| IMPERIAL INNOVATIONS LTD. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20110301654 | HIP RESURFACING - A method of locating an acetabular cup implant ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110287258 | METHOD FOR DISPERSING AND SEPARATING NANOTUBES - A method for dispersing nanotubes, comprising contacting the nanotubes with an electronic liquid comprising a metal and an amine solvent, a solution of dispersed nanotuhes, comprising individual nanotuhes at a concentration of greater than about 0.01 mgml | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110112640 | ADJUSTABLE LIGAMENT GRAFT FIXATION - A graft fixation device for fixing a ligament graft to a bone, the device comprising locating means for locating the device in the bone and graft support means arranged to support the graft, wherein the graft support means is adjustable to provide adjustment of the position of the graft relative to the bone. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110045052 | Bioactive Glass Coatings - The present invention relates to bioactive glass coatings. In particular, the present invention relates to bioactive glass coatings for Ti6Al4V alloys and chrome cobalt alloys, wherein the thermal expansion coefficient of the glass coating is matched to that of the alloy. Such coatings have a particular application in the field of medical prosthetics. The bioactive glass comprises (in mol %) 35-53 SiO2; 2-11 Na20; at least 2% of each of CaO, MgO and K20; 0-15 ZnO; 0-2 B202 and 0-9 P205. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20100226533 | METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING - The present invention relates to a method of identifying a target object in an image using image processing. It further relates to apparatus and computer software implementing the method. The method includes storing template data representing a template orientation field indicative of an orientation of each of a plurality of features of a template object; receiving image data representing the image; processing the image data to generate an image orientation field indicating an orientation corresponding to the plurality of image features; processing the image orientation field using the template orientation field to generate a match metric indicative of an extent of matching between at least part of the template orientation field and at least part of the image orientation field; and using the match metric to determine whether or not the target object has been identified in the image. Image and/or template confidence data is used to generate the match metric. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100226202 | FLUID FLOW MODIFICATION APPARATUS - Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatus for modifying the properties of a flow field and to a method of selecting an apparatus to achieve a desired flow field. The invention finds particular application in the control of the mixing of fluids, heat transfer within and between fluids, acoustic noise, oscillations in fluids, microchip cooling, structural vibrations and chemical reactions. Embodiments of the invention comprise a fractal fluid flow modification structure comprising: a plurality of turbulence-creating elements; and a support for holding the turbulence-creating elements in the fluid so as to allow movement of the fluid relative to the turbulence-creating elements, wherein said turbulence-creating elements include at least two different types of element, including a first type of element and a second type of element, and wherein the turbulence-creating elements are arranged in a fractal structure, the first type of element being arranged at a first level in said fractal structure and the second type of element being arranged at a second level in said fractal structure. Since the fluid flow modification structure comprises a plurality of levels of fractal structures, the surface area of the first type of element differs from that of the second type of element: varying the respective surface areas between fractal levels provides a convenient mechanism for controlling turbulence levels in the fluid. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100063144 | COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF - There is provided a compound of formula (I) wherein R | 03-11-2010 |
| 20090171355 | Reconstruction of Anterior Cruciate Ligaments - Apparatus for locating an attachment position for a reconstructed anterior cruciate ligament on an attachment surface of a bone comprises locating means ( | 07-02-2009 |