baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2514231-A (GB)
Title: Fine dissection electrosurgical device
Inventor: EVANS DOUG
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2014-03-12
Abstract: An electrosurgical wand comprising an elongate shaft 906 that defines a handle end and a distal end, a connector comprising a first and second electrical pins. An insulative sheath characterised by a first and second plurality of discharge apertures 1009 on the distal end of the elongate shaft, the first and second plurality of discharge apertures fluidly coupled to a first conduit, and the first fluid conduit within the elongate shaft. A first active electrode 1002 of conductive material disposed on the distal end of the elongate shaft, the first active electrode 1002 having a distal surface and a thickness T, and wherein the distal surface comprises at least one inverted cusp portion 1003a, 1003b, 1003c, defined by two smooth curved surfaces and a line of intersection spaced proximally from the distal surface, and wherein the first active electrode 1002 is electrically coupled to the first electrical pin. A first return electrode of conductive material, the first return electrode 1004 comprising an extended feature disposed a substantially constant distance from the first active electrode 1002, and the first return electrode 1004 electrically coupled to the second electrical pin. At least one aspiration aperture on the distal end of the elongate shaft fluidly coupled to second fluid conduit, the second fluid conduit within the elongate shaft.
Patent GB-2516732-A (GB)
Title: Result data stream coding for repeating workloads
Inventor: CHALFIN ALEXANDER EUGENE
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2014-05-19
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing data tasks. When a request to perform task is received the method identifies if the request matches any of a set of previously received requests for which result data valves has been generated as part of a result data stream. If the request does not match any in the set of previously received requests, then the request is processed and the results output. If the request does match one of the set of previously received requests then a pointer to the result of the matching previous results is generated. The method may store in a cache memory tag values identifying the set of previously received requests and to identify received request the received tag values are compared with the stored values. The method may be used with a graphics processing pipeline includes a vertex transformation stage having a vertex transformation cache. The transform vertex data is stored to a memory before being retrieved as required by a rasterization stage.
Patent GB-2514690-A (GB)
Title: PCBN Material, tool elements comprising same and method for using same
Inventor: SJOGREN ANNA
IPC: C04B35/5831
Filed: 2014-05-30
Abstract: A polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material which comprises at least 30 volume per cent cubic boron nitride grains 10 bonded together by a matrix comprising aluminium nitride 20 and regions 30 comprising boron and aluminium atoms with an atomic ratio of at least 15:1. The regions 30 can be amorphous and comprise an aluminium boride phase amounting to at least 1 % by weight of the material with a formula AlxBy where x is 1 and y lies in the range 16-16.5 or 24-26. The cBN grains 10 have a mean grain size in the range 0.5-10 microns. The material can be made by forming a compact of cBN grains and aluminium by sintering the compact at a temperature of at least 1500 0C and a pressure of at least 4.5 GPa.
Patent GB-2516174-A (GB)
Title: Determining a characteristic of a cooking appliance with a key
Inventor: ROBERTS MATTHEW
IPC: H05B6/12
Filed: 2012-10-12
Abstract: A cooking appliance (fig 1) for a cooking hob has a vessel containing a chamber and a key having plural switch engaging regions (fig 13, 306) providing a code that identifies at least one characteristic of the appliance. A cooking hob (fig 5) comprises a controller 602 connected to a driver 604 of an inductive coil 510 and a key decoder 1012 comprising plural switches (fig 10, 1016). When the key is placed in socket 1102 of the decoder it provides a code to the controller indicating a characteristic of a cooking appliance associated with the key. The power output of the induction coil can be controlled depending on the characteristic which can relate to a type of appliance or a cooking profile including cooking temperature and time. The key can be releasable mounted in a lid or handle of the appliance and include a key-shaped position interlock. The switch key can be replaced with a magnetic key having plural magnets (fig 4, 206) to operate plural magnetic field sensors in the decoder to provide the code indicating the appliance characteristic.
Patent GB-2533760-A (GB)
Title: A kitchen sink utensil holder
Inventor: SUNITA GILL
IPC: A47J47/16
Filed: 2014-10-01
Abstract: A kitchen utensil holder 1, comprising a base 2 and a side wall 3 that extends substantially upwards from the base to define a partially enclosed interior portion to hold a plurality of kitchen utensils, the side wall having an opening 4 through which utensil can be passed and where the side wall is rotatable on the base. The rotation means comprises of a spring (figure 5, 9) configured to be placed in tension when the side wall is rotated from a neutral position. The base further comprises a catch that is engaged with the spring to hold the side wall at a position until a button 8 on the base connected to the catch is pushed, releasing the catch and the sidewall, rotating the sidewall back to the neutral position. Dampers may be provided to prevent over rapid movement of the sidewall on the base and rotation means may also be provided with the use of an electric motor. The base also has a drain support 6 complete with at least one drain aperture 7 to allow the water to drain into an interior portion.
Patent GB-2516781-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for optical sensing
Inventor: FARHADIROUSHAN MAHMOUD
IPC: G08B13/186
Filed: 2010-05-27
Abstract: A surveillance apparatus comprising a distributed acoustic sensor (DAS) system which includes an optical sensing fibre deployed along a structure or deployed in an area to be monitored and an interferometer arranged to receive backscattered light from along the fibre. The interferometer comprises at least two optical paths 105, 106 with a path length difference there-between. The DAS system further comprises: a plurality of photodetectors arranged to measure interference components generated from the backscattered light in the interferometer; and also a processor that is arranged to determine optical phase angle data. The fibre may be deployed to monitor one or more of: the perimeter of an area, boreholes, pipelines, ports, and/or geographical borders. The interferometer may also comprise an optical coupler 104 which introduces a phase shift between the interference components. Other preferred features include: an optical-amplifier 101 amplifying the received backscattered light; an optical-filter 102 filtering out Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) noise generated by the optical-amplifier. The processor may be arranged to process the optical phase angle data to identify acoustic perturbations along the fibre. The interferometer may be further arranged to receive reflected light from along the fibre.
Patent GB-2551682-A (GB)
Title: Drone based accident,traffic surveillance
Inventor: JOHANN HIEBL
IPC: G08G1/09
Filed: 2014-10-30
Abstract: A drone 200 with a camera 202 which captures images of a roadway 302 beneath it and wirelessly sends live images to an analysis centre 400; an operator 420 analyses the real time images 308 and sends out information over a cellular network 327. The information may be the live image taken by the drone 308, which was selected by the operator; or transferred via two way audio communication. The drone may comprise a network access device 204 through which the analysis centre 400 accesses the cameras images. The drone may communicate over radio frequency (rf) signals with the analysis centre and preferably will use a cellular network. The information provided by the analysis centre may is provided to a vehicle 326 which may alter its route based on the information provided. The information may be sent to subscribers who have paid to receive the information.Also disclosed is an up pole hangar for the drone (figure 5).
Patent GB-2517863-A (GB)
Title: Adjusting layout size of hyperlink
Inventor: HU PENGFEI
IPC: G06F40/189
Filed: 2013-06-14
Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for adjusting layout size of a hyperlink. The method comprises: displaying at least one hyperlink in a user interface; detecting a touch operation for the at least one hyperlink, and extracting position coordinates of a touch point formed by the touch operation on the user interface; determining a target hyperlink from the at least one hyperlink, and determining the precision of the touch operation with respect to the target hyperlink based on the position coordinates of the touch point; and adjusting layout size of the target hyperlink based on the determined precision. The present invention may make the hyperlink layout in a web page adapt to the touch precision of user's finger automatically, which facilitates the recognition of hyperlinks by the user's finger.
Patent GB-2522771-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring device for monitoring an inactivity behaviour of a monitored person, method and computer program
Inventor: THUERSAM MARKUS
IPC: G08B21/04
Filed: 2014-12-15
Abstract: A monitoring device 1 for monitoring the inactivity of a person 5 in a zone 2 such as a dwelling comprising sensors e.g. contact, light, movement or camera sensors 4a-d in separate sub-zones 3a-d such as a living room or W.C . A modelling module 9 generates two inactivity models derived over different time periods and may contain data from multiple sensors that may have been averaged. An evaluation means 6 incorporating a test module 11 compares the models and if they differ the evaluation module 6 outputs a change indication A to a third party via interface 7. The transmitted information does not include such information as the location data e.g. W.C., bathroom, where the inactivity took place.
Patent GB-2538222-A (GB)
Title: A solar panel bird excluder
Inventor: Alan Michael Clegg
IPC: H02S40/00
Filed: 2015-03-31
Abstract: A solar panel bird excluder 5 for preventing birds entering the gap 4 formed between a solar panel 1 and the supporting surface, e.g. roof 3, to which it is mounted, the excluder having an elongate engaging portion 6, 7, 8 for mounting the excluder to the solar panel and an excluding portion 9 forming a barrier across the gap 4. The excluder may be extruded from a resiliently flexible plastic material such as UV resistant uPVC. There may be a lower arm 8 having a U-shaped clip portion for slotting onto the frame 2 of a solar panel (see Fig. 2) and an upper arm 7 angled towards the upper surface of the solar panel frame that can be flexed away from the solar panel during fitting, and when released is urged towards the panel to effectively grip the frame. The excluding portion may have flexible fingers 9a to accommodate various panel-roof gap sizes and uneven roof surfaces, the gaps between figures allowing free flow of water, air and dirt to prevent build up beneath the panel. Also claimed is a method of use.
Patent GB-2538100-A (GB)
Title: A tail lift
Inventor: ALAN BARSBY
IPC: B60P1/46
Filed: 2015-05-08
Abstract: A column tail lift for a vehicle comprises a platform 9 suspended from runners 5 which slide in vertical columns 4 attached to the vehicle. The platform 9 is also slidable horizontally with respect to the runners 5 so that it can be stowed beneath the vehicle floor when not in use. A latch, (15, figure 4) preferably comprising a pair of shoot bolts, is provided to retain the platform 9 in the stowed and deployed positions as required. The latch is operated by a single control device 13-16, preferably a finger operated trigger. The horizontal sliding is enabled by rollers 7 mounted on the runners 4, and running along channels 8 on either side of the platform 9, comprising means to prevent disengagement of the rollers. In the stowed position, the platform protrudes from the edge of the vehicle floor 3, and there are means to mitigate this and allow the vehicle to reverse easily, such as an extension in the floor of the vehicle corresponding to a recess in the platform.
Patent GB-2530366-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for control of switched reluctance motors
Inventor: BARRASS PETER
IPC: H02P25/08
Filed: 2013-11-12
Abstract: A first winding L1 of a short pitched switched reluctance motor (SRM) 1 is coupled to a first voltage provider 2. The first voltage provider 2 drives current through the phase winding L1 in a first direction, and in a second, opposite direction. A second power supply 2 provides current to a second motor coil L2, again in a first direction and then a reverse direction. A controller 4 controls the voltage providers 2-2 to time the current reversals in the respective phase windings L1-L3 of the SRM 1 in such a way as to adjust the torque output. The current reversals may be timed to coincide in frequency with torque ripple, thereby reducing torque ripple effects. The current reversals may be timed in order to constructively superimpose mutual inductance between the phases to provide greater torque, or so that the mutual inductance combines with the self-inductance in such a way as to reduce torque ripple. The current reversals may be timed in response to the detection of magnetic saturation.
Patent GB-2538577-A (GB)
Title: Control system
Inventor: STEPHEN TURNER
IPC: A61M1/36
Filed: 2015-09-15
Abstract: A control system for controlling a quantity or level of blood in a blood reservoir 10 of a perfusion system in which the blood reservoir 10 is supplied through a venous line (V) and a pump 20 is configured to circulate blood out of the blood reservoir 10 through an outgoing line (A). The control system comprising a venous flow sensor 22 configured to measure a venous flow rate of blood in the venous line (V). An outlet flow sensor 24 configured to measure an outgoing flow rate of blood in the outgoing line (A). A controller (not shown) configured to receive as inputs the venous flow rate and the outgoing flow rate, the controller comprising decision logic permitting it to issue a signal to control the pump 20 to prevent the outgoing flow rate from exceeding the venous flow rate so as to arrest a decrease of blood in the blood reservoir 10.
Patent GB-2529570-A (GB)
Title: Downhole power generation system
Inventor: CARROLL SEAN
IPC: H02P9/04
Filed: 2013-06-17
Abstract: An apparatus for generating electrical power downhole comprises a housing located in a drillstring. A primary flow channel is formed through the housing. At least two secondary flow channels are located in the housing and arc laterally displaced from the primary flow channel, A fluid driven electrical generator is positioned in each of the at least two secondary flow channels. A controllable flow diverter is associated with each of the secondary flow channels to controllably divert at least a portion of a fluid flow m the primary flow channel to at least one of the at least two secondary flow channels to drive the generator therein.
Patent GB-2529573-A (GB)
Title: Circuit card assembly with thermal energy removal
Inventor: KIRK CHARLES GRAHAM
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2013-04-29
Abstract: A circuit card assembly includes a heat sink, a locking mechanism, a first thermal path, and a second thermal path. The heat sink couples to a circuit board and has an upper surface and a lower surface. The heat sink has a channel extending downward along the upper surface of the heat sink. The locking mechanism is disposed within the channel and includes a plurality of solid wedges movably arranged within the channel. Movement of the wedges is effective to secure the circuit card assembly to a holder. The first thermal path extends from the circuit board through the heat sink to the lower surface of the heat sink and removes thermal energy from the circuit board. The second thermal path is formed from the circuit board, through the heat sink, and then through the wedges to the holder. The second thermal path removes thermal energy from the circuit board that is greater than a leakage amount.
Patent GB-2530916-A (GB)
Title: Retracting shortcut bars, status shortcuts and edit run page sets
Inventor: MEEGAN ROBERT J
IPC: G06F3/0488
Filed: 2014-03-28
Abstract: A method for generating a touch screen display comprises establishing a run screen on the touch screen display. The run screen is associated with a function of a work vehicle and is configured with a retractable toolbar (412). The retractable toolbar (412) is responsive to an action of a user of the touch screen display and deployable over a first portion of the run screen or display area (425) upon the action of the user and otherwise hidden to display a second portion of the run screen. The second portion of the run screen is at least a majority portion of the run screen and defines one or more transient user-definable buttons (e.g., 415, 420) on the retractable toolbar (412) associated with at least one of the function and the run screen.
Patent GB-2543786-A (GB)
Title: Analog assisted multichannel digital post-correction for time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters
Inventor: ANDING ZHU
IPC: H03M1/12
Filed: 2015-10-27
Abstract: A time-interleaved analogue-to-digital converter comprises a set of time-interleaved ADC channels and an additional ADC channel 130 which is clocked at the same rate as the ADC channels but has a sampling instant offset from the sampling instants for those channels. The interleaved and additional channels each comprise a polynomial correction element 120, and the interleaved channels each comprise an FIR filter 125 having inputs from the interleaved channels and the additional channel. The coefficients of the correction elements 120 and the FIR filters 125 may be determined during calibration to reduce the effect of timing skews and mismatches in offset, gain and bandwidth between channels. The additional ADC channel allows the use of shorter FIR filters and enables effective calibration up to the Nyquist frequency. The polynomial correction elements 120 and the FIR filters 125 may comprise a single time-shared element 120 and filter 125.
Patent GB-2536086-A (GB)
Title: Diversity receiver front end system with switching network
Inventor: STEPHANE RICHARD MARIE WLOCZYSIAK
IPC: H04B1/18
Filed: 2015-10-28
Abstract: A receiving system comprises a plurality of amplifiers, each one of the plurality of amplifiers disposed along a corresponding one of a plurality of paths between an input of the receiving system and an output of the receiving system and configured to amplify a signal received at the amplifier. The receiving system further includes a switching network including one or more single-­pole/single-throw switches, each one of the switches coupling two of the plurality of paths. The receiving system further includes a controller configured to receive a band select signal and, based on the band select signal, enable one of the plurality of amplifiers and control the switching network. In a preferred embodiment the receiving system is a diversity receiver front end system with a switching network. It may be implemented on a substrate in an RF module.
Patent GB-2544519-A (GB)
Title: A system for a telecommunication network
Inventor: NICHOLAS IAN MOSS
IPC: H04N7/15
Filed: 2015-11-19
Abstract: An arrangement for a telecommunication conference wherein the end-point devices to be involved can be reserved and can automatically dial-in to the conference at the meeting time. A method of joining a conference/meeting comprises receiving 50 a message associated with a conference/meeting and end­point device data looked-up from an end-point database; extracting 52 timing information and participant information from the message; and determining 54 if the message comprises connection information (such as meeting/conference ID or dial-in number or passcode) for enabling a connection to the telecommunication conference/meeting. The end-point device data associates a participant information (e.g. meeting room or person) with at least one corresponding end-point device and the timing information comprises a meeting start time. Connected information is extracted 56a if the message is determined to comprise connection information; or generated 56b if not. The extracted or generated connection information is sent 58 to an end-point device associated with the participant information extracted from the message, prior to the meeting start time. A second embodiment relates to providing an electronic calendar plug-in for facilitating the provision of telecommunication conference meeting connection information wherein generated connection information is appended to the body of a conference meeting message by the plug-in.
Patent GB-2533867-A (GB)
Title: Super hard constructions & methods of making same
Inventor: DONG WANG
IPC: E21B10/00
Filed: 2015-12-30
Abstract: A super hard polycrystalline construction, and associated method, comprising (i) a body of polycrystalline super hard material with first and second fractions / areas of super hard grains with peripheral surfaces and where (ii) the average grain size of the grains in the first fraction is greater than those in the second fraction, (iii) grains in the first fraction are bonded along at least a portion of the peripheral of those in the second fraction, (iv) and grains in the second fraction arranged relative to at least one adjacent grain of the first fraction by 60nm to 1 micron.
Patent GB-2551342-A (GB)
Title: Free space optical communication system receiver
Inventor: LESLIE CHARLES LAYCOCK
IPC: H04B10/11
Filed: 2016-06-13
Abstract: A free space optical communication system receiver includes a sensor array 504 comprising a central optical sensor 600 and a plurality of further optical sensors 601-604 disposed around a peripheral edge of the central optical sensor (600). The free space optical communication system receiver (500, Fig. 5) may be moved relative to an incoming optical signal (510, Fig 5) to ensure alignment with the incoming signal. The movement may involve pan or/and tilt rotations. The movement is controlled by a controller (508, Fig. 5) which makes use of measurements of the incident optical signal made by each of the plurality of further optical sensors (601-604). The further sensors thus facilitate alignment in a similar manner to conventional quadrature sensors.
Patent GB-2555646-A (GB)
Title: Interferometric position sensor
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER RALPH CARTER
IPC: G01B9/02
Filed: 2016-11-03
Abstract: An interferometric position sensor comprises a light source 110, a beam splitter 134 and a detector array 170. The beam splitter splits light between two paths and an interference pattern 180 is formed based on a difference in length between the two paths. At least one of the paths is dependent on the position of an object 10 such that changes in the interference pattern are related to changes in the position of the object. The beam splitter is formed as a beam splitting surface of a prism, the other surface 136 of the prism being fully reflecting. This surface 136 fulfils the function of a reference mirror in a conventional interferometer. The interferometric position sensor therefore does not require a reference mirror, avoiding errors caused by a changing distance between the beam splitter and the reference mirror. The object 10 for which position is sensed may have an attached retroreflector 150.