baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2564847-A (GB)
Title: Knowledgebase for non-invasive prenatal genetic screening and diagnosis
Inventor: NICK LENCH
IPC: C12Q1/6883
Filed: 2017-07-18
Abstract: Described is a prenatal screening system. The prenatal screening system includes a wet-laboratory arrangement for processing a blood sample (e.g. maternal blood sample) to determine cell-free DNA (cfDNA) readout data from the blood sample and a data processing arrangement for processing the cell-free DNA readout data with reference to information stored in a database arrangement to generate a risk score indicative of whether or not there are genetic abnormalities in the blood sample that are indicative of fetal abnormalities. The prenatal screening system is operable to use secondary data describing a donor of the blood sample for modifying data processing performed in the data processing arrangement for processing selective regions of the cell-free DNA readout data when generating the risk score. The data processing arrangement can concentrate its resources on testing certain selective portions of a given DNA molecule depending upon secondary indications, such as abnormalities in parental DNA sequence, or abnormalities identified in ultrasound scans. Associated methods and a computer program are also claimed.
Patent GB-2556395-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum membrane desalination system
Inventor: BAMDAD BAHAR
IPC: C02F103/08
Filed: 2017-09-08
Abstract: A method of desalinating water uses a system that comprises a heater 512, an evaporator 513, a heat exchanger 511, a separator membrane 580 that is liquid impermeable, and a vacuum pump 515 that produces vacuum across the separator. Incoming water 505 is heated in the heat exchanger and the heated water is then passed to the heater, which may be a solar heater (590, Fig. 4). The heated water is further heated in the heater and then passed to the evaporator. The vacuum pump draws a vacuum across the separator membrane in the evaporator to evaporate the heated water, wherein the water vapour passes through the membrane. The separator membrane may comprise an ionomer or urethane. The water vapour is then condensed in the heat exchanger to form purified water. Heat from the water vapour is heat exchanged with the incoming water. The incoming water can be salt water, seawater or brackish water. An ozone disinfecting device (517, Fig. 3) may produce ozone that can be mixed with the condensed water. A renewable power source (516, Fig. 5), which may comprise a solar panel (521, Fig. 5), can be used to power the vacuum pump.
Patent GB-2553932-A (GB)
Title: Coordinated user word selection for translation and obtaining of contextual information for the selected word
Inventor: ALEXANDER JAY CUTHBERT
IPC: G06F40/20
Filed: 2016-05-12
Abstract: A computer-implemented technique can include receiving a selection by a user of a single word in a document in a source language, the document being displayed in a viewing application executing at the computing device, obtaining contextual information from the document that is indicative of a context of the selected word, providing the selected word and its contextual information from the viewing application to a different translation application, obtaining potential translated words using the translation application, the selected word, and its contextual information, each potential translated word being a potential translation of the selected word to a different target language that is preferred by the user, and displaying the potential translated words.
Patent GB-2557706-A (GB)
Title: Geometrically configurable multi-core inductor and methods for tools having particular space constraints
Inventor: FERNANDO OLIVEIRA DA FONSECA
IPC: H01F27/26
Filed: 2015-05-15
Abstract: An inductor, downhole tool, and method for manufacturing thereof, are disclosed. A number of toroidal ferromagnetic cores may be arranged to form a ferromagnetic multi-core array, through which a calculated sequence of wire turns is wound. The array may be structured within certain permitting geometries, to a preferred geometrical shape for use within a downhole tool. The array of cores can take any practical form, include square, rectangular, hexagonal, circular, or the like, as long as the magnetic fluxes of all coils wound about a given core create a magnetic flux within the core that flows in the same direction within the core.
Patent GB-2555988-A (GB)
Title: Multiple hardware platform oriented application program management method
Inventor: ZHAOQI ZHANG
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2016-06-29
Abstract: A multiple hardware platform oriented application program management method. The application program management method comprises steps of: pre-compiling application program versions that support different hardware platform types, establishing mapping relationships between the hardware platform types and application program versions, and designating a universal application program version; when a computer client needs to acquire a target application program, acquiring a hardware platform type, and searching for the mapping relationships between the hardware platform types and the application program versions corresponding to the hardware platform types; if finding a corresponding application program version, acquiring the found application program version; or if not finding a corresponding application program version, acquiring the universal application program version; and executing a management operation of the acquired application program version. The method can enable application programs to be better suitable for a hardware platform of each computer client and has the advantages of high application program operation efficiency, simplicity and convenience for implementation, low implementation costs, and good compatibility with an existing operating system.
Patent GB-2560098-A (GB)
Title: Gaming tables
Inventor: Steven Bacchi
IPC: A63F11/00
Filed: 2018-01-09
Abstract: A gaming table 1 for roulette that comprises a side wall 8 located next to a table top 9 with a betting area (3 figure 1). The side wall has an opening 12 wherein chips C from the betting area may be passed through this opening. The opening may be closed by a hinged flap 13 that opens inwardly against a spring action under pressure of chips drawn onto the flap. Chips admitted through the opening may fall onto a moving belt 15 of a conveyor system 16, this conveyor system may covey the chips to a chipping machine 18 under the table for collection and sorting.
Patent GB-2572008-A (GB)
Title: Murine antibodies
Inventor: PATRICIA BLUNDELL
IPC: A61K38/17
Filed: 2018-03-16
Abstract: A mouse fusion protein comprising two chimeric polypeptide chains each comprising two murine IgG heavy chain chains having an immunoglobulin tailpiece from, or derived from, a non-native immunoglobulin and wherein the amino acid sequence of each of the IgG heavy chain constant regions comprises an amino acid modification (e.g. M84C) which promotes the multimerisation or polymerisation of the fusion protein. Preferably the tailpiece is human and is derived from IgM or IgA and has a substitution or deletion at residue C17. Preferably, each chimeric chain comprises one or more murine hinge regions and a targeting moiety such as an ntigen binding region, small molecule or nucleic acid. The invention further relates to the uses of the fusion protein to detect a target molecule in a sample, preferably as a means for diagnosis such as blood group haemagglutination.
Patent GB-2572161-A (GB)
Title: An aircraft landing gear
Inventor: Romain Siegel
IPC: B64C25/34
Filed: 2018-03-20
Abstract: The invention provides an aircraft landing gear 102 comprising a landing gear leg 104, with an upper end for mounting to an aircraft, a bogie frame 107 pivotally mounted towards a lower end of the landing gear leg, and at least one wheel axle 108, 109 mounted on the bogie frame, each carrying one or more wheels 111, 112, 113, 114, mounted for rotation about the wheel axle, wherein one or more wheels 112 of the landing gear is provided with a drive system 131 for driving the wheel to rotate about its axle, wherein one or more wheels 111, 113, 114 of the landing gear is provided with a brake system 120 for applying a braking torque to retard rotation of the wheel about its axle, and wherein at least one wheel 111, 112, 113, 114 of the landing gear is provided with only one of a drive system and a brake system. The wheel or wheels comprising a brake system 120 may be larger than the wheel or wheels comprising a drive system 131.
Patent GB-2562614-A (GB)
Title: An abseiling device
Inventor: KLAAS ZWART
IPC: A62B35/04
Filed: 2016-03-31
Abstract: An abseiling device comprises an annular spool 4 that is rotatable around a central axis and has an annular gear 5 around its periphery with gear teeth facing toward the central axis. A line is wound around the spool 4, with one end fixed to the spool and the other end comprising attachment means. The device also comprises a shaft 6 which is co-axial with the central axis and to which is attached both a centrifugal brake, comprising brake pads 9 for applying a breaking force to the spool, and a brake gear 7. When the spool is at rest the brake pads extends around over 80% of the circumference of the inner surface of the spool 4. A compound gear 10 is also provided which comprises a first gear 11 for engaging with the brake gear and a second gear (12, Fig 4) for engaging with the annular gear; the first gear having a greater number of teeth than the second gear. The components of the abseiling device are further provided within a housing 1 which comprises at least three bearings 3 on each side thereof which are in contact with an outer surface of the spool 4.
Patent GB-2572787-A (GB)
Title: A chute and a conveyor system
Inventor: NIGEL HAITH
IPC: B65G47/52
Filed: 2018-04-10
Abstract: A chute for transporting objects between two conveyors 2, 3 comprises a chute frame 1 mounted relative to both conveyors, and a chute member 13 with a suspended chute surface 131 that extends downwardly from first conveyor 2 to second conveyor 3. Objects such as vegetables from the first conveyor 2 fall over the suspended chute surface 131 towards the second conveyor 3 and the damage to them is reduced. Frame arrangement 1 has 112, 112a, 113 and two curtains 12, 14 to slow objects down. Chute 13 may have adjustable rollers 133a, 133b that are held against rotation. Chute frame 1 comprises components 112, 112a, 113. Other components shown include first end roller 231 with core members 231a, b, roller 23 and second conveyor surface 32.
Patent GB-2564272-A (GB)
Title: Big bore running tool quick lock adaptor
Inventor: GARY ALLEN KOHN
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2016-03-23
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a coupler assembly and method for conveying a single piece liner hanger body. In one embodiment, the coupler assembly includes a nut, a load transfer sleeve, a locking dog retainer, a garter spring, a locking dog, a collet, an outer collet mandrel, and a collet prop mandrel. As described herein, components of the coupler assembly are assembled and installed within the inner diameter of the single piece liner hanger body for engaging with a liner hanger sub-assembly attached to a running tool.
Patent GB-2564283-A (GB)
Title: Real-time water flood optimal control with remote sensing
Inventor: JASON DANIEL DYKSTRA
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2016-05-27
Abstract: A method includes generating kth, (k+1)th,..., (kfinal)th control inputs for actuating flow control devices of a production well and/or an injection well of a well system during corresponding sampling steps k, (k+1),..., kfinal, actuating the flow control devices during the kth step using the kth control input, measuring a position of a fluid front and a dynamic state of the well system during the kth step; predicting a dynamic state of the well system at each step (k+1),..., kfinal using a state predictor, updating the (k+1)th,..., (kfinal)th control inputs based on the predicted dynamic states, optimizing the (k+1)th,..., (kfinal)th control inputs using a desired cost function, actuating the flow control devices during the (k+1)th step using the optimized value for the (k+1)th step, and measuring the position of the fluid front and a dynamic state of the well system during the (k+1)th step.
Patent GB-2577282-A (GB)
Title: System for processing foodstuff
Inventor: PETER JOHN GAMBLE
IPC: A23P20/13
Filed: 2018-09-19
Abstract: A system 1 for processing foodstuff comprises a drum 3 and a conveyor 2 for conveying foodstuff to the drum 3. The drum 3 has a peripheral wall and at least one opening into which, in use, foodstuff enters said drum. The drum 3 is rotatable about at least one axis of rotation and removable. The peripheral wall of the drum 3 comprises titanium or a titanium alloy. Foodstuff may be tumbled inside the drum 3 for flavouring and/or seasoning. The peripheral wall of the drum 3 may comprise longitudinally disposed fold lines (19, 20, figure 2) forming longitudinally extending facets (21, 22, 23, figure 2). The peripheral wall may form either part triangular or part trapezoidal repeating patterns when viewed in cross-section.
Patent GB-2578159-A (GB)
Title: Louver
Inventor: VINCENT SOE
IPC: E06B9/386
Filed: 2018-10-19
Abstract: The louver 10 comprising an elongate body 12 having opposing ends and an outer surface, a slot 26 extending between the opposing ends and a wrapping 30 disposed about the outer surface of the louver. At least part of the wrapping 32, 34 is retained in the slot. The louver may further comprise at least one retaining member disposed within the slot to retain the wrapping between the retaining member and an inner surface of the slot. The elongate body may have a cross section that is symmetrical about a horizontal and vertical axis and comprise opposed top 14 and bottom 16 faces and opposing side faces 18, 20. The cross section may alternatively comprise two offset rectangles. The slot may be disposed on one of the side faces and may have a generally u-shaped or horseshoe shaped profile. Also disclosed is a shutter, blind or window using said louver and a method of making said louver.
Patent GB-2575155-A (GB)
Title: Data storage system with LUN archiving to cloud using volume-to-object translation
Inventor: JEAN-PIERRE BONO
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2019-04-30
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of archiving local logical units (LUNs) of data storage 135 to c1oud storage 180. The local LUNs reside on the local physical storage 170 of a data storage system. The method starts by establishing a mirror between a local LUN and a cloud-backed LUN 156 on cloud physical storage of a cloud storage system, the mirror making the data content of the cloud-backed LUN identical to the data content of the local LUN. Once the mirror is established, then a stub or other such pointer is deposited on the local LUN to direct subsequent input/outputs to the cloud-backed LUN, and the local physical storage of the local LUN is released for allocation and use by other local LUNs. Subsequent input/outputs to the local LUN are satisfied from the cloud-backed LUN. An archived LUN can be restored by a restore process.
Patent GB-2574325-A (GB)
Title: Gas boiler intake system
Inventor: ROBERT W T PARSONS
IPC: F23D14/62
Filed: 2019-05-28
Abstract: A gas boiler intake system (1) includes an air intake (2), a gas intake (3) and a Venturi (4). The air intake (2) is arranged adjacent to the gas intake (3) such that, in use, combustion air is directed through the air intake (2) before inducing gas at the gas intake (3). The gas intake projects into the Venturi (4). The intake system uses frictional resistance of air flow through a Venturi to dampen pressure pulsation oscillations which may be caused by lean combustion conditions.
Patent GB-2584344-A (GB)
Title: Battery cell
Inventor: Ashley Cooke
IPC: H01M50/557
Filed: 2019-05-31
Abstract: A battery cell 1000 comprises a flexible housing 101, first and second electrodes (111, 114; fig 6), an electrolyte (121; fig 6) and at least one seal region 161-163. The flexible housing includes a perimeter seal 105. The first and second electrodes each comprise a first region (111a; fig 1B) and a second region (111b, fig 1B) protruding from the first region, wherein the first and second regions of the electrodes are situated within the flexible housing. The electrolyte is situated between the first region of the first electrode and the first region of the second electrode, so that the first regions of the first and second electrodes and the electrolyte define an electrochemical zone housed within the flexible housing. The second regions of the first and second electrodes protrude from the electrochemical zone. The at least one seal region comprises a region in which internal surfaces of the flexible housing are sealed together. The at least one seal region is arranged between the first regions of the first and second electrodes and the perimeter seal and is arranged to inhibit the electrolyte from leaving the electrochemical zone. A clamp may also be provided (fig 4) to restrict expansion of the cells and escape of the electrolyte.
Patent GB-2592391-A (GB)
Title: Signal measuring apparatus and system
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN LYNCH
IPC: H02J50/80
Filed: 2020-02-26
Abstract: A wearable article 1, e.g. smart clothing, including a sensor assembly 104 for sensing signals, such as biosignals, that are associated with a wearer of the wearable article. The sensor assembly comprises at least one sensor 106, 108 and a sensor interface 110 coupled, e.g. via conductors 112a, 112b, to the sensor 106, 108. Conductors 112a, 112b may be conductive yarn. The sensor interface 110 includes sensing electronics which incorporates a sensor interface antenna for wireless coupling to an electronic device antenna, when the electronic device and the sensor interface 110 are in close proximity. The sensing electronics collate sensor data from the sensor 106, 108 and wirelessly communicate the sensor data to the electronic device e.g. a mobile device by means of the wireless coupling. The sensor interface 110 has no dedicated power source and may derive its power from the electronic device through inductive coupling between the electronic device antenna and the sensor interface antenna.
Patent GB-2589657-A (GB)
Title: Welding guiding system providing high quality image
Inventor: MOON YOUNG HUH
IPC: H04N5/235
Filed: 2020-05-20
Abstract: A welding system to provide an image for guiding a welding state of a user. The welding system includes a display unit 130 including a front surface portion corresponding to a welding direction and a rear surface portion corresponding to a face portion direction; at least one eyepiece display installed in an area of the rear surface portion of the display unit; at least one camera unit 110 installed in an area of the front surface portion of the display unit, to obtain a plurality of welding image frames according to a photographing condition of each frame; and a processor to control the photographing condition (e.g., shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, gain) of the at least one camera unit, obtain a first synthesized image by synthesizing the plurality of welding image frames in parallel based on the plurality of welding image frames, and control the eyepiece display to display the first synthesized image. The system may further comprise a sensor 140 to sense wielding information, the processor controlling the display unit to providing guidance based on sensed welding information. A second welding information sensor may be provided on a welding torch.
Patent GB-2591367-A (GB)
Title: Hair gathering accessory with heat shield
Inventor: DENISE JAMES
IPC: A46B17/00
Filed: 2019-07-31
Abstract: A hair gathering accessory can be formed as a comb or a brush device, and has a handle formed with a body. On one side of the body are a plurality of tines (e.g. comb teeth, brush bristles, etc.). On the other side of the body is a heat shield that is attached to the body and which extends away from the body some distance. The tines are used to gather a portion of hair while the hair gathering accessory is being held by a person, and the heat shield protects the person whose hair has been gathered from the heat of a hair iron that is applied to the gathered portion of hair.
Patent GB-2601213-A (GB)
Title: Interaction determination using one or more neural networks
Inventor: PRANIT P KOTHARI
IPC: G06T7/70
Filed: 2021-06-25
Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques are presented to generate image or video content indicating possible interactions with objects in an electronic game or other presentation of content. The invention comprises one or more neural networks to generate one or more images indicating one or more interactions between a user and one or more objects in the one or more images. Instance segmentation may be used to identify features of the one or more objects in one or more input images and the one or more neural networks may include a variational autoencoder (VAE) to encode the features of the one or more objects into a latent space with the VAE further maintaining one or more mappings between the one or more interactions and the one or more objects. The one or more neural networks may include a generative network for generating the one or more images indicating the one or more interactions, the generative network accepting as Input at least the latent space and the mappings and the VAF may use unsupervised leaning to determine the one or more interactions for one or more potential states. The images may be frames of video content and may include one or more segments representing the one or more interactions with one or more segments further representing resulting behaviours for the one or more interactions.
Patent GB-2603229-A (GB)
Title: Optimized neural network generation
Inventor: DONG YANG
IPC: G16H50/20
Filed: 2021-08-20
Abstract: A method for generating an optimized neural network architecture. Various neural network components 112 are used to generate sets of neural network configurations, networks are removed from the set based on accuracy determination in order to determine an optimal neural network 118 architecture for a training dataset 104. Configuration settings of the networks may be adjusted, the networks may be trained to determine their accuracy, the training of multiple networks may take place in parallel, the architectures of the networks may be based on selecting neural network components 112 based on an activation key, the neural networks may be selected randomly from a set. The generated neural network may be optimised for performance in segmenting medical images. In this way computer aided diagnosis (CAD) systems for identifying medical information in medical imaging applications may be improved by providing better selection the of parameters, components and configurations of the neural networks that they use.
Patent GB-2610817-A (GB)
Title: Railway-rail induction welding device, apparatus and associated Method
Inventor: Gunnar Kiste
IPC: B23K101/26
Filed: 2021-09-15
Abstract: A railway-rail induction welding device 10 comprising a copper tubular body 14 having a cooling-fluid inlet and a cooling-fluid outlet. The copper tubular body has a rail-facing rail-heating portion 18 and a cooling-fluid return portion 20. The rail-facing rail-heating portion 18 has a longitudinal extent which is non-linear and profiled to substantially correspond to one side of a railway rail. A lateral extent of the rail-facing rail-heating portion 18 is non-uniform along the said longitudinal extent. The lateral extent of the rail-facing rail heating portion may be thicker at the location of the web of the railway. The device may also comprise ferrosilicon induction intensifiers 54 attached to the copper body with an adhesive. Ceramic heat shields 55 may be present. Device 10 may use high frequency, magnetic field induction to weld two railway-rails together.