baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2421041-A (GB)
Title: Formation fluid sampling probe with concentric sample tubes and having pump controller to control ratio of fluid flow rates through the tubes
Inventor: RAMAKRISHNAN TERIZHANDUR S
IPC: E21B49/10
Filed: 2005-11-25
Abstract: A formation probe (32) includes an outer guard tube (32a) and an inner sample tube (32b) the end of which (figure 2, 34b) is recessed relative to the guard tube (figure 2, 34a); the aim is to have uniform pressure at the front face of the probe (32). Each tube (32a, 32b) has a pump (51a, 51b) to extract fluid and deliver it to a sample chamber (37a, 37b). The pumps (51a, 51b) are controlled by a controller (60) to maintain a flow rate which is a function of the radii of the tubes (32a, 32b) at a particular ratio. The flow rate ratio is controlled in order to prevent cross-flow between drilling fluids and formation fluids as they enter the probe (32). The apparatus and method aims to quickly obtain uncontaminated formation fluid samples.
Patent GB-2418106-A (GB)
Title: A base station having a steered beam antenna
Inventor: ERIKSSON TIMO
IPC: G01S3/10
Filed: 2001-05-04
Abstract: A communication system for communicating with a portable radio telephone is disclosed. The system comprises a transceiver, an antenna capable of directing a beam in a given angular direction, a database for storing information relating a location of the portable radio telephone to an angular beam direction, and a controller for configuring the antenna for communication with the portable radio telephone by directing a beam in the angular direction indicated in the database.
Patent GB-2433354-A (GB)
Title: Electrical contact arrangement
Inventor: FAKULT JOSEPH PAUL
IPC: H01R4/48
Filed: 2005-12-14
Abstract: An electrical module comprises a substrate 18 upon which an electrical component 26 such as a diode, is mounted, a terminal 24, and a contact arrangement 32 providing an electrical connection between the terminal 24 and the electrical component 26. The contact arrangement comprising a contact element having a terminal region 34 connectable to the terminal 24, first and second contact regions 40, 42 which lie substantially in the same plane as one another, and first and second intermediate regions 44, 46 interconnecting the first and second contact regions 40, 42, respectively, and the terminal region 34. The first and second intermediate regions 44, 46 upstanding from the plane of the first and second contact regions 40, 42 and being arranged, in use, to transmit a compressive load to the contact regions 40, 42 to urge them toward the electrical component 26. The contact arrangement is used in the module, and at least one module is serving to form a rectifier arrangement for the output of an electrical generator.
Patent GB-2436359-A (GB)
Title: Chain drive assembly
Inventor: PORTIER GREGORY
IPC: F16H55/30
Filed: 2006-01-31
Abstract: A chain drive assembly comprises at least one sprocket and an inverted tooth silent chain. Some teeth 61 of the sprocket at random locations having their leading flanks modified (as shown in fig 12) such that the initial point of contact with a tooth of a chain is lower than for a standard sprocket tooth 60 (also see figures 13a and b). The arrangement is such that the pin hole centre of the meshing link plate does not rise above the pitch line PL of the chain during the initial phases of meshing. This reduces chordal action and vibrations during meshing and serves to reduce the overall noise associated with impacts of the chain link and sprocket teeth. The inner flanks of the chain teeth are designed to have a specific curvature for improved meshing (fig 7). The shape of the pin holes is configured for controlled and supported pivoting of the link plates during meshing (figs 9 and 10).
Patent GB-2435511-A (GB)
Title: Protease detection
Inventor: DAVIS PAUL JAMES
IPC: G01N33/543
Filed: 2006-02-23
Abstract: A method of detecting a protease in a sample. The method comprises providing an analyte degradable by the protease. The analyte is contacted with the sample. The degradation products of the analyte or the residual undegraded analyte is detected in a binding assay.
Patent GB-2424651-A (GB)
Title: Reclaiming cobalt, nickel and/or manganese from lithium ion batteries
Inventor: ADAM MALCOLM ROBERT
IPC: C22B7/00
Filed: 2006-03-15
Abstract: Lithium ion batteries are loaded into boxes and then pyrolysed at a temperature of at least 300 {C and then cut into pieces using a shredder. The cut pieces are dry screened, washed to remove foil from particulate matter and then wet screened to separate the foil from the particulate matter. The particulate material is rich in cobalt, nickel and/or manganese compounds, and also contains graphite. The particulate material is allowed to settle to form a sludge which can be collected by filtering, dried and then further processed (e.g. smelting) to obtain a pure transition metal.
Patent GB-2442045-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring physiological changes
Inventor: MACRAE ALEXANDER
IPC: A61B5/04
Filed: 2006-03-22
Abstract: A physiological state is monitored by determining the electrical admittance associated with that state. The values of admittance may be displayed or acoustically represented, or form the basis of a control system.
Patent GB-2428836-A (GB)
Title: Improved Searching Method and System
Inventor: COWLING ROBBIE
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2006-07-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to searching a data store comprising data about users who are attempting to identify other users associated with the data store. Examples include the recruitment field in which employers are seeking employees, and vice versa; and the dating field in which user A is seeking users B having certain characteristics, and vice versa. The present invention provides a database management method for managing the interactions between a database and users of the database, the database comprising user data associated with respective users, the method comprising: entering user entered data, such as job requirements or qualifications, into the database; monitoring user interactions, such as previous queries, with the database and entering into the database user interaction data corresponding to the monitored user interactions of respective users of the database; receiving a query from a searching user to identify a target user according to search criteria entered by the searching user; processing the query by searching the user entered data and/or the user interaction data in order to identify a number of target users having user entered data and/or user interaction data matching the criteria; ranking the identified target users depending on the user entered data and/or the user interaction data of the respective identified target users; wherein the user interaction data is used by at least one of the query processing or ranking steps.
Patent GB-2428185-A (GB)
Title: A paint washing apparatus
Inventor: SARRI VERNON ANTONIO
IPC: B44D3/00
Filed: 2006-07-07
Abstract: Paint washing apparatus includes a holder for holding one or more pieces of paint equipment to be washed. There is also provided a container for collecting wash water and in which a flocculant can be provided to flocculate paint in the wash water. In addition, the paint washing apparatus includes a filter arrangement for filtering flocculated paint from the wash water. A transportation arrangement is provided for transporting the paint washing apparatus along a floor.
Patent GB-2440715-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum cleaner
Inventor: GENN STUART LLOYD
IPC: A47L5/28
Filed: 2006-08-08
Abstract: A domestic appliance, such as a cyclonic vacuum cleaner 1, comprises a component, such as separating apparatus 3, carried by a chassis 2. A catch 11 is provided and is operable to release the component from the chassis. The component and the chassis are able to move slightly with respect to each other. When the appliance is lifted there is relative movement, against the force of resilient means 18, between the component and the chassis, so that the catch 11 occupies a position that inhibits its release. The resilient means 18 may be provided by a helical spring. The provision of resilient means provides some resistance to the catch moving into the locked position, thereby ensuring that the catch is inhibited from release only when the appliance is lifted from a surface.
Patent GB-2432200-A (GB)
Title: A vibration isolation system for location between a vehicle body and an external structure
Inventor: KULESHA RICHARD L
IPC: B64D37/02
Filed: 2006-11-08
Abstract: A vehicle 400 includes a vehicle body 410 and an external structure 420 mounted to the vehicle body 410. The vehicle 400 may include a plurality of vibration isolator attachment assemblies 430 coupling the external structure 420 to the vehicle body 410 at a plurality of pre-selected coupling locations exterior to the structure. The plurality of vibration isolator attachment assemblies 430 may each comprise at least one elastomer isolator 433.
Patent GB-2432603-A (GB)
Title: Slide shoe for mining winning machine
Inventor: WESSELMANN JOHANNES
IPC: E21C35/08
Filed: 2006-11-28
Abstract: A wear plate for supporting and/or guiding a mining winning machine on a slideway has a slide shoe body (50) which can be interchangeably fixed to the mining winning machine (1) and has a sliding area (51) formed with a wear thickness, which decreases due to wear during operational use. At least one sensor (57) which can be scanned by wireless signal transmission is assigned to the sliding area (51), the sensor signal of said sensor (57) changing if the thickness of the sliding area (51) decreases below a minimum thickness (56). The sensor may be a destruction sensor and may be linked to a wireless network.
Patent GB-2446637-A (GB)
Title: Communication system range control arrangement
Inventor: MORRIS DAVID ANDREW
IPC: A63F9/02
Filed: 2007-02-13
Abstract: A system, preferably used with a weapons system such as a laser tag / skirmish or paintball markers and includes a gun arrangement with an LCD display 1, a sound speaker 2, laser beam regions 3, 4, IR detectors 5 proving 360 degree coverage, a trigger 6 and a radio transceiver / antenna 7, and allows for the range of n associated communication system to be determined. Such determination is possible regardless of ambient conditions as a secondary, ambient immune, communication means (such as radio transmission) is used alongside the primary communication means (such as infra-red, visual light or sound). The intention of the system is to overcome interference problems encountered by infra-red tag systems.
Patent GB-2448762-A (GB)
Title: Scheduling information method and related communications devices
Inventor: DELAVAL GUILLAUME
IPC: H04W72/12
Filed: 2007-04-27
Abstract: A mobile radio communications device and method for receiving scheduling information from a mobile radio communications device within a mobile radio network, the network device being arranged for UL resource allocation at the mobile radio communications device between a plurality of radio bearers and wherein each radio bearer has a Prioritized Bit Rate, the network device being arranged to receive rate control data from the mobile radio communications device, when the rate control data is included within the scheduling information.
Patent GB-2438495-A (GB)
Title: Measurement of pulse rate or respiratory rate
Inventor: BOOTH JOHN
IPC: A61B5/08
Filed: 2007-05-18
Abstract: An electronic device 10 includes means for setting a time interval for collecting a set of physiological data, e.g. pulses or respirations, and entering the counted number of physiological events that occur within that predetermined time interval. The device then calculates the number events that occurred per minute by multiplying the count by a suitable factor, and displays the results for the user. The device 10 may be implemented as a hand-held device and the method implemented in a graphical user interface of an electronic device. The occurrence of the physiological events may be entered by hand (fig 2) or sensed by a transducer.
Patent GB-2449687-A (GB)
Title: Chef's chopping tray
Inventor: DOWDING BARRY STEPHEN
IPC: A47J47/00
Filed: 2007-05-31
Abstract: A purposely formed tray that allows a chopping board relevant to the type of foodstuff to be chopped or cut, to rest on a central and raised platform 5 that has a rough surface. A trough is formed by the vertical sides of the platform, the trays base and the three vertical sides of the tray which holds and contains the waste produce during and after chopping or cutting. All corners 3 within the trough are rounded in order to stop any waste produce from lodging and in order to smoothly dispose of the waste. The three vertical sides of the tray are of a height that inhibits and directs flying foodstuff produced when chopping, into the trough, and a spatula, formed to the shape of the trough, removes the waste smoothly.
Patent GB-2438093-A (GB)
Title: Method for determining chemical content of complex structures using x-ray microanalysis
Inventor: SCHEIFERS STEVEN M
IPC: G01N23/223
Filed: 2007-06-12
Abstract: A method for identifying hazardous substances in a printed wiring assembly having a plurality of discrete components, using micro X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (Fig. 1). A micro X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (ž-XRF) and/or X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) spectroscopy are used as detecting analyzers, to identify materials of concern in an electronic device. The device or assembly to be examined is analyzed by moving it in the X, Y, and Z directions under a probe in response to information in a reference database (130), to determine elemental composition at selected locations on the assembly (125), the probe positioned at an optimum analytical distance from each selected location for analysis (120). The determined elemental composition at each selected location is then correlated to the reference database, and the detected elements are assigned to the various components in the assembly (140).
Patent GB-2440807-A (GB)
Title: Funnel for adding chemicals to central heating radiators
Inventor: GUMBLEY MICHAEL
IPC: F24D19/00
Filed: 2007-07-17
Abstract: A funnel 14 is provided with a swivel joint 10 and a male thread so that it can be fitted to the female tapping at the top of a central heating radiator. The air bleed vent or blanking plug is removed from the radiator, and the funnel 14 is then attached. The funnel is rotated to a suitable position, and then the required chemical is added.
Patent GB-2452506-A (GB)
Title: Xdsl bypass test facility
Inventor: MATHER DAVID
IPC: H04M3/26
Filed: 2007-09-05
Abstract: A device and method are described for providing test access for checking a transmission line carrying at least a plurality of digital channels, the transmission line having a plurality of twisted pairs, the device being for use with a test head for determining a quality of the transmission line. A connection matrix is provided for switching one of a plurality of the twisted pairs to a test bus, and a high pass filter is coupled for maintenance of the digital channels, wherein the high pass filter is located in the connection matrix. An advantage of the invention is that network devices that need channel equalization such as xDSL modems, do not have to resynchronize when the test access for testing in a low frequency band (DC test or voice frequency path tests) is switched on.
Patent GB-2443108-A (GB)
Title: Exhaustive swarming search strategy using distributed pheromone maps
Inventor: ERIGNAC CHARLES A
IPC: G01V11/00
Filed: 2006-05-30
Abstract: Method and systems for using agents to perform an operation (e.g., a search) over a geographic area are provided. The system can first create a digital map of the geographic region divided into cells that contain information about the progress of an operation related to the geographic region. Next, the system can calculate a distance gradient of the digital map. The distance gradient indicates the distance from cells of the digital map to the nearest unoperated cell. The system can determine the next move for each agent based on the distance gradient. Also described are methods and systems for efficiently exchanging digital map information among agents and for distributing agents to increase network coverage and decrease agent crowding.
Patent GB-2445854-A (GB)
Title: Hydrophilic polymer substrates
Inventor: SEBE ELENA
IPC: C08G64/42
Filed: 2008-01-15
Abstract: A method for the preparation of a polymer substrate e.g. polycarbonate, comprises; treating the substrate with SO3 to form a hydrophilic layer, and eliminating contact of the substrate with the sulphur trioxide once the hydrophilic layer has formed. Residual sulphonic acid groups may be neutralised by contacting the substrate with a base. The SO3 can be either liquid or gaseous and can be produced by the oxidation of SO2 in the presence of a catalyst and/or UV radiation. The SO3 may be added in a dry atmosphere in a concentration of 0.5-20 % by volume for a period of 5 seconds - 30 minutes if gaseous or 1 second to 10 minutes if liquid. The sulphonation process can be aided using heat or UV radiation. Prior to contact with the SO3 the polymer substrate may be exposed to organic solvents. A hydrophilic substrate layer is also disclosed, which comprises a polar functional group, especially a sulphonic group, bonded to the polymer.
Patent GB-2457764-A (GB)
Title: Amplifier control loop
Inventor: WIMPENNY GERARD
IPC: G05F1/563
Filed: 2008-02-28
Abstract: An amplifier control loop comprises a path 408,410 generates an output 412 replicating a low frequency content of an input signal 402 and a path 420-424 generating a signal 424 representing an error in the replica signal. The error signal path includes a delay 442 and a difference block 448 that generates an error signal 424 between the output 430 and the input 402 that is combined with the low frequency content in combiner 452 to generate the output signal 430. Delay 442 can correspond to the delay of the low frequency path and calculated to remove low frequency from the error signal, thus where combiner 452 is a transformer it need not handle low frequencies and thus can be small. The low frequency path can include a switcher 438, comparator 436, low pass output and input filters 440,434 and a pre-distortion stage (fig 5, 504) and a delay (fig 3,304) . The high frequency path can include a wideband amplifier 450, input filter 446 and digital to analogue converter 444, and use a digital delay 442. The amplifier can provide the modulated power supply of a radio frequency (RF) amplifier where the output 430 provides a supply voltage that tracks the envelope of an RF signal.
Patent GB-2459114-A (GB)
Title: Fall prevention stoppping mechanism of a child's highchair
Inventor: CHENG PAO-HSIEN
IPC: A47D15/00
Filed: 2008-04-10
Abstract: A child's highchair 1 includes a seat, and a fall-prevention stopping bar 22; the seat has a receiving cavity 13 on a front side thereof, and a connecting hole (131) on an inner side of the receiving cavity; the stopping bar includes a connecting rod 21, a stopping part 22 joined on an upper end of the connecting rod, a footrest board 23 joined on a lower end of the connecting rod, and an insertion rod 24 extending in a substantially horizontal position; the insertion rod has an elastic fixing piece 242 thereon; the stopping bar is joined to the seat with the insertion rod thereof being held in the receiving cavity of the seat, and with the elastic fixing piece thereof being fixedly detained in the connecting hole on the inner side of the receiving cavity.
Patent GB-2459496-A (GB)
Title: Holder for a socket of a socket wrench
Inventor: SHIH TSAI-CHIEN
IPC: B25H3/00
Filed: 2008-04-25
Abstract: A holder 10 is disclosed to hold a socket 30 onto a hanger. The holder 10 includes a socket-engaging device, a locking device and a hanger-engaging device. The socket-engaging device includes a V-shaped body and a block 132. The V-shaped body includes a first branch 11 and a second branch 13 elastically movable towards the first branch so that the V-shaped body can be inserted into the socket 30. The block 132 is formed on the second branch for abutment against the socket 30 when the V-shaped body is disposed in the socket 30. The locking device includes a groove 113 defined in the first branch 11 of the V-shaped body and a tab 133 extended from the second branch 13 of the V-shaped body. The tab 133 can be inserted into the groove 113 so that the elastic V-shaped body is expanded, and the block 132 is firmly located against the socket 30. The hanger-engaging device includes a dovetail groove 112 for receiving a dovetail formed on the hanger.
Patent GB-2446323-A (GB)
Title: Variable geometry turbine with guide vane bypass
Inventor: MULLOY JOHN M
IPC: F02C6/12
Filed: 2008-04-29
Abstract: A method for controlling a variable geometry turbine of a turbocharger includes reducing a fluid flow area at the turbine inlet 6 and bypassing a portion of the exhaust gas around a plurality of guide vanes 10. The guide vanes 10 may be attached to a nozzle ring which has an aperture 35 provided in a radial face thereof, the reduction of the fluid flow area being by axial movement of the nozzle ring and guide vane 10, this movement also placing an outlet 32b in the nozzle ring in flow communication with an impeller wheel 12 of the turbine, the bypassed exhaust gas flow passing through the outlet 32b. The method may also include measuring the temperature of the exhaust gas passed from the turbine to an after-treatment system, the movement of the nozzle ring and guide vanes 10 being dependent on the measured temperature satisfying a threshold temperature condition.
Patent GB-2446763-A (GB)
Title: Distributed air cleaner system for enclosed electronic device
Inventor: WISER FORWOOD
IPC: B01D39/12
Filed: 2006-12-29
Abstract: An air cleaner for an enclosed electronic device such as an electronic slot machine, for use in areas that have a high level of air contamination from cigarette smoking such as casinos, includes an active field polarized media air cleaner or other fillers for removing sub- micron particles, tars and/or volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Tn addition, a shared air cleaner for removing sub-micron particles, tars and/or VOCs is coupled Io a plurality of enclosed electronic devices, such as a cluster of electronic slot machines.
Patent GB-2465995-A (GB)
Title: Air vehicle with a rotatable pod
Inventor: GLEED GERALD
IPC: B64C19/00
Filed: 2008-12-04
Abstract: In a first aspect, an air vehicle (such as a UAV) comprises only one wing, which is thin, substantially flat, and asymmetric about an axis normal to its major surfaces, and a pod removably coupled to the wing for relative rotation about an axis normal to the major surfaces of the wing, the pod bearing a propulsor for the air vehicle. The wing may be diamond-shaped and provided with control surfaces controlled by transition logic, and the propulsor may be a propeller with a Custer duct (which may be selectively closable by a door or shutter, and may be provided with a spoiler) for static lift. The pod may be mounted on a turntable. Other aspects relate to a pod being rotatable through a right angle on a wing, in combination with wing control surfaces selectively controllable by a system including respective actuators, a pod mounted on a turntable coupling the pod removably to a wing, the pod being removable from a turntable, and a method of removing a pod from a wing and replacing it with a different pod.
Patent GB-2456428-A (GB)
Title: Quality-based fusion of multiple biometrics for authentication
Inventor: CHAN MICHAEL T
IPC: G06V40/10
Filed: 2005-12-08
Abstract: An authentication system incorporates pluralilty of fused biometric modalities which are combined with quality indicia of the biometric samples. Fusion processing maps individual modality data along with one or more quality measurements to a fused score for purposes of making an authentication decision.