Todd, GB
Adam Todd, Sunderland GB
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20150322035 | Enzyme Inhibitors - The present subject matter relates generally to compounds having the formula (I): | 11-12-2015 |
Allan Todd, Edinburgh GB
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20130268233 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ALIGNMENT HEAD SYSTEM - In a method for operating an alignment head system ( | 10-10-2013 |
Andrew Todd, Bristol GB
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20140358858 | Determining A Schedule For A Job To Replicate An Object Stored On A Storage Appliance - A technique includes queuing jobs to replicate object data stored on a storage appliance. The technique includes, for at least one of the jobs, selectively regulating when the job appears in the schedule based at least in part on a number of failed attempts to complete the job. | 12-04-2014 |
20150032696 | REGULATING A REPLICATION OPERATION - A technique includes determining at least one metric associated with a replication operation to replicate at least a portion of a first object stored on one of a client, a first storage appliance and a second storage appliance onto another one of the client, the first storage appliance and the second storage appliance. The technique further includes regulating the replication operation including selectively regulating at least one parameter of the replication operation based on the metric(s). | 01-29-2015 |
20150046398 | Accessing And Replicating Backup Data Objects - A technique includes providing an interface to a client of a storage appliance to access a backup data object that is stored on the storage appliance and using the client to communicate with the storage appliance to control at least one aspect of an operation to replicate at least part of the backup data object. | 02-12-2015 |
Andrew J. Todd, Bristol GB
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20140164830 | USING A VIRTUAL BOOT DEVICE TO ACCESS A SYSTEM RECOVERY IMAGE - A technique that includes presenting a virtual cartridge including a system recovery image to a computer system. The technique includes using a virtual boot device to access the system recovery image. | 06-12-2014 |
Christopher Todd, Hillsborough GB
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20140328773 | TOOTH-BLEACHING PREPARATIONS - The present invention relates to a tooth bleaching preparation comprising an adduct formulated from starting materials comprising peroxide, urea and an alkali metal polyphosphate, the adduct being provided in the preparation in aqueous conditions and the preparation having a pH in aqueous solution which rises on dilution of the solution. | 11-06-2014 |
Christopher Todd, County Down GB
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20110002860 | TOOTH-BLEACHING PREPARATIONS - The present invention relates to a tooth bleaching preparation comprising an adduct formulated from starting materials comprising peroxide, urea and an alkali metal polyphosphate, the adduct being provided in the preparation in aqueous conditions and the preparation having a pH in aqueous solution which rises on dilution of the solution. | 01-06-2011 |
Craig Todd, Kendal GB
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20130248037 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR PIPE END - A closure assembly for terminating an end of a pipe ( | 09-26-2013 |
Daniel Todd, Belfast GB
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20080241179 | Structural proteins of fish pancreatic disease virus and uses thereof - The present invention relates to the structural proteins of the causative agent of Pancreatic Disease in fish, nucleotide sequences encoding said proteins, vaccines comprising said proteins or nucleotide sequences and diagnostic kits comprising said proteins or nucleotide sequences. | 10-02-2008 |
20090092634 | Chicken Virus Vaccine and Diagnostic - A novel astrovirus designated chicken astrovirus type 3 has been isolated and characterised. Nucleotide sequences and polypeptide sequences of this astrovirus are provided with uses of the same and the isolated astrovirus in assay kits and vaccines. | 04-09-2009 |
20120141979 | OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR DETECTING CHICKEN ASTROVIRUS - There is provided an oligonucleotide sequence capable of binding to a portion of a CAstV genome, wherein the oligonucleotide sequence has binding specificity to the precapsid region of CAstV or to cDNA of the precapsid region. The oligonucleotide sequence can be one of a primer pair for use in a method for detecting the presence of CAstV in a biological sample by reverse transcription followed by amplification of the reverse transcription products using such primer pair, or a method for amplifying CAstV cDNA using such primer pair. | 06-07-2012 |
Daniel Todd, Belast GB
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20110123565 | Structural Proteins of Fish Pancreatic Disease Virus and Uses Thereof - The present invention relates to the structural proteins of the causative agent of Pancreatic Disease in fish, nucleotide sequences encoding said proteins, vaccines comprising said proteins or nucleotide sequences and diagnostic kits comprising said proteins or nucleotide sequences. | 05-26-2011 |
Danny Todd, Belfast GB
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20120087932 | DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR VIRUS - Unique Avian Nephritis Virus (ANV) nucleic acid sequences have been determined. Primers and probes have been developed using the isolated nucleic acid sequences and a reverse transcription PCR has been developed to detect the presence of ANV in commercial flocks. Furthermore, use of the nucleic acid sequences and amino acids sequences encoded therefrom and antibodies to said amino acids is discussed. | 04-12-2012 |
Darren Richard Todd, Belfast GB
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20140222900 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING RESOURCE REQUESTS - Methods and systems for processing of a resource request received at an intermediate server from a client device. A first resource request comprising a first resource identifier associated with a first requested resource is received from a first client device. A channel between the intermediate server and a further client device in respect of the first requested resource and for use in transmitting data relating to the first requested resource is identified based on the first resource identifier. Data transmitted via the channel is used as basis for responding to the first resource request. | 08-07-2014 |
Darren Richard Todd, County Down GB
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20140237067 | CONNECTION CACHE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method, apparatus and computer program product for maintaining a connection cache at an intermediate server, wherein the connection cache relating to resource requests from a plurality of devices to a plurality of servers remote therefrom. The method comprises monitoring resource requests addressed to a plurality of said remote servers during a first time period; generating statistics data on the basis of the monitored resource requests; establishing a plurality of connections from the intermediate server to a subset of the plurality of remote servers, said subset being determined on the basis of the generated statistics data; and storing data indicative of the plurality of established connections in a connection cache. Caching of connections in this manner ensures efficient use of proxy server resources by only caching connections to “popular” remote servers. | 08-21-2014 |
Geoffrey Oswald Todd, Surrey GB
Iain Todd, Sheffield GB
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20140367367 | ADDITIVE LAYER MANUFACTURING METHOD - An additive layer manufacturing method includes the steps of: a) laying down powder layer on powder bed, and b) focussing energy on an area of powder layer to fuse area of powder layer and thereby form a cross-section of the product; wherein steps a) and b) are repeated to form successive cross-sections of product, and wherein at least one of said steps b) involves focussing energy on an area of respective powder layer which is unsupported by a previously formed cross-section of product to thereby form a downwardly facing surface of product. Method is at least some of said successive steps b) involve focussing energy on a support area of respective powder layer, to fuse support area and thereby form successive cross-sections of a support pin within powder bed, support pin extending outwardly from downwardly facing surface of product when it is formed, so as to support downwardly facing surface. | 12-18-2014 |
Iain Michael Todd, Stockport GB
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20090125684 | Timer Device For Monitoring Expiration Of Products - A timer device adapted to monitor time periods associated with foods and other substances which may have a finite time during which they are suitable e for use, comprising a timer unit ( | 05-14-2009 |
John Simon Todd, York GB
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20100143438 | BIOMOLECULES - A substrate is provided having a biomolecule immobilised thereon, wherein the biomolecule is connected via an enzyme-cleavable link to a blocking moiety such that cleavage of the link causes removal of the blocking moiety and activation of the biomolecule. | 06-10-2010 |
Malcolm Todd, Aberdeen GB
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20130023449 | Scale Inhibitor - This invention relates to a process for inhibiting scaling in a subterranean oil or gas producing formation, comprising adding to the formation a composition comprising a metal chelant, a scale inhibitor and divalent metal cations, wherein the stability constant of the metal chelant—metal cation chelate at ambient temperature is equal to or higher than the stability constant of the chelate formed from the metal cations and the scale inhibitor, and wherein the solubility of the chelate formed from the metal cations and the scale inhibitor decreases with increasing temperature. | 01-24-2013 |
20140336089 | Scale Inhibitor - This invention relates to a process for inhibiting scaling in a subterranean oil or gas producing formation, comprising adding to the formation a composition comprising a metal chelant, a scale inhibitor and divalent metal cations, wherein the stability constant of the metal chelant—metal cation chelate at ambient temperature is equal to or higher than the stability constant of the chelate formed from the metal cations and the scale inhibitor, and wherein the solubility of the chelate formed from the metal cations and the scale inhibitor decreases with increasing temperature. | 11-13-2014 |
20150080275 | Process For Inhibition Of Sulphide Scales - The invention provides for the use of a copolymer, comprising | 03-19-2015 |
Malcolm John Todd, Aberdeen GB
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20120282542 | FUEL CELL - An anode assembly for a fuel cell, the anode assembly having an anode catalyst component, said anode catalyst component comprising both a noble metal catalyst and a photo-catalyst, and said photo-catalyst being provided for enhancing contaminant carbon monoxide oxidation upon irradiation by incident radiation; the anode assembly further comprising a current collecting means electrically coupled to the anode catalyst component and being porous to said incident radiation and fuel for the fuel cell; and a flow plate incorporating a light source for providing incident radiation. | 11-08-2012 |
Mark Todd, Winchester GB
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20120102454 | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - A method, system and computer program product for developing software in which the software comprises a plurality of programs. A change to a program is received. A data structure checking procedure may then be invoked. The changed program is parsed for a reference to a data structure. Other instances of the data structure are located in other programs within the software. The referenced data structure is compared to the located other instances of the data structure. A predefined action (such as notifying a programmer or correcting the inconsistencies) is performed in response to any detected differences between the referenced data structure and the located other instances of the data structure. These steps are repeated for all data structures within the changed program. | 04-26-2012 |
20120159440 | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - A method for developing software in which the software comprises a plurality of programs. A change to a program is received. A data structure checking procedure may then be invoked. The changed program is parsed for a reference to a data structure. Other instances of the data structure are located in other programs within the software. The referenced data structure is compared to the located other instances of the data structure. A predefined action (such as notifying a programmer or correcting the inconsistencies) is performed in response to any detected differences between the referenced data structure and the located other instances of the data structure. These steps are repeated for all data structures within the changed program. | 06-21-2012 |
Mark William Trafford Todd, Winchester GB
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20130318509 | GENERATING OBJECT CODE FROM A CONJOINED ASSEMBLER DIRECTIVE - Receiving assembly language source code for a computer program and identifying within the assembly language source code a conjoined directive that conjoins a load instruction and an assembler directive. The conjoined directive can identify a data structure, a first register, and a second register that contains an address of a location in memory that contains the data structure. Via a processor, the conjoined directive can be processed to create object code that includes operation code that loads into the first register the address of the location in memory that contains the data structure. The object code can be output. | 11-28-2013 |
Mark W. T. Todd, Winchester GB
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20140074795 | RECONSTRUCTION OF SYSTEM DEFINITIONAL AND STATE INFORMATION - A determination is made as to whether one of a system definition file data set and a catalog data set is unavailable for orderly restart of an information system. The system definition file data set provides resource definition information for the information system and the catalog data set provides resource state information for the information system. A determination is made that the other of the system definition file data set and the catalog data set is available. The unavailable one of the system definition file data set and the catalog data set is reconstructed by rebuilding the system resource definition and state information used by the unavailable one of the system definition file data set and the catalog data set using system resource information within the other available one of the system definition file data set and the catalog data set. | 03-13-2014 |
20140207739 | RECONSTRUCTION OF SYSTEM DEFINITIONAL AND STATE INFORMATION - A determination is made as to whether one of a system definition file data set and a catalog data set is unavailable for orderly restart of an information system. The system definition file data set provides resource definition information for the information system and the catalog data set provides resource state information for the information system. A determination is made that the other of the system definition file data set and the catalog data set is available. The unavailable one of the system definition file data set and the catalog data set is reconstructed by rebuilding the system resource definition and state information used by the unavailable one of the system definition file data set and the catalog data set using system resource information within the other available one of the system definition file data set and the catalog data set. | 07-24-2014 |
Martin Todd, Welwyn Garden City GB
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20090042265 | Thermophilic Microorganisms with Inactivated Lactate Dehydrogenase Gene (LDH) for Ethanol Production - A mutated thermophilic microorganism is prepared, with a modification to inactivate the lactate dehydrogenase gene of a wild-type microorganism. The mutated microorganism is used in the production of ethanol, utilising C | 02-12-2009 |
20110318802 | THERMOPHILIC MICRO-ORGANISMS FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION - A thermophilic micro-organism comprising a modification that increases amylase expression and starch hydrolysis compared to wild-type, wherein the modification is insertion of a heterologous amylase gene. | 12-29-2011 |
20130059355 | THERMOPHILIC MICRO-ORGANISMS FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION - A thermophilic micro-organism comprising a modification that increases amylase expression and starch hydrolysis compared to wild-type, wherein the modification is insertion of a heterologous amylase gene. | 03-07-2013 |
Martin Todd, Hertfordshire GB
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20110201074 | THERMOPHILIC MICRO-ORGANISMS FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION - A thermophilic micro-organism comprising a modification that increases amylase expression and starch hydrolysis compared to wild-type, wherein the modification is insertion of a heterologous amylase gene. | 08-18-2011 |
Murray James Todd, Essex GB
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20110032618 | LAMINATION OF OPTICAL SUBSTRATES - A method is provided for laminating optical substrates and in particular for manufacturing a thin combiner for an optical display that preserves the flatness of the component parts and ensures an even separation of layers, in particular an optical substrate and a thin cover plate that is to be bonded to the substrate. In the method, spacer particles in a predetermined size range are included within a glue layer at a required density to ensure cover plate flatness and uniform separation during assembly. | 02-10-2011 |
20110132016 | EQUIPMENT COOLING - Convection cooling channels are provided by means of an at least partially enclosed open cell metal foam structure for removing heat from equipment. In particular, an electronic equipment box is provided having walls comprising sections of open cell aluminium foam, clad with aluminium, through which air or other types of coolant may pass to remove heat from heat-generating components mounted thereon. Other types of equipment, such as electric motors, may be surrounded by customised sections of open cell metal foam, appropriately clad, through which a coolant may be channeled. The foam cell size may be adjusted according to desired coolant flow rate and weight considerations. | 06-09-2011 |
Neil Todd, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire GB
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20160033340 | SENSOR CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method for calibrating a sensor of a monitoring apparatus for monitoring an analyte concentration in a body fluid sample of a patient in which a temperature-dependent drift model is derived for the sensor. An apparatus for monitoring an analyte concentration in a body fluid sample of a patient including such a sensor and a signal processor programmed to calibrate the sensor in accordance with this method is also disclosed. | 02-04-2016 |
Paul Todd, Southampton GB
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20140287084 | BRACKET FOR CLAMPING A WIND TURBINE BLADE MOULD TO A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE - A bracket is described for clamping a mould to a supporting structure. The bracket includes a first part and a second part for attaching to the mould and to the supporting structure, respectively, or vice versa. The first and second parts are connected together and configured to provide constrained relative movement along a first axis to accommodate thermal expansion of the mould relative to the supporting structure in a first direction parallel to the first axis. The first and second parts of the bracket are connected via an articulated joint that allows the first and second parts to pivot relative to one another without moving the first axis such that the bracket can independently accommodate misalignments between the mould and the supporting structure. | 09-25-2014 |
Philip Todd, Corsham GB
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20150317152 | Patching of Program Code Executed from One Time Programmable Memory - Patching of program code stored in and directly executed from an OTP is supported by a patch mechanism that does not rely on additional hardware, external intervention or RAM. The features of the disclosure include using a patch daisy chain, delay considerations, non-destructive patching and nested subroutine calls. The techniques disclosed are equally applicable for OTP with an unprogrammed value of “1” as for unprogrammed values of “0”. | 11-05-2015 |
Richard Todd, Buckinghamshire GB
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20140024621 | AMINOPYRIDINE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USES - The invention generally relates to aminopyridines and methods of use thereof. In certain embodiments, the invention provides an aminopyridine or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, in which the aminopyridine or the salt thereof includes a cleavable functional group that substantially prevents extra-hepatic hydrolysis. | 01-23-2014 |
Richard Todd, Burnham GB
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20140080768 | PRODRUGS OF DHODH INHIBITORS AND THEIR USES - The invention generally relates to Pro-Drugs of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitors and methods of use thereof. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a DHODH inhibitor compound including a cleavable functional group that increases bioavailability as compared to a form of the DHODH inhibitor without the functional group, rendering the former more suitable for therapeutic use. | 03-20-2014 |
Richard Todd, Winnersh GB
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20100130515 | Polymorphs and solvates of a pharmaceutical and method of making - Polymorphic and solvated forms of solid 3-(4-amino-3-methylbenzyl)-7-(furan-2-yl)-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-5-amine, and methods of making them, are described. | 05-27-2010 |
20100173914 | PHARMACEUTICALS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Compounds that are capable of acting as purine receptor antagonists, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of making the compounds, are disclosed. The compounds and compositions can be used in treating or preventing disorders related to purine receptor hyperfunctioning. | 07-08-2010 |
Richard Ian Todd, Oxford GB
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20120208002 | Composite Materials Containing Aligned Nanotubes and the Production Thereof - According to the present invention, there is provided a method of forming a composite material comprising nanotubes oriented in a matrix comprising a ceramic material, the method comprising the steps of: providing an array of substantially aligned nanotubes; providing a ceramic matrix material in the form of a solution; applying the solution to the nanotubes; allowing the solution to infiltrate into the array of nanotubes; and sintering the ceramic matrix material to form the composite material, wherein the nanotubes are substantially aligned in the ceramic matrix. Composite materials obtainable by said method are also provided. | 08-16-2012 |
20120318132 | Ceramic Composite Materials and Their Production - According to the present invention, a ceramic composite material may be formed by a method comprising the steps preparing a solid solution comprising aluminium oxide, a second component comprising a cation in a first valent state, and a dopant, wherein the dopant is present in an amount of not more than 1000 ppm by weight of the solid solution; and carrying out a treatment on the solid solution to form the ceramic composite material, wherein the treatment changes the valent state of said cation to a second valent state, forming a ceramic composite material comprising grains containing aluminium oxide and a precipitate of particles comprising the cation in the second valent state. The materials may be useful in the manufacture of various products, including wear resistant products and armour. | 12-20-2012 |
20130090231 | Alumina-Based Ceramic Materials and Process for the Production Thereof - The present invention provides a process for producing a ceramic material, which comprises: (a) forming a green compact by compacting a powder comprising alumina and carbon, wherein the powder is substantially free of silicon carbide and wherein the amount of carbon present in the powder does not exceed 0.1% by weight of the powder; and (b) sintering the green compact under non-oxidising conditions to form a ceramic material comprising alumina and carbon, wherein the green compact is sintered at a temperature of less than 1550° C. Ceramic materials obtainable by said process are also provided. | 04-11-2013 |
Richard S. Todd, Slough GB
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20150057443 | Cycloalkyl Amine Compounds - Cycloalkyl amine compounds of Formula (I), | 02-26-2015 |
Richard Simon Todd, Winnersh GB
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20110172252 | TRIAZOLO[4,5-D]PYRAMIDINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS PURINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - Compounds of formula (I) that are capable of acting as purine receptor antagonists, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of making the compounds, are disclosed. The compounds and compositions can be used in treating or preventing disorders related to purine receptor hyperfunctioning. | 07-14-2011 |
20130245044 | TRIAZOLO[4, 5-D] PYRAMIDINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS PURINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - Compounds of formula (I) that are capable of acting as purine receptor antagonists, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of making the compounds, are disclosed. The compounds and compositions can be used in treating or preventing disorders related to purine receptor hyperfunctioning. | 09-19-2013 |
20150291602 | TRIAZOLO[4,5-D] PYRAMIDINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS PURINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - Compounds of formula (I) that are capable of acting as purine receptor antagonists, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of making the compounds, are. disclosed. The compounds and compositions can be used in treating or preventing disorders related to purine receptor hyperfunctioning. | 10-15-2015 |
Robert Todd, Powys GB
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20120007615 | Analysis of a Dielectric Medium - A method of dealing with the electrode polarization error when analyzing a dielectric test medium is achieved by firstly applying an excitation current to the test medium at a test frequency, by means of a first electric couple ( | 01-12-2012 |
Robert Edmund Todd, Cramlington GB
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20100188219 | SECURITY MODULE - A security module ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100242810 | SECURITY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SECURITY ASSEMBLY - A security assembly comprising a frame member ( | 09-30-2010 |
20120204772 | SECURITY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SECURITY ASSEMBLY - A security assembly comprising a frame member ( | 08-16-2012 |
Robert William Todd, Wales GB
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20110316563 | Capacitance Measurement Validation for Biomass Measurement Instruments - A system for validating capacitance measurement characteristics for a biomass measurement device (probe), is disclosed in which a test chamber for contains a test liquid medium, and a docking arrangement enables the measurement device to be disposed in the test medium in the chamber to measure the capacitance of the medium at a measurement zone in the chamber. A capacitive agent or structure (such as a capacitive device) is positioned in the test medium in the test chamber in a predetermined manner in order to provide a permittivity at the test zone which is different to the permittivity of the media without the capacitive agent or structure present. | 12-29-2011 |
Sharon Todd, Liverpool GB
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20110313054 | BRANCHED COPOLYMERS, COMPOSITION AND USES - The present invention relates to a branched copolymer obtainable by an addition polymerisation process and uses and compositions thereof comprising a hydrophilic component, said polymer comprising: | 12-22-2011 |
20120059069 | AMPHIPHILIC BRANCHED COPOLYMER, METHODS OF PREPARATION, EMULSIONS, AND USES - The present invention relates to an amphiphilic branched copolymer obtainable by an addition polymerisation process, the method of production of same and uses thereof as emulsions wherein said polymer comprises: | 03-08-2012 |
20120095111 | BRANCHED POLYMER DISPERSANTS - The present invention relates to the use of a branched addition copolymer as a dispersant in a gaseous, liquid or solid formulation in a range of applications and branched addition copolymers suitable for same wherein the copolymer is obtainable by an addition polymerisation process, wherein said copolymer comprises: at least two chains which are covalently linked by a bridge other than at their ends; and wherein the at least two chains comprise at least one ethyleneically monounsaturated monomer, and wherein the bridge comprises at least one ethyleneically polyunsaturated monomer; and wherein the polymer comprises a residue of a chain transfer agent and wherein the mole ratio of polyunsaturated monomer(s) to monounsaturated monomer(s) is in a range of from 1:100 to 1:4; and wherein the branched copolymer dispersant contains anchoring, solubilising or stabilising moieties and wherein the resulting copolymer comprises at least 10% styrenic monomer, brancher or chain transfer agent. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095112 | BRANCHED POLYMER DISPERSANTS - The present invention relates to the use of a branched addition copolymer as a dispersant in a gaseous, liquid or solid formulation in a range of applications and to the copolymers per se wherein the copolymer is obtainable by an addition polymerisation process, wherein said copolymer comprises: at least two chains which are covalently linked by a bridge other than at their ends; and wherein the at least two chains comprise at least one ethyleneically monounsaturated monomer, and wherein the bridge comprises at least one ethyleneically polyunsaturated monomer; and wherein the polymer comprises a residue of a chain transfer agent and wherein the mole ratio of polyunsaturated monomer(s) to monounsaturated monomer(s) is in a range of from 1:100 to 1:4; and wherein the branched copolymer dispersant contains anchoring, solubilising or stabilising moieties and wherein the resulting copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of greater than 100,000 Da. | 04-19-2012 |
20120108678 | BRANCHED COPOLYMERS, COMPOSITIONS AND USES - The present invention relates to a branched copolymer obtainable by an addition polymerisation process and uses and compositions thereof comprising: | 05-03-2012 |
20120108679 | BRANCHED COPOLYMERS, COMPOSITION AND USES - The present invention relates to a branched copolymer comprising a hydrophilic component obtainable by an addition polymerisation process and compositions and uses thereof said copolymer comprising: | 05-03-2012 |
20120157318 | Use of Branched Copolymers in Polymer Blends - The present invention relates to the use of a branched addition copolymer in combination with a polymer in a solution or melt formulation to reduce the viscosity of the solution formulation and/or melt formulation compared to the viscosity of a solution and/or melt comprising the polymer alone wherein the branched addition copolymer is obtainable by an addition polymerisation process, methods for the preparation of the formulations, and novel branched addition copolymers for use as same. | 06-21-2012 |
20120157551 | Use of Polymers - The present invention relates to the use of branched addition copolymers possessing melt or solution viscosities lower than the linear polymer analogues of equivalent or greater weight average molecular weight, compositions comprising said copolymers, methods for their preparation, and he use of novel polymers per se in for example but not limited to solution formulations or melt formulations. | 06-21-2012 |
20120178835 | USE OF BRANCHED ADDITION COPLYMERS IN FILMS AND MEMBRANES - The present invention relates to branched addition copolymers which can be cured post synthesis to form films or membranes, methods for their preparation, compositions comprising such copolymers and their use in film or membrane preparation. | 07-12-2012 |
20130345358 | USE OF BRANCHED ADDITION COPOLYMERS IN CURING SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to the use of branched addition copolymers in systems which can be cured post synthesis to form for example polymer coatings, sealants, inks, adhesives or composites and also relates to methods of preparing the cured systems, compositions comprising such copolymers and the use of the compositions in for example but not limited to coatings, inks, sealants, adhesives or composites. | 12-26-2013 |
Sharon Todd, Liverpood GB
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20120095110 | BRANCHED POLYMER DISPERSANTS - The present invention relates to the use of a branched addition copolymer as a dispersant in a gaseous, liquid or solid formulation in a range of applications and to the copolymers per se wherein the copolymer is obtainable by an addition polymerisation process, wherein said copolymer comprises: at least two chains which are covalently linked by a bridge other than at their ends; and wherein the at least two chains comprise at least one ethylenically monounsaturated monomer, and wherein the bridge comprises at least one ethylenically polyunsaturated monomer; and wherein the polymer comprises a residue of a chain transfer agent and wherein the mole ratio of polyunsaturated monomer(s) to monounsaturated monomer(s) is in a range of from 1:100 to 1:4; and wherein the branched copolymer dispersant contains anchoring, solubilising or stabilising moieties and wherein the resulting copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of less than 100,000 Da. | 04-19-2012 |
Stephen Todd, Tyne And Wear GB
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20140361541 | Power Transfer Station - A power transfer system comprising a turbine for capturing wind energy; a plurality of driven devices which can be coupled to the turbine to be driven thereby; and a controller adapted to monitor a parameter relating to the energy output of the turbine and selectively load or unload one or more of the plurality of driven devices to maximise the efficiency of the turbine and maximise efficient power transfer from the turbine to one or more of the driven devices. The present invention efficiently power matches the available turbine energy with the energy capacity of the driven devices to thereby ensure the turbine and driven devices operate within an optimum range to minimise energy wastage and increase energy transfer efficiency. | 12-11-2014 |
Stephen Todd, Hampshire GB
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20090307032 | BRAND PROTECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A product management system for monitoring the movement of products through a supply chain, the system being adapted to receive data from reader devices that capture data associated with the products as they move through the chain. The captured data is used to generate an event record for each product, at each stage in the supply chain. These records are used, together with at least one model of the supply chain, to detect anomalous events. | 12-10-2009 |
20100019026 | PRODUCT AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - A system for authenticating articles comprising: an authentication manager for managing authentication information associated with the articles; a plurality of secure taggant reader instruments for reading machine readable taggants associated with the articles, the taggants including the authentication or related information, and an instrument configuration manager for secure on-line configuration of the instruments. Each taggant reader instrument is operable to securely process and send authentication information derived from a taggant to the authentication manager. The authentication manager uses the received authentication information to identify suspicious events. When suspicious events are detected, the instrument configuration manager is able to reconfigure at least some of the taggant reader instruments. Reconfiguration may also happen in the event of a product recall and/or taggant security compromise. | 01-28-2010 |
Stephen Todd, Hants GB
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20090240820 | Quality of Service for Network Connected Clients - A mechanism is provided for network communication. The mechanism establishes a connection between a network server and a network client. The connection is established using a connection-oriented protocol. The network server has a first server configuration stored in a memory of the network server. The first server configuration comprises a set of server parameters specific to a network application that the network server provides to the network client. The mechanism identifies the network client configuration. The mechanism replaces, in the memory of the network server, the first server configuration with a second server configuration. Responsive to a determination that the client configuration is incompatible with the second server configuration, the mechanism disconnects the network client. | 09-24-2009 |
Stephen Todd, Edinburgh GB
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20150062530 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RETINAL MEASUREMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide a retinal densitometer, comprising an illumination unit for outputting bleaching illumination for photo-bleaching an eye and reflectance illumination at one or more wavelengths for determining reflectance of the eye at the one or more wavelengths, an imaging device arranged to output image data corresponding to an image of the eye at the one or more wavelengths of reflectance illumination, and a control unit arranged to control the illumination unit and the imaging device to output the bleaching illumination, the reflectance illumination at the one or more wavelengths and to output image data according to a predetermined sequence. | 03-05-2015 |
Stephen J. Todd, Hampshire GB
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20090077019 | FLEXIBLE ACCESS OF DATA STORED IN A DATABASE - A system and computer readable medium for processing a request to retrieve data from a database is disclosed. The system and computer readable medium of the present invention comprises receiving the request which comprises a function that processes at least one data item specified in the request, retrieving the at least one data item from a database, and invoking the function. When the function is invoked, at least one parameter comprising information related to the at least one data item is passed to the function. Thus, a function can be written independently of the data which they are called to process. | 03-19-2009 |
Stephen J. Todd, Winchester GB
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20100017441 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR MANAGING PERSISTENCE - Described are methods, apparatus and computer programs for managing persistence within a data processing system such as a messaging system, database system or file system. The method for managing persistence includes a deferred evaluation ( | 01-21-2010 |
Stephen James Todd, Hants GB
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20120137276 | PROCESSING OF EXPRESSIONS - In many messaging systems, message selection filtering involves a significant processing overhead. This includes the parsing and preparing of the message selection filters in readiness for evaluation, as well as the evaluation itself. In systems which involve parsing and prepare processing for expressions that include repeated patterns (such as in many JMS environments), a template-based shortcutting of the conventional processing improves performance. A stored parsing template is used to parse an input sequence such as a received data processing instruction. The parse is used to identify expressions of a first type that can then be implicitly optimized by using a stored evaluation template that is associated with expressions of that type. | 05-31-2012 |
Stephen James Todd, Winchester GB
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20080229334 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT IN A MESSAGING SYSTEM - A method and system for message subscription management is presented. In one embodiment, the method includes sending a subscription request from a subscriber to a publisher. The subscription request is intercepted and redirected to a broker. Upon intercepting the subscription request, additional information, which includes an instruction to send event messages to the subscriber, is added to the subscription request and forwarded to the broker. | 09-18-2008 |
20090037437 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR RETURNING A DATA ITEM TO A REQUESTOR - The invention relates to an apparatus and a system for returning a data item to a requester. (The requester may for example be a systems application.) A request is received to access a data item having data contents of uncertain state (i.e. because the data item is pending completion of a transaction.) The apparatus or system obtains the data item contents and an indication of the state (e.g. delete_on_commit) of the data item contents. This information is then returned to the requester. | 02-05-2009 |
20090300018 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF HANDLING REQUESTS - Methods, apparatus and computer programs are provided for managing service requests. The invention mitigates problems within a data processing environment that includes a data store running on a highly available data processing system. A plurality of distributed service requestors input service requests, and the service requests are replicated to at least two of a plurality of request processing components that are located within a communication path between the requestors and the data store. The method includes: preventing any request processing component that has not successfully claimed the service request from processing the service request; a first request processing component claiming responsibility for the service request; and the first request processing component processing its replica of the claimed service request, including accessing data within the data store. The method also includes preventing any of the plurality of request processing components from entering a duplicate claim to responsibility for the service request. In one embodiment, the request processing components comprise business logic for processing a received request, to determine what data access operations are required within the data store, and request dispatcher functions for handling asynchronous delivery of a replica of the request from the service requestor to the data store. | 12-03-2009 |
20110173243 | SCALED EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING - A method and system for scaled exponential smoothing are provided. Multiple exponentially smoothed values are maintained for items and events occur on one or more of the items. The method maintains a gradually inflated representation of the smoothed values of items, such that the representation at a given time for an item where no event has occurred is not altered. Using a scaling technique enables the smoothed values for the objects on which an event has not occurred to remain the same. This reduces the number of calculations required significantly, enabling the use of the smoothing technique in a wide range of applications. | 07-14-2011 |
Timothy Todd, Bristol GB
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20130169036 | AIRCRAFT POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - An aircraft power distribution network comprising first and second galvanically isolated power bus bars, and first and second remote data concentrators (RDCs), each RDC having an input/output interface (I/O) and a power supply, the first RDC power supply being connected to the first power bus bar, the second RDC power supply being connected to the second power bus bar, an input/output device being connected to the I/O of the first RDC and to the I/O of the second RDC, each RDC being adapted to supply electrical power to the input/output device through its respective I/O, wherein each RDC includes a switch for isolating the input/output device, and the switches being operatively coupled such that electrical power cannot be supplied to the input/output device by both RDCs simultaneously. Also, a method of operating the network. | 07-04-2013 |
20130171852 | MULTI-INTERFACE - A line replaceable unit (LRU) for an integrated modular avionics (IMA) architecture, the LRU comprising at least one input/output interface and a plurality of connectors, wherein each connector includes at least one pin and each connector is adapted for connection to a single segregated wire route bundle, and wherein hardware of one interface is electrically connected within the LRU to one or more pins of each of at least two of the connectors. Also, an IMA architecture including the LRU, and an aircraft including the LRU or the IMA architecture. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173828 | REMOTE DATA CONCENTRATOR - A remote data concentrator (RDC) for an avionics network, the RDC comprising an input/output interface (I/O) for connection to one or more input/output devices, and a network interface for connection to a remote processor, wherein the RDC is operable to provide communication between the input/output device(s) and the remote processor, and wherein the RDC further comprises a set of instructions for autonomously driving an output device connected to the I/O. Also, an avionics network including the RDC; an aircraft including the RDC; and a method of operating the RDC. | 07-04-2013 |