baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2490383-A (GB)
Title: Wide Dynamic Range CMOS Image Sensor
Inventor: TAY HIOK NAM
IPC: H04N5/355
Filed: 2012-02-28
Abstract: An image sensor with a pixel array that includes at least one pixel. The sensor may also include a circuit that is connected to the pixel and provides a final image pixel value that is a function of a sampled reset output signal generated from the pixel. The final image pixel value is set to a reserved value if the sampled reset output signal exceeds a threshold. The final image may be a function of first, second and/or third images and a field that provides information on whether the final image includes a first exposure rate, a second exposure rate and/or a third exposure rate.
Patent GB-2492616-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for usein terminal mobility state detection
Inventor: TURKKA JUSSI TANELI
IPC: H04W24/10
Filed: 2012-03-30
Abstract: A method of determining a mobile terminal speed class comprises acquiring a statistical metric of measurements of a signal strength of a terminal with unknown speed over a predetermined time period, comparing the acquired statistical metric with mobility patterns stored in a database, each of said mobility patterns exhibiting a relationship between previously acquired statistical metrics of signal strength measurements of terminals with a specific terminal speed class, and determining a terminal speed class of the terminal according to a best match between the acquired statistical metric and the mobility patterns on the basis of the comparison. The database may be prepared comprising acquiring a statistical metric of measurements of a signal strength of a terminal with known speed, and applying the acquired statistical metric for creating or updating the mobility pattern with respect to the specific terminal speed class corresponding to the known speed of the terminal. Measurements may be taken by the mobile terminal and a statistical metric (average, standard deviation or the like) calculated and reported to the network. Measurements may be based on standardized MDT reports, power headroom reports or reference signal received power (RSRP).
Patent GB-2501899-A (GB)
Title: Solar cell module and systems
Inventor: YONG KIANPENG
IPC: H01L31/048
Filed: 2012-05-09
Abstract: An electrical power generating system which may be incorporated into a vane for a blind (see Fig. 8) or other structure comprises plural solar cell modules 10, each module comprising a solar panel 12, one or more mechanical connectors 28, 30 for releasably connecting the module to adjacent similar modules, electrical circuitry 14 connected to the solar panel to receive current generated by the panel in use and at least one multi-terminal electrical connector device, which may be co-located with the mechanical connectors, to interconnect the electrical circuitry between multiple solar modules. Each module may be provided with first and second pairs of electrical connectors 36, 38, suitable for use as a positive and negative electrical terminal pair. Connector devices (Fig. 12: 201) for interconnection of generators may have plurality of electrical terminals (Fig. 12: 203), for example eight, arranged in first and second rows at opposing sides of the connector. First and second of the connector terminals are electrically connected to respective first and second terminals of a respective one of the solar panels. Each connector device is configurable for example by use of a switch such that its terminals may adopt a selected one of a plurality of terminal configurations, so that for example adjacent solar panels or groups of panels are connected either in series or in parallel. The multi-terminal electrical connector device may also be used for connecting electrical components other than solar panels.
Patent GB-2493649-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of synthetic silica glass
Inventor: COAPES RICHARD BENJAMIN
IPC: C03B19/14
Filed: 2011-02-28
Abstract: Methods are described for manufacturing silica-based glass, in which silica precursor material is supplied to a synthesis flame in the form of an emulsion. The methods involve the steps of: forming an emulsion of an aqueous phase in a non-aqueous liquid silica precursor material; supplying the emulsion as a spray of droplets into a synthesis flame, whereby the precursor material is converted in the flame into a silica-containing soot; and collecting the soot on a substrate, either as a porous soot body for subsequent consolidation to glass or directly as a substantially pore-free glass.
Patent GB-2508349-A (GB)
Title: Valve on a pourer regulating discharge from a bottle
Inventor: SLEVIN PETER JOSEPH
IPC: B65D47/32
Filed: 2012-11-28
Abstract: A pourer has radial sealing flanges 2 through which a conduit 6 and air vent 10 pass; a chamber 5 in the conduit has an annular valve seat 7 against which a hub 14 seals. The hub is mounted on a threaded shaft 12 and vanes 15 of a turbine cause relative rotation between shaft 12 and hub 14, moving the hub towards the valve seat, in response to liquid flowing through the turbine. One or two revolutions could be sufficient to close the valve. The turbine may have two or four inclined rotationally symmetric blades. The vent may be formed in the threaded shaft. The conduit and vent can be entirely contained between the sealing flanges or extend out from either end. There may be a baffle at the end of the conduit.
Patent GB-2495036-A (GB)
Title: Analyte mass spectrometry quantitation using a universal reporter
Inventor: ROGERS JOHN CHARLES
IPC: G01N33/532
Filed: 2011-05-31
Abstract: Quantitation of analytes, including but not limited to peptides, polypeptides, and proteins, in mass spectrometry using a labeled peptide coupled to a reporter, and a universal reporter.
Patent GB-2497219-A (GB)
Title: A Tri-Phase code generator in a CDMA wireless communication system
Inventor: AL-JAZZAR SALEH OMAR
IPC: H04J13/12
Filed: 2010-09-21
Abstract: A tri-phase code generator for use with a bi-phase code generator in a CDMA based wireless communication system, where the tri-phase code generator is configured for receiving from the bi-phase code generator a bi-phase code sequence including a plurality of bi-phase substantially orthogonal coding chips having values belonging to the group of numbers {-1,1 }, for automatically processing the bi-phase code sequence, and for generating, as a function of the processing, a tri-phase code sequence having a same size as the bi-phase code sequence and including a plurality of tri-phase substantially orthogonal coding chips having values belonging to the group of numbers {-1,0,1 } such that the generated tri-phase code sequence is absent of any direct transition between {-1 } and {1 } and between { 1 } and {-1 } and the plurality of tri-phase coding chips have a better orthogonality between each other than the plurality of bi-phase coding chips. There is further provided a method of generating a tri-phase code sequence using a bi-phase code sequence, a method of retrieving a bi-phase code sequence from a signal using a tri-phase code sequence, as well as a signal transmission method and a signal reception method in a CDMA based communication system.
Patent GB-2496829-A (GB)
Title: Wireless communication access point
Inventor: HAIGH GEOFFREY THOMAS
IPC: H04W48/08
Filed: 2011-09-20
Abstract: A mobile cellular communications device (1) is associated with a first, wide area, Mobile Network Code for connection through a wireless communication access point (femtocell) (4) to a cellular telecommunications network by way of a data communications network (5), and also with a second, local, Mobile Network Code for making connections with other devices (3, 21, 22) served by local connections (48, 49) to the same access point base station (4). These connections may be made by the same or a different protocol to that used by the first device.
Patent GB-2500825-A (GB)
Title: An Al-Mg-Si-Mn alloy and a method of producing such an alloy
Inventor: WATSON DOUG
IPC: C22C1/02
Filed: 2013-04-02
Abstract: An aluminium alloy which comprises (by weight): 3.0-8.0 % magnesium, 0.7-4.0 % silicon, 0.1-1.5 % manganese and 0-0.3 % titanium. The alloy preferably comprises 4.5-6.5 % magnesium, 1.8-2.2 % silicon, 0.5-0.7 % manganese, 0-0.25 % titanium, less than 1.0 % copper, less than 0.5 % iron and either 0.01-0.25 % in total or 0.01-0.25 % of each of one or more of zirconium, niobium, gadolinium, hafnium, yttrium, vanadium and/or chromium. Preferably the alloy comprises at least one minor alloying element selected from Zr, Nb, Gd, Hf, Ca, Y, Co, Ag, Au, Sb, Bi, Nd, Yb, V, Cr, Cu, Zn, Be and/or B, each in an amount less than 0.2 % and the total amount of titanium and minor alloying elements being less than 0.5 %. The alloy can be used to make aged castings and can be made by heating aluminium, silicon and manganese in elemental or alloy form to a temperature of at least 750 0C to form a melt, adding flux to the melt surface and subsequently adding magnesium which has been preheated to a temperature of at least 200 0C.
Patent GB-2507638-A (GB)
Title: Rotary actuator for electricity meter contactor
Inventor: CONNELL RICHARD ANTHONY
IPC: H01F7/14
Filed: 2013-09-06
Abstract: An H-armature rotary actuator 500 is suitable for use in a two-pole contactor and comprises a coil 504 wound on a magnetic core 508, two vertical magnetic upstands 510a, 510b coupled to the core, and an H-armature 514 that is situated vertically above the coil. The magnetic upstands pass perpendicularly between the two pole pieces 514a, 514b of the H-armature, and the armature is configured to pivot, in a horizontal plane vertically above the coil, to switch between a first latched state, in which it is magnetically latched with the upstands, and a second latched state, in which it is magnetically latched with the upstands. Armature 514 pivots in a plane that is spaced apart from coil 504 in a direction that is perpendicular to the plane. Armature 514 can have magnet 512 between pole pieces 514a,514b and pivot on a spigot 516 attached to a bobbin on which the coil is wound. The actuator can be used to drive a two-pole contactor (fig 6) for an electricity meter.
Patent GB-2518417-A (GB)
Title: A device for protecting a conductor passing through a guide on a sea based oil drilling platform
Inventor: DISHMAN-FORD HELEN
IPC: E21B19/24
Filed: 2013-09-20
Abstract: A cylindrical protective sheave(10a-c) to protect a subsea well conductor pipe(12), running though an oil rig guide hole, with an annular flange (14a-c)projecting from the cylindrical bushing(10a-c) at a sufficient angle to hold the plain bearing(10a-c) or centraliser(10a-c) in the conductor guide. The angle of the flange(10a-c) maybe perpendicular(10c) or obtuse(10a&b) to the sheaf(10a-c). A further protrusion(28) on the base of the sheaf(10b) may hold the sheaf(10a-c) in place to prevent vertical movement from below. The sheaf(10a-c) may be made of a self lubricating polymer comprising synthetic fibres and a thermoset resin, and may be installed in sections.
Patent GB-2502759-A (GB)
Title: Method for identifying a subset of polynucleotides from an initial set of polynucleotides corresponding to the human genome for the in vitro determination
Inventor: MOLLER EVA
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2012-03-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identifying a subset of polynucleotides from an initial set of polynucleotides corresponding to the human genome for the in vitro determination, in a sample, of the severity of the host response of a patient in an acute infectious and/or acute inflammatory state, wherein a measuring device is used, which has a plurality of different gene probes, which represent substantially the entire human genome, wherein the test subjects are classified into at least two of the clinically determined phenotype groups according to the infection status and/or inflammation status of the test subjects, the changes of the gene expression signals between the phenotype groups are statistically compared, and gene probes whose gene expression signals are changed between at least two phenotype groups in a statistically significant manner are selected. A master score is determined therefrom as a measure of the severity of the host response, and a number of polynucleotides considerably reduced compared to the initial set is identified by determining a score that does not exceed a specified deviation from the master score. Said score can be used to diagnose, predict the development of, or monitor an acute infectious and/or inflammatory state of a patient and/or to monitor the course of therapy and/or for focus monitoring.
Patent GB-2521870-A (GB)
Title: Sub-dividable container
Inventor: RENDERS EDDY
IPC: B65D5/54
Filed: 2014-01-07
Abstract: Provided is a sub-dividable container (60 fig.10) that is dividable to form sub-containers 70, 72. The sub-dividable container comprises a tray (24 fig.10) formed from two tray cavities 26, 28 located adjacent to one another and the tray being formed from one or more first blanks (fig. 9). Each tray cavity comprises a base and one or more upstanding walls that extend around the entire periphery of the base. A lid for the tray (20 fig.10) is formed from a second blank. The lid forms a hood for at least partially enclosing an item locatable in the or each tray cavity, the hood can extend around the entire periphery of the sub-dividable container to form at least a portion of all sidewalls of the container. The lid is provided with a lid division facilitator (22 fig.10) for dividing the lid into two separate lids 62, 64, one for each tray cavity. Each of the upstanding walls of the tray can have a height that is less than height of the container and the two tray cavities can be attached together via adhesive or being formed from a single blank.
Patent GB-2508756-A (GB)
Title: Golf trolley wheel and adapter
Inventor: ROLFE MICHAEL
IPC: B60B27/06
Filed: 2012-08-13
Abstract: A wheel for an electrically powered vehicle includes a hub (3)formed with a chamber (5) which is open on one side and is shaped and diÂ¬ mensioned to house a selected one of several adapters (14, 15) each of which serves to connect the hub (3) to a drive mechanism of a seÂ¬ lected one of several electrically powered vehicles. Each adapter inÂ¬ cludes a first rotatable member (14) and means for connecting this first rotatable member to a driven axle of the selected vehicle so that, when the connection is made, rotation of the driven axle imparts roÂ¬ tation to the first rotatable member (14). A second rotatable member (15) which is connected to the hub (3) so that rotation of the second member (15) imparts rotation to the hub (3). Means are also provided to provide a coupling between the two rotatable members (14, 15) to connect the wheel directly to the driven axle of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2526871-A (GB)
Title: Docking station
Inventor: HO CHIH FENG
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2014-06-06
Abstract: A docking station, or port replicator, includes a housing 30 having a number of connectors 35-38, and having two or more engaging elements 31 and two or more engaging devices 33. The engaging elements 31 may be holes, recesses or cavities. The engaging devices 33 may be projections, bulges, or pegs. The docking station may further comprise a receptacle 10 including at least two engaging members 13 for engaging with the elements 31 of the housing 30. The engaging members 13 may be protrusions, bulges or pegs. The docking station may further comprise at least one electric facility (60), such as a plug or socket, having at least one engaging mechanism (61) for engaging with the engaging members 13 of the receptacle 10. The at least one engaging mechanism (61) may be a recess, hole, cavity or depression. The docking station may further comprise at least one electric appliance (40), such as a clock, video camera or speaker, having at least one engaging mechanism (41) for engaging with the engaging devices 33 of the housing 30.
Patent GB-2527142-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle impact structures
Inventor: COPPUCK FRANK
IPC: B62D21/15
Filed: 2014-06-23
Abstract: A vehicle has a chassis 10, which may comprise tubular members and composite plates, and a hub carrier mounting a wheel 12. A suspension 14 connecting the hub carrier and chassis 10 has a plurality of links 16, 18 extending inward and/or upward, which may include a spring damper, and a link 24 extending in a longitudinal direction towards chassis 10. A crushable structure 34 is attached to the chassis and is aligned with the path of wheel 12 during impact after collapse of longitudinal link 24. The arrangement may allow a wheel and tyre to be deformable during impact, for example by piercing a tyre of wheel 12, and to move in a controlled manner, preventing ingress into a passenger compartment. The arrangement is particularly suitable for small vehicles with a short working depth, and can be used with a front or a rear wheel.
Patent GB-2520103-A (GB)
Title: Latch assembly with pawl switch override device
Inventor: PEATEY DAVID P
IPC: E05B83/36
Filed: 2014-07-10
Abstract: A latch assembly comprising a claw 12 moveable between an unlatched (Fig 1) and latched (Fig 3) position with an intermediate safety latched position (Fig 2), a pawl 14 engaging the claw in said latched position and disengaging the claw for movement to the unlatched position, a switch cam 18 moveable between a switch-off (up) and a switch-on (down) position, the switch-on position activating a switch 20 and the switch-off position deactivating the switch, the claw engaging and holding the switch cam in said switch-on position when the claw is in the unlatched position (Fig 1) via shoulders 54 and 60, the claw releasing the switch cam to the switch-off position when the claw rotates to the latched safety position (Fig 2). A pawl switch override mechanism comprising a portion 72 on the pawl which engages with the switch cam 58 to move the switch cam to the switch-on position when the claw is moved to the latched position. The system turns latch motor 49 on when the latch is in the safety position and off at the latched/unlatched position thus moving the claw from the safety to latched positions.
Patent GB-2528251-A (GB)
Title: Lighting apparatus
Inventor: YOUNG ANDREW
IPC: H05K1/18
Filed: 2014-07-13
Abstract: A lighting apparatus 1 comprising one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) 5 mounted on a flexible printed circuit board 3 to form an elongate light-emitting strip, wherein the light-emitting strip has a bent formation to emit light in multiple directions and the lighting apparatus 1 further comprises a casing 7 to hold the lighting apparatus 1 in the curved formation. The light emitting strip may be twisted, curved or a combination of both. The arrangement replicates the lighting effect of a conventional incandescent bulb.
Patent GB-2518957-A (GB)
Title: Imaging apparatus
Inventor: SKOGLUND ESKIL
IPC: G01S15/89
Filed: 2014-07-31
Abstract: Structural features located at different depths below the surface of an object are imaged by transmitting sound pulses at the object, receiving multiple reflections and generating two images using respective subsets of the reflections. The first image represents an overview in which a structural feature may be obscured by another structural feature and the second image represents a slice through the first image which reveals the obscured structural feature. Alternatively an image may be generated from a time-of-flight and amplitude of each of the reflections. The image may be generated for reflections from a particular location on or a particular line across - the objects surface such that it represents either the amplitude of the reflection and a depth below the location at which the reflection was triggered; or a variation in these values along the line. The image may otherwise be a three-dimensional representation of amplitudes of reflections whose time-of-flight falls in a user-defined range.
Patent GB-2532941-A (GB)
Title: Mounting assembly
Inventor: Paul James Mackereth
IPC: F16B5/02
Filed: 2014-12-01
Abstract: A mounting assembly 1 comprising a body 101 with an attachment portion 104, a body opening 110a-f and an adaptor member 102a-c with a fixing opening 103a, mounted in the body opening 110a-f. In use, a surface has one or more fixing points. The body 101 is aligned over or around the fixing points and then the fixing opening 103a is aligned over the fixing points. The body 101 is fixed to the surface via fixing means located in the fixing opening 103a and the item to be mounted is attached to the mounting assembly 1.
Patent GB-2534405-A (GB)
Title: Obstetric device
Inventor: GRAHAM STEPHEN JOHN TYDEMAN
IPC: A61B17/44
Filed: 2015-01-23
Abstract: An obstetric device has a head piece 3 having a flexible peripheral rim 7 and a floor 10 spaced from the flexible peripheral rim 7, defining a cavity 9. One or more, and preferably a plurality of, support lugs 11a-d extend upwardly from the floor of the cavity; and an air communication aperture 6 is provided in the floor 10 of the cavity. Preferably the lugs have inclined upper surfaces 21, but lie below the level of the flexible peripheral rim 7. The device may further comprise an elongate tube, extending from the head piece 3, and secured to a proximal end piece, the proximal end piece comprising an orientation mark and a central bore. Also disclosed is an obstetric device comprising a head piece, a distal end piece having an orientation mark; and a tube interconnecting the head piece and the distal end piece. The interconnecting tube communicates with the air communication aperture.
Patent GB-2537930-A (GB)
Title: A hydraulic pump
Inventor: LLOYD NORMAN STOREY
IPC: F04C14/22
Filed: 2015-05-01
Abstract: A hydraulic pump 10 comprises a fluid chamber housing 12 within which is located a rotor 14. The fluid chamber housing and the rotor cooperate with one another to define a fluid chamber 16 there between. The fluid chamber housing includes first and second outlets 30a, 30b each of which is arranged in communication with a corresponding first or second portion 32a, 32b of the fluid chamber. The fluid chamber housing and the rotor are moveable relative to one another to vary the relative size of the first and second fluid chamber portions, the hydraulic pump further includes a control assembly 36 that is configured to move the fluid chamber housing and the rotor relative to one another. The housing and fluid chamber housing maybe movable by either sliding or pivoting means.
Patent GB-2529054-A (GB)
Title: Towable bicycle
Inventor: THOMPSON TOM ROBERT GEORGE
IPC: B62M6/40
Filed: 2015-07-03
Abstract: A bicycle frame includes a head tube 190 rotatably supporting first and second handlebars 194, and the handlebars 194 each selectively pivot to a tow position extending away from the head tube. The bicycle frame includes first and second primary wheel mounts receiving first and second wheels 110, 112, respectively, in a riding configuration of the bicycle frame, and one of the primary wheel mounts includes a first drive system coupling operably engaging one of the wheels 112 with a bicycle control and power system. The bicycle frame further includes first and second secondary wheel mounts (424, figure 6) receiving the first and second wheels 110, 112, respectively, in a towing configuration of the bicycle frame, and one of the secondary wheel mounts includes a second drive system coupling operably engaging one of the wheels with the bicycle control and power system.