baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2560744-A (GB)
Title: Round-Counting Device
Inventor: Richard Winton Taylor
IPC: F41A9/62
Filed: 2017-03-23
Abstract: A round-counting device for monitoring the number of ammunition rounds contained in a magazine 202 of a firearm or paintball gun comprises a magnet 205 for mounting on a magazine follower 208 of the magazine 202 and a plurality of reed switches 206 arranged in a spaced apart arrangement along a length of the device. Each of the reed switches 206 is arranged to be activated by the magnet 205 when the magazine follower 208 is in predetermined position within the magazine 202. A signal output by an activated reed switch 206 is indicative of the number of rounds in the magazine 202. An alternative arrangement of a magazine includes a biasing element for urging rounds towards an open end of the magazine and a force sensitive resistor connected to the biasing element so as to receive a compressive force from the biasing element when rounds are contained in the magazine. A signal output by the force sensitive resistor is indicative of the number of rounds in the magazine.
Patent GB-2547383-A (GB)
Title: Position estimation device, position estimation system, position estimation method and computer-readable recording medium
Inventor: TAKAHIRO KUMURA
IPC: G01M3/24
Filed: 2015-11-24
Abstract: Provided is a position estimation device and the like for accurately estimating the position at which a pressure wave is generated. The position estimation device is provided with: a first cross-correlation derivation means for deriving a first cross-correlation that relates to the pressure of a fluid, on the basis of measured values obtained by measuring the pressure of a fluid flowing through a pipeline network, at at least two locations on the pipeline network; a second cross-correlation derivation means for deriving a second cross-correlation that relates to the pressure of the fluid, on the basis of calculated values obtained by calculating the pressure of a fluid at at least two locations on the pipeline network; and an estimation means for estimating the position at which a pressure wave is generated, on the basis of the difference between the first cross-correlation and the second cross-correlation.
Patent GB-2563861-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for measuring a density of provided granular matter
Inventor: JOHANNES KHINAST
IPC: G01N21/85
Filed: 2017-06-27
Abstract: A device and a method for providing granular matter 103 is described, wherein the device comprises a receiving container 101 configured and adjusted for receiving the granular matter. The receiving container has an output 104 for providing the granular matter to a further processing and the device comprises a measuring unit 102 configured for measuring a density of the granular matter in the receiving container using terahertz (THz) spectroscopy. The density of the granular matter may be measured while the granular matter is moving through the outlet of the container at consecutive time intervals or continuously. The measuring unit 102 may comprise one or more THz generating units 106, one or more radiating units 107, and may be coupled to a calibration unit 108, and a data processing unit 109. The measuring unit may be placed on the outside of the receiving container.
Patent GB-2565571-A (GB)
Title: Cooking pouch arrangement
Inventor: ANA CATARINA VIOLANTE VIEIRA
IPC: B65D81/34
Filed: 2017-08-16
Abstract: The cooking pouch arrangement 100 comprises a pouch 102 having sealed edges (204, figure 2) and an opening (210, figure 2) for accessing a hollow space of the pouch (212, figure 2). The opening 210 is arranged with a sealing mechanism (220, figure 2) for openably closing the hollow space 212, perhaps a zipper seal. At least one of the sealed edges 204 includes a cut-out (230, figure 2) arranged thereon and a magnetic element 104 may have casing designed to be removably secured to the cut-out 230. Together they ensure the pouch 102 remains submerged in the sous vide cooking medium 502. The pouch, possibly made of food-grade silicone, HDPE, LDPE, PPE, or PET, may have a V shaped depression (240, figure 2) in the sealed edges that allow a corner to be cut or torn away for use as a spout to remove the contents from the pouch.
Patent GB-2553446-A (GB)
Title: Entity based temporal segmentation of video streams
Inventor: MIN HSUAN TSAI
IPC: H04N21/845
Filed: 2016-04-13
Abstract: A solution is provided for temporally segmenting a video based on analysis of entities identified in the video frames of the video. The video is decoded into multiple video frames and multiple video frames are selected for annotation. The annotation process identifies entities present in a sample video frame and each identified entity has a timestamp and confidence score indicating the likelihood that the entity is accurately identified. For each identified entity, a time series comprising of timestamps and corresponding confidence scores is generated and smoothed to reduce annotation noise. One or more segments containing an entity over the length of the video are obtained by detecting boundaries of the segments in the time series of the entity. From the individual temporal segmentation for each identified entity in the video, an overall temporal segmentation for the video is generated, where the overall temporal segmentation reflects the semantics of the video.
Patent GB-2555278-A (GB)
Title: Sound source position detection device, sound source position detection method, sound source position detection program, and storage medium
Inventor: HIROFUMI INOUE
IPC: G01S5/22
Filed: 2016-06-17
Abstract: [Problem] To accurately detect the position of a sound source. [Solution] Signal measurement units 11 measure a signal outputted from a sound source as measurement signals. A reference signal acquisition unit 14 acquires a reference signal. A weighting processing unit 23 generates a weighted reference signal by weighting the reference signal measured by the reference signal acquisition unit 14. A time synchronization correction calculation unit 24 calculates a time synchronization correction value on the basis of the weighted reference signal. The time synchronization correction value is a correction value for synchronizing two measurement signals measured by the pair of signal measurement units 11. An arrival time difference calculation unit 26 calculates the arrival time difference on the basis of the time synchronization correction value. The arrival time difference is the difference in the time of arrival at the pair of signal measurement units 11 of the two measurement signals acquired by the pair of signal measurement units 11. A sound source position calculation unit 29 calculates the position of the sound source on the basis of the arrival time difference.
Patent GB-2570112-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid energy pack
Inventor: PAUL BLACKMORE
IPC: H01M10/42
Filed: 2018-01-10
Abstract: A hybrid energy pack comprises at least one lithium ion battery cell 2 and at least one supercapacitor cell 1 employing an non-flammable electrolyte and is characterised in that the battery cell(s) and supercapacitor cell(s) are interleaved with one another. The lithium-ion battery cells and supercapacitor cells may for example have planar morphologies and may be arranged in an alternating stack. The li-ion cell(s) and the supercapacitor cell(s) may be independently removable from a housing. The electrolyte may be an ionic liquid. The supercapacitor cells may comprise electrodes comprising graphene and/or carbon nanotubes. The hybrid energy pack may comprise circuitry to enable the lithium-ion battery cell(s) to trickle charge the supercapacitor cell(s). The hybrid energy pack may comprise circuitry to enable the the supercapacitor cell(s) to recharge the lithium-ion battery cell(s). The supercapacitor cell(s) may comprise circuitry to allow them to be connected to an energy harvesting device which may be integral with the hybrid energy pack. The hybrid energy pack may comprise a heat management circuit connected to the supercapacitor cell(s) for warming or cooling the li-ion cell(s). The flow of the electrolyte within or between supercapacitor cell(s) may be used for thermal management of the hybrid energy pack.
Patent GB-2564756-A (GB)
Title: Surgical assembly and system, and a DC voltage compensation circuit
Inventor: DOMINIC JOHN FINBAR GRIFFITHS
IPC: G05F1/575
Filed: 2018-05-21
Abstract: A surgical tool 130 for cutting or cauterising tissue is connected through a switching assembly 160 to a direct current generator 110 for delivering a high voltage signal to the tool for smoke removal by ionization and to receive a signal from another generator 120, which may be an alternating current, ultrasound or laser source, for cutting or cauterising tissue. A controller 150 controls the application of the two signals to the tool in non-overlapping intervals and may have input from a sensor 170 which monitors the cutting signal and another sensor which senses the presence of surgical particulates. The voltage output of a DC generator (fig 4, 111) is varied to maintain a constant voltage between the end of tool-piece and patient tissue by measuring current through a resistor (fig 4, 114), that may be for current limiting, coupled to its output and increasing the voltage by an amount corresponding to the voltage drop across the resistor.
Patent GB-2559522-A (GB)
Title: Customizable reporting with a wearable device
Inventor: YIFAN CHEN
IPC: G07C5/08
Filed: 2015-11-04
Abstract: A device that includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor such that the device is programmed to identify a wearable device, and a set of vehicle data from a vehicle. The user device sends a human machine interface (HMI) message to the wearable device, wherein the HMI message is based at least in part on the set of vehicle data.
Patent GB-2576212-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in lens layers for semiconductor devices
Inventor: DANIEL GÄBLER
IPC: H01L31/054
Filed: 2018-08-10
Abstract: A semiconductor device 34 for light detection comprising: semiconductor layer 12 having an optical active region 4 for receiving incident light, and a peripheral region 6 around the optical active region; a lens layer comprising a first lens 22 for directing light into the optical active region, and located in a first region 24 which overlaps a part but not the whole of the optical active region. Preferably a second lens (28, figure 4b) is located in a second region of the lens layer with a different focal length from the first lens. These lenses allow for crosstalk to be suppressed by directing incident light into the centre of the optical active region, but not focus all light to a single point. Also embodied is that the semiconductor device has a lens 8 located in a region 10 of the lens layer which overlaps the peripheral region, but not the optical active region. This peripheral lens directs light away from the insensitive area around the optical active region, and into the sensitive area. The lenses may be binary lenses (e.g. Fresnel lens) and the lens layer may be a patterned nitride passivation layer of a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, CMOS.
Patent GB-2569434-A (GB)
Title: A cylindrical element profiled to reduce vortex induced vibration (VIV) and/or drag
Inventor: BRIAN JOHN BAKEWELL
IPC: F16L1/12
Filed: 2018-10-19
Abstract: A generally cylindrical element 10 that is adapted for immersion in water has an outer surface 11 that is in contact with the water in use. The outer surface has at least two rows of repeating shapes 20, for example hexagons, provided on the outer surface, where each row of repeating shapes is separated from the other or the adjacent row(s) by a groove arrangement 30. Each shape within a row is separated from the, or each, adjacent shape by at least one groove. This configuration of the outer surface reduces Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) and/or drag that may act upon the generally cylindrical element when it is immersed in a body of water. The generally cylindrical element may be placed around a substantially cylindrical structure located in a body of water, such as a riser, cable, pipe or pipeline.
Patent GB-2566176-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to underwater turbines
Inventor: JOHN RICHARD CAREW ARMSTRONG
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 2017-06-23
Abstract: An underwater frame supporting a plurality of tidal turbines. The frame is tethered to a seabed fixing such that the frame and tidal turbines are positioned downstream of tidal flow. The frame is steerable so as to increase energy capture from said turbines by exposing them to undisturbed tidal flow
Patent GB-2580719-A (GB)
Title: Housing and device
Inventor: ROBERT GRANT
IPC: H05K7/02
Filed: 2019-03-11
Abstract: A housing for an electronic device comprises a region for hot electronic circuitry (behind coupling member 14) and first 16,11a,17a and second 11b,17b vent holes enabling passive convective air flow to the region which is situated away from a region for housing a temperature sensitive component (located behind the camera unit 12). The region for housing hot electronic circuitry may be situated away from a region housing a battery. The passive convective air flow may be enabled to flow across the region for housing the hot electronic circuitry. The first 16,11a or second vent holes may be disposed proximal to the region for housing the hot electronic circuitry. The first vent hole may be disposed in a direction of motion of air warmed by the electronic circuitry disposed in the region for housing hot electronic circuitry. The second vent hole 11b,17b may be below the region for housing hot electronic circuitry which may be in thermal communication with a heat sink 14. The heat sink may have channels for passive convective air flow which may be proximal to and may extend inwards of the region for hot electronic circuitry. The battery may be rechargeable.
Patent GB-2578498-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for interactive content viewing
Inventor: Anil Kumble
IPC: H04N21/858
Filed: 2019-03-15
Abstract: A system for facilitating interactive content viewing is disclosed. The system includes a server device and a user device. The server device includes a receiver configured to receive first content from one or more edge devices, a processor configured to generate second content related to the brcadcasted first content and a transmitter configured to transmit the generated second content. The user device includes a transceiver configured to receive the first content, a display configured to display the received first content and a processor configured to receive, through an 1/0 interface, one or more user inputs on the displayed first content. The user device transmit a request indicating the one or more user inputs to the server device and receives, in response to the transmitted request, second content, wherein the server device generates the second content based on at least one user input received in real time from the user device.
Patent GB-2583935-A (GB)
Title: Upstand for a skylight
Inventor: PAUL WHITE
IPC: E04D13/03
Filed: 2019-05-14
Abstract: The upstand 10 comprises a wall 14 for attaching to a flat roof around a roof opening, the upper end of the wall having a first profile 32 which mates with a second profile 34 on the underside of a capping element 16, the capping element having a downward facing flange 48 extending around the periphery of the upstand. The flange may be spaced from an outer surface of the wall and terminate in a drip bead 50. The upstand may have a planar foot element 12 which extends beyond the outer surface of the wall. An upper surface 30 of the foot element may have a profile 32 matching the first profile. The wall may comprise a plurality of component wall elements 18, each having an upper profile matching the first profile and a lower profile matching the second profile. The cross section of each wall element may include webbing 46. There may be insulation material within each wall element. The wall may include a planar wall element having a rectangular cross section, and an angled wall element 20. The separate capping element improves the quality of weatherproofing. The modular construction improves production speed and reduces tooling costs.
Patent GB-2583977-A (GB)
Title: Door lock
Inventor: BENJAMIN HALL
IPC: E05B65/00
Filed: 2019-05-17
Abstract: A lock 100 for a door, comprises a housing 102, a lock mechanism 108, and a bolt 104 with an end portion 112 of the bolt comprising a trigger 106, preferably in the form of two catches 106 112 located on either side of the bolt. The lock mechanism moves the bolt between a locked position in which the end portion extends through and projects from an opening in the housing, and an unlocked position in which the end portion is within the housing. The lock further comprises a retraction mechanism 110, for example a spring, but a motor may also be used, wherein actuation of trigger causes the retraction mechanism to automatically move the bolt from the locked position into the unlocked position. The retraction mechanism may be a scissors arrangement with two arms, the paddle of the lock contacting one end of one arm for releasing the catches and retracting the bolt. In use the trigger provides an anti-ligature point as the catches are activated when a rope is looped over the bolt when a patient tries to commit suicide for example in a hospital. This then causes the bolt to retract dropping the rope.
Patent GB-2591212-A (GB)
Title: Methods and assemblies for mounting equipment to an aircraft fuselage
Inventor: ANDREW GILES PURSEY
IPC: B64D47/00
Filed: 2019-06-10
Abstract: There is provided a method of mounting equipment, such as sensors, to an aircraft, comprising permanently attaching a mounting structure to the fuselage of the aircraft, by irremovably attaching a plurality of planar frames 102 to the exterior of the fuselage, orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the fuselage and irremovably attaching a plurality of intercostal ribs 104 between pairs of adjacent frame, parallel to the longitudinal, then mounting equipment to or within the mounting structure; and covering the mounting structure and the equipment with a cover (116, figure 5) which may be a removable cover. The ribs and frames may define compartments within which the equipment may be stored or mounted.
Patent GB-2585841-A (GB)
Title: Firebreak device
Inventor: BENJAMIN JOHNSON
IPC: F16K17/38
Filed: 2019-07-16
Abstract: A firebreak device 300 for arresting a flow of medical or therapeutic gas capable of combustion or of supporting combustion comprises a housing having an inlet and an outlet within which is located a valve assembly 330 movable by a biasing assembly 340 between an open position, in which gas can flow between the inlet and outlet, and a closed position in which gas flow is arrested. A heat activatable or fusible stop 350 located between the biasing assembly 340 and the outlet holds the valve assembly 330 open until the fusible stop softens or fuses when an activation temperature is reached. The fusible stop may comprise three radial spokes 350 to minimise obstruction of the flow of gas adjacent an inner surface of the device to prevent a turbulent eddy forming downstream of the fusible stop, enabling fresh oxygen to flow into a space adjacent the stop and combustion to progress to the fusible stop 350. Burn ribs 390 may also be provided to help very low energy flames to track to the stop.
Patent GB-2572518-A (GB)
Title: Pressure activated anti-extrusion ring for annular seal, seal configuration, and method
Inventor: LARRY URBAN
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2017-11-14
Abstract: An anti-extrusion ring including a ring body having a cross sectional shape, a radial contact surface making up a part of the cross sectional shape of the ring body the radial contact surface being configured to preferentially load a radial edge portion of the radial contact surface when the anti-extrusion ring is loaded, an axial contact surface making up a part of the cross sectional shape, the axial contact surface being configured to preferentially load an axial edge portion of the axial contact surface when the anti-extrusion ring is loaded, and an element load surface positioned between the radial edge portion and the axial edge portion and method for creating a seal.
Patent GB-2586813-A (GB)
Title: An absorbent composite
Inventor: GRAHAM JOHN STORRIE
IPC: D04B9/16
Filed: 2019-09-03
Abstract: A textile comprising a first yarn 210 of first denier with a first plurality of filaments and first denier per filament, the first yarn 210 woven or knitted to form ground structure 212, a second yarn 220 of second denier with second plurality of yarns and second denier per filament, the second yarn 220 inlaid into the ground structure 212 to define a plurality of contact points between first and second yarn. The first and second denier are the same, and the first denier per filament is different to the second denier per filament. The first denier per filament may be smaller than the second denier per filament. The first yarn 210 may be weft knitted to form courses and wales in the ground structure 212. The second yarn 220 may be inlaid along every course of the ground structure 212. The second yarn 220 may be inlaid to form a plurality of loops of the second yarn 220, the loops extending away from the ground structure 212 to form a space between the loop and ground structure 212. Also claimed is an absorbent composite with wicking layer, dispersion layer and absorbent layer.
Patent GB-2575389-A (GB)
Title: System and method for prostate cancer treatment under local anesthesia
Inventor: FERNANDO J BIANCO
IPC: A61M19/00
Filed: 2018-03-26
Abstract: A system and method for prostate cancer treatment under local anesthesia includes creating a superficial skin and subcutaneous block in a perineal area of a patient by administering a first anesthetizing agent; creating a deep nerve block under ultrasound guidance by administering a second anesthetizing agent, the second anesthetizing agent infiltrating cavernosal nerve bundle tissue and periprostatic space; and ablating prostate tissue. The office-based method, statistical models and computer generated treatment plans identify and ablate prostate tissue containing cancer through or via the perineum while preserving prostate function, and critical anatomical structures. Multiple technologies are integrated and processed to deliver a safe treatment procedure, under local anesthesia by integrating the information of magnetic resonance imaging and planning the ablative treatment using algorithms that ensure maximal precision in both killing cancerous tissue and preserving healthy tissue along with its corresponding function.
Patent GB-2577824-A (GB)
Title: Earbud speech estimation
Inventor: DAVID LEIGH WATTS
IPC: H04R3/00
Filed: 2018-06-15
Abstract: Embodiments of the invention determine a speech estimate using a bone conduction sensor or accelerometer, without employing voice activity detection gating of speech estimation. Speech estimation is based either exclusively on the bone conduction signal, or is performed in combination with a microphone signal. The speech estimate is then used to condition an output signal of the microphone. There are multiple use cases for speech processing in audio devices.