baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2564018-A (GB)
Title: Method of optimising spectral data
Inventor: RICHARD BARRINGTON MOULDS
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2015-04-01
Abstract: A method and apparatus for mass spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry are disclosed. The method comprises: providing a plurality of species of ions; analysing the ions during a plurality of sequential acquisition periods so as to obtain spectral data relating to the ions; varying the value of an operational parameter of the spectrometer (e.g. varying collision energy) such that it has different values during the different acquisition periods, wherein the spectral data obtained for a given ion varies depending on the value of the operational parameter; associating the spectral data obtained in each acquisition period with its respective operational parameter value(s); providing a database of analytes, wherein for each analyte the database includes spectral data obtained at a plurality of said operational parameter values, wherein the spectral data is associated with the operational parameter value(s) that it was obtained at; searching said database using said associated data; determining an analyte in the database that has spectral data at a plurality of operational parameter values which matches the associated data obtained at substantially the same operational parameter values.
Patent GB-2577157-A (GB)
Title: Method for providing VUI particular response and application thereof to intelligent sound box
Inventor: XUDONG LIU
IPC: G10L17/26
Filed: 2019-07-11
Abstract: A voice user interface receives 10 a voice instruction Cv and uses 30 physiological information to determine whether the voice instruction is abnormal. If so, then a search instruction Cs is generated and used (40,50,500), along with the voice instruction, to obtain feedback information (F1,F2) for output 60. F1 and F2 correspond to the voice and search instructions, respectively. A voice characteristic profile for a user may be created using stored 20 voice instructions, each of which may be labelled as abnormal if appropriate. Abnormality of a voice instruction may be determined by comparing its reference waveform with that of an archive. The feedback may be generated by a cloud server and may be output in voice (61) or displayed (63) form. In an embodiment a digital assistant or smart speaker responds to spoken queries and also responds to detected physiological abnormalities such as swollen vocal cords or other illnesses.
Patent GB-2572920-A (GB)
Title: Camera system including lens with magnification gradient
Inventor: LI-PING WANG
IPC: G02B13/06
Filed: 2017-10-20
Abstract: An apparatus including a first digital camera with an image sensor optically coupled to a first lens, the first lens having a first magnification and a second digital camera including an image sensor optically coupled to a second lens. The second lens has a magnification that is greater than the magnification of the first lens and the second lens is a non-rectilinear lens having a magnification gradient in which magnification is highest at the center of the second lens and lowest at the edges.
Patent GB-2587040-A (GB)
Title: Look ahead normaliser
Inventor: CASPER VAN BENTHEM
IPC: G06F7/499
Filed: 2020-02-28
Abstract: Apparatus comprising hardware logic arranged to normalise an n-bit input number is described. The hardware logic comprises at least a first hardware logic stage, an intermediate hardware logic stage and a final hardware logic stage. Each stage comprises a left shifting. logic element, the first and intermediate stages each also comprise a plurality of OR-reduction logic elements and the intermediate and final stages each also comprise one or more multiplexers. The OR-reduction logic elements operate on different subsets of bits from the number input to the particular stage. In the intermediate and final hardware logic stages, a first of the multiplexers selects an OR-reduction result received from a previous hardware logic stage and the left shifting logic element is arranged to perform left shifting on the updated binary number received from an immediately previous hardware logic stage dependent upon the selected OR-reduction result.
Patent GB-2581708-A (GB)
Title: Valve arrangement, system and method
Inventor: WILLIAM A HERED
IPC: F16K3/24
Filed: 2018-09-05
Abstract: A valve arrangement including a housing having a port, a closure member defining a bore, the bore being of a smaller flow area than an adjoining flow area to produce a lower pressure in flowing fluid therein than pressure in fluid flowing in the adjoining flow area, the closure member being disposed within the housing and movable between a closed position and an open position, a volume defined between the closure member and the housing, an opening in the closure member extending from the volume to the bore of the closure member to convey fluid pressure generated in the bore of the closure member to the volume thereby creating a lower pressure in the volume thereby biasing the closure member into a closed position.
Patent GB-2589663-A (GB)
Title: Automatic load balancing and performance leveling of virtual nodes running real-time control in process control system
Inventor: Mark John Nixon
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2020-06-05
Abstract: A system of an industrial process plant 15, comprising: a plurality of virtual nodes 30 disposed in a virtual environment 12 of the process plant 15, the plurality of virtual nodes 30 operating, during run-time of the process plant, to control an industrial process by publishing data to an I/O switch 25 and subscribing to data published by the I/O switch 25. The I/O switch 25 communicatively connects the plurality of virtual nodes 30 to a plurality of physical nodes 40 disposed in a physical environment 15 of the process plant, the plurality of physical nodes 40 including at least one field device, and the plurality of physical nodes 40 operating, during the run-time of the process plant, to control the industrial process by sending data to and receiving data from the plurality of virtual nodes 30 via the I/O switch 25; the plurality of virtual nodes 30 virtualizing at least one of: (i) one or more physical components that are deployable within the physical environment of the industrial process plant to control the industrial process, or (ii) one or more sub-components of the one or more physical components. Further aspects disclose balancing load or performance levels of the virtual nodes 30.
Patent GB-2584569-A (GB)
Title: Filtration assembly for use in aftertreatment systems for internal combustion engines
Inventor: JULIAN NICOLAS ALJOSCHA RAUPP
IPC: F01N3/24
Filed: 2018-02-15
Abstract: A filtration assembly structured to filter reductant includes an outer housing and an inner housing. The inner housing is positioned within the outer housing. The inner housing is structured to contain the reductant and operable between a first state in which the inner housing has a first volume and a second state in which the inner housing has a second volume that is larger than the first volume, the inner housing including an end face. The inner housing is separated from the outer housing by a gap when the inner housing is in the first state. A volume of the gap decreases as the inner housing transitions from the first state to the second state and increases as the inner housing transitions from the second state to the first state.
Patent GB-2600427-A (GB)
Title: Method for operating a vehicle, and vehicle
Inventor: THOMAS WINKLER
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2020-10-28
Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle 10 having a body 12 bounding at least one loading space 14, and at least one lid element 16 movable between a closed position and an open position, in which an electronic control 20 unit of the vehicle determines that a distance between the vehicle and a mobility device 22 separate from the vehicle is below a threshold, and upon determining that the distance is below the threshold, the electronic control unit controls at least one actuator 18 of the vehicle thereby effecting a movement of the lid element from the closed position to the open position. The vehicle may determine the distance between the vehicle and the mobility device is below the threshold through receiving a wireless signal 32 from the mobility device or a separate mobile device of the user 26. In another embodiment the vehicle may determine that the distance between the vehicle and the mobility device is below the threshold using an image taken by camera 34 of the vehicle surroundings 24. The image is subject to image processing to determine whether the whether the mobility device is arranged in the surroundings.
Patent GB-2600693-A (GB)
Title: Device for modifying direction of media travel
Inventor: JAMES R PRYDE
IPC: B65H15/00
Filed: 2020-11-02
Abstract: The present application relates to a redirection device for modifying a transportation direction of a cut-sheet medium. The device comprises a first guide 11, configured to receive the cut-sheet medium from a first direction A, to overturn the cut-sheet medium, and to eject the cut-sheet medium in a second direction B; and a second guide 22 configured to receive the cut-sheet medium from the second direction, to overturn the cut-sheet medium, and to eject the cut-sheet medium in a third direction D. The device further includes a first conveyance device 5 such as a conveyor belt configured to transport the cut-sheet medium to the first guide; and a second conveyance 27 device configured to transport the cut-sheet medium away from the second guide, wherein the first direction is not parallel to the third direction. The device may comprise a reconfiguration means that selectively determines if the sheets are directed to or bypass the guides.
Patent GB-2602784-A (GB)
Title: Laundry bag system
Inventor: PHILIP DAVID EDDERSHAW
IPC: D06F95/00
Filed: 2020-11-29
Abstract: The laundry bag system (100, Figure 1a) includes a first compartment 104 for containing garments, the first compartment having a first compartment internal space and a first compartment opening 108. A second compartment 106 for containing garments has a second compartment internal space and a second compartment opening 110. The second compartment is joined to the first compartment. The system is configured such that the first compartment and the second compartment can be arranged and retained in a first configuration to inhibit transfer of soiling between garments in the two compartments. The system is configured such that it can be arranged in a second configuration for washing garments contained in the second compartment. In the second configuration the two compartments may form a continuous compartment internal space. In the first configuration the two internal spaces may be separated by a fold or a releasable fastening. A wall of the second compartment may be an impermeable material to inhibit the transfer of soiling between garments. A wall of the two compartments may be a mesh material. The first compartment may comprise an identification means for identifying the washed garments and an associated user.
Patent GB-2602267-A (GB)
Title: Storage case for a portable device
Inventor: Nikian Naji Aghababaie
IPC: A61L2/08
Filed: 2020-12-18
Abstract: A storage case 100 is provided for a portable device 200, figure 1, the storage case comprising at least one docking bay and at least one light source 111, 112. The docking bay is shaped for holding at least a part of the portable device in a predetermined position. The light source is configured for emitting light in a violet portion of the visual spectrum, and arranged in such a way as to illuminate a specific portion of the portable device when the at least one part of the portable device is held in the predetermined position.
Patent GB-2602980-A (GB)
Title: A masonry support
Inventor: WILLIAM MAURICE BROWN
IPC: E04F13/08
Filed: 2021-01-21
Abstract: A masonry support assembly 10 having an anchor component 11 suitable for attachment to a supporting structure of a building, such as a cavity wall leaf of a floor slab, a masonry support component 12 adjustably mountable directly or indirectly to the anchor component 11, preferably an elongate plate 12 supported my multiple anchors for supporting masonry. The support 12 may be fixable relative to the anchor component(s) 11 at a plurality of positions such to accommodate for variations in cavity depths in a wall or inaccuracies in initial measurements, without requiring ad-hoc solutions such as shimming. An intermediate member 13 may be used to mount the support 12, to the anchors 11. Matching slots 21-23 in the intermediate member and 15-18 in the anchors may be aligned and loosely receive bolts, allowing slidably adjustment prior to tightening of a nut on the bolt to fix the position. Threaded projection 37 of the intermediate member may be slidably received in slots 38 in the plate 12 for securing the member with a nut after initial position.
Patent GB-2607291-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor device and method for designing thereof
Inventor: MUNAF RAHIMO
IPC: H01L29/78
Filed: 2021-05-31
Abstract: Transistor 1 (MOSFET or IGBT) comprises contact electrodes 2, 3, n-type drift layer 4 and n-type source 7 connected to the first electrode, with the source having a higher doping concentration than the drift layer. A first p-type base 9 is below the source with edges extending beyond the source. A second p-type base 8 embedded within the first base extends below the source, having a higher doping concentration and a region connected to the first electrode via contact opening 14. Trenches are formed within the drift layer, each comprising gate electrodes 11 and first insulating layers 12’ insulating the gate electrode from the bases, source and drift layer. Some trenches abut the source, are separated by a distance less than 1 micrometre, or are separated by the contact opening. A second insulating layer 12 is on the drift layer in contact with the first base, source, and drift layer.
Patent GB-2601871-A (GB)
Title: Attenuation of axial vibration noise in pressure sensor measurements
Inventor: STIAN HEGNA
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2021-07-29
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for reducing noise in measurements made by one or more pressure sensors disposed in a cable e.g. marine seismic streamer having a generally longitudinal axis. Estimated axial vibration noise at a location along the cable is determined based at least in part on measurements from one or more motion sensors disposed along the cable. The estimated axial vibration noise is subtracted from pressure sensor measurements corresponding to the location. The result is noise-attenuated pressure sensor measurements corresponding to the location. The measurements of noise may be scaled axial velocity signals, and may be measured in forward and backward propagating directions. The motions sensors may be acceleration sensors. The method may use a plane wave decomposition comprising applying a linear Radon transform.
Patent GB-2613599-A (GB)
Title: Construction kit for construction of a framelike body
Inventor: RODERICK OWEN LAVERY
IPC: A47B47/00
Filed: 2021-12-08
Abstract: A construction kit for construction of a framelike body 10 comprises a plurality of panels 21, 22, 23 and a plurality of corner connectors 25 for connecting the panels together to form the body. Each of the panels has a socket (27, Figure 3) at each end while each of the corner connectors has two mutually orthogonal projections (29, Figure 3) each engageable in a respective one of the sockets so as to connect the panel having that socket to the connector in a play-free manner. The panels are connectible together by the corner connectors so that the perimeter of the framelike body constructed by the kit contains sides of the panels having the panel length and width dimensions and the panels and corner connectors are dimensioned so that the body is externally bounded by three mutually orthogonal pairs of spaced-apart planar faces. A construction kit for construction of a cupboard, comprising the above kit is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2600666-A (GB)
Title: Quick startup device for centrifugal pump
Inventor: XIAOWEI LI
IPC: F04D9/04
Filed: 2022-02-24
Abstract: A quick startup device for a centrifugal pump, includes an upper self-priming chamber 18, a lower self-priming chamber 11, and an inlet pipe 25 sequentially arranged from top to bottom. A main shaft 15 and a hexagonal partition member 3 rotatably mounted on the main shaft are arranged on an axis of the upper self-priming chamber. A blade tip of each partition plate is closely attached to an inner wall surface of the upper self-priming chamber. Three identical accommodation grooves are provided on an inner side of the upper self-priming chamber. A spring and a separation baffle 14 are arranged in each accommodation groove, an exhaust hole is provided on one side of each accommodation groove, and an air intake pipe is provided on the other side of each accommodation groove. The exhaust holes are in communication with the atmosphere. The air intake pipes communicate an upper self-priming cavity with a lower self-priming cavity. An upper check valve 20 and a lower check valve 21 connected via springs are arranged in the lower self-priming chamber.
Patent GB-2602402-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing hydrogen by iodine-selenium thermochemical cycle phosphorus reduction
Inventor: DONGWANG MENG
IPC: C25B1/00
Filed: 2020-08-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing hydrogen by means of iodine-selenium thermochemical cycle phosphorus reduction, comprising: first, using water as a raw material, and adding selenium and iodine; reacting same under normal pressure to obtain a selenite solution and hydroiodic acid; rectifying and concentrating the hydroiodic acid, and decomposing the rectified and concentrated hydroiodic acid; outputting the hydrogen obtained from the decomposition as a product; recycling the iodine; using a reducing agent of white phosphorus (yellow phosphorus), red phosphorus or phosphorus trioxide to obtain selenium and by-product output; and recycling selenium as a raw material. The highest temperature required for the reaction process in the method of the present invention is 400-500°C, which prevents the problem in which large-scale hydrogen production cannot be carried out due to an excessively high reaction temperature. The reactants iodine and selenium in the method of the present invention may be recycled, thus greatly reducing the production cost of hydrogen production.
Patent GB-2616679-A (GB)
Title: Epoxy resin adhesives
Inventor: Tony Bonser
IPC: C09J163/00
Filed: 2022-03-18
Abstract: A curable epoxy resin adhesive comprising an epoxy resin and a separate curing agent, wherein a mixture of both components at a curing temperature causes resin curing. The epoxy resin comprises at least one epoxide-containing resin (e.g. DGEBA), and a first toughening component. The curing agent comprises at least one amine curing agent, and a second toughening component. First and second tougheners are selected from glass particles and a rubber, and are different from each other, whereby the final curable mixture comprises both glass particles and rubber toughener. The rubber may comprise a core-shell impact modifier. Also claimed is a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade, comprising: providing and mixing epoxy resin and curing agent to form a curable mixture; providing the curable mixture between adjacent structural parts comprising a spar car and a shear web, and/or opposed edges of blade outer shells; heating at a curing temperature for bonding parts together. Also claimed is use of the adhesive for bonding structural parts of a wind turbine blade, marine vessel, or civil engineering structure.
Patent GB-2605900-A (GB)
Title: Amplifier with improved return loss and mismatch over gain modes
Inventor: JUNHYUNG LEE
IPC: H03G3/30
Filed: 2017-08-30
Abstract: Disclosed is a radio-frequency signal amplifier 100 with a set of gain modes, and a power supply that provides different source currents to each gain mode. The amplifier has a gain stage 102 including an RF stage transistor and a cascode stage transistor, the gain stage receives the current from the power supply to operate the gain stage at the corresponding gain mode. The amplifier also has a total input impedance to input RF signals associated with a transconductance of the RF stage transistor, and an impedance adjustment circuit 104 coupled to the gain stage to give a tailored adjustment that compensates for changes in the transconductance using switchable inductive elements. The impedance adjustment circuit may have a set of switchable amplification branches that include a switching transistor and an RF stage transistor. Also, disclosed is a semiconductor die and a wireless device with an amplifier with a set of gain modes.
Patent GB-2610101-A (GB)
Title: Tilt sensor
Inventor: ALEXANDER MUEGGENBORG
IPC: G01S19/00
Filed: 2021-05-07
Abstract: Methods and devices for determining movement associated with an antenna of a receiver are disclosed herein. An example method includes generating a first acceleration signal associated with the antenna, wherein the first acceleration signal includes one or more substantially non-zero axial components. The method may further include establishing an acceleration signature corresponding to the antenna based on the first acceleration signal, and generating a second acceleration signal associated with the antenna, wherein the second acceleration signal includes one or more substantially non-zero axial components. The method may further include determining a signal difference between the acceleration signature and the second acceleration signal, wherein the signal difference is attributable to a movement of the antenna. The method may further include generating an alert signal indicating the movement.
Patent GB-2620476-A (GB)
Title: Mass analyser
Inventor: HAMISH STEWART
IPC: H01J49/02
Filed: 2021-06-02
Abstract: A mass analyser 100 (e.g. a ToF or orbital trapping mass analyzer) comprises a plurality of electrodes 33 (e.g. forming an ion mirror) and a jitter compensating electrode 40, all arranged along an ion trajectory. The jitter compensating electrode is arranged to have a mass shift per volt perturbation that compensates for the net mass shift per volt perturbation of the plurality of electrodes, thereby counteracting the effects of instability in the voltages supplied to the electrodes by voltage source 10. Also disclosed is a voltage supply (see Fig. 1) using resistors (22,24) to define the voltages applied to the plurality of electrodes (32,34), the resistors having temperature and/or ageing coefficients selected to reduce a net mass shift in the analyser caused by changes in their resistance with temperature and/or time.
Patent GB-2619230-A (GB)
Title: Nickel-rich high-voltage sodium-ion positive electrode material for battery, preparation method therefor, and application thereof
Inventor: HAIJUN YU
IPC: C01B25/455
Filed: 2022-08-30
Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of sodium-ion batteries, and disclosed are a nickel-rich high-voltage sodium-ion positive electrode material, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof. The general formula of the sodium-ion positive electrode material is NasNit(PO4)(SO4)/F@M-C, 2≤s≤4, and 0.5≤t≤1.5; and M is an oxide of at least one of zinc, nickel, aluminum, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, manganese, copper, and calcium. In the sodium-ion positive electrode material of the present invention, a stabilizer is added so that the structural stability of the positive electrode material is strengthened, and cyclic discharge performance of the material is improved; a coating layer (formed by tightly combining a metal oxide and the positive electrode material) in the sodium-ion positive electrode material can stabilize ion and electron transport kinetic properties of the material, improve cycle performance of the positive electrode material, hinder the material from continuing agglomeration, and control a particle size.