baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2420809-A (GB)
Title: Drilling and producing deep water subsea wells
Inventor: FENTON STEPHEN P
IPC: E21B34/04
Filed: 2003-11-12
Abstract: A method of producing a subsea well made up of at least one subsea well assembly, comprising connecting a subsea fluid separator 251 to a subsea manifold 279 having flowlines 281, 283 leading to a surface processing facility. Connecting a flowline jumper 277 from a tree of a subsea well assembly to the subsea fluid separator; connecting a choke 275 between the separator, and the subsea manifold; and flowing well fluid from the tree to the separator, wherein the heavier and lighter components of the well fluid are separated, and reducing pressure of the flowing well fluid as it flows through the choke 275 to the manifold for transport to the surface facility. A later embodiment relates to a subsea well made up of at least one subsea well assembly 11.
Patent GB-2436912-A (GB)
Title: Selective inclusion of a Length Indicator field in an ARQ PDU
Inventor: GOLLAPUDI SREELAKSHMI
IPC: H04L1/18
Filed: 2006-04-04
Abstract: At least one ARQ protocol data unit (PDU) is formed from an ARQ service data unit (SDU). The ARQ PDU comprises a header portion and a data portion. If the PDU contains the last bit of an ARQ SDU, a length indicator field (LI) is added to the header portion. This means that LIs are not unnecessarily added to PDUs; hence header overhead is reduced, and there is more space for the PDU payload. An additional embodiment has a plurality of PDUs from different SDUs formed into one HARQ PDU. In that case, if the last PDU is found not to be carrying the last bit of an SDU, then the last PDU will not have an LI added to it, rather LIs will be added to all other ARQ PDUs even though they are not carrying the last bit of an ARQ SDU.
Patent GB-2426104-A (GB)
Title: System and method for authenticating the identity of a user
Inventor: FAJARDO ALFREDO C
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 2005-01-28
Abstract: A system (10) for authenticating the identity of a user (12) comprising a user (12) and an authenticating party (16), where the user (12) enters identifying information to a web page (42) associated with the authenticating party (16) along with details of a communication identifier, the authenticating party (16) generates a unique passkey and sends a communications message (44) including the unique passkey to the user (12) by way of the communication identifier, the user (12) then operable to enter a passkey using an appropriate mechansim provided for at the web page (42) and where the authenticating party (16) authenticates the identity of the user (12) in accordance with the result of a comparison between the passkey entered via the web page (42) and the generated unique passkey. The system can also be performed by entering information and receiving information via a second destination address. Further embodiments describe a system for transferring credit of a mobile phone or SIM card to a new mobile phone on authentication of the identity of a user.
Patent GB-2429993-A (GB)
Title: Catenary riser system
Inventor: HATTON STEPHEN
IPC: E21B43/013
Filed: 2006-09-06
Abstract: A riser system includes a number of vertical risers 20f and a number of production catenaries 40a. A number of buoyancy modules 132a are present, each being connected to the upper end of a respective riser 20a. A support frame 130 caries a plurality of guide means 137f which receive the vertical risers 20f and the vertical risers 20f are connected to the lower ends of the production catenaries 40a, the catenaries 40a being connected to a surface vessel 10. The support frame 130 may be secured to seabed foundations 145 with tethers 140. The vertical risers 20f are secured to riser foundations 22a, where the tether foundations 145 and riser foundations are separated 22a. The guide means 137f may be in the form of guide funnels.
Patent GB-2429627-A (GB)
Title: Mixed fruit concentrates against conspipation and method for preparation thereof
Inventor: HANSZMANN SANDRA MARIA SALLES
IPC: A23L21/10
Filed: 2005-05-04
Abstract: The present invention discloses the manufacturing process of mixed fruit concentrate through the mixture of cooked fruits directly or indirectly in vapor, with special nutritional characteristics, for the attainment of formulations of Intestinal Regulating Products, with the intention to take care of the segment of consumers with intestinal constipation and other gastrointestinal problems, given to its attributes of staple fiber source and other nutrients, and that they help in the treatment of the mucosa of the intestine and in the promotion of the regularity of its functioning.
Patent GB-2430490-A (GB)
Title: System and method for grouping precursor and fragment ions using selected ion chromatograms
Inventor: GEROMANOS SCOTT J
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2005-05-20
Abstract: A liquid chromatography and mass spectrometer system and method where a sample is processed by a liquid chromatograph (104), analyzed in a mass spectrometer (112), and the resulting spectral data is processed by a computing means (126).
Patent GB-2444747-A (GB)
Title: Sound Reproduction Device
Inventor: CHALMERS HAMISH
IPC: G09B5/06
Filed: 2006-12-13
Abstract: A sound reproduction device for use with a plurality of books, each of which comprises a plurality of pages having graphical content. The device comprises: a sound storage means for storing speech sound data corresponding to the graphical content of each page of each book, the data for each page of each book comprising data for a plurality of languages; a book and page identification means for use in identifying a book with which the device is to be used and a page or pages at which the book is open; a plurality of user operable language controls 13,15 for association with respective different ones of the plurality of languages; a sound reproduction means for generating speech sounds using the speech sound data stored in the sound storage means; and a control means for controlling the sound reproduction means 23 to generate a speech sound in response to a user operable control being operated. The control means is arranged to control the sound reproduction means 23 to generate the speech sound in a language associated with the operated user operable language control for a page of a book that has been identified using the book and page identification means.
Patent GB-2447055-A (GB)
Title: Vector alignment control of induction motors
Inventor: SMEE JAMES ANTHONY
IPC: H02K7/12
Filed: 2007-01-26
Abstract: The vector alignment motor uses the wound induction motor principle with two or more rotors with sets of windings, which can be moved relative to each other in such a way that the voltage vector addition can be varied. Alternative the stator may have two or more section which can be relatively rotated. Vector addition of two equal voltages will produce a resultant voltage varying from zero to double depending on the relative phase angle. Zero corresponds to two voltages which are 180 degrees out of phase and double voltage corresponds to 0 degrees or in phase. All voltages in between will correspond to a certain angle of alignment between the two windings. At each voltage there will be a corresponding current, and hence torque, power and speed. As shown in the figs, the arrangement may comprise two motors linked together or a single motor with a split rotor.
Patent GB-2447696-A (GB)
Title: Photonic biosensor arrays
Inventor: SHAW ANDREW
IPC: C40B50/14
Filed: 2007-03-23
Abstract: A biosensor array for plasmon resonance-based sensing of a plurality of different biological targets simultaneously, the array comprising a transparent substrate having a surface hearing a plurality of assay spots for plasmon resonance sensing, each of said assay spots comprising a discrete metallic island, a said metallic island comprising a plurality of metallic nanoparticles to which are attached functionalising molecules for binding to a said biological target, different said islands bearing different said functionalising molecules for binding to different ones of said biological targets, and wherein total internal reflection of light at said surface at a wavelength at or near a said plasmon resonance results in scattering of said light away from said surface, said scattering being modulated by said binding of said biological targets. Also claimed are methods of fabricating such an array and apparatus for reading plasmon resonance sensing arrays.
Patent GB-2447902-A (GB)
Title: An ice carving machine
Inventor: YANG WU-CHANG
IPC: F25C5/14
Filed: 2007-03-26
Abstract: An ice-carving machine comprises a framework 10, at least one ice block positioning system 20, at least one feeding system 30, and at least one heating mould 40. The ice block positioning system is fixed on a workbench 11 of the framework for positioning an ice block (X, fig 3) to be processed. The feeding system drives the heating mould to move, and the heating mould is provided with a mould cavity 41 to press and heat the ice block, so that the ice block is made into the shape identical to the shape of the mould cavity. The ice-carving machine may be used in the mass production of ice sculptures.
Patent GB-2441402-A (GB)
Title: Automatically opening an extractor valve when an oven door is opened
Inventor: ALBERTI CARLO
IPC: F24C15/20
Filed: 2007-07-12
Abstract: A cooker or oven 1 includes a combined grill and oven with a vent, extractor or flue 4 to remove cooking fumes from the internal space 20 which is automatically opened by a valve 3 when the oven door 21 is opened, and shut off when the oven door is closed. The valve may be operated via an actuator 5, which may consist of a rod 54 either inside or outside of the cooking compartment. The actuator may be biased against the door by an elastic means such as a helical spring 501 and the valve may consist of a mobile cap or flap 300 connected by a hinge 301 to the casing 2 of the cooker. The end of the actuator which is to come in contact with the door 51 may be coated with a shock-dampening material.
Patent GB-2453147-A (GB)
Title: Distributing subcarriers between multiple antennas of a multiple antenna wireless transmission system to optimise performance.
Inventor: SANDELL MAGNUS STIG TORSTEN
IPC: H04B7/06
Filed: 2007-09-27
Abstract: The invention provides a method and device for managing the use of antennas in a multiple antenna wireless transmission system for OFDM signals. The method includes defining a utility function which comprises a performance metric for transmission. Combinations of antenna and OFDM subcarriers are selected to optimise the utility function under two constraints. The first constraint is that the combinations of antenna and subcarrier include only one antenna for each subcarrier, the second constraint is that the combinations include the same number of subcarriers for each antenna. The performance metric may comprise channel gain, signal to noise ratio, channel capacity or bit error rate. The optimisation may include an integer optimisation, a branch and bound optimisation, a linear relaxation, a linear programming method or a simplex method.
Patent GB-2440869-A (GB)
Title: Synthetic pulse repetition rate processing for dual-headed laser micromachining systems
Inventor: UNRATH MARK A
IPC: B23K26/00
Filed: 2006-05-18
Abstract: A method and system for increasing throughput of laser micromachining systems use more than one laser. Two or more pulsed laser beams (56, 58) are combined and then separated into multiple laser beams (80, 82) that enable the system to work simultaneously at multiple locations on the workpiece (20) with pulse rates greater than those achievable with independently operating lasers while maintaining pulse energy equal to or greater than the pulse energy of each of the original independent laser beams. Most laser micromachining applications required multiple sequential pulses to process a workpiece. Increasing the pulse rate while maintaining pulse energy effects more rapid material removal and thereby increases throughput for a laser micromachining system.
Patent GB-2457241-A (GB)
Title: Printing ink or varnish for printing value documents
Inventor: LAWRENCE CLIVE EDWARD
IPC: C09D11/00
Filed: 2008-02-05
Abstract: A printing ink or varnish comprises a multifunctional polycarbodiimide. The printing ink or varnish may further comprise hardenable polymer or resin (e.g. polycarbonate polyurethane)' a solvent and a colorant. The incorporation of a polycarbodiimide into a printing ink or varnish considerably enhances the hot machine wash resistance and wet adhesion of the dried ink or varnish, making it especially suitable for use in printing value documents, such as banknotes..
Patent GB-2457244-A (GB)
Title: Steering wheel with pivotable rim
Inventor: WIHINEN KIMMO TAPANI
IPC: B62D1/04
Filed: 2008-02-06
Abstract: A steering wheel assembly has a rim 25 pivotably mounted to a single spoke or shaft 28. The spoke may have a bore 30 at one end, a narrowed portion of the rim passing through the bore such that the rim can be pivoted about the bore, for example over the top of the shaft to rest on the dashboard (figure 4), but rotating the rim of the wheel rotates the shaft 28 and thus a hub 35 in turn rotating a steering column. A locking device 40 may be provided so that the rim can only be pivoted about the pivot point 30 when the button 40 is actuated, and/or the spoke is in a desired location e.g. vertical. The assembly may be mounted in a utility vehicle having a rotating seat (16, figure 1) and secondary controls (14, figure 1).
Patent GB-2442689-A (GB)
Title: Methods for fabricating a stressed MOS device
Inventor: PEIDOUS IGOR
IPC: H01L21/336
Filed: 2006-07-20
Abstract: Methods are provided for fabricating a stressed MOS device [30]. The method comprises the steps of forming a plurality of parallel MOS transistors in and on a semiconductor substrate [36]. The parallel MOS transistors having a common source [92] region, a common drain [94] region, and a common gate electrode [66]. A first trench [82] is etched into the substrate in the common source [92] region and a second trench [84] is etched into the substrate in the common drain [94] region. A stress inducing semiconductor material [90] that has a crystal lattice mismatched with the semiconductor substrate is selectively grown in the first [82] and second [84] trenches. The growth of the stress inducing material [90] creates both compressive longitudinal and tensile transverse stresses in the MOS device channel [50] that enhance the drive current of P-channel MOS transistors. The decrease in drive current of N-channel MOS transistors caused by the compressive stress component is offset by the tensile stress component.
Patent GB-2451736-A (GB)
Title: Coin pusher using differently sized special tokens
Inventor: KONDOU TOYOJI
IPC: A63F7/00
Filed: 2008-07-30
Abstract: A coin pusher 1000 uses coin tokens M, first special tokens AM1, and second special tokens AM2 which are larger than the first special tokens. The tokens M and special tokens AM1, AM2 are dispensed onto playfield 6 during use, and pushed into win chute 4 by pusher section 8. Special tokens falling into the win chute are captured, transported, and sorted by size. The transport means may comprise a spiral mechanism 110 which allows the tokens M to pass through but which captures and transports the special tokens AM1, AM2 via rotation of the spiral. Alternatively, the capture-transfer section may comprise a belt mechanism which allows coin tokens M to pass through but which captures and transports the special tokens AM1, AM2 (see figures 13 and 14). The sorting means may include a small entrance 124 allowing passage of special tokens AM1 but preventing passage of second tokens AM2, and a large entrance 126 allowing passage of second special tokens AM2, with the small entrance 124 being upstream of the large entrance 126. Once sorted, the first and second special tokens are stored for dispensing onto the playfield. Alternatively, one of the first or the second special tokens may be stored, with the other of the first or the second special tokens being discharged to the player as a prize. The special tokens may be spherical polyhedrons of different diameter, and may be used to initiate a bonus game.
Patent GB-2450439-A (GB)
Title: Waste disposal device
Inventor: STRAVITZ DAVID M
IPC: B65B9/10
Filed: 2005-09-02
Abstract: A waste disposal device comprises a container defining a waste chamber for receiving encapsulated waste. The device further comprises a lid 22 coupled to the device capable of moving between an open and closed position on the container, a rotatable cartridge comprising a length of flexible tubing and a rotation mechanism operatively configured to engage the rotatable cartridge. The device includes a sensing mechanism 234 which is operatively configured to allow for delay in rotation of the cartridge by the rotation mechanism until the lid 22 is in the closed position.
Patent GB-2455918-A (GB)
Title: System and method of providing a thermally stabilised fixed frequency piezoelectric optical modulator
Inventor: SHUBINSKY GARY D
IPC: B06B1/06
Filed: 2008-06-25
Abstract: A device for generating controlled vibration in an uncontrolled temperature environment includes a driving circuit 150 that generates a signal having a first frequency, and a temperature-sensitive driving unit 130, a vibratory element 135 being coupled to the driving unit and vibrating at the first frequency according to the generated signal, and a temperature control circuit to control the temperature of the driving unit. In operation, the resonant frequency of a first circuit including a piezoelectric transducer to which the vibratory element is coupled is obtained and an operational frequency, distinct from the resonant frequency, is calculated, the circuit being driven at the operational frequency.
Patent GB-2458593-A (GB)
Title: Tablet formulation
Inventor: NANJAN KARTHIGEYAN
IPC: A61K9/20
Filed: 2007-12-18
Abstract: The invention relates to a tablet formulated for administration to an animal to treat parasite infestation. The tablet includes at least one macrocyclic lactone compound with anthelmintic activity dissolved in at least one organic solvent and subsequently formulated into a tablet The tablets produced have a high degree of stability when stored over time and also provide the animal with a dose of agent sufficient to be therapeutically effective.
Patent GB-2463376-A (GB)
Title: Laminated Rack formed from Profiled Strips
Inventor: LUCKETT NICK G
IPC: B23P15/14
Filed: 2009-09-15
Abstract: A method of forming a rack 45 comprises providing a plurality 30 of elongate strips 10, or laminates, and securing them together, the strips being profiled to provide a profile to the rack. Preferably the profile provides a toothed rack on which a gear or roller of a stair-lift carriage may be driven e.g. of rack and pinion type. The strips may have material removed or apertures formed (16, figure 1) to reduce mass and weight. The strips may be joined using induction or interference brazing or by welding, and copper brazing may allow isotropic bending of the stack to provide a curved stair-lift rail (figure 7). Pressed features such as protuberances and hollows (20, figure 1d) may aid in securing the strips together. The strips may be staggered (figure 6) to aid in joining a plurality of stacks together end to end to form a composite rack and may be made of steel and formed in a continuous process e.g. from sheet metal on a coil. Shielding or housing 44 may be provided so that the teeth are less accessible and to hold a gear on the rack.
Patent GB-1308513-A (GB)
Title: Tufting machines
IPC: D05C15/22
Filed: 1970-03-03
Abstract: 1308513 Tufting machine; tufted fabric SINGER CO 3 March 1970 [3 April 1969] 10068/70 Headings DIG and D1K In a tufting machine the direction of travel of the backing fabric F is reversed over the edge of a needle plate 24 so that the descending needle 22 may insert tufts at two spaced points in the fabric, first looper means 30 co-operating with the needle to form a loop 52 extending from one of the points of penetration and second looper means 38 co-operating with the needle to form a second loop 53. In one embodiment a plurality of needles 22 descent between loopers 38, through the fabric and cut out portions (28, Fig. 3 not shown) in the edge of needle plate 24, to project the loop 52 for seizing by the looper 30. After retraction of the needle the fabric is advanced and the needle bar shogged laterally before the needle descends again to penetrate the fabric at the other side of the looper 38 and form a further loop with looper 30. Between the needle penetrations a loop 53 has been formed over looper 38. The tufted fabric resulting has parallel rows of tufts 52 and 54, with diagonal loops 53 between. In a further embodiment upper loopers 58, (Fig. 6) are reciprocable in a direction parallel to the fabric feed and the needles are not shogged. Alternatively the upper loopers 38 and the needle plate 24 may be shogged, (Fig. 8 not shown).
Patent GB-390325-A (GB)
Title: Electric starting of internal-combustion engines
IPC: F02N11/14
Filed: 1932-04-08
Abstract: 390,325. Starting prime movers. BURGE, H. O., Martins, Crossways, JONES, L. H. D., Old Basing, Alwyne Avenue, both in Shenfield, Essex, and JONES, E. D., 461A, Caledonian Road, London. April 8, 1932, No. 10090. [Class 38 (iv).] An electric motor for starting motorcar or other engines is provided with switching means and connections whereby the motor can be operated either from a battery or from a transformer connected to another source, such as a mains supply. In one form, Fig. 2, the motor 3 can be connected by a switch 5 either to the battery 4 or to the secondary winding 13 of a transformer, the primary winding 12 of which is connected to a mains point 9. The primary winding 12 may be tapped, as at 15, to enable the transformer to be used with different voltages, or an adjustable impedance 16 may be used, and a similar provision 17 or 18 may be made to enable the secondary winding to be used with starting motors operating at different voltages. In a modification, Fig. 3, the battery 4 and the transformer secondary 13 can be connected across the motor 3 by switches 21, 22. The switch 22 has a contact 23 leading to the battery.
Patent GB-1183655-A (GB)
Title: Process for Heat Treating Aluminium-Bronze Alloys.
Inventor: EICHELMAN GEORGE HENRY JR
IPC: C22F1/08
Filed: 1968-03-01
Abstract: 1,183,655. Making metal sheets; altering physical properties. OLIN MATHIESON CHEMICAL CORP. 1 March, 1968 [11 April, 1967], No. 10153/68. Headings B3A and B3N. [Also in Division C7] An aluminium-bronze sheet of thickness at least 0À070 inch, microstructure 5-95% beta; balance alpha and containing in percentage by weight with optionally 0À05-5% of at least one element having a solid solubility in copper of less than 4% and forming an intermetallic compound with aluminium (preferably Cr, Ti, Zr, Mo Nb, V), and also possibly containing incidental elements such as Sn, Zn, Pb, Ni, Si, Ag, P, Mg, Sb, Bi, As, is annealed at 1100-1500 F. for at least 15 minutes, cooled to 1000 F. or below at less than 100 F. per hour and cold rolled at less than 500 F. The sheet may be produced initially by hot rolling at 1800 F. to 1000 F. The alloy is preferably heated to the annealing temperature at more than 200 F. per hour, while the annealing and cold-rolling cycle may be repeated two to five times, the annealing steps optionally being carried out at successively lower temperatures. As exemplified, the material may be cold-rolled up to 58% before cracking commences. Of the optional alloying elements, Cr, Ti, Mo, Nb, V are each preferably present in an amount of 0À4 to 2%, and zirconium 0À05 to 0À2%.