baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2545625-A (GB)
Title: Device connectivity
Inventor: STEPHEN HURST
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 2014-07-24
Abstract: A method of operating a device comprises connecting to an external data source via a network, determining that the network connection has been broken, determining that the network connection has been restored and detecting that a user is accessing an application that requires access to the network connection. The device prioritises the accessed application with respect to the required access to the network connection over other background applications which may also require network access. Prioritisation may comprise reserving a percentage of available bandwidth for the accessed application. The device may compare the location of the device when the network connection is broken to the location of the device when it is restored and prioritise the accessed application if the locations differ.
Patent GB-2532221-A (GB)
Title: Equipment enclosure air flow control system
Inventor: JEAN-MICHEL RODRIGUEZ
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2014-11-11
Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for control of air flow in an equipment enclosure 102 such as rack enclosure for a data centre, the system comprising a first element located 106 on a first surface of the equipment enclosure, the first element having first 108 and second 110 reels located along opposing first and second edges of the first element. A first air flow control element is located between said first and second reels and having at least a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being located on an edge of the first air flow control element adjoining the first reel, said second portion being located on an edge of the first air flow control element adjoining the second reel. Each of the first and second portions have apertures located therein of a number or cross sectional area different from the other of said first and second portions. Movement of the first air flow control element from a first reel to a second reel by rotation of the first and second reels causing the first portion to be positioned substantially between the first and second reels or the second portion to be positioned substantially between the first and second reels.
Patent GB-2536229-A (GB)
Title: An Electronic Controller
Inventor: DANIEL NINAN
IPC: H02J3/38
Filed: 2015-03-09
Abstract: An electronic controller 114 is configured to determine an operational schedule for a first electronic device 100 based on one or more emissions characteristics of an electricity supply grid 102, the electronic device 100 having a connector 118 for receiving power from the grid 102. The controller 114 may determine, as part of the operational schedule, an operational-event start time, end time, duration and/or minimum level of emissions characteristics. The emissions characteristics may indicate a proportion of energy supplied by a type of energy source, which may be renewable, solar, tidal, wind, nuclear or fossil fuel. The emissions characteristics may comprise predicted grid emissions, which the controller may determine based on current or historic grid emissions and/or predicted, current or historic weather forecast, daylight, climate and/or tidal information. An operational-even start time may be scheduled when any of the emissions, proportion of power from a particular source, weather forecast, daylight, climate and/or tidal information satisfy a threshold level. The controller may determine the operational schedule in accordance with the operational schedules of one or more second electronic devices. The schedule may be a charging schedule and may be determined in accordance with a target charge level.
Patent GB-2523694-A (GB)
Title: Methods, remote access systems, client computing devices, and server devices for use in remote access systems
Inventor: YIP WILLIAM
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2012-11-21
Abstract: A method of managing the execution of a computer program in a remote access system, comprising: connecting a client computing device to a server device; receiving a request from the client computing device to operate a computer program; determining a device on which to execute the computer program; and executing the computer program on the server device or the client computing device according to the determination, the computer program being executable on both the client computing device and the server device respectively. Furthermore: a method for selectively remotely installing programs; a method for remote access and assistance; a method for monitoring a remote user's activity; a method for distributing group policies.
Patent GB-2539874-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft vapour trail control system
Inventor: PETER SWANN
IPC: F02C9/28
Filed: 2015-06-22
Abstract: The invention concerns an aircraft propulsion system 110 having an engine core within which fuel is combusted to produce an exhaust containing water produced from the combustion of fuel, a propulsive fan 102 for generating a mass flow of air which mixes with the exhaust of the engine core, and a sensor 130 arranged to sense a condition indicative of vapour trail formation by the exhaust flow from the engine. A controller 120 is arranged to control the ratio of the mass flow of water in the exhaust to the mass flow of air propulsed by the fan such that the ratio is reduced upon sensing of the condition by the sensor. The rotational velocity of the fan may be increased in response to the sensed condition. The fan may be arranged in a duct directing a flow of air bypassing the core towards the exhaust. The fan may be connected to an electrical network (26, figure 1) supplying additional drive energy to increase the rotational velocity of the fan.
Patent GB-2543342-A (GB)
Title: Fence panel
Inventor: JOHN BERNARDES
IPC: E04H17/14
Filed: 2015-10-16
Abstract: A fence panel includes one or more support structures for supporting plants. The panel comprises a frame: a pair of upright frame members 114 and a pair of rails 122, 124 extending between the upright frame members. The frame defines a plane of the fence panel and has a screen 130 attached. One or more support structures 132 is pivotally connected to the frame, an axis of rotation of said pivotal connection being substantially horizontal and said pivotal connection being proximate an edge of the support structure. The or each support structure 132 is rotatable between a closed position and an open position, an angle between the support structure and the plane of the fence panel being greater in the open position than in the closed position. The support structure may be panel pivoted to the frame by a pin connector and with a flexible stay 156 supporting it in the open position.
Patent GB-2544330-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for filtering molten metal and method of manufacturing the same
Inventor: KASSIM JUMA
IPC: C22B9/02
Filed: 2015-11-13
Abstract: An apparatus 100, and associated method, for filtering molten metal 400 comprises filtering means 101 and reinforcing means 102 to provide rigidity to the filtering means 101. Filtering and reinforcing means 101, 102 are bound / fastened together by a binding medium 103, mechanical fastening or adhesive such as PVA, phosphate, sodium silicate. Filter means 101may be a ceramic foam, pressed or extruded ceramic filter such as alumina, zirconia, silica, silicone carbide, carbon or ceramic fibres. Reinforcing means 102 may be in the form of a mount, holder, seat, funnel, runner, mould etc. Other elements include inner surface 102b of side wall of reinforcing means 103, with ledge or rim 102a. Central portion 1-1c is devoid of any reinforcing means, unlike portions 101c and therefore allow molten metal 105 to flow through 105.
Patent GB-2546065-A (GB)
Title: A garment
Inventor: ADAM CHARLES RICHARDSON
IPC: A41D1/00
Filed: 2015-11-27
Abstract: A vest 10 comprising at least one front panel 100, 200 and a back panel 300, with each panel having at least one primary fastening region, wherein either or both said primary fastening regions are provided with primary fastening means enabling a front panel to be releasably engaged to the back panel in a manner enabling formation of a desired vest shape and/or vest size. The application also describes a layered overlay constructed and adapted to modify the appearance of a vest, the overlay comprising an under-layer releasably engageable with a vest and a top-layer displaying such a modified appearance. The application also defines a garment comprising the vest and the layered overlay.
Patent GB-2544813-A (GB)
Title: Devices and methods for delivering pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to the skin
Inventor: PETER LUEBCKE
IPC: A61M35/00
Filed: 2015-11-30
Abstract: A device for delivering an agent to the skin of a subject comprising: (a) an anhydrous agent, wherein the agent is a pharmaceutical agent or a cosmetic agent; (b) an anhydrous heating component; and (c) a reservoir containing a first solvent and a second solvent, wherein in use solvent released from the reservoir hydrates the anhydrous agent to produce a solution and hydrates the anhydrous heating component which reacts exothermically thereby heating the solution, is provided. Preferably in use the first solvent is removed from the solution over time thereby concentrating the agent in the solution. Preferably the device comprises (i) a backing layer, wherein the backing layer is permeable to vapour of the first solvent; (ii) a solid substrate, wherein in use a portion of the first solvent is removed from the solution by adsorption onto the solid substrate; or (iii) a copolymer, wherein in use a portion of the first solvent is separated from the solution by selective absorption by the copolymer. Preferably the device comprises (i) a backing layer, wherein the backing layer is permeable to vapour of the first solvent; and (ii) a solid substrate, in particular activated carbon, wherein in use a portion of the first solvent is removed from the solution by adsorption onto the solid substrate. Preferably the first solvent is a solvent with a lower boiling point than water, in particular ethanol, and the second solvent is water. Preferably the anhydrous heating component is calcium chloride and/or magnesium sulphate.
Patent GB-2541073-A (GB)
Title: Information processing apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, image processing system and storage medium
Inventor: HIROICHI YAMAGUCHI
IPC: H04N5/235
Filed: 2016-05-26
Abstract: An information processing apparatus which may be a head mounted display (HMD) has a first image capturing means 1202, which may be for obtaining a position and orientation of the HMD, and second image capturing means 1203, which may be for experiencing mixed reality (MR). The apparatus has a luminance obtaining means for obtaining first and second luminance values captured by each of the respective image capturing means. The apparatus has a tracking parameter obtaining means which obtains a first and second tracking parameter of automatic exposure control corresponding to a change in brightness of the physical space imaged by each of the respective image capturing means. The apparatus has a setting means (1304, fig 3) which sets parameters for the first and second image capturing means based on the respective luminance values and tracking parameters of each image capturing means. The setting means may also be based on a photometric method based on the orientation of the image capturing means. The tracking parameters may also indicate respectively a time difference from when brightness of an external environment changes until when tracking of automatic exposure control is performed where the first parameter is shorter than the second (Fig 6).
Patent GB-2551388-A (GB)
Title: Graphics processing systems
Inventor: GRAHAM PAUL HAZEL
IPC: G06T15/60
Filed: 2016-06-17
Abstract: When rendering a scene for output that includes a light source that could cast shadows in a graphics processing system, the world-space volume for the scene to be rendered is partitioned 161, 162, into a plurality of sub-volumes and, for at least one sub-volume, a set of geometry that could cast a shadow from a light source into the sub-volume is identified 165. The determined sets of geometry for the sub-volumes are then used to determine light source visibility parameters for output samples, such as vertex positions and/or screen space sampling positions, for the scene 166. The determined light source visibility parameter for an output sample may then be used to modulate the effect of the light source at the output sample when rendering an output version of the output sample.
Patent GB-2551507-A (GB)
Title: A Bicycle Saddle
Inventor: PAUL BOODELL
IPC: B62J1/00
Filed: 2016-06-20
Abstract: A bicycle saddle 1 that includes a plurality of freely rotatable bearings, e.g. in the form of beads or cylinders 4 threaded onto a series of rods 3. The bearings may rotate in either direction about the axles 3.The bearings may be located across a cutaway or recess 2 so that when in contact with the legs of a cyclist they are able to rotate in two directions and reduce friction between the cyclist and the saddle. Also claimed is a method of using a rotating bearing in a cutaway within a saddle to reduce friction where a cyclists thigh would come into contact.
Patent GB-2554398-A (GB)
Title: Bumper component attachment feature
Inventor: James Andrew Edge
IPC: B60R21/00
Filed: 2016-09-26
Abstract: An extruded component 200 for mounting a bumper component of a bumper assembly to a vehicle (Fig 1, 100), wherein the extruded component 200 is securable to the vehicle and comprises an elongate portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle forward of the bumper assembly, in use, and defining an internal channel portion 210 of the extruded component, and at least two extruded attachment features 202 to which fixings for the bumper component are attached to secure the bumper component to the extruded component.
Patent GB-2557636-A (GB)
Title: Steeping apparatus and methods for brewing a beverage
Inventor: ABDUL EBRAHIM PATEL
IPC: A47J31/20
Filed: 2016-12-14
Abstract: A steeping apparatus 10 for brewing a beverage comprises a base 14 and an upwardly extending wall 16 to define an internal volume 18. The apparatus includes a partition 22 arranged in use to be located within the internal volume in connection with the wall to define within the volume an upper chamber 24 above the partition and a lower chamber 26 below the partition. The partition has a central region comprising at least one aperture 32 for interconnecting the upper and lower chambers. The connection between the partition and wall is substantially air-tight such that the partition is capable of holding a volume of air trapped within the lower chamber when container is full of liquid. The partition may be formed integrally with the wall or may be provided as a separate unit. Furthermore the partition may be concave or funnel-shaped and the aperture may be initially sealed via a dissolvable membrane. An advantage of the invention is that coffee grounds 34 initially provided in the upper chamber may, upon brewing, descend into and become isolated in the lower chamber, preventing the coffee from acquiring an overly bitter taste.
Patent GB-2554772-A (GB)
Title: Organic light emitting display device
Inventor: JONGHEE HWANG
IPC: G06F3/044
Filed: 2016-12-22
Abstract: A display device comprises a display layer 110A, a cover window 700 and a touch sensing layer 500 disposed between the display layer and cover window. The touch sensing layer comprises a first touch electrode layer 510 directly on the display layer 110A, a second touch electrode layer 530 between the first touch electrode layer 510 and the cover window 700, and a pressure reaction member 550 between the first and second touch electrode layers. The pressure reaction member is configured such that an electrical characteristic of the member changes according to a force applied to the member. The electrical characteristic may be capacitance or resistance. The pressure reaction member may comprise a piezoelectric or piezoresistive material. An amount of force of a touch may be determined by measuring the change in capacitance or change in resistance of the member. The display 110A may comprise an organic light emitting diode (OLED).
Patent GB-2546007-A (GB)
Title: Torque transfer apparatus and methods of use
Inventor: GARETH EDWARD GEORGE BROWN
IPC: F16D51/12
Filed: 2016-12-23
Abstract: A torque transfer apparatus 50 comprises a plurality of elements assembled together to form a ring structure 60 oriented in a plane around a longitudinal axis. The ring structure defines a first engagement surface, e.g. the radially outer or inner surface of the ring. A structure 56 defining a second engagement surface is rotatable with respect to the ring structure and the ring structure is operable to be moved between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition by movement of the plurality of elements by e.g. axial movement of cone wedges 68, 76, and movement between the collapsed condition and the expanded condition engages or disengages the first and second engagement surfaces. The apparatus can be configured to transfer a driving torque e.g. a clutch or a braking force e.g. a torque brake in either expanded or collapsed conditions. The elements may be arranged to slide tangentially relative to the circle of the ring structure and may interlock to provide mutual support.
Patent GB-2559576-A (GB)
Title: Fuse System
Inventor: MARTYN JOHN HUCKER
IPC: F42C13/02
Filed: 2017-02-09
Abstract: A fuse system 22 for a munitions projectile 20 comprises a first electro-optic transmitter 24 and a first electro-optic receiver 30. The first electro-optic transmitter 24 is arranged to receive electrical power and to use that received electrical power to transmit an optical signal 28 to the first electro-optic receiver 30. The first electro-optic receiver 30 is arranged to receive the optical signal 28 and to use that received optical signal 28 to transmit electrical power to an element 34 of the fuse system 22 connected to the first electro-optic receiver 30.
Patent GB-2560923-A (GB)
Title: Video streaming
Inventor: ARI HOURUNRANTA
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2017-03-28
Abstract: Methods and systems for video streaming, particularly view-dependent video streaming are disclosed. A current field-of-view 60 (FOV), within a 360-degree view field 50, of a user 55 is determined, with the background 70 not being visible to the user. Next, one or more first video segments 80a-80h representing at least part of the current field-of-view are displayed to a user device. Future movement of the device is estimated or predicted to determine a future field-of-view (Fig.9, 61). One or more second video segments are requested by the apparatus, representing at least part of the future field-of-view. The second video segments are received and stored for subsequent display to the user device. The video segments may be related to different sub-areas of the FOV. The upcoming course may be estimated from the previous trajectory of the user and/or from its velocity. The data rates for receiving the first and second image portions may be adjusted according to said motion, also to preserve the overall bandwidth. Said bit rates may also depend on a threshold related to the users movement.
Patent GB-2569085-A (GB)
Title: Folding bicycle steering lock
Inventor: ALEXANDER KALOGROULIS
IPC: B62K15/00
Filed: 2017-08-06
Abstract: A steering lock for a folding bicycle comprises a head tube casting 10, a steering tube 13 which passes through the head tube casting and rotates about steering axis 40, a steering clamp 9 which clamps to the steering tube 13 and an upper steering casting 8 which pivots about steering hinge pin 14. The head tube casting has an inner locking protrusion 30, while the upper steering casting 8 has an outer locking protrusion 32. When the upper steering casting is rotated about the steering hinge pin, and the steering clamp casting is rotated about the steering axis, the two locking protrusions are brought together. Alternatively there may be two outer locking protrusions 32, and the inner protrusion 30 is positioned between them.
Patent GB-2565799-A (GB)
Title: Glass powder shaker
Inventor: SHAHLA MIRSHAHI
IPC: B07B1/02
Filed: 2017-08-23
Abstract: A powder shaker for use in glass art, having a body, a mesh layer 5, a handle, and a lid 1. The lid is preferably hinged, and there is preferably a flipping platform actuated by the user’s thumb to open the cover. The body of the shaker is preferably cylindrical but may be of other shapes. The mesh sieving or sifting layer is situated within the body, with the lower walls 2 of the body extending beyond the mesh. The mesh may come in a variety of grades. The handle is preferably a rod and preferably has an ergonomic grip with grooves 9 for finger placement. In use, glass or chemical powder is placed into the device, which is then shaken or tapped to release the powder through the sieve. The lid prevents powder rising into the air towards to user’s face. The extended lower wall directs the powder downwards and reduces spread of the powder.
Patent GB-2558069-A (GB)
Title: Luggage compartment for a vehicle
Inventor: DAVID SCHMIDT
IPC: B60R7/04
Filed: 2017-11-10
Abstract: A vehicle includes a seat mount, and a luggage compartment 32. The instrument panel 36 has a steering-wheel opening. The luggage compartment is attachable to the seat mount and covers the steering-wheel opening when attached to the seat mount. The luggage compartment may be used when the vehicle is fully autonomous and/or may equip a vehicle that may have originally been built for non-autonomous or semi-autonomous operation that has been transformed into a fully autonomous vehicle. The luggage compartment may also cover a top of a center console 66, a gear shift lever, and/or a pedal attachment. The luggage compartment may include an electronic display and may communicate with a vehicle controller. The height and position of the luggage compartment relative to the floor may be adjustable. The top of the luggage compartment 80 may be transparent and may be at substantially the same height as the top of the instrument panel 64. Also disclosed is a method of removing a steering wheel and a seat from a vehicle and installing the abovementioned luggage compartment. The method may also include connecting the wiring of the luggage compartment to the wiring of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2555310-A (GB)
Title: Hair styling apparatus
Inventor: TIMOTHY DAVID MOORE
IPC: H05B1/02
Filed: 2012-12-03
Abstract: A handheld appliance and controller system consists of an external power supply 71 located remotely from the appliance 73. The power supply 71 transforms a grid mains 74 input voltage into a reduced output voltage. The output voltage is transmitted along a cable 72 to power the handheld appliance 73. A feedback system relays a parameter measured by a sensor 782 at the appliance 73 along the cable 72 to the power supply 71, wherein the power supply 71 regulates the output voltage in response to the signal, possibly at the side of the power supply receiving the mains input. The appliance and parameter may be hair styling apparatus and temperature such that a heater 781 temperature may be controlled. The cable may be a multicore cable. The signal may be modulated onto a core providing power or be carried by a distinct core. Also provided is a method for regulating the handheld appliance.