baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2317183-A (GB)
Title: (Indanyl-azo)-(triazinylamino)-naphthol-sulphonic acids, free of fibre-reactive groups, as colourants for ink jet inks
Inventor: TALLANT NEIL ANTONY
IPC: C09B43/40
Filed: 1997-09-01
Abstract: Compounds of the Formula (1) and salts thereof are provided: wherein: ```B is an optionally substituted indanyl group; ```J is a group of the Formula (2):   ```R 1 is H or optionally substituted alkyl; ```n is an integer from 0 to 3; ```L 1 and L 2 each independently is a group of the formula -OR 2 ; -SR 2 or -NR 2 R 3 ; wherein R 2 and R 3 each independently is H; optionally substituted alkyl; optionally substituted cycloalkyl; optionally substituted alkenyl; optionally substituted aryl; optionally substituted aralkyl; a heterocyclic group; or R 2 and R 3 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a 5 or 6 membered ring; ```or optionally R 2 and/or R 3 each independently is or contains a flexibly spaced amine; ```the compound of Formula (1) being free from fibre-reactive groups. Also claimed are inks containing a compound of Formula (1), a method of ink jet printing and a substrate printed using the inks.
Patent GB-2318266-A (GB)
Title: Driving a mobile X-ray apparatus
Inventor: PELLEGRINO ANTHONY JOSEPH
IPC: A61B6/00
Filed: 1994-11-07
Abstract: The carriage (12, fig. 1) of a mobile X-ray unit (10, fig. 1) is moved by application of force on a force sensing handle 200 engaged with the carriage by two strain gauge assemblies 210, 212. These assemblies provide signals 244, 252 to motor drive control circuits 195, 197 which drive motors 176, 174 to control independently the direction and magnitude of two driven wheels (17, 178, fig. 7), according to the force applied to handle 200 relative to the carriage. Resilient material 222 and apertures 220, 230 allow the beams 216, 226 of strain gauge assemblies 210, 212 to deflect when in contact with the apertures, but prevent over-deflection, and resilient material 222 also biases handle 200 to a neutral position. Should the carriage strike an obstruction, a bumper (260, fig. 1) at the front of the carriage actuates a safety cutoff switch 262 to prevent further forward motion of drive motors 174, 176 through control circuits 195, 197.
Patent GB-2329790-A (GB)
Title: Maintaining information concerning subscriber terminals within a call routing system of a telecommunications system
Inventor: THOMPSON JONATHAN ANDREW
IPC: H04Q3/00
Filed: 1997-09-25
Abstract: The present invention provides a call routing system having a plurality of management modules, at least one of said management modules being used to route calls to or from subscriber terminals of a telecommunications system, and at least two of said management modules maintaining a database containing records relating to said subscriber terminals. The call routing system further comprises an interface mechanism for synchronising the databases maintained by the at least two management modules, the interface mechanism comprising a first database manager for receiving information about modifications made to the database maintained by a first management module, and a first communications element, responsive to the first database manager, to employ a communications protocol to send a change message to a second communications element associated with a second management module maintaining the database. The change message incorporates the modifications made to the database. Further, a second communications element is provided for employing the communications protocol to receive the change message and generate update information, and a second database manager is provided for receiving the update information from the second communications element and updating the database using that update information.
Patent GB-2331781-A (GB)
Title: A glazing strip end cap
Inventor: ALLPORT BRIAN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: E06B3/58
Filed: 1997-11-28
Abstract: A glazing assembly includes a glazing strip 15 cut from a length of material having a protective surface coating such that due to the cutting the end surfaces of the glazing strip lack the protective coating. The glazing strip 15 extends outwardly and downwardly over the front edge 14A of the horizontal limb 14 of a window frame and has an end cap 22 fitted to each end to protect the cut ends. Each end cap has opposite sidewalls 30A, 30B defining an outwardly and downwardly extending channel receiving the respective end of the glazing strip. Each end cap further comprises a vertical flange 36 extending downwardly below the channel 30 for blocking the open end of the glazing strip 15 where it extends forwardly of the front edge 20A of the adjacent vertical limb 20 of the frame.
Patent GB-2320530-A (GB)
Title: Preloaded plain bearing for a steering column
Inventor: PROVENCE MARC
IPC: F16C27/06
Filed: 1997-12-03
Abstract: A bearing which runs without clearance and in which any wear is retrofitted automatically comprises a bush 3 lined with low friction material, having an axial split 5, and surrounded by an elastic element 4. The element exerts a force on the bush acting to close the axial split, and may comprise an elastomeric crown provided with a bead located in the split or a number of spaced peripheral bosses; a shaped tube of alternating concave and convex portions; or spring means such as a pair of circlips. The low friction material may comprise PTFE, polyacetal or PEEK.
Patent GB-2332939-A (GB)
Title: Testing fluid valves
Inventor: ESSAM DEREK MARK
IPC: F16K37/00
Filed: 1998-01-02
Abstract: A testing apparatus for a valve (10) of a type controlled by a piston (15) in a cylinder (14), the piston being moved between a first position in which the valve is open and a second position in which the valve is closed, comprises means to supply gas at a first higher pressure to one side of the piston to maintain the valve in the first position. Means are provided to reduce the gas pressure on the one side of the piston from the first, higher pressure to a lower pressure, and to then seal the one side of the piston so that gas may not pass to or from that side of the piston. Means are also provided to then pass gas at a second higher pressure to the opposite side of the piston to urge the piston to move from the first position to a third position intermediate the first, and second positions.
Patent GB-2321968-A (GB)
Title: Seismic data processing method
Inventor: NAVILLE CHARLES
IPC: G01V1/42
Filed: 1998-02-03
Abstract: A method of seismic prospecting which can be used to spatially locate and separate geological events, such as reflected and refracted waves or P (longitudinal) and S (shear) waves, and calculate their dip and direction of dip. Use is made of multi-axis seismic sensors arranged in a borehole. The data generated by each component of the multiple axial sensor is assigned further data designating its orientation in space. The data from each multi-axis sensor is then further processed in parallel so that, from among the waves received (polarised waves in particular) at each multiple axis sensor, those whose direction of polarisation is parallel with the direction of propagation may be selected. The detectors are generally three axial and the source can be located either on the surface, in the same or in another borehole. The advantages are that directions from which polarised waves come can be determined, the source position can be found and seismic events can be located in space.
Patent GB-2334959-A (GB)
Title: Conducting polymers
Inventor: SAGE IAN CHARLES
IPC: C08F12/26
Filed: 1998-03-05
Abstract: Polymers of Formula I are provided which may be incorporated in organic compositions for use as electrically conducting and electronically active materials. The compositions may be used in semiconductor devices such as organic light emitting diodes and photorefractive devices: wherein A, B and C are independently selected from phenyl and substituted phenyl wherein the substituents are independently selected from C 1  - C 8  alkyl, C 1  - C 8  alkoxy, C 1  - C 8  dialkylamino wherein the alkyl groups may be the same or different, diarylamino wherein the aryl groups may be the same or different, diarylaminophenyl and C 1  - C 8  alkylaryl amino wherein aryl shall be taken to denote a phenyl or naphthyl group optionally substituted with one C 1  - C 8  alkyl or alkoxy group; and n = 3 to 10,000.
Patent GB-2341446-A (GB)
Title: Navigational instrument
Inventor: REYNOLDS PERRY BOWDEN
IPC: G09B29/10
Filed: 1998-05-27
Abstract: A navigational instrument comprising a base plate 1, which acts as a holder for miniaturised maps, charts, guides or the like; a magnifying lens or lenses 5; a rotatable transparent disc 3 having one or more parallel lines and marked with 360 degree bearing increments; and means 4 for supporting the lens at a suitable distance from the maps, charts, guides or the like, which may be telescopic or collapsible. A navigational compass may be conveniently attached to the base.
Patent GB-2337906-A (GB)
Title: Transmitting multimedia packet data using a contention-resolution process
Inventor: CREEDON TADHG
IPC: H04L12/413
Filed: 1998-05-28
Abstract: A method of operating a repeater for a packet-based data transmission system wherein the repeater has a receiving port associated with a buffer whereby packets received at the port are temporarily stored before they are onwardly transmitted and wherein the repeater performs a contention resolution process such that if an attempted onward transmission of a packet is prevented by virtue of contention with a prior or an existing transmission, a subsequent attempt at transmission of that packet is delayed for a time (e.g. up to 10 interframe gaps) which is likely to substantially greater than a selected minimum time. The method comprises examining a received packet to determine whether the packet is a multi-media packet; and giving the packet a higher priority in the contention resolution process such that if the packet is not transmitted onwardly owing to contention with a prior transmission, a fresh attempt at transmission of the packet is made on the expiry of the selected minimum time, e.g. a single interframe gap.
Patent GB-2323741-A (GB)
Title: Transmission cable equalisation in video security/surveillance system
Inventor: RHODES SCOTT ANTHONY
IPC: H04N5/77
Filed: 1995-07-26
Abstract: The video security system typically has a plurality of video cameras 70 and a plurality of monitors 24 and/or recorders for displaying and/or recording the output of selected ones of the video cameras. The transmission cable equalisation system 16 acts between a video camera selector 42 and a monitor 24 to equalise signal loss of respective transmission cables between the cameras 70 and the selector 42. A control computer 40 provides a conditioning signal input for the equalisation system for a particular transmission signal route between a particular video camera 70 and the selector 42.
Patent GB-2328655-A (GB)
Title: Full load-share coilspring bogie suspension
Inventor: JAMES ROBERT JOHN
IPC: B60G5/06
Filed: 1998-02-06
Abstract: A full loadshare coilspring bogie suspension comprised of two loadshare beams (3) sitting above four coilsprings (2) atop two axle assemblies (1) of either live axle or independent axle configuration the axles (1) being located to the chassis (6) by 'A' Arms and control rods and suspended by the loadshare beams (3) and coilsprings (2). This loadshare coilspring bogie suspension has improved the level of performance for suspensions of this type as it offers several advances by giving increases in all of the parameters of ride quality, wheel articulation chassis platform stability and reduced chassis torque input, all resulting from the interaction of the loadshare beams (3) with the coilsprings (2).
Patent GB-2342530-A (GB)
Title: Gathering user inputs by speech recognition
Inventor: BANBROOK MICHAEL
IPC: H04M3/428
Filed: 1998-10-07
Abstract: A voice recognition system answers an input telephone call and then reads an Internet web page for use as a template for synthesising speech data to be read to the caller, prompt speech data to be read to the caller to prompt them to make an appropriate response and recognition data to be used by the speech recogniser to analyse received speech signals from the caller to identify the selection or input being specified by the user. The user can be prompted to select one or more hypertext links that will trigger another web page or portion of a web page to be read to the user including its associated inputs. The user inputs may also be options from a drop-down list, free form text or button selections. The control codes within the web page received for these various options are identified and appropriate prompt text and recognition data for each one is generated. Additional navigation recognition data such as a call termination, repeat and review words are included. The data retrieved and recognised by the speech recognition system is relayed to the web page recovered by the system to mimic the action of the web page having been completed using a conventional computer link with a keyboard and mouse selections.
Patent GB-2343167-A (GB)
Title: Lever operated adjustable rowing oar securing means
Inventor: EVANS NORMAN
IPC: B63H16/06
Filed: 1998-10-30
Abstract: A rowing oar or scull button assembly 10 comprises a clamp consisting of first 12 and second 14 clamp parts which in use substantially encircle an oar or scull shaft and two securing means, 32 and 34 each securing adjacent ends of the first and second clamp parts. At least one securing means includes a screw-threaded member 36 and 37 rotatable about a first axis (A1, Fig 3), and a lever 38 and 39 pivotally connected about a second axis (A2, Fig 2) to the threaded member and selectively movable from a first position to at least a second position relative to the threaded member. A threaded portion of the member engages a co-operating threaded portion (30A and 30B, Fig 3) of the second clamp part and a camming surface 44A and 46A of the lever acts to clamp the corresponding adjacent ends of the first and second clamp parts. Rotation of the lever in the first position about the first axis causes tightening of the securing means, while in the second position the securing means is prevented from loosening.
Patent GB-2329929-A (GB)
Title: Strap buckle for bicycle helmets and the like
Inventor: ANSCHER JOSEPH
IPC: A42B3/08
Filed: 1996-06-05
Abstract: A strap buckle for a bicycle helmet or the like is integrally incorporated into either the male member or the female member of a two-piece, side-release buckle. The strap divider includes a main body which receives the pair of straps therethrough, and a rotatable clamping member which can be rotated from a position where the straps are clamped in place to an open position where the straps may be adjusted.
Patent GB-2334080-A (GB)
Title: Pipe threading arrangement
Inventor: DELAFORCE STEPHEN ROBERT
IPC: H02G1/08
Filed: 1999-01-19
Abstract: The arrangement includes a launch body 13 and a parachute 15 within tube 12. The parachute is launched into pipe 2 via slide valve 1 and brings with it a threading cable 19. At a remote location within the pipe 2 the parachute is stopped by a catch arm 8 with an associated cable operated catch finger 5. The parachute is deflated and retrieved by upward pivotting of the finger 5 and ascent of the arm 8 together with the threading cable, via a slide valve into a catch body 4.
Patent GB-2333931-A (GB)
Title: Logical switch set
Inventor: HISCOCK JAMES SCOTT
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 1999-01-22
Abstract: A Logical Switch Set (LSS) 10 is provided comprising two or more switches 12 that act as a single packet forwarding device with specific connection rules. The single packet forwarding device is a single logical unit. The LSS may be used as either a redundant switch set (RSS) or as a Load Sharing Switch Set (LSSS). The maximum throughput of the LSSS increases with each additional switch. A LSSS can only interconnect with the other devices via trunked links that contain at least one physical connection to each switch. The RSS may include a trunk link connection and a resilient link connection.
Patent GB-2334020-A (GB)
Title: Reinforcing member for containers
Inventor: METCALFE WILLIAM MERVYN
IPC: B65D6/36
Filed: 1999-02-02
Abstract: A reinforcing block (15) adapted to fit closely into and extend along joint (10) for example between the floor (12) and wall panel (14) of a container of the type commonly used for bulk food storage and display in supermarkets has an underside surface and rear surface for abutting, respectively, the floor (12) and wall panel (14). The exposed surface (20) of the block extends at approximately 45 between the underside and rear surface forming an obtuse angle with both the wall and floor surfaces. The end portions (24, 24') of the block taper into the joint (10) so that their exposed surfaces form an obtuse angle with the joint. This arrangement enables easy cleaning of the container.
Patent GB-2333405-A (GB)
Title: Grommet
Inventor: OKAZAWA MASANORI
IPC: C10M107/32
Filed: 1997-09-03
Abstract: A grommet which is formed from a self-lubricating rubber and can be fixed by means of a wire such as electric wires and an adhesive tape. The rubber grommet (10) is fixed to the electric wire (14) with the adhesive tapes (12, 12) and inserted into a through hole (22) penetrating through a partition (20) to provide sealing between the electric wire (14) and an inner wall of the through hole (22). Rubber forming the grommet (10) is a self-lubricating rubber containing an only polyalkyl carbonate which is represented by the following chemical formula R 1 -O-CO-O-[CH 2 CH 2 C(CH 3 )HCH 2 CH 2 -O-CO-Ol n  -R 1  where n is an integer of 1 to 8, and R 1  represents (i-C 7 H 15 ).
Patent GB-2349504-A (GB)
Title: Imaging device assembly
Inventor: ERALUOTO MARKKU TAPIO
IPC: G01T1/24
Filed: 1999-07-16
Abstract: A high energy radiation imaging assembly includes a radiation imaging detector including a plurality of image elements 162 from which respective signals may be produced and a plurality of contacts 168 for outputting said signals. A first circuit board 154 is provided which comprises first and second major surfaces, the first major surface supporting the radiation imaging detector and providing support contacts for cooperating with respective contacts of the radiation imaging detector when mounted on the first surface. A second circuit board 158 for supporting electronic circuitry operable for the imaging device tile is also provided, the second circuit board disposed opposing the first circuit board and preferably disposed within the footprint of the first circuit board.
Patent GB-2352612-A (GB)
Title: Nestable drinking cups with swirl means
Inventor: HORNER DAVID
IPC: B65D23/04
Filed: 1999-07-28
Abstract: A drinking cup 1 has a sidewall 3 and an external stacking surface 7 adjacent the bottom wall 2 which rests on an internal stacking shoulder 9 of a like cup, when in nested relationship. There are swirl means 18 on the inside of the bottom wall which provides a rotary mixing of ingredients and water when water is poured into the cup. The swirl means may comprise a radial array of arcuate ribs 20 embossed in the bottom wall 2 and may be disposed centrally about an unembossed central portion 21. They may curl radially outwardly in the same direction and terminate short of the sidewall 3; they may be part spherical, of arcuate cross-section and spaced apart. The cup may have external latching protuberances 15 which engage beneath the external latching protuberances 13 of a like cup. The sidewall 3 may be configured 12 adjacent the external stacking surface 7 and adjacent the internal stacking shoulder 9 so as to provide an interference fit with the sidewall section 8 when in nested relationship.
Patent GB-2342270-A (GB)
Title: Container And Drinking Bowl
Inventor: CHAMBERLAIN PAUL RAYMOND
IPC: A01K7/00
Filed: 1999-08-31
Abstract: A drinking vessel for an animal comprising a main body portion releaseably engageable with a drinking bowl, and preferably wherein the main body portion is substantially circular and, preferably, has a generally radially extending filler neck. The internal contour of the bowl substantially matches the external contour of the main body portion. The body may be filled while the drinking bowl is engaged on the body. The body may be provided with a handle and at least on formation for attachment to a carrying strap or belt.
Patent GB-2343825-A (GB)
Title: X-ray micro-diffraction apparatus comprising a cylindrical surrounding the specimen
Inventor: DOSHO AKIHIDE
IPC: G01N23/20
Filed: 1999-10-26
Abstract: An X-ray micro-diffraction measuring method for detecting X-rays diffracted at a minute portion of a specimen upon irradiating the minute portion with X-rays is disclosed. A cylindrical stimulation type fluorescent member is arranged around the specimen. A sample facet of the specimen is tilted by, for example, 45{ with respect to the stimulation type fluorescent member such that the stimulation type fluorescent member can receive both diffracted X-rays passing along a direction tangential to the sample facet and diffracted X-rays passing along a direction perpendicular to the sample facet. Diffracted X-ray images can be obtained on the stimulation type fluorescent by merely rotating the specimen about only the   F   axis thereof so as to perform the in-plane rotation without a rotation about the   x   axis. By eliminating a rotation about one axis from rotations about two axes for the specimen, it may be possible to avoid a degradation of measurement preciseness due to a crossing error of the two axes. Also, the elimination of the axis mentioned above may cause the structure of the apparatus to be simplified and the time required for the measurement to be shortened.
Patent GB-2341846-A (GB)
Title: Cutout for a cigarette package
Inventor: SCHOCH REINHARD A
IPC: B65D85/10
Filed: 1998-07-06
Abstract: The invention relates to a cutout for a cigarette package, comprising an inner section and an outer cover (4), a front face (12), a rear face, a bottom (6), a lid (8) and lateral sections (16, 18) joined to the front face (12) and the rear face, in addition to a tear-open edge (10). The cigarette pack is characterized in that the lateral sections (16, 18) are provided with pre-creased folding lines (17), which enable the inner section and the outer cover (4) to be folded into a semicircle. The invention also relates to a method for producing a cigarette pack from said cutout.
Patent GB-191225277-A (GB)
IPC: F16B23/00
Abstract: 25,277. Dillon, R. F. Nov. 4. Locking nuts.-A nut 2 with or without screw-threads, and having a cylindrical end portion, is locked bv a spring catch 6 engaging openings in the bolt. The catch is withdrawn by the engagement of the tail 7 with the spanner used for removing the nut. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 19,038/97 and 28,881/97.
Patent GB-191228070-A (GB)
IPC: H03J3/12
Abstract: 28,070. Imray, O., [Compagnie GÚnÚrale Radiotelegraphique]. Dec. 5. Wireless telegraphy.-In a method of tuning a loosely-coupled secondary circuit to the received waves, use is made of the property of an alternating-current circuit, containing a loop circuit having capacity and inductance, whereby the current in the main circuit is reduced to a minimum when the loop circuit is tuned to the frequency of the current. The detector L and telephone T can be connected by a two-way switch N directly to the antenna inductance D, while the secondary circuit B C S E is tuned to the received waves, the best resonance being obtained when the current in the antenna, and consequently in the telephone, is a minimum. The detector and telephone can then be connected to the secondary circuit by the switch N.