baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2397151-A (GB)
Title: Vendor comparison, advertising and switching
Inventor: ENGLISH PAUL
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2002-09-19
Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems provide, at a virtual point-of-payment ("POP') at which a user is paying for goods or services, or when the user is recording a payment or otherwise using a financial management system, information for one or more alternative vendors from which the user may obtain the same or similar products. When the user employs the system to pay a bill, record a payment, or access a payee list, the system displays user-selectable vendor approval/disapproval icons (335, 340, e.g., "thumbs up"/"thumbs down") for the user to rate the vendor, products or transaction. If the user selects the "thumbs down" icon to express displeasure with a current vendor (or, alternatively, whenever a payment is recorded or a payee list accessed), a list of alternative vendors selected from a vendor database (440) is displayed, along with corresponding offerings, prices, user ratings (by other users), logos and other graphical information. Users can switch vendors (1002) by clicking or otherwise signaling their selection of a new vendor. Vendor switching is simplified by storing and transmitting, to the new vendor, user account information necessary to enable the new vendor to effectuate the switch-over. Vendors pay for inclusion in the vendor database, for advertising to targeted user groups, and for preferential placement. Customer account and spending information is aggregated for analysis and targeted marketing. The invention provides broad-based user registration and targeted advertising.
Patent GB-2400736-A (GB)
Title: Latching relay
Inventor: WONG MARVIN GLENN
IPC: H01H50/00
Filed: 2004-03-30
Abstract: An electrical relay has a solid slug 120 that is moved within a channel 112 and used to make or break an electrical connection. The solid slug 120 is moved by electromagnets 108, 110. In the preferred embodiment, the slug is wetted by a conducting liquid 122, such as liquid metal, that also adheres to wettable contact pads 114, 116, 118 within the channel to provide a latching mechanism. The relay is amenable to manufacture by micro-machining techniques.
Patent GB-2413451-A (GB)
Title: Remote printing of wallpaper based on digital image
Inventor: ARMITAGE STEPHEN
IPC: B42D15/00
Filed: 2004-04-23
Abstract: A wallpaper printing system comprises a host computer and associated printer (130, 150; Figure 1) and a user, remote terminal (120), connected via communications link (140). In use, the dimensions (w, h; Figure 2) of a wallpaper boundary are determined 310, and a digital image - which may be user input - is transmitted 320 from the remote (120) to the host (130) computer. In the host computer, the design is resized or enlarged 330 so as not to exceed the wallpaper boundary, and the design is divided 340 to be printed in parts, such as sub image strips (220 - 240; Figure 2). The resulting image of the divided design is transmitted back to the remote computer 350 for display 360 to a user, then printed 370 on wallpaper substrate. As shown in Figure 4, various user input images 421, 422 may be used to form a composite image to make up the wallpaper design.
Patent GB-2414972-A (GB)
Title: Folding bicycle
Inventor: WARNE RUSSELL
IPC: B62K15/00
Filed: 2004-06-11
Abstract: A folding bicycle (1) in which a rear sub-frame (4) of the bicycle, carrying a rear wheel (14), is pivotable about a transverse axis into the folded condition, and a front sub-frame of the bicycle (3), carrying a front wheel (11) and a front strut assembly (12) of the bicycle is also pivotable about a transverse axis into the folded condition, both sub-frames also being arranged for lateral displacement when pivoted with respect to the main frame so that in the folded condition the sub- frames and the wheels they carry are displaced laterally from the main frame. In the folded condition the rear sub-frame (4) and the wheel (14) it carries is displaced laterally on one side of the main frame (2), and the front sub-frame (3) and the wheel (11) it carries is displaced laterally on the other side of the main frame (2). A hinge (16) may allow the folding and lateral displacement to occur via arcuate cam surfaces (21-24).
Patent GB-2404490-A (GB)
Title: Exchange-coupled film and magnetic sensing element
Inventor: NAKABAYASHI RYO
IPC: H01F41/30
Filed: 2004-07-09
Abstract: An exchange-coupled film includes a seed layer, an antiferromagnetic layer, and a ferromagnetic layer. The seed layer is formed at a thickness that is larger than the critical thickness, and the thickness of the seed layer is then decreased by etching so as to be smaller than or equal to the critical thickness. Thereby, a crystalline phase which extends through the seed layer from the upper surface to the lower surface can be formed, and/or the average size, in a direction parallel to the layer surface, of the crystal grains in the seed layer can be set to be larger than the thickness of the seed layer. Consequently, a large exchange coupling magnetic field Hex can be generated between the antiferromagnetic layer and the ferromagnetic layer.
Patent GB-2417629-A (GB)
Title: Data processing to detect transformation
Inventor: HANSARD MILES
IPC: G10L15/02
Filed: 2004-08-26
Abstract: A method of processing data such as image or audio data comprises the steps of: comparing first and second samples (1, 2) of a space, the first and second samples being related by a set of transformations, to provide a set of pairs of signals, each of the pairs of signals corresponding to substantially the same feature in the space in the first and second samples; for each of the pairs of signals, evaluating (51) residuals corresponding to the differences between the values of the space in each sample; evaluating (52) a first estimate of the set of transformations from the residuals; estimating (53) a tensor field representing orientation of flow in the space, the tensor field covering at least one point in the space; and recalculating (54), from the first estimate and the tensor field, the residuals for each of the pairs of signals to improve the estimate of the set of transformations. The method may be used to detect motion in an image sequence.
Patent GB-2401684-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for seismic measurements
Inventor: PLANKE SVERRE
IPC: G01V1/20
Filed: 2003-03-06
Abstract: An apparatus for three-dimensional single-channel seismic measurements, wherein at least one seismic source (1; 1', 1'') and hydrophone devices (2) are towed behind a vessel (3), and wherein a pair of deflectors (4, 5) are used that are submerged in the sea (6) and which, as the vessel moves, seek to move in a direction transverse to the vessel's direction of travel. Fastened between the deflectors (4, 5) is a wire (7) which limits the spacing between the deflectors (4, 5). Along the wire (7) there are also mounted thereon hydrophone devices (2) which in relation to the spacing (d3) of the devices have a short lengthwise extent (d4). The devices (2) are connected together by a hydrophone signal cable (8). An additional signal cable (12) connects the cable (8) to the signal processing equipment (10) on the vessel (3). The seismic source (1) maybe connected to signal equipment (10) on the vessel (3) and located in an area between the vessel (3) and said wire (7), or at least one of the deflectors (4, 5) may be equipped with a seismic source (1, 1', 1'').
Patent GB-2418539-A (GB)
Title: Electrical circuit package
Inventor: HELFRICH JENS
IPC: H05K3/28
Filed: 2004-09-23
Abstract: An electrical circuit package comprises a ceramic substrate 1 with an electrical circuit pattern formed on one surface thereof, an opposite surface of the substrate being metallized, and an electrically conductive platelet 2 and a conductor body 3, arranged so that a first face of the platelet is soldered to the metallized surface of the substrate and an opposite face of the platelet is affixed in contact with the conductor body. A method of constructing the package is also described. Components 15 may be held in place by clamps 14 and/or by material such as silicone moulded in an enclosing housing, e.g. of steel.
Patent GB-2409939-A (GB)
Title: Angled locking arm for connector
Inventor: TANAKA SHIGERU
IPC: H01R13/639
Filed: 2004-12-03
Abstract: A connector 10 is formed integrally with an elastically deformable locking arm 13. The arm comprises a V-shaped elastic deformation portion 17, a fixing projection 14 and an arm portion 18. The deformation portion extends linearly from a proximal end portion 16 in a slant state at an acute angle   r  . The fixing projection engages a counterpart. The arm allows the arm to be bent. There is a space 19 for the arm to bend into.
Patent GB-2422132-A (GB)
Title: Slot cutting apparatus
Inventor: QUINTON DEREK
IPC: B27F1/12
Filed: 2005-01-12
Abstract: A slot cutting jig 2 comprises a base plate 4 mountable for reciprocating movement relative to a cutting device 16. The base plate 4 has an opening 24 formed therein to receive the cutting bit 32 of the cutting apparatus 16. The jig further comprises a backing member 6 upstanding from the base plate 4 for receiving a workpiece 62 thereagainst; and a guide member 8 adjustably mounted adjacent the opening 24 for receiving a slot 64 formed in said workpiece 62 in order correctly to position the workpiece for cutting of a subsequent slot.
Patent GB-2410631-A (GB)
Title: Prevention of body-source junction conduction in a sleep-mode switch MOSFET
Inventor: RYU HYUKJU
IPC: H03K19/00
Filed: 2005-01-27
Abstract: It is common practice to feed the gate voltage directly to the body terminal of a switching transistor QN1 in order to reduce its threshold when it is supplying current to a logic circuit 102 comprising low-threshold transistors. This can cause unwanted conduction of the body-source PN junction in QN1 unless the supply voltage is limited to about 0.6 volts. In order to permit higher supply voltages, a voltage limiting circuit 106 is interposed between the gate node and the body node so that Vbb follows Vgg2 but cannot exceed a voltage limit set by D2, which may be a diode-connected PMOS transistor, a PN junction diode or a Schottky diode. Sleep-mode switches may be placed in either or both supply poles. QN1 is referred to as a DTMOS (dynamic threshold) transistor.
Patent GB-2422757-A (GB)
Title: Time-dependent animation of a 3D object
Inventor: UGAIL HASSAN
IPC: G06T17/30
Filed: 2005-02-01
Abstract: A plurality of control curves P1, P2, d1, d2 are provided as boundary conditions to a partial differential equation. At least one of the boundary conditions is defined as a function of time t. Solving the partial differential equation with respect to the time-variant boundary conditions provides a surface patch of a 3D object which changes over time. A time-variant spine S may also be provided which coordinates manipulation of the control curves, thereby providing a time-based animation of the PDE surface patch.
Patent GB-2411250-A (GB)
Title: Vibration suppressing control of a work implement of a construction machine
Inventor: OKAMURA KENJI
IPC: E02F9/20
Filed: 2005-02-09
Abstract: The controller receives a manipulating input Fa from an input device such as a joystick, and calculates a target value V1 in unit 21. A target value correcting signal is calculated in unit 22 based on known oscillating or vibrating characteristics of the machine and input values relating to the posture of and/or the load on the work implement or construction machine. The target value is corrected by the correcting signal to produce a signal V2 which provides the control signal G for actuators, so that vibration is suppressed. The correcting unit 22 may determine vibration characteristics based on characteristic frequencies and damping characteristics determined from the current posture and load on the machine. Correction may also depend on increases or decreases in the target value V1.
Patent GB-2407815-A (GB)
Title: Method of creating antigens using emus
Inventor: PEARSON MAURINE
IPC: C07K16/18
Filed: 2003-09-17
Abstract: A method for creating a vaccine, an anti-venom for snake bites, and an anti-venom for spider bites in an adult ratite bird by obtaining at least one poisonous snake, harvesting venom of the snakes, obtaining an adult ratite bird, injecting the adult ratite bird with the venom in appropriate amounts at appropriate intervals, extracting blood from the bird or harvesting an egg from the inoculated ratite, removing desired antibodies, and using desired antibodies and make an antiserum containing antibodies to the venom.
Patent GB-2414575-A (GB)
Title: Management of polling loops in a data processing apparatus
Inventor: KIMELMAN PAUL
IPC: G06F15/80
Filed: 2005-04-20
Abstract: A data processing system for managing polling loops comprises a main processing unit and a subsidiary processing unit operable to perform tasks on behalf of the main processing unit. The subsidiary processing unit sets a completion field when a task has been completed and the main processing unit polls the completion field in order to determine whether the task has been completed. If after a threshold number of polls the main processing unit determines that the task has not been completed, the main processing unit enters a power saving mode. The subsidiary processing unit, when the task has been completed, causes a notification, such as an interrupt, to be issued on a path interconnecting the main processing unit and the subsidiary unit. The main processing unit is arranged, upon receipt of the notification, to awaken and exit the power saving mode. This provides an efficient technique for managing a polling loop within the data processing apparatus. Also, a multiple processor set up could be used where there is a single main processing unit and a plurality of subsidiary processing units.
Patent GB-2415212-A (GB)
Title: Full bore wellhead and hanger assembly with expandable load ring that is angled to slide against load shoulder
Inventor: THOMAS SEAN P
IPC: E21B33/038
Filed: 2005-06-15
Abstract: A subsea wellhead assembly comprises a housing 11, a hanger 21 and a split load ring 31. The wellhead housing defines a bore 13 containing at least one groove with a conical upward facing load shoulder 17 that is inclined at an angle 'b'. The hanger is lowered into the housing, and has at least one conical downward facing load shoulder 25 that is inclined at an angle 'a'. Angle 'a' is less relative to the axis of the bore than angle 'b'. The split load ring is employed having an inner profile 34 that slidingly engages the downward facing load shoulder and an outer profile 33 that slidingly engages the upward facing load shoulder. The load ring is carried by the hanger for movement between a retracted position (Fig. 2), where the hanger is free to travel in the housing, and an expanded position where the outer profile engages with the housing load shoulder. The difference in angle between the hanger and housing load shoulders enables the split load ring to overcome the frictional resistance of the expansion movement. The assembly is designed for use with full bore wellheads; that is wellheads without support shoulders that narrow the bore.
Patent GB-2418617-A (GB)
Title: Bladder regulating mechanism
Inventor: JAKEMAN EDWARD ERNEST
IPC: A61F5/44
Filed: 2005-06-28
Abstract: A mechanism for initiating and maintaining cyclic refilling and emptying of a bladder 1 comprises: a tube 3 joining a catheter 2 to a sealed drainage bag 10, the tube having a section of reduced bore which is formed into an inverted U-shaped siphon 5; a venting conduit 6 connected to the tube between the catheter and the siphon and having a flow restriction 7 and filter 9; and a strand of material 22 within the downstream leg of the siphon to induce complete drainage of the tube and to cause the siphon action to cease. A former 15 is provided to adjust the height of the siphon relative to the bladder. An irrigating apparatus may be connected to the catheter [Figure 2]. The apparatus is supported by a floor stand or a body harness [Figure 5]. The drainage bag comprises an air/liquid separator 13.
Patent GB-2428650-A (GB)
Title: Landing gear
Inventor: BENNETT IAN
IPC: B64C25/22
Filed: 2005-08-04
Abstract: Aircraft landing gear comprises a telescopic shock absorber strut 1 connected at one end to an airframe of the aircraft and at the other end to a bogie 4 at a pivot point 5, the bogie 4 comprising at least one axle fore 6 and aft 6' of the pivot point 5, the landing gear further comprising an auxiliary actuator 9 connected between the telescopic shock absorber strut 1 and a position on the bogie 4 spaced from the pivot point 5. The auxiliary actuator 9 being operable to damp pivotal movements of the bogie 4 with respect to the telescopic shock absorber strut 1, as well as being operable to adjust the angular position of the bogie 4 with respect to the telescopic shock absorber strut 1 to allow stowage of the landing gear after take-off. The auxiliary actuator 9 may comprise two hydraulic pistons, one hydraulic piston and one spring actuator, or a combination mechanical linkages.
Patent GB-2425136-A (GB)
Title: Removing debris from a wellbore
Inventor: PURKIS DANIEL
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2005-09-21
Abstract: A wellbore is cleaned by inserting a conduit 10 into the wellbore, sealing off an annular portion of the wellbore with seals 20, 21, e.g. cup seals, and operating a jet pump 12 within the conduit to move debris located within the sealed area into the conduit for removal from the wellbore. The conduit is centred in the wellbore by a packer 15 and a swivel sub 16 is provided to isolate rotational movement between the two ends of the conduit.
Patent GB-2418691-A (GB)
Title: Circulation tool
Inventor: TELFER GEORGE
IPC: E21B34/10
Filed: 2004-06-30
Abstract: A downhole tool (10) for circulating fluid in a well bore. The tool includes an axial inlet and outlet with radial second outlets. A sleeve (64) moves over the second outlets (38) to control circulation of fluid. The sleeve can be selectively locked in an opened or closed configuration, while the tool is in tension or compression. Variation of fluid pressure in the work string and stroking the tool move the sleeve between the operating positions. Cyclic operation of the tool is also described.
Patent GB-2434262-A (GB)
Title: A brake light system for a vehicle in which a display is generated which is indicative of the magnitude of the vehicle deceleration
Inventor: KITTOE PETER FABIAN MARK
IPC: B60Q1/44
Filed: 2006-01-17
Abstract: A brake light system comprising a cluster or series of light emitting diodes (LEDs) or conventional bulbs fitted to the rear of the vehicle. As the car brakes the number of lights illuminated would be indicative of the degree of deceleration, the harder the braking the more bulbs are lit. The measure of the braking force could be determined by a pressure transducer attached to the brake hose system, a strain gauge fitted to the brake pedal, an accelerometer or a link with the anti lock braking system (ABS). The device may be fitted to the vehicle during manufacture or as an after sale accessory.
Patent GB-2424581-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutical formulation comprising a synergistic combination of a peroxide and a quinone and its antimicrobial uses
Inventor: EADY ELIZABETH ANNE
IPC: A61P31/00
Filed: 2006-03-23
Abstract: An antimicrobial formulation containing a) a peroxide selected from a diacyl peroxide, alkyl (or aryl) peroxide or metal peroxide and b) a benzoquinone or hydroquinone. The preferred peroxides include benzoyl peroxide, calcium peroxide, magnesium peroxide, sodium peroxide and t-butyl peroxide. The preferred benzoquinone/hydroquinone include t-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), thymoquinone, p-hydroquinone, p-benzoquinone, 2,3 -dimethyl-p-hydroquinone and 2-ethyl-p- hydroquinone. The peroxide and the benzoquinone/hydroquinone may be pre-mixed or encapsulated separately prior to mixing The formulation may be used in cosmetic, skin, hair care, pharmaceutical, veterinary, toiletry, laundry, fabric treatment, agricultural or horticultural products The formulation is particularly useful as a pharmaceutical against staphylococci or propionibacteria and/or skin conditions e.g., acne.
Patent GB-2438164-A (GB)
Title: A washing and changing device for use with a bath
Inventor: STUART-SMITH JAMES BRUCE PHILI
IPC: A47K3/12
Filed: 2006-05-18
Abstract: A washing and changing device for use with a bath, comprising a bath tub 10 with a rim 11, a tap for filing the bath tub and a bath supported changing stretcher 8 that is moveable between a useable position over the bath e.g. resting on the rim of the bath tub, and a stowed position (Fig 4), where the water outlet and tap control are located away from the plane of the changing surface of stretcher when it is in it's usable position, so that the stretcher substantially extends the full length of the bath. Preferably the tap control 14 is mounted on the outer face of the bath, away from the rim of the bath. Alternatively the rim of the bath has a lowered portion (22, Fig 5) upon which a tap control or shower head and cradle may be mounted. Preferably the changing stretcher is pivotally mounted to the bath, and may be folded in half when it is in its stowed position. The stretcher may be constructed from taut material stretched over a metal frame or from two moulded elements (20, 21, Fig 8).
Patent GB-2438207-A (GB)
Title: Rotary cylinder valve internal combustion engine
Inventor: KNIGHT BRIAN RUSSELL
IPC: F01L7/04
Filed: 2006-05-18
Abstract: A rotary cylinder valve i.e. engine has a rotatable cylinder 5 including a valve port 12 in communication with a combustion chamber 11, the cylinder 5 being rotatable about its longitudinal axis in a cylindrical bore of a valve housing. The valve housing has an inlet port (14, fig. 2) a outlet port (13) adapted to be aligned successively with the valve port 12 during rotation of the cylinder 5 in the housing to enable fluid to flow respectively into and out of the combustion chamber 11. The combustion chamber 11 is defined in part by a reciprocating piston 4 in the cylinder 5, the piston being driven by a crankshaft 2, a drive mechanism in the form of a flexible belt transmitting drive 16 transmitting drive from the crankshaft 2 to the rotatable cylinder 5. Since the axis of rotation of the valve cylinder 5 is at right angles to the axis of rotation of the crankshaft 2, the drive belt comprises an endless loop drivingly engaged between a drive pulley 17 on the crankshaft and a driven pulley 18 on the cylinder 5, with an idler pulley arrangement 22, 23 intermediate the drive and driven pulleys to divert the belt through 90{. The belt drive is quieter and less costly than the use of bevel gearing.
Patent GB-2444545-A (GB)
Title: Worldwide library
Inventor: MARQUES PAULO MANUEL CONGAL V
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2006-05-30
Abstract: A networked library utilising the internet which allows writers, reader, publishers and libraries to access information held by other users of the system, and to search request books. The system also includes administrative functions to track loans and charges.
Patent GB-2439777-A (GB)
Title: Particles for tracing liquid movement
Inventor: SLEAT ROBERT
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2006-06-19
Abstract: A particle for tagging a liquid comprises a nucleic acid tag, a carrier nucleic acid (such as salmon sperm DNA) and a linear polymer with a backbone comprising amido and tertiary amino groups arranged regularly on the backbone. The carrier nucleic acid has a different sequence to the tag, and the particle carries at least 10 times more carrier than tag nucleic acid. The polymer may comprise a poly(amidoamine), optionally as a copolymer with ethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol, or methylenebisacrylamide-dimethylethylethylenediamine (MBA-DMEDA). The particles (typically nanoparticles) are used for marking materials, or tracing liquid movement.