baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2477508-A (GB)
Title: Portable computer with holographic display
Inventor: BAMIDELE MICHAEL OLUWASEUN
IPC: G03H1/04
Filed: 2010-02-03
Abstract: A portable, light computer — `The Holobook' - includes a three-dimensional holographic image projector 35 (see also projector 75, Figure 4). It may also comprise: an inbuilt game console; a fully touch screen user interface (touch screen keypad 12, touch screen scrolling pad or touch screen control buttons); voice instruction controls; wireless audio visual display transmission; biometric (e.g. fingerprint) based user controls and authentication 19; a web camera (webcam) 34; a headphone port 17; and a dual power source system for power distribution (solar energy and electrical battery 8 energy). Various slots or interfaces may be provided, such as game card slot 9, security lock slot 11, bridge media slot 23, smart card slot 24, USB port 25 and a modem port (56, Figure 2). The device does not require an external monitor or peripheral devices, although it is compatible with most peripheral devices.
Patent GB-2482103-A (GB)
Title: Breach mechansim
Inventor: TRENDALL SIMON
IPC: F41A3/12
Filed: 2010-02-09
Abstract: A breech mechanism for firearms comprises a receiver (1), bolt (3), handle (5) and bolt cap (8), bolt cap (8) having a plunger (6) and spring (7). Handle (5) acts on bolt (3) via bearing (4) and on receiver (1) via fulcrum (2). Load applied to handle (5) along arrow (10) causes bolt (3) to travel along axis (9), if the load required to cause such travel is less than the load required to compress spring (7) via plunger (6) bolt (3) and handle (5) travel along axis (9) in the relative positions shown . If the load required to initiate bolt travel exceeds that required to compress spring (7) then handle (5) acts as a lever on bolt (3) moving about fulcrum (2) to provide mechanical advantage .
Patent GB-2473304-A (GB)
Title: Reusable envelope with labels for reuse
Inventor: HIPPLEWITH JOANNE
IPC: B65D27/06
Filed: 2010-02-10
Abstract: A postal packaging system consists of a reusable postal package, such as an envelope, and one or more detachable labels. The labels may be detachably adhered to the back of the postal package. Each label has a back surface for affixing over used postage marks 1.2 on the postal package, and a front surface for displaying the postage payment for re-posting the postal package. Use of the labels allows the postal package to be reused in multiple mailings. Additionally the postal package may be provided with a plurality of address labels 1.4, each address label 1.4 displaying a postage address and being independently detachable from the package for removing the previous postage address from display prior to re-posting the package. Return address labels (fig 2, ref 2.3) may be provided on the rear of the postal package. The postal package may also be provided with a closure flap comprising a plurality of perforated sealing strips 1.3, the strips enabling the flap to sequentially seal to postal package.
Patent GB-2464436-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to responsive units
Inventor: ZISHAAN FAIZ
IPC: F24F11/00
Filed: 2010-02-19
Abstract: An electronic communication unit such as a mobile phone comprises a processor for operating said unit; and an ambient air quality monitoring sensor; characterised in that said processor is configured to operate said unit in a first mode of operation during which a) monitoring of said air quality occurs and a level of air quality is assessed against pre-determined levels; and b) ordinary communication routines are activated provided an acceptable category of pre-determined levels is identified; and in a second mode of operation during which a) monitoring of said air quality occurs and a level of air quality is assessed against pre-determined levels; and b) an alarm routine is launched interrupting the ordinary communication routines once a level of ambient air quality is assessed to warrant the user's attention.
Patent GB-2472680-A (GB)
Title: Intumescent weatherseal
Inventor: FOSTER MARK
IPC: E06B5/16
Filed: 2010-07-27
Abstract: A weatherseal to be installed in a door or window opening includes a spine 12, a resilient foam core 20, an intumescent material 26, and a liner 28. The spine has first and second ends, the first end adapted, preferably with fins 14, for mounting the weatherseal to the door or window opening. The resilient foam core 20 is attached to the second end 18 of the spine and the intumescent material 26 is arranged proximate an edge of the weatherseal. The liner 28 encloses the flexible foam core 20 and the intumescent material 26, the liner 28 may have perforations in it or another area of weakness to allow the intumescent expanding material 26 access to the heat source. The spine 12 and fins 14 preferably being manufactured from polypropylene, PVC etc. The weatherseal or a portion may be color-coded to identify the weatherseal for fire rated applications.
Patent GB-2485330-A (GB)
Title: Unequal electrode capacitances in asymmetric supercapacitors preferably using a CNT/polyaniline positive electrode
Inventor: CHEN GEORGE Z
IPC: H01G11/22
Filed: 2010-08-11
Abstract: An asymmetrical supercapacitor, has positive and negative electrodes with different capacitances Cp, Cn, where the ratio of positive to negative electrode capacitance Cp/Cn , is greater than 1, and preferably between 1 and 1.5 and most preferably 1.3. An enhanced energy capacity is provided by increased cell voltage through unequalising the electrode capacitance. Preferably the positive electrode is a nanocomposite of carbon nano-tubes ( CNT ) and a conducite polymer, preferably polyaniline ( pan / pani ). The CNT/PAN electrode may be made by electro-co-deposition. The negative electrode may substantially carbon and be a mixture of cabot monarch 1300 pigment black (cmpb) and ptfe cast from an aqueous solution on to graphite and thus may also have a nano-structured surface. The figure, 3, shows an increase in operating voltage with increasing Cp/Cn ratio.
Patent GB-2486445-A (GB)
Title: Determining touch or hover behaviour of an object interacting with a touch screen, using off-axis parabolic mirror
Inventor: LSTAD TORMOD NJA
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 2010-12-14
Abstract: The position and/or orientation of an object 2, located in an interaction volume 1 which is delimited by an interaction surface â   such as a touch screen or interactive whiteboard 12 â   and by a height above that surface, is determined by reflecting radiation from the object to a camera 5 via a mirror arrangement 7 comprising one or more sections, at least one of these being an off-axis concave, substantially parabolic mirror element, arranged so that the focal point of the elements is located at the aperture of the camera, with its axis parallel with the interaction surface. The use of a parabolic mirror means that the height dimension of the volume is magnified by a constant value, allowing more accurate determination of touch or hover behaviour, combined with positional information to give feedback to the computer system. The camera and/or the mirror may be provided with coatings that filter light to enhance signal-to-noise ratio. The arrangement may use natural light, or be provided with specific illumination. The apparatus may be mounted in a single housing.
Patent GB-2479268-A (GB)
Title: Affinitizing media application to execute on a multi-core processor
Inventor: KABURLASOS NIKOS
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2011-03-31
Abstract: The invention reduces multi-core power consumption when executing active workloads, such as a media application to playback a media file having audio and video streams, without affecting media or stream synchronization. An apparatus comprises an affinitization management module 102 operative to detect a media application operative to execute on one or more of a plurality of processor cores of a multi-core processor 108, dynamically select a subset of processor cores of the multi-core processor, and affinitize the media application to execute on the subset of processor cores. Processor cores may comprise logical and/or virtual processor cores. Affinitization management module 102 may measure a performance or power state residency for the multi-core processor and de-affinitize the media application to execute on one less processor core if the power state residency does not exceed a threshold. Affinitization management module 102 may direct media interrupts for synchronizing audio and video streams to one or more processor cores on which the media application is affinitized to execute.
Patent GB-2493491-A (GB)
Title: Process for making cellulose articles
Inventor: COCKROFT MARTIN RICHARD
IPC: C08B1/00
Filed: 2011-05-20
Abstract: A process for producing cellulose shaped articles comprises the steps of steeping a non-dissolving cellulose-containing pulp in a basic liquid, xanthating the steeped cellulose-containing pulp with carbon disulphide, dissolving the xanthated cellulose-containing pulp in a basic liquid to form a viscose solution, and casting a cellulose shaped article from the viscose solution, wherein one or more of the following optimised processing conditions are employed: steeping is carried out, at least partially, at a temperature of about 30Â°C to about 50Â°C, steeping is carried out in a basic liquid having a concentration of base of about 16 to about 18% by weight, xanthation is carried out using about 30 to about 40% carbon disulphide by weight of cellulose present, xanthation is carried out, at least partially, at a temperature of about 20Â°C to about 30Â°C, dissolution is carried out, at least partially, at a temperature of about 10Â°C to about 25Â°C, dissolution results in a viscose solution having a base concentration of between about 5.5 and 7.5% by weight of the solution, and / or dissolution results in a viscose solution having a cellulose concentration of between about 8.5 and about 9.5% by weight of the solution
Patent GB-2494457-A (GB)
Title: Armour module for a vehicle
Inventor: BOURKE PAUL
IPC: F41H5/02
Filed: 2011-09-12
Abstract: An armour module 1 for a vehicle comprises a plurality of flexible vertical elements 3a, 3b, 3c, a plurality of horizontal slats 5 and a connection arrangement 7 for supporting the armour module 1 in a stand-off relation to the vehicle. Both the armour module 1 and its support may be flexible and can resiliently deform in response to an impact and thereafter recover.
Patent GB-2481360-A (GB)
Title: Modular seal support system
Inventor: REA CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: F16J15/34
Filed: 2010-04-29
Abstract: A seal support system (20), or a kit therefor, is for use with a sealing device employed to seal a piece of industrial equipment (11). The system makes use of a stand (21) with fixed support elements (22, 23) for accommodating selected functional components (24, 25, 26, 27). Different sizes of components are accommodated by differently sized pipework elements.
Patent GB-2497369-A (GB)
Title: Instrument mounting for minimising undesired movement of an instrument along on a surface
Inventor: ANTONIOU PETER
IPC: G10D13/02
Filed: 2012-01-31
Abstract: An instrument mounting 100 for use on a surface is provided, having an anchoring arrangement such as two anchoring points (3) for engagement with respective structures 55, 56 present on the surface. In an embodiment a structural element 101 extends between the two anchoring points and a bearing member (27) is attached to, or formed as part of, the structural element 101, with the bearing member (27) presenting a plurality of spaced-apart bearing surfaces. Alternatively, the location of the bearing member (27) and therefore the location of bearing surface is adjustable with respect to the structural element 101. The instrument mounting 100 is suitable for use with an electronic drum kit and in use the bearing surface of the instrument mounting 100 may substantially prevent undesired movement or creep of the instrument, which may be a kick or bass drum along a surface such as the floor.
Patent GB-2499830-A (GB)
Title: A seat cover, maintenance kit, and vehicle including the seat cover
Inventor: CHAPMAN DAVID
IPC: B60N2/60
Filed: 2012-03-01
Abstract: A removable seat cover 1 for a seat 2 of a vehicle. The seat cover comprises a first 1A and a second 1B portion which are joined together by a first coupling arrangement. At least one attachment arrangement is configured to fit the seat cover with respect to the seat of a vehicle. The first coupling arrangement is configured such that the decoupling of the coupling arrangement permits the first and second portions of the seat cover to be moved with respect to each other whilst the seat cover is still substantially fitted with respect to the seat. The attachment arrangement may include a pocket configured to receive a portion of the seat back. The first 1A and second portions 1B may be defined by a slit in the main panel. The seat cover is thought to permit appropriate release of an airbag and access to seat belts.
Patent GB-2486858-A (GB)
Title: Multi-purpose control circuit
Inventor: WILLIAMS DAVID
IPC: F21L13/00
Filed: 2012-04-18
Abstract: A control circuit for a portable light source device comprising a handle 1, a light emitting diode 4, a power storage element 6 connected to said light emitting diode, and an electricity generating means 2,3 mounted in said handle for supplying power to said storage element, said light emitting diode being rated at a voltage close to the voltage of said storage element when it is substantially fully exhausted, said circuit further comprising a current limiter between said storage element and said light emitting diode for limiting the current supplied to said light emitting diode from said storage element such that said light emitting diode operates at a substantially constant brightness until the voltage of said storage element is substantially fully exhausted.
Patent GB-2501936-A (GB)
Title: Micro-lens array with micro-lens subsets displaced from a regular lattice pattern
Inventor: VANDAME BENOIT
IPC: H04N13/232
Filed: 2012-05-11
Abstract: A micro-lens array for an imaging device has micro-lenses located on the micro-lens array relatively to a regular lattice. The micro-lens array has micro-lens subsets, each sub-set having a two dimensional array of micro lenses, wherein micro-lenses of each sub-set are displaced relative to the regular lattice according to a common pattern, the common pattern defining different displacements for each micro-lens of the sub-sets. Each micro-lens of the subset may have a focal distance f. Micro-lenses of each sub-set may be displaced relative to the regular lattice according to a displacement pattern, which defines the displacement of each micro-lens as integer multiples (k, l) of unit vectors, said unit vectors having a magnitude which is a function of f /N.
Patent GB-2492225-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to designing and manufacturing an article
Inventor: BUCK TIMOTHY PAUL
IPC: G06T11/00
Filed: 2012-06-20
Abstract: A method of filling an area defined by a closed boundary 215 with a quasi-repeating pattern is disclosed. The method comprises defining at least one element (216), a plurality of which, will be used to fill the closed boundary (215), defining a flow-line (218) within the closed boundary arranged to determine 15 the orientation of the plurality of the at least one elements (216) as they are used to fill the closed-boundary (215) and filling the closed-boundary (215) with the plurality of elements (216) such that the orientation of the elements (216) within the closed-boundary (215) is controlled by the flow-line (218). The method can be performed on a computer and produce an image. Also a machine can perform the method to generate a machine readable file which is capable of being used to manufacture an article. The article may be pave jewellery, low reliefs, coins, furniture, decorations, toys, shoe soles etc.
Patent GB-2505406-A (GB)
Title: A method and system of localising a pointer to the corner of a window when using virtual network computing (VNC) to control a client device.
Inventor: GUEST STEVEN
IPC: G06F3/038
Filed: 2012-08-16
Abstract: The system comprises a first computing device for controlling a second computing device, the first device comprising a processor, a display, a user input in the form of a pointer which is moveable across said display and a data link for connecting the two computing devices together. Image data is sent over the data link to the first computing device from the second, while user controls are transmitted from the first to the second computing device, wherein the first computing device controls the second. Image data is displayed within a window on the display of the first computing device, which is smaller than the whole display, while the processor is configured to determine when the pointer has left the window. The location at which the pointer leaves the window, the intersection point, is compared to a threshold distance to the nearest corner, and if closer, a message is sent to the second computing device stating that the pointer is positioned on the nearest corner.
Patent GB-2495228-A (GB)
Title: A post-mix dispenser assembly
Inventor: SCHROEDER JUD A A
IPC: B67D1/00
Filed: 2010-11-11
Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve for dispensing a beverage comprised of first and second fluids wherein the valve comprises first and second pressurised fluid channels 174 carrying the first and second fluids. The valve also has a first and second pistons 192 received in first and second piston chambers (176, Fig.10D), each having a piston seat (178, Fig.10D) and in fluid communication with the fluid channels. First and second downstream channels are provided downstream of the seats, and a nozzle 164 engages the downstream channels, has an inner annulus, mixes the fluids therein and dispenses a mixed fluid therefrom. A handle 1120 is provided to be manually engaged and to engage the first and second pistons and is moved between a first position in which the pistons are fluidly sealed to the piston seats and a second position where the pistons are spaced apart from the seats and where fluid flows from the pressurised fluid channels past the seats and through the downstream channels and into the nozzle. Other aspects relate to an urn having a manual post-mix valve.
Patent GB-2496759-A (GB)
Title: Luggage with compressible bag
Inventor: CHEHEBAR ALFRED
IPC: A45C5/03
Filed: 2012-11-19
Abstract: A luggage system 10 comprises a luggage container 12 having a main access aperture and a secondary access aperture 18. The luggage container includes a sealing structure, or closure flap 20, coupled to the secondary access aperture 18. A compression bag 24 is removably coupled to the luggage container 12 about the perimeter of the secondary access aperture 18. The compression bag 24 includes a bag body of air impermeable material and a mouth. The luggage container 12 includes a one-way valve (22, fig.3) disposed through the sealing structure 20 and configured to permit air to exit the compression bag 24 through the sealing structure 20 and valve 22. A retaining system (32, fig.2) may be provided to retain the bag body 24 when the bag body 24 is in a rolled configuration. The retaining system (32, fig.2) includes a retaining strap (36, fig.2) selectively attached to either the bag body 24 and/or the luggage container 12.
Patent GB-2511542-A (GB)
Title: Axial flux electrical machines
Inventor: ASH LLOYD
IPC: H02K1/27
Filed: 2013-03-07
Abstract: A rotor shaft 7 extends through the stator assembly 4 mounting a permanent magnet rotor 8 by a ball-spline 11, the rotor being rotatable with respect to the stator assembly 4 and movable axially with respect to the shaft 7 so as to provide an adjustable air gap. An air gap adjusting plate 12 is mounted for relative rotation to the rotor by bearing 31, axial movement of the plate being transmitted to the rotor via the bearing. Gear 16, sector 14 and cams 20 move the plate 12 which displaces the rotor 8 and its associated ball-spline axially along the shaft 7 whilst the shaft is rotating so as to adjust the air gap between the rotor 8 and stator assembly 4. Alternatively the adjustment means may comprise a electromagnetic element (Fig 11 not shown) in the form of a coil located in the ball-spline (or the shaft) which acts on the shaft (or the ball-spline). Hydraulic, screw-thread or a weighted element variator actuation is also disclosed. A second rotor defining a further air gap may be mounted on the shaft and this air gap may be varied independently or in concert with the first air gap.
Patent GB-2502415-A (GB)
Title: A wager allocation method and apparatus
Inventor: SMITH ERNIE
IPC: G06Q50/34
Filed: 2013-03-19
Abstract: A pari-mutuel wagering method and apparatus that enables a bettor to determine specific amounts to bet on each of several entries in a race in accordance with specific predetermined criteria, such as total amount to be bet and consistency of profit should any of the selected entries win. Also disclosed is a handheld device 12 in communication with a tote board 14 at a pari-mutuel wagering event which receives data concerning the competitive entries and the odds associated with each entry. For each event, a total bet is determined and a subset of entries picked for which the total bet is to be allocated among. A computation is made as to the allocation based on the current odds of each entry and the desired rate of return on the total bet if any of the selected entries wins. The bet and entry data is then uploaded to the tote board at which it is accepted and entered.
Patent GB-2514416-A (GB)
Title: Portable table
Inventor: BATTEN NAOMI
IPC: A47B3/083
Filed: 2013-05-24
Abstract: A portable table 10 comprises table top 12 formed of two leaves 12a and 12b that are connected by a pair of hinges 14 at proximal ends and held together at distal ends by a catch 12c. Leaf 12a is mounted on a support frame 16 which also carries a wheel support 18 which bears two wheels 20a and 20b. Telescopic handle 22 is also mounted on the support frame. The table also has four foldable legs 24, two mounted on each of the leaves. The table can be easily transported on its wheels by pulling the handle. It is also useful as a trolley for carrying additional load items.
Patent GB-2515305-A (GB)
Title: Stereoscopic 3D camera with rotating mirror disk
Inventor: EZRA JACOB
IPC: G03B35/08
Filed: 2013-06-18
Abstract: A stereoscopic 3D camera system comprising first 2 and second 3 cameras arranged orthogonal to one another, a rotating disk 1 with two apertures housing, a) a beam-splitter front-silvered 50/50 mirror 6 and b) a front silvered mirror 7 in just one half with the other half being a void 8 for a camera to look through. When the cameras are appropriately positioned, the rotating disk with dual apertures gives the advantages of both, side-by-side rig camera positioning, and also a beam-splitter, mirror-rig. Alternatively the rotating disk may be replaced by a sliding assembly as shown in figure 9.