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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160122745 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AQUACULTURE OR REDUCING BIOFOULING - An aquaculture method and a method for reducing biofouling of vessels or submerged structures, the method comprising broadcasting into the marine environment sound at a frequency or in a frequency range effective to attract one or more marine species to the sound source. | 05-05-2016 |
20160122712 | CELL PROGRAMMING - The present invention is concerned with methods for reprogramming of mammalian somatic cells and in particular to reprogramming of mature mammalian somatic cells into multi-potent precursor cells. | 05-05-2016 |
20160066781 | HEAD AND EYE TRACKING - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method of extracting eye velocity information from a video footage having a plurality of frames, comprising detecting at least part of an eye in at least two frames of the video footage, applying an optical flow algorithm to the at least two frames of the video footage to extract pixel velocity information, and determining a statistical measure from the pixel velocity information within the detected at least part of the eye. Other embodiments of the invention relate to a method of extracting head image trajectory information from a video footage having a plurality of frames, comprising detecting at least part of a facial region of the head image in at least two frames of the video footage, determining a measure of the movement of the at least part of a facial region between the at least two frames, and determining a transformation map from the measure of the movement. | 03-10-2016 |
20160028240 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS - A magnetic flux pad for receiving or generating magnetic flux. The pad includes two pole areas ( | 01-28-2016 |
20150302745 | VEHICLE OR MOVING OBJECT DETECTION - The present application relates to the detection of moving vehicles and other objects, in particular though not exclusively for the application of switching stationary charging pads for moving electric vehicle charging. There is provided an electric vehicle detecting apparatus for switching a charging pad for charging a vehicle transmitting a locating signal, the apparatus comprising two sensors separated in the direction of travel of the vehicle, and a detector arranged to detect the vehicle by comparing the locating signals received by each of the two sensors. | 10-22-2015 |
20150198517 | Method and System for Microfluidic Particle Orientation and/or Sorting - A system for orienting particles in a microfluidic system includes one or more radiation pressure sources arranged to expose particles to radiation pressure to cause the particles to adopt a particular orientation in the fluid. A system for sorting particles in a microfluidic system includes a detection stage arranged to detect at least one difference or discriminate between particles in the fluid flow past the detection stage, and one or more radiation pressure sources past which the particles move sequentially and a controller arranged to switch radiation energy to cause a change in direction of movement of selected particles in the fluid flow to sort the particles. The particles may be biological particles such as spermatazoa. The radiation pressure may be optical pressure and may be from one or more waveguides which may extend across a channel of the microfluidic system. | 07-16-2015 |
20150144481 | Production of BN-Composite Materials - The invention comprises a process comprising infiltrating or infiltrating and coating a substrate with a boron-comprising precursor, and contacting the boron-comprising precursor with a nitrogen-comprising reactant to convert the boron-comprising precursor to BN or other a boron-nitrogen reaction product in the surface porosity or in the surface porosity and on the surface of the substrate. Composite materials comprising as one phase a substrate and BN or other a boron-nitrogen reaction product as a further phase, in surface porosity or in surface porosity and on a surface of the substrate, are claimed. | 05-28-2015 |
20150079106 | ANTI-NEOPLASTIC USES OF ARTEMIN ANTAGONISTS - The invention relates to methods for the prophylaxis and treatment of breast cancer using one or more antagonists of artemin function, such as anti-artemin polynucleotides or anti-artemin antibodies and antibody fragments, and uses of these antagonists. In particular, the invention relates to the resensitisation of therapy-resistance breast cancer cells to anti-cancer therapies by antagonism of artemin functionality. | 03-19-2015 |
20150008752 | Multi power sourced electric vehicle - An inductive power transfer pad for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power receiver separable from the inductive power transfer pad. The inductive power transfer pad includes a coil having at least one turn of a conductor in a first layer and a plurality of ferromagnetic slabs arranged in a second layer substantially parallel to that of the coil, the ferromagnetic slabs being arranged so as to be spaced apart from one another about the coil with their lengths extending across a longitudinal length of the coil. | 01-08-2015 |
20140361630 | MAGNETIC FIELD SHAPING FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER - An IPT system magnetic flux device for generating or receiving a magnetic flux, has a magnetically permeable core and at least one coil magnetically associated with the core. A shield repels magnetic flux and is located on the opposite side of the core such that the shield includes an outer portion that extends beyond at least part of the perimeter of the core. | 12-11-2014 |
20140316579 | PROCESS CONTROL OF AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT | 10-23-2014 |
20140292264 | Multi power sourced electric vehicle - An apparatus is disclosed for charging a battery of an electric or a hybrid vehicle. The apparatus includes first means for selectively coupling the battery to a high power electrical supply and second means for selectively coupling the battery to a lower power electrical supply, wherein the second means for coupling comprises a pickup pad electrically coupled to the battery. Power is transferred to the pickup pad from a charging pad by inductive power transfer. | 10-02-2014 |
20140287390 | Training Device - This invention relates to a device for controlling of movement of limbs of a user in a substantially mirror symmetrical manner, a user's limb or limbs being held in position via support arms, said device comprising a bar (or bars) adapted to move about a point of rotation, said bar (or bars) having a first end and a second end, said ends separated by the point of rotation, a first support arm(s) operatively coupled at or towards one end of said bar and a second support arm(s) operatively coupled at or towards a different end of the bar wherein the first and second support arms are adapted to substantially support and/or hold the limbs of a user of said device, the first and second support arms and the bar (or bars) configured such that, in use, as the bar (or bars) rotate(s) the support arms move in a substantially tandem synchronised manner with respect to each other. | 09-25-2014 |
20140262164 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger | 09-18-2014 |
20140247624 | PASSIVELY SWITCHED CONVERTER AND CIRCUITS INCLUDING SAME - The invention provides a passive converter comprising an input for electrical coupling to an intermittent or variable power source, an output for electrical coupling to load, and a conversion circuit for converting from a first voltage level of the input to a second voltage level suitable for the output, wherein the conversion circuit includes a passive switching circuit adapted to passively couple the input to the output when the input exceeds a first threshold and decouple the input from the output when the input falls below a second threshold. In particular, the passive switching circuit preferably comprises a spark gap, thyristor and avalanche diode, breakover diode, discharge tube, or a thyristor operated as breakover diodes. Circuits and dielectric elastomer generator (DEG) systems including the passive converter are also disclosed. | 09-04-2014 |
20140203659 | Load Control for Bi-Directional Inductive Power Transfer Systems - A control method for use in a primary side power converter ( | 07-24-2014 |
20140179848 | FIRE RETARDANT POLYPROPYLENE - A fire retardant material comprising preferably at least 60% polypropylene having a flexural modulus of 2.8 GPa or above and a fire retardancy rating of UL-94 V-1 or better. The fire retardant material is preferably halogen and glass-fibre free. It may contain a fire retardant agent (e.g. a polymeric APP-crystal phase II type fire retardant fire retardant) and a filler. Also methods for producing such a fire retardant material. | 06-26-2014 |
20140171195 | INTERACTIVE GAMING SYSTEM - An interactive gaming system for a user suffering tinnitus. The system comprises a game machine configured to provide a game scenario in which the user's performance in the game scenario is based on the user's response to audio cue arrangements comprising a combination of sounds, and where at least one of the sounds has one or more sound characteristics, that are configured based on one or more sound characteristics of the user's perceived tinnitus. The system further comprises an audio delivery device or devices that are driven by the game machine to present the audio cue arrangements to the user in accordance with the game scenario and a user interface in signal communication with the game machine and which is operable by a user to interact with the game scenario by responding to the audio cue arrangements. | 06-19-2014 |
20140155571 | POLYMERIZATION METHOD AND PRODUCT - Methods of preparing a polyaniline homopolymer or copolymer comprising at least one carboxylic acid group, and homopolymers or copolymers arising therefrom, the methods comprising: preparing a solution of a polyaniline precursor having at least one aromatic amine group and at least one carboxylic acid group (eg. 2-aminobenzoic acid, 3-aminobenzoic acid or 4-aminobenzoic acid) in a solvent selected from aqueous methanesulfonic acid or aqueous ammonia and optionally one or more additional polyaniline precursors (such as aniline); and oxidatively polymerising the polyaniline precursor or precursors. | 06-05-2014 |
20140105849 | BIOACTIVE ANILINE COPOLYMERS - Aniline copolymers and the synthesis thereof for use as antimicrobial (antibacterial, antifungal or antiviral material) material for the manufacture of antimicrobial objects, suitable for use in the health, food, packaging, water, paint, wood, textile, poultry, glass, paper, rubber, ceramic, seafood, sports, plastic and agricultural industries. The copolymer may be for example (A): where for example R | 04-17-2014 |
20140098103 | INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND PRESENTATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The present invention provides a networked computer system for retrieving and displaying information, comprising a front-end sub-system and a back-end sub-system. The back-end comprises one or more selectable pipelines for processing the user query, each comprising one or more component software modules selected from a library of modular component software modules having predefined functions or created by a user to cooperate in extracting and processing extracted data, wherein at least one of the one or more pipelines may be customized by modifying either or both of a selection or sequence of the component software modules. | 04-10-2014 |
20140088024 | Vesiculins - The inventions relate generally to vesiculin peptides and vesiculin peptide chains, and fragments, variants and derivatives thereof, related compositions and formulations and their preparation and use, nucleic acids encoding such vesiculin peptides and vesiculin peptide chains, and fragments, variants and derivatives thereof and related vectors and host cells, hybridomas and antibodies, and methods for the prevention and treatment of conditions, diseases and disorders that would be improved, eased, or lessened by the administration of a composition of the invention, including but not limited to glucose metabolism diseases. | 03-27-2014 |
20140058282 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GASTRO-INTESTINAL ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY - A gastro-electrical activity mapping system and method may comprise a catheter insertable through a natural orifice into the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract and comprising an array of electrodes for contacting an interior surface of a section of the GI tract to detect electrical potentials at multiple electrodes, and comprises a signal analysis and mapping system arranged to receive and process electrical signals from multiple electrodes of the array and spatially map GI smooth muscle electrical activity as an activation time map, a velocity map, or an amplitude map, which may be in the form of contour plots and may be mapped on an anatomical computer model of at least the section of the GI tract and may be animated. | 02-27-2014 |
20140035382 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER PICK UP CIRCUITS - An inductive power transfer (IPT) pick-up circuit for receiving power from a primary conductor has a pick-up coil (L | 02-06-2014 |
20140024649 | Substituted Benzamides and Their Uses - Provided herein are Substituted Benzamides, compositions, and method of their manufacture and use. | 01-23-2014 |
20130338546 | Training Device - This invention relates to a device for controlling of movement of limbs of a user in a substantially mirror symmetrical manner, a user's limb or limbs being held in position via support arms, said device comprising a bar (or bars) adapted to move about a point of rotation, said bar (or bars) having a first end and a second end, said ends separated by the point of rotation, a first support arm(s) operatively coupled at or towards one end of said bar and a second support arm(s) operatively coupled at or towards a different end of the bar wherein the first and second support arms are adapted to substantially support and/or hold the limbs of a user of said device, the first and second support arms and the bar (or bars) configured such that, in use, as the bar (or bars) rotate(s) the support arms move in a substantially tandem synchronised manner with respect to each other. | 12-19-2013 |
20130295011 | BACTERIAL NITROREDUCTASE ENZYMES AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - The invention relates generally to bacterial nitroreductase enzymes and methods of use thereof: More particularly, although not exclusively, said enzymes have use in non-invasive imaging techniques, monitoring of therapeutic cell populations and gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy. The invention also relates to the use of bacterial nitroreductase enzymes in radioimaging and/or ablation of biological agents and to compositions of use in such methods. | 11-07-2013 |
20130285577 | DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER SELF-SENSING USING PLANE APPROXIMATION - The present invention provides a method for obtaining feedback parameters related to the state of a dielectric elastomer (DE). The method comprises introducing a small-scale oscillation to the voltage difference between electrodes of the DE, monitoring or repeatedly measuring several measurable electrical characteristics of the DE, deriving other relevant data from the measurements, deriving an equation for a plane of best fit through the relevant data when defined as orthogonal axes, and deriving the feedback parameters from coefficients of the plane equation. The method thus provides important feedback regarding the capacitance, leakage current and/or electrode resistance of the DE. Also disclosed are a computer program and a system adapted to perform the method. | 10-31-2013 |
20130285463 | INDUCTIVE POWER RECEIVER APPARATUS - A magnetic flux pad (BPP) is provided for receiving magnetic flux. The pad may be used with an inductive power transfer system, and comprises a magnetically permeable core ( | 10-31-2013 |
20130273197 | Yeast Strains and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention relates to yeast strains and, in particular, to yeast stains for use in fermentation processes. The invention also relates to methods of fermentation using the yeast strains of the invention either alone or in combination with other yeast strains. The invention thither relates to methods for the selection of yeast strains suitable for fermentation cultures by screening for various metabolic products and the use of specific nutrient sources. | 10-17-2013 |
20130272044 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER CONTROL - An inductive power transfer (IPT) control method is disclosed for controlling the output of an IPT pick-up. The invention involves selectively shunting first and second diodes of a diode bridge to selectively rectify an AC current input for supply to a load, or recirculate the AC current to a resonant circuit coupled to the input of the controller. By controlling the proportion of each positive-negative cycle of the AC input which is rectified/recirculated, the output is regulated. Also disclosed is an IPT controller adapted to perform the method, an IPT pick-up incorporating the IPT controller, and an IPT system incorporating at least one such IPT pick-up. | 10-17-2013 |
20130270921 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS - An IPT system magnetic flux pad includes two substantially planar coils ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130242971 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA COMMUNICATIONS USING SOFT-DECISION AND SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES - Described herein are systems and methods for receiving coded data signals in a code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system. A method of one embodiment of the invention includes, at step ( | 09-19-2013 |
20130234531 | SHORTING PERIOD CONTROL IN INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS - The present invention provides a power supply for an inductive power transfer (IPT) system, comprising a current-fed push-pull resonant converter comprising a parallel-tuned resonant tank and a pair of switches enabling selective shorting of the resonant tank; and a controller adapted to control a shorting period of the resonant converter by selectively operating the switches. Methods for controlling an IPT power supply are also disclosed. The power supply may be controlled to regulate the output of an IPT pick-up inductively coupled with the power supply in use, or to operate at a zero voltage switching (ZVS) frequency. | 09-12-2013 |
20130229061 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM PRIMARY TRACK TOPOLOGIES - A multiphase IPT primary track conductor arrangement comprising a first phase conductor and a second phase conductor, the conductors being arranged substantially in a plane and so as to overlap each other and being arranged such that there is substantially balanced mutual coupling between the phase conductors. | 09-05-2013 |
20130210749 | PEPTIDES, CONSTRUCTS AND USES THEREFOR - The invention provides novel peptides and constructs. In addition the invention provides methods for carrying compounds across the cell membrane, for antagonizing or destroying X-protein of HBV, treatment and/or management of HBV infection, treatment and/or prevention of HCC, and degradation of a target protein. | 08-15-2013 |
20130207482 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM - An inductive power transfer (IPT system) includes an AC-AC full-bridge converter (T | 08-15-2013 |
20130138413 | System and Method for Determining Motion - A method of generating model motion data representing the predicted motion of a physical system based on sensed motion data from one or more motion sensors within the physical system. The method generates a stream of model motion data representing the predicted motion of the physical system based on a dynamic motion model of the physical system based on initial estimates of system parameters. The method then optimizes the system parameters of the dynamic motion model based on processing of the streams of model motion data and sensed motion data from one or more motion sensors within the physical system. | 05-30-2013 |
20130100575 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND CIRCUITS INCLUDING SAID COMPONENTS - The invention provides an electric circuit device including a conductive element configured to provide an electrical input to an electrical component, the resistivity of the conductive element being variable based at least on the extent of deformation thereof, and a deformable body coupled directly or indirectly to, or integral with, the conductive element such that deformation of the body causes the conductive element to deform, thereby varying the resistance thereof and altering the input to the electrical component. Said devices may be used singularly or in combination as logic elements within electrical circuits, providing drive and/or control functionality. Particular embodiments provide improved electrostatic generators. | 04-25-2013 |
20130078272 | FUNGICIDAL COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE - Antifungal compounds, an antifungal compound extracted from | 03-28-2013 |
20130035576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING GASTRO-INTESTINAL ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY - A gastro-electrical activity mapping system and comprises a catheter insertable through a natural orifice into the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract and comprising an array of electrodes for contacting an interior surface of a section of the GI tract to detect electrical potentials at multiple electrodes, and a signal analysis and mapping system arranged to receive and process electrical signals from multiple electrodes of the array and spatially map GI smooth muscle electrical activity as an activation time map, a velocity map, or an amplitude map, which may be in the form of contour plots and may be mapped on an anatomical computer model of at least the section of the GI tract and may be animated. A GI mapping method and catheter are also claimed. | 02-07-2013 |
20120301965 | CELL PROGRAMMING - The present invention is concerned with methods for reprogramming of mammalian somatic cells and in particular to reprogramming of mature mammalian somatic cells into multi-potent precursor cells. | 11-29-2012 |
20120299514 | TRANSFORMER AND PRIMING CIRCUIT THEREFOR - The invention relates to transformers. More particularly, the invention relates to transformers using (preferably electrostatic and more preferably dielectric elastomer) transducers such as generators and actuators. The invention further provides a priming circuit therefor. | 11-29-2012 |
20120283593 | TINNITUS TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A tinnitus masking system for use by a person having tinnitus The system comprises a sound delivery system having left and right ear-level audio delivery devices and is configured to deliver a masking sound to the person via the audio delivery devices such that the masking sound appears to originate from a virtual sound source location that substantially corresponds to the spatial location in 3D auditory space of the source of the tinnitus as perceived by the person. The masking sound being represented by left and right audio signals that are converted to audible sound by the respective audio delivery devices. | 11-08-2012 |
20120282266 | ANTI-NEOPLASTIC USES OF ARTEMIN ANTAGONISTS - The invention relates to methods for the prophylaxis and treatment of breast cancer using one or more antagonists of artemin function, such as anti-artemin polynucleotides or anti-artemin antibodies and antibody fragments, and uses of these antagonists. In particular, the invention relates to the resensitisation of therapy-resistance breast cancer cells to anti-cancer therapies by antagonism of artemin functionality. | 11-08-2012 |
20120202832 | KINASE INHIBITORS, PRODRUG FORMS THEREOF AND THEIR USE IN THERAPY - The invention provides kinase inhibitors of Formula I: | 08-09-2012 |
20120086366 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC SELF-SENSING OF DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS - A system and method is provided for determining the capacitance between electrodes of an artificial muscle or dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA). The method comprises measuring the voltage difference between the electrodes of the DEA, the first derivative of that voltage with respect to time, and the total instantaneous current through the DEA, then calculating the capacitance of the DEA as the difference between the total instantaneous current through the DEA and the product of the voltage between the electrodes and an error term, divided by the first derivative of the voltage between the electrodes with respect to time. The capacitance may then be used to derive estimates of the leakage current, charge upon the DEA, and/or the physical state of the DEA, thereby implementing self-sensing to allow closed-loop feedback control of DEA actuation. | 04-12-2012 |
20120056509 | MECHANO-SENSITIVE ACTUATOR ARRAY - An array of actuators is provided which is adapted for sequential actuation by way of mechano-sensitivity propagating actuation through the array, triggering each actuator upon deformation thereof caused by an adjacent actuator or a load in the form of a fluid or a solid object. Actuation is thus coordinated with minimal computational overhead. Also provided is an actuator suitable for use in such an array, a method of controlling an actuator, and a method of controlling an array of mechano-sensitive actuators. | 03-08-2012 |
20120002446 | PRIMARY-SIDE POWER CONTROL FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER - A method is provided for controlling the output voltage of a pickup in an inductive power transfer (IPT) system without any additional form of communications for feedback from the pickup to the power supply. The method comprising the steps of deriving an estimate of the output voltage of the pickup from the voltage across the primary conductive path, and adjusting the current in the primary conductive path so that the estimated pick-up output voltage matches a required pick-up output voltage. In particular, an estimate of the pickup output voltage is derived from the magnitude and phase angle of the voltage in the primary conductive path. | 01-05-2012 |
20110299313 | VARIABLE REACTIVE ELEMENT IN A RESONANT CIRCUIT - A resonant converter is provided which may be used for supplying power to the primary conductive path of an inductively coupled power transfer (ICPT) system. The converter includes a variable reactive element in the resonant circuit which may be controlled to vary the effective inductance or capacitance of the reactive element. The frequency of the converter is stabilised to a nominal value by sensing the frequency of the converter resonant circuit, comparing the sensed frequency with a nominal frequency and varying the effective inductance or capacitance of the variable reactive element to adjust the converter frequency toward the nominal frequency. | 12-08-2011 |
20110254379 | BI-DIRECTIONAL INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER - A method, apparatus, and system are provided which enables the control of contactless power transfer in an inductive power transfer system using a phase control technique. The method comprises adjusting the phase of a secondary-side converter output voltage with respect to that of a primary-side converter. The magnitude of power transfer is determined by the relative phase angle, and the direction of power transfer is determined by whether the secondary converter output voltage leads or lags the input converter voltage, thereby enabling bi-directional power transfer between the primary and secondary sides of the system. According to alternative embodiments, the method may also be used for uni-directional power transfer only, and/or the secondary converter may be operated to maintain a constant relative phase angle. | 10-20-2011 |
20110214188 | SOFTWARE WATERMARKING TECHNIQUES - A method and system for watermarking software is disclosed. In one aspect, the method and system include providing an input sequence and storing a watermark in the state of a software object as the software object is being run with the input sequence. In another aspect, the method and system verify the integrity or origin of a program by watermarking the program. The watermark is stored as described above. In this aspect, the method and system also include building a recognizer concurrently with the input sequence and the watermark. The recognizer can extract the watermark from other dynamically allocated data and is kept separately from the program. The recognizer is adapted to check for a number. In another aspect, the software is watermarked by embedding a watermark in a static string and applying an obfuscation technique to convert the static string into executable code. In another aspect, the watermark is chosen from a class of graphs having a plurality of members and applied to the software. Each member of the class of graphs has at least one property that is capable of being tested by integrity-testing software. | 09-01-2011 |
20110168970 | OPTOELECTRONIC LIGHT EMITTING STRUCTURE - A light emitting structure comprising a hot electron source and a layer of ptoelectronic material disposed thereon and optionally p-type material disposed on the optoelectronic material. For example, a light emitting structure that comprises, in order, a polycrystalline silicon layer, a silicon dioxide layer, a zinc oxide layer and an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer. When a sufficient voltage is applied across the layers, light is generated. | 07-14-2011 |
20110114292 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger | 05-19-2011 |
20110105436 | HETEROARYL COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USE IN CANCER TREATMENT - Provided herein are novel heteroaryl compounds, compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of treatment or prevention comprising administration of the compounds. The compounds are effective in the targeting of cells defective in the von Hippel-Lindau gene and in inducing autophagic cell death. The methods are directed to treating or preventing diseases such as cancer, and in particular cancers resulting from von Hippel-Lindau disease. The compounds of the invention may be administered in combination with another therapeutic agent. | 05-05-2011 |
20110101823 | ACTUATOR - The invention provides an actuator for an electric motor and an electric motor including said actuator. The actuator includes one or more body formed from a dielectric elastomer, each body having at least one active region that is directly or indirectly coupled to a drive means. The active regions are arranged such that, in use, actuation thereof causes driven means to move with components in at least first and second directions, preferably within a plane of the body. | 05-05-2011 |
20110091096 | Real-Time Stereo Image Matching System - A real-time stereo image matching system for stereo image matching of a pair of images captured by a pair of cameras ( | 04-21-2011 |
20110053907 | SUBSTITUTED PYRIMIDINES AND TRIAZINES AND THEIR USE IN CANCER THERAPY - Provided herein are substituted pyrimidine and triazine derivatives, including bicyclic pyrimidine derivatives, their pharmaceutical compositions, their preparation, and their use as agents or drugs for cancer therapy, either alone or in combination with radiation and/or other anticancer drugs. In one embodiment, the pyrimidine and triazine derivatives are morpholino-pyrimidine, morpholino-triazine, pyridyl-pyrimidine, and pyridyl-triazine derivatives which are selective irreversible inhibitors of the p110α isoform of PI3K. | 03-03-2011 |
20110045140 | Yeast Strains and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention relates to yeast strains and, in particular, to yeast strains for use in fermentation processes. The invention also relates to methods of fermentation using the yeast strains of the invention either alone or in combination with other yeast strains. The invention further relates to methods for the selection of yeast strains suitable for fermentation cultures by screening for various metabolic products and the use of specific nutrient sources. | 02-24-2011 |
20110001923 | Contact lens and method for prevention of myopia progression - A method of slowing the progression of myopia in a person, comprises applying to the eye of the person contact lens or lenses each including a vision correction area for correcting in use the myopic vision of a wearer, and a myopic defocus area having a less negative focal power, to simultaneously present a controlled myopic defocus to the retina both when viewing in the distance and also when viewing at near. Contact lenses and their use are also claimed. | 01-06-2011 |
20100311672 | VESICULINS - The inventions relate generally to vesiculin peptides and vesiculin peptide chains, and fragments, variants and derivatives thereof, related compositions and formulations and their preparation and use, nucleic acids encoding such vesiculin peptides and vesiculin peptide chains, and fragments, variants and derivatives thereof and related vectors and host cells, hybridomas and antibodies, and methods for the prevention and treatment of conditions, diseases and disorders that would be improved, eased, or lessened by the administration of a composition of the invention, including but not limited to glucose metabolism diseases. | 12-09-2010 |
20100292825 | PROCESS CONTROL OF AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT | 11-18-2010 |
20100289340 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM - An inductively coupled power transfer system has a power pick-up that uses an asymmetrical magnetically permeable core ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100226881 | PYRAZOLO[1,5-a]PYRIDINES AND THEIR USE IN CANCER THERAPY - Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridines are described, including methods for their preparation, and their use as agents or drugs for cancer therapy, both alone or in combination with radiation and/or other anticancer drugs. | 09-09-2010 |
20100196306 | BIOACTIVE ANILINE COPOLYMERS - Aniline copolymers and the synthesis thereof for use as antimicrobial (antibacterial, antifungal or antiviral material) material of for the manufacture of antimicrobial objects, suitable for use in the health, food, packaging, water, paint, wood, textile, poultry, glass, paper, rubber, ceramic, seafood, sports, plastic and agricultural industries. The copolymer may be for example (A): where for example R | 08-05-2010 |
20100121091 | Processes of preparing asymmetric dinitrobenzamide mustard compounds, intermediate compounds useful therein and products obtained therefrom - The invention relates to methods of preparing compounds of formula (II) wherein Z represents —OR | 05-13-2010 |
20100106475 | BIOPHYSICAL VIRTUAL MODEL DATABASE AND APPLICATIONS - A biophysical virtual model of a body or body section of a human subject contains measured parameter values, scan data and images from surface or full body imaging systems, and also descriptive and subject identification data. Data in the model are applied to customize external objects ergonomically to fit a subject, by adjustment or by selection when the objects are configured for one or a group of subjects. The database can be centralized and/or mobile devices carried by users can supply model data to external apparatus. Where a parameter value needed for a subject is unknown, the statistical distribution of the database and the correlation of parameters can supply a probable value and level of certainty. In connection with values that are known for an individual, complexities inherent in the combination of plural parameters can be collected in the model and used in later security screens to confirm the identity of a subject. | 04-29-2010 |
20100061870 | MICROFABRICATED DEVICE - A microfabricated device ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100010094 | Novel nitrophenyl mustard and nitrophenylaziridine alcohols and their corresponding phosphates and their use as targeted cytotoxic agents - The present invention relates to novel nitrophenyl mustard and nitrophenylaziridine alcohols, to their corresponding phosphates, to their use as targeted cytotoxic agents; as bioreductive drugs in hypoxic tumours, and to their use in cell ablation, including gene-directed enzyme-prodrug therapy (GDEPT) and antibody-directed enzyme-prodrug therapy (ADEPT), in conjunction with nitroreductase enzymes. | 01-14-2010 |
20090303749 | Pick-Up Apparatus for Inductive Power Transfer Systems - An Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) pick-up apparatus includes a magnetically permeable core, a first coil, being wound about the core so as to be inductive coupled therewith such that a current induced in the first coil is most sensitive to a first directional component of magnetic flux and a second coil, being wound about the core so as to be inductively coupled therewith such that a current induced in the second coil is most sensitive to a second directional component of magnetic flux. The first directional component is substantially orthogonal to the second directional component. | 12-10-2009 |
20090302933 | Tuning methods and apparatus for inductively coupled power transfer (ICPT) systems - A method is provided for controlling a resonant circuit ( | 12-10-2009 |
20090289505 | Assembly for Supplying a Consumer with Electric Power - An arrangement for supplying a load with electrical energy from a power source comprises a textile, woven floor covering ( | 11-26-2009 |
20090215958 | CONDUCTING POLYMERS AND USES THEREOF - A conducting polymer including a conducting linker to connect a probe to the polymer, the linker including an unsaturated organic chain. | 08-27-2009 |
20090186886 | Tricyclic 1,2,4-Triazine Oxides and Compositions for Therapeutic Use in Cancer Treatments - The invention relates to novel tricyclic 1,2,4-triazine-1-oxides and novel tricyclic 1,2,4-triazine-1,4-dioxides of formula I | 07-23-2009 |
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