baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2436627-A (GB)
Title: Message handling using a wrapper
Inventor: HAYTER STEVEN
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 2006-03-29
Abstract: Apparatus for handling messages comprises a processor and memory running a kernel arranged to interface to first and second network connections, a core comprising plural software modules arranged for sequentially handling data passed between the network connections, and a wrapper separating the kernel and core. The wrapper is operable to intercept a message processed by the kernel, generate an identifier for the message, store a data element having a kernel reference, received from the kernel, and the identifier, pass the identifier with the message to the core and, upon receipt of a core message, identify the stored data element including the identifier and pass to the kernel the corresponding kernel reference and the core message. A reference counter could be used to count the number of times a message will be processed before the related memory can be reused. A record of an initiator device can also be maintained, having a reference based on a hashed value of the kernel reference. This apparatus, similar in operation to an Application Programming Interface (API), enables the prevention of kernel-specific data or information from being passed to the core software and also reduces the probability of the corruption of a reference to the memory at which the kernel stores data corresponding to the message. It also has the advantage that the same core can be used with different kernels on different operating systems by using a different wrapper.
Patent GB-2422117-A (GB)
Title: Golf training device
Inventor: GAUER RICHARD
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2004-09-30
Abstract: The golf training device (10) includes a foot alignment strip (12) generally in the form of an arrow that can be pointed towards a target. A ball alignment marker (32) extends perpendicularly from an intermediate position along the foot alignment strip and can be pointed towards the golf ball. A hand alignment guide (44) defines an arc that extends from the ball alignment marker to provide a visible cue that identifies a preferred path of movement of the hand through a golf swing. Shaft alignment lines (62, 64, 66, 68) extend transversely across the hand alignment marker to identify preferred shaft positions at various points during a golf swing.
Patent GB-2439050-A (GB)
Title: Disposable chromatography device
Inventor: ZHANG ZHANREN
IPC: B01D15/22
Filed: 2006-06-13
Abstract: Readily available disposable tubes or bottles, a e.g. centrifuge tubes and universals are employed as the tube body for making an inexpensive disposable chromatography device for purification of biological materials under gravity, vacuum or centrifugation conditions. One or more than one holes b is produced in the bottom or the side wall close to the bottom. Filter material c, is then filled in without empty space. Chromatography medium d of choice is packed above the filter material.
Patent GB-2428753-A (GB)
Title: A bearing seal or bearing protector
Inventor: RODDIS ALAN JAMES
IPC: F16C33/80
Filed: 2006-08-04
Abstract: An isolator device 10<B>,</B> which may be a bearing seal or a bearing isolator for use in hindering fluid flow between components 12,13 which are rotating relative to each other about a longitudinal axis, the flow being in one direction parallel to this axis. The device comprises a stator 15 for securing to a fixed one of said components 13 and a rotor 14 for securing to a rotating one of said components 12. The stator has a surface 21 which extends longitudinally and adjacent to a surface 23 of a component 12 which rotates relative to the stator. The fluid flow is between said surfaces 21, 23 and the stator surface 21 is non-parallel to the adjacent component surface 23 and is shaped to promote fluid flow in a direction opposing the general fluid flow direction.
Patent GB-2442491-A (GB)
Title: Soft contact lens for people with dry eyes
Inventor: GUPTA ANIL KUMAR
IPC: G02C7/04
Filed: 2006-10-04
Abstract: A soft contact lens is used to correct refractory defects in the eyes. By creating a moisture retaining groove or microscopic mid-periphery channels within the lens, moisture can be retained in the soft contact lens. This allows people with dry eyes to wear soft contact lenses for longer. The size and length of the groove or microscopic channels are specific to the soft contact wearer.
Patent GB-2427947-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for high write performance in multi-bit flash memory devices
Inventor: RANDOLPH MARK W
IPC: G11C16/04
Filed: 2005-02-11
Abstract: Methods and circuits are presented for performing high speed write (programming) operations in a dual-bit flash memory array. The method (200) includes, for example, erasing (204) a first and second bit of each cell in the array to a first state, programming (206) the first bit of each cell in the array to a second state, and subsequently programming the second bit of one or more cells in the array to one of the first and second state according to the user's data, resulting in fast write (programming) of those second bits. In addition, the circuit includes, for example, a core cell array (402) having dual-bit flash memory cells configured into a plurality of array portions. The circuit further includes a control circuit (404) configured to selectively block erase one of the array portions, wherein in a first phase of the block erase (204) both first and second bit locations of each dual-bit flash memory cell in the one array portion have sufficient charge removed therefrom to achieve a first state. The control circuit (404) is further configured to, in a second phase (206) of the block erase, supply charge to the first bit location of each dual-bit flash memory cell of the one array portion to enable subsequently fast-write of user's data to the second bit location.
Patent GB-2444313-A (GB)
Title: Mobile device media downloading which re-uses stored media files
Inventor: BRAMMAR TOM
IPC: G06F15/16
Filed: 2006-10-13
Abstract: Playing media on a mobile device comprising downloading a media file (video, images, audio or a combination of such) to the device, storing the media file in a media storage unit of the device, downloading media logic to the device which specifies a set of media files including the stored media file and playing a media project on the device in accordance with the media logic of the media project including the stored media file and one or more other media files from the set specified by the media logic. The invention is applied, in a second independent claim, to a location based information downloading system. The invention aims to re-use stored media files to minimise the bandwidth requirements for downloading to the device and also the storage requirements of the device.
Patent GB-2448111-A (GB)
Title: Stacking lid
Inventor: JOLLEY NEVILLE
IPC: B65D21/02
Filed: 2007-01-09
Abstract: A lid 10 for a stackable container 21 comprising a substantially flat circular body 12 having a flexible peripheral skirt 13, extending downwards to fit the top of a first container 21, and a substantially identical peripheral sidewall 15. The peripheral sidewall 15 extends upwardly and oppositely to the skirt to receive a second container 21 A, the skirt 13 and sidewall 15 preferably having a radially inward projection 16 for engaging a detent on the outer wall of said containers 21, 21A. The object of the lid is to prevent falling of stacked containers 21, 21A.
Patent GB-2443799-A (GB)
Title: Two-compartment syringe
Inventor: BALLIN AMI
IPC: A61M5/315
Filed: 2007-03-18
Abstract: The syringe comprises two coaxial barrels 12, 14. The inner barrel 14 is movable relative to the external one and has an aperture 24. A locker 20 controls the opening or closing of the aperture. The walls of the external barrel and the bottom of the inner barrel enclose one compartment. The second compartment is enclosed by the sidewall and bottom of the internal barrel. An optional plunger provides for changing the volume of the second compartment (fig 6). The locker may be spring biased to close the aperture.
Patent GB-2433981-A (GB)
Title: Free floating diaphragm flow control valve
Inventor: GILL AJIT SINGH
IPC: F16K31/00
Filed: 2007-04-20
Abstract: A free floating diaphragm flow control valve includes concentric inner and outer bodies, where a partition plate divides the inner body into two equal inlet and outlet chambers. A cylindrical cavity, concentric with the inner and outer cylindrical bodies, provides space for a sheet diaphragm looping around a seat provided by the inner cylindrical body. The doubled up ends of the sheet diaphragm are held together by a tie assembly which has an integral bolt stem held that is shared with an actuator, which actuator, working in tandem with the pipe line's pressurized fluid around the diaphragm, can actuate the diaphragm's tied up ends, to open or close the diaphragm around its seat to control the fluid flow through the valve.
Patent GB-2448554-A (GB)
Title: Container system mountable on a post
Inventor: BREWER ADRIAN THOMAS
IPC: A24F19/00
Filed: 2007-04-20
Abstract: A container system, such as an ashtray 10 or refuse bin, has at least one container 12 that can be placed on a surface 36, e.g. a table, and extend around a post 38, e.g. a parasol shaft. A cover 14 can be placed over the container with the post extending upwardly through a top portion of the cover and a skirt 26 encircling the container. The cover can be lifted up the post clear of the container to permit the container to be removed from the post, such as by means of a radial slot 20 in the container. Accordingly, the container system is anchored to the post and cannot easily be blown away by the wind, and yet the container can readily be removed for emptying, cleaning or replenishment. The cover may also have a radial slot (42, Figures 7-10) enabling its removal from the post. Instead of a single container, there may be a set of containers (78, Figure 20) shaped as constituent sectors of a circle. The container may alternatively be a holder for condiments, cutlery or like table items.
Patent GB-2439410-A (GB)
Title: Lever-type electric connector
Inventor: TAKAHASHI TOSHIHARU
IPC: H01R13/629
Filed: 2007-04-25
Abstract: The connector 1 includes: a male connector 2; a female connector 3 which fits to the male connector when the male connector enters inside the female connector; a lever 4 which is rotatably attached to one of the male connector and the female connector, and rotates so as to allow the male connector and the female connector to approach or leave each other; and a pressing projection 5 which projects from one of the lever and the female connector toward the other of the lever and the female connector, wherein when the male connector and the female connector fit to each other, the pressing projection presses the female connector in a direction in which the male connector and the female connector adhere to each other. The male and female connectors can be easily securely fit to each other, and the male and female connectors after fitting can be maintained watertight to each other.
Patent GB-2438704-A (GB)
Title: Winding drum for sheet-like member
Inventor: TANAKA TOSHIO
IPC: B29D30/30
Filed: 2006-05-31
Abstract: A drum for winding a sheet-like member in which the area of suction holes for sucking air is surely changed by a simple structure and useless contact marks are not produced on the sheet-like member. The winding drum comprises a hollow part (13) communicating with the suction holes (H1 to H12) of a drum body (1), a changing member (20) detachably fitted to the hollow part (13) and so formed to fit to the inner peripheral surface of the hollow part (13), and air passages (second communication holes (20d), a first communication hole (20b), and a hole (20c)) formed in the changing member (20) and allowing the suction holes in the predetermined axial area of the drum body (1) to communicate with a suction device (30) when the changing member (20) is fitted into the hollow part (13). Consequently, the area of the suction holes for sucking the air can be changed by replacing the changing member (20) with another switching member having other air passages.
Patent GB-2445438-A (GB)
Title: Messaging System and Service
Inventor: TEPPO IKKA
IPC: H04Q7/22
Filed: 2007-07-10
Abstract: In a method of modifying a message transmitted from a sending party to a receiving party through a communications network, the message is intercepted in the communications network. A plurality of data channels are selected on the basis of the sending party or the receiving party, each channel comprising a plurality of data items and each being accessible by third parties for the placement of data items. One or more predetermined rules are applied to at least some of the selected data items so as to identify a particular item, and data derived from the identified item is appended to the intercepted message. The system might be used, for example, in advertising.
Patent GB-2440642-A (GB)
Title: Composite intersection reinforcement
Inventor: MISCIAGNA DAVID T
IPC: B29C70/34
Filed: 2007-07-25
Abstract: An assembly and method for manufacturing a composite reinforcement for unitizing a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes a base 32 having a plurality of pins 34 extending outwardly therefrom to define a structure about which a composite fiber is wound to define a composite reinforcement preform 14. The assembly also includes a plurality of mandrels 36 positioned adjacent to the base 32 and at least a portion of the composite reinforcement preform, and a cap 40 that is positioned over at least a portion of the plurality of mandrels 36. The cap 40 is configured to engage each of the mandrels 36 to support the mandrels 36 and the composite reinforcement preform 14 during a curing process to form the composite reinforcement. The base is motor driven for rotation, whilst a continuous composite fibre is dispensed by a winder (24, figure 2 - not shown). The pins 34 may be arranged to provide a figure 8 configuration to the composite fibre. After removal of cap and mandrels, the reinforcement may be cut to a desired shape (cruciform) and prepared for bonding and assembly with other structural components. Reinforcement 14 is capable of being integrated with various structural components (16) that may be assembled into a unitized structure (18) for forming a grid-stiffened structure (20) (figure 1 - not shown).
Patent GB-2441234-A (GB)
Title: Stabilisation of iron-impregnated biomass in storage
Inventor: WHITELEY GEOFFREY MICHAEL
IPC: A01F25/00
Filed: 2006-03-22
Abstract: An improved method for inhibiting variable yeast and mould growth and heating during storage of iron-impregnated biomass involves the supplementary application of appropriate combinations of fungistatic, fungicidal organic acid preservatives and other preventative measures in combination with iron impregnation of biomass. According to the improved methodology described herein, an iron impregnation process and additional inhibitors of microbial activity are used in combination with fine control of water content to reduce mould growth, heating and associated composting of processed biomass during storage. The improved methodology has been developed to increase the commercial value and saleability of products made from iron-impregnated biomass through greater stability and consistency of products in storage. The improved process makes it possible to store a processed biomass for up to 12 months without deterioration. The improved methodology can also advantageously remove the prior requirement for an intermediate storage period before packaging allowing the new process to be applied as a continuous throughput or batch production method. The iron impregnation of biomass treatment process can additionally be applied to the on-farm treatment of crop biomass prior to incorporation in farm soils or spreading as a mulch on farmland to increase the storage of carbon in agricultural ecosystems as a tool for increasing the sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Patent GB-2440295-A (GB)
Title: A system for controlling the rate of a pump on a water drainage outlet of a water dispensing unit
Inventor: BROWN ALAN
IPC: F04B49/06
Filed: 2006-05-08
Abstract: A system for controlling the rate of a pump (2) on a water drainage outlet (3) of a water dispensing unit. The system comprises means for measuring the water inlet flow rate of an inlet water supply to the water dispensing unit and means for controlling the rate of the pump (2) on the water drainage outlet (3) based on the measured water inlet flow rate.
Patent GB-2446264-A (GB)
Title: Encased intercommunicating storage tanks
Inventor: FIDLER JOHN BARRIE
IPC: B65D8/00
Filed: 2008-01-22
Abstract: A storage tank comprises an inner storage tank 12 surrounded by an outer housing 4, and a lid 6 engaging with the outer housing so as to totally enclose the inner tank. The inner tank preferably includes a pair of side by side cylindrical tanks 14, 16 that have mutually parallel axes and communicate with one another through one or more connection ports or pipes 18, 20 formed integrally with the tanks. The inner tanks may further include a plurality of holes or apertures 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 formed in upstanding bosses 32, 34 located on the top of the tanks. Housing, inner tank and lid are preferably composed of a synthetic plastic material, with the shape of the housing and the lid closely matching that of the inner tanks. The lid 6 may also incorporate one or more movable covers 8, 10 so as to facilitate access to the inner tanks.
Patent GB-2456807-A (GB)
Title: Mounting assembly for handle for power tool
Inventor: STIRM MICHAEL
IPC: B25D17/04
Filed: 2008-01-24
Abstract: A mounting assembly for moveably mounting a handle (294, figure 22) of a power tool to a housing (290, figure 22) of the power tool, the assembly comprising:- a first mounting member 324 adapted to be mounted to one of the housing of the power tool and the handle of the power tool, and a second mounting member 332 adapted to be mounted to the other of the housing of the power tool and the handle of the power tool and to slidably engage the first mounting member to enable movement of the first mounting member relative to the second mounting member along a sliding axis. The first mounting member 324, which is preferably in the form of a metal bar, further comprises a stop member 326 for engaging the second mounting member 332 to limit movement of the handle of the power tool away from the housing of the power tool, and at least one vibration damping member 346 for damping transmission of vibrations from the housing to the handle when the second mounting member 326 engages the stop member 346, which is preferably made of a resilient material.
Patent GB-2451343-A (GB)
Title: Dartboard mount
Inventor: NATHAN WILLIAM PENTON
IPC: A47G1/00
Filed: 2008-07-23
Abstract: A dartboard for playing the conventional game of darts is mounted to a protection surface L surrounding the board to assist in protection of the surroundings from poorly aimed darts. The protection surface L is supported from a generally vertical surface by means including a hinge K and by a stay Q, so that the dartboard and protection surface may be stowed away when the dartboard is not in use with the face of the dartboard towards the generally vertical surface, pivoted from this stowed position to a selected position for play, and maintained at the selected position by the stay Q. The stowed arrangement of the dartboard may be made aesthetically pleasing by making the mount serve a second purpose when the dartboard is stowed, such as a picture frame, notice board and shallow display cabinet.
Patent GB-2453075-A (GB)
Title: Expandable stent with ring sections and perforated longitudinal strut
Inventor: VONDERWALDE CARLOS
IPC: A61F2/82
Filed: 2007-02-04
Abstract: A radially expandable stent has at least two ring sections 22 joined by at least two longitudinal struts 24, at least one of which is perforated to allow a graft to be connected to the stent via the holes 25. Preferably, the holes are distributed along the struts and receive hooks or sutures attached to the graft. In the compressed or non-expanded state the ring sections may be convoluted. Also disclosed is the use of serous tissue for the preparation of a cerebrovascular implant. The tissue is preferably devoid of any basement layer and has a thickness of 0.1 to 0.2 mm. An implant comprising the stent and a graft of serous tissue can be used to treat an aneurysm in a bifurcated blood vessel.
Patent GB-2453887-A (GB)
Title: Computer Storage Method and Apparatus
Inventor: BRETT GRAHAM
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2005-07-18
Abstract: A trolley 10 for supporting a stack of computers, the trolley comprising at least one support 13 for receiving the lowermost of a stack of computers, an electrical connector 14 integral with said support 13 for mating with a complimentary electrical connector provided on the lower surface of a received computer, an electrical power supply controller coupled to said electrical connector 14 and arranged in use to be coupled to a source of electrical power to charge the computers while in the stack. The controller comprising a means for detecting the number of computers in the stack and for setting the output current and/or voltage supplied to the electrical connector 14 in dependence upon the number of computers in the stack.
Patent GB-2457796-A (GB)
Title: Multimode wireless communications system
Inventor: RHODES MARK
IPC: H04B1/00
Filed: 2009-02-16
Abstract: A multimode wireless communications system that uses the three mechanisms of light, radio and acoustic carriers either in combination or through selection of the most appropriate carrier.
Patent GB-2458424-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for clock shift correction for measurement while drilling measurements
Inventor: DASHEVSKIY DMITRIY
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2007-12-06
Abstract: The disclosure provides a method which includes transmitting signals over a time period between a downhole location and a surface location during drilling of a wellbore; recording the time of each signal at the surface using a surface clock and the time of each signal downhole using a downhole clock; and correcting the downhole measurements using the recorded times.
Patent GB-2475526-A (GB)
Title: Manufacturing tolerance compensation module for ambient noise-cancelling circuitry
Inventor: SIBBALD ALASTAIR
IPC: G10K11/178
Filed: 2009-11-23
Abstract: A module 30 comprises a microspeaker 34, a microphone 38, and information storage device 40, all carried on a common substrate 32. The information storage device 40 is preferably an electronic memory, such as an EPROM, and stores data regarding a departure of the microphone 38 and/or the microspeaker 34 from specific performance characteristics. Upon interrogation, the information storage device 40 provides this data which is used to compensate for the departure. Preferably, the module 30 is incorporated into an earpiece (12, 14) having electrical connections to noise-cancelling electronic circuitry that is provided separately from the earpiece (12, 14) and may be housed in a separate pod or incorporated within a cellular telephone. A method of producing ambient noise-cancelling earphones is also provided, in which the components on the module 30 are classified inter alia by feeding known signals to the microspeaker 34 and noting the response of the microphone 38.