baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2548464-A (GB)
Title: Brake fade and brake capacity gauge
Inventor: JOHN G FRASER
IPC: F16D66/00
Filed: 2017-01-23
Abstract: A controller is configured to display a brake capacity based on a temperature 226 of friction material of a brake and a predicted brake fade threshold 228 derived from the speed, mass, and current angle of inclination of a vehicle. In a first aspect a information console for a vehicle has a gauge to provide the display. In a second aspect a vehicle has an instrument cluster to provide the display. The predicted brake fade threshold may further be derived from an expected change in elevation and/or an expected brake force along a predetermined route. It may further be derived from an expected change in elevation associated with a current location and a direction of travel. The controller may be configured to output the predicted fade threshold based on a brake material coefficient characterized by historical changes in brake temperature associated with brake force and brake duration. The capacity may be based upon the difference between the predicted fade threshold and the temperature. A warning may be output if capacity is less than a threshold or if the temperature exceeds the fade threshold.
Patent GB-2547546-A (GB)
Title: Protective cover for vehicular control module
Inventor: MAHMOUD YOUSEF GHANNAM
IPC: H05K5/06
Filed: 2017-01-27
Abstract: A protective cover 20 for a control module attached to a surface of a vehicle using perpendicularly extending attachment mechanisms 14. The cover 20 having: a top surface 22; four sidewalls which engage the vehicle surface; and, insets, or notches, 30 molded into at least two of the sidewalls for receiving the attachment mechanisms 14. The insets may include: three sidewalls and a seat portion 31 comprising an aperture 32; and, a locking mechanism, which may be a spring lock. Two insets may be molded into a first sidewall, whilst a third inset is molded into a second sidewall. There may be a flexible base 29 to form a fluid-tight seal, which may be partially compressible and preferably corrugated. The cover may have strengthening ribs on an underside of the top surface, preferably arranged in a geometric pattern. A second embodiment does not require the side walls, but includes a flexible gasket 29 to form the fluid-tight seal. The gasket 29 may be partially compressible. The insets 30, locking mechanism 14 and strengthening ribs may also be provided with the second embodiment.
Patent GB-2561814-A (GB)
Title: Downhole test tool and method of use
Inventor: GEORGE TELFER
IPC: E21B31/20
Filed: 2017-02-23
Abstract: A circulation test tool and method of performing a circulation test are disclosed. The circulation test tool has an anchor mechanism 20, a mechanically-set retrievable packer 22 and a cutting mechanism 18. The cutting mechanism can be located below the anchor mechanism and packer. The tool body can have a central through bore, and the anchor mechanism and/or cutter can be hydraulically actuated. The cutting mechanism can have a fluid displacement member configured to create a venture effect, where the increased fluid pressure is used to draw fluids and cuttings in a reverse circulation path. The tool can comprise a drill or bridge plug at a distal end.
Patent GB-2545849-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal panel and drive method thereof
Inventor: CHIH-TSUNG KANG
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 2014-11-12
Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal panel drive method, comprising: a liquid crystal panel is provided, said liquid crystal panel comprising a plurality of pixel cells (5a, 5b), and each pixel cell (5a, 5b) at least comprising a blue subpixel (53); the liquid crystal panel is divided into a plurality of display units (4), each display unit (4) comprising a first pixel cell (5a) and a second pixel cell (5b), which are adjacent to each other; with regard to the grayscale value B of the blue subpixel (53), which is required by the display units (4), a grayscale value BH is provided to the blue subpixel (53) in the first pixel cell (5a), and a grayscale value BL is provided to the blue subpixel (53) in the second pixel cell (5b); the combination of the grayscale values BH and BL is such that at an oblique viewing angle, the brightness curve of the blue subpixel (53) of the display unit (4) approaches a predetermined Gamma (γ) curve, wherein γ=1.8 to 2.4. Also disclosed is a liquid crystal panel using for driving the drive method described above.
Patent GB-2558966-A (GB)
Title: Assembly, kit and method for securing a covering to an air intake including magnetic connecting inserts
Inventor: RANDY SIMMONS
IPC: F24F13/08
Filed: 2017-05-09
Abstract: An assembly for installing flexible material (228) to perimeter extending face surrounding air intake opening such as the air handling unit of HVAC equipment. The assembly comprises a plurality of elongated supports (62, 64, 66, 67) adapted to being arranged in extending fashion around the intake opening. Each of the supports have a base surface adapted to being secured along the face of the intake opening and each of the supports exhibit a forwardly projecting support surface within which is configured a slot. A plurality of fasteners (140) are installable through an accessible end location of each support such that a base of each fastener is retained within and traversable along an interior channel defined in the support. A projecting portion of each fastener extends from the base through the slot. A plurality of inserts/adaptors (162, 164, 180, 182,184) are adapted to inter-engage the end locations of opposing extending supports to define a closed perimeter. A magnet is incorporated into each of the inserts and which are adapted to attract to the intake face for fixing the elongated supports in place over the intake opening. The assembly provides a quick means to install and align material such as filter material utilizing the fasteners in order to accommodate variations in production tolerances.
Patent GB-2563013-A (GB)
Title: Incubator and method for use
Inventor: JAMES ROBERTS
IPC: A61G11/00
Filed: 2017-05-25
Abstract: A modular incubator comprising an end unit 102 and a patient enclosure 104 wherein the end unit 102 provides a support function and the patient enclosure 104 is reversibly detachable for sterilisation or disposal. The patient enclosure 104 may be flexible and inflatable, have an inner liner 106 and allow the device to be collapsed. The end unit 102 may supply air, water and power and incorporate measurement means. The incubator may be mountable on a trolley. Also disclosed is a housing for an incubator wherein air for an incubator is channelled through an air gap so that it enters at one end of the incubator flows alongside the chamber before entering the patient enclosure through apertures at a second end. Also disclosed is an arrangement wherein inlet apertures for receiving air are spaced along a chamber and increase in size so that larger ones are spaced further from the air source.
Patent GB-2548752-A (GB)
Title: Light guide plate, backlight module, and liquid crystal device
Inventor: GEGE ZHOU
IPC: G02F1/133
Filed: 2014-12-15
Abstract: A light guide plate (10 and 20) comprising a light exit surface (13 and 23), a light guide plate bottom surface (15 and 25), and at least one light incidence surface (11 and 21). The light exit surface (13 and 23) and the light guide plate bottom surface (15 and 25) and arranged opposite. The light incidence surface (11 and 21) is connected to the light exit surface (13 and 23) and the light guide plate bottom surface (15 and 25). The light guide plate (10 and 20) is wedge-shaped. The thickness of the light guide plate (10 and 20) at the end in proximity to the light incidence surface (11 and 21) is greater than the thickness at the end away from the light incidence surface (11 and 21). The light guide plate (10 and 20) is also provided with a wedge-shaped cavity (17 and 27). The wedge-shaped cavity (17 and 27) is provided with a wedge-shaped cavity bottom surface (173 and 273) provided in proximity to the light guide plate bottom surface (15 and 25). A reflective sheet (19 and 29) is provided within the wedge-shaped cavity (17 and 27) of the light guide plate (10 and 20). The reflective sheet (19 and 20) is affixed to the wedge-shaped cavity bottom surface (173 and 273) and the reflective sheet (19 and 29) is provided at the side thereof facing the light exit surface (13 and 23) with a reflective protrusion (191). The light guide plate (10) has a small loss of light energy, is inexpensive to manufacture, and is capable of increasing the brightness of a light. Also disclosed are a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device.
Patent GB-2549045-A (GB)
Title: Ultrasound color flow imaging for oil field applications
Inventor: ADAM R DOTSON
IPC: G01V1/46
Filed: 2015-02-27
Abstract: A system and method for rheology measurements. The system may comprise a conduit; an ultrasound transmitter positioned to direct ultrasound pulses into the conduit; an ultrasound receiver positioned to receive sound waves from the conduit; a pump fluidically coupled to the conduit; and a heat exchanger fluidically coupled to the conduit. The method may comprise drawing a sample of a treatment fluid into the rheology measurement system; pressuring the sample of the treatment fluid; adjusting temperature of the treatment fluid; directing ultrasound pulses into the treatment fluid while the treatment fluid is flowing through the rheology measurement system; measuring sound waves reflected by the treatment fluid; and determining a velocity profile of the treatment fluid based at least on the measured sound waves.
Patent GB-2573086-A (GB)
Title: Viewing Data
Inventor: Kevin Moroney
IPC: H04H60/73
Filed: 2017-09-15
Abstract: A method 200 automatically logging and collating geographic viewing data for broadcast television watched on a media device 104 comprises: providing the media device 104 with a reporting means to generate viewing data detailing a channel being watched, and transmitting that data to remote server 110, 112 using a transport protocol; processing (e.g. extracting external IP address from a header) the viewing-data and/or header(s) associated with the transport protocol, identifying information comprising at least one of: transmission metadata, and an external IP address of the media device 104; matching at least one of the viewing-data; transmission metadata and external IP address to external data; and determining the geographical location the viewing-data originated from using the identified information and/or the matched external data. Also claimed is a related method comprising: broadcasting a transmission comprising a reporting means (software) and channel content; running the reporting means on a media device, generating viewing data detailing a channel watched; and transmitting the viewing data to a remote server over a network. A reporting means is also claimed, once executed, communicating with a remote server and from time to time sending a communication to the server providing at least a device ID.
Patent GB-2557078-A (GB)
Title: Stitching methods to enhance beamforming results
Inventor: NAM NGUYEN
IPC: G10K11/34
Filed: 2015-10-08
Abstract: Various apparatus or methods are arranged to operate a tool in a wellbore, where the tool has a number of acoustic sensors. Scanning images obtained by the tool sensors along the borehole can be combined to increase the contrast of leak location with respect to background noise. A sequence of beamformed images, generated from signals captured by the tool as it moves over a range of depths of the wellbore, can be acquired. Each beamformed image may overlap at least one other beamformed image of the sequence. The beamformed images can be processed and the processed beamformed images can be combined, forming a stitched image. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods operable in providing stitched images can operate in a variety of applications.
Patent GB-2571984-A (GB)
Title: Controller and method for controlling vehicle tyre pressure
Inventor: JAVIER VICHO
IPC: B60C23/00
Filed: 2018-03-15
Abstract: Provided is a controller (120) for controlling the pressure of one or more tyres (314) of a first vehicle (310), the controller (120) comprising: receiving means (122) to: receive reactive input data defining current operating conditions of the first vehicle (310); receive predictive input data defining anticipated operating conditions of the first vehicle (310); processor means (124) to: calculate one or more pressure values for the one or more tyres (314) of the first vehicle (310) to adapt the tyre pressures to be ready for anticipated operating conditionsusing the received reactive input data and received predictive input data; and output means (126) arranged to output the one or more calculated pressure values to an active tyre inflation apparatus (130) to proactively adjust the tyre pressure of one or more tyres (314) of the first vehicle (310). A method (400) and computer-readable medium are also provided.
Patent GB-2564954-A (GB)
Title: Interface verification for vehicle remote park-assist
Inventor: Vivekanandh Elangovan
IPC: B60W30/06
Filed: 2018-06-15
Abstract: A vehicle system comprising a mobile device (Fig.1, 100) including a touchscreen (122), and a controller to present an interface 1002 of a remote parking app, receive an input to initiate remote parking 1004, 1006, 1008 when the interface is presented, temporarily stop presenting the interface 1012, and stop initiation of remote parking is the input continues to be received 1022. Preferably, initiation will continue if the input is not received when the interface is not displayed. The aim of the invention is to prevent motion of a vehicle should it be determined that a remote controller is buffering/freezing. Temporarily stopping the presentation of the interface may be responsive to determining that the controller has received the input continuously for a predetermined threshold, and could include fading out the interface. The interface may include a motion track, wherein inputs are received through a dragging motion detected by the touchscreen. The touchscreen may be resistive or capacitive. A method for verifying an interface for remote parking is also provided.
Patent GB-2575806-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and realting to grid fins
Inventor: JEREMY DAVID MURGATROYD
IPC: F42B10/14
Filed: 2018-07-23
Abstract: A grid fin 101 comprises a lattice of a multiplicity of aerodynamic surfaces 102 arranged such that air can flow through the lattice and over the aerodynamic surfaces 102. Each aerodynamic surface has a leading edge 104. A plurality of the leading edges 104 have a planform shape defined by a hyperbolic curve.
Patent GB-2580100-A (GB)
Title: RFID sheep tags
Inventor: NIGEL STEFAN MYERS
IPC: A01K11/00
Filed: 2018-12-21
Abstract: An animal tag 1 comprising a one piece moulded plastic strip having a housing 2 for a RFID module. A lid 3 attached to the housing via a live hinge 6, secures the RFID module in the housing. A fastener clip 5 is provided to secure in use the tag to an animal’s ear.
Patent GB-2582286-A (GB)
Title: Improved signal conditioning circuit for use with active magnetic bearings
Inventor: NIGEL DAVIES
IPC: G01D11/02
Filed: 2019-03-08
Abstract: An inductive sensing circuit comprises: a signal generator, configured to generate 1010 a drive signal; one or more sensing arrangements, each of the one or more sensing arrangements comprising: two sets of one or more inductive sensing elements, configured in a half bridge arrangement, the two sets of one or more inductive sensing elements driven 1020 by the drive signal; a correction signal circuit configured to generate 1030 a correction signal, wherein the correction signal is an adjustably scaled version of the drive signal: and a summing circuit, configured to sum 1040 an output signal of the two sets of one or more inductive sensing elements with the correction signal; and a demodulation circuit, configured to demodulate 1050 an output of the summing circuit of each of the one or more sensing arrangements. In another aspect there is a method for correcting an output signal of the two sets of one or more inductive sensor elements. The demodulation may comprise one or more synchronous demodulation circuits coupled to one or more outputs of an analogue to digital converter. Means for performing a ratiometric function may also be provided. The inductive sensor elements may be eddy current sensor elements.
Patent GB-2570252-A (GB)
Title: Micrometer size multi-functional probe for OCT and electro-physiological recording
Inventor: SIU WAI JACKY MAK
IPC: A61B5/06
Filed: 2016-10-14
Abstract: A device and method for guided insertion of microelectrodes into tissue is provided. The device includes a flexible optical fiber for optical coherence tomography imaging, a metal layer coating the optical fiber for recording electrical signals and an outer insulation layer coating the metal layer along the optical fiber length. The method includes inserting an optical fiber coated with a metal layer and further coated with an insulation layer into a tissue, collecting intraoperative image data through the optical fiber by optical coherence tomography, receiving the image data on a computer and displaying the image on a monitor, using the image data to determine a location in the tissue, receiving an electrical nerve signal through the metal layer and measuring the electrical nerve signal on a electrophysiological recording system.
Patent GB-2571048-A (GB)
Title: Fly ash cleaning method
Inventor: KATSUYOSHI TANIDA
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 2017-11-17
Abstract: A fly ash cleaning method according to the present invention comprises: a mixing step for mixing cleaning water and fly ash collected from exhaust gas which has been neutralized with an alkaline neutralizing agent; and a solid-liquid separation step for performing solid-liquid separation of a mixture, of the fly ash and the cleaning water, acquired in the mixing step, and acquiring dehydrated cake and water used for cleaning, wherein, in the mixing step, the water used for cleaning is reused as at least a part of the cleaning water until the proportion of dissolved solids in the mixture reaches at least 20%.
Patent GB-2575181-A (GB)
Title: Galley monument for an aircraft and aircraft
Inventor: MICHAEL BAUER
IPC: B64D11/04
Filed: 2019-06-27
Abstract: A galley monument 1 for an aircraft having a pull-out member 3 supported on a shelf structure 2, moveable between insertion and deployment positions. The pull-out member has a carrier plate 30, wherein a first surface 30a of the carrier plate in the deployment position of the pull-out member is located in a deployment plane E30 and protrudes out of the shelf structure 2. A display device 4 is supported on the pull-out member and has a display 41, wherein the display device in the deployment position of the pull-out member can be pivoted about a centre of rotation D4 between a storage position in which the display device extends parallel with the deployment plane E30 and a position for use, in which the display device extends transversely relative to the deployment plane. An actuator may be coupled to a processor unit for controlling actuation of the display device.
Patent GB-2578505-A (GB)
Title: A device for conveniently removing one or both wheels from wheeled waste containers ("wheelie bins")
Inventor: Gerard Edward Walsh Baker
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2019-08-19
Abstract: A device for removing a wheel from a wheeled waste container, or wheelie bin comprises a wheel holding member 10 and a threaded drive element 20 that is mounted in a bushing 30 mounted in the wheel holding member. The wheel holding member has an aperture (11, fig 1) in one face that may be placed over the wheel to be removed and is contiguous with an aperture (12, fig 1) in a perpendicular face that may pass over the wheel hub/axle. A third aperture (13, fig 1) opposite the first aperture preferably engages the tyre of the wheel to hold it in the required position. A fourth aperture opposite the second aperture may be positioned coaxially with the wheel axle to align the threaded drive element. Preferably a crank mechanism 40 is attached to the threaded drive element. An associated method is claimed where the holding member is placed over the wheel to be removed and the crank turned causing the threaded drive element to engage the wheel hub, forcibly displacing the wheel from the axle.
Patent GB-2586652-A (GB)
Title: Electric vehicle charging system and methods
Inventor: OLIVIER FREELING-WILKINSON
IPC: B60L53/38
Filed: 2019-09-02
Abstract: A wireless vehicle charging system 10 comprises a base 14 for installation on or in the ground, a housing 22 defining a chamber, a wireless power transmitter 20 and a positioning means 18 within the chamber, and a controller, the controller being configured to control the positioning means to move the transmitter into alignment with a receiver on a vehicle to optimise battery charging. The wireless power transmitter may be moved in two dimensions in a horizontal plane above the base and/or in a vertical axis perpendicular to the base. The optimal position may be detected using an impedance or position sensor, and the positioning means may be motorised. The charging point may be in a parking area. Also disclosed is a method of charging a plurality of electric vehicles comprising a plurality of charging points (10, figure 4) arranged in a line and spaced apart by more than a vehicle length, each vehicle being positioned above a charging point, the positions of which are adjusted to optimise battery charging. When a vehicle leaves the remaining vehicles move forward, possibly autonomously, to a new charging point in the line, which may be a taxi rank or delivery depot.
Patent GB-2588594-A (GB)
Title: A resilient wall tie
Inventor: RYAN ARBABI
IPC: E04B1/82
Filed: 2019-10-18
Abstract: A wall tie with a pair of opposed engagements assemblies (12 fig.1) clamped to a vibration isolating central block 11 and extending in different directions. The engagement assemblies are clamped independently of one another, there may be not contact between them. The central block may be a cuboid with filleted edges, it may be solid or of mixed cell construction, it may also be resilient with minimal compression characteristics. The engagement assemblies may have a one-piece construction and may have the same shape and configuration. The wall tie may have a central block engagement assembly comprising two spaced apart portions to receive the central block(s) each portion may comprise two coplanar arms 18 and a third offset arm (17 fig.2). The arms may comprise lateral wings (21 fig.2) to secure the central block. The engagement assemblies may be configured to lock relative to one another if the central block were to fail structurally.
Patent GB-2575755-A (GB)
Title: Assessment program, assessment method, and information processing device
Inventor: TSUYOSHI TANIGUCHI
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2018-03-28
Abstract: [Problem] To make it possible to easily analyze cyberattacks. [Solution] According to the embodiments, an assessment program for cyberattacks makes a computer execute assessment processing and response processing. The assessment processing collects cyberattack information for a plurality of categories and assesses the number of cyberattack categories in which particular cyberattack feature information appears. When cyberattack feature information has been designated, the response processing responds to the assessment results for the number of cyberattack categories in which the designated cyberattack feature information appears.