baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2478873-A (GB)
Title: Attenuation of unwanted acoustic signals by semblance criterion modification
Inventor: BOSE SANDIP
IPC: E21B47/14
Filed: 2010-01-13
Abstract: Methods and related systems are described for modified semblance criterions based on the approach of thresholding the signal energy. A first criterion is derived by posing the problem as that of detecting a signal with energy (or amplitude) greater than the specified threshold and deriving the generalized likelihood ratio test statistic. A second criterion is derived using the same method by posing the problem as that of rejecting any signal with energy (or amplitude) below a specified threshold and detecting it if its energy is above another threshold greater than or equal to the first. These appropriately modify the original semblance criterion which is shown to be equivalent to the GLRT test statistic in the absence of any threshold on the signal amplitude. In addition simpler modifications are also described. Tests on synthetic data illustrate the effectiveness of all these modifications which perform comparably well at suppressing unwanted arrivals while accurately processing the desired signals.
Patent GB-2481333-A (GB)
Title: Search processing method and apparatus
Inventor: IWAKURA TOMOYA
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2009-03-17
Abstract: The result of initial search is acquired by search using a search keyword inputted by a searcher. On the other hand, an extended search keyword associated with the search keyword is extracted, and the number of corresponding documents or the frequency of appearance in the result of the initial search is counted. When the number of corresponding documents or the frequency of appearance is not larger than a predetermined value (including 0), the extended search keyword is adopted, and the result of the extended search is acquired by search using the search keyword and the extended search keyword adopted. Then, the result of the initial search and that of the extended search are presented to the searcher. Thereby, such a document as is buried in the result of the initial search can be presented to the searcher.
Patent GB-2496366-A (GB)
Title: Wind turbine having an inflatable brake
Inventor: WASTLING MICHAEL ANDREW
IPC: F16D49/14
Filed: 2011-09-20
Abstract: A wind turbine, preferably a 5kW direct drive wind turbine, having an inflatable tube brake 8 for emergency overspeed protection. The inflatable tube brake 8 preferably acting between a fixed part 4 and a rotating part 6 at the maximum hub diameter of the turbine. The inflatable tube brake preferably acts directly between the parts, and is fibre-reinforced with the friction surface being a flexible surface of the tube 8. The tube 8 may be inflated with a gas, either by a chemical reaction or compressed air, or a fluid, preferably water to a pressure of 1 to 2 bar. The brake may comprise a valve or a centrifugal trigger restrained by a spring 16 provided with an over-centre cam 17. The tension in the spring 16 may be adjustable. Two inflatable tubes 8 may be used, which may be independently inflatable.
Patent GB-2495110-A (GB)
Title: Antenna combining with a weighted sum of antenna signals presented to an RF chain
Inventor: GARRIDO JOSEP SOLER
IPC: H04B7/08
Filed: 2011-09-28
Abstract: A receiver (10) comprising a plurality of antennas (12) and (at least) a radio frequency (RF) chain (16), wherein a weighted sum of the antenna signals is presented to the RF chain. Channel estimates are determined on the basis of training symbols extracted from received packets. The weights for the antenna signals are determined on the basis of channel estimates for preceding packets. The receiver may comprise more than one RF chain; antenna combining takes place where the number of antennas is greater than the number of RF chains.
Patent GB-2486949-A (GB)
Title: Ventilation nozzle with a loudspeaker
Inventor: HERZER AXEL
IPC: B60H1/34
Filed: 2011-12-12
Abstract: A ventilation nozzle for a motor vehicle comprises an outlet 2 and a loudspeaker 4 with a cross section that is reduced relative to the outlet 2 within the nozzle 1. A grille 9 has adjustable fins to steer airflow, the speaker 4 has a cover 10, and a cage 7 supports a diaphragm 6. The speaker 4 can be fastened and centred with spokes (12, fig 5).
Patent GB-2499204-A (GB)
Title: Coordinating the reproduction of user-selected audio or video content between a caller terminal and a call recipient terminal during a telephone call
Inventor: DHILLON NARINDER
IPC: H04M7/00
Filed: 2012-02-07
Abstract: A method and system are described for establishing a telephone call between a caller terminal and a call recipient terminal, in which user-selected audio or video content is transmitted during the call in addition to any spoken audio or captured video data of the caller and call recipient. The user selected audio or video may for example be an audio music track, a video music track, or other audio or video content, such as live or preÂ­recorded broadcast content. A call initiator can select a contact to call, and can select audio or video content to exchange on the call. The audio or video content can be played back during the call in a number of transmission modes, such as background in which the call data happens simultaneously in tandem with the audio-or video playback, or in switch mode, in which only one of the call or the audio or video data is playing at a time.
Patent GB-2485745-A (GB)
Title: LED device for three-dimensional illumination
Inventor: WANG JIN
IPC: F21K99/00
Filed: 2009-09-27
Abstract: An LED device for three-dimensional illumination is provided. The LED device includes a lead frame (12) and LED chips (2) packaged on the lead frame (12) by resin (3), wherein the lead frame (12) comprises a packaged protruding (10), and the LED chips (2) are mounted on the top and all side-faces of the packaged protruding (10) so that the LED device can realize illuminating from the top and all side-faces of the packaged protruding (10). The scope of illumination of the LED device can be expanded, and the LED device can be used widely in a variety of lamps.
Patent GB-2491976-A (GB)
Title: Adaptation optical lens unit for upstream chromatic aberration correction
Inventor: ACHTNER BERTRAM
IPC: G02B5/18
Filed: 2012-06-14
Abstract: The adaptation optical unit 10 is designed to be added on to an imaging lens 1 (which images a first spectral range) in order to produce a supplementary image of a second spectral range. The combined system includes a beam splitter element B02 for splitting the first spectral range along a first optical axis and the second spectral range along a second optical axis, which is inclined relative to the first optical axis. The adaptation optical unit 11, which is arranged along the second optical axis and which images the second spectral range onto a detector B06 is additionally designed for the correction of the chromatic aberration of the components B01 of the imaging lens which are upstream of the beam splitter element B02.
Patent GB-2489626-A (GB)
Title: A cleaner head
Inventor: MAGUIRE SCOTT ANDREW
IPC: A47L5/28
Filed: 2009-04-14
Abstract: A cleaner head or nozzle for a cleaning appliance such as a vacuum cleaner, comprises a housing 12, a sole plate 14 for engaging with the floor surface, the sole plate 14 comprising a suction opening (16, fig 3) through which dirt-bearing air enters the cleaner head, and a flexible annular seal 70, such as a bellow seal, located between the sole plate 14 and the housing 12 to allow the housing 12 to move relative to the sole plate 14 to reduce the force exerted on the sole plate 14 by the housing 12 thereby allowing the sole plate 14 to ride over the floor surface during a cleaning operation. The cleaner head includes at least one floor engaging support members 140 connected to the housing 12 for restricting the movement of the housing 12 towards the sole plate 14 to prevent the housing 12 from pushing the sole plate 14 against the floor surface. The housing includes a pair of arms (142, fig 1) extending rearwardly therefrom with each of the arms (142, fig 1) comprising a respective one of the plurality of support members 140. The floor engaging support members can include wheels 148.
Patent GB-2506165-A (GB)
Title: Chromatography column
Inventor: RITCHIE HARALD
IPC: B01D15/10
Filed: 2012-09-24
Abstract: A chromatography column 2 containing a bed of packed particles, wherein the packed particles 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 comprise fused core particles and the particle diameters of the packed particles vary along the column. Preferably, the particles are arranged according to their average particle diameter, in order of increasing average particle diameter from the inlet end to the outlet end. The bed may comprise a plurality of bed sections and each bed section has an average particle diameter calculated from the particles in that section and there are at least two different average particle diameter bed sections, wherein the particles of each bed are separated from particles of an adjacent bed by a partition that is liquid permeable to allow through a flow of mobile phase. Advantageously a high column efficiency can be provided with lower pressure drop per unit length of the column.
Patent GB-2506924-A (GB)
Title: A touch control system where an image has image moving area and image size change area
Inventor: CHANG CHIN PEN
IPC: G06F3/0484
Filed: 2012-10-15
Abstract: A touch control system for a touch panel (10) includes a logic unit that generating different actions corresponding to the touch tracks received on a touch panel so that an image on a display screen (40). Wherein the logic unit divides an image on the display screen into an image moving area (41) and an image size change area (42) and when an initial point of the touch track is at the image moving area, the image moves and when the initial point of the touch track is at the image size change area, the size of the image is changed. As the vector of touch is from the outer to the inner area the image will be reduced and visavice versa. Track operation may include single point tracks or double touch track operations.
Patent GB-2508024-A (GB)
Title: Frame for stacking pallets
Inventor: WRIGHT DAVID
IPC: B65D19/38
Filed: 2012-11-20
Abstract: A frame for supporting a second pallet above a first pallet in a tiered relationship, said frame comprising an assembly of corner posts 2, 4, 6, 8, each extending upwardly from corner regions of the first pallet 10, and a plurality of tie members 12, 14, 16, 18, each arranged to extend between two adjacent corner posts to interconnect the corner posts, a support deck 20 being detachably supported on the corner posts at or adjacent upper ends thereof for supporting the second pallet thereon. Preferably the support deck is adapted to apply an outwardly directed biasing force on the corner posts when supported thereon such that, in use, the first pallet is firmly gripped by the lower ends of the corner posts.
Patent GB-2508617-A (GB)
Title: Terrain-topography motion capture system, apparatus and method
Inventor: FOWLER SIMON QUILLER
IPC: G01C7/02
Filed: 2012-12-05
Abstract: A terrain-topography motion capture system 10 comprises an inertial measurement element 12 which is mountable on a user or user's equipment at a location having a determinable distance relative to a user-terrain contact point and which is able to determine a position, motion and attitude of the user and/or equipment; a stabilisation element 14 for preventing or limiting integration drift of inertial measurement data; a data storage element 18 for storing the inertial measurement data; a data processing unit 20 including a data inverter 74 for inverting stabilised inertial measurement data to determine terrain-topography point data, and a terrain-model generator for generating a three-dimensional terrain model of a travelled path based on consecutive said terrain-topography point data; and a display 22 for outputting the three-dimensional terrain model. The model generator may enable extrapolation of the terrain-topography point data to terrain-topography path data or the use of satellite imagery in the model.
Patent GB-2510126-A (GB)
Title: Indicating charging status of electric vehicle by altering height of suspension
Inventor: GREENWOOD JEREMY
IPC: B60L11/18
Filed: 2013-01-24
Abstract: An electric vehicle or hybrid vehicle 3 comprises an electric traction motor, an energy storage device or battery, suspension 7 for adjusting the height h of the vehicle 3, means for monitoring or detecting charging of the battery or energy storage device and control means to raise or lower the height h of the suspension 7 and vehicle 3, dependent on the charge monitoring. The height h may be adjusted if charging is detected. The vehicle may be lowered in the event of charging. The height h adjustment indicates the charging status of the battery from the vehicles 3 exterior. Charging may be non-contact, via induction coils 17,19. Lowering the car while charging may optimise the efficiency of the inductive power transfer. An additional charging indicator comprising a light source may also be provided. The fluid reservoir of the suspension system 7 may be recharged while the vehicle 3 is charging.
Patent GB-2512661-A (GB)
Title: Rotating mute accessory
Inventor: MOORE DARREN JOHN
IPC: G10D9/06
Filed: 2013-04-05
Abstract: A rotating accessory for brass instrument mutes comprises two or more layers 1, 3 that each have one or more holes 2 in them. By rotating the layers relative to each other the holes 2 may be aligned and unaligned to create different sized holes, through which the escaping air passes. The accessory may be used when the holes are fully open, completely closed, or any variation in between to affect the sound and volume produced when playing a brass instrument. The accessory may be placed upon an existing mute 4 which is in turn placed inside the bell of a brass musical instrument with the help of existing corks 5. The accessory prevents the need to purchase many different mutes to produce different types of sound and volume.
Patent GB-2506975-A (GB)
Title: Lubricant compositions
Inventor: JUNGK MANFRED
IPC: C10M107/02
Filed: 2013-08-14
Abstract: A lubricant composition comprising (A) a polyalphaolefin, and (B) a polymethylalkylsiloxane in which each alkyl group contains at least 2 carbon atoms (especially 8 carbon atoms as an octyl group). (B) is present in an amount of from 1 to 85% by weight of the total weight of (A) + (B). The composition is intended for use as an automatic transmission fluid, a manual transmission fluid, an axle lubricant, a transaxle lubricant, an industrial gear lubricant, a circulating lubricant, an open gear lubricant, an enclosed gear lubricant, an hydraulic fluid a compressor fluid, a gear box lubricant of a wind turbine or a grease.
Patent GB-2517934-A (GB)
Title: Active contact and near-field card reading device and method thereof
Inventor: HO CHIN-TING
IPC: G06K7/00
Filed: 2013-09-05
Abstract: An active contact and near-field card reading device 3 is connected to a mobile information device 4 via a transmission cable 1. The transmission cable is provided with a connector 2 at one end, said connector may be an audio connector.
Patent GB-2518371-A (GB)
Title: A removable sleeve for a partition
Inventor: LEONIDA PHIDIAS
IPC: A47B96/04
Filed: 2013-09-18
Abstract: A removable sleeve 10 for wrapping around a partition comprising a flexible sheet with means to fasten two ends together to form a tubular body and means 20 for supporting an item on the partition. The fastening means may be a zip, poppers, press studs, hooks or a hook and loop arrangement. The item support may be defined by a pocket 20 which is arranged to support a tablet computer or smart phone 24 or may be a slit in the sheet or a magnet. The sheet may also have stiffening members. Also disclosed is a sleeve 10 and partition 30 arrangement wherein the sleeve 10 is less than half the length of the partition. The fastening means may be aligned with the lower edge of the partition to hide them and the partition may be attached to a desk 40. The sleeve 10 may provide item support means on two sides of the partition 30.
Patent GB-2518426-A (GB)
Title: A muzzling and play or training apparatus
Inventor: BOLWELL CHRIS
IPC: A01K25/00
Filed: 2013-09-23
Abstract: A muzzling apparatus comprising a securement mechanism for securement of the apparatus to an animal. The apparatus further comprises a guard for covering the animal's mouth; and a means to attach a detachable object, at or adjacent to the guard. The attachment means may be situated at a distal end of the guard, where the animals mouth opens. The attachment means may comprise at least one ferromagnetic portion or hook and loop material or resiliently deformable fingers. The apparatus may alsobe shaped to receive an object. There is also claimed objects which comprise multiple ferromagnetic portions, which may correspond to visual indicia. There is further disclosed a unit which is releasable attachable to the guard, the unit contains the attachment means to allow the objects to be attached to the muzzle apparatus. This is to allow the muzzle to be used as a plain muzzle, or with attachment means. The use of the apparatus is to allow a muzzled animal to play fetch, by allowing an object to be attached to the end of the muzzle.
Patent GB-2506278-A (GB)
Title: Voice transformation with encoded information
Inventor: KONS ZVI
IPC: G10L19/018
Filed: 2012-03-13
Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product for voice transformation are provided. The method includes transforming a source speech using transformation parameters, and encoding information on the transformation parameters in an output speech using steganography, wherein the source speech can be reconstructed using the output speech and the information on the transformation parameters. A method for reconstructing voice transformation is also provided including: receiving an output speech of a voice transformation system wherein the output speech is transformed speech which has encoded information on the transformation parameters using steganography; extracting the information on the transformation parameters; and carrying out an inverse transformation of the output speech to obtain an approximation of an original source speech.
Patent GB-2508970-A (GB)
Title: Verifying logic design of a processor with an instruction pipeline by comparing the output from first and second instances of the design
Inventor: KRAUTZ UDO
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2013-10-23
Abstract: A logic design for a processor execution unit includes an instruction pipeline 10 with one or more pipeline stages 12 for executing a plurality of instructions. A method of formal verification of the logic design involves selecting an instruction from the plurality of instructions and may verify the processing of that instruction using formal model checking. A design under test is created by using a first 30 and a second 32 instance of the logic design. The first instance 30 is initialized with defined values in each instruction pipeline stage and the second instance 32 with random initial values in each pipeline stage. The instruction is then simultaneously issued to each instance, executed and a comparison of the results output from the instruction pipelines is made 16. If the instruction was verified by formal model checking, approving the correctness of the logic design if the comparison result is true. If the instruction was not verifiable by formal model checking, approving the correctness of a sequenced computation if the comparison result is true.
Patent GB-2507422-A (GB)
Title: Modular sealable enclosure for assembly in a space
Inventor: ADAMS NICHOLAS MARK TURNER
IPC: A61G10/00
Filed: 2012-08-21
Abstract: This invention is directed towards a modular sealable enclosure for deployment inside a space such as a hospital room, ward or unit, to reduce the spread of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) and to facilitate decontamination of an area known or thought to contain the pathogens which cause HAIs. The modular sealable enclosure comprises a plurality of side panels and sealing means to seal one side panel to one or more other side panels to form an enclosure with at least one side wall, a ceiling and a floor. The enclosure further comprises at least one opening provided in at least one side wall and at least one closure for selectively covering and sealing the at least one opening. The at least one closure comprises a blind and clamping means for sealing the blind to the side wall. The enclosure further comprises means to connect the enclosure to an adjacent enclosure.
Patent GB-2521154-A (GB)
Title: Pulse fermentation
Inventor: NYINAKU ANTHONY
IPC: A23L13/40
Filed: 2013-12-10
Abstract: A method for producing a fermented pulse comprises: (i) soaking a pulse in water until it is rehydrated; (ii) autoclaving the rehydrated pulse; (iii) allowing the autoclaved pulse to cool; (iv) inoculating the cooled pulse with a first inoculum comprising fungus and a second inoculum comprising yeast and/or bacteria; and (v) incubating the inoculated pulse such that fermentation occurs. Preferably the first inoculum comprises Aspergillus flavus or Aspergillus oryzae. The method can be used to ferment black soybeans in 21-28 days, significantly faster than the traditional method which can take 1-2 years. The method reduces the risk of contamination by unwanted micro-organisms and produces a superior umami flavour. The fermented pulse can be used in Chinese and Malaysian foods, chicken, beef, shrimp dishes and mushroom sauce.
Patent GB-2509247-A (GB)
Title: Calibration of a trigonometric ranging system in two media (water and air) through calibration of the emitter and sensor separately
Inventor: WICKS RYAN
IPC: G01S17/89
Filed: 2013-12-23
Abstract: A method of calibrating a trigonometric based ranging system 110, comprising a sensor 124 and structured signal emitter 114, in two media through the separate calibration of the emitter and sensor in the second media. The method comprising: determining a sensor matrix for a sensor in both media; measuring the rotation and translation of a sensor axis, of the sensor coordinate system, relative to an ideal optical axis, in each media to determine two rotation and translation matrices of the sensor field of view (FOV); the ideal optical axis is substantially defined by the housing (fig 4, 126) which also dictates the angle of the window 176; rotation of the emitter, w.r.t. its ideal optical axis (housing 178), is determined by measuring the relative change in angle of the structured signal in the two media; generating a rotation matrix to be applied to the structured signal. The two media may be water and air. The structured signal may be a 2D pattern. The calibration technique may apply to a new system or when a component is switched or replaced in an existing system.
Patent GB-2513222-A (GB)
Title: Method for providing a travel corridor for a vehicle, and driver assistance system
Inventor: GUSSNER THOMAS
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2014-02-04
Abstract: A method for providing a travel corridor for a vehicle 21, wherein a travel corridor, e.g. a clear space, having speed-dependent delimitation, formed as polygonal chains 55, 56, 57, is determined on the basis of captured environment data and a travel corridor having speed-independent delimitation (45, 46, 51, fig 6) is determined from the travel corridor having speed-dependent delimitation 55, 56, 57. The method uses, for example, a camera system 30 and ultrasonic sensors 31 to provide environment data and to determine moving objects 24 in front and/or to a side of the vehicle. The system 30 and sensors 31 also determined an instant when the object 24 is level with the vehicle 21 and a lateral speed of the object 24. Polygonal chains 55, 56, 57 are formed from speed-dependent vertices 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a and represents delimitations, such as pylons (27), of a carriageway. The invention additionally provides a computer program and a, which are set up, in particular, to execute the method.