baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2457025-A (GB)
Title: Garment for carrying electrotherapy electrodes
Inventor: MINOGUE CONOR
IPC: A61N1/36
Filed: 2008-01-30
Abstract: An electrotherapy apparatus comprises a flexible garment 12 to the body-facing surface of which stimulation electrodes 10 are attachable on predetermined portion(s), an array of spaced through passages 14 are provided throughout the surface area of at least the predetermined portion(s) of the garment for connection means, such as a lead wire L or a stud fastener, connecting the electrode 10 to an external stimulation apparatus. The electrotherapy apparatus facilitates accurate and repeatable application to a neuromuscular area to be treated by a patient by allowing a therapist to attach electrodes 10 to selected areas of the patient's skin by means of adhesive (a fig 1), to attach the garment 12 to the patient, securing the electrodes 10 to the garment 12 e.g. by means of hook and loop fastening and to remove the garment 12 together with the electrodes 10. The patient may later put on the garment and align it with appropriate anatomical landmarks in order to reproduce the electrode positions selected by the therapist.
Patent GB-2447168-A (GB)
Title: A separator
Inventor: DEAHL PAM J
IPC: B01D21/00
Filed: 2005-08-12
Abstract: A separator for separating solids from a liquid flow comprises a chamber 2 having an inlet 30 provided in a wall of an inlet housing 20 which defines an inlet compartment 28 within the chamber, the inlet opening being directed so that inflowing liquid creates a circulating flow within the chamber about a central axis X of the chamber, an outlet opening (47, Figure 3) provided in the wall of an outlet housing 22 which defines an outlet compartment 46 within the chamber and a bypass duct 24 provided within the chamber which extends around the central axis of the chamber between the housings, where the inlet and outlet housings comprise housing mouldings in which the openings are formed after moulding. The housing mouldings may be identical before the openings are made. The mouldings may have projections 38, 40 for fitting within the bypass duct. At least one of the inlet and outlet housings may have a closable maintenance opening.
Patent GB-2460693-A (GB)
Title: Conduit assembly
Inventor: JONES GARETH LLOYD
IPC: F16L3/26
Filed: 2008-06-06
Abstract: A conduit assembly 10 for the communication of electricity, light or fluid, comprising at least one conduit 12 and a core member, the conduit(s) 12 being in contact with the core member 26 and arranged in a convoluted path defined with respect to the shape of the core member 26, the conduit(s) 12 thereby having a first direct length between its ends such that removal of at least a portion of the core member 26 permits the at least one conduit(s) 12 to straighten in the region of the core member 26 removal to increase its length to a second length, the second direct length being greater than the sum of the first length and the length removed from the core member 26. A number of conduit assemblies 10 may be connected together to form a harness.
Patent GB-2448100-A (GB)
Title: Swab
Inventor: YOUNG RONALD ALEXANDER
IPC: A47L13/20
Filed: 2006-10-11
Abstract: A swab (10, 110) for a mop includes an outer casing (14) and an inner filling (20), the outer casing (14) being made of an absorbent material and enveloping the inner filling (20), and the inner filling (20) being made of an absorbent material, opposite major surfaces (16, 18) of the outer casing (14) being attached together though the inner filling (20) to form depressions (28) in the opposite major surfaces (16, 18) of the outer casing (14) and to limit movement of the inner filling (20) within the outer casing (14).
Patent GB-2462442-A (GB)
Title: A remote server centrally controls access to data stored in a data container in an encrypted form
Inventor: ZYBERT RICHARD
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2008-08-06
Abstract: Disclosed is a method providing secure storage and transportation of secret, confidential or private data. The data is stored in encrypted form on a portable data container 5 such as a removable USB flash drive or an optical disk. Access to decryption keys is controlled by a central system regardless of the whereabouts of the data container, thus protecting secure information if the actual data containers are lost or stolen. The central system preferably comprises an authentication server 10 which sends decryption keys to a user's application 6 upon authentication of the user 1. The system avoids delays and bandwidth issues associated with 'Host-Based' systems as only keys and authentication information are transmitted via potentially slow links and large volumes of data are kept fully encrypted on the data container.
Patent GB-2453029-A (GB)
Title: Well filter screen not having a shroud
Inventor: LANGLAIS MICHAEL D
IPC: E21B43/08
Filed: 2008-09-12
Abstract: A well screen 10 includes a base pipe 12 and a screen assembly 14 connected to the base pipe 12 where an outer shroud is not disposed over the screen assemble 14. The layers may be connected by diffusion bonding and there may also be an inflow control device. Also claimed is a well screen 10 having a base pipe 12 and a screen assembly having at least three layers 16, 18, 20, interconnected by diffusion bonding. In an additional embodiment there is a claimed a screen assembly 10 having a base pipe 12, a filter layer 18 constructed of woven metal cloth sintered together and a drainage layer 16 positioned between the base pipe and the filter layer. Also present is a support layer 20 of woven metal rods 26 and metal cable 28.
Patent GB-2464975-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for foaming milk with temperature control
Inventor: VANDERSTEGEN-DRAKE MARK STAMFORD
IPC: A47J31/44
Filed: 2008-11-01
Abstract: An apparatus for foaming milk comprises a body 80 defining a foaming chamber 86, a nozzle 112 insertable into milk located in a milk container, a conduit arrangement 100, 104 for conveying milk to the foaming chamber from the nozzle, means 88 for drawing milk through the conduit arrangement to the foaming chamber, a foamed milk outlet 116 for returning foamed milk to the container, a temperature sensor 124, e.g. a thermistor, for monitoring the temperature of milk being supplied to the foaming chamber, and a controller 60 for terminating the drawing of milk depending on the monitored temperature. The body may be moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position to insert the nozzle in the container. An air supply conduit and steam inlet may be provided for creating the foam. A means for automatically dislodging matter from the air inlet to clean the inlet and prevent it becoming blocked when the body is moved between the stowed and operating position is also provided.
Patent GB-2459726-A (GB)
Title: A method of detecting ice formation on wind turbine blades and other methods of wind turbine monitoring
Inventor: VOLANTHEN MARK
IPC: F03D7/02
Filed: 2008-11-04
Abstract: A wind turbine has at least one turbine blade 2 mounted to a rotor and provided with at least a first strain sensor 4 for measuring mechanical strain of the turbine blade. Detecting formation of ice on the wind turbine blade comprises detecting changes in an output signal of the strain sensor 4 due to changes in the mass of the turbine blade 2 caused by the formation of ice on the turbine blade. Methods of using the strain sensor(s) to determine speed of rotation, angle of inclination, pitch, torque, power, bending moments, blade fatigue and wear, drive train degradation are also described. Methods of calibrating an optical fibre strain sensor in a wind turbine by rotating the wind turbine and processing the output of the strain sensor to identify a periodic component of the output signal indicative of mechanical strain due to the effect of gravity on the turbine blade are also claimed. The methods of calibration may include determining the unstrained strain sensor output by reference to the midpoint of the peak to peak amplitude of the periodic component of the output signal; or determining a relationship between the output value of the first strain sensor and the bending moment due to the mass of the turbine blade by reference to the peak to peak amplitude of the periodic component of the output signal.
Patent GB-2461733-A (GB)
Title: Stereoscopic 3D liquid crystal display
Inventor: LEE SEUNG-CHUL
IPC: G02B30/25
Filed: 2008-11-24
Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device 100 for use with polarizing glasses includes: a main display panel 110 operable to alternately display a left image and a right image; an auxiliary display panel 120 including first and second substrates 121, 122 having a pixel part corresponding to that of the main display panel and a sub-liquid crystal layer 123 formed between the first and second substrates, and positioned in front of the main display panel to change polarization information of an incident left or right image; a plurality of first electrodes (128, fig 3A)) patterned on the first substrate along the rows of pixels formed on the main display panel; a second electrode (129, fig 3B) formed on a front surface of the pixel part of the second substrate; and a light source 130 to supply light to the rear side of the main display panel. Both a 3D vertical viewing angle and 2D luminance in a glass-type 2D display can be improved.
Patent GB-2456058-A (GB)
Title: Spectroscopic sensor
Inventor: GRAF ALEXANDER
IPC: H01L31/0203
Filed: 2008-11-25
Abstract: The infrared sensor for gas spectrometer sensing applications has a sensing chip 2 and a cap chip 6 with a Fresnel lens or zone plate formed in its surface. The Fresnel lens is formed by alternating annular rings 14 of highly doped semiconductor and lightly doped semiconductor material. The Fresnel lens is used for focusing, filtering and/or collimating light of a required wavelength characteristic of the gas to be sensed (eg CO2) onto the sensor. The cap chip is vacuum sealed and is compatible with wafer level fabrication methods.
Patent GB-2468115-A (GB)
Title: Foldable bathroom cleaning stool
Inventor: MHIZHA TASIIWA
IPC: A47C1/00
Filed: 2009-01-06
Abstract: A foldable stool for use when cleaning toilet bowls and bathtubs designed to allow people to clean without bending their backs, while also being compact. In one embodiment the stool comprises; a seat E, lockable wheels A and a trunk B with a foldable joint C and a stool arm b movable between an in use and storage position. In a second embodiment the stool comprises; a seat, hinge and wall attachment means, wherein the stool can be folded against the wall when not in use. In a third embodiment the stool comprises a seat, a base, a curved trunk shaped to fit over or around water and/or sewage pipes, a foldable joint and stool arm movable between an in use and storage position. In a fourth scissor/cross-type embodiment the seat height is adjustable via a pair of legs arranged in a cross formation and pivotally attached to each other at a central point.
Patent GB-2457589-A (GB)
Title: Locks and cylinder insert having code input and dis-connectable drive means and lock with electrical current generating means
Inventor: MCCORMACK SCOTT ALEXANDER
IPC: E05B47/00
Filed: 2009-02-20
Abstract: A cylinder lock insert has a manually rotatable knob 14 which is used to operate a lock bolt or latch. The knob 14 substantially encloses a lock input means 30 such as keypad, fingerprint recognition or wireless receiver. Correct user input couples drive means 20 to rotary handle and lock cylinder to allow rotation of knob to control withdrawal of latch bolt. The coupling means is preferably an electromagnetic clutch 16 wherein solenoid 44 pulls core 48 against spring 52 to engage cooperating drive elements 54, 62. The lock may be rechargeable by means of a solar cell 34 and/or a knob operated dynamo. Also disclosed is an electrically operable lock or lock insert having a manually rotatable part for causing locking/unlocking of the lock wherein the manually rotating part is connected to a dynamo for producing current when the lock is operated, e.g. unlocked.
Patent GB-2469624-A (GB)
Title: Real time encoder for a specific media distribution service.
Inventor: BUCK IAN HOWARD
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 2009-04-20
Abstract: The invention comprises of a digital video encoder and encryption system for real-time (live) and on demand broadcasting over the mobile-phone or internet distribution platforms. The system as shown in figure 1 comprises: an analogue to digital converter with sync lock, a video processor, a software encoder based on the open source Darwin kernel, a network translation module, a display unit, a control port, and a recording device. The encoder system is pre programmed to interact specifically with and be entirely compatible with the mobile phone and internet broadcast services offered by JH2 Group incorporated, in the form of live and pre recorded media both auditory and/or visual in nature.
Patent GB-2473631-A (GB)
Title: Auxiliary hydraulic fluid pressure supply system in a tractor
Inventor: VESALA ALEKSI
IPC: B60K17/28
Filed: 2009-09-18
Abstract: A tractor has an engine 11 which drives the tractor via a transmission 14 having an operative ratio which is controlled electronically. The tractor also has an auxiliary hydraulic fluid supply system with an engine driven hydraulic pump 17 which provides pressurised fluid to one or more auxiliary outlets 18-21 such as spool valves that control auxiliary equipment, e.g, a front loader, mounted on the tractor. A driver operated control means 22, 23 is provided for selecting the oil flow rate to be delivered to the outlets 18-21, and a control system 25 adjusts a speed of the engine 11 to the minimum required to provide the selected oil flow rate and changes an operative ratio of the tractor transmission 14 so that the speed of the tractor remains substantially unchanged despite any change in engine speed required to deliver the selected oil flow rate. The transmission may be a CVT or powershift transmission and the driver operated control means may comprise one or more control levers, e.g. joy-sticks, or dials.
Patent GB-2474236-A (GB)
Title: A portable handheld power planer guide
Inventor: REEVES NICHOLAS VAUGHAN
IPC: B23Q9/00
Filed: 2009-10-06
Abstract: A portable handheld power planer guide 10 comprises a carriage 20 for carrying a power planer 30, and at least one guide rail 40 for guiding movement of the carriage across a workpiece 50. The carriage may comprise a rod 25 for attaching the planer to the carriage. The guide rail may be clamped to a workpiece by clamp means 60, and may include a spacer 70 for spacing a sliding surface of the guide from the workpiece. One of the carriage and the at least one guide rail may include a slot 95, which engages a sliding member for moving along the slot. Two guide rails may be provided (see figure 3). The workpiece may be a door. A height adjustable support 110 may be provided for supporting a portion 34 of the planer body.
Patent GB-2461222-A (GB)
Title: Screen saver sub
Inventor: CORBETT THOMAS G
IPC: E21B43/04
Filed: 2008-05-07
Abstract: A transition piece is provided near an end of a screen assembly to allow transition from a lighter weight and collapse resistant pipe under the screen sections to a heavier wall and higher collapse strength pipe between the top of the screen and the isolation packer. When a screen out occurs, the heavier wall pipe can handle the new pressures that are applied to the formation and to the tubular to try to collapse it. The screen portion can still be built with thinner wall pipe as the screen out condition protects that pipe from collapse pressure because the fully gravel packed annular space keeps the surface applied pump pressure from exerting a collapse force on the base pipe under the screen. The internal diameter under the screen does not have to be reduced because the heavy wall pipe is not provided there. Above the screen, a heavy wall pipe can be provided because the absence of the screen layer allows more room for a larger pipe with thicker wall without decrease in internal diameter as compared to under the screen.
Patent GB-2465462-A (GB)
Title: Drinks outlet with removable advertising portion
Inventor: MOORE ANTHONY
IPC: B67D1/06
Filed: 2009-11-11
Abstract: A drinks dispensing outlet 1 includes a main body 2 of hollow, open-ended, cylindrical; tubular configuration which seats snugly into a clamping ring or bracket 3. The dispensing outlet 1 has a replaceable head unit 4 that has a neck portion 4a which is, in use, snugly received into the open top end 2a of the main body portion 2. The head unit 4 may carry or be integrated with any particular 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional advertising material or trade mark logo. The head unit 4 is very easily and readily connected to the main body unit 2 via a single, releasable fastening element (in the form of a screw - not shown) engageable in threaded hole 2a at the rear of said body unit. A modular two-outlet unit having left and right modular sections (101, 102 ,figure 7a) is also described. Each modular section comprises an outlet and advertising portion.
Patent GB-2474718-A (GB)
Title: Covers for paint containers
Inventor: HOLDAWAY JOHN
IPC: B44D3/12
Filed: 2009-11-19
Abstract: A cover 1 for a paint container 3 comprises a flexible material that is adapted to engage with an open top of the paint container 3 and is provided with an aperture 5 through which the handle of a painting implement 2 passes. A first elasticated portion 4 is provided to tighten the cover 1 around the open top of the paint container 3. A second elasticated portion 6 is provided to tighten the cover 1 around the handle 2 of the painting implement passing through the aperture 5. The cover 1 inhibits the drying out of paint within the container 3, including paint on the painting implement 2.
Patent GB-2476055-A (GB)
Title: Frangible connector for clamping two slotted plates together
Inventor: LAIHO TOPI
IPC: E01C11/14
Filed: 2009-12-08
Abstract: A frangible connector for clamping two plates which have aligned slots together, the connector having a 1stend having a retaining flange spaced from the end and a 2ndend also having a retaining flange towards that end, wherein the 1stand 2ndends are spaced by a shaft, the shaft having a cross-section with an elongate shape and having deformable portions which, in use, deform when the connector is rotated within the aligned slots of the clamped plates, thus preventing removal by counter rotation. Part of the connector, preferably the 1stend flange, is frangible in response to a force in the direction aligned with the shaft, so that it fails and no longer clamps the plates together. The connector is preferably a one-piece moulding. The deformable portions are preferably opposed resilient tabs spaced from a main body of the shaft.
Patent GB-1030582-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in throat or needle plates for chain stitch sewing machines
IPC: D05B73/12
Filed: 1965-03-10
Abstract: 1,030,582. Sewing machines. UNION SPECIAL MASCHINENFABRK G.m.b.H. March 10, 1965 [March 12, 1964], No. 10075/65. Heading D1G. A chain stitch sewing machine adapted for work feed in various directions has a throat plate 8 in which slots 10 radiate from the hole for the passage of the needle 5. The prongs 11 between the slots are rounded at their face ends, and the needle-passing hole widens out at its underside.
Patent GB-381858-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to regulating systems for water tube steam generators
IPC: F22B35/10
Filed: 1932-04-08
Abstract: 381,858. Feedwater regulators for steam boilers. SULZER FRERES SOC. ANON., Winterthur, Switzerland. April 8, 1932, No. 10108. Convention date, May 21, 1931. [Class 123 (ii).] Continuous tube boilers having a main supply of medium at the inlet end 1 and an additional supply at an intermediate point or points 27, are provided with separate means 8, 7 for respectively controlling the main supply in accordance with the load and the additional supply in accordance with the steam temperature, with further means whereby one or each of these controls can influence the other supply. The controls 7, 8 are connected to servomotors 10, 12 which act through rods 13, 16 at points 15, 17 respectively towards opposite ends of a floating lever 14. Links 21, 19 pivoted on the lever actuate valves 22, 24 regulating respectively the main and intermediate supplies. In a modification link 21 adjusts the output of a feed pump delivering both supplies, a valve in a branch pipe leading to the intermediate point 27 being actuated by the link 19.
Patent GB-1175224-A (GB)
Title: Platinum Catalyzed Silicon-Containing Compositions.
Inventor: LAMOREAUX HARRY FRANCIS
IPC: C08G77/38
Filed: 1967-03-03
Abstract: 1,175,224. Platinum - catalysed preparation of silicon compounds and compositions. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. 3 March, 1967, No. 10185/67. Headings C3S and C3T. Silicon compounds containing at least one H atom per molecule bound to silicon, and not more than 2 H atoms on any one Si atom, are caused to add to compounds containing aliphatic carbon atoms linked by multiple bonds by heating the mixture in the presence of trimethylplatinum iodide or hexamethyldiplatinum as catalyst. The mixture containing the catalyst is stable at room temperature. Suitable hydrosilicon compounds include silanes R 2 Si HbX 4-a-b , cyclic siloxanes [RHSiO] c  and other polysiloxanes of average formula R d SiH e O 4-d-e , 2 wherein R is monovalent hydrocarbon, halohydrocarbon or cyanoalkyl radical, X is -OR or -OOCR, a is 0, 1, 2 or 3, b is 1 or 2, and a+b is 1 to 4, c is at least 3, d is 0À5 to 2À49, e is 0À001 to 1À0 and d+e is 1À0 to 2À5. Particularly useful unsaturated compounds are those silicon compounds listed above in which the Si-bound H atoms are replaced by unsaturated radicals. In Examples: (1), (2) tetrahydrotetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane is added to tetravinyltetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane i.p.o. Me 3  PtI or Me 6 Pt 2 ; (3) [MeHSiO] 4  is added to a polysiloxane containing 0À2% MeViSiO, 2% Ph 2 SiO and 97À8% Me 2 SiO i.p.o. Me 6 Pt 2  and fume silica; (4) HSiCl 3  is added to hexene-1 i.p.o. Me 3 PtI; and (5) a polysiloxane Me 2 HSiO [Me 2 SiO] 98 SiMe 2 H is added to ViMe 2 SiOSiMe 2 Vi i.p.o. Me 6 Pt 2 . Products which are silicone elastomers or resins may also contain fillers, colourants, extenders and antioxidants; suitable conventional fillers are listed and may amount to 20-300 p.p.h.r.
Patent GB-812597-A (GB)
Title: Electron gun for tubular beam
IPC: H01J3/02
Filed: 1957-03-28
Abstract: 812,597. Electron beam apparatus. SPERRY RAND CORPORATION. March, 28, 1957 [April 5, 1956], No. 10187/57. Class 39(1). An electron gun for producing a tubular beam consists of an annular cathode 11 and an anode 34, and between the cathode and the anode, an outer electrode 23 surrounding the tubular figure defined by projections B<SP>1</SP>, B of the cathode surface, and having two internal circular edges 24, 25 of different diameters and situated in different planes, and an inner electrode 18 within the tubular figure, and having an external circular edge 19 situated in a plane nearer to the cathode than are the planes of the other two edges. The inner electrode 18 may also have a circular edge 20 of lesser diameter than the edge 19 and situated between the planes of the circular edges 24, 25 of the outer electrode. The cathode structure includes a heat shield 21 and a metal ring 26 connecting the heat shield and the electrode 23. The exact positions of the electrode edges are chosen to satisfy the Child-Langmuir 4/3 power law of potential distribution along the inner and outer edges of the beam. The procedure using an electrolytic tank is described.