Minton
John Edward Minton, Cardiff GB
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20120322669 | METHODS OF MARKING MATERIALS - Methods for marking a material and subsequently detecting that it has been marked, comprising adding or applying a marker comprising a nucleic acid tag to the material, sampling a portion of the material, and detecting the presence of the tag. The quantity of the tag present in the sample provides an indication of the quantity of marker present in the material. The tag may comprise one or more identifying sequences, and the tag is amplified by means of a nucleic acid amplification reaction. | 12-20-2012 |
John Edward Minton, Lisvane GB
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20150299694 | METHODS OF MARKING MATERIALS - A method of marking a material and subsequently detecting that it has been marked is disclosed, comprising adding or applying a marker comprising a nucleic acid tag to the material, sampling a portion of the material containing such marker, and detecting the presence of nucleic acid tag in the sample. The method is characterized in that the quantity of the nucleic acid tag present in the sample is determined to provide an indication of the quantity of marker present in the material. The nucleic acid tag may comprise one or more identifying sequences, and the tag is amplified by means of a nucleic acid amplification reaction. Also disclosed are a method of marking a material with a nucleic acid tag, a method of detecting whether a material has been marked by a marker comprising a nucleic acid tag, a method of detecting the quantity of a marker comprising a nucleic acid tag in a material that has previously been marked, a method of marking a material and subsequently determining the quantity of marker in the material, and a method of and a kit for determining which particular nucleic acid tag from a known pool of nucleic acid tags has been used to mark a material. | 10-22-2015 |
Nigel P. Minton, Nottingham GB
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20110124109 | DNA MOLECULES AND METHODS - The present application discloses a DNA molecule comprising a modified Group II intron which does not express the intron-encoded reverse transcriptase but which contains a modified selectable marker gene in the reverse orientation, wherein the marker gene comprises a Group I intron in forward orientation of causing expression in a bacteria cell of the class Clostridia and wherein the DNA molecule comprises sequences that allow for the insertion of the RNA transcript of the Group II intron in the chromosome of a bacterial cell of the class Clostridia. A method of introducing a nucleic acid molecule into a site of a DNA molecule in a bacterial cell of the class Clostridia is also provided. The DNA molecule and the method are useful for making mutations | 05-26-2011 |
Nigel Peter Minton, Nottinghamshire GB
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20120100616 | METHOD OF DOUBLE CROSSOVER HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION IN CLOSTRIDIA - The invention relates to a method of double crossover homologous recombination in a host Clostridia cell comprising: a first homologous recombination event between a donor DNA molecule and DNA of the host cell to form a product of the first recombination event in the host cell, wherein the donor DNA molecule comprises a codA gene and at least two homology arms; and a second recombination event within the product of the first homologous recombination event, thereby to form a product of the second homologous recombination event in the host cell which is selectable by the loss of the codA gene; and a related vector and altered host cell. | 04-26-2012 |
Nigel Peter Minton, Nottingham GB
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20110027835 | METHODS OF MODIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDS IN HOST CELLS - A method of double crossover homologous recombination in a host cell comprising: a first homologous recombination event between a donor DNA molecule comprising a first element of a selectable allele and an acceptor DNA molecule comprising a second element of the selectable allele in the host cell, thereby to form a product of the first homologous recombination event in the host cell; and a second homologous recombination event within the product of the first homologous recombination event, thereby to form a product of the second homologous recombination event in the host cell which confers a selectable phenotype on the host cell, wherein the selectable phenotype arises following and in dependency on the formation of a selectable allele from the first and second elements of the selectable allele. | 02-03-2011 |
20150056168 | BACTERIAL EXPRESSION SYSTEM - The present invention provides a bacterial expression system for expressing a nucleic acid comprising: (a) DNA encoding a group 5 RNA polymerase sigma factor; and (b) an expression cassette comprising a promoter recognised by the group 5 RNA polymerase sigma factor operably linked to a heterologous nucleic acid; wherein (a) and (b) are located on the same expression vector, separate expression vectors or are integrated into the bacterial host genome. | 02-26-2015 |
20150056706 | VECTOR - The present invention now provides a conditional vector comprising DNA encoding for: (i) an inducible expression cassette comprising an inducible promoter operably linked to a plasmid replication region; and (ii) a selectable marker. | 02-26-2015 |
Patrick Minton, Dresden DE
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20090236682 | LAYER STACK INCLUDING A TUNGSTEN LAYER - A method for producing a layer stack includes providing a tungsten layer, depositing an oxidation barrier layer that immunizes the tungsten layer against oxidation on top of the tungsten layer, and depositing a cap layer on top of the oxidation barrier layer. An integrated circuit is also described. | 09-24-2009 |
Wayne Minton, Lund SE
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20110113362 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS WITH TOUCH INTERFACE, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFORE - A mobile communication apparatus having a reduced user interface is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a touch sensitive input arranged to receive touch actions on a primary surface of the mobile communication apparatus, wherein interpretation of touch actions as input is independent on position of touch on the primary surface while being depending on the way of the touch action, and an output arranged to provide an audio feedback of a user interface status from the interpreted input of the touch actions. | 05-12-2011 |
Wayne Christopher Minton, Lund SE
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20100079410 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOUCH INTERFACE - A device includes a flexible display, and multiple tactile components provided adjacent to a bottom of the flexible display. The device also includes a movement device configured to move at least one of the multiple tactile components to engage a portion of the bottom of the flexible display to produce a tactile area on the flexible display. | 04-01-2010 |
20110014952 | AUDIO RECOGNITION DURING VOICE SESSIONS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED USER INTERFACE FUNCTIONALITY - The user interface for a mobile communication device may be provided based on the current context of a voice session, as recognized by an automated audio recognition engine. In one implementation, the mobile device may transcribe, by an audio recognition engine in the mobile device, audio from a voice session conducted through the mobile device; detect, by the mobile device and based at least on the transcribed audio, changes in context during the voice session that relate to a change in functionality of the user interface of the mobile device; and update, by the mobile device, the user interface in response to the detected change in context. | 01-20-2011 |
20110080289 | OUTPUT DEVICE DETECTION - A device may include a sensor configured to detect when a user is wearing or holding the device. The device may also include a display and a communication interface. The communication interface may be configured to forward an indication to a media playing device when the user is wearing or holding the device and receive content from the media playing device, where the content is received in response to the indication that the user is wearing or holding the device. The communication interface may also output the content to the display. | 04-07-2011 |
20110083104 | METHODS AND DEVICES THAT RESIZE TOUCH SELECTION ZONES WHILE SELECTED ON A TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY - An electronic device includes a controller circuit that is configured to display selectable indicia on a touch sensitive display device. The controller defines a default size and location of a plurality of selection zones on the display device that are each associated with different ones of the displayed selectable indicia. The controller responds to a touch signal from the display device that identifies a first touch location of a user object by increasing the size of a first one of the selection zones that includes the first touch location. The controller responds to the touch signal identifying that the user object has ceased touching the display device at a second touch location, which is within the enlarged first selection zone but outside the default sized first selection zone, by outputting a first one of the selectable indicia that is associated with the first selection zone. | 04-07-2011 |