baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2557004-A (GB)
Title: Undersea hydraulic coupling with multiple pressure-energized metal seals
Inventor: ROBERT E SMITH
IPC: F16L37/40
Filed: 2017-10-04
Abstract: A female hydraulic coupling member 100 has a generally cylindrical body 110 with a central axial bore, and a receiving chamber in the central axial bore for receiving the probe 270 of a corresponding male hydraulic coupling member. It is equipped with a plurality of pressure-energized C-seals 180,181configured to seal between the body and the probe in response to hydrostatic pressure and/or hydraulic fluid pressure. The C-seals may be made from metal. In one aspect, the C-seals are separated by an annular spacer 192 having a generally T-shaped cross section with a portion of the annular spacer projecting into an internal cavity of a C-seal. In another aspect the annular spacer 191 is ring shaped having a generally rectangular cross-section. A seal assembly for a female hydraulic coupling member comprises a metal C-seal having an internal cavity and an annular, axial opening into the internal cavity, and a ring shaped metal C-seal support having an axial projection sized to project into the internal cavity.
Patent GB-2556450-A (GB)
Title: Lens cleaning method for a surveillance camera
Inventor: BENJAMIN DANNAN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2017-10-16
Abstract: A method for cleaning a lens 106 for a surveillance camera 100 that comprises sensing, with a capacitance sensor 104, a sensed capacitance related to a camera substrate; converting, with a capacitive to digital converter 108, the sensed capacitance to a first digital capacitance value; activating, with a controller 102, a first device 112, 116 or 120 when the first digital capacitance value exceeds a first threshold that is greater than a second threshold; activating, with the controller, a second device 112, 116 or 120 when the first digital capacitance value is less than the first threshold and greater than the second threshold. Depending upon the magnitude of the digital capacitative value (derived from the difference between the sensed digital value and a baseline capacitance for a clean substrate 106) a control signal may be sent to activate a wiper 112, sprayer 124, washer 124 or defroster 120 to clean the substrate 106. A second embodiment further includes repeating this method to obtain a second sensed capacitance and a second digital capacitance value. The method may include sensing a temperature 122 of the camera glass 106 to activate the device when the temperature exceeds a threshold or regulating power to either device (fig.7b).
Patent GB-2564500-A (GB)
Title: Audio data transfer
Inventor: MICHAEL PAGE
IPC: G06F21/83
Filed: 2017-11-10
Abstract: A microphone authentication apparatus with an authentication module for receiving microphone data from with authentication data can be generated comprising information relating to distinguishing characteristics of the audio data, and an output module for outputting the microphone and authentication data. Also disclosed is an audio data verification device which receives microphone data and authentication data and has a determination module for determining whether the received microphone data matches the authentication data. Also disclosed in an audio data verification apparatus with a first data processing module for receiving digital input data wherein there is a verification module that verifies whether the data was received with authentication data. There is also a method for authenticating microphone data comprising the receipt of microphone data and the generation, within a trusted domain, of authentication data certifying the data passed via the trusted domain. There is also an output module for outputting the microphone audio data and the authentication data. Also disclosed in a device with a microphone and a voice biometric authentication module for verifying whether a user is a registered user by analyzing voice audio data and an authentication module for generating an authentication acoustic fingerprint for the microphone data.
Patent GB-2561942-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for restarting one or more components of a network device based on conditions
Inventor: HO MING CHAN
IPC: G06F11/07
Filed: 2016-12-29
Abstract: The present invention discloses a method carried out at a network device for restarting one or more components of the network device, comprising the steps of monitoring whether at least one condition has been satisfied at any component of the network device. If at least one condition satisfied, one or more components are restarted of the network device, based, at least in part, on the at least one condition. When the network device has been restarted a management server is informed that one or more components of the network device have been restarted. According to the present invention, whether a configuration has been received for the network device is determined from a user or administrator at the management server. When a configuration has been received the configuration is retrieved from the management server. The network device is then configured with the configuration retrieved.
Patent GB-2565945-A (GB)
Title: High temperature pressure digestion vessel system with dual action seal
Inventor: Ian Goldstein
IPC: B01J19/12
Filed: 2017-05-01
Abstract: A vessel system for high-pressure reactions is disclosed. The system includes a plugged polymer cylinder reaction vessel with a pressure vent opening extending radially through the wall of the reaction vessel and a supporting frame into which the vessel is received. Complementing keying structure elements on the vessel and on the frame limit the orientation of the reaction vessel in the supporting frame and the radially extending vent opening to a defined single position.
Patent GB-2568628-A (GB)
Title: Pet grooming attachment for a handheld power tool
Inventor: BALAZS NAGY
IPC: B25F5/02
Filed: 2017-12-28
Abstract: An attachment (116) is configured to be used with a hand-held rotary power tool (100). The attachment (116) includes a housing (120), a sanding disk (124), and a cap (132). The housing (120) has a first portion (136) hingedly connected to a second portion (140) so as to be rotatable into a closed configuration. The housing receives the sanding disk when the housing is positioned in the closed configuration. The cap is coupled to the first and second portions of the attachment housing when the housing is positioned in the closed configuration. The cap includes an end that is closed by an access portion and a guiding portion. The access portion includes an opening configured to provide access through the cap to the abrasive surface of the sanding disk when the cap is coupled to the housing.
Patent GB-2583334-A (GB)
Title: A massaging device
Inventor: LYNETTE MCGINN
IPC: A61H23/02
Filed: 2019-04-17
Abstract: A massager device 99 with a housing 1 providing a vibration motor, a vibration portion 4 and an energy source. The massager device has two arms 2 and the vibration portion is arranged to vibrate the arms. The arms may comprise a core of metal band, such as spring steel, and be silicone covered. The vibration portion may have an eccentric weight. The device may have a rechargeable battery.
Patent GB-2583484-A (GB)
Title: Quick release support
Inventor: RICHARD BINGHAM
IPC: F16M13/02
Filed: 2019-04-29
Abstract: A quick release support apparatus comprises a substantially C-shaped main body, having a base 11, top 12 parallel to the base, and back 14 extending between the top and base. A guide plate 20 is slideably attached to the base and a clamp mechanism comprising a lower jaw 32, upper jaw 31, and a cam lever 33 connected to a threaded rod (34 fig. 6). Each of the top and base of the main body, the guide plate and the lower jaw of the clamp mechanism are provided with an aperture through which extends the threaded rod. The apparatus may removably secure a container (300 fig. 10) such as a window box to a surface such as a window sill (S fig. 9).
Patent GB-2585007-A (GB)
Title: Composite crush can
Inventor: JAMES ROBERT SMITH
IPC: B60R21/00
Filed: 2019-06-24
Abstract: Provided is a composite crush can 900 with a structure 902, which is made of fibre-reinforced material, moulded integrally with the interior of the crush can 900. Also provided is a method of making the crush can (1000, Fig. 11), which involves inserting the fibre-reinforced material (1008, Fig. 11) into the hollow crush can (1000, Fig. 11), and then moulding the material (1008, Fig. 11) using the interior of the can (1000, Fig. 11) as an outer shell of a split mould. Using the crush can (1000, Fig. 11) as a mould shell may reduce the need for additional moulding components; and moulding the internal structure 902 to the crush can (1000, Fig. 11) may reduce the need for adhesives/screws. Also provided is an assembly comprising a bumper (1602, Fig. 16) attached to the crush can (1400, Fig. 16), the crush can (1400, Fig. 16) having frangible and non-frangible portions.
Patent GB-2587342-A (GB)
Title: Support bracket
Inventor: JONATHAN EVANS
IPC: E04D3/36
Filed: 2019-09-19
Abstract: A spacer bracket 10 for a support grid system comprises a stem 30 with a head portion 40 and a foot 20. The head portion 40 comprises an engagement arrangement to connect the spacer bracket in a transverse orientation to an elongate bar (4 fig.4) of the support grid system. The spacer bracket 10 comprises one or more elongate passages 24a, 24b positioned laterally of the head in the orientation transverse of the elongate bar. The spacers construction aims to reduce its footprint and thereby minimize thermal bridging. The elongate passages and the head may be formed integrally with the bracket. The stem may comprise a corrugation arrangement. The elongate passages may be formed by edge portions of the stem and, be angled towards the foot. There may be two elongate passages on opposite sides of the head. The spacer may be comprised in a roof or wall construction.
Patent GB-2580545-A (GB)
Title: Cutting elements and methods of making and using same
Inventor: VALENTINE KANYANTA
IPC: E21B10/46
Filed: 2019-12-20
Abstract: A cutting element for an earth-boring tool, the cutting element comprising a substrate; and a body of superhard polycrystalline material bonded to the substrate along an interface; wherein one or both of the substrate 4 or the body 2 of superhard polycrystalline material comprises one or more sealed channels 12 or regions that retain a tracer element to provide data relating to a condition of the cutting element. Preferably, the tracer element comprises any one or more of a radioactive isotope, a microRFID tag, a chemical tracer element, a fluorescent material or radioactive diamond particles or grains. A second invention is a method of obtaining a measurement at an earth-boring tool, the method comprising: receiving a signal through analysis of drilling fluid that a tracer element has been released from any one or more recesses or channels in a cutter element attached to the earth-boring tool; and correlating at least one characteristic of the signal with at least one parameter associated with at least one characteristic of the condition of the cutter element.
Patent GB-2592676-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to power saving in a telecommunication network
Inventor: SHANGBIN WU
IPC: H04W52/02
Filed: 2020-03-06
Abstract: Controlling the power consumption of a mobile telecommunication network, comprise: providing a power saving function and providing a positioning function, wherein the power saving function is operable to control 140 at least one of load and the amount of available radio resources that are activated and power configurations of connected cells in the network and the positioning function is operable to acquire position information related to user equipment connected to the cells. The power saving function 100 instructs each connected cell to report network state information NSI 130 (e.g. a network traffic map; a user throughput map; and a cell load) to the power saving function. The power saving function may comprises an Artificial Intelligence module 110 incorporating a deep convolutional neural network 115 which receives NSI and aggregates the NSI into a two-dimensional image and a one-dimensional vector, wherein a first channel of the two-dimensional image is the aggregated throughput map (132, fig 4), recording the throughput of cells in the area of interest; a second channel is the aggregated traffic map (131), recording the traffic of cells in the area of interest; and the one-dimensional vector (133) records the loads of cells in the area of interest.
Patent GB-2595273-A (GB)
Title: Movement control device
Inventor: KOZLOVIC DANIJEL
IPC: E05F5/10
Filed: 2020-05-20
Abstract: A movement control device comprising a housing 10 and a push rod 12, mounted in the housing, configured for reciprocating movement along its longitudinal axis between a first and second position. In both positions the rod extends outside of the housing. The device comprises a spring 24 which biases the push rod, and a damping device 16 in continuous engagement with the push rod throughout its reciprocating movement. The spring and damper are mounted so that their primary axes are not coaxial. The device may function as a push latch for furniture such as a drawer or door. The device may have an indexing mechanism (18 fig.1) to maintain the rod in the first or second position. Either the spring or alternatively the damper may be coaxial with the push rod. The damping device may be linear may comprise a piston and may be housed within the push rod. A flange (32 fig.9) of the push rod may cause rotational movement of the damping device mounted pivotally to the housing. The spring may act on a flange (26 fig.2) extending from the push rod.
Patent GB-2583245-A (GB)
Title: Computing package wall density in commercial trailer loading
Inventor: ADITHYA H KRISHNAMURTHY
IPC: G06T7/62
Filed: 2018-11-05
Abstract: A method and apparatus for using a three-dimensional (3D) depth imaging system for use in commercial trailer loading is disclosed. The method and apparatus may be configured to determine a load-efficiency score for a trailer in a variety of ways. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus may determine the score by receiving a set of point cloud data based on 3D image data, analyzing the set of point cloud data, generating a set of data slices based on the set of point cloud data each data slice corresponding to a portion of the 3D image data, estimating a set of missing data points in each data slice in the set of data slices, and calculating a load-efficiency score based on the generated set of data slices and estimated set of missing data points.
Patent GB-2583628-A (GB)
Title: Process for the recovery of copper and cobalt from a material sample
Inventor: YOTAMU STEPHEN RAINFORD HARA
IPC: C25C1/12
Filed: 2019-01-08
Abstract: The invention provides a process for recovering copper (Cu) and cobalt (Co) from a copper–cobalt containing material sample, and which is adapted for treating both low and high grades of copper–cobalt source material, such as Cu-Co slag, Cu-Co low grade ores, Cu-Co high grade ores / concentrates, Cu-Co tailings and Cu ores. The process is characterised therein that recovery is achieved through electro-cementation. It comprises the steps of (i) leaching the material sample in an acidic pH; (ii) separating waste material solids through solid/liquid separation to recover a solution containing copper, cobalt and iron (Fe); (iii) recovering copper from solution through electro-cementation such that copper is electro-cemented onto a mild steel plate anode and cathode, leaving a solution containing cobalt and iron; (iv) recovering iron from the solution through precipitation as iron oxide; and (v) recovering cobalt from the solution through precipitation.
Patent GB-2598611-A (GB)
Title: Locking device
Inventor: JOHN MCLOUGHLIN
IPC: E05B17/20
Filed: 2020-09-04
Abstract: The locking device 1 has a deadbolt 104 within a casing 102. The deadbolt is movable between an advanced position wherein it protrudes from a front face of the casing and a retreated position. The locking device comprises: a link plate 130 which moves the deadbolt 104 to the advanced position. A deadbolt blocking member 110 which is moveable between a blocking position blocking the deadbolt in the advanced position and an unblocking position to allow the deadbolt 104 to move to the retreated position. An electrically driven actuator unit 120 moves the deadbolt blocking member. A control circuit controls the electrically driven actuator unit so that once the deadbolt 104 is moved to the advanced position, the deadbolt blocking member is moved to the blocking position by actuation of the electrically driven actuator unit. The blocker may be controlled as a result of a sensor which detects the position of the blocker.
Patent GB-2589774-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum pod configured to couple to one or more accessories
Inventor: Andre d brown
IPC: A47L9/24
Filed: 2019-06-20
Abstract: An example of a vacuum pod may include a handle, a vacuum pod body, a dust cup removably coupled to the vacuum pod body, and a fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the dust cup. The fluid conduit may include a flexible hose configured to transition between an expanded and a retracted position and a coupling configured to be removably coupled to the vacuum pod body. A first end of the flexible hose may be coupled to the vacuum pod body and a second end of the flexible hose may be coupled to the coupling. When the coupling is coupled to the vacuum pod body, the flexible hose may be in the retracted position.
Patent GB-2591879-A (GB)
Title: Mechanical connector utilizing keys
Inventor: KRZYSZTOF JAN WAJNIKONIS
IPC: E21B17/046
Filed: 2016-04-18
Abstract: A mechanical connector provided with a zero-pitch angle thread on frustoconical surfaces of a box and a pin with an ability to transfer torque structurally in addition to friction, which is solely utilized to transfer torque in traditional connectors. High torsional and bending load capacities are achieved structurally by use of keys 305, optionally together with dog-clutch teeth 880, fitted pins, splines 160, and/or interlocked thread systems 1120/1121, all used in isolation or in arbitrary combinations. Static and fatigue bending load capacities of the connectors remain high, while the axial load capacities may or may not be high, depending on the design requirements. The connection may be a box and pin connection formed of titanium, aluminium or magnesium alloy or of a non-metallic material such as plastic.
Patent GB-2603181-A (GB)
Title: A thumb tab for a syringe
Inventor: CALLUM GRAHAM
IPC: A61M5/315
Filed: 2021-01-29
Abstract: A thumb tab 70 for a plunger of a syringe comprises a base portion 72 for attachment to the plunger and a resiliently deformable spring element 74 extending from the base portion, wherein the resiliently deformable spring element 74 is, in use, movable from a relaxed position to a compressed position in response to a user pressing on the thumb tab to depress the plunger. The resiliently deformable spring element 74 preferably extends upwards in an arc from the base portion, and preferably has grip formations 75. The thumb tab may have an attachment flange 94 on the underside of the base portion 72, defining a slot 92 to receive a plunger thumb rest (or flange). Alternatively, the thumb tab 70 may be integrally formed with the plunger thumb rest. An aperture 60 may selectively be provide to the resiliently deformable spring element to vary its stiffness. The thumb tab 70 dampens the force applied to the plunger, reducing the possibility of pressure spikes while injecting.
Patent GB-2596174-A (GB)
Title: Bone displacement system and method
Inventor: MATTHEW COYNE
IPC: A61B17/80
Filed: 2021-02-09
Abstract: A bone displacement system includes a body having a first arm and a second arm. The first arm is coupled to a first bone contacting leg configured to be connected to a first bone portion 105. The second arm is coupled to a second bone contacting leg 401 configured to be connected to a second bone portion. A force application fixture 403 is coupled to the first arm and the first bone contacting leg and configured to apply a force between the first arm and the first bone contacting leg. The force may be compression, distraction or medial-lateral displacement of the first and second bone portions.
Patent GB-2594153-A (GB)
Title: Electrical capacitance tomography apparatus, systems and methods
Inventor: ANDREW HUNT
IPC: G01N27/22
Filed: 2021-04-01
Abstract: Mesh electrodes 200 are disposed in or around a vessel 500. A processor uses outputs from the electrodes to determine, by an electrical capacitance tomography method, a distribution of fluid in the vessel. The mesh electrodes may be made from woven mesh incorporating warps and wefts, with a constant number per unit area and with holes between. The mesh electrodes may be made by interlacing or knitting a conductive material, or made from a perforated material, or by welding. The holes or interstices may be the same size, with a constant or varied number per unit area. The mesh electrodes may be coated in non-conductive resin, or laid up in a reinforced plastics material. The mesh electrodes may be inside, outside, or within the walls of the vessel. The vessel may be a tank or pipe, perhaps part of a fuel delivery system to the engine of a space vehicle. The vessel may be a flexible bladder in a rigid housing, and may be transparent.
Patent GB-2594369-A (GB)
Title: Combined chemical/balance line
Inventor: JAMES DAN VICK JR
IPC: F16K31/122
Filed: 2018-12-28
Abstract: Provided is a safety valve. The safety valve, in one example, includes a piston located within a piston chamber, the piston separating the piston chamber into a first portion and a second portion and configured to slide to move a valve closure mechanism between a closed state and an open state. The safety valve, according to this example, includes a first control/balance line fluidically coupled to the first portion of the piston chamber, a second control/balance line fluidically coupled to the second portion of the piston chamber, and a chemical line fluidically coupled to the second control/balance line.
Patent GB-2598042-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to earpieces
Inventor: NICHOLAS ROY GOMPERTZ
IPC: H04R25/00
Filed: 2021-07-16
Abstract: An apparatus (6) for detecting ear structure movements or changes, or changes in pressure in the ear-canal (2) of a user, in order to control or affect the function of an associated device, the apparatus comprises: sensor means (1) capable of being worn by said user to be located in or adjacent an ear-canal (2) of the said user and at least one sensor (1) being located and configured to detect and capture sensor data relating to middle ear, ear-drum complex, ear-drum margin, and/or other ear structure movements or changes of characteristics, or changes in pressure in the ear-canal of said user; and means for processing and analysing sensor data (6a) from the sensor means (1). Wherein the means for processing and analysing data (6a) analyses sensor data concerning one or more of the group comprising: eye movement or directional auditory attention or focus data; voluntary control data; gaze focusing movement data; head and/or neck movement data; intended selective auditory attention data; and/or sound response data, such that, through identification of change(s) or difference(s) in the sensor data, the apparatus is capable of controlling or affecting the function of an associated device.