baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2586867-A (GB)
Title: Process for producing one or more hydrocarbon products
Inventor: MICHAEL ENGLISH
IPC: C10J3/86
Filed: 2019-09-06
Abstract: A process for producing hydrocarbon products comprising: (a) producing charcoal from vegetal feedstock in the absence of oxygen; (b) producing hydrogen and carbon monoxide from the charcoal in the presence of steam; and (c) producing one or more hydrocarbon products from the mixture of step (b) using the Fischer-Tropsch process; wherein steam is raised as a reactant in step (b) and as a heat source in step (c) by electrically heating water using renewable energy; wherein a portion of the hydrocarbon products is burnt to produce heat and an oxygen-free environment for step (a); and wherein waste heat from step (a) is used to raise steam to maintain operating temperatures for steps (b) and (c) when the source of renewable energy is unavailable or unable to raise steam to at least maintain operating temperatures. The process is preferably carbon-neutral, fossil fuels are not used as feedstock or to produce the electricity for the process. Preferably a portion of the hydrocarbon products is burnt in a furnace or to power an electricity generating device, such as a turbine. The vegetal feedstock is preferably based on lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose or mixtures thereof, for example agricultural waste such as straw or corn husks.
Patent GB-2584749-A (GB)
Title: Zero border displays
Inventor: WILLIAM REEVES
IPC: G02F1/1333
Filed: 2020-01-28
Abstract: A zero-bezel LCD display providing a flat display area with all display edges borderless, such that displayed information is able to extend over all of the display edges. The LCD display includes stack comprising: a flexible substrate which bears active matrix circuitry comprising an array of TFTs for controlling pixels of the display, a liquid crystal layer over the substrate, and a liquid crystal cover layer; these layers define a liquid crystal cell and an active display area. A backlight behind the flexible active matrix LCD display stack illuminates the active display area. The flexible substrate of is notched or cut-out at each corner of the flat display area and the edges of the display are folded such that the active display area extends around each of the edges of the flat display area. Preferably, the substrate is notched in a concave curve 240 and the display has a convex curve 252. Preferably the edges of display are folded around a backlight or a backlight tray.
Patent GB-2595275-A (GB)
Title: Kit for replacing filter and a jet installed into a GDI fuel injector or into a GDI fuel pump
Inventor: Yann Hoarau
IPC: F02M61/16
Filed: 2020-05-20
Abstract: A kit for replacing a filter 44 or jet 46 assembly in an inlet of a GDI fuel injector 10 or GDI fuel pump comprising a set of one of; a set of extraction tools such as a drill or screwdriver 70 shaped to cooperate with the filter or jet, a set of installation tools such as a mounting pin and mounting socket, and a set of guiding tools comprising a guide 100 shaped to cooperate with the screwdriver or mounting pin. The kit prevents contamination of the inlet during changing of the filter. The embodied kit comprises all of the above tools, the drill used to remove the jet, the screwdriver used to remove the filter, the mounting pin and socket to install the assembly. The mounting pin and screwdriver fit snugly within the guide.
Patent GB-2595879-A (GB)
Title: Method for controlling an image capture device
Inventor: YACINE EL KOLLI
IPC: H04N5/04
Filed: 2020-06-09
Abstract: An image capture device 110 is controlled by a control device 140 comprising a first synchronization unit and a second synchronization unit and is connected to a remote time server 130 through a communication network 120. The method of controlling the image capture device 110 comprises: synchronizing the first synchronization unit with the remote time server 130 according to a time synchronization process; synchronizing the second synchronization unit with the first synchronization unit; obtaining first time capture control information at the second synchronization unit; detecting a failure of the communication network 120; determining second time capture control information at the second synchronization unit, and ; controlling the image capture device 100 to capture a sequence of images according the determined second time capture control information. In some embodiments the image capture device is part of a system comprising plural image capture devices and control devices. The first and second capture time information may be capture start times or information relevant to capture start times. The synchronization signals may be generated according to the SMPTE 2059 standard.
Patent GB-2598712-A (GB)
Title: Fluid mixing device and mixer assembly for an exhaust system
Inventor: KARSTEN BRINKMANN
IPC: F01N3/28
Filed: 2020-08-14
Abstract: A mixing device 300, for mixing an injected fluid with exhaust gas output from a combustion engine, comprises a mixing chamber (306, fig 3) and a bypass channel (304, fig 6). One or more inlet ports 302A-H receive a first portion (P1, fig 3) of the exhaust gas. The bypass channel receives a second portion (P2, fig 3) of the exhaust gas. The mixing chamber enables injected fluid to mix with the first portion of the exhaust gas to form a mixed exhaust gas, and one or more outlet ports (308, fig 6) join the mixed exhaust gas with the second portion of the exhaust gas. A mixer assembly comprises the mixing device and a flow guiding plate 400 positioned downstream of the bypass channel. The bypass channel and outlet port(s) face a flow deflector (404, fig 7) of the flow guiding plate.
Patent GB-2598164-A (GB)
Title: Connection of a drive unit to wheel
Inventor: ALASTAIR RUPERT JOSEPH DARWOOD
IPC: B62M7/12
Filed: 2020-09-18
Abstract: A drive unit is connected to a wheel 20 to enable the drive unit to drive rotation of the wheel, particularly of a bicycle. The apparatus comprises a drive member 10, a mounting member 12, a drive element 16 and rotation preventing means 36, 38. The drive member 10 is mounted to the wheel 20. The mounting member 12 is mounted on the drive member 10 and rotatably independent of the drive member 10 about the central axis. The drive element 16 has a drive element axis fixedly disposed relative to the mounting member 12, and is coupled to a motor 18 such that as to drive rotation of the drive element 16 about its axis. The rotation preventing means restrains rotation of the mounting member 12 about the central axis ensuring that the rotation of the drive element 16 drives rotation of the drive member 10 and hence the wheel 20. The Drive member 10 may be a disc brake rotor.
Patent GB-2599735-A (GB)
Title: Blockchain
Inventor: Ying Chan
IPC: G06Q20/38
Filed: 2020-10-12
Abstract: A method of proposing a block for addition to a first blockchain 14 when an identified block of a second blockchain extends the second blockchain 12, and/or the identified block of the second blockchain exceeds a threshold probability of finality 13. A method of configuring a second blockchain is also provided, such that before proposing a block for a second blockchain the validity of the proposed block is checked based on a feature of a first blockchain, such as transaction rules, consensus rules, a transaction a smart contract and/or legitimate and/or fork in a blockchain. A method of proposing a block for addition to a first blockchain which includes migration information relating to a second blockchain is provided as well as a method in which, before a block is proposed for addition to a second blockchain, a legitimate block and/or fork of the second blockchain is identified based on a first blockchain. Also defined is a method comprising receiving an invalidity proof relating to a block/transaction of a second blockchain, which is referenced/recorded on a first blockchain, and proposing a block for the first blockchain relating to the invalidity proof.
Patent GB-2604649-A (GB)
Title: Conduit system and method therefor
Inventor: JULIAN RICHARD DEAN
IPC: F16L51/02
Filed: 2021-03-12
Abstract: A conduit system, wherein: the conduit system comprises a plurality of conduit components including: one or more conduit sections 200; and a connector 202; the connector comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end; the connector is expandable and compressible such that a length of the connector between the first end and the second end may be varied; the one or more conduit sections and the connector are connected together to form a continuous conduit 106 for permitting the flow therethrough of a fluid. The method comprises: disconnecting two of the conduit components from each other; and compressing the connector 202, thereby to create a gap between the conduit components that have been disconnected from each other. An embodiment includes the system further comprises: one or more support members (e.g. bracket or clamp 208 and strut 210) coupled to one or more of the one or more conduit sections for supporting the conduit sections relative to a support structure (e.g. beam 206); wherein each support member comprises a low-friction portion (e.g. liner 412 (Fig 4A/4B)) in contact with the one or more of the one or more conduit sections coupled thereto.
Patent GB-2596904-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to telecommunication systems
Inventor: HIMKE VAN DER VELDE
IPC: H04W76/15
Filed: 2021-05-19
Abstract: Managing a system information parameter, broadcast by an LTE cell of a network on which a User Equipment, UE, is camping, wherein the system information parameter indicates New Radio, NR, frequency bands available for use in an evolved universal terrestrial radio access-NR dual connectivity, EN-DC, configuration, which in a case of network sharing, may be different for each of at least one sharing public land mobile networks, PLMN, and whereby the system information parameter includes an entry for each of the at least one PLMN that contains the actual NR frequency bands if: sharing is employed for the concerned serving cell; and the NR bands for which the network supports EN-DC is not the same for all of the multiple sharing PLMNs and wherein the contents of the system information parameter is not signalled if condition a) or b) is not true. Also disclosed is a method of transferring an Inter-Radio Access Technology, IRAT, configuration to a UE in a message from a first network via a first RAT, wherein the IRAT configuration includes a configuration for the UE formatted according to a second RAT and the configuration is included in an octet string.
Patent GB-2608387-A (GB)
Title: Energy converter for ocean waves and method for using thereof
Inventor: GEIR ARNE SOLHEIM
IPC: F03B13/14
Filed: 2021-06-29
Abstract: An energy converter 300 with wave energy conversion device(s) 306 to convert wave energy 308 into electrical energy comprises a buoyant platform 304 with a peripheral edge region (210, Fig 2). The buoyant platform and energy conversion device(s) exhibit roll and / or pitch movement wherein natural resonant frequencies of the movements are matchable to a frequency of the ocean waves received. The energy conversion device(s) convert the energy to oscillating water columns and into air movements (408, Fig 4) to drive a turbine and generator arrangement. The buoyant platform may be dynamically tuneable to match the natural resonant frequencies of the waves to broaden absorption width. The energy convertor may comprise a ballast tank and / or a gyroscopic arrangement or design may be altered to tune the frequency. Preferably, the energy converter has a mooring arrangement (120, Fig 1) to allow for a rolling movement of the buoyant platform. Passive guiding fins may control the roll movement and the pitch movement. A support structure 302 may define spaces to collect floating by waste brought in by the waves. A method of use is also claimed.
Patent GB-2609965-A (GB)
Title: System and method for generating power
Inventor: IAN CLAGUE
IPC: H02N11/00
Filed: 2021-08-19
Abstract: Power generation system 100 with a flywheel assembly 104 comprising matter therein, and a chamber arrangement enclosure 102 surrounding the flywheel. The chamber arrangement enclosure stores antimatter therein using magnetic and/or electrostatic fields, wherein the antimatter allegedly provides a “negative” gravitational force on the matter in the flywheel. This arrangement allegedly results in rotation 106 of the flywheel assembly, providing a driving force to a rotor connected thereto. The antimatter may be confined within the chamber 102 by a ring-shaped tokamak, the tokamak producing a strong magnetic field around an annular central axis of the chamber such that the antimatter may spiral around the chamber. It is alleged that antimatter may be produced by a laser arrangement configured to stimulate a target material to produce antimatter; alternatively, a particle accelerator is configured to stimulate the target material to produce antimatter. The antimatter is preferably positrons. It is alleged that the weight of the matter in the flywheel corresponds to a negative weight of the antimatter.
Patent GB-2595826-A (GB)
Title: Combination tool as well as drills for such a drilling/chamfering tool
Inventor: MARCUS PAUL
IPC: B23B51/08
Filed: 2020-03-13
Abstract: The combination tool (2), in particular a drilling/ chamfering tool, comprises a drill (6) extending in the longitudinal direction (4) with a clamping sleeve (8), which is designed to receive the drill (6) and fasten the drill (6) at a variable length and which has a holding seat (38) for a cutting insert (12). The drill (6) comprises a cutting region (22) provided with grooves (14), wherein the grooves (14) extend helically and are formed between two grooves (14) drill backs (18). At least one of the drill backs (18) is partially flattened to form an adjustment surface (16) for the cutting insert (12), wherein the adjustment surface (16) extends helically. As a result, a length adjustment over a large length range is made possible independently of the twist angle (γ).
Patent GB-2599497-A (GB)
Title: Augmented reality system
Inventor: Rupert Barksfield
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2019-07-05
Abstract: An augmented reality system for assisting a user who experiences freezing of gait with a display for providing an augmented reality overlay over a user's field of vision. The system determines the user's current position; determines a desired destination of the user; determines a safe or optimum path from the user's current location to the desired destination; determines if there are any hazards or unmapped areas between the user’s current location and the desired destination; and provides an augmented reality overlay which visually masks or obscures any hazards or unmapped areas that present between the user’s current location and the desired destination. The augmented reality overlay comprises a series of transverse bars, images or other visual cues which appear to the user to be located on the ground in front of the user and act to prompt the user to step forwards and follow the path. The system provides a sensory warning to the user if they deviate from the determined path and approach a hazard or unmapped area. The system varies one or more visual aspects of the transverse bars, images or other visual cues as the user progresses to encourage or assist the user to continue walking forwards. The system monitors the progress of the user over time and tests different colours, intensities, spacings or widths of the visual cues to determine the optimum cues to encourage the user to walk forwards.
Patent GB-2601893-A (GB)
Title: Voltage control
Inventor: GARY ROBERTSON
IPC: H03K17/0812
Filed: 2020-08-05
Abstract: An audio driving circuit 100 comprises a power supply 106, a voltage controller 111P and a voltage clamp 114P. The power supply includes a power supply controller to control the power supply to generate a supply voltage VPOS with a magnitude greater than a gate-source voltage tolerance of at least a first transistor (e.g. Fig.3, 306, 309 or Fig.6, 603, 605). The voltage controller, or generator, generates a first control voltage VSAFEP for use as a gate control voltage for at least a first transistor to maintain the magnitude of the transistor’s gate-source voltage below tolerance. The voltage clamp clamps the output of the voltage controller to the first control voltage if the power supply controller is inoperable. An integrated circuit comprising a voltage generator and voltage clamp is also provided. The voltage generator generates a first controlled safe gate voltage for at least one transistor and the voltage clamp, being enabled and disabled by a reset signal for the integrated circuit, clamps the generator output to the first controlled voltage. The circuits may be used to maintain safe voltages for transistors in audio driving circuits or integrated circuits that are operable in a high voltage mode.
Patent GB-2612354-A (GB)
Title: Subsea connection hub
Inventor: PHILIP STRONG
IPC: E21B41/08
Filed: 2021-10-29
Abstract: A seabed connection hub (SCH) 1 for guiding a drilling assembly to drill a bore hole and subsequently guiding a deep set tensile anchor into the bore hole. The SCH has a body member 2 acting as a sea bed anchor having a lower surface 3 penetrating the sea bed. There may be resistance members 16 extending outwardly from the body member that extends into the sea bed and provides a lateral strength. The body member has a guide channel 6 extending to a first opening at a lower end and preferably between the first opening and a second opening 5 at the upper end. The guide channel receives and guides the drilling assembly to produce a bore hole and a deep set tensile anchor into the opening of the borehole. The body member also has a connector 12 for engaging a mooring line termination for an offshore installation. There is a method of installing a deep set anchor using the SCH and including operating a locking and tensioning mechanism (20, Figure 6) located within the guide channel to engage an elongate tensile member (21, Figure 6) attached to the deep set tensile member and tensioning to the mooring line.
Patent GB-2603287-A (GB)
Title: A wireless audio device, system and method
Inventor: JOHN CRAWFORD
IPC: H04W4/80
Filed: 2021-12-13
Abstract: A transmitter device comprises a HDMI (RTM) connector to allow connection to an audio or audio/visual device. The transmitter device receives a HDMI digital data stream from the audio or audio/visual device and from this obtains a digital audio stream. The transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the digital audio stream as Wi-Fi (RTM) packets and/or wireless internet data to a receiver device (e.g. loudspeakers or headphones) for output of sound to a user. A Bluetooth connection may also be established between the transmitter device, the receiver device and/or at least one further device. The arrangement allows for physical cables to be replaced with a wireless interface. By separating out the digital audio stream and only transmitting this wirelessly, the amount of data being sent is reduced and therefore less signal bandwidth is required.
Patent GB-2615137-A (GB)
Title: Trusted execution environment side-channel protection method
Inventor: Lukas Hanel
IPC: G06F21/53
Filed: 2022-02-01
Abstract: A method for protecting a cryptographic operation on a device from a side-channel attack, the device comprising a processor operable to execute a rich execution environment (REE) and a trusted execution environment (TEE), the method comprising: receiving, at the TEE, a request to perform a cryptographic operation, wherein the cryptographic operation is divisible into a plurality of chunks; issuing, by the TEE, a command to control a characteristic of a core of the processor on which the TEE is to be executed on upon subsequent invocation of the TEE; verifying, by the TEE upon subsequent invocation of the TEE, that the characteristic of the core on which the TEE is executing on corresponds to the command; and responsive to a positive verification, performing, by the TEE, the cryptographic operation on one or more chunks of the plurality of chunks.
Patent GB-2615139-A (GB)
Title: Method for promoting regeneration of exhaust aftertreatment components of internal combustion engines
Inventor: EDWARD JAMES SMITH
IPC: F02D41/02
Filed: 2022-02-01
Abstract: A method for promoting regeneration of an exhaust aftertreatment component 112 of an internal combustion engine 108 includes: detecting a low load operating condition of the internal combustion engine (402, Fig. 4); adjusting a pitch angle of one or more blades of a fan (404, Fig. 4) to reduce an air flow across a radiator in response to the detection of the low load operating condition; and increasing a rotational speed of the fan to increase a load on the internal combustion engine (406, Fig. 4) and to elevate temperature of an exhaust gas flowing across the exhaust aftertreatment component.
Patent GB-2607439-A (GB)
Title: Tissue retractor device
Inventor: THOMAS HOLTON
IPC: A61B17/02
Filed: 2022-04-26
Abstract: A tissue retractor device includes a first and second retractors 110, 140 joined by a band 170 therebetween. The retractors may have hooks or prongs 120, 150 and are configured to grasp edges of an incision while the band forms an anatomy space and wraps around a patient’s body part. At least one of the retractors includes an arcuate portion 114 joined to a connection portion 118 by a cam portion 116. The cam portion includes a cam surface 128 for contacting the skin outside of an incision and provides leverage for the arcuate portion under tension of the band. The length of the band extending between the retractors and thus retraction tension is adjustable by passing through an adjustment member 180, slidably receiving and retaining portions of the band as positioned by a surgeon. The band may be a single piece looped through the adjustment member or may in two parts, each with a free end emerging from the adjustment member. Alternatively, adjustment may be made at the retainer connecting portion which may have a key-hole aperture for releasing and retaining the band. The band may be elastic e.g., non-latex rubber tube or may be non-elastic.
Patent GB-2618355-A (GB)
Title: Signalling power level threshold event to processing circuitry
Inventor: SAHAN SAJEEWA HINIDUMA UDUGAMA GAMAGE
IPC: G06F1/28
Filed: 2022-05-05
Abstract: A method for an intermittent computing apparatus includes performing processing operations with processing circuitry, starting a timer counter in response to a first power level threshold event occurring when a power level for powering the processing circuitry reaches a first threshold value, and signalling the first power level threshold event to the processing circuitry in response to the timer counter reaching a target value.
Patent GB-2619073-A (GB)
Title: An electrochemical sensor
Inventor: RITU KATAKY
IPC: G01N27/30
Filed: 2022-05-26
Abstract: An electrochemical sensor and a method for detecting pathogenic metabolites such as viral or bacterial metabolites. The electrochemical sensor 600 has a first electrode modified with oligosaccharide molecules 610. A sample is applied on the first electrode. An electrochemical response is then measured using the first electrode to detect pathogenic metabolites in the sample. The oligosaccharide may be cyclic, to form a cone for receiving analyte molecules therein. It may be a cyclodextrin and may be applied by electro-polymerisation. The metabolites may be phenazine metabolites, e.g., pyocyanin. The electrochemical response may be deconvoluted to identify redox peaks associated with specific pathogenic species.