baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2569653-A (GB)
Title: Laminated fabric article
Inventor: ADAM BELLAMY
IPC: D06M17/08
Filed: 2017-12-22
Abstract: The laminated fabric article 10 comprises a face fabric 12 and a three-dimensional weft knitted fabric 14. The 3D weft knitted fabric 14 includes first and second knitted substrates separated by an intermediate textile spacer layer. The fabrics are preferably bonded to each other using hot-melt or water-soluble adhesives. The preferred face fabric comprises elastomeric material and nylon filaments. The preferred knitted fabric has a double knitted jersey configuration and comprises elastomeric polyester, polyurethane or elastane filaments. The preferred spacer layer is a pile layer. Volatile organic compound emission levels are specified. Production of the laminate, preferably using heat (26, figure 4) and rollers (28, figure 4) is also claimed. The laminated fabric is used in a vehicle component.
Patent GB-2571336-A (GB)
Title: Methods and system for monitoring and replenishing one or more laundry components
Inventor: DEBORAH JANE COOKE
IPC: D06F39/02
Filed: 2018-02-26
Abstract: A method of supplying and replenishing a laundry dosing system 10 with one or more reservoirs 14a-14d providing stocks of components for laundry includes monitoring consumption of each of the components in the reservoirs; automatically determining when each of the reservoirs need replenishment from the monitoring; and replenishing one or more components in response to a monitoring result. The method is used in a laundry system with a processor that receives data from monitoring devices 18a-18d and analyzes the data. The monitoring devices may collect data on usage patterns of each component and the processor may analyze this data to predict replenishment rates or to recommend other products. A system for automatically reordering components for a laundry dosing system includes reservoirs and a computer processor for storing instructions. The processor determines an amount of component in the reservoirs, a component usage rate, a time-to-exhaustion and requests an order of the component when a reservoir drops below a threshold. A reservoir with an internal chamber for storing one or more laundry components includes a monitoring device, a controller for communicating with a remote system and a connector for fluidly and controllably connecting the reservoir to a washing machine.
Patent GB-2572317-A (GB)
Title: Control apparatus and method
Inventor: DAVID JOHN SKULINA
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2018-03-06
Abstract: A control arrangement 10 comprises computer apparatus 12, 18 storing a control function which controls computer software in dependence on control data received by the control function from a manually or voice operated user interface. The control arrangement also comprises a camera 14 providing image data to the computer apparatus 12, 18 in dependence on at least one image acquired by the camera. The computer apparatus 12, 18 recognizes a facial expression in image data received from the camera 14 when the camera acquires an image of a face. The computer apparatus 12, 18 also operates the control function in dependence on the recognized facial expression, whereby the computer software is controlled by the facial expression instead of by operation of the manually or voice operated user interface. Facial expression recognition may for example be movement of eyes from left to right, movement or position of the face itself, nods or turns of the head or a disposition of a part of the face such as a closed eyelid and may also comprise recognising that a user’s gaze is directed towards a location on the display (known as gaze or eye tracking).
Patent GB-2575812-A (GB)
Title: A wearable air purifier
Inventor: STEPHEN BENJAMIN COURTNEY
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 1100a comprises 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 head wearable air purifier further comprise a nozzle 1300 arranged to receive the filtered airflow from the first speaker assembly, the nozzle comprising an air outlet arranged to emit the received filtered airflow from the head wearable air purifier. The filter assembly is provided upstream of the impeller and comprises one or more generally frusto­conical filter elements. A portion of the outer surface of the speaker assembly above the impeller is transparent.
Patent GB-2577083-A (GB)
Title: Warning apparatus and use thereof
Inventor: PETER THOMPSON
IPC: B61L15/02
Filed: 2018-09-12
Abstract: A warning apparatus (102), comprising: a housing (104); attachment means (124) for attaching the housing (104) to a structure (195); at least one warning indicator means (110, 120) carried by or within the housing (104); and actuation means (142, 144, 146, 148, 150) for actuating the at least one warning indicator means (110, 120) into a or a respective warning mode thereof; wherein the attachment means (124) are constructed and arranged such that the housing is removably attachable to the structure (195), and wherein the warning indicator means (110, 120) comprises custom warning indicator means comprising: audio recording means for recording an audio clip, and audio playback means for playing back the audio clip when the warning indicator means is in a or a respective warning mode. The application also relates to a vehicle movement warning apparatus wherein the vehicle is a train.
Patent GB-2580287-A (GB)
Title: Air void check clip
Inventor: ROY THOMAS JURY
IPC: E04F21/18
Filed: 2018-10-05
Abstract: An air void check clip has an H-shaped cross-section. An edge of an insulation board (13, fig. 2) is inserted into the clip, with the clip then nailed to a joist or rafter (16, fig. 3). The clip has a tab extending from each end of one sidewall of its length. Each tab extends on opposite sides of the one sidewall and has six nail holes 6, 7. Plasterboard (15, fig. 3) is then fitted using drywall screws (14, fig 3) through the clip. The clip can be made from uPVC plastic and can be treated with a fire retardant.
Patent GB-2567593-A (GB)
Title: Neutral valve, and valve assembly equipped with same
Inventor: TOMOYUKI FUJII
IPC: F16K11/07
Filed: 2017-08-24
Abstract: A neutral valve according to the present invention comprises a spool that is inserted in a housing so as to be capable of movement in a prescribed direction and that moves between a neutral position at which a first port and a second port are connected via a valve passage, a first offset position which is on one side in the prescribed direction relative to the neutral position and at which the second port and the valve passage are disconnected, and a second offset position which is on the other side in the prescribed direction relative to the neutral position and at which the first port and the valve passage are disconnected. The spool has, on the outer peripheral section thereof, a first pressure receiving surface that is pressed to one side in the prescribed direction when subjected to fluid pressure from the first port, and a second pressure receiving surface that is pressed to the other side in the prescribed direction when subjected to fluid pressure from the second port. The housing has a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber that are at a distance from both the first port and the second port and to which the end parts of the spool in the prescribed direction are respectively positioned. The first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber are connected to the valve passage via a communication passage.
Patent GB-2582555-A (GB)
Title: Non-orthogonal multiple access for machine type communications in a wireless communications network
Inventor: Salah Eddine Hajri
IPC: H04W4/70
Filed: 2019-03-22
Abstract: A method of obtaining channel state information estimates in a network which supports communications with MIMO base stations and UEs and machine type communication MTC devices. The MTC devices, apply device-specific interleaving patterns to training signals, and apply a device-specific sparse mapping pattern to the training signals. Uplink transmissions are sent from the MTC device comprising the training signals and data signals. The UEs, send an uplink transmission comprising UE training signals and data signals. The MIMO base station receives an uplink transmission from the MTC and UE devices, using the device-specific interleaving pattern and mapping pattern of the MTC devices to distinguish the training signals of each MTC device from remaining MTC devices and from the training signals of each UE. The training signals are used to obtain CSI estimates. The method may be used in a non orthogonal multiple access communication network which supports a large number of MTC type devices MMTC.
Patent GB-2571669-A (GB)
Title: System and method for delivering packages to customers
Inventor: BRUCE W WILKINSON
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 2017-12-07
Abstract: In some embodiments, system, apparatuses and methods are provided useful for delivering packages. One such configuration may include storage lockers and a control circuit that detects proximity of delivery agents to a locker, and in response, sends a code to an agent that verifies the agent upon receipt of the code therefrom. In another configuration, the control circuit associates a storage locker with a customer profile, detects a customer approaching and a first authentication aspect, receives a second authentication aspect, and compares the authentication aspects with the customer profile. In another example, a control circuit associates a delivery container with a customer profile and the delivery agents handling the container, and upon receiving a package scan, compares the scan with aspects associated with responsible delivery agents. In another example, a control circuit receives sensed data from a customer and authenticates delivery by comparing the sensed data with delivery agent profiles.
Patent GB-2585674-A (GB)
Title: Prosthesis
Inventor: NATHAN MACABUAG
IPC: A61F2/80
Filed: 2019-07-10
Abstract: A prosthesis having: a sleeve for receiving a portion of a limb; and a rigid socket at the distal end of the sleeve providing a stop for the limb; the socket being at least partially defined by a section of the sleeve. The sleeve is formed in part from a flexible fabric material, preferably with an outer layer (14, figure 2) of polyester and a softer inner layer (16) having a high coefficient of friction which may be augmented by silicone strips to inhibit sliding. Sandwiched between these layers at the distal end may be a rigid insert (20), which can form the socket, and a layer of cushioning (21) such as polyurethane foam. The prosthesis may include a rigid mount 22 for receiving a prosthetic limb via a spigot-and-recess or magnetic coupling, with constrictors 28 to adjust its fit. The prosthesis is manufactured by laser-cutting the layers to size, overlaying them, heating and optionally pressing them in a flat-bed heat press, then shaping them on a mandrel.
Patent GB-2585389-A (GB)
Title: High-performance distributed fiber sensing system based on EHZ ultrafast pulse scanning
Inventor: YING SHANG
IPC: G01D5/353
Filed: 2019-07-31
Abstract: A high-performance distributed fibre sensing system based on EHz ultrafast pulse scanning, wherein the system comprises an EHz ultrafast pulse scanning laser 10, a circulator 20, a sensing fibre 30, a coupler 40, a first interference arm 51, a second interference arm 53, Faraday rotation mirrors 52, 54 and a phase demodulator 60. The laser comprises a pump laser source, three wavelength division multiplexers, a cascaded phase-shifted fibre grating, a plurality of electro-optic modulators and a controller. The grating comprises a plurality of gratings that are engraved on a doped fibre, each grating having a different central window wavelength and a wavelength interval between the adjacent central window wavelengths being a preset, fixed value. The controller is configured to select sequentially an electro-optic modulator of the plurality of modulators according to a preset time interval. The lengths of the first interference arm and the second interference arm are not equal, forming an unbalanced Michelson interferometer. The phase demodulator is connected to the coupler, and is configured to demodulate a phase change caused by a disturbance signal in the sensing fibre. The phase demodulator may comprise photoelectric detectors and a phase demodulation unit, and may be configured to receive backward Rayleigh scattering interference light returned from the interference arms.
Patent GB-2586472-A (GB)
Title: A bung device
Inventor: DAVID REYNOLD JOHN BURDEN
IPC: B67D1/04
Filed: 2019-08-19
Abstract: The invention is a bung 99 for a cask (fig 6 30). The bung comprises a body 59, a fluidic pathway through the body which may be longitudinal from top to bottom (fig 7), at least one displaceable top seal 36 and an expandable fluid container 64 attached to the base of the pathway. The bung may more specifically be suitable for a beer cask. The top seal 36 may be a tut seal and may also comprise a second bottom seal 66. The longitudinal channel may in addition have a side entrance 60 that communicates with the inside of the keg (fig 7). Inside this channel a further one-way valve may be present 26, which may comprise a sprung ball mechanism 62.
Patent GB-2573971-A (GB)
Title: A beverage container with a dispenser
Inventor: Vincent Sitwell
IPC: B65D83/00
Filed: 2018-02-12
Abstract: A beverage container arranged to dispense a measured amount of a beverage is disclosed. The beverage container is adapted to be stored on the neck of the vessel and detached from the vessel to dispense the beverage either into the vessel or another vessel.
Patent GB-2578515-A (GB)
Title: Non-contact authentication device
Inventor: DAVID JARDINE
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2018-09-05
Abstract: An authentication system has biometric sensing devices 56 incorporated in a seat 50, positioned to be close to a user’s skin when seated in the seat, so as to capacitively measure the user’s Electrocardiogram (ECG). Means for communicating with a computing means 56 is provided and the computing means are adapted to determine user authentication by comparing the user’s ECG with a template. The seat can be in a vehicle and the user authentication can permit the user to start or control the vehicle. Filtering means may be provided for distinguishing the ECG signal from capacitive sensor changes resulting from the user shifting position in the seat.
Patent GB-2588108-A (GB)
Title: Receiving and sorting system
Inventor: ALEXANDER LORKE
IPC: B65G67/02
Filed: 2019-10-07
Abstract: A system 100 for receiving and sorting items to be delivered comprises at least three item handling stations 101-110, and an internal transport infrastructure 120 for transporting items from one handling station to another. Each item handling station comprises one or more loading and/or unloading bays for either receiving items to be dispatched via another item handling station in the system, or for dispatching items for delivery, and a conveyor system for transporting items between the one or more loading and/or unloading bays and the internal transport infrastructure. A control system 130 is configured to control each of the item handling stations to operate either as a receiving station or a dispatching station. The item handling stations may comprise dedicated loading/unloading bays, or it may comprise a bay configurable for loading/unloading. The internal transport may comprise a plurality of vehicles, multiple modes of transport, unmanned vehicles, aerial and ground vehicles, where the control system may allocate routes for vehicles. The conveyor system may comprise a conveyor to load or unload items, with splitter/merger or multiple bays. A method of operating a receiving and sorting station is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2590695-A (GB)
Title: 3D printer head
Inventor: Hafiz Muhammad Asad Ali
IPC: B33Y30/00
Filed: 2019-12-24
Abstract: A printer head 1 for a fused deposition modelling printer comprises a body having a chamber 7 for holding material, a heating element 10 for heating material contained within the chamber and an output aperture 6 through which material can be extruded for deposition. A cover member 2 is moveable relative to the output aperture to vary the size of the output aperture that is uncovered. The outlet aperture is preferably elongate and may be profiled having a width that varies along its length. The cover member may also have an aperture, with a width that varies, that is slidable over the outlet aperture to vary the outlet size. The cover member may be a cover shell that fits around and is rotatable relative to the body. The heating element may extend in a radial direction of the internal area of the chamber and generate an internal pressure for driving material flow to the output aperture. A method of manufacturing a product using the printer head comprises moving the cover member relative to the outlet aperture to vary the thickness of the material being extruded.
Patent GB-2578696-A (GB)
Title: Pressurized seat check valve
Inventor: DO SEO PARK
IPC: F16K27/02
Filed: 2018-05-10
Abstract: A pressurized seat check valve including a flexible frustoconical seat having a back surface configured for exposure to upstream pressure, a closure member in sealable communication with the seat, the closure member being biased into contact with the seat and, in use, the seat being deflected toward the closure member by the exposure to upstream pressure.
Patent GB-2591740-A (GB)
Title: Fluid Turbine
Inventor: ROBERT NORFOLK
IPC: F03D3/06
Filed: 2020-01-24
Abstract: A transverse axis (cross-flow) wind or water turbine, comprises a rotor 14 having a plurality of blades 22 spaced from the rotor axis 12 such that fluid can flow through a gap between the axis 12 and an inner edge 36 of each blade. Each blade 22 is offset from the axis 12 such that the axis 12 does not lie in the blade plane. An inlet section comprising a cylindrical or tubular casing or shroud 18 partially surrounds the rotor 14, the casing 18 having an inlet 20 to permit a portion of the fluid flow to enter the casing to drive the rotor 14. A fixed or adjustable inlet baffle 30 may be provided. Once the fluid has imparted energy to the rotor the fluid may flow parallel to the axis 12 into an exhaust region 24. A pair of turbines may be mounted to a mast or post (2, figs. 3-14) to form an array with their axes either vertical or horizontal. The turbine may be attached to a floating platform, pontoon or vessel (110, figs.16-21).
Patent GB-2591783-A (GB)
Title: Limb shielding devices
Inventor: MORITZ EMIL REUTER
IPC: A41D13/08
Filed: 2020-02-06
Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a limb shielding device 2, for shielding a user’s hand. The device comprises a shielding member 4, configured to shield at least part of a user’s limb, including the hand, which comprises a restricted opening arranged at a proximal end of the shielding member and dimensioned to allow a user’s limb to be inserted into the shielding member. The device also comprises a restriction element or ring 8 for restricting the opening relative to the user’s limb such that once the limb is inserted into the shield and the opening is restricted relative to the user’s limb, the limb cannot be retracted through the opening. The device further comprises a closure member 10 capable of being moved, by the user’s hand within the shielding member, into a closed position such that at least part of the limb is constrained within the shielding member, and a locking arrangement, such as screw thread 12 for securing the closure member in the closed position.
Patent GB-2593147-A (GB)
Title: Slice-specific authentication and authorization
Inventor: MAHMOUD WATFA
IPC: H04W48/18
Filed: 2020-02-12
Abstract: A Network Slice-Specific Authentication and Authorization (NSSAA) procedure in a network comprising a UE and a first network entity wherein a first message to initiate a procedure is received at the first network entity; the first network entity responds with a second message and if a first condition is met, in which the second message comprises a predefined indication, a second procedure may be blocked. The first network entity may be an AMF, the first message for registration and the second message a registration acceptance. The restricted second procedure may comprise pending NSSAA network slices, registration procedures, service requests and 5GSM procedures. Second and third conditions may also be required relating to pending network slices. Blocking determinations may allow first-type procedures and/or block second-type procedures. The requested second procedure may be allowed if it comprises one of the predefined first-type procedures which may comprise: emergency services; high priority access; and request the release of a PDU session. The method may comprise a UE setting/clearing a flag and/or entering a first or second sub-state for a 5GSM entity if one or more second procedures are restricted. A UE, first network entity and computer program comprising instructions is also claimed.
Patent GB-2580256-A (GB)
Title: Well tool device with a breakable ballseat
Inventor: KENNETH TUNES
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2018-10-25
Abstract: A well tool device (1) comprising a housing (10) having a through channel (11) with a first end (11a) and a second end (11b), said housing (10) further comprises a breakable ball seat (15), wherein a drop ball (17) received in the ball seat (15) 5 partially or fully closes fluid communication in the through channel (11) of the housing (10). The breakable ball seat (15) is made of brittle and/or tempered glass, wherein the ball seat (15) is broken by a pressure build up in the housing (10) forcing the ball seat (15) against one or more disintegrating means (16), said disintegrating means (16) are provided as inside protrusions in the through channel (11).
Patent GB-2585130-A (GB)
Title: Bovine headpiece and method
Inventor: BARBARA MURPHY
IPC: B68B1/10
Filed: 2018-02-22
Abstract: A light-based method of causing a substantial suppression of melatonin production comprises the step of shining blue light from an artificial blue light source into just one eye of a bovine, supressing production of melatonin and inducing a physiological change such as improved ovarian growth, increased rise in circulating gonadotropins; increased frequency of estrus behaviour, improved mammary development; greater body growth and total weight gain, increased heart girth, increased average daily gain (ADG), increases in growth of pre-pubertal heifers, heavier or taller heifer at parturition, increased carcass protein content and reduced subcutaneous fat, faster onset of puberty and body weight at puberty, earlier first conception, improved feed efficiency; faster return to reproductive competence post-partum, increased conception rates and reduced risk of artificial inseminations or twin pregnancy, reduction in calving interval, increases in 60-day non-return rate; younger first calvers, or slowed decline in semen viability and improved semen quality.