baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2382290-A (GB)
Title: Computer based interviewing system
Inventor: SKUSE DAVID
IPC: G06F3/0481
Filed: 2001-10-24
Abstract: A computer system for recording an interview is disclosed. Aspects of the invention include a tree display for navigating rapidly to questions of the interview and for indicating the progress of the interview, screen controls allowing the input of special values such as "none", "other" and "don't know", dynamic alteration of the questions presented in response to answers to earlier questions and mechanisms for storing further notes and for marking questions as unanswered when, in fact, they have previously been answered. A plurality of input controls as well as a separate list of available inputs can be displayed. A displayed cursor may be positioned at a particular input control following the selection of a respective item from the list.
Patent GB-2364664-A (GB)
Title: Electroslag surfacing using wire electrodes
Inventor: SINGH DAYA
IPC: B21B27/00
Filed: 2000-04-18
Abstract: A method for depositing corrosion and wear resistant high alloy overlayers on industrial component substrates. Dilution of alloying components from out of the overlayer into the substrate is minimized by use of electroslag surfacing onto horizontally positioned surfaces (1) of the substrate using oscillating wire (4).
Patent GB-2372064-A (GB)
Title: Ground support for electrically powered street furniture
Inventor: GRICE PAUL DOMINIC
IPC: E01F9/615
Filed: 2002-01-24
Abstract: The ground support, for use with traffic bollards, street lights, traffic lights, speed cameras etc., includes a base unit 5 to which a body of an item of street furniture is adapted to be connected, a housing 15 received in the ground for receiving an electrical cut-out adapted to be connected to an electrical supply cable with the base unit being adapted to co-operate with the housing to define a sealed enclosure for the electrical cut-out and with the base being removably connected to the housing. The ground support preferably includes one or more ground-engaging members 7 that are adapted to be connected to the base unit independently of the sealed enclosure. The ground-engaging members may act as fastening means attaching the base unit to the housing at a position outside of the sealed enclosure and the housing may have a collar 26 to which the base unit is connected via the ground-engaging members. The base unit is preferably connected by four equidistant fastening means so that the housing may be aligned to the nearest 90 degrees by suitable orientation of the housing on the fastening means. The base unit may contain an electrical light fitting and the base unit preferably comprises two parts with a first part 20 being adapted to be connected to the housing and to seal around the periphery of the housing while the second part 19 completes the sealing of the enclosure, with the two parts being movable relative to one another. The second part is preferably transparent and may contain a lense 17, with the second part being hinged to the first part. The base unit may have at least one upstand to which the body of an item of street furniture may be attached and the base unit and housing may be provided with an interlocking member at their interface so that the enclosure is sealed and an o-ring 36 may also be incorporated to further improve the seal. The ground support may also include a duct unit 3 for insertion into the ground, the duct unit having one or more apertures 11 through which, in use, an electrical supply cable may be inserted into the duct unit, wherein the housing is attached to the duct unit by fastening means located outside the sealed enclosure. Also disclosed is a method of installing a ground support and a method of replacing a base unit of a ground support.
Patent GB-2381672-A (GB)
Title: Low profile radio frequency co-axial connector and method of manufacturing
Inventor: WU JERRY
IPC: H01R24/50
Filed: 2002-04-04
Abstract: A low profile radio frequency (RF) connector (100) includes a first carrier (4) having a metal shell (2), a second carrier (5) having a center contact (3) with a center pin (30) and an insert molded insulative housing (6). The method for producing such a connector comprises forming metal shells and center contacts on a first and second carriers, positioning the first carrier above the second carrier with the metal shell aligned vertically a corresponding center contact, moving the first and second carriers synchronously (fig 3), positioning the center pins in a center of the corresponding metal shells from bottom and then insert molding the metal shells and the center contacts with an insulative housing.
Patent GB-2389780-A (GB)
Title: A device for supporting bags
Inventor: DAY IAN NICHOLAS MONSARRATT
IPC: B60R7/04
Filed: 2002-06-18
Abstract: A device for supporting bags and the like comprises a length of substantially inelastic cord 4 with a suction cup 3 at each end. In use, the cord is passed through the handles 5 of a bag and the suction cups attached to a suitable surface   such that the tension created by the cord maintains the bags in an upright position. The device may alternatively comprise a u-loop of cord having both ends secured to the same suction cup, the loop when used bing passed through the handles of the bag. The cord may be adjustable 7 in length without the need to move the suction cup/s. Magnets or hook and loop type material may be used instead of the suction cups. In use, the device is especially intended to prevent bags of shopping, bags containing takeaway food or the like falling over when they are transported in the footwell of a vehicle, the suction cups being attached to the dashboard of the vehicle. The device may also be secured to a table in a restaurant so as to prevent bags of shopping propped against the table falling over.
Patent GB-2380722-A (GB)
Title: A portable haulage device
Inventor: LE BAIGUE STANLEY
IPC: B66D1/04
Filed: 2002-06-20
Abstract: A portable device for hauling a heavy object, such as a sailing dinghy over the ground comprises a base 1 that rests on the ground, a post 2 extending upwardly and rearwardly from a forward position on the base and a haulage mechanism 4 secured to the post capable of being locked in any one of a plurality of positions along the post. The haulage mechanism is manually operable by an operator standing on the base at a position toward the rear of the base. In use, with the haulage mechanism being operated to haul in an object over the ground, the post is subject to a force having a component tending to lift the rear end of the base, which is counterbalanced by the weight of the operator standing on the base. The base may include means to resist sliding such as a projection, 5 on the underside of the base. The haulage means may comprise a winch or a block and tackle. The post may be hinged to the base by a bolt 16, so that it can be folded down for storage or alternatively, it may be detachable.
Patent GB-2389652-A (GB)
Title: Optical speed sensing system using diffuse reflections
Inventor: VAN VOORHIS JAMES B
IPC: G01P3/36
Filed: 2003-01-23
Abstract: Apparatus 10 for determining the rotational speed of a rotating object 12 without requiring a specular reflection, comprising a collimated light source of a selected wavelength 16, an optical system 14 for focussing the reflected light on to a single-region detector for converting the light signals to electrical signals, a power source, and an amalyser 28 which includes at least one Fourier transform (FT) for processing the electrical signals and outputting the rotational speed. The analyser may further comprise a FT to produce a power spectral density (PSD), may include a further FT to convert the PSD to auto-correlation data, and may include a peak fitting algorithm. Also included is an independent claim to a method of determining a rotational speed, and three further independent claims to apparatus for determining the rotational speed of an object.
Patent GB-2383626-A (GB)
Title: Torsional vibration damper
Inventor: STEINEL KLAUS
IPC: F16F15/123
Filed: 1999-08-04
Abstract: A torsional vibration damper for use in a motor vehicle power train is incorporated into a clutch disc assembly. The assembly has a hub 1 for fitting to a gearshaft, a hub disc 7 on an intermediate hub 9 coupled to a pair of cover plates 5, 6 at the sides of the hub disc by a load spring, the hub disc, load spring, cover plates and intermediate hub form a rotatable annular module. At least two peripherally acting spring systems 10 are deformed against the hub during torsion of the annular module and operate as pre-dampers. Engagement devices 11, 12 for the spring system elements 13 are non-rotatably connected to the axial outside of the annular component and to the hub. At least one of the spring systems is not loaded when the damper is at rest.
Patent GB-2400355-A (GB)
Title: Air-bag with vent hole
Inventor: DAMM MARCUS
IPC: B60R21/16
Filed: 2003-04-10
Abstract: The vent hole 7 has a periphery with first 8a and second 8b opposed parts. A tuck 9 is formed in the air-bag such that the second part 8b of the vent extends past the first part 8a of the vent in a direction outwards from the interior volume of the air-bag when the air-bag is inflated. The tuck may define a pleat in the air-bag and may be tapered. The tuck is directed inwardly and may be secured against the interior surface of the air-bag by stitching. Further stitching may be provided at a seam 11 to secure the folded regions 10 of the tuck at the surface of the air-bag. The vent hole is oriented to allow gas flow 13 to be directed away from an occupant who has activated the air-bag. The air-bag may be provided with more than one vent hole with tuck region.
Patent GB-2385080-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for drilling a subterranean formation with variable depth of cut
Inventor: TIBBITTS GORDON A
IPC: E21B10/567
Filed: 1999-12-24
Abstract: A rotary-type drag bit for drilling a subterranean formation which comprises a near-bit sub 76 configured for attachment to the downhole end of a drill string, a bit body 10 attached to the near-bit sub having fixed cutting elements, an apparatus associated with the near-bit sub for producing variable depth of cut by the fixed cutting elements where the apparatus is structured to provide axial oscillation of the bit body relative to the formation during drilling, the apparatus comprising a lower member 83 attached to the bit body and an upper member 94 spaced from the lower member and biased with respect thereto by a resilient member 116 providing movement of the lower member relative to the upper member.
Patent GB-2388221-A (GB)
Title: Web services-based communications for use with process control systems
Inventor: PETERSON NEIL J
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2003-04-15
Abstract: A web services-based communication system and technique uses an information server to facilitate the communication of process control data and analysis results between a plurality of web services coupled to a communication network. A graphical user interface coupled to the network enables users to store user profile information and configuration information in a database within the information server. The information server uses the configuration information and the profile information to control the operations of a scheduler and a router within the information server to enable users to selectively view process control information via the graphical user interface and to route process control information to appropriate ones of the web services.
Patent GB-2404538-A (GB)
Title: Access control for digital content
Inventor: PELLY JASON CHARLES
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2003-07-31
Abstract: A data storage arrangement operable to apply access control processing to input data in dependence upon a public key of a public key/private key pair. The arrangement comprises an encrypting apparatus and a plurality of removable memory devices (e.g. smart cards, MagicGate (RTM) Memory Stick (RTM), Secure Digital cards etc.) connectable to the encrypting apparatus via an interface. The encrypting apparatus stores a local copy of a user directory which is identified by a local version identification tag and lists a user identifier and an associated public key for each of a plurality of authorised users. Each removable memory device stores an external copy of the user directory and has an associated external version identification tag. The encryption apparatus also has encryption means for encrypting at least portions of the input data content in dependence on a public key derived from either the local or the external user directory. The encrypting apparatus has means for comparing the local version identification tag with the external version identification tag and when it is detected that these differ for updating, the plurality of user identifiers, respective public keys and version identification tag of the less recent version of the user directory to correspond to the more recent version of the user directory. The encrypting apparatus may be audio and/or video capture or processing apparatus (e.g. digital camcorder or digital camera). The arrangement can be used to propagate current user directory information (digital rights) through a system implementing digital rights management (DRM).
Patent GB-2404834-A (GB)
Title: Animal Feeding Bowl
Inventor: WEIDEGER AARON MCMILLAN
IPC: A01K5/01
Filed: 2003-08-14
Abstract: An animal feeding bowl having a shield to prevent food from falling on the surrounding surface on which the bowl is supported. The bowl comprises a central container with a sloping shield fitted around the container. The shield may be permanently attached to the container or detachable.
Patent GB-2407105-A (GB)
Title: Gutter comprising flexible member
Inventor: CORBETT THOMAS ROBERT
IPC: A01G9/14
Filed: 2003-10-14
Abstract: A gutter comprises a plurality of support members 12 and an elongate flexible member 26 stretched therebetween to form a channel. The gutter is particularly applicable to a polytunnel, having tunnel supports 10 to which the cover is attached by ropes 14 fastened on hooks 24: the gutter material 26 may be held in place by nuts on bolts 22. The arrangement allows a gutter to follow a curve, or undulating ground.
Patent GB-2407247-A (GB)
Title: Anti-wrapping device for a combine harvester reel
Inventor: DUQUESNE FRANK RIK GILBERT
IPC: A01D75/18
Filed: 2003-10-22
Abstract: An anti-wrapping device is described for preventing crop from being wrapped about the central shaft 16 of a reel (14 figure 1) rotatably supported on side arms 24 of a header of a combine. The device comprises an annular cover plate 32 for securing to the axial end 18 of the reel (14) to prevent the crop from becoming entangled with projections from the reel and a tubular shroud 34 for mounting on the header support arm 24 to surround the central shaft of the reel, the axial end of the shroud 34 being positioned when in use in close proximity to the annular cover plate 32 of the reel 14 to avoid any crop being caught therebetween.
Patent GB-2407828-A (GB)
Title: Prefabricated structural masonry wall panel
Inventor: GUDGEON DONALD
IPC: E04C2/04
Filed: 2003-11-05
Abstract: A prefabricated structural masonry wall panel includes an array of bricks, each brick having an aperture through it. A reinforcing bar extends across the array and passes through aligned apertures of adjacent bricks. A lifting attachment extends from the reinforcing bar and projects from an edge of the array. Grout is located between adjacent bricks of the array and extends into the apertures. An internal finish is applied to one face of the array.
Patent GB-2405828-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to containers using a thermoforming process
Inventor: PIU FEDERICO
IPC: B29D7/01
Filed: 2003-12-19
Abstract: Use of a poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) sheet having a water content of at least 5wt% and a thickness of at least 200m as a substrate having a reduced tendency to shrink back as compared to the same PVOH having a lower thickness in a thermoforming process to produce a pocket in a mould. The inside surface of the pocket may be coated with polyvinylidene dichloride or polytetrafluoroethylene. A semi-permeable or partial water barrier such as polyethylene or polypropylene or a polyacrylate may also be provided as a coating. The total water content may be more than 10, 15, 20, 25 or from 30 to 65 percent. The pocket may be filled with a composition (e.g. fabric care, surface care, dishwashing, water softening, laundry or detergent disinfectant, antibacterial, antiseptic) and sealed with a top film. A rigid sheet may be formed in a thermo-shaping process and then thermoformed into a rigid pocket.
Patent GB-2394342-A (GB)
Title: System and method for mobile printing
Inventor: STAAS DAVID
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2001-12-12
Abstract: A printing system and method are provided that facilitate the mobile printing of a document. The printing system comprises an automated print agent (166) located in a device coupled to a network (109). The printing system also comprises a network alias (199a/b) associated with a printer (136/143) coupled to the network (109), where the automated print agent (166) acting as a network destination for a transmitted document addressed to the network alias (199a/b). The automated print agent (166) orchestrates the printing of the transmitted document on the printer (136/143) upon receipt of the transmitted document from a transmitting device.
Patent GB-2406025-A (GB)
Title: RAKE receiver which selects paths and interfering signal timings to be despread based upon resulting SINR of resulting combination
Inventor: OGAWA DAISUKE
IPC: H04B1/7115
Filed: 2004-02-27
Abstract: A multipath RAKE receiver calculates MICT's which are signal times mirror an interfering signal time relative to a desired signal time (see Fig. 1). Signals despread at these times can be weighted and fed into the RAKE combiner to compensate for the interfering signal, known as MIXR. MIXR is implemented with a realistic amount of hardware even when the number of detected paths is large. From among path timings detected by a path searcher (10) and MICTs generated based on the detected path timings, as many path or MICT timings as there are fingers are selected by a timing selector (14) and the selected timings are assigned to the fingers. To select the timings, the value of SNIR expected to be achieved by RAKE combining in a RAKE combiner (22), for example, is predicted by calculation from a received signal, and the path and MICT timings that maximize the SNIR are selected. Selection based on SNIR or power of the path or MICT timing are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2400629-A (GB)
Title: Ball-joint mount
Inventor: WORRALL RAYMOND
IPC: F16C11/06
Filed: 2004-03-22
Abstract: A ball-joint mounting assembly comprises a mounting element (11) for attachment to a surface, a cap (23) engaged with the mounting element for angular movement relative thereto and having a slot (26) therein through which extends an arm (22) of a support member (21), there being at one end of the arm a ball (20) which is received in a socket defined between the cap and the mounting element. A coupling nut (27) is engageable with the mounting element (11) so that in a first, tightened state, the nut locks the cap in its selected angular orientation relative to the mounting element, thereby retaining the arm in its selected position in the slot and the support member in its selected rotational position relative to the cap. In its second, unscrewed state, the nut allows adjustment of the cap, arm and support member correspondingly to adjust the orientation of an object mounted by the mounting assembly. A ball-joint may be formed at each end of an arm.
Patent GB-2404206-A (GB)
Title: Ridge tile fixing kit
Inventor: NUNN ROBERT CHARLES
IPC: E04D1/30
Filed: 2004-07-12
Abstract: A kit comprises a ridge tile clip (160) and a weather strip (100 where the clip includes a body (162, figure 16), two legs (164, 166, figure 16) each having a waist region (165, 167, figure 17) and being connected to the body such that each leg is bendable with respect to the body and a fixing receiving portion (172, figure 16) located on one side of the body and where the weather strip includes a planar member (119) with an upstanding web and projections extending from the opposing sides of the top of the web, the web having a fixing receiving portion. Preferably the weather strip web comprises a plurality of spaced fingers and the planar member includes at least one low wall defining a run off channel (68, Figure 10). Preferably the legs of the clip are hinged to the body. In use, the waist portions of a ridge clip allow the legs to be trapped between adjacent roof battens (180, 182), the weather strip locates around the edges of adjacent ridge tiles (figure 5), sealing the gap there between and the fixing receiving portions of both the clip and strip line up to receive a screw (184) to secure the ridge tiles to the roof.
Patent GB-2409573-A (GB)
Title: Memory wordline hard mask extension
Inventor: KAMAL TAZRIEN
IPC: H01L27/115
Filed: 2003-01-21
Abstract: A manufacturing method is provided for an integrated circuit memory with closely spaced wordlines (525) (526) formed by using the hard mask extensions (524). A charge-trapping dielectric material (504) is deposited over a semiconductor substrate (501) and first and second bitlines (512) are formed therein. A wordline material (515) and a hard mask material (515) are deposited over the wordline material (515). A photoresist material (518) is deposited over the hard mask material (515) and is processed to form a patterned photoresist material (518). The hard mask material (515) is processed using the patterned photoresist material (518) to form a patterned hard mask material (519). The patterned photoresist is then removed. A hard mask extension material (524) is deposited over the wordline material (515) and is processed to form a hard mask extension (524). The wordline material (515) is processed using the patterned hard mask material (519) and the hard mask extension (524) to form a wordline (525), and the patterned hard mask material (519) and the hard mask extension (524) are then removed.
Patent GB-2405791-A (GB)
Title: A seat with a two-part reclining backrest
Inventor: FERRY DAVID
IPC: B64D11/00
Filed: 2002-08-09
Abstract: A seat suitable for an aircraft comprises a two-part reclining backrest 172 having an upper portion 394 and a lower portion 373 pivotally coupled to one another, the lower portion 373 has a first set of spaced apart track engaging follower members [371, Figure 6B] and the upper portion 394 has a second track engaging follower member [397, Figure 6B]. The seat further comprises a reclining mechanism that is adapted for allowing and controlling the movement of the backrest between a first upright position and second fully reclined position. The reclining mechanism has a first elongate curved track 360 which receives the first track engaging followers 371 such that as the followers slide along the track the lower backrest portion 373 is caused to 'rock' progressively between the upright and reclined positions, and a second elongate linear track 365 which receives the second track engaging follower 397 member such that as the follower slides along the track the upper backrest portion is caused to 'rock' relative to the lower backrest portion.