baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2540001-A (GB)
Title: An imaging system and method
Inventor: Ian Jamieson
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2016-04-22
Abstract: An imaging system (1) comprising a source of polarised light (3) an image capturing device (5) located opposite and facing the source of polarised light; and a polarisingfilter (7) placed in front of the image capturing device; wherein polarisation planes of the source of polarised light and the polarising filter of the image capturing device are oriented at a predetermined angle to each other. The system may be a 2D to 3D image building system comprising a processor for compiling multiple 2D images. A corresponding method, kit of parts as well a module for forming the imaging system are also provided.
Patent GB-2540841-A (GB)
Title: Oil field chemical delivery fluids, methods for their use in the targeted delivery of oil field chemicals to subterranean hydrocarbon reservoirs and methods f
Inventor: CHUN-TIAN ZHAO
IPC: E21B47/11
Filed: 2016-04-26
Abstract: An oil field chemical delivery fluid contains a mixture of a base fluid and microcapsules 1 having an oil field chemical 2 contained within the microcapsule. Chemical groups in the outer surface 3 of the microcapsules 1 interact with the base fluid and promote the dispersibility of the microcapsules 1 in the base fluid. Chemical groups in the outer surface of the microcapsules 1 interact with the targeted areas of a hydrocarbon reservoir and promote the substantivity of the microcapsules 1 to the targeted areas of the reservoir. The oil field chemical delivery fluids provide for the placement of microcapsules 1 in a desired location within the well and/or reservoirs using properties such as the density of the microcapsules 1. Methods of making oil field chemical delivery fluids, systems containing oil field chemical delivery fluids, methods of fracturing rock in a reservoir and tracing the movement of fluid in a hydrocarbon reservoir using these fluids are described. Additional coatings may be present.
Patent GB-2550366-A (GB)
Title: Engine controller
Inventor: ADAM OWENS
IPC: F02D41/24
Filed: 2016-05-17
Abstract: `A motor vehicle engine is controlled to reduce launch clutch heating. A first engine map is selected when the clutch pedal is between fully open and intermediate positions, a second map for pedal position between intermediate and closed and a third map used for the closed position. The first map provides reduced engine output for a given set of inputs over the third map allowing clutch input speed 62 to drop rapidly at launch t0, reducing heating, and the second map permits increased power over the third map to allow engine output to rise at an intermediate point ti as input speed approaches the clutch output speed 64 to counter driver perception of controller interference. Three maps may apply to sport mode and a two map arrangement omitting the power increase map may be used in eco or normal mode. Variable lift valves or turbo overboost may be used to alter engine output. Variable valves may be used to control engine speed while identifying an upshift event based on clutch pedal and gear selector inputs.
Patent GB-2553098-A (GB)
Title: System and method for monitoring the atmosphere of a controlled atmosphere workstation
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER CHARLES ROPER
IPC: B25J21/02
Filed: 2016-08-18
Abstract: A system for monitoring the atmosphere in a chamber of a controlled atmosphere workstation, the system comprising a first gas sensor 4 to detect a first gas in the atmosphere, a protector 8 to shield the first gas sensor from one or more degrading products and a controller 5 to process the gas data of the first gas sensor and determine the concentration of the first gas in the atmosphere based on the gas data. The controller may control a supply of first gas to the chamber in accordance with the determined concentration of the first gas. Optionally, prior to determining the concentration of the first gas, the controller corrects distortion errors in the gas data due to one or more distorting gases in the atmosphere. The protector may be an enclosure or housing with gas inlet 9 and gas outlet 10 which protects the gas sensor. Ideally, the gas sensor is positioned in the base of the workstation which comprises a floor partition 13. A workstation comprising the system and a method of operation is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2543647-A (GB)
Title: Formulating lane level routing plans
Inventor: DANIEL LEVINE
IPC: G08G1/01
Filed: 2016-09-19
Abstract: A method for planning lane level guidance for a vehicle (e.g. car, automobile) comprising accessing a final vehicle configuration, 463, (involving desired speed, destination acceleration parameters), accessing statistics / data representative of aggregate traffic patterns for each lane, 441, 442, 443, of any multi-lane road over a distance from the current vehicle configuration, 461, to the ending configuration, 463. Also included is a method for cueing a driver to change lanes, 407, comprising accessing a lane level routing plan, the plan being formulated by the aforementioned method, the lane level plan including lane changes predicted to be of benefit when travelling between the start and end configurations, detecting that the vehicle is in a configuration associated with a predicted change and indicating / prompting the user about the change. The vehicle may be an autonomous or driverless vehicle. The lane level plan may be for switching lanes to an on ramp or from an off ramp to a multi-lane highway / motorway.
Patent GB-2542952-A (GB)
Title: Downhole ball valve
Inventor: PETER DEREK WALTER INGLIS
IPC: E21B34/06
Filed: 2014-07-25
Abstract: A downhole ball valve includes a housing that includes a tubular member; a ball seat positioned in the tubular member, the ball seat including a sealing surface; and a ball that includes a first hemispherical portion, a second hemispherical portion, and a bore that extends through the ball between the first and second hemispherical portions. The ball is adjustable between a closed position with the first hemispherical portion sealingly engaged with the sealing surface of the ball seat to close the bore to fluid communication with the tubular member, and an open position with the bore at least partially in fluid communication with the tubular member. The first hemispherical portion includes a first material, and at least a portion of the second hemispherical portion that extends from a surface of the ball towards the bore of the ball includes a second material different than the first material.
Patent GB-2559351-A (GB)
Title: A geared gas turbine engine
Inventor: Stewart Trevor Thornton
IPC: F02C7/36
Filed: 2017-02-01
Abstract: A geared gas turbofan engine comprising a support structure 27 which supports the gearbox 26 and includes a stator vane arrangement 28 comprising a plurality of stator vanes 29 extending radially between inner and outer annular walls 30, 31. The walls 30,31 each have two radially extending annular flanges 35, 36 and circumferentially spaced buttresses 34,37 extending axially between the annular flanges 35, 36. The flanges 32, 33, 35, 36 and buttresses 34, 37 increase the strength of the support structure 27 to carry the torque loads of the gearbox 26. In further inventions: buttresses (134, figure 5) comprise a lattice structure (135, figure 5); the stator vanes 29 are swept rearwardly or leant circumferentially; the stator vanes 29 are hollow; the stator vane arrangement 28 is an integral structure; a high pressure turbine (17, figure 1) drives a high-pressure compressor (15, figure 1) and a low pressure turbine (18, figure 1) drives an intermediate pressure compressor (14, figure 1) and a propulsor 13 via the gearbox 26; the gearbox 26 comprises a planetary gear 54, the planetary gear carrier 56 or annular gear 52 being arranged to drive the fan 13; the propulsor is a fan 13 or propeller.
Patent GB-2547788-A (GB)
Title: Releasable corrosion inhibitors
Inventor: DEEPTHI R SETLUR
IPC: E21B41/02
Filed: 2011-09-30
Abstract: A corrosion inhibiting device comprising a carrier comprising a nanostructure, the carrier configured for embedding in a surface of an oilfield tool, and a corrosion inhibitor impregnated in the carrier where the corrosion inhibitor is configured to be released into the environment adjacent the surface of the oilfield tool. The nanostructure and carrier combination may be placed within the matrix of an insert of a tool. The carrier may comprise a polymeric component, a nanomaterial or a nanoclay. A further aspect relates to a corrosion control device comprising an oilfield tool having an elastomeric component in which there is disposed a corrosion inhibitor impregnated in a carrier comprising a nanostructure, where the corrosion inhibitor is configured to be released into the environment adjacent the surface of the oilfield tool during operation. In both aspects, the corrosion inhibitor may be released in response to an operating condition, abrasion, pressure change, temperature change, pH change or chemical change. The elastomeric component may be a seal, packer, packing element or capsule. The elastomeric component may have a carrier disposed therein, where the carrier is configured to release the inhibitor through nanopores in the carrier.
Patent GB-2559977-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for obtaining information about the face and eyes of a subject
Inventor: THOMAS WILLIAM JOY
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2017-02-22
Abstract: A computer-implemented method and an apparatus for obtaining information about the face of a subject, the method comprising illuminating the face of the subject 101 and capturing one or more images 102 of the face during each of a plurality of time periods. Then for each time period carrying out the steps of: using the images to form a respective three-dimensional skin model of the skin of the subject 103 and obtaining eye data indicative of the position of at least a portion of an eye of the subject during the time period 104. Having completed the steps for each time period, the eye data for the time periods is converted to a common reference frame using the respective skin models 108 and from the converted eye data an eye model comprising an estimate of the position of the centre of eye rotation CER of the eye of the subject is obtained 109. Typically, such an eye model is obtained for each of the subject's eyes. The eye model is used in a process for designing an item of eyewear such as vision correcting glasses or spectacles, or used in an augmented-reality or virtual-reality system.
Patent GB-2562094-A (GB)
Title: Kitchen appliance noise reduction arrangement
Inventor: JAMES JOSEPH SEALY
IPC: A47J43/08
Filed: 2017-05-04
Abstract: A food processing apparatus, such as a blender, comprises a planetary gearing arrangement wherein one or more planet gears 103 having respective first rotational axes are configured to also rotate about a second rotational axis. The apparatus further comprises a sound insulation element 105 that rotates about the second axis. The sound insulation element may occupy a part of a volume swept by the planet gear(s). The planet gears and sound insulation element may be mounted to a carrier plate 102. One or more of the planet gears may drive a food processing tool 104. The sound insulation element may comprise a fibrous material, an open-pored foam or a dimensionally stable plastic or rubber material. The apparatus aims to reduce noise generated by the appliance.
Patent GB-2564137-A (GB)
Title: Surface mounting device
Inventor: THOMAS MARCUS ROBERT HUNTER WADE
IPC: H01F7/04
Filed: 2017-07-04
Abstract: A mounting device comprising a male and female portion 211, 201 being separably couplable together and a magnet (e.g. 830m fig. 8) that exerts a magnetic force between the male and female portions to maintain the coupled arrangement. The male and female portions when coupled comprise a coupling plane and each portion comprises a surface geometry such that when in the coupled position relative movement of the portions in the coupling plane results in a perpendicular movement relative to the coupling plane. The perpendicular movement resulting in a lessening of the magnetic force between the portions. The surface geometry of the portions may comprise cooperating cam surfaces that translate the relative motion, either rotational or translational, into perpendicular motion. The mounting device may be used for mounting an electronic device such as a tablet.
Patent GB-2554183-A (GB)
Title: Wet connection system for downhole equipment
Inventor: HASSAN MANSIR
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2017-09-05
Abstract: A system for forming a connection to equipment deployed downhole has an elongate conductor 6 e.g. a cable disposed in an annulus around downhole tubing 2, and an annularly-positioned electrical connector 10 at the bottom of said tubing. The conductor is connectable to the connector. An electrically-powered machine 9 downhole has a radially-spaced connector arm 12. This arm allows the electrically-powered machine to be oriented so that it makes an electrical connection to the electrical connector. The elongate conductor may be slidably disposed within a conduit, and may be an electrical conductor made from copper-clad steel. The upper end of the conductor may be engaged with a wet connector (fig. 3, 23) in the Christmas tree. The conductor may be flushed with dielectric fluid, and may be surrounded by a protective fluid.
Patent GB-2552283-A (GB)
Title: Methods of fabricating ceramic or intermetallic parts
Inventor: JEFFREY G THOMAS
IPC: E21B10/42
Filed: 2015-04-24
Abstract: A part includes a three-dimensional porous metallic workpiece printed via an additive manufacturing process and subsequently subjected to a diffusion-based process to convert at least a portion of the porous metallic workpiece to a ceramic workpiece or an intermetallic workpiece.
Patent GB-2563692-A (GB)
Title: Weapon barrel attachment for triggering instrumentation laser
Inventor: MARTYN ARMSTRONG
IPC: F41G3/26
Filed: 2017-11-20
Abstract: A weapon barrel attachment 150 comprising a light receiving device (156, fig. 2) for receiving a fist light signal 112 transmitted within the barrel 122, a first interface for communicating with a weapon-mountable instrumentation laser 110 which transmits a second signal 114, a processing unit (152, fig. 2) coupled with the receiving device and configured to perform operation comprising transmitting a second light signal with the instrumentation laser in response to receiving light at the light receiving device. The attachment may comprise a second interface for communicating with a communications device 106 via wireless radio frequency signals. The operations may further comprise transmitting an information signal to the communications device indicating the first light signal was received by the attachment. The first light signal may be transmitted by a laser. The attachment may comprise an orientation module (154, fig. 3) to detect an indication of an orientation of the weapon and send to the processing unit. Also claimed is a method for transmitting a laser in response to a first light signal and computer program for performing the method.
Patent GB-2559241-A (GB)
Title: Organic light emitting display device and method for driving the same
Inventor: Namseok Choi
IPC: G09G3/3225
Filed: 2017-11-28
Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a display panel and a deterioration compensation unit, 200. The display panel comprises a plurality of unit pixels each comprising at least three sub-pixels corresponding to different colours and an organic light emitting diode. The deterioration compensation unit generates deterioration estimation data of each of the sub-pixels based on cumulative data of each of the sub-pixels, generates first and second temperature deterioration data based on display temperature data corresponding to temperature of the organic light emitting display device, calculates an individual compensation gain corresponding to each of the sub-pixels based on the deterioration estimation data and the first and second temperature deterioration data, and corrects input data of each of the sub-pixels based on the individual compensation gain of each of the sub-pixels. The deterioration compensation unit may further generate a global compensation gain which can be combined with the individual compensation gain to modulate the input data that has been corrected using the individual compensation gain.
Patent GB-2571346-A (GB)
Title: Cryogenic refrigeration of a process medium
Inventor: Jan Hildenbeutel
IPC: F25B9/02
Filed: 2018-02-26
Abstract: A cryogenic refrigeration system comprises a conduit 2 supplying a flow 10 of a process medium (helium or nitrogen), a counter flow heat exchanger 3 thermally coupled to a heat exchanger section 2A of the conduit and comprises an inlet 34 at a cold end 30 and an outlet 36 at the warm end 32 of the heat exchanger. A first pressure regulator 4 in fluid communication with the conduit is arranged downstream of the heat exchanger section and a vessel 5 in fluid communication with the conduit is arranged downstream of the first pressure regulator. The vessel is in fluid communication with the inlet of the heat exchanger and provides an evaporated gas flow from the process medium to the inlet of the heat exchanger. The conduit is free of any evaporation heat exchanger upstream of the heat exchanger section. Also disclosed is a method for cryogenic refrigeration of a process medium. A load (6, fig 4) may be located within the liquid phase or located external of the vessel (fig 5). A plurality of heat exchangers in series and/or parallel may be used (figs 6A, 6B). The system and method are used to reduce exergetic losses.
Patent GB-2578862-A (GB)
Title: Composite structural coupler
Inventor: JAMES GEORGE ARTHUR CROLL
IPC: F16B2/22
Filed: 2018-03-08
Abstract: A tube coupler comprises at least one tube clamping element comprising: a coupler body 10; a clamping strap 20 integrally attached to the body or a hinge pin 50 that is integral to the strap; a tensioning unit 30 integrally attached at an opposing position on the body to the clamping strap and a tensioning component 40 that biases the clamping strap towards the tensioning unit to grip the tube. The body, clamping strap and tensioning unit are made of a composite material comprising a polymer and reinforcing fibres. The body, clamping strap and tensioning unit are movable from a closed configuration in which the body, clamping strap and tensioning unit provide three sections of a substantially circular ring that can grip a circular tube and an open configuration that enables the circular tube to be inserted into the tube clamping element without significant resistance. The tube couplers may comprise two tube clamping elements or one tube clamping element and a second coupling means which may be for a structure other that a tube.
Patent GB-2561722-A (GB)
Title: System and method for content messaging
Inventor: KRISHNAKANT M PATEL
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2016-10-21
Abstract: A system and method for content messaging includes observing, by the server, synchronization of a database cluster accessible to the server with a first local database at a first client, the database cluster including a message after the synchronization, the message including content and instructions for processing the content, and processing, by the server, the content of the message according to the instructions for processing the content, in response to observing the synchronization.
Patent GB-2560652-A (GB)
Title: Vaporization device systems and methods
Inventor: Ariel Atkins
IPC: H05B3/44
Filed: 2014-12-23
Abstract: A device 10 for receiving a cartridge 30a that contains fluid and a heater for heating the fluid to generate an inhalable aerosol, comprising a device body 20 which comprises a housing, a cartridge receptacle 21 formed in part by the housing, an air inlet 50 and an airflow path to the cartridge receptacle, and a battery 23 housed by the housing of the device body, a set of heater contacts within the cartridge receptacle, where the set of contacts connected with the battery and configured to connect with second heater contacts on the cartridge to power a heater of the cartridge, and a pressure sensor 27 housed by the housing of the device body, and proximate to the cartridge receptacle, the pressure sensor configured for sensing a user puffing on the device when the cartridge is received in the cartridge receptacle. Preferably the device further comprises an indicator light integral with the device body, where the indicator light indicates the status of the device. The indicator light may be visible through the housing of the device body. Ideally the device further comprises a printed circuit board which comprises a microcontroller and circuitry to implement logic for controlling the device.
Patent GB-2575042-A (GB)
Title: Elevator system
Inventor: ALISTER BENNETT
IPC: B66B17/12
Filed: 2018-06-25
Abstract: An elevator system comprises an elevator car 12 whose lateral cross-section is substantially square with at least one comer cut off 17a, 17b, a lift mechanism configured to raise and lower the elevator car 12 which may include a motor 18 and a counterweight mechanism 40 comprising an elongate counterweight 41 which may be located adjacent to the at least one cut-off corner 17a, 17b of the elevator car 12 and may have a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape. The elevator car 12 may comprise a plurality of removable and/or interchangeable wall panels 14, floor and/or ceiling panels. The lift mechanism may be located adjacent to the at least one cut-off corner 17a, 17b of the elevator car 12. At least one of the wall panels 14a may be removed to form an opening 15 closed by a door 13 to form an access point. The panels may be clipped to a frame forming the elevator car 12.
Patent GB-2566382-A (GB)
Title: Induction transceiver with electromagnetic sensitive gap
Inventor: JIN MA
IPC: G01V3/28
Filed: 2016-08-09
Abstract: An induction transceiver system includes a magnetic core and an insulator surrounding the magnetic core. The system further includes a cylindrically-shaped sleeve substantially surrounding the insulator. The sleeve includes a gap along the length of the sleeve. A potential difference is measured across the gap when receiving, and a current is applied across the gap when transmitting.
Patent GB-2566408-A (GB)
Title: Soluble plug usable downhole
Inventor: JAMES DAN VICK JR
IPC: E21B33/12
Filed: 2016-08-10
Abstract: Soluble plugs are usable downhole to block fluid flow, but dissolve in response to contact with fluid to allow fluid flow. Some aspects can involve a plug assembly including a housing and a plug. The housing can be positioned in a flow path in a wellbore. The plug can be positioned in an inner area of the housing for preventing fluid flow between a first part of the flow path and a second part of the flow path. The plug can include a solid material for at least partially dissolving in response to contact with a fluid to allow fluid flow between the first part and the second part.