baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2257326-A (GB)
Title: Motion vector detection device
Inventor: OHKI MITSUHARU
IPC: H04N19/51
Filed: 1992-06-26
Abstract: A motion vector detection device is provided in which the absolute value of the difference between a plurality of sets of representative points selected at the same interval as the search area consisting of QxR pixels and pixel data of the current field at the positions of the q x r pixel interval is calculated to find motion vectors, data of each vector are cumulatively summed to find the remainder, data of the remainder of each vector are compared to one another to find a motion vector and a motion vector is found at an interval less than q x r by interpolation from the motion vector and values of the remainders in its vicinity. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257726-A (GB)
Title: Ring beam for conservatory
Inventor: SANDIFORD WALTER TERENCE
IPC: E04B7/02
Filed: 1992-07-07
Abstract: A ring beam for a conservatory, comprises a plastics extrusion which is reinforced by a stool box sectioned tube disposed within a longitudinally extending passageway (5) of the extrusion. The extrusion has a bottom wall (1), inner and outer side walls (4, 3), and an upper wall (2). The bottom wall (1) supports depending flanges (9, 11) which are adapted to engage the top of a conservatory side wail frame. The upper wall (2) is adapted for mounting a roof beam and is inclined at an angle of inclination corresponding to the desired angle of inclination of the roof beams to the horizontal. The inclined upper wall may be provided by an adjustable mounting bracket which enables the angle of the wall to be adjusted to accommodate a range of desired roof beam angles. Alternatively, the upper wall (2) may be integral with the plastics extrusion and be inclined at a fixed angle to the horizontal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265226-A (GB)
Title: Spatial optical modulator
Inventor: MATTHEWS JAMES A
IPC: H01L29/788
Filed: 1992-12-15
Abstract: An optical modulator utilizing a magnetic semiconductor device, whose operation is based on the Hall effect, includes a magnetic material (33) formed on a semiconductor substrate (27). When an incoming beam of light (105) having a dominant polarization direction is directed onto the magnetic material (33) it becomes modulated. The result is an outgoing beam of light (106) which has a rotated plane of polarization when compared to the dominant polarization direction. The direction of the rotated plane of polarization is indicative of the information stored in the magnetic material (33). The modulator of the present invention further includes a means for writing the information to the magnetic material and a semiconductor sensor means (35) for electrically verifying the contents of the magnetic material (33).
Patent GB-2273896-A (GB)
Title: Clamping device
Inventor: YANG TAI-HER
IPC: B25B1/24
Filed: 1993-01-04
Abstract: The device comprises plain claws (102) and semi-circular claws (101). At least one pair of jaws has a clamping plane which includes one semi-circular socket having semi-circular (or resembling a semi-circle) claws also includes a limiting device which is rotable within a limited range. The device is able to provide parallel clamping and also clamp irregular-shaped workpieces. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263692-A (GB)
Title: Folding and cutting webs.
Inventor: HALLER RALF
IPC: B41F13/56
Filed: 1993-01-22
Abstract: From a rotary printing press, a web is fed to a longitudinal cutter (not shown), to form a plurality of (two) webs which are fed through a longitudinal folding station 2 to a cutting station 13. Station 2 is connected to a drive 36 of station 13. In station 2, each incoming web is associated with at least one adjustable register-adjusting roller 6. The folded webs 19 leaving station 2 pass in a horizontal plane 12 to a cut-register sensor 24 upstream of a cutting cylinder (25). Pulses from sensor 24 are superimposed on the drive 36 and the drive is synchronously corrected, as a slave drive, to the rotary printing press. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264703-A (GB)
Title: Oil-in-water emulsions containing oxide particles
Inventor: DAHMS GERD HERBERT
IPC: B01F23/00
Filed: 1993-01-26
Abstract: An oil-in-water emulsion containing 0.5% to 30% metallic oxides having a particle size of less than 0.2 micron, less than 10% total emulsifier, 5% to 30% of an oil phase and at least 60% of an aqueous phase is provided. The invention also makes available a method of preparing such emulsions in which the emulsion is formed by use of a dispersion in water of the metallic oxide particles. By comparison with previously known emulsions of this type relatively small quantities of emulsifiers are used and it is possible to use an emulsion system with a low HLB value (e.g. less than 6). Preferably no hydrophilic emulsifiers are used. The emulsions are suitable for preparing UV-absorbing compositions such as sunscreens, moisturisers and after-sun lotions. The ability to use no, or little, hydrophilic emulsifiers is advantageous since, in, general, these emulsifiers are not biodegradable whereas hydrophobic emulsifiers generally are biodegradable.
Patent GB-2265939-A (GB)
Title: Security locking box
Inventor: JEAVONS TREVOR JAMES
IPC: E05B17/18
Filed: 1993-04-08
Abstract: A security locking box comprises a body (1) housing a locking bolt (3) which can be projected to lock closed an access cover of a cover and frame assembly. The locking bolt (3) is operated by a rotatable operating member (38) acting through a lever (30) pivotally mounted at one end to the locking bolt (3) and at the other end to a fixed pivot axis. A barrier (48) may be provided which has to be removed or released to allow access to the operating member (38). The mouth of the box is closed by a releasable lid (2) resting on and secured to a support plate (9) by bolts (20), (24). The operating member (38), barrier (48) and bolts (20), (24) are rotated for operation by means of a security key or other suitable implement. The lid (2) is pivotally mounted to a pivot plate (14) and the bolts (20), (24) must be released to allow initial linear movement of the lid (2) from its closed position before it can be swung open. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277668-A (GB)
Title: Clutch and brake assembly for a rotary mower
Inventor: BOWDEN MICHAEL
IPC: A01D34/68
Filed: 1993-04-23
Abstract: This invention relates to a clutch and brake assembly (6) and, more particularly, to such an assembly for use with a rotary mower driven by, for example, internal combustion engine. Briefly the clutch and brake assembly (6) comprises a rotatable drum (11), a centrifugal clutch (C) including a clutch element which is movable between an inoperative non-driving position and an operative driving position a stationary abutment and a brake member (12) mounted on the drum, which brake member is resiliently biassed towards engagement with the stationary abutment (14) when the clutch element is disengaged from the drum and is movable into disengagement relative to the stationary abutment by the centrifugal clutch when the clutch element is engaged in an operative driving position with the drum. Reference is directed to Figure 2. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266530-A (GB)
Title: Substituted 1,1,2-triphenylbutenes.
Inventor: EDWARDS KAREN JENNIFER
IPC: C07D295/092
Filed: 1993-04-29
Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (2> <IMAGE> wherein n is from 3 to 10, the iodo substituent is in the 3- or 4- position and R<1> and R<2> represent C1-3 alkyl, or R<1> represents a hydrogen atom and R<2> a C1-3 alkyl group or R<1> and R<2> together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached represent a saturated heterocyclic group, in the form of their free bases or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts are potent anti-oestrogenic compounds useful for treatment of oestrogen-dependent cancers, especially breast cancers. Compounds where the iodine atom is radioisotopic are useful in radiotherapy or gamma ray imaging of these cancers. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266786-A (GB)
Title: Pair of lenses, one clear, one coloured, for treating dyslexia
Inventor: JORDAN IAN
IPC: G02C5/00
Filed: 1993-05-06
Abstract: An optical system, for treating dyslexia, comprises a pair of lenses, one 12 of which is clear to be used in association with one eye of a patient, and the other 11, 15 of which has a coloured portion and which is to be used in association with the other eye of the patient. When the patient views a target surface, usually white, through the lens system the image interpreted by the patient's brain changes from an initial colour corresponding with the colour of the coloured lens to the colour of the target surface, and following this treatment the patient is then able to read without the visual disturbance associated with dyslexia. The lens pair may be for spectacles or contact lenses, or a supplementary attachment for spectacles. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279968-A (GB)
Title: Suspension unit with damped second spring
Inventor: KEY GRAHAME RUSSELL
IPC: D06F37/20
Filed: 1993-06-17
Abstract: A suspension unit, particularly for the tub and drum assembly of a washing machine, comprises first and second springs (28, 31) operatively arranged between two opposed mounting elements (24, 29) of the unit, and a damper (e.g. piston 30) disposed between the two springs. Under small amplitude loading oscillations, the first spring (28) deflects cyclically without movement of the damper, whilst under larger amplitude loading oscillations (experienced particularly during spin drying), the second spring (31) also deflects cyclically but under damping by frictional displacement of the damper. The damper may be in the form of a bush (56, figure 7) slidable on a rod (50). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279671-A (GB)
Title: Dyeing bath
Inventor: HSIANG CHEN CHIN
IPC: D06B3/26
Filed: 1993-07-07
Abstract: A cylindrical dyeing bath which has a conventional shape; a head portion is disposed above and connected by one end of the cylindrical dyeing bath and incorporated with a driven roller, a three-way valve is also connected to the other end of the cylindrical dyeing bath, a first circulating tube is disposed above said cylindrical dyeing bath, this first circulating is connected between the head portion and the three-way valve, a second circulating tube is disposed under the cylindrical dyeing bath, this second circulating tube is connected between the head portion and the three-way valve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280574-A (GB)
Title: User interface for local area networks
Inventor: HUNG FRANCIS YUN-TAI
IPC: H04L12/801
Filed: 1993-07-31
Abstract: A multi-user interface for a group of local area networks includes monitoring circuitry for each user to prevent unauthorised use of services. Each user port incorporates a data rate detector circuit which counts data pulses for each service in use during a preset clock period. If this count exceeds a predetermined value, the user is disconnected from that particular service. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273457-A (GB)
Title: Composite molded product having cushioning properties and method for producing the same
Inventor: KOSEKI TOSHINORI
IPC: B29C44/04
Filed: 1993-03-10
Abstract: A composite moulded product having cushioning properties in which a cushioning material having a surface material is integrally provided on a hard base material and a method for producing the composite moulded product in a simple process having less producing steps. A hard resin moulded product is set in a metallic mould, and an expandable rubber-like elastic body is injected, and then the metallic mould is expanded so that expansion of the rubber-like elastic body can be effected, whereby the expanded rubber-like elastic body and the skin layer thereof constitute a cushioning material and a surface material, respectively, and the formation of those materials and integration of those materials with the hard base material as a hard resin moulded product can be performed in succession in one metallic mould. Thus, production is made simple and labor and production cost can be reduced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272998-A (GB)
Title: Push button switch
Inventor: TAKANO TSUNESUKE
IPC: H01H13/10
Filed: 1993-11-11
Abstract: A push-button switch comprises a housing, a pair of contact members fixed within the housing, a push-button, and a slide contact member having a pair of resilient leg portions (18a) which make and break contact with respective ones of the fixed contact members in response to movement of the push-button and having a pair of resilient mounting ears (18g) which seat on respective ones of a pair of interior retaining ledges (16f) formed on the push button to couple the slide contact member with the push-button. The fixed contact members are located in a pair of opposed longitudinally extending channels formed in the housing. The push button is biased by a large diameter coil spring (22) and has resilient locking tabs 16c which engage with locking flanges 20i provided at the upper end of the housing. The ends 18d of the slide contact member make resilient contact with the inside edges of windows 16a in the push button. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290063-A (GB)
Title: Low-drag vehicle radiator arrangement
Inventor: GOULD RUSSELL PEARCE
IPC: B60K11/04
Filed: 1994-06-01
Abstract: A high-speed vehicle has its drag reduced by mounting at least one air-cooled radiator 14 in a surface which is largely parallel to the airflow when the vehicle is in motion. The vehicle may be fitted with a pair of aerofoils 10 projecting sideways between the wheels and applying a downwards force, and the radiators may be in the upper surfaces so that they have air supplied to them under positive pressure. The downstream face of each radiator is preferably in communication with the rear of the body of the vehicle so that the sub-atmospheric pressure in its wake applies a pressure difference across it. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290535-A (GB)
Title: Snap on lid and jar
Inventor: DE VLAM RONALD
IPC: B65D41/17
Filed: 1994-06-24
Abstract: In a lid and jar combination the lid (11) has a skirt (12) with a plurality of discrete spaced apart inwardly extending projections (10) formed on the interior thereof. The jar (1) has a plurality of beads (5) over which the projections (10) may be snapped, when the lid is pushed onto the neck of the jar, to retain the lid in position. The neck (3) is formed with guide surfaces (16) which will be engaged by the projections (10) if the lid is applied to the jar with the projections out of register with the beads (5) to rotate the lid as it is pushed onto the neck to bring the projections into registration with the beads immediately prior to the projections snapping over the beads. On at least one circumferential side of zones (9) on the jar occupied by the projections (10) when the lid is in place, a ramp surface (18) extends circumferentially and radially outwardly to a zone of the neck from which the projections (10) may slide freely in the axial direction to permit ready removal of the lid from the jar. The lid is rotated for removal with the projections (10) running up ramp surfaces (18), resulting in skirt deformation which will lead to automatic removal of the lid if the user turns the lid too far before pulling it off. Preferably the lid and jar body are square in cross section and the jar neck is round, the jar containing coffee or other dry foodstuff. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279696-A (GB)
Title: Device for locking a letter-box
Inventor: DESMOND JOHN EDWIN
IPC: A47G29/124
Filed: 1994-07-05
Abstract: A device 20 for use in locking a letter-box 12 comprises a bracket 30 for mounting on a door 10 or panel adjacent to a letter-box. A stop means is mounted to the bracket 30 to be moveable between a position in which the pivotable flap 14 of the letter-box 12 is held closed and a position in which the flap 14 is allowed to open. The stop means comprises a first L-shaped member 32 which is pivotally mounted to the bracket about a first axis (42, Fig. 2) and a second L-shaped member 34 which is pivotally mounted to the first L-shaped member about a second axis (50, Fig. 2) the two axes being perpendicular to each other. An adjustable abutment in the form of a threaded stud (58, Fig. 2) having a knurled head 60 may be provided on the second L-shaped member 34 for engaging with the pivotable flap 14. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281172-A (GB)
Title: Telephone terminal apparatus
Inventor: HASHIMOTO KAZUO
IPC: H04M1/654
Filed: 1994-08-12
Abstract: The present invention relates to a telephone terminal device, including a telephone answering device, which is activated by a predetermined number of ringing signals even if a telephone call occurred immediately after a previous caller had abandoned a call before engagement of the telephone line. When the telephone terminal device is set to standby mode as shown in Figure 1, the polarity of telephone line (L1, L2) is stored in microprocessor CPU-1 via photocoupler PC-3 (or PC-4) and contact y2-1. If there is a call thereafter, ringing portion of the ringing signal is detected by photocoupler PC-3 (or PC-4) via capacitor C2. During a silent period, the polarity of the telephone line (L1, L2) is checked by the aforementioned PC-3 or PC-4 via contact y2-1 which is closed. When the polarity of the telephone line at the time of abandonment of call by a caller prior to activation of the telephone terminal device coincides with the aforementioned polarity stored, the telephone terminal device is restored to standby mode (with the counter for ringing signals being cleared). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292977-A (GB)
Title: Pressure primer for extracting material from a container
Inventor: REILLY JOHN
IPC: B67D7/02
Filed: 1994-09-06
Abstract: A method of extracting material such as adhesive, resin and grease from a container 12 comprises the steps of: providing a follower 30 sized for location within the container; moving the container 12 towards the follower 30 such that the container passes over the follower and the follower contacts the free surface of the material within the container and pressurises the material; drawing material from the container through the follower using a fixed pump 28; and passing the material from the pump through a rigid outlet conduit 36.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283568-A (GB)
Title: Identification of the origin of fruit or fruit juice
Inventor: LINDSEY KEITH
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 1994-10-12
Abstract: The method is for the identification of the source genus, species, or variety of fruit tissue or juices derived therefrom and comprises (a) amplifying nucleic acids present in the tissue or juice using PCR, (b) comparing DNA obtained therefrom with that obtained from fruit tissue or juice of known genus, species or variety and (c) relating the presence of elements of a known genus, species or variety DNA to the presence of tissue or juice derived from that genus, species or variety. Preferably the random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) is applied to DNA from the tissue or juice. The nucleic acids are analysed using hybridisation probes or DNA profiles. Oranges, apples, lemons, limes, grapefruit, banana, kiwi fruit, passion fruit, paw-paw, peach, pineapple and plum may characterised.
Patent GB-2293968-A (GB)
Title: A lift and slide mechanism
Inventor: CHARMAN MICHAEL DAVID
IPC: A47B21/03
Filed: 1994-10-14
Abstract: A lift and slide mechanism for a work surface is described fitted to a corner desk top station which comprises two rectangular desk tops (1) supported at their outer ends by ground supporting legs (2). The inner sides and the corner desk top (3) are supported on a pair of support members (4) and a pair of support members (5). The rectangular desk tops (1) and corner desk top (3) may be slid outwards in the direction of arrow (6) to uncover a continuous duct (7) running around the rear surface of the desk top station. The duct (7) is used to accommodate wires or cables to connect to wordprocessors or computer workstations located on the desk tops. The mechanism provides a means for lifting and sliding the corner desk top (3) independent of the adjacent rectangular desk top (1) to provide access to the duct (7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294653-A (GB)
Title: Side mounted drill guide
Inventor: CLARKE MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: B25H1/00
Filed: 1994-11-04
Abstract: An attachment collar 2 is mounted behind the chuck on a portable electric drill. A spring-loaded rectangular-section sliding arm 4 extends forward from the attachment collar and carries an alignment plate with a square hole and a non-slip face. The alignment plate hole is centered on the drilling target spot and, as the drill is pushed towards the target, spring pressure an the alignment plate keeps the drill bit perpendicular to the target surface and in line with the target spot. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296707-A (GB)
Title: Container with drawers for stationery
Inventor: GARDNER ROBERT
IPC: B65D5/38
Filed: 1994-12-16
Abstract: A box-like container 1 has two drawers 2,3 separated by a dividing wall 4 formed from a one piece blank. The dividing 4 wall consists of a pane) which has, when installed, upstanding walls 7 and depending walls 8 which engage with the upper and lower walls 9, 10 of the container 1, whereby the dividing wall 4 is firmly located. The panel is formed of two sections connected about a fold line 13, which becomes, when inserted, the leading edge of the dividing wall 4. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296846-A (GB)
Title: Synthesising speech from text
Inventor: SHARMAN RICHARD ANTHONY
IPC: G10L25/27
Filed: 1995-01-07
Abstract: A method and system for synthesising acoustic waveforms in a text-to-speech system employs the concatenation of a very large number of very small, sub-phoneme, acoustic units. Such sub-phoneme sized audio segments, called wavelets, can be individually spectrally analysed and labelled as fenones. Fenones are clustered into logically related groups called fenemes. Sequences of fenemes can be matched with individual phonemes, and hence words. The required phonemes are determined from prior linguistic analysis of the input words in the text. Suitable sequences of fenemes are predicted for each phoneme in its own context using hidden markov modelling techniques. A complete output waveform is constructed by concatenating wavelets to produce a very long sequence thereof, each wavelet corresponding to its respective feneme. The advantages of using a feneme set extracted from a training script read by a single human speaker is that it is possible to generate natural sounding speech, using a finite sized codebook. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2305362-A (GB)
Title: A portable chair
Inventor: CHENG WEN-HO
IPC: A47C7/62
Filed: 1995-09-20
Abstract: There is disclosed a portable chair, comprising a chair pad 1, four chair legs 2 and a laid case 3, the bottom of the chair pad 1 having four fixing mounts 11 in each which have respectively a locating plate 12 and a taper hole 13, the inner side wall of each taper hole 13 having a plurality of grooves (131, figure 4). The top and the lower part of each chair leg 2 has respectively a first taper post 22 and a second taper post 23. The first taper posts 22 of the chair legs 2 can be inserted into the taper holes 13 of the chair pad 1. The convex strips (221, figure 2) slide into the four grooves (131, figure 4) on the taper holes 13, such that the chair legs 2 are connected firmly with the chair pad 1. Furthermore the laid case 3 can be installed on the lower parts of the chair legs 2 by means of inserting the second taper posts 23, of the chair legs 2 into the fixing taper holes 31 situated at the four corners of the laid case 3. The laid case 3 has a plurality of divided spaces 32 in which various tools or stationery can be stored. Furthermore the laid case 3 has a side plate which have a plurality of inserting holes 331 for putting screw drivers or spanners.