baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2542261-A (GB)
Title: Bristled dental floss
Inventor: STERLING V ROBINSON
IPC: A61C15/04
Filed: 2016-08-08
Abstract: A bristled dental floss 130 comprising an elongated flexible floss core 132, which may be tubular, a cord, a tape, or rectangular, circular or oval in cross section, a plurality of floss bristles 138 arranged in at least one elongated group 140 and an undulating pattern 150 formed by an outer side of the plurality of bristles, in the longitudinal direction 134. The undulating pattern may comprise peaks or ridges 152, with troughs or valleys 154 between the ridges, and sloped sections 156 between adjacent pairs of ridges and troughs. The ridges and or troughs may be V-shaped. Multiple groups 140 may extend from the floss surface 136 angularly spaced apart from each other with an elongate gap 142 between groups. Multiple bristle groups 140 can be arranged into bristle row 144 and there may be a plurality of bristle rows. There may be alternating bristled sections 130a and non-bristled sections [130b, figure 1].
Patent GB-2554094-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing head for road repair vehicle
Inventor: LIAM MCNAMEE
IPC: E01C23/06
Filed: 2016-09-20
Abstract: Provided is a dispensing head 26 for a boom of a road repair vehicle for dispensing a road repair material, the boom configured for delivering said material to the dispensing head from a supply of said material on the vehicle, wherein the dispensing head defines a mixing chamber 26a for mixing aggregate and binder.The dispensing head comprises a shroud (150, fig 6) mounted on at least a portion of the mixing chamber adjacent to a dispensing end of the mixing chamber to define an airflow path for creating an air curtain extending from at least a portion of a periphery of the dispensing end of the mixing chamber.
Patent GB-2545827-A (GB)
Title: Refrigeration cycle device
Inventor: YUKI UGAJIN
IPC: F25B1/00
Filed: 2014-10-16
Abstract: This refrigeration cycle device 100A comprises a refrigerant circuit that connects, with piping, a compressor 3 that compresses and delivers refrigerant that is drawn in, a condenser that condenses the refrigerant by causing the refrigerant to radiate heat, an electronic expansion valve 6 that reduces the pressure of the condensed refrigerant, and an evaporator that evaporates the refrigerant by causing the refrigerant to absorb heat. The refrigerant is a refrigerant mixture that mixes R32 and HFO-1123. The refrigerant mixture has a higher mass percent of R32 than the mass percent of HFO-1123.
Patent GB-2549843-A (GB)
Title: Electronic device with flexible display and hinged housing, and corresponding system and methods
Inventor: ALBERTO R CAVALLARO
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 2017-03-15
Abstract: An electronic device, comprising: a first device housing and a second device housing: a hinge coupling the first device housing to the second device housing, the first device housing pivotable about the hinge relative to the second device housing; and a flexible display coupled to the first device housing and the second device housing and spanning the hinge; the flexible display to deform when the first device housing pivots about the hinge relative to the second device housing. A further embodiment includes: A bendable electronic device, comprising: a multi-link hinge coupling a first device housing to a second device housing; and a flexible display coupled to the first device housing and the second device housing and spanning the multi-link hinge; each link of the multi-link hinge passing about three sides of the flexible display.
Patent GB-2564081-A (GB)
Title: Video transmission
Inventor: TIMOTHY GLAUERT
IPC: H04N21/2343
Filed: 2017-04-25
Abstract: In an apparatus and method for digital video transmission, a video encoder encodes input digital video data into plural batches of encoded video data, each corresponding to a different level of spatial detail. The plural batches of encoded video data may form a sequence, with a subsequent (later) batch corresponding to a finer detail (resolution, quality) level than a preceding, earlier data batch in the sequence. Three, four or more batch encoding levels may be provided, with coarse, moderate and fine spatial image detail. Encoding may comprise pixel colour space conversion (RGB to YCC), z-curve reordering of colour data in memory, colour data wavelet transformation and/or quantisation of DC and/or AC transform coefficients. Corresponding decoder output resolution may be increased when input video data is static. The method may be applied to networked multicast transmission, for sink, receiver devices having differing resolutions.
Patent GB-2562071-A (GB)
Title: A box
Inventor: TOM CASS
IPC: B65D21/02
Filed: 2017-05-03
Abstract: The application discloses a rectangular box 10 comprising six faces T, F, R, B, L & K. Each face is provided with at least one protrusion element 20 defining a sets of parallel grooves and ridges 21. The sets are complementary such that the box can mate with the sets of grooves and ridges on an identical box if those faces were brought together. Preferably the ridges are triangular in cross-section with one of the ridges having one face being at a 45 degree angle to the face of the box. Ideally, the projections should be resilient or made from an elastomeric foam. Ideally, there should be three or four sets of grooves on each face. It is preferable that the box forms a cube. The walls of the box may be formed from a substrate 12 which may be cardboard. The box may also comprise an external frame 17 that covers and reinforces the box. The frame may also be made from cardboard.
Patent GB-2548504-A (GB)
Title: Water temperature management system
Inventor: MENG LOONG
IPC: G05D23/13
Filed: 2015-11-13
Abstract: A system for the regulation of water supply temperature, particularly in a domestic setting where multiple users are connected to a common water supply. The system comprises a water mixing chamber with separate inlets for hot water and cold water from a hot water chamber and a cold water chamber respectively, and an outlet for the mixed water. The system includes a pressure regulating device comprising a pressure release valve connected to the water mixing chamber and the outlet. When the pressure at either the hot water inlet or the cold water inlet of the mixing chamber decreases, a portion of the mixed water about to exit the outlet is recirculated to the mixing chamber by the pressure release valve of the pressure regulating device; the temperature in the water mixing chamber is thus maintained within a desired temperature range.
Patent GB-2547172-A (GB)
Title: Tool, device, apparatus and method
Inventor: PHILIP JAMES HARRISON
IPC: G06K19/06
Filed: 2016-02-15
Abstract: In one aspect of the invention for which protection is sought there is provided reader apparatus for reading an identification code carried by a surface feature device, the surface feature device having a plurality of respective surface feature portions each provided at respective lateral locations over a lateral surface at one of a plurality of predetermined distances from a lateral reference plane, the apparatus comprising a light source and a light detector, the apparatus being configured to direct light from the light source onto the respective surface feature portions of the surface feature device and to detect by means of the detector light scattered by the respective surface feature portions, the detector being configured to output a detector signal indicative of the intensity of light incident thereon, the apparatus being configured to generate a reader signal responsive to the distance of each of the respective surface feature portions of the surface feature device from the reference plane in dependence on the detector signal.
Patent GB-2571696-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of Psilocybin, different polymorphic forms, intermediates, formulations and their use
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER BROWN
IPC: C07F9/572
Filed: 2017-10-09
Abstract: The large-scale production of psilocybin, especially high purity crystalline psilocybin, particularly, in the form of Polymorph A. In particular, high purity, crystalline psilocybin - polymorph A (12A or 12A’), comprising an XRPD spectrum shown in Fig 7a or 7b and a DSC thermograph shown in Fig 8a or 8b. In another aspect, a high purity, crystalline psilocybin - polymorph A (12A), with an XRPD spectrum shown in Fig 7a and a DSC thermograph shown in Fig 8a. Alternatively, a method for large scale manufacture of psilocybin from psilocin comprising the steps of: ii) Stage 4 – Reacting psilocin with tetrabenzylpyrophosphate to form benzyl 3-[2-(benzyldimethylazaniumyl)ethyl]-1H-indol-4-yl phosphate; and iii) Stage 5 – Reacting benzyl 3-[2-(benzyldimethylazaniumyl)ethyl]-1H-indol-4-yl phosphate with hydrogen to form psilocybin. Alternatively, a method for large scale manufacture of psilocybin from 4-hydroxyindole comprising the steps of: i) Stage 1 - Reacting 4-hydroxyindole with acetic anhydride to form 1H-indol-4-yl acetate; ii) Stage 2 – Reacting 1H-indol-4-yl acetate with oxalyl chloride and dimethylamine to form 3-(aminoformyl-N,N-dimethylform)-1H-indol-4-ylacetate; iii) Stage 3 – Reacting 3-(aminoformyl-N,N-dimethylform)-1H-indol-4-yl acetate with lithium aluminium hydride to form psilocin; iv) Stage 4 – Reacting psilocin with tetrabenzylpyrophosphate to form benzyl 3-[2-(benzyldimethylazaniumyl)ethyl]-1H-indol-4-yl phosphate; and v) Stage 5 – Reacting benzyl 3-[2-(benzyldimethylazaniumyl)ethyl]-1H-indol-4-yl phosphate with hydrogen to form psilocybin.
Patent GB-2569999-A (GB)
Title: Method of preparing and serving a meal package
Inventor: GREG HARRISON
IPC: B65D81/34
Filed: 2018-01-09
Abstract: A method of preparing and serving a meal package 20 comprising the steps of: preparing a meal package, including: disposing a food product 26,27 into a container 21, the container having an opening defining therein a volume for receiving the food product; and sealing the container by securing a film 22 over or around the container; heating the meal package in a microwave oven; removing the film from the container; serving the heated food product in the container; cleaning the used container after the food product has been consumed; and repeating the above steps for the used container. The container may define a first volume separated by a dividing member 25 from a second volume separated from a third volume by a further dividing member and the film contain a non-return valve. A second independent claim of a meal package 20 comprising a container having an opening defining a volume, a food product 26,27 in the volume and a film 22 sealing the opening in which the container is at least partially formed of polycarbonate and the film is at least partially formed of polypropylene.
Patent GB-2556603-A (GB)
Title: Color film substrate and curved-surface display device
Inventor: CHUAN WU
IPC: G02F1/1335
Filed: 2015-11-09
Abstract: A color film substrate (1) and a curved-surface display device, which relate to the technical field of display, for use in resolving the technical problem of a display effect of a curved-surface display device affected by dark fringes generated in a central axis (25) portion of a sub-pixel region. The color film substrate (1) comprises a first light shading region (11) disposed corresponding to gate lines (22) and data lines (21) of an array substrate (2), and also comprises a second light shading region (12) disposed corresponding to a central axis (25) of a sub-pixel region of the array substrate (2), the width of the second light shading region (12) being greater than the width of the central axis (25) of the sub-pixel region.
Patent GB-2563713-A (GB)
Title: NAND flash storage device with NAND buffer
Inventor: MONISH SHAN
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2018-03-23
Abstract: A NAND flash storage device 250 has a set of NAND flash chips 270 and a controller 260. When the controller receives data over an input/output 230 bus it writes the received data to a NAND flash chip 270a and then a copy to another NAND flash chip 270b. When the controller receives a data read request, it reads the data from whichever of the NAND flash chips is not currently executing a write operation. The controller may designate a first NAND chip as a secondary write chip, a second NAND chip as a future secondary write chip, a third NAND chip as a primary write chip and a fourth chip as a future write chip, with the rest as read-only. When the controller receives a write request it writes the data to the primary write chip, then to the secondary write chip. The controller then copies valid data from the future primary write chip to the future secondary write chip, then designates the first chip as read-only, the second chip as the secondary write chip, third chip as the future secondary write chip and the fourth chip as the primary write chip.
Patent GB-2573116-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for producing potable water
Inventor: GERARD MELLING
IPC: C02F9/08
Filed: 2018-04-24
Abstract: Apparatus for providing potable water comprises in series: (i) an inlet 4 for a stream of contaminated water; (ii) a centrifugal separator 20 for separating the contaminated water stream into a partially purified water stream and a contaminant stream; (iii) a pre-filter pump 26; (iv) a pre-filter pressure sensor 30; (v) a first filter assembly 32 comprising a particulate filter and/or a filter (e.g. carbon filter) to remove organic contaminants from the partially purified water stream; (vi) a post-filter pressure sensor 38; (vii) a post-filter pump 40; (viii) a second filter assembly comprising one or more reverse osmosis filters 48; (ix) a UV steriliser unit 52; and (x) an outlet 6 for purified potable water; wherein the apparatus comprises an electronic controller 14 for controlling and monitoring the operation of the apparatus. A water purity measurement station 18 can monitor the level of contaminants in the contaminated water stream, e.g. by measuring pH, total bacteria count, conductivity, dissolved solids, water hardness, odour, sediment levels, levels of plastics microparticles and nanoparticles and turbidity. A pressure control valve 44 may be located downstream of the post-filter pump, with a further pressure sensor 46 downstream of the pressure control valve.
Patent GB-2574655-A (GB)
Title: A method of plastic disposal
Inventor: ANDREW THOMAS MCGHIE
IPC: E21F15/00
Filed: 2018-06-14
Abstract: A method of plastic disposal comprises the steps of mixing plastic with a carrier substance and inserting the mixture into a cavity. Preferably, the plastic is non-recyclable waste plastic granules and the carrier substance may be selected from cement, concrete, grout, water, polymer lubricant, or air; which may be used to fill or stabilise a sinkhole, mine, mineshaft, oil field, gas field, drain, sewer, manhole, tunnel, culvert, shaft, basement, void, pore or pothole. The plastics are preferably granules of particle size 0.01-50mm. The mixture may be pumped into the cavity at a pressure between 0.1-10MPa and allowed to set. A composition for use as a structural material comprising plastic granules in concrete or grout are also provided. The plastic may be used as a replacement for pulverised fuel ash.
Patent GB-2565680-A (GB)
Title: Client device and method for analysis of a predetermined set of parameters associated with radio coupling to a WLAN
Inventor: OHAD SHATIL
IPC: H04W24/08
Filed: 2017-05-12
Abstract: A client device and method for analysis of a predetermined set of parameters associated with a radio coupling to a WLAN is provided. The client device includes a memory and a radio coupled to at least one processor. The at least one processor executes in the memory a first client Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) stack having a plurality of layers configured to couple the radio to a WLAN. The at least one processor also executes in the memory a second client WLAN stack emulating the plurality of layers of the first client WLAN stack. The at least one processor is configured to receive, at the second client WLAN stack, data from the plurality of layers of the first client WLAN stack and analyze a predetermined set of WLAN parameters of the client device based on the data received from the plurality of layers of the first client WLAN stack.
Patent GB-2580675-A (GB)
Title: Tyre sidewall imaging method
Inventor: SYED WAJAHAT ALI SHAH KAZMI
IPC: G01M17/02
Filed: 2019-01-23
Abstract: A method of reading embossed and/or engraved markings on a tire sidewall involving generating a region of interest containing text or codes to be read. A computer implemented method 304 for generating a region of interest on a digital image 300 of a sidewall of a tire, the sidewall having one or more embossed and/or engraved markings. The method comprises generating a histogram of oriented gradients 301 feature map of the digital image, inputting the histogram of oriented gradients feature map into a trained convolutional neural network 302, wherein said trained convolutional neural network is configured to output a first probability 303 based on the input histogram of oriented gradients feature map that a region of pixels of the digital image contains the embossed and/or engraved markings. If the first probability is at or above a first predetermined threshold 305a accepting said region of pixels as said region of interest and outputting the region of interest 306.
Patent GB-2575167-A (GB)
Title: Integration of photonic components on SOI platform
Inventor: GUOMIN YU
IPC: G02F1/025
Filed: 2019-05-14
Abstract: An electro-optically active device comprises a silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate, 1, including a silicon base layer, 8, a buried oxide (BOX) layer, 9, on top of the silicon base layer, and a silicon on insulator (SOI) layer, 10, on top of the BOX layer. A substrate cavity extends through the SOI layer, the BOX layer and into the silicon base layer such that a base of the substrate cavity is formed by a portion of the silicon base layer. An electro-optically active waveguide including an electro-optically active stack is located within the substrate cavity. A buffer region, 11, is also located within the substrate cavity beneath the electro-optically active waveguide, the buffer region comprising a layer of Germanium (Ge), 21, and a layer of Gallium Arsenide (GaAs), 20. The buffer region may further comprise a layer of graded Indium Aluminium Arsenide (InAsAs), 19, and a layer of Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs) or Indium Phosphide (InP), 18.The buffer region and the electro-optically active stack may be epitaxially grown. The electro-optically active stack may form an electro-absorption modulator and may comprise III-V semiconductor materials.
Patent GB-2585016-A (GB)
Title: Mortar spot board, support and associated method
Inventor: MARC GORDON FOLEY
IPC: E04G21/00
Filed: 2019-06-24
Abstract: The mortar spot board 10 comprises a planar body 12 formed from a flexible material, a waterproof upper surface 14 and a depending element 18 projecting from the lower surface 16 for abutting a breeze block. The depending element may include a slit on each side, the slits may be aligned with each other. The mortar board may be formed from a rubber, such as EPDM or recycled tyres. The board may have a groove along the bottom as a folding or bending guide. The upper surface may include a recess for receiving mortar. The upper surface may comprise a hydrophobic material. Also claimed is a mortar support 100 comprising two layers of breeze blocks 26 placed perpendicular to each other, supporting the mortar spot board such that the depending elements each engage a block. Also claimed is a method of forming a stable mortar support.
Patent GB-2585198-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for generating video frames
Inventor: MATTHEW SANDERS
IPC: G06T11/00
Filed: 2019-07-01
Abstract: Video game frames rendered at a cloud (i.e. remote) device are received (S201) via a communications network, along with player inputs (S202) input at an input device. A predicted subsequent video frame is synthesized (S204) for output at a display based on the received frames and the input, and the synthesized video frame is sent to a display (S205). The prediction may be performed by a prediction model such as machine learning (S203) (e.g. a Neural Network or trained generative adversarial network (GAN)), or by using a rule-based method. Video frame(s) may be synthesised / generated by applying an image transformation to and/or filtering the frame inputted to the model. Some of the obtained frames which are inputted to the prediction may have wider fields of view that the outputted frames, or may correspond to different viewpoints of a virtual environment at the same point in time. Frame synthesising may then comprise blending frames corresponding to different viewpoints together, based on the prediction. Static regions in the obtained frames may be identified as such and used during the prediction. Latency associated with cloud gaming may thus be reduced.
Patent GB-2588393-A (GB)
Title: A sensor carrier for a battery pack
Inventor: BARRY FLANNERY
IPC: H01M10/6557
Filed: 2019-10-18
Abstract: A carrier arrangement, preferably in the form of a flexible substrate 1, for retaining and locating a sensing arrangement within a battery pack is disclosed. The battery pack comprises one or more cells and a thermal management duct 10 in thermal contact with at least one cell. The carrier arrangement comprises one or more sensors 2,3 for sensing one or more conditions of the battery pack and a connection arrangement for providing a communicative connection to the carrier arrangement, wherein the sensing arrangement is operably connected to the connection arrangement. Preferably, the carrier arrangement is attached to the thermal management duct and is located between the outer surface of the duct and one or more cells. The thermal management duct may be inflatable, and the sensors may comprise a strain sensor for monitoring the level of inflation. Pressure and temperature sensors may also be provided. The sensors may all be located on a flexible substrate such as a flexible PCB forming the carrier arrangement. In another aspect, the carrier arrangement retains and locates one or more energy dissipating devices such as cell balancing resistors.
Patent GB-2590503-A (GB)
Title: Battery systems and methods
Inventor: Owen David Styles
IPC: H01M10/625
Filed: 2019-12-20
Abstract: A battery system for a vehicle 2, particularly an electrically powered vehicle, comprises a plurality of battery modules 110, 120, 130, each comprising one or more cells 112, 122, 132, and a heat transfer assembly 160 for selectively heating and/or cooling one or more of the batter modules respectively. A desired capacity of the battery system is determined along with a number of the battery modules to be heated and/or cooled by the heater assembly according to the desired capacity. The heat transfer assembly is operated to heat and/or cool the determined number of battery modules. The number of battery modules heated and/or cooled by the heat transfer assembly may correspond to the number of battery modules required to be connected together in order for the battery system to provide the desired capacity. The desired capacity of the battery system may be determined based on a desirable range of the vehicle, where the desirable range of the vehicle may be determined based on information from a navigation system.