baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2570524-A (GB)
Title: Fluency Aid
Inventor: TAHIR RASHID
IPC: G10L25/78
Filed: 2018-03-15
Abstract: A fluency aid 1 for users with a stammer, stutter or other speech impediment in logopedic therapy comprises a user-operated ON switch 20 which causes a masking sound (eg. white noise) and haptic output to be generated or faded out under the control of a Voice Activity Detection (VAD) module 40. Altered Auditory Feedback (AAF, 50 fig. 2) may be provided based on the detected voice, and a pacing signal (eg. a click or metronome, 60 fig. 3) may be generated at regular intervals.
Patent GB-2572016-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum plate
Inventor: COLIN MAXWELL WADE
IPC: B65G47/91
Filed: 2018-03-16
Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum plate (10, Fig 1) which may be used in a vacuum plate sheet material handling system (1) in which sheet material articles 4 are handled by the vacuum plate, for example by being lifted, held down, moved or deposited by the vacuum plate. The vacuum plate (10) comprises a first wall 22, a plurality of holes 24 in the first wall extending between opposite first and second sides 18, 57 of the first wall, and at least one air outlet 25 for connection to a source of vacuum pressure (16) for applying a vacuum pressure to the holes from the second side 57 of the first wall. The first wall 22 provides, in use, a vacuum lifting surface 20 for pulling and holding the sheet material article 4 to the vacuum surface when vacuum pressure is applied to the holes, each hole being defined by a bore (89) extending through the first wall 22. The bore comprises a flared entrance 91 terminating at the vacuum surface 20 for admitting air 100 pulled through the hole by the applied vacuum pressure, and opposite this entrance, an exit 99 for said air pulled through the hole, this exit being surrounded by a rim 96 that extends above a surrounding surface of the second side of the lower wall. A method for making such a plate utilising a press and punch process is also disclosed in detail.
Patent GB-2562836-A (GB)
Title: Retractable vehicle control
Inventor: JIMMY KAPADIA
IPC: B62D1/22
Filed: 2018-03-20
Abstract: A system has a control device 150 with an elongate member 155 connected to an attachment point 165 at an external surface of a vehicle, and a motion sensor 170 (e.g. a joystick sensor) detecting motion of the elongate member 155. A computer 110 actuates steering, braking, and powertrain vehicle subsystems based on motion sensor data. The elongate member 155 can be stowed with a sliding member 175 in a receptacle 180, and pins 185 releaseably lock the elongate member 155 in a deployed position. Electrical connectors couple the receptacle 180 to the control device 150. Flowcharts describe methods for deploying and stowing the control device 150. The system can be used during service or maintenance of a self-driving autonomous vehicle that lacks controls.
Patent GB-2575294-A (GB)
Title: Host Proxy On Gateway
Inventor: OLA TØRUNDBAKKEN
IPC: G06F15/173
Filed: 2018-07-04
Abstract: Apparatus and method for a system wherein work is performed on one or more accelerator subsystems 51 controlled by a host 63, wherein communication between the host and accelerator is mediated by a gateway 52. The subsystem processes data in a compute phase and transfers data in an exchange phase, for example following the bulk synchronous parallel model; the gateway acts as a barrier to synchronise transition between these phases and passes data to the subsystem during the exchange phase at pre-compiled data exchange synchronisation points. The gateway has an associated local memory 114 which receives data to be processed from a storage system 151. The gateway has a counter or credits to indicate availability of data to be processed at subsequent sync points. The gateway receives a sync request and transfers data between the subsystem and memory if the credit count is non-zero.
Patent GB-2570534-A (GB)
Title: Stand-off breaching device
Inventor: LEE JONATHAN THORNHILL
IPC: F42B12/20
Filed: 2018-09-03
Abstract: A stand-off breaching device 20 for breaching a barrier, comprising housing 21, explosive main charge 24 with barrier end 25 and a rear-end 26, detonator 29, and means for initiating the detonator 27 when explosive main charge is at preselected distance from a barrier, the detonator detonates explosive main charge at the rear-end. The main charge may be conically formed with circular end and a cone-apex, where the circular end is the barrier end. The cone-apex may be truncated. The charge may have a charge extension at the circular end which may be an inverted truncated cone. The charge may be a multi point initiated charge. The means may comprise a proximity sensor which may receive radiation of a predetermined wavelength and may transmit radiation of the wavelength. The sensor may comprise an electronics module which measures a signal difference between transmitted and received radiation corresponding to a range to go. The module may output a detonation signal when the range to go is less than a preselected distance. The detonator may comprise a firing pin, firing pin actuator and stab detonator. Also claimed is a method of breaching a barrier.
Patent GB-2563533-A (GB)
Title: Managing equivalent circulating density during a wellbore operation
Inventor: John Paul Bir Singh
IPC: E21B21/08
Filed: 2016-05-20
Abstract: The equivalent circulating density ("ECD") in a wellbore may be managed during a wellbore operation using ECD models that take into account the rheology of the wellbore fluid and the rotational speed of tubulars in the wellbore. For example, a method may include rotating a rotating tubular in a stationary conduit while flowing a fluid through an annulus between the rotating tubular and the stationary conduit; calculating an equivalent circulating density ("ECD") of the fluid where a calculated viscosity of the fluid is based on an ECD model ?_eff=f(? ?_eff )*h(Re), wherein ?_eff is the viscosity of the fluid, ? ?_eff is an effective shear rate of the fluid, and Re is a Reynold's number for the fluid for the rotational speed of the rotating tubular; and changing an operational parameter of the wellbore operation to maintain or change the ECD of the fluid.
Patent GB-2565474-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for mapping omnidirectional image to a layout output format
Inventor: JIAN-LIANG LIN
IPC: H04N19/88
Filed: 2017-05-08
Abstract: Methods and apparatus of processing omnidirectional images are disclosed. According to one method, a current set of omnidirectional images converted from each spherical image in a 360-degree panoramic video sequence using a selected projection format is received, where the selected projection format belongs to a projection format group comprising a cubicface format, and the current set of omnidirectional images with the cubicface format consists of six cubic faces. If the selected projection format corresponds to the cubicface format, one or more mapping syntax elements to map the current set of omnidirectional images into a current cubemap image are signaled. The coded data are then provided in a bitstream including said one or more mapping syntax elements for the current set of omnidirectional images.
Patent GB-2565476-A (GB)
Title: System and method for determining an entity status based on unstructured electronic documents
Inventor: NOAM GUZMAN
IPC: G06V30/10
Filed: 2017-05-17
Abstract: A system and method for determining an entity status based on unstructured electronic documents. The method includes analyzing a transaction electronic document to determine at least one transaction parameter for the transaction electronic document, wherein the transaction electronic document includes at least partially unstructured data; creating a template for the transaction electronic document, wherein the template is a structured dataset including the determined at least one transaction parameter; obtaining, based on the created template, an evidencing electronic document, wherein the evidencing electronic document at least indicates a status of an entity indicated in the transaction electronic document at a time indicated in the electronic document; and determining, based on the obtained evidencing electronic document, the status of the entity, wherein the determined status indicates whether the entity was authentic at the time indicated in the electronic document.
Patent GB-2567337-A (GB)
Title: Device and methods using porous media in fluidic devices
Inventor: MARTIN GILAR
IPC: G01N30/60
Filed: 2015-09-15
Abstract: An apparatus comprising a fluidic device 300 having a fluidic channel 308 and a cavity 310, the fluidic channel having a channel diameter to accommodate a fluid flow and the cavity having an open end in proximity to a surface of the fluidic device, wherein the cavity has a dimension that is greater than the channel diameter and is in fluid communication with the fluidic channel via a channel opening 306. A pre­formed porous medium 312a comprising a porous material is disposed within the cavity, the porous medium having a porosity profile and being in fluid communication with the fluidic channel via the opening, wherein fluid flow is directed through at least a portion of the porous medium. The porosity profile comprises an inner region having a first porosity and an outer region having a second porosity that differs from the first porosity, wherein the inner region and the outer region are aligned along a common axial reference location. Ideally, the fluidic device is a microfluidic device. Preferably, the first porosity is greater than the second porosity and extends through the porous medium such that fluid flow is directed through the inner region of the porous medium.
Patent GB-2567110-A (GB)
Title: Projectile launching machine
Inventor: Pratheek Palanethra
IPC: A63B69/40
Filed: 2017-07-18
Abstract: A projectile launching machine includes a base having a front end and a rear end, a front leg assembly extending having a lower end coupled to the front end of the base and an upper end, distal from the lower end and a throwing arm pivotally coupled to the upper end of the front leg assembly at a pivot, the throwing arm having a biased end extending from the pivot and a ball end distal from the biased end, the throwing arm movable between a locked position and a throw position. A biasing member having a first biasing member end is connected to the biased end and a second biasing member end movably coupled to the front leg assembly. An arm release mechanism has a first end connected to the front leg assembly between the lower end and the upper end, and a second end movable between a locking position wherein the throwing arm is in the locked position and a release position wherein the throwing arm is biased by the biasing member to the throw position.
Patent GB-2567791-A (GB)
Title: Autonomous robot which receives guest
Inventor: KANAME HAYASHI
IPC: B25J13/00
Filed: 2017-09-07
Abstract: After authentication by a host robot, a guest robot acquires access rights to a resource that the host robot can access. The host robot authenticates the guest robot on the condition that the guest robot is located within a prescribed distance. The guest robot receives behavioral characteristic information from a server that determines a behavioral characteristic of the host robot, and selects a motion in accordance with the behavioral characteristic information. Behavioral restrictions that do not apply to the host robot may be imposed on the guest robot.
Patent GB-2585817-A (GB)
Title: Underwear
Inventor: CORMAC DEVERY
IPC: A61F13/496
Filed: 2019-03-07
Abstract: Underwear 70 for wearing around the waist has one or more biosensors and a transmitter for transmitting sensed data to a unit 91 for processing and possible onward transmission to a smartphone or the like for interpretation and display. The biosensor detects at least one characteristic of a bodily secretion that is symptomatic of a medical condition or health of a user. The characteristic may be temperature, pH, flow rate, viral, bacterial, prolactin, triiodothyronine, thyroxine, protein or iron and the bodily secretion is preferably menses or urine. The underwear may use a passive RFID tag for wireless transmission from an onboard memory. The biosensor may use a semiconductor transistor and may be removable from the underwear. It may include a dermal sensor for sensing a characteristic of the skin such as temperature or pH, or heart activity (ECG). The underwear may release a medicament in response to the readings. Antennas 86 may be woven into, or printed onto, the underwear material.
Patent GB-2582575-A (GB)
Title: Failsafe module
Inventor: JAMES HOPWOOD
IPC: F16P3/00
Filed: 2019-03-25
Abstract: A failsafe module, for a valve actuator, comprises an input member 110, an output member 112, and a coupling mechanism for coupling the input member 110 to the output member 112. The coupling mechanism comprises an intermediate member 116 movable relative to the output member to energise an energy storage devices 114a-114c, e.g. torsion springs, and a latch mechanism to hold the energy storage devices 114a-114c in an energised state. A drive arrangement having three inner 122a-122c and three out gears 122a-122c energises the springs 114a-114c. The latch mechanism comprises an electromagnet 118 and a ferromagnetic portion 121 which when engaged, the input and output members 110, 112 are coupled together and the energy storage devices 114a-114c are held in an energised state and isolated from the coupling between the input and output members. When the latch mechanism is released, the energy storage devices 114a-114c can release their energy to drive the output member 112 to a predetermined position. The torsions springs 114a-114c may be replaced with a linear compression spring (214, fig 6).
Patent GB-2582910-A (GB)
Title: Audio codec extension
Inventor: LASSE JUHANI LAAKSONEN
IPC: G10L19/008
Filed: 2019-04-02
Abstract: A spatial audio Immersive Voice and Audio Services (IVAS) codec for automatic language translation receives a primary audio track (eg. a speech + spatial metadata/ambisonics transport signal 302) and a secondary audio track 301 based on the primary track (eg. speech in a second language from a Real Time Language Translator RTLT) and renders both tracks using spatial audio decoding 307. The RTLT may be local, external or network-based.
Patent GB-2583971-A (GB)
Title: Control arrangement for fluid borne vehicles
Inventor: KEN WAHREN
IPC: B64C39/02
Filed: 2019-05-16
Abstract: A fluid borne vehicle such as a UAV, comprises a vehicle body 101 having a centre of gravity at a location 120. The UAV includes at least one thrust vectoring module having a plurality of thrust producing means 130-133. The thrust vectoring modules are attached to arms 107,108 which are pivotally connected to the UAV body at mounting points 109 about axes 104,105. Individual thrust producing means are connected to mounting bars 111,112 for pivotal movement about the axes 113 of these mounting bars. A controller is arranged to control movement of the thrust producing means and modules about their respective axes to provide required thrust vectoring. The arms and bars may be free to move and thrust vectoring may be controlled by varying thrust of opposing pairs of thrust modules or thrust producing means to alter position and angular rates of arms/bars relative to the body.
Patent GB-2576256-A (GB)
Title: Cap for bottles
Inventor: FRANCISCO JAVIER BERROA GARCÍA
IPC: B65D41/32
Filed: 2019-07-18
Abstract: A cap with a circular base 1 and cylindrical wall 2 extending perpendicularly from the base up to a circular open edge 2’. The wall comprises two segments, the first segment 3 located closest to the base is formed with a thread suitable for engaging with a twinned thread on a container such as a bottle. The second segment 4 is adjacent to the open edge and is smooth. A cutting line 5 demarks the boundary between the two segments. The cutting line starts and finished at different angular positions around the circumference of the cap and at different depths on the wall of the cap. The angular path is more than 360°, preferably no more than 420° The cutting line may be straight forming a spiral profile or it may have an inclined segment and a segment parallel to the circumference of the cap. When the cap is twisted the cutting line may form a band connecting the first and second segments keeping the cap attached to the container.
Patent GB-2576258-A (GB)
Title: Computer arrangement
Inventor: SIMON CZERMAK
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2019-07-19
Abstract: A computer arrangement, preferably for a rack server, comprising a system board 3 with at least one processor 9 in a first area A, at least one memory apparatus 11 and associated controller 12, preferably on a PCIe card, in a second area B, and arranged between the two areas is at least one fan 18. The direction of airflow can be from the second area to the first area. The controller could be disposed between the at least one fan 18 and the at least one memory apparatus. Preferably, the system board can be wholly within the first area or can partially extend into the second area. The arrangement may also include a backplane 13 arranged between the memory apparatus and controller and has connection means with the memory apparatus and controller, and a midplane 16 in the second area with connections to the system board, backplane and controller. Connections can be via cables or card electromechanical plug.
Patent GB-2589538-A (GB)
Title: Bucket storage and transportation arrangements
Inventor: MITCHELL HARRISON
IPC: E02F3/96
Filed: 2019-07-23
Abstract: The arrangement 30 is provided with a pair of end plates 32, both of the same profile and interconnected by three parallel elongate cross members 34 arranged to support the base and rear of buckets 40 when carried by the arrangement. Grab bucket 20 may be used to lift and transport the arrangement as required. The end plates 32 have notches 36 to accommodate the blades 26 of the jaws 22, 24 of the grab bucket 20. Towards the upper end of the side of the end plates 62 on the open front of the arrangement 60 there may be provided a hook 64 (fig 3) which may engageable by the upper edge of a dozer blade 54 to provide additional or alternative lifting.
Patent GB-2588174-A (GB)
Title: A jig and use thereof
Inventor: JAMES DOUGLASS
IPC: E04G21/18
Filed: 2019-10-11
Abstract: A jig 10 for directing at least two fixings to secure abutting members, such as decking boards or planks to structural joists, having a body portion 30, a first and second fixing head 110a/b each having at least one guide aperture 160a/b extending therethrough, each head being moveably connected to the body portion, each movable along respective first and second axes. The axes may be parallel and coaxial. The body may have a rotatable knob 80 controlling pinion 70 for simultaneously engaging racks 150a/b for sliding the heads. There may be multiple angled apertures in the form of cylindrical bores or holes. Each head may have a positioning projection 190a/b for engaging the edges of abutting decking in use to locate and correctly space the boards, the apertures opening adjacent the projections to position fixings into the edges of decking. The jig may have several detachable parts e.g. which form the guide apertures upon engagement.
Patent GB-2588463-A (GB)
Title: Helmet
Inventor: MAXIMILIAN EDWARD VEREKER WAKEFIELD
IPC: A42B3/12
Filed: 2019-10-25
Abstract: A helmet 10 comprising a liner 20, a shell 22 attached to the liner, and a damage detector for detecting damage to the helmet from an impact, the damage detector comprising a first conductor 26 on an interior surface of the shell; and a second conductor 28 on an exterior surface of the liner. In an intact state, the first and second conductors are separated by a separation distance to form an open circuit, and in an impacted state, the first and second conductors form a closed circuit at a point of impact to the shell. The first or second conductor may be formed by a conductive coat, which may be applied by metallic spray deposition. The shell and the liner are preferably separated by a plurality of insulating elongate fibres 24, or a plurality of insulating pads (32’, fig.3d). The helmet may also comprise a temperature sensor, and a chin strap (12, fig.1) that has a fastener with an electrical switch. The switch can indicate if the chin strap is fastened or not. A visual indicator (14,16, fig.1) may be provided to display the detected state of the helmet. Also claimed is a method of manufacturing such a helmet.
Patent GB-2575936-A (GB)
Title: Thin film transistor substrate
Inventor: DO-YEON KIM
IPC: G02F1/1343
Filed: 2016-12-14
Abstract: A display device having a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate with a gate line and a data line crossing each other to define a pixel region on the TFT substrate. A pixel electrode 122 is in the pixel region and includes a transparent edge electrode 122b and a transparent inner electrode 122a which are spaced apart from one another by a first width w1. A common electrode 124 generates a fringe field in the pixel area in cooperation with the pixel electrode, and a floating conductive layer 132 is disposed above the common electrode to overlap the data line. The edge electrode is spaced apart from the floating conductive layer by a second width w2 which is smaller than the first width. The ratio of the second width to first width may be in the range of 0.1 to 0.5. The aim of the present invention is to prevent afterimage and flicker defects by reducing the non-uniformity of an electric field. The ratio of the second width to first widths may be chosen such that an edge area (EA, fig 5) has a similar residual DC component to first and second inner areas (IA1 and IA2, fig 5).
Patent GB-2591438-A (GB)
Title: Testing a container
Inventor: MARK POTTER
IPC: A24F40/80
Filed: 2019-11-07
Abstract: A method of testing a container for aerosolisable material comprising: using a sealing element to block a first aperture arranged to provide a first fluid path to an interior of the container 302; applying a pressurised fluid to a second aperture arranged to provide a second fluid path to the interior of the container, different to the first path 304; obtaining one or more pressure measurements; and determining a leakage characteristic of the container on the basis of the one or more pressure measurements 306. The sealing element may be moved between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position fluid is permitted to enter or exit the container and in the second position the sealing element occludes the first aperture to prevent such fluid transfer. The sealing element may be moved by applying a pin, and/or the method may further comprise inserting a test head into the second aperture to form a seal between the test head and the second aperture and applying pressurised fluid to the interior of the container via the test head. The leakage characteristic may comprise a measure of a rate of loss of pressure from the container.
Patent GB-2580791-A (GB)
Title: Rotor disc sealing flange sector
Inventor: Pierre-Alain Francis Claude Sebrecht
IPC: F01D5/30
Filed: 2020-01-15
Abstract: A sealing flange 9 for a turbomachine rotor disc 1, eg a compressor or turbine rotor disc of an aircraft turbojet or turboprop engine, comprises several flange sectors 12 each having a radially outer part 13, to bear against the roots 4 of the blades 5 to ensure sealing between the blades 5, and a radially inner part 14. The radially inner part has a radially outer, weight-reducing, groove 27 and a radially inner groove 28 which receives an annular sealing strip 10. To prevent the sealing strip 10 being installed wrongly into the outer groove 27 at least one fool-proofing protuberance 35 projects from the bottom of the groove 27. The protuberance may have a circumferential thickness of between 0.5mm and 2mm.