baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2515172-A (GB)
Title: Methods for improving the robustness of an automated unloading system
Inventor: HERMAN HERMAN
IPC: A01D43/073
Filed: 2014-04-22
Abstract: System for facilitating transfer of material comprises a spout having one or more sensors to determine the current rotational angle and elevation angle of the spout and first 10 and second imaging devices, one connected to the spout and the other to the a chassis of a transferring vehicle, both devices collecting image data and an image processing module associated with the transferring vehicle wherein the image processing module comprises a processor for executing software to position the discharge end of the spout with respect to the front or rear side or top edge of a storage position of a receiving vehicle based on a fill strategy using the image data. The sensing system also detects the fill level of grain in the cart and adjusts the relative position of the receiving vehicle to the transferring vehicle to achieve an even fill to the desired fill level.
Patent GB-2514016-A (GB)
Title: Liquid-crystalline medium
Inventor: KLASEN-MEMMER MELANIE
IPC: C09K19/44
Filed: 2012-12-13
Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least two compounds of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, L1 and L2 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1; and compound CC-3-V: The liquid-crystalline medium may comprise further liquid-crystalline compounds. Also shown is the use of the liquid-crystalline medium for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA-, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.
Patent GB-2514019-A (GB)
Title: Tubing hanger with coupling assembly
Inventor: JOHANSSON ROBERT
IPC: E21B33/043
Filed: 2012-11-22
Abstract: A tubing hanger (1) landing in a tubular element (101), having a coupling assembly (11) for hydraulic coupling between the tubing hanger (1) and the element. A coupling element (17) moves radially between an outer coupled position and an inner non- coupled position. An actuation element (25) with a contact surface (25f) exerts an outward actuation force onto an inner actuation surface (17a) of the coupling element. The actuation element comprises two actuation sections (25x, 25y) exposed to a outward force from an actuation arrangement (27). The contact surface (25f) has a distance the actuation sections. The actuation element moves in the radial outward direction so that the movement of at least one of the two actuation sections (25x, 25y) stops after the radial movement of the contact surface (25f) stops. The contact surface (25f) movement halts as the coupling element (17) reaches the coupled position.
Patent GB-2527792-A (GB)
Title: Attachsafe
Inventor: THURLBY ADAM ROBERT
IPC: B60R25/33
Filed: 2014-07-02
Abstract: A small tracking unit that can send a signal of its location via varied means of wireless methods such as GPS/GPRS. The unit will be dormant and can be activated upon receiving a signal. The unit will be shock resistant and will be self-contained with internal batteries. The batteries can be charged using solar power, motion charging and using heat or friction from the unit to produce a current to charge the unit. The device is intended to be used to track plant machinery attachments.
Patent GB-2528694-A (GB)
Title: Turnstiles
Inventor: HUFF DEREK
IPC: H02H7/08
Filed: 2014-07-29
Abstract: A turnstile control apparatus comprises a motor M for operating a barrier, a motor driver 2, a pulse width modulation (PWM) generation means 3 for controlling the motor driver and comparator means 6, 7 for detecting failure of the motor driver or the PWM motor drive signal. The motor is preferably driven with a differential PWM system and two comparators are used to monitor the drive to the motor at the motor terminals 8, 9. In response to detection of a fault the motor may be disabled and a motor brake 14 applied.
Patent GB-2528931-A (GB)
Title: Fluid fuel pipe connector
Inventor: ELLIOTT ZACHARY
IPC: H01R13/62
Filed: 2014-08-05
Abstract: A fluid fuel delivery pipe connector comprises a length of flexible fluid delivery pipe 2, terminating in a connection interface 1. The connection interface 1 includes a fluid outlet 3 and a magnetic latch 4 for detachably coupling the connection interface to a docking port 20. A valve 5 in the connector prevents fluid flow between the flexible delivery pipe 2 and the fluid outlet 3 when it is closed and enables fluid flow between the flexible delivery pipe 2 and the fluid outlet 3 when it is open. The valve 5 may automatically close when the connectioninterface 1 is disconnected from a docking port 20 and may automatically open when connected to the docking port 20. There may also be included an electrical connector and cable in the interface 1 and pipe 2 respectively. The valve may be mechanically or magnetically actuated, with the magnetic actuation being as the results of a high permeability flux path displacing a magnetic element in the valve assembly 5 towards other elements in the flux path against a spring bias.
Patent GB-2519406-A (GB)
Title: Bed grab-rails
Inventor: KAVANAGH MICHAEL FRANCIS
IPC: A61G7/053
Filed: 2014-08-11
Abstract: A bed grab rail for attachment to a bed comprising a base 1 suitable for engaging an abutment on a bed, two parallel elongate arms 5 and 6 coupled telescopically to the base 1, a cross rail 8 interconnecting the arms part way along their length and suitable for engaging an abutment of a bed and an adjustable clamping mechanism 15 for drawing the cross-rail 8 and the base 1 towards one another. The base 1 and cross rail 8 may have opposed channels 17 and 19 to engage a bed surround. A frame may be an inverted U shape and the clamping mechanism 15 may employ a screw and thread, hydraulic or pneumatic arrangement. The frame may be tubular metal or plastic and the device is designed to provide a hand grip for a user moving in or out of bed.
Patent GB-2524341-A (GB)
Title: Automated methods for suppression of spurious signals
Inventor: PEARSE NEIL CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G01S19/23
Filed: 2014-08-15
Abstract: This is an automatic method for reducing the noise, or spurious signals that can be generated from a direct digital synthesized signals. The spurious signals are generated in the direct digital synthesized signal, and they are reduced by first analyzing the digitally synthesized radio frequency (RF) signals to determine the magnitude of the local oscillator (LO) feedthrough and the image frequency. The magnitude of the LO feedthrough is then reduced by automatically adjusting one or more first parameters of at least one digital-to-analogue converter. The magnitude of the image frequency is reduced by adjusting a second component of the digital-to-analogue converter and a phase compensation network. The system then automatically adjusts for LO feedthrough and image frequency iteratively.
Patent GB-2530748-A (GB)
Title: Organic Light Emitting Device
Inventor: KING SIMON
IPC: H01L51/50
Filed: 2014-09-30
Abstract: An organic light-emitting device (100) comprising an anode (103); a cathode (109); a first light-emitting layer (107) comprising a first light-emitting material between the anode and the cathode; and a hole-transporting layer (105) comprising a hole-transporting polymer between the anode and the first light-emitting layer and adjacent to the first light-emitting layer, wherein a HOMO level of the first light-emitting material is closer to vacuum than a HOMO level of the hole-transporting polymer and wherein more than 50 mol % of the repeat units of the hole-transporting polymer are hole-transporting repeat units. Also shown is an organic light-emitting device comprising a hole transporting light-emitting layer wherein the layer comprises a hole-blocking light-emitting material and a hole transporting polymer.
Patent GB-2529489-A (GB)
Title: Electric valve actuators
Inventor: CHEN SHUI-CHING
IPC: F16K31/53
Filed: 2014-11-03
Abstract: An electric valve actuator includes: a power output member 12 having a first engagement section; a rod member 13 fixedly disposed on the power output member; a first transmission member 14 pivotally disposed on the power output member and having a second engagement section and a first worm gear section; a second transmission member 15 pivotally disposed on the rod member and having a shaft body section and an eccentric shaft section; a third transmission member 16 pivotally disposed on the eccentric shaft section and having a third engagement section, a lower section of the third engagement section being engaged with the first engagement section, an upper section being engaged with the second engagement section; a fourth transmission member 17 fixedly disposed on the shaft body section and having a second worm gear section 171; a first worm 18 engaged with the first worm gear section; and a second worm 19 engaged with the second worm gear section. The second worm and second worm gear section have automatic locking ability to prevent push-back when the valve is moved to a fully closed position.
Patent GB-2537085-A (GB)
Title: Determining bandwidth requirements for network services
Inventor: John Crickett
IPC: H04L47/76
Filed: 2014-11-28
Abstract: Identifying the amount of a network's traffic attributable to each service running over the network. The method comprises taking as input network topology information 412, measured utilisation information for the links 408 and routing configuration information 416 (i.e. end-points traversed across the network for each service). The network utilisation of each service is estimated by generating a set of candidate demand vectors 404 (each candidate demand vector comprising a predicted bandwidth value for each service) and evaluating 406 each of the candidates against the actual measured bandwidth utilization information; and, determining if a stop condition is satisfied 410. If the stop condition is not satisfied then the set of candidate demand vectors is evolved and re-evaluated iteratively. If, however, the stop condition is satisfied then the best candidate demand vector based on the evaluation is selected and output as the demand vector for the services 418. The stop condition may be based on an error value 414 indicative of the difference between the predicted bandwidth utilisation from the candidate demand vector and the actual measured bandwidth utilisation values. With knowledge of the demand attributable to each service network planning can be more accurate e.g. for failure planning using simulated scenarios.
Patent GB-2533350-A (GB)
Title: Packaging snack food chips
Inventor: PAUL DAVID WORTH
IPC: B65B35/56
Filed: 2014-12-17
Abstract: In packaging snack food chips 24 (e.g. tortilla chips), seasoning is deposited onto an upper surface of the chips (at seasoning station 6) and after shingling a group of chips 38 together, the rear chip 34 of the shingled group 38 is the first to enter the packaging container 14. Thus, seasoning is not inadvertently lost from the chips by inversion or flipping, while the seasoned upper surfaces of the chips are still orientated towards the containers openable closure 42. The apparatus has a conveying mechanism for conveying the chips; a holding mechanism for holding a packaging container; and an insertion mechanism to insert the shingled group of chips as a stack into the container. The packaging tube 14 may be static, with the shingled group 38 of crisps pushed into the tube 14; or the tube 14 may be moved relative to the shingled group 38. The singled group 38 may be rotated about a vertical axis (e.g. 180° or 90°) before insertion into the packaging tube (fig 4), closing the container base 18 once the chips are inside. The chips are preferably nestable, e.g. saddle shaped.
Patent GB-2534163-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle interface device
Inventor: JEAN-JACQUES LOEILLET
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2015-01-14
Abstract: A vehicle interface device 1 for generating an audible indication of a potential hazard 6 comprising; a plurality of electroacoustic transducers 30 for generating an audio object 29 and a processor 7. The processor 7 is configured to determine the angular position of the identified hazard 6 relative to the vehicle, generate a control signal to cause the electroacoustic transducers 30 to generate an audio object 29 and to modify the control signal to progressively change a perceived spatial location of the audio object 29 to represent changes in the determined relative angular position of the identified hazard 6. The vehicle interface device 1 may also comprise a display [13, fig 2] on which a visual indication of the potential hazard 6 may be generated. The device 1 may further comprise vibration generators [38, fig 10] within the drivers seat [32, fig 10] for creating a haptic indication of the potential hazard 6.
Patent GB-2536037-A (GB)
Title: Anti-vibration mounting system
Inventor: HENRY JAMES THOMAS
IPC: F16F15/08
Filed: 2015-03-05
Abstract: An anti-vibration mounting and support system is provided. The mounting system, for mounting an electronic component 2 in a housing 8, comprises: a visco-elastic damping element 14, 20 for damping the transmission of vibration from the housing 8 to the component 2 whilst in use; and a support 24, 52 for supporting the component 2 in the housing 8 independently of the damping element 14, 20. The weight of the component 2 is substantially or completely removed from the damping element 14, 20. The support 24, 52 is configured to be selectively releasable from the component 2 such that the component 2 is then supported only by the damping element 14, 20.
Patent GB-2523916-A (GB)
Title: Trim panel
Inventor: HALLIWELL MARTIN
IPC: B60R13/02
Filed: 2012-11-08
Abstract: A method of moulding a male connector 13 co-operable with a female connector 11 for a trim panel 1, 101 for a motor vehicle is provided. The method comprises the introduction of a liquid polymer compound 27 into the female connector 11 to form the male connector 13. The female connector 11 may be formed from a synthetic polymer, e.g. nylon or polyurethane; and the male connector 13 may be formed from a thermoplastic polymer, e.g. polypropylene.
Patent GB-2540738-A (GB)
Title: Kerb ramp
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JAMES WHITELEY
IPC: E04G27/00
Filed: 2015-07-13
Abstract: The kerb ramp comprises a ramp body 12, a stop member 28 depending downwardly from the ramp body 12, an upper lip 20 secured to an upper edge part 16 of the ramp body 12 that, in use, is supported upon the kerb or footpath surface, and a lower lip 22 secured to a lower edge part 18 of the ramp body 12 that, in use, is supported upon the road surface. The upper and lower lips 20 and 22 are of a rubber or rubber-like plastics material and the stop member 28, which may be a downwardly depending wall, is engageable, in use, with an upright wall of the kerb. The lips may be made of a relatively dense plastics material including a quantity of recycled material, and may be secured to the ramp body 12 by bolts or a snap-fit configuration.
Patent GB-2537189-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement and method for guiding expired respiratory gas flow through a housing assembly for removing undesirable respiratory gas components and breathing
Inventor: JANNE RANTA
IPC: A61M16/22
Filed: 2013-04-26
Abstract: An arrangement and method for guiding expired gas flow in a breathing circuit through a housing assembly 10 for removing an undesired gas component e.g. carbon dioxide is disclosed. The housing assembly includes a first port 15 and a second port 16, one of the ports receiving the flow and another discharging the flow. The arrangement includes a gas routing device 30 in flow communication with the breathing circuit and the housing assembly 10. The routing device 30 is provided with at least two different route options. According to a first option the gas is guided to the first port 15 and through the housing assembly 10 to the second port 16 and to the gas routing device for guiding for the inspiration. According to a second option the gas is guided to the second port 16 and through the housing assembly 10 to the first port and 15 to the gas routing device for guiding for the inspiration. This solves the problem of the inability to fully exploit capacity to remove the undesired gas component in the housing assembly. Also, if two housings 17,18 are used the user does not need to swap around the housings 17,18 when replacing one of the housings. The arrangement 20 in Figure 3 also comprises sensors, such as a first sensor 42 and a second sensor 43 in case of two housings in the housing assembly 10. The sensors 42 signaling a presence of the housings and which housing is a newer one.
Patent GB-2542409-A (GB)
Title: Material processing apparatus with dual drive system
Inventor: DAVID TRIMBLE
IPC: B02C21/02
Filed: 2015-09-18
Abstract: A material processing apparatus 10 is operable interchangeably between primary and secondary drive systems 32, 40. When the material processing apparatus is in particular, a jaw crusher, the secondary drive system 40 is operable in both directions so as to clear a blockage in the jaws. Also disclosed is a materials processing apparatus with a controller configured to determine that a secondary drive system is driving, so as to deactivate the secondary drive, and activate the primary drive. This may provide a start up sequence for the materials processing apparatus.
Patent GB-2530675-A (GB)
Title: Integrated thermoelectric cooling
Inventor: JIANG LEI
IPC: H05K1/18
Filed: 2013-06-18
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques and configurations for integrated thermoelectric cooling. In one embodiment, a cooling assembly includes a semiconductor substrate, first circuitry disposed on the semiconductor substrate and configured to generate heat when in operation and second circuitry disposed on the semiconductor substrate and configured to remove the heat by thermoelectric cooling. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
Patent GB-2531965-A (GB)
Title: A cracker device
Inventor: ROGER DOHERTY
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 2015-02-26
Abstract: A device 80 for cracking a seal formed around a manhole cover comprises a horizontal cross bar section 81 comprising a bottle jack holder recess 84, a bottle jack retaining means 87, two opposed leg sections 82, support struts 83 between the horizontal cross bar 81 and leg sections 82 and a jack cap section 76 which goes on top of the jack comprising two lifting eyes 77 comprising a hook 90 and lifting chains 78 for attaching to a manhole cover preferably via a manhole lifting arm 35. The horizontal cross bar 81 may have channel recess along its length. The bottle jack retaining means 87 may comprise a retractable lever arm 87 on one side of the bottle jack holder recess 84 and a retractable spring 89 on the opposite side. The retractable the arm 87 comprising a circular head 88 which fits over the neck of the bottle jack and is secured in place by spring 89 when in use.
Patent GB-2546757-A (GB)
Title: Microneedle device
Inventor: DEWAN FAZLUL HOQUE CHOWDHURY
IPC: A61M37/00
Filed: 2016-01-27
Abstract: A microneedle device comprising: a substrate 2 comprising one or more layers; and at least one microneedle 1 which extends from the substrate 2; wherein the substrate 2 comprises at least one layer 4 which is a high surface energy material layer and which is capable of retaining the at least one microneedle 1. A method of manufacturing the microneedle device is also provided. The substrate 2 may further comprise an upper layer and a lower layer 5,6, and wherein the high surface energy material layer 4 is sandwiched between the upper and the lower layers 5,6. The microneedle 1 may be affixed to the substrate with an adhesive. The high surface energy material layer may be a plastic, metal, polymer, ceramic or a combination of one or more of these having a surface energy of from 250 to 1500 mJ/m2. The high surface energy layer may comprise stainless steel and may be a mesh.
Patent GB-2553076-A (GB)
Title: A shackle
Inventor: ANTHONY BROOKS
IPC: F16G15/06
Filed: 2016-04-01
Abstract: A shackle 1 has a shackle body 2 having free ends 3, the free ends each including a hole 3a, 3b for re­ceiving a shackle pin 4. The shackle pin has a latch 5 pivotally and captively attached thereto. When the pin is attached to the body, the latch and the part of the shackle pin to which the latch is attached extends beyond the shackle body. The latch is move­able between a first configuration where the longitudinal axis of the latch is substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the shackle pin, and a second configuration where the longitudinal axis of the latch extends in a direction on a radial axis with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shackle pin. The shackle pin may have a bifurcated end in which the latch is held on a hinge pin 6. The latch may have a spring member attached to a side wall which extends towards and opposite side wall. The shackle may have a perimeter wall and a slot inward of said wall, with the hinge pin passing through the slot and slidable on the path defined by the slot. Also disclosed is a shackle pin as described above.
Patent GB-2549789-A (GB)
Title: Generation of a control stream for a tile
Inventor: XILE YANG
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2016-04-29
Abstract: A method and system for processing primitives within a tiling unit of a graphics processing system comprises determining whether a primitive 510 falls within a tile 508 based on positions of samples 502 within each 504 pixel by generating a bounding box 506 of the tile at reduced sample precision. The bounding box may be the smallest box which includes all of the sampling positions in the tile. A bounding box 512 of the primitive may also be generated and if the bounding boxes do not overlap the primitive may be treated as not falling in the tile. If it is determined that the primitive does fall within a tile an association between the tile and the primitive is stored to indicate that the primitive is present in the tile. The method may also comprise determining the intersection between the primitive and the bounding box of the tile and if it covers any sample points.
Patent GB-2540260-A (GB)
Title: Leak detection system
Inventor: JAMES MARTIN
IPC: F17D5/06
Filed: 2016-05-31
Abstract: A leak detection system 470 is provided and comprises a compliant mat 480 and one or more acoustic sensors 460 carried on or by the mat so that the sensors are couplable to a surface in the vicinity of leak by the mat, whereby the or each sensor can detect a propagating elastic wavefield initiated at a leak. The detection system may include accelerometers.
Patent GB-2540663-A (GB)
Title: Method for obtaining at least one biometric template for biomeric sensing
Inventor: ANDREW HILL
IPC: G06K9/62
Filed: 2016-06-03
Abstract: A method for obtaining at least one biometric template for biometric sensing by a detection device, 22, in a vehicle (e.g. car), 10. The biometric template is capable of being used in a comparison with at least one biometric feature of a person so as to effect at least one function of the vehicle (e.g. locking, unlocking, operating the ignition). The method comprises detecting the biometric feature of the person via a detecting device, providing biometric training data and obtaining the biometric template on the basis of said training data. The biometric feature is detected by a plurality of sensors (24, 26, 28, 30), each being positioned apart from each other. The sensors may be in the interior of the vehicle. The sensors may be fingerprint sensors arranged on different components of the vehicle (e.g. steering wheel, handbrake, gearstick). The sensors may be configured for facial recognition, voice recognition or iris recognition.