baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2568798-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and method for providing network configurability in a wireless network
Inventor: Krzysztof Dudzinski
IPC: H04W92/04
Filed: 2018-09-27
Abstract: A scanning operation performed by a node detects, for each of several antenna positions (1010), one or more candidate wireless backhaul nodes (1011) and their respective performance characteristics and, depending on a filter condition, stores them in a candidate list (1013) that is used to select one of the backhaul nodes (1015). The performance characteristic may be a link quality metric based on the signal to interference noise ratio (SINR) or spectral efficiency. The candidate list may be ordered using the performance characteristic and/or configuration information (eg connection criteria, restriction information, or a preferred donor cell list) received from each candidate. The scanning may be done using several antenna positions and several frequency bands or sub-bands. The wireless backhaul node may operate as a donor node (eg DeNB). Scanning may be done by rotating or relocating the antenna. Candidate nodes may be restricted based on suitability under the 3GPP standard.
Patent GB-2567323-A (GB)
Title: Valve and fluid control apparatus
Inventor: KENICHI KOTANI
IPC: F04B53/10
Filed: 2013-02-27
Abstract: A valve 101 includes a valve housing 191, 192, a first 111 and second 112 opening portions and a diaphragm 120, which includes a hole portion 120, configures to define a first 131 and second 133 valve chamber. A portion of the diaphragm surrounding the hole portion is in contact with a portion of the valve housing such that the portion of the valve housing covers the hole portion and a flow channel formation portion 140 that spans from the wall portion of the second valve chamber opposing the portion of the hole portion to the second opening portion. The flow channel formation portion defines a flow channel connecting the first valve chamber and the second valve chamber. The diaphragm may be anchored to the valve housing so that the portion of the diaphragm surrounding the hole portion makes contact with or separates from the valve housing due to a difference between a pressure in the first and second valve chambers .The flow channel preferably includes a groove and / or may comprise a projection that extends from a region of the wall portion that opposes the hole portion. A fluid control apparatus is also claimed.
Patent GB-2572863-A (GB)
Title: Affordance for use on an item in a container
Inventor: DUNCAN RUSSELL
IPC: B65D77/24
Filed: 2019-04-01
Abstract: A lifting strap (termed an affordance) 300 for an item to be tightly packed in a container such that an easier grasp can be made to remove the item from the container, comprises a support 301 for at least a portion of the item and a grasping portion 302 arranged to be grasped by a human hand or a robot. The grasping portion 302 may be folded for efficient packing, and the support 301 may have a cut-out to receive the grasping portion of another item stacked above it during packing. The strap may be used when packing items in International Fruit Containers, IFCO. Also disclosed is using at least one strap 300 when packing and unpacking containers using a prior art storage system which stacks items in a uniform grid, (as shown in Figure 14), using at least one robotic handling unit (30) which can grasp the grasping portion 302.
Patent GB-2569507-A (GB)
Title: Pre-chamber assembly for fuel injector
Inventor: CURTIS JOHN GRAHAM
IPC: F02M61/18
Filed: 2017-08-29
Abstract: A pre-chamber (120) for a fuel injector (112) is disclosed. The pre-chamber (120) includes a cylindrical body member (140) extending axially from a first end portion (146) to a second end portion (148) opposite to the first end portion (146). The pre-chamber (120) further includes a bottom plate (142) located proximal to the first end portion (146) of the cylindrical body member (140). The pre-chamber (120) also includes a sacrificial member (144) extending axially outwards from the second end portion (148) of the cylindrical body member (140).
Patent GB-2569932-A (GB)
Title: Identification and use of very long chain dicarboxylic acids for disease diagnosis, chemoprevention, and treatment
Inventor: Paul l wood
IPC: G01N33/86
Filed: 2017-10-02
Abstract: A method for determining colorectal cancer risk includes obtaining a blood sample of the subject, isolating serum or EDTA plasma from the blood sample, analyzing the serum or EDTA plasma to determine plasma levels of very long chain dicarboxylic acid (VLCDCA 28:4), comparing the determined plasmas level of VLCDCA 28:4 of the subject with a predetermined range of plasma levels of VLCDCA 28:4 of diagnosed subjects having colorectal cancer, and determining a colorectal cancer risk exists when the determined plasma level of VLCDCA 28:4 is within the predetermined range of plasma levels of VLCDCA.
Patent GB-2585962-A (GB)
Title: Improved hair brush
Inventor: KA CHUEN SZE
IPC: A46B9/00
Filed: 2019-12-20
Abstract: A hair brush with an elongate profile defining a first longitudinal axis, comprising a handle with a proximal and a distal end and a utility portion. The utility portion includes a first and second floating finger forking off from the distal end of said handle portion and arranged at opposite lateral ends and at least one third floating finger arranged between the first and second floating fingers. The third finger is provided with brushing members and is independently and flexibly movable in any direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. Both the first and second fingers are free of brushing members. Optionally the third finger has a substantially uniform thickness, while the first and second fingers have a relatively thicker profile at the proximal end. The first and second fingers may have a pointed or tapered end. Optionally the first and second fingers are shorter in length than the third finger. The first, second and third fingers are fanned out at the distal end of said hair brush. In embodiments the brushing members may include bristles or filaments with either the same or different lengths.
Patent GB-2578542-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for analyzing a drill string stuck pipe event
Inventor: FEIFEI ZHANG
IPC: E21B44/00
Filed: 2017-08-18
Abstract: A method includes receiving a plurality of drilling parameters from a drilling operation, wherein the plurality of drilling parameters. The drilling parameters include a cuttings bed height and a friction factor between a drill string and a wellbore. The method further includes applying the plurality of drilling parameters to a friction model. The friction model utilizes a function of the cuttings bed height to determine a comprehensive friction factor. The comprehensive friction factor is applied to the plurality of drilling parameters to determine a required torque or hook load of the drill string. The method further includes providing an indication of a stuck pipe event.
Patent GB-2591306-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus comprising a mirror rotatably mounted in a housing by a bearing
Inventor: DAN MIHAI BALEAN
IPC: G02B27/01
Filed: 2020-02-05
Abstract: An apparatus for generating a virtual image, e.g. a head-up display (HUD), comprises a housing 1, a mirror 3 mounted in a mirror holder 4, and at least one bearing 2. The mirror holder supports rotation of the mirror inside the housing and reflects a received image to create a virtual image. On at least one of its lateral edges 5 the mirror holder comprises a horizontal protrusion 6 which defines an axis of rotation of the mirror, the respective bearing being configured to at least partially receive the protrusion to support rotation around the axis. The bearing comprises a body part 10, configured to be detachably fixable to the housing, and an elastically deformable clipping part 11, configured to snap back and interlock with the body part. The body part of the bearing may be detachably fixable to the housing by an expansion anchor (Fig.3a, 12) comprising two elastically deformable fingers (Fig.3a, 13). The apparatus may be a HUD generating a virtual image on a windshield of a vehicle (Fig.1), where simplified mirror installation and/or replacement is advantageous.
Patent GB-2593666-A (GB)
Title: Pairing of wireless security devices
Inventor: MICHAEL DERHAM
IPC: H04W12/00
Filed: 2020-02-10
Abstract: A first device, such as a door lock 10, includes a first wireless radio communication module (26, Fig. 2) and a light source 28 for transmission of an encoded light signal. A second device, such as a wireless key fob 60 for the door lock, includes a light sensor (44, Fig. 2) for receiving the encoded light signal and a second wireless radio communication module (42, Fig. 2). Alignment means 70 are provided for cooperating with the first device and the second device to bring the light source and the light sensor into alignment. The alignment means preferably comprise an alignment tool. The encoded light signal transfers encryption data such as a temporary key. The first and second devices use the encryption data to establish a secure wireless radio connection, such as Bluetooth (RTM), between the first and second wireless radio communication modules. The encryption data may be used for Bluetooth pairing.
Patent GB-2592202-A (GB)
Title: Cable tie holder
Inventor: NIGEL BOSWORTH
IPC: B25H3/00
Filed: 2020-02-18
Abstract: A storage device 2 for cable ties comprising multiple adjacent parallel compartments 4 each with an open 8 and closed end 10. The compartments are different lengths and are provided with securing devices 18. Ideally the open ends are coplanar. Ideally the adjacent compartments tessellate and adjoin wall to wall. Ideally the securing devices are on one side of the device and allow releasable mounting on a vertical. The retaining means can be three magnets arranged at right angles to each other but in one plane. Two magnets can be on the longest compartment and one can be on the shortest compartment near the open and/or closed ends. There can be an annular rubber gripping pad 22 surrounding and flush with each magnet. The closed end can be closed by a cap. The compartments can be rectangular and arranged side by side.
Patent GB-2592405-A (GB)
Title: Robotic device with tri-star wheels and actuated arm
Inventor: EDOARDO FARNIOLI
IPC: B62D61/12
Filed: 2020-02-27
Abstract: A robotic device 100 comprises an actuated robotic arm 105 having an end effector 112 and one or more powered joints 114, the position of the end effector relative to the robotic device being controllable to perform at least one task and a propulsion system 110 that includes a drive system and a set of tri-star wheels 120 coupled to the drive system 130. The robot may include a cleaning system, wherein the actuated robotic arm is coupled to the cleaning system and the task comprises at least one cleaning task such as wiping or vacuuming. Also disclosed is method of navigating a set of discontinuous surfaces with a robotic device that comprises driving a set of tri-star wheels of the robotic device to propel the robotic device in a direction of travel along a surface and during movement across a discontinuity along the surface, applying a force with an actuated robotic arm mechanically coupled to the robotic device to a portion of the surface to assist the movement. The discontinuity is preferably a stair or a step.
Patent GB-2593882-A (GB)
Title: Pipe connector assembly
Inventor: ALPHA MAHATVARAJ
IPC: F16L37/098
Filed: 2020-03-31
Abstract: A pipe connector assembly (e.g. for use in an offshore oil and gas pipeline) comprising: a tubular pin component 200 having an outer surface, and a plurality of pin teeth 210 on the outer surface; a tubular box component 100 arranged to receive the pin component to make a pipe connection, the tubular box component having an inner surface, and a plurality of box teeth 110 on the inner surface, the box teeth configured to engage the pin teeth to make the pipe connection; wherein at least one of the pin component and the box component comprises a radial extension 150, the radial extension being configured to transmit a radial load between the pin component and the box component, to reduce or remove mechanical loading between the pin teeth and the box teeth when the pin component is partially inserted into the box component. A second aspect relates to a method of connecting a pipe connector assembly having an expansion means which is disposed separately from the teeth of the box and pin components.
Patent GB-2598273-A (GB)
Title: Patient positioning for radiotherapy treatment
Inventor: Colin Winfield
IPC: A61N5/10
Filed: 2020-05-01
Abstract: A method of positioning a patient 112 for radiotherapy treatment using a radiotherapy device which produces more than one treatment beam. The method comprises determining an identity of a treatment beam that is to be used to treat the patient, determining an offset between a reference location and an isocentre location for the identified treatment beam, and changing a spatial relationship between the patient and at least a part of the radiotherapy device, according to the determined offset. The reference location may be an isocentre of a different treatment beam, or a focal point of an image of the patient. Targeting of the treatment beam may be achieved by moving the patient or by moving part of the radiotherapy device. The method may be used with an image guided radiotherapy device 100 having a rotatable gantry 102 with a treatment apparatus 104 and an imaging apparatus 106.
Patent GB-2597501-A (GB)
Title: Mixed refrigerants with reduced GWP for use in ultra-low temperature refrigeration
Inventor: RENQIANG XIONG
IPC: C09K5/04
Filed: 2020-07-24
Abstract: A refrigerant blend is disclosed for use in refrigeration apparatus, in particular ultra-low temperature refrigeration apparatus. The blend comprises: 10 wt% to 55 wt% of a first composition comprising at least one fluoroolefin having a normal boiling point or bubble point in the range -5 ºC to 40 ºC; 1 wt% to 40 wt% of a second composition comprising at least one refrigerant having a boiling point or bubble point in the range - 60 ºC to -15 ºC; 0.5 wt% to 35 wt% of a third composition comprising at least one refrigerant having a boiling point or bubble point in the range - 110 ºC to -70 ºC; 10 wt% to 50 wt% of a fourth composition comprising at least one refrigerant having a boiling point or bubble point in the range - 170 ºC to -110 ºC e.g. methane, krypton and or tetrafluoromethane; and 0.5 wt% to 20 wt% of a fifth compositioncomprising at least one refrigerant having a boiling point or bubble point in the range - 250 ºC to -180 ºC e.g. argon, nitrogen and/or neon. Also disclosed is the use of the blend in refrigeration apparatus and apparatus containing the blend.
Patent GB-2590319-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for sealing a side pocket mandrel
Inventor: HENNING HANSEN
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2019-06-19
Abstract: A method for sealing a side pocket mandrel and hydraulic tube includes moving a sealant dispenser into a pocket of the side pocket mandrel from within a well tubing. The sealant dispenser has an upper seal and a lower seal spaced apart therefrom; the seals are sealingly engaged with the pocket. A space between the upper seal and the lower seal is in fluid communication with at least one port in the pocket. A curable sealant is moved from the sealant dispenser into the pocket and into the tube. Either the sealant is allowed to cure or the sealant dispenser is unlatched from a running tool used to move the sealant dispenser into the pocket.
Patent GB-2595343-A (GB)
Title: Foldable cart
Inventor: BAOQING YANG
IPC: B62B3/02
Filed: 2021-03-19
Abstract: A foldable cart 20 has a frame 22 that is collapsible, the frame has folding bar assemblies 42 on its sides. As the cart is altered from the expanded to the collapsed configurations, a lower leg outer end 46 of each of the pair of folding bar assemblies slides downward relative to the corresponding upper leg outer end 44 on a respective vertically orientated pole 40. In the expanded configuration the lower leg outer ends have a first distance to the upper leg outer end; however, when collapsed the distance between them is a second distance, the second distance being greater than the first distance. The cart comprises a plurality of wheels 24, a pliable liner forming an interior compartment and a handle 26, which may be telescopic. The cart is configured such that it may have the same vertical height in both collapsed and expanded states. The cart may comprise a central hub 58 for connecting a bottom support assembly 54, which may form a shelf like feature. The cart may also comprise a stiffening panel 30 placed at the bottom of the interior of the liner compartment.
Patent GB-2605580-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method of image processing to detect a substance spill on a solid surface
Inventor: ARIEL EDGAR RUIZ-GARCIA
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2021-03-31
Abstract: A method of image processing to detect a substance spill on a solid surface such as a floor comprises receiving 102 image data representing at least a portion of a first image, captured by an image sensor. The scene captured in the portion of the image includes a region comprising a solid surface, such as a floor. The method further comprises the application 104 of a trained neural network to the image data to determine one or more spill values for the portion of the first image. The spill values indicate the presence or absence of a spill on the solid surface for the portion of the first image. A second method comprises the use of a semantic segmentation neural network to determine the spill values, and further comprises the determination of a spill value for each pixel of the plurality of pixels in the image portion. The presence or absence of a substance spill is subsequently detected 106 on the basis of the spill values of the pixels. A method of training a semantic segmentation neural network for use in the second method, which comprises the use of annotated training images, is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2593090-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus, system and method for wireless slip ring data transmission
Inventor: Herb Peyerl
IPC: H05K9/00
Filed: 2019-11-04
Abstract: A wireless slip ring, system and method for transmission of data across a rotatable junction can be provided to permit transmission of data from a fixed element to a rotating element across a rotary interface. The wireless slip ring can provide high bandwidth multi-channel data transmission, for example each channel can have a bandwidth greater than 1 gigabit per second. Each channel may include a plurality of input/output data streams that can be serialized by a digital electronic circuit for transmission across the slip ring and then deserialized into its respective data streams. The wireless slip ring can form an annular chamber to act as a wave guide for the wireless signal for providing a continuous conductive covering around the annular chamber to act as a faraday shield to contain radio frequency emissions and prevent external jamming.
Patent GB-2596911-A (GB)
Title: Method and specimen
Inventor: IAN MICHAEL STURLAND
IPC: G01N17/04
Filed: 2021-05-26
Abstract: A specimen 1 for evaluating corrosion protection of substrates comprises a coating comprising layers, including a first layer 10 on a first substrate 12, and perforations 100, including a first perforation 100A and a second perforation 100B in the coating, wherein the first and second perforations respectively have first and second depths and first and second dimensions transverse to the depths, and the first and second dimensions are different. The perforations may be provided as channels in the coating, wherein the first dimension is a width, or may be provided as bore (300, figure 3), wherein the first dimension is a diameter. The perforations may be provided by machining the coating or may be provided by masking the substrate prior to coating. Methods of determining pitting corrosion using said specimen may comprise observing corrosion pits using optical microscopy. A first specimen may be exposed to a corrosive environment for a first duration of a set of durations and a second specimen may be exposed for a second duration of the set, wherein the set includes exponentially increasing durations.
Patent GB-2596925-A (GB)
Title: EV charge mat
Inventor: ELIOT WARD
IPC: H01B7/08
Filed: 2021-06-28
Abstract: A mat comprises an electrical conductor running along the length of the mat, the conductor being suitable for carrying sufficient current to charge an electric vehicle. The length of the mat is at least about 800mm and the width of the mat is at least about 300mm. The cable is integrated into a mat that can lie on the ground.
Patent GB-2613147-A (GB)
Title: A safety device
Inventor: MICHAEL WOODHOUSE
IPC: E01F1/00
Filed: 2021-11-19
Abstract: A spraddle 10 for filling a gap between a railway vehicle and a platform and to provide a surface on which a passenger can step when boarding and leaving the carriage. The spraddle comprises a planar member 11 having an upper and a lower planar face, having the general shape of the sector of a circle, and having first and second radial edges 15, 17 joined at a first end to each other at an acute angle. At a second end the radial edges are joined to opposite ends of a guide edge lying on a circular arc 13. A hollow tubular mount 12 extends away from the lower planar face. One or more cut-outs 18, 19 are included in the first radial edge. The curvature of the circle on which the circular arc described by the guide edge lies, is greater than that of a circle having the radius of a radial edge. There is also claimed system comprising multiple spraddles arranged in a linear array.
Patent GB-2617813-A (GB)
Title: Interferometer for a photonic integrated circuit
Inventor: TSJERK HANS HOEKSTRA
IPC: G02F1/21
Filed: 2022-02-10
Abstract: An interferometer 300 for a photonic integrated circuit, the interferometer comprising a first waveguide 304 with a first effective refractive index and a first path length along an optical propagation axis of the first waveguide; a second waveguide 308 with a second effective refractive index and second path length along an optical propagation axis of the second waveguide; and a layer 306 on at least one of the waveguides, wherein the interferometer is configured to reduce change in a difference between: the first path length multiplied by the first effective refractive index, and the second path length multiplied by the second effective refractive index, the change in the difference caused by at least one of an expansion force or a contraction force from the layer 306 wherein the interferometer is configured to reduce the change in the difference by a width W302 of the first waveguide being different from and parallel to a width W304 of the second waveguide or the interferometer is configured to reduce the change in the difference by a recess 314, 316 in the layer 306.
Patent GB-2616900-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for identifying and activating surfaces
Inventor: ANTHONY DAVID GEORGE RHOADES
IPC: G06Q10/0631
Filed: 2022-03-25
Abstract: A system and method for identifying and activating surfaces. Geographical data associated with a location and autonomous vehicle data relating to one or more autonomous vehicles are received. The autonomous vehicle data includes activation data. The geographical data is processed to find one or more surfaces and one or more area characteristics associated with the surface(s). The activation data is processed to find one or more autonomous vehicles suitable for deployment on the surface(s). A value is generated for the surface(s), which may be based on demographic and/or marketing information. The geographical data, area characteristics, suitable autonomous vehicle data, and the value for the surface(s) is output to one or more users. The autonomous vehicles may be ground printers that can be bid on and scheduled for use at suitable locations to mark (e.g. paint) the ground surface in order to deploy an advertising campaign.