baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2567430-A (GB)
Title: A system and a method for determining a relative pose between a primary winding structure and a secondary winding structure of a system for inductive power
Inventor: KOBER WEMER
IPC: H02J50/90
Filed: 2017-10-09
Abstract: A system 1 for determining a relative position and/or orientation, or pose, between a primary winding structure and a secondary winding structure of a system for inductive power transfer. The system comprises at least a first pose determining means 2 for determining a relative pose, and at least one correcting means 3 for correcting the pose determination by the first pose determining means, wherein a correction of the pose determination is adjustable. Primary-side and secondary-side pose determining means may be provided. A relative pose may be determined using a parametrized pose determination function, where at least one parameter of the parametrized pose determination function is adjustable by the correcting means. The arrangement is particularly suitable for use with electric vehicle inductive power transfer systems.
Patent GB-2560233-A (GB)
Title: A hearing apparatus
Inventor: MERRILYN RUTH BOORMAN
IPC: H04R25/00
Filed: 2018-01-04
Abstract: A hearing aid for a vulnerable user 96 comprising a speaker 15, microphone 13 and a lockable volume control. The volume control is lockable so that once volume levels have been selected they cannot be changed. The hearing apparatus may be a set of headphones. The headphones may include individual ear volume control means. The volume control may include a digital memory function and a safety lock. The headphones may also include a rechargeable battery; a padded headband 1 which is adapted to receive the arms of a pair of spectacles; a lockable head adjustment means; a wireless receiver; and noise cancelling means. The headphones may have a carrying case (97, Fig. 8).
Patent GB-2560239-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for coating an end surface of a monolithic substrate
Inventor: MARIO JAIME CASTAGNOLA
IPC: B05C1/08
Filed: 2016-02-23
Abstract: An apparatus for coating a monolithic substrate 10 comprises: a conveying device 4 for the monolithic substrate; a coating roller 1 for applying a liquid 2 onto the end surface of the monolithic substrate; and a liquid applicator 5; wherein the conveying device is arrange to convey the monolithic substrate to the coating roller, and the liquid applicator is arranged to load the coating roller with the liquid. The apparatus may also comprise a second conveying device 6 arranged to convey the coated monolithic substrate away from the coating roller. The apparatus may also include a device for the drying or calcining of the coated monolithic substrate. The liquid applicator may be a trough for containing the liquid, and the coating roller may have substantially longitudinal axis horizontal to the ground wherein the trough is located below or underneath the coating roller. The coating roller may have a coater surface and the trough and the coater roller are arranged to allow the coater surface to come into contact with, or be immersed in, the liquid.
Patent GB-2571260-A (GB)
Title: Method and related aspects for buffer management
Inventor: OLIVIER MARCO
IPC: H04W80/02
Filed: 2018-02-15
Abstract: A method for managing buffer congestion for a User Equipment accessing services provided by a Radio Access Network (RAN), comprising: receiving data at the (UE from a transmitter; detecting missing data in a data sequence; starting a reordering timer corresponding to the missing data; storing data in a buffer at the user equipment while waiting for the missing data; detecting congestion of the buffer at the UE; performing a buffer flush by passing at least some of the received data stored in the buffer to one or more higher layers of the protocol stack. The data may comprise Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Service Data Units (SDUs) utilising a layer 2 buffer. Out-of-order delivery of data to upper layers may be allowed. A further method is disclosed for enabling wireless communication device to access services provided by a RAN, the method for managing buffer congestion comprising: receiving data at a UE from a transmitter; detecting missing data in the data sequence; storing data in a buffer at the UE while waiting for missing data; detecting congestion of the buffer at the UE; and sending a (partial) status report to the transmitter disregarding a running (full) status report prohibit timer.
Patent GB-2558826-A (GB)
Title: Mitigation of anti-sandbox malware techniques
Inventor: MARK DAVID HARRIS
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2016-10-18
Abstract: Static analysis is applied to unrecognized software objects in order to identify and address potential anti-sandboxing techniques. Where static analysis suggests the presence of any such corresponding code, the software object may be forwarded to a sandbox for further analysis. In another aspect, multiple types of sandboxes may be provided, with the type being selected according to the type of exploit suggested by the static analysis.
Patent GB-2575459-A (GB)
Title: A device and method for use in a network
Inventor: STEFAN TSENEV
IPC: H04W52/02
Filed: 2018-07-10
Abstract: A device transmits a communication signal in response to a sensed trigger event. The device detects for a reply signal from another device in a network in response to the communication signal. If a reply signal is detected at the device within a predetermined length of time a functional module is activated within the device to perform at least one of a sensor function and/or an actuator function such that the device operates in an active mode. If no reply signal is detected at the device within the predetermined length of time at least one of the functional module and a communication module of the device are at least partly deactivated such that the device operates in a sleep mode to reduce power consumption within the device. The device may communicate using a communication protocol such as ZigBee (RTM), WiFi (RTM), LTE (RTM) and Bluetooth (RTM). A further aspect of the invention replaces the use of a predetermined length of time with a count of the number of connection attempts by the device.
Patent GB-2567515-A (GB)
Title: Method for monitoring equipment by analyzing temperature values collected from cylinder and distributed on coordinate plane
Inventor: Chien-Chih Chang
IPC: G01K13/08
Filed: 2018-07-20
Abstract: A set of sensors 110 is disposed beside a cylinder to collect a first set of temperature points as the cylinder rotates. The first set of temperature points is updated and distributed on a coordinate plane corresponding to a length and rotation degrees of the cylinder. The coordinate plane is segmented along a horizontal axis with a fixed length to define a rectangular area 410 fig. 2, and a second set of temperature points is distributed on the rectangular area. The second set of temperature points is a subset of the first set of temperature points. On the rectangular area, the second set of temperature points is clustered into n sets of temperature points using a k means algorithm, fig. 5, 6. A notification signal is sent according to an xth set of temperature points of the n sets of temperature points. The xth set of temperature points has a highest mean temperature among the n sets of temperature points. The notification signal may be sent when a highest temperature value of the xth set of temperature points exceeds a threshold. The method may further comprise accessing a set of temperature values collected on a first area of the cylinder corresponding to the xth set of temperature points during an elapsed predetermined time interval; obtaining a standard deviation, a mean line and a smooth curve according to the set of temperature values of the first area; and sending a confirmation signal when the standard deviation is larger than a threshold and the number of times the smooth curve passing across the mean line is smaller than a predetermined number. The method may be used to detect abnormal temperatures when monitoring a cement rotation kiln or a cylinder of a heating device for heating chemical materials or food materials.
Patent GB-2580039-A (GB)
Title: Method of inspecting pipe joints for use in a subsea pipeline
Inventor: PETER ROBERTS
IPC: G01N3/12
Filed: 2018-12-19
Abstract: A method for inspecting a pipe joint for use in a subsea pipeline comprises receiving a pipe joint and firstly measuring the ovality of the joint, determining that the measured ovality does not exceed a threshold value. Subsequently a test ring 12 is cut from the pipe joint and external pressure collapse tests are conducted on the ring to determine the hydrostatic collapse pressure of the pipe joint. This data, representative of the hydrostatic collapse pressure of said pipe joint, is used to confirm that the pipe joint is suitable for its intended use. The ovality may be measured by lasers 104.
Patent GB-2567371-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for controlling fluid flow in a wellbore using a switchable downhole crossover tool with rotatable sleeve
Inventor: BO GAO
IPC: E21B34/06
Filed: 2016-09-23
Abstract: A system, method, and tool for controlling fluid flow in a wellbore. The system comprises a tubing string locatable in the wellbore and a crossover tool for enabling reverse circulation in the wellbore. The crossover tool comprises a tool body, a packer assembly, a drag block assembly, and a sleeve. The tool body comprises a bore in fluid communication with the tubing string and a valve located in the bore. The packer assembly is coupled to the tool body and creates a fluid barrier in the annulus formed between the tubing string and the wellbore. The drag block assembly engages the wellbore and resists axial movement. The sleeve is located in the tool body and axially moveable relative to the drag block assembly. The drag block assembly is coupled to the sleeve, and axial movement of the sleeve relative to the drag block assembly rotates the sleeve to control the valve
Patent GB-2582148-A (GB)
Title: Impact resistant panels
Inventor: WILLIAM TULLOCH
IPC: B64C3/28
Filed: 2019-03-12
Abstract: A leading edge skin panel (fig.2a,20) has a fibrous reinforcing structure 22,62 embedded in a metallic matrix material 21,61a,61b such as aluminium. The panel is configured to form a foremost aerodynamic surface of an aerofoil, which may be more resistant to impacts such as bird strike. The fibrous reinforcing structure may be a mesh or woven fabric structure containing aluminium oxide fibres, silicon carbide fibres and/or galvanically coated carbon fibres. The reinforcing structure may be distributed across the span of a nose portion (fig.2a,20b), or across the entire area of the panel. The reinforcing structure may be layer sandwiched between an inner and outer layer of metallic matrix material during manufacture, by simultaneously embedding it, either fully or partially, during an extrusion process.
Patent GB-2572495-A (GB)
Title: Foam analysis device and method thereof
Inventor: LARS SCHUMANN
IPC: G01F23/292
Filed: 2019-03-29
Abstract: A device for foam analysis comprises a cylindrical container 1 with transparent walls 11, a light source 3, and a camera 4 which are moved on a track 51 parallel to the circumference of the container. light from the source is totally reflected by pores (fig 2, 22) in the foam (fig 2, 21) to be received by the camera and is otherwise deflected by liquid. The camera and light source progressively move synchronously around the circumference in steps or continuously. The container may be arranged on a base plate 5, which may have connections for introducing or discharging liquids or gases. These connections may be self-closing. Temperature may be controlled. The light source may be a vertical array of LEDs or may be several arrays of vertical LEDs. Illumination may be done by many LEDS which are focused on one point. The camera may be a CCD, that may be arranged on a carriage carried by a toothed belt. The illuminator and camera may also be displaced vertically. There may also be a mirror to direct light reflected to the camera.
Patent GB-2583385-A (GB)
Title: Bagless domestic food caddy to collect waste food for recycling
Inventor: GEOFF CHARLES CAREY BOX
IPC: B65F1/16
Filed: 2019-04-27
Abstract: A waste food or garbage container has a hemi-spherical curved bowl 100 and an integral plinth 101. A handle 103 has a sliding pin 105 engaging with a pivoting lid 200. The lid may pivot on a first axis about a hinge pin 205 located in flanges 109 allowing the lid to be lifted to gain access to the interior of the bowl. Alternatively, the lid may be rotated about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. Handle 208 may be located about a flange 110 and may be attached to axle 203, the distal end of the axle may be located in hinge pin 205. In use, a sliding pin 105 may be withdrawn from the lid, handle 208 may be turned clockwise causing part of the lid to enter the bowl and to pass close over the interior surface of the bowl wiping it and emptying the bowl. The lid may be provided with ventilation holes 201. A stop pin 206 may be provided to prevent the lid from swinging the wrong way.
Patent GB-2586147-A (GB)
Title: Cabin with AC solar panel and power system comprising the same
Inventor: SIMON FLETCHER
IPC: E04H1/12
Filed: 2019-08-07
Abstract: A cabin 1 comprising a solar panel 2 comprising a plurality of photovoltaic cells mounted on its outside, and an inverter for providing AC power directly from the solar panel, the solar panel being connected to a power circuit of the cabin for providing on demand power to one or more connected electrical devices. The solar panel and a junction box connected to both the solar panel and the power circuit may be mounted on the roof of the cabin. The solar panel may be removably mounted. The solar panels may be slidably received in a pair of spaced guide rails, with a lock for locking the panel against sliding movement. The cabin may comprise an off-grid power unit 5 comprising a battery. Via a cable 9 the circuit may receive power from the battery or provide power to charge the battery. The off-grid unit may comprise a generator, a fuel cell, retractable solar panels 8a, 8b, and a wind turbine. The cabin may have a secondary fuel source such as a diesel generator or a hydrogen fuel cell. The cabin may be used as an office, canteen, toilet, drying or storage rooms, or temporary accommodation at building sites.
Patent GB-2589334-A (GB)
Title: Register-provided-opcode instruction
Inventor: JOHN MICHAEL HORLEY
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2019-11-26
Abstract: Instructions have an opcode and at least one data operand, the opcode identifying a data processing operation to perform on the at least one data operand. For a register-provided-opcode instruction specifying at least one source register, at least part of the opcode is a register-provided opcode represented by a first portion of data stored in said at least one source register of the register-provided-opcode instruction, and the at least one data operand comprises data represented by a second portion of the data stored in the at least one source register. The register-provided opcode is used to select between different data processing operations supported for the same instruction encoding of the register-provided-opcode instruction.
Patent GB-2576854-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for real-time public safety evidentiary data collection
Inventor: FRANCESCA SCHULER
IPC: H04W4/90
Filed: 2018-05-31
Abstract: A device, system and method for sharing sensor data is provided. A request to access sensor data is received at a receiver device, from a requestor device, the sensor data acquired by sensors associated with the receiver device. The receiver device determines a status of the receiver device. The receiver device determines, from the status of the receiver device, a subset of the sensor data to share with the requestor device. The receiver device determines one or more override contextual conditions associated with one or more of the requestor device and the receiver device. When the one or more override contextual conditions meets one or more override threshold conditions, the receiver device causes the subset of the sensor data to be shared with the requestor device.
Patent GB-2592636-A (GB)
Title: Fire protection and retardant coatings
Inventor: DEREK ALFRED WARD
IPC: C09K21/14
Filed: 2020-03-05
Abstract: An intumescent water-based coating comprising between 18.54 and 22.66% by weight water, 7.83-9.57% by weight melamine, 8.55-10.45% by weight monopentaerythritol, 23.67-28.93% by weight ammonium polyphosphate, 0.27-0.33% by weight acrylic copolymer, 0.90-1.10% by weight propylene glycol, 0.10-0.20% by weight antifoam, 0.090-1.01% by weight biocide, 0.45-0.55% by weight water soluble polycarboxylate, 7.2-8.84% by weight titanium dioxide, 4.32-5.28% by weight chlorinated paraffin, 2.88-3.52% by weight coalescent additive, and 14.85-18.15% by weight styrene acrylic copolymer. The intumescent water-based coating is a fire protection/retardant coating particularly for coating metallic surfaces, such as steel.
Patent GB-2596610-A (GB)
Title: Intersection testing in a ray tracing system
Inventor: GREGORY CLARK
IPC: G06T15/06
Filed: 2020-08-26
Abstract: Ray tracing systems and computer-implemented methods are described for performing intersection testing on a bundle of rays with respect to a box. Silhouette edges of the box are identified from the perspective of the bundle of rays and for each of the identified silhouette edges, components of a vector providing a bound to the bundle of rays are obtained and it is determined whether the vector passes inside or outside of the silhouette edge. Results of determining, for each of the identified silhouette edges, whether the vector passes inside or outside of the silhouette edge, are used to determine an intersection testing result for the bundle of rays with respect to the box.
Patent GB-2587127-A (GB)
Title: Gas-liquid contact device
Inventor: Shiko Nakamura
IPC: F28F25/02
Filed: 2018-04-25
Abstract: This gas-liquid contact device comprises a gas-liquid contact unit, a liquid supply system, and a gas supply system. The gas-liquid contact unit includes a plurality of stages which are allocated so as to be arrayed in the lateral direction. Each of the plurality of stages includes a plurality of vertical flat plates arranged parallel to each other at intervals. The liquid supply system supplies a liquid to the gas-liquid contact unit, and causes the liquid to be circulated along the array of the plurality of stages successively. The gas supply system supplies a gas to the gas-liquid contact unit, and causes the gas to be circulated along the array of the plurality of stages successively. The supplied liquid flows down on the plurality of vertical flat plates in each of the plurality of stages, and comes into contact with the supplied gas.
Patent GB-2601368-A (GB)
Title: Video decoding using post-processing control
Inventor: GUIDO MEARDI
IPC: H04N19/91
Filed: 2020-11-27
Abstract: MPEG-5 Part 2 Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding (LCEVC) or SMPTE VC-6 2117, types of hierarchical encoding, in conjunction with entropy encoding, i.e. Huffman coding or run length encoding (RLE). Video decoding, comprising: receiving indication of desired video output property; decode 710, 711, 714, 810 received video streams 701, 702, 703, 805 into reconstructed video output stream 750; if video output 820 property differs from reconstructed video output stream, then applying sample conversion 825 to reconstructed video output stream; post-processing 815 is applied to reconstructed video output stream before output 820. The desired video output property may be: a desired resolution; or bit-depth. Sample conversion may comprise up-sampling, which may further comprise: non-linear up-sampling; neural network up-sampling; and/or fractional up-sampling. Post-processing may comprise dithering, which may further comprise dithering type and dithering strength. Decoding may be achieved using decoders comprising: AV1; VVC; AVC; and/or LCEVC.
Patent GB-2601996-A (GB)
Title: Network optimisation
Inventor: NICOLA MARIELLA
IPC: H04L45/60
Filed: 2020-12-09
Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method for allocating a plurality of transactions to a plurality of networks comprising: receiving from a router at a classical computer a plurality of first information associated with a respective one of the plurality of transactions; receiving from a router at the classical computer a plurality of second information associated with a respective one of the plurality of networks; determining in the classical computer a routing characteristic to be optimised by the allocation of the plurality of transactions to the plurality of networks; expressing by the classical computer in at least one expression to a quantum computer, the plurality of first information, the plurality of second information and the routing characteristic; resolving in the quantum computer the at least one expression to determine the allocation of the plurality of transactions to the plurality of networks; and providing the allocation to the router. The routing characteristic is the financial cost of sending the transactions over the network.
Patent GB-2606144-A (GB)
Title: Lifting apparatus
Inventor: SPENCER DAVIS
IPC: A61G7/10
Filed: 2021-04-26
Abstract: A lifting apparatus for use inside a vehicle has a ceiling track for extending laterally across the ceiling of the vehicle, a dolly 104 slideably mounted on the track, a hoist 106 suspended therefrom and connectable to a load, e.g. a patient in a sling, a winch, a pulley assembly and a driving means. The pulley arrangement has a cable 110 with a portion parallel to the track, and two fairings located on the dolly 104 around which the cable 110 passes to form a bight below the dolly 104. A further fairing is located within the bight and is connected to the hoist 106. Retraction of the winch shortens the bight thereby raising the hoist 106 or vice-versa. The position of the dolly 104 is adjustable and driven by a driving means having a state inhibiting or preventing movement of the dolly 104. The driving means may be a motor-driven screw-threaded rod 520 that engages a complementary part 526 of the dolly 104.
Patent GB-2593319-A (GB)
Title: Composition and method to remove parasites from fish and to prevent or treat infestation or infection of parasites on fish
Inventor: ELISABETH WINTERTHUN
IPC: A61P33/14
Filed: 2019-11-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising one or more capsaicinoids, or analogues or salts thereof, and acetic acid for use in prevention and treatment of infestations or infections of parasites on fish. Treatment of salmon lice, Lepeophtherius salmonis, in water baths comprising said composition is disclosed. The claimed invention also relates to methods for preventing parasites from attacking and attaching to the fish and/or methods for loosening parasites from the fish as well as methods for killing parasites.
Patent GB-2593989-A (GB)
Title: Method and article
Inventor: ANDREW TROWSDALE
IPC: C23C28/00
Filed: 2020-04-17
Abstract: A steel article comprises a coating having a plurality of layers, including a first porous layer overlying at least a part of a surface of the article and formed from a metal comprising 5 - 25 wt.% aluminium, 0 - 10 wt.% magnesium, 0 - 5 wt.% copper, 0 - 5 wt.% silver, balance zinc and unavoidable impurities, and a hydrophobic second layer overlying at least a part of the surface of the first layer and comprising a silane or a siloxane or both. The silane is preferably a triethoxysilane. The article is preferably a rail, a structural section or a profile, most preferably a rail of a railway track. The first layer may be applied by thermal spraying. The second layer may be applied by misting, spraying, painting or immersing in a composition comprising a silane or a siloxane or both in a carrier, preferably an aqueous carrier.