baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2532868-A (GB)
Title: Anchoring system for securing a seat to a floor of a vehicle, in particular a Bus
Inventor: KENNETH WHISNANT
IPC: F16B5/02
Filed: 2015-11-03
Abstract: Anchoring system 10 for securing a seat 12 to a floor 14 of a vehicle, preferably a bus, comprising: lug plate (18, fig 1) having a first through opening 20, the lug plate (18, fig 1) being on a first side 22 of a floor panel 16 of the floor 14, and lug 24 which penetrates both first and second through openings, 20, 26 of the floor panel 16. The lug 24 has external thread 28 and first internal thread (36, fig 3) on the first side 22, the lug connects to bolt 38 for securing the seat (12, fig 6) to the lug 24, and nut 48 having a second internal thread 52 which screws to the lug 24 by means of the external thread 28 and the second internal thread 52 thereby fastening the lug 24 to the floor panel 16, and a ratchet mechanism 60 formed by a ratchet element 61 and a wall 62 bounding the first through opening 20, allowing a rotational movement of the lug 24 in a first direction 64 and preventing rotational movement in the opposite direction. In embodiments, the lug may be a keyed member (84, fig. 9) interlocking with the first through opening 20.
Patent GB-2530955-A (GB)
Title: Full duplex individual call via linked single frequency repeaters
Inventor: KHOO HUN WENG
IPC: H04W88/04
Filed: 2014-07-15
Abstract: A method for enabling full duplex individual calls in repeater mode between two subscriber units (SUs) in a N:1 slotting ratio time division multiple access (TDMA) radio system includes receiving a request for a full duplex individual call from a first SU identifying a second SU as a target of the call. Determining to grant the request and subsequently assigning a first time slot of the N time slots on a first single frequency for one of inbound and outbound transmissions for the call between an assigned second repeater and the first SU and a second time slot on the first single frequency for the other of inbound and outbound transmissions for the call between the assigned second repeater and the first SU. Further, a grant message is transmitted to the first SU indicating the assigned first single frequency and assigned first and second time slots.
Patent GB-2549765-A (GB)
Title: Hair brush for hair with extensions
Inventor: SHAUN PULFREY
IPC: A46B9/02
Filed: 2016-04-28
Abstract: A hair brush suitable for hair with extensions includes an array of bristles 4. Each bristle extends from a base to a free end. The bristles have a relatively wide tapering first portion 5, and a relatively narrow second portion 6. The bristles are arranged in offset rows and centre lines of the rows are spaced apart such that at least part of the first portion of bristles in one row extends between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row and/or, when viewed perpendicular to the rows, the width of the first portion of the bristles in one row is, over part of their length, the same or greater than the space between adjacent bristles in an adjacent row so as to partially occlude the space between bristles in an adjacent row. Adjacent rows are of different lengths, alternating between a row of shorter bristles 4a and a row of longer bristles 4b.
Patent GB-2534812-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for using gestures to control a laser tracker
Inventor: NILS P STEFFENSEN
IPC: G06F3/03
Filed: 2012-12-18
Abstract: A method is disclosed for optically communicating from a user to a laser tracker 10, a command to control operation of the laser tracker with steps comprising: providing a rule of correspondence between each of a plurality of commands and each of a plurality of temporal patterns; selecting by the user a first command from among the plurality of commands; moving by the user, between a first time and a second time, an obstacle 65 in a manner to produce a first temporal, from among the plurality of temporal patterns, wherein the first temporal pattern corresponds to the first command; projecting a first light from a first light source associated with the laser tracker to the obstacle; scattering a second light from the obstacle, the second light being a portion of the first light; obtaining first sensed data by sensing a third light at a first camera associated with the laser tracker, the first camera having a photosensitive array, the third light being a portion of the second light, wherein the third light produces a spot of light on the photosensitive array, the third light being distinguished from light reflected off a retroreflector 26 by a size of the spot of light, the first sensed data being obtained by the laser tracker between the first time and the second time; determining the first command based at least in part on processing the first sensed data according to the rule of correspondence; and executing the first command with the laser tracker.
Patent GB-2539831-A (GB)
Title: Bottom hole assembly with wearable stabilizer pad for directional steering
Inventor: Stephen Robert Holtz
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 2014-04-17
Abstract: A wearable stabilizer pad and method of directionally drilling a wellbore is disclosed. The wearable stabilizer pad is mounted on a component of a bottom hole assembly. The component of the bottom hole assembly is rotated in the wellbore thereby wearing the stabilizer at a predetermined wear rate by contacting the wellbore wall. Wearing of the stabilizer at the predetermined wear rate as it rotates and contacts the wellbore wall steers the bottom hole assembly in a curve portion of the wellbore.
Patent GB-2550006-A (GB)
Title: Establishing presence by identifying audio sample and position
Inventor: MATTHEW GRAY RUHSTALLER
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 2015-11-11
Abstract: Systems and methods to capture, in a first device, a sample of audio data streaming from a server, transmit the sample to the server, and receive, in the first device, access to a secure service provided by the server when the server verifies that the first device is at a location of the audio based on the sample.
Patent GB-2559799-A (GB)
Title: Ultra efficient microinverter
Inventor: ALISTAIR ALLAN MACFARLANE
IPC: H02J3/38
Filed: 2017-02-20
Abstract: An inverter for converting direct current (DC) from a photovoltaic (PV) cell employing a logarithmic method of finding the maximum power point (MPP) of a solar panel and operating a two-phase inverter at extremely close to this maximum power point, the energy generated and fed to the AC mains supply. Also claimed is a semi-resonant DC-AC conversion stage which switch at zero voltage points using inverter stages operating in phase opposition. The MPP samples the PV by periodically determining when the derivative is zero. This may be done every 0.5 seconds. A second converter stage may comprise a semi-resonant H-bridge.
Patent GB-2563418-A (GB)
Title: Polar encoder, communication unit, integrated circuit and method therefor
Inventor: ROBERT GEOFFREY MAUNDER
IPC: H03M13/13
Filed: 2017-06-15
Abstract: A polar encoder kernal (102) is described. The polar encoder kernal (102) is configured to receive one or more bits from a kernal information block (105) having a kernal block size of N; and output one or more bits from a kernal encoded block (106) having a block size that matches the kernel block size N; wherein the polar encoder kernal (102) comprises a decomposition of a polar code graph having multiple columns (702) and where each column is further decomposed into one or more polar code sub-graphs (701) and is configured to process encoded bits one polar code subgraph (701) at a time.
Patent GB-2549898-A (GB)
Title: Emulsions, treatment fluids and methods for treating subterranean formations
Inventor: PAUL WATERMAN
IPC: C09K8/88
Filed: 2015-12-22
Abstract: Emulsions, treatment fluids and methods for treating subterranean formations are provided, wherein the emulsions comprise water, a water-immiscible liquid, one or more polymers, one or more ethoxylated amine compounds and optionally, one or more organic or inorganic salts. The emulsions are particularly suitable for use in harsh brine conditions.
Patent GB-2552624-A (GB)
Title: A device for creating a local vacuum at a distal end of a sampling device
Inventor: Jean Martin Baillargeon
IPC: A61B10/02
Filed: 2016-03-07
Abstract: A device for tissue sampling that comprises a needle, a stylet and a sealing member. The needle comprises a distal tip, a proximal end, and one or more interior portions. The needle extends along a longitudinal axis extending between the distal tip and the proximal end. The stylet is moveably supported within the one or more interior portions of the needle. The sealing member Is moveab!y supported within the one or more interior portions of the needle and substantially conforms to the one or more interior portions, The distal tip is configured to obtain a tissue sample. The stylet and the sealing member are movable, along the longitudinal axis away from the distal tip so that a local vacuum is created at the distal tip so that obtained tissue samples can be aspirated into the needle.
Patent GB-2558383-A (GB)
Title: Process cartridge and driving component
Inventor: MEI YAN
IPC: G03G21/18
Filed: 2016-10-19
Abstract: A process cartridge, including a process cartridge housing 10, a driving force receiver 21, a flange component 25 and a control mechanism (30 see figure 1). The driving force receiver is adapted to extend and retract along the centre of the flange and provides a driving force to the flange. The driving force receiver includes an opening. The movement of the control mechanism at least partially controls the movement of the receiver. A retaining component 19 urges the driving force receiver into a position such that the angle between the direction of the opening and the mounting direction of the cartridge are not 90 degrees. Also disclosed is a process cartridge where the driving force receiver is retained in a non-interfering position. Also disclosed is a process cartridge wherein the retaining component retains the driving force receiver in a stopping position in the direction of its rotation when the receiver is in a retracted position.
Patent GB-2568969-A (GB)
Title: A configurable sleeping system
Inventor: JOANNE O'GRADY
IPC: A47D11/00
Filed: 2017-12-04
Abstract: The sleeping system has a framework of multi-part end rails 3, 5, interchangeable side rails 15, a multi-part base 19, releasably securable connectors and a conversion kit. The conversion kit has an alternative, third end rail 25 and a base extension 27 having a platform 29. When the conversion kit is in use, the platform 29 extends beyond the side rails 15 and beyond the third end rail 25. The base extension may have an outer barrier 31, which may extend along the outer edge and side edges of the platform to meet with side rails 15. The conversion kit may also include side rails having a chamfered upper, outer edge. The platform may have a fabric barrier with a reticulated portion. Each end rail have ground engaging feet. The sleeping system can be reconfigured between a co-sleeper, a bassinet, a cot and a bed to be used by a new-born up to the time that they are several years old.
Patent GB-2569943-A (GB)
Title: A fan and an air conditioning unit comprising the same
Inventor: GEOFFREY MARK LOCKWOOD
IPC: F24F1/00
Filed: 2017-12-22
Abstract: A fan comprising a motor (806), an impeller (802) and a stator (804), defines an air flow passage between an air inlet and an air outlet. The fan has a mode of operation and an arrangement such that, in use, the trajectory of an air flow 801 through the air inlet is up to 360° in a direction which is generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation (805) of the impeller, the trajectory of the air flow through the air outlet is up to 360° in a direction which is generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the impeller, and the air flow through the air flow passage turns generally 180°. The fan has a mode of constant operation, and, in this mode, the operating point of the fan falls with the stall region of the fan characteristic. An air conditioning unit, a structure and method of installing the air conditioning unit are also claimed. Preferably the outlet is radial and forms a radial airflow pattern up to 90 degrees from the axis of rotation.
Patent GB-2559051-A (GB)
Title: Autonomous-vehicle-control system and method incorporating occupant preferences
Inventor: LAKSHMI KRISHNAN
IPC: G05D1/00
Filed: 2018-01-04
Abstract: A method is disclosed for incorporating preferences of a human occupant into an autonomous driving experience. The method includes a computer system (12, Fig. 1) autonomously controlling speed and steering of a vehicle 10. While it is controlling the vehicle (10, Fig. 1) the computer system may interpret a speech or voice command received from a human occupant of the vehicle. The computer system (12, Fig. 1) may determine whether changing at least one of the speed and steering in accordance with the speech command would be safe and legal. If it would be safe and legal, the computer system may change the at least one of the speed and steering in accordance with the speech command. If it would not be safe and legal, the computer system may leave the at least one of the speed and steering unchanged in contravention of the speech command.
Patent GB-2572743-A (GB)
Title: A controller for a vehicle display system
Inventor: RICCARDO FRACCHIA
IPC: B60W50/14
Filed: 2018-02-26
Abstract: A controller 32 for a vehicle display 50 system 30, the display system configured to display instantaneous power delivery 62 of a powertrain 10 of the vehicle 12 as a proportion of the instantaneous power capability 64 of the powertrain, the controller comprising an input 36 configured to receive data relating to a condition indicative of a limitation on the instantaneous power delivery and/or power capability, a processor configured to determine from the data whether the condition meets at least one predetermined criterion and an output 38 configured to output a signal to display the limitation in relation to the instantaneous power capability of the powertrain when the condition meets the at least one predetermined criterion. The condition indicative of a limitation may include a reduction in available traction power.
Patent GB-2557116-A (GB)
Title: Medical tubes and methods of manufacture
Inventor: ELMO BENSON STOKS
IPC: F16L11/118
Filed: 2012-05-30
Abstract: A composite tube (201, figure 2A) for use in medical circuits carrying gases is made from two separate elongate members joined together. The first elongate member is a hollow body (203) spirally wound to form in part an elongate tube comprising a lumen and a hollow wall. The second elongate member (205) is spirally wound between the adjacent turns of the first and has one or more conductive filaments (215, figure 2B) embedded or encapsulated in it. The filaments may be heating filaments or sensing filaments; they may be spaced from the lumen wall; pairs of them may be formed into a connecting loop at one end of the composite tube; they should be non-reactive with the second elongate member and may be of aluminium or copper. The tube is manufactured by spirally wrapping the second elongate member onto a mandrel and then spirally wrapping the first elongate member around the second.
Patent GB-2572173-A (GB)
Title: Personal cleaning composition
Inventor: DANIEL BYRNE
IPC: A61K8/18
Filed: 2018-03-21
Abstract: A personal cleansing composition which comprises a physiologically active amount of carnosine. The personal cleansing composition is in the form of a gel, soap, or water-soluble delivery agent. The composition may also be in the form of a shower gel, bubble bath, bath salt, both bomb or bath melt. The carnosine may be present in a range of 0.1-1.0% by weight of the total composition but preferably will be present at 0.2%. The composition will preferably further comprise magnesium salt so that the carnosine and magnesium salt form a carnosine-magnesium complex on activation with water. The magnesium may be present in a range of 0.5-2.0% by weight of the total composition but preferably will be present at 1.0%. Caffeine, arnica and essential oils selected from camphor, eucalyptus, clove bud and almond may also be present in the composition.
Patent GB-2559513-A (GB)
Title: Signal cancellation in pipe inspection
Inventor: LUIS EMILIO SAN MARTIN
IPC: G01V3/38
Filed: 2016-02-24
Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and tools for pipe inspection that employ signals from electromagnetic waves emitted towards and scattered in the pipe(s). Various embodiments relate to tool configurations and associated methods for tool operation and signal processing that allow for the reduction or substantial cancellation of the direct signal contribution resulting from direct transmission of the emitted electromagnetic wave from a transmitter to a receiver of the tool.
Patent GB-2575032-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus, systems and methods for accessing CAS protected content
Inventor: ARTHUR SIMON WALLER
IPC: H04N21/6334
Filed: 2018-06-22
Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus comprises: a broadcast stream receiver, extracting Conditional Access System CAS data from the received broadcast stream, the CAS data comprising data for accessing CAS protected content in the stream; a communication unit to retrieve a content access key associated with the extracted CM data from a server; a control word generator to generate a control word (CW) for descrambling the CAS protected content, based on the retrieved content access key; and a descrambling unit to descramble the CAS protected content using the generated control word. The receiver may obtain an identifier (ID) from the received stream, and identify the server for retrieving the key depending on the ID; the ID may comprise a conditional access (CA) system identifier, CAS ID, identifying one of plural conditional access systems. Alternatively, the obtained ID comprises a broadcast service identifier for one of plural multiplexed services in the stream. Uniform resource locators (URLs) may be associated with identifiers. A broadcast providing apparatus, transmitting a broadcast stream including CAS protected content and generated CAS data, is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2576332-A (GB)
Title: Information anonymisation
Inventor: MORAY BARCLAY
IPC: H04W12/02
Filed: 2018-08-14
Abstract: An apparatus for a local area network (LAN), the apparatus connecting user devices 210 to a communications network (see communications network interface 208), the apparatus processing personally identifiable information (e.g. MAC address data) received from the user devices to generate unique anonymised data. The data may be sent to servers 212 or 214 via gateway 206. The servers may be an authentication, authorisation & accounting (AAA) server or an analytics server. The apparatus may be a router 202 that receives data packets from the user device 210 and generates a unique device identifier for each MAC address using a hash or encryption function (see anonymisation module 216). The MAC addresses and corresponding unique device identifiers may be stored on the router (store 218) and the MAC addresses may be removed periodically from the store. Anonymising the MAC addresses of user devices may address privacy concerns.
Patent GB-2582349-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum cleaner
Inventor: DANIEL JAMES BROOK
IPC: A47L9/28
Filed: 2019-03-20
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises a vacuum motor configured to draw air through the vacuum cleaner, a battery pack configured to supply electricity to the vacuum motor, and a control system configured to switch the vacuum cleaner between a plurality of operating modes upon input from an operator. The control system is further configured to make a determination of a parameter of the battery pack and to change the manner in which the operating modes are presented to the user, based on the determination of the parameter. This could involve changing the order in which the plurality of modes, preferably suction power modes, are presented to the user depending on the capacity of the battery. The controller may be configured to change the manner in which the operating modes are presented to the user by changing the default operating mode which is selected by the vacuum cleaner in the absence of a selection by an operator and the battery pack may include a memory with an indication of the parameter stored thereon, the control system being configured to make the determination of the parameter by reading the indication from the memory.
Patent GB-2570839-A (GB)
Title: An automatic processing equipment for coal-contained wastewater in a power plant
Inventor: GUOHUA LOU
IPC: G01N33/18
Filed: 2019-05-24
Abstract: An automatic processing apparatus for wastewater containing coal in a power plant, comprises a charging cavity 11 loaded with flocculant. A valve mechanism 100 is arranged on a lower side of the charging cavity. The valve mechanism is arranged in an intermediate cavity 37 which is driven to open at regular intervals so that flocculant in the charging cavity can enter a dispensing mechanism 200. The dispensing mechanism comprises a left dispensing cavity 18 and a right dispensing cavity 33, both of which communicate with the intermediate cavity. A sampling mechanism 300 is arranged at a lower side of the right dispensing cavity, wherein the sampling mechanism comprises a mixing box 31, a water quality detection device (56, Fig. 6) arranged in a wall of the mixing box, and a stirring impeller (55, Fig. 6). The mixing cavity communicates with a waste reservoir 22 through a water pipe 29. A wastewater sample from the waste reservoir is mixed with flocculant in the mixing box, and after precipitation a measurement is performed using the water quality detection device. The addition of flocculant to the waste reservoir from a storage cavity 21 is dependent on the result of the measurement.
Patent GB-2576077-A (GB)
Title: Mass spectrometer
Inventor: FRANK BUCKLEY
IPC: H02M1/14
Filed: 2019-05-31
Abstract: A drive unit for an acceleration electrode of a mass spectrometer comprises pulsing circuitry (e.g. a switch) to form electrical output pulses from an output of a power converter with a switching element (e.g. a switched mode power supply or forward converter). The switching element of the power converter is operated in synchronisation with the pulsing circuitry. Each electrical output pulse may be generated at the same point of the switching cycle. Output pulses having substantially the same pulse shape may be generated even when the output of the power converter suffers from ripple. Also disclosed is a mass spectrometer comprising control circuitry to control a power converter based on a measured input voltage of the power converter. The effect of a change in a parameter for the electrical output pulses (e.g. voltage amplitude or polarity) may be predicted, and the power converter may be controlled based on the prediction. Based on a feedforward signal, the operation of the power converter may be adjusted to take into account input variations known to affect the output of the power converter.
Patent GB-2573449-A (GB)
Title: System to control extrusion gaps in an anti-extrusion device
Inventor: ANTHONY PHAN
IPC: E21B33/127
Filed: 2017-04-06
Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include a retrievable bridge plug assembly. The retrievable bridge plug assembly includes a sealing element that is elastically deformable to expand radially outward when the sealing element experiences axial compression and at least one anti-extrusion device positioned downhole from the sealing element. The at least one anti-extrusion device includes a shoulder that in operation maintains contact with the sealing element. Also included in the at least one anti-extrusion device is a plurality of anti-extrusion petals positioned downhole from the shoulder that expand radially outward from the anti-extrusion device. Additionally, the at least one anti-extrusion device includes an expandable sleeve surrounding the plurality of anti- extrusion petals that covers extrusion gaps of the plurality of anti-extrusion petals when the plurality of anti-extrusion petals expand radially outward from the anti-extrusion device.