baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-948046-A (GB)
Abstract: 948,046. Electric tests. UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION. May 15,1962 [Sept.28, 1961], No.18608/62. Heading G1N. Errors in the lateral position of a first tube disposed within a second tube of different resistivity are measured by applying A.C. to a plurality of coils within the first tube and differentially measuring the impedances of the coils, the A.C. frequency being such that electromagnetic energy from the coils passes through the first tube and is at least partly attenuated by the second tube. Two pairs of coils 16,18 and 20, 22 are connected in two separate bridge circuits to which A.C. is applied alternately for five-second periods, the bridge outputs being synchronously connected through an amplifier to a phase sensitive rectifier, the amplitude and polarity of whose output indicates the magnitude and sense of any change of offset. The bridges may be balanced for concentricity or for a predetermined eccentricity of the tubes. The output amplifier and phase sensitive rectifier may be replaced by an amplifier, whose output indicates amplitude of offset, and a phase detector which indicates sense. A probe assembly for continuous measurements over the length of the tubes has a non-metallic body carrying spring-mounted coil holders of chrome-plated stainless steel. An ultrasonic crystal may be provided at the centre of each coil to eliminate variations in wall thickness from the output.
Patent GB-2290531-A (GB)
Title: Collecting printed products
Inventor: HANSCH EGON
IPC: B65H39/065
Filed: 1995-04-06
Abstract: Folded printed products (10.1, 10.2, 10.3) are deposited in a straddling manner by feeding stations (24.1, 24.2, 24.3) onto rests (18) circulating in a circulating direction (U) along a continuous circulatory path. After being deposited, the second and third printed products (10.2, 10.3) project with a border portion (38', 44') beyond the trailing and leading odge (36, 42), respectively, of the first printed product (10.1). When the printed products (10.1, 10.2, 10.3) are being advanced in the conveying direction (F) by means of drivers (20), which move back and forth, the printed products (10.1, 10.2, 10.3) deposited one upon the other are aligned, interacting with stop elements (26) in the process. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2299752-A (GB)
Title: Demountable armrest assembly for vehicle seat
Inventor: FLANAGAN FRANCIS
IPC: B60N3/00
Filed: 1995-04-13
Abstract: A pair of armrests 1,1' are attached to a frame detachably mounted on the vehicle seat. The rests may be independently tiltable and adjusted vertically and the assembly may also include sockets in the ends of the arms for a tray 23, a rear tray 31, a headrest 43 and pouches 46,47.
Patent GB-2300428-A (GB)
Title: Steel mesh reinforced g.r.p. underground cable chamber
Inventor: GISCOMBE TRUDI
IPC: E02D29/12
Filed: 1995-05-05
Abstract: An underground cable chamber is made of glass fibre reinforced resin and additionally includes a steel mesh which is incorporated while the material is still wet. This allows for the chamber to be drilled for duct and pipe laying with several holes close together without weakening the chamber. The incorporation of the steel mesh also gives the chamber extra load resistance against overhead traffic and side bulging.
Patent GB-2289298-A (GB)
Title: Permanent whipstock
Inventor: DAVIS JOHN PHYLLIP
IPC: E21B7/06
Filed: 1995-05-15
Abstract: A permanent whipstock assembly uses camming pivot arms 15, 18, 21 to secure the whipstock 2 at the desired location within a cased wellbore 9. Camming pivot arms are pivotally attached to the downhole end of a whipstock housing 1 and are further attached to a slip pad 5. Intentionally induced relative movement of the slip pad and the whipstock housing causes the camming pivot arms to pivot in such a manner that slip pad housing 4 and slip pad 5 are forced away from each other and cammed into the cased borehole 9. The assembly is particularly adapted to be lowered through a small diameter and later to be activated and set in a much larger casing or hole diameter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290679-A (GB)
Title: Average RF exposure control
Inventor: LINDELL BO KARL
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 1994-12-14
Abstract: A radio transmitter output power controller which automatically restricts the maximum transmitting time during an averaging time so that the average power (11) remains below an acceptable level. Additionally or alternatively the maximum transmitter output power (13) may be automatically reduced to a lower level if and when a predetermined average power level (11) is approached. A warning signal (19) may be generated to inform a user that the maximum permitted power output (13) is being approached. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2304938-A (GB)
Title: Master and one by one slave synchronisation
Inventor: HO CHEUK FAI
IPC: G04R20/00
Filed: 1995-09-06
Abstract: A master clock 10 is provided to synchronise the real time clocks in individual devices such as computer terminals recording devices, and time clocks. The master clock 10 incorporates a processor and a real time clock and is connected to each of the individual electrical devices in turn. This connection is by way of a cable 13 and a connector 14, or may be a wireless connection. A transmission signal switch 16 is then operated to cause the processor to output a time signal, and the device is synchronised by the time signal to the time determined by the master clock. The time as determined by the master clock is displayed by display 15. The individual device connected to the master generates a return confirmation signal when synchronisation has been effected, which is stored in the master, and receipt of the confirmation signal illuminates a confirmation signal light 17.
Patent GB-2308004-A (GB)
Title: Coin recognition apparatus
Inventor: COMFORT JOHN JERVIS
IPC: G07F1/04
Filed: 1995-12-05
Abstract: In a coin recognition apparatus a coin 7 entering from one of two directions 1A or 1B comes to rest against accept and/or reject gate members 2A and 2B and is stopped from moving whilst it is being measured preferably by a single sensor. According to the result of the measurement either the accept or reject gate opens to allow passage of the coin. Preferably the sensor 3 is aligned to overlap coins of any diameter with its major axis lying along the locus of the centres of different sized coins or at least aligned to gain maximum coverage of the range of different coin sizes. The sensor may be electromagnetic and take measurements at a variety of frequencies. Further tests which may determine optical characteristics of the coin may subsequently be applied to a coin which is assessed as acceptable.
Patent GB-2295945-A (GB)
Title: System for selecting a communication channel
Inventor: SCHELLINGER MICHAEL J
IPC: H04W16/10
Filed: 1995-03-07
Abstract: A system for choosing a communication having an ACRE (117), a radiotelephone (101) and a cordless base station (115). The cordless base station (115) connected to the ACRE (117) by a wireline network (111) and receiving a message (506) authorizing the use of a subset of channels. The cordless base station (115) determining which of the set of channels meets a channel quality criteria and only communicating over a channel, to the radiotelephone (101), if the channel meets the channel quality criteria and is authorized. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2308852-A (GB)
Title: A hoist for roll material surface treatment
Inventor: TSENG SHOU TANG
IPC: C23C22/00
Filed: 1996-01-08
Abstract: A hoist for roll material surface treatment comprises of a lift platform means 20, a securing means 30, a hoist means 40 and a transmission means 50. There are two pairs of spaced bars 42 in the hoist means engageable with two pairs of spaced V-shape blocks 32 in the securing means 30 allowing the hoist means 40 to load or discharge a roll material 60 supported by the lift platform means 20. There are rotary shafts 48 and spaced support beams 47 in the hoist means 40 for suspending the roll material 60 through the central opening thereof. The layers of the upper portion of the roll are compressed together and the layers of the lower portion of the roll are loosely spaced. The roll material 60 is hoisted and immersed in a processing tank 70. When the rotary shafts 48 and the roll material 60 are driven to be rotated by the transmission means 50, the upper portion of the roll material 60 squeezes out the processing liquid while the lower portion allows processing liquid 75 to seep into the gaps and uniformly cover the surface of the roll material 60. Thus roll material 60 can get a uniform surface treatment.
Patent GB-2309142-A (GB)
Title: Drawing three-dimensional objects in computer-aided design systems
Inventor: MORITO MASAO
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 1996-07-16
Abstract: A display screen (1) of a CAD system has three view windows (1a, 1b, 1c) for showing respective top, front, and side views of an object being processed. The operator draws a figure containing a first graphic element (Se1) in one of the view windows (1a) and then defines a first geometry point (P1) in the next view window (1b) by using a cross-hair cursor (3) running across the two adjacent view windows (1a, 1b). The use of the cursor gives some constraint to the selection of the first geometry point with respect to the first graphic element (Se1). Next, the operator defines a second geometry point (P2) also using the cross-hair cursor for constraint, thus creating a second graphic element (Se2) from the first and second geometry points (P1, P2). Based on the first and second graphic elements, a third graphic element is automatically generated and displayed in still another view window (1c). Such a method of drawing a three-dimensional object in a CAD system allows the operator to use two-dimensional drawing techniques.
Patent GB-2307655-A (GB)
Title: Polishing control
Inventor: MATTINGLY WAYNE
IPC: B24B37/005
Filed: 1996-07-17
Abstract: Polishing of waters (20), such as wafers of semiconductive material, is carried out by mounting the water (20) to a carrier (34), and pressing the wafer against a polishing pad (44) carrying a polishing media. An antenna is placed beneath the polishing pad (44) and electrical energization (82) is applied between the carrier assembly and the antenna. The electrical energization preferably includes a direct current bias, but may also include radio frequency carrier infection signal. The noise associated with ionic disassociation is monitored to assess ongoing polishing activity, on a real time basis. Polishing is controlled in response to such monitoring.
Patent GB-2304019-A (GB)
Title: Fishing method
Inventor: HASHEMZADEH KAVOOS
IPC: A01K74/00
Filed: 1996-10-09
Abstract: In a method of fishing, a leading fishing boat 2 tows a trailing fishing boat 4. An open tapered net 8 has its larger end attached to leading boat 2 and its smaller end attached to a pipe 22 connected to trailing boat 4. The fish entering net 8 are directed to pipe 22. Leading boat 2 travels at a velocity "v" such that the kinetic energy 1/2 mv 2 of the fish entering pipe 22 is sufficient to provide potential energy mgh to move the fish through a height "h" into trailing boat 4. The method may be performed using a single boat. The fish are sorted by size using a plurality of meshes (32-48)(Fig.5) arranged so that a first mesh (32) has relatively large holes therein to retain large fish and allow smaller fish to pass through, and each successive mesh has relatively smaller holes than the preceding mesh to progressively grade the fish as they pass through the meshes.
Patent GB-2308840-A (GB)
Title: Improved apparatus for the mechanical projection of devices through tubes, etc
Inventor: VOWLES ROBERT WALTER
IPC: B65H75/44
Filed: 1995-11-20
Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for storing one or more stiffly flexible hoses, cables, rods or the like (16) in the annular space (7) between two rotationally supported coaxial cylinders (2, 3), the coils of said hoses, cables, rods or the like being urged towards an open end of said annular space and into contact with a sequence of independently supported guide rollers (25, 42) by spring or other means acting against a common closure (4) of one end of said cylinders, said hoses, cables, rods or the like being extended from said apparatus by rotation of said cylinders such that they pass from said annular space and around said guide rollers to an annularly disposed exit tube, or retracted into said apparatus through a reversal of this sequence, means (104, 105, 106, 107) being provided to regulate the extension and retraction of said hoses, cables, rods or the like.
Patent GB-2308360-A (GB)
Title: Monolithic ceramic capacitor
Inventor: SANO HARUNOBU
IPC: H01G4/12
Filed: 1996-12-19
Abstract: A monolithic ceramic capacitor comprises dielectric ceramic layers made from a material, which comprises an essential component of (1-* small Greek alpha *-* small Greek beta *) -BaO   m  * solidtriangle; up triangle filled*TiO  2  + * small Greek alpha *Re  2  O  3  + * small Greek beta *(Mn  1-x-y  Ni  x  Co  y  )O (0.0025 * less than or equal to * * small Greek alpha * * less than or equal to * 0.025; 0.0025 * less than or equal to * * small Greek beta * * less than or equal to * 0.05; * small Greek beta */* small Greek alpha * * less than or equal to * 4; 0 * less than or equal to * x < 1.0; 0 * less than or equal to * y < 1.0; 0 * less than or equal to * x + y < 1.0; 1.000 < m * less than or equal to * 1.035) and from 0.1 to 3.0 mols, relative to 100 mols of the essential component, of a side component MgO, and contains from 0.2 to 3.0 parts by weight, relative to 100 parts by weight of said components, of an oxide of the type of Li  2  O-B  2  O  3  -(Si,Ti)O  2  , the Li  2  O being optional. The capacitor has a dielectric constant of 3000 or more, and has a high insulating resistance of 6000 M* capital Greek omega * F or more and 2000 M* capital Greek omega * F or more at 2 KV/mm and at room temperature and 125{C, respectively, and 2000 M* capital Greek omega * F or more and 500 M* capital Greek omega * F or more at 20 KV/mm and at room temperature and 125{C, respectively. The oxide may also contain Al  2  O  3  or ZrO  2  . The inner electrodes of the capacitor are of nickel or a nickel alloy.
Patent GB-2309691-A (GB)
Title: Producing ultrafine particles of calcium carbonate
Inventor: YOU KYU JAE
IPC: C01F11/18
Filed: 1997-01-31
Abstract: A process for producing ultrafine particles of colloidal calcium carbonate which comprises the steps of adding magnesium sulfate into an aqueous suspension of calcium hydroxide, carbonating the aqueous suspension by introducing carbon dioxide into the aqueous suspension, and adding zinc sulfate alone or together with sulfuric acid into the aqueous suspension simultaneously with the carbonation step. Ultrafine particles of colloidal calcium carbonate in a chain-structured configuration which have an average diameter of 0.01 ~m or smaller, an average length of 0.05 ~m or longer, and a BET surface area of 70 m 2 /g or greater are produced.
Patent GB-2323298-A (GB)
Title: Shove-ha'penny type game
Inventor: PRICE PETER IAN
IPC: A63F9/00
Filed: 1997-03-17
Abstract: Board game apparatus comprises a board having a generally flat upper surface on which is displayed a playing surface whose general appearance is that of a conventional dartboard. The outermost circle of the display is bordered by a raised edge over a major portion of its periphery. A portion of the surface which is not bordered extends outwardly from the display to define a surface from which tokens can be propelled onto the playing surface which, in use of the board, is generally horizontal. A cover can be provided for the board and the cover can optionally provide a score-recording surface.
Patent GB-2317091-A (GB)
Title: Video memory access control apparatus and image processing system
Inventor: KOMEICHI MASATOSHI
IPC: G09G5/399
Filed: 1997-04-16
Abstract: An access control apparatus controls access to a frame buffer part 6 including first, second and third memory blocks storing image data. The access control apparatus includes a storage buffer 13 storing a selection value which indicates one of sides A and B each amounting to one frame of image data to be stored in the frame buffer part, and an access control circuit part 14 generating control signals in response to the selection value read from the storage buffer. The control signals specify the first memory block and a first half of the second memory block when the selection value indicates the side A, and specify a second half of the second memory block and the third memory block when the selection value indicates the side B, so that a double buffer structure is formed by the first through third memory blocks.
Patent GB-2312586-A (GB)
Title: Video signal encoding based on adaptive quantization
Inventor: YOON SUNG-WOOK
IPC: H04N19/94
Filed: 1997-04-23
Abstract: A method and apparatus encodes primary blocks included in an image signal based on the adaptive quantization technique. First, each primary block 20 is divided into first subblocks FB1-FB16 of MxN data elements and second subblocks SB1-SB4 of PxQ data elements, wherein P and Q are multiples of M and N. A covariance for each first subblock is then calculated and compared with a threshold TH1 to thereby determine scalar blocks and primitive vector blocks, wherein a scalar block corresponds to a first subblock having a covariance greater than TH1 and a primitive vector block corresponds to a first subblock having a covariance not greater than TH1. Thereafter, a second subblock SB1, SB3 containing only primitive vector blocks therein is set as a candidate vector block and a covariance for the candidate vector block is calculated. Finally, primitive vector blocks FB3, FB4 not included in any of the candidate vector blocks or included in a candidate vector block having a covariance not smaller than TH2 are determined as first vector blocks; and candidate vector blocks having covariances smaller than TH2 are determined as second vector blocks. Thereafter, the scala block is scalar-quantized to thereby generate scalar quantized data, and the first and second vector blocks are vector-quantized on a first vector block and a second vector block bases to thereby provide first and second vector quantized data, respectively.
Patent GB-2315997-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable head rest assembly
Inventor: SHARMAN PAUL
IPC: B60N2/48
Filed: 1997-05-27
Abstract: A head rest assembly comprises a head support 12 movably connected to a backrest by one or more support rods 4, 5 to allow vertical adjustment thereof, a support frame 11 located within the head support 12 to pivotally connect the head support 12 to the support rod(s) 4, 5, and a locking mechanism to hold the head support 12 in a desired tilted position, which mechanism incorporates a first ratchet member 14 integral with the support frame 11 and a second ratchet member 15 integral with the support rod(s) 4, 5. The locking mechanism is operable such that if the head support 12 is urged beyond a fully forward position, the locking mechanism is disengaged until the head support 12 is displaced into a fully rearward position whereupon the locking mechanism is re-engaged. The first ratchet member 14 may be of an arcuate form having inwardly directed teeth (29, Figs. 2-4), while the second ratchet member 15 may have radially outwardly extending teeth (23, Figs. 2-4). Preferably, the ratchet members 14, 15 are formed from a resilient plastics material.
Patent GB-2313596-A (GB)
Title: Novel buprenorphine analgesic analogues
Inventor: KIM YONG HAE
IPC: A61K31/435
Filed: 1997-05-28
Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide novel buprenorphine analgesic analogues represent by following formula(I) and their non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable salts.  wherein R 1 is hydrogen atom, methyl, ethyl, cyclopropyl or cyclobutyl ; and ```R 2 is cyclopropyl or cyclobutyl.
Patent GB-2326377-A (GB)
Title: An integral keyboard and display screen arrangement for typing tuition
Inventor: YEN JUNG-CHUAN
IPC: G09B13/04
Filed: 1997-06-18
Abstract: The screen has a reference letter row 31 which is displayed when a function key is pressed, and an exercise letter row 32 which displays letters typed in by a user. Warning symbols are displayed in a warning mark row 33 of the screen to show those letters typed in by the user which have been wrongly typed, i.e. those which do not correspond to the reference row and a speaker (422,Fig.2) synchronously sounds a warning.
Patent GB-2314527-A (GB)
Title: Telephone card with scratch-off layers
Inventor: MANUSZEWSKI MARK RAYMOND
IPC: G06K19/10
Filed: 1997-06-20
Abstract: The card 2 includes a game hidden beneath a scratch-off layer 10 and a pre-paid phone card 14 with a pin code 4 hidden beneath a further scratch-off layer 8. The phone card 14 is separable from card portion 12 by a line of weakness 16.
Patent GB-2314886-A (GB)
Title: Self-lubricating vane air motor
Inventor: SEITH WARREN
IPC: F01C21/04
Filed: 1997-06-30
Abstract: A vacuum impregnated porous cylinder (10) is utilised in a self-lubricating vane type air motor (1) to provide a continuous source of lubrication for vane tips rotating within the cylinder, thereby eliminating the need for lubricant dispersion in the air supply.
Patent GB-2321785-A (GB)
Title: A dielectric-loaded antenna
Inventor: LEISTEN OLIVER PAUL
IPC: H01Q5/00
Filed: 1997-11-24
Abstract: A dielectric-loaded loop antenna for operation at frequencies above 200 MHz has an elongate cylindrical core 12 with a relative dielectric constant greater than 5, a pair of co-extensive helical antenna elements 10A, 10B, a coaxial feeder structure 18, 19 extending through the core from a proximal end to a distal end where it is coupled to the antenna elements, and a balun 20 formed on the core cylindrical surface and connected to the feeder structure at the proximal end of the core. Each helical antenna element is bifurcated e.g. 10AA, 10BB at an intermediate position so that proximally, it is formed of two generally parallel branches each of which is coupled to a respective linking path 20RA, 20RB around the core to meet a corresponding branch of the other elongate element therefore forming a conductive loop between the two conductors of the feeder structure. The two conductive loops have different electrical lengths as a result of, for example, the branches being of different lengths. In a preferred embodiment, the linking paths around the core are formed by the rim of a split conductive sleeve constituting the balun. The sleeve is formed in two parts separated by a pair of longitudinally extending diametrically opposed quarter wave slits 205 each of which extends from the space between the branches of a respective helical antenna element to a short circuited end adjacent the proximal end of the core.
Patent GB-2333827-A (GB)
Title: Cold water box
Inventor: DIDIER ALAN
IPC: F25D23/12
Filed: 1998-01-28
Abstract: A box for use in cooling water may be placed on a shelf of a refrigerator. Cold water is released manually from the bottom of the box.
Patent GB-2338078-A (GB)
Title: Graticule apparatus
Inventor: FREEMAN JONATHAN PAUL
IPC: G02B27/34
Filed: 1998-03-13
Abstract: The graticule apparatus 1 includes a graticule 4, a source of light, such as an LED 5, arranged to illuminate the graticule and an optical system arranged to produce an image of the graticule. The optical system may include a prism 6 having reflective surfaces 7 8, and a lens 3, surface 8 being a half-silvered mirror to allow light from a scene to enter. The apparatus is particularly suitable for use with a sight having moveable lenses, as the graticule does not undergo lateral movement when a lens is moved, which was a problem hitherto with e.g. graticules in zoom lenses. The apparatus is also suitable for use in low light conditions in conjunction with, for example, an image intensifier. The composite image of scene and graticule can be focussed by lens 3 onto an image intensifier or video camera. The graticule position can be adjusted by adjusters 13 and 14.