baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2417460-A (GB)
Title: A process for forming a hologram on an article
Inventor: SMITH GORDON
IPC: B29C33/38
Filed: 2004-07-24
Abstract: A process 10 for forming a holographic image on a moulded surface 14a, (14b figure 2) of an article (34 figures 3 and 4) comprises the steps of etching a grating 22 on the moulding surface of a mould, filling the mould with mouldable material to form the moulded article with the gratings moulded on its surface, and then releasing the article from the mould. The grating preferably comprises a plurality of peaks (42 figure 4) and troughs (40 figure 4) of a predetermined period and amplitude of nanoscale or microscale dimensions. The moulded material is preferably a polymer that may be injected into the mould cavity by an injection moulding process by an injector 30. The etching is preferably carried out by a computer system 24 which controls a laser 18 which forms the peaks and troughs.
Patent GB-2417062-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for dispensing beverages
Inventor: ROBINSON MICHAEL
IPC: F28F27/02
Filed: 2004-08-13
Abstract: Apparatus for dispensing beverages comprising: ```a primary cooler (23) located at a remote site through which one or more beverage lines (33) pass so as to cool beverage flowing therein; ```one or more dispense fonts (1) located at a dispensation site, each dispense font comprising one or more taps (2), ```the one or more beverage lines extending from the primary cooler to the one or more dispense fonts for transporting beverage to the one or more taps. The one or more beverage lines run between the primary cooler (23) and the dispensation site within a python (20). The python (20) comprises a cooling circuit (21, 22) for transporting a cooling medium from the primary cooler (23) to the dispensation site and returning said cooling medium to the primary cooler. The apparatus further comprises a secondary cooler (24) through which the cooling medium passes so as to cool the cooling medium. The secondary cooler (24) is preferably a flash cooler utilising a 15cc compressor.
Patent GB-2406235-A (GB)
Title: Heterodyne system to remove frequency spurs
Inventor: SPARKS STEPHEN T
IPC: H04B1/04
Filed: 2004-08-20
Abstract: A heterodyne system 30 provides a first signal P1 and a second signal P2 in response to a received drive signal, Xd. The system further comprises at least one frequency scaler 16 to scale at least one signal frequency. The frequency of the first signal divided by the frequency of the second signal is an integer ratio. A mixer M1 received the first signal P1 and the second signal P2 and provides a series of mixing products. Spurious signals generated by the mixer M1 are offset from a designated one of the mixing products by integer multiples of the frequency of the second signal divided by the denominator of the integer ratio when the integer ratio is reduced to its lowest terms. A filter unit, Fout, is provided at the output. The filter unit may comprise a plurality of filters (F1-F6) to remove frequency spurs.
Patent GB-2418751-A (GB)
Title: Managing memory across a plurality of partitions
Inventor: KUMAR MUPPIRALA KISHORE
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2004-10-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for managing memory across a plurality of partitions. A first method is disclosed which allocates memory across a plurality of partitions and includes the steps of: establishing a pool of free memory, allocating some of the free memory 30 to a target partition when required; identifying memory within one or more source partitions to replace the allocated free memory; cleaning the identified memory; and adding the cleaned memory to the pool. A second method for allocating memory across a plurality of partitions is also disclosed. The second method includes the steps of: monitoring the workloads of each partition; identifying memory from a lesser-loaded source partition to transfer to a free memory pool; cleaning the identified memory; transferring the cleaned memory to the free memory pool; and allocating memory from the free memory pool to a target partition when required. Systems and computer software for managing memory are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2418908-A (GB)
Title: Sheet guide repair section
Inventor: BURR ROBERT ANDREW WILLIAM
IPC: B41L21/00
Filed: 2004-10-05
Abstract: A sheet guide repair section 2 may have guide wings 1, it may be constructed from coloured anti-static plastic and may have a pre-moulded curve 3 to assist in adhering it to a broken guide, such as in a printing machine, using peel off adhesive 4.
Patent GB-2421467-A (GB)
Title: Multi-purpose workbench/stool
Inventor: DALBY DAVID WILSON
IPC: B25H1/06
Filed: 2004-12-21
Abstract: A multi purpose workbench/stool is described. The workbench/stool comprises a work surface with legs 7 depending therefrom. The work surface 1 may have a notch 4 at one end suitable for maintaining a door in an upright position with the aid of removable clamps 10. A tool tray 8, handle 9, and primary 2 and secondary stepping surfaces 1 are also defined. The removable clamps 10 can be stored on said legs via pegs 11 when not in use.
Patent GB-2410005-A (GB)
Title: Cake decorating device
Inventor: AHN HEON-SANG
IPC: A23G3/28
Filed: 2003-09-23
Abstract: Disclosed is a cake decorating device, suitable for producing a more dramatic and attractive atmosphere of the place where various celebratory events are held, while displaying a congratulation message or picture on the decorating device by heat conduction. The cake decorating device includes a base having locking grooves formed at an upper surface of the base, and a support plate having locking protrusions formed at a lower surface of the support plate to be fitted into the locking grooves of the base. The support plate has a plurality of candles. Also, a transfer paper having a message printed using a thermosensitive microcapsule product is attached onto a wall of the base, whereby the message can be displayed by heat conduction of the candles. Thus, the atmosphere of the celebratory event is beautifully produced and reaches the climax by the cake decorating device.
Patent GB-2426404-A (GB)
Title: Measuring non-linear distortion in transducers
Inventor: BELCHER RAYMOND ALLAN
IPC: H04R29/00
Filed: 2005-05-21
Abstract: A transducer nonlinearity measurement and correction system uses a test signal with a plurality of harmonic spectra 4, 8, each spectrum having a different base frequency and having been generated by a separate electrical to physical transducer 3, 7, the test signal being generated from the combination of these spectra in a physical transmission medium 16. The signal may be used to calibrate the non-linearity in the response of a physical to electrical transducer 9. The electrical to physical transducers may be loudspeakers and the physical to electrical transducer may be a microphone. The technique may be applicable to optical transducers (such as light emitting or laser diodes) or radio frequency transducers (such as antennas) as well as to acoustic transducers. The output from the calibrated transducer can then be corrected 11 for the distortions in its response and the calibrated transducer can be used to assess the response of other transducers such as loudspeakers.
Patent GB-2422009-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for mass spectrometry
Inventor: HONDO TOSHINOBU
IPC: G01N27/62
Filed: 2005-11-29
Abstract: There is disclosed a method of mass spectrometry capable of isolating a complex mixture (such as a digestive product enzymatically derived from a protein) into individual components and producing respective mass spectra. The method starts with gaining a total ion chromatogram by a mass spectrometer 2. An accumulation mass spectrum indicating vicinities of a desired peak top of the total ion chromatogram is displayed. The operator selects a desired mass peak from the displayed accumulation mass spectrum. Other mass chromatogram that is coincident in elution start time, maximum elution time, and elution end time with the mass chromatogram of the selected mass peak are extracted and selected out as a mass peak. Thus, a mass spectrum of a single component is reconstructed. The elution start time from the chromatograph, maximum elution time, and elution end time are determined by fitting a curve of a higher-order function or Gaussian function to the time variation of the mass chromatogram.
Patent GB-2433376-A (GB)
Title: Communications system with peer-to-peer backup network
Inventor: HUTTON ANDREW MARK
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2006-03-01
Abstract: A communications system 1 includes a number of nodes utilising a central server 2. To cater for potential failure of the server a peer to peer network 3,4 is provided as backup. The arrangement may be used to provide a back up communications network for a SIP-based communications system and the peer to peer network may make use of the Chord protocol.
Patent GB-2425189-A (GB)
Title: Method and system of controlling a vehicle system
Inventor: BROWN TODD ALLEN
IPC: B60W30/02
Filed: 2006-03-16
Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle system 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56; the method comprises determining a vehicle roll rate; determining a lateral velocity of the vehicle in response to the roll rate; and controlling the vehicle system in response to the lateral velocity. Preferably other vehicle parameter such as tyre relaxation, yaw, pitch, global attitude parameters and side slip are also determined and used for controlling at least one of said vehicle systems.
Patent GB-2436665-A (GB)
Title: Efficient call routing while roaming
Inventor: KUEH VICTOR Y H
IPC: H04W80/04
Filed: 2006-03-31
Abstract: A method of roaming in a visited wireless network for a first user equipment (UE) having a home wireless network comprises relocating a session with an established user plane passing through both the home and visited networks by supplying information on the UE from the home network to the visited network and transferring the user plane from the home network. A call may therefore be routed more efficiently as a call between two UEs (UEA, UEB figure 5) visiting the same mobile network may be passed only through the visited network and not also through (1, 2, 3, figure 3) the respective home networks of the UEs. Also disclosed is a trigger in a visited network for triggering a method of improved roaming and policy and gateway nodes in a wireless network able to communicate with policy and gateway nodes in another wireless network.
Patent GB-2429896-A (GB)
Title: Animal halter
Inventor: GRAYSON GEORGE
IPC: B68B1/02
Filed: 2006-04-12
Abstract: An animal halter 102 has a muzzle loop 104 adapted to fit over the upper and lower jaws of an animal such as a dog. The animal halter 102 also comprises a collar loop 108 for attachment around the neck of the dog. The halter 102 is formed from a single piece of fabric looped in a figure of eight configuration and threaded through forward control ring 116 and a second ring 117. Second ring 117 has a smaller diameter than forward control ring 116 to prevent the forward control ring 116 from passing through the second ring 117. When an animal to which the halter is attached pulls on the halter against a lead, rings 116 and 117 tend to lock the halter fabric therebetween such that the respective sizes of the muzzle loop 104 and collar loop 108 do not change.
Patent GB-2439917-A (GB)
Title: Bean bag seat with supplementary occupant support
Inventor: MCQUILTON GORDON
IPC: A47C3/16
Filed: 2006-07-06
Abstract: A bean bag seat 12 comprises a profiled support member 22 selectively mountable on the seat 12. The support member 22 is shaped to provide appropriate support for a handicapped person, with different shapes being provided for different persons. The support is designed to prevent an occupant from rolling or falling off the bean bag.
Patent GB-2429974-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing particles, particles and sintered body
Inventor: KOBAYASHI SHINTARO
IPC: A61K6/838
Filed: 2006-08-09
Abstract: A method of producing particles comprises mixing a first substance containing phosphorus and a second component containing calcium for producing a liquid containing an amorphous reaction product produced from a reaction there-between, feeding droplets of the liquid reaction product into a heated atmosphere for bring the amorphous reaction product into the gaseous state and crystallising the amorphous reaction product in the gaseous state to obtain particles of a mainly calcium phosphate based material. The first substance may comprise phosphorus oxide or phosphoric acid ester. The second substance may comprise calcium alkoxide or a calcium salt. The heated atmosphere may contain plasma produced by the ionization of an ambient gas. The particles may be substantially spherical in shape. The calcium phosphate based compound may be hydroxyapatite or tricalcium phosphate. The calcium phosphate particles may have an average diameter of 5-300nm and an average roundness coefficient of 0.8 to 0.99. Also disclosed are particles made by the aforementioned method and a sintered body made from the said particles.
Patent GB-2427225-A (GB)
Title: Downhole Apparatus For Mobilising Drill Cuttings
Inventor: KIRK IAN ALASTAIR
IPC: E21B17/10
Filed: 2005-03-24
Abstract: Apparatus for mobilising drill cuttings in a well, comprising at least one vane (12), and two or more blades (15). The two or more blades (15) define at least one fluid conduit between adjacent blades (15). The blades (15) and the or each vane (12) are rotatable relative to one another. The apparatus is provided to alleviate the problem of drill cuttings clumping together downhole. The or each vane (12) can be provided on a sleeve (5). The blades (15) can be mounted on a bushing (7) that is rotatably mounted on the sleeve (5).
Patent GB-2431053-A (GB)
Title: Loop antenna unit and wireless communication media processing apparatus
Inventor: MARUYAMA KEISUKE
IPC: H01Q1/48
Filed: 2006-08-15
Abstract: A wireless communication media processing apparatus wherein the installation features of the apparatus are not limited and, in particular, are not affected by metallic structures; the resonance frequency and impedance of an antenna need not be adjusted; the convenience and expandability in the installation of the apparatus are excellent; and wherein the apparatus is highly resistant to ambient unwanted noise and hence has a stable performance. With respect to a feed loop antenna unit, a parasitic loop antenna is arranged in a doughnut shape in such a manner that it surrounds a feed loop antenna in aproximately the same plane. This arrangement can suppress the influence, which is related to the antenna characteristic, of a parasitic loop antenna unit on the feed loop antenna unit when the parasitic loop antenna unit is arranged in a linear, radial or array fashion such that it is adjacent to the feed loop antenna unit Accordingly, this arrangement can eliminate the necessity of antenna adjustment of the feed loop antenna unit when extending the parasitic loop antenna unit or providing an additional parasitic loop antenna unit.
Patent GB-2442243-A (GB)
Title: Level
Inventor: WOOLARD LESLIE ADRIAN ALFRED
IPC: G01C9/26
Filed: 2006-09-29
Abstract: The present invention provides a level 20 comprising a housing 21 that is set on a surface to determine its inclination. An oblate spheroid vial 22 is disposed within the housing and contains a liquid and inclination indicating means 23 to indicate the inclination of the surface. The indicating means may comprise an air bubble formed in the liquid or a float. The vial may have opposed raised hemispheroid surfaces (30, 31, fig.4) and a curved equatorial periphery and positional markings may be provided on the vial. The housing may be located on a surface in at least two orientations, and can provide differing levels of accuracy in each.
Patent GB-2442711-A (GB)
Title: Optically variable liquid crystal material layers in security devices
Inventor: LISTER ADAM
IPC: B42D15/00
Filed: 2006-10-10
Abstract: The invention provides security devices that can be used in varying shapes and sizes for various authenticating or security applications. The security device comprises a first layer or film of an optically variable liquid crystal material 12, a second layer or film of an optically variable liquid crystal material 13 which exhibits different reflective characteristics to the first layer, and a partial layer of a light absorbing translucent material 14 between the first and second liquid crystal layers. This may form indicia such as symbols, patterns or alphanumeric characters and may be multi-coloured. Light reflected at certain angles may be in the infrared or ultraviolet regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The device is secured to a document by adhesive layer 19. Partially demetallised polymeric film 17 carries indicia 26.
Patent GB-2431994-A (GB)
Title: Construction and removal of interface waves using interferometric methods
Inventor: MANEN DIRK-JAN VAN
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2006-11-03
Abstract: A data set can be corrected for the effects of interface waves (surface waves, Scholte waves, ground roll) by interferometrically measuring an interface wavefield between each of a plurality of planned locations within a survey area, and correcting survey data acquired in the survey area for the interface waves. The interface wavefield may be interferometrically measured by receiving a wavefield including interface waves propagating within a survey area, the survey area including a plurality of planned survey locations therein 505; generating interface wave data representative of the received interface wavefield 510; and constructing a Green's function between each of the planned survey positions from the interface wave data 515. The survey apparatus includes a plurality of interface wave sources and receivers. Either the sources or the receivers are located at planned locations within the survey area and the other of the sources or receivers are positioned outside the survey area. The method is particularly useful in seismic surveying, but may also find application in electromagnetic surveying or non-destructive testing.
Patent GB-2430600-A (GB)
Title: Generating and displaying spatially offset sub-frames
Inventor: COLLINS DAVID C
IPC: G09G3/28
Filed: 2005-06-10
Abstract: A method of displaying an image (12) with a display device (26) is provided. The method comprises receiving image data (28) comprising a first portion and a second portion for the image, generating a first plurality of sub-frames (2416) using the first portion and a simulation kernel (2502/2602), generating a second plurality of sub-frames (2418) using the second portion and the simulation kernel independently from generating the first plurality of sub-flumes, and alternating between displaying a first one of the first plurality of updated sub-frames in a first position, displaying a second one of the first plurality of updated sub-frames in a second position spatially offset from the first position, displaying a first one of the second plurality of updated sub-frames in a third position spatially offset from the first and the second positions, and displaying a second one of the second plurality of updated sub-frames in a fourth position spatially offset from the first, the second, and the third positions.
Patent GB-2449076-A (GB)
Title: Vending apparatus
Inventor: WATTS HOWARD
IPC: G07F11/64
Filed: 2007-05-09
Abstract: A vending apparatus comprises a frame 1, a plurality of independently secured cables 3, a product selection means 5, a payment receiving unit 7, a controller (9), and a release mechanism 11. Each of the cables is arranged to secure an individual vended product (13), such as clothing or sports equipment, to the outside of the frame by being threaded through the product, and is permanently fixed at a first end to the frame and releasably fixed to the frame at a second, free end. The controller is operatively linked to the product selection means, the payment receiving unit and the retain and release mechanism. When the controller receives a signal from the product selection means that a product has been selected and a signal from the payment receiving unit that a predefined payment amount, corresponding to the selected product, has been received, a signal is sent to the retain and release means to release the free end of the cable and thus release the selected product.
Patent GB-2445434-A (GB)
Title: Film antenna with a protective layer, mounted in or on the casing of a communication device
Inventor: HONG HA RYONG
IPC: H01P11/00
Filed: 2007-06-05
Abstract: A film antenna or a mobile communication terminal case or a method of making such a terminal case comprises a conductive radiator 32 formed on a first surface of an insulating carrier film 31 and a protective layer 33a arranged to cover the said radiator 32. The protective layer 33a may comprise a material such as tin to obstruct the transmission of X-rays. The protective layer material may be the same colour as the radiator material to prevent the detection by the naked eye, or laser irradiation, of the conductive antenna pattern employed. A further protective layer 33b, similar to that covering the antenna 32, may cover the second surface of the carrier film31, opposite the area of the film carrying the antenna element. The carrier film 31 may be a thin polymer material and the antenna pattern may be sputtered on to the surface of the carrier film. The film antenna may be attached on to a surface of the case structure 34 or embedded in the synthetic resin forming a casing member 34 by inserting the film antenna, with at least one protective layer, within a mould prior to injection with the moulding material. The film antenna integrated with the casing may provide a robust and compact antenna arrangement allowing miniaturization of a communication device.
Patent GB-2440041-A (GB)
Title: Memory device with retractable USB connector
Inventor: KRASNER DAVID HENRY
IPC: G06K17/00
Filed: 2007-07-09
Abstract: A memory device 10 is of generally polygonal shape and stores a USB connector 15 within the device and which can be extended outwardly of the memory device to allow it connect to another device. The memory device is generally planar and has a thickness substantially the same as the inner dimensions of a USB port. The connector may be either slid or pivoted from the stored position (Fig 4) to the in use position (Fig 5). The connector may be electrically connected to the memory device by wires passing through the pivot. Pivotal movement of the connector maybe restrained to avoid over-twisting of the wires. Such restraining means may also prevent the connector be moved through more than 360{. The restraining mans may be a lip or stepped edge on the connector that engages with a lipped or stepped edge on the memory device (Fig 3a and b). The memory device may be or similar dimensions to a credit card. In an additional embodiment, a reader for the memory card is included and which may form part of a security system (Fig 6). The reader of the device may be of a shape that has a recess for receiving the body of the card, said recess having a further recess for receiving the USB connector (Fig 9). The reader device allows information to be read from and written to the memory device.
Patent GB-2439010-A (GB)
Title: Server side TFTP flow control
Inventor: WANG ZHI
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2005-03-05
Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for server side flow control. Receive a request from a first client device to multicast a file as a plurality of packets of data from a server device to multiple client device; transmit the plurality of packets of data from a server to the multiple client devices using a multicast trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP); and apply, by the server, one or more flow control techniques not defined by the multicast TFTP.