baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2421651-A (GB)
Title: System for measuring ground penetrating radar data
Inventor: ANNAN ALEXANDER PETER
IPC: G01S13/88
Filed: 2005-12-22
Abstract: A system 10 is disclosed for measuring ground penetrating radar data including controlling the timing for generating stimulus electromagnetic waves and the sampling rate of reflected electromagnetic waves in response to the stimulus electromagnetic waves. In one embodiment, the timing can be adjusted for spatially over sampling the ground penetrating radar data with respect to a minimum Nyquist sampling interval. In a further embodiment, an operator feedback module may be provided to inform an operator of the measurement system to increase or decrease the speed of operation of the measurement system based on a desired level of signal quality for measured GPR data.
Patent GB-2436428-A (GB)
Title: Self-supporting film of paint
Inventor: PONTING CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B32B15/08
Filed: 2006-02-16
Abstract: A layer of paint is dried or cured before being removed from a substrate. Preferably an adhesive is applied on one side of the thermoplastic (especially plastisol) or thermosetting paint film. Preferably the adhesive is covered by a release film. Preferably the film of paint is textured. Preferably the substrate is a textured silicone release paper. Preferably the film is removed by a pick up roller or doctor blade. Preferably the paint is applied to an unprimed, clean metal substrate by means of a roller and subsequently heated. The paint is preferably embossed. The film can repair roof cladding.
Patent GB-2442436-A (GB)
Title: Crib and support stand for a baby
Inventor: TAYLOR PAUL JOHN
IPC: A47D7/00
Filed: 2006-02-20
Abstract: A crib 2 for a baby includes a body portion 4 for receiving the baby, a base or stand portion (6 Fig 2) enabling the crib to rest on a flat surface 8 and a mounting means 10 which mounts the body portion above and spaced from the base portion. The mounting means allows the body portion to be removed from and reconnected to the mounting means and base portion. The body portion may slide up and down the mounting means to a desired height. The mounting means may also be connected via a hinge to the base. The body portion includes an outer part 12 supporting an inner part 14, and a bottom section 16 which enables the body portion to rest on a flat surface when detached from the remainder of the crib. The inner and outer sections are spaced one from another and gaps are provided in the side walls of both portions to promote air flow between the sections. The base 22 of the inner section may have a plurality of through holes or apertures 24 to allow air to circulate through.
Patent GB-2422587-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the track friendliness of a Y25 bogie
Inventor: HEWITT PAUL
IPC: B61F5/30
Filed: 2004-05-17
Abstract: The bogie comprises a pedestal 10 supported through spring sets 14, 16 by an axle box 12, and a damping arrangement for damping relative vertical movement between the axle box 12 and the pedestal 10, the damping arrangement comprising a piston 26 guided for movement relative to the pedestal 10 and having or carrying a surface co-operable with a surface of the axle box 12, a drive arrangement 24 being provided to move the piston, wherein the/each piston has a maximum travel of at least 7mm, e.g. 9mm. The/each piston 26 may be mounted in the pedestal by resilient means 34 to allow more freedom of movement. The surface, e.g. of an element on a plate 29 mounted on the piston 26, may be of composite material. Alternatively, the piston 26 may be of composite material. Two pistons 26 can be provided either side of the axle box 12.
Patent GB-2425043-A (GB)
Title: Locking base for display hook
Inventor: SEDON NICHOLAS M
IPC: E05B65/00
Filed: 2004-11-04
Abstract: A lockable base for locking a rod assembly to a display board includes two portions which lock together. A pair of pivotable arms is mounted on one of the portions and pivot into a space between the display board and a hook of the rod assembly. The other portion includes a stop to prevent the arms from pivoting. Alternately, in a second lockable base, each portion thereof includes a pair of spaced rigid arms which slide into the space between the display board and hook. Alternately, a third lockable base is used with a rod assembly having a rod with a stop. One portion of the third base defines a slot for slidably receiving a portion of the rod between the display board and the stop on the rod. The one portion further includes a wall stepped inwardly from another wall and insertable in the interior chamber of the other portion.
Patent GB-2439393-A (GB)
Title: Use of cannabidiol/tetrahydrocannabinol compounds in the treatment of neuropathic pain
Inventor: GUY GEOFFREY
IPC: A61P25/02
Filed: 2006-06-23
Abstract: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) type compounds or derivatives thereof and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) type compounds or derivatives thereof in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Preferably the ratio of the CBD type compounds to the THC type compounds is between 18:1 and 30:1. Both the said CBD compounds and THC compounds are preferably sourced from plants in the form of extracts.
Patent GB-2446625-A (GB)
Title: Method of installing a conductor supported structure.
Inventor: BOYD MARK
IPC: E21B7/128
Filed: 2006-06-29
Abstract: A method of installing a conductor supported structure comprises the steps of providing a first conductor 26 and attaching a first support brace incorporating conductor guides to the first conductor above the water level. The combined structure 14 is then lowered and oriented before the first conductor is secured to the bed at an underwater location. One or more tubulars are installed through the guides and secured to the bed. Tubulars are then installed above the support brace and an upper support brace secured to the tubulars. The upper support brace may take the form of a platform fixed to the conductors through a ring or partial ring which is tightened against the conductor to form a friction clamp. Also disclosed is a conductor supported structure comprising a plurality of braces, one of which is a platform.
Patent GB-2441775-A (GB)
Title: Manifold for hot and cold water
Inventor: JACOBS ANDREW MICHAEL
IPC: E03C1/02
Filed: 2006-09-12
Abstract: A manifold for connecting hot and cold water supplies to taps (faucets) and to other water consuming appliances such as a dishwasher and washing machine, comprises hot and cold water inlets 16, 18 and two or more outlets 20-28 for hot and cold water. The manifold is constructed as a two part 12, 14 'clam shell' housing which defines two internal sealed plenum chambers 36, 38 having inlet connectors 16, 18 for connecting the chambers to the hot and cold water supplies, and a plurality of outlet connectors 20-28 in communication with the plenum chambers to connect to the faucets and the appliances. The chambers are sealed with O rings (shown in thick black lines), and the inlet and outlet connection may have valves 32. The manifold is simple to manufacture and simplifies pluming for e.g. a domestic kitchen.
Patent GB-2447416-A (GB)
Title: Method and vectors for transformation of plastids and marker excision using site specific recombination
Inventor: MOELLER SIMON GEIR
IPC: A01G22/22
Filed: 2006-12-15
Abstract: A method for producing a transformed plant cell with a vector comprising a Transformation Cassette which is targeted to plant plastids by homologous recombination and which further comprises a selection gene for plant hormone biosynthetic gene, for example isopentenyl transferase (IPT), and a transgene, wherein the selection gene is within a further Excision Cassette comprising first and second site specific recombination elements. After selection for transformed plastids, expression of a recombinase is induced in the plant cell, which leads to the excision of the selection gene from the plastid and the expression of the transgene in the plastid. The site specific recombination system may be the Crelox system. The application also provides for cells and plants comprising the Transformation Cassette and vectors for comprising either the transformation cassette or the recombinase linked to a plastid targeting transit peptide.
Patent GB-2436889-A (GB)
Title: Battery Pack
Inventor: ROEHM HEIKO
IPC: H01M2/10
Filed: 2007-04-03
Abstract: The invention is based on a battery pack for an electrical device (10) with a base element (20), comprising an assembly shell (22) and a cover shell (24) and an electrical module (42). It is proposed that the electrical module (42) is fastened by a cooperation of the assembly shell (22) and the cover shell (24) in the base element (20).
Patent GB-2446232-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for harvesting rainwater from a vertical facade of a building.
Inventor: CANAVAN DONALD HENDERSON
IPC: E03B3/02
Filed: 2007-05-29
Abstract: A method for collecting rainwater from a building comprises locating one or more channels horizontally across a vertical faÃade of the building, arranging the channels to intercept rainwater being shed from the faÃade, directing the rainwater into vertical mullions and collecting the rainwater. Suitable apparatus for carrying out this method is also described. Also claimed is a framing section for use in the above apparatus, the framing section comprising a frame adapted to surround at least a portion of a cladding panel, the frame including a portion having a box section attached thereto, the box section including a channel and at least one weatherseal arrangement to seal the box section to the cladding panel and direct rainwater from the cladding panel into the channel.
Patent GB-2437677-A (GB)
Title: Banknote transporter
Inventor: WILLIAMS RICHARD NEIL
IPC: G07D11/00
Filed: 2006-01-03
Abstract: A banknote transporter comprising a carrier (1) and a lid. The carrier is adapted to receive bank notes and has side channels (74) into which the lid can be slid to prevent access to the bank notes in the carrier. The side channels of the carrier engage with side portions of the lid, at least a component of the engagement providing resistance to or permanent indication of flexure or relative separation of the lid and carrier in the vertical direction.
Patent GB-2446677-A (GB)
Title: Game control by musical chords
Inventor: HATO YOSHIKAZU
IPC: A63F13/424
Filed: 2007-08-30
Abstract: A player inputs a sound to a games device. Each note in the sound is detected in units of detection time at specific time intervals. If a player's input sound coincides with a reference melody set for an egg OB having previously been selected for causing a character to be created, then the character set for the egg OB is created. Whether or not the input sound coincides with the reference melody is determined based on (1) the distribution of the notes included in the input sound with respect to the passage of time, or (2) the total count of each note included in the input sound.
Patent GB-2440068-A (GB)
Title: System and method of reporting error codes in an electronically controlled device
Inventor: HU LUHUI
IPC: G06F11/07
Filed: 2007-10-22
Abstract: A method of reporting errors in an electronically controlled device (1), comprises generating (73) a first bit field (31) representative of a severity of an internal error, generating (73) a second bit field (32) representative of a location of the internal error; and generating (73) a third bit field (33) representative of a cause of the internal error. The method also comprises structuring (74) an internal error code (30), wherein the internal error code (30) includes the first (31), second (32), and third (33) bit fields.
Patent GB-2454220-A (GB)
Title: Detecting strain in structures
Inventor: RAMOS ROGERIO
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2007-11-01
Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring physical parameters of a structure, comprises a clamp 11 that in use is placed to embrace the structure to be monitored; and a strain sensor 13 attached to the clamp and arranged so as to detect strain in the direction of the perimeter of the structure. A method of monitoring a structure, comprises placing a clamp to embrace the structure to be monitored, the clamp having a strain sensor attached thereto; and collecting information from the strain sensor attached to the clamp placed in order to detect strain in the direction of the perimeter of the structure. The strain sensor may be an optical fibre Bragg grating sensor. The structure may be an oil or gas pipe or a subsea structure such as a subsea riser.
Patent GB-2440894-A (GB)
Title: Skateboard capable of all-direction running
Inventor: LEE SEUNG YOUL
IPC: A63C17/26
Filed: 2006-05-04
Abstract: A skateboard including: a central rod unit; a first footplate installed to an end of the central rod unit to be rotatable on a vertical axis; a plurality of first casters installed to be rotatable, independent from the first footplate; a second footplate installed to another end of the central rod unit to be rotatable on another vertical axis; and a plurality of second casters installed to be rotatable, independent from the second footplate. A user may move forwards and backwards by putting both legs on footplates and walking forward and by alternating the both leg forward and backward. Also, since the first and second casters may independently rotate, rotating 360 degrees in place may be performed.
Patent GB-2456338-A (GB)
Title: Air duct for a vehicle air conditioning system
Inventor: BAMBROOK GRAHAM STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: B60H1/34
Filed: 2008-01-14
Abstract: An air duct 14 for a vehicle air conditioning system (13, fig 1) comprises a hollow body 16 having a substantially rectangular shaped box cross section, and including an air distribution device 30a-30e and 50a-50g located within the body 16 to maintain an even distribution of air through an outlet 24 of the duct 14. The air distribution device 30a-30e and 50a-50g may comprise of first and second rows of vanes, with the second row of vanes being aft of the first row of vanes. The vanes may be airfoil in shape comprising a leading edge 31, 51, a trailing edge 32, 52. The first row of vanes may have a centre 'C' and a chord which is parallel to a longitudinal axis 'Q' of an inlet aperture 23 of the duct 14. A fictive line 'V' may form an acute angle between 20 and 30 degrees with the longitudinal axis 'Q'. The second row of vanes may be thicker than the vanes in the first row. The duct 14 may be mounted behind a fasica (11) that supports instruments associated with the motor vehicle and arranged to mate with an aperture (15) on an instrument panel (10).
Patent GB-2443983-A (GB)
Title: A method of assembling a plug for a communications system
Inventor: ABUGHAZALEH SHADI
IPC: H01R13/646
Filed: 2005-01-07
Abstract: The method includes the steps of controlling two of four pairs of twisted wires (86-89, Fig. 18, only four wires 92, 93, 98, 99 visible in fig.1) extending from a cable sheath 72 by selecting a degree of twist ranging from untwisted to fully twisted and passing each pair of the two pairs of twisted wires and the two pairs of controlled wires through a channel (65-68, Fig. 13) in a second insert 61. Any twisted wires are untwisted to form four pairs of untwisted wires and each untwisted wire is passed through a trough (19, Fig. 12) in a passageway 53 of a first insert 51. The first insert is inserted into an internal chamber 24 of a plug housing 21 and the second insert is inserted into the internal chamber of the plug housing such that a front end 62 of the second insert is proximal a rear end 54 of the first insert. The method also includes aligning openings 57 in the first insert 51 with slots 31 in the plug housing 21 and engaging an insulation displacement contact 41 with each wire by inserting the insulation displacement contact through one of the slots 31 in the plug housing and the aligned opening 57 in the first insert.
Patent GB-2457676-A (GB)
Title: Performing a process on a workpiece
Inventor: HASTILOW NEIL KENDRICK
IPC: B23K26/38
Filed: 2008-02-21
Abstract: Features such as arrays of holes 10 in a workpiece, which may be an aerofoil component of a gas turbine engine, are re-drilled after initial formation, for example to remove blockages created in a coating process. In order to ensure that re-drilling occurs at the precise location of the existing holes, a subset A-F of the holes are selected, and their exact positions identified, for example by camera imaging and image processing. The actual positions of the selected holes are compared with nominal positions at which the respective holes are expected to be, and an algorithm is generated to transform the nominal positions on to the actual positions. The algorithm is then applied to other, non-selected, holes of the array to generate actual positions of these features, and re-drilling of the holes is performed using the actual positions of the existing holes.
Patent GB-2449550-A (GB)
Title: Water conservation system
Inventor: CLARK TERRENCE HALSEY
IPC: F24D17/00
Filed: 2008-05-22
Abstract: The system 1, for use with a hot water supply system, includes a diverting means 3 for automatically drawing off a volume of water from the supply system upon demand from a user. The volume is diverted to one or more storage reservoirs 4 for subsequent use. The diverting means 3 may include a motorized valve 5 operable by a timer 6. The diverting means may be switched off when a predetermined criterion is met such as an average water temperature, a preset time or a predetermined volume of water. The system may be installed in a domestic dwelling 2 with the storage reservoir 4 disposed in the roof space 16 of the dwelling. Alternatively, the storage reservoirs may be disposed externally of the dwelling and may be below ground level.
Patent GB-2447202-A (GB)
Title: Identification of loss-of-function mutations in filaggrin causing ichthyosis vulgaris and predisposing to other diseases
Inventor: MCLEAN WILLIAM HENRY IRWIN
IPC: A01K67/027
Filed: 2006-12-15
Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene and their use in diagnosing ichthyosis vulgaris and/or susceptibility to other diseases including atopic dermatitis (eczema), asthma, psoriasis and allergies (including food allergy).
Patent GB-2462258-A (GB)
Title: Interrupt control for virtual processing apparatus which maintains a list of uncompleted interrupts for each virtual processing apparatus
Inventor: MANSELL DAVID HENNAH
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 2008-07-28
Abstract: A data processing system supporting one or more virtual processing apparatuses such as virtual machines 10 each with a guest operating systems having interrupt handling routines 12 and applications 14. The system is provided with external interrupt interface hardware 2 (26, fig 3) and virtual interface hardware 6 (28 fig 3). Hypervisor software 4 responds to an interrupt received by the external interrupt interface hardware 2 (26, fig 3) to write data characterizing that interrupt into list registers 18 of the virtual interface hardware 6 thereby generating a virtual interrupt. The guest operating system for the virtual machine of the virtual data processing apparatus being emulated may then read data from the virtual interface hardware 6 characterizing the interrupt to be processed by that virtual machine. The virtual machine and the guest operating system interact with the virtual interface hardware 6 as if it were external interface hardware. The hypervisor software is responsible for maintaining the data within the virtual interface hardware 6 to properly reflect queued uncompleted interrupts as received by the external interface 2. The virtual interface hardware may include a priority register storing priority data indicative of priority levels associated with any interrupt currently being performed to prevent lower priority interrupts interrupting higher priority interrupts currently being processed.
Patent GB-2463730-A (GB)
Title: Cabinet for lift control equipment
Inventor: SHERWOOD GRAHAM JOHN
IPC: B66B11/00
Filed: 2008-09-29
Abstract: A cabinet is provided for housing all equipment necessary to provide motion and control to a hydraulic lift(s). Preferably, the cabinet includes an oil sump or reservoir that prevents spillage of oil. An electrical isolation mat 8 may be provided within an inside cover of a lid of the cabinet. Removable left and right side panels may be provided to allow access and ventilation. The cabinet may comprise two separate parts for ease of transport and delivery. A lower part 7 of the cabinet may be provided with castors 6 to aid installation. Lockable doors 9 may be provided.
Patent GB-2453648-A (GB)
Title: System for capturing and modifying large pieces of genomic DNA and constructing organisms with synthetic chloroplasts
Inventor: MENDEZ MICHAEL
IPC: C12N15/63
Filed: 2008-10-06
Abstract: A yeast-bacteria shuttle vector similar is described that can be used to clone large regions of DNA by homologous recombination. The vector comprises a yeast element such as a centromere or autonomous replication sequence, a bacterial origin of replication and at least 20kb of genomic DNA from a photosynthetic organism such as algae. The host cell may yeast, E-coli, or algaes such as Ch. vulgaris, and may be photosynthetic or non-photosynthetic. The expression product of the vector in the host may be a biomass-degrading enzyme, a fatty acid or a terpene, which may be native or non-native to the host and which may be mutated. Also described is a method for isolating entire genomes, including chloroplast genomes, or large portions thereof, and manipulating the same.
Patent GB-2466249-A (GB)
Title: A pivoting support for an instrument
Inventor: DAVIES LAURENCE WILLIAM
IPC: F16M11/10
Filed: 2008-12-16
Abstract: A support (10) for supporting an instrument, such as a guitar 21, comprises first and second sections 11, 12 that are pivotally coupled by means 13 such as a hinge. Preferably the hinge includes means, such as a coil spring, for biasing the first and second sections 11, 12 in open and closed configurations. In the open configuration the first and second sections 11, 12 may be disposed on top of each other and extend in the same direction, while in the closed configuration they may be disposed side by side and extend in opposite directions. The first section 11 comprises securing means, apertures (14) through which screws pass, for securing the support (10) to a body such as a speaker box 15. The second section 12 comprises means such as a U-shaped cut-away portion (16) for receiving part of an instrument, for example the neck 20 of a guitar 21.
Patent GB-2455019-A (GB)
Title: Fluid saving blowout preventer operator system
Inventor: WHITBY MELVYN F
IPC: E21B33/06
Filed: 2007-08-15
Abstract: A hydraulic blowout preventer operator comprises a piston rod having one end coupled to a closure member. The operator further comprises an operator housing having one end coupled to a bonnet and a second end coupled to a head. The piston rod extends through the bonnet into the operator housing where it is coupled to a piston that is disposed within the operator housing. The piston comprises a body and a flange. A flange seal is disposed on the flange and is sealingly engaged with the operator housing. A body seal is disposed on the body and is sealingly engaged with the operator housing. The flange seal has a sealing diameter greater than a sealing diameter of the body seal.
Patent GB-2456250-A (GB)
Title: Mold for making shoes
Inventor: CHUANG-CHUAN CHEN
IPC: B29C33/00
Filed: 2007-10-09
Abstract: Mold for making shoes includes bottom mold (10) whose top is provided with concave pattern predetermined to form the shape of the sole; left and right side molds (20), each of which presses on one side of the bottom mold; and orientation section (30), which is disposed at the upward extension of left and right side molds, wherein the orientation section has a concave space (301) and could be integrated with or formed independently with the side molds. Said mold has the advantage of quickly orientation during making shoe, preventing the protruding of pellets from the mold space to decrease undesirable quality, reducing the production cost effectively, and diversifying the patterns of sole.