baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2403475-A (GB)
Title: A self inactivating transposable element
Inventor: ALPHEY LUKE
IPC: C12N15/85
Filed: 2003-07-01
Abstract: A transposable element comprising at least three repeat sequences, at least one of which is inverted in relation to the others, and where at least one non-terminal repeat is a minimal repeat. DNA to be inserted into a host genome may be located between the minimal repeat and a repeat having the same orientation as the minimal repeat so that when the minimal repeat recombines a terminal repeat the inserted DNA is unable to excise. A transposable element comprising at least four inverted repeat sequences, at least two of which are inverted in relation to the others, comprising DNA for insertion into a host genome located between two pairs of opposing repeats excisable by a transposase to leave the DNA in the host genome without flanking transposon derived repeats. A method of transforming an organism, especially an insect and the organism itself are claimed. The transposon may be piggyBac.
Patent GB-2398746-A (GB)
Title: Head movement restraining device for sports training
Inventor: COOK ADRIAN
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 2003-08-15
Abstract: An apparatus for reducing or preventing head movement during training, particularly golf training, has an anchor (1,8) for attachment to the ground, a wall or the like; and a head engagement member (3;12;20;25) rigidly attached to and spaced from said anchor (1,8) and configured to prevent head movement both upwards and backwards and forwards, but to allow head movement from side to side as may be required during the preliminary parts of a golf stroke. Alternatively, the head engagement member (12) may be held relative to the anchor (1,8) by a device (15) adapted to release the head engagement member (12) when subject to force above a predetermined threshold. This facilitates the head movement required during the 'follow through' part of a golf stroke in a particularly cost-effective fashion.
Patent GB-2388336-A (GB)
Title: Processes for forming plastic apparatuses for forming plastic and articles made therefrom
Inventor: DINELLO PANFILO M
IPC: B29C41/14
Filed: 2002-02-05
Abstract: Process and apparatus (10) for forming plastics by heating an open mold (12) and contacting the open mold (12) with plastic particulate material (16) held within a container (14) to form a melted skin on the mold (12), and resulting articles made therefro. The mold (12) is provided with a carrier (18), which may include heating and cooling lines for achieving a desired mold temperature. Single skin molded articles may be multi-layered with or without paint on the surface. Multiple skin moled articles may include sandwiched layers of plastic filler or expandable foam filled centers, with or without various inserts or reinforcements.
Patent GB-2397441-A (GB)
Title: Noise filter with alternating ground and line conductor arrangements laminated in a magnetic oxide body
Inventor: UCHIDA KATSUYUKI
IPC: H03H7/075
Filed: 2003-12-19
Abstract: A noise filter 1 comprises a laminated magnetic body 2 where conductive elements 3 - 6 are arranged in the interface regions between magnetic layers 2a - 2h. The magnetic layers are made of a magnetic oxide material. The said conductive elements 3 - 6 sequentially alternate between a ground conductor 6 and a line conductor 3 - 5 during lamination and the said conductive elements are arranged such that the first and last conductive elements are ground conductors 6. The line conductors 3 - 5 may have a meandering or spiral shape. The magnetic body 2 may contain a hole into which glass, resin or a combination of glass and resin may be inserted. The magnetic oxide may be a nickel-copper-zinc ferrite. Also claimed is a noise filter comprising a body of magnetic oxide material with at least two parallel and spaced conductors arranged on a major surface of the said magnetic body (see fig. 24). A further claim relates to a noise filter comprising a body of magnetic oxide material with a pair of conductors which are arranged on respective major surfaces of the said magnetic body to sandwich the magnetic body between them (see fig. 25).
Patent GB-2412747-A (GB)
Title: Swimming goggles with buttons to release slotted head strap
Inventor: CHIANG HERMAN
IPC: A63B33/00
Filed: 2004-03-29
Abstract: Swimming goggles with a left frame and a right frame connected by a nose support and containing eyeglasses have a head strap 6 moveably received in outer edges of the left frame and the right frame. Engaging blocks on outer edges of the left frame and the right frame define receiving holes in which are received an adjusting apparatus for adjusting the head strap. The adjusting apparatus contains a pivotally mounted fixing axis which forms a pressure arm 521 for pressing a tongue 242 in the engaging block (24, Figs 1, 2) and a stop arm 524 for engaging the head strap b. An exterior resilient button 514 is used to press the pressure arm. The stop arm 524 engages stop slots 60 in the head strap 6 such that the strap can move in a single direction. When the button 514 is pressed the stop arm 524 disengages the slots 60 such that the strap 6 can move in both directions.
Patent GB-2398116-A (GB)
Title: Solid state continuous sealed clean room light fixture
Inventor: JACOB STEPHANE FREDERICK
IPC: F21V29/00
Filed: 2002-10-18
Abstract: A clean room ceiling light fixture (10) formed as a sealed housing (12, 14, 16, 18, 20) with a downwardly-directed light emitting aperture (36). A heat sink (22) fixed within and spaced from the housing defines a cable raceway (24). LEDs (26) are mounted on the heat sink. A high refractive index reflector (30) coupled to each LED efficiently directs light into the clean room. An anti-reflective coating (38) on the LEDs and/or reflectors improves light transmission efficiency. A refractive index matching compound (46) applied between each LED-reflector pair further improves efficiency. A spectrally selective filter material prevents ultraviolet illumination of clean rooms used for processes compromised by ultraviolet rays. A holographic diffusion lens (52) and/or variable transmissivity filter (54) can be provided to uniformly distribute the LEDs' light. The fixture can be sized and shaped for snap-fit engagement within an H-Bar type clean room ceiling.
Patent GB-2413654-A (GB)
Title: Restoration of backup files using same verification means as for the original installation of the files
Inventor: DIVE-RECLUS CORINNE
IPC: G06F21/64
Filed: 2004-04-29
Abstract: A method in which files backed up to a second device can only be restored to the first device if verified by the same verification means as used to install the files. Preferably, metadata is used to verify the integrity of the files. The metadata may be signed with a digital certificate which may be an X509 certificate. In use, the digital certificate of the metadata may be compared with a root certificate held in a ROM of the first device. The metadata and installable files may comprise single or separate installation packages. The metadata may be backed up to the second device with the files and may further comprise a hash for each of the files. The installable files may comprise executable files such as programs or DLL's or protected content such as DRM files. The devices may be PDA'a, smart cards, mobile telephones or computers. The communication between the two devices may be over a wireless or wired network.
Patent GB-2418817-A (GB)
Title: Decoder with plural maximum likelihood detectors which share distance metric information assigned to parallel processors
Inventor: YEE MONG SUAN
IPC: H03M13/39
Filed: 2004-09-29
Abstract: Decoder for a signal comprising a string of single or multi-bit symbols. The decoder comprises multiple maximum likelihood (ML) sphere detectors. Each detector is associated with a particular value of one bit of the symbol string and determines a minimum distance metric between a received signal point and an estimated received signal point. The detectors then share their distance metrics with the other detectors (see Figs. 2,3), which then use them in determining the sphere radius they will use in their next search (see Fig. 5). The system may use multiple processors in which case each bit value detector is allocated to a processor in turn, typically MSB first. When the allowed number of operations for a given string has been reached, distance metrics and assumed bit values are passed to a Max-Log-MAP decoder to determine a most likely symbol string and the processors are assigned to the sphere detectors for the next string.
Patent GB-2419797-A (GB)
Title: Plant watering and feeding device
Inventor: BELL DAVID ANTHONY
IPC: A01G25/14
Filed: 2004-11-03
Abstract: There is provided a plant feeding device 1 arranged to be supported above a plant container. The device 1 comprises a container 10 for holding a charge of water 2. The container 10 has a first opening 11 at its upper end 12 for receiving water and a second opening 13 at its lower end 14 for discharging water. The device 1 further comprises a flow control member 20 comprising a porous material for restricting the rate of discharge from the second opening 13. The porous material may be a sponge.
Patent GB-2420556-A (GB)
Title: Cover for a drinking vessel
Inventor: MANSBRIDGE FELICITY BRIDGET GO
IPC: B65D47/06
Filed: 2004-11-27
Abstract: A cover for a drinking vessel such as a glass, cup or like beverage container 1 comprises a body portion 4 adapted to fit over the open end of the drinking vessel, the body portion being provided with a drinking aperture 8 and a venting aperture 12 to allow air to enter the drinking vessel to replace liquid which has been drunk via the drinking aperture, both the drinking and venting apertures extending though the body portion. The outer surface of the venting aperture region 11 may be domed and the body portion may be provided with an annular recess 15.
Patent GB-2422923-A (GB)
Title: Diagnosis of a data read system
Inventor: JIBRY RAFEL
IPC: G06F11/32
Filed: 2005-02-03
Abstract: A data read system comprising a read channel for processing a signal, and a diagnostic controller in communication with the read channel. The diagnostic controller is configured to measure at least one metric of the read channel during processing of a signal containing unknown data. The measured metric is then compared against a stored nominal metric and a warning is generated in response to a result of the comparison. In particular, the warning is generated only if the difference between the measured metric and the stored nominal metric exceeds a threshold.
Patent GB-2414255-A (GB)
Title: Torque head
Inventor: PIETRAS BERND-GEORG
IPC: E21B19/16
Filed: 2005-05-19
Abstract: A tubular gripping member 40 comprises a housing 104 connected to the top drive and a plurality of gripping members 105 and wherein moving the housing 104 relative to the gripping members 105 causes the gripping members 105 to engage the tubular. One or more pivotable engagement members 106 may be disposed on the gripping members 105.
Patent GB-2418470-A (GB)
Title: Control device
Inventor: CAROLAN LAURENCE
IPC: H01H3/16
Filed: 2005-09-26
Abstract: A control device adapted to automatically stop an electric motor, said device comprising reduction gearing adapted to transfer the rotation of an electrically driven shaft to a toothed gear wheel 18. Two cam wheels 17 and 20 which are adapted to frictionally rotate with the toothed gear wheel 18. Two contact switches 21a and 21b that are activated by the respective cams on the cam wheels 17 and 20. Wherein the rotational orientation of the cam wheels 17 and 20 with respect to the toothed wheel 18 is infinitely adjustable. The friction between the toothed and cam wheels may be created by plastic and/or metal spring washer(s) 18a and 18b. The control device may be part of a motorized shutter.
Patent GB-2415986-A (GB)
Title: Methods and compositions for treating subterranean zones using environmentally safe polymer breakers
Inventor: TODD BRADLEY L
IPC: C09K8/68
Filed: 2004-04-15
Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating subterranean zones penetrated by well bores utilizing environmentally safe viscous fluids. A method of the invention comprises the following steps. A viscous treating fluid composition is provided comprised of water, a viscosity increasing polymer and a water soluble delayed polymer breaker that comprises a mixture of sodium perborate tetrahydrate and a solubility increasing boron complex or ester forming compound. The viscous treating fluid composition is introduced into the subterranean zone wherein the viscous treating fluid is allowed to break into a thin fluid of reduced viscosity.
Patent GB-2433031-A (GB)
Title: Cornea retaining device for keratoplasty
Inventor: WESTON PHILIP DOUGLAS
IPC: A61F9/013
Filed: 2005-12-07
Abstract: A device for retaining a donor cornea in preparation for keratoplasty procedures comprises a base 1 from which a hollow cylindrical tissue-retaining pedestal projects. The cornea is placed upon the pedestal, prior to the location of a removable retainer 10 over the cornea tissue. This ring serves to hold the cornea securely in place whilst incisions are made to extract a donor button therefrom. The pedestal further includes crosshairs 6 to enable the user to visually align the cornea centrally prior to the incision. The device may form an artificial anterior chamber which is flooded with salt solution via luer connector 2 prior to cutting. An elastomeric seal provides a leak-free connection between the retainer 10 and the pedestal to ensure that the artificial chamber does not leak solution during the procedure.
Patent GB-2435389-A (GB)
Title: Plant watering apparatus
Inventor: ELSEY INTECH PLASTICS A PARTNE
IPC: A01G27/00
Filed: 2006-02-28
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a container 1 filled with a suitable growth medium 2 and is attached to a foliage support plate 3 by a bar 4 operatively coupled with a spring loaded water control valve 6. Decreasing weight of the container opens the valve to feed water to container. The plate 3 is supported by a wall or ceiling bracket 10 by means of suspension rods 11. Plants 12 are added through holes 14 in the plate 3 and the plant root ball 13 is embedded within the medium 2 with the plant foliage overlying the plate 3. When sufficient water is present in the container 1 the spring loaded valve 6 will be closed. As the medium 2 in the container dries out the weight will reduce and the valve will commence opening. The foliage is supported by the plate 3 and foliage growth will not significantly add to the weight of the container and thus will not affect the operating point of the valve over extended periods of time.
Patent GB-2437506-A (GB)
Title: Offset rotating hawser pipe for windlass anchor chain
Inventor: STEPHENS PETER
IPC: B66D1/76
Filed: 2006-04-25
Abstract: An anchor chain (3) is lifted by a windlass (1) via a rotating gyspy or wildcat (2). The anchor chain passes through a rotating offset hawser pipe (8) and is then stored within a chain locker (6). Normally the hawser pipe is fixed in a stationary position below the windlass and the anchor chain may become entangled when in the stored position (7), see Fig 1. The rotation of the hawser pipe is synchronous with the windlass and may be electrically or mechanically powered and may be independent from the drive to the windlass. As the hawser pipe is offset from the centreline of rotation the anchor chain may be spread over a larger area (9) of the chain locker.
Patent GB-2427241-A (GB)
Title: Button fastener with inbuilt circuit
Inventor: CHANG HAN-CHAO
IPC: A44B17/00
Filed: 2005-08-18
Abstract: A button fastener comprises a first button part 2 releasably engageable with a second button part 3, and a circuit 4 built in the first button part, the circuit states of the circuit being controlled through engagement and disengagement of the first and second button parts. The circuit may be built on a circuit board 40 mounted in the first button part. The first button part may also have mounted in it a circuit actuating unit 1 having first and second conductive members 32 connected to the circuit. The circuit actuating unit may be in the form of a switch having a pressable button which disconnects the first and second conductive members from each other. The pressable button may be pressed by a protrusion on the second button part on engagement with the first button part.
Patent GB-2438879-A (GB)
Title: Kit clock
Inventor: HAMS NEIL
IPC: G04B19/06
Filed: 2006-06-09
Abstract: A kit clock comprises a centre clock mechanism (1, fig 2) with hands which can be mounted to a surface, such as a wall or door, and separate hour digits (2, fig 2) which can be mounted to the same surface externally of the housing of the clock mechanism. The housing of the clock mechanism may have an upper level 3 and a lower level 4. The upper level contains the working parts of the clock, while the lower level contains a light bulb 5 arranged to shine light through twelve holes 6 provided around the circumference of the housing at each hour position, the holes being thirty degrees apart from each other. The beams of light radiated though the holes from the bulb provide a guide to assist in the accurate placement of the hour digits around the centre clock mechanism.
Patent GB-2428118-A (GB)
Title: Communication device with haptic feedback.
Inventor: GRANT DANNY
IPC: H04M1/72457
Filed: 2003-12-08
Abstract: Methods and systems for providing customized "haptic messaging" to users of handheld communication devices in a variety of applications, in particular to enable a handheld communication device (100) to be used as a two-way haptic remote control. In use, a handheld communication device sends a control signal to a remote device. The handheld communication device includes (i) means for determining if a feedback signal is received from the remote device and (ii) an actuator configured to receive a control signal associated with the determination and to output a haptic effect. A first haptic effect may be provided if a feedback signal is received from the remote device, and a second haptic effect may be provided if no feedback signal is received from the haptic device.
Patent GB-2440375-A (GB)
Title: Method for detecting matches between previous and current image files, for files that produce visually identical images yet are different
Inventor: MAIDMENT ROB
IPC: G06V10/56
Filed: 2006-07-21
Abstract: A method of processing a received image file comprises receiving the image file; and detecting a match between the received image file and a previously received image file, if (a) the received image file differs from the previously received image file, and (b) an image represented by the received image file is visually identical to an image represented by the previously received image file; that is, when the image file has changed but the displayed image looks the same. Also claimed is applying the method to identifying unwanted, unsolicited or spam emails; a spam mail is identified as unwanted if a match is detected with an image associated with a previously received, stored unwanted mail. Detecting may comprise finding blocks of contiguous pixels of the same colour; blocks may be rectangular. Metadata such as the compression mechanism, pixel depth, color palette, image size or resolution may be used to detect whether images are visually identical.
Patent GB-2442794-A (GB)
Title: I.c. engine turbocharger with electric motor drive
Inventor: KELLY TIMOTHY PETER
IPC: F02B37/10
Filed: 2006-10-11
Abstract: An internal combustion engine has a turbocharger comprising a turbine 1 and compressor 2 mounted on a common shaft 3. The shaft 3 is extended at 5 to provide a driving connection between the shaft 3 and an electric motor 4. The provision of the electric motor 4 eliminates the normal driving dependency of the compressor 2 on the turbine 1 and the disposition of the compressor 2 between the electric motor 4 and the turbine 1 shields the motor 4 from the high temperatures in which the turbine normally operates. With appropriate ducting and solenoid valve control, the arrangement may also be used to dispense with airpumps and simplify the operation of catalytic converters. The arrangement of ducts 30, 31, 32, fig.4, enables air to be supplied by the compressor 2 to the air inlet 23 of the engine and/or the engine exhaust under the control of valves 33, 34 and wastegate 29. Air is supplied to the exhaust to augment the exhaust flow to thereby bring the exhaust catalyst 38 more quickly to its operating temperature.
Patent GB-2443661-A (GB)
Title: OTDR for detecting a disturbance in the phase of light propagating in a fibre, optionally with a filter for reducing spectral width of backscattered light
Inventor: KANELLOPOULOS SOTIRIS EMIL
IPC: G01M11/00
Filed: 2006-11-08
Abstract: A partially coherent Optical Time Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) apparatus 1 is disclosed for detecting a disturbance in the phase of light propagating in an optical fibre. Partially coherent light pulses, generated for example using a directly modulated semiconductor Distributed FeedBack (DFB) laser diode 2, are transmitted along a monomode optical fibre 3. Light Rayleigh backscattered from the light pulses as they travel along the optical fibre 3 is output from the end of the fibre, and received at a photodector 12. For each pulse, a signal representing the time distributed intensity of Rayleigh backscattered light is generated, and signals from two successive pulses are compared to identify differences. In one embodiment of the invention a filter such as a Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) 12 is inserted in front of the photodetector to reduce the spectral width of light received at the photodetector, and thus increase the temporal coherence of light to the point that a temporal speckle pattern can be detected. In an alternative embodiment, the transmitted pulses have a spectral width from the range 0.1GHz to 100GHz.
Patent GB-2460486-A (GB)
Title: Load bearing unit
Inventor: SULLY PETET
IPC: E04B5/02
Filed: 2006-12-20
Abstract: A load bearing unit, primarily for forming a floor and particularly a mezzanine floor, comprises an intermediate floor of side abutting units which may be made of wood, metal or concrete, the intermediate floor further comprising a frame and at least one other element, and having an upper 11A and a lower 11B surface, characterised by a tensile membrane 18 laid over the upper surface of the floor and bonded or otherwise attached to the upper surfaces of the units. A second tensile membrane 20 is similarly attached to the lower surface of the floor. Also claimed is a load bearing structure including a load bearing unit as described which is supported on one or more beams which in turn are supported by one or more columns of non-circular cross-section, with the end of the or each column supporting a beam having a cross-section with a major axis extending through the longest cross-section of the end of the column and with the column being positioned so that while supporting the beam the major axis lies at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the beam. The angle between the major axis of a column and the longitudinal axis of its respective beam may be different for different columns in the structure.
Patent GB-2446372-A (GB)
Title: Hair dryer with radiant and resistive heater elements
Inventor: CEVA CARLOS JOSE
IPC: A45D20/12
Filed: 2007-02-09
Abstract: A hair dryer with a radiant element comprises a resistive heater element, a holder and a u-shaped halogen tube, the holder being formed from a pair of plates assembled in cross form and having the resistive heater element wound around notched edges thereof in a spiral and the u-shaped halogen tube mounted such that its arms are parallel to the central axis of the holder and are under the spiral layer forming the heating resistor. The halogen tube may be independently connected within the dryer circuit. In use, the hair dryer provides controlled supplies of both hot air and ultraviolet radiation.