baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2573147-A (GB)
Title: Latch tool
Inventor: ANDRE MINNIS
IPC: E21B40/00
Filed: 2018-04-26
Abstract: A latch tool 1 for a wireline toolstring having a coupling component 16 attached to a wire, the latch tool 1 having an anchor assembly 2 having a longitudinal axis X and that is attached to a support structure. A core assembly 4 is connected to the anchor assembly 2 and configured for axial movement relative to the anchor assembly 2. The anchor assembly 2 and the core assembly 4 provide a spring chamber 6 having a length that changes with axial movement of the core assembly 4. A spring 8 is in the spring chamber 6 and opposes axial movement of the core assembly 4. A latch assembly 12, that is preferably a bumper latch, is connected to the anchor assembly 2 and includes at least one latching element 14 that captures and prevents disengagement of the coupling component 16. The spring 8, which may be a compression spring or a plurality of disc springs, provides a bias force that opposes axial movement of the core assembly 4 in a latching direction, but permits axial movement of the core assembly 4 in the latching direction when an axial force applied to the core assembly 4 exceeds the bias force.
Patent GB-2580099-A (GB)
Title: Filter assembly
Inventor: Catherine Bruce
IPC: C12N15/10
Filed: 2018-12-21
Abstract: A filter assembly 1 comprises a first membrane 3, a second membrane 4, a fluid impermeable housing 2, an inlet 5 and an outlet 6. Preferably, the first membrane has a pore size of 1 micron or more and the second membrane has a pore size of 1 micron or less. A method of capturing environmental DNA (eDNA) comprises introducing a sample into the inlet of the filter assembly and passing the sample through the membranes and out through the outlet. The method may further comprise introducing a preservative into the inlet to protect the captured eDNA from degradation and capping the inlet and the outlet to form a fluid-impermeable seal. A method of providing eDNA comprises extracting the captured eDNA from the filter assembly by discarding the preservative, exposing the eDNA to a lysis buffer and extracting the eDNA from the lysis buffer. The method may be used to capture aquatic eDNA for identifying species present in a waterbody. The filter assembly of the invention may be used to overcome the problem of early clogging of a membrane during eDNA capture processes.
Patent GB-2580112-A (GB)
Title: Termination assembly for retaining a tension member
Inventor: JEAN MARC TEISSIER
IPC: F16G11/04
Filed: 2018-12-21
Abstract: A termination assembly has a socket defining a tapered cavity 108 for receiving a sleeve 114 formed on an end 110 of tension member (e.g. rope) 104, and wedge members 116 driven between the sleeve 114 and the sides 118 of the cavity 108. Sleeve 114 may be resin impregnating a fibrous rope end, or low melting point alloy. Wedges can have teeth, and be pressed with a tube (32, fig 3) or block (fig 4) in a hydraulic frame (fig 5). Sliding plates (119, fig 2b) can aid repeated release and re-setting. The sleeve may be resin or alloy moulded to a separated and wetted end of the tension member (figs 6-9).
Patent GB-2581376-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to hardware
Inventor: ROBERT PAUL GARDNER
IPC: E05C3/04
Filed: 2019-02-14
Abstract: A latch comprising a shaft 20 rotatably mounted within a body 5, a latch member (9, fig.1) fixed to the spindle 20 for rotation therewith. Biasing means acts along the radius of the spindle to urge rotation of the spindle and latch. The bias preferably includes spring biased ball bearings 16 acting against cam surfaces 11 to bias the spindle and latch into the unlatched (open) position. The spindle may include concave detents to hold the latch in position such that the latch can be retained in two positions 90 degrees apart. The latch member which may be a rod may include a rubber tip (28, fig.1). The latch may be used on door of a toilet cubicle.
Patent GB-2574312-A (GB)
Title: Galley monument for an aircraft
Inventor: CHRISTIAN RIEDEL
IPC: B64D11/04
Filed: 2019-04-08
Abstract: A galley monument (1, figure 2) for an aircraft, having a plurality of walls (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) defining at least one slide-in compartment (16, 17, 18), and a display device 20 pivotably coupled to one of the walls by an articulation device 30 (e.g. hinge), wherein that wall 15 to which the display device 20 is coupled has a receiving recess 19 into which the display device can be pivoted into a stowage position. The receiving recess may be a depression in an inner side surface 15a of the wall, or a passage opening. A reinforcing device (40, figure 7), e.g. a tray or a frame may be inserted into the hollow receiving recess. An arresting device (50, figure 4) may prevent the monitor from pivoting out of the receiving recess. The display device may be arranged in a space-saving manner within the slide-in compartment.
Patent GB-2584827-A (GB)
Title: Multilayer set of neural networks
Inventor: SIMON CHARLES HERREMA
IPC: H04M3/22
Filed: 2019-05-28
Abstract: Continuous speech is analysed to detect whether a voice call is fraudulent, malicious or nuisance. Words 202 are identified in speech from the caller and the recipient, and the words are processed with an analysis engine 200 to identify their context. A score is generated that indicates a risk of the call being nuisance, fraudulent or malicious. If the score exceeds a predetermined threshold then an action is taken during the voice call, such as ending the call, recording the call, or warning the user. In an embodiment a neural network is used where a first layer 204 detects concepts 206, a second layer 210 detects intentions, a third layer 212 detects conversational intents and a fourth layer 214 generates a score. An assistant layer 208 may provide past concepts and past intentions to the second and third layers to provide better context.
Patent GB-2588105-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic buffer hinge structure
Inventor: SU-WEI LIN
IPC: E05F3/20
Filed: 2019-10-07
Abstract: A hydraulic buffer hinge with a first hinge plate 10 and first sleeve 11, a second hinge plate 20 and second sleeve 21; and a hydraulic buffer device comprising a buffer portion (31 Fig 2) rotatably connected to a rotation component 33 with a variable receiving portion “C” formed therebetween; a resilient portion 35 having a spindle 351 and a resilient element e.g. spring 353, with the spindle partially entering the buffer portion, and a casing 37 enclosing parts of the buffer to confine movement of the buffer liquid. The top end of the rotation component is connected to the first sleeve and the bottom end of the resilient portion is connected to the second sleeve such that when the hinge is operated the buffer portion and rotation component are drawn apart against the spring increasing the size of the receiving portion. Preferably the rotation component has two helical grooves (311 Fig 2) which receive an actuating rod 331 fixed to the rotation component 333 and the rod slides in the grooves to cause linear movement. An adjustment valve may be located in a via 330, the spring may be adjusted at using a screw (Fig 4).
Patent GB-2592631-A (GB)
Title: Performing Lifecycle Management
Inventor: PETER LOUIS WHITE
IPC: G06F11/30
Filed: 2020-03-04
Abstract: A data processing system has a container environment 705 and a virtual machine environment 715. Each virtual machine 720, 740-1, 740-2 in the virtual machine environment is associated with a container 710, 735-1, 735-2 in the container environment. The container may be a Kubernetes Pod. A shadow workload in the container monitors the state and the configuration of the associated virtual machine. If the state or configuration of the virtual machine does not match the expected value, then the virtual machine is adjusted accordingly. If the configuration cannot be changed in a live virtual machine, the virtual machine is deleted and recreated. Any state change commands received by the container are passed on to the virtual machine. A reaper workload running in a container 730 monitors the other containers and the virtual machines. If any virtual machine does not have an associated container, then the reaper workload deletes the virtual machine.
Patent GB-2589408-A (GB)
Title: Coupler for a modular furniture system
Inventor: Matthew Coules
IPC: F16B12/40
Filed: 2020-07-27
Abstract: A coupler 1 for a modular furniture system comprises a first insert portion 2 projecting from a first portion of a connecting portion and receivable within a recessed or hollowed first end of a first modular furniture system component and a second insert portion 3 projecting from a second portion of the connecting portion and receivable within a recessed or hollowed first end of a second modular furniture system component. A joint-covering portion 4 at least partially surrounds the first insert portion 2 and the second insert portion 3 and is configured to at least partially cover a first joint between the connecting portion and a first modular furniture system component and also to at least partially cover a second joint between the connecting portion and a second modular furniture system component.
Patent GB-2599739-A (GB)
Title: Machine learning system and machine learning method
Inventor: PING-FENG WANG
IPC: G06N20/00
Filed: 2020-11-19
Abstract: Machine learning system comprising a host device and a plurality of client devices. The host device is configured to store and update a host model. The client devices are configured to be communicatively coupled to the host device and receive the host model, and comprise a first and second client device, storing a first and a second parameter set respectively and configured to train the received host model according to the first and the second parameter sets, respectively, to respectively generate a first and a second training result. If the host device receives the first training result corresponding to an mth training round but does not receive the second training result corresponding to a nth training round, when a difference between m and n is not larger than a threshold value, and m is larger than n, the host device updates the host model according to the first training result without using the second training result. Also disclosed are another machine learning system and a machine learning method.
Patent GB-2586560-A (GB)
Title: Cycling shoe closure mechanism
Inventor: EDWARD O'MALLEY
IPC: A43C11/16
Filed: 2019-05-30
Abstract: A cycling shoe has a sole and an upper attached to the sole. An adjustable closure panel extends across an opening in the upper. A lever assembly is exposed at an outer, rear surface of the upper, and is movable about a hinge between a first position and a second position. One or more passages extend through the cycling shoe to accommodate one or more cables to connect the lever assembly to the adjustable closure panel. The lever assembly is configured such that moving the lever assembly between the first position and the second position causes the one or more cables, if connected between the lever assembly to the adjustable closure panel, to tighten or loosen the closure panel relative to the upper.
Patent GB-2602843-A (GB)
Title: Device, device initialisation and method of installing a delta update of executable code on a device
Inventor: BRENDAN JAMES MORAN
IPC: G06F8/658
Filed: 2021-01-19
Abstract: A device, device initialisation and method of installing a delta update of executable code on a device, the method comprising: generating an unrelocation table based upon a symbol table and a relocation table associated with relocatable code by: identifying an entry in the relocation table that references a symbol in the symbol table; and storing in the unrelocation table the relocated address of the identified entry in the relocation table; generating a first executable program code based upon the symbol table, the relocation table, and the relocatable code; and storing the first executable program code and the unrelocation table on the device.
Patent GB-2592149-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for tracking nematode worms
Inventor: David Weinkove
IPC: G06T7/254
Filed: 2019-09-17
Abstract: A method for tracking movement of nematode worms comprises: (i) providing a plurality of worms on a translucent substrate; (ii) obtaining a first image of a field of view including the plurality of worms by transmission imaging; (iii) obtaining a first difference image of the plurality of worms corresponding to an intensity difference between said first image and a background image of the field of view; (iv) repeating the following steps (a) to (d) a plurality of N times, for n=1 to N: (a) determining, from the first difference image, an nth pixel corresponding to a maximum intensity difference; (b) selecting, from the first difference image, an nth block of pixels comprising the selected nth pixel; (c) determining a coordinate associated with the selected nth block of pixels; and (d) updating said first difference image by setting each pixel of said nth block of pixels in said first difference image to a value corresponding to a zero or low intensity difference; (v) obtaining a sequence of M subsequent images of the field of view by transmission imaging; and (vi) repeating the following steps (f) and (g) for each of the M subsequent images, for m=2 to m=M+1: (f) obtaining an mth difference image of the plurality of worms corresponding to an intensity difference between the mth subsequent image and said background image; and (g) repeating the following steps a plurality of N times, for n=1 to n=N: determining, from the mth difference image, an nth pixel corresponding to a maximum intensity difference or a centre of the intensity difference distribution of a trial block of pixels positioned at the determined coordinate associated with the corresponding nth selected block of pixels of the (m-1)th difference image; selecting an nth block of pixels of said mth difference image, said nth block of pixels comprising the determined nth pixel; and determining a coordinate associated with the selected nth block of pixels of said mth difference image.
Patent GB-2596902-A (GB)
Title: Container
Inventor: MARTIN BAKER
IPC: B65D21/02
Filed: 2021-05-18
Abstract: A container 12 comprises a base 14 and a wall 16 extending upwardly from the base 14. A plurality of support formations 38 at a top region of the wall 16, each support formation 38 having a support surface 46 extending outwardly from the wall 16; and a plurality of projecting formations 40 on the wall 16, each projecting formation 40 having an engaging surface 52 extending outwardly from the wall 1; wherein each support surface 46 and each engaging surface 52 slope downwardly from the wall 16. The support formations 38 and the projecting formations 40 are arranged so that the support surface 46 of each support formation 38 of the container 12 can engage the engaging surface 52 of a respective projecting formation 40 of another container 12 to support the containers 12 on one another in a stacked condition of said containers 12. The container may also further comprise a plurality of foot portions 20 extending downwardly from the base 14.
Patent GB-2609667-A (GB)
Title: Audio rendering
Inventor: THOMAS NIXON
IPC: H04S7/00
Filed: 2021-08-13
Abstract: A first method comprises: receiving audio data for object sources including an audio signal and metadata parameters, processing the audio signal using an object source processing path comprising separate direct and discrete paths, processing the output of the object source processing path by applying binaural filters, wherein a delay function is applied to the audio signal per object per ear in the direct path. A second method alternatively comprises: applying a binaural filter per virtual loudspeaker, deriving expected and desired gains for each object and a scaling factor that is the desired gain divided by the expected gain and applying the scaling factor to the signal path, wherein the expected gain is the gain derived taking into account interaction between the binaural filters. The metadata may comprise ADM parameters or input parameters related to the orientation or size of the user’s head.
Patent GB-2595825-A (GB)
Title: Modular components for furniture members
Inventor: JASON D RAINS
IPC: A47C7/72
Filed: 2020-03-31
Abstract: A kit of components is provided for manufacturing a plurality of furniture members. The kit may include first and second armrest frames, a mounting cradle, a remote control device, an adaptor insert, and a control panel. The first armrest frame may include a first armrest panel having a first opening formed therein. The mounting cradle may include a first housing received through the first opening and engaging the first armrest panel. The remote control device may be removably received in the mounting cradle. The second armrest frame may include a second armrest panel having a second opening formed therein. The second opening may be identical to the first opening. The adaptor insert may be partially received through the second opening and may engage the second armrest panel. The adaptor insert may include a third opening. The control panel may include a second housing received through the third opening and engaging the adaptor insert.
Patent GB-2611044-A (GB)
Title: A biodegradable filter assembly for an electrical appliance
Inventor: Nikian Naji Aghababaie
IPC: B01D53/04
Filed: 2021-09-23
Abstract: A biodegradable filter assembly 30 for an electrical appliance such as an air purification system or a vacuum cleaner. The filter assembly comprises a motor for generating an airflow through the appliance, in use, and the biodegradable filter assembly is configured to filter particulate matter from the airflow. The biodegradable filter assembly comprises a filter medium 20 and a filter frame 32, 34 for the filter medium. Both the filter frame and the filter medium comprise at least 80% bio-based polymers which are compostable at the end of filter assembly service life. Preferably the filter medium comprises a multi-layer structure that comprises a first, fibre layer and a second, membrane layer carried by the first fibre layer. The filter assembly is readily compostable at the end of service life and ensures high efficiency of filtration.
Patent GB-2612042-A (GB)
Title: Molten salt composition
Inventor: FRANK SCHOOFS
IPC: G21C15/28
Filed: 2021-10-19
Abstract: A molten salt composition comprises a mixture of a) lithium fluoride; b) lead fluoride; c) a third metal fluoride salt e.g. sodium fluoride, potassium fluoride, magnesium fluoride, zirconium fluoride, aluminium fluoride; and d) optionally, a further metal fluoride salt which may be selected from sodium fluoride, potassium fluoride, magnesium fluoride, zirconium fluoride, aluminium fluoride and rubidium fluoride. Also shown id the use of the molten salt composition as a heat transfer or heat storage medium and in waste purification or metal extraction.
Patent GB-2609063-A (GB)
Title: Bathroom sanitary ware
Inventor: PAUL DELANEY
IPC: C08L67/06
Filed: 2022-01-11
Abstract: A toilet seat constructed from a composite material comprising resin, paper pulp, titanium powder, talcum powder and mould release agent and curing agent. Preferably the resin is melamine formaldehyde, and the material composition may comprise 50% to 62%, the paper pulp 36% to 44%, the titanium powder 0.6% to 1.7%, the talcum powder 1.3% to 2.7%, and the mould release and curing agents 0.6% to 1.4%. A bulking agent such as bamboo may be included. A varnish coating may be applied to the composite toilet seat.
Patent GB-2611598-A (GB)
Title: Data compression and decompression
Inventor: PETER SMITH-LACEY
IPC: H04N19/184
Filed: 2022-03-29
Abstract: A method and unit for compressing, an input group of m data values 101 comprising compressing the two least significant bits of each of the data values by mapping the two least significant bits 103 of each of the data values in the input group of m data values collectively onto an mbit encoding and storing the m-bit encoding, the m-bit encoding being selected from 2^m m-bit encodings, the 2^m m-bit encodings comprising a first group of encodings comprising (2^m − 4) m-bit encodings and a second group of encodings comprising four m-bit encodings, wherein if the selected encoding is an encoding from the first group of encodings then the selected encoding represents the two least significant bits for a representative group of m data values in which the second least significant bit of each of the data values is the same as a respective bit of the m-bit encoding, and wherein if the selected encoding is an encoding from the second group of encodings then the selected encoding represents the two least significant bits for a representative group of m data values in which the two least significant bits for each of the data values in the representative group are equal to the two least significant bits of the other data values in the representative group. Corresponding decompression method and unit are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2619001-A (GB)
Title: Method and processing unit for generating an output feature map
Inventor: Anders Per Sjoe
IPC: G06N3/063
Filed: 2022-05-16
Abstract: Method for generating output feature map data during operation of neural network processing by a processing unit comprising a plurality of computation resources, the method comprising: obtaining real data to be processed; loading the real data into a set of the computation resources, causing the set of resources to generate a computational result, in a first processing cycle of the processing unit; detecting a lack of real data for processing in a second processing cycle of the processing unit, which is subsequent to the first; obtaining artificial or dummy data; loading the artificial data into an artificially activated set of the set of resources in the second processing cycle; inhibiting the artificial data from affecting the output feature map data; and generating the output feature map data based at least in part on the computational result. The artificial data may be derived from real data. Each computation resource may comprise a multiply-accumulate unit configured to multiply a portion of input feature map data by a weight. Processing dummy data to keep the resources active may reduce the change or fluctuation in power consumption by the processing unit and avoid errors caused by severe changes.
Patent GB-2609585-A (GB)
Title: Filtration assembly for use in aftertreatment systems for internal combustion engines
Inventor: JULIAN NICOLAS ALJOSCHA RAUPP
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2018-02-15
Abstract: A filtration assembly structured to filter reductant includes an outer housing and an inner housing. The inner housing is structured to contain the reductant and operable between a first state in which the inner housing has a first volume and a second state in which the inner housing has a second volume, the inner housing including an end face. The inner housing is separated from the outer housing by a gap when the inner housing is in the first state. A volume of the gap decreases as the inner housing transitions from the first state to the second state and increases as the inner housing transitions from the second state to the first state.
Patent GB-2614979-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for determining a pregnancy-related state of a subject
Inventor: MANEESH JAIN
IPC: C12Q1/6874
Filed: 2021-08-12
Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems directed to cell-free identification and/or monitoring of pregnancy -related states. A method for identifying or monitoring a presence or susceptibility of a pregnancy-related state of a subject may comprise assaying a cell- free biological sample derived from said subject to detect a set of biomarkers, and analyzing the set of biomarkers with a trained algorithm to determine the presence or susceptibility of the pregnancy -related state.