baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2560963-A (GB)
Title: A balloon tamponade device
Inventor: RAJIV VARMA
IPC: A61B17/42
Filed: 2017-03-30
Abstract: A balloon tamponade device 8 is described for controlling post-partum haemorrhage. In one embodiment the tamponade 8 comprises surface features 13 configured to increase friction between the device 8 and the uterus into which it is inserted. The features 13 preferably take the form of projections, domes or nubs, or may be formed by providing the balloon with a knurled surface. In another embodiment the tamponade 8 comprises both first 11 and second 10 regions configured such that, when the uterus in which the device 8 is inserted is not contracted, the first region 11 limits expansion in the first region 11, thereby resulting in increased expansion of the second region 10. When the uterus in which the device 8 is inserted however contracts, a compressive force is applied by the uterus to the second region 10 and the first region 11 distends further than the limit. In another embodiment the tamponade 8 comprises a reinforced insertion end 12 against which an insertion tube 15 is located, and wherein the reinforced end 12 projects beyond the tube in an insertion direction.
Patent GB-2563080-A (GB)
Title: A brake pad
Inventor: DIETMAR KNOOP
IPC: F16D65/097
Filed: 2017-06-02
Abstract: A brake pad 211a for a heavy vehicle disc brake (10, fig 1), the brake pad 211a defining a first circumferential surface 277a and a second opposing circumferential surface 277b for contact with corresponding pad abutment surfaces, 274a and 274b. The brake pad 211a having first and second resilient arms, 282a and 282b projecting in a generally circumferential direction to contact the corresponding pad abutment structures, so as to urge the brake pad 211a in a direction away from the rotor (10, fig 1) when the brake pad 211a is urged towards the rotor during application of the brake, thus preventing brake dragging. The resilient arms may be wire (fig 8-9) or sheet material (figs 10-13) and may be integral with or attached to a brake backplate.
Patent GB-2556134-A (GB)
Title: Multi-component packaging unit and method for reductively decoloring dyed keratin fibers
Inventor: Jurgen Schoepgens
IPC: A61Q5/00
Filed: 2017-06-06
Abstract: A multi-component packaging unit (kit-of-parts) for reductively decolouring dyed keratin fibres, particularly human hair, which comprises a container (A) containing a cosmetic agent (a) and a container (B) containing a cosmetic agent (b), which are produced separately from each other, wherein agent (a) contains one or more sulfur-containing reductants and agent (b) contains one or more metal salts from the group of the tin(II) salts, the iron(II) salts, the manganese(II) salts, the titanium(II) salts, and the titanium(III) salts. The sulfur containing reductant may be formamidine sulfinic acid (thiourea dioxide). The metal salt may be tin(II) fluoride, tin(II) chloride or iron(II) chloride. Cosmetic agent (a) may also contain one or more fatty constituent. The kit-of-parts may also comprise a container (C) containing a cosmetic agent (c) which may comprise one or more acids or alkalizing agents. The invention also relates to a method for reductively decolouring dyed keratin fibres comprising the following steps: producing a ready-to-use decolouring agent by mixing (a) and (c); applying the ready-to-use decolouring agent to keratin fibres; allowing the decolouring agent to act; optionally, rinsing the decolouring agent off; applying (b) to the keratin fibres; allowing (b) to act and, optionally, rinsing (b) off the fibres.
Patent GB-2552883-A (GB)
Title: Device for recovering lubrication oil ejected by centrifugal effect in a turbine engine
Inventor: JEREMY PHORLA LAO
IPC: F16H57/04
Filed: 2017-06-07
Abstract: A device for recovering oil ejected by centrifugal effect in a turbine engine, e.g. by the planetary gear train of a turboprop engine driving two propellers in counter-rotation, comprising a circular ring 17 around an axis X with (i) a first part forming a basin 19 having an opening 22 turned radially inward, so as to recover the oil ejected radially across from said opening, and (ii) a second part forming a toroidal chamber 20, radially open outward around a low point of the ring to allow oil to escape, a passage 23 being arranged between the basin and the chamber substantially over the entire circumference of the ring and directing the oil from the basin into the chamber, wherein a rim 30 is arranged between a radially inner bottom 26 of the chamber and the passage to contain an amount of oil within the chamber, in particular at a high point of the ring. The basin may include fins 25 distributed circumferentially to steer the oil toward the passage. The chamber may have air vent apertures 33 to avoid jamming thereof. Any oil escaping with the air through these apertures is preferably captured by an auxiliary trough 32.
Patent GB-2564394-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to a ball tracking system, method and apparatus
Inventor: STEVEN AVERY
IPC: A63B71/06
Filed: 2017-07-05
Abstract: A system and method for determining where a ball 29 contacts or crosses the boundary 20 of a playing field. A primary detection mechanism detects the position and/or movement of the ball 29 within the playing area, and a secondary detection mechanism validates the interaction of the ball 29 with the border 20. The system may include a processor 30 which receives signals from a plurality of cameras to predict a flight path of the ball 29, means for comparing this flight path to a model of a field with pre-defined segments 21, 22 and means for activating the secondary mechanism when the ball 29 is predicted to pass within a zone of uncertainty defined between two segments 21, 22. Also disclosed is a cricket boundary rope 20 with a mechanism for validating the interaction between the ball 29 and the rope 20.
Patent GB-2551657-A (GB)
Title: Haptic button
Inventor: ANDREW BENJAMIN DAVID BROWN
IPC: H01H13/85
Filed: 2017-08-02
Abstract: A button assembly 10 for use in smartphones etc. comprises a contact portion 14 located beneath a button 11 having a pressable surface 12, a sensor to sense depression of the contact portion, and a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator that moves the button in a lateral direction relative to the contact portion when the button is pressed. At least one primary bearing element 44 depresses the contact portion and bears the lateral movement of the button without breaking contact with the contact portion. The primary bearing may comprise plural bearing elements arranged along a centre line aligned with the geometric centre of the pressable surface. The SMA actuator may comprise at least one SMA wire 20. Both ends of the wire may be fixed relative to the contact portion and may be hooked at an intermediate position around a retaining portion 23 formed on the button. The bearing element may be one or more ball bearings or a sliding bearing member protruding from the button. The sensor may be a strain gauge or be formed of the contact portion providing a first switch element which is brought into contact with a second switch element 16.
Patent GB-2565359-A (GB)
Title: Dirt separator for a vacuum cleaner
Inventor: Charles Howard Percy-Raine
IPC: B04C5/185
Filed: 2017-08-11
Abstract: A dirt separator for a vacuum cleaner comprising a chamber 36 having an inlet (37, fig 9) through which dirt-laden fluid enters and an outlet (38, fig 9) through which cleansed fluid exits the chamber 36. A disc 40 located at the outlet (38, fig 9) rotates about a rotational axis 48 and comprises holes through which the cleansed fluid passes. The chamber 36 is delimited by a bottom wall 32 and a side wall 31. The bottom wall 32 is moveable relative to the side wall 31 between an open position and a closed position, and the inlet (37, fig 9) is defined by an end of an inlet duct 21 attached to the side wall 31.
Patent GB-2567818-A (GB)
Title: Filter assembly
Inventor: PAUL IAN CHANDLER
IPC: F01M11/03
Filed: 2017-10-24
Abstract: A filter assembly (110) for fluid comprises a casing (112) comprising an inlet channel (114) and an outlet channel (116). A filter element is installed in the casing and comprises a filter medium (120) for filtering particulates from a flow of fluid through the filter assembly (110). One or more thermal energy storage means (136, Fig 5) is provided within the casing (112). The outlet channel (116) comprises a non-return valve (134) configured to allow the flow of fluid in the outlet channel (116) in one direction from the inside of the casing (112) to the outside of the casing when a pressure difference across the non-return valve exceeds a first threshold pressure. The inlet channel (114) comprises an anti-drain back valve (132) which is configured to be in an open configuration when fluid is flowing through the inlet channel (114) into the casing (112) when a pressure difference across the anti-drain back valve exceeds a second threshold pressure.
Patent GB-2556515-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerating home deliveries
Inventor: BRUCE WALTER WILKINSON
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2016-06-27
Abstract: Deliveries of meal ingredients to a user are made in a crate and retrieval times of the crate are detected, such as by detecting input of a code to the crate or detecting proximity of a mobile device of a user to the crate. Retrieval times are used to train a retrieval model for the user. The amount of refrigerant (e.g. ice) required for subsequent deliveries is estimated based on a period between an expected delivery time and an expected retrieval time determined from the retrieval model as well as expected weather conditions during the period. A pick list for the meal ingredients is output and includes the amount of refrigerant as an item to be retrieved for the delivery.
Patent GB-2557072-A (GB)
Title: Eccentrically rotating mass turbine
Inventor: Vassilios Vamvas
IPC: F03G7/08
Filed: 2016-06-27
Abstract: A turbine comprises a shaft (20), a mass (10) eccentrically mounted for rotation about shaft (20), having its center of gravity at a distance from the shaft (20) and a motion base (15). Motion base (15) rigidly supports the shaft (20), and is configured for moving the shaft (20) in any direction of at least two degrees of movement freedom, except for heave. A floating vessel-turbine (120), encloses entirely the eccentrically rotating mass (10) and the motion base (15). The turbine converts ocean wave energy into useful energy, very efficiently.
Patent GB-2556009-A (GB)
Title: Resin molding method and resin molding device
Inventor: Yasushi Arahata
IPC: B29C51/42
Filed: 2016-09-13
Abstract: A longitudinally-stretched resin sheet material 2 is held by a stretching/bending mechanism 3 and heated and softened by a heating part 5. Longitudinal edge sections and transverse edge sections of the softened resin sheet material 2 are pulled and stretched by the stretching/bending mechanism 3. The stretched resin sheet material 2 is bent by the stretching/bending mechanism 3 and molded by vacuum molding by means of a resin molding part 6.
Patent GB-2557772-A (GB)
Title: Financial risk management assessment system and method for assessing financial risk
Inventor: LAWRENCE KENDRICK WAKEMAN
IPC: G06Q40/06
Filed: 2016-08-03
Abstract: A system configured to assess financial risk tolerance and an appropriate method to assess an investor's financial risk tolerance, wherein the system presents to the investor a series of financial parameters and based on the investor' s responses to the financial parameters, the system develops a series of portfolios for the investor to choose from and then the system generates for the investor a financial risk tolerance score. An investor chooses which retirement plan he/she is more comfortable with until he/she has reached the plan that has the appropriate amount of risk to reward ratio for them.
Patent GB-2571781-A (GB)
Title: Ceramic foundry filter and method of manufacturing the same
Inventor: KASSIM ALI JUMA
IPC: B22D43/00
Filed: 2018-03-09
Abstract: A ceramic foundry filter, and method of manufacturing the same, for filtering molten metal such as steel. The filter comprises a filter structure made from a first refractory material 102, and a coating 103, over the filter structure of a second refractory material different to the first refractory material, wherein the second refractory material comprises zirconium dioxide (ZrO2). Preferably the first refractory material is one or more of silicon carbide, alumina and silica. The ceramic foundry filter may provide improved structural strength and integrity over monolithic zirconia based filters and propagation of cracks in the body of the filter may be prevented.
Patent GB-2572637-A (GB)
Title: Detecting shared library hijacking
Inventor: MIKKO SUOMINEN
IPC: G06F21/55
Filed: 2018-04-06
Abstract: A computer-implemented method of detecting shared library hijacking in which an executable application is caused to load a malicious shared library file instead of a trusted shared library file. An executable file installed in a location on a file system of a computer system is identified and a location profile for the file determined. A location profile may include digital signatures of the executable file, version information, a full path for the executed file or information about other content in the folder. A location profile for the executable file is obtained from a location profile store, the location profile being associated with a non-malicious installation of the executable file on the file system. The location profile determined for the identified executable file is compared with the location profile obtained from the location profile store to determine whether the executable file was installed maliciously and thereby detect shared library hijacking. Indications of a malicious location profile may be based on its digital signature and version information or location of executable file not being on a whitelist of acceptable locations or content that is normally stored alongside the executable file being missing.
Patent GB-2577497-A (GB)
Title: Floor covering apparatus
Inventor: JAMES FARRANT
IPC: A47L23/26
Filed: 2018-09-25
Abstract: A modular floor covering apparatus 10 comprises a planar base 12 having an upper face 14, a lower face 16, a first edge 18 and a second edge 20. Planar aluminium edge portions 22,24 are affixed to first and second edges 18,20 respectively. Each of the edge portions 22,24 extend perpendicular to the base 12, and define a well 26 having a depth D. Preferably arranged to be positioned within the well 26, and adjacent to the upper face 14 of the base 12, and the first and second edge portions 22,24 is a fibrous mat 28 affixed to a fabric mat bed 29. The mat 28,29 may have a height H which is 2mm greater that the depth D. The floor covering apparatus 10 is arranged to tessellate with at least one other such floor covering apparatus (see figure 3).
Patent GB-2578150-A (GB)
Title: Video coding and decoding
Inventor: GUILLAUME LAROCHE
IPC: H04N19/91
Filed: 2018-10-18
Abstract: Encoding a motion information predictor index such as a merge index, comprising: generating a list of motion information predictor candidates; when an affine merge mode is used, selecting one of the motion information predictor candidates in the list as an affine merge mode predictor; when a non-affine merge mode is used, selecting one of the motion information predictor candidates in the list as a non-affine merge mode predictor; and generating a motion information predictor index or merge index for the selected motion information predictor candidate using CABAC coding, one or more bits of the motion information predictor index being bypass CABAC coded. Preferably, the first bin or bit of the merge index is context encoded and others are bypass encoded. The context variable may be the same for affine and non-affine modes, or different context variables may be used for encoding the merge index of affine merge more and classical merge mode. Decoding is also claimed. The number of affine merge candidates included in the list of predictor candidates may be encoded in the bitstream.
Patent GB-2570385-A (GB)
Title: System, device and method for validating a 911 caller
Inventor: MELANIE A KING
IPC: H04W4/90
Filed: 2018-11-28
Abstract: A system, device and method for validating a 911 caller 111 is provided. A recording is received that includes a voice sample of a caller, the recording associated with an incident. A voiceprint for the caller is generated from the voice sample. A communication device of a responder 105 responding to the incident is identified. An indication of the voiceprint for the caller is transmitted to the communication device, to cause: a comparison of the voiceprint with sound received at the communication device; and, in response to the comparison, an initiation of an action.
Patent GB-2566416-A (GB)
Title: System and method for altering attendants regarding service area dispenser refill needs
Inventor: FREDERICK J WILLIAMS
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 2016-06-28
Abstract: A system and method are provided for maintenance of service areas within a facility by a plurality of attendants, wherein each service area has one or more product dispensers that require periodic refill. Via a sensor configured with each product dispenser and a control system in communication with the sensors, a product level or amount of product in each dispenser is determined. Based on information from the sensors, a respective refill time is computed for refilling each of the dispensers. Location of the attendants is tracked on a continuous or periodic basis. As a function of the computed refill times and location of the various attendants, one of the attendants is selected to service one or more of the product dispensers in a particular service area. An alert message is generated and transmitted to the selected attendant that gives the location of the particular service area within the facility. Determination of the selected attendant is made such that the selected attendant reaches the particular service area at or near the computed refill time of the one or more product dispensers in the particular service area facility.
Patent GB-2574739-A (GB)
Title: Compositions and methods for cleaning automotive surfaces
Inventor: RAJEEV MENON
IPC: C11D17/00
Filed: 2018-03-05
Abstract: An automotive surface is cleaned by applying an effective amount of a cleaning composition comprising a) at least one hydrocarbon solvent in an amount from about 3 weight percent to about 20 weight percent of the composition, b) at least one thickener/rheology modifier in an amount from about 0.01 weight percent to about 3 weight percent, c) at least one silicone fluid has a viscosity ranging from about 500 to about 20,000 centistokes at 25° C., present in an amount from about 0.1 weight percent to about 3 weight percent, d) at least one wetting agent in an amount from about 0.001 to about 2%, e) at least one hydrophobic additive in an amount from about 0.1 to about 3%, and f) water in an amount from about 60 weight percent to about 85 weight percent to the automotive surface with an application implement.
Patent GB-2587034-A (GB)
Title: An amplifier for a transceiver and a transceiver comprising such an amplifier
Inventor: Martin Holroyd
IPC: H03F3/60
Filed: 2019-09-17
Abstract: An amplifier 2, suitable for use with a transceiver, comprises a plurality of power amplifiers 4 and a planar power splitter 7 arranged on a base 3, the splitter having an input port 8 and a plurality of output ports 9. Each power amplifier has an input port 5 connected to a respective splitter output port by a planar transmission line 10, and an output port 6 connected to a waveguide transition 11. A plurality of waveguides 14 and a waveguide power combiner (Fig.2a, 24) are arranged within the base, and each waveguide is defined by a waveguide wall 15 and connected to both a respective waveguide transition and the waveguide power combiner. At least one waveguide may comprise a plurality of electrically conductive vias (Fig.3, 33) extending through an upper layer of the base. A transceiver comprising the amplifier may further include a driver power amplifier (Fig.4, 34) connected between a signal source 29 and the splitter input, and an antenna 30 connected to the waveguide combiner. The combined power amplifier may be used to amplify millimetre wave radio frequency (RF) signals where low insertion loss is required.
Patent GB-2588237-A (GB)
Title: Joint axis direction estimation
Inventor: MATTHEW ALASTAIR GASKELL
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2019-10-18
Abstract: A method for calibrating the estimated joint axis direction for each of a pair of body mounted sensors 10, mounted either side of a joint 9. The sensors each calculate a pitch angle and roll angle about respective first and second sensor axes (18, 19, figure 2), with a third axis (z figure 2) forming a sensor frame. Orientation data associated with the pitch and roll angle at least two different poses of the joint (figure 6) is recorded by each sensor, a sensor frame estimated gravity vector is calculated for each sensor and pose, the gravity vector running along a vertical direction. The joint axis is calculated to minimise a loss function concerning projections of the estimated gravity vector on to the estimated joint axis, the loss function optionally being the difference between the respective projections. A system comprising a processor and a pair of sensors for carrying out a method of calibration is also claimed.
Patent GB-2579716-A (GB)
Title: Configuring and displaying a user interface with healthcare studies
Inventor: Matthew Andersen
IPC: G16H30/20
Filed: 2019-10-30
Abstract: Method comprising: accessing 604 user-specified configuration information for configuring a first user interface of a medical image management system, the first user interface to display a list of healthcare studies including one or more unread healthcare studies; creating 605 the first user interface with the list of healthcare studies with priority information for the unread studies, including determining the priority information, according to the user-specified configuration information, for at least one unread study in the list based on findings from performing automated image analysis on images in the unread healthcare study; and displaying 606 the first user interface on a display screen of the medical image management system. May further comprise: displaying 601 a second user interface, to receive user inputs specifying a priority level for results of an automated image analysis algorithm; capturing 602 user input information from user engagement with user interface elements of the second user interface; and creating 603 the user-specified configuration information based on the user input information. Also a system and non-transitory computer readable storage media.