baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2575077-A (GB)
Title: Stroke direction offset adjustment
Inventor: RICHARD THOMAS CALHOUN BRIDGES
IPC: B41J2/09
Filed: 2018-06-28
Abstract: A continuous inkjet printer 10, 100 has an ink drop generator 12 to generate a stream of ink drops 24, deflection means 14, 16, 18, 20 to direct each drop of the stream of ink drops either to a gutter 28 or to one of a plurality of default print positions in a stroke direction 30 on a substrate 26, and input means 22 to receive the intended offset. The deflection means, by virtue of an adjustment in the controller 20 directs a drop that would otherwise be directed to a default print position to an offset print position, being displaced in the stroke direction 30. This could also be framed as the controller 20 restricting what degree of offset would be possible without an ink drop intended for the substrate colliding with the gutter or deflecting plate 14, 18; or as the controller automatically correcting when such an input is received. The system may account for character scaling in conjunction with offset. Also claimed are a method of use and a computer program to carry out said method.
Patent GB-2573180-A (GB)
Title: Eccentric mechanical connector
Inventor: JULIAN RICHARD CROOME
IPC: F16B5/02
Filed: 2018-08-06
Abstract: A mechanical connector 100 has a first connector formation 102 having a first eyelet and a second connector formation 104a, 104b having a second eyelet. An eccentric bush 110, 130 is rotatably received in the first eyelet and a clamping bush 150a, 150b is rotatably received in the second eyelet. A shaft 170 extends through the bushes110, 130, 150a, 150b. The eccentric bush 110, 130 and the clamping bush 150a, 150b are rotationally coupled to one another at an interface region located between the first connector formation and the second connector formation, to facilitate adjustment by turning the clamping bush 150a, 150b. Also disclosed is a connector having dual eccentric bushes and a clevis connector incorporating the mechanical connector.
Patent GB-2567303-A (GB)
Title: Emulsifying system for microemulsions
Inventor: THOMAS DOERING
IPC: A61Q15/00
Filed: 2018-08-13
Abstract: Disclosed are antiperspirant and/or deodorizing cosmetic agent agents in the form of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions, which contain: at least one non-ionic emulsifier a), wherein an ethoxylated, saturated, branched C14-C18 alcohol has an ethoxylation degree of from about 18 to about 22 ethylene oxide units, and at least one further non-ionic emulsifier; b), wherein an ethoxylated, linear, mono-unsaturated C16-C20 alcohol has an ethoxylation degree of from about 18 to about 22 ethylene oxide units; c) at least one antiperspirant or deodorising active ingredient; and, d) at least one oil component wherein the weight ratio of the non-ionic emulsifier a) to the non-ionic emulsifier b) is from about 1.2:1 to about 4.0:1 and the total quantity of emulsifiers in the cosmetic agent is from about 1.5 to 8.0 wt.%. Most preferably a) is isoceteth-20 (polyoxyethylene (20) isocetyl ether) and b) is oleth-20 (polyoxyethylene (20) oleyl ether). Also disclosed is a cosmetic method for reducing perspiration, or body odour caused by perspiration.
Patent GB-2579185-A (GB)
Title: A method of controlling a brushless permanent magnet motor
Inventor: NATHAN JAMES CROFT
IPC: H02P25/03
Filed: 2018-11-22
Abstract: A brushless permanent magnet motor 14 is controlled by measuring 102 an input power of the motor and comparing 104 to a target input power. A first correction factor is applied 106 to an excitation timing parameter of the motor to match the measured input power to the target input power. A second correction factor is applied 116,120 to the excitation timing parameter to alter the speed of the motor. The motor is excited in accordance with the excitation timing parameter. The brushless permanent magnet motor may be a single phase motor. The excitation timing parameter may comprise angle advance, and/or conduction period, and/or duty cycle.
Patent GB-2571834-A (GB)
Title: Low-voltage light strip
Inventor: XIAOPING LI
IPC: F21S4/22
Filed: 2019-02-01
Abstract: A low-voltage LED light strip includes a light strip body 1 carrying one or more light-emitting units 2 and a flexible protective sleeve 3 arranged on an outer side of the light strip body and the light-emitting units. Each light-emitting unit includes a constant current circuit 4 and an LED light string, the LED light string including one or more LED light beads, each of which includes an LED chip 21, an encapsulant 22, and a first optical layer 23 arranged between the encapsulant and the LED chip. A surface of the flexible protective sleeve is provided with a second optical layer 31. Total internal reflection of light at the interfaces between the LED chip and encapsulation and between the surface of the protective sleeve and the surrounding air is reduced by the first and second optical layers, which each have a refractive index having a value between the values of the refractive indices of their surrounding materials to provide index matching, thereby improving the light-emitting efficiency.
Patent GB-2581486-A (GB)
Title: Animatronic robot calibration
Inventor: LINAS VEPSTAS
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2019-02-15
Abstract: A method of generating a command sequence for adjusting an animatronic robot 102, which robot has a visual appearance and/or positions which are adjustable via adjustment of actuators 108-1, 108-2, comprises the steps of 202 obtaining a current representation 106 of the current visual appearance and/or positions of at least part 104-1, 104-2 of the animatronic robot 102, whereby the current representation 106 corresponds to a current actuator configuration 112 of the actuators 108-1, 108-2; 204 obtaining a target representation of a visual appearance and/or positions; and 206 determining a command sequence based on the current representation and the target representation which, when executed by the animatronic robot 102, adjusts the actuators 108-1, 108-2 to an updated actuator configuration thereby adjusting the visual appearance/positions of the animatronic robot 102 ;towards the visual appearance/positions represented by the target representation.
Patent GB-2583378-A (GB)
Title: Waveguide for a linear accelerator and method of operating a linear accelerator
Inventor: DUNCAN BOURNE
IPC: H05H9/00
Filed: 2019-04-26
Abstract: A plurality of radio frequency (RF) cells 202, which are suitable for use in a linear accelerator, comprising: cells 202 arranged to receive a beam of electrons, or charged particles, therethrough and configured to receive an electromagnetic (EM) field from a source, wherein the said EM radiation field supplied to individual cells 202, is controllable. The RF cells 202 may be regarded as a waveguide 200 and the cells 202 maybe switchable to adjust the supply, on and off, of EM radiation to the individual cells. An input cell and an output cell may be at either end of the waveguide 200 with the other cells 202 therebetween. The supply of EM radiation to a first cell, which is near to the input end, may be less than that to a second cell located between the first cell and the output end. Each switch may comprise a field aperture 210 which may be opened and closed by a valve. The field apertures 210 may be connected in parallel to the EM source. A linear accelerator may have first and second EM channels 208, which are parallel to an electron path 204, which may supply radiation to the individual cells 202. The cells 202 may be used in a radiotherapy device. Methods of controlling switchable cells are disclosed, possibly involving a processor control means.
Patent GB-2573656-A (GB)
Title: Use of compositions comprising a mixture of two or more cucurbiturils in a moist environment
Inventor: ROGER COULSTON
IPC: C11B9/00
Filed: 2016-02-15
Abstract: Use of a product comprising a composition, the composition comprising a mixture of two or more cucurbiturils selected from CB[5], CB[6], CB[7] and CB[8] for counteracting malodour in a moist environment. The product is a laundry care or home care product, or a cleansing composition, a shampoo, a conditioner, an antiperspirant, a cosmetic product, a fine fragrance, a body mist, a soap, or a styling gel. In preferable embodiments the composition comprises each of CB[5], CB[6], CB[7] and CB[8]. Preferably the malodour is a malodour complex comprising more than one malodour component which are a nitrogen containing molecule, a sulphur containing molecule or an oxygen containing molecule.
Patent GB-2576413-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for producing shims
Inventor: JACK RICHARD SHARPLES
IPC: B64F5/10
Filed: 2019-06-27
Abstract: A method for applying a shim 1500 to an aircraft airframe comprises providing an aircraft airframe 200, measuring a surface of the airframe, creating a digital model of the airframe using those measurements, providing an aircraft skin 1506, measuring a surface of the aircraft skin, creating a digital model of the aircraft skin using those measurements, digitally assembling the airframe and aircraft skin digital models, using the digitally assembled models to create a digital model of a shim 1500, the digital model of the shim substantially filling a gap between the digitally assembled airframe and skin digital models, performing an additive manufacturing process to form shim directly onto the surface of the aircraft frame using the digital model of the shim. The method may including printing the shims onto the surface, producing highly accurate, precise shims on the aircraft airframe, facilitating proper attachment of the aircraft skin without adhesive usage.
Patent GB-2577609-A (GB)
Title: Carnitine or its salts as a substance for reducing the secretion of sweat
Inventor: BERNHARD BANOWSKI
IPC: A61Q15/00
Filed: 2019-08-06
Abstract: A sweat-inhibiting composition is disclosed for the topical treatment of the skin, comprising carnitine or its salts in an aqueous or hydroalcoholic carrier, wherein the sweat-inhibiting composition has a pH of from 2.5 to less than 7. Also disclosed is the use of carnitine or its salts as an antiperspirant substance in a sweat-inhibiting composition for the topical treatment of the skin.
Patent GB-2578813-A (GB)
Title: Direct current voltage regulation of permanent magnet generator
Inventor: GREGORY I ROZMAN
IPC: H02P25/22
Filed: 2019-09-09
Abstract: A generator comprising: a twelve-phase flux-regulated permanent magnet generator (FR-PMG) 104 which provides four three-phase outputs 106, 108, 110, 112; four rectifiers 116, 118, 120, 122; a common local output bus 220; a controller that detects input signal Vac_a-c and closes or opens switches SW1-7 to: couple either the common local output bus or fourth rectifier’s negative rail to the output bus negative rail 194, and couple one or more of the first, second and third rectifiers to the output bus positive rail 192. The controller further detects an output voltage Vdc_fdbk and provides flux-regulation via a H-bridge 250 connected to control coil 230. This arrangement provides a constant voltage when PMG speed changes. PMG speed may be determined from the input signal’s frequency. Switches may be opened or closed in various combinations to: stack the first three rectifiers 116, 118, 120; and/or sum of the outputs of the four rectifiers. The rectifiers may be passive rectifiers. The outputs of the rectifiers may be set so that: Vdc1 > Vdc2 > Vdc3 > Vdc4; particularly Vdc1 = 2Vdc2 = 4Vdc3 = 8Vdc4. The generation unit may be used in an aircraft or other vehicle.
Patent GB-2587354-A (GB)
Title: Divisible tokens
Inventor: WEI ZHANG
IPC: G06Q20/40
Filed: 2019-09-24
Abstract: A system for transferring assets represented by divisible tokens included in blockchain transactions is described. A first transaction Tx1 transfers a first token between two parties 103 and comprises two outputs. The first output requires a public key of the first party to unlock it. The second output comprises the first token, which includes a first amount of a token asset, an encrypted identifier of the first party and a modulus. The encrypted identifier is generated by encrypting an identifier of the first party with a second first party public key comprising the modulus. A second transaction Tx2 transfers a second token between two parties and comprises an input and an output. The input unlocks the first output of the first transaction Tx1. The output comprises the second token, which represents an amount of the token asset less than the amount represented by the first token in the first transaction. The token asset may represent any asset e.g. electronic cash, physical objects, a service or a subscription. Rather than a single token representing a single asset, these transactions’ divisible tokens can be divided any number of times to represent different smaller amounts of an initial amount of the asset.
Patent GB-2588447-A (GB)
Title: Chair
Inventor: MARTIN TIERNEY
IPC: A61G5/14
Filed: 2019-10-24
Abstract: A chair comprising a support frame 2, a seat base 6 pivotally mounted on the support frame to permit adjustment of the angle of the seat base with respect to the support frame. A seat back 8 mounted on the seat base and a footrest assembly 10 including a foot plate 12. Said foot rest assembly being coupled to the seat base using a slotted coupling arrangement permitting limited upward and forward tilting of the foot rest assembly with respect to the seat base. Optionally the support frame is mounted on castor wheels 4, which can be locked to facilitate movement in a straight line.
Patent GB-2579448-A (GB)
Title: Pick tool for road milling
Inventor: BERND HEINRICH RIES
IPC: E21C35/18
Filed: 2019-11-25
Abstract: A pick tool 100 comprising an impact tip 104 and a support body 106, joined together at a non-planar interface 108. The non-planar interface comprises two co-axial and annular interface surfaces 110, 112 with the width of the outer interface surface 112 being the same or less than the width of an inner interface surface 110. The stepped interface surface provides a large brazing surface which leads to higher shear strength. Preferably the impact tip comprises a protective skirt portion (132, Fig 7) which improves the life of the pick tool by reducing abrasion of the support body. Preferably the impact tip has dimples (129, Fig 8) on the annular interface surfaces.
Patent GB-2593164-A (GB)
Title: Flame arresting
Inventor: THOMAS COLLINS
IPC: F23D14/82
Filed: 2020-03-13
Abstract: A boiler 2 is provided with a mixer 4 to mix together fuel from a fuel source 18 and an oxidiser such as air from an oxidiser source 20, the mixture being conveyed via a mixing pathway 12 for combustion at a burner 6. The mixer has at least one venturi 8,10 delivering the mixture to the mixing pathway, and the venturi includes a mixing chamber 14. A portion of a fluid communication pathway 16 between the mixing chamber of the or each venturi and the source of fuel includes a flame arrester and the communication pathway is less than or equal to the MESG (Maximum Experimental Safe Gap) for the fuel gas and gaseous oxidiser mixture. Additionally, the portion of the fluid communication pathway has a thermal effusivity of at least 8000 J·s-0.5·m-2·K-1. The fuel gas may be hydrogen, and when a plurality of venturis (102, 104, 106, Fig. 1A) are used, the mixing pathway is common to and extends from the plurality of venturis.
Patent GB-2581065-A (GB)
Title: Seals for haptic feedback devices
Inventor: ANDREW BENJAMIN SIMPSON BROWN
IPC: G06F3/041
Filed: 2018-10-11
Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide haptic feedback devices which comprise sealing mechanisms to minimise, limit or prevent liquid and/or dirt/dust ingress into the device such that the functionality of the haptic feedback device is maintained over its lifetime. The haptic feedback devices are operated using shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators.
Patent GB-2582115-A (GB)
Title: Anomaly detection using cognitive computing
Inventor: SHARON HAGI
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2018-11-02
Abstract: An anomaly detection system configured to generate a plurality of tensors based on spatial attributes of a set of cybersecurity data and temporal attributes of the set of cybersecurity data. The set of cybersecurity data comprising numeric data and textual data collected from a plurality of computational sources. The anomaly detection system can provide the plurality of tensors to a Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM) network. The HTM network can be configured to generate respective HTM outputs for respective regions of the HTM network. The anomaly detection system can determine that at least one HTM output indicates an anomaly, convert the at least one HTM output to a notification, and provide the notification to a user interface.
Patent GB-2593948-A (GB)
Title: Method of formation of a waveguide filter for data receiving and/or transmitting apparatus
Inventor: Evangelos Avramis
IPC: H01P11/00
Filed: 2020-07-30
Abstract: Apparatus and a method for the formation of waveguide filter for transceiver apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing in which the waveguide filter is formed, typically by joining together first and second parts. A former tool and cold forging technique can be selectively used on one or more parts to alter the dimension of the waveguide filter to lie within a predetermined dimension range. This avoids the need for the conventional use of expensive and time consuming machining operations to remove material from cast parts in order to achieve the predetermined dimension values for the waveguide filter and also ensures that the dimensions of the waveguide filter are such as to ensure correct operation of the transceiver apparatus with which the waveguide filter is provided. The cold forging can be performed on the parts prior to assembly of the waveguide or after. The parts may be cast to be smaller than required for the waveguide, such that the cold forging enlarges the parts. The cold forging may be applied to the parts automatically or only if the parts are found to be outside the predetermined dimension range.
Patent GB-2590162-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for features engineering
Inventor: SEBASTIEN OUELLET
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2020-10-09
Abstract: A method of feature engineering is disclosed. Internal and external signals are fused based on their metadata, e.g. by joining or combining data tables. For example, sales data may be combined with promotions and weather data to produce a fused table including dates, sales, promotions and weather information (figure 18 and 19). Features are generated based on valid combinations of fused data which match inputs required by a transformation selected from a transformations library. For example, a transformation may include combining a date-type input and event-type input to engineer features such as “days since event” and “days until event” (figure 20). This feature engineering method may form part of a machine learning based sales forecasting method in which the internal and external signals may be point-of-sale (POS) data, sales data, inventory data, promotional campaign data, weather information, event information, holiday information, web traffic, social media information, or market indices. In response to a request to forecast product sales at a location, a forecasting method is selected comprising either selecting a machine learning model, retraining a previously-selected machine learning model, or using a previously-selected machine learning model. The engineered features are analysed using the selected method to produce the sales forecast.
Patent GB-2600175-A (GB)
Title: Automatic starting system for thermal gas turbines
Inventor: STEPHEN DESMOND LEWIS
IPC: F03G7/06
Filed: 2020-11-06
Abstract: Means for starting a thermal gas turbine, where the gas turbine has a turbine 1 which drives a compressor 2. The compressor is fluidly connected to an inlet 3 and a first valve 4. The turbine is fluidly connected to an outlet 5 and a second valve 6. The inlet and outlet are fluidly connected to means to heat a working fluid 7. A working fluid when heated pressurises and closes the first valve when the pressure is low but when the pressure increases the second valve opens to allow the fluid to turn the turbine which turns the compressor which supplies more working fluid into the means to heat a working fluid which starts the gas turbine cycle. The second valve opens at a higher pressure relative to the closing pressure of the first valve. The fluid may be air.
Patent GB-2600954-A (GB)
Title: Low dark count rate semiconductor structures
Inventor: DANIEL GÄBLER
IPC: H01L31/107
Filed: 2020-11-12
Abstract: A light sensitive semiconductor structure comprises a p-n junction 4 in a silicon substrate 12, the p-n junction comprising a central part 6 and an edge part 8 being in contact with a surface 9 of the substrate. A plasma shielding structure 18 covers at least a depletion width 16 of the p-n junction over at least a part of the edge part 8 where the edge part contacts the surface of the silicon substrate. The plasma shielding structure may comprise at least one of polysilicon or salicided polysilicon 20, silicide 25, and metal 22. The metal may be a part of a first metal layer in a backend stack. The silicon substrate may comprise a trench 24 filled with shallow trench isolation (STI) material. The plasma shielding structure protects the depletion region 14 close to the surface from damage due to plasma processes during manufacturing, leading to a low dark count rate (DCR). A single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) comprising the semiconductor structure and a light sensor comprising an array of SPADs are also provided.
Patent GB-2586194-A (GB)
Title: A thermally insulated container
Inventor: PHILIP KNIGHT
IPC: B65D81/38
Filed: 2016-05-31
Abstract: A thermally insulated shipping container 1 comprising a thermally insulating layer 5 defining a first void, a main layer 9, 10, 11 containing phase change material within the first void and defining a second void within the first void, a barrier layer 12 containing phase change material within the second void and distinct from the main PCM layer, the barrier PCM layer 12 defining a third void within the second void, the container being arranged to receive a product for transportation inside of the third void, wherein the main PCM layer 9, 10, 11 has an average thickness greater than the average thickness of the barrier PCM layer 12, and the barrier PCM layer 12 comprises of an envelope in which the phase change material of the barrier PCM layer 12 is contained and the barrier PCM layer 12 comprises a capillary sheet within the envelope which exhibits a capillary action on the PCM within the envelope to maintain an even distribution of the PCM.
Patent GB-2604334-A (GB)
Title: Digital beam forming
Inventor: DORON RAINISH
IPC: H04B7/06
Filed: 2021-02-24
Abstract: A digital beamforming circuit 400 includes a plurality of channels 1 to N, each having a digital input signal and an analog output signal. The plurality of channels 1 to N form an electronically steerable antenna (ESA). Each channel 1 – N includes: a comparator 40-1 to 40-N to compare the digital input signal with one of a plurality of thresholds that linearly span the digital input signal: a multi-level digital-to-analog converter (DAC) 43-1 to 43-N connected at an output of the comparator; and delay line circuitry 41-1 to 41-N and 42-1 to 42-N to independently apply a respective time delay for each channel. The digital beamforming circuit 400 may further include threshold permutation circuitry which periodically permutates the plurality of thresholds between the plurality of channels, possibly using a linear feedback shift register, to avoid unintended signal power tapering influences. Each channel signal delay line may include a digital integer delay circuit 41 and a fractional (digital or analog) delay circuit 42. The integer delay circuit may include a shift register and the fractional delay circuit may interpolate between several integer sample times. A fractional delay may be implemented by controlling the sample clock of the DAC. The circuit 400 may be implements in hardware and/or software, to provide a low cost and low power consumption ESA.