baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2440202-A (GB)
Title: Multi-Compressor Cooling Apparatus with Current Start-up Control and Used for Cooling Beverages
Inventor: FILMER MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: F25B49/02
Filed: 2006-07-14
Abstract: A cooling system for beer or the like has a chill tank 22 for a liquid coolant such as water with conduits for a liquid refrigerant located in or around the tank to chill the liquid therein. The liquid refrigerant is supplied to the tank by a twin compressor system comprising a first compressor 26 arranged to operate by its own to supply cooled refrigerant to the tank during a start up period and a second compressor 28 operating in tandem with the first and arranged to start up after the first compressor to increase the flow of refrigerant and/or reduce its temperature, while reducing the overall initial current draw of the system. The beverage such as beer from a supply 10 may be passed to a cooling coil 24 within the tank and thence via a beverage line 30 to a dispensing point, passing through a sub-cooling unit 40 through which coolant from the tank 22 is also passed. The cooling module may include an associated cooling coil (50 fig 2) for cooling the beverage, and the cooled beverage is further cooled as it passes through the coil en-route to the dispense site.
Patent GB-2446794-A (GB)
Title: Pill dispenser for blister pack
Inventor: MADDISON DAVID EDWARD
IPC: A61J1/03
Filed: 2006-08-15
Abstract: The invention relates to a pill dispenser 10 for a blister pack 1 having a plastics sheet 2 with one or more pill recesses 2A,2B and a foil 4 covering each recess. The dispenser 10 comprising a base member 11 to engage with the foil side of a blister back 1. The base member 11 has a face 13 to engage with the foil 4 of blister pack. A cavity 14A,14B extends away from the base member face 13 away from the blister pack 1, and the cavity leading to a pill delivery location 14C in the base member. In use a pill recess can be deformed and the pill ruptures the foil 4 and falls into the cavity 14A,14B and slides to the delivery location 14C. The delivery location 14C may serve as a mouthpiece.
Patent GB-2429137-A (GB)
Title: Voice over short message service
Inventor: ROTH DANIEL L
IPC: H04M1/72436
Filed: 2005-04-20
Abstract: A method of sending a voice message via a mobile communication device, said method involving: receiving an utterance from a user of the mobile communication device; generating a non-text representation of the received utterance; inserting the non-text representation into a body of a text message; and sending the text message over a wireless messaging channel from the mobile communication device to a recipient's device.
Patent GB-2433246-A (GB)
Title: Coupler with improved jaw configuration
Inventor: MILLER RONALD KEITH
IPC: E02F3/36
Filed: 2006-12-13
Abstract: An excavator coupler 14 connecting an attachment, such as a bucket (16 fig 1), to an excavator arm (12 fig 1) of a digger (10 fig 1), the attachment having at least one pin (32 fig 1), wherein the coupler 14 comprises a jaw 30 for engaging the pin 32, the jaw 30 comprising an interior space 44 and one or more lips 38, 40 that partially occlude the interior space 44 so as to provide a profile for the jaw 30 that has a widened interior relative to either the gap between the lip or lips 38, 40 or the opening of the jaw 30, if narrower, lip being provided on an upper wall 46 and/or a lower wall 48 of the jaw 30. The jaw may include an intermediate portion 44 widened relative to gap and the back portion 42 of the interior. Two jaws 28, 30 may be provided, one or both of which may include a latch (60 fig 10).
Patent GB-2434022-A (GB)
Title: Mounting an antifouling article to an object
Inventor: MILNE JOHN ALASTAIR
IPC: G09F3/10
Filed: 2007-01-08
Abstract: A method of mounting an article to an object, the article having at least one visual character, being at least partly of an anti-fouling material and using adhesive to secure the anti-fouling material to the object. In a particular embodiment of the invention, a method of mounting a sign (12) on a pipe section (10) to be located in an aquatic environment is disclosed. The sign (12) has a number of visual characters (14) and is at least partly of an anti-fouling material. The method comprises the steps of applying an adhesive (24) which is compatible with the anti-fouling material of the sign (12) to at least one of a surface of the sign (12) and a surface (16) of the pipe section (10); and locating the sign (12) on the pipe section (10) such that the adhesive (24) forms a bond between the anti-fouling material of the sign (12) and the pipe section (10), to thereby mount the sign (12) on the pipe section (10).
Patent GB-2434798-A (GB)
Title: New class of bridged biphenylene polymers
Inventor: MARROCCO MATTHEW L III
IPC: H01L33/00
Filed: 2005-10-26
Abstract: Luminescent polymers having doubly- or multiply-bridged biphenylene repeat units are provided, which are particularly suited as electroluminescent polymers. Monomers necessary for the synthesis of the multiply bridged biphenylene polymers are provided, as are electroluminescent devices utilizing these polymers.
Patent GB-2448377-A (GB)
Title: Coupling device with two pivoted S-shaped members
Inventor: WATKINS JOHN MICHAEL
IPC: F16G15/04
Filed: 2007-05-30
Abstract: A coupling device for connecting items together releasably comprises two S-shaped members 101, 102 which are pivoted together. In one position the free ends of the S-shaped members overlap to form two closed loops and in another position the free ends of the S-shaped members are separated so as to enable attachment points in the items to be inserted into, or removed from, the coupling device. Each of the S-shaped members 101, 102 may have a semi-circular cross-section such that the device has a circular cross-section in the regions where the free ends 107, 108 of the S-shaped members overlap. The overlapping portions may be provided with a latching device such as a protrusion co-operating with a recess 301, 302. The loops may be of different sizes. A pivot pin 104 may be used to connect the members. The device may be a shackle.
Patent GB-2450522-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for determining beamforming weights for an antenna array
Inventor: WHINNETT NICK W
IPC: H04B7/06
Filed: 2007-06-29
Abstract: A beamforming processor (133) determines responses for transmit elements (109-115) and receive elements (125-131) for each antenna elements (101-107) of an antenna array. A channel response processor (205) estimates a channel response for each propagation channel between one of the plurality of antenna elements (101-107) and a remote station in response to a signal received from the remote station. A receive compensation processor (207) compensates the channel responses for the receive elements (125-131) but not the transmit elements (109-115). An Eigen beamforming processor (209) then executes an Eigen beamforming algorithm based on the compensated channel responses. The resulting beamform weights are then compensated for the response of the transmit elements (109-115) in a transmit compensation processor (211). By using a separated two stage compensation for responses of the receive elements (125-131) and the transmit elements (109-115), improved beamforming based on Eigen beamforming can be achieved.
Patent GB-2437873-A (GB)
Title: Conserving components of fluids
Inventor: SMITH KEVIN W
IPC: B01D17/04
Filed: 2006-02-13
Abstract: A cavitation device is used to heat, concentrate and recycle or otherwise reuse dilute and other oil well fluids, brines and muds, and solution mining fluids, all of which commonly contain ingredients worthy of conservation. The cavitation device is powered by a Diesel engine whose exhaust may be used to heat the incoming fluid, and the product of the cavitation device is directed to a flash tank.
Patent GB-2452697-A (GB)
Title: Dynamically allocating new resources to a node provided with persistently allocated resources
Inventor: AHLUWALIA JAGDEEP SINGH
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2007-08-14
Abstract: A communications system is provided in which a node is persistently allocated resources to communicate data with another node of the communications system within predetermined transmission time intervals (TTIs). New resources are allocated for communication between the nodes allowing the persistently allocated resources to be reallocated or the nodes to communicate using both the persistently allocated resources and the new dynamically allocated resources within the same transmission time interval (TTI). The use of the new resources may be based upon a determination that a predefined bit pattern is included in control data received at the node. The system does this without changing the structure of a control channel used to communicate resource allocations.
Patent GB-2442346-A (GB)
Title: Using dedicated read and write slots in a memory controller
Inventor: SUBASHCHANDRABOSE RAMESH
IPC: G06F13/16
Filed: 2007-09-27
Abstract: A system comprises a memory controller which schedules read commands via a first dedicated command slot and write commands and data to dedicated second or third command slots. These slots, or logical channels, are used in conjunction with a scheduling system which queues read and write commands, making use of logic to resolve any conflicts in a manner akin to an arbitration circuit. The system is designed so that there are no idle frames when write commands are issued and is particular suitable for systems in which fully buffered DIMMs are used.
Patent GB-2443717-A (GB)
Title: In-operation system check processing device, method, and program thereof
Inventor: OKADA TOSHIRO
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2007-10-24
Abstract: In an in-operation system check processing device (1), an automatic exploration unit (11) automatically checks presence/absence of devices of the in-operation system and relationship between the devices according to the design data of the in-operation system (5). A check list storage unit (3) contains information on check conditions concerning problems of the devices constituting a network system found afterward. A system check unit (15) detects a problem existing in the actual in-operation system (5) by collating the design data and the result of the automatic exploration with the check conditions stored in the check list storage unit (3). A caution information output unit (16) outputs caution information relating to the problem. Thus, it is possible to prevent a failure which may be caused in the in-operation system (5) with a high probability and improve the operation quality.
Patent GB-2443593-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method of reproduction virtual sound of two channels
Inventor: KIM SUN-MIN
IPC: H04S1/00
Filed: 2006-09-22
Abstract: A stereo sound generation apparatus and method of reproducing multi-channel sound input signals through two-channel speakers. The stereo sound generation apparatus includes: a preprocessing filter unit to reduce correlation between two-channel audio signals from among multi-channel audio signals and to generate a presence perception, a virtual speaker filter unit to convert the two-channel audio signals output from the preprocessing filter unit into a virtual sound source at a predetermined position, a signal correction filter unit to correct a signal characteristic between remaining multi-channel audio signals excluding the two-channel audio signals, and the two-channel audio signals output from the virtual speaker filter unit, and an addition unit to add signals to be output to a first channel from among the multi-channel audio signals output from the virtual speaker filter unit and the signal correction filter unit, and to add signals to be output to a second channel from among the multi-channel audio signals output from the virtual speaker filter unit and the signal correction filter unit.
Patent GB-2445501-A (GB)
Title: Axle nut for preloading a bearing
Inventor: RODE JOHN E
IPC: F16B37/00
Filed: 2007-01-24
Abstract: An axle nut 220 comprises a body 240 having a first end 241, a second end 242 having a face 248 adapted to bear against a surface, a longitudinal axis 246, an outer surface engagable by a tool and a threaded through-hole 250 directed substantially along the longitudinal axis 246 of the body 240. There is at least one recess 252 in the face 248 of the second end 242 of the body 240, the recess 252 being adapted to expose at least a portion of the surface the face 248 bears against.
Patent GB-2460273-A (GB)
Title: Personal flotation device
Inventor: MULLEN WILLIAM JOSEPH
IPC: B63C9/06
Filed: 2008-05-23
Abstract: A personal flotation device (10, Fig 1) comprises an inflatable raft 30 having a base portion (50, Fig 9) and an inflatable wall portion (48, Fig 9) disposed around the periphery of the base portion to form a receptacle adapted to receive a user in a seated or lying position. A source of compressed gas (58, Fig 10) is provided for inflation of the wall portion, via a pair of gas feed pipes (64, Fig 10) communicating with a pair of gas inlets 66 situated in the wall portion, towards the foot end of the raft, at points generally symmetrically disposed about the longitudinal axis of the raft. A valve (78, Fig 3) is actuatable by a user, to cause gas to be supplied from the source, via the feed pipes, to both of the gas inlets simultaneously, thereby inflating the wall portion in such a manner that opposite sides of the wall portion about the longitudinal axis of the raft inflate at substantially equal rates. The device further comprises an outer cover (32, Fig 6) adapted to be worn on the user's back and to enclose and retain the raft when uninflated. The cover is closed around the uninflated raft by releasable closure means (34 to 46, Fig 6) adapted to open upon inflation of the raft. The uninflated raft is packed within the outer cover so that the head end is uppermost, the foot end lowermost and the longitudinal axis generally aligned with the user's spine, when worn by the user, so that, upon actuation of the valve by the user when in water, the raft inflates beneath the user in a symmetrical fashion about the longitudinal axis, thereby tending to place the user within the raft upon full inflation, with the minimum of effort on his, or her part.
Patent GB-2463241-A (GB)
Title: Support base for a pole
Inventor: HULLOCK MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: E04H12/22
Filed: 2008-09-03
Abstract: A support base 10 for a pole 12, such as a parasol or washing line, including a spike 18, socket 16, for receiving and supporting a pole, and a ground engaging arrangement having a ground engaging portion 14 or portions (60) between the spike and the socket to resist rocking of the socket. The ground engaging arrangement may be provided by a plate-like element where the spike may be attached to the socket by a screw-threaded element extending through a hole in the plate element. The ground engaging element may also be provided by a number of feet spaced around the upper end of the spike, where at least one of the feet may be moveable between an in use position and a position that reduces the overall volume of the support base. It is preferable that the pole can be clamped in the socket by using a clamp screw 20. It is also preferable that the clamping system can be used to attach the plate element, if applicable, to the side of the socket and to clamp the spike in the socket for transportation.
Patent GB-2457750-A (GB)
Title: Transversely adjustable air guiding device
Inventor: HUMMEL CONRAD
IPC: B62D35/00
Filed: 2008-12-18
Abstract: The invention relates to an air guiding device 1 for a motor vehicle, in particular a rear spoiler, which can be moved between a first retracted non-use position and at least one second deployed use position. The air guiding device comprises an air guiding body on which are arranged two lateral air guiding body sections 2 which can be moved or extended in the vehicle transverse direction. In the non-use position of the air guiding device, the lateral air guiding body sections form a common joint 4 which runs in the vehicle longitudinal direction. At least one of the two air guiding body sections is provided, on its side which forms an edge 6 of the joint 4, a depression 5 at least in a region. Both air guiding body sections may be provided with a mirror-symmetrical depression in the region of the mutual joint. The depression may be restricted to the substantially upper side of the air guiding body section.
Patent GB-2453301-A (GB)
Title: Identification of leucocytes bearing diagnostic markers for transmissible spongi-form encephalopathies
Inventor: JACKMAN ROY
IPC: G01N33/543
Filed: 2007-07-26
Abstract: The invention provides a simple method for diagnosing a non-symptomatic or symptomatic human or animal with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.
Patent GB-2456723-A (GB)
Title: Oilfield analysis system and method
Inventor: GUNNARSHAUG JO
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2009-05-29
Abstract: A system for analyzing an oilfield having at least one wellsite, each at least one wellsite having a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation for extracting fluid from an underground reservoir therein, that includes a data collection means for obtaining source data having a plurality of data elements of heterogeneous data types, memory for storing the source data, a functional method configured to perform a function on a dataset of a dataset type to obtain a processed dataset, and a client code configured to process the dataset. The client code includes an object instantiation code configured to use a dataset wrapper class to create the dataset with the dataset type from the source data, and a functional method invocation code configured to call the functional method with the dataset.
Patent GB-2462721-A (GB)
Title: Retractable clamp
Inventor: KNOTT ROY WILLIAM
IPC: B25B1/20
Filed: 2009-08-17
Abstract: The clamp 24 includes at least one connecting member 26 connecting the clamp to an article 28, such as a ladder. A tightening means 30 is for tightening the connecting member 26 and thereby causing the clamp 24 to clamp the article to an anchor member 32. The connecting member includes a flexible connecting member 56 such as a chain or cable and is extendable from and retractable into a housing 38. The tightening means 30 includes operating parts (40, figure 3) which are housed in the housing. The operating parts may extend longitudinally in the housing and include a threaded rod. The tightening arrangement may include a gear wheel or a pulley wheel. Alternatively the operating parts may include a hydraulic or motorized piston and cylinder arrangement.
Patent GB-2474871-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle storage/loading system for sheets
Inventor: FLEMING STEVE DAVID
IPC: B60P3/00
Filed: 2009-10-29
Abstract: There is provided an assembly for enabling loading of sheet material into a vehicle 10 comprising a cargo area having a loading opening and a bulkhead located at an opposite end of the cargo area from the loading opening. The assembly comprises at least one load assist strip 16 having a first and second end, the first end being mountable to an upper region of the cargo area proximate the bulkhead and the second end being mountable to a lower region 26 of the cargo area proximate the loading opening. At least one end stop 20 is mountable to a lower region 26 of the cargo area between the loading opening and the location of the mounting of the second end of the load assist strip 16. Also claimed is a vehicle comprising such an assembly and a method for loading sheet material into a vehicle having such an assembly.
Patent GB-2466344-A (GB)
Title: Method for automatic workflow graph refactoring and completion
Inventor: MOSER SIMON
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2009-11-17
Abstract: Methods, systems and programs for refactoring a directed workflow graph are disclosed. A workflow graph containing at least one start node s, and at least one end node t, with a multitude of nodes x residing between s and t on a directed path is first completed into a two terminal graph with a single start node and end node (if necessary) and then decomposed into a set of canonical R-fragments (A-I). The workflow graph is then expanded by splitting (X1' X1" X2' X2") shared nodes (X1, X2) between R-fragments (D, E). An R-fragment is a connected subgraph such that an R fragment has exactly two boundary nodes. A boundary node (X1, X2) of an R Fragment is a node of the fragment that has at least two edges incident to this node, one of which belongs to the fragment, while the other does not. Tests of a directed graph with multiple end nodes or of its expanded form or of R-fragments are generated and IOR joins are substituted with AND or XOR joins.
Patent GB-2465482-A (GB)
Title: Steam Iron with Pressure Sensor Controlling Steam
Inventor: LEE CHIH-HWA
IPC: D06F75/10
Filed: 2009-11-19
Abstract: A steam iron has a housing 110 with a handle 111, a water container 170, a steam control device comprising a pressure sensor 140 mounted on the handle, a control board 150 with microprocessor controlling a pump 160 for providing water into a vapour chamber 121 according to the pressure signal, the chamber provided with an electric heating plate 120. Also claimed an iron having an execution unit controlled by the control board providing vapour generated by an evaporator into the chamber to be secondarily heated and sprayed out. The execution unit may be an electromagnetic valve. All components may be within the iron, or the steam generator may be provided in an iron station (figs 2-4), steam being delivered by a tube. The control board may use frequency modulation to provide steam in proportion to the force and duration of pressure applied to the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor may be covered by a flexible housing 112 and may sense a user's hand grasping the handle, allowing control of the steam during ironing, without having to activate a separate button or knob.
Patent GB-2462790-A (GB)
Title: Folded leaflet and label for packaging
Inventor: BOULTON IAN THOMAS
IPC: B65D5/42
Filed: 2008-05-27
Abstract: A package is described which incorporates a folded leaflet bearing more information than can be provided on the available surface of the package. The leaflet is applied to the inside surface of the package and is held in place by two separate glued sheet components. The first of these is primarily designed to retain and protect the leaflet, whilst the second allows the leaflet to be easily withdrawn for inspection when required. The completed package may be in the form of either a closed carton or an open ended sleeve.
Patent GB-842649-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to low frequency electrical generators
Inventor: LUDBROOK LESLIE CARTER
IPC: H02M5/00
Filed: 1957-03-27
Abstract: 842,649. Converting. BRITISH THOMSONHOUSTON CO. Ltd. March 26, 1958 [March 27, 1957], No. 10015/57. Class 38 (2). A steady or low-frequency voltage is supplied to a load 9 from a circuit comprising two biased rectifier bridges 7, 8 energized from secondary windings 5, 6 of a transformer whose primary winding 4 is connected to the stator winding 3 of an induction regulator whose continuously rotatable rotor winding 2 is connected to A.C. supply. The rectifier bridges 7, 8 are biased by A.C. from supply, through transformer windings 12, 13, in such a way that they are blocked to load current in respectively different halves of the supply voltage. As rotor 2 turns, halfwaves of current I 7 , Is flow alternately through rectifier bridges 7, 8 and through the load 9, their maximum values varying with the/rotor position so that the load current is given by the average I L  of the half-waves, this average having the rotor frequency. With the rotor stationary the load current is unidirectional and of a value determined by the rotor position. The load may be a polyphase motor whose angular position follows that of the generator rotor which also bears polyphase windings, supplying a pair of rectifier bridges from each phase.