baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2383337-A (GB)
Title: Electroplating plant and method
Inventor: TURNER ANDREW DEREK
IPC: C25D21/18
Filed: 2001-12-21
Abstract: In an electroplating process, the electrical efficiency of dissolution of the metal at the anode 20 may differ from that of deposition of the metal at the cathode 18, so the composition of the electroplating solution 16 will gradually change. Part of the electroplating solution 16 is therefore used to perform deposition using a counter-electrode 30 at which no dissolution can occur, or used to perform dissolution using a counter-electrode at which no deposition can occur. This may be in a treatment cell 24, and the counter-electrode 30 may be surrounded by a bipolar or an ion permselective membrane 32 to prevent destruction of other ions within the solution 16. The optimum composition of the electroplating solution 16 can hence be maintained. Alternatively an anode assembly (36, Fig 3) may be used in the cell 14 comprising an electrode (37) coated with a cation selective membrane (38) and having a backing plate 39. In a further embodiment (40, Fig 4) a cathode assembly may be used in the cell 14 comprising a cathode (42) surrounded by a membrane 44. When electrolyte is circulated to a treatment cell this other cell may take the form of a electrodialysis stack (50, Fig 5).
Patent GB-2385088-A (GB)
Title: A roof bracket for securing a cable guide to a roof
Inventor: ROBOTHAM DENNIS
IPC: E04D13/12
Filed: 2002-02-12
Abstract: The roof bracket 4 has a raised platform 21 with a planar upper surface 22 attached to a base plate 18. The raised platform is for supporting a cable guide which may be attached via a hole 30 in the planar upper surface 22. At least one of the raised platform or base plate is adapted to deform in response to an applied load. The adaptations to allow deformation include the stainless steel components being manufactured to less than 6 mm thick and the partial attachment of the raised platform along its length to the base plate. A method of arresting the fall of a worker from a roof is also included, whereby a safety cable apparatus, comprising deformable brackets, a safety cable and safety cable guides, is secured to the roof The worker is secured to the safety cable via a tether line.
Patent GB-2375241-A (GB)
Title: Control System
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES WILLIAM HUNTER
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 1998-11-26
Abstract: An electrical switching apparatus for controlling a light 11 comprises a plurality of remote control devices 12 which can be actuated to transmit a wireless control signal to a control unit 10 mounted on or above the ceiling. The control unit 10 is arranged to change the state of the light 11 either when a conventional wall-mounted switch 18 or 19 is actuated or when a wireless control signal is received from one of the remote control devices 12. The apparatus thus enables the light 11 to be turned on or off from a further point, without the need to run additional wires down a wall to an additional switch. Each remote control device 12 can transmit a control signal to remotely put the control unit 10 into an ERASE mode, whereupon the address codes of all remote control devices 12 are erased from its memory, with the exception of the address code of the control device 12 which gave the command to the control unit to enter the ERASE mode. In this manner, the control unit 10 can be re-configured remotely to respond solely to the control device 12 which gave the command to the control unit. Each remote control device 12 may comprise a switch assembly resembling a conventional wall switch, having actuators 43,43' (Figure 4), which are actuable from either opposite side of the assembly. Thus, such a remote control device 12 can be mounted in a partition wall and the light can be controlled from either side of the wall.
Patent GB-2383193-A (GB)
Title: Device for measuring the intensity of a vector component of a magnetic field using a trench field effect transistor
Inventor: HAUENSTEIN HENNING
IPC: G01R15/20
Filed: 2002-09-06
Abstract: A device to measure the intensity of a vector component (40) of a magnetic field using a field effect transistor with a trench gate (34) having a wall perpendicular to the vector component (40) is disclosed. The device may also be used to measure the electrical current intensity of an electrical current in a conductor, where the current causes the magnetic field component (40) orthogonal to the trench gate wall. Magnetic field vector component (40) causes carriers of the channel current (50) to be defected, resulting in a change in resistance along the channel. The trench gates may be arranged on a substrate in a parallel configuration (35, 36, 37, Fig. 4), or in a circular configuration with the trench gates (38, Fig. 5) having walls orthogonal to the magnetic field component direction (43, Fig. 5).
Patent GB-2395465-A (GB)
Title: Three point seat belt with additional diagonal belt
Inventor: BOSTROEM OLA
IPC: B60R22/02
Filed: 2002-11-20
Abstract: A safety harness for a vehicle seat 10 has a conventional three-point seat belt 13 and an additional two-point shoulder belt 14. The 2 point shoulder belt 14 has a tongue 24 received within a buckle 1 located on the outboard side of the seat. The buckle 1 has a slot (6, Fig 2 or 39, Fig 12) through which an end of the other seat belt 13 passes before being attached to mounting plate 22. The buckle 1 is biased (by torsion spring 17) into a position aligned with the backrest 12 when the seat is unoccupied, so that the occupant when entering the seat does not sit on it. Part of the buckle 1 is formed of rubber or other deformable material to minimise damage to the occupant in the event of a crash. Both seat belts have retractors 19, 23 and pre-tensioners.
Patent GB-2395264-A (GB)
Title: Face detection in images
Inventor: PORTER ROBERT MARK STEPHAN
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: Face detection apparatus generating an output indicative of the likelihood of test regions of a test image containing a face comprises: means for deriving a plurality of sets of image attribute data from the test region, each set relating to the test region (figs 13a, 13b 13c) scaled by a respective different scaling factor from a geometric progression of scaling factors, the progression being such that each scaling factor is related to a next scaling factor by a predetermined multiplicative factor, the factor being the same across the whole progression of scaling factors; means for comparing the derived attributes for each scaling factor with a first respective set of attributes indicative of the presence of a face to generate a first respective likelihood value; means for comparing the derived attributes for each scaling factor with a second respective set of attributes indicative of the presence of a face to generate a second respective likelihood value; means for generating a combined likelihood value in respect of at least a subset of the scaling factors by combining the first likelihood value applicable to that scaling factor with the second likelihood value applicable to a further scaling factor separated from that scaling factor in the geometric progression by a predetermined number of positions; and means for deriving a probability of the presence of a face at each scaling factor in the subset by a similarity between the derived attributes and the combined likelihood value in respect of that scaling factor. The second set of attributes may be indicative of the presence of a central portion of a face in the test region. Applications to camcorders, editing systems, security surveillance systems, VTR controllers and video conferencing systems are envisaged.
Patent GB-2401706-A (GB)
Title: Preventing paper currency from being pulled out of a currency receiver
Inventor: YU CHENG-KANG
IPC: G07D11/00
Filed: 2003-04-23
Abstract: Apparatus for validating and storing paper currency has currency transported from an insertion slot through an angled passageway 30 of a detector unit 3 into a currency storage cabinet 2. If the currency is verified as authentic a pivoted member 321 is pivoted into the passageway 30 to prevent the inserted currency from being pulled back out of the apparatus, e.g. by string or tape attached to the currency in an attempt to commit fraud.
Patent GB-2390345-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust heat shield for pylon mounted gas turbine engines includes cast and non-cast sections
Inventor: CONNELLY THOMAS J
IPC: B64D33/04
Filed: 2003-04-25
Abstract: The present invention is a hybrid engine exhaust heat shield assembly that includes a plurality of sections 58,66 . The plurality of sections 58,66 include one or more sections 58 formed of titanium (or other high heat resistant material) by a casting process, and one or more sections 66 formed of heat resistant material produced in a manner other than a casting process. The plurality of sections 58,66 are aerodynamically shaped for thermal protection of the aft pylon 60 . The other heat resistant material can be titanium or other heat resistant material that is formed by a hot formed process or by a super plastically-formed process. The one or more sections 58 formed by the casting process can include heat (plume) deflector flanges.
Patent GB-2392039-A (GB)
Title: In vehicle entertainment system for multiple occupants
Inventor: SLESAK CHRISTIAN H
IPC: H04M1/00
Filed: 2003-07-16
Abstract: An entertainment system for a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a storage device, at least one video display device, at least one audio device, and a distribution box. The storage device has entertainment media stored therein. The at least one video display device is used to display the entertainment media stored on the storage device. The at least one audio device is used to broadcast the audio signals stored on the storage device. The distribution box is in communication with the storage device, the at least one video device and the at least one audio device, for routing selected entertainment media from the storage device to at least one of the video device and the audio device. The system allows different occupants of the vehicle to select the media they desire independently of other occupants.
Patent GB-2405754-A (GB)
Title: Converter input detection signal filtering
Inventor: LERWE OLAF
IPC: B60L9/00
Filed: 2003-09-03
Abstract: A method for transferring electric power from a primary side (5) to a secondary side (6) of a converter (11) and/or vice versa, in particular for the purpose of delivering electric power to a high power application such as to a driving motor of a railroad vehicle. The converter (11) comprises at least one electric or electronic switch for repeatedly interrupting and closing an electric connection thereby operating the converter (11). A detection signal representing the operating state of the input is filtered by performing a filtering process (unit 50). The filtered detection signal is used to control (units 4, 21) the operation of the converter (11). The filtering process is at least partly performed by a comb filter (in unit 50).
Patent GB-2406487-A (GB)
Title: Modified affine projection algorithm for non-stationary signal
Inventor: JIN QU GARY
IPC: H03H21/00
Filed: 2003-09-24
Abstract: An adaptive echo cancellation algorithm is used to process a non-stationary signal. The algorithm creates an inverse matrix and adaptively adjusts the condition of the matrix to avoid numerical instability in the inverse matrix. The algorithm may be an affine projection or least-mean-squares algorithm. A factor may be used and this may be adaptively adjusted in accordance with a characteristic of the signal, the characteristic being the average or estimated signal power.
Patent GB-2407959-A (GB)
Title: Sleeve for a cigarette packet
Inventor: EDWARDS JOHN RICHARD
IPC: A24F15/12
Filed: 2003-11-15
Abstract: A sleeve (10) for a flip-top cigarette packet (2) is substantially opaque. When in use the sleeve (10) has opposed front (12) and back (14) panels, opposed side panels (16), and a stop member (18). The sleeve (10) is internally dimensioned to be a close fit for the packet (2) and to cover substantially all of the region from the bottom front edge of the packet to the junction of the flip-top (4) with the front surface (6). The side panels, and, if present, the bottom panel may be provided with fold lines to enable the sleeve to be collapsed substantially flat. The sleeve may be part of a package such as a "cigarette brick" containing a plurality of substantially identical flip-top cigarette packets.
Patent GB-2393459-A (GB)
Title: Joist hanger with spacer elements located between the hanger and joist
Inventor: HARRISON IAN
IPC: E04B5/12
Filed: 2003-05-08
Abstract: A joist hanger comprises a shoe portion and a flange extending from the shoe, where in use the shoe portion is built into a supporting structure and spacer elements. The spacer elements may be in the form of integral internal shaping which in use corresponds to a web of an I beam. Alternatively, the hanger may have spacer elements which may be located between the walls of the shoe and the joist (Figures 5 and 6) or web of an I beam (Figure 2). Also, the spacer elements and the walls of the shoe may have complementary tongues and grooves to allow the elements to be secured to the walls. The hanger may be lined with an insulating sock. A method of incorporating the hanger into the structure is also claimed.
Patent GB-2413434-A (GB)
Title: a semiconductor light-emitting device and a method of manufacture
Inventor: JOHNSON KATHERINE LOUISE
IPC: H01S5/042
Filed: 2004-01-09
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light-emitting device comprises selectively etching a semiconductor layer structure 16 fabricated in a nitride materials system and including an aluminium-containing cladding layer or an aluminium-containing optical guiding layer 5. The etching step forms a mesa 17, and also exposes one or more portions of the aluminium-containing cladding layer or the aluminium-containing optical guiding layer 5 . The or each exposed portion of the aluminium-containing cladding layer or the aluminium-containing optical guiding layer 5 is then oxidised to form a current blocking layer 18 laterally adjacent to and extending laterally from the mesa. When an electrically conductive contact layer 11 is deposited, the current blocking layer 18 will prevent the contact layer 11 from making direct contact with the buffer layer 3.
Patent GB-2398961-A (GB)
Title: Managing Resources in User Plane Data Processing Units
Inventor: TSUKAGOSHI TSUTOMU
IPC: H04L12/911
Filed: 2004-02-04
Abstract: A network device is provided which is capable of contributing to construction of a system without a centralized resource management function, ensuring system expandability to install additional call control processors, and isolating a capability of each user data processing unit from a call control section. Each of the user data processing units manages by itself resources of its own circuits. When responding to a call setup request sent from a C-plane for establishment of a session, and when responding to a call release request sent from the C-plane for release of the session, and also when responding to a health check signal from the C-plane, each of the user data processing units notifies the C-plane of an available resource ratio of its own circuit by attaching it to a response message. The C-plane stores thus obtained available resource ratios of each of the user data processing units, and selects the user data processing unit having remaining resources thereby to send the call setup request thereto in order to establish the session. The network device may be a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) 6 of a 3GPP network, in which each User Data Processing Unit 66-68 has a resource management part 661,671,681 and a GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) device 662,672,682 for encapsulating and decapsulating user data.
Patent GB-2403779-A (GB)
Title: Guide vane with non linear variation in maximum thickness
Inventor: MILBURN RICHARD GORDON
IPC: F01D9/04
Filed: 2004-05-24
Abstract: A guide vane 100 is provided in which sheet portions 14, 15 are bonded together to define an aerofoil profile 11. Between the ends 20, 21 of the guide vane 100 there is a non linear variation in the maximum chordal thickness 13. Thus, greater maximum chordal thickness 13b in central portions of the guide vane 100 provide stiffness while the ends 20, 21 which are generally formed from solid material have a smaller maximum chordal thickness such that a stiffer vane 100 can be provided with reduced material weight and cost. The vane may also have a reduced chordal thickness in a central region 13f. The guide vane may be a fan outlet guide vane.
Patent GB-2406632-A (GB)
Title: Restraining truncheon
Inventor: MAUGHAN MICHAEL
IPC: F41B15/02
Filed: 2004-09-15
Abstract: A restraining truncheon/baton, includes a rotating end 1 which has spin imparted upon it by spring 6. Spring 6 pushes shuttle 3 over shuttle 2 which is connected to embossed high-grip rotating end 1. On deployment, rotating end 1 is secured by ratchet 5. A twist-grip sidearm to truncheon 9 disengages ratchet 5. Disengaging ratchet 5 enables user to re-cock the arrangement by pulling sliding sleeve 7 in direction 16. Spring 10 greatly reduces the chances of ratchet 5 from being inadvertently disengaged. When invention is primed/cocked it is activated by pulling trigger 8.
Patent GB-2407554-A (GB)
Title: Emergency descent of lift cage
Inventor: ENGSTROEM ROLAND
IPC: B66B5/02
Filed: 2004-10-28
Abstract: The invention concerns a method of lowering a lift cage (1 , Fig 1) on a motorised lift that has a device for releasing a motor brake (10, 11 Fig 2) included in a drive motor (7, 8), a means of actuation (A) operated from the lift cage that from its initial position can drive the brake release mechanism to an active brake release position and back to its initial position, and a catching device (9) that stops the lift cage in case its descent should exceed a predetermined speed limit. For efficient regulation and control of the lowering speed the method is characterised by; ```that the means of actuation (A) is arranged to respond to a periodically repeated measure by being moved in a previously defined operating cycle controlled by a signal processing system (B) to an active brake releasing position and then back again to its initial position, ```the time it takes for the operating movement of the means of actuation (A) within the operating cycle can be adapted to the downward acceleration of the lift cage (1) when the motor brakes (10, 11) are released so that it has time to return to its original position before the lift cage has exceeded the predetermined speed limit, thereby preventing operation of the safety device (9). This is achieved by providing a variable restrictor 21 feeding the brake releasing pressure from manual pump 19 to ram 16 back to tank.
Patent GB-2409096-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display device having dummy channels and channel selection unit and method of driving the same
Inventor: KANG SIN HO
IPC: G02F1/136
Filed: 2004-11-25
Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a driving method thereof for improving a working efficiency of the LCD and reducing manufacturing costs. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel (102) having liquid crystal cells at crossings of data lines and gate lines, data integrated circuit (116) supplying pixel data via a plurality of data output channels, a gate integrated circuit (106) driving the gate lines, a channel selector (130) for selecting the plurality of data output channels of the data integrated circuits (116) in accordance with a number of the data lines wherein only the selected data output channels contain the pixel data, and a timing controller (108) for controlling the data integrated circuit and the gate integrated circuit (106).
Patent GB-2420552-A (GB)
Title: A cable holder
Inventor: DAVID SIMON
IPC: H04R5/033
Filed: 2004-11-26
Abstract: A cable holder has an outer surface to receive a cable wound therearound. The cable holder has two spaced apart apertures 1, 2, extending through the entire thickness of the body 3 for securing the cable to the body 3. The apertures 1, 2 can comprise holes or slits and can serve to grip the cable. The body 3 may be elongate with the apertures 1, 2 provided at opposing ends. The aperture 1, 2 can be formed through the cable holder and closed to its edges or they can be open to the edges of the cable holder. The body 3 can be of polygonal shape with flat outer surfaces having no protrusions or projections.
Patent GB-2421150-A (GB)
Title: Power control during soft handover
Inventor: BARRETT STEPHEN J
IPC: H04B7/005
Filed: 2004-12-08
Abstract: A cellular communication system (100) comprises an inner power control for controlling transmission powers of a user equipment (101). A plurality of base stations (103, 105, 107) receive a first signal from the user equipment 101 in a soft handover communication channel. A serving base station (103) of the plurality of base stations (103, 105, 107) receives a second signal from the user equipment (101) in a non-soft handover communication channel. The cellular communication system comprises an error processor (303) for determining a quality characteristic of a radio link (113) between the user equipment (101) and the base station (103). A comparator (211) and a target processor (30) then determine a target parameter for the inner power control loop in response to the quality characteristic. The non-soft handover communication channel may specifically be an HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) channel of a 3<rd> Generation cellular communication system.
Patent GB-2425991-A (GB)
Title: A front seat passenger air-bag
Inventor: SOMMER KARL HEINZ
IPC: B60R21/231
Filed: 2005-05-11
Abstract: A front seat passenger air-bag (2) which is to be installed in an upper part of a dashboard (3) of a motor vehicle to protect a front-seat passenger (5) in the event that a crash situation occurs. The air-bag (2) incorporates a tether (10) and controllable vent (15), with the controllable vent (15) being normally open. The tether (10) is directly responsive to movement of a front part of the air-bag (2) away from a predetermined point 24. The tether (10) is adapted to control the vent (15) to close the vent (15) when the front part of the air-bag (2) is at least a predetermined distance from the predetermined point (24). The vent (15) thus remains open during the initial stages of inflation of the air-bag (2), and is closed when the air-bag (2) is almost fully inflated, to maintain the pressure of the gas within the air-bag (2), to minimise the chances of the passenger (5) moving entirely through the space occupied by the inflated air-bag (2) and striking the dashboard (3).
Patent GB-2416060-A (GB)
Title: Security system for a boundary
Inventor: STAPLETON HOWARD
IPC: G08B13/02
Filed: 2005-07-08
Abstract: A security system for a boundary comprises an elongate member 2 and a support. The support may form part of a boundary member and comprises a housing 3 and a rod 7 extending through the housing 3. The rod 7 is surrounded by a resilient member 9 which may be a spring or elastomeric member. When the system is in a neutral state the elongate member 2 is in a first position relative to the rod 7 and a threshold parameter is detected by a monitoring system connected to the security system. Forced movement of the elongate member 2 relative to the rod 7 causes a parameter to be detected that is above or below the threshold parameter and an alarm is activated. The parameter may be electrical and the rod 7 may be conductive. The elongate member 2 may comprise a series of bars positioned in a vertical or horizontal array, whereby the alarm is actuated when predetermined number of bars is moved.