baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2566691-A (GB)
Title: Method of operating a vehicle in a vehicle storage environment
Inventor: ANDREW FAIRGRIEVE
IPC: G08G1/14
Filed: 2017-09-19
Abstract: A method for operating an autonomous vehicle 100 within a vehicle storage environment 200 e.g. car park, taxi rank etc., comprising: receiving data at the vehicle, the data including vehicle storage environment information; using the data to direct the vehicle to join a first queue 208a-c of a network of vehicle queues 210, and operating the vehicle in dependence on the data to move through the network of vehicle queues. The data may include directional information for the vehicle to navigate through the storage environment, or include information relating to the length of time the vehicle is expected to remain in the storage environment. Upon reaching the front of a queue, the vehicle may move to a collection area, join the back of another queue, or wait to receive further instructions. Also claimed is a method of operating a vehicle storage environment comprising: identifying an autonomous vehicle entering the storage environment; receiving data about the vehicle relating to a period of storage time in the environment; directing the vehicle autonomously to a queue of a network based on the data.
Patent GB-2559281-A (GB)
Title: E-cigarette and re-charging pack
Inventor: COLIN GRATTON
IPC: A24F40/95
Filed: 2014-07-29
Abstract: A rechargeable pack for containing and recharging an e-cigarette. The pack comprises: a pack battery; a first connector and first recharging mechanism for re-charging the pack battery using an external power source; a tube for receiving an e-cigarette; a second connector which is electrically connectable to the e-cigarette when the e-cigarette is received within the tube; and a second recharging mechanism for re-charging the e-cigarette using the pack battery. The pack is configured to detect when a foreign object may be located in said tube and, responsive to such detection, to protect against the pack battery providing current through the second connector. The detecting may comprise monitoring the current provided through the second connector, and determining if the current exceeds a predetermined threshold. The detecting may comprise attempting and failing to find a signal associated with the presence of an e-cigarette in the tube. The signal may be optical or electrical. Also disclosed are means for protection against excess current or excess voltage.
Patent GB-2564202-A (GB)
Title: Calculating a social zone distance
Inventor: SONG WANG
IPC: G06F3/16
Filed: 2018-04-23
Abstract: An apparatus 110 that measures a distance 155 to a person or persons and calculates a social zone distance 120a-d. Such zones (i.e. proxemic zones) may correspond to an intimate distance, 120a, a personal distance 120b, a social distance 120c, and a public speaking distance 120d. The distances are measured using a sensor array of the virtual assistant. The value of such distances may also depend on the personality type of an identified user (e.g. introvert/extrovert person, stranger, see Table 1). The virtual assistant may also determine distances 155 between the persons. A conversation tone of the users or the persons background may also be considered in calculating such distances. Following the calculation of a social zone distance the virtual assistant may adjust a speaker volume, for example it may lower the volume if the user is within the intimate distance or it might communicate an alert if the social distance is not appropriate.
Patent GB-2574855-A (GB)
Title: Energy recovery
Inventor: OLIVER PHILIP JONES
IPC: H01L35/32
Filed: 2018-06-20
Abstract: An energy recovery apparatus 1 for use in a plumbing or ablutionary system. The apparatus has a first heat transfer element 14 thermally coupled to a first pipe 3 and a second heat transfer element 14’ in thermal contact with a second pipe 4. The two heat transfer elements at least partially overlap and a thermoelectric device 11 comprising one or more thermoelectric elements 12a-c is located between the heat transfer elements. The apparatus generates electricity from a temperature differential between the first and second thermal elements, such as by the Seebeck effect. A plumbing system using the apparatus has hot and cold water flowing through the first and second pipes. There may be fins inside the pipes in order to facilitate heat transfer from the water in the pipes. The plumbing thermoelectric device may be connected to an electrical component such as a light or screen, or arranged to charge a battery or capacitor.
Patent GB-2576139-A (GB)
Title: Ocular assessment
Inventor: KONAL SAHA
IPC: G06T7/60
Filed: 2018-07-20
Abstract: Method of measuring changes in ocular features comprising: obtaining measurements of eye features from images captured at first and second times; comparing the measurements to quantitatively measure change of appearance of the eye between the first and second times. Image processing may be performed, eg. pre-processing, edge or corner detection, template matching, deformable parameterised shapes, active contours, normalisation, enhancement, scaling, segmentation. Images may be transformed, sized, scaled or rotated to minimise sum of differences and compensate for discrepancies due to distance from camera, focus, pose and image capture variations. Images may be two dimensional, eg. 2D video sequences. Three dimensional images may be captured through stereo imaging, 3D points mapping the eye surface, or structured light pattern projection. Measurements may be based on the spatial relationship of 3D extracted feature positions. Features may be represented by points, lines, curves. Straight line lengths between spatial points, ratios of distances or curvatures or absolute or percentage distance changes may be determined. Weighted averages of multiple measurement readings may be determined. Measurements may be taken along mid pupil line, medial and lateral limbal line. Measurements may be used to determine margin reflex distance, pretarsal skin show, upper eyelid skin fold, eyebrow skin show.
Patent GB-2561138-A (GB)
Title: Downhole debris-collecting tool having an improved valve
Inventor: LASSE HAUGLAND
IPC: E21B27/04
Filed: 2017-02-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a downhole tool (100) for collecting debris in a petroleum well. The downhole tool (100) comprises: i) a housing (120) connected with a collection chamber (130-1, 130-2) for receiving debris, the housing (120) having an opening (105) for collecting the debris from the petroleum well, the opening (105) being in fluid communication with the collection chamber (130-1, 130-2) through the housing (120); ii) a rotatable shaft (110b) with transport blades (119) arranged within the housing (120) and extending from the opening (105) to the collection chamber (130-1, 130-2), the rotatable shaft (110b) being configured for transporting the debris from the opening (105) to the collection chamber (130-1, 130-2) in operational use; iii) an annular area (121) defined between the rotatable shaft (110b) and an inner wall of the housing (120), and iv) a valve (125) configured for keeping the debris in the collection chamber (130-1, 130-2), wherein the valve (125) is located within the housing (120) between the opening (105) and the collection chamber (130-1, 130-2), wherein the valve (125) further comprises a seal member (125s) with a movable part (125sm) being mounted in the annular area (121) and around the rotatable shaft (110b), wherein the valve (125) is opened when the movable part (125sm) moves in direction of the collection chamber (130-1, 130-2), wherein the valve (125) is configured such that the movable part (125sm) of the seal member (125s) is only movable in the direction towards the collection chamber (130-1, 130-2) when closed. The downhole tool of the invention provides a valve, which is easily opened, requiring a very small force, while at the same time providing a very good sealing effect when the seal member is closed.
Patent GB-2571385-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control system and control method
Inventor: MOSTAFA ANWAR MAHMOUD TAIE
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2018-08-10
Abstract: A control system configured to receive first and second image data 5410, 5420 at first and second times respectively, wherein the images are indicative of an environment of a host vehicle, identify a change in the environment based on the images 5440, and output a change signal indicative of a change 5450. Between the first and second times, at least one vehicle shutdown event as occurred, and at both times the vehicle is substantially stationary. The change in environment may include the presence of an object within the vicinity of the vehicle. The first image may have been taken during a previous operation of the vehicle. The images could be collected at two locations within the same vicinity, or at an identical location. A notification may be sent to the driver, and the second image could also be displayed. Image sensing means may be an optical imaging device, and a field of view could include the ground, or a portion of the environment below a predetermined height from the ground.
Patent GB-2567305-A (GB)
Title: Document beautification using smart feature suggestions based on textual analysis
Inventor: ARIHANT JAIN
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 2018-08-15
Abstract: A computer processor-implemented method of beautifying an electronic textual document having text organized in a plurality of sections includes: receiving a user selection of the text for beautification 610, the selected text including at least a portion of one of the sections; classifying the selected text 620 as the corresponding one of the textual elements represented by the one of the sections; ranking a set of attributes applicable to the one of the textual elements 630; presenting an ordered list of the highest-ranked attributes 640; in response to receiving a selection of one or more of the presented attributes, applying the selected attributes to the selected text 660; and re-ranking the applicable attributes to reflect the selected attributes 530. The method is intended to reduce the effort of a document designer when formatting a document.
Patent GB-2564070-A (GB)
Title: System for approach of autonomous underwater vehicle to underwater equipment
Inventor: Hiroshi Sakaue
IPC: G01S3/808
Filed: 2017-03-23
Abstract: This system for approach of an autonomous unwater vehicle to underwater equipment is equipped with: underwater equipment that is located under water and is provided with a light projecting device which projects light radially; and an autonomous underwater vehicle that comprises a underwater vehicle body and a light-receiving array, which is provided on the underwater vehicle body and has a plurality of mutually independent light-receiving elements.
Patent GB-2579021-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control system and method
Inventor: Samuel Richard Allsopp
IPC: G08G1/0967
Filed: 2018-11-14
Abstract: There is disclosed a control system and a method for a host vehicle operable in an autonomous mode. The control system comprises one or more controllers. The control determines a traffic condition, beyond a first sensing range of the host vehicle and associates the traffic condition with a first lane of a multi-lane highway comprising a plurality of lanes in a first direction. If there is traffic associated with the lane the host vehicle is travelling in, the lane the host vehicle is in is changed, before the host vehicle reaches the location of the traffic, to another of the plurality of lanes of the multi-lane highway. The lane change may be performed at a greater time and/or distance from the traffic condition than a lane change associated with a vehicle overtaking function of the host vehicle. If the traffic is associated with a junction that is intended to be used, the vehicle may prioritise the first lane if a lane change is to be made.
Patent GB-2571826-A (GB)
Title: Cooling device for a turbine of a turbomachine
Inventor: NICOLAS JEAN-MARC MARCEL BEAUQUIN
IPC: F01D25/14
Filed: 2019-01-21
Abstract: A cooling device 21 that extends circumferentially around a turbomachine casing, such as a turbine casing, has at least a first and a second cooling module 30a, 30b, 30c. Each cooling module comprises a tube holder 31, 32 having at least one sheet, preferably a radially inner sheet 31 and a radially outer sheet 32 fixed to each other, defining two axially spaced housings 34a. Each housing receives a tube 23 mounted in a sleeve 38, each tube extending circumferentially around the casing. Each cooling module has first fastening means capable of firmly holding its tube holder with respect to the casing, comprising a spacer 41 having a radially inner end that bears against the casing and a radially outer end bearing on a sheet of the tube support. A second fastening means securely holds the tube holder fixed with respect to the casing. The first and second fastening means are located at the axial ends of the tube holder. The first cooling module is offset from the second cooling module.
Patent GB-2581359-A (GB)
Title: Common rail for gasoline engine
Inventor: Kivanc Turan
IPC: F02M55/02
Filed: 2019-02-13
Abstract: A common rail (or fuel rail) for a gasoline engine comprises a forged tubular 12 body with transversally protruding fuel outlet pieces 24. A plurality of injector adapters 30 are mounted to the body, each adapter having a connector portion 32 assembled by screwing onto a respective fuel outlet piece 24 and an injector portion 34 with an injector cavity 36 or cup configured to receive an injector. The injector cavity axis (C) is transversal to a cavity branch bore 26 and is in fluid communication therewith through a fuel channel 38. The connector portion 32 includes an annular sealing surface 46 surrounding the fuel channel 38 that comes into sealing engagement with an annular sealing surface 42 surrounding the branch bore, when screwing the injector adapter 30 onto the corresponding fuel outlet piece 24. The assembly allows for an offset coupling to fuel injectors and improved sealing between the annular sealing surfaces.
Patent GB-2570053-A (GB)
Title: Therapy delivery device
Inventor: STEPHEN HOWARD
IPC: A61M16/20
Filed: 2016-11-04
Abstract: A patient interface device 20 for a ventilator system comprising: a therapy outlet 22 for delivering pressurised air to a patient; a first port 28 for attachment to a first gas line 42 that’s in fluid communication with the therapy outlet 22; and a second port 26 positioned within the first port 28. Second port 26 is in fluid communication with the therapy outlet 22, where second port 26 is for attachment to a second gas line 46. Each port 28&26 is fluidly connected to therapy outlet 22 for delivering pressurised gas thereto and/or receiving exhaled gas therefrom. Interface 20 may comprise a third port 24 in fluid communication with a pressure outlet 23 that’s adjacent the therapy outlet 22, the third port 24: being positioned within the first port 28; and for connection to a pressure monitor. Interface 20 may comprise an auxiliary exhaust port 32 having a removable closure 33. Interface 20 may comprise a nasal prong device attached to therapy outlet 22 for engaging patient nares to deliver nCPAP therapy. Also, a system for delivering a plurality of respiratory therapy modes, comprising a patient-interface-device 20, a connector-system and a conduit-system.  First-port 28 described as an exhaust port.
Patent GB-2568211-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for automatic identification and optimization of overshooting cells
Inventor: PARWIZ SHEKALIM
IPC: H04W24/00
Filed: 2017-09-29
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for automatic identification and optimization of an overshooting cell (102) by receiving a parameter associated with at least one cell having a timing advance with a permissive range of operative user equipment (UE), wherein the parameter comprises a permissive void count threshold; identifying the timing advance as one of an active timing with at least one operative UE and a passive timing advance without at least one UE; determining at least one of a UE count of the operative UE in the active timing advance and a void count in the passive timing advance; identifying the at least one cell as the overshooting cell (102) by comparing at least one of: the UE count with the permissive range of operative UE and the void count with the permissive void count threshold; and modifying at least one transmission parameter of the overshooting cell (102).
Patent GB-2582634-A (GB)
Title: Cable management device
Inventor: TIMOTHY FRANCIS
IPC: H02G11/00
Filed: 2019-03-28
Abstract: A cable management device 1 comprises a plurality of channel forming elements 20 which are pivotally connected along a central spine component (22, Figure 2a) to form a cable chain 10. A securing element 40 receives the cable chain and attaches it to a fixing surface. The spine component has a male coupling component (25, Figure 2a) comprising a pair of pivot tabs (26, Figure 2a), and at the opposite end a female coupling component (27, Figure 2b) comprising apertures (28, Figure 2b) to receive the pivot tabs. The pivot axis of the coupling connectors is a single transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cable chain. The channel forming elements preferably comprise a pair of resilient curved arms (21, Figure 2a) defining a channel and a slot for insertion of a cable. The securing element may comprise a mouth (45, Figure 4a) which engages an edge of a fixing surface. One end of the chain may be retained on a floor by a ground-engaging foot 30, which may comprise a weighted plate (38, Figure 3c).
Patent GB-2573207-A (GB)
Title: A printing ink
Inventor: KATIE BORG
IPC: C09D11/322
Filed: 2019-04-05
Abstract: A black inkjet ink comprises (i) N-vinyl amide monomer, N-acryloyl amine monomer and/or N-vinyl carbamate monomer, (ii) mono-, di- and/or multifunctional (meth)acrylate monomers, (iii) radical photoinitiator, and (iv) 2.0-4.5 wt.% dispersed black pigment and 0.1-0.8 wt.% dispersed cyan pigment, wherein the weight ratio of black pigment to cyan pigment is 4-9:1. Preferably, the N-vinyl amide monomer is N-vinyl caprolactam and the N-vinyl carbamate is N-vinyl-5-methyl-2-oxazolidinone. The black pigment may be carbon black and the cyan pigment may be Pigment Blue 15:4. The weight ratio of black pigment to cyan pigment may be 6-8:1, for example when the ink comprises 3 wt.% black pigment and 0.4 wt.% cyan pigment. The ink may also contain a radiation-curable oligomer and a comb-structured dispersant having a polyethyleneimine backbone with polyester side chains. Typically, the ink is substantially free of water and volatile organic solvents.
Patent GB-2583344-A (GB)
Title: Systems for configuring components of a UAV
Inventor: ANDREW PAUL KELLY
IPC: H01M8/00
Filed: 2019-04-23
Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle system (UAV) 100 includes a mounting frame onto which at least a payload 30 is affixed and further includes a plurality of fuel cell stacks 50-n operable in a predefined configuration and wherein each of the plurality of stacks is housed in a separate package. The UAV also includes one or more tanks 60 that are configured to supply hydrogen to the plurality of stacks. A propulsion system is configured to receive an output power generated from the plurality of stacks. A power controller 40 is configured to couple the plurality of stacks in the predefined configuration. The propulsion system may comprise motors 70 driving rotors 80.
Patent GB-2575393-A (GB)
Title: Downhole tools having controlled degradation and method
Inventor: ZHIHUI ZHANG
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2017-11-17
Abstract: A downhole assembly includes a downhole tool including a degradable-on-demand material, the degradable-on-demand material including a matrix material, and a unit in contact with the matrix material, the unit including a core comprising an energetic material configured to generate energy upon activation to facilitate degradation of the downhole tool and, an activator disposed in contact with the core, the activator having a triggering system including an electrical circuit, an igniter in the electrical circuit arranged to ignite the energetic material, a sensor configured to sense a target event or parameter within the borehole, and a control unit arranged to receive sensed signals from the sensor and to deliver a start signal to the electrical circuit in response to the sensed signals indicating an occurrence of the target event or parameter wherein, after the start signal is delivered from the control unit, the electrical circuit is closed and the igniter is initiated.
Patent GB-2578549-A (GB)
Title: Super dielectric capacitor using scaffold dielectric
Inventor: JONATHAN PHILLIPS
IPC: H01G11/62
Filed: 2018-05-08
Abstract: A capacitor having first and second electrodes and a scaffold dielectric. The scaffold dielectric comprises an insulating material with a plurality of longitudinal channels extending across the dielectric and filled with a liquid comprising cations and anions. The plurality of longitudinal channels are substantially parallel and the liquid within the longitudinal channels generally has an ionic strength of at least 0.1. Capacitance results from the migrations of positive and negative ions in the confined liquid in response to an applied electric field. A method of supplying power to a load using the capacitor and a method of making the capacitor is additionally disclosed.
Patent GB-2592402-A (GB)
Title: Decking components
Inventor: LEE CAVALIER
IPC: E04F15/14
Filed: 2020-02-27
Abstract: The decking kit comprises decking boards 100 comprising upper 102 and lower 104 panels with a channel 114 that extends along a longitudinal side of the board, defined by the lower panel and a channel wall 116 extending upwardly; and a joining strip 200 comprising a gutter 202, wherein the gutter walls 206 comprise a hooked portion 214 projecting outwardly; when the joining strip is located between two decking boards, the hooked portion is received over the channel walls of the boards, with a space provided between the upper panels and the gutter base 204 between the channels of the boards. The upper and lower panels may be separated by webs. The upper panel may have an outwardly projecting panel portion and a starter fixing strip with an upwardly extending wall and a hooked portion. Also claimed is a decking board and methods of manufacturing and construction.
Patent GB-2593513-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for optimizing data transfer from one memory to another memory
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER SMITH
IPC: G06F13/16
Filed: 2020-03-25
Abstract: A method and system for moving data from a source memory to a destination memory by a processor are disclosed. The processor has a plurality of registers and the source memory stores a sequence of instructions that include one or more load instructions and one or more store instructions. The processor moves the load instructions from the source memory to the destination memory. Then, the processor initiates execution of the load instructions from the destination memory in order to load the data from the source memory to one or more registers in the processor. Execution then returns to the sequence of instructions stored in the source memory, and the processor stores the data from the registers to the destination memory.