baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2580565-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum cleaner
Inventor: GARY A KASPER
IPC: A47L9/06
Filed: 2016-03-16
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprising a mechanical linkage 66 coupling a nozzle unit 78 including a suction nozzle 64 to a carriage 106 of a chassis wherein said linkage can displace the nozzle unit horizontally and vertically with respect to the surface to be cleaned such that the nozzle unit can float relative to the chassis. The nozzle unit may include a motor operably coupled with a rotatable brushroll agitator, may be coupled via the linkage 66 with a base unit 74 which is pivotally mounted to an upright unit of the vacuum cleaner, and may be prevented from movement away from the chassis by a stop (fig 8B, 262). The linkage 66 may be configured to automatically lift the nozzle away from the surface to be cleaned upon a predetermined resistive force being applied which is greater than the weight of the nozzle unit, and may comprise a rear/front link 126/128, a pin-in-slot joint 144,148, a revolute joint, a cam joint including a front/rear wedge (fig 8B, 254/256) forming an inverted V-shaped track (fig 8B, 260), and a cam follower (fig 8B, 259) comprising a roller (fig 8B, 264). The mechanical linkage is configured to automatically lift the suction nozzle upon a predetermined resistance force being applied during a forward or backward stroke of the cleaner.
Patent GB-2586692-A (GB)
Title: Leakproof trench coat
Inventor: Tien-Te LAI
IPC: A41D27/18
Filed: 2020-05-20
Abstract: A trench coat (figure 1), for example a water-proof double-breasted trench-coat, has a coat body (10) and an inner cover (20). The coat body has a collar (13) and inward-facing fasteners (131-132). The covering layer (20) has a pair of neck covering pieces (211, 221), and a pair of outward facing fasteners (212, 222). The body and cover fasteners can be connected in order to prevent ingress of rain down the neck of the coat (figure 5). At least one of the body or cover comprises a plurality of fasteners to allow selective tightness of the cover part against the neck. The cover when fastened in place may fold to form a channel (24, figure 6) to redirect liquid down away from the neck. The central waterproofing panel may have a zip fastener (23) down the centre. A wearer subject to heavy rain and wind, for example a storm or air resistance from riding a motorcycle, might find the rain pushed up towards their neck, which in a more typical coat could easily lead to the ingress of fluid at the neck; the invention improves resistance to such an effect without compromising the appearance of a double-breasted coat.
Patent GB-2595274-A (GB)
Title: Modifying seabed contours
Inventor: CHRISTIAN LINDE OLSEN
IPC: F16L1/16
Filed: 2020-05-20
Abstract: A method for installing subsea infrastructure such as a pipeline, an adverse seabed contour is modified by dropping an elongate weight onto a seabed slope to penetrate the seabed. The weight is then lifted away from the slope leaving an indentation in the seabed. The indentation can be extended into a groove by repeatedly dropping the weight onto the seabed in longitudinal alignment to form a series of conjoined or overlapping indentations. The weight may be dropped at a sloped transition or shoulder between a depression in the seabed, such as an iceberg plough mark, and the general level of the seabed surrounding the depression. An apparatus for modifying a seabed contour comprising a supporting frame from which a wedge-shaped weight is dropped. A quick release mechanism couples the weight to the frame.
Patent GB-2596094-A (GB)
Title: Detection of under-scanning at a point of sale
Inventor: JOSEPH MORRIS
IPC: G07G3/00
Filed: 2020-06-17
Abstract: A method of and system for detection of goods under-scanning in a retail outlet. In under-scanning (sweet-hearting), goods 14 are moved to a collection area 22 at a point of sale (POS) without being scanned, and the shopper does not pay for the goods. A POS comprises a reader 20 having a field of view, the reader optically reads product identifiers from goods presented in the field of view and provides product read data relating to valid reads of the product identifiers. The reader also comprises a sensor arranged to observe the field of view and provides image data. The output of the imaging sensor is analysed to detect the presentation of goods in the field of view, and the product read data is interrogated to determine whether there is a product read during the presentation of goods. Goods or products determined as being presented via the image data but without corresponding product read data may indicate deliberate under-scanning. The imaging sensor can be used to read product identifiers. Alternatively, the sensor can be a scanning laser and reads product identifiers. The reader may output raw read data including partial, incomplete or invalid product identifier information which can be used.
Patent GB-2589669-A (GB)
Title: Thin wall polyether block amide membrane tubing and module
Inventor: BAMDAD BAHAR
IPC: B32B27/28
Filed: 2020-07-30
Abstract: The tube comprises a composite 50 micrometre thick composite film comprising a polyether block amide copolymer (PEBA) 48 attached to a porous scaffold support 10. The composite film is formed into a tube with part of the film forming an overlap area (58, figures 6, 7) that is fused. A polymeric layer is applied to a surface of the composite film. Preferably the composite film is at most 25 (5) µm thick and the overlap area comprises no more than 30 (10)% of the outside surface. The support 10 is preferably expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyethylene or polypropylene (PP). The preferred tube includes a biocide to prevent mould formation. The tube is preferably formed by spiral (figure 6) or longitudinal (figure 7) winding of the composite film. A pervaporation module has water flowing through the tube and fluid flow over the tube, wherein water vapour is fed to the fluid. They can be used to humidify gas, in medical, analytical, oil and gas application.
Patent GB-2598104-A (GB)
Title: Discontinuous transmission operation for spatial audio parameters
Inventor: Anssi Sakari Rämö
IPC: G10L19/012
Filed: 2020-08-17
Abstract: An Immersive Voice Audio Service (IVAS) spatial audio coder 207 capable of operating in active and discontinuous transmission (DTX) modes obtains an audio signal and spatial metadata 206 from which two spatial direction parameters are generated at different times and used to decide whether to terminate Discontinuous Transmission Mode 213. The direction parameters may be converted from spherical to Cartesian co-ordinates and weighted by average sample energy.
Patent GB-2598740-A (GB)
Title: Wireless telecommunication system
Inventor: ANVAR TUKMANOV
IPC: H04B7/06
Filed: 2020-09-09
Abstract: This invention provides a method, and a controller for implementing said method, of controlling a transmitting node in a wireless telecommunications network, the wireless telecommunications network including a receiving node, wherein the transmitting node includes a plurality of antenna ports, the method comprising the steps of: determining a count of antenna ports S105, being one or more of the transmitting nodes plurality of antenna ports, to use in communications with the receiving node based on a first performance metric related to a coherence interval; and causing the transmitting node to use the count of antenna ports in communications with the receiving node S107. The determination of the count of antenna ports may be further based on a measure of the coherence interval in communication with the receiving node.
Patent GB-2584065-A (GB)
Title: Dynamic authorization batching in a dispersed storage network
Inventor: AMIT LAMBA
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2019-02-07
Abstract: A method for execution by a dispersed storage and task (DST) processing unit includes queuing authorization requests, corresponding to received operation requests, in response to determining that first system utilization data indicates a first utilization level that compares unfavorably to a normal utilization threshold. A first batched authorization request that includes the queued authorization requests is generated for transmission to an Identity and Access Management (IAM) system in response to determining that the first request queue compares unfavorably to a first queue limit condition. A second queue limit condition that is different from the first queue limit condition is determined based on second system utilization data. A second batched authorization request that includes a second plurality of authorization requests of a second request queue is generated in response to determining that the second request queue compares unfavorably to the second queue limit condition.
Patent GB-2603157-A (GB)
Title: Key capability storage
Inventor: Ruben Borisovich Ayrapetyan
IPC: G06F21/80
Filed: 2021-01-28
Abstract: Key capability storage circuitry 90 is provided to store a key capability specifying key bounds indicating information indicative of permissible bounds for information specified by any one or more of: a non-capability operand, a capability, or the key capability itself. For a given software compartment executed by the processing circuitry, which lacks a key capability operating privilege associated with at least a portion of the key capability storage circuitry, the processing circuitry is configured to prohibit certain manipulations of the key capability, including a transfer between key capability storage and a memory location selected by the given software compartment. This can help to support temporal safety.
Patent GB-2604114-A (GB)
Title: A pipeline inspection system and method
Inventor: JON BARRY
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2021-02-24
Abstract: A pipeline inspection system comprising: a data capturing member configured to capture pipe data of a pipeline, the data capturing member comprising: a body  comprising a flexible portion affixed to a distal end of a rigid portion; and a head 320 affixed to a distal end of the flexible portion; a control unit comprising a processor; and a frame configured to accommodate the data capturing member and the control unit; wherein the control unit is in electrical communication with the data capturing member and a remote communication device; and wherein the processor is operable to cause the data capturing member to capture the pipe data; wherein the flexible portion is configured to facilitate negotiation of pipe bends of the pipeline. The system provides a data capturing means that may be fed through a significant distance of pipeline without kinking or curling up, whilst also being able to negotiate a bend in the pipeline.
Patent GB-2606136-A (GB)
Title: Digital assessment process
Inventor: Jesper Lai Petersen
IPC: G16H50/20
Filed: 2021-03-31
Abstract: A method of assessing the result of a medical test comprises: recording a digital image of a testing device 10. The testing device includes at least one anchor feature 20 and a test area 12. The anchor features have at least one known property. The method further comprises locating at least one anchor feature on the digital image and ascertaining the location of the test area on the digital image. The location of the test area is ascertained by comparing a property of the anchor features on the image to a property of the anchor features on the testing device. The method further comprises determining whether a visual indication 18 exists on the test area and outputting a positive or negative test result depending on that determination. The test area may comprise a quality control feature 16 in addition to the visual indication. The visual indicator may be a line or may be of a certain colour. The quality control feature may be a line or may be of a certain colour.
Patent GB-2602848-A (GB)
Title: Single Bi-directional point of policy control, administration, interactive queries, and security protections
Inventor: NICOLAS RUFLIN
IPC: H04L43/02
Filed: 2021-04-12
Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for configuring and managing data shipper agents. A method may commence with receiving a list of one or more data shipper agents installed on one or more edge nodes associated with a user. A data shipper agent of the one or more data shipper agents may be installed on one of the one or more edge nodes. The method may continue with providing a graphical user interface that may enable the user to configure the one or more data shipper agents. The method may further include receiving selections of configuration parameters associated with at least one of the one or more data shipper agents. The method may then continue with receiving a configuration of the at least one of the one or more data shipper agents and automatically reconfiguring the configuration of the at least one of the one or more data shipper agents.
Patent GB-2606167-A (GB)
Title: Wireless transceiver
Inventor: LIAM BUSSEY
IPC: H04B10/70
Filed: 2021-04-27
Abstract: First wireless transceiver, e.g. base station, transmits data to second wireless transceiver, e.g. user equipment, during a first timeslot and transmits a local oscillator signal during a second timeslot. First wireless transceiver comprises electromagnetic field receiver 120, e.g. Rydberg-atom based RF receiver, including first optical transmitter 122, e.g. probe laser, which transmits a probe signal via a transmission medium, e.g. optical fibre 121, at a probe frequency and second optical transmitter 123, e.g. coupling laser, which transmits a coupling signal via the transmission medium at a coupling frequency. The probe frequency excites electrons of the transmission medium, e.g. Rubidium-85 atoms of an optical cavity of optical fibre 121, from a ground state to a first excited state and the coupling frequency excites electrons of the transmission medium to a predetermined excited state so as to induce an Electromagnetic Induced Transparency effect. A combination of a phase-modulated signal transmitted by second wireless transceiver and the local oscillator signal, received by electromagnetic field receiver 120 at the transmission medium 121 during the second timeslot, causes a detectable change of the probe signal from which a phase state of the phase-modulated signal can be detected.
Patent GB-2603556-A (GB)
Title: Environment-friendly mildew prevention method for bamboo
Inventor: ZIXUAN YU
IPC: B27K9/00
Filed: 2021-07-20
Abstract: An environmentally friendly mildew-prevention method for bamboo, comprising the steps: soaking the bamboo in an acid solution; hydrolysing the sample; and washing and drying the hydrolysed product in sequence to obtain mildew-proof bamboo. The acid solution is either an inorganic acid solution with a mass concentration of 0.5-8% or an organic acid solution with a mass concentration of 2-40%. Preferably, the acid solution is a hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, citric acid or oxalic acid solution. Preferably, soaking is conducted at 25-45°C under a negative pressure of -0.08 MPa for less than 8 hours and the hydrolysis reaction is conducted at 30-90°C for 0.5-8 hours. Preferably, a mass ratio of the bamboo to the acid solution is 1:(5-40). Preferably, the washing comprises hot water washing or alkaline washing, and the drying is conducted at 40-110°C for 0.5-6 hours. The acid solution reduces the content of starch in the bamboo through a hydrolysis reaction, thereby reducing the main nutrient on which a mildew fungus depends and preventing the bamboo from mildewing.
Patent GB-2615604-A (GB)
Title: Plumbing fitting
Inventor: Richard Timothy Nortcliffe
IPC: F16K31/44
Filed: 2022-02-15
Abstract: A pressure independent control valve (PICV) 1 comprising a body 2 having a flow path extending therethrough and a cavity 5 within the flow path to releasably receive a mechanism 200 via an aperture 6, a cap 150 comprising the mechanism and configured to move between locked and unlocked positions on the body, the cap being retained in the locked position by one or more bayonet fixings. The bayonet fixing may comprise a plurality of projections such as captive threaded bolts 33 on the body which cooperate with a plurality of recesses such as clasps 65 on the cap. The clasp may comprise a countersunk seat into which a head of the bolt sits when the cap is in the locked position. when the cap is in the locked position the mechanism may be operatively arranged in the flow path. The cap and body may each comprise corresponding indiciums 56. Also claimed is a kit comprising the PICV, where the cap is an operational cap, and a protective cap 50 which is moveable between locked and unlocked positions on the body and is retained on the body by bayonet fixings, where the aperture can be sealed by either the operational cap or the protective cap.
Patent GB-2616002-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method of data processing
Inventor: Hana Chockler
IPC: G06N5/02
Filed: 2022-02-18
Abstract: Data processing apparatus 100 comprising input module 110 to receive input dataset 10 comprising a plurality of samples, each assigned to a variable; encoder module 120 to map the input dataset to a latent representation; decoder module 130 to process the latent representation and indicate a link category 20 for each pair of variables, the link category selected from a set including ‘no causal link’, ‘causally linked’ and ‘unknown’; and reinforcement learning module 140 to: compare the link category for each pair of variables with the samples for the associated variables, generate a score function including an error term based on a result of the comparison, and update parameters of the encoder module and decoder module based on the score function. The link categories may form a causal graph for the input dataset. The decoder module may output a set of Markov equivalent causal graphs. The encoder may be a known type such as Kolmogorov-Arnold. The apparatus can provide knowledge of the underlying structure which can be used for prediction and recommendation tasks. The use of reinforcement learning facilitates efficient search over the causal structure representation space.
Patent GB-2600891-A (GB)
Title: Bacteria classification
Inventor: Venkat Balagurusamy
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2020-07-30
Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for classifying bacteria. The method comprises extracting a morphology signature corresponding to one or more bacteria and extracting a motility signature corresponding to the one or more bacteria. The method further comprises merging the morphology signature and the motility signature into a merged vector signature and classifying the one or more bacteria based on the merged vector signature.
Patent GB-2616025-A (GB)
Title: A cable harness manufacturing system, and a kit of parts and tooling components for use with an assembly board in cable harness manufacturing applications
Inventor: Nuno Carrolo
IPC: H01B13/012
Filed: 2022-02-24
Abstract: The routing element 1220 comprises an upper fixture support 1223 having a least one aperture 1227 for receiving a tooling component 211 to support the cable harness during manufacture. At least two lower suction holders 240 comprise suction cups (fig 4B) for attaching the routing element to the assembly board. The lower suction holder and the upper fixture support are located axially about a central vertical axis of the routing element, and the lower suction holder extends outwardly relative to the upper fixture support, such that the area covered by the lower suction holder is greater than that of the upper fixture support. The lower suction holders 240 include upstanding cylindrical walls 1248 to reduce or prevent tilting of the routing element. Embodiments having three suction holders are described (figs 3A-3E). Also claimed is a kit comprising routing elements, spacer elements and support plates for use with an assembly board during cable harness manufacture.
Patent GB-2601275-A (GB)
Title: Detection and classification of siren signals and localization of siren signal sources
Inventor: JUGAL BUDDHADEV
IPC: G08G1/0965
Filed: 2020-11-05
Abstract: Vehicle microphone array 1301 captures ambient sound signals. Frequency spectrum features are extracted 1303 from the sound signals, e.g. by generating a spectrogram, mel-spectrogram or mel-frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCC). An acoustic scene classifier (e.g. convolutional neural network 1304) uses the frequency spectrum features to predict siren signal classifications which are converted into signal event detections – the classifier indicating one of multiple types of siren signal. Time delay of arrival estimates are computed for the detected siren signals and used (with known microphone array geometry) to estimate 1305 bearing angles to their sources. The bearing angles are tracked using a Bayesian filter (e.g. Kalman or particle filter) and may be used to estimate corresponding ranges. The vehicle may be autonomous and perform actions depending on the emergency vehicle’s location and whether it is active or inactive. E.g. if the AV has crossed a stop line, it may stop immediately or after traversing the intersection, depending on whether the EV is nearby or far away.
Patent GB-2607182-A (GB)
Title: Intergrated device for low-temperature pyrolysis biocarbon manufacturing and forming from organic solid waste
Inventor: JINGFU WANG
IPC: C10B53/02
Filed: 2022-04-01
Abstract: The integrated device for manufacturing biocarbon through low-temperature pyrolysis and formation of organic solid wastes belongs to the field of low-temperature pyrolysis extrusion forming. Specifically, a drive motor is connected with a reducer, a drive shaft extends out of a left end of the reducer and is connected with an equal-diameter rotating shaft through a coupling; a left end of the equal-diameter rotating shaft is connected with a variable-diameter rotating shaft, the equal-diameter rotating shaft and the variable-diameter rotating shaft are formed in one piece, and different spiral blades are distributed on surfaces of the equal-diameter rotating shaft and the variable-diameter rotating shaft correspondingly; a feed inlet and a water vapor outlet are formed in a top of a metal cylinder, and a pyrolysis product outlet is formed in a bottom of the metal cylinder; the metal cylinder is wrapped by a temperature-adjustable heating element surrounded by the heat preservation box; and a flange is installed at a left end of the metal cylinder. High-calorific-value biocarbon is manufactured through the processes of low-temperature pyrolysis, extrusion forming and the like; the heating temperature of the heating element can be adjusted according to different types of organic waste, the application scenario of the integrated device is wide regardless of the types of the organic waste. The manufactured biocarbon fuel has the characteristics of high calorific value, good ignition performance and stable combustion.
Patent GB-2604489-A (GB)
Title: Method and system to determine variations in a fluidic channel
Inventor: OLUWATOSIN OGUNDARE
IPC: G01L19/08
Filed: 2019-12-13
Abstract: A system is provided that includes a dart, a pressure sensor, and a controller communicatively coupled with the sensor. The dart is disposed in a fluidic channel. The dart has a main body and a flange extending from the main body and has a diameter greater than or equal to a diameter of the fluidic channel. When the dart translates within the fluidic channel and passes a location of a variation in the fluidic channel, the flange creates a pressure pulse. The pressure sensor measures the pressure pulse within the fluidic channel created by the dart. The controller determines the location of the variation based on the measured pressure pulse.