Collier, GB
Cyan Collier, Oxford GB
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20160089089 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL PREDICTIVE DISEASE EXACERBATION AND PRE-EMPTIVE TREATMENT - The system described herein collects patient data passively and non-passively via onboard and external sensors, and combines the data with past clinical history to generate digital biomarkers. The collected data can also be further combined with other data generating systems to more accurately predict disease exacerbations. The system monitors the digital biomarkers in real-time, and can detect a change in the disease state prior to clinical decompensation and suggest pre-emptive intervention. The system enables a patient to be treated early in the clinical timeline when the disease exacerbation is at the subclinical level rather than waiting until the disease exacerbation reaches the clinical level. Acting when the exacerbation is at the subclinical level enables preemptive treatment rather than reactive treatment, which is often more cost effective while improving clinical outcomes. The system is able to make the predictions by detecting subclinical changes in digital biomarkers that are generated from respiratory, cardiac, patient reported symptoms, user behaviors, and environmental triggers. | 03-31-2016 |
Gordon Stewart Collier, Guernsey GB
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20100067330 | SHIP MOUNTED UNDERWATER SONAR SYSTEM - A process and apparatus for detecting underwater objects comprises an elongate array of ultrasound transmitter elements mounted substantially vertically and forward facing on the bow of the ship from which is transmitted a sequence of ultrasound wave pulses, with each pulse having a frequency and vertical beam angle which are different to the frequency and vertical beam angle of the preceding pulse in the sequence, the frequency being characteristic of the vertical beam angle and the vertical beam angle being controlled by using time delays between different transmitter elements, and an elongate array of ultrasound receiver elements mounted substantially horizontally on the bow of said ship with the receiver elements forward facing which receive any ultrasound waves reflected from objects in front of the ship, the output from the receiver elements being steered horizontally using time delays between different receiver element outputs and for each horizontal position of the beam of outputs, the outputs from the receiver elements having those time delays associated with that horizontal position of the beam of outputs are summed in a beamformer. | 03-18-2010 |
Ian Collier, Goldhanger GB
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20080278927 | Color tunable light source - A color tunable light source comprises: a first light emitting diode (LED) arrangement operable to emit light of a first color and a second LED arrangement operable to emit light of a second color, the combined light output comprising the output of the source. One or both LED arrangements comprises a phosphor provided remote to an associated LED operable to generate excitation energy of a selected wavelength range and to irradiate the phosphor such that it emits light of a different color wherein light emitted by the LED arrangement comprises the combined light from the LED and phosphor and control means operable to control the color by controlling the relative light outputs of the two LED arrangements. The color can be controlled by controlling the relative magnitude of the drive currents of the LEDs or by controlling a duty cycle of PWM drive current. | 11-13-2008 |
James Collier, Cambridge GB
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20110078275 | SHARING OF ACCESS TO A STORAGE DEVICE - A method and system for sharing access to a storage device. Two processing devices are connected to a storage device interface. The processing devices are interconnected to allow communication with regard to access to the storage device interface. Access to the storage device interface is controlled by the first and second processing devices exchanging signals. Embodiments of the invention may be a mobile device configured to play audio files from a memory card connected to the mobile device. A communications link may be established to a remote device for the transfer of data between devices. | 03-31-2011 |
20150080000 | INTER-DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN A MACHINE TO MACHINE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A communication system comprising a base station and two or more terminals configured for communicating with the base station by means of a communications protocol, wherein: the communications protocol operates in a frequency band to which unlicensed access is permitted; and the terminals are configured for unattended operation with the base station. | 03-19-2015 |
James Collier, Suffolk GB
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20140118086 | Mixer - A frequency shifter configured to shift the frequency of a signal, the frequency shifter comprising: a resonant structure configured to mechanically resonate at a first frequency; and a plurality of capacitors, each capacitor having a variable plate separation distance, wherein the resonant structure is configured to cause the plate separation distance of each capacitor to oscillate so as to cause the frequency of the signal to shift by the first frequency. | 05-01-2014 |
20150147988 | MIXER - A frequency shifter configured to shift the frequency of a signal, the frequency shifter comprising: a resonant structure configured to mechanically resonate at a first frequency; and a plurality of capacitors, each capacitor having a variable plate separation distance, wherein the resonant structure is configured to cause the plate separation distance of each capacitor to oscillate so as to cause the frequency of the signal to shift by the first frequency. | 05-28-2015 |
James Digby Yarlet Collier, Cambridgeshire GB
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20100174834 | Software Install Automation - Method and peripheral device to facilitate the installation of software on a host device to allow communication between that host device and a peripheral device. On connection to a host device a peripheral device presents in a first mode. In the first mode the device identifies itself as a Human Interaction Device and transmits information to the host device to facilitate the installation of the software. Subsequently the peripheral device operates in a second mode in which it identifies itself according to its real function. | 07-08-2010 |
James Digby Yarlet Collier, Suffolk GB
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20090010311 | Antenna Diversity - A communication device for receiving a signal in the form of a series of bursts, each burst being at one of a plurality of different available transmission modes, the communication device comprising: two antennas; a receiver unit coupled to the antennas for preferentially receiving signals from a selected one of the antennas; and an antenna selection unit for selecting for each received burst with which of the antennas the receiver unit is to preferentially receive signals. | 01-08-2009 |
20090098869 | POWER SAVING - A method of reducing the power consumption of a multi-mode mobile telecommunications device, the method comprising receiving information relating to the location of the mobile telecommunications device and adjusting the frequency with which the mobile telecommunications device searches for a wireless access point according to the information so received. | 04-16-2009 |
20100009648 | Receiver for multiple signal spectra - A radio receiver for receiving first signals of a first frequency spectrum having principal energy in a first frequency band and second signals of a second frequency spectrum having principal energy in second and third frequency bands, located on either side of the first frequency band, includes (i) an input for receiving an incoming signal; (ii) frequency shifting means for frequency shifting the incoming signal to form an intermediate frequency signal; and (iii) a filter for filtering the intermediate frequency signal. The filter has a frequency response that has a first passband and a second passband separated by a central stopband. A control unit for controlling the frequency shifting means has first and second modes for reception of the first and second signals. In the first mode, the control unit controls the frequency shifting means so as to frequency shift the incoming signal so that (a) the first frequency band of the incoming signal is shifted onto one of the first and second passbands and (b) one of the second and third frequency bands of the incoming signal is shifted onto the central stopband. In the second mode, the control unit controls the frequency shifting means so as to frequency shift the incoming signal so that (a) the second and third frequency bands of the incoming signal are shifted onto, respectively, the first and second passbands and (b) the first frequency band of the incoming signal is shifted onto the central stopband. | 01-14-2010 |
20100105421 | POWER CONTROL METHOD - Improved power control methods and power control systems are described wherein received RSSI values are processed to generate a power control signal which may be used by a link manager, or other element in a receiving station, to determine whether to send a power control message to the transmitting station. The method used to process the received RSSI values is dependent upon a value of the power measurement, for example, the method may involve a comparison between the value of the power measurement and a value of the power control signal. In another embodiment, the received RSSI values may be converted to power values and then smoothed using a filter. | 04-29-2010 |
20100311334 | Integrated Signal Receiver - A signal receiver having: an input for receiving radio signals; a clock; a receiving section for processing signals received at the input, the receiving section being configured to operate in: (a) a first mode for processing the received signals in accordance with a first protocol and in dependence on the state of the clock, and (b) a second mode for processing the received signal in accordance with a second protocol by steps including storing a sample of data received in accordance with the second protocol together with a representation of the state of the clock when that data was received, and subsequently comparing a timing indicated by the content of the stored sample of data with the timing indicated by the stored state of the clock. | 12-09-2010 |
20110188555 | Architecture to Remove a Bimodal Dynamic DC Offset in Direct Conversion Receiver - Apparatus for controlling the generation of a DC signal at the output of a mixer, so that the DC signal is predictable, enabling a static offset compensation voltage to offset the DC signal. The apparatus comprises a mixer configured to receive a first and a second input signal, the mixer being such as to generate a first DC signal at the output of the mixer when the first and second input signal have the same frequency and a first relative phase, a phase detector for determining the relative phase of the first and second signals, and a phase modifier configured to modify the phase of the second signal relative to the first signal in dependence on the determination of the relative phase between the first and second signals such that the resulting DC signal at the output of the mixer is the first DC signal. | 08-04-2011 |
20120127047 | Internal FM Antenna - An antenna for receiving and/or transmitting radio frequency signals in a predetermined frequency band, the antenna comprising: a first antenna portion comprising at least one conducting loop about a first material having an initial permeability of at least 4; and a second antenna portion embedded within a second material having a dielectric constant of at least 4; wherein the first and second antenna portions are electrically coupled together so as to form a compound antenna having a size such that the diameter of the smallest sphere which encloses all of the first and second antenna portions of the compound antenna is less than 1/30 of the wavelength of the radio frequency signals at the centre of the predetermined frequency band. | 05-24-2012 |
James Digby Yarlet Collier, Stradishall GB
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20110065382 | SCHEMES FOR THE EFFICIENT RECEPTION OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS - Receiving a Wi-Fi radio signal using a Bluetooth receiver architecture. Also, adapting a Wi-Fi receiver architecture to constrain a received radio signal to less than the bandwidth of a conveyed Wi-Fi signal for subsequent processing purposes. | 03-17-2011 |
James Digby Yarlett Collier, Cambridge GB
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20130113654 | AMELIORATION OF FREQUENCY ERRORS AND/OR THEIR EFFECTS - A radio communications device comprising location finding means for determining the device's location based on satellite signals, a crystal oscillator whose output frequency acts as a controlling reference for the location finding means and processing means for intermittently correcting the crystal oscillator such that the output frequency experiences jumps. The location finding means is arranged to take account of the jumps in the determination of the device's location. | 05-09-2013 |
20150035698 | AMELIORATION OF FREQUENCY ERRORS AND/OR THEIR EFFECTS - A satellite positioning subsystem includes a frequency converter that applies a downshift in frequency to a received signal that should contain a satellite signal that has been spread and modulated on a carrier signal. A non-crystal oscillator produces an output signal whose frequency acts as a controlling reference for the frequency converter. A crystal oscillator is coupled to a controller that develops a control signal for controlling the frequency of the output signal of the non-crystal oscillator. A processor intermittently corrects the crystal oscillator such that its output frequency experiences jumps. A filter filters the control signal to limit the rate of change of frequency that the control signal demands of the output signal of the non-crystal oscillator such that a phase rotation of π cannot occur in the output signal of the non-crystal oscillator in the time that would be taken to despread a sample of the satellite signal. | 02-05-2015 |
Jillian Elaine Collier, Caversham GB
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20120301378 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 11-29-2012 |
20120301379 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Jr and Pt. | 11-29-2012 |
20120301380 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 11-29-2012 |
20120301381 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 11-29-2012 |
20140093442 | Dual Function Catalytic Filter - A dual function catalytic filter is provided having a soot filter with an inlet and an outlet, a soot oxidation layer on the inlet, wherein the soot oxidation layer comprises a soot oxidation catalytic component consisting essentially of at least one transition metal dispersed on a cerium and zirconium mixed and/or composite oxide, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of W, Cr, Ce, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and combinations thereof, and an SCR layer coated on the outlet, wherein the SCR layer comprises an SCR catalytic component. Also provided are methods for removing NO | 04-03-2014 |
20150110682 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 04-23-2015 |
20150118114 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Jr and Pt. | 04-30-2015 |
20150118115 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 04-30-2015 |
20150118121 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 04-30-2015 |
20150182912 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION PROCESSES USING DOPED CERIAS - Niobia- and tantala-doped ceria catalysts, their use in selective catalytic reduction (SCR) processes, and a compact after-treatment system for exhaust gases are disclosed. In some aspects, the catalyst comprises at least 91 wt. % of ceria and 0.1 to 9 wt. % of niobia or tantala doped on the ceria. While conventional SCR catalysts can deactivate at higher temperatures, the doped cerias, particularly ones having as little as 1 or 2 wt. % of Nb | 07-02-2015 |
Jillian Elaine Collier, Reading GB
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20090255236 | LOW TEMPERATURE HYDROCARBON SCR - A method of reducing nitrogen oxides (NO | 10-15-2009 |
20100247409 | NON-ZEOLITE BASE METAL SCR CATALYST - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas stream to nitrogen comprises contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a non-zeolite base metal catalyst consisting of: (a) at least one transition metal dispersed on a mixed oxide or composite oxide or a mixture thereof as support material consisting of cerium and zirconium; or (b) cerium oxide and zirconium oxide as single oxides or a composite oxide thereof or a mixture of the single oxides and the composite oxide dispersed on an inert oxide support material, whereon is dispersed at least one transition metal. | 09-30-2010 |
20110263417 | NON-ZEOLITE BASE METAL SCR CATALYST - An article for treating a gas containing nitrogen oxides including: | 10-27-2011 |
20120121486 | FILTER COMPRISING COMBINED SOOT OXIDATION AND NH3-SCR CATALYST - A wall-flow filter for filtering particulate matter from a flowing exhaust gas comprises a catalyst for catalysing both the conversion of solid carbon in the particulate matter by oxygen and the selective reduction of oxides of nitrogen in the exhaust gas with a nitrogenous reductant, which catalyst comprising optionally stabilised ceria and at least one metal selected from (i) tungsten and (ii) both tungsten and iron. | 05-17-2012 |
20120141347 | NON-ZEOLITE BASE METAL SCR CATALYST - An article for treating a gas containing nitrogen oxides having a monolith substrate loaded with a catalytic composition containing at least one catalytic component consisting of (i) at least one transition metal dispersed on a mixed oxide or composite oxide or a mixture thereof as support material consisting of cerium and zirconium; or (ii) cerium oxide and zirconium oxide as single oxides or a composite oxide thereof or a mixture of the single oxides and the composite oxide dispersed on an inert oxide support material, wherein at least one transition metal is dispersed thereon, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of a metal from Group VIB, IB, IVA, VB, VIIB, and VIII and mixtures of any two or more thereof, provided that at least one selected transition metal is tungsten, wherein the catalytic composition is disposed on said monolith substrate. | 06-07-2012 |
20140193327 | LOW PHOSPHORUS CHABAZITES - A catalyst composition is provided having a CHA crystal structure; about 0.5 to about 5.0 mol % phosphorus; and SiO | 07-10-2014 |
20150238947 | CATALYST FOR TREATING EXHAUST GAS - Provided is a catalyst composition having an aluminosilicate molecular sieve having an AEI structure and a mole ratio of silica-to-alumina of about 20 to about 30 loaded with about 1 to about 5 weight percent of a promoter metal, based on the total weight of the molecular sieve material. Also provided are method, articles, and systems utilizing the catalyst composition. | 08-27-2015 |
20150246345 | SCR CATALYSTS HAVING IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - SCR-active molecular sieve based-catalysts are produced by combining a molecular sieve with at least one ionic iron species and at least one organic compound to form a mixture, then calcining the mixture to remove the at least one organic compound. This process improves the dispersion of the iron within the molecular sieve compared to an iron-containing molecular sieve that is not treated with an organic compound. Iron-containing ferrierite zeolites exhibit a selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides with NH | 09-03-2015 |
20150246346 | SCR CATALYSTS HAVING IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - SCR-active molecular-sieve based catalysts with improved low-temperature performance are made by heating a molecular-sieve in a non-oxidizing atmosphere with steam (hydrothermal treatment), or in a reducing atmosphere without steam (thermal treatment), at a temperature in the range of 600-900° C. for a time period from 5 minutes to two hours. The resulting SCR-active iron-containing molecular sieves exhibit a selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides with NH | 09-03-2015 |
20150265969 | CATALYST FOR TREATING EXHAUST GAS - Provided is a method for reducing N | 09-24-2015 |
John Arthur Collier, Surrey GB
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20090211407 | NUT WRENCH - The present invention provides a tool for tightening or releasing a nut engaged on a screw-threaded shank. The tool comprises: a socket arrangement comprising a socket for engaging the nut; an extension member adapted to engage the socket arrangement such that a torque applied to the extension piece is transferred to the socket for tightening or releasing the nut; and a location sleeve on the extension member, the location sleeve overlapping the extension member and the socket arrangement, when engaged therewith, so as to hold the extension member to the socket arrangement. | 08-27-2009 |
Nicholas Collier, Cambridgeshire GB
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20150230696 | FIBRESCOPE FOR OPTICAL IMAGING OF RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS - An apparatus for optical imaging of Cerenkov luminescence from a region of interest on a subject subsequent to the subject receiving a dose of a radiopharmaceutical, the apparatus comprising: an imaging means capable of imaging Cerenkov photons; a fibrescope for transmitting light received at a distal end of the fibrescope to a proximal end of the fibrescope, the proximal end of the fibrescope being connected to the imaging means; and an optical shroud for surrounding the distal end of the fibrescope and for covering a region of interest. | 08-20-2015 |
20150241363 | SPECIMEN CHAMBER FOR OPTICAL IMAGING OF RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS - Apparatus for optical imaging of Cerenkov luminescence from an object subsequent to the object receiving a dose of a radiopharmaceutical, the apparatus comprising: a light tight enclosure within which the object can be received at a sample location; an imaging means; a means to mitigate direct particle impingement between the sample location and the imaging means; and one or more optical elements for transmitting Cerenkov photons from within the light tight enclosure to the imaging means. | 08-27-2015 |
Nicholas John Collier, Burwell GB
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20120143007 | THORACIC PORT WITH CHANGING ELASTICITY - A surgical access assembly for positioning within an opening in a tissue to provide access to a patient's body for insertion of surgical instrumentation therethrough. The surgical access assembly includes a body portion defining a longitudinal axis and a passageway and having a proximal portion and a distal portion. At least a portion of the distal portion is configured to transition from a more flexible, first configuration for passage into a patient's body and a more rigid, second configuration to securely maintain the distal portion within the patient's body. | 06-07-2012 |
20120222466 | DEVICE - Device for measuring hair damage comprising a handle ( | 09-06-2012 |
Nicholas John Collier, Cambridge GB
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20100152746 | SURGICAL RETRIEVAL APPARATUS - A surgical retrieval apparatus includes an elongate tubular member having a drive rod slidably disposed therein. A support member is operably coupled to a distal end of the drive rod. A pouch is attached to the support member and has a closed end and an open end. The pouch may be releasably coupled to the support member. An end effector is repositionable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tubular member. The support member may include an expandable member. | 06-17-2010 |
20100168522 | SURGICAL ACCESS ASSEMBLY - A surgical access assembly configured and dimensioned for positioning within an intercostal space defined between a patient's adjacent ribs to facilitate passage of a surgical instrument into an internal work site. The surgical access assembly includes a body portion that may be either partially or wholly formed from a resilient material such that the surgical access assembly is resiliently deformable to facilitate conformity with the intercostal space in order to minimize the application of force to the patient's tissue upon insertion and removal of the access assembly and manipulation of the surgical instrument. | 07-01-2010 |
20110190779 | SURGICAL RETRIEVAL APPARATUS - A surgical retrieval apparatus having an elongate member and a support member extending from the elongate member movable between a collapsed insertion position and an expanded position. A retrieval bag extends from the support member and has a first end and a closed second end, the first end movable to an open configuration when the support member moves to the expanded position. A net is positioned within the retrieval bag and detachably connected thereto. | 08-04-2011 |
20110190781 | SURGICAL RETRIEVAL APPARATUS - A surgical retrieval apparatus includes an elongate flexible tubular member having a distal opening and a lumen and a support member having a chamber formed therein in fluid communication with the tubular member and movable from a first position to a second expanded position in response to introduction of fluid into the chamber. A retrieval bag extends from the support member and has a first end and a closed second end. The first end of the retrieval bag is movable to an open configuration when the expandable member transitions from the first position to the second expanded position. | 08-04-2011 |
20110264091 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING SPECIMEN FOR RETRIEVAL - A method for modifying a tissue specimen includes providing a specimen modifying apparatus configured to modify the specimen to thereby prevent seeding from the specimen. The specimen modifying apparatus is inserted through an opening in tissue and positioned adjacent the tissue specimen to be modified. The tissue modifying apparatus is activated to modify the tissue specimen to thereby inhibit seeding from the tissue specimen. | 10-27-2011 |
20120101337 | ENDOSCOPE CLEANER - An instrument for cleaning a scope lens having an elongated sheath having proximal and distal end portions and a sheath interior and exterior. The sheath interior is dimensioned and configured to slidingly receive a scope therein. A fluid conduit transports fluid and has a fluid discharge opening to deliver fluid to the lens of the scope, the conduit coupled to the sheath exterior. | 04-26-2012 |
20120130193 | Two Part Thoracic Port Assembly - A surgical port for use during a thoracic surgery includes a first port element and a second port element. The first port element includes a first sidewall and a first flange that is positioned adjacent a proximal portion of the first sidewall. The first flange extends in a laterally outward direction. The second port element includes a second sidewall and a second flange that is positioned adjacent a distal portion of the second sidewall. The second flange extends in a laterally outward direction. The first port element is configured to securely couple to the second port element and each of the first and second sidewalls defines a passageway to allow a surgical instrument to pass therethrough. | 05-24-2012 |
Nick Collier, Burwell GB
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20100296546 | OPTICAL GUIDE WITH TEMPERATURE SENSING MATRIX - The invention relates to an optical element for guiding and forming a laser beam, and to a method for recording beam parameters, particularly in a laser system, comprising a carrier substrate ( | 11-25-2010 |
Oliver Roland Collier, Richmond GB
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20120169999 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF INSTALLING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY - Disclosed is a method of assembling three-dimensional display apparatus, comprising the steps of: providing a support unit comprising a projector mounting and a screen mounting surface with a first aperture therethrough; providing a screen unit, the screen unit comprising a diaphragm and an inflatable screen affixed thereto, the diaphragm defining a second aperture in communication with the interior of the inflatable screen; bringing the screen mounting surface and the diaphragm into contact so as to align the first aperture with the second aperture; and securing the support unit to the screen unit to thereby create a seal between the support surface and the diaphragm around the first and second apertures, wherein the seal is sufficiently gas tight to enable inflation of the screen. Assembly of three-dimensional display apparatus, from two units, formed and arranged so as to enable a seal to be made around equipment extending to, or through the aperture in communication with the interior of the screen that is sufficiently gas tight to enable inflation of the screen, by the act of joining the two units together, therefore enables rapid and able assembly of the apparatus. | 07-05-2012 |
Paul J. Collier, Reading GB
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20080272333 | Hydrogen Getter - A getter composition suitable for gettering hydrogen comprises a first metal oxide and a second metal oxide, said first metal oxide being more readily reducible in hydrogen at temperatures between 0° C. and 100° C. than said second metal oxide. | 11-06-2008 |
Paul John Collier, Reading GB
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20100028229 | OXYGEN REMOVAL - A process for reducing free oxygen in a gaseous hydrocarbon stream comprises the step of passing the gaseous hydrocarbon stream over a material comprising a metal selected from Ni, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn or Ag in a reduced state so that oxygen present in said stream reacts with the metal, wherein the metal in the reduced state is formed by, | 02-04-2010 |
Philip Collier, Abingdon GB
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20090291937 | KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions. | 11-26-2009 |
20090306155 | THIAZOLES, IMIDAZOLES, AND PYRAZOLES USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF PROTEIN KINASES - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compounds and the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also relates to processes for preparing compounds of the inventions. | 12-10-2009 |
20100022502 | AMINOPYRIDINES AND AMINOPYRIMIDINES USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF PROTEIN KINASES - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions. | 01-28-2010 |
20100022507 | AMINOPYRIMIDINES USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF PROTEIN KINASES - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions. | 01-28-2010 |
20120149680 | KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions. | 06-14-2012 |
20130090479 | THIAZOLES, IMIDAZOLES, AND PYRAZOLES USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF PROTEIN KINASES - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compounds and the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also relates to processes for preparing compounds of the inventions. | 04-11-2013 |
Simon Andrew Collier, West Yorkshire GB
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20090130729 | Biocatalytic manufacturing of (meth) acrylic esters - The invention relates to a biocatalytic method or process for the synthesis of esters of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid free of positively chargeable/charged groups, comprising reacting one or more alcohols (alcohol starting materials) which are free of positively chargeable or charged groups with (meth)acrylyl-CoA, preferably in the presence of a catalyst (inorganic, organic or organometallic, or preferably a biocatalyst) capable of effecting the transfer of an alcohol radical from an alcohol starting material as defined above or below to (meth)acrylyl CoA under removal of the CoA moiety transferase activity, such as an enzyme of the transferase or hydrolase class of enzymes. The (meth)acrylyl-CoA is preferably formed by reaction of (meth)acrylic acid or its salts with coenzyme A in the presence of an energy providing substance and a biocatalyst e.g. with S-acetyl coenzyme A synthetase activity or by reaction of acrylate or methacrylate produced metabolically in the presence of a biocatalyst or metabolically. | 05-21-2009 |
Steven John Collier, Frodsham GB
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20090303465 | MULTI-IMAGING AUTOMATED INSPECTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WET OPHTHALMIC LENSES - A method for inspecting lenses, especially wet contact lenses provided in a volume of liquid inside a container is described. A first image of the lens at a first position in the container is obtained, the lens then being moved to a second position within the container where a second image is obtained. A computer algorithm processes the first and second images to compare features that have moved with the lens to those features that have not moved with the lens whereby lenses are rejected if a feature has moved with the lens but is not a normal feature of the lens. | 12-10-2009 |