baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2538713-A (GB)
Title: Electromechanical relay
Inventor: PATRICK WARD
IPC: H01H51/06
Filed: 2015-05-25
Abstract: A relay comprises an electromechanical actuator 16,18, a pair of fixed contacts 26a,26b and a pair of movable contacts 22a,22b mounted on a conductive bridging member 40 that is coupled to the actuator 16,18 and moves along an arcuate path (figure 3) between a closed position and open position where at least one moveable contact is disengaged from its respective fixed contact, wherein during opening one movable contact disengages its fixed contact while the other remains engaged with its fixed contact and during closing each movable contact moves into a fully engaged position with its fixed contact by sliding across the surface of the fixed contact. The movable contacts may be resiliently biased towards the fixed contacts and may be disengaged from their respective fixed contacts during opening one before the other. At least one contact of each pair may have a convex surface and comprise a different material from at least one other contact. Some of the relay components may be mounted on one side of an electrically insulating base 46 and at least one fixed contact may be mounted on a terminal that extends though the base to form a pin of a mains plug.
Patent GB-2539213-A (GB)
Title: Schemes for handling an AMVP flag when implementing intra block copy coding mode
Inventor: GUILLAUME LAROCHE
IPC: H04N19/523
Filed: 2015-06-08
Abstract: Selection of motion vector resolutions is enabled when Intra Block Copy (IBC) Mode is combined with Adaptive Motion Vector Resolution (AMVR), overcoming the problem in HEVC that vectors for IBC are defined as full pixel resolution. Complexity is reduced at the decoder to manage this combination. A first approach sets motion vector resolution (an AMVR flag) for each reference image used (which could include the image being decoded), rather than transmitting a single flag for all the reference images. The resolution may be full pixel (1304) or sub-pixel (1305), and may be set to full pixel when the reference image has high temporal distance to the current image and sub-pixel when the reference image has low temporal distance to the current image. A reconstructed block of the given block of pixels is generated using the retrieved vector at the vector pixel resolution associated with the identified reference image. A second approach allows the current image to be added to the list of reference images (i.e. IBC mode is enabled) only if the selected vector pixel precision is full pixel precision, for instance if the AMVR flag conventionally used is equal to 1. A third approach enables sub-pixel resolution for IBC mode.
Patent GB-2539258-A (GB)
Title: Control system, vehicle and method
Inventor: JONATHAN WOODLEY
IPC: B60C23/04
Filed: 2015-06-12
Abstract: The present invention provides a control system for a motor vehicle comprising a central tyre inflation system (CTIS) 1 controller and at least one other vehicle system controller arranged to control a system associated with said at least one other vehicle system controller, the CTIS controller being configured to control the CTIS 1 to cause inflation and deflation of one or more tyres T, the CTIS controller being configured to cause the CTIS 1 to operate in a selected one of a plurality of operating modes in each of which the system is configured to set a pressure of one or more tyres T of the vehicle to a predetermined tyre pressure value, the CTIS 1 controller being configured to generate and output a first signal indicative of pressure of the one or more tyres T, the at least one other system controller being configured to receive the first signal and to control operation of the system associated with said at least one other vehicle system controller in dependence at least in part on the first signal. The at least one other vehicle system controller may comprise a brake controller arranged to control a braking system or a power assisted steering system (PAS) controller for controlling a PAS. Also disclosed is a method of controlling a central tyre inflation system 1 and a computer program for carrying out the method on a processor.
Patent GB-2528786-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for high pressure leaching of polycrystalline diamond cutter elements
Inventor: GILLEYLEN RUSSELL C
IPC: E21B10/567
Filed: 2013-12-30
Abstract: A method for leaching a PCD table for a cutter element includes (a) positioning a PCD table within a leaching chamber. The method also includes (b) submerging the PCD table in an acid within the leaching chamber. In addition, the method includes (c) sealing the leaching chamber. Further, the method includes (d) increasing the pressure within the leaching chamber to a pressure greater than or equal to 20,000 psi after (c).
Patent GB-2523975-A (GB)
Title: Zirconium alloy for nuclear power reactor core
Inventor: ZHAO WENJIN
IPC: G21C21/00
Filed: 2013-12-12
Abstract: Disclosed is a zirconium alloy material for a nuclear power reactor core, falling within the technical field of special alloy materials, and comprising the following components in percentage by weight: 0.4-0.8 percent of Sn, 0.75-1.1 percent of Nb, 0.20-0.50 percent of Fe + Cr, 0.20-0.35 percent of Fe/(Fe + Nb), 0.01-0.1 percent of Cu or Bi or Ge, 0.002-0.02 percent of Si or S, 0.06-0.15 percent of O, less than 0.008 percent of C, less than 0.006 percent of N, and the balance being Zr. On the basis of a Zr-Sn-Nb system alloy, other components for improving the performance of the alloy are added, not only improving the corrosion resistance of the alloy, but also improving the mechanical properties and radiation resistance of the alloy, so that the requirements of high burnup of the nuclear power reactor on the structural materials of the core are met.
Patent GB-2544302-A (GB)
Title: Pulse data word throttling
Inventor: JOHN DAVIES
IPC: G01S7/02
Filed: 2015-11-11
Abstract: A pulse data word (PDW) throttle discards, from a stream of PDW encoding frequency information, words for which a count of a corresponding frequency slot is not lower than a defined maximum S1-10, within a defined counting period S1-4. The data is passed and relevant counter incremented S1-12 when lower than this maximum. The PDWs encode RF pulse information relating to measured frequency of radiation at a radar receiver. The counting duration may be varied around a desired mean, e.g. in the range 1-20ms, by a pseudorandom amount. The counts may also be zeroed during the counting period, in accordance with a sequence S1-22 and the maximum count may be reduced in accordance with an overload counter. The throttle can reduce excessive influence of a particular frequency, such as that of a television signal which may inhibit analysis of radio frequency activity of interest, on the data stream.
Patent GB-2534687-A (GB)
Title: Load control device
Inventor: JOERG WAGNER
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2014-06-24
Abstract: Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide local and/or remote control for an appliance. A load control device includes local controls and also includes communication components for remote operations. In one implementation, the load control device is configurable for use with a variety of appliances based on interchangeable sleeves that adapt the load control device to power leads having different configurations.
Patent GB-2537983-A (GB)
Title: Locking bracket for window
Inventor: MATTHEW HILL
IPC: E05C19/18
Filed: 2016-03-17
Abstract: A locking bracket for a window of a greenhouse, the locking bracket comprising a plate component 102 having a plurality of angular parts 112 114 116 and a bolt component 104 operatively coupled to the plate component. The bolt component couples the plate component on a glazing bar preferably via tab 134 engaging with the channel (300 Fig 3) on the glazing bar. The plate component is configured, preferably via extended portion 116a to engage and disengage to a frame (206 Fig 3) of the window for locking and unlocking the frame with the glazing bar, preferably the extended portion engages with either the frame member itself or a cavity therein. The bolt component may comprise a shaft 120 and a knob 122 which is preferably manufactured from plastic or rubber and the shaft is preferably threaded to allow it to be rotated through an aperture in the first plate 112. The locking bracket is preferable used to lock a roof vent window on a greenhouse (206 Fig 2)
Patent GB-2548923-A (GB)
Title: A one piece closure and a method of securing the closure to a garment
Inventor: KARL WANZENBOCK
IPC: A44B11/00
Filed: 2016-04-01
Abstract: The one piece closure comprises a pair of identical closure parts 3R, 3L. Each of the closure parts comprises an anchor region 5 for securing the part to a strip of clothing, a hook region 7 for engaging the closure part to the other closure part and a bridge region 9 connecting the anchor region 5 to the hook region 7. The closure has a pair of complementary latching devices for securing the closure parts together, including a male latching element 13 on one of the closure parts and a female latching element 15 on the other of the closure parts. The anchor region 5 consists of a substantially planar flange 11, which may be connected to a strip of fabric by welding, stitching or both whereby the strip of fabric can be doubled back on itself to hide the weld joints or the stitches.
Patent GB-2542475-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for measuring deformation
Inventor: QINGFENG XIA
IPC: G01B7/16
Filed: 2016-07-19
Abstract: Method and apparatus for measuring separation or strain at the surface of a structure are disclosed. In one arrangement, the apparatus 2 comprises a bridging element 16 attached at first and second connection areas 8, 9, on the surface of the structure 1 to be measured. The bridging element provides a mechanical bridge between the first and second connection areas. The bridging element has two support members 5, 7, and a spanning member 6. Deformation in the bridging element is measured by strain sensors 12, 14, mounted respectively on surfaces 17, 19, of the spanning member, and calculated using the processing unit 4. The relationship between the measured strain in the bridging element and the separation between the first and second connection areas is insensitive to load type applied on the structure. The measured strain in the bridging element is used to determine the separation between the first and second connection areas of the structure; surface strain is determined from the changed separation in case of the continuous surface between the first and second connection areas.
Patent GB-2542898-A (GB)
Title: Decking clip
Inventor: BARRY WILSON
IPC: E04F15/02
Filed: 2016-07-28
Abstract: The cruciform decking clip for anchoring a pair of panels 20D1, 20D2 to a joist has a horizontal spine, provided with an anchor to attach it to a support, and a pair of lateral flanges 14, 16 crossing the spine to define two spine sections 12A, 12B of different lengths a, b. The Latin cross-shaped clip may be inverted so that it may be used in boards having a groove 22G1, 22G2 located at two different heights above the centre planes M1, M2 of the board. There may be a hole 18 for screw fixings. The flanges may be co-planar and have a thickness equal to or less than that of the groove heights. The spine may have a longitudinal length shorter than that of the flanges creating a flange extension (165, Fig. 4) for attaching a panel perpendicularly to the end of another. Also claimed are a kit of parts, a method of use and a completed decking structure.
Patent GB-2538451-A (GB)
Title: Device to assist paraplegics with getting dressed
Inventor: Douglas terry pearson
IPC: A61G7/10
Filed: 2015-03-26
Abstract: The Device to Assist Paraplegics with Getting Dressed is designed to lift a person that has a spinal cord injury or minimal use of their legs above the seat of a wheel chair, or a toilet seat, allowing easy slipping on or off of the pants. The device may be wall mounted wall adjacent to a seating fixture. The device may be mounted on a "free standing" frame, which may have wheels to make it easy to move around and may easily fold up for storage. To use the device a person will, with their arms out to their sides horizontally, put the armpit rest under their arm pit area. On reaching down towards the pants, the armpit rest will turn from horizontal to a vertical position, lifting them up enough to slip the pants on or off.
Patent GB-2553284-A (GB)
Title: Multilook coherent change detection
Inventor: MALCOLM STEVENS
IPC: G01S13/90
Filed: 2016-08-23
Abstract: A method of processing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image data comprising a plurality of frames for each of a plurality of image geometries; comprising for each image geometry, applying change detection to the frames, corresponding to that image geometry, to produce a plurality of change products; selecting one reference frame for each image geometry; applying a multilook SAR process to the reference frames to produce a multilook SAR product, the multilook SAR process comprising measuring a property of data in the reference frames and applying a transformation to the data governed by the measured property; and applying a multilook change process to the change products, comprising applying the same transformation as in the multilook SAR process, to the change products, to produce a multilook change product. The use of the information from the original SAR images to provide measurements that can be applied to corresponding change detection products, produces reliable registration and alignment for the change products even when the imaging geometry is significantly changed.
Patent GB-2543168-A (GB)
Title: Light fixture with adjustment arm
Inventor: NICHOLAS BLOCKLEY
IPC: F21V21/30
Filed: 2016-09-28
Abstract: A light fixture 10 includes a gear housing 14, an optical housing 16, and an adjustment arm 12 connecting the gear housing 14 with the optical housing 16. The adjustment arm 12 is connected to the optical housing 16 and the gear housing 14 such that the adjustment arm 12 is rotatable relative to the gear housing 14 and the optical housing 16 is rotatable relative to the adjustment arm 12. Teeth on the adjustment arm 12 may engage corresponding teeth on the gear housing 14 and the optical housing 16.
Patent GB-2559741-A (GB)
Title: Method of regenerating a particulate filter of an internal combustion engine
Inventor: JAN FRITZSCHE
IPC: F02D41/02
Filed: 2017-02-15
Abstract: A method of regenerating a particulate filter of an internal combustion engine 110, wherein the internal combustion engine has a first bank 125' of cylinders 125'A, 125'B, 125'C, a second bank 125" of cylinders 125"A,125"B,125"C and a first particulate filter 280' coupled with the first bank, wherein the method comprises identifying that the first particulate filter is clogged, deactivating combustion into the second bank, and operating the internal combustion engine by means of combustion into the first bank only. In this way, the operating conditions in which regeneration is desirable are extended, and regeneration occurs without additional heating devices. Deactivation of combustion in the second bank may include suspending fuelling, suspending ignition, or closing inlet and outlet valves 215. The step of identifying clogging may include determining if a differential pressure exceeds a threshold thereof. There may be a second particulate filter coupled with the second bank, regenerated by deactivating combustion into the first bank. Also claimed is a computer program, computer product and electromagnetic signal configured for carrying out said method, an internal combustion engine with an ECU configured for carrying out said method, and an automotive system equipped with such an engine.
Patent GB-2560961-A (GB)
Title: Communications Network
Inventor: Robert Claxton
IPC: H04M3/436
Filed: 2017-03-30
Abstract: A method of classifying unwanted automated telephone calls (robot calls) on the basis of the duration of a plurality of calls made from a single telephone number. If analysis of the distribution of call duration indicates that the calls are robot calls then the single telephone number is flagged such that subsequent calls from that number are not connected to the called party. The embodiment includes determining one or more metadata values (i.e. the duration of a call) for each of a plurality of calls from a first network identity; generating a distribution of metadata values; classifying the plurality of calls from the first network identity in accordance with the distribution of metadata values; routing further calls from the first network identity in accordance with the classification. Thus it is possible to differentiate between robot calls and non-robot calls by analysing the distribution of call durations from a given calling-party. It can detect and then re-route unwanted robot calls in a conventional PSTN network but could also be used to detect unwanted robot calls made using IP based voice services, for example VoIP calls.
Patent GB-2554125-A (GB)
Title: Package for containing and displaying precious and luxury products or items, such as perfumes, creams, alcoholic products, high-end cosmetics
Inventor: ROBERTO MARINI
IPC: B65D81/133
Filed: 2017-06-26
Abstract: Package for precious items comprising: a box with bottom 3 and lateral walls 4; a support structure 6 made from cardboard; and a housing seat 7 for housing package product, engaged with the support structure and made from pressed cardboard pulp. Preferably, housing comprises: body 7a; plate shaped engagement portion 7b; cavity 7c for storing product by interference fit; and support portion 7d to rest of bottom of box. Preferably, support structure comprises: main portion 8 with opening 8b in the same shape as cavity in housing; auxiliary portion 9 superimposed onto main portion with opening 9a with same shapes as opening 8b in main portion; and support portions 10a,10b; where engagement portion is interposed and bonded between main and auxiliary portion. Preferably, two support portions 10a extend from edges and other support portions 10b extend from edge of openings.
Patent GB-2563943-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding video data in FRUC mode with reduced memory accesses
Inventor: GUILLAUME LAROCHE
IPC: H04N19/503
Filed: 2017-06-30
Abstract: Relates to Template Matching of Frame Rate Up-Conversion (FRUC). Multiple decoding methods, each comprising: deriving list of Motion Vector (MV) predictors at decoder, based on template defining possible locations of MVs. Method: template size lower than or equal to block size in pixels, for blocks 4x4 (152), 4x8 (153, 154) or 8x4 (155, 156). Method: removing some motion vectors to limit number MVs to predefined number. Method: first list comprising MV merge candidates, ATMVP (Advanced Temporal Motion Vector Prediction) candidates, unilateral predictors, neighbouring predictors; unilateral evaluated before merge. Some methods: first list at block level, second list at sub-block level. One method: first list comprising ATMVP candidates, scaled temporal predictors; ATMVP evaluated before scaled temporal. Another method: second list contains only best candidates in first list when block is 4x4, 4x8 or 8x4 pixels. Some methods: MV list comprising ATMVP, temporal, and spatial predictors (left above; right above; below right; above left block). One method: left spatial predictor evaluated before above left. Different method: ATMVP evaluated before spatial. Another method: evaluation order is above left, ATMVP, below left, above right, above, left, temporal. Method: evaluating MV predictors to obtain best; refine predictors at sub-pixel resolution; evaluation limited to pixel values.
Patent GB-2567191-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injector
Inventor: MICHAEL P COOKE
IPC: F02M63/00
Filed: 2017-10-05
Abstract: A fuel injector 10 comprising a solenoid 36 adapted to generate sufficient forces to reciprocally move a needle valve member 98 between a closed position and an open position; the solenoid 36 comprising a fixed coil cooperating with an armature (106, Fig. 5) fixed to the needle 98 and, a metallic tube 60 connected to a return port and to the needle, thus reducing the needle surface pressurised by high pressure.
Patent GB-2557461-A (GB)
Title: Multi-sensor probabilistic object detection and automated braking
Inventor: SNEHA KADETOTAD
IPC: G01S17/93
Filed: 2017-11-27
Abstract: A method comprises receiving a plurality of sensor outputs 402 each including an obstruction-indicating feature from a plurality of different sensing modalities (i.e. 2D image, radar, lidar, ultrasound). A probability according to each sensor output is updated 410, 412 based upon an estimated distance to the feature 406 and the variance, which may be directional, of the sensor which generated the output 408. If the probability is sufficiently high 414, collision avoidance is performed 416. The probability may be reduced in response to detecting a period of time in which no obstruction-indicating features are detected, and may additionally be reduced or increased on detection of a decreasing or increasing probability trend respectively 420. The collision avoidance may involve actuating at least one of a steering wheel, accelerator and/or brake.
Patent GB-2569794-A (GB)
Title: Biometric user authentication
Inventor: Symeon Nikitidis
IPC: H04W12/06
Filed: 2017-12-21
Abstract: Methods are disclosed of authenticating a device user. A motion sensor 126, such as an accelerometer or gyroscope, captures data during user-induced device motion. A feature vector obtained from the data, possibly by obtaining ceptral coefficients 202, is inputted to a – possibly convolutional – neural network 204 trained to distinguish between feature vectors from different users. A network vector output is used to determine whether the motion matches an expected authorized user motion pattern. In one embodiment (fig. 6), the network is trained based on feature vectors captured from a group of training users not including the authorized user. The vector output may be inputted to a one-class support vector machine (SVM) or binary classifier 206. In another embodiment (fig. 7), the network is trained based on earlier captured authorized user vectors. It reproduces inputted authorized user vectors as vector outputs, and authentication includes determining whether there is a discrepancy between network input and output vectors. Another method comprises capturing both device motion data and image capture device data during user-induced motion of the device, and authenticating the user by comparing the motion data to an expected pattern, and analysing the image data to determine whether three-dimensional facial structure is present.
Patent GB-2563311-A (GB)
Title: Circuits, systems and methods for protecting batteries
Inventor: GUOXING LI
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2018-03-08
Abstract: A protective circuit 300A for protecting a battery pack 210, comprising a supply terminal 256 that receives a supply signal indicative of a voltage at an input terminal of a control switch Q2, a protection terminal that provides a protection signal to a control terminal to of a control switch, a decision circuit 222 that generates a configuration signal Scfg indicative of an application requirement of the battery, and to generate an indication signal Sctrl indicative of a status of the battery pack 210, with the indication signal in a first state if abnormal conditions are sensed and a second state if normal conditions are sensed, and a control circuit that sets a protection signal at a first or second level according to the indication and configuration signals, where the first level is equal to the supply signal, and the second level is equal to the supply signal minus a set voltage.