baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2557785-A (GB)
Title: Optical fiber cable
Inventor: MAHMOUD FARHADIROUSHAN
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 2014-10-15
Abstract: An optical fiber cable comprises an optical fiber wound on a core 10 having a cross section which is arc-shaped, horse-shoe shaped, or complementarily shaped to the outer surface of an article against which the cable is to be placed when in use. The cable may comprise an extruded heat shrink protective sheath. The fiber may be wound contiguously and/or at a constant winding angle. Alternatively the winding angle may vary along the cable following a monotonic function, or alternating between wound and unwound (i.e. parallel to the cable core) sections. The optical fiber may be a fiber in metal tube (FIMT). The windings may be helical or cycloidal. The core may have hollow regions and acoustically responsive masses within the hollows. The core cross section may change along the length of the cable. A distributed acoustic or temperature sensing system may employ the cable as a sensor. A method of monitoring flow within a pipe may comprise using the cable to gather acoustic data, and using the data to identify and track eddies as they move along the pipe.
Patent GB-2567291-A (GB)
Title: Organic light-emitting display device data processing method of organic light-emitting display device
Inventor: JAE-HOON JUNG
IPC: G09G3/3208
Filed: 2018-08-03
Abstract: An organic light emitting display OLED comprising a panel with data and gate lines, sub-pixels, and a data driver 201 and a gate driver, and a timing control circuit TCON 100 outputting a control signal to the data and gate drivers. The panel has a first memory 220 and a converter 210, which may be in either the data driver or a bridge circuit board. The converter converts signals between the first memory and the TCON using long-distance transmission such as LVDS. In the method, there is an initialization step wherein compensation data stored in the first memory is converted and sent to the TCON, which recognizes this as a booting mode, and a data processing step comprising receiving a control signal from the TCON and performing an operation corresponding to the control signal. This allows compensation data to be saved and a replaced TCON to have access to the data rather than rebuild it.
Patent GB-2579059-A (GB)
Title: Engine system for a vehicle
Inventor: ADRIANUS DE VOOGD
IPC: F02M26/36
Filed: 2018-11-16
Abstract: An engine system 10 for a vehicle, comprising an internal combustion engine 12, an intake system 14 configured to deliver air to combustion chambers of the engine and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system 32 configured to direct a portion of exhaust gas expelled from the engine to the intake system. The system further comprises a water injection system comprising first and second injection points 40, 42 configured to inject water at respective spaced locations into air flowing through the intake system. The first injection point may be disposed upstream of an intercooler 30 of the intake system and preferably downstream of an exhaust-driven turbocharger 24. The second injection point may be disposed downstream of the intercooler of the intake system and preferably disposed downstream of a throttle 38 of EGR system. The injection points may be operable independently of each other. A vehicle, method or reducing Nitrous Oxide (NOx) emissions and controller are also claimed.
Patent GB-2579646-A (GB)
Title: A system, controller and method for stopping an engine
Inventor: JOSEPH WALSH
IPC: F02N11/08
Filed: 2018-12-10
Abstract: Systems, methods, vehicles and controllers are disclosed that control a pump 420 to change pressure in an intake manifold 130 of an internal combustion engine 140 of a vehicle; and command the pump to reduce pressure in the intake manifold in dependence upon a received request to stop the internal combustion engine of the vehicle. The pump can be the impellor of an electrically controlled supercharger or turbocharger and the speed of the compressor stage of the turbocharger or supercharger can be used to throttle air supplied to intake, reducing pressure in the air intake and thus stopping the engine.
Patent GB-2566221-A (GB)
Title: Inhibin as targetable regulators of angiogenesis
Inventor: MYTHREYE KARTHIKEYAN
IPC: C12N15/113
Filed: 2017-06-23
Abstract: Contact of endothelial cells with inhibitors of inhibin and/or the alpha subunit of inhibin can be utilized to modify the activity of endothelial cell expression products including SMAD 1/5. Methods can also include inhibiting Alk1 and/or endoglin as components of inhibin-activated pathway of SMAD 1/5 signaling. Methods can be combined with other anti-angiogenesis therapies such as anti-VEGF therapies. Methods can be utilized in treatment of inhibin-expressing cancers (e.g., ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer) as well as other pathologies such as preeclampsia and PCOS.
Patent GB-2572258-A (GB)
Title: Packages with monitoring devices
Inventor: JAMES D KNOTTS
IPC: B65D83/04
Filed: 2016-02-05
Abstract: In monitoring the usage of packages such as in dosing monitors for pharmaceutical packaging, a package 800 includes an outer sleeve 802 within which is slidingly received a slide card 804 comprising card flap 812 hingedly connected via a hinge panel 814 to a base portion 803 for pivotal transforming movement to enable opening and closing and unfolding and folding of the card flap relative to the base portion. A magnetic or mechanical switch 808, electrically connected to a detachably mounted monitoring device 806 which generates data indicative of use of the package, is secured to the slide card such that the switch is operated to activate or deactivate the monitoring device by the transforming movement. Also disclosed are arrangements in which the switch is operated to activate or deactivate the monitoring device by at least a translating or sliding movement of the slide card relative to the outer sleeve.
Patent GB-2569472-A (GB)
Title: Nasal irrigation apparatus and kit
Inventor: BRADFORD MECHOR
IPC: A61M15/08
Filed: 2017-08-15
Abstract: An apparatus for nasal irrigation comprising a resiliently compressible bottle component and a spout having a proximal end for demountable engagement with the bottle component. The distal end of the spout may be molded for sealable engagement with a user's nostril. Alternatively, the distal end of the spout may be threaded for demountable sealable engagement with a nasal tip molded for sealable engagement with a user's nostril. The tip may be configured for delivering a solution in the form of a stream, or a spray, or a misting. A kit comprising the nasal irrigation apparatus and one or more selected volumes of one or more nasal irrigation solutions. The kit may additionally comprise one or more nasal tips. The nasal irrigation solution may comprise one or more of an antibiotic, an antihistamine, a steroid, a vasoconstrictor, an emollient, and an ion.
Patent GB-2583763-A (GB)
Title: Method for creating cargo carrying platforms used with automated guided vehicle robots
Inventor: ALEXANDER KOZLENOK
IPC: B65D1/36
Filed: 2019-05-10
Abstract: A cargo carrying assembly (fig 8) has a molded platform (170, fig 5) attached to automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) (100, fig 8). A mold has a base, rectangular perimeter 143 and inserts 145 (shaped to form recesses (153, fig 5) for the objects to be carried) held together by magnets or magnetic standoffs (147, fig 2), and sealed e.g. with wax into which AGV couplings 171 and mold release are put and liquid (e.g. resin) is poured and then cooled or hardened. The cast platform is then removed from the mold and the standoffs and inserts removed, and AGVs (which may be electric with two wheels) attached. Fibers (e.g. glass or carbon) or reinforcing structural members can be added for strength. The assembly can maintain the position of an object to help detection by robots in manufacturing or storage.
Patent GB-2584134-A (GB)
Title: A sports trolley
Inventor: ALAN COLLYER
IPC: B62B5/00
Filed: 2019-05-23
Abstract: A sports trolley device providing at least one wheel 42, a battery (10, see fig. 2), a frame 39, a storage area 40 for transporting items with an item securing storage plate 43; and a mechanism arranged to harvest electrical energy at the wheel and charge the battery. The device may be envisaged to be for golf bags or the like. The golf bags may be secured on the storage plate and may have securing means. The trolley may comprise an additional wheel (13). A further preferable embodiment describes the device being arranged to collapse from a first in-use position, to a second minimised position via preferable hinges. The device may also comprise a central fork arranged to collapse or fold. The trolley may be driven by an electric motor and a dynamo attached to the wheel axle to generate electricity. Said dynamo may provide resistance when on a slope, similar to regenerative brakes.
Patent GB-2584870-A (GB)
Title: Dispensers
Inventor: Carol Ann Hammond
IPC: A45D40/02
Filed: 2019-06-18
Abstract: A lipstick dispenser formed of a tubular body (fig 1, 4) comprising a base 6 and a cap (fig 1, 2). The base contains at least one slot extending along and through the side wall 20 and is made of paperboard or cardboard. A product stick carrier (fig 5, 30) is received in the base part in a sliding manner and contains at least one lug 32 which projects through the slot also made of paperboard or cardboard. The carrier can be a friction fit within the base. The dispenser can also have a shield 50 which can be attached to the carrier. A second invention comprises a stick dispenser having a tubular body made up of a base and a cap where the cap has an annular spacer received and fixed in the base. A twist cartridge is manipulatable by the user to extend or retract the stick.
Patent GB-2594030-A (GB)
Title: Foundation system
Inventor: PAUL TAYLOR
IPC: E01C3/00
Filed: 2019-09-27
Abstract: The system is made up of a number of panels 2 for supporting a load bearing surface on underlying ground in use. Each panel comprises a panel body 4 having a peripheral edge 6, first and second opposing major surfaces spaced by a depth dimension of the panel body, and a plurality of internal walls upstanding in the depth dimension so as to define a plurality of cells within the panel, each cell being open at one of the first and second major surfaces and closed at the other of the first and second major surfaces. A plurality of connection formations 8, 10 provided at the peripheral edge of the panel body, where the connection formations comprise a neck portion (32, figure 4) and a head portion (34, figure 4), the head portion configured to engage with connection formations of one or more adjacent panels in use to resist separation of the foundation panels in a direction within a plane of the first or second major surface.
Patent GB-2588807-A (GB)
Title: Data processing apparatus, control device and method
Inventor: MICHAEL LEE JONES
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2019-11-08
Abstract: a video game system 400 comprising a video game processor 401 and a controller 403 provided with a control processor 405 configured to receive data from grip sensors 404 in the controller to determine whether the controller is being held by the user. The video game system is configured to execute a videogame in a first mode of operation when controller is being held or in a second mode of operation when it is not being held. The second mode of operation may comprise a stand-by, rest or sleep mode in order to save power when the user is not interacting with the videogame system. Also disclosed is a corresponding control device, method for controlling a control device and method for controlling a video game machine is also provided.
Patent GB-2581417-A (GB)
Title: Combustion section and fuel injector assembly for a heat engine
Inventor: GREGORY ALLEN BOARDMAN
IPC: F23R3/60
Filed: 2019-12-09
Abstract: A combustion section 100 for a heat engine 10 has an outer casing 64 with an inner pressure plenum 66. A liner assembly 115 radially inward of the outer casing forms a combustion chamber 62, and the plenum is arranged around the liner assembly. A fuel injector body 203 is coupled to both the outer casing and the liner assembly, and the body has a first inlet opening 221 through a first wall (231 Fig. 5) and a second inlet opening (222 Fig. 5) through a second wall (232 Fig. 4). A mixing passage (207 Fig. 9) is fluidly connected to the inlets and to an outlet 205, and in use supplies a flow of fuel-oxidizer mixture 186 to the combustion chamber, with the first and second inlets receiving the oxidizer from the pressure plenum. The outlet may be a slot, and several fuel injector assemblies 200 may be arranged adjacent to each other. The combustion section may be at least one of a combustor-diffuser assembly, an afterburning system, an inter-turbine combustion system, and there may be multiple first inlets and second inlets. The combustion section is able to accommodate a fuel injector that provides a relatively shorter fuel injector that is less prone to coking or aero/thermal loading.
Patent GB-2591513-A (GB)
Title: Traffic signal system and method
Inventor: IAN OKEY
IPC: G08G1/0955
Filed: 2020-01-31
Abstract: A traffic signal system which switches between multiple transmission channels based on channel quality determined by listening during an all-red period Transmission of signals within a traffic signal system 100 is optimised by transmitting on an active channel of multiple channels during a transmission period; ceasing transmission and listening to another of the channels during a listening period; assigning a quality score to each channel; and switching from the active channel to an alternative channel for a following transmission period, the alternative channel being selected by comparison of the quality scores. The listening period may be during an all-red period of the traffic signal. Switching channel may be triggered by comparison of the quality scores or detection of a problem (e.g. transmission interruption or performance degradation) with the active channel. The score may be adapted based on a background signal level. It may be decreased for transmission interruption or performance degradation and gradually increased when no issues are detected. The channels may be ranked according to score and the alternative channel may be the highest ranked.
Patent GB-2597308-A (GB)
Title: Use of cannabidiol in the treatment of seizures associated with rare epilepsy syndromes related to structural abnormalities of the brain
Inventor: DANIEL ADAM CHECKETTS
IPC: A61P25/08
Filed: 2020-07-20
Abstract: A cannabidiol (CBD) preparation for use in the treatment of seizures associated with encephalocele. The seizures associated with encephalocele may be absence, focal seizures with secondary generalisation and focal seizures with impairment. The CBD preparation may comprise greater than 95% (w/w) CBD and no more than 0.15% (w/w) tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The CBD preparation may comprise greater than 98% (w/w) CBD and les than or equal to 25 (w/w) other cannabinoids comprising tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol-C1 (CBD-C1), cannabidivarin (CBDV) and cannabidiol-C4 (CBD-C4); wherein the THC is present as a mixture of trans-THC and cis-THC. The CBD preparation may be used in combination with one or more concomitant anti-epileptic drugs (AED), particularly levetiracetam, clobazam, rufinamide or topiramate. The CBD or a portion thereof may be isolated from cannabis plant material or prepared synthetically. The dose of CBD may be greater than 5mg/kg/day, 20mg/kg/day, 25mg/kg/day or 50mg/kg/day. A method of treating seizures associated with encephalocele comprising administering a cannabidiol (CBD) preparation is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2597493-A (GB)
Title: A plumbing connector
Inventor: GLEN ANSELL
IPC: F16L33/22
Filed: 2020-07-23
Abstract: A pipe connector comprising a hollow body having a central throughway defining an axis, the body comprising a tubular part 11 at at least one end, the tubular part having a groove retaining an elastically deformable sealing ring 2 on an outer face to seal, in use, with an inner diameter of a tube placed over the tubular part; a collet 3 fitted over the tubular part of the body so as to be axially fixed with respect to the body and being spaced from the tubular part to form a cavity for the tube, the inner face of the collet having at least one tooth to grip the tube, in use, and the outer face of the collet having a first screw thread; and a locking cap fitted over the collet and having an inner face with a second screw thread which is complementary to the first screw thread, wherein screwing the locking cap onto the collet from an unlocked configuration to a locked configuration causes inward deflection of the collet to press in use, the collet onto the pipe and the pipe onto the sealing ring to seal the interface between the body and the pipe.
Patent GB-2601345-A (GB)
Title: Shifter module for a vehicle
Inventor: KEVIN GEE
IPC: F16H59/02
Filed: 2020-11-27
Abstract: A gear-shifting module 14 suitable for detachable mounting on an interior component 16 of a vehicle interior 10. The module 14 comprises a mounting base 22; a lever 24, with a longitudinal extension 30, provided on the base 22 and pivotable about a pivot axis P between neutral, first, and second positions; a sensor 28 for detecting movement of the lever 24 to the first/second shifting positions; and a device 30 for wirelessly transmitting first/second signals indicating that a gear upshift/downshift should be performed when the sensor 28 detects that the shifting lever 24 is moved to the first/second position respectively. The module 14 is an independently preassembled accessory component which is, in its independently preassembled state, detachably mountable to the interior component and in the interior 10 by the mounting base 22.
Patent GB-2602180-A (GB)
Title: Embedding complex 3D objects into an augmented reality scene using image segmentation
Inventor: Danny Khazov
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2021-07-20
Abstract: Techniques related to embedding a 3D object model within a 3D scene are discussed. Such techniques include determining two or more object mask images for two or more corresponding cameras trained on the 3D scene, projecting 3D points from the 3D object model to the image planes of the two or more cameras, and determining a position and orientation of the 3D object model in the scene using the object mask images and the projected 3D points. An example system 100 for embedding a 3D model of a 3D object into an augmented reality scene according to an implementation of the present disclosure includes a camera array 101, an image segmentation and masking module 102, an image dilation module 103, a 3D model generator 104, a 3D model point sampler 105, a 3D point projection module 106, a position and orientation optimization module 107, and a virtual view module 108.
Patent GB-2610192-A (GB)
Title: Method of detecting and identifying a microorganism
Inventor: Nicolette Rebecca Hendricks-Leukes
IPC: G01N21/65
Filed: 2021-08-24
Abstract: Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) is used to identify microbes. This may be accomplished using a SERS-active surface. The surface comprises an electrode, covered with a sensing film. The electrode may be an (electrochemical) working electrode. The sensing film comprises noble metal nanoparticles, e.g. silver. These nanoparticles are wrapped in a polyelectrolyte to enhance the affinity for the target microorganism, e.g. bacteria, virus, parasite. The polyelectrolyte may be e.g. polyDADMAC, PAH or PSS. A first and second voltage are applied stepwise to the SERS-active surface. A SERS spectrum is generated. This spectrum is used as a fingerprint to identify the microbe. Spectrum data may be compared to a library of reference spectrum data of known microbes. The first voltage may be anodic and the second voltage cathodic. A positive voltage may be used. The nanoparticles may be functionalised with capture agents, e.g. antibodies. The electrode may be screen-printed.
Patent GB-2603024-A (GB)
Title: Charging system
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JOHN LEE
IPC: H02K53/00
Filed: 2021-08-25
Abstract: Charging system for EVs having multiple generators 3 attached to the drive shaft 5/prop shaft 4/axle 6 which extracts rotational kinetic energy and convert to electrical energy for charging the batteries. Internal rotor of the generator 3 rotates, and the external stator remains static. Air holes on the outer casing cools the components and prevent overheating. Electric components convert the electricity to appropriate voltage/ampere required for charging the batteries. Solar panel 1 on the roof charges the batteries. EV may still require mains charging. Electrical output of the generator may depend on the type of the generator 3. Size of the solar panel and the number of generators 3 may vary depending on the type and size of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2604679-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible structure
Inventor: IAN LYONS
IPC: E04H1/12
Filed: 2021-09-29
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a collapsible toilet structure which is selectively configurable in a collapsed configuration and an erected configuration. The collapsible toilet structure has at least one collapsible sidewall. The or each collapsible sidewall has a first wall panel and a second wall panel. The first and second wall panels are movable relative to each other selectively to configure the collapsible toilet structure in the collapsed configuration and the erected configuration in which the panels are extended. The present disclosure also relates to a collapsible structure which may be used a store or the like. The collapsible elements may be telescopically collapsed and may be biased towards the extended configuration. One of the wall panels may contain a reservoir for liquid. The wall panels may be disposed on a base which comprises a waste vessel.
Patent GB-2612086-A (GB)
Title: Battery module end cap
Inventor: ROBERT TRIGG
IPC: H01M50/507
Filed: 2021-10-21
Abstract: An end cap 100 for a battery module housing of an electric vehicle comprises an electrically conductive end cap housing 102, configured to connect to an end of a traction battery housing. The end cap comprises an electrically insulating busbar connector housing 104 fixed within the end cap housing. The end cap comprises an electrically conductive busbar connector 106 fixed within the busbar connector housing. The busbar connector housing is configured to electrically isolate the busbar connector from the end cap housing. The busbar connector is configured to connect to a module busbar of a battery module inside the battery module housing, and provide a terminal outside the battery module housing to allow for electrical connection to the module busbar.
Patent GB-2614257-A (GB)
Title: High resolution wide swath SAR imaging
Inventor: ALAN THOMPSON
IPC: G01S13/90
Filed: 2021-12-22
Abstract: A method of operating a Synthetic Aperture Radar 'SAR' to acquire image data of a swath 200 comprising one or more subswaths 200A, B, C is provided, wherein the SAR is carried on a platform 100 moving along a flight direction 120 and a radiated beam is directed towards the swath, the method comprising: electronically steering the beam in azimuth direction along one subswath for each burst; and mechanically steering the beam in a direction opposite to the flight direction during each burst. The method allows to obtain an improved swath to resolution ratio. The mechanical steering preferably involving rotating the SAR with respect to the platform and/or moving or slewing the platform.