baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2485807-A (GB)
Title: A half bearing and a method of manufacture
Inventor: UEHARA SAMANTHA
IPC: F16C33/10
Filed: 2010-11-24
Abstract: A half bearing 100 and a method of manufacture of a half bearing are described. The half bearing 100 comprises a bearing member 102 having a strong external backing layer of steel or bronze 104 and an internal bearing lining layer 106 of a suitable bearing alloy with an optional bearing overlay layer defining a concave substantially semi-cylindrical bearing surface 112 extending between first and second axial ends 110A, 110B of the half bearing 100. The concave bearing surface 112 is provided with at least first and second micro-profiled seal regions 108A, 108B at or adjacent to the first and second axial ends 110A, 110B. The first and second micro-profiled seal regions 108A, 108B project from the concave bearing surface 112 and extend at least partially circumferentially across the concave bearing surface 112.
Patent GB-2472955-A (GB)
Title: Security printing analysis system and method for enhancing security printing
Inventor: SIMSKE STEVEN J
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 2008-05-22
Abstract: A method for enhancing sectuity printing includes generating data for a region of interest (14), where the data includes information for at least one of locating or analyzing the region of interest (14) using a secure registry (18). The method further includes encrypting a deterrent (12) with the data, and printing the deterrent (12) and the region of interest (14) on an object (10).
Patent GB-2486900-A (GB)
Title: Subsea Stab Plate with Tilt and Slide Mechanism
Inventor: BURGON TERRACE
IPC: E21B33/038
Filed: 2010-12-29
Abstract: A subsea connection assembly comprises a stab plate a first stab plate 1 which carries a plurality of couplers 3 and an assembly that includes a mounting plate 20, a support 6 which is disposed for lateral movement in at least one direction relative to the mounting plate, and a pivot 11 which allows tilting movement of the stab plate relative to the support. The stab plate may be able to move in two mutually perpendicular directions relative to the mount. The support may be fitted with a tracked member 23 for movement along first and second tracks. An intermediate guide member may be disposed between the tracked member and mount to facilitate the lateral movement in two directions.
Patent GB-2487566-A (GB)
Title: Methods for designing the shape of brassiere underwires
Inventor: GRISHANOV SERGEI
IPC: A41C3/12
Filed: 2011-01-27
Abstract: A method for designing an underwire shape for an underwired brassiere (1, figure 2) comprises identifying a desired final shape to which each of the brassiere cup underwires 2 is to conform in use, said final shape being a three-dimensional shape of the inframammary root of an individual or a mannequin or a notionally average inframammary root, determining the forces and direction of forces imposed in use on the underwires by a stretched brassiere body, identifying an initial shape by applying to underwires of the final shape a force equal and opposite to the determined forces to create, on a sample underwire or in a computer simulation, said initial shape in which the curve of the underwire is compressed by the applied force, recording said initial shape, and forming each of the brassiere underwires to the initial shape. The underwires may be made of plastics material or metal and may be of elliptical (figure 4) or rectangular cross-section. The cross-section may vary along the length of the underwires to provide optimal support to the breast. Also disclosed is a brassiere designed by the method of the invention.
Patent GB-2477633-A (GB)
Title: Optical image stabilisation for camera blur reduction
Inventor: BROWN ANDREW BENJAMIN DAVID
IPC: G02B27/64
Filed: 2011-02-02
Abstract: A mechanism uses accelerometer and focus information to reduce the effect of translational handshake on the still or video image recorded by a device such as a camera. The device is for acquiring still or video image data and has an image sensor and lens, a mechanism for compensating for tilt, a mechanism to measure tilt, an accelerometer for measuring the translational e.g. lateral motion of the device, and a focusing mechanism to focus the image on the image sensor. The amount of tilt compensated for by the tilt compensation mechanism is equal to the apparent tilt caused by the translational motion of the device plus the tilt of the device.
Patent GB-2490347-A (GB)
Title: Co-site interference between two transceivers is avoided by one transceiver indicating to the other a portion of a frequency band which it transmits on
Inventor: CALLENDER CHRISTOPHER PETER
IPC: H04B1/40
Filed: 2011-04-27
Abstract: A method is provided for avoiding in-device interference. The method may include determining a portion of a frequency band used for data reception by a first wireless modem that may be affected by interference from a data transmission by a second wireless modem and causing an indication of the determined portion of the frequency band to be provided to the first wireless modem. Preferably the first wireless modem is a Bluetooth (RTM) or WLAN transceiver and uses an unlicensed band such as the ISM band. The second wireless modem is preferably a cellular modem. In one embodiment the unlicensed band modem may indicate to the cellular modem a â  future reception windowâ  , i.e. a time period during which it expects to receive a signal. Preferably, the cellular window adjusts the quality of its data transmissions to accommodate this window, e.g. by reducing transmission power.
Patent GB-2489535-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic drive arrangement for a loudspeaker with a planar, flexible diaphragm
Inventor: COOKE MICHAEL PETER
IPC: H04R9/02
Filed: 2011-06-03
Abstract: The drive means comprises a linear conductor 1a borne on the diaphragm 2a and a magnet arrangement 3 mounted in proximity to the linear conductor and arranged to provide a force that is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the diaphragm, substantially proportional to a current within the linear conductor and arranged to provide a substantially constant force over the full range of the diaphragm movement. The magnet assembly is arranged such that north and south poles define a magnetic axis that lies in a plane parallel to the plane of the diaphragm. The linear conductor is arranged such that it extends beyond the end faces of the magnetic poles (fig. 9 for example).
Patent GB-2494631-A (GB)
Title: Processing utility data
Inventor: WESTBROOKE ADAM RICHARD
IPC: G01D4/00
Filed: 2011-09-09
Abstract: A method for operating a data processing system comprising a data store and an analysis means, wherein data is stored in the data store as segments of related data, comprises the steps of identifying data in the data store requiring processing; identifying a data segment in the data store (e.g. utility data such as gas, water, electricity) related to said identified data; copying the identified data requiring processing to a data storage part of the analysis means; and the analysis means reviewing the data in the data storage part of the analysis means to identify what analysis tasks must be carried out on the identified data; the analysis means storing the identified analysis tasks in a task storage part of the analysis means; the analysis means reviewing the stored analysis tasks to identify what required data is required to carry out the analysis tasks; the analysis means reviewing the data in the data storage part of the analysis means to identify any missing required data which is not stored in the data storage part of the analysis means; copying the identified missing required data to the data storage part of the analysis means; the analysis means executing an analysis task from the task storage part of the analysis means; the analysis means removing the executed analysis task from the task storage part of the analysis means and updating the data in the data storage part of the analysis means based on the output of the analysis task; and the analysis means returning to the step of reviewing the data in the data storage part of the analysis means to identify what analysis tasks must be carried out on the identified data; and when the execution of stored analysis tasks is stopped, updating the data in the data store based on the updated data in the data storage part of the analysis means; wherein the data store comprises at least one data storage media and the functions of the analysis means are carried out in random access memory.
Patent GB-2495538-A (GB)
Title: Portable target apparatus comprising telescopic or retractable poles
Inventor: FULLERTON JOHN
IPC: A63B57/00
Filed: 2011-10-14
Abstract: An apparatus for use as a target, in particular for use as a target in golf practice, comprises a first elongate element having an end capable of penetrating the terrain (e.g. a spike); and a second elongate element defining a channel for receiving the first elongate element, said first element moveable between being fully stored within the second elongate element channel and being extended from the elongate element channel, such that the apparatus in the extended position provides a target. The apparatus may comprise an attachment such as a flag, a ball retriever, a net for chipping, a grip handle, a golf ball collection tube or a basketball hoop. The apparatus may further include a locking mechanism. The elongate elements may be made from aluminium. The elongate elements may extend coaxially, or the channel may be a throughbore, a blind bore or an open slot.
Patent GB-2485651-A (GB)
Title: Support Apparatus
Inventor: HAMILTON JAMES
IPC: A61H19/00
Filed: 2011-08-31
Abstract: A support apparatus, for use in supporting a device such as a sex toy, the inflatable apparatus comprising an attachment portion and a holding portion which is attached to the attachment portion, and which defines an aperture therethrough, the holding portion having an inflatable element which is operable to adjust the size of said aperture.
Patent GB-2498393-A (GB)
Title: Magazine with bullet number indicator
Inventor: OZ MOSHE
IPC: F41A9/62
Filed: 2012-01-16
Abstract: A magazine 100 with a bullet number indicator includes: at least one elongated transparent window 110 extending longitudinally from a lower part 92 to an upper part 103 of the magazine 100. At least one indicator 120 associated with a spring-loaded follower of the magazine 100 is positioned to be visible through the corresponding window 110 when a specified range of number of bullets is loaded in the magazine. A scale 112 is marked on the magazine 100 in proximity to the at least one elongated transparent window 110, the scale 112 correlating between a position of the at least one indicator 120 and a number of bullets in the magazine 100.
Patent GB-2498740-A (GB)
Title: Connections for subsea pipe-in-pipe structures
Inventor: MAIR JOHN ARTHUR
IPC: F16L1/16
Filed: 2012-01-25
Abstract: A reelable connection between facing ends of opposed pipe-in-pipe sections in which an end wall connects inner and outer pipes of each section to seal an end of an annular space defined between those pipes. In each section, the inner pipe protrudes beyond the end wall and the outer pipe and is joined to an inner pipe of the opposed section, leaving opposed ends of the outer pipes of those sections spaced from each other. An insert positioned between the opposed ends of the outer pipes maintains the outer pipe diameter from one section to the other section across the connection. A method of reeling comprises making a connection between such pipe-in-pipe sections, positioning an insert to lie substantially flush between the opposed facing ends of the outer pipes and winding the sections joined by the connection onto a reel.
Patent GB-2498763-A (GB)
Title: Control system for rental device for restricting / disabling device.
Inventor: DEELEY ANDREW
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2012-01-27
Abstract: A control system for a rented device comprises a control platform, which provides data representing permissions associated with the device, and a permission control unit which restricts or enables a function of the device based on the permissions. The control platform preferably comprises a server which receives identification data from the rented device, and transmits a permission data file to the device based on the identification data. The server may be connected via the Internet and/or using GPRS should there be no Internet connection available. The permission data file may be validated to determine its authenticity. The permission control unit may be provided as a standalone device connectable to the rented device, such that the rented device is inoperable unless the device is connected. Alternatively the permission control unit may be embedded in the rented device firmware, or it may be a cloud based module communicatively coupled to the device. The rented device may be a television and the control system may also control an electronic program guide.
Patent GB-2485111-A (GB)
Title: File system for dual operating system
Inventor: GAURAV BANGA
IPC: G06F9/06
Filed: 2010-08-27
Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses and program products are disclosed for managing, activating and controlling file systems sharing among two or more O/S (Operating Systems) and/or the like within a computing apparatus or within a single computer operational session or context. Provision is made for journaling and resynchronization of file systems even where at least one of the O/Ses has no features for taking account of the presence of the other O/S.
Patent GB-2494944-A (GB)
Title: Handling status Protocol Data Units via a timer
Inventor: KUBOTA KEIICHI
IPC: H04L1/18
Filed: 2012-03-26
Abstract: In a Long Term Evolution (LTE) or UMTS communications system in which a User Equipment (UE, 110 fig. 1) receives two or more High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) data streams containing    out of order    Protocol Data Units (PDUs), a Radio Link Control (RLC) reset procedure is only initiated if an invalid PDU is received when a timer is not running, with the PDU merely being discarded if the timer is running. The t-Reordering timer starts when a valid status PDU is received, and out of sequence PDUs (as indicated by a sequence number) are discarded until it expires.
Patent GB-2490033-A (GB)
Title: Allocation of counters from a pool of counters to track mappings of logical registers to physical registers for mapper based instruction executions
Inventor: BARRICK BRIAN DAVID
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2012-04-12
Abstract: A mapper unit 122 of an out-of-order processor 100 assigns a particular counter currently in a counter free pool 116 to count a number of mappings of logical registers to a particular physical register from among multiple physical registers, responsive to an execution of an instruction by the mapper unit mapping at least one logical register to the particular physical register. The number of counters is less than the number of physical registers. The mapper unit, responsive to the counted number of mappings of logical registers to the particular physical register decremented to less than a minimum value, returns the particular counter to the counter free pool.
Patent GB-2487690-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for counting particles in a gas
Inventor: LIU BENJAMIN Y H
IPC: G01N15/06
Filed: 2010-10-15
Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus (90) for detecting particles in a gas by saturating the gas with vapor and causing the gas to flow through a chamber (410) with walls (440) that are at a temperature different than the temperature of the entering gas creating a gas turbulence within the chamber resulting in the gas becoming super- saturated with vapor and causing said super- saturated vapor to condense on said particles and form droplets, which are then detected and counted by an optical light-scattering detector (600).
Patent GB-2502145-A (GB)
Title: Providing support for execution of emergency calls in a cellular wireless communications system
Inventor: KAURA RICKY KUMAR
IPC: H04W4/90
Filed: 2012-05-18
Abstract: A cellular wireless communication system supports existing emergency service categories (police, fire brigade, ambulance etc.) associated with emergency numbers. The method comprises transmitting from the UE to the network node an indication if the UE supports new emergency service categories. If the network node determines that the UE does support new emergency service categories, the network node transmits an alternative emergency number list to the UE comprising at least one emergency number associated with at least one new emergency service category if the network node stores at least one emergency number having an associated new emergency service category. The network node transmits an existing emergency number list to the UE comprising at least one emergency number and zero, one or more associated existing emergency service categories if no emergency number to be transmitted to the UE has an associated new emergency service category.. If the network node determines that the UE does not support new emergency service categories the network node transmits an existing emergency list to the UE comprising at least one emergency number and zero, one or more associated existing emergency service categories.
Patent GB-2491696-A (GB)
Title: Protective cover for handheld power tool having overlapping flanges and opening in outer flange
Inventor: SALOMON GUNNAR
IPC: B23Q11/08
Filed: 2012-05-18
Abstract: A protective cover 100 for a handheld power tool (1, Figure 1), such as a saw or a grinder, is disclosed. Parallel first and second wall elements 11, 12 define a space (13, Figure 3c) partially surrounding a tool (10, Figure 1). The wall elements have overlapping circumferential flanges 11a, 12a forming a wall, and the outer flange 12a has an opening 14 under which the inner flange 11a extends. The opening 14 may accommodate a projection (16, Figure 5) of a functional element (15, Figure 2a), which may be a hand grip or a device supplying fluid to the tool. The opening may be round, rectangular or square. The wall elements may be bonded or riveted together. Wall elements 11, 12 may have lugs 17 or threaded holes (19, Figure 2a) for attachment of the functional element (15, Figure 2a).
Patent GB-2503285-A (GB)
Title: Processing browser sessions in a telecommunication network
Inventor: BALDACHIN JON
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2012-06-22
Abstract: Apparatus for processing browser sessions in a telecommunications network 100 which comprises a service provider network 104 (e.g. ISP, MNO) operated by a service provider responsible for providing telecommunications services to a plurality of subscriber client devices 102 each having an associated subscriber. The service provider network comprises a subscriber profile database 112 containing subscriber profile data specific to each subscriber client device 102 and/or associated subscriber. The measures comprise, at an entity in the service provider network: receiving, from a subscriber client device in the plurality, a browser session request; transmitting the browser session request to a server entity located outside the service provider network; receiving, from the server entity, a browser session response in relation to the transmitted browser session request; transmitting the browser session response to the subscriber client device; performing a lookup (e.g. using an IMEI number) in the subscriber profile database for the subscriber client device in the plurality and/or the associated subscriber; and modifying (e.g. inserting an advert, altering URL), prior to the respective transmittal, at least one of the browser session request and the browser session response according to the results of the lookup.
Patent GB-2494254-A (GB)
Title: A coupling sleeve with a curved rotation prevention protrusion
Inventor: JERTSON MARTY R
IPC: A63B53/02
Filed: 2012-08-17
Abstract: A sleeve for coupling a shaft to a club head comprising a bore, an outer wall 3130 and first and second coupling elements 3111 protruding from the outer wall 310 wherein the coupling elements 3111 have an arcuate surface which can combine with a hosel to restrict rotation of the sleeve. The coupling elements 3111 may be curved to have a vertical radius of curvature of at least 10.1mm and a horizontal radius of curvature of between 2.5mm and 5.7mm. A club head with cooperating arcuate surfaces to receive the coupling elements may be provide such that the lie and loft of a club can be adjusted by changing which coupling elements engage which cooperating surfaces. A fastener may be provided including a threaded bore. The arcuate surfaces may be quadric and define parabloid, conical or hyperboloid surfaces.
Patent GB-2505432-A (GB)
Title: Air purifier which directs the air flow over a surface of water
Inventor: OSH DAVE
IPC: F24F8/133
Filed: 2012-08-29
Abstract: Air purifier apparatus comprises a housing (10) providing an enclosure above a base (18). The housing (10) has an air inlet (22) and an air outlet (24) from the enclosure, the housing being divided internally by at least one cross wall (11) to define an air inlet chamber (13) and an air outlet chamber (15). A reservoir (20) filled with water (36) is mounted below the base (18) such that an air channel (50) remains between the surface of the water and the base (18). A first opening (28) and a second opening (29) in the base (18) allows the channel (50) to communicate with the chambers (13, 15). An air impeller (14) is mounted in the outlet chamber (15) and is operative to draw air from the inlet chamber (13), through the channel (50) from the first opening (28) to the second opening (29) and finally through an air filter (30) mounted in a compartment (39) between the outlet chamber and the air outlet. The air filter preferably includes a membrane of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) having a pore size low enough to trap particles of a size equal to or greater than 0.1 Î¼m.
Patent GB-2491307-A (GB)
Title: Systems, methods and apparatuses for remote device detection
Inventor: PROUDKII VASSILI P
IPC: G01S7/292
Filed: 2011-02-15
Abstract: A radar device has a transmitter having a field of view for transmitting a transmit signal and a receiver for receiving a received signal from the field of view of the transmitter. The transmit signal comprising first and second polarization components and multiple frequencies. There is a signal processor programmed to: detect received signal components comprising first and second polarization components and fundamental and harmonic frequencies corresponding to the first and second polarization components and multiple frequencies in the received signal; compare the received signal components to characterize the received signal and identify a remote device as a linear conductor or a non-linear conductor based on predetermined criteria; and generate a notification signal corresponding to the remote device when the remote device is identified.
Patent GB-2496039-A (GB)
Title: Seismic source arrangement with positive reflection surface for reflecting acoustic energy
Inventor: NI YUAN
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2012-10-23
Abstract: A marine source sub-array and method for generating a pressure wave in a body of water. The marine source sub-array includes a float 360 configured to float in the body of water; base plates 318 connected to the float through cables; plural individual source elements 316 connected to the base plates and configured to generate pressure waves underwater; and a coverage plate 410 located between the plural individual source elements and the float. The coverage plate has a surface area larger than a surface area of the float. Preferably, the reflection coefficient of the coverage plate for pressure waves coming from the body of water is zero or positive. In another aspect, the reflection coefficient of the float for pressure waves coming from the body of water is zero or positive.