Knowles, GB
Andrew Knowles, Southhampton GB
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20130120005 | Separation of Capacitive Touch Areas - Methods and apparatuses for capacitive sensing are disclosed. In one example, a conductive material is arranged on the mobile device exterior surface outside of a capacitive coupling area undesirably coupling underlying electrodes beneath the surface. | 05-16-2013 |
Andrew Knowles, Lancashire GB
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20100119188 | BEARINGS - A bearing structure, for example of a needle roller bearing, has an outer surface defined in part by a composition comprising a first polymeric material having a Rockwell hardness (m scale) in the range 80 to 130. Preferred materials are polyaryletherketones, for example polyetheretherketone. | 05-13-2010 |
Andrew Knowles, Southampton GB
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20100158260 | DYNAMIC AUDIO MODE SWITCHING - In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for processing an audio signal are provided. In one example of the invention, an audio signal is received. The audio signal is classified as a high quality signal or a low quality signal based upon a determination of the bandwidth, signal source, and/or signal type of the audio signal. The audio signal is further processed responsive to whether the audio signal is classified as a high quality signal or a low quality signal. | 06-24-2010 |
20130182867 | Wearing Position Derived Device Operation - Methods and apparatuses for wearing position derived device operation are disclosed. In one example, methods and apparatuses are described herein using capacitive sensors to determine device antenna selection or user interface selection. | 07-18-2013 |
Anthony Knowles, Hampshire GB
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20100023316 | PARTICIPANT RESPONSE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A participant response system comprises a plurality of handsets for allowing a participant of an event to input a response. Each handset comprises a wireless handset having a keyboard for allowing a user to input a response. The handsets are configurable either as a participant response handset to allow a participant to enter a response, or as a base station. The handset also includes audio capability to allow participants to receive and input audio | 01-28-2010 |
Anthony M. Knowles, Hampshire GB
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20090138343 | Voting System - An apparatus is disclosed for conducting a ballot in which at least one vote is cast by a voting input device ( | 05-28-2009 |
20120308979 | PARTICIPANT RESPONSE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A participant response system comprises a plurality of handsets for allowing a participant of an event to input a response. Each handset comprises a wireless handset having a keyboard for allowing a user to input a response. The handsets are configurable either as a participant response handset to allow a participant to enter a response, or as a base station. The handset also includes audio capability to allow participants to receive and input audio. | 12-06-2012 |
Anthony Michael Knowles, Liphook GB
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20130039514 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLEMENTING LOW FREQUENCY SOUND IN A DISTRIBUTED LOUDSPEAKER ARRANGEMENT - An audio communication system is provided for generating an audio output for users in a region, the system comprising a plurality of portable communications devices for use by a respective plurality of users, each communications device comprising a microphone for inputting an audio signal by a user, a loudspeaker for generating an audio output for said user, said loudspeaker being adapted to output said audio output in at least a first frequency band, and a wireless interface for wireless communication to transmit said audio signals from said microphone and receive audio signals derived from an audio source for generating said audio output by said loudspeaker; and at least one low frequency loudspeaker device having an interface for receiving audio signals derived from a microphone of another communications device, and a low frequency loudspeaker adapted to output a low frequency audio output in said region only in a second frequency band lower than said first frequency band. | 02-14-2013 |
20140059582 | PARTICIPATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer implemented method of operating an administrator device to facilitate the participation of participants in an event comprises receiving passages of free text from response devices operated by participants; automatically aggregating and displaying the received passages of free text in a free text input region of a display of the administrator device; receiving a user selection of a said passage of free text and copying that selected passage of free text to a response prompt region of said display; generating an output to display the free text in the response prompt region to said participants; receiving a user input via a first clickable icon displayed on said display and, in response, accepting responses from response devices; receiving a user input via said first or a further clickable icon displayed on said display and in response stopping acceptance of further responses from response devices; and automatically aggregating and displaying the accepted responses in a result region of said display and storing into a memory said free text in the response prompt region in association with the aggregated accepted responses. | 02-27-2014 |
Charles Henry Knowles, London GB
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20130041446 | SELECTIVE NERVE STIMULATION FOR RELIEF OF ABDOMINAL PAIN - The present invention provides a method of abdominal pain relief in a subject comprising the steps of: identifying sub-diaphragmatic vagus nerve branches; applying an electrode to said nerve branch; stimulating the subject's vagus nerve branch by the application of electrical pulses through said electrode to said nerve in a given pattern and at a rate controlled by a controller such as to relieve pain. The electrical pulse may be applied at a number of frequencies, for a given duration with a given rest period and may be of a given magnitude, to control the pain experienced by the patient. In an example arrangement the stimulation is applied to the vagus branch of the celiac branch or posterior vagal trunk of the sub-diaphragmatic vagus nerve. | 02-14-2013 |
Christopher John Knowles, Woodstock GB
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20090178932 | CONTROL OF BIOCATALYSIS REACTIONS - A process for increasing the rate of biocatalysis reactions, which comprises applying a direct current electric field to a reaction mixture, wherein the reaction mixture and the electrodes used to apply said electric field are separated such that the reaction mixture does not come into contact with said electrodes. | 07-16-2009 |
David Knowles, Basingstoke GB
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20140287104 | Capsules, Apparatus and Methods for Preparing a Beverage - A beverage preparation capsule containing a beverage preparation ingredient, having a body with side walls formed from one or more substantially air- and liquid-impermeable sheet materials defining a chamber containing a beverage preparation ingredient and further defining an outlet channel having an upstream end in fluid communication with the chamber for escape of beverage from the chamber. At least a region of the outlet channel is filled by a filtration material for filtering the beverage escaping from the chamber. Also provided is a clamp assembly for preparing a beverage from such a capsule, the clamp assembly comprising two or more clamp members, wherein an inner wall of at least one of the clamp members comprises a concave base surface for receiving the capsule and one or more pressure pads projecting from the concave base surface for selectively constricting a region of the capsule. Also provided are a beverage preparation apparatus and system comprising the clamp assembly, and a method of preparing a beverage from the apparatus. | 09-25-2014 |
Grahame Knowles, Lincoln GB
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20090133759 | Hydraulic restrictor - A hydraulic restrictor comprising: a passage along which hydraulic fluid flows; a member which extends along said passage, said member restricting the flow along the passage; and means for selectively securing said member at a plurality of different positions along the passage thereby to enable variation in the restriction on flow along the passage, said securing means securing said member at each said position by securing the member against the side wall of the passage. | 05-28-2009 |
20100200344 | Apparatus for damping the torsional excitation of a hollow drive shaft - An apparatus for damping the torsional excitation of a hollow drive shaft is provided. The apparatus includes an elongate member that extends along the interior of the drive shaft, one end of the member is secured to one end of the drive shaft, the other end of the member is disposed at the other end of the drive shaft, and a hydraulic damping device secured to the other end of the drive shaft for damping vibration of the other end of the member. The hydraulic damping device includes a piston and cylinder arrangement having first and second hydraulic chambers, a reservoir of hydraulic fluids, and hydraulic circuitry which uses the hydraulic chambers to communicate with the reservoir. The hydraulic damping device is arranged so that any leakage of hydraulic fluid from the first and second hydraulic chambers via a piston/cylinder interface passes to the reservoir of hydraulic fluid. | 08-12-2010 |
20100326784 | TORQUE PROTECTION DEVICE AND TORQUE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY - A torque protection device is provided which includes an axial direction and a radial direction. The torque protection device further includes a driven element for connecting the torque protection device to a driven output member, a driving element for connecting the torque protection device to a driving input member, and at least one shear pin connecting the driving element to the driven element. The shear pin includes a first end held by the driven element and a second end held by the driving element. The shear pin extends from the driven element to the driving element in the radial direction of the torque protection device. | 12-30-2010 |
20120094776 | APPARATUS COMPRISING A SHAFT AND A BALANCING SLEEVE - An apparatus including a shaft mounted for rotation and a balancing sleeve is provided. The balancing sleeve functions to balance the shaft during rotation and includes first and second ends. The first end is secured to the shaft so that the balancing sleeve is substantially concentric with the shaft and rotates with the shaft. The second end incorporates balancing weight to balance the shaft at lower speeds of rotation of the shaft where there is substantially no flexing of the shaft. The lengthwise stiffness of the balancing sleeve is matched to the lengthwise stiffness of the shaft to maintain balance of the shaft at higher speeds of rotation of the shaft where there is flexing of the shaft. | 04-19-2012 |
Ian Knowles, 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 |
Ian Knowles, Burnham GB
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20110286554 | RF receivers - A method and apparatus are provided for receiving an RF service. At least two RF channels | 11-24-2011 |
20130120285 | Paging Within a Scrollable List - A method and apparatus are provided for displaying data on a touch sensitive display ( | 05-16-2013 |
Ian Knowles, Buckinghamshire GB
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20150271745 | Exchanging Configuration Information Wirelessly - Methods and systems for wireless stations to wirelessly exchange configuration information using the vendor specific field of management frames (e.g. Wi-Fi™ probe request frames, Wi-Fi™ beacon frames or Wi-Fi probe response frames). Each wireless station can then use the configuration information to configure itself for a particular application or task. For example, the wireless stations may use the configuration information to determine the appropriate topology of a collection of wireless stations for the application or task. Using the management frames to exchange configuration information allows the wireless stations to exchange configuration information without being fully connected to a wireless network. This then allows the wireless stations to exchange configuration information while they are operating in a low-power mode (e.g. in a mode where the network stack is disabled). | 09-24-2015 |
20150271772 | High Definition Timing Synchronisation Function - A high definition timing synchronization function is described. In an embodiment, a wireless station generates a time stamp at a higher resolution than can be broadcast within a standard time stamp field in a frame. The generated time stamp is divided into two parts: the first part being included within the time stamp field and the second part being included within a vendor specific field in the same frame. The frame is transmitted by the wireless station and received by other wireless stations in the wireless network. If the receiving wireless station has the capability, it decodes both the time stamp field and the vendor specific field and recreates the higher resolution time stamp. This higher resolution time stamp is then used to synchronize the receiving wireless station and the transmitting wireless station by resetting a clock or by storing time stamps and corresponding clock values. | 09-24-2015 |
Ian Knowles, Hertfordshire GB
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20150215057 | Proximity Detection - A method of estimating the proximity of a first device to a second device in a network causes the first device to perform a first measurement in a first period during which a control message broadcasted over the network instructs devices in the network to not transmit during the first period, wherein the second device disregards the control message and transmits a first signal during the first period which is measured by the first device during the first period, and forms a measure of the proximity of the first device to the second device in dependence on a strength of the first signal. | 07-30-2015 |
Ian R. Knowles, Burnham GB
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20130128116 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIME SYNCHRONISATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A wireless media distribution system is provided comprising an access point ( | 05-23-2013 |
20140086124 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTING DATA - Methods and systems for wirelessly transmitting data between Wi-Fi stations without requiring the Wi-Fi stations to be fully connected to the Wi-Fi network. A first Wi-Fi station generates the data to be transmitted. The data comprises status data and/or wake-up data. The first Wi-Fi station then inserts the data in a vendor-specific information element of a probe request frame and wirelessly transmits the probe request frame. The probe request frame is then received by a second Wi-Fi station. If the probe request frame contains wake-up data and the second Wi-Fi station is operating in a low-power mode when it receives the probe request frame, the second Wi-Fi station will wake-up from the low-power mode. If the probe request frame contains status data then the second Wi-Fi station may process the probe request frame and/or forward at least a portion of the received probe request frame to another device. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095683 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING A DEVICE TO SATISFY A USER REQUEST - Methods, systems and devices for selecting an end-user device from a plurality of end-user devices to satisfy a user request. The method comprises storing at a portal aggregator data identifying a user device group comprising a plurality of end-user devices, wherein the data identifying the device group comprises the capabilities of each end-user device. When the portal aggregator receives a request from the user the portal aggregator generates a list of end-user devices from the device group that are capable of satisfying the user request. The portal aggregator then selects an end-user device from the list of capable end-user devices and then transmits a command to the selected end-user device to satisfy the request. In some cases the list of capable end-user devices may be sorted and/or filtered prior to selecting an end-user device from the list. | 04-03-2014 |
20140204930 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIME SYNCHRONISATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A wireless media distribution system is provided comprising an access point ( | 07-24-2014 |
Ian Robert Knowles, Buckinghamshire GB
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20110187657 | Touch sensitive screen for scrolling through sets of data - A touch sensitive screen system is provided for strolling through a set of data displayed on the screen. A plurality of touch sensitive areas (A, B, C, D, E) are provided. Contact movement with a central area (A) commences scrolling of data displayed on the screen. Movement of the contact into one of a plurality of edge portions (B, C, D, E) causes scrolling of the data to continue. | 08-04-2011 |
20140106663 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING MUSIC TRACK INFORMATION - Methods and systems according to the disclosure are for obtaining information for a music track on a radio broadcast and may include storing track information received from an information service in a data storage module. When an intermediary server receives a request from an end-user device for information for a particular music track playing on a particular radio broadcast signal, the server first checks the data storage module to determine if it has music track information for the particular music track. If so, the server provides that music track information to the end-user device. The intermediary server may be configured to automatically and preemptively request information from the music information service each time a new music track is played on a radio broadcast signal. The intermediary server may be configured to request information from the music information service the first time it receives a request for that particular music track. | 04-17-2014 |
James Knowles, Culcheth GB
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20090071254 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DETECTION OF CRACKS IN THE TEETH OF GENERATOR ROTORS - A method for non-destructive testing the teeth of a high power electrical generator rotor includes the steps of: providing a plurality of ultrasonic pulse echo transducers ( | 03-19-2009 |
Joe Knowles, Perthshire GB
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20130121844 | Variable Speed High Efficiency Gas Compressor System - A system for powering a compressor. The system may include a power generation unit adapted to generate AC power. An electric motor may be coupled to the power generation unit and adapted to turn at a rate proportionate to a frequency of the AC power. A compressor may be coupled to the electric motor, and an output pressure of the compressor may be directly dependent on the rate that the electric motor turns. A control system may be coupled to the power generation unit and to the compressor, and the control system may be adapted to vary the frequency of the AC power generated by the power generation unit, thereby varying the output pressure of the compressor. | 05-16-2013 |
John Bruce Knowles, Dorset GB
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20110041716 | WORKPIECE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A workpiece processing system and method, the workpiece processing system comprising at least one workpiece processing module ( | 02-24-2011 |
Jonathan Knowles, Madingley GB
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20110138147 | DYNAMIC REALLOCATION OF PHYSICAL MEMORY RESPONSIVE TO VIRTUAL MACHINE EVENTS - Described are methods and systems for dynamically reallocating memory amongst virtual machines executing within a virtualization environment. A computer can execute a virtualization environment that can include one or more virtual machines and that can include a memory manager. The memory manager can dynamically reallocate memory by identifying a maximum and minimum memory value for each virtual machine, determining a target memory value for each virtual machine using the maximum and minimum memory value, and identifying one or more virtual machines that have an actual memory usage value that is less than the target memory value calculated for those virtual machines. To re-allocate the memory, the memory manager can allocate additional memory to the identified virtual machines by inflating a balloon driver, then de-allocate the additional memory, and reallocate the de-allocated, additional memory to other virtual machines within the virtualization environment. | 06-09-2011 |
Jonathan Knowles, Cambridge GB
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20130219135 | DYNAMIC TIME REVERSAL OF A TREE OF IMAGES OF A VIRTUAL HARD DISK - A technique manages a virtual hard disk tree in a computing system executing a hypervisor to provide a client virtualization environment. The technique involves linking, by a client executing within a control virtual machine of the client virtualization environment, a first delta image of a virtual hard disk generated later in time to a base image of the virtual hard disk. The technique further involves modifying contents of the first delta image, the base image, and a second delta image which is linked to the base image; and deleting the second delta image after modifying the contents of the first delta image, the base image, and the second delta image. The base image and the first delta image, together with additional delta images of the virtual hard disk comprise a tree of images of the virtual hard disk. | 08-22-2013 |
Linda K. Knowles, Midlothian GB
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20100041565 | BLOOD TYPING - A blood testing method for use in the detection of a disease, wherein at least one characteristic antibody or complement factor is bound to a subject's red blood cells, comprises providing a microarray wherein a plurality of binding agents therefor are immobilised on a substrate at discrete pre-defined positions; and contacting a blood sample therewith. The presence of bound red blood cells is then detected. | 02-18-2010 |
Mark Knowles, Milford GB
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20140059582 | PARTICIPATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer implemented method of operating an administrator device to facilitate the participation of participants in an event comprises receiving passages of free text from response devices operated by participants; automatically aggregating and displaying the received passages of free text in a free text input region of a display of the administrator device; receiving a user selection of a said passage of free text and copying that selected passage of free text to a response prompt region of said display; generating an output to display the free text in the response prompt region to said participants; receiving a user input via a first clickable icon displayed on said display and, in response, accepting responses from response devices; receiving a user input via said first or a further clickable icon displayed on said display and in response stopping acceptance of further responses from response devices; and automatically aggregating and displaying the accepted responses in a result region of said display and storing into a memory said free text in the response prompt region in association with the aggregated accepted responses. | 02-27-2014 |
Michael Knowles, Cambridge GB
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20080299637 | Production of Conjugates - A method of reacting a first chemical entity and a second chemical entity to form a conjugate in which the first and second chemical entities are covalently bound with respect to each other, comprises bringing into simultaneous contact the first chemical entity, the second chemical entity and a thiol generator, wherein the thiol generator reacts with the first chemical entity in a thiolation reaction resulting in formation of a free sulfhydryl group on the first chemical entity, and the free sulfhydryl group reacts with the second chemical entity to form the conjugate, and wherein the second chemical entity is polyvalent with respect to its reactivity with sulfhydryl groups. The present invention primarily differs from the prior art in that no separation step is involved between reaction of the thiol generator and first chemical entity and reaction with the second chemical entity. The invention also provides a conjugation kit. | 12-04-2008 |
20130295641 | Production of Conjugates - A method of reacting a first chemical entity and a second chemical entity to form a conjugate in which the first and second chemical entities are covalently bound with respect to each other, comprises bringing into simultaneous contact the first chemical entity, the second chemical entity and a thiol generator, wherein the thiol generator reacts with the first chemical entity in a thiolation reaction resulting in formation of a free sulfhydryl group on the first chemical entity, and the free sulfhydryl group reacts with the second chemical entity to form the conjugate, and wherein the second chemical entity is polyvalent with respect to its reactivity with sulfhydryl groups. The present invention primarily differs from the prior art in that no separation step is involved between reaction of the thiol generator and first chemical entity and reaction with the second chemical entity. The invention also provides a conjugation kit. | 11-07-2013 |
Nick Knowles, Alderside GB
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20130230549 | FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS WITH INCREASED STABILITY AND ITS USE AS VACCINE - The present invention provides a foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus having improved stability compared to the field isolate of the same subtype, wherein the virus comprises one or more amino acid mutations along a line of symmetry of the capsid structure. The present invention also relates to a vaccine comprising such an FMD virus and its use to prevent foot and mouth disease. | 09-05-2013 |
Nick Knowles, Berkshire GB
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20110311568 | Vaccine - The present invention provides a foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine comprising or capable of expressing afoot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) VP1 polypeptide having a deletion of at least seven amino acids in the G-H loop such that the VP1 polypeptide lacks an RGD motif. The present invention also provides a method for preventing and/or treating FMD in a subject which comprises the step of administration of such a vaccine. | 12-22-2011 |
Nigel Knowles, London GB
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20090138413 | Method And Systems Of Structuring A Derivative Financial Instrument - The invention provides methods of extrapolating at least one future mortality rate by calculating a current year mortality rate for a particular age cohort, and applying a series of improvement factors to the current year mortality rate. The invention further provides methods of structuring a derivative financial instrument by providing projected going-forward mortality rates reflective of a degree of improvement in mortality rate experience for particular age cohorts for a particular future period, and defining settlement parameters wherein a value recognized by an investor in said instrument at the time of settlement relates at least in part to the correlation between said projected mortality rate and actually-incurred mortality rate for the age cohort during at least a portion of the period. | 05-28-2009 |
20090271334 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MORTALITY RATE INFORMATION AND EMPLOYING IT FOR STRUCTURING AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - The invention provides methods of extrapolating at least one future mortality rate by calculating a current year mortality rate for a particular age cohort, and applying a series of improvement factors to the current year mortality rate. The invention further provides methods of structuring a derivative financial instrument by providing projected going-forward mortality rates reflective of a degree of improvement in mortality rate experience for particular age cohorts for a particular future period, and defining settlement parameters wherein a value recognized by an investor in said instrument at the time of settlement relates at least in part to the correlation between said projected mortality rate and actually-incurred mortality rate for the age cohort during at least a portion of the period. | 10-29-2009 |
Paul Knowles, Manchester GB
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20110265084 | CROSS ARCHITECTURE VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATION - A system, method and computer program for transferring a running virtual machine from a first to a second physical machine, where each of the physical machines has a different instruction set architecture. The system may comprise a receiver for receiving a transfer request; responsive to receiving the transfer request, means for pausing the virtual machine; and means for collecting a state of the virtual machine. The system may include means for stopping a first interface component operable on the first physical machine; means for starting a second interface component operable on the second physical machine; and means for transferring the state to the second interface component. The system may further comprise means for starting the virtual machine on the second physical machine in response to the state transfer. | 10-27-2011 |
20150178128 | CROSS ARCHITECTURE VIRTUAL MACHINE MIGRATION - A system, method and computer program for transferring a running virtual machine from a first to a second physical machine, where each of the physical machines has a different instruction set architecture. The system may comprise a receiver for receiving a transfer request; responsive to receiving the transfer request, means for pausing the virtual machine; and means for collecting a state of the virtual machine. The system may include means for stopping a first interface component operable on the first physical machine; means for starting a second interface component operable on the second physical machine; and means for transferring the state to the second interface component. The system may further comprise means for starting the virtual machine on the second physical machine in response to the state transfer. | 06-25-2015 |
Paul Thomas Knowles, Manchester GB
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20080263342 | Apparatus and method for handling exception signals in a computing system - Described is method and apparatus for handling exception signals in combination particularly with the dynamic conversion of binary code executable by a one computing platform into binary code executed instead by another computing platform. An exception handling unit selectively handles some exception signals with respect to a target state and handles others with respect to a subject state derived from the target state. Signal handling sub-units are arranged to process the exception signal with respect to the target state and output a request either to return to execution or to pass on the exception signal. A delivery path selection unit is arranged to determine a delivery path of the exception signal to a selected group of the plurality of signal handling sub-units. A signal control unit is arranged to deliver the exception signal in turn to each of the selected group of signal handling sub-units. | 10-23-2008 |
Peter Knowles, Essex GB
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20110315881 | IR CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD - An Infra Red (IR) camera and method of operating the same is disclosed. The camera includes a detector having an infrared focal plane array (IRFPA). The camera is operated in such a fashion, implemented in software, to maximise the detector operating temperature under varying scene temperature and atmospheric conditions in order to achieve a predetermined and adequate level of sensitivity and operability from the detector. | 12-29-2011 |
Peter Knowles, Southampton GB
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20110101483 | TWO COLOUR PHOTON DETECTOR - A two-colour radiation detector ( | 05-05-2011 |
Peter Knowles, Hampshire GB
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20100252736 | IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system is described which includes a radiation source outputting radiation incident on a scene. The radiation is pulsed and the reflected radiation is detected by a detector array and a resulting signal output by a read out circuit. The signal output is characteristic of the scene on which the radiation is incident. The output signal is combined over a number of pulses, the averaging being carried out on-chip and within the detector circuitry. The radiation source may be a semiconductor diode source amplified with a doped fibre amplifier. | 10-07-2010 |
Peter Knowles, Basildon GB
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20140091218 | INFRARED DETECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - An infrared detector system is described which includes a detector diode array | 04-03-2014 |
Phil Knowles, Cumbria GB
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20120122982 | USE OF PUFAS TO TREAT NERVE DAMAGE - The present invention provides use of compounds which are polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) derivatives of formula (I), in the form of racemates, stereoisomers or mixtures of stereoisomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or solvates thereof, wherein -AIk- is —(CH | 05-17-2012 |
20120142773 | USE OF PUFAS FOR TREATING SKIN INFLAMMATION - The present invention provides a compound which is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) derivative of formula (I), | 06-07-2012 |
20120213824 | USE OF PUFAS FOR TREATING SKIN INFLAMMATION - The present invention provides a compound which is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) derivative of formula (I), | 08-23-2012 |
20130150602 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING AND PURIFYING FATTY ACIDS - There is provided a process for purifying a fatty acid, which process comprises reacting a fatty acid with a lithium salt in a first solution and under conditions to allow formation of a precipitate of a lithium salt of the fatty acid; isolating the precipitate; dissolving the precipitate in a second solution followed by separation of the organic and aqueous layers so formed; and evaporating the organic layer to isolate the purified fatty acid. There is also provided a process for increasing the length of a fatty acid, and the use of a lithium salt to purify a fatty acid. | 06-13-2013 |
20140194399 | USE OF PUFAS FOR TREATING SKIN INFLAMMATION - The present invention provides a compound which is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) derivative of formula (I), | 07-10-2014 |
20140309304 | USE OF PUFAS FOR TREATING SKIN INFLAMMATION - The present invention provides a compound which is a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) derivative of formula (I), | 10-16-2014 |
Reginald Knowles, Nottinghamshire GB
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20110094843 | DRIVE ENGAGEMENT APPARATUS - Drive engagement apparatus for engaging a driven gear ( | 04-28-2011 |
Rodney P. Knowles, Lancashire GB
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20100233422 | Method, Coating Latex and Reinforcing Cord for Forming a Rubber Article by Extrusion or Moulding - A method for forming rubber articles, containing reinforcing strands, by extrusion or moulding, involves coating the reinforcing strands with a coating latex and drying the latex such that it remains uncured until the article containing the coated reinforcing strands is moulded or extruded. Improved adhesion between rubber matrix and reinforcing strands is obtained, particularly for filled rubber and EPDM rubber. Preferred coating latices and coated reinforcing cords for use with the method are also disclosed, the coating comprising a metal oxide, a maleimide crosslinking agent, a nitroso-compound, and halogenated rubber. | 09-16-2010 |
Simon Knowles, Corston GB
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20120221834 | PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE - A processor including: a first and at least a second data processing channel with enable logic for selectively enabling the second channel; logic for generating first and second storage addresses having a variable offset therebetween based on the same one or more address operands of the same storage access instruction; and circuitry for transferring data between the first address and a register of the first data processing channel and between the second address and a corresponding register of the second channel based on a same one or more register specifier operands of the access instruction. The first data processing channel performs an operation using one or more registers of the first data processing channel, and on condition of being enabled the second channel performs the same operation using a corresponding one or more of its own registers based on the same one or more operands of the data processing instruction. | 08-30-2012 |
Simon Knowles, Bath GB
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20110078416 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL PROCESSING IN DUAL PATH PROCESSOR - A computer processor comprises a decode unit and a processing channel. The decode unit decodes a stream of instruction packets from a memory, each instruction packet comprising a plurality of instructions. The processing channel comprises a plurality of functional units and operable to perform control processing operations. The decode unit is operable to receive and decode instruction packets of a bit length of 64 bits and to detect if the instruction packet defines three control instructions each having a length of 21 bits. The decode unit detects that the instruction packet comprises the three control instructions. The control instructions are supplied to the processing channel for execution in the order in which they appear in the instruction packet. The detection uses an identification bit in the instruction packet. | 03-31-2011 |
20110161640 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURABLE PROCESSING - A configurable execution unit comprises operators capable of being dynamically configured by an instruction at the level of processing multi-bit operand values. The unit comprises one or more dynamically configurable operator modules, the or each module being connectable to receive input operands indicated in an instruction, and a programmable lookup table connectable to receive dynamic configuration information determined from an opcode portion of the instruction and capable of generating operator configuration settings defining an aspect of the function or behavior of a configurable operator module, responsive to the dynamic configuration information in the instruction. | 06-30-2011 |
20150234659 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASYMMETRIC DUAL PATH PROCESSING - According to embodiments disclosed herein, there is disclosed a computer processor architecture; and in particular a computer processor, a method of operating the same, and a computer program product that makes use of an instruction set for the computer. In one embodiment, the computer processor includes: (1) a decode unit for decoding instruction packets fetched from a memory holding the instruction packets, (2) a control processing channel capable of performing control operations and (3) a data processing channel capable of performing data processing operations, wherein, in use the decode unit causes instructions of instruction packets comprising a plurality of only control instructions to be executed sequentially on the control processing channel, and wherein, in use the decode unit causes instructions of instruction packets comprising a plurality of instructions comprising at least one data processing instruction to be executed simultaneously on the data processing channel. | 08-20-2015 |
Timothy Knowles, West Midlands GB
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20120142861 | SOLUBILISATION OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS - A method is provided for solubilising a membrane protein. The method is applied to cellular material comprising the membrane protein and an associated membrane lipid. A copolymer of styrene and maleic acid, wherein the styrene:maleic acid ratio is between 1:2 and 10:1, is mixed with the cellular material to cause the copolymer, lipid and protein to form soluble macromolecular assemblies. | 06-07-2012 |
Toby Grahame Knowles, Glastonbury GB
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20090326410 | Method of Detecting and Predicting Ovulation and the Period of Fertility - A method of providing information relating to the fertility of a female mammal comprising the steps of: (i) taking multiple temperature readings from the female mammal during an extended period; (ii) identifying and disregarding temperature readings having one or more characteristics of irrelevant or faulty data; (iii) obtaining one or several representative temperature values for the extended period; (iv) repeating steps (i) to (iii) over multiple extended periods; (v) analysing the representative temperature values obtained over multiple extended periods for one or more patterns in the representative temperature values indicative or predictive of ovulation in order to provide information relating to the fertility of the female mammal to a user, wherein the representative temperature values are not the maximum or minimum temperature readings obtained for the extended period; and related uses and apparatus. | 12-31-2009 |
Toby Grahame Knowles, Bristol GB
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20130296735 | Method of Detecting and Predicting Ovulation and the Period of Fertility - Methods of detecting and predicting ovulation and a period of fertility include determining a series of measures indicative of the basal body temperature of a female human user to identify a temperature change event. The method includes obtaining, within a first 24 hour period, a plurality of first readings of the temperature of the female human user at intervals over a first extended period of at least an hour. The plurality of first readings are then processed to determine at least one first representative temperature reading representative of the basal body temperature of the user for the first extended period and the at least one first representative temperature reading is stored. The method is repeated for at least second and third 24 hour periods and the representative temperature readings are provided for analysis to identify a temperature change event for the female human user. | 11-07-2013 |
20130310704 | Method of Detecting and Predicting Ovulation and the Period of Fertility - Methods of detecting and predicting ovulation and a period of fertility include determining a series of measures indicative of the basal body temperature of a female human user to identify a temperature change event. The method includes obtaining, within a first 24 hour period, a plurality of first readings of the temperature of the female human user at intervals over a first extended period of at least an hour. The plurality of first readings are then processed to determine at least one first representative temperature reading representative of the basal body temperature of the user for the first extended period and the at least one first representative temperature reading is stored. The method is repeated for at least second and third 24 hour periods and the representative temperature readings are provided for analysis to identify a temperature change event for the female human user. | 11-21-2013 |
Tuomas Knowles, Cambridgeshire GB
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20090203535 | ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSDUCER SUBSTRATE AND MEASUREMENTS USING THE SAME - An acoustic wave transducer substrate is provided, the substrate having a surface with a plurality of growth promotion sites for promoting the accumulation of polypeptide molecules at said sites. The growth-promotion sites are preferably for promoting fibril formation. The invention also provides a method of screening a candidate compound for an effect on fibril growth, including the steps of: providing an acoustic wave transducer substrate having a surface with a plurality of growth promotion sites for promoting the accumulation of polypeptide molecules at said sites; causing oscillation of the substrate; contacting the substrate surface with a sample fluid comprising polypeptide molecules and a candidate compound; and measuring one or more parameters of the substrate oscillation to monitor the accumulation of said polypeptide molecules of interest in the presence and absence of said candidate compound. Alteration of the accumulation of said polypeptide molecules of interest in the presence of said candidate compound as compared with that in the absence of said candidate compound indicates that the candidate compound has an effect of fibril growth. | 08-13-2009 |