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Aiden Cope, Greater Manchester GB
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20100030336 | SPINAL DISC PROSTHESIS AND INSTRUMENTS - Described is an articulating intervertebral disc prosthesis including a first member having a vertebra engaging portion and a bearing surface; a second member having a vertebra engaging portion and a bearing surface, which in use abuts the first member bearing surface to form a first bearing joint, —and motion restraint means adapted to provide ax-ticulation restraint of the bearing joints at predetermined limits of articulation similar to the natural motion restraint of a facet joint; wherein the prosthesis is longitudinally-split into two bodies so that the two bodies can be laterally separated, each body having an articulating bearing joint. Preferably, the second member bearing surface is shaped to include at least a portion of a first substantially circular curve when viewed in a first section, and at least a portion of a second substantially circular curve when viewed in a second section, said first and second curves being of respectively different sizes of circle. Further described is a chisel and a chisel guide for preparing the disc space for implantation. | 02-04-2010 |
Benjamin Thomas Cope, London GB
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20120319730 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFACING BETWEEN HARD LOGIC AND SOFT LOGIC IN A HYBRID INTEGRATED DEVICE - Systems and methods are disclosed for interfacing between hard logic elements and soft logic elements implemented on an integrated device. In particular, a configurable interface is provided that includes interconnects between hard logic and soft logic, which enable signals to be selectively routed between the inputs and outputs of hard logic blocks and soft logic modules. The interconnects allow for certain hard logic blocks to be bypassed in favor of soft logic functionality. Moreover, the interconnects allow soft logic to augment the processing of hard logic blocks, e.g., by providing additional signals to the hard logic block. | 12-20-2012 |
20140125379 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFACING BETWEEN HARD LOGIC AND SOFT LOGIC IN A HYBRID INTEGRATED DEVICE - Systems and methods are disclosed for interfacing between hard logic elements and soft logic elements implemented on an integrated device. In particular, a configurable interface is provided that includes interconnects between hard logic and soft logic, which enable signals to be selectively routed between the inputs and outputs of hard logic blocks and soft logic modules. The interconnects allow for certain hard logic blocks to be bypassed in favor of soft logic functionality. Moreover, the interconnects allow soft logic to augment the processing of hard logic blocks, e.g., by providing additional signals to the hard logic block. | 05-08-2014 |
Brian Charles Cope, Hampshire GB
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20090144357 | USE OF TEMPLATE MESSAGES TO OPTIMIZE A SOFTWARE MESSAGING SYSTEM - A method uses template messages to optimize software messaging system. A message is decomposed into a template message portion containing message content, and a field message portion. A correlation identifier identifies a template message and only those template messages with unique correlation identifiers are stored or forwarded. A field message portion includes a correlation identifier associated with a template message. A recomposition function combines a field message portion with the appropriate template message portion as identified in the field message portion. | 06-04-2009 |
Derek Cope, Kent GB
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20160109141 | BOILER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a boiler control system based on delayed cycle control, in which the control is implemented by interrupting a heating device enable signal (such as a BMS enable signal). This means the system can be used with electronic boilers without the boiler being aware (in terms of generating error codes) of the control taking place. | 04-21-2016 |
Emma Cope, Birmingham GB
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20140363543 | COMPOSITION - A confectionery composition comprising an edible shell having a filling therein. The filling comprises a fat system and has a solid fat content (SFC) of 35 to 65% at 0° C. and 1 to 8% at 30° C. In particular embodiments the fat system is prepared from palm oil midfraction. The filling is soft at low temperature so that it is palatable. However, it does not melt at ambient temperatures and therefore does not require refrigeration/freezing for storage or transport. | 12-11-2014 |
Eric W. Cope, Rueschlikon CH
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20110178949 | METHOD AND SYSTEM ENABLING DYNAMIC COMPOSITION OF HETEROGENOUS RISK MODELS - A method and system for quantifying risk by composing a heterogeneous risk model are provided. The method comprises providing risk input data associated with one or more risk nodes to a processor, running one or more risk models to output individual risk quantifications for each risk node, and aggregating the individual risk quantifications into a single output. The system comprises a processor operable to provide risk input data associated with one or more risk nodes to a processor, run one or more risk models to output individual risk quantifications for each risk node and aggregate the individual risk quantifications into a single output. | 07-21-2011 |
Eric W. Cope, Langnau Am Albis CH
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20100179847 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND EXPRESSING RISK-EXTENDED BUSINESS PROCESS MODELS - A method and computer program product for integrating risk management concepts into a standard business process metamodel by defining a set of metamodel extensions to standard process modeling languages that incorporate risk information directly in the process model. The method includes collecting risk-relevant information for addition to a business process model, and enabling visualizing of a risk-extended business process model. using a notation to express notions as failure modes of resources, root cause events, and sources of execution failure and low job output quality directly in the context of process models. Additionally, the method enables the computation of risk-related impacts on the distribution of process performance measures using a Bayesian network model or a discrete-event simulation model. | 07-15-2010 |
20120016714 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISE RISK - A method and system for collaboratively managing risk is presented. In one embodiment the method comprises analyzing a node in a risk network when an output of said node violates a control limit, identifying a cause of said violation of said control limit, creating a mitigation action in response to said node violating said control limit, performing said mitigation action, said mitigation action having an influence on said output of said node, and measuring said output of said node to determine effectiveness of said mitigation action on said node, wherein a program using a processor unit executes one or more of said analyzing, identifying, creating, performing and measuring steps. | 01-19-2012 |
20150032500 | METHOD FOR CREATING AND EXPRESSING RISK-EXTENDED BUSINESS PROCESS MODELS - A method and computer program product for extending a business process model. The method includes specifying first elements representing performance measures and objectives of a business process which may be compromised by risk events; specifying second elements representing contextual information describing circumstances which may be relevant to a failure mode of the process, said contextual information comprising a type and state of: resources to support the process, of jobs and artifacts that undergo the process; and, a type and state of environmental factors; specifying third elements representing errors which may occur during process execution; specifying fourth elements representing causal relationships among risk events related to the resources, activities, and said environmental factors that may influence process execution; and providing a set of metamodel extensions to a standard process modeling language that incorporate said specified first second third and fourth elements directly in the business process model. | 01-29-2015 |
Jonathan Cope, Galway City IE
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20150127043 | Balloon Catheter Having a Pre-Positioned Refold Tool - A balloon catheter includes an elongated catheter shaft, a hub disposed at a proximal portion of the catheter shaft, an inflatable balloon disposed at a distal portion of the catheter shaft, and a refold tool slidingly disposed over the elongated catheter shaft and positioned between the hub and the inflatable balloon. The balloon is configured to transform between an inflated configuration and a deflated configuration, the balloon having a deflated profile when in the deflated configuration. The refold tool defines a lumen there-through that is flared at a distal end thereof, and the lumen of the tubular component of the refold tool is sized to refold the balloon to a refolded profile that is smaller than the deflated profile when the balloon in the deflated configuration passes through the refold tool. | 05-07-2015 |
Mark Cope, Bath GB
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20090291632 | ADAPTIVE ECHO CANCELLATION FOR AN ON-FREQUENCY RF REPEATER WITH DIGITAL SUB-BAND FILTERING - An adaptive echo cancellation system and method employing an algorithm suitable for a digital repeater with sub-band filtering is disclosed. Cross- and auto-correlation measurements used to estimate the residual coupling are computed from normalized cross and power spectrums which avoid the problems associated with narrow bandwidth signal components. The normalized cross- and power spectra are additionally masked in frequency to reduce the influence of interfering spectral components outside of the passband of the sub-band filter. Regularization of the iterative estimation process is applied to maintain stability and compensate for the bandwidth reduction associated with the sub-band filter and the spectral mask. | 11-26-2009 |
Nigel Cope, Berks GB
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20150366229 | CRYOGENIC POULTRY CHILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A cryogenic poultry chilling system including a rotatable carousel having a plurality of stations each configured and arranged to receive a poultry carcass suspended from leg hangers, the poultry carcass having an upward facing cavity opening and a downward facing neck opening, a tundish having an outlet port corresponding to each of the stations, and an injector extending downwardly from each of the tundish outlet ports configured and arranged to deliver cryogen into the cavity opening of a carcass in the corresponding station, and a cryogen delivery apparatus configured to deliver substantially liquid cryogen into the tundish. | 12-24-2015 |
Troy D. Cope, Kiel DE
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20150041415 | FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CLEAN FUEL - A filtration system is configured to provide clean fuel to a running combustion engine. The filtration system may be configured to be connected to a main fuel tank for storing contaminated fuel, and to be connected to a fuel supply of a combustion engine. A filtration circuit may include at least one filter, a first auxiliary fuel tank for containing fuel, and a first fuel pump configured to pump the fuel from the first auxiliary fuel tank through the filtration circuit back to the first auxiliary fuel tank. A second auxiliary fuel tank may be connectable to said first auxiliary fuel tank for receiving fuel from the first auxiliary fuel tank via a transfer valve. A control unit may be configured to control the transfer valve such that the first auxiliary tank is fluidly connected to the second auxiliary fuel tank only if fuel of a desired contamination level is contained in the first auxiliary tank. | 02-12-2015 |
Tyler Andrew Cope, Ottawa CA
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20090022473 | VIDEO SIGNAL CONTENT INDEXING AND LINKING TO INFORMATION SOURCES - A method for identifying object images in a display of a video signal, storing object identification information in an overlay directory, and extracting object information relevant to identified objects from respective information databases is disclosed. Overlay directories from several video signals and associated object information are assembled in an overlay server accessed by computers directly or through a telecommunication network. Object images are selected by users of authoring computers accessing the overlay server. An overlay directory for a video recording indicates temporal and spatial coordinates of images of selected objects, a network address of a video source providing the video recording, descriptions of the selected objects, and addresses of servers providing detailed information of the selected objects. The objects may include commercial products, services, or educational material. The disclosed method therefore may be used for advertising or general information dissemination purposes. | 01-22-2009 |
20090024617 | VIDEO PLAYER FOR EXHIBITING CONTENT OF VIDEO SIGNALS WITH CONTENT LINKING TO INFORMATION SOURCES - A method and apparatus for retrieving information relevant to tracked objects appearing in a display of a video signal is disclosed. The method is performed by a viewing computer having stored thereon an augmented display tool. In response to a user requesting the video signal, a content directory storing content information relevant to the tracked objects is acquired from a video-overlay server. The augmented display tool causes the viewing computer to acquire and display the video signal and record a time measurement and spatial coordinates of each point selected by a viewer using a pointing device. The augmented display tool uses the content directory to find an object identifier corresponding to each selected point and extracts relevant information from a global object directory maintained at the video-overlay server. | 01-22-2009 |
20090031382 | Server Providing Content Directories of Video Signals and Linkage to Content Information Sources - An overlay server for illustrative video streaming constitutes a central part of a distributed system for linking content of video recordings to relevant information sources. The overlay server maintains a global object directory including information pertinent to a set of objects and network addresses of external servers providing information relevant to the set of objects. The overlay server further maintains a video-content directory having several overlay directories. Each overlay directory identifies content of a respective video recording from among a set of video recordings and includes a network address of a video-streaming server providing the video recording. The overlay server stores an authoring tool for constructing the overlay directories and an augmented display tool for associating content of a video recording with respective information. | 01-29-2009 |
20090158322 | DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM FOR LINKING CONTENT OF VIDEO SIGNALS TO INFORMATION SOURCES - A system for product advertising through a telecommunication network is disclosed. The system comprises an advertising engine and an information depot. The advertising engine comprises an information-extraction tool for acquiring product information, an authoring tool for tracking product images appearing in a display of a video recording, and an augmented-display tool for relating product images appearing in a display of a video recording to respective product information. The information depot comprises a global product directory and overlay directories for a set of video recordings. A number of authoring computers connect to the advertising engine of the present invention as well as streaming video sources and advertising databases to generate content of the information depot. The advertising engine distributes the augmented-display tool to viewers' computers which accesses the video-content directory and the product directory to acquire respective overlay directories and associated product data. | 06-18-2009 |
20130074139 | DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM FOR LINKING CONTENT OF VIDEO SIGNALS TO INFORMATION SOURCES - A system for product advertising through a telecommunication network is disclosed. The system comprises an advertising engine and an information depot. The advertising engine comprises an information-extraction tool for acquiring product information, an authoring tool for tracking product images appearing in a display of a video recording, and an augmented-display tool for relating product images appearing in a display of a video recording to respective product information. The information depot comprises a global product directory and overlay directories for a set of video recordings. A number of authoring computers connect to the advertising engine of the present invention as well as streaming video sources and advertising databases to generate content of the information depot. The advertising engine distributes the augmented-display tool to viewers' computers which accesses the video-content directory and the product directory to acquire respective overlay directories and associated product data. | 03-21-2013 |