baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2412519-A (GB)
Title: Selecting for enlargement and display an image from a mosaic of a plurality of images
Inventor: EVANS RICHARD HAROLD
IPC: H04N7/24
Filed: 2004-03-23
Abstract: A system for monitoring a plurality of video signals in an internal video network, such as a broadcast recording environment, or security camera network, is described. The system comprises a picture monitor 2 having a screen 6 on which a mosaic video image generated from the video signals from a plurality of cameras 28 or other video devices is displayed. Selection of a video signal from the mosaic image can be performed for enlargement to dislay a full screen version of that signal. Preferably, at the transmission stage 20 of the network, only the mosaic video image is transmitted. By not transmitting the individual video signals separately, a large saving can be made on the band width required for the transmission as well as on the cost of the encoding components at the transmitter. When generating the mosaic image the aspect ratio of the individual video images may be preserved when down-sizing the images for inclusion in the mosaic. This aspect is also individually claimed.
Patent GB-2400680-A (GB)
Title: Optical switch with liquid metal and piezoelectric actuated membrane
Inventor: WONG MARVIN GLENN
IPC: G02B26/02
Filed: 2004-03-30
Abstract: An optical switch 200 a liquid-filled chamber 285 is housed within a solid material 110,120. A plurality of seal belts 203 within the liquid-filled chamber are coupled to the solid material, while a plurality of piezoelectric elements 245 are coupled to a plurality of membranes 295. The plurality of membranes are coupled to the liquid-filled chamber, and a plurality of optical waveguides 170 are coupled to the liquid-filled chamber. The plurality of seal belts are coupled to a plurality of liquid metal eg mercury or a gallium alloy, globules (320, Fig 3). One or more piezoelectric elements are actuated, causing one or more corresponding membrane elements to be deflected. The deflection of the membrane element changes a pressure of actuator liquid 250 and the change in pressure of the actuator liquid causes the liquid metal to block or unblock one or more of the plurality of optical waveguides 170. Encapsulant 275, vias 270, and first 230 and second 240 contacts isolated by dielectric 235 are shown.
Patent GB-2413356-A (GB)
Title: Footware lace gripping device
Inventor: ABRAHAMS TERENCE RONALD
IPC: A43C7/00
Filed: 2004-04-20
Abstract: A device for gripping a lace of an article of footwear, the device comprising: a body 12 comprising an inlet 14 in communication with a channel 15 and an outlet 16, the inlet, channel and outlet being arranged such that, in use, the lace may be introduced through the inlet, through the channel and through the outlet; gripping means 18 arranged to grip the lace; and attachment means 20 for attaching the device to the article of footwear. The invention also provides a method of fastening a lace on an article of footwear, the method comprising: introducing the lace into a channel provided in a gripping device, the channel incorporating an inlet though which the lace may be introduced and an outlet through which the lace may be pulled; and gripping the lace within the channel. As shown the gripping means comprises teeth 18 provided on the body but teeth can be provided on a separate insert.
Patent GB-2404555-A (GB)
Title: Handle assembly for a power tool
Inventor: STONES KEVIN
IPC: H01H9/06
Filed: 2004-05-17
Abstract: A handle assembly for a power tool is disclosed, in which the power tool has a housing, a motor provided in the housing and an output shaft adapted to be caused by the motor to execute reciprocating motion. The handle assembly 102 comprises a front handle 106, a rear handle 107 integral with the front handle, and a mounting portion adapted to be mounted to the body of the tool, wherein the front handle defines a first aperture, and the rear handle defines a second aperture larger than the first aperture. By providing a rear handle that forms a continuous loop defining such an aperture, this provides the advantage that the rear handle can be made as large as possible, and therefore positioned as far away from the centre of mass of the power tool as possible, without significantly increasing the overall weight of the power tool, and in particular without unnecessarily increasing the size and weight of the front handle. This allows a user to apply a torque about the front handle, with as little force to the rear handle as possible.
Patent GB-2399787-A (GB)
Title: Targeted elastic laminate
Inventor: MAY RAYMOND JEFFREY
IPC: B32B5/26
Filed: 2001-05-15
Abstract: A targeted elastic material comprises low tension zone(s) consisting of elastomeric filaments of a first polyer composition and high tension zones consisting of elastomeric filaments of a second polymer composition. The filaments are bonded (eg. by elastomeric adhesive) to one or more facing layers, which may comprise a non-woven eg. a spun-bonded or melt-blown web. The polymer compositions may be based around different base polymers or may consist of the same polymer with different quantities of processing aids or other additives. The laminates are manufactured by extruding the high and low tension filaments from separate extrusion means, cooling and stretching the filaments, laminating the filaments to the facing layer(s) and allowing the resultant laminate to relax. Alternatively, the targeted elastic material may comprise an elastomeric sheet with one or more elastomeric filaments adhered to one or both major surfaces thereof. Said alternative laminates are made by extruding the sheet and filaments separately, cooling them and bonding them together.
Patent GB-2416527-A (GB)
Title: Ramped pallet for wheeled dollies
Inventor: MANN MARK
IPC: B65D19/44
Filed: 2004-07-24
Abstract: A pallet for transporting wheeled dollies includes a deck (4) for receiving the dolly and a support structure (6) for supporting the deck above the ground. Ramp members (26) are provided at opposite ends of the deck, each ramp member being mounted for movement between a lowered position in which it serves as a ramp and a raised position in which it is adapted to engage a dolly (8) loaded onto the pallet, to prevent movement of the dolly. Preferably, the pallet has tracks 14 for the wheels. The ramp may have a pin and slot type hinge mechanism whereby the ramp can be locked upright and also folded flat onto the surface for stacking on return empty. A plurality of dolly's can be fitted on a pallet.
Patent GB-2402561-A (GB)
Title: High speed, high density interconnect system for differential and single-ended transmission applications
Inventor: DRISCOLL MICHAEL PATRICK
IPC: G06F1/18
Filed: 2002-01-11
Abstract: An electrical connector comprises first and second interposers (30, 32), first and second pluralities of shielding members (200, 202; 204, 206) situated respectively therein, at least one cable (40, 42) comprising a central conductor (120, 122), a conductive outer jacket (128) and a dielectric (124) therebetween, the outer jacket being in electrical contact with at least some of the shielding members in the first and second interposers, a cable housing connected to the interposers for retaining the cables, the cables having exposed portions which extend beyond the cable housing and into the first and second interposers, respectively, and conductive elements (300, 302; 304, 306) in contact with the central conductors of the cables.
Patent GB-2407667-A (GB)
Title: Controlling communications between multiple transmitters and at least one receiver using at least one token ring
Inventor: EBERGEN JOSEPHUS C
IPC: G06F13/14
Filed: 2004-10-12
Abstract: The invention provides a system that regulates communications between a plurality of transmitters and at least one receiver. The system comprises a plurality of cells, wherein each cell controls communications from a transmitter in the plurality of transmitters to the receiver. A single token flows through a ring which passes through the plurality of cells, wherein the presence of the token within a cell indicates that the corresponding transmitter may communicate with the receiver.
Patent GB-2403013-A (GB)
Title: Compensation of sonar image data primarily for seabed classification
Inventor: PRESTON JONATHAN MELVIN
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2002-05-31
Abstract: The composition of the seabed can be assessed by measuring the amplitude of sound backscattered from the seabed. However, the recorded amplitude varies not only with the type of material present on the seabed but also with the range travelled to and the angle of incidence of the transmitted pulse at the seabed. This invention is a method for adjusting the amplitudes of backscattered echoes to reduce the distorting effects on sonar amplitude image data of both range and angle of incidence. A compensation table is created, each cell of which is associated with a unique combination of range and angle-of-incidence data values. Each cell contains amplitude image summary data associated with correlated range and angle-of-incidence data for such cell. The associated range and angle-of-incidence data lie within respective selected partitions of range and angle-of-incidence data determined by selected statistically significant compilations of range and angle-of-incidence data. The amplitude image data values are then compensated in dependence upon the compensation table in generating fresh amplitude image data values for further processing.
Patent GB-2419211-A (GB)
Title: Additional anti-theft protection utilising a vehicle's alarm sstem
IPC: B60R25/10
Filed: 2004-10-16
Abstract: A sensor switch 1 which may be held in position by any suitably shaped bracket 5 for attaching to either a vehicle's body shell 2 or a moving suspension component 3 such that relative displacement between the two (whilst a locked vehicle is parked with its anti-theft alarm system set on alert) will energise such system into which the sensor switch wires are electrically connected in order that it may act as an additional alarm activator whenever an unlawful attempt is made to raise the roadwheel 8 from the ground 9.
Patent GB-2406681-A (GB)
Title: Index tree structure and mapping keys within a database
Inventor: PAULY DUNCAN G
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2000-11-30
Abstract: A database is provided in which an index for the database is provided as a hierarchical structure of nodes that are navigated during a search until a conclusion set is reached, and the structure is organised such that key information relating to a node is inferred from the position of the node in the structure. The present invention provides a method of coding unbounded keys within a database, characterised in that each key is processed by an operator which maps the key to a bounded range. Preferably, the key is operated on by a hashing or modulo function such that the keys are substantially equally distributed throughout the database.
Patent GB-2409518-A (GB)
Title: Investigating radioactive sources
Inventor: ORR CHRISTOPHER HENRY
IPC: G01T1/167
Filed: 2004-12-21
Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for establishing the nature and level of radioactive sources within waste, particularly of a compactable nature. Detectors sensitive to low energy level radiation are provided with protection against dust contamination. Further detector configurations are provided to establish the presence of metallic material and / or higher energy level gamma emissions and / or detectors with a lower sensitivity to the emissions and / or detector configurations sensitive to neutrons are further provided.
Patent GB-2422678-A (GB)
Title: Method of making a photopolymer plate
Inventor: HOLT PAUL MAYO
IPC: G03F7/12
Filed: 2005-01-25
Abstract: This invention describes an exposure apparatus comprising a light measuring device and a light transmitting clamp designed to compress a photocurable (photopolymer) package for use in manufacture of a hand stamp plate, the package typically consisting of a sachet containing a liquid photopolymer. The liquid photopolymer is specifically engineered to cure under ambient lighting conditions eliminating the requirement for fluorescent tubes to create the UV light to cure the photopolymer. The light measuring device is designed to inform the user of the required exposure time for the printing plate.
Patent GB-2422824-A (GB)
Title: Crown cap with 27 indentations or grooves
Inventor: SANCHEZ JAVIER CEDILLO
IPC: B65D41/42
Filed: 2005-02-04
Abstract: The invention relates to a container closure or clown cap comprising a plurality of contact regions for releasably contacting a container, the contact regions being adapted such that the container closure has a lowered removal torque in the range 4 in-lb to 9 in-lb (4.61 Kgf-cm to 10.37 Kgf-cm). The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such a container closure involving providing a material from which the closures are to be formed; stamping the material by means of a die to thus define a profile corresponding to the desired closure having a plurality of indentations; and forming the stamped out material into container closures. The reduced contact regions between the closure and the container results in a friction decrease of approximately 35% thus eliminating discomfort to a user's hand without compromising on carbonation losses beyond accepted specifications. The crown cap or closure is preferably provided with twenty seven indentations.
Patent GB-2407200-A (GB)
Title: Drum head assembly and method of tensioning a drum head
Inventor: ENHOFFER RAYMOND
IPC: G10D13/02
Filed: 2003-08-08
Abstract: There is provided a drum head assembly (10). The drum head assembly has an outer member (20) and an inner member (40). The outer member has an L-shaped step on its inside surface with posts (25) extending outward from the base of the step. The depth of the inside edge of the outer member determines the amount of tension on the head. A die cut head or skin (30) with holes punched to match the posts is inserted into the outer member. The inner member with holes that match the posts in the outer member is pressed onto the underside of the outer member. The pressure forces the inner member into the inside edge of the L-shaped inside surface of the outer member. There is also provided a method in which the die cut head or skin gets pulled at the same time, thus creating tension. While the assembly is still under pressure, a heated mandrel melts the post ends onto the inner member, thus holding the three components of the assembly in place.
Patent GB-2407087-A (GB)
Title: A drinking apparatus
Inventor: CLIFTON PETER
IPC: A47G19/22
Filed: 2003-08-12
Abstract: A drinking apparatus (10) including a container (12) having a lid (14) and defining an internal cavity for holding a body of liquid; a valve element (18) operates in conjunction with an opening on the container (12) and is operable between an open condition and a closed condition; the valve element (18) is biased to the closed condition wherein the apparatus completely encapsulates the internal cavity to thereby prevent substances from being introduced to the cavity; and removal of the lid (14) from the container results in an indication that the apparatus has been tampered with.
Patent GB-2416310-A (GB)
Title: Dental tray for teeth whitening
Inventor: CHAN WYMAN
IPC: A61C5/00
Filed: 2005-07-21
Abstract: A tray, 1, for dental use comprises at least one dam or protrusion, 2, 3, on the tooth-facing surface of the tray to limit, in use, the spread of a composition placed in the tray. In particular the composition is a whitening agent and the dam faces the front surface of the teeth, preferably at the gingival margin. The dam, 3, facing the rear surface is preferably remote from the gingival margin. Also described are methods for making the tray and a model used for making the tray.
Patent GB-2424079-A (GB)
Title: Light emission control for forming two-dimensional and three-dimensional images
Inventor: ATMUR ROBERT J
IPC: G02F1/00
Filed: 2006-01-24
Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a more robust flat panel display by using the Faraday effect to control light emission from a solid state material so as to form two-dimensional or three-dimensional images. Flux tubes can be configured to define a two dimensional array. Each flux tube is somewhat analogous to a single bubble of a magnetic bubble memory and can define a pixel. At least some aspect of light transmitted through a flux tube can be varied thereby, so as to facilitate the formation of an image.
Patent GB-2427966-A (GB)
Title: Non-planar ground surface for a monopole antenna
Inventor: CHUA LYE WHATT
IPC: H01Q9/40
Filed: 2003-09-22
Abstract: A monopole antenna comprises a radiating element 42, 52 and a non-planar ground surface 40, 54 where at least one edge region 47, 58 of the ground surface has a slope which is displaced, relative to that of at least one other ground region 41b, in a direction away from the radiating element 42, 52. The radiating element 42, 52 may be an ultra-wideband planar monopole element with a tapered shape with a feed point at the narrow end. One or both of the sloping edges may have a slow wave structure consisting of a log periodic series of commonly shaped serrations. A V-shaped notch may be located in the edge of the element opposite the feed point to create symmetrical lobes. A number of different ground surface region configurations for a monopole antenna are proposed. Methods of making such an antenna are also claimed. The antenna may be used in a portable device for communications involving an impulse transceiver.
Patent GB-2442035-A (GB)
Title: Flat Screen 3D LCD Display
Inventor: BIRD PAUL
IPC: G02F1/1347
Filed: 2006-09-19
Abstract: A 3D or stereoscopic display comprises an upper LCD display 1 without polarisers (or stripped of polarisers) for altering the polarisation of an image from a lower, second LCD display 2 of similar resolution which displays an image or movie. The bottom display LCD 2 may have polarisers that are either intact or attached, and a light source 3 is underneath both LCDs. The upper display can omit colour filters. Upper LCD display 1 may show a black and white striped or checked pattern, for example to cause polarization rotation; these patterns may be either generated by a control board 4, attached for feeding and changing patterns to the top display, or be permanently displayed on upper LCD 1. The display is used with common lightweight polarised glasses to view 3D 'field sequential' or other formats of 3D media. Media devices can be attached temporarily or permanently to the display via a connection 5.
Patent GB-2441987-A (GB)
Title: Varying the underwater shape of a marine vessel
Inventor: HARLE JOSHUA
IPC: B63B1/32
Filed: 2006-09-23
Abstract: The hull 3 of a marine vessel is fitted with a flexible outer skin 2 and a means of varying the shape of this outer skin and thus the shape of the vessel hull, allowing the shape to be optimized for a required vessel speed. The shape of the hull may be controlled by a plurality of inflatable cells (11, 12, Fig 2), or by a plurality of electromechanical units (14, 15, Fig 3). These controlling means may act directly on the outer skin or may control the shape of an array of struts or ribs to which the outer skin conforms. Laterally asymmetric variations in the outer skin shape allow a change to the position of the centre of buoyancy, and hence the righting arm, of a heeled vessel. The expanded hull may provide an emergency reserve of buoyancy.
Patent GB-2430247-A (GB)
Title: Integrated heat exchanger for use in a refrigeration system
Inventor: JIA TAO
IPC: F25B40/00
Filed: 2005-06-16
Abstract: A refrigeration system includes a multiple stage compressor 10 having at least two stages 12, 14 for sequentially compressing the refrigerant together with a gas cooler 21 connected to the compressor 10 for re-ceiving compressed refrigerant from the last stage 14 of the compressor to cool the same. An evaporator 18 is connected to the gas cooler 21 via an expansion device to receive cool refrigerant therefrom and cool the fluid stream passing through the evaporator 18. A return passage connects the evaporator 18 to the first stage 12 of the compressor and an intercooler 26 is connected between the first stage 12 and the last stage 14 of the compressor to cool refrigerant compressed by the first stage 12 and direct the refrigerant cooled thereby to the last stage 14 for further compression. The intercooler 26 and the gas cooler 21 are integrated into a single unit 22 and receive a single cooling heat exchange fluid and the gas cooler 21 has a larger heat transfer surface area than the intercooler 26.
Patent GB-2434463-A (GB)
Title: System and method for improving the efficiency and reliability of an Operating System
Inventor: MAYER YARON
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2006-10-23
Abstract: Although MS Windows<RTM> (in its various versions) is at present the most popular OS (Operating System) in personal computers, after years of consecutive improvements there are still various issues which need to be improved, which include for example issues of efficiency, comfort, and/or reliability. Preferably the system allows for example a "Reset" function, which means that preferably an Image of the state of the OS (including all loaded software) is saved immediately after a successful boot on the disk or other non-volatile memory and is preferably automatically updated when new drivers and/or software that change the state after a boot are added, so that if the system gets stuck or hangs it can be instantly restarted as if it has been rebooted. Other features include for example solving the problem that the focus can be grabbed while the user is typing something, allowing the user to easily define or increase or decrease the priority of various processes or open windows, a powerful undo feature that can include preferably even any changes to the hard disk, improved undo features in word processing, improved file comparison features, being able for example to track changes retroactively, improved backup features, and many additional improvements. The application covers also improvements that are related for example to Word<RTM> processing (since for example in Microsoft Windows<RTM>, Word<RTM> behaves like an integral part of the system) and things that are related to the user's Internet surfing experience (This is important since for example in Microsoft Windows<RTM>, Internet Explorer<RTM> is practically an integral part of the OS). The application also presents improvements in hard disk performance and other smart computerized devices.
Patent GB-2429910-A (GB)
Title: Airbed combination
Inventor: ROCKSTAD JORDAN G
IPC: A47C19/02
Filed: 2005-08-17
Abstract: An airbed combination having two airbeds connected along first sides of the two airbeds and having a sleeve or cover connected to at least one of the airbeds for encasing the two airbeds when the airbeds are deflated, e.g. for storage or transport. The sleeve may be, for example, attached to a lower seam of one of the airbeds.
Patent GB-2446829-A (GB)
Title: Communication medium for machines
Inventor: VERES SANDOR MIHALY
IPC: G06F17/27
Filed: 2007-01-08
Abstract: Printed or electronic documents 1, such as books, reports, manuals, game descriptions, web pages, journal papers, newspaper articles, news articles, stories etc. are presented as a conventional looking human readable written work that is both human 3 and machine understandable 2, and is written in a natural language but may contain mathematical symbols and equations, figures, tables, computer code sections, pictures or video. The document satisfies formal requirements of completeness of meanings in that it is possible to match any sentence in the document to a high level programming language code based on all available local and world model objects, based on available templates implicitly contained in the document or in its references, based on conceptual description in the form of ontologies and based on centrally held physical world and meta ontologies and universal models.