baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2423614-A (GB)
Title: Security management in a print control device
Inventor: ATOBE HIROSHI
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 2005-02-25
Abstract: A security management software is executed in print control device connectable via a network to an information processing device that sends an instruction and data thereto. The software includes: a step of relating a fingerprint of a user of the print control device to information registered for security authentication system on the print control device, wherein the information is to log into the print control device; and a step of allowing the user to log into the print control device, in case that a fingerprint of the user inputted for logging into the print control device is authenticated based on the related fingerprint.
Patent GB-2423728-A (GB)
Title: An illuminated table football game
Inventor: SHAW WILLIAM BENJAMIN
IPC: A63F9/06
Filed: 2005-03-04
Abstract: A table football game comprises a translucent playing surface with a light source beneath. The light may be varied in hue and colour intensity: ultraviolet light may also be used. The heads of the players may be formed according to the requirement of the user - software utilising photographs and other information is used to create the players. The table may be levelled to reduce dead spots on the playing table.
Patent GB-2409090-A (GB)
Title: Smart-card payment system
Inventor: LEIBERT ALAN LESLIE
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2001-04-06
Abstract: An electronic transaction payment system is provided having a vendor terminal 21 associated with a vendor who provides goods or services to a purchaser, a vendor smart-card 23 and a vendor smart-card reader 7v for transmitting data to and receiving data from the vendor smart-card. The system also includes a purchaser smart-card reader 7p which is connected to the vendor terminal and which is operable for transmitting data to and receiving data from a purchaser smart-card 3. In operation, payment for goods purchased by the purchaser is made between the purchaser smart-card and the vendor smart-card. In a preferred embodiment, the payment data is encrypted using an encryption key specific to the transaction between the purchaser and the vendor. A third party registry terminal 27 may also be provided for providing validation of the vendor and/or the purchaser.
Patent GB-2408823-A (GB)
Title: Collecting and paying micropayments for internet and wireless purchase of copyright material
Inventor: MEINHARDT MARK M
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2003-08-26
Abstract: An apparatus for and method of transacting business over a network, such as the Internet. The technique is applicable to a number of e-commerce applications, but the low transaction cost permits its use with microsales involving micropayments of less than one U.S. dollar. An Internet user (10) requests a purchase from a content provider (18) via the user's Internet Service Provider (14). The Internet service provider (14) records the transaction in a transaction log. The content provider records the transaction in an invoice log. At the end of a billing cycle, a transaction reconciler performs a reconciliation of all transaction logs from all Internet service providers with all invoice logs from all content providers. After correction of any errors found, each Internet service provider is billed by the transaction reconciler for all purchases made by its subscribing users during the purchase period. The payments are collected by the transaction reconciler and paid over to the content providers on the basis of the reconciled invoice logs.
Patent GB-2413260-A (GB)
Title: A curtain heading system and glider therefore
Inventor: WHARTON R
IPC: A47H11/02
Filed: 2005-04-13
Abstract: The curtain heading system comprises a tubular track 2 supporting a series of gliders 6 interlinked by a cord 40. Each glider comprises an opening 20 and the cord is attached to each glider with the aid of a peg 34 that is a snap fit in the opening, the glider further comprising a top surface 30 which constrains the cord to extend at an angle upwardly from its point(s) of attachment to the glider. Hooks (Fig.9) are attached each at one end to an eye 12 formed at the lower part of the glider, and at the other end to one of a series of pockets (104, Fig.8) formed in the heading tape (2, 102, Fig.8). The distance between the hooks when the tape is laid flat, relative to the spacing between the gliders as defined by their attachment points to the cord, constrains the curtain to hang in a regular sinuous pattern.
Patent GB-2410802-A (GB)
Title: Determining the effects of noise or crosstalk in an integrated circuit
Inventor: CORR WILLIAM ERIC
IPC: G01R31/30
Filed: 2002-02-18
Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided with a core logic area 12 containing components such as transistors, logic gates, processors, memory caches etc. In order to test the effects of noise or crosstalk on these components a plurality of test circuits 22 - 28 are provided. Each test circuit may be a ring oscillator operable to produce a test signal of known frequency. Circuit 22 produces a reference signal for use in testing. Circuit 24 measures the delay introduced by crosstalk, and has the conductive traces between its elements formed into loops that extend close to components of the core logic of the integrated circuit. Circuit 26 has its elements randomly positioned throughout the core logic area and measures system noise. Circuits 22 to 26 may have their own power supply, separate from the power supply to the core logic. Circuit 28 mimics a logic path of the integrated circuit and shares a power supply with the core logic to measure power supply noise. Measurements may be made with the integrated circuit active, inactive or partially active. Other parameters that can be measured are said to be substrate coupling, interconnect capacitance, maximum signal degradation or temperature effects.
Patent GB-2415806-A (GB)
Title: A dynamic software integration architecture
Inventor: SIEGEL NEIL GILBERT
IPC: G06F9/455
Filed: 2005-06-21
Abstract: A software integration architecture is disclosed. The architecture includes software modules operative to spontaneously integrate (eg legacy) distributed components/systems into new integrated systems via dynamic integration connectors, with minimal or no changes to the existing software components / systems / databases. The architecture employs integration rule sets that define access and communication rules associated with a respective software component, and a negotiation engine that negotiates with the integration connectors to define data and/or control connectivity based on the integration rule sets.
Patent GB-2428153-A (GB)
Title: Interactive multiple view display
Inventor: STEVENSON HEATHER ANN
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2005-07-08
Abstract: A multiple view display shows images of independently selectable content, visible in respective different viewing regions. Various alternatives are disclosed: means to detect which of a plurality of users is interacting with the images (Figure 19), permitting the detected user to interact with an image; display of images at different heights with respect to, or different distances from, the display (Figures 22, 23); an image generator for supplying different aspects of the same subject for display as different images; display of respective different contiguous, adjacent or overlapping viewing regions; detecting movement in a portable version of the display, changing displayed images accordingly; using a graphical user interface (GUI), visible in one viewing region but invisible elsewhere; tracking at which point on the display a user is looking, allowing enhancement of the point; and an interface for inputting communication in a first language, and supplying images containing versions of the communication in different languages (Figure 1).
Patent GB-2431145-A (GB)
Title: Stair lift
Inventor: STRUPINSKY JULY
IPC: B66B9/08
Filed: 2005-10-13
Abstract: A stair lift has a smooth guide rail 1 mounted on a ceiling above and at one side of stairs 32, above a guard rail 21. The lift is self-propelled by a motor 17 driving friction rollers engaging flanges of the guide rail, the frictional engagement of the rollers being ensured by the weight of a hanger 11 and seat 12 being applied through a lever 6. The seat 12 is designed to fold automatically if not in use, to prevent obstruction of the stairs. A friction brake 16 reduces swinging where the hanger 11 is pivoted to the lever 6. The smoothness of the guide rail allows the stair lift to negotiate small-radius turns.
Patent GB-2425751-A (GB)
Title: Manually operable tool for grasping solid objects
Inventor: RENNY GRAHAM CHARLES
IPC: B25B7/00
Filed: 2005-12-08
Abstract: A manually operable tool for grasping solid objects comprising a scissors assembly 10 at opposed ends of which are a pair of handles 24, and a pair of opposed paddles 14a, 14b such that objects may be received between the paddles whereupon movement of the handles towards each other causes the paddles to move together to grasp said solid objects therebetween. Each of the paddles may have a first straight lower edge (16, Fig 3b) and a second straight edge (18, fig 3b) at an obtuse angle to the first. One or each of the opposing paddles may be provided with a comb-like structure 21. The device may be used for picking up litter, leaves, droppings and other waste materials. It may also be used in potato harvesting.
Patent GB-2422610-A (GB)
Title: Water-based ink for stencil printing including a non-ionic associative thickener
Inventor: WATANABE YOSHIFUMI
IPC: C09D11/03
Filed: 2006-01-27
Abstract: A water-based ink, for stencil printing, includes a non-ionic associative thickener, such as urethane-modified polyoxyalkylene dialkyl ether, that is liquid at 20{C, within a range from 1-15% by weight. By using this ink, the blurring of the printed image that occurs on recommencing printing after the printing machine has been sitting in an unused state can be eliminated quickly. Also disclosed is a stencil printing method using the water-based ink.
Patent GB-2424284-A (GB)
Title: Reducing magnetic field inhomogeneity of primary coil by inductively energized secondary coil.
Inventor: HOLLIS TIMOTHY JAMES
IPC: H01F7/20
Filed: 2006-02-27
Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which inhomogeneity in a magnetic field is reduced by invoking electromagnetic mutual inductance between a main coil and another coil.
Patent GB-2435970-A (GB)
Title: Power converter with tapped inductor
Inventor: YOUNG GEORGE
IPC: H02M3/335
Filed: 2006-03-10
Abstract: A power converter for use in ACDC power supplies comprises a converter input, a converter output and an output synchronous rectification stage, the output synchronous rectification stage comprises a plurality of switching devices 19, 21, 27, 29 an output inductor L1a, L1b and an output capacitor 37. The output inductor is provided by way of a tapped inductor and there is also provided an output reverse recovery device 45 connected to the tapped inductor to provide an alternative path for the flow of current in the freewheeling period of the output synchronous rectification stage.
Patent GB-2425636-A (GB)
Title: Combined RKE and GDO controller having multi-frequency transmitter
Inventor: TANG TOM
IPC: G08C17/02
Filed: 2006-04-20
Abstract: A portable device for controlling a vehicle remote keyless entry (RKE) system and a garage door opener (GDO) includes a controller and a multi-frequency transmitter. The controller generates (406,412) a function code in response to an operator demand signal and selects between a first and second transmission frequency. The operator demand signal is at least one of a RKE demand signal and a GDO demand signal. The first frequency is selected (416) when the function code is generated (412) in response to a RKE demand signal and the second frequency is selected (410) when the function code is generated (406) in response to a GDO demand signal. The multi-frequency transmitter is electrically coupled to the controller and an antenna. The multi-frequency transmitter transmits (416,410) the generated (412,406) function code to at least one of a vehicle remote keyless entry system and a garage door opener at the selected frequency, according to the operator demand signal. The demand signal may be generated in response to operator activation of a button, or in response to the proximity of a RKE fob to a vehicle having a passive entry system, in the case of the RKE demand signal.
Patent GB-2422525-A (GB)
Title: Sweat scraper
Inventor: PICOZZA AUGUSTO A
IPC: A01K13/00
Filed: 2004-10-22
Abstract: A sweat scraper includes a core made of a first resilient material defining a scraper blade and a handle. A sheath made of a second resilient material substantially surrounds the side edges of the core and defines a continuous border around the scraper blade edges. The first resilient material is preferably substantially less resilient than the second resilient material to form a compliant continuous-shaped wiper blade.
Patent GB-2438662-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable holder for an electronic device
Inventor: WANG LELAND
IPC: B60R11/02
Filed: 2006-06-01
Abstract: A stand for an electronic device comprises a rack 212 on each of two opposed clamping portions 2 coupled to a common pinion (4, figure 2) and means 63 for engaging with the mechanism to lock the clamping portions in position. The mount may further comprise one or more springs 3 located between the clamping elements to bias the clamping elements towards a spaced apart position and the means for engaging may comprise an impeding element 631 coupled to the pinion via a turning wheel 5. The pinion and turning wheel may share a common pivot 41. The electronic device may be a mobile telephone, a GPS device or a PDA.
Patent GB-2428441-A (GB)
Title: Compliant expander tool
Inventor: LUKE MIKE A
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2006-07-13
Abstract: An expander tool 100 includes cone segments 104 capable of deflecting inward in response to a restriction such as a heavy weight casing (600, figure 6) encountered while expanding a tubular liner 102 against a lightweight casing 106 down hole. The segments 104 have tapered surfaces 120 in contact with a tapered surface 118 on an outside diameter of an inner mandrel 108. A compressive load on a compression sleeve 112 around the mandrel 108 applies a preload force biasing the segments 104 to a raised extended position on the tapered surface 118 which enables expansion of the tubular with the segments in the extended position. Upon reaching a restriction, an increased pull force on the expander tool forces the segments down the tapered surface of the inner mandrel against the bias of the preload to a retracted position such that the expander tool assumes a smaller maximum outer diameter. Also disclosed is a double expansion tool arrangement (figures 7-8) in which spacing of segments (704) in a first expander tool (700) leaves unexpanded portions of liner (702) as flow paths for cement prior to a second tool (701) expanding the whole circumference of the liner to close the gaps.
Patent GB-2429222-A (GB)
Title: Quick-locking connector
Inventor: MCKAY FREDERICK DUGUID
IPC: E04H12/34
Filed: 2005-03-03
Abstract: The quick-locking connector (10) comprises male (12) and female (14) portions, which mate together in a non-coaxial hinged relationship. Rigid connection is achieved by guidance and location of spring-loaded buttons (60, 86a, 86b) of the male portion (12) into apertures of the female portion (14) .The connector (10) allows the female portion to be attached to a horizontal element, such as a horizontal drill pipe, and to mate with the male portion attached to a vertical element. In this configuration, lifting the male portion vertically upwards allows gravity to locate the spring-loaded buttons of the male portion into the female portion to provide rigid attachment at the connector such that the elements can be secured vertically inline with each other. The connector therefore provides a self lifting capability.
Patent GB-2431808-A (GB)
Title: Television signal processor with storage function
Inventor: SHIH YU-CHIANG
IPC: H04N5/76
Filed: 2006-09-21
Abstract: An audio/visual processor 2 is adapted to receive a broadcast TV signal 1 via receiver 21. Signal processor 22 demodulates the signal to separate the TV signal from the carrier signal before decoder/encoder 23 converts the demodulated signal into a format suitable for display upon a monitor 31. The decoder/encoder 23 also serves to send the decoded signal to storage means such as memory 25 or an external storage device (27, figure 4). A transmission interface 24 is connectable to a monitor 31 at host end 3, where the received TV signal may be displayed. The present invention seeks to allow for simultaneous viewing and storage of received TV programs. Memory 25 may comprise a non-volatile memory, a flash memory or a hard disk, whilst the external storage device 27 may comprise a portable stick, a compact flash (CF) card, a memory stick (MS) card, a multimedia memory card (MMC), a smart media (SM) memory card or a secure digital (SD) memory card.
Patent GB-2441992-A (GB)
Title: Paint container
Inventor: HOOK DAVID MICHAEL
IPC: B44D3/12
Filed: 2006-09-23
Abstract: A paint container has a cylindrical body 1 with a handle 2 and an opening in the top surface which can be sealed by screw-threaded lid 3. An outlet 4 in the curved sidewall of the container can be sealed by a screw-threaded cap 5 and allows the contents of the container to be transferred to another receptacle. Excess paint can be wiped from a brush by use of a shelf 6 in the interior of the container.
Patent GB-2427016-A (GB)
Title: Radiation-emitting device,which is intended in particular for infrared radiation
Inventor: AUTHIE CHRISTIAN
IPC: F41F3/042
Filed: 2005-03-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation-emitting device which is intended in particular for infrared radiation. More specifically, the invention relates to a cartridge which is characterised in that it consists of: a launch tube (100), an ejectable projectile (200) comprising at least one charge (210) which at least partially made from an energetic material and an initiation relay (230), a propellant means which is associated with the launch tube (100) and which is designed to propel the projectile (200) upon command, and a piston (150) which is disposed inside the launch tube (100) between the projectile (200) and the propellant means. According to the invention, the launch tube (100) and the piston (150) comprise means (130) which are used to separate the piston (150) and the projectile (200) when the latter exits the launch tube (100). Moreover, the piston (150) comprises at least one through passage (154) which can transmit an initiation between the propellant means and the initiation relay (230) of the projectile (200), as well as means (158) which prevent an initiation transmission between the relay (230) and the charge (210) before the piston (150) and the projectile (200) separate from one another.
Patent GB-2430744-A (GB)
Title: Seabed seismic cable with inactive jumper sections
Inventor: HOWLID MARTIN N
IPC: G01V1/20
Filed: 2006-10-03
Abstract: A seabed seismic cable 200 comprising two or more active sections 20,22,24 which contain sensors 10,11. The active sections are separated by at least one inactive jumper section 21,23 which does not contain sensors. The jumper sections 21,23 are removably connected to the active sections 20,22,24. The spacing needed between active sensor units in the active sections may be analyzed prior to deploying the seabed seismic cable, and the length of the jumper sections selected accordingly. Some of the sensors may be deactivated 11 in order to increase the spacing between active sensors 10. The jumper sections may be all be a standard length and a cable section between two active sections may be made up of a number of standard length sections.
Patent GB-2427928-A (GB)
Title: Optical system with magnetorheological fluid
Inventor: LASSAR NOAH C
IPC: G02F1/09
Filed: 2004-04-12
Abstract: An optical system (50) includes a layer of magneto reheological (MR) fluid (82) having an optical surface (82A). The MR fluid has a first state wherein the surface is reflective, and a second state wherein the surface is non-reflective. A magnetic actuator (70) selectively applies a magnetic field to the MR fluid to actuate the fluid to the second state.
Patent GB-2431286-A (GB)
Title: Disc replay device that limits number of viewings
Inventor: TANAKA YOICHIRO
IPC: G11B27/00
Filed: 2006-10-11
Abstract: A disk replay device (51) includes a non-volatile storage unit 10, which forms a file list (14) from file information including the file name of a compressed video file, and from the number of times that viewing of the file is possible, and stores this file list. At the stage that a disk 4 is set into a disk setting unit, the file list (14) is created based upon information which has been acquired from a compressed video file recorded upon the disk 4. Moreover, the disk replay device (51) includes a display unit 11 which displays the file list (14) stored in the storage unit 10, when a predetermined operation is performed by an operator, so that the operator is able to recognize, for each file, the number of times that viewing is possible. When the video file has been played once the storage unit 10 subtracts 1 from the number of times that viewing is possible. The compressed video can be down loaded from a video file server provided on an internet website and a computer (3) writes the file to the disk.
Patent GB-2444303-A (GB)
Title: Performing FFT on a received signal to determine synchronisation
Inventor: RADUS ALEXANDRE
IPC: H04B1/16
Filed: 2006-11-29
Abstract: A wireless communication unit (100 fig.1) comprises a receiver coupled to a digital signal processor (DSP) 108 comprising logic 205 to perform a fast Fourier transform (FFT) on a received signal from a second wireless communication unit. The FFT logic 205 is coupled to signal determination logic 210 arranged to compare a FFT signal to a number of stored FFT signals and determine whether to further process the received signal to acquire synchronisation with a transmission of the second wireless communication unit. The signal determination logic 210 may analyse the behaviour of the received signal, e.g. the respective amplitude of the received baseband signal in a frequency domain, in order to identify a bit sequence of the received signal.
Patent GB-2446412-A (GB)
Title: Heating structure for hair dryers
Inventor: CEVA CARLOS JOSE
IPC: A45D20/10
Filed: 2007-02-09
Abstract: A heating structure for hair dryers comprises a heating element having a holder made of non-flammable insulating material to hold a double wire spiral resistor 6, both the holder and resistor being coated with a layer 14 of inorganic water based paint comprising a liquid part that forms a ceramic of the sol-gel type and another part that emits electromagnetic far-infrared radiation. Electric circuit connection terminals 7, 8, 9 are fixed in the holder. The liquid part comprises metal hydroxides or metal alkoxides and the other part comprises light metal oxide. Said metal alkoxides can be chosen among A13 n-butoxyl, A13 isopropoxide, Ca(OCH3)2, Al(OCH3)3, Si(OCH3)4, Mn(OCH3)4, Fe2 methoxide, Fe3 ethoxide Na terbutoxide, and the like. The part that emits far-infrared radiation has a wavelength that ranges between 1 and 3 microns, and can chosen to be made of said oxides and also of carbides: Si, Zr, Mo and the like; nitrides: Al, Ti, Si, B, and the like; borides: Al, Ba, Ca and the like; sulphides: Mo, and the like; and graphite. Holder may be made of mica or ceramic, and comprises of two plates 1, 2 arranged in cross form with notches 3 to receive the wire 6.