baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2541346-A (GB)
Title: Mass spectrometer
Inventor: KIYOMI YOSHINARI
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2015-05-11
Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a mass spectrometer with which it is possible to improve the ionic permeability ratio of the entrance to an ion transport part (3) or the entrance to a mass spectrometry part, and to obtain a high-sensitivity mass spectrum. To resolve the above problems, the present invention is provided with electrodes in order to reduce the electric-field distortion that is caused by ion loss and occurs at the entrance to the ion transport part (3) or the entrance to a mass spectrometry part (4), the electrodes being arranged so that the radius (ri) of a circle inscribed within the electrodes (14a, b) of the ion transport part (3) is larger than the radius (rq) of a circle inscribed within the electrodes (13a, b) of the mass spectrometry part (4), and the entrance to the electrodes of the mass spectrometry part (4) having a tapered configuration. This means reduces the sharply fluctuating (peak-shaped) distribution of electric potential generated near the entrance to the ion transport part (3) and the entrance to the mass spectrometry part (4); i.e., reduces the electric-field distortion occurring at the end parts of the electrodes. Therefore, the ionic permeability ratio near the entrance to the ion transport part (3) and near the entrance to the mass spectrometry part (4) is greatly improved, and high-sensitivity mass spectrometry is possible.
Patent GB-2550631-A (GB)
Title: Analysis device and analysis method
Inventor: MAKOTO NOGAMI
IPC: G01N35/10
Filed: 2015-06-17
Abstract: When using an immunological analysis method wherein antigen-antibody reactions are used to form complexes of microparticles and a substance being measured, purifying, then measuring by spectroscopy, and a mass spectrometry method wherein antigen-antibody reactions are used to form complexes of microparticles and a substance being measured, purifying, then measuring with a mass spectrometer, the amount of the complex flowing in the flow path for immunological analysis and the amount of the complex flowing in the flow path for mass spectrometry are unknown, so the substance being measured cannot be accurately quantified even when merging information obtained from immunological analysis and information obtained from mass spectrometry. The invention provides a mechanism for quantifying the complexes after formation of the complexes, on the flow path for mass spectrometry and the flow path for immunological analysis.
Patent GB-2546168-A (GB)
Title: Shield protection device for a shield of a high voltage cable of a motor vehicle, motor vehicle and a method for operating a shield protection device
Inventor: SHEFEEN MALIYAKKAL
IPC: B60R16/03
Filed: 2016-12-15
Abstract: A shield protection device 10 for a shield 12 of a high voltage (HV) cable of a motor vehicle, wherein the HV cable connects a first HV component with a second HV component of the motor vehicle and wherein a first end and a second end of the shield are connected to a separate ground terminal a, b of a chassis 14 of the motor vehicle. The shield protection device includes a capacitor 18 and an operational amplifier 20 (e.g. a 741 OPAMP 26). The capacitor is connected between the first end and the corresponding ground terminal or the second end and the corresponding ground terminal in order to reduce a low voltage current through the shield. Input terminals 22 of the operational amplifier are connected to the ground terminals and an output 24 voltage from the operational amplifier is injected into the capacitor. The gain value of the operation amplifier may less than 1, especially 0.9. The input terminals of the operational amplifier may be connected to the ground terminals such that the operational amplifier is used an inverting amplifier.
Patent GB-2548455-A (GB)
Title: Diagnostic test performance control system and method
Inventor: PANKAJ KUMAR
IPC: G07C5/08
Filed: 2017-01-11
Abstract: A cloud-based server 135 receives a first fault message transmitted from a first vehicle 101a, the first fault message providing data to indicate an unsuccessful performance of a first diagnostic test, such as an onboard diagnostic (OBD) test, in the first vehicle and one or more vehicle operating conditions during the unsuccessful performance of the first diagnostic test in the first vehicle. The server determines, from the one or more vehicle operating conditions, one or more required conditions for an expected successful performance of the first diagnostic test and generate a first performance message to communicate the one or more required conditions, such as environmental conditions or a vehicle path, for the expected successful performance of the first diagnostic test. A second fault message from a second vehicle 101b may be received and processed.
Patent GB-2559769-A (GB)
Title: Method and system of producing natural-sounding recitation of story in person's voice and accent
Inventor: SHAILA DINKAR APTE
IPC: G10L13/08
Filed: 2017-02-17
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing a personalised natural-sounding recitation of a story in a persons voice and accent. The method comprises obtaining an audio of the person reading aloud words of a text content, which is different from the story text. From this audio, individual audio frames containing identified speech units of the given natural language are extracted. The speech units in the extracted audio frames are concatenated to produce a voice-synthesized audio of the given word and/or sentence in the persons voice and accent. A predefined time gap profile is used to insert different time gaps between different pairs of words occurring substantially consecutively in the story text, when producing the recitation of the story in the persons voice and accent. The amplitude of given words may be adjusted based on determining a predefined special symbol within the text.
Patent GB-2561825-A (GB)
Title: Removable and vandal resistant garden border
Inventor: KEVIN PRINGLE
IPC: E04H17/00
Filed: 2017-04-19
Abstract: A garden edging system comprising a lower, or base part 1 that is set into the ground, a middle part 2 that slots into the base part and an upper part 3 that is pressed or adhered to the middle section. Preferably the middle and upper parts can be removed from the base part by lifting, without disturbing the ground into which it is set, to facilitate garden care or the replacement of the upper part, which may be made from recycled plastic. The base and middle parts are preferably made of galvanised steel.
Patent GB-2565264-A (GB)
Title: Inertial navigation system
Inventor: NICHOLAS MARK FAULKNER
IPC: G05D1/10
Filed: 2017-05-23
Abstract: An inertial measurement system for a spinning projectile comprises a roll gyro oriented parallel to the spin axis of the projectile, the gyro arranged with two other gyros to define a 3-dimensional coordinate system. A controller computes current projectile attitude comprising roll, pitch and yaw angles from the outputs of the gyros; operates a Kalman filter that receives measurements including at least the roll, pitch and yaw angles and outputs a roll angle error; initialises the Kalman filter with a roll angle error uncertainty; generates at least one pseudo-measurement from stored expected flight data, the pseudo-measurement(s) corresponding to an expected measurement input of the Kalman filter; provides the pseudo-measurement(s) to the corresponding measurement input of the Kalman filter; and applies the roll angle error from the Kalman filter as a correction to the roll angle. The Kalman filter calculates the roll angle error as a function of the pseudo-measurement(s). This process allows integrated navigation to be initialised immediately after power-up, even though the roll angle is unknown or known only coarsely. The Kalman filter allows reliable and rapid convergence to an accurate navigation solution, without discrete upfinding, as it is not reliant on any knowledge of the initial roll angle.
Patent GB-2564674-A (GB)
Title: A desiccant compressed air dryer
Inventor: THOMAS KENNETH MURRAY
IPC: B01D53/26
Filed: 2017-07-19
Abstract: A desiccant compressed air dryer 1 comprises a rotating drum 3, a primary air inlet 5 and a primary air outlet 7. The rotating drum includes a plurality of distinct self-contained segments (9a 9h, Fig 2) each comprising a casing having a secondary air inlet, a secondary air outlet, and a desiccant enclosed therein. The desiccant may comprise any of activated aluminium, a molecular sieve and silica gel. The plurality of distinct segments are releasably secured in and removable from the rotating drum. Preferably an opening and closure 27 on the top of the rotating drum 3 permits access to the plurality of distinct segments. The desiccant compressed air dryer functions to dry compressed air preferably in a first sector 4a and regenerate the desiccant preferably in a second sector 4b. The desiccant compressed air dryer may be used in facilities such as medical, pharmaceutical and food production, and provides replacement of the desiccant by removal of the distinct segments of the rotating drum thereby negating a need to replace the entire drum, and therefore reducing the amount of time needed to replace the desiccant.
Patent GB-2552613-A (GB)
Title: Casing-based intelligent completion assembly
Inventor: SAVIO SALDANHA
IPC: E21B49/08
Filed: 2015-04-30
Abstract: A downhole control method for use in a wellbore that includes deploying a first stand-alone hydraulic reservoir downhole; measuring a first downhole fluid parameter; and actuating a first inflow control device, based on the first measured downhole fluid parameter, using the first stand-alone hydraulic reservoir. In one aspect, the first stand-alone hydraulic reservoir and the first inflow control device comprise an open-hole completion system.
Patent GB-2567468-A (GB)
Title: Polymeric film
Inventor: ANDREW ELLERAY
IPC: H04R7/00
Filed: 2017-10-12
Abstract: There is disclosed a polymeric film which comprises a polymeric material having a repeat unit of formula -O-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- I and a repeat unit of formula -O-Ph-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- II wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety and wherein the shear viscosity, SV, of the polymeric material, measured by a Standard method as defined in ISO11443:2014, is in the range from around 400 Pa.s to around 600 Pa.s, at 340 °C. Further disclosed is a speaker diaphragm and a method of making a speaker diaphragm.
Patent GB-2567491-A (GB)
Title: Medical probe insertion system
Inventor: ESSAM GHAREEB
IPC: A61J15/00
Filed: 2017-10-16
Abstract: The device comprises an elongate flexible probe 212 such as a nasogastric tube. The probe has at least one bend sensor 216A, 216B for detecting bends and a probe body having at least two longitudinally spaced, visually distinct body segments 214A, 214B. These may have a visual indicator that is coloured, patterned or textured. The system further comprises means for rendering to a user an indication of a detected bend such as audio, visual or imaging device.
Patent GB-2559451-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to insulation
Inventor: LESLIE JAMES SQUIRES
IPC: B32B27/12
Filed: 2017-11-03
Abstract: A flexible, vapour permeable cover comprises a substrate 10 laminated onto a support 8 on one surface and coated 12 on the other surface. The coating 12 composition comprises infrared (IR) reflective particles 14 dispersed within a polymeric matrix 16. A vapour impermeable cover comprises fibrous wadding insulation (40, figure 5) between a layer (34, figure 5) having an exposed, outward facing low-emissivity surface (36, figure 5) and convection barrier layer (38, figure 5). A cover comprises phase change material (PCM) (54, figure 5A) sandwiched between outer layers. A cover comprises two different, flexible laminates joined together. The preferred vapour permeable substrate 10 is a micro-porous polypropylene membrane. The preferred coating 12 comprises hydrophilic polyurethane or styrene butadiene block copolymer 16 containing pigments 14 having reflective metallic surfaces. The preferred support 8 comprises metallised, spun-bond non-woven. Preferred laminates include multiple fibrous waddings 22 and convection barriers 28, 24, joined by spots of adhesive. PCM is preferably encapsulated (52, figure 5A) between liquid impermeable layers. A method of producing the cover is also claimed. The cover forms a box for receiving a pallet carrying temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals or perishable food.
Patent GB-2553734-A (GB)
Title: Analog-to-digital converter
Inventor: JOHN PAUL LESSO
IPC: H03M1/60
Filed: 2013-06-26
Abstract: An analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) 440 for speech signals is operable in either a low-power input monitoring mode to save standby power or operable in a high-resolution mode. The ADC comprises a quantiser 278 for generating a digital output signal DOUT, and first 274 and second 444 digital-to-analogue converters (DACs) for generating first (Sfb) and second (Sdcfb) analogue feedback signals. The second digital to analogue converter (DAC) 444 receives an input signal from an integrator 442 which receives the ADC digital output signal Dout. The first and second feedback signals thus correspond to analogue equivalents of the ADC and integrator digital outputs. The ADC further includes a filter G(f) and a subtractor 270, the filter receiving an error signal Sdiff formed by subtracting the first and second feedback signals Sfb, Sdcfb from the input signal Sin. A selector 272, which may be operated by a mode control input signal, selects either the received analogue signal or filter output as an input to the quantiser. The mode control signal may also deactivate the filter and a DAC when the analogue signal is selected as the quantiser input. Subtracting the integrated output signal from the input signal compensates for any d.c. offset in the circuitry or input signal. Alternative implementations include voice and trigger phrase detection using a digital signal processor.
Patent GB-2558087-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for controlling checkout belt speed
Inventor: Nicholaus Adam Jones
IPC: G06Q20/20
Filed: 2016-06-06
Abstract: A point of sale (POS) terminal 160 for controlling the speed of a conveyor belt 162 comprises a belt for moving an item 172 from a distal end of the terminal to a proximal end of the terminal, a drive motor to drive the belt, two reflective surfaces 170 disposed along the belt, a sensor 165 to sense the distance between the item on the belt and a cashier area 163 of the terminal using the reflective surfaces and a processor in communication with the motor and sensor, wherein the processor automatically controls the motor to increase the speed of the belt when the item is farther from the cashier area than the distal end. The sensor may emit a light beam and reflect the beam across the width of the belt via the reflective surfaces. The system may include a modulation unit in communication with the processor. The processor may adjust the speed of the belt by wirelessly transmitting communications to the modulation unit to adjust a voltage provided to the motor. Also claimed is a method for controlling the speed of a belt at a point of sale terminal and a program for implementing the method.
Patent GB-2561276-A (GB)
Title: Oven
Inventor: ANDREW JACKSON
IPC: H05B6/64
Filed: 2018-01-17
Abstract: An oven 1 comprises a housing 2 that defines a cooking chamber 3, a door 4 for closing the cooking chamber and two or more cooking elements. The cooking elements comprise at least a grill element 5 and an oven element 6 and are operable independently of one another. A controller controls the operation of the cooking elements and allows the use of both the grill element and the oven element in a cooking cycle whilst preventing the simultaneous operation of the grill element and the oven element. The cooking elements may further comprise a base element 7 and/or microwave element that may be operated simultaneously with either the grill element or oven element. The oven element may comprise a radiant element or magnetron. The oven may further comprise a fan 8 or jet nozzles. Also disclosed is an oven comprising a housing defining a cooking chamber, a door and a cooking element. The base 9 of the cooking chamber is ceramic and defines a cooking surface that is heated by a base element.
Patent GB-2572747-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle safety apparatus
Inventor: TIMOTHY DENHOLM
IPC: G08G1/04
Filed: 2018-03-22
Abstract: A proximity detector that determines an overtaking vehicles proximity (and optionally speed) as it passes the device. The portable device 1 has a video camera 2, a road vehicle proximity detector, a data storage device, a computer processor C and a warning light 4. The device may be used as a bicycle accessory that is fitted on a seat tube, seat post or the seat rails. The device may be powered by a battery 5 and a voltage regulator 6. The vehicle proximity detector may be in the form of two beam-type sensors (3, figure 2). The processor may be programmed to record and overlay the proximity and video data of an overtaking vehicle onto the data storage device. The warning light may be a single red LED or may be a pattern of lights or infrared light. The red rear bicycle light may have a static or moving warning symbol. The video camera may have a front lens that is recessed into a side to protect it from water spray when used on a bicycle. The components of the device may be contained in a housing that is held to the cycle with a bracket 14.
Patent GB-2575271-A (GB)
Title: A portable storage apparatus for live cultures
Inventor: Huw Rees
IPC: B65D85/50
Filed: 2018-07-03
Abstract: A portable storage apparatus for live biological material comprises: a container having an opening for receiving material to be stored; a closure arranged to close and seal the opening of the container; an inlet port arranged to allow gas to flow into the container from a gas supply and an outlet port arranged to allow gas to flow out of the container; and valve means configured to open the inlet port and outlet port in a first mode of operation to allow gas to circulate through the container by entering through the inlet and venting through the outlet, and to close the inlet port and outlet port in a second mode of operation to seal the container and maintain the gaseous environment therein. Preferably, the inlet and exit valves are configured to open when connected to a gas source coupling and to automatically close when detached form said gas source fluid coupling.
Patent GB-2576899-A (GB)
Title: Support assembly
Inventor: DALE WATERSON
IPC: F16M13/02
Filed: 2018-09-05
Abstract: A support assembly for supporting a pedestal comprising a first support portion 200 attachable to a support surface and comprising at least one first engagement surface 210 and a second support portion 110, 112 integrally formed with, or attachable to, a base region of a pedestal. The second support portion comprising a recess (106 fig. 1) configured to receive the first support portion when the second support portion is in a first rotational position with respect to the first support portion. The recess defines at least one second engagement surface 114 for engagement with the first engagement surface when the second support portion is in a second rotational position (fig. 4) with respect to the first support portion. Further a pedestal configured to receive a support portion of a support assembly and a method of manufacturing a pedestal are also described.
Patent GB-2577551-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle air conditioning
Inventor: DANIEL JAMES WOODFIELD
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 2018-09-28
Abstract: A vehicle comprises a passenger cabin 103 with a door 104 comprising a compartment 1011, and a reversible air conditioning system comprising a Peltier device. One or more blowers direct a first and second airflow over respective first and second sides of the Peltier device. The first airflow discharges 428 to the cabin and the second airflow discharges the door compartment 1011 via an optional non-return valve 501. Respective inlet ducts may draw air from inside the vehicle in the foot well region to take advantage of non-turbulent, filtered air with a lower temperature difference from a target temperature and further ducting returns heated/cooled air to the cabin. Exhaust air may leave the compartment from a vent 1016 at the bottom of the door and above a vehicle sill 1005 to protect the vent from water ingress and turbulent air and encourage drainage. The air conditioning system may be mounted in a space in the door separate from the compartment to protect it from external conditions with the source/sink side of the Peltier device facing outward to minimize thermal exchange with the cabin interior. Reduced NVH and improves efficiency.
Patent GB-2580033-A (GB)
Title: Electroactive materials for metal-Ion batteries
Inventor: CHARLES A MASON
IPC: H01M4/66
Filed: 2018-12-19
Abstract: A particulate material comprises a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise: (a) a porous carbon framework comprising micropores and mesopores having a total pore volume of at least 0.6 (P1) cm3/g, where the volume fraction of micropores is in the range from 0.1 to 0.9 and the volume fraction of pores having a pore diameter no more than 20 nm is at least 0.75, both based on the total volume of micropores and mesopores, and the porous carbon framework has a D50 particle size of less than 20 µm; and (b) nanoscale silicon located within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework. The weight ratio of Si to the porous carbon framework in the composite particles is in the range from [1 x P1 to 2.2 x P1] : 1, i.e. the relative amount of Si filling the pores depends on the total pore volume. The composite particles may be provided as part of a composition also including at least one of a binder, a conductive additive and an additional particulate electroactive material, and used to form a negative electrode in a metal-ion battery, especially a Li-ion battery.
Patent GB-2580181-A (GB)
Title: Packet analysis and filtering
Inventor: CATHERINE WHITE
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2018-12-24
Abstract: A method and apparatus to detect malicious traffic. A receiving router 1 receives packets from an external source 30 and adds indicating data to packets identified as requiring deep packet inspection (DPI). The packets are copied prior to being forwarded through the network to a downstream router 4 and the packet duplicates are analysed by a DPI device. The downstream router 4 has a buffer store 7 for storing the flagged packets. The DPI device transmits policy update reports to the downstream router such that cached packets may be deleted or forwarded to external destination 40 in accordance with the report. The receiving router and downstream router may be part of a co-operative group 100. Routing policies through the network may be chosen according to likelihood estimates that a packet will be permitted to be forwarded from the downstream router 4, and of the time likely to be taken to reach a decision. This allows cache capacity to be minimised by using higher-latency routes for packets unlikely to be forwarded promptly. By buffering at the remote end the packet can be forwarded promptly if approved, but downstream components protected if the traffic is malicious.
Patent GB-2570404-A (GB)
Title: Cell contamination assay
Inventor: David J Mallinson
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2019-01-22
Abstract: A method for determining the presence and level of pluripotent stem cell (PSC) contaminants in a PSC‑derived cell population for use in cell therapy by assaying a sample of the PSC‑derived cell population against a panel of non-coding RNAs such as miRNAknown to be differentially expressed in PSC contaminants. Residual PSC cell contamination may be detected at a level of 10 or fewer cells in a background of one million cells, such that a PSC­ derived cell population or sample may be identified as meeting safety requirements for use in cell therapy.