baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2478000-A (GB)
Title: OFDM signal quantization by optimizing an objective function using a search algorithm
Inventor: SHI WEI
IPC: H03M1/12
Filed: 2010-02-23
Abstract: The quantization method uses an objective function which is defined as a function of the quantization error of the QFDM signal in frequency summed over data subcarriers. A search algorithm is used to optimize the objective function and the solution found is quantized by rounding. The quantized value of the objective function may then be fed back into the objective function to compute a value of that function and if the value is less than the value computed in a previous iteration, the method is repeated using the quantized value of the solution as the new starting point for the search algorithm. However if the value is not less than the computed value in the previous iteration, the new solution is discarded and the quantized value of the solution from the previous iteration is output.
Patent GB-2467093-A (GB)
Title: Methods for repairing barrier coatings
Inventor: BOUTWELL BRETT ALLEN
IPC: C23C26/00
Filed: 2008-10-30
Abstract: Methods for repairing barrier coatings involving providing a component having a barrier coating including at least one damaged portion, removing the damaged portion of the barrier coating leaving a void, applying a replacement tape cast barrier coating to the void of the component, and sintering the component having the replacement tape cast barrier coating layer.
Patent GB-2482906-A (GB)
Title: Spider catcher
Inventor: DANCE MICHAEL
IPC: A01M3/00
Filed: 2010-08-20
Abstract: A device for containing and removing spiders, insects and other small creatures, comprises a containment chamber 101 of a size sufficient to house a spider or other small creature, a slidably removable base 102 for the containment chamber characterised by a series of foam strips 203 on its underside and an elongated handle 103 extending from the roof of the containment chamber. The foam on the underside of the base is adapted to compress when placed on an uneven surface, forming an even surface for the base and ensuring there are no gaps through which the creature may escape before containment.
Patent GB-2485141-A (GB)
Title: A goal post assembly which can collapse into a housing to be flush with the ground
Inventor: FOUNTAIN DAVID ROBERT
IPC: A63B63/00
Filed: 2010-10-27
Abstract: A goal post assembly comprising a housing 20 adapted for installation in the ground and having a lid 45-47 which can be opened or closed, a goal post 11, 12 and 15 connected to the housing 20 and pivotally movable between a storage position within the housing 20 and an erected position and locking means to secure the lid 45-47 in the closed position wherein when the housing 20 is installed in the ground and the lid 45-47 is in a the closed position the lid 45-47 is flush with the ground surface. There may be a sliding collar 39 to hold the goal post in an upright position. The lid 45-47 may have an opening 50 to allow the goal posts to extend through it when they are erected and it is in a closed position and a cap may be provided to cover this opening 50. The lid 45-47 may have an artificial grass covering to conceal it.
Patent GB-2485211-A (GB)
Title: Cooling and recovering heat energy from electrical power cables
Inventor: MURPHY CRAIG
IPC: H01B7/42
Filed: 2010-11-05
Abstract: An apparatus 100 and method for cooling and recovering heat energy from electrical power cables 104 (e.g. subterranean high-tension power cables) which makes use of heat energy that would otherwise be wasted. The apparatus 100 comprises: a first conduit 102 (e.g. pipe) in thermal contact with at least one electrical power cable 104; a heat transfer device 106 (e.g. non-reversible heat pump) coupled to the first conduit 102; a fluid circulating means 112 (e.g. pump); and a heating circuit 114 coupled to the heat transfer device 106 for interfacing with an external heating system 126, such as those typically installed in domestic or commercial premises 128. In use, the circulating means 112 circulates a fluid (e.g. coolant) through the first conduit 102 to enable the heat transfer device 106 to recover at least a portion of the heat energy of the cable 104 from the heated fluid for subsequent reuse by an external heating system 126 via the heating circuit 114. The first conduit 102 may be helically wrapped around the electrical power cable 104. The heating circuit 114 may include a heat exchange mechanism and a pump 120, wherein the heat exchange mechanism interfaces with the external heating system 126 to transfer the recovered heat to that system.
Patent GB-2487043-A (GB)
Title: Determining touch or hover behaviour of an object interacting with a touch screen, using constant thickness light beams
Inventor: LSTAD TORMOD NJA
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 2010-12-14
Abstract: The position and/or orientation of an object 25, located in an interaction volume 7 which is delimited by an interaction surface â   such as a touch screen or interactive whiteboard 16 â   and by a height above that surface, is determined by generating one or more light beams 5, 26 of substantially constant thickness parallel to the interaction surface, with a camera 1 arranged to monitor the interaction volume and determine when one or more of the light beams are interrupted by the object. This allows determination of touch or hover behaviour, as well as accurate position information. The light beams are formed by one or more light sources, focused to form the required beam in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the surface, and reflected to provide the desired parallel orientation. The reflection may be achieved by means of a conical mirror adapted to tilt the focused beam in the required direction.
Patent GB-2477603-A (GB)
Title: CICAM digital broadcast receiver with TS signal frequency conversion
Inventor: MORIIE YOSHIHIRO
IPC: H04N5/00
Filed: 2011-01-07
Abstract: An apparatus and method comprising receiving a digital TV broadcast and outputting a transport stream (TS) signal, decrypting the TS signal when a conditional access module (CAM) is inserted in a common interface (CI) unit, decoding the TS signal, and converting the TS signal input to the CI unit so that the TS signal has a frequency equal to or higher than the highest frequency among the frequencies of the TS signals corresponding to the bit rate received from the digital broadcast. A buffer may save the received TS signal and append data to it at a frequency equal to or higher than the highest frequency. DVB-T2 broadcasting can output TS signals at higher frequencies (approx 5.1MHz) than DVB-T (approx 2-3MHz) which can cause data dropouts in the CICAM TS signal (which may be fixed at 5MHz) when changing channel and prevent microprocessor decoding. This configuration allows a CICAM to output a TS signal at a variable frequency or a fixed frequency free from data dropouts.
Patent GB-2477432-A (GB)
Title: Roller compactor integrated to a wheel track machine for laboratory tests on bituminous mixes
Inventor: MAMBRINI MARIO
IPC: B28B3/00
Filed: 2011-02-01
Abstract: The apparatus is adapted to produce mixes of bitumen for road paving and then to test the bitumen for deforming effects generated by tyres rolling on a road. A mould containing the mix is closed by a slab C which is pressed onto the mix by discs A acting on the extensions B of the slab C. After forming the sample G the slab C is removed and a central wheel F is lowered to engage the surface of the sample.
Patent GB-2488593-A (GB)
Title: Turbocharger actuator control
Inventor: CARTER JEFFREY
IPC: F01D17/00
Filed: 2011-03-04
Abstract: A turbocharger assembly comprises a turbocharger and one or more actuators for controlling a flow of fluid in, around, or associated with the operation of the turbocharger. Control electronics 46 are used in controlling actuation of the one or more actuators, and boost electronics 44 are configured to receive an input voltage and to provide a boosted output voltage to the control electronics 46. Each actuator may have its own dedicated control and boost electronics, which may be located on the same circuit board in the same housing. The actuator(s) may control a wastegate and/or a variable geometry turbine inlet.
Patent GB-2479098-A (GB)
Title: A surgical table having overload detection means
Inventor: DALEY MICHAEL WILLIAM
IPC: A61G13/04
Filed: 2009-12-16
Abstract: A surgical table for supporting a patient, the surgical table including: a base assembly (3); a table top (1) for supporting a patient thereon, the table top (1) being moveable with respect to the base assembly (3); at least one actuator (13) for controlling the position of the table top (1) with respect to the base assembly (3); and an overload detection means for detecting when the surgical table is overloaded, the overload detection means including a sensor (25) for sensing a parameter of the surgical table such as hydraulic fluid pressure in the actuator (13), wherein the overload detection means emits a signal if the parameter sensed exceeds a predeterinined value, due to the weight and/or position of the patient on the table top (1).
Patent GB-2483780-A (GB)
Title: Simple transformer design with a plurality of input lines
Inventor: NAM JOONG JIN
IPC: H01F5/00
Filed: 2011-09-14
Abstract: A transformer 200 comprises first and second substrates 210 which are laminated and include a plurality of input conductive lines 111, 112 disposed on and along the circumference of the first substrate. An output conductive line 120 is also disposed, in a coplanar manner, on the first substrate to provide electromagnetic coupling between at least one of the input conductive lines 111, 112 with the output conductive line 120. A conductive bridge arrangement 220 involving conductive via holes V1 in the first substrate, at a conductive input and output line intersection, and a conductive line, formed on the second substrate, which interconnects the via holes. The conductive bridge arrangements 220, 230, 240 may be arranged in a plurality of overlapping areas such that only two conductive lines are overlapped in each overlapped area. The transformer 200 may provide a simple transformer design with a plurality of input lines which is easy, quick and cheap to produce. The transformer may be used in conjunction with power amplifier arrangements used in mobile communication devices.
Patent GB-2488048-A (GB)
Title: A diagnosis unit for an electronic camera comprising first and second light sources
Inventor: CIESLINSKI MICHAEL
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2010-10-12
Abstract: A diagnosis unit 10 for an electronic (digital) camera comprises a housing 12 and a coupling device 16 for coupling the diagnosis unit to an objective connection 18 of a camera or to a camera objective, wherein the coupling device surrounds the light exit opening 14 of the housing. The diagnosis unit further comprises at least one first light source and one second light source 32 (such as LEDs) arranged in the housing for outputting a diagnosis illumination through the light exit opening, and an interface 24 for electrically connecting the diagnosis unit to the camera. The at least one first light source and one second light source are arranged and are controllable in the housing such that the diagnosis illumination can be generated using at least one first and one second aperture. Separate tubular diaphragms 34, 36 may surround the first and second light sources. The diagnosis unit may form part of a camera system in which the camera under test is configured to control the diagnosis unit
Patent GB-2504489-A (GB)
Title: A medication container having a removable information tab
Inventor: GRAY MARK JOHNATHAN
IPC: A61J1/03
Filed: 2012-07-30
Abstract: A multi-compartment container 1 for the storage and dispensing of medication 3 has at least two cavities 4 for containing the medication 3, each cavity 4 comprising a base, a sidewall and an opening. The container also has a lid 6 having a main portion and a tab portion 8, the main portion being joined to the tray to cover and seal all of the openings and the tab portion 8 of the lid 6 extending beyond a perimeter of the tray and being movable relative to the main portion such that the tab portion is movable from a first position substantially parallel to the main portion to a second position at an angle to the main portion. The tab portion 8 includes a display surface on which information is printed and the display surface faces in a direction away from the tray 1 when the tab 8 portion is in the second position, and wherein at least a part of each cavity 4 is deformable such that, in use, each cavity 4 can be deformed to urge the medication 3 contained within the cavity 4 through a part of the main portion of the lid 6 covering the opening to dispense the medication 3. A method of making the container is also claimed and the tab may be removable.
Patent GB-2505875-A (GB)
Title: Dual and triple axis inertial sensors and methods of inertial sensing
Inventor: THIRUVENKATANATHAN PRADYUMNA
IPC: G01P15/08
Filed: 2012-09-04
Abstract: An inertial sensor comprising: a frame 20; a proof mass 10 suspended from the frame; a pair of first resonant elements 22 electrically coupled to the proof mass, or to an intermediate component (microlevers) 24 mechanically coupled to the proof mass, each first resonant element coupled to an opposite side of the proof mass to the other, the first resonant elements being substantially identical to one another and having substantially identical electrostatic coupling with the proof mass when the sensor is not accelerating. The first resonant elements and proof mass lie substantially in a plane, and wherein movement of the proof mass relative to the first resonant elements orthogonal to the plane alters the electrostatic coupling between the proof mass and the first resonant elements. Provided are drive means (electrode) 30 coupled to the first resonant elements for vibrating each of the first resonant elements; and a sensor (sense electrode) assembly 32 for detecting a shift in the resonant frequency of each of the first resonant elements; and processing means for summing the shifts of each of the first resonant elements to provide a measure of acceleration of the proof mass parallel to a first axis, the first axis being orthogonal to the plane.
Patent GB-2495808-A (GB)
Title: Processing multidimensional queries
Inventor: ZOU YU
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2012-09-19
Abstract: A method, system and computer program for processing a multidimensional query comprises, for each multidimensional (MDX) expression in a multidimensional query, evaluating the multidimensional expression to generate a condensed representation, which does not store data replicated due to degeneration, the representation including an evaluation context, a degeneration status, and a representation value 208. The degeneration status represents hierarchies in which a result of the evaluation of the multidimensional expression is the same for all cells that differ only in member selections on the hierarchies. An MDX expression may be evaluated for a collection of cells in a multidimensional cube, such as an OLAP database.
Patent GB-2491775-A (GB)
Title: Pulsatile drug release
Inventor: MULLEN ALEXANDER
IPC: A61K9/22
Filed: 2011-03-04
Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention is concerned with a treatment where it is desired that an active agent is designed to be released in a pulse at a time point some time after administration of the active agent. The present invention is particularly suited to administering an agent which may be released whilst a subject is sleeping. As well as treating certain conditions by a particular regime, the invention also provides novel formulations for a delayed, followed by a pulsed release of drug.
Patent GB-2507106-A (GB)
Title: Directional sound apparatus for providing personalised audio data to different users
Inventor: HOPKINS HUW
IPC: H04N21/235
Filed: 2012-10-19
Abstract: A directional sound system (1110) comprises a receiver (1245) to receive audio data associated with a video stream and to receive, over a network, ancillary audio data containing supplemental audio data associated with the video stream. The supplemental audio data may be an audio descriptor for users with impaired sight, or it may be dialogue in a different language. The system also includes a storage device to store a plurality of profiles, each profile being associated with a different user of the sound system and defining the audio to be provided to the user. Furthermore, a user location device defines a first positional location of a first user 1120 having a stored profile, preferably by detecting the users face 1720 using a camera (1110) and correlating it with a facial image stored in the users profile. An audio controller controls the audio output to a plurality of speakers (1115A-1115E) to simultaneously provide the audio data and the supplemental audio data to the first user at the first positional location while providing the audio data to a second user 1710 located at a second, different, positional location.
Patent GB-2494603-A (GB)
Title: Electromechanical switch device and method of operating the same
Inventor: DESPONT MICHEL
IPC: H01H1/00
Filed: 2011-06-08
Abstract: The invention relates to an electromechanical switch device (100, 200), comprising a first switch portion (111, 112, 211, 212), a second switch portion (121, 122, 220) and an actuator device (130, 230). The actuator device (130, 230) is configured to provide an actuation force, thereby actuating the first and second switch portion (111, 112, 121, 122, 211, 212, 220) relative to each other in order to change from a disconnected to a connected state. The actuator device (130, 230) is further configured to provide the actuation force with a modulation at least when the first and second switch portion (111, 112, 121, 122, 211, 212, 220) are in the connected state. The invention furthermore relates to a method of operating an electromechanical switch device (100, 200).
Patent GB-2515534-A (GB)
Title: A boat hull with a pivotally mounted hydrodynamic appendage
Inventor: ORR ANTHONY HUGH
IPC: B63B39/06
Filed: 2013-06-26
Abstract: A boat hull has vertical port and starboard side walls and a bottom having a flat mid-section (11, Fig 6A) and an angled stern section that reduces in draft towards the stern of the boat. The hull has a hydrodynamic appendage comprising a first flat rectangular plate 5 hingedly attached to the hull at the transition between the mid-section and stern section and extending towards the stern. The first plate has upwardly extending side walls 2 and an upwardly directed second rectangular flat plate 4 arranged along a fore/aft axis of the first plate midway between the side walls to a height in excess of the said side walls. The second plate locates within an open slot casing 12 that extends within the boat hull. Means are provided to raise and lower the hydrodynamic appendage, to pivotally move the first plate towards and away from the stern section to enhance the hydrodynamic performance of the hull. More than one hydrodynamic appendage may be provided on a boat hull.
Patent GB-2501420-A (GB)
Title: Switching to alternative communication channels to enhance reliability in shared bands
Inventor: KOSKELA TIMO
IPC: H04L5/00
Filed: 2011-04-14
Abstract: Channel reliability for mobile communications deployed on shared bands (e.g. TV white space) is enhanced by switching to alternative channels in the event that a current channel becomes unusable. A list of channels useable for communication is maintained and if a currently used channel becomes unusable, for example due to interference, a switch to one of the channels in the list is prompted. The list is constructed at a network node S10 and includes channel bandwidths and centre frequencies (fig. 3), wherein at least one of the bandwidth and centre frequency are configured by the node. At least one entry on the list comprises a code indicative of a relationship between a centre frequency of a channel on the list and a centre frequency of another channel (e.g. TV channel). The channel list may be updated and distributed to communication terminals.
Patent GB-2518655-A (GB)
Title: Fluid cooling system
Inventor: HUTCHINS WILLIAM
IPC: F01P11/04
Filed: 2013-09-27
Abstract: A fluid cooling system 101 for an engine (e.g. an internal combustion engine) comprises first and second cooling jackets 106, 108 and a junction 105. The junction comprises a primary duct 102 which conveys fluid into the junction, and secondary and tertiary ducts 103, which are each in fluid communication with the primary duct, and which each convey fluid out of the junction. The secondary duct is at a substantially oblique angle to the primary duct such that fluid travelling between the two undergoes a change in direction of less than ninety degrees. The tertiary duct is at a substantially acute angle to the primary duct such that fluid travelling between the two undergoes a change in direction of greater than ninety degrees. The first cooling jacket may cool a piston cylinder head of the engine, and the second cooling jacket may cool a piston cylinder of the engine.
Patent GB-2508089-A (GB)
Title: Underpants with a breathable thermoplastic waterproof layer
Inventor: KNIGHT CAROL
IPC: A41B9/04
Filed: 2013-10-01
Abstract: Underpants 1 comprise a central section 2 and two side sections 4, 4', a waistband 8 defining a waist opening and a pair of leg openings 10, 10'. The central section 2 comprises an inner layer (16, figure 3), an outer layer (14, figure 3) and a middle layer (30, figure 3). The middle layer is a breathable thermoplastic waterproof layer which is configured to mitigate transfer of fluid from the inner layer to the outer layer.
Patent GB-2525140-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid Harness
Inventor: BATEMAN PAUL
IPC: F41H1/02
Filed: 2013-10-03
Abstract: A military garment comprises a rear panel module 4 adapted for wearing against a users back, a front module comprising first and second shoulder straps 2a, 2b adapted for passing over respective shoulders of the user in use, each shoulder strap 2a, 2b being releasably connected to the rear panel 4 at a top end thereof, and first and second waist strap modules for extending around respective sides of a users waist in use, each waist strap being releasably connected at a first end thereof to the rear panel. The garment further comprises a cutaway (i.e. quick release) mechanism comprising a pull handle 7, a flexible shoulder line 30s1, 30s2 having a fixed end connected to the pull handle 7 and a free end, and a waistband line 30w having a fixed end connected to the pull handle 7 and a free end. The arrangement is such that when the cutaway mechanism is primed, the shoulder line 30s1, 30s2 connects at least one shoulder strap 2a, 2b to the rear panel 4 and the waistband line 30w connects the first and second waist straps.
Patent GB-2507198-A (GB)
Title: Pneumatic tyre
Inventor: UEYOKO KIYOSHI
IPC: B60C9/18
Filed: 2012-06-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a pneumatic tyre having a carcass and a belt reinforcing structure. The belt reinforcing structure comprises a first belt layer having cords arranged at an angle of 10 degrees or less with respect to the centerplane of the tyre, and a zigzag belt reinforcing structure located radially outward of the first belt layer. The zigzag belt reinforcing structure forms two layers of cords, the cords being inclined at 5 to 30 degrees relative to the centerplane of the tyre extending in alternation to turnaround points at each lateral edge. The first belt layer is wider than the zigzag belt reinforcing structure. The ratio of the width between the wheel flange WBF to the belt width BW, WBF/BW, is in the range of from 0.84 to 1.0.