baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2399331-A (GB)
Title: Napkin container having a sealable closure
Inventor: LIN PAI YUNG
IPC: B65D83/08
Filed: 2003-03-11
Abstract: A napkin container has a body (4) with a dispensing opening (41) and a cover device (5) including a frame (54) secured around the opening (41) and defining a chamber (59) for surrounding a cover (50) which is attached to the frame (54) by a live hinge (58). The cover (50) is provided with an adhesive (51) for resealable engagement with the body (4) and an ear (53) on the cover (50) may extend into a notch (55) or cavity in the frame (54). At least one projection (56) on the cover (50) may be engageable with a recess in the frame to reduce stress concentration.
Patent GB-2388155-A (GB)
Title: Safety line connecting hook
Inventor: SMITH MICHAEL JAMES
IPC: A62B1/04
Filed: 2003-04-25
Abstract: A device 10 for attaching a safety line 20 to a bolt. The device 10 comprising a hook 16 engageable on the bolt and automatically closable by a spring loaded keeper 30 which can only be moved when a pivoted lock lever 34 has first been moved. The safety line 20 extends into a slot and has a loop 24 which engages around a load bar 22 extending across the slot. A pair of shear pins 28 are provided on either side of the slot 18 to substantially prevent pivoting of the line 20 about the bar 22 except where a sufficient lateral force is applied thereto for instance if a user may fall, which would cause a respective one of the pins 28 to shear.
Patent GB-2401029-A (GB)
Title: Bracing system for modular flat panel furniture
Inventor: VALLANCE WILLIAM ERNEST TAYLOR
IPC: A47B96/14
Filed: 2003-05-02
Abstract: A bracing system for furniture comprises a plurality of bracing elements 14,15 which are formed of cable and connect opposing flat panels 10,11 by extending in a diagonal manner. The furniture may be provided with horizontal panels 12,13 that provide shelving. The cables are fixed at one end 16,17 to the panels and are attached to the panels via a tensioning mechanism at the other ends 18,19 such that the cables can be tensioned to ascribe more rigidity to the structure. The bracing may comprise a unitary piece of cabling (25, fig 2) that extends in diagonal and perpendicular extensions across the framework via a number of nodes that are defined by pulleys (26-31, fig 2). A single adjusting mechanism (32, fig 2) is affixed to the furniture and connects with the two ends of the cable. The pulleys provide a groove (44, fig 3) along which the cable can slide. Movement over the pulleys can be prevented by tightening of a mounting screw (45, fig 3) which moves an upper lug (43, fig 3) towards a pair of lower lugs (41,42, fig 3) to grip the cable 15.
Patent GB-2391299-A (GB)
Title: Heating device in combination with a heat to power converter and generator for producing electricity
Inventor: SCHALL ANDREAS
IPC: F24D18/00
Filed: 2003-06-16
Abstract: A heating device 1 comprises a heat to power converter 5 driving a linear generator 18, a variable load resistor (30, fig 2) connected to the generator 18 which is connected to and supplies a minimum output to a power supply system (25) that is below a rated output of the generator 18, and reducing or removing a resistance from the load resistor (30) as a function of the output from the converter 5 to the generator 18. Heating device 1 may comprise a central heating system or water heating system and heated by oil or natural gas 3 from a burner 2 arranged annularly around an input heater head 4. Converter 5 may comprise a linear free piston Stirling engine having a bidirectional displacer piston 9 in an expansion space 7 driving a bidirectional working piston 10 via springs 33 in a compression space 8. Generator 18 may comprise a coil 19, magnet 20 and core 21 connected to piston 10. A controller (26) may be connected to a temperature measuring point 28 comprising a thermopile, and also connected to the load resistor (30) in series to generator 18 and supply system (25) so that the load resistance can be varied depending on the output of the converter 5 measured from the thermopile.
Patent GB-2403382-A (GB)
Title: Digital Rights Management (DRM) system providing licences to use encrypted content only after a predetermined time
Inventor: WRIGHT TIMOTHY JAMES
IPC: G06F21/10
Filed: 2003-06-27
Abstract: At any time prior to a predetermined time T0 a consumer is able to request encrypted content data 27 from a content issuer 15, store it on their PC 33, and purchase or otherwise obtain a rights object or licence 36 including a decryption key for the data 27 from a rights issuer 17 using their mobile terminal 3. Before the predetermined time T0 the rights object 36 is stored on the mobile terminal 3 and is prevented from being transmitted to the PC 33. At the predetermined time T0 the mobile terminal 3 is able to send the decryption key contained within the rights object 36 to the PC 33 thus enabling the encrypted data 27 to be decoded. Only at this point does the data 27 become accessible to the consumer via the PC 33. The mobile terminal's secure and trusted clock is used to determine the time, thereby preventing unauthorized early decryption of and access to the content data 27.
Patent GB-2396449-A (GB)
Title: Electronic card capable of changing communication functionality of a coupled electronic device
Inventor: CHENG SHIH CHIEH
IPC: G06F13/14
Filed: 2003-07-07
Abstract: A removable interface (11) has at least a card detection pin (CD) which is set at a first state or a second state based on the coupled electronic device. A functional module (14) provides a communication functionality via an access bus (15) or a specific application bus (16) based on whether the card detection pin is at the first state or the second state. A bridge (12) is provided for bridging and converting signals of the interface bus on the removable interface (11) into signals of the access bus or the specific application bus, or vice versa. A multiplexer device (13) selects signals of the access bus (15) or signals of the specific application bus (16) based on whether the card detection pin (CD) is at the first state or the second state for being switched to the interface bus (11).
Patent GB-2399935-A (GB)
Title: Display apparatus
Inventor: KABUTO NOBUAKI
IPC: G09G3/30
Filed: 2003-07-28
Abstract: The present invention provides a bright and high-resolution display apparatus having a dynamic range exceeding the number of gray-scale voltage (or current) outputs, which a signal driver is capable of generating. In accordance with the present invention, a select period, in which a group of pixels on each row is driven, is divided into a plurality of sub-periods. The signal driver supplies a voltage output varying from sub-period to sub-period to selected pixels through a signal electrode. The pixel is capable of expressing various values of a gray scale, the size of which is at least approximately equal to (the number of gray-scale voltage outputs, which the signal driver is capable of generating) x (the number of sub-periods). By changing the ratio of the length of a sub-period to the length of another sub-period or the range of the driving voltage (or current), the dynamic range of the display can be further increased.
Patent GB-2393963-A (GB)
Title: Slide member composition comprising thermoset, PTFE, bismuth and/or an alkaline earth salt
Inventor: IWATA HIDEKI
IPC: C08K3/08
Filed: 2003-07-29
Abstract: A sliding member composition comprising a thermosetting resin as a base resin, preferably a phenolic resin in a proportion of 50 to 80 vol% and adding thereto a PTFE with a molecular weight of 3,000,000 or more in a proportion of 10 to 40 vol% and bismuth and/or a bismuth alloy in a proportion of 1 to 20 vol%. A further embodiment comprises an alkaline earth metal salt instead of bismuth. A further embodiment comprises an alkaline earth and bismuth. Also disclosed is a sliding member using said compositions as a coating.
Patent GB-2405933-A (GB)
Title: Measuring movement of a hydraulic actuator
Inventor: GIBBS PAUL RICHARD
IPC: G01D5/42
Filed: 2003-09-12
Abstract: A device for measuring linear movement of a hydraulically actuated piston 3 comprises a rotary member 13 coupled to the piston, such that linear movement of the piston causes rotation of the rotary member; and means for detecting and measuring rotation of the rotary member. The rotary member preferably comprises a threaded rod mounted to the base of the cylinder 2 by bearing means 17. The means for measuring rotation of the rotary member may include means of detecting sound generated as the rotary member rotates; means for detecting light reflected from a rotary member provided with alternating dark and light regions; means of detecting power generated by an electrical generator in response to rotary movement; or means for detecting light generated by an LED driven by the electrical generator. The device allows linear movement of the piston to be detected accurately.
Patent GB-2389541-A (GB)
Title: Casino card game
Inventor: DUNCOMBE MICHAEL
IPC: A63F1/00
Filed: 2002-02-21
Abstract: A simple casino gambling game, suitable for new players, involves betting on the value of a single card or of a series of cards. A dealer draws one card from a shuffled deck or decks of conventional 52-card format. If there is a table, each player will have previously laid a bet or bets in his box (1) for the following outcomes: that the card is higher than (HIGH), equal to, or lower than (LOW), 7; or that the card will be of a paticular suit. The dealer then pays for winning outcomes. Alternatively players can bet that runs of up to seven individually drawn cards will be higher or lower than 7 (box 10). Bets can also be made on a jackpot basis, eg on the outcome of the previous five cards, (these cards are displayed in area 11). If a seven is drawn, low and high bets all lose while other bets have a reduced payout.
Patent GB-2406750-A (GB)
Title: Mobile phone watch
Inventor: KHAN AFZAL MUHAMMAD
IPC: H04M1/72409
Filed: 2003-10-01
Abstract: Mobile phones may be made to be worn on the wrist, like a wrist watch (or a pocket watch.) Besides operating as cellular phones, these telephone watches could act as receivers and transmitters of signals which may be processed by a PDA when connected to it. The devices should thus be easy to carry, and use and not easy to loose. The PDA may be necessary for internet connection or photo messaging. The phone may use rechargeable batteries which can be easily replaced.
Patent GB-2401199-A (GB)
Title: Method of operating an engine installation
Inventor: BEYER HANS-ERNST
IPC: F01M13/02
Filed: 2003-12-30
Abstract: A method of operating an engine installation 5, with an internal combustion engine 1 and with a setting element 10 in an air feed 15 for setting an air mass to be fed to the engine, which enables simple and reliable diagnosis of leakage in the air feed. The method comprises first and second adaptations for setting the setting element 10, such as a throttle flap. The first adaptation is adapted to an actual operating state by means of a first adaptation value and is further adapted by the second adaptation by means of a second adaptation value for compensation for longer-term influencing magnitudes on the setting of the setting element. The second adaptation value is formed in dependence on a minimum first adaptation value formed in the first adaptation. A leakage in the air feed is diagnosed in dependence on the second adaptation value.
Patent GB-2412452-A (GB)
Title: Protection and controlled distribution of digital content
Inventor: MUDIE GEORGE STRONACH
IPC: G06F21/10
Filed: 2004-03-27
Abstract: A system that employs a licensing scheme for distributed digital content. The licensing scheme requires the authentication of a physical key device 1 (e.g. a smart card) and an application extension 9 and may provide content 4 and licenses 5 which are encrypted in a fashion that is unique to the physical key device. The licensing scheme and authentication mechanisms used minimise the possibility of commercial copying. The licensing scheme and authentication mechanisms also allow the consumption of content without the physical key device being present, but still under the conditions defined by the licence. Independent claims relate to various aspects including: <SL> <LI>(i) Claim 1 characterised by a physical key device and licensing system using their own cipher scheme. <LI>(ii) Claims 2-9 characterised by making content available to users only if certain (licensing) conditions are met such as the encoding of the content or the classification of an associated application extension. <LI>(iii) Claims 10-11 characterised by determining the authenticity of an application extension using algorithms resident in a physical key device. <LI>(iv) Claims 12-13 characterised by determining the authenticity of a physical key device by using algorithms resident in a licensing system. <LI>(v) Claim 14 characterised by using a constantly changing data structure in a physical key device to deter duplication of the device. <LI>(vi) Claim 15 characterised by issuing encrypted content in a format specified by a user to physical media specified by the user. </SL>
Patent GB-2403874-A (GB)
Title: Complex wireless service arrangement using wired or wireless communication systems
Inventor: RUE SEON-SOO
IPC: H04W76/06
Filed: 2004-05-19
Abstract: A complex wireless service arrangement provides broadband mobile communication service when a terminal device 110, 210, 310 is positioned in a public wireless network 300, narrowband communication service, such as WLAN, Bluetooth or UWB, via a wired and wireless complex gateway when the terminal device 110, 210, 310 is positioned in a home or private network, and a wired communication service, such as xDSL, Ethernet or POTS, when the terminal device 110, 210, 310 is in an in-building 200 or in-house 100 area. The complex service arrangement comprises wireless Access Points (APs) 120, 220 connected to the wired communication service and provides handoff between APs 120, 220, and a gateway connected to the private and public networks to interface data therebetween. A wired management server 1100 provides content information requested by a user via one of the broadband network or the wired network.
Patent GB-2417667-A (GB)
Title: An article of footwear comprising a substantially rigid sole and rigid lateral side supports
Inventor: O'CONNOR NIALL
IPC: A43B5/00
Filed: 2004-09-02
Abstract: An article of footwear, particularly a ski boot includes a substantially rigid sole part 2 and two substantially rigid lateral side supports 3 which extend upwardly from said sole part so as to provide lateral support to the sides of the leg of the wearer. A heel supporting element serves to locate the rear of the heel of a wearer, with first strap means 12, 13 to secure the foot to the sole, and second strap means 14, 37 to secure the leg to the side supports 3 adjacent the upper end thereof. The side supports 3 are integrally formed with the sole part 2 from pressed aluminium sheet and are substantially open at the rear and/or substantially open at the front to facilitate longitudinal movement of the leg relative to the foot by extension and flexion of the ankle joint. The straps may be adjustably mounted (see figures 3 to 4b) so that one boot size may accommodate feet covering at least two shoe sizes in width and length. The footwear may also be utilized for other types of activity such as skating, rollerblading and climbing.
Patent GB-2403752-A (GB)
Title: Fibre optic well control system
Inventor: WILLIAMS GLYNN R
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2003-09-19
Abstract: In a hydrocarbon production well, a control processor 32 selectively sends light to each of one or more gas lift valves 28 to cause injection of an injection fluid (such as nitrogen gas) from a pressurised annulus 22 into a production fluid (hydrocarbon) in production 18 tubing, and/or to each of one or more inlet valves 60, to control the rate of flow of the hydrocarbon (oil) . The control processor 32 receives feedback data from sensors 48 54 50 66 near to each gas lift 28 or inlet 60 valve and otherwise provided in the well bore which measure pressure, temperature or flow rate. The sensors communicate by sensor fibre optic lines 42 which run in the well bore 10. The control processor 32 sends control signals by operating a laser light source to selectively to send laser light to each valve 28 60 through valve operating light fibres 36 which also run through the well bore 10. The valves 28 60 derive their motive power from the laser light using a photovoltaic cell array 58 which drives an actuator 68 which can be piezoelectric, an electric motor or solenoid.
Patent GB-2403017-A (GB)
Title: Position sensor
Inventor: MCCAUGHAN GARETH JOHN
IPC: G06F3/0354
Filed: 2002-05-21
Abstract: A low cost x-y digitising system is described for use in consumer electronic devices, such as portable digital assistants (1), mobile telephones, web browsers and the like. The digitiser includes a resonant stylus (5), an excitation winding for energising the resonant stylus (5) and a set of sensor windings for sensing the signal generated by the stylus (5), from which the x-y position of the stylus is determined. A novel stylus design is described together with novel digitiser windings and novel excitation and processing circuitry.
Patent GB-2419137-A (GB)
Title: Solder alloy
Inventor: CUNNING GARY
IPC: C22C13/02
Filed: 2004-10-15
Abstract: A solder alloy for use in the manufacture of electrical fuses, the alloy comprising: <TAB CO=3 CS="A S"> <ROW><TSB>Copper<CEL AL=C>-<CEL AL=L>from 0.5 to 4 wt.% <ROW><TSB>Silver<CEL AL=C>-<CEL AL=L>from 0.1 to 1 wt.% <ROW><TSB>Antimony<CEL AL=C>-<CEL AL=L>from 0 to 3 wt.% <ROW><TSB>Bismuth<CEL AL=C>-<CEL AL=L>from 0 to 1.5 wt.% <ROW><TSB>Zinc<CEL AL=C>-<CEL AL=L>from 0 to 2 wt.% <ROW><TSB>Nickel<CEL AL=C>-<CEL AL=L>from 0 to 0.3 wt.% <ROW><TSB>Phosphorus<CEL AL=C>-<CEL AL=L>from 0 to 0.01 wt.% <ROW><TSB>Indium<CEL AL=C>-<CEL AL=L>from 0 to 0.2 wt.% <ROW><TSB>Germanium<CEL AL=C>-<CEL AL=L>from 0 to 0.1 wt.% </TAB> <PC>and the balance tin, together with unavoidable impurities, provided that if the silver content is 0.5 wt.% or less, then copper is present in an amount of not less than 0.9 wt.% or more and/or antimony is present in an amount of not less than 0.2 wt.% or more and/or bismuth is present in an amount of not less than 0.1 wt.%.
Patent GB-2408123-A (GB)
Title: System for testing a memory with an expansion card using DMA
Inventor: BARR ANDREW H
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2004-11-12
Abstract: A computer system (100) that includes a processor (110a-n), a memory controller (122) coupled to the processor, a memory (130) coupled to the memory controller, a first input/output (I/O) controller (124) coupled to the memory controller, a first expansion slot (158) coupled to the first I/O controller, and a test module card (150) coupled to the first expansion slot wherein the test module card is configured to cause tests to be performed on the memory using direct memory access (DMA) is provided. Where errors are discovered, they can be flagged, or remedial action can be taken.
Patent GB-2421361-A (GB)
Title: Trunking connector assembly
Inventor: THOMPSON RICHARD JOHN
IPC: H02G3/06
Filed: 2004-12-20
Abstract: A connector 100 for connecting a first section of trunking 102 to a second section of trunking 104 is disclosed. The connector has an extension portion 106 which is adapted to extend through a first opening 108 in an end of a first section of trunking 102 and through a second opening 110 in an end of a second section of trunking 104 when the end 112, 114 of the trunking sections 102, 104 are engaged with each other. There is also a retaining portion 116 for preventing the extension portion 106 from being pulled from said first trunking section 102 through said openings 108, 110 to said second trunking section 104. The connector 100 also has a clamping device 118, 120 for applying a clamping force at a plurality of separate locations around said first 108 and second opening 110 to retain said first 102 and second 104 trunking sections in engagement with each other.
Patent GB-2411026-A (GB)
Title: Betting scheme with side-wager option
Inventor: JOSHI SHRIDHAR P
IPC: G06F17/00
Filed: 2005-01-14
Abstract: A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game and having a special payout. The gaming terminal includes a basic game having a randomly selected outcome. The gaming terminal includes a side-wager option. In response to a player not choosing the side-wager option, the gaming terminal provides the player with a first probability greater than zero of achieving a special-payout outcome. In response to the player choosing the side-wager option, the gaming terminal provides the player with a second probability of achieving the special-payout outcome. The second probability is greater than the first probability. The game may be any suitable game. The special payout may be calculated based on the takings from a collection of interlinked terminals.
Patent GB-2426671-A (GB)
Title: Error correction decoder using parity check equations and Gaussian reduction
Inventor: TOMLINSON MARTIN
IPC: H03M13/45
Filed: 2005-02-09
Abstract: This invention is concerned with an in place decoder using ordered symbol reliabilities which provides improvements in both performance and implementation of decoders for (n,k) linear, block, error correcting codes. For relatively short codeword lengths (<1000 symbols) the combination of powerful codes and the ordered symbol reliabilities decoder can produce a codeword decoder error rate (Frame Error Rate, FER) better than most known decoding arrangements including iterative decoders. The decoder is an in place decoder which reduces implementation complexity. In its operation the decoder considers the least reliable symbols (for each received vector) as erasures and derives parity check equations in order to solve for these least reliable symbols. This procedure ensures that any parity check derivation failure is confined to the more reliable symbols thereby outperforming alternative methods. The decoder takes into account the possibility of errors in the symbols not considered as erasures and applies hypothetical error patterns to these symbols in order corresponding to the probability of these error patterns. In this way the decoder has a minimum FER for a given number of evaluated codewords. It is shown that the hypothetical error patterns may be determined from the sign of the partial cross correlation products between the received vector and evaluated codewords. Output codeword selection is based upon minimum squared Euclidean distance between evaluated codewords and the received vector. It is shown that extrinsic information maybe used in the symbol reliability ordering to reduce the required number of evaluated codewords for a given FER. Additionally it is shown that fast decoding may be realised by carrying out decoding after k or more symbols have been received, considering the symbols yet to be received as erased symbols.
Patent GB-2408469-A (GB)
Title: A chromatographic column and methods for controlling sorbent density
Inventor: IZZO GARY S
IPC: B01D15/38
Filed: 2003-09-08
Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatus and methods for mitigating column bed compression over time. This invention provides for an improved column design and method of controlling bed density in a chromatographic column (10) using a protruding portion (31) of a filter assembly (20'). The invention results in a higher sorbent bed density than can normally be achieved using a fixed length column (10) of conventional design. The invention may be implemented as a unique filter assembly (20') or as a column (10) tailored for the application and a matching filter assembly (20').