baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2563019-A (GB)
Title: Improved valence-based encoding and decoding of connectivity data in a 3D model
Inventor: PATRICE ONNO
IPC: G06T17/20
Filed: 2017-05-29
Abstract: Encoding of 3D mesh connectivity data in which a command is generated for each unprocessed item of connectivity information of each vertex traversed and describes another vertex connected to the currently traversed vertex. The obtained list of commands is encoded by mapping each command onto a symbol and the list of symbols is then encoded. The commands may have separate input parameters which may be encoded separately. The commands may indicate a newly encountered vertex and its valence or may indicate a split or merge in the list of vertices to be traversed. A joint encoding may be used to encode two or more consecutive symbols using a single coding word. Prior to generating the commands, a vertex may be added to the 3D mesh to artificially fill any hole therein. A corresponding connectivity decoding method is also claimed
Patent GB-2563826-A (GB)
Title: Landing Gear
Inventor: Norman David Richard Wijker
IPC: B64C25/12
Filed: 2017-06-19
Abstract: An aircraft with a fuselage has landing gear 6 with a main strut 8 coupled to the aircraft, and a sidestay assembly 22,30 connected at a first end joint 24,26 to the main strut, and at a second end to the aircraft by second and third joints 34,36, at least one of which is mounted on the fuselage. The main strut may be coupled to a rear spar of the aircraft wing via a spherical bearing 16, located forward of the main strut, permitting movement in all three rotational degrees of freedom. The sidestay assembly may be inboard, with forward 22a,30a and rear 22b,30b stays; preferably cross-bracing, such as a shear web or panel 28,32 extends between the stays to limit movement between them. The forward strut may be connected the aircraft wing at its root, or to the fuselage. Each stay may have upper 30 and lower 22 portions which fold as the landing gear retracts, with a recess 29 in the lower shear web 28 receiving a portion of the main strut when the landing gear is retracted. The main strut may be rotated about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.
Patent GB-2563864-A (GB)
Title: Harness for breathing apparatus
Inventor: James Andrew Farnaby
IPC: B63C11/02
Filed: 2017-06-27
Abstract: A harness for breathing apparatus has a canister support (102, figure 1) coupled to a waist belt (104) by a pivot joint 136. The pivot joint has a release part which is movable to decouple the support from the waist belt. Preferably the release part is a pivot pin 134 retained by a sprung ball bearing 168 or a resilient gaiter 260 covering the joint (figure 3b) and slidably removable. The pivot pin may be attached to a release strap 132 comprising a grip strap 162, which may be brightly coloured, and a link strap 164. The joint may have a first knuckle 150 on the waist belt and a second knuckle 156 on the support. Shoulder straps (106) may be attached to the support. In an emergency the pivot pin may be removed by pulling the release strap, allowing the canister and support to be jettisoned whilst the waist belt is retained. .
Patent GB-2565758-A (GB)
Title: Cover apparatus
Inventor: GUY RODERICK BIRCH
IPC: B60B33/00
Filed: 2017-07-19
Abstract: A cover assembly 10 for a caster assembly 12 includes a cover member 24 with a hollow body with side walls 26 extending from a top wall 28, the top wall only extending between the side walls 26 at one end of the assembly 10. A gap 32 is provided between the upper ends of the side walls 26 towards a second end of the assembly 10. An engagement formation 36 in the form of a plurality of upstanding fingers 38 is provided at the gap 32 to retain the cover assembly 10 on the caster wheel assembly 12.
Patent GB-2563464-A (GB)
Title: Pile guide frame coupled with rotatable arm
Inventor: CHUN-CHIA HUANG
IPC: E02D13/04
Filed: 2017-10-16
Abstract: A pile guide frame 10 having a supporting frame 100 with a rail surface 101 and a rotation module 300 at the centre of the supporting frame 100. There is a levelling module 200 connected to the supporting frame 100 and a rotatable arm 500 coupled to the pile guide frame 10 at the rotation module 300, preferably through a locking member (501, Fig 6), and is moveably in contact with the rail surface 101. There is a pile guide module 400 connected to the rotatable arm 500. The supporting frame 100 may have a positioning block (102, Fig 7) and a locking support (103, Fig 6) provided in equal numbers to the levelling module 200, whereby the rotatable arm 500 is provided with a corresponding swing clamp (503, Fig 6) to the locking support (103, Fig 6). The rotatable arm 500 is preferably provided with a slide module (502, Fig 6) having a wheel mount (5021, Fig 7) with a wheel (5022, Fig 7) mounted thereon, a guide plate (5025, Fig 7) on the wheel mount (5021, Fig 7) and an actuator (5024, Fig 7) and damping member (5023, Fig 7) each connected to the wheel mount (5021, Fig 7).
Patent GB-2556727-A (GB)
Title: System and method for mapping navigation space to patient space in a medical procedure
Inventor: Kirusha Srimohanarajah
IPC: A61B90/00
Filed: 2015-06-22
Abstract: An apparatus is provided that is visible by both a three dimensional (3D) scanner system of a medical navigation system and a camera of the medical navigation system. The apparatus comprises a rigid member and a plurality of markers attached to the rigid member. Each of the plurality of markers includes a reflective surface portion visible by the camera and a distinct identifiable portion visible by the 3D scanner system. The apparatus further includes a connector mechanism to connect the apparatus to a reference location. The apparatus is in a field of view of the 3D scanner system and the camera within a timeframe of the 3D scan.
Patent GB-2560252-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and a method for controlling a head up display of a vehicle
Inventor: STUART WHITE
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2018-01-30
Abstract: An apparatus (101), a method (1000, fig 10), a system (120, fig 7), a vehicle (103), a computer program (904) and a non-transitory computer readable medium (906) for controlling a head-up display (102) of a vehicle (103) are disclosed. The apparatus (101) comprises control means (104) configured to obtain positional data representative of a position of an eye (105) of a user (106) of the vehicle (103), obtain environment data representative of the environment (107) external to the vehicle (103); and obtain status data representative of a current position (803) of the vehicle (103). The control means is also configured to determine a proposed position (804) and proposed orientation in dependence on the environment data and the status data, and in dependence on the proposed position (804), the proposed orientation and the positional data, generate image data for the head-up display (102) for causing the head-up display (102) to display a virtual object (108) so as to appear at the proposed position (804) and with the proposed orientation with respect to the environment (107).
Patent GB-2565885-A (GB)
Title: Rocker-free measuring system for a measuring Instrument
Inventor: Matthias Rudkowski
IPC: G01B5/28
Filed: 2018-06-19
Abstract: A measuring system comprises a measuring arm receiving unit 18 which is mounted on a housing 49 or on an axial pin 30 connect­ed to the housing 49 for rotation about the axis D. A meas­uring arm (16 Fig. 1) can be arranged on the measuring arm receiving unit. A motor 24 with is used to generate a motor torque about the axis of rotation on the measuring arm receiving unit 18. The motor unit 24 has a rotor 27 arranged coaxially with the axis of rotation. A rotary angle of the measuring arm receiving unit 18 is detected by means of a measuring device 67 having a scale part 68 and a detection unit 69. The scale part 68 is arranged in the form of a circular arc, annularly, or in the form of a disc about or coaxially with the axis of ro­tation. Weight compensation may be provided by a spiral spring that forms an electrical spiral conductor. The measuring arm receiving unit may be rotatable about the axial pin and axially displaced along the axial pin by means of a ball bearing guide sleeve 40.
Patent GB-2575280-A (GB)
Title: A Connector
Inventor: PAUL DOUGLAS
IPC: F16L41/02
Filed: 2018-07-04
Abstract: A connector 4 has a bridge (fig.3,24,25,26), for bridging a stringer duct 2 of an aircraft, with a flange (fig.3,22,23) on either side of the bridge for attaching the connector to the duct. An aperture 69 in the bridge allows fluid passage between the duct and the connector, and a further connector 70 is provided for connection to a flow controller, such as a breather pipe. The bridge may have a pair of spaced webs 65,66, extending from the flanges, with a bridging crown; the duct may also have two spaced webs and a crown. In use the connector may provide a vent chamber 63, allowing sealed fluid flow between a hole 72 in one of the duct web or crown to the aperture in the other of the bridge web or crown. The connector may have a CFRP reinforcing saddle (fig.6,37) permanently bonded between the duct and the connector. A sacrificial material (fig.6,56) may be provided between the crowns and flanges of the connector and saddle to ensure that the separation between the flanges and crowns of both the connector and saddle match. A float valve may be connected directly to the further connector, in the form of a plate which pivots to close the bridge aperture.
Patent GB-2577053-A (GB)
Title: Frame assembly
Inventor: PHILIP PARRY
IPC: E06B3/964
Filed: 2018-09-11
Abstract: The beadless frame assembly 1 comprises a plurality of frame members 12a-d each having a pair of bevelled edges 13a-f to interface with the bevelled edges of a neighbouring frame member to form a mitre joint, and a plurality of connectors which secure neighbouring frame members at the mitre joints, each frame member having a groove for receiving a panel 3 of the fenestration unit, the frame assembly being metallic. L-shaped corner spacers 40a-d may be received in the grooves at the mitre joints. The corner spacers may comprise a resilient rubber-like material such as EDPM, and have a groove for receiving a corner 3a-d of the panel. The connectors may be secured to the frame members by self-tapping grub screws. Each frame member may define a hollow profile with an opening at each bevelled edge, and each connector may comprise first and second arms which extend into the openings. The metallic frame assembly may comprise aluminium. Three frame members may be abutted together, and the panel slid into their grooves. Gaskets 44a-d may be provided around each of the frame members.
Patent GB-2569877-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for training animals to detect odours
Inventor: DERREN JAMES CROME
IPC: A01K15/02
Filed: 2018-11-16
Abstract: Odour training apparatus, comprises a carousel 20 for supporting a plurality of odour sample pots 21 at a plurality of odour sample positions 22 and in an orientation for retaining liquid samples. The carousel 20 is rotatable about axis B to provide a user selected odour sample at a predetermined presentation position 29. The apparatus comprises means for covering the odour sample pots 23 and means for uncovering an odour sample pot 26,27 at the predetermined presentation position 29, such that a sample can be presented at the predetermined presentation position 29 whilst an animal is trained on its odour. This apparatus is of particular use for training animals on liquid samples, or in applications where cross contamination between samples must be mitigated. Also included is a method of using the odour training apparatus.
Patent GB-2579232-A (GB)
Title: Ceramic rotors, A vacuum pump comprising such rotors and their method of manufacture
Inventor: ROBERT DESMOND WILD
IPC: F04C25/02
Filed: 2018-11-27
Abstract: A vacuum pump rotor 10 formed by a plurality of interlocked pieces 20 of ceramic material. Each ceramic piece may comprise a protrusion and/or indentation, with neighbouring pieces corresponding indentations and/or protrusions so that the pieces may fit together to form the rotor. Engaged protrusions and indentations may hold the pieces together by resisting forces in a radial plane. The pieces are preferably sectors of the rotor, with complementary tongues and grooves on their outer radial edges. The protrusions and recesses may be dovetail-shaped with a rounded contour, like in jigsaw puzzle pieces. Preferably the ceramic pieces are held together by adhesive in an axial direction and are hollow, with a lattice-type structure internally and a continuous, solid exterior. The rotor may have a sleeve 30 of non-ceramic, e.g. polymer, material on its inner circumference, the ceramic pieces being attached to the sleeve, preferably via the engagement of at least one key on the sleeve with one or more indentations 32 on at least one of the ceramic pieces. The ceramic pieces, preferably made via an additive manufacturing technique such as 3D printing, may be assembled through axial sliding of their protrusions into mating indentations, then glued together and fired.
Patent GB-2582905-A (GB)
Title: Structural damper
Inventor: Kristian Edward Hook
IPC: G10K11/16
Filed: 2019-03-29
Abstract: A structural damper 2 with: an acoustic black hole (ABH) 5; a sensor 7; a damper structure 4; an actuator 8 that applies a force to the damper structure; and, a controller H which controls the actuator depending on a signal from the sensor, to provide damping of a primary structure. The damper may comprise the ABH and the actuator may apply the force to the ABH. The controller may control: the vibration of the primary structure; a flexural wave in the primary structure; and/or the acoustic radiation form the primary structure. The primary structure may be a: vehicle, such as a car, airplane or submarine; or, a structure, such as a building, bride, dam or canal.
Patent GB-2588071-A (GB)
Title: Method of diagnosing a fault in a motor circuit
Inventor: VASILE COROBAN-SCHRAMEL
IPC: H02K11/20
Filed: 2019-05-22
Abstract: Diagnosing an open phase fault condition of a motor circuit 1 including an electric motor 3, an inverter bridge 6 applying pulse width modulated sinusoidal current waveforms to each phase, and a controller 10 which receives as an input an error signal dependent on the difference between the current demanded from the motor Idq and the actual current flowing in the motor Idq and outputs a voltage demand signal for each phase that is fed to the inverter, the method comprises determining the q axis motor current, the motor speed, the q axis motor current demand, and the demanded phase voltage from the controller and, if the following conditions are satisfied, output a signal indicating that an open phase fault condition of motor is present: the q axis current demand amplitude is above a threshold, the q axis motor current is below a first predefined fraction of the demanded q axis motor current, the demanded phase voltage is greater than a second predefined fraction of the saturated phase voltage value of the motor circuit; and the motor speed is below a threshold speed.
Patent GB-2586574-A (GB)
Title: Anti-theft device for one or more sports articles
Inventor: MICHAEL HORSFALL
IPC: G08B13/14
Filed: 2019-06-07
Abstract: An anti-theft device for one more sports articles having a shaft, the anti-theft device comprising a body, with a back section 4 configured retain a motion sensing component (e.g. in a compartment 8) which senses movement of the body and generate an alarm signal if movement is detected, a shoulder 10 extending from the back section, the shoulder and the back section forming a channel 13 to receive a portion of a sports bag for the device to hang from, and at least one clamp 20 arranged to receive a shaft of each of the sports articles, for example a golf club located within the sports bag so that each of the shafts are secured in spaced relationship. The clamp may have a pair of flexible jaws for receiving the shaft. Preferably there are gripping ribs 18 on the shoulder/back section to prevent removal from the edge of the sports bag. The motion sensing component may be a GPS device. The alarm may be audible or a signal to a mobile phone. The device is designed to prevent theft of golf clubs from a golf bag.
Patent GB-2578948-A (GB)
Title: Fixation device and installation method
Inventor: ANDREW HUNT
IPC: E02D5/80
Filed: 2019-08-12
Abstract: An elongate fixation device 1 for use in subsea anchoring, and a method for installation. The device 1 has a triple nested stem arrangement, the innermost stem 2 of which has a cutter 9 disposed at a distal end and a tapered section 8 located adjacent to and proximally behind the cutter 9. An intermediate stem 3 surrounds at least a central portion of the inner stem 2 and has one or more flareable cutting fingers 7 at its distal end. An outer stem 4 surrounds a proximal portion of the intermediate stem 3. First 17 and second 18 releasable couplings couple the intermediate stem 3 to the inner 2 and outer 4 stems respectively. All three stems are rotationally coupled to one another and the outer stem 4 has a rotationally driveable portion 10 and the inner stem 2 has a tensioning nut 12 for adjusting the relative axial positions of the inner 2 and outer 4 stems. The tensioning nut 12 and the driveable portion 10 are coupleable to a single rotational drive 23.
Patent GB-2574948-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for measuring water activity in food products
Inventor: ALEX MASON
IPC: G01N33/12
Filed: 2015-09-01
Abstract: The shelf-life of a food product is predicted based on its water activity value. The water activity is determined by radiating the food product sample 4 with electromagnetic signals from a sensor 1, and detecting the signals reflected or transmitted from the food product at the sensor. The water activity value is then generated and converted into a shelf life value. The sensor may be operated at a power of 1 watt or less. The signals may be in the microwave range and may radiate 100mm from the surface of the sensor. In a second aspect, a status or readiness of a preserved meat product is determined from the water activity value. The method may be used for non-destructive testing.
Patent GB-2587402-A (GB)
Title: Formulation
Inventor: NIGEL COOPER
IPC: A61P17/00
Filed: 2019-09-27
Abstract: A composition comprising an amphoteric surfactant, an alkoxylated cetyl alcohol and a polar drug, wherein the total amount of preservative present in the composition is 0.2%w/w or less. Preferably, if the preservative is present, it is not benzyl alcohol and/or triclosan, preferably the preservative is chlorocresol. The polar drug may be an anionic drug, most preferably sodium cromoglicate and/or nedocromil sodium. The amphoteric surfactant is preferably disodium cocoamphodiacetate. Preferably, the alkoxylated cetyl alcohol is polypropoxylated cetyl alcohol (worked examples comprise Procetyl AWS). The polar drug may also be a corticosteroid, antibacterial agent, antirheumatic agent, nicotine or a hormone. The composition is preferably an oil-in-water emulsion for topical administration. The composition is for use in medicine, preferably a skin disease involving mast cells and/or delayed hypersensitivity reactions and/or inflammation, for example, atopic dermatitis or eczema. The composition provides adequate skin penetration of the polar drug and provides a stable composition with low levels of preservatives.
Patent GB-2589080-A (GB)
Title: Surveillance system
Inventor: ADAM WACEY
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2019-11-08
Abstract: A video surveillance system comprises: at least one camera 50a-b to observe a surveillance field, providing resulting video data; at least one beacon 200 (e.g. a wearable device such as an identification badge, lanyard or insignia) comprising at least one light emitting element 230 (e.g. a non-visible infrared LED), and controller 220 to provide an actuation sequence to the light emitting element; a video analytics system 100 comprising a processor 110 to: receive video data captured by the camera(s) and analyse the video for the presence of beacon light emissions. Upon detection of beacon light emissions, the analytics system decodes the actuation sequence of the light emissions, verifying the identity of the beacon, and outputs a record of the transition of a beacon within the surveillance field. A beacon may be tracked between first and second surveillance fields. Depth location of beacons within images may be determined based on a known spacing distance of light emitting elements on beacons. An analogous broad video surveillance method, and wearable beacon (using a unique beacon identification key), are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2576843-A (GB)
Title: Sensor system
Inventor: SATOSHI KANNO
IPC: G01N29/22
Filed: 2018-05-24
Abstract: Provided is a sensor system with which it is possible to perform ultrasonic examination of wall thinning, cracking, etc., of a pipe or container covered by a thick-walled cover member, without removing the cover member. This sensor system (1), which is used in non-destructive examination, has: a sensor (20) attached to the surface of an object to be examined (42); a sensor coil (21) electrically connected to the sensor (20) by a first cable (22); a first electromagnetic-wave-shielding member (23) arranged between the surface of the object to be examined (42) and the sensor coil (21); a sensor-side coil (3) arranged so as to face the sensor coil (21) across a gap, the sensor-side coil (3) being capable of coupling by electromagnetic inductance; and a probe-side coil (2) arranged so as to be set apart from the sensor-side coil (3), the probe-side coil (2) being electrically connected by a second cable (4).
Patent GB-2594697-A (GB)
Title: Ventilation Manifold and system
Inventor: Callum Crawford
IPC: A62B9/02
Filed: 2020-03-24
Abstract: A ventilation manifold for a ventilator comprising a Y shaped fluid logic flow path with bifurcated end paths, a constriction path 42 and a compressed breathable gas chamber fluidly coupled to a compressed breathable gas source. A manifold axis is defined by the constriction path 42. A source path 43 is coupled to an outlet conduit for a ventilator to present the compressed breathable gas at a source angle to one side of the manifold axis; and a vent path 44 is at a vent angle to the manifold axis for an exhaust flow. The constriction path and bifurcations act to urge inlet flow towards the source path 43 during inhalation and upon exhalation of spent gas from the source path, the flow is directed to vent path 44. The relative magnitudes of the source angle and the vent angle to the manifold axis and each other along with the configuration of the constriction path, source path and the vent path determine the flow rate and pressure.
Patent GB-2594293-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid vehicle state of charge control
Inventor: LAURENTIU ANTONIN CANCEL
IPC: B60W20/17
Filed: 2020-04-21
Abstract: A control system (12 fig 2A) and method provide control of a state of charge (SOC) of energy storage means of a hybrid electric vehicle (10 fig 1), wherein one or more electronic controllers receive destination data 402, determine a route to be travelled by the vehicle 404, in dependence on the received destination data and control the SOC 406 in dependence on the route to allow the vehicle to travel an end portion of the route in an electric-only mode. The route has segments and comprises characteristic(s) such as length, speed profile, gradient profile, expected traffic flow profile and/or end of route charger availability. In an end portion of the route, such as a 1.5 km segment, the SOC is allowed to fall below a sustain threshold if such availability exists. The invention is suited to plug-in hybrid vehicle journeys which end in built-up areas with noise and pollution requirements.