baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2387549-A (GB)
Title: Tri-wheel skating boot
Inventor: CHEN TING-HSING
IPC: A43B5/16
Filed: 2002-08-06
Abstract: A three-wheeled roller skate wherein the boot 2 is able to pivot with respect to the wheels 7 when the skater takes a turn. The skate comprises a single front wheel, two rear wheels 7 mounted on shaft 6 turnable within shaft tube 12, a boot 2 mounted on a truck 1, wherein the shaft tube 12 and truck 1 are connected by a suspended shaft frame 11 which is able to flex when the skater takes a turn allowing the truck 1 and boot 2 to pivot about a rounded connection block 16 and seat 13.
Patent GB-2392328-A (GB)
Title: A gain control arrangement in which it is initially determined whether the signal level falls within a range which includes the reference level
Inventor: WU YANYAN
IPC: H03G3/30
Filed: 2002-08-20
Abstract: An automatic gain control circuit is used to vary the gain of a low noise amplifier and baseband amplifiers in a direct conversion receiver in a mobile telephone handset. The automatic gain control circuit is configured to cause a power level (57) of a signal supplied to an analog-to-digital converter having a signal-to-noise ratio of 33dB to converge on a reference level (49) using a two-stage process.
Patent GB-2393440-A (GB)
Title: Inhibition of retroviral integrase
Inventor: CHEREPANOV PETER
IPC: C07K14/475
Filed: 2002-09-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a molecule which specifically binds to a protein of the hepatoma-derived growth factor gene family, or to a nucleic acid encoding such a protein, and which suppresses retroviral replication or integration, preferably by preventing interaction with retroviral integrase. Preferably, the molecule binds to the Inip76 protein or gene, which has also been identified as LEDGF (lens epithelial derived growth factor), DFS70 or the p75 transcriptional coactivator. The molecule may be an antibody, antisense molecule or ribozyme. The use of such a molecule to treat HIV or other retroviral infection is disclosed. Methods of screening compounds which inhibit HIV or retroviral strand transfer, integration, or replication using Inip76 are disclosed. The invention also relates to complexes of Inip76 and integrase, and the use of Inip76 to stimulate retroviral integration.
Patent GB-2393752-A (GB)
Title: Extruded sealing strip, with part of the section replaced by moulded material over some of the length
Inventor: TITZ PETER
IPC: B60J10/79
Filed: 2002-10-02
Abstract: A sealing, trimming or guiding strip 15 for a window frame comprises a length of extruded material 19, a portion of which is cut away along only part of its length, for example section 43, below line 61, and replaced with material 63 (figure 5) moulded directly onto the extruded material. The moulded material may extend to form a complete loop, for example around the rear quarter light 11 of a vehicle, in which case the extruded material may extend away from the loop along another part of the frame. The strip may include integral formations 49 for securing the strip to the window frame. This construction provides an unbroken external appearance across different sections of the strip.
Patent GB-2381315-A (GB)
Title: Sound absorbing vehicle seat having perforated cover
Inventor: EBBITT GORDON
IPC: B61D33/00
Filed: 2002-10-17
Abstract: A method 10 of absorbing noise over a targeted frequency range in a vehicle interior includes providing a perforated seat cover (eg leather, vinyl). The perforations allow noise to enter the interior of the seat where acoustic energy is dissipated in the form of heat. Varying the size and density of the perforations affects the range over which sound absorption occurs. The method may include an analysis of the sound absorption properties of the seat and of other acoustic material in the vehicle, and some of this acoustic material may be able to be eliminated due to the increase in the sound absorption property of the seat.
Patent GB-2382015-A (GB)
Title: Grass collection for a lawnmower
Inventor: TREVOR MICHAEL DARMON
IPC: A01D43/063
Filed: 2002-10-17
Abstract: A lawnmower comprises a deck 1 defining a cutting chamber 11, the deck including an outlet 11a for passage of cut grass from the cutting chamber. A cutter blade 12 is rotatable within the cutting chamber 11 about a substantially vertical axis. A grass collection receptacle 14, which includes an air-permeable region 14b and an inlet 14c for entry of the cut grass from the cutting chamber 11 is provided behind the cutting chamber. The deck 1 is mounted on wheels 8 at the front and rear thereof. The outlet 11a of the cutting chamber 11 is aligned with the inlet 14c of the grass collection receptacle 14, and the grass collection receptacle is positioned above the deck 1 within the wheelbase of the lawnmower. There may be a biassed safety flap 16 which closes outlet 11a when the receptacle 14 is not in position.
Patent GB-2386191-A (GB)
Title: Downhole measurement during production
Inventor: GOODE PETER A
IPC: E21B47/01
Filed: 2002-11-08
Abstract: Apparatus and method usable during production in a subterranean well (10) that has a casing (14) comprises a packer (16) attached to part of a production string (12). The packer comprises a punch (26) that may be used to pierce the casing, sealing elements (22, 24), slips (18, 20) and sensors to sense a characteristic of the well located outside the casing. The sensors may be resistivity sensors, nuclear, gravity, pressure or temperature sensors. The punch may be used to pierce the casing to establish fluid communication between the well and a sealed region around the packer where the sensors determine a characteristic of the well. The punch may contain sensing elements therein.
Patent GB-2386987-A (GB)
Title: Localization of a Java application
Inventor: RYZHOV ALEKSANDR O
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2002-11-21
Abstract: A method for the localization of a Java application using a reflection API (230) and a custom class loader (210) use specifics of Java language to provide localization of certain data elements, i.e., variables, of the application during class loading. The method reduces the complexity of the Java application by eliminating the function code dedicated to localization. In addition, it increases productivity of engineers who write language-independent code, and reduce memory consumption of classes (125) that use localized strings. Since all localization is accomplished when the class (125) is loaded and since the code that uses localization is independent of the code performing localization, it ensures better performance of the application and better code reusability.
Patent GB-2397042-A (GB)
Title: An attachment for a handle
Inventor: EXTON MARK ANDREW
IPC: B25G1/00
Filed: 2003-01-07
Abstract: An attachment 1 for a handle 5 of a broom, rake, mop or the like implement comprises a grip portion 2 connectable to the handle 5 at two spaced apart positions along the handle 5 and forms a closed loop with the handle 5 when the attachment 1 is secured to the handle 5. Preferably, the grip portion 2 has a socket 3 to receive one end of the handle 5 and a sleeve 4 spaced from and axially aligned with the socket 3 through which the end of the handle 5 can be passed to locate the end in the socket 3. The socket 3 and sleeve 4 may be provided with locking screws 6,7 to secure releasably the attachment 1 to the handle 5. The grip portion 2 preferably has a first section 2a-2d of generally U-shape that extends the axial length of the handle 5 and extends to one side of the handle at approximately 45{ to the handle, and a second section 2e that is spaced from the handle 5 on the other side and extends parallel to the handle 5.
Patent GB-2384134-A (GB)
Title: Folding portable telephone
Inventor: NOTO MAKOTO
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 2002-04-16
Abstract: A folding portable telephone in which reliability can be enhanced at the hinge part by suppressing action of an impact force onto a hinge part as much as possible when the portable telephone falls while folding the housing and an impact force acts onto any one of upper or lower housing, and the panel face at the display section is prevented from being damaged due to contact with the operating section. A protrusion (5) for preventing vertical oscillation of the upper housing (1) when the upper and lower housings are folded is provided on the forward end side end face of the lower housing (2) opposite to the base end side end face thereof where the hinge part (3) is fixed. Furthermore, protrusions (6) for preventing lateral oscillation of the upper housing (1) under folded state of the upper and lower housings are provided on the left and right end faces of the lower housing (2).
Patent GB-2388106-A (GB)
Title: Rewind arms for slitter
Inventor: WINDO KEVEN P
IPC: B65H18/10
Filed: 2003-04-14
Abstract: A winding core 1 of small diameter is mounted at each end on a locking core chuck 3 coupled to a shaft 14 supported by spaced bearings 4 and 8 located within a housing part 5 at the free end 6 of a rewind arm structure. The central part of the shaft 14 has a pulley portion 12 over which a drive belt 13 runs. A larger core 2 is mounted at each end on a heavier duty locking core chuck 7 carried by larger bearings 8 which are located also within the housing 5. The housing 5 is cut away or stepped at 9 whereby a contact pressure roller 10 having a width greater than that of the core 1 may be accommodated and brought into contact with the core 1 at least at the minimum diameter thereof. The stepped part 9 of the housing 5 on each arm enables a larger and more substantial bearing assembly 8 to be provided for the larger diameter cores 2 whilst retaining a common drive shaft arrangement.
Patent GB-2391968-A (GB)
Title: Running function expansion modules on parallel processors
Inventor: EDAHIRO MASATO
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2003-04-30
Abstract: In the application parallel processing system, on specific one of processors forming a multi-processor, an application is operated independently of other processors and on other processors, a function expansion module is operated in parallel processing under control of the application. As a result, even in such a data processing device internally provided with a processor whose processing capacity is small as a portable terminal, applications can be operated smoothly.
Patent GB-2385798-A (GB)
Title: Progressive depth oblong dimples
Inventor: MURPHY DANIEL
IPC: A63B37/00
Filed: 2001-10-18
Abstract: A spherical ball and a method of making the spherical ball wherein the ball has a plurality of elongated dimples (2, 3, 23, 40, 240) substantially covering the outer surface (26) of the ball without any dimple overlap. The elongated dimples (2, 3) are defined by an oblong depression having a longitudinal axis (A2, A3) and length measured along the axis greater than a width measured perpendicular to the axis (A1, A2). The depression has a V-shaped configuration when viewed in a section taken through the longitudinal axis (A2, A3).
Patent GB-2389556-A (GB)
Title: A method of generating pattern via laser cutting process on a cloth or fabric
Inventor: MERIT CORPORATION LIMITED
IPC: B23K26/40
Filed: 2002-02-22
Abstract: A method of generating pattern via laser cutting process, comprising the step of: 1) Inputting the designed pattern into a computer system; 2) Putting a material beneath a laser beam; 3) Under the control of the computer system, moving the laser beam over the material or moving the material beneath the laser beam in accordance with the pattern input into the computer system so as to cut and generate the pattern with hollow shape.
Patent GB-2411513-A (GB)
Title: Manual operation alarm for vehicle
Inventor: HU FANG HSIUNG
IPC: G10K1/074
Filed: 2004-02-27
Abstract: A manual operation alarm for a vehicle, for example a bicycle bell, comprising a bell body having a spring and a hammer and being mounted for rotation on a central rod, with a cover secured to the bell body and a rack and pinion provided to be driven by a handle. A plurality of inclined channels are provided between the cover and bell body, each containing a steel ball which is forced along the channel as the pinion rotates, making the body rotate in one direction only when the handle is moved. The device is also provided with a transparent light mask, a power and light generating unit comprising a coil and a magnet, and LEDs connected so as to light up when the coil rotates about the magnet, which they do with the movement of the bell body. When the handle is actuated, the bell body is forced to rotate, thereby causing the hammer to strike the bell body via the action of the spring. The rotation of the bell body causes the central rod to rotate and with it the coil of the power generating unit. The effect of the rotating coil on the stationary magnet causes the LEDs to illuminate.
Patent GB-2398688-A (GB)
Title: Tag tracking
Inventor: JONES ALED WYNNE
IPC: G01S1/08
Filed: 2002-05-14
Abstract: The present invention provides a position determining system in which a mobile tag having an unknown position is tracked in space over time. In use, the mobile tag either transmits or receives signals comprising a pair of tones at different frequencies from a number of base stations having known locations. The phase of each of the received signals is then measured and the measured phases are then passed to a processing unit which determines the position of the tag at the time of the transmission of the signals on the basis of the difference between the measured phases of the two tones. In a preferred embodiment, this system is combined with a conventional phase-based position measurement which is derived from phase measurements of similar tones transmitted between the mobile tag and different base stations.
Patent GB-2412143-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for extracting or generating power
Inventor: GRINSTED TIMOTHY WILLIAM
IPC: F03D5/06
Filed: 2004-03-16
Abstract: Apparatus for extracting power from a moving fluid, especially water and in particular tidal water comprises one or more hydroplanes and means for adjusting the angular orientation of the hydroplanes with respect to the incident current whereby the hydroplanes (and the structure in which they are mounted) are caused to oscillate. Power is extracted from the oscillatory movement. Linkage means are provided to define a substantially linear movement path along which the hydroplanes oscillate. The movement path is preferably substantially vertical.
Patent GB-2401898-A (GB)
Title: Security barrier
Inventor: HENSHELL RICHARD DAVID
IPC: E01F13/06
Filed: 2004-05-17
Abstract: The security barrier, for controlling the passage of vehicles along a vehicle throughway, comprises upper 20 and lower 22 barrier elements, the upper of which is pivotally mounted for movement between a closed configuration where it extends across the throughway and an open configuration where it is raised. The upper barrier element is operably linked to the lower barrier element so that pivoting of the upper element to the open configuration causes the lower element to be lowered while pivoting of the upper element to the closed configuration causes the lower element to be raised. The linkage 24 between the upper and lower barrier elements may take a number of different forms such that the lower barrier element preferably acts as a counterweight for the upper barrier element. The lower barrier element is preferably received in a channel 30 formed in the ground surface such that it is flush with the ground level when in the lowered position, or alternatively a ramp is provided that receives the lower barrier element in a channel when it is lowered. The lower barrier element preferably has a greater weight and strength than the upper barrier element. The free end of the upper barrier element may be supported by a first pillar 12 and received by a second pillar 14 past which the lower barrier element extends or alternatively the upper element may be located between two pairs of posts or two portals which define the lateral limits of the throughway with the lower element extending beyond both pairs of posts or both sides of the portals.
Patent GB-2398520-A (GB)
Title: A screen assembly for a vibratory separator
Inventor: SCHULTE JR DAVID LEE
IPC: B07B1/48
Filed: 2002-12-03
Abstract: A screen assembly for a vibratory separator having a first portion, which in use receives excessive wear and a second portion along which material to be separated travels, characterised in that the first portion comprises means to increase the life of the screen assembly. A vibratory separator comprising the screen of the invetion. A method of screening using the vibratory separator of the invention comprising the steps of introducing material to be separated on to the first portion of the screen assembly, vibrating the screen assembly to facilitate separation of fluid and small particles from larger particles in the material to be separated and to move the material along the second portion of the screen assembly towards an discharge end of the vibratory separator, such that larger particles discharge from the discharge end into a skip, ditch or funnel and the smaller particles and fluid are received in a receptacle arranged below the screen assembly.
Patent GB-2402350-A (GB)
Title: Image creation system, program, and information storage medium
Inventor: OUCHI SATORU
IPC: A63F13/58
Filed: 2003-12-02
Abstract: A parameter of consumable (fuel, life) consumed as a game proceeds is calculated and when the game end condition setting is changed, the change ratio of the consumable parameter is changed according to the change. The end condition is a condition based on the number of course go-around times, the game limit time, or the game norm. As the number of course go-around times is reduced, or as the game limit time is reduced, or as the game norm is reduced, the consumable parameter change ratio is increased. When the game proceeds and the consumable parameter value has become zero, movement or operation of an object is disabled. The consumable parameter is changed from the initial value set by a player in accordance with a change ratio specified according to the game end condition set by the player.
Patent GB-2419432-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for creating hierarchical classifiers of software components in natural language processing
Inventor: HUNTER ROBERT JAMES
IPC: G06F40/00
Filed: 2004-10-20
Abstract: A method for creating hierarchical classifiers of software components in a learning system, each software component comprising an identifier and a rule for processing an input message, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an input message by a first software component; parsing the input message to identify an input value; seeking a second software component having an identifier matching the identified input value; in the event that the seeking step fails to locate a match, creating a second software component and assigning an identifier to the created second software component, the identifier matching the identified input value.
Patent GB-2421202-A (GB)
Title: Modular micro-fluidic apparatus
Inventor: GILLIGAN MARK PETER TIMOTHY
IPC: B01F13/00
Filed: 2004-12-15
Abstract: An apparatus (10) for performing microfluidic processes comprising a base (50), a plurality of fluidic modules (20) releasably attached to the base (50), each fluidic module (20) comprising a fluid port (25) and a microfluidic manifold module (40) comprising a plurality of ports (45). A frame (70) is attached to the base (50) for releasably retaining the microfluidic manifold module (40), the frame (70) being moveable relatively to the base (50) to move the microfluidic manifold module (40) into contact with the fluidic modules (20) such that each fluid port (25) of the fluidic modules (20) aligns and seals with a respective port (45) on the microfluidic manifold module (40) thus completing a microfluidic circuit. A method for constructing and testing the apparatus (10) is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2421403-A (GB)
Title: Simulating incoming calls or messages on mobile devices
Inventor: ROBERTS DAVID
IPC: H04M1/72427
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: A system for simulating an incoming call or message on a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) includes a control device, and a mobile device. The control device communicates with the mobile device via a short range communication system, such as Bluetooth¹, and the mobile device simulates an incoming call on receipt of a control signal from the control device.
Patent GB-2410683-A (GB)
Title: Detachable vehicle head restraint with plate to spread load
Inventor: DAVIES JOHN
IPC: B60N2/48
Filed: 2005-01-27
Abstract: A vehicle head rest (16) is supplemented by an additional protective cushion (102). The cushion has a rigid plate (120) disposed in a recess (108). The cushion may have a pair of location tabs (114) that locate onto the rod like members (20) of the original headrest. The cushion may be made from an open cell type foam and may be provided with a removable cover or bag (150 Fig 10). In an alternative embodiment the cushion may be provided with a rearward facing protrusion (Fig 6, 140) that engages with a corresponding recess(Fig 6, 17) in the headrest to lock or restrain the cushion in place.
Patent GB-2408126-A (GB)
Title: Post-pass binary adaptation for software-based speculative precomputation
Inventor: LIAO STEVE SHIH-WEI
IPC: G06F9/45
Filed: 2003-09-05
Abstract: The latencies associated with cache misses or other long-latency instructions in a main thread are decreased through the use of a simultaneous helper thread. The helper thread is a speculative prefetch thread to perform a memory prefetch for the main thread. The instructions for the helper thread are dynamically incorporated into the main thread binary during post-pass operation of a compiler.
Patent GB-2414038-A (GB)
Title: Door operating apparatus, electromagnetic clutch and coupling mechanism
Inventor: WATANABE HIROFUMI
IPC: E05F15/12
Filed: 2005-05-06
Abstract: A door operating apparatus includes a motor bracket 130 that covers a driving shaft 111 of a driving motor 110; an output shaft 151 that is disposed from the motor bracket toward a supporting bracket so as to be orthogonal to an extending direction of the driving shaft; a first rotational element 150 that is linked with the driving shaft, and disposed on the output shaft; a second rotational element that is linked with a door operating mechanism, and disposed between the first rotational element and the supporting bracket on the output shaft; and a clutch unit (Fig 17) including a clutch driving section that supports a rotation of the output shaft. When the first rotational element and the second rotational element are engaged by driving of the clutch driving section, the door operating mechanism is actuated by the driving force. Also disclosed are a door operating apparatus having an electromagnetic clutch, an electromagnetic clutch and a coupling mechanism.
Patent GB-2426564-A (GB)
Title: A mixer valve apparatus and a water delivery apparatus
Inventor: PEGDEN PETER J H
IPC: F16K27/02
Filed: 2005-05-13
Abstract: A mixer valve apparatus 10 comprises a body 12 defining a cold water manifold 48 and a hot water manifold 50. The cold water manifold 48 receives water from a cold water supply pipe 72. The hot water manifold receives water from a hot water supply pipe 74. The hot water supply pipe 74 extends inside the cold water supply pipe 72. The cold water manifold 48 has a cold water inlet 26 and the hot water manifold 50 has a hot water inlet 42. The hot water inlet 42 is arranged within and completely surrounded by the cold water manifold 48. A mixing chamber 66 mixes water from the hot and cold manifold. A mixed water outlet 70 passes mixed water out of the body 12. A shower assembly may use the hot pipe within the cold pipe to act as a riser rail for the shower head mounting (fig 7). Supply pipes 72,74 may be co-axial. A flow rate valve and thermostat 60 may be provided.