baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-0031841-D0 (GB)
Title: Interference power estimation for adaptive antenna system
IPC: H04B17/00
Filed: 2000-12-29
Abstract: There is proposed a technique for determining an estimate of interference power, in the receiver of a communication system utilizing adaptive antenna techniques. The technique uses information transmitted in the antenna signals and in the beam signals to determine the estimate of the interference power.
Patent GB-0107338-D0 (GB)
Title: A carriage
IPC: A61G7/10
Filed: 2001-03-23
Abstract: A carriage, such as an invalid hoist or shopping trolley, is mounted on castors (24). Each castor is swivellable about a first axis (25). At least one of the castors is supported by a support element (13) which is angularly displaceable about a second axis (26) parallel to the intended direction of fore and aft movement of the carriage. The first axis (25) is perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the second axis (26). Means (31,30) are provided for angularly displacing the support element (13) about the second axis (26) to encourage the castor (24) supported thereby to swivel one way or the other according to the direction in which the support element (13) is angularly displaced and to steer the carriage when the latter is propelled along the ground. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-0206113-D0 (GB)
Title: Vehicle data system
IPC: G05B23/02
Filed: 2002-03-15
Abstract: A method of storing vehicle data relating to a parameter comprising the steps of defining a histogram comprising a plurality of ranges, each range having an associated count value, receiving a plurality of data values corresponding to said parameter from a sensor, identifying a range corresponding to each data value, and incrementing the count value associated with the identified range.
Patent GB-0220475-D0 (GB)
Title: System and method for file size management
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-09-03
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for managing the size of software files that are to be transmitted. In one arrangement, the system and method pertain to referring to a default transmission setting to determine whether a media file to be created will be too large and adjusting media capture device settings to reduce the size of the media file that will be created where the file exceeds the predetermined size. In another arrangement, the system and method pertain to referring to a default transmission setting to determine whether the stored media file is too large and reducing the size of the stored media file where the file exceeds the predetermined size.
Patent GB-0228873-D0 (GB)
Title: Process and apparatus for keeping records
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-12-11
Abstract: A computer implemented process for keeping records which comprises: outputting a document in electronic form to a designated printer means, said designated printer means having an associated printer driver; capturing the document as output to the printer means and storing the captured document in a database (for examples as a 'Windows Metafile'; and, printing the document in an indexed form (for example on numbered sheets of paper).
Patent GB-0312482-D0 (GB)
Title: Mass spectrometer
IPC: H01J49/26
Filed: 2003-05-30
Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a gas collision cell, reaction cell or collisional cooling cell 1 comprising a plurality of electrodes 2. DC potentials are progressively applied to the cell 1 so that ions are urged along the cell 1. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-0425800-D0 (GB)
Title: Montoring physical operating parameters of an integrated circuit
IPC: G01R31/317
Filed: 2004-11-24
Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a plurality of sensing circuits (12), each for detecting whether a respective physical operating parameter is above or below a respective reference value. The integrated circuit contains a serial shift register (11) for shifting digital data signals that represent the respective reference values from a successive approximation update circuit (14) to the sensing circuits (12) and back to the successive approximation update circuit (14). Detection results of the sensing circuits (12) are shifted to the successive approximation update circuit (14) with the digital data signals. The successive approximation update circuit (14) is used to form the digital data so that the reference values form successive approximations of the physical operating parameter values during an analog to digital conversion process. In this way the successive approximation update circuit (14) is shared by a plurality of sensing circuits (12).
Patent GB-0515115-D0 (GB)
Title: Peptide characterisation
IPC: C12N15/10
Filed: 2005-07-22
Abstract: A method is selects membrane-translocating peptides (MTPs) from a peptide display library that are capable of crossing or penetrating a lipid membrane. A plurality of nucleic acid constructs that encode displayed peptides are expressed, resulting in the formation of a plurality of nucleic acid-peptide complexes, each complex comprising at least one displayed peptide associated with the corresponding nucleic acid construct encoding the displayed peptide; the complexes are exposed to a population of membrane-encapsulated compartments, allowing a translocating reaction to occur; complexes that remain unassociated with the membrane are removed; optionally complexes that are associated with the membrane are removed; and internalized nucleic acid-peptide complexes are recovered. The membrane-encapsulated compartments may be artificial vesicles such as liposomes, or populations of one or more cell types.
Patent GB-0601200-D0 (GB)
Title: Treatment of nerve damage
Filed: 2006-01-20
Abstract: The invention relates to the treatment of damaged nerves by increasing the level or amount of integrin a 9 in neural cells, such as neurons or Schwann cells, to promote the regeneration of neuronal axons and the migration of Schwann cells within the damaged tissue.
Patent GB-0605453-D0 (GB)
Title: A method of making a heater structure and a heater structure
Filed: 2006-03-17
Abstract: A method of making a heater structure and a corresponding heater structure are disclosed. The method comprises providing a porous reinforcement material such as glass cloth, applying a metal to the porous reinforcement material such as by spraying and applying resin to the porous reinforcement material with metal already applied thereto to make the structure substantially rigid. Applying the metal to the porous reinforcement material before applying the resin provides a number of advantages such as enhanced shear strength between the porous reinforcement material and the applied metal layer and the ability to manipulate the porous reinforcement material with metal applied thereto prior to applying the resin. The heater structure may be used in many applications, some of which arc described.
Patent GB-0624394-D0 (GB)
Title: Expandable tubular
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2004-09-07
Abstract: An expandable tubular member.
Patent GB-0625145-D0 (GB)
Title: Information storage systems
IPC: G11B5/58
Filed: 2006-12-15
Abstract: An information storage apparatus comprises a one or more storage media (168), which include a plurality of information tracks. Each storage medium (168) has a head assembly (170) having a substantially planar surface and a plurality of read/write heads positioned in registry with said information tracks. The read/write heads are arranged substantially in the plane of the planar surface. The information storage medium (168) and the head assembly (170) are arranged in mutually sliding abutment such that the read/write heads are substantially in sliding contact with the outer surface of the information storage medium in use.  In another aspect an information storage and retrieval apparatus comprises an information storage medium (168) comprising an information storage area, and an array (170) of information read and/or write heads. The information storage medium (168) and array of heads (170) are arranged to be oscillated with respect to each other in use such that each region of the information storage area is aligned with at least one of the read/write heads during the oscillation.
Patent GB-0625850-D0 (GB)
Title: Fault-tolerant distributed fiber optic intrusion detection
Filed: 2006-12-29
Abstract: An intrusion detection system for monitoring a premises includes at least one optical cable that houses at least one optical fiber and extends about the premises. Optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) means is operably coupled to opposite first and second ends of the at least one optical fiber. The OTDR means includes first signal processing circuitry that analyzes the backscatter signal received via the first end of the at least one optical fiber in order to detect an intrusion of the premises, and second signal processing circuitry that analyzes the backscatter signal received via the second end of the at least one optical fiber in order to detect an intrusion of the premises. The redundancy of intrusions decisions made by the first and second signal processing circuitry can be verified. The system preferably further includes means for detecting a break in the at least one fiber, for identifying location of the break, for outputting to a user the location of the break, and for raising an alarm indicating the break.
Patent GB-0700763-D0 (GB)
Title: Downloaded content
IPC: H04W4/50
Filed: 2007-01-15
Abstract: A method for distributing rights objects between a first device 1 and a second device 50 is disclosed, the rights objects being used to authorise use of a content file. The method includes, at the first device, selecting and requesting content from a distribution server 3; receiving a download descriptor file 9 for the requested content, the download descriptor file identifying at least one available format of the content and identifying from where the content may be retrieved, wherein different formats of the content are suitable for devices having different rendering profiles and different formats of the content are contained within different content files; receiving at least one rights object 13 associated with the content files, the at least one rights object providing authorisation rights for the content files; and embedding the at least one rights object within the download descriptor file. The download descriptor file is then distributed to the second device.
Patent GB-0808758-D0 (GB)
Title: Remote control handset
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 2008-05-14
Abstract: A remote control handset 10 is provided for navigating a user interface of an entertainment device, the user interface having a hierarchical menu structure. The remote control handset 10 has a button 40 on its upper surface 20, and a button 120 on its lower surface 80. The button 40 on its upper surface 20 is used to navigate deeper into the hierarchical menu structure, and the button 120 on its lower surface 80 is used to navigate in the other direction (i.e. higher) in the menu structure. The remote control handset 10 is thus configured to make navigation of a graphical interface having hierarchical menu structure more intuitive, logical, and efficient.
Patent GB-0820946-D0 (GB)
Title: Combustion system noise reduction
IPC: F23M20/00
Filed: 2008-11-15
Abstract: A combustion apparatus such as a boiler comprises a standing wave arm (15, 15') for establishing a standing wave connected to a flue gas outlet (14) of a burner (10) of the device. A gas flue outlet system (17) is connected to the standing wave arm at the zero pressure point or mid-point (16) of the standing wave. The standing wave arm (15, 15') is configured to generate a standing wave in proportion to one half of the wavelength of a resonant frequency to be attenuated.
Patent GB-8321730-D0 (GB)
Title: Thermal energy storage compositions
IPC: C09K5/06
Filed: 1983-08-12
Abstract: A thermal energy storage composition is formed of a thermal energy storage hydrate and a solid, water swellable, thermally conducting polymer by blending particles of the polymer with the thermal energy storage hydrate.
Patent GB-8333461-D0 (GB)
Title: Liquid loaded pad for medical applications
IPC: A61L15/40
Filed: 1983-12-15
Abstract: Liquid loaded pads useful as wound and burn dressings are prepared from pellicies of microbially-produced cellulose obtained, for example, by culturing Acetobacterxylinum. A pellicle having a thickness from about 0.1 to 15 millimeters or greater is processed to replace the culture medium with water or other physiologically compatible liquid. The liquid-loaded pellicle is sterilized prior to its use as a dressing or in other medical applications.
Patent GB-8406431-D0 (GB)
Title: Winch drum
IPC: B66D1/30
Filed: 1984-03-12
Abstract: @ A winch drum (1) is designed to operate without fleeting knives.The winching surface of the drum (1) is made up of fingers (6) which reciprocate axially along the drum (1) during use. The design is such that, in use, a major proportion of the fingers (6) are always moving in the same direction along the drum (1). This has the effect that the turns of an element being winched are both spaced and continuously progressed along the winching surface of the drum (1).The invention has particular application in the laying and taking up of submarine optical fibre cables.
Patent GB-8424779-D0 (GB)
Title: Air-extraction device
IPC: B60H1/24
Filed: 1984-10-02
Abstract: In an air-extraction device for motor vehicles, in which a passenger-compartment air-extracting duct opens to the outside air in the vicinity of a rear light adjacent its light lens, the rear light, which is disposed in an opening in the bodywork and is supported on a continuous seal on the surrounding part of the bodywork by way of webs, is connected by way of an opening to the interior of the vehicle and is provided with air ducts extending in its edge area. The air ducts lead to the outside air by way of an outlet opening. Where appropriate, the lens may be provided with outlet openings disposed in areas which are ineffective in terms of illumination.
Patent GB-8610579-D0 (GB)
Title: Optical fibre transmission system
IPC: H04J14/02
Filed: 1986-04-30
Abstract: An optical fibre transmission system has a large number (eg. 30) of nodes connected to an optical transmission line by passive couplers, there being at each node an incoming coupler and an outgoing coupler. If the adjacent nodes have adjacent frequencies, crosstalk is a problem. In the present system the allocation of frequencies to nodes is on a non-adjacent basis, preferably to a preset pattern. This reduces crosstalk between the channels formed by the various frequencies. In the system described the transmission line uses mono-mode optical fibre, and the frequency allocation to the nodes is as in the following table   <IMAGE>  and so on. When the odd-numbered frequencies have all been allocated, the even-numbered ones 2, 4, 6, 8... are used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-8814102-D0 (GB)
Title: Autopsy table
IPC: A61B16/00
Filed: 1988-06-14
Abstract: A ventilated table comprises a table top (1) having a multiplicity of air inlet openings (16) therein, a plenum chamber, and air extraction means for drawing air down around the table top (1) through said air inlet openings (16) into the plenum chamber. The air inlet openings (16) are provided around the periphery of the table top (1), thereby defining a non-perforated work area in the middle of the table top (1) on which a cadaver or specimen can be worked. The density of the air inlet openings (16) is greater at one end of the table top (1) than the other and flushing means (18, 20) are provided beneath the table top (1) for supplying flushing liquid from each of a plurality of positions around the table top (1).
Patent GB-8904417-D0 (GB)
Title: A plastics bottle
IPC: B65D1/02
Filed: 1989-02-27
Abstract: A plastics bottle for carbonated drinks has a side wall (4) and a base (5) formed with a central area (8) surrounded by circumferentially spaced projecting feet (6) separated by substantially parallel-sided straps (7). The central area (8) and the straps (7) define a continuous smooth domed surface with no re-entrant portions. The ratio of the combined width of the straps (7) to the outside circumference of the base (5) is in the range from 1:5.5 to 1:6.5 and preferably 1:6. Preferably the base (5) has only seven projecting feet (6). This configuration is particularly useful with bottles of small size and enables a saving in plastics material of up to 40% by weight.
Patent GB-9022668-D0 (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to forming a plastics article
IPC: B29C48/07
Filed: 1990-10-18
Abstract: Appts. for producing a co-extruded plastics decorative strip, suitable for automotive trim, consists of a co-extrusion die in which a decorative layer is extruded on the upper surface of a base strip. The decorative layer is extruded in a thickness which is constant along the extrusion length but which varies across its width, thus producing a decorative variation of colour intensity. The thickness variation is produced by the die profile aided by a flow restrictor dam in the coloured material flow path. - A generally conventional thermoplastics co-extrusion die is fed by a first extruder to produce a base strip (11), typically of PVC or polyolefin, which may opt. be recycled material. The strip proceeds in the soft state to a directly communicating die (31) where a second extruder feeds a coloured like material through a channel (38) to a feed chamber (40), consisting of an upper and lower passage (42, 43), sepd. by a flow restrictor dam (44) whose surface is spaced pref. by 0.4 mm from the die plate thus allowing a small flow of coloured material from the upper to the lower passage. The dam (44) is bypassed by first and second feed channels (48, 49) through which the major flow occurs. In co-operation with a suitably shaped die plate, a layer of coloured plastic of variable thickness is co-extruded on the surface of the still soft base strip (11) and around its edges (15, 16) where it melt bonds. The strip proceeds conventionally to takeoff and cooling. In other embodiments, various surface profiles are envisaged for the strip.
Patent GB-9115888-D0 (GB)
Title: Electric & communications cables
IPC: H01B7/295
Filed: 1991-07-23
Abstract: A cable comprising a core enclosed in an external sheath of a char-forming low-smoke-and-fume composition is characterised by a tape of flexible mineral material, preferably a woven glass-fibre tape, wrapped round the core and by an adhesive bonding the tape to the sheath. Hot-melt adhesives based on ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymers with tackifier resins are suitable. By bonding the sheath to the underlying tape, retention of the charred remains of the sheath under fire conditions is considerably improved with consequent improvements in flame retardance, smoke levels and fire survival. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-9116355-D0 (GB)
Title: Feeding molten glass
IPC: C03B7/086
Filed: 1991-07-29
Abstract: Apparatus for dispensing gobs of molten glass at an adjustable rate includes a basin (4) of refractory material into which flows molten glass from a glassmaking furnace. The basin has an inner wall tapering downwardly/inwardly towards a bottom orifice (3) from which the gobs are dispensed. Rotatable within the basin is a helical screw (20) of complementary shape, of which the thread projects into the annular space between the screw and basin. In addition to being rotatable in either direction, to accelerate or retard the flow of glass, the screw may be moved along its axis to adjust the cross-sectional area of the glass-flow passage.
Patent GB-9126303-D0 (GB)
Title: Tetra-aza macrocycles,processes for their preparation and their use in magnetic resonance imaging
IPC: A61K49/00
Filed: 1991-04-18
Abstract: Metal complex of tetra-aza macrocycles of formula (1) <CHEM> wherein Alk<1>, Alk<2>, Alk<3> and Alk<4>, which may be the same or different, is each a C1-4alkylene chain optionally substituted by one or more optionally substituted C1-6alkyl groups; and R<1>, R<2>, R<3> and R<4> which may be the same or different is each a hydrogen atom or a group AlkR<5> where Alk is an optionally substituted straight or branched C1-6alkyl group R<5> is a hydrogen atom or a -CO2H, -CONR<6>R<7> [where R<6> and R<7>, which may be the same or different, is each a hydrogen atom or C1-6alkyl group] or -P(X<1>) (X<2>R<8>)R<9> group where X<1> and X<2>, which may be the same or different is each an oxygen or sulphur atom, R<8> is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and R<9> is an alphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic group, with the proviso that at least two of R<1>, R<2>, R<3> and R<4> is a group -Alk P(X<1>) (X<2>R<8>)R<9> or one R<1>, R<2>, R<3> and R<4> is a group -Alk P(X<1>) (X<2>R<8>)R<9> and at least one of the remaining groups R<1>, R<2>, R<3> and R<4> is a group -AlkCO2H or -AlkCONR<6>R<7>, or a salt thereof, for use as contrast agents in nuclear magnetic resonance imaging are described.
Patent GB-9222968-D0 (GB)
Title: Perforated paper towel dispenser
IPC: A47K10/36
Filed: 1992-11-03
Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a sheet of perforated paper towelling off a roll of paper towelling. The dispenser has a casing with roll mounting means in its upper portion and an outlet at the bottom. The outlet is substantially narrower than the width of the towelling. A roller is mounted in the casing for guiding the towelling from the roll mounting means to the outlet. The roller maintains the towelling at its full width. The towelling is gathered inwardly in passing from the roller to the outlet. Upon pulling the towelling out of the dispenser, the towelling begins to tear inwardly from its edges along the first line of perforations as the first line of perforations passes over the roller to separate a sheet from the remainder of the towelling. The tearing operation is completed outside the casing leaving a tail end of towelling to be grasped during the next dispensing operation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-9309096-D0 (GB)
Title: Electrical connector for battery terminals
IPC: H01R13/115
Filed: 1993-05-01
Abstract: An electrical connector (10) for a battery terminal (12,14) having a known minimum diameter, comprising an electric contact (22) of electrically conductive material having a substantially U-shaped cross-section defined by a base portion (28) and a pair of resilient legs (30) extending away from the base portion, the free end of each leg being bent inwardly to form an arm (32) which is directed back towards the base portion, the pair of arms being resilient, spaced apart to define a longitudinally extending slot (36) therebetween, and converging such that the slot has a predetermined inner width which is less than a predetermined outer width, the predetermined outer width of the slot being greater than the minimum diameter of the battery terminal, and the predetermined inner width of the slot being less than the minimum diameter of the battery terminal; and a housing (44) of electrically insulating material which surrounds the electric contact and which has an opening adjacent the slot through which the battery terminal can pass. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-9314960-D0 (GB)
Title: Chemical compounds
IPC: C07C237/40
Filed: 1993-07-21
Abstract: Prodrugs, of generic formula I, are disclosed for use in antibody directed enzyme prodrug therapy (ADEPT). The prodrugs are substrates for carboxypeptidase G2 (CPG2) and yield more active cytotoxic drugs than known products of CPG2 catalysed reactions.