baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent CH-546269-A (CH)
Title: Dyeing and printing acrylonitrile polymer textiles - and other materials, with basic dyes prepd. by coupling diazotised 2-amino-5-nitro-benzonitrile-1
IPC: C09B44/04
Filed: 1964-01-24
Abstract: Basic dyes having formula (I):- (where A is or B is opt. substd. alkyl, R7 is opt. substd. alkyl; R9 is CN; R10 is H; R11 is NO2; R12 is H, R13 is H; R14 is H or alkyl; R15 is H, R17 is H, R18 is H and Y is opt. substd. alkylene, esp. -C2H4- or -CH2-CHMe-, are prepd. by coupling 1 mole of a diazo cpd. of 2-amino-5-nitro-benzonitrile-(1) with 1 mole of coupling component (III): They are useful for dyeing and printing (i) shaped articles esp. fibres and filaments of polymers contg. >80% acrylonitrile e.g. polyacrylontrile and modified acrylics, or their blends; (ii) acid gp. modified polyester or polyolefine fibres also bulk dyeing acrylonitrile polymers, oils, varnishes, esp. tannin- mordanted cotton, wool, silk, opt. regenerated cellulose, synthetic polyamides, leather and paper in any stage of mfr.
Patent FR-450919-A (FR)
Inventor: OTTO MARIUS-PAUL
IPC: F42B19/10
Filed: 1912-11-22
Granted: 1913-04-07
Abstract: 24,802. Otto, M. P. Nov. 22, 1912, [Convention date]. Void [Published under Sect. 91 of the Act.] Wireless control of distant apparatus.- Torpedoes are provided with floats, indicating- lights, and wireless receiving-apparatus, so that the torpedo may be manoeuvred from a distance. As shown in Fig. 1, the torpedo a, is braced up to a float c, which carries lights e and antennµ d. The wireless system is intended to be as described in Specifications 20,798/13 and 21,212/13.
Patent GB-2352067-A (GB)
Title: Interactive advisor in Internet sales
Inventor: NOTZ JOHN W
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2000-03-10
Abstract: A web-based on-line store (selling computers) has a user interface for enabling a custom configuration of a computer system according to an identification of a user belonging to a prescribed customer set. A configurator is provided for configuring a computer system with options selected according to a desired user input, the options and a respective pricing for each option being presented on a configurator web page. A database is provided for dynamically supplying configuration options to the configurator in accordance with the identification of the user belonging to the prescribed customer set. A cart temporarily stores a customer configured computer system and presents the customer configured computer system on a cart web page, the cart web page including at least one user selectable cart option. Lastly, an interactive upsell advisor is operatively coupled to the configurator, the database, and the cart for selectively providing an upsell recommendation to the cart as a user selectable cart option on the cart web page. The upsell recommendation is a function of the prescribed customer set, the customer configured computer system, and prescribed upsell advisor rules.
Patent GB-2344760-A (GB)
Title: Razor rack
Inventor: BROWN DAVID ANDREW
IPC: A45D27/29
Filed: 1999-07-15
Abstract: A storage means for razors comprising: a base part (1) and a support member (2) which is further characterised by the provision of a storage part (3), wherein said storage part (3) comprises one aperture or indentation which is selectively sized and shaped so that a plurality of razors may be at least partially stored whereby said razors are stored in a sequence that enables a user to monitor which razor(s) have/have not been used.
Patent GB-2362262-A (GB)
Title: Thin film transistor (TFT) with conductive channel which may be p-type or n-type in response to a gate voltage
Inventor: DODERER THOMAS
IPC: H01L29/786
Filed: 2000-05-11
Abstract: A microelectronic device comprises a substrate (102), which is patterned to form gate (101) which may be recessed, an insulating layer (105) formed on the gate and a conductive channel layer (120) adapted to provide dual channel (108) capable of acting as a p-channel or an n-channel in response to voltage from gate (101). The device may be a transistor with source (104) and drain (106) electrodes and trenches (112) isolating the device. The material of the channel layer (120) may be a Mott insulator material such as a cuprate or perovskite material, and may be YBa<SB>2</SB>Cu<SB>3</SB>O<SB>7-d</SB>. The gate layer may be strontium titanium oxide doped with niobium, and the insulating layer (105) may be strontium titanium oxide. A method of forming the device by forming the dual channel layer (120) from a cuprate material and annealing is also disclosed. Applications of the device as a rectifier and to drive a light emitting diode are also described.
Patent GB-2364207-A (GB)
Title: A user terminal ranks a base station depending upon a computed virtual estimate of a characteristic of a received communication signal.
Inventor: JONES PHILIP EDWIN
IPC: H04W36/38
Filed: 2000-06-30
Abstract: A user terminal ranks a base station depending upon a computed virtual estimate of a characteristic of a received communication signal. Overloaded base stations 2,3,4 in a cellular communications network are moved down in the active sets of mobile terminals 1 by applying an offset to the received pilot power estimates. An overloaded base station will transmit a high offset value to a terminal 1, causing it to be moved down in the active set, thereby discouraging the terminal from requesting access or handover to such base station. The user terminal comprises means for receiving a communication signal from at least one base station and for computing an estimate of a characteristic of the received communication signal, means for receiving a communication signal degradation value associated with said at least one base station, means for comparing the estimate with the degradation value and for computing a virtual estimate from the comparison and means for ranking said base station depending upon the value of the computed virtual estimate.
Patent GB-2354267-A (GB)
Title: Hanger for connecting horizontal member to vertical structure
Inventor: SMITH ROGER
IPC: E04B1/26
Filed: 2000-07-14
Abstract: A metal hanger includes an L shaped member (10) welded to a U shaped member (12), where a first limb (16) extends over the top of a course of brickwork (14) and a second limb (18) extends down an internal face of the brickwork, and stiffening elements (24, 24A) such that the hanger is able to support a horizontally extending load without requiring masonry above it. Preferably a lip (22) extends down an external face of the brickwork. Further aspects of the invention disclose differing locations and geometries of the stiffening elements (Figures 2-6). Also disclosed is a method of constructing a masonry wall using such a hanger.
Patent GB-2353334-A (GB)
Title: Bearing assembly mounting for a sealed compressor
Inventor: WILLIAMS JOHN R
IPC: F04C23/00
Filed: 2000-07-28
Abstract: A sealed compressor 20 has a cylindrical housing shell 34 between two end caps 36,37 which house a motor 28 with a drive shaft 26 to a pump unit 22,24, such as a scroll compressor. One end of the drive shaft 26 is supported by a bearing assembly 30 which is secured directly to one end cap 36. The bearing assembly 30 includes an inner bearing 40 within a shell 38, and a thrust washer 42, and may be welded to raised portions 44 pressed into the end cap 36, leaving gaps 48 for oil to circulate through. Also disclosed is a method of assembly of the compressor.
Patent GB-2353366-A (GB)
Title: Four-terminal impedance measuring device with a contact detection arrangement
Inventor: KAMITANI GAKU
IPC: G01R27/14
Filed: 2000-07-28
Abstract: A four-terminal impedance measuring device comprises current supply lines H<SB>c</SB>, L<SB>c</SB> and voltage detection lines H<SB>p</SB>, L<SB>p</SB> connected to first T<SB>H</SB> and second T<SB>L</SB> terminals of a component under test R<SB>dut</SB>. A resistor R<SB>H1</SB>, R<SB>L1</SB> is connected between the said lines associated with the first terminal T<SB>H</SB> and those of the second terminal T<SB>L</SB> of the said component respectively. Further resistors R<SB>H3</SB>, R<SB>H4</SB>, R<SB>L3</SB>, R<SB>L4</SB> of different values may be inserted between respective lines and the terminals. Resistors R<SB>H2</SB>, R<SB>L2</SB> may also be connected between the current supply line associated with one terminal of the said component and the voltage detection line associated with the other of the terminals of the said component and vice versa. An alternative arrangement discloses a four-terminal impedance measuring device in which a resistor is connected between a current supply line associated with one terminal of the said component and the voltage detection line associated with the other of the terminals of the said component and vice versa. A voltage following amplifier may be arranged to improve the impedance of the voltage detector to ac signals. The device may indicate if and/or which contact is faulty and may provide some compensation adjustment for the fault.
Patent GB-2366138-A (GB)
Title: Overhead message updating
Inventor: KARMI GADI
IPC: H04W52/02
Filed: 2000-08-14
Abstract: An arrangement for communicating overhead messages in a wireless communication system providing access to a decentralised network, which achieves bandwidth savings as well as minimising power consumption. In one embodiment, a wireless base station which is connected to a decentralised network transmits a sequence of signatures for overhead messages to a mobile unit. The mobile unit wakes up, receives the signatures and compares them to signatures stored at the mobile unit. If the signatures received by the mobile unit are different from the signatures stored at the mobile unit, the mobile unit stays awake to receive the overhead messages to be transmitted by the wireless base station. If the signatures received by the mobile unit are the same as the signatures stored at the mobile unit, the mobile unit may go back to sleep. Alternatively (figure 5) the mobile station may create a signature upon receiving a data signal, compare the signature to a previous signature, and only update the operating parameters of the mobile if the signatures are different.
Patent GB-2357231-A (GB)
Title: Encoding and decoding speech signals
Inventor: HOORY RON
IPC: G10L19/02
Filed: 2000-09-29
Abstract: In a method for encoding a digitized speech signal so as to generate data capable of being decoded as speech, a digitized speech signal is first converted to a series of feature vectors by deriving at successive instances of time, e.g. using ABS and Mel-Binning unit 32, an estimate of the spectral envelope of the digitized speech signal and multiplying each estimate of the spectral envelope by a predetermined set of frequency domain window functions, wherein each window occupies a narrow range of frequencies. The integrals thereof are computed and they or a set of predetermined functions thereof are assigned to respective components of a corresponding feature vector in the series of feature vectors. For each instance of time a respective pitch value of the digitized speech signal is computed at 34,35, and successive acoustic vectors each containing the respective pitch value and feature vector are compressed so as to derive therefrom a bit stream. A suitable decoder reverses the operation so as to extract the features vectors and pitch values, thus allowing speech reproduction and playback. In addition, speech recognition is possible using the decompressed feature vectors, with no impairment of the recognition accuracy and no computational overhead.
Patent GB-2367559-A (GB)
Title: Rich oxygen electrolytic gas generator
Inventor: LIN YANG-CHEN
IPC: C25B9/00
Filed: 2000-10-06
Abstract: A rich oxygen gas generator includes an electrolytic tank for electrolyzing water to hydrogen and oxygen gases, a mixing tank containing a carbon hydrogen compound solvent and hydrogen and oxygen gases from the electrolytic tank, a pump for pumping air to the mixing tank to speed up evaporation of the carbon hydrogen compound solvent and a burner to receive mixing hydrogen and oxygen gas from the electrolytic tank and compound solvent gas from the mixing tank to produce flame. Flame temperature and heat may be changed and adjusted through controlling flow rate and volume of the pumping air. The burner has a first duct communicating with the electrolytic tank to a blowpipe in the burner and a second duct communicating with the mixing chamber for delivering hydrogen and oxygen mixing gas, gas derived from the solvent and air from the pump to the burner. The generator may also include a rich oxygen air magnetic extractor for producing rich oxygen airflow. Alternatively a rich oxygen air filter may be provided for removing nitrogen from the oxygen.
Patent GB-2358356-A (GB)
Title: Inhalation atomiser
Inventor: GALLEM HERRN THOMAS
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2000-12-13
Abstract: An inhalation atomiser comprising a lower housing part 2, an upper housing part 3, a mouthpiece 4 a one-piece valve element 7 and a valve box 6. The valve box 6 comprises a first 62 and second 63 sub chamber separated from the housing interior by wall 64. The valve box is opened towards the housing interior via valve openings 621 and 631 and towards the external atmosphere via openings 51 and 52 of the valve box cover 5. The openings are closed by the flexible valve element 7 which rests upon the partition wall 61 and is secured via a snap-in projection 611. The valve element 7 projects into each of said sub-chambers 62, 63 so that during inhalation the valve element allows air to flow from outside the housing through the atomiser only and during exhalation prevents air from inside the housing from flowing through the atomiser, but allows exhaled air to exit the housing.
Patent GB-2370989-A (GB)
Title: Piperine analogues for the treatment of skin conditions
Inventor: RAMAN AMALA
IPC: A61P35/00
Filed: 2001-01-16
Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein m is 1,2 or 3, R<SP>1</SP> being an alkoxy or hydroxy group when m is 1, each R<SP>1</SP> being independently an alkoxy group or together being a 3',4'-methylenedioxy group when m is 2 and each R<SP>1</SP> being independently an alkoxy group or two R<SP>1</SP>s being a 3',4'-methylenedioxy group and the other R<SP>1</SP> being an alkoxy group when m is 3, n is 0, 1 or 2, R<SP>2</SP> and R<SP>3</SP> are both H or together represent a double bond, R<SP>4</SP> and R<SP>5</SP> are both H or together represent a double bond and R<SP>6</SP> is a pyrrolidino, piperidino, 4-methylpiperidino, morpholino, N-monoalkylamino, N-monocycloalkylamino, 3',4'-methylenedioxybenzylamino, 2-phenethylamino or alkoxy group for use in the treatment of skin conditions. The skin conditions are either melanomas or those which are treatable by stimulation of melanocyte proliferation, such as vitiligo. The compounds are analogues of piperine and may be applied topically. <EMI ID=1.1 HE=38 WI=103 LX=494 LY=1216 TI=CF>
Patent GB-2373615-A (GB)
Title: Queuing control system
Inventor: CHRISTIE MARTIN STEWART
IPC: G07C11/00
Filed: 2001-03-21
Abstract: A queuing control system for use e.g. in bars where customers wait at a counter to be served, without queuing in an organised way. A plurality of call units 14 are connected to a control unit 2 by a data bus 12, each call unit including a call switch 24 that, when activated by a customer, causes the transmission of a "call" signal uniquely identifying the call unit. The control unit places the call units in a virtual queue according to the order in which the "call" signals were received. The control unit drives display means 4, 8, to identify the call unit at the front of the queue. Each call unit includes a customer display 22 for indicating the length of the queue "in front of" the person using that call unit (34, Figs. 2 and 3). A server unit 26, which can be housed with the call unit 14, comprises a display for indicating to a server that the call unit is at the front of the queue, and a server switch 30 which, when activated by the server, sends a "clear" signal to the control unit for removal from the queue.
Patent GB-2374425-A (GB)
Title: Porosity measuring device for building materials
Inventor: FEETHAM NIGEL ALEXANDER
IPC: G01N15/08
Filed: 2001-04-12
Abstract: A simple porosity-measuring device accurately determines porosity of clays, soils and building materials by utilising the electroosmotic flow characteristics of a glass capillary. This apparatus consists of two transparent vertical reservoirs 2, joined by screw threads 5 to a sample holder 4. Two electrode compartments 1 are mounted into each reservoir via screw threads 13. Pressure head differences between two water or other electrically conducting solvent-filled reservoirs are measured with a digital camera. Bubbles associated with the electrolytic dissociation of the solvent are prevented from migration into the porosity determining area 4 by baffle and filter arrangements 3,(15) located in the electrode compartments. Distance measurements are then fitted to a height-time graph and the porosity calculated. Meniscus height changes in the reservoirs are taken with a digital camera (18) and recorded on a pc or data processor (19).
Patent GB-2359253-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning sponge/soap dish
Inventor: DAVIES JAMES OLIVER
IPC: A47K5/03
Filed: 2001-06-01
Abstract: A cleaning sponge / soap dish 1 has a depression or hollow 2 on the topside, which is shaped to hold a bar of soap of a similar shape. On the underside of the cleaning sponge / soap dish is a scouring pad 3, which collects soap residues. The cleaning sponge / soap dish and the soap residues can be used to dissolve and remove dirt and grease from work surfaces, sinks, baths, shower units etc. The cleaning sponge / soap dish can be made of a sponge material of any porosity, colour, shape or size.
Patent GB-2378437-A (GB)
Title: Closure seal having a pull tab
Inventor: MAVIN GERRY
IPC: B65D51/20
Filed: 2001-06-13
Abstract: There is described a pull-tab 54 for use in removing a membrane 42 adhered to a container 32. The container 32 defines an opening 40 having a periphery and the membrane 42 overlies the opening and is adhered to the periphery so as to prevent access to the contents of the container via the opening prior to the removal of the membrane 42. The pull-tab 54 comprises a peripheral portion 56 having a shape corresponding to at least a part of the periphery of the opening and is joined to the membrane in a region approximate that part. A tab portion 58 is joined to the peripheral portion 56. The peripheral portion comprises means 66-72 to restrict a pulling force applied to the tab portion 58 from being substantially transmitted to all but a sector of the peripheral portion until such time as the membrane 42 approximate that sector has been pulled away from the container. The membrane may be provided by a metallic foil disc.
Patent GB-2376847-A (GB)
Title: Transporting data
Inventor: PIIKIVI LAURI
IPC: H04M1/2757
Filed: 2001-06-21
Abstract: A method for transporting data comprising generation of a data entity in data storage means 14. The data entity is provided with further information, which may comprise information about the content or content type of the data entity or address information of user equipment. The data entity is then transported from the storage means to an interface 10 via a first communication media. Said further information is studied at the interface means for determining a user equipment 1 to which data shall be transmitted from the interface means. Data is then transmitted from the interface means to said user equipment based on said information via a second communication media, for example a bluetooth or infrared link. One embodiment is of updating contact/phone book/diary information from a remote database, for example automatically updating phone book information from a phonebook website.
Patent GB-2377232-A (GB)
Title: Directional drilling apparatus
Inventor: MISZEWSKI ANTONI
IPC: E21B7/06
Filed: 2001-07-02
Abstract: Directional drilling apparatus has a non-magnetic tubing 25 that contains a sensor package 55, a pointing orientator 11, a motor 13 and a bit 15 that is fed with drill fluid. The drill fluid flows through a non-jointed tube 30 that passes through the non-magnetic tubing 25, next to the sensor 23/55, and through the orientator 11 to the motor 13. The sensor package 55 is a steering tool 23, and is used to detect the relative positions of the motor 13 and the non-magnetic tubing 25, and also comprises accelerometers, vibration sensor, pressure sensor, weight-on-bit (load) sensor, a natural gamma ray sensor and magnetic sensors. It is mechanically decoupled from the motor 13, using a feedback signal from the orientator 11. The apparatus also includes a bent sub 14, and is suspended from coiled tubing 21. This arrangement allows for a shorter length of drilling apparatus that reduces vibration.
Patent GB-2366554-A (GB)
Title: A storage device having a sliding lid
Inventor: EGUCHI TOMOO
IPC: B60R7/04
Filed: 2001-08-23
Abstract: A storage device (4) having a sliding lid (5) comprises a plurality of linked sliding sections (11) engaging in guide rails (6). When opened the sliding lid is stored in a channel section (8) formed to the rear of the opening. Buffer sections (12), acting to reduce the sliding sound, are attached to the edges of the sliding sections such that they interact with the guide rails; the buffer sections being elastically deformable such that the lid may be displaced in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction without the lid disengaging from the guide rails. The device may be used in a centre console of a vehicle.
Patent GB-2363932-A (GB)
Title: Improved recognition of a pre-defined region on a transmitted image
Inventor: MOSLEY JOSEPH MICHAEL
IPC: H04N7/26
Filed: 2000-04-11
Abstract: A method to display an image comprising the steps of: partitioning an image into a series of row, column partitions; locating at least one focus point on the image; displaying a first partition in the region defined by at least one focus point; and displaying successive partitions in a substantially spiral pattern around the first partition. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a method to create an image for subsequent display comprising the steps of; partitioning an image into a series of row, column partitions; locating at least one focus point on the image; and reordering the partitions so that a first partition in the region defined by at least one focus point is displayed first and partitions that form a spiral pattern around the first partition are displayed subsequently therefrom. Compression algorithms and profile compression may be applied to the reordered partitions. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, an information processing system and computer readable medium is disclosed for carrying out the above method. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a method to create a video image for subsequent display comprising the steps of; selecting a first area on an image, defining a second area on the image where the second area does not include the first area; transmitting the first area a rate higher of transmission higher than the rate of transmission for the second area.