baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2584398-A (GB)
Title: Controller for active vanes of a vehicle
Inventor: Vincent Ersanilli
IPC: F16D65/78
Filed: 2019-05-07
Abstract: A controller and method for controlling an active brake system of a vehicle 100 including a brake and one or more movable vanes 108 (e.g. to open or close the front grille 470 to vary the air flow to the brakes for cooling, see figs. 2A, 2B). The controller receives an air vane status input (e.g. current angular vane position, error or fault state, power supply to actuator), selects a thermal brake model based on this, uses the model to estimate brake temperature and outputs control signals for the active brake system based on the brake temperature. A first thermal model may correspond to the vanes being open and a second thermal model to the vanes being closed. The output may control the vane position and/or a brake fade warning providing pedal feedback. Also claimed is a controller which receives an input indicative of a wading mode of the vehicle (i.e. re travelling through water 460) from a wading sensor 440 and outputs a signal to control the vanes to be open when the vanes are not at least partially submerged and optionally to remain in their current position when the vanes are submerged.
Patent GB-2586031-A (GB)
Title: Beverage dispensing system
Inventor: KIERAN SHAMS-ABBECKAH
IPC: B67D3/00
Filed: 2019-07-30
Abstract: A beverage dispensing system 1 has a housing 2, a bottle attachment portion and at least one LED. The bottle attachment portion is releasably attachable between the housing 2 and a bottle neck. The LED is for illuminating a portion of the bottle. The housing has at least one recess with a housing attachment feature. The bottle attachment portion can be connected to the housing attachment feature. The housing has a support surface 11 on which cups can be placed. The housing has an actuator 20, e.g. a button. Pushing the button 20 may dispense a predetermined amount of liquid, while holding it may allow free beverage flow. The housing may have a bottle support portion 26 with an LED for abutting and illuminating a bottle base. Also discloses a bottle attachment portion with an LED adjacent one of its ends for illuminating a portion of a bottle attached thereto.
Patent GB-2590351-A (GB)
Title: Atmospheric pressure ion source interface
Inventor: AIVARAS VENCKUS
IPC: H01J49/24
Filed: 2019-11-08
Abstract: An interface 20 is provided for receiving ions in a carrier gas from an atmospheric pressure ion source 12 at an ion mobility or mass spectrometer. The interface comprises: an interface vacuum chamber 22 having a downstream aperture 80; a support assembly 45 defining an axial bore 30 arranged to allow a removable capillary tube 35 to extend therethrough, ions being received from the atmospheric pressure ion source through the capillary tube and directed towards the downstream aperture; and a jet disruptor 40 positioned to disrupt gas flow between the axial bore and the downstream aperture when the capillary tube is not fully inserted through the axial bore. The jet disruptor may be resiliently biased against displacement from an active position in which covers a bevelled outlet of the axial bore (Figs 2a & 3a), only being moved to a retracted position (Figs 2b & 3b) upon insertion of the capillary.
Patent GB-2583993-A (GB)
Title: Immutable ledger with efficient and secure data destruction, system and method
Inventor: BRYAN MATSUO
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2019-11-19
Abstract: A system for destroying data stored on an immutable distributed ledger comprises a distributed ledger oracle server 109 and a plurality of distributed ledger nodes 108 connected to the sever over a network, the nodes implementing an immutable distributed ledger 315 that stores data corresponding to a data subject, a data subject record and a data subject key that corresponds to the data subject, and wherein the data subject record and key are stored in a data subject database 107 of the immutable distributed ledger system. The server has a destruction engine that receives a delete request that identifies the data subject to be deleted and makes the data corresponding to the data subject inaccessible to the ledger system. The destruction engine may delete the data subject record and the data subject key of the data subject to be deleted. The destruction engine may comprise a destruction smart contract that is part of the ledger system to make the deleted data inaccessible to the system. The destruction engine may restore a previously deleted data subject record so that it becomes accessible. The invention supports the efficient deletion of sensitive data without compromising the integrity and availability of the ledger.
Patent GB-2593185-A (GB)
Title: Smoking substitute device
Inventor: TIMOTHY MILLWARD
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 2020-03-18
Abstract: A smoking substitute device 10 comprises a wireless interface configured to communicate data from the device 10 directly to a satellite 3 whilst the satellite 3 is in orbit around the earth. The wireless interface may be configured to communicate data via a low power protocol such as LPWAN (RTM), NB-IoT/LTE (RTM) cat 1, LoRaWAN (RTM), or a combination thereof. The wireless interface may further be configured to receive data directly from the or a plurality of satellites 3, and/or communicate data directly to a fixed-location receiver. The plurality of satellites 3 may further communicate data that they receive from the device 10 to a non-orbiting receiver. The wireless interface may communicate via a first wireless signal type and the satellite 3 may communicate via a second wireless signal type, wherein the second signal type comprises a higher power/bandwidth than the first signal type. The wireless interface may communicate the data to one or more of the plurality of satellites 3 that is within a predetermined distance range from the device 10. The communicated data may be usage data relating to the device 10, and it may be encrypted.
Patent GB-2598715-A (GB)
Title: Composition and method
Inventor: FEDERICO TROTTA
IPC: B22F9/24
Filed: 2020-08-25
Abstract: A composition comprising kale extract and extract from at least one of artichoke, red cabbage, oregano, rosemary, sage, watercress, dog rose, mint, thyme, basil and spinach. The composition is used to make metal nanoparticles by reducing metal ions. The metal can be a salt of a chloride, sulphate, carbonate, gluconate or acetate and can be gold, silver, copper, nickel, platinum, iron, zinc, gadolinium, titanium, manganese, aluminium, zirconium, chromium, palladium or cobalt. Apparatus for forming the composition and metal nanoparticles comprise a drying unit 10 into which plant mixture is fed. Dried plants are fed into a blender 28 where they are powdered and fed into a leaching unit 32. Active ingredients are leached from the plants using water while being heated and stirred. Leachate is removed, decanted 44, filtered 54, centrifuged 60 and then fed into a reactor 66 where it is combined with a solution comprising metal ions. Metal nanoparticles are then separated using a centrifuge 72.
Patent GB-2600137-A (GB)
Title: Dental kit comprising a dental aligner and dissolvable films
Inventor: John Edward Cullen
IPC: A61Q11/00
Filed: 2020-10-22
Abstract: A dental kit comprises a dental aligner 10 and at least one dissolvable film 12. The dissolvable film/s may take the form of a strip which can be placed in or attached to the aligner and may contain active ingredients that may promote whitening and/or reduction of dental hypersensitivity (DH) in teeth; for example, Hydrogen Peroxide and Hydroxy Apatite. The film may dissolve completely or substantially in the oral cavity over a period of 1 to 5 hours.
Patent GB-2588320-A (GB)
Title: Protective cover
Inventor: JAN BECVAR
IPC: E04B1/36
Filed: 2019-05-16
Abstract: A cover for a structural component, such as a bridge bearing, and a method for protecting and/or monitoring the structural component using the cover are provided. The cover may be a protective cover that comprises a membrane for forming an internal environment around the structural component. The membrane may comprise a material that allows flow of moisture vapour from the internal environment to an external environment through the material. The material may also prevent water ingress into the internal environment from the external environment through the material. The method for protecting a structural component may comprise providing the protective cover. The cover may have an associated temperature and/or humidity sensor for monitoring the environment of the structural component. The method of monitoring may comprise using the cover with the associated sensor. Thus, the cover may have added controls and/or measuring devices to create an intelligent cover.
Patent GB-2588865-A (GB)
Title: Assessment of flow networks
Inventor: VIDAR GUNNERUD
IPC: G05B13/04
Filed: 2015-11-06
Abstract: A method for assessment of an oil and gas flow network, involves gathering historical data and/or live data relating to the status of multiple control points at different branches within the flow network and to one or more flow parameter(s) in one or more flow path(s) of the flow network in which flows of more than one of the different branches have been combined; identifying adjustments that have been made in one or more of the control point(s) that result in changes to one or more of the flow parameter(s); determining relationships between the status of the control point(s) and the flow parameter(s) by generating one or more local model(s) for the system based on the status of the control point(s) and the flow parameter(s) before and after adjustments; and using said relationships in the assessment of factors relating to performance of the flow network. The method allows for an assessment of the performance of the flow network to be made based on data being recorded in connection with flow network and in relation to adjustments being made in connection with the flow network.
Patent GB-2591375-A (GB)
Title: System and method for item category footage recommendation
Inventor: Somedip Karmakar
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2019-08-06
Abstract: A method for computer modeling a retail environment includes: calculating a space elasticity for an item category in a retail store, using a constrained linear regression model; calculating a cross-space elasticity for the item category in the retail store, using a multiple non-linear regression model; generating a category space allocation for the item category in the retail store, using a non-linear multiple-constraint mixed integer optimization model, based on the space elasticity of the item category and the cross-space elasticity of the item category; and generating an electronic planogram for the retail store, based on the category space allocation of the item category.
Patent GB-2614689-A (GB)
Title: A Radio Frequency Tag System
Inventor: CLEMENT CHRISTOPHER ROBERTSON
IPC: G01S13/82
Filed: 2021-05-09
Abstract: A frequency modulated carrier wave (FMCW) radar system able to identify active targets. The system comprises an interrogator radar 100 and radio frequency tag 200. The tag comprise a transmitter adapted to transmit a binary code through transmission of a series of different discrete fixed frequencies selected from a set of more than two discrete fixed frequencies. The interrogator comprises a transmitter 101, a receiver 102 and a signal generator and is configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode the interrogator generates and transmits a FMCW signal in order to identify the presence of passive objects within its field of regard. In the second mode the interrogator radar transmits a relatively fixed frequency signal compared with the FMCW signal, and mixes relatively fixed frequency signal with the series of discrete fixed frequencies received from the tag to identify the binary code. Preferably in the second mode the interrogator transmits an activation signal, the tag receives the activation signal and in response transmits the series of discrete fixed frequencies.
Patent GB-2609443-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to quantum computing
Inventor: ZAK DAVID ROMASZKO
IPC: H03K19/195
Filed: 2021-07-30
Abstract: An arbitrary phase rotation gate for a magnetically sensitive qubit 15, comprising: a magnet (10, 11, Fig.3) configured to generate a resonant frequency at the qubit position, to create an ion trap; an electromagnetic field source (not shown) configured to generate an electromagnetic field at the resonant frequency for a predetermined period (a single spin cycle of the ion); a controller 21 configured to move the qubit out of resonance at a predetermined time within the predetermined period (the ion’s single spin cycle). A magnetic switch 20, (switch, Fig.6b) may be actuated by the controller to interrupt/change the electromagnetic field, by altering the current path, thereby moving the qubit out of resonance. A plurality of electrodes (31-38, Fig.4) may position the qubit and move the qubit out of resonance via voltages applied to the electrodes. The magnet may be current carrying wires 10, 11 which generates a magnetic field with a gradient. The predetermined time may be a single period of the resonant frequency. The arbitrary phase rotation gates may be applied in an array to control more than one qubit (Figs.3&5).
Patent GB-2609961-A (GB)
Title: Coolant manifold for an electric motor
Inventor: JESUS ABENOJAR
IPC: H02K9/19
Filed: 2021-08-19
Abstract: A coolant manifold 1 for distributing coolant within an electric motor (3, fig 4) the manifold comprising a locating band 31 having a closed profile for locating the manifold in a circular aperture (17, fig 4) formed in a housing (11, fig 4) of the motor. The band is resiliently deformable and, in an undeformed state, has a first dimension along a major axis a1 which is greater than a second dimension along a minor axis b1, where the major axis is perpendicular to the minor axis. The band is compressible along the major axis for insertion into the aperture. The compression of the band generates a spring force for biasing a radially outer surface 41 of a coolant gallery 33 wall towards the sidewall of the housing when the band is inserted. The manifold may comprise a coolant gallery comprising an inlet aperture (35, fig 3) and outlet apertures 37, the gallery being formed by a wall having a radially outer surface for engaging with a sidewall of the housing. The closed profile of the band may be an ellipse or oval shape in the undeformed state. The band may comprise annular frame members 45-1, 45-2. The manifold may be fibre reinforced polymer. The manifold may be used to cool stator winding connectors of a motor used in a vehicle.
Patent GB-2610184-A (GB)
Title: A mobile autonomous agricultural system and method
Inventor: EDWARD JOHN FRANCIS PALMER
IPC: A01D75/20
Filed: 2021-08-23
Abstract: There is provided a mobile autonomous agricultural system comprising: a powered mobile unit 12 for carrying agricultural equipment, and configured to move along rows of crops; at least one laser curtain sensor 18 configured to project a laser curtain (100, figure 3) away from the mobile unit; a location module (24, figure 2) configured to monitor a location of the mobile unit relative to a row; a controller 20 configured to control the travel of the mobile unit; a safety module 26 configured to: receive a location signal from the location module related to the location of the mobile unit relative to a row (40, figure 2), select a mode of operation to process the laser curtain in a predefined laser curtain pattern, based on the received location signal, each mode of operation corresponding to a different predefined laser curtain pattern, and to generate a safety output in response to determining that the laser curtain is interrupted within the laser curtain pattern. Also disclosed is a method of controlling a powered mobile unit of a mobile agricultural system and a non-transitory computer-readable storage system, a signal or a computer program that causes performance of the method
Patent GB-2601613-A (GB)
Title: A system for covering a roof and a mounting unit therefor
Inventor: STEVE MAKIN
IPC: E04D1/34
Filed: 2021-10-14
Abstract: The roof covering mounting unit 10 is planar having a roof facing underside14 and a header rail 16. On a side edge is an interlocking feature 22a/22b which is deformable to facilitate expansion and contraction in a lateral direction. A spacing element is disposed on the underneath of the main body and defines a height which is higher at the header end compared to the opposite end to allow water run-off. A second interlocking feature comprises a first male locking component provided on said header rail and a female locking component formed of a slot for receiving the male locking component of another mounting unit. A locating element facilitates the accurate location of the header rail on the mounting unit, the locating element being a deformable protrusion on the header rail. The mounting unit might be part of a system. Also claimed is a mounting component comprising a shank that terminates in a point; a second shank continuing from a corner terminating in a hook shape. The mounting unit may support slates, tiles or PV cells.
Patent GB-2614737-A (GB)
Title: A Working Machine
Inventor: EDWARD OWSTON
IPC: B66F17/00
Filed: 2022-01-17
Abstract: A working machine 10 has a body 12 and a ground-engaging propulsion structure supporting the body. An inclinable working arm 20, which may be telescopic, is pivotally connected to the body and a drive arrangement 36 provides motive power. A control system (100 fig.2) determines a centre of gravity of the working machine and restricts a speed of movement, and possibly the rate of change of movement, of the working machine in response to the determined centre of gravity. The centre of gravity may be determined using parameters such as arm length and angle, body inclination angle, load, longitudinal moment, wheel pressure, speed of movement and direction of travel.
Patent GB-2603047-A (GB)
Title: Manufacturing of bupivacaine multivesicular liposomes
Inventor: JEFFREY S HALL
IPC: A61K31/445
Filed: 2022-01-21
Abstract: A composition of bupivacaine encapsulated multivesicular liposomes (MVLs) comprising bupivacaine residing within a plurality of internal aqueous chambers of the MVLs separated by lipid membranes comprising 1,2-dierucoylphosphatidylcholine (DEPC), 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glerco-3-phospho-rac-(1-glyerol) (DPPG) and at least one neutral lipid; and an aqueous medium in which the bupivacaine encapsulated MVLs are suspended; wherein the composition has an erucic acid concentration of 24µg/mL or less after being stored at 25°C for one month. The composition may have an initial pH of 7.4. The lipid membranes may further comprise cholesterol and tricaprylin. The internal aqueous chambers may comprise lysine and/or dextrose, particularly at a concentration of 0.03µg/mL and 1.25-1.32µg/mL respectively. A process for preparing bupivacaine encapsulated multivesicular liposomes defined above is also provided. The bupivacaine MVLs may have a percent packed particle volume of 35-40%. The compositions are disclosed to be useful in treating or ameliorating pain, particularly via local infiltration to a surgical site; via interscalene brachial plexus nerve block or via femoral nerve block to provide regional analgesia.
Patent GB-2614341-A (GB)
Title: Precedence determination at multi-way stops
Inventor: SCOTT D PENDLETON
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2022-02-15
Abstract: A method for determining precedence order at a multiway intersection being approached by an autonomous vehicle 1506. In embodiments, identifications are assigned to tracks (which correspond to agents/other vehicles 1508, 1510), and young tracks are compared to stale tracks (for example, to see if they are associated with the same vehicle which has merely become occluded or temporarily hidden). A young track matches a stale track based on one or more factors. An identification of the young track is reassigned to an identification of the stale track, wherein the young track is determined to match the stale track based on the one or more factors. An earliest time of appearance of vehicles is determined based on identifications and in view of perception obscured areas. A precedence order for navigating through the intersection is determined based on local rules, the identifications, and the earliest time of appearance of vehicles, and the vehicle proceeds through the multiway stop intersection in accordance with the precedence order.
Patent GB-2602905-A (GB)
Title: Housing unit
Inventor: NEIL ATKINSON
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2020-10-28
Abstract: A housing unit (10) for fitting to a free end (102) of a pole (100) is disclosed. The housing unit (10) comprises a first part (11) configured to couple with, and extend into, the free end (102) of the pole (100) to locate the housing unit in place. A base plate (30), which extends from the first part (11) and on which electronic components (26) are located is also included. The first part (11) has a first wall section (12), which defines a first chamber (14) for housing and mounting electronic equipment (16) within the free end (102) of the pole (100), and wherein the base plate is provided with at least one base plate passage (34) configured for a cable (302) connecting the electronic components (26) and the electronic equipment (16) to extend therethrough.
Patent GB-2609529-A (GB)
Title: High-speed real-time data transmission method and apparatus, device, and storage medium
Inventor: RUI MA
IPC: H04N21/2343
Filed: 2022-04-12
Abstract: The invention receives encoded data, possibly decodes it, and performs deduplication and transcoding to a code with a higher compression ratio. The invention preferably operates on live broadcast streams and outputs VP9 encoded data. The deduplication may remove common matter found in headers. The invention may adjust encoding/playback timestamps in the data. The output encoding may have equal/higher quality than the input encoding.
Patent GB-2607535-A (GB)
Title: Incremental downhole depth methods and systems
Inventor: Brian moody
IPC: E21B47/18
Filed: 2021-02-19
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for performing downhole operations. The methods include determining, at the earth surface, a first depth value of a downhole component in a borehole, transmitting to the downhole component in the borehole a first signal indicating the first depth value, changing a depth of the downhole component in the borehole, determining, at the earth surface, a second depth value of the downhole component in the borehole, transmitting, to the downhole component in the borehole, a second signal indicating the second depth value, and updating a downhole operation performed by the downhole component based on at least one of the first depth value and the second depth value.
Patent GB-2615866-A (GB)
Title: High-safety packaging device for electric primer
Inventor: WEI ZHANG
IPC: F42C19/12
Filed: 2022-12-15
Abstract: A packaging device for an electric primer, comprising: a bearing plate for bearing one transducer chip, wherein the bearing plate comprises a pad layer, negative electrode wiring and a heat sink layer that are laminated on a first surface of the bearing plate in sequence. A positioning plate 7 wherein the positioning plate comprises a positioning graphic layer, a blind hole 2 and a phase change reserve chamber 5. The blind hole contains the phase change reserve chamber. Sawteeth are arranged on the phase change reserve chamber and a space between the bearing plate and the positioning plate is used for attaching a chip and charging gunpowder. The material of the heat sink layer may be copper (Cu) or gold (Au). Solder 6 may be located in the blind hole.