baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2378245-A (GB)
Title: Nucleic acid amplification method
Inventor: NILSSON MATS
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2001-08-03
Abstract: A method of amplifying a nucleic acid product comprising the steps of providing a first generation amplification product which comprises a concatamer of the sequence to be amplified, monomerising the amplification product, and carrying out a further amplification of the thus-formed amplification product to form a second generation amplification product. In a preferred embodiment, the monomers are ligated to form circles prior to further amplification. Preferably, the first generation amplification product is a linear rolling circle amplification (RCA) product, and the further amplification is RCA. A further embodiment provides a method of nucleic acid amplification employing probes to indicate the extent of amplification, and yet another embodiment defines a method of removing non-circularised probes during amplification.
Patent GB-2371277-A (GB)
Title: Refuelling safety device
Inventor: LEES GUY RUTHERFORD
IPC: B60K15/04
Filed: 2002-01-17
Abstract: A refuelling safety device 10 for mounting adjacent the filler cap 2 of a vehicle 1 is arranged to output a audible speech message to the person refuelling the vehicle 1 whenever the filler cap 2 of the vehicle 1 is accessed for refuelling, in order to remind the person of the correct the type or grade of fuel required for that vehicle.
Patent GB-2372017-A (GB)
Title: Load transfer unit for a ballastable transporter
Inventor: ROLFSNES GEIR
IPC: B63B35/00
Filed: 2002-02-11
Abstract: A load transfer unit is provided for a floatable ballastable transporter (1, Fig 1) which transfers load from a platform topsides (2, Fig 2) to the transporter during removal of the topsides from a substructure (3, Fig 3). Such removal is carried out by ballasting the transporter, locating it underneath the topsides and then deballasting it such that the load transfer units contact and lift the topsides off the substructure. Each of the load transfer units comprises a drum 51 supported by the transporter and having a hatch 57 with a releasable hatch-cover 58 forming a bottom of the drum. A layer of particulate material 52 rests on the hatch-cover with a compression spring 53 resting on the layer of particulate material, and a load element 55, adapted to contact the topsides slidable in the drum and resting on the spring. During deballasting of the transporter the hatch cover is released to let the particulate material out of the drum, thereby lowering the spring to allow a direct connection between the transporter and the topsides.
Patent GB-2374834-A (GB)
Title: Inkjet printer with air movement system which converges a tail or satellite and a head of an ink drop formed during printing
Inventor: PIETRZYK JOE R
IPC: B41J2/01
Filed: 2002-04-11
Abstract: An inkjet printer 10 which prints on a print medium 12 includes a printhead 32 with an orifice 36 formed therein through which an ink drop 50 is ejected into a print zone 15 between the printhead and the print medium during printing. An air movement system 40 directs a stream of gas 42 through the print zone as the ink drop is ejected during printing. When ejected, the ink drop forms a head 52 and a tail 54. In operation, the stream of gas converges the tail of the ink drop and the head of the ink drop during printing to improve the shape of a dot formed by the ink drop on the medium. The head of the ink drop may have a trajectory rate (53,Fig.4) which is greater than a trajectory rate (57,Fig.4) of the tail of the ink drop.
Patent GB-2381955-A (GB)
Title: Modular electronic circuits
Inventor: WRYCRAFT SEAN CONOR
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 2002-06-10
Abstract: A modular electronic circuit is described wherein mother 5 and daughterboards 8 are arranged in perpendicular planes extending from front to rear within the modules. Ventilation openings 18 in the front and rear faces, and one or more ventilation units 12 mounted to the front and/or rear faces, may provide a substantially rectilinear airflow through the module. The absence of transverse vertical barriers to airflow enables a more efficient use of the internal volume of the module for electronic circuitry and reduces fan power requirement and noise generation. The motherboard 5 may occupy a horizontal or vertical plane.
Patent GB-2386823-A (GB)
Title: An animal quarter deboner assembly
Inventor: MCDONNELL DECLAN ARTHUR
IPC: A22C17/02
Filed: 2002-06-19
Abstract: An animal deboner assembly (1) comprises a rodless pneumatic cylinder (3) mounted parallel to an actuator rail (6) by a magnetic shuttle block (4) and a carriage (5). A substantially horizontal meat pusher arm (16) which is rotatable at (17) is mounted on the carriage (5) by a vertically adjustable support bar (10). A controller connected to the rodless cylinder (3), together with pressure sensing and motion sensing means, controls the operation of the rodless cylinder (3) and thus the meat pusher arm 16 in response to data received.
Patent GB-2378259-A (GB)
Title: An optical waveguide filter with an irradiated long period grating
Inventor: FISHER NORMAN
IPC: G02B6/02
Filed: 2002-07-01
Abstract: A long period grating can be formed in fibre 21 by applying heat and tensile fore so as to produce bi-conical necks 30. This can provide spectral filtering by a periodic mode coupling between the core and cladding as the spectral profile may be shifted in wavelength if the core or cladding is photosensitive by irradiating necks 30. This may be done by applying ultraviolet (UV) light. In this way the coupling of power between a fundamental zero order mode and at least one cladding-guided higher order propagation mode within the optical waveguide is modified. This is especially useful in the case of long period gratings used as gain flattening filters, as a relatively low dose of radiation, compared with that typically required to fabricate a Reflection Bragg Grating in the same fibre, provides a sufficient shift for filter tuning purposes. Subsequent thermal exposure can stabilize the filter performance over the expected temperature range, while exposure to higher temperature reverses the radiation induced shift.
Patent GB-2379467-A (GB)
Title: Wellhead plug system
Inventor: VICK JAMES D
IPC: E21B33/03
Filed: 2002-09-04
Abstract: A plug is designed so that it can resist pressure from either side. The plug 14 has an outer housing assembly 22 carrying a primary seal 24, a secondary seal 26 and a wiper or debris barrier 28. A tubular mandrel 32 is reciprocally received in the housing assembly. The mandrel has an internal profile 34 formed for engagement by a running tool which is used to convey the plug into the wellhead 12 and to displace the mandrel relative to the housing assembly. There is an upper lug 46 and a lower lug 48 that are moved by the mandrel. When the plug is first lowered the lugs are engaged by surfaces 42 and 44 of the mandrel respectively. Firstly the housing assembly contacts shoulder 20. Further downward movement of the running tool moves the mandrel the same way and the lugs engage surfaces 36 and 42 respectively. This pushes the lugs outwardly to engage shoulders 52, 54 in well profile 50. Thus the plug can resist pressure from below or above. Different types of lug may be used.
Patent GB-2392867-A (GB)
Title: Applying a design to an article
Inventor: KIMSEY PAUL
IPC: B29C65/18
Filed: 2002-09-12
Abstract: A an electronic image is prepared using a computer, reversed, and printed on a flexible transfer sheet formed of flexible material. The image 13 is then transferred to the front surface of a carrier sheet 14 of flexible fibrous flock material using a heat press so that the image is now visible on the carrier sheet in a normal non-reversed condition. A layer of heat-activated adhesive 18 is applied to a rear surface of the carrier sheet 14 with the adhesive layer protected by a peelable backing sheet (19). When the backing sheet is removed the carrier sheet can be bonded to an article 20 by means of the adhesive 18 using further application of heat. Articles exemplified are vehicle floor mats and seat belts.
Patent GB-2384338-A (GB)
Title: Detecting and recording repetitive data patterns
Inventor: GOROBETS SERGEY ANATOLIEVICH
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2002-09-27
Abstract: A method of data storage and retrieval for use in a solid state memory system, having a non-volatile memory, wherein data is written to the non-volatile memory in the form of at least one logical sector the method comprising: monitoring the logical sector data which is to be written to the non-volatile memory, detecting the presence of a pattern in the logical sector data, upon detecting a repetitive pattern recording the repetitive pattern of the logical sector in a sector address table without making a record of the logical sector data in the non-volatile memory.
Patent GB-2379002-A (GB)
Title: Safety device and safety procedure in the case of a tipping dump body of a truck
Inventor: ELIASSON GOERAN
IPC: B60P1/28
Filed: 2001-05-23
Abstract: Safety device and safety procedure in the case of a tipping dump body (2) of a truck (1), in which the said dump body (2) through the operation of a control (11) in the driver's cab (4) of the vehicle (1) - and by means of at least one hydraulic or pneumatic lifting cylinder (5) - is designed to be moved between a lowered transport position (6) and a raised tipping position (7), and to assume a floating position, in which the said lifting cylinder (5) is not pressurized and a holding position in which the lifting cylinder (5) is pressurized and the position of the dump body 2 is locked. The invention is characterized in particular in that a detector (13) is designed for detection of the driver's presence in or absence from the driver's cab (4), and that either a presence signal or an absence signal is delivered to the control (11) depending on whether or not the driver is in the driver's cab, and that the control (11) is designed, in the event of an absence signal from the detector (13), to assume the said holding position.
Patent GB-2399531-A (GB)
Title: Foot-operable clamp device
Inventor: CLINCH GRANT
IPC: B25B1/16
Filed: 2003-03-18
Abstract: A foot-operable clamp device 10 comprises a support member 12, an adjustable clamp 14 supported by the support member 12, and a clamp operating mechanism 16 for opening and closing the clamp 14. The clamp operating mechanism 16 is operable by a foot of a user to move the clamp 14 between a clamping condition and a released condition. A method is also provided.
Patent GB-2392021-A (GB)
Title: Motor controller providing protection against inrush currents
Inventor: POULSEN JOERN
IPC: H02H9/00
Filed: 2003-05-20
Abstract: Inrush currents in the dc intermediate circuit of a motor controller necessitate the incorporation of protection circuits. These circuits usually take the form of a resistor inserted in series with the intermediate circuit, and the resistor is short-circuited after completion of inrush by a switch connected in parallel with the resistor. To reduce cable-transmitted electrical noise an earthed noise-decoupling capacitor is added to the intermediate circuit, but it also requires protection against inrush currents. To minimize the number of components, a protection circuit is described which combines noise filtration and inrush protection. According to the invention, the inrush resistor comprises a resistor network (R3, R4) and is connected to a switch (S3) which via a control arrangement (8) alters the resistance of the resistor network, so that when the switch is open, the resistance to a differential current is greater than the resistance to a common mode current, and, when the switch is closed, there is greater resistance to a common mode current than to differential current.
Patent GB-2401875-A (GB)
Title: Aqueous cleaning compositions
Inventor: ROSIELLO FRANCESCA
IPC: C11D1/34
Filed: 2003-05-22
Abstract: A laundry detergent composition comprising: an ethoxylated aliphatic phosphono compound of formula (I) <CHE>(HO)(3-m)OP(R-(CH2-CH2-O)n-R<1>)m</CHE> or <CHE>(HO)(3-m)OP(O-(CH2-CH2-O)n-R<1>)m</CHE> or <CHE>(HO)(3-m)OP(O-R<1>-(CH2-CH2-O)n-H)m</CHE> wherein each n is independently an integer from 1 to 10; each R is independently a 1-14C alkylene or alkenylene chain; and R<1> is 1-14C alkyl or alkenyl chain, provided that the total number of carbons in R and R<1> does not exceed 20, preferably less than 16; at least one additional detersive surfactant; up to 15% by weight of one or more minor ingredients selected from; enzyme, optical brightener, preservative, fragrance and dye; and water.
Patent GB-2402842-A (GB)
Title: Mobile radio communications device.
Inventor: ORMSON RICHARD
IPC: H04W72/12
Filed: 2003-06-12
Abstract: The invention provides for a mobile radio communications device and related method of operation in which a central referencing means such as a system timing and control unit and a plurality of radio access technologies each associated with a timing and control unit are provided and wherein each radio access technology can operate in a master mode having priority over air interface resources, and then each of the other of the plurality of radio access technologies operates in a slave mode. Each radio access technology is further arranged such that when in a master mode it provides data at the central referencing means indicating periods when it does not require the air interface and when in a slave mode, it seeks to acquire the air interface for at least one of the said periods on the basis of the said data at the central referencing means.
Patent GB-2403097-A (GB)
Title: Communicating internet packets having care-of-address as destination address to a mobile node
Inventor: CHEN XIAOBAO
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2003-06-16
Abstract: A telecommunications system for communicating internet packets between a mobile communications user equipment forming a correspondent node CN and a mobile node MN via an external packet data telecommunications network. The system comprises a packet radio network providing bearers for communicating data packets with nodes attached to the packet radio network. Each of the bearers is defined with respect to a source address of the packets. The packet radio network includes a gateway support node (GGSN) that provides an interface between the external network and the packet radio network. The gateway support node (GGSN) detects whether an internet packet is for providing a binding update to the correspondent node CN of a first source address of the mobile node MN to a care-of-address of the mobile node MN and subsequently allows egress of internet packets sent from the correspondent node CN having the care-of-address of the mobile node MN as the destination address to the external network. Thus, a measure of security is provided, which can prevent or at least hinder theft of service.
Patent GB-2388137-A (GB)
Title: Expander device
Inventor: OOSTERLING PETER
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2002-01-28
Abstract: Apparatus (9) for radially expanding an expandable member, the apparatus including a plurality of radially moveable fingers (22). The radially moveable fingers (22) can move between two positions ; in a first position, the moveable fingers (22) are radially extended to a form a cone to facilitate radial expansion of the expandable member ; in the second position, one or more of the radially movable fingers (22) can move radially inward so that restrictions in the path of the apparatus can be by passed.
Patent GB-2394067-A (GB)
Title: Viewing device with reticle
Inventor: YONEYAMA SHUJI
IPC: G02B23/14
Filed: 2003-08-26
Abstract: A viewing device comprises an eyepiece (20) and a reference plate (10) having a substantially transparent plate (11) comprising a reticle forming surface (11a) on which a reticle is formed. The plate is positioned on an optical axis (OP1) of said eyepiece. The reticle forming surface is curved in accordance with a field curvature of said eyepiece. The plate may be formed of two plates bonded so that the reticle forming surface is a bonded surface.
Patent GB-2406623-A (GB)
Title: A clutch mechanism for a roller blind
Inventor: BRAYBROOK PETER
IPC: E06B9/50
Filed: 2003-10-01
Abstract: A clutch mechanism for a roller blind, comprises a housing 10, a drive member 16, eg a ball chain wheel, journalled for rotation within the housing 10 and a hub portion 14 projecting from the front of the housing 10. A C-shaped leaf spring 19, which has turned in ends 20, is mounted in the hob portion 14 and frictionally engages an internal wall of the hub portion 14. Drive member 16 has a boss 18 which extends within the spring 19 so that rotation of the boss 18 cause the spring 19 to close thereby reducing frictional engagement between the spring 19 and hub 14. A domed-shaped driven member 21 has a lug (24, fig 2) which projects into a space formed between the ends 20 of the spring 19 so that any tendency to rotate the driven member 21 by the weight of a partly lowered blind causes the spring 19 to open and increase its frictional engagement with the hub 14.
Patent GB-2395994-A (GB)
Title: Retaining member for connecting sheet-metal structural plate-like and connection system comprising such a member
Inventor: CONSOLINI PAOLO
IPC: F16B12/32
Filed: 2002-10-04
Abstract: A connection system for sheet-metal structural elements comprising a first connection member (30) and a second connection member (40), which can be engaged with a first sheet-metal structural element (12) and a second sheet-metal structural element (14), respectively, and a retaining member for retaining at least one of the connection members. In particular, the retaining member is constituted by a plate (20) which is bent into a "C" shape and which defines at least two end portions (23, 25) which are arranged opposite each other and in which one or more depressions are provided to allow, in use, a connection member (30, 40) to be retained
Patent GB-2413916-A (GB)
Title: An over-the-head holder for a telephone handset
Inventor: STIBBE JOHN MARCUS
IPC: H04M1/05
Filed: 2004-05-07
Abstract: The holder 1 comprises a headband 2, adapted to be positioned on the head of an individual and a support in the form of, for example, a cradle 5 adapted to so support a telephone handset that the receiver can be readily released from the cradle 5. The cradle 5 may be made from one or more sculptured or bent lengths of sprung wire 6,7,8 and 9 and may be adjustable relative to the band 2.
Patent GB-2398673-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for utilizing integrated metrology data as feed-forward data
Inventor: SONDERMAN THOMAS J
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 2002-09-12
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for performing feed-forward correction during semiconductor wafer (105) manufacturing. A first process on a semiconductor wafer (105) is performed. Integrated metrology data related to the first process of the semiconductor wafer (105) is acquired. An integrated metrology feed-forward process is performed based upon the integrated metrology data, the integrated metrology feed-forward process comprising identifying at least one error on the semiconductor wafer (105) based upon the integrated metrology data related to the first process of the semiconductor wafer (105) and performing an adjustment process to a second process to be performed on the wafer to compensate for the error. The second process on the semiconductor wafer (105) is performed based upon the adjustment process.
Patent GB-2402480-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for determining oriented density measurements including stand-off corrections
Inventor: KURKOSKI PHILIP
IPC: G01V5/12
Filed: 2002-12-04
Abstract: A logging-while-drilling sensor includes a gamma ray source (114) and at least two Nal detectors (116, 118) spaced apart from the source for determining measurements indicative of the formation density. A magnetometer on the drill collar measures the relative azimuth of the Nal detectors. An acoustic caliper is used for making standoff measurements of the Nal detectors. Measurements made by the detectors are partitioned into spatial bins defined by standoff and azimuth. Within each azimuthal sector, the density measurements are compensated for standoff to provide a single density measurement for the sector. The azimuthal sectors are combined in such a way as to provide a compensated azimuthal geosteering density. The method of the invention may also be used with neutron porosity logging devices.
Patent GB-2404758-A (GB)
Title: Resource balancing in distributed peer to peer network
Inventor: HAMADI YOUSSEF
IPC: G06F15/173
Filed: 2004-07-15
Abstract: Balancing resources between computers in a peer to peer network which involves determining an amount of transferable resource residing at a local peer computer and an amount of transferable resource which resides on a neighbouring peer computer and assessing the difference between the two amounts. Based upon this assessment a transfer of resource between said local peer computer entity and said neighbouring peer computer entity can be initiated. The assessment is based upon a mathematical difference between the amount of transferable resource resident on the computers compared with a pre-determined threshold value. The threshold value is set at an amount which takes into account the capabilities of the local computer such as a data storage capacity of said computers or the bit rate capacity of a communications link connecting said computers.
Patent GB-2402828-A (GB)
Title: Determining position relative to a local origin
Inventor: LOBO NATIVIDADE ALBERT
IPC: G01S5/00
Filed: 2000-08-10
Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for determining local position. The local origin co-ordinates are generated from the most significant digits of the global positioning co-ordinates.
Patent GB-2418088-A (GB)
Title: Upgrading optical telecommunications networks
Inventor: GHIGGINO PIERPAOLO
IPC: H04B10/20
Filed: 2004-09-10
Abstract: The invention relates to telecommunications network 10, and in particular to a Passive Optical Network (PON), and a method for operation thereof. The telecommunications network 10, 60 is capable of handling increases in bandwidth per user over the predicted lifetime of the network infrastructure. The telecommunications network 10, 60 further utilises a greater proportion of the potential bandwidth carrying capacity of the network and minimises maintenance requirements. The network 10, 60 is readily adaptable to future bandwidth requirements because redundant optic fibres 18, 27 are provided for making more connections as required. The cost of laying redundant optic fibres 18, 27 is minimal when compared to the cost of laying additional optic fibres at a later date. Furthermore the cost of maintaining the network is kept to a minimum because of the use of PON technology and consequently the overall cost of installing and maintaining he network over a predicted lifetime of 20 years is reduced.
Patent GB-2403753-A (GB)
Title: System and method for recovering return fluid from subsea wellbores
Inventor: FONTANA PETER
IPC: E21B21/015
Filed: 2003-03-17
Abstract: A subsea return fluid recovery system (200) for recovering drilling fluid and cuttings ("return fluid") from a subsea wellbore (14) in one embodiment includes a hub (210) at the opening of the subsea wellbore that directs fluid into a transport device (240). In one embodiment, the hub includes a stand pipe (212) that forms a return fluid column, the hydrostatic pressure of which causes return fluid to flow into the transport device rather than up the stand pipe. One or more buoyant members (244) attached to the transport device convey the transport device toward the surface.
Patent GB-2401877-A (GB)
Title: Mammalian permanent growth factor-independent cell line and method of its own production
Inventor: UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM BENJAMIN
IPC: C12N5/09
Filed: 2003-03-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a mammalian permanent growth factor-independent cell line constitutively overexpressing the tyrosine kinase receptor c-kit and/or proteins derived thereof, the use of the cell line and a method of producing the cell line.