baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2384421-A (GB)
Title: Oven baster and cleaning brush
Inventor: ODESSKY BRUCE
IPC: A46B11/00
Filed: 2001-08-23
Abstract: A baster (10) and cleaning brush set includes a baster (10) and a cleaning brush. The baster (10) has a tube (16) with a tip portion (20) at one end and a compressible bulb (42) at the other end. The bulb (42) is removable from the tube (16). The cleaning brush includes a handle and a shank from which bristles extend transversely. An elongate cleaning probe, sized to fit within the tip portion (20), extends from the end of the handle opposite the shank and bristles.
Patent GB-2385693-A (GB)
Title: Database Comprising Job Ticket Service for Managing Tasks
Inventor: FOSTER WARD S
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-05-20
Abstract: A job ticket service allows clients to define databases, and to store data through the job ticket service. The databases may be used to hold contact lists, addresses, and other personal data as well as control data (69). The databases may also be used to store any other generic data. The databases could then be used in conjunction with a variety of e-services provided by the processors (80). For example, an e-mail processor that provides e-mail services may be used in conjunction with a personal contact list to send e-mail messages, transfer electronic files, or to establish a chat room, as a series of tasks. The e-mail processor may access the contact list at predefined intervals to send e-mail messages to a select group of e-mail addressees. Furthermore, because the service center provides a single portal to processors (80), that are coupled to the communications network, the client need not have any knowledge of the database structure, or the processing requirements of the processors (80). The database may be an XML database.
Patent GB-2402758-A (GB)
Title: Method for simulating a storage configuration for a computer system
Inventor: FOREMAN DUGALD
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2003-06-12
Abstract: A method is provided for simulating a target storage configuration for a computer system. In particular, a storage command is received from an application running on the computer system into a storage protocol stack on the computer system. The storage protocol stack is part of an operating system of the computer system and runs in kernel mode. The storage command is intercepted within the storage protocol stack by a kernel simulator module incorporated into the storage protocol stack. The intercepted storage command is forwarded from the kernel simulator module to a userland simulator module running in user mode. The userland simulator module generates a response to the storage command, where the response emulates the behaviour of the target storage configuration. The response is then sent from the userland simulator module to the kernel simulator module, to be returned from the kernel simulator module to the application via the storage protocol stack.
Patent GB-2405182-A (GB)
Title: Fluid dispenser
Inventor: GREENWAY GILLIAN MARY
IPC: B01L99/00
Filed: 2003-08-20
Abstract: A fluid dispenser 10 comprises a compartment 27, 28, 29, 30 having a flexible wall 16 and being adapted for holding a fluid to be dispensed. The dispenser operates in a peristaltic manner with an expeller, such as a roller 12, provided for progressively compressing the compartment, by moving along the flexible wall while pressing on the flexible wall, so as to dispense fluid from the compartment. A drive mechanism 13 is also provided for driving the expeller at a pre-determined rate so that fluid is dispensed at a pre-determined rate. The dispenser may be a unitary body or cartridge 11 and comprise a flexible sheet connected to a planar rigid member 14 with channels 36, 37, 38, 39 which form the compartments such that the flexible sheet can be pressed into the channels by the expeller. The dispenser may be a micro fluidic device.
Patent GB-2393864-A (GB)
Title: CMOS input and output circuits resistant to high pad voltages
Inventor: SHIN SOON-KYUN
IPC: H03K19/0175
Filed: 2003-09-24
Abstract: 3.3 Volt CMOS input and output circuits interfacing with 5 volt systems may be exposed to 5 volt signals on the I/O pad, which can damage the transistors and cause leakage current to flow into the power supply, especially when the circuit is powered down. An output circuit resistant to these problems comprises two PMOS transistors P24,26 and two NMOS transistors N21,N22 connected in series. The PMOS devices P23, P25 and the volt-dropping diode-connected transistors N23-N25 conduct to bring the gate and source potential of P26 to 5 volts and 3 volts respectively when the pad voltage is at 5 volts and no signal is to be driven onto the pad. When the circuit is unpowered, PMOS device P22 also conducts, to provide about 3 volts at the gate of P24 and prevent P24 conducting reverse current. P19 prevents reverse conduction to the unpowered Vdd rail from P22 though P20 because the signal SFV is at about 3 volts when the Vdd supply is powered down. A voltage-tolerant input is disclosed (Figure 4).
Patent GB-2406506-A (GB)
Title: Bed including a concealed visual display screen movable between a stored and a use position
Inventor: MUNDEN MICHAEL DAVID
IPC: A47C21/00
Filed: 2003-10-03
Abstract: A bed 10 includes a concealed visual display screen (22,Fig.7), a base 13, a footboard 12 connected to and supporting one end of the base, and a headboard 11 connected to and supporting the opposed end of the base. A mechanical lift (26,Fig.7) is mounted wholly within the footboard, and the screen is mounted on the lift for movement between a stored position (Fig.1) and a use position (Fig.7). At the stored position the screen is wholly located within the footboard and at the use position the screen extends out through an opening at the top of the footboard. The screen is visible to a person on the bed, and there is a door 15 that covers the opening when the screen is in the stored position. A shelf 17 may be connected to the underside of the base along one side thereof and may be used to store appropriate media (e.g. video cassettes, CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs and minidisks) for use by audio visual equipment which may be associated with the display screen.
Patent GB-2390681-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to tyre tread depth gauges
Inventor: LO GIUDICE PIETRO VINCENZO
IPC: G01B3/28
Filed: 2002-04-17
Abstract: A tread depth gauge is disclosed for use in measuring the depth of tread on a tyre, such as, for example, a conventional motor vehicle tyre. The depth gauge is provided with engaging means configured to engage releasably the air valve of a tyre thereby to releasably secure the depth gauge to the air valve in a storage position when the gauge is not in use.
Patent GB-2398056-A (GB)
Title: Method of fitting products with stretchable sleeves and equipment to fit such sleeves
Inventor: VANDEVOORDE JEAN-CLAUDE RENE
IPC: B31B50/38
Filed: 2003-12-12
Abstract: Method of fitting products with stretchable sleeves, wherein: <SL> <LI>A. a stretchable sheath is placed on a reel by <UL ST="-"> <LI>forming a tubular sheath made from a stretchable plastic material of the dimension required to fit the product, <LI>flattening the sheath whilst forming a gusset in each side of the contour to reduce the width of the flattened sheath, <LI>winding the sheath onto a reel and </UL> <LI>B. the stretchable sleeves are placed on the products: <UL ST="-"> <LI>by unreeling the sheath with its gussets, <LI>aligning the sheath with the production line, <LI>feeding the flat sheath into the cutter in order to cut a sleeve, <LI>picking up the cut sleeve in order to place it on the product. </UL> </SL>
Patent GB-2410474-A (GB)
Title: Stair climber
Inventor: ZAHID AQIB
IPC: B62B9/06
Filed: 2004-01-28
Abstract: A buggy (pram or push-chair) includes multiple wheel holders 2 in place of the wheels of regular buggies. Each multiple wheel holder 2 has multiple wheels 1 connected to it (preferably pinned) equidistantly from the center. Each multiple wheel holder 2 can freely rotate on its axis, as can each wheel 1. The buggy also includes a brake mechanism 6 to prevent the wheels 1 from rotating but not preventing the wheel holders 2 from rotating.
Patent GB-2396192-A (GB)
Title: Multi-layered sliding member containing Bi/Bi-based alloy layer and silver/Ag
Inventor: KAWACHI TOSHIAKI
IPC: F16C33/12
Filed: 2002-08-06
Abstract: There is provided a sliding member comprising a bearing alloy layer 2 (being Cu or Al alloys) and an overlay layer 4 bonded to the bearing alloy layer 2 which overlay layer is made of Bi-based alloy consisting of not less than 0.1 mass % Ag and the balance Bi and a conforming layer bonded to the overlay layer which conforming layer is made of Bi having a crystal grain density of 50 to 300 pieces/100 žm<2>. The arrangement also comprises a steel back layer 1 and an intermediate layer 3, located between overlay layer 4 and bearing alloy layer 2 and is made of a metal selected from either Ni,Co,Fe,Ag,Cu and alloys thereof.
Patent GB-2411948-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchanger
Inventor: SOMERVILLE JOHN
IPC: F28D11/04
Filed: 2004-03-09
Abstract: A heat exchanger comprises a plurality of ducts defining segments 12a - 12d each being sub-divided into a plurality of interconnected chambers (13e - 13q, fig 1). The segments 12a - 12d communicate a first fluid from a common supply header 10 to a common return header 11 and a second fluid passes externally over the segments 12a - 12d and exchanges heat with the first fluid. The first fluid may communicate between the chambers by trickling through an orifice (16, fig 4 and 5) in an end rib (15) under gravity or by centrifugal force. Chambers (13e - 13q) maybe interconnected in a leak free method using gaskets (14), welding or glued and may be made from rubber, fibrous, metallic, glass or hard plastics materials. Return header 11 may be connected to a sump 17.
Patent GB-2413857-A (GB)
Title: Spectacles frames comprising adjustable side arms or nose bridge
Inventor: SEMENENKO VALENTINA
IPC: G02C5/20
Filed: 2004-03-29
Abstract: A pair of spectacles 1 comprises means 2, such as side arms or a nose bridge, associated with the eyepieces 3, which means are adapted to be extensible. Telecopic side arms and a telescopic nose bridge are described. A spring or similar resilient member may be used to bias the telescopic parts apart. Locking means may also be provided and may take the form of interlocking ball and socket connections.
Patent GB-2412578-A (GB)
Title: Footwear hanger
Inventor: SINGLETON RIC
IPC: A47G25/00
Filed: 2004-03-31
Abstract: A method of producing a footwear hanger 10 is described. The hanger is formed having a suspension device or hook 12 for suspending the hanger from a support or rail, two substantially C-shaped parts 14 extending from the suspension device and first and second arm portions 18 and 19 extending from each C-shaped part. During the production of the hanger the arm portions are formed substantially outside a volume defined by the C-shaped part whereas in use the arm portions are located substantially within that volume.
Patent GB-2400517-A (GB)
Title: Limited authorization
Inventor: RISING III HAWLEY K
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 2002-12-03
Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing descriptions of audiovisual content (Fig. 4) are described. According to one embodiment, a description (104) of audiovisual content is created, and information pertaining to reuse of the description of audiovisual content is defined. Further, the description of audiovisual content and the reuse information are stored in a repository (104) of descriptive date to enable subsequent reuse of this description.
Patent GB-2415181-A (GB)
Title: Parking ticket/permit holder for attachment to windscreen
Inventor: EINHORN STANLEY
IPC: B60R7/08
Filed: 2004-06-17
Abstract: A parking/permit ticket holder is easily attached to the lower part of the vehicle windscreen by means of adhesive. This secures the information in a visible position that will be easily seen by any authorised person, ensuring that a valid parking ticket is not received because the relevant ticket/permit fell or was blown out of view. The area bearing adhesive is denoted by shading, the rest of the holder gripping the ticket against the windscreen. The holder may be made of plastics such as polycarbonate or PVC. The free end of the holder may terminate in a lip facilitating insertion of a ticket.
Patent GB-2404010-A (GB)
Title: Self-contained temperature-change container assemblies
Inventor: SCHREFF H JOSHUA
IPC: F24V30/00
Filed: 2004-07-01
Abstract: A container assembly heats or cools a product inside an inner container 5. An outer jacket 8 at least partially surrounds the inner container, with a first volume 38 and a second volume 40 between the jacket 8 and the container 5. A first temperature-change reagent is contained inside the first volume 38, and a second temperature-change reagent is held in the second volume 40, with a reagent separator or barrier 42 between the two. Spikes 53 moulded to a flexible jacket bottom 35 can move to penetrate the separator 42 to produce openings through which the two reagents can mix. Steel wool 55 inside the first volume 38 acts as a steam condenser. Numerous refinements are described, including a gas pressure outlet; outer jacket insulation; inclined walls of the outer jacket; contact of the barrier with inner container side and bottom surfaces; an outer jacket top ring snapped over an inner container rim; a push button movable against a penetrator structure; and a removable and replaceable closure.
Patent GB-2416537-A (GB)
Title: Water treatment for removal of fine particulates
Inventor: ELLENBERGER PETER
IPC: C02F9/00
Filed: 2004-07-23
Abstract: A method of removing a substantial proportion of finely-divided solids from an aqueous suspension thereof by the steps of <SL> <LI>(a) placing the aqueous suspension in a settling tank; and <LI>(b) permitting suspended solids to settle to give water that is acceptable for <LI>recycling; </SL> in which there is added to the water at least one water-soluble poly(alkylene oxide) having a weight-average molecular weight of from 100,000 - 8,000,000, and, at a different time from this addition, at least one material that interacts with and causes the poly(alkylene oxide) to precipitate. The material that interacts with the poly(alkylene oxide) is preferably mineral, most preferably bentonite. The method is especially useful for the treatment of washwater from the washing of walls of road tunnels. It promotes the rapid settling of suspended dirt and the rapid turn-around of settling tanks.
Patent GB-2416953-A (GB)
Title: Mobile telephone accommodates headset for recharging
Inventor: GREAVES JOHN TIMOTHY
IPC: H04M1/60
Filed: 2004-08-06
Abstract: A battery powered mobile telecommunications terminal eg a radio telephone has a battery powered telecommunications accessory eg a Bluetooth headset. The terminal includes a slot-shaped holster in which the accessory can be located for storage and recharging. This arrangement is advantageous in that by providing a storage holster the user is able to store the accessory with the terminal, and hence is less likely to inadvertently misplace or lose the accessory headset. The terminal further comprises means operable to charge the battery of one of the accessory and the terminal from the battery of the other of the accessory and the terminal. This allows the battery of the accessory to be charged from the battery of the terminal (or vice versa), thereby providing a means for at least partly recharging the accessory (or the terminal) in the event that the charger for the accessory should have been forgotten.
Patent GB-2417679-A (GB)
Title: Nail and skin treatment tool
Inventor: THOMPSON ANDREW JAMES
IPC: A61B17/54
Filed: 2004-09-02
Abstract: A nail and skin treatment tool comprises a handle 10 including a grip portion 12 at one end and a retainer portion 14 at the other end. A pad 16 is releasably secured to the retainer portion 14 by means of surface features 18 on the rear of the pad co-acting with surface features 20 on the retaining portion. The surface features may be hook and loop fasteners (18,20 fig 2), poppers or mechanical interlocks 18'20'. The handle may have retaining portions on two or more sides. Each pad has a tab 22 for ease of removal. Each pad is provided with a top surface 28 that carries abrasive material which may be for the purpose of foot massaging, foot scratching, skin polishing, skin filing or nail filing. A cord may be attached to the tool via a through bore 26. Other items such as a fixed file or scissors may be pivotally integrated with the handle.
Patent GB-2419856-A (GB)
Title: A chassis for a bed or trolley
Inventor: GAILIS EMILS
IPC: B62B5/00
Filed: 2004-11-04
Abstract: A chassis (10) having ground engaging members (22,24) enabling the chassis (10) to move across a floor, the ground engaging members (22,24) including at least one driven member (22) and a jockey wheel (24). The electric motor (26) may have an emergency cut-off when the chassis contacts an obstruction.
Patent GB-2410580-A (GB)
Title: Server overload management using multiple thresholds
Inventor: PETIT PATRICK
IPC: G06F11/34
Filed: 2005-01-27
Abstract: A server system monitors successive values of a parameter relating to its operation such as memory usage or CPU load. When the parameter crosses a first threshold, indicating the server is overloaded, the server starts rejecting requests. When the parameter crosses a second threshold, indicating that the server is no longer overloaded, the server starts accepting requests again. Checking the second threshold may be performed at a higher rate than checking the first threshold. The system may require that the metric does not cross the second threshold within a grace period of crossing the first threshold before starting to reject requests. Processor load may be calculated in terms of latency and throughput. The thresholds may be set with respect to reference values. The system may be implemented in Java¹.
Patent GB-2406697-A (GB)
Title: Gaming device having a first and second game
Inventor: WEBB BAYARD S
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2003-08-06
Abstract: A gaming device with a first game scheme which includes one or more symbol generators and one or more second games. When the symbol generator generates one or more predetermined symbols, the gaming device operates one or more second games. If the player reaches a win condition in one or more second games, the gaming device provides the player with an award. If the symbol generator generates one or more termination symbols, the first game is terminated.
Patent GB-2417917-A (GB)
Title: Bit for removing damaged screws
Inventor: CHEN PO SHEN
IPC: B25B27/18
Filed: 2005-06-22
Abstract: A bit 30 for removing damaged screws (20, fig.8, 70, fig.9) has two longitudinal recesses 40 bounded by a scraping surface 41 facing in the anti-clockwise direction and a boundary surface 42 facing in the clockwise direction, with a 90{ angle between the surfaces 41, 42. The scraping surface 41 has a scraping edge 411 at an angle "b" (see fig.5) of 35-80{ to the longitudinal axis (31, fig.5) of the bit, and the boundary surface 42 has a boundary edge 421 so that the boundary edges 421 and the scraping edges 411 form a cross (see fig.7) and the angle of the boundary edge 421 to the longitudinal axis (31, fig. 5) of the bit is less than angle b. The bit 30 also includes two longitudinal separating surfaces 50 each having a separating edge 51. The bit 30 therefore has a sharp tip which can reach and engage the deep portion of the slot of the damaged screws in order to remove them.
Patent GB-2429070-A (GB)
Title: A rotating piston fluid flow meter
Inventor: HIGGIN IAN HOLMES
IPC: G01F3/08
Filed: 2005-08-10
Abstract: A fluid flow meter comprises a chamber 12 having a fluid inlet port 16 and a fluid outlet port 30. A rotor 13 is displaceable within the chamber 12, rotation of the rotor 13 being related to the volume of fluid passing through the chamber 12. The chamber 12 has a surface 14, 18 proximate which an end surface 20, 34 of the rotor 13 passes, the chamber surface 14, 18 and/or the rotor end surface 20, 34 having at least one recess 36, 36', 36'' to retain at least a portion of debris carried by the metered fluid. The recess 36, 36', 36'' is preferably formed so as to not to provide fluid communication between the inlet 16 and outlet 30 across the rotor end surface 34. A lid 38 closes an end of the chamber 12 which in use is subject to the pressure of fluid within the chamber 12. The lid 38 is engaged at its periphery to a wall 14 of the chamber 12, and is preferably flexible adjacent its periphery to reduce the transmission of bending stresses between the periphery of the lid 38 and the remainder thereof.
Patent GB-2420035-A (GB)
Title: Intentionally acoustically-coupled thin film resonators
Inventor: FENG HONGJUN
IPC: H03H9/02
Filed: 2005-11-02
Abstract: Acoustically coupled resonators 100, 120 for use in a filter circuit include a first electrode 102, 122, a layer of piezoelectric material 110, and a second electrode 104, 124. Each first electrode is adjacent a first surface of the layer of piezoelectric material and each second electrode is adjacent a second surface of the layer of piezoelectric material, at least the second electrode having an edge that is tapered. The resonators may be of the FBAR type or the SMR type (solidly mounted resonator).
Patent GB-2420015-A (GB)
Title: Method Of Manufacturing Multi-Level Contacts By Sizing Of Contact Sizes In Intergrated Circuits
Inventor: HELLIG KAY
IPC: H01L23/522
Filed: 2003-12-30
Abstract: A method [600] for forming an integrated circuit includes etching a first opening [228] [338] [402] to a first depth in a dielectric material [322] over a semiconductor device [317] on a first semiconductor substrate [202] and etching a second opening [230] [340] [404] to a second depth in the dielectric material [322] over the first semiconductor substrate [202]. The first and second openings [228] [338] [402] [230] [340] [404] are differently sized to respectively etch to the first and second depths in about the same time due to etch lag. The first and second openings [228] [338] [402] [230] [340] [404] are filled with conductive material.
Patent GB-2422584-A (GB)
Title: Drive unit for a bicycle
Inventor: BUCHNER JOHANNES
IPC: B62M23/02
Filed: 2006-01-26
Abstract: A retrofittable drive unit for bicycles comprising an electric power source and an electric motor, where the drive unit is mountable on all popular bicycles on the bicycle frame in the area of the axle 12 of the rear wheel on the side opposite the chain and laterally adjacent to the rear wheel, wherein the electric motor 25 transmits its torque by means of a tractive device 31 onto a drive wheel 32 that is attached to the spokes of the rear wheel. The tractive device may be a toothed belt.
Patent GB-2420290-A (GB)
Title: Umbilical clip with non-apical security tag
Inventor: GOULD DEBORAH
IPC: A61B19/00
Filed: 2003-09-26
Abstract: An umbilical cord clip tag for identification and tracking of new born babies in a hospital, has an electronic article surveillance unit that is non-releasably attached at a midpoint 18 (not at the apex 16) of an umbilical cord clip 11 after securing the clip around the umbilical cord. This allows the clip to be removed using shears to cut through the apex in the usual way. The tag allows the identifying and tracking of new-born babies around a hospital. The tag may also contain RFID technology 5.