baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2392524-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for secure information
Inventor: SINCLAIR TREVOR
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 2002-03-14
Abstract: The present invention provides a system providing for the secure electronic storage of rich private personal data in trust for and on behalf of a natural person or nominated business or corporate entities. The system provides the applications, processes, controls and data management services to collect from various sources, transfer, store and selectively retrieve data necessary to perform a range of specified planning and decision support activities or events, for which specific applications have been integrated with the secure data store for these purposes. The invention provides for the data owner and authorised persons such as service providers to gain authenticated access to applications and the retrieved information to undertake permitted tasks provided for by the applications. These tasks may include receiving data or record views, or undertaking planning or decision support strategies, or such other tasks as are prescribed. The system limits access to applications to approved authorised persons and requires specific permissions from the owner in order to manage data privacy standards. The system allows the owner to provide and revoke access permissions to applications and tracks and records all access events.
Patent GB-2395385-A (GB)
Title: Capacitive power driver circuit
Inventor: HOOLEY ANTHONY
IPC: H03F3/217
Filed: 2002-03-27
Abstract: A capacitive power driver circuit (1) for driving an output signal on a capacitive load (2) in accordance with an input signal. The output signal may be the voltage across the load (2) or the charge stored on the load. The driver circuit (1) comprises a bridge arrangement of switchable current paths which constitute a bipolar charging circuit for charging the load (2) from a power supply unit (3) and a discharge circuit for discharging the load (2). An inductor (5) is provided in series with the load (2). The driver circuit (1) includes a detector (13) for detecting the output signal on the load (2) and current sensors (14, 15) for detecting the charging and discharge currents. A controller (12) controls switching of the charging circuit and the discharge circuit to drive the output signal in accordance with the input signal.
Patent GB-2409092-A (GB)
Title: Display
Inventor: SHARIF ATHER KHAJA
IPC: A63B61/00
Filed: 2003-12-10
Abstract: A plurality of lights 3 are provided at the nodes of a net or mesh 1. Individual lights 3 are selectively illuminated to create images or text which may be static or moving, thereby enabling a net (or mesh) to display information. The display net may be used as a tennis court net to display sponsor adverts or other information to spectators (see fig 4) or it may be hung over a road to display information to motorists (see fig 5).
Patent GB-2411614-A (GB)
Title: A mortiser tool for use with a hammer drill
Inventor: BUCKMAN STUART
IPC: B27F5/10
Filed: 2004-03-04
Abstract: A mortiser tool comprising a drill bit 2, a cutting element 3 mounted around the drill bit and motor means, in which said motor means rotates the drill bit and provides a reciprocating action to the cutting element. Preferably the drill bit rotates independently of the cutting element, and the motor means is a hammer drill. The cutting element may comprise a sleeve, from which a handle 6 extends radially. Preferably a second body portion 8 of the drill bit strikes a first body portion 5 of the sleeve, and the drill bit and the cutting element may undergo non-synchronous reciprocal movement with respect to one another.
Patent GB-2397108-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for determining a pinion bearing move to align a pinion-to-gear assembly
Inventor: STOPPER EDWARD M
IPC: F16H57/00
Filed: 2002-10-16
Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a pinion bearing move to correct pinion-to-gear alignment based on pinion   W  t overcoming the aforementioned drawbacks are provided. Using a realistic visual representation of a gear to pinion mesh showing pressure angles of the gear and pinion as well as the angle of the pinion down from the mill center line allows for a quick and accurate determination of a pinion bearing to align a pinion-to-gear assembly move. Using temperature differential data of the pinion under load conditions, the present invention allows for an easy and efficient means of determining a pinion hearing move to align a pinion-to-gear assembly without requiring complicated manual calculations or data input to a computer program. Furthermore, the present invention is lightweight and portable thereby avoiding the drawbacks often associated with handheld electrical devices and laptop computers.
Patent GB-2416800-A (GB)
Title: Ladder stabilisation
Inventor: WHITTLE SIMON ANTHONY
IPC: E06C7/42
Filed: 2004-07-28
Abstract: A stay 10 for securing a ladder to a wall comprises a rigid arm capable of being attached to an anchorage 39 at one end and capable of being attached to a ladder at the other end 18: the arm is extendable and can be tensioned in use. As shown, the arm may be tensioned by means of a trigger arrangement 13 which causes rod 11 to slide into sheath 12 after attaching hook 36 to a wall and hook 18 to the ladder. A bridge arrangement for use at the ladder end comprises a threaded rod which passes through a ladder rung and has threaded nuts at each end to tighten it, a hook such as 18 being trapped between these nuts and further threaded nuts, which may be resiliently deformable.
Patent GB-2404380-A (GB)
Title: Metal complexes and organic electroluminescent devices
Inventor: KOBAYASHI SATOSHI
IPC: C08G61/12
Filed: 2003-03-24
Abstract: Metal complexes characterized by having a metal complex structure permitting luminescence from the triplet excited state and a monovalent group represented by the general formula (1) or (2); and luminescent devices made by using the same. The metal complexes are superior to luminescent materials of the prior art in luminous efficiency and can form luminescent layers by coating. (1) [wherein A is arylene or the like; R<1> and R<2> are each independently halogeno or the like; R<3> is alkyl or the like; a is an integer of 0 to 3; and b is an integer of 0 to 4] (2) [wherein D is arylene or the like; R<4> and R<5> are each independently halogeno or the like; and c and d are each an integer of 0 to 4.].
Patent GB-2406460-A (GB)
Title: Moving picture coding method
Inventor: JEON BYEONG-MOON
IPC: H04N19/94
Filed: 2003-01-07
Abstract: A method for calculating direct mode motion vectors of a B (Bi-predictive) picture in a moving picture coding system extracts the direct mode motion vectors of the B picture. When a list 1 reference picture for direct mode temporally precedes or follows the B picture, any one of motion vectors of a co-located block in the list 1 reference picture is determined as a motion vector for derivation of the direct mode motion vectors regardless of modes (a list 0 mode and/or a list 1 mode) of the motion vectors of the co-located block. The determined motion vector is scaled to derive a list 0 motion vector MVF and a list 1 motion vector MVB. Further, a reference picture pointed by the determined motion vector is determined as a list 0 reference picture for direct mode.
Patent GB-2421181-A (GB)
Title: Unmbrella runner sleeve and safety runner
Inventor: LIN CHUNG-KUANG
IPC: A45B25/08
Filed: 2005-01-10
Abstract: A multi-folding, telescopic umbrella has a runner sleeve 11 located around a central shaft 1. A protrusion 111 is resiliently formed in the surface of the sleeve for engaging with a socket 330 of a safety runner 3 that is slidable along the sleeve. The sleeve may form part of the central shaft. The runner has a ferrule for pivotally connecting stretcher ribs 22, a cylindrical portion 31 for slidably engaging with the shaft and a cylindrical coupling 33 slidably engagable with the cylindrical portion 31.
Patent GB-2424805-A (GB)
Title: Padding to give an integer number of OFDM symbols
Inventor: COON JUSTIN
IPC: H04L27/26
Filed: 2005-03-30
Abstract: An OFDM signal has a payload portion which comprises a first number of data symbols and a second number of padding symbols such that the combined number of data symbols and padding symbols equates to an integer number of OFDM symbols. The padding symbols comprise training symbols, which may be adapted for channel estimation, carrier frequency offset tracking, or timing offset tracking; this is in contrast to the usual practice, where zero-padding is generally used. The padding symbols may appear at the end of the last OFDM symbol, spread throughout the last OFDM symbol, or spread throughout the entire payload. A packet header portion contains information about the number and arrangement of the padding symbols. An OFDM transmitter comprises a look-up table which holds information relating to the number of training symbols which can be included in the signal for a packet of a given number of data symbols.
Patent GB-2412885-A (GB)
Title: Point switch
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI TAKASHI
IPC: A63H19/32
Filed: 2004-01-16
Abstract: A point switch (4) provided to a turnout for tracks (3) along which a movable body (1) moves, characterized by comprising a point (8) rotatable around a fulcrum (20) on one end and movable between first and second positions (P1, P2), a first coil (33a) for producing an induction field for driving the point to the first position, and a second coil (33b) for producing an induction field for driving the point to the second position, and excitation control means (40) for selectively applying an intermittent exciting current to the first or second coil.
Patent GB-2416572-A (GB)
Title: Air bearing spindles
Inventor: POWELL ROBIN JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: F16C33/10
Filed: 2005-07-21
Abstract: An air bearing spindle comprising a shaft 1 journalled, by virtue of an air bearing, for rotation within a sleeve 3 and a motor for driving the shaft releative to the sleeve 3. The motor comprises stator windings 7 and the shaft defines a generally annular accommodating recess 111 in which the stator windings 7 are disposed so that, in use, a peripheral portion 112 of the shaft provides part of a magnetic flux path assoicated with the stator windings 7 and wherein the spindle comprises an axial air bearing 8. The shaft may comprise a stem portion 121 which carries at least one permanent magnet 5, and the peripheral skirt portion 112 is disposed around the stem 121. The air bearing spindle can be used in disk test spindles, or in the semiconductor and machine tool industries.
Patent GB-2421140-A (GB)
Title: Stereo speakers combined in a single unit
Inventor: KOBAYASHI TAKASHI
IPC: H04R9/06
Filed: 2005-12-06
Abstract: A stereo speaker system includes a pair of speakers, each comprising a magnet 53 and a plate 54. Each of the speakers further includes a frame 2, a yoke 5, a diaphragm 55 and a printed circuit board 4. At least one of the frame, yoke, diaphragm and printed circuit board of one of the speakers is joined to the corresponding part of the other speaker so that a single unit is formed, reducing the number of individual parts required. Such a stereo speaker unit may be useful in a mobile telephone or PDA.
Patent GB-2423371-A (GB)
Title: Inductive pressure sensor
Inventor: NEGRO CLAUDIO
IPC: G01L9/10
Filed: 2006-02-03
Abstract: The sensor (1) comprises a rigid casing (2) which has at least one input (5) for a pressure to be detected, and which defines a chamber (12) in which a movable diaphragm (6) having a surface (6b) that is operatively exposed to the pressure coming from the input (5) is mounted in a leaktight manner. A ferromagnetic core (13) is connected to the diaphragm (6) and is movable under the effect of the pressure, relative to a stationary coil (9), against the action of a reaction spring (16), in a manner such that, in operation, the inductance of the coil (9) varies according to the value of the hydraulic pressure. The casing (2) comprises a first, substantially cup-shaped body (3) with a tubular shank (3a) in which the input (5) is defined, and with an opening (3e) located at the opposite end, and a second, tubular, reel-shaped body (4) fixed in the first body (3) and having: a first end portion (4a) which clamps a peripheral portion (6a) of the diaphragm (6) in a hydraulically leaktight manner, an axially intermediate portion (4b) around which the coil (9) is wound, and a second end portion (4c) which defines a reaction surface (4e) against which the spring (16) associated with the movable core (13) reacts.
Patent GB-2422818-A (GB)
Title: Ornamental garden hose storage device
Inventor: HIGGINS CHRISTOPHER LYNDON
IPC: B65H75/40
Filed: 2004-10-13
Abstract: A functional garden device includes an upper portion (10) and a lower portion (60). Lower portion (60) includes a retractable hose reel (80) for garden hose (90) which passes through orifice (63) in wall (65). Upper portion (10) has a separate, unrelated function to the hose storage portion (60) and may form part of a fountain, pond, statue, refrigerated storage area or a planting container.
Patent GB-2426415-A (GB)
Title: On-channel repeater with compensation for coupling between transmitter and receiver
Inventor: MOSS PETER NEIL
IPC: H04B17/40
Filed: 2006-05-18
Abstract: An on-channel repeater has a receiving antenna 12 for receiving an RF signal and a transmitting antenna 22 for transmitting on the same frequency as the input signal. An amplification path 14 between the antennas provides substantially linear processing and includes a combiner 16 a decorrelating delay 18 and a power amplifier 20. A filter estimator 24 receives a reference signal and the combiner output and generates a plurality of control coefficients which are applied to an adaptive filter 26 which filters the reference signal accordingly and applies its output to the combiner. The reference signal is derived not from the output of the decorrelating delay but rather from the output antenna after the power amplifier. Where there is an adjacent transmitter (42) generating potentially interfering signals, the transmitter output is coupled to the same transmitter antenna.
Patent GB-2427243-A (GB)
Title: Scaffold tube coupler including clamp and hook
Inventor: CRAIGEN ALLEN
IPC: E04G7/06
Filed: 2006-06-05
Abstract: A scaffold tube coupler comprising a hook member 18, 34 for connection to a first scaffold tube 19, 35, and a fastenable clamp member 13, 31 for connection to a second scaffold tube 15, 37. The hook member 18, 34 and clamp member 13, 31 are connected. The clamp member 13, 31 may form a shackle type connector with a latched clamping member, and may be connected to the hook via a connection member that may form a block 10 or frame 41. The hook member may form a J or G shaped hook 18, 34. An additional arm 30 may be spaced from the hook member 18, 34 to act as a bracing member that can engage with a surface to prevent unwanted swivelling of the connector about the first scaffold tube 19, 35. The coupler may be used to hook temporary or movable parts such as a handrail to a semi-permanent scaffold frame.
Patent GB-2437534-A (GB)
Title: Marine turbine
Inventor: MASTER IAN
IPC: F03B11/02
Filed: 2007-02-20
Abstract: A marine turbine. In a first aspect the turbine comprises a nacelle 6 which houses a plurality of the turbine's components. The nacelle 6 has an aperture therein for receiving the components, and a cover for selectively opening and closing the aperture to the nacelle 6 in order to provide a substantially watertight seal there between. The nacelle 6 is arranged such that blades 10 of the turbine extend there beyond. In a second aspect the turbine comprises a plurality of blades 10 connected to an electricity generator via a shaft 8, braking means 16 being provided to control the speed of the shaft 8. In a third aspect the turbine is contained within a nacelle 6, and lifting means is provided to provide a load path between a lifting point 40, the nacelle 6 and the turbine. In a fourth aspect the turbine has a support structure (2, figure 3) comprising a base (40, figure 3) and a support member extending there from, the base including a recess (46, figure 3) for receiving ballast material.
Patent GB-2436160-A (GB)
Title: Device for remote patient monitoring
Inventor: WARNER ADRIAN F
IPC: G16H40/67
Filed: 2007-03-09
Abstract: In an embodiment of the present invention, a monitoring device provides monitoring of patient physiological parameters and supports bidirectional data and communications transmission with a centrally located clinician. In a further embodiment, the monitoring device provides the patient with medication information such as drug schedules and dosage amounts.
Patent GB-2448873-A (GB)
Title: Print cartridge
Inventor: FARRELL FIONNUALA
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 2007-04-30
Abstract: A method of making a print cartridge comprises providing an ink housing 100 having a top and a base and at least one interior compartment 106, the housing further having a passageway 172, 174 in the base with an entrance in the compartment to allow fluid communication between the interior of the compartment and a print head 160 mounted at the base of the housing. A block of hydrophobic foam material 252 is inserted under compression into the compartment immediately above the passageway entrance. Ink 710, 712 is injected into the foam block through two hollow needles 702, 704 extending downwardly through the block from the top of the housing and terminating at points disposed respectively towards opposite edges 174a, 174b of the passageway entrance. The volume of ink injected by the needles is sufficient to fill the passageway and cover the passageway entrance but insufficient to form a horizontal air seal around the internal periphery of the compartment.
Patent GB-2449088-A (GB)
Title: Insulation device for electrical outlets
Inventor: SAWYER IAN
IPC: E04B1/74
Filed: 2007-05-09
Abstract: An insulation device <B>5</B>,<B>5A</B>, for local insulation within a plasterboard wall incorporating switches and electrical outlets, is provided. The device comprises a box-like container made of paper-faced plasterboard. The box-like container is formed by making V-cuts in the plasterboard and folding along the cuts. The box may further incorporate a lid <B>12</B> which is formed as an additional panel on the box-like container. A v-cut joint down to the paper face along one edge of the open side of the container may act as a hinge for the additional panel forming the lid. A lining <B>6</B> may be inserted into the box-like container.
Patent GB-2438089-A (GB)
Title: A mechanical seal
Inventor: OHAMA TAKAO
IPC: F16J15/44
Filed: 2007-05-11
Abstract: A mechanical seal 1 includes a sleeve 4 that rotates with a rotating shaft 2, a seal cover 5 fixed to a housing 3, a rotating ring 6 attached to the sleeve 4 and a fixed ring 7 attached to the seal cover 5 and disposed in sliding-contact with the rotating ring 6 via a sliding interface 9 perpendicular to the rotating shaft 2, a scraping member 11, 12 is provided on the sleeve 4 at a position close to an inner edge of the sliding interface 9 so as to remove a degradation material from the inner edge of the sliding interface 9. Alternatively a discharging structure 13, 14 is formed on the sleeve so as to discharge the fluid stuck to the sleeve 4 to outside of the seal cover 5 by the rotation of the sleeve 4. Otherwise, a solvent or an inert gas may be filled in a space 17 defined by the sleeve 4, the rotating ring 6, the fixed ring 7 and the seal cover 5.
Patent GB-2434711-A (GB)
Title: Mems microphone and method for producing said microphone
Inventor: SCHRANK FRANZ
IPC: H04R19/04
Filed: 2007-05-16
Abstract: The invention relates to the bonding of an MEMS microphone to the surface of an IC component containing at least one integrated circuit, which is suitable for preparing and processing the electric signals that are supplied by the MEMS microphone. The entire component is easy to produce and has a compact, space-saving construction. The microphone can be produced in a simple, reliable manner.
Patent GB-2450371-A (GB)
Title: Associating position data with camera images
Inventor: WILCOCK REUBEN
IPC: G01S5/14
Filed: 2007-06-22
Abstract: A method is provided for operating a position data determining device 125 connected to a camera 105, the device being adapted to determine position data relating to the position of the device and to send that data to the camera for associating with images taken by the camera. The device is, for example, a Global Positioning System (GPS). The method comprises using a control signal 130 received from the camera to determine when position data is sent to the camera, the control signal (130) providing an indication of the state of a control button 110 on the camera. The control signal may be a shutter release signal relating to the state of a shutter release button. It may be determined from the control signal whether the shutter release button has moved between a released state and a half-pressed state, position data being sent to the camera dependent upon that determination. The camera may be of a type to maintain itself in a high power mode, relative to an idle mode, when positioning data is being sent from the device, so that the disclosed method allows the device to operate in a first mode in which positioning data is not sent to the camera, thereby allowing the camera to move out of its high power mode, and in a second mode in which positioning data is sent to the camera. Selection between the first and second modes may be determined in dependence upon the control signal.
Patent GB-2437862-A (GB)
Title: Release mechanism for downhole tool
Inventor: LYNDE GERALD D
IPC: E21B17/06
Filed: 2005-12-21
Abstract: A release mechanism for a downhole tool is actuated by radial movement of a locking member. The locking member (64) provided as much as full circumferential support in the locked position and once released can be prevented from re-gripping the previously connected elements. Illustrative examples of the mechanism for radial movement for release comprise sleeves that expand and radially oriented pistons (78). Shear pins or collets are not used to hold the components together in the preferred embodiment. Internal pressure fluctuations before initiating the release sequence will not cause unwanted release. The mechanism is applicable to a variety of downhole tools and is illustrated in the context of a hydraulic release.
Patent GB-2437214-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for identifying a distance vector and a route associated with a multi-channel wireless mesh network
Inventor: YARVIS MARK
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2006-01-05
Abstract: Embodiments of methods and apparatus for identifying a distance-vector route associated with a wireless mesh network are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Patent GB-2440812-A (GB)
Title: Fuel delivery control for an internal combustion engine
Inventor: THOMAS JOSEPH LYLE
IPC: F02M37/08
Filed: 2007-07-31
Abstract: A method of controlling an internal combustion engine 10 is disclosed in which the method includes adjusting fuel pump output based on a fuel pressure sensor output when the fuel pressure sensor is determined to be operating correctly 412 and during a degraded condition of the fuel pressure sensor adjusting the fuel pump output in response to an output of an exhaust gas sensor 420. The engine may have a fuel vapour purging system, and a parameter of the said vapour purging system is adjusted during the degraded condition or the system may be disabled. The engine may have a common rail injection system. The injection control signal may be pulse width controlled in response to the signal from the exhaust gas sensor.