baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2568475-A (GB)
Title: A method of generating training data
Inventor: GARETH EDWARDS
IPC: G06T19/20
Filed: 2017-11-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to method of generating training data for use in animating an animated object corresponding to a deformable object. The method comprises accessing a 3D model of the deformable object, the model having a plurality of fiducial points corresponding to features of the deformable object and such points are adjustable to change the representation of the model. A plurality of virtual cameras directed at the 3D mode are defined and the adjustable controls of the 3D model are varied to create a set of deformations on the 3D model. For each deformation, the virtual cameras capture 2D projections of the fiducial points at said cameras, combining the projections to form a vector of 2D point coordinates and use the vector of the point coordinates to generate a vector of 2D shape parameters derived from the point coordinates and combining the shape parameters with the corresponding values of the adjustable controls for that deformation to form a training data item. The training data items are combined to form a training data set for use in training a learning algorithm for use in animating an animated object corresponding to the deformable object based on real deformations of the deformable object captured by cameras whose poses correspond to the plurality of virtual cameras. The method allows for the generation of large quantities of training data that would otherwise be very time-consuming to obtain from the deformable object.
Patent GB-2555747-A (GB)
Title: Group-control elevator device, and method for assigning boarding car numbers using group control
Inventor: TOMOAKI MAEHARA
IPC: B66B1/18
Filed: 2015-07-03
Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel group-control elevator device and a method for assigning boarding car numbers using group control which are capable of improving user transport capacity by inhibiting the occurrence of long waits for users at a landing around a future time at which congestion is predicted.  Landing arrival times of a plurality of users and current operation information of each boarding car number are used to predict a future congested state and to group the users.  Boarding car numbers corresponding to each group are temporarily assigned on the basis of the grouped information.  A boarding car number that departed before a predicted congestion time at which congestion is predicted is adjusted using prescribed conditions such that a predicted arrival time at which the boarding car number will arrive at the landing again is around the predicted congestion time at which congestion is predicted, and the adjusted boarding car number is determined as a boarding car number which will arrive around the predicted congestion time at which congestion is predicted.  Accordingly, an elevator car can be smoothly dispatched to the landing around a congestion time at which a congested state is predicted.
Patent GB-2569662-A (GB)
Title: Secure audio output
Inventor: Ralph Clark
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2018-01-30
Abstract: The application acknowledges techniques such as Fast IDentification Online (fido (RTM)) which use public key certificates between devices. The invention applies this technique to terminals with audio user interfaces (e.g. Amazon Echo (RTM)) and adds voice print biometric authentication of users’ speech input over the audio interface microphone. The first invention is a transaction approval system using this system, wherein transaction confirmation messages are output audibly using speakers. Further claims specify a switch for secure/non-secure audio signals that checks routing instructions against rules and wherein non-compliance with the rules results in rejection and/or alarm flags. The switch may also control (non) secure audio signal levels.
Patent GB-2571093-A (GB)
Title: Nasogastric or orogastric tube tips
Inventor: GEORGE GALLAGHER
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 2018-02-15
Abstract: A nasogastric or orogastric feeding tube tip 50 comprises a body provided with an aperture 56 in a sidewall thereof through which feed can be given to a patient, and through which a sample of stomach content can be aspirated. The outer wall 58 of the main body additionally comprises at least one recess or groove 60, 62 which intersects the aperture 56, and which extends at least partially around or along the exterior surface of the main body. In use the recess or groove 60, 62 prevents or inhibits an aperture-occluding seal between the stomach wall 30 and the feeding tube tip being formed, especially when a vacuum is applied to the feeding tube 20 during an aspiration procedure. In one preferred embodiments a plurality of recess or grooves are provided, some of which extend radially around the circumference of the tube and others of which extend along the longitudinal axis of the tube. The recess or grove may alternatively follow a serpentine or helical path around the body of the tip (Fig 7). The recess or groves are further provided as a capillary in one embodiment (Fig 7).
Patent GB-2560643-A (GB)
Title: Downhole tool analysis using anomaly detection of measurement data
Inventor: BO HU
IPC: G01V3/32
Filed: 2016-09-26
Abstract: A method and system for detecting an anomaly in measurement data captured by a downhole tool is disclosed provided. In the method and system, measurement data comprising a plurality of measurement channels is obtained and reference data including healthy reference data and faulty reference data is also obtained. The measurement data is preprocessed by modeling at least one measurement channel of the plurality of measurement channels using modeling parameters to produce pre-processed measurement data. Further, a first distance between the pre-processed measurement data and the healthy reference data is obtained and determined to exceed a first threshold for the first distance. A report is generated in response to determining that the first distance exceeds the first threshold. The report indicates detection of the anomaly in the measurement data
Patent GB-2571798-A (GB)
Title: System and method for locating leaks in pipelines
Inventor: MICHAEL QUINN
IPC: G01M3/28
Filed: 2018-03-10
Abstract: A system for locating a leak site in an underground water pipeline comprises a leak detection element 10, apparatus for introducing the leak detection element into the pipeline through the outlet of a hydrant 22 and an arrangement 38 configured to detect the location of the leak detection element from above the ground 40. The apparatus for introducing the leak detection element into the pipeline comprises a capping element 28 adapted for attachment to, and sealing of, the outlet of the hydrant. The capping element has at least one opening with a waterproof membrane or seal configured to allow the passage of an elongate rod or hose 20 through the capping element into the outlet of the hydrant. In use, the leak detection element moves along the pipe to the location of a leak. The leak detection element transmits radio or wireless signals 42 that are picked up by a user 44 at the surface.
Patent GB-2573768-A (GB)
Title: Shoe fitting aid
Inventor: DESMOND MERNAGH
IPC: A47G25/82
Filed: 2018-05-15
Abstract: A shoe fitting aid, particularly for use with shoes having hook and loop fasteners, comprises an elongate shaft 2 having a handle 3 at one end and a shoe engaging head 4 mounted spaced apart from the handle at and at an opposite end of the shaft. The shoe engaging head engages the closure flap on a shoe so as to fold the closure flap between open and closed positions. The shoe engaging head may comprise a body 5 forming an extension of the shaft with a laterally projecting hook 7 spaced inwardly from an outer tip 6 of the body. The hook may curve inwardly, away from the tip of the body, and may be L-shaped, having an inner portion 8 perpendicular to the body and an outer portion 9 parallel to the body. The shoe fitting aid may further comprise a lever element that projects laterally outwardly of the body at an opposite side of the body to the hook. The handle may comprise a flat hand grip which forms a shoe horn. The shaft may be collapsible and may comprise a plurality of shaft sections with threaded connectors. The length of the shaft may be adjustable.
Patent GB-2575287-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to stairlifts
Inventor: ALEXANDER HENRY GAGE WILSON
IPC: B66B9/08
Filed: 2018-07-04
Abstract: A stairlift chair 10 has a seat belt 15 which extends between a pair of armrests 13, 14 and retracts into the interior of one armrest 13. A hook 17 at the free end of the seat belt 15 hooks over an upper surface of a second armrest 14 and engages in a socket mounted (33 fig. 9) on the underside of the second armrest 14. A reel 30 may draw the seat belt 15 to a stowed or retracted position aligned along the length of the armrest 13.
Patent GB-2575656-A (GB)
Title: Oil plug
Inventor: JAREK ROSINSKI
IPC: G01N33/28
Filed: 2018-07-18
Abstract: An oil plug 301 for the drain port an oil-filled device contains at least one sensor 305, 306, 307 for monitoring an operating condition of the device. A wireless transmitter 310 transmits the sensor data to a remote receiver. The sensor may detect debris in the oil e.g. with a capacitive sensor having two capacitive plates 305a, 305b and a magnet 314 to attract ferrous metal debris. A Hall effect sensor may alternatively be used. Vibration, moisture, oil level or temperature sensors may also be provided in the plug. A charge coupled device may capture an image of particles in the oil. The plug is the shape of a conventional drain plug with a head 303 and threaded body 302 for retrofitting to e.g. a railway train gearbox or a pump. Several such plugs may communicate with a data analysis system. Data may be transmitted at predetermined intervals. The plug may have its own power source 308.
Patent GB-2569673-A (GB)
Title: Additive manufacture
Inventor: STEWART WYNN WILLIAMS
IPC: B33Y30/00
Filed: 2018-08-24
Abstract: Method of producing a 3D article by additive manufacture, comprising the steps of; i) forming a meltpool in an already-existing part of the article and moving the meltpool relative thereto; ii) feeding a directed feedstock (which may be a wire or tape) into the moving meltpool to deposit and fuse a layer of material on the already-existing part; and iii) repeating the forming and moving and feeding steps to build up successive layers of material, and thereby produce the 3D article, wherein, in performance of the forming and moving step; a) a first energy source (which may be a plasma transferred arc) is directed onto the already-existing part, the first energy source impinging at a first region which moves with and leads the meltpool, whereby the first energy source initiates the formation of the meltpool and b) a second energy source (which may be one or more lasers) is directed onto the already-existing part, the second energy source impinging at a second region which moves with and follows the first region, whereby the second energy source grows the lateral width of the meltpool before the feedstock is fed therein. A third energy source may be used to melt the feedstock.
Patent GB-2568135-A (GB)
Title: Low molecular weight polyethylenimine as antiperspirant product
Inventor: BERNHARD BANOWSKI
IPC: A61Q15/00
Filed: 2018-08-31
Abstract: An antiperspirant cosmetic product which contains, in an aqueous carrier, at least one polycationic branched homo-polyethyleneimine (PEI) with a molecular weight of 300-10,000g/mol and wherein the homo-polyethyleneimine contains 20-35mol% tertiary amines; at least one emulsifier; at least one oil component; and wherein the antiperspirant product has a pH of 2.5-7.5, contains at least one anion selected from chloride, phosphate and sulfate and wherein the antiperspirant contains no halides and/or hydroxyhalides of aluminium and/or zirconium. It has been found that the use of homo-polyethyleneimines in compositions that have been pH adjusted to acidic or neutral pH and which contain certain anions (preferably chloride anions) have an antiperspirant/deodorising effect without the use of aluminium or zirconium salts and have a lower tendency to stain textiles. The antiperspirant product may be an oil-in-water emulsion or water-in-oil emulsion. An exemplary antiperspirant product comprises an unmodified, branched homo-polyethyleneimine with a ratio of primary:secondary:tertiary amino groups of 40:36:24, and the composition adjusted to a pH of 3.5 with hydrochloric acid. Also disclosed is a cosmetic method for preventing and/or reducing body odour and/or bodily perspiration, in which said antiperspirant cosmetic product is applied to the skin and remains there for at least one hour.
Patent GB-2567343-A (GB)
Title: A method, system and apparatus for treatment of fluids
Inventor: PETER MCNULTY
IPC: C02F103/34
Filed: 2015-03-04
Abstract: An apparatus 10 for the treatment of a fluid comprises an array of ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV-LED) 13 provided about a transparent pipe 16 wherein UV light rays from the LED are passed through a lens such that the lens collimates light in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the pipe and concentrates light in a cross section of the pipe. An apparatus for cooling LED(s) in a system wherein the apparatus is configured to controllably transfer heat from the LED to the fluid being treated. An apparatus comprises an array of UV-LED’s about a transparent pipe, one or more UV transmittance sensors, and a treatment monitoring device and/or software configured to turn the UV-LED on and off in response to the transmissivity of a fluid. A method comprising introducing a fluid into a fluid chamber comprising a central axis, directing light emitted from a UV-LED(s) into the fluid wherein at least a portion of the UV light emitted from the UV-LED(s) is collimated such that the UV light rays are parallel in a first plane parallel to the central axis.
Patent GB-2580108-A (GB)
Title: Image data encoding and decoding
Inventor: STEPHEN MARK KEATING
IPC: H04N19/61
Filed: 2018-12-21
Abstract: An image data encoder configured to encode samples of one or more colour components for respective image regions so as to generate encoded image data. The image data encoder comprises: a region controller configured to select one or both of a region size and a region shape for a current image region, and an intra-image predictor configured to derive predicted blocks of samples of colour components for the current image region. The intra-image predictor being selectively operable in a component model mode in which the intra-image predictor is configured to generate predicted samples for a target set (e.g. chroma component) of colour components in dependence upon decoded samples of a source set (e.g. luma component) of the colour components by applying a component model function to the decoded source samples. This component model function being defined by model data (i.e. model parameters). A model function generator is configured to generate and encode this model data in dependence upon a difference between the model data for the current image region and model data for a previously encoded image region.
Patent GB-2584077-A (GB)
Title: Offshore loading system
Inventor: BJØRGULF HAUKELIDSÆTER EIDESEN
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2019-05-08
Abstract: An offshore loading system comprises a riser 4, an adjustable buoyancy element 5 and a remotely operated vehicle 3. The riser is connectable to a storage tank 2, the adjustable buoyancy element is connected to the riser, and the remotely operated vehicle is arranged to control the adjustable buoyancy element to adjust the vertical position of at least one end of the riser. A method of using the offshore loading system where the remotely operated vehicle is connected to the adjustable buoyancy element and the remotely operated vehicle instructs the adjustable buoyancy element to adjust its buoyancy and adjust the vertical position of at least one end of the riser, is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2586201-A (GB)
Title: A stable powder formulation of racecadotril
Inventor: HETALBAHEN PATEL
IPC: A61P1/12
Filed: 2019-05-14
Abstract: A stable powder formulation of racecadotril comprising 0.1 to 2 % w/w of racecadotril, 15 to 25 % w/w of intragranular sweetener, binder dispersion comprising 1 to 5 wt.% of polymer and an auxiliary agent, 60 to 80 % w/w of extra granular sweetener, a flavouring agent and a glidant. Such a formulation may mask the taste of the racecadotril. Preferably, the acetorphan is in the free base form. Preferably, the auxiliary agent is selected from sorbitol, mannitol, sucralose, trehalose and lactose. Most preferably, the intra-granular and extra-granular sweetener is sucrose. The granules may be formed by wet granulation. In one embodiment, the formulation comprises (by wt.) 1 % racecadotril, 25 % intragranular sucrose, 2.5 % polymeric binder (ACRYCOAT (RTM) E 30 D, acrylate/methacrylate based polymer) with 0.14 % sucralose as auxiliary agent, 71 % extra granular sucrose, 0.2 % dry lemon flavour, and 0.2 % anhydrous colloidal silica as glidant. Also claimed is a method for preparing the powder formulation.
Patent GB-2585213-A (GB)
Title: Spatial light modulation
Inventor: NEIL COLLINGS
IPC: G02F1/1343
Filed: 2019-07-02
Abstract: A liquid crystal on silicon spatial light modulator (LCoS SLM) device arranged for in-plane switching. The LCoS SLM device has a silicon backplane 1501, a transparent substrate 1581, a liquid crystal layer 1571 interposed between the silicon backplane and transparent substrate, an electrode structure 1505 & 1507 which is formed on the silicon backplane, and a reflective component 1551 which is arranged opposite the transparent substrate. The electrode structure is for generating an electric field in the liquid crystal layer, and the E-field is substantially parallel to the silicon backplane. The LCoS SLM device may have a crystal alignment layer to provide a liquid crystal pre-title angle of greater than 20 degrees, such as greater than 60 degrees. The reflective component may be at least one dielectric layer of for example silicon dioxide, and may be formed between the interface between the liquid crystal layer and the silicon backplane. Alternatively, the reflective component may be a discontinuous metal layer comprising sub-wavelength gaps between sub-wavelength metal sections. Embodiments are designed for an oblique angle of incidence which increases the path length and reduces the deformation to the E-filed caused by a dielectric stack reflector.
Patent GB-2586962-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for removing soil from a conduit
Inventor: LORENTS REINÅS
IPC: E21B10/44
Filed: 2019-08-27
Abstract: An apparatus 1 for removing soil from a conduit, for a subsea well that is forced or placed into a seabed is provided. The apparatus comprises a soil disturbance device 2 to displace soil within the conduit before drilling is performed. The conduit may be a conductor pipe or centre pipe of a suction anchor. The soil disturbance device may comprise mechanical 4 and fluid flow 6 soil disturbance devices. The mechanical device may have a plurality of blades connected to an internally threaded nut 8 mounted on an externally threaded lance 10 connected at its top end to an ROV interface 12. The fluid flow device may consist of a plurality of apertures 14 along the lance 10 that are fed by a fluid inlet 16 and a suspension of fluid and soil may exit the apparatus 1 through an outlet 18 in a lid 20 that seals the conduit. A method of removing soil from a conduit for a subsea well that is forced or placed into a seabed is also provided.
Patent GB-2587438-A (GB)
Title: Key generation for use in secured communication
Inventor: HOI-KWONG LO
IPC: H04L9/08
Filed: 2019-12-05
Abstract: Key generation for secure communication between a first user computing device 10 and a second user computing device 12 uses a plurality of privacy providers 15. A first private table including values each shared with the first device and one of the privacy providers and a second private table including values each shared with the second device and one of the privacy providers are used. The second device receives indexes that index values in the second private table, each index received from the respective privacy provider sharing that value and associated with a value that matches an indexed value in the first private table received by the respective privacy provider from the first user computing device, and generates a common key by combining the indexed values of the second private table e.g. using XOR operations. The secure communication using the common key may use a one-time pad (OTP) encryption approach. The values of the second private table may be generated using a quantum random number generator (QRNG). The values used in the second table to generate the key may be erased. The second device may perform privacy amplification by applying a linear matrix to the common key.
Patent GB-2591302-A (GB)
Title: Process for the synthesis of buprenorphine
Inventor: HARTMUT ZINSER
IPC: C07D489/12
Filed: 2020-01-27
Abstract: A process for the synthesis of the opioid receptor antagonist buprenorphine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided, wherein the route comprises (a) the reaction of a thebaine derivative with a dienophile to yield a compound wherein the bridge between the 14 and 6 position comprises one double or only single bonds; (b) forming an alkylated reaction product by reaction with a Grignard-reagent; (c) formation of an cyanamide by reaction with a halo-cyanide; (d) deprotection of the cyanamide- and the phenolic-oxygen-moiety, wherein the cleavage of one or both groups is performed in the presence of an alkali or alkaline earth sulfide; and (e) derivatization with a cyclopropyl-halogen and optionally hydrogenation of the bridge between C6 and C14 positions to comprise single bonds only to yield buprenorphine, a buprenorphine derivative or a buprenorphine salt. The alkali or alkaline earth sulfide may be a sodium sulfide hydrate (Na2S*ZH2O, wherein Z is 1 – 9).
Patent GB-2592943-A (GB)
Title: Device for measuring anal tone
Inventor: Osama H Hawisa
IPC: A61B5/22
Filed: 2020-03-11
Abstract: A device for measuring anal tone, comprising a probe 602 to be inserted into the anus of a patient, said probe comprising one or more force sensitive gauges configured to measure the compression forces generated by the rectal sphincter muscles, a cover 617 that may be disposable to cover at least a portion of the probe, a handle 603, and a means for displaying the measured compression force that may be on the device or remote to it. The device may comprise a power supply such as a rechargeable battery. The device may further provide a stopper 605 that may extend from the probe or as part of the cover. The stopper may have a roughened surface 621 to assess perineal sensation disposed on the patient facing surface. The force sensitive gauges may comprise force meters or pressure sensors that may be arranged radially around the probe.