baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2541656-A (GB)
Title: A method of operating an engine
Inventor: KIM FORD
IPC: F02D41/02
Filed: 2015-08-24
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a multi-cylinder lean burn engine 10 in which when lean NOx trap heating is required some cylinders of the engine 10 are operated rich of stoichiometric in order to increase the reductants and temperature of exhaust gas flowing to a lean NOx trap 16 and the remaining cylinders of the engine 10 are operated lean of stoichiometric to compensate for the rich running cylinders. The method is used to heat the Lean NOx trap 16 for the purpose of regenerating it to remove NOx or SOx. A vehicle having such an engine is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2542585-A (GB)
Title: Task scheduler and task scheduling process
Inventor: SERBAN GEORGESCU
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2015-09-23
Abstract: A task scheduler executes a number of tasks. Each task is assigned a folder. Different methods of executing a task are assigned sub-folders of the task folder. A list of the sub folders is generated. The names of the folders may indicate the priorities of the methods. The list may be ordered according to those priorities. The names of the folders may also indicate parameters for the tasks. When the scheduler executes a task, it finds the next sub-folder in the list and moves it to an active task folder. It then executes the corresponding method. When a task method completes successfully, the sub-folder is moved to a sub-folder of successful tasks and all the sub-folders for the task are removed from the list. When a task completes unsuccessfully, the sub-folder is moved to a sub-folder of unsuccessful tasks and the sub-folder is removed from the list.
Patent GB-2546497-A (GB)
Title: Regulated capillary plant watering
Inventor: BRIAN ARTHUR STALEY
IPC: A01G27/04
Filed: 2016-01-19
Abstract: A capillary wicking system for watering and/or nutrient feeding plants has a rising wick E isolated from a reservoir or supply by an enclosure J. Water is admitted to the enclosure via a control valve H in order to control the percentage field capacity of the growing media or to adjust the rate of flow. The wick is integral with or contacts a spreader mat B to deliver water to the growing media. The wick is preferably enclosed within a plastics bag sealed along three sides and open at an end at which the wick contacts or forms the spreader mat (see figure 2). Alternatively the enclosure may be a rigid enclosure (not shown). The control valve may be moveable vertically relative to the base of the growing media. The system may be a domestic or indoor system with the spreader mat B located on a table or bench A supporting planters D. Alternatively the system may be used in an outdoor setting with the rising wick disposed in a trench (see figure 3).
Patent GB-2549470-A (GB)
Title: A portable generator apparatus
Inventor: MARK COLLINS
IPC: C01B3/00
Filed: 2016-04-15
Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus comprising a generator enclosed within a casing shaped to allow it to be rolled about one or more axes, the apparatus being provided with stabilising means that can be arranged to hold the apparatus in a desired orientation and prevent the apparatus from rolling when it is desired to use the generator. The generator is preferably a chemical reactor which generates hydrogen. The hydrogen may then be consumed by a fuel cell which may also be situated inside the casing. The casing is preferably a sphere with retractable stabilizing legs.
Patent GB-2549766-A (GB)
Title: Garments
Inventor: PHILLIP WILLIAM KNIGHT
IPC: A41D3/06
Filed: 2016-04-28
Abstract: A water resistant garment 10 comprises a torso portion 20 and a trouser portion 30 which are releasably fastened together. The fastening mechanism (92, figure 5) may be continuous around the whole of the torso 20 and trouser portion 30 and may be a zip or hook and loop material. The fastening mechanism may have a guard which lies against the skin of the wearer and it may be concealed. The trouser portion 30 may have a retention arrangement around the waist to retain the trousers, which may be an elasticated band (106, figure 6) or a belt. Each portion may comprise an under layer and an outer layer, only the outer layer being removable. The advantage is that a wearer can easier put the garment on by putting the portions on independently, then fastening, and can remove each portion independently of the other.
Patent GB-2551187-A (GB)
Title: An arrangement of ribs at an interface between an outer end of a wing and a moveable wing tip device
Inventor: ROBERT IAN THOMPSON
IPC: B64C3/56
Filed: 2016-06-09
Abstract: An aircraft comprising a wing, having a fixed wing (105, figure 2a) with a wing tip device (103, figure 2a) moveably mounted at the outer end thereof. The wing tip device is moveable between: a flight configuration; and a ground configuration. The outer end of the fixed wing terminates at an outer rib (115), and the inner end of the wing tip device terminates at an inner rib (117). The outer and inner ribs are located on opposing sides of an interface between the fixed wing and the wing tip device. The fixed wing-skin (119) terminates inwardly of the interface, but the outer rib comprises a surface-forming portion (127) forming an extension of the fixed wing-skin towards the interface. The wing tip device-skin (121) terminates outwardly of the interface, but the inner rib comprises a surface-forming portion (129) forming an extension of the wing tip device-skin towards the interface. The respective surface-forming portions of the ribs meet to create a substantially continuous surface across the interface. Using metallic ribs to form the interface permits a closer fit than using the wing skin which is formed from composite material. The interface is then easier to seal.
Patent GB-2551785-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for testing turbochargers
Inventor: GEOFFREY KERSHAW
IPC: G01M1/34
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: Apparatus 1 for testing turbochargers includes a balance test module 2 for measuring rotational imbalance of a turbocharger core assembly 3, a flow setting module 4 for measuring and calibrating airflow through a variable geometry turbocharger 5 and a control unit 6 for controlling the apparatus and storing measurement data. The control unit is configured to receive a first measurement data set from the balance test module and a second measurement data set from the flow setting module and to store the data sets on a memory of the control unit. Also provided is a method of repairing or reconditioning a turbocharger comprising: disassembling a variable geometry turbocharger on the work surface of an integrated balance test and flow setting apparatus, testing rotational imbalance of the turbocharger core assembly using the balance test module of the apparatus, grinding material from the core assembly if a rotational imbalance is found, reassembling the turbocharger with the tested core assembly, measuring airflow through the reassembled turbocharger using a flow setting module of the apparatus whilst operating the actuator of the turbocharger and calibrating the turbocharger based on the measured airflow.
Patent GB-2543405-A (GB)
Title: System for hybrid incremental approach to query processing and method therefor
Inventor: SHENGHUA WAN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2016-09-09
Abstract: A method for compiling search results includes gathering user behaviour data 602 from a plurality of users, filtering the behaviour data 604 using e.g. a linear aggregation formula, performing update calculations on the filtered behaviour data 606 using e.g. an incremental update algorithm, using a decaying function to aggregate the filtered user behaviour data 608, and facilitating the presentation of aggregated user behavior data 610. The behaviour data can include the user history at an internet-accessible site, such as an eCommerce site, and the user history can include purchase and browsing history that can be used to determine a popularity of items sold by the eCommerce site. Facilitating the presentation can include displaying products in order of popularity.
Patent GB-2538693-A (GB)
Title: Fastening tool for a faucet nut
Inventor: BRYAN ALBERT JEFFERSON
IPC: B25B13/48
Filed: 2015-02-27
Abstract: The inventions relates to a tool (10) that is adapted to loosen or fasten connector nuts located in areas of reduced space. The tool (10) is particularly useful because it allows manipulating basin nuts (40) located between the lower portion of the basing and piping that provides water to the faucets that are attached to the basin via the nut. The tool comprising a body having a first section adapted to receive the fastening means and a second section adapted to receive the torque, the first section and the second section being adapted for attachment to each other to transfer the torque to the first section, wherein the first section is adapted to allow piping to be located adjacent the second section during use of the tool to allow the first section to receive the fastening means. The tool may be configured as a socket. The invention also relates to a kit including the sockets.
Patent GB-2560876-A (GB)
Title: Stroller
Inventor: Craig Pitt
IPC: B62B7/06
Filed: 2017-02-01
Abstract: A stroller 1 comprising a spine 2 having a first spine part 5 and a second spine part 6, the first spine part supporting a handle 19 and the second spine part supporting wheels 4a, 4b, 4c. The stroller has a spine hinge 7 connecting the first and the second spine parts together such that they are rotatable relative to one another. Additionally, a collapsible seat 3 for accommodating a child extends between the first and second spine parts. The stroller is foldable between a folded configuration and an extended configuration. In the extended configuration, the spine hinge is lockable via means of an actuator (107, Fig.3) so as to prevent rotation of the spine parts relative to one another. Preferably, the actuator moves between the locked and unlocked positions in a direction parallel to the axis on which the spine hinge rotates. A pair of wheel arms 17b, 17c may be mounted to the second spine part, and support at least one wheel.
Patent GB-2548233-A (GB)
Title: Impressed current cathodic protection
Inventor: Andrew Douglas Willis
IPC: C23F13/20
Filed: 2015-07-22
Abstract: An impressed current cathodic protection system for protecting a structure(1) against corrosion, the system comprising a power supply (8) connected to conversion means (3) for converting the output of the power supply to DC at a required level, the conversion means being connected to the power supply by an electrical connection wherein in use the structure forms a cathode and the conversion means are disposed at a distal region of the electrical connection line and an anode (13) is electrically connected to the conversion means, wherein an electrical connection cable between the conversion means and the anode is of a relatively high current-carrying capacity compared to the electrical connection between the AC power supply and the conversion means, and further comprising an electrical connection cable between the conversion means and the structure, which cable is of a relatively high current-carrying capacity compared to the electrical connection between the power supply and the conversion means.
Patent GB-2548482-A (GB)
Title: Rugby headgear
Inventor: MARK GANLY
IPC: A63B71/10
Filed: 2017-02-23
Abstract: Protective headgear for rugby comprises a main body, configured to encompass a wearers head and including a pair of side head parts 2, 3 connected by a forehead part 4 from which a crown part 5 extends. The headgear has an inner wicking layer, an outer barrier layer, and an intermediate section between these layers. The middle section comprises an impact resistant open cell polyurethane foam. The open cell polyurethane foam has a density of from 100 to 300 kg/m3, which significantly reduces the G-force energy transferred to a players head during impact. The intermediate section may comprise inner and outer foam layers, which may be of difference thicknesses. The inner layer may be perforated, and the outer layer may comprise several spaced-apart pieces, which may be disposed in corresponding pockets in the outer barrier layer of the scrum cap.
Patent GB-2561582-A (GB)
Title: Window, stile and cover bar
Inventor: Jason Wilder
IPC: E06B3/36
Filed: 2017-04-19
Abstract: The window has a pair of hinged casements 50, 52 having respective stiles 54a, 54b which are juxtaposed when the window is closed. Each stile is hollow and has a first face 58 providing a glazing channel 59 for mounting a glazing unit 60, a second face opposite the first, an interior face and an exterior face. One stile has an exterior weather seal (85, Fig. 4) on its second face arranged to seal against second face of the other stile when the window is closed. One stile has a hollow cover bar or astragal 102 extending along it to cover a line between the two stiles when the window is closed, the bar having a weather seal 134 to seal against the interior face of the other stile. There may be a coupling member (111, Fig. 5) for securing the cover bar to a stile. Also claimed is the cover bar, which may have other uses (see Figs. 6 and 7), and a stile.
Patent GB-2553406-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft radar assembly
Inventor: PAUL EDWARD WILLIAM MARSHALL
IPC: H01Q3/04
Filed: 2017-06-14
Abstract: An aircraft radar assembly 200 with a radar antenna 100 having an array of antenna elements 114 placed on the top surface of the antenna. Rotary actuator 204 rotates the antenna about an axis of rotation 206. The surface of the antenna is oblique relative to the axis of rotation (see axis of rotation passing through the top surface of the antenna at point 304). This arrangement provides a forward field of view 506 (see fig 5) that remains the same irrespective of the angular position of the radar antenna about the axis of rotation 206 (i.e. irrespective of the azimuth angle). The antenna may have bilateral symmetry. The width of the radar antenna may taper outwards along the longitudinal axis of the antenna. The antenna is enclosed in radome 202. The antenna may be located at the nose of an aircraft.
Patent GB-2548765-A (GB)
Title: Ultrasonic Viscometer
Inventor: EMANUEL J GOTTLIEB
IPC: G01N11/08
Filed: 2015-11-30
Abstract: An ultrasonic flowmeter for detecting fluid flow rates using transit time measurement, including an upstream transducer positioned so plane waves generated by the upstream transducer propagates through the flowmeter and a downstream transducer positioned so plane waves generated by the downstream transducer propagates through the flowmeter to generate an upstream transducer signal and a downstream transducer signal. The flowmeter further includes sensors which measure either upstream and downstream temperature and/or pressure, thus, providing measurements of fluid density. The flowmeter as described provides a simple and cost effective way to calculate fluid viscosity using Poiseuille's equation in real time.
Patent GB-2553046-A (GB)
Title: Garment
Inventor: JASON EDWARD ALLAN
IPC: A41D13/005
Filed: 2014-02-20
Abstract: A temperature control garment 16 arranged to be worn on a user's torso comprises: left and right shoulder straps (42, 44, 46, 48. Figure 7); a bladder (74, figure 3) defining a chamber for receiving a supply of gas, the bladder comprising at least a back portion (76, figure 9) which is arranged to overlie at least a portion of a user's back; and left and right pectoral portions (96, 98, figure 10) arranged to overlie at least a portion of a users left and right pectoral regions, respectively. An arrangement of holes (92, figure 10) is provided in the bladder for directing gas supplied to the chamber towards the user's body so as to modify the temperature of the user's body.
Patent GB-2566550-A (GB)
Title: Electrothermal heater mat and method of manufacture thereof
Inventor: STEPHEN GOODFELLOW-JONES
IPC: H05B3/36
Filed: 2017-09-19
Abstract: In a method of manufacturing an electrothermal heater mat, there is provided a preform which comprises a laminated stack (500) of dielectric layers (51-56) which are made of thermoplastic material and include a central layer or group of layers (501) which include(s) reinforcement and first and second outer groups of layers (502, 503) which do not include reinforcement. The preform includes a heater element and the preform has a first configuration. The preform is then heated to a temperature (e.g. 180°C) between the glass-transition temperature of the thermoplastic material and the melting point of thethermoplastic material, and the heated preform is formed into a second configuration which is different to the first configuration so as to produce the heater mat. The second configuration, the heater mat is generally U-shaped in cross-section. A method of manufacturing an electrothermal heater mat, comprising the steps of: laying up a stack to produce a preform; positioning the preform on a convex surface of a tool; heating the preform to a second temperature which is lower than the first temperature and is in a range of 180°C ± 30°C; and forming the preform around the convex surface of the tool. The invention relates to an electrothermal heater mat for use in an ice protection system, in particular they are suitable for use in an aircraft or other aerodynamic structure such as a blade of a wind turbine to prevent ice from forming and/or to remove ice that has already formed. These two functions may be termed anti-icing and de-icing, respectively.
Patent GB-2567014-A (GB)
Title: System for tracking user interactions
Inventor: JOEL DAVIS
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2017-10-02
Abstract: A ‘click-through’ content element (102), associated with a target resource (106), is inserted by a content server (122) into a web page (100) for display to a user via a browser application. The content element (102) contains a link to a redirection page (110), such that when a user clicks on or otherwise interacts with the content element, the browser is directed to download the redirection page which is held on a redirection server (126). The redirection page contains redirection code (112) which directs the browser to the target (106), and also contains one or more items of tracking code e.g. tracking pixels (116-118), by which a tracking server (128) is able to obtain tracking data for user interactions with the click-through element. The tracking server may be used by a third party responsible for the target content (106) but which is not stored on its own server.
Patent GB-2557465-A (GB)
Title: Method for calibrating a camera and calibration system
Inventor: DAMIAN KOESTERS
IPC: G06T7/80
Filed: 2017-12-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for calibrating a camera 102, which method comprises a reading step (300, Fig. 3)and a determination step, and an imaging trajectory 110 and a reference trajectory 116 of a moving calibration object 106 detected using the camera 102 are read in the reading step, the imaging trajectory 110 representing a trajectory 108 of the calibration object 106 reproduced in image coordinates of the camera 102 and the reference trajectory 116 representing the trajectory 108 in world coordinates, and in the determination step, at least one calibration parameter 124 for the camera 102 is determined using the imaging trajectory 110 and the reference trajectory 116. Optionally the reading in step (300), reading of the imaging trajectory 110 and the reference trajectory 116 are synchronised in time. An acceleration curve of the calibration object 106 may be detected in order to obtain reference trajectory 116. Detection may be implemented using a detection unit preferably separate from the camera for use in determining the reference trajectory. The calibration object may be a calibration ball. The camera may be a dynamic vision sensor camera.
Patent GB-2570005-A (GB)
Title: Pipes for chemical processing
Inventor: DOMINIQUE FLAHAUT
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2018-01-09
Abstract: This application is for a method and apparatus for designing a pipe for use in chemical processing. The pipe has a number of fins 201, provided on the inner surface of the outer wall 203 of the pipe. The method involves selecting values for one or more parameters of the geometry of the pipe to minimise or maximise an optimisation function. The parameters include, the number of fins, the fin height, the inner diameter from fin peak to fin peak, fin trough to fin trough or find mid-point to fin mid-point, fin trough radius of curvature or peak radius of curvature, the outer diameter 200 and the outer wall thickness. This is done to maximise the heat transfer rate of the pipe to heat a feedstock, which is a mix of steam and ethane, propane or butane, used as part of steam cracking when refining crude oil, more efficiently.
Patent GB-2570714-A (GB)
Title: Accelerometers
Inventor: ALAN R MALVERN
IPC: G01P15/13
Filed: 2018-02-05
Abstract: A method for controlling closed loop operation of a capacitive accelerometer (100, fig 1) comprises applying first in-phase and anti-phase PWM drive signals 302, 304, respectively, to a first pair of fixed capacitive electrodes (106a, 108b) and applying second in-phase and anti-phase PWM drive signals 306, 308, respectively, to a second pair of fixed capacitive electrodes (108a, 106b). A displacement of a proof mass (102) relative to fixed capacitive electrodes (106a, 108b, 108a, 106b) is sensed by measuring a pickoff signal from the proof mass 102 and adjusting the mark‑ space ratio of the first and/or second PWM drive signals 302, 304, 306, 308 to provide a restoring force on the proof mass (102) that balances an applied acceleration and maintains the proof mass (102) at a null position. The first and second PWM drive signals 302, 304, 306, 308 applied to the first and second pairs of fixed capacitive electrodes (106a, 108b, 108a, 106b) are offset in time from one another by an offset period.
Patent GB-2571785-A (GB)
Title: Cooking system and method
Inventor: THOMAS ROBERT LLEWELYN GOZNEY
IPC: A47J37/06
Filed: 2018-03-09
Abstract: A cooking system comprises an oven 10 having a cooking chamber 12 with an opening 13 to permit cookware to be placed in and removed from the chamber and an item of oven cookware. The item of cookware 1 comprises a food-support surface (2, fig 3) having a periphery, and an oven-closure wall 3 located at along at least part of the periphery of the food-support surface. When the food-support surface of the item of oven cookware is placed within the chamber a majority of the opening to the chamber is occluded by the oven-closure wall. Preferably the oven closure wall substantially covers and substantially seals the cooking chamber opening. The oven is preferably a pizza oven. The oven-closure wall preferably incorporates a handle or mean for attaching a handle.
Patent GB-2563123-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive occupancy conversational awareness system
Inventor: KWAKU O PRAKAH-ASANTE
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2018-03-28
Abstract: A dynamic conversational awareness system (10 fig. 1) including at least one microphone (12) capturing sound data 33 within an interior passenger compartment of a vehicle. An interior conversational threshold analyzer (ICTA 14) analyzes sound data within a predetermined frequency range 34. The ICTA determines whether the sound data within the predetermined frequency range exceeds a threshold 35. A sensitivity decision targeting unit (SDT 16) reconfigures vehicle settings (20) associated with a user profile 36 when the sound data exceeds the threshold. The respective reconfigured vehicle setting is utilized to enable a driver alertness operation of a vehicle system in response to actuation of the vehicle system. The system may have a set of customized decision rules for a respective user, which may modify the vehicle settings according to a drivers age or experience. The vehicle setting may be an advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) such as a collision warning system or lane departure warning, and the threshold for warning the driver or taking action to avoid a collision may be lowered upon a determination that the driver is distracted by the dialog within the cabin.