baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2506948-A (GB)
Title: A keyboard with key-in area integrated touch sensing device
Inventor: LEE WEN-CHIN
IPC: G06F3/02
Filed: 2013-01-29
Abstract: In a method at least one touch sensing device (30) is provided at a key location in a key-in area of a keyboard and electrically connected to the keyboard main body. A keyboard that has a key-in area touch sensor device includes a keyboard main body that has a thin film circuit module (11, fig. 3) connected to a device module and keys that may press down on matrix circuitry of the thin film. The keyboard has at least one touch sensor device (30, fig. 5) that includes a plastics housing and a touch signal detector (33, fig. 5), wherein the detector is received within the housing and is electrically connected to a device circuit module (12, fig. 3).
Patent GB-2511774-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring the ambient temperature of an incubator
Inventor: HUDSON TREVOR JOHN JAMES
IPC: A01K41/02
Filed: 2013-03-12
Abstract: In order to generate a warning when the ambient temperature of an incubator 100 strays above or below operational limits, a power input parameter P of the incubators climate controller 130 is determined over a sample time and if the power input parameter is greater than a first threshold or less than a second threshold, an alarm is sounded. This avoids inaccuracies in temperature-measuring methods due to the proximity of other heat sources, such as the eggs or chicks themselves. The climate controller, typically a heater, can be controlled by pulse modulation, in which case the power input parameter can be measured by ascertaining the proportion of the sample time during which the climate controller is on.
Patent GB-2500321-A (GB)
Title: Dealing with occluding features in face detection methods
Inventor: NECHYBA MICHAEL CHRISTIAN
IPC: G06F21/32
Filed: 2013-03-15
Abstract: The methods include capturing, by a camera of a computing device (10), an image including at least a face of a user 70,90, and calculating a face template of the face in the image. The template is then analyzed to determine whether the face includes at least one of, a removable facial feature (e.g. glasses 72), and a non-removable facial feature (e.g a beard 92), that decrease a level of distinctiveness between two faces. When the face includes the removable facial feature, the method further includes outputting a notification 74 for the user to remove the removable facial feature. When the face includes the non-removable facial feature, the method further includes adjusting (e.g. increasing 94) a first similarity score threshold to a second similarity score threshold.
Patent GB-2501176-A (GB)
Title: A hand held blower
Inventor: MOLONEY PATRICK JOSEPH WILLIAM
IPC: A45D20/12
Filed: 2013-03-19
Abstract: A hand held appliance, such as a hairdryer, comprises a body 12, a primary fluid flow path 30 extending from a fluid inlet 30a to a fluid outlet 12b through a heater 46. The primary fluid flow path 30 comprises a first section where fluid flows along the inner skin 112a of the body and a second section, where fluid flows along the wall 44, downstream of the first section. The second section of the fluid flow path 30 passes through the heater 46 and the first section and is in thermal communication with this second section. Preferably, as fluid exits the outlet 12b, it sucks more fluid through the tubular housing 18 along the fluid flow path 20 through a process of entrainment.
Patent GB-2512583-A (GB)
Title: A tug-of-war apparatus
Inventor: CLARKE ANDREW
IPC: A63B21/28
Filed: 2013-03-26
Abstract: An apparatus for tug of war training or competitions comprises a frame 4 supporting a treadmill surface 7, a pulling rope 3 attached to an upright support at a front end of the frame, means 14 for weighing users on the treadmill, and means (not shown) for determining a distance travelled by the treadmill. In use, one or more users pull on the rope and walk backwards on the treadmill, causing commensurate forwards movement of the treadmill. The weighing means 14 is preferably arranged on a support belt 13 under the treadmill surface. A front roller 8 of the treadmill may comprise a driveshaft 10 which powers the treadmill and/or measures the distance travelled by the surface. The drive shaft 10 of one apparatus may be connected to the driveshaft of a second apparatus such that users on each apparatus can compete against one another. The apparatus may include recording and displaying means 6 for inputting, storing and displaying data. The apparatus may further include a fingerprint scanner (not shown) to assist in identifying users. In one embodiment the pulling rope may be replaced by an upper support which is gripped by users (see figure 8).
Patent GB-2513337-A (GB)
Title: Fall arrest device
Inventor: LAWTON IAN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A62B35/00
Filed: 2013-04-23
Abstract: A fall arrest device comprises a body having a rope guide path therethrough defined between a cam 6 and a cooperating abutment (8, Fig 1). The cam is pivotally mounted on the body about a pivot axis A extending perpendicular to the rope guide path. The device is provided with an attachment means 12 for attaching the device to a harness, a rope jamming portion 10 of the cam being arranged to be urged towards the abutment to a rope jamming position to arrest movement of the rope through the rope guide path under the action of a load applied to the attachment means. A rope engaging surface 11 of the rope guide path remote from said rope jamming portion of the cam is adapted to grip the rope when the rope acts thereagainst by virtue of a downward load applied to the attachment means.
Patent GB-2515565-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to submarine guidance system
Inventor: HOLMES IAN
IPC: F42B22/00
Filed: 2013-06-28
Abstract: A series of undersea vessels may be connected via resilient articulated couplings allowing movement between the vessels. Each of the vessels may be equipped with an explosive charge and may be deployed as array of mines. The vessels may be ship or submarine launched via a tube. The vessels may separate when deployed as a mine array and may have monitoring, listening equipment fitted to detect other vessels. The vessels may have anchors, chains and a buoyancy device to allow them to float above the sea bed. The deployed vessels may be subsequently gathered back together and moved to a second location. The lead vehicle may be fitted with a propulsion means. In a second embodiment the vessels may be equipped for mineral extraction, such as methane hydrates; and transport of said minerals to the surface.
Patent GB-2516228-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to riding simulators
Inventor: PERHAM RICHARD ANDREW
IPC: A63G19/00
Filed: 2013-07-15
Abstract: A portable riding simulator for both exercise and training includes a body 5 mounted to a base 6 through a single pivot 7. Both body and base are preferably fabricated from metal tube and the body preferably includes a neck section 15 and whipping pads 16 that can be removed or folded when the simulator is not in use. Preferably a spring and damper unit 8 is used to generate resistance to movement around the pivot point.
Patent GB-2517905-A (GB)
Title: Telecommunications Relay Function and Data Aggregator
Inventor: LI LIN
IPC: H04W88/10
Filed: 2013-08-02
Abstract: This application relates to a repeater for amplifying a received signal which is distributed over at least two frequency bands. The repeater includes a filtering module which can be adapted to select the at least two frequency bands from a greater number of available bands. In an embodiment the repeater may aggregate two or more received signals, each occupying a separate distinct frequency band. In this case the received signals may be received over a 3GPP interface and the aggregated signal output over a non-3GPP air interface such as WLAN interface.
Patent GB-2516949-A (GB)
Title: Compounds for the treatment of neurological disorders
Inventor: MANFREDI JOHN
IPC: A61P25/28
Filed: 2013-08-08
Abstract: Compounds with the structure of Formula I: wherein R6-R10, R6'-R9', R20 and R21 are as defined therein, for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or disorders associated with compromised axonal function.
Patent GB-2520764-A (GB)
Title: A pair of briefs
Inventor: STURMAN RICHARD
IPC: A41B9/04
Filed: 2013-12-02
Abstract: A pair of briefs 20 comprises a main body 22 with front (24, figure 2) and rear panels 26 formed of a stretchable fabric with a first elastic modulus. The panels include side edges 64 which form leg openings 34, each of which includes a stretchable leg band 36 extending around the perimeter 38. The leg bands 36 have a second elastic modulus which is greater than the first. The rear panel 26 has first and second buttock formations 42 which are shaped to receive a respective buttock (16, figure 1) of a wearer. A portion of each leg band 36 which lies close to the corresponding buttock formation 42 includes a stretchable reinforced region 44 that has a third elastic modulus greater than that of the second. The briefs use the stretchable fabric to avoid the inclusion of seams and are typically characterised as creating no visible panty line.
Patent GB-2506541-A (GB)
Title: Reducing fluid capacitance and conductance effects on piezoelectric resonator measurements
Inventor: REITTINGER PETER W
IPC: G01N9/00
Filed: 2012-07-12
Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a property of a fluid in a borehole penetrating the earth includes a piezoelectric material configured to be at least partially immersed in the fluid and embedded with a first electrode pair and a second electrode pair. An electronic unit is coupled to the first electrode pair and the second electrode pair and configured to measure motion impedance of the fluid caused by motion of the piezoelectric material by applying a first electrical stimulus to the first electrode pair and a second electrical stimulus to the second electrode pair and by receiving a first electrical signal from the first pair of electrodes and a second electrical signal from the second pair of electrodes to estimate the property. The resulting motion impedance measurement has a reduced influence from electrical properties of the fluid.
Patent GB-2507452-A (GB)
Title: Heel protector
Inventor: HWANG GRACE
IPC: A43B21/26
Filed: 2012-08-13
Abstract: A shielding cup is provided for use with a self-fusing member, collapsible heat- concentrating accessory, or on its own. The shielding cup is attached to a shoe heel as a temporary fix for a worn heel tip. The cup can be attached to the heel by a self-fusing member that binds to itself. The cup can also be attached by using a heat source and collapsible heat-concentrating accessory to concentrate heat on the heat-shrink version of the shielding cup. The heat-shrink cup can also be attached without the need for a separate accessory.
Patent GB-2525415-A (GB)
Title: An Engine Cooling System Expansion Reservoir
Inventor: DAVIES DAVID BRYN
IPC: F01P11/02
Filed: 2014-04-24
Abstract: An expansion reservoir 70 has one or more valves 74 with coolant temperature controlled valve 74 activation to receive coolant from, or return it to, a second coolant circuit 2. Also disclosed is the corresponding expansion reservoir 70 in explicit combination with an engine 10 with two cooling circuits 1,2. Also disclosed is a corresponding method of cooling an engine 10, using the normal operation of the expansion reservoir 70. The engine 10 may be a vehicle engine 10. The apparatus and methods may permit the use of a preferred single expansion reservoir 70 for two cooling circuits 1,2 rather than having one per circuit. Separately allowing only one of the coolants to interact with the reservoir 70 at any one time may keep two separate coolants at two separate temperatures apart from each other so as to avoid undesirable heat transfer between the two cooling circuits 1,2.
Patent GB-2529143-A (GB)
Title: Carrier aggregation mode selection
Inventor: SCULLY NEIL
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2014-07-10
Abstract: A method for selecting a mode of service delivery to a mobile terminal using carrier aggregation across first and second base stations of a cellular network is provided. The selection being based on one or more of a parameter of the service and a parameter of the network architecture.
Patent GB-2522520-A (GB)
Title: Image forming apparatus
Inventor: FUJINAKA HIROMI
IPC: G03G21/18
Filed: 2013-11-19
Abstract: An image forming apparatus (100, Fig.1) to which apparatus a cartridge PY, PM, PC, PK is detachably mountable. The image forming apparatus comprises a main assembly (100A, Fig.1); an opening (30, Fig.1) provided in said main assembly: a main assembly door (31, Fig.1); and a tray 35 for carrying said cartridge; an urging member 39, 40 for urging said cartridge carried on said tray in a longitudinal direction. A fixed side plate 80L is provided which is opposed to one end portion of said cartridge carried on said tray. The cartridge is provided at the other end portion with a positioning portion (57, Fig.7), and when said tray carrying said cartridge is in an image forming position, said positioning portion is contacted to said side plate by said cartridge being urged by said urging member so that said cartridge is positioned in the longitudinal direction. The urging portion may be the driving force output portions 39, 40 of the apparatus main assembly which engage with the driving force input portions 53 and 54 of the corresponding cartridge.
Patent GB-2524638-A (GB)
Title: Electrolyte forming process
Inventor: BONE ADAM
IPC: H01M8/12
Filed: 2015-02-06
Abstract: A process for forming an electrolyte for a metal-supported solid-oxide fuel cell comprises: (a) combining a doped-ceria powder with a sintering aid and solvent to form a slurry; (b) applying the slurry to an anode layer 3; (c) drying to form a green electrolyte; and (d) firing the green electrolyte to form a sintered electrolyte 4; wherein the slurry in step (b) comprises doped-ceria powder with a physical property selected from bimodal particle size distribution, a BET surface area in the range 15-40 m2/g, a spherical morphology, or combinations thereof. Also disclosed is an electrolyte obtained by the process, a fuel cell and fuel cell stack comprising the electrolyte, and the use of the fuel in the generation of electrical energy. Preferably, the anode layer 3 is provided on a stainless steel substrate 1, which has been made porous by laser drilling a large number of holes through its central region 2. The slurry may be subjected to attrition milling prior to application to the anode layer. Preferably, the bimodal particle size distribution comprises particles forming a peak in the range 0.1-0.4 Âµm and a peak in the range 0.5-1.5 Âµm. The anode layer 3 may also be sintered from a green layer, and the anode and electrolyte may be sintered in a single firing step.
Patent GB-2535769-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for controlling an environment management system within a building
Inventor: ANDREW MICHAEL HASLETT
IPC: G05B17/02
Filed: 2015-02-27
Abstract: An apparatus and method of controlling an environment management system within a building comprises: Using a first and second model to predict one or both of i) control requirements for the environment management system in light of a current measured system state and a desired future system state or ii) a future system state that would be reached with a particular set of control inputs. The first model uses a parameterised physical model of the building, and the second model uses an implicit, or block box, model of the building. The predictions of models are evaluated and one is selected based on the evaluation. The environment management system is controlled in accordance with the selected model. The selection of one of the models ensures that the model most likely to produce the best results, for a given set of circumstances, is chosen giving a greater reliability in model-based predictive control. The environment management system can be used in different buildings, but is particularly for use in a home environmental management system (HEMS). The system can also go through a training period to learn parameters for the specific building.
Patent GB-2537405-A (GB)
Title: A point of sale terminal
Inventor: ALAN O'HERLIHY
IPC: G07G3/00
Filed: 2015-04-16
Abstract: A POS terminal for a retail environment comprises a data acquisition device for generating event data from a user scan of a product along a scanning path of the POS terminal. A processing unit 214 receives at least a portion of event data from the data acquisition device and processes the event data according to a set of pre-defined rules to determine a control parameter for the POS terminal. A user alert is generated based on the control parameter and the alert is communicated to the user 212. The data acquisition device comprises a Universal Product Code (UPC) scanner; a plurality of illumination units 202, 204, 206 208 arranged along the scanning path for illuminating the product and a plurality of sensors 210, 216 for sensing event data including a shape, size and volume of the product and a parameter relating to the user as the product is scanned along the scanning path. In some embodiments only the volume of the product may be determined. The alerts can be scanning instructions used to improve the scanning efficiency of customer using a self-service checkout by providing an active guidance system. The volume, shape and size of products can be compared to predefined parameters.
Patent GB-2529930-A (GB)
Title: Cellular layout for semiconductor devices
Inventor: BOLOTNIKOV ALEXANDER VIKTOROVICH
IPC: H01L29/06
Filed: 2015-06-23
Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device cell (46) at a surface of a silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor layer includes forming a segmented source and body contact (SSBC) (22) of the semiconductor device cell over the surface of the SiC semiconductor layer. The SSBC includes a body contact portion disposed over the surface of the semiconductor layer and proximate to a body contact region (44) of the semiconductor device cell, wherein the body contact portion is substantially disposed over the centre of the semiconductor device cell. The SSBC also includes at least one source contact portion disposed over the surface of the semiconductor layer and proximate to a source contact region (42) of the semiconductor device cell, wherein the at least one source contact portion only partially surrounds the body contact portion of the SSBC.
Patent GB-2524933-A (GB)
Title: Locking aerosol actuators
Inventor: SELL STEVEN A
IPC: B65D83/00
Filed: 2014-02-05
Abstract: An aerosol actuator which may be connected to a container to form an aerosol delivery system or package wherein the aerosol actuator includes four parts: a base, a trigger, a locking ring, and an orifice cup; the locking ring including a lock stop and the trigger including a locking post to lock and unlock actuation of the aerosol actuator.
Patent GB-2541443-A (GB)
Title: Catheter removal device
Inventor: SAAD MUNIR BASHIR RASSAM
IPC: A61M25/01
Filed: 2015-08-20
Abstract: Pliers 10 for removing a catheter from the body consist of a forceps-style device with a dissection and engagement structure at its distal end. The structure is a two-part body 36, 38, with a smooth outer surface, tapering towards both distal proximal ends. Opening and closing the two parts 36, 38 provides for blunt dissection of tissue. A hollow channel 44 extends through the centre of the dissection and engagement structure 30 to receive a catheter and there is a sharp edge 46 at the distal end to provide for sharp dissection of tissue. The inner surface may comprise a plurality of semi-circular gripping elements 42 to grip the catheter cuff.
Patent GB-2544268-A (GB)
Title: A system, method and scanning module for producing a 3D digital model of a subject
Inventor: MARK HOWELLS
IPC: G06T7/50
Filed: 2015-11-04
Abstract: The invention provides a system for producing a three-dimensional (3D) digital model of a subject utilising a scanning module which has a plurality of static or fixed sensors that capture raw data representing unprocessed images of a subject located within a scanning volume. Each point on the surface of the scanning volume is within the field of view of at least two of the static sensors. This raw data is processed to produce the 3D digital model of the subject. In one aspect the raw data is part-processed in the scanning module in real time to produce an initial image with the system being in communication with a remote server which receives the raw data and/or the part-processed data to complete the processing and generate the 3D digital model. In a second aspect the system also includes a projector that projects a pattern onto the subject during data capture. In a third aspect the distance from at least one of the fixed sensors to the surface of the scanning volume is less than the focus distance of the sensor.
Patent GB-2547408-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in fluid control devices
Inventor: Thomas Houlihan
IPC: F16L11/22
Filed: 2015-12-04
Abstract: A hose assembly 10 has an expandable passageway 13 there through for carrying a substantially incompressible fluid, such as water. The passageway 13 expands under increased pressure of the contained fluid. The assembly 10 comprises means providing a spring biasing force for opposing expansion of the passageway 13, and means for limiting the extent of its expandability. The assembly 10 can have pockets 14 of compressible fluid, such as air, which can extend the length of the hose and at least contribute to the spring biasing force. These pockets 14 can be arrange around the passageway 13 symmetrically about the longitudinal axis of the hose. The hose can be surrounded by an outer reinforcing layer to limit the extent of its possible expansion, and to allow the assembly 10 to be resiliently flexible. The hose can be formed as an integral piece from an elastomeric material in an extrusion process.
Patent GB-2537262-A (GB)
Title: Temperature sensing using distributed acoustic sensing
Inventor: WILLIAM JOHNSTON
IPC: G01K11/22
Filed: 2014-10-24
Abstract: An embodiment of a method of measuring temperatures includes: taking distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) measurement data by transmitting interrogation signals into an optical fiber disposed in an environment of interest, and receiving reflected signals over a selected time period from the optical fiber; processing the DAS measurement data to separate components of the DAS data associated with changes in temperature; and generating a temperature change profile for the selected time period based on the separated components of the DAS data.
Patent GB-2551164-A (GB)
Title: Stator vane
Inventor: ELLIOT CARTY
IPC: F01D9/04
Filed: 2016-06-08
Abstract: A stator vane (100, figure 5) for use in an axial gas flow turbine has an aerofoil 110 and a fixing portion 120 which itself comprises a platform surface 130 and a joggle surface 140 which both extend perpendicularly to the radial direction. The joggle surface is radially offset from the platform and extends circumferentially away from the platform surface. The joggle surface may extend in an axial direction for substantially the same length as the platform surface, or to a lesser extent. The fixing portion may also comprise a recess 150 with a recess surface 155 which may have a surface normal that points in an opposite direction to that of the joggle surface. The joggle surface may have a locking tooth (545, figure 5). The stator vane may be retained in a retaining slot (200, figure 8A) by its fixing portion, and this retaining slot may have an anti-fret liner with which the fixing portion is engaged. The stator vanes may be manufactured using metal injection moulding.