baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2574663-A (GB)
Title: An EEG signal processor, and associated methods
Inventor: JOHAN LUNDSTRÖM
IPC: A61B5/374
Filed: 2018-06-15
Abstract: Olfactory bulb (OB) function is measured using an electro-bulbogram (EBG). EEG signals representative of electrical activity in a participant's brain for a period of time following exposure to an odour are measured, and EEG power data at frequencies greater than 25Hz, ideally in the range 25-100Hz, are determined to provide an indicator of the olfactory bulb (OB) function. A singe EEG system may be used to measure signals relating to both OBs, or separate systems 502, 512 may be used for the left and right OBs. The determined olfactory bulb function may be used as an early indication of neurological disease such as Parkinson’s disease. A Parkinson’s disease indicator 560 may be provided based on the difference between an indicator of left OB function 510a and right OB function 510b.
Patent GB-2575489-A (GB)
Title: Key releasable bottle cap
Inventor: MATTHEW RICHARD DEAN LOBLEY
IPC: B65D50/06
Filed: 2018-07-12
Abstract: A key releasable cap 100 for a container with an externally threaded neck. The cap comprises an inner member 110 within an annular outer member 120. The inner member comprises a circular top wall 130 and a sidewall 140, which has an internally facing thread (210, figure 3). The top wall comprises at least one key receiving means 200, which enables the inner member to be rotated and may comprise a blind hole. The outer member sidewall 170 is of at least the same depth as, and completely surrounds, inner sidewall 140 and the innermost radius of the outer side wall may be greater than the outermost radius of the inner member. The outer member is movably fastened to the inner member such that the inner and outer members can rotate independently relative to each other, perhaps with bearings 160 positioned between the side walls. There may be a key (220, figure 6) comprising complementary engagement means. The key may comprise top and side walls (230 and 240, figure 6) so that there is a close fit of the key over and around the outer member.
Patent GB-2576341-A (GB)
Title: Simplifying subsea structures
Inventor: ARILD ØSTHUS
IPC: E21B43/017
Filed: 2018-08-15
Abstract: A subsea processing system comprises a lattice frame 24, 26 made up of structural members 28, 32 & 30 and at least one fluid-processing device. At least one of the structural members effects fluid communication to or from the or each fluid-processing device 44. The system may be towable and the fluid processing device may comprise an immersion heater.
Patent GB-2567309-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for conducting an automated conversation with a virtual agent system
Inventor: JIANG CHEN
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2018-08-21
Abstract: A computer-implemented method for conducting a conversation with a virtual agent system is provided. The method includes receiving a conversation input from a user during a conversation of the user with a virtual agent system. The method includes probabilistically matching the conversation input with a store of earlier conversations between the user and the virtual agent system to determine whether the input relates to an existing topic or starts a new topic. The input is then interpreted to identify the user’s intention, and an action and/or reply to be performed by the virtual agent is determined based on the identified new or existing topic and the user’s intention.
Patent GB-2577562-A (GB)
Title: Chess education apparatus
Inventor: CLAIRE SUMMERSCALE
IPC: G09B19/22
Filed: 2018-09-28
Abstract: A chess education apparatus 99 comprising a board 200 and a plurality of pieces 100, wherein the pieces comprise symbols 1, 2, 3 arranged to educate a user as to patterns of movement of the piece during a game of chess. The board 200 may be foldable or include indicia 4, 5 which denote starting positions for the pieces 100. The chessmen 100 may comprise opposing flat faces separated by wall defining sides, with a standardized chess piece motif on one face and a piece movement pattern on an opposing face. Different pieces 100, for example, kings, queens, bishops, knights, rooks and pawns, may have walls of different heights. Educative symbols indicating the name of the piece or its value may also be provided on the various counters 100.
Patent GB-2568818-A (GB)
Title: Ball joint
Inventor: MICHAEL COLTON
IPC: F16C23/04
Filed: 2018-10-18
Abstract: Disclosed is a ball joint with an inner race 20 and a ceramic outer race 30. The outer race has a width L and a longitudinal axis A1. The radial clearance Y between the races when free from load is defined by the equation Y = -K · ln[1-(2X/L)2], where K is a predetermined constant, such as between 0.001 and 0.5, and X is the axial distance measured from a mid-plane P of the outer race that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The maximum value for Y is achieved when X=L/2, i.e. at the junction between outer race surface 32 and lateral faces 33. The description highlights that Y increases continuously from the mid-plane P toward the junction and that the radial clearance at the junction may be between 10 microns and 1 millimetre. A self-lubricating fabric may be interposed between the races, and may specifically be fastened to the outer race. The inner race may also be ceramic. Such continuously increasing radial clearance on the outer race avoids edge stress concentration on the junction when the shaft bends.
Patent GB-2570214-A (GB)
Title: Content encryption and decryption using a custom key
Inventor: WAYNE R HOWE
IPC: H04W12/04
Filed: 2018-12-04
Abstract: A method for generating a custom encryption key by: receiving data from a plurality of key material sources; retrieving a plurality of data sets (e.g. bit strings or sequences) from the data, each one of the plurality of data sets comprising a plurality of data units (e.g. bits); extracting a plurality of selected data units (e.g. bits) from the plurality of data units; and generating a custom key using the plurality of selected data units. Once the encryption key has been generated/derived content is encrypted using the custom key and transmitted. The recipient may derive the decryption key from the same key material sources. The plural key material sources may be web-pages, web-sites, documents, video or audio files etc. A particular mechanism for combining bits from the multiple sources may be used such as extracting bits and using a movement direction and value to run through the key generation step. A directory may be compiled indicating, using pointers, the multiple key sources and further may specify particular portions of the multiple key sources that may be used as the data sets. A massive encryption key may be generated of Gigabyte/Terabyte size and used to encrypt data through exclusive-OR operation.
Patent GB-2580136-A (GB)
Title: Handling exceptions in multi-tile processing arrangement
Inventor: Alan Graham Alexander
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2018-12-21
Abstract: A processing system having an arrangement of tiles 4 and an interconnect for exchange following a bulk synchronous parallel (BSP) scheme where each tile performs an on-tile compute phase followed by an inter-tile exchange phase. When the compute phase is completed each tile raises a synchronisation request and pauses instruction issue until it receives a sync acknowledgement. A tile can be in an excepted state wherein it raises an exception signal and pauses instruction issue until the excepted state has been resolved. An excepted state may be stored in a debug register. When an exception event status (exception flag) is set the SYNC instruction does not send a sync request permitting thus (a debug tool, 1120) to interrogate the tile. The chip may be barrel-threaded with each tile having registers for multiple threads and a scheduler. A supervisor thread (subprogram) may coordinate the execution of worker threads operating in interleaved execution time slots. The supervisor thread may perform barrier synchronization by ensuring that some threads do not begin until other threads make certain data available. The chip may run a machine intelligence algorithm wherein tiles may represent nodes in a graph converging towards a solution.
Patent GB-2570816-A (GB)
Title: Communication control device, toll collection system, communication control method, and program
Inventor: TAKASHI MAEDA
IPC: H04B1/10
Filed: 2016-11-21
Abstract: A communication control device (1a) is provided with: an erroneous communication prevention antenna (21) capable of receiving radio waves transmitted from a radio wave leakage monitoring region (Q2), which is defined in a region different from a dedicated short range communication region (Q1) where regular communication with a dedicated short range communication antenna (20) is carried out; a signal alteration unit which is provided on a communication interconnection between the dedicated short range communication antenna (20) and an antenna controller (31), and which alters a signal received from the dedicated short range communication antenna (20); and a signal alteration unit control unit which, when the erroneous communication prevention antenna (21) has received radio waves, causes the signal transmitted from the dedicated short range communication antenna (20) to the antenna controller (31) to be altered.
Patent GB-2585952-A (GB)
Title: Method
Inventor: DAVID RICHARDS
IPC: G01S17/894
Filed: 2019-07-26
Abstract: A method suitable for use by a time-of-flight imaging system (500), wherein the system (500) emits illumination in multiple configurations (A,B), each configuration (A,B) having a different spatially-varying intensity over a field of view (508) of an image sensor (512), the method comprising: moving an actuation mechanism (506) to change the illumination via a first sequence of configurations (A,B) from a first configuration (A) to a final configuration (B); moving the actuation mechanism (506) to subsequently change the illumination via a second sequence of configurations (B,A) from the final configuration (B) to the first configuration (A); and obtaining a set of data from the image sensor (512) for each of the configurations (A,B) in the first and second sequences, thereby is obtaining two sets of data for each configuration (A,B) including two sets of data for the final configuration (B) that are obtained without moving the actuation mechanism (506) therebetween, wherein the sets of data are suitable for producing two range image frames. The second sequence preferable being the first sequence in reverse order.
Patent GB-2592883-A (GB)
Title: Fluid degassing control system
Inventor: CARL SIMS
IPC: B01D19/00
Filed: 2019-11-28
Abstract: A fluid degassing system comprises: a degassing module (14) having a chamber (16) and a gas-permeable membrane (18) separating the chamber into a retentate side (17a) and a permeate side (17b). The degassing module includes a fluid inlet (20) and outlet port (22) connected to the retentate side of the chamber, and an exhaust port (24) connected to the permeate side of said chamber. A vacuum pump (26) is connected to the exhaust port for evacuating the permeate side of said chamber. A fluid pump (50) connects to at least one of the inlet and outlet ports for motivating a fluid through the retentate side of the chamber at a fluid flow rate. A control system (32,40) is linked to the vacuum pump and includes a pressure sensor (30) arranged to sense a pressure of the permeate side of the chamber, a database for storing a control parameter, and a processor. A method for degassing a fluid is also disclosed. The fluid degassing system may advantageously be controlled to yield constant dissolved gas concentrations below an outgassing threshold while simultaneously limiting solvent pervaporation through a degassing membrane.
Patent GB-2582421-A (GB)
Title: System for secure metering from systems of untrusted data derived from common sources
Inventor: Mark John Nixon
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2020-01-15
Abstract: A method 1300 and system for secure metering of untrusted data, and a validating network node in a process plant is disclosed. The method comprises: collecting a measurement of a parameter in the process plant 1302, generating a transaction including the measurement 1304, transmitting the transaction to a participant in a local distributed ledger network 1306 and, after a threshold time 1308, transmitting a plurality of transactions generated during said time to a participant in the ledger network 1310. The distributed ledger may be a permissioned or private blockchain and the parameter may be amount of fluid in a fluid pipeline, such as an oil pipeline.
Patent GB-2593169-A (GB)
Title: A support device
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER DEMEESTER
IPC: E04G25/00
Filed: 2020-03-16
Abstract: A support device 99 in the form of an I-beam has upper surface 6 and lower surface 5connected by a vertical rib 10, the device includes: a base 3 with lateral fillets extending either side of the vertical rib 10, the base has securement means 2 formed in the fillets for connecting the device to a support. Preferably, the base 3 is connected to the upper surface of the I-beam by a vertical end plate 1. The base 3 is preferably wider than a lower surface 5 of the I-beam. Preferably bracing means 4 extends diagonally from a forward edge of the base to the lower surface of the I-beam. The end plate 1 preferably has the same width as the upper surface of the I-beam. Preferably the securement means includes at least one location means standing proud of the base plate. The device is adapted to attached to a support such as a standard prop.
Patent GB-2584957-A (GB)
Title: A voting aid
Inventor: PATRICK MCGONAGLE
IPC: G09B21/00
Filed: 2020-04-27
Abstract: A voting aid 10 in the form of a template having at least one aperture 16 for overlying a ballot of a ballot paper. The template has identification 18 means for identifying the desired aperture, securing means 24a and 24b for securing the aperture after having voted, and indicating means to indicate that the aperture has been secured. The identification means may be visual and tactile. The securing means may be a cover which is securable via a means which provides an audible indication when the cover is opened, such as a hook-and-loop fastening or a reversible snap fastening. The indicating means may audibly and tactilely indicate that the aperture is secured, for example using an electrical circuit with a sound generator. Alternatively, the indicating means may be a visual cue such as a light emitting diode (LED). A support (26, figure 4) for the voting aid may be provided, the support having alignment means for aligning the voting aid with the ballot paper via a mating element such as protrusion which is paired with an aperture on the ballot paper. A method of voting using the voting aid is also claimed.
Patent GB-2585460-A (GB)
Title: Toilet seat lifting apparatus
Inventor: ERIC LUCIEN SERGE PANOFF
IPC: A47K13/10
Filed: 2020-04-30
Abstract: A toilet seat lifting apparatus comprises a first member for attachment to a toilet bowl rim 42 and an energy storage member in the form of a helical spring 30. The spring has a variable internal and/or external diameter along its length and is connected between the first member and the underside of a toilet seat 44 in order to urge the seat away from the first member. A second member 20 may be attached to the underside of the seat. The spring may be a conical spring and may be compressible into a planar spiral. The first member may comprise a C-shaped bracket which may be adjustable and/or inclined to grip rims of different shapes. The spring may be provided with a flexible sleeve or cover. Also claimed is a method of retrofitting a seat lifting apparatus, a toilet comprising the lifting apparatus and computer-readable instructions for 3D printing the lifting apparatus.
Patent GB-2589658-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for running an applet
Inventor: SHAOPENG XU
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2020-05-26
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for running an applet. A specific embodiment of the method includes: reading, in response to issuing an applet to a host application, a configuration file to determine a dynamic library referenced by the applet; loading the dynamic library referenced by the applet from a sandbox directory and/or an applet platform; and running, in response to a running instruction of the applet, a script code of the applet to call the dynamic library referenced by the applet. According to the embodiment, when the applet is run, the dynamic library referenced by the applet is loaded from the sandbox directory and/or the applet platform, and the dynamic library is no longer integrated into the applet package. Even if new features are added to the dynamic library referenced by the applet, it is not necessary to integrate the dynamic library of the latest version into the applet package. Since the code of the applet package does not change, it is not necessary to re-review the applet package, thus greatly improving the convergence rate.
Patent GB-2588540-A (GB)
Title: Hydrogen sulfide removal process by use of a sulfur dye catalyst
Inventor: DAVID JACKSON
IPC: C10L3/10
Filed: 2019-05-17
Abstract: A process is presented where a feed stream containing a hydrogen sulfide and another feed component is introduced into an absorber that the feed stream flows upward from the bottom of the absorber and contacts a liquid treatment solution, where the liquid treatment solution contains a sulfur dye catalyst. The hydrogen sulfide is absorbed into the liquid treatment solution and converted into sulfide ions. The other feed component is removed from the absorber vessel substantially free of the hydrogen sulfide and a spent treatment solution is also removed from the absorber vessel and fed to an oxidation vessel where it is contacted with an oxygen containing gas causing the sulfide ions to oxidize to thiosulfate and converting the spent sulfur dye catalyst to regenerated sulfur dye catalyst. The thiosulfate is recovered, and the regenerated sulfur dye catalyst can be recycled as part of the liquid treatment solution.
Patent GB-2601795-A (GB)
Title: Electrode structure and method of making an electrode structure
Inventor: ALEX MADSEN
IPC: H01M4/04
Filed: 2020-12-10
Abstract: A first electrode structure for use in a battery cell comprises a current collector layer 112, a polymer gel electrode layer 116 and an electrically conducting interlayer 114 arranged between the current collector layer 112 and the electrode layer 116. The interlayer 116 is a composite comprising metal or carbon (e.g. carbon nanotubes) and a binder formed of polyvinylidene fluoride or carboxymethyl cellulose and is used to adhere the electrode layer 116 to the current collector layer 112. The structure is formed by extruding or casting the interlayer 114 onto the current collector layer 112 and then pressing a self-supporting electrode layer 116 onto the interlayer 114, e.g. by calendaring. A second electrode structure comprises a current collector layer 12, a self-supporting electrode layer 16 (e.g. a sintered lithium rich metal oxide) and an electrically conducting interlayer 14 (e.g. deformable porous graphite or an adhesive) arranged between the current collector layer 12 and the electrode layer 16.
Patent GB-2604162-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to hand drying systems
Inventor: KEVIN JOHN SIMMONDS
IPC: G16Y40/40
Filed: 2021-02-26
Abstract: A system 2 comprising a hand dryer 4 with an electronic control system which monitors parameters which indicate vandalism, and which will then create an alert message (70, 72, Fig 5) and initiate a communication module connected to a telecoms network 10 and communicate this alert message. The parameters may include tilt angle, acceleration or a wall coupling switch. The electronic system may be configured to create an alert message when a parameter exceeds a first value and may then generate a further message if a second value is exceeded. In addition to the alert message an audible or visual alarm may be generated. The alert message may contain data items such as appliance serial number, address, GPS location and/or attack severity.
Patent GB-2595364-A (GB)
Title: Vertical stabilizer for ejection systems
Inventor: Nicholas Kersi Charles Bharucha
IPC: B64D25/10
Filed: 2021-04-23
Abstract: A stabiliser system 500 for an ejection seat 14 comprising a collapsible support structure (502,fig5A) coupled to a seat back 102 or seat bucket 104. An aerofoil (504,fig5A) coupled to the collapsible support structure and a deployment system (506,fig5A) operatively coupled to the collapsible support structure to expand the collapsible support structure. A method of actuating an ejection system comprising; receiving an eject command (602,fig6) by a controller (202,fig6), actuating (604,fig6) the ejection seat 14 via the controller and actuating a deployment system (606,fig6) of a stabiliser system via the controller. A controller is designed to expand the collapsible support structure by expanding part (608,fig 6). The deployment system may include a spring, a linear actuator or a gas piston. The deployment system may communicate with a controller or receive power from the ejection seat or can be operatively coupled to an ordnance system. The collapsible support structure may include a frangible retention element (510,fig5A) or a retractable retention element (510,fig5A).
Patent GB-2608356-A (GB)
Title: A cooking device
Inventor: EMMANUEL KAMHARA
IPC: A47J36/32
Filed: 2021-06-14
Abstract: A cooking device comprising one or more housing 1, a bowl 11 , a stirrer 12 , a lid 2, and a timer and a controller included in the housing 1; wherein the stirrer 12 extends into the bowl from the lid 2 and the housing 1 powers the stirrer; wherein the lid 2 includes a dry reservoir (3, Fig. 3) and a wet reservoir 61 which are adapted to release foodstuffs through releases (62, 63, Fig. 5a) into the bowl 11; and wherein the controller is arranged to control the stirrer and releases in reference to the timer; The wet reservoir 61 may attach to the lid 2 via a one-way valve, and its release (63, fig. 5a) may comprise a pump, while the dry reservoir release (62, Fig. 5a) may comprise a motor; The cooking device aims to improve the preparation of foods like sadza or polenta.
Patent GB-2594210-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent article with pleats
Inventor: MICHAEL D SPERL
IPC: A61F13/513
Filed: 2018-12-21
Abstract: Absorbent articles comprising pleats and methods for forming pleated absorbent articles are disclosed. In one embodiment, an absorbent article extending in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction may comprise a bodyside liner, an outer cover, an absorbent core disposed between the bodyside liner and the outer cover, and a pleat extending in the longitudinal direction and having a lower pleat portion and an upper pleat portion, the pleat having a pleat height, wherein the lower pleat portion has a greater stiffness than the upper pleat portion.
Patent GB-2597188-A (GB)
Title: Continuous thermal insulation of pipes for transporting fluids
Inventor: RENAUD DASSONVILLE
IPC: F16L59/14
Filed: 2020-04-21
Abstract: The invention consists in an insulated pipe (1) for transporting fluids, comprising at least a plurality of insulated-pipe (1) sections comprising an internal pipe (2) that is able to transport a fluid and is inserted coaxially in an external sheath (3), said external sheath (3) and said internal pipe (2) forming, between one another, an annular zone (4) for insulating the fluid transported in the internal pipe (2) from the outside environment surrounding the external sheath (3). The two ends (5; 6) of the internal pipe (2) are able to be connected mechanically to the ends (5; 6) of the internal pipes (2) of other insulated-pipe (1) sections, and the two ends (7; 8) of the external sheath (3) are able to be connected mechanically to the ends (8) of the external sheaths (3) of other insulated-pipe sections.