baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2558411-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for noise cancellation
Inventor: XAVIER VINAMATA
IPC: G10K11/175
Filed: 2017-11-21
Abstract: A noise cancellation system for a vehicle 600 comprising: terrain sensing means 200 (105, Fig. 1); noise cancellation parameter selection means (110, Fig. 1); and noise cancellation means (120, Fig. 1). The terrain sensing means may be a scanning LIDAR system that determines one or more of a phase map; an edge map; a cornerness map; or a pixel image map of the terrain proximal to the vehicle and the noise cancellation selection means selects configuration parameters in dependence on the mapping. The terrain sensing means may determine a relative elevation or roughness of the terrain ahead of the vehicle and select a noise cancellation parameters thereon. The noise cancellation signal may be determined for a point in time ahead of a current time, preferably a time which the vehicle traverses the detected terrain. The noise cancellation system may select pre-determined noise cancellation configurations (functions or filter coefficients) in dependence on the received terrain data. The function may be a speaker transfer function (STF) indicative of a transfer function associated with one or more audio output devices; or a reference transfer function (RTF) indicative of a transfer function from one or more noise sensing means associated with a suspension of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2568881-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control apparatus and method
Inventor: JEREMY JOHN GREENWOOD
IPC: B62D13/06
Filed: 2017-11-28
Abstract: A method and controller comprising a processor for controlling a vehicle, the method including the steps of: determining a target route (R; fig. 15) for the vehicle F1; identifying at least one terrain feature along the route F2; in dependence on the identified terrain feature(s), estimating a traction torque for propelling the vehicle along the route F3; and generating a torque control signal for the vehicle F4. The method may additionally or alternatively generate a steering control signal for the vehicle. Terrain features may be for example surface incline or gradient; surface roughness; or obstacles such as rocks, holes or tree stumps. The method may modify the route to accommodate the terrain, e.g. to maintain a pitch or roll angles of the vehicle below predetermined thresholds. The method may guide a towed vehicle (303; fig. 15) along the route, e.g. for parking assistance. The controller may be part of a host vehicle (vehicle 302, controller 304; fig. 15) or part of beacon external to the vehicle (305; fig. 15). The beacon may project a visible indicator of the trajectory of the vehicle, the distortion of which can be used to determine terrain features.
Patent GB-2568763-A (GB)
Title: Stiffening member and protective housing assembly
Inventor: PHILIP ASHLEY ROSS STANYON
IPC: H02G15/007
Filed: 2017-11-28
Abstract: A stiffening member 150 for a protective housing assembly which defines a bore 136 for receiving a utility line. The housing assembly comprises a first body member 140, and a second body member 142 arranged adjacent to one another to define immediately adjacent sections of the bore which surrounds the utility line. The stiffening member comprises a first side for engagement with the first body member, and a second side for engagement with the second body member wherein pedestals (190, figure 16) extend from the first side of the stiffening member in a first direction away from the second side. The stiffening member prevents the housing assembly from pivoting beyond a predetermined angle, and thus ensures less bending load is put on the utility line and provides bending relief so that there is less stress and strain on the cable and instead the weight is supported by the housing. Preferably the pedestals are radially extending teeth or castellations.
Patent GB-2569381-A (GB)
Title: Fuel compositions
Inventor: MARK SIMON COLLINS
IPC: C01B3/08
Filed: 2017-12-18
Abstract: Compositions and methods of making compositions for generating hydrogen when contacted with water, the compositions comprising particles of: i) aluminium; ii) a transition metal oxide and iii) one or more chloride salts of alkali metals or alkaline earth metals. A second aspect is directed towards compositions that contains particles of; i) aluminium; ii) an alkaline earth metal oxide (which may be CaO, BaO or MgO); iii) a transition metal oxide and iv) a mixture of NaCl, KCl and CaCl2. A third aspect is direct towards compositions comprising; 1) 60-70% by weight of aluminium particles; 2) 10-15% by weight of a group II metal oxide; 3) 10-15% by weight of a copper (II) oxide; 4) 3.5%-4.5% by weight of NaCl; 4) 2.5% to 3.5% by weight of KCl and 5) 2.5 to 3.5% by weight of CaCl2. A fourth aspect is directed towards compositions comprising particles of; a) aluminium; b) one or more metal oxides and c) a mixture of NaCl, KCl and CaCl2. The method of making any of the compositions may comprise ball milling.
Patent GB-2570137-A (GB)
Title: A motor vehicle and method for a motor vehicle
Inventor: MARCUS HOGGARTH
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2018-01-12
Abstract: A method for a vehicle 2 comprising adjusting the position of the vehicle relative to one or more other vehicles 50 to provide or block a line of sight 20 to a point of interest (POI) 150. Both of the vehicles may be in motion and able to determine each other’s position or velocity through vehicle to vehicle (V2V) or vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) means. The location or line of sight of each occupant in the vehicle may be determined, this may be done in part by a camera or seat sensor configured to detect an occupant present in a seat 8. Priority values may be assigned by an occupant of the vehicle which may be used in conjunction with other vehicles to grant line of sight to the highest priority value set. The point of interest may be dynamic (600, Fig.6) and move relative to the road which the vehicle is travelling on, in this case an expected path of the POI may be predicted.
Patent GB-2556755-A (GB)
Title: Engine and transmission notification system using a J1939 data link interface
Inventor: III CHARLES EDWARD NEAL
IPC: G06F15/173
Filed: 2015-09-02
Abstract: A cementing system having an engine control module, a transmission control module, a computing device and a display. The engine control module communicatively coupled with a plurality of engine sensors. The transmission control module communicatively coupled with a plurality of transmission sensor. The computing device is communicatively coupled with the display and communicatively coupled, via at least one J1939 data link, with the engine control module and the transmission control module. The computing device is configured to receive data from at least one of an engine control module or a transmission control module, compare the received data to a list of stored codes and in response to the received data matching a stored code, causing the rendering of an alarm message associated with the matched code and/or a warning message associated with the matched code on the display.
Patent GB-2563134-A (GB)
Title: Crimpless electrical connectors
Inventor: CHARLES OWEN CAMPBELL
IPC: H01R13/05
Filed: 2018-04-05
Abstract: An electrical connector assembly 100, for connecting a first conductor (C1, figure 1C) and a second conductor (C2), comprising: a housing 300 with a lumen (315, figure 1B) and an inner surface with a tapered portion (316), the housing being configured to connect with an external dielectric structure (E); a contact 200 comprising: a proximal end, received in the housing, comprising a plurality of elastically deformable tines 250 which receive the first conductor; and a distal end comprising a threaded outer surface (210, figure 2A) and a distal channel (205) which receives the second conductor; an anti-rotation feature 500; and an activation nut 600 comprising: a threaded inner surface (608, figure 6B) to engage the thread of the contact configured so that rotation of the activation nut in a first rotational direction translates the contact relative to the housing to cause the tines to slide down the taper of the housing, radially compressing the tines around the first conductor; and in response to rotation of the activation nut in a second rotational direction the tines radially expand away from the first conductor. A contact facilitator 400 may grip the second conductor, allowing the connector assembly to be crimpless.
Patent GB-2575109-A (GB)
Title: Improved system, device and method for token generation and use
Inventor: JEFF COTTERILL
IPC: G06Q50/30
Filed: 2018-06-29
Abstract: A token 100 is encoded with an identifier and data defining a further second token 801. The identifier is associated with an item to be processed by an item handling system 109, e.g. an airline passenger’s luggage. The token may be a 1D barcode, a 2D barcode such as an Aztec barcode, PDF417 barcode or QR code (RTM), a voucher, a coupon, an NFC tag, or any human-readable or machine-readable form. The token may be printed or electronically displayed. The data may enable independently generating the second token, which may be attached to the item, e.g. a bag tag attached to luggage. The tokens may have different formats. The identifier may be unique, and associated with a user or passenger. The token may be used at a self-service bag-drop 105, to track items in the packaging, delivery or courier industries, or for the exchange of goods or services. Also claimed are a boarding pass 703 comprising the token, a device 102 for reading data from the token, a processor 101 for generating the data for the token, and a communication device 113 to transmit user data to a reservation system 103 and receive a token in response.
Patent GB-2575983-A (GB)
Title: System and method for verifying user connections
Inventor: Keith Banwaitt
IPC: H04W4/80
Filed: 2018-07-30
Abstract: Verifying user interactions in which User profiles are associated with mobile devices 12 having data network connection means 18 (e.g. a WiFi or mobile data connections) which may be subject to availability and not constantly available. The mobile devices also have short-range direct broadcast communication means 16 (e.g. Bluetooth (RTM) radios). The short-range direct broadcast communication means (e.g. Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon) does not rely on external infrastructure and therefore direct broadcast communication can be made between devices 12 as long as the devices are close enough together. A connection can be verified between two users who were physically in the same place (close proximity) at a later point in time (by external server (28, figure 2) matching records), whether or not the users' devices both had a current data network connection during a handshake. The ibeacon broadcast may be one-way communication and comprise a universally unique identifier UUID for each user profile. Each device in response to receiving a respective broadcast (22) displays a code (24) which is a combination of components of the user profile identifiers associated with both devices, if at least one device currently does not have a connection to a data network.
Patent GB-2562440-A (GB)
Title: Belt-type grinding tool
Inventor: Hideharu watanabe
IPC: B24B55/05
Filed: 2017-03-10
Abstract: Provided is a belt-type grinding tool in which foreign matter is prevented from entering the interior of a tool body. A pulley support bar (12) is held by a bar containment hole (29) in the tool body (10) so as to be capable of sliding between a tension imparting position at which tension is applied to an endless grinding belt (20) and a tension release position at which the pulley support lever (12) is retracted from the tension imparting position and the tension on the endless grinding belt is released. A latching member containment hole (33), which has a circular cross-section and which is substantially orthogonal to the bar containment hole (29), is formed in the tool body (10), and a substantially cylindrical latching member (34) is slidably positioned in the latching member containment hole (33). The latching member (34) is capable of being displaced between a latching position at which the pulley support bar (12) is latched so as to be held in the tension release position, and an unlatching position at which the pulley support bar (12) is unlatched and can be displaced between the tension imparting position and the tension release position. An annular seal member (38) is positioned between the outer peripheral surface (34a) of the latching member (34) and the inner peripheral surface (33c) of the latching member containment hole (33).
Patent GB-2562683-A (GB)
Title: Lubricant for drilling and drill-in fluids
Inventor: Shubhajit Ghosh
IPC: C09K8/60
Filed: 2016-04-04
Abstract: A lubricant composition containing a vegetable oil, and at least two nonionic surfactants. The vegetable oil may be castor oil, and the nonionic surfactants may include sorbitan esters and polyethoxylated sorbitan esters. Also provided is a wellbore fluid containing a base fluid and a lubricant containing vegetable oil and at least one nonionic surfactant. Methods of introducing the lubricant composition and wellbore fluids containing the lubricant composition into a subterranean formation zone are also provided.
Patent GB-2566634-A (GB)
Title: An information robot apparatus
Inventor: QIAOLING HU
IPC: H01R13/639
Filed: 2018-12-21
Abstract: An information robot apparatus comprises a robot body (6 fig. 1), a plug body 7 and a socket body 8. As plug column 72 enters plug groove 81 inclined plane top pressing block 74 presses first inclined plane block 825 and raises first sliding block 821 in first sliding cavity 82 until first inclined plane block 825 enters lock recess 73 by means of spring 826 at which point plug pin 75 is inserted into conductive groove 811. Subsequently motor 822, pulleys 842, 843 and belt 844 drive third sliding block 852 and guide sliding block 861 upwards until conductive block 863 is inserted into power supply groove 862. To disconnect the plug body 7 from the socket body 8 motor 822 drives third sliding block 852 and guide sliding block 861 downwards and removes conductive block 863 from power supply groove 862, then as the third sliding block 852 continues to move downwards fourth inclined plane block 854 presses third inclined plane block 875 and slides second sliding block 871 against spring 874 such that inclined plane groove 872 presses second inclined plane block 827 and raises first sliding block 821 until first inclined plane block 825 leaves lock recess 73 and the plug column 72 can be removed from the plug groove 81.
Patent GB-2569465-A (GB)
Title: Real-time video extensometer
Inventor: MARTIN A PETERSON
IPC: G01N3/08
Filed: 2015-06-25
Abstract: A video extensometer comprises an imaging device that views a specimen through a constant-density air tube and a calculating device. The imaging device and calculating device are mounted on a single circuit board with an output for calculated/determined extension/strain data being generated in real time.
Patent GB-2570223-A (GB)
Title: Determining active constraints in a network using pseudo slack variables
Inventor: QINGHUA WANG
IPC: G06F17/11
Filed: 2016-11-04
Abstract: A method for determining active constraint equations in a network of wells and surface facilities includes constructing at least one constraint equation for a connection in the network. Each constraint equation includes a respective slack variable and a respective slack variable multiplier. The method further includes constructing a base equation for the connection. The base equation includes the respective slack variable and another respective slack variable multiplier. The method further includes introducing a pseudo slack variable for another connection in the network such that a Schur complement, of a matrix of constraint and base equations dependent only on slack variable multipliers, is sparse. The method further includes solving for each respective slack variable using the Schur complement matrix. The method further includes adjusting a variable parameter of the network using results from solving for each respective slack variable.
Patent GB-2583482-A (GB)
Title: A casting magnesium alloy for providing improved thermal conductivity
Inventor: SHOUXUN JI
IPC: C22C23/06
Filed: 2019-04-29
Abstract: A magnesium alloy for improved thermal conductivity with 1-5 wt.% of Lanthanum and 1 to 5 wt % of Cerium or a combination thereof, and from 0.5 wt.% to 3 wt% of Neodymium, from 0.5-3 wt % of Gadolinium or a combination thereof, and from 0.0 wt.% to 0.2 wt% of Yttrium, and up to 0.8 wt.% of Praseodymium, and up to 0.8 wt.% Manganese, and up to 1.0 wt. % Aluminium, and up to 0 8 wt.% Zinc, and up to 20ppm Beryllium, and with the balanced magnesium and inevitable impurities, preferably 1-3 wt. % La, 1-3 wt. % Ce, 0.5-1.5 wt.% Nd, 0.5-1.5 wt. % Gd, 0.1-0.3 wt. % Mn with 20 ppm Berylium. The thermal conductivity reported is comparable to aluminium alloys at 105-120 W/m K at 20 degrees Celsius.
Patent GB-2576819-A (GB)
Title: Optical fiber
Inventor: HIROTAKA SAKUMA
IPC: G02B6/02
Filed: 2019-07-04
Abstract: An optical fiber is made of silica glass and includes a core and a cladding enclosing the core. The refractive index of the cladding is smaller than that of the core. The core includes chlorine and any of the alkali metal group. The chlorine concentration is 1 ppm or more in the whole region of the core. In the whole region of the core, the absolute value of rate of radial change of the chlorine concentration is smaller than 2000 ppm/µm. The core may also contain fluorine with an average core concentration of 500 to 4000 ppm. The core may contain, for alkali metal or alkaline-earth-metal element, one or more elements selected from a group consisting of sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and calcium.
Patent GB-2572902-A (GB)
Title: Breakaway basketball rim
Inventor: JON CASEY GIVENS
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 2017-11-27
Abstract: A breakaway basketball rim includes a base plate; a rim; and a collapsible assembly to which the base plate and the rim are affixed. The collapsible assembly further includes: a control subassembly affixed to the base plate and the rim; and a bearing subassembly horizontally disposed between the control subassembly and the rim.
Patent GB-2573898-A (GB)
Title: Closed-loop digital compensation scheme
Inventor: LEI ZHU
IPC: H03F3/217
Filed: 2018-01-04
Abstract: Resistor mismatch may be digitally compensated based on a known resistor mismatch, power supply information, and/or other operating parameters of the amplifier. The digital compensation may be applied to the digital input signal before conversion for processing and amplification in the analog domain. An amplifier with digital compensation for resistor mismatch may be used in a class-D amplifier with a closed loop and feedforward feedback. A class-D or other amplifier with digital compensation may be integrated with electronic devices such as mobile phones.
Patent GB-2586968-A (GB)
Title: Golf system
Inventor: William Henry Andrews Chappell
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2019-09-03
Abstract: The reconfigurable golf green has movable sections that may change the size or shape of a playable area. The sections may be concentric rings 16 around a hole 14, and may be raised or lowered, e.g. above and below the surface of a liquid. The hole 14 may be reconfigurable by coaxial rings altering the diameter. The sections may be flush with overlapping parts. The rings 16 may have hydraulic cylinders to raise and lower them and may be buoyant. The sections may be multilayer and have a permeable upper surface 24 above a wire mesh above a frame. Also disclosed is the reconfigurable hole 14 in isolation; a green having a size or shape changing from the changing of the appearance of sections of the green; and a green where the playable area is digitally altered in size or shape with a ball tracking system.
Patent GB-2586824-A (GB)
Title: Landing gear assembly
Inventor: Nick White
IPC: B64C25/12
Filed: 2019-09-04
Abstract: A trailing-arm landing gear assembly 4, that shortens during retraction is disclosed and comprises a main strut 6, a trailing arm 10, and a rigid linkage 14 connected to the trailing arm 10 and acts to shorten the landing gear 4. ln the second embodiment first and second linkages (150, 152, figures 5a-c) are provided. Movement of the second linkage (152) from the extended to the retracted configuration causes movement of the first linkage (150) from the retracted to the extended configuration. That movement of the first linkage (150) causes a rotation of the trailing arm (110) that shortens the landing gear (104).
Patent GB-2588892-A (GB)
Title: Analysing a vehicle surface
Inventor: WILLIAM TULLOCH
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2019-10-23
Abstract: The invention involves receiving image data representing a first image of a surface region of an aircraft (although any other vehicle type e.g. cars, lorries, ships etc. is disclosed), the data captured (302) by a first of a plurality of aircraft-mounted image sensors (e.g. 360° camera). The first sensor has a field of view comprising the surface region, and may capture using visible, infrared (IR), ultraviolet (UV) or x-ray wavelength. The image data is processed (304) to identify (e.g. using a trained machine classifier) the presence of any unexpected surface features (e.g. corrosion, impact damage). In response to determining the presence of an unexpected surface feature (306), an output indicating the presence of the unexpected surface feature is generated (308), e.g. used to trigger an alarm or the processing (312) of image data of the region captured by a second image sensor which may overlap the field of view (FoV) of the first. The location of the unexpected surface feature may be mapped to a location on a digital model of the aircraft. First image capture may be in response to a detected condition, e.g. the aircraft landing or taking off, or impact sound / vibration detection.
Patent GB-2589342-A (GB)
Title: A wing
Inventor: JOHNNY PAGE
IPC: B64C39/02
Filed: 2019-11-27
Abstract: A wing 20 comprises a wing panel 24 having a first longitudinal edge 5 and a second longitudinal edge6. The wing panel defines a wing surface between the first and second longitudinal edges. The wing is configured such that, in use, either the first or second longitudinal edge may define a leading edge of the wing to generate lift. The wing panel may be symmetrical and may comprise first and second spars with a membrane extending therebetween. A thrust generator comprises a motor which is connected to a wing by a mounting structure 10 to enable the wing to rotate about a stroke axis 13.
Patent GB-2591981-A (GB)
Title: Welding base metal for recycling of railway wheel and method for recycling of railway wheel using the same
Inventor: YOUNG JIN LEE
IPC: C22C38/58
Filed: 2019-11-29
Abstract: A method of repairing a railway wheel by applying a first overlay which comprises (by weight): 0.05-0.15 % carbon, 0.2-1.0 % silicon, 1.0-2.0 % manganese, and 0.6-1.2 % chromium, with the balance iron and impurities, and then a second overlay which comprises (by weight): 0.1-0.25 % carbon, 1.0-2.0 % silicon, 2.2-3.3 % manganese, 0.45-0.65 % nickel, 0.85-2.45 % chromium, 0.01-0.4 % molybdenum, 0.01-0.05 % titanium, 0.03-0.1 % vanadium and 0.01-0.1 % niobium, with the balance iron and impurities. The wheel comprises (by weight): 0.01-0.75 % carbon, 0.15-1.0 % silicon, 0.5-0.9 % manganese and optionally 0.1-0.3 5 chromium, with the balance iron and impurities. The overlays can be applied to a wheel preheated to a temperature in the range 250-300 0C by gas shield welding, open arc welding, submerged arc welding and automatic welding. The repaired wheel is heat treated for 4 hours at a temperature in the range 240-260 0C, slow cooled at a rate of 40 0C/hour for four hours and then cut or ground.