baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2528551-A (GB)
Title: Cooling system for vehicle device
Inventor: HUGHES IAN
IPC: B60L11/18
Filed: 2015-05-20
Abstract: A cooling system for cooling a device 150, e.g. a battery, within a vehicle 100, especially a hybrid electric vehicle is provided. The cooling system comprises: a first cooling subsystem 180 for cooling the device 150 and having a relatively low rate of energy consumption; a second cooling subsystem 182 for cooling the device 150 and having a relatively high rate of energy consumption; evaluation means 190P, 190R comprising predictive evaluation means 190P for providing a predictive output responsive to a determination of whether a temperature of the device 150 will exceed a first prescribed threshold value within a prescribed period of time, an evaluation output of the evaluation means 190P, 190R being dependent on at least the predictive output of the predictive evaluation means 190P; assessment means 190A for providing an assessment output responsive to a determination of whether the temperature of the device 150 is lowerable by the first cooling subsystem 180 alone; and control means for selectively controlling actuation of the first cooling subsystem 180 or the second cooling subsystem 182 in dependence on the evaluation output of the evaluation means 190P, 190R and the assessment output of the assessment means 190A. By use of the combined evaluation methodology to operate the lower-energy cooling subsystem 180 in a pre-emptive manner, before or unless the higher-energy cooling subsystem 182 is actually needed, a more energy efficient system is achieved.
Patent GB-2540137-A (GB)
Title: Wheel assembly
Inventor: JESUS ELADIO MUNIZ ORDIERES
IPC: B60B7/20
Filed: 2015-07-02
Abstract: A wheel assembly (100) for a vehicle (102) includes a wheel (101, Fig. 1) having at least one aperture (107, Fig. 1); a closure member (110, Fig. 3) moveably mounted on the wheel; an actuator (115, Fig. 6) arranged to move the closure member (110) relative to the wheel (101); and a wireless receiver device (113) arranged to receive wireless control signals from a vehicle wireless transmitter (127), and to provide the control signal to the actuator (115); the actuator being arranged to move the closure member (110) to a first position wherein the closure member at least partially covers the aperture(s) (107) and/or to a second position wherein the apertures are not covered. The control signal may be initiated by a vehicle cruise control system (125) being turned on (cover apertures) or off (open apertures); or by brake (133), clutch (131), or vehicle speed (129) signals.
Patent GB-2527951-A (GB)
Title: Storage system
Inventor: AKUTSU HIROAKI
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2013-04-26
Abstract: Disclosed is a storage system which positions data across tiers while also taking into account sudden changes in loads in short periods so as to improve data hit rates at high tiers. This storage system manages a first access frequency which is a frequency of access from a host device during a first interval, and a second access frequency which is a frequency of access from the host device during a second interval which is shorter than the first interval. Repositioning of data across tiers is carried out at a first interval period on the basis of the first access frequency, and a determination on the basis of the first access frequency and the second access frequency as to the necessity of a second repositioning is carried out in synchronization with the access from the host device. The threshold used in the determination of the necessity of the first repositioning differs from the threshold used in the determination of the necessity of the second repositioning.
Patent GB-2525356-A (GB)
Title: Vector floating point test data class immediate instruction
Inventor: BRADBURY JONATHAN DAVID
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2014-01-07
Abstract: A Vector Floating Point Test Data Class Immediate instruction is provided that determines whether one or more elements of a vector specified in the instruction are of one or more selected classes and signs. If a vector element is of a selected class and sign, an element in an operand of the instruction corresponding to the vector element is set to a first defined value, and if the vector element is not of the selected class and sign, the operand element corresponding to the vector element is set to a second defined value.
Patent GB-2527961-A (GB)
Title: Droplet manipulation using gas-phase standing-wave ultrasound fields in MS sources
Inventor: MORRIS MICHAEL RAYMOND
IPC: H01J49/10
Filed: 2012-11-22
Abstract: Apparatus for use in a mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising: a device which emits a stream of droplets; and one or more ultrasonic transmitters or sonotrodes which create one or more gas phase acoustic standing waves downstream of said device. The acoustic standing waves may be used to: further nebulise the droplets; induce internal mixing thereof; to mix a reagent with the droplets; to trap, move, focus and/or defocus the stream of droplets; and/or to reduce the average size of the droplets. The device for emitting the stream of droplets may be, for example, an electrospray device which produces charged droplets. Alternatively, the droplets may be ionized by another method before entering a mass spectrometer via an ion inlet.
Patent GB-2541471-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for training a swimmer
Inventor: YAROSLAV ISSAKOV
IPC: A63B71/06
Filed: 2015-09-03
Abstract: A swimmer training apparatus comprises a base unit and a wristband 90; the wristband 90 includes a communication device for receiving and transmitting signals to the base unit; a notification device for communicating with a swimmer and a sensor; the base unit comprises a visual display and a communication device; the base unit and wristband 90 determine a training status and information about the training status is provided to a swimmer by the notification means 92 via at least two dissimilar signals. The dissimilar signals are preferably two different colours; the position or stroke count for the swimmer may be determined by the change in signal strength of the wristband relative the base unit.
Patent GB-2545508-A (GB)
Title: Controlling operation of a GPU
Inventor: DAVE ROBERTS
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2015-12-18
Abstract: A graphics processor unit (GPU) executes a first task (302) when a second task becomes runnable (304). The completion times of the first and second task are estimated and compared with deadlines (314). In response to determining that one or more deadlines cannot be met, the operation of the GPU is changed. This involves: interrupting the first task and a context switch to the second (326); or increasing the voltage or clock frequency (334), e.g. dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS). The second task has higher priority than the first and the first task is allowed to continue if both deadlines are met (330) or after increasing the voltage/frequency (308). This avoids unnecessary context switching. The estimation of completion times is based on stored statistics (318). The deadlines can be based on a display refresh rate. The first task may be allowed to continue only before a timer expires (332).
Patent GB-2546068-A (GB)
Title: Perimeter glazing insert
Inventor: NEIL CLASBY
IPC: E06B3/58
Filed: 2016-01-02
Abstract: A perimeter glazing seal component comprises a rigid base web 1, a perpendicular web 2 and a projecting web 6. Flexible fins 3, 4, 5 control the alignment, position and assembly of a bonded glass door, window, or glass partition in order to manage the dimensional tolerances between the glass pane 9 and sub-frame 7. The strip is inserted into a receiving groove 11. The perimeter glazing seal is preferably made from extruded dual-hardness plastic materials.
Patent GB-2547440-A (GB)
Title: A display screen for a vehicle
Inventor: Liberty Fearns
IPC: H01L51/50
Filed: 2016-02-17
Abstract: A Quantum Dot (QD) display screen for a trim panel (e.g. exterior panels such as doors, wings, bonnets and roofs) of a vehicle, 2, is provided. The display screen comprises a first layer comprising a formable polymer substrate, a second layer, formed onto the first layer, comprising an electric circuit (such as a thin film circuit) and a third layer comprising a plurality of quantum dots configured to emit light. The display screen is formed onto the trim panel of the vehicle and follows the visible contours of the trim panel. The invention also covers a vehicle comprising a QD display screen and a method of manufacturing a trim panel including a display screen. Also disclosed is a method of calibrating a display panel provided on a trim panel of a vehicle and a method of illuminating a display screen formed on a trim panel of a vehicle.
Patent GB-2549096-A (GB)
Title: Riser retention system and drillship with the same
Inventor: KONSTANTIN PUSKARSKJI
IPC: E21B19/00
Filed: 2016-04-04
Abstract: A drillship 100 has a hull 160, a main deck 110 and a moon pool 120 through which a marine riser 140 is operated to drill into a seabed. The drillship has a riser retention system 300, for retaining a retention point 170 of the riser within a predetermined lateral area, comprising a riser retention element 180, which defines the retention point and is located substantially flush or under the hull, and under the moon pool. A plurality of retention elements 190, 190 are connected at one end to the drillship and at the other end to the riser retention element. The retention elements may be tensioners, dampening or restriction elements, or may comprise a wire running along the outside of the hull and under the hull. Two wires may be joined at a load sharing yoke (230, fig 4). There may be guide elements 200 for the retention elements.
Patent GB-2549959-A (GB)
Title: Automatic screen cleaning apparatus
Inventor: SAMUEL MUNN
IPC: E03F5/10
Filed: 2016-05-03
Abstract: An automatic screen cleaning apparatus that cleans itself by flushing the attached debris back through the inlet screen 25 as part of its operating cycle. It comprises a body having an upper tank 20 for receiving a liquid, the upper tank having a fluid inlet 24 comprising a perforated screen; a lower tank 22 in fluid communication with the upper tank; a valve 26 located between the upper and lower tank; a float member 32 located in the upper tank; a screen seal member 30 adapted to seal the fluid inlet; and a resiliently biased actuator 33 in engagement with the float, the valve and the screen seal member and moveable between a first configuration in which the valve is closed and the fluid inlet is open and a second configuration in which the valve is open and the fluid inlet is sealed by the screen seal member, the movement between the two configurations being in dependence upon the position of the float within the upper tank. Later embodiments relate to a method of cleaning a screen using the apparatus and a sewage pumping station comprising the apparatus.
Patent GB-2540470-A (GB)
Title: Managing storage of digital content
Inventor: JOAQUIN F LUNA
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2016-06-10
Abstract: A method of managing storage of digital content comprises determining one or more content elements that are eligible for compression. A content element is determined to be eligible for compression based on one or more characteristics of the content element. A compression rate for each of the one or more content elements, comprising an amount of compression to be applied to a content element, is determined. The amount of compression to be applied to the content element is determined as a function of one or more characteristics of the content element. Each of the one or more eligible content elements is then compressed according to the determined compression rate. The characteristic of the content element may be the age of the content element, the popularity of the content element, a compression flag set by a user, or the storage cost for the content element. The characteristic may also relate to the amount of available storage capacity of a data centre where the content element is stored. The content elements may comprise a document, a digital photograph, a video or an audio file.
Patent GB-2539845-A (GB)
Title: Offline training of hierarchical algorithms
Inventor: ZEHAN WANG
IPC: H04N19/86
Filed: 2016-02-19
Abstract: A method for developing an enhancement model for visual data, the method comprising the steps of: receiving one or more sections of higher-quality visual data and one or more sections of lower-quality visual data corresponding to the one or more sections of higher-quality data. A hierarchical algorithm is then developed, wherein the hierarchical algorithm is operable to substantially reproduce the one or more sections of higher- quality visual data from the corresponding one or more sections of lower-quality visual data. The developed hierarchical algorithm is then stored in a library of developed hierarchical algorithms.
Patent GB-2546700-A (GB)
Title: Backlight unit and driving method thereof, liquid crystal display device
Inventor: XINHONG CHEN
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 2015-01-07
Abstract: A backlight unit (4) and driving method thereof, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, the backlight unit (4) comprising: a backlight module (41), the backlight module comprising a light source (411) for emitting light; a voltage generation unit (44) for providing a driving voltage to the backlight module (41); a backlight control unit (42) for receiving a frame frequency signal (Vsync) and generating a period control signal (St) according to the frame frequency signal (Vsync), the period control signal (St) having the same period as the frame frequency signal (Vsync); a backlight driving chip (43) for generating a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal according to the period control signal (St) and a preset duty D, the PWM signal having the same period as the period control signal, and the PWM signal in each period has a duty of D; the PWM signal is used for controlling the voltage generation unit (44) to provide or cut the driving voltage (Vd) to the backlight module (4).
Patent GB-2558685-A (GB)
Title: Superconducting magnet
Inventor: DAMIAN HAMPSHIRE
IPC: H01F6/06
Filed: 2017-05-09
Abstract: A superconducting magnet for producing a part of a toroidal field in a device, the magnet comprises a set of conductors 31d, 32d and a set of joints 331-5, each of the joints 331-5 connecting two of the conductors, a first 31d and second conductor 32d to form a series of conductors corresponding to at least part of a winding of the magnet. The first 31d and second 32d conductors are different shapes. Each of the first conductors 31d passes through a midplane of the toroidal field at a smaller distance from an axis of rotation of the toroidal field than the second conductor 32d. Each of the joints 331-5 is positioned away from the midplane of the toroidal field and the joints 331-5 are positioned on alternating sides of the midplane. The superconducting magnet is used in a tokamak and in a method of constructing and operating said tokamak.
Patent GB-2562752-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to injection wells
Inventor: FREDERIC JOSEPH SANTARELLI
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 2017-05-24
Abstract: A method for a well injection program, having the following steps. Selecting an appraisal well and a perforation interval and length, locating at least one downhole sensor to measure pressure in the well and injecting a fluid into the well. Then, the flow rate of injected fluid is varied and the pressure is measured with flow rate variations to provide measured data. A first model is fitted to the measured data to estimate a thermal stress characteristic of the well, which is then inputted into a second model, and injection parameters are determined from the second model. Optionally, the first model describes the development of the thermal stresses around the well on the measured data to estimate a thermal stress characteristic. Optionally, the thermal stress characteristic is a thermal stress parameter and the second model is a reservoir model or a hydraulic fracture model. Optionally, the injected fluid is selected from a group comprising: water, drill water, filtered seawater or unfiltered seawater. Optionally, the well injection parameters are selected from a group comprising: injection fluid temperature, fluid pump rate, fluid pump duration and fluid injection volume. Optionally, well injection occurs using the well injection parameters.
Patent GB-2561027-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for transmitting signals over wire connections
Inventor: ANAS AL RAWI
IPC: H04L25/03
Filed: 2017-05-26
Abstract: A method and apparatus to transmit data over different tones from a transmitter 16, such as a DSLAM, connected to one or more receivers 51-53, each of which is connected via a respective wire connection 21-23. The method comprising the steps of: a) for each tone and for each wire connection 21-23 measure an electromagnetic coupling to a further wire connection 24-28; b) for each tone, using the measurements from (a) identify the connection 21-23 that most strongly receives crosstalk interference from the further connection 24-28; c) based on the identifications from (b) allocate signals to the relevant connection 24-28 as supporting signals for connection 21-23; d) for each tone: (i) transmit a first signal onto the connection 21-23 that has been allocated a supporting signal at that tone; (ii) transmit a second signal onto the further connection 24-28 at that tone, thereby to cause crosstalk interference in the connection 21-23 that transmits the first signal. The crosstalk interference improves the signal to noise ratio on the particular wire connection. The tones referred to may be discrete multi-tones (DMT).
Patent GB-2547852-A (GB)
Title: Electric submersible pump event detection
Inventor: NAM NGUYEN
IPC: F04D15/00
Filed: 2015-12-09
Abstract: A method for monitoring operation of an electric submersible pump. The method includes receiving data signals indicating values for a plurality of parameters regarding operation of the electric submersible pumping system; establishing, for at least some of the plurality of parameters, an associated reference signal; and detecting a deviation of one of the parameters from the reference signal associated with that parameter. As a result of the deviation having a rate of change below a predetermined threshold, the method includes updating the value of the reference signal to reflect the deviation. As a result of the deviation having a rate of change above the predetermined threshold, the method includes detecting an event and generating an indication of the event. The indication of the event further depends on a type of the parameter and a direction of the deviation from the reference signal.
Patent GB-2563079-A (GB)
Title: A disc brake
Inventor: DIETMAR KNOOP
IPC: F16D65/095
Filed: 2017-06-02
Abstract: A heavy vehicle disc brake comprising brake pad support structures 69 for restraining the brake pads 11a in a circumferential direction C. At least one brake pad 11a and corresponding support structure 69 comprise complementary profiles on circumferential faces thereof. The profiles 75a, 77a arranged so as to permit the brake pad to be inserted into the mounting structure in a transverse direction T of the pad 11a and at an angle to the circumferential direction C of the structure 4 and then for the brake pad 11a to be pivoted P about a fixed centre of rotation when a circumferential surface of the brake pad 75a is in contact with a complementary circumferential surface 77a of the structure to be brought into a fitted position (fig 3) in the structure. The complementary surfaces 75a and 77a preferably have a circular profile. The support structure may comprise a radial abutment surface 76a to support the brake pad 11a radially. A releasable pad retaining structure (92, fig 3) may also be included.
Patent GB-2564854-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle controller and method
Inventor: ELLIOT DUNCAN HEMES
IPC: B62D15/02
Filed: 2017-07-21
Abstract: A method for providing a steering course for a vehicle 100 is described, the vehicle having at least one wheel travelling on a driving surface 410 alongside a raised boundary 430 to the driving surface. The method comprises receiving steering information indicative of a steering condition of the vehicle. The method comprises receiving terrain information indicative of a direction of the boundary (Fig.3, 330; Fig.5, 520). The method comprises providing, in dependence on the steering information and the direction of the boundary, a steering course for the vehicle. The method may align the wheel of the vehicle with the direction of the boundary. The boundary may be a rut 420 or kerb/curb. The method may determine a depth of the rut or a height of the kerb, at a predetermined distance from the vehicle in the direction of the rut or kerb. The height/depth of the kerb or rut may be determined to be below a threshold value before steering course is provided (Fig.5, 540). The method may provide an indication for steering the wheel out of the rut (Fig.5, 550).
Patent GB-2566750-A (GB)
Title: Automatic digital coupon validation
Inventor: DANIEL GREANE
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2017-09-26
Abstract: A method for localised validation of one or more offers, typically digital coupons, comprises detecting information regarding a geographic location of a client device 320, revealing an offer on the device based on the detected information, and transmitting an indication of the revealed offer and an identification of the device to a server. Preferably, the client device is a mobile device 320 having an app which lists relevant offers. A method for using offers involves querying the server and receiving available offers based on geographic location and local time data from the client device and making the offers available for use based on the location and time data. Geographic location may be detected by a beacon arrangement 300 at a retail environment 305, and offers may only be made available within a specific time window and/or when the client device is proximate a specific location, such as the retail environment. A system for disbursing offers involves a merchant providing the offers to the server alongside metadata relating to a location and time window.
Patent GB-2559032-A (GB)
Title: Autonomous school bus
Inventor: Maryam Moosaei
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2017-11-30
Abstract: An autonomous bus 100 includes sensors and actuators sufficient to perform autonomous navigation. The controller (102, Fig. 1A) of the bus receives a route and proceeds to pick-up locations along the route. The controller receiving recognition information which it uses to identify and verify a passenger using a camera 118a mounted to the vehicle 100. In response to the passenger being verified and boarding, the vehicle proceeds to a destination. In a further embodiment, the camera 118a having an external region around a door 120 in its field of view evaluates whether an individual matching recognition information of an intended passenger is present. If so, a door actuator 126c permits entry of the individual and entry of the individual is verified. If the individual does not enter or another individual enters, an alert may be generated and the controller may refrain from moving. If entry of the verified passenger is detected on a second interior camera 118, a notification is transmitted to a guardian of the passenger.