baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2566151-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for high precision locationing with depth values
Inventor: Patrick Martin BROWN
IPC: G01S17/48
Filed: 2016-11-30
Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for high-precision locationing with depth values. One embodiment takes the form of a method that includes: receiving multiple depth values that correspond respectively to depth readings from multiple depth sensors positioned on a freight moving vehicle and oriented towards an overhead surface, wherein different portions of the overhead surface are positioned at different heights above a floor surface, determining a position and orientation of the freight-moving vehicle at least in part by querying a lookup table using the received multiple depth values, wherein the lookup table maps respective heights of the respective different portions of the overhead surface to known positions of the different portions of the overhead surface; and outputting the determined position and orientation of the freight-moving vehicle.
Patent GB-2577241-A (GB)
Title: Detachable accessory
Inventor: AKINTUNDE OYEBODE
IPC: G02C11/02
Filed: 2018-08-02
Abstract: A detachable accessory to be worn by a user, such as a cufflink, a button or a pair of glasses, comprising a top portion 12 and a base. The upper 12 and bottom portions have respective cooperating attachment features 14, 22, one being male and the other female. Each attachment feature 14, 22 includes a threaded portion and a magnetic portion 16, 26 configured for mutual engagement. The base may include an elongate portion 30 and an end portion 40. In this case, the stem 30 includes the second fastener 22 at one end and a third connecting feature 36 at the other end to engage a further fastener 42 on the end portion 40. The fasteners 36, 42 include magnetic portions 38, 48 for mutual engagement and optionally also threaded portions. Also disclosed is a kit comprising at least one top portion 12 and the base portion.
Patent GB-2577536-A (GB)
Title: Droplet actuation
Inventor: HANBIN MA
IPC: G02B26/00
Filed: 2018-09-28
Abstract: A method of forming an electrowetting-on-dielectric droplet actuation device comprising one or more faces, the method comprising using an additive manufacturing process, disposing a non-conductive material to form a substrate 3 and a microfluidic structure 16 surrounding the substrate, a conductive material to form an array of connectors 12 and electrodes 8 within the substrate and a dielectric and hydrophobic material to form a layer 15 covering the electrodes and substrate, and disposing a lid 23 having a first 24 and second 25 side onto the microfluidic structure and over the electrodes leaving a space, wherein the second side of the lid has a conductive material coating and a hydrophobic material coating and the second side of the lid faces the array of electrodes. A method as above further characterized by a dielectric and hydrophobic material to form a functional structure over the first dielectric and hydrophobic layer. The additive manufacturing process may comprise any of multilateral direct-ink-writing, selective laser sintering, stereolithography, fused filament fabrication or extrusion based 3D printing. An electrowetting-on-dielectric droplet actuation device and an electro-wetting droplet manipulation device.
Patent GB-2565712-A (GB)
Title: Oil analysis
Inventor: SANDER GAEMERS
IPC: G01N33/28
Filed: 2017-05-16
Abstract: A method for assessing the condition of an oil using a portable computer coupled to a camera comprises: separating wear particles from a sample of the oil; capturing an image of the separated wear particles using the camera; and analysing the image and generating information about the condition of the oil using the portable computer. The method may be used for tracking the condition of an oil in a machine over a period of time. The methods are particularly useful for assessing the condition of an industrial oil e.g. a lubricating oil that has been used to lubricate moving parts in a machine.
Patent GB-2579615-A (GB)
Title: Data acquisition method and system
Inventor: PETER HANSSEN
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2018-12-06
Abstract: A method of deploying a plurality of data acquisition nodes 106 across a seabed 112 comprising separately launching each of at least some of the plurality of nodes 106 from a sea-surface vessel 102, through the air in a transverse direction to the motion of the vessel, using one or more launching devices 104. Some plurality of nodes may be launched simultaneously to create a pattern of nodes at the sea surface (Fig 2,210) in a cross-line direction (Fig 2,208). The point the nodes hit the sea surface 110 may be pre-calculated and achieved by adjusting the launching devices angle and power according to wind-speed and/or direction. The node may have a body (Fig 4, 402) and releasable anchor (Fig 4, 408), where the anchor may be degradable in seawater. When the nodes float to the surface they may be retrieved by a net or ROV.
Patent GB-2581397-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to label marking
Inventor: JOHN CRIDLAND
IPC: B41J29/393
Filed: 2019-02-18
Abstract: A multisource laser diode fibre array imaging system 1 comprises a marking head 10 in the form of a linear fibre array and a plurality of laser diodes 21-26. A substrate 2 comprising material that changes colour in response to exposure to laser light is movable relative to the marking head 10. Suitable modulation of the output of the laser diodes 21-26 and relative motion of the marking head 10 and the substrate 2 enables a pattern to be marked on the substrate. A substrate temperature sensor 41 is operable to detect an initial substrate temperature prior to marking activity. A control unit 3 is operable in response to the temperature sensor 41 to vary a marking setting for emitters 21-26 in response to the temperature sensor 41, thus providing compensation for substrate temperature variation. There is also comprising a method comprising the steps of detecting the initial substrate temperature; and varying the marking setting in response to the initial substrate temperature. The sensor may be provided in or adjacent to a marking zone where the substrate is marked. The system may be provided with a temperature conditioning unit operable to cool and/or heat the substrate.
Patent GB-2568854-A (GB)
Title: Methods for automated controversy detection of content
Inventor: Shiri Dori-Hacohen
IPC: G06F40/20
Filed: 2017-10-06
Abstract: A probabilistic framework to detect controversy on the web. The prior kNN-WC algorithm is recast into a theoretical framework and a new language model introduced. Language models are constructed that are used to calculate probabilities. The probabilities are compared to determine whether or not a certain document is controversial.
Patent GB-2570593-A (GB)
Title: Methods relating to intestinal organ-on-a-chip
Inventor: DONALD E INGBER
IPC: C12Q1/18
Filed: 2017-09-13
Abstract: Described herein are methods for providing an in vitro intestinal model system, e.g., using primary cells instead of cell lines and/or cancerous cells.
Patent GB-2576407-A (GB)
Title: Automated selecting and mixing machine
Inventor: YURGIS MAURO BACALLAO
IPC: B01F13/10
Filed: 2018-01-24
Abstract: An automated selecting and mixing machine including a cabin disposed within a housing structure, the cabin configured to receive a container from a user, the container containing a base medium, a container engagement element, the container engagement element being movable from a first position to a second position to manipulate a lid of the container, a plurality of dispensers, the plurality of dispensers configured to dispense an element into the container to mix with the base medium, a mixing mechanism located in the cabin, configured to manipulate the container positioned within the cabin to achieve a mixed product, and a user interface coupled to the housing structure, wherein a user selects the mixed product using the user interface to initiate an automated process of the automated selecting and mixing machine, is provided. Furthermore, an associated method, computer system, and computer program product is also provided.
Patent GB-2585863-A (GB)
Title: Object detecting and monitoring
Inventor: WILLIAM BASIL HARROLD
IPC: G08G1/017
Filed: 2019-07-18
Abstract: A first sensing system identifies a travelling object at a first location by detecting an identifier thereon. A second sensing system detects an identified travelling object at the first location and tracks a detected travelling object to monitor it as it moves from the first location. The travelling object may be a vehicle or person. The identifier may be a licence plate. The first system may comprise one or multiple Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras 60; RFID detectors; or facial recognition cameras. The second system may be multiple video cameras 62, radar detectors or wireless transceivers and may be used to determine when a vehicle occupies a parking space while the identifier indicates whether it is entitled to park there. Thus, a small number of ANPR cameras are provided at key locations and then each passing vehicle is tracked over a wider range 74 using less sophisticated cameras - mitigating the high cost and short effective range of ANPR cameras.
Patent GB-2583986-A (GB)
Title: Method for removing a degraded component from a hydrocarbon fluid and a porous medium for achieving the same
Inventor: ESAYAS BAREGA
IPC: B01J20/34
Filed: 2019-10-04
Abstract: A porous medium for removing a degraded component from a hydrocarbon fluid; wherein the porous medium comprises a crosslinked polystyrene having a BET pore volume of 0.6 mL/g and a surface area of 500-900 m2/g as determined in accordance with ISO 9277:2010. The porous medium can be non-ionic, being free of any cationic and anionic functionality. Preferably, the porous medium has an average pore size of 5-18 nm. Also disclosed is a method for removing a degraded component from a hydrocarbon fluid which includes directing the hydrocarbon fluid to the porous medium to produce a purified fluid with a reduced amount of degraded component, removing the purified fluid from the porous medium, and then regenerating the porous medium using acetone, methanol, ethanol, propanol or butanol. The hydrocarbon fluid may be directed to a filter section of the first porous medium, wherein there are multiple porous mediums. The method may also include stopping the hydrocarbon flow to the first filter after an amount of time and directing it to a second. A second porous medium can comprise cotton, activated carbon, a zeolite or a crosslinked polymer. A facility, which may also comprise a third filter section, is also described.
Patent GB-2578025-A (GB)
Title: Inflow control device bypass and bypass isolation system for gravel packing with shunted sand control screens
Inventor: CALEB WARREN
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2018-07-31
Abstract: Bypass modules may be employed in a gravel packing operation to facilitate a sufficiently rapid dehydration of a gravel slurry in a weilbore. The bypass modules include a material which swells in response to contact between the material and fluid in a well such that flow through the bypass module may be prohibited once the gravel packing operation is complete such that production fluids may flow through screens and associated ICDs to enter an inner diameter of a completion string. The bypass modules may be disposed at a tee junction in a leak-off conduit, at an end portion of the leak-off conduit and/or independent of a leak-off conduit.
Patent GB-2592038-A (GB)
Title: Axial connector
Inventor: PHILIP ROSS NORMAN
IPC: H01R13/629
Filed: 2020-02-13
Abstract: An axial connector (10) comprises a female component or socket (11) with a bore (14) bounded by a circumferential wall having an encircling groove (16), a male component or plug (12) having an encircling groove (20) at an outer circumference thereof and insertable into the bore (14) of the socket (11) to align the grooves, and a circular coil spring (21), especially a canted coil spring, housed in the groove (16 or 20) of one of the components. The component (11 or 12) having the groove (16 or 20) which houses the spring (21) is provided with a plunger (24) which is movable into that groove to displace the spring (21) for partial engagement under resilient bias in the other groove when the grooves are aligned thereby to join the components (11 and 12) together and is movable out of the groove which houses the spring to allow the spring (21) to disengage from the other groove under relaxation of the bias thereby to permit separation of the components (11 and 12) from one another. The connector (10) may comprise electrical connection means.
Patent GB-2594080-A (GB)
Title: Scissor mechanism
Inventor: ANTONIOS TOUMAZIS
IPC: B66F7/06
Filed: 2020-04-16
Abstract: An apparatus has a scissor mechanism with linked criss-crossing element pairs including a first end pair 120, 122 at a first rigid end 110 of the mechanism and a second end pair 130, 132 at a second rigid end 112 of the mechanism which are pivotally connected by first tips at 310 to the ends. At least one intermediate pair, pivoting at midpoint 430, connects the first and second end pairs at 320. A first rigid element 210, shorter than the elements 120, 122, is pivotally connected to element 120 at a second tip 320 and pivotally mounted to element 122. A second rigid element 220 is connected at the opposite end of the apparatus in a similar manner to the first. The end portions are movable away from each other without a change in orientation of the end portions. A second scissor mechanism may be utilised, and the apparatus can be used as a lifting apparatus or a retractable arm.
Patent GB-2594962-A (GB)
Title: Door actuator
Inventor: EDWARD JOHN DEAN
IPC: E05F15/611
Filed: 2020-05-13
Abstract: An actuator for a door of an animal enclosure, the door openable and closable by rotation of a shaft 39 forming a pivot of the door and defining a first axis 17, the shaft 39 having a handle 19b fixed thereon, the actuator having a holding member 35 arranged to hold the handle in a predetermined position along the first axis in which the handle and shaft are operable to open and close the door; a turning arrangement 59 to cause rotation of the shaft; and a driving member 45 arranged to rotate about a second axis 47, wherein the first and second axis are laterally offset in a first plane; and wherein the driving member 45 causes rotation of the turning arrangement 59 to rotate the shaft and handle and move the door. The turning arrangement and driving member may be cogs or split cogs and there may be a motor 61 which turns the driving member 45. The handle may have portions (e.g. 19b) which engage with posts of the turning arrangement, alternatively a collar may be used with grub screws to attach it to the shaft. A solar panel may be provided to provide power to the motor.
Patent GB-2596555-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method
Inventor: NIC QUARMBY
IPC: F16J15/34
Filed: 2020-06-30
Abstract: A primary ring 200 for a mechanical seal is provided, the mechanical seal being for rotating equipment, and typically a dry gas seal. The mechanical seal assembly 100 comprises a mating ring 101 for co-operation with the primary ring 200 to effect the seal, the primary ring 200 having a central longitudinal axis (204, Figure 2A) and comprising: a notch 202 disposed in an outer radial surface (201, Figure 2A) of the primary ring 200. An axial outer edge (400, Figure 2D) of the notch 202 is radially deeper than an axially inner part of the notch 202. The notch 202 receives a pin 103 which cooperates with the notch 202 to prevent rotation of the primary ring 200 about the longitudinal axis 204. A method of assembly of the mechanical seal 100 is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2596597-A (GB)
Title: Microscope apparatus
Inventor: Flavien Laurent
IPC: G02B21/26
Filed: 2020-07-03
Abstract: Microscope apparatus 10 includes a microscope body 12 comprising at least one microscope optical element 30; a frame (100) having at least one support surface and a viewing aperture within the support frame, the at least one support surface providing a reference plane; the frame being supported on the microscope body with the viewing aperture in use aligned with the optical element and the at least one support surface at a distance from the optical element. A biasing mechanism (200, 200)’ including a first biasing element (202, 202’), which may be a spring faces the at least one support surface and is configured to apply a bias towards the at least one support surface. A slide holder 50 (250) is disposed between the support frame and the biasing mechanism; the biasing mechanism being configured to bias a slide in the slide holder to cause a top surface of the slide to abut against the at least one support surface of the support frame and thereby at the reference plane, so as to be spaced from the optical element by said distance. Also disclosed is microscope slide holder or cartridge 50 (250) includes a body of generally planar form; and a plurality of laterally disposed slide receptacles (80) in the body, each slide receptacle holding a single slide. The slide holder may be of circular or linear form.
Patent GB-2582727-A (GB)
Title: An imaging module for reading a target by image capture
Inventor: DARRAN MICHAEL HANDSHAW
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 2017-04-19
Abstract: The disclosure describes a scanner (30) for reading a target (e.g. a barcode) by image capture. A housing comprises a handle portion (28) and a head portion (32). An imaging module (40) includes a first printed circuit board (PCB) (68) extending at least partially into the head portion and at least partially into the handle portion, and a second PCB (38) positioned within the head portion. The imaging module further includes a light-transmissive window (26); and a chassis 70 configured to fixedly support each of the light-transmissive window, the first PCB, and the second PCB, in a predetermined positional relationship. The chassis further includes lugs 112 configured to secure the chassis, and thereby the light-transmissive window and the two PCBs, to the housing. Fasteners 114 could be used together with the lugs to fix the chassis to receiving bores 126 in the housing.
Patent GB-2598716-A (GB)
Title: Flow meter
Inventor: PAUL NICHOLAS WHITELEY
IPC: G05D16/04
Filed: 2020-08-28
Abstract: A commissioning valve comprises a flowmeter 1 and a control valve 11 releasably coupled together. The flowmeter and control valve are rotatable relative to each other, figs 6-9. Flow meters with male fastenings fig. 5 and female fastenings figs 21-24 are disclosed. The male fastener consists of a securing nut 2, fig. 6, with a screw thread 3 fig. 1 on its outer surface. The flow meter 1 and a pressure independent control valve (PICV) 11 fasten together via a complementary screw thread of the PICV 11 and the screw thread 3. The securing nut 2 and a venturi 6 of the flow meter 1 being secured into a tube of the PICV 11. Since the PICV 11 is fastened to the securing nut 2, which is rotatable within its recess with respect to the rest of the flow meter 1, the rest of the flow meter 1 (and in particular pressure taps 8) can be rotated with respect to the control valve PICV 11 (and the securing nut 2). The securing nut 2 can form part of the flow meter fig. 5 or part of the control valve.
Patent GB-2598972-A (GB)
Title: Electrical back box
Inventor: MAHMOOD REZA MOEINI TABATABI
IPC: H02G3/12
Filed: 2020-11-11
Abstract: A pattress or electrical back box 10 has a clamp 20. A tounge or flange of clamp 20 may be moved from a stowed configuration, within back box 10, to a deployed configuration, through hole 30a in an outer wall of back box 10. Back box 10 may have a square, rectangle, curved, circle cross-section. A flange 18 may extend around the back box outer wall. During installation into a hole cut in a plasterboard wall, flange 18 may abut against an outer surface of the wall. The tounge or flange of clamp 20 may be moved from the stowed to deployed configuration to clamp against an inner surface of the wall. Clamp 20 may be moved by rotating an actuating screw in a hole within a sleeve barrel 34a. A stop member may restrict clamp movement. A kit of parts may include electrical back box 10 and actuating screw.
Patent GB-2593038-A (GB)
Title: Configurable control of integrated circuits
Inventor: ANDY WANGKUN CHEN
IPC: G11C8/12
Filed: 2021-01-15
Abstract: An integrated circuit 100 comprises first and second word-line decoder circuitry (WDX 112,114); one or more core arrays (120a-h, 120i-p) and input/output (I/O) circuitry 130 for each of core arrays, and control circuitry (CK 110) coupled to the first and second word-line decoders, core array(s) & I/O circuitries. Control signal(s) generated in the control circuitry are used to select corresponding one or more core arrays. The input/output circuitry may include a sense amplifier circuitry, pre-charge circuit, column multiplexer and input & output latches. The IC layout/fabrication may comprise a lower column multiplexer layer, an upper first metal layer above and an uppermost second metal layer (figure 2A), the first and second metal layers transmit the control signals from the control block circuitry (CK) to the I/O circuitry (fig 2B). Typical numbers of core arrays is sixteen, eight or four with corresponding same number of control signals, whilst the bit-cells per row (per core) are respectively 16, 32 and 64 bits (figs 1, 3, 5). The control circuitry including first and second control circuity may control both the read and write operation and may include NAND gate(s), inverter(s) and latch(es) (figures 2C,4C,6C,7-9). The input/output circuitry may generate one or more control signal from an activation signal transmitted from a control block and alternatively be configured to select one or more bit cells of the one or more core arrays and whereby the I/O circuitry individually control the selection of the one or more bit cells, effectively providing a mask for selected or unselected bits. The memory device may be a 272 word x 256 bit cell Butterfly Architecture, Execution Engine General Purpose Register File RAM (EE-GPRF-RAM).
Patent GB-2604905-A (GB)
Title: System and related methods for detecting an unholstering event and initiating a video recording
Inventor: ALASDAIR FIELD
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2021-03-18
Abstract: A system for detecting an unholstering event of a holstered weapon 300 and initiating a video recording comprises one or more camera units including a video recording device and a wireless communication module, and one or more unholstering detection units 200. Each unholstering detection unit 200 comprises a wireless communication module, a controller and a plurality of sensors connected to the controller. The sensors include a magnetometer 204, an NFC or RFID reader 210 and a microphone 214. The controller is configured to monitor a signal of each of the sensors, determine a quiescent level for each of the sensors, detect that one or more of the sensors has registered a signal above a threshold difference away from the quiescent level and register an unholstering event and send an activation signal to one or more of the camera units to cause them to start a video recording.