baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2564898-A (GB)
Title: Cooling system for a nuclear reactor
Inventor: JAMES PALMER
IPC: G21C15/18
Filed: 2017-07-27
Abstract: An emergency cooling system for a nuclear power plant 100 comprises: a first fluid circuit 18 connecting the reactor pressure vessel 12 to a first heat exchanger 20 located within the reactor containment vessel 15; and a second fluid circuit 26 connecting said first heat exchanger to one or more second, preferably air-cooled, heat exchangers 28 located outside of the containment. When it is measured that the temperature within the reactor vessel 12 is above a threshold, or when conditions therein are otherwise indicative of an emergency situation, a valve 22 is configured to open so as to allow the fluid, i.e. water, to flow through the first fluid circuit. The second heat exchangers are preferably elevated with respect to the first, and the first heat exchanger elevated with respect to the reactor, so as to allow a natural circulation of the coolant, driven by temperature variations therein, to be established within the fluid circuits.
Patent GB-2562321-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle impact barrier system and a vehicle impact barrier unit for use therein
Inventor: MARK ANDREW STONE
IPC: E01F13/12
Filed: 2017-08-18
Abstract: The system comprises a series of impact barrier units 10 linked by at least one linkage configuration. The linkage configuration may comprise two linkage elements where a first linkage element 30 is coupled to upper portions of a first and second barrier unit respectively, and a second linkage element 32 is coupled to lower portions of the first and second barrier unit. Each of the barrier units may comprise an outer shell 12 and an internal structure 26. The internal structure may comprise a bottom structure 14 which is located in the bottom half of the unit. Between 85% and 90% of the mass of the unit may be provided by the bottom structure. The bottom structure may comprise at least one fin 22a-22d wherein the fin comprises first and second bottom edges and the bottom edges are disposed at an angle of between about 120 and about 160 degrees. Also disclosed is a method of restricting passage of a vehicle from a first location to a second location.
Patent GB-2566277-A (GB)
Title: Field hockey goalkeeper kicker strap protector
Inventor: MATTHEW PAUL BRAGINTON
IPC: A43C15/00
Filed: 2017-09-06
Abstract: A protective sheath 1 comprising a one piece moulded sheath which attaches to a field hockey goalkeeper kicker by threading the kicker straps through the inside 2 of the sheath to create a barrier between the straps and the ground surface. The protective sheath 1 can be made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) reinforced with polyester yarn. The protective sheath 1 may be tapered from a front edge 3 towards a rear face 4. The protective sheath 1 creates a barrier between the straps and the ground minimising friction damage to the straps and acts to maintain a player’s footwear within the strap system.
Patent GB-2551937-A (GB)
Title: Biopsy sample retention mechanism
Inventor: BRANDON JAMES SHUMAN
IPC: A61B10/04
Filed: 2016-03-22
Abstract: An apparatus, comprising: a biopsy needle having a distal end and a proximal end, all or a portion of the biopsy needle being movable between a collapsed state and an expanded state; a sheath having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the biopsy needle in the collapsed state is contained within the sheath, and in the expanded state at least the distal end of the biopsy needle extends from the distal end of the sheath; wherein the biopsy needle is provided with two or more sleeves, which at least partially overlap in the collapsed configuration and which cylindrically expand to provide an increased radius, relative to a radius in the collapsed state, for sampling in the expanded configuration, and wherein a cross section of the distal end of the biopsy needle in the expanded state is a substantially circular cross section.
Patent GB-2551462-A (GB)
Title: Travel joint release devices and methods
Inventor: WILLIAM MARK RICHARDS
IPC: E21B17/07
Filed: 2013-05-31
Abstract: A travel joint, comprising: an outer housing 202; an inner mandrel 204 slidingly disposed within the outer housing; and a release device 200 positioned between the outer housing and the inner mandrel. The release device comprises a plurality of lugs 206 configured to prevent relative axial movement between the outer housing and the inner mandrel in a locked position and to allow relative axial movement between the outer housing and the inner mandrel in an unlocked position and a retaining sleeve 210 configured to maintain the plurality of lugs in engagement with the outer housing and the inner mandrel in the locked position and to translate axially the plurality of lugs out of engagement with the inner mandrel in the unlocked position, and the retaining sleeve is coupled to a piston 212 configured to translate the retaining sleeve from the locked position to the unlocked position in response to the fluid pressure. The release device is configured to prevent and allow, selectively, relative axial movement between the outer housing and the inner mandrel in response to a fluid pressure supplied to the release device from a flowbore 214 of the outer housing or a flowbore of the inner mandrel.
Patent GB-2569287-A (GB)
Title: Reformable article
Inventor: RICHARD POWELL
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2017-12-07
Abstract: A reformable article 10 for a vehicle seat, comprising a layer 12 of thermoplastics material. The article may be less than 1mm thick. The thermoplastic material may have a forming temperature in the range 50 to 70 degrees Celsius, and may comprise methacrylate, polyamide, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyacetate or co-polymers thereof. The reformable article may be a laminate comprising two layers of thermoplastics material 12 and a support layer 14 sandwiched between the two thermoplastics layers. The support layer may comprise carbon fibre or glass fiber. A vehicle seat 18 may comprise a plurality of reformable elements 20, 22, 24 having different rigidities, e.g. in the squab 25, seat cushion 27, headrest, leg or footrest. The seat may comprise heating means (e.g. heater mat 28) and cooling means 36 (e.g. fan), for controlling a user’s thermal comfort. A method of heating the reformable article to or above the forming temperature for a period of time using heating means, such that the person sitting on the seat will cause the article to be reformed in situ, preferably cooling it after it changes profile for increased passenger comfort.
Patent GB-2560804-A (GB)
Title: System and method for drug dosage medicament regime adherence monitoring
Inventor: OTHMAN ABDULRAHIM RADI ALHANBALI
IPC: G16H40/67
Filed: 2018-01-23
Abstract: The method comprises creating an oral drug dosage medicament regime 202 for a patient; loading a plurality of oral drugs into a cartridge of an oral drug dispensing device 203; providing a patient wearable vital sign monitoring device for being worn by the patient 204 and associating the monitoring device and the dispensing device with a patient profile. For at least one medicament interval 205, the method comprises alerting the patient of the medicament interval using the monitoring device, obtaining first vital sign measurement data 209 for the patient using the monitoring device, detecting the dispensing of the drug from the cartridge of the dispensing device 206, obtaining second vital sign measurement data for the patient post the dispensing 215, and comparing the first and second vital sign measurement data 214 to calculate a probability 210 of the consumption of the oral drug.
Patent GB-2558829-A (GB)
Title: Single ended bitline current sense amplifier for SRAM applications
Inventor: ALEXANDER FRITSCH
IPC: G11C29/02
Filed: 2016-09-01
Abstract: Single ended bitline current sense amplifier for SRAM applications. The present disclosure relates to current sense read amplifier for use as a read amplifier in a memory arrangement of memory cell groups, wherein in each of the memory cell groups cells includes at least one read port connected to a read amplifier by a bitline, and wherein said read amplifiers are connected to a data output. The current sense read amplifier includes a voltage regulator to keep a bitline voltage at a constant voltage level below a power supply voltage and above a ground, a measurement circuit to detect a high current value and a low current value in an input signal, and a generator to generate a high voltage level output signal when the high current value input is detected and to generate a low voltage level output signal when the low current level value is detected.
Patent GB-2575429-A (GB)
Title: Electronic Breadboard Switching Device
Inventor: JASON FRAME
IPC: H01R11/01
Filed: 2018-06-01
Abstract: An electronic breadboard switching device 10 comprises an input/output bus connector 30 for connection to a bus connector of a processing device for the communication of power, data and/or control signals to and/or from the processing device. The switching further includes an array of conductive holes 40, 45, 50, 55 to allow insertion and electrical connection of wires 90, 92, 94, 96 for electrical connection to conductive holes in an electronic breadboard 20. Electrical connectors 1-12 and 13-24 electrically connect the input bus connector 30 to the array of conductive holes, and a switch arrangement 110 serves to disconnect the electrical connections carrying power, data and/or control signals between the input bus connector and the array of conductive holes. The switch may be manually operated by a user of the electronic breadboard switching device.
Patent GB-2576710-A (GB)
Title: A pod
Inventor: Daniel Patrick Marchant
IPC: A24F40/60
Filed: 2018-08-23
Abstract: A replaceable pod 3 for use with a vaporiser (1, Fig. 1B), the pod 3 intended to be used in a generally upright configuration, the pod 3 having a top and a bottom and comprising: a housing 15, a reservoir 41 for a liquid 42 to be vapourized, a chimney 40 extending within the housing 15, through which air may be drawn through the pod from an upstream opening 21, 22 of the pod to a downstream opening 18 of the pod, a wick 36 for receiving liquid 42 from the reservoir 41; and a heating element 37 for heating liquid in the wick, wherein the upstream opening 21, 22 of the pod 3 is above the level of a bottom of the chimney 41. The invention may be employed to prevent liquid accumulating in the chimney from leaking out of the upstream opening 21, 22.
Patent GB-2576957-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for improving construction of regions of interest
Inventor: JOHANN CITERIN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2018-09-11
Abstract: Identifying, in scene images, regions of interest to be used for setting the camera and/or to process images from the camera, comprising: in response to detecting targets in obtained images, segmenting the images into portions, each of which has an associated relevance indication showing how relevant it is for that portion to be included as part of a region of interest; selecting a relevant portion based on the relevance indications and then updating the relevance indications associated with the other relevant portions based on the selected relevant portion; and determining a region of interest based on the most relevant portions indicated. Representations of relevant portions and corresponding relevance indications may be displayed. Objects may be classified based on position, size, distance, pose, speed. Segmentation may be based on target density, image characteristics (eg. brightness), computing resource consumption based on motion detection. Relevance may be indicated by colour. Selected portions may be concatenated. Target density maps may be based on threshold target numbers. Mission efficiency maps may be based on the application, eg. surveillance, crime prevention, security, event detection, traffic/car monitoring, customer behaviour observation, face recognition, license/number plate recognition. Homogeneity maps may be created. Camera settings may include exposure or focus.
Patent GB-2567328-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods of product sortation
Inventor: SHAYNE WAHLMEIER
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2017-03-07
Abstract: A sortation system comprises: a first conveyor 105 which transports at least one receptacle 103 to a sortation station 107, the receptacle 103 being able to receive a plurality of products 101a-l; a sorter 113 comprising a plurality of vessels 111, each vessel 111 being able to receive at least one product 101a-l, which transports the products 101a-l from the sortation station 107 and ejects them at a specified sortation delivery station 115a, 115b corresponding to the product based on at least on product identifier; an order consolidation station 117a, 117b comprising a plurality of order-specific portions 119a-d which receives products from the delivery station 115a, 115b; and a central computing system (125, figure 4) configured to transmit instruction to activate the ejection mechanism in response to a detection of transportation of the vessel to the specified sortation delivery station 115a, 115b. Also disclosed is the corresponding method of sorting using the system.
Patent GB-2565732-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for recording time
Inventor: ANTONIO DE PERIO
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2017-06-03
Abstract: The present invention provides a system for recording time expended on a matter, the system comprising: time recording actuation means, matter identifier selection means, and a processor-enabled device comprising: input means configured to accept data output from the time recording actuation means and the matter identifier selection means, electronic memory having stored therein a plurality of matter identifiers, and visual display means, the processor- enabled device configured to display at least a proportion of the stored plurality of matter identifiers on the visual display means as a selectable menu, wherein upon actuation of the time recording actuation means or the matter identifier selection means, the visual display means displays a means for selecting one of the stored plurality of matter identifiers on the visual display means, and the matter identifier is selectable by the matter identifier selection means.
Patent GB-2579843-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for calibrating the extrinsic parameter of an image sensor
Inventor: SREEJITH MARKKASSERY
IPC: G06T7/80
Filed: 2018-12-18
Abstract: Calibrating extrinsic parameter(s) (e.g. position, orientation) of an image sensor (e.g. located on a vehicle) comprises selecting a first set of parallel feature edges in an image captured by the sensor and determining reference vanishing points (540, 560) for the first set, the reference vanishing points (VP) being located on a projection reference frame (e.g. unitary sphere for a sphere camera model) of the sensor (e.g. image plane of the sensor). A second set of parallel feature edges which are parallel to the first are determined and a plurality of points from the second set are projected onto the projection reference frame based on a pre-existing projection matrix of the sensor. Second VPs (790,792) located on the projection reference frame for the second set of edges are determined. Any deviation in the location of the second VPs from the reference VPs (indicating an error in the pre-existing projection matrix) are reduced until the deviation is within predefined limit(s) by recursively modifying the pre-existing projection matrix by adjusting extrinsic parameter(s), projecting a plurality of points from the second set of edges onto the projection reference frame using the modified pre-existing projection matrix, and determining the second VPs after projecting.
Patent GB-2571441-A (GB)
Title: Cellular telecommunications network
Inventor: FARHAD MEHRAN
IPC: H04W24/08
Filed: 2019-01-15
Abstract: Configuring a plurality of transceivers, wherein two transceiver may each use two configuration profiles. The method comprises the steps of: measuring a first (and second) property of the first (and second) profile at a first (and second) plurality of testing locations, respectively, along a route; plotting the first and/or second plurality of locations; calculating a first (and second) overall performance metric for a first (and second) combination of the profiles based on the measured properties associated with a first (and second) identified testing location; selecting one of the first and second combinations of profiles for the transceivers based on the overall performance metrics; and applying the selected combination of the profiles to the transceivers. The route may be a drive test route. Drive tests conducted for different configurations may be combined to evaluate theoretical performance for combinations of those configurations, despite there being no real world data for that combination, reducing the number of drive tests that need to be conducted. A set of reference locations may be selected, and the calculation of the overall metric based on the best measurement within a distance of the reference location.
Patent GB-2578340-A (GB)
Title: Overlay for massage headrest
Inventor: CARMEN HELEN HOMSY
IPC: A61H37/00
Filed: 2019-04-18
Abstract: A fabric overlay 10 for a massage headrest, the overlay 10 comprising: a first fabric portion 12 having an aperture 14 therethrough, wherein the first portion 12 extends in a first plane. A second fabric portion 16 is formed into a tube that extends around the aperture 14 and extends away from the first plane. The fabric of the overlay 10 comprises a first layer 30 of fabric bonded to a second layer of fabric. The first layer is a fabric top layer made from e.g. viscose, polyester, or bamboo and the second layer is a breathable polymer membrane, such as polyester. There may be a third padded textile layer, such as a woollen layer or a microfleece layer. The overlay 10 may have a strap 18. The fabric may be a machine washable fabric, such that the overlay can be washed and reused.
Patent GB-2584823-A (GB)
Title: Power supply
Inventor: TOM BAYNHAM
IPC: H05B45/10
Filed: 2019-05-17
Abstract: A power converter apparatus for converting an AC input into a DC output includes a power converter having an input circuit for receiving the AC input, one or more power switching devices to rectify the AC input and an output circuit to receive the rectified input and to provide a modulated DC output. The power converter apparatus also includes a feedback circuit for providing a feedback signal to the power converter. The feedback circuit includes a sensor for sensing the modulated DC output to generate a DC output signal and a filter to filter the DC output signal to generate a filtered DC output signal. The arrangement avoids the need for an electrolytic capacitor. The feedback signal is generated based on the filtered DC output signal. The filter may be an analogue or a digital filter. A power factor correction controller may be used to control the DC output of the converter. The power converter apparatus may be an LED driver for a plurality of LED lamps.
Patent GB-2588912-A (GB)
Title: A display device and system
Inventor: MIKAEL COLLIN
IPC: G06F17/10
Filed: 2019-11-13
Abstract: A logic circuit outputing a stream of Fresnel lens values F(x,y)=F(x)+F(y) for display on [MxN] pixels of a pixelated display device, the logic circuit being arranged to output the squares of an arithmetic sequence of integers (e.g. a2, (a+k)2, (a+2k)2, …) by inputting 602, 612 two initial values (a - k)2 and a2 - (a - k)2 into first 602, 604, 606 and second 612, 614, 616 respective data structures, each data structure comprising a data register 606, 616, reading data from each data structure and sum the read values 608, 618 to get square x2 650, storing x2 in first data register 606, adding two 617 to the value read from the second data structure and storing this in second data register 616. The output square is used to calculate F(x). F(y) may be similarly calculated using a circuit configured to output y2 with step size k=1 and starting value b. Preferably, a is -N/2 or 1-N/2 and b is -M/2 or 1-M/2. The circuit may be used in a holographic projector to calculate a Fresnel lens value for displaying a light modulation pattern, e.g. on an SLM. The holographic projector may be incorporated in a heads-up display HUD.
Patent GB-2588975-A (GB)
Title: A method of determining changes in stationary states of a signal
Inventor: Aliaksandr Yaroma
IPC: G01H3/14
Filed: 2019-11-18
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of determining changes in stationary states of a signal, wherein the signal may be of an accelerometer located on a vibrating machine or a sound signal measured by a microphone placed nearby a vibrating machine. The method comprising: receiving a plurality of sets of values, each set of values comprising at least one value of the signal; for each set of values among the plurality of sets of values, determining a respective first measure of statistical dispersion. determining a second measure of statistical dispersion for a subset of first measures of statistical dispersion among the determined first measures of statistical dispersion; and determining an exit from a stationary state of the signal by comparing the determined second measure with a predetermined threshold.
Patent GB-2589321-A (GB)
Title: Converting binaural signals to stereo audio signals
Inventor: MIKKO-VILLE ILARI LAITINEN
IPC: H04S7/00
Filed: 2019-11-25
Abstract: An apparatus comprising means configured to: obtain a binaural audio signal; obtain, based on the binaural audio signal, at least one direction parameter of at least one frequency band of the binaural audio signal. This is followed by modifying an inter-channel difference of the at least one frequency band based on the direction parameter to generate at least two audio signals for loudspeaker reproduction. In an embodiment this is performed by generating an estimate of at least a part of a covariance matrix of the frequency band, an energy estimate for the at least one frequency band, a target covariance matrix of the frequency band, and a mixing matrix of the frequency band – followed by the generation of left and right audio signals from a combination of channels. Further to this, a decorrelated audio signal for the frequency band may also be generated. In another embodiment, a binaural response and/or a long term response estimate is determined and compensated for.
Patent GB-2590956-A (GB)
Title: Guidance head and method
Inventor: DES WALLACE
IPC: F41H13/00
Filed: 2020-01-09
Abstract: A guidance head for use in directing a beam of energy towards a target comprises one or more beam-steering elements e.g. mirrors 30, 32, for directing a beam of energy 16 towards a projected position on a target object 4 in a scene 5 (fig.1), one or more beam-steering element sensors 38, 40, a display 26, and a processor 28. Each mirror has a corresponding beam-steering configuration, and each beam-steering element sensor 38, 40, which may be a high-resolution (27 bit) encoder, is configured to generate an electrical signal representative of the beam-steering configuration of the corresponding mirror. The processor receives image data representative of the scene and causes the display to display an image of the scene that is based on the received image data. The image includes an aiming mark displayed at a position in the image of the scene based at least in part on the electrical signals from the sensors, and represent the beam-steering configuration of the mirrors. The guidance head may be is suitable for a weapon system such as a guided missile weapon system, a directed energy weapon system, a dazzle weapon system, or for use as a target designator (108, fig.5).