baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2470861-A (GB)
Title: Molecular-scale beam pump assemblies and uses thereof
Inventor: PINKERTON JOSEPH F
IPC: B81B3/00
Filed: 2009-02-20
Abstract: Nanomechaiucal, nanoelec tromechanical, and other molecular-scale pump assembly are described. In certain embodiments, the pump assembly includes a cavity. The cavity includes a plurality of nanofilaments, a surface proximate at least one of the nanofilaments, a fluid flow path, and an opening. Molecules of a fluid that flows from the opening through the cavity along the fluid flow path collide with the surface or one or more of the nanofilaments such that the molecules are accelerated along the fluid flow path. A molecular-scale pump assembly includes a plate defining a plurality of openings, and a plurality of cantilevered molecular-scale beams positioned over each opening. In certain embodiment, molecules of a fluid are accelerated through the opening by asymmetric oscillation.
Patent GB-2479424-A (GB)
Title: Presentation device with overlay function
Inventor: KANEKO HIROMASA
IPC: G03B21/08
Filed: 2010-10-21
Abstract: The presentation device 100 is adapted to acquire image data representing a first image, and to additionally acquire overlay information that records in advance at least a placement location for a second image to be overlaid onto the first image for the purpose of masking or highlighted display of at least a portion of the first image. Once overlay information associated with image data is acquired, on the basis of the acquired overlay information, a second image is overlaid on the first image represented by this image data, and the resultant image is output. If a control input to delete the second image is received, the presentation device 100 outputs the first image after deleting the second image.
Patent GB-2472929-A (GB)
Title: Inventory management for tubulars and oilfield equipment
Inventor: GRIGGS PAUL STEVEN
IPC: E21B19/00
Filed: 2006-11-23
Abstract: A method of managing items of oilfield equipment comprising providing each item of equipment with a remotely readable identification tag, gathering data associated with the items of equipment, correlating the data with an identification code of the tag of each item in a signal bearing medium, storing the data cross-referenced to the code in a computer, interrogating the computer to locate items of equipment according to one or more criterion based upon the stored data, and identifying the location, preferably via triangulation using RFID detectors 414, 416, 418, of each item which satisfies the given criterion. A method of managing oil field tubular goods 402 comprising providing a tubular member having a remotely readable identification tag, gathering data associated with the tubular, which may be one of rotating hours, wall thickness and outer diameter, correlating the data and an identification code in a signal bearing medium, and invoicing for actual wear to the tubular as determined based on the correlating. The invoicing is preferably initiated automatically.
Patent GB-2472361-A (GB)
Title: Methods of modulating a quantum dot laser and a multisection quantum dot laser
Inventor: HOGG RICHARD ANDREW
IPC: H01S5/0625
Filed: 2009-03-30
Abstract: A multisection quantum dot laser (7) comprising at least first (8) and second (9) sections, each section (8,9) comprising a semiconductor substrate (2) comprising p (3) and n type (4) layers and a quantum dot layer sandwiched therebetween; the semiconductor substrate (2) comprising a back electrical contact in electrical contact with one of the p and n type layers and a tuning electrical contact (13, 14) in electrical contact with the other of the p and n type layers; the quantum -dot layers of the first (10) and second (11) sections being portions of the same quantum dot layer (12) forming a laser cavity.
Patent GB-2486444-A (GB)
Title: Cleaner head
Inventor: FORBES STEVEN JOHN
IPC: A47L9/04
Filed: 2010-12-14
Abstract: A cleaner head for a cleaning appliance, such as a vacuum cleaner comprises a rotatable first agitator (44, fig 9) and a rotatable second agitator 46 housed an agitator chamber. The agitators (44, fig 9), 46 includes a drive shaft (108, fig 9), a body 48 connected to the drive shaft (108, fig 9) and surface engaging members 50 mounted on the body 48. The agitator chamber 42 includes a downwardly-directed opening 26 through which debris energised by the surface engaging members 50 enters the cleaner head. The opening 26 is located in a plane SP relative to which the body 48 is inclined so that, with rotation of the agitators (44, fig 9), 46, the surface engaging members 50 protrude through the opening 26. The surface engaging means 50 of the first agitator (44, fig 9) are angularly offset from the second agitator 46 surface engaging means 50. The agitators (44, fig 9), 46 are preferably disc shaped and flexible.
Patent GB-2473988-A (GB)
Title: Polishing composition
Inventor: SUZUKI MASAHIKO
IPC: C08J5/14
Filed: 2007-09-04
Abstract: A polishing composition includes a copolymer and an abrasive. The copolymer has a constitutional unit expressed as the following formula (1) and at least one of constitutional units expressed as the following formulas (11) or (111). Methoxypolyethylene glycol methacrylate etc. are used as monomers for forming the constitutional unit of the formula (1), stearyl methacrylate etc. are used as monomers for forming the constitutional unit of the formula (11), polypropylene glycol methacrylate etc. are used as monomers for forming the constitutional unit of the formula (III).Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a substrate, such as a substrate for a hard disk. The method comprises polishing a substrate to be polished with the polishing composition.
Patent GB-2489459-A (GB)
Title: A flying car including a jet engine
Inventor: AGBOR PETER TAMBE
IPC: B60F5/02
Filed: 2011-03-29
Abstract: A car that can be flown in the air includes a just engine fitted at the rear of the car with the air intake face of the engine facing backwards while the middle top of the exhaust face of the engine is hinged to the middle rear of the roof of the car. To fly the car the whole jet engine is rotated upwards at the hinge by hydraulic means or otherwise such that when fully rotated the jet engine is now on the car roof with the air intake face of the engine now facing forwards. By rotating the jet engine vertically the car can be flown upwards and forwards and by rotating the jet engine horizontally when it is on the roof the car can be steered, made to reduce speed or even flown backwards.
Patent GB-2490326-A (GB)
Title: Cosmetics applicator with buffering tube
Inventor: CHAN LI-CHUN
IPC: A45D34/04
Filed: 2011-04-26
Abstract: An eyeliner applicator comprises a holding tube 10 which includes a buffering tube 16 and a liquid feeding core 17 fixed in the buffering tube 16. The liquid feeding core 17 has a front end fitted with a brush tip 11 and a rear end communicating with a chamber of cosmetic liquid such as eyeliner. The buffering tube 17 is provided with a plurality of fins, and between the fins, grooves, which communicate with the liquid feeding core 17 via a plurality of through holes 161. Excess liquid fed from the chamber can be diverted to the grooves, and liquid stored in the grooves can be sucked back to the liquid feeding core to continuously supply liquid to the brush tip, thereby providing a steady and smooth flow.
Patent GB-2491882-A (GB)
Title: A letterbox assembly featuring interlinked inner and outer flaps facilitating simultaneous opening and closing of the two flaps.
Inventor: LAPORTA GIOVANNI MARIA
IPC: A47G29/12
Filed: 2011-06-16
Abstract: A letterbox assembly having at least one flap and fits an aperture of a door or panel. In one disclosure the assembly has a pair of inner and outer flaps 12 & 14, they are mechanically linked so that when either flap is moved in open or closed directions, the other follows - linkage may be by means of rack and pinion gears and drive rods.Â  Also disclosed is a means of biasing a flap to a normally closed position which may be achieved way of a torsion bar and spring. Another disclosure concerns a flap damping arrangement, which may be by way of an air damper (Fig 10, 100). A flap locking arrangement (Fig 3a, 3b) is described in yet another disclosure and a final disclosure indicates that a letter catching box (Fig 4, 90) may be attached to an assembly equipped with the necessary complimentary connection.
Patent GB-2478493-A (GB)
Title: Non-stick articles
Inventor: BURGESS JAMIE MATTHEW
IPC: C23C30/00
Filed: 2010-01-08
Abstract: There is disclosed a non-stick apparatus, comprising a liquid storage or conveyance article comprising a first material; a coating on an internal surface of the article comprising a second material; wherein the second material comprises a critical surface tension value less than 75 mN/m and a hardness value of at least 5 measured on a Moh's scale.
Patent GB-2482226-A (GB)
Title: Stereoscopic image display device with electro-wettable material used as lenses
Inventor: LEE CHEOI-HWAN
IPC: G02B3/14
Filed: 2011-07-05
Abstract: Switching between a two-dimensional image and a three-dimensional image is performed using an electro wettable material depending on whether a voltage is applied. A stereoscopic image display device has a display panel 100; a first electrode 110 formed on one surface of the display panel; a wall 120 formed to divide lens areas at the boundary of the respective lens areas on the first electrode and an electro-wettable material 130a included in a hollow formed by the wall. A first substrate 200 is formed on the wall to face the display panel; and a second electrode 210 is formed at the center of each lens area on the first substrate. He two electrodes may be transparent.
Patent GB-2483561-A (GB)
Title: Parking assistance and space selection
Inventor: PAMPUS CHRISTIAN
IPC: B62D15/02
Filed: 2011-09-08
Abstract: The invention relates to a park assist system (200 see fig 2) for assisting a parking operation of a vehicle 100 given the presence of a plurality of parking spaces 106, 110. The park assist system (200) executes a method comprising the steps of detecting a plurality of parking spaces 106, 110, selecting one of the detected parking spaces on the basis of a convenience criterion; and assisting the operation of parking in the selected parking space. The convenience criterion comprises at least one predefined condition, on the basis of which the detected parking spaces may be classified according to presumed driver approval. The system comprises a sensor system (208 see fig 2) which typically comprises ultrasonic sensors. The invention is able to respond to a situation in which there are two parking spaces in rapid succession and to a driver action such as a gear change or brake actuation.
Patent GB-2480593-A (GB)
Title: A closure
Inventor: BENOIT-GONIN CLAUDE
IPC: B65D47/08
Filed: 2010-03-03
Abstract: A closure (1) comprises a base (2) and a lid (3). The base (3) comprises a spout portion (4). The lid comprises a cover portion (13) and a ring portion (12) securable around the spout portion (4). The cover portion of the lid (3) is hingedly connected to the ring portion (12) and is moveable between a closed position and an open position, in which the spout portion (4) is substantially unobstructed by the cover portion (3). The ring portion (12) and the spout portion (4) comprise locking means, oper able to prevent separation of the ring portion (12) from the spout portion (4).
Patent GB-2496614-A (GB)
Title: Apertured food mould
Inventor: ASTON CAROL ANN
IPC: A23P30/10
Filed: 2011-11-15
Abstract: A food mould comprising of a cavity having a base 1 attached to a wall 6 with a rim 2 and aperture keyholes 4, slits 4a and supports and/or guides 5. The slit rises from the keyhole to the rim of the wall. The aperture keyholes and slits are provided for the insertion and removal of rods or lollipop sticks (8, Fig 6). The wall may be tapered inside and outside; there may also be a maximum level line around the inner wall. The aperture keyholes and slits have added thickness to provide rigidity and to provide a seal which prevents the liquid contents from spilling out. The supports and/or guides are used to provide rigidity to the wall and to act as guides to cut the finished product equally. The rim may have additional thickness to provide extra strength to the mould and improved grip. The mould may be made from plastic or silicone.
Patent GB-2502245-A (GB)
Title: Travel bag for a pet
Inventor: DEMIROVIC DANICA
IPC: A01K1/035
Filed: 2012-05-22
Abstract: A travel/sleepover bag for a pet, in particular a dog. The bag converts into a soft bed 14. Straps 11, 13 are provided to secure a blanket 12 and feeding bowls 10. Large (4, fig 2) and small (6, fig 3) storage pockets are provided to house food, treats and toys. The bag is provided with a detachable handle.
Patent GB-2485929-A (GB)
Title: Micro combined heat and power unit with heat exchanger diverter valve arrangement
Inventor: BROADBENT ROLAND
IPC: F24D18/00
Filed: 2010-10-29
Abstract: Disclosed is a micro combined heat and power (mCHP) generation system 1 comprising a burner 4 and an internal combustion engine (ICE) 2 used to power a generator 3, the mCHP having a first heat exchanger, which may be in the form of a water conduit 11 passing through an oil sump 22, to exchange heat between the ICE and/or generator and a working fluid and a second heat exchanger 14 to exchange heat between the exhaust system and the working fluid. A diverter valve 8 is provided for controlling the flow of fluid through the first and second heat exchangers. The working fluid may be water in a central heating system 7.
Patent GB-2491274-A (GB)
Title: Diagnostic data capture in a computing environment
Inventor: WRIGHT ANDREW
IPC: G06F11/07
Filed: 2011-03-15
Abstract: A method and apparatus in a multithreaded computing environment for capturing diagnostic data, comprising: means responsive to a monitor determining that the computing environment is in a predetermined invalid state for initiating a trap delay component having a delay threshold; and means for recording, by a first thread, diagnostic data for the computing environment; wherein the delay setting delays operation of said means for recording diagnostic data until said monitor determines that said predetermined invalid state has repeated said determining with total count or for a period corresponding to a predetermined indicator that it is a state other than a transient state of the computing environment, the transient state corresponding to a transition of the computing environment by one or more other threads from a first valid state to a second valid state.
Patent GB-2503051-A (GB)
Title: USB device with compressible interface pins
Inventor: CHEN BEN WEI
IPC: H01R13/02
Filed: 2012-08-24
Abstract: A USB3 device with solderless USB3 connector interfaces, comprises: a USB3 device main body 37 that houses a carrier body made of rigid material; four interface pins 36 in the outer row that conform to the USB2.0 standard; five interface pins in the inner row 33 that conform to the USB3.0 standard; and a substrate and electronic circuitry; and a USB3 device sub-body 31 that houses: a carrier body made of rigid material; and five interface pins 30 that conform to the USB3.0 standard. Each interface pin has an upper convex part and a lower concave part. The upper convex part and the lower concave part form a spring coil pin. The spring coil pin is compressed in use but rebounds when the device is unplugged from the host connection. The device also includes a top casing 34 and bottom casing 35. In further aspects, USB systems are provided.
Patent GB-2508655-A (GB)
Title: CO2 refrigeration compressor control system
Inventor: HULL COLIN
IPC: F25B49/02
Filed: 2012-12-07
Abstract: A CO2 refrigeration system 1 having a compressor 3, an electronic control system 13 including a processor device 15. The processor device is arranged to control the compressor 3 according to input signals received by a temperature sensor 17 and/or a pressure sensitive device 31. The control system may be arranged to compare temperature output from a gas cooler 5 with a temperature stored in memory and deactivate the compressor and/or generate an alarm signal. The pressure sensitive device may be a pressure operated switch 31 arranged to open and close at set pressures and where the control system is arranged to monitor the state of the switch and control the compressor according to the switches state. The arrangement may include a rupturing device arranged to rupture at a set pressure, the control system arranged to operate the compressor to maintain pressure in the system below the rupturing pressure.
Patent GB-2497436-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing a reinforced window panel to be used as a touch screen.
Inventor: PARK SANGDAE
IPC: G06F3/041
Filed: 2011-12-05
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a window panel. The method start by preparing a transparent substrate of a predetermined size for the removal of portions. Removing the portions of the transparent substrate to form a plurality of cell unit window panels connected to each other by connection portions. The cell unit panels are reinforced and the connection portions removed from the plurality of cell unit window panels to separate them. The step of removing portions of the substrate may comprise forming a moulding layer having the shape of the cell unit panels on the substrate and removing the portions of the substrate according to the moulding layer. The portions may be removed by an etching process, a laser process or a mechanical process. The reinforcing may be done by dipping the panels into a reinforcement solution. The panels may be made into touch screen panels by forming touch electrodes on the cell unit panels.
Patent GB-2514078-A (GB)
Title: Holder block, holder block and pick assembly, machine and method for excavating
Inventor: MONYAK KENNETH S
IPC: E21C35/19
Filed: 2011-05-02
Abstract: A holder block and pick assembly including a pick, a washer, and a block body. The pick includes a shoulder and a shank extending rearwardly from the shoulder and having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the shoulder. The washer has a central opening adapted to fit about the shank adjacent to the shoulder and a substantially flat edge disposed substantially perpendicular to a radius of the central opening. The block body includes a bore for receiving the shank, a base surface at a lower end of the body for mounting the body to a rotatable element of a rotary cutting machine, and a stop extending frontwardly from the front face of the body and having a surface located substantially perpendicularly to a radius of the bore such that when the pick shank is inserted into the bore with the washer disposed about the shank adjacent to the shoulder, the flat edge of the washer engages the surface of the stop to substantially prevent the washer from rotating with respect to the block.
Patent GB-2497224-A (GB)
Title: Platform firmware armoring technology
Inventor: WISHMAN ALLEN R
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2011-09-12
Abstract: A method, apparatus, method, machine-readable medium, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment the method includes is a processor. The processor includes switching a platform firmware update mechanism located in a computer platform to a platform firmware armoring technology (PFAT) mode on a boot of the computer platform. The computer platform includes a platform firmware storage location that stores a platform firmware. The method then persistently locks the platform firmware storage location in response to the platform firmware update mechanism switching to the PFAT mode. When persistently locked, writes are only allowed to the platform firmware storage location by an Authenticated Code Module in the running platform and only after a platform firmware update mechanism unlocking procedure.
Patent GB-2501818-A (GB)
Title: Zoom objective and camera system
Inventor: GERKEN MARTIN
IPC: G02B27/10
Filed: 2013-03-26
Abstract: A zoom objective 1 has a common imaging path or axis 2, an optical zoom group 4 displaceable along the imaging path 2, and a beam splitter element 10 to separate the common beam path 2 into first and second paths along first and second optical axes 11,12, one inclined relative to the other. First and second optical imaging groups 13,15 along the first and second optical axes 11,12 respectively, form object images on first and second detectors 14,16. The beam splitter may be for polarisation dependent separation.
Patent GB-2513110-A (GB)
Title: Data encoding and decoding
Inventor: SHARMAN KARL JAMES
IPC: H04N19/91
Filed: 2013-04-08
Abstract: A method of encoding input data comprises the steps of: selecting one of a plurality of complementary sub-ranges of a set of code values according to the value of a current input data value, the set of code values being defined by a range variable. The current input data value is assigned 1130 to a code value within the selected sub-range. The set of code values is modified 1140 in dependence upon the assigned code value and the size of the selected sub-range. A determination is made to detect whether the range variable is less than a predetermined minimum size and, if so, successively increasing 1150 the range variable so as to increase the size of the set of code values until it has at least the predetermined minimum size. In response to each size-increasing operation an encoded data bit is output. After encoding a group of input data values, the range variable is set to a value selected from a predetermined subset of available range variable values, wherein each value in the subset has at least one least significant bit (LSB) equal to zero. A data encoding apparatus is also described. The method and apparatus are described for use in video coding.
Patent GB-2504172-A (GB)
Title: Switch in interconnection coupling network ring which loops back some data in the event of an interconnection failure
Inventor: TOCHIO YUJI
IPC: H04B10/03
Filed: 2013-05-09
Abstract: The invention specifies a network comprising multiple rings R1/R2 with an interconnection L2/L3/L5/L6 between them. Preferably the interconnection utilises multiple network switches in each ring (N1/N2 and N3/N4) each with multiple ring interconnections. The network switches (e.g. N3) detect failure of a network interconnection (e.g. L3/L6) and adopt an appropriate routing table (see Fig. 8A) for the situation. The routing table sets some egress ports such that data is sent in a reverse direction around the ring and some is passed depending upon destination. The invention may be applied to optical transport networks (OTN).
Patent GB-2515037-A (GB)
Title: Pushchair for a child
Inventor: JONES COLIN
IPC: B62B9/12
Filed: 2013-06-11
Abstract: A pushchair for a child comprises a frame 12, wheels 16 and a seat 14, the seat 14 being mounted to the frame 12 by at least first and second arms 56 mounted to either side of the seat, the arms 56 being co-axially pivotably mounted to the frame 12 and co-axially pivotally mounted to the seat 14, and the seat 14 being movable relative to frame 12 on rotation of the arms 56 between a first lower position and a second upper position.
Patent GB-2515576-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle Seat
Inventor: COPPUCK FRANK
IPC: B60N2/68
Filed: 2013-06-28
Abstract: A seat 10, particularly for use in a small urban vehicle, comprises a seat back 14 of moulded composite, for example recycled, material and a base unit 12 comprising two laterally-spaced upstanding arms 46 and fixings, for example runners 40, attachable to a vehicle. Upstanding arms 46 are attached to seat back 14 using a vertically distributed connection, for example a plurality of vertically-spaced bolts 48, an adhesive bond or by embedding arms 46 in seat back 14. Seat back 14 may be pivotally adjustable. A seat base 16 of moulded composite material may be attached to base unit 12. Base unit 12 is at least partially metallic and may also comprise a moulded composite material. The fibres of regions of seat base 16 and seat back 14 may be unidirectionally oriented. A headrest 36 may be supported on upright reinforcements (26, 28, Figure 2) at the rear of seat back 14.