baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2366338-A (GB)
Title: Bellows
Inventor: HUCHET SEBASTIEN
IPC: F16D3/84
Filed: 2000-08-22
Abstract: A protective bellows has a small diameter end (26) and a large diameter end with a fixing collar (28) for sealingly embracing an externally tri-lobed surface of a housing of an articulation joint for a motor vehicle transmission. The fixing collar (28) comprises a circumferential outer surface (29) and an inner surface (30). The inner surface (30) is made up of part circumferentially curved surface portions (30A, 30B, 30C) for engaging the three lobes of the housing, and three equi-angularly spaced inwardly curved integral surface portions (32A, 32B, 32C) which are shaped to engage the spaces or grooves between the three lobes of the housing. The fixing collar (28) is formed with several slots (34) between the outer surface (29) and each inwardly curved surface portion (32A, 32B, 32C).
Patent GB-2363193-A (GB)
Title: Supporting and orienting means for a heat exchanger
Inventor: BERNARDI BRUNO
IPC: F24F1/04
Filed: 2000-12-19
Abstract: Means for supporting and orientating a compact finned unit for the hot and cold treatment of fluids when in use comprises a supporting frame (11) and the unit is mounted on the said frame with a tilting axis (X) which enables it to be oriented between the vertical and horizontal through a multiplicity of intermediate inclined positions.
Patent GB-2373225-A (GB)
Title: A compression spring for a bicycle saddle
Inventor: O'DONNELL JAMES
IPC: B62J1/02
Filed: 2001-03-16
Abstract: A compression spring of for a bicycle saddle is designed to provide cyclists with a more comfortable ride on traditional saddles, the spring being adapted to clamp to the top of a bicycle pole (not shown) and to the underside of the bicycle saddle (not shown). The spring comprises a U-shaped bar member which has a further bend at a position between the U bend and the two ends of the bar, the further bend being in a direction at right angles to that of the U bend. The spring is intended to be used with the latest moulded saddles (not shown) but can also be adapted to saddles which are more commonly used.
Patent GB-2364244-A (GB)
Title: Method of testing for agents for hepatitis c
Inventor: BRIGHT HELEN
IPC: A61K49/00
Filed: 2001-04-11
Abstract: Use of a GBV-B infected common marmoset (Callifrise jacchus), or hepatocyte thereof, in a method for identifying an agent for use in the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of hepatitis C. Agents which demonstrate anti-GBV-B activity are useful in the treatment of hepatitis C.
Patent GB-2375464-A (GB)
Title: Multi-user detection in a cdma communication system
Inventor: CHASS AMIR
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 2001-05-11
Abstract: A method and device for multi-user detection in a CDMA communication system utilizes preconditioning 170, 180 of a correlation matrix by multiplication so as to set to unity the diagonal sub-matrix of the resultant matrix. The resultant matrix is used for serial interference cancellation 150 reducing the number of iterations. A block Toeplitz matrix method is employed to simplify the calculations. This offers the advantages of reduced computaional complexity, reduced power consumption and decoding delay. A further advantage is to implement other algorithms on the same multi-user detection digital signalling processor (DSP), via reduced MIPS and/or hardware.
Patent GB-2375743-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle tyre with wear indication
Inventor: DEAN SHANE
IPC: B60C11/24
Filed: 2001-05-25
Abstract: The tyre has two layers 2, 5 of differing colours to indicate different amounts of wear when exposed. The outer layer 2 indicates wear to the legal limit and the inner layer 5 for requiring retreading. The colours can be fluorescent yellow and orange.
Patent GB-2377367-A (GB)
Title: Shaving foam applicator
Inventor: TORRY ROBERT
IPC: A46B11/00
Filed: 2001-06-01
Abstract: An aerosol foam applicator nozzle 11 incorporates a brush head 12. The brush head, mounted at ninety degrees to the aerosol canister body 31, is removable to allow replacement. The bristles 23 are mounted in a resin block contained within a collar 25 which has a locking means, in the form of an annular ridge 27 intended to prevent unwanted detachment during use. The applicator is held to the aerosol canister by inwardly directed circumferential tabs located on the distal edge of the annular base portion 13. An adapter ring may be used to reduce the internal diameter of the annular base portion. The brush may be made from badger hair, nylon, natural or synthetic bristles but is preferably hog's hair.
Patent GB-2366211-A (GB)
Title: Ridged Face Golf-Club head
Inventor: LINDSAY NORMAN MATHESON
IPC: A63B53/04
Filed: 2000-06-23
Abstract: The impact-face 4 of a putter-head 1 has horizontal ridges 6,16 bonded to, or embedded in, an elastomeric substrate 7,17 of lesser hardness than the ridges, resulting in an enlarged impact footprint with enhanced rebound characteristic. The substrate 7 may have regions 8-10 of differing resilience, or the ridges 6 may vary in stiffness along their lengths, to provide greater rebound for off-centre impacts. Ridges 22 may be formed by a thin corrugated shim 20 moulded or bonded to an elastomeric substrate 21 with piercings 24 of the shim to reduce stiffness centrally. A sheet 25 with ridges 26-28 of differing configurations, or wires 33 covered by a moulded layer 32 may also be used for the impact face. Optionally the ridge-elements are of metal, hard polymer or fibre-containing composite material.
Patent GB-2364819-A (GB)
Title: Investigating the existence of past disturbances
Inventor: WYBROW BRIAN ROBERT ALFRED
IPC: G01N17/00
Filed: 2001-07-10
Abstract: A method, applicable to living or dead material, for investigating the existence of disturbances created in the past, and for reproducing the phenomena which gave rise to them. A leaf, L16, is attached to a branch, 9, of a plant, via stem, 10, and the tip of leaf, L16, makes contact with the waxy layer of an adjacent leaf, L15, at a point C4, within region M4, of its surface. Ambient sounds cause leaf, L16, acting as a diaphragm, to vibrate, thereby causing its tip, which acts as a stylus, to cut an impression in the waxy surface of leaf, L15, as either, or both, leaves, move under the influence of the wind. Vibrations due to ambient sound, are thus recorded as a waveform, which can be examined using microscopy, and deciphered by means of mathematical techniques. The sound, which gave rise to the original trace, can therefore be reproduced.
Patent GB-2368662-A (GB)
Title: Single vision astigmatic cylindrical power spectacle lens
Inventor: OBARA YOSHIMI
IPC: G02C7/02
Filed: 2001-10-17
Abstract: A single-vision astigmatic-power spectacle lens 1 has cylindrical power to correct astigmatism of an eye. The spectacle lens has front 2 and back 3 surfaces, one of which is a rotationally-asymmetrical aspherical surface which has a first rotationally-asymmetrical component to add the cylindrical power for correcting astigmatism and a second rotationally-asymmetrical component to correct the aberrations in the directions between first and second principal meridians caused by adding the cylindrical power. That is, when the sag z(h, e) is expressed as a function of the angle e while fixing the distance h from the center, a curve of the function (see dotted line in Fig 3) has a larger gradient in close to the local maximum and a smaller gradient in close to the local minimum as compared with the curve interpolated by a sine curve (solid line in Fig 3).
Patent GB-2382268-A (GB)
Title: Streaming services in W-CDMA radio network
Inventor: DANEEL JEROME
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2001-11-16
Abstract: In a method of delivering a packet-switched streaming service such as music or video over a W-CDMA radio network where real time quality of service is required for the user data, the user data transmitted from a server to a terminal and the associated bidirectional control data are transmitted on separate radio access bearers.
Patent GB-2372199-A (GB)
Title: Flexible curtain rail and support therefor
Inventor: O'SHEA DESMOND JOSEPH
IPC: A47H1/022
Filed: 2002-01-15
Abstract: A flexible curtain rail comprises a hollow core formed by a plastics-covered spirally wound wire 116 within which is a flat resilient strip 115 of eg spring steel. The ends of the rail are received in units 114 having a pair of limbs 21,22 which extend into the core, either side of the strip, and a sleeve 119 slidable on body 125 to expose the limbs. The units 114 provide length adjustability. The rail assembly is mounted to a surface by means 130 having a snap closing jaw which engages the ends of the assembly and which may have a resiliently loaded over-centre actuator (35 Fig 3). The strip is held in place in the core by welding or by using a core with an oval cross section.
Patent GB-2384698-A (GB)
Title: A covered hat stand
Inventor: AMADIN VICTORIA OLADUNNI
IPC: A47B61/04
Filed: 2002-01-31
Abstract: A hat stand 1 comprising ground support means 6, a plurality of hat supports 7 mounted on the frame and cover means 9A, 9B to cover the hats on the frame. The cover is formed from two substantially identical half shells with one smaller than the other, and said cover is opened by rotating one shell inside the other. The cover may be rigid or semi-rigid. The frame may form a v-shaped body or spaced apart vertical members supporting horizontal struts, with the hat supports extending up from the struts. The ground support means may form a tripod and the hat stand may further comprise a dispenser for deodoriser.
Patent GB-2373801-A (GB)
Title: Pile boring tools
Inventor: SHOTTON PETER GILBERT
IPC: E21B27/00
Filed: 2002-03-27
Abstract: A boring apparatus comprises a hollow vessel 2 with a fixed base 5 and a rotatable base 6. The rotatable base is provided, at its circumference, with at least one side cutter 8 which rotatable with the rotatable base from a first position, in which the at least one side cutter serves to cover a respective opening 15,16, Fig 2A provided in the vessel wall, to a second position, in which the opening in the vessel wall is exposed. The apparatus has cutters on the lower side of the rotatable base. The side cutter(s) provide accurate dimensioning of the hole and contain soil in the vessel when it is lifted.
Patent GB-2376537-A (GB)
Title: A robot cleaner and a method for controlling a robot cleaner system
Inventor: SONG JEONG-GON
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2002-04-02
Abstract: A robot cleaner (10) for performing cleaning in accordance with command signals received from external apparatus (4) comprises a driving unit (15) for driving a plurality of wheels on a body (40a) of the cleaner; an upper camera (14) disposed on the main body, the upper camera being arranged to generate an image of an area generally perpendicular to the driving direction of the cleaner; and a controller (18) for controlling the driving unit so that the cleaner moves within a cleaning area (21) by following a predetermined driving path (22). The controller (18) also compensates for errors and deviations from the driving path by analysing the image generated by the upper camera (14). The cleaner (1) can thus recognise its position more accurately since position recognition makes use of an images taken from above the robot cleaner, which image exhibits less variety in terms of object or obstacles than an image of a floor area. Therefore, movement error is reduced and cleaning work can be performed more easily and more efficiently.
Patent GB-2389242-A (GB)
Title: Varistor assembly for motor noise suppression
Inventor: LAW LUCUX
IPC: H02K11/02
Filed: 2002-05-30
Abstract: To overcome the problems associated with conventional annular ceramic varistor a noise suppression element 18 comprises an annular printed circuit board (pcb) 23, conductive pads 24 and chip varistors 25 soldered thereto by surface mounted re-flow techniques, the element being fitted to the commutator by soldering to the segment terminal flags 26. Alternatively single clip varistor 25 may be resiliently mounted by fingers30 associated with brush arms 29, fig 3, or motor terminals 22, fig 4. Chokes and capacitors may also be present.
Patent GB-2387133-A (GB)
Title: Grill cleaning member for cyclone dust collecting apparatus
Inventor: OH JANG-KEUN
IPC: A47L9/20
Filed: 2002-06-17
Abstract: Cyclone dust collecting apparatus (100, fig 3) has a cyclone body that has a first connection pipe 121 connected to an extension pipe 1a adjacent to a suction port of the vacuum cleaner, a second connection pipe 111 connected to the extension pipe 1b adjacent to a body of the vacuum cleaner and, an air inflow port 122 interconnected with the first connection pipe. An air outflow port 112 is interconnected with the second connection pipe. The cyclone body is adapted to form an air flow vortex of contaminant-laden air that is drawn in through the air inflow port. A dust receptacle 200 is removably connected to the cyclone body for receiving contaminants separated from the air by the vortex. A grill assembly 300 is disposed at the air outflow port of the cyclone body, and has a plurality of longitudinal slots 320 formed in an outer circumference of the grill body at a constant interval from each other to form a passage leading air toward the air outflow port. The grill assembly prevents a flow of the contaminants collected in the dust receptacle through the air outflow port of the cyclone body. A contaminant removing member 410 is movable upwardly and downwardly along the outer circumference surface of the grill body to remove contaminants that are attached to and around the longitudinal slots of the grill assembly. An operation lever 420 has one end connected to a center of the contaminant removing member and the other end protrudes outside of the cyclone body through an inside of the grill body. The operation lever moves the contaminant removing member upward and downward.
Patent GB-2392110-A (GB)
Title: Recuperating machine
Inventor: WU MU-CHUAN
IPC: A61H39/00
Filed: 2002-08-22
Abstract: An exercising machine to aid recuperation comprises a frame 21 adjustably mounted to a base 1 to vary the inclination of the frame, a foot pedal assembly 23, a hand pedal assembly 22 and a resistance device 24, wherein the foot and hand pedal assemblies are interconnected together by belts 25 so that an operator can either exercise the legs and arms together by turning both the foot and hand pedal assemblies together or exercise them separately by turning the foot and hand pedal assemblies independently. A motor 221 may be provided for adjusting the inclination of the frame 21 relative to the base 1. An electrical stimulating device may be provided for attachment to a patients points of acupuncture or circulation system. The electrical stimulating device may obtain data on the position of the pedals via an encoder (41, Figure 3) in contact with the exercising machine via a gear wheel (4).
Patent GB-2392861-A (GB)
Title: Press Tool
Inventor: MACKAY STEWART
IPC: B21D22/02
Filed: 2002-09-16
Abstract: Manufacturing a press tool from solid material is time-consuming and expensive. The press tool herein has two or more press components, e.g. two halves 5 and 6 of which at least one comprises a plurality of laminae 7 clamped together to form a block. The laminae can be made by laser cutting or stamping. A component can have laminae (9) arranged in different directions.
Patent GB-2395481-A (GB)
Title: Electric Field control of biocatalysis reactions
Inventor: KNOWLES CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: C12P7/56
Filed: 2002-11-19
Abstract: A process for increasing the rate of biocatalysis reactions, which comprises applying a direct current electric field to a reaction mixture, wherein the reaction mixture 3 and the electrodes 1,2 used to apply said electric field are separated such that the reaction mixture does not come into contact with said electrodes. The electrodes are preferably separated by bipolar ion exchange membranes 5,6. The reactor may remove organic products by electrodialysis. A buffer may be used to control the pH, together with the applied electric field. The product may be benzoic acid or lactic acid produced by enzymic/bacterial catalysis such as Rhodococcus rhodococcus.
Patent GB-2399612-A (GB)
Title: A structural assembly
Inventor: MOLESWORTH RICHARD
IPC: E04B1/00
Filed: 2003-03-15
Abstract: A structural assembly for a building comprises first and second elongate I-section beams 10 mitred together end-to-end at an obtuse angle to each other, and joined together at respective mitred regions by a bracket 13 positioned against one side of the central web 12 of the abutting beams 10. The bracket 13 is fixed to each of the mitred beams 10 by bolts which pass through apertures 20 in the bracket 13 and corresponding apertures in the mitred beams 10. The bracket 13 is generally triangular and of the isosceles form, with the three corners of the generally triangular bracket being truncated to provide end edges 17, 18, 19 disposed inwardly of the respective points where the three side edges of the bracket 13 would meet. Two side edges 14, 15 of the bracket 13 are formed substantially equal in length and shorter than the third side edge 16. The third side edge 16 of the bracket 13 extends perpendicular to a line where the two beams 10 meet, such that the two side edges 14, 15 extend generally axially of the respective beams 10 on which they lie. The triangular form of the bracket 13 allows the adjoining beams 10 to be interconnected at various angles, such that only one type of bracket has to be made for each specific joining angle.
Patent GB-2401929-A (GB)
Title: A radiator having an integrally built in humidifier
Inventor: RENFREW STEVEN
IPC: F24D19/00
Filed: 2003-05-22
Abstract: A radiator 1 has a humidifier device comprising a reservoir 5 that is integrally built in with the radiator during manufacture. The reservoir 5 comprises first and second walls (5L & 5R, fig 3) that may be welded to inner faces of front and rear panels of a double panelled radiator. A gap may be provided below the reservoir 5 and fins between the front and rear panels so that air may move around the reservoir 5. The reservoir 5 may be adapted for use with single panelled radiators. A drain plug or valve may be located in the base of the reservoir 5 and the water level may be readily observed.
Patent GB-2402505-A (GB)
Title: USB Controlled Switching Device
Inventor: DALEY MICHAEL
IPC: G06F1/26
Filed: 2003-06-03
Abstract: A mains power switching device responds to control signals from the USB port of a computer. The device may be used to switch power from computer peripherals following a control signal from the PC via a USB connection. Specific embodiments of the device are described including a mains adapter, plug board, junction box, y splitter, floor and wall mounted sockets.
Patent GB-2386373-A (GB)
Title: Regulation of glucocorticoid concentration
Inventor: WALKER BRIAN ROBERT
IPC: A61K45/00
Filed: 2002-01-21
Abstract: The invention relates to use of a modulator of glucocorticoid metabolism, or the administration of inactive glucocorticoids, for the potentiation of a successful resolution of an inflammatory response in a mammal.
Patent GB-2404510-A (GB)
Title: System for tracking a moveable object in a three dimensional space
Inventor: BELDON STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: G01S5/16
Filed: 2003-07-02
Abstract: A system 10 is disclosed for determining and tracking position, orientation and deformation of a moveable object 32 in a three dimensional space 19. The system comprises a plurality of markers 30 for placing on different portions of the object 32; a driving means for driving the markers 30 so that they emit pulses of energy in a sequence that repeats; first, second and third linear sensor arrays 12,14,16 each having a longitudinal axis extending alongside the three dimensional space 19, each array 12,14,16 having a plurality of sensors (20,Fig2) spaced apart along the respective longitudinal array, and each sensor (20,Fig2) being responsive to energy emitted from any of the markers 30 in the field of view of that sensor (20,Fig2) to produce a respective output signal; and processing means responsive to the timing of driving of the markers 30 and to the output signals of the sensors (20,Fig2) for repeatedly determining the position along each longitudinal array axis 12,14,16 of each marker 30, whereupon position, orientation and deformation of the object as a whole can be determined and tracked from the determined marker positions. The system is particularly suited for use in the production of computer generated animations whereby an actor may act out the motions of an animated character and the positions of various parts of the actor's body may be determined while they act.
Patent GB-2405043-A (GB)
Title: Compensation for refraction effects in an autostereoscopic display
Inventor: MATHER JONATHAN
IPC: G02B30/32
Filed: 2003-08-13
Abstract: A display enabling multiple views for the purpose of autostereoscopic viewing includes a spatial light modulator (SLM) and a parallax barrier. Additional means to compensate for refraction effects occurring at a refractive boundary of the screen are included. Such refraction at the periphery of a display leads to inaccurate alignment of the optimum viewing fields, known as crosstalk. Various compensation means are suggested to counter this effect to improve the viewer's perception of the display. Embodiments of the compensation means include variation (ie deliberate non-uniformity) in pitch and slit width of the parallax barrier, variation in the pixel positions of the SLM and provision of a transparent layer exhibiting a variation of refractive index, such that the refractive index at regions at the periphery of the display is lower than that at its centre.
Patent GB-2407270-A (GB)
Title: Eye piece
Inventor: LISTER MARTIN
IPC: A61F2/16
Filed: 2003-10-24
Abstract: An eye piece comprises an artificial sclera, an artificial cornea 2, an artificial iris 5, a lens holder 3 and an artificial lens 4 protruding from the rear surface of the lens. The lens 5 replaces the natural lens through a hole cut in the cornea (fig 3) and the hemispherical eye piece overlies and is attached to the exterior of the eyeball, e.g. with glue. The lens 5 may be fixed or may be focused by the ciliary muscle 9. The rim 1 of the eye piece may taper such that the eyelid 7 may pass over the rim. The iris 5 may be painted.
Patent GB-2411412-A (GB)
Title: Construction block having two parts at right angles
Inventor: DALRYMPLE JOHN
IPC: E04B2/06
Filed: 2004-02-26
Abstract: A block 10 comprises two parts 11, 12 at right angles to each other having equal thickness, wherein the second part 12 is either the same or half the width of the first part 11 and has a length at least half that of the first part 11. The second part 12 may be at the end of the first part 11 or in the middle forming an "L" or "T" shape (fig 3). Alternatively, two "T" blocks may be integrally joined into an "H" or "I" shape, wherein second parts are longer than the first (fig 5). The block 10 may have protrusions 14 of a uniform size on its top face and recesses on the opposite face which register. The protrusions/recesses may take different forms. The "H" or "I" shaped blocks may not have protrusions on the central part 11. A building structure (fig 2, fig 4, fig 6) comprising block 10 is described and may be mortarless.
Patent GB-2396473-A (GB)
Title: Money tube and associated dispensing units
Inventor: SMITH MICHAEL J
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2002-10-18
Abstract: A first embodiment of a money tube (100) includes a centrally divided tube body having a first end (104), a second end (106), and a central portion (102). The tube body is composed of a first body portion (110) and a second body portion (120). The first body portion includes a first end (104) and defines a first central connector (114). The second body portion includes a second end (106) and defines a second central connector (122). The first and second central connectors engage each other at the tube body central portion (102) when connected to each other to hold the first body portion and the second body portion together.