baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2563672-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in damped closure mechanisms
Inventor: DANIJEL KOZLOVIC
IPC: E05F1/10
Filed: 2017-06-23
Abstract: A damped closure mechanism for controlling movement of a first member relative to a second member, e.g. door (12, fig.1) of an oven. The mechanism comprises a housing 14 having a main spring 24 providing a first bias force to close the door, a damper 25, and a second spring 29 providing a second bias force to close and hold the door shut. Preferably a trigger 17 on the door is selectively engageable with an actuator 19 slidably guided by slots (22, 23, fig.2b) and coupled to spring 29. Hooked trigger 17 releases the actuator which is subsequently retracted by spring 24 and during final closing stage by force of second spring 24 engaging the actuator via an over-centre pivotal hook 30. Closing of the actuator 29 abuts protruding stop 34 causing rotation and engaging tooth 35 in recess 36 in the actuator. The system can be reset to its pre-loaded position by closing and opening the door.
Patent GB-2554521-A (GB)
Title: Method and automated rover device for surface treatment
Inventor: RICHARD ALLEN MILLER II
IPC: B24B55/06
Filed: 2017-07-26
Abstract: Automated rover device for treating surfaces of an elongated part comprising a rover device 30 that removes material from opposite surfaces of an elongated part 32, such as a composite laminate stiffener. The device comprises a frame, a drive 38 carried on the frame for driving the device along the length of the part, a pair of surface treatment tools 42, a vacuum assembly 44 for removal of material generated by the tools; and a controller 52 for controlling operation of the drive, surface tools and vacuum assembly. In another aspect, a method of use comprises placing the rover on a composite stiffener 32, driving the rover along the length of the stiffener, sanding opposite sides of the stiffener using a pair of sanders 42 located on the rover, removing material dust produced by the sanding via a vacuum assembly 44 on board the rover, sensing the end of the composite stiffener using an on-board sensor 48, and disengaging the drive assembly 38 when the sensor has sensed the end of the composite stiffener.
Patent GB-2565058-A (GB)
Title: Coating material
Inventor: ROMAIN VIT
IPC: F02M61/16
Filed: 2017-07-28
Abstract: A coating material suitable for coating a sealing face of a valve assembly is wear resistant, electrically conductive, comprises hydrogen-free tetrahedral amorphous carbon and has a hardness of less than 4000 HV. The coating material preferably consists of between 40 and 45 percent sp3 and between 55 and 60 percent sp2. A valve assembly comprises a valve member having a sealing face and a housing defined in a body of the valve assembly, wherein the body comprises a seating face and the valve member is coated with the material of the invention. A fuel injector (10, figure 1) comprises a needle valve member (12) having an elongated core (18), a body (16) comprising a fixed seat face 22 and a tip end defining a sloped sealing face 20 adapted to be urged against the seat face to close a fuel passage towards fuel spray holes 24, wherein the sloped face is coated with the material of the invention. The fuel injector may be used for diesel fuel injection into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine using a close loop strategy.
Patent GB-2556202-A (GB)
Title: Vane comprising an assembled platform and blade
Inventor: REMI PHILLPPE GUY ONFRAY
IPC: F01D5/14
Filed: 2017-10-11
Abstract: A blade 12 portion of a vane is assembled to a platform 11 portion by insertion into a cavity 14 in the platform 11, in a generally chord-wise direction. The cavity 14 possesses a back wall 21 over at least a portion of its surface area, so that the bonding surface area between the blade 12 and platform 11 is increased. The back wall 29 of the cavity 14 comprises an inclined portion against which the portion of the blade makes contact at the end of its insertion movement, ensuring surface contact which is favourable to achieving an increased bonding area. This method may be particularly suitable for assembling a composite blade with a platform.
Patent GB-2568525-A (GB)
Title: Artificial dry fly for use in fly fishing and a parachute thereof
Inventor: DAVID HAWKINS
IPC: A01K85/08
Filed: 2017-11-20
Abstract: An artificial dry fly 20 for use in dry fly fishing comprising a parachute 10 and a hook 4. The parachute 10 is secured onto the hook 4 by wrapping the first part 11a of the first section 11 around the hook shank (5 figure 1) to form the body of the dry fly, such that the second part 11b of the first section 11 which forms the thorax of the dry fly, extends away from the hook shank (5) in a longitudinal direction along the same axis (21 figure 6), so as to position the floating member (13 figure 2) at a predetermined distance from the hook eyelet (8 figure 4) , such that, when dry fly 20 is positioned on the water surface (22 figure 6), the floating member 13 is arranged to maintain the hook eyelet (8) and the attached fishing line (23 figure 6) at a predetermined distance below the water surface (22). A method for preparing the dry fly and parachute are also claimed.
Patent GB-2577855-A (GB)
Title: A cleaning apparatus
Inventor: MATTHEW WILLIAM FORD
IPC: A61C17/34
Filed: 2018-07-16
Abstract: A dental treatment appliance 10 includes a drive mechanism for driving movement of a bristle carrier, and a dental treatment system which transmits signals towards the oral cavity and receives signals returned from the oral cavity. A controller actuates the treatment of the oral cavity depending on a received signal. A transmission path for received signals extends along part of the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism comprises a transmission unit and a drive motor unit for driving the transmission unit to move the bristle carrier relative to the handle, wherein the transmission unit comprises a shaft and wherein the transmission path extends along an external surface of the shaft. The bristle carrier is detachable from the handle, and the shaft comprises a handle contact 94, 96 and a bristle carrier contact 104 for engaging the handle contact when the bristle carrier is attached to the handle.
Patent GB-2576190-A (GB)
Title: Hollow core optical fibre
Inventor: GREGORY TEOFIL JASION
IPC: G02B6/02
Filed: 2018-08-08
Abstract: A hollow core optical fibre 30 has a tubular jacket 12; a cladding with primary capillaries 14 spaced apart from one another in a ring and each bonded to an inner surface of the jacket at a peripheral location around the circumference of the jacket; and a hollow core 18 formed by a central void within the ring of primary capillaries. Nested within each primary capillary are two secondary capillaries 20 and no more. The secondary capillaries are spaced apart from one another and each one is bonded to an inner surface of the primary capillary at an azimuthal location around the circumference of the primary capillary which is displaced from the peripheral location of the primary capillary. The optical fibre is formed from a preform or cane where the tubes are arranged against each other before being drawn in a fibre.
Patent GB-2576574-A (GB)
Title: Image correction of a surgical endoscope video stream
Inventor: LUKE DAVID RONALD HARES
IPC: G06T5/20
Filed: 2018-08-24
Abstract: A method of real-time image correction of a video stream from a surgical endoscope of a surgical robotic system. The video stream comprises a sequence of images and the method comprises: for an image in the sequence of images, identifying a plurality of regions, each region having a different range of values of at least one image property to another region and applying a mask to the image which applies a region-specific modification to each region, each region-specific modification modifying the at least one image property of that region e.g. brightness, contrast or gamma. Data from the surgical robotic system is derived and a relationship between features in the image from the derived data determined. The mask is then modified for a predicted relationship between the features at the time of a subsequent image e.g. a change in relative position or shape in the video stream and he modified mask applied to the subsequent image in the video stream. The data from the surgical robotic system may comprise depth information derived from stereo video channels of the endoscope or movement of the endoscope or image feature identification data. The features of the image may be used to apply feature specific modifications to the regions containing the features. The method may track the surgeons focus and select a first region of the image to be centered on the focus and a second region to exclude the surgeons focus and apply different region specific modifications to the two regions. The correction mask may be iteratively updated at a rate slower than the frame rate of the video stream and/or may be only updated upon gross changes in features in the image or gross movement of the patient or the endoscope.
Patent GB-2565990-A (GB)
Title: Grouped tooth electric motor
Inventor: DAVID VICTOR PIETROMONACO
IPC: H02P25/08
Filed: 2017-07-06
Abstract: An electric motor may comprise a rotor and a stator comprising rotor and stator teeth, respectively. A non-uniform angular spacing or grouping of rotor teeth may facilitate desired rotational speeds of the rotor.
Patent GB-2573360-A (GB)
Title: A garment
Inventor: ALICIA PENFIELD
IPC: A41D27/02
Filed: 2019-01-31
Abstract: A garment (10) comprises a neck opening (12) for receiving a neck of a wearer and a supporting, shaping inner layer (16) having a body portion (18) and a pelvic portion (20). The pelvic portion (20) includes leg openings (22) for receiving a respective leg of a wearer and a crotch portion (24) extending between the leg openings (16). At least one of the body and pelvic portions (18, 20) includes an elastic material to impart compression on a wearer. The garment (10) also comprises a decorative outer layer (14), with the inner layer (16) attached to the outer layer (14) only at or adjacent to the neck opening (12). The outer layer (14) is made from a different material to that of the inner layer (16) and does not impart compression on the wearer. The crotch portion may comprise fastening means (30a, 30b) to adjust the length of the inner portion. The pelvic portion may comprise first and second subsections (28a, 28b), the lower subsection providing a greater degree of compression.
Patent GB-2582791-A (GB)
Title: An illumination device
Inventor: GEOFFREY DEACON
IPC: A42B3/04
Filed: 2019-04-03
Abstract: An illumination device 10 includes a first light source 20 with a surface 30 configured for attachment to a side portion an item of headwear, such as a safety helmet 90. The light 20 is arranged to produce a three-dimensional light pattern having a first extent in a plane parallel to the attachment surface 30 including an obtuse angle and an extent in a plane perpendicular to the surface 30 extending away from the surface 30 at an acute angle. Second and third light sources 130, 200 may be provided for attachment to the opposing side and rear of the headwear to generate similar light patterns to the first light 20. Each light source 20, 130, 200 may include respective lamps 40, 150, 220 generating the first extent of the light pattern and second lamps (50, fig 2), (160, fig 3), 230 generating the second extent of the light patterns.
Patent GB-2583379-A (GB)
Title: Composition
Inventor: RODNEY DONMALL
IPC: C09K3/14
Filed: 2019-04-26
Abstract: A composition for administration to railway track or train wheels to assist braking and traction comprising a mixture of naturally occurring or synthetic minerals that consist of at least one binding and abrasion agent; at least one supporting agent; and at least one water absorbing agent. The invention also relates to methods of improving train braking and traction involving the use of such compositions. Additionally, the method also includes administering a composition comprising at least 50% by weight unexpanded perlite in a particle size of 1mm to 2mm from a container on the train on to the track in front of the train wheels. The binding and abrasion agent may comprise unexpanded perlite. The supporting agent may comprise aluminium silicate, and the water absorbing agent may comprise of sodium bentonite or diatomaceous earth.
Patent GB-2584668-A (GB)
Title: An aircraft wing with a moveable wing tip
Inventor: THOMAS WILSON
IPC: B64C23/06
Filed: 2019-06-10
Abstract: An aircraft wing a fixed wing 200, 300 with a wing tip 210, 310 rotatably mounted at the tip thereof, the wing tip comprising a balance mass 501, 601 for reducing aeroelastic flutter. The wing is operable between a flight configuration in which the wingtip forms an extension of the wing and a load alleviating configuration for load alleviation during flight, wherein the wingtip is allowed to rotate about the hinge under the action of aerodynamic forces acting on the wingtip towards an equilibrium position. The balance mas sis located such that the polar moment of inertia of the wing tip, about the hinge axis, is increased relative to the wingtip without the mass. The balance mass may be located on the upper surface of the wingtip and be suspended on a spacer 502, 602. A method of reducing aeroelastic flutter using such a wingtip arrangent is also provided.
Patent GB-2585041-A (GB)
Title: Image data encoding and decoding
Inventor: STEPHEN MARK KEATING
IPC: H04N19/91
Filed: 2019-06-25
Abstract: Image data encoding comprising a first data encoder configured to generate output data bits for input symbols at a variable number of output data bits per input symbol (e.g. CABAC encoding), and a second data encoder configured to generate output data bits for input symbols at a fixed number of output data bits per input symbol (e.g. bypass encoding), where a symbol to be encoded is encoded either by the first data encoder 2150 or the second data encoder 2140 based on a prediction of whether a constraint will be met, where the constraint defines an upper limit to the number of symbols that may be expressed by a block/unit of output data relative to the size of said block/unit of output data. The object is to reduce the need for zero padding the slice or picture with CABAC zero words in order to meet a throughput constraint. Preferably, the constraint is: the number of binarized symbols in the output data unit (BinCountsInNALunits) is less than a constant times the number of encoded bytes for the output data unit (NumBytesInVclNALunits) plus a value based on the size of the picture, tile or slice and the minimum size of coding units.
Patent GB-2585908-A (GB)
Title: Working Machine
Inventor: MATTHEW JAMES CLOWES
IPC: B60H1/22
Filed: 2019-07-23
Abstract: A working machine has a hydraulic fluid circuit 425 that provides hydraulic fluid (e.g. oil) to one or more hydraulic actuators (8,10 figure 1) to perform a working operation, an operator cab (3, figure 1) selectively heated by a cabin heater 458 and a (preferably oil-to-water) heat exchanger 452 to selectively remove thermal energy from the hydraulic fluid circuit. The heat exchanger is fluidly connected to the cabin heater to transfer heat from the hydraulic oil to the cabin heater. The working machine also has an electrical energy storage device to provide electrical power to an electric motor powering a ground-engaging propulsion structure (e.g. tyres or tracks) and/or a hydraulic pump of the hydraulic circuit. A cabin cooler 480 may be selectively connected to the heat exchanger via a cooling circuit 476 including a first flow control valve 482 and an evaporator 474 of a heat pump refrigerant circuit 466. Ideally the heat exchanger is selectively connected to the cabin heater via a heating circuit 478 including a flow control valve 488 and a condenser 470 of the refrigerant circuit 466. A method of controlling the hydraulic fluid temperature within a target range is also claimed.
Patent GB-2573952-A (GB)
Title: Frame for a transportable shelter
Inventor: Jeffrey L Grieshop
IPC: E04B1/32
Filed: 2018-02-27
Abstract: A frame for a transportable shelter includes a first base member, a second base member, a plurality of structural members, and a plurality of purlins. Each of the structural members have a first end that is connectable to the first base member, a second that is connectable to the second base member, and at least two interconnecting members that extend between the first end and the second end. A first interconnecting member of a structural member is connectable to a second interconnecting member of the structural member. The plurality of purlins are configured to connect one of the structural members to another structural member.
Patent GB-2575370-A (GB)
Title: A work bench
Inventor: MICHAEL DAVID BROWN
IPC: B25H1/20
Filed: 2016-01-25
Abstract: A workbench comprising: a supporting framework 205; a work surface; a canopy comprising top 130, back 121 and side walls 122, 123 which are aligned with front of the top; where there is a gap between a lower edge 124, 125 of the side and the work surface in order to load a long workpiece 103 onto the workbench. Preferably, the gap extends the full depth of the workbench. Preferably, curtains 201,202 prevent escape of pollutants. Preferably the lower edges are parallel to the work surface. Preferably, forward edge of canopy comprises curtains 203 comprising elongate strips. Preferably, work bench comprises closable and lockable doors. Preferably, canopy is detachable. Preferably, work bench is vibration absorbing, sound insulated, illuminated, vented and comprises a vice. A support arm 209 extends parallel to long axis of work surface. Preferably, the support arm is slidably extendable, and comprises roller bearing and support leg.
Patent GB-2587646-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor device with dual trench structure
Inventor: MUNAF RAHIMO
IPC: H01L29/739
Filed: 2019-10-03
Abstract: A power semiconductor device, such as an IGBT or MOSFET, includes a drift layer (4, Figure 10), first and second base layers (8, 9, Figure 10), and a source region 7. A contact area 14 is provided between a first main electrode (3, Figure 10) and the source region. A plurality of first main gate electrodes 11 are embedded in trench structures, and a vertical MOS channel is formable between the first main electrode, the source region, the first base layer and the drift layer. A plurality of second gate electrodes 18 are oriented at an angle of between 45 degrees to 90 degrees to the plurality of first gate electrodes. The second gate trenches may be oriented perpendicular to the first gate trenches (Figure 9) or at a different angle (Figure 17). The second trench gate electrodes may be connected by a planar gate electrode (10, Figure 12).
Patent GB-2576834-A (GB)
Title: Cloud Computing server interface
Inventor: SIMON JAMES FISHER
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: A cloud computing server interface is described, the cloud computing server interface arranged to provide a platform for transferring data from, and updating the status of field devices for use in utilities monitoring. A cloud computing server interface comprising, a first data processing element arranged to communicate with a remote device having a remote device status; a first storage device having a first storage device status; and a second data processing element arranged to communicate with a second storage device having a second storage device status; wherein the first storage device is arranged to communicate with the first and second data processing elements; wherein the first data processing element is arranged to control data transfer from a remote device to the first storage device; wherein the second data processing element is arranged to control data transfer from the first storage device to a second storage device; wherein data transfer from the second data processing element to a second storage device is dependent upon a second storage device status; wherein data transfer from the second data processing element to a second storage device comprises utilities management data. The invention aims to achieve a simple, reconfigurable platform for updating the status of field devices, while enabling more efficient use of power for extending battery life.
Patent GB-2583555-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for medical imaging
Inventor: MARK GOODING
IPC: G06T7/62
Filed: 2017-12-19
Abstract: The application concerns training a local contour model by providing a training medical scan image to the model, providing a set of local contours for the scan image, providing a set of global universal contours for the scan image, generating using an algorithm an estimated set of universal contours from the set of local contours and the scan image, evaluating a set of differences between the estimated set of universal contours and the set of global universal contours, optimising the algorithm to provide a match between the estimated set of contours and the global universal contours repeating this process with further images until the evaluated set of differences is less than a threshold. The trained model may then be applied to generating an atlas for a universal atlas database as follows: a new medical scan image is provided. A universal auto-contouring operation is performed on the medical scan image, to generate a set of universal contours for the medical scan image. A local auto-contouring customisation operation is performed on the medical scan image, to generate a set of local contours for the medical scan image. The set of local contours is standardised using the trained model to compensate for biases in the set of local contours, thereby creating a set of standardised global contours (985) for the medical scan image. The set of standardised global contours and the medical scan image can be added to the universal atlas database as a new atlas, thereby expanding the set of atlases that are available in the universal atlas database.
Patent GB-2591283-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for controlling use of an electronic device
Inventor: ALISON POWER
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2020-01-24
Abstract: An apparatus 1 for controlling use of an electronic device 2 with a screen 3 (e.g. a smartphone or tablet). The apparatus has a cover 12; a clamp for attaching the apparatus to the electronic device so that the cover covers a portion of the screen; a lock arranged to lock the clamp so that the apparatus is locked to the electronic device; and a controller configured to control the lock. The apparatus may have a user input device (e.g. a button, dial, switch, touchscreen or fingerprint sensor) and the controller may control the lock based on the input to said device. The apparatus may have a housing 17 and the clamp may comprise extendible arms 13, 14, each of which extends from the housing and grips an edge of the electronic device. The apparatus may have a display (56, Figures 9A-9B) which informs the user of the lock status.
Patent GB-2581882-A (GB)
Title: WNT compositions and methods of process from serum-free culturing
Inventor: PING YUAN
IPC: C12N15/12
Filed: 2018-08-01
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for producing a Wnt polypeptide under a serum-free condition. Also disclosed herein are methods of purifying the Wnt polypeptide from a serum-free condition.