baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2580391-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle stability controller
Inventor: PAUL ADRIAN BEEVER
IPC: B60W30/188
Filed: 2019-01-09
Abstract: A controller and method for controlling vehicle stability having first and second drive modes, and including a processor for switching the controller between the drive modes, the processor configured to: receive 420 a drive mode input signal from a drive mode selector and in response to the drive mode input signal, switch the controller from the first drive mode to the second drive mode; receive a brake input signal 445 from a first brake input sensor, an accelerator input signal 450 from an accelerator input sensor, and a release signal 430 from a second brake input sensor; determine whether the brake and accelerator input signals exceed predetermined thresholds; and if the controller is in the second drive mode and the first brake input and the throttle position signals exceed their respective predetermined thresholds, and the release signal is received from the second brake input sensor, apply a braking force to a front axle of the vehicle and apply power to a rear axle of the vehicle such that the vehicle remains substantially stationary whilst rear wheels of the vehicle slip. The vehicle then may perform a burnout.
Patent GB-2588366-A (GB)
Title: Road network abstraction
Inventor: MATTHEW ELLIS
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2019-04-24
Abstract: A method for creating a routing database comprises receiving raw map data 103 comprising a plurality of road nodes and consolidating the road nodes to generate a plurality of consolidated road nodes based on one or more consolidation rules. Adjacent node cost data associated with travelling between each adjacent pair of consolidated road nodes and a primary travel cost between pairs of consolidated road nodes based are determined on a cost function dependent on the adjacent node cost data. The cost function may be dependent on a minimum travel distance or travel time, a vehicle type, a time or a road restriction. The routing database is then generated comprising a table of the primary travel costs and the plurality of consolidated road nodes. An independent claim is also included to a method of path calculation between geographical points of interest 108 characterised by the use of a routing database wherein a path 106 is calculated between a pair of POIs based on travel costs between the pair of consolidated nodes nearest the POIs and determined local travel costs between each of the pair of POIs and their determined nearest consolidated nodes.
Patent GB-2584089-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning ion optic multipole devices
Inventor: JAN-PETER HAUSCHILD
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2019-05-20
Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning electrodes of an ion optical multipole device comprises at least one longitudinal cleaning section 20 and at least one handling section 30 extending axially from the at least one cleaning section. The at least one cleaning section has larger cross-section than the at least one handling section. A cleaning section may comprise protruding planar or curved flanges/discs 21 while a handling section may comprise a stiff rod/shaft or a flexible cord/rope. The cleaning device may comprise three cleaning sections, on two of which different cleaning liquids possibly comprising water and a solvent may be applied. Said three cleaning sections may be separated by spacing sections 41 of smaller cross-section than cleaning sections. The device is inserted into the passage formed by the electrodes and passed all the way through the multipole device.
Patent GB-2584897-A (GB)
Title: Re-identification of rough gemstones
Inventor: QI HE HONG
IPC: G06T17/10
Filed: 2019-06-20
Abstract: A method of identifying a rough gemstone comprising: capturing a first series of 2D images of the rough gemstone; producing a 3D model of the rough gemstone using said images; generating a second (virtual) series of 2D images from said 3D model; and processing the second series of images to obtain an identifier associated with the rough gemstone. Also disclosed is a method of re-identifying a rough gemstone and its mine of origin, the method further comprising: the identifier being a numerical dataset based upon the geometric features identified in the first series of 2D silhouette images; obtaining a second numerical dataset from 2D silhouette images of a second rough gemstone; and comparing the numerical datasets to confirm the identity of the rough gemstone and mine of origin.
Patent GB-2584916-A (GB)
Title: A fire resistant cable fastener
Inventor: STEVEN BLANKS
IPC: H02G3/32
Filed: 2016-03-09
Abstract: A cable clip or fastener 1 comprises a body 2 formed from a fire-resistant material, such as metal. The body 2 includes a clamp element 4 having an opening 8 at its base 10 for receiving an electrical cable. A lower fixing plate 14 is arranged at the base 10 of the clamp element 4 and includes a fixing aperture 16 for receiving a fixing member such as a nail or screw for fixing the cable clip 1 to a support surface. An upper fixing plate 26 is spaced vertically from the lower fixing plate 14 relative to the height of the clamp element 4. The upper fixing plate 26 includes a fixing aperture 28 that is aligned with the fixing aperture 16 of the lower fixing plate 14. A support member 21 is arranged to support the upper fixing plate 26 such that it is spaced apart from the lower fixing plate 14. One of the fixing plates includes a polymer coating in the region of the fixing aperture to enhance grip between the clip and a fixing member.
Patent GB-2577385-A (GB)
Title: Disconnect Sub
Inventor: JASON FONG
IPC: E21B17/06
Filed: 2019-08-06
Abstract: A disconnect sub (Fig 3, 1) is connected at one end to a pipe 4 for deployment into a wellbore 100 and at the other end, to a downhole sealing device such as a plug 2. The disconnect sub comprises a body with a wall forming a throughbore, wherein the wall comprises a disconnection point (Fig 1, 7) that has a lower tensile break value than the rest of the wall. Disconnection can occur through rotation of the pipe or through overpull of the pipe. Preferably, the disconnection point is a groove or notch 7 that has a predetermined tensile break value such that the notch will fail when a threshold value of axial tensile load is applied to the sub, causing separation of pipe from the plug. Preferably the disconnect sub comprises a diverter valve (Fig 11, 25) comprising radially-arranged ports 13 and an axially movable ball seat 10, wherein the ball seat can actuate from a first configuration to a second configuration which obstructs and permits fluid flow through the radial ports respectively.
Patent GB-2579138-A (GB)
Title: Method, system and apparatus for radio-frequency echo cancellation
Inventor: MARK W DURON
IPC: H01Q1/22
Filed: 2019-10-21
Abstract: An echo cancellation method comprises obtaining an attribute of a transmitted signal, setting an operational parameter at a variable reflector 254 of an RFID tag reader 104 based on the attribute, generating the transmitted signal at a transmit module of the RFID tag reader, generating, at the variable reflector, a cancellation signal based on the transmitted signal and the operational parameter. Then, on detecting a received signal at an antenna module 216 of the RFID tag reader, the cancellation signal is applied to the received signal. The assembly implementing this method could also include: a circulator 248 defining a transmission path from a transmit module 200 to the antenna module, and a reception path from the antenna module to a receive module 224; a combiner 252 on the reception path between the circulator and the receive module; and a coupler 260 between the transmit module and the circulator. The invention aims to reduce internal echo signals within RFID readers which otherwise reduce the accuracy with which readers can detect and interpret the, generally weak, tag responses.
Patent GB-2592382-A (GB)
Title: Performance floor assembly and system
Inventor: GUY DAGGER
IPC: E04F15/22
Filed: 2020-02-25
Abstract: A floor assembly for a performance space is disclosed. The assembly 10 has a planar resilient floor board 11 supported above a base board 12 on a primary support system comprising a plurality of resilient (preferably elastomeric) supports 13. A secondary support system 100 comprises a plurality of fixed support members 110 and a plurality of movable support members 120. Each movable support member 120 is movable in a direction parallel to the plane of the floor board 11 between a first position spaced from a corresponding fixed support member 110 such that the floor board 11 is unsupported by the support members and a second position in contact with the corresponding fixed support member 110 such that the floor board 11 is supported by the support members 110, 120. In the first position, the floor board is in a sprung configuration and in the second position, the floor board is in an unsprung configuration. The invention therefore provides a performance floor which is switchable between sprung and unsprung configurations.
Patent GB-2593200-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for verifying a sorter
Inventor: SAM ELLIOTT
IPC: G06F30/3323
Filed: 2020-03-19
Abstract: A method of generating a modified version of the hardware design of the sorter accepting extended inputs and performing formal verification comprising: implementing a constraint that the least significant bits of each input in a set of extended inputs represent a unique value; and formally verifying aspects of the modified version of the hardware design of the sorter for the set of extended inputs.
Patent GB-2595710-A (GB)
Title: Operation analysis
Inventor: KEVIN WILKINSON
IPC: G05B23/02
Filed: 2020-06-04
Abstract: A method of determining if an operation has not been performed correctly. The method comprises: receiving operation parameter data S1202 associated with an operation that has been performed; receiving power profile data associated with the operation has been performed S1201; identifying, using the operation parameter data, a power profile data record S1203 from a plurality of power profile data records; extracting from the power profile data record a power profile data, said extracted power profile data associated with an operation of a type indicated by the operation parameter data; and comparing the extracted power profile data with the received power profile data S1204 to determine if the operation has not been performed correctly S1205. The operation may be an electrofusion welding operation.
Patent GB-2588479-A (GB)
Title: Shock and agitator tool
Inventor: JAYSON RUSSELL
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2020-06-11
Abstract: A shock and agitator tool 100 for vibrating a drill string to overcome stick slip and other friction-based problems that may occur during directional drilling. The shock tool 110 comprising an outer housing 285, an inner mandrel 280, one or more Bellville springs 245 configured to allow relative movement of the mandrel and the outer housing. The agitator tool 120 comprising a first dart comprising a dart body, nose and nozzle; a valve section (400 fig 4), configured for vibration generation, comprising a housing, driveshaft (420), driveshaft cap (450) and stationary rotary valve 440; a power section 300 having a rotor 350, stator 340 and dart catching unit 310 comprising a guide section and locking collet 320, wherein the power section rotor is stationary unless the dart is engaged with the dart catching unit
Patent GB-2583616-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for securing endoscope relative to suturing system
Inventor: VLADIMIR MITELBERG
IPC: F16B2/10
Filed: 2019-01-11
Abstract: A distal cap apparatus for use with an endoscope, having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, includes a mount configured for mounting to the distal end of the endoscope, and a strap connected to the mount and configured for banding about the distal end of the endoscope when the distal end of the endoscope is received in the mount. The mount defines a strap slot configured to receive an end of the strap to configure the strap in the banded configuration. The strap may be elastic. A tool is provided to facilitate properly seating of the strap within the mount of the cap assembly. The tool includes a window and a swing arm rotatable within the window to cause a portion of the arm to contact a free end of the strap to force the strap into a fully seated position.
Patent GB-2599618-A (GB)
Title: Electron beam welding apparatus
Inventor: CONRAD DUMONT
IPC: H01R13/53
Filed: 2020-07-27
Abstract: A plug section (with channel 40 and bung/seal 42), e.g. to electrically couple with an electrical socket of an electron beam welding apparatus. High-voltage cable 16 may be sealed by bung/seal 42, allowing coolant oil to flow around annular gap 60 within channel 40, to cool the electrical connection by convection, e.g. by use of heat exchanger 62. A reservoir (90, figure 7) may supply the coolant insulating oil. Bung/seal 42 may have an integral internal channel (96, figure 7) for a cooling fluid, e.g. water. Cooling water and oil may be used together, for increased heat transfer. Heat exchanger 62 may have holes, channels and grooves, to increase its surface area, for improved thermal dissipation (figure 6).
Patent GB-2598169-A (GB)
Title: Sensor arrangements
Inventor: Eric Charles DeGolier
IPC: B62J45/40
Filed: 2020-12-22
Abstract: A vehicle of known type, such as a bicycle, has sensors retrofitted between extant parts of the vehicle providing horizontal and vertical force measurement. Placing a sensor directly in the load path as forces pass from, for example, the rider to the bicycle frame, enables their measurement. There is particular disclosure of use of the device to measure forces at the saddle and handlebars of a bicycle to measure aerodynamic drag forces acting on the rider.
Patent GB-2591697-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to built-up walls
Inventor: PETER BRAYBROOK
IPC: E04F13/08
Filed: 2018-10-01
Abstract: A rail mounting clamp for temporarily retaining a rail of a built-up wall to a cladding bracket, the clamp comprising a bracket attachment means for detachably fixing the rail mounting clamp to the bracket and a clamping element for clamping the rail between the clamp and the bracket. In embodiments, the clamping force of the clamp is adjustable, the bracket attachment means comprises a U shaped channel with a flat base and a lip, the clamping element has a hooked portion for gripping the rail and the bracket and clamp are integrally formed as a unitary piece. A method of attaching a rail to a cladding bracket is also provided in which the clamp is used to retain the rail and the rail is attached to the bracket via a separate attachment means and the clamp is then detached.
Patent GB-2600363-A (GB)
Title: Brake device, in particular for electrically driven motor vehicles
Inventor: THOMAS LEIBER
IPC: B60T13/74
Filed: 2018-05-22
Abstract: A method for braking a motor vehicle having an electric traction motor TM at a first axle; a first piston-cylinder unit (2; fig. 1a) actuated by means of a brake pedal (4, fig. 1); and an electrohydraulic brake system EHB. The method involves operating in a first mode or in a second mode. In the first mode, in the context of a maximum deceleration (e.g. re fig. 4a), braking is performed by the traction motor TM and the electrohydraulic brake system EHB, with the braking action determined as the sum atotal of a deceleration torque aTM of the traction motor TM and a deceleration torque aEHB of the electrohydraulic brake system EHB. A vehicle model is taken into consideration to distribute the maximum deceleration between the traction motor and the electrohydraulic brake system, the vehicle model replicating a weight distribution and a friction coefficient between a roadway and the vehicle tires. In the second mode (e.g. re fig. 4b, 0-50ms), braking is performed only by means of the traction motor TM, and the recuperation of the motor vehicle is simultaneously maximized.
Patent GB-2600370-A (GB)
Title: Water wettable filtration membranes and their manufacture
Inventor: WALT WHEELWRIGHT
IPC: B01D71/82
Filed: 2020-08-10
Abstract: Filtration membranes prepared by adhering a poloxamer to a preformed sheet of microporous polyolefin are described. In an embodiment, the poloxamer is that supplied under the trade name PLURONIC™ P-123 and the sheet is microporous poly(ethylene). The membranes provide the advantage of being tolerant to the cleaning agents used in clean-in-place protocols.
Patent GB-2616626-A (GB)
Title: Cell test jig
Inventor: ALEXANDER KERR
IPC: G01R31/36
Filed: 2022-03-15
Abstract: A test jig 1 supports a cell 3 during its testing. The test jig has a mounting base 5 (Figs 1,2) and a cell carrier 7 (Fig 3). The cell carrier 7 receives the cell 3 and is then secured to the mounting base 5 with an engagement mechanism. After testing the cell carrier 7 can be removed from the mounting base. The engagement mechanism may comprise a hook and a user-retractable bolt (23,35 Fig 1). The cell carrier may include a pair of opposed retaining features such as c-shaped walls (43,45 Fig 3) to locate the cell. The retaining features may be adjustable or replaceable to accommodate cells of different sizes and forms. Connectors 59,63 may be bolted onto terminals 11,13 and provide contact to the terminals 56a,b of the cell to allow for charging/discharging during testing. Power cables are connected to connectors 19 on the base 5. The jig may comprise multiple instances of the mounting base, cell carrier and engagement mechanism. Because the cell carrier can be quickly engaged with and released from the base the installation time at the test station can be reduced.
Patent GB-2602924-A (GB)
Title: Liquid-crystal media and PNLC light modulation element
Inventor: STEPHEN MULCAHY
IPC: C09K19/58
Filed: 2020-09-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a cholesteric liquid crystalline (LC) medium for a Polymer-Network Liquid Crystalline (PNLC) light modulation element, to a method of its production and to the use of such cholesteric LC media in PNLC light modulation elements. Furthermore, the present invention relates to PNLC light modulation elements, as such, to a method of their production, to the use of such light modulation elements in optic or electro optic devices, in particular in LC displays, and to optic or electro optic devices comprising such light modulation elements according to the present invention.
Patent GB-2603693-A (GB)
Title: Cache-inhibited write operations
Inventor: DEREK WILLIAMS
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2020-08-20
Abstract: A data processing system includes multiple processing units coupled to a system interconnect including a broadcast address interconnect and a data interconnect. The processing unit includes a processor core that executes memory access instructions and a cache memory, coupled to the processor core, which is configured to store data for access by the processor core. The processing unit is configured to broadcast, on the address interconnect, a cache-inhibited write request and write data for a destination device coupled to the system interconnect. In various embodiments, the initial cache-inhibited request and the write data can be communicated in the same or different requests on the address interconnect.
Patent GB-2604762-A (GB)
Title: Display device
Inventor: KYEONG-SEOB KWON
IPC: H01L27/32
Filed: 2020-12-23
Abstract: A flexible display apparatus, comprising: a substrate 101 including an active area (Fig. 1; AA) and a non-active area (Fig. 1; BA); a multi-buffer layer 126 disposed in the substrate 101; a shield layer in contact with at least a driving thin film transistor; a plurality PU1 of first subpixels P1, disposed on the active area (Fig. 1; AA), includes first storage capacitor (Fig. 3; Cst); a plurality PU2 of second subpixels P2, adjacent to the plurality of first subpixels, includes second storage capacitor, with different capacitance to first (Fig. 3; Cst); planarization layer 118, covering the switch thin film transistor T4; anode 132, disposed on planarization layer 118, electrically connected to the switch TFT T4 through pixel contact hole 122; light emitting stack 134, disposed in anode 132; bank layer 138, disposed on anode 132, disposed on pixel contact hole 122; each of the driving and switch T4 TFT comprise: active layer 154; gate insulating film; gate electrode 152; source electrode 156, electrically connects active layer 154; drain electrode 158, electrically connects active layer 154; and each associated with at least one of: amorphous TFT; polycrystalline TFT; oxide TFT; organic TFT.
Patent GB-2619286-A (GB)
Title: Determination of an uplink transmission configuration
Inventor: ANDREW LOGOTHETIS
IPC: H04W52/34
Filed: 2022-05-26
Abstract: An apparatus comprises communication circuitry configured to receive information indicative of a quality of a wireless uplink connection; and scheduling circuitry configured to determine an uplink transmission configuration defining a subset of uplink resource blocks allocated to the wireless uplink connection, the subset of uplink resource blocks determined based on a simultaneous consideration of both of the quality of the wireless uplink connection and a power spectrum distribution of a total power budget across the uplink resource blocks, wherein the power spectrum distribution is non-uniform across the uplink resource blocks. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2619731-A (GB)
Title: Speech enhancement
Inventor: JUHA TAPIO VILKAMO
IPC: G10L21/0208
Filed: 2022-06-14
Abstract: Audio signals from eg. a microphone are machine-learning processed to determine a sound classification (eg. speech, music or ambience). A control parameter indicating a user preference (eg. “enhance speech only”, “enhance speech and music” or “enhance speech and ambient sound” as in fig. 7A-D) and the classification are then used to determine a processing parameter for speech enhancement. The processing parameter is configured to control proportions of speech and remainder in a mixed output signal.
Patent GB-2620199-A (GB)
Title: Controlling dynamic range
Inventor: CARL OLOF FREDRIK JONSSON
IPC: G06F3/02
Filed: 2022-07-01
Abstract: An apparatus 601 for controlling the dynamic range of a force sensing device which may forma keyboard. Includes a plurality of drive lines 606 and a plurality of sensing lines arranged to provide a plurality of intersections defining a plurality of keys. Each key comprises a sensing element 602 which exhibits a variable resistance. A controller 603 is configured to convert an analogue output from each sensing element to a digital output and an input amplifier is configured to provide signal gain, such that, the range of the controller is adapted by means of the signal gain. The input amplifier comprises a transimpedance amplifier 604 connected to a gain resistor 605.
Patent GB-2606121-A (GB)
Title: Thong-style absorbent article
Inventor: HEIDI BAUERLEIN HOPKINS
IPC: A61F13/72
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a waist region with a front, back and a pair of side waist portion; a back extension and a chassis 40. The chassis comprises a base comprising body and garment facing surfaces, a first and second transverse direction end edge 90, 92 and a first and second longitudinal direction side edges. The chassis has a generally triangular shape wherein a width of the chassis at the first transverse direction end edge is greater than the width of the chassis at the second transverse direction edge. A pair of containment features 60, 62 are positioned at the longitudinal direction side edges of the chassis and comprise elasticized material. An exudate management system 70 is provided comprising a first and second exudate management components 72, 74 positioned above the body facing surface and positioned between the two containment features. In which the second exudate management component is connected to the first exudate management component via a primary fold 110.