baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2553808-A (GB)
Title: Cooling electric motors in a vehicle drivetrain apparatus
Inventor: Gregory Forostovsky
IPC: B60K11/00
Filed: 2016-09-15
Abstract: A drivetrain apparatus for an electrically powered vehicle, comprising first 200 and second 300 electric motors with cooling fluid inlet 312 and outlet 313 on the exterior of the apparatus. A cooling fluid channel (314 fig.5) is provided between the inlet and outlet whereby the channel fluidly connects the motors internally which may cool the stators. Further internal inlets and outlets may allow additional cooling loops within the motors and a heat exchanger 701 and pump 706 may be connected in circuit. The mechanical outputs of the motors may be coupled together to drive a gearbox 400.
Patent GB-2556628-A (GB)
Title: Clip for brick guard and brick guard
Inventor: PETER DAVID WESTLAKE
IPC: F16B5/06
Filed: 2016-11-16
Abstract: A clip 10 for attaching a brick guard 20 to a rail in a scaffolding system comprises first and second portions 1, 2 having a space between them for hooking over the rail. The first portion includes an opening 3 that allows the second portion of a further clip to pass through it, allowing a plurality of identical clips to be stacked adjacent to each other. The first and second portions may be substantially U-shaped, and the clip may provide a snap fit connection over the rail. The clip may be formed from a plastics material and may be connected to the brick guard, and both may be formed together by injection moulding. The brick guard may comprise a mesh, with the first and second portions being larger than the size of the apertures in the mesh. A brick guard comprising a clip along its top edge and a toe board clip along its bottom edge is also claimed.
Patent GB-2558912-A (GB)
Title: Sensing apparatus
Inventor: LUBEN HRISTOV
IPC: G06F3/044
Filed: 2017-01-19
Abstract: A sensing apparatus for determining relative amounts of force applied to a sensing surface at a plurality of locations, the sensing apparatus comprising: a capacitive sensor element comprising the sensing surface, wherein the capacitive sensor element is moveably mounted relative to a frame of the sensing apparatus; a displacement sensor element for detecting changes in the displacement of the capacitive sensor element relative to the frame; capacitive sensing circuitry coupled to the capacitive sensor element and configured to determine locations for a plurality of objects capacitively coupled to the sensing surface; displacement sensing circuitry coupled to the displacement sensor element and configured to determine changes in the displacement of the capacitive sensor element relative to the frame at a plurality of different locations due to displacement loads applied by the plurality of objects on the sensing surface; and processing circuitry configured to determine a location at which a net displacement load acts on the sensing surface from the determined changes in displacement of the sensor element relative to the frame for the plurality of different locations, and to establish relative amounts of the net displacement load applied by respective ones of the plurality of objects based on the determined locations of the objects relative to the determined location at which the net displacement load acts on the sensing surface.
Patent GB-2544233-A (GB)
Title: Method for denoising noisy image
Inventor: ONCEL TUZEL
IPC: G06T5/20
Filed: 2015-08-28
Abstract: A method denoises a noisy image by, for each pixel in the noisy image, first constructing a key from a patch, wherein the patch includes locally neighboring pixels around the pixel. A function is selected from a function library using the key. Then, the function is applied to the patch to generate a corresponding noise free pixel for the pixel.
Patent GB-2560936-A (GB)
Title: Spin electronic device
Inventor: MAKSYM MYRONOV
IPC: H01L29/66
Filed: 2017-03-29
Abstract: A spin electronic transistor device 1 (spintronic) (1) comprising source and drain electrodes (2, 3), a semiconductor channel (5) running between the source and drain electrodes and a gate electrode structure (6) interposed between the source and drain electrodes comprising a gate electrode (7) and a gate dielectric (8). The source and drain electrodes are multiferroic such that each electrode has a respective magnetization and polarization which are magnetoelectrically coupled. Changing the direction of the electrical polarization also results in a change in direction of the magnetization, hence programming of the magnetization direction results from an application of electrode electrical bias. Suitable multiferroic materials are Bismuth Manganese Oxide BiMnO3 and Cobalt Chromium Oxide CoCr2O4 or synthetic constructions thereof. Seed layers comprising of monolayers of MgO or Al2O3 may be used underneath. The transistor channel preferably comprises of strained germanium forming a quantum well semiconductor channel. The channel may sit on a SiGe buffer layer 10 and a base silicon substrate 12. The gate is preferably not multiferroic. Programming the electrical polarization and magnetic polarization of each of the drain electrode involves applying either a positive (0 bit) or negative (1 figures 5a/b) bias on both the gate and source or drain terminals leaving the drain or source electrode (respectively) floating. Reading the memory / spintronic device involves applying appropriate bias voltages (or current) on the source and drain terminals and detecting the current to determine the resistance of the spin electronic device. The resistance depends on the GMR Giant Magnetoresistance effect. The spin current through the channel of the spin device is determined by the relative bias voltages and relative magnetization directions of the source and drain regions. In addition application of a gate bias invokes operation of a spin transistor. Other embodiments are seen in figure 8 and 14 whereby the gate material overlaps the drain region (figure 8) or where a dielectric and separate gate electrode (22, figure 14) are provided.
Patent GB-2547157-A (GB)
Title: Waterproof backlight module
Inventor: YANXUE ZHANG
IPC: G02F1/13357
Filed: 2015-01-15
Abstract: A waterproof backlight module comprising a light-guide plate (10) and a reflective plate (20) below same. Above the light-guide plate (10) are arranged in successive layers an optical film (30) and a display panel (40), and a plastic frame (60) is provided at the sides of the light-guide plate (10) and of the optical film (30). A waterproof sealant (70) is provided at the seam where the display panel (40) contacts the plastic frame (60) and at the seam where the reflective plate (20) contacts the plastic frame (60). Water vapor is thus effectively blocked from entering an electronic mobile terminal and affecting electronic components therein. Circuits operate normally, structural modification is slight, processing is simple and the effects are obvious, thus clearly enhancing the waterproof performance of electronic terminals and adapting same to more complex environments.
Patent GB-2568038-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for processing a stream of data values
Inventor: TIM LEE
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2017-10-30
Abstract: Data processing systems (e.g. image processing systems) and methods are provided for processing a stream of data values (e.g. pixel values). The image processing system comprises a processing module configured to: receive a plurality of pixel values; and implement processing of a particular pixel value by operating on a particular subset of the received pixel values, by: defining a set of one or more groups into which pixel values within the particular subset can be grouped; classifying each of the pixel values within the particular subset into one of the groups of the set of one or more groups based on the value of that pixel value; processing the particular pixel value using one or more of the pixel values of the particular subset in dependence on the classification of the pixel values of the particular subset into the one or more groups; and outputting the processed particular pixel value. Image processing systems and methods are provided for processing a stream of data values (e.g. pixel values). The image processing system comprises a processing module configured to: receive a plurality of pixel values, each of the received pixel values and implement processing of a particular pixel value by operating on a particular subset of the received pixel values by: classifying each of the pixel values within the particular subset into a group of a set of one or more groups based on that particular pixel value and processing the pixel value using one or more of the pixel values of the particular subset in dependence of the classification of the pixel values of the particular subset into the one or more groups The processing of a particular pixel value may comprise performing multiple processing function in a consolidated manner dependent on the classification of the pixel value into the one or more groups. The processing functions may include: defective pixel detection, defective pixel correction, denoising, sharpening and demosaicing
Patent GB-2560224-A (GB)
Title: Reinforced polymer coating
Inventor: ANIL KANT
IPC: C09D175/02
Filed: 2017-12-21
Abstract: A coating is made by mixing an amine-terminated polymer precursor; an aromatic polyisocyanate polymer precursor; and nanotubes in the head of a spray gun and spraying the mixture onto a substrate. Prefrerred components include, as the amine terminated component: primary amines, such as Jeffamine (RTM); as the isocyanate component: isotoluene diisocyanate, methylene diphenyldiisocyanate, methylene diphenyl 4,4-diisocyanate; as the nanotubes: halloysite, sepiolite, palygorskite, endellite. Also claimed are polyurea coatings containing halloysite characterized by either an aspect ratio of at least 75 or a mean average length of at least 7.5µm.
Patent GB-2563307-A (GB)
Title: Method for optically scanning and measuring an environment
Inventor: MARTIN OSSIG
IPC: G01S17/88
Filed: 2018-01-26
Abstract: A method for optically scanning, measuring and displaying a point cloud is provided. The method includes emitting, by a laser scanner 10, an emission light beam 18 and receiving a reflection light beam that is reflected from an object O. A control device 22 determines for measurement points projected on a plane corresponding to a screen, wherein at least some measurement points are displayed on a display device 30. One or more pixels P are gap filled to generate a visual appearance of a surface on the display device, wherein the gap filling includes a first horizontal search in a first direction of a first measured point of themeasurement points followed by a second horizontal search in a second direction of the first measured point. The gap filling further includes a first vertical search in a third direction of the measured point, followed by a second vertical search in a fourth direction.
Patent GB-2566342-A (GB)
Title: Making coffee
Inventor: JAMES ANDREW ROHAN GRAY
IPC: A47J31/44
Filed: 2018-02-01
Abstract: An apparatus 100 for making coffee comprises a hollow cylinder 102 for containing hot water, the cylinder having an inner wall 102a and extending along an axis 104 from an open upper end 102b to an open lower end 102c. A perforated closure 106 is releasably secured to the cylinder to hold coffee at the lower end of the cylinder. A cap 110 carrying a plunger 112 is arranged for sealing engagement with the inner wall of the cylinder and is rotatably connected to the cylinder by a helical formation. Rotation of the cap drives the plunger towards the lower end of the cylinder so as to press liquid coffee through the perforated closure and into a vessel (118, figure 4) below the apparatus. The hollow cylinder may include a number of axially extending helical channels 102e/f/g on an outer surface and the cap may be formed with a like number of projections 110c.
Patent GB-2570932-A (GB)
Title: Ion control method
Inventor: ADUSHAN PILLAY
IPC: A23P20/10
Filed: 2018-02-12
Abstract: A method for processing a coated food product comprises a filling composition and coating material, said method comprising (i) contacting the coated food product with a strengthening solution which comprises Group 2 metal ions; and (ii) transferring the coated food product to a cooking liquor, wherein the cooking liquor has a lower concentration of the Group 2 metal ions than the strengthening solution. The strengthening solution may comprise Group 2 metal ions in an amount from 0.05 to 45% by weight. The coated food product may be immersed in the strengthening solution. The strengthening solution may have a temperature of from 5 to 40oC. The coated food product may be contacted with the strengthening solution for a period of from 1 to 60 minutes.
Patent GB-2574893-A (GB)
Title: Launching elongate subsea structures
Inventor: Philip Derek Brown
IPC: F16L11/133
Filed: 2018-06-22
Abstract: A method and/or apparatus for applying buoyant upthrust to an elongate subsea structure, such as a pipeline bundle unit (10 Fig. 3a) and including within a pipeline bundle 12 a buoyancy unit 36 with at least one open aperture 38 which can be flooded with water to reduce the buoyant upthrust applied to the structure. The arrangement is used to facilitate launching of the structure into the water, and then by lowering the buoyancy unit in the water and flooding through at least one open aperture, the depth and position of the structure between the sea surface 18 and the seabed 20 can be established. The structure may be pulled from land into the sea during launching by use of a tension line 22, and a towhead 14 (16 Fig. 3a) may be positioned between a leading and a trailing end of the pipeline bundle. The arrangement permits the preferred option of mid-water towing in which the bundle unit is towed at an intermediate depth in the water column between the surface and the seabed, and as such, the difficulties associated with seabed contours or surface water dynamics are mitigated.
Patent GB-2579775-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft and method of adjusting a pilot workload
Inventor: STEFAN ALEXANDER SCHWINDT
IPC: B64D45/04
Filed: 2018-12-11
Abstract: A method of adjusting an operator or pilot workload during a travel segment such as a flight or part of a flight including take-off, cruising or landing. The method includes tracking, over a time period, the pilot’s status using biometric signals such as heart rate or breathing rate. Additionally, the pilot’s eye or body movement may be monitored with a camera or image sensor. These sensor inputs are indicative of operator workload or stress level during the travel segment. A controller determines whether the signals exceed a predetermined threshold and makes adjustments via a control computer to reduce the stress or workload. The method can be used for determining periods of high workload after a flight has ended in order to plan the workload in subsequent flights.
Patent GB-2566639-A (GB)
Title: Golf club head and golf club
Inventor: Naoki Tezuka
IPC: A63B53/06
Filed: 2017-06-26
Abstract: The present invention provides a golf club head and a golf club by which at least a lie angle, an offset of a striking surface, and the moment of inertia can be adjusted. This golf club head has: a head main body provided with a face surface part constituting a face surface; a hosel part which is provided in the head main body, and to which a golf club shaft is attached; adjustment weights provided on the head main body; a lie angle adjustment part for changing the lie angle; and an offset adjustment part for changing the distance between the face surface and the hosel part. The head main body is provided with a projecting part on the upper surface that projects outward in a half cylinder shape, and flat parts that are provided on both sides of the projecting part, and the hosel part is provided on the projecting part and the adjustment weights are respectively provided on the flat parts. The golf club has the golf club head.
Patent GB-2567776-A (GB)
Title: Guter cleaning system
Inventor: Christopher Michael Heenan
IPC: E04D13/076
Filed: 2017-07-27
Abstract: A gutter cleaning system, includes a pressure conduit extending lengthwise along a gutter and a plurality of elongate spray conduits each connected to the pressure conduit. The pressure conduit is configured for connection to a source of pressurised water. Each spray conduits extends lengthwise along the gutter and has a plurality of spray outlets arranged to spray water received from the pressure conduit to flush foreign matter from the gutter.
Patent GB-2568185-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for providing item interaction with a virtual store
Inventor: TODD D MATTINGLY
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2017-08-30
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for store management. A system for store management comprises: a storage system in a backroom area, a conveyor system, a return sensor system, and a control circuit. The control circuit being configured to: receive an interact request from a customer via a user interface device in a showroom area, cause the conveyor system to retrieve one or more items from the storage system and transport the one or more items to the item interaction area based on the interact request, receive a return request, cause the return sensor system to collect data from the at least one item, determine whether to accept the return request based on the data collected by the return sensor system, and cause the conveyor system to retrieve the at least one item from the customer and make the at least one item available for another customer.
Patent GB-2586795-A (GB)
Title: Downhole retainer
Inventor: ANDREW LOUDEN
IPC: E21B33/13
Filed: 2019-09-02
Abstract: A method of retaining material in a bore comprises running a tool comprising a retainer member 124 and a fusible part 140 into a bore with the retainer member 124 in a retracted configuration. The tool is positioned at a desired location in the bore, the fusible part 140 is heated and the retainer member reconfigured 124 to an extended configuration (fig 2) in which the retainer member 124 engages the bore wall. The act of heating may reconfigure the retaining member. Also claimed is a downhole retainer comprising a deformable disc 124, where the retainer is elastically deformed and radially restrained, whereby removal of the radial restraint causes the retainer to extend radially. Also claimed is a releasable downhole coupling comprising an elongate support member having an end portion anchored by a fusible coupling whereby heating of the coupling releases the end portion of the elongate support member.
Patent GB-2578514-A (GB)
Title: Double skin structure with interstitial spacer
Inventor: CHRISTOS SOTIRIOUS HARITOU
IPC: B65D90/501
Filed: 2019-09-05
Abstract: A impermeable skin suitable for applying to the wall 1 of a fuel tank that can be used to indicate whether a leak is present. The skin comprises a first flexible layer 2 that is attached to the wall of the tank and second flexible layer 5. A spacer 3 is placed in between the layers providing an interstitial space. The second layer 5 is comprised of overlapping sheets and tape (5a, figure 4), both made of glass-fibre woven materials. The sheets are heavier than the tape. A solvent-free epoxy is applied to the surface of the second flexible layer. The purpose of the spacer is to provide a gap in between layers that can be held under vacuum such that pressure changes can be monitored (indicating if leaks are present). Ideally, there is a layer 4 (either foil, PVC, vinyl) in-between the first and second layers. There is also a method claim for fabricating the skin.
Patent GB-2587213-A (GB)
Title: Cooling device for cooling electronic components
Inventor: SIMON BISHOP
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2019-09-18
Abstract: A heat pipe (1) for transferring heat away from components of an electronic device. The cooling device comprises a pressure vessel (3). The pressure vessel (3) comprises an evaporator (11 ). The evaporator (11) is arranged to enable thermal transfer from a component to the evaporator (11). The cooling device (1) comprises a condenser end (15), and a working fluid (7) provided within the pressure vessel (3). The working fluid (7) absorbs heat at the evaporator (11 ), thereby generating a pressure gradient within the pressure vessel (3). The pressure gradient causes the working fluid (7) to away flow from the evaporator end (11) towards the condenser end (15). The cooling device may comprise a grooved wick formed form sintered copper. The cooling device may be bifurcated such that either the condenser or evaporator is branched.
Patent GB-2589557-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to couplings
Inventor: PAUL DAVIDSON
IPC: H02G3/32
Filed: 2019-10-17
Abstract: A retaining device 100 comprising a pair of complementary members 1 arranged such that when placed adjacent to each other, the retaining device is substantially annular, relatively elongate. The assembled device comprises towards a first end thereof an inner circumferential ridge 2 and an outer circumferential projection 3, and towards a second end thereof, means for connecting the pair of members 10, wherein adjacent said second end thereof there is provided a threaded portion for receiving a nut 400. The means for connecting the members may comprise a circumferential channel arranged to receive a fastening means such as an O-ring or spring clip. The retaining device may be incorporated into a suspension system, for example for suspending pipes or cables, which further includes a castellated rod to which the retaining device may affix. A method of assembly of such as suspension system is also claimed.
Patent GB-2589626-A (GB)
Title: Method
Inventor: ALEXANDROS ANASTASOPOULOS
IPC: H01M10/0562
Filed: 2019-12-05
Abstract: A vapour deposition method for preparing an amorphous lithium borosilicate or doped lithium borosilicate compound 29 comprises providing a flow of vapour sources of at least lithium, oxygen, boron and silicon 18, 20, 22, 24 to co-deposit the component elements on a substrate 14, which react to form the amorphous compound, wherein the compound has a lithium content in the range 40 - 65 atomic percent based on the combined atomic percentages of lithium, boron and silicon. The method may be used to form a surface-modified electrode or an electrolyte layer of a battery. The deposited compound may exhibit high ionic conductivity. The lithium vapour source may be provided by heating material in a crucible to generate a flux of material, for example using a Knudsen cell source. The rate of deposition of lithium may be controlled by varying the temperature of the Knudsen source. The silicon and boron vapour sources may be provided using electron gun sources. The vapour source of oxygen may be atomic or molecular oxygen and preferably comprises an oxygen plasma source.
Patent GB-2594031-A (GB)
Title: Plumbing fitting
Inventor: ANDREW ROBERT BEEVER
IPC: F16L37/091
Filed: 2019-12-17
Abstract: A plumbing fitting comprising a pipe socket for receiving the free end of a pipe and a gripping means associated with the socket, wherein the fitting includes a mechanism for cooperation with the gripping means, whereby the gripping means is operable to be moved from an active state, in which the gripping means engages an outer diameter of a pipe received within the socket, to a passive state, in which the gripping means is disengaged from said pipe, wherein the mechanism comprises a release member movable between a first position and a second position in order to move the gripping means from the active state to the passive state, wherein the fitting further comprises an actuation arrangement configured to move the release member from the first position to the second position, and wherein the actuation arrangement is configured to induce a variable rate of movement of the release member between the first and second positions. Embodiments include: a cartridge for a plumbing fitting with release member comprising a cam surface configured to be acted on by a driver, in order to move the release member from the first position to the second position; a release member for a plumbing fitting.