| AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITED Patent applications |
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| 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 |
| 20090118194 | Measurement of melanocortin peptides and uses thereof - The present invention relates to melanocortin peptides and to methods that utilise melanocortin peptides, their measurement, their receptors and biological response systems for the risk assessment and diagnosis of disease. The biological response systems are also utilised to screen for compounds that act as agonists or antagonists of melanocortin receptors. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090118174 | Novel peptides and methods for the treatment of inflammatory disorders - Novel peptides, nucleic acids encoding them, and derivatives of the peptides are described. The peptides and nucleic acids are of use in modulating β2 integrin function and in treating β2 integrin-mediated inflammatory disorders. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090048339 | COMPOSITIONS OF CIS-9, TRANS-11 CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID AND VACCENIC ACID AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to use of the cis-9, trans-11 isomer of conjugated linoleic acid or a salt or ester thereof (cis-9, trans-11 CLA) and vaccenic acid or a salt or ester thereof (VA) to treat or prevent conditions associated with one or more of leukocyte infiltration, eosinophilia, airway remodelling, bronchoconstriction, mucus hypersecretion, and lung and skin inflammation. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising cis-9, trans-11 CLA and VA and use of the composition to treat or pre-vent conditions associated with one or more of leukocyte infiltration, eosinophilia, airway remodelling, bronchoconstriction, mucus hypersecretion, and lung and skin inflammation. In particular, the medicinal uses, compositions and methods of the invention may be used to treat or prevent conditions such as asthma and dermatitis, and related disorders. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090038209 | Method of Biodiesel Production - The invention relates to a process of producing biodiesel via transesterification reaction where the feed of vegetable oil and/or animal fat is atomised prior to the reaction. The process is suitable for continuous production of biodiesel. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20080248134 | Oral compositions, use and combinations of N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-2,6 dimethyl-1-oxo-1,2-dihydrobenzo[b]-1,6-naphthyridine-4-carboxamide and closely related analogues thereof - This invention relates to compositions including a compound of Formula I | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080247210 | Resonant Inverter - A resonant inverter includes inductive elements (L | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080218687 | Contact lens and method - Contact lenses and methods for preventing or slowing progression of myopia are described. The contact lenses include a vision correction area and a myopic defocus area. Various examples of the contact lenses are described. Methods include providing the present contact lenses, or applying one or more of the contact lenses to an eye or eyes of a person. The contact lenses and methods are particularly useful in children. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080214618 | Gastric Therapies Amd Compositions Therefor - 1. A composition, in one or more parts, for the treatment of gastric and/or duodenal | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080211478 | Frequency Controller Resonant Converter - 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. | 09-04-2008 |
