baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2542269-A (GB)
Title: Electronic vaporiser system
Inventor: DMITRY GORILOVSKY
IPC: A24F15/015
Filed: 2016-09-01
Abstract: An electronic cigarette vaporiser that includes a heating element (35) and further includes or co-operates with an electronics module (58) that (i) detects characteristics of the resistance of the heating element (35) and (ii) uses an inference of temperature derived from that resistance as a control input. The temperature of the heating element (35) may be inferred from data stored in the electronics module (58) that has been empirically obtained for a specific heating element design. The electronics module (58) may controls the power delivered to the heating element (35) to ensure that it is no higher than approximately 130°C, plus an error tolerance. The module may use the resistance as an input directly, rather than calculating temperature. The module may also apply multiple techniques to control the temperature of the heating element and weigh the signal from each technique. Also disclosed is a re-filling and re-charging case (figure 6), into which the e-cigarette may be inserted. The vaporiser may be filled from a replaceable cartridge (3) via a piezo-electric pump (6), and may detect withdrawal from the case. The vaporiser may have a squircle cross-section (figure 2).
Patent GB-2556099-A (GB)
Title: Screw tensioning device
Inventor: INIGO GUISASOLA
IPC: F16B31/04
Filed: 2016-11-21
Abstract: The screw tensioning device 100 for tensioning or loosening tensionable screw connections includes a fixation element 114, a support element 116, a piston 118, an actuator assembly 120, and a volume 208 defined at least partly by the piston, the fixation element, or the support element. The fixation element is configured to be connected to a screw 102. The support element is moveable relative to the fixation element to apply tension to or remove tension from the screw. The piston is positioned and movable within the fixation element. The piston includes a rod end 176 and a rod portion 172. The actuator assembly includes an actuator element 122. The actuator element has a first threaded connection 180 with the rod portion of the piston. A movement of the actuator element causes an axial movement of the piston within the fixation element. The movement of the piston manipulates the volume, moving the fixation element with respect to the support element. The actuator assembly may include a worm shaft engaged with a sleeve.
Patent GB-2557359-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum Pump
Inventor: JAMES ALEXANDER HAYLOCK
IPC: F04D29/58
Filed: 2016-12-08
Abstract: Vacuum pump with motor 12 in motor housing 36, control 18 which controls motor, the control being housed in control housing 40 and control cooling mechanism 48 which generates a cooling gas flow in the control housing, where the control housing is mounted to the motor housing. There may be at least one opening 54 for cooling gas to flow from the control housing to the motor housing. Alternatively there may be a first flow path 47 and a second flow path 52, the second flow path extending through the control housing, where gas flow along the first flow path increases or causes flow in the second flow path. Alternatively there may be first and second flow paths where flow in one path causes gas flow in the other path.
Patent GB-2546613-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for clock synchronization in a data acquisition system
Inventor: JOHN L MELANSON
IPC: H03L1/02
Filed: 2015-06-23
Abstract: A system may include a sampling circuit, a temperature calibration system, a phase detector, a virtual phase-locked loop, and a sample rate converter. The sampling circuit may be configured to generate a series of digitally-sampled data at a sampling frequency provided by a local clock. The temperature calibration system may be configured to determine a temperature-based timing compensation with respect to the local clock. The phase detector may be configured to estimate an error of the local clock in view of the reference clock. The virtual phase-locked loop may be configured to generate a virtual clock based on the temperature-based timing compensation and the error. The sample rate converter may be configured to generate a corrected series of digitally-sampled data in response to the virtual clock by interpolating the series of digitally-sampled data to correct for the error.
Patent GB-2541620-A (GB)
Title: Electrical system for universal charging station
Inventor: WILLIAM DALE TISCHER
IPC: H02J7/04
Filed: 2015-04-24
Abstract: In one example, a battery charging system for charging a plurality of portable electronic devices includes a scaling module configured to receive a first voltage and scale the first voltage to a second voltage, a memory configured to store a value, and a processor configured to receive a signal representing the second voltage, retrieve the stored value from the memory, and adjust at least one charging parameter using a comparison between the retrieved value and the received signal representing the second voltage.
Patent GB-2549169-A (GB)
Title: Adjusting diagnostic tests based on collected vehicle data
Inventor: FLING FINN TSENG
IPC: G07C5/08
Filed: 2017-02-02
Abstract: A system receives, from a plurality of vehicles, sets of diagnostic test data relating to a performed diagnostic test. Each set of diagnostic test data includes a test output value and one or more corresponding test condition values. The system is selects some of the test output values based on selecting a function to relate the test output value to test output values from different sets of diagnostic data. The system provides the test output value and the corresponding test conditions values as input to the selected function to obtain a plurality of scaled test output values, and generates an adjustment to the diagnostic test, such as adjustment of a threshold, based at least in part on the scaled test output values. For example, the system may identify a relationship between sensor data and an operating parameter, transform the data according to the relationship, and a new threshold 36 for the diagnostic test may be established to account for the relationship between the sensor data and the operating parameter.
Patent GB-2559208-A (GB)
Title: Flat face male hydraulic coupling
Inventor: CHETAN B V
IPC: F16L37/35
Filed: 2017-03-16
Abstract: A flat face male hydraulic coupling comprises a body 3, a valve body assembly, and three sealing means. The body has a continuous passage 4 with two sections of different diameter. The valve body assembly is movable in the body, and comprises a first valve portion 5 and a second valve portion 6 telescopic around the first. The first valve portion is movable between three positions, with the second valve portion being taken along with the first between the second and third positions. The first sealing means 7 seals between the first valve portion and the continuous passage, the second sealing means 8 seals between the second valve portion and the continuous passage, and the third sealing means 10, 11 is a two stage sealing means sealing between the first and second valve portions. A relief passage 12 is arranged in the second valve portion extending radially between the two stages of the third sealing means. The first valve portion has a recess in its outer surface outside of the third sealing means in the first position, this recess overlapping with one stage of the two stage sealing in the second position.
Patent GB-2546203-A (GB)
Title: Anchor peg
Inventor: MICHAEL RICHARD DEAN
IPC: E04H12/22
Filed: 2013-02-01
Abstract: An anchor peg that is deployable into a configuration that produces a larger subsurface footprint than the entrance hole it was inserted into the ground through. The peg has an outer body D and an inner shaft E that is connected to sprung fingers G that are configurable outwardly to create the enlarged subsurface footprint. The outer body D has a bottom tip L, which may be detachable via a screwed thread, and the inner shaft E sits within the outer body D so that when it is in its fully inserted position it is firmly abutted against the base of the outer body D and tip L. There may be fluted grooves F in the outer body D that house the sprung fingers G when in their non-deployed position. There may also be an anchor point A which may be interchangeable attached to the inner shaft E that has a tether, rope or strap attached to it, the subsurface footprint becoming larger as more force is applied to the anchor point A.
Patent GB-2561224-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for a printed circuit board
Inventor: David Killin Roberts
IPC: A62C3/16
Filed: 2017-04-06
Abstract: A printed circuit board 10 comprises a substrate 12, an electrical component 14 disposed on the substrate and connected to a power input 16, a wire bond 22 connecting the electrical component to an output 20, and a gas-generating fuel 24 disposed on the substrate proximate to the wire bond to account for an arc fault. The gas generating fuel may operably disrupt or extinguish the arc fault. The fuel may be an oxidiser or Nitrogen-rich fuel and may generate an inert jet of gas (36, figure 2) in response to detected heat generated from the arc fault. A method of assembling a printed circuit board and a method of extinguishing an arc fault are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2570618-A (GB)
Title: Components
Inventor: DAVID JOHN
IPC: B33Y80/00
Filed: 2017-07-05
Abstract: Figure 1 shows a valve seat assembly comprising a part 3 made by additive manufacturing which has an annular hollow void 20, tubes 8 connected to the void 20, a part 14 made from HIPed powder 16 and a solid endplate 11. A capsule into which powder for HIPing is placed is defined by the additively manufactured part 3, the endplate 11 and concentric tubular capsule walls 4 & 6 which are located on annular projections on the additively manufactured and endplate parts and are welded 44 thereto. Figure 12 shows an additively manufactured turbine disc. Blades 10, surfaces of the disc and supports 108 connecting the planar surfaces of the disc are formed from fused powder with the bulk of the disc comprising unfused powder. A first capsule is formed by welding a cylindrical cap (110, Fig. 14) to one of the planar surfaces of the disc (which has preferably been HIPed) and a second capsule is formed by welding a stepped cap (116, Fig. 14) to the opposing planar surface. The capsules are filled with powder and sealed, with the powder being HIPed and the caps then being removed.
Patent GB-2565095-A (GB)
Title: Hitch assembly for articulated machines
Inventor: Adrian Jarrod Webb
IPC: B62D53/02
Filed: 2017-08-01
Abstract: A hitch assembly 126 is provided between a second frame (118, Figure 1), typically a non-engine end frame (NEEF), and a first frame (116, Figure 1), typically an engine end frame (EEF), of an articulated machine (100, Figure 1). Hitch assembly 126 includes a housing 142 with a cavity 174 and is adapted to be coupled to the first frame through first fasteners 148. Hitch assembly 126 also includes a shaft 144 with a through-hole 200 received rotatably into cavity 174 to facilitate oscillation of the second frame relative to the first frame, and a pin 146 received into through-hole 200 and rotatable relative to through-hole 200 and to shaft 144 to facilitate articulation of the second frame relative to the first frame. Pin 146 is coupled to the second frame through second fasteners 168. Typically, the axes 178, 230 of oscillation and articulation are perpendicular to each other.
Patent GB-2567179-A (GB)
Title: Cups, carriers and cup handling systems
Inventor: SAFIA QURESHI-AYRA
IPC: G06K19/07
Filed: 2017-10-04
Abstract: A cup hot beverages, comprising: base 2, side walls (3, fig 1) and lid (4, fig 1); where base, side walls or lid comprise integrated, remotely interrogatable tag 18. Preferably, tag is radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. Preferably, tag comprises disc welded to recess 16 in base and retained using threaded cap 17, and second tag is retained in recess on inner lid surface (20, fig. 4) by threaded disk. Preferably, insulating band (5, fig. 1) surrounds side walls. Preferably, carrier (23 fig. 5A) comprises series of stacked, parallelepiped cases with plurality of compartments (24, fig. 5A) to retain cups, the carrier comprising a further interrogatable tag. Preferably, the carrier comprises lid with aperture (26, fig. 5A) for insertion of cup and second aperture (27, fig. 5A) for insertion of lid, the first aperture comprising diametrically opposed projections to secure cup. Preferably, remote system and interaction points (33, fig. 6) provide time stamps and collate user/cup data. Preferably, carrier has location tracking.
Patent GB-2557712-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle-window-transmittance-control apparatus and method
Inventor: SCOTT VINCENT MYERS
IPC: G06N3/08
Filed: 2017-10-12
Abstract: A vehicle 10 includes systems for adjusting window 12 transmittance. A camera (26c see fig 2) is provided for obtaining images of an occupant. An artificial neural network runs on computer hardware carried on-board the vehicle. The artificial neural network is trained to classify the occupant using the images captured by the camera (26c) as input. A controller 14 varies the transmittance of the one or more windows 12 based on classifications made by the artificial neural network. For example, if the artificial neural network classifies the occupant as squinting or shading his or her eyes with a hand, the controller helpfully reduces the transmittance of a windshield and/or of a side window. Skin pigmentation and inputs from an ambient light sensor may be taken into account. Sensing may also be provided via photovoltaic components 24. Adjustment is typically made via an electrochromic layer 22 associated with a laminated glass window 12.
Patent GB-2568059-A (GB)
Title: Method for locating metadata
Inventor: MATTHEW LUCIEN EVANS
IPC: G06F12/1009
Filed: 2017-11-02
Abstract: A method for locating metadata associated with a first address e.g. a virtual address, starts by accessing a page table structure 502, a page table entry of the page table structure providing address translation data for use in an address translation process for translating the first virtual address into a second physical address. The method then extracts portions of page table entries in the page table structure, and determines a pointer 504 to a metadata table from the portions. The pointer is then used to locate in the metadata table 506 the required metadata. The method may include determine from the first address an index that indicates the location of a target page table entry corresponding to the first address in a given page table of the page table structure, and determining from the index the location of the pages entries in the given page table used to determine the pointer.
Patent GB-2571990-A (GB)
Title: Optical filter
Inventor: MARK EDGAR BRAY
IPC: G02B5/28
Filed: 2018-03-16
Abstract: The optical filter 100, suitable for use protecting aircraft against hostile laser threats, comprises a first layer 101 comprising a first notch filter 102 and a second layer 103 comprising a second notch filter 104, the notch filters being arranged to attenuate electromagnetic radiation having first A1 and second A2 unique wavelengths incident normally thereupon, respectively. The second layer 103 is stacked upon the first layer 101. In use, the first notch filter 102 attenuates the electromagnetic radiation having a predetermined wavelength A incident thereupon at a first angle of incidence O1 and the second notch filter attenuates the electromagnetic radiation having the predetermined wavelength A incident thereupon at a second, different angle of incidence O2. The first and second wavelength ranges may overlap, as may the first and second angle of incidence ranges. The first and second layers may each respectively comprise sets of notch filters. A visor or windshield comprising the optical filter is also claimed, as well as a method of manufacturing such a visor or windshield.
Patent GB-2572583-A (GB)
Title: Braking process selection system
Inventor: GIANMARCO BRUNETTI
IPC: B60W10/06
Filed: 2018-04-04
Abstract: Upon receiving a signal to decelerate a vehicle, a braking process selection system selects at least one of a first braking process or a second braking process for the vehicle based upon one or more vehicle operating parameters, e.g. the state of charge (SOC) of an energy storage device in the vehicle and a deceleration amount required. The first braking process increases the SOC of the energy storage device (e.g. operating an integrated starter-generator (ISG) in generator mode). The second braking process increases pumping losses of an engine of the vehicle. The second braking process may additionally use friction brakes. Engine pumping losses may be increased using one or more strategies, e.g. exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), continuously variable valve lift (CVVL, VVL), wastegate (WG), variable geometry turbocharger (VGT), throttle valve, increasing engine friction (using one or more auxiliary loads (e.g. oil pump, vacuum pump, water pump, A/C compressor)). The first braking process may be selected if the SOC of the energy storage device is below a threshold SOC. The second braking process may be selected: if the SOC of the energy storage device is at, or above, a threshold SOC; or if a detected temperature is below a threshold value. If a required deceleration value is not met, both braking processes may be selected.
Patent GB-2572980-A (GB)
Title: Junk modelling
Inventor: PETER DAVID ROPE
IPC: A63H33/04
Filed: 2018-04-18
Abstract: Apparatus for mounting an item on a model body comprises a base portion 102 including a magnetic element 112 and at least one projection 106 extending from the base portion to define a slot region for receiving a sheet region of an item. The apparatus may include projections 110 extending upwardly from the base portion for mounting model bricks/elements. A kit of parts comprising of the apparatus is also provided.
Patent GB-2573005-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for infusing food
Inventor: JAMES SEALY
IPC: A23L3/3409
Filed: 2018-04-19
Abstract: An apparatus 100 for infusing food 104a, 104b with diffused liquid comprises a food-receiving chamber 102, means 122 for reducing pressure within the chamber, and a liquid diffuser 108 for delivering a diffused liquid to the chamber. The chamber may comprise a fluid-tight seal, and may include heating and/or cooling means (not shown). The diffuser 108 may include a heating element 116, an atomiser nozzle for diffusing a liquid, a liquid reservoir 112, and/or a wick 118. The apparatus may include more than one liquid reservoir 112. The liquid reservoir(s) 112 may comprise a removable liquid storage cartridge (see figure 3). A controller 130 may regulate the amount of liquid to be infused, and may be programmable to operate an infusion process with user-selectable mixes of liquids stored in the reservoirs. A method of infusing food with diffused liquid by placing food into a chamber, reducing the pressure, diffusing liquid into the chamber, and increasing the pressure to infuse the diffused liquid into the food is also claimed, as are a food infusing liquid composition comprising glycerol, polyethylene glycol and/or polypropylene glycol together with a flavouring, and a cartridge (see fig. 3) comprising a food infusing liquid composition.
Patent GB-2572227-A (GB)
Title: Ear proximity detection
Inventor: JOHN PAUL LESSO
IPC: H04R1/10
Filed: 2018-04-27
Abstract: A system for detecting the presence of an ear in proximity to an audio device, comprising: an input for obtaining a data (e.g. audio) signal from the environment of the audio device; and an ear biometric authentication module configured to: compare one or more ear biometric features, extracted from the data signal, to an ear biometric template; and generate a first output indicative of the presence or absence of any ear in proximity to the audio device based on the comparison of the one or more extracted ear biometric features to the ear biometric template. The audio device may be a mobile handset, in-ear or on-ear headphones and may be wearable or carried by the user and held adjacent to the user’s ear or ears during use. Aspects / embodiments include calculating or generating a first score being indicative of a distance between the one or more extracted ear biometric features and an ear biometric template wherein the first output is generated based on the score. Further embodiments include comparing the first score to a first threshold to determine the presence or absence of any ear in proximity to the audio device and calculating and comparing a second score.
Patent GB-2575421-A (GB)
Title: Wearable resistance training apparatus
Inventor: ROY EDOMAN
IPC: A63B21/065
Filed: 2018-05-05
Abstract: A wearable resistance apparatus comprising a harness and a pair of elastic cables 116 attached to the harness that allow a user to perform resistance training including boxing, punching and stretching exercise. The harness has a back-plate portion 102 having a pair of semi-flexible straps 106 attached that extend from the harness in a V-shaped formation towards the shoulders of the user. A second pair of flexible straps 110 are attached to the ends of the semi-flexible straps 106, whereby the flexible straps cross over each other prior to the distal ends of the flexible straps 110 being detachably attached to connection means 104 on the back-plate. The elastic cables are attached to the end 108 of the semi-flexible straps above the shoulders of the user via connectors 130 that may allow the tension of the cables to be adjusted; at the distal end the cable has handles 122 to allow the user to perform resistance training. Preferably the flexible straps are attached to the back-plate via a hook and loop arrangement.
Patent GB-2574877-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for controlling a transition between driving modes
Inventor: Rebecca Gemma Matthias
IPC: G05D1/00
Filed: 2018-06-22
Abstract: A control system for controlling a transition between an autonomous driving mode and a manual driving mode. The control system may comprise one or more controllers, e.g. steering controller 110, configured to receive a condition signal indicative of a driver’s 10 condition and determine a haptic feedback signal (210, fig 2) indicative of haptic feedback to be applied to a control, e.g. steering wheel 120, of a vehicle. The haptic feedback signal (210) is determined in dependence on the condition signal and an expected or desired driver control input 25 for driving the vehicle in the manual mode. The control system outputs the haptic feedback signal to cause application of haptic feedback to the control, i.e. steering wheel 120. The condition of the driver may be one or both of a mental or physical condition, e.g. muscle readiness, of the driver 10. Reference is also made to a system, a vehicle and a method of a transition between an autonomous driving mode and a manual driving mode.
Patent GB-2567050-A (GB)
Title: Dental implant assembly
Inventor: FREDRIK ENGMAN
IPC: A61C8/00
Filed: 2018-08-09
Abstract: A dental implant assembly comprising a healing component 10, attached to a coronal end of a dental implant 40, and an impression component 20 is disclosed. Either of the healing abutment 10 and the impression coping 20 has an internal bore for receiving at least part of the other component 10, 20. The internal bore has an axial locator 16 that provides an endstop for relative axial movement between said components. A rotational locator 14, comprising a formation on an inner surface of the bore or a formation on the outer surface of either of the components 10, 20, limits the rotational movement between said components. The assembly allows an impression recording digital positional information about the dental implant to be taken without having to remove the healing component from the implant. A dental implant kit comprising the implant assembly and a plurality of healing components and a method of obtaining a dental impression are also disclosed.