baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2578630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to a road-vehicle loading dock
Inventor: STEPHEN PAUL MANNINGS
IPC: B65G69/32
Filed: 2018-11-02
Abstract: A road-vehicle-loading-dock sealing apparatus 10 for mounting to a road-vehicle loading dock 12 which receives at least part of a cargo container of a road vehicle. The sealing 5 apparatus 10 comprises at least one rotatable upper sealing element 14 and opposing rotatable lateral sealing elements 16 which are mountable at or adjacent to an upper wall 24 and respective side walls 28 of the road-vehicle loading dock 12. An inflatable lower sealing element 18 is mountable at or adjacent to a lower wall 26 of the road-vehicle loading dock 12. The lower sealing element 18 is to occlude an air gap at or adjacent to a 10 lower rear edge of the cargo container of the road vehicle and the lower wall 26 of the road-vehicle loading dock 12 whilst at least partially extending around side edges of the cargo container. A guidance apparatus is also disclosed to provide a user with signally means, such as lighting, when a cargo container is positioned as well as to sense any deviation and/or misalignment during docking.
Patent GB-2585816-A (GB)
Title: Proof-of-work for blockchain applications
Inventor: ROXANA LULIANA TEODOR
IPC: G06Q20/38
Filed: 2018-12-12
Abstract: A method for proving a mining node has completed sufficient work to add a block to a blockchain. A mining node receives a data package containing data sets 310. The miner analyses the data package to convert the data sets into outputs 320 and sends the outputs to an authority server 330. The authority server verifies the data outputs and, if verified, digitally signs a unique token which can be used as proof-of-work in a blockchain block. The data sets may be signal information such as CT scan data, MRI data or microscope images. In one embodiment the data sets may be raw data, e.g. ion flow or current produced by a nanopore sequencer, which represents a polynucleotide sequence, e.g. DNA or RNA. Analysing and converting the data sets into outputs may comprise determining a read from the raw signal information data. Verifying the outputs may comprise checking that the outputs have been corroborated by a threshold number of miners in the blockchain network. The block added to the blockchain may comprise a smart contract, and the signed token may contain information which triggers payment of cryptocurrency to the mining node.
Patent GB-2585175-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the processing of pods
Inventor: MARTIN MYERSCOUGH
IPC: B65B69/00
Filed: 2019-01-25
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a plunger 22 and a holder 24 with an opening (28, fig 2) aligned with the plunger. The holder is configured to restrain a pod in position, such that relative movement of the holder and plunger between a first position and a second position inverts the body of the pod. The apparatus further comprises a deformer 26 configured to deform the bodies of a plurality of nested inverted pods to lock the pods together. The apparatus may also be used to process containers. A method of processing pods is also disclosed. The deformer may include a roller having a first surface configured to rotate, and a second surface spaced from the roller by a separation distance less than the width of a pod, arranged such that the nested pods pass between the first and second surfaces to deform the pods, wherein the second surface is a surface of a second roller. The apparatus may include a reservoir configured to catch the content of the pod during the inversion process.
Patent GB-2572474-A (GB)
Title: Extended range tracking doppler sonar
Inventor: JERKER TAUDIEN
IPC: G01S15/60
Filed: 2019-01-31
Abstract: An underwater active sonar system and method for measuring instrument velocity with respect to a boundary surface is disclosed. The system includes an acoustic transducer configured to transmit and receive a plurality of acoustic beams in different directions. The system also includes a processor configured to detect a boundary surface within each beam 620; iteratively filter received acoustic signals backscattered from the transmitted beams with an adaptive filler and associated bandwidth that is successively decreased for each iteration 610; and measure instrument velocity with respect to the boundary surface 630,640. Also disclosed is a system where the processor is arranged to detect a boundary surface within each transmitted beam by finding a peak response in a correlation coefficient signal. Also disclosed is a system where the transmitter module is arranged to transmit a phase coded sequence comprising repeating codes of alternating sign.
Patent GB-2582641-A (GB)
Title: Caulking gun and method for using the same
Inventor: HUNG-CHIH HUNG
IPC: B05C17/01
Filed: 2019-03-29
Abstract: A caulking gun (1 figure 1) is provided including a gun body 10, a push rod (20 figure 1), a driving member (30 figure 1), a lever 40 and a rotation connecting mechanism (50 figure 1). The push rod is movably disposed on the gun body. The driving member is movably disposed within the gun body and frictionally drives the push rod. The lever is swingably disposed on the gun body and includes an abutting portion (41 figure 7) which is abuttable against the driving member. The rotation connecting mechanism connects the lever and the gun body and includes an axis C with a position thereof being changeable. The lever is rotatable about the axis as a rotation centre. A method for using the caulking gun as described above is further provided, including following steps of: installing a caulk cartridge to the gun body; adjusting the position of the axis of the rotation connecting mechanism; pressing the lever.
Patent GB-2573925-A (GB)
Title: Connection arrangements, pivots and mechanisms
Inventor: HANI JABER
IPC: E05D7/04
Filed: 2013-05-16
Abstract: A mechanism for pivotally supporting a panel, including a threaded pin 1 about which the panel may pivot, a rotatable element e.g. a nut 2, threadingly engaged with the pin, and a bearing assembly 3 resting on the rotatable element for supporting the panel to pivot about the structure and spacing the rotatable element from the panel. When rotated, the rotatable element drives the bearing assembly and the panel axially along the structure, the bearing assembly including a first washer 3’ shaped to irrotationally engage the pin; a second element positioned to pivot 3e’ about the pin and a low friction mechanism, e.g. a series of rolling elements located in a track or lubricant, between the washers to allow pivotal movement. Alternatively, the washers may be manufactured out of a low friction material. The pivotal structure is for use on a folding door arrangement.
Patent GB-2580482-A (GB)
Title: Connecting mechanism
Inventor: TIANBAO XIE
IPC: F16B5/00
Filed: 2019-10-30
Abstract: A connecting mechanism 1, configured to connect a plurality of plates, comprises a main body 11, having a first surface and a second surface, and may be a long strip-shaped structure. A first groove 12 is provided on the first surface with a plurality of locating columns 13 being disposed on either side of the first groove 12. and a second groove 12 is provided on the second surface.
Patent GB-2590703-A (GB)
Title: Loading bay seals
Inventor: JOHN AITKEN
IPC: B65G69/32
Filed: 2019-12-30
Abstract: A loading bay seal comprises an elongate resiliently-deformable member mounted on a frame at least partially surrounding an opening to a loading bay. The member presents a first sealing face 6c parallel to the plane of the opening and a second sealing face 6d extending at an angle to the first sealing face 6c such that when the end of a vehicle body engages the first sealing face 6c to compress the member, the second sealing face 6d is caused to deflect into engagement with a side of the vehicle body. The angle between the first and second face may be obtuse, it may be less than 135 degrees. There may be a recess 50 at the junction between the first 6c and second 6d sealing faces, comprising a slot that bisects the angle extending less than fifty percent of the thickness of the member. The member may be mounted around the top and two sides of the loading bay frame.
Patent GB-2591292-A (GB)
Title: Corrosion inhibitor for a central heating system
Inventor: MO JASSAL
IPC: C23F14/02
Filed: 2020-01-27
Abstract: A corrosion inhibitor for a central heating system is provided in the form of a cream having low water content, which is encapsulated within a water-soluble film, for example a poly (vinyl alcohol) film (figure 2, 130). The method by which the cream is manufactured is defined (see figure 1). The corrosion inhibitor product is highly-concentrated. The encapsulation in a water soluble film (figure 2, 130) provides for safer handling, and also eliminates waste from plastic packaging. The inhibitor used may be sodium molybdate with sodium gluconate, an amine and water to make up the composition. A dosing pot may also be provided.
Patent GB-2595435-A (GB)
Title: Ink composition for inkjet printing
Inventor: HENRY SOLOMON MBUTHIA KIMANI
IPC: C09D11/30
Filed: 2020-03-06
Abstract: An ink, especially an inkjet ink, comprises C1-6 alcohol, C3-12 ester, siloxane surfactant, and capping resin selected from rosin resin and terpene phenolic resin. Typically, the ink comprises 70-90 wt.% C1-6 alcohol, 0.5-8 wt.% C3-12 ester, and 0.1-1.5 wt.% siloxane surfactant. The C1-6 alcohol may be one or more of ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, isobutanol, n-butanol, cyclohexanol, cyclopentanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, or 1-methoxy-2-propanol, especially a mixture of ethanol and 1-methoxy-2-propanol. The C3-12 ester may be ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl propionate, propyl propionate, butyl propionate, ethyl butanoate, propyl butanoate, butyl butanoate, ethyl lactate, butyl lactate, γ-lactone, or δ-lactone, especially butyl propionate. The siloxane surfactant may be a polyether-modified siloxane surfactant. The capping resin may be selected from hydrogenated rosin esters (e.g. pentaerythritol rosin, glycerol ester hydrogenated rosin), hydrogenated terpene phenolic resins, or terpene phenolic resins produced by copolymerisation of terpenes (e.g. α-pinene, β-pinene, d-limonene) with phenol or bisphenol.
Patent GB-2596505-A (GB)
Title: Tundishes
Inventor: GARY PERRY
IPC: E03C1/10
Filed: 2020-04-03
Abstract: A tundish 100 comprises a fluid inlet connector 120 at an upper portion 122 of the tundish, a fluid outlet connector 130 at a lower portion 124 of the tundish along a longitudinal axis, and a chamber 150 defined between the inlet and outlet connectors. A bottom edge of the inlet connector comprises a fluid port into the chamber, wherein the chamber is at least in part defined by a peripheral wall 152 that includes a plurality of apertures 154-155 a-c arranged at different positions along the longitudinal axis and wherein an air gap 140 is defined between a bottom edge of a lowest aperture and a top edge of a highest aperture. By having multiple apertures arranged at different axial positions, the risk of scalding from hot splashes escaping the chamber are reduced and direct access to the interior of the tundish and thus to the water supply is hindered.
Patent GB-2584955-A (GB)
Title: Footwear with plantar fascia reinforcement
Inventor: ADRI HARTVELD
IPC: A61F5/01
Filed: 2020-04-20
Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a rigid sole plate 6 situated on top of and attached to a highly compliant soft sole part 7. It is configured to receive the foot of a wearer, with the plate having one or more grooves 13 directly underneath the distal part of the calcaneus 20, the navicular bone, the cuboid 21, the cuneiform bones and the metatarsal bones 22 of the wearer. On impact, during such activities as running, the sole plate, together with the rubber material below, enhances the function of the wearer’s plantar fascia. It supports the arch of the foot and provides both shock absorption and energy return. It assists in the prevention of overstrain on the musculoskeletal structures of the legs and lower back of the wearer during standing, walking, running and jumping.
Patent GB-2589428-A (GB)
Title: Linearized modulator
Inventor: Adam Scofield
IPC: G02F1/225
Filed: 2020-08-25
Abstract: An electro-optical modulator [300, 400], comprising: input waveguide [301, 401-left]; output waveguide [312, 401-right]; a plurality of sub-modulators [first Mach-Zehnder arm 303 comprises three sub-modulators 305a-c; second Mach-Zehnder arm 304 comprises three sub-modulators 310a-c; micro-ring comprises three sub-modulators 404a-c], each having a transfer function between an applied voltage and an optical phase shift, wherein the combination of the transfer functions of each sub-modulator is such that the total transfer function between an applied voltage and optical phase shift is substantially linear over a range of operating voltages. The sub-modulators may be carrier-depletion based (first arm has first and second doped regions 306a-c & 307a-c, respectively; second arm has same layout as first arm; micro-ring has first and second doped regions 405a-c & 406a-c, respectively), wherein the transfer function of each sub-modulator is determined by varying one of: optical length; depletion width; doping level. The sub-modulators may be metal oxide semiconductor capacitor (MOSCAP) based [Fig. 6 & 7], wherein the transfer function of each sub-modulator is determined by varying one of: optical length; oxide thickness; doping level. Sub-modulators may be silicon or III to V semi-conductor based. The modulators may comprise a plurality of modulator regions.
Patent GB-2596613-A (GB)
Title: An electromagnetic shield
Inventor: DAVID WILLIAM CLARK
IPC: H05K9/00
Filed: 2020-10-16
Abstract: A vertical electromagnetic shield plate 11 is supported to extend upwardly and is radio-opaque in respect of a wireless device 12 (eg a mobile phone) when placed adjacent and to one side of the shield. The shield interrupts or attenuates electromagnetic radiation emitted by the wireless device in one direction while permitting the wireless device to transmit and receive signals in other directions. The electromagnetic shield may include one or more charging devices 24.
Patent GB-2600498-A (GB)
Title: Device provisioning and authentication
Inventor: KARL ROBINSON
IPC: H04W12/069
Filed: 2021-01-19
Abstract: Techniques are described for provisioning and authentication of devices in vehicles. In one aspect, a device in a vehicle establishes a communication session with a network server that manages provisioning of devices corresponding to an enterprise associated with the vehicle. The device receives instructions from the network server to generate cryptographic keys, and in response, generates a public and private key pair. The device sends, to the network server, a certificate signing request that includes the public key and an identifier of the device. In response, the device receives a digital security certificate for the device, and a security certificate of a signing certificate authority. The device authenticates the security certificate of the certificate authority using a known enterprise root certificate, and upon successful authentication, stores the device security certificate and the security certificate of the signing certificate authority.
Patent GB-2594781-A (GB)
Title: Method for forming diamond product
Inventor: JOSHUA JAMES TULLY
IPC: C30B29/04
Filed: 2021-03-04
Abstract: A method for forming a diamond product and associated diamond products, comprising polycrystalline diamond material and a composite body comprising a single crystal diamond plate with a glue that is inert to ions capable of forming radicals during electrolysis. A damage layer comprising sp2 bonded carbon is formed (S2) and the presence of the damage layer defines a first diamond layer (S1) above and in contact with the damage layer and a second diamond layer below and in contact with the damage layer. The damage layer is electrochemically etched to separate it from the first layer. The electrochemical etching is performed in a solution containing ions, the solution having an electrical conductivity of at least 500 μS cm-1, (S4) and wherein the ions are capable of forming radicals during electrolysis. The etching may be completed at an elevated temperature with concentration of ion greater than 0.01M.
Patent GB-2605129-A (GB)
Title: A wireless thermostat receiver
Inventor: MATTHEW COLIN SMITH
IPC: H05B1/02
Filed: 2021-03-16
Abstract: A wireless thermostat receiver 2 with a housing 4 formed from a front housing portion 6 releasably engaged to a rear housing portion (8, fig. 3) to define a cavity therebetween. The housing also provides an opening 10 to receive one or more cables extending into the cavity. The receiver further comprises a control printed circuit board (PCB) (18, fig. 3) and a terminal PCB (20, fig. 3) configured to be screwless mounted (26, fig. 3), possibly push-fitted, snap-fitted or clipped, to an inner surface of one of the housing portions. An access opening (30, fig. 5) may be provided in the rear housing to provide access to test points of the PCBs. The rear housing may also have a channel extending from an upper surface of the housing to a lower surface, the channel being configured to receive water ingress and to direct this water in a direction away from the PCBs.
Patent GB-2605363-A (GB)
Title: Detecting state change in utilities infrastructure
Inventor: CARLA DI CAIRANO-GILFEDDER
IPC: H04L67/12
Filed: 2021-03-22
Abstract: A computer implemented method, possibly carried out with monitor 206, detects a change of state of an infrastructure component 200 (e.g. a pipe, cable or pylon) as part of a transmission network for a utility service, which may be a power, gas, water, sewage and communications service. The method comprises: accessing a record of characteristics 218 of the infrastructure component, characteristics possibly including location, configuration, type, situation, operation state or performance of the component; receiving a set of data items 204 from each of one or more sensors 202 collocated with the component, the sensors being adapted to sense component characteristics; extracting, possibly with a machine learning algorithm, one or more features 214 of at least one characteristic of the component from each data item in the set; comparing the extracted features with the record of characteristics; and, responsive to identification of an anomaly between the extracted features and the record, generating an indication of a change of state of the component. A remediation process may also be triggered to transition the component to a state indicated by the record. The sensors may include robot mounted, LIDAR, image, temperature, ground-penetrating radar, electromagnetic, electro-optical and sound sensors.
Patent GB-2608817-A (GB)
Title: Modular abatement apparatus
Inventor: ANDREW JAMES SEELEY
IPC: F23G7/06
Filed: 2021-07-13
Abstract: A modular abatement apparatus (10, Fig. 1A) is suitable for treating an effluent stream from a semiconductor processing tool and comprises a housing (40, Fig. 1A) defining a common chamber. A plurality of combustion chamber modules 30 are positioned in the common chamber, with each module containing a foraminous sleeve (90, Fig. 1D) defining a combustion chamber (120, Fig. 1D). The common chamber may comprise a head plate (150, Fig. 1A) with effluent stream inlets 60 and treatment material inlets (70, Fig. 1A). The common chamber may be shaped and dimensioned to accommodate an array of combustion chamber modules and a pilot module (20, Fig. 1B). The combustion chamber modules may occupy a single module cross sectional area or a multiple of module cross sectional areas. The combustion chamber modules may be releasably retained in the chamber and may tessellate within the chamber. The combustion chamber modules may have a mount 50 and a module housing (80, Fig. 1D) defining a plenum (100, Fig. 1D) to convey treatment materials to the combustion chamber. An outlet may convey a treated effluent stream from the combustion chamber module for downstream processing. A method of dimensioning a corresponding housing is also claimed.
Patent GB-2596447-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for preventing and controlling sea lice in aquaculture facilities
Inventor: FRITZ BEKKADAL
IPC: A01K61/13
Filed: 2020-03-16
Abstract: Parasites, in particular sea lice, are a major problem in aquaculture facilities. Most technologies have limited effect and also harms the fish to some extent.Herein is disclosed a method and apparatus for preventing and controlling sea lice in aquaculture facilities based on emitting ultrasonic energy into a body of water at theself-resonant frequency of the targeted parasites, causing stress. This stress in turn prevents the parasites from attaching to the fish, and given sufficient time the parasites in their free-swimming stages will exhaust their endogenous energy reserves and die before being able to attach to fish.
Patent GB-2601698-A (GB)
Title: Cam Indexing Apparatus
Inventor: RORY ARCHIBALD NAPIER
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2017-06-28
Abstract: An indexing apparatus 130 for downhole use comprising a first 134 and second 136 tubular body, with complimentary helically cut detents located at one end being sized and shaped to engage one another. A recess 146 is located in a surface of the first body and has a length greater than a length of the first tubular body detents and a cam 138 is sized to be received within the recess. A spring 132 is coupled to an opposing end of the first tubular to the first tubular detents. There may be a piston 139 positioned at an end of the second tubular for applying a force to the second tubular such that it axially moves towards first tubular, and axial movement of the first tubular acts to disengage the cam from the recess. Spring and piston loading make the apparatus more stable with less backlash during indexing and activation.
Patent GB-2616660-A (GB)
Title: Force sensing device
Inventor: Daniel Whiting
IPC: G01L1/26
Filed: 2022-03-17
Abstract: A force sensing device (101) comprises a first electrode (102) and a second electrode (103) arranged to provide an electrical output in response to an applied force to determine the magnitude of the applied force. The force sensing device comprises a collapsible structure (106) configured to provide an electrical short circuit in response to the applied force when the applied force exceeds a predetermined magnitude. The first electrode may comprise a first conductive layer and the second electrode a second conductive layer. The first or second electrode may comprise a variably resistive material layer. The first electrode may be provided on a first substrate and the second on a second substrate. The collapsible structure may return to an original configuration from the collapsed configuration following application of the applied force exceeding the predetermined magnitude. The collapsible structure may expand in cross-sectional area in response to the applied force.