baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2413838-A (GB)
Title: System and method of refrigerating at least one enclosure
Inventor: HU BEN P
IPC: F25B25/00
Filed: 2004-02-12
Abstract: A system and method are provided for refrigerating at least one enclosure (11), such as an aircraft galley cart. The system includes at least one air-to-liquid heat exchanger (18), an eutectic thermal battery (12), a liquid-to-direct heat exchanger (14) and at least one liquid-to-direct heat pump (16). The air-to-liquid heat exchangers (18) are in thermal communication with the interiors of the enclosures (11). The thermal battery (12) is in fluid communication with the air-to-liquid heat exchangers (18) via a first coolant loop (L1). The liquid-to-direct heat exchanger (14) and the liquid-to-direct heat pumps (16) are in fluid communication with the eutectic thermal battery (12) via a second coolant loop (L2), and in thermal communication with a cold heat sink, such as an aircraft fuselage skin structure. The system can controllably operate in direct passive, indirect passive, direct active and/or an indirect active modes whereby a coolant can selectively flow in the first (L1) and/or second (L2) coolant loops to thereby refrigerate the enclosures (11).
Patent GB-2430323-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to video switching devices
Inventor: SKELTON CHRIS
IPC: H04N5/268
Filed: 2005-09-19
Abstract: A video switching device 2 that can allow multiple video sources 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 to be connected to a television 9 that includes; one or more video signal detectors to facilitate use with certain devices such as games console 7, camcorder 8 or similar, and to assist operation with home cinema or surround sound decoder type devices 6; and one or more inputs 7, 8 able to accept S-video input signals in addition to composite video and/or RGB signals and convert them into composite video signals for switching and display; and one or more intelligent recording loops 10,11 equipped with decision making circuit 14 to facilitate recording between input devices not necessarily switched through to the output, one 10 or more of which has the ability to output RGB signals for use with digital recorders 3 or similar high quality recording devices; and one or more fixed connections 12 from the output to one or more of the inputs to allow the same signal as available on the main output to be viewed also in one or more other locations by means of a video transmission device 15 or other means; and a switching circuit able to connect through not only the audio output from whichever input source is selected, but if no input is active to automatically switch through the audio output from the television 9 attached to the output to another device attached either by means of an additional connector or connectors and/or to the audio output pins of one or more of the input connectors, such as a set of headphones 17, a hi-fi amplifier 16, or a hearing assistance device 18 such as induction loop.
Patent GB-2419157-A (GB)
Title: A plug-in clip
Inventor: KATO HIROYUKI
IPC: F16B21/08
Filed: 2005-10-14
Abstract: A clip (1) comprises a base (6), a shank (7) extending from the base (6), a pair of legs (9A, 9B) each extending from an end of the shank towards the base and away from a respective side of the shank, and a pair of elastic fingers (11A, 11B) each extending from the end of the shank towards the base and away from a respective side of the shank, juxtaposed with the legs. A curved end (12) is formed at the end of each finger to engage the edge of a mounting hole (5) in a workpiece. Complementary parts of a molded plastic clip, connected by a hinge, are fastened to one another before mounting of the clip.
Patent GB-2437778-A (GB)
Title: Fire retardant adhesive paste
Inventor: WARD DEREK ALFRED
IPC: C08L33/04
Filed: 2006-01-06
Abstract: A fire retardant adhesive paste suitable for use with wall paper, the paste comprising a styrene acrylic copolymer dispersion, a biocide, such as acticide, a defoaming agent, such as Octafoam (RTM) a paraffinic liquid/mineral oil, ammonia, water, a flame retardant ingredient, such as ammonium polyphosphate, a cellulose thickener, such as Tylose H6000 YP2 (RTM) and an acrylic associative thickener, such as Rheovis 132 (RTM), whereby the thickener has a dispersion of more than 50% solids in water.
Patent GB-2418626-A (GB)
Title: Process for separating a catalyst from a liquid
Inventor: VOGEL ALEX PHILIP
IPC: B01J8/00
Filed: 2004-07-09
Abstract: Gaseous reactants (18) are fed into a slurry bed (14) of solid catalyst particles in a liquid. The reactants react as they pass upwardly through the bed, thereby forming liquid and gaseous products. In a primary filtration stage (30), the liquid product passes through a filtering medium having filtering openings, which have a controlling dimension of x microns, so that large catalyst particles greater than x microns are removed. A primary filtrate containing near-size and fine catalyst particles is subjected to secondary filtration (64) to remove near-size particles. A cake of catalyst particles forms on the filtering medium. The passage of liquid product through the filtering medium is interrupted, and the filtering medium is backflushed by passing secondary filtrate through it in a reverse direction, to dislodge the cake from the filtering medium.
Patent GB-2440142-A (GB)
Title: Retaining Foot for Rammed Post or Pole.
Inventor: SMITH MICHAEL ALEXANDER
IPC: E04H17/22
Filed: 2006-07-17
Abstract: A member which restricts upwards movement of a fence post, comprising a square of folded galvanised sheet steel of medium gauge, having a central square and four flat side panels extending therefrom at approximately 60 degrees, with the corner areas of the sheet folded into flared barbs. The side panels are apertured for fixedly connecting the member to a post. The overall shape resembles a squared off arrowhead. In use, the member facilitates entry into the ground but prevents removal of a post, rotational movement is also prevented. A method of fitting the base to a post, comprising trimming the base of the post to correspond to the angle of the steel member side panels, then fixing them with nails is claimed. Also claimed is a method of ramming a fence post into the ground with a ramming machine, having first attached the member, or foot.
Patent GB-2429494-A (GB)
Title: Double conical clutch for use in a microphone support boom movement control apparatus with differential motion isolation capability
Inventor: EASON DONALD H
IPC: F16M11/12
Filed: 2004-01-15
Abstract: A double conical clutch comprises frictive preferential motion surfaces 77, at least one of which is frustum-shaped, the frustum-shaped frictive preferential motion surface having a frictive preferential motion surface angle 66 relative to a frictive preferential motion surface proximate compressive force axis 67, and having a frictive preferential motion surface axis 68 that is collinear with a structural support preferential motion axis 74. Frictive deferential motion surfaces are also provided, at least one of which is frustum-shaped, the frustum-shaped frictive deferential motion surface having a frictive deferential motion surface angle 71 relative to a frictive deferential motion surface proximate compressive force axis 72, and having a frictive deferential motion surface axis 73 that is collinear with a structural support deferential motion axis 75. The frictive preferential motion surface angle is greater that the frictive deferential motion surface angle. The double conical clutch allows motion in a preferred degree of freedom of the structural support before allowing motion of the structural support in any other degree of freedom. The double conical clutch isolates the motion in a preferred degree of freedom from a structural support stand. Preferably, the double conical clutch is utilised for controlling the movement of a microphone that may be held in some manner by a microphone support boom 52. Preferably, the double conical clutch isolates the yaw of the microphone support boom from a microphone stand which provides the majority of the height required for a desired microphone spatial positioning. The double conical clutch may also be used to achieve preferential isolation of a microphone support boom yaw with respect to motion in any other microphone support boom degree of freedom, such as pitch.
Patent GB-2431901-A (GB)
Title: Liquid container having a liquid detection unit
Inventor: KIMURA HITOTOSHI
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 2006-11-07
Abstract: A liquid container (1) includes a liquid containing portion (3) that is pressurized by a pressure unit. The container (1) further includes a liquid detection unit (11) that is interposed between the liquid containing portion (3) and a liquid supply port (9). The liquid detection unit (11) includes a liquid detection chamber (21) that has a liquid inlet port (11a) to be connected to the liquid discharge port (7b) of the liquid containing portion and a liquid outlet port (11b) to be connected to the liquid supply port (9). Contained with the liquid detection unit (11) is a movable member (127) that is movably accommodated in response to a liquid containing amount of the liquid detection chamber (21). The detection unit (11) has a recess portion (19a) that partitions a detection space in cooperation with one surface of the movable member (127) when the liquid containing amount of the liquid detection chamber (21) becomes a predetermined amount or less. A piezoelectric detection unit (35) applies vibration to the recess portion (19a) and detects a free vibration state according to the applied vibration. The movable member is provided with two flow passages (127a, 127b) that connect the partitioned detection space to the liquid detection chamber (21), through cooperation with ink guide path (33) of the recess portion (19a).
Patent GB-2436806-A (GB)
Title: Electronic dartboard with induction coils.
Inventor: YIU CHIH-HAO
IPC: F41J5/04
Filed: 2006-12-06
Abstract: An electronic dartboard with induction coils 40 is provided for use with magnetic darts. The coil induction system comprises a plurality of induction loops electrically connected to an electronic scoring circuit 70 and a comparison circuit 50. When the dart lands on the dartboard, one of the induction loops will produce a positive induction signal, and a neighboring induction loop will produce a negative induction signal, and then the comparison circuit will inform the electronic scoring circuit to based on the scoring area in which the dart lands. The dartboard is equally divided into a plurality of scoring areas, each scoring area includes at least one induction loop. All the induction loops wind in the same direction and are positioned in the dartboard. Therefore, the present invention can prevent the problem of wrong scoring caused by the dart synchronously cutting several induction loops, and can improve the scoring accuracy.
Patent GB-2434230-A (GB)
Title: Contextually ranked search results
Inventor: WU JIAZHEN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2007-01-12
Abstract: In providing a network search platform for mobile devices, the search platform can be adapted to tailor the results of a search to the particular subscriber and their mobile device. By mandating that content be accompanied by associated context specific meta information, and by providing a local user agent that understands the formatting of said meta information, a search engine can assemble a deep-indexed content database. As a result, search results representing content items that are most suitable for the subscriber and his/her device can be presented to minimize the chances of delivering unwanted content.
Patent GB-2434638-A (GB)
Title: Heat and power generating apparatus
Inventor: GLEDHILL HOUGHTON AINSWORTH
IPC: F24D18/00
Filed: 2007-01-24
Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus which can be used to provide power and/or heating for domestic premises 2. The apparatus includes a storage vessel 36 for water and a power generator 34. The power generator and/or the storage vessel are located externally of the premises and are connected to water connections, electrical connections and control means which are located internally of the premises. Preferably, the power generator is part of a micro combined heat and power (mCHP) system and comprises a Stirling engine. A combi-boiler 14 may be provided within the premises and connected to the storage vessel. The storage vessel and power generator may be retrofitted to an existing boiler and water supply within the premises. Preferably, the storage vessel and power generator are covered by a waterproof, insulated, and frost protected housing 16 located on an external wall 12 of the premises. The storage vessel and power generator may be provided as a prefabricated unit with the storage vessel and power generator interconnected and pre-plumbed under factory conditions. The aim of the invention is to provide a heating and power generating apparatus in a form which allows the installation to be effectively completed both in new-build and existing premises. The external location of the apparatus also aims to address the problem of noise produced by the power generator.
Patent GB-2452492-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to floor/roof structures
Inventor: CARNEY PHILIP
IPC: E04B1/94
Filed: 2007-09-04
Abstract: The disclosure relates to a floor structure <B>10</B> for a timber frame building. The structure is formed in timber and consists of parallel joists <B>11</B> bounded by rimboards <B>12</B> where the structure is intended to be built into a wall having a timber frame e.g. a party wall. Each rimboard is a laminated board having an outer lamination <B>12a</B> remote from the joist structure formed in timber and an inner lamination <B>12b</B> adjacent the joist structure formed in a fire resistant foam to resist spread of fire from the floor structure to the wall to which the structure is mounted.
Patent GB-2452102-A (GB)
Title: Harmonica with integral bottle opener
Inventor: OSWELL CHRISTOPHER ANDREW
IPC: B67B7/16
Filed: 2007-12-18
Abstract: A harmonica 1 comprises a bottle opener suitable for use in opening crown cap bottles. The harmonica 1 preferably has at least one reed plate 3, where the bottle opener is an extension 7 of the reed plate 3 and comprises a recess 8 and a hook 9. Alternatively, the harmonica 1 may comprise a comb and the bottle opener is formed from an extension of the comb. In use the harmonica 1 may form the handle of the bottle opener.
Patent GB-2455742-A (GB)
Title: A dynamic range controller with an adaptively controlled attack rate
Inventor: MAGRATH ANTHONY JAMES
IPC: H03G3/20
Filed: 2007-12-19
Abstract: A circuit for preventing clipping in a digital Automatic Level Control (ALC), or Limiter, is disclosed. The amplitude of a signal above a clipping level is estimated ('d', fig.5). The signal level is then automatically reduced over a time period ('T', fig.5) equal to the feed-forward delay of the controller. By adaptively controlling the attack rate used to control the gain applied to the signal, based on the estimated excess amplitude and the available delay time, it can be ensured that the output level is brought within the clipping level sufficiently quickly to prevent audible clipping.
Patent GB-2455985-A (GB)
Title: A Footstool
Inventor: ABOLKHEIR MOHAMED HOSNY
IPC: A47C16/02
Filed: 2007-12-24
Abstract: A displacement-resistant footstool 1 comprising a sole-supporting surface 2, a ground-supported base 3 and connecting means 4 that connects the sole-supporting surface 2 to the base 3 and substantially redirects the sole-released forces, which are generated by the weight of the feet and a proportion of the weight of the legs plus any additional foot-pushing forces from a substantially horizontal direction that points away from the person to a substantially vertically downward direction towards and pressing onto the floor. In effect substantially converting the sole-released forces from being displacement forces to being displacement-resistant forces.
Patent GB-2446065-A (GB)
Title: Waste disposal bins
Inventor: SULLIVAN JAMES
IPC: B65F1/06
Filed: 2008-01-25
Abstract: A waste disposal bin consists of a container 32 with a removable liner bag 42 tamed of flexible heat resistant material, such as self-supporting metal foil, to receive chewing gum, cigarette and cigar ends. The container has photo-electric means 54 to 60 for sensing when the bin is full and mobile phone type of communication means 62 to transmit this fact to a remote location. There may be a time delay to avoid actuation by waste passing through the light beam during insertion. The bin may have a hinged lid 34 with apertures 48, 50, 52 leading to compartments 42 as above, 44 for general waste and 46 for drinking cups. The lid may be of heat resistant material so that cigarettes can be stubbed out on it.
Patent GB-2449338-A (GB)
Title: Office furniture moveable along tracks
Inventor: PENGELLY SIMON
IPC: A47B53/02
Filed: 2008-04-28
Abstract: A furniture assembly 80 includes a plurality of furniture members 12, 42 movable along a guide track 46. The track 46 may be a T-shaped rail 62 contacted by vertical 56 and horizontal 54 wheels or rollers. Alternatively (see figure 10) the track (146) may have a groove or channel (82) along which a wheel (160) may roll, with flanges (84) engaging the channels (82). A second guide in the form of a wear strip 50 may be placed on the floor, contacted by wheel 60. Movement along the tracks 46 may be stopped and locked. The furniture 80 may be nested together where in the nested condition the furniture interlocks and the storage space is inaccessible. The furniture may be provided as separate parts which engage together.
Patent GB-2450203-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic ram for an excavator coupler
Inventor: MOODY KEITH
IPC: E02F3/36
Filed: 2008-05-02
Abstract: A hydraulic ram 30 for an excavator coupler 10 of a mini-excavator comprises a head 38, a hydraulic cylinder 36, a rod 32 having a piston 34 at its proximal end, the piston 34 being fitted within a bore of the cylinder 36 and a check valve (40 fig 17) mounted in a first bore 42 at least partially within the head 38 of the ram 30. Two hinge pins may mount the ram (30) within the coupler (10) by means of bores (86 fig 6), the common axis of the hinge pins extending through the check valve. Te rod 32 or piston 34 may have a recess or cut-out 95 in its proximal end for accommodating a distal end of the check valve to maintain a full range of travel for the piston 34 within the bore of the cylinder 36.
Patent GB-2459922-A (GB)
Title: Treatment for keratinizing dermatological disorders by reduction in keratin expression
Inventor: ZHAO YIWEI
IPC: A61P3/00
Filed: 2008-05-13
Abstract: Compounds and a method for screening for a compound to reduce the expression of keratin proteins in keratinizing dermatological disorders are disclosed. Preferably keratin expression is reduced by the upstream targeting of the transcription factor stat1 using statins (HMG CoA inhibitors), such as Compactin, Mevastatin, Simvastatin, Atorvastatin, Cerivastatin, Fluvastatin, Lovastatin, Pitavastatin, Pravastatin or Rosuvastatin. Alternatively keratin expression may be reduced using RNAi strategies. Preferably the compounds are for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (eczema), ichythyosis vulgaris, epidermolysis bullosa simplex and particularly pachyonychia congenita.
Patent GB-2451722-A (GB)
Title: Piping kit for air conditioning apparatus and air handling unit having the same
Inventor: KIM JOON HYOUNG
IPC: F24F1/00
Filed: 2008-05-30
Abstract: A piping kit (30) for an air conditioning apparatus is disclosed. The piping kit enables mounting of elements meeting the specification of the air conditioning apparatus, upon installing pipes, for elements associated with pipes, and enables easy installation of pipes of the air conditioning apparatus and installation of elements to be mounted to the pipes. An air handling unit having the piping kit is also disclosed. The piping kit includes a case, at least one refrigerant supplying tube (32a,32b,32c) arranged in the case, to guide a refrigerant from an outdoor unit (20) to an indoor heat exchanger (17), at least (33a,33b,33c) arranged in the case, to guide the refrigerant from the indoor heat exchanger to the outdoor unit, and at least one refrigerant expansion device (34a,34b) arranged in the at least one refrigerant supplying tube within the case.
Patent GB-2451557-A (GB)
Title: An aircraft communications and control device
Inventor: COX ISAIAH WATAS
IPC: B64C39/02
Filed: 2008-07-22
Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating voice communication between persons outside 120 an aircraft and persons 122 inside an aircraft comprising an internal (figure 2) and an external (figure 1) communications unit, the units comprising a voice sensing means (eg. microphone) 100, voice receiving and transmitting means, and voice amplifying means (eg., speaker / headphones) 102. Preferably the external audio communication apparatus 126 has means to remotely control an aircraft by operating a self-propelled nose wheel of the aircraft. In this way, speed and direction of the aircraft can be controlled when it is taxiing on the ground. The aircraft direction is preferably controlled by an arm / joystick 132 and speed controlled by a slider 130 attached to the voice communication apparatus. The external transponder / control unit is ideally a wireless handheld portable unit, but may alternatively be fixed airport equipment in the control tower. The in-aircraft control unit may be free-standing or built-in.
Patent GB-2449593-A (GB)
Title: Network design processing device, network design processing method and network design processing program
Inventor: NAKAMURA TAKEO
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2006-03-17
Abstract: In a network design processing device (1), a network diagram depiction processing unit (10) depicts/edits a real device network comprised of really physically existing devices in response to an input through a computer screen; expresses a real device or more with the same application or function as an imaginary device; depicts/edits an imaginary device network comprised of the imaginary device; and stores structure data of the real device network diagram, those of the imaginary device network diagram and relation information of each of the structure data in a network structure data memory unit (15). A network structure data output processing unit (16) switches to display the real device network diagram, the imaginary device network diagram and a network diagram laid to overlap those network diagrams in accordance with designation from the outside.
Patent GB-2465607-A (GB)
Title: CMOS imager structures
Inventor: FINDLAY EWAN
IPC: H01L27/146
Filed: 2008-11-25
Abstract: Motheye structures having nanometre dimensions are provided as anti-reflective coatings within an air-cavity chip-scale package (CSP) for housing CMOS image sensors. The nanotextured antireflective surfaces may be applied to the surfaces of the lenses, the imager detector surface 12, the package lid 16 and/or the surface of the spacer elements 14 which define an air gap between the imaging detector substrate 10. The chip scale package may incorporate wafer scale lenses. The imaging device may be used in a camera, a mobile phone or an optical computer mouse.