baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2564433-A (GB)
Title: System for optimising driver and vehicle performance
Inventor: RICHARD ANDREW POWELL
IPC: G01C21/36
Filed: 2017-07-10
Abstract: A system and method for optimising driver and vehicle performance, comprising a route optimisation module 12 configured to calculate a route to an input destination based on driver priorities, to utilise modelled vehicle data and vehicle state data in the route calculation, to utilise a driver identity data, and a driver guidance module 14 configured to provide real time guidance and feedback to the driver relating to gear selection, vehicle speed, and the performance of the vehicle based on observed driver behaviour. Driver priorities may include emissions reduction, or fuel economy. A communication module 16 connected to a remote server 18 is included, which is configured to interface with a network and receive real-time updates on traffic conditions. A control hub in communication with a plurality of autonomous vehicles is also included, and their respective optimisation modules, to calculate the most efficient route to an input destination based on the combined input variables. A driver scoring system may further be incorporated, that matches the driver performance to the vehicle real time performance.
Patent GB-2564699-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for generating contact recommendations
Inventor: ZHOU XU
IPC: H04M1/60
Filed: 2017-07-21
Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating contact recommendations for a vehicle communication apparatus, comprising determining 110 a plurality of vehicle contact events (e.g. telephone calls) associated with a communication device, determining 120 a distance between one or more current parameters (e.g. current day or current time) and one or more respective parameters (e.g. day or time) associated with each of the vehicle contact events, and generating 130 one or more contact recommendations according to the distance. Contact events may be vehicle contact events, i.e. those contact events that were executed via the vehicle communication apparatus. In this way, contact recommendations for contact events taking place in the vehicle are based on previous contact events made from the vehicle, thus providing improved recommendations. For example, the distance of the current time to one call (call 1) is smaller relative to other previous calls (call 2 or call 3), therefore will be considered the closest (less distance) and hence is more similar to the current parameters. In other words, it is determined based on historical contact event data that the user is more likely to call the telephone number of call 1.
Patent GB-2549904-A (GB)
Title: Augmenting information request
Inventor: SARBAJIT RAKSHIT
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2015-12-30
Abstract: An electronic device comprises a microphone for receiving an oral request for information about an unspecified object. A sensor receives augmentation information about the unspecified object. Combination logic combines information from the oral request with the augmentation information into a combined format information request. Information retrieval logic then retrieves an answer to the combined format information request.
Patent GB-2565138-A (GB)
Title: X-ray generator
Inventor: GIL TRAVISH
IPC: H05G1/30
Filed: 2017-08-04
Abstract: To achieve high quality x-ray imaging it is important to be able to control the production of x-rays in an x-ray generator. This is achieved by an x-ray generator comprising an array of electron field emitters 20 for producing paths of electrons 60 and target material 30 comprising x-ray photon producing material configured to emit x-ray photons 70 in response to the incidence of produced electrons 60 upon it. An array of magnetic-field generators are used for affecting the paths of the produced electrons from the array of electron field emitters such that one or more paths 80 are divertible away from the x-ray photon producing material so as to reduce the production of x-ray photons by the said one or more paths of electrons. The generator comprising a sensing circuit 50, 110 arranged to measure the amount of electrical charge emitted by one or more electron emitters, and a controller 90 for controlling the array of magnetic-field generators in response to the amount of electrical charge measured.
Patent GB-2554992-A (GB)
Title: Smart Scan Peripheral
Inventor: ERIK TODESCHINI
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 2017-08-25
Abstract: A smart-scan peripheral 200 is capable of attaching to a mobile computing device (e.g., a smartphone, 100) allowing the resulting combination to be used like a traditional gun scanner. The peripheral comprises housing 202, platform 202b, actuator 207 and trigger 205. The scan handle peripheral does not require a power source or any electrical connection to the mobile computing device but can operate to relay trigger pull information to an application on the mobile computing device. This peripheral makes use of a magnetometer 124 found in the mobile computing device by moving a magnet 206 into the vicinity of the magnetometer. As the handle magnet enters the field around the magnetometer, an application running in the mobile computing device detects a disruption, and an operation such as a barcode scanning event is triggered. In an alternative embodiment, a passive near field communication (NFC) tag 600 is mounted on the actuator which slides into a readable position of an NFC reader on the mobile computing device to cause a trigger event.
Patent GB-2566014-A (GB)
Title: Inductive power transfer pad
Inventor: SIMON WECHSLER
IPC: H02J50/10
Filed: 2017-08-25
Abstract: An inductive power transfer pad 100 is part of an inductive power transfer system for charging an electric vehicle and has a stationary part 2 and a movable part 3, which can be raised upwards in a Z-direction relative to the stationary part to reach a higher position. The stationary part has a frame 4 that surrounds the stationary part on at least three sides and has an upper edge 5 oriented towards the movable part. The upper edge has at least one first supporting surface 6, 7, 14, formed of an inclined surface, on which the movable part rests when in a lowered, resting position. The movable part has at least one contacting surface 18 which contacts the first supporting surface(s) when in the resting position, wherein the first contacting surface(s) fits to the first supporting surface(s). The inclined surface(s) provide a means of stabilisation against external forces, e.g. caused by a vehicle driving against or onto the pad, or steering onto the pad. Two or more of the first contacting surfaces may be inclined in different directions. The stationary part may have one or more protrusions 20, 25, 27 having a second supporting surface which contact second contacting surfaces on a bottom side of the movable part when in the resting position.
Patent GB-2556172-A (GB)
Title: Airbag Assembly
Inventor: CHRIS STEPHEN O'CONNOR
IPC: B60R21/217
Filed: 2017-09-15
Abstract: An instrument-panel assembly includes an instrument panel 34, an airbag housing 36 supported by the instrument panel, an airbag 38 supported by the housing, and a rotatable connection 40 rotatably supporting the housing on the instrument panel. The instrument panel extends along a longitudinal axis (L, figure 1). The rotatable connection is rotatable about a rotational axis (R) transverse to the longitudinal axis. The assembly may further comprise a spring 68 coupled to the housing and the instrument panel, said spring either being spaced from the rotatable connection or mounted about the rotatable connection (figure 4A). An airbag assembly comprising a housing provided with a rotatable connection and a spring, but not necessarily located in an instrument panel is also claimed. In a further embodiment the airbag assembly has a casing (50, figure 5A) connected to the housing by means of two bolts (78) which are releasably fixed in two slots (76), thus allowing the housing to rotate about one of the bolts (figure 5B). In the event of an oblique impact the rotatable connection allows the airbag to rotate and thus absorb some of the lateral momentum of an occupant striking the airbag.
Patent GB-2566523-A (GB)
Title: System and method for vehicle convoys
Inventor: JITHESH KOTTERI
IPC: G08G1/00
Filed: 2017-09-18
Abstract: A system is provided for use in a non-lead vehicle 14 in a convoy 10, particularly an off-road convoy. An image handling module obtains non-lead image data of a scene in the vicinity of non-lead vehicle 14. A communications module, typically using V2V technology, receives data from a preceding vehicle 12 in the convoy, including lead image data of a scene in the vicinity of preceding vehicle 12. The lead image data is used to obtain pose data of preceding vehicle 12 and a sparse map comprising coordinates of a set of identifying features in the scene, for example terrain information. Pose data of non-lead vehicle 14 relative to preceding vehicle 12 is then determined from the non-lead image data and the sparse map via visual odometry. The system may then communicate with a further vehicle 16 in convoy 10. A representation of the terrain traversed by preceding vehicle 12 may be displayed from the point of view of non-lead vehicle 14.
Patent GB-2554823-A (GB)
Title: Lighting device including multiple diffusers for blending light
Inventor: ANDREW CHARLES HUSSEY
IPC: F21K9/66
Filed: 2016-05-18
Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed, and includes at least one lighting element for emitting light, an inner diffuser, and an outer diffuser. The inner diffuser defines a lighting cavity and an outer surface, where the at least one lighting element is located within the lighting cavity. The outer diffuser surrounds the inner diffuser. The outer diffuser defines an inner surface. The outer surface of the inner diffuser and the inner surface of the outer diffuser cooperate together to define a space between the inner diffuser and the outer diffuser. The inner diffuser and the outer diffuser spread and blend the light emitted by the at least one lighting element.
Patent GB-2571382-A (GB)
Title: A parallel method of flood filing, and apparatus
Inventor: ROBERT KEITH JOHN WITHEY
IPC: G06T19/20
Filed: 2018-07-27
Abstract: A flood fill method for parallel implementation comprises the steps of receiving an image comprising first elements having a flood fill source colour to be replaced with a flood fill target colour, and second elements not having the flood fill source colour; dividing the imageaccording to a hierarchical space-partitioning scheme to form cells at a plurality of levels in the hierarchy; detecting the occupancy of each cell by second elements; for any cell having no occupancy by second elements, set a depth elevation value for child cells of that cell to be one greater than the value for that cell. The flood fill navigates levels towards a root cell by the depth elevation amount of a cell to reach the largest parent cell 1610-1650 which can be flood filled, and fills the flood fill source colour of cells having no occupancy by second elements with the flood fill target colour. The partitioning is preferably a quad-tree division. An entertainment device such as a video game console is claimed, which performs the flood fill on a 3D model. The purpose is to efficiently render complete 3D models on GPUs, from moments of video gameplay to be 3D printed for posterity.
Patent GB-2566655-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus to utilize a metal to metal seal
Inventor: ANDREW WEBBER
IPC: E21B33/12
Filed: 2017-05-23
Abstract: In one aspect, a downhole device for use in a wellbore to selectively isolate a first pressure and a second pressure is disclosed, including a first piston including: a first sealing face to selectively isolate the first pressure and the second pressure; a first pressure face to receive the first pressure; and a second pressure face to receive the second pressure; and a second piston selectively coupled to the first piston, the second piston including a third pressure face to receive the second pressure; and a fourth pressure face to receive the first pressure, wherein the fourth pressure face is larger than the first pressure face.
Patent GB-2582569-A (GB)
Title: Associated spatial audio playback
Inventor: LASSE JUHANI LAAKSONEN
IPC: H04S7/00
Filed: 2019-03-25
Abstract: An apparatus which comprises means for obtaining the location/orientation of a user, as well as one or more audio elements which form an audio scene. An auxiliary audio element is also obtained, which is associated with the audio scene and is located at an outside zone of the audio scene. The audio elements and/or auxiliary audio elements are then rendered. Preferably, if a user has moved or has performed a zoom action, the user will no longer be able to hear the obtained audio elements. Preferably, the audio elements are grouped into a number of sets based on the location/orientation of the elements. Preferably the auxiliary element can be used to augment the obtained audio elements. There is a second aspect of the invention which comprises means for obtaining an audio scene comprising at least two audio elements, and positions associated with the elements. Dividing the scene into sets and creating auxiliary audio element, which compliment each audio scene, forming augmented sets.
Patent GB-2582778-A (GB)
Title: Railway sleeper
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JAMES WHITELEY
IPC: E01B3/46
Filed: 2019-04-02
Abstract: A composite railway sleeper 10 comprising a body 11 and a base layer 12 to be placed on ground 14 underneath, wherein the body 11 which has an elongate extension from a first end to a second end and is made from a composite material comprising reinforcing fibres oriented along the elongate extension, wherein the base layer 12 is provided on a side of the body 11, and wherein at least a portion of the base layer 12 comprises a surface configuration (32, figure 5b) providing better ground-engaging grip than the composite material. The specification also comprises a method of manufacturing a railway sleeper and comprises the steps of forming from a composite material a sleeper 10 body 11 having reinforcing fibres orientated along an elongate extension of the body, providing a base layer 12 to be bonded to the sleeper body, allowing the base layer to bond, and provide the base layer with a surface configuration (32, figure 5b) that may provide better ground engaging grip than that of the body.
Patent GB-2582922-A (GB)
Title: A bracket
Inventor: MICK HOLMES
IPC: B60B33/00
Filed: 2019-04-08
Abstract: A bracket (2) comprising; a mounting face (10 not shown), a fixing face (4) which are spaced apart from each other. The mounting face (10) further comprising a location portion (16). Bracket also has gussets for structural support (34) and a plurality of locating and fixing holes/apertures.
Patent GB-2583932-A (GB)
Title: Device for folding a collapsible crate
Inventor: DANIEL SLOAN
IPC: B65D6/18
Filed: 2019-05-14
Abstract: A machine has a frame 102 with vertical channel 106. Conveyor 130, 132 can engage the base of a crate descending through the channel. Unlockers (178 fig 5) can horizontally urge one pair of opposed walls of the crate to unlock them. Pivoters (182 fig 5) can horizontally urge said walls. Bucklers 134 can horizontally urge another pair of opposed walls. The conveyor can be two rotationally coupled pairs of contrarotating arms; the upper having a greater radius than the lower. The arms can be stopped to pause the conveyor. The unlockers and pivoter can both be on a single right angled arm with several such arms rotating about an axis. The pivoter can be on the tip while the unlocker can be on the right angle so that the pivoter is further from the rotational axis than the unlocker. Ideally the unlocker disengages the crate first; then the pivoter; then the conveyor. The buckler can be a cantilevered spring biased roller to move the crate’s remaining walls to at least 70 degrees from the vertical. The channel can extend below the conveying means to allow the crate to fall. There can be a hopper above the conveyors.
Patent GB-2576232-A (GB)
Title: Construction set
Inventor: MARTIN HEINZER
IPC: A63H33/16
Filed: 2019-06-17
Abstract: The invention relates to a construction set, in particular for use as a toy, in the form of a construction kit or, respectively, as a plug-in system. The construction set is designed to be modular and to have a minimum of differently shaped base elements, preferably made of cardboard or paperboard. To this end, a connection is made of at least two support-shaped or carrier-shaped hollow profiles 1 and/or wall elements (11, figure 4) by means of dowel-shaped connecting elements 10, wherein the hollow profiles are provided with holes 7 which correspond to the cross section of the connecting elements 10. The hollow profiles in the form of supports 1 and the connecting elements 10 are folded.
Patent GB-2585225-A (GB)
Title: Light-emitting polymer
Inventor: KIRAN KAMTEKAR
IPC: H01L51/00
Filed: 2019-07-03
Abstract: A light-emitting polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula Ar1 wherein Ar1 is an arylene repeat unit which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents; a light-emitting repeat unit; and a repeat unit of formula (I): wherein Ar2 and Ar3 each independently represent a C6-20 arylene group or a 5-20 membered heteroarylene group which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents and CB represents a conjugation-breaking group which does not provide a conjugation path between Ar2 and Ar3; and wherein the polymer has a solubility in water or a C1-8 alcohol at 20°C of at least 0.1 mg/ ml. The light-emitting polymer may be part of a particle containing the polymer and a matrix material, e.g. silica. The light-emitting polymer may be used in an assay for detection of a target analyte.
Patent GB-2578191-A (GB)
Title: Automatic and interactive animation driven by change-based heuristics
Inventor: ANIRUDH SASIKUMAR
IPC: G06T13/80
Filed: 2019-08-14
Abstract: A method for performing animation, the method comprising: determining a first object of a first artboard and a plurality of second objects of a second artboard; adding the plurality of second objects to a list, sorting the list based on at least one metric associated with the first object and the plurality of second objects to generate a sorted list, generating an association between the first object and the second object corresponding to a first entry in the sorted list; and rendering an animation using the association. The metric for the list may be position, size, fill colour, stroke colour, visibility, corner radius, line height, character spacing, and font size. A further embodiment relates to a method for previewing an animation the method comprising: receiving a first object associated with a first artboard and a second object associated with a second artboard, wherein the first and second objects represent an entity at a first time and a second time; determining a direction of movement with respect to the first and second objects; receiving a drag event in the direction; and updating a visual representation of the entity in response to the drag event.
Patent GB-2576261-A (GB)
Title: Image pickup device and imaging apparatus
Inventor: NORIO NEGISHI
IPC: H04N5/783
Filed: 2016-05-26
Abstract: An image sensor has an imaging portion that photoelectrically converts incident light. Analog to digital converters (ADCs) (111, figure 1) convert analog image signals output from the imaging portion to digital image data. A memory stores digital image data of at least one frame converted by the ADCs. A processor changes a data size of the digital image data converted by the ADCs. The processor generates second digital image with a smaller data size from first digital image data. The first digital image data is stored in the memory, and the second digital image data is possible to be output from the image sensor before the first digital image data in a case where the first digital image data and the second digital image data are output from the image sensor.
Patent GB-2587683-A (GB)
Title: Systems, arrangements, structures and methods for aircraft
Inventor: KAMRAN IQBAL
IPC: B64D31/00
Filed: 2020-03-11
Abstract: A propulsion management system 20 for an aircraft 1 having an air propulsion system 6 which comprises one or more propellers 10. The propulsion management system is arranged to selectively interact a transducer assembly with the one or more propellers to extract energy from the propellers and/or control the air propulsion system to drive the one or more propellers in reverse in order to provide a reverse thrust.
Patent GB-2588487-A (GB)
Title: Continuous size separation of nanoparticles
Inventor: CHRISTOPH GREVE
IPC: B82Y40/00
Filed: 2020-07-13
Abstract: A method for the separation of nanoparticles whereby a crude nanoparticle solution is added to a first mixing chamber. An antisolvent, and optionally an aidsolvent, is then added to the solution causing portion of the nanoparticles to agglomerate. These agglomerated nanoparticles are separated to give the first nanoparticle fraction. and the remainder of the solution transferred to a second chamber where antisolvent, and optionally aidsolvent, is again added to the solution causing portion of the remaining nanoparticles to agglomerate. These are then separated from solution to give the second nanoparticle fraction. Preferably the antisolvent is methanol, ethanol or acetone. Preferably the aid solvent is one or more of toluene, xylene or dichloromethane. Preferably the recovered nanoparticles are washed with a solvent mixture and the washings combined with the solution obtained after separation. This solvent mixture is preferably an anti-solvent selected from methanol, ethanol or acetone. More preferably the solvent mixture further comprises a solvent selected from toluene, xylene or dichloromethane.
Patent GB-2597316-A (GB)
Title: Use of cannabidiol in the treatment of seizures associated with rare epilepsy syndromes related to genetic abnormalities
Inventor: DANIEL ADAM CHECKETTS
IPC: A61P25/12
Filed: 2020-07-20
Abstract: The use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the treatment of epileptic seizures associated with rare epilepsy syndromes, the seizures treated are in patients diagnosed with a zinc finger DHHC domain-containing protein 9 (ZDHHC9) mutation. In a further embodiment the types of seizures include atonic and tonic-clonic seizures. Preferably the CBD comprises greater than 98% (w/w) CBD and less than or equal to 2% (w/w) of other cannabinoids. Where the CBD is given concomitantly with one or more other anti-epileptic drugs (AED) including clobazam, valproic acid and levetiracetam. Preferably the dose of CBD is between 5 mg/kg/day to 50 mg/kg/day. Preferably the CBD used is in the form of a botanically derived purified CBD, but a synthetically produced CBD can alternatively be used.
Patent GB-2584568-A (GB)
Title: Radiographic imaging system, camera control device, and camera control method
Inventor: TOMOKI KIMURA
IPC: A61B6/00
Filed: 2018-12-26
Abstract: Provided is a mechanism in a camera device for recording appropriate images relating to the performance status of radiographic imaging in an imaging room. The present invention includes: a radiation generating device 11 which generates radiation toward a subject; a radiation detection device 12 which detects the incoming radiation as an image signal; a camera device 14 which records an image relating to performance status of radiographic imaging using radiation in an imaging room; and a camera control device 15 which controls the camera device 14. The camera control device 15 recognizes the imaging location where the radiographic imaging is performed in the imaging room and sets a parameter for the camera device 14 according to the recognized imaging location.