baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2560897-A (GB)
Title: Tissue-derived extracellular vesicles and their use as diagnostics
Inventor: Jan Lotvall
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2017-03-23
Abstract: A method of isolating extracellular vesicles (EVs) and identifying membrane proteins from human tissues comprising isolating EVs, treating the EVs with a solution having a pH in a range of 9 to 14 to obtain membranes, isolating membranes, identifying proteins on the membranes using mass spectrometry and isolating EVs with such membrane proteins to identify disease-specific proteome, RNA cargo or DNA cargo. Also claimed are methods for diagnosing diseases using tissue or disease-specific membrane proteins on EVs by capturing EVs using an epitope specific binder and detecting EVs using an epitope specific binder or detecting nucleic acids on or in the captured extracellular vesicles. Further claimed is a method for diagnosing diseases using tissue or disease-specific membrane proteins on EVs comprising adding an epitope-specific binder against a tissue or disease-specific membrane protein and a lipid-biotin conjugate to a sample and detecting a tissue-specific membrane protein by using alpha LISA donor and acceptor beads. Also claimed is a kit comprising an epitope-specific binder against tissue or disease-specific membrane proteins and a disease associated marker detection agent.
Patent GB-2563829-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and system
Inventor: IVO TEDBURY
IPC: E04G21/16
Filed: 2017-06-21
Abstract: An apparatus 10 for interaction with a modular structure comprises a chassis 12 with first and second ends 14a, 14b (Fig 1a). A first foot member 16a and a second foot member 16b are mounted at the ends of said chassis, each foot member mounted by a coupling elements 18a, 18b operative to permit relative movement between the feet 16a, 16b and the chassis in three rotational degrees of freedom. A third foot member 16c is mounted to said chassis by a third coupling element (18c, Fig 1) between first and second ends, said third coupling element operative to permit relative movement between the third foot and the chassis in one rotational degree of freedom and one translational degree of freedom. Each foot member comprises a releasable attachment mechanism (Fig 2B) to attach each foot to units 30, 32 of a modular structure via cooperative engagement of said attachment mechanisms with attachment points 302 of said units.
Patent GB-2554500-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus to mitigate interference and to extend field of view in ultra-wideband systems
Inventor: EDWARD A RICHLEY
IPC: H04W4/021
Filed: 2017-07-06
Abstract: A method including generating first 1202 and second 1204 filtered ultra-wideband signals which are received on a plurality of receivers (113 fig.1). Digitized streams of pulses received in a filtered signal that are above a predetermined threshold are generated 1206 output to a packet decoder (220 fig.2) that decodes a valid over the air packet according to a known burst pattern 1208 and a time-stamped tag data packet is generated 1210. An arbiter (225 fig.2) selects a time stamped data packet 1212 and a packet formatter (235 fig.2) formulates a network data packet based on the selected data packet and outputs a network data packet 1214. A filter may occupy the whole of the UWB bandwidth or only part of it depending on whether it is a band pass or band stop filter.
Patent GB-2553697-A (GB)
Title: Method to detect beryllium by optical fluorescence
Inventor: ANOOP AGRAWAL
IPC: G01N33/20
Filed: 2016-05-26
Abstract: A method of determining beryllium or a beryllium compound thereof in a sample is disclosed by measuring fluorescence. This method discloses use of highly alkaline fluorescent indicating dye solutions with pH greater than 12.9. In a preferred embodiment the fluorescent indicating dye solutions do not contain a pH buffer. Further, the method also discloses measuring fluorescence under highly alkaline conditions, where the pH after mixing the highly alkaline fluorescent indicating dye solutions with the sample solution containing beryllium is at least 11, preferably 12. The use of highly alkaline solution provides superior detection limits for beryllium by using dilution ratios of 4X and lower.
Patent GB-2560219-A (GB)
Title: Image matting using deep learning
Inventor: BRIAN LYNN PRICE
IPC: H04N5/272
Filed: 2017-11-09
Abstract: The training or use of a neural network to generate an image matte comprising inputting an image and trimap pair into a neural network, the trimap indicating a blended or uncertain region in which pixels include an unknown combination of foreground and background colours. The neural network determines a percentage of foreground colour for each pixel in the blended region, using colour, structure and texture information. Alternatively, the generation of an image matte may comprise using a neural network system comprising a first neural network 602-608 trained to take image and trimap pairs as input and output percentage matte or alpha values, and a second neural network 612-618 trained to refine the mattes generated by the first. Neural networks may be trained by using a pixel-based loss function or based on a compositional loss function that determines the ground truth error in an image composited using the output alpha values. Training data may be synthetically composited images. Such a matte can be used to extract an object from the input image. Upon extracting the object, a user can manipulate the object, for example, to composite the object onto a new background.
Patent GB-2569111-A (GB)
Title: A positive input ventilation system with active carbon filter
Inventor: HUW ROBERTS
IPC: F24F13/28
Filed: 2017-11-30
Abstract: A positive input ventilation system comprises a fan 8 which outputs a positive pressure airflow exceeding atmospheric pressure, a vent 22 for supplying airflow from the fan to a habitable space 2 within a building, and an active carbon filter 24 fluidly connected to the fan and the vent. The active carbon filter is located between the fan and the vent to filter airflow flowing from the fan to the vent. The system may comprise a bypass channel in fluid connection with the fan and the vent and flow control means which selectively diverts flow from the active carbon filter to the bypass channel to bypass the active carbon filter, and a controller which controls operation of the flow control means. The fan may be located in the loft space 1 of the building. A method of ventilating a habitable space within a building comprises operating a fan to output air at a positive pressure exceeding atmospheric pressure, filtering the air output by the fan into the habitable space using an active carbon filter to remove NOx, and supplying the active carbon filtered air to the habitable space of the building.
Patent GB-2561047-A (GB)
Title: Push-button structure and electronic atomizer having same
Inventor: WEN CHEN
IPC: A24F40/60
Filed: 2018-01-14
Abstract: A push-button structure 100 comprises a support 10, a push-button 20 connected to the support and having a push direction, and a slide block 30 connected to the support in a sliding manner along a direction perpendicular to the push direction between a locking and unlocking position. The push-button comprises a first locking portion 21 at one side facing the slide block, and the slide block has a second locking portion 31 at one side facing the push-button so that when the slide block is in the locking position, the push-button is prevented from being actuated. The first and second locking portions may comprise respective first and second protrusion 211,311, the end surfaces of which abut. The slide block may define two locating grooves 313 on the side opposite the second protrusion, the grooves adapted to be engaged by an elastic locating protrusion (41, figure 4) provided on the support to maintain the slide block in the locked and unlocked positions. The push-button structure may be comprised in an electronic atomizer (200, figure 1), such as an electronic cigarette.
Patent GB-2560799-A (GB)
Title: Sign recognition for autonomous vehicles
Inventor: DONGRAN LIU
IPC: G01S17/931
Filed: 2018-01-19
Abstract: A method 300, performed by a vehicle controller, comprises: identifying clusters of points in a point cloud obtained 302 from a LIDAR (light detection and ranging) sensor having reflectivity above a reflectivity threshold 306; performing symbol and/or character recognition 314 for regions of an output of a camera corresponding 312 to one or more of the clusters of points; and refraining from performing symbol/character recognition for regions of the output of the camera not corresponding to the clusters of points. Clusters may further be selected according to a flatness threshold 310, and may be further refined by removing clusters corresponding to a road surface or ground plane 304. Autonomous vehicle navigation, including braking, accelerating, and steering, may be controlled by further performing obstacle detection using the point cloud. A vehicle is provided to perform the method, wherein a camera and LIDAR sensor are mounted to the vehicle. The invention reduces the field of view on which character recognition must be performed in order to reduce the computing burden.
Patent GB-2565386-A (GB)
Title: Ultra-low-latency communications
Inventor: ANTHONY JOHN RUSSELL
IPC: H04L9/14
Filed: 2018-02-12
Abstract: A high frequency (HF) radio signal generator is provided for generating a signal to be transmitted on a HF radio channel by receiving data at a data rate higher than that of the channel and compressing it to a data rate lower than that of the channel in order for it to be transmitted. A HF radio signal receiver stores the sequence of received bits and decompresses the sequence in real-time. The invention enables communications over a HF, shortwave radio channel (e.g. between 3 and 30 MHz), suitable for long-distance communication across intercontinental distances, which has low bandwidth but ultra-low latency. To allow more data to be sent over the low bandwidth network, compression may be provided using lossy compression or by detecting patterns in the data and associating them with codes in a code table. Error correction schemes such as Forward Error Correction may be used and channel condition information such as signal to noise (SNR) may be fed back to the transmitter as way to deal with noise and corruption of signals by adapting the error correction schemes. Symmetric key one time pad encryption may be used to encrypt the data steam.
Patent GB-2559278-A (GB)
Title: Method of assembling frozen dessert container, method of packaging frozen dessert, frozen dessert container, frozen dessert product, and method of preparing
Inventor: SOTA INOUE
IPC: B65D85/78
Filed: 2014-10-28
Abstract: A frozen dessert 18 container 110 capable of containing a frozen dessert 18, such as ice cream or sherbet, and a liquid, comprising: a main body 112 capable of containing a frozen dessert 18; and a removable lid 114, 116 having at a centre portion a protrusion 114B for forming a recess 18d in a frozen dessert 18 contained in the body 112. The removable lid 114, 116 is disposed on the main body 112 so that after removing the lid 114, 116 from the main body 112, the frozen dessert 18 can be crushed by applying an external force from an outer surface of the main body toward the recess 18d. A flexural deformation amount of the main body under application of an external force is larger than a flexural deformation amount of the lid. The frozen dessert 18 may have a freezing point lower than that of shaved ice at the same temperature. A method of preparing a drink is disclosed which may comprise the steps of: removing the lid 114, 116 from the main body 112 of the frozen dessert 18 container 110, prior to drinking the drink; applying an external force from an outer surface of the main body 112 toward the recess 18d to crush the frozen dessert 18; and injecting a liquid into the frozen dessert 18 to defrost at least a part of the frozen dessert 18. The main body 112 material may be polypropylene and the inner lid 114 and outer lid 116 materials may be polystyrene.
Patent GB-2561712-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for visualising a print on an object
Inventor: ROBERTO STEFANO PASQUALE KING
IPC: C01B21/086
Filed: 2018-03-14
Abstract: A method is disclosed for the production of a metal halide adduct of S4N4, in particular a copper bromide adduct of S4N4, which comprises reacting S2Cl2 with gaseous ammonia in a dry solvent to form S4N4, without purification adding the S4N4 to a solution of metal halide in alcohol, such as methanol, and stirring until no S4N4 remains. The dry solvent may be tetrachloromethane or tetrachloroethene. Also disclosed is a method for visualisation of a print on an object using S2N2 formed from the metal halide adduct, in particular a fingerprint on a metal object. Further disclosed is an apparatus for visualising a print on an object, using S2N2 obtained from the metal halide adduct.
Patent GB-2572757-A (GB)
Title: Switching circuit for an electric vehicle charging station
Inventor: TOBIAS THEOPOLD
IPC: B60L50/50
Filed: 2018-04-05
Abstract: A charging station 1 for electrical energy storage batteries of electric vehicles (EVs) 9 comprising: an input circuit for connection to an electrical power source 2; an output circuit for connection to the batteries of electric vehicles 9; a DC current charging buffer 6, such as a buffer battery, configured to be charged by the electrical power source 2; an n-phase transformer 8 for galvanic isolation of the input circuit from the output circuit with primary windings on the input circuit side and secondary windings on the output circuit side; a sensor for sensing voltage or current consumed during charging the EV 9, providing a sensor signal indicative of the sensed voltage and/or current; the output circuit further comprising a switching circuit 7 for periodically connecting the positive and negative terminals of the charging buffer 6 to the transformer 8 primary windings; and control means 41 for receiving the sensor signal and configured to control the switching circuit 7 to provide a predetermined voltage and/or charging current.
Patent GB-2575969-A (GB)
Title: A cleaning appliance
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM VINCENT
IPC: A61C17/34
Filed: 2018-07-16
Abstract: A dental treatment appliance 10 includes a drive mechanism for moving a bristle carrier relative to a handle, and a dental treatment system which transmits signals towards the oral cavity and receives signals returned from the oral cavity. Before a treatment process, a user interface is operable to place the appliance in a selected one of a first operating mode, during which the drive mechanism moves the bristle carrier relative to the handle, and a second operating mode, during which a controller actuates the treatment of the oral cavity depending on a received signal. During the treatment process, the user interface is operable by the user to switch temporarily from the selected operating mode to the other operating mode.
Patent GB-2566817-A (GB)
Title: A stroller
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN OAKES
IPC: B62B9/12
Filed: 2016-09-14
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a stroller, buggy or pushchair (1, figure 1) moveable between a fully deployed state and a fully collapsed state, the stroller comprising: a seat (2) having a seat back (5) connected to a seat base (6), said seat back having a harness mount 101 movably secured at a plurality of predetermined positions thereto; a detachable seat back panel (200, figure 25) for providing access to adjust the position of the harness mount on the seat back; and a frame comprising one or more front legs (10) connected to one or more rear legs (9) for supporting said seat. The harness mount may slide along two guide members 105, with spring biased locking elements 103 holding it in place. The seat back panel may be detachably held in place by means of a plurality of magnets 201 distributed around the perimeter of the seat back engaging with corresponding magnets on the seat back panel. A stroller provided with a detachable seat back panel and not the movable harness mount is also claimed. A stroller with a foldable handle mechanism and an adjustment mechanism for a canopy are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2567924-A (GB)
Title: Connector assembly evaluation tool and method
Inventor: DAVID SUTHERLAND PHIN
IPC: G01B5/14
Filed: 2018-08-22
Abstract: An evaluation tool for the in-situ inspection of pipework and like physical connection fittings comprises a first component 21 provided with a recess 23 shaped and arranged so as to facilitate its engagement with a fitting to be evaluated and a second component 20 connected to, and moveable relative to, the first component. Movement of the second component relative to the first component is preferably by rotation and in use establishes a measurement between two surfaces of a fitting 34 to be evaluated, such as between an adjustable ferrule or nut 32 and a fixed part 33 of a fitting. The measurement is directly 27, 28 or indirectly indicative of one or more predetermined connection conditions such as over- or under-tightening of the adjustable ferrule or nut. The predetermined connection conditions may be read directly from the rotary disc component of the tool, remotely via an electronic device, or by cross-referencing obtained values against entries in a database. In use, the device provides a convenient alternative to traditional feeler gauge or go no-go type evaluation tools that achieves consistent and repeatable accurate results.
Patent GB-2564312-A (GB)
Title: Refrigeration device
Inventor: KOHEI UEDA
IPC: F25B49/02
Filed: 2016-05-09
Abstract: This refrigeration device has a refrigerant circuit, injection circuit, inlet temperature sensor, outlet temperature sensor, and control device that controls operations of the refrigerant circuit. The control device is provided with: an evaluation value calculation unit that calculates an evaluation value on the basis of an inlet temperature detected by the inlet temperature sensor, and an outlet temperature detected by the outlet temperature sensor, said evaluation value indicating performance of a supercooling heat exchanger; and a refrigerant quantity determining unit that determines whether a refrigerant quantity is deficient on the basis of the evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculation unit.
Patent GB-2579215-A (GB)
Title: Broadband power combining arrangement
Inventor: Daniel Gruner
IPC: H03H7/48
Filed: 2018-11-23
Abstract: A power combiner 20A includes a plurality of inputs 38a..n, each connected to one of a plurality of impedance matching circuit branches 30a..n and connectable to a respective power amplifier 16a..n for receiving a power signal. Each impedance matching circuit branch includes at least one high pass filter section 34a..n and at least one low pass filter section 36a..n, through which the respective power signal passes. The filters may comprise at least one capacitor and at least one inductor, and the inductor may be planar, a lumped component or a transmission line (Figs.5 & 7). The impedance matching circuit branches are connected such that they combine the power signals from each power amplifier to provide a combined power signal at an output 40. The combiner may also include a balancing circuit 28A connecting each of the impedance matching branches and isolating the inputs from each other. In a further aspect, a generator comprises the power combiner and a plurality of amplifiers. Additionally, a system may comprise the generator in combination with a plasma tool which includes a plasma chamber.
Patent GB-2580028-A (GB)
Title: Sash windows and methods of draughtproofing thereof
Inventor: LIAM COLLINS
IPC: E06B7/22
Filed: 2018-12-19
Abstract: The window 10 comprises sashes 11, 12 for sliding relative to a window frame with the sash window further comprising a parting bead 14. First memory foam seals (24, fig 3) are located within respective grooves in each side of each sash and a second memory foam seal (21, fig 3) is within a channel of the parting bead. The sash may further comprise a staff bead 15 and a third memory foam seal (23, fig 3) within a channel of said staff bead. The sash may further comprise a mid-rail 13 and a fourth memory foam seal 20 within a channel of said mid-rail. The first memory foam seal may be flipper seals while the second, third and fourth memory foam seals may be bubble seals. The window may further comprise a glass unit comprising two panes, wherein each pane has a thickness of 2 to 5mm and the panes define a cavity with a thickness of 5 to 9mm or 4 to 8mm. Also disclosed is a method of draughtproofing a sash window.
Patent GB-2580105-A (GB)
Title: A wheel protector device
Inventor: LEE ARMSTRONG WHITE
IPC: B60B7/02
Filed: 2018-12-21
Abstract: A wheel protector device comprising a continuous ring of resilient material, arranged with an inner face that provides a toothed surface for engagement of the tyre surface, and an outer face that curves away from the toothed surface to comprise a block outstanding from the wheel in use.
Patent GB-2582028-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic filter for a central heating system
Inventor: SIMON DOWNIE
IPC: F24D19/00
Filed: 2019-03-08
Abstract: A magnetic filter 10 includes a separation chamber, a magnetic field within the separation chamber, and at least first and second ports suitable for connection of the magnetic filter to pipework. Suitably, there may be four ports 16, (18, Fig. 6), 20, 22. A first flow path is provided from a first region in the separation chamber to at least one of the ports, and a second flow path is provided from a second region in the separation chamber to at least one of the ports. A movable flow diverter 32 is provided, wherein at least one of the flow paths is provided through a channel in the flow diverter. The flow diverter is movable for selecting which of the ports is in fluid communication with the channel, e.g. to select a port for use as an inlet and to select a port for use as an outlet. A magnet 36 may be disposed within the separation chamber. The first and second ports can extend from the filter at right angles to each other or may extend from the filter in-line with each other. The magnetic filter may be installed in a range of orientations to fit available pipework.
Patent GB-2578658-A (GB)
Title: A lifting and transporting assembly for lifting and transporting a goal frame
Inventor: ALEXANDER LOVEN
IPC: B60B33/06
Filed: 2019-04-12
Abstract: A lifting and transporting assembly for a goal frame comprises: an elongate arm 110 with a wheel 120 coupled at one end; and a bracket 130 for coupling the assembly with a frame member 201 of the goal frame 200; where the arm 110 is pivotally coupled with the bracket 130 about a fulcrum such that the wheel 120 can be moved to be either above or below a lower portion of the goal frame 200. The goal frame 200 may be a football goal. The arm 110 may be locked relative to the bracket 130 and may have a retractable handle. The wheel 120 may be a swivel caster wheel. The arm 110 may include a lever, where the wheel 120 may be coupled to an end of the lever by a T-shaped appendage coupler. There may be an actuation plate coupled to the lever that moves linearly as the lever is rotated.