baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2565022-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods of controlling product temperatures during delivery
Inventor: Donald R High
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2017-05-18
Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided that limit the change in temperature and/or control a temperature of a product during delivery. Some embodiments provide systems to limit temperature changes of a product during transit, comprising: aerosol temperature control system comprising a product holder configured to support a product, wherein the product holder is separate from the delivery vehicle and comprises a temperature sensor, and an aerosol dispenser system that comprises a reservoir configured to hold aerosol material, an actuator and a dispenser; and a temperature control circuit coupled with the temperature sensor and the actuator, wherein the temperature control circuit is configured to receive temperature data, determine based on current temperature data that a temperature of the first product is greater than a first transport temperature threshold, and to autonomously activate the actuator while the first product is in transit.
Patent GB-2566387-A (GB)
Title: Fluorosurfactants
Inventor: XIN LI
IPC: C08G65/332
Filed: 2017-05-26
Abstract: The present invention provides a surfactant having a formula selected from the group consisting of: B-((X)x-(CH2)a-A)n (VI), (A-(CH2)a-(X)x-B-(X)x-(CH2)a-A)n (IV), (A-(CH2)a- (Χ)x-Β)n (V), and (B)n-(X)x-(CH2)a-A (VII), wherein A is a perfluoropolyether; a is a positive integer; X is either a covalent bond or a linking group; x is a positive integer; B is a polyalkylene oxide unit; n is a positive integer greater than 1 and, in compounds comprising more than one A, B, X, a and x, each may be the same or different. The present invention also relates to methods of making such surfactants, uses of such surfactants and emulsions comprising such surfactants.
Patent GB-2571184-A (GB)
Title: Liquid detergent composition comprising hypochlorite bleach
Inventor: HESHAM EISSA
IPC: C11D3/395
Filed: 2018-12-18
Abstract: A liquid detergent composition comprising at least one hypochlorite (which may be sodium hypochlorite) in an amount from 1.5 % to 3.0 % by weight of said liquid detergent composition. The composition may contain at least one silicate (which may be sodium silicate) in an amount from 0.05 % to 0.5 % by weight of said liquid detergent composition. The composition may contain at least one anionic surfactant of formula R1-O-(A-O)n-SO3-X+, wherein R1 is a linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted (C8-C20)-alkyl group, an aryl group or an (C8-C20)-alkylaryl group, A denotes ethane-1,2-diyl- or propane-1,2-diyl, n is an integer from 1 to 50 and X+ is a monovalent cation or an equivalent of a polyvalent cation. The composition may comprise at least one amphoteric surfactant selected from betaines and amine oxides, and furthermore, may comprise at least one builder substance (preferably a phosphonate e.g. ATMP N-oxide). A second aspect is directed towards a method of cleaning textiles using the liquid detergent of the first aspect.
Patent GB-2580683-A (GB)
Title: Pressure reference resetting structure of inflatable mattress
Inventor: SHANG-NENG WU
IPC: A47C27/10
Filed: 2019-01-24
Abstract: An inflatable mattress with a valve and an air pump connected to it wherein the valve is connected with a pressure detection pipe with a pressure sensor, the valve includes an air orifice 224 in communication with the detection pipe so that the pressure sensor can measure ambient pressure levels and the measured pressure of the external atmosphere is used as a reference input to control the inflation of the mattress. The device may have a plurality of independently inflatable cells with a central control unit. The valve may have a rotatable portion 22 to direct air to the inflatable strips or connect the orifice to the atmosphere. The device is designed to more accurately inflate the mattress in different altitudes such as high mountains or flatlands.
Patent GB-2577791-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic testing apparatus
Inventor: Ruzhou Zhu
IPC: H04R29/00
Filed: 2019-08-09
Abstract: The acoustic testing apparatus includes a box body 1, a machine frame 2, a door frame 3, a door body 4, a rotary mechanism 5 and linear displacement mechanisms 6. The box body has a feed-discharge port 11. The machine frame has a first opening 21 and a second opening 22 opposite to each other and the machine frame is disposed on the box body with the first opening communicating with the feed-discharge port. The door frame is disposed on the machine frame and the door body is disposed on the door frame. The rotary mechanism is disposed on the door frame and is connected to the door body to drive the door body to rotate. The linear displacement mechanisms are disposed on the machine frame and are connected to the door frame to drive the door frame between the first opening and the second opening, thus delivering an object under test to enter and leave the box body from the feed-discharge port.
Patent GB-2591977-A (GB)
Title: Auto-Injector
Inventor: ROBERT BRUNS
IPC: A61M5/20
Filed: 2019-09-27
Abstract: An auto-injector 100 for a syringe comprising: a housing to receive the syringe comprising main body 101 and door 102. The syringe is receivable within the housing when the door is in a first position. At least one biaser 109, that may be a spring such as a torsion spring, biases the door from the first position towards a second position or vice-versa. A plunger driver 108, that may comprise tension springs, is configured to be primed when the door is moved in the direction that the biaser biases the door and, on activation, to operate the plunger of the syringe. The body and door may be connected by a hinged 103 or sliding connection, with a slidable charging link 104 coupled to the driver. The charging link may comprise a shuttle that slides on a shuttle guide that may have two priming portions separated by the priming action.
Patent GB-2588597-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring system for aircraft
Inventor: ASHLEY BIDMEAD
IPC: F15B19/00
Filed: 2019-10-21
Abstract: A monitoring system (fig.1,100), for an aircraft hydraulic accumulator 210, has a controller (fig.1,110) configured to determine a characteristic of the accumulator on the basis of a first determined temperature and a first determined pressure of a gas 212 in the accumulator; the characteristic may be a volume of fluid, and/or an amount of energy stored, in the accumulator. Preferably, a second temperature and second pressure of the gas are determined to determine a rate of change in the characteristic. The controller may perform an action based on the characteristic, such as output a signal with information representing the characteristic and/or issuing a warning. The system may have an accumulator body temperature sensor 120 coupled to a surface of the accumulator; the body temperature is used by the controller to determine the gas temperature. A pressure sensor 130 may be used to determine the pressure. Also claimed is a hydraulic accumulator system for an aircraft with a temperature sensor arranged to sense a temperature of the accumulator body 211, this indicating a temperature of the gas in the accumulator.
Patent GB-2588935-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for sputter deposition of target material to a substrate
Inventor: MICHAEL EDWARD RENDALL
IPC: H01J37/34
Filed: 2019-11-15
Abstract: An apparatus 600 for sputter deposition of target material onto a substrate comprises a substrate guide arranged to guide a substrate 116 along a curved path and a target portion 606 for supporting target material 608 spaced from the substrate guide, a deposition zone defined between the target portion and the substrate guide, a confining arrangement comprising one or more magnetic elements 104a, 104b for providing magnetic field to confine plasma 112 in the deposition zone, the confining magnetic field having magnetic field lines (figure 2) that follow the curved path to confine said plasma around the curved path. The plasma is preferably confined in the form of a curved sheet. The magnetic elements may be electromagnets or solenoids. The apparatus may comprise a plasma generation arrangement comprising one or more elongate antennae (802a, figure 8). The substrate guide may comprise a cylindrical drum 118 and first and second rollers 110a, 110b for guiding a web of substrate 116.
Patent GB-2592896-A (GB)
Title: Spatial audio parameter encoding and associated decoding
Inventor: ADRIANA VASILACHE
IPC: G10L19/032
Filed: 2020-01-13
Abstract: A multichannel spatial audio system obtains direction (eg. azimuth or elevation) parameter metadata values associated with time-frequency (TF) parts of an audio signal and encodes them based on a codebook. The codebook has quantization levels comprising a first set of quantization values, and a second level comprising quantization values for a preceding level, as ordered according to a distortion metric. The generated codewords may be entropy encoded for particular sub-bands.
Patent GB-2591784-A (GB)
Title: Organ transport apparatus
Inventor: TERRENCE GOURLAY
IPC: A01N1/02
Filed: 2020-02-06
Abstract: An apparatus, system, or method for transporting and/or preserving a body part (organ) 40 comprising: an inner container 30 configured to receive the body part 40 and a receiving fluid; an inlet 31, and optionally an outlet 32, to connect the body part 40 to a perfusion device 50, wherein the body part 40 is cannulated to the inlet 31 such that the perfusion device 50 may perfuse the body part 40; and a heating device 25 to heat, control, or regulate the temperature of at least a portion of the body part 40 and/or fluid. The body part 40 may be a kidney, a face, or part of a face. The receiving fluid may be blood. The heating device 25 may be a heat pad and the inner container 30 may be configured to allow heat transfer from the heating device 25 through the inner container 30. The apparatus may comprise an outer container 20 which receives at least a portion of the inner container 30. Both the inner and outer containers 30 and may be made of a plastic film or sheet. The heating device 25 may be located on the outer surface of the outer container 20 e.g. in a pocket. The outer container 20 may comprise a receiving chamber for the inner container 30. The receiving chamber may be an annular space or volume which holds an outer container liquid. The apparatus may comprise a drainage reservoir to receive fluid produced by the body part 40 e.g. urine. The apparatus may comprise a weight measuring device to measure the weight of the apparatus and/or detect a change in the weight of the apparatus. The apparatus may comprise a pump 53 to circulate a fluid through the perfusion device 50, and an oxygenator to oxygenate the fluid. The apparatus may comprise a fluid reservoir 52 to supply fluid to the inlet 31 or oxygenator. The perfusion device 50 may comprise a blood treatment unit to remove one or more blood components.
Patent GB-2593168-A (GB)
Title: Gripping mechanism
Inventor: JONATHAN MELLQVIST
IPC: B65B13/18
Filed: 2020-03-16
Abstract: A gripping mechanism 10 has a carrier 12, a gripping finger 14, 16 coupled to and rotatable relative to carrier 12, an actuator 18 for moving carrier 12 along a preferably linear displacement path 62 and a first stop 20a, 20b engageable with gripping finger 14, 16 as the carrier 12 is moved along displacement path 62. Engagement of gripping finger 14, 16 with first stop 20a, 20b rotates the gripping finger 14, 16 to a gripping position. A second stop 34a, 34bmay be provided so that gripping finger 14, 16 may rotate to a retracted position. Two gripping fingers 14, 16 may be provided. Also provided is a pallet labelling apparatus for applying a label to a strap (66, Figure 3) to be applied around palletised goods with such a gripping mechanism 10 and which may print the label before it is applied to the strap.
Patent GB-2593690-A (GB)
Title: Efficient encoding methods
Inventor: PETER LACEY
IPC: H03M5/14
Filed: 2020-03-30
Abstract: A system for encoding and decoding data is described. Data values are arranged into words comprising a plurality of input values and one or more padding bits. It is determined 1602 if more than half of the bits in a portion of a word are ones. When it is determined that more than half the bits are ones, all of the bits in the portion are inverted 1608 and a padding bit is set to indicate the inversion 1606.
Patent GB-2595488-A (GB)
Title: Filtering blockchain transactions
Inventor: ALESSIO PAGANI
IPC: G06Q20/38
Filed: 2020-05-28
Abstract: A method of processing a blockchain transaction comprises obtaining one or more probabilistic filters 701, wherein each probabilistic filter encodes one of i) one or more sets of whitelisted data items, or ii) one or more sets of blacklisted data items. A blockchain transaction is obtained 702 and is associated with a candidate data item corresponding to i) one of the one or more sets of whitelisted data items, or ii) one on the one or more sets of blacklisted data items. A determination 703 of whether to process the obtained blockchain transaction is based on whether the candidate data item is present in at least one of the one or more probabilistic filters.
Patent GB-2598158-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to sealing members
Inventor: MARTIN DAVID SPAYNE
IPC: A61M16/06
Filed: 2020-08-21
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a sealing member 42, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a mould having a cavity, a polymer injection port (fig. 6; 28) and a gas inlet port (fig. 6; 38); (b) injecting a polymer and a blowing agent through the polymer injection port into the cavity of the mould; and (c) introducing gas through the gas inlet port into the cavity of the mould, to form a sealing member, wherein the sealing member comprises an internal chamber 44 at least partially bounded by a resiliently deformable enclosing wall formed of the polymer 30, the enclosing wall including an external surface, the external surface having a form that is determined by the cavity of the mould. A sealing member apparatus and a respiratory interface are also claimed.
Patent GB-2590762-A (GB)
Title: Process controller design with process approximation and lambda tuning
Inventor: SHU XU
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2020-09-07
Abstract: A method of tuning a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) process controller 102 for use in controlling a process 104, comprising: determining characteristics of the PID process controller 102, including an execution rate; determining characteristics of the process 104, including one or more time constants and one or more process dead times; determining characteristics of one or more devices within an input/output network 100, including at least one or more input/output device scan rates, one or more input/output time constants and one or more input/output dead times; estimating the process control loop as a second order plus dead time process, including determining first and second order time constants of the estimated process as a function of the process time and input/output time constants, and determining the dead time of the estimated process 104 as a function of the dead times, process time constants, input/output time constants, input/output device scan rates, execution rate of the PID process controller 102 and input/output dead times; determining PID process controller 102 tuning factors from the estimated process time constants and the estimated process dead time; and tuning the PID controller 102 using the determined PID process controller tuning factors.
Patent GB-2599168-A (GB)
Title: Identifying derivatives of data items
Inventor: Jonathan Roscoe
IPC: G06F21/64
Filed: 2020-09-29
Abstract: Determining an association between disparate first and second data items where the second data is at least partly derived from the first data item, by first applying a plurality of disparate feature extraction method to each of the first and second data item 302. Then evaluating a cryptographic hash for each of the feature to generate a hash set for each data item 304. The hash sets are then compared 306, and an association between the data items is determined in response to a non-empty set of hashes in the intersect of the sets of hashes each data item 308. The feature extraction methods may include image noise extraction, colour distribution determination, microtexture determination or object detection. In response to an identification of association the system may prevent access to the second data item. The sets of hashes for the first data item may be stored in a blockchain for comparison with the set of hashes for the second data item.
Patent GB-2601158-A (GB)
Title: Coating thickness measurement instrument
Inventor: Philip Anthony May
IPC: G01B7/06
Filed: 2020-11-20
Abstract: A non-destructive coating thickness measuring instruments comprising; a magnetic induction probe 120 having at least one drive coil 121 and a at least one pick-up coil 122, 123; a driver for driving an alternating current in the or each drive coil 121; a detector 125 for detecting the output of the or each pick-up coil 122, 123; and, a processor 117 configured to apply a transfer function to the detector output to produce an instrument output corresponding to a measured coating thickness, wherein the drive current and detector output are scaled / normalised simultaneously in response to the instrument output to minimise error. The scaling may be changed in a step-wise manner. The scaling applied to the drive current may be inversely proportional to the scaling applied to the detector output. The scaling may be defined by a first and second scaling factor, stored as a pair. The probe may store two or more pairs of scaling factors and select a pair in response to the measured coating thickness.
Patent GB-2593263-A (GB)
Title: Object tracking supporting autonomous vehicle navigation
Inventor: HAMED KIANI GALOOGAHI
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2020-12-23
Abstract: A system and method comprising obtaining tracking data associated with an object, the tracking data including a first position of the object at a first time; predicting 1502 a second position of the object at a second time; capturing an image that includes the object using a sensor of an autonomous vehicle at the second time; detecting 1504 the object at a third position using the image; and in accordance with determining that the third position is within a threshold distance of the second position; determining 1506 a fourth position of the object at the second time based on the predicted second position and detected third position; and navigating the autonomous vehicle in accordance with the fourth position of the object.
Patent GB-2595030-A (GB)
Title: Roof Assembly
Inventor: STEPHEN JOSEPH HORN
IPC: E04D13/16
Filed: 2021-03-12
Abstract: An assembly, kit of parts and method of constructing a roof including a vapour control layer 3 positionable on a roof surface 2, an insulation layer positionable on the vapour control layer and having a coating layer 13/14 providing a continuous upper surface to the layer, the layer preferably including a main thick mineral wool material 4 and a secondary thinner wool material 6 above it and may be angled to providing a slope, a waterproof layer 11 positionable above the insulation, wherein all materials are fire resistant and considered non-combustible. The vapour control layer and waterproof coating may be a sheet or membrane of polymer e.g. FMMA with an aluminium hydroxide additive, with glass fibre matting. Insulation material may be completely enclosed in flexible polymer coatings 13/14, the two layers being further enclosed in a rigid aluminium external shell 8. A rain-water collection reservoir void 23 may be located above the waterproof upper layer, comprising a flow regulator for delayed drainage of rainwater via outlet 18. A terrace and/or green roof with plants may be constructed above the void.
Patent GB-2606006-A (GB)
Title: Subsea penetrator
Inventor: Alan Crichton
IPC: H02G15/14
Filed: 2021-04-22
Abstract: An electrical penetrator (1) suitable for a subsea environment is disclosed. The penetrator (1) comprises an electrically conducting conductor core (3), a pair of electrically insulating insulator bodies (5) axially spaced apart from one another and mounted radially outwardly of the conductor core (3), and a seal body (4) mounted to the conductor core between the two insulator bodies (5) and axially spaced therefrom. The penetrator (1) further comprises a penetrator housing (2) and first and second chambers (8) formed by the penetrator housing (2) between the seal body (4) and the insulator bodies (5). The seal body (4) comprises an inorganic pressure seal and at least one of the chambers (8) contains a set, compressed, filler (figure 3, 16). The filler (figure 3, 16) may be a silicone filler. The insulator bodies (5) may comprise a polymer or a polymeric material, in particular polyether ether ketone. A method of assembling an electrical penetrator (1) is also disclosed. The filling method may comprise vacuum filling or a displacement filling process.
Patent GB-2593624-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for monitoring a fluid
Inventor: ALEXANDER EDWARD SMITH
IPC: G01N27/22
Filed: 2019-10-18
Abstract: A processing apparatus (700) is configured to receive a sense signal from a capacitive fluid sensor (610) comprising a first electrode (611) and a second electrode (612) with a sensing region (613) between the electrodes. The processing apparatus (700) is configured to receive an alternating drive signal applied to the capacitive fluid sensor (610).The processing apparatus (700) is configured to determine a complex impedance of the fluid sensor (610) based on the sense signal and the drive signal, the complex impedance comprising an in-phase component indicative of a conductivity quantity of a fluid in the sensing region and a quadrature component indicative of a capacitance quantity of the fluid sensor. The processing apparatus (700) is configured to determine a temperature of the fluid in dependence on at least the determined capacitance quantity of the fluid sensor (610).
Patent GB-2604958-A (GB)
Title: Self-calibration of high resolution mass spectrum
Inventor: Boris Kozlov
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2020-03-02
Abstract: A method of de novo self-calibration of high resolution mass spectrometry data is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining at least one peak detected mass spectrum containing no a priori known species, generating theoretical mass to charge ratio value for all elemental compositions consistent with any specified rules over a restricted mass to charge ratio range or ranges, determining possible matches between the theoretical mass to charge ratio values and peaks in the mass spectrum, and adjusting a set of calibration parameters based on the matches. The calibration parameters may be chosen which optimise the likelihood of the mass spectral data given the calibration parameters and the set of possible matches. Alternatively, the calibration parameters may be chosen which optimise the posterior probability of the calibration parameters given the data and the set of possible matches.
Patent GB-2610175-A (GB)
Title: Trespassing deterrence
Inventor: Archie Marshall
IPC: G08B21/22
Filed: 2021-08-23
Abstract: A system is provided for deterring unauthorised access to an area such as a railway crossing 10. The system comprises a directional alarm output device 12,14,16,18,20 such as a directional horn or speaker e.g. a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), a directional light generator, or a directional air current generator. The directional alarm output device may be steerable and orientated by a human or alternatively the system may include a sensor 32 for detecting the presence of a person and for generating a directional alarm output based thereon. The sensor 32 may be an infrared image sensor. The system may warn level crossing users of an approaching train, may be used as a trespassing deterrent, or may be used for deterring workers from leaving an authorised working area.