baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2446286-A (GB)
Title: Tongue and buckle arrangement for restraining a wheelchair
Inventor: JOHNSTON STEPHEN
IPC: A44B11/00
Filed: 2008-01-30
Abstract: A wheelchair restraint strap 100 is disclosed. The strap includes a vehicle floor or chassis fixing 40 at one end and a loop 110 at the other end. The loop 110 includes a releasable fastener 10 which can close and secure the loop 110 around a wheelchair frame or the like in use. The strap may include a length adjuster 50. The fastener 10 has generally two parts: a tongue 20 and a buckle 30, which snap fit together their allowing relative rotation, preferably in three degrees of rotational freedom, so as to mitigate the risk of the two parts separating when the fastener is shock loaded. The buckle can be used with different straps or without the strap.
Patent GB-2455590-A (GB)
Title: A Method of trading and accounting for environmental offset credits
Inventor: ARSIWALA HOZAIFA
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 2008-04-17
Abstract: The method comprises accounting for environmental offset credits from multiple offset markets includes registering the offset credit; assigning a unique identifier; receiving notification of a pending trade between a buyer/seller of an offset in one of the multiple offset markets. If the seller has an amount of environmental offsets sufficient for the trade and the trade is consummated, buyer and seller accounts are adjusted with corresponding credits and debits. Otherwise, a notification of insufficient environmental offsets to carry out the trade is provided. In another embodiment, a computer-implemented trading platform includes a processor; a memory with a structured database that stores information relating to two or more environmental offset credits established in the two or more different offset markets. A bid or ask quote for an environmental offset credit is received and a buyer is matched by the processor with a seller of based on the received bid or ask quote. If the seller has an amount of environmental offset credits sufficient for the trade, a trade of an environmental offset credit is executed between the buyer and the seller. Otherwise, a notification of insufficient environmental offset credits to carry out the trade is provided.
Patent GB-2460110-A (GB)
Title: Pressure Setting means by a Hand Wheel
Inventor: HAMAYDE SEBASTIEN DE LA
IPC: G05G1/08
Filed: 2008-05-19
Abstract: A machine preferably a laminating machine which includes a main wheel 11 which is rotated to raise and lower an upper one of two horizontal feed rollers of a laminating machine; an indexing wheel 13,14, which rotates with the main wheel 11. The indexing wheel is spring-biased 17 to engage with the main wheel. The spring 17 allows a manual adjustment of the indexing means relative to the main wheel to enable setting of a pressure to be applied by the main wheel. Preferably the main wheel is used to set a pressure applied to rollers and thus the indexing means is used to help set the same pressure in successive operations by aligning a mark on the indexing wheel with a mark on a casing 10 of the machine. The outer ring 14 of the indexing wheel is manually rotatable relative to its inner ring 13 but is held in frictional to contact with the main wheel 11 by compression springs 17.
Patent GB-2462055-A (GB)
Title: Water volume measurement device based on rate of flow
Inventor: PRIESTMAN PAUL DOMINIC
IPC: G01F1/00
Filed: 2008-06-05
Abstract: An apparatus for indicating a volume of liquid flow, comprising a liquid sensor for sensing the presence of a liquid, a timer activated when the liquid sensor indicates the presence of a liquid, a calculator to calculate the volume of liquid flow dependent upon the time for which the timer is activated, and an indicator to provide an indication of the volume of fluid calculated by the calculation means The device may be mounted on a tap, and may protrude into the liquid flow; may be configured to roll to the lowest area of a sink; or may be positioned below a plug. There may be a plurality of sensors to detect liquid at different heights in a sink and these may be a non-contact, contact, or optical sensors. The device may also have a plurality of legs. The indicator may provide a graphical representation of the volume of liquid calculated, may be a light emitting device, an illumination, or an audible indicator. The device may be solar powered. A method of calibrating the apparatus is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2454955-A (GB)
Title: Allowing a hand held electronic device to establish a tunnel between two network terminal devices of a remote private network through the internet.
Inventor: LIN YI-HSIANG
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2008-06-12
Abstract: The present invention provides a method which enables a hand held electronic device to establish a tunnel between two network terminal devices of remote private network through the internet wherein the private network has at least a computer and at least two network terminal devices connecting to the Internet, and said computer is installed with a Fat UA while said hand-held electronic device is installed with a Thin User Agent enabling said hand-held electronic device to send a control command to said computer through the Internet. After said control command is received, said Fat UA encapsulates said control command in two SIP packets for connection request and connection response and send them to said two network terminal devices respectively. And after said SIP packets are received, said network terminal devices will send the SIP packets with each other so as to automatically establish a tunnel and proceed mutual data access therebetween according to said control command encapsulated in said SIP packets.
Patent GB-2452590-A (GB)
Title: Visual Presenter with Image Overlay
Inventor: YI JIN-WOOK
IPC: H04N1/10
Filed: 2008-07-02
Abstract: An overlay or visual presenter with an embedded operating system (OS) captures a live image and combines this with another received image overlaying one on the other, the combined images being sent to a display. Further independent claims specify that the overlay information is input by a user and a virtual window is created in which the overlay image is displayed. The presenter may also display only a live image or received image. Images may be scaled down and stored in the embedded OS, on a portable storage medium or transferred via a network module. The received image may be a document or multimedia image and the display may be in the form of a picture in picture (PIP) display. The visual presenter may have an adjustable camera, illumination means, a backlight and input devices such as a mouse and a remote control (fig 1). The presenter does not need to be coupled to a separate computer to combine and display the images.
Patent GB-2467905-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft with vortex ring lift assembly
Inventor: ROBINSON NICHOLAS PAUL
IPC: B60V1/10
Filed: 2008-07-21
Abstract: An aircraft includes a jet engine powering a ducted fan 27 and providing a vertical core propulsion 9. The fan provides an airflow into an inlet manifold leading to a radial array of pivoting vanes 2,10. The pivoting vanes are arranged to direct an airflow in an oscillating fashion passed a hollow vortex bisector cone 12. This arrangement produces two steady streams of ring vortices. An inner stream of vortices A,C rotate in one direction and an outer stream B,8 rotate in an opposite direction. Inner vortex rings are intended to coalesce with the ground 6 to maintain thrust reactance 11. Outer vortex streams move outwards along the wings under surface to create a vortex cushion in hover. The core propulsor and vortex ring lift assembly is rotated as the aircraft picks up horizontal speed. Alternatively the whole airframe can be tilted towards the direction of travel.
Patent GB-2465555-A (GB)
Title: Ladder foot steady
Inventor: WILSON DOUGLAS
IPC: E06C7/42
Filed: 2008-11-19
Abstract: A ladder foot steady comprises an elongate channel section to receive the feet of a ladder. The steady also comprises hook and loop or velcro straps to tie the channel section to the bottommost rung of the ladder. Rubber mats may be provided on the straps to grip the channel section.
Patent GB-2456620-A (GB)
Title: Responding to a failure of a subject apparatus
Inventor: MATSUMOTO YASUHIDE
IPC: G06F11/07
Filed: 2008-12-08
Abstract: A procedure for responding to a failure of a subject apparatus involves opening an incident and generating incident information based on failure information output from the subject apparatus. A database stores and correlates symptoms of failures with information necessary to distinguish between different causes of the failures. Based on a symptom, the database is consulted to determine what further information is necessary to identify the cause, and further information thus identified is gathered until there is sufficient information to identify the cause. Another database correlates causes of failures with suitable responses, and this is consulted based on the identified cause to determine a response. If there is no known response to the failure, an extrapolation is carried out to search for a temporary response method based on the symptoms and other gathered information. The response or temporary response is presented to the operator and the incident is closed.
Patent GB-2476119-A (GB)
Title: Cable tie
Inventor: EVANS ROBERT GERAINT
IPC: B65D63/00
Filed: 2009-12-14
Abstract: A cable tie head (1) is in the form of a short rectangular tube with two tubular passageways (60) disposed side by side for receiving opposite ends of a separate tie strap (2) in entrance openings (EO) thereof. Each passageway encloses an integral deflectable locking member (5) which projects away from its entrance opening and engages recesses (7) defining a non-directional rack surface of the tie strap. The resulting tie has the advantage that the tie strap can be supplied on a reel and cut to the required length, reducing waste. In a variant, the locking member has projection/ recess portions formed on an outwardly facing major surface thereof which engage the rack surface.
Patent GB-2463197-A (GB)
Title: Dna damage testing
Inventor: WATERS RAYMOND
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2008-06-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of for detecting DNA damage in a tissue sample. The method includes the steps of exposing sample DNA to a tagged DNA-damage binding factor and then shearing the DNA to produce fragments. After separating damaged from undamaged DNA, the two are amplified and differentially labeled. The labeled fragments can be immobilised on a microarray allowing the location and extent of any DNA damage to be determined.
Patent GB-641589-A (GB)
Title: Aerial toy
IPC: A63H27/14
Filed: 1949-04-13
Abstract: 641,589. Aerial toys. BABER, E., and BILLIN, E. S. April 13, 1949, No. 10053. [Class 132 (iii)] An aerial toy which spins to earth in the manner of a vaned sycamore tree seed is catapulted by means of a hook portion c. The vane may be in the form of a sycamore seed or, as in the drawing, triangular shaped, of e.g. lightweight metal, celluloid, cardboard or plastic, and gripped by U-section spindle a of bent over aluminium strip or wood suitably slotted.
Patent GB-613146-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in can openers
IPC: B67B7/46
Filed: 1946-04-01
Abstract: 613,146. Can openers. LINDBERG, A. W. April 1, 1946, No. 10061. A Specification was laid open to inspection under Sect. 91 of the Acts, Oct. 7, 1946. [Class 66] A can opener comprises two levers, 1, 2, articulately connected together to form long and short arms, upon the short arm 7 on one of which is carried a knife blade 12, and upon the short arm 6 of the other is mounted a guide wheel 20 adapted to bear against the joint between the lid of the can and the wall, a toothed feed wheel 21 and an arm 23 for actuating the same by means of a pawl 26 and ratchet wheel 22. The knife blade 12 projects from a cupped disc 11 which is mounted upon a bolt 15, a shaped portion of which fits within oblong holes in the disc and arm 7 to prevent relative rotation. A knob 18 threaded upon the bolt 15 holds the disc 11 in place and also serves to receive pressure to pierce the knife blade 12 into the lid of the can. Lever 2 having the short arm 7 is interposed between two similar plane members forming the lever 1, spaced apart by a wooden insert 8 and a distance piece 10 at the pivot, 3. Upon a pivot 19 between said plane members are mounted the guide wheel 20, toothed feed wheel 21 and ratchet wheel 22, which may be rigidly joined together or made in one piece and rotate as a unit. The actuating arm 23, bent from a single piece of sheet iron is also mounted upon the pivot 19 outside the arm 6 and carries the pawl 26 which is held in engagement with the ratchet wheel 22 by a spring 27. In use, the joint between the lid and the wall of the can is gripped between the disc 11 and the guide and feed wheels 20, 21, Fig. 6, rotation of which causes the tin to rotate and knife blade 12 to cut the lid. In a modification, Fig. 3, a single wheel 211 replaces the feed and ratchet wheels, and the guide wheel is replaced by a rounded portion 42<1> of the arm 231. The arm 7 is bent forward (away from the plane of the paper) and the knife blade 12 projects from a sector shaped ridge 40 turned up from a plane disc 11<1>. The disc 11<1> has a horse shoe shaped hole 131 and the bolt 151 is correspondingly shaped to prevent relative rotation. In a further modification of the first construction, Fig. 5, a rotary ring 50 is mounted upon the disc 11 to reduce friction whilst the can is rotating. Arm 6 may serve as a guide member if suitably shaped.
Patent GB-540466-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to landing gear for aircraft
IPC: B64C25/50
Filed: 1940-06-10
Abstract: 540,466. Aircraft undercarriages. AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS CO., Ltd., and PARKER, S. M. June 10, 1940, No. 10112. [Class 4] A mounting for an aircraft ground contacting element such as a wheel 15, comprises a rotatable vertical tubular pillar 10 to an offset support 11 of which is pivoted a supporting arm 14 for the wheel, movement of the arm being controlled by a shock absorber, together with a constantly-acting cam-and-follower self centering mechanism, one member of which is coupled to the pillar for rotation therewith and the other is integral with or directly mounted on a bearing member supporting the pillar and is restrained against rotation. The self-centering mechanism may be mounted outside or inside the pillar. In one form of the former arrangement, the fixed cam follower comprises a sleeve 26 with its upper end formed as a symmetrical cam face 28 and its lower end supporting' a thrust bearing 27 for the pillar and engaging a flange 13 of the offset bracket 11. The sleeve 26 is pinned to an outer sleeve 41 attached to the aircraft by lugs 43. The cam coupled to the pillar for rotation therewith comprises a sleeve 32 having a cam face 31 engaging the cam face 28 and is slidably attached to the pillar by a pair of studs passing through corresponding slots 34 in the pillar and engaging a ring member 36 positioned within the pillar, the cam sleeve 32 being urged on to the fixed cam sleeve by a spring 33 mounted between the ring 36 and a stop 38. The pillar forms the cylinder of an oleo-pneumatic shock absorber, the tubular plunger 17 of which is pivoted to the arm 14. The air is confined in the plunger tube by a floating piston and the damping is controlled by orifices in the plunger head 18. Sufficient clearance allows the latter to rock slightly. In another form having the self-centering mechanism mounted inside the pillar the fixed cam follower comprises an upper fixed internal bearing member 66, Fig. 4, for the pillar having its lower end formed as a cam face 72, the cam rotatable with the pillar comprising an internal sleeve 74 slidably fixed thereto and having its cam face 73 urged into co-operation with the cam face 72 by a spring 75. The lower part of the pillar constitutes the cylinder of the shock absorber, an intermediate partition in the pillar being provided. In a modification of the internally arranged selfcentering mechanism the fixed cam follower comprises a roller carried by a spindle passing through a sleeve and vertical slots in the fixed bearing within the latter and the cam rotatable with the pillar is formed as an oblique face on the inner side of a plug member which closes the upper end of the pillar, the fixed bearing with its sleeve and roller extending centrally into the plugged end of the pillar and the roller being spring urged into co-operation with the oblique cam face. In all the forms, the mounting may be retractable.
Patent GB-591972-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to evaporators heated by compressed vapours
IPC: B01D3/32
Filed: 1945-04-23
Abstract: In evaporators of the kind in which the liquid is heated by indirect heat exchange with an auxiliary liquid which in turn is heated by heat exchange with the compressed vapours evolved from the evaporator, part of the vapours are compressed in a steam jet compressor and the mixed vapours and steam are used as the source of heat for the auxiliary liquid.  The auxiliary liquid, which is water or oil, circulates in a closed circuit between the heat exchanger and the heater, thus transferring heat from the compressed vapours to the liquid to be evaporated.  A closed evaporator a holds the liquid b to be vapourized, and tubular heater c is connected with the liquid space of evaporator a by pipes d, e.  At the pipe connection f of the vapourizer a part of the vapours escaping from the liquid is withdrawn by a steam jet compressor g, the rest of the vapour being withdrawn from connection i and led to the condenser k.  The compressed vapours pass to a closed heat exchanger l where they are condensed by the auxiliary liquid which is circulated by the pump m from the heater c <PICT:0591972/III/1> and heat exchanger l.  A vacuum pump or steam jet exhauster is attached to connection n on the condenser k and reduces the pressure for low pressure evaporation. The auxiliary liquid may be supplied through the pipe o, excess being withdrawn through pipe p, and used in multiple effect apparatus to heat other evaporators.
Patent GB-972039-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to feed mechanisms for converting rotary motion to translatory motion
IPC: F16H19/02
Filed: 1963-03-14
Abstract: 972,039. Friction gearing; bearings. M. L. HAUPTMAN. March 14, 1963, No. 10183/63. Headings F2A and F2Q. Axial movement of a rod 12 is effected by rotation of a cylindrical member 13 which causes rotation and axial movement of a cage 21 containing rollers 24, whose axes are inclined to the axis of the cylindrical member 13, located between the rod 12 and member 13. Rotation of rod 12 is prevented by the engagement of a radial extension 15 with a fixed slotted member 14. The member 13 is rotatably mounted in bearings 16, 17 and is driven by gearing 18, 19. The rollers 24 comprise helical coil springs axially located in slots 23 by balls 25. In modifications, the rollers are tapered, Fig. 5, or segmented, Fig. 6.
Patent GB-462707-A (GB)
Title: A grinding spindle drive for universal grinding machines
IPC: B24B47/10
Filed: 1936-04-07
Abstract: 462,707. Grinding-machines. KELLENBERGER, L., (trading as KELLENBERGER & CO., L.). April 7, 1936, No. 10210. Convention date, April 15, 1935. [Class 60] The horizontally oscillatable and vertically adjustable grinding head of a universal grinder completely encases the motor 19, which is arranged with its shaft parallel to the wheel spindle 23 which it drives. The driving members are completely protected from dust and a smoothly contoured exterior surface of the grinding head, allowing of easy cleaning, is obtained. In the construction shown, the head is carried by a pillar 8 vertically adjustable by means of a screwed shaft 11 passing through a nut 16 and rotated by a hand wheel 15. The nut is rotatably mounted on a transverse slide 5, and extends through a slot 17 in the side of the pillar 8, the pillar and nut thus turning together when the head is adjusted about the vertical axis. The motor drives the spindle 23 through a belt 21 and is enclosed by the casing 9 and a cap 24.
Patent GB-714736-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in intermittent film feeding mechanisms for cinematograph apparatus
IPC: G03B1/38
Filed: 1952-04-23
Abstract: 714,736. Kinematograph apparatus. CHEESEMAN, L., and MOY, Ltd., E. F. April 21, 1953 [April 23, 1952], No. 10235/52. Class 97(1) A claw feed is driven from a Geneva cross mechanism through gearing of such a ratio that the claw mechanism makes one complete cycle for each cross movement, the feed movement of the claw being timed to occur while the cross is moving at maximum velocity. As shown, a shaft 17 carrying a flywheel 20 is driven through a flexible coupling 19. The shaft carries the disc 28 with the striker pin 29 and locking disc 33 associated with a threeslot Geneva cross 30 integral with a cage 35 supporting planet wheels 36 and running in bearings 40. The planet wheels engage an outer, internally toothed sun-wheel 39 and an inner sun-wheel 37 on a shaft 26 running in bearings 41 in the cage 35. The epicyclic gear has a 3: 1 step-up ratio. The shaft 26 drives the cam shaft of the claw feed mechanism and the shaft 21 driven by reduction gearing 23, 24 from the shaft 17 drives the film sprocket. Specification 9150/11, [Class 97(1)]. is referred to.
Patent GB-632229-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to indicating apparatus for radar
IPC: G01S1/02
Filed: 1947-04-17
Abstract: 632,229. Scanning apparatus; photo-electric control of radar transmitter. MILLER, C. W., MILLING, M. C. CROWLEY-, and METROPOLITAN-VICKERS ELECTRICAL CO., Ltd. April 17, 1947, No. 10243. [Class 40 (iii)] [Also in Group XL (c)] Apparatus for displaying the echoes arriving at a radar receiver 4 comprises a light source 6 adapted to be modulated by received echoes, together with a piezo-electric crystal 9 (of the kind which is deformed by a voltage applied along the appropriate axis), mounted on a carrier 14 which is movable in accordance with the angular positioning of the aerial 1 by means of gearing 11. One face of the piezo-electric crystal is polished, or has a suitable reflector attached, and a time-base voltage is applied to the top electrode. 12 such that a beam of light from source 6 is reflected on to the screen 10 in a succession of substantially linear sweeps. The deflection of the beam may be amplified by interposing a convex mirror in its path to the screen. The light source 7 is continuously illuminated to produce a beam that is reflected to strike the photo-electric cell 8 when the crystal 9 is deformed a predetermined amount, and thereby triggers the pulse generator 5 and synchronizes the presentation on the screen 10 with the pulses from transmitter 3. Alternatively, the time-base voltage may be synchronized with the transmitter. In the preferred embodiment, a plan position indication is given by rotating the carrier 14 so that the substantially linear sweeps rotate about a central point on the screen 10, but if the frequency of crystal deformation is small compared with the carrier rotation a spiral timebase may be obtained. Alternatively the linear trace may be moved laterally to produce a type-B scan. In the embodiment of Fig. 3 (not shown), the base-plate 14 is mounted in a cage framework constituted by annular end rings interconnected by longitudinal rods, each end ring being circumferentially carried by three equi-spaced rollers mounted in a static framework. The cage is rotated to provide a P.P.I. presentation by means of a pinion driven from the aerial and engaging with teeth on the interior of one end ring. The aerial may be connected by remote control, e.g. Selsyn or magslip transmission, and the light source may be infra-red or ultra-violet in which cases a fluorescent screen is required. The light source is normally modulated in a known manner to produce a beam or increase its intensity when an echo is being received, but a dark picture on a light ground may be obtained by reducing the beam intensity when an echo is being received. A steady bias may be applied to the crystal 9 to position the sweep on the screen, or this may be effected by mechanical adjustment of the crystal position.