baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2447315-A (GB)
Title: Ski with snowboard binding
Inventor: HARPER-WARD MATTHEW
IPC: A63C5/025
Filed: 2007-11-30
Abstract: A downhill ski 10 comprises a generally planar body 11 having an upper surface 16, front and rear ends 12,14 between which is defined a ski length and opposed sides 21 between which is defined a ski width. The downhill ski 10 also includes binding attachment means by which a snowboard binding 40 adapted to secure the ski 10 to a single leg of a skier can be secured to the upper surface 16. The attachment means are positioned such that the centre of gravity of a skier attached to the ski 10 through the binding is rearward of a midpoint along the ski length. The ratio of the ski length to the ski width is in the range of 4:1 to 8:1, but the preferred ratio is 5:1.
Patent GB-2455316-A (GB)
Title: Methods for matching pose of synthesized and captured images of human or animal bodies via gait phase, and generating a 3D scene using body tracking and pose.
Inventor: WAGG DAVID
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 2007-12-04
Abstract: A method of matching a pose of a synthesised representation of a human or animal body to a captured image of the body comprises: receiving captured image data; determining from the image data plural limb position estimates, corresponding to the limb separation; deriving from the plural limb positions an estimated body gait phase; applying this to a basis gait model, providing an estimated pose of the body - the basis gait model defining limb displacement with respect to a gait cycle period; and matching the estimated pose of the body to that of the synthesised body representation. A broadly equivalent apparatus for such a method is also independently claimed. The method can estimate the pose of players on a football pitch, generating a synthesised model of the football match accurately reflecting the real football match as captured by a video camera. A further invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating a three dimensional (3D) scene representation including plural bodies on a plane, comprising receiving body tracking, orientation and pose data for each body.
Patent GB-2455728-A (GB)
Title: Air temperature sensing on aircraft
Inventor: KULCZYK WOJCIECH KONRAD
IPC: G01K1/00
Filed: 2007-12-18
Abstract: The invention provides a total gas temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of gas in a gas flow. A gas temperature sensor in accordance with the invention comprises a measurement chamber having a gas inlet and a gas outlet 34; an outlet valve 22 located at the gas outlet, operable to seal the gas outlet when in a closed position, and a temperature sensing element 20 located in the measurement chamber. The sensor is simple to manufacture, is robust, provides for a low recovery correction and does not suffer from significant boundary layer problems.
Patent GB-2457106-A (GB)
Title: LCD device with luminance variations perceivable only by off-axis viewers
Inventor: BROUGHTON BENJAMIN JOHN
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 2008-03-04
Abstract: A display device comprises a liquid crystal display panel 2 for displaying an image represented by a plurality of image elements each having an image data value 7. A display controller 1 determines a signal voltage to be applied to the panel 2 for each image element in dependence upon its image data value 7 and a secondary data value 8 for the element, there being a predetermined mapping between the data values 8 and the signal voltage. The secondary data values 8 vary across the image to introduce luminance variations as a result of the mapping. The luminance variations introduced on-axis tend to balance locally through spatial averaging, and are not perceivable by, an on-axis viewer 3. The panel 2 has a non-linear off axis luminance to on-axis luminance relationship, so that at least some of the luminance variations introduced off-axis do not balance locally through spatial averaging to, and hence would be perceivable by, an off axis viewer 4.
Patent GB-2444219-A (GB)
Title: Aqueous ink for inkjet recording
Inventor: ITO YASUSHI
IPC: B41J2/01
Filed: 2006-08-30
Abstract: Disclosed are (1) an aqueous dispersion for inkjet recording, (2) an aqueous ink containing such an aqueous dispersion, and (3) a method for suppressing adhesion of agglomerates onto the inner surface of a nozzle of an inkjet head. The aqueous dispersion for inkjet recording contains a self-dispersible pigment (A) having a salt-forming group, and a polymer particle (B) having a constitutional unit derived from a salt-forming group-containing monomer and another constitutional unit derived from a silicone macromer, and the polymer particle (B) has the same salt-forming group as the self-dispersible pigment (A). This aqueous dispersion for inkjet recording is excellent in print density, marker resistance and ejection properties.
Patent GB-2450206-A (GB)
Title: Clamping means for a robotic end effector
Inventor: CONDLIFF CHRISTOPHER D
IPC: B21J15/10
Filed: 2008-05-12
Abstract: An end effector 20 for use on a robotic arm 26 includes an assembly for clamping a workpiece, the clamping assembly including two clamping members 42, 46 which may be brought into engagement with the workpiece in turn while the robotic arm remains stationary. One clamping member 46 may be fixed to a frame 24 and the other clamping member 46 may be movable relative to frame 24 by actuator 38. The frame may be biased relative to the robotic arm 26 by biasing means 32 or movable by a fluid cylinder (84 fig 12). The motions of the clamping members may be linear. The end effector may be used to fasten a rivet 50 or to drill and countersink a hole.
Patent GB-2453006-A (GB)
Title: A method of controlling the purging of a NOx trap in an exhaust system
Inventor: ELWART SHANE
IPC: F01N3/08
Filed: 2008-05-14
Abstract: A method of controlling an engine 10 having a lean NOx trap 40 in the exhaust is described. The method comprises during a first mode, at a first temperature, storing NOx at a lean condition and then purging stored NOx from the NOx trap 40 at a rich condition without concurrently supplying oxygen to the trap 40 during the purging and during a second mode, at a second, lower temperature, storing NOx at a lean condition and then purging stored NOx from the trap 40 so that an exothermic reaction is generated to temporarily raise the temperature of the trap 40. The exothermic reaction may be generated by operating a first group of cylinders of the engine 10 lean and a second group of cylinders rich. The reaction may be adjusted by adjusting the duration of the lean operation or the a/f ratio of the lean cylinder group.
Patent GB-2460297-A (GB)
Title: Creation of an interference cancelling signal by frequency conversion to the passband of an intermediate filter.
Inventor: SORNIN NICOLAS
IPC: H04B1/10
Filed: 2008-05-29
Abstract: A filter for interference cancellation at radio frequencies which comprises a frequency converter (20) which shifts the frequency of the interfering signal into the passband of an intermediate passband filter (21). The output of the passband filter is fed into a second frequency convertor (22) and this output is subtracted from the input signal (19). A notch-filter may be used. The mixing frequencies input to the frequency converters (from 23) are selected by means of an interference detector (24). A signal strength detector (25) may be used, in which the exceeding of a given threshold of signal strength would indicate the presence of an interfering signal.
Patent GB-2461060-A (GB)
Title: Fibreglass pipe-shaped insulator and its method of manufacture
Inventor: LEE PIL-SE
IPC: F16L59/02
Filed: 2008-06-18
Abstract: A fibreglass pipe-shaped insulator 100 is manufactured by preparing a fibreglass needle mat (20, figure 1) by needle punching glass fibres, at least one surface of the fiberglass needle mat being coated with a binder prepared by mixing and agitating organic and inorganic substances, a fire retardant and water. The binder may also include a water repellent if required. The fiberglass needle mat (20, figure 2) is pressed by a pressing roller (40, figure 2) as it is wound on a forming roller (30, figure 2), and is dried prior to separation of the resulting pipe-shaped insulator 00 from the forming roller. A centre (longitudinal) cut 60 is made on the fiberglass pipe-shaped insulator 100 (figure 10), which is then covered on its outer circumferential surface with an aluminum glass cross tape 50 (figure 11) before performing side (end) cutting on the fiberglass pipe-shaped insulator (figure 12). In one embodiment, the needle mat (20, figure 9) is formed at opposite sides thereof with cutting faces (70a, 80a, figure 9) at unaligned positions. Therefore, as this mat is press rolled onto the forming roller, it can be formed with a recess 70 at one end and a projection 80 at the other end to couple adjacent pipe shaped insulators together.
Patent GB-2464123-A (GB)
Title: Event-based temporal video fingerprinting
Inventor: CHANG JANE
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2008-10-04
Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for temporal, event-based video fingerprinting. In one embodiment, events are detected (904) amongst a plurality of video frames, the events representing discrete points of interest in the video content, such as changes in scene, speaker, audio, frame intensity, colour, texture, shape, edges or motion. Consequently, a set of temporal, event-based segments are generated (906) using the events. Each temporal, event-based segment is a segment of the video content covering a set of events. A time series signal is derived (908) from each temporal, event-based segment using temporal tracking of content-based features of a set of frames associated with the each temporal, event-based segment. A temporal segment-based fingerprint is extracted (910) based on the time series signal for the each temporal, event-based segment to form a set of temporal segment based fingerprints associated with the video content. The fingerprints may be compared with unknown video content to determine whether such content is a near duplicate of original video content. This method has applications in video content filtering, searching and determination of video piracy.
Patent GB-2450452-A (GB)
Title: Substrate fine processing method,substrate manufacturing method and light emitting element
Inventor: ONO YOSHINOBU
IPC: B82B3/00
Filed: 2007-03-30
Abstract: Provided are a substrate fine processing method, a substrate manufacturing method and a light emitting element. In the substrate fine processing method, after removing a single particle layer from a substrate having the singe particle layer, a hole having an inner diameter smaller than the diameter of the particle is formed by etching by having at the center the position on the substrate where each particle constituting the single particle layer has been placed. The substrate manufacturing method includes the following steps (I-V) in this order, (I) a step of forming the single particle layer by arranging the particles on the substrate, (II) the diameter of the particle is reduced by etching the obtained substrate, (III) a step of forming a thin film composed of a mask material on the obtained substrate, (IV) a step of forming a mask provided with a hole whose inner diameter is equivalent to the diameter of the particle, at a position where each particle has existed, by removing the particle from the substrate, (V) a step of forming a hole having a diameter equivalent to the inner diameter of the hole of the mask on the substrate under the hole formed on the mask, by etching the substrate by using the mask. The light emitting element is composed of nitride semiconductor and has fine holes formed on the entire or a partial region of a light extracting surface and/or a facing surface.
Patent GB-2466487-A (GB)
Title: A cargo net incorporating tear webbing
Inventor: ACKERMAN DAVID
IPC: B60P7/08
Filed: 2008-12-23
Abstract: A barrier net 2, for example an aircraft main deck cargo net, including tear webbing 18 between the net strands 4, 6 and the means 14 for securing the net 2 across a space. Preferably each securing means 14 is spaced from its corresponding strand 4, 6 by a tear webbing 18. The webbing 18 may be single or multiple ply or a mixture of the two. By incorporating tear webbings into the barrier net a load acting on the net is more evenly distributed between more of the attachment points as the tear webbings progressively come apart.
Patent GB-2452215-A (GB)
Title: Radio frequency power amplifier circuit and method
Inventor: ARIDAS NARENDRA KUMAR
IPC: H03G3/20
Filed: 2007-04-26
Abstract: A method (200) and radio frequency amplifier circuit (100) for adjusting a gain setting of a power amplifier (102) and a gain setting of a power amplifier driver (106) that form part of the radio frequency amplifier circuit (100). The method (200) includes selecting (220) a power output value for the power amplifier and an associated constant envelope modulated radio frequency signal supplied by the power amplifier driver (106) to the power amplifier (102) and then sensing variations (240) in a power output value of the power amplifier (102). Next there is performed adjusting (250) both the gain setting of the power amplifier (102) and adjusting the gain setting of the power amplifier driver (106) in response to the sensing so that the constant envelope modulated signal is within a linear operating region of the power amplifier (102). The gain settings of the power amplifier (102) and power amplifier driver (106) are concurrently adjusted until the power output value for the power amplifier is achieved.
Patent GB-2456232-A (GB)
Title: Real-time, bi-directional data management involving conversion of formats and communication protocols
Inventor: SINGH VIVEK
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2009-01-13
Abstract: RDDL 622 (requested data description list) is received from drilling system 500 field application 541. ADDL 623 (available data description list) is received from data source 521 and available data subscribed to 552 by mapping the ADDL to the RDDL. The available data has a first format and a first communication protocol and includes a first context identifier, assigned by the data source, for identifying a portion of the available data. The available data is modified to generate first modified data, suitable for sending to the field application, which has a second format and a second communication protocol and includes the first context identifier for identification. A field operation is performed by the field application, based on the modified data, to generate processed data which again includes the first context identifier. The processed data is modified to generate second modified data with the first format and first communication protocol and which is stored 551 in the data source.
Patent GB-2467547-A (GB)
Title: Organic optoelectronic devices and methods of making the same
Inventor: GREGORY JOHN
IPC: H01L27/15
Filed: 2009-02-04
Abstract: An organic optoelectronic device (22, fig. 7) comprising: substrate 2; organic light emissive or photoresponsive layer 8 disposed between first 4 and the second 6 electrodes; encapsulating sheet 14 disposed over, and spaced apart from second electrode 6 defining a cavity 18 therebetween; and a sealing ring disposed around the periphery of the device (22, fig. 7) to bond substrate 2 to encapsulating sheet 14, wherein the sealing ring comprises one or more spacer rings 20 forming one or more walls within a ring of adhesive 16. Spacer ring 20 may extend all the way from substrate 2 to encapsulating sheet 14. Spacers (24, fig. 8) may also be provided between second electrode 6 and encapsulating sheet 14 or spacers (20, fig. 9) extending towards substrate 2 may be formed on encapsulant sheet 14. Spacer 20 may have sloped sides and the spacer material may be made from an organic photoresist or may be made from or coated with an inorganic material such as CeO2, SiO2, MgF2, Al2O3, ZrO2, TiO2, Ta2O5, MGO or SiON.
Patent GB-2455427-A (GB)
Title: Device for assisting the motion of a limb
Inventor: UEDA KEISUKE
IPC: A61B5/0488
Filed: 2006-09-22
Abstract: A device for assisting the movement of a limb has attachment portions 1, 2 and 3 such as straps to secure it adjacent a patient's joint. Actuators 4-11, such as rubber pneumatic artificial muscles, are suspended between the attachments and supplement the natural muscles as instructed by a control unit 16. A sensor is placed on the limb laterally opposite the one being assisted and detects movement of a muscle (such as the bicep in the case of an arm). The control unit governs the movement of the assisted limb based on the output of the sensor. Both limbs may move in unison or they may be out of phase with each other. A second sensor may be placed on the assisted limb to detect the strength of the natural muscles, the control unit adapting the amount of assistance accordingly. Further devices may be placed on other limbs and even other patients and all may be operated from the same sensor.
Patent GB-2471872-A (GB)
Title: Beverage cups
Inventor: BATEMAN ALISON
IPC: A47G23/02
Filed: 2009-07-15
Abstract: A cup holder comprises a collar (2) and a handle (4), the collar (2) comprising a continuous loop of flexible sheet material, preferably card or cardboard, in which two opposed holes (6) are formed and which, in use, extends around and engages the outer surface of a cup. The handle (4) comprises an elongate strip of flexible sheet material, preferably card or cardboard, integral with each end of which are two elongate lugs (10) which extend divergently, the maximum distance between the outer edges of the lugs (10) being greater than the maximum dimension of the holes (6) in the direction of the length of the collar and the width of each lug (10) being less than the said maximum dimension of the holes (6), the two ends of the handle (4) being pivotally received in respective holes (6) with the two lugs (10) on one side of the collar and the adjacent portion of the handle being on the other side of the collar.
Patent GB-2461842-A (GB)
Title: A containment Device
Inventor: WATSON STEPHEN TREVOR
IPC: B60R5/04
Filed: 2008-04-22
Abstract: A containment device for personnel, animals or objects to be transported in a vehicle so as to avoid cross-contamination, and comprising an envelope (11) having a size and shape approximating to, for example, the rear seating area of a vehicle and having one or more closable panels (12) for access to and removal from the envelope. The flexible envelope (11) is readily transformable between a collapsed and compact condition for storage and an expanded condition for deployment within a vehicle, thus to be readily usable, and in some cases re-usable, and avoiding the conventional method of wrapping the interior surfaces of the vehicle in impermeable sheeting.
Patent GB-890228-A (GB)
Title: Coating process
Inventor: KNOWLES ERIC
IPC: D06M15/564
Filed: 1959-03-24
Abstract: Diisocyanate modified polyesteramides may be prepared by reacting a polyesteramide obtained by direct esterification or ester interchange from glycols, dicarboxylic acids or their ester-forming derivatives and diamines or amino-alcohols with diisocyanates such as hexamethylene diisocyanate, diphenyl-4:41-diisocyanate, dibenzyl-4:41-diisocyanate, diphenylmethane diisocyanates, 4:41-diisocyanato-3-methyldiphenyl-methane, naphthylene-1:5-diisocyanate, m- and p-phenylene diisocyanates and tolylene-2:4- and 2:6-diisocyanates.  Glycols specified include ethylene glycol, 1:2-propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, tetramethylene, pentamethylene, hexamethylene and decamethylene glycols and 2:2-dimethyl-trimethylene glycol.  Suitable dicarboxylic acids include succinic, glutaric, adipic, azelaic, sebacic, phthalic, isophthalic and terephthalic acids.  Ethylene diamine, hexamethylene diamine, monoethanolamine, phenylene diamines and benzidine are specified as the materials for introducing amide groups.  The diisocyanate may contain traces of ionizable chlorine.  The modified polyesteramide product may have a Williams Plasticity Number between 200 and 500.
Patent GB-906550-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to shock absorbers
IPC: F16F9/58
Filed: 1959-03-24
Abstract: 906,550. Hydraulic dampers; rubber springs. REGIE NATIONAL DES USINES RENAULT. March 24, 1959, No. 10178/59. Class 108(3). A telescopic shock absorber has a resilient rubber block 5, mounted between the outer end of the piston rod 3, and the outer end of the shock absorber cylinder 1. In operation the rubber block is compressed at the end of the compression stroke of the shock absorber. Radial grooves 10 permit the escape of air from the inside of the rubber block 5. These grooves are aligned with some of holes 12 in a disc 8 whatever the relative positions of the rubber block and the disc. Holes 11 are also provided to permit escape of air. A groove 9 may support a conventional type of flexible bellows for excluding dirt.
Patent GB-1139214-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to means for producing an intensity-modulated light beam
Inventor: HIX LUCIEN
IPC: F21V17/02
Filed: 1965-03-10
Abstract: 1,139,214. Light modulation. BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD, GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Ltd. 4 March, 1966 [10 March, 1965], No. 10185/65. Heading F4R. [Also in Division G4] A beam of light intensity modulated at a high frequency is produced by the relative rotation of a pair of coaxial discs 15, 18 each having aligned light-transmissive annular regions, each region being divided by radially extending ribs or markings into circumferentially spaced lines and sectors of alternate high and low transmissivity, means being provided for directing a beam of light through aligned zones of the regions and for rotating the discs at the required speed. The disc 15 is fixed in front of a pair of apertures 13 in an end plate 4, lenses 14 being mounted in the apertures. Disc 18 is carried by a shaft 6 driven from a synchronous motor 11. Lamps 25 are mounted at the foci of spherical mirrors 24 carried by an end plate 3, a screen 27 with apertures 28 being interposed between the lamps and the lenses at the foci of the latter so as to produce substantially parallel light beams. A cooling fan 29 is mounted on the shaft 6 in front of the screen 27. The sectors of low and high light transmissivity are formed by 600 line gratings alternating with clear areas.
Patent GB-493767-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the manufacture of pneumatic tyres
IPC: B29D30/36
Filed: 1937-04-10
Abstract: 493,767. Moulding tyres. DUNLOP RUBBER CO., Ltd., WILLSHAW, H., and SMITH, H. April 10, 1937, No. 10246. [Class 87 (ii)] Apparatus of the kind comprising a pair of platens having relative movement, adapted to engage a tyre casing in an air-tight manner, and means for transferring a curing bag into said casing, is used to press clip rings into position on the beads of the casing by the relative movement of the platens. The apparatus comprises in general a fixed platen 14 and movable platen 11, a platform 15 slidable in a well 16 and carrying a hook 23 for inserting the air bag 22, and a pipe 21 for admitting air to expand or shape the casing 19. The platens 11, 14 are provided with rubber sealing rings 26, 27, Fig. 2, which make a fluid tight seal with the cliprings 24, 25. A lifting device 28 is also provided for the tyre casing on the platen 11. In one mode of operation, the levers 28 are swung down to grip a bagged casing resting on the platen 14, the platen 11 together with the casing is raised, the lower clip ring 24 is inserted, the platen 11 is again raised alone to permit the insertion of the upper ring 25, and the platen 11 is finally lowered and fluid pressure is introduced through pipe 21 to complete the " clipping-up." As an alternative the lower ring 24 may be placed on the platen 14 before the tyre casing and shaping and bagging is then performed. The clip rings may have a number of hooks 36 for holding them together and spigot rings 40, 41 may be provided to position the clip rings.