baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2099264-A (GB)
Title: Speech synthesis system with parameter look-up table
IPC: G10L13/047
Filed: 1982-01-20
Abstract: A memory system for speech synthesis employs a set of three memories for specifying the speech data to be applied to a speech synthesis circuit. The speech synthesis circuit is responsive to speech data parameters having a fixed number of bits. The speech data parameters are stored in a first memory 202 at a plurality of selected locations. A second memory 203 contains address data having fewer bits and respectively identifying locations within the first memory where desired speech data parameters are stored. The address data from the second memory is converted into the speech data parameters stored in the first memory as required by the speech synthesis circuit. The address data in the second memory can be formed into data frames having a plurality of data fields, wherein each data field corresponds to one memory location. In a preferred embodiment, these data frames are stored as ordered sets in the second memory with each ordered set of data frames corresponding to a portion of synthesized human speech data parameters are identified for input via register 212 to the speech synthesis circuit by the selection of address data in a third memory (12A, 12B Figure 3 not shown) which corresponds to the desired ordered sets of data frames in the second memory. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2092616-A (GB)
Title: Condition monitoring of marine antifouling system
IPC: C23F13/04
Filed: 1982-02-01
Abstract: A sacrificial anode 10, 12 for use in an electrolytic installation for protecting a system using sea water, or the hull of a ship, is provided with a metal probe 24, which extends a predetermined distance from a basal or datum surface 22, whereby the continuous wearing away of the anode eventually exposes the metal probe 24 to the sea water so that this can be indicated by an electrically operable monitoring arrangement. The sacrificial anode may be a cathodic protection anode (fig. 4) having a stainless steel probe 30 located in a synthetic plastics bolt 32 Alternatively the sacrificial anode may be one to which a low D.C. current is supplied. In this case two anodes may be used, the first 10 of copper and the second 12 of aluminium, so that aluminium hydroxide is caused to flocculate upon particles of released copper and the floc particles eventually from a protective cupro- aluminium film which inhibits marine growth and corrosion on the surfaces to be protected. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2098596-A (GB)
Title: Benzamidoalkyl mercaptans
IPC: A61K9/14
Filed: 1979-08-08
Abstract: Benzamidoalkyl mercaptans having the formula:   <IMAGE>  in which -alk- represents a C2-4 alkylene radical, R represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or a lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy, amino, carboxyl or trifluoromethyl radical, n is one to three, and when n is more than one, R may be the same or different in various positions relative to one another in the ring, are useful as mucolytic agents.
Patent GB-2098099-A (GB)
Title: Multi phase separation process
IPC: B04B5/10
Filed: 1982-04-20
Abstract: A multi-phase separation process which is particularly useful in connection with the cleaning of cuttings resulting from conventional oil drilling techniques. A mixture of carrier liquid (sea water), a contaminant liquid (oil) and solids cuttings is passed over the screen of a screen bowl centrifuge while simultaneously washing the mixture with further sea water whereby a finer portion of the solids particles is washed through the screen taking with it the contaminant oil which has been washed off the solids by the sea water and which adheres to the finer solids particles, thereby leaving the remaining, larger solids particles substantially free of oil which adheres to solids particles by surface tension forces only and can therefore be detached from such particles solely by immersion or washing in the carrier liquid. Separation of the finer solids particles from the sea water carrier liquid is achieved in a secondary centrifuge.
Patent GB-2098120-A (GB)
Title: Trimming device for wall paper or the like
IPC: B26B5/00
Filed: 1982-04-26
Abstract: The device comprises an elongate body 10 and a rotary cutting knife having a cutting wheel 3 which is arranged to be advanced along a cutting groove 24 extending lengthwise of the body 10 in a second limb 20. This limb 20 provides a support face 23 over which the end of wall paper may be laid to trim the end to fit an internal angle, such as between a ceiling surface 13 and a wall surface 17. The body includes a location face 12, edge location 16 and an abutment face 22 which, on abutting the internal angle faces, positions the body 10 so that the cutting groove 24 is aligned correctly to trim the wall paper to fit neatly to the internal angle. The body may be attached temporarily to the wall surface by steel pins 18. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2121531-A (GB)
Title: Dampers for ventilation ducts
Inventor: MAGILL ROBERT JOHN
IPC: A62C2/24
Filed: 1982-05-26
Abstract: In a damper 10 comprising a set of substantially parallel blades which are rotatable about longitudinal axes to open or close an opening or passage through the damper, the blades are driven via a gear box containing two meshing gear wheels connected to the shafts 16 of two of the blades and to a spring powered actuator, the gear box being mounted behind a cover 26 externally of the casing of the damper 10 so as to be readily removable therefrom. Movement of a pivotted member 30 to the left causes the actuator to rotate the gear wheels and open the blades but upward movement of the release member 54 allows compression springs (24) to operate the actuator so that the gear wheels are rotated to close the blades. A fusible metal element may be included in the blade operating mechanism to close the blades when the temperature rises above a predetermined level. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2106391-A (GB)
Title: Agricultural and horticultural microbiocidal compositions
Inventor: MORIMOTO YOSHIAKI
IPC: A01N47/38
Filed: 1981-12-11
Abstract: Compositions of benomyl with a metallic oxide of the formula MxOy where M is calcium, barium, aluminum, silicon, boron or zinc, x is 1 or 2, and y is 1, 2 or 3, provide for superior stability of benomyl in comparison with known compositions
Patent GB-2133394-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to closures
Inventor: HAINES PETER REGINALD
IPC: B65D41/04
Filed: 1982-12-14
Abstract: A closure for application to the screw-threaded neck of a container is moulded in one piece from a resilient plastics material and has a top 11 with a dependent skirt 12 screw- threaded on its internal surface. Spaced below the top 11 the skirt has an inwardly projecting rib 14. An outwardly projecting rib 17 is connected to the top 11 and forms with rib 14 a downwardly open channel for receiving the top portion of the neck of the container. Ribs 20 are formed on the underside of the top 11 and project downward into the channel to form a seal with the top edge of the neck. In a variant, rib 14 is replaced by two, undercut, triangular section ribs (25, 26, Fig. 2) and rib 17 has two similar ribs (28, 29) at the other side of the channel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2115260-A (GB)
Title: Food frying apparatus
Inventor: TAKEUCHI MASAHIRA
IPC: A47J37/12
Filed: 1983-02-02
Abstract: A food frying apparatus comprises a heating chamber (1), a heater (H), a magnetron, a food support (7), a lifting apparatus (8) and a control apparatus. A cooking oil is contained in a lower portion of the heating chamber (1). The cooking oil is heated to higher temperature by the heater (H). After placing food on the support (7), the support (7) is lowered by the lifting apparatus (8) so that the food is dipped into the cooking oil, and frying of the food is started. If and when the support (7) is lowered, irradiation by microwaves from the magnetron is started and the food is internally heated. The control apparatus controls the temperature of said cooking oil, a time period for dipping the food into the cooking oil and a time period for supplying the microwaves. Therefore, in accordance with the present invention, the food can be dipped into the cooking oil with high temperature automatically and for an arbitrary time period and in addition, irradiation by microwaves can be made for an arbitrary time period. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2119418-A (GB)
Title: Dry paper machine
Inventor: RIIHINEN KALEVI
IPC: D21F1/10
Filed: 1983-04-22
Abstract: In a dry paper machine, in the step following the forming section, the fiber web has been conducted with the aid of topside and/or underside wires through the machine to the purpose of adding, drying and polymerizing the bonding agent. The unbonded fiber web has low strength and requires careful handling so that it might not break and cause process shut-downs. This circumstance has in modern paper machines resulted in a running speed which is low compared with the theoretical capacity of the machines. It has been found that web breaks tend to occur at the so-called open draws of its carry-through path, where the fiber web is not supported and is allowed to hang free in the air or carried by a wire (2, 3, 9). The object of the invention is to avoid open draws and to convey the web (1) in supported fashion through the entire process. The reliability of the procedure is improved by placing the mechanically drying calendering to be the last treatment step before polymerizing.
Patent GB-2140666-A (GB)
Title: Dough improver
Inventor: ZENTNER HARRY
IPC: A21D2/02
Filed: 1983-06-02
Abstract: A dough improver is characterised in that it contains sodium thiosulphate preferably in an amount of 0.5- 2.0% by weight. The improver may also contain sodium metabisulphite.
Patent GB-2122336-A (GB)
Title: Device for supplying cooled air
Inventor: NAGASE USABURGO
IPC: F24F5/00
Filed: 1983-06-13
Abstract: A cooled air supply device of a type, in which a ventilation flue 2 is formed in the interior of a casing having an inlet port 1b for external air and an outlet port 1a for cooled air, and a heat-exchanger and a blower 6 are disposed within the ventilation flue, the heat-exchanger having a regenerative cooling member 11 for cooling air entering the ventilation flue from the blower and passing over heat- exchanging plates provided on the regenerative cooling body, and further, at least the regenerative cooling member can be removed from the casing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141946-A (GB)
Title: Wallcoverings
Inventor: WARREN CHRISTOPHER BERNARD
IPC: D06N7/00
Filed: 1983-06-21
Abstract: Pieces (15) of prepasted foamed wallcovering are made in a two-location process. At the first location a web of paper substrate (10a) with a foamable coat (10b) is given a print (10c). At the second location the printed web is given a pre-paste coat (10d) with an adhesive capable of providing remoistenable features after tolerating heat conditions to be encountered during a subsequent foaming step, and the pasted, printed web is then given at the same location any subsequent treatment required (such as embossing) including heating to generate the foam. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141911-A (GB)
Title: Fishing hook devices
Inventor: LEE LONG-RIVER
IPC: A01K83/02
Filed: 1983-06-21
Abstract: A fishing hook device has a plurality of hooks (3), preferably three, which are pivotable and releasable from a closed upright position on upward movement of the fishing line and upon biting by a fish, which allows the hooks (3) to be pulled upwardly on a surface (4) and to fall outwardly through openings (221). The hooks (3) may be retracted by employing a hook releaser (8, Fig. 5A, not shown) which can be placed around the hook device and pressed downwardly. The releaser (8) may have projections (831) for covering the sharp ends of the hooks upon rotation of the released. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2124861-A (GB)
Title: Cartridge rear mounted drag assembly and method
Inventor: COUNCILMAN RICHARD R
IPC: A01K89/027
Filed: 1983-06-23
Abstract: An improved drag assembly (50, Fig. 1) is provided and comprises replaceable cartridge assemblies 72 which can be precalibrated for a range of drag settings. Different cartridge assemblies are provided. The reel has a drag knob assembly 100 which supports a selectively replaceable spring 101 and is latched to the reel housing 22 with the spring bearing on the cartridge assembly. A knob 102 is used to turn the drag knob assembly for advancing or retracting the knob assembly to increase or decrease tension on the spring and to increase or decrease the drag setting for controlling tension on the line. Cartridge assemblies and springs are calibrated and rated and paired with a particular rated test line for use in particular types of fishing. A method of changing cartridge assemblies and springs is included. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2123738-A (GB)
Title: Slitting of flexible sheet material
Inventor: WILLIAMS DENNIS JOHN
IPC: D06H7/08
Filed: 1983-07-14
Abstract: Fabric 20 formed with a longitudinally extending pocket 21 is slit by a circular blade 9 projecting through an elongate eye 8 in a guide needle 6 engaged in the pocket 21, the fabric being drawn from right to left in Figure 1 by means (not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2147353-A (GB)
Title: Stay
Inventor: DOUGLAS JACK ERNEST
IPC: E05C17/10
Filed: 1983-10-04
Abstract: A stay 1 having a stay arm 2 engageable with a stay pin for securing a window sash in any one of a range of positions relative to a window frame includes a retainer 4 engageable with the arm 2 when the sash is in the closed position to prevent accidental or unauthorised release of the arm 2. The retainer 4 and arm 2 provided with interlocking formations comprising an upstanding peg 19 on the retainer 4 and an opening 16 formed in a socket member 15 mounted on the undersurface of the arm 2. The opening 16 is defined by resilient lips 18 and the peg 19 locates in the opening 16 with a snap action on lowering the arm 2. The peg 19 is retained in the opening 16 by ribs 23 which locate behind and engage the lips 18 to prevent accidental upward displacement of the arm 2. The peg 19 is preferably of rectangular form in plan view and the opening 16 is in the form of an elongate slot extending parallel to the length of the arm so that in the secured position the arm 2 is located against pivotal movement in a horizontal plane about the retainer 4 to prevent unauthorised release of the arm 2 by "rattling" the sash. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2132678-A (GB)
Title: Spring catch
Inventor: BONAITI MARCO
IPC: F16B45/02
Filed: 1983-10-06
Abstract: A spring catch, with a safety device which prevents it from opening accidentally in use, comprises a first catch element 1 in the shape of a hook, or ring and a second closing catch element 2 pivoted to the first; one of the catch elements is provided with a manually operable locking device 5a acting to allow and prevent one of the elements of the spring catch from moving with respect to the other. A spring 4 or similar resilient component acts either on the spring catch in order to return the elements thereof to the closed position, or on the locking element. A particular fork-shaped configuration of one of the spring catch elements allows rapid unfastening. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2152117-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for securing stock rails or guide rails in points
Inventor: HEIM ARMIN
IPC: E01B7/22
Filed: 1983-12-30
Abstract: The base plate (3) for the rail (1) supports a slide chair (8) for the points tongues and a clamping plate attachment (4 to 7) on the outside of the rail foot (2). In a recess (10) which extends beyond the inside of the rail foot (2) on the lower side of the slide chair (8) is a substantially U-shaped spring clip (17) which may be inserted on the side chair for holding down the rail foot (2). The free ends (19) of the legs (20) of the spring clip (17) are secured by a notch connection (14) with bosses of the slide chair (8) when the spring clip is in a relaxed state and a hump-like boss (21') is located in the recess (10) on the lower side of the slide chair (8), a boss which acts as an abutment for the spring clip when the latter is tensed. In the spacing (22') between the boss (21') and the inside of the rail foot (2) is provided a further hump-like boss (21'') on the lower side of the slide chair (8), a boss which has a very small clearance (26) with respect to the upper side of the clamp clip when the clamp clip (17) is braced normally, but this clearance is overcome with the formation of a shortened lever arm (22'') on the spring clip (17) when the rail (1) is subjected to tilting stress. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2136080-A (GB)
Title: Self locking screw connection
Inventor: KUSSINGER HERBERT
IPC: F16B39/38
Filed: 1984-03-02
Abstract: A self locking screw connection assembly comprises a tubular body 1 with a bore having an internal screw thread 2 and a body with an external screw thread 7 fitting the internal screw thread, the tubular body 1 being provided, near one end of the tube, around a portion of its periphery, with a slot 4 which communicates with the bore, the portion of the tubular body between the slot and the tube end being elastically deformable by a stud-like protrusion 5 which is present on the end face of the tube end in a sector in the region of the slot and abuts housing 9 so as to distort the elastically deformable portion of the tubular body upon tightening of head 8 of body 7 against housing 9, thus providing a locking action. The connection so formed is preferably rotation resistant. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2155329-A (GB)
Title: A pharmaceutical formulation containing azapropazone
Inventor: RAINSFORD KIM DRUMMOND
IPC: A61K47/26
Filed: 1984-03-08
Abstract: 57 A pharmaceutical formulation comprising azapropazone, a pharmaceutically-acceptable metabolisable carbohydrate, and a solubilising agent which is a carboxylate of an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or ammonium, wherein the minimum molar ratio of carbohydrate to azapropazone is 1:1, the minimum molar ratio of carboxylate to azapropazone is 1:1, and the pH of an aqueous solution of said formulation is within the range 2 to 8.
Patent GB-2138646-A (GB)
Title: Correcting for scanning irregularities in a picture recording system
Inventor: MASUDA TATSUNOSUKE
IPC: H04N1/10
Filed: 1984-03-23
Abstract: In a system for recording, for example, a wiring pattern on a photosensitive recording surface 12, in which a light beam from laser tube 4 is modulated by a picture signal read from memory 1, variations in the rotational speed of polyhedral mirror 7 which scans the light beam across the surface 12 may cause distortion in the recorded picture. To avoid this the picture signals are read out at a rate corresponding to the position of the light beam sensed by a photosensor 16 mounted behind a scale 15 comprising alternately transparent and opaque sections (fig. 3). To ensure synchronization even when no signal is to be recorded on surface 12 the output of laser 4 is modulated between a high (write) level and a level too low to affect the recording surface, but still detectable by photosensor 16. The output signal of the photosensor may be held constant by an amplifier, the gain of which is controlled by the picture signals (fig. 5). Beam splitter 11' allows a single laser to be used for both recording and position sensing and thus reduces the manufacturing cost. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2160686-A (GB)
Title: Identification of ships
Inventor: JOHANNESSEN ROLF
IPC: G01S7/02
Filed: 1984-06-22
Abstract: Apparatus for determining ship's identity provides a radar "finger print" for a ship. A number of radar receiver channels with closely spaced overlapping intermediate frequencies fL01, fL0Z... classify the ship radar r.f. frequency into one of a number of groups. The summed integrated video outputs are threshold detected and entered into a shift register, the contents of which are analysed to determine the pulse repetition frequency of the ship's radar. The individual receiver outputs are also digitised and analysed to determine the ship radar antenna rotation rate. Sufficient differences exist between different makes and models, also between nominally identical radars, to enable a large number of unique combinations of characteristics to be distinguished and allocated to known ship identities. Thereafter a ship can be identified simply by observing its radar 'finger print'. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144477-A (GB)
Title: Glazing assembly
Inventor: NYE CLIFFORD OWEN
IPC: E06B3/58
Filed: 1984-07-31
Abstract: A glazing assembly comprising a plastics glazing bar adapted to receive a double-glazed window panel 2-4, a deformable removable glazing wedge 23 and a removable plastics glazing bead 7 provided with a gasket 8 located on said glazing bar by interengaging projections and slots 13-20, 14-16. The bar can only be removed to allow removal of said panel after said glazing wedge has been removed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2174344-A (GB)
Title: Detachable steering wheel
Inventor: BELL IAN DAVID
IPC: B60R25/022
Filed: 1985-04-12
Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel 1 may be removed from the steering column 2 for the purpose of immobilising the vehicle, this preventing theft of the vehicle. The steering wheel is releasably secured so as to slide on and off the end of the steering column when the catches a are retracted into the steering column head. Releasing the steering wheel may, in addition, activate a steering column lock and de-activate the vehicle ignition system. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2159794-A (GB)
Title: Elevating attachment for wheelchair
Inventor: STALKER COLIN GILES
IPC: A61G5/10
Filed: 1985-05-07
Abstract: A wheelchair elevating a wheelchair to sit at varying attachment enables the occupant of heights. The attachment comprises a first frame 2 and a second frame 22 movable vertically with respect to the first frame. The second frame has means e.g. blades 52 for engagement with the wheelchair e.g. in slideways 88. Means are provided e.g. screw 60 and nut 64 to raise or lower the second frame with respect to the first frame. The horizontal spacing of blades 52 may be adjustable. The elevator may only be operable when blades 52 are latched into slideways 88. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2159917-A (GB)
Title: An hydraulic damper with adjustable valve
Inventor: SCHMIDT RUDOLF
IPC: F16F9/46
Filed: 1985-06-06
Abstract: An hydraulic damper is provided in which, for adjusting the damping forces, the damping piston 1 has at least one recess 4 adjacent to the extension phase damping valve 3. With an axially movable adjusting rod 10 in the position shown, the recess 4 is connected through a bore 9, a passage 13 and transverse bores 8 to the chamber 5 above the piston 1. Thus fluid pressure is applied in the recess 4 against the valve member 3 to partially offset the spring bias urging the valve to close the passage way 2. If the adjusting rod 10 is moved to block the bores 8, this extra fluid loading is removed. In another embodiment (Figure 3), a recess (29) is also provided adjacent to the contraction phase damping valve (26) for adjustment of the damping forces in the contraction phase.
Patent GB-2176365-A (GB)
Title: Image retrieval from photoconductive films
Inventor: CLAMPITT DR ROY
IPC: H01J31/26
Filed: 1985-06-12
Abstract: Image retrieval of charge image patterns induced by incident radiation in photoconductive materials is achieved by stimulating the emission of photoelectrons from the photoconductive material using a light source, the wavelength of which exceeds the photoelectric emission threshold of the photoconductor. Spatial information on the charge image pattern is obtained by means of a focussed, scanning photoelectron-stimulating light beam. The photoelectrons are amplified and processed to replicate the charge image pattern in the photoconductor.
Patent GB-2178703-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle bumper
Inventor: AMNER JOHN ARTHUR
IPC: B60R19/24
Filed: 1985-08-07
Abstract: A vehicle bumper has an outer skin 10 of plastics, an internal reinforcement 12 also of plastics and a foam core which bonds the reinforcement to the outer skin and provides shock absorption between the outer skin and the reinforcement. The reinforcement also provides the mounting means by which the bumper is mounted on the vehicle. <IMAGE>