baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent CH-497369-A (CH)
Title: Alpha-diacylmethyl-alpha-hydroxymethane carboxylic acid esters - intermediates in the synthesis of cephalosporanic acids
Inventor: PROF WOODWARD ROBERT BURNS DR
IPC: C07C45/51
Filed: 1965-12-09
Abstract: Esters where Ra is an aliphatic or araliphatic R1 is H or COORb where Rb is an aliphatic or araliphatic or tautomers of A. Intermediates for the synthesis of cephalosporanic acids. Malonic dialdehyde is treated with diethyl mesoxalic acid ester. The mixture heats up almost instantaneously and sets solid. The product is triturated with methylene chloride, stirred overnight at room temp. and then filtered. After washing with acetone and hexane the diethyl ester (C), mp 130.5,.
Patent GB-2360066-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum pump
Inventor: STUART MARTIN NICHOLAS
IPC: F04D19/04
Filed: 2000-03-06
Abstract: A vacuum pump has a first pumping unit 30 having an inlet side 32 and an outlet side 34. This unit comprises a turbo molecular pumping arrangement 12 and a molecular drag pumping arrangement 14. In series with this first pumping unit 30 is a second pumping unit 36 having an inlet side 38 and an outlet side 40. This second unit comprises at least one molecular pumping arrangement 16. The pump has a first suction port 42 in flow communication with the inlet side 32 of said first unit 30 and a second suction port 44 in flow communication with said outlet side 34 of said first unit 30 and said inlet side 38 of said second unit 36. Reference is made to a pump comprising three or more pumping units.
Patent GB-2353685-A (GB)
Title: Automatic display changing/scrolling in a portable display
Inventor: YOSHIOKA KENJI
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2000-03-10
Abstract: Character font data is stored in a ROM at specific addresses. When display data included in a demodulated digital signal is displayed on a leading page using the character font data, a controller counts the frequency of reference to the memory. The controller calculates an amount of the display data based on the reference frequency and determines a transition time to a second page from the leading page based on the amount of the display data and the type of data displayed. After the transition time has elapsed either the next page of data is displayed or the data is automatically scrolled depending on the display mode set.
Patent GB-2358262-A (GB)
Title: Generating classification data
Inventor: BROWN DANIEL BRADLEY
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2000-03-15
Abstract: A computer apparatus (9) comprises a site profile database (23) for storing site profile records associating websites with website classification data comprising a plurality of category values assessing the content of the websites in a plurality of categories, and a user profile database (24) for storing user profile records including classification data classifying the interests of users in the same categories. When user identification data (15) and data identifying a website is received by the apparatus (9) the record within the site profile database corresponding to the identified website is updated utilizing the classification data associated with the received user identification data (15) by a record in the user profile database (24), and the classification data associated with received user identification data (15) in the record in the user profile database (24) is updated utilizing classification data within the record in the site profile database (23) associated with the identified website. Alternatively, the user profile data may be held at the user stations (1....3).
Patent GB-2360729-A (GB)
Title: Device for inserting or retracting tacks or drawing pins
Inventor: MACLEOD DONALD CAMPBELL
IPC: B25C3/00
Filed: 2000-04-01
Abstract: A device for inserting or retracting tacks or drawings pins includes a pole and an attachment. The tack is inserted into the attachment and inserted, eg into a ceiling, using the pole. The device may be used for putting up decorations.
Patent GB-2362080-A (GB)
Title: Multi-leaf collimator
Inventor: BROWN KEVIN JOHN
IPC: G21K1/04
Filed: 2000-04-28
Abstract: A collimator for a therapeutic linear accelerator comprising first and second opposed arrays 16, 24 of individually longitudinally moveable elongate leaves 12, 14, 20, 22, and a blocking element 26 arranged transverse to the two arrays and moveable in that transverse direction. In this way the blocking element moves into a gap between the tips of leaves from the first array and leaves from the second array. The blocking element and the two arrays can be in the same plane, which reduces the overall height of the device. As the tips of the leaves 12, 20 are usually profiled, the side edges of the blocking element 30, 32 may be profiled to a complementary shape. The blocking element may also have a flange 34, 36 which lies beneath the leaves 12, 20.
Patent GB-2351154-A (GB)
Title: A method of detecting non-linear junctions using re-radiated electromagnetic signals
Inventor: BARSUMIAN BRUCE R
IPC: G01V3/12
Filed: 2000-06-02
Abstract: Electromagnetic signals 14 are transmitted from an antenna 12 at a fundamental frequency and waves 16, 18, re-radiated by a non-liner junction, such as a semiconductor within an eavesdropping device 10, are received at harmonic frequencies. The transmission 14 may take the form of a series of discrete pulses and may be circularly polarised to allow re-radiated signals to be distinguished from reflections. The transmitted signal 14 may comprise a modulated tone and the presence of a similar tone in the received signals 16, 18 used to confirm that the transmitted and received signals correspond. Discrimination between different types of non-linear junction can be made by one of the following methods. Signals with different amplitudes or frequencies may be transmitted and the amplitudes of the resulting harmonic signals 16, 18 under the different conditions compared. The receiver output may be sampled and digitised values compared with known reference values for different types of non-linear junctions. The output may also be expressed visually or audibly.
Patent GB-2368872-A (GB)
Title: Magnetically mounted or sealed flood barrier
Inventor: WALLACE PAUL
IPC: E06B9/00
Filed: 2000-08-31
Abstract: A flood barrier includes magnetic strips 7 to seal and mount the barrier 3, 4 against a magnetic profile 5 attached around the aperture to be protected. The barrier may be formed from a panel 3 held within a framework 4 and be located by means of location pins 6 on the profile 5 engaging in holes 1 in the framework 4. The barrier may also provide additional latches to secure the barrier in place.
Patent GB-2353120-A (GB)
Title: Protecting flash memory
Inventor: MATTISON PHILLIP E
IPC: G06F21/57
Filed: 1997-06-25
Abstract: Apparatus for protecting a flash memory in a computer system with a processor 102, a system memory 106, a flash memory 108, and a memory controller 104 comprises a memory address/window detector 110 which has an input for receiving a system memory access enable signal, a memory window control 114 having an input for receiving a flash memory programming enable signal, a system memory access enable register 112, where the memory window control is only accessible when register 112 is set to disabled, a flash memory programming enable register 118, and a flash memory programming circuit 116, where register 118 remains disabled if register 112 is enabled, and only a program loaded in the flash memory controls system memory access register 112. The system memory may contain a flash memory upgrade program with a BIOS image containing a digital signature. The memory controller limits the processor to accessing a window of system memory containing the upgrade program. The upgrade program us verified using the digital signature, and the flash memory is upgraded only if the upgrade program is authentic.
Patent GB-2366532-A (GB)
Title: Tool for removing locking wheel nuts from vehicles
Inventor: PILLINGER SHAUN DAVID
IPC: B25B13/48
Filed: 2000-09-06
Abstract: A tool for removing locking wheel nuts or bolts from vehicles, eg for when the original key/socket has been lost, comprises teeth that can be located over the nut to form a tight fit. This tight fit may be achieved with the aid of a drift (see fig 2) and a conventional hammer. A conventional lever bar or air wrench may then be used to undo the nut. Once the nut has been removed, the nut may be extracted from the teeth of the tool using a threaded T-bar (see fig 3) which engages with a thread provided on the tool.
Patent GB-2367228-A (GB)
Title: Method for ascertaining the radiation dose for a layout
Inventor: EICHHORN HANS-GUNTHER
IPC: G03F1/00
Filed: 2000-09-21
Abstract: A method for ascertaining the radiation dose for a layout in the context of shaped electron beam exposure, preferably for the purpose of correcting the "proximity effect" in a layout which comprises a plurality of exposure figures having different feature widths and feature spacings, comprises the steps of dividing the overall layout surface S<SB>1</SB> into a plurality of disjunct partial surfaces F<SB>x</SB> (x = 1 ... n) which differ in terms of feature widths and feature spacings, ascertaining evaluation criteria K<SB>x</SB> (x = 1 ... n) for the radiation dose to be directed onto the individual partial surfaces F<SB>x</SB>, assigning a corresponding evaluation criterion K<SB>x</SB> to each partial surface F<SB>x</SB> and performing the shaped-beam exposure in consideration of these evaluation criteria K<SB>x</SB>.
Patent GB-2361798-A (GB)
Title: Incoming signal notification
Inventor: KUSHITA MASAYUKI
IPC: H04W88/00
Filed: 2000-11-24
Abstract: Incoming signal notification means for use with a portable telephone apparatus in which combinations of display colours or lighting patterns can be set from the outside. That is, incoming signal notification pattern data which provide changes in lighting colours and/or patterns and data for changes in timing (tempo) are stored in a RAM 3, and data from the RAM 3 is held in a FIFO 8 and is output in accordance with the timing (tempo) according to a read signal from a FIFO read signal generator. An interruption may be provided at the time at which a predetermined amount of data has been output, a CPU 1 subsequently writing data from the RAM 3 to the FIFO 8 according to the interruption. Then, data read from the FIFO 8 is held once in an output port register 5, and an LED driver 6 independently drives a plurality of LEDs according to data output from the output port register 5. In this case, data from the RAM 3 can be set from the outside.
Patent GB-2356837-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle trim panel with electical conductors incorporated therein
Inventor: AZIMA FARAD
IPC: B60R16/02
Filed: 2000-11-30
Abstract: A vehicle trim panel (12) has electrical conductors or wires (24) incorporated therein. The wires (24) may be embedded within the body of the trim panel (12) or bonded to its surface. The trim panel (12) may house a user control panel (16), a loudspeaker unit (18) and additional functional units (20), each of which receives (or transmits) electrical signals to an electrical connector (22) via the wires (24).
Patent GB-2357995-A (GB)
Title: Buckling control for a heated belt-type media support of a printer
Inventor: RASMUSSEN STEVE O
IPC: B41J11/02
Filed: 2001-01-03
Abstract: A method of transporting a sheet 22 of print media that is advanced through a printer, e.g. inkjet, that has a print zone in which ink is applied to the media; the method comprising the steps of moving a belt 26 through the print zone; and controlling the temperature of the belt 26 in the print zone to be substantially uniform so that the portion 66 of the belt 26 that transports the print media through the print zone does not buckle. The sheet 22 may be held in position by suction produced by a vacuum source 50. The temperature of the belt 26 is controlled to ensure that any temperature gradient produced in the belt 26 is not great enough to buckle the belt 26 in the print zone. Put another way, the temperature profile in the belt 26 is substantially flat. As another approach to the present invention, the belt 26 is bent in the print zone to create a force component in the belt 26 for resisting thermal stress and to increase the belt 26 area moment to greatly enhance resistance to buckling of the belt.
Patent GB-2371713-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for pre-configuring a wireless communication device for future operation in a distant wireless communication system
Inventor: THOMAS HOWARD JOHN
IPC: H04W88/06
Filed: 2001-01-26
Abstract: A wireless device configuration network positioned near a location from which a wireless device user will depart for a destination establishes a communication with the user's wireless communication device. During the communication, the wireless device configuration network determines a destination of the wireless device and whether the wireless device is capable of operating in a wireless system serving the destination. If the wireless device is capable of operating in a destination system, the configuration network communicates configuration information for the destination system to the wireless device. If the wireless device is capable of operating in multiple destination systems, a particular destination system is selected either automatically by the configuration network or manually by the device user. Upon receiving the configuration information, the wireless device configures itself for use in the destination system prior to arriving at the destination.
Patent GB-2360348-A (GB)
Title: Gas pressure regulator having two pre-calibrated outlet pressures
Inventor: LAFILLE ALAIN
IPC: G05D16/06
Filed: 2001-02-02
Abstract: A pressure regulator comprises regulating chamber 14 and balancing chamber 17 separated by membrane 13, calibration spring 18 located in balancing chamber 17 and acting on membrane 13 to set the regulator operating pressure, and plug 19, connected to and moveable by membrane 13, for opening/closing a gas inlet 15. The membrane 13 moves as a result of pressure changes in regulating chamber 14 and the action of spring 18 to allow controlled opening/closing of inlet 15, and the regulator further comprises detachable compression member 20 which loads spring 18 in a first condition to establish a first regulator operating pressure and which is removable to allow spring 18 to adopt a second loaded condition and set a second regulator operating pressure. Member 20 may comprise plate 21 having pins 22 which extend into balancing chamber 17 and engage spring 18, and may be formed as a single plastics piece (see fig. 4). Member 20 may be held on the regulator by handle 27 or an elastic securing member (see fig. 5). The respective first and second operating pressures may be 37 and 22 millibars, for controlling the distribution of LPG and methane gases respectively.
Patent GB-2372143-A (GB)
Title: Flow field plate geometries for a fuel cell,including for a polymer electrolyt e fuel cell
Inventor: TURPIN MARK CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H01M8/02
Filed: 2001-02-12
Abstract: A flow field plate for a fuel cell comprises on at least one face an assembly of channels comprising one or more gas delivery channels, 4, 3 and a plurality of gas diffusion channels 2 of width less than 0.2mm connecting thereto.
Patent GB-2362161-A (GB)
Title: Detergent tablets
Inventor: LOCKE WILLIAM JOHN
IPC: C11D17/00
Filed: 2001-03-09
Abstract: A laundry detergent tablet comprised of a compressed particulate material. The tablet, or a region thereof contains at least one surface active agent, at least one builder, and an alkali metal silicate of the formula xSiO<SB>2</SB>:M<SB>2</SB>O where M is an alkali metal and x is at least 2.2.
Patent GB-2361475-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing 3-isochromanone
Inventor: KAESBAUER DR JOSEF
IPC: C07D311/76
Filed: 1999-12-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing possibly substituted 3-isochromanone of the formula (I), according to which 2-halogen methyl phenyl acetonitriles of the formula (II) are reacted with a halogen acid. In said formulas R<SP>1</SP>, R<SP>2</SP>, R<SP>3</SP> and R<SP>4</SP> are identical or different and represent H, halogen, OH or OR<SP>5</SP>, R<SP>5</SP> representing a C<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>4</SB>-alkyl, or R<SP>1</SP> and R<SP>2</SP> or R<SP>2</SP> and R<SP>3</SP> or R<SP>3</SP> and R<SP>4</SP> together form a C<SB>3</SB>- or C<SB>4</SB>-alkyl rest or a C<SB>3</SB>- or C<SB>4</SB>-alkylene rest and X is chlorine or bromine.
Patent GB-2378691-A (GB)
Title: An air cooled electric propulsion unit
Inventor: LE FLEM GRAHAM DEREK
IPC: H02K9/12
Filed: 2001-08-06
Abstract: A propulsion unit 2 for a vessel comprises an electric motor 12 provided in a housing 4 where the interior of the housing is maintained at an increased pressure of above about 2 bar to increase the cooling effect of the gas contained therein. An end region of the housing 40 is further provided with a heat exchange mechanism (59, Fig 9) arranged to cool cooling gas passing thereover. The heat exchange mechanism is associated with the housing in such a way that in use the water surrounding the housing absorbs heat from the mechanism. A fan 50 may be provided in the unit to circulate cooling gas within the housing, while the heat exchange mechanism may comprise one or more fins (60, Fig 9) provided on an interior surface of the housing.
Patent GB-2369539-A (GB)
Title: Diagnosis of link failures in a network
Inventor: QUINLAN UNA
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2001-08-06
Abstract: A method of diagnosing, in a network comprising two devices (A), (B) connectable by a link (20), which link may be a physical link such as a cable or may be a wireless link, the type of failure of the connection between the devices (referred to as "link failure", although the failure may only be a partial failure such as lack of synchronisation and may lie not in the link itself but in the one or both devices or the protocol used), said method comprising connecting the two devices together (for example, by physically connecting them or switching on the link between them), at least one (B) of the devices including a plurality of registers (23), each register being adapted to store data about one or more types of said failure, running an auto-negotiation sequence, detecting said failure and passing signals relating to that failure to the relevant register(s), interrogating the or each register, and determining the type of said failure.
Patent GB-2370624-A (GB)
Title: Alarm handset with button surrounded by a raised finger guide
Inventor: BEATTIE ERIC
IPC: G08B25/01
Filed: 2001-11-01
Abstract: Alarm handset 24 which is used as part of an alarm monitoring system comprises an alarm button 25 on a face of a handset for actuation, and a guide means on the handset to direct the user's finger towards the button 25. The guide means may consists of two walls, 33, 34. Alternatively these walls may be joint by a third wall 35 to form a continuous U-shaped raised portion at the apex of which the alarm button 25 is situated. The height of the walls may increase towards the alarm button, thereby providing a tactile way of identifying the position of the alarm button. The alarm button 25 is designated by a circular area shown in red and forming a slightly raised domed portion as compared to the flat surrounding region 30. The region around the alarm button may further be highlighted by a flourescent material or markings. When slight pressure is applied to button 25 e.g. by human finger, there is a responsive physical depression and audible click thereby giving a positive feedback that switching has been achieved.
Patent GB-2366098-A (GB)
Title: DC-AC-DC converter
Inventor: ANTOIN RUSSELL
IPC: H02M3/335
Filed: 2000-01-21
Abstract: A voltage converter of the flyback converter type, has a switching element 12 on the primary side in relation to an inductor and an output capacitor on the secondary side which can be charged as a reaction to a current which flows in the inductor and which is switched by the switching element, the output capacitor being associated with a blocking element on the secondary side, wherein the blocking element is in the form of a further switching element which can be put into a blocking condition by a control signal, and there are provided control means for production on the primary side of the control signal, which are such that the control signal is produced a predetermined time interval before a conducting condition of the switching element on the primary side. A network 42-58 provides a compensation signal to PWM control logic 14.
Patent GB-2384619-A (GB)
Title: A structure for controlling electric field distribution in an optoelectronic device
Inventor: LAM YEE LOY
IPC: H01S5/042
Filed: 2002-01-25
Abstract: An optical device comprises an optoelectronic device (300) formed on a substrate (302), wherein the substrate (302) includes a recess (330) formed beneath the optoelectronic device (300). A surface of the recess (330) is coated with a layer of an electrically conducting material (316) so that the spatial distribution of electrical energy (318) in the optical device is preferentially determined by the electrically conducting material (316). The optical device may be a laser diode, an optical amplifier, an optical modulator, an optical switch or a photodetector. The recess which may be called a "backtub" preferably, controls the electric field distribution in an optoelectronic device, or array of devices.
Patent GB-2368946-A (GB)
Title: A transaction system
Inventor: MICHENER STEVEN ARTHUR
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2000-07-05
Abstract: A transaction method, including receiving and communicating an order from a first party for a coupon at a price less than a predetermined value, the coupon having the value if an event occurs and no value if the event does not occur, receiving an acceptance of the order from a second party, issuing the coupon to the first party, decreasing an account of the first party by the price, and decreasing an account of the second party by the value less the price. The method allows event coupons to be established and traded on a communications network, such as the Internet.
Patent GB-2386520-A (GB)
Title: Process reconciliation for electronic service interaction
Inventor: PICCINELLI GIACOMO
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2002-03-13
Abstract: A process reconciler 30 (middleware/intermediary) communicates with a first business application 16 and a second business application 22 in order to facilitate communication between the two. Interaction process specifications 32, 34 of the first and second business applications respectively are deployed in the process reconciler 30. The messages to be exchanged between the first and second business applications go through the process reconciler 30, which verifies that the message is compliant with the interaction process of the sender, then verifies that the messages comply with the interaction process of the receiver. When a message is compliant with both interaction processes the message is allowed through the process reconciler 30.
Patent GB-2392430-A (GB)
Title: Applying leaflets to containers with self-adhesive labels
Inventor: COOPER MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: B65B61/20
Filed: 2002-08-29
Abstract: A method of applying leaflets to a succession of containers moving along a path through a labelling station comprises supplying pre-prepared self adhesive labels 20 on a backing sheet 21 to a stripping beak 19, to remove the labels individually from the backing sheet. The removed labels are advanced in turn past a leaflet feeder 25 with the adhesive side of the labels facing the feeder, and a leaflet 26 is fed onto each label, adhering the leaflet to the label. A leading portion 24 of each label is presented to lie in the path of movement of a container 10, and the container is moved along the path to pick up the leading portion, which adheres to the container. The container is then moved further along the path to collect the remainder of the label, and adhere the remainder to the rest of the container, trapping the leaflet therebetween. Apparatus for applying leaflets to containers is also disclosed.