baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2410753-A (GB)
Title: Fence and method of making same
Inventor: HENMAN ALASTAIR
IPC: E04H17/14
Filed: 2005-02-04
Abstract: A fence comprises a rail 4, 104, and a pale 6, 106, secured to one another by pivot means for relative rotation, the pivot comprising at least one boss 32, 112, integral with a side wall of one of the rail and pale, and located in an associated recess in a sidewall of the other one of the rail and pale. In a first embodiment, Fig 1, holes 14 are cut in upper and lower faces of rail 4, tubes 26 inserted, pales 6 passed therethrough, and sidewalls 20, 22 are deformed to create the bosses 32, whilst also compressing tubes 26 on to pales 6 to secure them together. In a second embodiment, Fig 3, the rail is of I-section, and bosses 112 are deformed into recesses in pales 106 so that the pales may pivot within the confines of sides 114,116 , of the web of the I-section rail between limits defined by the edges of apertures 118.
Patent GB-2410168-A (GB)
Title: Press consolidator
Inventor: WEALLEANS SHAUN
IPC: A01B29/04
Filed: 2003-11-21
Abstract: A press consolidator (7) for consolidation of a particulate substrate such as soil comprising a generally cylindrical roller barrel (3) having axially spaced thereupon a plurality of press ring structures, each press ring structure comprising an annular structure (1, 2) extending radially outward from the barrel to present a generally V-shaped profile to the substrate surface to be consolidated in use.
Patent GB-2418734-A (GB)
Title: Quadrupole LWD measurement of formation shear wave velocity
Inventor: TANG XIAO MING
IPC: G01V1/40
Filed: 2005-10-04
Abstract: Formation shear wave velocity is determined using quadrupole logging while drilling (LWD) measurements. Contamination of formation modes by tool modes is avoided by using frequencies below, or filtering out frequencies above, the cut-off frequency for drill collar quadrupole modes (collar quadrupole modes exist only above a specific cut-off frequency). Borehole logging apparatus includes a drill collar 90 having a cut-off frequency, a transmitter 105 to generate a signal, a detector A, B to detect the signal and a processor. In one embodiment the transmitter generates a signal comprising a formation mode and a tool mode and the processor has a low pass filter to remove components of the detected signal that are greater than the cut-off frequency. In another embodiment the transmitter is operated at a frequency below the cut-off frequency and the signal received by the detector primarily consists of formation quadropole mode which at low frequencies has a velocity that approaches the formation shear velocity. The transmitter may comprise eight piezoelectric elements mounted on the rim of the drilling collar (figures 7-12).
Patent GB-2432079-A (GB)
Title: A position tracking system
Inventor: WEIGHT ALAN
IPC: G01S5/00
Filed: 2005-11-08
Abstract: A position tracking system comprises a primary unit that transmits a position signal derived from e.g. GPS, and two or more monitoring units that receive and retransmit the position signal. The primary unit 10 is attached to an object to be tracked and comprises a GPS receiver and a transmitter to broadcast its position to an in-range monitoring unit 20A. The monitoring unit 20A receives and retransmits the position signal to other monitoring units 20B which may not be in range of the primary unit. The monitoring units 20 and primary unit 10 are each assigned a time slot within a TDMA transmission cycle to avoid clashes between transmissions. Within the TDMA cycle each monitoring unit 20 is arranged to transmit in its assigned time slot a position signal of the primary unit 10 in the event that the monitoring unit has received such a signal from the primary unit but not from any other monitoring unit.
Patent GB-2424229-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for stripping fibre material with distance sensor
Inventor: MINTER FRANZ-JOSEF
IPC: D01G7/06
Filed: 2006-03-07
Abstract: An apparatus for removing fibre material from textile fibre bales comprising a carriage 10 moveable in a height and length direction for stripping fibre material from the fibre bales, a distance sensor 24 that is moveable with the carriage, where the distance sensor detects the distance between itself and a counter surface 23a. Preferably, the counter surface is inclined relative to the length direction and the surface forms the spinning room floor. Preferably, there are two sensors and two counter surfaces, one of each for the height and length directions. The sensors may be a light scanner using visible or infra-red light, a transmitter and receiver or a laser scanner.
Patent GB-2437350-A (GB)
Title: Data and Power Transmission via an Amplitude and Phase/Frequency Modulated Signal
Inventor: CASTLE ROBERT JOHN
IPC: G06F1/26
Filed: 2006-04-19
Abstract: A passive near field communication device (12, fig. 8) receives a radio frequency (RF) signal from a transceiver (10) which both powers up the device and supplies data via amplitude modulation (AM), further modulated by a phase shift or frequency spread. The phase variation is such that the transitions (eg. 32 to 32a) can occur at small modulation index without causing ripple in the power supply by changing the magnitude of the signal, and a pseudo-random binary sequence prevents unwanted spectral components. Interference with other 2.4 GHz devices using low index AM (eg. RFID, memory spot, WiFi) is minimised by spreading the signal frequency over a larger bandwidth, ie. reducing the Power Spectral Density (PSD), and amplitude variations from such frequency spreading modulation can be monitored and corrected.
Patent GB-2441348-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive speed management system
Inventor: BAROUKH FRANK
IPC: B60T7/18
Filed: 2006-08-31
Abstract: A speed limiting system for a vehicle comprises a receiver 1 for receiving a remote signal from a source outside the vehicle. Speed determining means 5 processes the remote signal to derive at least a prevailing speed limit. Prevention means 7 prevents the vehicle from exceeding the prevailing speed limit by controlling the breaking system and/or the fuel intake system. The user of the system may manually override the speed limiter if needed. The system may be provided with GPS capability to determine its position. It may also require the entry of an authorisation code to allow access.
Patent GB-2441785-A (GB)
Title: A ruggedized pressure sensor for high presure applications
Inventor: REZGUI FADHEL
IPC: G01L7/08
Filed: 2006-09-15
Abstract: A sensor half capsule 21 is made of a hard material, such as sapphire, with a surface adapted to deform when exposed to pressure. Transducers, in the form of resistive strain gauges 212, transform the deformation of the surface into a signal proportional to the pressure. A base plate 22 of hard material (sapphire) of the sensor includes one or more openings having channels 221 which penetrate the base 22. Strain decoupling element 222 is made of sapphire also, and is provided to separate the metal housing 20 from the sensor 21.
Patent GB-2429354-A (GB)
Title: Fiber-to-the-premise architectures
Inventor: RIDGWAY RICHARD W
IPC: H04B10/61
Filed: 2005-02-22
Abstract: An optical architecture is provided comprising a plurality of mod/mux units, a master optical distribution hub, a plurality of additional optical distribution hubs, and a plurality of premise stations. Each of the mod/mux units is configured to (i) permit selective modulation of demultiplexed components of a target wavelength band of an optical signal, (ii) multiplex the selectively modulated optical signal, and (iii) direct the multiplexed signal to the master optical distribution hub. The master optical distribution hub is configured to distribute multiplexed signals from respective ones of the mod/mux units to corresponding ones of the plurality of additional optical distribution hubs. Each of the plurality of additional optical distribution hubs comprises an arrayed waveguide grating configured to demultiplex the multiplexed optical signal and distribute respective distinct wavelength portions of the target wavelength band to respective ones of the premise stations.
Patent GB-2442784-A (GB)
Title: Wireless MIMO/CDMA receiver generates soft bits for plural candidate vectors derived from an initial candidate determined using lattice reduction
Inventor: MCNAMARA DARREN PHILLIP
IPC: H03M13/45
Filed: 2006-10-10
Abstract: The invention is used in wireless system such as MIMO and CDMA with a lattice reduction aided receiver. The system derives an estimate of the channel response matrix, this is then translated into a reduced lattice matrix which is applied to the received signal to equalise it. An initial candidate vector for the transmitted signal is determined in this reduced basis. A group of candidate transmitted signal vectors is then derived by applying multiple mappings to this initial vector back from the reduced lattice basis to the basis of the original channel estimate. The multiple vectors may be derived by adding/subtracting multiple of the minimum signal point separation to various elements of the initial candidate vector. Soft bit values are then derived for each of the candidate vectors using the received signal vector, for use in further processing.
Patent GB-2452317-A (GB)
Title: A headdress to conceal a wearers wet or dry hair
Inventor: CHANNER BEVERLEY EVADNEY
IPC: A42B1/04
Filed: 2007-08-31
Abstract: A headdress in the form of a turban that conceals the wearer's wet or dry hair. The headdress keeps hair away from the wearer's face, shoulders and back and holds the hair in place whilst sleeping or applying cosmetics for example. The headdress forms a conical structure, at the widest point the headdress is open to accommodate the wearer's head and at the opposing end, the headdress widens slightly at the very end to allow the end of the headdress to be tucked under the front of the headdress when it is worn, i.e. by the user's forehead. Preferably the headdress has an elasticated section along the longitudinal length of the headdress. Preferably the headdress is made from one layer of absorbent one sided pile towelling fabric cut diagonally across the bias of the fabric for elasticity, and a second layer of decorative material. Preferably the opening of the headdress has a cuff that may be turned up to show the decorative material attached to the inside of the headdress.
Patent GB-2439672-A (GB)
Title: Lamp assembly
Inventor: KOEGLER JOHN M III
IPC: F21Y101/00
Filed: 2006-03-27
Abstract: A lamp assembly (200,200-1,200-2) includes a reflector body (235) having an integral crimping portion (300) that extends inwardly over a channel (227) formed in the reflector body (235), a seal feature arranged within the channel (227), a cathode assembly (210, 210-2) having an edge feature extending into the channel (227), and a resilient member held in a state of compression between the crimping portion (300) and a first surface of the edge feature such that an opposing second surface of the edge member is held against the sealing feature thereby creating a hermetic seal between the cathode assembly (210, 210-2) and the reflector body (235).
Patent GB-2440460-A (GB)
Title: Fast dynamic CMOS flip-flops and gates
Inventor: KIM MIN-SU
IPC: H03K19/20
Filed: 2007-10-04
Abstract: In a dynamic CMOS flip-flop the node N1911 is first precharged by PMOS 1911 under control of the clock signal CK2 and then selectively discharged in dependence on the input D when the narrow clock pulse CKP is asserted. If the node N1911 remains high then node N1931 is discharged when CKP is asserted, but if the node N1911 is pulled low then the node N1931 is pulled high by PMOS 1931. The latches 1920 and 1940 maintain the voltages on nodes N1911 and N1931 when the nodes are not otherwise driven. The devices 1922 and 1923 are optional (see figure 20) and prevent contention between the latch 1920 and the input branch 1911,1912,1913.
Patent GB-2443064-A (GB)
Title: Automobile door protection system
Inventor: GORDON GRAEME A
IPC: E04H6/42
Filed: 2007-10-05
Abstract: A door protection system 10 is attached to a ceiling 26 or wall. When attached to a ceiling, a clear pad 12 is coupled to the ceiling though safety releases 18. Each safety release couples a first rope 20 attached to the pad in an inverted "V" configuration to a vertical disposed rope 16 secured to the ceiling. The safety releases 18 are at a height so that they can be reset or replaced without a ladder. The inverted '"V" shape allows the vertically disposed rope 16 to be placed in a position which will not significantly interfere with the garage door as it is opened. Tubes 32 prevent the vertically disposed rope from catching with the garage door opener rail or carriage 34. A partially threaded screw 14a is adaptable to both anchor or stud/joist installations.
Patent GB-2453764-A (GB)
Title: Clamp
Inventor: DEAN RICHARD
IPC: F16B12/20
Filed: 2007-10-18
Abstract: A clamp 11 for mounting a component to an upright 12 having a channel formed therein comprising a main body 20 with an upright engaging face. A clamping member 25 extends from the engaging face and is locatable in said channel with the upright engaging face against the upright 12. A clamping mechanism is operable to partially retract the clamping member 25 into the main body 20 so that, in use, cooperating faces on the clamping member 25 and the upright 12 engage to clamp the component to the upright 12.
Patent GB-2441489-A (GB)
Title: Stylet apparatuses and methods of manufacture
Inventor: BOWN MATTHEW
IPC: A61M25/01
Filed: 2006-08-24
Abstract: A stylet capable of being at least partially disposed within a lumen of a device is disclosed. This stylet may include an elongated body comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one magnetic material. In certain embodiments, the elongated body may also include at least one core element, a tubular member circumferentially disposed about at least a portion of the core element, and/or at least one support member circumferentially disposed about at least a portion of the core element. In addition, a matrix material may be disposed between the core element and the tubular member to retain the magnetic material within the elongated body. A catheter assembly including a stylet and a corresponding method of manufacture are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2445334-A (GB)
Title: Drawer slide with push-latch device
Inventor: HASHEMI DARUSH DAVID
IPC: A47B88/00
Filed: 2006-10-25
Abstract: A drawer slide includes an outer slide, an inner slide moveable relative to the outer slide between a closed position and an extended position, a first engagement member, a second engagement member moveable by engagement with the first engagement member between a latched position to latch the inner slide in the closed position and an unlatched position disengaged from the second engagement member, and a first spring coupled to any one of the outer slide and the inner slide and configured to bias the inner slide to the extended position when the inner slide is proximate to the closed position.
Patent GB-2459864-A (GB)
Title: Filtered bias voltage for a MEMS capacitive transducer circuit
Inventor: LESSO JOHN PAUL
IPC: B81B3/00
Filed: 2008-05-07
Abstract: A MEMS capacitive transducer circuit comprises a MEMS capacitive transducer 3 having first and second electrodes, e.g. a microphone or an accelerometer. The first and second electrodes are biased by respective first and second bias voltages V1, V2. An amplifier 9 is connected to receive a first analogue signal generated by the capacitive transducer on an input terminal, and to generate a second analogue signal on an output terminal 9. A digital feedback circuit is 100 connected between the output terminal of the amplifier and the input terminal of the amplifier. The digital feedback circuit is configured to provide one of said first or second bias voltages. The output of a voltage source 5 which provides the other bias voltage for the capacitive transducer is filtered by a low pass filter 40. The low pass filter may comprise a switched capacitor filter circuit or an R-C filter circuit (fig 5b).
Patent GB-2446329-A (GB)
Title: Remote execution of actions transparent to a user at registered remote entities in real-time
Inventor: IMIELINSKI TOMASZ
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2008-05-20
Abstract: An apparatus and a method of remotely executing actions in real-time transparent to a user are described. The method includes an execution engine that receives a natural language executable string from a user, identifies a remote entity capable of executing the natural language executable string, sending the executable string to the remote entity to remotely execute an action using information from the executable string, and receiving a result for the user from the remote entity based on the action.
Patent GB-2459907-A (GB)
Title: Automated selection of computer program options
Inventor: CHILDS JANE
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2008-10-29
Abstract: A method of automatically selecting computer program options comprises a user of a computer indicating a desired user interface behaviour e.g. a motor or sensory disability, and the computer automatically selecting and setting options of programs, individually for each program, to achieve the desired behaviour. This invention could be used, for example, in the case of someone with cataracts to ensure that a particular text theme is selected automatically.
Patent GB-2452871-A (GB)
Title: Method for obtaining resistivity from controlled source electromagnetic data
Inventor: WAHRMUND LESLIE A
IPC: G01V3/12
Filed: 2007-02-15
Abstract: Method for generating a three-dimensional resistivity data volume for a subsurface region from an initial resistivity model and measured electromagnetic field data from an electromagnetic survey of the region, where the initial resistivity model is preferably obtained by performing multiple ID inversions of the measured data [100]. The resulting resistivity depth profiles are then registered at proper 3D positions [102]. The 3D electromagnetic response is simulated [106] assuming the resistivity structure is given by the initial resistivity model. The measured electromagnetic field data volume is scaled by the simulated results [108] and the ratios are registered at proper 3D positions [110] producing a ratio data volume [112]. A 3D resistivity volume is then generated by multiplying the initial resistivity volume by the ratio data volume (or some function of it), location-by location [114]. A related method emphasizes deeper resistive anomalies over masking effects of shallow anomalies.
Patent GB-2467299-A (GB)
Title: Brick laying guide
Inventor: ALI PAUL RICHARD
IPC: E04G21/18
Filed: 2009-01-26
Abstract: A guide for setting the height of a course of bricks to be laid in the form of a height adjustable block, especially for adjusting to match the height of the brick course, comprising upper 16, 18, 20 and lower 22, 26, 28 parts connected by a threaded engagement 30, the upper part has a planar top surface 16 and the lower part has a bottom edge parallel to the top surface. Preferably the lower part includes a downwardly open recess 28 and the upper part includes an overhang 20 which extends beyond side surfaces of the lower part. There may also be a spring 34 between the upper and lower parts to bias them apart. In one embodiment (Fig 4) the upper and lower parts include threaded cylindrical side walls which are screwed together to provide the height adjustment.
Patent GB-2457183-A (GB)
Title: Hologram making method and hologram made by the method
Inventor: KUMASAWA TOMOKO
IPC: G03H1/04
Filed: 2007-11-12
Abstract: A computer generated hologram (CGH) by computer operations to record amplitude information and phase information on a predetermined recording surface is characterized in the following functions. The first reproducing illumination light (2) is projected to the computer generated hologram (CGH), so that the first diffracted light (3) is produced from the computer synthesized hologram (CGH) and so that the first reproduced image (O') is reproduced. The first diffracted light (3) and the first reference light (4) are made concurrently incident on the first stage hologram recording material (11) disposed in the vicinity of the first reproduced image (O') to record the first stage hologram (11). The second reference light (5) is irradiated to the recorded first stage, so that the second diffracted light (6) is produced from the first stage hologram (11) and so that the second reproduced image (O'') is reproduced. The second diffracted light (6) and the second reference light (7) are made concurrently incident on the second stage hologram recording material (21) disposed in the vicinity of the second reproduced image (O'') to record the second stage hologram (21) as a reflection or transmission type volume hologram.
Patent GB-2469883-A (GB)
Title: Novel crystalline form of Prasugrel hydrogensulphate
Inventor: HOTTER ANDREAS
IPC: A61K31/4365
Filed: 2009-04-30
Abstract: Crystalline form III of Prasugrel hydrogensulphate. A process for the preparation of this new crystal form, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and use of the new crystal form as a pharmaceutical, in particular as a blood platelet aggregation inhibitor. Seed crystals which can be employed in the above mentioned process as well as a process for their preparation are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2458077-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for automatic configuration of meta-heuristic algorithms in a problem solving environment
Inventor: LIM MENG HIOT
IPC: G06N3/00
Filed: 2006-12-22
Abstract: A methodology is presented to address the need for rapid generation and optimization of algorithms that are efficient in solving a given class of problems within the framework of a software environment. The environment incorporates an evolutionary learning methodology which automatically optimizes the configurations of procedural components of the algorithm. In this way, both the efficiency and the quality of algorithm development is enhanced significantly.
Patent GB-2475224-A (GB)
Title: Method of controlling a piezoelectric injector
Inventor: LUCANO MASSIMO
IPC: F02D41/20
Filed: 2009-09-28
Abstract: A method for controlling a piezoelectric injector 1 where the injector comprises an injection needle 2 operated by a piezoelectric actuator 3 and a charge current profile is applied to the piezoelectric actuator, the method comprises choosing an electric parameter expressive of an energy, which is transferable to the actuator, choosing for each injection cycle a setpoint value of the electric parameter, which is expressive of the energy that should be transferred to the actuator, monitoring the value of the current flowing through the piezoelectric actuator during an injection cycle, calculating a value of the electric parameter, determining the difference between the electric parameter setpoint value and the electric parameter value expressive of the energy transferred to the actuator, using the difference between them to generate a correction index to be applied to the current profile in order to minimize said difference, in the same injection cycle. The method may be repeated a plurality of times during the same injection cycle and the electric parameter expressive of the energy may be the charge or energy.
Patent GB-2470796-A (GB)
Title: Roof rafter comprising two timber chords joined by metal struts
Inventor: FILLINGHAM ANTHONY J
IPC: E04B1/18
Filed: 2009-11-13
Abstract: The roof rafter 41 comprises two elongate timber chords 9,10 joined by two metal struts 1a,1b that form a cross. The struts may be made of stamped and/or folded steel and include punched protrusions that engage the chords or include holes to accommodate nails, screws or rivets for fastening. One or more bearings may be provided to support the rafter's weight. One chord may be longer than another so that an overhang for a roof constructed with the rafter is provided. A roof panel or a roof incorporating a plurality of the rafters may be constructed having insulation fitted between the rafters and the chords.