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Check Woo Foo, Beijing CN
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20110151094 | METHOD OF REDUCING THE ENZYMATIC DIGESTION RATES OF STARCH GRANULES IN FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS PRODUCED THEREFROM - The present invention describes a method of reducing the enzymatic digestion rates of starch granules in food, particularly rice-based food. The method is carried out by encapsulating the starch granules with a reaction compound formed by the chemical reaction of at least a crosslinkable polysaccharide that has been pre-mixed with the ingredients for food production, and at least a crosslinking agent. The invention also relates to a process of preparing food products by incorporating the method of the present invention and food products produced by the present method. | 06-23-2011 |
Daniel Tuan Yong Foo, East Victoria Park AU
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20140173949 | GROUND ENGAGING WEAR MEMBER AND MEANS OF MECHANICAL ATTACHMENT - A wear member assembly has a wear member, a wear member receiver with at least first and second contact portions and at least one aperture to receive at least one wear member locating member of the wear member. An attachment mechanism, releasably attaches the wear member to the receiver has at least one moveable attachment member and at least one respective fastening means. Actuation of each of the fastening means moves the associated attachment member to apply a retaining force to one of the contact portions of the receiver and causes the respective wear member locating member to apply a retaining force to the other of the contact portions of the receiver. At least one of the receiver first and second contact portions has a sloped or tapered face, and the corresponding wear member locating member or attachment member has a slope or taper, such that contact between the wear member locating member slope/taper or attachment member slope/taper and a corresponding one of the wear member receiver sloped/tapered contact portions causes the wear member to positively locate to the receiver when the releasable fastening means is actuated thereby releasably retaining the wear member to the outer surface of the earth moving apparatus member. | 06-26-2014 |
Her J. Foo, Techview SG
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20110271027 | Remote access of peripheral device connected to serial bus - A computing device includes a hardware network component, a hardware serial component, device drivers, a network driver, and a serial driver. The hardware network component connects the computing device to other computing devices. The hardware serial component connects the computing device to peripheral devices over a serial bus. Each device driver is for one of these peripheral devices or for a peripheral device connected to a serial bus of one of the other computing devices. The network driver is for the hardware network component, and the serial driver is for the hardware serial component. The serial, network, and device drivers interact to permit the computing device to communicate with the peripheral devices of the other computing devices over a network. The device drivers for the peripheral devices of the other computing devices are unaware that these peripheral devices are not connected to the serial bus of the computing device. | 11-03-2011 |
Kee-Khoon Foo, Amsterdam NL
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20100132557 | PROCESS TO SEPARATE PARTICLES FROM A PARTICLES-CONTAINING GAS STREAM - Process to separate particles from a particles-containing gas stream, by subjecting the particles-containing gas stream to a centrifugal separation step, wherein the particles-containing gas stream is separated in a gas rich flow and a particles-rich flow and wherein the particles-rich flow is cooled from a temperature in the range from 600 to 800° C. to a temperature in the range from 200 to 450° C. before it is subjected to a second separation step, wherein particles are separated from the particles-rich flow. | 06-03-2010 |
20100212274 | GAS-SOLIDS SEPARATOR - Gas-solids separator comprises a tubular housing, an inlet for introducing a gas-solids mixture at one end of said housing, which inlet is executed such that it imparts a swirl to the gas-solids mixture, a solids outlet opening at the opposite end of said housing, and a co-axially positioned tubular gas outlet conduit placed at an end of said housing, which separator further comprises a vortex stabiliser, comprising a pin placed on a stabilising plate, in which separator the pin runs along the axis of the tubular housing and in which a passageway is provided through the stabiliser plate and the pin. | 08-26-2010 |
Kok Siu Foo, Chromos SG
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20090048200 | GPR 26 G-Protein Coupled Receptor - We disclose GPR26 G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO. 3 or SEQ ID NO: 5, and homologues, variants and derivatives thereof. Nucleic acids capable of encoding GPR26 polypeptide are also disclosed. The GPR26 receptor is useful in the diagnosis and therapy of mental illness. | 02-19-2009 |
Lai Yeap Foo, Lower Hutt NZ
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20080305194 | EXTRACTS OF PASSION FRUIT AND USES THEREOF - An extract of passion fruit is prepared. The extract has the effect of lowering blood pressure and serum nitric oxide levels in mammals. The extract also provides a hepatoprotective effect, as well as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in mammals. A novel compound was identified in the extract and given the name edulilic acid. | 12-11-2008 |
20090022832 | METHOD OF TREATING INFLAMMATION DISORDERS USING EXTRACTS OF PASSION FRUIT - An extract of the skin or peel of passion fruit is prepared. The extract has the effect of ameliorating the symptoms of inflammation disorders, including asthma and osteoarthritis, in mammals, including humans, when administered in an effective amount. | 01-22-2009 |
20090041878 | EXTRACTS OF PASSION FRUIT AND USES THEROF - An extract of passion fruit is prepared. The extract has the effect of lowering blood pressure and serum nitric oxide levels in mammals. The extract also provides a hepatoprotective effect, as well as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in mammals. A novel compound was identified in the extract and given the name edulilic acid. | 02-12-2009 |
20150157678 | FEIJOA FRUIT EXTRACT - The invention relates to a | 06-11-2015 |
Lim Ren Foo, Gadong BN
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20140246273 | LOAD LIFTING ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a load lifting assembly to lift and transport the loads. The assembly comprises a fixed pole and a lifting unit capable of moving longitudinally along the pole. The assembly further comprises a load transporting unit coupled to the lifting unit and a driving unit to provide the motive force to the load transporting unit. | 09-04-2014 |
Meng Yeow Foo, Virum DK
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20090014152 | Hydronic floor heating system with adaptive fluid circuit - A room heating apparatus uses separate heating panels fastened to a sub-floor to conduct a heating fluid which then adjusts the temperature of a room. The panels carry fluid tubing and transition panels conduct this tubing between the heating panels. The transition panels have a plurality of grooves that allow the selection of how the tubing is conducted between the heating panels so that a custom heating circuit may be formed to optimize the heating pattern of each installation. | 01-15-2009 |
Ming Hui Foo, Glasgow GB
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20090012727 | Detecting Partial Discharge in High Voltage Cables - A method for detecting partial discharge events comprising analysing an output from the cable using one or more substantially shift invariant wavelet transforms, and using the analysed signal to identify one or more peaks associated with a partial discharge. Preferably, the shift invariant transform is a stationary wavelet transform (SWT). | 01-08-2009 |
Onn Fah Foo, Hongkong CN
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20090051264 | FLUORESCENT LAMP TUBE - The present invention relates to a new type of fluorescent lamp tube for illumination, comprising lamp filaments arranged respectively at both ends of the fluorescent lamp tube; tube end portions in which the lamp filaments are enclosed respectively; and a tube portion interconnecting the tube end portions and having a diameter smaller than that of the tube end portions. The present invention breaks through the prior art, such that the lamp tube can be devised to be more compact, whereby realizing a T1-type hot cathode fluorescent lamp. | 02-26-2009 |
Onn Fah Foo, Hong Kong CN
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20090015173 | Electronic ballasts without toroidal-magnetic-core and fluorescent lamps employ the same - A toroid-free ballast comprising a filter and rectifier circuit ( | 01-15-2009 |
20100182784 | LED reflector - An LED reflector lamp has a control circuit, at least two LED light sources controlled by the control circuit, at least two light source panels coupled to respective at least two LED light sources, and at least one heat-conducting plate thermally connected to the at last two light source panels. The LED lamp reflector has a reflective cup having a reflective inner surface, a reflective opening formed by an edge of the reflective inner surface, and a slot formed on a bottom of the reflective cup, wherein the at least one heat-conductive plate is inserted through the slot into an interior of the reflective cup such that the LED light sources are parallel to a centrally vertical axis of the reflective cup. A heat sink is described that has a cavity in its interior, the cavity being dimensioned and shaped to be coupled to the reflective cup and plate. | 07-22-2010 |
20110095685 | Quick-start Type Fluorescent Lamp - A quick-start type fluorescent lamp that includes a discharge envelope, which encloses a discharge space containing a filing of mercury and an inert gas in a gastight manner and includes tubular end portions each having a longitudinal axis, and electrodes being arranged in the discharge space for generating and maintaining a discharge therein, characterized in that: a Bi—In—Sn—Hg compound or Bi—In—Sn—Hg compound in combination with a Bi—In—Sn compound being free of mercury is disposed at one or two positions near the electrode. The quick-start type fluorescent lamp of the present invention has a much shorter starting time. | 04-28-2011 |
20110134644 | REFLECTOR CUP AND LED LAMP COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention provides a reflector cup for a lamp, including a cup body, a cup top having an aperture through which a light source is inserted into the reflector cup, and a cup bottom provided with an opening for outputting lights from the light source. The cup body is provided with a plurality of recesses or protrusions that have a curvature different from that of a surface profile of the reflector cup. In one preferred embodiment, the cup body is provided with a plurality of grid veins arranged in a matrix, in each of the grid veins is formed a protruded or recessed curved surface. The curved surface may be spherical, cylindrical, conical or the like. The invention also provides a LED reflector lamp comprising the reflector cup. | 06-09-2011 |
20110291585 | STEPPED DIMMING DEVICE FOR LED LAMP - The present invention relates to a novel dimming device for a LED lamp capable of effecting a stepped dimming of the LED lamp by detecting a momentary variation in on/off states of the power switch, enabling the LED lamp to vary to work in a plurality of working states in a cyclic manner according to a predetermined program. The dimming device the present invention overcomes the technical problems of using a regular power switch to effect dimming and allows the use of the regular power switch to effect the stepped dimming of LED lamp. The present invention may also use an external DC signal source to effect the stepped dimming of LED lamp. According to the present invention, a user may adjust the brightness of the LED lamp when needed, which not only facilitates the daily life of the user but also effectively save the energy. | 12-01-2011 |
Onn Fah Foo, Tsimshatsui HK
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20080265794 | CURRENT-DRIVEN TOROIDAL-MAGNETIC-CORE-FREE FEEDBACK TYPE BALLAST - A current driven toroid-free feedback type ballast comprising a filter and rectifier circuit, a switch and resonant circuit and a lamp load including capacitors, wherein the filter and rectifier circuit is coupled to input ends of the switch and resonant circuit with its output ends; the switch and resonant circuit is coupled to the lamp load with its output ends and comprising: a trigger circuit comprised of resistors R | 10-30-2008 |
Onn Fah Foo, Kowloon HK
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20080211417 | Stepless Dimming Fluorescent Lamp and Ballast Thereof - A fluorescent lamp adapted for effecting stepless dimming with a regular SCR dimmer, comprising a filter and rectifier circuit ( | 09-04-2008 |
20110044057 | Fresnel Lens Sheet And Luminaire Using The Same - The present invention provides A Fresnel lens sheet for use in a luminaire, comprising a transparent sheet having a first surface on one side which is substantially planar and a second surface on the other side; and a Fresnel lens part containing a plurality of concentric convex prisms formed on the second surface, each of the convex prisms having a cross-section of substantially triangular structure, wherein the substantially triangular structure has an apex formed by joining a first curved portion and a second curved portion, and a base; and this triangular structure has a ratio of a radius of the second curved portion to a base width ranging from 0.1 to 0.5. The invention also provides a luminaire utilizing the Fresnel lens sheet of the invention. | 02-24-2011 |
20120230028 | HEAT SINK DEVICE FOR LAMP AND LED LAMP COMPRISING THE SAME - The invention provides a heat sink device for a lamp, comprising a base connected to a heat source in a thermally conductive manner; and a plurality of posts extending from said base in spaced relation from one another to surround and define a hollow chamber, such that a plurality of gaps are formed on a side circumferential surface of said chamber. The heat sink device has advantages of good thermal dissipation, compact structure, small size and light weight, conservation of raw materials and reduced manufacturing costs. The invention also relates to a LED lamp comprising the heat sink device. | 09-13-2012 |
20130242592 | HEAT CONDUCTING LAMP BASE AND LED LAMP INCLUDING THE SAME - A heat conducting lamp base ( | 09-19-2013 |
Rodney Foo, Caversham GB
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20150343422 | COATED ARTICLES HAVING HIGH KNOx/KSOx RATIOS FOR SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION - Articles comprising a catalyst film comprising VOx, MoO | 12-03-2015 |
Rodney Kok Shin Foo, Caversham, Berkshire GB
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20150118121 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 04-30-2015 |
Rodney Kok Shin Foo, Caversham GB
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20120301378 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 11-29-2012 |
20120301379 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Jr and Pt. | 11-29-2012 |
20120301380 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 11-29-2012 |
20120301381 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 11-29-2012 |
20150110682 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 04-23-2015 |
20150118114 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Jr and Pt. | 04-30-2015 |
20150118115 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 04-30-2015 |
Rodney Kok Shin Foo, Reading GB
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20100290963 | TRANSITION METAL / ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 11-18-2010 |
20110250127 | TRANSITION METAL/ZEOLITE SCR CATALYSTS - A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt. | 10-13-2011 |
Senglee Foo, Ottawa CA
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20140375502 | Mixed Structure Dual-Band Dual-Beam Three-Column Phased Array Antenna - Dual-band antenna elements can be used to construct a dual-beam three-column antenna array. The dual-band antenna elements include both a high-band and a low-band radiating element, which allows the dual-band antenna elements to radiate signals in two frequency bands. The dual-band antenna elements also include a resonating box to isolate the co-located radiating elements from one another, as well as to mitigate inter-band distortion. The dual-band antenna elements may be interleaved with single-band elements to achieve a dual-beam three-column antenna array. Individual elements in the dual-beam three-column antenna array may be separated by non-uniform offsets/spacings to achieve improved performance. | 12-25-2014 |
20150042513 | Broadband Low-Beam-Coupling Dual-Beam Phased Array - Broadband slot-coupled stacked patch antenna elements are capable of continuous broadband operation between 1.71 GHz and 2.69 GHz. The broadband slot-coupled stacked patch antenna element includes a mid-band radiating patch, a high-band radiating patch, and a low-band resonator with coupling slots capable of resonating at low, mid, and high band frequencies. Additionally, a low-profile probe-fed patch element is provided for pattern enhancement of antenna arrays at high-band frequencies. This low-profile patch element features fan-shaped probes that have three degrees of tune-ability, namely a length, a width, and a spreading angle. Further aspects include 3-column and 4-column offset arrays of the broadband patch radiators and an interleaved array of the low-profile high-band patch radiators and the broadband radiating elements. A new type of azimuth beam forming network (ABFN) is also introduced for the beam forming of the 3-column and 4-column dual-beam arrays. | 02-12-2015 |
20150141794 | ULTRA WIDEBAND MONITORING SYSTEMS AND ANTENNAS - Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of one or more living subjects comprises a monitoring station and at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station. The sensor comprises an antenna system, an ultra wideband radar system coupled to the antenna system, a signal processor and a communication system. The signal processor is connected to receive a signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract from the signal information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in a sensing volume corresponding to the antenna system. The communication system is configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station. | 05-21-2015 |
Senglee Foo, North Vancouver CA
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20140070958 | ULTRA WIDEBAND MONITORING SYSTEMS AND ANTENNAS - Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of one or more living subjects comprises a monitoring station and at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station. The sensor comprises an antenna system, an ultra wideband radar system coupled to the antenna system, a signal processor and a communication system. The signal processor is connected to receive a signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract from the signal information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in a sensing volume corresponding to the antenna system. The communication system is configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station. | 03-13-2014 |
Senglee Foo, Ontario CA
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20150236430 | DUAL VERTICAL BEAM CELLULAR ARRAY - A dual vertical beam cellular array is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a cellular array includes discrete radiators coupled in pairs and arranged in-line. The radiators are connected to hybrid couplers configured to sum the output from the pairs of discrete radiators. A first power distribution network is configured to receive a first output from the hybrid couplers and produce a first beam, and a second power distribution network configured to receive a second output from the hybrid couplers and produce a second beam. According to some embodiments, the first beam is a main beam with high gain and the second beam is a coverage beam with a large coverage area. | 08-20-2015 |
Soo-Wei Foo, Concord AU
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20090004139 | INTERFERON-BETA AND/OR LAMBDA FOR USE IN TREATING RHINOVIRUS INFECTION IN THE ELDERLY - Use of interferon-beta (IFN-β) and/or IFN-λ for treating rhinovirus (RV) infection in elderly people, particularly elderly people who are, or have been long-term smokers, especially those who have a clinical history of recurrent RV infections, and may have other medical conditions, such as cardiac or circulation problems, and who are liable to suffer severe complications/high mortality from poor innate ability to fight such a viral infection. | 01-01-2009 |
20110177028 | INTERFERON-BETA AND/OR LAMBDA FOR USE IN TREATING RHINOVIRUS INFECTION IN THE ELDERLY - Use of interferon-beta (IFN-β) and/or IFN-λ for treating rhinovirus (RV) infection in elderly people, particularly elderly people who are, or have been long-term smokers, especially those who have a clinical history of recurrent RV infections, and may have other medical conditions, such as cardiac or circulation problems, and who are liable to suffer severe complications/high mortality from poor innate ability to fight such a viral infection. | 07-21-2011 |
Teck Wee Foo, Eindhoven NL
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20130124551 | OBTAINING KEYWORDS FOR SEARCHING - A playback apparatus (100) and corresponding method for playing back images. The apparatus comprising a controller (110) configured for executing the steps of: recognizing an object in an image being played back (320); obtaining a keyword (410) associated to the recognized object (340); and—searching for information based on the keyword (370). | 05-16-2013 |
Weng Choy Foo, Shanghai CN
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20150070864 | Electronic Device With Printed Circuit Board Noise Reduction Using Elastomeric Damming and Damping Structures - An electronic device may be provided with integrated circuits and electrical components such as capacitors that are soldered to printed circuit boards. Liquid polymer adhesive such as encapsulant and underfill materials may be deposited on the printed circuit. Electrical components such as capacitors may be coated with the encapsulant. The underfill may be deposited adjacent to an integrated circuit, so that the underfill wicks into a gap between the integrated circuit and the printed circuit board. The encapsulant may be more viscous than the underfill and may therefore prevent the flowing underfill from reaching the electrical components. Some of the encapsulant may be located between the electrical components and the printed circuit board. The encapsulant can be cured to form an elastomeric material covering the electrical components that helps damp vibrations. The elastomeric material may be less stiff than the underfill. | 03-12-2015 |
Yoong Chert Foo, London GB
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20080244247 | Processing long-latency instructions in a pipelined processor - There is provided a method and processor for processing a thread. The thread comprises a plurality of sequential instructions, the plurality of sequential instructions comprising some short-latency instructions and some long-latency instructions and at least one hazard instruction, the hazard instruction requiring one or more preceding instructions to be processed before the hazard instruction is processed. The method comprises the steps of: a) before processing each long-latency instruction, incrementing by one, a counter associated with the thread; b) after each long-latency instruction has been processed, decrementing by one, the counter associated with the thread; c) before processing each hazard instruction, checking the value of the counter associated with the thread, and i) if the counter value is zero, processing the hazard instruction, or ii) if the counter value is non-zero, pausing processing of the hazard instruction until a later time. The processor includes means for performing steps a), b) and c) of the method. | 10-02-2008 |
20120159120 | Method and apparatus for scheduling the issue of instructions in a microprocessor using multiple phases of execution - A microprocessor configured to execute programs divided into discrete phases, comprising: a scheduler for scheduling program instructions to be executed on the processor; a plurality of resources for executing programming instructions issued by the scheduler; wherein the scheduler is configured to schedule each phase of the program only after receiving an indication that execution of the preceding phase of the program has been completed. By splitting programs into multiple phases and providing a scheduler that is able to determine whether execution of a phase has been completed, each phase can be separately scheduled and the results of preceding phases can be used to inform the scheduling of subsequent phases. | 06-21-2012 |
20120240131 | SYNCHRONISATION OF EXECUTION THREADS ON A MULTI-THREADED PROCESSOR - Method and apparatus are provided for a synchronising execution of a plurality of threads on a multi-threaded processor. Each thread is provided with a number of synchronisation points corresponding to points where it is advantageous or preferable that execution should be synchronised with another thread. Execution of a thread is paused when it reaches a synchronisation point until at least one other thread with which it is intended to be synchronised reaches a corresponding synchronisation point. Execution is subsequently resumed. Where an executing thread branches over a section of code which included a synchronisation point then execution is paused at the end of the branch until the at least one other thread reaches the synchronisation point of the end of the corresponding branch. | 09-20-2012 |
20120246451 | PROCESSING LONG-LATENCY INSTRUCTIONS IN A PIPELINED PROCESSOR - There is provided a method and processor for processing a thread. The thread comprises a plurality of sequential instructions, the plurality of sequential instructions comprising some short-latency instructions and some long-latency instructions and at least one hazard instruction, the hazard instruction requiring one or more preceding instructions to be processed before the hazard instruction is processed. The method comprises the steps of: a) before processing each long-latency instruction, incrementing by one, a counter associated with the thread; b) after each long-latency instruction has been processed, decrementing by one, the counter associated with the thread; c) before processing each hazard instruction, checking the value of the counter associated with the thread, and i) if the counter value is zero, processing the hazard instruction, or ii) if the counter value is non-zero, pausing processing of the hazard instruction until a later time. The processor includes means for performing steps a), b) and c) of the method. | 09-27-2012 |
20130187917 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTISAMPLE ANTIALIASING - A method and system for generating two or three dimensional computer graphics images using multisample antialiasing (MSAA) is provided, which enables memory bandwidth to be conserved. For each of one or more pixels it is determined whether all of a plurality of sample areas of that pixel are located within a particular primitive. For those pixels where it is determined that all the sample areas of that pixel are located within that primitive, a value is stored in a multisample memory for a smaller number of the sample areas of that pixel than the total number of the sample areas of that pixel and data is stored indicating that all the sample areas of that pixel are located within that primitive. | 07-25-2013 |
20140331029 | SYNCHRONISATION OF EXECUTION THREADS ON A MULTI-THREADED PROCESSOR - Method and apparatus are provided for synchronising execution of a plurality of threads on a multi-threaded processor. A program executed by a thread can have a number of synchronisation points corresponding to points where execution is to be synchronised with another thread. Execution of a thread is paused when it reaches a synchronisation point until at least one other thread with which it is intended to be synchronised reaches a corresponding synchronisation point. Execution is subsequently resumed. A control core maintains status data for threads and can cause a thread that is ready to run to use execution resources that were occupied by a thread that is waiting for a synchronization event. | 11-06-2014 |