baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2270054-A (GB)
Title: Snap-fit steering column connection with lash adjuster.
Inventor: RENEVOT JEAN-LUC
IPC: F16D1/116
Filed: 1992-08-29
Abstract: A connector (12) for connecting a steering column (10) to a steering gear comprises a first yoke (20) securable to a steering column (10), a second yoke (22) connectable to a shaft (14) of a control valve (16) of a steering mechanism, connecting means (28, 30, 32, 34, 46) for providing a snap-fit of the second yoke (22) onto the shaft (14) of the control valve (16), and restraining means eg splines (48) for restraining the second yoke (22) from rotating relative to the shaft (14), the restraining means including a lash adjuster (34) coupled to the shaft (14) and cooperable with the second yoke (22) for substantially eliminating lash in the connector (12). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271023-A (GB)
Title: Direction controller for a video game.
Inventor: WANG JIUNN-GUEY
IPC: H01H13/705
Filed: 1992-09-24
Abstract: A direction controller (100) for a video game comprises a plurality of individually movable 100 direction control keys (10) associated with respective direction control buttons (30) which are resiliently depressable by the keys to bridge respective electrical contact pairs. Each direction control key (10) is pivotably mounted in an opening (21) in a casing (20) which is complementary in shape to the direction control key (10). Because the keys (10) are separate from each other, a fatigued button (30) does not adversely influence the operation of the other buttons (30). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261290-A (GB)
Title: Physiological monitoring
Inventor: MAGILL ALAN REMY
IPC: A41D1/00
Filed: 1992-11-09
Abstract: A fabric patch 2 that is attached by fibre hook-and-eye fastening to a baby's stretch able vest (1) bridges the thoracic and abdominal regions and includes a concealed substrate 4 that carries piezo-electric film strips 10, 11 which sense, in those regions respectively, elastic deflections of the vest 1 caused by respiratory and heart functions. Signals from the strips 10, 11 and a temperature signal from a thermistor (17, Fig 4) are transmitted via an antenna 19 to a remote unit (21, Fig 5) eg. to derive thoracic-abdominal synchrony/asynchrony. The result is stored and monitored against stored clinical data for display. alarm operation and detailed analysis. Patch-attachment can be under a flap (43, Fig 6) bridging an opening (44) in the vest (41) or may be internally of the vest. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264190-A (GB)
Title: Orthopeadic demonstration aid.
Inventor: BROWNE-WILKINSON OLIVER
IPC: G09B23/34
Filed: 1993-01-19
Abstract: An orthopaedic human skeletal joint demonstrational aid has a facsimile human bone or bones which have pieces releasably secured to the main body of the facsimile bone or bones so that these pieces may be removed from the main body thereof allowing the orthopaedic implant to be fitted onto the main body of the bone and the procedure to be reversed allowing the implant to be reused. The pieces may be releasably secured by magnetic means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276713-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to torches
Inventor: SINCLAIR IAIN
IPC: F21Y101/00
Filed: 1993-03-09
Abstract: A torch with a plurality of light sources which may be operated electronically to vary the type and intensity of light emitting from it. Such a torch may be housed in a container in which electronics batteries and lamps can be suitably enclosed. Such a container including a transparent or open area to allow light output. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266910-A (GB)
Title: Safety parapet
Inventor: YARDLEY RALPH
IPC: E01D19/10
Filed: 1993-05-13
Abstract: A safety parapet of the kind used on road bridges and at road edges to prevent vehicles leaving the road comprises at least two posts (20) and a rail (30). The rail (30) is secured to at least one of the posts (20) by means of an elongate fastener (50) having an enlarged head and a body of smaller transverse dimension. The head of the fastener (50) is received in a recess (32) formed in the rail (30), the recess (32) having a relatively large part in which the head is located with the body of the fastener (50) projecting to a relatively narrow opening towards the post (20). The free end of the fastener (50) engages the post (20) to secure the rail to it. Disposed between the post and the rail is a spacer (60) through which the fastener (50) passes. The spacer (60) has an abuttment surface which abutts the rail (30) so as to oppose deformation of the rail (30) in the region of the recess (32). The spacer (60) abutts the rail (30) across its entire transverse dimension and has at least one flange (56) extending to an angle to the abuttment surface. The flange (56) fits closely, in use, against a longitudinal surface of the rail (30). Preferably, the spacer (60) has two flanges (56) so arranged as to fit closely against two opposite longitudinal surfaces of the rail (30). The spacer (60) may also include tie means (70) which extend through an opening formed in the rail (30) the tie means engaging at each of its ends one of the flanges (56) on the spacer (60) so as to secure the rail (30) to the spacer (60). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278547-A (GB)
Title: Neuro-muscular stimulator
Inventor: ROBINSON RICHARD DUNCAN BRADBU
IPC: A61N1/36
Filed: 1993-05-26
Abstract: A neuro-muscular stimulator for automatic stimulation of pelvic floor muscles to relieve stress incontinence comprises an adhesive electrode (8) for application to the exterior of the perineum and a power supply unit (1) connected to the electrode. A second electrode (9) is provided on the power supply unit which is adapted to be secured to the leg of a wearer in an manner which automatically places the second electrode into electrical contact with the leg of the wearer e.g. by means of elastic webbing (4). The power supply unit operates automatically to supply spaced apart packets of stimulation pulses to the electrodes. Preferably, the power supply unit is switchable to provide pulses of alternative frequency and is adjustable to provide user selected pulse amplitude. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279359-A (GB)
Title: Fibre treatment materials and compositions containing them
Inventor: CORDERY CAROLINE SUSAN
IPC: A61K8/365
Filed: 1993-06-24
Abstract: A salt of Chitosan or a chitosan derivative with one or more molecules of a hydroxycarboxylic acid having a carbon chain backbone with a length of at least 5 carbon atoms and containing at least one hydroxyl group. Also a composition including the salt and a method for treatment of fibres with the composition.
Patent GB-2288345-A (GB)
Title: Yoke attachment for milling apparatus
Inventor: STEELE DENNIS
IPC: B02C15/00
Filed: 1993-12-14
Abstract: The invention relates to a milling apparatus and a system for attaching a yoke 5 to a propelling means 6 in such apparatus. The apparatus includes a bolt attachment between a spigot plate 8 and a yoke 5 and the provision of deep tapping dowel bolts between the yoke 5 and a stool 7. In addition, there is provided a smooth surface finish in the regions between the spigot plate, the yoke and the stool. All these features provide for substantial resistance to wear and tear and so avoid cracking of the yoke when in use. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285803-A (GB)
Title: Urea - containing fertilizer
Inventor: RICHARDS IAN
IPC: C05G3/90
Filed: 1993-12-30
Abstract: Urea-containing fertilizer containing at least one urease inhibitor comprising metal nitrate. The fertilizer contains ferric nitrate and/or aluminium nitrate-urea complexes or the fertilizer contains both ferric nitrate and urea or aluminium nitrate and urea. The fertilizer may be in the form of a liquid urea-ammonium nitrate solution or slurry. The molar ratio ferric nitrate-urea complex : urea in said fertilizer should be in the range of 1:1 to 1:15 and the molar ratio aluminium nitrate-urea complex : urea should be in the range of 1:1 to 1:18.
Patent GB-2286991-A (GB)
Title: A greetings card with pop-up features.
Inventor: GIBB ANDREW MCLEOD
IPC: B42D15/04
Filed: 1994-02-04
Abstract: A greetings card (12) having a resilient arrangement (20) for deploying a moveable portion (16) of the greetings card (12) when the greetings card (12) is opened; the spring arrangement (20) being separately constructed from the remainder of the greetings card being securable in position on the greetings card (12) at a chosen one of a plurality of different locations and orientations, thereby to enable a greetings card manufacturer to produce a wide variety of cards with a plurality of different directions in which the moveable portion (16) is moved by the spring arrangement (20) from a small number of components. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275297-A (GB)
Title: Handle assembly
Inventor: YAMADA KENICHI
IPC: E05B15/04
Filed: 1994-02-10
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flush type handle assembly in which a leaf spring (9) brassing the handle will be held more securely even when the handle (2) is repeatedly operated. A first lip segment (5) is so provided in the leaf spring (9) as to project from a centre of an end portion (10) of the leaf spring (9), the other end portion (11) of which is provided with a second lip segment (6) projecting from a centre of the other end portion (11). A first (16) and a second (17) spring-receiving portion, each of which assumes a deep concave shape or through-hole shape for sufficiently receiving each of the first lip segment (5) and the second lip segment (6), are provided in a front-surface side of a rear wall (15) of the casing (1) and a rear-surface side of the handle (2) respectively. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279170-A (GB)
Title: Electronic tagging system
Inventor: NEWTON TREVOR
IPC: G08B13/14
Filed: 1994-04-27
Abstract: One or more tags for physical association with animate bodies or inanimate objects can be tagged incorporating a battery operated radio transmitter arranged to send out radio frequency signals and an alarm unit incorporating an alarm, a receiver responsive to said signals and a threshold switch arranged to trigger said alarm when the amplitude of the received signals falls below a predetermined threshold. Thus should a tagged article go out of range or a tag cease to function the received signals would fall below the threshold and the alarm would be triggered.
Patent GB-2282269-A (GB)
Title: Cooling apparatus and assembling method thereof
Inventor: ITO EIJI
IPC: H01L21/48
Filed: 1994-08-05
Abstract: A cooling body has a plurality of fins (13) arrayed in parallel on, and fixed by brazing to, a metal flat plate (12), each of the fins (13) having notches (13d) and projections (13f). The notch (13d) of one fin (13) engages with the projection (13f) of the next fin (13) when the fins (13) are arranged in parallel on the metal flat plate (12). The fins are assembled on bolts passes through holes (13e) in the fins (13). Various designs of fins are described. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281749-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for needling a nonwoven web
Inventor: LEUCHTENMULLER RUDOLF
IPC: D04H18/00
Filed: 1994-09-02
Abstract: An apparatus which serves to needle a nonwoven web comprises at least one needle beam (1) for carrying at least one needle board (2), a rocker (10), which carries the needle beam (1) and comprises at least two parallel arms (9), which are pivoted to a frame, and a slider-crank mechanism (6), which is coupled to the rocker (10) or the needle beam (1). To permit an adjustment of the lift of the needle beam (1) the slider-crank mechanism (6) is adapted to be pivoted to the needle beam (1) or the rocker (10) at different distances from the pivotal his (11) of the rocker (10), e.g. by locating the pivot (14) in a selected one of pivot bearings (15). The eccentric shaft (7) may be itself displaceably mounted so as to follow displacement of the pivot (14). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293260-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal device
Inventor: RAYNES EDWARD PETER
IPC: G02F1/141
Filed: 1994-09-19
Abstract: A liquid crystal device (8) is provided in which pixels are organised into groups (10). The twist angle varies between individual pixels (2, 4, 6) in a given group (10) such that the switching threshold varies between pixels within the group. The pixels within each group (10) share common addressing electrodes but are controllable such that some of the pixels can be switched without switching other pixels. Such a device is therefore capable of providing several grey levels. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285264-A (GB)
Title: Conductive paste and multilayer ceramic capacitor
Inventor: SANADA TOMOKI
IPC: H01G4/008
Filed: 1994-12-09
Abstract: A conductive paste used in producing an external electrode of a ceramic chip part comprises powder of a conductive material, a glass frit, and an organic vehicle, the glass frit containing PbO, B2O3, and SiO2 as major components and further containing from 1 to 20 wt% of at least one of TiO2 and Al2O3. The paste is coated onto, eg, a multilayer ceramic capacitor body such as to contact the exposed edges of the internal electrode layers, and baked. The surface of the conductive film so formed is then plated to form external electrodes which have good adhesion strength. The capacitor so produced also has good resistance to breakage after mounting on a circuit board that becomes warped.
Patent GB-2283402-A (GB)
Title: Cigarette perforation
Inventor: AINDOW ALAN MICHAEL
IPC: B23K26/067
Filed: 1992-06-03
Abstract: In cigarette conveying apparatus cigarettes are conveyed along a path so that they are intercepted in sequence by beams directed at different portions of the path to produce a complete circumferential row of perforations on each cigarette after it has traversed the path. An incident laser beam (14) is time-shared to produce pulses for making perforations by mutually inclined rotatable discs (20, 28). A temperature sensor (150) is provided to detect build-up of contaminants on a lens or mirror (146) for a laser beam (32B). A stream of air containing small quantities of water is supplied by tubes (380, 388) terminating in the region in which the cigarettes are perforated so as to assist removal of contaminants resulting from laser perforation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2300266-A (GB)
Title: High temperature atmosphere humidity measurement
Inventor: BOYLE IAN ANDREW
IPC: G01N27/22
Filed: 1995-04-28
Abstract: The humidity of a high temperature atmosphere e.g. in a kiln 5 is measured by continuously withdrawing a sample of the atmosphere by means of a probe 6, cooling the sample while maintaining its temperature above the dew point by passing it through a pipe 7 and delivering the cooled sample to a sensing unit 8 in which the humidity of the sample is measured either capacitively (figure 2) or by psychrometric means (figure 3).
Patent GB-2299087-A (GB)
Title: Lubricating oil dispersants
Inventor: SCATTERGOOD ROGER
IPC: C10M133/52
Filed: 1995-07-13
Abstract: Oil soluble dispersants suitable for incorporation into lubricating oils and having improved compatibility with fluoroelastomers are made by reacting a polyamine with a terpolymeric acylating agent derived from a high molecular weight polyolefin containing at least 30% of terminal vinylidene radicals, an * small Greek alpha *-olefin of up to 28 carbon atoms, and an unsaturated acidic reactant, the polyamine being reacted initially with less than all of the terpolymeric acylating agent and then with at least one further charge of the said acylating agent.
Patent GB-2307813-A (GB)
Title: Text/Image separation and compression encoding method
Inventor: TRACHTMAN EYAL
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 1995-11-02
Abstract: An image interface circuit for compressing an image for subsequent transmission via a radio transmission channel, comprises; ```an image reception port (36); ```an image reception circuit (38) receiving an image from said image reception port in a first compressed signal format; ```an image decompression circuit (102) for decompressing said first compressed signal format; ```an image segmenting circuit (112) for segmenting the image into text and non-text areas; ```an optical character recogniser (106) (107) for recognising text characters in the text areas and generating corresponding character data; ```an image encoder circuit (108, 110) for compression-encoding the non-text areas into a image data in a second image signal format different to said first image format; ```a compressed image transmission port (40) connected to said radio transmission channel, and; ```a signal combiner circuit (114) for combining the character data and the image data into a combined signal and supplying the combined signal to the compressed image transmission port.
Patent GB-2314617-A (GB)
Title: Gas detection system employing a comb filter matched to target gas absorption
Inventor: RABBETT MICHAEL DAVID
IPC: G01N21/35
Filed: 1996-06-24
Abstract: Detection of the presence of a target gas involves a source (12) passing IR radiation through a comb filter (5) and a measurement cell (22) which contains the target gas. The comb filter (5) has successive passbands which are shifted between a correlation position, in which they coincide with at least some of the absorbance peaks of the target gas, and an anti-correlation position in which the passbands coincide with at least some of the absorbance gaps of the gas. The output from the detector (26) as the comb filter (5) is moved is a function of the presence of the target gas. The comb filter is scanned smoothly and the outputs corresponding to predetermined points in each scan may be accumulated over a period to increase the signal to noise ratio. A reference cell (20) containing a gas which may be the target gas can be used to correct for drift in the comb filter (5).
Patent GB-2315838-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for sealing a clearance between a host pipe and a liner pipe
Inventor: STEPHENSON ADAM JOHN
IPC: B29C63/34
Filed: 1996-08-01
Abstract: The liner pipe 1 is fed into the host pipe 2 with a tubular element 3 connected to it or forming its leading end with a compressible seal 6, e.g. of foamed plastics, adapted when compressed longitudinally to expand radially and mounted on the element; the seal 6 moves freely with the element in the direction of feeding of the liner pipe but when the liner pipe is retracted counter to the direction of feeding further seal movement is arrested and the seal is compressed longitudinally by a leading part 11 of the element so that it expands radially to engage the internal wall of the host pipe and seal the clearance. Stops 9, 20 on the element 3 move with it during feeding but remain stationary during lines pipe retraction to act on the seal 6 together with the element leading part 11.
Patent GB-2305131-A (GB)
Title: Grips
Inventor: NESBITT ROBERT DENNIS
IPC: A63B53/14
Filed: 1996-09-11
Abstract: A grip (10), e.g. a golf club grip, comprises along its length an interior surface (12), and an exterior surface (14) in a coaxial relationship with each other. The inner layer has a shore A hardness in the range of 70 to 90. The outer layer has a shore A hardness in the range 30 to 50. The outer layer and inner layer are molded together.
Patent GB-2318584-A (GB)
Title: Process for preparing detergent compositions by spray drying
Inventor: OUBRAHIM YOUSSEF
IPC: C11D1/22
Filed: 1996-10-25
Abstract: A process for preparing a detergent composition comprises spray drying a slurry of organic and inorganic material, weight ratio of between 0.34 and 0.64 and the slurry having a moisture content of between 25% and 50%. The selection of particular moisture content and ration of organic to inorganic material reduces the tendency to cake.
Patent GB-2324416-A (GB)
Title: Moving an elongate article between a horizontal and a vertical position
Inventor: FRIIS BRIGT LOKKE
IPC: H02G1/10
Filed: 1997-04-18
Abstract: An elongate article 2 e.g. a cable or an umbilical containing cables and/or pipes, is lifted from or lowered to the sea-bed, by securing a termination housing 3 to the article and attaching handling means 10 to the housing at the combined centre of gravity of the article and the housing, so that when the combination of the article and the housing is rotated about the centre of gravity there is no large bending moment on the article. In an embodiment the housing 3 has a large mass, 5000 Kg, thus ensuring that the combined centre of gravity will necessarily lie within the body of the housing. The means 10 engages the groove 6 in the housing and has locking arms 12 (Figures 3 to 5). A collapsible sled (23 Figures 6 to 13) is joined to the means 10 at a pivot point 14. The sled, article, housing and means are lowered to the sea-bed, the article and housing tilted horizontally and the sled removed. The other end of the article is lowered using an arm (43 Figures 20 to 24) secured to the housing.
Patent GB-2324472-A (GB)
Title: Temperature sensing container
Inventor: AFSHAR ARJANG SHAHROKHSHAHI
IPC: A61J9/02
Filed: 1997-04-24
Abstract: A container (1) suitable for receiving a liquid up to a reasonably high temperature is provided. A thermometric device (5) is placed in association with the container and provided with temperature indications which can be viewed from the exterior of the container.
Patent GB-2315185-A (GB)
Title: Diaphragm surrounds for loudspeaker drive units
Inventor: FRYER PETER ALEXANDER
IPC: H04R7/20
Filed: 1997-04-30
Abstract: The bending wave impedance of the surround 30 that attaches the diaphragm 10 to the chassis of the drive unit is chosen to be substantially equal to the bending wave impedance of the diaphragm. Preferably the diaphragm is made of Kevlar (RTM) and the surround is composed of a low-density, very soft foam PVC. The foam is arranged such that it is compressed against the chassis as the diaphragm moves towards the chassis. In a further embodiment all parts of the surround lying between the diaphragm and the chassis and capable of radiating sound are arranged parallel to, or at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the drive unit. Thus the surround may take the form of bellows, a ring having a "C" or "   " cross-section or a ring having a rectangular cross-section that is overlapped by the diaphragm (see figs 1 to 6).
Patent GB-2314394-A (GB)
Title: Drainage system
Inventor: BROOK ALAN
IPC: F16L47/32
Filed: 1994-11-11
Abstract: A clay pipe (600) with a plastics socket (602) fitted to an end thereof, the plastics socket being provided with an internal formation (608) which permanently deforms when the socket (602) is placed over the end of a pipe, to securely retain the socket in position upon an end region of the pipe.
Patent GB-2315809-A (GB)
Title: Door closer for the non-fire side of a fire-door safety installation
Inventor: LASSON REX H
IPC: E05F3/10
Filed: 1995-04-25
Abstract: To accommodate a pressure increase in hydraulic damping fluid in a door-mounted door closer, when the fluid is expanded by heat conducted through the door, a diaphragm 132 is moved into air cavity 136 when fluid pressure overcomes the bias of spring 131. The spring may be replaced by a pin which is sheared by a piston, and the diaphragm may be located at a side of the closer. The moving diaphragm may be pierced by a stationary spike.
Patent GB-2318659-A (GB)
Title: Natural language determination using letter pairs in commonly occuring words
Inventor: MARTINO MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: G06F17/27
Filed: 1997-09-15
Abstract: A document language is identified using sets of most frequently used words in each of a plurality of candidate languages. Each set is stored in word tables 201 according to letter pairs in the words. Each word table is preferably an N x N bit table, each bit representing a given letter pair at a particular place in a word (fig. 4, for the word "there"). Words from the document are sequentially loaded into the appropriate table access register TAR 200 and compared with words in the tables 201 by use of the AND operation 205 on those table entries corresponding to letter pairs in the word, a result of 1 meaning that the word is recognised in that particular language. A count of the number of matches between the words from the document and those stored in the word tables is kept in a word count register WCR 203 for each language, and the document language is identified as that having the most matches (fig. 7).