baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2377784-A (GB)
Title: A presentation server which enables a client device to run a network based application
Inventor: LEVETT DAVID LAWRENCE
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2002-02-12
Abstract: A presentation server which enables a client device to run a network based application by sending structured data from one or more data sources to software on the client device. The presentation server decouples the client device from the data source by (i) insulating the data source from needing to handle directly any display, data storage, data querying or communications functions relating to the client device and (ii) insulating the client device from needing to handle communications functions which are specific to the data source.
Patent GB-2386648-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft with vertical gas turbine engine
Inventor: CATCHPOLE ROBERT EDWARD
IPC: B64C29/00
Filed: 2002-03-07
Abstract: An aircraft which may also travel on roads comprises a concentric turbine/compressor engine whereby air is drawn from beneath the aircraft into the compressor stage of the engine, the compressed air is then returned in a flow path through the combustor and turbine stages which are concentric with the compressor stage, the air exits the engine downwardly from the aircraft, the engine also includes a fan connected to the engine shaft which draws air from beneath the aircraft to within the aircraft surrounding the engine, the aircraft includes nozzles for providing directional thrust.
Patent GB-2381195-A (GB)
Title: Orchid essence containing medicaments for the treatment of stress
Inventor: HARVEY CLARE G
IPC: A61K36/00
Filed: 2002-07-12
Abstract: Orchid essence-containing medicaments comprise one or more orchid extracts and are strong mood enhancing agents capable of effectively relieving or reducing stress. The medicaments may also contain secondary flower essences, phytolaits (plant milks) and monoils. In one embodiment a stress treating formulation comprises <I>Epidendrum chioneum</I> and <I>Miltonia phalaenopsis</I> orchid extract, secondary flower essence e.g. <I>Prunella vulgaris</I>, and e.g. <I>Citrus reticulata</I> as essential oils. A preferred phytolait is extracted from acacia and jasmine flowers, whereas a preferred monoil is Tahitian coconut oil.
Patent GB-2380234-A (GB)
Title: A limited slip differential with hydraulic pump/motor
Inventor: DUAN XIAOHONG N
IPC: F16H39/40
Filed: 2002-07-18
Abstract: A limited slip differential comprises first and second hydraulic pump/motors 16,18 each having an internally toothed exterior element (30, fig 3) coupled to a carrier 12 and an outwardly toothed interior element (32) coupled to output shafts 20, 22 connected to vehicle wheels. Rotation of the output shaft 20 at a lower speed than the carrier 12 will cause pressurization of hydraulic fluid by the pumping action of the first pump/motor 16 and, because of the communication between the pump/motors 16, 18, this pressurization will cause the second pump/motor 18 to rotate the shaft 22 at a faster speed than carrier 12. A connection valve 40 is controlled by an electronic control unit 80 to selectively connect a first conduit 50 to a third conduit and selectively connects a second conduit 52 to a forth conduit 56 so that hydraulic fluid is transferred between the first and second pump/motors 16, 18.
Patent GB-2380563-A (GB)
Title: A control system for driving and navigating an autonomous robot cleaner.
Inventor: SONG JEONG-GON
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2002-07-22
Abstract: The robot cleaner 10 is in wirelessly communication with an external device 40. The robot cleaner comprises a driving unit 15 that drives a plurality of wheels (15a-d, fig. 2) mounted on a body of the robot, a dust collecting portion 11, and a plurality of proximity switches/sensors 12c 1 -12c 5  for use in detecting either a metal member or a metal line disposed in a floor surface within a work area. A controller 18 is used to receive outputted signals from the proximity switches in order to determine the robots position and calculate a travelling course. Preferably the proximity switches have an oscillator that generates a wave signal through a wave detection coil. Furthermore a method of controlling the robot cleaner is disclosed. The method comprising a step of generating and storing a map representing the pattern of the metal lines/members while the robot moves in the working area. The controller determining the position of the robot by comparing the signals from the proximity switches and the pattern map. Other sensors may be fitted to the robot such as a camera (13, fig. 1) to help prevent it from colliding into any obstacles. The robot could also be externally charged by an independent charging unit 30.
Patent GB-2382580-A (GB)
Title: Erythropoietin- thrombopoietin fusion protein
Inventor: LEE DONG-EOK
IPC: C07K19/00
Filed: 2002-08-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to a fusion protein having enhanced <I>in vivo</I> activity of erythropoietin wherein a carboxy terminal peptide fragment of thrombopoietin is fused with the carboxy terminal of human erythropoietin. This fusion protein has highly enhanced <I>in vivo</I> half-life due to increased carbohydrate content without loss of the inherent activity of erythropoietin, and does not cause any antigenicity when applied to the human body.
Patent GB-2386308-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for treating soil
Inventor: ATKINS MARK
IPC: A01B45/00
Filed: 2002-09-03
Abstract: Apparatus for treating, with a treatment material, soil 2 in an area of land, is adapted for use with a vehicle 6 arranged for traversing the area of land. The apparatus comprises hopper means 16 for receiving the treatment material and adapted to be mounted directly or indirectly on the vehicle 6. A plurality of tines 20 are adapted to be mounted directly or indirectly on the vehicle and arranged below the hopper means and adapted to penetrate the soil 2 in the area of land to a predetermined depth and to be drawn through the soil at the predetermined depth by the vehicle 6. Means 26 is provided to feed the treatment material from the hopper means 16 to the plurality of tines 20. Means 30 is also provided to control feeding of the treatment material from the hopper means 16. The apparatus may be mounted on a soil decompacting arrangement 10.
Patent GB-2382450-A (GB)
Title: Reducing servo data losses in recording media
Inventor: JEONG WOO-CHEOL
IPC: G11B21/10
Filed: 2002-09-25
Abstract: Recording servo information in servo regions on tracks, said servo information varying in size or form depending on the skew angle theta between a recording head 44 and the tangent of a track at the point being filled with servo information.
Patent GB-2377845-A (GB)
Title: Correlating a plurality of imaging devices using a reference target and a plurality of light sources for device calibration.
Inventor: BAWOLEK EDWARD J
IPC: H04N1/60
Filed: 2000-12-20
Abstract: A method of calibrating an imager device by correlating a plurality of imager devices. This includes the steps of exposing the first imager device to a target to produce a first set of target results, calculating a first set of calibrating coefficients from the first set of target results, exposing the first imager device to a plurality of light sources to produce a first set of source results in which the first set of calibrating coefficients and the first set of source results form a pair of results. The steps are repeated for each imager device and correlation between the plurality of imager devices is determined by using each pair of results.
Patent GB-2394246-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to glazing
Inventor: POTTER MICHAEL BRIAN
IPC: E06B3/58
Filed: 2002-10-17
Abstract: Fire resistant glazing comprises a panel <B>2</B> having an aperture with a recess <B>6''</B> in each of two opposed edges. The glazing further comprises a glass pane <B>3</B> positioned in the aperture with an edge of the pane <B>3</B> received in each of the recesses <B>6''</B>. An intumescent strip <B>4</B> is provided between the edge of the pane <B>3</B> and the edge of the aperture. The intumescent strip <B>4</B> may be positioned within the recesses <B>6''</B>. Beading <B>16, 17</B> may be secured to the panel <B>2</B> to hold the pane <B>3</B> in place. The pane <B>3</B> may be longer than the aperture in a direction extending between the opposing edges having recesses <B>6''</B> and substantially the same length as the aperture in a direction in which the opposing edges having recesses <B>6''</B> extend. The opposing edges having recesses <B>6''</B> may be at the top and bottom of the aperture in use or may be at either side of the aperture in use. One of the recesses <B>6''</B> may be of greater depth than the other. The panel <B>2</B> may be fixed or may be moveable between closed and open positions.
Patent GB-2397121-A (GB)
Title: System and method to minimise modulation instability
Inventor: HARTOG ARTHUR HAROLD
IPC: H04B10/2525
Filed: 2002-12-20
Abstract: The present invention comprises the use of a fibre in a sensing optical fibre system operated in a region of negative chromatic dispersion to minimise modulation instability thereby enabling the identification and measurement of the information-carrying signals. The present invention may be used in a variety of sensing environments.
Patent GB-2381241-A (GB)
Title: Printer with vacuum assisted holddown and media transport belt supported by ribbed platen to reduce friction
Inventor: WOTTON GEOFF
IPC: B41J11/00
Filed: 2000-09-28
Abstract: A belt-type support for moving print media such as paper through a printer includes a flexible belt that is supported in a manner such that friction is minimized and such that the paper that is supported on the belt is advanced precisely through the print zone of the printer. The support is provided in conjunction with a uniform distribution of vacuum pressure to the paper carried by the belt. In one preferred embodiment, there is provided a rigid, flat platen for supporting a uniformly porous belt. The platen surface also includes ports to provide a uniform distribution of vacuum pressure to the porous belt. In an embodiment, sliders are carried in the support surface of the platen to minimize frictional contact with the moving belt.
Patent GB-2392735-A (GB)
Title: Analysing apparatus acting as optical comparator or video camera
Inventor: SMITH CRAIG
IPC: G01B9/00
Filed: 2003-02-14
Abstract: Analysing apparatus has visual means which is selectable to act as an optical comparator or a video camera. The apparatus may include a comparator lens 20 and an adaptor 5 containing a camera, zoom package, protective sheath 10 and mounting bracket components 15. The viewed or measured area is shown at 21, from which images may be transmitted via the cable 23 to be viewed on a monitor. Also disclosed is an adaptor connected to video data processing means, the adaptor having a lens and connection means for connection to a monitor.
Patent GB-2393001-A (GB)
Title: A method for determining event occurrence
Inventor: CHHEDA SACHIN N
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 2003-07-22
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for identifying an event type (130) from a plurality of event types (eg a level or edge type event), monitoring the event occurrence based on the event type and determining if an event of the event type occurs and if the event occurs communicating the event to an agent. Further steps include: the evaluation of the event signal based on the event type over a predetermined duration; and, programming the evaluation step prior to performing the monitoring step. Also, the method allows for determining that an event occurs if the received event signal changes from a first type to a second type wherein the received event signal of the second type is received for more than a predetermined duration and otherwise determining no event occurrence.
Patent GB-2406127-A (GB)
Title: Road safety barriers
Inventor: SHARP GRAHAM T
IPC: E01F15/06
Filed: 2003-09-17
Abstract: A road safety barrier having four or more ropes 4-7 supported by posts 1-3 rigidly mounted on or in the ground is described. Each rope is held in tension against the posts and follows a sinuous path between the posts. The ropes are tensioned against the posts and this gives rise to a combined frictional resistance to displacement of the ropes relative to each post along the length of the safety barrier. The structure of at least some of the posts and/or their mounting with respect to the ground defines a minimum bending yield strength in a direction along the length of the barrier. This minimum bending yield strength is greater than the bending moment resulting from the combined frictional resistance forces acting on the post.
Patent GB-2402123-A (GB)
Title: Transport container for cars
Inventor: VAN DONGE ARIE
IPC: B60P3/08
Filed: 2003-11-12
Abstract: A container within which a plurality of cars may be transported has a floor, a roof and corrugated side walls (4). The side walls (4) include reinforced regions (22) having mounting means (30) therein. The container also comprises lifting means (48,50) and removable lifting trays (34) for supporting two wheels of a car thereon. Each tray (34) further includes locating means (40) on opposite sides thereof. The lifting means (48,50), reinforced regions (22) and trays (34) are arranged such that the lifting means (48,50) may be used to raise a tray (34) off the floor and the locating means (40) may be engaged with the mounting means (30) of the reinforced regions (22) to secure the tray (34) relative to the container while the tray (34) is in a raised position, such that cars supported on said trays (34) may be suspended off the floor during transport of said container.
Patent GB-2397239-A (GB)
Title: Implantable Hernia Repair Prosthesis
Inventor: BARKER STEPHEN GEORGE EDWARD
IPC: A61F2/00
Filed: 2004-01-12
Abstract: An implantable prosthesis for the repair of muscle wall defects such as hernias and more particularly for the repair of umbilical and paraumbilical herniae and possibly ventral or Spigelean herniae, comprises an upper sheet 1 of a surgically compatible mesh or PTFE material and a lower button 2 of a surgically compatible mesh or PTFE material 3, such as a composite polypropylene mesh/PTFE, connected with, but spaced from, the upper sheet by a bridge portion 5. The innermost surface of the button 2 includes a visceral adhesion inhibiting material 4 of a PTFE, or comparable material.
Patent GB-2395291-A (GB)
Title: Spectacle lens series
Inventor: SHIRAYANAGI MORIYASU
IPC: G02C7/02
Filed: 2001-07-09
Abstract: A spectacle lens series comprising a plurality of types of spectacle lenses having different vertex power. Either the front or back surface of each spectacle lens is predetermined for each of a plurality of sections (I-1X) which are defined to divide the entire range of available vertex power. The other surface is an aspherical surface determined for a required specification. Spectacle lenses having different vertex powers within the same section satisfy condition (1) at a specific height h within the range of 0 < H < 15: (1)   W  D1M(H)i+  W  D2m(h)i   *    W  D1m(h)j+  W  D2m(h)j where D1m(h) and D2m(h) are surface powers of the front and back surfaces (units: diopter) at the point whose distance from the optical axis of said spectacle lens is h (units: mm) in a plane that contains said optical axis;   W  D1m(h) is a variation of surface power of the front surface and is obtained by D1m(h) - D1m(0);   W  D2m(h) is a variation of surface power of the back surface and is obtained by D2m(h) - D2m(0); and the subscripts "i" and "j" represent the values of the spectacle lenses that have different vertex powers within the same section.
Patent GB-2397881-A (GB)
Title: Method of particle characterization based on fluorescence imaging
Inventor: BLAND RONALD G
IPC: G01N15/02
Filed: 2002-10-31
Abstract: The invention concerns a method for determining the particle size distribution (PSD) of bridging agents in fluids, particularly aqueous fluids used in hydrocarbon recovery such as drilling fluids, drill-in fluids, completion fluids, and the like. It was discovered that the PSD could be selectively determined for calcium carbonate as a bridging agent because it auto-fluoresces. The method is reproducible and is not bothered by the presence of other particles such as drill solids which interferes with conventional methods, for instance, light-scattering techniques. The light used to fluoresce the bridging agent may be filtered to a particular frequency if there are other components present that fluoresce. Flow cytometry is another technique that could be used to implement the invention.
Patent GB-2397066-A (GB)
Title: White pigment for use in formulations including white pearlescent paint
Inventor: KARUNARATNE NIRUPAMA
IPC: C09D7/61
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pearlescent coating for a vehicle of a particular vehicle colour, comprising an e-coat and an outer coating portion applied to the e-coat, the outer coating portion including at least one colour-containing primer layer applied to the e-coat layer and a pearlescent coating applied to the primer layer, the outer coating portion being capable of absorbing about 85 percent of UV radiation landing on the coating.
Patent GB-2414425-A (GB)
Title: Surface coating for a composite coating
Inventor: BARRON ALEXANDER RICHARD WILLI
IPC: F16C33/20
Filed: 2004-05-28
Abstract: The coating comprises a dry friction reducing compound, preferably polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), suspended in an adhesive, preferably aqueous polyvinyl acetate (PVAc). Preferably the bearing includes thermosetting phenolic, polyester or epoxy based resin, a lubricant and reinforcing fibres. The fibres can be cotton, viscose, bast, polyester, polyamide, polyacrylonitrile (PAN), aramid, polybenzoxyzole or carbon. Disclosed lubricants are graphite and molybdenum disulphide. The bearing is a marine bearing.
Patent GB-2405886-A (GB)
Title: Well logging tool with sensor and pressure compensated piston
Inventor: CHEN KUO CHIANG
IPC: G01V11/00
Filed: 2004-09-03
Abstract: A well logging tool (100) has pistons (18) which include sensors (19, fig 3) which are biased into contact with the wellbore wall (24) by springs (23). In order to reduce the stresses placed on the pistons' seals the pressure in a reservoir (13) at the rear of the pistons (18) is maintained at substantially the same pressure as that in the wellbore annulus (14) by a pressure compensating piston (16). An opening (22) allows fluid communication between the compensating piston (16) and the wellbore annulus (14). The pistons (18) may be deployed into contact with the wall by spring force, hydraulic pressure or a mechanical mechanism.
Patent GB-2406700-A (GB)
Title: Display with data group comparison
Inventor: MARTIN ERIC T
IPC: G03B21/12
Filed: 2004-09-13
Abstract: A system (30/110/210) for controlling display cells (32/120/220) modulating light based on image data comprises an input controller (36/102/202) and a display controller (38/104/204). The input controller is configured to receive a series of image data groups with each image data group having N bits arranged in subgroups, wherein each subgroup has a subgroup value and a subgroup position corresponding to one cell of a group of cells. The input controller is configured to determine a comparison value for each subgroup position based on subgroup values at corresponding subgroup positions of a current image data group and a preceding image data group. The input controller is further configured to provide an update signal based on the comparison values, and to provide an update image data group having less than N bits and representative of the current image data group when the update signal indicates reduced data transmission. The display controller is configured to receive the update signal and the update image data group, and to update the group of cells based on the update signal with N bits of data from at least one of: the update data group, the preceding data group, and a function of the update and preceding data groups.
Patent GB-2418336-A (GB)
Title: Radiotherapy device and scanner
Inventor: MOORE CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: A61B6/03
Filed: 2004-09-17
Abstract: A radiotherapy apparatus comprises a source of therapeutic radiation 12 adapted to emit radiation along a therapeutic beam axis 16, a source of diagnostic radiation 18 adapted to emit radiation along a diagnostic beam axis 22 and a detector 24. The two sources are able to rotate in unison about a common axis intersecting with the therapeutic beam axis 16 and the diagnostic beam axis 22. A control unit is arranged to move the therapeutic source to a first position by rotation, activate the therapeutic source to provide a first dose segment, de-activate the therapeutic source, rotate the sources together while the diagnostic source is active and while acquiring images from the detector, and re-activate the therapeutic source to provide a second dose segment. A reconstruction module is also included for a CT scanner, which acquires images from the partial rotations and from them reconstructs a volume image.
Patent GB-2422219-A (GB)
Title: A software development system
Inventor: ANSON COLIN I
IPC: H04M3/38
Filed: 2005-01-14
Abstract: A software development system suitable for developing services to be provided to subscribers over a network, preferably a mobile telephony network, comprising: multiple, such as three, processing units 60 each having an execution environment (and preferably associated with a respective service binding or set of service bindings) and a data structure 50 identifying the software applications or components which are executed by one of the multiple processing units (and preferably the service bindings 52 associated with software applications or components); wherein different developers have different access rights to the data structure and the different software applications and components have different access rights level associated with them. Preferably: there are additional data structures storing: a plurality of datasets containing data about each subscriber and each of the datasets relates to a respective level of authentication and the right of a subscriber to access a service depends on the dataset used to authenticate the subscriber, and details about subscribers to the system such that subscribers have a common identity across all services.
Patent GB-2422534-A (GB)
Title: Brush attachment for mechanical sweeper
Inventor: BROWN NICHOLAS ANDREW
IPC: A46B13/00
Filed: 2005-01-28
Abstract: There is provided a brush attachment for a mechanical sweeping machine comprising a base plate, 110 the base plate defining an upper 112 and lower 114 surface; provided to the base plate and extending from said upper to lower surface, plural channels 120a, 120b for threaded receipt of brush filaments; and provided to one or more of said plural channels, a divider support 150a, 150b for both dividing each channel into sub-channels and in use, supporting said threaded brush filaments on receipt thereof by each channel such that filament ends of said brush filaments splay out from the lower surface of the base plate. Each of the plural channels has a tapered profile such that the cross-sectional area of an entrance thereto at the upper surface of the base plate is greater than that of an exit thereto at the lower surface of the base plate. The channels are preferably wedge shaped. Also claimed is a mechanical sweeping machine in combination with a brush attachment, and a kit of parts for a brush attachment.
Patent GB-2423088-A (GB)
Title: Removal of impurities from liquids using gaseous nitrogen
Inventor: GROVES RONALD JOHN
IPC: B01F33/40
Filed: 2005-02-11
Abstract: A technique for removing impurities from liquids by passing nitrogen through the liquid. The technique is especially applicable to liquids that are in part organic and in a particularly preferred aspect, nitrogen is passed through biodiesel or other biofuel as a drying procedure. Nitrogen may also be passed through feedstock to dry it prior to cracking.