baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2550704-A (GB)
Title: System and method for providing freshness information
Inventor: DANIEL B HOWELL
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2015-12-29
Abstract: An apparatus for providing perishable product freshness information is provided. The apparatus includes a portable device having an input device for receiving a product identifier associated with a perishable product, a sensor reader for receiving data from one or more sensors in proximity of the perishable product and the portable device, a display device to display information, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to: receive the product identifier associated with the perishable product, retrieve a list of one or more external sensors to detect, cause the sensor reader to scan for data from the one or more external sensors, receive detected sensor data from one or more sensors detected by the sensor reader, and cause the display device to display information associated with product freshness determined based on the stored sensor data and a sensor data history associated with the perishable product.
Patent GB-2562322-A (GB)
Title: Furniture unit and method of use thereof
Inventor: DAVID CRAMPTON
IPC: A47B88/80
Filed: 2017-08-22
Abstract: A furniture unit 2 includes a housing defined by one or more walls 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. At least one first compartment 4 and one second compartment 6 are defined in the housing. The compartments 4, 6 have respective closure means 10, 18 for allowing an opening to each compartment 4, 6 to be closed. At least one of the existence of the at least second compartment 6, the existence of the at least second compartment closure means 18 or the ability to access the at least second compartment 6 is substantially hidden from view from an exterior of the housing. The door 18 of the hidden compartment 6 may form at least part of a side panel 18 of the housing. The unit 2 may be a cupboard, drawer or kitchen cabinet unit. Also disclosed is a method of using or constructing the furniture unit 2.
Patent GB-2552637-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning inside and adjacent service connections in preparation for pipe lining method
Inventor: KEVIN LILLIE
IPC: B08B9/057
Filed: 2016-03-02
Abstract: The present inventions are methods for cleaning pipes with service connections by vacuuming therethrough abrasive projectiles first in one direction, and thereafter, in an opposing direction, with additional cleaning achieved by opening of service connection valves during vacuuming. By opening service connection valves during vacuuming, debris and moisture are removed from within the service connections. Vacuuming direction reversal removes shadow deposit areas.
Patent GB-2570450-A (GB)
Title: Particulate filter
Inventor: STEPHEN CUDMORE
IPC: F01N3/28
Filed: 2018-01-24
Abstract: A particulate filter 20 for an exhaust system (52, fig 4) of a vehicle (50, fig 4) comprises an inlet channel 24 and an outlet channel 22, 26 separated by a porous wall 21, where a flow path from the inlet channel to the outlet channel passes through the porous wall. A particulate matter regeneration catalyst 29 for catalysing the regeneration of particulate matter retained by the filter is provided on a portion of a surface of the outlet channel and not on a surface of the inlet channel. There may be a plurality of outlet channels and inlet channels. The catalyst may be in the form of a washcoat, and may have a higher loading or higher concentration of active ingredients at an outlet end of the filter than at an inlet end. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing the particulate filter, and an exhaust system and a vehicle including the particulate filter.
Patent GB-2571704-A (GB)
Title: Prevention or treatment of cardiac arrhytmia and sudden cardiac death
Inventor: Maria Patapia Zafeiriou
IPC: A61K38/00
Filed: 2018-02-22
Abstract: An expression construct for enhancing expression of T-box transcription factor 5 (T-box 5 or TBX5) in a subject, for use in the treatment of ventricular heart disease and associated complications or cardiac arrhythmia and/or sudden cardiac death. The expression construct may comprise the human cardiac troponin T promoter. The expression construct may encode the TBX5 protein, or a microRNA-10a inhibitor such as an antagomir or an siRNA. The expression construct may be delivered using protein transduction domains. The expression construct may be a viral vector, particularly an adeno-associated viral vector. TBX5 proteins delivered by protein transduction domains (such as a GAG binding motif fused to a cell penetrating peptide (CPP)) are also claimed.
Patent GB-2572390-A (GB)
Title: Reference signal power boosting in a telecommunication system
Inventor: Yinan Qi
IPC: H04W52/14
Filed: 2018-03-28
Abstract: The power of a reference signal is boosted, in a user equipment (UE), in an uplink non-codebook based transmission. The power boosting is based on: power borrowing from muted Resource Elements (REs) due to configuration of another reference signal port; or power borrowing from muted REs due to configuration of another reference signal port and power borrowing between uplink transmission layers where corresponding Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) ports share the same phase tracking or sounding reference signal port. The reference signal that is power boosted may be one or more of Phase Tracking Reference Signal (PTRS), TRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, SRS and TRS. The power boosting may be based on a UE capability report relating to support of coherent/partial-coherent/non-coherent precoding. The power boosting may be based on power borrowing from muted REs due to configuration of another PTRS port and a fixed power boosting factor.
Patent GB-2572785-A (GB)
Title: A frame
Inventor: STEPHEN BRIGHT
IPC: E06C7/50
Filed: 2018-04-10
Abstract: The frame 10 includes two sub frames. Each sub-frame includes two legs 40 the end of which including a notch for receiving a stud on a ladder and a force transfer member 48 at an end. The notch allows limited rotation of the sub-frame. The force transfer member rests on the surface of the ladder in use. The two sub frames are releasably attachable to each other and combined form a socket 70 for receiving a structural member 29 such as a mast for connecting to ropes which reinforce or stiffen the ladder. The sub frame may also include a stabilizing bar between each leg adjacent to the stud receiving notches. The frame may include a rope management member inserted into the socket including a curved surface for cords to pass over and holes for carabiner clips. Also claimed is a ladder with the stiffening frame.
Patent GB-2565622-A (GB)
Title: A method of detection
Inventor: CHRIS JOHN ALLENDER
IPC: G01N27/74
Filed: 2018-05-11
Abstract: Anisotropic magnetic particles are suspended in a liquid. A modulated magnetic field applied across the liquid induces an alignment of the magnetic particles. Electromagnetic radiation introduced into the liquid interacts with the magnetic particles, and a variable (e.g. transmission) associated with this interaction is modulated by the applied field and is detected. A change in state of the liquid causes a variation in, and is correlated with, the detected variable. The state that is changed may be viscosity, and the change in state may be caused by introducing an analyte into the liquid. The analyte may be a pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP). A variation in amplitude of the variable, or a variation in phase lag between the magnetic particles and the modulated field, may be correlated with the presence of the PAMP. The liquid may comprise a biological reagent such as limulus or tachypleus amoebocyte lysate (LAL or TAL).
Patent GB-2559089-A (GB)
Title: Use of specific engine cylinders for reductant generation
Inventor: JACOB BACKHAUS
IPC: F02D41/00
Filed: 2016-11-21
Abstract: A system comprises an engine including a plurality of cylinders. A first intake throttle is positioned upstream of a first set of cylinders of the plurality of cylinders. The first intake throttle provides air at a first flow rate to the first set of cylinders so as to produce a lean air/fuel mixture in the first set of cylinders. A second intake throttle is positioned upstream of a second set of cylinders included in the plurality of cylinders and in parallel of the first intake throttle. The second intake throttle provides air at a second flow rate to the second set of cylinders so as to produce a rich air/fuel mixture in the second set of cylinders.
Patent GB-2566589-A (GB)
Title: Multi-faced apparatus and system for automated handling of components
Inventor: ANJA LENA NIERATSCHKER
IPC: B29C70/38
Filed: 2018-07-13
Abstract: An end effector 200 includes a vacuum source 118 and a plurality of gripping surfaces 202 generally arranged in a polygonal shape such as a cuboid, each surface 202 including a plurality of vacuum zones 206 with a non-smooth portion 204 and a plurality of openings 208. The gripping surfaces 202 may be substantially planar and flexible. A frame 212 may hold the gripping surfaces 202. The vacuum zones 206 may be independently activated and surrounded by a seal 206 and are generally configured to grip cut-outs or plies 100a, 100b, 100c cut on a cutting table 106 from a sheet 104 which may be pre-impregnated composite precursor material for forming a composite component for a gas turbine engine. The cut-outs or plies 100a, 100b, 100c may be moved to a ply storage area or to a ply layup or stacking area 110. Pressurised air, a vacuum release valve or mechanical devices may be used to release the cut-outs or plies 100a, 100b, 100c from the end effector 200. Sensors 218 may sense the shape or location of cut-outs or plies 100a, 100b, 100c.
Patent GB-2562930-A (GB)
Title: Scrolling between elements in a list
Inventor: VALENTINA DMITRIEVNA BORISOVA
IPC: G06F3/0485
Filed: 2016-01-28
Abstract: ﻿A method and device of discrete scrolling between elements in a list of elements. The method includes displaying a list of elements, and receiving, via an input interface, a selection of a first element of the list of elements. The method also includes determining, with an electronic processor of the computing device, a type of the first element in response to receiving the selection of the first element, and determining a second element of the list of elements having a type that is the same as the type of the first element and being the closest element in the list of elements of the same type as the type of the first element. The method further includes receiving, at the processor of the computing device, a scroll command, and, in response to receiving the scroll command, displaying the second element at a predetermined location on the screen of the computing device.
Patent GB-2564282-A (GB)
Title: Roof membrane bonding plate marking tool
Inventor: DAVID H ALLOR
IPC: E04D15/04
Filed: 2017-03-02
Abstract: A tool for marking the location of a bonding plate concealed beneath a roof membrane. The tool has a magnetic attraction to the bonding plate and causes a marking assembly to vertically lower toward the roof membrane and rotate on an axle. Rotation of the marking assembly and vertical lowering causes the marking implement to come into contact with the roof membrane at a location corresponding to the location of the bonding plate beneath the roof membrane. A brake restricts the rotation of the marking assembly on the axle by coming into contact with an inner edge of a chassis. Contact between the marking implement and the roof membrane and the restriction of rotation of the marking assembly by the brake cause the marking implement to create a visible mark at a position corresponding to the location of the bonding plate beneath the roof membrane.
Patent GB-2562967-A (GB)
Title: Reversible oil-based mud
Inventor: Pawilai CHINWANGSO
IPC: C09K8/36
Filed: 2016-02-19
Abstract: A wellbore fluid may include a non-oleaginous internal phase, an oleaginous external phase, and an emulsifier having a molecular weight of at least 700 daltons, whereby the emulsifier may include at least one tertiary amine. A method of completing a wellbore operation may include injecting a wellbore fluid downhole, the wellbore fluid including a non-oleaginous internal phase, an oleaginous external phase, and an emulsifier having a molecular weight of at least 700 daltons. The emulsifier may include at least one tertiary amine. The method may further include injecting a wash fluid comprising a protonating agent downhole.
Patent GB-2571390-A (GB)
Title: Systems and method for secure management of digital contracts
Inventor: HOSSEIN KAKAVAND
IPC: G06Q50/18
Filed: 2017-02-03
Abstract: A system and method for the secure management of digital contracts utilizes technology from the following fields: digital timestamping, encryption, distributed storage, and distributed payment systems. The existing state-of-the-art contract management systems require counter- parties to give a substantial level of trust to third parties to perform functions such as storage and verification. This system and method reduces the amount of trust that the counterparties need to give to a single third party. The system and method may be used for the secure construction and management of digital contract data and metadata.
Patent GB-2565450-A (GB)
Title: Rotor, electric motor, compressor, fan, and air conditioner
Inventor: KOJI YABE
IPC: H02K21/16
Filed: 2016-05-31
Abstract: A rotor (2) has an electromagnetic metal plate (210) and permanent magnets (220). The electromagnetic plate (210) has magnet insertion holes (201), slits (202), first edges (21), second edges (22), third edges (23), fourth edges (24), and fifth edges (25). The inequalities L1 > L2 and L3 ≥ L2 hold, where L1 is the distance from the first edges (21) to the magnet insertion holes (201), L2 is the distance from a first boundary (P1) between the first edges (21) and the second edges (22) to the magnet insertion holes (201), and L3 is the distance from a second boundary (P2) between the second edges (22) and the third edges (23) to the magnet insertion holes (201).
Patent GB-2564788-A (GB)
Title: Overvoltage clamp with parallel controlled resistive path
Inventor: DARRELL S SONNE
IPC: H02H9/04
Filed: 2017-05-23
Abstract: The invention relates to an overvoltage protection circuit (106, 300, 501, 604, 703, 800) comprising: i) a first terminal (V+) and a second terminal (V-) for receiving a supply voltage (VL) at a load (103); ii) a voltage clamping circuit (801) connected between said terminals (V+, V-) and providing a clamping current path (CCP) between said terminals (V+, V-) as soon as the supply voltage (VL) over said terminals (V+, V-) reaches a preset clamping voltage (VCLP) such that said supply volt- age (VL) is substantially limited to said clamping voltage (VCLP). The overvoltage protection circuit (106, 300, 501, 604, 703, 800) further comprises a controllable resistance circuit (803) connected between said terminals (V+, V-) parallel to the voltage clamping circuit (801), wherein the controlla- ble resistance circuit (803) is configured for providing a resistive current path (RCP) parallel to the clamping current path (CCP) of the voltage clamping circuit (801) when the voltage clamping circuit (801) is activated such that it conducts an electrical current (Icl), and for providing a high- impedance parallel to the clamping current path (CCP) of the voltage clamping circuit (801) when voltage clamping circuit (801) is deactivated. The invention provides for a solution that exploits the benefits of two different solutions namely that of voltage clamping semiconductor elements and resistors.
Patent GB-2578099-A (GB)
Title: Memory access control
Inventor: TAMÁS PETZ
IPC: G06F12/14
Filed: 2018-10-15
Abstract: Apparatus and associated method for a multi-threaded processor to execute threads as one or more process groups each having a unique identifier and associated with capability data which indicates memory address ranges in virtual memory space. There is memory address translation circuitry for translating virtual memory addresses to physical addresses and the circuitry is configured to associate permission data to a given virtual memory address defining one or more process group identifiers permitted to access the memory address and to inhibit access to the address based on both the capability data and the associated permission data. The processor may implement a process group manager which allocates an identifier to each group. There may be a first process group type wherein capability data defines an allowable memory address range applicable to the first type, and a second process group type wherein the data defines an allowable memory address range applicable to the second type. The translation circuitry may allow access to a given address for a process group of the first type if either or both of the capability and permission data allow access. The second group type may be allowed access if both the capability and permission data allow access.
Patent GB-2583059-A (GB)
Title: A microvalve, and a multi-directional valve apparatus
Inventor: DAVID JAMES HUGHES
IPC: F16K99/00
Filed: 2019-01-30
Abstract: A microvalve comprising a hard base 14, a clamping plate 12, an inlet port, an outlet port, a membrane 16, a ball bearing 18 and a drive head 20; the hard base comprising a recess over which the membrane is clamped by the clamping plate, the recess defining a cup with a spherical cap shaped surface, both the inlet and outlet ports being in the recess, at least one of them being in the spherical cap; the membrane extending across the recess and being clamped thereover and being flexible for enabling its unclamped part to be flexed into the recess by the ball bearing in the clamping plate on the other side of the membrane to the recess upon actuation by the drive head behind the ball bearing for selective driving of the ball bearing against the membrane to flex the membrane into the recess as the membrane flexes around part of the ball bearing to move the membrane from a condition in which both ports are open to a port closing condition, the port closing condition being where the membrane has been flexed to extend over either one or both of the input and output ports, and clamped there against by the ball bearing.
Patent GB-2582621-A (GB)
Title: Folding pocket tool
Inventor: LEE BERMAN
IPC: B26B11/00
Filed: 2019-03-28
Abstract: A folding pocket tool, such as a pocket knife, with a tool plate 1 pivotally mounted between spaced apart upper and lower handle plates, 3 and 2, such that a bit holder socket is formed by facing portions of the handle plates to receive a standard tool bit 9. Optionally, the tool plate may carry a magnet to retain a tool bit in the socket. A slot may be formed in the tool plate to locate a tool bit in the socket, and the handle plates may have channels, 11 and 12, shaped to fit the tool bit. The handle plates may also have cut-out portions to form a receptacle 13 for a tool bit, the receptacle optionally having a magnet to retain the bit. One of the handle plates may have a spring locking bar to engage the tool plate. The folding pocket tool may also contain additional tool elements in one or both of the handle plates, such as spanner apertures 6, wire strippers 16, pry bars 30 or screwdriver blades 8. There is also an independent claim to a kit of parts containing the components of the folding pocket tool.
Patent GB-2582754-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for detecting sound external to a vehicle
Inventor: ASHUTOSH TOMAR
IPC: G01S15/93
Filed: 2019-03-29
Abstract: A device for detecting a sound external to a vehicle comprises a substrate 202, which is a vehicle body or arranged for attachment to a vehicle body. The detector comprises an array of piezo-electric elements, which comprise one or more electrically conductive pathways 104 arranged on a surface of the substrate 202. The array of piezo-electric elements is configured to convert sounds into an electronic signal. The piezoelectric elements preferably including a piezo-electric film 108 and contact elements 106 connecting the piezo-electric film to the conductive pathways. The conductive pathways preferably have at least a portion arranged in a digitated (fig 3A) or interdigitated (fig 3B) structure. The piezo-electric elements preferably are arranged to emit an ultrasonic wave.
Patent GB-2582947-A (GB)
Title: Provisioning data on a device
Inventor: YONGBEOM PAK
IPC: G06F21/57
Filed: 2019-04-10
Abstract: Bootstrapping a device 2 by a bootstrap server 6 wherein credential data comprising a token and certificate data is received at the server S402. The server verifies that the token is legitimate S406 and that the certificate data is trusted S404, and in response provides resource data to the device S416 so that it can authenticate with a resource server S418. In one aspect, the token is obtained at the device from a device management platform and it comprises a device account identifier. In a third aspect, the device management platform receives a certificate associated with a device account which has a chain of trust to a trusted party, and generates one or more tokens, the first of which is associated with the device account and provisioned to the device. This token is received at the bootstrap server as part of credential data and its legitimacy is verified with the device management platform before resource credential data is provided to the device so it can authenticate with a first server.
Patent GB-2573658-A (GB)
Title: Spray suppression device
Inventor: ANDREW EGBY
IPC: B62D25/18
Filed: 2018-04-27
Abstract: A device 400 for suppressing airborne spray from a moving vehicle has a water suppressor 410 with an elongate portion 412 and a first curved portion 414, so that an end of first curved portion 414 is coupled to an end of elongate portion 412. Elongate portion 412 directs flowing air to first curved portion 414 to generate a vortex near this first curved portion, which may direct surface water spray towards a road surface. A plurality of devices 400 may be coupled to a support 422 and the devices may be spaced to allow flowing air to flow between them. Devices 400 may be perpendicular to or at an angle to a road surface. Water may be collected from ends of devices 400 into an edge cap (428, Figure 4C) for diversion to an outlet (430, Figure 4C). A water channelling means is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2572087-A (GB)
Title: Pressure compensating connector system, downhole assembly, and method
Inventor: LUIS E MENDEZ
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2017-10-06
Abstract: A connector system including a first connector configured to electrically and/or optically connect to a second connector. The first connector includes a first connector body configured to engage with the second connector; a first housing remotely located from the first connector body; a first connecting line including at least one of an electrical control line and an optical fiber connecting the first housing to the first connector body; a first main control line including at least one of an electrical control line and an optical fiber connected to the first housing; and, a first pressure isolator associated with the first housing, the first pressure isolator isolating pressure within the first main control line from pressure within the first connecting line and the first connector body. The first housing and the first connecting line are interposed between the first main control line and the first connector body.