baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2559936-A (GB)
Title: Calibration device and sensitivity determining device for virtual flow meter, and associated methods
Inventor: TONG ZHAO
IPC: G01F25/00
Filed: 2016-12-22
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a calibration device and a sensitivity determining device for a virtual flow meter, and corresponding methods. The present disclosure relates to a calibration device for calibrating a virtual flow meter of a production system, and the production system includes components for transferring fluid, where the virtual flow meter is configured to estimate a flow rate of the fluid based on property values of the components and values of variable parameters of the components, and the calibration device includes a sensitivity determining module configured to calculate a first sensitivity, where the first sensitivity is used to indicate a degree of change of the values of the variable parameters relative to disturbance of the property values; and a calibration module configured to calibrate the virtual flow meter according to the first sensitivity. The present disclosure further relates to corresponding methods.
Patent GB-2578725-A (GB)
Title: Biometrically secured wireless hard drive and file sharing
Inventor: MICHAEL OLUWASEUN BAMIDELE
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2018-11-05
Abstract: A system for biometric verification comprises one or more computers. Each computer has a transceiver for near and medium range proximity range transfer and may, following biometric verification; send and receive data bi-directionally to and from a like device wirelessly over a communication network. The system may require biometric authentication from all devices connected to a network prior to data transfer. Mirror imaging of hard dive configuration may be shared wirelessly.
Patent GB-2580664-A (GB)
Title: Double load instruction
Inventor: Alan Graham Alexander
IPC: G06F9/345
Filed: 2019-01-22
Abstract: A processor comprises an execution unit, memory and one or more register files. The execution unit is configured to execute instances of machine code instructions from an instruction set. The types of instruction defined in the instruction set include a double-load instruction for loading from the memory to at least one of the one or more register files. The execution unit is configured so as, when the load instruction is executed, to perform a first load operation strided by a fixed stride (left-hand side of Figure 5), and a second load operation strided by a variable stride (right-hand side of Figure 5) specified in a variable stride register in one of the one or more register files. This may facilitate semi sparse addressing functionality, with a fixed stride suited to systematic values and a programmable stride suited to sparse values, such as weights and input data respectively (Figure 3) in a neural network for example.
Patent GB-2579680-A (GB)
Title: Encoder apparatus
Inventor: COLIN KEITH HOWLEY
IPC: G01D5/245
Filed: 2019-02-20
Abstract: An incremental encoder apparatus 2 comprises: a scale 4 comprising a series of periodic features 10, 12 defining an optical incremental scale 6, and at least one magnetic reference mark 80; and a readhead 14. The readhead comprises at least one incremental sensor configured to detect light from the optical incremental scale and to output at least one signal dependent thereon, and at least two analogue Hall sensors, each comprising at least two output terminal pairs, and each configured to switch repeatedly between each output terminal pair so as to reduce any inherent offset in the output of the analogue Hall sensor. The apparatus is configured to determine the presence of the reference mark from the outputs of the at least two analogue Hall sensors. In a further aspect, a readhead for the encoder is also disclosed. The apparatus may be configured to determine a difference signal, proportional to the difference of the outputs of the two analogue Hall sensors, and in which the apparatus is configured to generate a reference mark signal using the difference signal.
Patent GB-2581988-A (GB)
Title: Assay device
Inventor: ANDREY NIKOLAENKO
IPC: G01N33/543
Filed: 2019-03-06
Abstract: An assay device 1 for determining the presence/concentration of a target analyte within a liquid transport path 2 is adapted to receive a path 2 having a first end 3, second end 4 and sample receiving portion 5. The transport path transports received sample 6 towards the second end. The device includes one or more light sources 8 arranged so that when the transport path is received by the device the light sources illuminate one or more portions 10 of the path located between the receiving portion 5 and the second end. The device also includes one or more photodiodes 11 arranged so that when the transport path is received by the device the photodiodes receive light 9 transmitted through an illuminated portion 10. The assay device also includes one or more photocurrent processing channels 12, each channel is configured to receive a photocurrent 13 from a corresponding photodiode and to provide a corresponding output signal 14. The minimum detectable photocurrent is less than or equal to 1.5 pA for each processing channel.
Patent GB-2572519-A (GB)
Title: Printing method and apparatus
Inventor: MATTHEW KITE
IPC: B41M7/00
Filed: 2018-01-24
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of printing an inkjet ink, wherein the inkjet ink comprises: at least 30%by weight of organic solvent based on the total weight of the ink, a radiation-curable material,and optionally a colourant, the method comprising:(i) inkjet printing the inkjet ink onto a substrate;(ii) evaporating at least a portion of the solvent from the printed ink; and(iii) exposing the printed ink to a low-energy electron beam to cure the radiation-curable material, wherein substantially all of the solvent is evaporated from the printed ink before the ink is cured. The present invention also provides an inkjet printing apparatus for printing a solvent-based inkjet ink comprising at least one printhead, a means for evaporating solvent from the printed ink and a low-energy electron beam source.
Patent GB-2586245-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus
Inventor: JAMES EDWARD GEACH
IPC: G06N3/02
Filed: 2019-08-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for predicting images in the visible-infrared band of a region of the Earth's surface that would be observed by an Earth Observation (EO) satellite or other high-altitude imaging platform, using image data from radar reflectance/backscatter of the same region. A neural network, possibly having a generator and a discriminator, is trained to produce a mapping model. Additional information such as surface elevation and sun angle could be used in the training process. The method and apparatus can find application when the view between an optical imaging instrument (e.g. a camera) and the ground is obscured by cloud that is opaque to electromagnetic (EM) radiation in the visible-infrared spectral range, but is transparent to EM radiation in the radio-microwave part of the spectrum. Regular, uninterrupted monitoring of the Earth's surface is important for a wide range of applications, from agriculture (e.g. assessing crop growth) to defence (e.g. identifying military activity).
Patent GB-2579696-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for determining an estimation of an anemometric parameter in an aircraft
Inventor: FABIEN CASTANG
IPC: G01P5/00
Filed: 2018-08-31
Abstract: A method and a system are disclosed for determining an estimation of an anemometric parameter of an aircraft, the anemometric parameter selected from a group comprising at least one of an angle of attack, a sideslip angle and a calibrated airspeed, the method comprising obtaining an indication of a state of at least one secondary surface of the aircraft; obtaining an indication of a position of a horizontal primary surface; obtaining an estimation of the load applied on a corresponding actuator used for actuating the horizontal primary surface of the aircraft using at least the indication of the position of the horizontal primary surface and the position of the corresponding actuator; accessing at least one lookup table with the indication of the state of the at least one secondary surface of the aircraft, the estimation of the load applied on the corresponding actuator used for actuating the horizontal primary surface of the aircraft, and the position of the corresponding actuator; obtaining a corresponding estimation of the anemometric parameter of the aircraft associated with the horizontal primary surface; providing the corresponding estimation of the anemometric parameter of the aircraft associated with the horizontal primary surface and wherein the at least one lookup table is generated during a learning phase.
Patent GB-2592397-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for mitigating motion sickness of users in a moving vehicle
Inventor: Anthony Reyes
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2020-02-27
Abstract: A method for mitigating motion sickness of a user travelling in a vehicle wherein destination location information is received by a motion mitigation reality device which is worn by the user and able to share virtual reality content with a second virtual reality device associated with a remote user 401. Real-time data relating to the movement of the vehicle in a physical environment is obtained by the motion mitigation reality device from sensors on the vehicle or a user device associated with the user 403. Motion change can be determined based on the real-time data 405 and motion change can be performed on the virtual reality content similar to the motion change of the vehicle such that motion sickness of the user is mitigated 407. The user and the remote user may be able to communicate during the shared VR session. The motion change may be a rotation of the virtual reality content in a direction based on the motion change in the vehicle. The real-time data may be one of speed or vehicle trajectory, estimated travel time, real-time traffic data, climate controls, navigation details, media, head unit functions, autonomous driving commands and social experiences.
Patent GB-2584779-A (GB)
Title: Locking pliers release mechanism
Inventor: SCOTT A BENDORF
IPC: B25B7/14
Filed: 2020-03-30
Abstract: A tool comprising a first handle 105 coupled to a first jaw 115, and second handle 110 pivotably coupled to a second jaw 120. A spring 155 couples the first handle and second jaw. A screw 165 with a head 170 allows adjustment of the jaw gap. A release lever 187 is rotatably coupled to the second handle and has an extension 207 that contacts a release link 217. The release link is coupled to the second handle and a centre link 147, an end of which abuts the adjustment screw. The centre link has a protrusion 190 that abuts the abutment 192 of the release lever in a closed or locked state, but is spaced apart in an open or unlocked state. The pliers are unlocked by rotating the release lever away from the second handle, causing the extension 207 to contact the release link. The sequential unlocking operation reduces the amount of leverage required to unlock the pliers. The release link may be a separate component from the second handle and rotatably coupled to the centre link.
Patent GB-2581286-A (GB)
Title: Child safety seat with buffer function
Inventor: ZHENG-WEN GUO
IPC: B60N2/28
Filed: 2014-10-07
Abstract: A child safety seat comprising an inner wall 100F defining an inner space 100S, where the seat further comprises an internal buffer plate 500 wherein the buffer plate 500 is disposed in both lateral side portions but not in a middle portion of the seat and at least one foam cushion 600 is disposed within the inner space located between the inner wall and the internal plate, wherein the foam cushion is U shaped.
Patent GB-2597673-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to PRS configuration
Inventor: Yinan Qi
IPC: H04W64/00
Filed: 2020-07-29
Abstract: Configuring a position referencing signal, PRS, in which at least one base station transmits first and second different PRS patterns to be received by first and second respective UEs. The first PRS pattern may be associated with a relatively higher density of UEs, the second PRS pattern with a relatively lower density of UEs; the density being based on which cell a particular UE is attached to. The second PRS pattern may be used in the area of relatively higher density of UEs. The first and second PRS patterns may be transmitted: by first and second respective base stations, over different frequency ranges, without a temporal overlap, and in separate slots. The frequency ranges or time configuration may be pre-configured or provided to the base station by the network. The first PRS pattern may be a comb-n pattern and the second PRS pattern a diagonal pattern. The network may be an Industrial Internet of Things environment. An apparatus, which may be a base station, is also claimed.
Patent GB-2597361-A (GB)
Title: An air purification apparatus and method
Inventor: BRYAN ALLCOCK
IPC: A61L9/20
Filed: 2021-05-28
Abstract: An air purification apparatus (Fig. 1, 10) comprising: a pump (Fig. 1, 12) or fan to generating an air stream; a filter (Fig. 1, 18); a light source 20 for producing ultraviolet (UV) light in the UVC range (200 to 260 nm); and a helical air pathway around the light source. There may be a tubular member 24 around the light source 20, comprising a quartz glass tube, wherein the external surface of the tubular member 24 and the internal surface of a sheath 26 located thereupon forms the helix pathway. The sheath 26 may comprise a rubber material. The apparatus 10 may further include a cooling device (Fig. 1, 34). The filter 18 may remove particles greater than 0.3 μm/microns and may comprise a HEPA filter. The light source 20 may be a UVC light generating tube 22. Also claimed is a method of purifying air. The advantage of the invention is that the air stream passes along a spiral pathway, thus maximising exposure to the light source and decontaminating the air stream. The apparatus is capable of deactivating viruses that are not captured by the filter.
Patent GB-2609051-A (GB)
Title: Energy storage arrangement and installations
Inventor: Peter Konowalczyk
IPC: F28D20/02
Filed: 2021-08-02
Abstract: A hot water supply system includes a thermal energy store 10 containing a phase change material, the store receiving energy from a renewable energy source 16. Water heated by the renewable energy source and/or the thermal energy store to a target supply temperature is supplied to a hot water outlet 22, which has a given flowrate when fully open. The thermal energy store has sufficient capacity when fully charged to provide hot water at the given flowrate and the target supply temperature for a period of at least 8 minutes. A processor 30 controls pre-charging of the thermal energy store so that sufficient energy is stored to satisfy a predicted demand based on a monitored demand. The renewable energy source may be a heat pump or a solar water heating arrangement. An auxiliary water heater 44 may be located between the thermal energy store and the outlet. The processor may also use occupancy sensors, temperature sensors, weather forecast data, or occupant calendar information to predict demand. A corresponding method is also claimed.
Patent GB-2596436-A (GB)
Title: Container-manoeuvring apparatus
Inventor: PAUL CLARKE
IPC: B65G1/137
Filed: 2019-11-12
Abstract: A container storage system comprising first and second sets of rails or tracks extending in transverse X and Y directions forming a grid pattern, a framework beneath the grid with a plurality of stacks of containers, a transporting device to selectively move in the X and Y directions on the grid pattern of rails or tracks. The system comprises one or more carriage tracks located beneath the framework with one or more carriages to move along the tracks, and a container loader that loads/unloads containers between the transporting device and a given carriage. The container loader may comprise a robot arm, there may be multiple container loaders for loading and unloading a given carriage. There may be multiple carriage tracks to permit the flow of carriages in and out of the framework. The carriage may comprise a cavity for receiving a cavity, where the cavity may comprise air-release holes, tapering, or protrusions to cushion or smooth movement of the container into and out of the cavity of the carriage.
Patent GB-2618791-A (GB)
Title: A cleaner head for a cleaning appliance
Inventor: SAMUEL BENNETT
IPC: A47L9/04
Filed: 2022-05-16
Abstract: A cleaner head 10 for a surface cleaning apparatus, including: a first 110 and second 112 agitator rotatable about first and second axes respectively; wherein a housing (12, fig.2) at least partially defines a chamber 13 which at least partially surrounds the first and second agitators, wherein said chamber includes: a dirty air inlet (27, fig. 10) and a dirty air outlet 26. In one embodiment, the head may include an opening for permitting access to and removal of the first and/or second agitators from the chamber; the cleaner head further including a cover 17 cooperatively associated with the housing for permitting access to the chamber through the opening; wherein the cover is movable to an agitator access position to permit the first and/or second agitator to be removed from the chamber through the opening. This may be in a direction substantially orthogonal to the first and/or second axis of the respective first and/or second agitator and in a direction which is substantially parallel to a plane of the surface to be cleaned. In another embodiment the head may include a spray nozzle device 6 for spraying cleaning fluid onto the agitator(s) and is connectable to a cleaning-fluid supply tank.
Patent GB-2611952-A (GB)
Title: System for flushing a gas-measurement device for analyzing gas from a well, and related methods
Inventor: NICKLAS RITZMAN
IPC: G01N33/00
Filed: 2021-07-08
Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure include a gas-analysis system. The gas-analysis system may include a first valve, a gas-measurement device, and a second valve. The first valve may be between a sample-gas line and a sample-gas outlet. The first valve may be configured to either allow or prevent gas movement between the sample-gas line and the sample-gas outlet. The gas-measurement device operatively coupled to a testing-gas line. The second valve may be between the sample-gas line, a flushing-gas inlet, and the testing-gas line. The second valve may be configured to allow gas movement from one of the sample-gas line or the flushing-gas inlet to the testing-gas line.
Patent GB-2614471-A (GB)
Title: Method for operating a train system for a mechanical driven equipment
Inventor: GASPARE MARAGIOGLIO
IPC: F16H3/72
Filed: 2021-08-25
Abstract: A method of operating a train system for driving a mechanical driven equipment is disclosed. The train system comprises a hybrid gearbox connected between a power source and a load to be driven. The hybrid gearbox includes a lay shaft gear, which transmission ratio between the power source and the load and a motor-generator unit can be adjusted, to adjust the transmission speed ratio, arranged to balance the power generated by the power source and transmitted to the load.
Patent GB-2620286-A (GB)
Title: Separation system for a vacuum cleaner
Inventor: MATEUSZ GUGALA
IPC: A47L9/10
Filed: 2023-06-29
Abstract: A separation system 200 for a vacuum cleaner (1, fig.1), comprising a chamber (105, fig.18), preferably a bin (100, fig.18) for collecting dirt, housing a filter 204, preferably a mesh, for filtering airflow entering through an airflow inlet (134, fig.6), preferably in a base (102, fig.18) of the bin moveable for emptying, and a core 202 with an airflow outlet passage (226, fig.28) through which filtered airflow exits the chamber, wherein the core has a U-shaped cross-section, preferably in a plane normal to the axis along which airflow enters the chamber. The open area of the filter may decrease along its length in a direction away from the airflow inlet. A flow-restricting insert (274, fig.29) may be in the outlet passage. Auxiliary filters 206, 208, with outlet passages (234, 236, fig.27), may be included for receiving a second portion of the airflow. The core may comprise a looming channel (262, fig.23) housing an electrical harness 239, and dirt collection chambers 228, 230 in arms 217, 218. The vacuum cleaner may have a handle (700, fig.51) such that when it is held during normal use, the trough of the U-shaped core faces upwardly.
Patent GB-2618969-A (GB)
Title: Multi-instrument device based on partial reconfiguration FPGA
Inventor: DANIEL ANTHONY SHADDOCK
IPC: G01R19/25
Filed: 2022-03-15
Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for implementing multiple test and measurement devices into a single multi-instrument device (102). The device can include at least one field programmable gate array, FPGA (112), that allows partial reconfiguration. One or more dynamic reconfigurable portions of the FPGA can be configured to function as one or more test and measurement devices. The device can provide outputs of each of the test and measurement instruments to a client device, which can display the outputs to a user. The device can be reconfigured by loading bitstreams (122,136) associated with the desired test and measurement device. The bitstreams can be loaded from the client device (104), a server (106), or from a memory storage unit (114) of the device itself.
Patent GB-2620709-A (GB)
Title: A gearbox
Inventor: DENNIS REDMOND
IPC: F16H57/04
Filed: 2020-02-19
Abstract: A gearbox 10 comprising at least one pair of meshed gears 12 and a lubricant supply system 16, wherein the lubricant supply system comprises at least one outlet 20 that supplies lubricant to the at least one pair of meshed gears. The lubricant supply system comprises a deflector 52 to inhibit the rebound of lubricant away from the pair of meshed gears located at the mesh point of the gears. The lubricant supply system further comprises a controller 24 that varies the flow of lubricant through the or each outlet depending on a state of transmission of said pair of meshed gears. The volume of lubricant supplied to the pair of meshed gears may depend on the load through the gears i.e. whether that particular gear ratio is selected or not.
Patent GR-900100288-A (GR)
Inventor: KAMINIS GEORGIOS
IPC: E04B1/61
Filed: 1990-04-18
Abstract: Το σύστημα αυτό συνδέσεως και συναρμολογήσεως αυτοσυναρμολογουμένων τοίχων επιτρέπει την ταχεία και οικονομική επί τόπου συναρμολόγηση και σύνδεση αυτοσυναρμολογούμενων τοιχίων για  εξωτερική ή εσωτερική χρήση. Τα αυτοσυναρμολογούμενα τοιχία αποτελούνται από εξωτερικά φύλλα επικαλύψεως/συγκρατήσεως διαφόρων προδιαγραφών, συστάσεως, παχών κλπ. με διαμορφωμένα άκρα, και εσωτερικό υλικό "ψύχα" διαφόρων προδιαγραφών, συστάσεων, παχών κλπ. Η σύνδεση  επιτυγχάνεται με τέσσερεις εναλλακτικούς τύπους αγκίστρων συνδέσεως. Δεν απαιτεί την προσυγκόλληση ή πρεσσάρισμα των εξωτερικών ενισχυτικών ή/και διακοσμητικών φύλλων επικαλύψεως/συγκρατήσεως με τα εσωτερικά υλικά ("ψύχες"), όπως εγένετο μέχρι τώρα σε εργοστάσια. Κύριες χρήσεις της εφευρέσεως στην ναυπηγική, οικοδομική, διακοσμητική κλπ. ω