UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160141976 | Electrical Conversion - An electrical conversion apparatus is described which comprises a bridge rectifier | 05-19-2016 |
20150344839 | Components for Animal Feed and Use Thereof - A fermented liquid feed composition for a target animal is provided, the feed composition being prepared by the fermentation of a feed substrate with a lactic acid producing bacteria, the lactic acid bacteria being characterised by being viable under the conditions prevailing in the gastrointestinal tract of the target animal, being an aggregating bacteria and/or co-aggregating with one or more pathogens, and being able to produce upon fermentation in the feed substrate lactic acid in an amount of at least a minimum inhibitory concentration of lactic acid. A method of producing a fermented liquid feed composition is also provided. Preferred lactic acid producing bacteria for use in the composition and method are | 12-03-2015 |
20150204770 | Pore Analysis - A method of producing a product having a predetermined porosity comprises the following steps: conducting a porosity test upon a test sample; producing a 3 dimensional model of voids interconnected by throats; deriving an intrusion curve for the model; comparing the derived, intrusion curve for the model with an intrusion curve showing the output of the porosity test; iteratively modifying the model until the derived intrusion curve for the model matches that for the output of the porosity test; making adjustments to at least one parameter of the model to adjust the porosity characteristics of the model to the predetermined porosity characteristics; and modifying the test sample in accordance with the adjustments. | 07-23-2015 |
20130316389 | Method and System for Determining Characteristics of an Embryo and Uses Thereof - A method for characterising an embryo is provided, the method comprising determining characteristics of the pattern of movement of the embryo; and comparing the determined characteristics with reference data relating to the expected movement pattern of the subject embryo. The method is of use in the staging of embryos and in analysing an environment to which the embryo has been exposed. A system for characterising an embryo is also provided. | 11-28-2013 |
20130259844 | Fermented Foodstuff - A fermented foodstuff composition for human consumption is provided, the foodstuff composition being prepared by the fermentation of a foodstuff substrate with a lactic acid producing bacteria, the lactic acid bacteria being characterised by:
| 10-03-2013 |
20120318969 | METHOD FOR THE DIFFERENTIATION OF ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF NAPHTHENIC ACIDS - A method for determining naphthenic acids derived from different sources, in particular oil sands process water by identifying particular tricyclic and pentacyclic diamondoid acids in a sample and measuring the concentration of the acids to provide a distinctive profile for a given source. | 12-20-2012 |
20120121755 | Components for Animal Feed and Use Thereof - A fermented liquid feed composition for a target animal is provided, the feed composition being prepared by the fermentation of a feed substrate with a lactic acid producing bacteria, the lactic acid bacteria being characterised by:
| 05-17-2012 |
20120000412 | Method Of Colouring Tin And Tin-Containing Articles - A method of colouring the surface of a tin-containing article is provided, the method comprising contacting at least a portion of the surface of the article with a solution comprising a thiosulphate, preferably under substantially neutral or acidic conditions. In one embodiment, the solution contains sodium thiosulphate and citric acid and further comprises a copper salt, together with acetone and/or glycerol. The method is preferably conducted at elevated temperatures, in particular by heating the solution to a temperature of from 45 to 85° C. The method is particularly suitable for the colouring of pewter articles, but may be applied to a wide range of tin-containing materials and tin alloys. | 01-05-2012 |
20110246077 | Methods and Apparatus for Screening for Chromosomal Abnormalities - This invention generally relates to methods, apparatus, and computer program code for antenatal screening for chromosomal abnormalities, in particular Down's Syndrome. A method of determining a likelihood of a fetus carried by a pregnant mother having a chromosomal abnormality, a first biological, parameter being suitable for screening said fetus for said chromosomal abnormality, the method comprising: receiving first data from a first stage of pregnancy of said mother, said first data comprising data representing a first value of said first biological parameter; receiving second data from a second, later stage of said pregnancy, said second data comprising data representing a second value of said first biological parameter; and determining likelihood data from said first and second data, said likelihood data representing the likelihood of said fetus having a chromosomal abnormality. | 10-06-2011 |