baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2563699-A (GB)
Title: Temperature compensation for load identification
Inventor: SHATAM AGARWAL
IPC: H04R5/04
Filed: 2016-06-24
Abstract: An electronic device may be configured to identify a load coupled to the device. The device may measure direct current (DC) and/or alternating current (AC) impedances of the load to identify the load. The device may then take action based on the identification of the load. For example, a specific transducer may be identified as coupled to the electronic device and an appropriate equalization curve applied to an audio output of the device. The measurement of load impedance may include controlling a reference generator according to a search algorithm to identify the load, including compensating the measured impedance for temperature changes. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) may operate through the search algorithm to provide feedback to digital circuitry regarding how to proceed through the search algorithm to identify the load.
Patent GB-2556548-A (GB)
Title: Cooking appliance for processing food
Inventor: AITOR GOGORZA SEGUROLA
IPC: A47J43/044
Filed: 2016-07-22
Abstract: The invention relates to a cooking appliance for processing food, more specifically a cooking appliance of the type that include a body housing an electric motor, a shaft for actuating a processing tool, and an integral handle, the various processing tools being coupled to the body by means of an arm that comprises an implement, such as a grinding, whisking or mixing implement, where the operating control of the appliance (on, off, rotating speed of the implement, etc.) is carried out by means of a sensor system that can detect a characteristic or predetermined movement performed on the appliance and can interpret said movement as an operating instruction, for example, turning the implement on, turning it off, and establishing and controlling the rotating speed thereof, etc.
Patent GB-2556276-A (GB)
Title: Engineered crispr-CAS9 compositions and methods of use
Inventor: Paul Daniel Donohoue
IPC: C12N15/87
Filed: 2016-08-05
Abstract: The present specification discloses engineered Type II CRISPR-Cas9-associated split-nexus polynucleotide (sn-casPNs) systems, including systems comprising three split- nexus polynucleotides (sn1-casPN/sn2-casPN/sn3-casPN) and systems comprising two split-nexus polynucleotides (sn1-casPN/sn2-casPN). Together with a Cas9 protein, the sn-casPNs facilitate site-specific modifications, including cleavage and mutagenesis, of a target polynucleotide in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, the engineered Type II CRISPR-Cas9-associated split-nexus polynucleotide systems comprising sn-casPNs are useful in methods of regulating expression of a target nucleic acid. Methods are described herein for the creation of a variety of engineered Type II CRISPR-Cas9-associated split-nexus polynucleotide systems comprising two or more sn-casPNs. Polynucleotide sequences, expression cassettes, vectors, compositions, and kits for carrying out a variety of methods are also described. Furthermore, the present specification provides genetically modified cells, compositions of modified cells, transgenic organisms, pharmaceutical compositions, as well as a variety of compositions and methods involving the engineered Type II CRISPR-Cas9-associated split-nexus polynucleotide systems.
Patent GB-2565173-A (GB)
Title: Automatic dosing device
Inventor: MUKASH JASSAL
IPC: G01N33/18
Filed: 2018-02-20
Abstract: An automatic dosing device 50 for dosing central heating system water with a chemical (inhibitor) includes a fitment (connector) 52 for permanently attaching the dosing device into a central heating system circuit, a chemical reservoir 54, a passageway 56 in the fitment between the central heating system circuit and the chemical reservoir, a valve 58 in the passageway 56, and a means for introducing chemical from the reservoir into the central heating system circuit in response to an electronic signal. The reservoir is a syringe with piston 60 and actuator motor 66. The reservoir may be a pressurized canister with electronically controllable valve or electrical actuator. The valve is a one way check valve. A water test device may be used to provide an electronic signal to the dosing device.
Patent GB-2571940-A (GB)
Title: An insulation product and method for manufacturing same
Inventor: DANIEL MACK
IPC: E04B1/74
Filed: 2018-03-12
Abstract: An insulation product 1 comprising a foam insulation core 101 having a plurality of open cells 203 and a plurality of closed cells 202, the closed cells comprising blowing agent, the foam core having a close cell content of at least 70%, and being surrounded by an envelope 301 to maintain an applied vacuum within the enclosed space, the atmosphere of the space and the cells being maintained in a range of 15 – 80 kPa. Preferably the atmosphere in all the open cells and/or all the voids of the insulation core is reduced relative to atmospheric pressure. The foam may comprise a thermoset, which may be polyurethane, polyisocyanurate or phenolic. The foam may comprise a thermoplastic which may be polystyrene. The envelope may comprise a metallised film. The core may comprise a gas permeable facer on a major surface. Also included is a method for manufacturing an insulation produce, comprising providing an insulation core with at least 70% closed cells in a mixture of both closed and open cells, enveloping the foam in a gas tight envelope, applying reduced pressure and hermetically sealing the envelope.
Patent GB-2563714-A (GB)
Title: Bubble generating apparatus
Inventor: Fiona Matkov
IPC: A63H33/28
Filed: 2018-03-26
Abstract: Apparatus for generating soap bubbles comprises: a bubble liquid container 12 including an annular base portion providing a central opening 16; and a pair of walls upstanding from the annular base portion, in which the pair of walls comprises an inner wall 20 defining the central opening 16, and an outer wall 18 defining the outer surface of the container, and the annular base portion extends there between to define a bubble liquid channel. The apparatus further comprises a bubble forming loop including a hollow tube 24 with a pair of opposed ends 32,34; a handle connector portion 30 configured to be connectable to each of the pair of opposed ends such that a substantially circular shaped hoop is formed from the tube together with the connector portion, and a handle 40. The apparatus is particularly for generating giant bubbles around a user while the user stands within the central opening 16.
Patent GB-2557542-A (GB)
Title: Re-using e-commerce payment instruments for in-store use systems and methods
Inventor: BRADLEY JOSEPH KIEFFER
IPC: G06Q20/36
Filed: 2015-10-12
Abstract: Provided are a re-using e-commerce payment instruments for in-store purchasing systems and methods. A customer enters a check out and a transaction at the point of sale is started. The system receives a pairing request at a wallet processor from a customer mobile device operating a mobile application. This pairing request is created and sent in response to scanning of a code having a transaction identification. The system associates a customer payment profile with the transaction identification and sends associated information to the point of sale. The point of sale sends an amount of sale to authorize to the wallet processor after completing scanning of items. The system creates an authorization for payment and sending the authorization for payment to an authorizer. The transaction may then be completed by processing payment.
Patent GB-2573993-A (GB)
Title: Power control system
Inventor: BOB PEAK
IPC: H02J3/14
Filed: 2018-05-14
Abstract: A power control system 10 for a vehicle alternator 40 in a vehicle with a refrigeration system 50 and other loads 60, 70, 80 comprises a sensor 20 and a control output 30. The sensor 20 is arranged to monitor an operational parameter (such as the saturation of the alternator 40 windings) of the alternator 40. The operational parameter may be estimated from other parameters such as heat output or output voltage of the alternator 40. If the sensor 20 detects a predetermined condition from the operational parameter, the power control system 10 is arranged to output a control signal via the control output 30 to change operation of one of the loads 50, 60, 70, 80 powered by the alternator 40. This allows the system 10 to make use of the available capacity of the alternator 40 by disabling low priority loads when required or by reducing power demand of the refrigerator 50.
Patent GB-2575655-A (GB)
Title: A container handling apparatus
Inventor: AQIL ISMAIL ALI JASSIM MAKKI
IPC: B66F9/18
Filed: 2018-07-18
Abstract: A container handling kit is mountable to a container handler 28 for moving intermodal containers 34, 84 which may be stacked, the handler 28 including a wheeled chassis 30 having a vertically extending mast 44 and a slide 46 including a pair of spaced vertical support members 58 movably mounted to the mast 44, an upper container handling device 32 movably mounted to upper ends of members 58 for handling a first container 34. The kit includes a pair of additional vertical support members 72 connectable to members 58, brace members 74.1, 74.2, 74.3 for bracing the connection between members 72 and 58, a pair of horizontal locks 86 for handling a second container 84 via slots 22 disposed on vertical sides of the container 84, a lock displacing system (88 fig. 9) for displacing the locks 86 for locking the second container 84, a mounting system (82 fig. 9) for slidably mounting each lock 86 to a particular member 72 and a load bearing arrangement (80 fig. 9) for bearing the load of the container 84.
Patent GB-2567523-A (GB)
Title: Improved inflatable product transportation system and display bin
Inventor: VAUGHAN MCDONNELL
IPC: B65D5/52
Filed: 2018-08-07
Abstract: A transport/display bin (10, fig 2) which is adapted to hold products 20 (not shown) in a deflated condition and products 20.1 and or 20.2 in an inflated condition. The transport/display bin 10 includes a bin portion 12 and a capping piece 14 to provide a support surface 14.3 onto which an inflated product 20.1 and or 20.2 can be displayed. An outer carton (9, fig 2) may be used to protect the display carton during transport. The product may be a sports ball.
Patent GB-2576318-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle platooning
Inventor: Maria Cuevas Ramirez
IPC: G08G1/00
Filed: 2018-08-13
Abstract: Cellular telecommunications network 1 comprises a local platoon server (e.g. in radio access network (RAN) 10) and a core network 50 having a central platoon server 100. The local platoon sever is configured to receive data relating to a platoon 20, 30 (which may be located in a geographical region 15 associated with the RAN) from the central platoon server and to respond to a request from a vehicle 40 to join a platoon by identifying the platoon. The local platoon server may send an update message to the central platoon server indicating that the vehicle has joined the platoon. The cellular network may include a second RAN having a second local platoon server associated with a second geographical region and the central platoon server may send data about the platoon to the second local platoon server upon determining that the platoon has moved into the second region.
Patent GB-2584114-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to animal beds
Inventor: JAMES TUTHILL
IPC: A01K1/035
Filed: 2019-05-21
Abstract: A kit (9, fig 3) for converting an animal bed (1, fig 1) comprising a core (3, fig 1) and a cover (5, fig 1) into a raised animal bed (21, fig 8). The kit comprising a support surface 11 insertable into the animal bed so as to lie between the core and a part of the cover that forms the underside of the bed in use, a plurality of legs 13, and fixings 14 for coupling the legs to the support surface through said part of the cover. The cover may be provided through holes (19, fig 4). Retainers 20 corresponding to the through holes may be provided on the support surface. A cover for an animal bed and a raised animal bed are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2576435-A (GB)
Title: Panel seal systems
Inventor: BRAD JONES
IPC: E06B7/20
Filed: 2013-03-13
Abstract: The system includes a panel having a top portion locatable near a ceiling, preferably mountable to a track for sliding folding movement, the panel having an upper edge having a top automatic seal assembly including at least one seal 104 moveable by the assembly between a sealed configuration in which it is extended from the top of the panel and contacts a ceiling 110 in use to provide an acoustic barrier, and an unsealed configuration in which it is spaced from the ceiling in use. The assembly may include a plurality of sprung raiser assemblies (210, Figs. 18-20), biasing the seal into the unsealed configuration, and allowing automatically raising of the seal by pivoting when an end of the seal comes into contact with a side wall of a room, as the partition is being deployed, and exerts a sideways force on the seal. The assembly does not require direct actuation from a person in an operator space of the room. The system may also include a manually actuated drop seal.
Patent GB-2588425-A (GB)
Title: Magnetron condition monitoring
Inventor: JOHN ALLEN
IPC: H05H7/00
Filed: 2019-10-23
Abstract: A high-power device for supplying a radiofrequency electromagnetic field to a waveguide comprises a magnetron and a control unit. The magnetron comprises a high voltage pulse connection in an enclosure, and a heater connection to allow an electrical connection to penetrate the enclosure. A mechanism to transmit data between the magnetron and the control unit is provided. The mechanism may comprise an identification chip configured to include data about the magnetron, an electronic circuit to read the data on the identification chip, and a communication channel (e.g. a fibre optic connection) to route the data away from the high voltage pulse connection to the control unit. The electronic circuit may be mounted across terminals of the heater connection. The data stored may comprise a unique serial number or a manufacture date and may be encrypted. The invention may allow the magnetron to be monitored and traced such that it is possible to predict when the magnetron approaches its end of life.
Patent GB-2584764-A (GB)
Title: Decoder unit for texture decompression
Inventor: KENNETH ROVERS
IPC: H04N19/44
Filed: 2017-04-28
Abstract: Decoding texels in accordance with a texel request, the texels being encoded across one or more blocks 310-316 of encoded texture data, the decoder unit comprising: a first set of one or more decoders, each of the first set of decoders configured to decode n texels (preferably n is four texels) from a single block of encoded texture data; a second set of one or more decoders, each of the second set of decoders configured to decode p texels (p is preferably two or one texel) from a single block of encoded texture data, p<n; and control logic to allocate blocks of encoded texture data to the decoders. If a 2x2 sub-block of texels encoded across more than one block of encoded texture data 318 is to be decoded, control logic allocates an instance of at least one block of encoded texture data to each of two decoders of the second set, each block of encoded texture data encoding at least one texel 318, 320 of the 2x2 sub-block. If the sub-block of texels spans two adjacent blocks, preferably each of two decoders in the second set decodes a pair of two texels in a respective block.
Patent GB-2587688-A (GB)
Title: Cabin door system for an aircraft and an aircraft having at least one such cabin door system
Inventor: KAI BREDEMEIER
IPC: B64D25/14
Filed: 2020-03-23
Abstract: A cabin door system 2, for an aircraft, has a door 4 with a drive 10 coupled to it for opening the door; a first actuator 12, such as a lever, on the doors inside 8; a second actuator 20, such as button; and an emergency chute unit 24, coupled to the door, having an emergency chute 26 and an actuation mechanism. The lever locks and unlocks the door, the chute unit is in an inactive state when the door is opened after using the lever. The button is coupled to the drive and unlocks the door, allowing it to open when the drive is actuated by the button, the chute unit is in an active state when the door is opened after actuation of the button. The chute unit may change automatically into the active state when the door is detected as closed by state sensors; when the lever is locked; or when the button is actuated; and into the inactive state when the lever is used to open the door.
Patent GB-2581447-A (GB)
Title: Self-aligning and vibration damping bearings in a submersible well pump
Inventor: Nicholas Daniel Johnson
IPC: F04D29/046
Filed: 2014-09-10
Abstract: An electrical submersible pump assembly has a centrifugal pump 15 with stages, each having an impeller 31 and a diffuser 27. A shaft 25 driven by an electrical motor (17, fig 1) rotates the impellers. A seal section (19, fig 1) is between the pump and motor. In at least one of the stages, a thrust runner 37 is coupled to the shaft for rotation. The thrust runner has an exterior cylindrical portion and a thrust receiving surface that receives thrust from the impeller. A bushing 39 is non rotatably mounted in a receptacle 30 in the diffuser. The bushing has a bore that receives the body of the runner in sliding, rotating engagement. The bushing has a thrust receiving end engaged by a thrust face of the runner to transfer thrust from the runner to the diffuser. Elastomeric material is between a cylindrical exterior of the bushing and the receptacle.
Patent GB-2594483-A (GB)
Title: A frame
Inventor: STEFANO CONTE
IPC: A63C1/42
Filed: 2020-04-28
Abstract: A frame 10 is provided for an ice skate boot. The frame 10 includes an elongate body 12 with a mounting arrangement for mounting a blade runner 16 to the elongate body 12, and a platform 14 intended to be uppermost on the frame10, in use, for supporting an ice skate boot thereon, said platform 10 comprising a first support 18 for supporting a forward portion of an ice skate boot and a second support 20, separate from the first support 18, for supporting a rearward portion of an ice skate boot. The platform 14 and elongate body 12 are integrally formed from a composite material. The composite material may comprise a fibre material, eg. carbon fibre or a reinforced resin material eg. epoxy resin. The frame may be formed using a moulding process followed by a milling step.
Patent GB-2595914-A (GB)
Title: Controller for a retractable handle arrangement
Inventor: BRUNO GAOUYER
IPC: E05B85/10
Filed: 2020-06-11
Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a controller 6 for a retractable handle arrangement 2 comprising a handle moveable between a deployed position and a stowed position. The controller comprises an input for receiving a retract trigger signal indicative of a request to trigger retraction of the handle. The controller is configured, in dependence on receiving said retract trigger signal, to output a first command signal to an actuator mechanism of the retractable handle arrangement to cause the actuator mechanism to effect retraction of the handle by means of a first force, the first force being less than a predetermined threshold. The controller comprises an input for receiving a first retraction error signal indicative of a failure of the handle to reach the stowed position. The controller is configured, in dependence on receiving said first retraction error signal, to output a second command signal to the actuator mechanism to cause the actuator mechanism to perform an assisted retraction of the handle by which a retraction force exerted on the handle exceeds the predetermined threshold.
Patent GB-2583877-A (GB)
Title: Pant-like absorbent articles with improved chassis construction
Inventor: ERIC KRUEGER
IPC: A61F13/496
Filed: 2018-01-31
Abstract: One example pant-like garment may comprise a front panel comprising a front garment-side layer, a front body-side layer, and one or more front chassis elastic members disposed between the front garment-side layer and the front body-side layer, and a rear panel comprising a rear garment-side layer, a rear body-side layer, one or more rear chassis elastic members disposed between the rear garment-side layer and the rear body-side layer, and one or more rear panel leg elastic members directly overlapping the one or more rear chassis elastic members in a vertical direction perpendicular to longitudinal and lateral directions. The garment may further comprise an absorbent assembly disposed between the front panel and the rear panel.
Patent GB-2597955-A (GB)
Title: Pseudo-ramdom selection on the blockchain
Inventor: JACK OWEN DAVIES
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2020-08-11
Abstract: A computer-implemented method of pseudo-randomly selecting a data element using blockchain transactions, performed by a first party, involves obtaining an ordered list of data elements and a plurality of seed inputs, and generating a first transaction that is made available to one or more blockchain nodes for inclusion in the blockchain. The first transaction has a first output script (a locking script) that, when executed alongside an input script (an unlocking script) of a second transaction, outputs a re-ordered list of the data elements, generates a pseudorandom number based on the seed inputs, and selects the data element at a position in the reordered list of data elements corresponding to the pseudorandom number. The data elements may be game elements such as the public keys of users or players participating in blockchain lottery or game of luck. Winning funds may be locked to the owner of the randomly selected public key. Each user may provide a respective seed input, and seed inputs may be combined by summation or concatenation.
Patent GB-2597958-A (GB)
Title: Droplet generation system
Inventor: DANIEL KEPPIE MCCLUSKEY
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 2020-08-11
Abstract: An apparatus 10 for introducing and/or removing a fluid droplet to/from a fluidic system, the apparatus comprising a first substrate 12 and a working surface 14 wherein the first substrate is provided with an aperture 16a, 16b and the droplet is introduced onto/removed from the working surface through the aperture. Ideally, the system is a microfluidic system such as an electrowetting on dielectric system (EWOD) with the aperture being a through hole via (THV) formed in an electrode of the electrode array 14 and the first substrate is a printed circuit board (PCB). Alternatively, the system is a Laplace pressure gradient self-propulsion system (fig 6). Preferably, aperture diameter is smaller than droplet diameter and is configured to allow the droplet to move across the aperture. The working surface may be part of the first substrate or be part of a second substrate. The system may comprise a plurality of apertures for introducing and/or removing droplets. The apparatus further comprises a fluid supply reservoir 20, a removed fluid reservoir 34, means for moving the fluid through the aperture 22, 30 in the form of pressure driven means such as diaphragm pumps or vacuum driven means in the form of reverse syringes, and means to determine the presence of a droplet.