baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2241815-A (GB)
Title: Breast palpation teaching aid
Inventor: JONES COLIN HYWEL
IPC: G09B23/30
Filed: 1990-03-07
Abstract: A breast palpation teaching aid which includes a flexible part modelling a breast formed by an envelope part-filled with silicone and including some lumps of harder material in the gel. The flexible part is mounted on a base unit (1) which includes a plate (9) shaped with ridges (11) representing the rib-cage, and a rotatable disc (13) carrying a lump (15) which represents a tumour. The lump (15) and ridges (11) can be felt through the flexible breast model when it is palpated. The position of the lump (15) can be moved by rotation of the disc (13). The device includes a light (23) for illuminating one of the lumps provided in the gel of the flexible breast model. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242600-A (GB)
Title: Microwave oven
Inventor: LEE KWAN HO
IPC: H05B6/74
Filed: 1990-03-28
Abstract: The microwave oven has a chamber (2) containing a turntable (12) for turning food (13), a temperature sensor (14) for insertion into the food to sense its temperature. and a stirrer fan (15) is provided above the chamber (2) for distributing microwaves throughout the chamber. The sensor is attached to a connecting lead (10) terminating in a connector plug (9) which connects the sensor to external circuitry. Tie connector plug (9) is inserted through a hollow shaft of the stirrer fan and rotatably engaged in a socket (8). In this way the sensor (14) can rotate along with the food on the turntable, and the stirrer fan can operate, without twisting the connecting lead (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2241245-A (GB)
Title: Aromatic polysulfoneetherketone polymers
Inventor: HAN YANG KYOO
IPC: C08G65/00
Filed: 1991-01-15
Abstract: Aromatic polysulfoneetherketone polymers having recurring units of formula:   <IMAGE>  wherein Ar is phenylene, biphenylene or   <IMAGE>  in which -Y- represents   <IMAGE>   Suitable polymers may be prepared by reacting 4-fluoro-4'-(4-fluorobenzoylphenyloxy) diphenylsulfone with an aromatic diolate produced by the reaction of an aromatic diol, such as 4,4'-biphenol, hydroquinone or 2,2'-bis (4-hydroxy- phenyl)-propane, with an alkali metal base, in the presence of a polar solvent at a temperature of 140 to 250 DEG C. The polymers have an amorphous form.
Patent GB-2241082-A (GB)
Title: Real Image type finder
Inventor: ABE TETSUYA
IPC: G03B13/06
Filed: 1991-02-14
Abstract: A real image type finder typically for a camera, comprising an objective optical system L1, L2 and an eye piece optical system L3, L4 and an aperture 11 arranged in or adjacent the objective optical system, the aperture being substantially conjugate with an eye point (exit pupil) 13. A field view frame glass 15 is shown. A zoom finder embodiment is shown in Fig.1. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259144-A (GB)
Title: Steel retractable measuring tape (Bricklayers)
Inventor: CASTLE ROY JAMES
IPC: G01B3/02
Filed: 1991-03-07
Abstract: The steel retractable measuring tape (Bricklayers) is a multi-coloured tape which whilst being very useful is also very basic. Simple to use by tradesmen and laymen alike in areas where quantity against measurement may not be well understood. This tape shows the blocks and the bricks with their joints against the measuring edge with its metric scale at the top edge and imperial measure at the bottom edge Fig 1. The back of the tape is marked out to show the thickness of the blocks and bricks for vertical readings, and the front of the tape shows the length of the blocks and bricks for horizontal readings. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240584-A (GB)
Title: Latches for winglike closure elements
Inventor: MASE OSAMU
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 1991-03-12
Abstract: A latch for a pivotal wing closure comprises a spring biassed rotatable hook (115) mounted on the body to be closed and a pin (114) on the closure; there being provided on the body to be closed a mechanism (121) for causing the hook to disengage the pin. As shown in Fig 6, the inclined surface (130) of the hook serves to displace the latch both during closure of the lid (when it is engaged by the pin) and during opening (when it is engaged by the disengagement mechanism). In other embodiments two inclined surfaces are provided (one for the pin during closure and the other for the mechanism during opening). As disclosed both surfaces are on the same side of the pivot for the hook. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255066-A (GB)
Title: Foldable coupling means with sprung take up for slack cable
Inventor: BAINS MICHAEL
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 1991-04-24
Abstract: A printed circuit board extender FIG 2 is in the form of a foldable planar coupling means 4, 8, which has a pivot means 10 along a fold line substantially in the plane of the coupling means, connecting fibre optic cables 12 extending across the line of the pivot means, and cable control means each including an axially slidable cable clamp, 20, FIG 4, spring means 28 for controlling the axial movement thereof and arranged to remove the slack occurring in the portion of the cable extending across the line of the pivot means as the coupling folds. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257591-A (GB)
Title: Video standards conversion
Inventor: RICHARDS JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: H04N7/01
Filed: 1991-07-08
Abstract: A digital video signal is real-time converted from a high definition format, such as 1125 lines, 60 field/s, 2:1 interlace, with a 16:9 aspect ratio and 1920 x 1035 active pixels (frame I) to a conventional definition format, such as 525 lines, 60 field/s, 2:1 interlace, with a 4:3 aspect ratio and 720 x 486 active pixels (frame M, N, or 0): by compressing the image so that the active area extends across only part of an intermediate field/frame (frame J, K, or L); by writing the pixels of the high definition fields to alternate field stores at the high definition formal pixel rate; by forming the output frames in the conventional definition format by reading, at the conventional definition pixel rate, pixels of at least part of the active portion from the field store which is not being written. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247809-A (GB)
Title: Portable-telephone handle
Inventor: INOMATA YOZI
IPC: H04W52/00
Filed: 1991-08-02
Abstract: In a portable telephone, a radio body (2) and a battery unit (3) are piled so that one of the radio body and the battery unit is an upper unit and the other is a lower unit, a handset (1) is located along the upper unit, and the longitudinal size of the incorporated upper and lower units is almost equal to the longitudinal size of the handset. The upper unit has a U-shaped handle (4) rotatably pivoted at an end of the upper unit and a concave portion (R) which the U-shaped handle engages when the U-shaped handle is located along the upper unit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257910-A (GB)
Title: Pressure relief valve for a steam sterilizer
Inventor: EIBOFNER EUGEN
IPC: A61L2/26
Filed: 1991-09-23
Abstract: A steam sterilizer, in particular for medical instruments, comprises a heatable container and a cover forming a pressure-tight seal therewith. In the cover 3 there is a pressure relief valve which comprises an annular valve housing 10 of elastic material inserted into a hole 18 in the cover. Inside the valve housing are a valve seat 11 and a valve body 12 which rests on the valve seat and has a dependent peg 13a carrying a tensile weight 17. The weight has, in at least one direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the peg, a width that is greater than the diameter of the hole in the cover into which the valve housing is inserted. If excessive pressure develops and the valve housing is forced out of the hole in the cover, the weight engages behind the hole and prevents the valve housing from being shot out at high speed. In an embodiment the peg 13b extends upwards to a disc 14, the purpose of which is to ensure that steam escaping from the pressure relief valve is diverted laterally rather than upwards which might result in injury to an operator. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249770-A (GB)
Title: Helicopter downdraught controls
Inventor: GARDNER THOMAS THOMSON
IPC: B64C27/82
Filed: 1991-11-11
Abstract: Controls to prevent the helicopter from rotating in reaction to the torque applied to the main rotor, by using the downdraught from the said rotor to provide a counter torque either by means of ailerons 2 mounted vertically or by ducting the downdraught to a point where it may be jetted with a counter torque component of force, and which may include ailerons 3 or 4, mounted sensibly vertically, to enable the helicopter to be displaced horizontally, particularly whilst in the hover position, and/or jets mounted sensibly horizontally, for the same purposes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261992-A (GB)
Title: An anti-theft device for a motor vehicle
Inventor: AITCHISON KEITH NUNNERLEY
IPC: B60R25/02
Filed: 1991-11-29
Abstract: An anti-theft device for a motor vehicle comprises a flexible cable (12) disposable between an ignition key operated steering column lock and a rotary electrical ignition switch (16) for transmitting rotational movement of the ignition key to the rotary switch (16) during normal operation and enabling the switch (16) to be disposed at an inaccessible location remote from the steering column lock. One end of the cable (12) is normally coupled to the rotary switch (16) by way of a spring biased piston (50) having a projecting member (52) drivingly engaging a recess (54) on the switch (16). Should the connection of the cable (12) with the steering column lock be broken, eg by tampering, the spring (48) biasing the piston (50) acts to separate the projecting member (52) from the switch and thereby break the rotary coupling between the cable and switch. A spring loaded detent (68) prevents reengagement of the piston (50) with the switch (16). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263398-A (GB)
Title: Mattresses
Inventor: LAIDLAW COLIN ALEXANDER
IPC: A47C27/14
Filed: 1992-04-21
Abstract: A pressure-reducing mattress 10 comprises an H-section core 11,which forms upper and lower recesses 12, 13 and a pair of inserts 14, 15 which can be fitted into respective recesses 12, 13. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255805-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic actuator
Inventor: SAITO MASAYUKI
IPC: B23D29/00
Filed: 1992-04-30
Abstract: A hydraulic punch comprises a cylindrical casing (3). a pump unit (15) including a pump (41) and fixedly held in the casing (3), a cylinder chamber (27) defined by the cylindrical inner face of the casing 3 and the inner end face (18) of the pump unit (15), a reciprocating piston (17) slidable in the cylinder chamber (27) and an oil reservoir (29) which is formed adjacent to the pump unit (15) in the casing (3) and from which the pump (41) sucks operating oil filled within the casing (3). The pump unit (15) and casing (3) are fixed together by means of screw threads (23, 25). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267232-A (GB)
Title: Novel multimetallic sulfide catalysts containing noble metals, and hydrodenitrogenation process using same
Inventor: SINGHAL GOPAL HARI
IPC: B01J27/049
Filed: 1992-05-19
Abstract: Catalysts for removing heteroatoms, particularly nitrogen, from hydrocarbonaceous feedstocks are described. The catalysts are comprised of highly dispersed molybdenum sulfide promoted with a noble metal such that the noble metal is in an oxidation state greater than 0 and is coordinated to S. The noble metal is selected from Pt, Pd, Rh, and Ir. It is preferred that the catalysts be prepared from a precursor composition selected from platinum ethoxyethyl xanthate or platinum dithiocarbamate. Additionally, the catalyst may include a promoter sulfide such as nickel sulfide, cobalt sulfide or iron sulfide, etc. or mixtures thereof.
Patent GB-2257657-A (GB)
Title: Security device for posting secret information.
Inventor: KING SHERIDAN PETER
IPC: B42D5/02
Filed: 1992-07-08
Abstract: A security device for sending secret information e.g. PIN codes through the post is made up of two sheet sections comprising a patch 14 glued to a web 10 between which the information is contained. The patch and web are glued peripherally at 16 and a security module M is defined by skip out lines 30 inside the periphery of the patch so that it has to be broken away from the remainder of the laminated sheet sections. The broken away module remains glued at its periphery but has a transverse tear line 34 inside the glue line so that an end (M1, Fig. 4) can be torn away, leaving a wallet portion (M2, Fig. 4) which can then be peeled apart to gain access to the information. The peeling apart of the wallet portion is facilitated by the use of adhesive spots 26. The glued sheet sections form part of a continuous stationery form for transmission through the post. The patch 14 has a region of carbon less image transfer material 28 so that the information can be printed on the underlying web 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270633-A (GB)
Title: Method of making fibre-reinforced plastics cue having a core.
Inventor: TSAI SON-KUNG
IPC: B29C33/40
Filed: 1992-09-22
Abstract: A method of making a fiber-reinforced plastics cue includes moulding a cue core 40 of plastics foam material in a first molding tool containing component parts 20, 24 of the cue. The cue core is then provided thereon with a laminated outer shell formed from a plurality of long fiber fabric sheets 61, 62, 63 preimpregnated in thermosetting resin. The cue core having thereon the laminated outer shell is then arranged in a second molding tool and the moulding tool is heated under pressure so as to cause the outer shell to take the form of the mould cavity as a result of internal pressure generated by the cue core which foams for the second time. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272478-A (GB)
Title: Latch lever assembly
Inventor: ROGERS JOHN
IPC: E05B3/06
Filed: 1992-11-17
Abstract: A latch lever assembly (10) comprises a handle (11) and a mounting plate (12), the mounting plate (12) having an opening (19) to receive a mounting part (20) of the handle (11), the mounting part (20) and the mounting plate (12) having co-operating formations (30, 31) which permit the mounting part (20) to be inserted into the opening (19) when the handle (11) is in a first rotational position relative to the mounting plate (12), and co-operate to retain the mounting part (20) relative to the mounting plate (12) when the handle (11) is rotated through a predetermined angle, so that no retaining means is required which must be secured to the mounting part (12), but rather, the mounting part (12) of the handle (11) is retained relative to the mounting plate (12) by co-operation of the co-operating formations (30, 31). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265076-A (GB)
Title: Maintaining biasing state of biasing force application means during assembly of a seat belt retractor
Inventor: FUJIMURA YOSHIICHI
IPC: B60R22/34
Filed: 1993-03-16
Abstract: The inner end 8a of a power spring 8 of the biasing force application means 5 is retained by a bush 9 which fits over the reel shaft, and the outer end 8b is retained by a retaining portion (10d, Fig. 11) of a spring casing 10. In a state where the biasing force application means 5 is formed as a subassembly and the power spring 8 has been wound up by a predetermined amount in a direction in which a webbing (3, Fig. 3) is unwound, a spring pin 12 is attached to the subassembly so that a pair of rotation preventing arms 12a and 12b thereof pierce through small holes 11b and 11c provided in a cover 11, either of grooves 9b and 9c and either of grooves 9d and 9e, which are provided in the bush 9, and small holes 10b and 10c provided in the spring casing 10. This enables the power spring 8 to be readily maintained in the wound-up state during assembly of the subassembly to the frame and to reel shaft of the seat belt retractor. Many other details are disclosed, including means for locking the reel shaft in response to excessive deceleration. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265711-A (GB)
Title: Optical fibre sensors
Inventor: TAYLOR NICHOLAS JOHN
IPC: G01N21/76
Filed: 1993-03-26
Abstract: An optical fibre sensor arrangement (50) in which optical cables (54, 56) are mounted at an angle relative to one another in a plastic block (52), having a polished end face (62). Each cable (54, 56) has its end face angled relative to its longitudinal axis so that it lies in substantially the same plane as the end face (62) of the block (52). This arrangement provides a greater region where the incident light and reflected light overlap and hence improves the sensitivity of the sensor. A chromogenic or liquid sensitive fluorescent coating can be applied to the end face (62). The sensor is suitable for monitoring changes in intensity and/or wavelength of light reflected from a sample (64). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266768-A (GB)
Title: Optical sensors for counting can ends.
Inventor: CRADDOCK PAUL
IPC: G06M9/00
Filed: 1993-04-21
Abstract: A method is provided for detecting a junction between adjacent can ends (2) which are arranged in a stack. The method enables a selected number of can ends in the stack to be counted and then split off. The method comprises the steps of illuminating the curved peripheral regions of can ends in the stack with a signal emitted by a emitter (33). such as an infra-red LED, inclined at an oblique angle to a line normal to the central axis of the stack, and detecting reflected signals from the ends of the peripheral edge regions of the can ends by detectors (35, 36). Oblique illumination provides alternating regions of the stack reflecting a relatively high and relatively low light intensity. The detectors are arranged to provide signals in phase quadrature relationship, which allows forward and reverse movement to be distinguished. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270570-A (GB)
Title: A weighing process and belt weigher for carrying out the process
Inventor: MUNTENER KURT
IPC: G01G11/00
Filed: 1993-08-19
Abstract: A process for weighing transported amounts has a belt conveyor (1) which comprises, in addition to a weighing part (5), measuring apparatuses (7, 8) which measure belt operation parameters. Preferably, the belt tension and/or the belt speed are measured and are fed to a computer (9). In order to determine an effective belt loading, correction terms which are derived from the values of the belt operation parameters are applied to the value calculated from the weighing signal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270493-A (GB)
Title: Encapsulation of segmented diamond compact
Inventor: FRAZEE RONALD L
IPC: C23C30/00
Filed: 1993-09-06
Abstract: A diamond compact which comprises at least two interlocking segments 1, 2 of thermally stable, polycrystalline diamond encapsulated with a diamond film is provided wherein the diamond segments are bound to form a composite mass which is overcoated with a diamond film. The diamond film provides added shear strength and an enhanced bending moment to the compact. The segments can also be comprised of diamond particles of a different average grain size to provide improvements in impact resistance and abrasion resistance in tools used for drilling and mining. These compacts can be prepared by cutting diamond clusters to provide complementary surfaces, bonding these surfaces together to form one composite mass and overcoating the mass with a diamond layer by chemical vapor deposition. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271131-A (GB)
Title: Dedicated perforated nipple with integral isolation sleeve
Inventor: SHY PERRY CARTER
IPC: E21B29/10
Filed: 1993-09-22
Abstract: A production nipple (22) is suspended within an uncased bore hole in a slimhole/monobore completion. A deposit of cement 42 is conveyed through the nipple and is spotted in the annulus across the face of the uncased well bore, with the nipple and cement deposit thereafter being perforated by a small diameter perforating gun (44). The production nipple has a thin walled section (58A) which is characterised by reduced resistance to perforation by a shaped explosive charge. The perforating gun is accurately positioned in registration with the dedicated nipple section by an annular locator slot (74) formed on a coupling sub, which is engageable by a resilient latch arm (76) carried by the perforating gun. An isolation sleeve 64 can be raised to cover the perforations and thus prevent inward flow of unwanted fluids. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286753-A (GB)
Title: Transfer of an analog control signal through a medium
Inventor: SEILER REINHARD
IPC: H04W84/02
Filed: 1994-01-29
Abstract: An analog control signal is transferred through a medium having band pass characteristics, for example a telephone line 117. A first signal of a fixed amplitude is generated having a first frequency f1 within the passband of the medium. A second signal of a second frequency f2 is generated within the passband of the medium. The amplitude of the second signal is controlled with the analog control signal RSSI to provide a modified second signal. The first signal and the modified second signal are sent through the medium; their amplitudes are compared 170 at the receiving end of the medium; and an analog control signal is provided dependent on the relative amplitudes of the first signal and the modified second signal. A method to control a remotely controlled unit is also provided as well as a method to control a radio communication system and a method to control apparatus. Remotely controlled apparatus is also provided.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275944-A (GB)
Title: Dismantleable prefabricated modular building
Inventor: DONOVAN JOHN MARTIN
IPC: E04B1/14
Filed: 1994-02-17
Abstract: Prefabricated modular buildings are made using a system comprising a plurality of interlocking panels (13, 14, 15) each composed of two cladding layers (22a, 23a) of rigid material spaced by an internal framework of spacing frame members, in which at least one edge portion of each panel (13, 14, 15) is provided with a longitudinal channel (27a) defined by edge portions of the cladding layers (22a, 23a) projecting beyond an elongate spacing frame member extending generally parallel to the said edge portion, in which, to interconnect the panels, the tongues (24a) of at least some of the panels project orthogonally of the edge portions defining the longitudinal channels (27a). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276344-A (GB)
Title: Power tool
Inventor: FISHER HUGH EDWARD
IPC: B25D16/00
Filed: 1994-06-10
Abstract: The invention relates to portable power tool means intended to form part of a power tool or a conversion unit adapted to be fitted to the shaft of a power tool. The tool means includes a rotary cam member (6, 8) having an internal sinusoidal cam track (12) in which cam followers (26) of an output shaft (2) are received. When the cam member (6, 8) rotates, the shaft (2) is caused to partake of a lengthwise reciprocating movement suitable for application to a scraper bit or other tool kit such as a chisel. In an example of the invention, the shaft (86) passes through a fixed bearing ring (88), a slidable sleeve (96) being provided to control engagement of the shaft (86) via a key member (104) with portions of the ring (88) or the cam member (76), so as to enable the shaft (86) to partake of lengthwise movement or to be convertible to rotational movement, as selected bay the operator. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280064-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic holder for a vibration sensor
Inventor: LYSEN HEINRICH
IPC: B65G47/91
Filed: 1994-06-23
Abstract: A holding device 10 for magnetically mounting a vibration sensor on a curved surface, for example on a pipeline or on a housing of a bearing, comprises at least two movable pole shoes 16, 16 having the same poling and, a movable pole shoe 24 with opposite poling. The pole shoe 24 is displaceable relative to the other pole shoes 16, 16' and the permanent magnets 20, 20' and, when positioning the holding device on the surface, is displaced towards the surface by magnetic aftraction. The pole shoe 24 is provided with a connection 26 for the vibration sensor. The permanent magnets may be replaced by electromagnets. <IMAGE>