baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2432642-A (GB)
Title: Closing off a conduit with an expandable foam sealant
Inventor: HARRISON ANDREW
IPC: F16L55/128
Filed: 2006-11-28
Abstract: An elongate bag 10, dimensioned to fit fairly snugly into a conduit to be sealed off, receives a sachet (50,52; figure 4) of expandable, settable, foam composition, preferably in an openable 23 compartment 12. Expansion of the foam urges the sachet against a cutter 26 that is present within the bag, rupturing it. The expanding foam may pass through a partition 16 into a further compartment 14 which becomes filled. A minor proportion of the foam escapes through the porous or semi-porous cylindrical wall 46, sealing to a wall (60; figure 5) of the conduit. The risk of the operator coming into contact with the foam composition is minimised. In an alternative embodiment the sachet and cutter (128; figure 9) are placed in a porous second bag (180; figures 7 and 8) which is then placed in an outer bag (110; figure 6) having a porous or semi-porous cylindrical wall (114; figure 6) and non-porous end walls (148; figure 6).
Patent GB-2444909-A (GB)
Title: Fluid dispensing apparatus with lockable actuator
Inventor: RAJ BALBIR
IPC: B05B11/00
Filed: 2006-12-02
Abstract: A dispensing apparatus comprising a dispensing head for a fluid, wherein the dispensing head comprises an actuator (2, Fig 1), a pump mechanism (4) and a locking member 1. Actuator (2) is movable relative to the pump mechanism (4) from a lock position (for example fig 2a) to a first pump position and wherein the actuator is movable relative to the pump mechanism between a first pump position and a second pump position for actuating said pump mechanism (4). The dispensing apparatus is configurable into a locked configuration, in which the actuator is in the lock position and in which the locking member is braced between the actuator (2) and the pump mechanism (4) to prevent movement of the actuator from the lock position, and an unlocked configuration (for example fig 2b) in which the locking member allows movement of the actuator from the lock position, and wherein the dispensing head is adapted to revert from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration when the actuator is returned to the lock position. A biasing means 3 in the form of a spring, elastic, gravitational or magnetic means may also be included (for example fig 7b) as may a hinged locking member 2 or a guide slot arrangement 3, 4, 5.
Patent GB-2431693-A (GB)
Title: High security padlock construction
Inventor: LAI ERIC
IPC: E05B37/22
Filed: 2005-07-25
Abstract: By providing a unique cam member which cooperatingly controls shackle locking elements to move between a first locked position and a second unlocked position, an effective, easily produced, high security padlock is achieved. Furthermore, the high security padlock of the present invention is constructed, in one embodiment, for being controlled by use of a combination system and, in an alternate embodiment, for bring controlled by using either a combination system or a key and tumbler system.
Patent GB-2447273-A (GB)
Title: Data compression and handshaking protocol
Inventor: TOMANOV VASKO
IPC: H03M7/00
Filed: 2007-03-06
Abstract: A data compression communications protocol encodes smaller integers using fewer bits (eg. integers -4096 to +4096 in 16 bits rather than in a heavily zero-populated 64 bits). This "OFTE" protocol supports 14 different types comprising four signed/unsigned integer types: I8, U8 (8 bits each), I16, U16 (16 bits each), I32, U32, I64 and U64, and six other types: Float (32 bits), Double (64 bits), String (an array of U8's), Enumeration (an array of I32's), DateTime (an I64) and OTFEPrice (a Double), with the type being indicated by the least (or most) significant two bits of the first byte. High and low priority OFTE messages are formed (according to given templates) from a header and a record field, the header indicating package length, database ID, sequence number, table ID and record Count, and more bytes are added if a message does not fit into a predefined buffer. A handshaking protocol establishes communication between clients and servers using a one byte bitmask which allows encryption and verification.
Patent GB-2449653-A (GB)
Title: Domain validation by checking whether a machine is allowed to send e-mails for a specified sender
Inventor: WAIN DAVID HOSTETTLER
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2007-05-30
Abstract: Domain validation for a received e-mail may be achieved by adding functionality to the domain name server (DNS) system to allow the addition of Mail Send (MS) records. These are then used to specify the machines that can send e-mails for a given domain in a similar way to how Mail Exchange (MX) records define the machines that receive emails for a given domain. Thus a machine receiving an e-mail can check the DNS records to see whether the sending machine is authorized to send e-mails for the domain associated with the e-mail. Authorisation to send e-mails may also be determined by seeing whether a client machine is part of the sender's domain or the client machine is aliased from the sender's domain. Canonical Name (CNAME) records may be used to include mail sender machines in a given domain if required.
Patent GB-2449848-A (GB)
Title: Interactive voice, advertising and payment gadget software application incorporating voice biometric authentication
Inventor: OGDEN NICK
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2007-06-01
Abstract: The application relates to computer program application which runs on the "Busta Gadgets" platform for the Windows Vista side bar. It suggests the use of the Session Integrated Protocol (SIP) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) built into this platform to provide an integrated system for biometrically (voice) authenticated transactions in the context of payment and advertising systems.
Patent GB-2439443-A (GB)
Title: Handling exceptions during translation including binding to native code
Inventor: BARRACLOUGH GAVIN
IPC: G06F9/45
Filed: 2007-06-19
Abstract: A target computing system (10) is arranged to perform program code conversion from subject code (17) executable by a subject computing architecture (1) into target code (21) executable by the target computing system (10), and then execute the target code (21). In one embodiment, the target computing system performs dynamic binary translation. Also, the target computing system handles exceptions during binding to native code. Here, native code binding executes a portion of native code (28) (e.g. a native library function) in place of translating a portion of the subject code (17) (e.g. a subject library function) into the target code (21). When an exception occurs during execution of the portion of native code (28), the target computing system (10) saves a target state (T') which represents a current point of execution for the portion of native code (28), and creates a subject state (S') which represents an emulated point of execution in the subject computing architecture. The exception is handled through a subject exception handler unit (170, 170') with reference to the subject state (S'), such that, upon resuming execution from the exception using the provided subject state (S'), the saved target state (T') is restored to resume execution in the section of portion of native code (28). In one embodiment, the subject state (S') links to the saved target state (T') through a recovery unit (192).
Patent GB-2450513-A (GB)
Title: Bubble fountain toy for use in bath
Inventor: COLLETT ADAM FRANCIS
IPC: A63H33/28
Filed: 2007-06-27
Abstract: A bubble fountain toy is of a substantially cone shape having a open base 2 which is placed on or just below the surface of water which may be bath water mixed with bubble bath. As the device is pushed downwards a mixture of water and bubbles is pushed up through the narrowing cone 1 and out of the upper aperture 3 producing a fountain of bubbles.
Patent GB-2451288-A (GB)
Title: Pressure test valve with the actuating mechanism below the valve
Inventor: BURNETT WILLIAM STEPHEN
IPC: E21B34/10
Filed: 2007-07-27
Abstract: A downhole valve assembly 10, of possible use in a pressure test, includes a valve 22 mounted in a tubular body 24, the valve moveable between an open and closed position. Movement is achieved by a fluid operated valve actuation mechanism 28 located downhole of the valve 22 having a fluid inlet port (32, fig 2) located uphole of the valve 22. A method of controlling fluid flow downhole is also described allowing the valve 22 to be moved between the open and closed positions and between closed and open positions. A locking member 150 can also be present to restrain the actuating member 28 against movement. The valve 22 may be a ball valve.
Patent GB-2441408-A (GB)
Title: Array temperature sensing using cane-based optical fibre Bragg grating sensors
Inventor: MACDOUGALL TREVOR
IPC: G01D5/353
Filed: 2007-08-03
Abstract: Methods and apparatus enable monitoring conditions in a well-bore using multiple cane-based sensors. The apparatus includes an array 404 of cane-based Bragg grating temperature sensors 400A-N located in a single conduit or tube 500 for use in the well-bore. The sensors 400A-N have a relatively larger outer diameter compared to an outer diameter of the interconnecting fibre portions 402A-N. Each sensor is located at a different linear location along the conduit allowing for increased monitoring locations along the conduit. The protective tube 500 may be surrounded by an armour layer (600, Fig. 4). The sensors may be fixed in place by a fixture or mount (700, Fig. 5). The large diameter waveguide section may have a conical tapered end that tapers to produce a matching outer diameter with respect to the fibre portion. A method of manufacturing the sensor array is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2452948-A (GB)
Title: A shutdown system for an underwater production facility.
Inventor: KENT IAN
IPC: E21B33/035
Filed: 2007-09-20
Abstract: A system for shutting down an underwater hydrocarbon production facility plant, where the system on the topside comprises, as distinct components: <UL ST="-"> <LI>A safety system (1). <LI>A communications module (2). On the underwater side the system comprises, also as distinct components: <UL ST="-"> <LI>Drive control equipment (8 and 11). <LI>A communications component (9 and 10). In use safety signals are sent from the safety system to the drive control equipment via the communications module on the topside and the communications component on the underwater side. A safety or reliability level is prescribed for the safety system and for the drive control equipment, but no such level is prescribed for the communications module or for the communications component.
Patent GB-2447130-A (GB)
Title: Confocal observation device with infinity optics between mask and microoptics
Inventor: RAINER UHL
IPC: G02B21/00
Filed: 2008-02-26
Abstract: A device for confocal observation of a specimen comprises an objective, a rotatable mask 22 (e.g. a Nipkow disk) with openings 24 (e.g. pinholes) for generating an illumination pattern moving on the specimen (not shown), a plurality of focussing microoptics 34 (e.g. microlenses) corresponding to the openings 24 of the mask 22 in order to concentrate the illumination light by each of the microoptics into a respective one of the openings of the mask, and a beam splitter 26 for separating the illumination and image beams, wherein the beam splitter 26 is arranged in the optical path between the mask 22 and the arrangement of the microoptics 34, and wherein an optical arrangement (e.g. lenses 42 and 44 in figure 4 or lenses 42 with image inverter 50 in figure 5) is provided in the same optical path for generating an infinity space 40 in which the beam splitter 26 is located. The openings of the mask and the micro optics may be arranged fixed to each other (e.g. on the same disk). Alternatively, the microoptics may be focussing micromirrors, which each comprises one of the openings of the mask, and wherein a focussing macrooptics is provided directing the illumination light from the micromirrors onto the openings of the mask.
Patent GB-2450253-A (GB)
Title: A method of performing a gearshift in a hybrid vehicle
Inventor: SILVERI ANDREW JOHN
IPC: B60K6/547
Filed: 2008-06-16
Abstract: A hybrid vehicle has a powershift transmission having two input clutches 40, 45 wherein a method of performing a gearshift from a current gear to a target gear comprises in step 100 disengaging one clutch 40, in step 102 releasing a drive connection between the current gear and an output 24, in step 104 opening the other clutch 45, in step 116, for example, disengaging fifth gear and engaging third gear, in step 118 use an electric machine 22 (e.g. ERAD) to produce torque at the output 24, in step 126 torque transfer from the electric machine 22 to the clutch 45 occurs and in step 130 the clutch 45 is fully engaged. An integrated starter/generator (CISG) (18, fig 1) may be provided and the electric machine 22 may be an electric rear wheel axle which provides torque and regenerative recovery of kinetic energy through braking.
Patent GB-2461132-A (GB)
Title: Managing congestion in a multi-path network
Inventor: BEECROFT JON
IPC: H04L47/31
Filed: 2008-06-27
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of managing congestion in a multi-path network, the network having a plurality of network elements 18 arranged in a plurality of switch stages and a plurality of network links 17 interconnecting the network elements, the method comprising the steps of detecting congestion on a network link, the congested network link interconnecting the output port of a first network element with a first input port of a second network element in a subsequent switch stage; identifying an uncongested network link connected to a second input port of said second network element; and directing future data packets on a route across the multi-path network which includes the identified uncongested network link. Also provided is a multi-path network and an Ethernet bridge or router incorporating such a multi-path network. Each network element in the network may be configured to employ the above method. Congestion may be detected based on a depth of packet buffers, possibly compared to a threshold. The first network element may convey to the second network element the detected congestion, possibly using a congestion tag. The congested network link may be continued to be used even after congestion has been detected. The multi-path network may have at least one degree of symmetry and future data packets may be re-routed by a network element in a switch stage symmetric with the switch stage of the second network element.
Patent GB-2450030-A (GB)
Title: Foldable and portable frame
Inventor: LU KONGZHI
IPC: A01K1/02
Filed: 2007-02-02
Abstract: A foldable and portable frame is disclosed. The foldable and portable frame comprises twelve posts and eight flexible joints or linkages. The foldable and portable frame can be easily erected to be a stable substantially rectangular structure, and folded to a collapsed state to be portable. A foldable and portable frame with coverings is also disclosed. The foldable and portable frame with coverings can be erected and folded in a same fashion as the erecting and folding of the foldable and portable frame.
Patent GB-2452880-A (GB)
Title: Circuit module for memory expansion
Inventor: GOODWIN PAUL
IPC: H05K1/02
Filed: 2005-08-12
Abstract: A circuit module comprises a rigid thermally conductive substrate 14, a flexible circuit 12 wrapped around an edge of the substrate, a plurality of chip scale packages (CSPs) attached to the flexible circuit and expansion board contacts 20 formed on the flexible circuit adjacent to the edge. The substrate 14 has a thermal extension 16T, preferably at the edge opposite the contacts, to assist in the dissipation of heat from the CSPs. The CSPs may be standard memory modules and are connected to the contacts 20 by means of conductive traces in the flexible circuit 16. The contacts 20 are arranged so that the circuit module may be plugged at its edge into a standard circuit board expansion slot in e.g. a computer.
Patent GB-2455444-A (GB)
Title: A plumbing pipe component
Inventor: DEVLIN ROSS JOHN
IPC: F16L41/02
Filed: 2008-12-11
Abstract: A plumbing pipe component is disclosed as having a substantially tubular body having connections on each end suitable for connection to a gas supply pipe and a test point suitable for connection to a pressure sensor or pressure measurement device, wherein the test point is formed integrally with the substantially tubular body such that they are formed in one piece. A method of providing a pressure test point in a gas supply pipe to a boiler is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2467006-A (GB)
Title: Breathe easy sports aromatherapy patch
Inventor: STEPHENS ADAM JAMES
IPC: A01N25/18
Filed: 2009-01-20
Abstract: A vapour patch has an absorbent material 2 impregnated with menthol or other decongestant. The material is contained within a pouch 4 which is preferably clear, degradable plastic that is sealed around its periphery but is perforated (by holes 3) on one face. On the opposite face is preferably an adhesive layer with a release liner having a pull tab 1. The patch may be stuck onto an athlete's body or clothing or may be used to deliver decongestant to a patient; it can be removed and disposed of after use. The pouch may be shaped as a teddy bear or ball to appeal to children.
Patent GB-2459550-A (GB)
Title: Optical encoder having two sensing photodetectors and a reference photodetector
Inventor: TOH KHONG HIN
IPC: G01D5/347
Filed: 2009-02-27
Abstract: An optical encoder has a photodetector array comprising two motion detection photodetectors 41 and at least one reference photodetector 90a which is vertically offset from the motion detection photodetectors and spaced half way between them in the direction motion. The motion detection photodetectors produce motion signals which are ninety degrees out of phase with each other and 45 degrees out of phase with the signal produced by the reference photodetector. The output signal generated by the at least one reference photodetector (90a) is employed to correct undesired variations in the amplitudes of the output signals generated by the motion detection photodetectors (41). Such variations arise from various mechanical and optical misalignments in the optical encoder, and are compensated for by using the reference output signal to add to or subtract from, as required, the amplitudes of motion detections output signals.
Patent GB-2470569-A (GB)
Title: A trampoline cover for a user to rest or sleep on
Inventor: ANDERSON-LEWIS SUSAN
IPC: A47G9/06
Filed: 2009-05-27
Abstract: A trampoline cover having one or more layers of fabric (a) and a circular shape. Eyelets (d) may be positioned around the perimeter to allow it to be secured in place. The trampoline cover may be reversible and be provided in various sizes. The cover may have 2 layers of fabric arranged to function as a sleeping bag. A bag for storing the cover and a trapezium shaped cushion may also be provided. The device is designed to make the trampoline a comfortable place for a user to sit or lie on.
Patent GB-2472029-A (GB)
Title: Integrated Circuit Package
Inventor: MORE GRANT M
IPC: G06F12/06
Filed: 2009-07-22
Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated circuit combination (18), comprising first and second integrated circuit dies (19, 20) with respective first and second control register banks (28, 36), and a path for external control data, within said combination, coupling a first data interface (24) on said first die, which receives the external control data, to the first and second control register banks. Also claimed is an integrated circuit combination comprising first and second integrated circuits, the first integrated circuit comprising a first register bank and first and second interfaces, the second integrated circuit comprising a second register bank and the third interface coupled to the second phase, control signals received on the first interface comprising a register address part for addressing a composite register space comprising the first and second register address spaces. A method is also claimed where a control signal is forwarded from one integrated circuit die to a further integrated circuit die, regardless of whether or not the control signal was intended for the further integrated circuit die.
Patent GB-2461651-A (GB)
Title: Determination of gas saturation radial profile from multi-frequency NMR data
Inventor: FANG SHENG
IPC: G01R33/44
Filed: 2008-03-19
Abstract: A method for determining fluid saturation in a formation at a plurality of radial depths near a wellbore, the method including: obtaining multi-frequency nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) response data for the formation; and processing the data to determine simultaneously the fluid saturation at each radial depth. A computer program product is provided.
Patent GB-2473483-A (GB)
Title: A plant pot assembly with plant support means
Inventor: HOLLYOAKE COLIN JOHN
IPC: A01G9/02
Filed: 2009-09-14
Abstract: A plant pot assembly with plant support means comprises a pot100which is arranged to receive a plant and a plant support200. The pot comprises100a base110and side walls111which extend from the base110and which terminate at an open periphery112of the pot. The pot further comprises means113for receiving the plant support200, wherein said means113is arranged to extend substantially within the plant pot100. The support enables the pot and/or plant to be carried and is detachably coupled to the means for receiving the plant support. The assembly may have biasing means for biasing the support200within channels provided on the support and the plant support receiving means113. The assembly may also comprise a saucer or tray300which has means310to attach it to the bottom of the pot100and the biasing means may be provided by the saucer.
Patent GB-2475266-A (GB)
Title: Swivel seat for a car seat
Inventor: PARKER BRIAN RICHARD
IPC: B60N2/14
Filed: 2009-11-11
Abstract: A swivel seat 10 for a car seat comprises a first member 12 and a second member 14, which are connected by a connecting member 16. The first and second members 12,14 can be positioned in a first configuration in which they are apart and substantially coplanar, a second configuration in which they are juxtaposed one on top of the other, and a third configuration which is similar to the second configuration but with one member turned through substantially 90° relative to the other member. Preferably the swivel seat is moved from the first configuration into the second configuration by folding. The swivel seat may be formed from a sheet material which may comprise nylon which is silicone coated. The swivel seat is thought to be useful in aiding elderly, disabled or physically impaired persons in entering a car.