baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2532444-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for masking a nut plate during painting of an aircraft part containing the nut plate
Inventor: DENNIS DEAN STINSON
IPC: B05C21/00
Filed: 2014-11-18
Abstract: Apparatus 42 for masking a nut plate, comprising a rigid plastic masking formation 8, a bore (10, figure 8) extending axially through the formation, and a flexible mandrel 12 extending through the bore to project beyond the formation. The masking formation comprises a masking portion 16 at one end of and extending radially outwardly beyond the body portion 14; and a skirt portion 20 extending from a first face 24 of the masking portion. The mandrel has a first portion 26 locating in the bore, and a second portion 28 of a smaller diameter for locating the apparatus during the painting. No supporting formations (32, figure 1) extend between the body portion and a second face 30 of the masking portion. The body portion and/or the masking portion are provided with internal integral reinforcing causing sufficient thickness to prevent breaking of the masking portion during use of the apparatus. Preferably the reinforcing is an extra wall thickness, the body portion is cylindrical, and the masking portion is a disc.
Patent GB-2524629-A (GB)
Title: Composite material
Inventor: SANDERS RONALD
IPC: D03D15/02
Filed: 2015-01-29
Abstract: The invention relates to a composite material (100), comprising a first component (101) and a second component (102), wherein the first component (101) and the second component (102) are each surrounded by a thermoplastic material (103), wherein the thermoplastic material (103) is joined in a material bond to each of the first component (101) and the second component (102). The method includes weaving the two encased components together. The first component may be metal in the form of wire and the second component may be carbon fibres. The composite may include a first region, a second region and a transition region, the proportion between the first and second components being different in each of the regions. The composite may include end regions free of the second component or free of the thermoplastic material. The composite material may be joined to a component of a motor vehicle via welded connection.
Patent GB-2536493-A (GB)
Title: Object pose recognition
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER ZACH
IPC: G06T7/60
Filed: 2015-03-20
Abstract: Method of estimating pose of an imaged object, comprising: receiving an image, including 3D range data, of a scene including an object; for each of a plurality of image elements (eg. pixels) identifying candidate locations on an object in an atlas (database) of reference objects; selecting a first and second image element and determining a distance between them; determining a second distance between first and second candidate locations that correspond to the first and second image elements; and comparing the two distances. A compatibility score may be based on the correspondence and used to make a selection. A triplet of candidate positions may be formed. The compatibility scores may be used to rank the triplets or to select a subset of triplets by graph searching. An initial position and orientation estimate may be used to create an estimated image which may be matched with the received input image enabling the pose approximation to be refined. Descriptors may be derived for each image element. The image may be a depth map where the intensity value of each picture element represents depth.
Patent GB-2527662-A (GB)
Title: Data synchronisation
Inventor: ELIAS HANS
IPC: H04N21/8358
Filed: 2015-05-12
Abstract: A method of transmitting and receiving video and related data between computers comprising acquiring video of a scene at first computer and generating data at least partly related to video scene, encoding data into visual form to form a visual code, merging visual code with video so that visual code appears within video scene, and transmitting merged data to second computer where it is received, decoded and displayed, further comprising transmitting/receiving unsynchronised, but related, data between the two computers. The unsynchronised data may be displayed. Data for visual encoding may be binary number with each digit represented as pixel area, which may be coloured black or white dependent on its value. Merging video and visual code may comprise overwriting part of video frame or modifying frame pixel parameters based on visual code. Visual code may be within the scene displayed or processed so that displayed scene does not include visual code. An embodiment comprises internet-based gambling system where roulette wheel video has related data such as spin result or betting information displayed to users in synchronisation with video, with the visual code maintaining synchronisation between several independent but related data streams by removing variable transmission delays between data packets.
Patent GB-2526441-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparing flame-retardant melt droplet-resistant polyester
Inventor: ZHOU XIANHE
IPC: D01F8/14
Filed: 2013-11-26
Abstract: A method for preparing flame-retardant melt droplet-resistant polyester, consisting of the following steps: A) uniformly mixing four materials consisting of flame-retardant melt droplet-resistant basic magnesium sulfate whiskers, beta-type silicon nitride whiskers, tetra-needle like zinc oxide whiskers and magnesium salt whiskers; roasting in a vacuum furnace; stirring and dispersing in a sodium hexametaphosphate solution, treating by atmospheric-pressure plasma; filtering through a 200 mesh filter and drying; B) mixing the whiskers obtained from the step A) with flame retardant agents and a silane coupling agent at 75Â°C, where the flame retardant agents are melamine cyanurate (MCA) and microencapsulated red phosphorus; C) preparing a flame-retardant melt droplet-resistant whiskers ethylene glycol solution using the flame-retardant melt droplet-resistant whiskers obtained in the step B); D) preparing a flame-retardant melt droplet-resistant polyester from the flame-retardant melt droplet-resistant whiskers in a blending or copolyester manner, and preparing a sheath-core flame-retardant melt droplet-resistant polyester thread by means of compound spinning technology, where the surface layer of the thread is the flame-retardant melt droplet-resistant polyester.
Patent GB-2539668-A (GB)
Title: Method for applying particles to a moving web and apparatus therefor
Inventor: CHRISTOPH SCHMITZ
IPC: B05C19/06
Filed: 2015-06-23
Abstract: The process comprises the steps of: having a web supply and transport system ; a particle 1010 supply system; a particle lay down system and a particle delivery system 1100. The lay down unit includes two zones by a separation of at least non zero amount C. The delivery system includes a divider unit 1500 including housing with an inlet, at least two outlets 3700, 3800 and a diverter 1600. Inlet piping delivers a particle stream from the supply to the divider unit. The outlets are connected to piping which deliver the particles to respective said zones. An feed of particles is supplied to the divider unit. The web supply moves at a speed through the lay down unit. The diverter is operated such that at a first time interval a percentage of the particle stream is directed to a first outlet piping and for a second time interval the feed is supplied to the first outlet and the remaining percentage of time the feed is sent to a second outlet piping. The web speed, separation and times can be adjusted so that the particle loaded web includes a repeating pattern varied by amount or weight. The diverter may be a hinged flap 1600, rotatably mounted diverter nozzle or a rotating diverter disc including an opening.
Patent GB-2535821-A (GB)
Title: Molecular sieve catalyst for treating exhaust gas
Inventor: HAI-YING CHEN
IPC: B01J35/04
Filed: 2015-10-06
Abstract: A catalyst for treating exhaust gas comprises a metal loaded zeolite having an AFX framework and a silica-to-alumina ratio (SAR) of 15-50 and one or more binders selected from alumina, silica, ceria, zirconia, titania and combinations thereof. The metal loaded zeolite contains 0.1-8 weight percent of at least one metal selected from Cu, Fe, Zn, Ni, Mn, Ce, V, W, Ru, Rh, Pd, Pt, Ag, Au, and Re. The metal loaded zeolite preferably contains 0.5-5 weight percent Cu. The zeolite having an AFX framework has an average particle size of 0.1-15 microns. The catalyst is extruded into a honeycomb monolith. Also disclosed is an exhaust gas treatment system comprising the metal loaded zeolite having an AFX framework catalyst and method for treating an exhaust gas.
Patent GB-2533237-A (GB)
Title: Image processing apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium
Inventor: KENICHI MIYASAKO
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2015-06-17
Abstract: The invention relates to obtaining a still image from a sequence of frames for a moving image, using calculations based upon shake detection to evaluate each of the frames to determine the clearest images. A means for processing an image, the apparatus comprising; a shake detector 120; a first calculation means 201 for determining shake correction for a moving image; a second calculation means for determining higher anti shake performance than the first calculating means for a moving; a means 203 for comparing the two shake corrections, and generating 113 an evaluation value (a means of identifying how clear a frame of the moving image might be); a means for recording the evaluation values with their associated frame images. The invention may also determine if the image capture device is panning 301, and if so may determine its speed 302, in order to calculate a baseline velocity for determining relative shake movement 202.
Patent GB-2547487-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for generating electrical energy
Inventor: DANIEL ZABEK
IPC: H01L37/02
Filed: 2016-02-26
Abstract: An oscillating heat pipe 103 for transferring heat between a heat source and a heat sink causes thermal fluctuations from which a pyroelectric generator produces electricity. Channel sections 113 between the heat source and sink may be parallel to one another and contain fluid portions, or slugs, which transfer heat between the thermal source and sink. The pyroelectric generator may have a plurality of elements 115 which are coupled to the heat pipe 103 using conducting material along the length of the channels, towards the heat source side of the oscillating, or pulsating, heat pipe. The channels may be formed as grooves in a layer with the pyroelectric elements located within the grooves. The oscillating heat pipe and pyroelectric generator may be formed on a first and second layer as a monolithic or solid state structure. A valve may be used to control the speed or direction of fluid flow.
Patent GB-2541259-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for reducing gas consumption
Inventor: JOHANNES SCHWIETERS
IPC: G01N33/00
Filed: 2016-04-26
Abstract: A gas transport system for a continuously flushed chemical reactor adapted to allow recycling of at least a portion of gas emerging from the chemical reactor outlet back to the chemical reactor via a gas recycling line. The system comprises at least one chemical reactor 5, at least one inlet 20 for sample and carrier gas introduction, at least one gas outlet 22, for releasing analyte and carrier gas, at least one sample introduction unit 4, at least one fluidly coupled carrier gas 21 line for introducing carrier gas from a carrier gas source 2, at least one gas outlet line 23 and at least one gas recycling line 24. The recycling line is connected to the gas outlet and/or the gas outlet line by a first gas line junction 6 arranged between the chemical reactor and a downstream detection unit 13, and connected to the sample introduction unit and/or the inlet and/or the carrier gas line at a second gas line junction 2. Also a method for managing gas consumption in a continuously flushed elemental analyzer.
Patent GB-2550922-A (GB)
Title: A wrench with a ratchet mechanism
Inventor: JEAN CHRISTOPHE HERISSE
IPC: B25B13/46
Filed: 2016-05-31
Abstract: The ratchet wrench (10, Figure 1) includes a ring-shaped ratchet head (16) with a cylindrical bore (18) having a central axis (V-V), a handle (14) and a drive member 26 with a rotation axis W-W retained within the bore for rotation about the central axis. A toothed ratchet pawl 42 is supported in a pawl recess 36. A cylindrical array of straight ratchet teeth (20, Figure 1) is arranged about one of the cylindrical bore or the drive member. The pawl may mesh with the ratchet teeth for transmission of rotation of the handle in a first direction to the drive member about the rotation axis W-W or disengage from the ratchet teeth to decouple rotation of the handle in a second direction (opposite to the first direction) from the drive member. Support 37a, 37b, 46, 48, 50 for the pawl in the recess is shaped to accommodate divergence between the central axis V-V and the rotation axis W-W. The support may have planar or domed/convex surfaces.
Patent GB-2544134-A (GB)
Title: Surface shape measurement device, machine tool provided with same, and surface shape measurement method
Inventor: KATSUHIKO ONO
IPC: G01B11/24
Filed: 2014-10-31
Abstract: In this surface shape measurement device, through triangulation using a light beam (116), a displacement gauge (100) measures the displacement of the surface of an object being measured (130). In a first measurement, while consecutively measuring the object being measured (130) using the displacement gauge (100), a measurement control unit (156) scans the light beam (116) in a direction intersecting with an edge of the object being measured (130) by moving the displacement gauge (100) and object being measured (130) in relation to each other. In a second measurement, in a state in which the orientation of the displacement gauge (100) has been rotated 180 degrees from the orientation of the first measurement with the light beam (116) as the axis of rotational symmetry, the measurement control unit (156) consecutively measures the same positions as in the first measurement using the displacement gauge (100). An edge specification unit (160) specifies the edge position on the basis of the divergence start point at which the measurement values of the first measurement and second measurement start to diverge.
Patent GB-2538899-A (GB)
Title: Corrosion inhibition
Inventor: EVGENY BARMATOV
IPC: F16L58/10
Filed: 2014-09-03
Abstract: A method of protecting duplex stainless steel wellbore tubing during a matrix acidizing operation in which matrix acidizing aqueous acid containing corrosion inhibitor is pumped down coiled tubing 12 into a reservoir formation, the method comprising subsequently pumping an aqueous acidic protective solution down the tubing, so as to flow back to the surface ahead of spent matrix acidizing aqueous acid flowing back from the reservoir formation, wherein the protective solution contains at least one organic corrosion inhibitor able to adsorb to a steel surface and which is present at a greater concentration than in the matrix acidizing acid solution.
Patent GB-2549558-A (GB)
Title: System and method for converting heat in a wellstream fluid to work
Inventor: LARS BRENNE
IPC: F24J3/08
Filed: 2016-09-15
Abstract: A heat exchanger for extracting heat from a well-stream comprising a production pipe and a casing, working fluid passes through a channel between the production pipe and the casing allowing heat transfer from the production fluid to the working fluid. A system 1 for converting heat in a well-stream fluid to work in order to drive at least one component 30, 60, the system comprising: an energy converter 70 being arranged to convert at least some of the heat energy in the well-stream to work; and the at least one component 30, 60 being arranged to be driven by at least some of the work output from the energy converter 70. The energy converter may be a heat exchanger 20, 40 arranged to transfer heat from the production fluid or oil to a working fluid in a fluid path 50, the working fluid being used to generate electricity to drive the component. The energy converter may be a turbine 70 powered by the working fluid which transfers the work produced to the component which may be a compressor 30.
Patent GB-2548190-A (GB)
Title: A lambing monitoring system
Inventor: THOMAS VINCENT O'BRIEN
IPC: A61D17/00
Filed: 2016-12-22
Abstract: A ewe labour monitoring system 100 comprising a plurality of collar devices 112 suitable to be fitted to a plurality of sheep 104, 106, 108 including at least one ewe 106. The collar devices are capable of communicating with a receiver 114 to transmit location information and body position regarding the location of sheep wearing said collars. The location information and body position are transmitted to a central processor which analyses the location information to identify if a flock 110 has been established. If any of the at least one ewe has strayed from the flock, and dependant on body position information, a lambing event alert may be generated by the central processor.
Patent GB-2559611-A (GB)
Title: Holder for a paint tin
Inventor: DAVID STEWART
IPC: B44D3/14
Filed: 2017-02-13
Abstract: A paint tin holder or stabilizer 100 for a paint tin 10 comprises a recess 102 arranged to receive the paint tin 10; and a lower surface 103 arranged to be supported on a floor or other support surface. A peripheral edge portion of the lower surface is wider than a width of the recess. The stabilizer may comprise a painting implement holder 200 that is attachable to the stabilizer that comprises a planer upper section 210 and a downwardly extending tubular portion 220 that fits within the recess of the stabilizer. The implement holder may have a mounting point for a portable container of paint 300.
Patent GB-2555153-A (GB)
Title: Mounting arrangement
Inventor: Martin Steven Harrop
IPC: F16L3/237
Filed: 2017-06-19
Abstract: A mounting arrangement 10 for mounting one or more elongate members (12, fig. 19), such as pipes, on a larger existing elongate member such as a larger pipe (14, fig. 19) in a parallel orientation, comprises a base member 16 mountable on the outside of the larger pipe. A guide member 82 for supporting the additional elongate members is mountable on the base member, extending radially therefrom. The base can be held on by a line means, such as a strap (96, fig. 19), engaging with securing formations, such as a ratcheting configuration (46, fig. 7), in the base member. The base member can be made from two identical parts with respective male and female engaging formations mounting the two parts together. The base member can include a central portion with an arcuate underside, and outer portions with recesses between them and the central portion, such that the base member can flex about the recesses. The guide member can be substantially n-shaped, with the limbs of the n mountable to the base member. An insert 88 may be provided within the guide member.
Patent GB-2565339-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to signalling aspects of uplink data transmissions
Inventor: CAROLINE JACTAT
IPC: H04W74/02
Filed: 2017-08-11
Abstract: A method comprising including an indication in a control message to generate a control reconfiguration related to a transmission without grant, which may be uplink without grant or downlink without grant. The message may be a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message. The indication may be included in a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) information element. The indication may comprise a follow up layer1 activation signal indicator; and/or an SPS Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI). The indication may be identified to determine whether to await further signalling or perform transmission without requiring further signalling. The RNTI may be used to determine whether layer1 signalling is awaited. The Radio Access Network may be a New Radio/5G network.
Patent GB-2565583-A (GB)
Title: Estimating ventricular pressure
Inventor: ESPEN REMME
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2017-08-17
Abstract: A method of determining an estimated pressure curve for the ventricle of the heart,the method comprising: using data from a motion sensor that has been implanted at the heart to determine the timing of heart valve events; scaling a reference pressure-time curve 14 including timing of reference heart valve events in order to fit the reference pressure-time curve to the motion sensor data, the scaling comprising scaling the reference curve along the time axis to fit it to the measured timing of the heart valve events; and thereby obtaining an estimated pressure-time curve 16 in the form of the scaled reference pressure-time curve. In embodiments the method can be further used to estimate a pressure motion loop. The heart valve events may include the mitral or aortic valves opening or closing. The motion sensor may be an accelerometer, this may be a sensor already present in the heart from an earlier procedure, for example a pacemaker.
Patent GB-2567233-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlling a near-critical fluid
Inventor: Jan Hildenbeutel
IPC: G01F1/684
Filed: 2017-10-09
Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process related control of flow characteristics in a convectional flow of a near-critical fluid, in particular a process heating arrangement 1 for controlling a convectional flow of a near-critical fluid in a conduit 30. The process heating arrangement for controlling a convectional flow of a near-critical fluid in a conduit comprises a first heating device 10, which is configured to output heat to a first heated fluid conducting surface of the conduit and a second heating device 12, which is configured to output heat to a second heated fluid conducting surface of the conduit. The process heating arrangement furthermore comprises a control unit 20 configured to control the heat output of said first and second heating devices. Accordingly, the process heating arrangement is configured to control a process flow and in particular to remedy or prevent the occurrence of oscillations preferably by adjusting the heat output or adjusting a heat flux density of said first and second heating devices locally and area-specific. The device may feature pressure valves 34 between the two heating devices or temperature/pressure sensors 32 before each heating device.
Patent GB-2567241-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for capture of carbon dioxide
Inventor: CALLUM MITCHELL
IPC: B01D53/62
Filed: 2017-10-09
Abstract: A method and apparatus for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from a mixture of gases includes a chamber containing a body of adsorptive material comprising a carbon nano-tube matrix supporting a metal organic nano-sheet material. The carbon nanotube matrix is preferably an irregular or sponge structure. A means such as an electrical supply for selectively activating the adsorptive material to cause release of carbon dioxide and a receiver connected to the chamber for receiving carbon dioxide released from the material may be provided. Alternatively the means for selectively activating the adsorptive material may be configured to apply a pressure change to the material or to change the temperature of the material. The chamber may be connected to a source of combustion gases such as an internal combustion engine, a fuel-burning heating system or to an environment ducting system of a building. The adsorption material uses the synergy of combining metal organic framework nanosheets and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to both capture CO2 emissions either from ambient air or from emissions and then recover and recycle the captured CO2.