baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2545386-A (GB)
Title: Aquatop
Inventor: PETER FOGWILL
IPC: A47L1/08
Filed: 2015-07-09
Abstract: A water control valve for a water fed pole window cleaning system where the water control valve that is positioned between the top of the water fed pole and the cleaning brush. The valve is actuated by the user immobilising the top section by holding the brush head against a surface such as the window, and rotating the pole at ground level which in turn rotates the control valve. The rotation of the pole allows the flow of the water to be adjusted, and can be turned off when the pole is turned in one direction and on when turned in the opposing direction. The device can control water flow to overhead spray heads and in brush spray heads. Preferably the control valve mechanism is releasably attached to the top of the water fed pole and the cleaning brush. The valve may have two ceramic discs with apertures that when aligned via the rotation of one or both discs allows the water to flow. The discs may be spring biased towards each other to compensate for wear of the discs.
Patent GB-2540758-A (GB)
Title: A long route EGR system for a turbocharged automotive system
Inventor: ALBERTO RACCA
IPC: F02M26/08
Filed: 2015-07-23
Abstract: A long route Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system 690 for an internal combustion engine 110 equipped with a turbocharger compressor 240 and with an electric compressor 600 being configured to direct air into an intake line 205 of the internal combustion engine 110, the long route EGR system 690 being provided with an EGR conduit 695 which fluidly connects an exhaust pipe (275, Fig. 1) of the internal combustion engine 110 with the intake line 205, EGR conduit 695 being provided with a first branch 650 stemming from a branching point 655 of the long route EGR conduit 695 for directing recirculated gas through the electric compressor 600 towards a mixing point 665 with the intake line 205 downstream of the turbocharger compressor 240. A second branch 670 may connect the first branch 650 to a point downstream of the primary compressor 240. A method of operating the EGR system 690 dependent on engine load conditions by regulating power supply to the electric compressor is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2542143-A (GB)
Title: Lancet device
Inventor: CALLUM DAVIES
IPC: A61B5/151
Filed: 2015-09-08
Abstract: A blood sampling device 10 having body 12 having an opening 20 therein for receiving a retractable needle holder 14. The device also has a biasing member 25 for biasing the needle holder to a deployed position, a retraction mechanism 26, a latching mechanism 28 and a releasing mechanism (30, Fig. 2). The body also includes one or more slots 40 which receive a portion of the retractor mechanism, the slots having closed end 42 and openable end 44, the openable end movable between a closed position which prevents the retraction member being inserted and removed and an open position in which the portion of the retractor mechanism may be inserted or removed. The body may have top and bottom portions (12t and 12b, Fig. 2) and side portions (12e and 12f, Fig. 2) with two slots 40a and 40b on each side opposite each other. The top and bottom portions being linked at the closed ends of the slots by joining potion (50, Fig. 2) and may pivot about the joining portion to open the openable ends of the slots.
Patent GB-2537978-A (GB)
Title: Spatially mapping radio frequency data in 3-dimensional environments
Inventor: BRADLEY J MITCHELL
IPC: H04W16/20
Filed: 2016-03-11
Abstract: Generation of 3-Dimensional Radio Frequency (RF) performance maps of an environment 118 is performed by correlating RF performance data generated from known locations within the environment with spatial data generated of the environment. One embodiment comprises apparatus 114, such as a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) scanner, that generates spatial data of an environment 118 (the inside of an aircraft), in a 3-D coordinate system (202, figure 2). The apparatus also comprises RF receiver 110 that generates RF performance data for RF transmitter 116 that is located within the environment (204). The apparatus identifies 3-D locations of the apparatus within the environment based on the spatial data (206), identifies RF performance values for the transmitter at the 3-D locations based on the RF performance data (208), and generates a 3-D RF performance map of the environment based on the 3-D locations and the RF performance values (210). The RF receiver 110 is configured to generate Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), Link Quality Indication (LQI) data or polarization data for the RF transmitter. A controller 104 is configured to identify timestamps in the spatial data, and to adjust data based on a geometric offset between the RF receiver and scanner.
Patent GB-2537795-A (GB)
Title: Spats and crampons
Inventor: CHEON KI KIM
IPC: A43C15/06
Filed: 2014-10-28
Abstract: Spats comprise: a body, one end and the other end of which are attached to or detached from each other; an elastic line extending from the one end to the other end inside of the lower side of the body; and one or more hooks connected to the elastic line and exposed to the outside.
Patent GB-2559102-A (GB)
Title: Cellular telephony
Inventor: MANSOOR HANIF
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 2016-09-29
Abstract: A communications base station is mounted on an aircraft (100) such as a drone or a tethered balloon to provide wireless coverage over a remote area. The use of an airborne device allows a much wider coverage area to be served by one base station. The aircraft is launched (1) only when activity is detected on the ground in the area of coverage (20), and returns to a ground station (3) when such activity ceases. Activity may be detected for example by sensors (16, 17) on a highway identifying vehicles approaching the coverage area. In an alternative arrangement, launch may be triggered by a handover signal received from a cellular base station (13) operating in a region neighbouring the coverage area, or by detection by the network (19) of an incoming call to a mobile terminal previously recorded as being in the area of coverage.
Patent GB-2540077-A (GB)
Title: Rotatively mounting cutters on a drill bit
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER C PROPES
IPC: E21B17/042
Filed: 2014-05-01
Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for rotatively mounting cutters on a drill bit. A bore is provided either directly in the drill bit or in a sleeve which is mounted on the drill bit. The bore includes a female screw thread, a circumferential groove, and one or more bearing surfaces. A cutter with a hardened table has a generally cylindrical body with a male screw thread, a circumferential groove, and one or more bearing surfaces. The cutter is engaged with the threads of the bore and then advanced until the male screw threads pass beyond the female screw threads. When the cutter is fully installed, the circumferential grooves provide relief for the screw threads so that the cutter can freely rotate within the bore.
Patent GB-2557342-A (GB)
Title: Receptacle closure
Inventor: OMAR ZANATTA
IPC: B65D51/16
Filed: 2016-12-07
Abstract: A closure, for a receptacle containing a carbonated liquid, having activation means to release fluid from the receptacle into a defined chamber (18, figure 6), in order to reduce the pressure prior to removal of the closure. Preferably, the closure has a main housing 1, with a central stem 6 with a through bore 7 and radial flanges 8, and a second part 3 that is movable relative to the housing 1. The activation means may be a manually depressible compression disc 2 with a central stem 14 to move the second part 3 relative to the housing 1 to form or increase a gap 18 within the closure in which a controlled amount of gas can be expelled from the receptacle. The closure may have a pivoting or removable lid 4. The housing 1 may have an external screw thread (11, figure 4) to engage with a complimentary screw thread formed on the inner surface of the receptacle.
Patent GB-2547524-A (GB)
Title: Shopping cart bagging station and method of forming the same
Inventor: YURGIS MAURO BACALLAO
IPC: B62B5/00
Filed: 2016-12-19
Abstract: A shopping cart bagging station 110 that couples to a shopping cart. Customers can use the shopping cart bagging station to bag their purchases as they shop. The disclosed shopping cart bagging station includes a bag dispenser portion 112 and first and second mounting clips 114, 116. The bag dispenser portion has a support bar 122 with a first and second end 128, 130. Each end has a respective end plate. The bag dispenser portion holds at least one shopping bag, and dispenses the shopping bags one at a time as products are placed in the shopping bag. The first and the second mounting clip are coupled to the bag dispenser portion via the end plates and couple the shopping cart bagging station to a shopping cart. The shopping cart bagging station can be mounted in various locations on a shopping cart. The bag dispenser portion may further include a bag holder hook 148 coupled to the support bar halfway between the first and second ends, and first and second shopping bag handle hooks coupled to their respective end plates. The mounting clips may attached to at least one of a plurality of shopping cart rods.
Patent GB-2558296-A (GB)
Title: Radio frequency modulator
Inventor: GRAHAM EDGAR BEESLEY
IPC: H04L27/36
Filed: 2016-12-23
Abstract: A radio frequency modulator which requires at least two carrier signals V1a-V2b to be modulated by at least two waveforms and combined in a single summation. The modulator may alternatively be a mixer or demodulator and phase or amplitude modulation may be applied to the carriers V1a-V2b, which may be phase offset. Each phase offset may be 90 degrees out of phase relative to another carrier. There may be two, three or four carrier waves V1a-V2b in some embodiments. The transmitter may be quadrature amplitude modulated (QAB) or a single sideband (SSB) frequency transmitter. The output of the modulator may be filtered before transmission. Each carrier V1a-V2b may be paired within the summation with an auxiliary balanced switching pulse waveform arranged to facilitate suppression of third and fifth harmonics of each carrier wave V1a-V2b.
Patent GB-2548703-A (GB)
Title: System and method for vehicle subsystem failure mitigation
Inventor: JIANBO LU
IPC: B60W10/10
Filed: 2017-02-15
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for mitigating brake failure where a brake capacity is determined to be less than each of a first braking target and a mitigation threshold target. The vehicles current speed is compared to an engine braking threshold. If the vehicle speed is above said threshold, then the vehicle transmission is operated to inhibit transfer of an input torque through the transmission, for example by disengaging the output shaft from the gears of the transmission. If the vehicle speed is below a wheel lock threshold, then the rotation of an output shaft of the transmission is also inhibited. This may be a complete transmission tie-up. If the vehicle speed is below the engine braking threshold, then the transmission may be downshifted or put in neutral. The torque of the engine may also be reduced. The brake capacity may be updated based on a failure message with data which indicates one or more malfunctioning conditions of the vehicle braking system. The braking capacity and/or engine braking threshold may be updated based upon vehicle environmental conditions and vehicle path conditions. If braking mitigation cannot avoid collision, evasive manoeuvres may be applied.
Patent GB-2562760-A (GB)
Title: A rotor for an electric motor
Inventor: IAN FOLEY
IPC: H02K21/14
Filed: 2017-05-24
Abstract: A hub 4 for a rotor 2 of a permanent magnet motor comprises a hub body that supports plural permanent magnets 16,18 and has a fluid conduit 40,42,44 that connects to a fluid coolant inlet and outlet and extends radially outward to a region radially beneath each magnet 16-18 of the motor and then radially inward. A rotor 2 of a permanent magnet motor includes a plurality of lugs (fig 1, 6) on the outer circumferential surface of a hub body 4, each lug consisting of a tapered base portion and a head portion (fig 13, 70 74). The maximum circumferential width of the base of each lug corresponds to the circumferential distance between the adjacent permanent magnets 16. A rotor 2 of a permanent magnet motor comprises rotor segments (fig 1, 8) that are arranged around a hub body to radially restrain a permanent magnet and have axially extending grooves (fig 15, 84) defined in a sidewall 86 of each segment. The plural fluid paths may each pass through an elongate axial chamber 42 under each magnet and smoothly connect to a central chamber (fig 7) having plural vanes (fig 9) to impart rotating velocity to the fluid coolant.
Patent GB-2550800-A (GB)
Title: Managing data in storage according to a log structure
Inventor: SANGEETHA SESHADRI
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2016-02-12
Abstract: Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for managing data in a storage. Each index entry in and index identifies a log address in the log of one of the records. Each record in the log includes a key and value, and the log addresses map to physical addresses in the storage. A plurality of processed log addresses in the log are processed by determining whether the index indicates that the processed log address includes a current version of the record in the log; adding the record at the processed log address to a selected log address in the log in response to determining that the index indicates that the processed log address comprises the current version of the record; and deleting a record at the physical address in the storage to which the processed log address maps.
Patent GB-2556997-A (GB)
Title: Time-delimited action suggestion system
Inventor: CHEN XIAO
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2017-09-29
Abstract: A method for providing time-delimited suggested actions 205A-C to a user includes receiving, by one or more computing devices from a user device 104, data indicative of a user-requested time-bound activity associated with a time period. One or more parameters associated with a user that requested the activity are identified and a suggested action is determined based at least in part on the user parameters and the time period. An output indicative of the suggested action is provided to the user device. The activity may be navigation by the user device to a destination such as an airport and the suggested action may be a prompt to listen to a podcast of a certain length 205A or to check-in for a flight 205B. Suggested actions may be based on the activity type and on a level of user participation in the activity so that the user is not distracted from safety critical activities such as driving. Preferably, the user may confirm or reject suggested actions to update a trained machine learning model.
Patent GB-2567882-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for processing a stream of data values
Inventor: TIM LEE
IPC: G06T1/20
Filed: 2017-10-30
Abstract: An image processing system 204 receives image data; processing module 210 classifies each pixel value, within a particular subset of pixel values of the stream, into one group of a set of groups; processing module 210 processes a particular pixel value (404, Fig.4) in dependence on the classification of the pixel values, wherein processing the particular pixel value comprises performing multiple processing functions, which depend upon the classification of the pixel values, in one consolidated operation; the processed particle pixel value is output. The multiple processing functions may comprise two or more of defective pixel detection, defective pixel correction, denoising, sharpening, and demosaicing. The image processing system may be implemented in a camera pipeline. The image processing system may comprise a store 212 configured to store group indication data, such as a range of pixel values, indicating one or more groups into which pixel values can be grouped.
Patent GB-2554585-A (GB)
Title: Pressure control layer for a mattress or seating
Inventor: JOHN TUTON
IPC: A61G7/057
Filed: 2016-04-04
Abstract: A pressure control layer (1) for use in a mattress or in a cushion for a seat. The layer (1) includes a plurality of interconnected fabric pockets (11) each enclosing at least one spring member (13). The fabric pockets (11) are made from elastic material. The pressure control layer (1) also has upper and lower fabric sheath portions (5,7), and each fabric pocket (11) has at least one elongate seam (9) formed between the upper and lower fabric sheath portions (5,7), these elongate seams (9) interconnecting and defining the periphery of the fabric pockets (11).
Patent GB-2568298-A (GB)
Title: Methods, systems and devices for detecting inflammation
Inventor: Etheresia Pretorius
IPC: G01N33/543
Filed: 2017-11-13
Abstract: A method, system, test strip, point-of-care device and computer-implemented method for detecting a level of inflammation in a subject is provided. The level of inflammation is detected by contacting a biological sample obtained from the subject with a serum amyloid A (SAA) capture agent. The capture agent is secured to a substrate and is configured to emit a signal upon binding to SAA. The signal is detected and a result indicating the level of inflammation in the subject is output. The system is preferably a nanofibre or nanowire, and may include a self-assembled monolayer to which the capture agent is bound. The capture agent may include antibodies or antibody fragments, thioflavins, oligothiphenes, or aptamers, and is preferably an antibody or antibody fragment.
Patent GB-2555029-A (GB)
Title: Measurement system and method
Inventor: Donald High
IPC: G01C22/00
Filed: 2016-05-18
Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to measuring lengths in a physical environment using one or more sensors. The sensors can be arranged in one or more configurations and can use one or more methodologies for carrying the measurement of lengths.
Patent GB-2568494-A (GB)
Title: A method and system of marking a laboratory sample carrier and checking the quality of the printing
Inventor: THOMAS FERGUS HUGHES
IPC: B41J29/38
Filed: 2017-11-17
Abstract: A method and system of marking a laboratory sample carrier 2 and checking the quality of the printing is provided. Source data for a mark to be printed on a surface 6 of the laboratory sample carrier is stored as rows of pixels. Successive rows of pixels of the source data are printed on the surface of the laboratory sample carrier with a print head 7 of a printer 1 and successive rows of printed pixels are scanned with scanning apparatus 17 situated adjacent to the print head 7. An automated processor 3 is used to compare printed mark data corresponding to the scanned rows of pixels with the source data. The printhead may be a thermal printhead. The scanning apparatus may include a line of photocells. The photocells may be in a CCD chip. There may be a light source 21 to illuminate an area to be scanned by the scanning apparatus. The method may include establishing a concordance between the printed mark and the source data; and comparing the concordance level with the concordance threshold.
Patent GB-2559047-A (GB)
Title: Auxiliary drive system for a pump
Inventor: PAUL SHEPHERD
IPC: F16D27/00
Filed: 2017-12-19
Abstract: A vehicle engine pump assembly 100 has a mechanical drive 106, an electrical drive 104 and a clutch which includes a clutch plate armature 164 defining a friction surface of the clutch and an electromagnet i.e. a solenoid 166 which in use is configured to move the clutch plate armature. The clutch plate armature is constructed from a ferromagnetic material, and the clutch may be resiliently biased by a spring 200. The mechanical drive may include a pulley 168, and in use it receives a drive torque from the vehicle engine. The pump assembly can be an oil pump 102, and at least one of the mechanical drive and electrical drive can be lubricated by fluid from the pump outlet. The electrical drive may include a rotor 128 mounted on a common shaft 120 with the pump rotor 116, and the lubricant return flow path for at least one of the electrical drive and the mechanical drive may be provided through the common drive shaft. The lubricant flow path may include a central axial fluid channel 121, a central shaft bore 141 and axially extending openings 127. A controller 107 may selectively engage the mechanical drive to boost pumping effort when required via the clutch.
Patent GB-2566770-A (GB)
Title: Device, system and method
Inventor: EDWARD ROSS SHENTON
IPC: A24F40/485
Filed: 2018-02-26
Abstract: The device includes an airflow passage 308 between an upstream air inlet and a downstream outlet, the passage including a porous member 315 for passive aerosol generation, wherein the porous member 315 is tapered along a longitudinal axis of the device. Air may flow across the surface of the porous member to entrain particles of fluid held therein. The passage adjacent the porous member may also be tapered to allow a longer airflow length, and create a Venturi aperture 319 to maximize flavour particle entrainment. The fluid may be a flavour fluid. The device may include a separate active aerosol generator including a heating element for generating vapour including an active substance e.g. nicotine. The device may be in the form of a flavour pod, a disposable cartomiser or a complete substitute smoking device. The device may create two distinct aerosols having distinct droplet sizes, one suitable for pulmonary penetration, one for reaching the mouth and nose.
Patent GB-2571366-A (GB)
Title: Video recording and playback systems and methods
Inventor: Hugh Alexander Dinsdale Spencer
IPC: H04N13/271
Filed: 2018-04-18
Abstract: Video recording method comprising: recording first video image sequence output by a video game; recording sequences of depth buffer values and virtual camera positions; recording in-game events and their respective positions; generating second video sequence encoding the depth buffer value sequence; associating the virtual camera position sequence with the first and/or second video sequences. Video playback comprises: obtaining the first and second video sequences, and associated virtual camera positions; obtaining data indicating a statistically significant in-game event and its position; calculating a location within a video frame corresponding to the event position; augmenting the image frame with a graphical representation of the event. Also disclosed: event analysis method comprising: receiving game identifiers and associated in-game events and their positions from gaming devices; identifying statistically significant in-game events; receiving, from a video replay apparatus, a game identifier, virtual camera location and in-game player position; selecting and transmitting analysis data for an event within a set distance of one of the received positions. Depth images may be encoded in image channels at various accuracy levels. Positions may be spatially encoded as high contrast blocks in image channels. Graphical representations may be occluded by foreground game elements. Video may be stereocscopic.
Patent GB-2565231-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable furniture
Inventor: PAUL BROWN
IPC: A61G7/015
Filed: 2018-07-27
Abstract: An article of adjustable furniture comprises at least one support section 12, pivotal movement of which is affected by a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes at least first 42 and second 50 components pivotally joined by a bearing assembly (53, fig 13), such that operation of the drive mechanism causes pivoting between the components 42, 50 to cause the platform 12 to rotate. The bearing assembly may include a bearing with inner and outer races rotationally moveable relative to one another, each race being fixed relative to one of the drive components 42, 50. For example, one component 50 may include a housing that forms an interference fit with the outer race, with the other component 42 including a fixing feature that fits with the inner race. The components 42, 50 may be operable to act directly on first and second support sections 12, 14 of the furniture.