baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2356341-A (GB)
Title: Furniture component assembly
Inventor: FRAY BARRY
IPC: A47B17/06
Filed: 2000-11-16
Abstract: A furniture support system including a method of varying the configuration of the system with great versatility to render furniture items such as desks, shelves, stands, lighting units, VDU screen supports and partitions (figs 3, 4 and 9). The assembly consisting of a plurality of components relative to one another is achieved by threaded engagement between one end of a first part and one end of a second part via an aperture in a further component (fig 2). A hublike member 6 connected to upright members 2 at positions 4 allow a variation of the angles of horizontal members 8 to be achieved. In a particular form, the furniture support system is provided with at least one upright member being provided with a releasable engagement between the upright member 2 or the laterally extending one 8, 10, wherein a portion of either member is received within the other. Several components may be hung from one or more of the laterally extending members via hanging means. It is also possible, without removing any upright portions from the system or leaving redundant any laterally extending members, for the number of laterally extending members to be varied to suit a variety of work surfaces which require support.
Patent GB-2357892-A (GB)
Title: Asynchronous digital demodulator and method for a null-type servo pattern
Inventor: SACKS ALEXEI HIRAM
IPC: G11B5/596
Filed: 1999-05-18
Abstract: An asynchronous demodulator (300) and method is provided which determines a position error of a read head (134) relative to a position on a medium (122) in a storage device (120). The read head (134) generates a read signal (400) as the read head (134) passes over a servo area (130) on the medium (122). The demodulator (300) generates a normal demodulating signal (414) that is asynchronous with the read signal (400) and a quadrature demodulating signal (412) that is ninety degrees out of phase with the normal demodulating signal (414). The read signal (400) is sampled to produce a series of digital read values (406) which are multiplied by the normal demodulating signal (414) and the quadrature demodulating signal (412) to produce a plurality of normal and quadrature sample values (350, 352). The demodulator (300) produces a position error magnitude (440) and a position error direction (502) based on the plurality of normal and quadrature sample values (350, 352).
Patent GB-2364435-A (GB)
Title: Surface-mount package
Inventor: HOSOMI TAKAHIRO
IPC: H01L23/13
Filed: 2000-12-18
Abstract: A BGA surface mount package substrate has lower terminals 6 formed on a bottom surface of the substrate and corner terminals 8 formed on side surfaces of the substrate. The corner terminals 8 are optionally connected to a device mounted on the substrate. The corner terminals prevent disconnection of connections between the package and a printed circuit board caused by thermally induced stress.
Patent GB-2366885-A (GB)
Title: Multi-attribute auction
Inventor: WU FREDERICK YUNG-FUNG
IPC: G06Q30/08
Filed: 2001-03-05
Abstract: A way to conduct complex transactions by auction efficiently and with a high degree of automation is provided by conducting auctions in which bids contain multiple attributes, as opposed to a single attribute (price) . Bidders are requested to specify values for each of a set of attributes, which can include transaction terms as well as product and/or service specifications. The bids are evaluated according to criteria that are functions of these attributes in order to reject losing bids and assist the auctioneer in selecting the winning bid(s).
Patent GB-2376310-A (GB)
Title: Floating point arithmetic and dot product pipeline operations
Inventor: SHAW STEVEN
IPC: G06F7/38
Filed: 2001-03-14
Abstract: A graphics pipeline (50, figure 2) is formed of a number of stages including a scalable vertex engine 100 having multiple datapaths 150, 155 and 160, each of which is a unique multi-function floating point pipeline capable of performing a three or four component dot product on data in a single pass through the data path. This allows matrix transformations to be computed in an efficient manner, with a high data throughput and without substantially increasing the cost and amount of hardware required to implement the pipeline. There is also a two input adder (figure 7) and a four input adder (figure 8) provided for adding floating point numbers including sorting the exponents into order to determine the largest and adding the mantissas using the differences between the exponents to align the mantissas.
Patent GB-2373598-A (GB)
Title: Peripheral component interconnect bus memory address decoding
Inventor: BALL ALAN EDWARD
IPC: G06F13/42
Filed: 2001-03-20
Abstract: A peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus memory addressing system comprising a memory address decoder 5 and disconnection means 6 connected to a PCI bus, the disconnection means 6 being arranged to disconnect one or more signals of the PCI bus from a first PCI device, wherein the memory address decoder 5 is arranged to selectively activate the disconnection means 6 such that an address which falls within an address range identified in a base address register of the first PCI device and a base address register of a second PCI device will be received by the second PCI device but not by the first PCI device.
Patent GB-2375132-A (GB)
Title: Cover bearing cushion
Inventor: KIELTY STEPHEN
IPC: E02D29/12
Filed: 2001-05-01
Abstract: The bearing cushion system consists of a continual strip of material 1 capable of absorbing vibration that is bonded to a mild steel plate 2, the dimensions of which match a service cover frame so as to provide uniform support for the frame. The cushion system is placed directly under the frame and rests upon the walls of the chamber below. The continual strip of vibration-absorbing material is made of a rubber compound or suitable synthetic equivalent and may have a recess running the entire length of the strip on the face that is bonded to the steel plate. The purpose of the cushion system is to absorb harmful vibration caused by vehicular traffic passing over the cover and frame that is transmitted through the frame and is responsible for causing structural damage to the chamber, pipe-work or duct system below. The cushion system could be used with a manhole or a valve box cover.
Patent GB-2375470-A (GB)
Title: Article of wear simulating a necktie
Inventor: CONYBEARE ROBERT DAVID
IPC: A41D25/02
Filed: 2001-05-16
Abstract: An article of wear for use in place of a knotted necktie comprises a piece of metal, plastics or wood formed with a twisted section 2 in place of the knot. The twisted section may be interchangeably connected to a lower section 5 by means of a hook and loop fastener 3 and maybe secured to the wearer by a neck band 4 with a hook and loop fastener. The lower piece 5 and optionally also the twisted piece may be fabric covered.
Patent GB-2368424-A (GB)
Title: Processing unit for sharing queries
Inventor: KRAFT REINER
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2001-05-23
Abstract: A processing unit, computer program and method of sharing queries in a hub processing unit (102a-y) coupled to a plurality of information processing units (101a-n) over a network 100, comprising the steps of: receiving a string from a user; determining if the string is a query; if the string is a query performing the sub-steps of: storing the query in an information processing unit; and forwarding the query to a hub processing unit in the event that the user selects a query for sharing. A method and server is also disclosed which is characterised by receiving a query selected for sharing; storing the query; means for searching through queries by a second user; upon finding an interesting shared query by the second user, performing the further sub-steps of: activating a hyperlink to request a search result set upon selection of the hyperlink; and displaying the search result set for a users review.
Patent GB-2369685-A (GB)
Title: Method Of Determining Trajectory In Borehole Drilling
Inventor: SHIRASAKA ICHIRO
IPC: E21B47/022
Filed: 2001-07-18
Abstract: A borehole survey method for processing measurements obtained while drilling a borehole in order to accurately determine drill position. Processing comprises using averaging methods, specifically windowed median smoothing, to smooth continuous measurements taken during drilling which are affected by errors due to noise, shock and vibrations. Such measurements include azimuth and inclination measurements, usually derived from gravitational and magnetic field measurements, which may be obtained using accelerometers, magnetometers, or gyroscopes.
Patent GB-2379291-A (GB)
Title: Calculating and explaining the ranking of objects in personalised comparisons
Inventor: TALYARKHAN RISHAD
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2001-08-28
Abstract: Method and apparatus for calculating and explaining the ranking of similar objects in a tailored comparison, each object given digitised scores at the lowest level of hierarchically organised attributes, which are themselves rated relatively for relevance to the entity making the comparison. The invention calculates rankings for each object in the comparison, and explains why any objects attributes are ranked in that sequence. The results, highlighting the best and worst of the objects, are clearly visualised using Relative Relevance Radar Ratings charts and text explanations of both the personalised rankings and the significance to the selector of the all objects attribute ratings, based on Difference Quantum Levels and Personalised Importance Factors.
Patent GB-2381712-A (GB)
Title: Assessing quality of channels in communications systems
Inventor: FISHER-JEFFES TIMOTHY
IPC: H04L1/20
Filed: 2001-10-31
Abstract: If a CRC checker 16 deems a signal 22 to be decoded correctly, then the decoded signal 22 can be re-encoded by a channel encoder 20 and compared to the received data sequence 10 input to the channel decoder 12. The comparison is performed by a measuring unit 14 which can then estimate propagation channel parameters such as the signal to noise ratio, the block error rate, and the uncoded bit error ratio.
Patent GB-2382195-A (GB)
Title: Indexing mechanism for counting devices
Inventor: ROPER RONALD GORDON
IPC: G06M1/04
Filed: 2001-11-14
Abstract: An indexing mechanism comprising a body 10, mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis; means 3 for rotating said body about said axis; first cam means 9, for displacing said body along said axis away from an axial rest position during rotation of said body in a first direction; a spring 11, preferably a compressive spring, located coaxially with said body and for restoring the body to its axial rest position on completion of a rotation or a predetermined portion thereof of the body; means 8, 8A for detecting the axial movement of the body when it is being restored to its axial rest position; and means 2, 9, for permitting said body to be rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction.
Patent GB-2369144-A (GB)
Title: Location of point control means in a railway track installation
Inventor: SCHWIEDE KARL-HEINZ
IPC: E01B7/22
Filed: 2001-11-16
Abstract: The installation comprises two adjacent hollow box sleepers (24, 25) in the drive region of a set of points, wherein the box sleepers are provided with locks for the points blades (7a, 7b), which are adjustable by way of a drive rod (9), and with blade check rods (10, 11). One of the box sleepers (2b) accommodates the drive rod (9) and the other one of the sleepers (2a) accommodates the check rods (10, 11). The sleepers are laid at the usual sleeper pitch spacing and are so constructed that while providing sufficient space for accommodation of the respective rods they have, at least in the lower region, a width dimension like a normal points sleeper. The other sleeper (2a) also contains a lock rod (12), all rods extending from a common motor (13). The point blades (7a, 7b) are coupled by respective flat strip coupling members (17), one associated with the drive rod (9) and the other associated with the check and lock rods (10-12), this member being located in a higher place than the rods in the sleeper (2a).
Patent GB-2382771-A (GB)
Title: Travel hair dryer that can be used as an iron.
Inventor: CHEN SHOU MAO
IPC: A45D20/10
Filed: 2001-12-07
Abstract: The travel hair dryer 10 has a barrel 11 which has a side wall 20 and a end opening 12. Hot air exits through the end opening when used as a hair dryer. When used as an iron the end opening is blocked by a cap 31 and the hot air used to heat a plate 24 attached to the side wall through an aperture in the side wall. A cover 23 for the aperture slots 22, 21 in between the hotplate and the barrel to seal hotplate from the hot air. The hotplate may also have ventilation holes 25.
Patent GB-2372898-A (GB)
Title: Printer that scales print resolution according to print speed
Inventor: KEITHLEY DOUGLAS G
IPC: H04N1/393
Filed: 2002-01-11
Abstract: An image forming apparatus 10 comprises an image scaling processor 32 that controls a print engine 13 and page output device (e.g. 28 in Figure 1), in response to a draft mode command. Image scaling processor 32 acts to scale the horizontal resolution of data representing an image to be output according to the following formula: <EMI ID=2.1 HE=15 WI=36 LX=251 LY=874 TI=MF> <PC>where <I>Y</I><SB>0</SB> =an original horizontal resolution value, X = represents a percentage change in output speed from an original speed to a draft mode speed and <I>Y<SB>n</SB></I> = the new horizontal resolution value. Thus, image resolution is scaled proportionately with print output speed and the effect of increasing output speed - seen when comparing Figures 6 and 7 - is compensated for. The device may further comprise an image enhancement processor configured to generate plural printed dots based on single original dots.
Patent GB-2388072-A (GB)
Title: Envelope with information insert attached to its flap
Inventor: BEAUMONT-THOMAS MARK LIONEL
IPC: B65D27/00
Filed: 2002-02-18
Abstract: Envelope 2 has flap 3 on its rear by which the envelope 2 may be closed and opened. Paper insert 4 carries on its surface 11 printed information 5 to be disseminated. It is inserted into the envelope 2 with surface 11 facing the front of the envelope with the printed information inverted. The insert 4 is attached to the flap 3 by an adhesive strip or gum bar 6 on the inner surface 7 of flap 3. A tab 8 bearing a legend such as 'lift here' on the lower edge (9, figure 1) of the flap 3 provides a means for opening the envelope by rotating the flap about hinge line 10. When a person lifts the flap 3 by means of tab 8 the information 5 is presented to the person . The insert 4 remains combined with flap 3. The envelope and insert combination may be used for disseminating information in mass mailings.
Patent GB-2385639-A (GB)
Title: A secure dispenser
Inventor: DAVE RAJIV BOBBY
IPC: B65D83/14
Filed: 2002-02-22
Abstract: A dispenser having a socket 42 for receiving a cartridge 40 of material to be dispensed. The dispenser has a plurality of pins 44 which engage in apertures 36 in the cartridge to enable dispensing of the material. A mechanism moves the pins, upon insertion of the cartridge into the socket, from a retracted position generally adjacent to the wall of the socket to a deployed position in which they engage with the apertures.
Patent GB-2382567-A (GB)
Title: An automatic card dispensing unit with card display
Inventor: TSUCHIDA TAMOTSU
IPC: G07B3/04
Filed: 2002-04-19
Abstract: An automatic card dispenser unit for displaying and dispensing cards includes a storage housing (h) for storing an array of cards. A holding member (2L,2r) operatively positions a lower most card at a load station in a vertical alignment for display. A controller unit (51) can receive a user input to dispense a card which will activate a dispenser assembly to cause a pickup member to removably grasp the card surface and release it from the holding member along a predetermined path of movement. A stopper member (19) is mounted in the path of movement for separating the card from the pickup member to enable the card to be dispensed to the user.
Patent GB-2391485-A (GB)
Title: Shock absorber for tennis racket
Inventor: SUNG HUNG-FU
IPC: A63B51/02
Filed: 2002-08-07
Abstract: A device comprises an elastomer 1, and a metal ball 2 which is contained in a cell 13 of the interior of the elastomer. The elastomer is provided in the periphery with one or more slits 11 by which the elastomer is fastened to the strings of a tennis racket. The elastomer in itself is capable of absorbing shock and deadening noise. As the strings of the tennis racket are impacted by a ball, the metal ball is activated by the impact force to vibrate at a high frequency in the cell of the elastomer. The high-frequency vibration of the metal ball serves to absorb shock and deaden noise. The elastomer can be in the form of a needle-shaped body or a round block (Fig. 4. not shown) positioner near the neck of the racket (Figs 3 and 5. not shown).
Patent GB-2384585-A (GB)
Title: A Digital Clipboard for Data Entry
Inventor: LICHTFUSS HANS A
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 2002-09-25
Abstract: A form management device has a base unit and a detachable clipboard. Within the base unit is an imaging system and a network communication interface. Providing communication between the base unit and the clipboard are a pair of mating communication interfaces, one in the base unit and the other in the detachable clipboard. The clipboard has a display where documents are viewed, fields are inserted into documents, and data is input to the fields. The documents and field data are stored on an information storage device.
Patent GB-2377340-A (GB)
Title: Method for informing a user to obtain a product and communication system employing
Inventor: CALVERT BRIAN EDWARD
IPC: H04M3/487
Filed: 2001-04-06
Abstract: A communication system (100) employs a method for informing a user of a communication device (e.g., 101) where to obtain a product. The communication system determines an approximate location of the communication device and whether a particular requested product or one or more other potentially desirable products are available in a general vicinity of the device. When the particular or potentially desirable product is so available, a context engine server (109) of the communication system conveys a product information request and optionally other purchaser-related information to multiple product providers (120). The context engine server receives responses to the product information request from at least some of the product providers, wherein at least some of the responses preferably include offers to pay respective advertising fees. The context engine server generates a list of product providers based on the responses and provides the list to the communication device for display to the device user.
Patent GB-2382835-A (GB)
Title: Brush sealing for screen edge
Inventor: LANCINA FRANCISCO JAVIER
IPC: E06B9/58
Filed: 2002-10-29
Abstract: An edge sealing means 8 for an edge of a sliding screen 1 comprises a pair of sealing brushes 17, 18, one on each side of the screen. Each sealing brush comprises brush filaments 20 projecting from a non-pivotally mounted base 19, the arrangement being such that the filaments are inclined in the same direction relative to the screen, whilst providing a gap (25, Fig 3) between the filaments of the pair of brushes for the screen. The filaments 20 may be inclined to the base 19. There is also defined a sealing means where the brushes are mounted in a channel 16 where the base member has an extension (22, Fig 3) which projects out of the channel 16 to contact the rails 4, 5 of the sliding screen. Also included is a sealing means where the brush filament density is less than 150 filaments per centimetre. The sealing means may have the brushes with filaments spaced along the base like tufts.
Patent GB-2390841-A (GB)
Title: Promotional sample sachet for insertion in magazine
Inventor: DELEFORTRIE PHILIPPE ROBERT
IPC: B65D75/30
Filed: 2002-11-20
Abstract: Sample sachet with small dimensions, which is designed to be inserted in a document such as a publication (magazine) for promotional purposes, consisting of two layers, the surfaces of which that face one another are welded, and in particular are heat sealed such as to delimit a pocket which receives the product to be presented. The sachet (1) with a rectangular format consists of two parts (11,12) produced in the same assembly with two layers, i.e.: - a support part (11) which is (at least partially) peripheral; and - a detachable pre-cut part (12) which is within the support part (11) and delimits ```the cavity (4) which receives the product in the form of a sample, the two layers being heat sealed in the support part (11) and the pre-cut part (12) as far as the cavity (4). Inner part (12) is detachable by tearing along partially pre-cut line (2). It may be shaped like a bottle and stopper, with a visible cut (5) as the starting point for tearing along the junction of the bottle part (121) and stopper part (122), to release its contents such as perfume.
Patent GB-2379694-A (GB)
Title: Expandable wellbore tubing with a communication passageway
Inventor: SCHETKY L MCD
IPC: A45C3/00
Filed: 2001-10-18
Abstract: A system for facilitating communication along a wellbore includes an expandable tubing (80) having a communication line passageway (84). The passageway (84) may be in the form of a thinned portion along the expandable tubing (80) and the tubing (80) may be a bistable tubular (80, fig 15).
Patent GB-2380671-A (GB)
Title: A backing and support assembly for a decroative element
Inventor: JAMES ANTHONY
IPC: A47G1/14
Filed: 2000-08-23
Abstract: A one-piece backing and support element comprises a flat backing panel (12) and a support leg (15) cut out form the backing panel (12). At least one stay (16) is also cut out form the backing panel (12). Each stay (16) is integrally connected, at its lower end, to the backing panel (12) and at its upper end to the support leg (15). The upper end of the support leg (15) is releasably attachable with a detent (14) on the backing panel (12) to retain the support leg (15) and stays (16) in erected positions in which they extend at an angle away from the backing panel (12).
Patent GB-2386665-A (GB)
Title: Interfacing link
Inventor: MALONEY MARTIN GREGORY
IPC: F16G15/06
Filed: 2003-02-03
Abstract: An interfacing link comprises a body (1) having two oppositely directed mouthed parts (4, 5). The mouthed parts (4, 5) are of generally U or C shape and they are of different sizes. Retaining pins (2, 3) are provided attached to the mouthed parts (4, 5) across their mouths (6, 7). Being of different sizes the mouthed parts (4, 5) of the interfacing link can be connected, and retained by the retaining pins (2, 3), to chains, or other comparable elongate means of different link sizes, for example.
Patent GB-2399017-A (GB)
Title: Aortic catheter with preformed helically coiled section
Inventor: ANDREWS LARS
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 2003-03-05
Abstract: An aortic catheter which aligns easily with a small central aortic valve orifice. The catheter includes a proximal hub end with screw thread connector 1 fixed to a hollow tube section 2 which upon removal of a straightening wire 6 assumes a preformed distal helical coiled section 3 about an axis of predetermined radii which enables the catheter to brace itself against the inner wall of the aorta 7 and yet maintain central and axial alignment of its distal straight section 4 and end tip port 5 with a small central aortic valve orifice 8 in order that this orifice may then be crossed by flexible guide wire 9.