baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2416080-A (GB)
Title: Increasing Drive Strength and reducing propagation delays through the use of feedback
Inventor: HUNT KEN S
IPC: H03K19/017
Filed: 2002-05-20
Abstract: Techniques of increasing drive strength and reducing propagation delays of a digital logic circuit through the use of feedback are presented. Logic circuitry operative to receive an input signal of the digital logic circuit and a delayed version of an output signal of the digital logic circuit turns "ON" a supplemental drive transistor for a digital state transition of the output signal. The supplemental drive transistor provides supplemental drive current to the digital logic circuit during the output signal digital state transition, thus advantageously reducing propagation delay and increasing fan-out capability. The logic circuitry turns "OFF" the drive transistor once the output signal digital state transition is complete.
Patent GB-2417718-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable conveyor guide rail unit
Inventor: MCALLISTER MARK
IPC: B65G21/20
Filed: 2005-08-25
Abstract: An adjustable conveyor guide rail unit 14 adapted to define the side of a channel 20 through which an article may be conveyed comprises a guide member 18 operable to be set in a plurality of discrete positions relative to the channel as a whole, allowing the width of the channel to be adjusted. The guide rail unit may also be moveable to allow the height of the channel to be adjusted. Methods of adjusting the width/height of a conveyor guide are also claimed, and a conveyor incorporating the guide is claimed. The guide rail may include clamping means 36, 40 for clamping the guide member in position, and may include a second guide member 16 disposed above the first guide member. The second guide member may be mounted on a support 64 attached to the first guide member.
Patent GB-2429468-A (GB)
Title: Modular wall structure
Inventor: WILLCOCK ANTHONY F
IPC: E04H1/12
Filed: 2005-08-26
Abstract: The wall structure of a modular building comprises wall modules having a frame whose upright posts are configured so as to allow the posts to overlap in a direction parallel to the plane of the panel to form a composite post of width less than that of two individual posts, and which permit joining of panels in line or mutually perpendicular. As shown, a post has two orthogonal faces 19, 20, and an angled face 21, such that two Type A panels may be assembled in line by reversing one with respect to the other so that their faces 21 come together with rib 26 of one in groove 27 of the other; a connector fits in re-entrant slot 22 to fix the panels. A Type A and a Type B panel may be joined at right-angles in similar manner. Alternative posts with a similar joining arrangement may be of octagonal or circular cross-section (Figs 11 and 12, not shown): the panels may be glazed and the modular building, e.g. a kiosk, may be provided with a roof.
Patent GB-2417770-A (GB)
Title: Cooking oven
Inventor: BLEIER KONRAD
IPC: F24C15/00
Filed: 2005-09-07
Abstract: A cooking oven comprises an outer housing 16 having a muffle or inner lining, which is fastened in the housing 16 and has an opening closed by means of a door. The muffle or inner lining is formed of a lower base 18, a casing 40 defined by two side walls 44 (46, Fig.1) and a rear wall 30, and an upper ceiling 42. A fastening unit 10 connects a rearward region 14 of the base 18 with the outer housing 16. The fastening unit 10 comprises two connecting means 20, 20' in the form of straps, integrally formed in the corner regions of the base 18 which extend beyond the rear wall 30. Each connecting means 20, 20' comprises a shaped horizontal strap 48 integrally connected to a vertical strap 50 in which two fastening holes 52, 54 are formed and which define a contact surface 56 for direct coupling to the outer housing 16. The strap 50 is connected to further straps 58 and 60 to define a U-shaped profile. The strap 60 is welded at points 76, 78 to the muffle or inner lining casing 40.
Patent GB-2419135-A (GB)
Title: Low contaminant formic acid fuel for a direct organic liquid fuel cell
Inventor: MASEL RICHARD I
IPC: H01M8/10
Filed: 2005-09-09
Abstract: A low contaminant formic acid fuel is especially suited toward use in a direct organic liquid fuel cell. Such a fuel provides high power output that is maintained for a substantial time and the fuel is substantially non-flammable. Specific contaminants and contaminant levels have been identified as being deleterious to the performance of a formic acid fuel in a fuel cell, and embodiments of the invention provide low contaminant fuels that have improved performance compared to known commercial bulk grade and commercial purified grade formic acid fuels. Preferred embodiment fuels (and fuel cells containing such fuels) including low levels of a combination of key contaminants, including acetic acid, methyl formate, and methanol.
Patent GB-2430426-A (GB)
Title: Device for winding tape around an object
Inventor: ESHED OMER
IPC: B65H81/06
Filed: 2005-09-23
Abstract: A device for winding tape around at least one elongate object 12/60 comprises a sleeve 10/46 which fits around the elongate object, a ring 14/42 mounted so as to rotate around the sleeve, a tape reel holder 20/50 and a shaft 16/48 connected at one end to the ring and at the other to the tape reel holder. The ring and sleeve may each comprise two complementary halves and when in use may be connected to one another. The ring may be powered by a motor or other power source. In use, the device is particularly suited to wrapping tape over articles such as tubing or cabling.
Patent GB-2420065-A (GB)
Title: Articulated arm for agricultural tools
Inventor: FERRI SANDRO
IPC: A01D34/86
Filed: 2005-11-09
Abstract: An articulated arm device for agricultural tools (2) is assembled to a vehicle (3) having at least a front axle and a rear axle (4). The arm device (1) comprises at least a first member (5) whose ends are respectively joined to the vehicle (3) and to an end of a second member (6) whose remaining end has a connection (7) for the tool (2). At least one of the two members (5, 6) is shaped for having its own end connected to the tool (2), behind its end connected to vehicle (3) in respect to forward direction from rear (4) to front axles.
Patent GB-2434176-A (GB)
Title: Snap-fitting cover in handle mounting arrangement
Inventor: SNEE TIMOTHY
IPC: E05B3/06
Filed: 2006-01-17
Abstract: A door handle assembly for attachment to one or each side of a door, the door handle assembly comprising a backplate 1 for securing to one side of the door, a handle 2 having one end rotatably mounted on the backplate, and a free end, and a coverplate 3 removably mounted on the backplate to conceal the backplate and any fixings thereon. The coverplate has a rear face and a decorative face and an aperture dimensioned to allow the free end of the handle to pass though the aperture so as to enable the cover to be removed from the backplate and replaced while the handle remains mounted on the backplate. At least one spring clip 4,5 mounted on the rear face of the cover, and at least one corresponding slot 11,12 in the backplate to receive the spring clip, enable the coverplate to be snap fitted onto the backplate.
Patent GB-2425218-A (GB)
Title: Tape cartridge with tape sticking prevention
Inventor: NISHIWAKI TOSHIRO
IPC: G11B23/04
Filed: 2006-04-07
Abstract: There is provided a tape cartridge capable of reliably preventing tight adhesion of a magnetic tape to the back side 13 of a front plate portion of a front cover 9. A regulation body for preventing adhesion of the tape to the back side of the front plate portion of the front cover is integrally provided in a protruding manner in the region including a tape loading pocket 5 on the front face of a main case. The regulation body includes a plurality of ribs 16,17 different in protruding size from the back side. The top end of each rib is convex-curved to have a circular arc cross section.
Patent GB-2444101-A (GB)
Title: Methods and compositions for detecting polynucleotides
Inventor: BUPP CHARLES ROBERT II
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2006-02-24
Abstract: Methods of determining the presence or amount of a target polynucleotide in a sample are provided. A sample that contains a target polynucleotide, a nucleic acid analog that is complementary to a target nucleic acid sequence of the target polynucleotide, and a dye for which the rate of change in an optical property is different in the presence and absence of a target polynucleotide/nucleic acid analog hybrid are combined to produce a reaction mixture. The rate of change in an optical property of the dye in the reaction mixture is compared to a reference value characteristic of the rate of change in the optical property of the dye in a similar reaction mixture containing a known amount of a polynucleotide/nucleic acid analog hybrid to determine a relative rate of change in the optical property. The relative rate of change in the optical property of dye in the reaction mixture is correlated with the presence or amount of the specified target polynucleotide in the sample.
Patent GB-2426556-A (GB)
Title: Cap for a pump crankcase
Inventor: LEU SHAWN A
IPC: F04B53/22
Filed: 2006-05-15
Abstract: A pump 10 having a cover 20 held onto a crankcase housing by a resistant deformable member (64) between the cover and the housing, the pump being a reciprocating piston pump driven via a crank by a motor 16. Also independently claimed are, a pump having a cylinder 24, a housing 28, a valve plate and a head member 34, secured by fasteners 40 through a flange of the head member such that the valve plate and the cylinder are clamped between the head and the housing. A pump comprising at least two separate pumping chambers and a pair of head members joined by a tube. A pump assembly having first and second piston assemblies coupled to opposite ends of a motor shaft, each piston assembly having a piston, an eccentric having a counterweight portion and a stub portion with the eccentric having a hole and a fastener for fixing the eccentric to the motor. A pump having ports and mounted to a base with one or more elastomer tubular members that define at least one passage for communication of gaseous fluid to the port, the elastomer members being connected at one end to the port and the other end to the base. A pump having a port and a pump component having at least a portion of which forms an insert, insertable into the port and having a deformable ring at least partially around it that can be compressed between the insert and the port. A pump component with an end insertable into a pump port, the insertable end comprising a resilient deformable portion and a more rigid portion.
Patent GB-2438445-A (GB)
Title: A sample-and-hold circuit for microwave signals, using photoconductive switches
Inventor: DAVIES JONATHAN MARK
IPC: H03K17/78
Filed: 2006-05-26
Abstract: A sample-and-hold circuit for microwave signals comprises a bridge of matched metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) switches 2,4,6,8. The switches 2 and 8 are activated by short light pulses from a pulse fibre laser 52 to transfer the input RF signal to floating hold capacitor 18. The bridge arrangement reduces the effect of leakage currents and capacitive feedthrough signals. MSM switch 12 is turned on by a laser pulse soon after the sampling switches 2 and 8 are opened, to reduce secondary carrier conductance effects in the switches 2 and 8. MSM switch 20 is then turned on by a laser pulse to clear the hold capacitor in preparation for the next sampling operation. The hold capacitor may be implemented by using the intrinsic capacitance of the switch 20. A low-temperature grown GaAs substrate may be used. The output differential amplifier 50 may be replaced by a passive power combiner having a subtractive effect (51, figure 3B).
Patent GB-2426569-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerator
Inventor: KIM III-SHIN
IPC: F25C1/04
Filed: 2004-03-26
Abstract: A refrigerator comprises a refrigerating chamber 3 formed at an upper portion of a refrigerator body 1, a freezing chamber 5 formed at a lower portion of the refrigerator body 1, a pair of doors 7, 8 for opening and closing the refrigerating chamber 3, a door 9 for opening and closing the freezer chamber 5, an ice-making chamber 20 partitioned as an individual space in the refrigerating chamber 3 by means of insulated walls 22 and including an ice-maker 24 for making ice and an ice storage 26, a first heat exchanger 32 for generating cold air for the ice making chamber 20 and a second heat exchanger 46 for generating cold air for the freezing 5 and refrigerating 3 chambers. Doors 7, 8 may be the same or different widths as each other and gaskets 7g, 8g may be provided on surfaces, and in a closed state, between opposite free ends of the doors 7, 8 so that they may be brought into contact with each other. A plurality of storage boxes (12, 12', fig 5) may be provided in the refrigerating chamber 3 having widths the same as the doors 7, 8. A dispenser 29 supplying cooled water from a water tank (56, fig 6) and ice may be provided on a front surface of one 7 of the doors of the refrigerating chamber 3. Water supplied to the ice maker 24 and the water tank (56) may be filtered (52).
Patent GB-2428037-A (GB)
Title: Dividers and separating rack for box containing vehicle components
Inventor: KNIGHTS STEVE
IPC: B65D5/48
Filed: 2006-07-04
Abstract: The present invention relates to the provision of packaging 2 for vehicle components 42 of a type which maintains the components 42 in a spaced configuration within the packaging 2 during transport of the components 42 and thereby prevents damage to them. The packaging 2 includes a plurality of dividers 24 to maintain the components in a spaced configuration, the dividers 24 being made of card material. Each of the dividers 24 may include at least one portion which is moveable 38 with respect to the remainder of the divider 24 so as to locate or secure the vehicle components 42 in position. Additionally there may be provided separators 26, 28, similar in form to racks, arranged perpendicular to the plane of the dividers 24 and securing them in position. The packaging 2 may be treated with rust inhibitor to preserve the components 42.
Patent GB-2432033-A (GB)
Title: Improved Aerodynamic Sign with Angled Slots
Inventor: SMITH ANTHONY GREGORY
IPC: E01F9/646
Filed: 2006-11-01
Abstract: A sign, in particular a temporary road sign, is provided which has holes (4) within the surface of the road sign to reduce the aerodynamic loads on the sign. The intention is that these holes should be manufactured in such a way (5) as to deflect the approaching air flow (6) upwards as it passes through the sign (7). This technique will produce a downward load on the sign whilst maintaining the visible surface area. The sign may be formed as a single surface or a pair of spaced apart surfaces.
Patent GB-2443605-A (GB)
Title: Ligation device
Inventor: JESSUP MARK
IPC: A61B17/12
Filed: 2006-11-11
Abstract: A ligation device comprises an inner member having a ligature mounting portion at one end thereof and an outer member mounted on the inner member. The outer member is mounted on the inner member for relative movement between the members, which movement causes an end of the outer member proximal the ligature mounting portion to pass over the said ligature mounting portion of the inner member. The device further comprises a stop, which limits the movement of the outer member relative to the inner member.
Patent GB-2430923-A (GB)
Title: Railway vehicle bogie
Inventor: FORBES JAMES WILFRED
IPC: B61F5/12
Filed: 2004-07-08
Abstract: The bogie, which can be self-steering, has a transverse bolster 24 and a pair of side frames 30 with respective mounting interfaces between the ends of the bolster and the sideframe comprising friction dampers 64-70 that have sliding contact with mating bolster surfaces 72 with a disinclination to stick-slip behaviour. The dampers 64-70 are provided in sets at each bolster end, each set comprising at least two dampers, one laterally inboard of the other. Each damper 64-70 is wedge-shaped, with an angle of over 35 degrees and is individually spring-biassed to contact the corresponding mating surface 72. The friction dampers may be provided with brake linings, or similar features, on their faces. The friction dampers 64-70 may operate to yield upward and downward friction forces that are not overly unequal. The friction dampers 64-70 may be mounted in a four-cornered arrangement at each end of the truck bolster. The spring groups may include sub-groups of springs of different heights.
Patent GB-2444781-A (GB)
Title: Screed rail junction post and assembly
Inventor: EVE PATRICK RONALD
IPC: E04F21/05
Filed: 2006-12-15
Abstract: The invention relates to a screed rail junction post and comprises an upright post 1 having a plurality of mounting blocks 17 each adapted to engage with an end of a screed rail (19 figure 2). In this way, one or more screed rails are arranged to abut substantially against the junction post in a predetermined angular configuration. A plurality of dowels 13 extend laterally from the upright post 1 in a predetermined angular configuration whereby each laterally extending dowel 13 is located so as to be intermediate each angularly adjacent pair of screed rails (19 figure 2). The purpose of the dowels 13 is to support the junction post 1 to prevent it sinking as the concrete sets. The mounting block 17 may be offset from a plane passing through the axis of the post 1 such that the screen rail (19 figure 2) is aligned with the axis of the post 1. The screen rail (19 figure 2) may be connected to the post mounting blocks 17 by fasteners passing through holes in the blocks 17 and screed rail (19 figure 2).
Patent GB-2438716-A (GB)
Title: touch sensitive interface
Inventor: PHILIPP HARALD
IPC: G06F3/041
Filed: 2007-05-23
Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for selecting which of a plurality of simultaneously activated sensing areas on touch sensitive user interface ( eg keys 104 in a keyboard 102) based on eg capacitive/magnetic/piezoelectric elements is intended for selection by a user. In embodiments of the invention keys are preferentially selected as the user intended key based on their positions within the keyboard. Thus a key which is frequently wrongly activated when a user selects another key, e.g. because the key is adjacent the intended key and the user normally passes his finger over it while approaching the desired key, can be suppressed relative to the desired key based on their relative positions. For example, keys may be associated with predefined rankings according to their position within the keyboard and in use keys are preferentially select according to their rankings. Alternatively, signals from the keys may be scaled by weighting factors associated with their positions and a key selected according to the weighted signals.
Patent GB-2450903-A (GB)
Title: Handrail system
Inventor: KEEGAN JOHN
IPC: E04G21/32
Filed: 2007-07-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting bracket 3 for a temporary knockdown handrail system 1 erected around a perimeter of a building. The mounting bracket 3 comprises means to secure the bracket to a top edge of a panel 2 at the perimeter of the building, wherein the mounting bracket 3 further comprises a depending fixing rod 11 having a removable sleeve 16 surrounding substantially all of the fixing rod 11. The sleeve 16 is abutted, in-use to an inner face of the panel 2 such that the mounting bracket 3 fits in a semi-fast manner over the top edge 6 of the panel 2, allowing subsequent retraction of the mounting bracket 3, when a concrete floor has been poured and the sleeve 16 is embedded in the concrete. The mounting brackets 3 of the handrail system are simple and efficient to install and then remove, as the present invention does not require the use of bolts for the mounting brackets 3 to be secured to a panel 2.
Patent GB-2440652-A (GB)
Title: Measurement evaluation device
Inventor: SCHERMEIER OLAF
IPC: G01D3/024
Filed: 2007-07-27
Abstract: A measurement evaluation device for evaluating physiological sensor data made available by sensors 4, 4', comprises an evaluation unit 2 which produces measurement data from the sensor data according to a mathematical relationship, with a display unit 3 for displaying the measurement data, whereby an adaptation device 5 is provided, in which the sensor data are processed in such a way that they are made available to the evaluation unit 2 in a form required for direct evaluation.
Patent GB-2441207-A (GB)
Title: Movable back panel for a vehicle seat
Inventor: HUMER MLADEN
IPC: B60N2/427
Filed: 2007-08-17
Abstract: A vehicle seat 10 having a seat back 12 comprises a back panel 16 which may be moved in the event of a rear-end collision from a position in which it lies flush with the seat back [shown in Figure 2] to a position in which it is spaced from the seat back [shown in Figure 3]. The back panel 16 is provided with connectors 20,26 that connect the back panel 16 to the seat assembly 10. The back panel 16 is actuated in the event of a rear end collision to provide added clearance for penetration of an occupant's torso into the seat back 12 without interference by seat accessories, such as an adjustable lumbar system, a bolster assembly, massage assembly, or a heating/cooling system. The seat accessories may be secured to the back panel 16 as a sub-assembly to facilitate manufacture. Also disclosed is a seat back in which the back panel board 16 is connected to the seat back assembly via a biased a linkage [52,54, Figures 6,7] or a torsion bar [72, Figures 8,9] to automatically reset the back panel 16 to its flush position. The back panel may be a rigid or flexible member.
Patent GB-2445831-A (GB)
Title: Controlling access to resources in a partitioned computer system
Inventor: SUGUMAR SURESH
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2007-12-18
Abstract: The invention relates an apparatus, method, and system for controlling access to resources in a partitioned computer system, specifically guest to host address translations. In one embodiment an apparatus includes an interface, partitioning logic and first and second address translation logic. The interface receives a request from a device to access memory in a partitioned system. The partitioning logic determines whether the device is assigned to a first or a second partition and forwards the request to the appropriate address translation logic. The logic translates the guest address into a host address and accesses the resource.
Patent GB-2445531-A (GB)
Title: A melt transurethane process for the preparation of polyurethanes
Inventor: JAYAKANNAN MANICKAM
IPC: C08G71/04
Filed: 2005-12-29
Abstract: This invention provides a melt transurethane process for the preparation of polyurethanes under solvent free melt conditions. In the transurethane process, a di-urethane monomer is reacted with diol under the melt condition in presence of catalyst like Ti (OBu)4. The high molecular weight of the polymers are achieved by the continuous removal of low boiling alcohol like methanol from the polymerization medium under nitrogen purge and subsequently applying high vacuum. The transurethane process is demonstrated successfully for various diols units such as oligoethylene glycols, simple alkyldiols, cycloaliphatic diols and polyols. The polyurethanes are found to be soluble and thermally stable up to 300 {C for various high temperature applications. The thermal properties such as glass transition temperature in the polyurethanes can be easily fine-tuned by using various di-urethane and diols in the transurethane process. The present invention describes an isocyanate free polymerization route for polyurethanes under melt conditions and the transurethane process is non-hazardous and environmental friendly. The present approach is very efficient for producing high molecular weight polyurethanes and also has potential for large scale preparation.