baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2551807-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods to generate music
Inventor: PHILIP DAVID SHEPPARD
IPC: G10H7/00
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating music in real-time using one or more pre-recorded items of music, where the generated music is dependent on user data such as: time, date, weather, biometric data, pace, speed, mode of travel, heart rate, location, GPS location and direction of movement. In response to a user request S32, and based on received user data S34, at least one database containing a plurality of pre-recorded items of music is filtered S36. At least one of the items of music is selected S38 and used to generate music S40, and associated metadata S46. Preferably at least two items of music are selected, combined and further modified according to a change in user data S42. Modification parameters include: pitch, key, melody, rhythm, timbre, form and tempo. The databases may be remote and may include harmony, beat, solo and atmosphere databases. An image capture device such as a camera may capture an image while the generated music is being rendered, and a link may be created between the image and music.
Patent GB-2551817-A (GB)
Title: Drive unit
Inventor: MICHAEL REES
IPC: B66B9/08
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: The drive unit (fig.1,1) has a base (fig.1,2) connected to a housing (fig.1,3), which pivots relative to the base, and a communication means, preferably a rotating mechanical mirror shaft. The housing has two yoke shaft sleeves 4a,4b, on opposite sides of the base, connected by a rigid cross sleeve 5; and two yokes 9a,9b having guide wheel assemblies 11a,11b, with one or more guide wheels 12a,12b, and a yoke shaft 13a,13b. In use, each yoke shaft slides within its respective sleeve, engaging the communication means in the cross sleeve, so the movement of one yoke shaft causes the other to move simultaneously. Preferably, the housing pivot axis 7 and the cross sleeve axis 8 are offset and lie in a plane perpendicular to the parallel axes of the yoke shafts and each guide wheel assembly pivots in an open jaw 10a,10b with respect to their yoke. The drive unit may form part of a controlled stair lift system with a seat on the base. Preferably, a motor drives the unit along a single running rail, and sensors (fig.1,14,15,16) provide information about the angle between the housing and base, movement of the yoke shafts and the incline of the seat to control the seat level during travel. A method of installing the drive unit and system is provided.
Patent GB-2552796-A (GB)
Title: Coffee capsule
Inventor: LESLIE ALEXANDER GORT-BARTEN
IPC: B65D85/804
Filed: 2016-08-08
Abstract: Coffee capsule 1 for use in a coffee machine comprising: frusto-conical section with annular flange 7; a sealing means located on the flange comprising a plurality of arcuate members 11 having a first radius, each arcuate member being spaced from an adjacent arcuate element having the first radius. Preferably, seal comprises arcuate members at a second 12 and third 13 radius, where the spatial separation of arcuate member at each radius is offset by an angular cut. Preferably, the capsule is biodegradable cellulose material and is plastically deformed in use.
Patent GB-2553823-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for use in wellbore packing
Inventor: STEPHEN REID
IPC: E21B43/04
Filed: 2016-09-15
Abstract: A packer apparatus 10 for use in a borehole packing operation. The apparatus features a seal member 14 disposed on a body 12 and an activation arrangement operatively associated with the seal member. The activation arrangement is configured to engage the seal member so as to urge the seal element to a radially extended position relative to the body and thereby reconfigure the apparatus from a first configuration to a second configuration. The seal member also features a swellable member configured to swell on exposure to a selected reactant and thereby reconfigure the apparatus from the second configuration to a third configuration. A conduit 18 (or shunt) is configured to transport a borehole packing material through the apparatus. In another embodiment, no swellable member is present, instead, a fluid communication arrangement for providing lateral fluid communication through the apparatus, the fluid communication arrangement disposed between a first end and a second end of the apparatus is provided.
Patent GB-2559182-A (GB)
Title: Finned coaxial cooler
Inventor: CHARLES PENNY
IPC: F28D7/14
Filed: 2017-01-30
Abstract: A coaxial heat exchanger (100) suitable for use as a pre-cooler in an internal combustion engine exhaust gas recirculation system comprises at least one inner heat exchange tube for exchanging heat between said gas and said liquid coolant, a tubular outer body (103) surrounding at least part of the inner heat exchange tube. A cylindrical corrugated arrangement of fins (600, Figure 6) is housed within the inner tube. The fins may include longitudinal undulations (Figure 18), raised protrusions (Figure 7), or radial slots (Figure 22) to increase the heat transfer effectiveness of the fins. The radial slots may have straight and semi-circular portions of their geometry creating a light-bulb shaped profile (Figure 23). Additionally the fins may be of 3 different radial lengths in order to maximize surface area (see Figure 20). A plurality of inner tubes may also be provided (Figure 21). Bellows (105) may be mounted at either end of the outer heat exchange tube to provide a flexible joint to a flanges 101, 106.
Patent GB-2560773-A (GB)
Title: Electrical power generation on a vehicle
Inventor: Graham Andrew Holland
IPC: H01M8/0612
Filed: 2017-03-23
Abstract: A vehicle comprises a fuel store 104 configured to store a fuel, the fuel comprising a hydrocarbon, a fuel reformer 108 coupled to the fuel store 104 and configured to receive an input comprising the hydrocarbon and process the received input to produce an output comprising hydrogen, and a fuel cell 112 coupled to the fuel reformer 108 and configured to receive the hydrogen from the fuel reformer 108, and produce, using the received hydrogen, electricity for use on the vehicle. The output from the reformer 108 is preferably fed to a shift reactor 110 for reducing the carbon monoxide content and increasing the hydrogen content of fuel passed to the fuel cell 112. The shift reactor 110 is preferably a water gas shift reactor, which may receive steam produced by the fuel cell system. The system may also include a cooling system 118 for cooling separate entities 120 and/or the fuel cell 112 itself. Preferably the system is provided on an aircraft, and uses fuel from a fuel store 104 used to power an engine 102 of the aircraft as well as being fed to the reformer 108.
Patent GB-2547826-A (GB)
Title: Heterogeneous catalyst for transesterification and method of preparing same
Inventor: UMAKANT PRAVINCHADRA JOSHI
IPC: B01J37/03
Filed: 2015-10-09
Abstract: A transesterification catalyst that is heterogeneous and a method for preparing said transesterification catalyst are provided. The catalyst can be used in a variety of transesterification reactor configurations including CSTR (continuous stirred tank reactors), ebullated (or ebullating) beds or any other fluidized bed reactors, and PFR (plug flow, fixed bed reactors). The catalyst can be used for manufacturing commercial grade biodiesel, biolubricants and glycerin.
Patent GB-2564657-A (GB)
Title: Cooking hob monitoring method
Inventor: SAMUEL GERARD BAILEY
IPC: G08B17/12
Filed: 2017-07-17
Abstract: A method of monitoring a cooking hob or stovetop is provided. The method comprises using an infrared sensor such as a thermal imaging camera to take images of the hob and identify fire or pre-ignition conditions. The location of the hot plates, burners or pans within the image are identified based on their shape and temperature. Their temperature is then measured during use, and each hot plate classified into a likely cooking type such as boiling, frying, or hob with no pan on. Different pre-ignition or fire risk conditions are applied to each of the different cooking types. An alert is provided when fire risk conditions are met. A presence sensor may be provided to detect if a user is attending to the hob. The hob may be switched off if a pre-ignition or fire risk conditions are met.
Patent GB-2554517-A (GB)
Title: Catalyst binders for filter substrates
Inventor: GUY RICHARD CHANDLER
IPC: B01J35/02
Filed: 2017-07-21
Abstract: A catalytic article comprising a honeycomb wall-flow filter 10 having porous walls and a catalyst washcoat 15 comprising (i) a molecular sieve loaded with about 1 to about 10 weight percent of at least one non-aluminium promoter metal (wherein the promoter metal weight percent is based on the weight of the molecular sieve); and (ii) about 1 to about 30 weight percent of a binder having a d90 particle size of less than 10 microns (wherein the binder weight percent is based on the total weight of the washcoat). The d90 particle size may be less than 5 microns and/or more than 1 micron. The binder may be alumina, and the alumina may be selected from gamma-alumina and theta-alumina. The molecular sieve can be a SAPO or an aluminosilicate which may have a CHA, AEI, AFX, AFT, ERI, LEV or KFI framework, with a possible silica-to-alumina ratio (SAR) of about 10-50. The promoter metal may be selected from Cu, Fe, V, Ce, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh and Ni. The promoter metal is preferably copper.
Patent GB-2553948-A (GB)
Title: Downhole fluids with a particular impedance
Inventor: PAUL F RODNEY
IPC: E21B43/26
Filed: 2015-05-14
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composite fluid including a foundation fluid having an impedance at a frequency, and an additive combined with the foundation fluid that results in a composite fluid having an impedance different than the impedance of the foundation fluid at the frequency.
Patent GB-2553453-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for predicting service time point
Inventor: LINGYU ZHANG
IPC: G06Q50/30
Filed: 2016-12-19
Abstract: Systems and methods for predicting a service time point are disclosed. The system may perform the methods to obtain a set of historical service time points of a passenger (303); determine distribution information relating to the set of historical service time points (305); predict a service time point based on the distribution information (307); and push information associated with the transportation service to the passenger within a predetermined time period prior to the predicted service time point.
Patent GB-2567189-A (GB)
Title: Handling errors in buffers
Inventor: BALAJI VENU
IPC: G06F11/16
Filed: 2017-10-05
Abstract: An apparatus comprises a buffer with a plurality of entries to buffer items associated with data processing operations performed by at least one processing circuit, and a buffer control circuitry with a redundant allocation mode. When allocating a given item to the buffer, the buffer control circuitry is configured to allocate the given item to each entry of a set of N redundant entries of the buffer, where N ≥ 2. When reading or removing the given item from the buffer, the buffer control circuitry is configured to compare the items stored in said set of N redundant entries and to trigger an error handling response when a mismatch is detected between the items stored in said set of N redundant entries. An error detecting code storage circuitry may store an error detecting code corresponding to at least one set of N redundant entries, and when a mismatch is detected the buffer control circuitry may detect which of the set of N redundant entries is an erroneous entry using said the error detecting code. The buffer may comprise an instruction queue, a load/store queue, or a buffer within a cache, e.g. a transaction buffer.
Patent GB-2567460-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for obtaining Thévenin equivalent parameters of a power network
Inventor: MICHEL MALENGRET
IPC: G01R31/08
Filed: 2017-10-12
Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining the Thévenin equivalent parameters of a power network A method and apparatus for obtaining the Thévenin equivalent parameters of a power network. The method is performed at a point of common coupling 154 on the network wherein the point has a plurality m of wires 156, 158, 160, 162 and includes: injecting or drawing test modulated currents 190, 192, 194 into or from each of m-1 of the plurality of wires, wherein each of the test modulated currents simultaneously include at least two frequency components, a carrier frequency and a lower modulating frequency and no additional current is provided in the mth wire which provides a reference; obtaining an amplitude of the resultant voltage of the two frequency components at each of the m-1 wires at the point of common coupling; calculating a magnitude of a Thévenin equivalent impedance at the two frequency components of each of the m-1 wires using the known injected or drawn test current and the obtained voltage for each frequency component; and obtaining the Thévenin equivalent parameter values of each of the m­-1 wires using the calculated Thévenin equivalent impedance. The method can be repeated using a different set of the wires to determine the parameters for the mth wire.
Patent GB-2555969-A (GB)
Title: Refrigeration cycle device and air conditioning device
Inventor: NAOMICHI TAMURA
IPC: F25B43/02
Filed: 2015-06-03
Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to prevent lowering of oil concentration and oil exhaustion in a compressor if refrigeration oil incompatible with a refrigerant is used. This refrigeration cycle device is equipped with: a refrigerant circuit; and a bypass path 9 which branches between a compressor 1 and a four-way valve 2 and is connected to an accumulator 700. The interior of the accumulator 700 is provided with an inflow pipe 720 which has a plurality of oil returning mechanisms 710a, 710b of varying heights and is connected to the compressor 1. The refrigeration oil has a characteristic incompatible with the refrigerant. The outlet 9a of the bypass path 9 within the accumulator 700 is provided at a position between the oil returning mechanism 710a located in the lowest position and the oil returning mechanism 710b located in the highest position among the plurality of oil returning mechanisms 710a, 710b.
Patent GB-2569951-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for managing network of field-specific entity records
Inventor: GAURAV TRIPATHI
IPC: G06F16/95
Filed: 2017-12-30
Abstract: A method of managing a network of field-specific entity records comprises accessing the network of field-specific entity records comprising at least one pair of field-specific entity records within at least one field segment. The at least one pair of field-specific entity records is associated with relations there between, and comprises a first pair of field-specific entity records and at least one second pair of field-specific entity records. Weightage scores for each of the relations between the pair of field-specific entity records, and importance scores for each record based on attributes and relations are determined. A change in the importance score of a record of the first pair and/or the weightage score of the relationship between the first pair is determined. Based on this change a change in the importance score of a record of the second pair and/or the weightage score of the relationship between the second pair is determined. The network is then updated based on the determined changes.
Patent GB-2560803-A (GB)
Title: A roofing component
Inventor: SEAN COYLE
IPC: E04B7/16
Filed: 2018-01-22
Abstract: A structural roof module for a building 1, the structural roof module 1 having a base assembly, a pitched roof assembly 3 and roof support mechanism 4. The roof support mechanism 4 extends between the base assembly 2 and the pitched roof assembly 3. The structural roof module 1 is movable between an expanded in-use configuration and a collapsed configuration for stowage. The roof and base assemblies may include framed panels. Roof and base components can preferably be moved and fixed relative to each other. The support means may comprise two tie-bars and may be detachable and pivotable to the roof and base assembles. Preferably, the support means are located only at the perimeter of the module. The tie-bars may be mutually coupleable with a reinforcing mechanism. Also claimed is a collapsible roofing component (fig 7) for a module having top and bottom cords and support means.
Patent GB-2570725-A (GB)
Title: Piston for an internal combustion engine
Inventor: SEBASTIAN OHLER
IPC: F02F3/26
Filed: 2018-02-06
Abstract: A piston 114, for an internal combustion engine, comprising a central piston axis 134, a top face 138 perpendicular to the central axis and a piston bowl 142 in the top face and extending circumferentially about the central axis. The bowl includes a base 144 and a curved bowl side face 154 extending from the base towards the piston top face.The piston bowl includes a piston bowl edge portion 162 connecting the curved bowl side face to the piston top face or a piston bowl rim 174. The bowl edge portion defines a surface extending circumferentially about the central axis. The surface is connected at a first end to the curved bowl side face to form first sharp edge 170 and to the piston top face or the piston bowl rim at a second end to form second sharp edge 172. The sharp edges promote turbulent air/gas flow within the bowl.
Patent GB-2571521-A (GB)
Title: A transmitter for a quantum communication system, a quantum communication system and a method of generating intensity modulated Photon pulses
Inventor: MARCO LUCAMARINI
IPC: H04L9/08
Filed: 2018-02-22
Abstract: A transmitter for a quantum communication system has a photon source unit 1 comprising a photon source. The photon source unit may be configured to emit light pulses having a first intensity and a second intensity. A first intensity modulator is configured to receive an input light pulse from the photon source unit. The first intensity modulator comprises a first element 2 which is configured to split the input light pulse into two components, a phase modulator 3 configured to apply a phase shift between the two components, and a second element 4 configured to interfere the two components. The first intensity modulator may output light pulses having three or more different intensities. At least one of the first element and the second element are asymmetric. The first or second elements may comprise an asymmetric beam splitter, a tuneable ratio splitter or a polarising beam splitter. The transmitter may be configured to implement decoy state quantum communication.
Patent GB-2559910-A (GB)
Title: Variable stator blade control device
Inventor: KENTARO NAKAYAMA
IPC: F04D29/56
Filed: 2016-10-05
Abstract: The variable stator blade control device controls the attachment angle of stator blades of an axial compressor, and is equipped with: arms which are fixed to the stator blades; rotary rings which are connected to one end of the arms and are externally fitted to a casing of the compressor with a gap from an outer wall of the casing; a driving mechanism for turning the stator blades via the arms by causing the rotary rings to rotate; and multiple elastic bodies which are arranged around the casing in a circumferential direction between the rotary rings and the outer wall of the casing. Each of the elastic bodies is attached either to the rotary ring or to the outer wall of the casing while disposed in contact with the other, thereby biasing the rotary ring outward in a radial direction.
Patent GB-2574481-A (GB)
Title: A winding arrangement for use in magnetic devices
Inventor: KAPILA MANJULA WARNAKULASURIYA
IPC: H01F5/00
Filed: 2018-06-08
Abstract: A coil of electrically conductive material comprises: first and second sections 105b, 103b, each having a plurality of turns arranged around a winding axis of the coil. The outer periphery of the first plurality of turns 103b fit within the inner periphery of the second plurality of turns 105b when viewed along the winding axis of the coil and the first and second sections are adjacent when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the winding axis of the coil. The conductive material may be in the form of a flat wire which is less than 1.5 mm in the axial direction of the coil and less than 20 mm in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the coil. Each section of the coil may have identical turns and the inner periphery shape of the turns in each section may be the same, for example: rectangular, square or circular. The coil turns may be helical and concentric about the said axis. The number of turns in each coil section may be the same. A winding arrangement 111 may include first and second coils101a, 101b, as described above, where a first section of a first coil is disposed within the second section of the second coil and the first section of the second coil is within the second section of the first coil. The winding arrangement may be used in a magnetic device such as a compact, high frequency and high current electrical transformer.
Patent GB-2574614-A (GB)
Title: Interconnection network for integrated circuit
Inventor: Julian Jose Hilgemberg Pontes
IPC: G06F11/10
Filed: 2018-06-12
Abstract: An integrated circuit 200 consists of nodes connected by an interconnect. A transmission path 202 in the interconnect transfers data blocks from an upstream location 203 to a downstream location 205. A digest of the data, such as a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) code is generated 204 from the block at the upstream location. A further digest is generated 206 at the downstream location. The two digests are compared 216 to determine if the data block was transmitted successfully. The upstream digests may be stored in a buffer 208. If the interconnect retains the order of the data blocks transmitted between the locations, the buffer may store multiple digests in order. Alternatively, if there are multiple transmission paths between the locations, the buffer may associate data block identifiers with the digests. In this case, the ordering of the digests also may be checked to detect an error.
Patent GB-2575813-A (GB)
Title: A wearable air purifier
Inventor: MATTHEW MUNDY
IPC: H04R5/033
Filed: 2018-07-23
Abstract: A head wearable air purifier 1000 comprising a first speaker assembly 1100a and a second speaker assembly 1100b, wherein the first speaker assembly comprises a speaker, a filter assembly, an impeller for creating an airflow through the filter assembly, a motor arranged to drive the impeller, and an air outlet downstream from the filter assembly for emitting the filtered airflow from the speaker assembly. The impeller and the motor are disposed within an impeller casing. The first speaker assembly further comprises a housing containing the speaker, the filter assembly and the impeller casing, and the impeller casing is suspended within the housing by a plurality of resilient supports. The air outlet connects to a nozzle 1300, which is rotatable relative to the speaker housing.
Patent GB-2577239-A (GB)
Title: Heating & Hot Water System
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN BURTON
IPC: F24H9/18
Filed: 2018-07-25
Abstract: An electric water heater for domestic hot water or central heating comprises two hot water exchange units, pods 1 and 2, which are stainless steel capped cylinders incorporating tubular inserts. Heat is obtained from stainless steel electrodes that each provide 300W of power which are placed into the tubular insert. Each pod is serviced by a standard domestic water pump. The electrodes have direct contact with the flowing water to be heated, but are not immersed in the water.