baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2587689-A (GB)
Title: Retracting shower hose apparatus and method
Inventor: GREGG HENRY JOHNSTON
IPC: E03C1/06
Filed: 2020-03-27
Abstract: A retractable shower hose apparatus (11 figure 2) has a housing enveloping a reel (21 figure 6.2) mounted for rotation around an axle 18. The axle 18 has a lumen 20 communicable with a shower valve supply of water whereby water can reach an axle port (19 figure 6.2) disposed in a chamber (22 figure 5.2) formed around the axle within the reel. The chamber (22 figure 5.2) communicates with a shower hose reel coupling on the periphery of the reel to deliver water to the bore of the shower hose 24, 26. The reel has a depth equal to the diameter of the hose and is confined between closely fitting front and rear panels (12, 13 figure 6.2) of the housing so that the hose can only coil radially out from the axis to a lead through (10 figure 6.2). A coil spring 21.9 is disposed in the chamber (22 figure 6.2) to act between the axle and reel and forcibly urge the hose to coil around the reel and retract into the housing. A later embodiment relates to a method of installing a retracting shower hose using said apparatus.
Patent GB-2580274-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for reductant dosing including on-time correction for switching delays
Inventor: Vikram Sundararajan
IPC: F01N11/00
Filed: 2018-10-29
Abstract: A controller includes a switching delay circuit structured to determine an open delay time and a close delay time for a reductant injector, each based on battery voltage and reductant injector coil temperature. A dosing circuit is structured to determine an open time that the armature pin must be in the fully open position so as to cause the injector to inject a first quantity of reductant. An actuation time is determined based on each of the open time, the open delay time, and the close delay time. The actuation time relates to a time that the coil must be energized so as to cause the injector to inject the first quantity of reductant. A switching command signal is transmitted to the injector to energize the coil for the calculated actuation time so as to cause the injector to inject the first quantity of reductant into an exhaust gas stream.
Patent GB-2581682-A (GB)
Title: Centrifuge apparatus
Inventor: David Rooke
IPC: G01N30/42
Filed: 2018-11-14
Abstract: The invention relates to centrifuge apparatus including a plurality of modules (50), each including a rotatable body (4), housing and flying leads assembly and said modules can be selectively interconnected to allow the adaptation of the processing capacity of the apparatus to process a said liquid to remove components therefrom and/or to process a number of different liquids and allow the separation of one or more types of components therefrom simultaneously.
Patent GB-2581721-A (GB)
Title: Secure access management for tools within a secure environment
Inventor: OLGIERD STANISLAW PIECZUL
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2018-10-12
Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for secure access management for tools within a secure environment. A virtual file system for a user in memory on a server side in the secure environment is accessed as part of an authenticated user session including a user command instigated by a user. At the virtual file system, an encrypted file stored in the secure environment is obtained, where the file is encrypted using a public key of a user. A read operation at the virtual file system of the encrypted file is intercepted and the encrypted file is sent to a client at a user system external to the secure environment over a secure connection for decryption by a remote cryptography device of the user system using the user's private key. The decrypted file is then received at the virtual file system enabling the user to run the required user command.
Patent GB-2587465-A (GB)
Title: Low-cost method for selectively reducing switch loss
Inventor: Brian Bremer
IPC: H05K3/22
Filed: 2020-06-11
Abstract: A radio frequency front end (RFFE) switch 210 includes a single pole input terminal 216 and a number (N) of output terminals each a component of a respective one of N throws 220a-220n of the RFFE switch 210, with N being greater than one. The N output terminals include a first output terminal 218a corresponding to a first throw 220a of the N throws and a second output terminal 218b not connected to any radio frequency (RF) band path, the second output terminal 218b corresponding to a second throw 220b of the N throws. The first output terminal 218a is connected to a single RF band path and a parallel connection is formed between the single pole input terminal 216 and the single RF band path. The parallel connection may be formed by placing a jumper 302 that connects the first output terminal 218a to the second output terminal 218b and closing the first 220a and second 220b throws, providing parallel branches for routing RF signals being transceived between the single pole input terminal 216 and the single RF band path.
Patent GB-2583645-A (GB)
Title: Shifting tool having puncture device, system, and method
Inventor: TODD C JACKSON
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2018-11-27
Abstract: A shifting tool includes a body having a longitudinal axis; a structure engaging member supported by the body, the structure engaging member configured to engage and shift a structure within a tubular; and a puncture device supported by the body, the puncture device configured to engage a barrier within a flowbore of the tubular in a direction of the longitudinal axis.
Patent GB-2598756-A (GB)
Title: A system and method of robot locomotion
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER ROBERT CIESLAK
IPC: B62D57/032
Filed: 2020-09-10
Abstract: A robotic device 300 for inspecting structures, comprising: a body 302 extending in a longitudinal direction, the body 302 having a front end 304, a rear end 306, and opposing sides 312, 314; a plurality of legs 316 arranged on each of the opposed sides 312, 314 of the body 302, each leg 316 comprising one or more joints; and a plurality of carriages 315, each carriage 315 connecting a leg 316 to the body 302 and being configured to allow longitudinal travel wherein each of the carriages 315 is configured to move independently such that a leg separation may be varied. The legs 316 may comprise one or more rotational degrees of freedom and may include a hip joint 326 to connect the legs to the carriages. The carriages may run along guides 322. The method of locomotion may comprise raising and lowering legs 316 from and to a surface in a stepwise motion, translating each leg in a longitudinal direction along a side of the body 302 when each leg is in a raised position.
Patent GB-2599656-A (GB)
Title: Alarm system
Inventor: KIERON CHAPMAN
IPC: H04M11/04
Filed: 2020-10-07
Abstract: An alarm system 100 comprises a plurality of alarm units 102a-c, each alarm unit being configured to generate an alarm, and a control panel 104 configured to control power supplied to the plurality of alarm units. Each of the plurality of alarm units further comprises a wireless communication interface for receiving a control signal transmitted by a user device 116 such as a mobile phone, and a controller configured to trigger a test mode of the alarm unit in response to receipt of the control signal. In this manner, each alarm unit may be individually controlled wirelessly via the user device. The test mode may comprise generating an audible/visual alarm by the alarm unit. Each alarm unit may be configured to store test data relating to when the test mode of that alarm unit was triggered. Test data may be transmitted to a user device. Wireless communication between the user device and the alarm unit may be used to program and/or modify settings of the alarm unit.
Patent GB-2586750-A (GB)
Title: Drill speeder and drilling device
Inventor: RUIQI WANG
IPC: E21B4/02
Filed: 2018-05-14
Abstract: A drill speeder. The drill speeder is used for increasing the rotating speed of a drill bit in drilling operation and comprises: an upper joint (1) connected to a drill tool (200) in the drilling operation; a lower joint connected to the drill bit (300); and three wing plates (9) arranged on the outer surface of a gear sleeve (10) of the drill speeder in an equal division mode, and closely attached to pistons embedded on the gear sleeve (10). When the drill bit (300) conducts a speed increasing operation, a drilling slurry column in the drill speeder jacks up the pistons (8) on the gear sleeve (10), and the wing plates (9) are opened and attached to the well wall. The drill speeder further comprises a sun shaft (12) and planetary gears (4). The upper joint (1) is a planetary gear support provided with three support shafts in the axial direction of the drill tool, the support shafts are sleeved with the planetary gears (4), and the planetary gears (4) are engaged with a sun shaft gear and inner teeth of the gear sleeve (10) simultaneously, and the sun shaft (12) serves as the lower joint to be connected to the drill bit (300) and drives the drill bit (300) to conduct speed increasing rotation. A pawl (3) is provided on the upper joint (1). When the planetary gears (4) fail in transmission, the pawl (3) is inserted into a tooth groove of the sun shaft (12) to push the sun shaft (12) to rotate at the rotating speed of the drill tool. The drill speeder can increase the drilling speed of the drill bit to achieve the speed increasing effect.
Patent GB-2600971-A (GB)
Title: Sterilising apparatus
Inventor: Leo Stephen Morris
IPC: F26B21/02
Filed: 2020-11-13
Abstract: An apparatus 2 for sterilising objects (e.g. baby feeding bottles) comprising: a chamber 12 for housing objects to be sterilised; a sterilisation means for sterilising objects within the chamber 12; a forced air flow device (70, fig. 10A) arranged to direct air into the chamber 12; and at least one nozzle 16 extending into the chamber 12 and arranged to direct air from the forced air flow device (70, fig. 10A). The at least one nozzle 16 comprises at least one outlet 26 arranged to direct air along and around an axis of the nozzle 16 to thereby create a helical flow of air. There is also an apparatus 2 comprising a chamber 12, a steam generator (40, fig. 4) sterilising means, a forced air flow device (70, fig. 10A), at least one inlet 20 arranged to allow air into the chamber 12 and at least one chamber outlet 22 arranged to allow fluid to escape the chamber. The air inlet 20 and chamber outlet 22 are arranged such that at least a portion of the air passing into the chamber 12 through the air inlet 20 travels in a first direction away from the chamber outlet 22.
Patent GB-2596386-A (GB)
Title: Optical member control apparatus, image capture apparatus, and control method
Inventor: TOMOHIRO SUGAYA
IPC: G02B26/02
Filed: 2021-03-15
Abstract: An optical member control apparatus includes a first optical member 106 and a second optical member 108 which move on the same plane. This plane intersects an optical path of light that enters an image capturing element. There is also a drive and control which independently controls movement of the first and second optical member. When movement is performed to insert either one of the first optical member or second optical member into the optical path and to retract the other of the first optical member or second optical member from the optical path, control is performed so that movement of the optical member that is to be inserted into the optical path is started t2 after movement of the optical member that is to be retracted from the optical path is started t1 and before the movement is complete t3. There may also be position detection, figure 3B, to detect an insertion position and a retraction position of each of the first and second optical members corresponding to states where the optical member has been inserted into or retracted from the optical path respectively. An image capture apparatus includes an image capture element and this optical member control apparatus.
Patent GB-2607081-A (GB)
Title: Lock assembly
Inventor: YIZHOU SHEN
IPC: E05B47/06
Filed: 2021-05-27
Abstract: A lock assembly comprises a lock cylinder having keyway 11 for operating a locking member 51. A lock cylinder shield 20 is moveable, e.g. sliding, from a first position which partially obscures the keyway to prevent insertion of key to a second position which exposes the keyway and permits insertion of a key. In the second position the shield actuates an engagement means 30 preventing rotation of the lock cylinder. The lock cylinder may include a plurality of disc detainer plates 54 with true gate (56, fig.3) for location of side bar (52) and may include a radial groove (57) for abutment with engagement plate 31 of mechanism 30 when shield in second position; engagement plate 31 moved shield 20 via lever 32. Preferably lock includes pin shield (80, fig.7) and vibration generator (91, fig.7) to generate vibrational noise during picking attempt. Also claimed is a key with a gap or notch in the stem to permit rotation of key in shield. Alternatively key could be inserted into lock and shield encompasses an integral/captive key head (71, fig.10)
Patent GB-2594414-A (GB)
Title: Safe injector needle
Inventor: GANG LI
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 2020-02-12
Abstract: Provided is a safe injector needle. The safe injector needle comprises a needle seat, an injector needled axially and fixedly connected to the needle seat, and a trigger protection assembly assembled on the needle seat. The needle seat comprises an assembly portion and a fixed portion; the trigger protection assembly comprises a housing, a trigger mechanism, and an elastic component; the housing is a hollow tube; the trigger mechanism comprises a first trigger mechanism and a second trigger mechanism; the first trigger mechanism can, under the effect of the elastic component, slide along the extended direction of the housing, and the second trigger mechanism can, under the effect of the elastic component, slide along the extended direction of the needle seat, such that after the safe injector needle is used, the injector needle is completely accommodated between the trigger mechanism and the needle seat. The safe injector needle of the present invention has good protective function and can indicate the operation state. The invention has a simple structure, low manufacturing cost, and wide application.
Patent GB-2609604-A (GB)
Title: Removable insert for a pipe inspection chamber
Inventor: NIGEL JAMES
IPC: F16L55/24
Filed: 2021-07-15
Abstract: A removable insert 1 for a pipe inspection chamber comprising a bucket 20 defining a receptacle 21 for collecting debris falling into the inspection chamber, the receptacle 21 comprising an opening at a top end of the bucket 20. The removable insert 1 further comprises at least one sealing portion 30, 40 circumscribing the bucket 20 and extending radially outwards from the bucket 20. The insert is configured to fit in the shaft of the pipe inspection chamber. The at least one sealing portion effectively creates a seal between the bucket and the inner wall of the pipe inspection chamber shaft to prevent debris from falling between the bucket and the inner wall of the pipe inspection chamber shaft. Aspects of the invention include a removal assembly which comprises a coupling 51, and optionally wherein the coupling comprises at least one of a hook, a lifting eye, and a carabiner. The removal assembly may comprise a shaft 53 movably coupled to the bucket, and wherein the coupling is located at one end of the shaft.
Patent GB-2612368-A (GB)
Title: Transport dolly for a floor treatment machine
Inventor: STEVEN PHILLIPS
IPC: B62B5/00
Filed: 2021-11-02
Abstract: A dolly for transporting a floor treatment machine, the dolly comprising a lower support portion 2, a back support portion 8 for supporting said machine during transport and travel wheel means 4a, 4b. A pivot is provided which permits reward tilting of the dolly about said pivot so that the lower support portion tilts up as the back support portion tilts down. A lower region of the dolly is provided with constraint features 22a, 22b which define a bay for receiving a base portion of the floor treatment of the machine so that during transport the machine does not move transversely. This arrangement allows tilting of the machine using a handle provided on said machine and thus the dolly may be pushed or drawn across the floor surface. The constraint features may comprise horizontal surfaces, vertical surfaces, or L-shaped brackets. The dolly in a rest position may lie substantially flat on the floor so as to facilitate entry of the machine onto the dolly. The dolly may comprise a handle brace for supporting the machine and the handle brace may comprising clasping means for securing the machine.
Patent GB-2616001-A (GB)
Title: Remote visual inspection guidance
Inventor: William Hamish Crackett
IPC: G06T7/30
Filed: 2022-02-17
Abstract: A method comprising: capturing an image from a remote inspection device from a first position; matching features of the captured image to image features in a group of key-frame images; identifying the next closest key-frame image to a second position; estimating a transform between the captured image and the reference image; generating guidance instructions based on the transform; and, outputting the guidance instructions to enable the device to be moved to the second position. The features of the captured image may be extracted before matching it. The process may be completed until the vehicle reaches the target position. The guidance instructions may be displayed to the operator of the device and may comprise lines or arrows extending between features of the captured and key-frame images. The robot may be controlled autonomously. The group of key-frame images may be generated in a previous inspection. Also disclosed is a method for generating the group of key-frames.
Patent GB-2601674-A (GB)
Title: Methods to dehydrate gravel pack and to temporarily increase a flow rate of fluid flowing from a wellbore into a conveyance
Inventor: Ryan Michael Novelen
IPC: E21B43/08
Filed: 2019-09-25
Abstract: Methods to dehydrate a gravel pack and to temporarily increase a flow rate of fluid flowing from a wellbore into a conveyance are disclosed. A method to dehydrate gravel pack includes deploying a valve at a location proximate a gravel pack. The valve includes a rupture disk that ruptures in response to a threshold amount of pressure, and reactive fluid that actuates the valve to a closed position. The method also includes providing a fluid flow path from the gravel pack to the conveyance. The method further includes closing the valve after providing the fluid flow path from the gravel pack to the conveyance for a threshold period of time.
Patent GB-2619342-A (GB)
Title: Display with integrated speaker
Inventor: ANDREW ARISTIDOU
IPC: H04N5/64
Filed: 2022-06-01
Abstract: Display apparatus 100 (e.g. television) comprising: a display screen 110, a back cover 150, and at least one integrated speaker 160; and a bracket 130 arranged between the screen and the back cover, the bracket defining an internal cavity (220; fig. 4) within a space between the display screen and the back cover, the internal cavity being coupled to the at least one speaker such that audio vibrations from the speaker(s) may enter the cavity. The cavity may insulate the screen and/or electronic components between the screen and the back cover from audio vibrations, which may reduce or avoid defects or distortion in the screen, damage to the electronic components and/or audible distortion such as buzzing, and may also enhance the audio quality of the speaker. The bracket may include a ridge that defines a wall of the cavity, and the ridge may be sealed against an internal surface of the back cover.
Patent GB-2612667-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring Apparatus for Electrical Site
Inventor: ISRAEL TIETEL
IPC: H02H7/26
Filed: 2022-06-22
Abstract: A monitoring apparatus 10 for an electrical site 12 includes: a current meter or sensor 24 for measuring current in branches 22A, 22B of the site; and a controller 26 for reading the measured currents, alerting, and cutting off the electrical branch 22A using a switch 19 when a fault current is detected. The fault current may be determined by taking first, second and third consecutive current readings and checking if the third reading is larger than the second, and the second is larger than the first. The second derivative of current with respect to time may be calculated to indicate a fault. If the second derivative of the current is positive, i.e. the current is rising at an increasing rate, the switch may be operated to isolate the faulty branch. If the second derivative is zero but the first derivate of current is positive, i.e. current is rising at a steady rate, a fault may only be determined if the current crosses a threshold.
Patent GB-2613424-A (GB)
Title: Selecting training data for neural networks
Inventor: GREGORY HEINRICH
IPC: G06V20/00
Filed: 2022-08-05
Abstract: A method for training a neural network that automatically selects (classifies) training data (e.g. images, video, audio) based on metadata 204 (e.g. labels) associated with the training data. The training data may be processed into groups based on a combination of metadata values and may be selected based on the groups. The training data may be used in human vision emulation, speech recognition, natural language processing, recommendation systems etc. The automatic selection of the metadata may use an equation solver. The metadata may concern an image captured using a medical device or an autonomous vehicle, including an airplane or robotic vehicle, at a given point in time. The metadata may indicate one or more operational design domain (ODD) values. For example, given a set of labelled scenes and a target distribution of various categorical metadata around a scene, the neural network may classify training images based on sets of the labelled scenes. Other data that may be used concern video, audio, location, weather data etc.
Patent GB-2610959-A (GB)
Title: Clutch configurations for a multiple motor mixed-speed continuous power transmission
Inventor: Isaac Mock
IPC: H02P5/46
Filed: 2021-04-30
Abstract: An electric powertrain includes a first electric motor that has an uninterrupted connection with a drive shaft of a vehicle. The electric powertrain further includes a second electric motor that has an interruptible connection with the drive shaft. In one form, this interruptible connection includes a clutch. The electric powertrain further includes a first gear train in the form of a first planetary gear and a second gear train in the form of a second planetary gear. The clutch in one variation includes a positive clutch in the form of a dog clutch. The dog clutch has a clutch suspension configured to deflect a clutch collar when gearing is misaligned during shifting.
Patent GB-2611272-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic thruster
Inventor: TYLER A WHITNEY
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2021-07-15
Abstract: A hydraulic thruster system for providing an axial force. In one embodiment, the system comprises a pump, a motor for driving the pump, and a hydraulic thruster comprising: a cylinder comprising a plurality of cylinder pistons; a shaft comprising a plurality of shaft pistons; a plurality of first pressure chambers; and a plurality of second pressure chambers, wherein the plurality of shaft pistons are positioned inside the cylinder, between the cylinder pistons to form the plurality of first and a second pressure chambers, wherein the shaft further comprises a first fluid passage connected to the pump and to the first pressure chambers, and a second fluid passage connected to the pump and to the second pressure chambers, and wherein the pump may pump fluid into the first pressure chambers and suction fluid from the second pressure chambers providing an axial force between the shaft and the cylinder.