baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2358420-A (GB)
Title: Eccentric subsurface safety valve
Inventor: DEATON THOMAS M
IPC: E21B34/10
Filed: 1999-09-20
Abstract: The eccentric subsurface safety valve includes an eccentric body member (12) having a thick side, a thin side, and a longitudinal bore (14) therethrough. A curved flapper (36) is mounted within the body member to control fluid flow through the longitudinal bore, and is moveable between an open and a closed position. This flapper (36) may be disposed within a recess (40) in the thick side of the eccentric body member when in its open position. A flow tube (16) is disposed within the body member (12) and remotely shiftable to move the flapper (36) between its open and closed positions. This tube (16) is shifted downwardly in response to movement of a piston (18). At least one return spring (48) and/or a contained volume of pressurized gas is provided to urge the tube (16) away from the flapper (36). The piston (18) may be connected to an eccentric plate (28) slidably disposed about the tube (18) and between a first and a second shoulder on the tube (16). A glide spring (34) is disposed about the tube (16) and between the eccentric plate (28) and one of the first and second tube shoulders to absorb forces imparted to the tube by the flapper upon closing.
Patent GB-2367921-A (GB)
Title: Fault tolerant shared system resource with communication passthrough used when non-detection of a beacon signal indicates a unit failure
Inventor: SCOTT JOHN A
IPC: G06F15/163
Filed: 2001-05-09
Abstract: A communications passthrough mechanism for high availability network communications between a shared system resource and clients of the system resource. The system resource includes a control/processing sub-system including multiple peer blade processors. A port of each blade processor is connected to each client/server network path and each client is connected to a corresponding port of each blade processor. Each blade processor includes a network fault detector exchanging beacon transmissions with other blade processors through corresponding blade processor ports and network paths. Each blade processor includes response generator responsive to a failure to receive a beacon transmission from a failed port of an other blade processor for redirecting the client communications to the failed port on the other blade processor to the corresponding port of the blade processor. A path manager in the blade processor is responsive to operation of the response generator for modifying the communications routing table to correspond with the redirection message to route the client communications to the failed port of the other blade processor to the other blade processor through the inter-processor communications link. Each blade processor may also include an inter-blade communications monitor for detecting a failure in the inter-processor communications link between the blade processor and another blade processor, reading the communications routing table to select a functional network communications path to a port of the other blade processor, and modifying the communications routing table to redirect inter-processor communications to the selected functional network communications path.
Patent GB-2368906-A (GB)
Title: Optical encoder and method of fabricating its sensor head
Inventor: AOKI TOSHIHIKO
IPC: G01B11/00
Filed: 2001-06-29
Abstract: An optical encoder is constructed by a reflection-type scale 1 and a sensor head 4. The sensor head 4 has an irradiation light source 2 and a sensor board 3. The sensor board 3 has a transparent substrate 30 on which light-receiving areas 5 for outputting displacement signals which have different phase with each other, and index gratings 6 for modulating the scale irradiating light are alternately arranged. The index gratings 6 are formed of the same material film as metal electrode of the light-receiving areas 5.
Patent GB-2378475-A (GB)
Title: Removable mesh window guard
Inventor: ROGERS KARLA
IPC: E06B9/02
Filed: 2001-08-10
Abstract: A removable mesh window guard consisting of frame 1, mesh 2 and clips 3. The guard is easily slid into position on top of window frame 4, engaging retaining clips 3, blocking the exit of pets via the window.
Patent GB-2369244-A (GB)
Title: Light emitting devices and displays
Inventor: FOX NEIL ANTHONY
IPC: H01L27/15
Filed: 2001-09-21
Abstract: A display has a matrix array of devices on a glass plate 10. Each device has a phosphor region 14, these phosphor regions may comprise different material to produce a different colour of light, on a transparent electrode track 13 and a region 18 of porous polysilicon. Electrode layers 17 and 21 on either side of the region 18 of porous polysilicon are used to apply a voltage across the region. A layer 16 of wide band gap material separates the phosphor regions 14 from the polysilicon regions 18 but is sufficiently thin to allow passage of high energy electrons from the porous polysilicon regions to cause fluorescence of the phosphor regions.
Patent GB-2384517-A (GB)
Title: Latch assembly with two latch members and a deformable track
Inventor: BATCHELOR ADRIAN
IPC: B62B7/14
Filed: 2002-01-23
Abstract: A latch assembly 54, preferably for use in securing seat of pushchair or stroller, comprises a latch body with a deformable guide track 74, a primary latch 80, a secondary latch 92. Latch body has a opening 72 for receiving a connecting member 40. Primary latch 80 is slidable mounted on guide track 74 for movement between a latched position and a released position. Secondary 92 latch is pivotally mounted on latch body for angular movement between a latch position which obstructs movement of the primary latch 80, and a release position. In use, the connecting member 40 is pushed into opening 72 and displaces bulge 90 on primary latch against spring. Continued movement of connecting member 40 causes portions of front wall 64 to bend outwardly which allows connecting member 40 to move fully into opening 72. The primary latch 80 is now free to move back to its original position and the secondary latch 92 prevents disengagement.
Patent GB-2372192-A (GB)
Title: An accessory for a neck garment
Inventor: ETHERINGTON GRAHAM CHARLES
IPC: A41D25/12
Filed: 2002-02-05
Abstract: An accessory 2 for a neck garment comprises a retainer member 6 for maintaining the position of the neck garment on a person when in use and attachment means 16 for keeping the member in place relative to the neck garment. Preferably the retainer member is rigid and the attachment means is flexible and both are joined by connectors 8, 10 to form a ring shape. The neck garment may be a tie and in use the retainer member lies beneath the tie knot and is fastened to another garment such as the button of a shirt by a slot 16 formed in a flanged area 14 of the attachment means. A microphone or other voice recognition device (80, Fig 8a) may be included in the retainer member 6. Advantageously the accessory 2 prevents the loosening of a tie knot and may be worn as a fashion or jewellery item or to display a logo.
Patent GB-2386351-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle having a movable partition
Inventor: THORPE JEVON
IPC: B60P3/42
Filed: 2002-03-12
Abstract: A vehicle 10 has a front compartment for a driver and a rear compartment 15b for a passenger divided by a partition 14 which is movable between a first 11 and second position 12a such that access to the vehicle for a person 13 entering or leaving is increased. Preferably the vehicle 10 is a taxi and has front 18a and rear doors 19a which latch to an end of the partition 14 in a closed position and which are unlatched in an open position. Preferably there is no stanchion on the vehicle 10 between the front 18a and rear 19a doors thereby enhancing the accessibility of the rear compartment 15b especially for a passenger 13 in a wheelchair. A ramp 17 may be deployed between the rear floor of the vehicle 10 and ground level outside the vehicle. The partition 14 may either slide or pivot (Fig 5) between the first and second positions. Advantageously wheelchair bound passengers may easily enter and leave a vehicle wherein normal use of the vehicle is not impaired.
Patent GB-2390157-A (GB)
Title: Wound fluid collector and indicator
Inventor: WATT PAUL WILLIAM
IPC: A61M27/00
Filed: 2002-06-25
Abstract: Device for collecting wound fluid and detecting the presence of a marker therein comprises an inlet 3 for collecting and mixing 6 the wound fluid from a plurality of locations on a wound bed and a sensor or indicator 8 in fluid communication with the inlet for detection of the marker(s). The inlet may comprise capillary tubes 4 or an absorbent material. The sensor or indicator may undergo a visual change, may comprise immuno binding partners for the markers in the fluid or may comprise a luminescent substrate for enzymes in the fluid. Markers detected are e.g. enzymes, peptides, plasmin, cortisol radicals, cytokins, growth factors etc.
Patent GB-2378995-A (GB)
Title: Composite material
Inventor: STEELE MARK RAYMOND
IPC: B29C65/50
Filed: 2002-07-04
Abstract: Composite material 10 for use in bridging a gap between two components A and B, the material comprising a body 12 of fibrous material 14 at least partially impregnated with resinous material 16 and having a compressible structure such that when the material 10 is squeezed between components A and B the fibrous material 14 is compressed. A method of forming a shim of the composite material between two components is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2380374-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid automatic repeat request transmission (HARQ) with adaptive modulation (AMCS)
Inventor: MOON YONG-SUK
IPC: H04J13/00
Filed: 2002-07-24
Abstract: The invention is concerned with the form of retransmissions for the case where the adopted modulation scheme has been changed to a higher or lower order scheme after an initial transmission, e.g. because of a variation in channel quality. An apparatus for retransmitting data in a CDMA mobile communication system includes a turbo encoder 612, a controller 626 for determining a modulation scheme to be used in response to a retransmission request, a distributor 614 for distributing the coded bits into systematic bits and parity bits, separate interleavers 616, 618 for the systematic and parity bits and a selector 620 for selecting from the originally transmitted systematic and parity bits. The distribution into systematic and parity bits enables the selection of bits for retransmission on a priority basis, i.e. systematic bits first followed by parity bits, when a change in the modulation scheme (and therefore the bit capacity) has occurred since the original transmission. The receiver (fig. 7) also includes a distributor (716) and performs partial Chase combining (CC) with systematic and parity bits previously received.
Patent GB-2375339-A (GB)
Title: System for determining the location of a chain jam
Inventor: MILLER MICHAEL
IPC: B65G43/02
Filed: 1999-02-18
Abstract: A system for determining the location of a chain jam in a chain drive system comprising an endless drive chain 14 driven around a conveyor pathway (16, Fig. 1) by a drive (12, Fig. 1), wherein there is provided a plurality of sensors 22 for sensing chain tension, each sensor actuating one of a plurality of indicators 40 when the chain tension exceeds a predetermined amount. Each sensor and its respective indicator is independent of the other sensors and indicators and at least some of the sensors and their respective indicators are positioned upstream of the drive. Typically, the sensors are spaced substantially evenly around the pathway. The sensors preferably comprise a primary deflector 24 for deflecting a portion of the chain in one direction and auxiliary deflectors 28 for deflecting the chain in an opposite direction.
Patent GB-2392131-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacture of layered products
Inventor: DARBY PAUL RAYMOND
IPC: B29C45/14
Filed: 2002-08-23
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flexible gaiter 20 for a vehicle gear stick by forming a pre-form 22 and moulding a liner 29 of thermoplastic elastomer 28 onto the inner surface of the pre-form 22. The pre-form 22 is conformed to the shape of the gaiter 20 during the moulding and the liner 20 with the pre-form 22 to return the shape of the gaiter 20. A blank is cut to a the required shape and converted to a frusto-conical pre-form 22 by sewing to form a seam joining opposed edges of the blank 21 and turning the preform inside out. The pre-form is located on an upstand 24 of a mould half 25a. The other mould half 25b is lowered to locate pre-form 22 in a mould cavity 26 into elastomer 28 is injected to mould onto the inner surface of the pre-form 22. The pre-form may constitute one material whole the elastomer the other. Different types of first material are listed in the text.
Patent GB-2394167-A (GB)
Title: A baby support
Inventor: COLEMAN LEO
IPC: A47D13/08
Filed: 2002-10-19
Abstract: A baby support comprises a belt with slots along the front of the belt, to which a seat can be attached that takes the weight of a small child. Preferably the belt is reinforced with a strong material or stitching to prevent the belt from twisting when a load is applied, padded for the wearer is comfort yet flexible. The belt may also be adjustable in size. The seat is preferably bucket scoop shaped with one end having a long tongue that can be inserted into a slot on the front of the belt. Different sized seats may be used to accommodate different size babies.
Patent GB-2394534-A (GB)
Title: Light fitting for low energy bulb
Inventor: TICEHURST SIMON
IPC: F21V21/03
Filed: 2002-10-23
Abstract: A low energy integral ballast light fitting comprising a ceiling rose housing 10 containing control circuitry for driving and controlling operation of a low energy light bulb 16 and a cable 12 depending from the ceiling rose housing 10, secured to a socket 14 for connection to the low energy light bulb 16.
Patent GB-2395288-A (GB)
Title: Securing Auxiliary Frame to Spectacles
Inventor: HUANG WEN TSE
IPC: G02C9/00
Filed: 2002-11-09
Abstract: An auxiliary frame securing mechanism has a nose bridge or frame support 12 having recesses 13 containing engaging beads 14. An auxiliary frame or front lens suspension module 20 has respective engaging protrusions 23, where the engaging protrusions 23 having engaging holes 24 in order for the auxiliary frame 20 to be received by the recesses 13 and engaged by the engaging beads 14 respectively. There may also be more than one engaging member 14 for an individual engaging protrusion 23 (see figures 4 - 5).
Patent GB-2401003-A (GB)
Title: Mobile telephone with wirelessly connectable head mounted display
Inventor: HESELTINE IAN
IPC: H04M1/72412
Filed: 2003-02-12
Abstract: A mobile telephone incorporates a head mounted display for generating a visual image from data acquired by the handset. The display is in the form of a pair of spectacles with the lenses replaced by screens that generate small high resolution images very close to a users eye. The spectacles may incorporate wireless ear pieces to give the benefit of multimedia audio. The head mounted display is most beneficial when the handset is accessing services that have a higher visual content such as web surfing or viewing large databases. The head mounted display may be wirelessly connectable with the mobile telephone and when not in use may be releasably mounted upon the mobile telephone.
Patent GB-2382435-A (GB)
Title: Computer software installation
Inventor: SAFA JOHN ARAM
IPC: G06F21/14
Filed: 2001-07-12
Abstract: When an executable program is to be loaded into RAM (10), the RAM initially contains a loader module (12a), the program (10), an ENGINE (22) and enrypted resources (24), such as encrypted .DLL files. When the program (14) is to be run, the loader module (12a) will call the ENGINE (22), which will access the sub-routine resources required by the program (14), identify any of these which are already available in the system, load those already available, and decrypt and load any which are not available. This ensures that the required sub-routines are available to the program (14) on each occasion that the program (14) is executed.
Patent GB-2400353-A (GB)
Title: Pedestrian detecting system provided on a motor vehicle
Inventor: MATHEVON VINCENT
IPC: B60R21/34
Filed: 2003-04-09
Abstract: The detection system comprises a first sensor arrangement (10) which is located at least 0.5 metres behind the front end of the motor vehicle. The first sensor arrangement (10) is configured to detect the speed of and/or distance to a part of an object (such as a pedestrian) located in front of the vehicle. That part of the object which is detected is part of the object which extends above a predetermined height, which is at least the height of the front edge of the hood or bonnet (3) of the motor vehicle. An appropriate safety device can be activated in order to provide protection to the pedestrian in the event of an impact with the pedestrian.
Patent GB-2401079-A (GB)
Title: Screw feeder
Inventor: BONE DANIEL
IPC: B25B23/10
Filed: 2003-04-30
Abstract: A screw feeder adapted to be mounted to a screwdriver (12, fig 1) and to hold screws 32 in position relative to a screwdriver bit 16, comprises a holding portion (30, fig 1) adapted to enable the screwdriver bit 16 to insert a first screw into a workpiece. A feeder portion is provided which is arranged adjacent to the holding portion, adapted to receive a plurality of second screws and to feed a second screw to the holding portion in response to retraction of the screwdriver bit from the holding portion. Preferably the holding portion comprises a plurality of holding members 38, 38' defining a holding recess, where the holding members are adapted to be urged apart by movement of the first screw into the workpiece. First biasing means, eg a spring 52, may be provided for urging the holding members together, where the holding members are adapted to feed a single second screw into the holding recess in response to retraction of the screwdriver bit.
Patent GB-2403147-A (GB)
Title: Self massage aids
Inventor: SIMPSON VAL
IPC: A61H7/00
Filed: 2003-06-04
Abstract: A self massage aid comprising two triangular shaped compartments 1 stitched on top of two six-sided compartments 2 all filled with poly-pellets or other suitable filling and joined together by a dividing section of reinforced cotton 3. The top triangular shaped compartments 1 may have a firmer filling than the bottom six-sided compartments 2. The massage aid may also comprise a single unit having two compartments (6, 7 fig 8). Alternatively, the massage aid may comprise two, one-piece triangular compartments (4, fig 5) joined together. The massage aids may be used on the bed or floor, and the user may lie on them to massage their back using their own body weight.
Patent GB-2390100-A (GB)
Title: Card top bar for a carding machine
Inventor: SCHUERENKRAEMER MICHAEL
IPC: D01G15/24
Filed: 2003-06-26
Abstract: A card top bar for a carding machine, has a carrying member 14 and a releasable clothing-carrier portion 23, 24, 26, in which card top bar there are provided two card top heads 141, 142, which may be in the form of pins and which are mounted in the clothing carrier. The card top heads are suitably fixed in a resin layer 24 which compensates for different spacings between the card clothings. A method is disclosed in which the top bar is supported while the resin layer 24 is injected or otherwise incorporated.
Patent GB-2391127-A (GB)
Title: System and method for bounding and classifying regions within a graphical image.
Inventor: SIMSKE STEVEN J
IPC: G06T5/00
Filed: 2003-06-30
Abstract: A region bounding and classifying system utilizes memory and logic. The memory stores a set of image data that defines a graphical image. The logic is configured to identify a plurality of regions 61-71 of different data types within the image and to bound each of the plurality of identified regions via a bounding region (75-79, fig 4). The logic is configured to perform a prioritization of the data types included in the bounding region (75-79) according to a predefined hierarchy of the data types. The logic is further configured to classify the bounding region based on the prioritization performed by the logic.
Patent GB-2404414-A (GB)
Title: Window protector
Inventor: CANNING JOHN MICHAEL
IPC: F16B47/00
Filed: 2003-07-30
Abstract: A window protector comprises an impact resistant panel <B>1</B>, which may be of metal, and at least one suction cup <B>3</B>, having a suction cup actuation mechanism <B>11</B>, for attaching the protector to a window wherein the actuation mechanism <B>11</B> is removable from the protector after production of a vacuum within the cup <B>3</B>. The panel <B>1</B> may comprise a peripheral lip <B>6</B> which may be U-shaped for engagement with a rail proximate the window edge. The suction cup <B>3</B> may comprise a one way valve and the actuation means may comprise a vacuum pump. Alternatively the suction cup <B>3</B> may comprise a suction cup deformation mechanism <B>7</B> actuable to deform the base of the suction cup <B>3</B>, the deformation mechanism <B>7</B> may be actuable to convert rotation of an axle to movement along its length via cooperating threaded components <B>8, 10</B>. In an alternative aspect a window protector comprised an impact resistant panel, at least one magnet rotatably connected to the panel and a rotation mechanism detachably connected to the panel for rotating the magnet with respect to the panel.
Patent GB-2392383-A (GB)
Title: Portable nail polish removing device
Inventor: LEE KWANG-KUK
IPC: A45D29/18
Filed: 2003-08-22
Abstract: The nail polish removing device comprises a body <B>10</B> having an opening at an end thereof; a non-woven fabric ribbon or tape <B>40</B> is accommodated within the remover body wound around reels or rollers <B>41, 42</B> and exposed through the opening of the body <B>10</B>; a nail polish remover solution receptacle <B>20</B> is also accommodated within the body <B>10</B> so that an outlet <B>21</B> of the remover solution receptacle <B>20</B> is directed to the opening of the body <B>10</B> and has a head <B>30</B> engaged with the opening of the body providing the non-woven fabric <B>40</B> with the remover solution through holes <B>33</B>.
Patent GB-2393555-A (GB)
Title: Gaming device nudge function
Inventor: MIERAU MARC
IPC: G07F17/34
Filed: 2003-09-05
Abstract: A gaming device 10 comprises a plurality of reels 34, each of which displays a plurality of symbols on a display device 30. The device may have one or more paylines 56 designating certain symbols for a payout determination. A first payout is provided to a player if the reels spin and produce a winning combination of symbols on the payline(s). A nudge sequence is then displayed in which one of the reels is moved to form a second set of symbols on the payline(s); and a second payout is provided to the player if the second set of symbols is a winning combination. A nudge sequence may be initiated by a nudge activator which is randomly generated or can be generated by a certain visible symbol on the reels.
Patent GB-2397144-A (GB)
Title: Electrostatic discharge countermeasure for docking cradles with exposed pins
Inventor: BYRNE DANIEL J
IPC: H01R13/703
Filed: 2003-11-04
Abstract: Apparatus (10) and methods (30) for disabling a USB or other interface connection between a personal computer (16) and a docking cradle or device (11) until the instant such a connection is actually needed. When the docking cradle is empty, the exposed pins are connected to a conductive ground path or is isolated. When a device is inserted into the docking cradle, the electrical signals that are connected to the personal computer by way of the interface are then switched on.