baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2531063-A (GB)
Title: A charge air cooler for a forced induction engine
Inventor: SCOTT THOMSON
IPC: F02B29/04
Filed: 2014-10-10
Abstract: A charge air cooler 5 is disclosed in which a flow control flap 25; 125 is located in an inlet manifold 11 of the charge air cooler 5 to control the direct flow of charge air to a predefined number of charge air flow passages 16L in a heat exchanger core 10. The flap 25; 125 is rotatable by either a stepper motor 21 or by the mass flow of charge air between a minimum flow position 25a; 125a and a full flow position 25b; 125b. When there is a high risk of condensation occurring in the charge air flow passages 16, the minimum flow deflecting position 25a; 125a is used, with the majority of the charge air flowing through the non-restricted charge air flow passages 16U. When there is little risk of condensation forming in the charge air flow passages 16, the flap 125 is moved to the full flow position 25b.
Patent GB-2531320-A (GB)
Title: Remote operations device
Inventor: YEUNG BALDWIN PO MAN
IPC: A61B1/00
Filed: 2014-10-16
Abstract: An operational unit 30 for a remote operations device such as an endoscope or borescope, the operational unit 30 being located or locatable at a distal end of the operations device , the operational unit 30 including or being configured to receive one or more tools or devices 55, 60 e.g. camera or illumination tools; the operational unit 30 including one or more motors, actuators or other device for producing motive force; wherein the one or more motors; actuators or other device for producing motive force, motion or action are configured to move, articulate and/or operate at least one of the tools or devices 55, 60 and/or a part of the operational unit 30 or remote operations device relative to another part of the operational unit 30 or remote operations device.
Patent GB-2519254-A (GB)
Title: A new instruction and highly efficent micro-architecture to enable instant context switch for user-level threading
Inventor: ORENSTEIN DORON
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 2013-06-24
Abstract: A processor uses multiple banks of an extended register set to store the contexts of multiple user-level threads. A current bank register provides a pointer to the bank that is currently active. A first thread saves its context (first context) in a first bank of the extended register set and a second thread saves its context (second context) in a second bank of the extended register set. When the processor receives an instruction for exchanging contexts between the first thread and the second thread, the processor changes the pointer from the first bank to the second bank, and executes the second thread using the second context stored in the second bank.
Patent GB-2519917-A (GB)
Title: Optimizing virtual machine deployment time
Inventor: QUIRK AARON JAMES
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2013-07-29
Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for optimizing virtual machine deployment time. A cloud controller receives a request from a user to configure a virtual machine with a designated CPU capacity. If the designated CPU capacity is less than or equal to a threshold, then the cloud controller determines if there are additional cloud resources available to be allocated to deploy the virtual machine. If so, then the cloud controller allocates additional CPU capacity to the designated CPU capacity to be used to provision the virtual machine thereby enabling a multithreaded startup to initialize the operating system and middleware tiers so as to reduce the deployment time of the virtual machine. The additional resources would only be available during the initial deployment time of the virtual machine and removed before the user is granted access to the system when it comes online.
Patent GB-2533668-A (GB)
Title: Multigate resonant channel transistor
Inventor: SASIKANTH MANIPATRUNI
IPC: H03B5/30
Filed: 2013-03-28
Abstract: An embodiment includes an oscillator comprising an amplifier formed on a substrate; a multiple gate resonant channel array, formed on the substrate, including: (a) transistors including fins, each of the fins having a channel between source and drain nodes, coupled to common source and drain contacts; and (b) common first and second tri-gates coupled to each of the fins and located between the source and drain contacts; wherein the fins mechanically resonate at a first frequency when one of the first and second tri-gates is periodically activated to produce periodic downward forces on the fins. Other embodiments include a non planar transistor with a channel between the source and drain nodes and a tri-gate on the fin; wherein the fin mechanically resonates when the first tri-gate is periodically activated to produce periodic downward forces on the fin. Other embodiments are described herein.
Patent GB-2531132-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle antenna
Inventor: JAMES SUFFOLK
IPC: H01Q1/32
Filed: 2015-08-12
Abstract: An antenna array 300 for a vehicle, such as a car. In one embodiment, two or more antenna elements 311, 322 extend from the surface of an aerodynamic device, such as a spoiler or wing on the roof, and may be arranged within one or more fins 310, 320. The top of each fin might be removable. The antenna elements are aligned with a first axis 113, which may be the longitudinal axis of the car, and spaced apart along a second axis 111, perpendicular to the first, and which may be the lateral axis of the car. A conductive layer 330 is aligned perpendicular the antenna elements, and may form a ground plane. The antenna elements 311, 322 may be L or T shaped patch antennas, and spaced to provide decorrelation. The aerodynamic device may have a light, washers and wipers.
Patent GB-2541939-A (GB)
Title: Evaluation of network condition
Inventor: Okung Ntofon
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 2015-09-04
Abstract: Information received from disparate monitors 200-202 concurrently measuring a property of a resource 240 in network 24 is compared in a reliability computation engine 22. Active probe 200 actively polls live data related to performance, passive monitor 201 acts on live data without polling and estimation monitor 202 derives estimated network performance from modeling. Preferably the active probe 200 is selected as the reference measurement. A metric of the degree of similarity between the measurements is computed and a measure of reliability is determined. The difference values may be weighted according to consistency with previous measurements. The reliability information may be used by a provisioning engine 28 to select or reject individual resources for use in meeting service requirements on the basis of the reliability of the reports of their performance, as well as the reported performance itself. Monitors identified as unreliable can also be reported to a fault diagnosis function 27.
Patent GB-2529779-A (GB)
Title: Solids separation, washing and sampling system
Inventor: AREFJORD ANDERS
IPC: E21B43/40
Filed: 2014-11-14
Abstract: An apparatus for separating solid particles from a hydrocarbon-containing fluid produced from an oil and/or gas production facility comprises an upstream particle separation unit 100 for separating solid particles and fluid in a vortex chamber and a downstream particle separation unit 200. The upstream particle separation unit 100 including an input conduit (1, fig 1) for a fluid and particle mixture, a first collector (418, fig 1) for solid particles beneath the vortex chamber and a fluid conduit (5, fig 1) for conveying fluid away from the vortex chamber. The downstream particle separation unit 200 includes a first conduit 414 for conveying a fluidising fluid into a lower portion of the first collector, a second conduit 413 for receiving a fluidised flow of solid particles from a lower portion of the first collector, a particle separator for receiving the fluidised flow and a second collector for receiving solid particles separated by the particle separator. The upstream particle separation unit 100 is adapted to separate a fluid and particle mixture at a higher pressure than a pressure of the fluidised flow separated by the downstream particle separation unit 200.
Patent GB-2544983-A (GB)
Title: Thematic map based activity type prediction
Inventor: ERIK LINDMAN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2015-12-01
Abstract: A method of suggesting an activity type to a user comprises determining a predicted user activity type 510 based at least partly on a current location of an apparatus, and also a thematic map database, which correlates specific locations with specific activity types. The determined activity type relates to the activity the user is most likely to be engaging in, given the location. The activity type is suggested to the user 520, and if the user approves it, an activity session based on the selected activity type is initiated 530. The apparatus may be a smart watch, and its location may be determined through GPS. The thematic map database may comprise information on locations and associated activities gathered from a plurality of users. The activities may include cycling, jogging, skiing, and walking. The activity session may compliment the activity by providing relevant information on weather conditions or security warnings.
Patent GB-2545198-A (GB)
Title: Identification of faulty sensing elements in sensing element arrays
Inventor: RICHARD SALISBURY
IPC: H04N5/367
Filed: 2015-12-08
Abstract: A sensing element array 10 comprises a plurality of sensing elements 11 such as infrared sensing elements. The sensing elements are connected to a processing unit 12 operable to process the signals output by the sensing elements 11 and a motion sensor 13 operable to determine whether or not the array 10 is in motion and output a signal indicative thereof to the processing unit 12. The processing unit 12 determines whether the motion detected is suitable for identifying faulty sensing elements. If it is determined that the motion detected is suitable, the processing unit 12 implements a faulty sensing element identification algorithm. The motion sensor may comprise a compass, gyroscope, inclinometer, position sensor or accelerometer. The array 10 may be provided with a memory unit 14 in which can be stored the location of faulty sensing elements. An imaging device (20, Fig. 2) may incorporate the array 10.
Patent GB-2538382-A (GB)
Title: Cement masking system and method thereof
Inventor: EDWARD J O'MALLEY
IPC: E21B43/26
Filed: 2014-08-12
Abstract: A cement masking system including a tubular having a wall with at least one radial port. At least one swellable member arranged to cover the at least one port. The at least one swellable member configured to at least partially displace cement radially of the tubular during radial expansion of the at least one swellable member. Also included in a method of masking ports in a tubular from cement.
Patent GB-2544364-A (GB)
Title: Simulating effects of temperature on acoustic microwave filters
Inventor: SEAN MCHUGH
IPC: H03H9/64
Filed: 2016-07-01
Abstract: An acoustic microwave filter with temperature characteristics better than those of the prior art (fig.2) is produced by a method that comprises: generating a proposed filter circuit design having an acoustic resonant element (Z, fig.10) with a defined admittance value, introducing a lumped capacitive element (CT, fig.10) in parallel and a lumped inductive element (LT, fig.10) in series with the resonant element, and selecting values for CT and LT, thereby creating a temperature-modelled filter circuit design that shifts the defined admittance value of the acoustic resonant element. The method simulates the temperature-modelled filter circuit design at an operating temperature, thereby generating a first frequency response. The method compares the frequency responses to the required response. The temperature-modelled filter circuit design may be iteratively simulated while changing values of the capacitive and inductive elements (fig.11). Each of the acoustic resonators Z may be described by a modified Butterworth-Van Dyke model 110.
Patent GB-2537547-A (GB)
Title: Flow control mechanism for downhole tool
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER DALE RUSSO
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2014-03-05
Abstract: Flow control mechanism (100) for a downhole tool includes a housing (102), an inner liner (104), and a rotatable sleeve (106). The inner liner (104) is provided in and remains stationary relative the housing (102). The rotatable sleeve (106) can be arranged to rotate about the inner liner (104) to provide a closed configuration (900), a first open configuration (1400), and a second open configuration (1900). The closed configuration (900) can enable through-flow of fluid through the flow control mechanism (100) to a distal tool (50). The first open configuration (1400) can enable partial through-flow of fluid through the flow control mechanism (100) to the distal tool (50) and partial through-flow of fluid in a substantially radial direction. The second open configuration (1900) can prevent through-flow of fluid through the flow control mechanism to the distal tool (50) and to enable through-flow of fluid in a substantially radial direction.
Patent GB-2538435-A (GB)
Title: Tool for internal cleaning of a tubing or casing
Inventor: LASSE HAUGLAND
IPC: E21B37/02
Filed: 2015-02-18
Abstract: The invention relates to a downhole tool (10) for use in a casing or tubing (99) in a well comprising a support (15) and a brush (12). The downhole tool (10) further comprises: i) a lever arm (13) having a first end (13-1) and a second end (13-2) opposite the first end (13-1), wherein the lever arm (13) is pivotably mounted to the support (15), wherein the brush (12) is mounted at the second end (13-2) of the lever arm (13), and ii) a driver means for driving the lever arm (13) outwardly to press the brush against a wall of the casing or tubing (99) in operational use of the downhole tool (10). The advantage of the invention is that one size of the downhole tool may fit all sizes of the casing or tubing. The invention also relates to method of cleaning and honing casings or tubings in a well.
Patent GB-2553769-A (GB)
Title: Input device and method
Inventor: LLOYD STEMPLE
IPC: G06F3/0489
Filed: 2016-09-08
Abstract: Input device, such as a keyboard, comprising one or more input keys operable to sense users fingers touching keys without causing the keys to provide a keystroke input to a processing device, a communication unit to transmit information identifying the touched keys to the processing device, wherein the processing device generates information to indicate the touched keys to the user. The information may be presented 430 via a display or head-mountable display. This may be a visual representation of at least a portion of the input device. The portion may comprise only the touched and neighbouring keys. It may be presented only if the touched key does not belong to a predetermined set. The information may be presented aurally. The users fingers may be detected using capacitive elements on the keys, which may be not associated with a switch corresponding to the key. The device may identify which of the users fingers correspond to the touched keys, and may obtain information to identify a user from the fingers that are touching keys. It may present the generated information in response to a predetermined gesture or spoken command.
Patent GB-2558648-A (GB)
Title: Diesel internal combustion engine
Inventor: WILLIAM FAIRNEY
IPC: F02B75/28
Filed: 2017-01-15
Abstract: A diesel internal combustion engine in which compression of the inlet air is completed at top dead centre where fuel injection 22 commences. The fuel is injected into a constant volume chamber when the opposed pistons are held a constant distance apart by cams designed with profiles 18, 19 such that there is a dwell period 21. After fuel injection is completed 26 the combustion chamber remains at constant volume for a period until the cam profiles cause the pistons to move apart again 28. During this phase reduction of oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter takes place at bulk gas temperature, after which the pistons separate and return to bottom dead centre and the gases expand and the temperature reduces accordingly. The fuel injection angle is considerably greater than for a conventional crank-driven internal combustion engine and the peak combustion temperature is thereby reduced resulting in an overall considerable reduction in emissions of oxides of nitrogen and particulates.
Patent GB-2561184-A (GB)
Title: Bird feeder
Inventor: JAMES TUTHILL
IPC: A01K39/04
Filed: 2017-04-03
Abstract: A bird feeder (13, fig 2) comprising a hopper 23, 25 for providing a supply of food or fluid for a bird, said hopper comprising a storage compartment 27, 29 for a supply of food or fluid for a bird, and a tray 31, 33 into which food or fluid from said storage compartment can flow; a receptacle 15 for waste food or fluid, and a hopper support 35 configured to support the hopper in such a position that food or fluid can flow from said storage compartment to the tray and so that waste food or fluid can pass into said receptacle; wherein the hopper is removable from the feeder for cleaning or for replenishing the supply of fluid or food in said storage compartment. The tray may define a plurality of spaced dispensing regions and the receptacle may be subdivided by using internal baffles 17. The top of the hopper may be curved to prevent roosting thereon. The feeder may be provided with a perch. Preferably two hoppers are provided in a back to back configuration, one for fluid and one for food.
Patent GB-2561886-A (GB)
Title: High performance micro-electro-mechanical systems accelerometer
Inventor: ASHWIN ARUNKUMAR SESHIA
IPC: G01P15/097
Filed: 2017-04-27
Abstract: A resonant sensor comprising a substrate 12, a proof mass 10 suspended from the substrate to allow movement relative to the substrate frame along a sensitive axis 28, a first resonant element 20 connected between the frame and the proof mass, and a second resonant element 22 connected between the frame and the proof mass. Also included is drive and sensing circuitry comprising first and second electrode assemblies (24, 26) coupled to first and second drive circuits configured to drive the first and second resonant elements respectively, at different frequency modes. A sensing circuit is also configured to determine a measure of acceleration based on changes in resonant behavior of the first and second resonant elements. The resonant elements are positioned so that the proof mass is between the first and second resonant elements along the sensitive axis, the resonant elements having a substantially identical structure to one another. The sensing circuit may be configured to provide a differential output based on a resonant frequency shift of the first resonant element and a resonant frequency shift of the second resonant element. A differential output provides for cancellation of common mode effects, for example due to temperature changes.
Patent GB-2563205-A (GB)
Title: System and method for predicting an acute exacerbation of a patient's health condition
Inventor: Sabine Haeussermann
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2017-06-01
Abstract: Patient activity is monitored via sensor 2, such as an accelerometer, GPS sensor or step counter, while detector 11 monitors vital signs such as hear rate, HRV, ECG, respiration rate or oxygen saturation. Current health level CH is determined from the vital parameters as a function of the activity level and may then be averaged over time to determine a long-time health level LH. If a deviation between the current health parameter and the long-term baseline exceeds a certain variation, the probability of an acute exacerbation is indicated. The system may be integrated in wearable device 1 in conjunction with evaluation unit 3, or alternatively or additionally portable computer 122, using wireless transmission 12. Worsening health status can impact the correlation between vital signs and activity level, or their recovery over time after a change in activity. The system may give an early prediction before clinical symptoms manifest.
Patent GB-2565079-A (GB)
Title: Inspection system and method for turbine vanes and blades
Inventor: RICHARD O'LOUGHLIN
IPC: G01N21/84
Filed: 2017-07-31
Abstract: A turbine blade or vane 809 is held in a mounting, and an illumination source 803 and camera 807 are provided. The movement of the camera, and either the mounting or illumination source or both, are controlled so as to provide an illumination contrast between a feature 801 and an adjacent surface. The cameras optical axis is directed towards the feature and a features dimension or shape is determined from an image obtained by the camera. The illumination source may be a probe that enters an internal passage 802 of the blade or vane so that radiation 806 shines out through cooling holes, and the cameras optical axis may be aligned with the holes centerline. The holes circumference, shape or edge profile may be determined. Alternatively, a thickness of a coating of a blade or vane may be inspected by illuminating the surface and directing the camera towards the surface.
Patent GB-2565821-A (GB)
Title: Fire retardant upholstered article and method
Inventor: SIMON PAUL SPINKS
IPC: A47C31/00
Filed: 2017-08-24
Abstract: A fire-resistant upholstered article 100 comprises a resilient unit 110, a cover or ticking 140 and a filler layer 150 between the resilient unit and the cover, wherein the cover comprises a woven material of viscose and modified viscose, and wherein the filler layer comprises nonwoven fire resistant modified viscose. The upholstered article may comprise a mattress. The resilient unit may comprise a sprung unit such as a pocketed spring unit.
Patent GB-2555922-A (GB)
Title: Selecting chatbot output based on user state
Inventor: BRYAN HORLING
IPC: G06F40/00
Filed: 2017-08-31
Abstract: A method for chatbots (interactive assistant modules, virtual assistants, and/or mobile assistants) to achieve more understandable communication with users by tracking users' states and providing corresponding dialog comprises receiving an input from a user at a client device (e.g. smart phone, vehicle navigation or media management system) operating a chatbot, e.g., during a first session between the user and the chatbot. The input is semantically processed to determine a state (e.g. sentiment) expressed by the user to the chatbot. An indication of the state expressed by the user is stored in memory for future use by the chatbot. It may then be determined, e.g., by the chatbot based on various signals, that a second session between the user and the chatbot is underway. In various implementations, as part of the second session, the chatbot may output a statement (e.g. a greeting) formed from a plurality of candidate words, phrases, and/or statements based on the stored indication of the state expressed by the user. The chatbot is able to retain knowledge of the users state over time, and is able to engage the user in a more understandable manner.
Patent GB-2564725-A (GB)
Title: System and method for stunning animals
Inventor: EDWARD BEVIS HURFORD
IPC: A22B3/08
Filed: 2017-11-08
Abstract: A system for stunning animals comprises a chamber 6 for exposing an animal to a gas or gas mixture, a fan 7, a plurality of gas combinations 1, 2, 3, 4 in respective containers connected to the chamber, a gas reservoir 9 containing pure gas connected to the pre-mixed gas containers, a controller allowing any one of the plurality of pre-mixed gas combinations and/or pure gas to fill the chamber and further arranged to remove the gases from the chamber wherein the controller causes the chamber to be filled with any one of the gases to expose the animal to the gas/es and causes the gas/es to be removed from the chamber and directed back to the relevant containers/reservoir to be reused. Also disclosed is a method of stunning animals comprising filling the chamber with a first gas or combination of gases and exposing the animal for a first period of time and removing the gas and refilling with a second gas combination for a period of time.