baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2413089-A (GB)
Title: A collapsible ski
Inventor: GREEN PAUL CLIFFORD
IPC: A63C5/02
Filed: 2004-04-16
Abstract: A collapsible ski comprises a front ski runner 1 and a rear ski runner 2, positioned together to form a continuous running surface. Connectors 6A, 6B are mounted on the top face of the front and rear ski runners which are attached to a retaining plate 5. The retaining plate is held in place by a locking mechanism 7A, 7B. Releasing the locking mechanism allows the ski to be broken down into its component parts for transport or storage. The ski bindings 3,4 are attached to the retaining plate.
Patent GB-2402646-A (GB)
Title: Eyebrow comb attachment for hair clipper
Inventor: MELTON SCOTT A
IPC: B26B19/38
Filed: 2004-06-07
Abstract: An eyebrow comb attachment 22 for attachment to a hair clipper 10 having a blade set 14 with a moving blade 18 laterally reciprocating relative to a stationary blade 16, includes a guard formation 24 for blocking access to ends of the bladeset 14 and defining a cutting area 28 between the ends, and at least one deflecting formation 30, 36 associated with the guard formation 24 for deflecting hair clippings generated by action of the bladeset 14 in the cutting area 28. The attachment 22, preferably includes at least one guide formation 50 associated with the cutting area 28 and configured for guiding hair into the cutting area 28 for clipping.
Patent GB-2415085-A (GB)
Title: Sliding scale
Inventor: PITTS DAVID FRANK
IPC: G09B15/00
Filed: 2004-06-11
Abstract: A Sliding Scale includes a slider 2 with cut outs (windows) through which, when correctly positioned over a scale 3, can be seen the required musical notes necessary by the musician when selecting a chord or scale.
Patent GB-2400091-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor guiderail snag resistant opening
Inventor: ERNST RONALD
IPC: B65G21/20
Filed: 2002-09-17
Abstract: A conveyor guiderail snag resistant opening (B) for use in a conveying system (A) which is transporting irregular materials (M) such as newspaper bundles. The snag resistant opening (B) includes a sensor opening (7) for use by optical sensors (4) utilized in the monitoring of the irregular material (M) on the conveyor system (A). The snag resistant opening (B) has a unique shape which reduces the likelihood that the irregular material (M) on the conveyor system (A) will become jammed at the sensor opening (7) or that the edges of the sensor opening (7) will cause damage to the irregular material (M), or that the sensor opening (7) will become blocked by snagged material.
Patent GB-2420281-A (GB)
Title: Topical formulations for use in the treatment or prevention of dermatological conditions
Inventor: CURTIS GERALD
IPC: A61K31/569
Filed: 2004-11-22
Abstract: Topical compositions comprising a steroid selected from the group consisting of ethisterone and derivatives thereof and trilostane and derivatives thereof and the use of these steroids in the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of a dermatological treatment that may be so treated by modifying the growth and interaction of one or more blood vessels, adipocytes and fibroblasts and/or by modifying fibrosis. Conditions include cellulite, solar elastosis, senile elastosis, lipoma, naevi, telangiectasis, keloids, ainhum, Peyronie's Disease, keratosis, solar chelitis, angioma and dermatofibroma. Preferred steroids are ethisterone, stanozolol, danazol, trilostane, keto-trilostane, trilostane II and trilostane III.
Patent GB-2423406-A (GB)
Title: Illuminable greetings card
Inventor: HILLMAN BENJAMIN
IPC: G09F1/06
Filed: 2005-02-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to a display article (1) comprising a first member (3) and a second member (5) movable relative to each other between an open position and a closed position. A section (20, 22, 24) of the first member (3) is displaceable away from an adjacent area thereof to enable said section (20, 22, 24) to be silhouetted by light emitted from a device for emitting light (37). The present invention also relates to a blank (31) for forming the display article (1). Preferably the display article takes the form an illuminable greetings card. Preferably the device for emitting light (37) is an LED, bulb, or sheet of electroluminescent material. The display article (1) may be three-dimensional, and in the form of a cylinder or cube. Preferably the silhouetted section (20, 22, 24) forms a shape such as a symbol, character word, image, or logo.
Patent GB-2412916-A (GB)
Title: Sulphide & disulphide dyes for use in dyeing keratin-containing fibres
Inventor: ELIU VICTOR PAUL
IPC: A61Q5/10
Filed: 2005-04-04
Abstract: A method of dyeing keratin-containing fibers (such as wool and hair) comprises treating the fiber with at least one sulfide dye of formula <EMI ID=1.1 HE=11 WI=119 LX=278 LY=704 TI=CF> <PC>[wherein <DL TSIZE=4> <DT>R1<DD>and R2 each independently from each other are a residue of an organic dye; <DT>Y1 <DD>and Y2 each independently from each other are unsubstituted or substituted, straight-chain or branched, interrupted or uninterrupted -C1-C10alkylene-; -C5-C10cycloalkylene-; C5-C10arylene; or-C5-C10arylene-(C1-C10alkylene)-; <DT>Z1<DD>and Z2 independently from each other are -C(O)-; -C2-C12alkenylene-; -(CH2CH2-O)1-5-; -C1-C10alkylene(C5-C10arylene)-; -C5-C10arylene-; -C5-C10cycloalkylene-; -C(O)O-; <EMI ID=1.2 HE=19 WI=142 LX=335 LY=1250 TI=CF> <DT>R3,<DD>R4 and R5 are each independently from each other hydrogen; or unsubstituted or substituted, straight-chain or branched, monocyclic or polycyclic, interrupted or uninterrupted C1-C14alkyl; C2-C14alkenyl; C6-C10aryl; C6-C10aryl-C1-C10alkyl; or C1-C10alkyl(C5-C10aryl); <DT>r,<DD>q and n independently from each other are 0 or 1, <DT>if<DD>n is 0, <DT>Z3<DD>is hydrogen; and <DT>if<DD>n is 1, <DT>Z3<DD>is -S-] </DL> with the proviso that the method does not comprise treating the fiber with an enzyme of the type protein disulfidisomerase (EC 5.3.4.1). Leather, silk, cellulose, polyamides (eg nylon) and cotton may likewise be dyed. Further, there is disclosed compositions comprising dyes of formula (1) (especially comprising other dyes) and processes for the preparation of dyes of formula (1). Certain dyes of formula (1) are claimed per se. Further compounds of formulae (35)-(38) as defined herein are also claimed per se.
Patent GB-2425675-A (GB)
Title: Multi-channel audio system using monopole/dipole loudspeaker units
Inventor: HALSALL STEPHEN
IPC: H04R1/32
Filed: 2005-04-28
Abstract: An audio system comprises three or more loudspeaker units 20 and a source of four or more audio channels, each loudspeaker unit comprising a monopole loudspeaker 7 and a dipole loudspeaker 21, or a pistonically driven diaphragm loudspeaker 7 and a resonant panel or bending wave loudspeaker 21. The system may be arranged such that, for any position relative to a listener at which a loudspeaker unit is situated in use, sounds emitted in response to signals carried by the audio channel for which the designated intended output position corresponds most closely to the position of that loudspeaker unit are emitted from the monopole loudspeaker or pistonically driven diaphragm loudspeaker of that unit. If a loudspeaker unit is not situated approximately at such a position, then sounds emitted in response to signals carried by that channel may instead be emitted from the dipole loudspeaker or resonant panel loudspeaker of that loudspeaker unit.
Patent GB-2411293-A (GB)
Title: Multilayered integrated circuit with non functional conductive traces
Inventor: BAUKUS JAMES P
IPC: H01L23/48
Filed: 2003-10-16
Abstract: A multilayered integrated circuit and a method of designing a multilayered integrated circuit are provided. The circuit comprises at least two conductive layers and non functional conductive lines placed in the conductive layers. The non functional conductive lines are made of a material which is the same as the material in the conductive layers and have dimensions which are the same as the dimension of the material in the conductive layers. The non functional conductive lines perform functions which are unnecessary to the operation of the integrated circuit and are undistinguishable from the functional conductive lines, thus burdening the work of a reverse engineer. The method of designing the multilayered circuit comprises a step of providing a computer generated representation of the non functional conductive lines.
Patent GB-2425376-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for producing a data backup system of a primary system in a document management system
Inventor: KAPUR RAJESH
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2005-09-23
Abstract: A method for producing a replica of a primary system having a primary filestore and a primary system database, the method comprising: ```periodically copying data from the primary filestore to a replica filestore; ```in response to a change to the primary system database, making a corresponding change to a replica system database; and ```in the event of failure of the primary system or of a link between the primary and replica system, changing one of the replica system database or the replica filestore so that the replica system database corresponds with the replica filestore.
Patent GB-2431488-A (GB)
Title: Data transfer device
Inventor: TOPHAM ANDREW
IPC: G06F21/02
Filed: 2005-10-11
Abstract: A data transfer device for storing data to a removable data storage device, the data transfer device being operable to: receive data to be stored 23; encrypt the data using an encryption key 22 and an initialisation vector 20; and store the encrypted data 24 to the removable data storage device. In one embodiment the data transfer device is further operable to generate the initialisation vector based upon a feature of the removable data storage device, such that the feature is unique to the removable data storage device and such that the data transfer device is operable to employ different initialisation vectors for different data storage devices. The information unique to the removable data storage device may comprise the device's serial number. The main embodiment relates to the data transfer device being a tape drive and the removable data storage device being a tape cartridge. Advanced Encryption Standard Counter mode (AES-CTR) may be employed. A corresponding decryption technique is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2431257-A (GB)
Title: System and method for accessing data
Inventor: ENDACOTT STEVE
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2005-10-17
Abstract: A method is disclosed for accessing data stored in at least one database 210, 212, comprising: accessing: model data 230, representing a model defining the structure of the data, metamodel data 232, representing a metamodel defining the structure of the model, and rule data 234, representing at least one rule for accessing the data, said at least one rule specifying at least one constraint in terms of a property of the metamodel; processing the rule data, and accessing the data in said at least one database in dependence on the processed rule data. Related systems, methods and computer systems are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2432750-A (GB)
Title: Polyphonic ringtone annunciator with spectrum modification
Inventor: HUNT NEVIL MORLEY
IPC: H04M19/04
Filed: 2005-11-23
Abstract: In a portable wireless transceiver such as a mobile telephone, the spectral content of a polyphonic ringtone is reduced if a call is not answered after a predetermined period of time, in order to render the ringtone more audible.
Patent GB-2435254-A (GB)
Title: Attaching a product to a display card
Inventor: JONES SOPHIE
IPC: B65D73/00
Filed: 2006-02-16
Abstract: A point of sale display card for displaying a product, comprising: a backing sheet 10 having a front face 13a and a back face 13b; and a retaining strip 21 having first and second opposing ends, the retaining strip being adapted to be woven through a plurality of slots 11a, 11b, 11c provided in the backing sheet so as to pass in front of the backing sheet in at least two separate sections, the retaining strip being securable to the backing sheet to thereby enable in use a product to be secured to the front face of the backing sheet. The two ends of the retaining strip 21 may be secured to the back face 13b of the backing sheet 10 by adhesive 23a, 23b, or may be secured to each other by adhesive (41, Figure 4). The card may hold a single product such as a reel of adhesive tape 22, different portions of which pass through respective ones of the sections of the retaining strip in front of the backing sheet. The backing sheet and/or retaining strip may be of transparent material, such as cellulose diacetate.
Patent GB-2424377-A (GB)
Title: Wastewater evaporation system
Inventor: FORSTMANIS TALIVALDIS
IPC: B01D1/30
Filed: 2006-02-21
Abstract: The water evaporation apparatus functions to increase the concentration strength of a contaminant solution. A blower 64 conveys an air stream along an air-conduit, over a nozzle or atomizer 32. The atomizer converts the incoming dilutely-contaminated water into fine droplets, and inject and distributes the droplets into the airstream. An air-heater 43 is located upstream of the atomizer, and heats the airstream to a temperature of 110�C at the atomizer. A droplet-collector 45 receives the airstream, and the droplets, and mechanically extracts the liquid droplets from the airsteam. The airstream leaves the droplet-collector at 65�C in a saturated condition. The droplets coalesce, and become the final-water 30, compriusing the strongly concentrated contaminant solution. An exhaust-conduit 28 conveys air that has passed through the droplet-collector to the air-outlet. A heat-exchanger 42 transfers heat from the exhaust airstream into the intake airstream, to supplement the air-heater.
Patent GB-2432740-A (GB)
Title: CCD noise reduction
Inventor: SHIBASAKI TETSUYA
IPC: H04N5/335
Filed: 2006-11-29
Abstract: An image pickup device having an electron multiplying charge coupled device (EMCCD) 3 comprises an electron multiplying magnification control unit (10,11), an obtaining unit 4 for obtaining signals which arc outputted from masked pixels of the EMCCD, an averaging unit (702, 703, figure 2) for executing an inter-line averaging process to the signals obtained by the obtaining unit and a suppression unit (710, 711, figure 2) for performing a predetermined low-level suppression and a predetermined high-level suppression to the signal averaged by the averaging unit. Image signals outputted from active unmasked EMCCD pixels are supplied to a subtraction unit where the signals from the suppression unit are subtracted. In this manner, image noise such as smear may be effectively reduced. A noise reduction method is also claimed.
Patent GB-2432165-A (GB)
Title: Method of inhibiting hydrate formation
Inventor: KINNARI KEIJO
IPC: F17D1/05
Filed: 2005-09-09
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of inhibiting formation of solid hydrates in a conduit (10) used to contain a flowing, water-containing hydrocarbon, which method comprises introducing into said hydrocarbon in said conduit a gas (4, 5, 6) which raises the pressure threshold for hydrate formation for said water-containing hydrocarbon, said gas being introduced in a manner which causes it to travel along at least part of said conduit in the direction of hydrocarbon flow.
Patent GB-2435144-A (GB)
Title: Light modulators in series
Inventor: LERNER SCOTT A
IPC: G02F1/1347
Filed: 2007-05-17
Abstract: Apparatus and systems including a pair of coupling lenses (L1, L2) to send light to, and to receive light from, a pair of light modulators (M1, M2).
Patent GB-2449454-A (GB)
Title: Cache memory storing validity data and control data for the cached data, such that the control data can be modified by the attached processor.
Inventor: HARRIS PETER WILLIAM
IPC: G06F12/128
Filed: 2007-05-22
Abstract: A data processing system is provided with at least one processor 4, 6, a main memory 18 and a cache memory 14. Cache data within the cache memory 14 has validity data V and control data associated with it. The control data controls access to the cached data. Program instructions executed by the processors 4, 6 control a cache controller 26 to modify the control data associated with the cached data whilst it remains stored within the cache memory 14 and remains valid. The control data may, specify a security flag indicating whether access is restricted to secure processes or processors. The control data may be TAG data and/or program thread specifying data. The processors may have different access states and the main memory may have a controlled region which is accessible only by a processor running in an authorised access state. The control data in the cache may mark cached data as controlled data cached by a processor in an authorised access state to be accessed only by that processor. The processor may change the control data if the access status of the data is changed.
Patent GB-2450089-A (GB)
Title: Reflector for self-luminous light source
Inventor: WILLIAMS FREDERICK DOUGLAS
IPC: C09K11/04
Filed: 2007-06-11
Abstract: A reflector apparatus 200 for signage comprises a reflector element 202 having a self-luminous light source provided on one side thereof. The reflecting element 202 is arranged to provide a magnetic field and/or at least a layer of the reflecting element 202 is formed from a material that is un-conducive to absorption of the electromagnetic radiation. A repulsive magnetic field can be provided adjacent to the self-luminous light source 204 so that beta radiation emitted by the tritium in the self-luminous source 204 is directed as much as possible away from the reflecting element 202 towards the front panel (104) when installed in housing (102). The magnetic field can be generated by a magnetic strip 208 or a layer of magnetic paint.
Patent GB-2452924-A (GB)
Title: A method of treating waste dust
Inventor: ELLIOT ANDREW MARK
IPC: B01D25/12
Filed: 2007-09-19
Abstract: There is provided a method of treating waste dust or ash in which water (204) is added to said dust to create a slurry (406). The alkalinity of said slurry (406) is reduced by the addition of acid (205), for instance sulphuric acid, and water is then removed from the slurry (406) in a compressible filtering device (208), for instance a membrane filter press. The method is characterised in that the slurry (406) is restrained within the compressible filtering device (208) as a compressed slurry or filter cake; and impurities are removed from the compressed slurry by a controlled flow of an impurity-removing liquid.
Patent GB-2453584-A (GB)
Title: Ladder stabiliser for use with a ladder positioned against a wall
Inventor: WEATHERALL BARRIE
IPC: E06C7/48
Filed: 2007-10-12
Abstract: The ladder stabiliser comprises a body adapted to be releasable secured to the body of a ladder and two or more rotatable balls which are mounted on the body so that, in use, the body projects away from the ladder with the two or more balls 1 mounted at or near the projecting end of the body so that the balls present a contact surface for abutting the wall. The balls are preferably rotatable about an, in use, horizontal axis and there are preferably four balls, with the balls mounted in pairs. The stabiliser preferably has two or more friction surfaces that face downwards at or near the projecting end of the body for engaging e.g. the surface of a roof. The body preferably comprises a frame formed from two C-shaped struts that are preferably pivotally connected at or near the projecting end. At least one of the struts may have a bracing strut 3 extending between the two ends of the strut with the bracing strut preferably being V-shaped. The body is preferably secured to the ladder by hooked brackets 2 or the like.
Patent GB-2455789-A (GB)
Title: Kite control line storage organiser
Inventor: BOWLES MICHAEL ANTHONY
IPC: A63H27/08
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: A kite control line organiser comprises a plurality of bobbins <B>3</B> or spools onto which individual control lines from a kite can be wound. The spools <B>3</B> are rotatable around an axis <B>5</B> by virtue of handle <B>4</B>. A plurality of guide holes 2 are positioned near the plurality of spools <B>3</B> to guide the line onto the spools <B>3</B>. The whole device can be held by handle <B>1.</B>
Patent GB-2454949-A (GB)
Title: Watch with moon phase indicator
Inventor: JONES DAVID PIERCE
IPC: G04B19/26
Filed: 2008-03-17
Abstract: A watch comprises a time display means having at least one hand for pointing to time indicia (11) to indicate the time, a first area (113) of marking indicating time indicia corresponding to night, a second area (112) of marking indicating time indicia corresponding to phases of the moon, and varying means (17, 18) for varying the first and/or second areas of marking such that the correspondence of time indicia to night and day can be varied.
Patent GB-2459645-A (GB)
Title: Drainage device
Inventor: MILLMORE ALAN MARTIN
IPC: E01C5/00
Filed: 2008-04-25
Abstract: The drainage device 2, for use between individual paving stones, cobbles or paving flags, comprises a system to allow liquid to pass through from inlet to outlet ends, wherein the device has a height Z and the inlet has a width Y and a length X, wherein Z >=Y. The device preferably comprises a number of channels 5 extending between the inlet and outlet ends and may be formed from a plastics material. The body of the device may be wedge shaped to help retain the device in the ground. The device may be formed from a geo-textile. Also claimed is a drainage system, a method for the installation of a drainage system, a drainage kit for use on a ground surface and a paving unit.
Patent GB-2462114-A (GB)
Title: A cam operated door closer having piston guiding means
Inventor: CLINGAN ANDREW KEVIN
IPC: E05F3/10
Filed: 2008-07-25
Abstract: A door closer 10, for controlling angular movement of a door, comprises a housing 11; a piston 16, having a longitudinal axis, slidable in a passage in the housing; a cam member 19 which is connected to, supported on or integral with a rotatable axle 28 which extends transversely through the housing; and a spring member 20 positioned in the passage in the housing for biasing an end of the piston into engagement with a surface of the cam member. The apparatus also includes a holding member 40 which extends through a wall of the housing and engages a part of the piston, the holding member inhibiting rotation of the piston about its longitudinal axis. The holding member 40 which aids in guiding reciprocal movement of the piston may be a cylindrical member which engages a flattened surface of the piston. The cam member may be heart-shaped. The door closer may comprise an adjustment means 24 for adjusting the biasing force of the spring 20 which also is ideally hydraulically damped by mechanism 50.
Patent GB-2452845-A (GB)
Title: Combined pet collar and storage compartments
Inventor: HILL DAVID DANBY
IPC: A01K27/00
Filed: 2008-09-12
Abstract: A pet accessory comprises a housing with means for attachment to a dog collar 10. The housing has a first compartment 15 within which there is a container 24 that can be filled with water and a second compartment 16 in which dry goods such as bags and bowls can be stored. The housing is formed as two parts that are hingedly together 17, there being a compartment in each part of the housing. Each compartment has a hinged lid 20, 21.
Patent GB-2453452-A (GB)
Title: Three dimensional purified collagen matrices
Inventor: VOYTIK-HARBIN SHERRY L
IPC: A61L27/24
Filed: 2007-05-16
Abstract: Cell culture scaffolds presenting a more biologically relevant microenvironment are disclosed. More particularly, these cell culture scaffolds comprise three-dimensional matrices/biomaterials that are created from solubilized collagen compositions using controlled conditions to have the desired microstructure and mechanical properties. The engineered purified collagen based matrix compositions of the present invention can be used alone or in combination with cells as a tissue graft construct to enhance the repair of damaged or diseased tissues.