baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2385741-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for managing data traffic associated with a user on a network
Inventor: MORAN PAUL JAMES
IPC: H04L47/80
Filed: 2002-02-25
Abstract: A method and processing device for controlling the communication of data associated with a user on a network 1 is described, in which the communication of data to and from a user is controlled according to user profile information. In a preferred embodiment, the user profile information is maintained in a database 9 accessible to processing devices 5 providing access to the network 1, and includes a volume allowance for a predetermined time period, a maximum transmission rate and current usage information for the user. Each time a user connects to the network 1, the method determines whether the user is within the volume allowance, and if so, permits access to the network 1. The communication of data is controlled according to the maximum transmission rate. The method may be implemented in software.
Patent GB-2388050-A (GB)
Title: Starting aid for use in swimming
Inventor: CURRY FRANCESA
IPC: A63B5/10
Filed: 2002-05-03
Abstract: A starting aid for use in swimming comprises a platform 12 with a leading edge 14, wherein said platform 12 is configured to be disposed with said leading edge 14 adjacent to an edge of a swimming pool said aid further comprising a surface 16, located behind said leading edge 14 and upwardly inclined with respect to said platform 12, for a swimmer to push against with one foot whilst diving from the platform. The surface 16 may be integrally formed with the platform or may be detachable mounted on the platform 12. The angle of inclination of the surface 16 may be adjustable. The distance of the surface 16 from the leading edge 14 may be adjustable.
Patent GB-2378258-A (GB)
Title: Optical Isolator
Inventor: WATANABE TOSHIAKI
IPC: G02F1/09
Filed: 2002-06-14
Abstract: An optical isolator constituted by disposing optical elements comprising at least three polarizers and two faraday rotators with respect to a forward direction of light, wherein magnets (110,111), which are magnetized so that these magnetic poles are different from each other, are oppositely disposed by inserting the optical elements therebetween, the optical elements are constituted by disposing a first polarizer 105, a first faraday rotator 103, a second polarizer 106, a second faraday rotator 104 and a third polarizer 107 in order, the first and the third polarizers have the same transmission polarizing direction, and a faraday rotation direction of the first faraday rotator is different from that of the second faraday rotator toward a forward direction of light. There is provided a reliable, productive and low cost multistage optical isolator having high backward loss and that both an incident and exit transmission polarizing directions are identical with each other.
Patent GB-2376059-A (GB)
Title: Fluid coupling
Inventor: DECLER CHARLES PETER
IPC: F16L37/30
Filed: 2001-03-01
Abstract: A fluid coupling for dispensing fluids, suitable for connecting a fitment disposed within a fluid source to a fluid receiving member. The fluid coupling includes a housing that defines a central passage between front and back openings and a first flow passage between the back and a side openings. A lever actuator is rotatably mounted on the housing to open/close the first flow passage. A poppet member is disposed within the central passage to define a second flow passage. The poppet member is actuatable between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration to close/open the second flow passage. The housing, the poppet member and the lever actuator are each one-piece integrally molded device.
Patent GB-2381745-A (GB)
Title: Hip bath
Inventor: JOHANSSON PAUL-JOHNNY
IPC: A61H33/00
Filed: 2002-10-29
Abstract: A hip bath includes a rear space (1) with a seat (2) as well as a front space (3) with a door opening (5) in a front side (4) thereof, said door opening (5) being closable by a door (6), wherein the seat (2) has a seat surface (7) with a notch (8), which extends rearwardly and divides said seat surface in two portions (7a, 7b). The front space (3) has a constant or substantially constant width (VB) and the rear space (1) has a greater width (HB) that the front space (3).
Patent GB-2383649-A (GB)
Title: Method for characterizing an air flow within a boosted internal combustion engine.
Inventor: YIP JAMES W
IPC: F02D31/00
Filed: 2002-10-29
Abstract: An air mass flow rate target, corresponding to air mass flow rate from the turbo 32 or supercharger 36 is determined from an engine rotational speed 46, throttle position 24, and turbo air bypass position 28. Air flow target, which is the airflow to the inlet manifold 16 is then determined from the air mass flow target and the engine rotational speed. Preferably, look up tables are used for mapping the engine speed and the mass air flow rate target term to obtain a desired torque value. This torque value is corrected in respect to actual operating conditions such as air/fuel ratio or spark advance. The modified torque value is then limited by applying torque limits (72, fig.2) to protect the engine, such limits could be excessive engine speed, exhaust gas temperature, time in boost, engine knock and data for torque converter brake stall, thus generating a total modified desired torque term (70, fig.2) from which the air flow target is determined. The air mass flow rate target may alternatively be determined from a compressibility term based on an air pressure ratio and a reference air mass flow rate term based on throttle position and air bypass valve position.
Patent GB-2383768-A (GB)
Title: Interchangeable handle for welding gun
Inventor: DOHERTY JAMES E
IPC: B23K9/28
Filed: 2003-01-02
Abstract: A welding system includes a welding gun 32 with a handle 42, the handle 42 having a first end 58 and a second end 60. The handle 42 can receive a welding cable 34 in either of these two ends 58,60, which oppose each other. A trigger 44 can be positioned in any one of four quadrants of the handle 42 (figures 2 to 5). The trigger 44 may be located at the top of the handle 42, adjacent neck 46 (figure 5) or the cable 34 (figure 4), or it may be located underneath the handle 42, adjacent neck 46 (figure 2; as shown) or the cable 34 (figure 3). This is possible because the cable 34 can be received and connected at either end 58,60 of the handle 42. The handle 42 increases in cross-sectional area in each direction towards the first 58 and second 60 ends from a gripping portion located between them.
Patent GB-2386218-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for evaluating web pages
Inventor: KATAYAMA YOSHINORI
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2003-01-03
Abstract: An evaluation apparatus is disclosed which learns the correspondence between domains and evaluation items from a Web page group in Internet, generates an evaluation set group 26 and generates a specified domain evaluation set 27 by extracting evaluation items corresponding to the specified domain from the evaluation set group. Then, it evaluates a Web page to be evaluated based on the specified domain evaluation set.
Patent GB-2384795-A (GB)
Title: Mine stopping and braces therefor
Inventor: KENNEDY WILLIAM R
IPC: E21F1/10
Filed: 2003-01-31
Abstract: A mine stopping is installed in a mine passageway includes a elongate panels 18, 19, 20 extending vertically in side-by-side relation from a floor to a roof of the passageway to at least partially close the passageway. A horizontal elongate brace or braces 35 extends between the walls of the passageway adjacent to the panels and attached thereto. A vertical column 70 extends from the floor to the roof and reinforces the brace. A horizontal anchor beam extends between the passageway walls adjacent the panels and connected to the passageway floor and/or roof. The braces are extendable to cater with different sized passageways. There may be an inclined brace engaging the passageway floor and the panels, Fig 10.
Patent GB-2385344-A (GB)
Title: An expandable downhole tool for use in a drilling assembly
Inventor: DEWEY CHARLES H
IPC: E21B10/32
Filed: 2003-02-10
Abstract: An expandable downhole tool 500 for use in a drilling assembly positioned within a wellbore as an underreamer or a stabiliser which comprises a tubular body 510 included a plurality of angled channels and an axial flowbore 508 extending therethrough, and a movable arm 520 which translates along the angled channels between a collapsed position and an expanded position in response to a differential pressure between the axial flowbore and the wellbore. Further an expandable downhole tool which comprises a body included a plurality of angled channels, and a movable non-pivotable arm 520 which translates along the angled channels and a movable nozzle (figure 11, 575) that translates to remain adjacent to the arm. Also an expandable downhole tool positioned within a wellbore having an original diameter and an enlarged diameter characterised by a non-pivotable movable arm 520 which in an expanded position defines a diameter equal to the enlarged wellbore diameter. Also a method of underreaming a wellbore to form an enlarged borehole and controlling the directional tendencies of a drilling assembly characterised by two expandable tools each having an arm.
Patent GB-2385592-A (GB)
Title: Composition comprising an N-acyl taurate and 8-hydroxyquinaldine
Inventor: FILES EDMEE
IPC: C08L21/00
Filed: 2003-02-12
Abstract: A composition comprises an N-acyl taurate in which the acyl group has 8 to 20 carbon atoms, and 8-hydroxyquinaldine. The composition preferably further comprises a rubber such as nitrile rubber. The taurate compound is preferably N-lauroyl-N-methyl taurate or the sodium salt thereof. The composition may further comprise a metal oxide, such as magnesium oxide, a filler, such as carbon black, a plasticiser, such as trioctyl trimellitate, and antioxidants and vulcanising agents. Also claimed is a process for making the rubber composition comprising a vulcanising step.
Patent GB-2401469-A (GB)
Title: Pattern recognition
Inventor: HOLT MURRAY
IPC: G10L15/20
Filed: 2003-05-09
Abstract: A speech recognition system uses hidden Markov models. Noise-robust hidden Markov models are generated by measuring clean speech samples under quiet conditions, measuring background noise samples, synthesising noisy speech samples using the clean speech samples and the noise samples, obtaining a set of clean speech hidden Markov models and refining these models based on variance reestimation using the synthesised noisy speech samples.
Patent GB-2386649-A (GB)
Title: Leak preventing closure in a dispenser pump
Inventor: SMITH RICHARD
IPC: B65D47/34
Filed: 2002-10-25
Abstract: A dispenser pump has a fixed spout (15) on an upper component (10) which is rotatable relative to a lower component (11) adapted to be fitted to a container (not shown). For transport and storage the spout (15) is rotated so that its inner opening is obturated by the distal end of an arm (13) of the lower component which circumferentially divides its discharge compartment (31). Simultaneously an air opening (22) of the upper component is obturated by the arm (13) which also circumferentially divides an annular air chamber (32) below the discharge compartment (31). The compartment (31) and air chamber (32) are separated by an annular barrier seal (23) in rubbing contact with the internal wall of the upper component (10). By this provision the danger of leakage is so much reduced that it is not necessary to provide a mechanical lock for the pump when the dispenser is closed.
Patent GB-2390976-A (GB)
Title: Aryl and heteroaryl carboxylic acid derivatives and their therapeutic use
Inventor: LESLIE BRUCE W
IPC: C07C65/21
Filed: 2003-07-07
Abstract: A compound, for therapeutic use, of Formula 1 <EMI ID=1.1 HE=44 WI=45 LX=935 LY=576 TI=CF> <PC>wherein U and V represent independently CH or N; ```R1 represents H, C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C1-4 alkylaryl or C1-4 alkylCO2R1; ```W, X, Y and Z independently represent either bonds or spacer groups; ```R2 represents CO2R1 or a carboxylic acid bioisostere ; and ```R3 represents CO2R1, a carboxylic acid bioisostere or a carbocyclic aromatic ring of up to 10 carbon atoms or a heterocyclic aromatic ring containing one or more heteroatoms selected from O, N, and S, wherein the carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic ring is optionally substituted by one or more groups, R4, independently chosen from: ```H, C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C1-8 alkyl-OH, C1-4 alkylaryl, C1-4 alkylCO2R1, -CO2R1, -CONR1R5, -CN, -CF3, -SO2R1, phenyl, R4-substituted phenyl, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-8alkoxy, arylC1-8alkoxy, -NH2, -NHR1, -NR1R5, NO2 and SR1; ```R5 is H, C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C1-4 alkylaryl or C1-4 alkylCO2R1; and ```aryl is phenyl or heterocyclyl optionally substituted by C1-4 alkyl, -OH, -OCH3, -CO2R1, halogen or -CF3.
Patent GB-2397450-A (GB)
Title: A signal-tracking switching power supply for an amplifier, with bipolar output
Inventor: YANG LEE-LUNG
IPC: H03F1/02
Filed: 2003-08-11
Abstract: A bipolar output power supply for an amplifier 608 comprises a feedback-regulated chopper circuit 604 which tracks the amplifier input signal to improve efficiency. The chopper circuit has positive and negative DC power rails provided by a switched-mode power supply which may be of flyback, feedforward, push-pull, half bridge or full-bridge type. The amplifier input signal may be a sine waveform or any other waveform.
Patent GB-2405267-A (GB)
Title: Sealing covers for electrical connector block
Inventor: BARNETT-HUNT JOHN PETER
IPC: H01R4/70
Filed: 2003-08-20
Abstract: An electrically insulating elastomeric cover 11 for use with an electrical connecting block 12 comprises two resilient shells 13 and 14 with mouth portions 17 and 18 which connect together to form a sealed chamber 19 for housing the connecting block 12, with each shell 13 and 14 having at least one entry points 30, 31 for the ingress of wiring to the connecting block. The mouth portion 17 on one shell 13 is formed with a nose portion 21 having ribs 22 which clip into matching grooves 24 in a surrounding sleeve 22 formed on the mouth portion 18 of the other shell.
Patent GB-2390635-A (GB)
Title: Flood defence
Inventor: FRANCIS MAURICE
IPC: E06B9/00
Filed: 2002-03-21
Abstract: A flood defence system for a closure such as a door (7) movable relative to a surrounding structure such as a doorframe (9). The door (7) is supported for pivotal movement relative to the doorframe (9) about a vertical axis at one side of the door by hinges (4 and 6). The hinge (6) is spring loaded and biases the door (7) to first, raised operative position for opening closing movement relative to the door frame (9). The door (7) is movable against the spring loading to a second, lowered operative position in which the bottom edge of the door (7) is engageable with a sealing strip (17) to provide a watertight seal along the bottom edge of the door (7) when closed. The doorframe (9) is provided with sealing strips (14) and side edges of the door (7) are engageable with the sealing strips (14) to provide watertight seals along both sides of the door (7) when closed. In another arrangement (Figure 10) the closure is a panel extending between two posts forming part of an enclosure for protecting an area within the enclosure against flooding.
Patent GB-2396242-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display with colour filter on thin film transistor structure
Inventor: KIM WOONG-KWON
IPC: H01L29/786
Filed: 2003-10-30
Abstract: A liquid crystal display has a black matrix and colour filter formed on the thin film transistor structure. A sandwich pixel electrode is used with one electrode passing under the colour filter and the other passing over the filter. The upper electrode is made from amorphous indium tin oxide or a similar amorphous material, selectively annealed to crystallise the required portions and then etched with oxalic acid to remove the remaining amorphous material.
Patent GB-2399414-A (GB)
Title: Estimation of transversal motion of the NMR tool during logging
Inventor: BEARD DAVID
IPC: G01V3/32
Filed: 2002-05-01
Abstract: NMR measurements made with a moving tool are affected by incomplete polarization of the nuclear spins in the region where the Larmor frequency of static field matches the RF signal frequency. Simulation results show that the in-phase and quadrature components of spin echo signals are affected by the velocity of lateral motion of a logging tool in a borehole. A phase drift indicator is obtained by summing the quadrature and in-phase components over a window and taking the ratio of the windowed sums. The phase drift indicator shows an increase with time. In a tool with a gradient magnetic field, the phase drift indicator increases with time even for no tool motion. The reduction in magnitude of spin echo data due to tool motion alone may be obtained by comparing the magnitude of simulated echoes with and without tool motion.
Patent GB-2408930-A (GB)
Title: Hair brushing appliance
Inventor: LOK CHUN YIN
IPC: A45D20/10
Filed: 2003-12-08
Abstract: The appliance includes a housing, a motor 23 located within the housing, a brush 11 extending from the housing, and a transmission relaying output torque of the motor to the brush. A slippage mechanism or clutch 25 comprising intermeshing teeth 31 is provided for preventing hair-pulling and possible injury to the user. The clutch mechanism is associated with the transmission, which includes gears 24, 25, 30, 34, 36 and 19, and all these gears and the clutch (except 19) are enclosed in a gearbox 16 comprising upper and lower casings 22, 23. The device also comprises a heater (42, Fig.3) and a blower motor (44, fig.3) for blowing hot air to the brush 11. In other embodiments the clutch can be a flat plate clutch or a pair of pulleys about which a belt extends, the belt slipping upon one or both pulleys.
Patent GB-2401126-A (GB)
Title: A frame clamp
Inventor: GARDNER MICHAEL
IPC: E04H15/48
Filed: 2004-08-04
Abstract: A frame clamp is adapted to connect members of a framework. The clamp includes a hub having an axis and at least one ring attached to the hub. A plurality of elongate frame members each of which has a proximal end thereof is pivotally mounted on the ring. A locking member is mounted in the hub and movable relative thereto between locking and release positions. The locking member when in the locking position engages each frame member to lock it in an erected configuration, in which the frame members extend angularly disposed with respect to the hub axis. When the locking ring is moved to the release position, it disengages each frame member, whereby the frame members are movable to a collapsed configuration, in which they lie substantially parallel with the hub axis.
Patent GB-2417165-A (GB)
Title: Method for determining the phone type of a user who is subscribing to a service delivered to a mobile phone
Inventor: CULYER ROBERT
IPC: H04W4/20
Filed: 2004-08-12
Abstract: A user subscribes to a service, e.g. by sending an SMS message to a service centre and the service centre replies with a query SMS message requesting the phone type so that the service can be provided in the correct format. The query SMS message requesting the phone type may contain data which cannot be seen on some phone types. The query SMS message my include a reference to terms and conditions an may also constitute an opt-in.
Patent GB-2417411-A (GB)
Title: Tipping of waste receptacle
Inventor: EVANS DEWI
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2004-08-24
Abstract: The present invention relates to a waste disposal arrangement, which comprises a receptacle 2 mounted or otherwise disposed on a support member 12. A motive means 16, 18 is arranged and configured to effect tipping of the receptacle relative to the support member. Waste may therefore be able to be tipped from the receptacle without a user having to carry out the work. Tipping may be about a hinge 10 and accompanied by pivotal opening of a lid 4 about a hinge 6 caused by a tether 26 connecting the lid 4 to the support member 12 becoming taut. The motive means may comprise an electric motor and rechargeable battery 16 and a hydraulic strut 18. Wheels 22 may also be driven.
Patent GB-2418842-A (GB)
Title: Storeage box with padded base and hinged lid
Inventor: GULLIVER CAROLYN
IPC: A47B23/06
Filed: 2004-10-09
Abstract: A storage box has a hinged lid with a locking means. The box has a detachable padded base or cushion, which may be cloth or fabric covered. The lid and the storage compartment may also have a number of compartments therein. The lid may also contain a slidable tray which may have a transparent cover to allow documents, stored underneath, to be viewed. A further work surface may be magnetised or used in conjunction with magnets to allow items to be selectively held in place on the board. The storage box may be provided with a carrying handle.
Patent GB-2420272-A (GB)
Title: Pivotal bolster support with over centre strut
Inventor: WAIN ROBERT
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2004-11-19
Abstract: A seat structure comprises a base (1), a back and a bolster (2) located on at least one edge of the base or back. The bolster (2) includes an upholstered cover (3) and a support structure (4) for controlling the position of the upholstered cover (3). The support structure (4) comprises: a support member (11) pivotally mounted for pivotal movement between a raised position in which the support member (11) supports the upholstered cover (3) in a raised state, and a lowered position in which the upholstered cover (3) is no longer supported in the raised state, a first strut member (14) pivotally connected to the support member (11) and a second strut member (16) pivotally connected to the first strut member (14) to form with the first strut member (14) an over-centre strut (13) which, when in its over-centre configuration, holds the support member in its raised state. Inflatable air bladders (19, 20) maybe provided on opposing sides of the over-centre strut (13) and can be inflated in order to engage against the over-centre strut (13) and move it passed it trip position, thereby moving the support member (11) between its raised and lowered positions.
Patent GB-2409665-A (GB)
Title: An ink cartridge having a resilient mounting member
Inventor: STUDHOLME WILLIAM J
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 2004-12-20
Abstract: A cartridge 10 for a printer comprises an ink tank 12 and a detent 36, 38 for holding the cartridge 10 in a printer or on a shoe 26 for mounting in a printer. The detent 36, 38 is provided on a loop 16 which is attached to the ink tank 12 at two spaced apart positions, the resilience of the loop 16 resiliently biasing the detent 36, 38 into position.
Patent GB-2406680-A (GB)
Title: A database having a hierarchical index structure
Inventor: PAULY DUNCAN G
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2000-11-30
Abstract: A database is provided in which an index for the database is provided as a hierarchical structure of nodes that are navigated during a search until a conclusion set is reached, and the structure is organised such that key information relating to a node is inferred from the position of the node in the structure. The present invention provides a method of interrogating a database having an index and data, wherein the index is queried using a search key in order to locate data matching the search criteria. Also disclosed is a database having an index which has a hierarchical index structure of nodes, wherein the node contains a sub-sequence of the key.