baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2356234-A (GB)
Title: Shoe for tensioner device and chain guide
Inventor: FUJIWARA TORU
IPC: F02B67/06
Filed: 2000-11-09
Abstract: A shoe for a tensioner device and chain guide is formed a polyamide 66 or 46 resin mold product having a relative viscosity more than 100 (90 % formic acid method). A skin layer of the resin mold product includes a non-spherulite area less than 100 m in thickness. The shoe excels in the wear resistance, slidability, impact resistance, heat resistance, and oil resistance, has a high degree of freedom in the shape, and excels in the workability.
Patent GB-2354223-A (GB)
Title: A loading arrangement for shuttle tankers
Inventor: AANESS LARS
IPC: B63B27/30
Filed: 1999-06-30
Abstract: A bow loading arrangement for shuttle tanker where the mooring winch drum (13) and hose handling winch drum (9) are operated both together and independently of each other by the same drive unit (14). The winch may be placed on the main deck, and by using guide pulleys (10, 11) both the hose handling rope (15) and the mooring hawser (1) can be guided to the respective drums.
Patent GB-2354047-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic cylinders
Inventor: CHRISTIAENS YANNICK FRANK THEO
IPC: B60T11/16
Filed: 2000-06-05
Abstract: A hydraulic cylinder has a piston (13) with a seal (21) in sealed sliding contact within a bore (12) to define a working chamber (16) ahead of the piston for the discharge of pressurised fluid from the bore via an outlet (17) when the piston is undertaking a working stoke, an inlet (20) is provided into the bore from an associated reservoir to allow connection between the reservoir and the working chamber when the piston is in a fully retracted state for recuperation of fluid from the reservoir to the working chamber. The connection between the reservoir and working chamber is provided via a sleeve (27) in the bore (12) which includes axially extending grooves (28), the grooves being closed by the piston seal (21) during a working stoke of the cylinder but the ends (30) of the grooves being open when the piston (13) is in a fully retracted condition within the sleeve thus by-passing the piston sleeve to connect the working chamber and reservoir. The sleeve (27) may also have a secondary function of providing an abutment (31) for a return spring (32) which returns the piston to its fully retracted position when an operating pedal (14) associated with the piston (13) is released.
Patent GB-2360708-A (GB)
Title: Male genital sheath
Inventor: CHEUNG MING YUEN
IPC: A61F6/04
Filed: 2001-01-10
Abstract: A male genital sheath made substantially of an elastomeric material including a closed tip semen receptacle 12 an open end 13 and an elongated main body 11 wherein the body is provided with at least one collar member 14 which has a greater thickness than the main body and in use lies near the middle of the erect penis. The sheath may also include an additional movement limiting ring or collar (50) which holds the main body tightly against the shaft. The additional ring may be provided with tongues to increase stimulation. The sheath may be used in combination with a conventional condom.
Patent GB-2355074-A (GB)
Title: Method for predicting susceptibility to bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Inventor: COLLINGE JOHN
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 1997-10-15
Abstract: A method for assessing and/ or predicting the susceptibility of an animal to bovine spongiform encephalopathy or a derivative thereof comprising determining the genotype of the individual at polymorphic residue 129 of prion protein (PrP). The method involves determining whether or not an individual is homozygous for methionine or valine at residue 129 of PrP, preferably from a blood sample obtained from the individual. Also disclosed is a kit for use in the above method comprising a specific pair of primers for amplification of a portion of the gene encoding for PrP.
Patent GB-2361083-A (GB)
Title: A games controller programmable by telephone through an acoustic or inductive coupler
Inventor: STAMMERS RICHARD
IPC: A63F13/02
Filed: 1999-12-16
Abstract: A games controller possesses emulator buttons 5 (figures 3-4) which initiate the output of programmed sequences of signals. The sequences correspond to the sequential actuations of a specified set of normal control buttons conventionally required to obtain various special moves or to activate "cheats". An acoustic or electromagnetic pickup 11 couples to a telephone receiver and allows the downloading of emulator programs into the emulator's EEPROM.
Patent GB-2381255-A (GB)
Title: Rack and pinion drives for underfloor passenger lifts
Inventor: BECK ADAM
IPC: A61G3/06
Filed: 2001-10-24
Abstract: An underfloor lift suitable for use in a passenger vehicle such as an ambulance, comprising a carriage and load carrying platform arranged to be stowed in a box under the floor of the vehicle and raised into position by a hydraulic motor and rack and pinion drive. The motor is pivotally mounted on a structural member of the carriage, in order to prevent the teeth of the rack becoming displaced from those of the pinion. The invention aims to provide a long lasting and reliable rack and pinion mechanism for this type of lift. The motor 1 comprises a motor unit 10 having a drive wheel 11 and a pinion wheel 12. A pivoting attachment 13 comprises a substantially annular portion 14 which can be pivotally secured to the carriage 15 of the lift 16 by bolts or rivets 17. The teeth of the pinion wheel 12 are in meshing engagement with the teeth 19 of the rack 20.
Patent GB-2373610-A (GB)
Title: Memory efficient occurrence model design for VLSI CAD
Inventor: FERRERI RICHARD ANTHONY
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2001-11-07
Abstract: The inventive lightweight occurrence model uses a folded connectivity model 700 which includes occurrence nodes 711. Each occurrence node includes occurrence specific data 51 or a pointer to such data, a pointer 52 to a parent occurrence node, and a pointer 53 to a folded model describer. Thus, the information that would present in a full occurrence model can be included in the inventive lightweight occurrence model. The inventive model does not maintain duplicate information and requires less memory to store the inventive model. Since the inventive occurrence model is smaller than the full occurrence model, complex circuit designs, e.g. microprocessors, can be represented by the inventive lightweight occurrence model. Thus, low level characteristics of the design, <I>e.g</I>., timing delays, can be examined.
Patent GB-2378999-A (GB)
Title: Suspending equipment using wedge-type locking device
Inventor: FACEY HUGH DAVID
IPC: F16G11/14
Filed: 2001-12-20
Abstract: A method of suspending equipment 20,32 from an overhead member 21 comprises providing at least two suspension strands 22 with means 23 for securing them to the overhead member 21, passing the free ends 25 of the strands 222 through a pair of eyes 24 on the equipment, or through a hole 30 in an elongate member 31 for supporting the equipment. After passing through the eyes 24 or holes 30, the free ends 25 of the strands 22 are passed through locking devices 26 of the type having a bore 27 associated with wedging means 28 preventing withdrawal of the respective strand in the opposite direction. Kits for use in the method are also disclosed. Wedge release means 39 for adjusting the position of the locking devices 26 are also disclosed (figures 2-4).
Patent GB-2373338-A (GB)
Title: Temperature indicator
Inventor: BARKER WILLIAM JAMES STEPHEN
IPC: G09F3/02
Filed: 2002-02-01
Abstract: A temperature indicator bears information printed with a first thermochromic ink (3) which is non-visible at ambient temperature and a second thermochromic ink (2) which becomes visible at a temperature different from the temperature at which the first thermochromic ink becomes visible. The combination of the first and second inks, when both are visible, shows information which was not revealed prior to a change in temperature.
Patent GB-2386685-A (GB)
Title: A water detector for flood protection
Inventor: RICHARDS PHILIP KENT
IPC: G01F23/24
Filed: 2002-03-16
Abstract: A water detector comprising two terminals (+, -) which are disposed at a predetermined level (approx. 1cm) above the floor of a room, the terminals are connected to a circuit board on which is a standard relay sender unit which is connected to an alarm panel. Upon reaching the predetermined level, the water completes the circuit between the two terminals which generates a signal which activates the alarm.
Patent GB-2386540-A (GB)
Title: Gloves for wearing one inside the other
Inventor: WATTS DEREK COLIN
IPC: A61B19/04
Filed: 2002-03-22
Abstract: In a combination of an inner pair (1) of gloves (11, 12) and an outer pair (2) of gloves (21, 22), the outer surfaces (14) of the inner pair (1) of gloves (11, 12) are non-gripping. The inner surfaces (23) of the outer pair (2) of gloves (21, 22) may also be non-gripping. The gloves may be made of elastomeric latex and may be packaged in clear, sterile, plastics envelopes 31-34.
Patent GB-2387300-A (GB)
Title: Modulation of an electromagnetic pulse train
Inventor: FRAZER EWAN LINDSAY
IPC: H04B1/69
Filed: 2002-04-02
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of signal modulation for use in a signal transmission system in which transmitted signals comprise an electromagnetic pulse train, the method comprising; ```controlling the modulation of pulse positions of an electromagnetic pulse train according to a pulse-position modulation signal having a spread signal component for modulating the pulse train to produce a predetermined carrier pulse train, thus achieving a largely random pulse separation. However, the spread signal component is controlled such that consecutive pulse positions of at least some pulses in said electromagnetic pulse train are varied non-randomly. The non-random variation allows the operating spectrum to be shaped, e.g. to avoid interfering with particular bands or frequencies such as emergency service bands, radio navigation or cellular networks. The inventive method avoids the ringing problems associated with spectrum shaping by filtering.
Patent GB-2387206-A (GB)
Title: Gearbox cooling system
Inventor: MAY ERIC
IPC: F16H57/04
Filed: 2002-04-04
Abstract: A gearbox cooling system comprises a continuous undulating passageway 17 formed by casting within a wall 15, eg floor 14, of a gearbox housing 13. The passageway 17 has inlet and outlet pipes 18, 19 which are connected into a vehicle engine cooling system so that liquid engine coolant will pass though housing floor 14 to remove heat from the gearbox. and cool lubricant in contact with the floor 14. Undulating passageway 17 comprises at least six spaced apart straight lengths each length being connected to an adjacent length by U-bends (22, fig 4). The housing 13 is formed from an aluminium based casting and the floor 14 may be separate casting removable secured to the housing 13. gearbox housing 13 may be attached to a clutch bell housing 12 so as to form a motor vehicle transmission housing 11. Inlet and outlet pipes 18, 19 are mounted to one side of the gearbox housing 13.
Patent GB-2390954-A (GB)
Title: Method for selecting a wireless transmission scheme
Inventor: MOLKDAR DAVOOD
IPC: H04Q7/22
Filed: 2002-07-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a system for transmission scheme selection in a communication system using an Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) protocol. The apparatus comprises a radio propagation processor (251), which determines characteristics of the radio propagation conditions, and a message information size processor (253) for determining the size of a message to be communicated. The radio propagation processor (251) and the message information size processor (253) are connected to a transmission scheme selector (247), which selects the transmission scheme such that it optimises resource consumption and delay dependent on the radio conditions and the message information size. The invention is applicable to for example packet based cellular communication systems such as GPRS, EDGE and UMTS.
Patent GB-2391323-A (GB)
Title: Weighing assembly for food items conveyed in parallel
Inventor: BAGLEY JEREMY ROBIN JOHN
IPC: G01G11/04
Filed: 2002-07-26
Abstract: A weighing conveyor assembly WCA1 (19 fig 1) separately weighs, at a given time, each parallel portion of a stream of food items. There are preferably at least 4 parallel stream portions extending in the direction of flow, each being arranged to convey at least one lane of items such as moulded dough pieces for biscuits. The assembly is an element of a processing apparatus which may include other conveyor bands (6,15,16,17,18 fig 1) a moulder roll (1a fig 1), an oven (2 fig 1), a position adjusting machine (14 fig 1) , a fondant pickup station (3 fig 1), a chocolate enrober station (4 fig 1), further weighing stations (20,21,22 fig 1) and a packaging station (5 fig 1). The weighing conveyor WCA 1 typically comprises 4 weighing decks WD 1-4 comprising parallel bands mounted on a load cell L1-4. Weight related data is sent to a processor, which preferably calculates a mean item weight for each longitudinal portion. Results can be used in automatically adjusting moulder settings and item alignment.
Patent GB-2392455-A (GB)
Title: Composite floor structure
Inventor: COWARD DENNIS
IPC: E04B5/40
Filed: 2002-08-28
Abstract: A composite floor structure comprises profiled steel decking <B>1</B> and which is bordered on its sides with edge sections <B>2</B> (e.g. steel beams) and covered in situ on its upper surface with concrete <B>3</B>. The profiled steel decking <B>1</B> includes upper and lower generally horizontal flange surfaces <B>4</B>, <B>5</B> joined by downwardly and outwardly inclined web surfaces <B>6</B> and edge laps extending outwardly from sides of the steel decking <B>1</B>. The edge sections <B>2</B> may each have an upstanding end web (11, fig 3) from the upper margin of which projects an upper flange (15, fig 3) which acts as a template when determining the level of concrete <B>3</B> required to cover the decking <B>1</B>, and a lower flange <B>16</B> positioned below the upper flange to which is secured or on which is supported an adjoining edge lap of the decking <B>1</B>. Also disclosed is a method of producing such a composite floor.
Patent GB-2379449-A (GB)
Title: An Overlay Later for A Bearing Alloy Sliding Member
Inventor: KAWACHI TOSHIAKI
IPC: C25D15/00
Filed: 2002-09-03
Abstract: A sliding member comprising metal layer (1), an intermediate layer (3) a bearing alloy layer (2) and an overlay layer (4) which is formed on the bearing alloy layer (2), wherein the overlay layer (4) consists of a matrix of Bi or Bi alloy and 0.05 to 25 vol% of hard particles. Both the intermediate layer (3) and the overlay layer (4) can be formed by electroplating. The metal layer (1) can comprise steel and the hard particles dispersed in the overlay layer (4) may be an one from the group consisting of boride, silicide, oxide, nitride, carbide and an intermetallic compound. The intermediate layer (3) may comprise any one metal from the group of Ni, Co, Fe, Cu and Ag, or an alloy of which the major component is any one of these metals.
Patent GB-2394053-A (GB)
Title: Catch for measuring tape
Inventor: LIU YU-CHUN
IPC: G01B3/10
Filed: 2003-03-27
Abstract: A soft stop-proof hook head of a measure tape is located at one end of the measure tape 2 and comprises a ruler hook 3. A surface of a ruler hook is enclosed by a soft elastomer 4. The soft elastomer is made of a flexible material, eg. PVC, rubber. When the soft elastomer is pressed, it generates an elastic resistance; in measuring, the ruler hook is coupled to an object to be measured with the elastomer 4 providing a slide-stop effect. Moreover, the soft elastomer may be extended with a slide-stop piece (45, fig. 12 for enhancing the slide-stop or anti-slip effect. A magnet (8, fig 7) may be included in the hole 31 to improve contact with metal surfaces.
Patent GB-2387403-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for increasing tubing resistance to pressure
Inventor: NOBILEAU PHILIPPE
IPC: E21B17/14
Filed: 2001-10-08
Abstract: The invention concerns a method for enhancing resistance to external pressure in a tube installed in a previously lined borehole, providing a passage through its tube of reduced dimension. Said method is characterised in that it consists in lowering the tube in a first shape (2) whereof the dimensions are smaller than the reduced section, shaping it to enable it to shift from said first form to a second substantially cylindrical shape (3) having a dimension larger than the reduced section and expanding it by moving a cylindrical expanding mandrel through the tube whereof the expansion value ranges between 2 and 10 % of the value of the external diameters.
Patent GB-2402481-A (GB)
Title: Multi-well rotatable analyser
Inventor: CREES LAWRENCE CARL
IPC: B01L9/00
Filed: 2003-06-04
Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing biological materials, the apparatus comprising a plurality of stacked, rotatable platforms 12, each platform having a plurality of sample receiving areas 14 located thereon, the apparatus having a first reagent dispensing member eg 32 mounted for dispensing reagent to a sample receiving area on a first stacked platform and a second reagent dispensing member mounted for dispensing reagent to a sample receiving area on a second stacked platform, each platform being rotated to move sequential sample receiving areas thereon into orientation with the mounted reagent dispensing member to receive reagent therefrom. The present invention is particularly suited to processing biological material for cytogenetic analysis. Preferably, other platforms also have reagent numbers, waste removing tubes 30 can also be provided.
Patent GB-2390774-A (GB)
Title: Identifying bleedthrough in imager
Inventor: SIMSKE STEVEN J
IPC: H04N1/409
Filed: 2003-07-10
Abstract: In systems (400) and methods (300) for identifying bleedthrough (131, 132) in an image in which a reference tone point of a first image is determined (305), putative bleedthrough pixels in the first image are identified as a function of the reference tone point (305), the putative bleedthrough pixels are mapped into a putative bleedthrough representation of said first image (305), and the putative bleedthrough pixel mapping is analyzed to determine if bleedthrough is present in said first image (306). In independent claims to systems (400) and methods (300) for removing bleedthrough (131, 132) from an image, a document is scanned to provide an electronic first image and an electronic second image (302), a putative bleedthrough pixel mapping for the first image is generated (305), the putative bleedthrough pixel mapping is processed using information with respect to said second image (308), and pixels of the first image corresponding to putative bleedthrough pixels of said mapping are replaced (309). Another independent claim provides for analysis of a produced pixel mapping of bleedthrough pixels in order to remove false positives from the mapping.
Patent GB-2393538-A (GB)
Title: An arrangement for supporting multiple operating systems wherein an operating system identifier is linked to at least one system component
Inventor: QURESHI SHIRAZ ALI
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2003-07-22
Abstract: A system and method for supporting multiple operating systems (101) with mutually exclusive requirements on a single computer system (200), or platform. The operating system (101) sets an ACPI (105) variable to identify the operating system (101) running on the platform (200). The system firmware (103) automatically comes up with a common set of functionality to satisfy all operating systems that can run on the platform. The ACPI interpreter (105) reads the OS (101) identifying variable upon boot-up and uses it in conditional code (107) that depends on the operating system (101) to fully define the operation of the system component (203, .., 215).
Patent GB-2400278-A (GB)
Title: Traffic flow template filtering
Inventor: AHN HONG-JIN
IPC: H04W92/06
Filed: 2004-02-18
Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing Traffic Flow Template (TFT) filtering according to Internet Protocol (IP) versions in a mobile communication system. The mobile communication system supports an address of a first IP version (IPv4) including first bits and an address of a second IP version (IPv6) including second bits containing the first bits. IP version-based information is extracted from the source IP address. TFT information containing the extracted information is generated and the generated TFT information is transmitted to a Gateway GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Support Node (GGSN). Thus TFT packet filtering, for packet data having an IP address type comprising an IPv4 address embedded in an IPv6 address, is performed only on the low order 32 bits of the IPv4 address rather than the full 128 bits of the IPv6 address. Computation and element size for storing TFT packet filters is minimised.
Patent GB-2398609-A (GB)
Title: Clutch having the clutch plate connected to the pressure plate
Inventor: ISTSCHENKO MICHAEL
IPC: F16D13/38
Filed: 2004-02-20
Abstract: A friction clutch comprises a housing configuration (12) which is coupled to a drive member for joint rotation around an axis of rotation (A), a pressure plate (20), which can be moved by a diaphragm spring (26), to produce an engaged state, and also a friction disk (36) having an annular friction lining support (64), which in the engaged state the pressure plate (20) loads and which supports at least one friction lining element (70), wherein the friction disk (36) is coupled with the pressure plate (20) in order to limit movement of the friction disk (36) in the direction away from the pressure plate (20).
Patent GB-2400738-A (GB)
Title: Method for improving switching fluid
Inventor: WONG MARVIN GLENN
IPC: H01H57/00
Filed: 2004-03-30
Abstract: Oxides are reduced by depositing a switching fluid 118 on a first substrate 103 , mating the first substrate 103 to a second substrate 101, the first substrate and the second substrate defining therebetween a cavity holding the switching fluid, the cavity being sized to allow movement of the switching fluid between first and second states, and creating a gas 122 in the cavity holding the switching fluid, the gas reacting with at least one of oxygen in the cavity and oxides on the switching fluid.
Patent GB-2396519-A (GB)
Title: Call management via television
Inventor: BARTFELD EYAL
IPC: H04M3/533
Filed: 2002-10-24
Abstract: A telephone call management system and method are disclosed (Fig. 1), allowing for call review where a voice mail message being recorded for a specific telephone may be played on a television associated therewith during the time it is being recorded. Optionally, the call may further be retrieved and rerouted to the user telephone responsive to a command entered via the television distribution gateway, and any call may be recorded responsive to commands entered via the gateway.
Patent GB-2419338-A (GB)
Title: Vessel with dispensing outlets at the top and in the base
Inventor: GRIMES ANN
IPC: B65D47/26
Filed: 2004-10-20
Abstract: A vessel has dispensing outlets at both the top of the vessel and in the bottom or base. The outlet in the bottom is provided within a recessed part of the base, such that the vessel is able to stand on its base. The bottom outlet may have a sliding closure device which is movable between open and closed positions. The sliding closure device may be covered by a removable strip (fig 6) which bears information regarding the use of the bottom outlet. The typical use of the invention is in respect of vessels containing viscous fluids, such as plastic shampoo bottles.