Stephenson, GB
Alastair Stephenson, West Yorkshire GB
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20110307922 | MAKING AVAILABLE PREVIOUSLY BROADCAST PROGRAMMING - An electronic program guide indicates the time of presentation and the channel or source of various programs. By use of a remote control device, a user is able to navigate the electronic program guide to highlight and then select a particular program which is being broadcast at the present time. The electronic program guide is displayed by a receiver which is networked with other receivers. The electronic program guide is also enabled to present details of various programs which were broadcast at a time earlier than the present time. Some of those earlier programs have been stored and that is also indicated. A user, by use of the remote control device can navigate backwards in time in the electronic program guide to an earlier stored program. This earlier program can then be highlighted and selected. It is then either downloaded to the user's receiver or streamed in real time to the user's receiver. | 12-15-2011 |
Christian Stephenson, Wilmslow Cheshire GB
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20140121581 | COMPRESSION BANDAGES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A two layer bandage includes a padding layer; and an elastic layer, wherein the padding layer which includes a nonwoven material, and wherein fixing of filaments in the nonwoven material is implemented solely via needling and the padding layer is fixed to the elastic layer solely by needling. | 05-01-2014 |
Christian Stephenson, Wilmslow GB
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20140162977 | PROCESS AND DRESSING - An anti-microbial absorbent chitosan, optionally in the form or fibres, derivatised by treatment with high energy, in particular gamma, radiation, a non-woven fabric and an absorbent device comprising the derivatised chitosan, methods for the preparation of such a chitosan, non-woven fabric and an absorbent device, and the use of said absorbent device in wound care. | 06-12-2014 |
20140316361 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A DRESSING AND DRESSING OBTAINED - A process for producing a salt of a chitosan acid anion derivative, which comprises contacting chitosan fibre (a) with a base in an aqueous or non-aqueous medium and (b) with a solution in an aqueous or non-aqueous medium of a salt of the formula (I): M-R-T wherein M is a Group IA metal cation; R is a hydrocarbyl oxoacid anion, substituted by T; and T is a nucleophilic leaving group, all at a temperature below 50° C., preferably in the range of 30 to 40° C. | 10-23-2014 |
20150246154 | PROCESS AND DRESSING - An anti-microbial absorbent chitosan, optionally in the form or fibres, derivatised by reaction with an optionally substituted alkylene oxide, a non-woven fabric and an absorbent device comprising the derivatised chitosan, methods for the preparation of such a chitosan, non-woven fabric and an absorbent device, and the use of said absorbent device in wound care. | 09-03-2015 |
Colin Stephenson, Newcastle/tyne GB
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20080269101 | Composition for use in the laundering or treatment of fabrics, and a process for making the composition - The present invention relates to an auxiliary composition, for use in the laundering or treatment of fabrics, comprising an admix of (i) clay and (ii) a silicone in an emulsified form. | 10-30-2008 |
20090270302 | COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE LAUNDERING OR TREATMENT OF FABRICS, AND A PROCESS FOR MAKING THE COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to an auxiliary composition, for use in the laundering or treatment of fabrics, comprising an admix of (i) clay and (ii) a silicone in an emulsified form. | 10-29-2009 |
20100240570 | Composition for Use in the Laundering or Treatment of Fabrics, and a Process for Making the Composition - The present invention relates to an auxiliary composition, for use in the laundering or treatment of fabrics, comprising an admix of (i) clay and (ii) a silicone in an emulsified form. | 09-23-2010 |
Colin Stephenson, Newcastle Upon Tyne GB
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20120071378 | LIQUID CLEANING COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a liquid, cleaning composition comprising abrasive cleaning particles. | 03-22-2012 |
Darryl Stephenson, London GB
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20120111745 | Filter And Methol For Making A Filter For A Cigarette - A container ( | 05-10-2012 |
David Stephenson, Chippenham GB
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20100306253 | Tiered Managed Storage Services - Systems and methods for managed access to tiered storage are disclosed. One such system comprises a plurality of storage systems and a tier manager. Each storage system implements a tier selected from the group of online and other than online. The tier manager is configured to ensure that a specified file is available on a specified tier, responsive to a client request. | 12-02-2010 |
Debbie A. Stephenson, Billingham GB
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20110081530 | Anti-Microbial Polymeric Film and Method of Manufacture of Said Film - A method of manufacture of an anti-microbial polymeric film comprising coextruding a polymeric substrate layer comprising a first layer of a first polymeric material and a second layer of a second polymeric material wherein the crystalline melting temperature (TM | 04-07-2011 |
Duncan Stephenson, Malvern GB
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20150138550 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION BY LIGHT SCATTERING - Apparatus ( | 05-21-2015 |
Gareth Stephenson, Southampton GB
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20140276492 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE DIRECTION FLEXIBLE INLINE CANISTER - A system and apparatus for treating a tissue site with reduced pressure and collecting fluids from the tissue site is disclosed. The system may include a reduced-pressure source, a pouch in fluid communication with the reduced pressure source, and a dressing in fluid communication with the pouch. The pouch may include a first wall, a second wall having a periphery coupled to the first wall to form an interior, and a third wall extending through the interior to form a first chamber in fluid communication with the dressing and a second chamber in fluid communication with the reduced pressure source. A plurality of filters are positioned in the third wall. The filters permit fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276499 | EXPANDABLE FLUID COLLECTION CANISTER - A bodily fluid collection system includes a reduced pressure treatment unit for providing reduced pressure to a fluid collection system through a canister having a container with an inlet adapted to be fluidly coupled to the fluid collection system, an outlet adapted to be connected to a source of reduced pressure, and an absorptive lamination disposed within the container. The absorptive lamination may be formed from a plurality of absorptive layers and wicking layers interleaved between the absorptive layers that collectively manifold bodily fluids from a tissue site into and throughout the absorptive lamination to trap and collect the bodily fluids. The container expands as the absorptive lamination swells with the bodily fluid being collected. | 09-18-2014 |
20150320602 | DRESSING WITH CONTRACTING LAYER FOR LINEAR TISSUE SITES - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for closing an opening through a surface of a tissue site are described. The system includes a sealing member adapted to cover the opening to form a sealed space and a negative-pressure source adapted to be fluidly coupled to the sealed space to provide negative pressure to the sealed space. The system also includes a contracting layer adapted to be positioned adjacent the opening and formed from a material having a firmness factor and a plurality of holes extending through the contracting layer to form a void space. The holes have a perforation shape factor and a strut angle causing the plurality of holes to collapse in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening. The contracting layer generates a closing force substantially parallel to the surface of the tissue site to close the opening in response to application of the negative pressure. | 11-12-2015 |
Hazel Stephenson, Manchester GB
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20080226542 | Synthesis of Lithium Zirconate - A process is disclosed for the preparation of lithium zirconate and doped lithium zirconates for use as regenerable carbon dioxide sorbants by wet mixing zirconium hydroxide with lithium carbonate and then calcining the mixture. Due to the improved physical properties resulting from the disclosed preparation process, the lithium zirconates produced by this process are capable of absorbing carbon dioxide at high rates and in large amounts. | 09-18-2008 |
20090005239 | Zirconium Hydroxide - This invention relates to an improved amorphous zirconium hydroxide and a method for its production. The hydroxide has a surface area of at least 300 m | 01-01-2009 |
Hazel Stephenson, Manchester Greater Manchester GB
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20100247411 | HIGHLY ACIDIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ZIRCONIUM OXIDE, TITANIUM OXIDE AND TUNGSTEN OXIDE AND TREATMENT OF EXHAUST GASES THEREWITH - Compositions useful for treating exhaust gases contain zirconium, titanium and tungsten oxides, and optionally the oxide of an element M selected from among silicon, aluminum, iron, molybdenum, manganese, zinc, tin, and rare earths in the following mass proportions of these different elements: titanium oxide: 20%-50%; tungsten oxide: 1%-20%, M-element oxide: 1%-20%; the balance being zirconium oxide; such compositions are prepared by placing in a liquid medium a zirconium compound, a titanium compound, optionally an M-element compound and a basic compound, adding a tungsten compound to the precipitate suspension thus obtained and having a pH value ranging from 1 to 7, maturing the suspension resulting from the preceding step, and optionally separating the precipitate and calcining same. | 09-30-2010 |
Hazel Stephenson, Huddersfield GB
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20130174739 | INORGANIC OXIDES FOR CO2 CAPTURE FROM EXHAUST SYSTEMS - This invention relates to the utilization of regenerable water tolerant solid materials for the abatements of CO | 07-11-2013 |
20130212944 | CATALYTIC PURIFICATION OF GASES - A zirconium-based mixed oxide or zirconium-based mixed hydroxide which is capable of (a) at least 90% v/v conversion of naphthalene at atmospheric pressure at a temperature in the range 600-700° C. using a residence time of about 0.3 seconds, and/or (b) providing an initial heat of adsorption of ammonia of greater than 150 kJ/mol when measured by ammonia flowing gas microcalorimetry. Also, a method for purifying gas produced from the gasification of carbonaceous materials, comprising the step of bringing the gas into contact with such mixed oxides or mixed hydroxides. | 08-22-2013 |
Heath Stephenson, Nailsworth GB
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20150059889 | BLADDER ACCUMULATOR VOLUME INDICATING DEVICE - A mechanical seal support system includes a bladder accumulator with a first connection to the top of the bladder accumulator and a second connection to the bottom of the bladder accumulator with a device that is responsive to the pressures at each of the first and second connections of the bladder accumulator for providing an output determined by the difference between the pressures. The mechanical seal support system further includes a display for displaying the output in a manner indicative of the volume of the fluid in the bladder accumulator relative to a predetermined volume. | 03-05-2015 |
20160116069 | MECHANICAL SEAL SUPPORT SYSTEM - A seal support system for use with a sealing device employed to seal a piece of industrial equipment. The seal support system includes a system vessel for containing barrier fluid, a closed loop pipe work to connect the seal support system vessel to a sealing device, such as a mechanical seal, and drain and filling device for removing and adding barrier fluid to the system vessel. The vessel, containing a fluid, and being connected to a sealing device in a closed loop system, is circumferentially split into two or more sections which are detachably attached so that they may retain pressure when in assembled state and includes, but is not limited to, any permutation of cleaned-in-place assembly, heating element and cooling element of which all or any of may or may not be controlled externally. | 04-28-2016 |
Heath Stephenson, Rotherham GB
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20160131261 | MECHANICAL SEAL SUPPORT SYSTEM - A seal support system, for use in combination with a mechanical seal installed on a piece of rotating equipment, includes a pressure vessel, one or more fluid inlets and connecting pipework between the one or more fluid inlets and the mechanical seal. A device is included to alter the fluid flow, so that a portion of the seal support system may be isolated for various purposes, such as, for example, cleaning or repurposing. | 05-12-2016 |
Helen Stephenson, Hull, Yorkshire GB
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20140138458 | Devices and Methods for Emanating Liquids - A refill for a liquid wherein the refill comprises: | 05-22-2014 |
Helen Stephenson, Hull GB
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20140140683 | Devices and Methods for Emanating Liquids - A device for emanating a liquid is described wherein the device is for use with a refill of liquid, wherein the device comprises: a housing with at least one exit port for emanated liquid therein; a hollow and elongate extraction limb having at least one capillary tube therein, said at least one capillary tube being open at one end to extract liquid from the refill and open at the other end to deposit said liquid on at least one wick provided only on an outer surface of a refill housing. | 05-22-2014 |
20140153910 | Devices and Methods for Emanating Liquids - A device for emanating a liquid wherein the device is for use with a refill of liquid, wherein the device comprises: a housing with at least one exit port for emanated liquid therein; a hollow and elongate extraction limb having at least one aperture therein to define a fluid flow path from the said at least one aperture into the hollow extraction limb and to said at least one exit port; a heater that, in use, can transfer heat therefrom to at least a part of the extraction limb. | 06-05-2014 |
20140161428 | Devices And Methods For Emanating Liquids - A liquid dispensing system comprising a universal refill of liquid and an emanation device; wherein the refill comprises: a housing; at least one reservoir in the housing for holding the liquid; at least one aperture in the housing sealed by at least one valve wherein said at least one valve defines a liquid pathway from the reservoir to the exterior of the refill, wherein at least one of said valve(s) is configured to be automatically resealable when not being held open; at least one wick housed entirely within the housing; and wherein the emanation device is selected from: an emanation device configured to spray the liquid; an emanation device configured to evaporate the liquid by electrically powered means; an emanation device configured to evaporate the liquid by passive, non-electrically powered means; an emanation device configured to emanate the liquid by two or more of spraying the liquid, evaporating the liquid by electrically powered means and/or evaporating the liquid by passive, non-electrically powered means; characterised in that each emanation device is provided with a chassis configured to receive and releasably retain the universal refill and the universal refill is operationally compatible with each emanation device. | 06-12-2014 |
20140175189 | Refill for a Liquid - A refill for a liquid wherein the refill comprises: a housing; at least one reservoir in the housing for holding the liquid; at least one aperture in the housing sealed by at least one valve wherein said at least one valve defines a liquid pathway from the reservoir to the exterior of the refill, wherein at least one of said valve(s) is configured to be automatically resealable when not being held open; and at least one wick housed entirely within the housing. | 06-26-2014 |
20140191061 | Devices and Methods for Emanating Liquids - A universal refill of liquid containing one or more active materials is described wherein the refill comprises: a housing; at least one reservoir in the housing for holding the liquid; at least one aperture in the housing wherein the or each aperture is closed by a valve system comprising at least two valves wherein at least one of said valve(s) is configured to be automatically resealable when not being held open and at least one of said valves is provided in the form of an annular ring valve; and wherein the refill is configured to allow the liquid to be extracted by at least two different methods of liquid extraction. Systems comprising emanation devices and universal refills are also described. | 07-10-2014 |
20140301722 | Devices and Methods for Emanating Liquids - A liquid dispensing system is described comprising a universal refill of liquid and an emanation device; wherein the refill comprises: a housing having an inner volume and an outer surface; at least one reservoir in the inner volume of the housing for holding the liquid; at least one aperture in the housing sealed by a sealing means; and at least one wick provided on or connected to the outer surface of the housing, wherein said wick(s) is not extend to the inner volume of the housing; and wherein the emanation device is selected from: an emanation device configured to spray the liquid; an emanation device configured to evaporate the liquid by electrically powered means; an emanation device configured to evaporate the liquid by passive, non-electrically powered means; an emanation device configured to emanate the liquid by two or more of spraying the liquid, evaporating the liquid by electrically powered means and/or evaporating the liquid by passive, non-electrically powered means; | 10-09-2014 |
Ian Stephenson, Essex GB
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20090068383 | Thermal Transfer Printing - A retransfer intermediate sheet for receiving an image to be printed onto an article by thermal retrasfer comprises a substrate which is preferably heat-deformable; and an image-receiving coating on one side of the substrate, comprising an image-receiving layer for receiving an image by printing, preferably inkjet printing, of dye-containing ink, the image-receiving layer comprising amorphous porous silica, a first, non-dye absorbing polymeric binder and a second, flexible polymeric binder. The sheet is particularly useful for printing on three dimensional articles, e.g. being heated and vacuum formed to conform to an article. The invention also coven a method of printing and an article bearing a printed image. | 03-12-2009 |
Ian David Stephenson, Portsmouth GB
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20100172350 | Communications System - A Communications system for communicating over low bandwidth or high latency links incorporates a router MR | 07-08-2010 |
John Stephenson, Warwick GB
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20080267538 | Bag Cartridge with Anti-Torque Collar - A collapsed bag cartridge ( | 10-30-2008 |
John Antony Stephenson, Cambridge GB
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20150050392 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DRINKS, DRINKS CONTAINER AND DRINKS DEVICE - Method and system of using a drinks device to provide a variety of different types of drink requiring respective mixes of components and water. Drinks containers are arranged to each house separately the required components of a respective drink. Each drinks container is provided with a respective delivery outlet for dispensing a mix of the respective housed components. The drinks device is used to act upon respective drinks containers so as to mix the separately housed components and dispense the mixed components from the respective delivery outlet in conjunction with water from a water dispenser of the drinks device. | 02-19-2015 |
Mark Stephenson, London GB
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20110024225 | SOUND SHELL - A performance shell for outdoor music performance comprises a platform providing a performance area for receiving at least one sound source, the platform combining unitarily with a rear wall reflectors, side wall reflector and a canopy reflector to define an enclosure having a front opening for communicating acoustically with an open air audience area. The canopy reflector comprises a main portion extending above the performance area and a projecting portion projecting forwardly of a front edge of the performance area, the canopy reflector further comprising sound diffusion formations on an underside of the main portion and the projecting portion and adapted to provide non-specular reflection of sound from the at least one sound source for enhancing sound received both in the performance area and the audience area. | 02-03-2011 |
20120198777 | SOUND SHELL - A performance shell ( | 08-09-2012 |
Mark Stephenson, Greater London GB
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20150273335 | COMPUTER GAME ELEMENTS, DEVICE AND METHODS THEREFOR - In an embodiment there is provided a computer implemented method of controlling a user interface responsive to user engagement with a displayed game area on the interface, the method comprising the following implemented by at least one processor of a device, displaying a game area having a plurality of first game objects on said display, providing one or more characteristics of said first game objects and one or more action characteristics of at least one second game object, displaying said at least one second game object at a position on said game area, detecting user input re-arranging one or more of said first game objects, and activating said action characteristics of the at least one second game object in dependence on said detected input re-arranging said one or more first game objects to provide a sequence of two or more first game objects having one or more of the same characteristics adjacent the position of the second game object, and wherein at least one of the action characteristics of the second game object comprises revealing a further game object when said sequence is detected. | 10-01-2015 |
Matthew Roger Stephenson, London GB
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20150328421 | VALSALVA MASK - An interface for positive pressure therapy includes a mask assembly and a headgear assembly. The mask assembly comprises a mask seal that is adapted to underlie the nose. The mask seal extends up the lateral sides of the nose. The mask seal has a primary seal below the nose and a secondary seal alongside the nose. | 11-19-2015 |
Peter Kevin Stephenson, Oxfordshire GB
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20080305008 | Micro-Fluidic Structures - A micro-fluidic structure such as a bio-sensor device has a dispensing element for fluid and a destination zone in communication with, and downstream of, the dispensing element. A bridge structure extends to the dispensing element and promotes fluid passage across the bridge structure from the dispensing element toward the destination zone. | 12-11-2008 |
Peter Kevin Stephenson, Yarnton GB
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20100230284 | REAGENT DEVICES - A reagent device such as an electro-chemical micro-electrode sensor is provided with one or more reagent modules to carry respective reagents. The device includes respective receiving stations for receiving the reagent modules on board. The reagent modules may be tested independently before assembly of the device and hence yields are improved. | 09-16-2010 |
Peter Thomas Stephenson, Kent GB
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20090124636 | CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R | 05-14-2009 |
Peter William Stephenson, Cambridge GB
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20110002402 | Data Transmission - A system for transmitting data between a first device and a second device, the first device being arranged to transmit data to the second device and the second device being arranged to transmit an acknowledgement to the first device if the data transmitted by the first device is properly received by the second device; wherein the system comprises means to measure the quality of reception of acknowledgements by the first device and to modify one or more acknowledgement transmission parameters depending on the measurement. The parameters may include: transmission rate, degree of forward error correction coding, and output power. The parameters may be modified to improve the quality of reception of acknowledgements if the measured quality falls below a threshold. The means to measure the quality of reception may comprise means to determine a measure of the number, or relative number, of acknowledgements that were not properly received by the first device. In an embodiment the first device is arranged to retransmit the data if an acknowledgement is not properly received, and the means to determine a measure of the number of acknowledgements that were not properly received by the first device comprises means to determine the number of data packets that have been received by the second device which were previously properly received by the second device. | 01-06-2011 |
Philip Stephenson, Bristol GB
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20160069486 | ELONGATE TAPE ELEMENT AND METHOD - An elongate tape element ( | 03-10-2016 |
Richard Stephenson, Wallingford GB
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20100301220 | RADIATION DETECTOR - A gamma ray detector is disclosed. A scintillation layer ( | 12-02-2010 |
Robert Lewis Stephenson, West Midlands GB
Thomas Stephenson, Bedfordshire GB
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20110100908 | Waste Water Treatment - In the treatment of domestic and municipal waste water environmental pollutants, such as ammonia, oxides of nitrogen, organic matter which gives rise to what is known as chemical oxygen demand (COD) [and biological oxygen demand (BOD)], and solid matter, should be removed from the waste water In a typical treatment process the waste water is treated to remove ammonia, firstly by nitrification—the biological oxidation of ammonia (NH | 05-05-2011 |
Tim Stephenson, South Yorkshire GB
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20110114594 | SCALLOP CAP CLOSURES - The present invention is directed to a closure for a container. In one of the embodiments provided herein, the closure is provided with a roof portion, a shoulder portion that merges with the roof portion, and a skirt portion depending from the shoulder portion. Provided on the shoulder portion are recessed regions and full-depth regions. The recessed regions and full-depth regions alternate around the shoulder portion and are provided for improving a number of manufacturing, costs, and structural factors. In another embodiment provided herein, the closure is provided with a cylindrical skirt depending substantially from a roof portion, the cylindrical skirt having an inner wall with a plurality of narrow, elongated, vertical stand-off ribs thereon, the ribs having an upper edge below a tension ring and a lower edge below the upper edge and an elongated length causing the lower edge to be positioned about 50% to 25% above a bottom edge defined by the cylindrical skirt and measured against the entire length of the cylindrical skirt. | 05-19-2011 |
Timothy Stephenson, Doncaster GB
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20090188887 | Closures and containers in combination therewith - There is described a closure for use with a container neck. The closure comprises a cap and an insert. The insert is adapted to be permanently adhered to the container neck and has a sealing surface. The cap comprises a complimentary sealing surface for sealable engagement with the sealing surface provided on the insert and engagement means for releasable engagement with complimentary engagement means provided on the container neck. | 07-30-2009 |
Timothy Stephenson, South Yorkshire GB
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20100282747 | CLOSURE WITH SAFETY FEATURE - Disclosed is a closure for a container wherein the container may experience an excessive buildup of internal pressure. The closure is equipped with a “blowout” portion which partially separates from the remaining closure portion if internal pressure exceeds a predetermined limit. The separation occurs at a line of weakness. The line of weakness is specially designed to withstand external, incidental pressure resulting from normal handling yet fracture in a controlled fashion should internal pressure exceed a predetermined amount. In this way inconvenience and possible hazard is avoided from a closure completely separating from the container from excessive pressure. | 11-11-2010 |
Trevor Stephenson, Chester GB
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20080244966 | FUEL COMPOSITIONS - Use of a Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel component, in a fuel composition, is provided reducing the tendency of the composition to dissolve metals; increasing its thermal stability; reducing the concentration of a metal deactivator, antioxidant or detergent additive in the composition; or increasing the storage stability of the composition. The composition is preferably a diesel fuel composition. | 10-09-2008 |
Trevor Stephenson, Chester Cheshire GB
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20090209793 | USE OF A PARAFFINIC BASE OIL FOR THE REDUCTION OF NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS - The present invention relates to the use of a paraffinic base oil in a lubricant for the reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions of compression ignition engines, wherein the paraffinic base oil comprises (i) a continuous series of iso-paraffins having n, n+1, n+2, n+3 and n+4 carbon atoms, wherein n is between 15 and 40. | 08-20-2009 |
20090277409 | COMBINED LUBRICANT AND FUEL PACKAGE FOR USE IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to a combined lubricant and fuel composition package for operating a diesel engine, wherein the lubricant comprises a base oil comprising (i) a continuous series of iso-paraffins having n, n+1, n+2, n+3 and n+4 carbon atoms, and/or (ii) a continuous series of iso-paraffins having n, n+2 and n+4 carbon atoms and not containing n+1, and n+3; wherein n is between 15 and 40; and wherein the fuel composition comprises a paraffinic gas oil component having a paraffin content of greater than 80 wt % paraffins and a saturates content of greater than 98 wt %, and to its use in the reduction of nitrogen oxide in engine operation. | 11-12-2009 |
Treyor Stephenson, Chester GB
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20120234278 | Diesel Fuel Compositions - The use of a Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel in a fuel composition that improves the responsiveness of a compression ignition engine, such as a turbocharged direct injection diesel engine, and/or a vehicle which is powered by such engine, is provided. A method of improving the responsiveness of such an engine and/or vehicle powered by such an engine by replacing in such engine a fuel composition which contains no Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel by a Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel or a fuel composition which contains a Fischer-Tropsch derived fuel is also provided. | 09-20-2012 |