baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2559869-A (GB)
Title: Rotating/pivoting sensor system for a coordinate measuring machine
Inventor: KURT BRENNER
IPC: G01B7/008
Filed: 2017-12-21
Abstract: A rotating/pivoting sensor system 1 for a coordinate measuring machine comprises a coupling mechanism 2 with which the system may be coupled to a measurement head (32, fig 2b) of a coordinate measuring machine. A sensor-holding part 5 is connected directly or indirectly to the coupling mechanism. A sensor is mounted rotatably about a first rotation axis D1 on the sensor-holding part and is pivotable about this first rotation axis in a continuous angle range. An angle-measuring system 17 is included with which a pivoting angle of the sensor (10) can be determined. The sensor further comprises a fixing device 18 with which the sensor can be fixed in a desired pivoting position. The fixing device may involve a force-fit connection, friction surfaces, teeth and/or magnets. The sensor may be adjustable from a detected current pivoting angle to a desired pivoting angle.
Patent GB-2571907-A (GB)
Title: Configurable modular computer enclosure
Inventor: NICHOLAS SMETHURST
IPC: G06F1/18
Filed: 2018-01-16
Abstract: A configurable modular computer enclosure has connected outer enclosures 1-3 housing connected-together inner enclosures 4-8. Guides or runners 9 in the outer enclosures can be rails aligned by dowels (19,20, figs 6 & 7) or bolts (21, fig 8) combined with slots, channels 11 or wheels (36, fig 17) on the inner enclosures, or internal walls (33, fig 15). The rails can be undulations in an extrusion (figs 18-20). The enclosures can be joined by bolts 10 and/or plates (13,15, figs 3 & 4).
Patent GB-2572434-A (GB)
Title: Device operation control
Inventor: MARIA FRANCISCA JONES
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: A device has a memory to store motion type control data comprising identifications of motion types and corresponding control operations. A motion detecting arrangement detects motion of the device where motion maybe a combination of motions in multiple directions which include lateral and/or rotational directions. During a learning/training phase, a user input arrangement receives a user input identifying control operations which may be received by a user selecting from a menu of control operations. Then a motion type is detected/recorded by the motion detecting arrangement. The motion maybe repeated and an average motion maybe recorded. The received user input is stored in correspondence with data identifying the motion type. Subsequent to the learning phase when the motion detecting arrangement detects motion of the device, using the motion type control data to identify a motion type and executes the corresponding control operation, so the control operation is based on the motion detected.
Patent GB-2559710-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for hauling a marine equipment unit, a marine equipment unit and a carrier
Inventor: CHAD PASTOR
IPC: B63B27/36
Filed: 2016-11-16
Abstract: The present document describes a method of hauling an equipment unit from the water onto a carrier. The carrier comprises a hauling ramp, which is arranged for being extended from a loading area into the water. The carrier further includes a first winch, and a suspension structure arranged for being extended outside the carrier over the water and over the hauling ramp. The suspension structure comprises a second winch. The method comprising the steps of: releasing, by the equipment unit, a hauling buoy. The hauling buoy is connected to a tow line extending from the equipment unit, and to a lift line extending from a lifting point on the unit. The method comprises a further step of recovering the hauling buoy from the water, connecting the tow line to the first winch and connecting the lift line to the second winch. Then, the equipment unit is hauled by towing it onto the hauling ramp using the first winch, while simultaneously guiding the equipment unit using the second winch. The method is in particular useful for hauling of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) during bad weather conditions at sea. The document also describes the equipment unit and a system for hauling that can be installed on a carrier, as well as a carrier comprising such a system.
Patent GB-2575257-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for positioning a connecting rod relative to one or more components underlying a cylinder of an engine block
Inventor: INIGO GUISASOLA
IPC: B25B27/06
Filed: 2018-07-02
Abstract: The apparatus 200 is for positioning a connecting rod 132 relative to one or more components underlying a cylinder of an engine block, in tandem with assembling a cylinder liner 110 to the cylinder. The apparatus includes a holder mechanism 202 releasably holding a bottom end 152 of the cylinder liner. A portion 204, 206 of the holder mechanism extends beyond the bottom end of the cylinder liner to define a groove 210 disposed parallel to a circumference of the cylinder liner. A link 212 pivotally connects the cylinder liner to the connecting rod. The link includes a first end defining a pin (216, Figure 2A) slidably engaged with the groove, and a second end 218 defining an opening 220. The opening facilitates insertion of a fastener 222 for releasably securing the link to a bottom end 150 of the connecting rod. The apparatus is used in a method for positioning the connecting rod by urging the pin to follow a profile of the groove such that the second end of the link is biased to move the bottom end of the connecting rod while preventing the bottom end from coming into contact with the components underlying the cylinder.
Patent GB-2574280-A (GB)
Title: Address validation using signatures
Inventor: BENJAMIN CHARLES SEREBRIN
IPC: G06F21/79
Filed: 2016-05-13
Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises receiving, by a component (e.g. a memory management unit MMU) 102 from a device 104a, a request TD that includes a physical address and an error-detecting code value, and that requests access to a memory location 110 identified by the physical address. After receiving the request, the component generates a signature for the physical address using the physical address, wherein the request does not include the signature and the error-detecting code value was previously generated using the signature. Subsequently, the component generates a second error-detecting code value using the request and the signature and determines whether the second error-detecting code value is the same value as the error-detecting code value by comparing the second error-detecting code value with the error-detecting code value. Finally, in response to determining that the second error-detecting code value is the same value as the error-detecting code value, the component services the request. Generating the second error-detecting code value may comprise determining a secret value for the device, generating a hash value using the physical address and the secret value, and using the hash value to generate the signature.
Patent GB-2570360-A (GB)
Title: Oven
Inventor: ANDREW JACKSON
IPC: F24C15/00
Filed: 2018-08-28
Abstract: An oven 1 comprises a housing 2 that defines a cooking chamber 3 for receiving a food product for cooking. A door 4 closes the cooking chamber. A base 9 of the cooking chamber is ceramic and defines a cooking surface that is heated by a base element 7. The base may comprise ceramic glass and the base element may be a radiant element. The oven may further comprise a grill element 5 and/or an oven element 6. The grill element, base element and an oven element may be operable independently of one another. A controller may be provided for controlling the operation of the cooking elements and the controller may allow use of the grill element and oven element in a cooking cycle, whilst preventing simultaneous operation of the grill element and oven element. The controller may be user programmable and may store a number of user selectable cooking programs. The oven may further comprise a fan 8 or jet nozzles that move air heated by the oven element.
Patent GB-2564054-A (GB)
Title: Open end container with improved seal
Inventor: Glenn h morris jr
IPC: B65D53/02
Filed: 2017-03-03
Abstract: The open ended container with resealable lid combination has a seal ring which cooperates with a seal engagement surface to provide a resealable construction to provide at least one of an airtight and watertight configuration after the lid has initially been removed from the container and re-applied. The seal engagement surface preferably provides at least two ramps and the seal ring deforms along at least one, if not both of the ramps.
Patent GB-2567755-A (GB)
Title: Heating cooker
Inventor: AKIHIKO KOBAYASHI
IPC: H05B6/12
Filed: 2016-11-17
Abstract: A heating cooker is provided with: a housing in which a heating coil is accommodated; a top plate provided above the housing; partition walls that delimit and form a storage compartment on the lower side of the heating coil within the housing and that include a first partition wall parallel to the top plate and a second partition wall perpendicular to the first partition wall; a first facing wall that faces the first partition wall and that is arranged so as to form a gap between said first facing wall and the first partition wall; a second facing wall that faces the second partition wall and that is arranged so as to form a gap between the second partition wall and the second facing wall; and a thermal insulation layer that is configured between the first partition wall and the first facing wall and between the second partition wall and the second facing wall from a material having lower thermal conductivity than the first facing wall and the second facing wall.
Patent GB-2565728-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for setting geofence boundaries
Inventor: PAWEL JURZAK
IPC: H04W4/90
Filed: 2016-07-08
Abstract: A method and apparatus for setting geofence boundaries are provided herein. More particularly, geofence boundaries are set on a per-person basis, and based on a type of equipment in proximity to the person for whom the geofence boundary is being set.
Patent GB-2580627-A (GB)
Title: Lifting apparatus and synchronisation apparatus therefor
Inventor: WILLIAM TAYLOR
IPC: F16H7/20
Filed: 2019-01-17
Abstract: Apparatus for lifting vacuum pumping and/or abatement equipment, comprising a shaft 120 coupling first and second jacks 110a, 110b to simultaneously drive the jacks, lifting equipment. The shaft comprises first and second threaded shaft sections within respective jacks and configured to drive them. A third shaft section is between the first and second threaded shaft sections, wherein the all shaft sections are aligned. Optionally, first and second threaded shaft sections each comprise two threaded portions 121a, 122a, 121b, 122b, the threads twisting in opposite directions to each other (e.g. clockwise and anti-clockwise), i.e. having opposite handedness, such that shaft rotation in a first section causes first 112a, 112b and second 113a, 113b nuts to move towards each other to elevate platforms 117a, 117b. Disclosed is a synchronisation apparatus (figures 4-8) for synchronizing plurality of lifting apparatuses comprising two shafts (216, 218, figure 5), each driving a respective lifting apparatus, and another shaft (214) coupled to and simultaneously rotating the two shafts, e.g. via belt and pulley system. The first and second shafts are movable relative to each other to alter a distance between them. Preferably the synchronization apparatus is hinged about shaft (214) to alter its angle (alpha, figure 6).
Patent GB-2580643-A (GB)
Title: Resistive position sensor
Inventor: HUSAM AL HUSSIN
IPC: G01D5/165
Filed: 2019-01-18
Abstract: A resistive position sensor 1 comprising two relatively-moveable parts. The first part comprises a sequence of discrete resistors R1, R2,…,RN that are connected at spaced-apart contact points C1, C2,…,CN; and the second part comprises a conductor 10 that slides over and contacts the contact points C1, C2,…,CN when the two parts move relative to each other. Movement of the second part relative to the first part indicates a position to be sensed by the sensor 1. The resistors R1, R2,…,RN and contact points C1, C2,…, CN may be alternately arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB) in a series circuit with two ends 1a and 1b. Also disclosed is a method of measuring a position using the sensor 1, which involves using resistivity measurements between the electric conductor 20 and either of the first 1a and second 1b ends of the series circuit.
Patent GB-2580695-A (GB)
Title: Method of reconstructing magnetic resonance image data
Inventor: AURELIEN BUSTIN
IPC: G06T15/08
Filed: 2019-01-25
Abstract: k-space data sets (e.g. undersampled) of the same subject image region with different contrasts are obtained (101). Sparse image coding is performed (102) to reconstruct MR images (MRIs), each corresponding to a set, by solving an optimisation problem comprising: a data consistency iteration step to generate the reconstructed MRIs, and a denoising iteration step applied to the generated reconstructed MRIs. The denoising iteration step comprises: performing 2D/3D block matching to identify similar patches across the reconstructed MRIs, and using the similar patches in a sparsifying operation to provide sparse representations of the reconstructed MRIs. The sparse representations are used as an input to the data consistency iteration step. The data consistency iteration step may comprise determining the difference between the reconstructed MRIs transformed into k-space (e.g. using an encoding operator such as a compression operator) and the acquired k-space data sets, or may comprise minimising an Augmented Lagrangian with respect to the MRIs. The denoising iteration step may comprise determining the difference between the reconstructed MRIs and the sparse representations of the reconstructed MRIs, or may comprise minimising an Augmented Lagrangian with respect to sparse coefficients associated with a dictionary for the sparse representations of the MRIs.
Patent GB-2578491-A (GB)
Title: Tire mounted sensors with controlled orientation and removal detection
Inventor: WILLIAM DAVID STEWART
IPC: G01B7/14
Filed: 2019-02-12
Abstract: A tire mounted sensor, e.g. tyre pressure monitoring (TPMS) sensor, including a sensor mounting base 104, e.g. to be attached to the tire, and a sensor housing 102 to be inserted into the mount. The mount includes an asymmetric opening 108 into which a correspondingly shaped boss 110 of the sensor housing is insertable such that the housing is fixed in position. The hole may include a slit 122 for flexibility of the housing when inserting. There may be a first radio frequency identification (RFID) component (e.g. 116; fig. 4B) located in a protrusion 112 in the base, which interacts with a second RFID component in the housing (e.g. transponder coil 114 in printed circuit board 118; fig. 4B). Also claimed is a tire mounted sensor where the housing includes a resonant circuit (e.g. inductor) with a Q factor that varies based upon proximity to a detectable element (e.g. metallic, magnet, resonant circuit, RFID tag etc.) in the base, and a method of detecting removal of the sensor from the base by comparing a test average peak and baseline peak values.
Patent GB-2582898-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control system and method
Inventor: ROBERT NEILSON
IPC: B60W10/22
Filed: 2019-03-12
Abstract: A control system (100, Figure 1) for determining a suspension calibration of a vehicle 800 and corresponding method are provided. The control system has one or more controllers (120, Figure 1) that receive route data indicative of a route ahead of the vehicle 800. One or more processors (130, Figure 1) determine, from the route data, a prediction of a first acceleration at a first location 320 ahead of the vehicle 800 and a second acceleration at a second location 330 ahead of the first location 320. The one or more processors determine a suspension calibration of the vehicle 800 in dependence on the second acceleration. The actual acceleration of the vehicle 800 is measured al the first location 320 and compared with the first acceleration. If the measured and first acceleration are within a predetermined tolerance, the processor produces a suspension control signal at output which is received by a suspension controller (140, Figure 1) to apply the suspension calibration prior to the vehicle 800 arriving at the second location 330.
Patent GB-2571487-A (GB)
Title: Loop-shaped oil sealing structure of steam turbine generator
Inventor: YONGSHENG GUAN
IPC: H02K5/10
Filed: 2017-12-04
Abstract: A loop-shaped oil sealing structure of a steam turbine generator, comprising a transition ring (1), an end cover (8), and a sealing base (11). Sealing structures are formed respectively between the transition ring (1) and the end cover (8) and between the transition ring (1) and the sealing base (11) by means of a sealing plate (5); the transition ring (1) is provided with a first branch oil passage (2) and a second branch oil passage (4) that are in communication with each other; the first branch oil passage (2) and the second branch oil passage (4) separately run through the sealing plate (5); the end cover (8) is provided with a mounting recess and a second sealing strip (6) is embedded in the mounting recess; the sealing base (11) is provided with a mounting recess and a first sealing strip (7) is embedded in the mounting recess; the first branch oil passage (2) and the second branch oil passage (4) are filled with a sealing oil; the first branch oil passage (2), the second branch oil passage (4), the sealing plate (5), the second sealing strip (6), and the first sealing strip (7) together form the loop-shaped oil sealing structure. The loop-shaped oil sealing structure of a steam turbine generator can reduce the amount of supplemented hydrogen when the steam turbine generator runs, reduces application costs of the steam turbine generator, and effectively improves the running safety and reliability of the steam turbine generator.
Patent GB-2576093-A (GB)
Title: Insulation sealing system
Inventor: TREVOR M LAIB
IPC: B64C1/40
Filed: 2019-06-18
Abstract: An insulation insert 504 comprises a hollow cylinder 514 formed of a closed cell foam, a first adhesive layer (210, figure 2) on a first face of the hollow cylinder 514, a flange 516 of the closed cell foam extending from the hollow cylinder 514, and a second adhesive layer (212, figure 2) on a second face of the flange 516. In use, the insert 504 in inserted in a hole 520 in an insulation blanket, adhesive 210 seals the insert 504 to a first outer layer 521 of the blanket 502 and adhesive 212 seals the flange 516 to a second outer layer 522 of the blanket 502. The hole in the blanket is therefore water-proof. The insert 506 engages a stringer clip 510 mounted to an aircraft structure.
Patent GB-2585017-A (GB)
Title: Video coding and decoding
Inventor: GUILLAUME LAROCHE
IPC: H04N19/70
Filed: 2019-06-24
Abstract: A method of decoding an image or image portion from a bit stream is disclosed; the method comprising; decoding a Skip flag from the bitstream; if said flag is enabled, setting the mode to Skip Regular; if said flag is disabled, determining a prediction mode and decoding corresponding data. Preferably a motion predictor merge mode is indicated for the prediction mode as well as a zero residual. Examples of suitable merge modes being SubBlock, Motion Vector Difference (MMVD), triangle or Combined inter/intra Prediction (CIIP). Preferably the zero residual is not indicated for Regular merge mode. If the skip flag is enabled, an Intra Block Copy (IBC) flag may be decoded if the Luma size of the current coding unit (CU) is not 128x128. There is an additional invention which comprises coding/decoding an image where a plurality of flags are used to indicate respective prediction modes.
Patent GB-2583783-A (GB)
Title: A packaging apparatus of negative pressure suction particles
Inventor: WANLI CHEN
IPC: B65B43/54
Filed: 2019-07-15
Abstract: A packing apparatus has a feeder 90; a sealer/filler 91; a compressor/starter 93; a switch 94; and a transmission 92. The compressor/starter is able to seal a bag. The switch is able to change the source of particles between fills. The feeder comprises: a body 21 fixed on top of a base 61; a chamber 20 in the body with a front opening and an inlet 31 above; upwardly open opposed channels 23 adjacent the inlet; funnels 22 at the channels upper ends; apertures 33 communicating with the inlet, the channels and cavities 36; rotatable shafts 25 between the apertures and cavity. The sealer/filler 91 comprises: screws 45 engaging a threaded sleeve 44; arc shaped blocks 52 on the screws ends; rods 54 in sockets 53 in the screws. The switch could be a valve slidable across either aperture in response to movement of a magnet 30 which is rotated 29 by the rotary paddle 26 conveyor via a gear system.
Patent GB-2579898-A (GB)
Title: Electric field sensor
Inventor: ANDREW MICHAEL CHUGG
IPC: G01R35/00
Filed: 2019-10-23
Abstract: A device 100 for determining the strength of electromagnetic radiation, i.e. an oscillating electric field, preferably a radio frequency field, comprises: a thermal insulator 120, an absorber 110 and first 130 and second 140 temperature sensors. The absorber absorbs radiation at the frequency of the oscillating electric field. The thermal insulator is transparent to radiation at the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation. The thermal insulator thermally insulates the absorber. The first temperature sensor measures the temperature of the absorber, and the second temperature sensor measures the temperature external to the thermal insulator. Preferably, the first temperature sensor is embedded within the absorber and the second temperature sensor is located on an external surface of the thermal insulator. Preferably, the thermal insulation encloses the absorber. Preferably, the first and second temperature sensors are interrogable with first and second optical fibres 150, 160. Preferably, a control unit transmits light pulses to the temperature sensors wherein pulses are reflected and processed to determine the temperatures of the sensors.
Patent GB-2581013-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to control apparatus
Inventor: WILLIAM OLNER
IPC: G21C17/00
Filed: 2019-12-04
Abstract: Apparatus for generating control signals for one or more robotic units 7, 7’ receives at least one data set 3, 3’, which may include spatial information and radiometric information regarding an operating environment, displays a representation of the data set(s) 3, 3’ to an operator and may do so using virtual reality control software 9, receives a proposed task set from the operator such as a desired cutting operation, evaluates the proposed task set against predetermined operating constraints to ensure it is permissible and, if so, provides the evaluated task set to be communicated to the robotic units. If the task set is not permissible the software 9 seeks a revised set of operations from the operator. The use of VR enables improved positioning of robotics within the environment and improved positioning for the operations, such as laser cutting. provided by the robotics at positions within the environment. This is useful in nuclear decommissioning operations and other situations where the operating environment is hazardous or hard to access.