baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2572739-A (GB)
Title: Joint component
Inventor: GUANG-ZHONG YANG
IPC: A61B1/00
Filed: 2018-01-26
Abstract: A surgical instrument comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a shaft. The shaft comprises a plurality of joint components 4 connected in series, each joint component 4 comprising first and second connectors 12, 14. The connectors are axially spaced apart from one another at first and second ends of a respective joint component 4. The first connector 12 comprises a first rolling surface 20 and the second connector 14 comprises a second rolling surface 22, wherein the joint components 4 comprise a first spur gear extending from the first rolling surface 20, and a second spur gear extending from the second rolling surface 22. The first rolling surface 20 of a first joint component is engageable with the second rolling surface 22 of a second joint component to form a rolling joint, and the second rolling surface 22 of the first joint component is engageable with a first rolling surface 20 of a third rolling joint. Each joint component may comprise two first and second connectors with two first and second spur gears. The joint components may comprise an inner channel. A method of operating the surgical instrument is also provided.
Patent GB-2566343-A (GB)
Title: Pulsed electromagnetic field device and method of treatment
Inventor: JOHN CHARLES MAYO
IPC: A61N2/02
Filed: 2018-03-16
Abstract: A method comprising: providing a mobile telecommunications device having a processor, a transmitter and an antenna; the processor determining a first algorithm S203 for controlling a time dependent property of a first electrical signal to be generated by the transmitter, that is based upon physiological data obtained from a subject 201; and generating the first electrical signal to drive the antenna in emitting a first pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) S205. The first physiological data may comprise monitoring the subject using a sensor, or entering information via a user-interface of the mobile device. The first physiological data may represent a sleep cycle or brain activity. The first PEMF may comprise 1 to 120 second bursts separated by rest periods of 1 to 120 seconds. Further physiological data may be continuously obtained from the subject while the first electrical signal is generated, where the step of generating the first electrical signal is continued until a difference between the value of a parameter of the further physiological data and a target value is less than or equal to a reference value S207. Described in relation to converting a personal radio device, such as a smart phone, into a pulsed radio wave therapy device.
Patent GB-2572566-A (GB)
Title: Wound healing
Inventor: IBRAHIM M EL-SHERBINY
IPC: A61K31/74
Filed: 2018-04-03
Abstract: A wound healing system comprising nanofiber matrix layers separately carrying a mucoadhesive, such as carbomers (polyacrylic acid), polyethylene oxide, polyacrylates, polyvinyl alcohol, polyalkylene glycol, polycarbophil, polyoxyethlene-polyoxypropylene block copolymers, cellulose derivatives, a drug, such as an antiflammatory, an angiogenesis stimulator or a proliferation promoter, and a moisture indicator, such as methylene blue, acyl auramines or indoyl red. Also discussed is use of the wound healing system in the treatment of wounds, such as a burn, an abrasion, a diabetic ulcer and a mucosal ulcer.
Patent GB-2561723-A (GB)
Title: A composition for oral administration
Inventor: AHMED ABUTOQ
IPC: A61P1/14
Filed: 2018-04-18
Abstract: A solid antacid composition for oral ingestion comprising: (a) at least one pharmaceutically acceptable antacid compound, such as alkaline earth metal oxides and carbonates e.g. calcium carbonate and magnesium oxide; (b) xylitol; (c) liquorice (licorice) root extract or Glycyrrhiza glabra; (d) at least one bulking agent other than xylitol, such as microcrystalline cellulose; and (e) a disintegrant, such as a salt (e.g. a sodium salt) of cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose. Also disclosed is a composition for oral ingestion comprising an antacid composition, without liquorice root extract, and has further additives, such as magnesium stearate, one or more vitamins, folic acid, Maca extract, Dong Quai powder, Yarba Mate powder, ginseng extract, plantain leaf powder, acidophilus powder, propolis (bee glue), zinc oxide and menthol and the use of the antacid composition for the treatment of heartburn.
Patent GB-2573512-A (GB)
Title: Database and associated method
Inventor: PAUL CLIFFORD
IPC: G06F16/25
Filed: 2018-05-02
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a database system, to provide access to a plurality of data sources, ie databases, each data source having a structure based on a respective data model and storing a plurality of data entities having attributes and occurrences within the structure. The method starts by receiving selected attributes associated with the data sources, and then generating a staging database based on the in selected attributes. Next, an output database corresponding to the contents of staging database is generated. The output database is a multi-character expression database populated with unique, multi-character expressions, each multi-character expression having a predetermined hierarchical structure which defines a relationship between each entity, attribute and entity occurrence with every other entity, attribute and entity occurrence in the multi-character expression database. The data structure of the staging database may be independent of the data model relationship between the entities, attributes and entity occurrences in the staging database.
Patent GB-2575427-A (GB)
Title: A Filter
Inventor: KARL KALJURA
IPC: A24D1/04
Filed: 2018-05-17
Abstract: A filter 30 for a tobacco industry product comprises: a first section 2 and a second section 3 joined end-to-end to extend coaxially along a longitudinal axis, the first section 2 being downstream of the second section 3; the first section 2 comprises a first flow duct 5a-c extending therethrough and offset from the longitudinal axis and having a first cross-sectional area; and the second section 3 comprises a second flow duct 6 extending therethrough and offset from the longitudinal axis and having a second cross-sectional area, larger than the first cross-sectional area; wherein the first 2 and second 3 sections are movable relative to each other to align the first 5a-c and second 6 flow ducts and form a continuous flow path 7 extending through both sections 2, 3. The first 5a-c and second 6 flow ducts may comprise a plurality of flow ducts, and the flow ducts 5a-c, 6 in each section 2, 3 may be cylindrical or arcuate. The first section 2 may be rotatable relative to the second section 3. The first 2 and/or second 3 section may be formed from filtration material, and the first 5a-c and/or second 6 flow duct may comprise a filtration material and/or a flavourant.
Patent GB-2574447-A (GB)
Title: Electrical load monitoring system
Inventor: Edward Andrew Ross
IPC: G01R21/133
Filed: 2018-06-06
Abstract: An electrical load monitoring system comprises: a primary energy meter 36 to measure a power parameter of electrical loads 11 - 17; a plurality of switch monitors, monitoring the status of electrical supply switches 18 – 21 for the loads; and a hub 40 for recording at intervals the status of the switches as determined by the switch monitors and, simultaneously, a measurement of the power parameter from the primary energy meter. The hub comprises a processor, stores a plurality of measurement events, and applies regression to the stored measurement events to estimate the current drawn by the electrical load behind each monitored switch. Any loads 16, 17 not connected by monitored switches have a sub-meter 30. Non-intrusive load monitoring may also be used to monitor loads 50, 52 that are not monitored by a switch or sub-meter. The regression may be trained during a period of normal operation of the switched loads. The invention allows demand side response monitoring, by disaggregating the loads behind the primary meter.
Patent GB-2561519-A (GB)
Title: Control device, control system, control method, and program
Inventor: JUN SAKAI
IPC: F17D1/20
Filed: 2017-02-14
Abstract: Provided is a control device, etc., with which it is possible to increase the accuracy of control of a pump, valve, etc., provided to a pipeline network. This control device is provided with: a friction loss calculation unit for determining pressure friction loss on the basis of the pressure of a fluid in piping; a control amount calculation unit for determining, on the basis of the friction loss, a control amount of the pump or valve that controls the distribution of water in the piping; and a control unit for controlling the pump or valve on the basis of the control amount.
Patent GB-2572025-A (GB)
Title: Urban environment labelling
Inventor: Peter Ondruska
IPC: G06T7/70
Filed: 2018-08-10
Abstract: Static objects (e.g. traffic lights or signs) in an (e.g. urban or city) environment are located by receiving / capturing 2D images (103, 104) of the environment, detecting static object(s) (105n) from the images (e.g. using a binary segmentation network and/or convolutional neural networks), and generating a data set of 2D static object detections. A voting-based triangulation is performed on the data set to determine 3D positions for the static object(s) detected in the environment. Other aspects directed towards the same concept include a system including mapping vehicle(s) capturing the images using a camera, with a cloud based network determining the static object(s), and a method of updating map data (101) using any newly located static object(s).
Patent GB-2577070-A (GB)
Title: Protective assembly for tyre pressure sensor
Inventor: Gordon Close
IPC: B60C29/06
Filed: 2018-09-12
Abstract: A tyre pressure sensor 26 is mounted at the distal end (fig 13, 24) of a valve stem 21 mounted on a wheel (fig 2, 10). A protective assembly 30 comprises a body 31 which is releasably attached to the wheel (10), and a cap 40 which is releasably attached to the body 31. The valve stem 21 and pressure sensor 26 are enclosed within the body and the cap.
Patent GB-2569004-A (GB)
Title: Accessible audio switching for client devices in an online conference
Inventor: AJAY JAIN
IPC: G10L13/00
Filed: 2018-10-02
Abstract: An online conference system generates voiceover content 404 from eg. text-to-speech synthesis, divides the presentation content 402 into segments 412 (via eg. timestamps) with corresponding audio segments 408 and voiceover segments 410, then enables the user to switch between audio and voiceover segments during output of a respective presentation segment. This allows sight or hearing impaired users to access the presentation content, or translation into other languages.
Patent GB-2579246-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and data processing method for transactional memory
Inventor: MATTHEW JAMES HORSNELL
IPC: G06F12/0842
Filed: 2018-11-28
Abstract: Transactional memory management support circuitry 20, comprising address tracking means and two types of transactions. A first type of transaction is started using a first type of start instruction, whereby commitment of results of instructions are prevented until a transaction end instruction 655 is reached, the instructions are instead executed speculatively. An abort 645 is triggered when a conflict is detected between an address of a memory access from another thread and the addresses tracked for the transaction, an abort ensures the results of the speculative instructions are not committed to memory. For a second type of transaction started using a second type of start instruction, an address of the read operation is marked as trackable whilst an address of a write operation is omitted from being marked as trackable. This allows an apparatus that supports transactional memory to also be used for multi-word address watching. The first type of transaction may capture an architectural state 615 to be restored 670 in the case of an abort. The second type of transaction may record an abort cause indication indicative of if the abort was caused by a conflict or not.
Patent GB-2579604-A (GB)
Title: Drinking receptacle holder
Inventor: CIARAN DOHERTY
IPC: B60N3/10
Filed: 2018-12-05
Abstract: A drinking receptacle holder 1 comprises a holding portion 3 and a base portion 5. The holding portion has an aperture 31 suitable for receiving a drinking receptacle 13, such as a cup or bottle. The holding portion is connected to the base portion such that when the base portion is pushed away from the holding portion by a drinking receptacle as it is moved through the aperture of the holding portion, the size of the aperture is reduced. The holding portion may comprise a channel and one or more members 15 that move into the channel as the base portion moves away from the holding portion. The members may be receptacle gripping members, such as vanes, which move into the channel to abut and grip the drinking receptacle and define the circumference of a circular aperture. The holding portion may comprise a cam plate which defines the channel. When the base portion is moved away from the holding portion, the cam plate abuts against the member to move the members into the aperture. Also claimed is an aircraft seat unit comprising an aircraft seat and the drinking receptacle holder.
Patent GB-2579859-A (GB)
Title: Arc fault detector
Inventor: Werner Dichler
IPC: G01R31/50
Filed: 2018-12-18
Abstract: An arc fault detector 1 with a first electric line 2 and sensor 3 for monitoring an electric current or voltage spectrum in the electric line 2 and outputting a broadband measurement signal, where the arc fault detector further comprises a minimum detection unit 4 adapted to a minimum signal value of the monitored signal over a broadband measurement range, and a controller unit 5 connected to an output of the minimum detection unit 4, where the controller unit compares the detected minimum signal level with a predefined arc pattern, and to output a trigger signal on a trigger output 6 in case the minimum signal level matches the arc pattern. The broadband measurement signal may be output with a bandwidth from 10Hz to 10MHz. The trigger output 6 may be connected to a trigger 15 and switching mechanism 16 to activate switching contact 17.
Patent GB-2580333-A (GB)
Title: System for supporting a fascia or the like
Inventor: CHRIS CARR
IPC: E04G21/32
Filed: 2018-12-31
Abstract: A support system 16 for attachment to two horizontal scaffold pieces 12, 14 to provide support for a fascia 10, the support system 16 comprises a first bracket 18 and a second bracket 20. The first and second brackets 18, 20 each comprise a support arm comprising at one end 26, 28 a fastening arrangement for securing the brackets to the fascia 10 and at the other end 36, 38 a coupling arrangement for coupling the brackets to a respective horizontal scaffold piece 12, 14. The coupling arrangement of the first bracket 18 comprises an elongate slot 32 traversing the support arm, the elongate slot 32 being configured to receive a first scaffold piece 12 of the two horizontal scaffold pieces 12, 14 when the first bracket 18 is placed over and lowered onto the first scaffold piece 12. Also defined is a fascia, a scaffolding system and a method of attaching a fascia to a scaffold using the support system.
Patent GB-2581350-A (GB)
Title: Device safety notification method and system
Inventor: ANTTI JARVINEN
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2019-02-12
Abstract: A computer implemented method of identifying potentially unsafe devices or devices subject to a product recall. Computing devices 3 are registered to a network. Data associated with the registered devices is collected and used to identify the device type 6. Device types having associated device safety notices are identified and compared with the device types of the registered devices to determine if any of the registered devices are unsafe or subject to a product recall. For devices so identified, a notification is sent to a user or administrator of the unsafe device or devices. The notification may involve displaying a message on a user interface 7. The safety notice could relate to an unsafe component or accessory of the identified device, such as a battery or power supply. Safety information may be automatically downloaded from remote databases. The registration may be carried out at a router 2 of the network.
Patent GB-2575163-A (GB)
Title: Marine survey apparatus, system, and method with a rigid structure
Inventor: KARL PETTER ELVESTAD
IPC: G01V11/00
Filed: 2018-05-04
Abstract: A method for deploying a marine survey system, comprising: deploying the marine survey system into a fluid volume from a marine survey vessel in an approximately horizontal orientation (fig.5); and operating a tow line winch on the marine survey system to retract a plurality of tow lines 434-1, 2, 3 coupled to an umbilical 432 of the marine survey system and to a rigid structure 436 of the marine survey system until the rigid structure is in a vertical orientation as shown in fig.4. Another aspect relates to a method for recovering a marine survey system, comprising operating the tow line winch extend the plurality of tow lines until the rigid structure moves from a vertical orientation to an approximately horizontal orientation and recovering the marine survey system from a fluid volume onto a marine survey vessel in the approximately horizontal orientation. The depth of the rigid structure may be adjusted via depth control device 474 on a support float 440 coupled to the structure. The structure may be steered by a position control device, e.g. a rudder 478.
Patent GB-2584894-A (GB)
Title: Head tracking device
Inventor: BENJAMIN SUPPER
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2019-06-20
Abstract: Apparatus for detecting the orientation of a user’s head comprises two or more spatially-separated Microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS sensors 310, 320, 330 that are connectable to a microcontroller, and a communicative interconnection between the sensors that allows them to conform to a supporting structure. At least two of the sensors include independent three-axis accelerometers. At least two of the sensors may be positioned near a user’s ears when in use, preferably within eight centimetres of the left and right ear canals. The apparatus is preferably enclosed within a flexible enclosure with a flat underside capable of being secured to a hairband or headphone headband. The apparatus may have a switch to reset its orientation and position to zero. The apparatus may use data from two or more accelerometers to approximate the user’s bitragion diameter.
Patent GB-2576249-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft
Inventor: Michael Müller
IPC: B64D41/00
Filed: 2019-07-01
Abstract: An aircraft 10 comprises a first battery 11, a means of transport 13 for short distances having a second battery 14, and a management system for transferring energy between the two batteries. The energy may be distributed in dependence on a distance range to a predefined destination. The user 15 may arrive close to intended location 17 using the aircraft and cover the remaining distance using the further transport means 13. In an emergency, the aircraft may draw energy from the accumulator of the second transport means 13. The aircraft may be fully electric and capable of taking off and/or landing vertically or at short runways, e.g. VTOL, STOL, STOVL, VTHL. The aircraft may have vertically fixed ducted fans, bendable wings, a quick charging battery system, and horizontally fixed ducted fans selectively covered by louvers. The aircraft may be controlled by pilot(s), or fully autonomously.
Patent GB-2586957-A (GB)
Title: Repeating device and information processing system
Inventor: TOMOHIRO ISHIDA
IPC: G06F15/173
Filed: 2019-04-18
Abstract: The present invention is provided with: a first endpoint for receiving data from the root complex of a first platform 2 among a plurality of platforms 2 that are computers performing a computation process; and a second endpoint for transmitting the data received by tunneling from the first endpoint to the root complex of a second platform 2 among a plurality of platforms 2 via a second endpoint among a plurality of endpoints.
Patent GB-2587425-A (GB)
Title: Method, processor, and system for processing data packages
Inventor: ANTHONY PEPPER
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2019-09-30
Abstract: A method for processing a data package to be sent using an application by an originator/sender of the data package to at least one recipient, the data package having an associated mode of communication. The data package is analysed 310 to determine content of at least one field of the data package. A characteristic of the data package is generated 330, wherein the characteristic is based on the mode of communication and the content of the at least one field of the data package. An incorrect action by the originator/sender of the data package is determined 340 based on the characteristic. The data package may be a message sent via email, SMS or instant messaging. The invention can prevent a message being sent to an unintended recipient or via an inappropriate mode of communication. Preferably the data package is transmitted 360 if there is no incorrect action or the sender is notified 370 if there is an incorrect action. Preferably, a correct mode of communication can be automatically switched to.
Patent GB-2577440-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for performing a survey of tubing which is stuck in a borehole, e.g. for determining a free point
Inventor: Darrel S Sonne
IPC: E21B47/09
Filed: 2018-05-23
Abstract: An assembly for performing a survey of tubing which is stuck in a borehole is described, together with a related method and a device for use in the assembly. In various embodiments, the assembly has a tractor for advancing the assembly along the tubing on an inside thereof; at least one engager connected to the tractor, the engager being configured to couple the assembly to a wall of the tubing, such that a stimulus applied to the tubing, e.g. components of force or manipulation of the tubing, can be communicated to produce a response in a part of the assembly. A detector may detect the response when the assembly is coupled to the wall of the tubing, in order to produce data based on the response for determining a location at which the tubing may, or may not, be subjected to at least one operation for freeing the string or a portion thereof.
Patent GB-2593886-A (GB)
Title: High performance composites and coatings
Inventor: Stephen anthony hodge
IPC: H01M8/0234
Filed: 2020-04-03
Abstract: Composites comprising polyamide-imide and nanoparticles which are also electrically conductive are disclosed. The composites are made by mixing water-based dispersions of nanoparticles, such as graphene which can include hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) with water-based polyamide-imide precursors. These composites are especially useful as anti-corrosion and anti-wear coatings to protect electrodes in energy storage devices, such as galvanic cell, supercapacitor or a fuel cell, from corrosive electrolytes.
Patent GB-2590780-A (GB)
Title: Metallic ring for sealing a downhole rotary steering piston
Inventor: BRIAN LEE DOUD
IPC: F16J15/28
Filed: 2018-06-19
Abstract: Rotary steerable drilling systems are subjected to harsh environments including high temperature and pressure. A metallic seal ring prevents or limits erosive wear by limiting the velocity of the fluid that traversers from the high pressure side of the metallic seal ring to the low pressure side of the metallic seal ring to a value that can be sustained by the material of the metallic seal ring. A metallic seal ring is capable of withstand the wear and tear of drilling mud or other fluids used for downhole drilling operations. A metallic seal ring includes a mating configuration that creates a seal as the metallic seal ring is contracted when or a tension is applied when disposed or positioned in the piston bore. The metallic seal ring maintains an adequate seal to protect the components of a pad assembly over the life or specified duration of a downhole drilling operation.