baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2552286-A (GB)
Title: Polycrystalline diamond compact with gradient interfacial layer
Inventor: ANDY CHENG CHANG
IPC: E21B10/573
Filed: 2015-04-28
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) including a gradient interfacial layer between a thermally stable diamond (TSP) table and a base, such as a substrate or an earth-boring drill bit body. The gradient interfacial layer has a gradient of coefficients of thermal expansion between that of the diamond and the base. The disclosure also relates to methods of forming a gradient interfacial layer and a PDC containing such a layer.
Patent GB-2569129-A (GB)
Title: Waste collecting device
Inventor: Simon Carl Chopping
IPC: E01H1/12
Filed: 2017-12-05
Abstract: A waste collecting device for pet waste comprises a resilient sleeve or tube for retaining a disposable container. When the resilient sleeve is compressed a first end 22 of the sleeve opens. This allows waste 27 to be collected inside the disposable container. When the sleeve is no longer compressed the sleeve closes. The sleeve may have a second end 21 which allows for disposing to the disposable container. The user again compressed the sleeve which opens the second end and allows the disposable container to fall out the sleeve. In another aspect a method of forming a disposable container is described
Patent GB-2569300-A (GB)
Title: Device comprising a microphone unit
Inventor: Mark David Lippett
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2017-12-12
Abstract: A luminaire 103 for emitting illumination to illuminate an environment, the luminaire being designed to rest on or fix to a surface 105; incorporates microphone apparatus 104 comprising one or more microphones for capturing audio signals from the environment. The microphone apparatus is configured to provide the audio signals to a voice control algorithm on a signal processing apparatus in order to process one or more voice commands in the audio signals. The microphone apparatus may be arranged no more than 30mm from the surface. A body part of the luminaire may include a connector, such as a standard socket, for accepting a light-emitting element, and a signal processing apparatus or communications interface for use with the voice control algorithm may be implemented in a module which connects to the body part of the luminaire via the standard socket, the module including a further such socket into which the light-emitting element connects.
Patent GB-2557757-A (GB)
Title: Irrigation apparatus and feeding system
Inventor: Aaron marshall
IPC: A01G27/00
Filed: 2016-07-18
Abstract: An irrigation apparatus and feeding system for dispersing liquid through a plant growing medium is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first and a second geometrically shaped container each having an outer wall with an inner surface, an open top, and a base portion configured to cover the plant growing medium. Second container is configured to be positioned within first container such that base portion of second container sets atop base portion of first container and is secured therein from an open position to a closed position thereby forming a single unit. Each base portion is configured with a plurality of elongated holes for receiving liquid therethrough such that holes of first and second container are offset from one another for blocking light from penetrating therethrough when second container is secured within first container in closed position. First and second container are configured with at least one center opening therethrough having an inner wall for receiving a plant such that center opening has at least one longitudinal opening extending therefrom to outer wall to allow placement of first and second container on the plant or to allow removal of first and second container from the plant.
Patent GB-2571119-A (GB)
Title: System and method for monitoring an operating condition of an electrical device when in operation
Inventor: ANDREW BATES
IPC: H02S50/10
Filed: 2018-02-18
Abstract: An electrical condition monitoring system monitors an electrical device in operation by sensing voltage and/or current and processing the sensed data to generate a corresponding temporally-changing Fourier spectrum. At least one local maximum corresponding to a phenomenon on the temporally-changing Fourier spectrum is identified and locations on the spectrum where the same phenomenon appears to create a family of possible local maxima are calculated. A significant local maximum from the family of possible local maxima is identified and used to generate analysis data from its magnitude. A real-time model of the electrical device based on the analysis data is generated and compared with one or more stored models to generate information indicative of an operating condition of the electrical device. The electrical device may be a motor or generator, compressor, pump, mixer, transformer, air conditioner, ventilator, oven, solar cell or actuator.
Patent GB-2562355-A (GB)
Title: Pitch control ring for a stator vane stage
Inventor: Axel Theux
IPC: F04D29/56
Filed: 2018-03-07
Abstract: A pitch control ring 8, suitable for a stator vanes stage 1 (fig 1), comprising two sections or halves 15, 16 having structures of different stiffness or rigidity. The halves are located on each side of a control mechanism articulation clevis 7. Also claimed is a turbocompressor comprising a variable pitch vanes stage controlled by such a control ring. The two sections having different rigidities means that the ring is less sensitive to operating asymmetries in the conditions or forces acting upon it. One of the parts may be lighter than the other. One of the halves may comprise a part 13 with a structure composed of two curved and concentric web sections 18, 19 connected together by connection profiles 20. The ring may comprise only one control mechanism for varying the orientation of the vanes.
Patent GB-2566581-A (GB)
Title: Cooking device
Inventor: ANDREW CLIVE WRIGHT
IPC: H05H1/46
Filed: 2018-07-03
Abstract: A cooking device 1 for frying food in a microwave oven comprises a low pressure gas chamber 2; a plasma igniting means configured to ignite plasma within the low pressure gas chamber when supplied with microwave radiation; and a cooking enclosure 3 formed of metal, the cooking enclosure defining a food-receiving region and being thermally coupled to the low pressure gas chamber. In use, a food item to be cooked is placed on to metal frying plate 4, the cooking enclosure is closed by placing metal cover 6 over the frying plate to shield the food item from microwave radiation and the entire device is loaded into a standard microwave oven. Once the microwave oven is turned on, microwave radiation causes plasma to be ignited in the low pressure gas chamber, producing heat that is transferred by conduction from the walls of the chamber to the frying plate.
Patent GB-2577316-A (GB)
Title: Paging in a cellular network
Inventor: OLIVIER MARCO
IPC: H04W76/28
Filed: 2018-09-21
Abstract: Methods are disclosed for paging mobile devices (eMTC) in a cellular network with discontinuous reception (DRX). Values used for parameters defining DRX cycles and paging opportunities may be defined to ensure sufficient opportunities and time for repetitions. Methods include configuring the cellular network to transmit a paging message starting in at least one paging occasion, wherein: (i) the DRX cycle is a cell-specific DRX cycle, and (non-access stratum) NAS signalling between a mobile device and a cellular network is utilised to define that no UE-specific DRX cycle values are permitted; (ii) while in Coverage enhancement mode a UE treats the UE-specific DRX cycle as not applicable and utilises a cell-specific DRX cycle; (iii) if a number of paging occasions nB < 1, selecting paging occasions on the basis that nB = 1. An additional method defines a further DRX cycle comprising Tskip radio frames used to transmit a paging message starting in a paging occasion defined by SFN mod Tskip = 0, if N<1, where N is min(T,nB). A further method uses, for a specific UE, the largest of TUE and Tcell, wherein UE-specific DRX cycle comprise TUE radio frames and cell-specific default DRX cycle comprising Tcell radio frames.
Patent GB-2577507-A (GB)
Title: Field desk
Inventor: ANDREW HOWELL
IPC: A47B83/04
Filed: 2018-09-26
Abstract: The field desk includes a cabinet 51 having a top 84 rotatably connected with an extensible worktop. The worktop has two leaves 110, 112 hingedly connected to sides of a central section 92. A swivel or twist of the rotatable coupling allows the worktop to be turned between a first position, where the hinges are supported by the top 84 of the cabinet 51, and a second position, where the leaves 110, 112 can be rotated downwardly to seal the front and back of the cabinet 51, which may form a transport cube. The leaves 110, 112 may be held in the second position by connectors or magnets. The cabinet 51 may include removable closure boards 76, which can include sound-proofing, a white or pin board, an electronic display or ballistic panel, and can be erected onto the worktop. The cabinet 51 may be a cupboard or set of drawers. The closure boards 76 may be stored in a drawer and may partially seal an upper opening in the drawer.
Patent GB-2583738-A (GB)
Title: Content distribution integrity control
Inventor: BRENDAN JAMES MORAN
IPC: G06F21/64
Filed: 2019-05-07
Abstract: Operating a content sending apparatus attachable to a network by acquiring a sequence of at least two content blocks, generating at least one authentication metadata block with at least one signed digest derived by a chaining digest technique from the sequence of content blocks 404. It then derives a content transform encoding for each of the content blocks and sends the authentication metadata block and the content transform encoding to a set of recipient devices, which can apply an inverse transformation to the content transform encoding. It then authenticates the resultant content block according to the authentication metadata block 408. It may use at least two content transform encodings for a sequentially-preceding and sequentially-succeeding one of the content blocks. It may then apply an inverse transformation to the at least two content transform encodings and authenticate at last one of them according to the metadata block.
Patent GB-2570095-A (GB)
Title: Augmented control of robotic prosthesis by cognitive system
Inventor: SARBAJIT KUMAR RAKSHIT
IPC: B25J9/16
Filed: 2017-10-05
Abstract: Methods and systems for one or more processors receive image data of an object selected by a user and determine image attributes of the object selected, based on image analytics on the image data. One or more processors determine whether the image attributes of the object selected match an identified object of a knowledge base, in which an identified object includes image attributes and manipulation data corresponding to the identified objects; and responsive to determining that the object selected by the user of the prosthetic device matches an identified object of the knowledge base, one or more processors transmits manipulation data corresponding to the identified object matching the object selected by the user, to a mobile controlling device communicatively connected to the prosthetic device, wherein the mobile controlling device applies the manipulation data corresponding to the identified object to the prosthetic device.
Patent GB-2585689-A (GB)
Title: Reconfigurable moveable signalling systems
Inventor: JUILAN PHILLIPPO
IPC: G08G1/0955
Filed: 2019-07-11
Abstract: A moveable base unit 1 for supporting a traffic signal apparatus 3, comprises a housing for housing both a removable ballast and a control unit with at least one input for receiving a telecom connection for traffic light signalling and at least one output for outputting traffic light signalling to said traffic signal apparatus. The base unit 1 may include lids 4 having a central aperture and a support pole 2 extending through the aperture. The base unit may have a handle to tilt the base unit. There may also be at least one wheel and adjustable supporting leg.
Patent GB-2588577-A (GB)
Title: Toilet cisterns
Inventor: MARTIN DUDLEY
IPC: E03D1/14
Filed: 2019-09-04
Abstract: The method comprises bringing together a cavity part and core part 11 having a hole insert 12 mounted at a first location 10a and a blank insert 13 mounted at a second location 10b, moulding a first cistern by filling a mould cavity C between the cavity part and the core part, the hole insert describes an outlet hole (20, fig 1) through a base wall (2, fig 1) at the first location and the blank insert describes a projecting witness mark (21, fig 1) on the base wall at the second location. The mould has a second configuration, another hole inserts 14 is mounted at the second location and the blank insert is mounted at the first location. The method involves moulding first and second cisterns when the mould is in its respective first and second configurations. A partition (5, fig 1) may be provided separating the cistern into flush volume and storage volume, and may be received within a guide (30, fig 1) aligned with the projecting witness mark. An injection nozzle 15 may feed molten material through an injection gate 16. A mould and a moulded toilet cistern (1, fig 1) made using the mould are also provided.
Patent GB-2587673-A (GB)
Title: Tuning pin tool
Inventor: JAMES BOUSTEAD SEERY
IPC: G10G7/00
Filed: 2019-11-15
Abstract: A tool 1201 for fitting to a tuning pin of an instrument for inhibiting movement of the tuning pin, especially for a piano. The tool comprises: a tuning pin engaging member comprising a through hole for engaging a tuning pin and a plurality of flexible resilient arms 1203 (a-d), preferably made of copper wire and at least 5cm in length, coupled to the tuning pin engaging member. The flexible resilient arms are configured to engage with other tuning pins adjacent to the tuning pin to inhibit movement of the tuning pin. The tuning pin engaging member and resilient arms may be provided by one or two single lengths of wire and the tool may include a stabilising member. The through hole may be tapered and may have a square or hexagonal cross-section. A grip screw may extend into the through hole. A method of tuning an instrument string of an instrument using the tool is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2577204-A (GB)
Title: Reflexive valve preservation and actuation system and methods
Inventor: Travis Kyle McEvoy
IPC: F16K31/12
Filed: 2018-05-03
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a valve assembly including a supply housing (64) with a first bore (72) and an injectable housing (66) coupled to the supply housing (64) with a second bore (74). The valve assembly further includes a piston (70) extending through at least a portion of the first and second bores (72, 74), the piston (70) being reciprocable axially along a longitudinal axis (76). The valve assembly also includes a first inlet (80) at a first end (78) of the supply housing (64) for directing a working fluid toward a first end (110) of the piston (70). The valve assembly includes a second inlet (84) extending through the injectable housing (66) toward a cavity (94) that receives an injectable material (152). The valve assembly also includes a second outlet (86) at a second end (88) of the injectable housing (66) that directs the injectable material (152) out of the injectable housing (66) as the piston (70) moves axially along the longitudinal axis (76).
Patent GB-2591109-A (GB)
Title: Cable tie
Inventor: ROBERT GERALD ARCHDALE
IPC: H02G3/36
Filed: 2020-01-15
Abstract: A cable tie 1 comprises a strap 5 with a lock 4 at a first end 2 and a second end 3 configured to be threaded through the lock such that teeth 6 on the strap are engaged by the lock. The strap has a first portion 5a extending from the lock and a second portion 5b joined to the first portion by a pre-formed curve 7 in the strap. The second portion extends from the curve to the second end, with at least a distal section of the second portion adjacent the second end being angled away from the first portion at an acute angle. When measured parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first portion there is a first distance between the curve’s turning point 8 and the first end 2 of the strap and a second distance between the curve’s turning point 8 and the second end 3 of the strap. The first distance is at least five times greater than the second distance.
Patent GB-2596537-A (GB)
Title: Integrated detector on Fabry-Perot interfer-ometer system
Inventor: Javier miguel sanchez
IPC: G01J3/28
Filed: 2020-06-29
Abstract: An optical sensor comprises a semiconductor substrate 220 having a doped region 221 forming a photodiode, and interferometer 210 comprising mirrors 211, 212 which may be separated by a MEMS device, forming a tuneable wavelength detector. An optical detector sensitive to wavelengths transmitted through the substrate (302, figure 3) may be sensitive to a different mode of the interferometer than the photodiode, or an adjacent wavelength band, extending the range. Contacts 222 may be present to read the photodiode signal and the substrate may from an array of photodiodes, the sensor being used as a hyperspectral camera. The sensor may be manufactured by etching and the mirrors and MEMS components of the interferometer may be formed via an epitaxial growth process.
Patent GB-2583629-A (GB)
Title: Universal protocol for power tools
Inventor: MATTHEW J MERGENER
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2013-07-17
Abstract: The universal protocol may be implemented using a universal core module that is installed across a variety of power tools and other devices to enable communications therewith. Communications to and from the power tools are translated to a universal protocol once received. The translated communications are handled by the universal core module of a particular tool according to a set of rules. The universal core module outputs communications according to the universal protocol and rules, which may be translated to another protocol for receipt by components of the tool or an external device. The communications may be used, for example, to obtain tool performance data from the tools and to provide firmware updates. When sending write commands to the tool from an external device, a controller in the tool detects the command and places the tool in a safe mode so that the motor will not start during the write process. Safe mode may also but not necessarily be used for read commands.
Patent GB-2597272-A (GB)
Title: Electrode harness for use in carrying out electrical impedance tomography, a system and a method
Inventor: DAVID SIMON HOLDER
IPC: A61B5/053
Filed: 2020-07-17
Abstract: A wearable electrode harness 2 comprising an electrode support 4, a plurality of electrodes 6 coupled to a respective plurality of connectors 8 and a control unit 10. Preferably, the control unit is integrated within the electrode support harness. The multiple electrodes are disposed on the harness for contacting a surface (e.g. skin) of an external body part of a human or animal. Preferably, the electrodes are arranged in a plurality of rings around the wearable harness. The control unit comprises an interrogator 12 for coupling to the plurality of electrodes via the connectors. The interrogator is configured to selectively provide electrical signals to multiple groups of electrodes and to measure electrical response signals at some of the electrodes. The control unit also has communication circuitry 14 for transmitting data from electrical response signals to an external computing device 16 which may be a smart phone, laptop etc (fig. 7). The electrodes may be self-abrading electrodes comprising an electrode mount which may be serrated (404, fig 4b) , a conductive pad (408, fig 4b) where a portion is covered with a conductive adhesive material formed on least a portion of the electrode mount (402, fig 4b).
Patent GB-2598369-A (GB)
Title: Electrical vehicle circuitry
Inventor: STEPHEN NICHOLLS
IPC: B60L58/19
Filed: 2020-08-28
Abstract: A vehicle electrical power circuit 100 enables a vehicle traction battery 106 to be charged at a standard voltage (e.g. 400V) or a higher voltage (e.g. 800V) whilst retaining existing traction systems which are supplied by the battery at the standard voltage. The circuit also enables operation of vehicle auxiliary units (e.g. heating/chiller systems) whilst the battery is being charged. The circuit includes a charging input 102, a battery connection terminal 104 and a DC-DC converter 112. The charging input receives electrical energy at a first voltage V1 (e.g. 800V) or a second voltage V2 (e.g. 400V) for charging the battery. The battery connection terminal electrically connects to the battery and supplies electrical energy from the charging input to charge the battery at the first or second voltage V1,V2, and receives electrical energy from the battery to power one or more traction motors of the vehicle at the second voltage V2. The DC-DC converter is coupled to the charging input and to an output 110, which electrically connects to an electrical bus of the vehicle and provides power to one or more electrical units of the vehicle at an output voltage Vout (e.g. 12V-48V). The DC-DC converter receives electrical energy from the charging input and provides electrical energy to the output at the output voltage Vout whilst the battery is charged at the first voltage V1.
Patent GB-2592297-A (GB)
Title: System and method for determining geolocation data
Inventor: ANDREW MARK EDMONDS
IPC: H04W4/029
Filed: 2020-12-15
Abstract: A system and sensor device for determining geolocation data. A plurality of nodes 2, 3, 4, each at a predetermined location is provided. Each node emits a time-varying magnetic field, each time-varying magnetic field having a characteristic identifying the node. A sensor device 6 comprises a magnetometer, the magnetometer configured to detect the time-varying magnetic field from at least one of the plurality of nodes, the magnetometer comprising diamond comprising at least one quantum spin defect, e.g. a negatively-charged nitrogen vacancy (NV-) defect. The sensor device 6 has a processor configured to determine the identifying characteristic from the sensed time-varying magnetic field, and is further configured to determine geolocation data on the basis of at least the determined identifying characteristic.
Patent GB-2594134-A (GB)
Title: A vessel carrier
Inventor: FIONA MARY HARRISON
IPC: B65D71/00
Filed: 2021-02-10
Abstract: A drinking vessel carrier 10 comprising a base piece 20, having at least two holes 22 for vessels and a slot (24, fig. 2A) into which a base supporting piece 40 is inserted. The base supporting piece includes a load bearing top handle (422, fig. 3) on the upper part and a supporting construction on the lower part to support the base piece when the base piece and the base supporting piece are assembled. The supporting piece may comprise three connected upstanding supporting walls, which allow for the vessel carrier to be sat down and sit upright when not being held. The height of the base piece relative to the plane where the vessel carrier is sitting when it is assembled may be taller than the height of the vessel protruding through the base so that the base of the vessel remains off the surface when the carrier is placed down. The vessels may include cups, glasses, or goblets. The base piece may comprise several slits along the outer edge enabling sideways entry of the stem of a goblet. The carrier may be made from cardboard or recycled fibre, metal, wood, plastic, or synthetic materials for a reuse.