baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent CH-533129-A (CH)
Title: Cleaning the surface of capsule prepns
Inventor: SUMINORI UMIO
IPC: C07D281/14
Filed: 1968-04-26
Abstract: Cleaning the surface of capsule prepns. after manufacture wherein the soiled capsules are mixed with natural or synthetic high polymer foam mouldings. Pref. the mouldings are first treated with an adhesive layer of e.g. mineral, animal and vegetable oils, aliphatic polyvalent alcohols, plasticiser, silicone oils, surface active agents, H2O, EtOH etc. After a suitable length of mixing period, clean capsules are obtd. - Cleaning of soiled capsules thereby avoiding effects of undesirable taste, premature ageing etc.
Patent CH-525268-A (CH)
Title: Optically brightening styrylpyrazoline derivatives for
Inventor: MENGLER HELMUT DR
IPC: C08K5/42
Filed: 1968-04-19
Abstract: 2-pyrazoline compounds (I) useful as optical brighteners R and R' = opt. substd. aryl; and X = vinyl or -CH2-CH2Y; where Y = the residue of a cpd. contg. active H. (I) are useful as optical brighteners for fibrous materials, as a result of their intensive blue fluoroessence, for optically brightening textiles contg. polyamide, polyacrylonitrile and cellulose ester fibres.
Patent CH-499613-A (CH)
Title: Flame-resistant polymer compositions contng diels-alder
Inventor: RAYMOND R HINDERSINN
IPC: C08K5/09
Filed: 1965-11-25
Abstract: Flame-resistant polymer compositions are produced by incorporating (a) a flame-resisting agent which is a Diels-Alder adduct of a compound of formula (I) where X = a bromine, chlorine or fluorine atom Y = a bromine, chlorine or fluorine atom, or an alkyl or alkoxy group. and Z = a tetrafunctional cyclic hydrocarbon residue with at least 5C atoms and (b) a stabilising agent for (a).
Patent CH-507497-A (CH)
Title: Countercurrent heat exchanger
Inventor: KARL KOCKERBECK
IPC: F28D7/02
Filed: 1968-12-06
Abstract: Countercurrent heat exchanger consists of an elongated shell, feed and discharge pipes for two heat exchange media and a system of tubes for one of these. A guide strip passes spirally through the shell and thereby forms an elongated helical flow channel for one medium, through which the tube bundle for the other medium also extends.
Patent CH-547291-A (CH)
Title: Phenylenediamine salts with alkyl cyanocarbamates - - having antifungal activity
IPC: C07D235/32
Filed: 1967-11-08
Abstract: Title salts of formula (I): (where R is 1-4C alkyl and X is H, halogen, NO2 or 1-4C alkyl) are obtainable by reacting an X-substd. o-phenylenediamine either (a) with an alkyl cyanocarbamate of formula : NC-NH-CO2R (III) or (b) with an aq. soln. of an alkali(ne earth) salts of (III) and acidifying the mixt. obtd. The salts (I) react (partic. in acidic aq. soln. at elevated temp.) to give esters of 2-benzimidazolecarbamic acids.
Patent GB-2359125-A (GB)
Title: Integrated cement production and waste disposal facility
Inventor: LEUNG CHING CHIU
IPC: C04B7/44
Filed: 2000-02-08
Abstract: An integrated cement production and waste disposal facility is provided where a gaseous or solid product of one process is used in the other. In a first embodiment the process may comprise a rotary waste incinerator 1 with a second combustion chamber 2 from which gases are routed to the precalciner 3 of the cement production process. The secondary chamber 2 may operate at a temperature between 1050-1200{C and the gases held for at least 4 seconds to remove precursors for dioxin formation. Alternatively or in addition to the first embodiment, the precalciner 3a or the cement process may be used as a dry scrubber to remove acidic particles in the gas stream 9 from the incinerator 1. Heated air 10 from the clinker cooling process may be used to provide combustion air for the incinerator 1. Slag produced in the refuse incinerator may be used in the cement production process.
Patent GB-2361395-A (GB)
Title: A method of audio signal processing for a loudspeaker located close to an ear
Inventor: SIBBALD ALASTAIR
IPC: H04M1/19
Filed: 2000-04-15
Abstract: A method of audio signal processing for a loudspeaker located close to an ear, includes creating a reverberant signal from an original monophonic signal, modifying the spectral characteristics of the original signal using a first pinna transfer function, modifying the spectral characteristics of the reverberant signal using a further pinna transfer function, combining the modified reverberant signal and the modified original signal to form a combined signal, and feeding the combined signal to said loudspeaker, thereby providing cues for enabling the listener to perceive the source of the sound of the original audio signal to be located remote from said ear. Another embodiment modifies the spectral characteristics of the combined signal using a single pinna transfer function. The method is particularly advantageous for use in communications apparatus such as telephones or radio transceivers.
Patent GB-2364183-A (GB)
Title: Electrical wall box
Inventor: PRESTWOOD KIM JOHN
IPC: H02G3/12
Filed: 2000-06-24
Abstract: A box for mounting in a wall recess has a back wall and side walls, and the back wall has provision for at least one variable spacer in the form of a screw 25 which can be adjusted to determine the distance between the back wall and the back surface of the recess.
Patent GB-2366270-A (GB)
Title: Ladder rack
Inventor: GREENE JOHN
IPC: E06C1/00
Filed: 2000-09-04
Abstract: A ladder rack, particularly for use on a vehicle, to facilitate the storage and retrieval of the ladders, comprises a board (1) for supporting the ladder including retaining hooks (2) and a retaining strap (3) for securing the ladder to the board. The board is secured to a rack boom (6) which extends perpendicularly to the board and is slidable along a rail member (14) by means of a boom trolley (13) such that the board may be moved from a storage position to a position clear of the storage area. In operation, on a vehicle, the board is pulled out to the side of the vehicle by use of a handle (8) and then rotated about the rack boom from a horizontal position to a substantially vertical position for ease of retrieval.
Patent GB-2370802-A (GB)
Title: Expandable tubular body, especially a handle
Inventor: HUANG YAO-CHUNG
IPC: B25G1/04
Filed: 2001-01-05
Abstract: A telescopic tubular body, particularly a handle comprises an outer tube 11 , an inner tube 10 slidably fitted into the outer tube 11, and a device for locking the inner tube 10 and the outer tube 11. The device comprises a retaining pin 25, a press button 23, and a torsion spring 24 . The inner tube 10 and the outer tube 11 are locked in place by the retaining pin 25 which is forced by the press button 23 and the torsion spring 24 to be stopped by locating edges 15 of the inner tube 10. The tubular body can be expanded by pressing the press button 23 to release the retaining pin 25 from the locating edges 15 of the inner tube 10. A stop device 12 on the inner tube 10 may contact a stop device 13 on the outer tube 11 to present their separation.
Patent GB-2361316-A (GB)
Title: Identification of novel antimicrobial agents using membrane potential indicator dyes
Inventor: LITTLE G ROGER
IPC: C12Q1/18
Filed: 1999-09-24
Abstract: Novel screening methods for identifying antimicrobial agents involving use of membrane potential indicator dyes are provided.
Patent GB-2358412-A (GB)
Title: Siphon assembly for dual flush toilet including a sensor means
Inventor: SMITH WADE W
IPC: E03D5/10
Filed: 1998-02-24
Abstract: An assembly includes a siphon, a first flushing means having a normal flush volume, a second flush means having a reduced flush volume, means for operating either flushing means (84) and a sensor (120), which in use senses the presence of a person at the toilet. In use, the sensor, in combination with a controller (122), determines how long a person has spent at the toilet and, in the case of a short period of time, will define a low volume flush. Otherwise it will define a normal volume flush.
Patent GB-2368991-A (GB)
Title: Locating articles
Inventor: GIBBS CHRISTOPHER C
IPC: G01S15/02
Filed: 2001-06-21
Abstract: A user causes the central unit 12 to emit triggering signals 42 to which locator devices 28-32 associated with articles of interest 34-38 selectively respond by issuing audible alerting signals. Detectors 16-20 connected to the central unit 12 monitor the alerting signals to determine the coarse location of the source of any alerting signals to aid someone searching for a triggered locator device. The locator devices may contain motion sensors (Figure 2) so that a triggered locator device stops emitting alerting signals when it is moved upon discovery. The unit may operate intermittently to conserve power. The location may be shown on a map.
Patent GB-2367561-A (GB)
Title: Uniform deposition of material
Inventor: HOEPFNER CHRISTIAN
IPC: C23C16/44
Filed: 2001-08-01
Abstract: An apparatus 10 for uniform deposition of material onto a substrate 15 having an elongated vessel 12 of substantially uniform width and an opening at one end, a susceptor 14 for holding a substrate 15 mounted within the vessel 12, a porous diaphragm 32 having a non-uniform array of apertures 50 mounted across the opening 28, an antechamber 30 of predetermined volume adjacent the diaphragm 32, wherein the diaphragm 32 forms an interface between the antechamber 30 and an interior of the vessel 12, the antechamber 30 having a side wall substantially parallel to a wall of the vessel 12, and an inlet port 28 in the side wall of the antechamber 30 for inputting vapour gas into the antechamber 30 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the side wall and against a portion of the side wall opposite the inlet port 28, thereby causing turbulence within the antechamber 30. In a modification another diaphragm having a uniform distribution of apertures may also be used.
Patent GB-2363029-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for trend analysis in graphical information involving spatial data
Inventor: VAN BEMMEL PETER P
IPC: G06F17/17
Filed: 2000-02-03
Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for testing a large plurality of displayed data points of recorded spatial data to determine and display trends created by different sets of the data points within the recorded spatial data. An analysis operator interactively uses an onscreen graphic tool (10-45) called a widget to set trend search parameters after studying the displayed data points, and uses a pop-up menue (17-93) to set other search and display parameters for the trend search. The onscreen graphic tool permits the user to easily see on-screen, and manually set, search parameters indicating the direction of a search (12-67) from a user selected starting point, how far each step of a search will be performed for adjacent data points in a fault line, within what angle the search (16-88) will be performed on either side of the user indicated search direction, and if trend searches being performed are in one or both directions from the user selected starting point in the recorded spatial data.
Patent GB-2378797-A (GB)
Title: Fridge or freezer open door alarm
Inventor: STUBBINGS PETER NIGEL
IPC: F25D29/00
Filed: 2001-08-14
Abstract: The alarm provides an audible 4 and/or visible 2 warning if a door to a fridge or freezer appliance has been left open. The alarm is controllable 3 so that a user-chosen time delay may operate between sensing an open door and triggering the warning. The device is fixed outside of the fridge or freezer cabinet adjacent the door and may be arranged to sense the opening of more than one door on a dual cabinet. The device may be battery powered. The door opening /closing sensor may be a push switch or a magnetic switch and cooperates with parts 12 attached to the cabinet door. The alarm may be switched off to allow for defrosting.
Patent GB-2371932-A (GB)
Title: Transmission circuit and unnecessary radiant wave suppression method
Inventor: ISHII KATSUHIRO
IPC: H03F3/68
Filed: 2001-08-28
Abstract: A transmission circuit includes first and second amplifiers (1,2), a bandpass filter (7), a phase adjuster (5), and a signal combiner (6). The first and second amplifiers independently amplify input signals in different transmission frequency bands (eg 900MHz, 1750MHZ). The first amplifier in the ON state produces an unnecessary radiant wave in a frequency band substantially coinciding with the transmission frequency band of the second amplifier in the OFF state. The bandpass filter (4) extracts a component in the same frequency band as that of an unnecessary radiant wave leaking out from the second amplifier during operation of the first amplifier. The phase adjuster (5) adjusts the phase of an output signal from the bandpass filter such that the phase of the output signal from the bandpass filter becomes opposite to that of an unnecessary radiant wave in an output signal from the first amplifier. The signal combiner (6) combines an output signal from the phase adjuster with the output signal from the first amplifier.
Patent GB-2379910-A (GB)
Title: Safety restraint retractor with variable speed characteristics
Inventor: SMITHSON ALAN GEORGE
IPC: B60R22/40
Filed: 2001-09-19
Abstract: A retractor for a vehicle safety restraint comprises: a spool, rotatably mounted in a frame 2, for storing seat belt webbing, a ratchet wheel rotatably mounted to rotate with the spool, a control member 4 mounted in the frame, a locking pawl 12 pivotally mounted in the frame to pivot into engagement with the ratchet wheel, a sensor 6 responsive to an emergency, a mechanism 9 for coupling the control member to the spool on activation of the sensor, and a cam surface 14 and a cam follower 13 coupling the locking pawl to the control member. The cam surface has a discontinuity (see figures 7 to 13) so that when the control member is coupled to the ratchet wheel the cam follower loses contact with the cam surface at high speeds but stays in contact with the cam surface at low speeds, and is therefore intended to optimise the engagement of the ratchet teeth 3 and the locking pawl.
Patent GB-2380540-A (GB)
Title: Manually Powered Flashlight with Control Circuitry
Inventor: HUTCHINSON JOHN EDWARD
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2001-10-03
Abstract: A flashlight comprises a manual power generator, the generator comprising a main casting housing an input gear for driving an alternator via at least one intermediate gear so as to provide a step-up drive ratio; the gears and the alternator rotor all having their rotational axes perpendicular to the base of the main casing and in a single straight line; a rectifier circuit; a control circuit for modifying the rectifier output to a voltage/current appropriate to the device, and wherein the input gear is connected to a drive member rotatable by manual action through a folding crank arm, and wherein the flashlight further comprises a battery/batteries and a switch whereby the battery or the alternator can power the bulb, or the alternator charge the battery. The flashlight may also include a bright/dim selector switch, a socket for receiving external power to charge the battery, an indication means to show that sufficient power is being generated, or a stator in the alternator with skewed teeth.
Patent GB-2381368-A (GB)
Title: Point of sale seperator bar
Inventor: LARHOLT OLIVER DAVID
IPC: G09F1/06
Filed: 2001-10-29
Abstract: A point of sale display device for use as a separator bar comprises a plastics sheet blank 10 folded to form an elongate hollow bar having point of sale display information printed onto it. The separator bar may be triangular in cross section with its height significantly greater than the width of its base. The plastic sheet blank 10 may comprise of four longitudinally extending sections 12, 14, 18, 20 separated by fold lines 16, 22, 26 with two of the sections 12,14 being wider to form the taller upright sides of the bar and the two narrower sections 18,20 overlying each other to form the base. One end section 18 may have tongues 34a-e to engage in slits 24a-e in order to retain the blank 10 in the folded shape. The base may have a metal plate 40 held in place by two tabs 38 which lowers the centre of gravity and keeps the separator bar stable. The two tabs 38 may also be used to obstruct the light beam that is used to control the movement of the conveyor.
Patent GB-2384320-A (GB)
Title: Arrayed waveguide grating having opposing waveguide halves
Inventor: MAILAUD FABRICE
IPC: G02B6/34
Filed: 2002-01-21
Abstract: An arrayed waveguide grating 24 has an input side 20 and an output side 28 respectively corresponding in waveguide configuration to opposingly orientated halves 38, 40 of first and second symmetrical array waveguide grating designs 30, 32. The array waveguide grating designs 30, 32 have different relatively high orders but common waveguide configuration along their halfway lines 34, 36. The arrayed waveguide grating 24 may be part of a multiplexer or demultiplexer device having input star coupler 22 and output star coupler 26. The waveguides of the array 24 may also be in the form silicon rib waveguides. In other embodiments a method of designing, and a method of operating a computer to design, an arrayed waveguide grating 24 is disclosed.
Patent GB-2386039-A (GB)
Title: Dual termination of turbo codes
Inventor: HEBBES LUKE
IPC: H03M13/29
Filed: 2002-03-01
Abstract: The invention is concerned with terminating both encoders in a turbo code arrangement (parallel-concatenated recursive systematic convolutional codes) using separate tail bit series to force a predetermined state in the each of the encoders, such as a zero state. The arrangement comprises a first encoding unit 50 for encoding input data, an interleaving unit 60 for reordering the input data, and a second encoding unit 70 for encoding the reordered input data. The arrangement also comprises first and second termination units 80, 90 for generating corresponding first and second series of tail bits which are encoded after the data encoding operations so as to drive the encoding units to a predetermined final state. A turbo decoder (fig. 20) performs an iterative turbo decoding operation in which the backward passes in a second decoding unit are initialised based on the predetermined final state of the second encoding unit.
Patent GB-2373896-A (GB)
Title: Microprocessor with digital power throttle
Inventor: GROCHOWSKI EDWARD T
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2000-11-21
Abstract: The present invention provides a digital-based mechanism for adjusting the power consumption in a processor. The processor includes one or more functional units and a digital throttle that monitors activity states of the processor's functional units to estimate the processor's power consumption. One embodiment of the digital throttle includes one or more gate units, a monitor circuit (320), and a throttle circuit (330). Each gate unit controls the delivery of power delivery to a functional unit of the processor and provides a signal that indicates the activity state of its associated functional unit. The monitor circuit determines an estimated power consumption level from the signals and compares the estimated power consumption with a threshold power level. The throttle circuit adjusts the instruction flow in the processor if the estimated power consumption exceeds the threshold power level.
Patent GB-2376110-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to information management systems
Inventor: LEAMAN MAURICE
IPC: G16H10/60
Filed: 2001-09-04
Abstract: A prescription reordering system (12) for requesting remote repeat prescriptions for patients is described. The system (12) comprises: communications means (50, 52, 54) arranged to receive a request for a repeat prescription via a data network (18,26), to forward the request to a patient-specified pharmacy (14,256), to receive a corresponding response regarding the allowance of the request and to store the response for patient consideration. The system (12) also comprises status indication means (62) arranged to be updated by the patient-specified pharmacy (14,256) to indicate to the patient the current status of the repeat prescription process and to specify when the prescription is ready for delivery or collection.
Patent GB-2382424-A (GB)
Title: System and method for automatically installing a correct software version from media containing multiple software versions
Inventor: HARGROVE DAVID C
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2002-08-09
Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed are for installing the correct version of software 324, 328, 332 onto a computer 102 from a distribution medium 104 which contains multiple installable versions of the same software. This is done by locating a INF file 314 which contains the information needed to pick the correct version. The INF file could contain a source section 500 and a string section 502, with details of a country code and the operating system 306 on the computer. The path variables 504 in the source section could be replaced with path values 508 from the strings section and the correct version located using the new path values. The INF file could be located in a root directory as a root INF file 314, and the correct version of the software in a sub-file and the sub-files could have their own INF files 322, 326, 330 in their sub-directories 316, 318, 320.
Patent GB-2378966-A (GB)
Title: Interlocking roof tile
Inventor: OGDEN RICHARD GREGG
IPC: E04D1/16
Filed: 2002-08-21
Abstract: A roofing tile 1 has a front face 10 and a rear face (20, fig 2) incorporating respective first and second interlocking regions 70, (80, fig 2). The tile further includes a substantially planar bridging section (100, fig 2) a first combined protrusion 110 made up of first, second and third protrusions (111, 112, 113 Fig 1) and a second combined protrusion 120, made up of fourth, fifth and sixth protrusions (121, 122, 123 fig 1). In use, a first interlocking region of one tile 70 co-operates with a second interlocking region of an adjacent tile (80, fig 2) in a first course of tiles; and said first 110 and second 120 combined protrusions of two adjacent tiles in the first course abut the planar bridging section (100 fig 2) of an overlying tile in a second course above the first course. The first and second combined protrusions 110, 120 act as weather bars which may limit the ingress of wind and rain between overlapping tiles.
Patent GB-2392669-A (GB)
Title: Reshaping waste sheet glass on a former
Inventor: BARRETT JOHN FREDERICK
IPC: C03B23/025
Filed: 2002-09-06
Abstract: A waste flat glass sheet "A " is taken to a heat source "B" and placed on a former "C" or prepared surface such that with the addition of heat the waste sheet will soften and assume the shape or texture of the former that it has been placed on. When the heat is removed from the heat source, "A" is allowed to cool so that it may be safely removed. The waste glass sheet may be clear or coloured.
Patent GB-2394480-A (GB)
Title: Retaining a gaiter by winding wire around it
Inventor: COOPER MAGNUS
IPC: F16D3/84
Filed: 2002-10-25
Abstract: A method and apparatus for fastening gaiters <B>1, 2</B> on to an item having a generally circular cross section <B>3</B>, such as a constant velocity joint body housing, is provided. The method includes the steps of drawing wire <B>9</B> from a stock and feeding it to the gaiters <B>1, 2</B>. The wire <B>9</B> is sprung to resiliently curl about the gaiters <B>1, 2</B>. This may be achieved by a deforming tool <B>12</B> which may impart to the wire <B>9</B> a radius of curvature less than the radius of the gaiter <B>1, 2</B> such that in the completed product the coiled wire exerts a compressive force to the gaiters <B>1, 2</B> to hold them in place.