baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2532582-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for controlling user devices
Inventor: SASHIKUMAR VENKATARAMAN
IPC: H04N21/442
Filed: 2015-09-30
Abstract: A device identifies a first user and a second user within a viewing area and detects gesture (e.g. gaze point, speech etc) performed by the first user/s; cross-references the first gesture with a database listing gestures whether the first gesture indicates that the user device should accept a command from the second user; and in response to determining that the first gesture indicates that the user device should accept the command from the second user doing so. A media guidance application may authorize a user device to receive commands from selected users and may not authorize the user device to accept commands from non-selected users. Moreover, the media guidance application may authorize the user device to accept commands from user based on how other users interact with her, e.g. the other users may be seated whilst she is stood.
Patent GB-2545216-A (GB)
Title: Preheating for laser diode drivers
Inventor: ANDREW BORTHWICK
IPC: H01S5/042
Filed: 2015-12-09
Abstract: A pulsed laser diode driver with measurement of capacitor ESR by volt drop; ESR reduction by heating with discharge pulses. The ESR (equivalent series resistance) of the storage capacitor 3 in a laser diode drive circuit may be too high at low temperatures for laser operation. The ESR may be measured by detecting the voltage drop (figure 2) at the capacitor terminals when a known load current is drawn from the capacitor. If the measured ESR is too high, or if the ambient or capacitor temperature is too low, the ESR may be reduced by an external heater or by drawing repeated load pulses of current from the capacitor 3 to heat it by internal dissipation. The laser diode 5 may be used as a pumping energy source for a laser rod. The heating pulses are not sufficiently large to initiate a laser discharge in the rod, and the measurement pulses may or may not be sufficiently large to initiate laser action in the rod.  The same pulses may be used for both measuring and heating.  The techniques may be used in laser range finders or laser target designators.
Patent GB-2535003-A (GB)
Title: Electrosurgical instrument
Inventor: DANIEL JOHN THOMAS
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2015-12-22
Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument comprising an end effector. The end-effector comprises a pair of opposing first and second jaws, the first jaw having a first sealing surface on which is mounted a first sealing electrode; and the second jaw having a second sealing surface upon which is located a second sealing electrode. The jaws are movable between open and closed positions, where the jaws cooperate to grasp tissue for sealing by passing electrode current. One or more electrically conductive stops are disposed on one-or-both sealing surfaces; the one-or-more conductive stops maintain a predetermined gap between the electrodes when the jaws are closed. With the jaws closed, one or more insulating members prevent the one-or-more conductive stops from creating a short circuit between the electrodes. The one-or-more conductive-stops may be located beside the first electrode and may be located on one-or-more elongate strips running along the first sealing surface. The one-or-more elongate strips may comprise a rail-like track structure 25, where the one-or-more conductive stops 30 may be on an upper surface of the track structure. The one-or-more insulating members 26 may be located between the one-or-more elongate strips and first electrode. Also a method of manufacturing an electrosurgical instrument jaw 20.
Patent GB-2533495-A (GB)
Title: Pixel-based or voxel-based mesh editing
Inventor: BJARTE DYSVIK
IPC: G06T19/20
Filed: 2014-08-15
Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for editing a mesh representing a surface are provided. The method includes receiving a representation of an object. The representation includes the mesh and a plurality of discrete elements comprising one or more boundary elements. The mesh is associated with the one or more boundary elements. The method also includes changing an edited element of the plurality of discrete elements from a boundary element to a non-boundary element or from a non-boundary element to a boundary element. The method also includes locally recalculating a portion the mesh based on the changing.
Patent GB-2549313-A (GB)
Title: Processing apparatus
Inventor: GEORGE ALEXANDER BURNETT
IPC: C10G1/00
Filed: 2016-04-13
Abstract: A processing apparatus is described that comprises a microwave processing chamber 20, a rigid, rotatable feed wheel 16 rotatable about an axis of rotation such that a part of the feed wheel 16 is located within the processing chamber 20, a feed device 26 operable to deposit materials to be processed onto the feed wheel 16, and an output 30 into which processed materials from the feed wheel 16 can be deposited, in use. The microwave radiation is provided via waveguide 22. The apparatus is used e.g. for extracting hydrocarbons from a matrix of solid materials such as rock chippings or the like.
Patent GB-2550349-A (GB)
Title: Wind Turbine
Inventor: BENJAMIN ROBERT MURCOTT
IPC: F03D1/06
Filed: 2016-05-16
Abstract: A wind turbine 100 has a rotor 101 and a generator 105 which is connected by a multi-speed transmission gearbox 150. The transmission consists of a drive shaft on the rotor side 110 and a driven shaft on the generator side (130, fig 3) with an automatically operable centrifugal clutch (180, fig 3) which alters the transmission ratio between the drive and driven shaft in response to the speed of the drive shaft. The wind turbine may include an overrunning clutch (134, fig 3) to allow elements of the transmission to overrun each other in a first ratio, and to transmit power from the drive shaft to the driven shaft in a second ratio. The driven shaft may be co-axial with the drive shaft. The wind turbine transmission may further comprise a further shaft and two transmission stages wherein the further shaft engages with the drive shaft and driven shaft respectively. The centrifugal clutch of the transmission may comprise a linkage and at least one eccentric mass offset from the axis of rotation and arranged in a dynamically balanced configuration about the axis of rotation.
Patent GB-2543385-A (GB)
Title: Assistance system for vehicle door
Inventor: Brett Harris
IPC: E05F15/73
Filed: 2016-08-12
Abstract: An assist system for opening and closing a vertically-hinged door 20 of a vehicle comprising a sensor 104 118 to measure at least one vehicle parameter, for example the orientation of the vehicle, inclination - pitch or roll axis, the angular velocity of the door, current mass of a portion of the door, external temperature or speed of the vehicle; and an actuator to adjust the force required to open or close the door and a control unit for controlling the actuator based on the value of the vehicle parameter. This adjustment may use an adaptive damper, for example a valve with a magnetorheological fluid. The system is designed to produce a certain force when the door is being opened or closed on a hill, such that when the door is opened down slope the extra acceleration due to gravity is taken into account. Also defined is a method of opening/closing a door, a controller for implementing the method and a door or vehicle with the assist system.
Patent GB-2554750-A (GB)
Title: Drinking can mat/lid marketing device
Inventor: Derek Whiteford
IPC: B65D51/24
Filed: 2016-10-09
Abstract: A substantially cylindrical device with a circular well (figure 2, 1) in the top face that engages with the bottom of a drinks container such as a tin or can to hold the can securely in place, the well having a slanted wall (figure 2, 2) to retain moisture or drips running down the can. The opposite face of the device has a thin cylindrical wall 3 that engages with the lip of the can to secure it in place and cover the opening to prevent foreign objects entering the can. The lower circumference 4 of the device is larger than the upper circumference to provide stability. Spines, or flanges 6 within the substantially vertical wall strengthen the device. The outer wall (figure 2, 7) provides a smooth outer surface which can be used for printed branding for marketing purposes.
Patent GB-2554773-A (GB)
Title: Linear actuator
Inventor: Christopher John Pegram
IPC: F16F9/02
Filed: 2017-01-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a linear actuator comprising a cylinder portion 201 and a base portion 202. The cylinder portion comprises a housing 203 defining internally a compression chamber for containing a fluid and comprising a piston 204 assembly that can reciprocate within the compression chamber. The housing further defines a cylinder port (302, see fig. 3B) in fluid communication with said compression chamber. The base portion defines a first base port and a second base port and a passage extending therebetween fluidly communicating the first base port 208a with the second base port (301, see fig. 3A). The cylinder portion is releasably engageable with the base portion such that the cylinder portion and the base portion may be arranged in an engaged condition. The linear actuator may, when in an engaged condition, allow said cylinder port and said second base portion to be in fluid communication. The linear actuator may further comprise a valve means suitable for controlling the flow of fluid through said second base port.
Patent GB-2547580-A (GB)
Title: Cutting unit for internal cutting of tubing
Inventor: LASSE HAUGLAND
IPC: E21B29/08
Filed: 2015-12-08
Abstract: A cutting unit (1) for a well pipe (4), the cutting unit (1) including a tool housing (6) axially displaceable and rotatable in the well pipe (4), and there being, arranged in the tool housing (6), at least one cutting tool (16) displaceable in a radial direction, the cutting unit (1) being connected to a rotary adapter (2) for the cutting unit (1) to be rotated around a centre axis (46), and the tool housing (6) being provided with a leading end portion (10) and a coupling portion (99), the leading end portion (10) being conical, sloping towards the centre axis (46) and away from the coupling portion (99); and the cutting unit (1) being provided with : - an elongated springable tool mount (14) with a first end portion (140), a second end portion (149) and a resilient portion (32) between the first end portion (140) and the second end portion (149), the elongated tool mount (14) being positioned in an external recess (12) in the tool housing (6), and the second end portion (149) being positioned at the leading end portion (10), and the tool mount (14) being tensioned towards the centre axis (46); - a sleeve (13) which is positioned around the coupling portion (99), the first end portion (140) being attached to the sleeve (13); - at least one shear body (34) fixing the sleeve (13) to the tool housing (6); - an internal first bevel (28) on the second end portion (149) of the tool mount (14); - a cutting unit (16) attached to the second end portion (149) on the opposite side of the internal first bevel (28); and - a push rod (20) connected to a cone body (26), the cone body (26) resting against the first bevel (28).
Patent GB-2549406-A (GB)
Title: Methods for determining health risks
Inventor: Heather Holmes
IPC: G06F19/28
Filed: 2015-10-28
Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for health management. The system can calculate a health risk of a subject based on health data and family health history. The system can calculate an age that corresponds to a subject's state of health based on health data. The system can provide a pictorial representation of the family health history of a subject. Based on the calculated age and health risks, the system can provide health recommendations customized for the subject.
Patent GB-2564639-A (GB)
Title: An Illuminated drinks dispenser
Inventor: PETER MARC THOMAS
IPC: B67D3/00
Filed: 2017-06-20
Abstract: An illuminated drinks dispenser comprises a bracket 1 to which is attached a valve that is adapted for connection to a reservoir, such as an inverted bottle 4 or a beer keg, of the drink to be dispensed. A nozzle 8 is connected to the valve, which has a manually operable actuator 9. An illuminating means 10, such as a sign, is mounted in close relationship to the nozzle 8 and comprises one or more LEDs electrically connected to a receiver coil. A transmitter 16 is mounted to the rear of the illuminated means 10 and comprises a transmission coil suitable for connection to an electrical supply whereby a flow of electrical current through the transmission coil induces a flow of current through the receiver coil to power the LED(s).
Patent GB-2567128-A (GB)
Title: A torque ripple reduction device
Inventor: RAYMOND JOHN PETO
IPC: H02P27/08
Filed: 2017-07-25
Abstract: A torque ripple reduction device for a motor comprises a sensor providing an input current signal indicative of the speed of the motor. A control means determines whether the speed is less than or greater than a specified threshold. When the speed is less than the specified threshold the amplitude of a drive voltage is varied by modulating an input drive signal according to a predetermined phase relationship in dependence upon the speed of the motor. When the speed is greater than a second specified threshold the control means applies a feed-forward input drive signal. The device may include a feedback circuit with a resonant half bridge operable to switch on independently of at least one of the following: input voltage, load, load current, shunt capacitor values, inductance and resistance of the motor. The motor may be an induction motor, permanent magnet motor or switched reluctance motor.
Patent GB-2556168-A (GB)
Title: A space frame system
Inventor: PAUL BAGLIN
IPC: E04H3/24
Filed: 2017-09-14
Abstract: The system has a pair of spaced apart upstands 10 for receiving pairs of weight bearing supports 14A, and upper and lower risers 20, 21 spanning between supports. The system may be provided as a kit having varying height supports 14, 14A, 14B (see Figs.1,5,10) for allowing a user to select different height changes between seating levels, and therefore different seating stand angle or incline. The supports may have pairs of opposed lugs 16, 18, 19 projecting from either side, for supporting riser beams. The riser beams may have connecting brackets located at the end of rail sections for engaging with the lugs. The supports be received in open ends of the upstands, the lowermost lug abutting the upstand. Rails sections may include profiled channels 34, 38 for engaging with hooks 46,48 of seat frame 50, in addition to support ledges 39, 42 for supporting floor panels 41,45 (see Figs. 2,3). Also claimed is a method of use.
Patent GB-2556195-A (GB)
Title: Actionable suggestions for activities
Inventor: DANIEL KEYSERS
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2017-09-27
Abstract: This application is for a way of detecting whether users are carrying out the same activity, what it terms a shared event. It works by first receiving an indication that an event detection module has determined that an event of a particular type is occurring or has occurred, and data referencing an attribute associated with the shared event 702. It then selects a particular output template that is associated with the particular type of shared event 704 and generates a notification for output using the particular output template and the data referencing the attribute associated with the shared event 706. Finally, it provides the generated notification using the particular output template 708. It may also use a machine-learning algorithm to train a template model to select the particular output template. The template model may be trained to predict the particular output template based on a probability metric associated with an activity suggestion that exceeds a threshold probability metric.
Patent GB-2567835-A (GB)
Title: Selecting encoding options
Inventor: John Nils Andreas Björkland
IPC: H04N19/625
Filed: 2017-10-25
Abstract: Method and apparatus for selecting encoding option (i.e. Rate-distortion Optimisation, RDO), comprising, for a particular set of encoding options: generating a difference block (-) from the source block (Src) and the reference (Pred) block; generating frequency domain coefficients for the difference values by applying a transforms (DCT) (i.e. Discrete Cosine Transform); generating quantized frequency domain coefficients by applying a quantization (Q) process; determining a bit count value (bitcount) for quantized frequency domain coefficients by estimating bit count based on number of non-zero quantized frequency domain coefficients; selecting encoding based on bit count value. Method and apparatus for determining bit count value. Bit count may use binary entropy function, may indicate lower bound of number of bits that will be required for indicating locations of non-zero frequency domain coefficients, and may retrieve a predetermined bit count value corresponding to the determined number of non-zero locations. There may be a uniform distribution of non-zero frequency domains.
Patent GB-2556218-A (GB)
Title: Hydrostatically actuable downhole piston
Inventor: MICHAEL DALE EZELL
IPC: E21B33/1295
Filed: 2015-07-07
Abstract: A hydrostatically actuable downhole piston apparatus for use in a wellbore, comprising glide spacers disposed in the primary chamber, capable of mitigating the deflection of the piston and other hydrostatic components at elevated wellbore hydrostatic pressures. The disclosed apparatus is suited for, among other applications, the hydrostatic setting of a downhole tool, such as a packer, in a wellbore. A method and system for hydrostatically setting a downhole tool using glide spacers disposed in the primary chamber of the downhole tool
Patent GB-2555740-A (GB)
Title: Multi-tenant aware dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) mechanism for cloud networking
Inventor: LIANG RONG
IPC: H04L12/46
Filed: 2016-05-20
Abstract: An approach includes providing support multi-tenancy support on a DHCP protocol. The approach includes receiving a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) packet, inserting a tenant-specific option information within the DHCP packet, and transmitting the DHCP packet with the tenant-specific option information.
Patent GB-2569368-A (GB)
Title: A substitute smoking consumable
Inventor: Kate Ferrie
IPC: A24D1/20
Filed: 2017-12-15
Abstract: The application discloses a heat not burn consumable 1 (also known as a non-combustible cigarette). The consumable comprises a vapour generating member 7 (VGM) preferably a tubular sheet of reconstituted tobacco with a channel defined inside. The consumable comprises a mixing zone (or cooling/aerosol chamber) downstream of the VGM. The consumable further comprises a wrapper that covers the VGM and at least a portion of the mixing zone. Preferably, a passageway extends from the inlet to an outlet at the other end of the consumable, where the channel forms at least a portion of said passageway. Also preferably, the portion actively heated of the VGM is between 10-35mm and the total length of the consumable is between 50-100mm. Preferably the VGM has a thickness less than 1.5mm. Preferably, the consumable comprises 100-1000mg of tobacco with between 0.2-2.0 milligrams of nicotine. Also preferably, the passageway comprises 20-40% of the total length of the consumable.
Patent GB-2566563-A (GB)
Title: Forwarding responses to snoop requests
Inventor: PHANINDRA KUMAR MANNAVA
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2018-01-19
Abstract: Receiving circuit 150C of data processing apparatus 130 receives a snoop request from home node 110 in respect of requested data from requesting node 120. The snoop request indicates whether forwarding is to occur. Transmitting circuitry 160C transmits a response to the snoop request and cache circuitry 140C caches at least one data value. When forwarding is to occur and the data value includes the requested data, the response includes the requested data and the transmitting circuitry directly transmits the response to the requesting node. The snoop request also includes an indication of the requesting node and a transaction identifier. The indicated forwarding can indicate or be independent of the cache state (e.g. MOESI or the AMBA, RTM, specification). When there is no connection to the requesting node the response is sent to the home node. Forwarding is indicated by a snoop type or a bit in the snoop request.
Patent GB-2559689-A (GB)
Title: Full duplex individual call via linked single frequency repeaters
Inventor: HUN WENG KHOO
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. Alternatively, the method may enable full duplex individual calls in repeater mode between a SU and a dispatch console. This allows a subscriber unit in a TDMA system to operate in a full duplex mode with a single synthesizer without requiring it to switch between a transmit frequency and a receive frequency.
Patent GB-2563997-A (GB)
Title: Display containers
Inventor: Lee Blakley
IPC: B65D51/24
Filed: 2018-05-11
Abstract: A disk display comprises a housing 12 having a wall 16 defining an opening 18, the wall including a disk support 20 extending radially inward from the opening. The display further includes a disk retainer 26 that is securable to the housing to hold a disk 28 against the support. Also provided is a container comprising a vessel (10, figure 3) having a cap. The cap may have the features of the disk display. The cap is secured on the vessel by cooperating parts such as knobs (30) and grooves (31) which together define a trajectory along which the cap moves. The trajectory may flatten with increased rotation of the cap and/or form a helix having a continuously increasing angle. Further included is a memorial comprising a tube, which may have the same features as the vessel. The tube may incorporate features such as spirals (40, figure 4) and at least some of these features have differing axial lengths.
Patent GB-2574195-A (GB)
Title: Vane and shroud arrangements for a turbo-machine
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER J SHAW
IPC: F01D9/04
Filed: 2018-05-15
Abstract: Turbine with annular passage for gas to its turbine wheel, defined by a nozzle ring 5 with axially extending guide vanes and an opposing shroud 6 with corresponding slots (see fig. 1b). Each vane 207 passes through a slot 230, the lateral surfaces of the two being so shaped that, at room temperature, when their leading surface portions 260 are in contact, the radially inner (suction) surfaces of their trailing portions 266 are spaced from each other by 10 to 250 micrometres, preferably by 25 to 100 micrometres. The vane’s trailing portion offset from the slot’s radially inner surface extends for at least 33% of the median line’s length. The vane’s leading portion may extend along at least 15% of the median line, but also along less than 5% thereof. There may be a small divergence of 1-50 micrometres, preferably 1-25 micrometres, between the leading portion surfaces of vane and slot outside their contact region, present also on their radially outer sides. A turbocharger is also claimed with this vane-and-slot arrangement, which allows the vanes’ trailing portions to sustain foreign object damage without forcing their leading portions away from the slot walls during axial sliding, whereby leakage is reduced.