baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2447090-A (GB)
Title: LNG heat exchanger manifold plates with a passageway connecting a header port with a cavity
Inventor: POST CARSTEN
IPC: F28F3/00
Filed: 2007-03-02
Abstract: A fluid distribution element for a heat exchanger has a cavity 430 into which heat exchange channels can open in fluid communication with a first header port 410 by a passageway 440. The element may be a plate. Cavity 430 is spaced apart from the port and shaped to allow heat exchanger channels to open into said cavity. The passageway is narrower than the port and the cavity, and may form a throttle tube. A second port 420 between the first port 410 and the cavity 430 may be bypassed by the passageway 440. By aligning a number of fluid distribution elements in the first direction, the ports define a header through the stacked assembly, each port having an associated localised distribution cavity for supplying a series of heat exchanger channels with fluid. The heat exchanger may cool and liquefy natural gas (LNG).
Patent GB-2447971-A (GB)
Title: Protective cover for a blade
Inventor: HALL TIMOTHY JOHN
IPC: E02F3/36
Filed: 2007-03-30
Abstract: A protective cover for the pusher blade 16 of a mini digger 10 comprises an elongate member 21 which has upstanding ribs 23, 24 and is shod with a rubber sheath 22. The member 21 is secured to the blade 16 by end plates 27 and has an inclined plate 25 braced between the rib 23 and the blade 16, and a second plate 26 is used to brace the plate 25.
Patent GB-2437823-A (GB)
Title: Wrist cover for simulating riding a vehicle
Inventor: YU GLEN
IPC: A63H5/00
Filed: 2007-04-30
Abstract: An interactive wrist cover for simulating riding a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, is provided. The interactive wrist cover includes at least one sensor that responds to wrist flexure and generates outputs, such as increasing engine speed sound in response to wrist flexure to simulate throttle operation, even if no handlebar is present.
Patent GB-2440029-A (GB)
Title: Dual-system transmitting device and receiving device
Inventor: LEE KWANG DU
IPC: H04Q7/38
Filed: 2007-07-05
Abstract: A dual-system transmitting device comprising a chaos signal generator 31; a band-pass filter 32 that filters the generated chaos signal into a signal within an information transmission bandwidth preset in a transmission side; an impulse signal generator 33; a switching element 34 that selectively outputs the chaos signal passing through the band-pass filter and the generated impulse signal; an amplifier 35 that amplifies the signal selected by the switching element; and a signal transmitting unit 36 that transmits the signal amplified by the amplifier through an antenna. When the signal amplified by the amplifier is a chaos signal, the signal transmitting unit modulates the amplified signal through an OOK (on-off keying) scheme such that the signal is transmitted as a carrier of a transmitted signal. When the signal amplified by the amplifier is an impulse signal, the signal transmitting unit passes the signal to transmit. Also provided is a dual-system receiving device, which is applied to both a received signal using a chaos signal as a carrier and a received signal using an impulse signal as a carrier.
Patent GB-2452022-A (GB)
Title: Discontinuous reception/transmission configuration
Inventor: AHLUWALIA JAGDEEP SINGH
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2007-07-24
Abstract: A system is proposed to provide DRX/DTX configuration for mixed real time and non-real time transmission scenarios in a mobile telecommunications environment, particularly applicable to 3GPP networks, as discussed in RAN2#58. The proposed DRX/DTX configuration involves maintaining the DRX/DTX interval the same between the switching of real time VoIP data from an active period to a silence period. The proposed DRX/DTX configuration schedules transmission and/or reception times for a mobile device so that packets for non-real time services are transmitted/received immediately after packets for real time services. The real time services 101 and non-real time services 105 may be communicated in different on periods (Fig 6a) or the non-real time and real time data may be communicated in the same on period (Fig 6b). There may be longer gaps between the on periods to allow network measurements to be taken.
Patent GB-2441616-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic Telemetry apparatus and methods for minimising cyclical or synchronous noise
Inventor: AIELLO ROBERT ANTHONY
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2007-07-31
Abstract: An electromagnetic well borehole telemetry system for transmitting information between a downhole transceiver 18, disposed preferably within a borehole assembly in the borehole, and a surface transceiver 32 positioned at or near the surface of the earth. A trigger 34 and cooperating strobe 38 are used to define strobe increments. Synchronous telemetry measurements made during the strobe increments are algebraically summed to identify a synchronous cyclical noise component in a composite electromagnetic telemetry signal. Any non cyclical noise components occurring during the strobe increments algebraically cancel in the algebraic summing operation. The cyclical noise component is then removed from the composite signal thereby increasing the signal to noise ratio of the telemetry system. The system is particularly effective in minimizing_electromagnetic noise generated by the rotation of a rotating element such as the rotary table or top drive of a drilling rig.
Patent GB-2439660-A (GB)
Title: Voice band extension device
Inventor: TASHIRO ATSUSHI
IPC: G10L21/0388
Filed: 2006-01-27
Abstract: There is provided a voice band extension device (100) capable of realizing a voice signal of natural hearing feeling after band extension. The voice band extension device (100) includes an extended voice generator for generating an extended voice signal having a band not owned by an original voice from an original signal, and an adjustment adder (20) for detecting a timing shift between the original voice signal and the extended voice signal, adjusting the timing of the original voice signal or the extended voice signal according to the detected timing shift, and combining the both signals after the timing adjustment. The detection of the timing shift is performed, for example, by zero crossing and cross correlation.
Patent GB-2452560-A (GB)
Title: An umbrella bag
Inventor: DUNTHORNE ROY LEO LEONELLO
IPC: A45B25/24
Filed: 2007-09-06
Abstract: An umbrella bag 1 having an elongate body 3 which is impermeable to water, adapted to receive an umbrella, wherein the bag 1 comprises an opening at a first extremity 2 which is suitable for allowing insertion and removal of the umbrella. Optional features of the bag 1 include a closure mechanism (Figures 1 6a 16b), a reinforced region (39, Figure 2b) which is resistant to perforations and a handle 8. The bag 1 may further include a strap (Figure 10), a releasable base portion (56. Figure 5), an opening at the second portion, a tapered region (Figure 1), and an additional compartment (132, Figure 15b) adjacent to the umbrella portion adapted to receive shopping items. An attachment means (Figures 7 and 8) may also be provided in order to secure the bag to a seat or transportation device such as a vehicle, or trolley. The body 3 of the bag 1 may be made of relatively rigid material with an extendible body (Figure 3), and may comprise one or more side openings to allow drainage.
Patent GB-2457335-A (GB)
Title: A wearable device indicating if a current wearer is the habitual wearer of the device.
Inventor: HONARY SOUROUSH
IPC: G06F21/00
Filed: 2008-01-21
Abstract: A device worn by a person to be authenticated has one or more sensors recording environmental data, which may include parameters related to the device, to the person wearing the device or the external environment of the device. The device is preferably attached to a user via a wrist strap and has a memory, processor and timer means. The data can include temperature or humidity data, stress/strain of the wrist strap, whether the device is worn or not and positional data. Data about the wearer can include vascular/cardiac pulse data including pulse shape, frequency or amplitude or respiratory data. The device processes the data and produces an indication of whether the current wearer appears to be the historic habitual wearer of the device preferably by correlating current data with stored data such as current behaviour patterns. Figure 1 shows how a private key may be generated by the devices processor to allow the wearer to be authenticated in response to an identity challenge. A signal may be sent via a wired or wireless connection.
Patent GB-2443138-A (GB)
Title: Weighing apparatus
Inventor: HAYAKAWA TERUO
IPC: G01G19/387
Filed: 2007-08-09
Abstract: A weighing apparatus having an article feeder capable of uniformly feeding articles to feed troughs. A gate (3B) opens obliquely downward and maintains its posture, so that the angle of inclination of the bottom of the gate (3B) becomes steeper than that of the gate (3A). That is, the bottom of the gate (3A) is a gently inclined surface, and that of the gate (3B) is a steeply inclined surface. An article (50) stored in an article feeder (2) slides down along the bottom of the gate (3A) on the gently inclined surface and with its momentum falls onto the bottom of the opposed steeply inclined surface of the gate (3B) while describing a parabola. The article (50) hits the bottom of the gate (3B) and the slide path is varied inward. With the momentum of sliding along the bottom of the gate (3B), the article (50) falls down toward the central part of a distribution table (4) while describing a parabola.
Patent GB-2461260-A (GB)
Title: Vehicular ventilation device and rain deflector for window
Inventor: WOLSTENHOLME ROGER DAVID
IPC: B60J1/20
Filed: 2008-06-23
Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicular ventilation device comprising: a window engagement portion 130 for receiving an upper edge of a vehicle window; an angled portion 120 extending, in use, from the window engagement portion into the interior of the vehicle, such that any rainwater running off the vehicle roof hits the angled portion and is directed down the angled portion and out of the vehicle. The window engagement portion may be composed of a pair of substantially parallel members 131, 132 and preferably comprises a resilient material to grip the upper edge of the window pane. The device may be formed from a single sheet of material, preferably plastics such as polycarbonate. The device may be extendable in a slidable manner where the extendable section is joined to the device by means of projections. A seal may be provided between the device and the extendable section. The device may have an end piece in order to channel rainwater 125.
Patent GB-2451218-A (GB)
Title: Corrosion resistant component for a fuel injection valve
Inventor: GERSTER JOACHIM
IPC: F02M51/06
Filed: 2008-07-24
Abstract: A magnetic component for a magnetically actuated fuel injection device is formed of a corrosion resistant soft magnetic alloy comprising (by weight): 9< Co <20%, 6<Cr <15%, 0-0.5% S, 0-4.5% Mn, 0-2.5% Al, 0-2.0% V, 0-2.0% Ti, 0-2.0% Mo, 0-3.5% Si, C <0.05%, P <0.1%, N <0.5%, O<0.05%, B <0.01%, and the balance being iron and impurities. The alloy must comprise at least one of aluminium, vanadium, titanium and molybdenum. The component is preferably the core of a solenoid valve and can be used with fuel mixtures containing alcohols such as methanol or ethanol.
Patent GB-2452842-A (GB)
Title: Method of increasing the activity of a cat
Inventor: MORRIS PENELOPE
IPC: A23K1/18
Filed: 2008-09-11
Abstract: A method of increasing the physical activity of a cat comprising feeding said cat a dry cat food with added liquid. The dry food may be in the form of kibbles. The liquid may be water, soup, gravy or stock.
Patent GB-2453220-A (GB)
Title: A cutting tool clamp mechanism with slotted locking member
Inventor: SCOTT JOHN S
IPC: B23D51/10
Filed: 2008-09-12
Abstract: A cutting tool clamp mechanism 10 for a power tool includes a housing 30 supported on a spindle 26, the spindle being configured to drive a cutting tool, such as a saw blade 14. A locking member 34, 38, 42 is positioned in and movable with respect to the housing, and includes a slot (118, fig 3) for receiving the cutting tool, the slot defined by at least one surface 122, 126 for engaging the cutting tool. A biasing member 50 is configured for applying a force to the locking member to bias the at least one surface of the locking member into engagement with the cutting tool when received in the slot. The locking member is movable between an engaged condition, in which the slot receives the cutting tool when moved in a first direction 82 into the housing and the at least one surface of the locking member is engageable with the cutting tool to resist withdrawal of the cutting tool, and a released condition, in which the locking member moves against the force of the biasing member and the at least one surface of the locking member is disengageable from the cutting tool in a second, opposite direction 94. Preferably, the clamp mechanism is for a reciprocating saw.
Patent GB-2453225-A (GB)
Title: Determination of dielectric constant of fluid in electrically insulating pipe by measurement of electrical capacitance
Inventor: WAID MARGARET COWSAR
IPC: G01N27/22
Filed: 2008-09-22
Abstract: The dielectric constant (relative or electrical permittivity) of fluid 26 in electrically insulating pipe 12 is determined by measuring the electrical capacitance between capacitor plates 14, 16, 18. The plates are mounted adjacent to the pipe and preferably outside of and to opposed sides of the pipe. An alternating electrical signal is delivered to at least one of the plates by signal generator 20 and a signal is detected 24 that depends upon the electrical capacitance between the plates. Preferably the signal generator is connected to at least one of the capacitor plates by screened signal wire 22 and to electrically conductive focusing plate (or screen) 30 by screening connector 32 (held at the same voltage as the signal wire, e.g. by operational amplifier 34 configured as a voltage follower). The screening connector may surround 36 part of the length of the signal wire. Other arrangements are disclosed for determining the electrical resistivity of the fluid and in which the wall of the measurement tool itself is electrically insulating.
Patent GB-2451379-A (GB)
Title: System and method of providing bandwith on demand
Inventor: MCEWEN KATHY
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2007-05-02
Abstract: Providing bandwidth on demand (705) to an end user and/or enterprise (718) by sending a request from the user to a control system (712) for a quality of connection service for a specific time limit and either a specific bandwidth or a codec type, the request includes a source address and a destination address, optional service type and optional video (702) and/or voice (700) codec negotiation; determining whether the request will be approved or denied if the request is approved, reserving resources for a transmission of information of the specified bandwidth for the specified time from the source address to the destination address.
Patent GB-2456031-A (GB)
Title: Grill with gas bottle heating means
Inventor: CHEN JAN NAN
IPC: A47J37/07
Filed: 2008-11-27
Abstract: A heating means for gas bottle and a grilling apparatus 3 with heating means for a gas bottle. The heating means comprises a conduction heat shaft 10 having a first end and a second end, with the first end adjacent to a heat source 303, a conduction heat plate 20 including a plate body and a pivoting portion formed on the plate body and pivotally connected to the second end of the conduction heat shaft, and a connector provided with the conduction heat plate and coupling with the second end of the conduction heat shaft as to attach a gas bottle 2 with the plate body of the conduction heat plate.
Patent GB-2465831-A (GB)
Title: Electrical installation with external test point
Inventor: LEVERTON PAUL JAMES
IPC: G01R31/02
Filed: 2008-12-04
Abstract: An electrical installation 21, such as a device for the generation, transmission, distribution or utilisation of electrical energy, is provided with an external test point or terminal 23 which is accessible without having to expose live parts of the installation. The device may be manufactured with the test point integral to the exterior of the device housing or the test point may be fitted to an existing device. The test point has sockets or connections 29 to the device's live 31, neutral 33 and earth 35 conductors to allow the connection of a test probe and the device may be a single phase or three phase system. A hinged cover 25 may be provided for the test terminal. Examples of possible devices include; distribution boards, lighting systems, switches and fuse boards.
Patent GB-2457179-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive SAS PHY configuration
Inventor: KALWITZ GEORGE ALEXANDER
IPC: G06F11/34
Filed: 2007-09-18
Abstract: A SAS expander adaptively configures a Serial-Attached-SCSI (SAS) PHY to accommodate varying lengths of a cable coupling the PHY to a remote PHY. The expander (a) configures the SAS PHY with settings of an entry of a table of PHY configuration settings, each entry in the table having different PHY configuration setting values; (b) clears a counter; (c) operates the PHY to communicate with the remote PHY for a monitoring period, after configuring the PHY and clearing the counter; (d) increments the counter when the PHY detects a PHY event during the monitoring period, and otherwise decrements the counter; (e) repeats steps (c) and (d) unless the counter rises above a threshold; and (f) when the counter rises above the threshold, repeats steps (a) through (e), wherein step (a) is performed with the settings of a different entry of the table.
Patent GB-2469681-A (GB)
Title: Retention device for a vehicle luggage compartment
Inventor: ROOK DAVID ALAN
IPC: B60P7/08
Filed: 2009-04-24
Abstract: A retention device 10 for a vehicle luggage compartment includes a latch unit 12 mountable to a surface in the compartment and a clip 14. The latch unit 12 has a socket 82 into which the clip 14 can be inserted and a latch 24 that engages with the clip 14 to lock the clip to the unit. The latch 24 can be selectively moved to an unlatched position by a user to allow the clip 14 to be removed from the socket. The latch unit 12 may have a magnetic arrangement for drawing the latch 24 towards and holding the latch in a latched position. A number of latch units 12 may be located in a vehicle luggage compartment into which clips 14 can be inserted to secure articles in position within the luggage compartment. Clips 14 may be attached to specific items to be secured in placed or to a luggage retention device, such as a strap or net.
Patent GB-2459976-A (GB)
Title: Determining functional activity of MRP2 and/or MRP3 efflux pathway
Inventor: GRUSS HANS-JURGEN
IPC: G01N33/48
Filed: 2009-05-14
Abstract: A method of determining the functional activity of the multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2) and/or 3 (MRP3) efflux pathway of a human or animal subject, said method comprising, determining the level of a bile acid derivative in the blood of said human or animal subject at a predetermined time interval after introducing an amount of the bile acid derivative into the subject; and using the determination to indicate the functional activity of the MRP2 and/or MRP3 efflux pathway of the subject. The bile acid derivative may be cholyl-lysyl-fluorescein (CLF). Also claimed is a method of determining the functional activity of the organic anion transporter family (OATP1B3) uptake pathway using a bile acid derivative.
Patent GB-2458853-A (GB)
Title: A system for detection of underwater objects
Inventor: RHODES MARK
IPC: G08B13/24
Filed: 2008-01-31
Abstract: An underwater detection system comprising: at least one transmitter (14) for transmitting electromagnetic and/or magneto-inductive signals through water; at least one receiver (15, 16); means for monitoring a signal received from the transmitter (14), and means for using the monitored signal both as a reference and to identify any change or changes in the received signal to infer the presence of an interposing object.
Patent GB-2472838-A (GB)
Title: Dog drive
Inventor: HEWLAND WILLIAM
IPC: F16D11/14
Filed: 2009-08-21
Abstract: A dog drive assembly 100 for an automotive gearbox that includes a hub 102 for coupling to a gear shaft and a clutch ring 103 slidably coupled to the hub 102 for rotation with the hub 102. The clutch ring 103 includes a plurality of dogs (132, fig 4) and is slideable along the hub 102 to engage or disengage the dogs (132, fig 4) with cooperating dogs 42 on a gear 4 that is rotatably mounted coaxially with respect to the hub 102 in order to selectively couple or uncouple the hub 102 to the gear 4. The slideable coupling between the clutch ring 103 and the hub 102 is provided by a plurality of splines (134, fig 4) projecting inwardly from the clutch ring 103 which cooperate with slots 120 in the circumferential surface of the hub 102.
Patent GB-2473826-A (GB)
Title: Respiratory device with valved monitoring port
Inventor: KHASHAYAR POORMAND
IPC: A61M16/20
Filed: 2009-09-23
Abstract: A respiratory device 10 comprises a body 12 defining an internal space having an inlet 14, an outlet 16, a monitoring port 20 with a valve 22 biased to a normally closed position, and a filter assembly 18 between the inlet and outlet ports. The valve 22 may have a pivotally hinged valve member 38 openable against the closing force of a biasing element 40 by an inserted tube such as a Luer tip 32 which may be sealed within the port by a seal 46. Various alternative types of one-way valves are also disclosed, including resiliently flexible blocking elements (28, fig 3a), which may additionally comprise tensioning elements (36, fig 4a) or a poppet-type arrangement (fig 6a).
Patent GB-2474630-A (GB)
Title: Storage bed
Inventor: HARLEY RICHARD
IPC: A47C17/86
Filed: 2009-10-09
Abstract: A storage bed 10 comprising a bed frame 14 for supporting a mattress; a bed base 12 enclosing a storage space; and at least one electric linear actuator 16, the bed frame being hinged to the bed base, the actuator 16 being connected at one end to the bed base and at the opposite end to the bed frame, such that the bed frame can be raised and lowered to gain access to the storage space. The actuator may be an acme lead screw, with a stroke length of from 150mm to 350mm. The bed preferably has a self contained power supply such as a battery, and a controller. The bed may also comprise a gas strut or spring. Also claimed is a method of manufacturing such a storage bed.
Patent GB-2462021-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnet and elevator door coupler
Inventor: GIERAS JACEK F
IPC: B66B13/12
Filed: 2007-03-23
Abstract: An electromagnetic coupling device includes a vane member and an electromagnet. The electromagnet includes a core having a plurality of poles comprising at least four poles. An electrically conductive winding has a first portion surrounding a first one of the poles and a second portion surrounding a second one of the poles. The winding is selectively energized for selectively magnetically coupling the electromagnet and the vane member such that the vane member and the electromagnet are movable together in a desired direction.