baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2535655-A (GB)
Title: Time shift for improved ion mobility spectrometry or separation digitisation
Inventor: KEVIN GILES
IPC: H01J49/40
Filed: 2014-03-05
Abstract: A method of analysing ions comprises separating ions according to a physico-chemical property in a separator 3 (e.g. ion mobility separator), transmitting the emerging ions to a transfer device 4 (e.g. travelling wave ion guide), and energising a pusher electrode to obtain data. The transit time or drift time through the transfer device 4 is repeatedly switched between a first transit time t1 for obtaining first data and a second longer transit time t2 for obtaining second data. The increase in transit time t2-t1 may be equal to half the pusher electrode repetition period t3 (i.e. half a time bin). The first and second data are combined to form a composite data set which may have a higher digitisation rate. By repeatedly time shifting or delaying a portion of the ions sampled by an orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass analyser 5, the invention seeks to improve the sampling rate of separation peaks without increasing the pusher electrode frequency or reducing a time-of-flight analyser cycle time.
Patent GB-2554846-A (GB)
Title: Safety Device
Inventor: GUANG-ZHONG YANG
IPC: B25J19/06
Filed: 2016-05-23
Abstract: A safety device for a robotic arm, such as for a surgical robot, comprises first and second operation switches (deadman switches) 114,116 located on a handle 118 and operable by the same hand of an operator, both of the switches must be activated by depression against a biased on position to enable operation of the robotic arm. Upon depression of both switches, electromagnetically braked joints 102-112 are released from a locked position, permitting an operator to manoeuver the robotic arm 100. Also disclosed are lockout means preventing movement of a surgical tool when its movement outside of a defined workspace is detected, and the locking of electromagnetically braked joints of a robotic arm when a position sensor associated with an electromagnetically braked joint is detected approaching a spatial threshold.
Patent GB-2551351-A (GB)
Title: Executing memory requests out of order
Inventor: MARK LANDERS
IPC: G06F12/0893
Filed: 2016-06-14
Abstract: An on-chip cache 200, which is part of a memory hierarchy of a processor formed on a chip with the on-chip cache, comprises an instruction scheduler 204 which comprises: a first input arranged to receive memory requests generated in the processor; a cache management unit 202 arranged, in response to a cache miss, to generate a memory request to a further level of the hierarchy; a second input arranged to receive data returned from a further level of the hierarchy; and a reorder buffer module (502 in Figure 5) or the like arranged to control an order in which received memory requests are executed within the on chip cache, and comprising a data structure (503 in Figure 5) arranged to store pending memory requests, where data is received via the second input in a different order from that in which the corresponding memory requests are received via the first input. Pending requests relating to an identical cache line may be executed in age order while those relating to different cache lines may be executed in an order dependent upon when data relating to the different cache lines is returned. Cache misses may thus be overtaken, reducing latency.
Patent GB-2554077-A (GB)
Title: Handling of hydrocarbons on an offshore platform
Inventor: DAGFINN KROGER
IPC: E21B33/00
Filed: 2016-09-15
Abstract: A method for handling of hydrocarbons on an offshore platform 16 that has no mechanism for emergency depressurisation in the event of a fire. The method comprises: arranging the platform such that there is no mechanism for emergency depressurisation of a hydrocarbon inventory of the platform in the event of a fire; restricting the size of the platform such that evacuation of personnel can be achieved prior to escalation of a fire due to the lack of depressurisation; and permitting a fire to escalate by combustion of the hydrocarbon inventory after evacuation of the personnel. An offshore platform that has no mechanism for emergency depressurisation of a hydrocarbon inventory of the platform in the event of a fire is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2546859-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for dynamic geometry indication
Inventor: DEEPAA GANESH
IPC: B60W50/08
Filed: 2014-04-11
Abstract: An apparatus 200 and a method for dynamic vehicle geometry indication is provided. The invention provides a system for a vehicle having a plurality of subsystems 204a, 204b, 204c, the system comprising a control means 202 configured to receive status information from the plurality of subsystems 204a, 204b, 204c and for determining a vehicle configuration based on the received status information. The system further includes a display means 208 for displaying an indication of a vehicle geometry based on the determined vehicle configuration. The status information includes information indicative of at least one of: a tow-bar deployed setting; a wing mirror position status; and a side step position status.
Patent GB-2547746-A (GB)
Title: Electric machine apparatus
Inventor: ALEXANDROS MICHAELIDES
IPC: H02K1/27
Filed: 2016-12-14
Abstract: A rotor 3 for an electric machine (fig 1-3), the rotor comprising a support frame 5 having a centre section 8 and a plurality of spokes 9 extending outwardly from the centre section. The spokes each have at least two bridge elements 12a-c, formed by one or more flux barriers 13. The bridge elements are configured to control magnetic flux leakage into the centre section by for example saturation of the bridges and may extend radially. The bridge elements may have one or more bracing element (fig 4B, 17) forming a lattice structure between the bridging elements. Each spoke may comprise a salient pole. Between each spoke there may be a rotor slot 11 in which a permanent magnet 6 may reside secured by an insert 18. The magnet may have a section 6a of reducing width and an air spaces 16 acting as a further flux barrier. Fig 9 (not shown) has magnets 20 within the flux barriers orientated to oppose or help saturate the flux in the bridges.
Patent GB-2554480-A (GB)
Title: A fumigant
Inventor: OMER YALCIN
IPC: A61L9/03
Filed: 2016-06-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a fumigant (I) comprising at least one bottom layer (3) whereon there is at least one pore (2) which has water permeability; at least one dust layer (4) which is located on the upper part of the said bottom layer (3) and generates an exothermic reaction when it contacts with water; at least one upper layer (5) which is located on the upper part of the dust layer (4) and wherein there are 2-phenylphenol and orthophytalaldehyde active substances and enables active substances to be released to external environment by switching to the gas phase by means of the heat generated as a result of the exothermic reaction created in the dust layer (4) and enabling disinfection of the environment where it's located.
Patent GB-2562222-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to heat staking
Inventor: LAURENCE THORPE
IPC: B29C65/60
Filed: 2017-05-08
Abstract: In the field of heat staking there is provided a heat staker (10), for deforming a boss (44) on a component part (46), that comprises a staker housing (12) which has a forming tip (14) at a distal end (16) thereof. The forming tip (14) defines an engagement face (18) to in use engage with a boss (44) on a component part (46). The forming tip (14) is also arranged in communication in use with a cooling medium to selectively cool the forming tip (14). The heat staker (10) also includes a heating element (26) which is selectively moveable relative to the staker housing (12) between first and second positions. The heating element (26) in the first position lies in contact with the forming tip (14) to transfer heat directly to the forming tip (14). The heating element (26) in the second position is spaced from the forming tip (14) to inhibit the transfer of heat to the forming tip (14). More particularly the heating element may be slidably received within the staker housing. The forming tip may also define a cooling chamber (20) which, in use, receives a cooling medium. More particularly, the cooling chamber is arranged in fluid communication with a cooling medium reservoir (not shown) by a fluid conduit (22). A preferred form of heating element is a cartridge heater (42).
Patent GB-2565570-A (GB)
Title: Low voltage hybrid system for a heavy duty vehicle
Inventor: RYAN MAUGHAN
IPC: B60W20/15
Filed: 2017-08-16
Abstract: A hybrid system for a heavy duty vehicle having an engine and a pneumatic system is provided. The hybrid system 1 comprises a direct current (dc) network having a peak voltage not exceeding 60 volts. Connected to the dc network are a number of electrical components including: a battery 2; a starter/ generator electric machine 7 having a power delivery mode in which an electrical energy input to the starter/generator is converted into a rotational power output and an electricity generation mode in which a rotational power input is converted into an electrical power output; a plurality of electrically powered ancillary devices 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 one of which is an electrically powered compressor of the pneumatic system; a plurality of vehicle parameter sensors (not shown); a communications network 6 and a controller 4. The controller 4, the vehicle parameter sensors and the electrical components are connected to the communications network 6. The controller 4 is configured to control the flow of electricity between the starter/generator 7, the battery 2, and the electricity consuming devices according to pre-programmed priorities. The priorities include causing kinetic energy converted into electrical energy by the starter/generator 7 when in its electricity generation mode to be stored by the battery 2 by charging or in the pneumatic system by operating an electric motor driven air compressor 8b of the pneumatic system.
Patent GB-2562552-A (GB)
Title: Switching panel
Inventor: NIGEL SPENCER THOMPSON
IPC: H02J9/06
Filed: 2017-11-30
Abstract: A switching panel (110, Fig. 1) that provides an uninterrupted power supply to a device when a primary power source (125, Fig. 1) fails. The switching panel comprises first (125, Fig. 1) and second (155, Fig. 1) power supply inputs; and a first power output (130, Fig. 1) providing power to a device (140, Fig. 1). The switching panel is arranged to supply power from the first power supply S201 but upon detecting a decrease in the power received from the first supply, below a threshold, S202 the panel generates a signal notifying the device that power will be provided from the second supply S203 and switches the to the second supply S204. The device may be a medical imaging device such as an angiography machine, where the notification signal may causes the device to switch from a high power mode full imaging mode to a low power fluoroscopy mode. When the output of the first source rises the panel may emit an audible and/or visual alert and, in response to receiving a user input, switch back to the primary source. The panel may comprising a bypass switch to prevent the switching panel from supplying power from the first power supply or the second power supply. The switching panel may comprise a second power output connected to a second device that requires less power than the first device. The first power supply may be mains power, a three-phase power, or a direct-current power and the second power supply may be one or more uninterruptible power supplies or batteries.
Patent GB-2569182-A (GB)
Title: Anti-rotation fitting
Inventor: PHILIP ALLAN WARD
IPC: F16L15/08
Filed: 2017-12-09
Abstract: A fitting for a pressurised hose, comprising a spigot 80 and a ferrule 90, both of which comprise hose-engaging surfaces (10, figure 4, 51, figure 5), which connect together by a screw thread (7, 8, figure 6) where one of the spigot and the ferrule comprises a recess 90, such as a notch with an edge face 93b, and the other of the spigot and ferrule comprises a projection 81, such as a tab that has been deformed. In some embodiments, the projection and recess are formed in axially opposing surfaces of the spigot and ferrule. Also disclosed is a method of making such a fitting, by driving a staking tool into one of the spigot or ferrule to deform a part of them into a projection extending into a recess. Preferably this is done by forming one or more slits (11a, 11b, figure 8) in an outer surface before deforming the surface into the recess.
Patent GB-2556511-A (GB)
Title: Displaying objects based on a plurality of models
Inventor: MATIAS KONTKANEN
IPC: G06T17/00
Filed: 2016-10-04
Abstract: A system and method is provided for displaying surfaces of an object (240) from a vantage point (230) different from the vantage point from which imagery of the object was captured (210, 220). In some aspects, imagery (710) may be generated for display by combining visual characteristics from multiple source images (215, 225) and applying greater weight to the visual characteristics of some of the source images relative to the other source images. The weight may be based on the orientation of the surface (310) relative to the location from which the image was captured (320) and the location from which the object will be displayed (430).
Patent GB-2560244-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle lane changing
Inventor: AHMAD KHALIFEH
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2018-01-18
Abstract: A score is generated 420 for a requested vehicle lane change 405 and vehicle components (e.g. steering actuator) are actuated to perform the lane change 440 upon determining 425 that the score is less than a predetermined threshold within the predetermined time (Fig.3A). The request may be made by a user input and the score may be periodically determined during the predetermined time. The score may be based on a road curvature, a traffic restriction or the detection of other vehicles. It may be a value (e.g. a number or percentage) indicating a risk of collision during the lane change and may be indicated by low, medium, high or imminent risk. The requested lane change may be prevented 430 upon determining that the score exceeded the threshold during the predetermined time (Fig.3B) and a further user request may be ignored 410 for an inhibit time thereafter. The vehicle may operate autonomously.
Patent GB-2563115-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for the correction of scatter in a radiographic system
Inventor: PAUL SCOTT
IPC: G06T11/00
Filed: 2018-03-01
Abstract: An X-ray imaging method comprises a first step of providing a training set comprising one or more sample materials and/or different thicknesses for the material(s). X-ray images of the training samples are obtained with a pixelated detector. A database 18 of simulated scatter kernels is built with variable parameters for each sample, generating a transfer function 19 between observed and simulated parameters, which is independent from sample type and thickness. Subsequently, a second X-ray image 20 for a material similar to the first sample is acquired. A scatter estimate for the second image is computed with optical path ray tracing 22, predicting the direct radiation for each scatter kernel. The transfer function is applied to the scatter estimate and the direct radiation or the inverse of the transfer function to the observed intensity values. Where Z (observed intensity values) - S (scattered radiation with transfer function applied) - D (direct radiation with transfer function applied) is less than a given threshold 24, S is subtracted from Z to provide a scatter-free image 24. The variable parameters may be the energy in kV, filtering or sample position. Part of the scattered radiation may be added to the direct radiation 25.
Patent GB-2565227-A (GB)
Title: Ceramic module for power semiconductor integrated packaging and preparation method thereof
Inventor: ZHAOHUI WU
IPC: H01L23/48
Filed: 2018-07-06
Abstract: A ceramic module for power semiconductor integrated packaging includes a ceramic substrate 10 and an integrated metal dam layer 20. A conductive circuit layer 31, an insulating layer 32 and a heat dissipation layer 33 are provided on the lower surface of the ceramic substrate. The upper surface of the substrate 10 is provided with positive and negative electrode pads 34, 35 and a plurality of die bonding regions 40, each comprising a connecting layer 41and a die bonding layer 42, spaced apart from each other. The positive and negative electrode pads may be located on the periphery of the upper surface of the substrate, and spaced from metallic dam layer 20. Vertical via holes 36 provide electrical connection between the die bonding regions 40 and the conductive circuit layer 31, and between the conductive circuit layer 31 and the electrode pads 34, 35. The metal dam layer 20 is disposed on the upper surface of the substrate, and surrounds a single one or the plurality of die bond regions 40, which are disposed within cavities 21 of the metal dam layer. By providing the integral metal dam layer on the upper surface of the ceramic substrate and forming cavities around die bonding regions, the semiconductorchip can be hermetically sealed. By providing a heat dissipation layer on the lower surface of the ceramic substrate, the heat generated by the semiconductor chip can be quickly conducted to the outside. The product has a simple production process and high product consistency.
Patent GB-2562684-A (GB)
Title: Linear air flow distribution for a cooling system
Inventor: ERNEST BENCIVENGA
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2017-02-23
Abstract: An air flow distribution system for a plurality of fans includes an air collimator that is operable to pass a flow of air in a linear vertical direct ion, thereby creating an improved optimal flow direction for cooling device components. The air collimator includes air transfer diverters to redirect swirling air from a fan into a linear flow, thereby increasing the cross-sectional air flow distribution throughout the device being cooled. Self-activating, separately controlled plurality of louver systems automatically close upon failure of an associated one of a plurality of cooling fans to prevent air from recirculating back through the failed fan. Therefore, air continues to move in a linear direct ion across the device components such that the device components remain at a specified temperature.
Patent GB-2565238-A (GB)
Title: Molecular diagnostics in personalized dermatology, dermatopathology and cosmetics
Inventor: GIUSEPPE ASTARITA
IPC: H01J49/16
Filed: 2016-06-06
Abstract: A method of analyzing a dermatological sample comprises: (i) generating sample ions from the dermatological sample using a surface desorption ionization source operating at or near atmospheric pressure; (ii) receiving the ions into a mass spectrometer; (iii) identifying at least one dermatological related compound in the sample from results from the mass spectrometer; (iv) comparing the at least one identified dermatological related compound in the sample to one or more known dermatological profiles; and (v) identifying at least one condition related to the dermatological sample. Preferably, the sample ions are generated in situ. The method may be used to generate dermatological data for use a method of providing a personalized cosmetic product to a customer, where the data is used in the preparation of a customized cosmetic product. The surface desorption ionization source may comprise direct-analysis in real time (DART), and the method may be performed in a period of from 30 minutes to one hour. A method of treating a dermatological condition in a subject is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2569431-A (GB)
Title: Induction heating cells with controllable thermal expansion of bladders and methods of using thereof
Inventor: MARC R MATSEN
IPC: B30B5/02
Filed: 2018-10-17
Abstract: An induction heating cell for processing a part 190, the induction heating cell 100 comprising: a die 110 receiving the part, an induction heater 130 which generates a magnetic field and heats the part, a bladder 120 configured to apply a uniform pressure to the part and comprising flat portions 124 and an expansion feature 126 disposed between the flat portions extending in a direction perpendicular to the flat portions, the flat portions contact and exert pressure on the part while processing the part, the expansion feature has a height which changes while heating the part in the direction perpendicular to the flat portion. An independent method claim to processing a part comprising: positioning the part between a die 110 and a bladder 120 of an induction heating cell, applying pressure to the part using the die and the bladder, heating the part using an induction heater 130 wherein during this step a length of the part in one direction is substantially identical to an overall length of increase of the bladder in the same direction. The part may comprise a metal and/or a composite.
Patent GB-2568395-A (GB)
Title: Rotatable display
Inventor: DAVID ALAN ROOK
IPC: B60R11/02
Filed: 2016-10-14
Abstract: An instrument panel 10 including an aperture (16, fig. 1) and a rotatable display mechanism 17 comprising at least two display surfaces 1, (2, 3; fig. 12) mounted on a rotatable support 26. The support is mounted for rotation relative to a mount 48a (48b, 58; fig 11), the mount also being pivotable (e.g. about axle 59) towards and away from the aperture, e.g. via a motorised linear worm drive (72, fig. 10) on housing 61. In use, each display surface can be arranged in the aperture in turn. To change from one to another, the mount is moved away from the instrument panel, the support is rotated and the mount is then moved back towards the panel. There are preferably three display surfaces on a triangular prism, the first 1 including a touch sensitive screen; the second a dial or gauge (19, 20, 21; fig 5); and the third trim elements (22, fig 3). The support may rotate in both directions and be actuated by a motor 54 operating a belt 52. There may be an aligning surface 81 on housing 61 and projections 82 on end surfaces of the support to align each display surface in the aperture.
Patent GB-2570558-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for monitoring the mass of an object
Inventor: JOSEPH HENRY SPENCER
IPC: G01H1/00
Filed: 2018-11-29
Abstract: A method for monitoring the mass of an object 10 comprising the steps of: (i) applying a vibratory force to the object 10, (ii) providing a sensor or sensors 14 configured to measure vibrations of the object in response to the force, (iii) measuring vibration data from the sensor(s) 14, and (iv) comparing the vibration data or a parameter derived therefrom to reference data or one or more reference parameters, so as to determine the mass of the object. Preferably, the object 10 is a vehicle. The vibratory force may be provided by an integral vehicle component, for example a vehicle engine 12. The mass may be determined through use of a distribution function, for example standard deviation, linear correlation function or the Pearson correlation function. A distribution value may be obtained from two of velocity, displacement and acceleration. The sensors may be accelerometer, laser or optically based.