baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2351939-A (GB)
Title: Forming of frozen foodstuff
Inventor: WHITEHOUSE JOHN ARTHUR
IPC: A23G9/28
Filed: 2000-05-08
Abstract: Apparatus is described for shaping similar sized rectilinear portions of frozen food stuff comprising: a magazine for receiving accurately dimensioned planks of frozen food stuff, means (e.g. a pusher 4 carried by a conveyor 3) for dispensing planks from the magazine one at a time, means 12,12' for severing portions 6 of equal size from the leading end of each displaced plank, and placement means (e.g. pusher 10, arm 16) adapted to transfer each portion 6 onto a lower tooling part of relatively displaceable two-part tooling for shaping. Drive means 42 is provided for forcibly lowering an upper tooling part 40 towards the lower part 38 so as to trap the portion 6 in the cavity formed when the two tooling parts come together, to cause the portion to spread out within the cavity and adopt the internal shape thereof. The drive means also raises the upper tooling part 40 to leave the shaped portion on the lower tooling part. The advance of placement means to position the next portion to be shaped on the tooling serves to push the previously shaped portion ahead of it beyond the tooling and onto a portion transfer and collection means (conveyor 19, fig 1 (not shown). For undamaged shaping the portion volume should be not greater than, and preferably just less than the cavity volume. The thickness of a severed portion is selected so that the portion is only squeezed by the tooling after the tooling dies have come together sufficiently to define a closed wall chamber around the portion, with empty space to the sides and/or ends of the portion into which material can flow as the tooling reshapes the portion to the internal shape of the tooling. A method of assembling the original foodstuff portions is described to allow their orientation to be preserved.
Patent GB-2365477-A (GB)
Title: Switch arrangement for a roller shutter
Inventor: DOVER FREDERICK GEORGE
IPC: E06B9/17
Filed: 2000-06-19
Abstract: A roller shutter door 20 comprising interconnected laths connected to a rotatable shaft 12 wherein at least one of the laths in the vicinity of the rotatable shaft 12 includes at least a part of, and may include the entirety of a switching arrangement 13 to control operation of a lighting device. The switching arrangement may comprise a magnetic element 13 and magnetic contact switch 14. The assembly can be used to close off a compartment or locker in a vehicle.
Patent GB-2365849-A (GB)
Title: Cartons
Inventor: TOPFER KEVIN
IPC: B65D5/66
Filed: 2000-08-10
Abstract: A flip top carton has a hinged extension flap (11) on the front wall (1) of the carton body, which covers the front wall (9) of the flip top when closed. As a result the whole of the front of the closed carton is formed from a single piece of board, which facilitates printing.
Patent GB-2355431-A (GB)
Title: Pre-paid telephone card with tamper evident scratch off area
Inventor: PARTINGTON DAVID
IPC: G09F3/02
Filed: 2000-08-21
Abstract: The telephone card 1 has an adhesive label 5 which provides protection for data or a code 3 on the card substrate. The label comprises a plurality of ink-containing layers 23-27 which are easily removed by scratching (eg with a finger nail) to reveal a transparent layer 13 through which the code 3 can be read. The transparent layer 13 includes security slits 19 so that the layer cannot be removed in one piece thereby providing evidence of tampering.
Patent GB-2361608-A (GB)
Title: XOR based block encoding serially concatenated with convolutional encoding
Inventor: KIM SAE-JOON
IPC: H03M7/18
Filed: 2000-11-22
Abstract: In the XOR encoding scheme a codeword is constructed consisting of the input data bits and code bits generated by applying a modulo-2/parity operation to various combinations of the data bits (see Fig. 2). The combinations of bits can be selected to allow the correction of some errors in received codewords, eg. Hamming codes. The XOR encoding operation has a code rate r where 0 < r =< 1. The XOR code is linear-time encodable and decodable. The resulting codewords are then convolutionally encoded prior to transmission. Upon reception the data stream is convolutionally decoded. Data bits which are incorrectly decoded by the convolutional decoder may be corrected using the code bits in the XOR encoded word. The invention obviate the need for an interleaver which was used in some prior art coding schemes, thereby reducing delays in the system.
Patent GB-2372795-A (GB)
Title: Internally reinforced air springs
Inventor: ROYCROFT TERENCE JAMES
IPC: B60G3/20
Filed: 2001-02-28
Abstract: Air spring 10 is reinforced internally at 15. The reinforcement means may be a wire coil; and may be separate from, or integral with, side wall 17. The reinforcement allows the air spring to be compacted and an associated vehicle wheel suspension to be withdrawn by using vacuum power, without the air spring suffering excessive inward collapse of side walls 17. The air spring may be moulded in concertina form (Figs. 2A, 2B), and may be used as an actuator in a known retractable suspension (Figs. 3 to 5), particularly for an amphibious vehicle; where the suspension may be used to withdraw road wheels above the hull water line. The suspension may also be used to increase ride height above normal road level. Numerals 12 and 13 denote conventional mounting members.
Patent GB-2363716-A (GB)
Title: Control of arthropods using 3-(4-methylpentanoyl)-3,4-dihydro-6-methyl-1,2-pyran-2,4-dione or tautomer thereof
Inventor: KUBOTA SHUNICHI
IPC: A01N43/16
Filed: 2001-04-17
Abstract: An . a. -pyrone compound of formula: <EMI ID=1.1 HE=27 WI=52 LX=362 LY=610 TI=CF> <PC>and tautomers thereof are active in controlling arthropods. Compositions of such compounds as an active ingredient may be formulated with a carrier. Harmful arthropods can be controlled by applying an effective amount of the pyrone compound to an arthropod or to a place inhabited by an arthropod. Such arthropods include the house fly, mosquito, cockroach, flea, termite, house dust mite, pill bug, ant, aphid, whitefly, millipede, centipede or a lepidopterous insect.
Patent GB-2366328-A (GB)
Title: Torque control in an i c engine having a hybrid valvetrain
Inventor: GEORGE LEONE THOMAS
IPC: F02F1/42
Filed: 2001-08-13
Abstract: The engine has a cylinder with first and second intake valves, eg a randomly operable intake valve 16, eg electro-magnetically or electro-hydraulically actuated, and a selectable intake valve 18, ie cam-actuated and with a deactivator. The engine also has exhaust valve(s) 20, an intake throttle valve 14 and a control unit 26. A parameter relating to engine torque, eg intake manifold pressure, is adjusted primarily via the valve timing of one intake valve when both intake valves are actuated. Torque control is via the throttle valve when the randomly operable intake valve 16 is deactivated and via intake valve closing time when the selectable intake valve 18 is deactivated. Smooth torque control is provided throughout all operating regions of the engine.
Patent GB-2378884-A (GB)
Title: Equine nose shield
Inventor: NEWSTEAD JUDITH ANN
IPC: A01K13/00
Filed: 2001-08-22
Abstract: A lightweight multi-layered mesh fabric shield 1 to cover the nose of a horse or pony protecting it from the harmful effects of the sun's rays. The device has a slotted sleeve 3 to accommodate the noseband of a standard head collar. A soft fabric band 2 prevents rubbing and reduces irritation to the muzzle of the horse. The edge 4 is bound to prevent fraying and to add weight to the shield. The shield is waterproof and does not interfere with breathing eating, drinking or grazing.
Patent GB-2382266-A (GB)
Title: Data transmission during periods of low traffic
Inventor: DOLWIN ANTHONY CRAIG
IPC: H04L47/32
Filed: 2001-11-14
Abstract: The invention relates to the transmission of steamed media data over 2.5G and 3G digital mobile phone networks. A digital mobile phone network infrastructure includes a plurality of radio base stations in communication with a plurality of mobile communications devices over a radio interface. The packetised streamed media data is buffered within the network infrastructure and this data is then sent to a mobile communications device when traffic across the network is low. Alternatively the mobile communications device may buffer data for transmission to the network. The data may be transmitted at a lower than ususal quality of service. Preferably the mobile communications device buffers the streamed data until reception is complete before the data stream is played to the user.
Patent GB-2367928-A (GB)
Title: Electronic conference system
Inventor: NITTA MINORU
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 1997-07-11
Abstract: An electronic conference system has a plurality of users who post and read messages. The system stores a date and time of creation of a newest message with respect to a unit of management. A plurality of messages are controlled by the unit of management. The system also stores a date and time of creation of a latest message accessed by a user with respect to each user. The system may compare the stored date and time of creation of the newest message to be accessed by a user with the stored date and time of the latest accessed message by the user to determine whether any new message has been posted for the user s42.
Patent GB-2367499-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to leg supports
Inventor: HOLMES LEO GRANT
IPC: A61H3/00
Filed: 2000-06-02
Abstract: An apparatus (1) for supporting a leg (10), comprises a receptacle (2), and a support (3) attached to the receptacle (2) and including a base (4) and a strut member (5). The receptacle (2) is configured so that a portion of the leg (10) is supported in a non-vertical orientation and secured with straps (16 and 17), with an angle between the receptacle (2) and the support (3) adjustable by an angle adjusting device (6). The apparatus (1) enables a person's leg (10) to be supported at a lower half below the knee (18) as shown, or at an upper half above the knee with thigh protruding forward (not shown). Hence a patient can bear weight or their leg, while keeping weight from the lower half of the leg (10), with the lower half in a position required for a leg injury to recover.
Patent GB-2372733-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle stand system
Inventor: TRASK JOHN PETER
IPC: B66F7/24
Filed: 2002-01-16
Abstract: A vehicle stand system comprises at least two stands (1, 2, 3 or 4) and removable ramps (7, 8). Preferably, it comprises four stands (1, 2, 3 and 4) each of which includes an upwardly presented support surface for supporting a wheel of a vehicle, two bridge pieces (5 and 6) having means for releasable attachment to the stands (1, 2, 3 and 4) whereby the bridge pieces (5 and 6) can be arranged to interconnect the stands (1, 2, 3 and 4), and two ramps (7 and 8) having means for releasable attachment to the stands (1, 2, 3 and 4). Preferably, the bridge pieces are of adjustable length and an adjustable width, removable tie rod 6 is provided so that different wheel base vehicles can be accommodated. The stands can have end stops to prevent the vehicle moving once the ramps and bridge plates are removed.
Patent GB-2376770-A (GB)
Title: Access cells and method for insertion in integrated circuits
Inventor: BARNEY CLIVE ALVA
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2002-01-25
Abstract: An access cell 10 for routing current from a first cell 46 to a second cell 50 includes a first current path 14 coupled to a second current path 18 via a third current path 22. The third current path 22 includes a set of three legs 24, 36, 38 configured in a manner such that a first of the three legs 24 may be severed in half to interrupt current flow between the first current path 14 and the second current path 18, leaving the other two legs 36, 38 of the third current path 22 intact. Either half of the first leg 24 includes a connection point 56, 58 at which a spare cell 60 may be coupled to the access cell 10 to enable current flow between the spare cell 60 and either the first cell 46 or the second cell 50. A method for inserting access cells 10 into an integrated circuit includes modifying a cell library 140 so that a library description of a standard access cell is temporarily defined as having two terminals, modifying a netlist 130 so that a set of nets listed therein are represented as two different nets, and modifying the netlist 130 to include a set of access cells each of which is defined as being connected, at each terminal, to one of the two different nets. The modified netlist and modified cell library may then be used by a place and route tool to automatically create a layout 150 of the integrated circuit having access cells inserted therein. After the layout has been created, the modified netlist is again modified 160 so that the two virtual nets are once again represented in the netlist as a single net and the layout is modified 160 so that the two virtual nets are represented in the layout as a single net.
Patent GB-2384679-A (GB)
Title: Animal toilet assembly
Inventor: SMITH RICHARD JOHN
IPC: A01K15/02
Filed: 2002-02-02
Abstract: A tray portion 10, which may serve to hold animal litter, supports a substantially upright post 14. The edge of the tray may be fitted with an upstanding wall 12 which serves as a splash back. The post may be fitted with a battery operated lamp 16 which illuminates the tray. The post may serve as a urinating/scent marking post for dogs or a scratching post for cats.
Patent GB-2377441-A (GB)
Title: Piperazinone derivatives
Inventor: LAZZARI DARIO
IPC: C07D403/14
Filed: 1999-11-11
Abstract: A compound of the formula (Z) <EMI ID=1.1 HE=40 WI=143 LX=278 LY=586 TI=CF> <PC>wherein<BR> <B>G<SB>1</SB>, G<SB>2</SB>, G<SB>3</SB> and G<SB>4</SB></B> are for example C<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>18</SB>alkyl;<BR> <B>A<SB>1</SB></B> is for example hydrogen or C<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>18</SB>alkyl;<BR> <B>A<SB>2</SB></B> is C<SB>2</SB>-C<SB>14</SB>alkylene or a group -CA<SB>2</SB>'(A<SB>2</SB>'')- with A<SB>2</SB>' and A<SB>2</SB>'' being independently of one another hydrogen, C<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>18</SB>alkyl or C<SB>5</SB>-C<SB>12</SB>cycloalkyl;<BR> <B>A<SB>3</SB>'</B> and <B>A<SB>3</SB>''</B> are independently of one another C<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>18</SB>alkyl, C<SB>2</SB>-C<SB>18</SB>alkyl interrupted by oxygen; or C<SB>5</SB>-C<SB>12</SB>cycloalkyl; and <B>A<SB>3</SB>'</B> is additionally hydrogen;<BR> <B>A<SB>4</SB></B> is for example C<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>18</SB>alkyl, C<SB>2</SB>-C<SB>18</SB>hydroxyalkyl, C<SB>3</SB>-C<SB>18</SB>alkenyl, C<SB>5</SB>-C<SB>12</SB>cycloalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by 1, 2 or 3 C<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>4</SB>alkyl; C<SB>7</SB>-C<SB>12</SB>phenylalkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted on the phenyl by 1, 2 or 3 C<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>4</SB>alkyl; tetrahydrofurfuryl or a group of the formula (II). <EMI ID=1.2 HE=40 WI=138 LX=342 LY=1761 TI=CF>
Patent GB-2383683-A (GB)
Title: Sealed housing for a display device comprising two sealing layers
Inventor: WANG PING-SONG
IPC: H01L23/10
Filed: 2002-05-31
Abstract: A housing structure for a display device, such as an OLED, LCD or other luminescent display, comprising a sealing structure comprised of a first sealing layer 46I and a second sealing layer 46II which seals the transparent substrate 42 to the bonding rim of sealing cap 48. The display device has a laminate structure 44 comprising an anode layer 41, organic luminescent layer 43 and a cathode 45. The first sealing layer 46I and second sealing layer 46II may be mixed with moisture or oxygen absorbing materials and cured at an elevated temperature or using UV light. Furthermore a gaseous protective body 62, such as rubber, may be provided disposed between the first and second sealing layers. Alternatively a first rib structure 52I and second rib structure 52II may be disposed between the first and second sealing layers.
Patent GB-2395137-A (GB)
Title: A user selectable betting draw apparatus
Inventor: GOODKIN ELLIOTT M
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2002-11-07
Abstract: A gaming apparatus comprising: a pool size selector, allowing a user to determine a number of items of a first type 5a and a number of items of a second type 5b that are to be placed into a pool; a draw size selector 6 allowing the user to specify a number of items to be drawn from the pool; a bet selector 7 allowing, allowing the user to place a bet on an outcome of the drawing of the specified number of items from the pool; a drawer, operable to draw the specified number of items from the pool; and an outcome determiner, operable to establish whether the user has won the bet. The draw may be printed onto a card.
Patent GB-2397325-A (GB)
Title: Railway station track cleaning
Inventor: SHINKINS WILLIAM
IPC: E01H8/00
Filed: 2003-01-20
Abstract: Free-flowing granular material 1 is laid between the rails throughout station platform areas where the toilet outlets of the carriages drop waste onto the track. This granular material is routinely cleaned by means of a high-powered vacuum cleaner 4 and is replenished as necessary.
Patent GB-2392014-A (GB)
Title: Vibration-free suspension of a generator stator core
Inventor: JONSON LEIF
IPC: H02K5/24
Filed: 2003-03-26
Abstract: A stator core 100 has natural modes of vibration, including a second mode and a third mode which cause deformation of the outer periphery 200 of the stator core as shown by ellipses 202, 204. The second and third modes (fig. 1) each have four loops and four nodes displaced 45 degrees between the modes. The core 100 is held by yokes 208. Each yokes 208 is connected to the core at connection points 210a, and 210b located at adjacent loops of one of the second and third vibration modes. A non-rigid connection 212 connects each yoke 208 to the foundation 206. By this arrangement, radial deflections of the stator core 100 at the respective connection points are transferred into a rocking movement of the yoke around the non-rigid connection 212. Thereby, vibrations transferred to the foundation 206 are considerably reduced during operation.
Patent GB-2392548-A (GB)
Title: An ion guide having a voltage wave supplied along its length
Inventor: BATEMAN ROBERT HAROLD
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2002-06-25
Abstract: A mass spectrometer comprising an ion guide (1), wherein a travelling DC voltage wave is passed along its length in order to modulate the velocity of ions therein, so that ions are bunched into packets and exit the ion guide with substantially the same velocity. A TOF mass analyser may also be provided, ejection of ion packets from the ion guide being synchronised with an injection voltage applied to a pusher and/or puller electrode of said TOF analyser. The ion guide may comprise a plurality of rod segments, but preferably comprises an ion tunnel arrangement (see figure 1) formed of a series of apertured electrodes, adjacent electrodes connected to opposite phases of an AC or RF power supply. The ion guide may also have a constant DC offset voltage, or DC potential gradient, applied along its length, onto which an appropriate DC voltage waveform is superimposed.
Patent GB-2403821-A (GB)
Title: Finite state machine circuit
Inventor: WILKES DYSON
IPC: G06F9/00
Filed: 2003-07-07
Abstract: A finite state machine 42 is formed using a RAM 30 to provide an output 50 based upon inputs 52, 54. A multiplexer 44 is controlled by the output 46 from the memory to select from a number of received inputs 32 to be fed to the memory on line 54. The present state of the output is also fed back into the input via output 48 and state register 40. The number of locations in RAM is reduced compared with prior art device and therefore the circuit minimises the power consumed. The circuit has both synchronous and asynchronous implementations.
Patent GB-2388786-A (GB)
Title: Dental floss with usage identification capability
Inventor: BRATTESANI STEVEN J
IPC: A61C15/04
Filed: 2001-12-30
Abstract: A colored dental floss that changes color when passed between the teeth. The dental floss is coated or impregnated with one or more agents that facilitate the color change by mechanically rubbing the floss against the oral hard tissue or by chemical reaction or both. In addition, the dental floss can be impregnated or coated with an agent that indicates the present of bacterial, disease, virus, infection or the like. Furthermore, the dental floss can be coated or impregnated with a medicament or anti-microbial agent for treat or prevention of disease and the like.
Patent GB-2393249-A (GB)
Title: Method and arrangement for testing workpieces utilising bragg gratings
Inventor: ECKER ALFRED
IPC: G01M11/08
Filed: 2003-08-21
Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring arrangement for testing workpieces such as the blades or housing of an aircraft engine. The workpieces have at least one optical fibre 11-18 arranged in their surface region and each fibre contains a Bragg grating arranged to measure strain or temperature. The fibres may be bonded directly to the workpieces or recessed into channels. Plural fibres may be associated with each workpiece and arranged in curves or at different angles.
Patent GB-2406312-A (GB)
Title: Gas deflector
Inventor: HABERZETTL ANDREAS
IPC: B60R21/26
Filed: 2003-09-25
Abstract: A gas deflector 24 is disclosed for use with a cylindrical gas generator 20, said deflector comprising a generally tubular housing to accommodate the gas generator. The housing has two terminal portions 25,26 of generally circular cross-section and has an intermediate region provided with an outwardly extending formation 28. The outwardly extending formation defines, at either end thereof, an opening 34 (see also figure 2) through which gas may flow in the direction substantially parallel to the axis of the housing. The openings 34 maybe of different sizes so as to provide different gas flows to separate internal air bag chambers (7,8 figure 1). The outer surface of the outwardly extending formation 28 may be stepped 35 or tapered between the two openings.
Patent GB-2391140-A (GB)
Title: Power control in a CDMA receiver having RAKE fingers
Inventor: ODA TOSHIYUKI
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 1999-12-08
Abstract: A CDMA reception apparatus has a plurality of fingers and performs RAKE reception by RAKE-combining outputs from the plurality of fingers. The apparatus includes a multi-path detecting section and delay profile generating section. The multi-path detecting section detects a multi-path consisting of a plurality of radio waves arriving with some delay times by despreading a reception signal. The delay profile generating section generates a delay profile by obtaining the reception power levels of all reception signals in the multi-path detected by the multi-path detecting section. A difference di in level between the signal having the ith highest level and the signal having the (i+1)th highest level of the data of the delay profile is obtained. The operation of a finger corresponding to a signal having a lower level (e.g. t6, t7) is stopped on the basis of the difference di and a predetermined threshold dTH. Alternatively, fingers may be operated on the basis of comparisons of individual signal levels with a threshold value, or operation of all fingers may be stopped if the highest power level of a received signal is lower than a threshold value.
Patent GB-2408788-A (GB)
Title: Single use diaphragm valve
Inventor: WILLIAMS PAUL MARTYN
IPC: F16K7/12
Filed: 2003-11-04
Abstract: A diaphragm valve (1) comprising a valve body (2); a diaphragm (12) which is sealed to the valve body (2) to define a flow passage (9) which extends between an inlet port (7) and an outlet port (8), both defined by the valve body (2); and an operating mechanism secured to the valve body (2) for moving the diaphragm (12) into sealing engagement with a seat (11) provided on the valve body (2) in order to close the flow passage (9) to fluid flow. The valve body (2) and diaphragm (12) are formed as a disposable assembly having a relatively less flexible region which forms a valve seat (11) and a relatively more flexible region (12) which forms the diaphragm which may be forced into engagement with the valve seat (11) to close the flow passage (9) to fluid flow, and a housing (3) is provided for mechanically supporting the region of the valve body in which the seat area is defined.