Miles, GB
Alexander Gareth Miles, Caerwent GB
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20130125338 | DUAL PURPOSE VACUUM CLEANER FOR USE ON BOTH, FLOORS AND STAIRS - The Vacuum Cleaner is designed with a unique shape which allows it to be placed in a stable position on a flight of stairs and which overcomes the problem of instability when positioned on stairs but also remains suitable for use on a flat surface such as a floor. This shape also enables easy upward movement on stairs and overcomes the problem of manoeuvrability. The Vacuum Cleaner has one or more rotating ground engaging members which can be locked to allow rotation in a forward direction only, which overcomes the problem that previous Vacuum Cleaners have of being insecure when positioned on stairs and it may have one or more rotating members which can engage with a stair riser to allow traversing in an upward direction with very little hindrance. | 05-23-2013 |
Amanda Miles, Heanor GB
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20100297136 | Gastric and Prostate Cancer Associated Antigens - The invention relates to an antigen associated with cancers such as prostate and gastric cancers, known as T21. Nucleic acid sequences and polypeptide sequences encoding the antigen are provided, as are uses of such sequences. | 11-25-2010 |
Andrew Miles, Lincolnshire GB
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20090267264 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FORMABLE PRODUCTS - Described are methods for processing material, material processing systems, and processable materials. Preferred embodiments relate to a method of and apparatus for producing formable products such as polymer products and thermoplastic materials. | 10-29-2009 |
20130270747 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING FORMABLE PRODUCTS - Described are methods for processing material, material processing systems, and processable materials. Preferred embodiments relate to a method of and apparatus for producing formable products such as polymer products and thermoplastic materials. | 10-17-2013 |
Andrew Frederick Miles, Aberdeenshire GB
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20100163494 | PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE SCALE INHIBITORS - Alkyl phosphonates prepared from amino acids suitable for use in inhibiting scale. The phosphonates are obtained as reaction mixtures where the level of alkyl phosphonation is deliberately controlled to provide only partial alkyl phosphonation of the amino acid. The resulting alkyl phosphonates exhibit improved environmental properties compared to the fully substituted species, while still exhibiting acceptable efficacy in the control of scale. The compositions possess advantages over existing phosphonates in that they exhibit higher biodegradation by method OECD 306. They also offer lower toxicity to marine life compared to the fully substituted species and are not expected to bioaccumulate. | 07-01-2010 |
Andrew Frederick Miles, Inverurie GB
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20130228095 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING CORROSION OF METAL SURFACES - The present invention provides a corrosion inhibitor composition comprising: | 09-05-2013 |
Anthony Miles, Glamorgan GB
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20110122752 | COPY PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL DISCS - An optical disc has a recording format including a first index indicating the positions of each of a plurality of program blocks within a program area, the program blocks comprising one or more content blocks containing readable data, and one or more unrecoverable blocks containing unrecoverable data, the recording format including a second index indicating the positions of the content blocks without indicating the positions of the unrecoverable blocks. Preferably, the second index indicates preferred start points for playing content on the optical disc. | 05-26-2011 |
Anthony Miles, Bridgend GB
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20080218352 | Radio Frequency Identification - A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag comprises an array of antennas resonant at discrete frequencies. Each antenna can be modified by application of a high power RF signal so as to reduce its resonance or change its resonant frequency, thereby writing information to the array of antennas. | 09-11-2008 |
20090192636 | Media Modeling - Media content is recorded in a format that includes embedded control information for controlling reproduction of the media content. | 07-30-2009 |
20100277561 | LASER REACTIVE MEDIA AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WRITING AN IMAGE ONTO SUCH MEDIA - An optical disk label writing method for writing a label on an optical disc uses a similar writing operation to that used to write data to the disc. The disc has a label side including a laser reactive material for forming the label image, and a tracking format that can be tracked by a writing laser in a similar way to a writing operation. A computer program is provided for converting a label image to a disk image file for writing to the label side. | 11-04-2010 |
20110267932 | Copy Protection System for Data Carriers - A copy-protected compact disc includes, within a single session, a table of contents (TOC) and a Video CD index (VI). Each track (T) is prefaced by unrecoverable data (UD) at a track start position (ATOC) indicated by the table of contents (TOC). However, the Video CD index (VI) indicates the actual position (AP) of the tracks. DVD players use the Video CD index (VI) to locate the tracks, while the CD-ROM drives use the table of contents (TOC) and read the unrecoverable data (UD), which prevents them from reading the subsequent track (T). The unrecoverable data (UD) may be prefaced by data pointers (DP) which cause the CD-ROM drive to load a player program in response to the error condition. The player program can be used to play the tracks (T), but restricts copying. Subchannel data (P; DX) causes audio CD players to ignore the Video CD index (VI) and the unrecoverable data (UD), and to play the tracks (T) at their actual start positions (AP). | 11-03-2011 |
20120129096 | LIGHT REACTIVE MEDIA - A light reactive medium comprises an imaging layer reactive to radiation of a first frequency to exhibit a visible change, and a further layer above the imaging layer, the further layer being changeable from being substantially transparent to said first frequency to being substantially opaque to said first frequency, in response to electromagnetic radiation of a second frequency substantially different from the first frequency, the at least one other layer being at least partially transparent to visible light reflected from the imaging layer while being opaque to said first frequency. Also disclosed is a lenticular imaging method in which a lenticular layer is provided over the imaging layer, and images to be viewed from different directions are written using light incident at different directions. Also disclosed is a phosphorescent display that may be used to display lenticular images. | 05-24-2012 |
20130064055 | Copy Protection System for Data Carriers - A copy-protected compact disc includes, within a single session, a table of contents (TOC) and a Video CD index (VI). Each track (T) is prefaced by unrecoverable data (UD) at a track start position (ATOC) indicated by the table of contents (TOC). However, the Video CD index (VI) indicates the actual position (AP) of the tracks. DVD players use the Video CD index (VI) to locate the tracks, while the CD-ROM drives use the table of contents (TOC) and read the unrecoverable data (UD), which prevents them from reading the subsequent track (T). The unrecoverable data (UD) may be prefaced by data pointers (DP) which cause the CD-ROM drive to load a player program in response to the error condition. The player program can be used to play the tracks (T), but restricts copying. Subchannel data (P; DX) causes audio CD players to ignore the Video CD index (VI) and the unrecoverable data (UD), and to play the tracks (T) at their actual start positions (AP). | 03-14-2013 |
20130222333 | DISPLAY ELEMENTS - A electrically actuable display element comprises a substrate, a display surface and an electrically actuable element disposed between the substrate and the display surface and electrically actuable so as to bring a portion thereof into proximity or contact with the display surface and thereby change the display state of the display element. | 08-29-2013 |
20140192130 | LASER REACTIVE MEDIA AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WRITING AN IMAGE ONTO SUCH MEDIA - An optical disk label writing method for writing a label on an optical disc uses a similar writing operation to that used to write data to the disc. The disc has a label side including a laser reactive material for forming the label image, and a tracking format that can be tracked by a writing laser in a similar way to a writing operation. A computer program is provided for converting a label image to a disk image file for writing to the label side. | 07-10-2014 |
20150257210 | ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAYS AND LIGHTING - Embodiments of the present invention include: electroluminescent layer constructions; stacked or side-by-side arrangements of electroluminescent elements; and colour pixels, displays and light sources comprising multiple such arrangements. Embodiments of the invention may include touch sensitive, haptic and/or lenticular 3D features. | 09-10-2015 |
Anthony William Miles, Bath GB
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20090012569 | Configurable Bone Fixation System - A bone fixation system has an elongate portion ( | 01-08-2009 |
20120157291 | BONE SUBSTITUTE MATERIAL - A method of fabricating a bone substitute material comprises the steps of providing a foam material ( | 06-21-2012 |
Barry Miles, Bristol GB
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20100006048 | WATER SCAVENGING SYSTEM - A fuel system comprising: a fuel line coupled to an engine; a fuel pump having an inlet coupled to a fuel tank and an outlet coupled to the fuel line; and a water scavenging system having an inlet for collecting water and an outlet coupled to the fuel line in parallel with the pump. The water scavenging system is powered by the hydraulic action of fuel in the fuel line using for example a venturi arrangement or a motor/pump combination. | 01-14-2010 |
Barry Donald Ruberry Miles, Newbury GB
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20140240517 | Monitoring Video Waveforms - A video signal waveform monitor is shown, which receives an input video signal composed of video lines. A video signal digitizer samples the input video signal at video sample points to generate a sequence of video pixel data, which is written into an acquisition framestore is organized into a video pixel array so as to represent a raster of the input video signal. A level analyzer reads the video pixel data row-by-row from segments of the video pixel array and increments video level data at addresses in cache memory in response to the serially-read video pixel data. This generates a sequence of video level data, which is written into an output framestore and which represents the level of the waveform of the input video signal. The segments of the video pixel array comprise at least one and less than all of the columns in the video pixel array. | 08-28-2014 |
Brennan Grantley John Miles, Hitchin GB
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20100075048 | Method Of Forming Solid Ink Stick With Coded Mark - A method of manufacturing an ink stick provides the ink stick with a coded mark. The method includes forming an ink stick body of a phase change ink composition, and applying a marking composition to a surface of the ink stick body to form a coded mark on the surface of the ink stick body at the marking station, the marking composition being composed of the same phase change ink composition used to form the ink stick body. | 03-25-2010 |
Craig Miles, Lancashire GB
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20090032183 | RADIO FREQUENCY WELDING - Disclosed is a mandrel for use in Radio Frequency welding, wherein the mandrel comprises first and second conductive portions separated by an insulating material, such that different potentials may be applied to the first and second conductive portions. Also disclosed is a method of RF welding and a method of manufacturing a mandrel. | 02-05-2009 |
Danielle Elizabeth Miles, Leeds GB
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20160058871 | NOVEL PEPTIDE COMPLEXES - The invention relates to novel self-assembling peptide complexes comprising a charged peptide and a polysaccharide, methods of producing them and uses therefor. The novel self-assembling peptide complexes of the present invention have particular utility in the restoration of biomechanical or biochemical function of a variety of biological tissues, for example and without limitation, in degenerated spinal discs, osteoarthritic joints, damaged cartilage, meniscus, ligaments, tendons, dental, ophthalmic and cardiovascular and blood vessel tissues. The invention provides inter alia methods of repairing and or restoring biomechanical or biochemical function of biological tissues and scaffolds for the support of cell growth. | 03-03-2016 |
Darik Miles, Reading GB
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20090248566 | Spread Matrix Dartboard System and Method for Placing Trade Orders on an Electronic Exchange - Provided is a system and method for placing trade orders on an electronic exchange using a client terminal. The client terminal includes a user input device and a display device. The method includes displaying a spread matrix on a trading screen of the display device, the spread matrix displaying at least two base dartboards and at least one compound dartboard. The method also includes displaying a market depth of a first tradable instrument on the first base dartboard, displaying a market depth of a second tradable instrument on the second base dartboard, and displaying on the compound dartboard a dynamic display of a plurality of prices of a market depth of a compound. The compound represents a spread market of the first and second tradable instruments. The method further includes displaying a selected-price display on the compound dartboard, the selected-price display displaying a selected price of the plurality of prices in response to detecting a first user action via the user input device, and placing a trade order for the compound at the selected order price on an exchange host system in response to detecting a second user action via the user input device. | 10-01-2009 |
David Miles, Glos GB
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20100068999 | NEAR FIELD RF COMMUNICATORS AND NEAR FIELD RF COMMUNICATIONS-ENABLED DEVICES - A near field RF communicator has an antenna circuit ( | 03-18-2010 |
David Miles, Gloucestershire GB
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20090011706 | Near field RF communicators and near field communications-enabled devices - A near field RF communicator has an inductive coupler ( | 01-08-2009 |
20110306295 | Voltage Regulation of Near Field Communication Communicators - A NFC enabled device to couple inductively to the H field of an RF signal and a regulator to regulate a voltage derived from an RF signal inductively coupled to the inductive coupler. The regulator has at least one voltage controlled impedance having a switch on voltage. A regulator controller provides a control voltage to each voltage controlled impedance such as that the control voltage is not less than the switch on voltage of the voltage controlled impedance. | 12-15-2011 |
David Herbert Miles, Walesby GB
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20090293716 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING FILTERS - A method for cleaning a vehicle exhaust system filter including a plurality of generally parallel elongate channels comprises introducing liquid into the elongate channels for absorption by particulate matter present in the channels, and rotating the filter such that the rotation causes the wetted particulate matter to move along, and out of, the elongate channels to thereby clean the filter. | 12-03-2009 |
David John Miles, Cirencester GB
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20110300799 | Detecting peaks in a received signal in a near field communications (NFC) device - A near field communications (NFC) device is disclosed that detects an envelope of a radio frequency (RF) signal. The NFC device includes a peak detector that determines the envelope of the RF signal. The peak detector compares a first differential signal voltage to a second differential signal voltage. The peak detector delays a rising edge of a first differential signal and provides the first differential signal voltage to the peak detector output when the first differential signal voltage is greater than the second differential signal voltage. The peak detector delays a falling edge of a second differential signal and provides the second differential signal voltage to the peak detector output when the second differential signal voltage is greater than the first differential signal voltage. | 12-08-2011 |
20120100804 | Filtering a Single Wire Protocol (SWP) Current Signal to be Provided to a Near Field Communications (NFC) Device - A communications device is disclosed that includes a united integrated circuit card (UICC) that provides a single wire protocol (SWP) current signal to a near field communications (NFC) device. The SWP current signal is filtered by a filter to remove noise from the SWP current signal. The filter is precharged by a reference voltage when the SWP current signal is in a low state and then filters the SWP current signal when the SWP current signal is in a high state. A switching network provides the filter with the reference voltage to precharge when the SWP is current signal is in the low state and then provides the filter with the SWP current signal to filter when the SWP current signal is in the high state. | 04-26-2012 |
David John Miles, Circencester GB
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20140127998 | FILTERING A SINGLE WIRE PROTOCOL (SWP) CURRENT SIGNAL TO BE PROVIDED TO A NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS (NFC) DEVICE - A communications device is disclosed that includes a united integrated circuit card (UICC) that provides a single wire protocol (SWP) current signal to a near field communications (NFC) device. The SWP current signal is filtered by a filter to remove noise from the SWP current signal. The filter is precharged by a reference voltage when the SWP current signal is in a low state and then filters the SWP current signal when the SWP current signal is in a high state. A switching network provides the filter with the reference voltage to precharge when the SWP is current signal is in the low state and then provides the filter with the SWP current signal to filter when the SWP current signal is in the high state. | 05-08-2014 |
Dean Anthony Miles, Kent GB
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20090160677 | Dynamic Traffic Announcement - A traffic announcement system for a motor vehicle utilizes a vehicular navigation system covering a geographical area, a receiver that receives traffic announcement signals, an in-vehicle audio system for presenting to a driver of the vehicle the received traffic announcements, and a controller linked to the navigation system and to the receiver. Via the controller the driver of the vehicle can selectively suppress the presentation of at least some traffic announcements. The controller includes a user input by which the driver identifies particular routes or localities within the geographical area covered by the navigation system for which traffic announcements are to be selectively suppressed. The controller then automatically suppresses the traffic announcements when the vehicle is on the identified routes or within the identified localities. The driver can also input selected time ranges when traffic announcements are to be suppressed. | 06-25-2009 |
Desmond John Miles, Hampshire GB
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20110313432 | APPLICATOR FOR SURGICAL CLIPS - A hand-operable surgical clip applicator ( | 12-22-2011 |
20150265282 | APPLICATOR FOR SURGICAL CLIPS - A hand-operable surgical clip applicator ( | 09-24-2015 |
Godfrey Preston Miles, Cambridge GB
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20110185449 | Modified Xylan Production - Methods and means for producing xylan structures in plants having a non-native saccharide moiety substitution side chain component, plants and plant cells comprising modified xylan structures, methods of identifying mutant plants comprising xylan structures in plants having a non-native saccharide moiety substitution pattern side chain component, uses thereof, and isolated xylan structures and uses thereof. | 07-28-2011 |
Grayam Miles, Lancashire GB
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20090032183 | RADIO FREQUENCY WELDING - Disclosed is a mandrel for use in Radio Frequency welding, wherein the mandrel comprises first and second conductive portions separated by an insulating material, such that different potentials may be applied to the first and second conductive portions. Also disclosed is a method of RF welding and a method of manufacturing a mandrel. | 02-05-2009 |
Jonathan D. Miles, Manchester GB
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20090240510 | Balanced Scorecard Method for Determining an Impact on a Business Service Caused by Degraded Operation of an IT System Component - A “balanced scorecard” method is disclosed for determining degrees of impact on business service elements (BSE's) caused by degradations of configuration items (CI's) in an underlying IT system. The formulas are used by an Impact Calculation Engine (ICE) of a Business Services Management (BSM) system. They provide enhanced accuracy by accounting for “service aspects” of alerts (using categories such as performance, availability, security, end user, capacity, and financial) and/or degrees of CI degradation (in some embodiments using OSI Standards). The method eliminates manual assignment of degrees of impact. Preferred embodiments convert alerts to a common alert format, determine a separate degree of impact for each service aspect, and use default formulas when custom formulas are not provided. Some embodiments use a service subscription wizard to at least partly automate the assignment of CI-to-BSE relationships. Different balanced scorecards can apply to the same BSE at different times, dates, usage levels, etc. | 09-24-2009 |
Kenneth Alan Miles, Kingston GB
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20100142775 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ANALYSING MEDICAL IMAGE DATA - Medical image data is analysed to produce a biomarker. The data is filtered with a plurality of band-pass filters each having a different bandwidth. A texture parameter is then determined from the filtered data from each filter and the biomarker is determined as at a ratio of the texture parameters. When the biomarker is obtained from a CT image of a liver, it can be predictive of poor survival, disease extent and liver physiology of a patient following resection of colorectal cancer. When obtained from a mammographic image, the biomarker can be indicative of cancer invasion and receptor status within mammographic abnormalities. When obtained from a CT image of a lung nodule, the biomarker can be predictive of tumour stage (or grading) and tumour metabolism of a patient with non-small cell lung carcinoma (lung cancer). When obtained from an MRI image of the brain, the biomarker can be indicative of schizophrenia and/or other brain disorders. | 06-10-2010 |
Luke Miles, London GB
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20090084897 | SEATING SYSTEM AND A PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION UNIT FOR A VEHICLE - A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, which is adpated to provide self-contained, individual seating and sleeping accommodation for a passenger, said seating assembly includes a supporting structure ( | 04-02-2009 |
20100019086 | SEATING SYSTEM AND PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION UNIT FOR A VEHICLE - A seat module for a passenger vehicle is disclosed. The seat module includes a seat portion, a foot-rest portion, and a unitary supporting structure for supporting the seat portion and the foot-rest portion off the floor of the vehicle. Two spaced fixings are provided for fixing the supporting structure to one of a pair of seat tracks in a floor of the vehicle at two spaced points. A third fixing is provided for fixing the supporting structure to the other track, to thereby provide a 3-point fixing between the seat module and the seat tracks for attaching the supporting structure to the pair of seat tracks. A plurality of the seat modules can be attached to a pair of seat tracks, one adjacent another, thereby to form a plurality of seat units. Each seat unit includes the seat portion of one module and the foot-rest portion of another, adjacent module. | 01-28-2010 |
20100025530 | SEATING SYSTEM AND A PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION UNIT FOR A VEHICLE - A recliner seat assembly for a passenger vehicle is disclosed. The recliner seat assembly includes a fixed supporting portion for supporting the assembly off a floor of the vehicle, a reclinable seat portion comprising a seat-pan and a back-rest, and a seat connecting device adapted for connecting the seat portion to the supporting portion. The connecting device includes a seat reclining mechanism adapted for allowing and controlling translational movement of the seat portion relative to the supporting portion between a first upright position and a second fully reclined position. The connecting device further includes a selectively operable, bi-directional motor adapted for driving the seat portion between the first and second positions. The seat reclining mechanism includes a guiding device for reclining the back-rest progressively rearwardly relative to the supporting portion as the seat portion is moved from the first upright position to the second fully reclined position. | 02-04-2010 |
20100291911 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD - It is presented a method for providing a user interface of a portable electronic apparatus. The method comprises: detecting an actuation of a mode switch actuator associated with switching operational modes of the apparatus; determining a switching direction by determining whether the actuation is associated with a first switching direction or a second switching direction; determining a current operational mode; determining a new operational mode considering the switching direction and the current operational mode; and switching operational modes of the portable electronic apparatus from the current operational mode to the new operational mode. Corresponding portable electronic apparatuses and computer program product are also presented. | 11-18-2010 |
20110095975 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a body including a flexible portion, a display unit provided to the body, a sensing unit provided to the body and generating an electric signal in response to bending of the body, and a controller recognizing the electric signal and controlling the display unit according to the electric signal generated by the bending of the body. | 04-28-2011 |
20110095976 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a connector to moveably connect a first body to a second body and a controller to change information displayed on a screen based on movement of the second body relative to the first body. The connector allows the second body to move along a first axis relative to the first body and along a second axis that crosses the first axis relative to the first body. | 04-28-2011 |
20130043345 | SEATING SYSTEM AND PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION UNIT FOR A VEHICLE - A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, which is adapted to provide self-contained, individual seating and sleeping accommodation for a passenger, said seating assembly includes a supporting structure ( | 02-21-2013 |
20140210235 | SEATING SYSTEM AND A PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION UNIT FOR A VEHICLE - A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, which is adapted to provide self-contained, individual seating and sleeping accommodation for a passenger, said seating assembly includes a supporting structure ( | 07-31-2014 |
20150119112 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a body including a flexible portion, a display unit provided to the body, a sensing unit provided to the body and generating an electric signal in response to bending of the body, and a controller recognizing the electric signal and controlling the display unit according to the electric signal generated by the bending of the body. | 04-30-2015 |
20150175266 | Seating System and a Passenger Accommodation Unit for a Vehicle - A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle, particularly an aircraft, which is adapted to provide self-contained, individual seating and sleeping accommodation for a passenger, said seating assembly includes a supporting structure ( | 06-25-2015 |
Marisa Miles, Middlesex GB
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20110179451 | Television Display - Display features of an interactive user interface for a TV environment allow a user to interact with objects and/or information within a display space. | 07-21-2011 |
Matthew Miles, Aylesbury GB
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20130177937 | CONTAINER, A CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER, AND A BASE FOR A CONTAINER - A container, comprising: a body; and, a closure; wherein the closure has a lid hinged to a ring mounted on the body, the lid moveable from an open position to a closed position; wherein the lid has a tab hinged thereto for: inserting into and engaging a slot formed in the ring as the lid is moved to the closed position from the open position to thereby lock the lid in the closed position; or, receiving and engaging a pin head of a pin mounted on the ring in a hole formed in the tab to thereby hold the lid in the closed position, the pin configured to detach from the ring when the tab and lid are returned to the opened position. | 07-11-2013 |
Mervyn John Miles, Bristol GB
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20100207039 | Probe Microscopy and Probe Position Monitoring Apparatus - A method of determining the position of a probe tip. An evanescent electromagnetic field is generated extending beyond an interface boundary between a first medium, having a first refractive index, and a second medium, having a second refractive index which is greater than the first refractive index, the interface boundary extending in a plane. A probe tip is positioned in the evanescent field in the first medium thereby causing propagating electromagnetic radiation to be produced as a result of the disruption of the evanescent field by the probe tip, and at least a portion of the propagating electromagnetic radiation is collected. The spatial intensity distribution of the collected radiation is detected with respect to an image plane. An at least one dimensional position of the probe tip in a probe tip plane is determined from the detected spatial intensity distribution, the probe tip plane being a plane which contains the probe tip and which is substantially parallel to the plane of the interface boundary. | 08-19-2010 |
Michael A. Miles, Hayling Island GB
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20090168219 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WRITING SERVO FRAMES TO AND/OR VERIFYING DATA AREAS OF A STORAGE MEDIUM - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for writing and verifying servo frames written on a storage medium, for verifying data areas of a storage medium, and for writing and verifying servo frames and data areas of a storage medium. In one example, the writing of at least a portion of a position field of a servo frame to a track of the storage medium is interleaved with reading of at least a portion of a previously written logic field of a servo frame of a track of the storage medium whereby said portion of the previously written logic field can be verified during the servo writing process. | 07-02-2009 |
Michael Alan Miles, Rowlands Castle GB
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20080267029 | Method of Generating a Position Error Signal, Method of Writing a Data Track, and Method and Apparatus for Testing a Head - A method of generating a position error signal for a desired radial position of a read/write head relative to a data track of a disk is disclosed. The track has a plurality of servo bursts defining a plurality of servo nulls for the track, and are positioned such that they are at more than four different radial positions relative to the track, and define a predetermined locus having a known position relationship with the track. The method comprises determining a target null position on the null locus corresponding to the radial position of the head relative to the track; detecting the position of the servo null with the head; determining from the detected servo null position the position error of the head relative to the target null position; and, generating a position error signal. | 10-30-2008 |
Michael Alan Miles, Hampshire GB
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20090310245 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF A READ/WRITE HEAD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING A READ/WRITE HEAD - A method of controlling the position of a read/write head relative to a disk in a test apparatus is disclosed. The test apparatus has a positioner for positioning the head. The positioner has a sensor to measure the actual position achieved by the positioner. The method includes generating a sensor signal measuring the actual position achieved by the positioner; generating a position error signal of the head relative to the disk detected at the head; high pass filtering the head position error signal and low pass filtering the sensor signal so that there is substantially no overlap in frequency between them; and, deriving a low frequency head error signal from the head position error signal corresponding to any drift of the head. | 12-17-2009 |
Nicholas J. Miles, Gloucester GB
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20110041632 | JAM-TOLERANT DUAL-REDUNDANT DIFFERENTIAL-TYPE ACTUATORS - A jam-tolerant dual-redundant differential-summing actuator ( | 02-24-2011 |
Nicolas Miles, Nottingham GB
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20090306487 | PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY - A photoplethysmograph device includes a light source for illuminating a target object. A modulator drives the light source such that the output intensity varies as a function of a modulation signal at a modulation frequency. A detector receives light from the target object and generates an electrical output as a function of the intensity of received light. A demodulator with a local oscillator receives the detector output and produces a demodulated output,insensitive to any phase difference between the modulation signal and the oscillator, indicative of blood volume as a function of time and/or blood composition. A number of demodulators may be provided to derive signals from multiple light sources of different wavelengths, or from an array of detectors. The plethysmograph may operate in a transmission mode or a reflectance mode. When in a reflectance mode, the device may use the green part of the optical spectrum and may use polarising filters. | 12-10-2009 |
20140243622 | PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY - A photoplethysmograph device includes a light source for illuminating a target object. A modulator drives the light source such that the output intensity varies as a function of a modulation signal at a modulation frequency. A detector receives light from the target object and generates an electrical output as a function of the intensity of received light. A demodulator with a local oscillator receives the detector output and produces a demodulated output, insensitive to any phase difference between the modulation signal and the oscillator, indicative of blood volume as a function of time and/or blood composition. A number of demodulators may be provided to derive signals from multiple light sources of different wavelengths, or from an array of detectors. The plethysmograph may operate in a transmission mode or a reflectance mode. When in a reflectance mode, the device may use the green part of the optical spectrum and may use polarising filters. | 08-28-2014 |
Peter R. Miles, Wetherby GB
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20100164448 | Saturating Series Clipper - A clipper circuit for regulating an unregulated or semi-regulated output of a power supply unit. The circuit includes a gate element between the load and the input voltage from the power supply unit. The gate is activated by a comparing circuit, which turns the gate on or off based on the feedback voltage of the circuit output, compared with a reference voltage. The gate is in saturation mode during normal and heavy loading and in linear mode during light loading. | 07-01-2010 |
Richard Miles, London GB
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20110185915 | SOUS-VIDE COOKER - A sous-vide cooker is disclosed. The sous-vide cooker comprises a cooking chamber, a heating system, and a housing that houses the cooking chamber and the heating system. The cooking chamber comprises a chamber body, a multi-function lid, a passive water circulator and, optionally, a rack for holding food items during the cooking process. The heating system comprises a heating unit, one or more temperature sensors, a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller, and a control panel. The PID controller is calibrated. The sous-vide cooker maintains a constant water temperature within tolerances. | 08-04-2011 |
20140131156 | LUGGAGE WITH SHELLS HAVING VARIED DEPTHS - A luggage case may include opposing sidewalls forming minor faces, opposing sidewalls forming major faces, and opposing end walls together forming an article defining an enclosed space. A line of separation may be formed in said minor faces and end walls. A first portion of the line of separation may extend along a first portion of opposing minor faces at a location proximate one of said opposing major faces and corresponding one of said opposing end walls positioned therebetween. A second portion of the line of separation may extend along a second portion of said opposing minor faces in a direction away from said one of said opposing major faces and towards other of said opposing major faces. | 05-15-2014 |
Richard Spenser Miles, Winchester GB
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20110130741 | SENSORS FOR DETECTING GAS IN, AND PRESSURE OF, A LIQUID - A sensor comprises a body having a channel adapted to receive a hose, the channel comprising opposed fixed walls, a transmitter in one of said walls and a receiver in the opposed wall, and a pressure sensor disposed between the opposed walls. | 06-02-2011 |
Robert Miles, Bridgend GB
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20090192636 | Media Modeling - Media content is recorded in a format that includes embedded control information for controlling reproduction of the media content. | 07-30-2009 |
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Robert Glyn Miles, Bridgend GB
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20080218352 | Radio Frequency Identification - A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag comprises an array of antennas resonant at discrete frequencies. Each antenna can be modified by application of a high power RF signal so as to reduce its resonance or change its resonant frequency, thereby writing information to the array of antennas. | 09-11-2008 |
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20140192130 | LASER REACTIVE MEDIA AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WRITING AN IMAGE ONTO SUCH MEDIA - An optical disk label writing method for writing a label on an optical disc uses a similar writing operation to that used to write data to the disc. The disc has a label side including a laser reactive material for forming the label image, and a tracking format that can be tracked by a writing laser in a similar way to a writing operation. A computer program is provided for converting a label image to a disk image file for writing to the label side. | 07-10-2014 |
Russ Miles, Leicestershire GB
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20150102956 | Tracking Device - A targetless tracking device has a detector configured to receive scattered radiation indicative of the presence of an object. The device also has a processor which is configured to calculate a positional relationship between the device and the object based on the scattered radiation, receive an indication of a desired positional relationship to the object, and output an error signal indicative of the positional relationship versus the desired positional relationship so that the device position is able to be controlled to reduce the error signal. The processor creates first and second images at first and second points in time, respectively, and compares the first and second images in order to calculate the positional relationship. | 04-16-2015 |
Stephen K. Miles, Brentwood GB
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20150300426 | CLUTCH HOUSING WITH INTEGRATED HYDRAULIC LINE - A clutch housing for a clutch assembly of a vehicle, the clutch housing comprising a fluid pathway at least partially disposed within a wall of the clutch housing, the fluid pathway forming at least a portion of a fluid line between a clutch slave cylinder and a clutch master cylinder, the fluid line being configured to transfer hydraulic fluid between the clutch slave cylinder and the clutch master cylinder. | 10-22-2015 |
Timothy James Miles, Hertfordshire GB
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Timothy James Miles, Harlow GB
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Timothy James Miles, Essex GB
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