baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2333635-A (GB)
Title: Teaching means
Inventor: TSAO CHIN-CHEN
IPC: G09D3/02
Filed: 1998-01-26
Abstract: A teaching means comprises a teaching tool 1, a number of square blocks (11), layout boxes (2 and 3, figure 49), square blocks (40) to (56), and rectangular blocks (57) and (58) wherein the teaching tool 1 has a base layout panel 12 and, attached thereto, a slanted layout panel 13 which includes rectangular channels (14 and 15, figure 2) to receive a plurality of the blocks, and a clock 18. The square blocks (40) to (58) carry alphanumeric and other information on their surfaces (figure 4). The tool enables children to perform simple arithmetical operations and exercises such as learning to tell the time, and to tell the day of the week, month and year by grouping blocks, carrying the appropriate information, into the channels 14 and 15. The layout boxes (2) and (3) with the square blocks (11) enable children to develop the concept of carrying over to the left as well as performing simple arithmetical operations.
Patent GB-2322820-A (GB)
Title: Compression head for a hydraulic compression tool
Inventor: YAMAMOTO MASAFUMI
IPC: H01R43/048
Filed: 1998-03-06
Abstract: A compression head (A) for a hydraulic compression tool comprises a fixed die (4) and movable dies (20,21), the fixed die (4) being mounted on a stationary head (1) attached to a tool body (30) and the movable dies (20,21) being positioned within the stationary head (1) and actuated by a piston of a pump mechanism equipped in the tool body (30). The piston is attached at its front end to a guide plate (10) having a centre support (11) and two side supports (12,13). The guide plate (10) is provided at both front and reverse sides with guide grooves (14a,14b,15a,15b). Each of the movable dies (20,21) rests on the upper surface of each side support (12,13) through a roller means (24,25), while it is interposed between two guide plates (16,17,18,19) slidably engaging with said guide grooves (14a,14b,15a,15b) of each side support (12,13) Further, each of the movable dies (20,21) is supported against the centre support (11) by a return spring (22,23), which is received at one end by an insertion holes (20a,21a) of each movable die (20,21) and at the other end by a cutout (11b,11c) on the centre support (11).
Patent GB-2324141-A (GB)
Title: Method of drying a slurry
Inventor: LUKER WILLIAM ALOYSIUS
IPC: F26B25/04
Filed: 1996-02-13
Abstract: An improved method of drying a slurry in a dryer (10) of the type having a plurality of beater blades (50) carried on a rotating shaft (48) in a cylindrical housing, the improvement in combination therewith of a plurality of scraper blades mounted on at least one disk (80, 82, 84) carried by the rotating shaft (48) at the inlet end (14) of the dryer (10) for scraping the cylindrical wall (42) and the end wall (44) to prevent the material entering the dryer (10) from adhering and remaining on the side (42) and end wall (44) of the cylindrical housing. The scraper blades are replaceable and adjustable with respect to the side (42) and end walls (44) of the housing by slotted mounting (101,107) to accommodate wear of the scraper blades. An air dam (68) in the form of a radially extending disk is provided downstream of the scraper blade disks (80, 82, 84) to direct drying air radially outward to impinge on the slurry material to be dried.
Patent GB-981047-A (GB)
Abstract: 981,047. Seismic surveying; automatic volume control. COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE GEOPHYSIQUE. Nov. 28, 1962 [Dec. 21, 1961], No. 45085/62. Headings H4D and H4R. In a seismic survey system in which signals derived from a plurality of spaced geophones are recorded on separate (e.g. magnetic) tracks the gains of the amplifiers in all of the recording channels are controlled by a common gain control voltage which is produced by averaging the amplitudes of all of the recorded signals. Fig. 1 shows the apparatus of one recording channel together with the apparatus common to all channels. As shown signals from a geophone 1 are supplied (via a preamplifier, not shown, if necessary) to the cascade arrangement of constant gain amplifiers and low-pass filters 5, 9 and 26, 27 respectively and thence to a recorder 11. The signals fed to each of the latter are supplied to an averaging device comprising individual resistors 12, 12<SP>1</SP>, 12<SP>11</SP> &c. and a common resistor 13 the voltage across which is rectified by 14 and fed, when switch 38 is closed, to a capacitor 17. In operation, switch 38 is opened automatically when the first incoming waves are recorded and the voltage across capacitor 17, which is the gain control voltage and the level of which is recorded on a separate track in 48, then follows, via diode 16, any downward change in the voltage across resistor 15. The gain of the channels is thus small at the commencement of a recording cycle and progressively increases (and never decreases) as the level of the received seismic signals decreases. For the actual control of gain the voltage across capacitor 17 is employed to amplitude modulate, in 19, the output of a 5 to 10 kc/s. carrier source oscillator 20 and this modulated voltage is supplied to the inputs of the amplifiers 5 and 9 of each recording channel. The modulated voltage derived at the output of of each amplifier is then utilized to adjust the signal input to each amplifier by means of the control links schematically shown at 6 and 10 which operate to vary the value of resistors 4 and 8. Fig. 2 shows the control link 6 (control link 10 being identical) which comprises a transformer 47 and rectifier 28 by means of which the gain control voltage amplitude modulated on the carrier source 20 is recovered and employed via cathode-followers 31, 32 to vary the dynamic resistance of oppositely poled diodes 36, 37 which constitute the resistor 4 of Fig. 1. Thus, considering resistors 3 and 4 (and 7, 8) of Fig. 1 as constituting adjustable potential dividers the level of the signal input voltage is controlled by the averaged voltage developed across resistor 13.
Patent GB-2328576-A (GB)
Title: Laser reference system
Inventor: THEURER JOSEF
IPC: E01B35/00
Filed: 1998-06-19
Abstract: A longitudinal inclination meter (28) for detecting the longitudinal inclination of a track is associated with a first frame part (6), located in front in the operating direction, of a machine frame (4). A laser reference system (24) for controlling the vertical position of working units (9) arranged on the second frame part (8) is situated on the machine (1). The laser reference system (24) comprises laser receivers and a laser transmitter (25), equipped for relative adjustment of a reference plane (29) by means of an adjusting device (30). A control device (27) is designed for relaying, in a time-delayed manner and dependent on the distance travelled, a longitudinal inclination value detected by the longitudinal inclination meter (28) to the adjusting device (30) of the laser transmitter (25) for adjusting the reference plane (29) in dependence upon the detected longitudinal inclination.
Patent GB-2327491-A (GB)
Title: Placing of lighting, signalling and information device in a vehicle window fed by light in a light guide
Inventor: VEJBOR PETR
IPC: F21S43/00
Filed: 1998-07-20
Abstract: A method of placing of a lighting, signalling and information device into the glass of a vehicle window consisting of a (reflexive or transmission) transparent optical grid, a light guide and a light source, the optical grid (2) functioning as a light active surface of a lighting or signalling device or an information device is placed between the layers (6) of a plastic and/or between the outside (4) and the inner (5) glass layers, where a light beam (9) is brought in by a flat light guide (3) to a reflexive transparent or a reflexive or transmission transparent optical grid (2) which is placed on the inner side of said front and/or rear/side window glass (1 fig 1a) of a vehicle cab.
Patent GB-2341888-A (GB)
Title: Strap tightening device
Inventor: HUANG HAN-CHING
IPC: B60P7/08
Filed: 1998-09-24
Abstract: A strap tightening/loosening device includes two side plates 10 with a connecting plate 30 connected therebetween, an inverted U-shaped handle 20 mounted to the side plates with a shaft 24 extending through the handle and the side plates, two ratchets 25 fixedly mounted to the shaft. Each of the two side plates has two slots 14,15 and an elongated slot 13, two members 11,12 slidably and respectively received in the two slots so that one of the members 11 is engaged with the ratchets. A first rod 160 is connected between the two side plates and has a limit member 161 mounted thereto which has two hooks 162 and two tail members 163 extending therefrom. Two slidable plates 50 are connected to the two side plates with a second rod 60 extending through the elongated slots and the slidable plates. The two hooks 162 are disengagably engaged with the second rod 60 and are pivoted to disengage by the member 12 which is pushed by a cam device 23 defined in each of the distal ends of the handle to act on tail members 163.
Patent GB-2333095-A (GB)
Title: A container for storing delivered goods
Inventor: ARCHBOLD DAVID STUART
IPC: F25D23/10
Filed: 1999-01-11
Abstract: A container 2 for storing delivered goods 18, for example perishable or valuable goods 18, has securing means 12 and is accessible to both the deliverer and the intended recipient of the goods. The container 2 may be located adjacent premises, be free standing and secured directly to a base or may be wall mounted by brackets 20 which are inaccessible when the container 2 is closed so as to prevent tampering. The container 2 may be integral with the premises and be accessible from both inside and outside the premises. The securing means 12 may be a combination lock or a lock activated and deactivated by a magnetic coded card. A port may allow insertion of goods 18 into the container 2 without having to open up the container. The container may be provided in a range of sizes and have thermally insulated walls and or lid and or base to prevent deterioration of goods. The container (102 Figure 2) may be compartmented (110, 112), and have cooling means (118) such as electrically powered cooling system components within the walls and or lid which provide a cooling or freezing effect only within selected compartments, so that some compartments may be for chilled food and others may be for frozen foods. The inner compartment walls may be movable to define different size compartments. The freezing or chilling components may be selectively operated according to the size of the defined compartments. The lid may have protrusions which form a seal against the compartments when the lid is closed. The compartments may have drainage means to alow the interior of the container to be drained. The container may be identified by means of a name tag or number or a property may have a communal container with each of the compartments accessible to a particular resident.
Patent GB-2333054-A (GB)
Title: Finishing circumferential faces on cam plates and cams of a camshaft.
Inventor: LOOCK MANFRED
IPC: B24B35/00
Filed: 1999-01-12
Abstract: The basic design of the device includes a rotary drive for the workpiece, at least one machining head (3) which can be adjusted radially with respect to the workpiece (2), pressing-on elements (4) which are arranged on the machining head, and an oscillatory drive which generates axial relative movements between the workpiece (2) and the machining head (3) in the longitudinal direction of the workpiece. According to the invention, the machining head (3) has a plurality of plungers (6), arranged one next to the other in the circumferential direction and in the same machining plane, as pressing-on elements. The pressing-on elements (4) are aligned with the axis of rotation (7) of the workpiece (2) and are supported, kinematically decoupled from one another, in a radially moveable fashion with a predefined pressing-on force on the circumferential face of the workpiece which is to be machined.
Patent GB-2332635-A (GB)
Title: Improved mold surface for continuous casting and process for making
Inventor: SEARS JR JAMES BERNARD
IPC: B22D11/057
Filed: 1997-08-22
Abstract: A method of preparing a mold surface for a continuous casting machine includes steps of machining the mold surface to a substantially smooth surface, and work hardening the machine surface substantially throughout to impart a compressive stress to the surface. In the preferred embodiment, this work hardening is performed by applying a controlled shot peening process to the mold surface. The surface may then be buffed to a smooth finish, or coated with a material such as nickel or chromium. The residual compressive stress that is created by the work hardening stops cracks from forming or spreading in the moldface wall. This increases the life of the moldface, and makes the casting machine safer and more efficient to operate.
Patent GB-2335496-A (GB)
Title: Implanted blood glucose sensing and transmitting devices
Inventor: EGLISE DAVID
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 1999-03-22
Abstract: An implanted sensing device 1 for monitoring an analyte (e.g. blood-glucose) includes a non-toxic macromolecular material 2 encapsulated within an envelope 3 of bio-compatible semi-permeable membrane. A sensor 4 responds to change of a physical property (e.g. viscosity) of the material 2 when the analyte contacts the material 2, to signal the change to a measurement circuit 5 that together with the sensor 4 and a transponder 6 are included within the envelope 3. The transponder 6 is interrogated externally of the implanted sensor 1 by an interrogation unit 7 to transmit measurement data for processing and storage. The interrogation signal is utilised within the device 1 to power the circuit 5 and transponder 6 and conveys data to the device for re-calibration or re-setting of signal-datum values to compensate for ageing or drift.
Patent GB-2333257-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for measuring and dispensing processing solutions to a CMP machine
Inventor: OLSEN GREGORY A
IPC: B24B37/04
Filed: 1997-10-01
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for measuring and controlling the flow rates of processing solutions to a CMP machine during the polishing and planarization process. The apparatus comprises a processing solution source, a processing solution dispensing system for applying the solution to the CMP machine, a mechanism for transferring the processing solution from the solution source to the dispensing system, and a metering or sensing system for accurately measuring the amount of processing solution actually dispensed to the CMP machine. Preferably, the metering system comprises a coriolis mass flow meter and a controller for controlling its operation. The metering system may interface with the CMP machine controller in a feed-back loop configuration so that the actual flow rates of the solutions may be controlled in real time.
Patent GB-2340611-A (GB)
Title: Determination of zero angular velocity output level for angular velocity sensor
Inventor: SAKAKIBARA TOSHIKAZU
IPC: G01C19/00
Filed: 1999-03-29
Abstract: A technique for determining a gyro zero voltage is provided. A gyroscope ("gyro") 19 is installed in an automobile as a component of an on-board navigation system. The gyro 19 outputs a voltage representing an angular velocity of the vehicle. The gyro 19 output voltage representing zero angular velocity ("gyro zero voltage") is determined by first determining when the vehicle is stationary based upon the amount of noise in the output voltage of the gyro 19. When the vehicle is determined to be stationary, the gyro zero voltage is measured.
Patent GB-2348958-A (GB)
Title: Pressure sensitive piezo-resistive transducer
Inventor: FAWCETT NIGEL PHILIP HAROLD
IPC: G01L23/22
Filed: 1999-04-15
Abstract: A pressure sensitive piezo-resistive transducer comprises a substrate (11), a layer of a piezo-resistive material (12), spaced electrodes (13 and 14) in contact with the piezo-resistive material (12); and an encapsulating layer (15) over the piezo-resistive material (12), the piezo-resistive material (12) having closed pores in sufficient quantity that the porosity of the layer is within the range 30% to 65%, preferably between 40% and 50%. The transducer may be mounted in a spark plug to enable combustion pressure sensing in an internal combustion engine.
Patent GB-2350174-A (GB)
Title: Mitigating the effects of explosions
Inventor: THOMPSON DOUGLAS
IPC: F42D5/045
Filed: 1999-05-21
Abstract: A method and apparatus for mitigating the effects of explosions using medium expansion aqueous foam having an air to water ratio of between 10:1 and 1000:1.
Patent GB-2338270-A (GB)
Title: Edge coated soft gasket
Inventor: DEMPSEY DENNIS M
IPC: F16J15/12
Filed: 1999-06-07
Abstract: A soft gasket material having two opposed facial surfaces and an edge that is substantially perpendicular to those surfaces has a coating on the edge. The coating has a thickness 4(B) measured along a line extending directly from the edge at its centre point to the coat's outer surface. The coating further covers the edge from face to face and extends past at least one corner of the edge by protruding length 3(A) effective to form a barrier against the passage of fluids onto the face of the gasket. In coatings where the protruding portion is not supported by the gasket face, the ratio of protruding length A: thickness B is at least about 0.8, protruding length A is at least about 4 mils, and thickness B is at least about 3 mils. In coatings where the protruding portion is supported by the gasket face over a distance 6,8(C), the ratio of protruding lengths (A): thickness (B) can be at least about 0.6, protruding length (A) can be at least about 3 mils, and thickness (B) can be at least about 2 mils.
Patent GB-2340686-A (GB)
Title: A bidirectional open-drain bus driver in a television receiver
Inventor: BENFORD ANDREW
IPC: G06F13/40
Filed: 1999-07-23
Abstract: Reverse data transmission in a bidirectional open-drain bus driver is inhibited by use of clocked multiplexers 23,24 which direct a non-asserted high logic input 35,27 to one of the drivers 42,44 when the other driver is active. The OR gates 50,52 prevent lock-up by inhibiting both drivers when the buses 16 and 17 are both being pulled low by external devices. The bus 16 may be a microprocessor controlled bus in a television receiver, and the branch bus 17 may be coupled to a tuner. The buses may be isolated by a control signal 22 from a register (19,figure1) which is loaded under microprocessor control. The register may acknowledge commands from the microprocessor via the line 21. The technique may be applied to wired-AND and wired-OR buses.
Patent GB-2355027-A (GB)
Title: Demountable wall
Inventor: LAUBSCHER ALAN TREVOR
IPC: E04C1/39
Filed: 1999-10-06
Abstract: A wall, e.g. for a garden feature, comprises blocks formed with through holes 5 for the receipt of calibrated rods 1 which are driven into the ground and protrude from a laid course of bricks a sufficient distance to receive a given number of further courses. The blocks may have end-and top- spacers 6,7, respectively, and blocks for the top course may have blind bores so as to present a plain upper surface.
Patent GB-2344704-A (GB)
Title: Test fixture for testing backplanes
Inventor: WHEEL KEVIN M
IPC: G01R31/02
Filed: 1999-10-29
Abstract: A test fixture comprises a translator fixture 15 and a guide block 50 or probe plate (122, Fig 7). The translator fixture has a plurality of spaced apart translator plates 26, 28, 30, 32 which support a plurality of translator pins 22. The guide block or probe plate is rigidly attached to the top plate 26 of the translator fixture and has a plurality of spring probes (60, Fig 3, or 134, 136, Fig 7) extending through holes it. A grid base 10 below the translator fixture is connected to the device under test 16 through the translator pins and the spring probes. The test fixture can be used for testing backplanes or populated circuit boards - the guide block 50 or the tall probes 134 allow the probes to be inserted inside a shrouded connector 52.
Patent GB-2355996-A (GB)
Title: Post support socket
Inventor: RABBITTS GEORGE
IPC: E04H12/22
Filed: 1999-11-03
Abstract: A post support comprising an open top socket (5) fixed to the upper end of a leg (6) which is arranged to be driven downwardly into the ground and at least one insert (9) which is arranged to be inserted downwardly between the upper edge of a side wall of the socket and a post (8) resting within the socket, and driven down between the wall and the post.
Patent HU-T61269-A (HU)
Title: Insect repellents comprising n-aryl and n-cycloalkyl neoalkaneamide
Inventor: STELTENKAMP ROBERT J
IPC: C11D9/30
Filed: 1992-02-18
Abstract: N-monosubstituted neoalkanamides of 11 to 14 carbon atoms wherein the substituent on the amide nitrogen is cyclic (aromatic or cycloaliphatic, such as aryl or cycloalkyl) and of at least five carbon atoms, have been discovered to be insect repellent, providing that any aromatic substituent is unsubstituted at the ortho position and that when the neoalkanoyl moiety is pivaloyl the total number of carbon atoms in the N-cyclic neoalkanamide is at least 12. Such neoalkanamides are useful as repellents against cockroaches, including American, German and Oriental cockroaches, and are also effective against mosquitoes (both Anopheles and Aedes), black flies and carpenter ants, and to some extent against deer ticks. They may be applied to areas, locations and items which are desirably to be kept free of such insects, with applications being direct or of solutions or emulsions thereof, preferably by spraying, or in detergent compositions or other products to be applied to such areas, etc. Because the described neoalkanamides are desirably substantive to surfaces and are usually in liquid state, they give long lasting repellency to such areas, etc., and tests have shown them to be sufficiently long lasting.
Patent HU-T61802-A (HU)
Title: Process for producing inorganic carbon-products
Inventor: BAYER MICHAEL
IPC: C08K3/00
Filed: 1992-06-16
Abstract: In a ceramic or powder-metallurgical molding composition which contains waxes as binders, the addition of an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, optionally in combination with an organic peroxide and an azo ester and crosslinking of the binder, leads to an improvement in the dimensional stability and the dewaxing of injection-molded moldings.
Patent HU-T65525-A (HU)
Title: Process for preparation of piperidyl-methyl-substituted chromane derivatives and pharmaceuticals containing them
Inventor: JUNGE BODO
IPC: A61P25/04
Filed: 1992-12-09
Abstract: Piperidylmethyl-substituted chroman derivatives can be prepared by first reacting appropriate chromancarboxylic acid derivatives, optionally with prior activation, with the cyclic amines and then reducing the carbonyl group, or reacting methylchroman compounds directly with the cyclic amines. The piperidylmethyl-substituted chroman derivatives can be employed as active compounds in medicaments, in particular for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system.