baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2385796-A (GB)
Title: Head movement detection golfing aid
Inventor: COWUP JOHN HENRY WILLIAM
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2003-02-28
Abstract: An aid for visual detection of a golfer's head movement, constructed of card or plastics sheet, includes a black-faced sighting member 2 that has a circular aperture 14 therethrough and is hinged to a base member 1. Adjustment of the inclination of the sighting member 2 to the base member 1 brings a black disc-marking 15 of a white area of the base member 1 into the golfer's line of sight L through the aperture 14. Lugs 8 of a stay member 3 which is hinged to the sighting member 2 for setting the sighting-member inclination, are held engaged in selected notches 10 of the base member 1 by a sprung-up tongue 12; in an alternative form of aid a stay member (23, Fig 5) engages in transverse slots (26, Fig 5). Head movement is observed as apparent movement of the disc-marking 15 within the aperture 14.
Patent GB-2388643-A (GB)
Title: Torsion vibration damping sprocket wheel
Inventor: SCHAUDER BENEDIKT
IPC: F16F15/121
Filed: 2003-03-27
Abstract: A sprocket for transmitting torque between shafts (e.g. in motorcycles) having a form-locking securing device comprising a cup-shaped hub part 3 for fixing a wheel part 1 on a shaft in a specific position. A rotary oscillation damper acting between the hub and wheel may comprise a side-piece or leg spring 8 having a loop around the shaft and two broadly radial side-pieces (9 Fig, 2) parallel to one another embracing a hub extension on the hub and a cog (10) on the gear wheel under an initial stress. The angular position of the gear wheel on the shaft is defined by the pre-stressed side-piece spring. Rotary oscillations deflect the wheel on the shaft about an angle of rotation limited by abutment of hub tooth 14 engaging gear wheel stop 15 and are thereby smoothed. The damper may comprise elastomer vulcanised to the hub and wheel part.
Patent GB-2388108-A (GB)
Title: Recovering vanadium from chromium ore
Inventor: WEBER RAINER
IPC: C22B34/32
Filed: 2003-04-15
Abstract: A process for recovering vanadium as ammonium metavanadate by: <SL> <LI>(a) precipitating calcium vanadate by adding a calcium compound to the chromate solution obtained from the ore; <LI>(b) treating the separated calcium vanadate with water and (i) sodium carbonate, (ii) sodium bicarbonate or (iii )CO  Þ  and NaOH to precipitate calcium carbonate <LI>(c) treating the solution remaining after removing the CaCO  ý  with an ammonium salt to form ammonium metavanadate <LI>(d) separating the vanadate precipitate from the remaining solution which is heated whilst at a pH of 10.5 or more to drive off ammonia and recycled to the production of the chromate solution. </SL>
Patent GB-2391616-A (GB)
Title: Tribological debris analysis system
Inventor: SEBOK THOMAS J
IPC: G01N15/14
Filed: 2003-05-27
Abstract: A tribological debris analysis system 10 includes a general purpose computer 16 and a tribological sensor system for generating data. The sensor system includes an optical flow cell 24, a pump 22 for pumping a fluid through the optical flow cell, a laser 26 for illuminating the fluid flowing through the optical cell, and an imaging device 14 for detecting any debris in the fluid illuminated by the laser. The imaging device 14 sends the object information - in either the form of object elements or object segments - representative of the debris to the general purpose computer 16 for analysis. The general purpose computer 16 classifies the debris according to size, and trends associated with the size of the debris, generating shape features of the imaged debris and identifying a type of object wear based upon the shape features.
Patent GB-2408790-A (GB)
Title: Firearm modular foresight arrangement
Inventor: RICHARDS ALEXANDER JOSEPH FRAN
IPC: F41G1/033
Filed: 2003-12-01
Abstract: A foresight assembly (fig 1) for use with a firearm, comprises a hollow Sight Body 1, a hollow Cant Setting Sleeve 2 and at least one hollow Range Adaptor Element 3. Sight Body 1 is fixable to the barrel of the firearm and adapted to receive the Cant Setting Sleeve 2 itself adapted to receive at least one Range Adaptor Element 3 in a predetermined position. The Range Adaptor Element 3 contains a foresight element and is formed to be suitable for at least one predetermined range distance and sight-base. The arrangement is such that when Range Adaptor Element 3 is positioned within the Cant Setting Sleeve 2 the foresight assembly will be automatically zeroed without needing to adjust the rear-sight or the cheek piece of the firearm. Optionally, a horizontal level indicator 5, comprising a spirit level is also included, attachable to sight body 1. Other identified elements include level bars 9, female machine slots 10a male machine tabs 10; Clamp screw 6 and nut 6a, machine slot 11, dovetail slot 1a, clamping bolt 8 and knurled nut 8a.
Patent GB-2397566-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for fitting stretchable sleeves
Inventor: VANDEVOORDE JEAN-CLAUDE RENE
IPC: B65B9/13
Filed: 2003-12-16
Abstract: Method and apparatus for fitting stretchable sleeves on containers R in the form of a substantially prismatic or cylindrical carton, the opening of which is at least partially surrounded by a rim projecting out towards the exterior. Sleeves M are cut from a stretchable sheath 3, the sleeves are stretched so as to assume a section slightly bigger than the section of the carton and the sleeve is placed on the carton R by moving it from above the base Fo in the direction towards the rim. The apparatus comprises a sheath feed 2 and a sleeve cutting device 5, a transfer drum 7 equipped with transfer elements 8, a placing turret 9 equipped with placing units 10 with two placing elements 11, each having a stretching tool and a clamping block. A container feed 15 positions the containers R, in steps, in synchronisation with the placing elements, in the placing zone 14, the base Fo of the container R being turned towards the placing elements 11.
Patent GB-2409794-A (GB)
Title: Surround sound system using wireless transmission
Inventor: WU CHEN-TONG
IPC: H04S3/00
Filed: 2003-12-29
Abstract: A mixer (61, fig 4) is used to mix the sub-woofer signal onto the rear surround signals, and this combined signal is transmitted from the main system 10 using an RF signal to a sub-woofer loudspeaker unit 25. The sub-woofer unit separates the signals, amplifies them and feeds them, via cables 30, to the speakers. The transmitter high pass filters (62, fig 4) the surround signals and low pass filters (63, fig 4) the sub-woofer signal before mixing and transmitting them with the sub-woofer using high (65, fig 5) and low pass (66, fig 5) filters to recover them. The sub-woofer signal may be mixed onto either the left, right or both surround signals.
Patent GB-2400004-A (GB)
Title: Picture analyser with windows interface
Inventor: JANKO BOZIDAR
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2004-02-02
Abstract: A picture analyzer with a window interface operates on a host processor together with a video image processing or display application. The video image processing or display application provides as part of a first window on a display monitor an image to be analyzed. The picture analyzer captures bitmap data for the image and processes it according to a desired measurement algorithm to produce measurement results. The measurement results are displayed in a second window on the display monitor. The second window also includes controls for the picture analyzer so an operator may interface with the picture analyzer to select the desired measurement algorithm and associated parameters.
Patent GB-2396161-A (GB)
Title: A process for preparing tantalum powder and/or niobium powder having high specific surface area
Inventor: HE JILIN
IPC: B22F9/24
Filed: 2002-09-29
Abstract: This invention discloses a process for preparing tantalum powder and/or niobium powder having high specific surface area. The process is carried out by reducing the oxides of tantalum and/or niobium, in which at least one halide selected from the group consisting of halides of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Ce reacts with an alkali metal and the said oxides of tantalum and/or niobium at a sufficiently high temperature. The process of this invention is simple, while the tantalum powder and/or niobium powder obtained has a high specific surface area, high purity, and good fluidity. Therefore, this process is particularly suitable for making capacitors and anodes.
Patent GB-2403184-A (GB)
Title: An inkjet head having selectable drive waveforms
Inventor: SEKIYA YASUHITO
IPC: B41J2/055
Filed: 2004-06-14
Abstract: An ink-jet head in which thickening of ink in a nozzle opening portion can be suppressed by vibrating a meniscus to an extent to which the ejection is not performed on an arbitrary nozzle even during a printing operation without complicated voltage control and a nozzle in which the meniscus is vibrated. An ink-jet type recording apparatus, there is provided a drive waveform generating means (52) that selectively outputs to separate electrodes (35) a first drive waveform (71a, Fig 7b) for ejecting an ink droplet from a nozzle opening and a second drive waveform (71b, Fig 7c) for vibrating a meniscus to the extent to which the ink droplet is not ejected from the nozzle opening. There may also be provided a third drive waveform (71c, Fig 7d) by which the meniscus in the nozzle opening is not vibrated.
Patent GB-2416982-A (GB)
Title: Table top waste receptacle
Inventor: PARMENTER LYNN-KRISTINE SUZANN
IPC: B65F1/16
Filed: 2004-08-13
Abstract: A table top waste receptacle (1) includes a container (3) and a rim (5). The rim (5) defines a central opening (8) to allow waste to be introduced to the interior of the container (3). In use, a liner (7) is located in the container (3), and a top portion of the liner (7) folded over the exterior surface of the upper portion of the container to secure it in place. The rim (5) is then fitted over the top of the container (3) to conceal the top portion of the liner (7). The container (3) and rim (5) are made of ceramic material. The receptacle (1) has an aperture in its bottom surface which may mount a rubber suction foot for holding the receptacle in place on a table.
Patent GB-2419970-A (GB)
Title: Application Generation System and Method
Inventor: LYSTER KIRWAN
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2004-10-12
Abstract: An application generation system 30 and method are disclosed. A repository 50 is used to store user data in an electronic wallet 40. Upon creation of an electronic wallet in the repository, the application generation system is operative to generate an application, the application being linked to the electronic wallet and arranged to access the contents of the electronic wallet to fulfill actions initiated via the application.
Patent GB-2405303-A (GB)
Title: Integrated communications and power system
Inventor: BAKKA OLAV
IPC: H04B3/56
Filed: 2003-06-16
Abstract: In order to avoid signal disturbances at communications through electric high power cables for supply of electric power to offshore installations, power cables that are galvanically insulated from each other are used. For example this may be done by supplying power at two single-phase pairs and use one conductor in every pair as signal conductor or by using a three-phase cable plus a single conductor.
Patent GB-2422252-A (GB)
Title: Leading/trailing electric motor brush edge profiles
Inventor: CHEUNG LEO
IPC: H01R39/26
Filed: 2005-01-14
Abstract: Brush bodies (42) for a PMDC motor (10) have a commutator contact face (44) and two lateral sides (50) facing the direction of relative rotation between the brush body (42) and the commutator (24). The edges between the lateral sides (50) and the contact face (44) are smoothly contoured or rounded. This allows the brush body (42) to smoothly transfer from one commutator segment (28) to another even when the height of adjacent commutator segments are misaligned.
Patent GB-2413691-A (GB)
Title: Plasma display panel and plamsa display device which uses the panel
Inventor: OKAZAKI CHOICHIRO
IPC: H01J11/12
Filed: 2005-02-23
Abstract: A plasma display panel has plurality discharge cells disposed between a pair of opposing first and second substrates 1, 6. Each of the discharge cells includes at least: one pair of electrodes 2, 9 for generating a discharge for a display; a discharge gas; and a phosphor film 10 for emitting visible light by being excited by ultraviolet light produced by the discharge of the discharge gas. Laminated members 13 are disposed in a plane within each of the discharge cells and formed with the first substrate from which visible light for the display is emitted. Each of the laminated members includes a light absorption layer 11 disposed on a side, adjacent the first substrate on which ambient light is incident and a light reflection layer 12 disposed on a side adjacent the phosphor-film. The plasma display can have a driving-circuit. An average of the length of the light transmissive region divided by the height of the cell must be less than 5. There may be plural laminated members within a discharge cell. The laminated member can be in a pattern of a mesh or a ladder or isolated islands or branches of a tree.
Patent GB-2412793-A (GB)
Title: Female coaxial connector with insulator formed integrally with rear wall
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI TORU
IPC: H01R9/05
Filed: 2005-03-23
Abstract: A female coaxial connector 21 comprises a housing 24 including a rear wall 22, an insulator 23 formed integrally with the rear wall, an inner terminal 25 mounted in a central portion of the insulator, and a shielding terminal 26 fixed to the rear wall by fixing portions 26b which are pressed into holes 35, 36 in the rear wall, so that the shielding terminal surrounds the insulator. The housing may include further fixing portions 28 to fix it to a printed circuit board.
Patent GB-2426294-A (GB)
Title: Power generation system
Inventor: SPEARING PETER JOHN
IPC: F03B17/00
Filed: 2005-05-19
Abstract: A system whereby water is evacuated out of a set of tanks 28, 29, 30, 31 in the sea using compressed air which is supplied to air inlet ports 13 by a compressor. Sea water is then allowed to flow back into the tanks though a turbine 10 and water inlet ports 15. The system is located in a structure in the sea, whereby wind turbines or solar cells may be provided to charge batteries which can be used to supply power to the compressors.
Patent GB-2415049-A (GB)
Title: Determining borehole azimuth from tool face angle measurements
Inventor: ILLFELDER HERBERT M J
IPC: E21B47/024
Filed: 2005-06-07
Abstract: Borehole azimuth is determined from tool face angle measurements using two sets of sensors 110, 120 longitudinally spaced on a drillstring 140 in the borehole. The first 110 and second 120 survey measurement devices (e.g. accelerometer sets) are provided at first and second longitudinal positions on the drill string, and measure survey parameters (e.g. gravity vectors) at the two locations. The measured parameters are used to determine tool face angle TF1, TF2 and inclination at the upper 110 and lower 120 sensor sets. The determined values of toolface and inclination are then used to calculate the change in borehole azimuth between the first and second positions (figure 4). A directional tie-in (azimuthal reference) and chain referencing, or supplemental reference data may also be used during a borehole survey.
Patent GB-2427847-A (GB)
Title: Knife having detachable ceramic blade
Inventor: CHEN CHEN FEN
IPC: B26B5/00
Filed: 2005-07-05
Abstract: Knife includes a main body (1) having a plurality of connecting sections (11) on an edge of the main body (1); a ceramic knife body (2) having a plurality of connected sections (21) on an edge of the ceramic knife body (1), and the connected sections are connected by the corresponding connecting sections of the ceramic knife body; a blade section (22) disposed on another edge of the ceramic knife body (2); and two side panels (3, 3a) disposed on both sides of the main body (1), so that the blade section of the knife is wear-resisting.
Patent GB-2416974-A (GB)
Title: Continuous flow high/radio frequency heating apparatus
Inventor: DOMENICO DE FRANCESCO
IPC: H05B6/54
Filed: 2005-07-27
Abstract: A high-frequency heating apparatus (1), comprises at least one radio-frequency oscillator (2) and at least one product transfer pipe (3), in which the product is heated by induction, wherein the shell (4) of the pipe (3), which is made of stainless steel, is connected to one terminal (2a) of the radio-frequency oscillator (2) and an electrode (6), connected to the other terminal (2b) of the radio-frequency oscillator (2) is introduced along the axis of said pipe (3) in which the product to be heated passes. The whole apparatus is made of stainless steel. Multiple pipes (3) may be combined in series and/or in parallel, by using special connection manifolds (8), to perform multiple high frequency heating processes on the product.
Patent GB-2419300-A (GB)
Title: Options trading game
Inventor: KERTCHER DANIEL
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 2005-09-23
Abstract: An apparatus for playing an options trading game including means for presenting the players with a real life example of historical trading information for a particular stock, the trading information relating to a first point in time; means for allowing the players to make orders for call or put options based on the historical trading information; and means for presenting the players with updated trading information; the updated trading information relating to a subsequent point in time and allowing assessment of the trading performance of each player. The game includes a board marked with a plurality of playing spaces 3 having an associated value. Playing pieces are provided for movement between the playing spaces on the board in accordance with an assessment of the trading performance of a player. The object of the game is to be the first player to turn their starting capital into $1,000,000.
Patent GB-2431646-A (GB)
Title: Alternative synthesis of aryl-octanoyl amide compounds
Inventor: SEDELMEIER GOTTFRIED
IPC: C07D211/74
Filed: 2005-10-25
Abstract: An alternative synthesis of 2(S), 4(S), 5(S), 7(S)-2,7-dialkyl-4-hydroxy-5-amino-8-aryl-octanoyl amide compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Novel intermediates are used in the preparation of the above target compound.
Patent GB-2431567-A (GB)
Title: Refuse bin with automatic bag sealer
Inventor: COSTA ROBERT MICHAEL
IPC: B65F1/06
Filed: 2005-10-27
Abstract: In a refuse bin assembly comprising one or two bins on a base, the or each bin has an automatic bag sealer which can be actuated by use of a control panel. A second bin can allow segregation of items for recycling. Any suitable method of sealing the filled bags may be used. There may be a mechanical or automated deodoriser, which may be actuated from the control panel. The panel may also display information.
Patent GB-2420756-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seat side airbag with deployment guide
Inventor: TRACHT MICHAEL L
IPC: B60R21/20
Filed: 2005-12-01
Abstract: A vehicle seat component includes a side air bag module (18) mounted on a frame (24) within a trim cover (34) that also covers a seat pad (30). An air bag guide (44) includes flexible inner and outer panels (46,48) that extend between a release seam (36) of the trim cover (34) and the air bag module (18) to provide a guiding function to an air bag (42) thereof as it is inflated upon deployment so as to project outwardly through the release seam (36) for use. Inner extremities (52,56) of the flexible inner and outer panels (46,48) are respectively secured by a first taut wire connector (64) and a second frame connector (66) at spaced locations from each other.
Patent GB-2427925-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display panel and alignment patterns
Inventor: HUNG MENG-FENG
IPC: G02F1/1337
Filed: 2006-05-03
Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel comprising a first substrate 310, a second substrate 320 and a liquid crystal layer 330 is provided. The first substrate has an active device array 317, a pixel electrode layer 316 and a plurality of first alignment patterns 318. Each first alignment pattern has at least a first shrinking area 318a. The width of the first shrinking area d1 is smaller than that of the other area of the first alignment pattern d2. The second substrate is disposed above the first substrate and has an electrode layer 323 and a plurality of second alignment patterns 324. The second alignment patterns and the first alignment patterns are staggered. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The present invention can provide better dynamic pictures. The alignment patterns may be slits or protrusions.
Patent GB-2438830-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for extinguishing fire in prison cells or similar rooms
Inventor: NEUMEIR ANTON
IPC: A62C17/00
Filed: 2006-06-08
Abstract: Fire extinguishing apparatus for fighting fire in a closed room such as a prison cell which is accessible only through a small opening such as an inspection hole in a locked door, comprises a source 1 of pressurized fire extinguishing agent and a manually operable 3 lance 4 connected 2 to said source 1 of fire extinguishing agent and insertable through said small hole into said closed room. The lance 4 comprises an elongate lance tube and a nozzle head (5) mounted to the distal end of said lance tube, said nozzle head (5) has a size adapted to allow insertion through said hole, and said nozzle head (5) being provided with a plurality of nozzle holes (55) including holes directed in rearwardly inclined directions with respect to the longitudinal axis of said lance tube. An embodiment includes a nozzle head which has a rearward facing conical surface, a forward facing conical surface, a forward facing conical surface, a cylindrical circumferential surface and a forward facing end face, wherein all faces include nozzle holes. A further embodiment includes a nozzle head which has a substantially spherical surface. The fire extinguishing agent may be water, foam or an aerosol comprising potassium compound micro-particles in an inert gas. The lance tube may be telescopic and may be combined with an endoscope.
Patent GB-2432246-A (GB)
Title: An ATM a predictive text entry
Inventor: DEAS SCOTT
IPC: G07F7/00
Filed: 2006-08-31
Abstract: A self-service terminal alphanumeric data entry device comprises a multi-button input device and processing circuitry comprising a letter selector (in the alternative embodiment processing can be carried out at the separate device via a network connection). At least one of the buttons is associated with a number and with at least two alphabetic letters. The input device is arranged to operate in a number entry mode wherein actuation of a button inputs the number associated therewith and a text entry mode. In the text entry mode, actuation of a button causes the letter selector to chose, from the letters associated with that button, the letter which has the highest probability of forming a word.