baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2118115-A (GB)
Title: Flexible cover for vehicles
Inventor: TAYLOR COLIN JOHN
IPC: B60J11/00
Filed: 1982-01-05
Abstract: A flexible cover for motor cycles, other vehicles, or other objects comprises a flexible waterproof sheet; a roller to which one end of the sheet is secured, and from and about which the sheet can respectively be rolled and unrolled; a holder in which the roller is journaled; and means to secure one end of the unrolled sheet to an end region, for example to the handlebar, of a motor cycle or other object to be covered. The sheet is so sized and shaped that, when secured to the object and unrolled, it exhibits opposed side flaps which hang from the central region of the sheet to provide at least partial protection for each side of the covered object. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2095687-A (GB)
Title: A device for continuous polymerisation
IPC: C08F2/00
Filed: 1982-03-12
Abstract: A device for continuously polymerising monomers, comprises a reactor (1) having a supply line (6) for monomers in its upper part and an outlet (3) for polymers in its lower part and at least one screw conveyor (7) for outlet of the polymers from the reactor. The screw conveyor makes it possible to achieve an optimum residence time of the reaction media in the reactor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2110919-A (GB)
Title: Plastics material heel-taps for synthetic footwear soles
Inventor: PERUGINI ANTONIO
IPC: A43B/
Filed: 1982-05-12
Abstract: A plastics material heel-tap comprises a tread part (2) and a spigot part (3), the tread part (2) being provided with at least one hole (8), passing from the bottom surface to the top surface thereof and allowing the escape of plastics material from beneath the tread part when such material is moulded round the spigot to form the heel body.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2098663-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in gear pumps and motors
IPC: F04C15/00
Filed: 1981-10-28
Abstract: Improvements in pumps and motors of the gear type. The gear elements (10, 11) are arranged within the pumps or motor housing so that the ends or the tips (10a, 11a) of the teeth are spaced out of fluid sealing relationship and not pressed into the surrounding chamber wall (22) on the low pressure side (20) of the housing. Rigid sealing members (23) of limited circumferential extend having a curved sealing surface (24) and planar support and side wall surfaces are seated in a recess in the housing at the high pressure side (21) of the gears for the purpose of providing a fluid seal between the tips of the teeth in a limited region adjacent the opening in the housing which is at higher pressure. The sealing members are positioned in a recess in the housing and are configured to be resistant to bending and movement. The sole support for the shoes is provided by planar surfaces (15a) on the side pressure plates (15).
Patent GB-2110498-A (GB)
Title: Laser telecommunications system
Inventor: SMITH DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: H04B10/299
Filed: 1982-07-12
Abstract: The output of a spectrum stabilised transmitting laser (5, 15) is angle modulated by a signal to be transmitted and is coupled to a monomode optical fibre link (8). A second spectrum stabilised laser (10, 15) is located at the other end of the link. Each laser is arranged so that it can be injection locked by a signal received from the other so that it can oscillate in synchronism with the other laser. This arrangement provides a bi- directional link. Also disclosed is a demodulator for demodulating angle modulated optical signals. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2108054-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for rescuing the crew of a ship or sea- platform
Inventor: AUBERTY MICHEL
IPC: B63C9/00
Filed: 1982-09-24
Abstract: A submersible lifeboat 7 is equipped with ballast means and is situated inside an immersed tunnel 5 provided at the front with an ejectable door 6, and connected via a shaft 7 with the decks 1a-d of the ship or of the platform. The lifeboat rests on a supporting structure which slides on horizontal rails to come out of the tunnel. The lifeboat is secured to the structure by means permitting to measure the buoyancy which buoyancy can be adjusted by the ballast means. The buoyancy is just positive to enable the lifeboat to track slowly to the surface away from the vessel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2108818-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for testing cigarettes in groups
Inventor: GREEN ROBERT JAMES
IPC: A24C5/34
Filed: 1982-10-14
Abstract: A cigarette packing machine with a plurality of passageways leading form a hopper, includes an ends testing device (16, 16a) for individual cigarettes, so that faulty cigarettes can be rejected from the hopper before the cigarettes are ejected in groups at the bottom of the passageways (2). Leading from the hopper are two channels (6, 8) feeding each of the passageways. In one embodiment of the invention cigarettes are held up for ends testing in alternate channels by suction ports (14) formed in inclined surfaces leading to each passageway. in a second embodiment a set of horizontal reciprocating wires (30, 32) acts as an escapement mechanism. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2130268-A (GB)
Title: Mesh panel formwork
Inventor: MARTIN NORMAN GEOFFREY
IPC: E04B1/00
Filed: 1982-11-12
Abstract: Buildings are constructed from prefabricated panels comprising a metal frame (20) infilled with metal mesh (18). These panels are bolted into long structural members (42, 48) at top and bottom. The bottom structural members (42) may have downwardly projecting joggles (44) by means of which they are concreted into the foundations. When the prefabricated parts have been built up the resulting open structure is coated with concrete. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2130072-A (GB)
Title: Shoe sole structure having controlled slippage
Inventor: DIAMANT FREDERICK J
IPC: A43B13/40
Filed: 1982-11-13
Abstract: An insole comprises a sock lining layer (22), a foam layer (24) and a backer layer (26), the peripheries of said layers being secured together and slippage between the sock lining (22) and the foam layer (24) being controlled by stitching in the form of a closed loop (30) wholly disposed at the location adapted to support a ball of a foot. The loop stitching (30) has two extensions (32, 34) each extending from one end of the loop to the periphery (28) of said layers at a location between the heel end of the layers and said one end of said loop. The stitching may be by heat-sealing, ultrasonic or thread stitching. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2109884-A (GB)
Title: Brake booster
Inventor: OAKES KEITH NEVILLE
IPC: B60T13/57
Filed: 1982-11-15
Abstract: A vehicle brake booster has a housing (1) from which protrudes an axial extension (3) through which extends a control rod (5) adapted for connection to a pedal or the like, the extension serving to provide a communication between atmosphere and the housing. A silencer device (9) surrounds the rod within the extension and has an external surface engaging around the internal surface of the extension and at least one uninterrupted through opening (11) formed therein extending in a direction generally longitudinally of the rod to provide an air flow passage through the device. One annular opening around the rod or several parallel cylindrical openings may be provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2124826-A (GB)
Title: Amorphous semiconductor materials
Inventor: CANNELLA VINCENT
IPC: H01L31/20
Filed: 1983-04-25
Abstract: Wide band gap p-type amorphous silicon alloys having increased conductivities contain oxygen as a band gap increasing element. Other band gap increasing elements such as carbon can also be incorporated in minor amounts. The alloys also incorporate at least one density of states reducing element such a fluorine and/or hydrogen. The compensating or altering element and other elements such as a p-type dopant boron can be added during deposition by glow discharge decomposition. Incorporation of oxygen in concentrations of one to thirty percent results in band gaps of 1.7eV to greater than 2.0eV. For a given band gap, the present alloys exhibit conductivities substantially greater than prior wide band gap p amorphous silicon alloys incorporating carbon alone as a band gap increasing element. The wide band gap p amorphous silicon alloys are particularly useful in photoresponsive devices. A p-i-n photovoltaic cell comprises a back reflector 114, a wideband gap P+ type layer 116, a thick intrinsic layer 118 and an N+ type layer 120 topped with a transparent conductive oxide 122; a grid electrode 124 and an antireflection layer 126. Bandgap reducing elements such as Ge, Sn, or Pb may be incorporated in the intrinsic layer 118 and a graded bandgap structure may be produced. The positions of the P+ and N+ type layers may be intercharged (Fig. 5) and a pair of cells may be stacked in a tandem configuration (Fig. 6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2128154-A (GB)
Title: Reducing resistance to the advance of a nautical vessel
Inventor: SAIZ MANUEL MUNOZ
IPC: B63H1/38
Filed: 1983-09-23
Abstract: The disclosure concerns various arrangements for reducing resistance to the advance of a nautical vessel through water. An element 1 external to the hull of the vessel has flotation capacity for supporting at least part of the weight of the vessel. The external element may have external projections 2 so that upon rotating, the external element moves the vessel. Alternatively, a plurality of the external elements are supported on a hub or a belt for themselves being moved by their support through the water, thereby for moving the vessel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2148696-A (GB)
Title: A child's bib
Inventor: CORBETT IZA PRISCILLA
IPC: A41B13/10
Filed: 1983-10-29
Abstract: A child's bib comprises a sheet (10) which may be of a paper-based material and has an opening (12) through which a child's head may be passed. Areas (15, 16) of pressure sensitive adhesive allow edges of the bib to be secured under a child's arms. An additional area (14) of pressure-sensitive adhesive allows a slit part (13) of the opening (12) to draw together to draw the opening (12) close under the child's chin. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2131590-A (GB)
Title: Controlled visual display device
Inventor: THIRKELL GRAHAM JOHN
IPC: G09G3/24
Filed: 1983-11-18
Abstract: A visual display device having an array of light sources and array of switches, the switches being controlled by latches in accordance with address signals applied to columns of the light sources and data signals applied in parallel to rows of the light sources. These signals are generated by a controller 53 having memories 38, 40 operating in conjunction with a micro-processors 34. The controller is addressable by an external microprocessor for programming sequential displays of different light patterns on array of light sources. The latches may additionally provide the switching function. A number of columns or arrays of light sources are controlled by a common controller 53. The light sources may include a triad of coloured lights. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2134899-A (GB)
Title: Cyclopentene derivatives and process for preparing the same
Inventor: GERO STEPHAN
IPC: C07C45/29
Filed: 1983-11-25
Abstract: Useful as intermediates for preparing prostanoic acid derivatives having an oxygen atom in the 13- position are the cyclopentene derivatives represented by the general formula:   <IMAGE> in which R represents a hydroxy- protecting group of the formula -CH2R1 in which R1 represents an aryl or aralkyl radical, B represents   <IMAGE> and A is such that: - when B represents   <IMAGE> A represents   <IMAGE> - when B represents   <IMAGE> A represents   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2132935-A (GB)
Title: Method for manufacturing containers
Inventor: MACLAUGHLIN DONALD N
IPC: B29D22/00
Filed: 1984-01-04
Abstract: A method of forming a container 101 for packaging liquid products, said container having a barrier against gas transmission through the wall thereof, which method comprises forming from a thermoplastic material a top section 103 having closure means and a cylindrical wall section 105; forming a cylindrical body section 102 from a laminated thermoplastic material having at least one layer of a strong plastic to which is adhered to least one layer of barrier plastic; forming a circular container bottom 104 from a thermoplastic plastic, said top section, body section, and bottom being formed of spin-weld- compatible material; and spin-welding said top section 103 and said bottom 104 to said body section 102 at 113 and 112. The container may be a bottle as shown, or else a can. The top section 103 and bottom 104 may be formed by injection moulding or by thermoforming and the body section 102 may be made by coextension or blow- moulding. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2136492-A (GB)
Title: Lockable twist fastener
Inventor: KNOOP FRANZ-JOSEF
IPC: E05B17/04
Filed: 1984-03-12
Abstract: A door comprises an outer wall 20 and an inner wall 21 having seated therebetween an assembly block 22 to which a cylinder lock 23 is secured. The door is arranged to close an aperture in a apparatus wall 36. The cylinder lock 23 has a lock cylinder 28 extending beyond the outer wall 20 so that a key 30 can be introduced into the lock cylinder 28. Location of the key rotates a catch pivot pin 33 arranged to co-operate with a retaining cam 35 in the apparatus wall 36 so that a toggle 34 on the pin 33 can be locked to the retaining cam by a quarter revolution of the catch pivot pin 33. In this way a secure quick-acting catch is achieved. A toggle element is described for the lock cylinder which allows the conversion of 180 DEG  rotating movement of the cylinder lock to be converted into a quarter turn of currently used quick-acting catches.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2137320-A (GB)
Title: Pressure-limiting valve
Inventor: GRAU EBERHARD
IPC: B60T11/34
Filed: 1984-03-30
Abstract: A pressure-limiting valve for pressurised-air brake installations of motor vehicles has a housing (1) and a control piston (11), arranged with limited sliding mobility therein, which, with the housing (1) or with a part (7) connected thereto, forms a valve (32,33) for the pressure limitation and is loaded by a spring (12) adjustable in its force. A safety valve (17) for the controlled pressurised air, which is loaded by a spring (21), is further provided. The safety valve (17) exhibits a hollow, externally cylindrically limited housing (18), by which it is mounted to be stationary on the housing (1) of the pressure-limiting valve and projects into the region of movement of the control piston (11). The control piston (11) exhibits a bore (15) in the piston head (14) and is guided on the housing (18) of the safety valve (17) through the intermediary of a seal element (16). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141315-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of vegetable pastas
Inventor: HSU JAU YANN
IPC: A23L7/109
Filed: 1984-04-04
Abstract: A process for the preparation of a vegetable pasta characterized in that a composition comprising a seed or tuberous vegetable in particulate form and, based on the total weight of the composition, from 0.1 to 4% by weight of sodium or potassium alginate or a mixture thereof, from 0.1 to 4% by weight of propylene glycol alginate and from 0 to 75% by weight of starch, is mixed with an amount of water sufficient to moisten the composition and render it extrudable, extruded into a pasta shape and finally dried, with proviso that at least 10% by weight of starch must be present when a high protein vegetable or potato powder is used.
Patent GB-2140600-A (GB)
Title: Computing device for fast fourier transform
Inventor: TANAKA YOSHIAKI
IPC: G06F17/14
Filed: 1984-05-02
Abstract: A computing device for fast Fourier transform capable of shortening operation time so much that the operation time may be regarded as real time. Input data A, B are classified into first two types which do not require multiplication by a phase rotation factor W
 and second two types which require the multiplication. Paying attention to the periodical appearance of a phase rotation factor, the system sequentially predicts phase rotation factors to thereby effectively perform butterfly operations, A+BW
. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2142225-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent wipe
Inventor: HAQ ZIA
IPC: A61L15/00
Filed: 1984-06-25
Abstract: A reusable highly absorbent article, for example a cloth or towel for mopping up household spillages, comprises a substrate carrying a pressure-sensitive polymeric material capable of absorbing, retaining, releasing and reabsorbing large volumes of of water or electrolyte. The polymer is preferably the sulphonation product of a high-void-volume styrene polymer prepared by polymerisation of a high-internal-phase emulsion.
Patent GB-2143791-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for transferring a batch of upright flat long-keeping biscuits, cakes and the like
Inventor: WECKEND EBERHARD
IPC: B65G47/90
Filed: 1984-07-05
Abstract: Apparatus for transferring a batch of upright flat long-keeping biscuits, cakes and the like from a feeder belt into the receiving pockets 1 of a wrapping wheel by means of a pusher-slide reciprocatingly mounted on a cam controlled lever mechanism has means for centrally aligning the batch of long-keeping biscuits, cakes or the like and comprising centring levers 10a, 10b which laterally engage the ends of the long-keeping biscuits, cakes or the like, both centring levers being connected in driving manner through a spring-loaded positioning member to an electromagnet 13 switchable by a limit switch responding to the location of the pusher-slide. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2148122-A (GB)
Title: Process for stimulating induction of bone formation and stimulation of bone regeneration by artificially perforated bone matrix
Inventor: GENDLER DR EL
IPC: A61B17/80
Filed: 1984-09-25
Abstract: This invention is related to a process of encouraging induction of bone formation and stimulation of bone regeneration by bone matrix. The invention involves forming a plurality of perforations in a bone or bone matrix (14) prior to the implantation of same. These perforations facilitate the ingrowth of cells and blood vessels after the implantation of bone matrix and produce a significant increase in the ability of bone matrix to induce bone formation and stimulate bone regeneration. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2169884-A (GB)
Title: Marshalling apparatus
Inventor: LANE STUART SIDNEY
IPC: B65G35/00
Filed: 1985-01-17
Abstract: A marshalling unit for presenting a series of filled packs (10) to a station at which the packs require to be precisely located, whilst not allowing them to touch each other at any time, comprises a series of freely-rotatable, overlapping star wheels (30, 32) arranged on axis lying in a common plane parallel to the conveyor (12) carrying the packs. The star wheels engage the packs by camming action, each pack always being engaged by two star wheels. Over-run is prevented by suitable dampers associated with individual star wheels. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2155553-A (GB)
Title: Fluid transfer and fluid dispensers
Inventor: GRUNDY IAN TOWNSEND
IPC: B67D1/12
Filed: 1985-03-06
Abstract: Beer and lager barrels 10 and 14 supply dispensers 12, 112 and 16, 116, 216 respectively. A prime mover 18 operates to tend to withdraw air from a manifold 20, which is connected to the upper part of each dispenser by a valve 22. On start up, with the dispensers empty, each valve 40 and 24 is closed, and the valves 22 and 28 opened. Air is evacuated from the manifold 20, from the dispensers and from the pipes 30 and 32 leading to the barrels. The atmospheric pressure in the barrels causes the beer and lager to rise and fill the dispensers with a quantity of liquid accurately determined by the size of the dispensers. As the dispensers become full, the valves 22 and 28 are closed. When dispensing the drinks, the valves 24 are opened, automatically causing valves 40 to open and allow pressurised gas into the dispenser to force the liquid out through the valve 24. When the valve 24 is closed, the valve 40 is also closed and the dispenser can be refilled as previously described. In alternative embodiments, the liquid is raised in stages (Fig. 2), and the dispenser may comprise a separable container, eg. a drinking glass (Figs. 4-7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2160635-A (GB)
Title: Regulating valve for radiators
Inventor: BEDNARSKY KURT
IPC: F24D19/10
Filed: 1985-05-02
Abstract: Regulating valve for radiators to control flow of a heating medium through the latter, has an electromechanical drive for such control and a temperature- dependent electronic control device spacially separated from one another. The electronic control device (34) is arranged in one part (2) of a two-part housing, the second part of which (1) is fastened to the radiator and contains the electromagnetic drive which may be a servo-motor (24) which, via a control member (13), adjusts the regulating-valve body (19) controlling heating medium through the radiator. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2174824-A (GB)
Title: Control systems for gas turbine engines
Inventor: CANTWELL HUGH FRANCIS
IPC: F02C9/18
Filed: 1985-05-08
Abstract: The invention simplifies arrangements for controlling on/off control valves (21 to 24) in a gas turbine engine by means of an electronic control unit (27) coupled to a fluid servo power system (31). Essentially, a servo valve (33) controlled by the electronic control unit (27) temporarily connects the servo power system (31) to a source (41) of high pressure air, thereby passing a pulse of high pressure air to a motor driven multiplex valve (35), which again is actuated by signals from the electronic control unit (27). The multiplex valve (35) is utilised to distribute each pressure pulse as it arrives to any one of a number of control valves (21 to 24) as designated by the electronic control unit (27). The pressure pulses operate the control valves into their 'on' or 'off' positions as the case may be, the control valves being of the latching type (Figure 3, not shown) so that each stays in the position to which a pressure pulse has driven it until the next pressure pulse arrives. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2167002-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of optical cables
Inventor: KETTERINGHAM TERENCE ALEXANDER
IPC: B29C48/06
Filed: 1985-10-23
Abstract: In order to feed water blocking or hydrogen absorbing powder into an integral optical cable of the type where one or more optical fibres (2) are loosely enclosed within at least one of a plurality of longitudinally extending closed channels (3) formed in an extrudate, the powder is fed into the narrow delivery tubes (10) which feed the fibres through the extruder and into the channels. The powder (13) is fed through the delivery tubes by an impelling means which may be either a vibrator (15), or a rotating hollow screw means which surrounds the fibre (2) within the tube (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2169712-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus to generate angular velocity signals by magnetic recording and playback
Inventor: WOLFINGER JOHN FOSTER
IPC: G01P3/487
Filed: 1986-01-08
Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining a repetitive signal from a rotating shaft, wherein the repetition rate of the signal is proportional to rotational speed of the shaft. In a preferred embodiment, an electromagnetic probe is spaced proximate the rotating shaft and energized for a predetermined interval at a repetitive rate equal to a multiple of shaft rotation speed in order to record discrete regions of magnetization, the number of which is independent of shaft rotation speed, on the surface of the shaft. The probe is then de-energized and used as a sensor to detect playback pulses generated from the magnetised portion of the rotating shaft. The repetition rate of playback pulses is indicative of instantaneous angular velocity of the shaft. Alternatively, a separate record and playback electromagnetic probe made be used, and recording and playback may be continuous. <IMAGE>