baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2357688-A (GB)
Title: Rein grip
Inventor: ANDREWS HAROLD JOHN
IPC: B68B1/04
Filed: 2000-11-23
Abstract: The rein grip (1) comprises a flexible strip of webbing (2) an intermediate portion (3) of which is contained within a sheath (5) of soft, tactile substantially natural rubber and/or comparable synthetic polymeric material. End portions (4) of the webbing (2) extend from the sheath (5) for connection of the rein grip to end sections of a rein which may be split (Fig.3) to accommodate the ends of the grip. The material of the sheath is moulded around and integrally bonded to the intermediate portion (3) of the webbing. Preferably the webbing is made of a woven nylon material which is readily bent and folded. This, combined with the soft tactile material of the sheath, gives the rein grip a high degree of flexibility and resistance to hand slip. The grip may comprise keepers (8) fitted onto extensions (7) of the sheath.
Patent GB-2370127-A (GB)
Title: Method of and device for testing wiring
Inventor: WILSON JOHN
IPC: G01R31/58
Filed: 2000-12-13
Abstract: A wire test device consists of a switching device 8 to selectively disconnect a wire from an electrical load such as a lamp 2 for high voltage testing and reconnecting it to the load after testing. The switching being operable on reception of a remote signal. The disconnect signal can be transmitted along the test wire 14, along a dedicated wire 16, or by wireless means. The device is designed for use in building wiring systems, especially for high voltage testing of lighting circuits.
Patent GB-2371084-A (GB)
Title: I.c. engine valve timing arrangement with annular cam discs
Inventor: KNIGHT GARY JOHN
IPC: F01L1/04
Filed: 2001-01-16
Abstract: A valve timing arrangement for an internal combustion engine, including one or more discs (12) a means to drive the said discs (12). The discs (12) are similar in shape to that of a cross-section of a tube or pipe, and have an inner circle (32). On each inner circle (32) there is one or more raised sections (14) of predetermined profile for indirectly operating the engine cylinder valves (24). As the disc (12) rotates, the raised section (14) comes into contact with the end of the rocker arm (20) that is positioned in the discs inner circle (32), and moves it closer to the discs axis. Moving the other end of the rocker arm (22) that is positioned on top the of the valve (30), opening the valve (24). The disc (12) rotates at a speed that the raised sections (14) operates the valve (24) via rocker arm (22) with in the appropriate timing constraints of the engine cycle.
Patent GB-2371458-A (GB)
Title: Method of enlargement of a digital image
Inventor: MURPHY NICHOLAS PAUL
IPC: H04N5/262
Filed: 2001-01-17
Abstract: A method for processing a first digital image, comprising the steps of mapping pixels corresponding to an edge map of the first digital image to a corresponding edge map in a second digital image using a block based interpolative method, copying pixels corresponding to a smooth region of the first digital image to corresponding positions in the second digital image and, spatially filtering the second digital image to provide information for remaining pixels of the second digital image. The invention provides a method of enlargement in which image portions generated by the block based interpolative method and the spatial filtering are smoothly blended. The interpolative method may be a vector quantization or fractal method. A sobel operator may be used to generate the edge map.
Patent GB-2359047-A (GB)
Title: Movement of a print media from a first to a second print position during the accleration/deceleration cycle of a controlled media-advance drive motor
Inventor: LESNIAK CHRISTOPHER M
IPC: B41J11/42
Filed: 2001-01-26
Abstract: The method of controlling a media-advance drive motor 22 of a printer preserves accuracy in the incremental advances of print media 15 between printing swaths, while optimizing throughput and accounting for variations in printer system response characteristics. A printer control algorithm commences each media-advance step by accelerating the media-advance drive motor to a maximum velocity. The motor is thereafter decelerated by controlling the drive voltage to the motor as needed to conform to a predetermined decaying velocity versus position function (42,Fig.3) that is representative of a specimen system. The velocity versus position function is correlated to the required media position so that a media-advance motor following that function will arrive at a zero velocity at the precise instant that the media arrives at the position representing the end of its incremental advance.
Patent GB-2360546-A (GB)
Title: Protective sleeve for a cylinder lock
Inventor: FULLARD DONALD MALCOLM
IPC: E05B15/16
Filed: 2001-03-22
Abstract: A cylinder Lock (1) for a door or window comprises a protective sleeve (9) which in the installation of the lock is located on a stile (7) of the door or window in front of the front end part of the cylinder of the lock. Key access to the cylinder is through the sleeve(9). The front end part of the cylinder is thus able to be contained within the stile (7) which makes it inaccessible for manipulation, for example by mole grips, to force the lock open, even if an associated handle (2) and mounting plate (3) are forcibly removed from the stile. The protective sleeve (9) may locate in the back of the mounting plate. A key protector (8) may be rotatably housed in the sleeve (9) in front of the cylinder, the key for operating the cylinder having to be inserted through a slot (12) in the key protector.
Patent GB-2361833-A (GB)
Title: System and method for telephone number verification and identification
Inventor: AVITSUR YAIR
IPC: H04M1/57
Filed: 1999-11-16
Abstract: A testing environment (10) and a method for telephone number identification or verification. The testing environment (10) and method of the present invention analyzes incoming analog signals of a telephone call being made to the tested line (14) as the receiving party from the central office switch (21). These incoming analog signals preferably include ring signal, call waiting tone and voice signals. These signals are then analyzed in order to verify the telephone number. Thus, the testing environment (10) and method has the advantage of being able to analyze data received from the tested line (14) rather that requiring the tested telephone line (14) to initiate a telephone call.
Patent GB-2376698-A (GB)
Title: Gutter corner piece
Inventor: FRAWLEY PATRICK DANIEL
IPC: E04D13/064
Filed: 2001-06-18
Abstract: A corner gutter piece (2) comprises first and second telescopically engaged gutter sections (4, 6), arranged to extend away from each other at an angle, where the angle is made bigger or smaller by sliding the sections together or apart respectively. Preferably a seal is located between the first and second sections in the area of overlap and each section has a receiving formation (16, 18) for receiving an adjacent section of guttering.
Patent GB-2362727-A (GB)
Title: Sample temperature regulator
Inventor: OKHI YUTA SUN PARK KASUGA
IPC: G05D23/19
Filed: 2000-11-24
Abstract: A sample temperature regulator wherein a heating block (3) equipped with a holder (6) for a sample vessel and a temperature-regulatable heater (7), and a cooling block (4) equipped with a cooling mechanism (11) are joined together through a connecting plate (15) made of a material having lower heat conductivity than those of both blocks. This arrangement ensures that heat transmission between the both blocks is low, that the temperature regulating ranges for both blocks are wide, and that heating and cooling performance is increased. Further the temperature regulator which is simple and compact in construction, has improved service life and can he provided at low cost.
Patent GB-2381175-A (GB)
Title: An audio mixer for localizing sounds
Inventor: CHING BIN-REN
IPC: H04R3/00
Filed: 2001-08-29
Abstract: An audio mixer which can localize output sounds, e.g. to coordinate with changes in associated camera viewpoints, comprises an input audio channel controller 10 which includes a balance controller 11 and a set of controllers 12 which couple selected input audio channels to selected output groups of an output audio channel controller 20. A main controlling loop selector 13 is coupled to another controller 30 (fig 2) which has a number of presets which allow the couplings between the input and output channels to be stored and changed quickly so that the localization of output sounds can be matched, for example, to camera viewpoints of individual instruments of a musical group. A moving sound source can also be provided, e.g. for special effects.
Patent GB-2364974-A (GB)
Title: An air bag housing
Inventor: VALKENBURG JAN
IPC: B60R21/213
Filed: 1997-11-07
Abstract: An air bag housing 1 is of elongate form and of substantially uniform cross-section. The housing defines a chamber which receives an air bag 2, where parts of the housing which define the chamber are inter-connected by a snap-fastening joint 6,7. Cut-outs 13 are provided so that the housing can be bent to have an appropriate configuration. On inflation of the air bag the snap-fastening joint will open to permit the air bag to inflate in an unimpeded manner. The snap-fastening joint may comprise a socket 6 and bead 7 (as shown), or it may comprise two adjacent lips (26,27 figure 3) and clips (33) for securing the lips adjacent one another. The housing may be provided with fixing apertures 11, and may also have a mechanical line of weakness (51, figure 4). The air bag may be provided with apertured lugs (14, figure 2) which may be aligned with apertures 11.
Patent GB-2382568-A (GB)
Title: Fill tube for fuel storage tanks
Inventor: STUART GRAHAM MANSFIELD
IPC: B65D88/54
Filed: 2001-11-29
Abstract: A flow diffuser 106 adapted to be fitted to the exit end of a fill tube 102 of a fuel tank (fig 1, 100), comprises slot-like apertures 110 which are arranged to extend substantially at right angles to the axis of the fill tube 102 and a deflector 109, in the base of said diffuser 106, formed with an opening to allow the passage of a dipstick, including guide means 116 arranged to guide the dipstick into the opening 118. The slot-like apertures 110 may be provided by substantially parallel plates 111 disposed at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the fill tube 102, the plates 111 may be mounted on studs 112 carrying spacers 113 which separate the plates 111. The deflector 109 may be generally conical in shape with smoothly curved sides which merge into the plane of the base 108 to improve the smoothness of the flow through the diffuser 106. The opening for the dipstick may have a short inner tubular section intersecting the cone and extending to its axis, the guide means may be situated above the inlet of the inner tubular section. The guide means 116 may be provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced, generally radially extending vanes 111, having inner edges which slope toward the inlet of the guide tube. The guide means 116 may further have an inverted mesh cone, the tubular section may have an extension 124 below the base 108 of the diffuser 106 to contact the base of the tank, may be telescopic, may comprise bellows, may be spring loaded to urge it into engagement with the base of the tank, and may have bleed holes.
Patent GB-2374896-A (GB)
Title: Fire-rated wire etc. connectors
Inventor: FACEY HUGH DAVID
IPC: F16G11/10
Filed: 2001-12-14
Abstract: A fire-rated wire etc. connector (10) is of the type having within a metal body (11) twin bores (12) at least one of which is associated with wedge means (14) preventing withdrawal of a wire (20) or suspension strand in the opposite direction to insertion, and the wedge means (14) is made of ceramic material. Wedge means (14) may be associated with both bores (12) and are preferably wedges with ribs (15) for engagement with wires (20) inserted in the bores, the wedges being guided within channels (16) which converge towards the inlet ends (17) of respective bores, with compression springs (18) between abutments (19) and the wedge means (14) to urge the latter towards an intervening thin wall (13) between the bores, and, although preferably made of stainless steel, the abutments (19) may be made of plastics because once the wedge means have become secured in gripping engagement with wires the abutments (19) and springs (18) are redundant.
Patent GB-2370027-A (GB)
Title: Paintball container
Inventor: RICE JOHN RONALD
IPC: F42B39/00
Filed: 2001-12-28
Abstract: A paintball container comprises a body 12 and a lid 14. The lid 14 is hinged to the body 12 at one side, and has a tab 42 at the other side to facilitate opening of the container. The body 12 has a guard 26 formed on it adjacent to the tab 42 on the lid. The guard is substantially U-shaped and bounds a recess 30 into which a user can insert their thumb to pull up the tab 42 to release the lid. The guard 26 prevents accidental opening of the lid, for example when the container is being removed from a harness in which it is being carried.
Patent GB-2384733-A (GB)
Title: Switch or socket paint mask
Inventor: WOODMAN MITCHELL SIMON
IPC: B05B12/24
Filed: 2002-01-17
Abstract: A protector or mask for use whilst painting is made from a thin flexible rubber type material so as to make it universal enough to fit all sizes of single electrical light switches and sockets or doubles using double size version. A built in lip (as illustrated in figure 3) hooks over the back of the socket or switch holding the protector in position, and using spacers built into lip, holds switch away from wall whilst painting takes place.
Patent GB-2370000-A (GB)
Title: A game
Inventor: BERMAN ERROL
IPC: A63B71/02
Filed: 2000-07-10
Abstract: A kit for playing a game includes a plurality of representations of participants (10) in a game. Each representation bears at least one indicium (26, 28) relating to a score in the game. The game for which the kit is, preferably, cricket and the representations may comprise representations of fielders in the game of cricket. The indicia carried by each represention represents a number of runs which a batter can score.
Patent GB-2385585-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for separating articles from a stack
Inventor: NIXON JOHN
IPC: A21C9/08
Filed: 2002-02-26
Abstract: An apparatus for partially separating articles, such as slices of bread for sandwich preparation, comprises a pair of conveyor chains 15 which initially move downwardly to covey a stack of aligned slices towards an upwardly inclined transition region where the direction of movement of the slices changes to be upward. During the transition from the downward to the upward parts of the conveyor path the slices are conveyed by contact of their edges 21b with the conveyor chain 15 so as to fan out the slices by shearing action, as they follow a concave path, to allow them to be presented as a leading slice 3c and a next successive slice 3b separated sufficiently to facilitate removal of the end slice 3c from the stack.
Patent GB-2388818-A (GB)
Title: A mounting for a glue stick
Inventor: SUMMERS WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: B43M99/00
Filed: 2002-03-20
Abstract: Base 12 has recesses 14 and 18 and drive means (16, figure 3) for a glue stick 20. This has a rod of adhesive materiel in a tubular housing 24, a cap (25, figure 4) and screw mechanism (26, figure 4) which, on rotation relative to housing 24 with the cap removed, expels the rod 22. When a glue stick has been inserted into the drive means, these engage with the screw mechanism and hold it against rotation with respect to the base 12. With cap removed, the rod of adhesive materiel can be driven outwards by the user with one hand, simply resting that hand on the base in depression 11 and rotating tubular housing 24 with finger and thumb. The operating knob (28, figure 4) is held fast in base member 12. When not in use, the complete glue stick with its cap on may be retained by its cap in recess 18, or, with its cap removed, in recess 14. It may also be held by resilient retainer means 38 to serve as a handle for the combination. Recess 40 may serve as a receptacle for a beverage container.
Patent GB-2377977-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic coupling for four wheel drive vehicle
Inventor: LEE HYEONGCHEOL
IPC: F16D31/06
Filed: 2002-06-18
Abstract: A hydraulic coupling for four wheel drive vehicle comprises rotary pumps 16, 116 coupled to a carrier 12 having a ring gear 68 driven by an input shaft 18. If, for example, output shaft 20 rotates at the same speed as the carrier 12 the pump 16 does not pump hydraulic fluid into pressure chamber 14. However, on relative rotation of carrier 12 and shaft 20 the pump 16 pumps fluid into pressure chamber 14, at some point the pressure will prevent vanes (44, fig 3A) from sweeping chamber 14, thereby the pump 16 will resist relative rotational movement between the carrier 12 and the shaft 20. A control valve (50) coupled to an electric control unit (54) controls pressure in the chamber 14, while a relief valve (52) limits the pressure and a check valve (48) allows one-way passage of fluid. All of these valve a housed in a valve block 64 fixed to an exterior surface 66 of housing 56.
Patent GB-2375083-A (GB)
Title: Guide fitting for inflatable vehicular safety belt
Inventor: SCHNEIDER DAVID W
IPC: B60R21/18
Filed: 2001-01-05
Abstract: Vehicular restraint systems and associated fittings adapted for pivotal mounting onto a vehicle and for the guiding of an inflatable torso safety belt therethrough are provided. The fitting includes a clearance opening (56) of selectively changeable thickness wherethrough the inflatable torso safety belt is passed to permit slidable movement thereof even when the inflatable safety belt is in an at least partially expanded or inflated state.
Patent GB-2377477-A (GB)
Title: Threaded connection
Inventor: DELANGE RICHARD W
IPC: F16L15/06
Filed: 2002-03-19
Abstract: A threaded connection (10) for tubular members comprising a box connector (12,14) having axially spaced threaded sections (20,22) and a thread-free section (24) therebetween, the threaded sections of the box connector defining a two-step thread, a pin connector (16,18) having axially spaced threaded sections (26,28) and a thread-free section therebetween, the threads in the box connector mating with the threads on the pin connector, there being at least one annular relief (34,36) in the thread-free portion of at least one of the pin connector and the box connector, an axially facing pin torque shoulder (32) being formed on the box connector, a metal-to-metal seal (24,30) being formed between the thread-free sections of the pin and box connectors when the pin torqueshoulder arid the box torque shoulder are engaged, the annularrelief being adjacent the metal-to-metal seal.
Patent GB-2390744-A (GB)
Title: Network card retractable antenna
Inventor: GU YIN TSAIR
IPC: H01Q1/10
Filed: 2002-07-09
Abstract: An antenna 21 can be retracted into and stowed inside a network card 10 for a notebook computer. The antenna 21, is in a closed-circuit condition when extended and when retracted may be in an open circuit condition. Pressing the projected antenna 21 into the network card 10 causes an arm 231 to engage a wheel 226 against the pressure of a spring (fig 5c, 224) retaining the antenna 21 in the closed position. Pressing the closed antenna 21 causes the wheel 226 to disengage the arm 231 allowing the antenna, urged by the spring (fig 5c, 224) to extend. The seat (fig 4, 22) is equipped with a contact (fig 4, 229) connected to a printed circuit board (fig 4, 13), which engages a second contact (fig 4, 237) when the antenna is in the extended position. A receiving space (fig 4, 233) in the antenna lower cater (fig 4, 23) accommodates a reception and transmission circuit and has a decorative cover (fig 4, 24).
Patent GB-2390973-A (GB)
Title: Book support for persons in bed
Inventor: OSTROUMOFF GEORGE K D
IPC: A47B23/00
Filed: 2002-07-22
Abstract: The support comprises an angularly-adjustable transparent sheet, upon which the book is placed, mounted on a height adjustable support which may be attached to the wall, the bed or a base plate.
Patent GB-2391338-A (GB)
Title: Management of e-mail
Inventor: TAGG LOUISA
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2002-07-25
Abstract: A system for reducing the time spent on processing incoming and outgoing e-mail improving on existing rules wizards to increase the efficiency of the flow by the use of sub-inboxes to sort e-mail and the use of remote assistants to sort e-mail on the users behalf.
Patent GB-2392724-A (GB)
Title: Methods of and apparatus for blood analysis
Inventor: STOAKES IAN
IPC: G01N33/50
Filed: 2002-09-06
Abstract: The effect of foodstuffs and other exogenous substances on the activation of neutrophils and thrombocytes in blood is determined by the in vitro analysis of samples of blood into which extracts of foodstuffs have been introduced. This enables particular foodstuffs to be identified as having the potential to cause thromboses in any individual. Also claimed is an apparatus for determining the effect of exogenous substances on blood, comprising a receptacle for holding blood samples and an analyser means for assessing the activation of neutrophils and/or thrombocytes.
Patent GB-2393877-A (GB)
Title: A method of initiating a dial-up connection
Inventor: BURSILL DONALD WILLIAM
IPC: H04M15/00
Filed: 2002-10-04
Abstract: A method of initiating a dial-up connection, comprising the steps of: receiving a request at a server 6, from a processing machine 1, over an established dial-up connection allowing communication between the server 6 and the processing machine 1, for an alternative dial-up connection to be initiated; generating instructions in response to the request, at the server, for a modem 2 associated with the processing machine 1 to terminate the established connection and dial an alternative number so as to initiate a further dial-up connection to communicate with the server 6 and sending the generated instructions to the processing machine 1 over the established connection.
Patent GB-2395945-A (GB)
Title: Water disinfection knitted matrix with active ceramics and a descaling device
Inventor: BREBNER GRAHAM COLIN
IPC: C02F1/50
Filed: 2002-10-18
Abstract: A fluid disinfection/filtration media comprising a knitted mesh 17 of silver and copper wire, bio-ceramics sphere media 16 and a descaling device. The decaling device may be a permanent magnet or an electronic descaling device. The wires may be silver-plated copper. Optionally the silver-plated copper wires and other wires with known bacteriacidal properties, e.g. zinc can be knitted together and rolled into a bung to provide a considerable surface area with an open matrix. The water treatment media is placed in a container which may be porous, slotted, punctured or woven to provide contact between the media and the fluid. The invention also seeks to provide a method of controlling scale which is an ideal surface for bacteria to colonise.
Patent GB-2379881-A (GB)
Title: A method of constructing an apparatus for the fixation of a sensor in a bodily lumen.
Inventor: KAPLAN SHAY
IPC: A61B5/0215
Filed: 1998-12-18
Abstract: A method for constructing an apparatus 80 for the fixation of a sensor in a bodily lumen comprises cutting a flat design of both a fixation device and a sensor support 87 from a portion of material using a laser and coupling a first and a second end of the fixation device.