Devine, GB
Adam Devine, Southampton GB
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20140233091 | Supercontinuum Source - A supercontinuum optical pulse source provides a combined supercontinuum. The supercontinuum optical pulse source comprises one or more seed pulse sources, and first and second optical amplifiers arranged along first and second respective optical paths. The first and second optical amplifiers are configured to amplify one or more optical signals generated by said one or more seed pulse sources. The supercontinuum optical pulse source further comprises a first microstructured light-guiding member arranged along the first optical path and configured to generate supercontinuum light responsive to an optical signal propagating along said first optical path, and a second microstructured light-guiding member arranged along the second optical path and configured to generate supercontinuum light responsive to an optical signal propagating along said second optical path. The supercontinuum optical pulse source further comprises a supercontinuum-combining member to combine supercontinuum generated in at least the first and second microstructured light-guiding members to form a combined supercontinuum. The supercontinuum-combining member comprises an output fibre, wherein the output fibre comprises a silica-based multimode optical fibre supporting a plurality of spatial modes at one or more wavelengths of the combined supercontinuum. | 08-21-2014 |
Adam Lee Devine, Southampton GB
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20130301663 | Lasers and Amplifiers Having Tapered Elements - A laser system for generating optical pulses at an operating wavelength of the laser system. The system has an optical resonator comprising first and second reflectors, and a tapered optical fiber disposed between the first and second reflectors. The tapered optical fiber has a core which has a tapered input section which tapers from single mode to multimode at the laser operating wavelength, an inner section of substantially constant diameter capable of supporting multiple modes at the laser operating wavelength and a tapered output section which tapers from a first diameter to a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter. | 11-14-2013 |
20150303644 | Fiber Laser Having Optical Resonator Comprising Tapered Element - A laser system for generating optical pulses at an operating wavelength of the laser system. The system has an optical resonator comprising first and second reflectors, and a tapered optical fiber disposed between the first and second reflectors. The tapered optical fiber has a core which has a tapered input section which tapers from single mode to multimode at the laser operating wavelength, an inner section of substantially constant diameter capable of supporting multiple modes at the laser operating wavelength and a tapered output section which tapers from a first diameter to a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter. | 10-22-2015 |
Alan Devine, Paisley GB
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20110012650 | MICROCONTROLLER UNIT AND METHOD THEREFOR - A microcontroller unit comprises a reset controller operably coupled to a plurality of logic elements of the microcontroller unit. Low voltage detection logic is operably coupled to the reset controller and arranged to provide a plurality of low voltage interrupt signals to a number of respective logic elements of the microcontroller unit via the reset controller. A method of operating a microcontroller unit is also described. | 01-20-2011 |
20110145625 | MULTI-CORE CLOCKING SYSTEM WITH INTERLOCKED 'ANTI-FREEZE' MECHANISM - A clocking system, comprises a plurality of clocked data processing devices and a clock control circuit controlling a generation of a plurality of clock signals and an application of the clock signals to the plurality of data processing devices, allowing to clock at least one of the data processing devices while freezing all but the at least one of the data processing devices. A method for clocking a plurality of clocked data processing devices comprises controlling a generation of a plurality of clock signals and controlling an application of the clock signals to the plurality of data processing devices, allowing to clock at least one of the data processing devices while freezing all but the at least one of the data processing devices. | 06-16-2011 |
20130229737 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN EXCESSIVE VOLTAGE STATE - An integrated circuit device comprising at least one analogue to digital converter. The at least one ADC comprises at least one input operably coupled to at least one external contact of the integrated circuit device. The integrated circuit device further comprises detection circuitry comprising at least one detection module. The at least one detection module being arranged to receive at a first input thereof an indication of a voltage level at the at least one input of the at least one ADC, compare the received indication to a threshold value, and if the received indication exceeds the threshold value, output an indication that an excessive voltage state at the at least one input of the at least one ADC has been detected. | 09-05-2013 |
20150248358 | SYSTEM ON CHIP AND METHOD OF EXECUTING A PROCESS IN A SYSTEM ON CHIP - A system on chip, comprising a processing unit for executing processes, a memory unit, and a memory control unit connected between the processing unit and the memory unit, is described. The memory control unit allocates a memory region to a process. The memory control unit comprises a process activity counter which counts a duration of the process or transactions by the process to or from the memory region and which maintains a process activity count representing the counted duration of the process or the counted transactions to or from the memory region. The memory control unit disables the memory region in response to the process activity count exceeding a maximum process activity count. Notably, it blocks the memory region against further transactions by the process and against transactions by any other processes. | 09-03-2015 |
20150378944 | A METHOD OF AND CIRCUITRY FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS BY A MASTER TO A PERIPHERAL, A METHOD OF CONFIGURING SUCH CIRCUITRY, AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - A method of controlling access by a master to a peripheral includes receiving one or more interrupt priority levels from one or more interrupt controllers associated with the peripheral, comparing the one or more interrupt priority level with respective one or more pre-established interrupt access levels to obtain an interrupt level comparison result, establishing whether an access condition is satisfied in dependence on at least the interrupt level comparison result, and if the access condition is satisfied, granting access. If the access condition is not satisfied, access is denied. Further, a circuitry is described including one or more masters, one or more peripherals, and an access control circuitry including one or more interrupt controllers associated with the one or more peripherals. The access control circuitry is arranged to perform a method of controlling access by a master of the one or more masters to a peripheral of the one or more peripherals. | 12-31-2015 |
20160004292 | MICROCONTROLLER WITH MULTIPLE POWER MODES - A microcontroller operable in a high power mode and a low power unit (LPU) run mode includes primary and LPU domains, primary and LPU mode controllers, and primary and LPU clock generator modules. The primary domain includes a first set of circuits and a first set of cores. The LPU domain includes second and third sets of circuits, a second set of cores, and a switching module. In the high power mode, the switching module connects the first and second sets of cores to at least one of the first, second and third sets of circuits, while in the LPU run mode, the switching module isolates the LPU domain from the primary domain and activates a small microcontroller system (SMS) that includes the LPU domain, the LPU mode controller and the LPU clock generator module. The SMS has further low power modes within the LPU run mode. | 01-07-2016 |
20160070619 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING I/O CELLS OF A SIGNAL PROCESSING IC DEVICE INTO A SAFE STATE - A peripheral integrated circuit (IC) device for providing support to a data processing IC device. The peripheral IC device comprises a fault detection component arranged to detect an occurrence of fault conditions within the data processing IC device. The peripheral IC device further comprises a safe state control component. Upon detection of a fault condition occurring within the data processing IC device by the fault detection component, the safe state control component is arranged to cause at least one I/O cell of the data processing IC device to be configured into at least one scan-chain, and cause at least one predefined control signal to be scanned into the at least one scan-chain to configure the at least one I/O cell into a state corresponding to the predefined control signal. | 03-10-2016 |
20160070666 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS OF A PERIPHERAL MEMORY OF A PERIPHERAL BY A MASTER, AN ASSOCIATED CIRCUITRY, AN ASSOCIATED DEVICE AND AN ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method of controlling direct memory access of a peripheral memory of a peripheral by a master is described. The method includes checking whether there is a pending request from the peripheral for a direct memory access service, establishing whether an access condition is satisfied in dependence on at least whether there is a pending request, and, if the access condition is satisfied, granting access to the master. Also, an associated device and an associated computer program product are described. | 03-10-2016 |
John Devine, Lancashire GB
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20110151259 | POLYMERIC MATERIALS - Pellets or granules comprise polymeric material, for example polyetheretherketone and a fugitive material, for example sodium chloride. The granules may be used in injection moulding to produce shapes for use in medical implants and may conveniently be used to form parts which are partially porous, or to prepare porous films. | 06-23-2011 |
20140035201 | COMPONENTS INCORPORATING BIOACTIVE MATERIAL - There are provided methods of producing a component incorporating a bioactive material. In one embodiment the method comprises: (a) using a screw extruder to mix a polymeric material (I) with a bioactive material (II) and melt the polymeric material (I); and (b) making a component by moulding; and wherein the polymeric material (I) is of a type which includes: (i) phenyl moieties; (ii) ketone moieties; and (iii) ether moieties. Also provided are components comprising a polymeric material and a bioactive material. | 02-06-2014 |
John Neil Devine, Lancashire GB
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20090326673 | POLYMERIC MATERIAL - An assembly comprises first and second parts which bear against one another, wherein said first part comprises a polyetherketoneketone and said second part comprises a polyetherketoneketone. The parts bear against one another such that one or both of the parts may have a tendency to wear and/or produce wear debris by virtue of contact between the parts. The materials used, however, minimise wear and the production of such wear debris. | 12-31-2009 |
20100076114 | POLYMERIC MATERIALS - An assembly comprises first and second parts which bear against one another, wherein said first part comprises a polyetherketone and said second part comprises a polyetherketone. The parts bear against one another such that one or both of the parts may have a tendency to wear and/or produce wear debris by virtue of contact between the parts. The materials used, however, minimise wear and the production of such wear debris. | 03-25-2010 |
Karen Maria Devine, Wirral GB
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20090142288 | Hair Straightening Composition Comprising a Disaccharide - A hair straightening composition comprising at least one hydroxide ion generator and a disaccharide. | 06-04-2009 |
20090232759 | Hair Treatment Compositions - The invention provides a hair treatment composition comprising a combination of a sugar, an amine oxide and an amino acid. The composition is particularly suitable for the treatment of hair which is dry, damaged and/or prone to manageability problems. | 09-17-2009 |
20100284952 | Hair Treatment Compositions - The invention provides a hair treatment composition comprising a combination of a sugar, an aliphatic amino acid and a basic amino acid. The composition is particularly suitable for the treatment of hair which is dry, damaged and/or prone to manageability problems. | 11-11-2010 |
20100291017 | Hair Treatment Compositions - The invention provides a hair treatment composition comprising a combination of a sugar, an amino acid and a salt of an organic acid. The composition is particularly suitable for the treatment of hair which is dry, damaged and/or prone to manageability problems. | 11-18-2010 |
Peter Devine, Cambridge GB
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20090096363 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES - An electroluminescent device comprising: a first charge carrier injecting layer for injecting positive charge carriers; a second charge carrier injecting layer for injecting negative charge carriers; and a light-emissive layer located between the charge carrier injecting layers and comprising a mixture of: a first component for accepting positive charge carriers from the first charge carrier injecting layer; a second component for accepting negative charge carriers from the second charge carrier injecting layer; and a third, organic light-emissive component for generating light as a result of combination of charge carriers from the first and second components; at least one of the first, second and third components forming a type II semiconductor interface with another of the first, second and third components. | 04-16-2009 |
Shane Declan Devine, Belfast GB
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20160115424 | FRAGRANCE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING IONIC LIQUIDS - The present invention relates to a fragrance composition comprising ionic liquids for enhanced evaporation of the perfume raw materials. The invention also relates to methods of use of the fragrance compositions for perfuming suitable substrates, particularly skin and hair. | 04-28-2016 |
Stephen Devine, London GB
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20150288589 | PORTABLE TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD - A portable test apparatus for testing a commodity, the commodity comprising a cable modem, router and/or set top box, wherein the commodity is configured for connection to a cable network, the portable test apparatus comprises a cable modem termination system (CMTS), and an attenuator, wherein the CMTS is configured to provide a signal to the commodity under test over a connecting cable, and the attenuator is configured to attenuate the signal level from the CMTS such that when the commodity receives the signal from the CMTS over the connecting cable, at least one characteristic of the signal received over the connecting cable simulates at least one operating signal characteristic of the cable network for connection to which the commodity is configured. | 10-08-2015 |
Stephen Devine, Fife GB
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20130063606 | TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A test apparatus for testing a video processing apparatus comprises means for receiving from the video processing apparatus a video output representative of a test sequence, the test sequence comprising a plurality of frames, each frame comprising an image of a respective different one of a plurality of frame identifiers; means for obtaining a sequence of sets of frame data from the video output, each set of frame data representative of a frame; and means for processing each set of frame data to determine the frame identifier for that frame. | 03-14-2013 |
20150124104 | TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A test apparatus for testing a video processing apparatus comprises means for receiving from the video processing apparatus a video output representative of a test sequence, the test sequence comprising a plurality of frames, each frame comprising an image of a respective different one of a plurality of frame identifiers; means for obtaining a sequence of sets of frame data from the video output, each set of frame data representative of a frame; and means for processing each set of frame data to determine the frame identifier for that frame. | 05-07-2015 |