baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2532324-A (GB)
Title: Electrode assembly
Inventor: ANTHONY K ATWELL
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2014-08-27
Abstract: An electrode assembly is provided for use in a resectoscope, comprising an elongate shaft, at least one arm depending from the shaft, elongate connection means for connecting the arm to a source of electrosurgical energy, and an electrode 35 at the end of the arm. The arm includes a suction lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the distal end of the suction lumen 36 terminating in the general region of the tissue treatment element (electrode) 35, and the proximal end of the suction lumen including second connection means for connecting the suction lumen to a source of suction. A hood 43 may direct material from the treatment electrode 35 to the suction lumen opening 36. The treatment element may be a button electrode, cutting loop, roller electrode or slider electrode. The electrode may depend from two connective arms, each of which is provided with a suction lumen 36. The resectoscope may have its own suction lumen.
Patent GB-2542427-A (GB)
Title: Assay for methyltrasferase
Inventor: AMIR AHARONI
IPC: C12Q1/48
Filed: 2015-09-21
Abstract: Methods for assaying methyl transfer reactions e.g., methyltransferase (MT) activity and in particular S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) dependent MT activity by spectrophotometric analysis at a wavelength of 300nm or above. The methyltransferases require S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as the source of the methyl group. On transferring the methyl group SAM generates S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) which is cleaved by a nucleosidease to give S-ribosylhomocysteine and adenine. The adenine is deaminated to provide ammonia which may be analysed by the addition of α-ketoglutarate, NADPH and glutamate dehydrogenase, wherein the consumption of NADPH is followed at 340nm. Additional enzymatic coupled reactions to the generation of ammonia may provide pyruvate or hydrogen peroxide.
Patent GB-2529121-A (GB)
Title: Method for controlling a vehicle and a vehicle guidance system
Inventor: NELSON FREDERICK W
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2014-05-12
Abstract: A method or system for controlling a vehicle comprises entering a programming mode or a guidance mode based on user input to a switch (32). The user can enter a guidance program in accordance with a predetermined sequence of inputs of the switch (32) by the user, where readiness for each successive input is indicated by a light source (36). A guidance mode is managed for guiding a vehicle in accordance with the entered guidance program. An encoder (18) or sensor can sense a steering angle of a steering system. The steering angle is controlled in accordance with the guidance program if the system or the data processor (24) is operating in a guidance mode.
Patent GB-2530448-A (GB)
Title: Preparation method for implantable medical biological materials of animal origin
Inventor: ZHAO BO
IPC: A61L27/36
Filed: 2013-08-08
Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation method for implantable medical biological materials of animal origin, comprising the following operating steps: pre-processing and initial washing of animal tissue materials; virus inactivation; cell removal; sodium chloride treatment; molding; and packaging and sterilization. Cell-free ECM materials of animal origin prepared by the method have had cellular components and DNA components of animal origin completely removed while completely retaining natural ECM components, the three-dimensional structure and the active growth factor capable of inducing and promoting tissue regeneration with no endotoxins, organic solvents and toxic solvent residues, and products with different sizes, thicknesses and mechanical strengths can be formed according to different indications.
Patent GB-2529797-A (GB)
Title: Passive monitoring of virtual systems using agent-less, near-real-time indexing
Inventor: BALA VASANTH
IPC: G06F11/30
Filed: 2014-03-05
Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide a solution for passively monitoring a computer system. In an embodiment, a read-only target is created based on the configuration of the virtual server disk used by the virtual server to access the storage associated therewith. This read-only target can be used to expose the virtual server disk for access by a monitoring crawler. Using the read-only target, a monitoring crawler can acquire a set of features regarding the virtual server from the virtual server disk. One or more of this set of features can be analyzed to perform passive monitoring of the virtual server.
Patent GB-2550918-A (GB)
Title: Reminder system
Inventor: PETER WILL
IPC: G07F7/06
Filed: 2016-05-31
Abstract: Reminding a user to take a reusable shopping bag to a store using a device. The signal may be passive, e.g. writing or a graphic 112B on the device 110, the presence of the device reminding the user. The device may be powered and include active signals 112A, 112C e.g. a flashing light and audible alarm, activated by an event. The device may be a key fob, tag for attaching to a vehicle (Figures 7-11) or trolley token or may be a power socket for a vehicle cigarette lighter (Figure 5). The trigger may be movement of the device or an item with which the device is associated such as a door, key or vehicle, or may be an action such as insertion of the trolley token into a trolley, insertion of a charging cable into the power socket or starting the engine of a vehicle with which the device is associated. The device may be activated based on location e.g. arriving at or travelling to the shop, or based on learning a users movement patterns with a mobile phone. Sensors such as accelerometers, GPS location, contact switches or the like may detect the event.
Patent GB-2553758-A (GB)
Title: A design of an efficient power generation plant
Inventor: JOHN JACKSON
IPC: F01K13/00
Filed: 2016-08-10
Abstract: A power station is fueled by fossil fuels or biomass increases efficiency and reduces harmful emissions. Electrolysis may separate water into hydrogen and oxygen, with a calcium carbonate (CaCO3) slurry remaining. Renewable energy, such as solar energy, may power the electrolysis. The oxygen may be used to increase combustion efficiency in the power stations main furnace. The hydrogen may react with the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by the main furnace, in a Sabatier reaction, to make methane (CH4), to provide further fuel for burning. The calcium carbonate may be reacted with sulfur dioxide (SO2) to form calcium sulfate (CaSO4), which may be used for cement.
Patent GB-2552842-A (GB)
Title: Aspirators
Inventor: GEORGE GALLAGHER
IPC: G01N31/22
Filed: 2016-08-12
Abstract: An in-line tester 10 comprising a chamber 14 having an inlet 16 for connection to a nasogastric (NG) tube, an outlet 20 for connection to an aspirator and a porous/perforated element 48 separating the inlet from the outlet. The porous/perforated element 48 provided on one side with a liquid-absorbent layer 50 comprising a calorimetric substance adapted to exhibit a colour change in the presence of a target substance indicative of those commonly found in the stomach. The porous/perforated element is also provided on its other side with a hydrophobic layer 52 which, when dry, permits the passage of gases therethrough, but when wetted, prevents their passage. A capnometer 64 is also provided between the porous/perforated element 48 and the outlet 20. In use, air is aspirated into the chamber 14 and its CO2 concentration measured, with the results providing an indication as to whether the air originated in the lungs or the stomach. Liquid is then aspirated into the chamber 14. Given that the perforated 48 element comprises a colorimetric substance adapted to exhibit a colour change in the presence of stomach substances, any observed colour change provides a further indication as to the placement of the tube.
Patent GB-2553111-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle upper structure
Inventor: ROBERT MELVILLE
IPC: B62D25/08
Filed: 2016-08-22
Abstract: A vehicle comprising a body having an occupant cabin and an upper structure at least partially enclosing the upper part of the occupant cabin, the upper structure comprising a rear window 23 located in the lateral centre of the vehicle, wherein first and second structural members (48, 49, Fig.3) extend along either side of the rear window 23. First and second lateral windows 20, 25 are located on either side of the rear window 23, each of which have an inboard edge and an outboard edge, the inboard edge being located rearward of the outboard edge in at least one plane parallel to the running plane of the vehicle, and a respective one of the first and second members (47, 50, Fig.3) extending along the inboard edge. Third and fourth structural members (47, 50, Fig.3) could also be present. The upper ends of the structural members (47, 48, 49, 50, Fig.3) may be located forward of the lower ends.
Patent GB-2553367-A (GB)
Title: Electrical energy conversion
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JULIAN TRAVIS
IPC: H02N2/18
Filed: 2016-09-06
Abstract: An energy converter 1 is operable to convert voltages and currents of input electrical energy, and to present an appropriate impedance for the energy transducer being used. The transducers are for use in energy harvesting and may, for example, be photovoltaic, thermoelectric, piezoelectric, or electrodynamic. The converter comprises a switching circuit 1a, which may be an integrated circuit fabricated as a single chip, and at least two energy transfer elements 6, 8. The energy transfer elements are provided by inductive elements, and may be provided by separate inductor components which are not magnetically coupled to each other, or may be provided by a single inductive component such as a tapped coil inductor. The converter includes at least one input connection 2 for receiving electrical energy, and at least one output connection 4 for providing output electrical energy.  The switching circuit 1a includes a plurality of electronic switches, which may be field-effect transistors. The converter 1 operates to route electrical energy from the input connection or connections 2 to the output connection or connections 4 via the energy transfer elements.
Patent GB-2562690-A (GB)
Title: Post-separation mobility analyser
Inventor: JASON LEE WILDGOOSE
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2016-09-27
Abstract: There is provided a method comprising separating a first population of ions according to a first physico-chemical property in a first separation device 10, and separating one or more groups of ions emerging from the first separation device 10 in a drift tube 30 30 and sampling each group of ions using the drift tube to determine the collision cross section of ions in each group of ions. Each group of ions corresponds to a range of the first physico-chemical property. The drift tube is configured such that multiple groups of ions in the first population of ions can be sampled by the drift tube 30 in a single cycle of separation of the first separation device 10. The step of sampling each group of ions comprises determining the mobility of ions in each group of ions by measuring their drift time through the drift tube 30, and determining the collision cross section of the ions in each group of ions using the determined mobility.
Patent GB-2545865-A (GB)
Title: Devices and methods for filtering pump interference in mud pulse telemetry
Inventor: EHUD BARAK
IPC: E21B47/18
Filed: 2014-12-10
Abstract: Systems and methods for filtering pump interference in mud pulse telemetry are provided. A method includes receiving a monitor output, selecting an adaptive factor in an adaptive filter module, and adjusting the adaptive factor when the adaptive filter module has reached convergence. The method may further include receiving a sensor input, providing a filtered signal output, and modifying a drill configuration based on the signal output. A system configured to perform the method above is provided. A method as above further including modifying a drill configuration based on the signal output is provided.
Patent GB-2557379-A (GB)
Title: Robotic cargo handling system and method
Inventor: LARS SVERKER TURE LINDBO
IPC: B65G67/24
Filed: 2017-06-21
Abstract: An interchange for moving shipping containers 400 and semi-trailers between trains, between train and road vehicles 510 and between road vehicles is described. The interchange comprises a structure located above a series or railway tracks forming part of a rail network and a series of roads forming part of a road network. The structure comprises tracks (20a, 20b, fig 14) supported by the structure, the tracks forming a grid-like pattern above the transport network tracks and roads. Robotic load handlers 400 are operable on the tracks or rails of the grid structure and pick up containers from beneath the structure and move said containers to alternative locations, said alternative location including moving the containers between vehicles located beneath the structure. Portions of the tracks above the vehicle means of the transport network may be missing in the direction transverse to the direction of the transport network, thereby enabling alignment of the load handling devices above the vehicles. Protection means 610 comprising a structure positioned above the portions of the grid with missing tracks, may be adapted so as to prevent load handling devices from derailing. The protection means comprise a tunnel-type structure having missing sections at the relevant crossover points where the grid comprises both sets of tracks. The protection means may be as a solid structure, or may be formed from a mesh structure or be formed by structural members at the corners and along the length of the structure with no sides.
Patent GB-2553722-A (GB)
Title: Comparing an extracted user name with stored user data
Inventor: HENRY ALLAN ROWLEY
IPC: G06V30/12
Filed: 2016-08-16
Abstract: An application extracts a user name from a financial card image using optical character recognition ("OCR") and compares segments of the user name to names stored in user data to refine the extracted name. The application performs an OCR algorithm on a card image and compares an extracted name with user data. The application identifies likely matching names to the extracted name. The OCR application breaks the extracted name into one or more series of segments and compares the segments from the extracted name to segments from the stored names. The OCR application determines an edit distance between the extracted name and each potentially matching stored name. If the edit distance is below a configured threshold then the OCR application revises the extracted name to match the identified stored name. The refined name is presented to the user for verification.
Patent GB-2568688-A (GB)
Title: Materials for fire protection
Inventor: SEOB KYO JEONG
IPC: B32B9/04
Filed: 2017-11-22
Abstract: The composite comprises inorganic core 1 sandwiched between silicate insulation, and humidity barrier 5, 6. The core 1 comprises interlocked or entangled inorganic fibres. The surfaces of the core 1 are covered with phyllosilicate insulation. The barrier 5, 6 hinders ingress of humidity to the edge of the fibre core 1. The barrier is preferably an inorganic colloidal sealant 5 or protective polymeric coat 6. The preferred core 1 comprises paper formed from alkaline earth silicate fibres. The core 1 is preferably 0.5mm-1cm thick. The preferred phyllosilicate insulation comprises mica paper 2 secured to glass cloth or scrim 3 and is 0.08-0.15mm thick. The composite is used in an electrical storage device containing cells or batteries. Thermal insulation properties are specified.
Patent GB-2560221-A (GB)
Title: Delivering auto-play media content element from cross origin resources
Inventor: Murtaza Halai
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2017-12-13
Abstract: A server 110 receives a request 135 for media at a first domain embedded in a content element from a second domain, the request indicating that the client 105 restricts cross-domain redirection and comprising a content type header 140B indicating non-textual content. A response 145 is transmitted to the client comprising the media in a body 150B of the response. To circumvent the blocking of auto-play, the server may determine an auto-play policy based on a clients device type identifier, and the media content element is transcoded from a first format (e.g. HTML video) to a second format (e.g. HTML canvas) to permit rendering. An application type identifier of a client may indicate whether cross-site redirection is permitted. A whitelist may specify domains permitted with the embedded media content element. Another request 115 with a content type header 120B indicating textual content may be responded to 125 by the server with a response indicating 130A success in the header (e.g. 200 OK) with a redirect address 130B in the response payload. A response may include executable code to instantiate a media player. Cross-origin redirection is enabled with the 200 OK success message if a redirect response is restricted under CORS.
Patent GB-2562335-A (GB)
Title: FallBack Prevent 8
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN GORDON
IPC: B65D83/08
Filed: 2018-01-18
Abstract: An annular or broadly conical nozzle D for a packet/container of wipes/wet wipes/tissues/towels having at least one set of rigid inflexible spikes or projections 15 on its inner surface, pointing towards the centre of the opening. The shape and angle of the spikes may guide the wipe towards the gaps 16 between the spikes, exposing the perforated parts of the wipes to the pointed end of the spikes, effectively sealing the opening to prevent the contents from drying out.
Patent GB-2572220-A (GB)
Title: Markers for radiotherapy apparatus
Inventor: DUNCAN NEIL BOURNE
IPC: A61B90/00
Filed: 2018-03-23
Abstract: A marker for use in calibration of a radiotherapeutic apparatus, comprising: a first component 22 having a first hydrogen proton density, a first mass density and being solid; a second component 24 having a second hydrogen proton density, a second mass density and being liquid; wherein the first component is substantially completely surrounded by the second component within a void of the second component to form an interface between the first and second components; the marker further comprising a housing 26 enclosing the first and second components, and defining a region into which the second component can extend at a location which is displaced vertically from the interface between the first and second component, thereby to allow trapped air to be collected. The housing may include a restraint for restraining the first component and a tapered portion. The restraint may be formed by a tapered shape of the housing, include a portion extending into the marker, and one or more fingers/tongues extending into the housing into the marker thereby to allow fluid flow around it/them while inhibiting movement of the first component which may be spherical.
Patent GB-2574224-A (GB)
Title: Traffic management system
Inventor: SHAUN HOWELL
IPC: G06N3/08
Filed: 2018-05-31
Abstract: An active traffic management system includes road network sensors and output means (e.g. overhead signs, traffic signals or movable barriers). The output means control traffic based on estimates of future states of the road network which are repeatedly predicted by a machine learning model (e.g. recurrent neural-network including long short-term memory (LSTM) cells) using data from the sensors. Meanwhile a stochastic model generation module uses the sensor data to generate, train and test models to replace the previous model. This may include generating a population of models, each defined by a set of hyper-parameters; allocating random values to the hyper-parameters; training and testing each model to assign it a fitness score; select best models; applying a mutation operation to some of the best models to change a hyper-parameter of each mutated model; and applying a crossover operation to pairs of the best models to create new child models based on combination of the hyper-parameters in respective pairs; until an end condition is met. The prediction model is thus repeatedly updated to improve accuracy and tolerance to gaps in sensor data streams.
Patent GB-2574647-A (GB)
Title: Improvements In Or Relating To Well Abandonment And Slot Recovery
Inventor: STEFFEN HANSEN
IPC: E21B29/00
Filed: 2018-06-14
Abstract: The apparatus 11 includes a jack 18, delivered on and attached to a tool string 16, being anchored to upper, fixed, first casing 14 by e.g. slips 28 and a casing spear 20 connected to a first portion, typically the mandrel 30, of the jack and to the upper end of the stuck casing via slips 19 on the spear. The jack includes a measurement system 90 for determining the distance of travel of the mandrel relative to the fixed body of the jack when the jack applies tension to stretch the stuck casing. In an embodiment, shear rings at fixed distances apart in the jack are sheared as the mandrel moves over the fixed distances with each shear being detectable at surface. The tension applied to move the fixed distance can be used to calculate the free point of the stuck casing. Applying tension at the fixed jack eliminates error caused by work string stretch to improve free point determination. Embodiments (Figs. 5a,b) include cutting the casing above the free point and recovering the cut casing section on a single trip in the well bore.
Patent GB-2575090-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for deblocking filtering a block of pixels
Inventor: CHRISTOPHE GISQUET
IPC: H04N19/86
Filed: 2018-06-28
Abstract: A method of filtering a block of pixels in a decoded image comprising obtaining 503 a first clipping control parameter (tc) value based on a quantization parameter of the block and a bit depth of the pixel values, comparing a difference in the values of two pixels located on different sides of an edge of the block with a predetermined threshold derived from the first clipping control parameter value and determining 504 whether to apply a strong filtering a pixel based on the comparison The strong filtering comprises filtering the first pixel value so that the filtered first pixel value differs from the first pixel value by no more than a range value based on the clipping control parameter (tc), the ratio between two range values corresponding to successive values of bitdepth being strictly lower than 2. Also claimed are filtering methods in which tc is obtained from a second clipping factor tc’ corresponding to a maximum bit depth MaxBitDepth by dividing it by a factor strictly lower than 2(MaxBitDepth-BitDepth) for a bitdepth BitDepth.
Patent GB-2562956-A (GB)
Title: Clapper valve
Inventor: Nadiya Fuller
IPC: F16K1/20
Filed: 2017-02-10
Abstract: A valve assembly adapted for use in oil and gas operations. In one aspect, the valve assembly includes a valve body defining an internal region, an inlet passageway, and an outlet passageway, the inlet and outlet passageways extending into the internal region: a valve seat connected to the valve body and defining a fluid passageway; a clapper extending within the internal region and defining an annular groove; and a seal extending within the annular groove of the clapper and adapted to sealingly engage the valve seat. In an example embodiment, the clapper is actuable between an open configuration, in which fluid flow is permitted through the fluid passageway; and a closed configuration, in which the seal sealingly engages the valve seat to at least partially restrict fluid flow through the fluid passageway.