baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2581413-A (GB)
Title: Coating composition
Inventor: LAUREN BOWKER
IPC: C09D5/29
Filed: 2019-11-27
Abstract: A coating composition comprising a chromic component comprising liquid crystal (LC), and a curable oligomer and/or monomer, and a curing initiator. The LC may be a cholesteric LC and/or a phenyl benzoate ester and may be present from 35-75 wt%. The composition may include a colourant, which may be selected from a static liquid crystal, dye or pigment, which may be a powder or a non-aqueous solution. The LC may be unsealed. The oligomer and/or monomer may be dissolved or dispersed in a non-aqueous solvent, or it may be polar and immiscible with the liquid crystal. The oligomer may comprise urethane, e.g. aliphatic urethane methacrylate. The monomer may be one or more of hydroxyl-substituted alkyl acrylate, alkyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate. It may include a UV absorber, which may be insoluble in water. The composition may be adapted to coat nails, and it may be a gel. Also provided is a cured coating composition derived for the coating composition, to provide a continuous phase coating, and a method to form it. Also provided is the use of a liquid crystal coating comprising a continuous polymer matrix derived from a curable oligomer and/or monomer to provide a colour-change effect on a substrate.
Patent GB-2584947-A (GB)
Title: Roof modules
Inventor: MICHAEL COPAGE
IPC: E04D12/00
Filed: 2020-03-27
Abstract: A roof module (110) is provided for location on a roof truss structure.The module (110) includes a base barrier member (3), a support member (2) which is fixed to an in-use upwardly-directed face of the base barrier member (3), a plurality of roof surface members (4) which are fixed to the support member (2) and a brace member (5) which is fixed to an in-use downwardly directed face of the base barrier member (3) and extends downwardly therefrom. The support may be a batten and the surface members tiles. The brace member may be fixed adjacent rafters of the roof frame in use. The support members may engage support members of adjacent modules via connectors (8) and the brace members engage brace members of adjacent modules. The module may be prefabricated off site.
Patent GB-2586531-A (GB)
Title: Image data decompression
Inventor: Paul Higginbottom
IPC: H04N19/90
Filed: 2020-03-31
Abstract: Decompressing a block of image data from a bitstream, the block comprising image data elements each having data values relating to a respective one or more channels. An indication of an origin or base value for each channel is read from the bitstream. For each channel: an indication of a first number of bits for representing difference values between the data values and the origin value for the channel is read from the bitstream; and a second number of bits is obtained such that representations of the difference values for each image data element are read from the bitstream using the second number of bits per image data element. Based on the read representations of the difference values, for each channel and for each image element values being decompressed, a difference value is determined 610 based on the first number of bits, preferably by adding a number of least significant bits to extend the second number of bits to the first number of bits. The data of the decompressed or decoded block in a channel is determined 606 using: the origin value for the channel, and the determined difference values for the channel.
Patent GB-2595638-A (GB)
Title: Method for PDCP network coding in 5G-Ran or 4G E-Utran
Inventor: PHILIPPE LE BARS
IPC: H04W28/06
Filed: 2020-05-20
Abstract: Wireless transmission of protocol data units (PDUs) over one or more radio link modules, comprising: splitting a service data unit (SDU), received from an upper layer, into a plurality of data packets; obtaining combined data packets, by applying a Network Coding 503 to the data packets, encapsulating the combined data packets into at least one protocol data unit, wherein each protocol data unit comprises a header and transmitting the at least one protocol data unit over the one or more radio link modules. In one embodiment, if necessary, padding is added to the SDU or to data packets to have data packets of equal length to which the network coding is applied and wherein the header contains a padding indication to indicating whether padding has been added or not. In a second embodiment each combined data packet is associated with an identifier linked to the applied network coding, each PDU header has a sequence number 506 and the sequence number and identifier are linked by a predetermined function. The combined data packets may, for example, be combined by concatenating odd and even SDUs (Figure 6) or more generally may be a linear combination of a plurality of data packets.
Patent GB-2583044-A (GB)
Title: An alternative method to interact with a user interface using standard barcode scanners paired up with an augmented reality heads up display
Inventor: OZGUR OZSERIN
IPC: G06V30/224
Filed: 2020-07-08
Abstract: System comprising a handheld barcode reader 106 with a unique identifier 118 and an augmented reality (AR) adapter (102 figure 1). The adapter comprises a camera (114 figure 1) with a field of view (FOV) (116 figure 1) and a presentation generator (120 figure 1) for providing an AR display based on first data captured by the barcode reader. The location of the AR display on the presentation generator is based on the location of identifier 118 within the FOV. The system further comprises a memory to store non-transitory computer executable instructions (128 figure 1) and a processor configured to interface with the presentation generator, camera, and memory. The processor executes the instructions to: analyse images captured by the camera, identify the identifier, receive second data based on the first data captured by the barcode reader, and cause the presentation generator to display third data, based on second data, at a time substantially simultaneous to the time at which the first data was captured. Images may be analysed to detect a user selection which may be used to modify the AR display by detecting: movement of the identifier, light emitted by the barcode reader, or obstruction of a target.
Patent GB-2586344-A (GB)
Title: Fluid flow regulator
Inventor: STIJN VAN DER UPWICH
IPC: F16K15/14
Filed: 2020-07-10
Abstract: A fluid flow regulator comprises a valve chamber 12 having a fluid inlet 14a and a fluid outlet 14b, and a valve member 16 inside the valve chamber 12. The valve member 16 is moveable inside the valve chamber 12 and is concave in the direction of the fluid inlet 14a and convex in the direction of the fluid outlet 14b. A check valve 22, resistance controller 29 and strainer 20 are also provided.
Patent GB-2588997-A (GB)
Title: Cardiovascular exercise device, system and method
Inventor: MARK WILLIAMS
IPC: G16H20/30
Filed: 2020-08-24
Abstract: A cardiovascular exercise device 100 is provided, the cardiovascular exercise device is for use to administer an exercise program comprising shuttle runs. The cardiovascular exercise device comprises: a tower 10 placeable at a first location; a user input 12 associated with the tower; a pacing bar 14 arranged to display a target pace of a user for a shuttle run of a track distance from the first location; and a processor configured to operate an exercise program. The administration of the exercise program comprises the steps of receiving a signal from the user input; defining a repetition as the time between subsequent signals from the user input; and indicating pacing information to the user based upon this signal.
Patent GB-2598565-A (GB)
Title: Disposable curtain
Inventor: RYAN PARSONS
IPC: A47H23/10
Filed: 2020-08-28
Abstract: A disposable barrier curtain 10 for a clinical setting comprises a sheet of polymer material 11 having a plurality of concertina creases 12. Each pair of adjacent concertina creases 12 defines a curtain panel 14 therebetween. Some curtain panels 14 have a mounting hole 16 therethrough and other curtain panels 14 do not have a mounting hole 16 therethrough. The absence of mounting holes 16 through some of the curtain panels 14 reduces the amount of punched waste material generated during manufacture. The curtain may be treated with an antibacterial formula. The holes may be punched / cut into the polymer sheet before it is folded / creased. The curtain may be part of a curtain system 20 including a curtain track 21 and slidable mounting hooks 18 which couple with the mounting holes 16. The polymer curtain may be formed of two layers / sheets of polypropylene material that are heat, pressure and/or ultrasonically bonded together.
Patent GB-2599724-A (GB)
Title: Smart Christmas tree
Inventor: KOSALA NAWARATNE
IPC: A47G33/08
Filed: 2020-10-12
Abstract: An artificial Christmas tree comprises a base stand, a plurality of connectable trunk sections 102 defining a central axis and a plurality of leaved branch sections 103 connectable to the trunk sections. The tree further comprises a decorative object 110 (such as Santa in a sleigh being pulled by reindeer), a microcontroller and a motorised rotary mechanism. A support bar 108 is connected to the rotary mechanism and the decorative object is attached to one end of the support bar. In use, when the motorised rotary mechanism is activated by the microcontroller, the support bar rotates about the central axis and the decorative object travels around the tree. The rotary mechanism may transfer reciprocal vertical motion to the decorative object. The tree may comprise at least one motion sensor which, when triggered, sends a signal to the microcontroller to activate the rotary mechanism. The tree may further comprise a speaker and the decorative object may comprise lights. The speaker and lights may be connected to the microcontroller. The motorised rotary mechanism may comprise: a cam and cam follower; first and second bevel gears; or a linear actuator.
Patent GB-2590539-A (GB)
Title: Double colour temperature lamp
Inventor: SHOUBAO CHEN
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2020-10-21
Abstract: A double colour temperature lamp includes a base that comprises power access terminals for electrical connection, a driving power supply 31 and a circuit switch 4. The circuit switch has multiple switching states for directing power from the power supply to a luminous module that comprises a high colour temperature lamp bead module 55 and a low colour temperature lamp bead module 56. The circuit switch may be a two-pole three-position switch having switching states in which one of the lamp bead modules is switched on and the other is switched off, and in which both lamp bead modules are switched on. A resistance R1 may be included between terminals of the lamp bead modules connected to the circuit switch to allow a proportion of the current flowing through the circuit switch in the switching states in which one of the lamp bead modules is switched off to be shunted through that lamp bead module, to provide maximum and minimum colour temperature outputs between the colour temperature values of the individual lamp bead modules and to reduce the total number of lamp beads needed.
Patent GB-2603797-A (GB)
Title: Painting aid device
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER MURRAY SINCLAIR
IPC: E06C7/14
Filed: 2021-02-15
Abstract: A combined paint tin and paint roller tray device having a paint roller tray that can be mounted on a ladder. Preferably the paint roller tray removably attaches to the top of a paint tin and may have two locking tabs to secure a paint roller. A mounting part may attach to the side of the ladder frame and may have two hollow paintbrush holders, which may be of different sizes. The device preferably attaches to the underside of the top of the paint tin by means of a circular clamping arrangement having a nut and bolt to secure it in place.
Patent GB-2595029-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for rendering & pre-encoded load estimation based encoder hinting
Inventor: MICHAEL KOPIETZ
IPC: H04N19/196
Filed: 2018-04-20
Abstract: Encoder hinting comprising a renderer recording a video sequence 600 comprising a plurality of frames, an encoder that records encoder quality settings (such as quantization parameters), where the renderer normalizes the encoder quality settings and these normalized quality settings 604 are used to hint the encoder to adaptively encode the video sequence. The process is also claimed as part of a process of encoding video game data by recording a number of game playthroughs, sorting the frames from the playthrough into cells (e.g. based upon their location in the game world or map), collecting a list of sorted frames, calculating an average frame size for the cells, encoding frames in a first pass, recording quality settings and using these to calculate a per-cell normalized quality setting for each cell. These normalized settings are used to hint the encoder for future frames in the cell.
Patent GB-2597372-A (GB)
Title: Image generation using one or more neural networks
Inventor: Jonah Philion
IPC: G06T17/30
Filed: 2021-06-22
Abstract: One or more neural networks are used to generate one or more three-dimensional (3D) images 556 based, at least in part, on two or more two-dimensional (2D) images having different frames of reference or viewpoints 552. The neural networks may include feature extraction networks to extract semantic features from the 2D images (Fig. 5A, 504). Frustum-shaped clouds may be generated for the 2D images (Fig. 5A, 506) and may then further be placed within the 3D world frame of reference (Fig. 5A, 508). Trajectories moving through the captured environment may be determined and further represented within the 3D image.
Patent GB-2611323-A (GB)
Title: Video coding and decoding
Inventor: GUILLAUME LAROCHE
IPC: H04N19/70
Filed: 2021-09-29
Abstract: A method of generating a list of motion vector (mv) predictor candidates for decoding an image portion encoded using a merge mode, comprises: determining a merge mode used to encode; adding a pairwise motion vector predictor candidate to a list of motion vector predictor candidates depending on the determination. Further, a method comprises: generating a pairwise motion vector predictor candidate; adding the pairwise candidate to a list of candidates, positioned nearer the top of the list than bottom. Alternatively, generating an initial list of motion vector predictor candidates; when candidate reordering is selected, reordering at least a portion of the list, generating a reordered mv predictor candidate list; and adding a pairwise candidate into the reordered list. Other methods include: generating an initial list of motion vector predictor candidates; deriving a pairwise candidate from two candidates in the list, comprising the first candidate and an ith candidate. Or determining, by threshold motion vector difference, whether the pairwise motion vector predictor candidate is similar to an existing candidate in the list prior to pairwise candidate addition. Alternatively, the list includes a pairwise motion vector predictor candidate built from other candidates; at least one non motion parameter for the pairwise candidate determined based on characteristic of other candidate(s).
Patent GB-2612075-A (GB)
Title: Well installation electrical transmission systems
Inventor: STEVEN MARTIN HUDSON
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2021-10-21
Abstract: Well installation electrical transmission and communication system for use in a well installation having a downhole metallic structure (2) and a platform (3) provided above the level of a borehole (B) for the transmission of at least one of electrical power and electrical communication signals between an out of hole station (4) and a downhole station (5). In some instances, the out of hole station is arranged to modulate current applied to the downhole metallic structure by an impressed current cathodic protection system. In some instances, the out of hole station is connected electrically between a portion of the platform or of the metallic structure galvanically connected to the downhole metallic structure, and a downhole connection location on a second set of downhole metallic structure in a second borehole.
Patent GB-2606931-A (GB)
Title: Dry vapor dewar temperature monitoring retrofit lid adapter
Inventor: BRET BOLLINGER
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2020-01-14
Abstract: Method, system, apparatus, and/or device for monitoring a shipment. The vapor plug system includes a vapor plug. The vapor plug fits onto a shipper and partially seals contents within a payload area of a shipper. The vapor plug system includes a sensor that is configured to measure or determine a condition or location of the shipper. The vapor plug system includes an electronic device that has a display. The display is configured to provide the condition or the location to a user. The vapor plug system includes a vapor plug adapter. The vapor plug adapter includes a recessed pocket that is configured to receive the electronic device. The vapor plug adapter includes an opening within the recessed pocket and is configured to receive the sensor and allow the sensor to be inserted into the payload area of the shipper.
Patent GB-2620912-A (GB)
Title: Methods of operating an energy storage system
Inventor: Steve Wattam
IPC: H02J3/32
Filed: 2022-07-18
Abstract: a method of operating an energy storage system, the energy storage system being arranged to supply power to a power grid at a time tb over a predetermined operation time window, the method comprising determining a current state of charge, SoC, of the energy storage system at a time t0 101; estimating a total energy usage by the energy storage system between the time t0 and the time tb; determining a forecast SoC of the energy storage system 103 at the time tb based on the current SoC and the estimated total energy usage; inputting the forecast SoC, at least one operation constraint and one or more system parameters to an optimisation algorithm 107, determining a plurality of power values each corresponding to a time step during the predetermined operation time window using the optimisation algorithm, wherein each power value is decomposed into an integer component and a float component; and selecting one or more power values from the plurality of power values with a zero float component to form an operation baseline at which the energy storage system is to be operated during the predetermined operation time window.
Patent GB-2616093-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatuses for synchronization in a multi-AP coordination
Inventor: PASCAL VIGER
IPC: H04W72/541
Filed: 2020-05-29
Abstract: A communication method in a wireless network comprising, at a coordinator device managing a coordinator group of wireless devices: sending a resource sharing frame, the resource sharing frame reserving a transmission opportunity, TXOP, over adjacent 20 MHz channels and further allocating, for an allocation duration of data transmission, a shared frequency band of the reserved TXOP to a coordinated group of wireless devices managed by a coordinated device separate from the coordinator device, wherein data are exchanged between devices of the coordinated group in the shared frequency band, over a narrower band than the shared frequency band so as to reduce interference between adjacent channels. The bandwidth of the shared frequency band may be 20 MHz. The coordinator device may send, at a predefined sync time within the allocation duration, a synchronisation frame over the allocated shared frequency band. Also provided is a corresponding method at a device of a coordinated group of devices.
Patent GB-2611216-A (GB)
Title: Energy efficient electronic card
Inventor: JONATHAN LENCHNER
IPC: H04W4/00
Filed: 2021-03-23
Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for energy efficient data exchange is provided. The system may include a first electronic card device (ECD) including a first switch and a second switch. The system may include the first switch being configured to power on the first ECD responsive to the first ECD engaging a second ECD. The system may include the first ECD being configured to exchange data with the second ECD. The system may include a docking component configured to receive the first ECD. The system may include the docking component including an actuator configured to engage the second switch to power on the first ECD when the first ECD is received by the docking component. The system may include the first ECD configured to transfer received data from the second ECD to a mobile device associated with the docking component.
Patent GB-2611457-A (GB)
Title: Electronics module for a wearable article
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN LYNCH
IPC: H04B5/00
Filed: 2020-01-21
Abstract: An electronics module 100 for a wearable article (200, Fig. 1) preferably includes an interface 101 with an electronics arrangement (209, 211, Fig. 12) of the wearable article. The interface is suitable for receiving a sensing signal from the wearable article. The electronics module has a housing 119, 121 which encloses a controller (103, Fig. 12) for processing the sensing signal, a power source such as a battery 105, and a first antenna 107. When the electronics module is in use, the battery and controller sit between a user’s skin and the first antenna 107. The first antenna 107 is proximate the side of the housing furthest from the user’s skin. The first antenna receives power from an external device to charge the power source. The controller and the antenna are mounted on respective printed circuit boards (PCB). The first antenna may transmit information to a mobile device using a near-field communications (NFC) protocol. The electronics module preferably has a second antenna (109, Fig. 2) for Bluetooth (RTM) communication. The sensing signal may contain medical telemetry such as electrocardiogram (ECG) data. The wearable article is preferably an item of clothing.
Patent GB-2620666-A (GB)
Title: System and method for randomly generating and associating unlock codes and lock identifiers
Inventor: BRADFORD MINSLEY
IPC: G07C9/27
Filed: 2023-04-21
Abstract: A system and method for randomly generating unlock codes and identifiers for locks and creating random unlock code and identifier pairs comprising a processor configured to randomly generate a plurality of unlock codes and to randomly generate a plurality of identifiers. The processor then creates a plurality of unlock code / identifier pairs by randomly selecting an unlock code from the plurality of unlock codes, and randomly selecting an identifier from the plurality of identifiers. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention is integrated with, or part of, a distributed management system that controls access to various locations, such as self-storage units or a setting that requires restricted, selective, or monitored access that can be remotely controlled. Users can request an unlock code via the internet or text messaging using a mobile device and receive an unlock code if they are authenticated. The unlock code can be retrieved based upon a customer account number or the identifier, the randomly generated identifier being a lock identifier, which is marked on the lock. The lock can be programmed with the unlock code. Randomly creating the unlock code / identifier pairings increases security of the locks.