baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2295915-A (GB)
Title: A shoe display device
Inventor: GLAZER ANTHONY HOWARD
IPC: A47F7/08
Filed: 1994-12-09
Abstract: A shoe display device (10) comprising      a support member (20); and a cradle (50) mounted on the support member, the cradle comprising an elongate member having first and second arms (60, 70) engageable with the sole of a shoe, wherein the first arm (60) includes a pair of spaced sole-engaging regions the sole-engaging regions being spaced at different distances from a transverse axis of the first arm. The support member and the cradle may include elongate slots, with fixing means (92) to enable the cradle to be rotated at or moved to selected positions on the support member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284734-A (GB)
Title: Intelligent graphic operation panel and highlighting control method
Inventor: TAKITANI YUKITAKA
IPC: G06F3/0481
Filed: 1993-07-09
Abstract: Besides fixed display element information for merely displaying fixed screen display, variable display element information for variability displaying a variable display element having a variable display content, which is necessary for a component to completely function as the component, input element information representing a relation of correspondence between the input means and an operation switch contained in the component, and operation program information for letting the component to operate in a required way are allowed to be set and registered to component data, and the component data set and registered can be handled as a component data unit when a user screen data is generated. Accordingly, if the components are registered in a library, the possibility of use by a third party can be drastically increased, and the number of work steps during the screen generation by the user can be drastically decreased. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2297905-A (GB)
Title: Flexible hair clip
Inventor: HSU SHIH-MING
IPC: A45D8/00
Filed: 1995-02-07
Abstract: A clip for fastening a hairdo has a body 1 made of flexible material defining an open space 2 for passing hair through, permitting it to be arranged into a hairdo, and fastening devices 30 integrally made at opposite ends of the body for fastening to each other to hold the clip body to the hairdo. Fasteners may be hooks as shown or a tab-and-slot or male-female engagement. The body may include hair-engaging teeth 4.
Patent GB-2295614-A (GB)
Title: 5-Pyrrolyl-6-halogeno-2-(pyrid-2-ylmethylthio)benzimidazole derivatives
Inventor: KIM SU UNG
IPC: C07D401/14
Filed: 1995-03-09
Abstract: Novel 5-pyrrolyl-6-halogeno-2-pyridylmethylsulfinylbenzimidazole derivatives having the following general formula (I):   <IMAGE>  and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof [in which  X is S, SO or SO2;  Y is halogen;  R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or alkyl; R3 is hydrogen C1-C8 alkyl, -SR6-, -N(R7)2, 1-piperidinyl, 4-morpholinyl, 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl, 1-pyrrolidinyl,    or a group of formula -OR6 or -O(CH2)m-Z, wherein R6 is C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, optionally substituted C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C2-C5 fluoroalkyl, or phenyl or benzyl, each of which is independently substituted with one or more halogen or C1-C4 alkyl or alkoxy optionally    substituted with halogen,  R7 is hydrogen or C1-C5 alkyl, Z is a group of formula -O(CH2)p-OR8, -O(CH2)q-R9 or -O(CH2)rO(CH2)s-OR10, wherein  p and q are independently an integer 1 to 3,  r and s are independently an integer 1 to 5,  R8 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl or aralkyl,  R9 is hydrogen, alkoxycarbonyl, aryl or heteroaryl, and  R10 is hydrogen or lower alkyl,  m is an integer of 2 to 10; and R4 and R5 independently from each other represent hydrogen or C1-C5 alkyl, or R4 and R3 together or R3 and R5 together represent -CH=CH-CH=CH-, -O(CH2)n-, -O(CH2)nO-, -CH2(CH2)n- or -OCH=CH-, wherein n denotes an integer of 1 to 4, thus forming a ring in which is fused to the pyridine ring] are useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers.
Patent GB-2288715-A (GB)
Title: Spraying apparatus
Inventor: TURNER ROGER WILLIAM
IPC: A01M7/00
Filed: 1995-05-01
Abstract: Spraying apparatus 1 comprises a main frame 2 supported by wheels 4 for towing behind a powered vehicle. The main frame 2 carries a spray tank 8 for containing liquid to be sprayed and other associated equipment. Spray heads 10 are connected to the main frame 2, each such spray head 10 comprising a spray boom carrying spray nozzles which are spaced along its length and enclosed by a spray hood 14. The spray heads 10 are coupled to the main frame 2 so as to permit limited upward and downward floating of the spray heads 10, and are separately attachable to and detachable from the main frame 2 so that the number of spray heads can be varied as required. The hood 14 of each spray head is provided with a depending skirt 34 and incorporates perforations 30 so as to permit air to pass through the perforations 30 in the direction of the arrows 40 during spraying with the object of pushing the spray stream downwards so as to reduce or eliminate spray drift due to air disturbance during spraying. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2289440-A (GB)
Title: Paper binder
Inventor: MORI CHUZO
IPC: B42F13/32
Filed: 1995-05-17
Abstract: A binder to bind papers between a paper supporting plate (132) and a paper holding plate (141) by inserting paper binding cylinders (133) into punched holes of the papers, comprises a rear plate (131) of L-section at an edge of the paper supporting plate (132), a rack plate (142) of L-section at an edge of the paper holding plate (141), guide portions (135) being provided on the inner side of the rear plate (131) for guiding both side edges of the rack plate (142), saw tooth shaped rack teeth (147) being provided on the surface of the rack plate (142) opposing to the inner side of the rear plate (131), a click member (134) being rotatably mounted on the rear plate (131) and having a click pawl (137) for engaging with the rack teeth (147) to prevent the rack plate (142) from moving upward, and a spring means (15) on the click member (134) to bias the click pawl (137) against the rack teeth (147). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293874-A (GB)
Title: Roof valley ventilation
Inventor: RIDEOUT NEIL
IPC: E04D13/04
Filed: 1995-06-19
Abstract: The space between rafters 1 is ventilated at a roof valley 2 by interposing a rigid structure 12 between the valley floor and a roof covering 5, 6 overlying the rafters. The rigid structure 12 is shaped to define an air duct between an inner end 17 in communication with the inter-rafter space, and an outer end 18 in communication with the exterior of the roof at the valley. The structure may be formed by a shaped sheet which may have parallel spacer ribs 14 which define the air duct, and a transverse channel 16 which passes over a valley batten 4 of the roof to accommodate the batten 4 and also to act as an obstruction to prevent ingress of moisture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292860-A (GB)
Title: Tracking system
Inventor: LEAGUE RICHARD R
IPC: G01S13/931
Filed: 1995-08-23
Abstract: The system comprises a FMCW or other radar, or a lidar, sonar or other sensor mounted on a moving vehicle. The sensor measures the position of objects in its own frame of reference at a time t. The positions are then converted into a fixed frame of reference, and due allowance is made for the vehicle's movement before the positions are converted back into the vehicle's frame of reference at a later time t+dt. The reconverted positions are then combined with newly measured positions of the objects at time t+dt. The strength of the returns are associated with the measured positions. This double conversion process allows the system to detect weak signals in a ground cluttered environment and minimizes the occurrence of false alarms. The double conversion is alone for each point in turn, obviating the need for a fixed co-ordinate frame store. Large targets are identified by "blob colouring", a process in which contiguous pixels are successively assigned the same number, and non-contiguous pixels a different number. If differently-numbered areas subsequently turn out to be contiguous, the same number is assigned to the pixels in each of them. Fourier processing is also possible. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294322-A (GB)
Title: Telomere variant repeat mapping
Inventor: BAIRD DUNCAN MARTIN
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 1995-10-19
Abstract: A method of characterising a test sample of genomic DNA which method comprises contacting the test sample with type specific primer to prime selectively, within a telomere repeat array, internal repeat units of that type, and extending the type specific primers to produce a set of amplification products extending from the internal repeat units of that type to at least the end of the telomere repeat array.
Patent GB-2296107-A (GB)
Title: Control for a glass forming machine
Inventor: HWANG DAVID K
IPC: C03B9/14
Filed: 1995-11-16
Abstract: A control for a glass forming machine having at least one controlled mechanism 38 which will generate position feedback signals representative of its position, comprising control profile means 37 for generating a profile for each mechanism to be controlled, means 34 for transforming the profile either into control signals for the mechanisms to be controlled or into simulated position feedback signals, a screen, and display means for receiving either the position feedback signals or the simulated position feedback signals and for generating display signals for the screen, and means for commanding operation either in a machine mode wherein the transforming means will transform the profile into the control signals and the display means will receive feedback position signals from the controlled mechanisms or in a simulation mode wherein the transforming means will transform the profile into the simulated feedback position signals and the display means will receive the simulated position feedback signals. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2296315-A (GB)
Title: A socket cover for the vehicle lamp
Inventor: MAKITA HIROYUKI
IPC: F21V31/03
Filed: 1995-11-24
Abstract: A socket cover integrally formed of elastic material for covering a bulb mounting hole formed in a lamp body of a car lamp including a lens for covering a front opening of the lamp body and a light source bulb mounted on the lamp body comprises a body fitting portion of the socket cover enclosing the bulb mounting hole, to be fitted to the bulb mounting hole formed in the lamp body, to be connected to a bulb fitting portion, and to receive the light source bulb; a back surface wall defining ventilating holes disposed in upper and lower portions of the back surface wall; ventilating pipes connected to the ventilating holes and including outward openings facing downward; and an air introduction member connected with the outward opening of the ventilating pipe provided in a lower portion of the back surface wall for introducing open air into an interior of the lamp body, the air introduction member, after fitting over the car lamp forms air introduction passage to the outer opening of the ventilating pipe. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2305865-A (GB)
Title: Golf ball retrieving device
Inventor: BYATT NICHOLAS GEORGE
IPC: A63B47/02
Filed: 1996-01-25
Abstract: A golf ball retrieval device has a plurality of resilient fingers able to deflect to receive and retain a golf ball. It also has a single further finger pointing in the opposite direction which may be inserted into a hole in the end of a golf club handle. When so inserted the club can be inverted and the retriever used to lift balls from the ground or to recover balls from difficult to access locations.
Patent GB-2300112-A (GB)
Title: Portable cleaning container with a foot-actuated valve
Inventor: HARDESTY DOUG
IPC: A47L13/58
Filed: 1996-03-26
Abstract: The container (10, fig.1) has a foot-actuated valve assembly for selectively opening and closing a drain opening 20 in the bottom wall of the container. A directing member 58 assists in directing the discharging cleaning solution from the drain opening to a floor drain or other drain means. The container includes a removable filter screen 60.
Patent GB-2302614-A (GB)
Title: Mask for monitoring defects
Inventor: LEE GEUN HO
IPC: G03F1/00
Filed: 1996-06-19
Abstract: A mask (100 Figure 1) for monitoring defects formed during manufacture of a semiconductor device, comprises a plurality of patterns 10 on a quartz substrate (1), the patterns comprising a first pad 11, a second pad 12 and a zigzag line 13 interconnecting the pads. In the embodiment a matrix of 30-X-9 chromium patterns are provided. The width W and separation D of the line 13 vary from row to row to correspond to the minimum sizes of the layout of different parts of the device. The mask is used to form photoresist patterns for etching insulating films and conductive layers, and at each stage measuring the number of defects formed in the films and the layers; the resistance of the conductive layers can also be measured.
Patent GB-2315011-A (GB)
Title: Harness attachable by straps to the back of a seat and to an existing seat belt
Inventor: PERKINS RICHARD EDMON
IPC: B60R22/10
Filed: 1996-07-02
Abstract: A harness for use in conjunction with a seat belt comprises two seat straps 10, 12 for securing the harness to a seat and two shoulder straps 14, 16 attached to the seat straps for supporting a passenger and for securing the harness to the seat safety belt. Each seat strap has hook and loop fastening strips 24, 26 by which the seat strap may be fastened either to itself around the seat or to fastening strips on the seat back. The distal end of each shoulder strap may be passed around a seat safety belt and fastened to itself by pressing fastening strips 18, 20 together.
Patent GB-2305055-A (GB)
Title: A partial pixel encoding and decoding method
Inventor: BUNCE RICHARD W
IPC: H04N1/415
Filed: 1996-08-12
Abstract: A method for partial pixel encoding and decoding of an extended resolution halftone image. The image is represented by a plurality of pixels and each pixel contains a number of sub-pixels. First, a group of pixels from the plurality of pixels is defined. The group of pixels is consolidated so that there is only one partial pixel in the group (fig 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B). The corresponding bit in the bitmap is set if the partial pixel (702,802) has more than half of its sub-pixels set, otherwise it is reset. Those fully-on or fully-off pixels in the group (702,703,803) are stored in a bitmap. The position of the partial pixel (704,801) is stored in memory. Finally, an indicator is stored in memory showing how many of the sub-pixels in the partial pixel are set. Decoding is performed in the reverse order.
Patent GB-2317910-A (GB)
Title: Security grille with retractable sliding bars
Inventor: LLOYD ROGER NICHOLAS
IPC: E06B9/06
Filed: 1996-10-01
Abstract: A security device for a window, door or the like, comprises a pair of horizontal guide members (18t, 18b) and a pair of vertical housings (18r, 20r, 181, 201) interconnecting the guide members so that a rectangular frame is formed. A plurality of elongate bars (32) are provided which, in an inoperative configuration of the device, can be housed in the housings, but which are movable with their ends being guided by the guide members to operative positions in which the bars each extend between the guide members and are mutually spaced apart. A locking arrangement (20t, 20b) engages the ends of each of the bars when in their operative positions to lock the bars in their operative positions. The bars of the grille have an outer tubular member, which has an inner core that is free to rotate, thus making it difficult to saw through the bar.
Patent GB-2319017-A (GB)
Title: Freight Container Corner Fittings
Inventor: PRONK WOUTER
IPC: B60P7/13
Filed: 1996-11-07
Abstract: A freight container (Fig 1) cuboidal shape includes corner fittings at each of the corner extremities of the container, a central, vertical, longitudinal plane being defined along the length of the container with the corner fittings spaced by equal amounts on opposite sides of said longitudinal plane and a central, vertical, transverse plane being defined across the width of the container perpendicular to said longitudinal plane, with the corner fittings spaced by equal amounts on opposite sides of said transverse plane. The corner fittings at one end of the container have exterior end faces 18T arranged such that an outer region 19T of each end face, which is spaced further from said longitudinal plane than an inner region 20T, is spaced less far from said transverse plane than the inner region of the end face. As a result the overall length of the corner measured at the lateral extremities of the container can be reduced.
Patent GB-2319157-A (GB)
Title: Fishing bite indicator
Inventor: NASH KEVIN ROBERT
IPC: A01K97/12
Filed: 1996-11-16
Abstract: A combined line tensioner and bite indicator comprises an arm 24 having line clip 30 at one end for releasable attachment to a line 12, the other end of the arm 24 being freely pivotably mounted on a mounting bracket 20, and a bias weight 26 slidable along the arm to vary the line tension. The arm 24 is resiliently flexible and can be locked in a variable position relative to the bracket 20 to vary the force applied by the arm 24 to the line 12 by virtue of its own resilience.
Patent GB-2321374-A (GB)
Title: Spread spectrum satellite communication
Inventor: CHAMBERS CHARLES
IPC: H04J13/16
Filed: 1997-01-21
Abstract: In a preferred satellite communications environment, spread spectrum communications, under extremes of digital message readability, is established for a digital message by division into smaller elements W(0)-W(C-1) which are transmitted in turn, each multiplied for logical inversion or non-inversion, by the individual, sequential digits of a preferred binary polynomial, being either a PN polynomial, an m-polynomial, or simply displaying alternate logical ones and zeroes. The preferred polynomial may be used convey an alternative polynomial for better reception of a subsequent digital message.
Patent GB-2309391-A (GB)
Title: Sports bats
Inventor: BROOKS RICHARD
IPC: A63B59/00
Filed: 1997-01-24
Abstract: An "isoharmonic" sports bat, for example a cricket bat, includes a hitting surface for impact with a ball, wherein the duration of a half cycle of a selected mode of vibration of the hitting surface when in contact with the ball is approximately equal to the contact time between the hitting surface and the ball during an average impact. This allows the vibrational energy of the bat to be returned efficiently to the ball, which improves the coefficient of restitution, and the peak contact force between the bat and the ball may be reduced. The hitting surface may be formed by a plate attached to the bat.
Patent GB-2309773-A (GB)
Title: Controlling direction of vehicle lights
Inventor: UCHIDA HIDEKI
IPC: B60Q1/115
Filed: 1997-01-29
Abstract: The illumination direction of lights in a vehicle is controlled by detecting (1) vehicle posture (stationary and/or moving) and (2) whether the vehicle is accelerating/ decelerating and directing the illumination of the lights to a predetermined direction in accordance with signals received from the posture detection device. The signals to the drive means are over-ridden when acceleration/deceleration is detected in order to fix the lights in a predetermined direction and/or limit the permitted range of light movement and/or slow the speed of direction change. Reference values may be used to determine whether and what direction change occurs. The system may include means to distinguish true acceleration/deceleration from vehicle movements caused by rough roads.
Patent GB-2309981-A (GB)
Title: Knitting garments for upper body
Inventor: OKAMOTO KAZUYOSHI
IPC: D04B1/24
Filed: 1997-02-10
Abstract: Garments such as a pullover are knitted on a double-bed flat machine with the front and rear body parts (2a,2b) being knit simultaneously in tubular form on the respective beds and the front part (2a) is knitted with more courses in its shoulder region (11L,11R) than the corresponding region (12) of the rear part so that the join between the two parts (lines CD-FG and cd-fg) is offset to the rear of the wearer's shoulder line for improved appearance. The shoulder region (12) has more courses in the central neck portion than in the outer shoulder portions. The upper edges (IJ,ij) of sleeves (4a,4b) are joined to the edges (BC,bc) of the front shoulder regions (11L,R). A method of narrowing is used in which courses are knitted on a small group of edge needles, the stitches on these needles are then transferred inwardly, optionally these two steps may be repeated a number of times and then a further pair of courses are knitted on a larger number of needles, e.g. across the full knitting width.
Patent GB-2311055-A (GB)
Title: Manhole cover lifting devices
Inventor: WHELAN PETER
IPC: B66F19/00
Filed: 1997-03-19
Abstract: A device for lifting socketed manhole covers comprises at least one socket engaging key and a wheeled trolley 4, 5 with a lever arm 7 extending rearwardly and an attachment device 9, 10 for a key extending forwardly. The attachment device may comprise two spaced plates 9 terminating in hooks 10 which engage a threaded bar of a lifting key. Alternatively, the attachment device may comprise a bar (110, Figure 11) lying parallel to a rotational axis of the trolley and hooks on the lifting key are adapted to engage the bar. In a further embodiment, the lifting key may lie at one end of a framework (41, Figure 9) which also forms the lever arm handle. The device may be used in conjunction with a separate device (Figure 13) for breaking the seal about a manhole cover, the seal breaking device including at least one jacking screw for engagement with the ground adjacent the cover. A hydraulically powered lifting unit may assist in the lifting operation (Figure 15).
Patent GB-2311286-A (GB)
Title: Merchandising display apparatus
Inventor: PARKER NIGEL IAN
IPC: A47F1/12
Filed: 1997-03-20
Abstract: Merchandising display apparatus 2 comprises an enclosure 4,6 which can be translated relative to supports 46 towards and away from a wall 44 between an in use position, in which only a small gap is exposed at a front end 25 of the enclosure by its lid 8 through which one product 54, 56 at a time can be removed from the enclosure, and an extended position in which this gap can be enlarged to load the apparatus by sliding the lid 8 relative to walls 4, 6 of the enclosure lock toward the wall 44.
Patent GB-2324174-A (GB)
Title: Toothbrush holder with timer
Inventor: WEBB GREGORY ROBERT
IPC: A47K1/09
Filed: 1997-04-11
Abstract: A toothbrush holder 12 provides a indication of the length of time that toothbrush 16 has been removed from its recess 14. Upon removal brush support 18 moves up the recess by the action of spring 32. Rack and pinion 24/30 are thereby moved causing a dial and pointer, via a governor, (not illustrated) to indicate the time that the brush has been removed. Stop 42 (fig 4) prevents the brush being replaced until after a period of time. Replacement of the brush recharges the spring.
Patent GB-2316376-A (GB)
Title: Serial hybrid drive for a motor vehicle
Inventor: GOHRING MARKUS
IPC: B60L50/15
Filed: 1997-08-12
Abstract: A serial hybrid drive has an internal combustion engine 1, a generator 5 coupled mechanically to the internal combustion engine 1, an energy store 8 coupled electrically to the generator 5, and at least one electric drive motor 9 electrically connected to the generator 5 and the energy store 8. The internal combustion engine/generator unit 1, 4, 5 is operated along an operating characteristic whose power corresponds to the temporally smoothed power requirement of the electric drive motor, the internal combustion engine always being operated at or near full load. In this case, the energy store 8 serves the purpose of compensating the short-term power differences between the instantaneous power requirement of the electric drive motor and the power output by the internal combustion engine/generator unit and corresponding to the temporally smoothed power requirement of the electric drive motor.