baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2368180-A (GB)
Title: Headware for articles with catapult game
Inventor: SAMUELSON NEVILLE ANTHONY WYLI
IPC: G09F3/04
Filed: 2000-08-31
Abstract: A headband 183 for articles such as bottles, forming a bottle collar, where the headband 183 is provided with more than one connecting hook 187, 189, 191 on the lower side of one end of the headband 183 for connecting to one other hook 185. The multiple hooks allow for adjustment of the band for different sized articles and to allow the band 183 to conform with various bottle neck tapers. Preferably a catapult arrangement 1025 is provided to allow projectiles to be fired to form a game. Various modifications are provided, including the headband being used on a display card (Figs 37 to 41), there being ear-type projections (Fig 14, 23), the use of coupons (Fig 34) and many other.
Patent GB-2357954-A (GB)
Title: Maras type ice cream
Inventor: DANIEL ADRIAN
IPC: A23G9/34
Filed: 2000-11-17
Abstract: A frozen aerated confection, similar to 'Maras' type ice cream but containing no orchid products such as sahlep or mucilage, is characterised by an overrun of 15-80 % and an extensibility of at least 30 %. The extensibility of the confection, which is defined as a measure of its ability to stretch or extend before breaking, is preferably more than 50 % and the overrun is preferably 25-40%. The confection preferably contains polysaccharides, such as guar gum, xanthan gum or carboxy methyl cellulose. The confection is preferably an ice cream which contains less than 0.5-12 % fat (w/w) but other embodiments may contain less than 0.5 % fat. The confection preferably contains protein, such as milk, soya or whey protein.
Patent GB-2369960-A (GB)
Title: Call processing in mobile communications
Inventor: CROOK MICHAEL DAVID STANMORE
IPC: H04M3/54
Filed: 2000-12-08
Abstract: A mobile communications terminal uses a short range wireless link to communicate with another terminal and control the functions thereof. For example a mobile phone, the so-called picker MS, can pick up a call to another nearby mobile phone, the called MS, by transmitting an enquiry 208 over the short range link. The ringing phone responds 210 on the short range link with its identity e.g. IMSI. The picker again resonds with its own IMSI and the called MS relays this to its MSC which effects a transfer of the call to the picker MS. Similar arrangements can be used to set up conference calls, or arrange group pickup service.
Patent GB-2370010-A (GB)
Title: Beard styler
Inventor: CRAIG ANDY J M
IPC: B26B21/40
Filed: 2000-12-13
Abstract: The invention relates to the standard safety razor one would currently use but with essential modifications that dramatically change the outcome of the shave. The invention is for grooming facial hair into a uniform thin beard. The new razor is different to standard razors due to an inventive step (see figure 1) which shows the central part of the razor head being replaced by plastic (or some similar material) 2. Thus, using the invention as a normal razor, by following the jawline a uniform thin beard would be left whilst shaving the area around it. The width of the beard left would depend on the size of plastic centre 2 to the razor head. This is not adjustable on the razor head but would involve having a new razor head with a different size plastic centre.
Patent GB-2373035-A (GB)
Title: Parking brake assembly for an automotive vehicle
Inventor: NAYLOR MICHAEL EDGAR
IPC: B60T7/02
Filed: 2000-12-16
Abstract: A parking brake assembly 10 for an automotive vehicle comprises a hand lever 12 or pedal arranged to actuate an adjusting rod 16 through an apertured tiltable drive plate 18 which is tilted and grips the rod and thus applies the brake. A ratchet mechanism 20 maintains the brake lever in the brake-on position and thus maintains tension in the cable 14, via the tilted drive plate, throughout the brake applying, brake- on and brake-releasing stages. A compression spring 32 applies tension to the rod 16 and thus tensions the brake- applying cable 14 so that the drive plate 18 always picks up on the adjustment rod at the precise location such that the cable is fully tensioned whereby no adjustment of the cable is needed.
Patent GB-2371952-A (GB)
Title: Frame synchronisation in a communication system
Inventor: FINES PANAGIOTIS
IPC: H04L7/04
Filed: 2001-01-31
Abstract: At the transmitter side of a communication system using a channel subject to interference, a synchronisation pattern (or unique word) is forward error correction encoded and part of the encoded unique word is inserted behind the actual unique word and before the encoded data at the start of a transmission frame. The remainder of the coded unique word is placed at the end of the frame (see e.g. Fig.3). This allows errors in the transmitted unique word to be detected and corrected at the receiver. An iterative process is used at the receiver to determine whether the correct one of a number of possible unique words has been detected, by comparing the number of errors detected before and after each decoding iteration (see e.g. Fig.4).
Patent GB-2378875-A (GB)
Title: Annunciator for converting text messages to speech
Inventor: MARSH ANDREW JAMES
IPC: H04M1/7243
Filed: 2001-05-04
Abstract: An Annunciator 1 is a portable device that includes Text-to-Speech and Speech Synthesis modules, which is connected (Fig 1) to a mobile station (MS) 2 and an audio device (AD) 3. The Annunciator can read ASCII messages (that are in a defined format such as GSM 07.07) received at the MS (these include short message service (SMS) messages) and convert them to speech. The Annunciator can therefore allow the user to listen, via an audio device, to the ASCII messages being read. This may be carried out independently of any received encoding schemes set in the message header. The speech output is possible in SMS peer-to-peer service or in SMS cell broadcast service. The Annunciator, an external to the MS device, may include the audio device, a microcontroller and wireless interface connections to the MS and AD. It may also include a storage medium and an on-the-fly language translation module.
Patent GB-2371301-A (GB)
Title: G protein coupled receptors
Inventor: HILL JEFFREY
IPC: A61P11/00
Filed: 2001-06-27
Abstract: Frosty polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing frosty polypeptides and polynucleotides in diagnostic assays.
Patent GB-2366581-A (GB)
Title: Expanding seal for gravel pack flow aperture
Inventor: BROOME JOHN T
IPC: E21B23/02
Filed: 2001-09-07
Abstract: Large perforations 18 in screen sections 14 are sealed after gravel packing by expanding a malleable sleeve 31. A flange 32 on the sleeve 31 is either welded to a screen joint 14 or seated between the ends of adjacent joints. Sealing elements 34 on the outside of the sleeve 31 ensure adequate sealing means. The sleeve is swaged into its sealing position by a tapered end swaging tool, a collet swage or an expansible packer. Prior to operation these are positioned below the sleeve, for example in the foot joint of the lower string. A sleeve or sleeves could be used as flow restrictors along a wellbore when it is necessary to equalise the production rate along the wellbore length, fig. 7-9.
Patent GB-2384738-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to hole punches
Inventor: GARDNER JEREMY
IPC: B26F1/36
Filed: 2002-01-31
Abstract: A hole punch 1 for punching holes through a sheet article or a stack of sheet articles. The hole punch 1 comprises a base 2 and at least one cutting element 7 where the or each cutting element 7 or elements is or are operable to move towards the base 2. The base 2 has a substantially planar supporting surface 3 and an engaging surface 15 to engage the face of a sheet article to be punched. Locating means are provided to engage an edge of the or each sheet article in a predetermined position relative to the or each cutting element. The engaging surface 15 is inclined with respect to the supporting surface 3; in the most preferred embodiment, the angle of inclination of the engaging surface 15 with respect to the supporting surface is 8{.
Patent GB-2384933-A (GB)
Title: Wireless CCTV system
Inventor: ORMSON RICHARD
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2002-02-01
Abstract: A camera (120) for use in a closed circuit television (CCTV) system comprising a modem (100) coupled to the camera (120) to receive control data (180) for the camera (120) via a wireless network and to transmit display data (170) generated by the camera over the wireless network.
Patent GB-2387372-A (GB)
Title: Reach truck having electro-mechanical actuation means
Inventor: ECKERSLEY PAUL JOHN
IPC: B66F9/08
Filed: 2002-04-10
Abstract: An industrial truck is provided with a frame 6 and a lifting structure 1,2 movable relative to the frame in a horizontal direction, also comprises a means for moving the lifting structure relative to the frame which comprises at least one electro-mechanical actuating device 4,5. A load carrying device fastened to the lifting structure 1,2 is movably in a vertical and/or horizontal direction and wherein a means for moving the load carrying device relative to the lifting structure in the vertical and/or horizontal direction furthermore comprises at least one electro-mechanical actuating device. Each electro-mechanical actuating device comprises a lead screw 4, an electric motor 5, and a gear box.
Patent GB-2371792-A (GB)
Title: Flat pouch with inner bag
Inventor: GARRETH RALPH H
IPC: B65D77/04
Filed: 1999-01-21
Abstract: A flat pouch 4, for shipping hazardous items 32, comprises a cavity accessible through a mouth 14 and is made of flexible material. An item to be shipped 32 is received in an inner bag 6, which is placed is the cavity of the pouch 4. The pouch is closed by folding it back upon itself at a line 16 spaced from its mouth 14 and retaining it in this position, preferably by either a buckle 26 and/or with hook and loop/ eye fasteners (18, 20 figure 1). The mouth 14 may also be closed by hook and eye fasteners (13, 14 figure 4). The inner bag 6 may be leakproof, larger than the cavity in which it is placed and its resistance to a drop in the external pressure is increased by placing it in the secured flat pouch.
Patent GB-2393246-A (GB)
Title: Transducer sensor
Inventor: SINDI HAYAT
IPC: G01N21/17
Filed: 2002-09-21
Abstract: The thermoelastic, thermoelectric or thermomagnetic response of certain materials to an incident electromagnetic excitation beam is highly sensitive to physical conditions existing at the surface of the material. Probe structures carrying probe materials are used as sensors in the analysis and investigation of bio-chemical molecules. Each probe structure is adapted to undergo a thermoelastic, thermoelectric or thermomagnetic response when excited by temporally varying electromagnetic radiation, characteristics of the response being a function of physical and/or chemical properties of material binding to the surface of the probe structure. An electromagnetic excitation means 14 (e.g. a pulsed laser) directs electromagnetic energy at a selected one 11 of the probe structures in order to elicit the excitation response. A detection means (e.g. an interferometer or a piezoelectric or magnetoresistive element) determines changes in excitation response of the probe structures resulting from the binding of molecules thereto.
Patent GB-2383409-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine with additional heating mode
Inventor: DUVINAGE FRANK
IPC: F02M26/28
Filed: 2002-11-01
Abstract: A motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine 10 with a coolant circuit. The engine parameters are set for an increased introduction of heat into the cooling circuit and/or exhaust gas, while satisfying performance set values. The engine may include an EGR including a heat exchanger 28. The cooling circuit may include a coolant pump 24, a radiator 20, a coolant mixing valve 14, a by-pass 18, an oil heater 34, and a heater 30. The heating mode may result from an increased combustion chamber surface temperature achieved by advancing the centre of gravity of the combustion charge with respect to conventional operation. In heating mode, the idling speed may be increased depending on oil and coolant temperatures, and the coolant flow may be regulated as a function of combustion chamber surface temperature or stopped for a predetermined time period after a cold start. During heating mode, the exhaust gas circulation rate may be set to a maximum for the EGR system, and a supercharger may be used, which may have an air-cooler 36 with zero coolant flow. The radiator may include a radiator shutter 38, which is closed during heating mode. The centre of gravity of the combustion charge may be adjusted by injection times and/or fuel quantities of a fuel injection device. The cooling circuit may be controlled by a controller 16 which has inputs and outputs, some of which are temperature sensors 42, 44, 46.
Patent GB-2381991-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for equalising transfer functions of linear electro-acoustic systems
Inventor: DOUST PAUL EDWIN
IPC: B06B1/02
Filed: 2001-05-04
Abstract: An electro-acoustic system utilizes a technique in which the source terminating impedance Rt connecting to the output terminals of a power amplifier of the system is minimised or eliminated in order to improve efficiency and then compensate for the increased phase and amplitude distortions introduced by this removal or minimisation by introducing a phase and amplitude equaliser on the input to the amplifier. A signal receiver of the system comprises a transducer and a signal shaping circuit for producing an output signal having linear phase response over a selected frequency band.
Patent GB-2398114-A (GB)
Title: Muzzle loading firearm chamber
Inventor: PALMER ALAN REGINALD
IPC: F41C9/08
Filed: 2003-01-22
Abstract: A muzzle loading firearm chamber 2 has a bullet guide 5 which expands the base of a hollow bullet 10 into a recess 5 in the gun barrel wall 8 when the bullet is fully seated 6.
Patent GB-2385003-A (GB)
Title: Methods of controlling gaming machines with respect to their location
Inventor: NELSON DWAYNE
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2003-02-06
Abstract: Methods of tracking and locating gaming machines 124, possibly using transmitters and receivers 150A, which are then controlled according to their location are disclosed. The machines may be controlled via a host computer 128. In one embodiment, the functioning of the gaming machines is controlled according to a distance parameter and location. All machines within the distance parameter receive a control signal from a reference gaming machine, the control signal changing an aspect of operation of the gaming machines. In another embodiment, gaming machines are controlled so that they are in compliance with gaming location regulations within a casino. Also, the location data may be used to highlight a winning event on a gaming machine to other gaming machines. A computing device receives a signal indicating that a winning event has occurred on a gaming machine and sends a control signal to other machines based upon their location. This could be to machines near to the winning machine. Aspects of the gaming machines that could be controlled are: audio or video output, payout rates, machine denomination, game availability, synchronising events, etc.. Gaming machines could also be linked to a progressive jackpot system based upon their location.
Patent GB-2386733-A (GB)
Title: A gaming machine
Inventor: BROSNAN WILLIAM R
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2003-02-24
Abstract: A gaming machine wherein prizes are awarded either in the form of cash, cashable credits or as restricted credits. Wherein a restricted credit may be used to play games on other machines but is not redeemable for the full face value shown on the credit. Credits may be in the form of tickets, vouchers or tokens. Furthermore the gaming machine comprises apparatus to enable the collection of both restricted credits and cash, and apparatus to record the number of credits of each type awarded. In addition the machine also includes a memory logic, with associated pay table, arranged to pay out different amounts of credit for a given win dependent on if paid in cashable or restricted credits. The machine may further include a card/ticket reader and ticket/voucher printing technology.
Patent GB-2387322-A (GB)
Title: Height adjustment apparatus
Inventor: DEVERAUX MARK
IPC: F16M11/24
Filed: 2003-02-27
Abstract: Height adjustment apparatus 10 comprising two support bodies 12 pivotally linked together by a connection arrangement comprising two linkage arms, 16a, 16b. The pivot arrangement 28 pivots an arm of the connection arrangement from a first higher position to a second lower position. The pivot arrangement 28 may comprise a pivot member 30 that is disc-shaped and locates comprises a centrally located pivot projection 32 located within a recess 34. Each linkage arm may comprise an aperture to locate on the pivot projection. The two heights may compensate for the thickness of the linkage arm. The linkage arms may be joined to provide linear adjustment of the distance between the support bodies. Each support body has spaced projections 14a, 14b that may locate against either straight S or angled portions C of an item I to be supported and do not protrude significantly from the item. The height of the apparatus may be varied using releasably attachable raisers 50.
Patent GB-2398913-A (GB)
Title: Noise estimation in speech recognition
Inventor: KELLEHER HOLLY
IPC: G10L21/0208
Filed: 2003-02-27
Abstract: A noise reduction function (235) has a Wiener Filter (335) with adjustable filter coefficients. Multiple microphones (142, 144) are configured to provide a substantially continuous noise signal to a noise spectrum estimation function (325) to provide a substantially continuous estimate of noise. The noise estimate is used to adjust the filter coefficients of the Wiener Filter (335) , thereby removing noise from the noisy speech. By using the noise estimate from a microphone array, the Wiener filter coefficients can be updated substantially continuously, for example, each speech frame. This enables the noise to be tracked more closely than in known techniques.
Patent GB-2387165-A (GB)
Title: Box for dispensing sheet material
Inventor: HARRIS JEFFREY
IPC: B65H35/00
Filed: 2003-03-05
Abstract: A box or like container (1) for dispensing sheet material (3) such as cling film, aluminium foil, greaseproof paper and the like or discreet items such as linked plastic bags, facial tissues and the like, both for catering and domestic household purposes includes a slot (2) through which the material is dispensed and a blade (4) against which the dispensed material (3) can be cut. Between the slot (2) and the blade (4) at least one depression is provided in the surface (201) of the box (1) over which the material (3) passes when dispensed for cutting, which depression provides finger tip access to a lateral edge of the dispensed material (3). The material is preferably dispensed from a roll.
Patent GB-2389669-A (GB)
Title: Phase mask for forming diffraction grating, optical fibre and waveguide having diffraction grating thereon formed using the phase mask
Inventor: KURIHARA MASAAKI
IPC: G03F1/68
Filed: 2003-04-22
Abstract: A precision phase mask for forming diffraction grating in optical fiber and optical waveguide is disclosed which provides them with nonlinear chirped grating for dispersion compensation use and therefore having low fluctuation or crosstalk in the group delay characteristics. The diffraction grating is formed by means of interference fringe between diffracted lights of different orders, in which the cycle of the diffraction grating (20) increases nonlinearly, wherein a plurality of diffraction gratings G1, G2, G3  ÒÒÒ  having different cycles are assembled on a plane in increasing order of the cycle with the directions of the diffraction gratings directed to the same direction, and assembled in such a manner that, where the cycle of grating changes nonlinearly and discontinuously, the regions having larger rate of change of the cycle contain proportionally more discontinuous phases per unit length.
Patent GB-2389646-A (GB)
Title: Cooled carbonated potable liquid supply apparatus
Inventor: BELCHAM ROBERT
IPC: B67D1/04
Filed: 2003-05-16
Abstract: An apparatus supplying cooled carbonated liquid comprises a pumping device 26 circulating the liquid though a cooling chamber 2, a carbonating chamber 8 and a dispensing device 4. The liquid may be water supplied from a source 37 and communicated though a cooling coil 28 in the cooling chamber 2 to the carbonating chamber 8 via a conduit 38 and J-tube 30. Cooling chamber 2 may contain brine stirred by an impeller 3 and cooled by a refrigeration coil 10 connected to a refrigeration unit 12. Carbonating chamber 8 may be supplied by a source of carbon dioxide 20 though a gas inlet 23 and a gas supply conduit 22 which may also communicate circulated carbonated liquid via a pump 26 though conduits 25, 28 which are also in communication with the dispensing head 4. The circulated carbonated liquid may be communicated though the cooling chamber 2 via a cooling coil 24 and conduit 36. The circuit for the carbonated liquid may be passed though the cooling chamber 2 twice (fig 2). Cooling coils 24, 28 may be pythons. A plurality of dispensing heads 4, cooling chambers 2 and carbonating chambers 8 may be used. The pump 26 may be located inside or outside (fig 2) the cooling chamber 2.
Patent GB-2403860-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic attenuator
Inventor: COLAM STUART
IPC: F16L55/033
Filed: 2003-07-10
Abstract: An acoustic attenuator comprises a plurality of rigid plates 22 defining adjoining sound absorbing channels 23 extending outwardly of a duct 1, wherein each plate is at an angle to the direction of fluid flow and the respective angles increase according to the location of each plate 22 along a direction away from an apparent source of acoustic noise. Channels 23 are closed by sound absorbing material 25 and may be separated from duct 1 by a sheet, gauze or net. Preferably a second layer of sound absorbing material 26 is located along a face of duct 1 opposite to that on which the attenuator channels 23 abut.
Patent GB-2393085-A (GB)
Title: Restoring synchronous/active signals for transmitted image data
Inventor: SEO SANG-II
IPC: H04N7/22
Filed: 2003-09-12
Abstract: A synchronous signal/active signal restoring apparatus and method are disclosed in which a display device receives a digital image signal transmitted along an optical fibre in serial form and restores a horizontal/vertical synchronous signal and a horizontal/vertical active signal. The display device includes an image signal processor 330 arranged to identify an image signal, a header, a tail and resolution information from a received image signal packet, and a clock signal generator 340 arranged to generate a clock signal at a frequency dependent on the resolution information. The resolution information is determined by counting the number of active headers and is passed along with the generated clock signal to vertical and horizontal restoring units 350, 360. In a second embodiment (figure 8) the resolution information is used to set a maximum count value and horizontal active/synchronous signals are generated on the basis of local clock counts. The invention allows for a display to be connected to a source device such as a set-top box by one thin optical cable.