baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2434348-A (GB)
Title: Track-laying vehicle with cast track sub-frames
Inventor: BRINDLE RICHARD JAMES
IPC: B62D55/10
Filed: 2006-01-20
Abstract: A working machine has a main frame structure which includes a pair of endless tracks, each track being entrained about track supporting devices (17 - 20) mounted by a track sub-frame, the sub-frame including inner and outer members (24, 25) interconnected by cross members (26), the inner and outer members (24, 25) being arranged side by side and mounting at or adjacent upper edges thereof, at least one upper track support device (20) between the members (24, 25), and the inner and outer members (24, 25) mounting at or adjacent lower edges (27) thereof, at least one lower track supporting device (17 - 19) between the members (24, 25), the inner and outer members (24, 25) and cross members (26) of at least one of the track sub-frames (15,16) being provided by a monolithic casting.
Patent GB-2422957-A (GB)
Title: Circuit protection devices having an integral barrier with grounding provision
Inventor: SHANDER MARK
IPC: H01H83/00
Filed: 2006-02-01
Abstract: A circuit protection apparatus having an integral grounding provision is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus (10) includes a circuit breaker (12) having an integral over-current circuit that is responsive to a selected transient current condition. At least one conductive contact is positioned on an external portion of the circuit breaker that is coupled to the circuit. A barrier (26) is positioned on the external portion of the breaker (12) and configured to electrically couple to the at least one conductive contact to a selected electrical potential. The over-current circuit may be responsive to an arc-fault condition. The circuit protection apparatus is intended for use within an aircraft and an independent claim is provided which refers to an aerospace vehicle comprising a circuit protection device.
Patent GB-2427083-A (GB)
Title: Two terminal LED device with tunable colour
Inventor: CHUA JANET BEE YIN
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2006-06-05
Abstract: A two-terminal light-emitting diode ("LED") device 100 has a first terminal 110 and a second terminal 112, and a first colour LED 102 and a second colour LED 104, a, intensity control device 106 being coupled to a first colour LED and a control circuit 108 controlling the intensity control device so as to produce a selected light intensity from the first colour LED according to a control signal provided to the first terminal. The control signal also provides electrical power to the first colour LED and to the second colour LED. The second colour LED may also have an associated intensity control device. A third LED may be provided with an associated intensity control device. (see figure 2). The three LED device may give an RGB output. An RGB sensor may be provided for colour control (see figure 5).
Patent GB-2428899-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for separating a circuit board from a housing
Inventor: MURILLO TOMAS JR
IPC: H05K13/04
Filed: 2005-06-21
Abstract: An apparatus (200) and method is provided which permits effective removal of a circuit board from sealed housing while minimizing stress, bending and flexing of circuit board sufficiently to prevent damage to circuit board and its electronic components. The apparatus includes a base (204) to support the housing (16) and a force transmitter 104 to transmit a separation force to the exposed surfaces (30, 34, 36) of one or more connectors of the circuit board. This apparatus effectively distributes the separation force across exposed surfaces of the connectors to create substantially uniform pressure on the connectors and thus the circuit board. The apparatus (200) separates the circuit board (32) from the housing (16) by applying a pulling force (202) to the connector (34) of the circuit board (32).
Patent GB-2441981-A (GB)
Title: An indicator assembly for a filter
Inventor: BARI NASEEM
IPC: B01D35/143
Filed: 2006-09-22
Abstract: An indicator assembly comprises a body 40, 50 for containing electronic components, a means of display, a power source 21 and sensor input for sensing a change of condition to count or indicate when a filter is being used or exhausted. Preferably probes 32 are supplied to sense the presence of water and trigger a count means in response. The probes may be molded as part of a waterproof body formed from molded silicone rubber. The indicator device may form attachment (10, Fig 1) and may be attached to a filter body (20, Fig 1) such as a cartridge and uses a liquid crystal display and light emitting diode to indicate filter use and to determine when the filter is to be replaced. Advantageously the indicator is used in jug or kettle filters when water is being filtered to indicate the remaining life of the filter.
Patent GB-2431181-A (GB)
Title: Expandable tubular with sealing member
Inventor: NOEL GREGORY MARSHALL
IPC: E21B17/08
Filed: 2006-10-11
Abstract: An expandable tubular 600 comprises a first section 602, a second section 614 and an intermediate section 608. The outer diameters of the first and second sections are larger than that of the intermediate section. The tubular also includes either a seal 606 on the exterior of the first section, a seal 612 on the exterior of the intermediate section, or circumferentially spaced ribs (1208, fig 17) on the intermediate section. The ribs may comprise a seal. The seal may be formed from an elastomer, metal or a combination. Also disclosed is an expansion device for expanding a tubular, a method of fabricating an expandable tubular, and a method of coupling a tubular member to an existing tubular member.
Patent GB-2431461-A (GB)
Title: Water heating installation
Inventor: POWELL CHRISTOPHER SAMUEL
IPC: F24H1/18
Filed: 2006-10-19
Abstract: A hot water installation incorporates an unvented hot water tank 4 supplied with cold water through an inlet pipe 2. Water flows through the inlet pipe as water is drawn off from the tank. An air feed device 6 incorporating a venturi tube 8 and a non-return valve 10 allows air to be drawn into the water flow. The air entrained by the flow of water though the pipe 2 enters the tank and replenishes an air cushion above the water level in the tank. The air cushion allows the water in the tank to expand as it is heated. A by-pass passage 40 allows water to by-pass the venturi and maintain water flow through the system at a desired level.
Patent GB-2436943-A (GB)
Title: Single Panel Diffractive Light Modulator Display
Inventor: IHAR SHYSHKIN
IPC: G02B26/08
Filed: 2007-03-28
Abstract: The display device includes a light source unit (<B>110</B>) for generating and emitting a plurality of light beams, a condensing unit (<B>112</B>) for causing the plurality of light beams to have the same light path, an illumination unit (<B>114</B>) for converting the light into linear collimated light, a diffractive light modulator <B>(118)</B>for generating diffracted light having a plurality of diffraction orders by diffracting the light incident from the illumination unit, a projection unit (<B>120</B>) for projecting the diffracted light having a plurality of diffraction orders onto the screen (<B>126</B>) and a filter unit (<B>124</B>) located between the projection unit and the screen configured to pass diffracted light having a desired diffraction order therethrough. A Fourier lens is not required because the filter is relatively far away from the diffractive light modulator.
Patent GB-2448328-A (GB)
Title: Combining multiple common sources of electricity
Inventor: GENTIL KEN
IPC: H01M50/50
Filed: 2007-04-10
Abstract: Different sources of electricity at the same or different potentials are combined using isolating devices or regulators. The outputs from each of the sources of electricity may be combined using a serial or parallel connection depending upon the required combined output. The voltage sources may be ac or dc. In an example a sum voltage VTOFI is obtained from anodes PE1, PE2 and cathodes NE1, NE2 situated in a single common electrolyte SCE using full isolating devices FID1 and FID2. The single common electrolyte may be sea or salt water.
Patent GB-2448883-A (GB)
Title: Interactive toy and entertainment device
Inventor: EYZAGUIRRE ADRIANA MARIA
IPC: A63H3/00
Filed: 2007-04-30
Abstract: An entertainment system comprises an entertainment device and an interactive toy. The entertainment device comprises a wireless receiver for receiving data descriptive of the characteristics of an interactive toy from an interactive toy, processing means to generate interaction signals, and a wireless transmitter for transmitting interaction signals to the interactive toy. The interactive toy comprises a wireless receiver for receiving a query signal requesting information about characteristics of the interactive toy from the entertainment device, data provision means for providing data descriptive of the characteristics of the interactive toy, and a wireless transmitter for transmitting the data descriptive of the characteristics of the interactive toy in response to the query signal. The entertainment device is arranged in operation to transmit interactive control data to the interactive toy responsive to media content being played by the entertainment device, the interactive control data being further responsive to characteristics of the recipient interactive toy previously transmitted from the interactive toy to the entertainment system.
Patent GB-2440216-A (GB)
Title: Computer program for calculating the (accumulated) processing time for tasks
Inventor: GREINER DAN F
IPC: G06F11/34
Filed: 2007-05-16
Abstract: Disclosed is a computer program that, when run, can determine the resource usage (for example, processor time) of tasks (or job, process, subroutine). The determination is performed on behalf of the user application such that is does not require calls to the Operating System (OS). When a task is started, a privileged instruction (i.e. one unavailable to the user application) stores the value of a CPU timer. When the user application wishes to know the amount of execution time, it executes a non-privileged instruction which calculates the elapsed time and reports it in a single uninterruptible operation. This is achieved by subtracting the start time from the end time such that the difference is equivalent to the execution time. The invention can also be used to determine the running time of a task that is switched in and out of execution. For each time slice that the task is running, the time taken is added into an accumulation value to give the time taken so far.
Patent GB-2437012-A (GB)
Title: User throughput geographic distribution estimation system,and user throughput geographic distribution estimation method
Inventor: AOYAMA AKIO
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 2005-11-17
Abstract: Provided is a system for estimating the geographical distribution of user throughputs in a cellular system including a user terminal and a base station for performing wireless packet communications between the user terminal and a user terminal in its own cell by utilizing a common channel. Reception quality estimating means (11) estimates the reception quality of the common channel at the position of the user terminal in the cell. Traffic information reading means (12) reads traffic information within the estimation object range which has been estimated on the reception quality. User throughput estimating means (13) inputs the reception quality of a common channel at the position of the user terminal in the cell and the traffic information within the estimation object range, and estimates the user throughput at the position of the user terminal in the cell by using a user throughput calculation function for calculating the user throughput.
Patent GB-2451072-A (GB)
Title: Gate with tensioning means
Inventor: GUY RICHARD
IPC: E06B11/02
Filed: 2007-07-14
Abstract: A gate (1) preferably made from hollow extrusion plastics, comprises at least two horizontal members (3a-d) and two vertical members (5a,b), with tensioning means (17a,b) extending between the vertical members (5a,b), preferably within the horizontal members (3a-d). The tensioning means (17a,b), which is preferably a threaded bar secured by nuts at one or both ends, urges the vertical members (5a,b) towards each other in order to secure the horizontal members (3a-d) between them. Preferably the ends of the horizontal members (3a-d) are located within hollow sections of the vertical members (5a,b). The vertical members (5a,b) may have internal reinforcement (15) for attaching fasteners for securing the gate in a closed position, and for attaching fixings for hinges. The gate may also include one or more cross members (7a,b) for strengthening the gate, and cladding in the form of panels, individual boards or planks.
Patent GB-2442584-A (GB)
Title: Securing lid of junction box
Inventor: PEDRET MONTSE PINOL
IPC: H02G3/14
Filed: 2007-10-02
Abstract: A junction box assembly has a cover 12 which can be removed by one hand. A closure member 16 has an opening 16a and a closure panel (16d, Fig 1C). A locking member (18, Fig 1B) goes into the opening and pushes the closure panel outwards against a blocking member (24, Fig 1A) which secures the cover to the box. When the locking member is removed, the cover can be hinged open slightly and engagement members 28a, 29a unhooked from hinge members 32, 30. The box may have a seal (see Fig 3C) between the box and the cover; and it may have grommet positioners 34, drainage means (23, Fig 4B) and/or board positioning means (20, Fig 2).
Patent GB-2455065-A (GB)
Title: Handover of broadcast services between networks
Inventor: SHANKER UMA
IPC: H04H20/20
Filed: 2007-11-14
Abstract: A broadcast network environment comprising a first broadcast network and a second broadcast network, where each broadcast network is broadcasting a plurality of services and each service is identifiable by a respective service identity. The method includes assisting the mobile receivers to handover reception of a service from one of said first and second broadcast network to the same service in the other of said first and second broadcast networks. The method comprises the steps of transmitting handover data toward said mobile receivers. The handover data comprises a mapping between a first service identity of a service in said first broadcast network and a second service identity of the same service in said second broadcast network.
Patent GB-2446039-A (GB)
Title: Cosmetic container with sifter mechanism
Inventor: THORPE TIMOTHY
IPC: A45D33/00
Filed: 2007-12-05
Abstract: A container comprises a bottom portion 114, and a first sifter 116, which is engaged with the bottom portion 114 and has a number of sifting holes 117. The first sifter 116 has a generally L-shaped opening 120 extending along a circumferential surface. The container further comprises a second sifter 118, which is engaged with the first sifter 116 and has a number of sifting holes 119 and an opening for alignment with a portion of the L-shaped opening 120. The container further comprises a removable cover 112 with a protrusion 124 adapted to extend into the openings in the first 116 and second 118 sifters. In use, the protrusion 124 travels along the L-shaped opening 120 during rotation of the cover 112 to secure the cover 112 to the first sifter 116. The protrusion 124 also engages the second sifter 118 so that, when the cover 112 is rotated into a closed position, the second sifter 118 is rotated relative to the first sifter 116 to offset the holes 117 in the first sifter 116 and the holes 119 in the second sifter 118 and, when the cover 112 is rotated into an open position, the second sifter 118 is rotated relative to the first sifter 116 to align the holes 117 in the first sifter 116 with the holes 119 in the second sifter 118. The container may be put to storing cosmetic powder.
Patent GB-2448422-A (GB)
Title: A wall mountable box and a method for securing a wall mountable box recessed in a wall
Inventor: TREANOR MICHAEL GERARD
IPC: H02B1/44
Filed: 2008-04-11
Abstract: A wall mountable box 1 for housing, for example, an electricity meter, a main isolating switch and a fuse through which an electricity supply is provided, is mounted within the recess of a wall 2 and comprises a housing 5 defining a hollow interior region 12 and an opening 14 providing access to the interior 12. A door 15 is of dished configuration and comprises a central planar panel 37 having a side wall 38 extending around the panel 37 and diverging in a generally outwardly direction, wherein the door 15 is hingedly coupled to the housing 5. Weld mesh 19, spot welded to the central panel 37 is provided for keying rendering 26 on the door 15, so that the door can be rendered with rendering 26 which is similar to rendering 4 of the wall 2. On completion of rendering of the wall 4 and the door 15, the rendering 26 of the door defines an outer surface 27 which defines a common plane with the surface 3 of the rendering 4 of the wall 2. Thus the box 1 presents a surface finish which is similar to that of the wall, and the box 1 is essentially concealed.
Patent GB-2459273-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic tone arm balance mechanism
Inventor: VANT ERIC LEONARD
IPC: G11B3/12
Filed: 2008-04-15
Abstract: A pivoted tone arm balance mechanism utilising repelling magnetic sources M1, M2 in place of a counterbalance weight to provide an adjustable arm torque to achieve a specified cartridge C stylus tracking force. Force is adjustable using screw S to adjust the distance between the magnets. Permanent or electromagnets may be used. Using magnets instead of a counterbalance weight reduces unwanted inertial forces when playing records with warps and groove path eccentricity. Also the tracking force dynamically increases to maintain stylus groove contact when the tone arm cartridge is raised above the horizontal playing position when a warped record grooved is traced.
Patent GB-2452153-A (GB)
Title: Drafting system for textile fibre slivers
Inventor: SCHMITZ THOMAS
IPC: D01H5/22
Filed: 2008-08-19
Abstract: In a device on a draw frame having a drafting system for textile fibre slivers with weighting of the upper rolls (1, 2, 3, 4) of the drafting system which comprises roll pairs arranged one behind the other, the pairs having lower and upper rolls (III, 4). The rotating journals (4.2) at the ends of the upper roll (4) are mounted by means of bearing elements (22). The bearing elements (22) each have at least one deep-groove ball bearing having an immovable outer housing (22.1) and an internal rotational body (22.21). In order to provide a structurally simple way in which the bearing housings (22.1) can be mounted on or removed from the presser roll in a simple, quick and reliable manner, the bearing elements (22) are in the form of deep-groove ball bearings (37) and there is a coupling (43) between the journal (4.2) and the rotational body (22.21).
Patent GB-2455246-A (GB)
Title: A resource extracting structure with a float secured thereto at a submersed location
Inventor: BOYD MARK
IPC: E02B17/00
Filed: 2006-11-07
Abstract: A resource extracting conductor supported structure 2 comprises at least one float 37 secured at a submersed location to one or more of the conductors 3 and 4. The float may comprise a number of tunnels 38 and 39 so that the conductors can be threaded through said float and means to secure the float to said conductors. The float may be a container with one or more apertures through which liquid or gas flows to fill the container for lowering the float to a selected submersed location, and through which liquid or gas can be extracted once the float has been secured in place. The float may be filled with chemicals of a density lower than sea water. Also disclosed is a method of installing such a resource extracting conductor supported structure.
Patent GB-2468514-A (GB)
Title: Surface treating head
Inventor: LAMBOURN HENRY LICMING
IPC: A47L9/02
Filed: 2009-03-12
Abstract: A surface treating head has a suction cavity 6 featuring first and second suction channels 7, 8, bounded on both sides by respective working edges 12, 13, 14, 15. A fluid flow path 11 extends froth the first suction channel 7 to the second suction channel 8 and from there to an outlet 9. The two suction channels permits effective pick-up of dirt, which may be further enhanced by an air duct in the form of a slot 16 (figs. 5a,5b) which draws air over some of the working edges 13,14. The arrangement may permit a more streamlined tool to be manufactured than would be achievable by providing separate flow paths between the respective channels and the outlet.
Patent GB-2457830-A (GB)
Title: Rubber floor tile with drainage
Inventor: O'CALLAGHAN SEAMUS
IPC: A01K1/015
Filed: 2009-04-08
Abstract: A rubber floor tile 1 has a rectangular body 3 with a pair of rows 7(a), 7(b) of drainage holes 5 therein. The rubber floor tile 1 further comprises a plurality of floor engaging plugs 9 coincident and in-line with the rows of drainage holes. The plugs 9 engage a pair of laterally spaced apart adjacent elongate apertures (25, Fig.4) in a floor of an animal housing. The floor engaging plugs 9 are provided with an internal bore 17 and a plurality of ribs 47 and are dimensioned to be push-fit into the elongate apertures (25, Fig.4) to form a secure and tight fit in the apertures (25, Fig.4) thereby holding the rubber tile 1 firmly in position relative to the floor.
Patent GB-2470904-A (GB)
Title: Angling data processing apparatus
Inventor: HAZLEY MATTHEW
IPC: A01K97/12
Filed: 2009-06-08
Abstract: An angling data processing apparatus for obtaining and recording environmental information in response to a bite event, comprising first input means for receiving indication of a fish bite event, second input means for receiving environmental data and processing means. The apparatus may include means for alerting a user to a bite event and a detector for detecting movement of an angling line or rod. The apparatus may comprise a display, a weather station and a means for recording the location of the bite event. An angling data processing system comprising a fish bite detector, environmental conditions detector, processor and data storage device is also disclosed, as is a method for gathering angling data and a method of comparing recorded environmental conditions with forecast conditions to predict the likelihood of a bite event.
Patent GB-2460937-A (GB)
Title: A gesture recognition system
Inventor: NISHIHARA KEITH H
IPC: G06F3/00
Filed: 2009-06-11
Abstract: A gesture recognition interface system in which images (e.g.silhouettes) of an input object (e.g. a hand, wand or stylus) relative to a diffuse illumination are used to obtain relative location information associated with the input object. The interface system (10) includes at least one light source (18) (e.g.infrared) which may be positioned to illuminate a first side of a light-diffusive screen (20). The interface system (10) may also include at least one camera (12,14) positioned on a second side of the light-diffusive screen (20). The interface system (10) includes a controller configured to determine a given input gesture based on changes in relative locations of the input object in the plurality of images. The images (e.g.silhouettes) are based on a brightness contrast difference between the light-diffusive screen (20) and the input object. The controller may further be configured to initiate a device input associated with the given input gesture. The three-dimensional position of the input object may be interpolated using matched pairs of images. A projector (28) may project a display image onto the screen (2).