baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2560213-A (GB)
Title: Methods, compositions and uses relating thereto
Inventor: NICHOLAS JOHN DIXON
IPC: D06P5/04
Filed: 2017-09-29
Abstract: A method of combatting colour loss from a dyed material, the method comprising contacting the material with a composition comprising a polycarboxylic acid derived chelating agent. Preferably the dyed material is human hair but the composition may also be applied to wool textiles In an embodiment, two or more polycarboxylic acid based chelating agents are included in the composition where said chelating agents are selected from GLDA, ASDA, DTPA, EDTA, EDDS, HEDTA or citric acid. The most preferred chelating agents are GLDA and DTPA. In some embodiments one or more of the following agents may also be incorporated: aldehydes, including alpha-substituted aldehydes and hydroxyl-aldehydes; succinimidyl esters; crosslinking agents comprising maleic acid moieties and linkers containing two or more amino groups. The chelating agent containing composition may be applied to hair before a dye composition, at the same time as a dye composition or after a dye composition.
Patent GB-2566981-A (GB)
Title: Plumbing trap
Inventor: JAMES EDWARD MCALPINE
IPC: E03C1/29
Filed: 2017-09-29
Abstract: A plumbing trap 10 comprises a body 12 to be connected to an underside of a plumbing installation and aligned with an outlet from the plumbing installation. The body includes an inlet (18 figure 1A), an outlet (20 figure 1A), a first internal compartment 14 and a second internal compartment 16. The first compartment 14 is in direct fluid communication with the inlet (18 figure 1A) and the second compartment 16 is in direct fluid communication with the outlet (20 figure 1A) and the first internal compartment 14 is wider than the second compartment 16. The first compartment 14 and the second compartment 16 are disposed side by side and both are visible and accessible via the inlet (18 figure 1A).
Patent GB-2569663-A (GB)
Title: Article tracking system and method
Inventor: ADRIEN SANGLIER
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2018-02-05
Abstract: A system for tracking an article 103 using a mobile device 104, such as baggage during air travel, comprises an article identifier for providing electronically readable article information which uniquely identifies the article, and at least one location identifier for providing location information related to the current location of the article. An application stored on the mobile device is configured to generate timestamped messages 111 including the article and location information, and transmit the messages to a tracking database 108 to maintain a record of multiple locations of the article over time. The article identifier may be a bag tag 101, RFID tag or BLE beacon. The at least one location identifier may be a bar code at a point of interest on a bag journey or a GPS module of the mobile device. The messages may be API payloads such as a lightweight baggage information message (BIM) and may be transformed into a teletype message format 113. Preferably, the tracking database is part of a cloud platform which remotely stores the messages and retrieves user information, such as a passenger name, from external systems 110.
Patent GB-2557135-A (GB)
Title: Drive system and drive method for amoled display
Inventor: YUCHAO ZENG
IPC: G09G3/3225
Filed: 2015-10-26
Abstract: A drive system and drive method for an AMOLED display, in which a comparison module (4) is configured to compare two adjacent frames and determine whether the first frame is similar to the second frame, so as to determine whether the second frame is a dynamic frame or a static frame, and also to output a time count (cnt), and a grayscale control module (5) is configured to control, according to the time count (cnt) and grayscale values of respective pixels in the first frame, output grayscale values of corresponding pixels in the second frame. If the second frame is a dynamic frame, the grayscale control module (5) controls the output grayscale values of the corresponding pixels in the second frame to remain unchanged as original grayscale values. If the second frame is a static frame, the grayscale control module (5) controls the output grayscale values of the corresponding pixels in the second frame to gradually decrease, within a specific time count range, along with the increase of the time count (cnt), such that the display brightness of the static frame slowly reduces without influencing the display effect, while the service life of the AMOLED display is improved.
Patent GB-2560276-A (GB)
Title: Motorised projectile target apparatus and methods
Inventor: SIMON HEELAS
IPC: F41J7/00
Filed: 2014-12-12
Abstract: A remotely orientable motorised target apparatus comprises a rotatable support 130, a remotely operable actuator 178 and a rotatable target holder 12 rotatable independently of the support, where adjustment of the angular orientation of the support enables reorientation of the target holder for receiving projectile. The actuator may be battery operated and may be arranged to enable rotation of the support for fine tuning the orientation of the support relative to a projectile source. The actuator may enable rotation of the support in a plurality of predefined rotation angles for the target holder to receive projectiles from spaced-apart projectile sources. A remote control may be included for controlling the angle of rotation of the support. The support may be rotatable up to 70 degrees. A motorised cam actuator may rotate the target holder between a concealed position, away from the projectile source, and a revealed position facing the projectile source, a surface of a cam accommodating an inconsistent end position of an output shaft of a motor of the actuator, maintaining a consistent end position of the revealed position.
Patent GB-2564000-A (GB)
Title: Cooperative park assist
Inventor: BRANDON BEAUVAIS
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2018-05-15
Abstract: A vehicle system 115 includes a position sensor to output a distance signal representing a distance of a primary parked vehicle 105A, 105B to a boundary, and a processor to receive a parking request from a parking vehicle 100 and determine a moving distance 135 that is based at least in part on the distance to the boundary and an amount of space the primary parked vehicle requires to exit a parking space. Preferably, the processor compares the moving distance to a predetermined threshold, and ignores the parking request if the moving distance is equal or greater than the threshold. A communication interface may query secondary vehicles 110A, 110B for a supplementary distance, and calculate an aggregate distance. This may also be compared to a predetermined threshold to determine if movement is possible. An occupant detection signal could indicate an occupant in or near the primary parked vehicle, resulting in the parking request being ignored.
Patent GB-2559296-A (GB)
Title: Presenting interactive content
Inventor: GEORGE BERNARD DAVIS
IPC: A63F13/00
Filed: 2016-04-29
Abstract: Story panels are generated. A story panel forms a portion of a computer game that includes multimedia content corresponding to a dramatic story and one or more game challenges. The story panels are combined into one or more episodes of the dramatic story, wherein a transition from a first story panel to a second story panel is effected conditioned on fulfilling requirements of a game challenge included in the first story panel. Input options are included in each story panel that enable a user to interact with the story panel when playing the computer game. The story panels are configured to be displayed in one of several different gaming modes. One or more story panels associated with an episode are streamed to electronic devices over network connections for presentation on displays coupled to the electronic devices.
Patent GB-2559092-A (GB)
Title: System and method for melting aluminium and recycling black dross
Inventor: BYUNG-DOO AHN
IPC: C22B21/00
Filed: 2016-12-14
Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for melting aluminum and recycling black dross, the system comprising: an aluminum melting furnace for melting aluminum scraps in molten aluminum; and a black dross recycling apparatus for recycling black dross generated when the aluminum scraps are melted in the molten aluminum. The aluminum melting furnace has: a heating chamber having a heating unit for heating the molten aluminum; and a melting chamber having a vortex unit for generating a vortex that descends while swirling in the molten aluminum, a flux supply unit for introducing a flux into the vortex, and a raw material supply unit for introducing the aluminum scraps into the vortex, wherein the vortex unit enables forming spherical black dross by having black dross repeatedly descend and ascend in the molten aluminum by means of the vortex, thereby spherically aggregating the black dross, which is formed by trapping, in the flux, inclusions included in the molten aluminum. The black dross recycling apparatus recycles the spherical black dross.
Patent GB-2562940-A (GB)
Title: Improved blood-brain barrier endothelial cells derived from pluripotent stem cells for blood-brain barrier models
Inventor: TAE-EUN PARK
IPC: G01N33/50
Filed: 2017-02-16
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of creating a human blood-brain barrier (BBB) model from the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), wherein the BBB exhibits sustained transendothelial electrical resistances (TEER) over 2000 Ω. cm2 for at least 3 days after seeding.
Patent GB-2576927-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle Chassis
Inventor: FRANK COPPUCK
IPC: B62D29/00
Filed: 2018-09-07
Abstract: A vehicle chassis structure comprises multiple non-ferrous tubular elements 150, 152, 154 joined to form a framework with a reinforcement panel 158 adhesively attached to at least first and second tubular elements 150, 152 which are joined to each other by a welding process. In one embodiment, panel 158 overlaps the welded join 155 between tubular elements 150, 152; alternatively the panel can be rebated so that it does not overlap welded join 155. Panel 158 is preferably a composite panel, such as a glass fibre composite or a carbon fibre composite. Tubular elements 150, 152, 154 are preferably of a lightweight alloy such as an aluminium, titanium or magnesium alloy, which may be reinforced to form a metal matrix composite, and the tubular elements preferably have a non-polygonal cross-section, for example circular or elliptical cross-section. Panel 158 may be a glass fibre composite or a carbon fibre composite.
Patent GB-2568780-A (GB)
Title: Display system, related display method and computer program
Inventor: Pierre-Yves Dumas
IPC: G06T7/70
Filed: 2018-09-20
Abstract: A display system 10 of a device capable of travelling along a path between at least two distinct points and using at least one heading datum comprises: an image sensor 12 for acquiring environmental images along the path; an image processing module 14 for determining the drift of the device in real-time; a module 16 for determining information representative of the route taken by the device; a module 18 for real-time determination of the true heading followed by the device, from the information representative of the route and the drift of the device; and a module 20 for returning information representative of the true heading to a user. The display module may be a (mounted) head-up display (HUD) or a head-down display (HDD), and may recalibrate a synthetic image in the line of sight of the device associated with the true heading. The image processing module 14 may include an image analysis tool, i.e. an optical odometer. The image sensor 12 may be pointed towards the ground, and have a field of view which is reconfigured according to the instantaneous roll rate and/or pitch rate of the device, and/or as a function of the phase of travel of the device.
Patent GB-2582604-A (GB)
Title: 6 phase motor torque measurement and control system
Inventor: FELIX MANDOUX
IPC: H02P25/22
Filed: 2019-03-27
Abstract: A six phase electrical motor includes two electrically independent stator winding arrangements U, V, W and X, Y, Z. Each comprises three combined windings being symmetrical and offset by an angle 'Y to each other, such that each combined winding of the second stator arrangement has a corresponding combined winding in the first stator arrangement and offset thereto by the angle 'Y. A method of measuring torque in the motor comprises: determining currents Iu, Iv, Iw in the three combined windings U, V, W of the first stator arrangement and/or currents Ix, Iy, Iz in the three combined windings X, Y, Z of the second stator arrangement; and determining the torque from the determined currents. The currents may be measured in a phase path. The motor may include an inverter and the current may be measured in the ground leg of the converter. The motor may be a six phase dual delta or dual star machine.
Patent GB-2582912-A (GB)
Title: Burner
Inventor: GARY PETER KNIGHT
IPC: F23M5/00
Filed: 2019-04-02
Abstract: A burner of effluent substances which may be by-products of manufacturing processes. The burner includes a spiral plenum (80, Fig.2) which delivers effluent reactants to a central combustion chamber 20, the spiral plenum (80, Fig.2) serves to preheat combustion reactants before they enter the combustion chamber 20. There may be two groupings of apertures to deliver fuel, air and/or effluent reactant into the chamber 20 in a tangential direction. The apertures may be disposed on the surface of a shoulder formed between two adjacent surfaces of the spiral plenum which extends in an axial direction. Preferentially, the combustor is provided with a top plate (90, Fig.4) which pre-heats fuel in tortuous conduits as it is conveyed to the combustion chamber 20.
Patent GB-2583491-A (GB)
Title: Microwave amplification apparatus for an electrosurgical instrument
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER PAUL HANCOCK
IPC: A61B18/18
Filed: 2019-04-30
Abstract: A microwave amplification apparatus 300 for an electrosurgical instrument, apparatus 300 comprising: a cable assembly 306 whose proximal end is connected a launch portion 302 that includes a DC source 316 and a microwave source 314 to respectively launch a DC signal and a microwave signal 310 along the cable assembly 306; and connected to a distal end of the cable assembly 306, a distal amplification portion 304 comprising a power amplifier 320 receiving the microwave signal to be amplified, where the amplification portion 304 applies the DC signal as a drain voltage VDD across the power amplifier 320. Power amplifier 320 has an output to deliver an amplified microwave signal 318 into biological tissue via a structure 308. Preferably, amplification apparatus 300 comprises a gate voltage extraction module 332 to extract a bias voltage VGG from the DC signal to apply to a gate of the power amplifier 320. Gate-voltage extraction-module 332 may comprise a DC-DC buck converter. Gate-voltage extraction-module 332 may extract a first and a second bias voltage which respectively correspond to a non-conducting and a conducting state of power amplifier 320. Also, an electrosurgical instrument comprising an amplification apparatus 300 and a radiating antenna tip.
Patent GB-2585183-A (GB)
Title: Synchronising data streams
Inventor: ANDREW ENIWUMIDE
IPC: H04N21/43
Filed: 2019-06-14
Abstract: A computer implemented method for synchronising data streams comprising: generating or receiving a first data stream comprising audio and/or video data, and advertising the stream on a network such as a peer-to-peer (P2P) network; generating or receiving a second data stream comprising audio and/or video data, and optionally advertising the stream on a network such as a peer-to-peer (P2P) network; and maintaining a status of the data streams over the network for synchronising the data streams and optionally combining and displaying them. An event timeline may be generated for the data streams. Maintaining a status of the data streams over the network may involve exchanging data relating to changes to one or more parameters of the data stream. The method may be used to enable viewers to view or switch between multiple vantage points of an event such as a sports match, in real time or retrospectively. Each data stream may represent a different field of view of an event and may be captured by a different user.
Patent GB-2575928-A (GB)
Title: Temporary barrier for inflow control device
Inventor: NAUMAN H MHASKAR
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2018-04-23
Abstract: An apparatus (100) for controlling fluid flow in a borehole includes a basepipe (110) and a flow device (130). The basepipe (110) has a through-bore (112) and defines at least one perforation (115). The throughbore (112) conveys the fluid flow, and the at least one perforation (115) communicates the through-bore (112) outside the basepipe (110). The flow device (130) comprises a barrier (150) disposed at the at least one perforation (115). The barrier (150) at least temporarily prevents fluid communication through the at least one perforation (115). The barrier (150) is resistant to a pressure differential thereacross and is dissolvable over time. The barrier (150) can include at least two elements (170, 172, 174) composed of different materials, and an increase in the pressure differential across can further increase how the barrier (150) prevents the fluid communication through the perforation (115).
Patent GB-2576126-A (GB)
Title: System and method to facilitate satisfying low emission zone requirements
Inventor: MATTHEW JONES
IPC: G08G1/133
Filed: 2016-07-15
Abstract: A method is provided of managing vehicle electrical power including determining that there is at least one low emission zone along a route and of providing navigation assistance relative to a charging station. A determination is made of required power capacity a vehicle electric power source 24 such as a battery needs to propel the vehicle through the at least one low emission zone. A remaining power capacity of the power source 24 is determined and use of electrical power is controlled by a controller 26 to preserve at least a portion of the remaining power capacity corresponding to the required power capacity. This may include use of another power source such as an engine when outside of the zone. It may include automatically adjusting operation of a vehicle system. The system includes a navigation controller 34 and may take account of characteristics of the zone such as its length, elevation change, traffic conditions and weather therein. The method typically provides driver advice via a user interface 28.
Patent GB-2591225-A (GB)
Title: Waste receptacle
Inventor: JAMES TUTHILL
IPC: A01K1/01
Filed: 2019-12-02
Abstract: A waste receptacle for animal excreta, e.g. a top-entry cat litter box, comprises an upwardly opening container within which a removable liner may be disposed, at least one sidewall of the container supporting a platform 11 that partly obstructs the container opening. Two pivotably coupled adjacent panels 13, 15 which are segments of the hinged platform 11 are spaced from one another to provide a lateral gap 206 between the panels. Each panel 13, 15 comprises a respective recess, the recesses 202, 204 together defining an animal entrance 5 into the container. Spilled litter collecting on the platform can be tipped back into the container through the entry port 5 or lateral gap 206 by pivoting one of the hinged panels relative to the other.
Patent GB-2590383-A (GB)
Title: Electric drive unit layout
Inventor: JOHN SAMUEL RUSSELL
IPC: H02K5/22
Filed: 2019-12-13
Abstract: A vehicle 100 comprises first 102 and second 112 electric drive units having first and second elongate axes (110,120 figs 5, 7). Each electric drive unit comprises a gearbox (104, 114 figs 5, 7), an electric motor (106, 116 figs 5, 7) mounted to the gearbox (104, 114) for providing drive thereto, and an inverter (108,118 figs 5, 7) mounted to the gearbox 104, 114 for providing drive current to the electric motor (106, 116). The first electric drive unit 102 is mounted with the first axis (110) at a first pitch angle relative to the vehicle, the second electric drive unit 112 is mounted with the second axis (120) at a second pitch angle different to the first. The inverters (108,118) are mounted with the same orientation as each other relative to the vehicle. The invention provides two electric drive units whilst seeking to limit complexity of manufacturing and assembly and permitting different mounting angles consistent with packaging constraints.
Patent GB-2593766-A (GB)
Title: Surface conditioning of railway tracks or wheels
Inventor: JULIAN FRANCIS RALPH SWAN
IPC: E01H8/10
Filed: 2020-04-02
Abstract: A surface conditioning device for railway track rails and/or railway vehicle wheels comprises a supply of plasma deposition material 26 and a plasma delivery head 13 connected to receive the material. A plasma is generated within the delivery head and plasma with molten particles of the material is blown from the delivery head onto a railway track rail and/or railway vehicle wheel to condition them and remove contaminants such as leaves and dew. The material may be in the form of a powder, metal or ceramic particles. Power may be supplied to the plasma head by a dual voltage inverter DC power supply 3. Nitrogen may be supplied to the delivery head and a heat exchange system may reduce the temperature at or in the delivery head. A Raman spectrometer may be used to sense the presence or absence of contaminants. The deposition material may impart a distinctive colour to the rail, and may progressively wear away. A method of conditioning a railway track or wheel may comprise the steps of making multiple passes along the rail and the monitoring of the colour of the rail.
Patent GB-2594499-A (GB)
Title: Wheel arrangement and control system for controlling the width of a wheel
Inventor: HANS HEINZER
IPC: B60B19/04
Filed: 2020-04-30
Abstract: A wheel arrangement (1) for a motor vehicle comprises a rim (2) and a pneumatic tire (3) mounted to the rim (2), which confine a radially outer wheel portion to accommodate a first portion of air (V1) and a radially inner wheel portion to accommodate a second portion of air (V2), wherein the inner wheel portion and the outer wheel portion are connected to exchange air between the first portion of air (V1) and the second portion of air (V2). The wheel arrangement (1) comprise an actuation system (4), configured to modify an axial width of the rim (2). The tire (3) and the rim (2) are arranged so that an air distribution between the first portion of air (V1) and the second portion of air (V2) is changed, when the width of the rim (2) is modified.
Patent GB-2582520-A (GB)
Title: Portable vehicle battery jump starter with air pump
Inventor: JONATHAN LEWIS NOOK
IPC: H02J7/14
Filed: 2018-12-14
Abstract: A portable or handheld jump starting and air compressing apparatus for jump starting a vehicle engine and air inflating an article such as a tire. The apparatus can include a rechargeable lithium ion battery or battery pack and a microcontroller. The lithium ion battery is coupled to a power output port of the device through a FET smart switch actuated by the microcontroller. A vehicle battery isolation sensor connected in circuit with positive and negative polarity outputs detects the presence of a vehicle battery connected between the positive and negative polarity outputs. A reverse polarity sensor connected in circuit with the positive and negative polarity outputs detects the polarity of a vehicle battery connected between the positive and negative polarity outputs.