baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent CH-523886-A (CH)
Title: 1-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,3,4,-tetrahydroisquinolines
Inventor: SEEGER ERNST DR
IPC: C07D401/04
Filed: 1969-02-26
Abstract: 1-(2-Pyridyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines. Cpds. of general formula: (where R1 and R2 are same or different C1-5 alkyl; R3 is H, C1-3 alkyl or halogen; R4 and R5 are same or different H or C1-3 alkyl and R6 is H, formyl or methyl) and acid addition salts, prepd. by (a) reducing corresponding cpd. with double bond at 1,2-posn. using formic acid (opt. with formamide) to give R6 = formyl, or for R6 = methyl, reducing by cat. hydrogenation in presence of HCHO or by HCO2H in presence of P-HCHO or (b) condensing cpds. of formula: R3-substd. Ph(CH(R5)CNH2(R1)(R2)) and R4-substd. 2-formyl pyridine with cyclisation to give (I, R6=H). - They are pharmaceutical intermediates and by themselves they have an activating effect upon the liver ferments.
Patent CH-525980-A (CH)
Title: Warp beams - with axially adjustable end discs
Inventor: HANS GEISSMANN
IPC: D02H13/28
Filed: 1970-09-04
Abstract: Warp beam of the type with end discs having a threaded hub adjustably screwed on the ends of the beam and held in the adjusted position by a lock nut, but in which internally threaded hub bushes constructed of a better load-carrying material than that of the disc are fitted in the hubs of each end disc, and are provided with an extension enclosing a lock nut and on which the disc is supported by the hub which widens conically towards the disc end as well as by radial ribs.
Patent CH-555735-A (CH)
Title: Cutting welding jaws esp for polyethylene - weld along moving contact point giving simplified temp control
IPC: B29C65/02
Filed: 1972-09-15
Abstract: A cutting and/or welding appts., for plastic sheets comprises clamping jaws, one of which is heated. The heated jaw is fitted with a curved bar to which the heated blade is attached so that, when the jaws are closed, the curved bar and blade can be rolled along the contact line with the sheets, thus forming a moving contact point.
Patent CH-550267-A (CH)
Title: Loom shed control mechanism - with paired cams mounted and profiled according to rest positions of loom shafts
IPC: D03C1/12
Filed: 1972-10-25
Abstract: The paired cams, with recesses and segment sections, freely rotate on their shaft so that a coupling with rolling keys gives a controlled engagement and disengagement according to the programme unit and its control mechanism each cam being mounted to its shaft according to the rest position of the loom shafts. Allow high-speed loom oparation, increasing the range of pattern repeats without increasing the size of the control mechanism, and without the mechanical shock forces experienced in conventional dobby looms.
Patent GB-2347155-A (GB)
Title: Packer insert for sealing on multiple items in a wellbore
Inventor: CARBAUGH WILLIAM LYLE
IPC: E21B33/06
Filed: 2000-02-08
Abstract: A multiple item sealing packing insert (11) for use with oilfield service products in a wellbore is constituted by first and second members (10, 12), Fig 3A, each comprising a structural support portion (50) and an elastomeric portion (52). The first and second members are adapted to enclose items in the wellbore with elastomeric material and form a seal with them upon application of an external radial pressure from packing unit 24. The elastomeric portions may have reinforcements. The insert enables a complete seal around two conduits.
Patent GB-2347636-A (GB)
Title: Roulette ball cleaning device
Inventor: BRUNNER PETER
IPC: A63F5/00
Filed: 2000-02-29
Abstract: An automatic roulette gaming device 1 comprises a device 56 for cleaning a roulette ball 101 and 102, said cleaning device removes abraded material from at least a part of the surface of the ball, and is preferably attached to the ball-return tube 23. The cleaning device preferably has at least one passage and cleaning chamber 5121 and 5122 with at least one ball-cleaning means 7 with cleaning strips 70 comprising cleaning elements 701 which project into the interior of the chamber. There are preferably two cleaning strips. The cleaning strips or elements are preferably resilient and stiff bristles, fibres or tapes of a abrasion proof and electrically non-chargeable vegetable or animal or synthetic polymer material. Alternatively, the cleaning strips or elements may be formed by a lip or wiping strip of a membrane or film material based on a yielding and/or resilient leather, artificial leather, tangled-fibre-fleece, sponge and/or polymer or elastomer material. The cleaning strips or elements may also be formed of multiple-layer membrane or film material. The cleaning device may be connected to a device for generating a high-pressure air flow for removing the abraded material collected on the cleaning means. The automatic roulette gaming device preferably has two ball-shooting tubes, with balls introduced alternately from them into the bowl 10. The automatic roulette gaming device preferably has dust filters for keeping the air in the gaming device dry and dust free, and dust and spore filters for the air intake of the rotor blower (25, Fig 2).
Patent GB-2349776-A (GB)
Title: Payment apparatus and method
Inventor: BRENNAN MARTIN FRANCIS
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2000-03-30
Abstract: Apparatus (200) for payment for goods and/or services comprising: payment accepting apparatus (202, 204, 206) for accepting from a user cash and/or a token with a cash value, said payment accepting apparatus being couplable to a telephone network (208); and a base station (212), also couplable to the telephone network, for receiving telephone calls from the payment accepting apparatus; the payment accepting apparatus having means operable to telephone the base station, to identify the user and to identify a provider of the goods and/or services; the base station being further configured to receive from the payment accepting apparatus information indicating a value of cash and/or a token or tokens provided by the user and to make the information available to the provider of the goods and/or services (226, 228). Also disclosed is a payment authorization system and a method of enabling access to a mobile telephone service.
Patent GB-2353592-A (GB)
Title: Detection of micro-scratches using light reflected from a surface
Inventor: CHUNG-SAMJUN
IPC: G01N21/21
Filed: 2000-08-11
Abstract: A method for detecting the presence of defects, namely micro-scratches, in the surface of a wafer 100 comprises projecting light onto a medium at the surface of the wafer at a predetermined angle   r  <SB>i</SB>. Light reflected by the surface of the wafer 100 is detected by a sensor 4 which is positioned at an angle   r  <SB>r</SB>. The presence of micro-scratches will scatter a fraction of the incident radiation, reducing the light detected by the sensor 4. The light is scanned across the wafer and the sensor output values are compared to determine whether defects are present in the medium, in a manner that may be unaffected by patterned layers underlying the medium. The light reflected by the wafer surface may be divided into p-and s- polarised radiation which may be detected separately and compared. Further optical components, such as a grazing incidence elements or mirrors, may be provided to allow a high value of   r  <SB>i</SB> to be maintained, to reduce the probability of scattered light reaching the sensor 4 and/ or to keep the incident and reflected radiation separate.
Patent GB-2367110-A (GB)
Title: A vibration isolation mount
Inventor: BROWN PETER JOHN
IPC: F16F15/03
Filed: 2000-09-15
Abstract: The vibration isolation mount mounting a first member to a second member comprises an electromagnetic coil member 7 and a magnetically susceptible or magnetisable member 1. The magnetically susceptible or magnetisable member and the electromagnetic coil member are held apart by resilient material 15 which lies in the flux path generated between the electromagnetic coil member and the magnetically susceptible or magnetisable member.
Patent GB-2363872-A (GB)
Title: Accessing and updating a configuration database from distributed physical locations within a process control system
Inventor: NIXON MARK J
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2000-10-17
Abstract: A configuration database includes multiple databases distributed at a plurality of physical locations within a process control system. Each of the databases may store a subset of the configuration data and this subset of configuration data may be accessed by users at any of the sites within the process control system. A database server having a shared cache accesses a database in a manner that enables multiple subscribers to read configuration data from the database with only a minimal number of reads to the database. To prevent the configuration data being viewed by subscribers within the process control system from becoming stale, the database server automatically detects changes to an item within the configuration database and sends notifications of changes made to the item to each of the subscribers of that item so that a user always views the state of the configuration as it actually exists within the configuration database.
Patent GB-2357162-A (GB)
Title: A transformerless mains operated quartz analogue clock
Inventor: GUYETT THOMAS G
IPC: H02M7/06
Filed: 2000-11-30
Abstract: A quartz analogue clock is provided which utilises ac mains/line voltage as a source of power and transformerless techniques of converting this to low voltage dc to run the clock and to charge a backup battery. A bridge rectifier 14 is fed via an RC 16,18 voltage divider from the mains input 10,12. The rectifier output is regulated using series diodes 34 or a zener diode 34A and filtered using capacitor 32. The DC output is then fed to backup battery 42 and clock 52 via diode 44.
Patent GB-2358200-A (GB)
Title: Building elements
Inventor: RICHARDSON CHRISTOPHER
IPC: E04D3/28
Filed: 2000-12-20
Abstract: A hollow building element of plastics material comprises one or more longitudinal duets (206, 216) and has at opposite sides thereof, coupling members, (212, 218) whereby elements are connected together directly or indirectly, wherein an upper coupling member at one side of an element is a hook like member (218) and an upper coupling member at the opposite side of the element includes a latch (214) for the hook-like member of another like element. Building structures such as roofs are created by connecting together such building elements.
Patent GB-2371227-A (GB)
Title: Crystallisation - resistant aqueous growth hormone formulations
Inventor: SIEBOLD BERNHARD
IPC: A61K47/12
Filed: 2001-01-10
Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous growth hormone formulations comprising growth hormone and either citrate buffer at pH 5.6 or greater, or a non-citrate buffer at pH 6.0 or greater, which are substantially free of crystallisation on storage. Examples of such formulations use recombinant human growth hormone. Buffers other than citrate used include phosphate buffer, ammonium acetate and glycine. The formulations may in addition include agents for isotonicity, such as mannitol, propylene glycol, sodium chloride or ammonium chloride, non-ionic surfactants, such as Pluronic F-68 (RTM), and preservatives such as phenol or benzyl alcohol. The formulations are stable and exhibit little or no crystallisation when stored at temperatures above refrigeration temperatures, and may be used for the treatment of hypopituitary dwarfism.
Patent GB-2359058-A (GB)
Title: Vessel
Inventor: THOMSEN KURT ELITH
IPC: B63B35/00
Filed: 2000-09-28
Abstract: A vessel (1), preferably a ship, for transport and mounting of structures, said vessel (1) comprising a hull (2) and at least four vertically elevational support legs (9) as well as displacement means for elevating the support legs (9). The support legs (9 are mounted in at least two consoles (5) which by first means are connected to the hull's (2) right and left long side, respectively, and where the vessel (1) also comprises at least one auxiliary structure, preferably a crane (11), for handling and placing the structures below the waterline. The result is a vessel which based on an existing vessel, i.e. complete with all gear, makes it possible to transport windmills and mount these mills on previously built structures on the seabed, and where the windmill erection it self will take place under the same conditions on land, and where the mounting may take place via cargo ships of the self-supplying type. The ship is in other words a unit which can handle of all tasks comprising loading of the mill units, transport of several mill units to the mounting site, including lifting thereof from the cargo ship and lowering thereof to the preinstalled base on the seabed.
Patent GB-2376884-A (GB)
Title: Helping smokers stop
Inventor: HAJEK PETER
IPC: A61K9/70
Filed: 2001-06-26
Abstract: The present invention concerns a new way of using nicotine replacement treatment to enhance its efficacy in treating patients for nicotine and tobacco addiction and for alleviating nicotine withdrawal. The invention includes providing nicotine replacement treatment in one or more forms for a period of time prior to cessation of smoking to de-condition the link between smoking behaviour and its pharmacological reinforcement, and to habituate the user to the nicotine replacement products. After stopping smoking, nicotine replacement treatment is used in the usual way.
Patent GB-2368269-A (GB)
Title: Upright vacuum cleaner with removable cyclonic dust collecting device
Inventor: PARK KYU-CHANG
IPC: A47L9/16
Filed: 2001-01-15
Abstract: An upright-type vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body 10 having a dust collecting chamber 11 and a motor driving chamber 13, a suction brush 15, and a cyclone dust collecting device 80 removably mounted on the dust collecting chamber. The dust collecting chamber has a first inlet 11a and a first outlet 11b. The dust collecting device comprises an upper part 81 having a second inlet 81a and a lower part 83 having a second outlet 83a.. Air is sucked through the second inlet 81a into a vortex. A dust collecting receptacle 90 collects the contaminants that have been separated from the vortex of air by centrifugal force. The dust collecting receptacle 90 is removed from the dust collecting device 80 in order to empty accumulated dust. An outlet pipe 85 connects the second outlet 83a with first outlet 11b.
Patent GB-2387121-A (GB)
Title: Golf club shaft
Inventor: HAMMERSLEY BRIAN
IPC: A63B53/10
Filed: 2002-04-06
Abstract: A shaft, particularly for a golf club, of conventional tubular or circular cross-section is provided over at least part of its length with a fairing which substantially surrounds the shaft and is shaped to reduce the drag coefficient of the shaft as it is swung through the air. The fairing 90 may be moulded around the shaft, Fig 8 (not shown), or be in the form of members 94, 96 adhered or clipped to the shaft 92, Fig 9. The cross-section of the fairing may vary along the length of the shaft, and can be non-symmetrical; the surface of the fairing can be roughened to further reduce the drag coefficient.
Patent GB-2378771-A (GB)
Title: Tonometer with proximity indicator
Inventor: MATTHEWS JAMES ROBERT ARNOLD
IPC: A61B3/16
Filed: 2002-08-13
Abstract: A puff tonometer includes two light sources (54,56) located at diametrically opposite points, preferably equidistant from the optical axis of the objective lens assembly of the tonometer. The sources are arranged to direct light forwardly of the tonometer such that, in use, and when positioned close to a patient's eye (52) under test, light from the two sources, after reflection by the anterior corneal surface of the eye under test, will be imaged by the objective lens assembly of the tonometer, to appear as two small areas of light in the field of view. The spacing and position of the two supplementary light sources relative to the objective lens assembly are selected so that as the tonometer is moved towards an eye under test and begins to approach the distance from the eye at which the tonometer will automatically discharge a puff of air towards the eye, the light reflected by the corneal surface will appear as two closely spaced spots of light which, with continued movement of the unit towards the eye, will begin to move away from each other, and may be replaced by two segments of light reflected from the corneal surface of the eye, which reflected light also becomes focused onto an array of photoelectric detectors as the unit approaches the critical firing distance from the eye. The light from the two supplementary light sources is coloured and is distinct from the light used to form the two segments and when in focus trigger the air discharge. When equidistant the position of the two spots of light relative to the centre of the field of view readily indicates to the user whether the unit is centred on the eye.
Patent GB-2394441-A (GB)
Title: Method for making a melamine container with dual-side patterns
Inventor: TAI CHING-LIN
IPC: B29C45/16
Filed: 2002-10-25
Abstract: A method for making a melamine container with dual-side patterns includes four steps, which are (1) making a first part of a melamine container, (2) forming patterns on the first container part, (3) making a second part of the melamine container, and (4) forming patterns on the second container part. More specifically, the first container part is formed in a first mold having a male and a family part, and a male part of the first mold is removed to uncover an inner side of the first container part for allowing patterns to be attached on the inner side. Then, the first container part is repositioned in a second mold, having male and female parts, so that the second container part is formed over the first container part. The female part of the second mold is removed for allowing patterns to be attached to the outer side of the second container part. The second mould is made such that a thickness of the second container part is substantially equal to that of the first container part.
Patent GB-2383834-A (GB)
Title: Servicing staked universal joints
Inventor: SCHLEGELMANN JOSEPH B
IPC: F16D3/16
Filed: 2002-11-12
Abstract: To retain the original balance when replacing bearing cups in a staked universal joint a replacement bearing cup 65 is positioned relative to a positioning feature in a yoke bearing bore and retained by a retaining washer 70. The washer comprises a main body having top 100 and bottom 110 surfaces and inclined or coplanar fingers 90 extending from the top surface. The original stakes are machined away and the original bearing cup removed. Both washer and replacement cup are inserted into the bore and positioned by the fingers engaging the positioning feature which may be a groove formed in the original staking or a purpose machined counter-bore shoulder. There may be one, two or more fingers which may be a press fit in the staking grooves or wall.
Patent GB-2383519-A (GB)
Title: Method of optimizing spacing between elastic members in applying leg elastics
Inventor: POPP ROBERT LEE
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 2001-08-07
Abstract: A method of applying leg elastics to absorbent garments involves optimizing the spacing between multiple elastic members. The elastic members are bonded to a substrate with variable spacing along the length of the leg opening. More particularly, narrower spacing is provided in the crotch area, thereby providing higher gasketing pressure, while wider spacing is provided in areas outside the crotch area for lower gasketing pressure and greater comfort. Alternatively, narrower spacing can be applied to the back portion of the leg, with medium spacing in the crotch area and wider spacing in the front portion or the leg, or conversely, wider spacing in the back portion with medium spacing in the crotch area and narrower spacing in the front portion, depending on the wearer's needs. The resulting garments have optimized comfort, fit and containment about the leg openings.
Patent GB-2399741-A (GB)
Title: A flexible handle, strap or leash.
Inventor: KUEN CHIOU YUE
IPC: A45C13/26
Filed: 2003-03-28
Abstract: A flexible strap or handle 2 comprises a solid portion 20 and two enlarged portions 21, each enlarged portion being connected to a separate planar connecting portion 22 and one end of the solid portion, the strap being manufactured from soft fabric straps and the connecting portions being wider than the diameter of the solid portion. The strip may comprise a plurality of ridges 201 extending from the outer surface of the solid portion and may be provided with hooks 5 or loops at each end. The strap may be used as a luggage handle, a leash or a belt (not shown - see figure 12).
Patent GB-2388944-A (GB)
Title: Bitmap font data storage within data processing systems
Inventor: SYMES DOMINIC HUGO
IPC: G09G5/22
Filed: 1999-02-05
Abstract: Efficiently compressing pictograph pixel bitmap font data using entropy encoding, in particular Huffman codes. The bitmap of a pictograph character (6, Fig. 4) is divided into a plurality of smaller (e.g. four by two) pixel tiles (38, Fig. 4), 40. The 8-bit codes representing the tiles are replaced by Huffman codes, 44, with the frequently occurring tiles being given the short Huffman codes. A stream of Huffman codes is generated, being a variable length coded representation of the original pictograph pixel bitmap. The corresponding decoding process, Fig. 6, is described. A two level table lookup access method is also described, for determining an address (8, Fig. 2) within the variable length coded data stream of pixel data (10, Fig. 2) for the whole font relevant to the character concerned (6, Fig. 4).
Patent GB-2395812-A (GB)
Title: Upgraded automated teller machine
Inventor: KORALA ARAVINDA
IPC: G07F19/00
Filed: 2003-10-03
Abstract: An automated teller machine (ATM)or cashpoint has a second PC board executing ATM applications added and connected to the original PC board that has its original applications replaced with a gateway application. The original PC becomes effectively a device driver. The PC boards are connected by means of a bi-directional parallel port. The second PC board carries new software supporting high quality graphics and MPEG video. Under normal operation, the CRT display is driven by the second PC board but during hardware maintenance control of the CRT reverts back to the legacy board. Front or rear screens may be used to display maintenance screens. Application software updates may be downloaded via the Internet.
Patent GB-2409420-A (GB)
Title: Unitary Hand Held Airbrush
Inventor: PTAK VICTOR ALFRED
IPC: B05B7/24
Filed: 2003-09-29
Abstract: The present invention discloses an airbrush including an elongate body having an internal cavity and an external grip surface to be held in the hand of a user. A DC electric motor and an air pump driven by the motor are oriented within the body cavity. A switch is oriented on the elongate body external surface proximate to a finger of a user's hand. A removable pen having an internal liquid reservoir and a nib cooperates with the elongate body and extends within an air chamber having an outlet nozzle and an inlet coupled to the air pump. The user selectively actuates a switch to cause the motor to drive the pump providing an air stream of pressurized air to the air chamber which flows above the nib drawing liquid particles therefrom, into the air stream forming a mist which is sprayed from an outlet orifice of the outlet nozzle.