baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2550266-A (GB)
Title: Automatically closing vehicle door
Inventor: JOHN WAYNE JARANSON
IPC: E05F3/22
Filed: 2017-03-17
Abstract: A door assembly for a vehicle comprising a door 10 and a check strap 16 pivotally coupled to the door. An engagement member 18 is releasably engageable with the check strap. A spring 44, (56, fig.6) is positioned to bias the check strap toward the engagement member. When the engagement member is engaged with the check strap, the check strap maintains the door in a first position. When the engagement member is disengaged from the check strap, the door is swung towards a second position under the bias of the spring. The check strap may comprise a toothed rack 62 and the engagement member may be a spring-biased 78 post 74. Release of the engagement member may be actuated by a solenoid operated by signals from a processor. A ramp 22 may be engaged by said biasing spring using a sprung pusher, and may be tapered from a first end 20 where the check strap is attached to the door. Intended for automated closing of autonomous vehicle doors.
Patent GB-2551029-A (GB)
Title: Method for performing material decoposition using a dual-energy X-Ray CT and corresponding Dual-energy X-Ray CT Apparatus
Inventor: LIANG LI
IPC: G01N23/087
Filed: 2017-04-27
Abstract: High- and low-energy projected data are obtained by scanning an object using dual-energy X-ray CT. Dual-energy base material decomposition of this data is performed to obtain base material decomposition coefficients (S21). Atomic number and electron density distributions of the object are calculated using the decomposition coefficients as initial values (S22). A mass attenuation coefficient corresponding to the photoelectric effect or to Rayleigh scattering is calculated (S23; S33, Fig.3). The projection data are corrected using the attenuation coefficient (S24). Corrected base material decomposition coefficients are obtained using the corrected projection data (S25). Final atomic number and electron density distributions are obtained using the corrected decomposition coefficients (S26). In an aspect, a dual-energy X-ray CT apparatus comprises an X-ray source (11, Fig. 1), detecting and collecting device (12, Fig. 1) and calculation unit (15, Fig. 1). Optionally, if decomposition coefficients do not satisfy a convergence criterion, corrected values may be iterated as initial values.
Patent GB-2563278-A (GB)
Title: Optoelectronic device and method of manufacturing thereof
Inventor: FREDERIC YANNICK GARDES
IPC: G02F1/225
Filed: 2017-06-09
Abstract: An optoelectronic device 100 includes a layer 102 disposed above a substrate 101, the layer having a first cavity 103 which has an inclined sidewall; the sidewalls 108 of the first cavity are lined with an insulating liner 110 to form an inclined interface between the cavity and liner; a regrown semiconductor material 111 forms part of a waveguide 106 and 107 with an inclined interface 109 between the semiconductor material 111 and the liner 110. A method of manufacturing this device includes etching the layer to form two cavities and a channel; lining the sidewalls of the first cavity with the insulating liner; depositing a blanket layer to fill the cavities; depositing an insulating capping layer over the blanket layer; annealing and subsequently cooling to form the regrown semiconductor material within the cavities; and removing the capping layer, and etching the regrown semiconductor material such that it forms part of a waveguide (figures 2A 2I). The interface and sidewall being disposed at an angle relative to the substrate of greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°. The device may be operable as an electro-absorption modulator or a metal oxide semiconductor capacitor (MOSCAP).
Patent GB-2549897-A (GB)
Title: Air conditioning device
Inventor: RYOSUKE MATSUI
IPC: F25B49/02
Filed: 2015-02-09
Abstract: An air conditioning device comprises: a plurality of shut-off devices that are each disposed between an indoor unit and a plurality of heat source devices and that shut-off the flow of refrigerant flowing in refrigerant pipes; a plurality of leak detecting units that detect refrigerant leaks from each heat source device; and a controlling device that controls the operation of the plurality of heat source devices, the indoor unit, and the shut-off devices. The controlling device comprises: a shut-off controlling unit that operates the shut-off device connected to the heat source device from which refrigerant is leaking when a refrigerant leak is detected by the leak detecting unit; a capacity setting unit that, when shut-off devices in an operating state and shut-off devices in an non-operating state are present among the plurality of shut-off devices, sets a heat exchange capacity limit for the indoor unit when a heat source device connected to a shut-off device in the non-operating state is operated; and an operation controlling unit that controls the operation of the heat source devices or the indoor unit using the heat exchange capacity limit set by the capacity setting unit as the upper limit.
Patent GB-2566491-A (GB)
Title: Damage detection and repair system
Inventor: COLIN HENDERSON
IPC: G06T7/30
Filed: 2017-09-15
Abstract: Assessing the damage to an object by defining a depth frame around the object, by first defining a shape around the object that has suffered damage which is usually a rectangle but can be any shape, may be user selectable and is scalable, and consists of an array of values that can be represented by pixels on an image wherein the value of each pixel corresponds to the distance from a depth sensor of the camera taking the image to the object in the real world. The depth frame is then captured along with an image of the object, and converted to a 3D point cloud, using intrinsic details of the camera such as focal length, optical centre and a skew coefficient possibly represented by an intrinsic camera matrix. The transformed 3D point cloud is then converted to fit a pixel grid, smoothing the converted 3D point cloud using all available depth values and aligning the result with the image to produce a processed image of the object. Additional inventions disclosed comprise a method (and associated system) of detecting damage of an object and repairing the damage comprises the steps of capturing an image of the damage, generating data representative of a course of repair for the damage based on the image of the damage and historical repair data of that type of object and then repairing the object based on the generated data.
Patent GB-2553239-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods of generating and displaying location entity information associated with the current geographic location of a mobile device
Inventor: ERIKA YAMASAKI
IPC: H04W4/33
Filed: 2016-06-08
Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems of displaying location entity information associated with the current geographic location of a mobile device include obtaining data indicative of a current geographic location of the mobile device and providing map imagery of a geographic area associated with such current location. A first interface element is provided for display on the map imagery at a location indicative of the current geographic location of the mobile device. A location entity is determined as a best match from a list of nearby location entities and a second interface element providing information about the determined location entity is provided for display on the map imagery. Data indicative of user selection of one or more of the first and second interface elements can be received. Upon selection, a separate display area including information about the determined location entity is automatically provided for display.
Patent GB-2555336-A (GB)
Title: Store visit data creation and management
Inventor: THOMAS PRICE
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2016-12-13
Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a user device, a plurality of signals pushed to the user device from a plurality of store devices located in a plurality of physical storefronts. Each signal includes a store identifier identifying the associated physical storefront. Store visit data is generated for each signal, the store visit data including the store identifiers and time data representing times associated with visits to the physical storefronts. Store visit data is aggregated for the plurality of signals pushed to the user device. Aggregated store visit data is transmitted to an analytics server configured to combine aggregated store visit data from a plurality of user devices and generate analytics data from the combined aggregated store visit data. At least a portion of the time data is removed from the aggregated store visit data before transmission to the analytics server.
Patent GB-2570660-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for masking a printer table
Inventor: PHILIP RUSSELL JAMES SMITH
IPC: B41J11/02
Filed: 2018-01-31
Abstract: A printer table for supporting a substrate during a printing operation comprises a substrate support surface 200 comprising a plurality of apertures 202. The apertures are arranged such that a substrate placed on the printer table covers at least one of the apertures. The printer table comprises a plurality of ball valves arranged in fluidic connection with the apertures, where each of the ball valves has an open configuration and a closed configuration and is biased to the open configuration. The printer table also comprises a negative air pressure source configured to apply a negative air pressure through the plurality of ball valves to the plurality of apertures. The ball valves may comprise a ferromagnetic ball (1004, Fig.10) and an electromagnet (1018, Fig.10) configured to move the ferromagnetic ball between an open and closed configuration. The plurality of ball valves may include biasing means 206 for biasing ball valve to the open configuration. The biasing means may retain the ball valve in the open configuration against the action of a pressure differential when the aperture is covered. When the aperture is uncovered the pressure differential acts against the biasing means to close the valve.
Patent GB-2571281-A (GB)
Title: Surgical grasper instruments
Inventor: IAN MARTIN JAMES
IPC: A61B17/29
Filed: 2018-02-22
Abstract: Surgical grasper instrument comprising: a body 2; fixed grip 4 and movable actuation grip 16; an actuation shaft 6; and first and second opposed jaws [8, 10, figure 1] at the distal end of the actuation shaft 6. The actuation grip is arranged to move the actuation shaft with respect to the body such that the first jaw is rotatable with respect to the second jaw, between open and closed positions. The instrument is provided with an actuation indicator for providing an indication to a user of the device of a position of the actuation grip corresponding to an intermediate position of the first and second jaws, the intermediate position being between the open and closed positions. The actuation indicator may comprise a first engagement element defining a series of teeth 34 extending from the actuation grip, and second engagement element 40 having portion 42 which may be biased by means 44 to engage with the teeth 34. The shaft may include a measurement scale 54 or visual indicator corresponding to jaw position. This allows a user to determine jaw position when they cannot be viewed.
Patent GB-2573104-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus, aircraft and method of moving a movably mounted wing tip device
Inventor: THOMAS WILSON
IPC: B64C3/56
Filed: 2018-04-23
Abstract: An apparatus 1000 is provided for controlling a movable wing tip device 9 of an aircraft 1. The apparatus comprises an actuator (15, figure 3) for moving the wing tip 9 device from a load-alleviating configuration to a flight configuration. The apparatus comprises a processor which generates a signal for controlling operation of the aircraft 1 so as to reduce the force required for the actuator 15 to move the wing tip device 9 from the load-alleviating configuration to the flight configuration. Controlling the operation of the aircraft may comprise rolling the aircraft, deploying flaps, altering the angle of attack of the wing or the pitch of the aircraft 1 in order to reduce a load on the wing tip device 9 during movement. An aircraft 1 comprising such an apparatus and a method of moving the wing tip device from the load-alleviating configuration to the flight configuration during flight are also provided.
Patent GB-2574452-A (GB)
Title: A fire barrier for a cavity wall
Inventor: Paul Ruding
IPC: E04F13/08
Filed: 2018-06-07
Abstract: Comprises a metal plate 10 secured to a masonry support bracket 11, which can be secured to the inside of a cavity wall and support the masonry of the outer skin 17. The plate projects from the bracket and spans the cavity abutting or is embedded in two masonry of the outer skin. The plate can be attached to the top or the bottom of the bracket and has an L shaped cross section with a leg 18 and a foot 19. In use the foot can be clamped between the bracket and the cavity wall. A masonry support plate 14 can also be secured to the bracket adjacent to the metal plate. Fabricating the item from stainless steel equal to or thicker than 0.5mm is preferable.
Patent GB-2565013-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to panels
Inventor: DALLAS REX JAMES
IPC: E04B1/82
Filed: 2017-12-15
Abstract: A roto-moulded hollow cuboid noise panel which includes three pairs of opposed surfaces, each pair of opposed surfaces connected via an adjacent pair of opposed surfaces which collectively define a hollow-interior; wherein a pair of opposed surfaces defining the largest surface areas of the cuboid are further connected via Kiss-Offs located in at least two spatially distinct regions; wherein said Kiss-Offs extend in from one surface of the opposed pair of surfaces a distance sufficient to contact the other opposed surface.
Patent GB-2570986-A (GB)
Title: Bed for a caravan or motorhome
Inventor: PAUL CUNNINGHAM
IPC: B60P3/39
Filed: 2018-12-12
Abstract: A sofa bed comprising a rear support 16 fixedly attachable to a wall W of a caravan or motorhome, a seat cushion 10 and a base unit 14 adapted to slide between a sofa configuration and a bed configuration, a back cushion 12 movable between a first and second positions in sofa and bed configurations respectively. In the sofa configuration, the seat cushion is supported by the base unit, the back cushion sits substantially upright on the seat cushion. In bed configuration, the seat cushion is supported by the base unit, the back cushion is supported by the rear support, the seat cushion lies substantially coplanar with the back cushion. The back cushion may pivot between seat and bed configurations. A storage area 26 may be provided in the base unit, underneath the seat cushion. The rear support may comprise a projection 18 and provide a venting for a heating system.
Patent GB-2581334-A (GB)
Title: Fan blade walker system
Inventor: CALLUM WEST
IPC: G01M15/14
Filed: 2019-02-06
Abstract: A fan blade walker system 200, which connects to a fan of a turbine engine during maintenance, comprises a housing 201 having a clamp 202, which engages with the fan, a drive mechanism 204, a battery (302, fig 3), and a computer (308, fig 3) provided with pre-programmed command signals. The computer is instructed to perform a pre-set program by a user, the signals for this are applied to a motor controller (306, fig 3) which provides a current to a motor, which is applied to the drive mechanism, which causes the walker to rotate the fan according to the instructions of the pre-set program. A method of rotating a fan blade comprises mounting the fan blade walker system to the fan of a turbine engine using the clamp, such that the drive mechanism contacts an internal surface of a turbine engine casing. The controller is initialised, the motor is set up and gyroscopes are initialised. A communication link is established between the controller and a user input device. The computer is instructed to perform one of its programmed instructions by an input command through the communication link, and the computer is used to monitor for further input instructions.
Patent GB-2582278-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to fastening devices
Inventor: MICHELLE MONE
IPC: A44B18/00
Filed: 2019-03-07
Abstract: A releasable fastening device comprising a first member 2 having a first part 6 of a locking portion 9, and a second member 4 having a corresponding second part of the locking portion 8. The second member is configured to receive at least a portion of the first member, such that the first part 6 of the locking portion of the first member engages and locks with the second part of the locking portion of the second member. The first and/or second member has a disengagement portion (64, see figure 3 for disengagement mechanism), the disengagement portion being configured to provide a pivot point 65 between the first and second members to allow disengagement and unlocking of the first and second members. The fastener is held closed by engagement of surfaces 18, 20 under tension and does not release under compression. The fastener is well suited to use in a long line (figure 6) instead of a zipper and might be of particular use in the front fastening of a bra (figure 7).
Patent GB-2582356-A (GB)
Title: Evaporatively cooled fuel cell systems with cathode exhaust turbine boost
Inventor: PRATAP RAMA
IPC: H01M8/04
Filed: 2019-03-21
Abstract: A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell assembly 20 having an anode inlet, a cathode inlet, an anode exhaust and a cathode exhaust 27, a coolant storage module 30 configured to provide coolant to the fuel cell assembly and a thermal module 70 fluidly connected to the fuel cell assembly and the coolant storage module, wherein the thermal module comprises a condenser 71 and a separator 72, the assembly further comprising an expansion turbine 200 receiving an expansion exhaust stream 150, wherein the expansion exhaust stream comprises one or more of the cathode exhaust 151a exiting the fuel cell assembly, the anode exhaust exiting the fuel cell assembly, an anode gas purge stream, the cathode exhaust stream 151c exiting the separator of the thermal module or the fluid flow 151b exiting the condenser of the thermal module. The expansion turbine may comprise a generator for providing electric power. An intercooler may be disposed in the flow path of the expansion exhaust stream prior to the expansion turbine for increasing the temperature of the expansion exhaust stream.
Patent GB-2578803-A (GB)
Title: Marine outboard motor with piston cooling gallery
Inventor: Michele Milani
IPC: F16J9/24
Filed: 2019-04-04
Abstract: A marine outboard motor having an internal combustion engine comprising a piston in at least one cylinder. The piston 200 includes a piston body (210, figure 4) an upper combustion surface (211), an annular side wall (213) with a ring belt region (214), and a cooling gallery having a fluid inlet 243. A piston ring (221, 222, 223) is located in a ring groove (215, 216, 217) around the ring belt region and an alignment pin (230) secured in a piston side wall hole 231 to restrict piston ring circumferential displacement. The piston body includes a boss 250 into which the hole and alignment pin extend. The boss projects into the cooling gallery opposite the fluid inlet and is shaped to provide a flow splitter surface dividing cooling fluid flowing through the inlet into first and second fluid flows in opposite directions. The cooling gallery may be arcuate and annular.
Patent GB-2577001-A (GB)
Title: Method of coating a substrate with a particle stabilized foam
Inventor: CECILIA BERNARDINI
IPC: F01N3/28
Filed: 2017-04-10
Abstract: The device comprises a solid foam layer disposed on a substrate, the foam layer having open cell structure and comprising a particulate material which is a catalytically active metal supported on a support material. The foam layer may have a partially collapsed structure. The substrate may be a porous monolith. The metal may comprise a transition metal from iron, copper, nickel, gold, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and platinum. The support may be a refractory oxide, a metal aluminate or a zeolite. Also included is a claim to use of the emission control device in an exhaust system.
Patent GB-2590511-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid CMP conditioning head
Inventor: DAVID EARL SLUTZ
IPC: B24D18/00
Filed: 2020-01-02
Abstract: A conditioning head or disk 24 comprises a substrate comprising a substrate surface 26 and a plurality of protrusions 28, 120 extending between 5 and 250 microns from the substrate surface 26 and forming one or more sinusoidal wave patterns 130, 160 on the substrate surface 26. The plurality of protrusions may form an array (fig. 3) of repeating unit cells 110 which may be squares or rectangles. Each wave pattern may comprise at least 6 protrusions 120. There may be at least two sinusoidal wave patterns with a phase offset between 30° and 270° and which may have different amplitudes and/or frequencies. The substrate 26 may be a ceramic or a carbide and may have an evenly distributed layer of natural or synthetic diamond grit 28 and a continuous film 30 of CVD polycrystalline diamond encasing the protrusion layer 28 and bonding it to the substrate 26. Abrasive regions (200 fig. 4) of the pad may be separated by non-abrasive channels (210 fig. 4) and a central non-abrasive region (220 fig. 4).
Patent GB-2592225-A (GB)
Title: Attestation service for use with a blockchain network
Inventor: CRAIG STEVEN WRIGHT
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2020-02-19
Abstract: A method comprising at an attesting node of a network: receiving a sequence of data items from one or more client nodes of the network, determining an order of the sequence of data items, and attesting to the order by: including an indication of a respective set of one or more of the data items in each of a series of blockchain transactions. Each successive transaction comprises a respective input pointing to an output of the respective preceding transaction, wherein the output of the respective preceding transaction comprises a locking script, and the input of the respective successive transaction includes an unlocking script comprising a respective signature based on a respective key in a series of keys The respective signature in each successive transaction signs a portion of the respective successive transaction including at least the indication of the respective set of data items
Patent GB-2579524-A (GB)
Title: Bulk radio frequency identification tag reading
Inventor: RICHARD J LAVERY
IPC: G07G1/00
Filed: 2018-09-28
Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting bulk quantity of RFID tags in a presentation area such as point-of-sale device. Bulk quantity of RFID tags may be detected according to input to the point-of-sale device including through input from symbolic barcode scanner, conveyor belt, weight scale, and/or via RF antenna driven at a first power level. After the bulk quantity of RFID tags is detected, RF antenna is driven at a second, higher power level temporarily to increase bulk RFID tag detection accuracy. "Fringe" tags may be detected by the RF antenna when it is driven at the higher power level that are in the environment but not presented at the point-of-sale device. Fringe tags may be filtered based on RF characterization of the presentation area including driving the RF antenna outside of presentation sessions and/or filtering RFID tags detected across multiple presentation sessions.