baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2380643-A (GB)
Title: Methods for building and using a network device database
Inventor: WILSON RODGER P
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2001-05-07
Abstract: Several methods are described for building and using a network device database. The network includes multiple enclosures, and each enclosure houses at least one device (e.g., a data storage device). The network may be, for example, a storage area network. One embodiment of a method for deriving the addresses of all devices of the network includes repeating the following steps for each enclosure of the network. A command is issued to the enclosure requesting information comprising device identifications (IDs) of all devices within the enclosure. A portion of an address of the enclosure is concatenated with each device ID to form the addresses of all devices within the enclosure. The network may include one or more Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loops (FC-ALs). In this case, the addresses of the enclosures and the devices coupled FC-ALs are fabric addresses. Each enclosure may include a small computer system interface (SCSI) enclosure services (SES) unit. In this case, the issuing step may include issuing a command to the SES unit of an enclosure requesting a page of information including device IDs of all devices within the enclosure. The page may be an SES-defined element descriptor page. A method for handling a fault condition within a device of the above described network is also described and includes building a database including addresses of all enclosures and devices of the network.
Patent GB-2385333-A (GB)
Title: A Treatment for Stainless Steel Plates Used in Electrochemical Cell Assemblies
Inventor: HODGSON DAVID RONALD
IPC: C22C38/00
Filed: 2003-02-04
Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrochemical cell assembly, in which at least one component which is exposed to the chemical environment during operation of the cell comprises a metal alloy, said method comprising treating a surface of the alloy, prior to incorporation in the assembly, the alloy being one containing nickel in excess of that present in 316L stainless steel and incorporating the treated component in the cell assembly. The method may comprise exposing the alloy to sulphuric acid and passing an electric current through it, so that the ratio of iron to chromium content in the surface region is reduced, compared with the iron to chromium ratio prior to such treatment; and the interfacial resistance of the alloy is also reduced. A further coating of titanium nitride or similar electrocatalytically active coating may be added.
Patent GB-2400983-A (GB)
Title: Axially laminated rotor assembly
Inventor: CLARKE NORMAN
IPC: H02K1/24
Filed: 2003-04-23
Abstract: An axially laminated rotor assembly for an electrical machine comprises a plurality of magnetically permeable, congruent plates arranged in alternate orientations around an axis, wherein a first edge of each plate is adjacent the axis and has at least one slot and at least one projection, the slot being wider than the projection, such that each projection would fit into a slot on the adjacent congruent plate. Various numbers and shapes of slots are disclosed.
Patent GB-2390140-A (GB)
Title: Instantaneous water heater
Inventor: WEBBER DOMINIC GEORGE
IPC: F24H9/20
Filed: 2003-06-17
Abstract: The heater for a shower has a water inlet 8 or 10, a flow rate control valve 12, an on/off control valve 20, and a heater can 14. Water flows through the various components to an outlet 19 with the pressure drop minimised by having a cross-sectional area with no less than a 15mm internal diameter throughout the components. The flow path through the heater can has a cross-sectional area equivalent to a pipe of at least 15 mm internal diameter and, similarly, the on/off valve and flow rate control valve when fully open have cross-sectional areas equivalent to a pipe of at least 15 mm internal diameter to allow the required pressure and flow rate to be maintained. The pressure drop may also be minimised by eliminating any intermediate pipes between the components or by including a rolling diaphragm in the on/off valve.
Patent GB-2390687-A (GB)
Title: Plug-in adapter for gas sampling
Inventor: RABENECKER HORST
IPC: G01N1/22
Filed: 2003-07-03
Abstract: A device for gas analysis with a sensor (5), a metering gas pump (3) is to be improved such that the sensor (5) can be connected in a simple manner both with the suction side (7) or the pressure side (8) of the metering gas pump (3). To solve the problem, a plug-in adapter (6) is provided, which has a first measuring channel (14) in a flow connection with the sensor (5), whereby the plug-in adapter (6) can be connected with the metering gas pump (3) in two positions, in such a way that a connection piece (13) of the first measuring channel (14) is connected in a first position of the plug-in adapter (6) to the pressure side (8) and in a second position to the suction side (7) of the metering gas pump (3). Thus, the adapter allows the sensor to placed on either the suction side or the pressure side of the pump depending on the adapter position.
Patent GB-2392177-A (GB)
Title: Joist support
Inventor: BARON PAUL
IPC: F16B15/00
Filed: 2003-07-08
Abstract: A support 1 for a joist 7 comprises a first plate 2 with a first bracket (3, Fig 1) and a separate second plate with a second bracket; the plates being secured to respective sides of the joist and the brackets projecting from the end of the joist to be supported by a structure such as a wall 8. The respective plates and brackets may be integrally formed from a single sheet of metal or the plates may be first attached to the joist and later to the brackets. The plates may have tangs (4, Fig1) or be secured to the joist by nails. Each bracket may have a flange (6, Fig 1) perpendicular to the plate to secure to the upper surface of the structure. In another aspect, there is a method of supporting the end of a joist from a structure such as masonry, brick or timber wall using first and second plates secured to the opposed edges of the joist but which leaves the underside of the joist unencumbered to present a flush surface.
Patent GB-2390932-A (GB)
Title: Transflective liquid crystal display device and fabricating method thereof
Inventor: KIM HONG-JIN
IPC: H01L29/786
Filed: 2003-07-11
Abstract: An array substrate for a transflective liquid crystal display device includes: a gate line (111) on a substrate; a data line (120) crossing the gate line (111), the gate line (111) and the data line (120) defining a pixel region (P) having a transmissive portion and a reflective portion; a gate electrode (110) connected to the gate line (111); source and drain electrodes (118, 122) spaced apart from each other over the gate electrode (110), the source and drain electrodes (118, 122) being spaced apart from each other, the source electrode (118) being connected to the data line (120); a reflective layer (124) having the same layer as the source and drain electrodes (118. 122), the reflective layer (124) being disposed in the pixel region (P) and having a transmissive hole (123) corresponding to the transmissive portion; and a pixel electrode (136) connected to the drain electrode (122), the pixel electrode (136) being disposed in the pixel region (P), wherein the source and drain electrodes (118, 122) and the reflective layer (124) have multiple layers of metal, wherein a top layer of the multiple layers includes a reflective metallic material. Reflective layer (124) is formed at the same time as data line (120), source and drain electrodes (118, 122) to reduce the number of fabrication mask steps.
Patent GB-2392764-A (GB)
Title: LED based signalling device
Inventor: TAYLOR KENNETH R
IPC: G08B5/38
Filed: 2003-09-05
Abstract: The light emitting diode based signalling device is steadily on in the normal state and flashes with a strobe flicker pattern in the alarm state. Other alarm patterns such as a flickering, pulsing or broken light or a change of colour or number of LEDs lit may be used. The device may use a lens constructed in the shape of a dome and a conical reflector. It may be mounted on a post.
Patent GB-2390478-A (GB)
Title: An ion mobility spectrometer coupled to a scanning mass filter and fragmentation cell
Inventor: HOYES JOHN BRIAN
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2002-09-23
Abstract: Mass spectrometry wherein ions having a particular desired charge state, e.g. multiply charged ions, are selected by operating an ion mobility spectrometer 4, preferably an ion tunnel IMS, in combination with a quadrupole mass filter 5. Selected ions may be fragmented or reacted to form daughter ions or product ions in a collision cell ion trap 6, and the sent back upstream to an upstream ion trap 2. The fragment or product ions are then passed through the IMS where they are temporally separated according to their ion mobility, and then re-trapped in the collision cell ion trap 6 before being released therefrom in packets. Energisation of a pusher electrode 8 of an orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometer (oaTOF-MS) is synchronised with the release of the ion packets from the trap 6, so as to mass analyze the fragment or product ions with a near 100% duty cycle across the whole mass range.
Patent GB-2396958-A (GB)
Title: Mass-to-charge ratio separation of ions using transient DC voltage waveforms
Inventor: BATEMAN ROBERT HAROLD
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2003-10-23
Abstract: A mass spectrometer comprising a mass filter 1 for separating ions according to their mass-to-charge ratio, so that they assume different essentially static axial positions along the length of the filter 1. The mass filter 1 comprises a plurality of electrodes 3 wherein ions are radially confined within the filter 1 by the application of AC or RF voltages to the electrodes 3. One or more transient DC voltages or DC voltage waveforms are progressively applied to the electrodes 3 so that ions having a certain m/z are separated from other ions having a different m/z, while remaining radially confined with the mass filter 1. The mass filter preferably takes the form of an ion tunnel, but may also be an ion funnel or segmented rod set.
Patent GB-2409009-A (GB)
Title: A telescopic connection structure
Inventor: CHEN CHIN-YUAN
IPC: F16L27/12
Filed: 2003-12-10
Abstract: A telescopic connection structure for connecting two sections of pipe or hose comprises an extension pipe and a connection member 30. The extension pipe includes an outer tube 22 and an inner tube 21 slidably mounted therein. The connection member 30 is made up of first and second connectors 31,32 which are connected together by complementary screw threads 33,34. The first connector 31 includes elastic retaining pieces 37 arranged at intervals around its perimeter. The outer tube 22 is fastened at one end to a lower portion of the first connector 31 and is connectable at its other end to a first pipe, such as a handle (10, Fig 1), and the slidable inner tube 21 is connectable at its exposed end to a second pipe, such as a nozzle (40, Fig 1). When the first and second connectors 31,32 are connected, the elastic retaining pieces 37 are constricted so that they engage the wall of the inner pipe 21 thus locking the extension pipe at the required length and when the connectors 31,32 are released the length of the extension pipe can be altered. Also disclosed are spray attachments for a hose or pipe which include other connection arrangements.
Patent GB-2392591-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for converting communication protocol
Inventor: HA SAM CHUL
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2002-04-09
Abstract: An apparatus and method for convening communication protocol is disclosed, which is enable to communicate among apparatuses having different communication protocols by converting the different communication protocols into a protocol corresponding to one another. The apparatus includes a plurality of apparatuses having different communication protocols communicated in a bus line, and a converting apparatus connected to the plurality of apparatus for converting data input/output from an apparatus of a certain communication protocol by downloading communication protocol by Internet, or by mounting a card for converting communication protocol.
Patent GB-2406133-A (GB)
Title: Pet collar buckle structure releasable under pulling force
Inventor: CHEN YING-CHIH
IPC: A01K27/00
Filed: 2003-12-31
Abstract: A pet collar buckle structure comprises a plastic male member (1) and a female member (2). The male member (1) consists of a stepped round face (11) at its front end, an outer circular surface (12) protruding from the round face (11) and a lateral notch (13) formed in the sides of the round face (11). The female member (2) has an interior space (23) between a surface section (21) and two elastic clips (22), each elastic clip (22) having a narrow slot (25) formed along the outer side as well as a convex section (221) and a concave section (222) contiguously articulated along the inner side. As such, the male member (1) becomes tightly ensconced following insertion into the female member (2) but when the male member (1) and the female member (2) are subjected to a certain pulling force, the male member (1) may be safely released at varying angles from the female member (2). The male and female members each comprise a device for attachment of an end of the collar.
Patent GB-2397549-A (GB)
Title: A foam body for a master model
Inventor: CORDEN THOMAS JOSEPH
IPC: B29C33/38
Filed: 2004-01-22
Abstract: A master model 10 for use in the production of a mould tool, the master model comprising a main body 12 formed of a foamed material. The foamed body may be a substantially isotropic closed-cell polymeric thermoplastic or a metallic material such as a foamed aluminium alloy. The master model may comprise a mouldable outer layer 14 of a thermosetting syntactic material in the form of a phenolic or epoxy dough or a settable ceramic, cement slurry or a metallic alloy such as lead alloy. The settable material may be mechanically attached to the main body by location of the settable material within the open cells and cavities 18 in the foam structure on the outer surface 16 of the main body or by means of an adhesive. The outer layer may be a plurality of discrete units (214 a,b,c figure 6) such as blocks or slabs in a solid or semi solid state attached to the main body by pins, dowels or threaded fasteners (28 figure 7) or an adhesive (226 figure 6). The main body and outer layer may be placed in a vacuum bag 22 or autoclave to consolidate attachment of the material to the main body as well as removing any unnecessary voids in the material. A method of forming a master model is also included.
Patent GB-2401685-A (GB)
Title: Measuring tape
Inventor: LEE BARRY HOWARD
IPC: G01B3/10
Filed: 2004-02-11
Abstract: A measuring tape with end assembly comprises a tape 10, and an end assembly which has a lower plate member 30 and an upper plate member 50. The free end of the tape is shaped to provide two apertures 12 with a slot 14. The free end of the tape is looped back on itself to form a loop. The lower plate member 30 comprises arms 38, 40 which are placed in respective spaces 26 in the tape loop. Aperture 34 of the lower plate member is aligned with apertures 12 in the tape and a central spine 36 is received in the slot 14. The upper plate member has a coincident scale 52 with that on the tape. A post on the upper plate member is received through apertures 12, 34 by snap-fit engagement. Prong (labelled item 30 in figure) serves to clamp the tape with a greater force. The end assembly may alternately comprise a hook or an apertured end-piece.
Patent GB-2397947-A (GB)
Title: Method of using a (hfac)Cu(I)(DMB) precursor to form copper wiring
Inventor: PYO SUNG GYU
IPC: C23C16/448
Filed: 2000-12-04
Abstract: A method of forming a copper wiring in a semiconductor device, uses metal organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) process technology 400, in which 1 ,1 1, 5, 5, 5-hexafluoro-2, 4-pentadionato (3,3-dimethyl-1-butene)-copper(I) ((hfac)Cu(DMB)) is used as a copper precursor. The deposition process used copper deposition equipment 100 comprising a direct liquid injection (DLI) system, a control evaporation mixer (CEM) or a vaporizer of an orifice type or a spray type. Accordingly, it can realize reproducibility of the copper deposition process and obtain a copper thin film of good quality.
Patent GB-2404418-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seat trim attachment assembly
Inventor: ALI ASAD S
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2004-07-07
Abstract: The present invention relates to a trim material attachment assembly (10,110) for securing trim material (34) to the padding (24) of a vehicle seat (12) and includes an elongate wedge (36,136) having a wedge tip (38) and opposed walls (40,42,140,142) which extend angularly outward to define a substantially V-shaped channel (56) adapted to receive the trim material (34) of the seat (12). The attachment assembly (10,110) further includes a receiving member (62,162) having a base (64,164) adapted to engage the padding (24) of a vehicle seat (12), a centrally located elevated platform (68,168) and cantilevered retention tabs (70,72,170,172) extending from the elevated platform (68,168). The retention tabs (70,72,170,172) are adapted to snap-receive the elongate wedge (36,136). Each of the the retention tabs (70,72,170,172) include angled portions (74,76,174,176) to recieve the elongate wedge (36,136) and engaging flanges (78,80,178,180) adapted to releasably engage top edges of the wedge. The receiving member (62) may be provided with channel portions beneath the base to attach to an elongate member so that a number of receiving members may be secured together.
Patent GB-2416106-A (GB)
Title: Roasting cocoa
Inventor: MEER HENRICUS J J VAN DER
IPC: A23G1/56
Filed: 2004-07-15
Abstract: A process for the roasting of cocoa comprises the steps of wetting cocoa nibs with water up to a water content of at least 5 wt %, grinding the wetted cocoa nibs, thus reducing and homogenising particle size of the nibs, shaping the ground nibs to form shaped agglomerated cocoa particles, and roasting the shaped agglomerated cocoa particles at a temperature between 80 and 160{C. The process is more economic from process technology point of view and the obtained roasted cocoa and cocoa powder and liquor made thereof have improved colour and taste and a low acrylamide content.
Patent GB-2404906-A (GB)
Title: Cam activated extendable cupholder
Inventor: MOYER SCOTT A
IPC: B60N3/10
Filed: 2004-08-10
Abstract: A vehicle cupholder (10) comprises a generally planar support member (12) that is pivotable about a horizontal axis between a horizontal open position and a vertical stowed position. The support member (12) includes a first curved wall (14) and a first retaining arm (26) retaining a container when in a horizontal open position. The first retaining arm (26) is pivotally mounted to the support member (12) in a plane parallel to the plane of the support member. A first mounting bracket (38) includes a cam-shaped outer perimeter surface (42) in constant contact with first retaining arm (26). The retaining arm (26) is slideable along the outer perimeter surface (42) between the extended position and the retracted position. The outer perimeter surface (42) exerts a biasing force on the first retaining arm (26) as the support member (12) is pivoted from the horizontal open position to the vertical stowed position so as to pivot the first retaining arm (26) from the extended position to the retracted position.
Patent GB-2406620-A (GB)
Title: Fan with integral rotating shroud
Inventor: IWASAKI TAKAHIRO
IPC: F04D29/32
Filed: 2004-09-08
Abstract: A fan 100 comprising a hub with a plurality of blades 120 extending therefrom, a ring member (shroud) integrated with the tips of the blades 120, wherein the ring member has a smaller axial direction than that of each blade 120, with respect to the axis of the hub, the ring member comprising a portion which extends from a body portion, of the ring member, in the form of a bell in an upstream direction, characterised in that the point 132 at which the extending portion connects to the body portion is disposed at between 25% and 85% of the axial distance between the leading and trailing edges of each blade 120. A connecting wall (133 fig. 5) may be connected to the body portion of the ring member and extend in an axial direction. The fan 100 may be associated with a blower unit wherein the blower unit may have a shroud 200 housing the fan 100 therein. The shroud 200 may have an air guiding portion 220.
Patent GB-2401555-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing golf clubs that are individually adapted to the respective height of golf players
Inventor: WOHLDORF PETER A W
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2002-02-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing golf clubs that are individually adapted to the respective height of golf players. According to the invention, a test person firstly executes, with a test club whose distance from the floor (H) corresponds to the distance of the wrist of the upright-standing test person from the floor, one or more test strokes on a specially prepared flat base. Afterwards, the line of contact of the bottom (5) of the test club head (1) with the base is determined, and the distance of the line of contact from the club head central plane (0) is measured. The length (L) of the shaft (2) is subsequently adapted according to this measured distance. The invention also relates to a template and a chart.
Patent GB-2418445-A (GB)
Title: Retractable speed bump
Inventor: GRIFFITHS DAVID
IPC: E01F9/529
Filed: 2004-09-23
Abstract: The retractable speed bump, particularly for use in areas used by heavy goods vehicles and the like, comprises a first parallelogram frame formed by upper 54 and lower 52 nested beams connected by pivoted connecting arms 56,56', the lower beam having at least one depression 78,78' and at least one raised section 70,70', with the upper beam being displaceable relative to the lower beam by means of the arms from a retracted positioned where it nests in the depression or depressions of the lower beam, through a maximally extended position, to a raised positioned where it rests upon the at least one raised section of the lower beam. A second parallelogram frame may be formed by the upper beam and an uppermost beam that are similarly formed relative to one another and which are connected by upper pivoted arms so that the upper and uppermost beams can move relative to one another in the same manner as the lower and upper beams. On or more road surface elements preferably cover the upper and, if applicable, uppermost beams and the upper and uppermost beams may move separate road surface elements. The road surface elements are preferably constrained to move only vertically under the action of the beams and may have scalloped, castellated or zigzagged edges. The upper and any uppermost beams may be slidable relative to the road surface elements due to rotatable bearings and preferably there are more than 2 connector and upper connector arms, which are paired on common axes. The lower beam is mounted in a frame secured beneath the road surface and displacement of the beams may be electrically, hydraulically, pneumatically or other non-manual systems using an electrical control unit. The system may also include speed cameras, magnetic detector loops or other vehicle detection systems.
Patent GB-2427733-A (GB)
Title: Remote control
Inventor: JAMES SIAN
IPC: H04M1/72415
Filed: 2005-06-29
Abstract: A remote control framework enables a plurality of target devices to be controlled by a plurality of remote control devices irrespective of bearer types. In a preferred embodiment any target device may also act as a control device and any control device may also act as a target device. The framework also enables any application running on any target device to be controlled by any controller device.