baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2553261-A (GB)
Title: Electrical impedance measurement and EIT image for location of a micro bio-channel under skin
Inventor: WEI WANG
IPC: G01N27/02
Filed: 2016-05-31
Abstract: A method for locating a variation in one or more electrical impedance properties of an object, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining electrical impedance data for the object at different locations; analysing the obtained electrical impedance data using a transfer function of an assumed electrical model to determine a variation of a plurality of electrical impedance properties for the object with location; and identifying a location identified by a variation of one or more of the plurality of electrical impedance properties. In embodiments the method finds particular use in electrical impedance tomography (EIT) for locating micro bio-channels, acupuncture points and the like.
Patent GB-2535678-A (GB)
Title: Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
Inventor: Shuto Murai
IPC: H04L45/28
Filed: 2013-12-24
Abstract: An alternative route evaluation apparatus (10) manages a network including a plurality of basic routes and a plurality of alternative routes. The alternative routes are established for the respective basic routes. Each basic route has, as constitute elements thereof, two or more OFSes (30). Each alternative route has, as constitute elements thereof, a combination of two or more OFSes (30) that is different from that of the respective corresponding basic route. In the alternative route evaluation apparatus (10), a priority evaluation unit (102) sets a priority level for each alternative route on the basis of the amount of a packet relay along the respective corresponding basic route. On the basis of the priority levels set by the priority evaluation unit (102), an alternative route registration unit (103) selects, for each OFS (30), a particular alternative route from among the alternative routes having, as the constitute elements thereof, the OFSes (30).
Patent GB-2552011-A (GB)
Title: A controller for a vehicle system
Inventor: JON PARR
IPC: B60W50/14
Filed: 2016-07-07
Abstract: A controller for estimating traction 60, 160 for a motor vehicle system is provided. The controller 60, 160 comprises: a monitoring module 66 which monitors torque values; a determining module 68 for determining a maximum torque value 100 by obtaining and storing empirical data while driving on a surface, the maximum torque value 100 being the torque immediately prior to wheel slip; a predicting module 70 for predicting a traction threshold 102 based on the maximum torque value 100; and a control module 72 for outputting a signal indicative of the traction threshold 102.
Patent GB-2555097-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for bulk production of atomically thin 2-dimensional materials including graphene
Inventor: PAUL LADISLAUS
IPC: C01B32/184
Filed: 2016-10-13
Abstract: An apparatus for the production of graphene by the delamination of a bulk laminar material (e.g. graphite) comprises: a pump (112, fig 5) for pumping a fluid suspension of solid particles towards core components 10. The core components comprise: a fluid conduit 12 having a principle axis for conveying said fluid, where the fluid conduit is arranged to direct fluid from the conduit against an impact head 16. The impact head has an impact face 18 perpendicular to the principle axis, and the impact head and conduit are arranged so that a variable gap 20 of between 500µm and 1µm results between an end of the conduit and the impact head, where the gap forms a continuous region surrounding the end of the conduit and coplanar with the impact head. An impact head surround 26 extends the region in which the fluid is constrained before exiting the core components. The impact head is configured so as to be movable along the principle axis so as to vary the gap, which variation may be mediated by a pneumatic pressure.
Patent GB-2541609-A (GB)
Title: Curvature-adjustable back plate and liquid crystal display device having same
Inventor: YAJUN YU
IPC: G02F1/1333
Filed: 2014-07-18
Abstract: Disclosed are a curvature-adjustable back plate and a liquid crystal display device having the back plate. The curvature-adjustable back plate comprises a bottom plate (1); the bottom plate (1) is made of a thermal bimetal and is provided with a plurality of gaps (11) along the length or width direction thereof; the local length-to-width ratio (L1/W1) of the bottom plate (1) is increased through the plurality of gaps (11), so that when the curvature-adjustable back plate undergoes bending deformation, the degree of bending of the back plate along the length direction of the gaps is far more than the degree of bending of the back plate along the width direction of the gaps. The curvature of the back plate can be adjusted in a relatively accurate way, and stress release during deformation of the back plate is facilitated, and the rendering of the back plate is easier to deform.
Patent GB-2543438-A (GB)
Title: System and method for automatically pushing location-specific content to users
Inventor: BENJAMIN ALBERT AZOSE
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2015-07-23
Abstract: In one aspect, a computer-implemented method for automatically pushing location-specific content to users may generally include identifying, by one or more computing devices, a geographic location at which a plurality of users have viewed location-specific content on their client devices, identifying at least one common content item associated with the location-specific content viewed by two or more of the users, receiving an indication that a first user is traveling to the geographic location and transmitting the common content item(s) for storage on a client device associated with the first user.
Patent GB-2557989-A (GB)
Title: Plant support
Inventor: ANDREW PETER WHITELEY
IPC: A01G9/12
Filed: 2016-12-21
Abstract: The plant support comprises a size-adjustable base. The size-adjustable base comprises a base body 3 and a support member 4, and the support member is capable of being moved from a first position to a second position to increase the size of the size-adjustable base. There maybe a plurality of support members which maybe pivotally attached to the base. The movable support member/s is provided below the base body. Also disclosed is a kit of parts and a method of providing support to a plant. The plant support avoids the grower having to invert the plant during transplantation of the plant either to a larger pot or into the ground and which can support a plant at various stages of its growth, so as to minimise the risk of foliage and roots becoming damaged during and after transplantation.
Patent GB-2546039-A (GB)
Title: Oxidation catalyst for a compression ingition engine
Inventor: DAVID BERGEAL
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2014-05-16
Abstract: An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a compression ignition engine comprises: a first washcoat region comprising platinum and a first support material, wherein the first washcoat region is substantially free of a hydrocarbon adsorbent; a second washcoat region comprising platinum, palladium and a second support material, wherein the second washcoat region has a ratio by mass of platinum to palladium of 4:1 to 1:1; a hydrocarbon at sorbent; and a substrate; wherein the first washcoat region is arranged to contact inlet exhaust gases before the hydrocarbon adsorbent, and the first washcoat region is arranged to contact inlets gases before the second washcoat region. The first washcoat region may further comprise palladium, wherein the first washcoat region has a ratio by mass of platinum to palladium of >4:1. The hydrocarbon adsorbent may be a zeolite. The first support material may be a refractory metal oxide selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, titania, zirconia, ceria and mixed or composite oxide of two or more thereof.
Patent GB-2550787-A (GB)
Title: Simulating a geological region with multiple realizations
Inventor: Steven James Drinovsky
IPC: G06T17/05
Filed: 2015-03-31
Abstract: A unified geological data representation is generated based on multiple disconnected geological data representations and provided to a computing device. The unified geological data representation is generated based on combining respective grid structures for each disconnected geological data representation. The unified geological data representation is processed by the computing device to generate multiple output collections of geological realization data, each output collection corresponding to a respective one of the disconnected geological data representations. One or more respective virtual models are generated for representation of the generated output collections of geological realization data, and provided for display.
Patent GB-2570625-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for recommending recommended service location
Inventor: YANJUN LU
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2017-04-05
Abstract: Systems and methods are proposed for recommending a recommended service location for an on-demand service. The systems may perform the methods to obtain a request of an on-demand service including a current default service location through a wireless network; determine whether at least one historical on-demand service exists, each of the at least one historical on-demand service having a historical default service location within a first predetermined distance from the current default service location; upon existence of the at least one historical on-demand service, determine a currently recommended service location of the request based on the at least one historical on-demand service; and direct the requester terminal to display the currently recommended service location of the request.
Patent GB-2569627-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injector
Inventor: GEORGE A MEEK
IPC: F02M63/00
Filed: 2017-12-21
Abstract: A fuel injector (10, fig 1) comprises a control valve assembly (12, fig 1) between an actuator assembly (14, fig 1) and a nozzle assembly (16, fig 1). A 3-way valve 44 controls the flow for filling or draining a control chamber 34 through a first throttle T1 and a second throttle T2. The control chamber is defined by a bore 20 in a nozzle body 26, a ceiling face 36, and by a head-end 32 of a needle valve member (30, fig 1) guided in the bore. The second throttle is a through orifice in a plate 56 arranged in the control chamber. The plate may be movable between a filling position where the flow has to go through the first throttle only, and a return position where the flow has to go through both the first and second throttles. A method of operating the fuel injector involves moving the 3-way valve to open or close a filling fluid communication FF and a return fluid communication (FR, fig 3). The arrangement reduces leaks.
Patent GB-2559485-A (GB)
Title: Superhard constructions & methods of making same
Inventor: RACHAEL FIONA AMBURY
IPC: E21B10/46
Filed: 2017-12-28
Abstract: A polycrystalline super hard construction 30 comprises a first region 34 comprising a body of thermally stable material comprising a plurality of intergrown grains of super hard material and having an exposed surface 4 forming a working surface and a peripheral side edge 6, a second region 32 forming a substrate comprising a hard phase and a binder phase, a third region 36 interposed between the first and second region and comprising a composite material comprising a plurality of non-intergrown grains of super hard material and a matrix material and a fourth region 39 interposed between the second and third regions and comprising one or more components of the binder material and one or more reaction products of the binder material and one or more components of the third region. A method of forming said construction comprises forming a pre-sinter assembly and treating said assembly at an ultra-high pressure of 5 GPa or greater. Also disclosed is a tool comprising said construction for cutting, milling, grinding, drilling, machining, earth boring, rock drilling or other abrasive application.
Patent GB-2561716-A (GB)
Title: Fuels and fuel additives that have high biogenic content derived from renewable organic feedstock
Inventor: Stephen H Lucas
IPC: C10G2/00
Filed: 2015-12-29
Abstract: Fuel and fuel additives can be produced by processes that provide Fischer-Tropsch liquids having high biogenic carbon concentrations of up to about 100% biogenic carbon. The fuels and fuel additive have essentially the same high biogenic concentration as the Fischer-Tropsch liquids which, in turn, contain the same concentration of biogenic carbon as the feedstock.
Patent GB-2571363-A (GB)
Title: Suitcase
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JUSTHAM
IPC: A45C13/36
Filed: 2018-04-05
Abstract: A suitcase frame comprises a first pair of suitcase frame corner components 101,102 and a second pair of suitcase frame corner components 103,104, a first horizontal support bar 301 and a second horizontal support bar 302. The first horizontal support bar 301 connects the first pair of suitcase frame corner components 101,102, and the second horizontal support bar 302 connects the second pair of suitcase frame corner components 103,104. The suitcase frame further comprises an integrated suitcase handle assembly 200, comprising at least one reinforcing bar 250, a first attachment section 210 and a second attachment section 230. The first attachment section 210 is directly connected to the first horizontal support bar 301, and the second attachment section 230 is directly connected to the second horizontal support bar 302. Also disclosed is a suitcase frame support component having a channel (14, figure 14); a suitcase frame component having a hook portion (220, figure 8); a suitcase frame covering having a plurality of flexible pieces and a method of manufacturing a suitcase having a single-piece covering.
Patent GB-2560832-A (GB)
Title: An integrated intelligent server based system and method/systems adapted to facilitate fail-safe integration and/or optimised utilisation
Inventor: TINKU ACHARYA
IPC: H04N21/44
Filed: 2012-01-10
Abstract: An analytics sever group comprises a plurality of analytic servers, and includes resource dependent analytical accuracy control including means for computing complexity of scenes. Analytical processing steps may be dynamically reconfigured for optimal analysis or availability of resources.
Patent GB-2573775-A (GB)
Title: Application Deployment
Inventor: BRUNO CLAUDE JEAN-MARIE JOUHIER
IPC: G06F8/61
Filed: 2018-05-16
Abstract: A package registry has at least two code packages. A first code package 301 has a first definition of a class 304. A second package 305 has a further definition of the class 308. It also includes a dependency on the first package in its dependency manifest 307. When the packages are deployed the class prototypes from the two packages are merged into a single extended definition which defines a single class. The packages may be written in TypeScript and may be transpiled into JavaScript. In this case, the second package may use a decorator function to specify the class to be extended in the first package. It may also use a declare module instruction. An application using the packages specify its dependence on the packages in its manifest file 309.
Patent GB-2575437-A (GB)
Title: Guaranteed data compression
Inventor: SIMON FENNEY
IPC: H04N19/436
Filed: 2018-06-29
Abstract: A method of compressing a data block by compressing data using lossless compression to generate a first compressed data block 202. The first compressed data block is assessed against a target threshold 206, and if it satisfies the threshold, is output. If the first block does not satisfy the threshold, a second compressed data block generated from the data block by a lossy compression technique 204 is output. The lossy compression technique is arranged to ensure that the second block satisfies the target compression threshold. The first and second blocks may be generated in parallel, or the second block may be generated after the first block has not met the threshold. A first part of the lossy compression technique may be performed in parallel with the lossless compression, and a second part may be performed only if the first block does not meet the threshold.
Patent GB-2575780-A (GB)
Title: Walkway installation
Inventor: STUART OWEN
IPC: F16B7/00
Filed: 2018-07-13
Abstract: The walkway installation comprises a pair of spaced apart supports 13 on which is at least one tread module 25. The walkway also includes a handrail assembly which extends in the direction of the length of the walkway upon a number of spaced apart posts. The handrail assembly 40 also comprises a connector 44 which secures a post 43 to one side of the assembly and the connector also secures a transverse link 45 which goes across the walkway perpendicular to the length direction of the walkway. The transverse link extends to a second connector on the other side of the walkway. The connectors may be connected to the supports.
Patent GB-2575646-A (GB)
Title: Toilet footrest
Inventor: MARK HENDRIKSEN
IPC: A47K17/02
Filed: 2018-07-17
Abstract: A toilet footrest 12 comprises a footrest portion 14 which is at least in part arcuate and receivable around a lower portion of a toilet bowl. A support portion 22 maintains the footrest portion in an elevated position relative to the base of the toilet. A fixing mechanism 28 attaches the support portion at a fixed position relative to the toilet. The footrest portion may comprise an arcuate tube or bar. The fixing mechanism may comprise a floor bolt coupling engageable with an existing floor bolt of the toilet. The support portion may comprise a ground-contacting member positioned between the floor bolt coupling and the footrest portion. Alternatively the fixing mechanism may comprise a floor or wall mounting bracket, or may connect directly with the toilet bowl or be integrally formed with the toilet bowl. Also claimed are a toilet footrest comprising a base portion standable at or adjacent to a toilet, and a potty having a perimeter wall that includes at least one footrest extending from the perimeter wall.
Patent GB-2585621-A (GB)
Title: Carbon materials
Inventor: DMITRY YARMOLICH
IPC: H01M10/052
Filed: 2018-09-24
Abstract: A carbon material comprises sp2 and sp3 hybridised carbon, especially for use in an electrochemical cell, e.g. as an electrode material. An electrode comprising the carbon material is also described, the electrode preferably operating as an anode in a Li-ion battery. Preferably, the carbon material comprises at least 25 wt% sp2-type carbon and at least 2 wt% sp3-type carbon, and the carbon material has a hierarchical pore morphology. The carbon material may comprise nanocrystals, and areas of regularly arranged layers of carbon embedded in amorphous carbon. The carbon material may be doped, e.g. with 0.1 to 30 wt% of one or more dopants selected from Si, P, Fe, Cu, Li, Al, N, O, S, B, Ti, Co, Ni, Na and/or K. In a further aspect, a method of making a carbon material comprises exposing a substrate to a flux of at least 1011 carbon ions per cm2 of substrate per 1 ms, a majority of the carbon ions having a kinetic energy of at least 10 eV. The flux may be pulsed and provided by a virtual cathode deposition (VCD) process. The process may utilise a hollow cathode 101, within which a plasma is supplied, a substrate 125 and a carbon target 117.
Patent GB-2584267-A (GB)
Title: Pipe clamp
Inventor: IAN RICHARD WEBB
IPC: F16L55/172
Filed: 2018-10-02
Abstract: A pipe clamp 100 or pipe coupling for holding the ends of two pipes, comprises a tubular casing 102 with a longitudinal gap 118 between two free ends 112, 116, for fitting around a pipe. The clamp further comprises a tensioning system 104 for tightening the casing around the outer surface of the pipe. The tensioning system comprises at least one tensioner 124, 126 for drawing the first free end and the second free end towards one another. The clamp also features a bridge member 106 which circumferentially spans the longitudinal gap, with an outwardly facing surface of the bridge member engaging the tensioner to resist outward movement of the bridge member during tightening. The bridge member can comprise a radially extending protrusion, or it can comprise a radially extending fin 132, the fin comprising an aperture 134 through which the tensioner passes. The clamp can further comprise a retainer to retain the bridge member in a central position prior to use.
Patent GB-2569844-A (GB)
Title: Sending data off-chip
Inventor: DANIEL JOHN PELHAM WILKINSON
IPC: G06F15/163
Filed: 2018-10-17
Abstract: A processor comprising multiple tiles on the same chip, and an external interconnect for communicating data off-chip in the form of packets. The external interconnect comprises an external exchange block configured to provide flow control and queuing of the packets. One of the tiles is nominated by the compiler to send an external exchange request message to the exchange block on behalf of others with data to send externally. The exchange block sends an exchange-on message to a first of these tiles, to cause the first tile to start sending packets via the external interconnect. Then, once this tile has sent its last data packet, the exchange block sends an exchange-off control packet to this tile to cause it to stop sending packets, and sends another exchange-on message to the next tile with data to send, and so forth. The sending of exchange-on and exchange-off control packets is repeated for each tile in turn indicated in the exchange request message until all the tiles have sent their packets.
Patent GB-2587774-A (GB)
Title: Arborist apparatus
Inventor: GREIG SUTHERLAND
IPC: F16P3/14
Filed: 2019-06-10
Abstract: A safety system, for a cutting apparatus such as a chainsaw, comprises of at least one wearable device or garment 12 having at least one signal emitter 14. The system also comprises the cutting apparatus 10 having a brake 18 and a signal detector 22 in communication with a processor 20 which controls the brake 18 in response to the signal detector 22 detecting a predetermined or pre-set threshold strength of signal emitted by the signal emitter 14. Also claimed is a safety system, a cutting apparatus and a wearable power generation device or garment comprising of at least one thermoelectric generator which converts body heat energy to electrical energy. The electrical energy may be supplied to a power tool battery.
Patent GB-2587597-A (GB)
Title: An x-ray digital tomosynthesis system and method
Inventor: STEVE WELLS
IPC: A61B6/03
Filed: 2019-09-12
Abstract: A digital x-ray tomosynthesis system comprising a panel of a planar array of x-ray emitters where the central axis of the x-ray emission cones is perpendicular to the planar array. The emission cones are received at an x-ray detector spaced a distance from the x-ray emitter panel. A controller is configured to select a sub-set of x-ray emitters from the plurality of x-ray emitters so that no part of the x-ray detector is exposed to x-rays from more than nine x-ray emitters of the sub-set. The x-ray emitters are activated in sequence to produce an image at the detector. A composite image is generated from non-overlapping portions of each of the respective images produced on the x-ray detector. The composite image is shown on a display. Preferably, a 3D image is constructed from the images at the x-ray detector. Also, a method of presenting a 2D composite image.