baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2480140-A (GB)
Title: Tracking and Mapping an Object to a Target
Inventor: WOHLSTADTER GIL
IPC: G06T3/00
Filed: 2011-05-03
Abstract: The position of an object (11, 12), such as a part of a body or an optionally coloured object being manipulated by a user, is established within a frame, e.g. an image frame, for example by the acquisition of images. The shape (e.g. an ellipse or rounded rectangle) of the field of movement (16) of the object is defined and a bounding rectangle defines the shape of the field of movement. A coordinate from within the object is mapped to the bounding rectangle, then the coordinate is mapped from the bounding rectangle to the image frame, which may be a rectangle. The coordinate is then snapped from the image frame to the target, e.g. a monitor screen. The coordinate (11', 12') may be displayed on a computer monitor (15) as an icon. The foregoing may provide a user interactive game capable of training and monitoring motor and cognitive skills of a patient, e.g. hand motion trajectory or range.
Patent GB-2477459-A (GB)
Title: Method and composition for selectively stripping nickel from a substrate
Inventor: BERNARDS ROGER F
IPC: C23F1/02
Filed: 2007-04-20
Abstract: A method of stripping nickel from a printed wiring board comprises providing a printed wiring board with a nickel deposit on a surface and contacting the nickel deposit with phosphate ions and an oxidizer. An aqueous solution comprises ammonium ions, phosphate ions and an oxidizing agent present in amounts effective to strip nickel. An aqueous solution comprises about 1% to about 10% by weight hydrogen peroxide and about 5% to about 30% by weight of an ammonium phosphate. A method of pre-treating a copper substrate comprises providing a printed wiring board having a copper substrate and contacting the copper substrate with phosphate ions, and an oxidizer. A method of neutralizing permanganate on a printed wiring board comprises providing a printed wiring board with a permanganate residue on the printed wiring board and contacting the permanganate residue with phosphate ions, and an oxidizer.
Patent GB-2484772-A (GB)
Title: Retransmissionless communication of data blocks
Inventor: KUBOTA KEIICHI
IPC: H04L1/16
Filed: 2011-08-08
Abstract: In a wireless Radio Link Control (RLC) system (figure 3), blocks (Service Data Units) of packets (Protocol Data Units or PDUs) having Sequence Numbers (SNs) in their packet headers are transmitted to the receiver within a time window t, after which a status request for acknowledgement is sent if no positive acknowledgement is received back from the receiver. The receiver then acknowledges receipt of either the status request or the actual data block which the status request identifies, after which the next data block is added to the window. This retransmissionless mode of communication requires no data buffer at either transmitter or receiver since the status request PDU carries no data itself, and comprises only a polling superfield (POLL SUFI). If N packets are dropped within a time period t, a switch triggers a shift to Normalâ   (Unacknowledged) Mode of operation using NACK messages, and back to Acknowledged Mode again when an absence of NACK messages indicates good link quality.
Patent GB-2485262-A (GB)
Title: A motorized camera dolly
Inventor: HOLKER ANTHONY JOHN
IPC: B66F11/04
Filed: 2011-10-24
Abstract: A motorized camera dolly 18 comprises a steerable, electrically powered vehicle on which is located a mounting 13 for a camera 14. The mounting 13 enables panning and/or tilting of the camera relative to motion of the dolly 18. The vehicle is powered by an electric motor linked directly to one or more axles (2, 3, fig 1) of the vehicle. The camera mounting 13 may take the form of an adjustable riser 26, which may be mounted on rails 23 located on the vehicle. Alternatively, the camera mounting 13 may comprise a bracket (33, fig 3) adapted to be connected to a gyro-stabilized camera. The vehicle may comprise seating 9, 15 for a driver and a camera operator. In another embodiment the vehicle and dolly are remotely controlled via a programmable, computerized link so that the vehicle may follow a predetermined specified path repeatedly. The camera may also be remotely controlled.
Patent GB-2483412-A (GB)
Title: Expansion joint for modular flooring system
Inventor: ROSAN ARNON
IPC: E01C5/20
Filed: 2010-05-26
Abstract: An expansion joint for a modular flooring system in disclosed, which includes the slidable engagement of two subsections of the expansion joint. The expansion joint is sized such that it is equivalent in overall dimension to the intended adjacent modular floor tiles of which it will form a part within a matrix of such interlocked modular floor tiles. The expansion joint is provided with at least one slot on one module, corresponding to at least one locking pin on the other module. The slot receives and restrains the locking pin and permits the slidable engagement along the longitudinal axes thereof.
Patent GB-2502509-A (GB)
Title: Photon source
Inventor: STEVENSON RICHARD MARK
IPC: G02F1/025
Filed: 2012-03-30
Abstract: The device comprises a quantum dot provided in a resonant confinement structure 133 and a pulsed excitation source 145, wherein the quantum dot is configured to allow the emission of photons having a first energy in response to a pulse from said excitation source, said resonant confinement structure providing optical confinement, the first energy being different to the resonant energy of the resonant confinement structure. A timing unit is configured to select photons emitted after the duration of the pulse which caused the emission of the photons so that the initial photons emitted by the quantum dot are not selected. The pulse excitation may also be provided by optical pumping. The photon source is useful for providing entangled photons for quantum telecommunication devices such as quantum relays.
Patent GB-2503642-A (GB)
Title: Light apparatus for a scooter wheel
Inventor: DAVIES HENRY CHRISTOPHER ALBAN
IPC: B60Q1/32
Filed: 2012-04-24
Abstract: An apparatus 100 for emitting light from a wheel 200 comprises a body having a light emitting device. The body is adapted to be mounted within the circumference of a wheel and is adapted to be removably inserted in an opening 202 in the wheel. The body may comprise a deformable material such as an elastomer, and may be retained by friction after insertion into the opening 202. The light emitting device may function automatically when wheel movement is detected. Movement detected may include acceleration, deceleration, or speed above a threshold velocity.
Patent GB-2487167-A (GB)
Title: Cosmetic preparations
Inventor: HEINRICH STEPHEN DE
IPC: A61K8/96
Filed: 2010-09-30
Abstract: Cosmetic preparations and formulations are described, comprising high concentration (from at least 75 % to at least 95 %) of thermal mineral waters within the aqueous portion of the formulation. In preferred embodiments, the thermal mineral waters are rendered more bioavailable by pre-fermentation with a microorganism such as the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Formulations are also described in which at least a portion of the thermal mineral water is incorporated into phospholipid liposomes.
Patent GB-2496267-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic tensioner check valve retainer having a stroke restricting surface
Inventor: KUREMATSU YUJI
IPC: F16H7/08
Filed: 2012-10-17
Abstract: A check valve unit 140 of the hydraulic tensioner 100, a cap wall 151 of the retainer 150 has a stroke restricting surface 152 that restricts a stroke distance of the check ball 148 separated from a seat. The stroke restricting surface 152 is concave whose sectional shape on a plane including a centre line L is a curve. A centre of curvature Cc of the curve 153 at an abutment point P with the check ball is located on a side in which a seat surface 142 is located with respect to the stroke restricting surface 152 on a centre line direction and in a radially inner direction more than the abutment point P or substantially on the centre Line L. This improves the speed of a valve closing action of a check ball, stabilising the flow rate of oil flowing to an oil chamber and providing a large degree of freedom of setting of a stroke restricting surface by suppressing a disorderly movement of the check ball.
Patent GB-2509776-A (GB)
Title: Roadside cabinet assembly
Inventor: RITHERDON BEN
IPC: E01F9/018
Filed: 2013-01-15
Abstract: The roadside cabinet assembly, primarily for electrical or communication equipment, comprises a roadside cabinet 10 and an anchor body 11/12 which are mutually coupled so that in the event of a vehicular impact the cabinet and anchor body will decouple, wherein the assembly includes spacing elements 18 that physically space the cabinet and anchor body apart. The spacing elements are preferably projections extending from the base of the cabinet or the anchor body. The projections may be integral to the cabinet/body. A number of projections are preferably provided around the periphery of the interface between the cabinet and anchor body, preferably with at least one projection being provided for each edge of the assembly. The anchor body may comprise an intermediate body 11 between the cabinet and a plinth 12. The projections may be solid or deformations in the surface of the cabinet/body. Also claimed are a roadside cabinet and a roadside cabinet anchor body.
Patent GB-2509977-A (GB)
Title: Packet pre-processing unit which checks received packet validity and redundancy
Inventor: RIEKE REINER
IPC: H04L12/861
Filed: 2013-01-22
Abstract: A packet pre-processing unit receives a data packet containing header information and application data, checks the validity of the packet by reference to stored subscription data using header data for the IP destination address, destination port and VLAN tag, checks whether the application data has already been received, and only outputs the packet for further processing if the packet is valid and doesnt contain redundant application data, thereby reducing the load of the memory, bus, and CPU of the computer system.
Patent GB-2498917-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to wearable supports
Inventor: MAGUIRE PATRICK DAVID
IPC: A45F3/04
Filed: 2011-11-11
Abstract: A wearable support assembly which includes: a belt strap which is configured to be secured about a user's hips/waist; and a carrier frame which is pivotally attached to the belt strap at two pivot points which are spaced apart along the belt strap so as to create a substantially lateral pivot axis when the belt is worn by the user.
Patent GB-2515770-A (GB)
Title: Tuning network
Inventor: KAUKOVUORI JOUNI KRISTIAN
IPC: H03H5/02
Filed: 2013-07-02
Abstract: A resistor tuning network comprises a resistor ladder including a plurality of resistor rungs each comprising a first resistance R and a second resistance 2R. The second resistance of each resistor rung in the plurality is connected to a switching arrangement. A respective switching arrangement is controllable to connect the respective second resistance to either a positive side Î±Vs of a differential signal or the negative side Î±Vs of the differential signal. The tuning network may be used in a duplexer for a radio frequency transceiver.
Patent GB-2502712-A (GB)
Title: A runflat device and a method for fitting the same
Inventor: LUST RICHARD
IPC: B60C17/00
Filed: 2009-05-07
Abstract: The present invention relates to a runflat device (2), particularly, but not exclusively, a combined runflat and double sided beadlock that can be fitted to any size and type of wheel (1) regardless of the shape and depth of the wheel well (10). The runflat device (2) can be fitted using standard tools and tightened through manipulation of a valve assembly (52).
Patent GB-2507614-A (GB)
Title: Discharge system of aircraft turbojet with angularly segmented cowl portion
Inventor: LEYKO MATTHIEU
IPC: B64D33/04
Filed: 2013-07-26
Abstract: A discharge system (T1, Figure 1) of a separated twin-flow turbojet (1, Figure 1) for an aircraft comprising a main nozzle delimited by an annular cowl 5 having an annular slot 10 defining upstream and downstream portions 5A, 5B of cowl 5. Slot 10 is traversed by a suspension mast 3 supporting the turbojet. Downstream portion 5B comprises a first part 5B.1 extending downstream to a trailing edge 11A of the main nozzle on either side of suspension mast 3 along two predefined angular sectors alpha. Downstream portion 5B also comprises a second part 5B.2 formed from an internal contour 101 of slot 10 having a trailing edge 11B with a diameter smaller than that of trailing edge 11A. First and second parts 5B.1, 5B.2 are connected laterally using connecting walls 12. First part 5B.1 may be defined by a generatrix straight line or a concave curved line, and connecting walls 12 may be curved. This may allow a bypass flow to flow freely while meeting fire safety requirements.
Patent GB-2517171-A (GB)
Title: Power Supply
Inventor: LISTER JERRY
IPC: H05B41/36
Filed: 2013-08-13
Abstract: A power supply 100 and corresponding method controls the supply of power from a power source 120 such as a mains supply to a load 130. It has an input terminal 1001, 1002 for connecting to a power source 120, an output terminal 1003, 1004 for connecting to a load 130, and current monitoring means (such as a voltmeter across an inductor) that monitor the rate of change of the current flowing in the power supply 100. The power supply 100 generates a control signal according to the rate of change of current detected by the current sensor. A current controller 160 controls the current flowing from the power supply 100 to the load 130 (for example, by means of a transistor) according to the control signal. The power supply may reduce peak currents in phase controlled (e.g. TRIAC) mains supply systems.
Patent GB-2519539-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to mobile telecommunications
Inventor: TOWERS-CLARK CHARLES
IPC: H04W76/02
Filed: 2013-10-23
Abstract: A mobile telecommunication device is provided with a table which includes rows of entries for use when roaming outside the home country. The entries are provided with an order of preference, indicated by the order of columns in the table. An entry specifies a subscriber identity such as an IMSI and may also specify a local network. When roaming, a device will seek to establish a satisfactory connection using the subscriber identity and local network specified by the first preference entry for the roaming country. If no local network is specified, any available network will be used, preferably the network providing the highest quality connection. If a satisfactory connection cannot be achieved, the next table entry is read to obtain an alternative subscriber identity and local network. The table comprises at least one group of entries for use in a country corresponding to the group, which specifies at least a first and second subscriber identity from first and second home networks respectively. A satisfactory connection may be determined as meeting a minimum performance standard, which may relate to data transmission. Once a connection is established, it may continue to be used for a minimum period, after which it may be re-assessed.
Patent GB-2523173-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and associated methods
Inventor: BORINI STEFANO MARCO
IPC: H01L29/06
Filed: 2014-02-17
Abstract: An apparatus comprises a first layer 512 configured to enable a flow of charge carriers from a source electrode 505 to a drain electrode 506 and a second layer 513 configured to generate a voltage in proportional response to an applied physical stimulus. The second layer is positioned such that the generated voltage can affect the conductance of the first layer. A third layer 514 is positioned between the first and second layers to prevent a flow of charge carriers herebetween and comprises a material that forms electric double-layers 516, 517 at the interfaces with the first and second layers in response to the generated voltage. Electric double-layer formation enhances the effect of the generated voltage on the conductance of the first layer such that determination of the conductance of the first layer can be used to allow the magnitude of the physical stimulus to be derived. The first and third layers may be graphene and graphene oxide respectively.
Patent GB-2514471-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus, system and method for mass directed chromatography
Inventor: WARNGREN ANDERS
IPC: G01N30/10
Filed: 2014-03-21
Abstract: An apparatus 100 that can be used to connect a flash chromatography instrument to a fraction collector and a mass detector to perform mass directed flash chromatography is defined. The apparatus 100 comprises a by-passable delay loop 14 and an active splitter 13 valves 16,17 may also be provided between the first inlet port 11 of the first fluid path 10 and the active splitter 13 and the delay loop 14. A method for separation of a sample into components and the mass directed collection of at least one of said component in at least one separate fraction is described. A computer program comprising instructions inducing a computer to perform the method for controlling a fraction collector in a chromatography system is also defined.
Patent GB-2514680-A (GB)
Title: Container for raising small animals
Inventor: TOMINAGA KAZUTOSHI
IPC: A01K1/03
Filed: 2011-11-14
Abstract: The present invention provides a container for raising small animals, which can be manufactured easily and the packaged size of which can also be rendered very small. The container for raising small animals of the present invention comprises is provided with a rigid synthetic resin base (2) comprising peripheral walls (21-23) enclosing the periphery, the upper ends of which are open, and a top (6) which is positioned on said base (2) and covers the space above the base (2). The base (2) is formed by assembling at least two independent components.
Patent GB-2529196-A (GB)
Title: Sturdy cake stacker
Inventor: MARRIOTT PAUL
IPC: B65D85/62
Filed: 2014-08-12
Abstract: A method of creating a cake stacker that has a central supporting pillar comprising of a plurality of base boards, tubing and a base insert. The tubing is fitted to the centre of the board and allows various cake bases to be fitted, which in turn provides support and alignment to the cake tiers.
Patent GB-2530554-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft seat
Inventor: EHREL PHILLIPPE
IPC: B64D11/06
Filed: 2014-09-26
Abstract: A seat 214 for an aircraft includes a seat pan 228, a backrest 218, a headrest 216 and a tracking device 234. The seat pan has a seat pan front edge and a seat pan rear edge. The backrest has a backrest top edge and a backrest bottom edge, where the backrest bottom edge is articulately disposed adjacent to the seat pan rear edge. The headrest has a headrest top edge and a headrest bottom edge, where the headrest bottom edge is articulately disposed adjacent to the backrest top edge. The tracking device is disposed beneath the seat pan and is attachable to a floor of the aircraft. The tracking device permits the seat pan to translate in at least one of a lateral direction and a longitudinal direction. A swivel 232 connected between the tracking device and the seat pan, permits the seat pan to rotate with respect to the tracking device.
Patent GB-2533360-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus and computer program product for processing multi-camera media content
Inventor: MARKKU OIKKONEN
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 2014-12-18
Abstract: Media contents (e.g. video, directional audio, images) associated with a scene are received from media sources (e.g. cameras), as well as spatial information (e.g. location info, such as 3D geographical coordinates and altitude info, orientation, distances, satnav data) and media source data (e.g. settings, optical specifications) associated with the sources. A target portion, such as a region of interest or object (308), in one of the contents is selected (e.g. based on user inputs, such as enclosing within a boundary), the content being received from a first of one of the sources. The position and geometrical representation (e.g. an enclosing subframe) of a corresponding target portion (i.e. the same object) in at least one other media content is determined, the other media content being captured by a second media source of the plurality. The position and the geometrical representation is determined based on (1) the selection of the target portion in the media content, and (2) the spatial information and the media source data of both the first source and the second source. Interesting features in the scene can therefore be identified and extracted from all the sources and displayed (324, 326, 328), optionally having been cropped (340, 342, 344).
Patent GB-2520192-A (GB)
Title: Up-drawing continuous casting apparatus and up-drawing continuous casting method
Inventor: NAKAJIMA TETSUYA
IPC: B22D11/14
Filed: 2013-09-13
Abstract: An up-drawing continuous casting apparatus includes a holding furnace that holds molten metal, a shape determining member that is arranged near a molten metal surface of the molten metal held in the holding furnace, and that determines a sectional shape of a casting by the molten metal passing through the shape determining member, and a cooling portion that cools the molten metal that has passed through the shape determining member. The shape determining member includes, on a main surface on the molten metal surface side, at least one of a protruding portion that protrudes from the main surface, or a recessed portion that is recessed from the main surface.
Patent GB-2536681-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for processing data in a network
Inventor: MARTIN RUDD
IPC: H04L47/2475
Filed: 2015-03-25
Abstract: A first described method comprises receiving a stream of data packets over a network interface 11 representing different flows. A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) 12 is used to perform variable position keyword and/or signature matching 17 in the packets indicative of the presence of an application protocol of interest or application protocol event of interest. The results of the keyword or signature matching are communicated to software 21. A determination is made based on the results that a flow is of interest and extracting flow information for the flow. Software packets belonging to a flow of interest or related flows are then processed differently 25,27 from packets of other flows. A second method relates to load balancing in a FPGA by cycling between a subset of generated signature or checksum values. A third method relates to analysing packets to determine flows of interest and for flows of interest extracting the source IP address and forwarding packets for further monitoring according to whether they contain the extracted source IP address. A fourth method relates to generating statistics 19 for a plurality of packets in a particular flow and comparing them 21 to expected values for a flow of a known type to determine a degree of match.
Patent GB-2541636-A (GB)
Title: System and method for the determination of a position of a pipettor needle
Inventor: OLIVER BURK
IPC: G01N35/10
Filed: 2015-04-17
Abstract: The invention determines the position of a pipettor needle 340 in an automated analyser, such as a robotic pipetting system, using digital image processing. A camera 350, which may be monochrome with resolution 1280x1024 pixels, and laser source 320, which may have a power of 5mW and wavelength of 650nm, are arranged next to the pipettor tip. A diffractive optical element (DOE), which may have a lattice constant of 1000 lines/mm, is arranged below the laser module and may split the laser beam 310 into three, for projecting laser dots onto the automated analysis systems reference area, upon which is arranged a reference point marker. By acquiring images, a deviation between marker and laser beam positions may be calculated, determining the position of the pipette and avoiding visual alignment. The camera, DOE and laser may be integrated into a sensor head comprising a pressure, flow or capacitive sensor.