baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2304196-A (GB)
Title: Electroconvulsive therapy
Inventor: KRYSTAL ANDREW
IPC: A61N1/38
Filed: 1996-07-29
Abstract: A method in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to use ictal EEG data for clinical determination of the adequacy of an induced seizure in a patient. The method includes employing an ECT device to apply electricity to the patient in an ECT session to induce seizure activity. The electroencephalographic (EEG) data is detected during the seizure and selected EEG data parameters are derived therefrom. Next, the likely adequacy of the induced seizure is computed by comparing the selected EEG data parameters of the patient to ictal EEG data parameters wherein the adequacy of the corresponding seizure or seizures is known, and the computed likely therapeutic adequacy of the induced seizure is displayed.
Patent GB-2304364-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable security grille
Inventor: OGONOSKI ALBIN JOHN
IPC: E06B9/04
Filed: 1996-08-14
Abstract: An entrance security grille to be swung away from the entrance for fire escape or locked over the entrance includes a hinge pin (located within a housing 92) which is adjustable in length and a locking arrangement. The lock 42 can be locked in a raised position with the extensions 38 and 40 mounted on the bar 70 (Fig 3, not shown) located in openings in the grille bars 18 and 20 or unlocked to allow the bar 70 to drop and release the bars 18 and 20 from the extensions 38 and 40. The grill can be supplied in kit form with the hinge pin, bar 70, bars 18 and 20 and the bars 22-28 to be cut to length.
Patent GB-2313100-A (GB)
Title: Controllable damper for vibratory feeder
Inventor: BRENCE DAVID A
IPC: B65G27/32
Filed: 1996-08-19
Abstract: There is provided a vibratory feeder comprising an exciter 20 for exciting the vibratory feeder and a damper assembly 30 which is selectively activated. The damper may be a controllable viscosity fluid damper which is activated at two sequential levels to reduce the stroke of the feeder before the exciter 20 stops the feeder. There is further provided a vibratory feeder for feeding product, the feeder including a spring 24 for supporting a first mass 18,20,24 from a second mass 18,20,24 wherein a damper assembly 30 is disposed between the first mass and the second mass, the damper assembly 30 being selectively activated. There is also provided a packaging system comprising a vibratory feeder having such a damper assembly.
Patent GB-2316666-A (GB)
Title: Protective pad for wrapping
Inventor: MATWIEJEW JOHN ALEXANDER
IPC: B65D81/03
Filed: 1996-08-30
Abstract: A pad is wrapped around an article and secured by an adhesive band (14) along one edge. It comprises a rectangular base layer (6) to which is secured, spaced from the outer edged thereof, an inner layer (8), the two layers being secured together to provide a pocket (10) between the two layers into which cushioning material such as macerated paper is located. Secured to one selvage (12) adjacent one side edge is a strip of double sided adhesive tape (14), extending the complete width of the pad, which is protected by a peel-off ship (16) of single sided adhesive tape. In use, an article to be protected is positioned generally centrally of the pad, and the peel-off strip (16) is removed. The pad is folded around the article, and the adhesive band (14) is used to secure the outer layer (6) to itself, enabling the bag to be retained in position around the uncle which it is protecting. If desired, the peel-off strip (16) may be used to further strengthen the securement of the pad in position around the article.
Patent GB-2302157-A (GB)
Title: Pipe laying vessel and method
Inventor: MARTIN ROBERT GEORGE
IPC: F16L1/20
Filed: 1995-03-16
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for laying marine pipelines of the type in which the pipeline is assembled along a horizontal axis on board a pipelaying vessel prior to being launched therefrom; in which the pipeline is plastically bent to a desired launch angle and, in most cases, at least partially straightened thereafter. In preferred embodiments, the pipeline is bent through an angle greater than 90{. In the most preferred embodiments, the pipeline is diverted through an angle of substantially 270{, plus or minus an angle allowing variation in the launch angle from the vertical, and crosses itself prior to entering the water. The pipeline (102) is diverted by being passed around a wheel-like diverter structure (104), the pipeline being assembled in multiple fabrication lines to produce stalks which are aligned and connected in a central firing line prior to being fed around the diverter structure. Other variations are also described.
Patent GB-2307085-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for recognizing a boundary between characters in handwritten text
Inventor: MURDOCK MICHAEL
IPC: G06V30/262
Filed: 1995-07-19
Abstract: A method and system for identifying boundaries of characters in handwritten text by classifying segemnt strokes provides improved performance in a handwriting recognition system. A segment stroke is a portion of handwritten text which includes a boundary between two characters. The segment stroke is recognized by the same method used to recognize characters. Recognition of a segment stroke is accomplished by training a learning machine to act as a classifier (208) which implements a discriminant function based on a polynomial expansion.
Patent GB-2323811-A (GB)
Title: Animal rest mat
Inventor: WILLIAMS WILLIAM MICHAEL
IPC: B32B5/18
Filed: 1997-04-05
Abstract: A cushioned rest mat 1, for use in a rest stall by cattle or the like, comprises a shock absorbent foam pad 3, sandwiched between opposed layers of water-impermeable sheeting 2, the uppermost layer of sheeting being covered by a covering layer 4. The mat is laid by forming a laminate comprising, in the order specified, the first water-impermeable sheeting layer upon a ground surface, the shock absorbent foam pad; and the second water-impermeable sheeting layer; and covering the uppermost sheeting layer by the covering layer.
Patent GB-2312975-A (GB)
Title: Unresolved hyperlinks containing queries for interrogating databases of resolved hyperlinks
Inventor: HEIDORN CHRISTOPHER S
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1997-05-02
Abstract: A hypermedia-based navigation system includes a plurality of information providers and one or more clients. Databases of available hyperlink targets are maintained by the information providers. Each of the databases is searchable by means of one or more query attributes supported by the database and relating to the available hyperlink targets. A hypermedia document might contain a soft hyperlink, consisting of a query formulation specified in terms of query attributes and of values for said query attributes. A client resolves a soft hyperlink by querying at least one of the databases with the query formulation to locate one or more hyperlink targets having attributes and attribute values that satisfy the query formulation. The soft hyperlink can additionally contain executable rules. The client executes these rules prior to submitting the query formulation to the database. Each rule, when it executes, potentially adds search predicates to the original query formulation. Execution of a particular rule is conditioned upon a set of mandatory attributes associated with the rule. The rule will be executed if and only if its mandatory attributes are bound to actual values by the particular client attempting to resolve the soft hyperlink.
Patent GB-2314129-A (GB)
Title: Transmission control systems
Inventor: DARNELL PAUL MALCOLM
IPC: F16H59/48
Filed: 1997-02-10
Abstract: A vehicle transmission control system in which a central control unit (36) issues signals to an associated main drive clutch actuator (22, 38) and to ratio actuating means (25) to effect changes in the operative ratio of an associated transmission (12) in accordance with a predetermined shift point map. When the shift point map indicates that a ratio shift is appropriate, the system tests for fluctuations in the position of an associated engine accelerator pedal (19) and only actions the shift if the degree of fluctuation of the accelerator pedal position is judged acceptable. The acceptable level of accelerator pedal fluctuation preferably varies with engine speed.
Patent GB-2318531-A (GB)
Title: Helically wound membrane support
Inventor: KATRARO REUVEN
IPC: B01D69/04
Filed: 1997-10-21
Abstract: A tubular membrane support is made by winding at least one strip 2 of porous nonwoven fibrous thermoplastic material on a mandrel 4, the strip being heated during winding by a hot air gun 8 applied to the mandrel whereby protruding fibres on the inner surface are flattened and smoothed. The overlapping edges 10 of the wound strip are sealed (eg ultrasonically at 12) and a membrane is continuously cast on the inner surface of the formed tube via extrusion port 14.
Patent GB-2320945-A (GB)
Title: Fuel-injection unit for testing the ignition quality of fuel
Inventor: HOLE NORMAN J
IPC: G01N33/28
Filed: 1997-11-28
Abstract: Precise quantities of fuel are injected repeatedly through a nozzle 30 under controlled conditions into a combustion chamber bombe (not shown) where the combustion is monitored. The unit comprises a pump block 5 having a bore 22 containing a barrel 20 and a plunger 21. Pump block 5 may contain heaters (27, fig.2) to ensure constant fuel viscosity. The nozzle 30 is attached to the barrel 20 by a clamp 3. Air under pressure in container 13 is released periodically into air cylinder 4 which causes piston rod 8 to strike a cam follower 2 driving the plunger 21 causing fuel to be injected. The test system can be used in an in-line feedback arrangement to permit the continual adjustment of a refining process to maintain the cetane number at a desired value.
Patent GB-2333504-A (GB)
Title: Container
Inventor: GLOVER EDWARD CHARLES TIMOTHY
IPC: B65D1/18
Filed: 1998-01-21
Abstract: A container 40 for photoprocessing chemicals has a ramp 44 that extends from a filling opening to the lowermost point therewithin. A delivery tube introduced into the container is thus automatically guided to a position whereby the minimum amount of the contents is wasted. The ramp can be formed by one or more indentations 42 moulded into the bottle. The indentations can be one sided or two sided (Fig 3) or two spaced to form a funnel (14, Fig 2). Alternatively, an insert (56, Fig 5) can extend from the container inlet (54) to form a funnel-like guide for a delivery tube (62).
Patent GB-2322904-A (GB)
Title: Fastening
Inventor: WARREN MARK
IPC: F16B21/18
Filed: 1998-02-19
Abstract: A fastening 1, for holding a vehicle spare wheel on a serrated stud 2, comprises a cup-shaped housing 6 having sprags 10 engaging the stud, and a rotatable cap 7 having a depending cylindrical portion of variable diameter. If maximum diameter surfaces engage the sprags they are forced to release their grip on the stud, thus releasing the fastening.
Patent GB-2320713-A (GB)
Title: Process for the destruction of chemical agents and munitions
Inventor: BITLER JOHN A
IPC: A62D3/00
Filed: 1996-09-18
Abstract: Chemical agents, such as chemical munitions, are decomposed by bringing them into contact with a plasma arc (18) of a DC plasma arc furnace (10) operated at a temperature of greater than about 30,000 {F.
Patent GB-2327112-A (GB)
Title: Whirlwind tube
Inventor: SERGEUI VORONOV
IPC: F28D7/02
Filed: 1998-03-20
Abstract: A Whirlwind tube design that offers easy and fast adjustment of the temperature and flow-rate of cool gas over a wide range of temperatures and flow-rates. The body of the Whirlwind tube forms a primary chamber which incorporates a diaphragm (5 figure 1) and an elastic ribbon 8 whose shape can be changed by turning a single drive screw 14 to adjust the flow of the gas. Compressed gas enters the tube via a nozzle in the primary chamber. Cool gas exits through the diaphragm. Hot gas exits in the opposite direction after passing through a chamber of energetic differing (3) and an un-whirlwind section, and exiting through a throttle. The body of the tube is maintained at sensible temperatures by use of a cooling jacket through which cooling liquid removes excessive heat.
Patent GB-2335839-A (GB)
Title: Elasticated waistband construction
Inventor: EVANS DAVID
IPC: A41F9/02
Filed: 1998-03-28
Abstract: A garment 11 has a elasticated waistband 12 comprising, at a pleat or pocket 13, first and second waistband sections 14 and 15, respectively on outer and inner overlapping parts of said pleat or pocket. The first waistband section is attached to a loop 16, while the second waistband section is attached to the loop by a first elastic section 17, attached on the outer face of said second waistband section, at a location L1 spaced from said pleat, or pocket. A length of waistband material 18 is attached with, but outside of, said elastic section, and passes through the loop and behind the first waistband section, where it is secured to the end of the second waistband section. A second elastic section 19 joins the length of material and the second waistband section to the inside of the first waistband section at a second location L2, spaced from its end. The waistband arrangement may be situated on both sides of the garment, and the loop may be made of a plastic coated metal. In another arrangement (fig 2) the two waistband sections are joined by a pair of fabric strips, which extend through apertures in the opposite section, and end in elastic attachment tape, hidden within the waistband.
Patent GB-2328668-A (GB)
Title: Packaging food in trays
Inventor: FITZGERALD EDWARD PATRICK
IPC: B65B25/00
Filed: 1998-08-27
Abstract: Food processing apparatus for placing different food products in one of a number of different trays comprises a tray loading station 1 at an infeed end of an elongate conveyor 2. A plurality of tray filling stations along the conveyor include gaps 6, 9, 11,14, 16 for loading, for example, of layered product, sauce filling stations 5, 8, 12, 13, dry ingredient filling station 7 and a multi-head weigher 10 for delivering a predetermined weight of product to a predetermined location on a tray, and at least are topping station 15. A multi-head sealing station 19 is used for sealing the trays which are then check weighed and diverted by a diverter 21 either along a conveyor 23 to a freezer 25 or along a re-work conveyor 30.
Patent GB-2329504-A (GB)
Title: Scrolling message alarm
Inventor: ROBINSON ALAN WILLIAM
IPC: G09G3/00
Filed: 1998-09-08
Abstract: An alarm box suitable for security, emergency, or other applications, including a short length electronic scrolling message display device, providing the advantage of large legible character height for a given overall display panel length, able to provide instructions when the alarm condition is activated, and able to act as a general purpose display or sign when the alarm condition is not present.
Patent GB-2341353-A (GB)
Title: Bulkhead assembly
Inventor: NAGRA BHAGAT
IPC: G10K11/172
Filed: 1998-09-11
Abstract: A bulkhead assembly for separating an engine compartment from a passenger cell of a motor vehicle comprises an inner wall 11 and an outer wall 12, at least one of the walls being provided with at least one region defining a cavity 60, 62 which acts as an acoustic resonator for the engine compartment or the passenger cell.
Patent GB-2338658-A (GB)
Title: Computer-controlled apparatus for the manufacture and distribution of slurry
Inventor: WALKER DAVID CHARLES
IPC: B01F3/12
Filed: 1999-02-16
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a powder silo 1 (Fig 1) which feeds a slurry manufacturing pipe 16 via an intermediate storage bin 6 provided with load cells 9 for measuring the quantity of powder removed from the bin. The slurry pipe 16 (Fig 2) includes a perforated ring 34 and perforated vertical pipe 35 for injecting water onto downwardly-flowing powder deflected onto the pipe wall by cone 33 at the top of pipe 35. The slurry is then distributed via valves 26 (Fig 1) to wet processing machines M1-M6 for dyeing textile and leather.
Patent GB-2337109-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring alpha comtamination
Inventor: ORR CHRISTOPHER HENRY
IPC: G01T1/185
Filed: 1999-05-07
Abstract: A technique for monitoring the position of alpha contamination (4) in or on items or locations particularly pipes (3), conduits and other locations to which access is difficult. The technique uses indirect monitoring of alpha emissions by detecting ions generated by the alpha emissions. The medium containing the ions is moved in a controlled manner from the item or location to the detecting unit (11) and the signals achieved over time are used to generate alpha source position information.
Patent GB-2341225-A (GB)
Title: Entertainment system
Inventor: OGATA HIROKI
IPC: A63F13/5372
Filed: 1999-07-30
Abstract: In a video game apparatus 1, a main memory (84, Figure 10) stores an operation guidance program for displaying operation guidance on a monitor 6. This guidance is in the form of a display (6a) of the manual control input device 2 and explanatory text (6b, Figure 13C). When guidance on a particular control member (eg button) or a set of such members is being displayed, the member or set is highlighted on the display by continuous or flickering light and simultaneously the control member or set of members on the input device itself is lit correspondingly. This arrangement allows for complex controls, commands and functions in a game to be explained with reference to the relevant control members or set thereof.
Patent GB-2340503-A (GB)
Title: Hard surface cleaning and disinfecting compositions
Inventor: CHEUNG TAK WAI
IPC: C11D1/62
Filed: 1999-08-09
Abstract: Provided are aqueous hard surface cleaning and disinfecting composition which comprise the following constituents: (a) at least one cationic surfactant having germicidal properties; and (b) a fluorosurfactant selected from the group of nonionic fluorosurfactant, cationic fluorosurfactant, and mixtures thereof, and (c) a film-forming, organosilicone quaternary ammonium compound. Optionally the compositions may further include (d) one or more detersive surfactants particularly selected from carboxylate surfactants, as well as nonionic, cationic and amphoteric surfactants, (e) one or more organic solvents, and further conventional additives. The compositions provide good sanitization of hard surfaces, and good cleaning notwithstanding the surprisingly low amount of fluorosurfactant present.
Patent GB-2355253-A (GB)
Title: Security container
Inventor: COWLES GEMMA
IPC: B62B3/14
Filed: 1999-09-15
Abstract: A security container which may have wheels or be mounted on a trolley is made wholly or in part of transparent, semi-transparent or semi-opaque material to allow visual inspection and identification of the contents.
Patent GB-2355940-A (GB)
Title: Toy egg which hatches
Inventor: YOUNGMAN PHILIP ROBERT
IPC: A63H33/00
Filed: 1999-10-09
Abstract: A toy egg is provided which, when placed in a predetermined non-ambient condition, simulates hatching, whereby a replica creature breaks out of the egg. This is preferably achieved by the inflation or other enlargement of the creature contained in the egg. Such inflation may be achieved by providing chemicals which evolve gas when mix and which are stored within the creature in such a way that they do not mix until the egg is moved into a particular position. When the egg is moved into this non-ambient position, gas is evolved which causes the creature to inflate and break out of the egg, preferably by means of preformed break lines in the eggshell.
Patent GB-191115171-A (GB)
IPC: B65D49/10
Abstract: 15,171. Alderson, J. P., and Ellis, B. June 29. Bottles, non-refillable. -Non-refillable bottles of the type provided with a ball valve above a flap valve have these valves mounted in a threaded plug made in two vertical sections. The sections are joined together by pins &c. b or by cement. A projection h holds the ball valve d when the bottle is tilted. The flap valve f is provided with a part f<1> fitting into the valve seating. An air passage o is provided in the plug.
Patent HU-T69034-A (HU)
Title: Process for the bromination of methyl 2-(2-methylphenyl)-3-methoxypropenoate
Inventor: WILLIAMS ALFRED GLYN
IPC: C07C67/307
Filed: 1993-07-28
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB93/01592 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 9, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 9, 1995 PCT Filed Jul. 28, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/05620 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 17, 1994.Process for preparing the (E)-isomer of a compound (II) by contacting the (E) or (Z) isomer of the 2-methylphenyl precursor, or a mixture of both, with bromine in an organic solvent, in the presence of a polymeric base and light.    <IMAGE>  (II)
Patent HU-T71461-A (HU)
Title: Contact lens package having improved access features
Inventor: LOVELL FRANCIS JOHN
IPC: G02C13/00
Filed: 1995-05-30
Abstract: The package for storing contact lenses comprises a container defining a reservoir capable of receiving a contact lens and a liquid which surrounds the contact lens, the container including a flange extending outwardly along the container periphery. There is a flexible cover, releasably affixed to the container to provide a seal which is liquid impermeable. There is a device for stabilizing the device, including at least two indentations in the container, the indentations being positioned on opposite sides of the container, thereby enabling grasping of the device between a thumb and an index finger. There is a device for grasping the cover, enabling manual removal of the cover and access to the contact lens. The flexible cover comprises a flexible sheet of liquid-impermeable material.
Patent HU-T76436-A (HU)
Title: New herbicidal compositions
Inventor: GAMBLIN ALAN
IPC: A01N37/26
Filed: 1995-07-20
Abstract: A method of controlling the growth of weeds at a locus which comprises applying to said locus a herbicidally effective amount of:     (a) a 4-benzoylisoxazole of formula I: <CHEM>     wherein     R is hydrogen or -CO2R<3>, where R<3> is as defined below;   R<1> is cyclopropyl; R<2> is selected from halogen, -S(O)pMe and C1-6 alkyl or haloalkyl,     n is two or three; p is zero, one or two; and   R<3> is C1-6 alkyl;     (b) a chloroacetamide herbicide; and (c) a safening agent. om
Patent HU-T75229-A (HU)
Title: Cephalosporin synthesis
Inventor: ASCHER GERD
IPC: C07K5/078
Filed: 1995-04-24
Abstract: Intermediates in the production of cephalosporins of formula <CHEM>     wherein either   alpha ) R<a> denote hydrogen or a silyl group; R<b> denotes a group of formula -OR<e>, wherein R<e> denotes hydrogen or alkyl; and R<c> and R<d> together denote a bond; or beta ) R<d> and R<a> denote hydrogen or a silyl group; and R<b> and R<c> together denote an imino group of formula = N - Y, wherein Y denotes alkyl, aryl or heterocyclyl; or gamma ) R<d> denotes hydrogen or a silyl group; R<a> denotes hydrogen, if R<d> denotes hydrogen; or, R<a> denotes hydrogen or a silyl group, if R<d> denotes a silyl group; and R<b> and R<c> together denote the oxo group; in free form or in salt form.l
Patent HU-T77253-A (HU)
Title: Cells bearing cd4 decoy receptors and related molecules and methods
Inventor: BANAPOUR BABAK
IPC: A61K35/15
Filed: 1995-07-26
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating HIV in a mammal involving administering to the mammal an effective amount of therapeutic cells expressing a membrane-bound, proteinaceous chimeric receptor comprising an extracellular portion which includes a fragment of CD4 which is capable of specifically recognizing and binding the HIV-infected cell but which does not mediate HIV infection. Also disclosed are cells which express these CD4 receptors and DNA and vectors encoding the receptors.