baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2577018-A (GB)
Title: Primary cells for high discharge rate
Inventor: NIR KAPELUSHNIK
IPC: H01M10/44
Filed: 2017-04-12
Abstract: Provided herein is an electrochemical cell designed for high current discharge, which includes a cathode strip, an anode strip, and at least two separator strips, being longitudinally stacked to form an electrodes set that is folded into at least four segments and designed to exhibit a ratio of its nominal capacity per its active area lower than 12 mAh/cm2, such that the cell is characterized by a discharge efficiency at room temperature of at least 30 % to a cut-off voltage of 2/3 of its original voltage at a discharge current of 1,250 m A. Also provided are process of manufacturing, and uses of the cell, which is particularly useful in high drain-rate applications as charging a cellular phone.
Patent GB-2586529-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for monitoring solenoid valve health
Inventor: THIAGO CAETANO FERREIRA
IPC: F16K37/00
Filed: 2020-02-27
Abstract: A switchbox includes a state manager, a position detector, and a notification generator. The state manager changes an activation state of a solenoid valve between a first state and a second state in response to an initiation signal of a solenoid valve test. The position detector determines, based on position data obtained at the switchbox from an integrated position sensor of the solenoid valve, whether a core of the solenoid valve has moved by at least a threshold change in position within a predetermined time period following the change of the activation state of the solenoid valve. The notification generator generates a notification in response to the position detector determining that the core did not move by at least the threshold change in position within the predetermined time period. The notification indicates that the solenoid valve failed the solenoid valve test.
Patent GB-2582111-A (GB)
Title: Systems for applying coating compositions utilizing a high transfer efficiency applicator and corresponding methods
Inventor: JOHN R MOORE
IPC: C09D5/00
Filed: 2018-11-30
Abstract: A system for applying a coating composition is provided herein. The system includes a first high transfer efficiency applicator defining a first nozzle orifice (92) and a second high transfer efficiency applicator defining a second nozzle orifice (94). The system further includes a reservoir. The system further includes a substrate (10) defining a first target area (80) and a second target area (82). The first high transfer efficiency applicator and the second high transfer efficiency applicator are configured to receive the coating composition from the reservoir and configured to expel the coating composition through the first nozzle orifice (92) to the first target area (80) of the substrate (10) and to expel the coating composition through the second nozzle orifice (94) to the second target area (94) of the substrate (10).
Patent GB-2587070-A (GB)
Title: Phase change material
Inventor: GEOFF BURTON
IPC: C09K5/06
Filed: 2020-06-12
Abstract: A low temperature phase change material comprises an aqueous solution of lithium chloride, the aqueous solution consisting of lithium chloride in an amount between 30 to 40 wt.% and water in an amount between 70 to 60 wt.%. The phase change material may further comprise a nucleating agent e.g. inorganic Group 1 salt, inorganic Group 2 salt and/or an inorganic ammonium salt. Also shown is a method of forming the low temperature phase change material and its use.
Patent GB-2596146-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method
Inventor: NEHA PATEL
IPC: H02K7/02
Filed: 2020-06-19
Abstract: An energy storage device for a vehicle having a rotatable driving means which rotates about a rotational axis. The energy storage device comprises a controller, a stator 102 for coupling to the rotatable driving means and a flywheel 140 coupled to a rotor 104. The flywheel and the rotor are configured to rotate about the rotational axis and the stator. Either the stator comprises a permanent magnet and the rotor comprises windings configured to receive an electrical current from the controller, or the stator comprises windings configured to receive an electrical current from the controller and the rotor comprises a permanent magnet. The controller is configured to vary an induced electromagnetic coupling between the rotor and the stator to impart a torque on the stator from the rotor wherein the torque on the stator is configured to rotate the rotatable driving means. The vehicle may comprise any one of: a motorbike, a scooter, a ship, an aircraft and a train or locomotive.
Patent GB-2596334-A (GB)
Title: User device configuration
Inventor: MAMUN ABU-TAIR
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2020-06-25
Abstract: A method of configuring a user device 206. The method comprises sending, from the user device to a node 216 of a distributed ledger network (DLN) e.g. blockchain network, the node configured to store a distributed ledger of the DLN, a request for characteristic data indicative of a characteristic associated with a service provider 222, receiving, at the user device, a response from the node of the DLN in response to the request, and configuring a functionality of the user device accessible to the service provider, based at least in part on the response from the node of the DLN. The method may comprise configuring a data access policy for access of the service provider to: (i) data captured by the user device; or (ii) at least one function provided by the user device. The user device may comprise a sensor configured to capture sensor data related to an environment feature or feature of a user of the user device. The request may be sent via a network device 204, e.g. a gateway, and the user device may validate the network device in handling the response e.g. certificate check or technical standard or legal requirements satisfied by the network device.
Patent GB-2597254-A (GB)
Title: Air purification device
Inventor: HENRIK VICTOR HENDRIKSEN
IPC: B01D46/52
Filed: 2020-07-16
Abstract: A purification device 2, and method thereof, for disinfecting air, comprising: a housing 10 with inlet 8 and outlet perforations 8’; a fan 12; an ultraviolet (UV) lamp 14; a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter 20; characterised in that the filter 20 comprises a plurality of pleats (Fig.3B, 32) such that the angle (θ) between adjacent pleats (Fig.3B, 32) is 30 degrees or less. There may be an air gap (Fig.5, 44) between the bottom plate (Fig.5, 46) of the housing 10 and the UV lamp 14. The housing may comprise a detachable top 18 and bottom portion 16. The top portion 18 may comprise the fan 12 and inlet perforations 8 and the bottom portion 16 may comprise the UV lamp 14 and outlet perforations 8’. The intake portion 8 may be horizontal, and the output portion 8’ may be vertical. The device 2 may also comprise an activated carbon layer (Fig.5, 40), a coarse filter 26, and/or a smoke alarm. The device may comprise a particle sensor and a control unit to control the fan 12 speed depending on the level of particles in the air.
Patent GB-2590749-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for interactive embedding of virtual 2D shapes and 3D forms in 360° live video stream
Inventor: GEORGE DIMITROV NIKOLOV
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2020-07-23
Abstract: A method and system for embedding of virtual visual forms on a 360º live video stream wherein 360º real-time virtual forms are composed in the video stream from a 360º VR camera 1 in a computing device comprising modules 2, 5, 9,10 for generating virtual forms, whereby they are encoded and distributed through a platform 7 toward systems 8 for virtual reality monitoring and 360º video. The virtual forms may be composed by animating and visualising using sensor data in real time, including position, pressure, temperature and sound, generated from prepared 3D models and animations or pre-rasterised 360° images and animated forms and shapes.
Patent GB-2597683-A (GB)
Title: Hairstyling device
Inventor: ELIZABETH CHANIA HICKEY
IPC: A45D2/00
Filed: 2020-07-29
Abstract: A hairstyling device 100, e.g. hair straightener or hair curling device, operable to apply heat to the hair of a user comprises sensor equipment configured to generate an output dependent on at least one characteristic of the device indicative of current use. The device has a controller configured to receive the sensor output, process it to determine one or more hair damage parameters indicative of damage to hair being heated by the device, and cause a user interface to provide an output dependent on the hair damage parameter(s). The device may comprise the user interface, or it may be remote, e.g. in a docking station for the device. The output provided by the user interface may be audio, visual and/or haptic, may be an alert, may notify the user to take corrective action, or may notify the user that one or more settings of the device (e.g. operating temperature) have been changed. The sensor may comprise an inertial measurement unit (IMU) for detecting movement of the device, may detect whether the device is in an open or closed configuration, may detect the operating temperature of the device, or sense the power drawn by a heating element of the device.
Patent GB-2590155-A (GB)
Title: Navigating multi-way stop intersections with an autonomous vehicle
Inventor: Scott Drew Pendleton
IPC: G05D1/00
Filed: 2020-10-06
Abstract: A system, method and storage media for operating an autonomous vehicle (AV) at a multi-way stop intersection. After detecting the AV is at a primary stopline (1306) of the multi-way stop intersection, a planned travel path though the multiway stop intersection is obtained. If the planned travel path of the AV through the multi-way stop intersection satisfies a set of one or more clearance criteria, the AV proceeds past the primary stopline (1306). The clearance criteria include a criterion that is satisfied in response to detecting the AV is clear to safely merge into a travel lane (1312) corresponding to the planned travel path. The system may also use a secondary stopline (1316) if the path ahead of the vehicle is obstructed or it is not safe to pass this point immediately. System may also use speed and distance thresholds to determine safe entry to the travel lane.
Patent GB-2603743-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for recovering carbon dioxide from a combustion engine exhaust
Inventor: NIKOLA FELBAB
IPC: F25J3/08
Filed: 2020-12-07
Abstract: A method and apparatus for recovering carbon dioxide (CO2) from an oxyfuel combustion engine exhaust stream. The apparatus comprises an exhaust gas separator 466 to separate an oxyfuel combustion engine exhaust stream to provide a first liquefied CO2 stream 213 and a first waste gas stream 215. A waste gas condenser 522 is provided to at least partly condense the first waste gas stream and provide a partly condensed waste gas stream 219. A waste gas separator 526 separates the partly condensed waste gas stream into a second waste gas stream 220, and a second liquefied CO2 stream 222. The method and apparatus may improve the carbon dioxide capture and storage from an oxyfuel combustion exhaust.
Patent GB-2603753-A (GB)
Title: 'Casetower blockchain legal source assimilation, filing and storage cabinet' ('casetower' for short)
Inventor: Patrick McAuley
IPC: G06Q50/18
Filed: 2021-01-30
Abstract: A filing cabinet containing 7 legal categories, 116 core law subject drawers and circa 2,500 chapter file dividers. Within these 2,500 chapters there are 18-20 generic chapters which are repeated in every subject. There are also particular chapters which are specific to the subject and provide semi-automatically provided legal source summaries as well as detailed source summaries for all of the laws. The filing cabinet may be implemented as a website. Translation of the information may also be provided. The billions of legal sources promulgated all over the world is currently a disorganised mass of information. The invention assimilates, files and stores these billions of legal sources to make them as globally congruent and codified as they possibly can be, and thereby enormously improve the organisation, understanding, accessibility, efficiency and efficacy of legal understanding, research and comparison throughout the world.
Patent GB-2599189-A (GB)
Title: A thermally insulative liner for use in packaging
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER COLES
IPC: B65D81/38
Filed: 2021-03-31
Abstract: A thermally insulative liner 100 for a box 300, comprising a base 102 and a plurality of sidewalls 104, 106, 108, 110, each having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of channels (corrugations) formed between and extending parallel with the inner and outer surface. The first sidewall 104 contacts two other sidewalls 108, 110 so that the channels are closed at opposing ends by the respective inner surfaces of the two other sidewalls. Also claimed is a thermally insulating liner in which the first and second sidewalls are opposite each other and have channels parallel with the base, and the third and fourth sidewalls are opposite each other and have channels perpendicular with the base. The channels in the first and second wall are closed at opposing ends by the third and fourth walls. A cover (704, fig. 11) may be provided that closes the tops of the channels of the third and fourth walls.
Patent GB-2605786-A (GB)
Title: Routing data in an integrated access and backhaul network
Inventor: PIERRE VISA
IPC: H04W40/24
Filed: 2021-04-09
Abstract: A method for routing data packets over wireless backhaul links in an integrated access and backhaul, IAB, network comprising a donor network node, having a donor CU and a plurality of donor DUs, and a plurality of IAB network nodes. Each donor DU and IAB network node is assigned a unique address and each donor DU is assigned to at least on group with a unique group identifier. The IAB node is configured with routing configuration information including a unique address of a donor DU; a path identifier of a path to the destination donor DU; the unique address of a donor DU or IAB node that is a next node in the path; and the group identifier associated with the destination donor DU. The method comprises: receiving a data packet, determining whether there is an available routing path to the destination donor DU, and when no available routing path is determined, determining an alternate path using the group identifier, wherein the alternate routing path is to a different destination donor DU in the same group as the destination donor DU with the same group identifier.
Patent GB-2596634-A (GB)
Title: A SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnostic test
Inventor: MATTHEW PARTINGTON
IPC: G01N33/569
Filed: 2021-04-28
Abstract: A method of determining the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in a sample by reverse transcribing target RNA and amplifying the cDNA of three independent regions of the SARS-CoV-2 genome in a multiplex reaction. The three independent regions are the Orf1, the N and the S genes. The method can include the simultaneous amplification of a RNAseP control gene. Detection of the amplified products can be by probe hydrolysis, by hybridisation of a fluorescent tagged product and melt analysis, or by using probes that anneal to the amplicons. The method can comprise an RNA purification step. The method can have no RNA purification step. The patient samples can be nasopharyngeal wash or aspirates, nasopharyngeal swabs, oropharyngeal swabs, bronchoalveolar lavage, tracheal aspirate, pleural fluid tap, sputum, saliva or post-mortem tissue. Further aspects of the invention include kits and devices for performing the SARS-CoV-2 detection method. The device can be a cartridge or cassette. The device can be part of a point of care system with a means for visually imaging labelled amplicons.
Patent GB-2595190-A (GB)
Title: Measuring temperature in a diffusely scattering sample
Inventor: PAVEL MATOUSEK
IPC: G01K13/20
Filed: 2016-06-29
Abstract: A method of measuring temperature in a sub-surface volume of a diffusely scattering sample comprises directing probe light into an entry region 14 on the surface and collecting said probe light from a collection region 16 in the sample surface following diffuse scattering within the sub-surface volume of the sample. The collection region is spatially offset from the entry region by an offset in the range 1 mm to 50 mm. The method further comprises detecting one or more Raman spectral features 32 in the collected probe light and determining a temperature of the sub-surface volume from the one or more Raman spectral features. Determining a temperature of the sub-surface volume from the one or more Raman spectral features may comprise using ratios of Stokes and anti-Stokes features in the Raman spectral features. Determining a temperature may also comprise determining a temperature of a particular chemical component present in the sub-surface volume. The method may comprise detecting spectral features in the probe light for each of a plurality od spatial offsets between the entry and collection regions. The entry region may comprise an annulus disposed around the collection region.
Patent GB-2600236-A (GB)
Title: Protective cover having replaceable male parts and protective cover kit
Inventor: CHIN-SHENG LIN
IPC: H04B1/3888
Filed: 2021-01-08
Abstract: A protective cover kit, used for covering a mobile device P and for mounting the mobile device P to a foreign object H1, comprises: an elastic protective cover main body 3, used for elastically covering the mobile device P; rigid male parts (1 & 2, figure 2), having an engaging portion (11 & 21) and a connecting portion (12 & 22), used for engaging the elastic protective cover main body 3; the connecting portion is one of a first connection part (12) and a second connection part 22; and a female part carrier assembly 4a, including: a female part carrier 422a, used for defining a fixing space Sa to detachably fix the foreign object H1; and a universal female part 41, detachably connected with the female part carrier 422a, universally used for detachably engaging the first connection part (12) or the second connection part 22 of the rigid male parts.
Patent GB-2599801-A (GB)
Title: Surface cleaning apparatus
Inventor: STEVEN M JOHNSON
IPC: A47L11/40
Filed: 2017-12-14
Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface, the surface cleaning apparatus comprising: a housing having a base assembly adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned and comprising a base housing 74, a modular brush housing 102 selectively removably mounted to the base housing 74 and at least partially defining a brush chamber 104, at least one lock assembly 130 for locking and unlocking the modular brush housing 102 to the base housing 74 and at least one brushroll 78 provided on the base assembly at least partially within the brush chamber 104 when the modular brush housing 102 is mounted to the base housing 74. Lock assembly 130 may comprise a push button (154 fig. 6) on the base housing 74 that moves a spring biased latch (150 fig. 6) out of engagement with modular brush housing 102 by means of a cam surface (156 fig. 7) and a corresponding ramp (158 fig. 7).
Patent GB-2609674-A (GB)
Title: Method and vehicles for cooperative operation at an intersection
Inventor: PRATHAM KRISHNAMURTHY HEBBAR
IPC: G08G1/00
Filed: 2021-10-05
Abstract: At an intersection, a detection device (e.g. camera, radar, LIDAR, LADAR, ultrasonic or sonar sensor) in a first vehicle detects a traffic signal and an evaluation unit determines signal information thereof (i.e. an indication to go, stop or slow down). If the signal information comprises an indication to stop or slow down, the evaluation unit causes the first vehicle to stop and turn off. If it comprises an indication to go, it causes it to turn on and/or move. A second vehicle identifies a parameter associated with the first vehicle and an on-board control unit controls the second vehicle to maintain the identified parameter and thereby cooperatively operate with the first vehicle (e.g. as a platoon). The parameter may be a speed, acceleration or operation of the first vehicle or an inter-vehicle distance and may be received wirelessly from the first vehicle or detected by a detection device on the second vehicle (e.g. a camera, radar, LIDAR, LADAR, ultrasonic, sonar acceleration, torque or wheel speed sensor).
Patent GB-2597217-A (GB)
Title: Signal level display for an audio device, and audio device
Inventor: FRANZ LERMER
IPC: H04R29/00
Filed: 2020-05-25
Abstract: The invention relates to a signal level display (2) for an audio device (1), comprising a first lamp (7) of a first color and a second lamp (8) of a second color, and comprising a control device (10) for controlling the lamps (7), (8) on the basis of a signal level to be displayed, wherein the control device (10) is designed to display the signal level in at least three stages by means of the lamps (7), (8), wherein the control device (10) is designed to control at least one of the lamps (7), (8) in such a way that, in order to display the different stages of the signal level, the lamp (7), (8) is operated in at least two different intensities not equal to zero.
Patent GB-2605856-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method of capturing physiological data
Inventor: SHYQYRI HAXHA
IPC: G01N33/483
Filed: 2021-11-23
Abstract: A wearable device 1 includes a light source, such as LEDs 2A-D, for irradiating tissue of a mammalian subject with light and multiple spaced apart light detectors 4A-D. the detectors 4 detect light transmitted through and/or reflected from the tissue and output a signal indicative of the detected light. A first light detector 4 is selected, and the output from that detector is used to vary the intensity of light output from the light source 2 to identify physiological data in the output signal and/or to improve the quality of identified physiological data. If physiological data is identified, that data is captured. A next light detector 4 is selected and the process is repeated. The physiological data may be blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen, blood glucose, or haemoglobin level. The device 1 may be a ring shaped device sized to fit over a person’s finger. A pattern recognition process may be performed on the output signal to identify a pattern matching physiological data, and the light intensity varied to improve a pattern quality score.
Patent GB-2605499-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to localisation in telecommunication networks
Inventor: MYTHRI HUNUKUMBURE
IPC: H04W4/029
Filed: 2022-02-07
Abstract: Performing localisation of an external User Equipment, UE 3, in a Non-Public Network, NPN 1, wherein the NPN, utilises an at least partially coextensive Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN 2, with which the UE is registered, to perform the localisation. The NPN may be an Industrial Internet of Things network, IIoT, operating closed subscriber groups, CSG, deployed in factories, warehouses, etc, wherein a visiting UE is not registered or able to register with the NPN via 3GPP access, yet localisation of external people/devices is required. A Gateway Mobile Location Centre, GMLC 11, of the NPN initiates the localisation by means of a request towards a GMLC 12 of the PLMN, wherein if the GMLC of the PLMN approves the request, the PLMN performs the localisation. The UE registers with the NPN via non-3GPP access while retaining PLMN access, wherein Location Privacy Indication, LPI, is provided by the UE and directed to a Unified Data Management, UDM, function of the NPN. The GMLC of the NPN obtains privacy consent from the UDM together with related UE context information and forwards this to a GMLC of the PLMN. The NPN may be situated entirely within a coverage area of the PLMN.