baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2575774-A (GB)
Title: A device for operating a water tap
Inventor: ALUN JONES
IPC: E03C1/05
Filed: 2018-06-25
Abstract: A device for maintaining a timed flow tap i.e. a non-concussive tap in an open condition and a method of using the device are disclosed. The device comprises an anchoring portion 10, 12 that is shaped and dimensioned to function as a hook that can be retained on a body of the timed flow tap or on pipes connected to the timed flow tap to connect the device to the tap. An operating potion 14 is capable of applying a force to an operating component i.e. a press button of the timed flow tap to which the device is connected by the anchoring portion. The operating portion includes engagement formations 22, 24 directed substantially towards the anchoring portion 10, 12 which are capable of engagement with the operating component of the timed flow tap to apply a force thereto. The formations are disposed at a range of different distances from the anchoring portion.
Patent GB-2571806-A (GB)
Title: Article of footwear and producing the same
Inventor: Sebastian Edwards
IPC: A43B3/24
Filed: 2018-08-31
Abstract: An article of footwear 100 comprises an upper 10 including a tab 12 having an aperture 14, and a sole component comprising a first sole part 20 having a first surface and a second sole part 30 having a second surface. The first sole part includes a slot (26, fig. 3) to receive the tab, and the first surface of the first sole part and/or the second surface of the second sole part includes a protruding fastener element (24, fig. 3) for engaging the aperture. The first surface is attached to the second surface to hold the tab in place. Preferably, the tab includes a fold. The first sole part may be an insole or a foot bed, and the second sole part may be an outsole. Also provided are a method for assembling an article of footwear, and apparatus for performing the method. The method includes the steps of sending a request for control data to a remote control data management apparatus, receiving the control data and controlling manufacturing apparatus to produce a component for footwear.
Patent GB-2576941-A (GB)
Title: Receptacle for a barbecue
Inventor: KEVIN BUTTRESS
IPC: A47J37/07
Filed: 2018-09-07
Abstract: Receptacle 1 for use on a barbeque comprises grill 2 at least partially surrounded by moveable leaves 3. The leaves can be moved from an open position allowing access to the grill to a closed position at least partially covering the grill. In the closed position the leaves form a barrier between the inside of the receptacle and the outside of the receptacle. Adjacent leaves may overlap when the leaves are in both the open and closed position. One or more of the leaves may include a handle. The receptacle may include one or more feet for positioning between or gripping the bars of a barbeque grill. The receptacle may form part of a cooking device which further features a base having a body and a charcoal holding bottom part.
Patent GB-2570030-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for controlling the position of a moving light fixture
Inventor: MICHAEL WOOD
IPC: H02P8/40
Filed: 2018-10-30
Abstract: A moving light fixture, e.g. for use in a theatre, studio etc., includes a housing, light sources, e.g. LED, incandescent, at least one stepper motor, a magnetic position encoder, and an electronic controller. The stepper motor rotates the housing about an axis. The magnetic position encoder is configured to transmit a position signal indicating an angular position of the housing. The electronic controller determines the angular position of the housing based on the position signal. The electronic controller also determines a full step of the stepper motor based on the angular position of the housing, and optionally a micro step of the stepper motor. The electronic controller also determines a current position of the moving light fixture based on the full step and the micro step. The electronic controller drives the stepper motor to move the moving light fixture from the current position to a target position. The light fixture may have first and second stepper motors controlled to rotate the housing about first and second axes of rotation.
Patent GB-2574082-A (GB)
Title: Working desk with display and carrying bag
Inventor: CHIH FENG HO
IPC: A47B21/007
Filed: 2018-12-20
Abstract: A working desk combination includes a table top 10 containing a chamber 12, into which a display 20 is engaged and includes a connector 21 with a shield 30 fitted over the top. The shield contains an opening 31 for selectively receiving a mobile device, a package, container or carrying bag. The optional carrying bag includes a housing (50, fig 6) having a base wall (52, fig 6) and an upper wall (53, fig 6), and a cover panel (55, fig 6) is extended from the upper wall and foldable relative to the upper wall and movable toward the upper wall, a base plate (70, fig 6) is engaged in the housing, a support device (8, fig 6) is foldably attached to the base plate with a hinge device. A display (88, fig 6) is attached to the support device and movable between an upward working position and a downward folded position.
Patent GB-2580077-A (GB)
Title: Noise generating device
Inventor: ROBERT KUSTOS
IPC: G10K3/00
Filed: 2018-12-20
Abstract: A football ratchet comprising a handle 2 having a cantilever portion 4 at one end with a rotatably mounted toothed disc 6 that engages with a finger 9 mounted on the handle. The rotational axis of the disc is at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the handle. The projections 8 of the wheel and the finger are made from resiliently deformable materials, such as spring steel or plastic. The wheel may be made from wood, metal or composites. The disc of the rattle may have an actuator 10, such as a knob or button, near its rim to allow control over the speed of wheel rotation. There may be a shell or horn shaped housing substantially enclosing the disc and the housing may be formed from the handle. The noise generating device may for example be used at sports events or for bird scaring or livestock calling.
Patent GB-2584984-A (GB)
Title: Anti-sinking measures for aquatic vessels
Inventor: ROBERT JORDAN
IPC: B63B43/16
Filed: 2019-01-24
Abstract: A vessel (10, Fig 1) is provided with a tailored web of waterproof fabric 50, which may be stowed in a pouch 60 above the bow and which is deployed upon impact of the hull with floating debris. The web may be drawn down below the bow and aftwards by tensioning cables 80A, 80B and 86 to cover any hole H created by the impact so that water pressure urging the web over the hole seals the hole and prevents sinking of the vessel. A method of remediating the accidental creation of a hole in the hole of a vessel by deploying a web of material over the hole is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2581777-A (GB)
Title: A control system and method for controlling operation of a powertrain of a vehicle
Inventor: JESUS ABENOJAR
IPC: B60W30/20
Filed: 2019-02-19
Abstract: A control system to control a powertrain comprising a combustion engine, an electric motor, and a transmission. The system is configured to determine a currently selected gear 502, determine a rotational speed of the transmission 503 and whether said speed is within a predetermined range associated with the currently selected gear 504, and in dependence on the rotational speed being within the range, determine torque values for the combustion engine and electric motor 505. A torque output is then provided based on these values 506. Preferably, the rotational speed is determined to be within the predetermined range based on stored data related to frequency bands in which parts of the powertrain are caused to resonate. The system may further determine a torque demand 501 and determine the torque values based on this. A slip value may also be determined, wherein the system causes a clutch to slip by an amount depending on the slip value. A further independent claim relates to outputting a torque ratio based on a determined total torque demand, a current gear, and rotational speed of a transmission corresponding to a frequency of the combustion engine.
Patent GB-2579886-A (GB)
Title: Cosmetic agent for temporarily shaping keratin fibres with polymer combination I
Inventor: Julia Bibiane Lange
IPC: A61Q5/06
Filed: 2019-10-09
Abstract: A cosmetic agent for temporarily shaping keratin fibres, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier: (a) at least one copolymer A formed from: (a1) at least one monomer A1, selected from acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid, and (a2) at least one monomer A2, selected from acrylates and/or methacrylates; (b) at least one cationic polymer B different from copolymer A and selected from cationic guar derivatives; (c) at least one polymer C different from copolymer A and polymer B and selected from homopolymers or copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone; and (d) at least one propellant. Preferably, copolymer A is formed from methacrylic acid (MAA) and ethyl acrylate (EA), and cationic polymer B contains guar 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl ether (guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride). Polymer C may be polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) or polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinylacetate copolymer (VP/VA copolymer). The composition may also comprise chitosan. The composition may have improved heat humidity curl retention (HHCR) properties.
Patent GB-2584735-A (GB)
Title: An internal combustion engine
Inventor: PAUL WILLIAM GUTHRIE
IPC: F02B19/12
Filed: 2019-10-28
Abstract: A vehicle internal combustion engine (12, fig.1) has an ignition system with a pre-chamber 150 having a volume less than the swept volume of the cylinder, an ignition fuel supply system (500, fig.7) configured to create an ignition fuel-air mix in the pre-chamber, an ignition surface 137 (or glow-plug 138) within the pre-chamber, the ignition surface being configured to be contacted by the ignition fuel in the pre-chamber to thereby ignite the ignition fuel by hot surface ignition, at least one jet or exhaust nozzle 152 in fluid communication with the combustion chamber of the cylinder wherein the ignition fuel (such as diethyl ether) is different to the primary engine fuel, and wherein ignition of the ignition fuel by contact with the ignition surface causes at least one of hot gases, partially combusted fuel and flames to enter the combustion chamber through the at least one jet nozzle to thereby ignite the primary fuel.
Patent GB-2577443-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for monitoring core body movements
Inventor: MATTHEW HART
IPC: G16H20/30
Filed: 2018-06-18
Abstract: A system for monitoring core body movement comprises a sensor device for collecting a data set representing a plurality of core body movements over time from a monitoring device; a processor for determining a plurality of risk scores from the data set; and an output device for indicating the risk scores.
Patent GB-2597236-A (GB)
Title: A solar assisted microturbine utilizing a photothermal mechanism for reducing clean energy generation costs and impacting climate change
Inventor: HUSSIEN ALI LIBAN
IPC: F24S23/75
Filed: 2020-02-21
Abstract: A solar energy concentrator uses microwaves to heat concentric cones of air within the atmosphere. The cones are directed to the sun and internally receive the incoming solar radiation 21. This causes the incoming solar rays 21 to undergo total internal reflection within the cones which act as waveguides, and focus the radiation at receiver 1 which is located at the apex of the cones. The conical shape is achieved by directing a microwave beam through an axicon 17, to produce a non- diffracting Bessel beam to heat up the air layers in the atmosphere to generate a temperature and hence a refractive index gradient therein. The energy from the receiver is utilized to heat air in a microturbine 3, 5. As the concentric cones are nonsolid, equipment costs and total generation costs are reduced. The system may also be used to capture infrared radiation from the earth surface at night.
Patent GB-2592913-A (GB)
Title: A container
Inventor: ANDREW JOHN MACDONALD
IPC: H02G3/08
Filed: 2020-03-02
Abstract: A container (10), suitable for storing at least one cable, comprises a base (12), and at least one sidewall (14) upwardly projecting from the base (12) defining a chamber (16). The container (10) comprises at least one spool member (18) upwardly projecting from the base (12) inside the chamber (16). The at least one spool member (18) has a passage (26) extending along the length of the spool member (18). The passage (26) enables improved cooling within the container (10). The spool member (18) may be connected to the base (12) at one end, and provided with at least one flange (24) at the other end. The container (10) may comprise a plurality of spool members (18). Also, any of the sidewall (14), spool member (18), and base (12) may be formed integrally.
Patent GB-2581694-A (GB)
Title: Utilizing wearable electronic devices at a worksite
Inventor: MANAT SINGH
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2018-11-02
Abstract: Apparatus and methods for utilizing wearable electronic devices at a worksite. A method may include donning an electronic device that contains or is in wireless communication with a processing device that includes a processor and a memory storing computer program code, then performing an action or having an experience, wherein the performed action or experience is detected by the donned electronic device, and then perceiving a sensory signal output by the donned electronic device, wherein the sensory signal output is caused by the processing device based on the detected action or experience.
Patent GB-2581905-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle having an air inlet controlled by received air quality data at a location
Inventor: MORGAN KJØLERBAKEN
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 2016-02-29
Abstract: A vehicle 2 comprises a receiver 18 which receives air quality data at the vehicle’s current location. An air inlet 12 automatically controls ingress of air from the exterior of the vehicle 5 to a vehicle cabin 8 depending on the received air quality data. The ingress of air may also depend on the number of people in the vehicle, the average speed, the route taken, or an air quality parameter measured by an internal air sensor 6. Air ingress may be controlled by a valve (24, Fig. 2a) and a variable speed fan. The vehicle may also have an air treatment module such as a filter. The vehicle may have an external air quality sensor 4 with air quality at the vehicle’s location determined using the sensor data and the received air quality data. A method of determining an air quality parameter at a plurality of locations using received air quality from a plurality of vehicles (2, 44, 46, 50, Fig. 5) and from one or more fixed air monitoring stations (42, Fig. 5) is also claimed.
Patent GB-2595644-A (GB)
Title: Modified strains of Chlorella Vulgaris having reduced chitin content
Inventor: ANDREW PEARCE SPICER
IPC: C12R1/89
Filed: 2020-05-27
Abstract: Disclosed are modified strains of Chlorella vulgaris having a reduced chitin content. The reduced chitin content may improve digestibility. Also disclosed is a method for producing them. The method involves performing mutagenesis of a parent strain of Chlorella vulgaris. The mutation may be induced with a mutagen such as ethyl methanesulphonate. Also disclosed is a composition comprising algae biomass derived from the modified strains of Chlorella vulgaris and their use in food and/or cosmetics amongst other applications.
Patent GB-2595891-A (GB)
Title: Adapting multi-source inputs for constant rate encoding
Inventor: LASSE JUHANI LAAKSONEN
IPC: G10L19/012
Filed: 2020-06-10
Abstract: An immersive Metadata Assisted Spatial Audio (MASA) codec determines signal activity within two separate audio signal inputs 801 (ie. Signal or Voice Activity Detection, VAD) and determines a coding mode from three or more coding modes based on the activity, one of the modes comprising an adaptive discontinuous transmission (DTX) coding mode 821. This mode can turn off processing for particular frames, and inserts Silence Description (SID) frames to align comfort noise with background noise.
Patent GB-2595911-A (GB)
Title: Communications network
Inventor: ALEXANDER LUKE ADAMS
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 2020-06-11
Abstract: An unmanned vehicle (20a, 20b) for relaying radio frequency signals in a tactical communications network is described. The unmanned vehicle comprises a processor (22, Fig. 4) arranged to receive the location of a first asset (40a 40b); select a relay site (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d) and control the unmanned vehicle to move to the selected relay site. At the selected relay site communication takes place, preferably between the first asset and a second asset 10, via the unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle may be an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The relay site may be the top of an object supported by the ground, such as a tree or lamppost. The relay site may be selected by comparing object data (e.g. gleamed from imaging data) for candidate sites with a stored set of conditions. Another invention concerns a control unit (60, Fig. 5a) for the UAV which is external to the unmanned vehicle. The control unit uses the locations of the first and second assets to select a geographical region (50a, 50b). The control unit transmits a control signal to the unmanned vehicle, instructing it move to the selected geographical region.
Patent GB-2597491-A (GB)
Title: Medical gas treatment
Inventor: DOMINIC GRIFFITHS
IPC: B03C3/00
Filed: 2020-07-23
Abstract: A medical gas supply conditioning unit has an inlet for receiving a supply of a gas such as carbon dioxide, an electrostatic precipitator for removing particulate matter present in the gas, and an outlet for delivering treated gas from the unit. The unit may be an insufflation apparatus 10 for use in surgery, with an outlet 16 delivering gas to an intracorporeal cavity of a patient and a return port 22. A conditioning unit 20 contains the electrostatic precipitator 20a and optionally a heater 20b and a humidifier 20c. The flow of gas is regulated by a regulating assembly 28 and associated valves 28a-c, and an extractor unit 40 draws gas from the patient through the return port. Gas which has passed through the precipitator may be recirculated back to the patient or exhausted via a filter 44 through an exhaust port 32 to the environment. Sensors may measure parameters of the gas and/or patient to inform control of the apparatus.
Patent GB-2597536-A (GB)
Title: Luminescent article
Inventor: Alan Hutchings
IPC: C09K11/55
Filed: 2020-07-28
Abstract: A luminescent article comprises a phosphorescent material embedded in a medium forming a body of the article. Preferably, the phosphorescent material comprises a non-radioactive alkaline earth metal aluminate, the medium comprises a clear epoxy resin, and the body is a solid cylinder or toroidal ring. The noctilucent article may be formed by moulding and curing a mixture of the phosphorescent material and resin, and may be attached to angling equipment, such as a bait box, fishing rod, bobbin, bite alarm, bivouac, pod, bank stick, or distance stick, e.g. retained in a correspondingly sized and shaped opening or pocket thereof.
Patent GB-2598295-A (GB)
Title: Content delivery
Inventor: RORY TURNBULL
IPC: H04N21/6408
Filed: 2020-08-19
Abstract: A method of delivery of content to a client device 304 applied to hybrid unicast/multicast delivery networks, where content is provided by a content server 302 to a root proxy 306, and that root proxy delivers the content to edge proxies 308 over multicast. Requests for that content in the form of HTTP GET requests from a client device 304 are received by an edge proxy 308, which subsequently sends an HTTP HEAD request for header information associated with the content directly to the content server 302. The server responds over unicast with a suitable response to the HTTP HEAD request, which is received by the edge proxy 308. The edge proxy takes the response together with the payload from the segment, to generate a client specific content segment for delivery to the client over unicast. The header and payload may be matched using corresponding identifiers. The HTTP HEAD request may comprise session specific information. The response may include session specific information. One or more segments may be cached at the edge proxy. The response may not contain a payload portion.
Patent GB-2602989-A (GB)
Title: Gas storage apparatus and method
Inventor: PETER LEONARD FRAENKEL
IPC: F17C5/00
Filed: 2021-01-22
Abstract: Apparatus comprising a source 4 of a first fluid, a fluid displacement device 10, means for introducing a second fluid 7, different from the first fluid, into the first fluid, a sealed storage chamber 14 into which a mixture of the first and second fluids is introduced under increased pressure by way of the fluid displacement device and a first fluid outlet 20 for directing the first fluid externally of the sealed chamber.
Patent GB-2605791-A (GB)
Title: Data processing, encoding and decoding
Inventor: STEPHEN MARK KEATING
IPC: H04N19/82
Filed: 2021-04-12
Abstract: A video encoding/decoding system for processing image signals comprising image data samples representing respective colour components, image data samples of a first colour component (e.g. chroma) being spatially subsampled with respect to image data samples of a second, different, colour component (e.g. luma.) A filtering process applies a modification to a given image data sample representing the first colour component, the modification being dependent upon a filtering operation applied to a set of image data samples representing at least the second colour component at respective image positions with respect to an image position of the given image data sample. In the filtered image signal, image data samples of the first colour component are spatially located with respect to image data samples of the second colour component according to a sampling pattern selected from a set of at least two sampling patterns (e.g. Type 0, Type 2 chroma/luma sampling pattern). The set of image data samples used by the filtering operation are varied in dependence upon the current sampling pattern applicable to the image signal.
Patent GB-2608853-A (GB)
Title: Suspension system for a ski vehicle
Inventor: OLIVER CHARLES VAUGHAN-JONES
IPC: B62B13/04
Filed: 2021-07-14
Abstract: The present invention discloses a ski vehicle comprising a seat 8 with a foot rest 16 connected to an interchangeable suspension system 3 to allow the user to adjust the suspension dynamics to match their skiing preference and disability, which in turn is connected to a mono-ski 15. It allows users to choose a suspension system that can be changed easily. Furthermore, it also allows users to select a suspension set-up that not only suits their needs and skiing ability but matches the intended style skiing or terrain they intend to ski on, e.g. off-piste skiing or freestyle skiing.
Patent GB-2609206-A (GB)
Title: A hemt
Inventor: OLEG LABOUTIN
IPC: H01L29/778
Filed: 2021-07-22
Abstract: A HEMT layer structure 22 comprises a SiC substrate, a nucleation layer 14 having a first lattice constant, a back-barrier layer 24 to prevent the creation of parasitic channels having a second lattice constant and a stress management layer 26 having a third lattice constant which is larger than both first and second lattice constants. The device further comprises a GaN channel layer 18, a front barrier layer 20, and a cap layer 30. The stress 5 management layer 26 compensates some or all of the stress due to the lattice mismatch between the nucleation layer 14 and back barrier layer 24 so that the resulting structure experiences less bow and warp in the device substrate.