baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2281004-A (GB)
Title: Combined microphone/earphone
Inventor: YANG CHAO-MING
IPC: H04R1/46
Filed: 1993-08-11
Abstract: An external listening and speaking device for a walkie-talkie comprises an earphone-like microphone in which are mounted an earphone chip and a microphonoscope 311, 312 connected in parallel with a switch 32, and two connectors connected with said switch via a wire, whereby only one ear of the user must wear the earphone-like microphone and so the user will not be hindered from perceiving external ambient sounds. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269863-A (GB)
Title: Ball bearing for turbocharger
Inventor: MIYAKE NOBUHIKO
IPC: F16C19/16
Filed: 1993-08-19
Abstract: In a ball bearing for use in a turbocharger comprising a housing and a rotating shaft for connecting an impeller to a turbine, the outer ring 6 is supported by the housing and the inner ring 8, which is of a heat-resistant metal, is fitted onto the rotating shaft in an axially mid portion thereof. The retainer 10 is made of a heat-resistant synthetic resin, and is guided by the outer ring. The bearing comprises a gap 14 for lubricant communication formed between the outer peripheral surface of the retainer and the inner peripheral surface of the outer ring and the gap dimension t14 measures from 1.0% to 3.5% of the outer diametric dimension of the retainer at room temperature. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272789-A (GB)
Title: Ink level sensing in printers
Inventor: EDWARDS MARK J
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 1993-08-23
Abstract: A printer having a disposable print head which contains a consumable ink supply includes the capability of determining the level of ink in the print head without directly measuring the ink supply. The print head includes a number of resistors which can be driven (via 18) to an open circuit condition by the printer. The printer includes a counter (32) and memory (33) for tracking the usage of the print head and a driver for selectively driving the print head resistors to an open circuit condition based upon such usage. The printer is also capable of detecting (via 19) the condition of the resistors on the print head and producing a resultant visual display (44 - 46). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282935-A (GB)
Title: Data network switch which identifies and rectifies faults
Inventor: PEPPER ANDREW TIMOTHY
IPC: H04L69/40
Filed: 1993-10-13
Abstract: A data network switch for switching data between a plurality of data links comprises a programmable controller for adapting the data switching in accordance with the state of the switch and the data links therewith, the controller comprising detector means for detecting a problem in the operation of the switch, memory means storing information on possible problems, their causes and possible solutions, and control means for:   (a) determining from the information stored in the memory means possible causes of the problem according to the nature of the problem detected, and for determining from the possible causes a ranked series of possible solutions;   (b) carrying out the first of the possible solutions; (c) checking the output of the detector means after a predetermined period of time, and, if the problem is still present, carrying out the next of the possible solutions; and (d) repeating step (c) until the problem is no longer present or no further possible solutions are left.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273145-A (GB)
Title: Underpump valve for fuel dispensing line
Inventor: RISBRIDGER BARRY C
IPC: F17D5/02
Filed: 1993-04-01
Abstract: An underpump valve for incorporation in a fuel line at a filling station comprises a valve body (63) which can normally be lifted off its valve seat (62) by suction applied to the fuel line by the pump. To enable pressure testing of the line means (69,70) are provided to hold the valve in closed position; the means suitably comprising a rotable spigot (69) with an eccentric member (70) engageable with the valve body (63). Also disclosed (Fig. 6A) is a shut off valve for a vent pipe which is mounted eccentrically on a transverse shaft and has a wiping action on the valve seat on closing. The shaft has a passage therethrough. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285075-A (GB)
Title: Mining apparatus and method
Inventor: WALKER JOHN HIRST
IPC: E21D23/04
Filed: 1993-12-22
Abstract: First and second sets of roof supports, a mining conveyor and a cutter associated with the mining conveyor are provided. Roof supports of the second set are intermingled with supports of the first set, and the two sets have different roof supporting canopy formations. Intermingling the two sets and controlling the advancement of roof supports of the first set separately from roof supports of the second set, enables both the cutting of material from the mine face and the stowing of packing material in an area behind the roof supports to be carried out simultaneously, and without interruption.
Patent GB-2275648-A (GB)
Title: Forming a rigid packet by injection moulding
Inventor: BELVEDERI BRUNO
IPC: B29C45/26
Filed: 1994-02-16
Abstract: A cigarette packet (1) of the rigid type having a hinged lid (4) is fashioned in a mould, composed of a bottom die (14), having cavities (16) and (17), and a top die (15), having appended cores (21) and (22), which combine to create two distinct voids (25, 26) and a slender channel (27) by which the voids are interconnected; a mouldable material is directed between the bottom die (14) and top die (15), filling the voids (25, 26) and the channel (27) completely and resulting in the formation respectively of a container (3), a lid (4), and a hinge (5) connecting the lid to the container. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276678-A (GB)
Title: Drinks dispensing system
Inventor: JONES GLYN
IPC: B67D1/10
Filed: 1994-03-30
Abstract: A drinks dispensing system for dispensing for example beer from a pressurised container, e.g a barrel (1). The container outlet is connected to a displacement pump which is caused to reciprocate by the supply to the pump of pressurised gas from a gas bottle (7). Exhaust gas from the pump drive (5) is either injected back into the container or re-pressurised by a compressor and injected back to the original source of pressurised gas. The displacement pump (2) may dispense precisely metered quantities of liquid on each stroke so that the pump itself can serve as a metering device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291077-A (GB)
Title: Faciaboard/gutter unit
Inventor: REES RICHARD
IPC: E04D13/072
Filed: 1994-07-08
Abstract: An extruded plastics faciaboard cooperates with gutter brackets having fixings with interengaging teeth whereby the height of the brackets may be adjusted relative to the facia board.
Patent GB-2293083-A (GB)
Title: A process for producing livestock feed
Inventor: ENNIS VICTOR
IPC: A23N17/00
Filed: 1994-09-16
Abstract: Selected dry ingredient materials are delivered from associated storage hoppers 10 to a weighing device 12, downstream of the weighing device 12, the dry ingredient materials are delivered through a filter 14 to a grinder 16 to grind the dry ingredient 2 to a desired particle size, microingredient additives and a carrier material are delivered from associated storage hoppers 22 in turn to a microingredient weigher 23, the additives and carrier material are delivered to a mixer 24 for mixing the microingredient additives through the carrier material, the additives mixture is then combined with the dry ingredient material downstream of the grinder 16 for delivery with the dry ingredient materials into the mixer 20, downstream of the mixer 20, the feed mixture is delivered through a liquids adder 66 in which preset desirable quantities of liquid ingredient material such as steam and molasses are injected into the feed mixture and combined with the feed mixture to form the livestock feed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283309-A (GB)
Title: A telephone unit and light unit combination
Inventor: RUSSELL KEITH ANDREW
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 1994-10-24
Abstract: A telephone unit and light unit combination, wherein the light unit of the combination comprises a free standing construction including a base (2), and a column (3) upstanding from the base, the column being adapted at its upper end to mount a shade and a bulb holder switched or otherwise, the telephone number selection facility (5) of a telephone unit being incorporated in the structure of the light unit, and wherein means (7) are provided elsewhere on the lamp unit for operationally mounting the handset of the telephone unit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299769-A (GB)
Title: Air cleaner with slidably removable filter elements
Inventor: KUIJPER ANDRE
IPC: B01D46/52
Filed: 1995-04-11
Abstract: An air cleaner comprising a casing 10 having an inlet 16, an outlet 26 and a fan 14, has removable filter elements 22,24 slidably mounted in a direction transverse to the air flow. The filter elements have resilient seals 38 and tapered cam surfaces 40,42 to apply pressure to the seals. The seals may be full-length (Fig 1) or in the form of protrusions (64,66, Fig 2).
Patent GB-2290084-A (GB)
Title: 17Beta-substituted-6-azasteroid derivatives
Inventor: LANGEN DEREK VON
IPC: C07J51/00
Filed: 1995-06-01
Abstract: Compounds of the formula   <IMAGE> are inhibitors of 5 alpha -reductase and are useful alone or in combination with other active agents for the treatment of hyperandrogenic disorders such as acne vulgaris, seborrhea, female hirsutism, male pattern baldness, and benign prostatic hyperplasia. In the above formula R<1> is H, -CH3 or -CH2CH3 and R<2> is -H, -OH, -NH2 or =O or one of a number of defined organic groups.
Patent GB-2294106-A (GB)
Title: Muzzle brake
Inventor: PHAN KETCHONG
IPC: F41A21/36
Filed: 1994-06-03
Abstract: A muzzle brake for reducing gun recoil comprises a hollow cylindrical tube (7) having an open forward end and having at least two apertures in the cylinder wall (4) each which is provided with closure means (6) mounted on the tube so as to be movable between a closed position and a fully open position. Each closure means (6) has at least one associated biasing member (22) to bias it into the closed position, which is preferably preloaded to introduce an inertia into the movement of the closure means (6) which is of such a degree that the rapid blast pressure wave passes with little effect, but the longer exhaust wave effects opening. The brake further comprises at least one rearwardly directed gas deflecting surface (13, 30) to deflect the exhaust wave gases rearwards and produce a braking effect. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296438-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent article
Inventor: GUIDOTTI TED
IPC: A61F5/44
Filed: 1995-12-06
Abstract: The article comprises an absorbent body 3 enclosed between liquid-permeable and liquid-impermeable sheets 1 and 2, the absorbent body including a liquid-receiving space 24 consisting of at least one cavity or region of lower density than an adjacent part of the body located in the same plane and being disposed in a storage layer 19 of the body. Parts of the storage layer adjacent the said space include a material which, when wetted, increases in volume in a direction perpendicular to the outer surfaces of the article so as to increase the size of such space. The storage layer may comprise columns 20 of material, longitudinally extending, swellable strips of material or a knitted, braided or woven net of swellable material. The body 3 may also include a receiving layer 18 and a dispersion layer 23. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298141-A (GB)
Title: Counterlung breathing apparatus
Inventor: CLARKE DEREK WILLIAM
IPC: B63C11/22
Filed: 1996-02-21
Abstract: The apparatus, which forms life-support equipment for a diver, has a primary breathing system for normal use and an independently operable, secondary breathing system for emergency use, only one of the systems being usable at any one time. The primary system has at least one counterlung 23,(24) and so does the secondary system 32,(33), the primary and secondary system counterlungs being arranged so as to be able to occupy essentially the same space when respectively in use and inflated. Thus, the hydrodynamic stability of the combined systems is maintained resulting in a neutral effect on overall buoyancy whichever system is in use. The counterlungs may be positioned at the front and at chest level of the diver.
Patent GB-2298380-A (GB)
Title: Masking method and strip
Inventor: WESTERN DONALD MURRAY
IPC: B05B12/26
Filed: 1996-02-27
Abstract: A method is described of masking a vehicle during spray-painting so as to prevent overspray from entering a gap between adjacent body panels (2,3). It involves using a foamed plastics strip in a variety of ways to seal the gap. For example, the strip can be bent into a loop to fill the gap with both edges of the strip being adhesively attached to the vehicle. Alternatively, the strip can be overlapped with or rolled up into the gap. The masking strip comprises a web of foamed plastics material having adhesive on one or both faces thereof, the adhesive being confined to a track close to an edge of the strip.
Patent GB-2313383-A (GB)
Title: Insole material
Inventor: SYMCOX ROBERT OWEN
IPC: D04H1/482
Filed: 1996-05-24
Abstract: An insole material with good stitch-retention strength and suitable for force-lasted shoes comprises a blend of up to 75% polyester fibres and up to 45% bi-component polyester fibres which is carded and cross-lapped, needled, fusion-bonded with hot air and calendered to a gauge of up to 1 .8mm. The material may have a density in the range 0.275-0.395 g/cm3 and a tensile strength in two orthogonal directions of 200-300 and 225-360 N/cm respectively. The material may be impregnated with latex.
Patent GB-2302699-A (GB)
Title: Toilet seat assembly providing automatic lowering of the seat
Inventor: CONVOY TERENCE PAUL
IPC: A47K13/10
Filed: 1996-06-25
Abstract: A toilet seat (12) is attached to a toilet bowl (11) by a hinge (9). A lid (14) is also pivoted about a shaft (16) fixed to the seat and forming part of the hinge. A spring (18) acts between the lid and the seat such that, when left in a raised position, the seat is biased towards a lowered position and a catch (21) acts to retain the seat relative to the lid. A proximity detector is arranged to sense when a user moves away from the water closet (10) and is then operable to release the catch to allow movement of the toilet seat from the raised position to the lowered position. The apparatus provides for automatic lowering of the seat and is constructed in a compact manner which contains the essential components within a hollow base portion (15) of the lid.
Patent GB-2316392-A (GB)
Title: Desktop organiser and attache case
Inventor: BROWN KENNETH
IPC: A45C3/02
Filed: 1996-08-16
Abstract: A desktop organiser comprises a body having two sides 12a, 12b, a back 10, a front 13 and a bottom 11. The organiser may be adapted to form an attache case comprising a lockable hinged lid provided with a mirror 69, pockets 72, paper and folder flaps 73 and a strap. The lid may be held open at 45 degrees by a holding brace and may be provided with a carrying handle, and a shoulder strap may be mounted on the sides 12a, 12b. The interior of the organiser or case may be provided with panels, pockets and sections which can be removed or collapsed and which are used for storage or filing.
Patent GB-2317616-A (GB)
Title: Intumescent materials
Inventor: BURTON WILLIAM
IPC: C08K3/00
Filed: 1996-09-27
Abstract: An intumescent material comprises expandable graphite and is characterised by a binder incorporating a diene monomer, e.g. polynorbadene. The expandable graphite is preferably intercalated or oxygenated graphite. A method of making an intumescent material is characterised by mixing a diene monomer and discrete particles of expandable graphite. The ingredients may be mixed in a dry, or at least solid, state. Thus the diene monomer may be in granular or powder form. A method of making an intumescent fire seal is characterised by the step of co-extruding an intumescent material as described and at least one thermoplastic material.
Patent GB-2317710-A (GB)
Title: Spatial light modulator and directional display
Inventor: HARROLD JONATHAN
IPC: G02B30/31
Filed: 1996-09-27
Abstract: A spatial light modulator (2) has a modulating region which is capable of operating in two modes. In the first clear mode, the region is continuously and substantially uniformly transmissive. In a second or barrier mode, the region can be switched to form a parallax barrier comprising slits (4) which are separated by continuous opaque regions. Such a modulator may be used in association with an image liquid crystal display (1) to provide an autostereoscopic 3D display having a 3D mode which may track movement of an observer and a 2D mode in which full resolution of the LCD (1) is used.
Patent GB-2309662-A (GB)
Title: Moulding a frame around a panel
Inventor: ITO TOSIKAZU
IPC: B29C48/12
Filed: 1997-01-28
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a panel unit (1) (figure 4 - not shown) constituted of a panel 2 and a frame (3) provided on the periphery of the panel is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a first die 11 having a molding groove defined by portions 12 a , 12 b and a panel receiving space formed therein by portions 9 a , 9 b , and a second die 21 engageable with the first die 11 and having a molding groove 24 formed therein, mounting the first die 11 on the periphery of the panel 2, engaging the second die 21 with the first die 11 to form on the periphery of the panel 2 a molding space 13 defined by grooves 12 a , 12 b , 24 of which the cross-sectional configuration corresponds to that of the frame (3), extruding molding material into the molding space 13 by feeding moulding material through a feeder pipe 25, extrusion port 23 and engagement channel 22, and applying relative motion between the second die 21 and the first die 11 by means of a robot to move the second die 21 along the first die 11, thereby integrally forming the frame (3) on the periphery of the panel 2.
Patent GB-2316210-A (GB)
Title: Selective calling receiver
Inventor: KATADA NOBUYUKI
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 1997-08-12
Abstract: A call number stored in an ID-ROM 5 is read by an ID number reading portion 7 to be sent from an infrared ray outputting portion 9 as an infrared ray signal. An infrared ray signal given from the outside is converted into an electric signal by an infrared ray sensor 10 and a call number is detected from the electric signal by an ID number detecting portion 8 to be additionally registered in the ID-ROM 5.
Patent GB-2318330-A (GB)
Title: Vehicular jack storage construction
Inventor: SEINO HARNO
IPC: B60R11/06
Filed: 1997-09-25
Abstract: A vehicular jack storage construction in which a tail end member (2) is fixed to the rear end of a rear floor (4) having a concavity (3) at the rear, and a jack (13) is stored in the concavity (3), one end (8) of a jack bracket (7) being fixed to a concave bottom portion (5) of the rear floor (4) and the other end (9) thereof being fixed to the tail end member (2), the jack (13) is stored in a space surrounded by the jack bracket (7), the rear floor (4), and the tail end member (2), and when the concavity (3) of the rear floor (4) is covered with a cover board (17), the cover board (17) is supported by the upper part of the jack bracket (7).
Patent GB-2316944-A (GB)
Title: New catechol derivatives
Inventor: PYSTYNEN JARMO JOHAN
IPC: C07C205/56
Filed: 1996-05-23
Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), wherein R 1 is an electronegative substituent, preferably nitro, cyano, formyl or carboxy, R 2 is -A-R 4 , wherein A is branched or straight chain C 1-9 alkylene and R4 is carboxy or 5-tetrazolyl, R5 or CO-R5, wherein R5 is phenyl or C3-7 cycloalkyl which is substituted by at least one carboxy or 5-tetrazolyl; R 3 is an electronegative substituent, preferably nitro, cyano, halogen, formyl, carboxy, C 1-5 alkyl carbonyl, aryl carbonyl or SO 2 R 6 , wherein R 6 is branched or straight chain C 1-5 alkyl aryl alkyl, aryl or NR 7 R 8 , wherein R 7 and R 8 are independently hydrogen, branched or straight chain C 1-5 alkyl or together form a C 3-6 ring or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester or salt thereof, their preparation, use and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are described. The compounds are peripheral, long acting COMT (catechol-O-methyl transferase) inhibitors and are useful e.g. in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and hypertension.
Patent GB-2332288-A (GB)
Title: agent enabling technology
Inventor: BUCKLE PHILIP JONATHAN
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 1997-12-10
Abstract: An agent oriented computing environment is disclosed comprising an "agent shell" means which can be used by developers for constructing agent computing entities according to their own functionality requirements; an agent enabling layer, providing basic communication, brokering, and negotiation facilities between agent computing entities; and an underlying transport mechanism based on a prior art CORBA platform. Agents communicate with each other using an agent communication language enabling them to interact to domain specific problems. Agents can pass information to each other in ACL messages describing their own vocabularies concerning logic (ontologies). Various services for locating and connecting agents are provided in the agent oriented environment, such as a broker service for locating and finding agents. A collection of agents may communicate with each other where the agents remain static, maintaining their physical locations on their corresponding host physical resource devices, or alternatively agents may be transported across a plurality of physical resources, through the CORBA platform. The environment supports encapsulation of legacy objects, databases, standard and proprietary protocols and interfaces.
Patent GB-2321915-A (GB)
Title: Foldable large tent frame integral with tent cloth
Inventor: JU DONG SOO
IPC: E04H15/64
Filed: 1998-02-02
Abstract: A foldable tent frame for a large tent, characterised in that it comprises frame members (1) which possess a straight joint (B) and a bend joint (C) along their length. Each frame member (1) is movably connected to a hub (3) and is coupled with a tent cloth (2) through supporting rings (2a) in an integral form. Each frame member (1) further includes a grounding device (A) at its lower end, locating in a supporting plate (5) fixed to the ground by a pin (P). In use, each frame member (1) is bent such that its lower portion acts as a pole and its upper portion acts as a rafter. The frame members (1) may incorporate coupling protuberances to allow their connection to other elements. The straight joint may include a spring to fix said straight joint in a rigid position, and may include holes for discharging foreign materials.
Patent GB-2322183-A (GB)
Title: Inflator for an air bag device
Inventor: KOHNO KANAME
IPC: B60R21/26
Filed: 1994-12-07
Abstract: The propellant filled metallic casing of an inflator for an air bag device is provided with gas discharging means 62, 66 which are closed by metallic films 64, 68 integrally formed with the casing, the films being of differing thickness. The films may be positioned on the outer or inner surfaces of the casing or may be positioned intermediate the outer and inner surfaces.
Patent GB-2324622-A (GB)
Title: Optical fibre splice protected by capillary tube
Inventor: HONG MI-YOUNG
IPC: G02B6/38
Filed: 1998-04-24
Abstract: A capillary tube 30 includes a hole large enough to accommodate an optical fibre fusion spliced portion 8. The tube 30 may be filled with curing solution 34 to fix the spliced portion 8 in the tube. Curing may be effected with ultraviolet light. The tube may be of glass.
Patent GB-2338477-A (GB)
Title: Adsorbent bed
Inventor: BLOWES PHILIP CHARLES
IPC: C02F1/28
Filed: 1998-06-11
Abstract: A decontaminating bed 2 for the removal of contaminants from water comprises a textile material such as yarn or fabric impregnated with water insoluble chitosan, and a method of constructing such a bed comprises winding a textile material impregnated with insoluble chitosan around a perforated former through which the contaminated water may be passed. A cotton or cotton/polyester fibre fabric impregnated with 3-20% w/w chitosan cross-linked using glutyraldehyde may be used. The bed may be regenerated.