baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2356329-A (GB)
Title: Dual cursor image storage for a smooth transition during the replacement of a cursor image
Inventor: DESAI NARENDRA MAGANLAL
IPC: G06F3/14
Filed: 2000-07-28
Abstract: Smoother transitions between changing cursor images which are less stressful to the interactive user of a computer controlled display are provided by apparatus for changing the cursor image, including a frame buffer for storing the display screen image as a pixel array, a separate display buffer for storing the current cursor image as a pixel array, together with apparatus for storing an alternate cursor image as a pixel array during the display of the current cursor image, and means for replacing the current cursor image with the alternate cursor image. In raster scan apparatus for maintaining screen images in the frame buffer on said display screen, there are means for effecting the replacement of said cursor images during a vertical blanking period in said raster scanning.
Patent GB-2366823-A (GB)
Title: Support frame
Inventor: SHEN CHANG HAN
IPC: A47H5/032
Filed: 2000-09-14
Abstract: A support frame comprises a fixation rod 10, a cord controlling member 11, and a plurality of cord moving members 12, the cord controlling member 11 and the cord moving members 12, being fastened to the fixation rod 10 by locating pieces 13, which may be provided with threaded holes, and screws 14 which engage with the threaded holes, the cord moving members 12 each of which may be provided in the top thereof with an oval hole 122 by which the fixation rod 10 is fastened to a ceiling by a screw, whereby the fixation rod 10 can be located easily and securely to prolong the service life span of the cord 16.
Patent GB-2367177-A (GB)
Title: Operating a bistable liquid crystal display
Inventor: ACOSTA ELIZABETH JANE
IPC: G02F1/133
Filed: 2000-09-23
Abstract: A method of operating a bi-stable liquid crystal display device comprises applying a blanking voltage waveform P2 that puts the liquid crystal into the higher energy one of the operating states. Once the liquid crystal has been blanked to higher energy one of the operating states, the desired one of the operating states is selected to provide the required display. Where the required operating state is the lower energy one of the operating states, a selection voltage waveform P4 is applied to the liquid crystal layer. Blanking the liquid crystal to the higher energy one of the operating states, increases the retention time of the display, since the more energetically favourable low energy operating state is removed from the liquid crystal layer during the blanking step, and will not appear until it is nucleated, grows in from an unswitched region from the liquid crystal layer, or is specifically selected by the selected voltage waveforms. The ratio of the thickness of the liquid crystal layer to the pitch of the liquid crystal material (d/p) can be chosen to ensure that one of the operating states is the lowest energy state at zero applied field across the liquid crystal layer, or even at all operating voltages applied across the liquid crystal layer, as this will further improve the stability of the display.
Patent GB-2357212-A (GB)
Title: Howling prevention structure for telephone with sliding cover
Inventor: OOSATO TAKASHI
IPC: H04M1/725
Filed: 2000-09-26
Abstract: A structure preventing acoustic feedback for a telephone handset comprising a slide part 15, a microphone 13, a microphone-side opening 19, a body-side rib 18, a voice transmission opening 16, and a slide-side rib 17. The slide part 15 is provided the front part of the body 14 of the telephone. The microphone is provided inside the front face of the body 14 of the telephone. The microphone-side opening 19 is formed in the front face of the body 14 as to provide communication between the microphone 13 and the exterior of the body 14. The body side rib 18 is provided on the body 14 of the handset and formed around the microphone-side opening 19. The voice transmission opening 16 is formed in the slide part 15. The slide-side rib 17 is formed in the back face of the slide part 15 around the voice transmission opening. A second voice transmission opening and slide-side rib can be provided so a user can use the handset with the slide part 15 in either an open or closed state.
Patent GB-2367916-A (GB)
Title: Facilitating communication between two people with common interests
Inventor: BAKER-MUNTON KRISTEN HENRY
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2000-10-12
Abstract: Allowing communication between one person and another person where those people share common interests or have a mutual desire to find one another. Each of the users completes one or more questionnaires and from the responses a user profile is generated. A match is determined between one user and another user from a plurality of users based on the completed questionnaires and these users are then allowed to view the profiles of one another. These users can then communicate with each other, possibly on the payment of a fee. Some of the questionnaires can be based on psychometric, biometric or location questions.
Patent GB-2351802-A (GB)
Title: Method of and apparatus for cleaning objects manually by use of solvents
Inventor: LENGLEN JEAN-LUC
IPC: B08B15/02
Filed: 1999-04-29
Abstract: One or more objects (not shown) to be cleaned are placed in a cleaning chamber (1), which has two sealed sleeves (5) onto which gloves (not shown) are fitted, and the chamber (1) is hermetically sealed. The atmosphere within the chamber (1) is made inert, e.g. by removal of air via pipe (7) and supply of nitrogen via one inlet (8). A solvent, at a temperature below its flashpoint is supplied to the chamber (1), e.g. from reservoir (13). The object or objects are then cleaned. The solvent may be sprayed onto them. A brush may be used. Afterwards, solvent is drained from the interior of the chamber (1). Compressed air is supplied to reverse the inert state of the atmosphere therein and dry the cleaned object or objects and the interior of the chamber. Residual solvent vapours may be removed via a refrigeration unit (18) and returned to the reservoir.
Patent GB-2369259-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for predistortion of a control signal of a tunable circuit in order to linearise the tunable circuits response
Inventor: ROKOS GEORGE HEDLEY STORM
IPC: H03J3/04
Filed: 2000-11-21
Abstract: Apparatus (1) for generating a control signal for a tunable circuit (3) receives an input control signal and predistorts it in a distortion circuit (4), so that the output (5) of the tunable circuit (3) will be substantially corrected for non-linearities in the tunable circuit (3). The distortion circuit (4) includes a linear non-distortion circuit element (9), which may be a linear temperature compensation element, and one or more non-linear distortion circuit elements (12, 13, 14), each of which distort the input control signal according to a different function. The outputs of the distortion circuit elements are passed to variable gain elements (17, 18, 19, 20) to produce weighted components. The weighted linear and non-linear components are then combined in a combination circuit element (8) to provide a predistorted control signal to the tunable circuit (3).
Patent GB-2371264-A (GB)
Title: Smart card with embedded antenna
Inventor: LEE CHI KEUNG
IPC: G06K19/077
Filed: 2001-01-18
Abstract: A card with an integrated circuit (ic) and an embedded antenna coil is formed by (a) embedding a wire antenna coil 100 (Fig 2) onto a core sheet 102; (b) laminating the core sheet with a number of outer sheets (104, 106, Fig 4) to form a laminated panel; ( c ) milling a cavity 112 (Fig 9) in the laminated panel to expose part of the antenna coil 100; (d) pulling out two ends 114 of the antenna coil from the core sheet; and ( e) securing the integrated circuit 115 with the antenna coil by soldering or thermo-compression bonding. The cavity receives the integrated circuit 115 so that a major surface thereof is exposed to the external face of the card. The cavity includes wider, upper and narrower, lower portions 112, 116 to house the respective wider and narrower portions 113, 118 of the integrated circuit.
Patent GB-2357224-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for improving network resource utilization in acellular communication system
Inventor: OSTRUP PETER
IPC: H04W28/18
Filed: 1999-07-13
Abstract: A hierarchically structured cellular network is disclosed. When an active mobile station requests a service that requires the use of a network resource not available in the cell handling the ongoing call (or, alternatively, during call set up), the network checks for cells on the higher levels to determine if the required resource is available. If the resource is available in a higher level cell, the call is handed over to that cell and the resource is allocated to the call. The call can be maintained in the higher level cell until the resource is no longer needed, or a "better" cell capable of providing the required resource is found.
Patent GB-2373377-A (GB)
Title: Identifiable electrical plug
Inventor: BLAIR DAVID
IPC: H01R13/46
Filed: 2001-03-15
Abstract: An electrical plug 1 has a graphical representation 6, text 7, and braille 2 moulded onto the plug 1 for identification purposes. To assist in the removal of the plug the sides are recessed 4.
Patent GB-2368504-A (GB)
Title: Bit error measurement of a transmission network
Inventor: TOMITA MASAYUKI
IPC: H04L1/24
Filed: 2001-07-04
Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus capable of measuring the bit error rate (BER) of a digital broadcast transmission network 30 during the time that actual broadcasting is performed, i.e. during normal network operation. The apparatus comprises an extraction circuit 42 for extracting a "null" packet, i.e. a packet whose entire payload is set to zero, from among transmitted packets, a comparing section 44 for comparing the payload of the null packet to comparison data (all zeros), and an error counter 46 for counting bit errors, i.e. bits received as logic 1. Alternatively the test packet may have a payload set to all logic ones. Pseudo-random signals may also be used.
Patent GB-2377730-A (GB)
Title: Air supply for pneumatically powered aircraft flight instruments taken from the supercharged induction system of a reciprocating-piston engine
Inventor: WILKSCH MARK CONRAD
IPC: B64D27/04
Filed: 2001-07-19
Abstract: A two-stroke or four-stroke reciprocating-piston engine, especially a compression-ignition light aircraft engine, has a supercharger 20 and/or a turbocharger 40. A connection 50 is made to bleed a small quantity of pressurised air which is passed via bleed line 55 to the instruments 110, eg of the gyroscopic type, via a receiver/filter 100 and a pressure regulator 105. The system obviates the need for venturis or vacuum pumps in light aircraft and allows the instruments to operate over a range of engine power settings. The engine may be inverted as shown, or may have vertical in-line, horizontally-opposed, Vee or radial cylinders.
Patent GB-2362686-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic diaphragm pump
Inventor: HASHIMOTO ATSUKI
IPC: F04B45/047
Filed: 2000-02-03
Abstract: Pump discharge fluid is guided into a buffer vessel 209 via outlet nipples 277a,b provided on head covers 271a,b in order that pulsations of the discharged fluid is damped. Cup-shaped gaskets 278a,b fitted between the outlet nipples 277a,b and the buffer vessel 209 may have a number of small holes 279a,b in both an end portion and a side wall portion to reduce the beat noise of outlet valves transmitted to the buffer vessel 209. The pump (101, fig 1) has two or more compression sections in parallel, each comprising a pair of field cores (181-183) having magnetic poles magnetised by AC supplied to coils (190-193) and which sandwich an oscillator (110) holding a permanent magnet (137,138) and having a pair of diaphragms (113,114) attached to its ends. Also disclosed are: two compression chambers sharing one field core; a coil wound round only one of opposing E-shaped field cores; hooks (321) which extend from side walls for assembly into holes in adjacent walls; and side walls having diaphragm receiving walls, each having a rectangular opening (252a') the same size as a cross-section of the oscillator.
Patent GB-2371185-A (GB)
Title: Battery operated radio receivers having power save by reducing active reception time
Inventor: RAINISH DORON
IPC: H04B1/16
Filed: 2000-08-07
Abstract: A method for reducing battery consumption in a battery-operated radio receiver in Standby Mode. In some embodiments of the present invention, the method includes deactivating a receive path during a pre-conditioning time interval when predetermined characteristics of a received signal are within corresponding thresholds and reactivating the receive path for a data-detection time interval which follows the pre-conditioning time interval.
Patent GB-2378134-A (GB)
Title: Glutamine containing health food
Inventor: BUTTERWICK RICHARD FULTON
IPC: A23K1/18
Filed: 2002-06-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of promoting immunoglobulin A secretion in the mucosal membranes of non-human animals. The method comprises administering a foodstuff comprising glutamine to the non-human animal. The glutamine may be L-glutamine and form part of a peptide chain. The composition is useful for treating gastrointestinal and urogenital infections.
Patent GB-2375785-A (GB)
Title: Subsea intervention including a tool carousel
Inventor: RYTLEWSKI GARY L
IPC: E21B47/06
Filed: 2001-08-09
Abstract: A subsea intervention system (300) for use with subsea wellhead equipment includes a carrier line spool (314) for carrying a carrier line and a mechanism, such as an injector head (316), to deliver the carrier line into the subsea wellhead equipment (302). A carousel (306) containing a number of intervention tools is included, where the tools are selectively attachable to the carrier line. The carrier line may be a coiled tubing, a wireline or a slickline.
Patent GB-2378203-A (GB)
Title: Equalising formation contact time for cutting elements
Inventor: SINGH AMARDEEP
IPC: E21B10/08
Filed: 2001-06-08
Abstract: A roller cone drill bit has cutting elements on adjacent cones which intermesh and arranged such that the time the cutting elements contact a formation is substantially the same for each of the cones. The axial force may be balanced between each of the cones and the work performed by each of the cones may be the same. The above features are realised by the use of an iterative simulation model.
Patent GB-2383735-A (GB)
Title: Linking a graphical display and an n-dimensional data structure in a graphical user interface
Inventor: MAKINEN BRUCE ALLEN
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2002-11-25
Abstract: A graphical user interface comprises a first portion 202 for providing a display comprising one or more image objects 208 and a second portion 204 for providing an n-dimensional data structure associated with the graphical display. A user selection of one of the image objects 206 in the first portion 202 of the interface causes the population of the n-dimensional data structure 204 with data relating to the image selection. In a specific embodiment (figure 9 not shown) the display(902) shows a PCB assembly and selection of one or more components (904,906) causes data relating to the component and its connection to the PCB's multiple layers to be displayed(908).
Patent GB-2397489-A (GB)
Title: Methods of forming bakeware
Inventor: HERRING MICHAEL THOMAS ARTHUR
IPC: A21B3/13
Filed: 2003-01-25
Abstract: The invention provides a method of forming bakeware of the sort that can be used in the production of individually baked items such as bread, Yorkshire puddings, cakes and the like. The bakeware is formed from a baking tray 1 and a plurality of baking cups 10 into which an amount baking mixture can be placed. The baking tray 1 is provided with a plurality of spaced apart apertures, each of which is sized and shaped to receive a baking cup 10. Each baking cup 10 has an outwardly extending flange 15 and is inserted into its associated aperture such that the flange 15 is positioned underneath the baking tray 1. A portion 12, 14 of the baking cup that extends above the top surface of the baking tray 1 is then outwardly deformed to prevent the removal of the baking cup 10 from the baking tray. In a particularly preferred aspect of the invention an o-ring 40 or other sealing means is placed over the baking cup 10 before it is inserted into its associated aperture in the baking tray. The o-ring 40 provides a liquid-tight seal between the baking tray 1 and the baking cup 10.
Patent GB-2399567-A (GB)
Title: Liquid storage module containing a buoyant component
Inventor: NEWMAN ALAN PAUL
IPC: E03F5/16
Filed: 2003-03-15
Abstract: The buoyant element 15 floats on the liquid within a volume 14 defined by top 11 and bottom 12 walls of the storage module. Preferably the buoyant surface element can receive contaminant floating on the surface of the liquid. Preferably the buoyant component extends around struts, and is either fibrous or a biofilm may form on it. The modules may be joined together, to form part of a drainage system which can remove oil from water running off roads.
Patent GB-2402425-A (GB)
Title: Patio door lock with suction cups
Inventor: BIRD STEPHEN
IPC: E05B65/08
Filed: 2003-06-04
Abstract: A lock for securing two relatively slidable panels eg a patio door comprises a pair of suction cups 2,3 which are either hinged together to allow each cup to attach to a different door (figs. 1, 2) to prevent any relative movement or which are rigidly joined together to attach to one door and which carry a buffer engaged by the other door edge to prevent relative movement in one direction. Levers 2c,3c operate the suction cups and buffers B1,B2 can be provided on the hinged-together cups.
Patent GB-2402503-A (GB)
Title: Lap timing device
Inventor: CHOW HON SING
IPC: G04C3/00
Filed: 2003-06-06
Abstract: A timing device is actuated by relative movement between a front display 31 and a back 24. In a preferred embodiment the device is adapted for use in a swimming pool, and a user presses the display side to actuate an internal timer. The device avoids the user changing stroke or style and thus provides an accurate self training aid. The device can incorporate for example target, lap, split, best and average timing functions. Preferably a push switch 32 is provided on the back, moved against springs 34 and has buffers 34 to cushion the timer. The timer can be mounted via suction caps and its casing is made from plastics.
Patent GB-2403538-A (GB)
Title: Communication link between seismic sondes in a well and the surface
Inventor: JAQUES PAUL STEVEN
IPC: G01V1/22
Filed: 2003-07-04
Abstract: A number of seismic (or microseismic) sondes 1 are clamped 3 to the casing 2 of a hydrocarbon production well (eg a subsea well). The sondes 1 are connected by cables 4 (eg twisted pair), or a common cable, to a distribution box 5. A cable 6 (eg multiple twisted pairs) transmits analogue signals to a multiplexer/digitizer 8 mounted just below well head/tubing hanger 7, at or near the land surface or seabed S. Data may then be transmitted via a single core or fibre optic cable over long distances to the sea surface, or to a remote control system in the case of a land based well. Since the multiplexer/digitizer is not mounted close to the fluid extraction area, it is not subject to high pressures and temperatures, and hence less susceptible to failure.
Patent GB-2406641-A (GB)
Title: Materials analysis device
Inventor: KOBYLECKI RYSZARD
IPC: G01N13/00
Filed: 2003-08-19
Abstract: A materials analysis device 2 comprises an inner receptacle 4, incorporating a filter 5 at its lower end, within an outer receptacle 6. Gas inlet/outlet ports 8, 10 are arranged to provide a means whereby solvent can be caused to pass between the receptacles 4, 6 via filter 5. Solvent in the receptacles 4, 6 is arranged to be heated and its temperature assessed. In use in one embodiment, a solute material to be analysed is introduced into outer receptacle 6 and a solvent is introduced into inner receptacle 4. The solvent is caused to pass back and forth between the receptacles 4, 6 via the filter 5 until a saturated solution of the solute is present in inner receptacle 4. This may be removed for analysis. By undertaking the process described at a range of temperatures, a solubility profile for the solute can be determined.
Patent GB-2407634-A (GB)
Title: Solar Thermal Tile
Inventor: DAVIES DANIEL GOWER
IPC: F24J2/04
Filed: 2003-10-31
Abstract: A solar thermal tile 1 has a transparent portion 2 and a chassis 6. The transparent portion permits sunlight to heat a space below the solar tile, and the chassis has at least one protrusion 16,18, that overlaps an adjacent tile when both tiles are mounted. The chassis may include a non-transparent material, which may be a metal such as a folded sheet metal, or a plastic such as a moulded plastics material. The transparent portion may have peripheral edges, and may be formed from a polycarbonate sheet material. The solar thermal tile may be incorporated in a set of tiles on a building surface (70 fig 8) such as a roof or wall. The tile set further includes a photovoltaic cell within an externally identical chassis. The chassis of the photovoltaic tile (90 fig 8) may also include an airflow hole. The solar tile set may have a dimension that is a multiple of the other tiles in the tile set (2 fig 8). The space below the solar tile may include a heating space (35 fig 4) that includes a heating surface (36 fig 4) treated for maximising solar absorption. The heating surface may be in conductive communication with a pipe (37 fig 4) through which water flows. The heated water may be used to add heat to a domestic hot water system.
Patent GB-2409133-A (GB)
Title: Interleaver for a turbo encoder and decoder
Inventor: KUTZ GIDEON
IPC: H03M13/27
Filed: 2003-12-11
Abstract: A single interleaver for a turbo encoder supports more than one wireless communication standard by holding different sets of row-sorting instructions in memory. Both a priori and a posteriori soft decisions are used in adaptively calculating a final decoded output, with two SISO decoders (301, 302) executing Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) algorithm on received information and interleaving or deinterleaving it using two Address Generation Units (306, 309). In AGU 309, Look Up Tables (LUT) 4O3 and 404 store inter-row permutation data, LUT 405 stores prime number sequences allowing intra-row permutation, and LUT 406 stores the intra-row permutation data as processed by module 407. These four LUT's are loaded with one set of data when operating under one WCDMA standard (eg. 3GPP) and a second when operating under another (eg. 3GPP2), allowing one interleaver to use both standards.
Patent GB-2393436-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for separating sheet material
Inventor: DOPFER PETER
IPC: B65H3/00
Filed: 2002-07-29
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for separating sheet material, especially securities, such as bank bills, checks etc., for the subsequent treatment of the individual pieces of the sheet material. In order to detect any mix-up in the order of separation, the order of separation is checked at the location of separation by monitoring if the next piece of sheet material to be separated is actually separated.
Patent GB-2397843-A (GB)
Title: Connector for pile sections
Inventor: ELLIS MICHAEL FRANK
IPC: E02D5/52
Filed: 2004-01-28
Abstract: A pre-cast pile element (30) has an end face for engagement with and end face of another pile element (40). The end face includes a recess (36) that is adapted to receive a portion of a connecting member (24) that includes an opening (26). The pile element is further provided with a bore (49) spaced from said end face such that a securing pin (50) may be received within the bore (49) so as to pass through the opening (26) of the connecting member (24), thereby securing the connecting member (24) to the pile elements (30, 40).