baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2387126-A (GB)
Title: Means for attaching a motor to a toy vehicle
Inventor: KANEKO YOSHINOBU
IPC: A63H17/26
Filed: 2002-03-08
Abstract: Means for attaching a motor 11 to a toy vehicle, e.g. a racing car, comprises motor holding plate 8 hingedly connected to motor container 7. Holding plate 8 moves between open (A, fig. 9), and closed (B, fig. 9) positions, the motor being held within motor container 7 when holding plate 8 is in the closed position, and motor container 7 and holding plate 8 have means 8a, 62 which engage elastically when holding plate 8 is in the closed position. The hinge may comprise shaft 52 which is parallel to the motor shaft (not shown), with engaging means 8a, 62 being situated opposite shaft 52. Holding plate 8 may act as a radiation plate, and motor 11 may be a DC motor having rear and body terminals (41 and 20 respectively, fig. 5), with conductors 6a, 6b provided on motor container 7 which contact the terminals when motor 11 is within the motor container. In another embodiment (not shown), motor container 7 may be electrically connected to the rear terminal of motor 11, with holding plate 8 being electrically conductive and connected to the body terminal of motor 11 when holding plate 8 is in the closed position.
Patent GB-2386594-A (GB)
Title: Reusable three-dimensional bag
Inventor: DICKSON ALAN
IPC: B65D33/02
Filed: 2002-03-22
Abstract: A thee-dimensional, self-standing bag for kerbside recycling schemes has handles at its top and also 2 on its bottom, and strengthening means comprising reinforcement 4 around its mouth and heavyweight stitching 3 around the edge of its bottom and along a corner crease. It may be made of woven polypropylene.
Patent GB-2375321-A (GB)
Title: Method of making molded cellulosic webs for use in absorbent articles
Inventor: LINDSAY JEFFREY DEAN
IPC: D04H1/70
Filed: 2000-10-13
Abstract: Methods are disclosed for producing absorbent articles comprising molded airlaid webs and other molded fibrous webs The molded webs can offer improved body fit and/or improved fluid handling. Molded airlaid webs, for example, can be formed having a central longitudinal hump (22) and flexure zones (32) longitudinally removed from the central hump (22) to provide good contact with the body and improved fit when the article is squeezed from the sides. Molding can be achieved when a binder material is activated by an energy source and the web is held against a molding substrate. Energy sources can include microwaves, heated air, heated metal surfaces, ultraviolet radiation, ultrasonic energy, and the like.
Patent GB-2379091-A (GB)
Title: Computer support module ejection mechanism
Inventor: GARNETT PAUL JEFFREY
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 2002-08-09
Abstract: An ejection lever 501 is pivotally mounted on a carrier or shelf 53 adjacent the receiving location for field-replaceable module 59 for a computer, such as a combined switch and service processor or a power supply module. When the module is in position the lever is held in place by the cooperation of a formation 515 with a recess 531 in a handle of the module. To eject the module a trigger portion 513 is pulled on the lever to cause a protrusion 507 to engage a recess 533 in the module to eject it. A cable guide 519 may be provided on the lever. The application also discloses a server blade housing in metal and plastics, the electronic circuitry within the modules, a power supply module with a sloping top defining a plenum and an air cooling system for the computer with a plenum for the rear support modules which bypasses the front server blades.
Patent GB-2380354-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for reducing pool starvation in a shared memory switch
Inventor: BROWN DAVID A
IPC: H04L47/30
Filed: 2001-07-20
Abstract: A switch includes a reserved pool of buffers in a shared memory. The reserved pool of buffers is reserved for exclusive use by an egress port. The switch includes pool select logic which selects a free buffer from the reserved pool for storing data received from an ingress port to be forwarded to the egress port. The shared memory also includes a shared pool of buffers. The shared pool of buffers is shared by a plurality of egress ports. The pool select logic selects a free buffer in the shared pool upon detecting no free buffer in the reserved pool. The shared memory may also include a multicast pool of buffers. The multicast pool of buffers is shared by a plurality of egress ports. The pool select logic selects a free buffer in the multicast pool upon detecting an IP Multicast data packet received from an ingress port.
Patent GB-2383063-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic underreamer and mill section for use therein
Inventor: FRAIM MICHAEL L
IPC: E21B17/10
Filed: 2000-02-02
Abstract: A hydraulic underreamer for enlarging a wellbore includes an improved mill section. The mill section has a removable center assembly 222 which allows effective well control when pulling the underreamer out of "live" well filled with a gas, such as methane. The centre assembly 222 has a centre mill (236, Fig. 15) that rotates with a primary mill 210 during drilling.
Patent GB-2399497-A (GB)
Title: A fire damper
Inventor: HIGGS DAVID
IPC: A62C2/12
Filed: 2003-03-18
Abstract: The present invention provides a fire damper 1 for use with a pipe 13 comprising a sleeve 2 having a first end 2a and a second end 2b for receiving the pipe and one or more means 7 to co-operate with the first end of the sleeve to close the sleeve when the pipe becomes soft or melts due to the heat from a fire. The means to co-operate with the first end of the sleeve may be biassed towards the closed position by suitable means such as springs 12a; 12b.
Patent GB-2405357-A (GB)
Title: Door frame protector and activity centre for infants.
Inventor: WILSON STEVEN
IPC: E06B7/28
Filed: 2003-03-27
Abstract: A door frame protector and activity centre for infants is made from soft and non-flammable material. A solid plastic back and large door frame clamps with rubber stops are provided. The product is designed to safeguard and stop toddlers from hurting and banging themselves on a door frame, either when running around or when using a doorway bouncer. To add enjoyment there would be a lot of activities to play with e.g. a mirror, buttons, lights, sounds, etc.
Patent GB-2400302-A (GB)
Title: Table mats with heating or cooling means
Inventor: PATEL MAHENDRABHAI KIKUBHAI
IPC: A47J39/02
Filed: 2003-04-10
Abstract: A table mat, place mat or coaster is formed with an internal cavity 126 which contains a gel material 130 which can be heated or cooled prior to use, so that, in use, the mat or coaster heats or cools a dish, glass or other container placed on it. The mat has a sandwich construction having upper and lower layers sandwiching a spacer layer defining a cavity containing the gel. The upper layer may be transparent or translucent. There may be more than one cavity 126.
Patent GB-2391808-A (GB)
Title: Lanolin hydrocarbon containing compositions from the reduction of lanolin or lanolin-derived feedstock
Inventor: STEEL IAN
IPC: A61P17/04
Filed: 2003-07-28
Abstract: A composition is provided which is formed by the reduction (eg catalytic hydrogenation) of lanolin or a lanolin-derived feedstock and which comprises at least 25 % w/w of lanolin hydrocarbons and no more than 75 % w/w of lanolin alcohols based on the total weight of the composition. There is also provided a formulation comprising such a composition and a carrier The lanolin hydrocarbon content of the composition preferably comprises from 15 to 45% each of n-alkanes, 2-methylalkanes and 3-methylalkanes having from 8 to 40 carbon atoms. The composition may be prepared by extended hydrogenation of lanolin fatty acid esters (obtainable by esterification of lanolin fatty acid with iso-propyl alcohol) or hydrogenation of woolwax alcohols (obtainable by hydrogenation of lanolin fatty acid esters). The formulation may be in a form suitable for dermatological or topical administration and use to treat of prevent conditions such as skin barrier damage, wounds, burns, granulated skin tissue, rough skin, trans-epidermal water loss, epithelial damage, dry skin, itching eczema, dermatitis, inflammation or inflammatory conditions, or microbial infection such as S. aureus infection. The formulation may be used as a carrier for cosmetic or pharmaceutically active agents. The formulation may also be in a form suitable for industrial, household or agricultural applications.
Patent GB-2393129-A (GB)
Title: Sports racket
Inventor: TAKEUCHI HIROYUKI
IPC: A63B60/54
Filed: 2003-08-15
Abstract: A racket frame comprising a head, a shaft, a bifurcated throat and a connecting yoke 17 across the throat is equipped with a vibration-damping mounting for the stretched strings S. The mounting comprises a viscoelastic member 20 placed where the vertical strings are longest, on the outside of either the yoke 17 and/or the crown of the head, and preventing direct contact of the frame with a curved plate member 30; the strings S pass through opening(s) in the frame and the elastic member 20 and are wound round the plate 30 via string holes 32. The openings 17a and 21 may each receive a plurality of strings so that the degree of freedom of movement of the strings S is increased for better rebound performance. A twin-yoke embodiment, Fig 9A (not shown) may have a through hole for strings in the upper yoke, and the vibration-damping mounting on the outside of the lower yoke, nearer to the handle and grip.
Patent GB-2405228-A (GB)
Title: Verifying the order of a queue of work items
Inventor: TODD STEPHEN JAMES
IPC: G06F7/00
Filed: 2003-08-19
Abstract: Verification of a queue of work items (each having a sequence number) in a queuing system having a plurality of processing threads for processing work items on the queue and a browser thread for browsing work items on the queue is achieved as follows: The sequence number of a work item (X) which has been processed and has the highest sequence number of all processed work items is determined. This is then recorded in memory (highest processed sequence number). The last work item (Y) browsed by a browser thread is also determined and its sequence number is recorded in memory. Using the recorded highest processed sequence number (MyMax) and the recorded last browsed sequence number (R) in determining where to commence order verification of the queue upon restart, allows more efficient queue verification in a multi-threaded environment.
Patent GB-2396422-A (GB)
Title: Detection of borehole currents in well logging
Inventor: HOMAN DEAN M
IPC: G01V3/28
Filed: 2003-09-12
Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting and monitoring the borehole effect in subsurface measurements employ toroidal sensor (12) configurations to address the undesired axial electric currents that travel along the borehole when antennas (TMD) with tilted or transverse axes are used to make electromagnetic measurements. Embodiments use currents measured along the instrument (10) to determine the quality of measured logs, the borehole size, and instrument position or orientation within the borehole.
Patent GB-2406313-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle safety frame
Inventor: MOULSDALE IAN
IPC: B60P1/00
Filed: 2003-09-29
Abstract: A vehicle safety frame that consists of two steel frames, the base-frame and the top rail section. The base is rectangular in shape and is secured to the trailer at its four corners by screw clamps underneath the trailer bed. At the four corners of the base are sockets that extend over the side of the trailer, these allow the uprights of the top rail section to fit there in. The top frame consists of a rail running the full length of a flatbed trailer at a height of three metres above the bed of the vehicle. A carriage runs inside the rail which supports an anti fall arrest block. The rail is supported by two vertical uprights that fit into two sockets in the base-frame. The top rail section can be fitted to either side of the base-frame so affording anti fall protection for either side of the vehicle trailer and giving flexibility to loading/ unloading operations. The top rail section has a ladder mounted centrally, the harness wearer can then secure the anti fall block to his harness whilst on the ground and climb safely up the ladder and thus all times keeping the users potential fall drop to a minimum.
Patent GB-2392115-A (GB)
Title: A system for separating an entrained immiscible liquid component from a wet gas stream
Inventor: HUGH M WEST
IPC: B01D45/14
Filed: 2002-06-13
Abstract: A system for separating an entrained immiscible liquid component from a wet gas stream, the system including a vessel having an interior in communication with a wet gas inlet, a gas outlet and a liquid outlet, at least one vortex tube supported within the vessel interior, the vortex tube having an inlet end and an outlet end and a tubular wall having an internal wall surface through which fluids pass as the gas flows between the vessel wet gas inlet and gas outlet, a vortex generator supported within the vortex tube near the inlet end, the vortex generator causing gas within the vortex tube to rotate to thereby cause at least some of the liquid component to be forced against the interior wall surface of the vortex tube by centrifugal action, a circumferentially positioned liquid outlet in the vortex tube downstream of the vortex generator configured to strip liquid and bypass gas from the stream flowing through said vortex tube, stripped liquid and bypass gas entering a central chamber of the vessel and a recycle port in the vortex tube upstream of the vortex generator through which bypass gas flows.
Patent GB-2409252-A (GB)
Title: Supporting frame for an automated teller machine
Inventor: ACKETTS RONALD LIONEL
IPC: G07F9/10
Filed: 2003-12-18
Abstract: A supporting frame (1) for an automated teller machine (ATM) comprises a cross member (33) and nuts (49) and bolts (5) for securing the ATM to the cross member (33). Each nut (49) is held in a cage (55) which is attached to the cross member (33) by a clip (61). The ATM can be levelled by turning adjustment bolts (45 - see figure 3).
Patent GB-2399559-A (GB)
Title: Blow moulded container
Inventor: MILLIGAN WILLIAM ALEC
IPC: B65D39/08
Filed: 2004-02-20
Abstract: A blow moulded plastics container (1) has a body (5) and an upstanding bored neck (2) communicating with the interior of the body (5); the bored neck (2) has threads (6) on its exterior for reception of a tamperproof closure and an exterior ribbed portion (7) adjacent the container body (5) for engagement with a tear-off tamper-indicating strip on the closure. The ribbed portion (7) is spaced-apart from the container body (5) by a thin walled neck connector (10) supporting the neck (2) on the container body (5) and forming part of the neck (2).
Patent GB-2394723-A (GB)
Title: Culture system for rapid expansion of human embryonic stem cells
Inventor: MANDALAM RAMKUMAR
IPC: C12N5/10
Filed: 2002-09-05
Abstract: This disclosure provides an improved system for culturing human pluripotent stem cells. Traditionally, pluripotent stem cells are cultured on a layer of feeder cells (such as mouse embryonic fibroblasts) to prevent them from differentiating. In the system described here, the role of feeder cells is replaced by components added to the culture environment that support rapid proliferation without differentiation. Effective features are a suitable support structure for the cells, and an effective medium that can be added fresh to the culture without being preconditioned by another cell type. Culturing human embryonic stem cells in fresh medium according to this invention causes the cells to expand surprisingly rapidly, while retaining the ability to differentiate into cells representing all three embryonic germ layers. This new culture system allows for bulk proliferation of pPS cells for commercial production of important products for use in drug screening and human therapy.
Patent GB-2400326-A (GB)
Title: Portable resuscitation System
Inventor: MOORE ROBIN
IPC: A61M16/00
Filed: 2004-03-24
Abstract: A portable resuscitation system 10 that comprises a base unit, a lightweight oxygen cylinder 20, a suction device 22 driven by pressurised gas from the oxygen cylinder and a suction jar 28 for receiving material collected by the suction device. A manifold 21 operatively connects the oxygen cylinder 20 and the suction device 22 and pressurised gas will flow through the manifold and also provide oxygen to an oxygen supply means for delivering oxygen for breathing by a patient. The manifold is connected to the base unit and all other components are directly connected to the base unit or indirectly connected to the base unit through the manifold. The base unit is adapted to define a manual carrying handle 18, and to protect at least to some degree the other components from damage.
Patent GB-2413293-A (GB)
Title: Method of treating an effluent stream
Inventor: OKOROAFOR EMMANUEL UZOMA
IPC: C23C16/44
Filed: 2004-04-20
Abstract: A method of treating an effluent fluid stream from a semiconductor manufacturing process tool comprises the steps of injecting a reactant through a plurality of nozzles 18 into a pump foreline for reacting with a component of the effluent stream, and mixing turbulently the effluent stream and reactant before the fluid stream enters the pump. Preferably the reactant contains fluorine e.g. HF, NF3, CIF3, F. The turbulent mixing may be achieved using a foam structure 20 having a plurality of voids creating a tortuous path. Ideally, the foam is formed from a metallic or ceramic material. This helps to prevent film deposition and plating in the pump and stops aggressive, unconsumed gas molecules corroding and degrading the pump.
Patent GB-2414199-A (GB)
Title: An exhaust system for an engine
Inventor: CAINE JONATHAN E
IPC: F01N13/02
Filed: 2004-05-22
Abstract: An exhaust system for a lean burn engine 10 is disclosed in which a lean NOx trap 13 and one of a pair of silencer units 14, 15 is bypassed when the engine 10 is operating at high speed and high load. This has the advantage of reducing damage to the lean NOx trap under these operating conditions and improves the fuel efficiency and power of the engine. A secondary feature of the invention is that an exhaust gas cooler 12 is located upstream from the lean NOx trap to control the temperature of the exhaust gases entering the lean NOx trap when a lean mixture is being combusted by the engine.
Patent GB-2416473-A (GB)
Title: A confectionery product coated with a polymer film and method of manufacture
Inventor: POHLUDKA DANIEL
IPC: A23G3/34
Filed: 2004-07-22
Abstract: A confectionery product comprises an edible core and an edible polymeric film coating wherein the core is formed from a material which exhibits cold flow. The film coating may comprises hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. The edible core may be a toffee, fudge or caramel. Also disclosed is the use of an edible polymeric film to inhibit cold flow in a confectionery product and a method of manufacturing a confectionery product comprising a core which exhibits cold flow and coating it with an edible polymeric film.
Patent GB-2404960-A (GB)
Title: Wire-wound leadscrew assembly
Inventor: DEVENYI GABOR
IPC: F16H25/24
Filed: 2004-08-11
Abstract: A leadscrew assembly includes a leadscrew (34) having a leadscrew thread wire (46) helically wound about a leadscrew axis (50) in a plurality of cylindrical leadscrew-thread turns (48) and having a leadscrew-thread pitch. A leadscrew wire nut assembly (60) includes a nut-assembly wire (61) helically wound about the leadscrew axis (50) in a plurality of cylindrical nut-assembly turns (64) and having a nut-assembly-thread pitch. The nut-assembly-thread pitch is substantially the same as the leadscrew-thread pitch, the nut-assembly turns (64) overlie and mesh with the leadscrew-thread turns (48), and the nut-assembly wire (61) has a permanent deformation therein to cause preloading. A wire-nut-assembly housing (78) overlies and is bonded to at least some of the nut-assembly turns (64).
Patent GB-2418090-A (GB)
Title: Camera with preset configurations associated with particular orientations
Inventor: GROSVENOR DAVID ARTHUR
IPC: G03B13/36
Filed: 2004-09-08
Abstract: An image capture device (10) incorporates motion sensing means (12a/12b, fig 3) a controller and setting controls (14, fig 3) for the image capture device (10), wherein the controller is operable to store a plurality of configurations of the setting controls as preset configurations, wherein each of said preset configurations is associated with a particular output of the motion sensing means. The camera can automatically change configuration eg. focus, zoom, exposure depending on the direction in which the camera is pointing, and may automatically capture images in these directions.
Patent GB-2407209-A (GB)
Title: Compact pivoting electromagnetic valve actuator
Inventor: HOPPER MARK LEONARD
IPC: F01L9/20
Filed: 2004-09-28
Abstract: A pivoting electromagnetic actuator 10 comprises an armature 32 which is coupled in a pivoting manner to a connecting rod 90 such that the pivot coupling is located within the armature 32 and within an outer perimeter region of the pole faces of the electromagnets 72, 74 of the said actuator viewed in the direction of the connecting rod 90. Also disclosed is an electromagnetic actuator 10 which comprises an armature 32 and a reinforcing pin 38 where a connecting rod is coupled in a pivoting manner to the said reinforcing pin 38. Further disclosed is an electromagnetic valve actuator 10 which comprises a valve 20 which lies within the outer perimeter of an electromagnet when viewed in the direction of the valve stem 24. The armature may be a laminated plate of ferromagnetic sheets which includes hinge, pivot and / or reinforcing pins. The actuator may include a bi-directional spring assembly 60. The compact electromagnetic valve actuators may be situated in closer proximity to each other reducing the overall packaging space required.
Patent GB-2408622-A (GB)
Title: Color filter array substrate and fabricating method thereof
Inventor: PARK JONG JIN
IPC: G02F1/1343
Filed: 2004-11-24
Abstract: A color filter array substrate includes a black matrix (102) on a substrate (101), a plurality of color filters (104) at an area separated by the black matrix (102), the color filters (104) including red, green, blue and white color filters (104), a height of the white color filter being different from a height of the red, green and blue color filters, and a spacer (124) at an area that overlaps the black matrix (102).
Patent GB-2407310-A (GB)
Title: Controlling flow rates in mixing fluids
Inventor: SIMMONS PHILIP ANDREW
IPC: B67D1/00
Filed: 2000-06-01
Abstract: Apparatus to provide a mixture of at least two fluids in an accurate ratio comprises a sources of at least a first and second fluid, the first fluid passing through an orifice plate 40, whose hole 42 may have a chamfered edge, having a pressure transducer 48 which measures the fluid pressure immediately before the orifice plate and which, by virtue of the orifice plate venting to atmosphere, can provide data regarding the pressure drop across the plate 40 to a controller. The flow rate of the second fluid is then controlled depending on the flow rate of the first fluid deduced by the controller based on pre-programmed flow rate values over a range of pressure drops to achieve a desired ratio of the two fluids. The first and second fluids are preferably concentrated syrup and plain or carbonated water, respectively. A valve (18 figure 1) may be manually adjusted to provide a nominal flow rate of the first fluid. It may have grooves (22 figure 1) which increase in area in the upstream or downstream direction, and define a flow channel upon movement of a closure member (24 figure 1). A temperature sensor in one or each flow line may allow the controller to take account of viscosity changes. A turbine may monitor the flow rate of the second fluid.