baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2550552-A (GB)
Title: Mixer unit
Inventor: ISMAEL CHANCLON
IPC: B01F15/04
Filed: 2016-05-12
Abstract: A mixer unit comprising a support 400, a mixing container 212 which includes a mixing device 213, and first and second load cells 402a, 402b mounted on opposed sides of the mixing container between the mixing container and the support. The mixing container is to receive and mix unfused build materials for a 3D printing system from at least two different sources. The mixing container is mounted to the support in a manner constraining to vertical movement and such that all vertical forces from the mixing container pass through the load cells to the support. In this manner, a vertical force of the mixing container acting on the support is measured to weigh the contents of the mixing container. A method of mixing unfused build materials for a 3D printing system in a predefined weight ratio using the mixer unit is also described.
Patent GB-2552323-A (GB)
Title: Mip map compression
Inventor: ROSTAM KING
IPC: H04N19/30
Filed: 2016-07-18
Abstract: An image data encoder, comprising: receiving a first 202 and second 206 image, where the second image is twice the width and height of the first image; predicting an image 207 from the first image 202, using an adaptive interpolator; generating a difference image 208 using the predicted first image 207 and the second image 206; encoding 210 the difference image. A decoder unit for sampling a compressed image, which comprises interleaved blocks of encoded first image and encoded difference image, the decoder comprising: a fetch unit; a first decoder; a difference decoder; a filter sub unit. A decoder unit for sampling a compressed image, which comprises interleaved blocks of encoded first image and encoded difference image, the decoder comprising: a decoder sub unit; a filter sub unit comprising: a pre-filter; a bi-linear filter. The invention relates to texture mapping a 3D computer model. Texture maps of varying resolutions (Fig. 1, 101 106, with the largest block having the greatest resolution) are used to texture map the model. However sometimes the model map require a resolution which is in between two of the blocks; then the resolution is interpolated based on the two adjacent resolution blocks.
Patent GB-2548944-A (GB)
Title: Electronic test device data communication
Inventor: BENEDICT L ZIN
IPC: H04W84/18
Filed: 2015-04-17
Abstract: Electronic test devices and methods include data transfer capabilities. In one implementation, an assay device includes wireless communication capabilities to send assay result decisions and/or values to a separate processing and display device such as a smartphone. In another implementation, light sources are modulated both for performing an assay and encoding and transmitting a result of an assay.
Patent GB-2556947-A (GB)
Title: Electrochemical cell and method for operation of the same
Inventor: PATRICK SIMON BRAY
IPC: C25B15/02
Filed: 2016-11-29
Abstract: A hand held device for the ozonation of a body of water comprising a handle, the handle assembly comprising a housing; and an electrical storage device disposed within the housing; an electrochemical cell, said cell receiving electrical energy from the electrical storage device when in use; and a support assembly holding the electrochemical cell, the support assembly being moveably connected to the handle assembly and moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein in the retracted position the electrochemical cell is at least partially disposed within the housing and in the extended position the electrochemical cell is disposed outside of and a distance from the housing. The anode and cathode are both preferably formed of a boron-doped chemical vapor deposition diamond. There is preferably an amperometric conductivity sensor disposed on the support assembly such that it is above the electrochemical cell when in normal use. The support assembly is preferably connected by a hinge.
Patent GB-2542996-A (GB)
Title: Vertically integrated continuous delivery of an application
Inventor: ADAM BRENT JACOB
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2015-06-18
Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards managing application delivery over a network. Change information that corresponds to changes to an application may be provided to a delivery pipeline. The change information may be verified in part based on a static analysis of the content of the change information, compiling, and unit testing. Reviewers may be notified to approve the change information. A version of the application that includes the change information may be generated. Acceptance testing may be performed that includes provisioning computing resources in an acceptance computing environment. And, deploying a version of application that includes the change information into the acceptance computing environment. If the acceptance testing passes, a shipping operation may be enabled pausing the delivery pipeline until an authorized user activates the shipping operation restarting the delivery pipeline and deploying the application to one or more computing environments.
Patent GB-2546926-A (GB)
Title: Servicing multiple counters based on a single access check
Inventor: JONATHAN DAVID BRADBURY
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2015-09-14
Abstract: A system and method for implementing a servicing instruction for a plurality of counters that includes determining a counter set based on the servicing instruction, whether access is authorized to the counter set, and a block of storage in a memory based on the service instruction. In response to the determining that the access is authorized, the system and method extracts the plurality of counters within the counter set in response to the determining that the access is authorized and storing the plurality of counters in the block of storage.
Patent GB-2548060-A (GB)
Title: Flexible graphite packer
Inventor: LEI ZHAO
IPC: E21B33/128
Filed: 2015-10-22
Abstract: A packer includes a structure having a first part and a second part, and a plurality of flexible carbon composite particles arranged between the first and second parts.
Patent GB-2564667-A (GB)
Title: Acid functionalised coated medical device and method of coating such a device
Inventor: JOHN NEILAN
IPC: C23C18/04
Filed: 2017-07-18
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of coating a medical device having a structure for implantation, the structure of the device having at least one surface for coating, the method comprising; functionalising the at least one surface of the structure by subjecting the at least one surface to acidification by acrylic acid or propionic acid (propanoic acid) or to basification by acrylate or propionate, to form at least one functionalised surface, and applying a material coating directly onto the functionalised surface the coating being a conjugate base or conjugate acid. Preferably, the conjugate base or acid is a conjugate component of acrylate, propionate, acrylic acid or propionic acid (as used for functionalisation). Preferably, the coating either: consists of bioactive material; includes a therapeutic substance; includes an anti-proliferative bioactive substance; includes paclitaxel.
Patent GB-2565053-A (GB)
Title: Key generation in secure electronic payment systems
Inventor: DAVID MICHAEL
IPC: G06Q20/38
Filed: 2017-07-28
Abstract: A key is generated in a secure electronic payment system by obtaining unique transaction data relating to a transaction, the unique transaction data comprises a plurality of bits, normalising the transaction data according to a predetermined normalisation format 211, and generating the key by applying a predetermined key generator function to the normalised unique transaction data 212. The unique transaction data includes high-variance data, such as data from the application cryptogram (ARQC) field, unpredictable number field, the merchant unique identifier (XID) field or the CAVV field of the transaction. The key may be used as an encryption key to encrypt or decrypt other data which is to be stored by a broker, such as receipt data or multimedia files, and may also be used as an identifier to identify the transaction among a plurality of transactions. A master key may be generated which may have a further key derivation function 213 to the form the identifier and private key.
Patent GB-2551923-A (GB)
Title: Plug tracking through surface mounted equipment
Inventor: NICOLAS A ROGOZINSKI
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2015-03-31
Abstract: A system for tracking an object in oil and gas wellbore operations wherein a releasable object carrying a first signal system is released into tube system associated with a wellbore. The first signal system communicates with one or more second signal systems positioned along the travel path of the object; along the surface of the formation; and/or throughout the wellbore. First signal system and the second signal system may communicate by RF signals. First signal system and any second signal systems positioned on the surface communicate by through-the-earth or very low frequency signals. A global positioning system may be utilized in conjunction with any second signal systems on the surface to identify the absolute location of the object in the underground wellbore. The first signal system carried by the object may be a piezoelectric system disposed to transmit a signal when the object experiences a predetermined pressure
Patent GB-2555247-A (GB)
Title: Ion separator
Inventor: MARTIN RAYMOND GREEN
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2017-10-19
Abstract: A method of separating ions is disclosed in which said ions are urged in a first direction along a separation device by a flow of gas 5 while a plurality of travelling potentials 4 urge the ions in a second opposite direction. By varying at least one operational parameter of the travelling potentials 4 as a function of position along the device, ions of different mobility or mass to charge ratio become trapped at different locations. The operational parameter varied may be one or a combination of the maximum amplitude, speed, frequency, duty cycle or shape of the travelling potentials. Ions may then be sequentially released from the separator according to their mobility or mass by varying the gas flow or one or more of said operational parameters with time. Alternatively, instead of using a gas flow, ions may be urged in said first direction through the device by a DC voltage gradient or DC electric field.
Patent GB-2553990-A (GB)
Title: Systems, devices and methods for tissue removal and analysis
Inventor: SIU WAI JACKY MAK
IPC: G01N21/65
Filed: 2015-04-08
Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided for performing tissue removal and analysis based on the in-situ optical analysis of tissue and of liquid collected from the tissue region. In one example embodiment, a tissue removal and analysis probe includes an elongate tissue removal device, an optical fiber, and a fluid fillable conduit, where distal ends of the optical fiber and the conduit are in communication with an external region that is adjacent to a distal functional portion of the tissue removal device. The results of optical analysis one of both of external tissue and collected fluid may be employed to determine whether or not tissue removal is to be carried out. Various devices may be interfaced with the conduit for optical analysis of the collected fluid. In one example embodiment, the tissue removal device may be movable relative to the optical fiber and conduit.
Patent GB-2558744-A (GB)
Title: Remote keyless entry message authen-tication
Inventor: Mark Andre Zielinski
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2017-11-14
Abstract: A remote keyless entry system includes a key fob and a vehicle. The key fob generates a secured message with a plaintext space and a ciphertext space. The vehicle determines whether the key fob is authorized based on first information in the plaintext space 404, decrypts an encrypted value in the ciphertext space based on a predicted full counter value 410, and determines whether the key fob is authorized based on second information in the encrypted value 412, 414. The key fob stores a counter value and a key fob identifier. A processor of the key fob generates an encrypted counter value using an encryption key and encryption algorithm. The key fob processor generates an authentication tag via a bitwise XOR with the encrypted counter value on a first portion of the counter value and a first portion of the key fob identifier. The authentication tag is included in the ciphertext space of the message. A second portion of the counter value and second portion of the key fob ID is included in the plaintext space. The second portion of the counter value is used by the vehicle to predict the full counter value that is used to decrypt the ciphertext.
Patent GB-2570487-A (GB)
Title: Voltage-mode photosensitive device
Inventor: MARK ALLEN
IPC: H01L51/42
Filed: 2018-01-26
Abstract: The disclosure relates to a photosensitive device which comprises a substrate 25, a conductive electrode 23, a dielectric layer 24, a sensing electrode 21 consisting of a two-dimensional (2D) layered material such as graphene, and a photoactive layer 22 which absorbs electromagnetic radiation, such as semiconductor nano-crystals or quantum dots. The device also comprises a single-ended measurement electrode 27 for determining the electric potential of the sensing electrode 21. The photo-detector may comprise multiple pixels. A masking layer may overlie a reference pixel region, so that much less electromagnetic radiation is absorbed in the photoactive layer in the reference pixel region than in the first region. Each photosensitive device may also comprise a reset electrode for transferring charge carriers to or from the sensing electrode 21. The photo-sensitive device may comprise a second conductive electrode and second dielectric layer.
Patent GB-2557535-A (GB)
Title: Natural language interface to databases
Inventor: VADIM SHEININ
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2016-09-15
Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method wherein a natural language query is received from a user with an interface. An ontological representation of data in a database is received with an input port, including names of concepts and names of concept properties. Template rules are received with the input port, the templates rules being language dependent and ontology independent, the template rules including widely used constructs of a language. Rules are automatically generated with a rule generation engine with the ontological representation of the data in the database and the template rules to identify entities and relations in the natural language query. Entities and relations are identified with a processor, the entities and relations being identified in the natural language query with the rules. The structured data language query is generated with a query generation engine from the entities and relations.
Patent GB-2573559-A (GB)
Title: A capsule bead and associated elongate carrier
Inventor: GEORGINA ZITOUNI
IPC: A44C15/00
Filed: 2018-05-10
Abstract: The application discloses a bead 1 and lace (1000, Fig. 7a) suitable for forming a bracelet or necklace wherein the bead comprises an internal compartment (21, Fig. 6) formed by the outer housing of the container. The bead comprises a central bore 2 passing allowing a lace to be inserted. The bead is able to move from a closed (see figure 4) and openable position (see figure 5). Preferably, the bead is made from two portions (bipartite), is spherical in shape and comprises sealing members. The lace may comprise a plurality of beads.
Patent GB-2565417-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to railway platforms
Inventor: SIMON EVES
IPC: E01F1/00
Filed: 2018-06-14
Abstract: A coping stone module 196 for a railway platform, the module comprising a base 197 and a wear plate 198 fitted on top of the base. Additionally disclosed is a railway platform level access system comprising a hump (50, fig 7) in which the hump has a modular construction and comprises a plurality of platform modules (5a-c, figures 6a, 6b); the hump also comprises one or more coper modules that include a static gap filler 185 extending from the platform edge (fig 22). The module wear plate 198 may be removable and the base 197 may be formed from a fibre reinforced plastic. The static gap filler 185 may fit in a recess in the module. The gap filler may also have a plurality of fingers (292, fig 12) extending from its base (291, fig 12). The gap fillers may also be flexible and deformable to flex and deform if hit by a train.
Patent GB-2582180-A (GB)
Title: Distributed authentication
Inventor: MICHAEL URGERO
IPC: G06F21/31
Filed: 2019-03-15
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for authenticating a user request to access a resource. The system comprises a central server 101 arranged to maintain validation information associated with a plurality of users and send updated validation information to one or more resource servers 109a-d. Upon receipt of an access request, a first resource server 109a authenticates the request. After a successful authentication, the first resource server requests validation of the user from a second resource server 109b-d. The second resource server is arranged to receive a validation request from the first resource server, validate the user and upon positive validation, send confirmation that he user has been validated back to the first resource server 109a. If a user is successfully validated, the access request may be granted. Upon receiving the positive validation of the user, the first resource server may be arranged to send confirmation that the user has been authenticated to the central server. In some embodiments a unique identifier is associated with each user wherein each of user’s access requests may be hashed together to create an immutable ledger.
Patent GB-2583357-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust gas measurement
Inventor: GIACOMO DI CHIARO
IPC: G01N15/06
Filed: 2019-04-25
Abstract: Apparatus for measuring a parameter, eg non-volatile PM, of exhaust gas from an engine, eg a gas turbine engine 10, or a combustor comprises an emission line 51 to transport exhaust gas from the engine to a detector or analyser 54, and at least one vibrator or ultrasonic device 1, 2 to apply vibrations or ultrasonic sound waves to the emission line 51 to promote shedding of carbonaceous material from an internal wall of the emission line. A discharge valve 53 may be operated to allow the exhaust gas to flow to the detector 54, eg via an emission rake 57, a splitter 58 and a nitrogen dilution box 59, or to an alternative discharge 55. The vibrator or ultrasonic devices 1, 2 may be electromechanical devices clamped to the emission line and may include a grounded vibrating rake 60 and small shakers 2. A blower may pump high pressure air through the emission line 51 while the vibrators 1,2 are active.
Patent GB-2585026-A (GB)
Title: Blast panel
Inventor: GARETH DAVID AYRE
IPC: F16K17/40
Filed: 2019-06-25
Abstract: An overpressure protection system 30 is provided for a magazine 10 for storing explosive materials. The magazine 10 comprises a wall 12 which defines an internal chamber 14 for housing the explosive materials, with a first aperture 20 defined in the wall 12. The overpressure protection system 30 is configured to close the first aperture 20. The system 30 comprises a burst disc diaphragm 32 for covering the first aperture 20, and a protective cover 34 for locating outside of the chamber 14 and over the burst disc diaphragm 32. The protective cover 34 is spaced apart from the burst disc diaphragm 32 to form a cavity 38 with an opening 36 for venting fluid from the cavity 38.
Patent GB-2584499-A (GB)
Title: System and method for generating an aircraft flight trajectory
Inventor: Lisa Lentati
IPC: G08G5/00
Filed: 2019-06-28
Abstract: A flight trajectory system receives 502 a trajectory of a flight comprising flight track points and provides the at least one trajectory of the flight to a computer which interrogates a database of flight trajectory data to validate 506 the flight track points. A trajectory algorithm, interpolates 510 latitudes and longitudes at if a gap in the trajectory of the flight is detected. Altitudes are interpolated 518 if a flight track point without altitudes is detected. Take-off 526 and landing 532 of the flight are extrapolated by modelling of the flight up to the first flight track point, or from the last track point. The computing arrangement provides the fixed trajectory of the flight for estimating contaminants exposure of the flight on the fixed trajectory. The altitude may be modelled if the rate of change of altitude is not constant. The contaminant exposure may result from dust, ice, atmospheric aerosol particles and corrosive gases which pose a hazard to aircraft.
Patent GB-2578511-A (GB)
Title: Lens apparatus and camera system having the same
Inventor: KAZUHIRO NOGUCHI
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2019-09-03
Abstract: A lens apparatus 31 includes an imaging optical system IOS having lenses ZLU,L11,FLU a moving lens(es) holder 311 that moves perpendicularly to the imaging system’s optical axis driven by a coil 312 on the lens(es) holder and a shield 319 which covers a portion of the coil when viewed from the image side along the optical axis and also covers a portion of the coil when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis from one side of the lens(es) holder and from the other side of the lens(es) holder. The shield may include a non-magnetic conductive material. A base plate 303 may restrict movement perpendicular to the optical axis, driven by a first magnet 302. A second magnet 315 may be on the image plane side of the IOS with respect to the coil and the first magnet on an object side. The shield may cover at least a portion of the second magnet both along the direction of the optical axis from the image plane side and from the first direction. The magnets may be fixed by first and second yokes 301,317 separated by an air gap. A camera 9 may include the lens apparatus.
Patent GB-2574756-A (GB)
Title: Operational improvements of two-stroke engines
Inventor: DAVID BRUCE ROBINSON
IPC: F02M26/00
Filed: 2018-03-05
Abstract: A method of operating a two stroke engine comprises the steps of providing at least one cylinder; an intake system; an exhaust system; and a variable area valve; communicating between intake and exhaust systems; and varying the area of said valve to facilitate the variation of recoverable exhaust energy dependent upon the mode of operation of said engine.
Patent GB-2577652-A (GB)
Title: Inhibiting hydrocarbon hydrate agglomeration
Inventor: COLIN WOOD
IPC: C09K8/54
Filed: 2018-05-21
Abstract: A process for inhibiting the formation of gas hydrates in a hydrocarbon fluid comprising adding to the hydrocarbon fluid, a gas hydrate anti-agglomerate which is a biodegradable anti-agglomerant derived from a naturally occurring substance.
Patent GB-2578412-A (GB)
Title: Efficient testing of direct memory address translation
Inventor: SHAKTI KAPOOR
IPC: G06F12/1081
Filed: 2018-08-06
Abstract: A circuit and method provide efficient stress testing of address translations in an integrated circuit such as a link processing unit. A random DMA mode (RDM) circuit provides a random input to index into a translation validation table (TVT)that is used to generate the real memory address. The RDM circuit allows testing all entries of the TVT, and thus all DMA modes, regardless of what bus agents are connected to the link processing unit. The RDM circuit may use a multiplexer to select between a runtime input and a random test input provided by the random bit generator. When the link processing unit is in a test mode a mode selection bit is asserted to select the random test input.