baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2571371-A (GB)
Title: Signal processing for speech dereverberation
Inventor: TOM BIRCHALL
IPC: G10L25/48
Filed: 2018-06-12
Abstract: In a speech dereverberation system 100, a determination unit 130 selects a number of samples in an audio signal x (n,k) captured by microphone M according to control inputs A (eg. the SNR of the acoustic space) and B (eg. Room Impulse Response, reverb energy decay, RT60 or threshold time Tth) and sends these via a delay (50, fig. 3) or variable buffer 160 to a reverberation coefficient determination unit 150, which calculates a regression vector of reverb coefficients gk via liear prediction or auto-regression modelling. Each reverb component is then subtracted from the input signal to provide a desired signal dn,k (60, fig. 8). A longer threshold time or means that more signal samples are required to calculate the reverb coefficients accurately (see equation 10) , while a highly noisy signal (fig 6B) will swamp echoes more quickly, leading to fewer samples (ie. fewer blocks or frames) being passed on.
Patent GB-2576751-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring of distributed systems
Inventor: Paul McKee
IPC: G05B15/02
Filed: 2018-08-30
Abstract: In a managed system controlled by multiple policy managers 4, 7, conflicts between the policies of the managers are resolved by generating a satisfaction measure 36 to be transmitted to policy managers 7 together with sensor data 35, indicative of how closely the sensor data satisfies the policy 48 which caused it. This satisfaction measure is used to determine whether actuators controlled by the other policy managers 7 should be triggered by the sensor data 35. This allows policies to co-operate to prevent conflict between the conflicting requirements of different policies. The satisfaction measure indicates the policy effectiveness. If the first policy has been satisfied, commands to a common shared actuator 16 may be suspended. The first policy may be over-ridden in response to inputs from further sensors. A positive satisfaction measure may be generated if a check function monitors the system state moving towards a state indicating the policy is successful, the check being performed after a predetermined time period. The satisfaction measure is used as metadata for further policy decision points, and the metadata may include data identifying a policy creator and the resources which were changed or measured when the first policy was enacted.
Patent GB-2582013-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injector valve seat arrangement
Inventor: Frédéric Sauvage
IPC: F02M61/18
Filed: 2019-03-08
Abstract: A fuel injector (1, Fig. 1a) including an elongate lower housing 5 adapted to house a valve needle (4, Fig. 1a), said housing 5 formed as an elongated sleeve, and including a valve seat component 20 connected thereto, wherein said valve needle (4, Fig. 1a) is adapted to reciprocate along a central axis such that the tip of the needle engages and disengages to and from a valve seat surface 8 of said valve seat component 20 to selectively allow fuel injection, and wherein the valve seat component 20 has a connection portion in the form of a sleeve portion 21 wherein the distal tip portion of the lower body 5 is formed/arranged as an insert into the sleeve portion 21 of the seat component 20. The arrangement allows for diameter reduction of the injector, lowering its cost.
Patent GB-2590053-A (GB)
Title: Easy clean bin
Inventor: KARL WILLIAM MCALLISTER
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2019-10-01
Abstract: A refuse bin having a main body 1 with a removable base section 2, into which a bin liner 10 is placed. The main body connects to the base section via a channel 12 and sits between two rubber seals 3. The removal of the base eliminates the vacuum between the liner and the internal wall of the bin’s body. The base may be attached to the body of the bin via an additional fastening means such as helical screw thread (7, fig 4) or secured via a toggle catch, clip catch, press stud or the like. The base may have an upstand to create a bowl to collect fluid escapes from the liner, and the main body may have a deflector 4 to direct fluids into the bowl of the base. The base may also be weighted by filing the case with water or sand or attaching or filing the base with weighted blocks or discs. The seal may stop any smells emitting from the bin.
Patent GB-2580748-A (GB)
Title: Controlling voltage in AC power lines
Inventor: SHAUL OZERI
IPC: H02M5/12
Filed: 2019-11-14
Abstract: A device for regulating an AC voltage includes a magnetic core 114, multiple windings around the core 116, and multiple switch arrays 110 connectible between an AC power source 100 and respective windings. The switch arrays including multiple switches Q1-Q4 controllable to connect the AC power source to the windings in a first polarity or in a second polarity. The first polarity and second polarity are different polarities, e.g. phase shifted by 180 degrees. An electrical conductor 118 is disposed around or through the core and is series-connectible to a power line. The AC voltage 122 of the power line is regulated by adding an AC voltage of the electrical conductor responsive to selection of the switches of the switch arrays. The magnetic core may include a plurality of magnetic cores, where the electrical conductor is inserted through the magnetic cores. The device may be configured to regulate grid voltage in a mains power line, particularly one with distributed and renewable energy sources, or to feed a direct current (DC) regulating circuit thereby regulating DC voltage from an AC power line e.g. for charging batteries.
Patent GB-2585960-A (GB)
Title: A system for guiding a dielectric cable from phase-to-ground potential
Inventor: JAMES CHARLES BAKER
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 2019-11-29
Abstract: The system guides a dielectric cable 4 from a conductor 2 to an elevated support structure 6c such as a tower. An insulator 22 is attached to the conductor. The insulator has a first bore for receiving a dielectric cable. An earth bond 23 extends from an earth potential to a lower end of the insulator; and a downpipe 28 extends between the ends. The first end of the downpipe is connected to the lower end of the insulator and the second end of the downpipe is arranged to be supported by the elevated support structure. The downpipe is for receiving the dielectric cable from the bore of the insulator and it supports the earth bond in its extension to the insulator. The dielectric cable may also extend through the bore of the insulator and downpipe and the bore may have an insulating material.
Patent GB-2590368-A (GB)
Title: A spraying apparatus
Inventor: WILLIAM WARREN-DAVIS
IPC: B05B12/00
Filed: 2019-12-10
Abstract: A weed spraying apparatus (1) and method of use are provided. The apparatus comprises a wand comprising; a reservoir (19) and an integrated delivery system comprising a needle that can transport fluid from the reservoir to the nozzle. The apparatus may have a shield (7) which can be conical in shape and may also have a spring (31) for biasing the needle. The reservoir of fluid may also contain and inlet port (11), a pressure release and the tank can be pressurised. The apparatus may also have a handle.
Patent GB-2590965-A (GB)
Title: Eaves store
Inventor: DAVID GEORGE WENLOCK
IPC: E04D13/064
Filed: 2020-02-12
Abstract: The invention comprises a long horizontal vessel with restricted dimensions, which is designed to store rainwater in a plastic box pipe / rectangular tube, which varies in length and dimensions, and is designed to be installed into the eaves of built structures such as a house with a pitched or flat roof (see page 8 figure 1 of the drawings), so that rainwater may be caught by guttering 3 before emptying into the store 1. A solar driven pump may feed the rainwater into a tank 21 in the roof of a property where it can be plumbed to join the out flowing normal supply to a toilet cistern. Any excess water in the eaves store above an overflow height 4 may pass into a downpipe as normal. The invention is intended to reduce demand from the normal utility water supply and saves the user money and also relieves demand on the water companies. The invention may be scaled up for industrial buildings.
Patent GB-2579005-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing a methylsilicic acid hydrogel with properties of supramolecular structures, and a hydrogel produced using this method
Inventor: OLEKSANDR MYKHAILOVYCH MARTYNENKO
IPC: C08G77/06
Filed: 2018-07-09
Abstract: A methylsilicic acid hydrogel is produced by reacting a solution of sodium methyl siliconate with a gaseous acid agent. The resulting product is vacuumised to remove residual gas, and washed with water. A significant OH-group content in the hydrogel, which results from bubbling the gaseous acid agent through the solution of sodium methyl siliconate, makes it possible to increase the selectivity of the adsorption properties when the hydrogel is used in medicine and veterinary science.
Patent GB-2581279-A (GB)
Title: Installation and retrieval of well pressure control device releasable assembly
Inventor: TUONG T LE
IPC: E21B33/08
Filed: 2018-09-28
Abstract: A method can include latching a well pressure control device releasable assembly in an outer housing, and then rotating a tubular string, thereby disengaging an engagement lug from an engagement profile. A well system can include a pressure control device including a releasable assembly and an outer housing, and a running tool including an engagement lug releasably engaged with an engagement profile of the releasable assembly, and a clutch device that resists relative rotation between the engagement lug and an inner mandrel. A pressure control device can include a bearing assembly that rotatably supports an annular seal relative to an outer case, and an extension attached to the outer case, the extension having an engagement profile including at least two longitudinally elongated sections, one section extending to an end of the extension, and another section being blocked from the end of the extension.
Patent GB-2605745-A (GB)
Title: High-altitude pseudo satellite control
Inventor: PAUL BENJAMIN STEVENS
IPC: B64C39/04
Filed: 2020-12-24
Abstract: A high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) aircraft having aeroelastic span loaded fixed wing(s) 1, aspect ratio greater than 15, wing loading less than 6 kg/m², and spoilers 6’ distributed across the wing span. Each spoiler is located chordwise adjacent the wing pressure centre. Sensors (e.g. stain gauges, attitude and/or pressure sensors) allow a spoiler control system to determine at least one quantity selected from: lift, pitch and roll, bending and torsional strain at points or regions of the wing span, net speed and roll and pitch angle of the wing. The spoiler is activatable to reduce local lift in spoiler location in response to the determined quantities. The gust alleviation control system may reduce HAPS vulnerability to hazardous turbulence by selectively activating particular individual spoilers in response to detecting hazardous errors while descending through the troposphere, reducing wing shape deformation. All spoilers may operate simultaneously for rapid descent mode. The aircraft may recharge from solar power while operating in stratosphere.
Patent GB-2593974-A (GB)
Title: Cavity-wall weep device
Inventor: PHILIP WILLIAM HARVEY
IPC: E04B1/70
Filed: 2019-01-04
Abstract: A cavity-wall weep device 10 for draining water from a cavity 100 of a cavity wall. The cavity-wall weep device 10 comprises a body 12 which defines a conduit 14 having an inlet 16 positionable at or adjacent to the interior of the outer wall and an outlet 18 positionable at or adjacent to the exterior of the outer wall. The conduit 14 narrows from the inlet to increase flow velocity from the inlet and widens towards the outlet to slow flow and prevent spouting. The conduit may have a stepped narrowing and the device may lack internal baffles which would inhibit the venturi effect provided by the narrowing and widening.
Patent GB-2604361-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable bicycle parking rack
Inventor: HAIDONG GU
IPC: B62H3/12
Filed: 2021-03-03
Abstract: A bicycle parking rack 100 includes a base to which a first portion 120 is connected. Two first parts 140 are adjustably connected to the first portion 120. A second portion 130 is includes a first tube 131, a second tube 132 and a third tube 134. A second part 150 is adjustably connected between the first tube 131 and the third tube 134. In use, a bicycle wheel contacts the two first parts and the second part to form three contact points (figure 6). The second tube 132 is inserted into the upper end of the first tube 131 and includes a hook end 160 which may hook to an inner periphery of a bicycle wheel. A connection unit (200, figure 9) is removably connected between two respective bases of two parking racks.
Patent GB-2608430-A (GB)
Title: A data processing apparatus and method for handling stalled data
Inventor: MBOU EYOLE
IPC: G06F13/40
Filed: 2021-07-01
Abstract: There is provided a data processing apparatus and method. The data processing apparatus comprises a plurality of processing elements connected via a network arranged on a single chip to form a spatial architecture. Each processing element comprising processing circuitry to perform processing operations and memory control circuitry to perform data transfer operations and to issue data transfer requests for requested data to the network. The memory control circuitry is configured to monitor the network to retrieve the requested data from the network. Each processing element is further provided with local storage circuitry comprising a plurality of local storage sectors to store data associated with the processing operations, and auxiliary memory control circuitry to monitor the network to detect stalled data. The auxiliary memory control circuitry is configured to transfer the stalled data from the network to an auxiliary storage buffer dynamically selected from amongst the plurality of local storage sectors.
Patent GB-2602188-A (GB)
Title: Mass spectrometer
Inventor: FRANK BUCKLEY
IPC: H02M1/14
Filed: 2019-05-31
Abstract: A mass spectrometer comprises control circuitry to control a power converter (e.g. a switched mode power supply) and optional pulsing circuitry (e.g. a switch) to form electrical output pulses from the output of the power converter. The power converter may be controlled based on a measured input voltage of the power converter and/or based on the prediction of the effect of a change in a parameter of the electrical output pulses (e.g. voltage amplitude, polarity, pulse period or pulse width). Based on a feedforward signal, the operation of the power converter may be adjusted to take into account input variations known to affect the output of the power converter. Also disclosed is a drive unit for an acceleration electrode of a mass spectrometer comprising pulsing circuitry to form electrical output pulses from an output of a power converter with a switching element (e.g. a switched mode power supply or forward converter). The switching element of the power converter is operated in synchronisation with the pulsing circuitry. Output pulses having substantially the same pulse shape may be generated even when the output of the power converter suffers from ripple.
Patent GB-2597624-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for separating components of a fluid stream
Inventor: GERARD MELLING
IPC: B04B11/06
Filed: 2018-01-29
Abstract: A centrifugal separator apparatus comprises a support structure 202, 204 and a centrifugal separator unit 224 rotatably mounted on the support structure and a drive element (266, fig 2), wherein the centrifugal separator unit includes a chamber having an inlet, a first outlet 222 for collecting a higher density component of the fluid stream and a second outlet 220 for collecting a lower density component of the fluid stream. The first outlet 222 is connected or connectable to a first collector 254 and the second outlet 220 is connected or connectable to a second collector. The chamber has a curved or inclined guide surface 226 for guiding flow of the fluid from the inlet in a radially outward direction, the centrifugal separator unit is provided with a wall member 228 which is axially movable to provide a selected degree of occlusion of the first outlet 222 and thereby control flow of the higher density component through the first outlet 222. The apparatus further includes a device for determining the extent of separation if components of the fluid stream.
Patent GB-2599270-A (GB)
Title: Geofence body height limit with hoist prevention
Inventor: TIMOTHY D SCHWARTZ
IPC: G01C21/30
Filed: 2020-04-13
Abstract: Methods include electronically monitoring sensor or transceiver location information to detect a location of a machine. Responsive to detection of the machine, determining if the machine is located within a first geographic region, and if the machine is located within a first geographic region, electronically sending a command to an actuator that is coupled to the machine to initiate a first response. The first response includes limiting a height of an implement that is coupled to a chassis of the machine. The implement being height-adjustable relative to the chassis by action of the actuator.
Patent GB-2606804-A (GB)
Title: Benzenesulfonamide derivatives and uses thereof
Inventor: PATRICK T GUNNING
IPC: C07K1/113
Filed: 2020-07-17
Abstract: Provided herein are benzenesulfonamide derivatives having Formula (III), pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and method for using said compounds for disrupting proteins/polypeptides, protein/polypeptide function, and for the treatment of diseases through the disruption of proteins or polypeptides involved in the etiology of the disease. Said compounds comprise fluorinated benzene sulfonamide structures.
Patent GB-2615077-A (GB)
Title: A method for monitoring an integrity of a system by a monitoring device, computer program product as well as monitoring device
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER MONACO
IPC: G06F21/64
Filed: 2022-01-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring an integrity (16, 18) of a system by an monitoring system (10), comprising the steps of: Performing at least one hard constraint integrity check (20a, 20b, 20c) and depending on the hard constraint integrity check (20a, 20b, 20c) generating a Boolean value (22) about the hard constraint integrity check (20a, 20b, 20c) by an electronic computing device (14) of the monitoring system (10); Performing at least one soft constraint integrity check (24a, 24b, 24c) and depending on the soft constraint integrity check (24a, 24b, 24c) generating a floating P-value (26) about the soft constraint integrity check (24a, 24b, 24c) by the electronic computing device (14); Generating a consensus value (28) by rejecting outliers of the P-value (26) and fusing non-outlier P-values (26) to the consensus value (28) by an estimator (30) of the electronic computing device (14); and Monitoring the integrity (16, 18) depending on the Boolean value (22) and the consensus value (28) by the electronic computing device (14). Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer program product, as well as to a monitoring system (10).
Patent GB-2616005-A (GB)
Title: A tool for self-selecting the fit of a clothing article
Inventor: PHOEBE GORMLEY
IPC: A41H1/02
Filed: 2022-02-22
Abstract: A tool for self-selection of the fit of an article of clothing, e.g. a jacket (10), comprising sleeves (11) that are adjustable in length by virtue of an adjustment zone that has a plurality of adjustment points, e.g. buttons (20) cooperating with the button hole (19) of a tab (17). The jacket preferably includes customisable selection means associated with the overall jacket length (e.g. zip-off portions 22 at a lowermost edge 23 of the jacket), waist height (buttons 24, holes 25), waist width (buttons 27, flap 26), sleeve width (28) and shoulder width (29, 30). There might be two sleeves of differing circumference or width to compare. The tool is intended to be delivered remotely to a customer so that selectable measurements can be made and then returned to a tailor for a made-to-measure item of clothing to be manufactured.
Patent GB-2616472-A (GB)
Title: Capacitive-resistive imaging system
Inventor: RAJINDER SINGH
IPC: G01V3/24
Filed: 2022-03-11
Abstract: A capacitive-resistive imaging system for imaging an environment e.g. subterranean geological formation comprises a plurality of conductive electrodes 111-114 supported on a substrate 118, and have a side directed away from the substrate. The electrodes are galvanically isolated from the environment to be imaged, and capacitively couple thereto, and have a dielectric coating 120 on at least the side directed away from the substrate. The dielectric constant of the dielectric coating is higher than 6, advantageously much greater than 6. This encourages an electric field induced into the environment from the electrodes to penetrate further into the environment, and reduces coupling to the substrate. The coating may be neoprene, tantalum pentoxide, strontium titanate, barium titanate or calcium copper titanate. The system has application in down-hole imaging, monitoring of constructions, foundations, and elsewhere.
Patent GB-2611376-A (GB)
Title: Multi-core draw splitting
Inventor: IAN KING
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2022-03-30
Abstract: A multicore graphics processing unit (GPU) and a method of operating a GPU are provided. The GPU comprises at least a first core and a second core. At least one of the cores in the multicore GPU comprises a master unit configured to distribute geometry processing tasks between at least the first core and the second core. The method of distributing a set of geometry processing tasks comprises receiving, by a master unit in one of the plurality of cores, the set of geometry processing tasks, wherein the set of geometry processing tasks comprises: an indication of a set of elements in an element buffer and topology information, wherein the topology information defines the semantics of the element buffer. The master unit groups, based on the topology information, the elements into primitives and splits the set of geometry processing tasks into at least a first trigger and a second trigger, wherein the first trigger comprises an indication of a first starting primitive in the element buffer and an instruction to render a first number of primitives starting from the first starting primitive, and the second trigger comprises an indication of a second starting primitive in the element buffer and an instruction to render a second number of primitives starting from the second starting primitive. The master unit further assigns, the first trigger to a first core of the plurality of cores and the second trigger to a second core of the plurality of cores and sends the respective trigger to the first or second core.
Patent GB-2618552-A (GB)
Title: Composite rocker shaft with integrated oil galleries
Inventor: JAMES A DODS
IPC: F01M9/10
Filed: 2022-05-10
Abstract: A rocker shaft 200 for oiling components of an engine (200 Fig. 1) includes an outer tube 202 and an insert 204 extending through the outer tube. The insert is provided with a plurality of lumens 206, 208, 210, and each of the plurality of lumens extends through the insert and is configured to receive oil from an oil pump. The engine includes a cylinder block (110 Fig. 1), a cylinder head (120 Fig. 1) connected to the cylinder block, an overhead structure (130 Fig. 1) connected to the cylinder head, and a rocker shaft connected to the overhead structure such that a first end (135 Fig. 2) of a rocker arm (134 Fig. 2) connected to the rocker shaft is positioned above a cylinder of the cylinder block. The rocker shaft is manufactured by placing the insert in the outer tube and aligning each of the plurality of lumens in the insert with a plurality of outer oil holes 216, 218, 220 within the outer tube. In use, the oil received by the plurality of lumens may exit the outer tube through the plurality of outer oil holes. The arrangement allows a composite rocker shaft using both extruded/moulded and machined components and does not require expensive and difficult drilling of long and small holes in the rocker shaft.