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Allan David Metcalfe, Sarnia CA
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20140317998 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING CRUDE OIL - Methods and systems for processing crude oil may include adding water to crude oil, for example, in a desalter, to produce hydrocarbon and brine and a rag layer emulsion, which may include hydrocarbon and brine and solids. The emulsion may be modified, including adding one or more of additional hydrocarbon and, a demulsifier, a reverse demulsifier, a coagulant, and a flocculant, for example, in a mixer. The modified emulsion may be directed through a dead-end filter assembly to remove solids. | 10-30-2014 |
Benjamin Metcalfe, St Austell Cornwall GB
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20120067120 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE LEVEL OF LIQUID CRYOGEN IN A CRYOGEN VESSEL - In a method for measuring the level of liquid cryogen in a cryogen vessel, a current pulse is applied to a cryogen level probe includes an ignition current pulse part of sufficient magnitude to ensure that a resistive front propagates down the probe to below the liquid cryogen surface; a recovery current pulse part allowing that part of the superconducting wire below the surface of the liquid cryogen to return to a superconducting state; and a measurement current pulse part of sufficient magnitude and duration to allow an accurate measurement of the superconducting wire's resistance to be measured. | 03-22-2012 |
Benjamin Metcalfe, North Yorkshire GB
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20110220800 | LEVEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An instrument adapted for the determination of fluid levels within a vessel by the comparison of the density of the fluid along the length of the instrument, said instrument comprising: (i) at least one generally linear source array comprising a plurality of sources of penetrating radiation, shielding and collimation means and a source supporting structure for supporting the sources and shielding and collimation means in a linear array (ii) at least one generally linear detector array comprising a plurality of radiation detectors, supported on a detector support structure, capable of detecting radiation emitted by the sources, and (iii) means to position the source and a respective detector array such that (a) radiation emitted from each of the sources is capable of following a linear path from the source, through the vessel and material to at least a respective one of the detectors forming a part of the respective detector array, and (b) the linear axis of the source array and the linear axis of its respective detector array are substantially parallel to each other (iv) means for analysing the detector output signals to determine the density of the medium traversed by the beams of radiation in passing from a source to a detector characterised in that the detector support structure and/or its associated electrical circuits and connectors is formed from a plurality of modular portions, each modular portion being adapted to be joined to an adjacent portion to provide a detector array of the required length. | 09-15-2011 |
Benjamin Metcalfe, Saltburn-By-The-Sea GB
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20150219485 | LEVEL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An instrument adapted for the determination of fluid levels within a vessel by the comparison of the density of the fluid along the length of the instrument, said instrument comprising: (i) at least one generally linear source array comprising a plurality of sources of penetrating radiation, shielding and collimation means and a source supporting structure for supporting the sources and shielding and collimation means in a linear array (ii) at least one generally linear detector array comprising a plurality of radiation detectors, supported on a detector support structure, capable of detecting radiation emitted by the sources, and (iii) means to position the source and a respective detector array such that (a) radiation emitted from each of the sources is capable of following a linear path from the source, through the vessel and material to at least a respective one of the detectors forming a part of the respective detector array, and (b) the linear axis of the source array and the linear axis of its respective detector array are substantially parallel to each other (iv) means for analysing the detector output signals to determine the density of the medium traversed by the beams of radiation in passing from a source to a detector characterised in that the detector support structure and/or its associated electrical circuits and connectors is formed from a plurality of modular portions, each modular portion being adapted to be joined to an adjacent portion to provide a detector array of the required length. | 08-06-2015 |
Colin Metcalfe, Wynyard GB
Colin Metcalfe, Victoria AU
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20110008185 | PORTABLE LIQUID PUMP - A portable hand held controllable and directable liquid pumping device comprising a vortex pump head ( | 01-13-2011 |
David Metcalfe, Calgary CA
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20130104764 | EXPLOSIVE PRESSURE ACTIVATED SWITCH | 05-02-2013 |
Duncan Metcalfe, Hadleigh 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 |
Guy Metcalfe, Victoria AU
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20090034360 | METHOD FOR MICROFLUIDIC MIXING AND MIXING DEVICE - A method of mixing ( | 02-05-2009 |
Guy Parker Metcalfe, Mentone AU
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20120273205 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSURFACE FLOW MANIPULATION - Described embodiments relate to methods, systems and infrastructure for flow manipulation within a porous volume. Some embodiments relate to a method of subsurface flow manipulation, comprising: | 11-01-2012 |
20150285044 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSURFACE FLOW MANIPULATION - A method for flow manipulation within a porous volume. Steps include inducing a sequence of fluid flows between fluid sources and fluid sinks disposed at at least three spaced locations in or around a porous volume, the fluid flows being induced by providing fluid at one or more of the sources and extracting fluid at one or more of the sinks. Successive fluid flows in the sequence are induced at predetermined times and oriented in different directional orientations between different sources and sinks, the successive fluid flows define different flow volumes which at least partially intersect one another, and the successive fluid flows are selected to induce cross-directional flows to mix one or more fluids in the porous volume. | 10-08-2015 |
Jacqueline Metcalfe, Cambridge GB
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20150307579 | Glucagon/GLP-1 Agonists For The Treatment Of Obesity - This disclosure provides GLP-1/glue agon agonist peptides for the treatment of metabolic diseases, e.g., obesity. | 10-29-2015 |
John A. Metcalfe, Dunstable GB
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20140063030 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PARTIAL FRAME BUFFER UPDATING - Aspects include a pixel source that produces data for a rendered surface divided into regions. A mapping identifies memory segments storing pixel data for each region of the surface. The mapping can identify memory segments storing pixel data from a prior rendered surface, for regions that were unchanged during rendering the rendering. Such changed/unchanged status is tracked on a region by region basis. A counter can be maintained for each memory segments to track how many surfaces use pixel data stored therein. A pool of free memory segments can be maintained. Reading a surface, such as to display a rendered surface by a display controller, includes identifying and reading the mapping to identify each memory segment storing pixel data for regions of the surface, reading such, and updating the counters for the memory segments that were read. | 03-06-2014 |
Leonard Metcalfe, Surrey CA
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20080273760 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIVESTOCK ASSESSMENT - A method and apparatus for capturing a three-dimensional representation of livestock involves simultaneously imaging the reflections of a light source from various portions of the animal on a two-dimensional pixel array and deriving range data for each pixel. The range data from the plurality of pixels is used to generate a three-dimensional representation of the animal for phenotype or other conformation assessments. | 11-06-2008 |
Malcolm Stuart Metcalfe, Penticton CA
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20130046895 | ANCILLARY SERVICES NETWORK APPARATUS - An apparatus for providing Ancillary Services to an ISO controls multiple controllable resources over a network in a cost effective manner. The apparatus comprises a central server computer and multiple controllers communicative with the central server computer over a network. Each controller is located at a resource site and controls one or more resource devices. The central server computer has a memory with a program which executes the following operations: receives a services request signal from the ISO such as a Ancillary Services request, which requests a change in power consumed or supplied by the resources on the network; calculates the lowest cost means of delivering the requested Ancillary Services request; and sends setpoint control signals to the controller at each resource site where a change is needed, requesting a change in the operation of each resource device. | 02-21-2013 |
20150280435 | GENERATOR EFFICIENCY WITH AN ANCILLARY SERVICES NETWORK - A method for providing automatic generation control (AGC) services comprises: allocating at least one generator resource and at least one load resource to provide AGC services; and responding to at least part of an AGC services request using the load resource such that the generation resource responds to the rest of the AGC services request by operating at an operating set point that is more efficient than a set point required for the generation resource to respond fully to the AGC services request. The step of responding can comprise executing a cost function that compares costs of using the load and generation resources to respond to the AGC services request at different load and generation set points and selecting a combination of load and generation set points that meets a cost effectiveness threshold. | 10-01-2015 |
Malcolm Stuart Metcalfe, West Vancouver CA
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20080262979 | HEATING FACILITY USING TIME-OF-USE ELECTRICITY - A cost-effective method of heating a space in a facility comprises: (a) determining a cost of electricity from an electricity vendor; (b) when the determined cost of electricity is below an electricity pricing setpoint, obtaining sufficient electricity from the vendor to heat a heatable material such as water above a first temperature setpoint; and (c) when the heatable material has a temperature above the first temperature setpoint and a space requires heating, heating the space using at least some of the heat stored in the heatable material. Such method is particularly cost-effective when using electricity charged at a time-of-use basis. | 10-23-2008 |
20090254396 | Facility Energy Management System - A method of managing energy supplied to a facility comprises monitoring a marginal cost of electricity from an electricity vendor; and determining a facility non-heating electrical load and a facility current heating load. The method also comprises obtaining fuel to supply energy to meet the heating load when the marginal cost of electricity is greater than a marginal cost of fuel or the non-heating electrical load is greater than a peak billed demand threshold. When the marginal cost of electricity is less than the marginal cost of the fuel and the non-heating electrical load is less than the peak billed demand threshold, electricity is obtained for the electricity vendor up to the peak billed demand threshold to supply energy to meet at least part of the current heating load, and fuel is obtained to supply energy to meet any current heating load not met by energy from the electricity. | 10-08-2009 |
20110178643 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR REGULATING DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY - A system, method, and computer readable medium for managing energy supplied by an electricity vendor to a facility heatable by electrical and non-electrical means are disclosed. The method, for example, involves determining a requested load from a vendor as the difference between a target load of the vendor and a current load on the vendor imposed by the facility; and when the requested load is greater than zero, increasing heating of the facility by electrical means thereby increasing a current heating electrical load of the facility by at least a portion of the requested load; and decreasing heating of the facility by non-electrical means thereby decreasing a current heating non-electrical load of the facility. | 07-21-2011 |
Murray D. Metcalfe, Shanghai CN
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20140371337 | POLYURETHANE FOAM FORMULATION, PRODUCTS AND METHODS - A foam article for use in a seat cushion includes an open cell, polyurethane foam material that includes a base polyol; a crosslinker; an isocyanate; a surfactant; and water, that are reacted together to produce a seat cushion having dynamic and static performance specifications that are better than the performance characteristics for a traditional, high resilient material seat cushion, as well as other seating materials. | 12-18-2014 |
Nick Metcalfe, Grafelfing DE
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20130245775 | JOINT IMPLANT TRIAL COMPONENTS - A humeral component of a prosthesis comprises a stem module for fixing the prosthesis into a bone. A joint adapter can be attached, preferably under different angles to the stem module. The joint adapter holds a liner having a recessed spherical cavity, which is the cup of the joint. The joint adapter has an inner surface and a circumferential groove. The liner has an outer surface including a circular recess. This circular recess preferably is concentric to the major body diameter of the liner for interfacing with the circumferential groove of the joint adapter. Furthermore, the liner has a radial slit, which allows compression of the liner for easy insertion and removal. This allows inserting different liners with different sizes thus allowing to try out different sizes to find the best size for the patient. When the best size has been identified, a final liner without a slit may be inserted. | 09-19-2013 |
Nick James Theophilius Metcalfe, Munich DE
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20100292743 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An instrument ( | 11-18-2010 |
Nick J.t. Metcalfe, Munich DE
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20120179262 | HUMERAL COMPONENT OF A SHOULDER PROSTHESIS AND METHODS OF SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY - A humeral component of a shoulder prosthesis encloses a stem module which has a shank and an upper shank portion with a stem support surface. A joint adapter is adapted to hold either a liner or a spherical cap. The joint adapter has an adapter support surface which interfaces with the stem support surface. Further, the stem support surface and the adapter support surface have corresponding radial arc shaped sections which allow positioning of the joint adapter against the stem module at different inclination angles. For fastening the joint adapter to the stem module, a bolt or screw is provided. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179263 | STEMLESS SHOULDER IMPLANT - A humerus implant for a reverse shoulder prosthesis has a cup shaped body and a thread at the outside of the body. The thread has a plurality of fins with cut-outs between the fins. At least one fin has an inclined leading surface which helps in incising into the bone by rotating the body in an inward direction. Furthermore, at least one fin has a forward oriented undercut trailing surface blocking rotation in the outward direction. | 07-12-2012 |
20140188232 | HUMERAL COMPONENT OF A SHOULDER PROSTHESIS - A humeral component of a shoulder prosthesis encloses a stem module which has a shank and an upper shank portion with a stem support surface. A joint adapter is adapted to hold either a liner or a spherical cap. The joint adapter has an adapter support surface which interfaces with the stem support surface. Further, the stem support surface and the adapter support surface have corresponding radial arc shaped sections which allow positioning of the joint adapter against the stem module at different inclination angles. For fastening the joint adapter to the stem module, a bolt or screw is provided. | 07-03-2014 |
Nick J. T. Metcalfe, Munich DE
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20110282350 | TIBIAL CROSS-PIN FIXATION TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION - Techniques and reconstruction systems for ACL repair by providing cross-pin fixation of a graft within a tibial tunnel. The invention provides tibial fixation techniques according to which cross-pin fixation of a graft (for example, an Anterior Tibialis allograft) is achieved on the tibial side, close to the jointline, by a single incision and with cortical fixation. | 11-17-2011 |
Paul David Metcalfe, Colby GB
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20100175895 | Permeability Modification - Downhole apparatus for location in a bore which intersects a fluid-producing formation comprises a bore wall-supporting member configurable to provide and maintain a bore wall supporting force for a fluid-producing formation of at least 2 MPa, whereby fluid may flow from the formation into the bore. The bore wall supporting force may be utilised to modify or maintain the permeability of the rock adjacent the bore wall. | 07-15-2010 |
20100186969 | Downhole Apparatus - Downhole apparatus comprises a base pipe and a plurality of non-concentric pressure deformable chambers mounted externally on the pipe. The chambers may be inflated to increase the diameter of the apparatus and engage and support a surrounding bore wall. | 07-29-2010 |
20130269955 | Downhole Apparatus - Downhole apparatus comprises a base pipe and a plurality of non-concentric pressure deformable chambers mounted externally on the pipe. The chambers may be inflated to increase the diameter of the apparatus and engage and support a surrounding bore wall. | 10-17-2013 |
20140102720 | Permeability Modification - Downhole apparatus comprises a base pipe and a plurality of non-concentric pressure deformable chambers mounted externally on the pipe. The chambers may be inflated to increase the diameter of the apparatus and engage and support a surrounding bore wall. | 04-17-2014 |
20150068770 | DOWNHOLE APPARATUS - Downhole apparatus comprises a base pipe and a plurality of non-concentric pressure deformable chambers mounted externally on the pipe. The chambers may be inflated to increase the diameter of the apparatus and engage and support a surrounding bore wall. | 03-12-2015 |
Stuart Metcalfe, Sheffield UK
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20100265987 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring the Temperature of a Sheet Material - A method of measuring the temperature of a sheet material arranged such that it forms at least one side of a cavity, so as to enhance the effective emissivity of the sheet material in the vicinity of the cavity comprises: generating a thermal image of at least part of the inside of the cavity, the thermal image comprising a plurality of pixels each having a pixel value representative of radiation emitted by a respective region of the cavity; identifying a first subset of the pixels whose pixel values meet predetermined criteria; using the identified first subset to determine a line on the thermal image representative of optimal emissivity enhancement in the cavity; and selecting a second subset of the pixels based on the determined line and generating a temperature profile along the determined line derived from the pixel values associated with each of the second subset of pixels. | 10-21-2010 |
Stuart Francis Metcalfe, Sheffield GB
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20090037135 | Radiation Thermometer - A radiation thermometer comprising a radiation detector and an optical input path arranged to direct radiation from an object of interest to the radiation detector is disclosed. The radiation detector is adapted to output a signal related to the radiation received from the object of interest, and a processor is adapted to generate temperature measurements from the signal. Filtering means are provided in the optical input path which are arranged to block radiation having a wavelength between approximately 0.92 and 0.98 microns. | 02-05-2009 |
20090196324 | Real-Time Line Scan Extraction from Infrared Images Using the Wedge Method in Industrial Environments - A method of measuring the temperature of a sheet material arranged such that it forms at least one side of a cavity, so as to enhance the effective emissivity of the sheet material in the vicinity of the cavity comprises: generating a thermal image of at least part of the inside of the cavity, the thermal image comprising a plurality of pixels each having a pixel value representative of radiation emitted by a respective region of the cavity; identifying a first subset of the pixels whose pixel values meet predetermined criteria; using the identified first subset to determine a line on the thermal image representative of optimal emissivity enhancement in the cavity; and selecting a second subset of the pixels based on the determined line and generating a temperature profile along the determined line derived from the pixel values associated with each of the second subset of pixels. | 08-06-2009 |
20110018721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OF A SHEET MATERIAL - A method of measuring the temperature of a sheet material in which the sheet material is arranged such that it forms at least one side of a cavity so as to enhance the effective emissivity of the sheet material in the vicinity of the cavity. The method involves a) generating a thermal image of at least part of the inside of the cavity using a thermal imaging device to detect radiation emitted by the cavity, the thermal image comprising a plurality of pixels each having a pixel value representative of radiation emitted by a respective region of the cavity; b) identifying a first subset of the plurality of pixels whose pixel values meet predetermined criteria; c) using the identified first subset of pixels to determine a line on the thermal image representative of optimal emissivity enhancement in the cavity; and d) selecting a second subset of the plurality of pixels based on the determined line and generating a temperature profile along the determined line derived from the pixel values associated with each of the second subset of pixels. | 01-27-2011 |
Susan Marie Metcalfe, Cambridge GB
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20100310639 | IMMUNO-MODULATORY COMPOSITION - A composition for modulating the immune response in a mammal comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier solution and a plurality of biodegradable nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles comprise a targeting moiety that is able to bind selectively to the surface of a T lymphocyte cell and/or of a vascular endothelial cell and wherein the nanoparticles further comprise leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF). Nanoparticle-mediated targeted delivery of LIF can be used a means to guide tolerogenesis in a patient and has immediate clinical application for recipients of organ grafts and also for patients suffering from autoimmune disease. | 12-09-2010 |
20150231266 | Neurotherapeutic Nanoparticle Compositions and Devices - There are provided compositions and methods for treatment of neurodegeneative diseases and CNS injury. The compositions a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier solution; and a plurality of biodegradable nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles comprise a targeting moiety that is able to bind selectively to the surface of a neural stem cell and wherein the nanoparticles further comprise factors such as leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF); XAV939 and/or one or more of : brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) or an agonist thereof; epidermal growth factor (EGF) or an agonist thereof; glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) or an agonist thereof; retinoic acid and derivatives thereof; ciliary neurotrophic factor (CTNF) or an agonist thereof; and Wnt5A. The biodegradable nanoparticles may deliver via controlled time release. | 08-20-2015 |