baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2440134-A (GB)
Title: A speed-responsive brake for fall arrest apparatus
Inventor: JONES KARL
IPC: A62B35/04
Filed: 2006-07-14
Abstract: A speed- responsive engagement device for fall arrest apparatus comprises a rotatable wheel having a plurality of outwardly projecting spaced-apart teeth 24, with each pair of adjacent teeth being separated by a circumferential surface 29 with a constant radius, and a pawl 25 pivotal about an axis 26 between an unengaged position in which the wheel can rotate and an engaged position in which end 25a of the pawl engages one of said teeth 24 and contacts a circumferential surface 29 to prevent wheel rotation in one direction. Oscillation of the pawl 25 by engagement of end 25b with the teeth, with the amplitude dependent on the speed of the rotation, brings the pawl into the engaged position. Resilient means 27 urge the pawl towards the unengaged position when the pawl is not in contact with a circumferential surface 29. The geometry of the pawl and spring arrangement is such that there is no such bias when the pawl 25 is in the engaged position, contacting a circumferential surface 29. As a result of this the pawl 25 does not pivot away from engagement with a circumferential surface 29 if the wheel rotates a small amount in the reverse direction, e.g. where bounce occurs as a fall is arrested.
Patent GB-2440580-A (GB)
Title: Antenna array comprising a larger number of lower power communication modules
Inventor: KINGHORN ANTHONY
IPC: H04Q7/30
Filed: 2006-08-03
Abstract: This invention relates to utilising a larger number of lower power transmit/receive modules in a phased antenna array in order to utilise cheaper and simpler transmit/receive modules whilst retaining comparable power per unit area as can be achieved through using conventional high powered transmit/receive modules. The advantage of this arrangement is that cheaper antenna arrays can be constructed without limiting the capability and/or performance of a system incorporating such an array when compared to a conventional solution.
Patent GB-2440912-A (GB)
Title: Surgical attachment ring
Inventor: SHAD SUJAY
IPC: A61F2/76
Filed: 2006-09-26
Abstract: A surgical attachment ring 6 comprises a portion of a peripheral and radial outside face (13 fig 3a) of the ring 6 being of non-convex profile. Outside face (13) may be concave and the ring 6 may be used for affixing of prosthetic, mechanical devies such as heart valves to body tissue 7. Ring 6 may be manufactured to allow the functional diameter 11 of the valve mechanism to be maximised by up to 90% of the aperture in which the ring 6 fits. Ring 6 may have a plurality of suture receiving passages (15) forming openings (16 - 19, fig 3b and 21 - 24 fig 3a). Suture (20) may be pre-attached or pre-loaded running from a first end face (14) to the outside face (13) via a first pair of adjacent openings (21, 22), and passed through a guide (25) on the outside face (13) and through a second pair of adjacent openings (23, 24) to a second end face (29) opposite the first end face (14). Suture (20) may take various paths through the ring 6 (figs 3b, 4b, 5b, 6, 11). Ring 6 may have a quadrilateral (fig 4a) or circular shape (fig 5a) or may be l-shaped (fig 11). The guide may be raised portions (72, 73, fig 7), a cleat having a boss (83, fig 8) and a shaft (82) to which the suture (20) is attached, or a plurality of raised ribs (92, fig 9).
Patent GB-2444736-A (GB)
Title: Combustor wall with air intake port
Inventor: GARRY IAN MURRAY
IPC: F02C7/04
Filed: 2006-12-12
Abstract: A combustor assembly comprising a combustor liner 112a having a member 123 inserted through at least one opening 121 in the liner 112a with a first end outside the liner 112a and a second end within the liner 112a, the member 123 having a passageway for the passage of a fluid into the combustor 124 and is manufactured as a cut component that is formed to a desired shape (figs 3 - 6). The member 123 may be manufactured by cutting a blank (figs 3 and 5) by a laser or other cutting tool from a sheet of metal that may be the same material as the combustor 124 and forming the member 123 by bending it into a column so that parallel sides (56, 58) are brought together, which may be welded or a small gap to permit cooling left between them. One or more tabs (50) at the first end may be provided and bent normal to the axis of the passageway so as to engage with a corresponding feature on or in the liner 112a to ensure the member 123 is correctly orientated and does not rotate once fitted. One or more bent flaps (54) may also be provided to additionally secure the member 123 in the combustor 124. A blank of the member 123 may be provided with score lines (60, fig 5) so that it may be formed into polygon (fig 6).
Patent GB-2434833-A (GB)
Title: A door opener
Inventor: SCHEIB MICHAEL KEVIN
IPC: E05F15/10
Filed: 2007-02-07
Abstract: A narrow door opener having on its flank a waisted region to accommodate a mounting bracket below the axle axis of the door roll to be opened thereby. The flank to flank distance (not counting door roll engagement features) is less than 200mm and preferably less than 100mm.
Patent GB-2435965-A (GB)
Title: An elecromagnetic actuator for an active vibration damping device
Inventor: SAKAURAI MOTOSHI
IPC: F16F13/26
Filed: 2007-03-08
Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator 90 for an active vibration damping device 10, the actuator comprising: a stator 96, 98 and a movable member 100 disposed in a central hole of a coil member 96 of the stator movable in an axial direction; a coupling rod 166 fixed to the movable member 100; and an elastic stopper 134 having a ring shaped sealing unit 136 at its outer periphery part, a first stopper unit 138 at its center part, a coupling unit 142 that mutually couples the sealing unit 136 and the first stopper unit 138, and second stopper units 144 located radially between the sealing unit 136 and the first stopper unit 138 at respective circumferential positions. The sealing unit 136 is compressed between the bottom wall of the housing 94 and the lid member 106 to form a sealing mechanism that fluid-tightly closes an opening of the adjustment hole. The first stopper unit 138 axially faces the coupling rod bottom 176 with a first separation distance, and the second stopper units 144 axially face the movable member bottom with a second separation distance greater than the first.
Patent GB-2448329-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent cleaning device for an endoscopy port
Inventor: DICKMANN FRANZ
IPC: A61B19/00
Filed: 2007-04-10
Abstract: An endoscopy port cleaning device comprises absorbent material 1 coupled to and covering part of a resilient shaft 2 that has a finger grip 3 wider than the absorbent material. The device is for cleaning access ports into the body and it may have a cleaning tip 5 that is of greater diameter than the rest of the absorbent material. The device can be combined with a port seal (10, figure 2A) also having an absorbent portion. Preferably, the absorbent material is rayon and the shaft is made from anti-bacterial plastic.
Patent GB-2437634-A (GB)
Title: Boundary definition in divided image tiles
Inventor: BRETT STEPHEN DAVID
IPC: H04N5/262
Filed: 2007-04-24
Abstract: A method of editing a selected area of a relatively high resolution digital image comprising: dividing the image into a series of discrete tiles at a relatively low resolution: selecting the image area for editing by generating points on a boundary line of the image area, the points being at a resolution which is higher than the resolution of the tiles: identifying boundary tiles which contain a portion of the boundary line; for each boundary tile, generating data representing a weighting which is dependent on the extent to which that boundary tile contains pixels which are within the selected area and pixels which are outside the selected area; and editing image pixels which are within the selected image area; the editing of pixels which are within a boundary tile being dependent on the weighting associated with that boundary tile. A separate invention uses a mesh to define the tiles and assigns mesh points an initial zero modification value and subsequently assigning mesh points within the defined boundary a positive modification value in order to edit colour within the selected area.
Patent GB-2451838-A (GB)
Title: Coupling element for Bowden cables
Inventor: HAWKINS MATTHEW
IPC: F16C1/12
Filed: 2007-08-14
Abstract: A connector element for coupling the ends of two Bowden cables to one another comprises a base 12, means 12a, 12b for anchoring the outer sheaths of the two cables to the base, and a mechanical linkage 22 movably supported on the base and connectable to the inner cables so that a force can be transmitted from one cable to the other. Preferably the mechanical linkage consists of a slider 22 guided for linear movement relative to the base. The slider mechanism is preferably Z-shaped. The cables are preferably joint in a parallel orientation, although offset from one another. In another embodiment, the mechanical linkage (figure 2) may be a V-shaped lever pivoted at its middle onto the base, the levers preferably differing in length. Alternatively, two levers connected via a meshing cog arrangement (figure 2) could be used, with the cogs preferably having different number of teeth.
Patent GB-2440873-A (GB)
Title: Improved connection of security alarm components
Inventor: BROWN CLYM
IPC: G08B29/04
Filed: 2006-04-26
Abstract: An alarm component such as a bell box is formed from a pair of interconnected moulded plastic parts (10) held together by complementary locking members (13, 26) provided around the edge of each respective part which engage to lock the edges together. The parts (10, 24) are finally secured by a screw fastener. To avoid loss of the fastener, the fastener is held captive within the structure of one part of one component and operation of the fastener acts to secure or release the locking members (13, 26) thereby allowing or preventing access to the interior of the component.
Patent GB-2454910-A (GB)
Title: A document binding machine
Inventor: JERVIS ROBERT
IPC: B42B5/08
Filed: 2007-11-22
Abstract: A document binding machine is disclosed which is intended for use enclosing a spine-binder 1 on a stack of pre-punched paper sheets. The binding mechanism of the machine comprises a moveable binding comb having a plurality of spaced-apart vanes 56, each of which represents a binding member effective to bear against respective parts of the spine-binder and to close the finger elements 2,3 of the spine-binder into respective closed loops as the binding comb is moved towards a stack of papers to form the bound document.
Patent GB-2442148-A (GB)
Title: FK 228 derivates as HDAC inhibitors
Inventor: GANESAN ARASU
IPC: A61K38/15
Filed: 2006-06-02
Abstract: Compounds which are FK228 analogues of the general formula (I) or (I'), isosteres thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are found to inhibit HDAC wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are the same or different and represent an amino acid side chain moiety and each R6 is the same or different and represents hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl.
Patent GB-2444396-A (GB)
Title: Low Eddy Current Vacuum Vessel
Inventor: HUANG XIANRUI
IPC: F17C13/00
Filed: 2007-11-28
Abstract: A vacuum vessel assembly for MRI superconducting magnets includes an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder formed of a material in which eddy currents are avoided. The inner cylinder includes a first and second half with an annular flange. Metal interfaces are connected to the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder. The metal interfaces bond the first half and second half of the inner cylinder and also bond the inner cylinder to the outer cylinder. The cylinder may be constructed of a composite material such as carbon or glass fibre, in particular a G10 material.
Patent GB-2458934-A (GB)
Title: Detection of linear boundary between image border and picture regions based on pixel spatial gradients
Inventor: KNEE MICHAEL JAMES
IPC: H04N5/14
Filed: 2008-04-03
Abstract: A method for detecting a linear boundary between image border and picture regions comprises identifying the position of the boundary as the position of a maximum pixel-value spatial-gradient parameter, measured in a direction perpendicular to the boundary. Also independently claimed is a similar method of detecting such a linear boundary comprising measuring a pixel value spatial gradient parameter for each of a set of candidate boundaries, measured perpendicular to the boundary, determining for each candidate boundary a measure of the size of a border region associated with that candidate boundary, and selecting from the possible, candidate boundaries based on the gradient and size parameters. Pixel values may be modified by a non-linear function 106 before determining the maximum gradient, for example having a maximum slope for a particular pixel value but rapidly decreasing otherwise. A constant value 104, based on image black level 103, may also be added to the image pixels, and modification based on distance from image edges may be performed 114. Pixel luminance, primary colour separation or colour difference values may be used.
Patent GB-2460448-A (GB)
Title: Swimming goggles with a detachable nose bridge and detachable buckle units
Inventor: CHIANG HERMAN
IPC: A61F9/02
Filed: 2008-05-30
Abstract: Swimming goggles 1 are provided which have a frame unit 2, buckle units 3 and a head strap assembled on the buckle units 3. The frame unit 2 includes a left frame 201 and a right frame 202 respectively around a user's eyes, a nose bridge 203 detachably connecting the left frame 201 and the right frame 202, and lenses 21 assembled on the left frame 201 and the right frame 202. First connecting portions 22 are provided on sides of the left frame 201 and the right frame 202. Each buckle unit 3 includes at least a base 30, and a second connecting portion 31 for engaging to or disengaging from the first connecting portion 22. The base 30 defines directing holes 32 therein for guiding the head strap. The nose bridge 203, the first connecting portions 22 and the second connecting portions 31 are able to be assembled and disassembled such that the nose bridge 203 and the buckle units 3 are assembled to or disassembled from the left frame 201 and the right frame 202.
Patent GB-2464088-A (GB)
Title: A welded differential and final drive assembly
Inventor: KARLSSON TORULF
IPC: F16H48/11
Filed: 2008-07-12
Abstract: A differential assembly 10 for use in a vehicle comprises a final drive 12 having a final drive carrier 16 and a differential gear system 14 comprising a differential carrier 18 connected to the final drive carrier 16. Between the differential carrier 18 and the final drive carder 16 a guiding 24 is provided, wherein the guiding 24 follows an irregularly formed path in an axial direction. The guiding 24 provides labyrinth sealing and the irregular path comprises a first radial contact surface 32 arranged in mainly an axial direction and second radial contact surface 36 also arranged in mainly an axial direction. The first and second contact surfaces 32, 36 are joined by a linking surface 34 which may have a circumferential groove 40. A weld, e.g. made by laser welding, connects the differential and final drive carriers 18, 16 and the labyrinth seal prevents solids or liquids, such as weld splatter, contaminating internal regions of the assembly.
Patent GB-2463226-A (GB)
Title: Optical sub-assembly
Inventor: SYMINGTON KEITH
IPC: G02B6/12
Filed: 2008-07-22
Abstract: Described is a new wafer scale optical sub-assembly (OSA) and a method of production of such an OSA. Also described are optical wafers which form the central building block for the OSAs. The optical wafers comprise embedded optical features, which are positioned with reference to a single reference fiducial so as to avoid stacking of alignment errors. The embedded optical features may include refractive and/or waveguide optical channels. Cross-talk reduction features may also be provided between the embedded optical features. Embedding the optical features within the optical wafers protects the optical features from damage or contamination. The design of the optical features allows both transmit and receive functionality and arrays of optical devices to be packaged together.
Patent GB-2450023-A (GB)
Title: Expedient encoding system
Inventor: HAMZA RIDA M
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2007-03-02
Abstract: An encoding system for an iris recognition system. In particular, it presents a robust encoding method of the iris textures to compress the iris pixel information into few bits that constitute the iris barcode to be stored or matched against database templates of same form. The iris encoding system is relied on to extract key bits of information under various conditions of capture, such as illumination, obscuration or eye illuminations variations.
Patent GB-2462865-A (GB)
Title: Marine based carbon sequestration device
Inventor: ALLEN JULIAN ICARUS
IPC: A01G33/00
Filed: 2008-09-15
Abstract: A marine-based carbon sequestration device 1 and method comprising a light collector 2, a light conduit 3 for transferring light from the collector to a deeper marine level and means for emitting light from the conduit at a deeper marine level whereby to provide a light zone (80, fig 1) for promoting organic growth. In use, resulting organic material sinks to greater depths and becomes incorporated into seabed sediment. The light collector may be positioned in the vicinity of the water surface. The light conduit may comprise one or more light pipes, optical fibres or a plastic block. An alternative device utilizing an energy source such as a solar cell array, energy conduit and means for emitting light at a deeper marine level powered by the energy source is also claimed (fig 5).
Patent GB-2465336-A (GB)
Title: An undergarment to cover the genitals but not the anus
Inventor: PHILLIPS CALBERT INGLIS
IPC: A41B9/02
Filed: 2008-11-11
Abstract: A garment 1 for men or women includes a waistband 2, a front panel 4 and two straps 6. The front panel extends between the waistband and a junction region (14, fig 2), the straps attach the junction region to the waistband. The junction region is located at the wearer's perineal region and the front panel extends over the wearer's genitalia. The straps extend to either side of the wearer's anus, preferably under a wearer's buttocks and around to a frontal region of the waistband. The waistband and/or the straps may be made from the same piece of material as the front panel. The straps may be adjustable and preferably form an angle of 30 to 90 degrees to each other at the junction. The garment can be worn to prevent, treat or reduce the spread of infection between the anus and vulva, and minimise the risk of perineal abscess formation.
Patent GB-2456039-A (GB)
Title: Bi-directional communications system
Inventor: RHODES MARK
IPC: H04B5/02
Filed: 2008-12-19
Abstract: A bi-directional communications system comprising a direct inductive communications downlink, in which a received signal is sensed in a receiver coil induced by a magnetic field from a transmitter coil, and mutually inductive uplink, in which the signal is sensed as changes in the impedance of a receiving coil caused by variations of the impedance of a transmitting coil via the mutual inductance of the coils.
Patent GB-2469259-A (GB)
Title: Clothes Trolley
Inventor: MOURTON-DRURY JESSICA
IPC: A47F5/13
Filed: 2009-01-19
Abstract: A clothes trolley 10 comprises a base member 20, a plurality of wheels 22,24,26 mounted to the base member 20, a support member 16 extending upwards from the base member 20 and a handle 18 attached to the upper end of the support member 16. The handle 30 overlies the base 20 and a substantially open space 52 is disposed between the base 20 and the handle 30 for hanging clothes and other such garments (48, see Figure 2) supported from the handle 30. The support member 16 may be curved. Hook members 38 may be provided on the support member 16 on which accessories or clothing may be hung. A basket 36 may be mounted to the support member 16, the basket may be substantially collapsible constructed from a plurality of coils each movable from an open position to a closed position. The trolley may be adapted to facilitate stacking with similar trolleys.
Patent GB-2455677-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for controlled deployment of shape-conforming materials
Inventor: DUAN PING
IPC: E21B43/08
Filed: 2007-10-16
Abstract: An apparatus and method for filling a defined space, such as an annulus around a production tubular within a wellbore, includes a compliant porous material. The compliant porous material can be compressed and maintained in a compressed state by incorporation of a deployment modifier, which may be a water-soluble or oil-soluble adhesive or biopolymer, used as an impregnant, a coating, or a casing. The production tubular can be positioned at a desired location and the compliant porous material exposed to a deployment modifier neutralizing agent, which then dissolves or otherwise prevents the deployment modifier from continuing to inhibit deployment. Thus, deployment can be delayed to an optimum time by preventing exposure of the deployment modifier to the deployment modifier neutralizing agent.
Patent GB-2456963-A (GB)
Title: Signal processing device and signal processing method
Inventor: IWATA KAZUYA
IPC: H03G1/00
Filed: 2007-11-19
Abstract: A signal processing device is provided with a transformer simulation means (101), which simulates transmission characteristics of a transformer whose frequency characteristics change corresponding to a load connected, processes an input signal by the transmission characteristics and outputs the signal; and a load impedance simulation means (102), which simulates the impedance characteristics of a prescribed load and outputs the impedance characteristics. The transformer simulation means (101) simulates the transmission characteristics of the transformer in a status where the load having the load impedance simulated by the load impedance simulation means (102) is connected.
Patent GB-2472840-A (GB)
Title: Brick support
Inventor: HARVEY DYLAN
IPC: E04G21/26
Filed: 2009-08-21
Abstract: A support 10 suitable to provide support for building units 11 within a stacked arrangement of units, such as a brick wall 25. The support 10 comprises a support foot (12, Fig 3) and a support head (13, Fig 3) which are held in spaced relation by a support member (14a, 14b, 14c, Fig 3). The support member is retractably extendable between a first configuration and a second configuration, and further comprises adjustment means 26 for adjusting the first and second configurations and locking means (15, 16, 18, 19, Fig 3) for releasably locking the support member in the first and second configurations. The support member may comprise 3 separate legs configured for telescopic movement. The length of each leg of the support member may correspond substantially with distance between alternative rows of building units within a stacked arrangement of such units.
Patent GB-2462013-A (GB)
Title: System for loading of hydrocarbons from a floating vessel
Inventor: BREIVIK K RE G
IPC: B63B27/34
Filed: 2008-03-17
Abstract: The invention relates to a system for loading of hydrocarbons from a floating vessel, such as a FPSO or FSO vessel (10), to an export tanker (16), where the floating vessel (10) is spread moored to a sea bottom, and where the export tanker (16) during the loading phase is moored in such a way that the export vessel (16) to a greater or less degree can weathervane dependent upon the prevailing weather, wave and/or wind conditions. According to invention the floating vessel (10) at least at one end (21) is provided with a rotatable deck (11) which can be turned when the heading of the export tanker (16) changes.