baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2412998-A (GB)
Title: Electronic system for managing payment for car parking
Inventor: COLLETT JEAN LUC
IPC: G07B15/02
Filed: 2005-03-11
Abstract: Electronic system for managing the payment by the users of car parks comprising at least one kiosk (16, 18 or 20) used by a user to perform a payment corresponding to the period of time the user's car is authorized to be parked in a car park (10, 12 or 14) and a payment device located located inside the user's car having a screen visible from outside for displaying the time limit until which the car is authorized to be parked. The kiosk and the payment devices of the cars parked in the car park are connected by a wireless link so that the kiosk detects a car when it is parked within the car park and registers the car identification, the kiosk transmitting to the payment device the time limit to be displayed on its screen after the user has performed the payment corresponding to the amount of time for which the car will be authorized to be parked.
Patent GB-2424077-A (GB)
Title: Pipe formability evaluation for expandable tubulars
Inventor: SHUSTER MARK
IPC: G01N33/20
Filed: 2005-03-11
Abstract: A method of testing a tubular member and selecting tubular members for suitability for expansion by subjecting a representative sample the tubular member to axial loading, stretching at least a portion of the tubular member through elastic deformation, plastic yield and to ultimate yield, and based upon changes in length and area calculating an expandability coefficient indicative of expandability of the tubular members and selecting tubular members with relatively high coefficients indicative of good expandability. The claims are many and varied and relate to inter alia the composition of steel alloy from which the tubular members are formed.
Patent GB-2426911-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for and method of conditioning particulate substances
Inventor: GENT ANTHONY
IPC: A01F25/22
Filed: 2005-06-08
Abstract: Apparatus for conditioning a particulate substance, particularly agricultural grain, comprises a conduit 16 for insertion into the particulate substance and means such as a fan 24 for generating a flow of conditioning gas such as air. The gas passes through both the conduit 16 and the particulate substance. The conduit 16 further comprises means such as spiral augur flights 38 for agitating the particulate substance. Also disclosed is a method of conditioning particulate substances using the apparatus as described above.
Patent GB-2415253-A (GB)
Title: A Logging While Drilling system which has a cavity in its collar wall for holding its instrumentation package
Inventor: JONES DALE A
IPC: E21B47/01
Filed: 2003-01-16
Abstract: An LWD system which comprises: a drill collar wall 12 defined by an inner collar surface, and an outer collar surface; and a cavity (13, fig. 2a) in the drill collar wall, which the cavity opens at the outer collar surface. The system has an instrument package 31 that is disposed in the cavity (13, fig. 2a). A source holder cavity is provided in the instrument package. The system has a source 30 of radiation that is affixed to a source holder (132, fig. 4) which is removably mounted within the source holder cavity. The source holder cavity may be lined with an insert 32, whereby the insert is threaded to receive the source holder. The mechanical strength of the threads within the source holder cavity may be improved by the source holder material. The package framework 31 may comprise high Z material 37. The framework may have a pathway 34 in its high Z material 37 that extends radially from the source 30 outward thereby forming a collimator window. This window may be filled with a low Z material. The collimator window may make an acute angle with the major axis of the collar.
Patent GB-2418234-A (GB)
Title: An over-latching clutch with a bearing braced by a clutch spring
Inventor: DUESSELBERG ACHIM
IPC: B25D16/00
Filed: 2005-09-13
Abstract: An over-latching clutch 18, eg for a hammer drill and/or chiselling hammer, has a clutch spring 29 which braces an axially displaceable ball bearing 24 against an axial stop 32. The ball bearing 24 has an outer race 261 which is supported against a housing 11 and an inner race 262 that is seated on a rotating sleeve 16 in a sliding manner and is clamped in by the spring 29, eg a helical compression spring, between a spring plate 31 and the axial stop 32 which may be a retaining ring 33 mounted in an annular groove 34. The over-latching clutch 18 has one part 181 which is constructed in one piece with a driving gear 15 and another part 182 that is fixed to the rotating sleeve 16. Parts 181 and 182 have toothed end faces that face towards one another so as to engage in order that the driving gear 15 rotates the rotating sleeve 16. If a drill bit is jammed and a limiting torque is exceeded the two parts 181, 182 of the clutch 18 over-latch against a force of the clutch spring 29 and the driving gear 15 is free to rotate relative to the rotating sleeve 16.
Patent GB-2420091-A (GB)
Title: An electrically powered grinding tool
Inventor: JACKSON LESLIE STUART
IPC: B24B23/02
Filed: 2005-09-28
Abstract: An electrically powered tool comprising an abrasive member with a diameter greater than 60 millimetres mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis such that all points on the abrasive member are rotatable about said axis. The tool also comprises an electric motor configured to cause said abrasive member to rotate. The electric motor is configured to rotate the abrasive member at a rate of between 8,000 and 12,000 revolutions per minute, while using between 50 watts and 180 watts of electricity.
Patent GB-2417775-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for the diagnosis of glaucoma and other visual disorders
Inventor: MCGRATH JOHN ANDREW MURRAY
IPC: A61B3/12
Filed: 2004-04-21
Abstract: A subject (12) observes an image on a display (10). A control (18) produces a fixation image at a selected position in the display, followed by a stimulus spaced from the fixation image. An eye position sensor (14) detects a saccade movement towards the stimulus. The stimulus is then replaced with a fixation image and the cycle repeated. The time taken to saccade plus the intensity of the stimulus are used to produce a retinal map of field of vision, or to assess other characteristics of the subject.
Patent GB-2431237-A (GB)
Title: Marine seismic data acquisition with short streamers
Inventor: SOVIK GEIR STEINAR
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2005-10-14
Abstract: Marine seismic data is acquired using a shooting vessel 24 having one or more seismic sources 25 followed by a towing vessel 21 having a plurality of streamers 23. The two vessels preferably follow the same path and the offset between the source and the nearest receiver on the streamers may be up to 2000 metres. The streamers 23 are significantly shorter than conventional streamers, preferably less than 2000 metres in length. The towing vessel may also tow additional seismic sources 22. The distance between the sources 25 and the streamers 23 compensates for the long offsets that are lost by shortening the streamers. Using shorter streamers reduces cross line errors due to feathering and allows for more repeatable positioning of the receivers in a 4D acquisition.
Patent GB-2432000-A (GB)
Title: Flexible mount for position detector
Inventor: HUDMAN FREDERICK MARK
IPC: G01D11/30
Filed: 2005-11-07
Abstract: A flexible mount 22 is used to mount a position detector 16 to detect movement between a first body 10 and a second body 14, for example parts of a press brake. The position detector 16 comprises a reader device 20 and an elongate scale 18, which in use are moveable relative to each other in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the scale 18. The reader 20 is securable to the first body 10, and the elongate scale 18 is securable to the second body 14 by the flexible mounting means 22. The flexible mount 22 comprises a flexible member 30 such as a stainless steel cable, a first end of which is connected via a mounting block 28 to the elongate scale 18, the second end of which is connected via a mounting block 26 to the second body 14. The flexible mount 22 is substantially rigid in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the scale 18 and flexible in a direction non-parallel to the longitudinal axis. Thereby relative movement of the reader device 20 and scale 18 is permitted without snagging or interference, despite any misalignment between the first and second bodies 10, 14.
Patent GB-2440732-A (GB)
Title: A reversible driving arrangement for a tractor
Inventor: GRISTENBREI ERICH
IPC: B62D33/06
Filed: 2006-08-09
Abstract: A reversible driving arrangement for a tractor or any other vehicle in which a driver's operating station 10 including a seat 11, control panel 13 and steering wheel 12 can be rotated between a forward driving position and a reverse driving position. The operating station 10 is rotatably mounted on a floor of the vehicle via a fluid pressure operated rotary actuator 14 which includes a radially extending vane (28, figure 8) which can be pressurised on one side or the other to assist in rotating the operating station between the forward and reverse driving positions. The rotary actuator is preferably pneumatically operated and part (22b,22c, figure 15) of the operator's station 10 pivots upwardly to a retracted position prior to rotation between the forward and reverse driving positions to reduce the overhang of the station.
Patent GB-2441104-A (GB)
Title: A process for preparing frozen plantains
Inventor: NGASSA SYLVAIN
IPC: A23L19/00
Filed: 2006-08-22
Abstract: In a process for preparing ripe plantains the individual fingers of ripe plantain are peeled and the core removed; the core is then cut into pieces of different shapes and forms and then fried for a set time by way of brief immersion into hot vegetable oil, preferably at 190{C, ready to be frozen and packaged for shipment. By transforming ripe plantain into a pre-cooked and frozen food, losses due to over-ripening are prevented.
Patent GB-2446007-A (GB)
Title: Cartridge magazine for firearms having a prismatic cavity
Inventor: TRENDALL SIMON
IPC: F41A9/69
Filed: 2007-01-24
Abstract: A magazine 1 for cylindro-conical cartridges for firearms is disclosed wherein the internal form 2,3 of the magazine constrains the projectile ends 9 of cartridges 6,7 into a single column (along axis 10,Figure 4), yet compels the bases of alternate cartridges 6,7, when placed under load, to form two columns (along axes 11,12,Figure 5). The purpose of this arrangement being to negate the cartridge taper in one plane permitting a straight column magazine combining properties of conventional single and double column magazines.
Patent GB-2437158-A (GB)
Title: Haptic vehicle seat with vibration generators
Inventor: NATHAN JOHN F
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2007-04-04
Abstract: A haptic vehicle seat [14, Figure 1] which alerts an occupant of various operating conditions, e.g. lane departures, impacts etc, comprises a vibration generator 38,50,52, e.g. an electric motor 62 with eccentric weight 66; a motor housing 72; and an impulse distribution arm 34,46,48 fastened to the housing for transmitting vibrations from the vibration generator to the seat cushion 20. The vibration generators are actuated upon receipt of a signal generated by a controller. The controller is configured to issue a warning signal as a function of vehicle operating parameters. The distribution arm may form part of a vehicle seat trim [Figure 8].
Patent GB-2448173-A (GB)
Title: Food Processor
Inventor: LIN WEI-CHIH
IPC: A47J43/04
Filed: 2007-04-04
Abstract: A food processor (1) comprises a body (2) provided therein with an operating motor (21), a cutting seat (3), and an upper cover (4). The cutting seat (3) is disposed within a space (25) formed above the body (2) and is linked with the operating motor (21), so that the cutting seat (3) and the operating motor (21) are rotated simultaneously. The upper cover (4) is mounted on an upper end of the body (2) and is provided with an introduced pipe (41) extending downwardly from its surface. The introduced pipe (41) includes a first introduced passageway (44) and a second introduced passageway (45), which are interconnected with each other. Vegetables, fruit, or other food is introduced into a material inlet (42) of the two passageways (44, 45) and pushed tightly with a material-pushing plunger to render the vegetables, fruit, or other food cut by the cutting seat (3) at a material outlet (43) at the bottom of the introduced pipe (41).
Patent GB-2438424-A (GB)
Title: Authenticity verification methods, products and apparatuses
Inventor: COWBURN RUSSELL PAUL
IPC: G06V10/42
Filed: 2004-08-13
Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a class signature from an article made of paper or cardboard in order to identify a generic type of class to which the article belongs. An optical beam illuminates the article and a detector arrangement collects data points from light scattered from many different parts of the article as the article is scanned by the beam. The class signature derives from intrinsic properties imparted to the paper/cardboard during manufacture by, it is believed, the screen used during dewatering of paper pulp; the class signature may be in the form of an invisible spatial modulation, such as chirped modulation, super-periodicity modulation, amplitude modulation, phase shift keying modulation or frequency shift keying modulation. Detection of the class signature allows the manufacturer or the particular paper making machine that made the paper to be identified.
Patent GB-2439204-A (GB)
Title: Hinged cyclone inhaler
Inventor: SMITH SIMON JAMES
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2007-06-13
Abstract: A dry powder inhaler comprises two parts 2, 4 connected by an integrally moulded, e.g. living hinge 6, so as to be moveable from an open position to a closed position. At least one of the parts 2, 4 defines at least part of a circulating airflow chamber 12, wherein when said parts 2, 4 are in said closed position, the inhaler comprises an airflow path including the circulating airflow chamber 12. In another aspect the inhaler comprises an airflow path including a cyclone chamber 12.
Patent GB-2441413-A (GB)
Title: A bearing arrangement for a compressor
Inventor: YOSHIMURA SHOJI
IPC: F16C37/00
Filed: 2007-08-14
Abstract: In a compressor bearing for supporting a rotor shaft of a compressor, a first oil groove 13 is formed in a bearing surface 12a on the side opposite to a bearing load acting direction P, a second oil groove 14 is formed in a position adjacent to the first oil groove 13 in an anti-rotational direction. A first oil channel 16 and a second oil channel 17 communicate with the first oil groove 13 and the second oil groove 14, respectively, to supply oil to the first 13 and second oil grooves 14 from an exterior. A common oil supply source is provided and a circumferential length of the second oil groove 14 is set larger than that of the first oil groove 13, and the minimum cross-sectional are of the second oil channel 14 is smaller than that of the first oil channel 13. A third oil groove 15 and a third oil channel 18 may also be present. The compressor bearing of such a configuration is small in load induced by oil pressure by the oil supplied from the first oil groove 13, and exhibits an outstanding rotor shaft cooling effect by oil supplied from the second oil groove 14.
Patent GB-2451868-A (GB)
Title: Technology for business mediation through online social networks
Inventor: ABOLMASOV ALEXANDER
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2007-08-16
Abstract: A business mediation system providing a mediation technology platform for professional business mediators and other users to conduct business-related communication and track connections and transactions. An embodiment uses the enticement of cash or another reward to facilitate networking for individuals and companies that are searching for new clients, sponsors, investors, team members, and service providers. The originator decides how large the reward should be, and that money is placed in a pool that's shared by anyone who helps to make a successful referral that results in a new engagement.
Patent GB-2442090-A (GB)
Title: Inductor topologies with substantial common mode and differential mode inductance
Inventor: CHEN CHINGCHI
IPC: H01F17/04
Filed: 2007-08-21
Abstract: An inductor 160 is disclosed which includes a core 162 that has a window 164. The core 162 includes a first core member 168 and a second core member 170. A first winding 176 is coupled to the first core member 168 and a second winding 178 is coupled to the second core member 170. A cross-member 172, 174 is coupled at least partially across the window 178 and conductively enables flux flow between the first core member 168 and the second core member 170.
Patent GB-2452045-A (GB)
Title: A watch or clock with a date function
Inventor: PALMER RICHARD
IPC: G04B19/24
Filed: 2007-08-21
Abstract: A watch or clock has a date indicator which only requires the display to show the last digit of the date. For example if the watch displays 5, then the user can interpret this number as the 5th 15th or 25th day of the month as appropriate. By using fewer numbers more space can be given to each number or an extra hand can point to the hour positions to indicate these numbers. To avoid confusion at the end of a month the number 1 can be reserved for the first day of the month and 11 can represent the 11th, 21st and 31st days of the month. The indicator may be a hand pointing at the numbers of indices used for telling the time (figure 1). The indicator may be a separate non-concentric dial (figure 2) or a number viewed through a window (figure 3).
Patent GB-2441269-A (GB)
Title: Underwater remote sensing
Inventor: RHODES MARK
IPC: G01S3/14
Filed: 2007-12-14
Abstract: An underwater remote sensing system comprising a transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, a receiver for receiving an electromagnetic signal reflected from an object and determining means for determining the location of the object, wherein at least one of the transmitter and receiver is underwater. The determining means may be operable to determine the location of the object using signals received at three or more receiver positions. To do this, three or more receiver antennas may be provided. Alternatively, a single receiver antenna may be provided and moved between three or more different measurement locations.
Patent GB-2457871-A (GB)
Title: Light fitting assembly with hinged terminal block
Inventor: STANIFORTH PETER
IPC: F21S8/02
Filed: 2008-01-11
Abstract: An assembly of a light fitting and a terminal block includes a bracket 12 connected at one end to the light fitting 1 and at its other end to the terminal block 4. The bracket has a first section 14 which is rigidly secured to the light fitting and a second section 15 rigidly secured to the terminal block. The bracket sections are connected together through a hinge which enables the second bracket section 15 selectively to be positioned above or to one side of the first bracket section 14. Suitable for a recessed downlighter.
Patent GB-2456547-A (GB)
Title: Assigning MIMO-OFDM sub-carriers to antennas optimally, then balancing antenna power with minimum performance cost reassignment of sub-carriers
Inventor: SANDELL MAGNUS STIG TORSTEN
IPC: H04B7/06
Filed: 2008-01-17
Abstract: In an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) system with multiple transmit antennas (MIMO or MISO Multiple Input Multiple/Single Output) and antenna switching, subcarriers can be individually allocated to antennas. Sub-carriers are assigned to antennas based on optimising some performance metric [Fig. 4]. It is then determined if the sub-carriers have been evenly allocated, 3 per antenna in the example. When the allocation is unbalanced relative performance costs against the metric are calculated [Fig. 5]. For oversubscribed antennas (<B>2</B> and <B>3</B>) it is determined which sub-carriers can be reassigned at least cost (<B>8</B> and <B>7</B> at costs of 0.08 and 0.29 respectively). These sub-carriers are then reallocated to the under subscribed antenna (<B>1</B>) [Figs. 6 and 7].
Patent GB-2447543-A (GB)
Title: Compact high intensity solar simulator
Inventor: JUNGWIRTH DOUGLAS R
IPC: F21S2/00
Filed: 2008-02-29
Abstract: A solar simulator 302 for testing photovoltaic cells is disclosed herein. The solar simulator 302 includes a housing having an opening through which light is emitted. The solar simulator 302 employs a plurality of concave cylindrical mirrors 306 and a plurality of flat mirrors 308, 310, 312, 314, 316 that reflect and redirect images of an illuminated light source such that an observer at a target area 300 outside the housing will perceive multiple instances of the illuminated light source. The housing also contains a flat top cover mirror and a flat bottom cover mirror that function to reflect additional light through the opening and toward the target area 300. The solar simulator might further comprise filters inside the housing to alter the spectral content of the radiating light.
Patent GB-2445906-A (GB)
Title: Method for making a glass type substrate surface, subtrate and marking device threfor
Inventor: GASCON HEL NE
IPC: B41K3/00
Filed: 2008-05-21
Abstract: The invention concerns a method for marking a glass-type substrate surface characterized in that it includes a step of mechanically marking the substrate surface in viscous state of specific viscosity, by mechanical contact with a surface made of marking material, the decimal logarithm of the viscosity of the substrate defined in poise being selected higher between 4 and 11, one at least of the substrate or the marking surface being flat and mobile in translation, the relative speed between the marking material surface and the substrate surface being non-null. The invention also concerns a marking means and the marked substrate.
Patent GB-2461315-A (GB)
Title: Noise cancellation system
Inventor: MAGRATH ANTHONY JAMES
IPC: G10L21/0216
Filed: 2008-06-27
Abstract: A noise cancellation system for an audio system such as a mobile phone handset, or wireless phone headset has a first input for receiving a first audio signal from one or more microphone positioned to receive ambient noise, and a second input for receiving a second audio signal from a microphone positioned to detect the user's speech, as well as a third input for receiving a third audio signal for example representing the speech of a person to whom the user is talking. A first noise cancellation block receives the first audio signal and generates a first noise cancellation signal, and this is combined with the third audio signal to form a first audio output signal. The second audio signal and a least a part of the first audio signal is received in a second noise cancellation block to generate a second audio output signal.