baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2536393-A (GB)
Title: Nuclear power plant containment cooling system and spray flow control method therefor
Inventor: JIANG YANG
IPC: G21C15/18
Filed: 2014-01-13
Abstract: A nuclear power plant containment cooling system and a spray flow control method therefor. The system comprises a cooling system liquid tank (2) for storing a cooling liquid, wherein the cooling system liquid tank (2) is provided at the top of a containment (1), and the cooling liquid is used for cooling the containment (1) through the gravity of the cooling liquid itself in the situation of an accident, and the cooling liquid is partially evaporated. The nuclear power plant containment cooling system further comprises an adjustment mechanism, wherein the adjustment mechanism is provided at a liquid outlet of the cooling system liquid tank (2), and the adjustment mechanism is used for controlling the flow of the liquid outlet according to buoyancy generated by a liquid level of the collected cooling liquid which is not evaporated. The cooling system and control method therefor may be used to realize timely and accurate feedback adjustment, and have higher security.
Patent GB-2552474-A (GB)
Title: Program compiler, linker and method
Inventor: PAUL BOWEN-HUGGET
IPC: G06F8/54
Filed: 2016-07-21
Abstract: This application is for a method to compile code by reusing previously compiled code. It works by first obtaining a source code element from source code s91, as well as the compiler options for the compilations of the source code element s92. It then uses a pass, and applies a hash function to the data representing source code element and the compiler options to generate a hash value for that specific combination s93. It will then search through a repository, or database, for that hash value s94. If the hash value is found, then it knows that it has already compiled that code previously and does not generate the corresponding object code fragment s97. If the hash value is not found then it will generate the object code fragment s95 and store the fragment and an associated hash value in the repository s96. There is also a second invention for a linker that uses the stored object code fragments to create a memory layout mapping of object code fragments to addresses.
Patent GB-2548177-A (GB)
Title: Lock cylinder guard
Inventor: THOMAS FARMER
IPC: E05B17/20
Filed: 2016-09-27
Abstract: A cylinder lock guard 1 comprises a body 3 with first and second end portions 31, 32, for surrounding ends of a cylinder lock spaced part and connected by portion 38. The end portions may have an aperture shaped to accept a euro cylinder lock. Preferably the body includes opposing portions 32, 34, which may be formed by a split 37 at one end extending the length of the body; the distance between the opposing faces being adjustable to clamp around a locking cylinder by movement of a separate block 7 in a direction along the length of the guard. The block and body may have inclined faces 73, 30, producing a wedging action as the block is drawn, preferably by a threaded bolt 5, toward the body to clamp the guard around the cylinder lock.
Patent GB-2556042-A (GB)
Title: Configurable user interface method and apparatus
Inventor: RICHARD SPENCER JAMES DARBY
IPC: G06F3/02
Filed: 2016-11-11
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a configurable user interface for a vehicle (Fig.1,V). The configurable user interface includes a plurality of control devices e.g. switches/buttons for controlling a first set of vehicle systems (Fig.2, S-n). The control devices are each associated with at least one of the vehicle systems (Fig.2, S-n) in said first set. At least one processor is provided for identifying a subset of the first set of vehicle systems consisting of the vehicle system(s) installed or present on the vehicle. The processor is configured to enable any of said control devices associated with the vehicle systems (S-n) contained in said subset; and/or to disable any of said control devices associated with the vehicle systems not contained in said subset. The configurable user interface may be present on a steering wheel. Enabling/disabling the control devices may comprise energising/de-energising light emitting devices e.g. LEDs 16-n associated with said devices to make them visible or to be hidden; or comprise activating/deactivating the functionality of user operable switches 13-n, 18-n, 21-n.
Patent GB-2553607-A (GB)
Title: Virtual reality
Inventor: ELISHEVA SHAPIRO
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2017-02-20
Abstract: Disclosed is a virtual reality apparatus with an image generator to generate images representing a user of a virtual environment. When the user performs a predetermined physical gesture in view of a video camera, the video camera used in image-based tracking of a user by the image generator, the image generator selects an emoji associated with the predetermined physical gesture of the user for display to other users. The virtual environment may display an avatar representing the user positioned within the virtual environment, such that the users viewpoint matches the viewpoint of the avatar, and the image generator generates facial configurations based on the predetermined physical gesture. The predetermined physical gesture may be a pose by the user or the configuration of the users hands.
Patent GB-2558323-A (GB)
Title: Textile garment including the textile, and methods for manufacturing the textile and the garment
Inventor: THOMAS KENNETH HUSSEY
IPC: D03D7/00
Filed: 2015-08-11
Abstract: A textile is provided that includes a plurality of warp yarns and a plurality of weft yarns woven together, the plurality of warp yarns each including an elastic warp filament and a non-elastic warp filament, and the plurality of weft yarns each including an elastic weft filament and a non-elastic weft filament. At least one of the elastic warp filament, the non-elastic warp filament, the elastic weft filament, and the non-elastic weft filament includes a hydrophobic material. The materials of the elastic warp filament, the non- elastic warp filament, the elastic weft filament, and the non-elastic weft filament are selected such that the textile has a high elastic stretchability in at least one of a weft direction and a warp direction. A garment including the textile, and methods for manufacturing the textile and the garment, are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2546017-A (GB)
Title: Novel method of shielding hot surface and imroving panel heaters
Inventor: PATTABHI VANGALA
IPC: F24D19/06
Filed: 2015-09-15
Abstract: Novel method of shielding hot surface and improving panel heaters (1). The method relates to new system of shield comprising of shield (3) and corner pieces (2) that not only cover the hot surface of panel heaters (1) but also facilitates second path of convection currents for space heating by maintaining optimum current space.
Patent GB-2550262-A (GB)
Title: Pedestrian detection and motion prediction with rear-facing camera
Inventor: SCOTT VINCENT MYERS
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2017-03-16
Abstract: A rear-facing camera on a vehicle is used to predict a conflict between forward motion of the vehicle and a moving pedestrian. A computer system identifies a pedestrian in the image received from the camera, and predicts their future motion, and notifies a driver-assistance or automated driving system if the vehicle and pedestrian are at risk of colliding. Pedestrians may be identified using neural networks to first identify likely locations of pedestrians and then to process those locations to identify pedestrians therein. This may involve using a low-resolution saliency map of locations in the received images, and then processing the salient regions of the images at full resolution. The prediction of the pedestrians motion may involve a velocity and location of the pedestrian relative to the vehicle. The camera may be a back-up camera for reversing, and the images may be captured while the vehicle is in a forward gear.
Patent GB-2560712-A (GB)
Title: A monitoring system
Inventor: MARK T O'CONNELL
IPC: G01N33/53
Filed: 2017-03-17
Abstract: A delivery system 1 and method comprises: a receptacle 2 for containing a fluid, adapted to allow the fluid to flow from the receptacle; a molecular exchange area 4; and a supply conduit 3 defining a fluid path between from the receptacle to the molecular exchange area, wherein the receptacle is positioned above the other components such that the fluid is transported by the action of gravity. In a further embodiment the system and method is a monitoring system and method, further comprising an outlet conduit 5 defining a fluid path from the molecular exchange area to a sensor unit 10. The systems may comprise one or more attachments to hold one or more of the components of the system in position (e.g. a stand, pole, and/or wall mount), and may also comprise one or more means to control the flow rate of the fluid (e.g. a constriction element, moving the height of the receptacle with respect to the molecular exchange area, altering the size or internal cross sectional area of the supply conduit). The sensor unit may comprise an electrochemical or optical sensor, with an electroanalytical component (e.g. a potentiostat, coulometer or voltmeter), or a recognition substrate.
Patent GB-2550477-A (GB)
Title: Waveform, method of generation and receiving the same, transmitting and receiving means
Inventor: KEVIN PAUL THOMAS
IPC: H04L5/00
Filed: 2017-03-30
Abstract: A method of space-frequency-time (SFT) encoding for MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) transmissions. A waveform for transmission is generated by taking a source signal, SFT encoding 2 the signal in to at least two channels 3, 4, and passing the signal in to at least one MIMO 5, the MIMO being at least 2 x 2. In an embodiment the input of the encoder is two groups of sub-carriers generated by an M-ary frequency shift keying (FSK) mapper 6, and the encoder produces four groups of sub-carriers corresponding to two time slots and two transmitting antennas. At a first time the first group of sub-carriers is sent to a first antenna, while the second group is sent to a second antenna. At a second time, the first group of sub-carriers is sent to the second antenna, while the second group is circularly shifted by one sub-carrier before being sent to the first antenna. The channelisation may comprise an IFFT (Inverse Fast Fourier Transform) 7. The signal may be FEC encoded 9 and interleaved 10. The invention can be used to extend range or provide greater throughput for a given bandwidth. A corresponding receiver arrangement is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2563641-A (GB)
Title: Electrolysis plant using the Hall-Héroult process, with vertical magnetic field compensation
Inventor: Abdalla Alzarooni
IPC: C25C3/16
Filed: 2017-06-22
Abstract: An electrolysis plant comprising a plurality of electrolysis cells (C) connected in series. Each two neighboring cells are connected by a set of electrical conductors carrying a current of high intensity. Said cells (C) are arranged along parallel rows (L1,L2) forming a potline, or along several rows in several potlines, with the direction (D1, D2) of said current of high intensity in the cells (C) arranged along two neighboring rows of the same potline (L1, L2). The current flow direction is opposite to each other in these groups of cells, said cells (C) forming at least a first group of cells and a second group of cells. The electrolysis plant further comprises a compensation loop for compensating the vertical magnetic field induced by a first conductor carrying a first current of high intensity on a second group of cells connected by second conductors carrying a second current of high intensity. The compensation loop surrounding said second group of cells and having at least one portion that extends parallel to a line (L1, L2), with a current of low intensity, such that the vertical magnetic field induced by said first current of high intensity on said second group of cells through which flows a second current of high intensity is compensated. The compensation loop is connected in parallel to the current of high intensity. A booster rectifier station (BRS) may also be provided.
Patent GB-2565078-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid switching device and hybrid actuator incorporating same
Inventor: MARK MUIR
IPC: H01H57/00
Filed: 2017-07-31
Abstract: A switching device 318 comprises first and second body parts 322A,B, with at least one being movable with respect to the other, a first operating device 330 coupled to said at least one body part and configured to move it towards the other body part into a closed state, and at least one piezoelectric actuator 342 coupled to one or both body parts for moving them apart into an open state. The first operating device may be an electromagnet comprising a coil 352. The body parts may be magnetised or magnetisable to create a magnetic latching effect to hold them in a closed state, and the piezoelectric actuator may be operable to break the magnetic latching effect. The body parts may alternatively be permanently magnetised or comprise permanent magnets. The end of the piezoelectric actuator(s) may be level with a contact face of a respective body part when in a contracted state and may expand outwardly therefrom. The body parts may be connected to a mechanical coupling mechanism 350,358 for actuating a switch, which may be a vacuum interrupter of a vacuum circuit breaker.
Patent GB-2557430-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatuses of costrained multi-type-tree block partition for video coding
Inventor: HAN HUANG
IPC: H04N19/96
Filed: 2017-10-12
Abstract: Determining whether a current block is the middle sub-block of a triple-tree (TT) partitioned parent block. This is followed by determining the partition type and partition direction for splitting the current block by prohibiting a particular directional partitioning based on the direction of the partition of the parent block. Preferably the prohibited partitioning type is a horizontal binary tree (BT) partition in the case of the current block being the middle block of a horizontally TT partitioned parent block and a vertical BT partition in the case of the current block being the middle block of a vertical TT partitioned parent block. Preferably the prohibited partitioning type is a horizontal TT in the case of the current block not being the middle block of a horizontally TT partitioned parent block and a vertical TT in the case of the current block not being the middle block of a vertical TT partitioned parent block.. A further disclosed invention comprises determining the partition direction and partition type of a parent block followed by determining if a first set of the parents sub blocks are further split by a partition direction and partition type which are both different from the parent.
Patent GB-2554312-A (GB)
Title: A paint roller cover cleaner
Inventor: STEPHEN ROBERT BENTLEY
IPC: B44D3/00
Filed: 2016-06-03
Abstract: A paint roller cover cleaner including an enclosure for a roller cover, a high pressure pump and a nozzle supplied with pressurised fluid which directs a jet of fluid at the nap of the roller cover to rotate the roller cover and facilitate cleaning. In one embodiment a carriage moves the nozzle along the length of the roller cover to effect cleaning along the length of the roller cover. In another embodiment a plurality of controllable nozzles are provided at intervals along the length of the roller cover. In another embodiment the nozzle includes an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve which relatively rotate to align apertures in the respective sleeves to produce jets sequentially along the nozzle.
Patent GB-2555730-A (GB)
Title: System and method of material handling using an imaging device to control the material distribution into the storage portion of the receiving vehicle
Inventor: ZACH T BONEFAS
IPC: B65G67/24
Filed: 2013-02-11
Abstract: An imaging device collects image data of a storage portion. A container module identifies a container perimeter and target zone of the storage portion in at least one of the collected image data. A spout module is adapted to identify a spout of the transferring vehicle in the collected image data. An alignment module is adapted to determine the relative position of the spout and the container perimeter and to generate command data for the receiving vehicle and/or transferring vehicle to align the spout with the target zone of the container.
Patent GB-2564514-A (GB)
Title: Health supplements
Inventor: JONAH CHITOLIE
IPC: A61K35/741
Filed: 2016-09-08
Abstract: A probiotic composition useful e.g. for treatment of any of colitis, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome and infection with clostridium difficile comprises gut microbiota and honey or a honey mimic. It may comprise the human gut microbiota and a carrier which is honey free from or having a reduced content of honey bee microbiota or it may comprise the human gut microbiota and a carrier which is a honey mimic comprising at least one of glucose, maltose, glycerol, sucrose and fructose. In an alternative aspect the invention provides a bee feed based on fungi fortified with compounds from plants that are medicinal. The above bee feed may be mixed with a sugar feed or honey.
Patent GB-2575829-A (GB)
Title: Fluid pump assembly
Inventor: STUART HATFIELD
IPC: F04F7/00
Filed: 2018-07-24
Abstract: A fluid pump assembly, a body of a fluid pump assembly and a kit of parts is disclosed. The pump assembly comprises first and second body part. The pump further comprises an actuator, a nodal hole, and a valve located in an aperture; each being comprised by one of the first and second body portions. An interior cavity is defined by a first and second end wall comprised by the body components. A side wall connects the end walls. One of the body parts is separable from the assembly so that it can be replaced by a similar component. The detached component can be disposed of, with the other part being reused. An embodiment of the invention relates to an acoustic resonance pump. The disclosure also extends to a fluid pump assembly with a removable valve attached to an aperture.
Patent GB-2565650-A (GB)
Title: Controlled roll-out of module classes
Inventor: JULIAN KEVIN NAIDOO
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2018-07-31
Abstract: Systems and methods for controlled roll-out of module classes for configuring a process plant, comprising: generating a second version of a module class based on a modification to a first version of the module class 1004, where the module class is associated with one or more module instances that are each associated with a process control element of the process plant; executing a roll-out instruction to update an upgraded process control element, where the upgraded process control element is associated with a new module instance based on the second version of the module class; and ignoring a non-upgraded process control element, where the non-upgraded process control element remains associated with a previous module instance based on the first version of the module class 1006. Said system allows a reliable roll-out of new module classes, without unlinking or breaking one-to-one mapping of elements to module classes. The method may further include operating the process plant using the upgraded and non-upgraded elements 1008.
Patent GB-2567963-A (GB)
Title: Medical implant and method of manufacturing a medical implant
Inventor: ANDREW HULL
IPC: D04C3/12
Filed: 2016-04-01
Abstract: A medical implant comprising a first plurality (m) of core tows 31, 32, 33, each core tow comprising first strands of filament (80a, fig 2b) braided around the core of parallel second strands of filament (80b, fig 2b) in a first braid (3D), and a second plurality (n) of third strands of filament 80c braided around the core tows in a second, flat braid 90. The medical implant may be an artificial ligament, ligament augmentation device or delivery device for autologous grafts. A method of manufacturing a medical implant comprises an eleven-strand and three-core flat braid, wherein each core tow is a six-strand round braid made by braiding four strands of filament around a core of two parallel strands of filament. The method can adjust a braiding density of the flat braid to provide the medical implant with a plurality of sections of different lengths and braiding densities.
Patent GB-2578138-A (GB)
Title: Non-mechanical vacuum pumping system and analytical instrument
Inventor: ANDREW DAVID CHEW
IPC: H01J49/24
Filed: 2018-10-18
Abstract: A mobile pumping system 5 comprises a vacuum chamber 10, exclusively non-mechanical pumps for providing a vacuum that includes a shock resistant non-mechanical intermediate vacuum pump 20 configured to evacuate a chamber from a first pressure to a second intermediate pressure, the first pressure being a pressure between 10 mbar and 1 X 10-2 mbar; and an internal power supply 55 for supplying power to said pump. The system may be configured to evacuate the chamber from the second intermediate pressure to a third intermediate pressure. The system may include an external connecting port 15 for connection to an external primary pump. Preferably the system includes a portable container and / or an unmanned aerial vehicle or vehicle for transporting the system. The non-mechanical pumps may comprise capture and / or Getter pumps. Getter pumps may be configured for pulsed electric discharge. The pumps may be point of use and / or handheld. A mobile mass spectrometer and an analytical instrument are also claimed.
Patent GB-2572856-A (GB)
Title: Bird feeder
Inventor: PAUL L COTE
IPC: A01K39/01
Filed: 2019-02-28
Abstract: A bird feeder which comprises a seed container 12 having at least one seed port to permit birds to have access to seed from the container, a shroud 18 extending about the seed port, the shroud being movable between a first position wherein access to the seed port is enabled and a second position wherein access to the seed port is denied, the bird feeder having a seed tube base 20 which is removably secured to a lower end of the seed container to enable the easy cleaning of the feeder. Further claimed embodiments include cover, hanger, base, water deflector and baffle arrangements and a U-shaped perch configuration.
Patent GB-2568852-A (GB)
Title: Device for measuring three-dimensional information of underground space and detection method therefor
Inventor: HAORAN LI
IPC: G01C7/06
Filed: 2017-12-02
Abstract: A device for measuring three-dimensional information of an underground space and a detection method therefor, the measuring device comprising a sensor system, a power system, a housing protection system and a conduction system; the housing protection system comprises a constituent part of a sealed upper portion metal housing (3-1) and lower portion metal housing (3-9); the power system comprises a motor (2-1), a signal transmitter (2-2), a magnetometer (2-3), a gyroscope (2-4) and a circuit board (2-5); the sensor system comprises an ultrasonic sensor (1-1), a temperature sensor (1-2) and a video sensor (1-3); and the conduction system comprises a metal contact pin (4-1), a gear (4-3) and an upper end cap (4-4) wherein an upper portion is connected to a lifting cable, the metal contact pin (4-1) being provided at a top end of the upper portion metal housing (3-1). The measuring device may monitor the three-dimensional shape of an underground cavern at high temperatures and under high pressure, the acquired cavity shape information being significant to the evaluation of the stability of an underground structure. The detection method for the measuring device is simple to operate, and may effectively detect three-dimensional space information of an underground cavern at high temperatures and under high pressure.