baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2516600-A (GB)
Title: Spin logic based on persistent spin helices
Inventor: FUHRER ANDREAS
IPC: H01L29/66
Filed: 2013-04-29
Abstract: The present invention is notably directed to spin logic devices (100) and related methods. The devices (100) comprise: an electron confinement layer (8, 87, 89) confining an electron gas or 2DEG in a two- dimensional area subtended by a direction x and a direction y, the latter perpendicular to the former, the spin logic device configured for the 2DEG to support a persistent spin helix or PSH formed therein with a given spin component oscillating with periodicity Î» along direction x but not oscillating along direction y; and a majority logic circuit (14), said circuit comprising: one or more input devices (1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1c1, 1c2, 1d), energizable to create respective local spin-polarizations (3) of the 2DEG in respective first regions (10) of the confinement layer, such as to form respective PSHs; and an output device (4), configured to detect, in a second region (40) of the confinement layer, an average spin-polarization (6) of the 2DEG resulting from one or more local spin-polarizations (3) created by the one or more input devices and diffused through one or more resulting PSHs, respectively, wherein a projection of a distance (d) between the second region (40) and any one of the first regions (1) onto said direction x is equal to n Î»/a, n integer, a equal to 2 or 4.
Patent GB-2538699-A (GB)
Title: A hanging device
Inventor: LEE HAWKES
IPC: D06F57/12
Filed: 2015-04-02
Abstract: A laundry hanging device comprises an attachment mechanism disposed at a first end of a longitudinal structure 2 defining an attachment axis C the structure comprising a plurality of lateral hanging portions wherein the portions are configured to allow relative repositioning, and the attachment mechanism permits axial rotation of the portions about the attachment axis. In use, the device is especially suited for use in a window aperture above a radiator.
Patent GB-2537396-A (GB)
Title: Decorative bed panel
Inventor: SIMON JOHN GRIFFITHS
IPC: A47C19/02
Filed: 2015-04-15
Abstract: A decorative bed panel for use as a headboard or footboard for a cot or bed comprises upper, lower and opposite side frame members 10, 11, 12 which bound a panel area 13. Each frame member 10, 11, 12 has a longitudinal side edge which faces inwardly towards the panel area 13 and comprises a longitudinally-extending channel 101, 111, 121 in which respective side edges of a transparent front panel 16 and a back panel 17 are received In use, a sheet 18 carrying a picture, photograph, drawing, painting or other image 19 of choice can be positioned in the panel area 13 between the front and back panels 16, 17. The front and back panels 16, 17 are slidably mounted in the channels 101, 111, and 121. The upper frame member (10, Figure 2) can be removed in order to slidably insert a picture in-between the front and back panel 16, 17. The image 19 can easily be changed to another image.
Patent GB-2530614-A (GB)
Title: Latest tuck-me-in- bedding adaptations
Inventor: MCKENZIE MARTIN ANTHONY
IPC: A47G9/02
Filed: 2015-07-15
Abstract: One or more top sheets A may be joined to one or more bottom sheets B via a peripheral elasticated edging strip C, which may be insulated. The strip allows relative movement between sheets A and B providing expansion between the sheets. A releasable fastening which may be a double handed zip D may be located between the sheets and/or the edging strip. The fastening means may extend all or partially around the perimeter of the sheets. The bottom sheet may extend below the mattress and may be tucked under the mattress with an elasticated edging portion to secure it in place. A duvet may be integrated into the top sheet and an electrical heating means may be integrated into the lower sheet. The device is intended to reduce the effects of draughts or cold air on the occupants of the bed.
Patent GB-2530158-A (GB)
Title: Weed control
Inventor: SWAN DAVID
IPC: A01M21/04
Filed: 2015-07-17
Abstract: An apparatus 10 comprises a water storage tank 14, a heater 16, a pump 38, an injector 40 that introduces a foaming agent to the water and an outlet duct 70 to convey heated water to a plurality of lances 24 through hoses 22. The heater is arranged to heat the water in at least two successive stages 66, 67, at least the second stage of the heater being activated in pulses, the frequency and/or duration of the pulses being adjustable to control the resultant temperature. Upstream of each hose is a diversion valve 85 connecting to a water return circuit 54 leading back to the water storage tank; and the water return circuit includes a heat exchanger 55, 56. The apparatus may further comprise a control valve 72 that is responsive to water temperature such that only water of a sufficient temperature is supplied to the hoses
Patent GB-2525359-A (GB)
Title: Anti-rotation nozzle sector and method for manufacturing such a sector
Inventor: PRESTEL SÃ BASTIEN
IPC: F01D25/24
Filed: 2014-02-19
Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft turbomachine nozzle sector, comprising an attachment member (64) having a projection (70, 70a, 70b) extending radially towards the outside of the sector, a recess (72) provided through at least one portion of the distal end of the projection (70, 70a, 70b), the recess (72) being configured to receive a shoulder member (74) forming an abutment for a surface of an adjacent sector (26).
Patent GB-2548912-A (GB)
Title: Swimming goggle cushion pad
Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
IPC: A63B33/00
Filed: 2016-04-01
Abstract: A swimming goggle cushion pad is connected to a frame of swimming goggles and comprises a face contact portion 20, a lens frame 30 with a circumferential fitting groove (32, figure 3) arranged between an inner and outer peripheral face (301, 302) to hold a lens therein, and characterised in that the sides bend inward along their outer periphery 101. The thickness of the cushion pad may become thinner as it extends from the lens frame portion to the face contact portion. The cushion pad may have a greater depth from the lens frame to the face contact portion on its upper half which makes contact with the wearers eyebrow than on the lower half which makes contact with the wearers zygomatic bone. There may be reinforcing ribs 102 extending from the lens frame to the face contact portion. Also disclosed is the same swimming goggle cushion pad integrally formed with a frame of swimming goggles.
Patent GB-2551818-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for recovering energy
Inventor: PAUL DOWMAN-TUCKER
IPC: F02G5/04
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: A system for recovering waste energy from a reciprocating engine 200 comprises two Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC). One ORC extracts heat from exhaust gas using a heat exchanger 500, and includes a turbine 800 driving a shared generator 900. The second ORC has a heat exchanger 1100 to extract heat from the engine cooling water, and includes a second turbine 1500 which also drives the generator 900. By sharing the generator, the equipment cost is reduced. Heat exchanger hardware may also be shared between the cycles.
Patent GB-2540054-A (GB)
Title: Antimicrobial compositions
Inventor: THOMAS PATTON
IPC: A01N63/50
Filed: 2014-04-30
Abstract: Compositions for generating antimicrobial activity comprising a purified enzyme that is able to convert a substrate to release hydrogen peroxide, and a sugar substance that includes a substrate for the enzyme. The compositions do not include sufficient free water to allow the enzyme to convert the substrate. The sugar substance is an unrefined natural sugar substance and the enzyme is an oxidoreductase enzyme. The exemplified sugar substance is pasteurized honey and the exemplified enzyme is glucose oxidase. Use of the compositions to treat microbial infections and wounds is described, as well as methods for their production. The treatment of acne, chaffed lips, infected eczema, fungal nail infections, pressure sores, infected ulcers, Caesarian wounds, infections at line entry points, such as catheters, as well as general wound treatment.
Patent GB-2557610-A (GB)
Title: Membrane cleaning method and apparatus
Inventor: BORIS LIBERMAN
IPC: C02F1/44
Filed: 2016-12-12
Abstract: A method and system for cleaning a semi-permeable membrane (3) in a pressure vessel (2) preferably of a desalination plant. The membrane having a feed side (FS) and an opposite permeate side (PS) and extending between a front end and a rear end of the vessel. The vessel has a front end feed port (12) and a rear-end brine port (14) in communication with the feed side of the membrane. At least one permeate port (16, 17) is in communication with the permeate side of the membrane. In a normal separation process through the membrane feed water passes from the feed side to the permeate side to provide residual brine water (BS) from the rear-end brine port and a permeate water from the permeate port. In a cleaning process a washing water is delivered from an external source to the permeate side under higher pressure than the permeate pressure during the normal separation process. The higher permeate pressure causing a change in a net driving differential pressure across the membrane to cause a change in the direction of flow across the membrane from the permeate side thereby separating foulant from the membrane and withdrawing water (solution) together with the foulant from the feed side of the membrane to the brine port. The change in direction of flow of the permeate water back through the membrane is at least partially effected internally of the pressure vessel preferably by at least one selectively operable internal valve (50, 60).
Patent GB-2553168-A (GB)
Title: Communication device, communication system and communicaton method
Inventor: YOSHIMICHI TANIZAWA
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2017-02-20
Abstract: A communication device includes a storage 11a, a receiver, a storage controller 15a, an allocator 12a, and an encryption processor. The storage has a predetermined number of storage areas P1-P100 capable of storing one or more shared keys shared with a destination device. The receiver is configured to receive a shared key, such as through Quantum Key Distribution, QKD. The storage controller is configured to store the received shared key in any of the storage areas every time the shared key is received e.g. due to key update. The allocator is configured to allocate the storage areas to communication channels CH1, CH2, used for communicating encrypted data between the communication device and the communication destination device, based on a ratio predetermined for each communication channel. The encryption processor is configured to, according to a cryptosystem determined for the each communication channel, encrypt data and decrypt the encrypted data by using the shared key acquired from the storage area allocated to each communication channel. In use there is only one channel allocated per storage area but there may be more than one storage area allocated to each channel. A user interface 16a may be used to specify the storage area ratio.
Patent GB-2547117-A (GB)
Title: Method for compensation for amolded IR drop
Inventor: TAIJIUN HWANG
IPC: G09G3/3291
Filed: 2015-02-06
Abstract: A method for compensation for AMOLED IR drop comprises: step 1, starting from a COF end of an AMOLED, a luminance value L of each column of light emitting units of a panel is measured; step 2, a curve of luminance change of the columns of light emitting units caused by IR Drop is drawn; step 3, a voltage value, which needs be compensated between every two adjacent columns of light emitting units, is calculated from a difference value of luminance between every two adjacent columns of light emitting units on the basis of a scaling conversion relationship between luminance difference ΔL and voltage difference ΔV, i.e. ΔV=α·ΔL; and step 4, when a time schedule controller sends a data voltage signal and a picture is displayed, the data voltages of the first column of light emitting units are not compensated, a first compensation value ΔV1 is added to the data voltages of the second column of light emitting units, the sum (ΔV1+ΔV2) of the first compensation value and a second compensation value is added to the data voltages of the third column of light emitting units, and by analogy, compensation for the data voltages of the last column of light emitting units is realized. The method can solve the problem that luminance mura occurs due to IR Drop in large-size AMOLED display devices.
Patent GB-2548732-A (GB)
Title: LTPS TFT pixel unit and manufacturing method therefor
Inventor: ZUYOU YANG
IPC: H01L29/786
Filed: 2015-01-28
Abstract: An LTPS TFT pixel unit and a manufacturing method therefor. The method comprises the steps of: providing a substrate (11), and forming a buffer layer (12) on the substrate (11); and forming a semiconductor pattern layer (13) and a first insulation layer (142) on the buffer layer (12), wherein the semiconductor pattern layer (13) and the first insulation layer (142) are arranged on the same layer, and the semiconductor pattern layer (13) has the same height as that of the first insulation layer (142). In this way, the lateral effect of an LTPS TFT pixel unit can be reduced, and the electrical property thereof can be improved.
Patent GB-2550703-A (GB)
Title: Crosslinked polymer compositons with two crosslinkers for use in subterranean formation operations
Inventor: WEIBIN ZHA
IPC: C09K8/88
Filed: 2015-02-23
Abstract: A crosslinked polymer comprising reactants of a first repeating unit, a second repeating unit, a first crosslinker, and a second crosslinker that react to form the crosslinked polymer, wherein the first repeating unit is a sulfonic acid-containing monomer present from 50% to 99% by weight of the reactants, wherein the second repeating unit is selected from the group consisting of an N-vinyl amide-containing monomer, a terminal double bond-containing monomer, and any combination thereof, and is present from 1% to 50% by weight of the reactants, wherein the first crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds, wherein the second crosslinker comprises at least two olefinic bonds, and wherein the first and second crosslinkers combined are present in the range of about 0.01% to about 25% by weight of the reactants.
Patent GB-2567850-A (GB)
Title: Determining operating state from complex sensor data
Inventor: TIMOTHY WONG
IPC: G07C3/00
Filed: 2017-10-26
Abstract: A method of detecting an operating state of a process, system or machine based on sensor signals from a plurality of sensors comprises receiving sensor data based on sensor signals from the plurality of sensors and providing the sensor data as input to a neural network. The neural network comprises an encoder sub-network arranged to receive the sensor data as input 1022 and to generate a context vector 1030 based on the sensor data and a decoder sub-network arranged to receive the context vector as input and to regenerate sensor data 1034 corresponding to at least a subset of the sensors based on the context vector. The method comprises comparing the context vector to context vector classifications, determining an operating state based on the comparison, and outputting a notification indicating the determined operating state. The context vector provides a summary of the operating state at a given time. The input sensor data may relate to a time window. The neural network may be a sequence-to-sequence model such as a sequence-to-sequence autoencoder using recurrent neurons such as long short-term memory (LSTM) nodes. The context vector can be classified based on a clustering process learned during training of the neural network.
Patent GB-2570125-A (GB)
Title: Graphene production method
Inventor: SIMON THOMAS
IPC: H01L21/02
Filed: 2018-01-11
Abstract: A method of producing a metal-coated graphene layer on a substrate, comprising; i) providing a substrate having Si-OH and/or Si-H moieties on a surface thereof; ii) providing a carbon-containing reagent (which may be an olefin or a halo-silane comprising one or more carbon groups); iii) contacting the carbon-containing reagent with the surface of the substrate to form a carbon-containing coating attached to the Si-OH and/or Si-H moieties on the surface; iv) depositing one or more metals (which may be Cu, Co, Au or Pt) onto the coated surface to form a metal layer on the coated surface and v) heating the substrate under an inert atmosphere to thereby decompose the carbon-containing coating to form a metal-coated graphene layer on the substrate. The substrate may be pre-activated to introduce the Si-OH and/or Si-H moieties on the surface with an acid and/or peroxide. The step of depositing the metals may comprise the use of an electron-beam, physical vapour deposition (PVD), magnetron or sputtering. The method may further comprise etching the metal-coating of the metal-coated graphene layer.
Patent GB-2556740-A (GB)
Title: Soft-partitioning of a register file cache
Inventor: ANAND KHOT
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2013-11-29
Abstract: A method 200 of using register renaming to dynamically allocate a resource, in addition to physical registers, between threads in a multi-threaded out-of-order processor comprises: receiving 202 an instruction for register renaming, identifying an associated thread and an architectural register; allocating 204 an available physical register to the architectural register based on a register number modulo the number of threads (e.g. 204e), where each physical register is mapped to one or more storage locations in the dynamically allocated resource; and storing 206 details of the register allocation. A module (136, 144 in Figure 1) in such a processor comprises hardware logic arranged to perform the allocation step described above. The resource may be a register file cache, a re-order buffer, or a reservation station. The invention may facilitate soft partitioning of a register file cache.
Patent GB-2572420-A (GB)
Title: Spatial sound rendering
Inventor: ANTTI ERONEN
IPC: H04R3/00
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: An apparatus for spatial audio signal rendering configured to: synthesize 111 an output audio signal 112 from a received audio signal 110, directional parameters 106 108 and a parameter 104 which controls ambiance (diffuse) energy distribution of the output audio signal; the received audio signal based on a spatial audio signal. The ambience energy distribution parameter can describe the location and size of spatial sectors where the ambience energy is largest. It is used, in addition to the directional parameters of existing techniques such as DirAC, as an input to a decoding (synthesis) stage to allow for the manipulation of the diffuse part (stream) of a synthesized audio signal. The apparatus can also comprise a means 101 of determining a received audio signal 110 from a spatial audio signal 100 and a means 103 107 of determining metadata 104 106 108 associated with the received audio signal, the received audio signal and the spatial metadata in this case being stored or transmitted 109 but not synthesized.
Patent GB-2572963-A (GB)
Title: Retainer for a parking distance sensor
Inventor: MARK ROBERT WILLIAMS
IPC: B60R19/48
Filed: 2018-04-17
Abstract: A holder for a parking distance sensor (2, fig 1) in a vehicle bumper or trim 3 has resiliently deformable tongues 8 that splay to allow the sensor to be snap-fitted into the holder between the tongues, with a retainer 15 for attachment to the holder after insertion of the sensor to restrict splaying of the tongues. In embodiments the retainer can be a cap, sleeve, ring, or U-shaped clip, itself snap-fitted into the holder; and tethered to the holder by an integrally moulded hinged arm (30, fig 7). Projections 18 of the retainer locate in apertures 10 in the tongues. The retainer can reduce the sensor being incorrectly fitted or dislodged.
Patent GB-2573338-A (GB)
Title: Device
Inventor: KIRAN KAMTEKAR
IPC: H01L51/50
Filed: 2018-05-04
Abstract: A fluorescent organic infrared light-emitting device comprising an anode, a cathode and a light-emitting layer between the anode and cathode wherein the light-emitting layer comprises polymer comprising a repeat unit of formula (I): wherein: R1 in each occurrence is independently a substituent; R2 and R3 in each occurrence is independently H or a substituent; and X in each occurrence is independently O or S. The polymer may be a copolymer comprising the repeat unit of formula (I) and one or more co-repeat units. The polymer may be used in the light-emitting layer in combination with a host material. Also shown is a method of forming an organic light emitting device and a composition comprising the polymer and a host material.
Patent GB-2567028-A (GB)
Title: 3D object composition as part of a 2D digital image through use of a visual guide
Inventor: QINGNAN ZHOU
IPC: G06T19/20
Filed: 2018-05-23
Abstract: Techniques and systems are described in which a visual guide is employed as part of an image processing system to aid composition of a 3D object as part of a digital image. In one example, the image processing system receives inputs that specify an orientation of a plane in the user interface. In response, the image processing system outputs the visual guide in the user interface as corresponding to the plane. The image processing system then orients a 3D object based on the plane defined by the visual guide, to which, rendering techniques are then applied such as physics-based rendering and image-based lighting.
Patent GB-2576192-A (GB)
Title: Product wrapping machine
Inventor: DAVID ALAN FRANCIS MANN
IPC: B65G37/00
Filed: 2018-08-08
Abstract: A conveyor 1 has an endless driven surface and another surface not parallel to the first where each surface is inclined at at least 20° from the horizontal. Ideally the lowest edges of the conveyors are adjacent so that they form a V shaped longitudinal channel. They feed a wrapping station 12 which can have a base coplanar with to the endless driven surface and upstanding side walls. Ideally the other surface is also an endless belt, and the belts are both angled at at least 30° from the horizontal and 90° from each other. The belts can move collations of products 9 along a straight horizontal path. There could be supply conveyors 5, 6 parallel to the belts, a robotic arm associated with each supply conveyor to transfer items from the supply conveyor and collate them with other products 9 on the belts.
Patent GB-2562670-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods to allocate unmanned aircraft systems
Inventor: Donald High
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2017-02-08
Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to allocate unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Some embodiments, provide UAS allocation systems, comprising: a UAS database that stores for each registered UAS an identifier and corresponding operational capabilities; an allocation control circuit configured to: obtain a first set of multiple task parameters specified by a first customer and corresponding to a requested first predefined task that the customer is requesting a UAS be allocated to perform; identify, from the UAS database, a first U AS having operational capabilities to perform the first set of task parameters while implementing the first task; and cause an allocation notification to be communicated to a first UAS provider, of the multiple UAS providers, associated with the first UAS requesting the first UAS provider to allocate the identified first UAS to implement the first task.