baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2557327-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for disassembling an exhaust arrangement
Inventor: JACK JOHNSON
IPC: F01N13/18
Filed: 2016-12-07
Abstract: An exhaust arrangement for use in a vehicle including an internal combustion engine comprises a support rail 50 attachable to the internal combustion engine and configured to support an exhaust manifold mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine. The support rail 50 includes a release bolt aperture 58 for receiving a release bolt 22 such that the release bolt 22 is movable through the release bolt aperture 58 to apply a pressure to the exhaust manifold,so as to separate the exhaust manifold from the support rail 50 to enable disassembly. The release bolt 22 and aperture 58 may be threaded so that pressure is applied by rotating the release bolt 22.
Patent GB-2546634-A (GB)
Title: Invalidation data area for cache
Inventor: MISRA PULKIT
IPC: G06F12/0871
Filed: 2015-06-09
Abstract: Disclosed is a method 500 of recovering a cache, by determining an initial reconstruction 502 of the cache based on a journal of the cache. The method determines for each mapped journal block in an invalidation record 504 in an invalidation data area of the cache, whether a corresponding data block tracked in the journal is valid, based on the mapped journal block 506 and if the data block is not valid evicting 508 the corresponding data block from the reconstruction of the cache. Also, disclosed is a cache with a journal that tracks invalidated data blocks, the invalidation data area is on a separate region of the cache, and a method for invalidating a block in a cache and performing any outstanding write operations as any aggregated operation.
Patent GB-2550292-A (GB)
Title: Suspended flooring system
Inventor: JOHN R THORNBERRY
IPC: E04B5/26
Filed: 2015-12-14
Abstract: A suspended flooring system comprises a plurality of block members 11 of insulatingmaterial and a plurality of capping members 13 of insulating material, the capping members may be U-shaped. The capping members are fitted end-to-end along each beam 10 such that a central portion 14 thereof extends over the beam and opposite side portions 15 thereof extend down respective opposite sides of the beam. The block members are then fitted side-by-side between the beams so as to close the gap between opposite capping members and thereby form a continuous layer of insulating material which extends over the beams and which may provide a substantially flat surface onto which a screed material can be laid to form a floor surface. Also claimed is a floor structure. Also claimed is a method of constructing a suspended floor by: providing spaced apart beams; fitting insulating capping members on each beam; fitting several block members of insulating material to bridge the gap between beams.
Patent GB-2549035-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle exhaust gas treatment apparatus
Inventor: NICHOLAS BIRKBY
IPC: F01N3/035
Filed: 2010-07-13
Abstract: A vehicle exhaust gas treatment apparatus including a diesel particle filter, DPF, 15 with a selective catalytic reduction, SCR, coating, an inlet piping 19 in fluid communication with the DPF and being positioned parallel to the DPF, an outlet pipe 25 in fluid communication with the DPF and being positioned parallel to the DPF, where the apparatus is arranged such that exhaust gas flows through the inlet pipe in a first direction from a first inlet pipe end to a second inlet pipe end, the exhaust gas flows through the DPF in a second direction, generally parallel to and opposite to the first direction, and gas flows through the outlet pipe generally in said first direction from a first outlet pipe end to a second outlet pipe end. The second inlet pipe is connected to an inlet of the DPF by a DPF inlet transition portion 14a having an openable cover (128, fig 3) for gaining access to the DPF. The first outlet pipe is connected to an outlet of the DPF by a DPF outlet transition portion 14b having an openable cover for gaining access to the DPF.
Patent GB-2567672-A (GB)
Title: Radiation therapy system
Inventor: KEVIN PAUL
IPC: E04H3/08
Filed: 2017-10-20
Abstract: The radiation therapy system 10 comprises a beam delivery system 12 located in a treatment room 15. The beam delivery system comprises a particle accelerator 16 for generating a radiation beam, and a positioning apparatus 18 for moving the particle accelerator to any one of a plurality of treatment locations in said treatment room. The system includes a plurality of waiting rooms 14 each having a patient support apparatus 38 that is movable between a waiting state in which it is located in the respective waiting room, and a treatment state in which it is located in a respective one of the treatment locations in the treatment room. The positioning apparatus may comprise a counterbalanced lever 50 which carries the particle accelerator. The particle accelerator is preferably a proton accelerator producing a proton beam.
Patent GB-2568519-A (GB)
Title: An expandable eutectic alloy based downhole tool and methods of deploying such
Inventor: PAUL CARRAGHER
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2017-11-17
Abstract: A downhole tool 1 having a tubular body 2 with eutectic alloy 3 located on an outer surface thereof. Where the tool has an outer diameter with a clearance from the inner diameter of the well and the downhole tool is delivered to a target region within an oil or gas well where the tool is to be deployed. Then a tubular expanding tool 6 is run through the interior of the tubular body so as to increase the outer diameter of the downhole tool and in so doing reduce the clearance between the eutectic alloy and the well. A heater 7 is then positioned within the tubular body proximal to the eutectic alloy and operated to melt the eutectic alloy and where the eutectic alloy is allowed to cool and resolidfy so as to seal the tool in place within the target region of the well using the alloy. In an alternative embodiment, the eutectic alloy element only extends partially around the circumference of the outside of the tubular body. In an alternative embodiment the tubular body and an outer sleeve define a housing with a volume containing an eutectic alloy, which doesn’t fill the volume of the housing.
Patent GB-2557131-A (GB)
Title: User configurable vehicle parking alert system
Inventor: ERICK MICHAEL LAVOIE
IPC: G08G1/14
Filed: 2015-08-14
Abstract: A parking place alert system may include an interface, and a controller configured to generate an alert to be displayed via the interface and identifying a set of available park assist features selected in response to an indication that an available parking place is of a user identified type that defines a desired vehicle orientation and position relative to other parked vehicles.
Patent GB-2572205-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle controller and control method
Inventor: Fraser Andrew Jardine
IPC: B60W10/20
Filed: 2018-03-23
Abstract: A controller and a corresponding control method are provided. The controller 8110 comprises input means 8140 for receiving a transition request signal indicative of a transition request by a user of a host vehicle to transition out of an autonomous driving mode of the host vehicle. The controller 8110 comprises control means 8120 arranged to switch from the autonomous driving mode to a transition driving mode, in which the host vehicle is steered autonomously, in dependence on the transition request signal. The control means 8120 is arranged to receive a steering request signal indicative of a steering request by the user of the host vehicle. The control means 8120 is arranged to determine if the steering request signal is indicative of the steering request being greater than a predetermined threshold. The control means 8120 is arranged to switch from the transition driving mode to a further driving mode, in which the host vehicle is steered in dependence on the steering request signal, in dependence on whether the steering request signal is indicative of the steering request being greater than the predetermined threshold.
Patent GB-2577668-A (GB)
Title: An extendable scaffolding safety barrier and method
Inventor: DARREN CHARLES
IPC: E04G5/14
Filed: 2018-05-14
Abstract: An extendable scaffolding safety barrier apparatus 80 and method which serves to contain objects and prevent them from falling from the scaffolding structure. A barrier portion 50 comprises a frame consisting of a pair of concentric poles 20, 21, 22 which are slidably extendable relative to one another to very the overall height of the frame. As such, the barrier portion 50 is movable between a stowed configuration (51, Fig 3a) and a deployed configuration in which the barrier portion 50 extends beyond the uppermost extent of a scaffolding structure (Fig 3g). A leading edge 57 of the barrier portion is coupled at, or proximal to, an upper end 23 of the innermost concentric pole 22 portion in use. The concentric pole portions are lockable relative to one another to maintain the leading edge at a desired height.
Patent GB-2564973-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for aggregation of cloud storage
Inventor: Teo Winton Crofton
IPC: G06F16/13
Filed: 2017-05-12
Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for aggregation and management of cloud storage among a plurality of providers. In a first aspect, the invention is directed to file distribution and management across multiple cloud services via a storage manager. The storage manager may aggregate third-party cloud storage provider accounts into a single cloud storage space and load balance files among the third party-accounts as necessary. In one implementation, the storage manager may act as an intermediary, and files may be transferred by the client to the storage manager, which may select and forward the files to a third-party storage provider. File retrieval may be performed similarly, with the client requesting a file from the intermediary storage manager, which may retrieve the file from the corresponding third-party storage provider and forward the file to the client device.
Patent GB-2577305-A (GB)
Title: A workpiece holding apparatus
Inventor: LARRY EDWARD HOUGHTON
IPC: B25B1/22
Filed: 2018-09-21
Abstract: The work piece holding apparatus 99 includes a basal part 1 and a displaceable lock part 2. The parts are arranged to be displaced or displace from a first position where the parts are laterally distal, to a second position where the parts are proximate. The basal part is arranged to support a rotating shaft (7, Figure 3). The lock part is arranged with a shaft lock 3 such that in the second position the lock part locks the shaft. The parts may be arranged to be located onto vice jaws. The basal part may include an indexing plate for the shaft and an indexing location arm. The lock part may include a location arm part, extending further than a shaft clamp part. The shaft lock may include an arcuate outer surface. The basal part may include a workpiece chuck (8, Figure 2).
Patent GB-2578467-A (GB)
Title: Conductive liquid antenna
Inventor: MOHAMMED-ASIF AKHMAD
IPC: H01Q9/14
Filed: 2018-10-29
Abstract: An antenna 300 comprises a housing 310 with an internal cavity 315. The cavity holds an adjustable amount of electrically conductive liquid. A twin-conductor feedline 350, preferably a coaxial cable, connects the antenna to a receiving and/or transmitting device. The conductive liquid acts as a first element and transmits signals to/from the first feedline conductor. The second conductor is attached to electrical ground, which may be formed by a second element 320 separated from the housing by an insulator 330, preferably a foam. The conductive liquid may be a metal or metal alloy, for example a gallium, indium and tin alloy. The antenna may further comprise a pump and reservoir arrangement 200, and a vent 360 allowing atmosphere to escape or enter the cavity as the amount of liquid is adjusted. A metallic unit 340 may be connected to the feed to transmit signals to/from the conductive liquid via capacitive coupling. Alternatively, the feed may engage the liquid within the cavity directly. Patch, Discone and V-shaped antennas are disclosed.
Patent GB-2585006-A (GB)
Title: Waterproof or splash-resistant article
Inventor: JOHN NICHOLS
IPC: A47K3/40
Filed: 2019-06-24
Abstract: The article, for example a shower tray, comprises a shell 9 which partially defines an internal volume with the internal volume having a shape and a pre-formed core 10, wherein the pre-formed core has substantially the shape of the internal volume and the pre-formed core occupies 90% or more of the internal volume. The pre-formed core may reflect a shape of the waterproof or splash-proof article and the core may comprise a plurality of pre-formed core sections. The pre-formed core may be formed of a composite comprising a mix of two or more materials comprising one or more filler materials mixed with a binder. The filler may comprise a wood-based material or a recycled material. The shell may comprise of a plastic material Also disclosed is a pre-formed core for an article, an ablutionary or plumbing system, a method of manufacture of a waterproof or splash-proof article and a method of manufacture of a pre-formed core.
Patent GB-2585704-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for parameterising images of friction skin ridges
Inventor: PETER KITCHING
IPC: G06V10/42
Filed: 2019-07-12
Abstract: An apparatus for parameterising images of finger or palm prints 700, comprising the creation of a third parameter dependent on a first parameter 702 relating to groups of skin friction ridges, such as variations in direction or perhaps circular variance, and a second parameter relating to features of individual ridges 706, 706b. The first parameter may indicate Level I features as defined by the Henry system. The second may relate to Level II features or specific characteristics of Level I features. The third parameter may be determined by adding a dimension related to the first parameter to a map of the positions, directions and/or paths represented by the second parameter, and may be represented as a 3D data structure. There is also provided an apparatus and method for matching fingerprints between query and candidate images using the third parameter, the three dimensional space of which may allow for comparison using distance or directional vectors (Fig 9).
Patent GB-2572923-A (GB)
Title: Reducing flow delays in a data streaming application
Inventor: MICHAEL BRANSON
IPC: G06F16/245
Filed: 2017-12-04
Abstract: Profiling data characterizing a data streaming application is used to predict data which will need to be retrieved by a processing element during execution of the data streaming application. Data is retrieved responsive to the prediction, in advance of actual demand by the processing element which requires it. Prediction may be based at least in part on upstream tuple contents, and could include other historical data retrieval patterns. In some embodiments, retrieval of predicted data may be delayed so that data is retrieved just in time.
Patent GB-2573965-A (GB)
Title: System and method for noise cancellation
Inventor: SEAN TRUE
IPC: G10K11/178
Filed: 2018-02-28
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a noise cancellation system for a vehicle comprising a noise prediction means (110) and an audio processing means (120) for outputting a noise-cancelled signal (121) based on received noise and audio signals (132, 134, 141) received from noise and audio input means (130, 140).
Patent GB-2594472-A (GB)
Title: Droplet deposition apparatus and methods for determining misalignment thereof
Inventor: ALAN MORGAN
IPC: B41J29/393
Filed: 2020-04-28
Abstract: A droplet deposition apparatus (1, Fig.1) comprising first and second head modules (101A, 101B, Fig.1) arranged in at least partially overlapping relationship. Each head module having a plurality of nozzles in at least one nozzle array. The apparatus also includes a storage (200, Fig.1) configured to store a table of determined best aligned nozzle pairs in an overlap region OR and corresponding skew angles (θ, Fig.6) of at least one of the head modules relative to a datum of the droplet deposition apparatus and/or a corresponding positional offset of the second head module relative to the first head module. In the overlap region, nozzles of the first head module are arranged at a first nozzle pitch NP2 and nozzles of the second head module are arranged at a second nozzle pitch NP3. Associated methods in respect of determining misalignment information in respect of such a droplet deposition apparatus, and determining one or more best aligned nozzle pairs in an overlap region between at least two head modules which includes printing a test pattern and determining a colour density variation across the one or more sections of the scanned test image to identify the one or more best aligned nozzle pairs.
Patent GB-2585482-A (GB)
Title: Information exchange system and method
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER PETER SOPER
IPC: G06Q50/16
Filed: 2020-05-14
Abstract: Exchanging property purchase data by: allowing a first user 2 to access first software interface 6; and allowing second and third users 3 to access second software interface 10. The second interface prevents display of predefined indicators to the third user but allows display to the second user; the interface visible to the third user has a traffic type visual indicator with red, amber and green offer indicators relating to offers below, within and above range. The interface visible to the second user has visible and numerical offer indicators; the first and second interfaces enable notification of an offer received; and the second interface has numerical adjustment means to adjust an initial offer to correspond to a traffic type indicator. Also a virtual signboarding system which takes into account a pre-defined location radius and property parameters and sends a notification to the user containing relevant nearby properties. Also a property content logging system where short videos of items for sale are tagged at a particular timeframe in a longer video which shows multiple items. Also, an unmanned property viewings system using rolling access code for entry. Such systems improve transparency between agents and clients and save agents time/money.
Patent GB-2585486-A (GB)
Title: Powerfold actuator with pawl actuated drive, rear view system and vehicle
Inventor: TOM HARRIS
IPC: B60R1/074
Filed: 2020-05-20
Abstract: Provided is a powerfold actuator system 100 suitable for adjusting a rear-view device (200, Fig. 6) of a vehicle (300, Fig. 6). The system comprises a base (2, Fig. 2) in which is positioned a drive system for rotating a housing 1; the drive system comprising a motor 13, a gearing structure, and a pawl 6. The pawl 6 can lock the gearing structure if the device 200 needs to be locked in position; and can be unlocked by the gearing structure if the device 200 needs to be rotated. The gearing structure comprises a drive ring gear 5, arranged around the base (2, Fig. 2) and coupled to the motor 13; and a worm wheel 9, which has a cam surface 17 shaped such that it can move the pawl 6 out of its locked position, thus allowing the device 200 to be rotated.
Patent GB-2584027-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for creating images
Inventor: Stephen Mark Remde
IPC: H04N5/357
Filed: 2017-09-25
Abstract: Generating an orthomosaic image of a geographical survey area includes the following steps : a. recording a set of still images of the survey area using a land-borne camera, in which the camera has an optical axis that is angled downwardly with respect to a surface of the survey area and recording a geographical position corresponding to each image; b. comparing pairs of partially overlapping images to identify common features in the image to derive a model of the motion between the images; c. calculating a pose in respect of each image describing where the camera was in world coordinates and where it was looking when the image was captured; d. projecting each image onto a ground plane to create a set of image tiles; e. generating for each orthomosaic tile to be stitched, an associated set of images whose projections overlap the tile to be stitched and f. stitching together a plurality of image tiles to create an orthostatic image corresponding to an area that is present in a plurality of the images recorded in step a. The associated set of images may be derived by computing the projection of the corners of each image and performing an inside-polygon test for each tile.
Patent GB-2589409-A (GB)
Title: Systems, methods, and devices for controlling one or more LED light fixtures
Inventor: GARY BEWICK
IPC: H05B47/155
Filed: 2020-07-28
Abstract: A light fixture includes an array 420-430 of LED light sources, a driver circuit 405-415 configured to drive the array of LED light sources, and a controller 400. The controller controls the operation of the light fixture to receive a direct drive signal related to a direct drive signal value for the array of LED light sources, determine an output of a reference light fixture 435 based on the direct drive signal, determine a value for a colour channel drive signal based on the output of the reference light fixture, and provide a control signal to the driver circuit to cause the driver circuit to apply the colour channel drive signal having the value to the array of LED light sources. The value for the colour channel drive signal results in an output of the light fixture that matches the output of the reference light fixture.
Patent GB-2602262-A (GB)
Title: An entertainment system for a motor vehicle and method thereof
Inventor: FOOK WAI LEE
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2020-12-17
Abstract: An entertainment system 200a for implementation into a motor vehicle with an interactive transparent display 202 operated to give an outside view of the vehicle by at least one image capture device according to a motion / touch signal identified by a microcontroller which executes a command to take a picture, the interactive transparent display receiving the motion / touch signal to take the picture. The motion / touch signal may crop a subject of interest 204 within the view outside the motor vehicle. The interactive transparent display may display a resultant picture 206 after it has been taken. The motion / touch signal may magnify or minimize the subject of interest displayed or change its orientation including alignment by a roll, pan or tilt. The displayed image may be a digital mirror of the captured image and may be a still picture or a motion picture. The interactive transparent display may be a motor vehicle window, a portion of a motor vehicle rooftop or a windshield or any combination of these. The image sensing device may also be positioned at these locations or at a motor vehicle side view mirror or be a side view mirror.
Patent GB-2604158-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to hand drying systems
Inventor: BENJAMIN JONATHAN HARRINGTON RUSSI
IPC: G16Y40/40
Filed: 2021-02-26
Abstract: A system (2, Fig 1) comprises a hand dryer appliance 4 having an electronic control system 40. The electronic control system is configured to determine a down-time period during which the hand dryer appliance has been non-operational since a previous operational period. The determined down-time period may be used to inform various actions by the electronic control system. A trend of extended down-time periods might indicate a less popular machine, which might be due to its location. Therefore, such information could be used to flag a lower maintenance demand to a facilities management computer as part of an appliance management regime. Alternatively, an extended down-time period may trigger a maintenance action via an alert message (69, Fig 5).