baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2546213-A (GB)
Title: Method of isolating circulating tumor cells
Inventor: GALLA CHANDRA RAO
IPC: G01N33/574
Filed: 2013-05-31
Abstract: There is provided a method for isolating, capturing, or enriching a circulating tumor cell from a patient, preferably prostate cancer cells. A capture binding protein, preferably an antibody to a biomarker for epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), is bound to a solid phase. A patient sample is contacted with the solid phase-capture binding protein complex for a time sufficient to allow the solid phase-capture binding protein complex to bind at least one epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) biomarker on the circulating tumor cell. The solid phase-capture binding protein-circulating tumor cell complex is separated from the sample and unbound magnetic particle-capture binding protein complexes by application of an external magnetic field on the sample, thereby isolating, capturing, or enriching the circulating tumor cell. The circulating tumor cell is confirmed by DAP1 staining, beta-­catenin expression detection, CD45 expression detection, and CD31 expression detection, wherein the circulating tumor cell is confirmed if DAPI staining is positive, beta-catenin expression is positive, CD45 expression is negative, and CD31 expression is negative. The cells can also be confirmed for prostate cancer-specific genomic events such as androgen receptor amplification, PTEN loss, and gene fusion of transmembrane protease, TMPRSS2 and ERG.
Patent GB-2562072-A (GB)
Title: Herbicidal composition and method for controlling plant growth
Inventor: JAMES TIMOTHY BRISTOW
IPC: A01P13/00
Filed: 2017-05-03
Abstract: A composition is provided, the composition comprising a herbicidally effective amount of (A) amicarbazone and (B) metsulfuron-methyl. A method of controlling plant growth at a locus is also provided and comprises applying to the locus herbicidally effective amounts of both amicarbazone and metsulfuron-­methyl. Also claimed is the use of a combination of amicarbazone and metsulfuron-methyl in the control of plant growth at a locus. Preferably the composition contains 20-85% by weight of amicarbazone and 0.5-10% by weight of metsulfuron-methyl, and may further comprise more auxiliaries. The plant growth may be controlled in a crop comprising cereal, coffee, fruit, pastures or sugarcane.
Patent GB-2549419-A (GB)
Title: Headband for headphone
Inventor: Rojkarnjanarak Garan
IPC: H04R5/033
Filed: 2014-12-24
Abstract: A headband for a headphone, the headband comprising: a primary band for placement over a user's head to support the headphone on the user's head; and a secondary band mounted to the primary band, the secondary band rotatable relative to the primary band into one or more indexed positions to further support the headphone on the user's head.
Patent GB-2565342-A (GB)
Title: Pilot signals
Inventor: SEBASTIAN WAGNER
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2017-08-11
Abstract: A method of downlink data transmission, such as in 5G New Radio, defines a DMRS transmission pattern for a mini-slot such that a DMRS is transmitted in a plurality of OFDM symbols in the mini-slot. The pattern may be transmitted in an associated DCI on the PDCCH in which the mini-slot is positioned or which is part of the mini-slot. The pilot signal pattern may be transmitted using higher layer RRC signalling. The reference signal pattern may be described as an indication of periodicity and/or is indicated by reference to a table of patterns. Another method defines a DMRS pattern wherein the DMRS does not utilise all frequency resources of the symbol, and applies a cyclic shift to the DMRS to generate DMRS for antenna ports, wherein a different cyclic shift is applied for each port. The DMRS may use adjacent pairs of subcarriers, an orthogonal cover code (OCC) being applied to each pair. DMRS power may be adjusted dependent on the proportion of resources used by the DMRS, increasing as fewer resources are utilised. Another method uses subsets of frequency resources for first and second antenna ports, such that one symbol carries DMRS for at least two antenna ports.
Patent GB-2553250-A (GB)
Title: Analytical system and method for detecting volatile organic compounds in water
Inventor: KAZI Z A HASSAN
IPC: G01N33/18
Filed: 2012-09-07
Abstract: An analytical system 100 for detecting volatile organic chemicals in water includes a preconcentrator 104 to collect organic compounds from a sample, a gas chromatograph column 106 to separate the compounds from the preconcentrator, a surface acoustic wave detector 108 to detect mass of the separated compounds, a housing 130 to house the preconcentrator, GC column and SAW detector, and a sample vessel 102 removably attached to the housing to contain a water sample.
Patent GB-2569581-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in flooring system
Inventor: ANDREW FRY
IPC: F24D3/14
Filed: 2017-12-20
Abstract: The floor panel 10 comprises an upper surface and a membraneon the upper surface extending at least partially across the surface. The membrane may be offset from the top surface of the panel such that a gap is created on the panel and an overlapping portion of the membrane can be located on the gap of an adjacent panel. The panel may include channels 12 for receiving underfloor heating pipes or cooling pipes. The membrane may be such that it is possible to see the pipes or channels, for example being transparent or printed or embossed depictions of the pipe/channel routes. The membrane may be a fibreglass fleece or polymer reinforced mesh. Also claimed is a flooring panel with a heat spreader plate or foil. Also claimed is a joining strip for bonding panels together.
Patent GB-2570149-A (GB)
Title: Scaling network functions
Inventor: CHRISTIAN LUND
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2018-01-12
Abstract: A method of determining trigger conditions for scaling a scalable unit of network function comprises: identifying 203 a primary set of metrics associated with usage of an instance of the unit of network function as a primary indicator of occurrence of aload state thereof, and determining usage points 205 when the primary indicator indicates that the load state occurs. Deriving a secondary set 207 of the metrics, different to the primary set, as a secondary indicator of occurrence of the load state of the instance at each of a group of one or more of the usage points when the primary indicator indicates that the load state occurs, and measured data 209 corresponding to values of the metrics in the secondary set of metrics at each of the group of usage points. Storing a trigger condition 211 for scaling the unit of network function based on the secondary set and the measured data. The method may be implemented on a network function virtualisation NFV orchestrator.
Patent GB-2561062-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for assessing the interior of an autonomous vehicle
Inventor: BRUNO SIELLY JALES COSTA
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2018-02-01
Abstract: A vehicle comprises an interior Infrared (IR) camera and optionally a visible light camera. Images of an interior of the vehicle are captured using the cameras both before 302 and after 308 a passenger rides in the vehicle. The IR images from before and after are subtracted to obtain a difference image 310. Pixels above a threshold intensity may be clustered 312. Clusters having an above-threshold size are determined to be anomalies 314. Portions of images from the visible light camera corresponding to the anomalies are sent to a dispatcher 318, who may then clear the vehicle to pick up another passenger 320 or proceed to a cleaning station. Anomalies may be identified based on a combination of the IR images and visible light images. The system is particularly intended for use in an autonomous vehicle, where anomalies such as a spilled liquid can be detected remotely prior to the vehicle picking up the next occupant.
Patent GB-2562857-A (GB)
Title: Mitigating optical modulator impairment for coherent optical communication systems
Inventor: XIANG ZHOU
IPC: H04L27/38
Filed: 2018-03-23
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adjusting a reference constellation 150 used in demodulating an optical signal. The invention includes a coherent electro-optical receiver 110 configured to convert a received optical signal to a plurality of electrical signals, an array of analog-to-digital convertors 120 configured to digitize the plurality of electrical signals, and processor logic 125. The processor logic is configured to process the digitized plurality of electrical signals using the reference constellation to yield a plurality of decoded signals 135 and a signal quality measurement 145. The reference constellation includes an inphase component equal to an ideal inphase component plus an inphase offset, and a quadrature component equal to an ideal quadrature component plus a quadrature offset. The processor logic is configured to determine an optimal inphase offset and optimal quadrature offset. The processor logic is configured to update the reference constellation using the optimal inphase offset and the optimal quadrature offset.
Patent GB-2574378-A (GB)
Title: Bypass Assembly
Inventor: GARY ROBINSON
IPC: F24H9/16
Filed: 2018-05-29
Abstract: A bypass assembly 10 for a condensing boiler (1, fig. 1), comprising: a diverter 13 for location within a fluid path of condensation between the boiler and an outlet, the diverter has a main channel and a branch part 13C which branches from the fluid path; and a drain piece 14 having a first end for receiving condensation from the branch part and a second end for carrying condensation away from the boiler in case the fluid path becomes blocked. The drain piece may form a separate component to the diverter and be shaped and dimensioned to removably engage with the branch part. The drain piece may have a ribbed first engagement part 16, shaped and dimensioned to permit removable engagement with a hose (5, fig. 3), and a threaded second engagement part 17 permitting removable engagement of an end cap 15. The cap engagement part may be closer to the second end of the drain piece than the hose engagement part. The diverter may be a tee piece. There are further claims to a drain piece and method of installation.
Patent GB-2574380-A (GB)
Title: Processing image data
Inventor: NICHOLAS CHARLES WILSON
IPC: H04N19/85
Filed: 2018-05-30
Abstract: Image processing method comprising: tiling RGB image data; for each tile: determining whether applying an intra-pixel filter before compression will improve compression and if so, applying the intra-pixel filter, subsequently determining, for each of multiple inter-pixel filters, whether applying the inter-pixel filter before compression will improve compression and if so, applying the inter-pixel filter that provides the smallest compressed output; subsequently, compressing the tiles to generate and output compressed image data. Filtered and unfiltered scores may be determined and compared for each tile. Scoring may comprise computing an intermediate representation of a tile on which an arithmetic operation corresponding to filtering is performed. Intra pixel filtering may comprise colour transformation of each pixel by subtracting green channel values from red and blue channel values. Inter pixel filtering may comprise subtracting from the pixel value a predictor value based on pixels that are adjacent, above, left eg. using standard filters sub, up, paeth, average. Weighted average or gradient descent average of neighbouring pixels may be used. Saturating arithmetic may clamp predictor values. Scan lines for each colour channel may be extracted from tiles and sent for compression. May be applied in pre-processing to optimise compression.
Patent GB-2564794-A (GB)
Title: Image-stitching for dimensioning
Inventor: BRIAN L JOVANOVSKI
IPC: G06T7/60
Filed: 2015-10-08
Abstract: A method for measuring the size at least one object 6 comprises projecting a light pattern onto a portion of the object and capturing a range image of the portion using a range camera. A plurality of subsequent range images are captured, each capturing a different portion of the at least one object, and the range images 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d are combined to form composite range image 15. The plurality of range images and the combined range image are all two dimensional images where the pixel values correspond to range. A bounding box surrounding the at least one object is created and the dimensions of the bounding box are determined from the merged range image. Either the object or the depth camera may be moved, by rotation for example, to capture different portions of the object. The movement may be automatic or may be carried out manually. The set of range pictures may be combined using image stitching. Also claimed is a corresponding method.
Patent GB-2569040-A (GB)
Title: Methods for determining the water content of a drilling fluid using water phase salinity
Inventor: Kevin Gregory Kleinguetl
IPC: E21B49/08
Filed: 2016-09-14
Abstract: Methods for monitoring a drilling process that uses a drilling fluid are described. The methods include measuring an initial salinity of a water phase of the drilling fluid, diluting the drilling fluid with a known amount of water to form a diluted drilling fluid, measuring a salinity of a water phase of the diluted drilling fluid, determining an initial relationship between a salt content and a water content in the drilling fluid using the initial salinity of the water phase of the drilling fluid, calculating an initial water content of the drilling fluid using the measured salinity of the diluted drilling fluid and the initial relationship between the salt content and the water content in the drilling fluid, and adjusting one or more drilling parameters in response to the calculated initial water content.
Patent GB-2584274-A (GB)
Title: Anchor monitor
Inventor: MARK TOLLEY
IPC: H04B13/02
Filed: 2019-05-20
Abstract: A device (6) for monitoring an anchor (4) for a water vessel is disclosed. The device comprises an accelerometer (32) for measuring acceleration of the device to yield acceleration data, means (38) for processing the acceleration data to yield roll angle data, means (34) for processing the acceleration data to yield velocity data, and means (52, 54) for transmitting the roll angle data and the velocity data from the device to a receiver unit (13) for use with the water vessel. This may allow the setting of the anchor and its reliability to be monitored in an efficient and cost-effective way. A corresponding receiver unit is also disclosed, along with techniques for transmitting the data through a rode.
Patent GB-2587824-A (GB)
Title: Systems, arrangements, structures and methods for aircraft
Inventor: KAMRAN IQBAL
IPC: B64D41/00
Filed: 2020-03-11
Abstract: A power system structure 670 comprises a flight control actuator 672 which actuates control mechanisms such as elevators 674 or rudders 676, which is powered by an energy storage means 678, such as a pair of battery packs which are located proximal to the actuator. The battery packs may be trickle-fed by an energy recovery system (30, figure 14).
Patent GB-2593183-A (GB)
Title: Packer
Inventor: PHILIP DAYTON PARRY
IPC: E06B3/62
Filed: 2020-03-17
Abstract: The invention relates to a packer 14 for supporting a glazing unit 3 within a groove 32 of a frame of a fenestration unit. The packer comprises; a body 16 configured to sit within the groove; and a plurality of centralising formations 18 wherein the centralising formations are configured to create a first and second voids 30a/b between the glazing unit and first 32a and second 32b side walls of the groove. The voids being configured to receive first and second gaskets 34. The centralising formations are formed from a sheet having a thickness less than a lateral spacing between the body and a lateral tip of the centralising formations in a relaxed state thereof, and the centralising formations are configured to flex to centralise the glazing unit within the groove. The centralizing formations may be cantilever legs. Also disclosed is a fenestration unit comprising a frame with a groove, a glazing unit, a packer and first and second voids for accommodating gaskets.
Patent GB-2593673-A (GB)
Title: Data session management
Inventor: MAHMOUD WATFA
IPC: H04W76/10
Filed: 2020-03-23
Abstract: User equipment (UE) determines whether to provide an indication of a maximum data rate for a data session and if it is determined to provide the indication, which may be based on the UE supporting transfer of data over the user plane, the UE transmits to a network entity a data session establishment request including the indication. If it is determined not to provide the indication, which may be based on the UE not supporting transfer of data over the user plane, the UE transmits to the network entity a data session establishment request not including the indication and the network entity may determine that the UE does not support user plane integrity protection. Also disclosed, in response to mobility of UE from a first RAT to a second RAT, all QoS rules associated with an established data session may be deleted except for a default QoS. Alternatively, in response to a data session modification command or a data session establishment accept message, UE may determine whether a condition based on QoS parameters is satisfied.
Patent GB-2581707-A (GB)
Title: Timing and frame structure in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network
Inventor: NAVID ABEDINI
IPC: H04W56/00
Filed: 2018-10-10
Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network are provided. A first wireless communication device determines one or more transmission frame configurations for communicating with a plurality of wireless communication devices of a multi-hop wireless network, wherein each of the one or more transmission frame configurations includes at least a first transmission gap period or a first cyclic prefix (CP) type. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the plurality of wireless communication devices, communication signals based on the one or more transmission frame configurations, wherein at least a first communication signal of the communication signals includes backhaul data.
Patent GB-2589660-A (GB)
Title: Industrial control system architecture for real-time simulation and process control
Inventor: Mark John Nixon
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2020-06-05
Abstract: A system comprising a process control system including: a field device disposed in a physical environment of a process plant, the field device performing a physical function; an I/O switch communicatively disposed between the field device and a virtual node 402, the I/O switch being a subscriber to first data that is generated by the field device and that has been published, and the I/O switch being a publisher of second data indicative of the first data generated by the field device; the virtual node being a subscriber to the second data 405 corresponding to the field device and published by the I/O switch. The virtual node, disposed in a virtual environment of the industrial process plant, includes a component behaviour module that operates on 408 the second data to generate a control signal to modify a behaviour of a second node of the process control system 410. The field device, the virtual node, and the second node operate in conjunction during runtime operations of the industrial process plant to control an industrial process. The second node may be a physical node in the process plant.
Patent GB-2597962-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for lifting a cab of a vehicle, and use of such an apparatus
Inventor: JEREMY MCMILLIAN
IPC: B66F9/18
Filed: 2020-08-12
Abstract: An apparatus 10 for lifting a cab 26 off a frame of a vehicle has a receiving block 12 with a receptacle 14 for receiving a flange and/or a weld seam 34 of the cab. A base element 16 has at one end a reversibly detachable mounting structure 18, which may hook onto a lifting device (24 fig.4) such as a manual stacker. The base element 16 also has a holding structure 28, at an opposite end, which is configured to reversibly detachably hold the receiving block 12. The base element 16 also has a connecting structure 32 between the mounting structure 18 and the holding structure 28. The holding structure 28 and receptacle 14 may be metallic or plastic and can be adapted to fit various types of cabs. An adaptor (38 fig.5) may be used instead of receiving block 12.
Patent GB-2597986-A (GB)
Title: Container handling system and method
Inventor: LARS SVERKER TURE LINDBO
IPC: B65G67/60
Filed: 2020-08-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to a container handling system and method for the handling of shipping containers at shipping container terminals. There is disclosed a container handling system 2 comprising a container load handling device 12 for transferring containers 6 between a container vessel 4 moored at a container terminal 10 and a first transfer point 18, a container storage and sortation structure 26 comprising a substantially horizontal grid structure 24, two substantially perpendicular sets of rails disposed on an upper surface of the grid structure 24 and a workspace 34 beneath the grid structure 24, the workspace 34 being configured to store one or more containers 6, a container transport vehicle 20 for transferring containers 6 between the first transfer point 18 and a second transfer point 22 located below the horizontal grid structure 24, and one or more robotic load handling devices 36 operative on the grid structure 24 comprising a lifting means for transferring containers 6 between storage  locations within the workspace 34 and the second transfer point 22.
Patent GB-2598719-A (GB)
Title: Automated sensor calibration device
Inventor: GARY BARNETT
IPC: G01N33/00
Filed: 2020-09-01
Abstract: In calibration device 10, mixing chamber 14 is connected to analyte source(s) 12. Chamber 16 can accept one or more sensors 18 to be calibrated, and has an inlet connected to the mixing chamber. One or more reference instruments 22 are connected to the chamber. Control unit 24 is responsive to signals received from the sensors in response to analyte concentration. The reference instrument may be a certified statutory measurement instrument. A calibration method has a calibration phase and a data analysis phase. The calibration phase comprises introducing analyte into the chamber, and measuring analyte concentration with the sensors and reference instrument(s). In the analysis phase, sensor and reference signals are transmitted to a control unit. The sensor signals are compared to the reference signal to produce a calibration parameter for each sensor. Analyte levels, measured by the reference instrument, may be adjusted to within a target range.
Patent GB-2599397-A (GB)
Title: Self-cleaning hand dryer
Inventor: Gemma McLuckie
IPC: A47K10/48
Filed: 2020-09-30
Abstract: The hand dryer 100 comprises a source 71,72 of visible violet light arranged to illuminate and thereby decontaminate at least one part of the dryer that is susceptible to contamination. The light may have a wavelength of about 405nm. The at least one part may be e.g. an air nozzle 60,62, filter 46 or drip tray. There may be a controller 41 configured for timed control of the light source, optionally configured to activate the light source upon activation of a decontamination button 81, or upon sensing a touch of the at least one part and/or detecting contamination thereon and may selectively illuminate a touched and/or contaminated portion. The controller may be configured to temporarily disable an airstream-generating fan 40 while the light is emitted. The light source may be arranged to illuminate and so decontaminate a portion of a wall to which the hand dryer is attached and/or of a floor surface below the dryer.