baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2512545-A (GB)
Title: Update management
Inventor: GRAUBE NICOLAS GUY ALBERT
IPC: H04L45/02
Filed: 2014-07-17
Abstract: A method for providing an updated data package to a node in a mesh network comprising a set of nodes and a gateway node arranged to provide access to an update server by means of a second network, the method comprising: the gateway node collecting data package information from each of the set of nodes including a first node, each data package information instance identifying a respective node and its data package version; using the data package information, the gateway node querying the update server by means of the second network so as to cause the update server to respond to the gateway node with an updated data package for at least the first node; the gateway node splitting the update into segments and broadcasting the segments into the mesh network as a sequence of first mesh messages carrying an identifier of the first node; and on receiving a first mesh message: each of a first plurality of nodes of the set, including the first node, scheduling one or more operations to forward the first mesh message to other nodes of the set; and the first node additionally storing the first mesh message so as to, as the sequence of first mesh messages is received, assemble the updated data package. Each mesh message may be broadcast more than once or periodically. Plural nodes requiring the same update may be collated into a group and the mesh messages may contain a group identifier. A node missing a mesh message may request the missing message from another node I the group.
Patent GB-2515442-A (GB)
Title: Layer 2 packet switching without look-up table for ethernet switches
Inventor: KAMBLE KESHAV GOVIND
IPC: H04L45/74
Filed: 2013-03-19
Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes at least one processor which includes logic configured for receiving a request to assign a media access control (MAC) address to a device on a port, logic configured for determining the MAC address to assign to the device based at least partially on the port, and logic configured for sending a response to the request with the MAC address. In another embodiment, a computer program product for assigning a MAC address includes a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code including computer readable program code configured for determining, without using a look-up table, a MAC address to assign to a device and computer readable program code configured for sending the MAC address to the device. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are presented according to more embodiments.
Patent GB-2521057-A (GB)
Title: Key operated actuators
Inventor: WHEATCROFT PETER MARK
IPC: H01H27/06
Filed: 2014-12-05
Abstract: A key-operated actuator assembly for an electrical circuit comprises a mounting plate 18 carrying a key operated rotary lock 16 having an actuating cam rotatable on operation of the lock, a switch 26 that is operated by the cam on rotation of the lock past a given position, connectors 27 supported from the mounting plate 18 for the attachment of circuit wiring and feedback means 29,41,42 for indicating that the switch 26 has been actuated. An interface circuit board 25 is also included to provide appropriate actuating signals for an electrical circuit via the connectors 27 on operation of the switch 26. The feedback means may comprise a detent 29 supported from the mounting plate to hold the cam in the switch operating position and provide tactile feedback or an audible or visual means, such as an LED 41,42. The switch 26 may comprise two switches 28 wired in parallel so that if one fails the other can still actuate the circuit. The assembly may be used for the actuation of a fire alarm system or a circuit which controls the release of lockable doors and/or other electrical functions.
Patent GB-2527869-A (GB)
Title: Slicer
Inventor: YAMAMOTO HAJIME
IPC: B26D7/26
Filed: 2014-12-10
Abstract: A slicer 1 is provided that can slice a material to be sliced with a uniform thickness and can also be used sanitarily. The slicer comprises a frame 10, a slicing blade, a movable supporting plate 40 and a slice width adjusting mechanism 100. The slice width adjusting mechanism is provided with a slice width adjusting dial 60 having a cylindrical shape that has a screw portion (62, figure 4) formed on an outer peripheral surface. The slice width adjusting dial supports the rear surface (40c, figure 3) of the movable supporting plate and a screw receiving hole 13 is integrally formed with the frame and is engaged by the screw portion. A first rib 45 is formed on the rear surface of the movable supporting plate so as to stand thereon and is received within the slice width adjusting dial.
Patent GB-2531655-A (GB)
Title: Positioning means
Inventor: JOHN PHILLIPS
IPC: E04G21/18
Filed: 2015-10-05
Abstract: Positioning device for holding a batten in contact with a building structure comprises a bolt 1 that has a shaft which is externally threaded at one end. The device is provided at its other end with a transverse formation 5, a plate 4 with an aperture movably mounted on the shaft of the bolt and a component, preferably a nut, engaging with the thread formation for applying pressure to the plate 4. Also claimed is a method of holding a horizontal batten in contact with a building structure having a horizontally extended opening, for example a slot. A positioning element includes a shaft and at one end includes transverse formation which is shorter than the width of the opening but longer than the height. The element is inserted through the opening and rotated 90 degrees such that the element cannot be withdrawn. A holding portion engages the batten on the other end of the shaft. The holding protion can include a U-shaped formation.
Patent GB-2540637-A (GB)
Title: Greeting card with dial activated audio
Inventor: MICHELLE PARKINSON
IPC: B42D15/04
Filed: 2015-11-02
Abstract: A greeting card 100 comprising a greeting card body and a sound module operative to store and play at least two audio files, audio file selection means 18 having first P1 and second P2 configurations at least, wherein setting the selection means to the first or second configurations initiates playback of the first or second audio files, respectively. The selection means is a dial or a pointer moveable along an arced path. The selection means may be located on a front surface S1 of the card, a portion of the card may be made of foam and the card body may contain a sentiment panel SP attached to a rear surface thereof. The audio files may be related by a theme, and may contain two different spoken audio clips. The audio files may become louder and may become slower as the selection means moves to each configuration.
Patent GB-2535576-A (GB)
Title: Metal sheet and method for its manufacture
Inventor: RONALD SANDERS
IPC: B23K20/04
Filed: 2015-11-11
Abstract: A metal sheet 5 comprising a substructure 1 made of a first aluminium alloy and at least one reinforcement 3 which is pressed into at least one surface of the substructure, wherein the reinforcement is made of a second aluminium alloy which is harder than the first one. A method of manufacturing such a metal sheet by rolling the reinforcement onto the substructure and embedding it into its surface is also claimed. The reinforcement is preferably in the form of a wire (10, fig. 4), strip, netting or grating, which is positively held by the substructure. In the case of a grating, engaging recesses (12, fig. 4) for the upper wires may be formed in the lower wires at intersecting points due to the process of manufacture. A coating may be applied on top of the reinforcement, either in the form of a foil (18, fig. 7), preferably consisting of the same aluminium alloy as the substructure, or in the form of a stove-enamelled paint. Other possible processing steps include forming of the metal sheet, such as deep-drawing, in a tool (13, fig. 7) and heat treatment, e.g. in a furnace (14, fig. 7) to cause hardening of the reinforcement.
Patent GB-2544800-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive bit rate ratio control
Inventor: Ivan Damnjanovic
IPC: H04N19/42
Filed: 2015-11-27
Abstract: A method for encoding a sequence of frames of a data signal comprises encoding the frame sequence 171 using a first encoding system 120 and encoding a second sequence of frames 176 associated with sequence 171 using a second encoding system 100. The first encoder 120 generates first encoded data stream 182 according to a first bit rate; second encoder 100 generates second encoded data stream 181 according to a second bit rate. The method further comprises adaptively modifying the first and/or second bit rate(s) according at least in part on a frame sequence complexity measure 171 and/or indication of use of default values by at least one of the two encoding systems 100, 130. First encoded stream 182 may comprise a first data portion corresponding to the frame sequence encoded using a first encoding algorithm and, depending on whether it is needed to maintain a first bit rate according to a first rate control algorithm, a second portion comprising default value(s); this portion may be reduced in size based on a signal to encoder 120. Also disclosed is a system omitting the complexity measure and/or default value aspects but specifying use of first and second encoding algorithms.
Patent GB-2541255-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable chair locking system
Inventor: KHAI GAN CHUAH
IPC: A47D13/00
Filed: 2016-02-22
Abstract: An adjustable high chair comprising at least two uprights 2 and a backrest 3 coupled between them; the uprights having on inner surfaces at least one groove 30 and at least one hole 32; at least one chair plate 1 slidable along the groove; a chair plate comprising a tab 33 and locking mechanism 42, the tab arranged to move perpendicular to the groove between a locked position in which it engages with the hole and a free position in which the chair plate can slide; the locking mechanism comprising at least one push button. Preferably the uprights have outer grooves (not pictured) which engage with a tray system 69 comprising a bracket and locking means. The chair plates can be placed at a desired height (through choice of grove) and lateral position (by choice of hole) as required by the child.
Patent GB-2549507-A (GB)
Title: Mounting arrangement for fluid injector of exhaust aftertreatment system
Inventor: MATTHEW E SNYDER
IPC: F01N3/28
Filed: 2016-04-20
Abstract: A mounting arrangement for a fluid injector 14, eg a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) injector, of an exhaust aftertreatment system of an engine includes a first annular member 34 having one end 36 received in the opening of a housing 18 and its opposite end 38 attached to a mixing chamber 46 in the housing 18. A second annular member 40 has one end 44 attached to the first annular member 34; the injector 14 is coupled to the other end 42 of the second annular member with the axis F of the injector 14 inclined at an angle A to the axis M of the mixing chamber 46, eg by means of the ends 42, 44 of the second annular member 40 being inclined to each other. Pressurised atomized fluid, eg reductant, is injected from the outlet 50 of the injector 14 towards the axis M of the mixing chamber 18.
Patent GB-2539317-A (GB)
Title: Distributed smart battery systems, methods and devices for electricity optimization
Inventor: SIMON RICHARD DANIEL
IPC: H02J7/34
Filed: 2012-12-04
Abstract: A plurality of battery assemblies 1 are located in respective buildings near an energy meter 12 and consumer unit 11, each battery assembly comprising power storage, control electronics and communication means for communicating with a remote service 17. Each battery assembly is configured to charge its power storage and acts as both a hub for local power demand monitoring and a local DC power supply for one or more building circuits comprising a DC socket 28, a DC lighting circuit 25, and/or a micro-inverter AC resource. The battery assemblies are connected to said circuits using existing lighting circuit wiring. The plurality of battery assemblies are managed as a collective resource in aggregate via the communication means. The charging of the battery assemblies may be scheduled in accordance with a demand from local end users, power usage measurements, or the availability of power generation resources. The system may determine the profile and type of end device 29,30 power usage, which may comprise USB power delivery via a DC socket, and manage the said end device by reporting maximum and minimum power load, switching off or putting the device into standby when not used, or deferring the charging of a battery of the device.
Patent GB-2541531-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic window
Inventor: DARREN GREGORY FINCK
IPC: G10K11/00
Filed: 2016-07-15
Abstract: The acoustic window allows the passage of desired acoustic waveforms, preferably sonar acoustic waveforms. The acoustic window includes at least a pair of structural walls or septa 14, 16 formed of at least one of metal, plastic and carbon fibre composite materials. At least one core layer 18 is sandwiched between the septa 14, 16 and includes a cellular reinforcement 20 and an acoustic transmission medium 22 encapsulating the cellular reinforcement 20. The acoustic transmission medium 22 is preferably an elastomeric material such as urethane, natural and synthetic rubbers and filled and unfilled synthetic polymers. The cellular or honeycomb reinforcement 20 may be formed of metal or composite material. The acoustic window 10 may be included on the hull of a surface or submergible vessel, in order to provide a hydrodynamic fairing over sonar or other acoustic equipment.
Patent GB-2542946-A (GB)
Title: Subsea system and method for high pressure high temperature wells
Inventor: Bruce Joseph Witwer
IPC: E21B34/04
Filed: 2016-09-23
Abstract: A subsea production system and method therefore comprising a high pressure subsea wellhead 12, a tubing head spool 16 on the well-head, a tubing hanger 70 within the spool, a production tree 18 disposed on the spool, a riser (24, fig 1) and a subsea flow line (22, fig 1) between the tree and the riser. The system includes at least one barrier (fig 1, 38) within the system to maintain a pressure barrier between components of the system upstream and downstream of the barrier. The barrier allowing components rated for different pressures temperatures or flow rates to be used either side of the barrier. The barrier may be disposed in the tree, the tubing head spool, the wellhead or the tubing hanger. The barrier may also be formed by a high integrity pipeline protection system coupled to the tree or between the flow-line and the riser. Preferably the barrier is modular and comprises at least one choke between the tree and the flow-line and at least one choke upstream of the tubing hanger.
Patent GB-2554955-A (GB)
Title: Detection of acoustic impulse events in voice applications
Inventor: SAMUEL EBENEZER
IPC: G10L25/84
Filed: 2016-11-21
Abstract: An audio processor 7 of signals from a mic array 9 includes an event detector 2 which detects near field events 3 (eg. speech from the device user) and proximity events 4 (eg. ambient noise), each with their own voice activity detector (11, 13) and impulsive noise detector (12, 14). The impulsive noise detectors predict the occurrence of a signal burst event via a sudden onset in the input signal and determine whether this signal burst comprises a speech event or an ambient noise event (eg according to its harmonicity or sparsity) in order to eg. adaptively beamform towards speech.
Patent GB-2543182-A (GB)
Title: Controls and operation of variable frequency drives
Inventor: NATHAN THOMAS WEST
IPC: F25B49/02
Filed: 2014-03-11
Abstract: A method or system for starting a compressor in a refrigerant loop, comprising: operating the compressor in a first mode which includes preventing current level for a motor of the compressor from exceeding a predetermined current limit for a period of time not to exceed a predetermined period of time; and determining if the motor exceeds a predetermined speed threshold at or before expiration of the predetermined period of time. Also disclosed is a system or method for operating a motor driven refrigerant compressor comprising: running the motor in start mode where the speed is limited for a predetermined period; and stopping the compressor if the motor current exceeds a predetermined limit during the start mode.
Patent GB-2541592-A (GB)
Title: System and methodology using annulus access valve
Inventor: NICHOLAS TAYLOR
IPC: E21B34/02
Filed: 2015-06-08
Abstract: A technique facilitates pressure testing of seals along a tubing hanger, such as a tubing hanger used in a subsea application. In some applications, the tubing hanger is sealed along its exterior with an upper tubing hanger seal and a lower tubing hanger seal. A valve assembly is deployed along a fluid passageway which is routed to the tubing hanger seals. The valve assembly may be selectively actuated to a test position, e.g. a closed position, which enables pressure isolation and pressure testing of the tubing hanger seals.
Patent GB-2542958-A (GB)
Title: Power electronics assembly
Inventor: PETER BARRASS
IPC: H05K1/14
Filed: 2015-07-27
Abstract: The assembly comprises an insulated metal substrate (IMS) 103, a composite material substrate 101, and a bolt 106 comprising a bolt head and a bolt shaft for mechanically coupling the composite material substrate to the insulated metal substrate. The assembly also comprises an electrically conductive sleeve 115 configured to held between a first electrical contact 160 carried by the insulated metal substrate and a second electrical contact 162 carried by the composite material substrate and the bolt is configured to clamp the composite material substrate to the insulated metal substrate to force the electrically conductive sleeve against the first and second electrical contacts. The insulating sleeve has a wall or cup portion 113 surrounding the bolt head to inhibit electrical breakdown between the bolt head and the composite substrate. The bolt may be electrically connected to the IMS substrate. A portion of the IMS substrate 121, situated below a chamfer portion of the conductive sleeve, is exposed between the bolt hole in the IMS substrate and the IMS contact for the electrically conductive sleeve. The IMS substrate may be coupled to a heatsink 102 by alignment pins
Patent GB-2553648-A (GB)
Title: Pixel unit for an image sensor, image sensor, method for sensing a light signal, method for actuating a pixel unit and method for generating an image using a
Inventor: MARC GEESE
IPC: H04N5/3745
Filed: 2017-07-10
Abstract: Image sensor pixel unit 102 and method comprising: a light sensitive photodiode 104 producing a processing signal 108 (e.g current) ; multiplexer (Mux) unit 110 generating first 118 and second 120 differing multiplexer signals using processing-signal; and at least a first 112 and second 116 storage unit (e.g capacitors C1, C2) which buffer and store respective first, second multiplexer signals, whereby at least the second storage unit 116 buffers a temporally (time) limited integral value of second multiplexer signal. The multiplexer signals may amplify the signal/current and continuously split or form a temporally discrete split (time Multiplexing) of signal. The multiplexer unit (110) may generate the first and second multiplexer signal simultaneously or at respective different points in time. A read-out contact 304 simultaneously reads-out the first/second storage (capacitor) content. The photodiode may supply continuous or temporally discrete signals (e.g current, charge pulses) having a time schedule, synchronised by or to multiplexer. Additional storage unit (capacitor C5 fig 2) may serially connect between photodiode and multiplexer providing additional processing signal buffering. The photodiode and multiplexer/storage functions may be formed on different composite semiconductor layers (figure 3). The system enables temporal low-pass filtering for temporally correct Nyquist sampling (fig 7) whereby image frame rate is based on low pass filter width or exposure time, preventing aliasing effects by executing temporally overlapping sampling of the first/second multiplexer signals (figs 5,7)
Patent GB-2550505-A (GB)
Title: Batter compositions and methods of preparing batter-coated food products
Inventor: ANTHONY MILWARD ROGERS
IPC: A23P20/10
Filed: 2016-08-24
Abstract: Fava bean flour in a batter composition is used for reducing the fat and/or oil uptake of the batter composition and/or the food product coated with the batter composition during cooking in fat and/or oil. The batter composition may comprise (i) 15 to 45 wt % fava bean flour; and (ii) 55 to 85 wt % percent water, wherein the fava bean flour and water component make up at least 80 percent of the mass of the batter composition and for every litre volume of the batter composition there is from 100g to 200g fava bean flour. Also disclosed is a method for reducing the fat and/or oil uptake properties of a wheat flour batter-coated food product, the method comprising the steps of (i) providing a batter composition comprising fava bean flour; and (ii) coating the wheat flour batter coated food product with the batter composition comprising fava bean flour. Alternative names for fava beans include broad beans and vicia faba.
Patent GB-2550714-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for assembling cells in a bettry pack to control thermal release
Inventor: AMY T HERRMANN
IPC: H01M50/244
Filed: 2016-01-25
Abstract: A battery pack includes one or more battery cells disposed in a barrier structure that forms a flow channel to direct venting material from a battery cell experiencing a fault condition out of the battery pack in a way that allows expansion of the vented gas before it exits the battery pack. Where two or more battery cells are included in the battery pack, the barrier structure electrically and thermally insulates them from each other so that in the event of a battery cell venting, it will not affect other battery cells and cause a thermal runaway condition.
Patent GB-2565307-A (GB)
Title: System for dynamic demand balancing in energy networks
Inventor: David parish
IPC: H02J13/00
Filed: 2017-08-08
Abstract: A method of controlling energy supply in an energy distribution network is disclosed. The energy distribution network comprises an energy generation facility 204 adapted to supply energy to the energy distribution network and an energy consumer 202 adapted to consume energy from the energy distribution network. The method comprises, at the energy generation facility 204, detecting a curtailment condition, the curtailment condition indicating that the energy generation facility 204 should curtail its supply of energy to the energy distribution network. In response to the curtailment condition, the energy generation facility 204 transmits, via a communications link 210, a request to increase energy consumption to the energy consumer 202, receives a reply message from the energy consumer 202 via the communications link 210, and controls energy output from the generation facility 204 in dependence on the reply message. The reply message will indicate whether the energy consumer 202 successfully increased its energy consumption and by how much. The consumption increase may be aggregated across several consumers. The method reduces the need for large-scale energy export between regions and so obviates the need for increased high capacity grid connections.