baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2390197-A (GB)
Title: Producing a logarithmic signal approximation with vairable precision
Inventor: CHATTERJEE MANJIRNATH
IPC: G06F1/02
Filed: 2002-03-05
Abstract: A system and method for producing an output logarithmic digital signal from an input digital signal having a plurality of bit values in which the output logarithmic signal has a precision defined by a parameter is described. The system (45) includes a search circuit (50), an interpolation circuit (55) in coupled with the search circuit, a shift circuit (60) in coupled with the interpolation circuit and a combiner (65) that produces an output logarithmic digital signal (90) from a received search circuit output (75) and a received shift circuit output (88).
Patent GB-2406493-A (GB)
Title: Non-slip dog boots
Inventor: FENSOME DEBORAH
IPC: A01K13/00
Filed: 2003-09-30
Abstract: The boots have a non slip underside to prevent the dog from slipping when on a smooth surface. The toes of the boots are reinforced to prevent the claws of the dog from tearing the material of the boots. The boots are fastened around the ankle with two Velcro (RTM) straps. The boots may be made of breathable material.
Patent GB-2407447-A (GB)
Title: Wireless hands-free communication device for vehicle
Inventor: LI KAI MAN
IPC: B60R11/00
Filed: 2003-10-24
Abstract: A hands-free communication device e.g. a mobile phone, for a vehicle, includes one or more batteries 14 disposed in a housing 10, a circuit board 30 disposed in the housing, a blue-tooth (RTM) device 31 disposed on the circuit board, and an antenna 20 coupled to the blue-tooth (RTM) device 31, for sending and receiving calls wirelessly to and from a mobile phone. The circuit board includes two couplers 32 for coupling to electric power source and to ear pieces, a knob 34 for adjusting volume of sound, and two buttons 35, 36 for receiving or speaking phone calls.
Patent GB-2408438-A (GB)
Title: Leaf Collecting Net
Inventor: UPPAL GURDAWER
IPC: A01G1/12
Filed: 2003-11-26
Abstract: A device for collecting leaves that fall from a tree, the device comprising a collar that fits around the trunk of a tree and is secured with a clamp. The device may have clips that clip over the collar, the clips having a portion with a screw thread. Preferably, rods are provided with a screw thread which corresponds to that of the clips so that the rods can screw onto the clips. Each rod may have a number of hooks which retain a net. As leaves fall from the tree they are collected by the net.
Patent GB-2397617-A (GB)
Title: Mounting clip for plastic containers
Inventor: SCHULTE KALE S
IPC: B60K15/01
Filed: 2003-12-11
Abstract: A clip for attaching a component to a container. The clip has a generally tubular body including folds giving the clip a corrugated appearance. The clip and container are formed from similar plastic materials so that when the clip is placed in contact with a container having latent heat from formation, the exterior surface of the folds melts to the container to form a bond area. The folds also define a passageway in which the component is retained.
Patent GB-2399650-A (GB)
Title: Pinhole photomicroscope
Inventor: ARMOUR ROGER HANIF
IPC: G02B21/00
Filed: 2004-02-04
Abstract: A lens-free, pinhole photomicroscope (1) comprises an image-receiving surface (18), a pinhole (8) through which an image of an object (30) to be magnified can pass, and a shutter (5) located between the pinhole (8) and image-receiving surface (18).
Patent GB-2412045-A (GB)
Title: Iterative interference reduction in multicarrier CDMA systems
Inventor: FITTON MICHAEL PHILIP
IPC: H04L5/02
Filed: 2004-03-10
Abstract: A multicarrier Code Division Multiple Access (MC-CDMA) receiver forms an estimated interference signal <EMI ID=2.1 HE=6 WI=3 LX=583 LY=732 TI=UI> <PC>by estimating the transmitted signal <B>Z,</B> processing this (100-130) to give a hard or soft output value, reprocessing (140-170) this to give a new estimate <EMI ID=2.2 HE=6 WI=5 LX=1599 LY=847 TI=UI> <PC>and subtracting this from <B>Z.</B> The interference signal is then itself subtracted, after multiplication with channel estimate <EMI ID=2.4 HE=6 WI=5 LX=643 LY=1046 TI=UI> <PC>from the received signal <B>Y</B> to give <EMI ID=2.3 HE=6 WI=5 LX=1280 LY=1043 TI=UI> <PC>This is then combined at 60 according to a scheme such as Minimum Mean Square Error Combining (MMSEC). When enough iterations have occurred that little more improvement is possible, a different combination technique (eg. Maximal Ratio Combining, MRC) may be switched to via option selector 70. Such an iterative process can remove known and unknown interference, and support multimedia, multiuser service with multicode transmission as in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-2400919-A (GB)
Title: Indicating correct insertion of an IC into a socket
Inventor: BENAVIDES JOHN A
IPC: H05K7/10
Filed: 2004-03-31
Abstract: A packaged integrated circuit (IC) 200 is inserted into a socket 208 e.g. for testing. An LED 214 is mounted on the socket and has one lead 216 connected to a voltage VDD. The other lead 212 of the LED is connected to ground 218 through path 204 in IC 200, when the IC is correctly inserted into the socket. Therefore the LED lights when the IC is correctly connected in the socket; if the IC is not properly inserted, the LED does not light. Alternatively, the LED may be replaced by another indicating means such as a buzzer or a sense resistor that produces a voltage when connected to ground via IC path 204. The invention prevents insertion errors of the IC into the socket being diagnosed as IC faults.
Patent GB-2396812-A (GB)
Title: Formulation
Inventor: CHAPMAN THOMAS BRIAN
IPC: A61K31/352
Filed: 2002-10-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation for treating, reducing or preventing one or more symptoms or complications of type II diabetes comprising one or more soy proteins and at least one phytoestrogen.
Patent GB-2400490-A (GB)
Title: Depositing piezoelectric films for resonators
Inventor: RICH PAUL
IPC: H03H9/17
Filed: 2004-04-02
Abstract: This invention relates to methods of depositing piezoelectric films such as in part of a stack including depositing a piezoelectric layer, measuring the thickness of the layer and depositing a further film or films such that the combines thickness is substantially equal to the target thickness. The invention finds particular application with FBAR or SBAR bulk acoustic resonators, but it may be used with other MEMS devices.
Patent GB-2417175-A (GB)
Title: Colour palette selection
Inventor: WILCOX MICHAEL ARTHUR JOHN
IPC: G06F3/14
Filed: 2004-04-05
Abstract: Selecting colour schemes by providing to a data processing means information grouping colours together in palettes, providing to a data processing means information regarding a combination of shapes or designs which may be subject to colour and applying colours selected from a single said palette to the combination of shapes or designs. Selection of specific colours provides information regarding paint range associated with the colour and/or the combination of dyes, pigments or colourants that may be applied to a substrate to produce the selected colour. This information can then be converted into an order for transmission to a supplier.
Patent GB-2414492-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for sealing a well
Inventor: MACKENZIE ALAN
IPC: E21B33/16
Filed: 2004-05-26
Abstract: The wellbore has two concentric bores, the innermost receiving a tool (20) in cable connection (not shown) with an operator. The tool has two wiper plugs (32, 34) and provides perforations (18a, 18b) allowing fluid to flow between the bores. A control signal releases and closes the lower plug (34). When cement in sufficient volume has been pumped through the inner bore and the lower perforation (18b) has been passed, a second control signal closes and releases the upper plug.
Patent GB-2398614-A (GB)
Title: Fixing plugs for anchoring in an irregular hole
Inventor: HOLLAND JANUSZ LUCIEN
IPC: F16B13/08
Filed: 2002-12-13
Abstract: A fixing plug for anchoring in an irregular hole in a substrate, the plug having an elongate body with an internal bore for receiving a screw, closure means adapted to close the opening of said hole, at least one opening in said closure means, and a plurality of support fingers extending radially outwardly from said body, said support fingers being resiliently deflected by contact with walls of the hole on insertion of the plug into the hole, the fingers sensing to hold the plug substantially centrally within the hole.
Patent GB-2401743-A (GB)
Title: Computer generated holograms
Inventor: YOUNG ROBERT IAN
IPC: G03H1/08
Filed: 2003-02-18
Abstract: A method of generating a binary computer generated hologram for use in displaying a holographic image, the method comprising the steps of generating a complex modulation computer generated hologram corresponding to a desired replay object, transforming the complex modulation computer generated hologram into a real positive computer generated hologram, and transforming the real positive computer generated hologram into a binary computer generated hologram by comparing each element of the real positive computer generated hologram with at least one neighboring element and replacing the compared element with a binary value which depends upon the result of the comparison.
Patent GB-2406726-A (GB)
Title: Communication bus for Hazardous areas
Inventor: BURR KENT A
IPC: H04L69/40
Filed: 2004-08-14
Abstract: A safety device 40 monitors the electrical characteristics of a communication bus 24, and on detecting a fault interrupts the flow of signals along lines 25, 27 using switch units 42,44. Fault conditions detected include any of: an open circuit, an electrical discontinuity, a cut in the bus or an unplugged or disconnected end. The sensed electrical characteristic may include current, voltage or resistance and control units (fig 4,80,82) may include sensors and comparators. (fig 4, 92 and 93, 96 and 97) Data transmission paths 24 may comprise twisted pairs or coaxial lines. Communication bus 24 may comprise a path 25 for transmitting signals in one direction 46 and a path 27 for signals in the other direction 47. Unused wire pairs 29, 37 may be used to monitor the continuity etc of bus 24 and pair 29, with controller (fig 4, 80) and relays (fig 4, 70,72) may interrupt signals in direction 46 and pair 37 may similarly be used to interrupt signals in direction 47. The safety device may be constructed to be intrinsically safe, or energy limited for location in a hazardous area or may be in an explosion proof enclosure.
Patent GB-2405747-A (GB)
Title: Laminated solid electrolytic capacitor and laminated transmission-line device.
Inventor: ARAI SATOSHI
IPC: H01G9/04
Filed: 2004-08-26
Abstract: In a laminated solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a plurality of solid electrolytic capacitor elements (10), first end regions (1g) of anode bodies (1) of the solid electrolytic capacitor elements (10) adjacent to each other are mechanically connected to each other through a spacer (12). First end surfaces (1c) of the anode bodies (1) of the solid electrolytic capacitor elements (10) adjacent to each other are electrically connected to each other through an electrically-conductive member (11). Alternatively, the laminated transmission-line device comprises an anode body which has a first and second end regions (fig.10, 1g,1h), the second end region mirroring the first end region as described previously in the solid electrolytic capacitor elements.
Patent GB-2418014-A (GB)
Title: Simulating a flame effect by illuminating simulated smoke
Inventor: O'NEILL NOEL
IPC: F24C7/00
Filed: 2004-09-10
Abstract: Apparatus simulating burning fuel has a simulated fuel bed 12,13, at least one aperture 130, at least one light source 26,226, a source of simulated smoke 110 and means for conveying the simulated smoke through the aperture e.g. fan 126, so that the light source illuminates the smoke to provide the illusion of flames 136. A motor driven rotating coloured filter, a hot air driven spinner, or electronically controlled lights or LED's may deliver randomly varying intensity and colour light. The fuel bed may contain fibre optics sandwiched between mating faces of two parts, the fibre optics receiving light from light source 26. The optic fibres may be bunched together at one end 24 (fig 5). The smoke can be vaporised glycol.
Patent GB-2421183-A (GB)
Title: Topical formulations for use in the treatment or prevention of skin cancers
Inventor: CURTIS GERALD
IPC: A61K31/569
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: Topical compositions comprising a steroid selected from the group consisting of ethisterone and derivatives thereof and trilostane and derivatives thereof and the use of these steroids in the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of skin cancers that may be so treated by inhibiting angiogenesis and/or vasculogenesis. Such cancers include basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, melanomas and skin metastases. The skin metastasis may result from abreast cancer, lung cancer, uterine cancer, intestinal cancer, colon cancer or a melanoma. Preferred steroids are ethisterone, stanozolol, danazol, trilostane, keto-trilostane, trilostane II and trilostane III.
Patent GB-2414010-A (GB)
Title: Head-up display for excavator
Inventor: WHATLEY MARK LEWIS
IPC: E02F3/26
Filed: 2005-05-11
Abstract: An operator head-up display system 30 for a material handling vehicle (10, Fig 1), the material handing vehicle having a material handling device comprising an arm (14) and a material handling implement (19) mounted on the arm, ```the operator display system 30 being operable to receive input information comprising information relating to the orientation of the arm and of the material handling implement and calculate the position of the material handling implement, ```the operator display system 30 being operable to generate an output in accordance with the input information and display the output on the head-up display. The position of the arm is determined from sensors 36-38 responsive to cylinder extension and camera 39 and a video display 32 projects the results onto either a windscreen 33 or a helmet visor (71, Fig 7). Various types of display information are described (Figs 3-6).
Patent GB-2427999-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum cleaner providing filter-absence detection
Inventor: RICHARDSON ROSS
IPC: A47L9/12
Filed: 2005-07-07
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises a filter assembly 12 disposed on grill 16 between the bag chamber 7 and motor chamber 13. Bag chamber 7 has a cover 8. Filter assembly 12 has an upstanding wall 15 provided with a covering of resilient material, e.g. rubber. The cover 8 is formed with a grill 14 in a lower region. When the filter assembly 12 is correctly installed, and the cover 8 is in position, the resilient covering of the upstanding wall 15 rests in sealing contact against the inner surface of the cover 8 and over the grill 14. If the filter assembly 12 is absent, the grill 14 provides direct fluid communication between the bag chamber 7 and the atmosphere. The cleaner will be ineffective in picking up dirt thereby alerting the user to the absence of the filter assembly 12.
Patent GB-2413541-A (GB)
Title: Device of a towing pin for guiding a cable on board a vessel
Inventor: TANDE ARNE
IPC: B63B21/56
Filed: 2005-01-26
Abstract: Device for a tow pin to lead a cable, such as a chain, wire, hawser, etc, onboard a vessel, comprising a number of cylinders that can be hoisted and lowered, where each of the cylinders comprises a rotary stopping element, facing each other, to prevent that the cable runs out of the tow pin. Said stopping element can be turned outwards with the help of a piston arrangement arranged in the cylinder, and that the stopping element can be turned outwards in the whole of the working area of the tow pin.
Patent GB-2416895-A (GB)
Title: Products with data encoded pattern
Inventor: GONZALEZ MANUEL
IPC: G06F3/0354
Filed: 2005-07-20
Abstract: A method of applying content and a data encoding pattern 18 to a product 10 comprises: applying the content 14 to a substrate 12; modifying the reflectivity of the content 14 at a predetermined wavelength; and applying the pattern 18 to the product so as to overlap with content on at least a part of the product, wherein the method is such that the pattern can be distinguished from the content at the predetermined wavelength.
Patent GB-2431748-A (GB)
Title: Disaster recovery using a tape drive
Inventor: EVANS RHYS WYN
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2005-10-31
Abstract: The invention comprises a tape drive for exchanging data with a tape cartridge. The tape cartridge consists of a tape media and auxiliary memory that is not tape media. The drive is operable, in response to a boot request from a computer apparatus, to read a boot image stored on the auxiliary memory and to output the boot image to the computer apparatus. This is achieved by the tape drive emulating a CD-ROM on one of the two ports that it is connected to. The invention can also be used for disaster recovery. The boot image can be written to the auxiliary memory of the tape cartridge, with the user data stored on the tape media. The auxiliary memory can be constructed from an array of RFID tags that the tape drive communicates with remotely.
Patent GB-2418025-A (GB)
Title: Device for the prevention or treatment of ulcers
Inventor: ROSSER JAMES
IPC: A61F13/02
Filed: 2004-06-04
Abstract: A device for the prevention or treatment of ulcers includes an absorbent layer (20) and an upper layer (30, 84) which may be transparent or opaque, and is preferably curved downward to engage the absorbent layer and minimize contact to the ulcer. A sensor or signaling member is provided for outputting an electrical signal in response to the flexible deformation of the upper layer indicative of the excessive pressure. A warning member (55), such as a light or alarm, is responsive to the signaling member for notifying the patient or caregiver of excessive pressure. In another embodiment, the device includes a plurality of shear detector sensors (56) for outputting an electrical signal in response to shear movement between the absorbent layer and the patient's skin.
Patent GB-2421902-A (GB)
Title: Brush and comb combination
Inventor: KING JONATHAN SHAW
IPC: A46B15/00
Filed: 2006-01-05
Abstract: A brush and comb combination comprises a brush 10 having a bristle-carrying head portion 12 and a handle portion 14 and a comb 16 having a tined portion 18 and a handle portion 20. The comb 16 overlies a back of the brush 10 with the handle portions 14, 20 of the brush 10 and comb 16 in substantial registry and being pivoted one to the other. The brush 10 and comb 16 when pivotally extended provides an increased grip for use. A pivot pin 24 may be provided substantially centrally of the handle portion 20 of the comb 16 and a pin-receiving hole 25 in the handle portion 14 of the brush 10 is similarly provided. The pin 24 is captively held in the hole 26 during normal use but can be forcibly removed from the hole 26 to separate the comb 16 from the brush 10. A depression 22 may be provided along the back of the head portion 12 of the brush to receive the tined portion 18 of the comb.
Patent GB-2425041-A (GB)
Title: Stackable double-walled paperboard cup
Inventor: STAHLECKER WERNER
IPC: B31B50/59
Filed: 2006-04-06
Abstract: Stackable double-walled paperboard cups each have a top lip 3 and a shoulder 10 below the lip which is abutted and supported by the lip of the cup below in a stack of the cups, thus also enabling easy de-stacking of the cups. The outer wall 2 of the cup is spaced from the inner wall 31, attached thereto at 29 below the top lip 3 and terminating in a rolled lip (6, Figure 1) applied against a lower part of the inner wall 31. The outer wall structure 5 terminating at shoulder 10 is stabilised by means of an inner shoulder 8. A process for manufacture of the cup from paperboard is described.
Patent GB-2440326-A (GB)
Title: Material handling apparatus for use with a fork lift
Inventor: CUMMINGS Paul
IPC: B65D19/44
Filed: 2006-07-22
Abstract: A material handling apparatus 30 has a base 31 with two fork receptors 33 for receiving forks 1 3 of a fork lift truck 10. Material support means 35 is mounted on a pair of spaced apart slideways 39,41 secured on the base 31 substantially parallel to the fork receptors 33. Preferably, a mounting head 42 and a further slideway 43 each slidably and rotatably mount the support means relative to the respective slideways 39,41. The material support means 35 may be a pair of V-shaped pipe holders 36 mounted in spaced relationship on a carriage 37, and may be mounted to the base through a displacement means 40 secured thereto for movement of the support means 35 in two axial directions relative to the fork receptors. Alternatively, the pipe holders may each be fixed to the upper end of a hydraulic jack, which is in turn mounted on the carriage.
Patent GB-2428885-A (GB)
Title: Etching solution for identifying defects in silicon
Inventor: SCOTT WILLIAM DUNCAN SEMION
IPC: H01L21/306
Filed: 2006-07-27
Abstract: The etching solution comprises an oxidizing agent (eg nitric acid), an oxide removal agent (eg hydrofluoric acid) and copper sulphate. The etching occurs preferentially at defect sites (eg stacking faults, bulk micro defects etc) and copper sulphate is preferentially deposited at the defect sites thereby making them visible. A subsequent nitric acid treatment can be used to remove any staining agent deposited at non-defect regions to enhance the visibility of the defects.
Patent GB-2428010-A (GB)
Title: Protecting opthalmic instruments against contamination and cross-infection
Inventor: GEE HOWARD JAMES
IPC: C09J133/14
Filed: 2005-01-10
Abstract: The invention provides a method of protecting an eye-contacting part of an ophthalmic instrument against contamination and for preventing cross-infection of patients from an eye-contacting part of an ophthalmic instrument. The method comprises covering the said part of the instrument with an adhesive, sterile or sterilisable, sheet barrier. The sheet barrier comprises a substantially optically transparent biocompatible barrier layer and a substantially optically transparent adhesive hydrogel layer. The adhesive hydrogel layer comprises a plasticised three-dimensiona) matrix of cross-linked polymer molecules selected from polymers and copolymers of: 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic acid or a substituted derivative thereof or a salt thereof; acrylic acid or a substituted derivative thereof or a salt thereof; a polyalkylene glycol acrylate or a substituted derivative thereof; a polyalkylene glycol methacrylate or a substituted derivative thereof; acrylic acid (3-sulphopropyl) ester or a substituted derivative thereof or a salt thereof; diacetone acrylamide; a vinyl lactam; an optionally substituted Nalkylated acrylamide; an optionally substituted N,N-di-alkylated acrylamide; and/or N acryloyl morpholine or a substituted derivative thereof; in the case of copolymers, said copolymer being formed optionally with one or more further comonomer.
Patent GB-2441733-A (GB)
Title: Footwear display comprising a display
Inventor: BRODIE ANDREW NEIL
IPC: A43B3/00
Filed: 2006-09-18
Abstract: A shoe has an insole 202, at least a portion of the sole of the shoe comprising a compressible material, the material being such that the application of a pressure above a threshold pressure causes the electrical conductivity of the material to change. The insole comprises a heel portion 204 and a toe portion 206. An insole extension 208 extends from the heel portion 204 of the insole to a display 210 which is disposed on the exterior surface of the shoe. A disc 212 of conductive material is disposed in the heel portion 204 of the insole 202; disc 214 of similar material is located in the forefoot area with five smaller discs 216a to 216e disposed in the toe portion of the insole. Each of the discs 212, 214 and 216 may be used to control a function of the display device.