baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2438290-A (GB)
Title: Stock monitoring
Inventor: HENRY DEAN
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2007-05-08
Abstract: A stock monitoring system comprises: a housing (100 fig 1), one or more doors (104 fig 1) disposed in or on the housing, a sensor for providing a door dosed signal; one or more containers 110 for stock items having an associated weight sensor and control circuitry in communication with the weight sensor(s); the system is employed in the following method (a) receiving a door dosed signal; (b) receiving one or more weight signals; (c) determining, for the or each container, the number of stock items removed from the container(s) by the user, from the weight signal(s) occurring during a predetermined sensing period, the predetermined sensing period being dependent upon the door dosed signal. The stock monitoring system may further include a user ID sensor responsive to a key or card and/or one or more electrically controlled locks associated with the door(s), the control circuitry being coupled for communication with the locks, and/or a display unit, the display unit to indicate e.g. system readiness and user ID validity. The doors may comprise exterior doors, or comprise lids of one or compartments within a drawer.
Patent GB-2445045-A (GB)
Title: Telescopic umbrella shaft
Inventor: CHANG DRAGON
IPC: A45B19/04
Filed: 2007-07-13
Abstract: A telescopic umbrella shaft comprises at least three sections slidable one within the other. A first shaft section 10 has a circular cross-section and is slidable within a second section 20 having a polygonal cross-section with flat portions 21 and curved portions 22. The second section is slidable within a third section 30 having a polygonal cross-section with a plurality of inwardly curved portions 31 and a plurality of outwardly curved portions 32. The different shaped cross-sections provide a sturdy shaft and aim to reduce friction when the sections slide. The second section may have five flat and five curved portions and the third sections may have five concave and five convex curved portions. The shaft may comprise five sections (fig 3) with the first and third section of circular cross-section and the second, fourth and fifth sections having polygonal cross-sections. The shaft may comprise four sections (fig 4) with a first and third having circular cross-section and a second and fourth having polygonal cross section.
Patent GB-2451134-A (GB)
Title: Double isolation radiator valve
Inventor: MOON ROBERT JAMES
IPC: F24H9/12
Filed: 2007-07-20
Abstract: A central heating radiator is connected to a fluid supply pipe via two isolation valves 13, 14 which can be separated to allow removal of the radiator. Because two isolation valves 13, 14 are provided in addition to the normal radiator flow valve 4, 5, 6, the radiator can be removed without leakage, and, since the flow valve 4 does not need to be closed, rebalancing is not required when the radiator is reconnected. The two isolation valves 13, 14 may be joined by a quick-release coupling 10, 11.
Patent GB-2451902-A (GB)
Title: Adaptor to connect a vertical fence post to an angled supporting strut
Inventor: GREEN TERESA JANE
IPC: E04H17/08
Filed: 2007-08-17
Abstract: An adaptor 10 to attach a vertical fence post 6 to a supporting strut 8 at an angle, where the adaptor has two engagement areas 1, 2 with a linking portion 3attaching them at an acute angle. Each area is complementary to the engagement area 7, 8a of the post or strut it engages with. The posts engagement area 7 may be T-shaped corresponding to a slot 4 on the adaptor. Another slot 5 on the adaptor may slide along the struts top 8a to snap engage with it. Preferably the post, strut and adaptor are plastic and the post supports wires. The adaptor and strut can be on a post at the corner of a fence or on one within a straight section.
Patent GB-2446899-A (GB)
Title: Push-pull type self-oscillating power converter
Inventor: KOCH RENE FREDERIK
IPC: H02M3/338
Filed: 2007-10-09
Abstract: A push-pull type self-oscillating power converter uses a main power transformer T1 connected to a current transformer T2 in series in such a way that a secondary current flowing through secondary sides NS1, NS2, NC1, NC2 of the two transformers is feedback to the primary side NE1, NE2 of the current drive transformer to generate a drive current for driving two switches Q1, Q2. The drive current is proportional to the secondary current in the secondary side of the main power transformer.
Patent GB-2443760-A (GB)
Title: Characterisation System and Method
Inventor: AHOPELTO TIMO
IPC: H04W4/24
Filed: 2007-05-18
Abstract: Recording allocation of resources in response to a request for a data item to be transmitted to a device in the network, the request comprises data indicative of one or more requested items. The device is typically a mobile device and the requested items can be key words making up a search request or can be web site names indicating web sites of interest to the user. In response to the request, data listings having items generating a match with the requested data item are identified and data indicative of a network location corresponding to the or each matched data item are retrieved. In addition data indicative of an amount of data and a resource allocation associated with the set of data accessible via the network location are retrieved and these data, together with a network subscription associated with device and the amount of data, are used to evaluate actual usage of network resources when accessing the set of data.
Patent GB-2459148-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring sewers
Inventor: THOMAS ELFED
IPC: G01F1/00
Filed: 2008-04-15
Abstract: A cable guide 110 comprises a body section 111, curved so as to be able to lie substantially flush with the walls of a flow channel (101) for example, at the bottom of a sewer, and an arm section 112 comprising a tube with an internal passage. The openings 113, 114 and the passage within the arm 112 are of suitable dimensions to carry a cable (105). A first sensing element 122 is provided being a chemical sensor operable to output an electronic signal indicative of the presence of one or more substances, providing a useful indication of the effluent concentration of the flow. A second sensing element 121 provided is a calorimetric sensing element operable to determine the flow height by reference to the heat lost in the upstanding portion of the sensing element 121. By monitoring the flow height, an advance indication of the existence of a flood condition or blockage may be obtained. A control element (123) is operable to receive the output from the sensing elements (121, 122) and pass it to a communication means 124 or data storage means 125, as required.
Patent GB-2453627-A (GB)
Title: Device for rotating and inspecting cargo container
Inventor: KANG KEJUN
IPC: G01N23/04
Filed: 2008-09-04
Abstract: The invention is for inspecting large objects such as cargo containers, especially those used in aviation which may be over 2 metres in length and width. It uses X-ray computer tomography (CT scanning) to detect contraband, drugs, explosives and weapons. The radiation source 6 and detector 17 are mounted on vertical column assemblies 8, 10 on opposite sides of the object being inspected and they are controlled to translate vertically in synchronism with each other. The object being inspected is also rotated on a turntable 11 during this process. The turntable may be a composite rotary conveying worktable. The lifting equipment may comprise a threaded arrangement or leading screw.
Patent GB-2456660-A (GB)
Title: A solar cell
Inventor: SLOAN KEITH
IPC: H01L31/052
Filed: 2009-01-05
Abstract: A solar cell arrangement 14 comprises first and second parabolic mirrors 32, <B>34</B> which collect light and focuses the light into a beam of light (16). The first parabolic mirror 32 has an aperture 37 through which the beam of light 16 passes. A prism means 18 receives the beam of light 16 and causes light 20 to emerge from the prism means 18. Optical means 22 for example, a diffraction grating or a plurality of convex lenses, receive the light 20 from the prism 18 and causes light to emerge from the optical means <B>22</B> as light <B>24</B> with different wavelengths. A semiconductor means 26 has a plurality of p-n junctions 28 which have energy levels at light peaks of the light 24 arriving at the surface of the p-n junctions 28.
Patent GB-2457569-A (GB)
Title: Latch assembly for adjustable legs
Inventor: FORREST EARL DAVID
IPC: A47B9/14
Filed: 2009-02-13
Abstract: An adjustable leg 12 for a device (e.g. a seat 10,Fig.1) includes first and second leg portions 14,16 telescopically received relative to one another. The second leg portion has multiple adjustment holes 24. An externally located lever 48 is supported relative to the first leg portion. The lever cooperates with a detent (34, Fig.4) received in one of the adjustment holes in a latched position (Fig.4) in which the first and second leg portions are fixed relative to one another. The lever includes a depression 56 spaced from the detent that is rotatable about a pivot from the latch position to an unlatched position (Fig.5) in which the detent is disposed outside one of the adjustment holes. In the unlatched position, movement of the first and second legs in an axial direction relative to one another is permitted. The leg may be used in walkers, safety chairs, transfer benches and other medical assistance devices.
Patent GB-2467800-A (GB)
Title: System in which the temperature of a heat supplier and a heat consumer are compared
Inventor: HILL ANDREW
IPC: F24S23/71
Filed: 2009-02-17
Abstract: A water heating system comprises an electrically energised thermal comparator system which detects and compares a difference in average temperature between a heat consumer, such as a domestic water reservoir or swimming pool, and a heat supplier. Preferably, when the temperature of the heat supplier is greater than the temperature of the heat consumer, the comparator system switches a pump into operation to transfer fluid in a closed loop between the heat supplier and the heat consumer. The heat supplier may comprise a series of sequential parabola profiled sun troughs designed to concentrate the suns heat onto a series of fluid containing tubes. Electrical power for the system may be provided by a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel. Preferably, the system is autonomous such that it can be used in developing countries, which do not have a reliable permanent energy supply, and remote locations far from civilisation. In use, the system provides base-load heating for household hot water consumption and for domestic swimming pool heating.
Patent GB-2458392-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for providing personalised audio-visual instruction
Inventor: BAKER RICHARD JOHN
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 2009-05-13
Abstract: A method of and apparatus (10) for providing a personalized audio-visual instructional aid for assisting a person (11) to emulate preferred positions and/or movements in undertaking an activity by capturing position and/or movement data of the person (11) or an object associated with and controlled by the person undertaking the activity using position and/or movement sensing devices such as MEMS sensors (13) on the person (11) or object and using a computer (16) to analyze and compare the captured data with pre-stored data relating to preferred positions and/or movement in undertaking the activity and generating a visual presentation (19) based on the differences between the captured position and/or movement of the person or object and the preferred positions and/or movement and adding to the generated visual presentation, audio instructional comments relating to the differences.
Patent GB-2461383-A (GB)
Title: Handrail connector with hidden fixture point and a pivotable connector
Inventor: JONES TONY
IPC: E04F11/18
Filed: 2009-06-26
Abstract: A handrail connector includes a receiving part 142 for receiving a rail and a securing part 141 for securing to a wall. The receiving part is detachably mountable in a preferred position on the securing part. The securing part has a securing portion, which includes a fixture point through which the securing part may be fixedly attached to a wall. The connector is configured such that, in use, the receiving part provides a cover to conceal the fixture point, when mounted in the preferred position on the securing part. Another connector (Figure 7A) is configured for connecting two hand rails together at a corner. The connector has two parts 183, each part having a receiving portion for receiving an end of a rail and a connection portion for connecting the two parts together. The connection portions are pivotable in a first plane to account for varying corner angles.
Patent GB-2472622-A (GB)
Title: Curved stylus for locating a tibial cutting guide
Inventor: MURRAY DAVID WYCLIFFE
IPC: A61B17/15
Filed: 2009-08-12
Abstract: A surgical tool such as cutting guide 53 is located against a bone by using a stylus assembly having a mounting body 10, a stylus 16 with a curved portion 19 for engaging with an adjacent bone and a lockable retaining pin 14 for securing the tool guide and the stylus to the mounting body. The device may be used to position a tibial cutting guide with reference to the posterior condyle 56 of a femur in preparation for a prosthetic knee joint. An intermediate member 18 is interposed between the mounting body and the stylus and all the parts are held against the head 34 of the retaining pin by the action of a cam operated by a lever 44. The thickness of the intermediate member and the curvature of the stylus correspond to the prosthesis to be implanted.
Patent GB-2472979-A (GB)
Title: Glass reinforced dormer shell
Inventor: RUSSELL BARRY
IPC: E04B7/18
Filed: 2009-08-24
Abstract: A dormer comprised of a glass reinforced plastic dormer shell having first and second side walls 11, 12 that rise from a basal plan P and converge towards each other with their height decreasing from front to back, a pitched roof comprising 2 roof portions 17, 18 and a ridge R, a frontal wall with a window aperture A between the two walls and a flange F extending from the bottom of the side walls comprising a dam formation D around the periphery. Preferably the roof ridge has a concave curvature. The dormer may also comprise a weathering bar (figure 2a, ref 38) comprising a bar with multiple flat and angled surfaces having the same width as the space between the front edges of the flange and is fitted underneath a flange end portion. The weathering bar may have spaced abutments which when the bar is fitted abut interior portions of the dormer shell side walls to prevent lengthwise movement of the weathering bar.
Patent GB-2465088-A (GB)
Title: Methods for characterising prostate cancer
Inventor: KLASS MICHAEL
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2009-10-30
Abstract: A method for characterising prostate cancer is disclosed, comprising determining the expression level of one or more miRNAs in a sample from the subject, and determining the PCA3 score from a sample from the subject, wherein the PCA3 score is the ratio between an expression level of PCA3 and PSA (prostate specific antigen). Alternatively, the prostate cancer can be characterised based upon the expression of miRNAs and PSA expression. Another embodiment provides a method of characterising a prostate cancer comprising determining the expression level of miRNAs selected from miR-629, miR-671-3p, miR-9, miR-491, miR-182, miR-125a-3p, miR-148b, miR-222, and a further embodiment provides a detection system configured to assess two ore more miRNAs/ kit comprising a set of probes that hybridises to two or more miRNAs selected from miR-629, miR-671-3p, miR-9, miR-491, miR-182, miR-125a-3p, miR-148b, miR-222 and miR-141 In a further embodiment there is provided a method for characterising or classifying a cancer based upon the level of expression of a plurality of miRNAs in a sample.
Patent GB-2475675-A (GB)
Title: Navigation receiver operable with multiple navigation systems
Inventor: LEE JUNG-HWAN
IPC: G01S1/00
Filed: 2009-11-17
Abstract: Navigation receiver using signals from one or more navigation transmitters in each of two navigation systems using different frequency bands 1, 3. The receiver comprises a receive chain (16, 18, 22, 24, 28, Fig.4) which down converts signals received in a tuneable receive frequency band 5a-e determined by tuning a local oscillator (20, Fig.4) such that the tuneable receive frequency band corresponds to the first frequency band and at least a sub-band of the second in separate slots in a time slot sequence (Fig.5). A similar receivers may switch between single-system and multi-system mode (Fig.9); be tuned to avoid a sub-band of the second system frequency band related to satellites inside an estimated `obscured zone' (Figs.6-7); or calculate its position based on positions of one satellite in each system and ranges to these satellites at a single time, the range to the satellite of the second system being estimated from a range to the satellite at a different time and the motion of that satellite (Fig. 8).
Patent GB-331532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in shop and like display stands
IPC: A47F5/12
Filed: 1929-03-28
Abstract: 331,532. Orbell, F. T. March 28, 1929. Stand heads. - Relates to display stands of the kind in which an angularly adjustable bracket or carrier 11, pivoted to the top of a standard 2, has a toothed quadrant 4 engaged by a spring- pressed member 7. According to the present invention the standard itself is bored to house the member 7 and has vertical slots to receive the quadrant. The engaging end of the member 7 is wedgeshaped so that the bracket 11 can be moved without manual operation of the member 7. The bracket and quadrant may consist of a single stamping of sheet metal. In a modification, the bracket is made of springy wire bent to the required shape and adapted to grip the article, the bracket being detachably secured in a holder carried by the quadrant. The stand may be rotatably arranged in a base or bracket arm. Specification 8366/85 is referred to.
Patent GB-419063-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to steam locomotives
IPC: F01B31/22
Filed: 1933-04-03
Abstract: 419,063. Steam engines. MEBOE, Ltd., 31, Queen Anne's Gate, London, and CLARKE, C. W., Westhaven, Avenue Road, Christchurch, Hampshire. April 3, 1933, No. 10021. [Class 122 (iii).] In locomotive byepass valves for putting the two ends of a cylinder into communication during coasting or drifting, the valves a are positively opened by springs, and closed by steam acting on small pressure areas on the valves when the regulator is opened. The byepass valve casing h has a partition c carrying a seat b for the valve a the stem of which has a small piston l upon which steam from the valve-chest can act through passages d, o, and a larger hollow piston p on the right upon which a spring r acts. The casings h are arranged above the cylinder casing at each end, and have passages d, e connected to the chest and supply passages respectively. A second spring may be used in addition to the spring r.
Patent GB-263011-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in riveting machines
IPC: B21J15/10
Filed: 1926-04-16
Abstract: 263,011. Aircraft Development Corporation, and Hill, E. J. April 16, 1926. Operating clutches. - A clutch for connecting a pair of coaxial shafts, one of which is shown at 23, and for automatic disengagement to leave the mechanism operated by the driven shaft in a predetermined position, comprises a driving-disc 26 which is normally engaged with a spring- pressed pivoted pawl 29 carried by the driven disc 27, The clutch is disengaged by a wedge-ended push rod 33. which coacts with a pin 32 on the pawl.
Patent GB-891637-A (GB)
Title: Heel mold washering machine
IPC: A43D95/28
Filed: 1960-03-22
Abstract: 891,637. Dispensing washers for heels. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. March 22, 1960 [May 22, 1959], No. 10059/60. Class 78 (1). Washers are elevated from hopper 5 by rotating wheel 7 and fall on to shoots 9 whence they fall down shoots 10 and are then held against gravity by springs 11. As heel 2 on conveyer 1 passes the shoots, each pin 3 displaces a spring 11 to allow a washer to fall down on to the pin. Shoots 10 are universall pivoted at 20 to shoots 9 and are provided with vanes 21 (not shown) so that a pin engages and, if necessary, displaces the shoot to guide the washer on to the pin. Rotating wheels eject from the respective shoots 9 any superposed washers. Orientation (Figs. 8, 10).-If the washers are to be disposed on the heels with their dished portion uppermost, then the shoot portion 25 is shaped as in Fig. 8 so that a badly orientated washer shown will fall back into the hopper. If however the washers are to be used with their dished portion lowermost, then the shoot portion 25 is shaped as in Fig. 10 so that the badly orientated washer shown will likewise fall back into the hopper. The shoot portions 25 are interchangeable.
Patent GB-113906-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Holders or Glove Trees for use in Washing Gloves.
Inventor: BODDINGTON MARY ANN
IPC: D06F59/04
Filed: 1917-06-14
Abstract: 113,906. Boddington, M. A. June 14, 1917. Glove-trees.-A wire frame 1, 2 of the outline of the hand and fingers, has a thumb portion 3 hinged to it. The ends of the wires may be twisted either to form a ring 9 for hanging up, or a stem for inserting in a wooden base. The wire used should be rustless, such as aluminium.
Patent GB-351936-A (GB)
Title: An improved form of tin for the packing of dry and perishable goods
Filed: 1930-03-31
Abstract: 351,936. Closures for tins. SMEE, W. C., 122, Leadenhall Street, London. March 31, 1930, No. 10118. [Classes 66 and 125 (iii).] A tin for perishable goods has an inner cover 2 formed with a small opening 4, the edge of which is rounded off upwardly and outwardly, the opening being closed by a tear-off strip 6 having a pull-ring secured to the neck part 7. An internally-threaded outer cover 3 is provided, having a packing ring 12 which bears on a raised rim 9 formed at the edge of the inner cover.
Patent GB-772159-A (GB)
Title: New fluorinated n,n-disubstituted thiourea compounds and process for their production
IPC: C07D213/75
Filed: 1955-04-06
Abstract: The invention comprises fluorinated thioureas of the formula <FORM:0772159/IV(b)/1> (wherein R and R1 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heterocyclic group and X is hydrogen, halogen, a substituted amino radical or the SO2NH2 group) and a process for their preparation by condensing an isothiocyanate X.R.N : C : S or F.R1.N : C : S with a primary amine F.R1.NH2 or X.R.NH2 respectively. Symmetrical thiourea derivatives of the above formula wherein X = F and R = R1 are also prepared by reacting carbon disulphide with a primary aromatic or heterocyclic amine which is fluorinated in the nucleus, in the presence of sulphur or an alkali metal hydroxide or alcoholate as catalyst.  In examples: (1) p-fluoroaniline, carbon disulphide, sulphur and ethanol are refluxed together, the solvents removed and N : N1-bis-(4-fluorophenyl)-thiourea crystallized from ethanol; (2) p-fluoroaniline and p-chlorophenyl isothiocyanate are heated to 40-50 DEG  C. to yield N-4-chlorophenyl-N1-41-fluorophenylthiourea; similarly are prepared the following N-4-fluorophenylthioureas: N1 - 41 - dimethylaminophenyl-, N1 - 41 - sulphamidophenyl-, N1 - 2 - pyridyl-, N1 - 41-phenoxyphenyl-, N1 - 21 - dibenzofuryl-, N1-21-methyl - 41 - rhodanophenyl-, and N1 - 21-chloro - 41 - rhodanophenyl-; also N - 2 - naphthyl - N1 - (51 - fluoro - 21 - methoxyphenyl)-thiourea (from b  - naphthyl isothiocyanate and 5 - fluoro - 2 - methoxyaniline), N - 4 - tolyl - N1-(31 - fluoro - 61 - methoxyphenyl) thiourea and N - 4 - chlorophenyl - N1 - (41 - fluoro - 51 - tolyl) thiourea.