baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2566658-A (GB)
Title: Downhole acoustic leak detection and profiling
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER M MCMILLON
IPC: G01M3/24
Filed: 2016-09-20
Abstract: A method for determining the location of a leak within a tubular having tubular components by sending an acoustic signal from an acoustic tool, receiving reflective signals from the acoustic signal, correlating the reflective signals with known tubular components, identifying an unexpected reflective signal and determining the location of a leak by correlating the location of the unexpected reflective signal with the known tubular components.
Patent GB-2567578-A (GB)
Title: Lock assemblies
Inventor: STUART CARPENTER
IPC: E05C9/00
Filed: 2011-11-11
Abstract: A lock system for securing an openable unit to a frame is provided. The system includes a lock assembly including a first elongate faceplate arrangement 4 for fixing to the edge of the openable unit, and a strike or keep assembly including a second elongate faceplate arrangement for fixing to the frame, wherein the system includes a tab (90 Fig 1) movably mounted, preferably rotatably mounted via a pivot 92 on the first 4 or second faceplate arrangement and including an opening 94 for receiving a fastener for securing the tab to the edge of the openable unit or to the frame. The tab preferably extends beyond the side or the end of the faceplate. Also claimed is the faceplate with the moveable tab mounted on it. The lock is preferably for a multipoint locking system.
Patent GB-2582618-A (GB)
Title: A decking assembly and decking support assembly
Inventor: Anton White
IPC: E04F15/02
Filed: 2019-03-28
Abstract: The decking support assembly 100 comprises a joist 104 with a retention member receiving channel and a retention member 136 defining a threaded bore for receiving a threaded support shaft, wherein the retention member is slidable in the channel and the movement of said retention member is constrained in a rotational degree of freedom. The retention member may be a nut. The joist may further define shaft-receiving and fastener-receiving channels. The support assembly may further comprise a pedestal comprising a support foot 106 and threaded support shaft 108, wherein the threaded support shaft engages with the threaded bore of the retention member. A portion of the support shaft may be receivable in the shaft-receiving channel. Also claimed is a decking assembly comprising two panels and a spacer; a decking support assembly comprising a joist with a slidable support bracket; and a decking assembly comprising a decking panel with a foot and an overhanging portion.
Patent GB-2584987-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for testing software
Inventor: Guy Tamas Illes
IPC: G06Q50/20
Filed: 2019-04-02
Abstract: The method starts with receiving a file comprising source code for performing a plurality of functions S200. The source code is separated into a plurality of source code components, each source code component performing an individual function within the plurality of functions S202. Pre-processing may be performed to clean each component, for example to remove comments, and the dependencies in the function resolved S204, S206. A hash is then calculated for the processed function S208. The method further comprises testing each source code component to generate a test result for each individual function s210. The test result for each individual function is also associated with the calculated hash value S212. The method may be used in an educational setting to automatically test student’s code.
Patent GB-2570087-A (GB)
Title: Soft thermoplastic injection molded and flushable materials
Inventor: ALPHONSE DEMARCO
IPC: C08L75/04
Filed: 2017-10-30
Abstract: A water-dispersible injection-moldable resin blend includes 20 wt.% to 80 wt.% thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), or a styrenic block copolymer (SBC); and 80 wt.% to 20 wt.% modified poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH), wherein the modified PVOH is unmodified PVOH blended with glycerin. A flushable tampon applicator includes a grip region generally adjacent the outer end of the barrel, wherein the grip region of the barrel includes a water-dispersible injection-moldable resin blend including 20 wt.% to 80 wt.% thermoplastic elastomer, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), or a styrenic block copolymer (SBC), and 80 wt.% to 20 wt.% modified poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH), wherein the modified PVOH is unmodified PVOH blended with glycerin.
Patent GB-2571664-A (GB)
Title: Pressure balanced double acting shear gate valve
Inventor: VLADIMIR ANDREEV
IPC: E21B33/06
Filed: 2017-11-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to a shear ram blowout preventer (10) with balanced push and pull pistons (11, 12, 13, 14), where the push and pull pistons is connected to ram blades (8A, 8B). The shear ram blowout preventer comprises two cylinder houses (3A, 3B) fixed to a valve housing (1). A double acting piston rod arrangement including two piston head pairs arranged in the two cylinder houses provides for the push pull action due to a high pressure fluid exerting forces in different direction to two piston head pairs.
Patent GB-2575737-A (GB)
Title: Portable tennis apparatus
Inventor: GREG HILL
IPC: A63B71/00
Filed: 2019-07-16
Abstract: A portable tennis apparatus 1000 comprising two arms 1002, two base modules 1001 and a net 1003. The arms 1002 support the net 1003 in an extended position and are movable to a collapsed position in which they can be stored. Bases 1001 support one arm 1002 respectively and are connectable forming a single base unit for ease of storage or portability. The base modules 1001 can each have a cavity in which one arm 1002 in its collapsed position and net 1003 can be stored. Arms 1002 may comprise a plurality of hollow tubular arm elements kept together by a guide line. Further, the arms 1002 can be telescopic and each arm element may have locking feature to allow locking with consecutive elements. The arms 1002 may be foldable with consecutive arm elements provide with pivots to permit folding. The bases 1001 may be semi-circular in cross section and have first and second coupling elements to connect to respective elements on further bases. These may be a protrusion-catch configuration or magnets. The bases 1001 may be stackable and retained in a similar way. Further, the bases 1001 may have at least one wheel or a wheelie unit.
Patent GB-2588191-A (GB)
Title: A method of generating a control signal for use in a signal dynamics processor
Inventor: PETER JOHNSTON
IPC: H03G11/00
Filed: 2019-10-14
Abstract: The method provides a signal dynamics processor 170 which produces a sequence of output control signals that are used to control the gain 240 applied to an audio input signal 110. The processor 170 uses peak values 130 of the audio input signal 110 as an input control signal. The processor 170 also provides user inputs 165 & 166 for selecting the shape and time of the release phase of an attack/release characteristic of the output control signal. The shape of the release portion may be selectable within a continuum bounded by an exponential release 344, a linear release 354, and an inverse exponential release 364, which may reduce ‘pumping’ of the audio signal. The method identifies the magnitude of the output control signal at the end of the attack phase and holds this value in a sample and hold circuit, e.g. in processor 170. The method generates subsequent output control signal values over the duration of the release phase, based on: the selected release shape portion, the selected release time, the previously generated output control signal, and the held value. The release time may be stable and accurate and not vary with signal level or changes in level.
Patent GB-2575580-A (GB)
Title: Supporting interactive text mining process with natural language dialog
Inventor: SHUNSUKE ISHIKAWA
IPC: G06F40/295
Filed: 2017-12-13
Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory comprising instructions executed by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to implement a document analysis device for performing a statistical analysis of documents with respect to a facet. An acceptance module accepts a natural language sentence. An extraction module extracts a first facet from the natural language sentence. A statistical analysis module performs a first statistical analysis of a set of documents with respect to the first facet and determines a value of the first facet based on a result of the first statistical analysis responsive to information being extracted from the natural language sentence, the information requesting for a second statistical analysis. The statistical analysis module performs the second statistical analysis of the set of documents using the value of the first facet. A user interface presents a second facet determined based on a result of the second statistical analysis.
Patent GB-2576848-A (GB)
Title: Balance line safety valve
Inventor: JAMES DAN VICK JR
IPC: F16K31/122
Filed: 2017-08-23
Abstract: A system for actuating a balance line safety valve comprising: a balance line safety apparatus comprising: a balance chamber disposed in a well; a relief valve in fluid communication with the balance chamber; a check valve in fluid communication with the balance chamber; and a balance line in fluid communication with the relief valve and the check valve, a piston disposed in a well, wherein a back side of the piston is in fluid communication with the balance chamber; and a control line in fluid communication with a top of the piston.
Patent GB-2594037-A (GB)
Title: Helical structural framework with torsional integrity
Inventor: PETER SILVER
IPC: E04C3/10
Filed: 2020-02-24
Abstract: A helical structural framework includes an assembly of at least one pair of linear members to which a torsional force has been applied such that each member has a helical form and is under elastic tension, the torsional force of a first member of the pair being equal to but in the opposite direction to the torsional force of the second member of the pair. The members are locked in position by spacers in at least two places along their length, so that the resultant three-dimensional diagrid has independent structural integrity. The helical members may be connected to at least one circular connection plate which may have recesses to receive the helical members. At least two connecting plates may have different diameters. The framework may form a vertical cylindrical structure or may form a conical structure. The framework may have a single helical pitch.
Patent GB-2592679-A (GB)
Title: Cubicles for bovine animals and accessories therefor
Inventor: MICHAEL EARLS
IPC: A01K1/00
Filed: 2020-03-06
Abstract: A projecting or protruding element 32 for use in a cattle stall restricts the width of the standing space to align the standing cow with the stall partitions without limiting the width of its floor space 22 for lying down. This allows a reclining bovine freedom plenty of space but dissuades the standing animal from turning and soiling the interior of its stall. The projection 32 may be provided with a mounting socket for securing it to an existing stall partition rail. A cow cubicle may comprise such a projection 32 mounted on, or integrally formed with, at least one of its side barriers 14, and preferably on both barriers, e.g. directly opposite one another. The projection may be disposed 25-75% along the cubicle length, or near its open end, and may be provided on opposite sides of the partition rail or mounting socket to extend into adjacent stalls. The projection may take the form of a curved rail (90, Fig. 16) connected at both ends to the side barrier, or a horizontally extending arm with a rounded distal end, e.g. a spherical tip or round-edged plate (66, 68, Fig. 10).
Patent GB-2584761-A (GB)
Title: A nursing support
Inventor: NIAMI KATHRYN HONOSUTOMO
IPC: A47D13/08
Filed: 2020-03-13
Abstract: A nursing support 100 comprises a substantially bean-shaped main body formed as a one-piece item having a smooth outer surface, sized such that the main body can be placed between the forearm and upper thigh or hip area of a user feeding a baby in order to provide support. The body may be formed from silicone or expanded foam. The main body may have a hollow interior and may be formed from a body portion and a separate lid, the body and cap connecting together in use, optionally via an interference fit, to close and seal the interior. A filling, optionally of a hollow fibre material, may fill substantially all of the interior. Optionally, a closed loop 110 is located at one end of the main body. The loop 100 may extend from and form part of the main body or may be formed on the lid 110.
Patent GB-2594475-A (GB)
Title: Life safety device for rescuing a person from a body of water
Inventor: DAVID JACKSON
IPC: B63C9/26
Filed: 2020-04-28
Abstract: A device 10 for rescuing a person from a body of water comprises an elongate strop 100, a Y-shaped line 200 and two or more floats 300. The strop is configured such that it sinks in water. The Y-shaped line begins at an end of a major line 210 of the y-shaped line, extends along a length of the major line to a point 240, where the major line bifurcates into first and second minor lines 220 and 230. An end of each minor line is attached to an opposite end of the strop. At least one float is attached to the first minor line and at least one float is attached to the second minor line. The positioning of the floats along the lengths of the first and second minor lines determines a depth to which the strop may sink below the surface of the body of water. The strop is resiliently deformable from a linear, deployment configuration to an arcuate, recovery configuration.
Patent GB-2584556-A (GB)
Title: Fibre management enclosure
Inventor: JASON JAMES
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 2020-06-03
Abstract: The fiber drop terminal has a housing formed of two parts (1a, 1b, figure 1b) which are engageable along mating surfaces to form an internal cavity. Seal means associated with the mating surfaces are provided for sealing the internal cavity. Apertures (6, figure 2) are provided on an exterior surface of the housing and they include at least one aperture which, in use, receives a fiber connector that is connected to a single optical fiber cable. Gland 4 has a compression seal which is compresses around cable 5 which enters and exits through the gland. Cable 5 has multiple fibres and some of them exit the drop terminal for routing to another drop terminal. A fiber management tray (39, figure 6c) is provided in the terminal. The apertures are covered by break-out parts which can be removed to provide a through opening.
Patent GB-2590750-A (GB)
Title: Chair
Inventor: XIAOJIAN ZHANG
IPC: B62B9/14
Filed: 2020-07-24
Abstract: The chair includes a leg rest 15 pivotally mounted to a seat frame 14, and a rest adjustor 110 connected between the rest 15 and seat frame 14. The rest adjustor 110 is lockable and unlockable to prevent and allow rotation of the rest 15 relative to the seat frame 14. There may be front and rear legs 11, 12 connected to the seat frame 14 with a bottom frame 17 connected to the legs 11, 12 and having a front rod 171, where the rest adjustor 110 is between the rod 171 and rest 15. The locking may be controlled by e.g. a button or lever. The seat frame 14 may have a lockable seat adjustor (120, figure 5) mounted to telescopic inner and outer tubes (141, 142, figure 5). There may be a canopy frame 16 and lockable canopy adjustor 130 mounted to a back rest 13.
Patent GB-2598733-A (GB)
Title: Rotating packed bed arrangements
Inventor: Asbjøm Strand
IPC: B01D53/18
Filed: 2020-09-09
Abstract: A rotating packed bed (RPB) arrangement includes a RPB and a spray and provides for mass transfer between a liquid sorbent and a gas. The RPB is arranged to provide a substantial cross-flow between a liquid sorbent and a gas. The spray may be formed as a nozzle unit 105 and is arranged to spray liquid sorbent 106 onto the RPB. The RPB and spray are both arranged at different longitudinal positions on a gas flow 103 path through the RPB arrangement. Preferably the RPB includes one or more mass transfer arrangements and each mass transfer arrangement comprises a sorbent receiving section 107 arranged to receive liquid sorbent from the spray and a mass transfer section 102 suited to support mass transfer between a gas and the received sorbent. Each mass transfer section may be arranged to support a substantial radial flow of sorbent and a substantial cross-flow of the sorbent and a gas.The RPB arrangement may be used to capture gases such as carbon dioxide with a liquid sorbent or in liquid sorbent regeneration such as in gas desorbers.
Patent GB-2598960-A (GB)
Title: Parametric spatial audio rendering with near-field effect
Inventor: MIKKO-VILLE ILARI LAITINEN
IPC: H04S7/00
Filed: 2020-09-22
Abstract: Two or more audio signals 100 are received and are associated with a microphone array. A value associated with an inter-channel level difference (ICLD), and a parameter such as direction, is obtained 103 and a value associated with an inter-aural difference is obtained using the parameter. Inter-aural level differences are controlled 109 in output signals 112, based on the ICLD and inter-aural difference, so that sounds nearer to the microphone array are reproduced with a higher inter-aural level difference. This may enable distance to be represented more accurately at short distances, thus compensating for shadowing effects. The inter-aural difference value may be obtained based on a head-related transfer function (HRTF) corresponding to a direction of the audio signals. The inter-aural difference value may be a binaural energy or binaural amplitude value, and binaural energy values may be determined for both left and right channels.
Patent GB-2590231-A (GB)
Title: Packaging for frozen food items
Inventor: COLIN ANDREW PLATTS
IPC: B65D81/34
Filed: 2019-07-19
Abstract: A package for packaging food items comprising a tray (10) and a flexible film (38). The present packaging is adapted for the skin-packing of food items (34-37) and in particular fish and seafood items whilst frozen. In particular, sidewalls (12) of the tray are adapted specifically to minimise the risks of film rupture as the heated film is brought into contact with frozen food items and a partial vacuum created via suction.
Patent GB-2604180-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft system
Inventor: NICHOLAS ELLIOTT
IPC: B64C25/26
Filed: 2021-02-26
Abstract: An aircraft system comprises a controller configured, during a take-off procedure, to determine that one engine inoperative condition is met, and a predetermined take-off criterion is met. On determination that the engine inoperative condition is met, and prior to receiving a command to retract landing gear, to initiate automatic opening of a landing gear bay door associated with the landing gear from a closed position towards an open position when the controller determines that the predetermined take-off criterion is met, and inhibit the automatic opening when the controller determines that the predetermined take-off criterion is not met. The predetermined take-off criterion may comprise the aircraft operating within a certified operational domain, or aircraft speed at lift-off being greater than a threshold speed, or pitch angle at lift-off being within a predetermined pitch angle range. Controller may inhibit automatic opening of landing gear bay door until determining that lift-off has occurred.
Patent GB-2605612-A (GB)
Title: System and method for point cloud generation
Inventor: TIMOTHY BRADLEY
IPC: G06T7/50
Filed: 2021-04-07
Abstract: A method of point cloud generation comprises generating, by a processor, a first point cloud comprising a first set of generated data points then calculating a loss function representative of the quality of the first point cloud. The loss function comprises a smoothness term obtained by constructing vectors between neighbouring data points in the point cloud, performing vector multiplication between neighbouring pairs of vectors and outputting a smoothness term based on the result of the vector multiplication. The processor then generates a second point cloud comprising a second set of generated data points based at least in part on the calculated loss function of the first point cloud. The first point cloud may be generated by inputting a noise vector into a generator of a general adversarial network trained to output a set of generated data points and output the first point cloud.
Patent GB-2599004-A (GB)
Title: Optical waveguide
Inventor: RORY THOMAS ALEXANDER MILLS
IPC: G02B27/01
Filed: 2021-08-16
Abstract: Optical waveguide for a look through display, comprising a light guiding layer 110 and an anti-contaminant layer 240 wherein the anti-contaminant layer has substantially no impact on the total internal reflection of light at an interface 220 of the light guiding layer and anti-contaminant layer. The anti-contaminant layer distances the contamination (250, Fig. 2B) from the TIR interface. The contaminant may be fingerprints, dust, oil or the like. The refractive index of the anti-contaminant layer may be between 1.0 and 1.5, preferably between 1.1 and 1.3. The refractive index of the anti-contaminant layer may be equal to the refractive index of the light guide layer multiplied by the sine of a desired field angle bandwidth inside the light guide. The thickness of the anti-contaminant layer may be greater than 1 μm. The anti-contaminant layer may be a polymer. A protective layer (310, Fig. 3) may be bonded to the anti-contaminant layer. The refractive index of the protective layer may be greater than the refractive index of the anti-contaminant layer. The optical waveguide may comprise a surface relief grating 410, 420 for the in-coupling and out-coupling of light 130 where the anti-contaminant layer covers the grating. The look through display may be part of a head up display or head worn display.
Patent GB-2595171-A (GB)
Title: Ring-shaped biometric signal sensing device
Inventor: BYUNG HWAN LEE
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 2020-03-18
Abstract: A ring-shaped biometric signal sensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first electrode (10), which is provided in a ring shape, is formed of conductors, and is fitted on a user's finger so as to make contact with the finger; a second electrode (20), which is assembled on the outside of the first electrode (10), is formed of conductors, and makes contact with the user's body; an insulation unit (30), which includes the first electrode (10) and is insert-injected so as to maintain insulation between the first electrode (10) and the second electrode (20); and a control unit (40), which is arranged in the insulation unit (30), includes a biometric sensor, and collects biometric signals when the second electrode (20) makes contact with the user's body. [Representative drawing] figure 3
Patent GB-2602194-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle operation using behavioral rule checks
Inventor: RADBOUD DUINTJER TEBBENS
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2021-10-22
Abstract: A method in which first and second sensor data is received 1904 from first and second sensors of a vehicle, the first sensor data representing operation of the vehicle in accordance with a first trajectory and the second sensor data representing at least one object. It is determined 1908 that the first trajectory violates a first behavioural rule of operation based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data. The first behavioural rule has a first priority. Multiple alternative trajectories are generated 1912 using control barrier functions. A second trajectory is identified 1916 that violates a second behavioural rule having a second priority less than the first priority. Responsive to identifying the second trajectory, a message is transmitted 1920 to a control circuit of the vehicle to operate the vehicle based on the second trajectory.