baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2523744-A (GB)
Title: Encoder apparatus, decoder apparatus and method
Inventor: KALEVO OSSI
IPC: H04N19/46
Filed: 2014-03-01
Abstract: An encoder 10 includes a data processing arrangement 20 that represents data D1 at least partially in a set of numerical value symbols and generates intermediate data 40 in which the numerical value symbols are represented by original values and at least one symbol by a modified value with one or more continuum symbols generated by a continuum operator. The one or more continuum symbols modify preceding symbol values to accommodate an extended range of symbols. The data processing arrangement 20 processes the intermediate data 40 to generate encoded data D2. A decoder 50 includes a data processing arrangement 60 that processes the encoded data D2 to generate intermediate data 40 and decodes the intermediate data 40, wherein the intermediate data 40 numerical value symbols are represented by output symbols and at least by one modified output symbol with one or more continuum symbols that are then decoded by an inverse continuum operator. The data processing arrangement 60 translates and/or transforms the processed intermediate data to represent the decoded data D3 in a set of symbols.
Patent GB-2510788-A (GB)
Title: Hydroconversion of renewable feedstocks
Inventor: CHEN CONG-YAN
IPC: C07C67/03
Filed: 2012-12-07
Abstract: A hydroconversion process comprises contacting a feedstock comprising renewable materials under hydroprocessing conditions with a promoted catalyst selected from a self-supported catalyst, a supported catalyst and combinations thereof, wherein the reaction conditions can be tailored to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s) including fatty alcohols, esters, normal paraffins, or combinations thereof. The catalyst comprising at least a Group VIB metal selected from molybdenum and tungsten, a Group VIII metal selected from cobalt and nickel to convert the feedstock into any of fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. In some embodiments, the process further comprising additional steps to generate various desirable products, including Î±-olefins (or PAO, by dehydrating the fatty alcohol products), lubricants and bright stocks (from the oligomerizing of the PAO), and Group 3 lubricants (from co-oligomerizing of the PAO with some short chain olefins).
Patent GB-2515927-A (GB)
Title: Imaging device, imaging system and imaging device drive method
Inventor: SAKURAI KATSUHITO
IPC: H04N5/378
Filed: 2012-02-28
Abstract: Conventionally, in order to obtain the differential signal for an A+N signal and an N signal and the differential signal for an A+B+N signal and an A+N signal, it has been necessary to hold the A+N signal in two different capacitors. This resulted in the problem in that it was impossible to obtain the differential signal for an A+N signal and an N signal and the differential signal for an A+B+N signal and an A+N signal due to variations in the capacitance of the two capacitors. The present invention provides an imaging device that generates signals in which the same digital N signal has been subtracted from the digital A+N signal and the digital A+B+N signal.
Patent GB-2531589-A (GB)
Title: Femoral head resurfacing implant
Inventor: DEREK JAMES WALLACE MCMINN
IPC: A61F2/36
Filed: 2014-10-23
Abstract: A femoral head resurfacing implant 10 is described comprising an external articulating surface 12 and an internal fixation surface 14. A stem 16 projects from the centre of the internal fixation surface 14. The internal fixation surface 14 comprises a top surface 18, surrounding and substantially orthogonal to a long axis of the stem 16, a chamfer surface 20 extending downwardly and outwardly from the top surface 18 and a side surface 22 extending substantially parallel to the long axis of the stem 16. At least one projection 24 is arranged on the internal fixation surface 14 to provide a predetermined gap between the top surface 18 and/or chamfer surface 20 and a resected head 30 onto which the implant is to be fitted. Furthermore, the side surface 18 comprises a cement containment feature to restrict or eliminate outflow of cement from the predetermined gap.
Patent GB-2531800-A (GB)
Title: Water turbine assembly
Inventor: VINCENT MCCORMACK
IPC: F03B17/06
Filed: 2014-10-31
Abstract: A vertical axis water turbine assembly with vertically disposed variable-pitch blades 20, wherein pitching of the blades is effected by guide means as the assembly rotates. The assembly may comprise a lower and/or an upper support, the blades being pivotally mounted with respect to these supports. The guide means is preferably mounted on the upper part of the blades, which may have a NACA profile. Movement of the blades is preferably controlled in specific regions in order to achieve maximum lift or no lift, the latter optionally combined with minimum drag. Blades may also be caused to flip about their pivot axis. The guide means may comprise a cam, which may in turn comprise a continuous track 50 and two discontinuous tracks 60, 62, wherein a first cam follower (36, fig. 2) runs in the continuous track and a second cam follower (38, fig. 2) runs in the two discontinuous tracks, both followers being offset from the pivot axis.
Patent GB-2532285-A (GB)
Title: Request monitoring
Inventor: DAVID JAMES SEAGER
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2014-11-17
Abstract: A method of monitoring requests to a code set comprises the steps of receiving a request to the code set, creating a trace for the request, the trace defining the path of the request through the code set, accessing a plurality of stored trace patterns (e.g. stored in a database), each stored trace pattern defining an acceptable or normal path of a request through the code set, comparing the created trace to the stored trace patterns, and storing the created trace if it does not match one of the stored trace patterns. Alternatively, the method includes creating a trace for each request, storing all created traces, comparing the created traces to the stored trace patterns and deleting each created trace if it does match one of the stored trace patterns. In this way, only traces that do not match trace patterns considered to be good will be stored, reducing the amount of data captured compared to an indiscriminate use of trace.
Patent GB-2532502-A (GB)
Title: An incontinence monitoring device
Inventor: TIMEA SUSNJAR
IPC: A61F13/42
Filed: 2014-11-21
Abstract: An incontinence monitoring device for a seat or chair comprises a face separated into parallel upper and lower surfaces 1, 2 having flexible material 5 between them, a means of registering excessive moisture levels 10 and a system for conveying information to remote users 8, 9. The device may be comprised in a padded cushion or in an insert for a padded cushion. The system 8, 9 and means 10 may be combined. There may be a hydrochromic face and/or a hydrochromic tab 4, such that it may change from white to transparent when wetness is detected. The means 10 may comprise an electrical circuit 3. The system 8, 9 may have wireless connectivity and may have a module which transmits a signal for alerting a remote user that an accident has occurred. There may be a displaceable module. The device may have an absorbent part which may be discarded or cleaned after taking on fluid.
Patent GB-2533148-A (GB)
Title: Electrically-conductive pattern
Inventor: KATE JESSIE STONE
IPC: H03K3/3565
Filed: 2014-12-12
Abstract: Disclosed is a reader, 1, for capacitively-reading a coded electrically-conductive pattern (4; Fig. 5). The reader comprises a set of electrodes, 7, (including a sense electrode, 13, and a plurality of excitation electrodes, 14), an amplifier, 8, a Schmitt trigger, 9, and a microcontroller, 10. The microcontroller comprises a plurality of input/output ports, 11, wherein each excitation electrode is coupled to one of the respective input/output ports. The microcontroller is configured to apply a signal waveform, 16, of a given shape and a given frequency to each excitation electrode at different phase offsets and to process the detected signal from the sense electrode. A second inventive concept is for an article comprising a substrate with an electrically conductive pattern. The pattern comprises a central pad and at least one peripheral pad extending from the central pad. The number position and size of the pads may be used to encode data.
Patent GB-2523882-A (GB)
Title: Hint based spot healing techniques
Inventor: EDWIN ANAND SAMUEL
IPC: H04N1/409
Filed: 2014-12-19
Abstract: A method comprises: detecting a user selection (e.g. initial, starting hint) via a user interface (GUI) of an image feature, in an image editing operation; image processing to identify additional (other, further) features or objects corresponding (e.g. similar) to the user selected feature; providing, via the user interface, functionality selectable to designate one or more features for the image editing operation from among a feature set that includes the (first) user selected feature and the additional identified features; and applying the image editing to designated features. The user-selected or chosen feature may be an unwanted image feature (e.g. defect, spot, dirt, streak, artifact, or facial blemishes such as pimples, acne, hair, cuts, freckles, birthmarks, or background, obscuring or distracting objects); similar such features may be detected or identified based on noise analysis and spot pattern matching. Also claimed is automatic spot (defect) healing (correction), using spot patterns learned from prior user interaction, and performed without explicit user selection of image defects.
Patent GB-2519894-A (GB)
Title: Handling encoded information
Inventor: HARRIS RICHARD HEAFIELD
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2010-11-25
Abstract: A device obtains a computer readable radio frequency RF encoded information item and decodes it, or transmits the coded information to the server to be decoded. The device transmits a first message to first server apparatus, including the decoded information and a first identifier identifying the device or a user of the device. The server uses the identifier to establish the identity of the user of the device, and in response to establishing the identity of the user, performing an action based on the decoded information. The system may be used to validate ATM, self-service shopping or other check out transactions, or to allow access to a service or open secure doors to authorized people. The decoded information may be verification information, which is compared with reference data. The encoded information may be a smart tag, use radio RF information items or audio encoding . The system may reduce the risk of a man in the middle attack with tiered strengths of authentication for mobile banking and payments.
Patent GB-2538077-A (GB)
Title: Shift device with synchronizer
Inventor: KAZUYOSHI HIRAIWA
IPC: F16D23/06
Filed: 2015-05-05
Abstract: A shift device includes an output shaft 10, a hub 12, a speed gear 8, a sleeve 20, a synchronizer ring 22, lever members 24, and a spring 26. The lever members 24 have torque receiving portions 24a contactable with projections 22c of the synchronizer ring 22 to receive friction torque from the projections 22c. Contact positions of the lever torque receiving portions 24a and the projections 22c in a synchronization operation are set at a hub side of the lever members 24 and within an axial-directional distance being less than a thickness of the lever member 24 between the points of support of the lever members X and the contact positions Z. The contact points of the torque receiving portions 24a and projections 22c may be angled (fig 3), curved (fig 4), cut-off/stepped (fig 5).
Patent GB-2541687-A (GB)
Title: A display or storage apparatus
Inventor: PATRICIA BARNETT
IPC: A47F7/00
Filed: 2015-08-26
Abstract: The present invention relates to a display or storage apparatus for plants. The apparatus comprises at least one shelf 2 having a base configured to receive fluid and at least one side portion arranged in use to receive and/or support at least one further shelf 3, 4 in a stacking configuration. The apparatus further comprises a stand 1 comprising an electrically powered fluid movement mechanism in fluid communication with the at least one shelf. The fluid movement mechanism is arranged to move fluid from the stand to the base of the at least one shelf. The shelves may be arranged to be received on and to vertically on the stand. The stand may include a rechargeable energy source. The base may comprise an exit which may comprise a one-way or floatation valve. The fluid movement mechanism may comprise a timer facility
Patent GB-2527478-A (GB)
Title: Led lamp with controlled distribution
Inventor: YAN ELLIS
IPC: F21V7/00
Filed: 2014-04-28
Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat dissipating base. The LED lamp further includes an LED assembly, including a plurality if LEDs. The LED assembly is in thermal communication with the heat dissipating base. The LED lamp further includes a bulb disposed over the LED assembly and coupled to the heat dissipating base. The LED lamp further includes a reflective insert disposed inside the bulb and configured to reflect a portion of light generated by the LED assembly in a substantially downward direction.
Patent GB-2545000-A (GB)
Title: Personal emergency detector and method
Inventor: KEVIN RICHARD AVERY
IPC: H01H3/24
Filed: 2015-12-03
Abstract: A personal emergency detector (100, figure 1) comprising a manually compressible (A) pressure tube 110, filled with a sensing medium, possibly air, in fluid connection with a pressure sensor 130. Wherein a pressure change (B) is detected, possibly by exceeding an actuation threshold, by the sensor 130, communication of an alarm signal is triggered. There may be a light source with adjustable setting to illuminate the pressure tube 110 dependent on a presence detector and an ambient light sensor. There may be RF unit 140 transmits the alarm signal, and receives an acknowledgement of receipt in response. There may be a depressible pressure plate containing sensing medium in connection with the sensor 130. Possibly, a flood detector is provided to trigger the alert notification. A control unit 120 may calculate a rate of change of pressure which may exceed a preset condition. The tube 110 may be cylindrical and hollow. The method comprises compressing a pressure vessel containing fluid material.
Patent GB-2529791-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display device and outer frame assembly thereof
Inventor: CHAI LI
IPC: G02F1/1333
Filed: 2013-06-26
Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and outer frame assembly (10) thereof. The outer frame assembly (10) comprises a front frame (11) and a rear frame (12), the front frame (11) comprises a plurality of insertion parts (114) provided with buckling parts (115); the rear frame (12) comprises a first cover body (121), a second cover body (122) and a locking plate (123) located between the first cover body (121) and the second cover body (122), the first cover body (121), the locking plate (123) and the second cover body (122) are provided with a plurality of first through holes (1211), second through holes (1233) and clamping slots (1222), respectively; the insertion part (114) is orderly inserted into the first through hole (1211), the second through hole (1233) and the clamping slot (1222), and the locking plate (123) is pulled to be matched with the buckling part (115); and the locking plate (123) is fixed in order to fix the front frame (11) and the rear frame (12) oppositely. The outer frame assembly (10) of the liquid crystal display device can be assembled and disassembled rapidly, and accordingly, the production efficiency can be improved.
Patent GB-2534026-A (GB)
Title: Invert emulsion drilling fluids with fumed silica and methods of drilling boreholes
Inventor: VIKRANT BHAVANISHANKAR WAGLE
IPC: C09K8/36
Filed: 2013-09-24
Abstract: An invert emulsion drilling fluid employing as a suspension agent very fine sized fumed silica in combination with a primary viscosifier such as for example a fatty dimer diamine, and a method for the use thereof in drilling wellbores, with good rheological properties at high temperatures and pressures. In one embodiment the drilling fluid is free of organophilic clays and lignites and free of non-hydrophilic "low gravity solids," and the fumed silica is a hydrophilic fumed silica, which provides enhanced suspension of drill cuttings without barite sag while maintaining good rheological properties at high temperatures and pressures.
Patent GB-2548325-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic source seperation systems
Inventor: DAVID BETTS
IPC: G10L21/0272
Filed: 2016-02-10
Abstract: Blind separation of acoustic sources (S1-4 in fig.1) detected by microphones (10, 202a-n) proceeds by converting multi-channel audio signals 205 into time-frequency data frames (eg. a time sequence of spectra via STFTs) and storing T x F frames in a buffer for each microphone 300, with each frame weighted 304 according to its likelihood in being used to construct a multichannel filter 208. For each frequency a demixing matrix (Wf) is modified by a respective gradient value (G;G') calculated from a stochastic selection of time-frequency data frames. The multichannel filter may then perform acoustic source separation (eg. to target a source specified by the user input) or adaptive (eg. Minimum Variance Distortionless Response) beamforming. Dimension reduction (402 fig. 4) may be employed when sensors outnumber sources.
Patent GB-2553084-A (GB)
Title: Hand-held load distribution device
Inventor: JUSTIN CLAPHAM
IPC: A45F5/10
Filed: 2016-07-11
Abstract: The hand-held load distribution device has a bend shaft 2 to support, at least in part, the weight of the hand-held load 20 and a strap 1 for attachment to the users wrist, hand or arm. The bend shaft 2 and strap 1 may be formed from a single piece of material, potentially the size of an A4 sheet. The hand-held load 20 may be a shopping bag. The device may be moveable between a pre-use, planar configuration and an in-use three-dimensional shape. The strap 1 may be reversible where either side of the strap 1 may abut the wrist, arm or hand of the user when in use. The strap 1 may have fastening elements (7, figure 3) with corresponding slots (5, figure 3). The fastening elements (7, figure 3) may be formed by semi-circular cuttings (13, figure 4). The device may be used to help people with arthritis or in exercising.
Patent GB-2540052-A (GB)
Title: Charging and re-provisioning station for electric and hybrid unmanned aerial vechicles
Inventor: DAVID BROTHERTON-RATCLIFFE
IPC: B64F3/00
Filed: 2015-06-01
Abstract: A charging station for one of more electric VTOL aircraft 105,106 comprises a support pole 101 or frame and a landing pad 104 attached to the support pole or frame. The charging station further comprises a charging system connected to a power source for recharging and monitoring the batteries of the aircraft 105,106. A precision docking and anchoring system to guide the aircraft 105,106 into docking on the landing pad 104 and to hold the aircraft 105,106 in a stable position whilst charging is also included. An electrical connection system automatically provides an electrical connection between the aircraft 105,106 and the station after landing. A communication system provides a communication between the charging station and a central control station and between the drone and the charging station. A precision positioning system includes a differential GPS ground station. A re-provisioning station for VTOL UAVs may include unloading and loading systems for replacing one or more battery packs. Battery swapping may be carried out automatically.
Patent GB-2543903-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for controlling overusage of playing machines
Inventor: JOHN JERVIS COMFORT
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2016-08-31
Abstract: A method for alerting a player over their usage of a playing machine to promote responsible gambling. The method includes setting, on the playing machine, threshold levels to a plurality of usage parameters for a user, such as amount wagered, total amount spent and time spent in play. These parameters are then monitored by the playing machine wherein, if the threshold levels are violated then an alert is generated, for managers or staff of the facility deploying the playing machine or for the user in some situations, to prevent the user from any financial loss due to over playing.
Patent GB-2554370-A (GB)
Title: Method for operating a reception device in a system using multi-copy transmission
Inventor: LIONEL TOCZE
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2016-09-22
Abstract: Operating a receiver of multiple copies of ordered packets by several routes of a communication network (i.e. a multi-path arrangement) 650. The copies of a same packet have a same index (sequence ID) in the order of the packets. The method comprises: determining, for each route, the index of the last received copy of a packet; upon reception of a copy of a packet from one of the routes: assessing, based on the determined indexes for each route, a frontier index 655 for which a reception of a copy having that index or a lower index is no longer expected from any of the routes, updating the frontier 655, and allowing release 660 of received copies of that packet. The method controls when packets are released, e.g. to be processed/decoded, whilst minimising latency and storage requirements. The received copy of a packet may be checked for errors and allowed to be released if it is error-free (670, Fig. 6c) or if an error-free packet can be recovered from the already received copies (675, 680, Fig. 6c). The frontier index may define the boundary of a storage part and a reading and decoding part of a shared memory.
Patent GB-2545073-A (GB)
Title: Combining video see-through that imitates an automobile window with other video
Inventor: GIL THIEBERGER
IPC: G02B27/01
Filed: 2016-10-26
Abstract: The system combines video see-through (VST) with video-unrelated-to-the-VST (VUR). The occupant wears a head-mounted display (HMD) that presents an HMD-video. A camera 12, which is mounted to the vehicle, is configured to take video of the outside environment (Vout). An HMD tracking module 27 calculates a position of the HMD relative to the compartment of the vehicle. And a computer calculates, based on the position of the HMD relative to the compartment, a window-location for the presenting the VST. Additionally, the computer generates, based on the Vout, the VST that represents a view of the outside environment from the point of view of the occupant, and generates the HMD-video based on combining the VUR with the VST. The vehicle may be an autonomous vehicle
Patent GB-2557955-A (GB)
Title: Tipper truck body spray bar and spraying system
Inventor: DAVID KEENAGHAN
IPC: B60S3/00
Filed: 2016-12-20
Abstract: A tipper truck body spray bar comprising: a spray tube 122 having a plurality of spray outlets (124, fig 1b) for spraying a liquid; an inlet connector (126) for connecting a liquid supply pipe 130 to supply liquid into the spray tube; and a mounting arrangement for mounting the spray tube to a tipper truck body. The system may comprise a liquid supply tank 132, a pump 134 and a pipe for supplying fluid to the spraying system. The system may also comprise a control unit to control operation of the pump and may operate a timer for the period of operation. Additionally, the system may be controlled remotely using a remote device. Furthermore, the system may comprise a sensor for detecting when a load is discharged from the tipper and produce a discharge signal to initiate the operation of the spray system.