baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2553561-A (GB)
Title: Engine synchronisation means
Inventor: QUENTON M JONES
IPC: F02D41/06
Filed: 2016-09-08
Abstract: Synchronisation means 12 of an internal combustion engine 10 having a crank-shaft and a camshaft geared together with a fixed rotation ratio comprises a crank-shaft wheel 18 cooperating with a first sensor 16 and a camshaft wheel 22 cooperating with a second sensor 20, both wheels having peripheral features 24, 26, 28, 30 and, both sensors adapted to detect said features and communicate to an ECU 14 binary signals S16, S20. The crank-shaft wheel features are arranged as a sequential pattern e.g. a de Bruijn sequence and a window W of a specific width covers a unique set of features corresponding to a unique string of consecutive bits mapping to a unique angular position of the crank-shaft. The features may be teeth or drilled holes with readable edges on the crank-shaft wheel and sectors on the camshaft wheel to allow an engine position to be determined when the rotation ratio is not 1:1. The sequence maybe implemented using Manchester encoding and is memorized and used with a bit string to angle conversion table. Once an engine position is determined edge counting with a location table is used for robustness.
Patent GB-2556904-A (GB)
Title: Ultrasonic clamp-on flow meter
Inventor: Steven Dixon
IPC: G01F15/14
Filed: 2016-11-24
Abstract: An ultrasonic 6 clamp-on flow meter comprising a moulded coupling element 9, or a flexible membrane (fig 17, 50) coupling element for forming a surface of a fluid (fig 17, 51) filled chamber. The moulded coupling element membrane may comprise an elastomer. The coupling element may either be formed from material such as thermosetting plastic which is either pliable or not pliable at the operating temperature of the meter. The ultrasonic active element 17 is disposed on the coupling element. The coupling element may comprise a scattering element 23 formed from the same material as the coupling element. The coupling element is disposed in a housing (fig 5, 24) with an aperture (fig 5, 40) where the aperture supports the active element. The housing may comprise an inner face (fig 5, 34) with at least one projection (fig 5, 41) extending in a direction away from the inner face and a housing insert wherein a first face of the housing insert (fig 12, 44) comprises at least one projection (fig 12, 47) extending in a direction away from the first face (fig 12, 45) and is disposed in the housing such that a second face (fig 12, 46) of the insert is flush with an inner planar face of the housing. The flow meter may be used in an energy meter comprising at least one temperature probe.
Patent GB-2543440-A (GB)
Title: Information control system
Inventor: Mark Kit Jiun Chan
IPC: G05D23/19
Filed: 2013-05-17
Abstract: The adjusting of operative settings of a plurality of devices 140 related to a monitored space, in accordance with detected or expected presence of users by determining whether the distance of a mobile device 103 from the monitored space equals or exceeds a first distance threshold, and in response to determining that the distance of the mobile device from the monitored space does equal or exceed the first distance threshold, calculating a lead time period at the lapse of which the mobile device is projected to arrive at the monitored space, and selecting an operative mode of the plurality of devices based on the lead time period and adjusting the operative settings of each device based on the selected operative mode. The mobile device may send messages with geographic location information and receive requests for them. The operative settings of the plurality of devices may be adjusted based on recorded and stored established variable behaviours, a setback point and a setback recovery time period calculated from these behaviours and also from the total number of users. The plurality of devices may be home appliances or climate control systems.
Patent GB-2550996-A (GB)
Title: Multi-function button for computing devices
Inventor: CHARLES B WOODHULL
IPC: G06F21/32
Filed: 2016-12-22
Abstract: A computing device that receives fingerprint data that is generated by at least one sensor of the computing device and determines, based on a comparison of the fingerprint data with data associated with a fingerprint of an authorized user of the computing device, whether to authorize access to one or more applications that are executable by the computing device. Responsive to determining that access to the one or more applications is authorized, the computing device determines a gesture indicated by the fingerprint data, selects, based on the gesture, an application of the one or more applications as a selected application, and outputs, for display, a graphical user interface of the selected application. The device may further determine, based on the gesture, an indication of a user selection of a region of the sensor and select an application associated with the region of the sensor.
Patent GB-2558005-A (GB)
Title: Adaptation of dynamic range enhancement based on noise floor of signal
Inventor: TEJASVI DAS
IPC: H03M1/70
Filed: 2017-01-10
Abstract: An analog signal path portion of a signal path may have: (i) an audio input Vin for receiving an analog signal, an audio output Vout for providing an output signal, and aselectable analog gain k/x, and may be configured to generate the output signal based on the analog signal and in conformity with the selectable analog gain; and (ii) a digital path portion having a selectable digital gain 12 and configured to receive a digital input signal DIG_IN and convert the digital input signal into the analog signal in conformity with the selectable digital gain. A control circuit 20 may be configured to modify the digital and analog gains inresponse to an indication to switch between gain modes of the signal path. The control circuit may determine a noise floor of an audio signal comprising the digital input signal or a signal derived therefrom, and control modification of the digital and analog gains based on the noise floor. The noise floor may be determined by performing a fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the audio signal. The analysis may take place when the audio signal is expected to have low or zero amplitude.
Patent GB-2559396-A (GB)
Title: Method of video transmission and display
Inventor: RICHARD PETER DISNEY MALLETT
IPC: H04N9/12
Filed: 2017-02-03
Abstract: A method, in a video output device, for acquiring video data for outputting to a display, comprises subscribing to a multicast stream of a plurality of multicast streams. Each multicast stream is streamed from a video source and comprises video frame data corresponding to a video frame portion (region, area). Subscribing to a multicast stream may comprise transmitting a subscription request to a network switch, coupled to the video output device and video source; the subscription request identifies the multicast stream and may indicate desired video quality, e.g. frame resolution, degree of video compression, frame bit depth or chroma subsampling scheme. Determining the multicast stream to request may be based on a position of the video frame on the display, e.g. by determining a mapping of a pixel of the display to a location in the video frame; a video frame position change may lead to a new multicast stream being subscribed to. The method has application to a video (display) wall.
Patent GB-2561215-A (GB)
Title: Animal model of neurodegenerative disease
Inventor: TIMOTHY GRANT DOWNING
IPC: G01N33/50
Filed: 2017-04-05
Abstract: An animal (e.g. rat) model of neurodegenerative disease, preferably selected from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), based on the administration of a single dose of beta-N-­methyl amino-L-alanine (BMAA), to induce the neurodegenerative disease. The single dose of BMAA is administered between postnatal day 1 to 6. Also claimed are a non-human animal suitable for use in a method of testing a compound as a treatment of a neurodegenerative disease and a kit comprising BMAA and instruction for its use.
Patent GB-2563095-A (GB)
Title: Modulators
Inventor: JOHN PAUL LESSO
IPC: H03M3/02
Filed: 2017-07-11
Abstract: This application relates time-encoding modulators such as may be used as part of analogue-to-digital conversion. A time-encoding modulator 100 receives an analogue input signal (SIN) at an input node 102 and outputs a corresponding time-encoded signal (Sout) at an output node 103. A hysteretic comparator 101 has a first comparator input connected to the input node and a comparator output connected to the output node. A feedback path extends between the output node and a second comparator input of the hysteretic comparator; with a filter arrangement 104 arranged to apply filtering to the feedback path. The hysteretic comparator 101 compares the input signal (SIN) to the feedback signal (SFB) with hysteresis. This provides a pulse-width modulated output signal (Sout) where the duty cycle encodes the input signal. The cycle period of such a modulator can vary with the magnitude of the input signal. This may be disadvantageous. A disclosed embodiment therefore includes a time decoding converter 401 that determines a time parameter Tx of the output signal. This parameter is provided to a hysteresis controller 402 which may reduce the amount of hysteresis applied as the input signal increases, to maintain the cycle period.
Patent GB-2554557-A (GB)
Title: Coupling of multiple brushes to a motorised device for simultaneous movement thereof
Inventor: THOMAS ROBERT ETIENNE PELLEREAU
IPC: B44D3/00
Filed: 2017-09-25
Abstract: An apparatus comprises a coupling device 200 configured to couple a plurality of brushes to a rotating member (54, figure 7A) of a motorised device (figure 7A), such that fibrous ends of the brushes can be simultaneously located in a cleaning liquid by a user holding the motorised device above the cleaning liquid, and caused to simultaneously move by operation of the motorised device. The coupling device preferably includes resiliently deformable apertures 204a-d for gripping the brushes. The apertures may also be tapered away from the brush-receiving end and include a lengthwise slit. A method comprising attaching a plurality of brushes to a coupling device; attaching the coupling device to a rotatable drive shaft of a motorised device; and operating the motorised device to move the brushes about an axis of the drive shaft is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2568546-A (GB)
Title: A valve and valve component
Inventor: CARL MELLINGS
IPC: F16K31/08
Filed: 2017-11-21
Abstract: An electromagnetic flexure valve comprises a first pole piece 50a and a second pole piece 50b. A flexure assembly 40 is configured for movement between a first state adjacent the first pole piece 50a and a second state adjacent the second pole piece 50b. A coil 20 is configured to receive electrical power from a power supply and to actuate the flexure assembly 40 between the first and second states. A biasing configuration is used to bias the flexure assembly into the first or the second state when the coil is not powered and irrespective of the current state of the flexure assembly such that a failsafe mode is provided.
Patent GB-2559268-A (GB)
Title: Data processing
Inventor: GUANGHUI GENG
IPC: G06F12/0817
Filed: 2017-12-12
Abstract: A data processing system comprises: a master node (e.g. requesting node 160 with cache 162) initiating data transmissions; slave nodes 120-140 receiving the data transmissions; and home node 110 controlling coherency amongst data stored by the system. At least one data transmission from the master node to one slave node bypasses the home node. In response to serialisation of a given transmission request, the home-node authorizes direct data transmission to the slave node and inhibits a second later-serialized request from writing data to the same address of an earlier-serialised transmission until after its completion. Also disclosed is an interface circuitry 164 receiving transmission requests and data from the master node in a first protocol (e.g. CHI) and transferring data to slave nodes in a second different protocol (e.g. AXI). The interface circuit comprises a buffer to store address information and data from the received transmission request and data.
Patent GB-2571083-A (GB)
Title: Integrated backpack straps
Inventor: Martin Barwise
IPC: A45F3/04
Filed: 2018-02-14
Abstract: Backpack straps number 2 that integrate into the main body of a backpack or suitcase number 4. The straps are integrated into indentations on the main body number 7 of the case via connected zips 1. The straps may be attached to the main body using parallel zips connected via webbing 5 to zip or unzip the zips at the same time. Figure 1 shows the straps zipped into the main body of the case, whereas figure 3 shows the straps fully unzipped ready for use.
Patent GB-2564239-A (GB)
Title: Augmented reality task identification and assistance in construction, remodeling, and manufacturing
Inventor: Michael j schuster
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2018-05-16
Abstract: An augmented reality task identification and assistance in construction and manufacturing. An augmented reality system includes a remote computing environment 103 and an augmented reality device 50 including a camera 53, a network interface 59 and a processor; where the remote computing environment is employed to identify tasks 115 for an operator to perform. The operator receives through gesture or voice recognition during the augmented reality session, a specification of a project to perform, perform a measurement in the environment; augment the environment by imposing a visualization of the completed form of the project and query a data store 112 to identify a plurality of tasks to perform to complete the project. Preferably the AR system identifies an item to be cut and overlays a virtual cut line on the item and inspect the modified item to determine the task has been completed successfully or not, consequently suggesting further remedial action via the AR system. Additionally a bill of materials is generated for the project.
Patent GB-2564949-A (GB)
Title: Distribution system for chemical and/or electrolytic surface treatment
Inventor: Herbert Ötzlinger
IPC: C25D17/06
Filed: 2017-07-27
Abstract: A distribution system 10 for chemical and/or electrolytic surface treatment of a substrate (figure 1, 30) in a process fluid and a distribution method for chemical and/or electrolytic surface treatment of a substrate in a process fluid is described. The distribution system 10 comprises a distribution body 21 and a control unit 12. The distribution body 21 is configured to direct a flow of the process fluid and/or an electrical current to the substrate 30. The distribution body 21 comprises at least a first distribution element 13 and a second distribution element 14. The control unit 12 is configured to control the first distribution element 13 and the second distribution element 14 separately and to switch the first distribution element 13 in a first power condition and the second distribution element 14 into a second power condition different to the first power condition.
Patent GB-2571824-A (GB)
Title: Electrical device, circuit board, and method for identifying a type of a housing of an electrical device
Inventor: DIANA LANGNER
IPC: H05K1/02
Filed: 2019-01-16
Abstract: An electrical device has a housing (2, case, chassis, fig 1), a circuit board (4, motherboard, fig 1) with an electrical contact 8 and a fastening element 5' (spacer) to fix the circuit board to the housing. The diameter D of the spacers 5, 5’ is specific to the housing type (spacers 5' and 5'' have diameters respectively D and D'). A microcontroller 10 determines the type of housing depending on whether the spacer contacts the electrical contact. When a spacer 5' has a sufficiently small diameter D the spacer 5’ will not touch electrical contact 8 but in the housing of another type spacer 5'' having a larger diameter D’ will touch the contact and the microcontroller 10 will detect that the larger spacer is present. In other words, in the case of a lack of contacting by the spacer, there is a high signal level at the microcontroller which is drawn to a low signal level when the spacer contacts the motherboard contact 8. In this way, a type of housing may be detected whilst ensuring grounding of the circuit board, irrespective of which spacer is used. The ground contact may be semi-circular (14, fig 2).
Patent GB-2573362-A (GB)
Title: Combined near-field and far-field audio rendering and playback
Inventor: Remi S Audfray
IPC: G10L19/008
Filed: 2019-02-06
Abstract: Receiving audio reproduction data and determining, based on the audio reproduction data, a sound source location at which a sound is to be rendered. A near-field gain and a far-field gain are also determined on a sound source distance between the sound source location and a reproduction environment location. Room speaker feed signals are also determined on room speaker positions, the sound source location and the far-field gain. Near-field speaker feed signals are determined on the near-field gain, the sound source location and a position of near-field speakers. The near field speakers may comprise headphones. Preferably occlusion data is determined for these headphones and equalisation is applied to the speaker signals as a result. Preferably the sound source location comprises audio object location. Preferably there is a second set of near-field speakers corresponding to a second near-field position.
Patent GB-2583896-A (GB)
Title: Drug delivery and administration device
Inventor: Yu Sing (Alex) Hooi
IPC: A61M31/00
Filed: 2019-04-05
Abstract: A device 1, for application of a therapeutic composition C into the rectal or vaginal cavity, comprising an externally wearable pad; a non-absorbent platform for receiving the therapeutic composition; and a sheath joining the platform to the pad such that a user’s finger can be received in the sheath. The platform may have a receiving portion shaped to correspond to the shape of the therapeutic composition. The platform may have an area of relatively greater rigidity. There may be a removable string. The pad may have an absorbent layer facing the rectal or vaginal cavity, and an impermeable layer facing away.
Patent GB-2583771-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to data analytics in a telecommunication network
Inventor: MEHRDAD SHARIAT
IPC: H04W24/08
Filed: 2019-05-10
Abstract: In data networks, particularly 5G data networks, processed analytics data may be provided by plural suppliers to a data consumer. The suppliers may be Network Data Analytics Functions NWDAF 130,140 and the consumer be a Network Function NF 100. Analytics data may be received by the consumer at different times leading to an asynchronicity gap in received data. In order to resolve conflict, the consumer takes action on the processed analytics data only when the data from all suppliers has been received or until a defined time period has elapsed.
Patent GB-2584490-A (GB)
Title: Position sensor for a fluid flow control device
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER KENNELL
IPC: F16K37/00
Filed: 2019-06-07
Abstract: A device 1 for controlling the flow of a fluid through a conduit from an upstream side of the device to a downstream side of the device 1 includes a valve housing 2 having defined therein a valve aperture 8, a valve member 6 movably mounted relative to the valve aperture 8. The valve member 6 is arranged to be displaced reciprocally in a direction to selectively open and close the valve aperture 8. A magnet 21 is mounted on or relative to the valve member 6, the magnet 21 being displaced by movement of the valve member 6. A plurality of magnetic field sensors 26 are mounted on the valve housing 2.
Patent GB-2573703-A (GB)
Title: Object tracking device and object tracking method
Inventor: NAOHIRO SHIBUYA
IPC: G06T7/246
Filed: 2017-03-06
Abstract: This object tracking device is provided with a congestion degree estimation unit (12) that estimates, for each video frame, a degree of congestion in each of one or more regions where objects detected by an object detection unit (11) are located, wherein an object selection unit (13) is configured to, for each video frame, refer to the congestion degree estimation results from the congestion degree estimation unit (12), and select, from among one or more objects detected by the object detection unit (11), each object that is located in a region for which the estimated degree of congestion is equal to or less than a first threshold value.
Patent GB-2590889-A (GB)
Title: Media system and method of generating media content
Inventor: PAUL ARTHUR NICHOLSON
IPC: H04N21/85
Filed: 2019-08-13
Abstract: A method comprising of generating media content comprising synced captured video and wirelessly transmitted remote audio. Media content, for example a live event or concert, is captured using a camera function of a user device 9, such as a smart phone, to generate media content with a captured video component and a captured audio component, the audio corresponding to audio output by a speaker 6, 7. Audio corresponding to audio output by the speaker is wirelessly transmitted 8 to the user device. The wirelessly transmitted audio is synced with either the captured video or the captured audio to generate media content in which the captured video is synchronised with the wirelessly transmitted audio. In this way, lower quality recorded audio may be replaced by higher quality transmitted audio. Ideally the audio is from a mixing console or board 4. The audio may be replaced as the event is recorded or after the event.
Patent GB-2590645-A (GB)
Title: Imaging device
Inventor: KONSTANTIN STEFANOV
IPC: H04N9/04
Filed: 2019-12-20
Abstract: Imaging device 101 comprising: a substrate 205; a pinned photodiode 207 formed on the substrate, wherein the pinned photodiode 207 generates charge that is representative of incident radiation, wherein the imaging device 101 further comprises: circuitry 109, 111, 113 and 115 defining a first path or measuring charge and configured to non-destructively produce a signal representative of the charge generated in the pinned photodiode; circuitry defining a subsequent second path for measuring charge and configured to produce a signal representative of the charge generated in the pinned photodiode, and wherein the first and second paths have different conversion gain.
Patent GB-2578545-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic detection of replay attack
Inventor: CÉSAR ALONSO
IPC: H04W12/00
Filed: 2018-06-25
Abstract: A method of detecting a replay attack on a voice biometrics system comprises: receiving an audio signal representing speech; detecting a magnetic field; determining if there is a correlation between the audio signal and the magnetic field; and if there is a correlation between the audio signal and the magnetic field, determining that the audio signal may result from a replay attack.
Patent GB-2592194-A (GB)
Title: Sludge drying system
Inventor: ASBJOM STRAND
IPC: F28F5/00
Filed: 2020-02-17
Abstract: A sludge drying system comprises: a first dryer 105 arranged to receive and heat a wet sludge stream such that at least part of the water in the wet sludge stream is evaporated to generate evaporate and a partially dry sludge stream, wherein the first dryer is an indirectly heated rotating disc dryer that comprises a first output for outputting the evaporate and a second output for outputting the partially dry sludge stream. A second indirectly heated rotating disc dryer 108 receives at a first input, the partially dry sludge stream and receives, at a second input, the evaporate from the first dryer such that the evaporate is used to indirectly heat the sludge stream to generate and output a substantially dry sludge stream 112. Alternatively, the evaporate from the first dryer is received at a heat exchanger to transfer heat from the evaporate to a separate fluid stream, such as an air stream, wherein the fluid stream is provided to the second input of the second dryer. Suitably, the first dryer is a steam-heated dryer. The second dryer may be operated at a different pressure and/or different temperature compared to the first dryer.