baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2375349-A (GB)
Title: Chloride intracellular channel-related proteins
Inventor: AITKEN ALAN JOHN
IPC: A61P1/12
Filed: 2001-02-13
Abstract: An isolated chloride intracellular channel-related polypeptide comprising: <SL> <LI>(i) the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or <LI>(ii) a variant thereof which is capable of modulating chloride ion efflux across a membrane in response to a change in extracellular chloride ion concentration or <LI>(iii) a fragment of (i) or (ii) which is capable of modulating chloride ion efflux across a membrane in response to a change in extracellular chloride ion concentration. </SL> The polypeptide may be used in an assay to identify substances which may be used in the treatment of asthma, bronchitis, COPD, cystic fibrosis, respiratory distress syndrome, diabetes, obesity, arthritis, constipation, Crohn's disease, bowel disease, amenorrhea and urinary incontinence.
Patent GB-2367660-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for automatic page break detection
Inventor: KEYSER PAUL TURQUAND
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 2001-02-28
Abstract: In a Personal Digital Notepad system (PDN) where the physical notepad has multiple paper pages, page breaks in the digital ink record are identified in the following manner. A set of ink data and a document description are processed by a variety of scoring methods, each of which generates a score for each possible insertion point in the ink. These scores are combined to produce a ranked list of hypothesized page breaks for the corresponding ink data. This ranked list is then used either to insert page breaks automatically using a predefined threshold to determine cut off in the list; or to present, on-line, to a human for verification/approval; or a mixture of the two based on two thresholds: one for automatic insertion and the other for human verification. One or more of the various scoring methods disclosed may be used as needed.
Patent GB-2360325-A (GB)
Title: One-motion latch release mechanism
Inventor: HAYAKAWA SHIGERU
IPC: E05B77/30
Filed: 2001-03-19
Abstract: The latch release mechanism 20 for a vehicle door lock system comprises: a floating link 23 movable (e.g. by a locking knob, key lock or remote control) between a unlocked condition [figure 7] in which it can engage and release a latch mechanism 40 and a locked condition [figure 8] in which it cannot release the latch mechanism; a slave inside opening lever 21 operated by an inside door handle and engageable with the floating link 23; and a cancelling lever 22 which is connected to the floating link 23 and arranged between the floating link and the opening lever 21 such that when the floating link 23 is in the locked condition the cancelling lever 22 can be engaged by the opening lever 21. The release mechanism allows a one-motion door unlocking and opening operation to be carried out by the inside handle. An electric motor 25 may be used for remote operation of the lock system. Eight modes of operation for the door lock system are disclosed.
Patent GB-2357591-A (GB)
Title: Variable ratio anamorphic lens
Inventor: GRAFTON DAVID A
IPC: G02B13/12
Filed: 2000-09-08
Abstract: An anamorphic lens attachments to be used in conjunction with a basis lens. The attachment provides a variable anamorphic ratio. The attachment comprises a first lens group (106) having positive refractive power in a first direction (104), a second lens group (108) having negative refractive power in the first direction, and a third lens group (110) having positive refractive power in the first direction. The three lens groups lying on the same axis (220), which is perpendicular to the optical axis (102). The second lens group is movably located between the first lens group and the basic lens. The third lens group is located between the second lens group and the basic lens at a fixed distance from the first lens group. The lens groups of the attachment have neutral refractive power in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
Patent GB-2358794-A (GB)
Title: Arrangements for covering plant container
Inventor: LAWSON TREVOR
IPC: A01G9/02
Filed: 1999-11-24
Abstract: The present invention provides for a plant container apparatus (610) including an arrangement (616, 618) for at least partially covering at least one plant container (612) and in which the said arrangement (616, 618) is modular in form. In particular, the modular covering arrangement comprises a plurality of appropriately shaped panels (616) which are arranged to be secured together and secured to the plant containers (612) by means of securing straps (618). In one particular embodiment, the securing straps (618) are arranged to engage with side regions of the said panels (616) and to be secured by securing means such as screw fixtures (120) to upper and lower portions of the plant containers (612). A particularly versatile and readily adjustable and reconfigurable plant container cover arrangement can thereby be provided.
Patent GB-2359088-A (GB)
Title: Delivery systems for acidic actives
Inventor: PERRING KEITH DOUGLAS
IPC: C11D3/20
Filed: 1999-12-22
Abstract: A delivery system comprises a mixture of at least one compound having formula (I), wherein R<SP>1</SP> and R<SP>2</SP> are independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl moiety such that R<SP>1</SP>COR<SP>2</SP> is an aldehyde or ketone, and Q is a substituted or unsubstituted C<SB>1</SB> to C<SB>12</SB> alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or alkaryl moiety, providing that from 1 to 3 contiguous carbon atoms of Q are part of the ring structure of formula (I); and an acceptable vehicle. Where the delivery system is a perfume composition, the acceptable vehicle conveniently comprises at least one fragrance material. Many other vehicles are also possible, depending principally on the nature of the delivery system. The invention also provides a method for delivery hydroxy acids and aldehydes or ketones to a substrate comprising applying to the substrate a compound of formula (I), and a perfume composition comprising at least one compound of formula (I).
Patent GB-2365873-A (GB)
Title: Solid state polymerization process for poly(trimethylene terephthalate) utilizing a combined crystallization/preheating step
Inventor: DUH BEN
IPC: C08G63/80
Filed: 2001-08-16
Abstract: In a process for producing poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) wherein 1,3-propanediol (PDO), and optionally other diols, and an aromatic diacid or diester thereof, and optionally other diacids or diesters, are esterified or transesterified and the esterification or transesterification product is polycondensed to produce a prepolymer which is solid state polymerized to produce a polymer with a desired intrinsic viscosity (IV). The crystallizing and preheating the PTT polymer is carried out in one step, without a drying/annealing step in between. Thus, the prepolymer from feed hopper 1 still has a substantial moisture content when it is first exposed to the SSP reaction temperature inside the crystallizer/preheater, 2, before it is passed to reactor 3. The product is cooled in cooler 4, e.g. a fluid bed or agitated heat exchanger.
Patent GB-2368372-A (GB)
Title: Drive hub having an oil check hole
Inventor: LASKO RICK T
IPC: F16N19/00
Filed: 2001-09-21
Abstract: An apparatus for determining the amount of lubricant within a housing (36) is disclosed. The apparatus includes a shaft (18) driving the housing (36) about an axis (22), a number of interior components (37) (which include a planetary gear set) positioned within the housing (36), and an opening (50) defined in the housing (36) and centered on the axis (22). The distance (54) between the a lower edge (52) of the opening (50) and the lowest portion (56) of the housing (36) is proportional to the amount of lubricant displaced by the components. The level of the lubricant (58) within the housing (36) is determined relative to the lower edge (52). A work machine (10) and method are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2379143-A (GB)
Title: Soft bit value calculation for bit decoding
Inventor: HWANG KYU-JONG
IPC: H04L25/06
Filed: 2001-11-26
Abstract: In a method for calculating the soft bit values for decoding bits in a communication system for encoding the bits and using gray coding to perform M-ary modulations, the soft bit values of a received signal are calculated based on the shortest distance between the received signal, a phase distortion of which having been compensated, and a boundary line for distinguishing '0' and '1' decision regions. According to the present invention, the computation volume for calculating the soft bit values is greatly reduced and the cost for implementing corresponding hardware is decreased. Also, when a plurality of boundary lines is provided, the soft bit values are calculated by symmetric movements, and the corresponding calculation complexity is greatly reduced.
Patent GB-2384678-A (GB)
Title: Hedge trimming and shaping device
Inventor: LOCKTON PAUL NICHOLAS PACEY
IPC: A01G3/053
Filed: 2002-01-31
Abstract: A hedge trimming and shaping device comprises a motor 1 mounted on one side of a guard shroud 2, driving a rotary line flail cutting head 3 on the other side of the guard shroud. The cutting head carries a flail cutting line 5 which transcribes a given circle of cut. The guard shroud 2 comprises a roof portion 2a covering the whole of the given circle of cut and a wall portion 2b around all but a minor arcuate sector 2c of the given circle of cut. In use, a mulch of comminuted hedge trimmings are discharged through the arcuate sector opening 2c in the wall 2b of the guard shroud 2. A carrying handle 6 is mounted on the same side of the guard shroud as the motor and permits the device to be held in two hands with the given circle of cut in a generally vertical plane. A trigger 10 and trigger bar 11 are connected in series so that the motor cannot be operated if the handle 6 is released by either hand.
Patent GB-2388772-A (GB)
Title: Cooling pillow
Inventor: GRIFFITHS DAVID CHARLES
IPC: A61F7/10
Filed: 2002-02-14
Abstract: A pillow is disclosed with a compartment for a gel pad. The gel pad can be cooled and placed inside the pillow where it can be secured by means of fasteners. The pillow keeps cool against your head so you can get a good nights sleep.
Patent GB-2375987-A (GB)
Title: Toggle link hand tool
Inventor: PERERKORN WILLIAM D
IPC: B25B7/12
Filed: 2002-05-03
Abstract: A toggle link hand tool 810, such as a pair of locking pliers, comprises a body 811, which may comprise a handle and a fixed jaw, a movable jaw pivotally connected with the body, a movable handle 819 pivotally connected with the jaw, a toggle link (25 fig 1) pivotally connected with the body, eg at the end (28 fig 1) of an adjusting screw (14 fig 1) and a compound link 822 pivotally connected with the toggle link and the movable handle, characterised by limiting the pivotal movement of the compound link, eg using roll pin 892 or at least one flange (499 fig 4). The movable handle may be a channel section within which the compound link is restricted. The body and /or movable handle may have an elastomeric hand grip (65, 967 fig 9).
Patent GB-2377834-A (GB)
Title: Residual current device with neutral loss protection
Inventor: WARD PATRICK
IPC: H01H71/46
Filed: 2002-05-15
Abstract: A residual current device for connection to an A.C. mains includes a circuit 16 for detecting an earth fault current and contacts 14A, 14B operated by a solenoid S1 for disconnecting the mains live L and neutral N conductors when an earth fault current is detected. The circuit 16 is normally powered from the mains live L and neutral N conductors but also has a functional earth FE connection to earth to maintain power to the circuit if there is a loss of neutral N. The FE connection path includes a switch 20 which is opened before the disconnection of mains neutral N when the device is tripped. The switch 20 is operated by the movement of the solenoid S1 plunger and may be biased normally open being held closed by the solenoid S1 plunger or biased normally closed being opened by the solenoid S1 plunger when the device is tripped.
Patent GB-2373463-A (GB)
Title: Electrostatic application of powder material to solid dosage forms
Inventor: REEVES LINDA ANN
IPC: B05B5/08
Filed: 2000-12-15
Abstract: In a method of electrostatically applying a powder material to a solid dosage form, charged powder material is applied to a photoconductive drum (3), is transferred to an intermediate belt (4) and then to a solid dosage form (5). The belt (4) makes contact with the solid dosage form (5).
Patent GB-2391304-A (GB)
Title: Flow meter
Inventor: CRUDGE PAUL
IPC: G01F1/7086
Filed: 2002-07-16
Abstract: A liquid volume-flow meter suitable for measuring extremely turbulent flow is disclosed. The meter comprises a measuring chamber formed as a pipe (214) having a wall of transparent material. This can be a smooth pipe fitted inline with an existing pipe of similar diameter, whereby the detector has minimal effect upon the operation of an existing installation. The meter further comprises an optical velocity array (410-412) for measuring the speed of liquid (216) flowing within the measuring chamber and an optical area sensor for measuring the area within the measuring chamber occupied by liquid flowing within the measuring chamber. The optical area sensor comprises a plurality of arrays including a backscatter reflection array to estimate the height of liquid within the measuring chamber and at least one further correction array to correct the estimation made by the reflection array. Each array comprises an optical emitter and an optical detector that operate through the transparent wall of the measuring chamber.
Patent GB-2381098-A (GB)
Title: Dual memory arrangement allowing re-writing of a boot program
Inventor: NISHIMURA YASUNORI
IPC: H04M1/724
Filed: 2002-07-31
Abstract: A radio communication device includes two independently operating processors 111, 121 with associated boot program memories 112, 122. In the address space viewed from a given one of the processors, the memory associated with the other processor is assigned addresses represented by addresses in its own memory plus an offset. A selector 102 includes a subtractor to remove this offset and provide resultant addresses for application to the address lines of the other memory when it is accessed. This enables either processor to re-write the boot program of the other. The principle may be extended to systems with more than two processors (Figs 10 and 13).
Patent GB-2379165-A (GB)
Title: Animal feed
Inventor: KIES ARIE KARST
IPC: A23K1/18
Filed: 2002-10-22
Abstract: Animal feeds comprising a compound that produces an antimicrobial substance and a compound that disrupts the phospholipid layer of bacteria are disclosed. The compounds can act synergistically against bacteria, and therefore improve the growth or the feed conversion ratio of animals. The feed may be fed to monogastric and/or non-ruminant animals such as poultry, pigs, piglets, (veal) calves or fish. The compound producing an antimicrobial substance can be an enzyme such as an oxidase (e.g. glucose oxidase), peroxidase, lipoxygenase, synthase or phosphorylase and can generate a toxic substance such as phosphatidyl choline, hydrogen peroxide, HOCl, OSCN or xylitol-5-phosphate. The phospholipid disrupting compound can be a phospholipase, polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA, such as arachidonic acid) or a chelating agent (such as EDTA).
Patent GB-2388376-A (GB)
Title: Removal and recycling of carbon dioxide in a syngas conversion process
Inventor: O'REAR DENNIS J
IPC: C10K1/12
Filed: 2003-04-15
Abstract: CH4, O2 and H2O are introduced into syngas generator 15, and syngas therefrom enters a syngas converter 25, which may be a Fischer-Tropsch or methanol synthesis reaction. A scrubber 30 a may be provided downstream of syngas convener 25 to remove contaminants. Effluent from reactor 25 is removed to separation zone 40. Hydrocarbon products are removed via conduit 45 to be processed. A portion of the tail gas is used as fuel gas. Another portion is circulated to scrubbing zone 55, where it is scrubbed with an aqueous stream. CO2 depleted syngas from scrubber 55 is forwarded to syngas converter 25. The CO2 enriched aqueous stream 80 goes to desorption zone 75 for removal of CO2 and CH4, which are recycled to syngas generator 15. The CO2 depleted aqueous stream 90 is recirculated to scrubbing zone 55.
Patent GB-2388389-A (GB)
Title: Expandable wellbore junctions
Inventor: STEELE DAVID J
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2003-04-28
Abstract: An expandable wellbore junction is formed by first under-reaming a bore. The expandable wellbore junction is then placed in the cavity formed and expanded. The junction has one or more orienting latch profiles. A drifting apparatus is used to ensure that the diameters of the legs of the junction. The apparatus is orientated using the latch profiles and a diverter where necessary. After the expansion the cavity is filled with concrete via a tube inserted through the junction. Thereafter, bores can be drilled in the legs using a whipstock where necessary.
Patent GB-2400500-A (GB)
Title: Aging socket for a cathode ray tube
Inventor: LEE JONG-SOP
IPC: A47L9/02
Filed: 2003-06-20
Abstract: An aging socket for a cathode ray tube in which a plurality of stem pins of a cathode ray tube can be connected, includes; an electrode support 110 having a stem pin connecting section 112 formed with a plurality of stem pin connecting holes 111 at a central portion so that respective stem pins of the cathode ray tube can be inserted into the stem pin connecting holes 111; a plurality of stem connecting pins 120 connected to the respective stem pin connecting holes 111 at a rear side of the electrode support 110; and a socket cover 130 connected to the electrode support 110 having a section 131 for receiving an external terminal wire.
Patent GB-2390048-A (GB)
Title: Tip shroud deformation correction
Inventor: FUSE TOSHIAKI
IPC: B21D3/16
Filed: 2003-06-26
Abstract: An apparatus for correcting deformation of a gas turbine blade 1 includes a stationary die 3 fixed to a backside of a tip shroud 2 of a gas turbine blade to hold a back surface thereof and a pressing die 4 pressing a front surface of the tip shroud so as to press the tip shroud of the blade between the pressing die and the stationary. A hydraulic drive mechanism 52+53 including pressure generator 52 is arranged for pressing the pressing die against the tip shroud held by the stationary die and a control device 51 is operatively connected to the hydraulic drive mechanism so as to set and indicate a driving condition on a basis of deformation correction data preliminarily stored in the control device.
Patent GB-2397243-A (GB)
Title: A dispenser with mechanically breakable seal
Inventor: DJUPESLAND PER GISLE
IPC: B05B11/06
Filed: 2003-07-09
Abstract: A delivery device for and method of delivering substance, the delivery device comprising: a delivery outlet 7 from which substance is in use delivered; a gas chamber 17 containing a gas and being of reducible volume, wherein a reduction in the volume of the gas chamber 17 to a predeterminable volume acts to pressurize the contained gas to a predeterminable pressure; a seal element 11 disposed between the gas chamber 17 and the delivery outlet 7; and an opening mechanism 19 configured, on reduction of the volume of the gas chamber 17 to a predeterminable volume, to open the seal element 11, whereupon a gas flow from the gas chamber acts to deliver substance from the delivery outlet 11.
Patent GB-2403984-A (GB)
Title: Boiling pressure fuel injector for i.c. engines
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI HEI
IPC: F02M31/18
Filed: 2003-07-16
Abstract: The fuel injector has a boiling chamber 20 mounted directly on the cylinder head or block of the engine and connected between a pressurised liquid fuel supply 38 and the combustion chamber via respective timed fuel admission and fuel discharge valves 30, 40 into and out of the boiling chamber 20. In operation, a predetermined quantity of liquid fuel is admitted at a predetermined time during the engine cycle from the pressurised fuel supply through the fuel admission valve 30 into the boiling chamber 20 whilst the fuel discharge valve 40 is closed such that the admitted liquid fuel absorbs heat from the hot walls of the boiling chamber and evaporates to generate a high vapour pressure within the boiling chamber, and at least some of the liquid or vaporised fuel is released at a later predetermined time during the engine cycle from the boiling chamber under the high vapour pressure generated within the boiling chamber through the fuel discharge valve 40 into the combustion chamber of the engine whilst the fuel admission 30 valve is closed. The fuel injector is particularly suitable for direct injection of LPG.
Patent GB-2393539-A (GB)
Title: Increasing performance of selected poll applications without recompilation
Inventor: JONES RICHARD A
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2003-07-23
Abstract: A method for increasing performance of selected poll applications without recompilation. In one embodiment, the method is comprised of assigning the name of a library (150) as a value for an environment variable in a software application. The library (150) is comprised of software code for emulating a system call. The method is further comprised of launching the software application. The launching causes invocation of a loader associated with the software application. The method is further comprised of preloading the library (150) into the software application. The preloading performed by the loader. The method is further comprised of redirecting the software application to invoke an alternative mechanism when the software application requests a system call. The invocation of the alternative mechanism implements the library (150) as the system call. The method is further comprised of registering a plurality of file descriptors and events of interest with the alternative mechanism when the application makes said system call with a list of file descriptors identifying sockets for which the application has interest in events. Each of said plurality said file descriptors is related to an event of interest pertaining to an associated socket of interest. Those sockets with registered file descriptors are examined by the software application.
Patent GB-2394792-A (GB)
Title: A retracting mechanism of a retractable lens with adjustment ring stop
Inventor: NOMURA HIROSHI
IPC: G02B7/10
Filed: 2003-08-27
Abstract: A retracting mechanism of a retractable lens has an external barrel (12) movable in an optical axis direction. An adjustment ring (2) is positioned inside the external barrel (12) and is configured to be guided linearly in the optical axis direction without rotating. A stopper (2c and 3a) is configured to set a rear movement limit of the adjustment ring (2) with respect to said external barrel (12). A lens frame (1) is configured to hold a lens group and be screwed into the adjustment ring (2). A fixing ring (3) is fixed to the external barrel (12) in order to prevent the adjustment ring (2) coming off the external barrel 12. At least one spring (24) is positioned between the fixing ring (3) and the adjustment ring (2) which biases the adjustment ring (12) towards the rear movement limit with respect to the external barrel (12).
Patent GB-2390790-A (GB)
Title: Noise suppression
Inventor: ERIKSSON ANDERS
IPC: G10L21/0208
Filed: 2002-03-20
Abstract: A network noise suppressor includes means (113) for partially decoding a CELP coded bit-stream. Means (116) determine a noise suppressing filter H(z) from the decoded parameters. Means (118, 120) use this filter to determine modified LP and gain parameters. Means (122) overwrite corresponding parameters in the coded bit-stream with the modified parameters.