baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2531045-A (GB)
Title: Improved Surfacing Material
Inventor: MARCO ARCIDIACONO
IPC: B64D45/02
Filed: 2014-10-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a surfacing material for use in an automatic tape laying device, comprising a layer of reinforcement material 412 and a conducting surface layer 414 in contact with the reinforcement material, wherein the surface layer 414 extends beyond the surface of the reinforcement material 412. Also claimed is a composite article comprising multiple adjacent lengths of the surfacing material. Preferably the reinforcement material of a first surfacing material 602 is spaced from the reinforcement material of a second surface material 604, but the conductive surface layer of one length of surfacing material overlaps the conductive surface layer of a second length of surface material 608. The surfacing material provides improved surface conductivity perpendicular to the tape direction whilst also presenting fewer defects, and may protect aircraft from lightning strikes.
Patent GB-2531073-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for producing steel intermediate products
Inventor: DAVID TENG PONG
IPC: B21B37/46
Filed: 2014-10-10
Abstract: Rolled steel billets and continuously cast blooms are simultaneously produced by firstly feeding molten steel from a tundish 114 into a plurality of moulds 116 for continuously casting a bloom 118 from each mould 116. Then the outer blooms are fed in-line to respective rolling mills 150 where they are formed into rolled billets. Rolling is done by cantilever rolling mill stands 152 with mill motors and drive mechanisms 156 arranged outside the outer blooms. Each rolling mill stand 152 has a replaceable housing 158 in which supports for bearings for the stand rollers 154 are located. Mill motors and drive mechanisms 156 and/or housings 158 can be provided with cooling or insulating jackets. All of the blooms are fed through respective straightening rollers 120 and each rolling mill 150 is operated at a speed based on a reference speed of the corresponding straightening rollers 120.
Patent GB-2532731-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid power system
Inventor: GRAEME ERIC HAWKSLEY
IPC: B60L50/15
Filed: 2014-11-25
Abstract: The hybrid propulsion system 1 has an internal combustion engine 2, a gear box 3 having an input shaft 4 connectable to the engine and an output shaft 5 to drive a propeller. A first power drive and take off [10, fig. 3] is releasably connectable to the gear box input via a clutch 12A, and a second power drive and take off [30, fig. 3] are releasably connectable to the gear box output via a second clutch 32A. The power drive and take offs are relesably connected by connecting clutch 50. At least one motor/generator 21, 41 are connected the first and/or second power drive and take offs. A battery bank 60 is provided to power or be charged by the motor/generator(s). The internal combustion engine 2 may act as the major propulsion means and may be supplemented by the electric motor(s) 21, 41 or the engine 2 may be switched off and the vehicle is powered only via the motor(s). The system may be used to propel a sea going vessel such as a boat or ship.
Patent GB-2533612-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring a structure for damage
Inventor: JAGJIT SIDHU
IPC: G01N27/20
Filed: 2014-12-23
Abstract: A structure, which may be a fibre reinforced composite helmet 1, has a coating 3 having surface characteristics which vary in a predetermined manner with damage, for example impact damage, to the structure. This may be arranged by choice of coating material, such as using glassy polymer and further by including stress concentrators such as voids, particulates or micro-cracking for initiating cracks. A series of conducting tracks 5 applied to the coating, possibly written in conductive inks and forming a grid array 4, thus vary their resistance in a predetermined manner with the surface characteristics. An electrical parameter, such as resistance, voltage or current may be measured by interrogating different combinations of grid pattern 4 connections and comparison with measurements for the undamaged state, to determine damage location and extent. The invention can efficiently detect beyond visible impact damage (BVID) or damage from excessive loading.
Patent GB-2538998-A (GB)
Title: A method, an apparatus, a computer program for video coding
Inventor: MISKA HANNUKSELA
IPC: H04N21/63
Filed: 2015-06-03
Abstract: A method comprises: obtaining a coded first image and a coded second image, wherein the coded second image depends on the coded first image; determining that, when displaying a decoded second image decoded from the coded second image, it is allowed to first display a decoded first image decoded from the coded first image; and in response to said determination: including the coded first and second images into a first image container file and a second image container file respectively; indicating, in a markup language code, that the image container files are alternatives and that the second image container file depends on the first image container file. Also claimed is a method comprising parsing, from a markup language code, that a first and second image container files are alternatives and that the second depends on the first and requesting and decoding files. When the second image container file is to be displayed the first image container file may be displayed first to achieve progressive refinement. The coded first image may be a base layer image and the coded second image may be an enhancement layer image.
Patent GB-2539900-A (GB)
Title: A method, an apparatus and a computer program product for machine learning
Inventor: LIXIN FAN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2015-06-30
Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program comprising, receiving real-time data stream from a data acquisition unit 410, 420, applying a set of classifiers to data items from the data stream to obtain a signature 432 of a dataset, comparing the signature to pre-stored signatures 435 and if they are different, determining a tampering of the data acquisition unit. The method may also determine a Bayes classification risk and use that risk as the signature. The data stream may be received via a data transfer network and comprise audio and/or video data and the data acquisition unit may be a surveillance system.
Patent GB-2528802-A (GB)
Title: Downhole sealing apparatus and method
Inventor: AVANASHIAPPAN VIJAYAMIRTHARAJ
IPC: E21B33/126
Filed: 2014-04-04
Abstract: A downhole sealing apparatus (10, 110) comprises a cup sealing assembly (14, 114) defining a central bore to permit mounting on a mandrel (40), wherein at least a portion of the cup sealing assembly is configured to be rotatably coupled to a mandrel. Such a downhole sealing assembly may be millable when in situ.
Patent GB-2540224-A (GB)
Title: Multi-apparatus distributed media capture for playback control
Inventor: Sujeet Shyamsundar Mate
IPC: H04S7/00
Filed: 2015-11-30
Abstract: Apparatus includes a first media capture device 141, such as a microphone array or camera, and a locator which receives at least one remote location signal from a tag to locate an audio source associated with the tag. The locator comprising an array of antenna elements arranged with a reference orientation from which the tag is located, and the tag may transmit a radio-based signal. A common orientation determiner determines a common datum orientation between the reference orientation and a common datum, the common datum being common to the apparatus and at least one further apparatus, and may transmit it to a server. Switching between the apparatus and the further apparatus can be controlled based on their determined common datum orientations. The common orientation determiner may be an electronic compass, radio or light beacon, or a GPS system. Also disclosed is an apparatus and method for playback control of the captured media, using the orientation information.
Patent GB-2546522-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for measuring flows
Inventor: ANDREW HUNT
IPC: G01N27/22
Filed: 2016-01-21
Abstract: A method of measuring a property of a flow over a set of electrodes 6, the method comprising the steps of: measuring the capacitance (or resistance) across the electrodes; computing a property of the flow using the measured capacitances and a reverse model; computing a predicted set of capacitances using the property of the flow derived and a forward model; comparing the predicted and measured capacitances. If the two sets of capacitances differ and a global system penalty (a representation of the accuracy of the model) is greater than a pre-defined threshold, then the reverse model is modified until there is satisfactory agreement at which point a rate of flow is outputted. The two models may be tomography models. Also an apparatus for performing the method. A method of determining the density of two phases in a multiphase flow over a set of electrodes, the method comprising the steps of: measuring the capacitance (or resistance) across the electrodes; generating a set of probability density function for the measured capacitances; and deriving a property (e.g. density) of the two fluids from the probability density functions.
Patent GB-2550947-A (GB)
Title: De-icing system
Inventor: COLIN DAVID SILLENCE
IPC: B64D15/16
Filed: 2016-05-26
Abstract: At least part of a vehicle 2 comprises at least part of an external skin 6 of the vehicle and a de-icing system. The de-icing system comprises one or more acoustic signal generators 12a-b coupled to the at least part of the external skin 6. The one or more acoustic signal generators 12a-b are configured to generate an acoustic signal 14a-b and cause the acoustic signal 14a-b to propagate through the at least part of the external skin 6. The vehicle is preferably an aircraft and the vehicle part is preferably a wing leading edge 4. The wing skin 6 is attached to a substructure of the wing formed partly by the wing spar 8. Acoustic signals generated in the aircraft skin cause vibrations that are intended to dislodge any ice accumulated on the leading edge.
Patent GB-2541545-A (GB)
Title: Air pressure regulator
Inventor: JERRY DEAN HIELKEMA
IPC: G05D16/20
Filed: 2016-08-05
Abstract: An air pressure regulator 16 having a body 40 defining a hollow interior, an air inlet 50, an air outlet 52, a valve stem 54, a restraining element 70 and a magnet 78. The restraining element 70 comprises an electrically conductive sleeve 72 which is coupled to the valve stem 54 so they move in unison. Movement of the conductive sleeve 72 relative to the magnet 78 induces eddy currents in the conductive sleeve and a magnetic field which opposes, restricts, reduces or retards further motion or movement. As such, the restraining element 72 and magnet 78 provide a damping mechanism against vibrations and oscillations. The restraining element can additionally have a spring or diaphragm. The magnet 78 can be a permanent magnet or an electromagnet. The pressure regulator may be embodied as a poppet valve and can be used in an aircraft.
Patent GB-2544596-A (GB)
Title: Style transfer for headshot portraits
Inventor: Ronen Barzel
IPC: G06T11/60
Filed: 2016-09-16
Abstract: Image processing, comprising: receiving input data representing an input image 130, and multiple reference images 132, i.e. two reference images; decomposing the input image 130 and reference images 132 into multiple levels of detail (levels 0 3, residual) i.e. two levels of detail, which may be done using low-pass filters to generate lower resolution versions of each image, where each level of detail has a corresponding energy level; transforming the first level of detail of the input image 130 based on the first energy level of a first reference image; transforming subsequent levels of details of the input image 130 based on the energy levels of the subsequent reference images; generating output data, representing an output image 134, by aggregating the transformed first level of detail of the input image, and subsequent transformed levels of detail of the input image. The processing may comprise calculating a first and second energy signature for each energy level of the input image and reference images. The invention is directed towards transforming an image into the style of two or more reference images, e.g. transforming a headshot portrait with reference images being a black and white headshot portrait, and a colour headshot portrait.
Patent GB-2560144-A (GB)
Title: Modular track system
Inventor: ALEXANDER SIMMONS
IPC: E05D15/06
Filed: 2016-11-17
Abstract: A modular track system comprising a track module 100 comprising one or more track channels 104 for guiding a door module. The system may be provided with additional first tracks connected longitudinally to change the track length. Alternatively or additionally the system may be provided with a second track 200 connected adjacent the first track to provide additional parallel tracks. The first track may have a U-shape and the second track may have an L-shape. The tracks may include grooves and slots 105-109 for connecting pins and plates for coupling tracks together (figs. 3, 6-9); the connecting pins may include a threaded portion. The tracks may be upper tracks or lower floor mounted tracks.
Patent GB-2549366-A (GB)
Title: A sealing arrangement, hydraulic system comprising the same and a back up ring for the sealing arrangement
Inventor: PARAG JADHAV
IPC: F16J15/18
Filed: 2011-03-04
Abstract: There is described a sealing arrangement 41 for inserting in an annular groove 31 in a hydraulic system to form a seal between two surfaces in the system. The sealing arrangement comprises an outer ring 43 (back up ring) and an inner ring 42 arrangeable co-planarly and concentrically in the groove. The inner ring comprises a resiliently deformable material and the outer ring is more rigid than the inner ring and is for supporting the inner ring in the groove. The outer ring comprises an inner surface 44 facing substantially radially inwardly of the outer ring and the inner ring comprises an outer surface 48 facing substantially radially outwardly of the inner ring. The inner surface of the outer ring describes a surface recess 44a that accepts at least a portion of the outer surface of the inner ring. The outer ring further comprises an outer circumferential surface 45 facing substantially radially outwards of the outer ring and which slants. The outer ring may be pre-compressed axially by a cover 13 for covering the sealing arrangement in the groove. The outer circumferential surface 45 may be closely spaced apart from and more steeply slanted than a slanting surface 49.
Patent GB-2562706-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for enhancing safety of a vulnerable road user
Inventor: TIMOTHY JAMES HENRY DENHOLM
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2017-03-22
Abstract: A location device that wirelessly transmits the real time location of a vulnerable road user e.g. cyclist, workman, horses, pedestrians; or an emergency vehicle, having GNSS device and two transmitters. The GPS position is transmitted via the internet (mobile broadband) and Bluetooth (RTM), and informs drivers of vehicles within the vicinity of vulnerable road users. The location data is received by the drivers satellite navigation device or App, and displayed as an icon on a map. An audible warning may be provided if the vulnerable road user or response vehicle is close to the vehicle. A sat nav device may also record the location of a vulnerable user and share the data on the internet, and/or rebroadcast the data e.g. via Wi-Fi (RTM) to other road users in the vicinity, allow location data to be disseminated when there is no mobile broadband. The location device may be attached to a bicycle, and may have a mobile broadband connection (3G (RTM)) or be connected to a users smartphone that transmits the location of the vulnerable road user. When the location details are transmitted via Bluetooth, the published device name is encoded with the real time location details of the device.
Patent GB-2561380-A (GB)
Title: A device for holding a door in an open position
Inventor: RICHARD ASTON
IPC: E05F15/72
Filed: 2017-04-12
Abstract: A device for holding a door in an open position and controlling movement of the door closing, having a first operative condition (door open) and a second operative condition (door closed), and including a holding mechanism for holding the device in its first condition and a powered sensor to sense an external alarm, wherein when the device is in its second operative condition, the sensor either does not sense for an external alarm, the device does not to act on such an alarm if one is sensed by the sensor, the power supply is reduced or suspended or the sensor does not draw power, and then when the device is in its first condition, if the sensor senses an external alarm the holding mechanism releases or permits the device allow the door to close. Preferably there is a switch 12 which is acted upon by the pivot 14b between door closer linkages 16 18, or the pivot 26 between the linkage and the closer box 10. This may be via a cam system (see Fig 1b). When the switch is depressed the sensor is turned off. Preferably the alarm is an audible alarm, e.g. a fire or smoke alarm.
Patent GB-2565996-A (GB)
Title: Lifting device for lifting an upper part of a sea platform
Inventor: GERARDUS CORNELIUS VAN GRIEKEN
IPC: E02B17/00
Filed: 2015-09-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to a lifting device (10) for lifting an upper part (214) of a sea platform (200), the sea platform comprising a support structure (205) and a top side (206), the lifting device being constructed to be positioned on a lifting vessel (100), the lifting device comprising: - a base frame (12) constructed to rest on the lifting vessel, - at least one console frame (14) connected to the base frame via a flexible connection system (16), - a suspension system (18) connected to the console frame and comprising a leg connector (20), wherein the suspension system is constructed to allow freedom of movement of the leg connector relative to the console frame (14), wherein the flexible connection system (16) forms a flexible connection between the console frame (14) and the base frame (12) and allows a predetermined movement of the console frame.
Patent GB-2549663-A (GB)
Title: Submersible pump monitoring
Inventor: ANDREW CLARKE
IPC: G01H9/00
Filed: 2015-03-02
Abstract: A method of monitoring the operation of an in-well submersible pump 2, that may be an electrical submersible pump (ESP), using an optical fibre distributed acoustic sensor (DAS) 1b to measure frequencies of the in-well submersible pump 2 and preferably detect any changes in the operating frequency of the pump 2. There is also disclosed a system of the same. The operating frequencies may be measured during start-up and/or steady state operation of the pump 2. An operator may be alerted if an abrupt change in a frequency of operation of the pump 2 is detected or if the frequency of operation drifts outside a predetermined range. A Fourier transform based signal processing is preferably used to determine and monitor changes in the spectrum of the pump 2. The fundamental frequency and higher harmonics of the pump 2 may be determined and monitored, with alerts generated for changes in these according to various alert thresholds.
Patent GB-2559220-A (GB)
Title: Non-chemical smoothing and de-curling agents
Inventor: AILEEN WAGNER
IPC: D06M101/12
Filed: 2017-08-25
Abstract: A multi-phase liquid agent for the non-chemical smoothing and de-curling of keratin fibers, in particular human hair, which has an aqueous-alcoholic phase and a non-aqueous phase existing separately therefrom and which can be applied as a spray, and a method for non-chemical smoothing or de-curling of keratin fibers using the agent. Alcohols, particularly ethanol or isopropanol, may be present in the compositons. A liquid care substance is also present in the composition and is selected from protein hydrolyzates, quaternary ammonium compounds or qlycerin. In preferred embodiments, the care substance is a protein hydrolyzate. Preferably, the oil phases contains cyclopentasiloxane, dimethylpolysiloxane, methylphenylpolysiloxane, hexamethyldisiloxane or cyclohexasiloxane. Most preferably the oil phase comprises cyclopentasiloxane or octamethyltrisiloxane. Preferably the compositions contain no formaldehyde and no keratin reducing agents.
Patent GB-2555933-A (GB)
Title: Intelligent cash drawer unit or cash register and methods of operation therefor
Inventor: MARK BERNHARDT
IPC: G07G1/01
Filed: 2017-09-13
Abstract: An intelligent cash drawer unit 1 or cash register is operable to detect a poorly placed note, sticking up from a cup 2 and touching another part of the intelligent cash drawer unit or cash drawer. It detects when the drawer is open and closed and stores a most recent stable open reading and a most recent stable closed reading. The device compares those values and where the difference in value is greater than a predetermined value, determines that a note is poorly placed, sticking up from the cup and touching another part of the intelligent cash drawer unit or cash drawer. The drawer may be operable to issue an indicator or alert when a poorly placed note is detected.
Patent GB-2556675-A (GB)
Title: Vapor chamber with ring geometry
Inventor: JAMES COOPER
IPC: H05K1/02
Filed: 2017-09-26
Abstract: A vapour chamber 120 that cools an electronic device having a heat source 110. The vapour chamber comprises an outer 122 and inner 124 edge that surrounds a region of non-zero area (void), and comprises an evaporator surface 130 that removes heat from the heat source, a condensing surface 140 that condenses vapour back to liquid and a wick 150 suitable for returning cooled liquid back to the evaporating surface. The vapour chamber may have a fill port 170 on the inner edge of the chamber to introduce more working fluid to the chamber. There may be support posts (250, fig 2) that support the vapour chamber, the supports being located away from a hot region (260) of the chamber closest the heat source. The chamber may comprise an interior made of a first cladding material, and an exterior made of a second, laser sealed cladding material. The chamber may be foldable to allow access to the fill port. The chamber may further comprise a ceramic baseplate (230) and form an outer case wall of an enclosure surrounding the heat source and vapour chamber. The inner and outer edge may both define either a circular or polygonal shape.
Patent GB-2552288-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement for and method of assessing efficiency of transactions involving products associated with electro-optically readable targets
Inventor: DARIUSZ J MADEJ
IPC: G06K7/14
Filed: 2016-03-23
Abstract: A reader electro- optically reads symbols associated with products to obtain read data, and a controller  decodes the read data to obtain symbol data indicative of the associated products.  Reading performance is assessed by collecting time-to- decode metadata by determining each  decode time period that is taken for each symbol data to be successfully decoded, by associating the collected time-to-decode metadata with the symbol data, by comparing the collected time-to-decode metadata with a predetermined long amount of decode time that is indicative of a slow reading performance, by storing each decode time period that at least equals said predetermined long amount od decode time, and by storing the symbol data associated with each stored decode time period.
Patent GB-2553700-A (GB)
Title: A construction board and a method of manufacture
Inventor: MARSKELL STEVE
IPC: E04C2/14
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: A construction board comprising a mixture of at least 30 wt% [and preferably at least 40 wt%] magnesium oxide and at least one binding or filling agent forming a core of the board, wherein the board comprises an interior portion positioned in between two opposite surfaces of the board such that at least one reinforcing mesh is positioned in the interior portion of the board.