baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2597692-A (GB)
Title: Systems, devices and methods for operating a vehicle with sensors monitoring parameters
Inventor: RENAUD DIFRANCESCO
IPC: G07C5/08
Filed: 2020-07-29
Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle 10 includes monitoring, by control circuitry in combination with one or more sensors in the vehicle, one or more parameters indicating a motion of the vehicle over a time period; and capturing, by one or more cameras in the vehicle, one or more images of a region surrounding the vehicle over the time period. Based on the monitored parameters, the circuitry can detect that a risk action has been performed by the vehicle at a time within the time period and transmit, by transmitter circuitry in combination with the control circuitry, image data of the one or more images of the region surrounding the vehicle and measurements of the monitored parameters indicating the motion of the vehicle over the time period to a server 300 along with an indication that the risk action has been performed. The control circuitry may monitor acceleration, speed and the direction of the vehicle. Risk actions include sudden braking, sudden acceleration, swerving, sudden change in direction, exceeding the legal speed limit 400, and lane deviations. Evasive action to mitigate a collision with object 600 can be accounted for. The analysis results can be used to adjust an insurance premium.
Patent GB-2588520-A (GB)
Title: Battery cooling system for new energy vehicle
Inventor: GONG ZHU
IPC: H01M10/625
Filed: 2020-09-30
Abstract: A battery cooling system for an electric vehicle comprises shield box 1 with batteries 2. An inner wall of the box has a condenser pipe 3 filled with coolant. A cylinder 4 is rotatably connected to the box, the upper end of the cylinder having a groove 5 coaxial with the cylinder, the groove being sealed and rotated to connect to block 6. A water inlet and outlet of the condenser pipe penetrate through the block, and a heat insulation plate 7 is in the cylinder dividing it into two chambers. A sliding plug 9 is situated in each of the chambers, forming an enclosed space containing a thermal expansion fluid. The fluid expanding and contracting causes the coolant to be pumped through the condenser pipe. An iron block 10 is embedded in the plug, and a permanent magnet 11 is installed in a side wall of the box. Opposing sides of the box are provided with air inlets 12 and outlets 16. An iron spoiler 13 is connected to each side of the insulation plate and to the inner bottom of the cylinder by a spring 15. An electromagnet 14 is installed on a side wall of the box.
Patent GB-2591556-A (GB)
Title: A separator
Inventor: CHRISTIAN MICHAEL HOYLE
IPC: C02F1/40
Filed: 2020-11-09
Abstract: A separator arrangement comprising a tank 3 for receiving a water-oil mixture and a separator device 15, such as a coalescer, located inside the tank for separating water and oil from the mixture. The separator comprises an outlet for discharging the separated water and one or more oil drain apertures 21 in the sidewall 11 of the tank. A mechanism may adjust the level of the oil drain apertures in relation to the base 9 of the tank; this may comprise a movably mounted plate 39 comprising the oil drain aperture 21, overlapping with an auxiliary aperture 47 in the tank sidewall. The tank may have several consecutively arranged partitions 25 defining oil retention chambers 27, where the oil draining apertures 21 are provided in each chamber. The tank may comprise a levelling arrangement for adjusting the tilt of the tank base, such as adjustable legs.
Patent GB-2593959-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to telecommunications systems
Inventor: HIMKE VAN DER VELDE
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2020-12-10
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of a User Equipment, UE, providing overheating assistance to a telecommunication network, wherein the UE is arranged to provide the overheating assistance in one of two modes, wherein: in a first mode the UE reports details related to a first set of assistance parameters; and in a second mode the UE reports details related to a second set of assistance parameters, wherein a setting of the first set of parameters depends on a setting of the second set of parameters. The method is applicable to a UE configured with EN-DC, dual connectivity with LTE used for the master cell group (MCG) and NR for the secondary cell group (SCG). The first set of assistance parameters concern both a master and secondary connection while the second set of parameters specifically concerns the secondary connection.
Patent GB-2593960-A (GB)
Title: 3-D imaging apparatus and method for dynamically and finely detecting small underwater objects
Inventor: PENGFEI XU
IPC: G01B11/25
Filed: 2020-12-29
Abstract: A three-dimensional imaging apparatus for dynamically and finely detecting an underwater small object, including a platform 3, where a laser emitting module and underwater cameras 1 are fixedly mounted on the platform, and the underwater cameras 1 are connected to a processing unit 5. The apparatus preferably being located on the underside of an underwater robot 8. The laser emitting module may be an array or a single line laser. There are preferably two cameras located on either side of the laser emitting unit. The three-dimensional imaging preferably comprises applying a difference colour to a range in the image.
Patent GB-2593274-A (GB)
Title: Machine assembly, in particular tidal power plant
Inventor: MICHAEL BAUMANN
IPC: F16D1/033
Filed: 2021-01-18
Abstract: A machine assembly 100, such as a tidal or current power plant surrounded by water, including two components 2 and 4 – which may be a rotor shaft and rotor hub, respectively – each comprising respective installation surfaces 6 and 8 that are mounted against each other. A friction-increasing element 10 is positioned between the surfaces 6 and 8, and a seal 22 is located in an intermediate space 18 between the surfaces 6 and 8. The friction-increasing element 10 may be a friction disc positioned between the surfaces 6 and 8; and may include particles of hard materials such as diamond, titanium boride, tungsten carbide, and/or silicon carbide, that are applied to the disc/installation surfaces 6, 8 by a corrosion-resistant coating such as nickel. The seal 22, which may be disposed circumferentially around the friction-increasing element 10, may be formed from a liquid, curing seal composition.
Patent GB-2594567-A (GB)
Title: Automated storage systems, and devices
Inventor: LARS SVERKER TURE LINDBO
IPC: B65G43/00
Filed: 2021-03-03
Abstract: A load handling device for lifting and moving storage containers (10, Fig 1) stacked in a grid framework (14) structure comprises a first set of parallel rails or tracks (22a) and a second set of parallel rails or tracks (22a) extending substantially perpendicularly to rails / tracks (22b) in a substantially horizontal plane to form a grid pattern comprising a plurality of grid spaces. The grid is supported by a set of uprights (16) to form a plurality of vertical storage locations beneath the grid for containers (10) to be stacked between and be guided by the uprights in a vertical direction through the plurality of grid spaces. Load handling device (100, Fig 16) comprising: a body mounted on a first set of wheels 116 being arranged to engage with the first set of parallel tracks (22a) and a second set of wheels 118 being arranged to engage with the second set of parallel tracks (22b). A drive assembly for driving load handling device in a first direction along first set (22a) of parallel tracks or driving load handing device (100) in a second direction along the second set of parallel tracks (22b). A lifting assembly 200 comprising a sling assembly 185 (in the form of lifting tapes or wires) arranged to support, raise and lower a load 10, via two sling arrangements. Sling assembly 185 comprises a sling extending between a support mountable to the body of the load handling device and a gripper plate for supporting the load, wherein the first end of the sling is attached to a hoist drum / spools A, B and the second end of the sling is attached to a hoist drum A’, B’. The sling arrangements comprise hoist drums A, A’, B, B’ and linked rollers C, C’, D, D’, E & E’. The invention provides a fault / failure tolerant device which is able to (partially) recover upon failure detection.
Patent GB-2605150-A (GB)
Title: Ceramic acetabular cup, ceramic prosthetic component, and method of formation thereof
Inventor: SIMON NICHOLAS COLLINS
IPC: B33Y80/00
Filed: 2021-03-24
Abstract: A ceramic acetabular cup 10 comprises an inner wall 12 having a part-spherical articulating surface for non- captively receiving a femoral head. In one embodiment the cup has an outer wall 14 having an outer surface 22 for enabling bone fixation and cavity 26 is located between an interior surface 20 of the inner wall and an interior surface 24 of the outer wall. The cup may be optionally formed from a ceramic material in an additive manufacturing process. In a further embodiment the cup has at least one bone engaging component and is at least part formed via an additive manufacturing process.
Patent GB-2607875-A (GB)
Title: Power system for supplying electrical energy to a refrigerator of a refrigerated vehicle and associated control system and method
Inventor: PAUL CROPPER
IPC: F25D11/00
Filed: 2021-06-09
Abstract: A power system 400 for supplying electrical energy to a refrigerator 300 of a refrigerated vehicle 100. The power system comprises at least one energy storage device 312, at least one solar panel 110, and at least one processor 412, and memory 414 storing computer program instructions 416. The energy storage device is connected to an electrical generator 432 of the refrigerated vehicle and supplies electrical energy to the refrigerator. The at least one solar panel provides electrical energy to the energy storage device. The computer program instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the power system to: in response to reception of a signal that is indicative of a current energy consumption rate of the refrigerated vehicle being below a threshold, cause the at least one energy storage device to receive electrical energy from the electrical generator of the refrigerated vehicle.
Patent GB-2608445-A (GB)
Title: Divide/square-root pipeline and method
Inventor: JAVIER DIAZ BRUGUERA
IPC: G06F7/552
Filed: 2021-07-02
Abstract: An apparatus comprises a divide/square-root pipeline comprising: a plurality of divide/square-root iteration pipeline stages each to perform a respective iteration of a digit recurrence divide or square root operation; and signal paths to supply outputs generated by one divide/square root iteration pipeline stage in one iteration as inputs to a subsequent divide/square root iteration pipeline stage of the divide/square-root pipeline for performing a subsequent iteration of the digit-recurrence divide or square root operation. The divide/square-root pipeline is capable of performing the digit-recurrence divide or square root operation on a floating-point operand to generate a floating-point result.
Patent GB-2600798-A (GB)
Title: Deodorising apparatus and method
Inventor: PHILIP OSBAND
IPC: A61L9/12
Filed: 2021-07-16
Abstract: A deodorising insert comprising a casing 4 of known porosity and an active powder 2 having a selected particle size distribution. There is a method of controlling an amount of active powder ingredient 2 dispensed from a casing 4 to a target substrate, wherein the method comprises: selecting a porous casing 4 with a known pore size, choosing a percentage of the active ingredient 2 to be dispensed per dose, and selecting a particle size distribution of the active ingredient 2 that includes the chosen percentage of particles below the pore size. The casing 4 is then filled with the active ingredient 2, and the casing 4 is engaged with the substrate. The casing 4 is preferably made from a cotton woven fabric and formed or incorporated into a deodorising insert. Preferably the active powdered ingredient 2 is a deodorising powder 2 which is selected to have a particle size distribution with 10-20% of particles having a size of less than 125 microns. In one embodiment the target substrate is a shoe interior and the deodorising insert is for inserting in footwear.
Patent GB-2599209-A (GB)
Title: Fibrous composite material
Inventor: ROBERT JAMES MCKEAN
IPC: A61L27/26
Filed: 2021-07-28
Abstract: A fibrous composite material comprising a non-fibrous component having a water content of less than 10wt%; and a fibrous component comprising a porous scaffold of a plurality of electrospun polymeric fibres; wherein the non-fibrous component is a linear or branched, water-soluble, synthetic or natural polymer dispersed within the porous scaffold; and wherein at least 50% by weight of the fibrous composite material is the fibrous component. A process for making said fibrous composite material comprising simultaneous depositing a non-fibrous component while electrospinning a plurality of polymeric fibres to form the fibrous composite material on a collector. The fibrous composite material is useful in therapy, for instance, as a synthetic or substitute amniotic membrane. It may be used in the prevention and/or treatment of ocular defects and disorders, preferably a corneal defect or disorder. It may also be used in the prevention and/or treatment of various trauma induced and chronic wounds.
Patent GB-2599014-A (GB)
Title: High resolution touch sensor apparatus and method
Inventor: HENRICUS DERCKX
IPC: G06V40/13
Filed: 2020-03-09
Abstract: A sensor array (10) comprising a plurality of touch sensitive pixels, each pixel (12) comprising a capacitive sensing electrode (14) and a reference capacitor (16) connected in series with the capacitive sensing electrode (14) so that in response to a control voltage, an indicator voltage that is indicative is provided at the connection between the reference capacitor and the capacitive sensing electrode to indicate the proximity of a conductive object to be sensed, a sense voltage-controlled impedances, VCI, having a control terminal connected so that the impedance of the sense VCI is controlled by the indicator voltage, wherein a conduction path of the sense VCI connects a reference signal supply to an input of a readout circuit, and a select VCI having a conduction path connected in series between the conduction path of the sense VCI and the reference signal supply.
Patent GB-2615510-A (GB)
Title: A heating system that produces heat from a source of rotational motion
Inventor: CLIFFORD MARK SPILSBURY
IPC: F24D12/00
Filed: 2021-11-12
Abstract: A heating system 1 comprises a source of rotational motion 3, one or more pumps 9, a primary heat storage system 30a and a secondary heat storage system 40a. The source of rotational motion drives the one or more pumps to circulate a liquid around at least one piping loop to frictionally heat the liquid and transfer thermal energy to the primary and/or secondary heat storage systems. In a first aspect the primary heat storage system stores a smaller amount of thermal energy at a higher temperature than the secondary system, and a heat pump 60 transfers thermal energy from the secondary system to the primary. In a second aspect the source of rotational motion is a wind turbine 3 having drag-style blades whereby momentum transfer from wind impacting the blades generates less rotational force than that produced by the Bernoulli effect to create a pressure difference on opposing sides of the blades. In a third aspect the one or more pumps are driven drivetrain that can drive a variable number of the pumps. In a fourth aspect the one or more pumps comprise a centrifugal pump having an efficiency below 20%.
Patent GB-2613194-A (GB)
Title: Image processing
Inventor: KARTHIKEYAN SARAVANAN
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2021-11-29
Abstract: Image processing comprises receiving content from an application (202), renders (204) the content into a rendered frame and stores the rendered frame in a frame buffer. The rendered frame (206) is transferred from the frame buffer to a compositor which displays (208) the rendered frame. The image processing further comprises applying a nonlinear transformation to at least part of the rendered frame during (204A) the rendering of the content into the rendered frame, during (206A) the transferring of the rendered frame to the compositor or during (208A) the displaying of the rendered frame by the compositor. The applied transform may be obtained from a look up table configured to transform a colour space of the application to a target colour space such a one that maximises contrast but minimises colour power.
Patent GB-2605273-A (GB)
Title: Microservices change management and analytics
Inventor: Clea Zolotow
IPC: G06F9/455
Filed: 2020-11-20
Abstract: Managing microservice changes and performing related analytics can include generating a plurality if process instance representations. Each process instancere presentation can be generated based on a corresponding process path that comprises an ordered sequence of operations that are performed by a process using multiple microservices. a microservices network representation can be constructed based on the plurality of process instance representations, each element of the microservices network corresponding to an interface between a pair of the microservices. Based on the microservices network representation, a relative frequency can be determined for each of the microservices, each relative frequency corresponding to a likelihood that a change in a microservice will affect the performance of at least one process using at least one of the microservices.
Patent GB-2603660-A (GB)
Title: Multiphase inductive boost converter with multiple operational phases
Inventor: ERIC J KING
IPC: H02M3/158
Filed: 2020-10-22
Abstract: A battery management system configured to electrically couple to a battery may include a boost converter comprising a plurality of switches arranged to provide a boosted output voltage at an output of the boost converter from a source voltage of the battery and a bypass switch coupled between the battery and the output, wherein the battery management system is operable in a plurality of modes comprising a bypass mode wherein the source voltage is bypassed to the output and when the battery management system is in the bypass mode, at least one switch of the plurality of switches is enabled to increase a conductance between the battery and the output.
Patent GB-2616682-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for determining phase of gait of a subject
Inventor: LANCE RANE
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2022-03-18
Abstract: A method for determining the phase of gait of a subject comprising: transmitting from a motion sensor 12, motion data of a part of a lower limb of the subject to a control unit 14; estimating a gait phase of the subject; and sending a signal based on the estimated gait phase to a controller; based on the signal, executing a pre-determined instruction or action. In another aspect, the method comprises assigning a phase vector to the data received by the control unit, determining the probability of the phase vector lying within each gait phase of the subject’s gait cycle, and estimating the gait phase by selecting the gait phase having the highest probability of the phase vector lying therein. In another aspect, the apparatus comprises a motion sensor associated with the limb of a subject; a control unit; non-volatile memory; and communication means, wherein, the received data from the motion sensor and external data representative of an action to take at a predetermined phase of gait is stored in the non-volatile memory, and the controller is configured to determine the phase of gait from the received data and undertake the action in accordance with the predetermined phase of gait.
Patent GB-2603701-A (GB)
Title: Male-male hot stab assembly
Inventor: Tom Ståle Helland
IPC: F16L1/26
Filed: 2020-09-18
Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of subsea hydraulics, in particular to the field of subsea hot stab connectors. A male-male hot stab assembly (10) connectable to a flying receptacle (120) is described. The male-male hot stab assembly comprises a first hot stab (20) comprising a first hot stab male front end (30) and a first hot stab base end (40), a second hot stab (50) comprising a second hot stab male front end (60) and a second hot stab base end (70), where the first hot stab (20) and second hot stab (50) are connected to each other by connecting the first hot stab base end (40) to the second hot stab base end (70). In addition, a flying receptacle (120) configured to receive a first hot stab (20) of the hot stab assembly is described. This flying receptacle comprises a receptacle first end (130), configured to receive a first hot stab, a channel allowing the first hot stab (20) to be inserted into the flying receptacle (120), a receptacle second end (140), and an ROV-handle (150). Further described is a subsea fluid connection system (180) comprising a subsea installation (190) with a fixed receptacle, the male-male hot stab assembly (10), and the flying receptacle (120), where the second hot stab (50) of the male-male hot stab assembly (10) is configured to connect to the fixed receptacle and where the first hot stab (20) of the male-male hot stab assembly (10) is configured to connect to the flying receptacle (120).
Patent GB-2617605-A (GB)
Title: A plug for a drain, a kit of parts for a plug for a drain, a plug system, an over-bath showering system and a method of manufacturing a plug
Inventor: JOSHUA MCFARLANE
IPC: E03C1/23
Filed: 2022-04-13
Abstract: A plug 500 for a drain comprises a head portion 510 configured to block flow of water down the drain when the head portion is in a blocking position level with the drain and configured to permit flow of water down the drain when the head portion is in a draining position above the level of the drain. The plug comprises a stem portion 520 configured to support the head portion in the draining position. The stem portion comprises a bias 550. The bias is configured to yield to an external force applied to the head portion, to move the head portion against the bias from the draining position to the blocking position. The bias is further configured to urge the head portion from the blocking position to the draining position when the external force is removed. The plug may have a seal 560. The stem may have a threaded bolt 570 and nuts 572, 574 for adjustment of the height of the plug. The bias may be a helical spring. The stem may have a cover for the bias (Fig 6).
Patent GB-2618069-A (GB)
Title: Real-time energy tracking method and system
Inventor: SARVAPALI RAMCHURN
IPC: G01R21/133
Filed: 2022-04-20
Abstract: A system of real-time energy tracking includes measuring, in real-time, energy generated and consumed. Generator and consumption data packets are received, each data packet including generated/consumption energy measurements, and associated metadata including temporal data. The generated energy measurements are matched the consumed energy measurements according to the temporal data and a real-time energy deficit or excess is output. In an embodiment, grid carbon intensity is weighted according to a real-time energy deficit, energy generator carbon intensity is weighted according to the generated energy measurement and a weighted average is taken to produce a consumer carbon intensity. In a further embodiment, an alternative energy supplier carbon intensity is determined as the grid carbon intensity.