baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2401159-A (GB)
Title: A device for locking a nut on a threaded stud
Inventor: SMITH JASON C
IPC: F16B39/10
Filed: 2003-05-01
Abstract: A device for locking two proximal wheel nuts comprises a base plate 20 having a coupling flange 22, and a connection plate 40, carrying a pair of independently rotatable washers 30, 31. The washers each have a central hexagonal aperture, which corresponds with the hexagonal profile of the nut, and the connection plate has two corresponding oversized apertures, which allow the nut to turn freely. The base plate is fitted over threaded studs 12 and 14 and the nuts are fitted such that they retain the base plate in position. The connection plate and washers are then fitted to the nuts, as shown in the diagram. Ratchet teeth and grooves disposed on the mating surfaces of the connection plate and washer enable the nuts to be tightened but prevent the nut from working loose. The connection plate is joined to the base plate at the flange 22 using a split pin (not shown).
Patent GB-2403640-A (GB)
Title: Stackable bird feeder
Inventor: BLACK DEREK JAMES
IPC: A01K39/012
Filed: 2003-07-10
Abstract: A bird feeder comprises a first tubular body 1 for receiving bird feed, a base unit or plug 2 which closes the bottom of the tubular body and a removable cap 3 which closes the top of the tubular body. The base unit 2 defines a recess in the bottom which is adapted to receive the upper end of a second tubular body for receiving bird feed and wherein the upper end of the second tubular body and the recess in the base unit are each provided with mutually engageable means 7,8 to releasably secure and connect together. The mutually engageable means may be a bayonet fitting comprising two or more pins and an equal number of L-shaped slots. This allows the tubular body of one feeder to be received in and secured to the base unit of a second feeder.
Patent GB-2387898-A (GB)
Title: Cold storage appliance
Inventor: WOOD IAN DAVID
IPC: B65D88/12
Filed: 2001-03-13
Abstract: A cold storage appliance 332 includes at least one container 16, and a structure defining a vapour-sealable container compartment 344 from which the container can be withdrawn to open the container and afford access to its interior and to which the container can be returned to close the container for cold storage of any items within the container. Barrier means such as a bellows 374 is attached to the rear face of each container 16. The cross-section of each bellows 374 substantially matches the cross-sectional shape and size of the respective container compartment 344. The rear end of the bellows is sealed around its periphery to the surrounding walls of the container compartment 344. The open end of each bellows 374 communicates directly with the surrounding atmosphere so that fresh air is drawn into the bellows 374 as the drawer 4 opens and exhausts as the drawer closes. Accordingly, there is no mixing between the incoming air in the bellows 374 and the air that is or was in the container compartment 344.
Patent GB-2393502-A (GB)
Title: Dried singulated pulp fibres
Inventor: VRBANAC MICHAEL DAVID
IPC: C04B18/24
Filed: 2002-10-30
Abstract: A drying system 10 designed to dry wet pulp directly from a pulp mill to a singulated fibre product comprises a jet drier 20. Preferably the fibre product is a singulated cellulose pulp fibre. The drying system also includes a wet pulp supply station 40, an air supply station 90, for the jet drier 20, a fibre separation station 100, and a fibre collection station 160. The system may also include a fines removal station 170 and a noise reduction station 180. The jet drier 20 includes a closed loop 22 for high pressure air, a wet pulp intake 24, a manifold 26 which delivers feed air though a series of nozzles, and an outlet 28 for the outlet air, the substantially dried and singulated fibres and any fines which are present. An air pump 96 and air heater 98 feed air to the manifold 26. The wet pulp supply station 40 may include dewatering devices 46 and 50 in the form of presses or centrifuges, a treatment supply source 48 in the form of a spray system or roller coating system, and a pulp feed device 60 in the form of a rotary air lock having a rotor (64, fig 3) with vanes (66) to prevent clogging. The pulp feed device 60 may feed pulp to the jet drier 20 via a foam feeder (70, fig 5) of the type which includes multiple circular rows of teeth (85, fig 6). The treatment substance used may include surfactants, crosslinkers, hydrophobic material, mineral particulates, or superplasticizers. The material leaving the jet drier 20 may pass along and though a vacuum conveyer 110. The product fibres may have a low knot and fines count, as well as improved kink, curl and twist.
Patent GB-2391545-A (GB)
Title: Bottle neck ring for securing skirted and non-skirted caps
Inventor: BISSETT IAN COLLINS
IPC: B65D41/34
Filed: 2003-07-30
Abstract: A bottle neck ring 10 for accepting skirted and non-skirted caps, including a threaded portion 12, a circumferential groove 14 below the threaded portion 12 for accepting a tuck to secure a cap 50 on the ring 10, and a circumferential shoulder 16 below the groove 14 for supporting a cap skirt. The cap 50 is deformed to correspond with the shape of the bottle neck groove 14. The cap 50 may be deformed by a tuck roller (see fig 2).
Patent GB-2389562-A (GB)
Title: Method for patterning a multilayered conductors/substrate structure
Inventor: KAIN KOUROCHE
IPC: H01L51/52
Filed: 2002-02-13
Abstract: A method for patterning a multilayered conductor/substrate structure includes the steps of: providing a multilayered conductor/substrate structure which includes a plastic substrate and at least one conductive layer overlying the plastic substrate; and irradiating the multilayered conductor/substrate structure with ultraviolet radiation such that portions of the at least one conductive layer are ablated therefrom. In a preferred embodiment, a projection-type excimer laster system is employed to rapidly and precisely ablate a pattern from a mask into the at least one conductive layer. Preferably, the excimer laser is controlled in consideration of how well the at least one conductive layer absorbs radiation at particular wavelengths. Preferably, a fluence of the excimer laser is controlled in considaration of an ablation threshold level of at least one conductive layer. According to a preferred method, the excimer laser is employed and controlled to ablate portions of the at least one conductive layer without completely decomposing the at least one functional layer therebeneath.
Patent GB-2395149-A (GB)
Title: Turbine driven centrifugre
Inventor: SOUTH KEVIN
IPC: B04B9/06
Filed: 2003-09-10
Abstract: A centrifuge for separating particulate matter from a fluid includes a rotor assembly 23, positioned within a centrifuge housing including a rotor housing. A driven gear 34 is secured to a base portion of the rotor housing. A driving gear 35 is integrally arranged with an impulse turbine 36. Rotary motion is imparted to the impulse turbine 36 by a fluid stream from a jet nozzle 39. An alignment carrier 38 provides a first post (45, Fig.4) and spaced therefrom a second post (46, Fig.4), the first post (45, Fig.4) including the jet nozzle 39. The driven gear 34 is supported by the first post (45) and the driving gear 35 is assembled onto the second post (46). As fluid exits the nozzle 39 under high pressure, it is directed at an annular ring of impulse turbine buckets 40, striking each bucket tangentially as the impulse turbine 36 rotates. First post (45) also supplies bulk fluid to the rotor.
Patent GB-2398216-A (GB)
Title: User selectable sound enhancement feature
Inventor: CAO JAMES
IPC: H03G5/02
Filed: 2004-01-02
Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a user-selectable sound profile for a telecommunications device, wherein the user may select at least one available frequency response profile to be applied to an audio signal by a digital equaliser. The apparatus comprises a receiver, a processor, a storage medium, selection means, equalizer means and a speaker.
Patent GB-2409985-A (GB)
Title: Muscle exercise device
Inventor: VAN DYKE DAVID
IPC: A63B23/14
Filed: 2004-01-13
Abstract: A muscle exercise device comprising a hand grip 2 support means 3,4 and resistance means, in which the hand grip 2 has a longitudinal axis (A-A, Figure 5) and is adapted to rotate on a rotation axis B-B substantially half way along the longitudinal axis (A-A) and normal to it, in which the support means 3,4 rotatably carries the hand grip 2, and in which the resistance means acts against rotation of the hand grip 2 on the rotation axis B-B in at least one direction. Two hand grips 2 may be provided, one for each hand. The resistance means may comprise weights (5, Figure 2) mounted on a vertical rack. Winch drums 23 may be provided with lifting bands extending from each drum to the weights, such that rotation of hand grips causes rotation of the winch drums to wind the lifting bands thereon and thereby lift the weights (5). The exercise device works on the bicep muscle.
Patent GB-2412216-A (GB)
Title: An addressable device with shared electrical connections for both power and communication
Inventor: PARVANOV SACHO PETKOV
IPC: H04B3/54
Filed: 2004-03-15
Abstract: An addressable device (3, 3') is provided with a pair of electrical connections (1J and 1K) that are arranged for both connection to an electrical power supply (1P) for powering the device and for connection to a controller (2) for bi-directional communication with the device. The device is arranged to receive information by means of a cyclic waveform (VBUS) of the electrical power supply, where each cycle comprises a sequence of two consecutive voltage transitions from a low voltage (VL) to a high voltage (VH) and from the high voltage (VH) to the low voltage (VL), or from a high voltage to a low voltage and from the low voltage to the high voltage. The addressable device has means to detect the transitions (TR1, TR2), and means to detect the low (VL) or the high voltage (VH) levels between transitions. The device is arranged to confirm after a delay (TF) the presence of the high (VH) or low (VL) voltage levels.
Patent GB-2399726-A (GB)
Title: Transmission of multimedia objects using the Multimedia Object Transfer (MOT) protocol wherein changes are transmitted as a change index in the data stream
Inventor: KOCH A HARTWIG
IPC: H04N7/24
Filed: 2004-03-18
Abstract: A process for transmission of multimedia objects (MOT objects) digitally coded in the Multimedia Object Transfer (MOT) protocol, wherein MOT objects each have a header part with information on the allocated MOT object and a body part, wherein in the data stream for transmission of a group of MOT objects, a MOT directory is transmitted with information on the MOT objects of the group, wherein changes in the MOT directory or MOT objects registered in the directory are transmitted as a change index in the data stream. The process may further involve: allocating version numbers to the MOT directory; allocating slot numbers to the header information for the MOT objects in the MOT directory wherein the slot numbers establish a sorting sequence of the MOT objects; changing the version number of the current MOT directory if a change in the MOT directory and/or a MOT object is detected; and inclusion of a change index when a change has been noted in relation to the slot number of the modified MOT object in the change index.
Patent GB-2401106-A (GB)
Title: Reservoir containing biodegradation agent
Inventor: HORNER JULIA
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 2004-03-26
Abstract: A biodegradable material is provided with an agent to promote biodegradation of the material, the agent being releasably housed within a reservoir. The agent may activate biodegradation or may be a catalyst to accelerate it. The agent may be released from the reservoir by physical, chemical, or biological disruption of the reservoir, the reservoir preferably having at least one wick of a fibre material. The agent may be biological or chemical and the reservoir may be in the form of a capsule, pellet, or sachet. The reservoir may accommodate at least two agents and may comprise two or more chambers, each housing a different agent. The biodegradable material may be natural wool or a plastics material. A reservoir comprising the biodegradation agent is also disclosed. An article comprising the biodegradable material is further claimed, in which a series of wicks may be provided, which extend from the material to form a network through the article.
Patent GB-2413305-A (GB)
Title: Ring binder support clip
IPC: B42F13/40
Filed: 2004-04-21
Abstract: A re-useable moulded cilp with angled arms that clips onto a ring binder and supports the cover.
Patent GB-2401166-A (GB)
Title: Temperature responsive flow control valves for IC engines
Inventor: HUTCHINS WILLIAM RICHARD
IPC: G05D23/13
Filed: 2004-04-30
Abstract: A temperature responsive flow control valve 20 includes a housing 25 having a hot inlet 21 for connection to a bypass receiving hot coolant from an engine, a cold inlet 22 connected to a radiator and an outlet 23 for a pumped return to the engine. When coolant in the hot inlet 21 is below 80{C the valve 20 prevents flow from the hot and cold inlets 21 and 22 to the outlet 23, the seat 47 being held against the housing 25 by springs 33, 43. The leakage through the orifice 54 allows the capsule 30 to sense a temperature dominated by that in the hot inlet 21. As the temperature rises above 80{ the valve spool 41 moves progressively towards the hot inlet 21 to firstly allow flow past the seat 47 to allow flow from the hot inlet 21 through the bore 42 to the outlet 23 and then to allow flow through the cold inlet 22 past the flange 50. Above 90{C, the plug 27 engages the bore 42 to restrict flow from the hot inlet 21.
Patent GB-2415847-A (GB)
Title: Bi-directional optical transmission control
Inventor: MEADOWCROFT SIMON G P
IPC: H04B10/2513
Filed: 2004-07-02
Abstract: A multi-mode optical fibre communications network comprises control means that cause control signals to be transmitted simultaneously with the data signals. The effect of transmission on the control signals can be measured and the transmission of the data can be varied to reduce these effects. The dispersion of the control signals may be measured. Additionally, the magnitude of the zero level may be varied in accordance with the number of consecutive zeroes.
Patent GB-2421680-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for transferring colour between marker pens
Inventor: BOLTON TERENCE WILLIAM
IPC: B43K23/06
Filed: 2004-12-30
Abstract: Colouring apparatus comprises a first marker pen 1 having a housing (3, fig.2) including an absorbent nib 5 containing a liquid or dye of a first colour, and a second marker pen 1 having a housing including an absorbent nib 5 containing a liquid or dye of a second colour. The housings of the marker pens are dimensioned and shaped to engage opposing end portions of a tubular docking member (2, fig.1) with their absorbent nibs 5 spaced one from the other. Means are provided to enable relative movement to take place between the pens 1 while in position within the docking member (2, fig.1) thereby causing the absorbent nibs 5 selectively to make contact with one another within the docking member and to be released from such contact. This may include a slot (14, fig.3) and legs (15, fig.3) provided in the end caps 8 of the tubular docking member (2, fig.1), so that twisting one or both of the marker pens 1 moves the nibs 5 towards or away from each other. The absorbent nibs 5 may be of a fibrous material such as felt.
Patent GB-2411666-A (GB)
Title: Insulation of panel supports
Inventor: MCCANN GERARD
IPC: E04B9/18
Filed: 2005-02-25
Abstract: A support rod 4 is attached to a support plate 2, for supporting a thermally insulating panel 1, by a pair of nuts 9 screwed onto the end of the rod. Two grommets 10 formed from a thermal break material sit into the hole in the support plate 2 (and in a connector strip 6) and are positioned about the rod 4 and thus thermally insulate the rod 4 and the nuts 9 from the metal parts of the support plate 2 and the connecting strip 6. Thus, cold cannot track through from the support plate to the rod 4 because of the presence of the thermal break grommets 10.
Patent GB-2411382-A (GB)
Title: Cover for a well between the bonnet and windscreen of a vehicle
Inventor: SAKAI KAZUHIRO
IPC: B62D25/08
Filed: 2005-02-25
Abstract: A well cover for a vehicle having a bonnet, a windshield and a well disposed therebetween is provided with: ```a fixation portion (33) fixed to a body panel (20) of the vehicle on a side of the bonnet; an engaging portion (40) including a bottom (44), the engaging portion being configured to conceal and slidably pinch an end portion of the windshield so that a clearance (46) is defined between the end portion and the bottom; and a main body (11) portion linking the fixation portion with the engaging portion and covering the well. The main body portion (11) is configured to be deformed by an applied impact force and allow sliding movement of the engaging portion such that the bottom moves towards the end portion of the windshield. In an alternative embodiment, the clearance (46) is absent and the sliding movement is achieved by means of a thinned portion (51, Fig 3) which allows the lower plate (42) of the engaging portion (40) to distort and/or break away under impact conditions.
Patent GB-2428387-A (GB)
Title: Dart board for playing card game
Inventor: SIERAKOWSKI PHILIP LOUIS
IPC: F41J3/00
Filed: 2005-07-21
Abstract: Board 10 for playing a card-themed darts game comprises a dart receiving surface (14, fig. 3) and a grid or web 16 which attaches to and divides the surface into fifty two rectangular target areas 18, each bearing a representation of a card from a fifty two card pack of playing cards. Board 10 may have the size and shape of a standard dart board, and dart receiving surface (14, fig. 3) may be formed of fibre, e.g. sisal. Board 10 may alternatively comprise ferromagnetic material for use with magnetic darts, or may be electronic for use with soft-tipped darts. The representations of cards may be provided directly on the surface of the board, e.g. by screen printing, or may be provided on a sheet of paper, paper-board or fabric which is provided over and secured to the board. The grid or web may be formed of thin gauge wire secured over the board, e.g. by pins (figure 3), or may be formed from strips or blades of thin metal embedded in the board (figures 4 and 5). The grid or web may fit within a circle 34 having a diameter similar to that of the doubles area of a standard dart board. The rectangular target areas may each have a length to width ratio similar to that of normal playing cards, and may be of more than one size.
Patent GB-2417590-A (GB)
Title: Page composition
Inventor: JODRA RODOLFO
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 2005-08-01
Abstract: Formatted image data representing image elements to be merged into a new document is received <B>610</B> and at least one compressed cell describing each of the page elements is generated <B>620</B>. A compressed cell contains pixilated image data of a predetermined pixel size. Next an element table including at least one cell pointer for each page element is generated <B>630</B>. Each cell pointer includes a memory location and a cell type for each compressed cell that is pointed to by the generated element table. Finally, a merged page is composed based on the cell type entries of the element tables <B>640</B>.
Patent GB-2429254-A (GB)
Title: Pig for inspecting pipelines internally
Inventor: HILL RENNIE
IPC: F16L101/30
Filed: 2005-08-18
Abstract: A pig comprises a pressure vessel 7 having an inner chamber, and at least one sensing element. The sensing element comprises an elongate member(s) extending radially to the centre axis of the pressure vessel and being movable with respect thereto, sensing means for sensing movement of any of the elements, the sensing means comprising an electronic sensor 6, the said electronic sensor being mounted within the pressure housing, and wherein there is no physical connection between the said at least one sensing element and the inner chamber of the pressure vessel. The sensing element is preferably a magnet 5 pivotally connected to the pressure vessel. Also claimed is a method of using the pig.
Patent GB-2419441-A (GB)
Title: System of notifying companies of potential changes in address of their customers
Inventor: STEEGHS ROBERT
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2005-10-24
Abstract: A system of notifying companies of potential changes in address of their customers in which a database stores records of the customers of at least one company including address information in a manner which allows the system to identify which companies have a person at a given address as one of their customers, further when the system is informed from an address data source of a potential change in occupancy at an address each company which has a customer at that address is informed of the potential change in occupancy. The companies are preferably utility companies such as gas, electric and water companies. The address data source is preferably the Land Registry, telephone directory, tax department or postal authority.
Patent GB-2420362-A (GB)
Title: Fluid collecting device
Inventor: PATON ALAN STEWART
IPC: E21B21/01
Filed: 2003-11-20
Abstract: Apparatus for collecting fluid and disconnecting a drill string comprises a frame 120, and first and second shells 201, 202 pivotly coupled to each other and to said frame, wherein the shells are movable between an open position in which the shells are distanced from each other and a closed position in which the shells mate to form a mud bucket around a drill string joint 42, 43. A spinner 47 is coupled to the frame above said first and second shells, designed for rotating an upper drill string pipe 40 in relation to a lower string pipe 41. At least one actuator assembly may be arranged to move said first and second shells from said open and closed positions and vice versa. The spinner may also comprise first and second rollers rotatably coupled to the frame to engage said upper pipe.
Patent GB-2433207-A (GB)
Title: Breath actuated dry powder inhaler
Inventor: LI JIANHE
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2006-02-21
Abstract: A inhaler for delivering a drug powder comprises means for providing auxiliary energy <B>5</B> for aerosolising a dry powder, a releasing device <B>3</B>, a timing device <B>8</B> and a drug feeding device <B>2</B>, wherein the timing device controls an interval between the aerosolisation of the powder and a user's inhalation so that the user's inhalation only gets through into the user's mouth after the powder has been aerosolised for a set period of time. The means for providing energy <B>5</B> is connected to the releasing device <B>3</B> by an air channel and the drug feeding device <B>2</B> is connected to the timing device <B>8</B> via another air channel. Also disclosed is a dry powder inhaler (DPI) comprising a gas reservoir, means for charging the reservoir, means for releasing the gas in the gas reservoir, a sensor for detecting changes of pressure or volume in the reservoir.
Patent GB-2431857-A (GB)
Title: Footwear
Inventor: O'CONNER MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: A43B13/02
Filed: 2006-07-18
Abstract: An outsole unit 15( 21, 24, 27) for an item of footwear (30) comprises a base layer 16 of a flexible material having fibres extending from one surface, for example a napped leather such as pigskin suede or a textile material, and one or more lugs 17(25) of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) moulded directly to the fibrous surface so as to form a tread. Multiple lugs 17 may form a regular array separated by grooves 18, 19, and may be connected solely by the base layer 16, by a skin (23) of TPU extending across the base layer (16) or by narrow connecting elements of TPU (28, 29). An upper (31) of an item of footwear (30) may comprise a backing (2) of suede leather with a grid of strips (3, 4) of TPU moulded to its napped surface. An item of footwear (30) may comprise the outsole unit 15(21, 24, 77) of the invention, the upper (31) of the invention, or both.