baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2515762-A (GB)
Title: Configurable data processing system based on a hybrid data and control driven processing architecture
Inventor: CLOSSET ARNAUD
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2013-07-02
Abstract: A data processing system is provided comprising a plurality of data inputs and of data outputs for processing input data and providing processed data to a data output. The system comprises a plurality of data processing hardware units, each being configured to process data within a predetermined latency and according to a data processing task of a predetermined type, the predetermined latency for each of the data processing hardware units being stored in a memory. A controller (200) is configured to determine a type of a data processing task to be executed as a function of a source of data to be processed or of a destination of processed data and further configured to select one data processing hardware unit (205-1, 205-n) as a function of the determined type of the task to be executed and of latency constraints associated with the task to be executed taking into account the predetermined latencies stored in the memory. In determining the task type the controller may consider the latency constraints or type of data to be processed.
Patent GB-2505766-A (GB)
Title: Wave Power Apparatus
Inventor: THOMSON ALLAN ROBERT
IPC: F03B13/18
Filed: 2012-01-20
Abstract: A wave energy conversion device (14) includes at least one upstanding flexible flap portion (26) supported by at least two spaced apart upstanding and independently pivoting support masts (16,18), with one support mast disposed at each end of the flap portion. Each support mast is pivotally connected at its bottom end to a base portion (20) formed and arranged for anchoring to the bed of a body of water in use of the device. The support masts and flap portion are biased to the vertical in use and formed and arranged to oscillate backwards and forwards about the vertical in response to wave motion (28) acting on the faces of the flap portion. At least one of the support masts is coupled to power extraction means for extracting energy from the movement of the flap portion (26) and support masts (16,18).
Patent GB-2516437-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable furniture
Inventor: ROBERTSON DALE
IPC: A61G7/05
Filed: 2013-07-20
Abstract: The invention concerns a article of adjustable furniture such as an adjustable bed (10, figure 1) comprising a frame (20, figure 1), at least one movable support section 12, 16 pivotally mounted for angular adjustment with respect to the frame, a pair of curved guides (42, 44, figure 7) connected to respective opposite lateral sides of the movable support section, bearing means (46, 48, figure 7) connected to respective opposite lateral sides of the frame, the curved guides being arranged to run on the bearing means to permit angular adjustment about a pivot axis defined by the centre of curvature of the curved guides, and captivating means (54, 56, figure 5) for maintaining engagement of the curved guides on the bearing means through the range of angular adjustment of the article of furniture. Preferably the captivating means comprises, on each lateral side of the frame, a means for resisting sideways lateral movement of the respective curved guide with respect to the frame, preferably a roller bearing (56, figure 5) is fixed in relation to the frame and arranged to bear on the respective curved guide to maintain the curved guide in the plane of the bearing means associated with that guide. In another embodiment the guides may further comprise a channel of U-shaped cross section and the bed frame may comprise a movable intermediate support carriage (24, figure 3).
Patent GB-2502212-A (GB)
Title: Method of improving manganese oxide deposition in solid electrolytic capacitors by using a dispersant in the precursor solution.
Inventor: PINWILL IAN
IPC: H01G9/032
Filed: 2011-06-15
Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor 30 has an anode body with a dielectric coating, such as a valve metal formed into a porous sintered aggregation of particles with the dielectric formed thereon by anodisation. A manganese precursor solution (preferably manganese nitrate) for impregnating into the pores of the anode includes a dispersant which minimizes the likelihood of the precursor forming droplets on contacting the anodes dielectric surface coating. The resulting manganese oxide has a "film-like" configuration and improves the quality of the resulting oxide as well as its surface coverage. The dispersant is preferably an aromatic like molecule with hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties and most preferably is a salt of a condensed naphthalene sulfonic acid. The solution may contain 0.001-5% of the dispersant. The solution may be aqueous and may also include an alcohol. The manganese oxide precursor may be a nano-sized colloidal suspension with most particles in the size range of 0.2 to 10 nanometers.
Patent GB-2518410-A (GB)
Title: Entertainment Device and Method
Inventor: BATES RICHARD ELIOT
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2013-09-20
Abstract: An entertainment device comprises communication means operable to receive game input data packets over a network, a buffer operable to store game input data obtained from the game input data packets and to read out stored game input data to a videogame, a target packet acceptance percentage setter operable to set a target packet acceptance percentage, and a target latency setter operable to set a target latency. The communication means is operable to accept received game input data packets having a network latency within the target latency and to discard received game input data packets having a network latency greater than the target latency. The target latency setter is operable to modify the target latency until, in operation, the communication means accepts at least the target packet acceptance percentage of received game input data packets. The adjustment of the target latency can extend the period during which data packets can be accepted by the communication means. Also disclosed is a portable device which executes an application which causes the portable device to emulate an input peripheral of an entertainment device and generate game input data appropriate to the input peripheral and transmit the game data to an entertainment device.
Patent GB-2509406-A (GB)
Title: Improved gear backlash tool and method of using same
Inventor: OSTEIN ADAM WILLIAM
IPC: F01L1/02
Filed: 2012-08-16
Abstract: A tool (70) for use in adjusting the relative position of one gear to another is provided. The tool (70) may be used to set and adjust the backlash between a camshaft gear (22) and an adjustable idler gear (24) in an internal combustion engine (10).
Patent GB-2509842-A (GB)
Title: Charged particle beam irradiation system and operating method of charged particle beam irradiation system
Inventor: IWAMOTO TOMOHISA
IPC: G01T1/29
Filed: 2011-08-31
Abstract: Provided are a charged particle beam irradiation system that can verify in real time the energy, black peak, and irradiation depth of a charged particle beam irradiating a patient immediately before the actual irradiation and an operating method of the charged particle beam irradiation system. Immediately before the actual irradiation, a confirmation beam intentionally impinges on a beam pattern (104) by 100% conduction of a high-speed Steara electromagnetic (102), the intensity of the emitted beam is measured by a dosimeter (105) and by a dosimeter device (106) in front, and the dose distribution is measured by a depth particle dosimeter (107). Thus, immediately before the actual irradiation, the energy, black peak, and irradiation depth of the charged particle beam irradiating the patient can be verified accurately and in real time. The effect of the confirmation is that continuous emission control is possible when the beam has the desired dose distribution.
Patent GB-2526258-A (GB)
Title: Soft-close system
Inventor: SIMS-HILDITCH JOHN EDWIN
IPC: E05F5/10
Filed: 2014-04-24
Abstract: A cupboard having a frame 3 for mounting a door, a hole 17 passing through the frame for mounting a soft close system wherein a cap 5 is inserted into the hole from the rear of the frame, inside the cupboard, and extending beyond the front of the frame, the cap having a rear portion prevented from passing through the hole, preferable by a flange 15 of greater width that the hole, the system including a biasing mechanism, preferable an hydraulic piston 11, attached inside the cupboard behind the frame exerting a force on the cap to urge it into the hole. When a door, attached to the cupboard is closed, the rear of the door contacts the portion of the cap extending from the hole and compressing the biasing mechanism, cushioning the door closure. The hydraulic piston is preferably concealed in a notch 19 in a shelving support rack 9 inside the cupboard. The cap can be interchangeable allowing the same underlying biasing mechanism to be used on multiple designs of cupboard, wherein the cap is chosen to match the material/finish of the frame for improved aesthetics.
Patent GB-2525422-A (GB)
Title: Secure token implementation
Inventor: DOVALO JAIME ANTONIO ABRIL
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2014-04-24
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for providing a token for use in a transaction to a user device, the method comprising a server: obtaining identification data of a secure element, SE, module that comprises an SE of a user device 203; generating a token for use in a transaction; and transmitting the token to the user device 207; wherein the server is remote from the user device; and the token is generated in dependence on the identification data 205. Advantageously, the token is dependent on identification data related to the user device that it was intended for use by, for example the SE module may be a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) of a mobile phone and the identification data may be the IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity) or IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity). Security is improved by generating a token that can be easily prevented from being used by any other user device.
Patent GB-2510775-A (GB)
Title: Smart hydrocarbon fluid production method and system
Inventor: BOER JOHANNIS JOSEPHUS DEN
IPC: G01H9/00
Filed: 2012-12-27
Abstract: A smart hydrocarbon fluid production method and system monitor seismic and other acoustic events using a bow spring assembly (40,41) that converts broadside acoustic waves (49) travelling in a non-axial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of an elongate fiber optical sensor (43) into substantially longitudinal vibrations (46A, 46B) and associated microstrain variations in the fiber optical sensor (43) which can be monitored more accurately than broadside vibrations by a Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) interrogation assembly connected to the fiber optical sensor (43).
Patent GB-2529230-A (GB)
Title: A carrier system for securing a load to a vehicle
Inventor: MCBRIDE PETER
IPC: B60R9/10
Filed: 2014-08-14
Abstract: The system comprises a weight bearing portion 3 configured to be attached to an upper part of the rear of the vehicle e.g. a window 33 and hold the load such that the load hangs from the weight bearing portion. The base of the weight bearing portion may comprise a plurality of suction pads 16 suitable for attachment to a vehicle while the distal end of the weight bearing portion may comprise a plurality of receiving sections 9 configured to receive and lock a load into position. The load may be further supported by a plurality of upper and lower straps (13, 20, see figure 1) with hooks 19 and 21 at their distal ends to secure to the vehicle. A cushion portion 25 may be included with the invention to protect the rear of the vehicle from the load. Furthermore the invention may have a luggage container configured for use in the system described herein.
Patent GB-2535718-A (GB)
Title: Resource management
Inventor: Larry Scicluna
IPC: G06Q50/30
Filed: 2015-02-24
Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating a vehicle resource to a customers future vehicle requirement are disclosed. The method comprises storing vehicle requirements, which include at least a start time and a pickup location. The required vehicle size and type may also be stored. If, in respect of a booking, the current time has a predetermined relationship with respect to the start time of the booking, a pool of candidate vehicles, which comprises fewer vehicles than the number of vehicles that are available, is formed for possible fulfillment of the booking. For each vehicle in the pool of candidate vehicles, a score is calculated that is related to the suitability of the vehicle to the booking. For one or more of the vehicles in the pool of candidate vehicles, a journey time from a first location to the pickup location included in the booking is calculated. The vehicle score and the calculated journey time are used to determine whether there is a need to allocate a booking. The steps of calculating the vehicle score and the journey time and determining whether there is a need to allocate the booking are repeated until there is a need to allocate the booking, at which point the booking is allocated to the vehicle with the best suitability score. The apparatus is configured for implementing the method.
Patent GB-2524397-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and process for purification of aromatic carboxylic acid
Inventor: GRAY JULIAN STUART
IPC: C07C63/26
Filed: 2013-10-31
Abstract: A reaction vessel for the purification of crude aromatic carboxylic acid comprising; a bed of hydrogenation catalyst having a vapour space located above said hydrogenation catalyst bed; a packed bed and a holdup section located within the vapour space and spaced above said catalyst bed; means for introducing crude aromatic carboxylic acid and means for introducing hydrogen to the reaction vessel at respective locations such that in use the crude carboxylic acid contact the hydrogen in the packed bed; and means for removing purified aromatic carboxylic acid.
Patent GB-2540211-A (GB)
Title: A high contrast photonic detector semiconductor device
Inventor: JAMES RODGER CAMPBELL LEITCH
IPC: H01L31/11
Filed: 2015-07-10
Abstract: A high-contrast photonic detector semiconductor device comprising a first (i.e. emitter) region 1 with a first doping polarity; a second (i.e. base) region 2 with a second doping polarity; a third undoped or lightly doped region (i.e. intrinsic region) 3; a fourth region (i.e. second base region) 4 of the second polarity with a higher carrier density that the second region and connected to a capacitor; and a fifth (i.e. collector) region 5 with the first doping polarity; wherein the first, second, fourth and fifth regions have electrodes associated with them, alternatively the order of the first and third regions can be swapped (i.e. Figure 1). The use of the undoped region results in the noise at the device being reduced. As the fourth region is connected to ground via a capacitor this reduces capacitance between the fifth and second regions.
Patent GB-2545172-A (GB)
Title: Carbon nanotube/graphene composites
Inventor: JINHU CHEN
IPC: C08K3/04
Filed: 2015-12-03
Abstract: An electrically conductive composite material comprising carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets within a polymer matrix, wherein the carbon nanotubes have an average length greater than 10 µm; and wherein the graphene nanoplatelets form in the range of 0.005 wt.% to 0.06 wt.% of the composite material. In a preferred version the polymer matrix is an epoxy resin. Also provided is a mixture having such a composition, an article comprising such a composite material, and a composite production method.
Patent GB-2534992-A (GB)
Title: Configurable snoop filters for cache coherent systems
Inventor: CRAIG STEPHEN FORREST
IPC: G06F12/0842
Filed: 2015-12-14
Abstract: A system comprises a set of multiple snoop filters; a first caching agent, with a first variant of a characteristic (e.g. presence within a coherency/power domain, or cache size), which is in communication and associated with a first snoop filter; and a second caching agent with a second variant of a characteristic, in communication with and associated with a second snoop filter; where the first and second snoop filters are within the set of snoop filters, and are arranged to store information in respective first and second sets of snoop filter entries. The system preferably comprise a third caching agent, with the first variant of the characteristic, in communication with the set of snoop filters and associated with the first snoop filter. The first snoop filter preferably uses a filtering algorithm which is not used by the second snoop filter; and a type of information stored in the first set of snoop filter entries may not be stored in the second set of snoop filter entries. The number of snoop filter entries in the first and second sets of entries may be different.
Patent GB-2549320-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in vehicle speed control
Inventor: ARUN RAVEENDRAN
IPC: B60W30/14
Filed: 2016-04-15
Abstract: A vehicle control system comprises an apparatus, such as an inertial measurement unit 182, which receives motion information indicative of movement of a body 100B of the vehicle 100 with respect to a predetermined primary reference location of the body. An occupant location determining system establishes which one of a plurality of possible occupant locations 172F, 172R is to serve as a comfort reference location. Occupant comfort information indicating a level of occupant comfort based on the motion information in respect of the primary reference location at the selected comfort reference location is determined by part of vehicle control unit 10. A speed control system adjusts the vehicle speed depending at least partially on the determined occupant comfort information at the designated comfort reference location. The comfort reference location may also be determined in part on receipt of an occupancy signal indicating a passenger in one or more seats of the vehicle. The system may have automatic and manual occupancy location determining modes and the selected comfort reference location can also be determined at least partially on the turning direction of the vehicle. Speed control may also be dependent on the driving mode that the vehicle is operating in.
Patent GB-2541280-A (GB)
Title: Determining a respiratory pattern from a video of a subject
Inventor: PRATHOSH A PRASAD
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 2016-06-13
Abstract: Method for determining a subjects respiratory pattern from a video: receiving a video of a subject (the video comprises frames, and a region of interest of the subject in the video images comprises pixels); generating time-series signals whose samples are pixel values in the region of interest; extracting features from the time-series signals and forming feature vectors; clustering the feature vectors; averaging in a temporal direction the time-series signals corresponding to pixels represented by the feature vectors in each cluster to obtain a representative signal for each cluster; selecting one of the clusters; determining the subjects respiratory pattern based on the selected clusters representative signal. Results may be displayed. Video camera may be colour, monochrome, infra-red, multispectral, hyperspectral or a hybrid. Picture elements may be chosen from an imaging channel and may be grouped and spatially or amplitude filtered. Feature vectors may be clustered according to temporal alignment or orientation. Independent component analysis (ICA) or non-negative matrix factorisation (NMF) may be used. Power spectral density of NMF or ICA channels may be computed and spectrally compacted. An alert may be raised if respiration rate is not in a desired range. Video may be streamed and method may be real-time.
Patent GB-2553264-A (GB)
Title: Carrying apparatus
Inventor: OLESIA KURGANOVA
IPC: A47D13/02
Filed: 2016-06-15
Abstract: A wearable apparatus 10 for carrying an infant is adapted to be carried upon a person or mounted to a support structure 15. The infant carrier preferably comprises a rigid frame or body shaped to complement the shape of an infant and a connection means (30a, 30b, figure 2a) for connecting to a support structure. The frame or body may be made form a fire retardant material and may comprise padding or cushioning. The support structure may comprise a further connection element for connecting to an existing structure of a vehicle or aircraft. Alternatively, the structure may comprise a free standing support structure (115, figure 8). In use, an infant can easily and safely be moved from a carried position to a stationary/secure position without requiring removal of the infant from the apparatus.
Patent GB-2542250-A (GB)
Title: Device for aligning a workpiece in a mass-centring device
Inventor: MATTHIAS BREITWIESER
IPC: G01M1/30
Filed: 2016-07-20
Abstract: A device for aligning a workpiece in a mass centering device, in which in an initial position an upper flange 1 and a lower flange 2 are arranged concentrically around an axis 3 of a balancing spindle of the mass-centering device. The upper flange has an interface 4 to clamp the workpiece, and the lower flange has an interface 5 to fasten the device to the spindle. At least two springs 22, 23 reside between the two flanges, such that in the initial position the upper flange takes support axially and radially exclusively on the two springs. In the initial position, the upper flange is movable relative to the lower flange into an eccentric position by a force acting in opposition to the springs. A displacement device comprising a compression spring 9 and a piston 13 is arranged between the two flanges such that in a clamping position the piston is movable by the force of the compression spring. The piston then enables the upper flange to be clamped against the lower flange and to be arrested in the eccentric position. The adjustable chuck allows the rotational axis and inertia axis to be aligned after completion of an unbalance measurement.
Patent GB-2553125-A (GB)
Title: Comparing video sequences using fingerprints
Inventor: JONATHAN DIGGINS
IPC: H04N7/01
Filed: 2016-08-24
Abstract: To compare the fingerprints of two video streams of differing image repetition rates (101, 103, Fig. 1) a converted sequence of fingerprints is generated from the first or second sequence of fingerprints by combining the values of neighbouring fingerprints (111, Fig. 1). A correlation is then performed between the converted sequence of fingerprints and the non-converted sequence of fingerprints 815. Spatial fingerprints, temporal fingerprints or a combination of the two are compared. Temporal fingerprints may be generated by dividing the image into blocks and comparing luminescence (Fig. 6). Spatial fingerprints may be generated by discarding the edge of the image; dividing the remaining image into blocks; and averaging the luminescence of the blocks (Fig. 7). The combination of two fingerprints may be a weighted average based on the temporal location of the neighbouring fingerprints. Shot changes may be detected by threshold comparison and fingerprints of the shot change ignored; given less weighting when being combined with other fingerprints; or replaced with a fingerprint taken before the shot change. Cadence may also be detected by detecting temporal fingerprints with a zero change and replacing the fingerprint with an estimated value or not using the fingerprint in the combining operation.