determines energy usage 42 for different sensors/processors and projects battery depletion times 40. These times are used to select configurations. A sequence of configurations which perform the same tasks using different sensors/processors may be determined (see Fig. 6).
Patent GB-2598893-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for analysis
Inventor: GREG COMPTON
IPC: C12M1/30
Filed: 2020-09-09
Abstract: A cartridge for use in gathering a swab sample (1, Fig 1) includes a main body 12 having a sidewall 13 defining an interior space 15, a swab holder 2 which is removably attachable to the body such that at least part of a swab (8, Fig 2) is contained within the interior space when the holder and body are attached, an aperture (21, Fig 1) formed in the sidewall of the body and a slide carrier 22 having a slide portion (23, Fig 4) and a rim portion (27, Fig 8). The carrier can be engaged with the aperture in a first position, wherein it is releasably attached to the sidewall with at least a part of the slide portion within the interior space, and at least a part of the rim portion protruding outwardly beyond the main body, and separated from the main body by pushing on engagement features of the carrier and being moved in a first direction. The slide carrier is wider than the main body in a direction perpendicular with the first direction; and the engagement features protrude beyond the main body in a direction perpendicular with the first direction.
Patent GB-2594163-A (GB)
Title: Biochemical reaction system
Inventor: JAMES RICHARD HOWELL
IPC: G01N21/63
Filed: 2014-04-04
Abstract: A reaction apparatus for receiving a plurality of reaction vessels in which chemical and/or biochemical reactions occur comprises a thermal mount 14 having a plurality of wells 26 for receiving the vessels, a thermoelectric module 16 having a first side thermally coupled to the thermal mount 16, a heat sink 18 thermally coupled to a second side of the thermoelectric module 16 wherein the heat sink 18 has a body and a plurality of thermally conductive fins 32 extending from the body. The heat sink 18 comprises an interior space 5 in which is located a printed circuit board 54 which controls the thermoelectric module 16, an excitation light source 62, a light sensor 52, a first set of light waveguides 60 for delivering excitation light to a reaction vessel and a second set of light waveguides 38 for delivering light from a reaction vessel to the light sensor 52.
Patent GB-2600002-A (GB)
Title: A grid framework structure
Inventor: WILL COGLEY
IPC: B65G21/06
Filed: 2021-08-12
Abstract: A grid framework structure configured to support one or more robotic load handling devices (30, Fig 13) comprises a grid structure (104) lying in a horizontal plane and having a first set of parallel grid members (18, Fig 6) extending in a first direction X and a second set of parallel grid members (20) extending in a second direction Y; both directions substantially perpendicular to each other and arranged in a grid pattern comprising a plurality of grid cells or grid spaces 42. A track system 106 is mounted to grid structure (104), and comprises a plurality of tracks arranged in the grid pattern of structure (104). A supporting framework structure 102 supports grid structure (104) above the ground to create a storage space for the storage of one or more stacked containers (10). Load handling devices (30) operate on track system 106 and are able to lift one or more containers (10) through a grid cell (110, Fig 14)) from a stack below grid structure (104). Supporting framework structure 102 comprises a plurality of prefabricated modular panels 112, arranged in a three dimensional grid pattern comprising a first set of parallel prefabricated modular panels (108a, Fig 14) extending in first direction X and a second set of parallel prefabricated modular panels (108b) extending in the second direction Y to define a plurality of grid cells (110). Opening (190, Fig 37b) allows for a vehicle to enter within structure (114). An associated kit of parts and storage/ retrieval system is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2612765-A (GB)
Title: A panel, support rib and cantrail
Inventor: PAUL SALKELD
IPC: B61D17/12
Filed: 2021-09-20
Abstract: A panel (2, fig 1) for a sidewall of a light mass transit vehicle comprising a first side portion (220, fig 2), a second side portion (240, fig 2), each side portion comprising one or more connecting members, a top portion separating the first and second side portions and comprising a plurality of protrusions 211 configured to interlock with roof support member of the vehicle, each protrusion extending substantially from the first side portion to the second side portion. There is also claimed a support rib (320, fig 2) for a side wall of a light mass transit vehicle comprising first and second side portions comprising one or more attachment members, a top portion comprising a plurality of protrusions configured to interlock with a roof support member of a vehicle, each protrusion extending from the first side portion to the second side portion. There is also claimed a cantrail 5 for a light mass transit vehicle comprising a plurality of recesses or protrusion for engaging a plurality of protrusions or recesses respectively on a side wall assembly. There is also claimed a body of light mass transit echelle comprising a panel, rib and cantrail as described.