baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2556623-A (GB)
Title: Improved sealing products for indvidual wells in multi-well arrays
Inventor: PETER COLLINS
IPC: B32B27/04
Filed: 2016-10-27
Abstract: A heat sealing product suitable for sealing one or more individual containers, the product comprising one or more individual heat seals 11 , 23, 24 set out in a configuration corresponding to the shape and configuration of the top of the container(s) to be sealed; a peelable support film layer 12, 21 coated on one side with a low tack adhesive 22, the adhesive serving to hold the individual heal seals in place on the support film layer in the desired configuration prior to the sealing process; and alignment points 13, such as holes, which enable the product and thus the individual heat seals to be aligned with respect to the individual containers to be sealed. In use the layered product is placed over an array of containers, such as an array of multi-well plates, so that the individual seals align with the wells, heat and pressure are applied to seal the individual wells with the heat seal and the support film layer is then removed to leave individual sealed wells not connected to adjacent containers by any sealing material.
Patent GB-2542519-A (GB)
Title: Low ductility alloy
Inventor: DOMINIQUE FLAHAUT
IPC: C22C30/00
Filed: 2015-06-12
Abstract: The present invention relates to a low ductility steel tube for use in chemical engineering applications. In particular, the invention relates to a high strength steel tube which has low ductility at elevated temperatures. Such tubes are typically used in chemical plants for transporting reactants and products. One such application includes the use in plants for producing hydrogen and methanol. The tubes could also be used when producing ethylene and other hydrocarbons.
Patent GB-2560385-A (GB)
Title: Loading mechanism
Inventor: JOHANN HARTL
IPC: B60P1/64
Filed: 2017-03-10
Abstract: A loading mechanism 13 for loading and unloading a body (e.g. picking-up and hauling a container 12), comprising a frame (16), an articulated loading arm (20, figure 2) pivotably coupled to the frame, comprising a main arm 30 and a draw arm 32. A linkage 40 (e.g. hydraulic cylinder) coupled between the frame and draw arm 32 comprises a primary link 42, a lever link 44 pivotably coupled to the main arm 30 and a secondary link 46, wherein pivoting of the loading arm (20) causes the draw arm 32 to move relative to the main arm 30 (e.g. such that the angle between them decreases and then increases during subsequent movement phases). The tip of the draw arm may comprise a hook 34 moving in a varying radius, elliptical trajectory of lower height than a circular trajectory, thus reducing spillage from an open-top container 12. The container 12 may be in contact with the ground or the vehicle at all times during loading and unloading. The articulated loading arm 20 may be pivotably attached to a tipping frame 18, allowing tipping of the container. The draw arm 32 may be L-shaped with perpendicular first 31 and second 33 sections.
Patent GB-2552233-A (GB)
Title: An amplifier
Inventor: VADIM VOLKOVOY
IPC: H03F3/70
Filed: 2017-03-16
Abstract: A capacitive trans-impedance amplifier for amplifying signals generated by particle detectors or counters, such as those found in mass spectrometers, electrometers and photometers, comprises a voltage amplifier 21 having an inverting input terminal for connection to an input current source 24. A feedback capacitor 22, providing negative feedback, is coupled between the inverting input 24 and the output 23 of the voltage amplifier to accumulate charges received from the input current source and to generate a feedback voltage. A calibration unit 34 including a calibration capacitor 31 is also electrically coupled, via a calibration switch 32, to the inverting input and to the feedback capacitor. The calibration unit switches the calibration switch, which may be a photodiode, to a calibration state permitting a discharge of charge from the calibration capacitor to the feedback capacitor. The capacitive transimpedance amplifier is arranged to determine a voltage generated across the feedback capacitor, while in the calibration state, and a capacitance value (C=Q/V) for the feedback capacitor according to the value of the generated voltage (V) and the quantity of charge (Q). A reset switch 25 may also be coupled to the inverting input of the voltage amplifier to control charging and discharging of the feedback capacitor.
Patent GB-2553189-A (GB)
Title: Autonomous vehicle dynamic climate control
Inventor: AED M DUDAR
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 2017-06-05
Abstract: A vehicle system is disclosed comprising a processor and memory for carrying out a climate control method. The method comprises: determining a travel time to a pickup location (310); detecting a present cabin environment (315); determining a target cabin environment (320); determining an environment adjustment time to adjust the present cabin environment to the target environment (325); and activating at least one climate control in accordance with the adjustment time and the travel time (335). The vehicle may be an autonomous vehicle, and the disclosed method may save energy by obviating the need to run the climate system when the vehicle is unoccupied prior to picking up passengers. The system, which may be a HVAC system, may be activated to adjust cabin temperature or to defrost windows. The system may further comprise a navigation system.
Patent GB-2553888-A (GB)
Title: Expanding time window for remote commands
Inventor: Mark Andre Zielinski
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2017-06-20
Abstract: A vehicle includes: receiver(s), a timer counting time, a memory, and processor(s) configured to: receive a timestamped signal from a fob; compare the timestamp to a time window; and reject the timestamp if the timestamp is outside the time window. The processor(s) is configured to expand the time window with the counted time. The processor(s) compute the time window as a trigonometric function of the counted time and a predetermined angle, the predetermined angle being derived from the worst case clock skew present between the timer of the vehicle and a timer in the key fob. If the timestamp is within the time window, the timestamp is valid and the vehicle can be controlled, such as unlocking the doors. The vehicle timer is resynchronized with the fob timer after a successful validation of the timestamped signal. The timestamped signal can include the transmitter ID, the command code, a rolling code and the timestamp. The time window can have an upper limit that can be set via a user interface in the vehicle. The invention is intended to be used to overcome jamming or rolljam attacks in which vehicle control signals are intercepted or captured by a criminal for later use.
Patent GB-2558059-A (GB)
Title: Assembly between an aircraft pylon and a turbine engine
Inventor: ANTOINE ELIE HELLEGOUARCH
IPC: B64D27/26
Filed: 2017-10-27
Abstract: A suspended set of an aircraft has a pylon 13 with an integral pad 35 having a first bore 350; a turbine engine (fig.1,1); and an assembly having a beam 31c attached to the engine, with a knuckle 33 for receiving the pad. The beam has suspension lugs 31a,31b with second bores 37, allowing a shaft 39 through the first and second bores connecting the beam to the pylon. Preferably, the knuckle has an external body 33b, integral with the beam, in which a C-clamp 33a is mounted to rotate; a clearance Ja between the knuckle and pylon is provided for the ball effect. The pad may be vertically oriented and have a locking nut 49b at its lower end for holding the turbine in a degraded mode of operation should the suspension lugs fail. Shouldered bushes 43,45 may be provided in the second bores. The pylon may have an integral finger (fig5,51) distant from, and extending parallel to, the pad, with the beam having an oblong orifice 53 (fig.6,53) extending through the finger and the pad. The suspended set may be used in either a front or rear engine hooking system.
Patent GB-2564172-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for granting partial or full access to an application based on level of confidence that print corresponds to user profile
Inventor: WALTER R KLAPPERT
IPC: H04N21/482
Filed: 2015-10-28
Abstract: A method of invoking a first or second function on determining a full or partial body part print (e.g. a finger print) includes detecting a presence of a print associated with a user body part; identifying a user profile corresponding to the detected print; determining a surface area of the print; determining whether the detected print represents a partial print or a full print based on (i) the identified profile and (ii) the surface area of the print; in response to determining the detected print represents a partial print, invoking a first function that relates to a first operation corresponding to media asset consumption; and in response to determining the detected print represents a full print, invoking a second function that relates to a second operation corresponding to media asset consumption. The first and second function may relate to e.g. volume or channel select operation and may relate to each other through the operation being related but being performed at a greater magnitude. Alternatively the first function may cause a custom page of media assets to be displayed and the second an uncustomized page.
Patent GB-2571539-A (GB)
Title: Memory interface
Inventor: MARTIN JOHN ROBINSON
IPC: G06F12/10
Filed: 2018-02-28
Abstract: Memory interface 318 interfaces virtually addressable cache 330, e.g. L2, and physically addressable memory bus 316, e.g. AMBA 4 (RTM). It comprises coherency manager 322 and memory management unit MMU 320. Coherency manager 322 translates received snoop requests 510 to a virtual address space. MMU 320 translates received read requests from cache 330 to a physical address space for transmission on the memory bus 316. Coherency manager 322 comprises reverse translation module 550 with entries mapping from physical to virtual addresses and state fields indicating whether the entry is invalid or active. When there is an invalid state or no mapping memory interface 318 determines that the snoop request results in cache miss and sends a corresponding response on the bus. Memory interface 318 comprises a plurality of snoop processors 541‑542 and associated bus interfaces 502‑504 for data transfer, while cache memory 330 has cache banks 331-332.
Patent GB-2572550-A (GB)
Title: Optical device and method of manufacture thereof
Inventor: JOHN GODFREY
IPC: B42D25/351
Filed: 2018-03-28
Abstract: An optical device comprising microstructures which comprises microstructures in in at least two arrays whereby the microstructures in each array 20, 30 display different images that are interlaced and where the images cannot be seen by the human eye. The microstructures may differ through at least one of facet angle, dimension, shape and refractive index. The optical device is used as a security device. A method of forming the optical device is also claimed.
Patent GB-2562883-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle human machine interface control
Inventor: WALTER JOSEPH TALAMONTI
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: A computing device in a vehicle 110 determines a plurality of lane change maneuvers 216, 218 based on the time to collision. The device determines a field of safe travel to execute the lane change maneuvers without braking to a stop, for example by taking account of manoeuvre time and reaction time, and displays the field of safe travel to an occupant. The device can display a prompt, which may be a visual depiction and may be coloured based on the time to collision, or may provide a haptic output, which may be a pattern indicating urgency and which may indicate a direction.
Patent GB-2573280-A (GB)
Title: Automated charge control
Inventor: SIMON OWEN
IPC: B60L58/12
Filed: 2018-04-25
Abstract: A method for charging a hybrid electric vehicle that has been left unattended for a long period of time, the method comprising determining that the vehicle is stationary, determining a state of charge for the battery, receiving a command from a user to initiate a charging operation to charge the battery, and controlling the internal combustion engine and the electrical machine to charge the battery at a rate dependent upon a charge rate vehicle parameter when the vehicle is stationary and the state of charge for the battery is below a predetermined threshold. Preferably, the parameters could be a charging efficiency, a target battery charge level, a maximum available charge time, or a manually selectable charge rate, and could depend on an optimum engine speed or an optimum electrical machine speed. An output signal may be included to provide real-time feedback of the charging operation. A filter means could be used to disregard minor adjustments to the pedals during charging. Reference is also made to the possible use of a cruise control system, and exhaust gas sensors.
Patent GB-2574200-A (GB)
Title: The dogtooth
Inventor: Tony Delahaye
IPC: G10D3/14
Filed: 2018-05-28
Abstract: A guitar tool comprises a wedge type peg which fits under a string of a guitar. The peg is placed under the bridge string carrier bar, holding the string firmly in place on the bridge pins. The string may be threaded into the tuning key at the top of the guitar and part wound by hand until secure. The peg is then removed and the socket on the end of the tool is placed on the tuning peg and turned to tighten the string. The tool may be made from rubber, plastic, wood or metal. The tool enables the user to quickly change a string on a guitar.
Patent GB-2575308-A (GB)
Title: Methods for controlling power delivered to an SMA actuator
Inventor: MARK GEORGE EASTON
IPC: F03G7/06
Filed: 2018-07-06
Abstract: A PWM controller delivers power to each of at least two Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) wires during each PWM cycle T. The cycle time is divided into at least two sub-slots, and each SMA wire is powered during a respective sub-slot. The length of each sub-slot may be varied to allow higher power to be delivered to individual wires when required. A temperature measurement of the wires may require a minimum pulse duration, and this may be achieved by requiring a minimum pulse length when necessary, optionally in a dedicated temperature measurement sub-slot in the PWM cycle T. Where a dedicated temperature measurement sub-slot is used, this sub-slot may additionally be used to provide power to a wire requiring high power, when temperature measurement is not required.
Patent GB-2568381-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for deriving a set of training data
Inventor: TIMOR KADIR
IPC: G16H50/70
Filed: 2018-09-24
Abstract: Computer aided diagnosis training system for training a CAD device to receive and process medical input images and produce output that indicates probability of a medical condition of a patient, the CAD device comprising: input circuit configured to receive and assemble 210 training data comprising medical data of patients that have been identified as having a medical condition, and medical data of patients that have been identified as not having the condition; parsing circuit configured to separate 220 the training data into sets such that a first set contains only data of patients that have the condition and a second set contains only data of patients that do not have the condition, and to parse 230 one of the sets into two subsets where the first subset is distinguished over the second by an attribute; and a data classified circuit configured to associate 240 different weights to the training data such that the first subset is prioritised during training. The attribute may be a clinical or radiological attribute. Subsets sharing the attribute may be prioritised during training as easier to classify, in relation to the condition, as able to be discarded from further clinician review. Also provided is a method.
Patent GB-2570031-A (GB)
Title: Motor
Inventor: Petr Chmelicek
IPC: H02K21/22
Filed: 2018-10-30
Abstract: A magnetic pole arrangement comprises a plurality of magnetic pole assembles 110 arranged back-to-back along a longitudinally extending axis of rotation X, each providing flux to an air gap. Each magnetic pole assembly comprises one or more magnetic poles pieces 30 and two components of magnetic flux, an axial flux component provided by plural axially magnetised and displaced magnets 40 adjacent axial faces of the pole piece and a circumferential flux component provided by plural circumferentially magnetised magnets 50 that are adjacent circumferential faces of the pole pieces and spaced around the rotation axis X. The magnetic flux sources can be triangular (fig 13, 92) or quadrilateral (fig 14, 93) hexagonal and the pole-pieces can be quadrilateral in section (fig 13,31) or hexagonal (fig 14,33). There may be magnetic end plates 100 connecting axially magnetised magnets 40 that may be shared between adjacent magnetic poles. There may be a third component of axial flux provided from a radially magnetised magnet 60 adjacent a radially inner surface of pole piece 30. Adjacent pole pieces may have alternate North and South polarities and be skewed (fig 15b)
Patent GB-2578754-A (GB)
Title: Protector for drill pipe end
Inventor: GEIR SKJEVIK
IPC: F16L57/00
Filed: 2018-11-06
Abstract: A protective cap 1 is proposed for an end of an elongate member such as a pipe 6. The cap comprises a sheath 2 of flexible, resilient (i.e. elastic) material and a ridged base member 5. The sheath covers part of the outer surface of the pipe. The sheath is housed inside a cavity of the base and comprises an insert end 4 for inserting the pipe and a cover portion 3 which is initially in a furled configuration. The protective cap is applied to the end of the member by unfurling. Preferably, the sheath comprises handles or ear portions for aiding unfurling. The inner surface of the sheath may also comprise a plurality of ridges 8 (preferably circular and symmetric about a central axis). The ridges may comprise a lubricant. The application also discloses a protective bung (10, figure 3) to be inserted in the end of a pipe and methods on how to operate both the cap and bung.
Patent GB-2573638-A (GB)
Title: Epicyclic gearbox
Inventor: YONATAN ROTENBERG
IPC: B64C25/36
Filed: 2019-03-21
Abstract: An epicyclic gearbox 10 comprising an input annulus gear 12, in contact with the power source, is in meshing contact with a number of stepped planet gears 14, 16 supported on floating planet carriers 18. Each stepped planet gear is positioned internally of the annulus gear and includes two planet stages in meshing contact with corresponding sun gear stages 20, 22. One of the sun gear stages is an interior gearbox output and transfers power to a machine or device to be driven and the other sun gear stage is fixed.
Patent GB-2575352-A (GB)
Title: Corrosion and mar resistance of steel components
Inventor: RICARDO L M GUEDES
IPC: C23C22/62
Filed: 2019-05-24
Abstract: A method for treating a steel component to improve corrosion and mar resistance comprises performing a black oxide treatment to form a magnetite layer, followed by performing a manganese phosphate treatment. An aqueous solution comprising sodium nitrate and sodium hydroxide may be used for the black oxide treatment. The temperature at which the treatment is performed may between about 99 and 104oC. The manganese phosphate treatment may include subjecting the component to a solution comprising manganese dihydrogen phosphate, phosphoric acid, manganese nitrate and nickel nitrate at a temperature of about 82oC.
Patent GB-2585247-A (GB)
Title: Occupant classification method and apparatus
Inventor: ELVIR HASEDZIC
IPC: B60N2/00
Filed: 2019-07-05
Abstract: A method for classifying an occupant of a vehicle, which may have the safety benefit of preventing children from being left unattended in a vehicle, comprises the following steps. An image is received from a camera disposed in a cabin of a vehicle and analysed to identify a plurality of body landmarks, which may include shoulders, elbows, chests or hips of an occupant in the vehicle cabin. The plurality of identified body landmarks include at least one pair of the body landmarks. A distance is determined between the body landmarks forming each pair. The occupant is classified as a first occupant type or a second occupant type in dependence on a comparison of the determined distance with a predefined classification threshold T1. The identified landmarks may make up a plurality of pairs of landmarks, and these may be added together, with the total compared to the threshold T1. Operation of one or more vehicle systems is thus be controlled in dependence on the classification of the occupant. A vehicle controller executing the above method and vehicle system such a controller are also claimed.
Patent GB-2579264-A (GB)
Title: Fixation device
Inventor: ANDREW HUNT
IPC: E02D5/80
Filed: 2019-08-12
Abstract: An elongate fixation device 1 for use in subsea anchoring has a triple nested stem arrangement, the innermost stem 2 of which has a cutter 9 disposed at a distal end and a tapered section 8 located adjacent to and proximally behind the cutter 9. An intermediate stem 3 surrounds at least a central portion of the inner stem 2 and has one or more flareable cutting fingers 7 at its distal end. An outer stem 4 surrounds a proximal portion of the intermediate stem 3. The inner 2 and intermediate 3 stems are coupled by a first releasable coupling 17 which when released allows relative axial motion along a first distance. The outer and intermediate stems are coupled by a second releasable coupling 18 which when released allows relative axial motion along a second distance. The intermediate stem 3 is nested within the outer stem 4 for at least a majority of the outer stem 4.
Patent GB-2587026-A (GB)
Title: Light powered by sound or pressure waves
Inventor: TOBY DAVID ROBERT CAMPBELL
IPC: H02N2/18
Filed: 2019-09-14
Abstract: An electrical light that is powered by sound or pressure waves comprises an electromechanical housing consisting of an elastic membrane1 that enables vertical displacement of the light 4 from the external mounting 6. The displacement is converted from sound or pressure waves into electrical charge by the magnet and coil 7. The electrical charge generated is stored in a battery 2 within the unit. Controlling electronics 3 control the light 4 activation, charging of the battery 2 and manage the backup external power source 5.
Patent GB-2592610-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus, methods and computer programs for enabling reproduction of spatial audio signals
Inventor: JUHA TAPIO VILKAMO
IPC: H04S7/00
Filed: 2020-03-03
Abstract: An apparatus for enabling reproduction of spatial audio signals. The apparatus comprises means for obtaining audio signals comprising one or more channels and obtaining spatial metadata relating to the audio signals. The spatial metadata comprises information that indicates how to spatially reproduce the audio signals. The apparatus also comprises means for obtaining information relating to a field of view of video wherein the video is for display on a display of a rendering device and wherein the video is associated with the audio signals. The apparatus also comprises means for aligning spatial reproduction of the audio signals based, at least in part, on the obtained spatial metadata, with objects in the video according to the obtained information relating to the field of view of video; and enabling reproduction of the audio signals based on the aligning. Preferably the audio is rendered with at least two loudspeakers. Preferably amplitude panning or crosstalk cancellation is applied to the audio signals in dependence on the alignment.