Poole, GB
Andrew David Poole, East Riding Of Yorkshire GB
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20080230481 | Process for the Removal of Catalytic Metals and Promoter Metals from Carbonylation Process Streams - A process for the selective removal of Group VIII carbonylation catalyst metals and/or promoter metals from liquid compositions comprising a carbonylation product, the Group VIII carbonylation catalyst metals and/or promoter metals, corrosion metals and optionally alkali or alkaline earth metals. The process comprises contacting the liquid composition with a chelating resin having thiourea functional groups. The process is suitable for treating process streams obtained in the production of carboxylic acids and/or carboxylic anhydrides. | 09-25-2008 |
20100228051 | Process for the Production of Acetic Acid - A process for the production of acetic acid which process comprises carbonylating methanol and/or a reactive derivative thereof in a liquid reaction composition in which there exists in equilibrium, at least a first soluble catalytic species and a second soluble catalytic species, wherein the first catalytic species is the least catalytically active or promotionally active of the species existing in the equilibrium, comprises determining (i) the concentration of the first catalytic species and/or (ii) the ratio of the concentration of the first catalytic species to the concentration of the second catalytic species in equilibrium therewith, present in the liquid reaction composition and/or a present in a liquid fraction in a separation step and maintaining (i) and/or (ii) below a pre-determined value, preferably by adjusting the concentration of at least the first catalytic species present in the liquid reaction composition and/or liquid fraction. | 09-09-2010 |
Anthony George Poole, Lymington GB
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20110190736 | DEPLOYING LININGS IN BODY CAVITIES | 08-04-2011 |
Charlotte Poole, Lincoln GB
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20130209217 | PLATFORM SEGMENT FOR SUPPORTING A NOZZLE GUIDE VANE FOR A GAS TURBINE AND NOZZLE GUIDE VANE ARRANGEMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE - A platform segment for supporting a nozzle guide vane for a gas turbine is provided. The platform segment includes a gas passage surface arranged to be in contact with a streaming gas exhausted from a combustor, wherein the streaming gas streams along the gas passage surface in a streaming direction, a cooling surface, opposite to and thermally connected to the gas passage surface and arranged to be in contact with a cooling fluid, a wall protruding from the cooling surface and extending at least partially in the streaming direction, wherein the wall is arranged circumferentially between positions, at which adjacent guide vanes are to be provided, such that cooling fluid is channeled by the wall for cooling a downstream portion of the cooling surface, and a further wall protruding from the cooling surface and extending at least partially in the streaming direction. | 08-15-2013 |
Christopher J. Poole, Romsey GB
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20150309815 | AUGMENTING PROFILE DATA WITH INFORMATION GATHERED FROM A JIT COMPILER - A method, executed by a computer, for augmenting a first performance profile with data extracted from a Just-in-Time compiler, the Just-in-Time compiler compiling bytecodes into machine instructions and generating the first performance profile, the bytecodes having an associated original call structure includes: tracking “in-lining” optimizations performed by a Just-in-Time compiler compiling bytecodes into machine instructions; extracting data associated with the tracked “in-lining” optimizations; storing the extracted data in a second profile; and augmenting the first performance profile with the extracted data associated with the tracked “in-lining” optimizations, the extracted data comprising call paths corresponding to the original call structure associated with the bytecodes. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed herein. | 10-29-2015 |
Christopher J. Poole, Hursley Park GB
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20160041755 | ACTIVATION TARGET DEFORMATION USING ACCELEROMETER OR GYROSCOPE INFORMATION - A method is provided for deforming one or more touch screen activation targets associated with respective representations of items displayed on a display of a touch screen device. The method includes: displaying one or more representations corresponding to each of the one or more items displayed on a display of a touch screen device; providing, for each displayed representation, an activation target defining boundaries within which a touch input is processed as corresponding to selection of the corresponding item; receiving information indicating the orientation or movement of the touch screen device; and responsive to the received orientation or movement information, deforming the activation target of the item with respect to the representation of the item. The items may be a plurality of keys forming a virtual keyboard; and each of the representations may be one of the plurality of keys on the display of the touch screen device. | 02-11-2016 |
Christopher J. Poole, Hampshire GB
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20150378757 | OPTIMIZING SOFTWARE CODE - A method of optimizing software source code, where the source code is for execution as compiled bytecode using a just-in-time compiler. The source code is compiled to generate corresponding compiled bytecode. The bytecode is then executed using a just-in-time compiler. Run-time optimization actions performed by the just-in-time compiler during execution of the bytecode are determined, and analysed to determine corresponding optimization data for the source code. | 12-31-2015 |
20160050296 | BATCH COMPRESSION MANAGEMENT OF MESSAGES - Batch compression management of messages. A message being sent to a batch for transmission is intercepted. The message is assigned to a batch pool, in which multiple batch pools are provided as sub-sets of the batch. The assigning of the message to the batch pool is based on a similarity of properties of the message with other messages and determined by looking up the properties in a batch pool mapping database. The message is added to the batch pool or a new batch pool is created for the message. A batch pool of messages is compressed using a dictionary of the properties common to at least some of the messages in the batch pool. The compressed batch pools are transmitted over an input/output channel. | 02-18-2016 |
Christopher J. Poole, Hursley GB
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20160099902 | PROCESSING MESSAGES FOR RETRIEVAL FROM A MESSAGE QUEUING SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for processing messages for retrieval from a message queuing system. The method may be carried out at a message sending component, and may include: receiving requests from multiple clients, where a request includes at least one required record; forming a union of requests, such that a common record of multiple requests is handled once; providing the common record with an associated reference count of requests requiring the record, and associated metadata listing the client requests in the record; sending a record response to a queuing system when processed including the reference count and the metadata listing the client requests; determining when all records in a request have been sent; and notifying a client that the request can be retrieved from the message queuing system, including a response list indicating to the client the identifier of the requested records retained at the message queuing system. | 04-07-2016 |
George Anthony Poole, Lymington GB
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20100198012 | APPARATUS FOR DEPLOYING ENDOSCOPE - Apparatus for inserting an instrument ( | 08-05-2010 |
Gordon Poole, East Grinstead GB
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20120215453 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MULTI-DIMENSIONAL COHERENCY DRIVEN DENOISING DATA - Computing device, computer instructions and method for denoising seismic data recorded with seismic receivers. The method includes receiving the seismic data recorded with the seismic receivers, wherein the seismic data is recorded in a time-space domain; applying with a computing device a high resolution transform to the seismic data in the time-space domain to obtain transformed seismic data in a different domain than the time-space domain, such that the method is amplitude preserving; determining regions of noise and regions of true signal in the transformed seismic data; scaling down the regions of noise; and reverse transforming the transformed seismic data to the time-space domain. | 08-23-2012 |
20130163376 | Device and Method for Deghosting Variable Depth Streamer Data - Computing device, computer instructions and method for deghosting seismic data related to a subsurface of a body of water. The method includes receiving seismic data recorded by seismic receivers that are towed by a vessel, wherein the seismic data is recorded in a time-space domain and the seismic receivers are located at different depths (z | 06-27-2013 |
20130163377 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DENOISING OCEAN BOTTOM DATA - Computing device, computer instructions and method for denoising marine seismic data recorded with first and second seismic sensors. The method includes receiving first seismic data recorded with the first sensor in a time-space domain; receiving second seismic data recorded with the second sensor in the time-space domain, calculating with a processor models of the first and second seismic data in a transform domain that is different from the time-space domain; calculating in the transform domain an energy related to a down-going energy based on the models of the first and second seismic data; determining a noise in the transform domain corresponding to the second seismic data based on the calculated energy; reverse transforming the noise from the transform domain into the time-space domain; and denoising the second seismic data by subtracting the noise in the time-space domain from the second seismic data. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163378 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DENOISING OCEAN BOTTOM DATA - Computing device, computer instructions and method for denoising marine seismic data recorded with first and second seismic sensors. The method includes receiving first seismic data recorded with the first sensor in a time-space domain; receiving second seismic data recorded with the second sensor in the time-space domain, wherein the first and second seismic data are recorded at the same locations underwater; calculating with a processor models of the first and second seismic data in a transform domain that is different from the time-space domain; performing a wavefield separation using the first and second datasets in the transform domain; determining a noise in the transform domain corresponding to the second seismic data based on the wavefield separation; reverse transforming the noise from the transform domain into the time-space domain; and denoising the second seismic data by subtracting the noise in the time-space domain from the second seismic data. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163379 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VARIABLE DEPTH STREAMER DATA - Computing device, computer instructions and method for deghosting seismic data related to a subsurface of a body of water. The method includes receiving seismic data recorded by seismic receivers that are towed by a vessel, wherein the seismic data is recorded in a time-space domain; modeling the seismic data in a shot or common midpoint domain as a function of operators to derive a model; using the derived model to remove the receiver ghost from the seismic data to obtain deghosted seismic data; and generating a final image of the subsurface based on the deghosted seismic data. | 06-27-2013 |
20130176819 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DE-BLENDING SIMULTANEOUS SHOOTING DATA - A device, medium and method for de-blending seismic data associated with a subsurface of the earth. The method includes a step of receiving seismic data “d” recorded with one or more land receivers, wherein the seismic data includes shot recordings generated by plural sources that are simultaneously actuated; a step of forming either a continuous receiver trace or trace segments from the received seismic data; a step of selecting plural overlapping spatial blocks that cover the surface shot locations; a step of assigning the shot recordings to the plural overlapping spatial blocks; a step of applying a mathematical technique to the recordings to determine de-blended data; and a step of generating an image of the subsurface based on the de-blended data. | 07-11-2013 |
20130279290 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEGHOSTING VARIABLE DEPTH STREAMER DATA - Computing device, computer instructions and method for deghosting seismic data related to a subsurface of a body of water. The method may include receiving input seismic data recorded by seismic receivers that located at different depths (z | 10-24-2013 |
20140036623 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZED MARINE ACQUISITION WITH REDUCED INTERFERENCE NOISE - Method that acquires seismic data in a region having time restrictions. The method includes deploying first and second seismic vessels having first and second seismic sources, respectively; separating the first and second seismic sources from each other by a predetermined distance d; towing the first and second seismic sources across the region while maintaining the predetermined distance d; shooting simultaneously the first and second seismic sources; and recording seismic signals corresponding to the first and second seismic sources. The predetermined distance d is calculated so that first seismic signals corresponding to the first source are recorded during an actual recording portion while second seismic signals corresponding to the second source are recorded during a recording lag portion, which is later in time than the actual recording portion. | 02-06-2014 |
20140043936 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL DESIGNATURE OF SEISMIC DATA - Computing device, computer instructions and method for directional designature of seismic data d with a given source directivity. The method includes obtaining directional operators r; calculating a model u with a modified source directivity based on (1) seismic data d, and (2) an operator that is a combination of the directional operators r and a reverse transform operator L; using the model u to obtain seismic data d | 02-13-2014 |
20140078860 | INTERFERENCE NOISE ATTENUATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for determining interference noise recorded in a first seismic survey of a subsurface generated by a source in a second seismic survey. The method includes receiving seismic data recorded by seismic sensors of the first seismic survey, wherein the seismic data includes seismic waves that originate from the first seismic survey and seismic waves that originate from the second seismic survey; receiving actual relative shooting timing or actual shooting timing of seismic sources of the first and second seismic surveys; applying a processing algorithm to the seismic data to calculate the interference noise, wherein the processing algorithm that takes into consideration the actual relative shooting timing or the actual shooting timing of the seismic sources; and generating a final image of the subsurface based on the recorded seismic data from which the interference noise is subtracted. | 03-20-2014 |
20140188395 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF JITTER FROM SEISMIC DATA - A system and method are provided for reducing jitter in collected seismic data. The collected seismic data includes both original seismic data, e.g., original traces, and other seismic data, e.g., interpolated traces. The collected seismic data is filtered to form filtered seismic data, and then the original seismic data is re-inserted into the filtered seismic data. Filtering is repeated on the result based, for example, on one or more filter thresholds that progressively relax constraints on the filtering process, until the filtered data can be combined with the original seismic data with a good fit or a predetermined, e.g., user determined, number of times. | 07-03-2014 |
20140195162 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DE-BLENDING SIMULTANEOUS SHOOTING DATA - A device, medium and method for de-blending seismic data associated with a subsurface of the earth. The method includes a step of receiving seismic data “d” recorded with one or more land receivers, wherein the seismic data includes shot recordings generated by plural sources that are simultaneously actuated; a step of forming either a continuous receiver trace or trace segments from the received seismic data; a step of selecting plural overlapping spatial blocks that cover the surface shot locations; a step of assigning the shot recordings to the plural overlapping spatial blocks; a step of applying a mathematical technique to the recordings to determine de-blended data; and a step of generating an image of the subsurface based on the de-blended data. | 07-10-2014 |
20140301162 | ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLENDED SEISMIC DATA - System, medium and method for de-blending seismic data. The method for acquiring blended seismic data associated with a subsurface of the earth includes receiving coordinates of a sail line associated with first and second shot point locations; towing first and second source arrays in water along the sail line; shooting the first and second source arrays with a constant delay parameter so that a seismic trace recorded by a seismic sensor has at least a first uncontaminated portion that includes seismic energy generated substantially only by one of the first and second source arrays and a second portion that includes seismic energy generated by both the first and second source arrays; and recording blended seismic data generated by the first and second source arrays with the seismic sensor. | 10-09-2014 |
20140303898 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DE-BLENDING SIMULTANEOUS SHOT DATA - Device, medium and method for de-blending seismic data. The method for de-blending seismic data associated with a subsurface of the earth includes receiving initial seismic traces recorded by plural sources; de-blending, in a processor, the initial seismic traces to generate de-blended seismic traces; and generating an image of the subsurface based on the de-blended seismic traces. The initial seismic traces include uncontaminated portions corresponding to time intervals substantially free from cross-talk from other sources, and the uncontaminated portions are used to remove cross-talk noise on other initial seismic traces. | 10-09-2014 |
20140365135 | COHERENT NOISE ATTENUATION METHOD - Computing device, computer instructions and method for denoising input seismic data d. The method includes receiving the input seismic data d recorded in a first domain by seismic receivers, wherein the input seismic data d includes pure seismic data ss relating to an exploration source and coherent noise data n generated by a man-made device; generating a model m in a second domain to describe the input seismic data d; and processing the model m to obtain an output seismic dataset d′ indicative of seismic data substantially free of the coherent noise data n generated by the man-made device. | 12-11-2014 |
20150109881 | DEMULTIPLE USING UP/DOWN SEPARATION OF TOWED VARIABLE-DEPTH STREAMER DATA - Methods and systems for processing data acquired using a variable-depth streamer, obtain up-going and down-going wavefields at a predetermined datum, and use them to identify multiples included in the up-going wavefield. An image of a geological formation under the seabed is then generated using the data from which the multiples have been removed, and/or the multiples. | 04-23-2015 |
20150212222 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WAVE-FIELD RECONSTRUCTION - Computing device, computer instructions and method for processing input seismic data d. The method includes a step of receiving the input seismic data d recorded in a first domain by seismic receivers that travel in water, the input seismic data d including up-going and down-going wave-fields; a step of generating a model p in a second domain to describe the input seismic data d; and a step of processing with a processor the model p to obtain an output seismic dataset indicative of the down-going wave-field and substantially free of the up-going wave-field. | 07-30-2015 |
20150234066 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DE-BLENDING SEISMIC DATA USING SOURCE SIGNATURE - Methods and devices for seismic data processing de-blend seismic data using the different source signatures as discriminating factors. The methods may be used when sources were fired with dithering times. | 08-20-2015 |
20150236668 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DE-NOISING SEISMIC DATA - Systems and methods are provided for de-noising seismic data recorded by seismic receivers. A first portion of the seismic data having a first signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) to is processed to generate a de-noising operator or function. The de-noising operator is applied to a second portion of seismic data having a second SNR to remove noise from the second portion of the seismic data, where the first SNR is greater than the second SNR. | 08-20-2015 |
20150276958 | HYBRID DEBLENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Methods and devices for seismic data processing deblend seismic data gathered using simultaneous source acquisition by applying two different deblending techniques. The second deblending technique is applied to residual data obtained after applying the first deblending technique. At least one of these first and second deblending techniques uses a signal-to-noise map. | 10-01-2015 |
20150293249 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEBLENDING SIMULTANEOUS SHOOTING DATA USING AN ITERATIVE APPROACH - A device, medium and method for deblending seismic data associated with a subsurface of the earth. The method includes a step of receiving seismic data S recorded with one or more seismic receivers, wherein the seismic data S includes shot recordings generated by first and second source arrays that are simultaneously actuated; a step of detecting incoherent energy of the seismic data S using a median filter; a step of replacing incoherent parts of the seismic data with a projection filter to obtain deblended data for one of the two or more source arrays; and a step of generating in a computing device an image of the subsurface based on the deblended data. | 10-15-2015 |
20150331124 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEBLENDING SEISMIC DATA USING SELF-ADAPTING AND/OR SELECTIVE RADON INTERPOLATION | 11-19-2015 |
20160025881 | HYBRID DEBLENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Methods and devices for seismic data processing deblend seismic data gathered using simultaneous source acquisition by applying two different deblending techniques. The second deblending technique is applied to residual data obtained after applying the first deblending technique. At least one of these first and second deblending techniques uses a signal-to-noise map. | 01-28-2016 |
20160077231 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEBLENDING SIMULTANEOUS SHOOTING DATA USING ANNIHILATION FILTER - A device, medium and method for deblending seismic data associated with a subsurface of the earth. The method includes receiving an input dataset generated by first and second sources S | 03-17-2016 |
Gordon Poole, Grinstead GB
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20140328140 | METHOD APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MIGRATION NOISE ATTENUATION AND IMAGE ENHANCEMENT - A method for processing seismic data includes receiving seismic data and a velocity model (c(x)) for a plurality of locations (x), scaling a dimension of the seismic data according to the velocity model (c(x)) to provide a velocity normalized seismic data, and generating a final image (S(x)) of the subsurface using the velocity normalized seismic data. The velocity normalized seismic data may be a reverse-time migration image (I(x,ξ)) corresponding to the plurality of locations (x) and a plurality of propagation distance offsets (ξ). The method may also include transforming the reverse-time migration image (I(x,ξ)) for the plurality of selected positions (x) to a wavenumber domain to provide velocity normalized wavenumber data (I(k,ψ)) and suppressing data components corresponding to non-physical or undefined reflection angles to provide enhanced wavenumber data (I′(k,ψ)) and using the enhanced wavenumber data (I′(k,ψ)) to generate the final image (S(x)). A corresponding apparatus is also disclosed herein. | 11-06-2014 |
Gordon Poole, Crawley GB
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20140126781 | SPATIAL EXPANSION SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for processing seismic data may include receiving input seismic data (d | 05-08-2014 |
20140362658 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEGHOSTING VARIABLE DEPTH STREAMER DATA INCLUDING PARTICLE MOTION DATA - Computing device, computer instructions and method for de-ghosting seismic data related to a subsurface. The method may include receiving input seismic data recorded by seismic receivers that located at different depths (z | 12-11-2014 |
Ian Poole, Edinburgh GB
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20080232669 | METHOD AND/OR SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES USING A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method and/or system for making determinations regarding samples from biologic sources. A computer implemented method and/or system can be used to automate parts of the analysis. | 09-25-2008 |
20100082692 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFICATION OF CORONARY ARTERY IMAGE DATA - A polyline tree representation of a coronary artery tree imaged in a volume data set is obtained, and its topology is extracted to give a topological representation indicating the relative positions of vessels in the tree. The topological representation is compared with a set of topological rules to find possible anatomical classifications for each vessel, and a set of candidate labeled polyline trees is generated by labeling the polyline tree with labels showing each combination of possible anatomical classifications. Each candidate labeled tree is filtered according to a set of geometric rules pertaining to spatial characteristics of vessels in arterial trees, and any labeled tree not satisfying the geometric rules is rejected A figure of merit is calculated for each remaining candidate by comparing features of the vessels measured from the polyline tree and from the volume data set with features of correctly classified vessels in other data sets to determine the probable correctness of the labeling of each candidate, and the candidate with the best figure of merit is selected as showing the proper classification of the vessels. | 04-01-2010 |
20120027272 | IMAGE SEGMENTATION - According to one embodiment there is provided a method of selecting a plurality of M atlases from among a larger group of N candidate atlases to form a multi-atlas data set to be used for computer automated segmentation of novel image data sets to mark objects of interest therein. A set of candidate atlases is used containing a reference image data set and segmentation data. Each of the candidate atlases is segmented against the others in a leave-one-out strategy, in which the candidate atlases are used as training data for each other. For each candidate atlas in turn, the following is carried out: registering; segmenting; computing an overlap; computing a value of the similarity measure for each of the registrations; and obtaining a set of regression parameters by performing a regression with the similarity measure being the independent variable and the overlap being the dependent variable. The M atlases are then selected from among all the N candidate atlases to form the multi-atlas data set, the M atlases being those atlases determined to collectively provide the highest aggregate overlap over all the training data image sets. | 02-02-2012 |
20120163687 | FEATURE LOCATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of locating anatomical features in a medical imaging dataset comprises obtaining a medical imaging measurement dataset that comprises image data for a subject body as a function of position; and performing a registration procedure that comprises:—providing a mapping between positions in the measurement dataset and positions in a reference dataset, wherein the reference dataset comprises reference image data for a reference body as a function of position, the reference dataset comprises at least one anatomical landmark, and the or each anatomical landmark is indicative of the position of a respective anatomical feature of the reference body; matching image data in the measurement dataset with image data for corresponding positions in the reference dataset, wherein the corresponding positions are determined according to the mapping; determining a measure of the match between the image data of the measurement dataset and the image data of the reference dataset; varying the mapping to improve the match between the image data of the measurement dataset and the image data of the reference dataset, thereby to obtain a registration mapping; and using the registration mapping to map the positions of the anatomical landmarks to positions in the measurement dataset, thereby to assign positions to anatomical features in the measurement dataset. | 06-28-2012 |
20120177263 | IMAGE SEGMENTATION - According to one embodiment there is provided a method of selecting a plurality of M atlases from among a larger group of N candidate atlases to form a multi-atlas data set to be used for computer automated segmentation of novel image data sets to mark objects of interest therein. A set of candidate atlases is used containing a reference image data set and segmentation data. Each of the candidate atlases is segmented against the others in a leave-one-out strategy, in which the candidate atlases are used as training data for each other. For each candidate atlas in turn, the following is carried out: registering; segmenting; computing an overlap; computing a value of the similarity measure for each of the registrations; and obtaining a set of regression parameters by performing a regression with the similarity measure being the independent variable and the overlap being the dependent variable. | 07-12-2012 |
20120219197 | PROCESSING OF ABDOMINAL IMAGES - According to one embodiment there is provided a computer-automated image processing method applied to a four-dimensional (4D) image data set of a patient's abdomen, e.g. by dynamic contrast enhanced computer-assisted tomography (DCE-CT). One of the three-dimensional (3D) scan images is taken to as the reference volume and the others as target volumes. Before registration between the 3D scan images, the image data set is partitioned into an abdominal cavity domain, containing the organs inside the abdominal wall, and an abdominal wall domain including the abdominal wall and externally adjacent skeletal features, such as the spine and ribs. Registration is then carried out separately on the two domains to obtain two warp fields which are then merged into a 4D image data set of the whole volume for further use, which may be to carry out perfusion measurements, to display and to store the registered 4D image data set. | 08-30-2012 |
20130044927 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of detecting the presence of an abnormality in image data, comprises acquiring an image data set representative of an image of a subject, acquiring a statistical atlas representative of normal image data sets obtained from a plurality of reference subjects, comparing the image data to the statistical atlas, and determining the presence of an abnormality by determining a measure of the difference between the image data and the statistical atlas. | 02-21-2013 |
20130177224 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of processing image data including performing a first mapping, of a first image dataset to a first reference, performing a second mapping, of a second image dataset to a second reference, and using the first mapping and the second mapping to correlate at least one position in the first image dataset to at least one position in the second image dataset. | 07-11-2013 |
20140254903 | ESTIMATION OF CONFIDENCE LIMITS FOR MEASUREMENTS DERIVED FROM IMAGE DATA - A medical image processing apparatus comprises an image data processing unit configured to determine a result by processing image data using an algorithm, a confidence interval (CI) evaluation unit configured to determine a confidence interval for the result from at least two initial results, and an output unit configured to provide the confidence interval to a user. | 09-11-2014 |
20140254906 | VASCULAR TREE FROM ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS AND A CLINICAL ONTOLOGY - A medical image processing apparatus, comprises a landmark identification unit configured to process a medical image data set to identify a landmark corresponding to a part of a branching structure according to a stored anatomical representation, and a spatial analysis unit configured to process the image data set to determine a spatial configuration of at least part of the branching structure. | 09-11-2014 |
20140314290 | POSITIONING ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS IN VOLUME DATA SETS - Certain embodiments provide a computer apparatus operable to carry out a data processing method to position a set of anatomical landmarks in a three-dimensional image data set of a part or all of a patient, comprising: providing a trained supervised machine learning algorithm which has been trained to place each of the set of anatomical landmarks; applying the supervised machine learning algorithm to place the set of anatomical landmarks relative to the data set; providing a trained point distribution model, including a mean shape and a covariance matrix, wherein the mean shape represents locations of the set of landmarks in a variety of patients; and applying the point distribution model to the set of landmarks with the locations output from the supervised machine learning algorithm by: removing any landmarks whose locations have an uncertainty above a threshold with reference to the mean shape and covariance matrix; followed by: an optimisation of the locations of the remaining landmarks by maximising joint likelihood that a new shape, derived from linear combinations of eigenvectors of the covariance matrix, is plausible. | 10-23-2014 |
20150043772 | METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, LANDMARK LOCATION - An apparatus for locating a landmark in a set of image data comprises a landmark location unit that is configured, for each of a plurality of image data items, to obtain from a first two-class classifier a first classification of the image data item as foreground or background, to obtain from a second two-class classifier a second classification of the image data item as foreground or background, and to combine the first classification and the second classification to obtain a combined classification, and wherein the landmark location unit is further configured to use the combined classifications for the plurality of image data items to determine a location for the landmark. | 02-12-2015 |
20150131882 | MEDICAL IMAGE DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image data processing apparatus comprises a data receiving unit for receiving image data to be segmented, and an atlas selection unit for accessing a plurality of atlas data sets and selecting a subset of the atlas data sets for use in segmenting the image data, wherein the atlas selection unit is configured to select the subset of atlas data sets in dependence on the positions of one or more anatomical landmarks comprised in the plurality of atlas data sets. | 05-14-2015 |
James J. Poole, Buckinghamshire GB
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20130288782 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING ENHANCED BONUS GAME PLAY SCHEMES - A gaming machine has a wager-input device for receiving a first wager from a player to play a wagering game having a basic game and a bonus game. A display displays a plurality of symbols located thereon during the basic game. The symbols indicate a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to the wager. The plurality of outcomes includes a bonus-triggering outcome. A set of available game-enhancement parameters is displayed and the player is provided an option of submitting a second wager to purchase at least one of the set of available game-enhancement parameters. The set of available game-enhancement parameters provides an enhancement selected from the group consisting of: additional bonus-triggering outcomes providing a higher probability of triggering the bonus game, and enhanced awards during the bonus game. | 10-31-2013 |
John Edward Poole, Altrincham GB
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20110226983 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION - A refrigerant composition consists essentially of three hydrofluorocarbon components selected from HFC134a, HFC125 and HFC143a and an additive selected from a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon or mixture thereof boiling in the range −50° C. and +40° C. | 09-22-2011 |
20120312048 | NON OZONE DEPLETING AND LOW GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL REFRIGERANTS FOR LOW TEMPERATURE REFRIGERATION - Non ozone depleting and non flammable refrigerant compositions with GWPs less than 2,000 ITH which replace R404A, R507, HCFC22 and CFC502 in refrigeration systems. | 12-13-2012 |
20140158930 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION - A refrigerant composition consists essentially of three hydrofluorocarbon components selected from HFC134a, HFC125 and HFC143a and an additive selected from a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon or mixture thereof boiling in the range −50° C. and +40° C. | 06-12-2014 |
John Edward Poole, Cheshire GB
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20080202341 | Gas Separation and Compression Device - A gas separation device for separating a reactive gas from a gaseous mixture comprising porous anode and cathode electrodes separated by an ionic membrane, | 08-28-2008 |
20100212873 | Heat pump - A heating or cooling device comprising a closed circuit wherein a fluid is continuously or intermittently circulated in one direction by a pump, the system including a body of macroporous, microporous or mesoporous solid through which the fluid circulates to create a temperature gradient. | 08-26-2010 |
John Michael Poole, Suffolk GB
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20150202623 | Evaporation Of Solvents From Samples - Apparatus and methods are provided relating to evaporation of solvents from samples and to prolonging the time taken to carry out an evaporation procedure. A cap for engaging with an open end of a sample container comprises an engaging surface for engaging with the open end, and a body portion which extends over the open end. The body portion is preformed to define an opening which provides a fluid pathway between the open end of the container and the surroundings of the container, such that the cap impedes vapour flow from a sample in the container to the surroundings of the container. A holder for receiving a plurality of such caps is also provided and a method of evaporating a solvent from a sample in a sample container is described. | 07-23-2015 |
Joseph Timothy Poole, Harefield GB
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20090282403 | COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SOFTWARE COMPONENTS ON DEMAND TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A computing system includes a computer network, a server connected thereto, and a client device for communicating with the server over the computer network. The client device runs an application shell software module providing a dynamically configurable application in a piecemeal manner by individually downloading and running a plurality of software components that are individually stored on the computer network and downloaded/run when needed. The server receives a request for available software components from the application shell software module, controls a search of an index for available software components and transmits a response to the application shell software module providing details of available software components. The application shell software module receives details of available software components from the server, retrieves a selected software component from the location identified by location data for the selected software component, and starts and stops the selected software component within the application shell software module in accordance with received data. | 11-12-2009 |
Keith Poole, Surrey GB
Kenneth Poole, Cambridge GB
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20120224758 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS - We describe a method of estimating the thickness of a tissue structure, in particular cortical bone thickness from tomographic imaging data such as CT data. The method models the tissue structure as a variation of an imaging parameter along a line; models a variation of the tomographic imaging data along the line as a blurred version of the variation of the imaging parameter modelling the; and fits the blurred tomographic imaging model to data from the tomographic imaging by holding a tissue modelling parameter at a constraining value and allowing variation of a blurring parameter and at least one parameter defining the thickness of the tissue structure to determine an estimate of the thickness of the structure. | 09-06-2012 |
Kevin Edward Poole, Essex GB
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20100100404 | System and Method for Prediction of Deterioration - System and method for predicting the rate of deterioration of a first and optionally further items of process equipment, which first item of process equipment receives an inlet stream and discharges one or more outlet streams which are optionally fed to one or more further items of process equipment, which first and optional further items of process equipment are subject to deterioration by one or more deterioration mechanisms, which inlet stream comprises a feedstock or derivative thereof; wherein the method comprises the steps of; (a) obtaining values of one Or more properties of the feedstock, (b) calculating a predicted rate of deterioration by the one or more deterioration mechanisms for each item of process equipment from the values of one or more of the feedstock properties; and (c) providing an output comprising the predicted rate of deterioration for each item of process equipment; and the system comprises a data processor adapted to receive values of one or more properties of the feedstock, to calculate predicted rates of deterioration by the one or more deterioration mechanisms for the first and optionally further items of process equipment from the values of one or more of the feedstock properties, and to provide an output comprising information relating to the predicted rates of deterioration by the one or more deterioration mechanisms for the first and optionally further items of process equipment. | 04-22-2010 |
Louisa Poole, Newcastle Upon Tyne GB
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20130115630 | AUTOMATED MULTIPLEX IMMUNOASSAY - Embodiments relate generally to an automated multiplex immunoassay for qualitatively and/or quantitatively detecting a plurality of targets on a tissue sample. Kits and apparatuses for practicing such assays are also provided. | 05-09-2013 |
Michael Poole, Yelverton GB
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20150197325 | Wave Powered Water-Borne Vessel - A water-borne vessel for propulsion by incident waves comprises a hull having elongate bow and stern portions having a length greater than its width at its widest point; and a central portion wider than the bow and stern portions. The central portion has a first flared region at the junction with the bow portion and wider than the width of the adjacent region of the bow portion, and a second flared region at the junction with the stern portion and wider than the adjacent region of the stern portion. The central portion being between and wider than the first and second flared regions. The central portion acts to induce the hull to pitch and roll under the action of an incident wave. The vessel further comprises a foil assembly for generating movement of the vessel through the water under the action of an incident wave. | 07-16-2015 |
Pamela M. Poole, Cowdenbeath GB
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20090018958 | Vendor independent proxy for self service - A method of operating a self-service terminal and a self-service terminal are described. The self-service terminal comprises a proxy that is arranged to intercept messages between a self-service terminal application and a self-service host application which meet defined criteria. The intercepted messages are then optionally modified and redirected to an alternative destination. This enables new functionality and transactions to be added to the self-service terminal. | 01-15-2009 |
Richard Poole, Suffolk GB
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20100071218 | SWITCH-OPERATING MECHANISM - The present invention relates to a switch-operating mechanism. In particular, the present invention relates to a switch-operating mechanism for a power tool, such as a pruning tool. Described is a switch-operating mechanism for a powered tool including a working head having first and second cutter members. The switch-operating mechanism further includes a lever moveable between first, second, and third operative positions. In operation, positioning of the lever in the first operative position provides a ‘power off mode’ in which the power supply is disconnected; movement of the lever into the second operative position causes the at least one of the cutter members to move to a first blade position; and movement of the lever into the third operative position causes the at least one of the cutter members to move to a second blade position. | 03-25-2010 |
20100077621 | VEGETATION CUTTING TOOL - The present invention relates to a vegetation cutting tool. In particular, the present invention relates to a powered vegetation cutting tool and more particularly to a linkage mechanism for a powered vegetation cutting tool. We describe a vegetation cutting tool comprising a cutting head, a motor and transmission means drivable by the motor. The cutting head includes first and second cutter members having respective cutting surfaces, wherein the first cutter member is pivotably mounted with respect to the second cutter member. Additionally, at least the first cutter member is drivable by the transmission means between a first angular position with respect to the second cutter member, in which a space is formed between the respective cutting surfaces, and a second angular position with respect to the second cutter member, in which the space between the respective cutting surfaces is closed. The transmission means also comprises an engagement means associated with the first cutter member, and a crank drivable between defined first and second angular crank positions corresponding to the first and second angular positions, in which the crank is operatively coupled to the engagement means by a link. | 04-01-2010 |
Richard Michael Poole, Wiltshire GB
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20120309809 | PROCESS AND PRODUCT - A method of processing an active ingredient, the method comprising submitting a pharmaceutically active ingredient in the absence of excipients and/or additives to compression and shearing forces. The invention also relates to compositions comprising an active prepared by the method. | 12-06-2012 |
Robert Poole, Ringwood Hampshire GB
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20120009599 | METHOD FOR DETECTING MEMBRANE PROTEIN INTERNALIZATION - A method for detecting the internalization of a transmembrane protein of interest expressed at the surface of a cell, comprising the following steps: | 01-12-2012 |
Robert Anthony Poole, Durham GB
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20100055665 | LUMINESCENCE ASSAY USING MACROCYCLIC LANTHANIDE (III) COMPLEXES - The invention provides a method of determining the amount of an analyte having an oxidation potential, for a one electron oxidation process, of about +0.10 to about +1.20 volts at pH 7, relative to the normal hydrogen electrode at 298K, said method comprising measuring the emission intensity or emission lifetime, at two or more wavelengths, from a sample comprising said analyte and two or more different macrocyclic lanthanide (III) complexes, wherein each of said macrocyclic lanthanide (III) complexes comprises a different lanthanide ion but the same macrocyclic ligand, and using a ratio of emission intensities or emission lifetimes measured at two different wavelengths to calculate the amount of analyte in said sample. | 03-04-2010 |
Stephen Poole, London GB
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20100203551 | MONOCYTE ACTIVATION TEST BETTER ABLE TO DETECT NON-ENDOTOXIN PYROGENIC CONTAMINANTS IN MEDIAL PRODUCTS - An improved monocyte activation test is described that is better able to detect non-endotoxin pyrogens in medical products, in which a sample is incubated with a monocyte-containing reagent in an assay system comprising at least one surface comprising polypropylene. The invention also concerns assay systems for use in these tests that include at least one microtiter well having at least one interior surface comprising polypropylene and having a shape such that monocyte-containing reagent is concentrated in the well to provide greater cell to cell contact. The invention also relates to a diagnostic kit that can be used to test for the presence of non-endotoxin pyrogens in a sample. | 08-12-2010 |
20100203557 | MONOCYTE ACTIVATION TEST BETTER ABLE TO DETECT NON-ENDOTOXIN PYROGENIC CONTAMINANTS IN MEDIAL PRODUCTS - An improved monocyte activation test is described that is better able to detect non-endotoxin pyrogens in medical products, in which a sample is incubated with a monocyte-containing reagent in an assay system comprising at least one surface comprising polypropylene. The invention also concerns assay systems for use in these tests that include at least one microtiter well having at least one interior surface comprising polypropylene and having a shape such that monocyte-containing reagent is concentrated in the well to provide greater cell to cell contact. The invention also relates to a diagnostic kit that can be used to test for the presence of non-endotoxin pyrogens in a sample. | 08-12-2010 |
20120058559 | Monocyte Activation Test Better Able to Detect Non-Endotoxin Pyrogenic Contaminants in Medical Products - An improved monocyte activation test is described that is better able to detect non-endotoxin pyrogens in medical products, in which a sample is incubated with a monocyte-containing reagent in an assay system comprising at least one surface comprising polypropylene. The invention also concerns assay systems for use in these tests that include at least one microtiter well having at least one interior surface comprising polypropylene and having a shape such that monocyte-containing reagent is concentrated in the well to provide greater cell to cell contact. The invention also relates to a diagnostic kit that can be used to test for the presence of non-endotoxin pyrogens in a sample. | 03-08-2012 |
20150285819 | MONOCYTE ACTIVATION TEST BETTER ABLE TO DETECT NON-ENDOTOXIN PYROGENIC CONTAMINANTS IN MEDICAL PRODUCTS - An improved monocyte activation test is described that is better able to detect non-endotoxin pyrogens in medical products, in which a sample is incubated with a monocyte-containing reagent in an assay system comprising at least one surface comprising polypropylene. The invention also concerns assay systems for use in these tests that include at least one microtiter well having at least one interior surface comprising polypropylene and having a shape such that monocyte-containing reagent is concentrated in the well to provide greater cell to cell contact. The invention also relates to a diagnostic kit that can be used to test for the presence of non-endotoxin pyrogens in a sample. | 10-08-2015 |
Tony Poole, Tetbury GB
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20110015527 | FLAT DOPPLER PROBE AND METHOD OF THE SAME - A flat ultrasound probe includes a housing having sidewalls, each having a height, a bottom surface for contacting an external surface of a patient during operation of the probe, the bottom surface having a width larger than the height of the sidewalls and a flat portion, and a recession in the bottom surface for containing a transmission material on an outer surface of the housing for aiding in transmission of ultrasound signals, the recession being rounded on all sides where the recession contacts the flat portion of the bottom surface. | 01-20-2011 |