baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2407028-A (GB)
Title: Swivel cushion
Inventor: YU MING-MING
IPC: A47C3/18
Filed: 2004-03-25
Abstract: A 360 degree revolving cushion comprises: a base plate 1 having a central screw receiving hole 11; a circular web-like seat member 2 having a number of apertures 21 in which ball-bearings 22 are embedded and a central screw hole 23; a swivel plate 3 provided with a plurality of concentric circular tracks 31 in which the ball bearings 22 are received and a central screw hole 32; and a screw (A) which, in use, couples together the base plate 1, the bearing seat 2, and the swivel plate 3. A cushion 4 is attached to the swivel plate 3 and a foam rubber 5 is placed over the cushion. The foam and cushion layers are wrapped in a cover 6. The swivel cushion can be placed on an existing chair, e.g. vehicle seat, or bed to enable weak patients or the elderly to move around or get up out of the chair or bed.
Patent GB-2413332-A (GB)
Title: Room temperature vulcanizable (RTV) silicone compositions having improved body
Inventor: SPRINGAEL SABINE
IPC: C09J183/06
Filed: 2004-04-21
Abstract: A room temperature vulcanizable silicone composition has improved body, and contains an acetoxy sealant, an alkoxy sealant, or an oximo silicone sealant, and a high molecular weight polyether polyol. The acetoxy, alkoxy or oximo silicone sealant may consist of a hydrogen-endblocked polydiorganosiloxane, an acetoxy-, alkoxy- or oximo-silane, a catalyst and filler. The high molecular weight polyether polyol is preferably an oxypropylene adduct of sorbitol. Preferably the sealant composition contains about 0.5-5 percent by weight of the high molecular weight polyether polyol based on the total weight of the composition.
Patent GB-2417047-A (GB)
Title: System for the management of water resources
Inventor: MAY JOHN MCLEAN
IPC: E03B3/04
Filed: 2004-08-14
Abstract: A system for the management of water resources comprises the installation of a plurality of reinforced concrete tanks along one side of a water reservoir. The tanks would be able to receive water during flood conditions and to release such water during drought conditions.
Patent GB-2406993-A (GB)
Title: Motion estimation for differential encoding using a 3D graphics processor
Inventor: NYSTAD JOERN
IPC: H04N7/26
Filed: 2004-08-20
Abstract: A 3D graphics rendering pipeline 10 is used to carry out data comparisons for motion estimation in video data encoding. Video data for the pixel block of the video frame currently being encoded is loaded into the output buffers 17 of the rendering pipeline 10. The video data for the comparison pixel blocks from the reference video frame which is to be compared with the data stored in the output buffers 17 is then stored as texture map values in the texture cache 15 of the rendering pipeline. Once the sets of pixel data for comparison have been stored in this manner, the 3D rendering pipeline 10 is controlled to render a graphics primitive having fragment positions and texture coordinates corresponding to the pixel data values that it is desired to compare. As each fragment is rendered, the stored and rendered fragment data corresponding to the pixel data to be compared is compared by fragment compare unit 18 and the determined differences in the data values are accumulated in an error term register 20.
Patent GB-2403756-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible expansion cone
Inventor: WATSON BROCK WAYNE
IPC: E21B23/00
Filed: 2003-02-19
Abstract: An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming an expandable tubular member (66) includes a collapsible expansion (44).
Patent GB-2408505-A (GB)
Title: Porous calcium phosphate ceramic
Inventor: MATSUMOTO TOSHIO
IPC: A61K6/838
Filed: 2004-11-29
Abstract: A porous calcium phosphate ceramic comprises a support portion 1 having pores 11, and ring-shaped portions 2 formed in the pores, the ring-shaped portions having pluralities of fine pores so that they have a network structure. A method for producing the porous calcium phosphate ceramic comprises stirring a slurry containing coarse calcium phosphate particles, fine calcium phosphate particles, a nonionic surfactant and a water-soluble high-molecular compound to foam the slurry; gelling the foamed slurry; and then drying the resultant gel to obtain a sintered porous calcium phosphate ceramic; wherein the nonionic surfactant is malamide and/or polyoxyethylene lauryl ether. The coarse particles have an average size of 5 to 20 m. The coarse particles are partially pulverised by stirring a dispersion of said coarse particles to obtain a slurry containing coarse particles and fine particles having particle size of 1 m or less.
Patent GB-2421217-A (GB)
Title: Self disinfecting keyboard
Inventor: SHARMA PRATIK
IPC: A61L2/24
Filed: 2004-12-15
Abstract: A flat membrane based keyboard with a built in UV Light over it. The keyboard is intelligent to detect activity and inactivity. After the last key stroke it scans the keyboard for two minutes for activity. Should no acitivity be detected, it turns itself ON and OFF. During the ON period, it emits UV light of wavelength 254Nm which creates maximum germicidal effect. The UV light is kept ON for a period of 30 seconds which is enough cycle time to kill 99.5% of the infectious bacteria and viruses, especially MRSA which is resistant to antibiotics.
Patent GB-2421426-A (GB)
Title: Mattress elevator restraint
Inventor: DALE GERALD
IPC: A47C21/02
Filed: 2004-12-22
Abstract: A mattress elevator 1,2 to be used between a mattress and a bed base comprises a restraint which extends from the elevator to the foot end of the mattress and base to prevent the mattress and elevator from sliding in use. The restraint is preferably formed from a number of straps 7,8,10,11 which are wrapped around the foot end of the mattress and/or the bed base and straps 6,9 which are secured to attachment means 13,16 on the elevator. The restraint prevents the elevator from moving towards the head end of the bed base and the mattress moving towards the foot end of the bed base.
Patent GB-2421789-A (GB)
Title: Intruder detector with two optical Fresnel lens systems
Inventor: STROMBERG JUAN SEBASTIAN HERRE
IPC: G08B13/193
Filed: 2005-03-11
Abstract: A combined active and passive intruder detector 100 comprises a pair of passive infrared (PIR) detectors 102 and 104 and a Doppler shift microwave detector 106. The PIR detectors generate outputs 108 and 110 in response to an intruder entering fields of view 112 and 114 of respective lenses 116 and 118 associated with the PIR detectors. Each lens 116 and 118 comprises a number of Fresnel facets each facet providing a respective field of view. Selected facets on each lens are masked to prevent transmission of infrared radiation onto a respective PIR detector such that the two sets of fields of view derived from the two lenses 116 and 118 are interdigitally arranged. The fields of view are also separate i.e. they do not overlap.
Patent GB-2413716-A (GB)
Title: RF power amplifier circuit
Inventor: LESKO CAMILLE A
IPC: H03G3/20
Filed: 2005-03-29
Abstract: A power amplifier circuit (41) includes an adjustable gain power amplifier (43) for amplifying an RF input signal (31). An isolated node (49) in the adjustable gain power amplifier (43) is isolated from the output load by a gain stage (48) of the adjustable gain power amplifier (43). The power level of a signal at the isolated node (49) corresponds to the power level of a signal at the output load (45). A detector (51) is either capacitively coupled to the isolated node (49) or connected by a direct current (DC) connection. The detector (51) detects the power level of the signal at the isolated node (49). The detector (51) generates a power level indicator that is sent to a gain control circuit (53). The gain control circuit (53) adjusts the gain of the adjustable gain power amplifier (43) to maintain a constant drive level at the isolated node (49).
Patent GB-2410798-A (GB)
Title: Methods detecting, characterising and monitoring hydrocarbon reservoirs
Inventor: KOTLAR HANS KRISTIAN
IPC: C12Q1/6893
Filed: 2003-09-05
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of detecting, characterising or monitoring a hydrocarbon source, which method comprises the genotypic analysis of a sample for the presence of one or more thermophilic or extremophilic microorganisms and in particular to the generation of microbiological profiles of samples and to the comparison of these profiles with profiles from reference samples. Also provided are oligonucleotides for use in said method.
Patent GB-2424982-A (GB)
Title: Seatbelt pretensioner dependent on steering rate
Inventor: GILLET CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B60R21/01
Filed: 2005-04-07
Abstract: A seatbelt pretensioner control system tightens the belt in response to at least the rate of change 3 of steering angle 1 of a vehicle. The steering rate threshold at which tensioning is applied may decrease with vehicle speed 2. The control system may calculate a tension based on both steering angle and vehicle speed 4 and steering rate and vehicle speed 5 and apply the higher 6 of the two forces. The applied tension may be maintained for a predetermined time after the measured values have dropped below their threshold levels. A different tension may be applied for each successive threshold that is exceeded.
Patent GB-2426651-A (GB)
Title: Media transcoding device
Inventor: MUDIE GEORGE STRONACH
IPC: H04N5/00
Filed: 2005-05-25
Abstract: A transcoding device includes an interface for receiving a media file in a first format, a transcoder for transcoding the media file to the second format, and output means for outputting the media file in a second format. The interface is preferably suitable for connection to a media file store, such as a PVR, so as to receive and transcode the media file to the second format for output to a portable media player (PMP).
Patent GB-2428471-A (GB)
Title: Flow cytometry
Inventor: COFFEY TIMOTHY JAMES
IPC: G01N21/85
Filed: 2005-07-18
Abstract: The invention relates to flow cytometry and the automatic analysis of data derived from multiple flow cytometry samples. The method of the invention comprises identification of clustered data points projected in two-dimensional representing selected phenotypic properties of individual cells including the automatic setting of thresholds to define the boundaries of such clusters as a part of post-acquisition data analysis. The invention is particularly suitable for the rapid automatic analysis of large number of cell samples. Also provided are a computer program, apparatus and system for the performance of the method of the invention.
Patent GB-2413457-A (GB)
Title: Telephone communications apparatus
Inventor: USUBA SHINJI
IPC: H04M1/72442
Filed: 2004-01-26
Abstract: A telephone communications apparatus for mixing a music signal with a speech signal, in which the gamut of music that may be enjoyed, such as a calling/called party, or the sorts of telephone terminal, can be expanded as compared to a conventional system. The apparatus includes a reproducing circuit for reading out a music signal recorded in a recording medium loaded thereon from the recording medium to reproduce the read out music signal, a setting circuit responsive to an operation by an operator for setting whether or not the music signalis to be mixed with a transmitting signal and/or a received signal, a mixer for mixing the music signal reproduced with the transmitting signal and/or the received signal, and a control circuit operative in response to the setting circuit for determining whether or not to enable the mixer to mix.
Patent GB-2420462-A (GB)
Title: Visual display unit which receives infra-red light transmitted from a remote control device and guides the infra-red light to a detector
Inventor: POPPLEMANN KLAUS-WERNER
IPC: H04B10/114
Filed: 2005-07-22
Abstract: A control unit of an appliance such as a domestic air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes a visual display unit (VDU) for displaying operational information about the appliance status. The VDU is adapted to receive infrared light from a remote control device and guide the infrared light to an infra-red detector. Preferably the infra-red light passes through an outermost window panel 3 and an LCD element and is guided by a backlight element 5 to the detector 9. The backlight element preferably causes a change in direction of the IR light. This may be achieved by means of a plurality of formation in the back-light, such as part-spherical formations. The invention obviates the need for a dedicated IR detector window.
Patent GB-2417288-A (GB)
Title: Clamping device to steady the leg of an item of furniture
Inventor: SOUTER JOHN
IPC: A47B91/02
Filed: 2005-08-19
Abstract: A clamping device (10, 40) for enabling multi-legged furniture to stand in a stable and level manner on uneven or sloping surfaces. The device (10) includes an elongate support member (11) for a leg (18) of that furniture that is clear of the ground (30 FIG 2). The support member (11) has an opening (13) extending from one end so that it can be passed around the leg (18). A closure member (12) is operable in use to close at least part of the opening (13) to enclose the leg (18) within the device (10). Securing means (19, 21) is operable to clamp the device (10) to the leg (18) when disposed within the support member (11). The securing means may include a cam (21) to engage with or disengage from the leg (18). The closure member may be cylindrical and may be concentrically positioned within the support member. The device prevents rocking of an item of furniture.
Patent GB-2430130-A (GB)
Title: Search results information handling
Inventor: PRAYLE PAUL EDWARD
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2005-09-07
Abstract: Information handling apparatus for handling data items which are searchable by mutual similarity comprises: means for detecting a set of data items similar to a data item under test; and means for displaying respective representations of the set of data items on a display screen such that, with respect to a display starting position (710), the displayed representations (730) have a rotational displacement and a radial displacement e.g. forming a spiral, which generally increase with decreasing similarity of the corresponding data item to the data item under test.
Patent GB-2420344-A (GB)
Title: Use of ionic liquids
Inventor: WALKER ADAM JOHN
IPC: B01J31/00
Filed: 2005-10-06
Abstract: Methods of using ionic liquids comprising: providing an ionic liquid in first chemical form; using the ionic liquid for a first predetermined purpose; chemically modifying the ionic liquid to change it to a second chemical form; and using this second form of a second predetermined purpose. Particular forms of chemical modification include: protection or deprotection of ionic liquid cations, e.g. silylation, in order to alter the viscosity or melting point of the ionic liquid to induce phase changes or enable trapping/release of a solute from a solid matrix; ion exchange to alter viscosity (for use in hydraulic fluids or lubricants), refractive index (for use in optoelectronic systems), to induce a phase change (to partition a solute between two liquid phases) or to alter solubilising power (for selective precipitation of compounds e.g. penicillin); and changing counterion in order to modulate enzyme activity (e.g morphine dehydrogenase (MDH)). Preferred ionic liquid cations include 3-hydroxypropyl- or n-butyl-methylimidazolium and various alkyl mono- or diethanolammonium cations with any suitable counterion.
Patent GB-2433356-A (GB)
Title: Two pin power socket with fuse or switch
Inventor: BANES DAVID
IPC: H01R13/68
Filed: 2005-12-16
Abstract: A two-pin mains power socket comprises an automatic circuit breaking means (eg a fuse) and/or an on/off switch. The socket, with power contacts 1, 2, and optional earth contacts 3, may have a built-in fuse 5 in a socket 8 for each socket. Alternatively, or in addition, it may have an on/off switch 4 for each socket.
Patent GB-2433506-A (GB)
Title: A method of producing a multimeric capture agent
Inventor: REEVE MICHAEL A
IPC: C07K19/00
Filed: 2005-12-20
Abstract: Described is a method of fabricating a multimeric capture agent for binding a ligand, the capture agent comprising at least first and second monomers units, the first monomer unit further comprising a first ligand-binding moiety, a first reactive group and an attachment moiety, the second monomer unit further comprising a second ligand-binding moiety, and a second reactive group, wherein the reactive groups may be the same or different for each monomer unit, the method comprising the steps of; <SL> <LI>a) reacting the first monomer unit with the second monomer unit such that reactive groups present on the monomer units react to form a multimeric capture agent. <LI>b) preferably the first monomer unit is immobilised on a substrate via the attachment moiety, wherein, step a) can be performed before, simultaneously with, or subsequently to step b). </SL> Reaction groups may be selected from thiols, maleimide, cyclopentadiene, azide, phosphinothioesters, thioesters or (nitro)thiopyridine activated thiols. Capture agents may be linked to surfaces via thioester-or cystene-derivitised surfaces.
Patent GB-2420991-A (GB)
Title: Toy with bar code reader and bar code reader for toy
Inventor: SATO HACHITARO
IPC: A63H33/30
Filed: 2004-06-07
Abstract: A toy with a bar code reader formed in a simple structure and capable of providing detection accuracy requested for the toy, wherein a guide member (57) extending parallel with an opening part (41) in a movable member (37) stored in the reader body of the bar code reader. A bar code sensor holder (59) holding a bar code sensor is slidably installed on the guide member (57). The bar code reader comprises a rotating link (61) having one end rotated about the rotating center axis (65) thereof and the other end slidably connected to the bar code sensor holder (59). The rotating link (61) is rotated by utilizing the energizing force of a first spring (67) to move the bar code sensor holder (59) from one end to the other end of the opening part (41). By utilizing the energizing force of a second spring (70), the rotating link (61) is reversely rotated about the rotating center axis (65) to return the bar code sensor holder (59) from the other end to one end of the opening part (41).
Patent GB-2424514-A (GB)
Title: Compact optical navigation device
Inventor: XIE TONG
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 2006-03-01
Abstract: An optical navigation device detects relative motion of non-optically flat surfaces, e.g. fingers by comparing the captured images of the surface texture, e.g. ridges on the finger. Within a housing 8 a light source 10 and a sensor array 12 are positioned proximately. The sensor array 12 is mounted on a substrate 13. A lens array 14 interposes the surface 20 to be imaged and the sensor array 12 such that a 1:1 image of the surface, e.g. finger surface of the user onto the 2D sensor array, is formed. The micro-lenses may be designed to match individual pixels on the sensor array, or the each element of the lens array is used to cover a group of pixels on the sensor. The micro-lenses may be positioned such that the image is formed onto the sensor array or formed in a plane in space such that the image is defocused from the surface.
Patent GB-2423209-A (GB)
Title: Moving image delivery apparatus, moving image delivery system, and moving image delivery program
Inventor: HIROSE TOMONORI
IPC: H04N21/442
Filed: 2003-10-31
Abstract: A positional information processing part (18c) uses a positional information transmitting/receiving part (17) to communicate with a base station to determine the positional information of an encoder (10), and receives, from a camera (13), information concerning a camera direction. Then, the positional information processing part (18c) supplies the determined positional information and camera direction information to an XML data producing part (18b), which produces, based on the received information, XML data. Then, an MPEG data producing part (18a) converts the moving image data supplied from the camera (13) to MPEG data, and multi-casts stream data obtained by attaching the XML data to the MPEG data as converted. Similarly to the encoder (10), encoders (11,12) also multi-cast stream data. When any trouble occurs in a moving image server (2 or 3), a moving image server (1) selects, based on positional information concerning an encoder dealt with by the moving image server where the trouble has occurred and also based on disaster positional data (9c) received from a disaster information notifying server (30), an encoder, which is near the position where a disaster has occurred, on a priority basis.
Patent GB-2423819-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for analysis of molecules
Inventor: TURNER STEPHEN
IPC: G01N35/02
Filed: 2005-09-16
Abstract: The present invention relates to optical confinements, method of preparing and methods of using them for analyzing molecules and/or monitoring chemical reactions. The apparatus and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for high-throughput and low-cost single-molecular analysis.
Patent GB-2444104-A (GB)
Title: Astrological and numerological classification
Inventor: DUNLOP JAMES ROBERT ARCHIBALD
IPC: G06Q99/00
Filed: 2006-08-29
Abstract: The invention concerns an astrological and numerological method for deriving a combined astrological and numerological classification for a subject. The method comprises the steps of: identifying an astrological classification for a subject from the said subject's date and time of birth, the said astrological classification comprising at least the said subject's zodiac sign and/or associated element; and, identifying a numerological classification for a subject; the said step of identifying a numerological classification comprising the steps of: determining a number between 1 and n for the said subject's name utilising a system of correspondence between the letters of the alphabet and the said numbers 1 to n, summing the numbers for each letter of each name of the said subject's full name or name by which the said subject is known and dividing the sum S by n, wherein if the sum S is exactly divisible by n the subject's numerological classification is n and if the sum S is not exactly divisible by n the subject's numerological classification is the remainder R, where R is between 1 and n-1; and, combining the said subject's astrological and numerological classifications to provide a combined astrological and numerological classification for the said subject. A computer program for implementing the above method and a system for deriving the combined classification are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2443451-A (GB)
Title: Heartbeat recording and playback system
Inventor: HALPERIN STEWART
IPC: A63H3/28
Filed: 2006-11-06
Abstract: A recording apparatus, comprising: a recording arrangement 4, including a probe 5 to be placed on an individual's chest, for recording the sound of the individual's heartbeat; and a storage arrangement for writing data representing the recording onto a data storage medium, wherein the apparatus is operable to dispense a storage device, incorporating the storage medium, the storage device being connectable to a playback device (10) so that the sound of the individual's heartbeat can be reproduced repeatedly by the playback device. The heartbeat playback provides comfort to babies and young children. The recording arrangement may be in a booth 1 and the playback device may be incorporated in a toy (9). The apparatus may dispense a recording medium or may dispense a complete toy incorporating the data storage medium.