baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2515415-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for optical sensing
Inventor: FARHADIROUSHAN MAHMOUD
IPC: G01H9/00
Filed: 2010-05-27
Abstract: Optical fibre sensing system comprising an optical sensing fibre arranged over a surface area in a series of looping shapes. The fibre may be arranged over the surface in a continuous path without crossing itself and may be further arranged to: increase the sensing sensitivity; increase the system spatial resolution; increase the system frequency response. The fibre may be deployed at least partially in a planar arrangement providing directional sensing. Preferably the fibre is deployed in a multidimensional array. At least part of the fibre may be arranged in a folded three omega or double eight configurations. The fibre may be arranged over a process vessel to: listen to noise generated by the process; monitor changes in the process; acoustically image the process; and detect leaks in the vessel. The system may further comprise an interferometer where the system may be a distributed acoustic sensing system. Also an optical fibre sensing system comprising an optical sensing fibre arranged over a surface area in a spiral pattern, where the spiral may be a logarithmic spiral pattern. Suggested uses include acoustic camera and acoustic telescope. Also fibre optic cable arrangements, where the fibre is arranged to form a pattern comprising U-shaped lobes.
Patent GB-2520147-A (GB)
Title: Plant growth regulating composition and methods for making and using same
Inventor: WIKELEY PHILIP SIMON
IPC: A01P21/00
Filed: 2014-09-15
Abstract: Water soluble plant growth regulating compositions in granule form and methods for making and using same. The granules comprise an active medium, a carrier medium and optionally a surfactant, wherein the active medium comprises: a gibberellin, a cytokinin, and an auxin. The inventive compositions are shelf stable and may be completely dissolved in water prior to application on a plant or seed. The carrier medium is water-soluble and preferably lactose monohydrate. The gibberellin is selected from GA3, GA4, GA5, GA7 and combinations thereof. The cytokinin is selected from kinetin, 6-BAP, 1-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)-3-phenylurea (CPPU) and TDZ, the exemplified cytokinin is kinetin. The auxin is selected from 3-indolebutyric acid, 3-indolacetic acid, 1-naphthylacetic acid, 3-indolebutryic acid and salts and esters thereof. The exemplified auxin is indole-3-butyric acid.
Patent GB-2532264-A (GB)
Title: Advanced aerodynamic ski (versions 1-8)
Inventor: GREGORY JOHNSON
IPC: A63C5/048
Filed: 2014-11-13
Abstract: An aerodynamic ski 1 comprises a core layer 7 between an upper 6 and lower layer 8; the core is narrower than the other layers. A triangular air gap 2 is also provided at the tip of the ski.
Patent GB-2532427-A (GB)
Title: Insulating panel
Inventor: MARK ANDREW WELSH
IPC: E04B1/90
Filed: 2014-11-18
Abstract: A Thermal and Sound Insulating Panel, comprising of a rigid front wall 3, rear wall 4, top wall 5, bottom wall 6 and side walls 7, which completely enclose a vacuum 1. The front wall and rear wall are thick in comparison to the thickness (depth) of the vacuum cavity, in order to help to withstand the external crushing forces due to atmospheric pressure. Rigid strengtheners 2 connecting the front wall and rear wall are positioned where necessary, in order to help to withstand the external crushing forces due to atmospheric pressure. The Thermal and Sound Insulating Panel is to be made from thermal insulating material, predominantly.
Patent GB-2529915-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle cover device
Inventor: JOSEPH BENTSUR
IPC: B60R19/02
Filed: 2015-01-02
Abstract: A vehicle cover device including a flexible cover sheet 10 and a car cover compartment (12, Figure 1). The device can operably be attachable to the vehicle including disposed within a bumper of the vehicle. The car cover compartment includes a longitudinally extending cover sheet housing (12), which houses the flexible cover sheet 10 when in a stored state. The car cover compartment includes a cover-sheet cleaning and retraction mechanism 50, 52, which includes a striker bar 36 that repeatedly strikes the cover sheet 10 when the cover sheet 10 is retracted into the housing (12) to a non-deployed storage position. The cover sheet cleaning and retraction mechanism may comprise a ratchet mechanism 48, 58 and a striker disc 56 may be provided having a plurality of spaced-apart indentations on a peripheral edge to facilitate intermittent raising of the striker bar 36. There may be provided a spring member 44 forming part of the cleaning mechanism and to which the striker bar 36 may be attached.
Patent GB-2535995-A (GB)
Title: A geared valve system
Inventor: WILLIAM GERALD BARR
IPC: F02M26/64
Filed: 2015-02-27
Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation system for a motor vehicle engine comprising a turbocharger compressor 14a, a first valve 36 controlling the flow through an air inlet duct 46, a second valve 24 controlling the flow through an exhaust gas recirculation duct 42, and a mechanical linkage 100 (figure 2b) connecting the first and second valves. The mechanical linkage preferably comprises an arrangement of gears driven by a linear actuator. The EGR duct may comprise an annular duct or be configured to inject EGR gases onto the hub of the compressor. The linkage may be configured such that the ratio of movement of the valves varies as the first valve opens. Also claimed is a method of controlling the mixture of inlet air and EGR gases entering a turbocharger compressor. The invention reduces condensing droplets, resulting from the mixing of hot exhaust gases with cooler inlet air and contact between exhaust gases and the walls of the duct upstream of the compressor, which can damage the compressor blades.
Patent GB-2537186-A (GB)
Title: Gas diverter for well and reservoir stimulation
Inventor: PAUL E MENDELL
IPC: E21B43/26
Filed: 2015-05-14
Abstract: A method of fracturing a formation 106 by comprising introducing a composition including a gas or a gas and liquid foam into a wellbore. The composition fills fractures 108 or pores in a first zone 110, thereby blocking them. Subsequent introduction of a pressurized carrier fluid 102 flows to alternative fractures 112 in a second zone 114 and enlarges these fractures instead. An alternative method is included whereby the carrier fluid 102 is pressurized downhole by the diverting gas or foam. The foam may have a foam quality of at least 50 and the gas may be introduced to the wellhead as a gas or as a liquid. The diverting composition may be allowed to dwell within the formation 106 before adding the carrier fluid 102, or the diverting composition and the carrier fluid may be added simultaneously.
Patent GB-2531109-A (GB)
Title: Session handling in a communications network
Inventor: MIHALY ZACHAR
IPC: H04M3/42
Filed: 2015-07-22
Abstract: An apparatus for dynamically checking the validity of session handling rules in a telecommunications system receives a request for a session handling rule from a function of the telecommunications system, the function being configured to receive and handle sessions within the system, and the request comprising a subscription identifier and previous routing data for the session. A processor retrieves a session handling rule from a memory, based on the subscription identifier, and determines whether the retrieved session handling rule is valid based on the retrieved rule and the previous routing data. Implementation of the retrieved session handling rule is prevented if it is determined to be invalid, for example, if it introduces errors or loops. The previous routing data may comprise an origin for the session or diversion data indicating an entity from which the session has been previously diverted. Provisioning a database for storing session handling rules is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2541018-A (GB)
Title: An energy recovery apparatus and an internal combustion engine
Inventor: GEORGE JOSEPH
IPC: F02G5/02
Filed: 2015-08-06
Abstract: Disclosed is an energy recovery apparatus 100 for an internal combustion engine 102 having an exhaust outlet 110. The energy recovery apparatus 100 comprises: a fluid supply means 114 arranged to supply a fluid and a piston-less rotary expander mechanism 118. The piston-less rotary expander mechanism 118 is arranged to receive exhaust gases from the exhaust outlet 110 and fluid from the fluid supply means 114. The piston-less rotary expander mechanism 118 is powered by the fluid and the exhaust gases. An internal combustion engine comprising the energy recovery apparatus 100 is also disclosed. The fluid may be heated by a heat source and the fluid may comprise water. The piston-less rotary expander 118 may comprise a rotary Wankel engine. The piston-less rotary expander mechanism is used to recover otherwise lost energy from exhaust gases and may be used to rotate a drive shaft.
Patent GB-2541228-A (GB)
Title: Quick fit connector
Inventor: DANIELE CARBONI
IPC: F02M69/46
Filed: 2015-08-13
Abstract: A quick fit connector 10, 10' for the return line 17 of fuel injectors 160 in an internal combustion engine 110 is provided. The connector comprises: a T- or L-shaped connector body 40, 40' having at least one connection branch 42 insertable in a fuel return port 15 of a fuel injector 160; a lower plate 50; an upper plate 60; and a spring clip 70. The upper plate 60 is slidingly mounted on the spring clip 70 and the connector body 40, 40 and is movable between an unlocked position, in which the spring clip 70 is in an unloaded condition and free from any engagement with the fuel injector 160; and a locked position in which the spring clip 70 is in a loaded condition and engages the fuel injector 160 and the lower plate 50.
Patent GB-2546237-A (GB)
Title: Golf accessory
Inventor: VINCENZO SUMA
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2015-11-18
Abstract: A golf aiming device 10 comprises an elongate straight rod 11 with a weight 12 at one end and suspension means 13 such that it can be suspended by the users hand at the other. The rod 11 is no more than 0.3m in length. The weight 12 may be heavier than the remainder of the device. The suspension means 13 may damp out or obviate vibrations from the users hand. The suspension means 13 may comprise an elongate pin (19, figure 7) extending through a bore 14 through the rod 11. A method of using the golf aiming device 10 is disclosed comprising suspending the device 10 to hang vertically, aligning the weight 12 with the hole and selecting an aiming point for the putt aligned with an upper portion of the rod. The advantage is the enabling of a more accurate and convenient assessment of a local slope of a green.
Patent GB-2544997-A (GB)
Title: System for checking calibration of a gas analyser
Inventor: JONATHAN A T ROBINSON
IPC: G01N33/00
Filed: 2015-12-02
Abstract: A system for checking calibration of a gas analyser, includes gas sources 12, gas mixer 16 in fluid communication with the sources, and a gas conduit 18 downstream of the mixer. The mixer prepares a mixture of gases with a predetermined concentration of a gas. The conduit has first 40 and second 42 portions and an elongated section 44, and holds an emitter 46 at the first portion, and a detector 48 at the second, in electrical communication. The conduit receives the mixture of gases proximate to the first portion and expels it proximate to the second portion to atmosphere. A thermocouple 22 is attached to the elongated section to measure temperature of the mixture of gases. An electronic analyser 28 may be connected to the emitter and a control unit 30.
Patent GB-2535631-A (GB)
Title: Seals for glass
Inventor: MARTYN TERRY
IPC: E06B7/23
Filed: 2016-01-14
Abstract: A strip (Figure 1, item 1) for sealing a gap between an edge (Figure 3, item 2) of a glass door (Figure 3, item 3) and an edge (Figure 5, item 4) of an adjacent glass panel (Figure 5, item 5). The strip is formed from clear and internal UV stable plastics materials. It comprises a base portion 6 of rigid material to be secured to the edge of the door or panel, and a fin projecting from each longitudinal edge 8 of the base portion, a first fin 7 made of flexible material and a second fin 9 having a flexible part 13 adjacent the base portion and a rigid part 14 at its free edge. The fins may include short legs 15 of flexible plastics material opposite the fins from the base portion.
Patent GB-2537007-A (GB)
Title: Fixing apparatus
Inventor: HIROSHI KATAOKA
IPC: G03G21/20
Filed: 2016-01-26
Abstract: A fixing apparatus (11, figure 3) fixes a toner image T on a recording material P by conveying and heating the recording material P at a nip portion N, and includes a first rotating member 21, a second rotating member 22 configured to form the nip portion N with the first rotating member 21, the first 21 and second 22 rotating members being arranged such that rotation of the second rotating member 22 causes rotation of the first rotating member 21, a frame configured to support the second rotating member, so as to be rotatable and an opening and closing part arranged to open and close relative to the frame on the downstream side of the nip portion in the conveyance direction of the recoding material, the opening and closing part having a duct X through which air flows.
Patent GB-2548625-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for wall construction
Inventor: JOHN MCRAE
IPC: E04H17/26
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: A post 100 for constructing a wall, preferable a concrete or wood wall, comprising an elongate member with a pair of spaced apart rails (102 Fig. 1) defining a channel, one of the rails having a cut-out portion or opening 103 for allowing a panel 200 to enter the channel. The post may be I profiled. There may be a system including at least two posts and a panel. Each rail may have an aperture 106 for receiving a pin 302 to retain a panel vertically above the cut-out. A pulley system (303, 308 Figs 9-11) may assist lifting of a panel. Panels may have tongues and grooves for interlocking with adjacent panels or channels (203, 205, 206, Fig. 3). Also claimed is a panel having a through hole for receiving a handle 300, a handle for a panel, a method of constructing a wall by passing a portion of a panel through a cut-out portion of a post, an alternative panel with an attachable extension portion to fit in the channel of a post without a cut-out, and a system comprising posts, panels and a frame secured vertically above the posts for suspending a panel to aid construction.
Patent GB-2538847-A (GB)
Title: Joint Depth estimation and semantic segmentation from a single image
Inventor: ZHE LIN
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: Global semantic and depth layouts of a scene in an image are estimated (126) through machine learning (e.g. as a template classification problem) by computing device(s). Local semantic and depth layouts are also estimated (128) for respective ones of a plurality of segments of the scene of the image through machine learning (e.g. using a convolutional neural network, CNN, or support vector machine, SVM) by the computing device(s) (e.g. also as a template classification problem). The estimated global semantic and depth layouts are merged (130) (e.g. using conditional random field) with the local semantic and depth layouts by the computing device(s) to semantically label (120) and assign a depth value (122) to image pixels (e.g. thereby ensuring consistency). The estimated global depth layout may assign a respective absolute distance to a plurality of pixels in the image. The merging may include smoothing the depth labels assigned to individual pixels. Also disclosed is the prediction of local semantic and depth layouts of individual segments using the estimated global semantic and depth layouts of the scene, and jointly forming a semantically-labelled version of the image in which individual pixels are assigned a semantic label and depth value.
Patent GB-2548646-A (GB)
Title: Exchangeable supply pack for a beverage dispensing machine, doser, pump assembly and method of manufacturing
Inventor: Koen STANDAAR
IPC: A47J31/46
Filed: 2015-01-02
Abstract: This invention describes an exchangeable supply pack(2) for a beverage dispensing machine. The pack comprises a doser (1) including a pump assembly comprising a pump channel (5) between an inlet (28) and an outlet (30), for receiving a fluid from an ingredient container and for pumping it to the outlet. The pump assembly comprises a pump chamber (11) and at least two engaging gears (13, 18) forming a gear pump (16). At least one of said gears forms a driving gear (13) and comprises a shaft opening (57) for receiving a driving axle of the beverage dispensing machine. The shaft opening (57) coincides with an axle reception opening (59) of a support wall of the pump chamber, and a flexible seal (10) is arranged at least between the driving gear and the support wall. The seal comprises a through opening (55) coinciding with the shaft opening (57) and the axle reception opening (59) for receiving the driving axle. The invention further describes a pump assembly, a doser, and a method of manufacturing such a pack.
Patent GB-2552483-A (GB)
Title: Battery management apparatus and method
Inventor: NAVEEN MOHANAN
IPC: B60L11/18
Filed: 2016-07-25
Abstract: An energy storage management system for a vehicle (e.g. electric vehicle) transfers electrical energy from a second battery 14 (or other energy storage means) to a first battery 12 (or other energy storage means) when the level of electrical energy stored in the first battery is below a first threshold and the level of electrical energy in the second battery is above a second threshold. A voltage converter 18 steps up or steps down the voltage from the second battery to the voltage of the first battery. First and second measuring means 20, 22 measure the level of electrical energy stored in the first and second batteries respectively. A controller 16 may prevent the transfer of energy when: the energy level of the second battery falls below the second threshold; when the energy level of the first battery rises above a third threshold which is higher than the first threshold; and/or when the frequency of energy transfer exceeds a threshold frequency value. The second threshold may be a predetermined minimum state of charge, which is set to provide an energy level in the second battery that is sufficient for the vehicle to reach a nearby charging point, as determined from a satellite navigation unit 24.
Patent GB-2537079-A (GB)
Title: Fire extinguishing composition comprising alcohol phenol compound and derivative thereof
Inventor: JUNJUN SHI
IPC: A62D1/06
Filed: 2015-03-11
Abstract: A fire extinguishing composition comprising alcohol phenol compounds and derivatives thereof, the fire extinguishing composition utilizing heat generated by combustion of pyrotechnic powder to release a large amount of effective fire extinguishing particles. The fire extinguishing composition comprising alcohol phenol compounds and derivatives thereof reacts at a high temperature to generate a large amount of nanoscale effective fire extinguishing particles; the fire extinguishing particles react with one or more of the free radicals of O ⋅, OH ⋅, and H ⋅ necessary for a chain combustion reaction, to cut off the chain combustion reaction, while producing physical and chemical inhibitory effects to achieve fire extinguishing results. In addition, the fire extinguishing composition generates a synergistic effect with the pyrotechnic powder, further improving the fire extinguishing efficacy of the fire extinguishing agent, and greatly shortening effective fire extinguishing time.
Patent GB-2538440-A (GB)
Title: Method of creating a dental implant drill-guide
Inventor: ADAM BRIAN NULTY
IPC: A61C1/08
Filed: 2016-08-15
Abstract: A dental drill-guide 24 for guiding the drilling of dental-implant cavities in an edentulous maxillary or mandibular arch 10, 12 has a plurality of orthodontic screw-seats 26 which are engagable with a plurality of orthodontic screws 14 inserted into the osseous tissue and which extend through the gingival mucosa. Three dimensional oral information data from mucosal impression data of an edentulous maxillary or mandibular arch 10, 12 having a plurality of orthodontic screws 14, along with image data of the edentulous maxillary or mandibular arch 10, 12 is used to determine dental implant position data for the insertion of one or more dental implants 16 into the edentulous maxillary or mandibular arch 10, 12 relative to the positions of the orthodontic screws 14. Using the dental implant position data, it is possible to form dental implant drill-guide parameter data for the creation of a dental implant drill-guide 24. A dental implant drill-guide system 50 having two-part orthodontic screws is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2543140-A (GB)
Title: Enhanced robotic teaching tool
Inventor: CAMILLE DORISTINE CARTER
IPC: B25J15/04
Filed: 2016-08-17
Abstract: A device 118 for aligning a robotic arm 104 with an end-effector 112 includes a spherical tool 134 with a spherical end portion 140 and a distal base portion 142 to releasably couple the spherical tool 134 to the end-effector 112 and a receiver 132 with a plurality of arms 138 and a proximal base portion 136 to releasably couple the receiver 132 to the robotic arm 104. The arms 138 receive the spherical end portion 140 and include one or more indicators 160 to track alignment between the robotic arm 104 and the end-effector 112. The indicators 160 may include rockers 162 pivotally displaceable relative to arms 138, the pivotal displacement indicating displacement between the robotic arm 104 and end effector 112 by means of sensing devices (174 fig. 13) or scales (172 fig. 10). Distal base portion 142 may include locking pins (152 fig. 6) and a coaxial locking cylinder (144 fig. 6) to interface with end effector 112. The device may be used to teach a robotic arm the locations of end effectors or tools 112 held on tool posts (116 fig. 1) in a tool rack (110 fig. 1) to allow automatic interchange of end effectors.
Patent GB-2540700-A (GB)
Title: Merging multiple point-in-time copies into a merged point-in-time copy
Inventor: GREGORY TAD KISHI
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2015-04-08
Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for merging multiple point- in-time copies into a merged point-in-time copy. A repository maintains a full copy of the source data and point-in-time copies at point-in-times of the source data. Each of the point- in-time copies have change information indicating changed data in the source data that changed between the point-in-time of the point-in-time copy and a subsequent point-in-time and changed point-in-time data comprising data in the source data as of the point-in-time of the point-in-time copy indicated in the change information as changed. At least two selected of the point-in-time copies in the repository are merged into a merged point-in-time copy by: forming merged change information in the merged point-in-time copy indicating changed data indicated in change information for the selected point-in-time copies; and forming merged changed data in the merged point-in-time copy from the changed data in the selected point-in-time copies.