baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2524170-A (GB)
Title: Media oriented systems transport data communication network with radio communication for a motor vehicle and method for operating the same
Inventor: BANGAR CHAMJIV
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2015-02-23
Abstract: A vehicle network based on Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) wherein first and second ring buses are connected via wireless bridging nodes (wireless adapters) in each respective ring bus. A Media Oriented Systems Transport data communication network for a motor vehicle, comprises a first ring bus 20A, a first set of multimedia units (AGW, HU, NAVI) connected to the first ring bus, and a first wireless adapter 10A connected to the first ring bus. It further comprises a second ring bus 20B, a second set of multimedia units (CDC) connected to the second ring bus, a second wireless adapter 10B connected to the second ring bus, in which the first wireless adapter and the second wireless adapter are coupled via a radio communication 30 (such as Ultra WideBand, UWB, Bluetooth (RTM) or Zigbee (RTM) to exchange data with each other. The first ring bus is closed by the first wireless adapter, which is designed to emulate the second set of multimedia units (CDC) by providing them as virtual bus members NICA1 to the first ring bus. A motor vehicle comprising such a data communication network as well as a method for operating such a data communication network is also presented.
Patent GB-2521555-A (GB)
Title: Improved oil bearing material crushing process
Inventor: CLEF ETIENNE LE
IPC: C11B1/10
Filed: 2013-10-16
Abstract: An oil bearing vegetable material crushing process including pre-heating and pre-drying the material to generate warm, partially dried oil bearing vegetable material. The partially dried material may then be surface heated rapidly, to generate warm and dried material having a weakened and non-adhering hull. The hull may then be mechanically cracked and removed to yield dehulled oil bearing vegetable material and hull. The dehulled material may be flaked to produce flakes. The flakes may be solvent extracted to generate solvent laden oil and solvent laden meal. The solvent laden meal produced may be desolventized to generate hot, wet meal. The wet meal produced may be dried to generate a hot vapour stream. The hot vapour stream generated by drying the meal is condensed in a condenser. The warm liquid medium produced in the condenser may be used to pre-heat and/or pre-dry the oil bearing vegetable material.
Patent GB-2537184-A (GB)
Title: A weapon counter measure method and apparatus
Inventor: PAUL MICHAEL BLANCHARD
IPC: F41H13/00
Filed: 2015-04-10
Abstract: A directed-energy weapon counter measure apparatus for modifying a path of a focused electromagnetic energy beam 204 emitted by a directed energy weapon system so as to deflect it from a platform 200. The apparatus comprises an electromagnetic radiation source and a control system. The control system is configured to cause electromagnetic radiation from the source to be applied to a selected plurality of three-dimensional portions of an atmospheric volume in a propagation path of the focused electromagnetic energy. The electromagnetic radiation heats and/or ionises the air within the portions so as to simulate an electromagnetic radiation path modifying element 202, which may be an atmospheric lens and/or an atmospheric mirror, for deflecting the electromagnetic energy. The diverging thermal lens may have a concave or convex configuration. The control system may comprise a database on which is stored data representative of a three-dimensional configuration of a plurality of elements, and a processor for mapping the stored configurations to an atmospheric volume. An atmospheric element monitoring module, a detector module for detecting a focused electromagnetic energy beam, and a tracking module for tracking the path of the focused electromagnetic energy beam may also be included.
Patent GB-2539018-A (GB)
Title: Sampling frequency offset calculation
Inventor: PAUL MURRIN
IPC: H04L27/26
Filed: 2015-06-03
Abstract: A non-data-aided method of estimating sampling frequency offset (SFO) in a wireless receiver, e.g. a DVB-T2 OFDM receiver, involves performing a plurality of correlations between two identical sized groups of samples within a received signal. In one embodiment an approximate value of the sampling offset from within a range of candidate values (i= -7 to + 7) is determined by performing a plurality of correlations between a group of Ng samples of the guard interval with a group of Ng samples spaced from the guard interval by the useful period Nu and the current candidate value, and then repeating for all candidate values (three iterations are shown in fig. 3). An estimate of the SFO is based on the candidate value corresponding to the largest correlation result (fig. 4). If the length of the guard interval Ng is not known, correlations are performed for a range of candidate guard interval lengths (fig. 5).
Patent GB-2539889-A (GB)
Title: Optocoupler driver circuit
Inventor: PETER SCHASFOORT
IPC: H03K17/00
Filed: 2015-06-29
Abstract: An opto-coupler driver circuit has first and second terminals L1, L2 for connection in series with a mains supply line that provides electrical power to a power supply 2 which in turn powers an isolated circuit. The opto-coupler circuit comprises a voltage clamping element 4 connected between the first and second terminals L1, L2, an opto-coupler 3, and a switching element 5 connected in series with the input side of the opto-coupler. The series branch comprising the opto-coupler 3 and the switching element 5 is connected in parallel with the clamp device 4. The switching element 5 is driven by an input data signal IN. The opto-coupler 3 provides an output signal out to the isolated circuit. The voltage clamping element may be an arrangement of two back-to-back zener diodes, or a bipolar transient suppression (TVS) diode, and may have clamping voltage of only 5V. This limits the voltage drop between the terminals L1, L2 to a negligible value, allowing the power supply unit 2 to operate normally.
Patent GB-2539902-A (GB)
Title: A method of correcting a standard characteristic curve of a standard fuel injector of an internal combustion engine
Inventor: DANIELE CARBONI
IPC: F02D41/40
Filed: 2015-06-29
Abstract: A method of correcting a standard characteristic curve of a standard fuel injector (160) of an internal combustion engine (110), the standard characteristic curve representing a correlation between an energizing time during which the standard fuel injector (160) is energized and a fuel quantity injected by the standard fuel injector into a cylinder (125) of the internal combustion engine (110). The standard characteristic curve is used to inject metered quantities of fuel by said standard fuel injector (160), the method determines, from the standard characteristic curve, and for a reference energizing time, an associated injected fuel quantity, determines, from a master characteristic curve for the same energizing time, an associated injected fuel quantity, determines the difference between the master and standard curve quantities, calculates a correction value based on the difference and uses the correction value to adjust the standard characteristic curve.
Patent GB-2528391-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connection system and method of installation
Inventor: JORDAN ROBERT EDWARD
IPC: H02G3/20
Filed: 2015-07-13
Abstract: An electrical connection system for detachably connecting an electrical device 101 to electrical supply cables, comprises a plug 40 electrically connectable to the device and a socket 24 electrically connectable to the cables. The socket provides a mounting and an electrical connection with the plug via corresponding contacts. The mounting connection is releasable and allows the plug to be rotatable in said socket. The contacts of the socket and the plug are arranged so that when the plug is mounted in the socket they are electrically connected with one another in any orientation of the plug in the socket, for example the plug may have annular contacts. The mounting connection between the plug and socket comprises locating pins around an outer periphery of a plug housing configured to engage with an open end of pin locating slots in the socket leading to a mounting channel. The locating pins are rotatable around the channel. The connectors may be used to mount a light fitting to a ceiling.
Patent GB-2531129-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to emergency apparatus and/or methods
Inventor: AIDAN HUNT
IPC: G09F3/02
Filed: 2015-08-07
Abstract: A label 1 comprises a first label region 2 visible in use and a second label region 5 which is hidden in use. The label is attachable to or around an item such that the first region is visible and the second region hidden. The two regions may be provided on the same face of a label, the hidden region being folded under the visible region in use. A sheet of such labels is disclosed. A method for assisting a medical practitioner in an emergency comprises requesting information on an individual using a first visible code and receiving only critical information to assist a first-responders treatment. The method may further comprise requesting information using a hidden second code and receiving non-critical care information. A method for identifying an individual comprises using a unique personal identification code provided on an item to access the individuals personal data stored on a remote storage device.
Patent GB-2530893-A (GB)
Title: Virtual reality environment color and contour processing system
Inventor: BOWEN DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: G06T19/20
Filed: 2015-08-17
Abstract: Method for generating a virtual environment, comprising: identifying object models and other data requirements that constitute the virtual reality; defining the location and shape of the objects using discrete points (eg. points on the surface of the 3D mesh) for a specified time (eg. each frame); identifying colour and shape changes that may be applied to the objects when necessary (eg. to simulate impact damage or collisions in a flight simulator); applying the color or contour adjustments when appropriate and then generating the virtual world using the modified objects. Colour alterations and geometry deformations may be effected using program scripts running on graphics processing units (GPUs) that include colour and shape processing modules. Data requirements may be user input and include number of frames per second, 3D models and their formats (including surface types eg. mesh, vector, continuous geometry), filters determining visible portions of objects, colour scale or range and required deformations. Required changes may be repeated for each frame.
Patent GB-2545186-A (GB)
Title: Smart material couplings
Inventor: Marcus Jason Potter
IPC: F41H7/04
Filed: 2015-12-08
Abstract: A land vehicle 1 is provided with a shape memory alloy suspension system to mitigate against shock or blast. The vehicle 1 comprises an armoured V shaped hull 3, at least one wheel set 5 with a hub and at least one suspension device comprising a shape memory material operably connecting the hull to the wheel set 5. The shape memory alloy may be based on a constituent metal such as Copper, Nickel, Zinc, Gold or Iron. For instance, a Cu-Al-Ni alloy is proposed. The alloy may be used in an elongate rod, a spring, torsion bars or elongate plates. The wheel sets 5 comprise wheels which have externally located suspension rods 4a-4d and drive couplings 7b.
Patent GB-2545033-A (GB)
Title: Valve train with variable valve actuation
Inventor: EMANUELE RAIMONDI
IPC: F01L13/00
Filed: 2015-12-15
Abstract: A valve train assembly 70 comprising a number of valves each having a valve stem 73, at least one main camshaft 54 with a number of main cams (55, Fig. 2), main rocker arms 71, each corresponding to a valve and having a valve stem actuation portion, a pivot axis parallel to the main cam shaft 54 and a main cam follower for following the corresponding main cam, at least one auxiliary cam 56 arranged on the main camshaft 54, at least one auxiliary cam follower 74 for each auxiliary cam 56 and each movably arranged on one of the main rocker arms 71 between a first and a second position, and a latch (29, Fig. 1) arranged on the respective main rocker arm 71 for locking the auxiliary cam follower 74 in the first position, wherein at least one rotatable control rod 59 for controlling the latches between the first and second position, wherein the control rod 59 comprises for each latch a transmission element 60, which converts the torque in the at least one control rod 59 into a control force tangential to the control rod 59 to control movement of the latch between the first and second position.
Patent GB-2545485-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for ion mobility separations
Inventor: OLEKSIY SYDORUK
IPC: H01J49/06
Filed: 2015-12-18
Abstract: An ion mobility separator is configured such that an electric field that propels ions in a drift direction A inside the drift region is spatially limited or localised to one or more activated regions 108a within the drift region. The activated region has an electrical field (201, 202) that reduces or decays preferably linearly in the drift direction A, and the activated region is moved or translated from a first end 101a to a second end 101b of the drift region. Preferably the electric field travels with a velocity that matches a drift velocity of an ion species. The activated region may be provided by selectively activating a subset of electrodes. The invention provides simultaneous bunching of ions of the same mobility and separation of ions of different mobilities without requiring any preliminary ion separation (figure 3).
Patent GB-2537966-A (GB)
Title: Assembly technology for any shape disk brush
Inventor: YOON-HOI KIM
IPC: A46B3/16
Filed: 2016-02-26
Abstract: A cosmetic applicator brush 10v, suitable for applying mascara, includes a plurality of discs 20v assembled relative to one another, each disc 20v having a body 22v with a plurality of bristles and/or combs 26 extending radially from it. Adjacent discs are maintained at an angular relationship with respect to one another independent of a disc specific keying element. Each disc body 22v has two wire passages 32 with a wire 36 extending through the passages of adjacent discs 20v, the amount of twist in the wire defining the angular relationship between the discs. Alternately the discs may have a projection 28extending from the body of each which in use interacts with an indentation to maintain an angular relationship between adjacent discs.
Patent GB-2550833-A (GB)
Title: Breath identification and matching
Inventor: SHAYAN MOTAMEDI FAKHR
IPC: A61B5/087
Filed: 2016-02-26
Abstract: In data S101 representing a breathing pattern over time, the differences between adjacent peaks/troughs (a minimum or maximum) are obtained S104, to find local minima in the differences S105. If these are below a threshold S106, this results in the corresponding extrema pair being deleted S108. Therefore true inspiration or exhalation start points are identified S111 by removal of noise. The threshold depends on the absolute differences of the extrema in the current iteration, being possibly an average or proportion e.g. 20%. The data may be pre-processed S102 via e.g. a Butterworth filter and outliers removed at the end S110. The breath data may be acquired by structured light plethysmography (SLP) monitoring the thoraco-abdominal (TA) wall. Also disclosed are methods of matching breaths in two sequences (Fig. 6), which may be useful when processing data obtained using different techniques or relating to different parts of the lung.
Patent GB-2548152-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus, method and computer program
Inventor: HUW HOPKINS
IPC: H04N21/84
Filed: 2016-03-11
Abstract: A first aspect of the invention is an information processing method 110, comprising; receiving 103 content, i.e. multi-media content, including metadata; having a parameter, stored in an information processing apparatus 105, associated with the metadata; extracting the metadata; retrieving the parameter; controlling the apparatus 105 based on the parameter. A second aspect of the invention is an information processing method 110, comprising; receiving 103 content, i.e. multi-media content, including metadata; having a parameter, stored in an information processing apparatus 105, associated with the metadata; extracting the metadata; retrieving the parameter; transmitting 103 the parameter to a second apparatus 100A, 100B, 100C. A third aspect of the invention is an information processing method 110, comprising; receiving 103 an early warning message; having a parameter, stored in an information processing apparatus 105, associated with the message; retrieving the parameter; transmitting 103 the parameter to a second apparatus 100A, 100B, 100C. The embodiment is directed towards a Smart TV 105, linked to a Smart Fridge 100A, such that when a cooking program is received, the list of ingredients is included in the metadata, and checked against the fridges stock database to determine if the ingredients, or their equivalents, are present.
Patent GB-2538374-A (GB)
Title: Determining formation gas composition during well drilling
Inventor: Matthew Dennis Rowe
IPC: E21B49/08
Filed: 2013-11-12
Abstract: Some aspects determining formation gas composition during well drilling can be implemented as a computer-implemented method, a computer-readable medium, or a computer system. A theoretical diffusion coefficient for a drilling fluid that comprises gas from a formation through which the drilling fluid is flowed is determined. The theoretical diffusion coefficient is based on an extraction of all of the gas from the drilling fluid. An experimental diffusion coefficient for the drilling fluid based on well drilling parameters is determined. A concentration of the gas at the formation is determined based, at least in part, on a difference between the theoretical diffusion coefficient and the experimental diffusion coefficient. The determined concentration at the formation is provided.
Patent GB-2550589-A (GB)
Title: Method, device, and computer program for improving streaming of virtual reality media content
Inventor: NAËL OUEDRAOGO
IPC: H04N21/40
Filed: 2016-05-23
Abstract: The invention relates to streaming of media data representing a capturing projection of a wide view of a scene, from a server to a client, the streamed media data making it possible for the client to render the wide view on a 3D display surface or to render the wide view on a display surface according to different viewpoints, the rendering comprising rendering projection of media data. After transmitting, to the client, a description file including information on the media data, the information including descriptive information relating to the capture of the wide view for producing the media data and descriptive information relating to a quality level of a spatial partition of the media data, receiving, from the client, a request message to request a media data stream based on the description file, media data corresponding to the requested media data stream are transmitted to the client.
Patent GB-2545079-A (GB)
Title: Power generation
Inventor: DAVID GORDON
IPC: H02J3/38
Filed: 2016-10-28
Abstract: A power generation apparatus (10) includes a power source (12, 14) with a DC output (32, 34), and a battery charge controller (24) with an input connected to the DC output of the power source (12, 14) and an output connected to a battery (26). A DC load (28) is connected to the battery (26) and an inverter (20) has an input (38) connected to the DC output (32, 34) of the power source (12, 14) and an output (40) connected to a mains electricity supply (22). A controller (16) is adapted to selectively connect the DC output (32, 34) of the power source (12, 14) to the input of the battery charge controller (24) or the input (38) of the inverter (38), depending on the battery status and whether the DC output meets specifications of the inverter. The apparatus is suitable for a streetlight.
Patent GB-2545099-A (GB)
Title: Server rack, server, as well as assembly having a server rack and a server
Inventor: JOHANNES BLUME
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2016-12-02
Abstract: A server rack 1 with a server reception region (4, Fig. 1) for receiving a plurality of servers 12, and additional regions 5a 5b provided toward the front side 2 and rear side 3 for receiving cabling. The servers have a housing with connections 15a 16a 15b 16b for connecting to external operating components at the front side 13 and rear side 14. The additional regions may cover the entirety of the front or rear sides of the rack. A power supply manifold 6a 6b and/or coolant manifold 7a 7b may be located in each of the additional regions. The rack may be accessible from both the front and rear side. The server connections may include electric power supply, electric signal line or coolant connections 18a 18b 19a 19b. The server may contain at least two voltage supply units 17a 17b, each connected to a separate electric supply connection in the region of the front and rear of the server.
Patent GB-2547743-A (GB)
Title: Preheating for laser diode drivers
Inventor: ANDREW BORTHWICK
IPC: H01S5/042
Filed: 2015-12-09
Abstract: Reduction of capacitor ESR in a laser driver by use of low-level discharge current pulses The ESR (equivalent series resistance) of the storage capacitor 3 in a pumping laser diode driver circuit may be too high to allow operation of the pumped laser in polar regions or at high altitude. To address this problem load pulses may be drawn from the capacitor 3 to raise the capacitors temperature by internal dissipation. The laser diode 5 may be used as a pumping energy source for a laser rod, the heating pulses being insufficient to initiate a laser discharge in the rod. The subcritical heating pulses also warm the laser rod and the laser diode. If the measured ESR is too high, or if the ambient or capacitor temperature is too low,
Patent GB-2558945-A (GB)
Title: Safety apparatus for an articulated vehicle
Inventor: DAVID JAMES ASHWORTH
IPC: F21S4/26
Filed: 2017-01-23
Abstract: Safety lighting for an articulated vehicle comprises a light string 3 that is extendable from a reel. The light string is formed from a plurality of discrete light sources such as LEDs housed on a translucent or transparent envelope. The light string may be powered from a built- in rechargeable battery or may be connected to the vehicle electrical system via a plug 9 and may be secured around the outside of the articulated vehicles trailer.