baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2425486-A (GB)
Title: Hand-held breast pump
Inventor: WORTLEY MARK JOHN
IPC: A61M1/06
Filed: 2005-04-29
Abstract: A hand-held breast pump comprises a body 7 having a breast-receiving portion 23 and a thread 24 for attaching a milk bottle 5, a diaphragm 25 including an actuating element (64), and a motor unit 1 including a motor 54 and a drive mechanism 62, the drive mechanism being configured to connect to the actuating element on contact (Fig. 6), in order to reciprocally drive the diaphragm and effect pumping. Also disclosed is a manual unit 4, which may be used in place of the motor unit.
Patent GB-2428000-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable castor for wheelchair
Inventor: BATTY DAVID OLIVER
IPC: B60B33/00
Filed: 2005-05-09
Abstract: A castor assembly has a wheel (3) that is movable, with respect to the castor axis and spigot mounting means (1) , in a horizontal plane. The wheel may be positioned in a fore and aft direction via an axle (5) into a series of holes that are provided on the castor fork (20, see Fig 3. The wheel may also be moved in both horizontal and vertical directions via a plurality of holes disposed in a circular manner on the fork, the wheel thus moves in an eccentric manner see Fig 5, a locating disc (4) may be provided to add strength to the assembly. In this embodiment alteration of the wheel position also changes the height of the wheelchair. Alteration of the wheel position with respect to the castor axis may change the wheelbase of the wheelchair and thus increase / reduce the stability.
Patent GB-2427657-A (GB)
Title: Cooling arrangement in a device/machine such as a gas turbine engine
Inventor: MALTSON JOHN DAVID
IPC: F01D9/04
Filed: 2005-06-28
Abstract: A device/machine, such as a gas turbine engine, turbocharger, combustion chamber, secondary combustion chamber or a rocket, comprises a wall 22 (which may form part of a turbine guide vane platform 21) having a first surface 22a facing a first space 25 adapted to contain a hot fluid, a second surface 22b to be cooled, a fluid supply chamber 30, which may comprise a chamber 30a supplying fluid to a chamber 30b via a perforated plate, at least one duct 32 for conveying fluid from the chamber 30 to a cavity 31, and a structure, such as a shroud segment 23, comprising a concave deflection surface 34 for directing fluid flow from the duct so it impinges on the surface 22b. The surface may comprise an angled straight portion upstream of a curved portion and a further angled straight portion downstream of the curved portion, details of the surface profile being disclosed. There may be a plurality of ducts, each of which may be parallel to a hot fluid flow direction for inclined, and the dusts may be straight or curved.
Patent GB-2427942-A (GB)
Title: Watch winder for winding a self-winding wristwatch when not in use
Inventor: AL-MUFTI ZAID
IPC: G04B5/00
Filed: 2005-06-30
Abstract: A watch winder 10 for winding a self-winding wristwatch when not in use comprises: ```a watch support 20 ideally of a tapered cylindrical form for supporting a watch such that the watch face is in a first plane; ```turning means 30 for turning the support from a first position in which the watch face is in a first plane to one or more further positions in which the watch face is, in each further position, in a further plane, and back to the first position, wherein each of the positions are within an arc, such that turning of the support means winds the watch; and ```control means 40 for example an electric motor which drives a cam 50 and follower 60 for controlling the turning means 30 such that the support 20 is held substantially stationary in each of the first and one or more further positions for a predetermined length of time. Watch winder produces an intermittent winding motion which is a more natural winding action. Suitable for uni-directional and bi-directional winding mechanisms. May also serve as a display case.
Patent GB-2430736-A (GB)
Title: Image processing
Inventor: LIVING JONATHAN
IPC: G06V10/56
Filed: 2005-09-30
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for accurately determining dwell time of a face in front of a camera and for linking together face tracks obtained at different times or from different cameras. The method comprises the steps of detecting a colour property of the image sub-area in a current image; generating a filtered colour property in respect of the current image by combining a colour property for the current image with a filtered colour property derived in respect of a corresponding sub-area of a previous image and deriving the representative colour value in dependence on a difference between the colour property of the sub-area of the current image and the filtered colour property.
Patent GB-2419184-A (GB)
Title: Optical wavelength interrogator
Inventor: THINGBO DAG
IPC: G01J3/28
Filed: 2005-10-11
Abstract: An optical wavelength interrogator for a fibre optic sensing system has a reference wavelength unit to make calibrated wavelengths available to the system. A wavelength swept optical source 1, such as a tunable laser, produces light which is coupled to a master unit 11 and to several fibre optic sensor strings 7 which may contain fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs). The master unit has a wavelength reference 8 such as a fixed cavity interference filter, reference FBG, etalon, or gas absorption cell. The master unit determines the reference wavelength of the swept source 1 and may be used to calibrate the wavelength versus time profile of the swept source. A reference FBG 5 may also be coupled to the master unit to allow absolute wavelengths to be determined. The output from the master unit may be used as feedback to control the wavelength sweep of the tunable source. The outputs from the sensor strings 7 are coupled to a plurality of slave units 13 separate from the master unit.
Patent GB-2432518-A (GB)
Title: Tie hanger
Inventor: WRIGHT DANIEL
IPC: A47F7/12
Filed: 2005-11-28
Abstract: In order to provide a tie hanger 1 which can be used to suspend and display a tie so that the tie is securely held but protected from damage or creasing, the hanger comprises a first hanger part 3 and a second hanger part 4 which is slidably received in the first hanger part. The tie can be folded over the tie supporting structure of the second hanger part. The first and second hanger parts each comprise a tie gripping surface so that, when the second hanger part is slid into the first hanger part, the tie is gripped between the tie holding surfaces. Tie gripping ridges 19 are preferably provided to improve the grip of the hanger.
Patent GB-2433895-A (GB)
Title: Puzzle box
Inventor: REEVES ANDREW
IPC: A63F7/04
Filed: 2006-01-10
Abstract: A puzzle box comprises a hollow sphere containing a locking mechanism 5 which may be released by manoeuvring a ball through a concealed maze 3 to the centre. At this point a plunger 2 may be activated which releases the locking plate and allows the two halves of the sphere to be unscrewed.
Patent GB-2424192-A (GB)
Title: Roulette betting scheme
Inventor: SILVERMAN BRUCE DAVID
IPC: A63F5/00
Filed: 2006-02-01
Abstract: A betting scheme for conventional roulette is provided that allows players to gamble on whether a first event will occur before a second event occurs. For example a player may bet that the number 12 will occur in a series of spins of a roulette wheel before either of numbers 0 or 00. The "active working" wagers are denoted on the table by the use of a specially marked token or chip that is placed with the normal betting chips. These "active working" bets may be placed along side conventional bets. If the "active working" bet is unresolved after a spin of the wheel it may be left in place for the next spin or removed by the player. The token may be marked to indicate the specific parameters of the bet including the winning parameters, the losing parameters and the payout rate.
Patent GB-2435664-A (GB)
Title: Barrier with flexible membrane
Inventor: MEIKLE FIONA
IPC: E01F13/04
Filed: 2006-03-03
Abstract: A barrier apparatus comprises a trench or trough 20, a wall moveable between a first collapsed or folded position in which the wall section is contained within the trough and a second position in which the wall extends vertically above the trough. The wall includes a flexible barrier membrane 50 and one or more beam members for supporting the wall in the raised position. The barrier may be a flood protection barrier and part of the barrier may be buoyant. Buoyant support columns 40 may extend vertically from bores 22 extending below the trench. The membrane 50 may be wound on a buoyant drum.
Patent GB-2421537-A (GB)
Title: Structural Cockpit Window And Method Of Making Same
Inventor: NORDMAN PAUL S
IPC: B64C1/14
Filed: 2004-10-13
Abstract: A window (10) adapted to be integrally formed with a skin (14) of an aircraft having a first transparent fiberglass layer (24), a second transparent fiberglass layer (26), and a transparent epoxy layer (28). The transparent epoxy layer (28) is located between the first and second transparent fiberglass layers (24, 26). A glass outer-pane (22) is removably coupled to the first transparent fiberglass layer (24) such that the glass outer-pane (22) covers the first transparent fiberglass layer. The first and second transparent fiberglass layers (24, 26) have an index of refraction approximately matching an index of refraction of the transparent epoxy layer (28). The first and second transparent fiberglass layers (24, 26) are adapted to be integrally formed with the skin (14) of the aircraft.
Patent GB-2438003-A (GB)
Title: Moving magnetic domains in an array of nanowires by simultaneous application of an operational field and depinning energy to pinning sites
Inventor: COWBURN RUSSELL PAUL
IPC: G11C11/14
Filed: 2006-05-09
Abstract: A serial magnetic mass storage device and associated data storage method of the kind in which data is encoded in single magnetic domains in nanowires. In the invention, the nanowires (10) are provided with a large number of notches (12) along their length to form domain wall pinning sites. Moreover, the notches are addressed in groups (A, B, C) by heating electrodes. By alternately heating the notches hosting head-to-head and tail-to-tail domain walls (16, 18) in synchrony with alignment and anti-alignment of an operating field (H) along the nanowire the magnetic domains (14) are moved along the nanowire by alternate movement of the head-to-head and tail-to-tail domain walls in caterpillar or worm-like motion in which the domains are incrementally lengthened and shortened by one inter-notch distance as they move along the nanowires under the joint coordinated action of the heating and alternating operating field. From an interconnect and fabrication standpoint, the scheme can be scaled almost without restriction out of the plane of the substrate to provide hundreds or thousands of stacked layers of nanowires, thus allowing very dense three-dimensional networks of stored information to be realised.
Patent GB-2424017-A (GB)
Title: A cutter having depressions in its working surface
Inventor: SHEN YUELIN
IPC: E21B10/26
Filed: 2005-04-29
Abstract: A cutter comprises a working surface <B>142</B> with an edge <B>146</B> and a chamfer <B>144</B> along the edge <B>146</B>, the chamfer <B>144</B> having varied geometry, wherein the working surface <B>142</B> has at least one depression <B>150a-c</B> extending from a portion of the working surface <B>142</B> interior to the edge <B>146</B> and intersecting with the chamfer <B>144</B> along the edge <B>146</B>. The chamfer <B>144</B> may vary along the width. The width of the chamfer <B>144</B> may be increased along the edge <B>146</B> in either direction from a central portion of a critical region. At least one depression <B>150a-c</B> may comprise a planar surface or be a concave or convex surface. The varied geometry of the chamfer <B>144</B> may comprise a varied angle of the chamfer, the angle being increased along the edge in either direction of the critical region. The working surface <B>142</B> of the cutter may be planar or curved. Also disclosed is a cutter comprising a support body with an axial orientation, a working surface secured to the support body, the working surface having a plurality of depressions orientated at oblique angles relative to the axial orientation and a chamfered edge with varied width chamfer between the plurality of depressions.
Patent GB-2439959-A (GB)
Title: Mounting for vehicle fog lamps
Inventor: LOSEBY RICHARD
IPC: B60Q1/20
Filed: 2006-07-06
Abstract: A mounting (Fig.5, 2) for a fog lamp 52, which is arranged to be secured to a vehicle structure (Fig.5, 24) and comprises a projection 18 for insertion into an associated aperture 38 in the structure 24 to locate the mounting 2 before it is secured to the structure 24. A vehicle structure 24 arranged to support a mounting 2 for a fog lamp and a method of locating a fog lamp mounting are also provided.
Patent GB-2440760-A (GB)
Title: Network and method of transferring data over the network by nodes sending messages containing a subset of list of data available at the node
Inventor: SULLIVAN JOHN
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2006-08-11
Abstract: A computer network has a plurality of nodes, a first node stores pieces of a digital object, eg packages of a data file, and is connected to the other nodes. The first node has a data requester, a data transmitter, a receiver for receiving content availability messages and a sender for sending content availability messages to the other nodes. The sender sends limited content availability messages indicating a subset of the pieces of the digital object available at the node. The subset may comprise the pieces most preferentially transferable by the node. The storage on the node may have a fast access store and a disk store, with the subset listing the items stored in the fast access part and/or recently accessed by the disk drive. The subset may include a list of pieces in a local store, pieces in stores on other nodes as identified in content availability messages received by the node. The node may be a proxy cache, or a plurality of proxy caches, wherein the caches store different subsets of the pieces of the file. The network may be a peer to peer, P2P, network, with the first node being a seed node or a peer node.
Patent GB-2429827-A (GB)
Title: Direct type backlight device for a liquid crystal module
Inventor: SUDO TATSUJI
IPC: F21S4/00
Filed: 2006-08-14
Abstract: A direct type backlight device for a liquid crystal module having a liquid crystal panel includes a resin moulded frame 2, a reflective sheet 3, a light diffuser plate 4 and at least one crosspiece (5). The resin molded frame 2 attaches linear light sources in parallel at a plurality of sites spaced apart. The reflective sheet 3 is disposed on one side of the frame 2. The light diffuser plate 4 is disposed on another side of the frame 2. The crosspiece (5) is preferably integrally moulded to the frame 2 between adjacent linear light sources 1, has a light reflecting surface and may have a peaked cross-sectional shape. Light transmitted through the light diffuser plate 4 illuminates the liquid crystal panel. A plurality of spaced apart protrusions (53) may be formed on the crosspiece (5) and contact the light diffuser plate 4 to minimize deflection of the plate 4.
Patent GB-2429561-A (GB)
Title: Game-playing apparatus comprising a reconfigurable handset with modified operation
Inventor: SPITTLE MARK CHARLES
IPC: A63F13/06
Filed: 2006-01-17
Abstract: Game-playing apparatus comprises a device (10) for playing an optical data-storage disc, an optical data-storage disc (16) authored to provide an interactive game and a reconfigurable handset (18 or 20) for remotely controlling the operation of the playing device (10) to play the game. The optical data-storage disc (16) is authored so that the control function normally associated with the control signal (or a sequence of control signals) assigned to a button (X, T, F) of the handset (18 or 20) is modified. By modifying the control function of the handset (18 or 20) accordingly, the order in which clips stored on the optical data-storage disc (16) are accessed can be controlled. The game may be based on a television show style quiz.
Patent GB-2434517-A (GB)
Title: Horse heart rate monitor system
Inventor: ADAMS PAULINE EIRLYS
IPC: A61B5/024
Filed: 2006-12-22
Abstract: An equine heart rate monitor (4) provided with electrodes (2) is mounted to a saddle girth (1). When the girth (1) is used to secure a saddle (11) to a horse (10), the electrodes (2) contact the horse's skin above and below the level of its heart, while a main body of the monitor (4) is located on an outer face (8) of the girth (1) away from the horse (10). The electrodes (2) detect the horse's heart beat, and a short-range radio transmitter within the monitor (4) transfers heart rate data wirelessly to a display device wearable, for example, on a rider's wrist. The rider thus has a continuous real-time display of the horse's heart rate, and optionally calculated maximum, minimum and average heart rates, so that an exercise session may be tailored to provide maximum benefit to the horse's fitness without exhausting it.
Patent GB-2433846-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connector having a modular bracket to secure the connector to a support
Inventor: JOHNSON ROBERT T
IPC: H01R13/645
Filed: 2006-12-22
Abstract: An apparatus, such as an electrical interconnect 200, comprising: an electrical connector shell 202 for supporting one ore more electrical conductors, e.g. wires 204; and a modular bracket 206 which may be mounted to, or integral with, the connector shell 204, the bracket adapted to be manually clamped to a structural support, for example a rail 208. The bracket 206 may clip onto the rail 208 by means to a catch 212 and sliding latch 210. The electrical interconnect may be formed from thermoplastic materials and plated with a metallic coating to provide for electrical bonding and shielding providing an electrical ground path with the rail 204. The electrical connector shell 202 may be coupled with a plug 218 connecting conductors 204 and 222, the plug having a slotted slide and latch mechanism 220 for facilitating engagement of the connector shells. The connector shell 202 and plug 218 may have polarisation key 224, 226 to prevent incorrect coupling. The structural support may be part of an aircraft fuselage section.
Patent GB-2434052-A (GB)
Title: Suspension arrangement for an electromagnetic vibrator
Inventor: MIURA NAOKI
IPC: B06B1/04
Filed: 2007-01-09
Abstract: A vibrator includes a voice coil and a vibrating member (20) supported by first and second suspensions (3, 5) so as to be vibratory in the axial direction of the coil. Each of the first and second suspensions (3, 5) has an inner ring portion (11) fixed to the vibrating member (20) and an outer ring portion (12) fixed to a casing of the vibrator. The inner and outer ring portions (11, 12) are connected through arcuate portions (13, 23). Each arcuate portion has a first end connected to the inner ring portion (11) and a second end connected to the outer ring portion (12). The arcuate portions (13, 23) of the first and second suspensions extend from the first end to the second end, respectively, in the same circumferential direction as seen from one side of the axial direction. This prevents the vibrating member turning or rotating as moves in the axial direction, and so improves the resonant behavior of the vibrator (fig 5).
Patent GB-2434978-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle bench seat with movable bolsters
Inventor: FISCHER HARALD
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2007-02-13
Abstract: A vehicle bench seat assembly, which may be a rear seat, 10 includes a seat bottom 14 including a first seat portion 16 having a seating surface 22, a second seat portion 18 having a seating surface 24, and a third seat portion 20 having a seating surface 26 interposed between the first and second portions. The seat assembly further includes a seat back 12 including first, second and third back portions 50 52, 54. The third seat portion 20 is movable between a first position, wherein the seating surface 26 of the third seat portion 20 is generally flush with the seating surfaces 22 and 24 of the first 16 and second 18 seat portions, and a second position, wherein the seating surface 26 of the third seat portion 20 extends in a non-flush position, see fig 2, relative to the seating surfaces 22 and 24 of the first 16 and second 18 seat portions. In an alternative embodiment first and second seating surfaces (136, 138 fig 5) are provided with bolster units (142, 144, 146, 148 fig 5), where the inner bolsters move, via the use of an actuator, from a position generally flush with the remainder of the seating surface see fig 5 to a second position where the inner bolsters are raised to a position non-flush with the remainder of the seating surface, see fig 6. In a third embodiment a movable seat pan and air bladders (230a, 230b fig 7) may be used to activate movement of said bolsters said movement may be triggered via the use of a controller not shown.
Patent GB-2432188-A (GB)
Title: Spring biased canister for toilet brush or plunger
Inventor: BROWN KEITH DELAWRENCE
IPC: B65D83/10
Filed: 2005-08-11
Abstract: A canister for housing a tool such as a toilet brush or plunger and the canister has a pair of walls which pivot between an open and closed position via actuation of a platform which moves vertically within the canister upon receipt or removal of the tool therefrom. An actuator is provided to actuate the walls and a bias member may retain the walls in an open position when the tool is removed from the canister.
Patent GB-2450105-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing distinct portions of a powdered foodstuff
Inventor: GOLD JONATHAN MORRIS
IPC: A47J31/40
Filed: 2007-06-12
Abstract: There is provided a dispenser comprising a container 10 defining an interior in the form of a basin 12. The basin 12 is provided with a dispensing outlet 20 in the form of a spout. The spout may be provided with a plug 26 for closing it after dispensing is complete. An insert 50 has plural open compartments 52, 53, 54, each for holding a distinct portion of the powdered foodstuff. The insert 50 is received in the basin 12 and is moveable therein. Each open compartment 52, 53, 54 of the insert 50 is provided with a compartment outlet 62, 63, 64. By moving the insert 50 within the basin 12 one compartment outlet 62, 63, 64 at a time may be brought into registration with the dispensing outlet 20 for dispensing of a distinct portion of the powdered foodstuff.
Patent GB-2436987-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for phase synchronization with the aid of a microcontroller
Inventor: TRUPPEL INGO
IPC: H04L7/04
Filed: 2005-11-22
Abstract: The inventive phase controller device comprises a hardware core which is formed by a signal detector, a voltage-controlled oscillator, a phase comparator and an integration unit, bringing an output clock pulse signal, produced by a microcontroller, with a low jitter into phase with the received input clock pulse information of the input data flow by controlling the working clock frequency of the microcontroller. The microcontroller processes a program with said working clock pulse, whereupon the output clock pulse signal is produced with an output clock pulse frequency having a predetermined division ratio with regard to the control clock pulse frequency, which is produced by the voltage-controlled oscillator and which is indicated to the microcontroller as a working clock pulse frequency. As a result, it is possible for the inventive phase controller device to process external periodic signals, data or events with a microcontroller, wherein the execution of software inside the microcontroller is always locked in phase with the periodic occurrence of said external signals, data or events.