baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2370823-A (GB)
Title: Mail sorting method and apparatus
Inventor: BRITTON DAVID
IPC: B07C3/00
Filed: 2001-01-09
Abstract: An item sorting method and apparatus comprises a control unit, receiving means, guide means, sorting bins, means for supplying data pertaining to each item and defining a sequence for the items, wherein the control means controls the guide means to direct the items to sorting bins dependent on the data supplied. The items may be mail or post. Data may be supplied via a network connection. The data may be address information or physical dimensions of the item. The sequence may define the delivery route and a bin may be allocated for each address receiving mail. Also disclosed is a guide means which comprises a diverter blade (figure 6a) connected to each bin which may be curved and may have a braking material thereon to slow the items. Conveyors may be provided to carry items to and from the bins. Further disclosed is a diverter blade which comprises a flat plate with a cutout for receiving the adjacent blade (figure 7b). The blade may be pivoted. The blades may interlock through flanges and cutouts. Further disclosed is a conveyor belt for transporting mail which comprises a belt above a convex bed of rollers with the mail held between the two. Further disclosed are sorting bins arranged in arrays. Further disclosed is an apparatus wherein the mail is released from the bins by raising the guide plates.
Patent GB-2364450-A (GB)
Title: Guide for hinged cover on connector
Inventor: OKABE TOSHIAKI
IPC: H01R4/24
Filed: 2001-06-11
Abstract: A connector has a cover 4 joined to its body 2 by hinges 3. The cover includes slide levers 4B which engage in guide spaces 7 as the cover is closed. This makes the connector robust against lateral forces as the cover is being closed. Projecting portions 15 engage with the connector wall to give a firm connection. Protuberances 6 push the wires into IDC terminals 11 and hold them there.
Patent GB-2369733-A (GB)
Title: Waveform generator display device and electronic apparatus
Inventor: TAM SIMON
IPC: H03K4/02
Filed: 2001-09-27
Abstract: A waveform generator comprising an input terminal connected to one terminal of a first capacitor, a first switch connecting the other terminal of the first capacitor to one terminal of a second capacitor, a second switch connected for operatively discharging the second capacitor, the said one terminal of the second capacitor also being connected to the input of a buffer the output of which is connected to the output of the generator, and a third switch connected so as operatively to feed back the output of the buffer to the other terminal of the first capacitor. The generator can be implemented using polysilicon TFTs. The invention also relates to a display device and to electronic apparatus which include at least one of the described waveform generators.
Patent GB-2381339-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for controlling production and exportation
Inventor: LIAO YI-MING
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2001-10-26
Abstract: A method and a system for controlling production and exportation (2) are proposed for connecting trading branches of an enterprise (1) to the system for controlling production and exportation via a network, wherein the system for controlling production and exportation (2) shares client orders with the trading branches (12) for product exportation, so as to improve business performance for the trading branches and enhance profits for the enterprise. Received client order data are processed in a manner as to be transferred suitable trading branches (12) for product manufacture and exportation. This therefore makes products to be cost-effectively manufactured and provides the business performances for required trading branches, thereby enhancing confidence of investors to the trading branches and increasing overall profits and achievements for the enterprise (1).
Patent GB-2367196-A (GB)
Title: Microwave oven having a switching power supply Microwave oven having a switching power supply
Inventor: CHO YOUNG-WON
IPC: H05B6/66
Filed: 2000-12-22
Abstract: A microwave oven has a mains AC power input 7, a full-wave rectifying means 8, a magnetron 25, a high voltage transformer 24 and a switching power supply 40 for powering the magnetron via the high voltage transformer. The switching power supply includes a variable frequency oscillator 21, configured such that its frequency varies in dependence on the output of the full wave rectifying means. An integrating circuit may also be provided to convert a PWM signal into a DC signal, wherein the output of the integrator circuit is connected to supply a control voltage to the oscillator to control its frequency.
Patent GB-2383406-A (GB)
Title: Edge-lit lighting panel
Inventor: MARDON PAUL FRANCIS
IPC: F21S2/00
Filed: 2002-01-22
Abstract: A lighting panel (10) comprises light source means (22, 24) and a reflector (18), the light source means being located at or near to the periphery of the panel and the reflector being operable to reflect light from the light source means so as to give the appearance of substantially uniform illumination across the panel. The reflector (18) may advantageously be operable to scatter the light from the light source means which is preferably a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The lighting panel may advantageously further comprise a translucent element (20) operable to diffuse light reflected from the light source means and further diffusion means (26, 28) interposed between the light source means and the translucent element (20) and operable to diffuse light emitted from the light source means in the direction of the translucent element.
Patent GB-2387041-A (GB)
Title: Electrical device with cover for electrical contacts
Inventor: HODGE CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: H01R13/447
Filed: 2002-03-28
Abstract: An electronic device (e.g. a mobile telephone) has a pivotable cover 12 for its input/output connections which is biased towards its open position. The cover 12 in a further embodiment is slidable away from the device housing 10 on arms 13, 14 extending into the device housing end acted on by compression springs 16, 17 which allows the cover to be completely clear of the housing 10 before it is pivoted.
Patent GB-2378062-A (GB)
Title: Flicker reduction for fluorescent lamp
Inventor: WEINDORF PAUL F L
IPC: H05B41/392
Filed: 2002-04-04
Abstract: A flicker reduction method for a lamp assembly includes providing current pulses to a fluorescent lamp in response to a periodic signal such as a ramp voltage (202, fig.2). The current pulses illuminate the fluorescent lamp. The method further includes providing at least a predetermined number of current pulses to the fluorescent lamp per period of the periodic signal. A feedback circuit samples current in the fluorescent lamp to ensure that a predetermined number of current pulses have been provided. After the pulses are provided, the circuit is reset for the next cycle of the periodic signal. The method is particularly for use with a dimming circuit to prevent flicker at low light levels. The lamp may be a cold cathode fluorescent lamp. A method is also disclosed for generating a stair-step signal indicative of the number of pulses provided, comparing the stair-step signal with a threshold valve and interupting the pulses when the threshold is exceeded. A further method discloses suspending current pulses for a recovery time after the threshold is exceeded.
Patent GB-2377925-A (GB)
Title: Container for a group of items
Inventor: SIMM STUART JAMES CAMERON
IPC: B65D5/54
Filed: 2002-07-26
Abstract: A container (1) has a base (4) and first and second side walls (6, 8). The container also has first and second end walls (10, 12) and the first end wall is adapted to be opened or removed. A plurality of items (2) are arranged within the container and a band (44) extends around at least some of the items (2). For access to the items (2), the first end wall (10) may be removed by tearing along perforated lines (36, 38, 40) and the band (44) may be removed from around the items (2). Alternatively, the second end wall (12) may be opened by tearing along perforated lines (28, 30, 32, 34) and the items as a group may be pushed out of the container by applying a force through an opening in the first end wall (10). The group of items may thus be readily unloaded onto a shelf.
Patent GB-2392835-A (GB)
Title: Inflatable relaxation chair
Inventor: ALLUM ANDREW
IPC: A47C4/54
Filed: 2002-09-12
Abstract: The chair 1 is designed to support a person 10 in a forwardly inclined position and includes a region 7 acting as a seat, a region (8 Fig 1) for the chest, a region 9, which has a hole 11, for the for the head and face, a recess 6 for the arms and knee/shin rests (13A,B Fig 4A). The chair comprises separate inflatable compartments 2,3 which can be filled through valves (2A,B), 3A with eg air or nitrogen using internal or external pumps 4 or 5. The valves also allow pressure release and control. Programmable operation is envisaged. Handles and a zip may provided whereby the deflated chair may be packed into itself and carried.
Patent GB-2396135-A (GB)
Title: Debris collection container for a planer
Inventor: THOMAS ROGER
IPC: B27C1/10
Filed: 2002-12-09
Abstract: A planer 2 and a debris collection container 116, the planer comprising a body mounted on a shoe; the debris container comprising a receptacle 116 for storage of debris generated by a planer during its planing action and a connector 104 for connection to the body and through which debris can pass from the body to the receptacle during use wherein, when attached to the body, the receptacle is located along one of the sides of the body and the longitudinal axis of the receptacle 132 and the longitudinal axis of the planer 130 are substantially parallel. The connector connects to the receptacle via a part spherical shaped section 106 which curves the direction of travel debris through ninety degrees of any air or debris entrained within it as it passes through the part spherical section.
Patent GB-2396852-A (GB)
Title: A packaging machine for solid pharmaceutical products
Inventor: SIEGEL TODD
IPC: B65B5/10
Filed: 2002-12-31
Abstract: A packaging machine for solid pharmaceutical products comprises an initial filling guide member 72 having a plurality of apertures, a temporary storage guide member 76 having a corresponding plurality of apertures and a dropping guide member 82, also having a corresponding number of apertures. The temporary storage guide member 76 may be horizontally displaced with respect to the initial filling guide member 72 and the dropping guide member 82, thus causing the apertures in the respective members to align, therefore allowing the pharmaceutical products to drop into the cavities of a package positioned below. Means 22 are provided for effecting the relative vertical separation of the package into which the pharmaceutical products are to be placed and the initial filling guide member 72, therefore eliminating any 'bounce' of the pharmaceutical product as it hits the package. The means 22 for effecting the relative separation of the initial filling guide member 72 and the package may be a cam member, a solenoid or a pneumatic drive mechanism.
Patent GB-2398155-A (GB)
Title: Smoke detector with automatic lowering of sensitivity during use of appliances capable of causing a false alarm
Inventor: HARVEY ANN MARIE
IPC: G08B29/26
Filed: 2003-02-04
Abstract: In order to allow a smoke detector unit 1 to be utilised in, for example, a domestic kitchen environment, appliances 11,21 whose operation is commonly associated with the generation of non-hazardous smoke or aerosols are connected to a conventional mains supply socket 7,19 via a current monitoring unit 3,15. The current monitoring units include a radio transceiver 13,23 which transmits the operational status of the appliances 11,21 to a corresponding transceiver 25 of the smoke detector unit 1. If the signals transmitted by the current monitoring units indicate that the appliances 11 and 21 are off, the smoke detector unit 1 generates a warning signal when the smoke density exceeds a lower threshold. If one of the appliances 11 and 21 is detected to be on, the smoke detector unit generates a warning signal only when a second, higher threshold of smoke density is exceeded. Optionally, when the higher smoke density threshold is exceeded, the smoke detector unit transmits the signal to the current monitoring unit to power off the appliances. The invention is also applicable to the detection of other characteristics of ambient fluid, such as temperature or the presence of a particular gas or vapour.
Patent GB-2387408-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable window board
Inventor: FITTON ERNEST WILLIAM
IPC: E06B1/60
Filed: 2003-02-17
Abstract: An adjustable platform 1 is attached to the underside of an internal window sill 15 by countersunk screws 14. Height adjustment is effected by turning a countersunk screw or bolt 8 which runs within a plastic plug 16 inserted into the brickwork 17. The adjustable platform 1 may be injection moulded or extruded.
Patent GB-2402008-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for dc offset control
Inventor: SHAFEEU HASSAN
IPC: H04B17/40
Filed: 2003-04-30
Abstract: An automatic gain control (AGC) circuit 80, suitable for use in a zero intermediate frequency (ZIF) receiver, includes gain controlled amplifiers 310, 312... 318, interconnected by dc blocking (ac coupling) capacitors C1, C2. The circuit may be used in a wireless LAN (WLAN) transceiver. A change of gain control voltage can cause a change of dc offset. When the gain changes, a reference dc voltage Vcm is selectively and momentarily applied to the input of each amplifier 310, 312 and to the output of each corresponding dc blocking capacitor C1, C2 so as to cause the capacitor to store a charge proportional to the dc offset voltage of the amplifier. The capacitor voltage is forced to the dc offset voltage extremely rapidly, in a time shorter than the training period in an IEEE 802.11a or 802.11b signal. The reference dc voltage is applied for less than 1S, and preferably around 0.4S. The capacitors are small and the circuit is fabricated as an integrated circuit.
Patent GB-2386074-A (GB)
Title: Toilet training article containing an astringent agent
Inventor: UNDERHILL RICHARD L
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 2001-09-19
Abstract: A toilet training article in the form of a toilet training pad containing an astringent agent or source thereof is disclosed. The toilet training pad, which may be an insertable pad or integrated directly into an undergarment, contains an astringent agent or source thereof which does not contact the wearer's skin until urination occurs at which time a tingling or other sensation is felt on the skin. To prevent contact of the astringent agent with the wearer's skin until urination, the astringent agent may be microencapsulated into a dissolvable shell or may be inserted into a microsponge.
Patent GB-2402598-A (GB)
Title: Bird Feeder Hanger Assembly
Inventor: NOCK ROBERT KENNETH
IPC: A01K39/012
Filed: 2003-06-13
Abstract: A bird feeder hanger assembly 10 comprising a hanger member 18 and a pivot member 10, the pivot member being attachable to the main body B of a bird feeder and the pivot and hanger member each having engaging means which engage one another. The pivot member may be a rod and its engaging means an L-shaped slot 30 located at the end of the rod. Preferably, the hanger member is a rod with a pair of parallel side arms, both of which may engage the pivot member. The hanger member may also engage a lid 20 which may fit an opening of the bird feeder. Also claimed is a bird feeder hanger having a hood, a hanger member and a pivot member and an animal feeder assembly comprising a hood and a hanger member.
Patent GB-2391129-A (GB)
Title: Image processing method comprising detecting image skew and borders.
Inventor: SIMSKE STEVEN J
IPC: G06K9/32
Filed: 2003-07-07
Abstract: A method of processing a scanned image comprises using logic - stored in a memory and run on a processor - to determine whether the scanned or read image is skewed 606 and, if so, identify the border or outline of an orthogonal portion of the image - see Figures 4A and 4B. The skew angle may be calculated and, if the skew or tilt angle exceeds a threshold 610, a user of the scanner or other imaging device producing the image can be prompted to reposition the original document. The skew or tilt threshold may be adjustable. The image regions outside the identified orthogonal or rectangular region may be cropped or removed: as shown in Figure 5A, the background image parts defined as outside borders 512, 514, 520 and 522 may be cropped. The method allows for documents recorded with a slight, small skew to be corrected by cropping without the need for skew correction or compensation, e.g. avoiding correction by image rotation.
Patent GB-2406226-A (GB)
Title: A cable raceway anti-abrasion wrap
Inventor: ANDREWS DEREK
IPC: H02G3/32
Filed: 2003-09-20
Abstract: An anti-abrasion wrap 10 for a cable bundle 30 held in a channel of a multi-section raceway, comprises, an elongate body of thin flexible material, which may be a foil, of a width that spans a gap between two adjacent sections of raceway, and means for connecting opposite ends of the body together, which may take the form of a hole 20 at one end 16 and at least one barb 18 at the other 14. A notch may be provided in the barbed end 14 co-operable with a tool, which may have a handle and U-shaped prong, used to insert the body under a cable bundle 30. A plurality of barbs 18 may allow a selective degree of tightening of the wrap around the cable bundle. A method of using the anti-abrasion wrap may comprise identifying a gap between adjacent raceway sections, positioning the wrap so it spans the gap, and connecting the ends of the wrap together.
Patent GB-2397116-A (GB)
Title: Conditioned vestibule for a cold storage doorway
Inventor: SMITH PETER R
IPC: F24F9/00
Filed: 2004-01-14
Abstract: A vestibule (2) for a cold storage doorway, the vestibule comprising a frame (4, 6, 8) for supporting inner and outer moveable doors (10, 12), a heater (20) for circulating air between said inner and outer doors and a variable speed fan (20) for varying the air flow between said doors. The speed of the fan may increase automatically upon opening of the doors and decrease automatically upon the closure thereof to help in reducing the interchange of air from one side of the vestibule to the other when the doors are in their open position.
Patent GB-2393884-A (GB)
Title: Method for indicating the location of a device in a mobile communications system
Inventor: KANG MYUNG-SEOK
IPC: H04M15/00
Filed: 2000-03-22
Abstract: Location information for the major service zone of the mobile station is monitored in the home-zone list, to apply different charge rates to the mobile station in the home zone and the non-home zone. By applying different charge rates to the mobile station, it is possible to provide a low-priced charge system in which the charge rate is lower than that of the mobile telecommunication network or equal to or slightly higher than that of the PSTN. Moreover, the mobile station indicates its present location by a specific message or a specific tone, so that the subscriber knows both the present location and the type of the charge rate which is currently applied.
Patent GB-2410777-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable assembly
Inventor: KLIPPEL SIMON
IPC: F16B5/02
Filed: 2004-02-06
Abstract: An assembly 1 is provided for pairwise coupling of a first and a second module with a third and a fourth module of a modular building construction. The assembly 1 includes a first box tie fastenable to the first and second modules, and a second box tie fastenable to the third and fourth modules. Threaded couplers 6a, 6b bi-couple the first box tie and the second box tie through slot like apertures 5a, so that the box ties are variable substantially orthogonal and colinear to the bicoupling. The assembly is also configured to accommodate misalignments in the Z direction during coupling of the modules. Each box-tie may be in the form of first and second partially enclosed boxes 2a, 2d (22a, 22b, Figure 2), or castings (32a, 32d, Fig 3).
Patent GB-2401331-A (GB)
Title: A combination centrifuge and filter system
Inventor: HERMAN PETER K
IPC: B04B5/00
Filed: 2004-03-31
Abstract: A centrifuge 41, for separating particulate matter from a circulating fluid and a coalescing filter assembly 40, for removing oil aerosol from a gas and assembled to a rotor 53. Preferably the rotor is the rotating component of bypass lube centrifuge wherein high spinning rates are achieved and utilised to rotate the coalescing filter assembly wherein oil is removed from the exhaust gas in a crankshaft ventilation system. Advantageously a pair of jet nozzles 27, 28, allows for the processed fluid to provide a turbine arrangement imparting a rotary motion to the centrifuge. Contaminated fluid is allowed to enter through an inlet 65a, at the base and exits through passages 87, and outlet 43, as cleaned gas. The filter assembly may be perpendicular or positioned at an inclined angled to a centre-tube 44. A bearing seal 64 allows a filter carrier 51 to mate with a housing 42 wall and ensures no contaminated fluid leaves the system before entering the filter assembly 40.
Patent GB-2412739-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic wavefield analysis
Inventor: ROESTEN TAGE
IPC: G01V3/12
Filed: 2004-04-03
Abstract: A method and apparatus for analysing an electromagnetic wavefield is provided, the method comprising the steps of measuring the electric and magnetic fields at at least one receiver (30); formulating a respective filter in respect of each of mutually orthogonal components of each of the electric and magnetic fields (33, 34); and applying the filters to the measured data to decompose the wavefield into upgoing and downgoing components (35). The filters may be spatial domain filters, or frequency, slowness, or wavenumber domain decomposition scalars. The analysis technique is applied to seabed data logging.
Patent GB-2413483-A (GB)
Title: A bag for a feminine hygiene kit
Inventor: DONALDSON SANDRA
IPC: A61F15/00
Filed: 2004-04-30
Abstract: A bag for a feminine hygiene kit comprises a zipper closure and internal, transparent pockets for containing feminine hygiene products and associated sundry items and a wipe-clean lining. The pockets may contain sanitary towels, disposable underpants, wet wipes, pain killers and deodorant.
Patent GB-2414145-A (GB)
Title: TETRA decryption apparatus with synchronised, unsynchronised and uncertain synchronisation modes for key stream generation
Inventor: PEDERSEN KRISTIAN GRONKJAER
IPC: H04W12/08
Filed: 2004-05-11
Abstract: A decryption apparatus (109) comprises a key stream generator (111) generating a local decryption key stream. It furthermore comprises a synchronisation value receiver (201) receiving key stream synchronisation values. A synchronisation processor (203) implements a state machine which may operate in a synchronised state (303) wherein the communication is decrypted using the local key stream, a non-synchronised state (301) wherein the local key stream is not synchronised, or in an uncertain synchronisation state (305) wherein the communication is decrypted using the local key stream and wherein the local key stream is synchronised to each new received synchronisation value. The synchronisation processor (203) furthermore comprises a transition controller (213) operable to transition from the synchronised state to the non-synchronised state in response to a first criterion and to the uncertain synchronisation state in response to a second criterion. The first criterion preferably evaluates receive errors of the synchronisation values whereas the second criterion evaluates parameters not related to the encryption or decryption process. The apparatus may be used with a TETRA system, and should allow faster resynchronisation on cell handover.