baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2508364-A (GB)
Title: Wall segment of portable device casing, or protective casing thereof used as flat loudspeaker
Inventor: PRUDENCE RICHARD
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 2012-11-28
Abstract: At least one casing wall segment 13c-13g are used as flat loudspeakers by applying a layer of a piezoelectric or electrostatic material to the wall segments (fig 13). The wall segments may be tinned relative to the remainder of the casing so that the wall segments become flexible acoustic diaphragms. Various arrangements of loudspeakers are shown in the drawings, including multiple speakers having respective frequency and /or channel allocations. The channel allocations may be changed in accordance with the orientation of the portable device. Examples of portable devices include but are not limited to, mobile phones, Digital and Analogue audio players and portable computer systems. The use of flat speakers incorporated onto audio membranes enables an effective reduction in device size as well as allowing the device to be reconfigured based on its use.
Patent GB-2501788-A (GB)
Title: Cooling hotspots in a stator core flange
Inventor: SALAMAH SAMIR ARMANDO
IPC: H02K1/18
Filed: 2012-12-19
Abstract: In order to reduce the occurrence of hotspots in at least one of a pair of stator flanges 400 each disposed at opposing ends of a stator core assembly to maintain a compressive load on the stator core assembly, heat transport tubes 405 may be located about/within at least one of the stator flanges 300 at an end of the stator core assembly to redistribute heat there from. The heat transport tubes may be heat pipes or thermosyphon devices. The tubes may be arranged radially within the flange and may be non-uniformly spaced (fig 4) and may be arranged so as to have the same nominal angle of tilt (fig 7) A selection of other tube orientations/spacing is disclosed. Alternately the heat transport tubes may be located in the end spacer 910 (Fig 9 not shown) which is in contact with the end frame 920 or may be located in a separate holding plate 1015 (Fig 10 not shown) located between the end frame and end spacer. A coolant jacket 1105 may be additionally arranged adjacent to the end flange (fig 11 not shown).
Patent GB-2495453-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic spin shift register memory
Inventor: JOSEPH ERIC A
IPC: G11C19/00
Filed: 2011-06-02
Abstract: A method for forming a memory device includes forming a cavity having an inner surface with an undulating profile in a substrate, depositing a ferromagnetic material in the cavity, forming a reading element on the substrate proximate to a portion of the ferromagnetic material, and forming a writing element on the substrate proximate to a second portion of the ferromagnetic material.
Patent GB-2513182-A (GB)
Title: Telecommunications apparatus and methods
Inventor: TRUELOVE STEPHEN
IPC: H04W68/02
Filed: 2013-04-19
Abstract: A method of paging in which core network element selects a base station 301 to have primary responsibility for paging a terminal device 304 and conveys an indication of the device to the selected base station. This allows the selected base station to identify the device as one which it has a responsibility for paging. Each base station maintains a paging database identifying terminal devices for which it has a responsibility. When a terminal is to be paged, the core network transmits a paging request to the base stations. The base stations then determine whether to transmit a message by comparing between an identifier for the paged with entries in their paging database. If a base station determines that it has responsibility for paging, it will transmit a paging message. If a base station determines that it does not have a responsibility, it will not act on the paging request. This may reduce paging signalling, This is especially useful for paging stationary terminals such as utility meters. An additional embodiment involves determining the degree of mobility of user equipment and notifying the base station.
Patent GB-2517167-A (GB)
Title: Centraliser
Inventor: LEVIE DAVID E Y
IPC: E21B17/10
Filed: 2013-08-13
Abstract: A composite material centraliser (60, figure 6) for a tubular (50, figure 5) has an elongate non-cylindrical housing 10 having a first and second recess 24, 24 axially spaced on the housing. There is an elongate resilient member 30 has first and second ends (31, 32, figure 4) located in respective first and second recesses of the elongate member. A surface of the resilient member is outwardly spaced from the housing. The housing may have an arcuate cross-section, one end of the resilient member may be restrained against axial movement, while the other is slidably retained in one of the recesses. The housing may be a multi-layer composite material with a wear resistant composite surface and a structural reinforcement layer with reinforcing fibres selected from: carbon fibres, aramid or glass fibres.
Patent GB-2511885-A (GB)
Title: Prosthetic hip alignment device
Inventor: LANGTON DAVID
IPC: A61F2/46
Filed: 2013-09-23
Abstract: An alignment apparatus, for correct orientation of an acetabular cup of a prosthetic hip for insertion into a pelvis, includes a medical instrument mounted on a bone screw 21 attached to a patients ASIS and comprises four members 22,30,40,60 movable and lockable relative to each other, and including a ball and socket, a three dimensional spirit level 64, a laser direction indicator 65 and a pointer 63 in conjunction with a scale 46 to indicate an angle of orientation. An alignment device (10, Figure 3a) comprising a rod (11) with a three dimensional spirit level (12) and a pair of slidably mounted, extendable end plates (15), each for engagement with an ASIS of a patient, is initially used to establish the correct position of a patient lying on an operating table. A laser beam (75, Figure 6)) of an introducer (70) may be aligned with a laser beam (66) from the alignment device to position the cup into the hip joint socket.
Patent GB-2506531-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum cleaner
Inventor: TRAN PHONG HOANG
IPC: A47L9/16
Filed: 2013-09-24
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner 10 comprises a suction nozzle (14, fig 1), a suction source fluidly connected to the suction nozzle (14, fig 1), a cyclone separator for separating dirt and other contaminants from a dirt-containing working airstream, a first collection chamber 38 for collecting the dirt separated by the cyclone separator and an exhaust grill 58 removably mounted to the cyclone separator. The vacuum cleaner further including handle defining a second collection chamber 60 downstream of the cyclonic separation stage for collecting fine dirt, wherein the handle can be used to remove at least one of the second collection chamber 60 and the exhaust grill 58 from the cyclone separator.
Patent GB-2511174-A (GB)
Title: Method for identifying a layout of a pressure sensor tube
Inventor: MUNJURULIMANA DINESH
IPC: B60R19/02
Filed: 2013-12-16
Abstract: A method for identifying a layout path (P) of a pressure sensor tube (20, fig 3) to be arranged across at least a portion of a cross member (12, fig 3) such as a bumper of a vehicle. The method comprises the steps: - identifying areas (A) of the vehicle along the width of the cross member (12, fig 3) where impact during a collision can occur, the areas (A) being arranged side by side in the laterally across the vehicle; - performing simulations of impacts in the identified areas (A); - identifying locations (L) in the identified areas (A) in a vertical direction where the maximum pressure rise occurs in the areas during the simulations of the impacts; and - connecting the identified locations (L) thereby generating the path (P) along which the pressure sensor tube (20) is to be arranged. The simulated impacts can be performed at a constant velocity.
Patent GB-2522254-A (GB)
Title: Barbecue roasting bag
Inventor: UNWIN GUY DARELL
IPC: B65D81/34
Filed: 2014-01-18
Abstract: A composite metallic and plastic bag suitable for containing foodstuffs for cooking on a barbecue or similar heating utensil comprises an envelope open at one end being formed from a back layer of metal foil 1 and a front layer of clear plastic 2. While it can be made in any shape or size, a typical bag according to the present invention will be approximately 350 mm long and 240 mm wide. The front and back layers will typically be a heat welded together 3, 4 & 5 and so the plastic front layer will be required to have the quality of adhesively welding to another material without damage to said plastic. In use, the bag will typically be folded along from one side to the opposite side parallel with the open end face and can if required be further sealed by using known forms of peg or clamp. It can also be folded multiple times if a steam pressure effect is desired for the specific foodstuff.
Patent GB-2508106-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for operating a transmitter
Inventor: HANSEN NIELS-HENRIK LAI
IPC: H03F1/32
Filed: 2012-08-14
Abstract: A linear transmitter includes a closed loop feedback path to maintain linearity of a power amplifier subsystem. The closed loop feedback path provides RF injection of one or more reference RF carrier signals (172, 174) combined with a radio frequency (RF) feedback signal (149) to generate a feedback RF error signal (173). A narrowband receiver (170) continuously monitors stability of the feedback RF error signal (173). A loop phase adjusting circuit (188) generates phase adjustments (189) to compensate for instabilities in the closed loop feedback path thereby maintaining stability of the PA RF output signal (146).
Patent GB-2524791-A (GB)
Title: Placement of component in circuit board intermediate product by flowable adhesive layer on carrier substrate
Inventor: WEIDINGER GERALD
IPC: H05K1/18
Filed: 2014-04-02
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a circuit board carrying components 402 using a carrier structure 100 that has a layer of flowable low-viscosity adhesive 300 with a surface area 302 larger than a required mounting area 404 for the component 402. The component is pressed into a subsection of the layer of adhesive 300 so that at least part of the electronic component (402) is immersed within the adhesive 300. The adhesive area not connected to the component can be used to contact the rest of a PCB assembly such that the component may be embedded in the PCB insulating structures 500, 520. The carrier 300 can then be removed (fig 6) and a layer attached, such as a conductive layer (800) that may connect to contacts 406 of the component.
Patent GB-2518707-A (GB)
Title: Determining ionospheric time delays for global positioning system (GPS) receivers using multiple carrier frequencies
Inventor: PRUNEAN CORNEL
IPC: G01S19/23
Filed: 2014-05-22
Abstract: A method for determining atmospheric time delays Involves receiving at least two signals of different carrier frequencies 110a & 110b with an antenna 105, then amplifying each of the signals with a respective amplifier 150a & 150b to produce amplified signals 160a & 160b, digitizing each of the amplified signals with a respective analog to digital converter (ADC) 170a & 170b to produce digital signals 180a & 180b, then correlating each of the digital signals with a code using a respective correlator 190a & 190b to determine the time group delay differential between the signals, then calculating, with at least one processor, the time group delay coefficient of the signals by using the time group delay differential. The time group delay coefficient is then used to correct for the atmospheric time delays in the signals. The system may further comprises diplexing, filtering and down converting of the received signals.
Patent GB-2528921-A (GB)
Title: Plasma treatment of an infected nail or infected skin
Inventor: PLEDGE NICK
IPC: A61L2/14
Filed: 2014-08-05
Abstract: The present invention relates to non-thermal plasma for use in the treatment of an infected nail or infected skin, wherein the plasma is used in a method comprising: (a) applying the plasma to the infected nail or skin; (b) rehydrating the infected nail or skin; (c) applying the plasma to the infected nail or skin: and (d) optionally rehydrating the infected nail or skin. wherein the plasma is applied to a portion of the nail or skin in each of steps (a) and (c) until a hydration level of the plasma-treated portion drops by at most 30wt% based on the initial moisture content of the plasma-treated portion, preferably by at most 20wt%. The method may also be used to whiten, lighten or brighten a healthy nail.
Patent GB-2513769-A (GB)
Title: Audio signal switching
Inventor: DARLINGTON PAUL
IPC: H03K17/16
Filed: 2013-02-07
Abstract: A switching arrangement for a circuit, the switching arrangement comprising: a signal input (Vin,1); a signal output (Vout); a switching stage (30) that has a control input, the switching stage being operative, in response to a control signal applied to the control input changing between a first voltage level and a second voltage level, to change between a first state in which it causes a signal on the signal input to pass to the signal output and a second state in which the signal output is muted; and a control stage (24) that operates: in a steady mode to apply a steady signal to the control input of the switching stage at one or other of the first or the second voltage level to cause the switching arrangement to be maintained in its first or its second state as required; and in a switching mode to apply a switching signal that transitions between the first voltage level and the second voltage level to the control input of the switching stage to cause the switching arrangement to transition between its first and its second state.
Patent GB-2522090-A (GB)
Title: Integrated circuit chip inductor configuration
Inventor: STORY MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: H01F27/34
Filed: 2014-08-06
Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) chip comprises: first, second and third inductors 101, 102, 103 where the second and third inductors 102, 103 are arranged relative to the first inductor 101 such that during use the magnetic coupling between the first and the second inductors 101, 102 is substantially cancelled by the magnetic coupling arising between the first and the third inductors 101, 103. The size, the number of turns and the distances r1, r2 between the inductors may be used in the design of the inductor arrangement which will achieve the required level of signal cancellation. The inductors 101, 102, 103 may be spiral conductive tracks formed in a common layer of the chip and formed in close proximity to one another. The second and third inductors 102, 103 may be connected in series but with their current flow in opposite rotational directions. The inductors may be used in a transceiver system and used within transmit, receive and local oscillator circuits. The second and third inductors 102, 103 may be separate components linked with different circuits which are arranged to obtain the required cancellation of the cross-coupling signals.
Patent GB-2529486-A (GB)
Title: Identifier mapping
Inventor: TOWL CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2014-08-22
Abstract: Mapping a user identifier to a supply-side identifier to retrieve data identifying a user based on an identifier relating to a programmatic content delivery system. A client device (110) has an application (250), such as a web browser, to access content on a network, such as the Internet. The client device (110) interacts with a programmatic content delivery system (which may comprise a supply-side server (130), at least one demand-side server (140), and a content server (150)) to supply content to the application (250) based on a first identifier (such as a demand-side identifier and/or a supply-side identifier) derived from request data for the content request. The client device (110) also interacts with an association server (160). The association server (160) is arranged to receive an association request with data indicating an item and a second identifier, wherein the second identifier identifies the user in data accessible to the association server. A mapping engine (610) is used to map the first identifier to the second identifier in response to a request from one of the client device (110) and the programmatic content delivery system (130, 140, 150), wherein the programmatic content delivery system is arranged to embed one of the first identifier and the second identifier in content supplied to the application (250), and wherein the application (250) is arranged to use the content to initiate an association request to the association server (160). The programmatic content may comprise a portion (220) of a network accessible document (210), such as a web page, which may comprise an image (410) (which may comprise an advertisement) and an activatable element (420) (which may comprise a hyperlink for a URL pointing to the association server (160) or the mapping engine (610)). The identifiers may be cookies. The invention has application in real time bidding (RTB) programmatic marketing.
Patent GB-2532408-A (GB)
Title: Glycobiological surfaces
Inventor: STEPHEN RICHARD COULSON
IPC: G01Q60/42
Filed: 2014-09-19
Abstract: A method for depositing a sugar molecule on a surface, said method comprising exposing a surface to a plasma containing a sugar monomer, under conditions in which the monomer is deposited on the surface so as to form a polysaccharide layer thereon. The sugar monomer may be mono-, di- or oligosaccharides or a monosaccharide linked to a polymerisable group such as a (meth)acrylate, alkenyl or alkynyl group. A substrate may be a polymer, glass or metal. A substrate with a plasma polymerised polysaccharide may be used as glycobiological sensor, model system or as biocompatible layer in implants. An example of a glycobiological sensor uses a nitrocellulose membrane or silicon nitride on an atomic force microscopy (AFM) tip, which is placed in a vacuum chamber; then β-D-galactose ethylmethacrylate (galEMA) and an inert gas are introduced; the plasma deposition and polymerisation happens under pulsed RF plasma conditions. Inert gases may be argon or preferably helium.
Patent GB-2523455-A (GB)
Title: Bike light mounting system
Inventor: LEE BRIAN ERIC
IPC: B62J6/02
Filed: 2014-12-19
Abstract: A bicycle and light assembly has wheels, a frame support by the wheels, a bike light supported by the frame, and a mounting system coupling the bike light 50 to the frame. The mounting system includes a socket 98 secured to one of the frame and the bike light 50, a post 72 secured to the other of the frame and the bike light 50, and a releasable securing mechanism 100 that secures the post 72 in the socket 98. The mounting system 100 can further include a mounting bracket 76 coupling the post 72 to the frame, wherein the mounting bracket 76 facilitates rotational adjustment of the post 72 about the post axis 92. The releasable securing mechanism 100 can include a detent member 102 positioned in a side opening 104 of the post 72 and in engagement with a recess (114, figure 7) in the socket 98 to secure the rotational orientation of the post in the socket. The bracket 72 may be mounted to a handlebar 46 such that the lamp is level with or below the handlebar 46.
Patent GB-2537928-A (GB)
Title: Thermal massage chairbed with tourmaline composite components
Inventor: INGA LISAUSKE
IPC: A61H1/00
Filed: 2015-04-30
Abstract: A thermal massage armchair or chairbed comprises composite heating components that include tourmaline and other minerals. The composite components can provide massage, deep heat and far infrared therapy. The tourmaline may for a principal part of the massage rollers and can form part of the cushioning. The chair is flexible and can be reclined to adopt a zero gravity position or be completely horizontal. The massage rollers may include spinal massage rollers 3 for the back, cervical rollers 2 for the neck, and foot rollers 3, 4 for the calves and soles of the feet. A hand-held projector/massager 1 that also contains tourmaline stone might be provided, and can be powered by the chair and stored on the armrests. The chair aims to improve the health and well-being of people.
Patent GB-2528769-A (GB)
Title: Radio communication
Inventor: ENGELIEN-LOPES DAVID ALEXANDRE
IPC: H04L27/10
Filed: 2015-06-09
Abstract: A radio transmitter 4 comprises an encoder 5 that receives one or more variable message bits and encodes each message bit that has a first value as a predetermined first binary chip sequence and encodes each message bit that has the opposite value as a predetermined second binary chip sequence. The radio transmitter 4 transmits data packets, each comprising (i) a predetermined synchronisation portion, comprising one or more instances of the first binary chip sequence, and (ii) a variable data portion, comprising one or more encoded message bits output by the encoder. A radio receiver 9 receives such data packets, uses the synchronisation portion of a received data packet to perform a frequency and/or timing synchronisation operation and then decodes message bits from the data portion of the data packet. In another arrangement, a radio receiver comprises a fixed-coefficient correlator switchable between a first mode in which a received signal is correlated against a binary chip sequence and a second mode in which a received signal is correlated against a shorter sub-sequence and a signal is output representative of a phase shift between two successive occurrences of the sub-sequence.
Patent GB-2543299-A (GB)
Title: Footwear device
Inventor: ANTOINETTE CLAUDIA HOLDER
IPC: A43B19/00
Filed: 2015-10-14
Abstract: Footwear device comprising an inner surface to receive an ankle and foot, and an outer surface to be placed against the interior of a boot, wherein each surface comprises at least one zone, and where at least one zone has a different coefficient of friction to at least one other zone. The device may be a sock, and the varying coefficients of friction may be achieved through materials, thread patterns or coatings. The zones may be located at points that will be contacted when putting on or removing the boot. The device may be formed from a single material, which may be plastics, and a plurality of devices may be provided in a rolled strip of pre-weakened material.
Patent GB-2532349-A (GB)
Title: Method for generating a thermal image
Inventor: Andreas Kein
IPC: G06T17/20
Filed: 2015-10-26
Abstract: Generating a thermal / heat image, i.e. creating an image displayed (22) in the infrared spectrum, e.g. for generating a simulation for testing IR imagers (24), consists of ascertaining an equilibrium temperature by way of an equilibrium between an incoming and an outgoing heat flow at the first image point for each of a plurality of image points of an object to be displayed in a 3D scene in an iteration step. A temperature adjustment to the equilibrium temperature is established for the first image point based on a temperature adjustment from a preceding iteration step. The surface temperature of the first image point is then calculated based on the temperature adjustment along with the equilibrium temperature. A thermal image is generated based on the surface temperatures of all of the image points. The incoming heat flow may be established from a position of a thermal source in the 3D scene and reflections of thermal radiation of other objects. A shadow factor indicating a degree of shading of the first image point may be ascertained based on a shadow texture in accordance with a position of a thermal source.