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Andrew Birnie, Bearsden GB
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20150266484 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN INDICATOR OF A RISK LEVEL IN OPERATING SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for generating an indicator of a risk level in motor vehicle and notifying vehicle systems when a risk level is above a specific threshold includes, receiving a plurality of driver distraction indicators, assigning a weighting value to each indicator, applying a scaling factor to the weighting value assigned to those indicators which are identified as being related, and summing the weighting values to produce an output value indicating a risk level. Distraction indicators can include on-board system and sensor outputs and stored data relating to driver attributes. Related indicators may comprise those distraction indicators relating to environmental conditions (eg. rain and low ambient light levels), or to vehicle performance to driver concentration level (eg. in-car phone and navigation system). The scaling step allows the weighting process to be refined based on the status of other received indicators. | 09-24-2015 |
20150269829 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING ALERTNESS OF AN OPERATOR OF A MANUALLY-OPERATED SYSTEM - An apparatus for maintaining alertness of an driver of a motor vehicle periodically generates an audible alert signal to which the driver responds by pressing a button on the vehicle's steering wheel. The response time of the driver to the signal is monitored and if an increase is detected, the repetition rate of the alert signal is increased. The repetition rate may be further modified by taking into account vehicle driving conditions which may indicate a risk of boredom in the driver. | 09-24-2015 |
Andrew Birnie, Jordanhill GB
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20110126082 | MICRO CONTROLLER UNIT INCLUDING AN ERROR INDICATOR MODULE - A micro controller unit including an error indicator hardware module, the error indicator module being arranged to respond to event signals representative of internal and external fault and error events perturbing the micro controller unit function by registering in non-volatile memory a record of the nature of each of the events, wherein the record of the events is inaccessible to alteration. | 05-26-2011 |
Denis Allan Birnie, Christchurch NZ
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20090118904 | Method and system for planning the path of an agricultural vehicle - Embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods and systems for planning the path of an agricultural vehicle. In one embodiment, a first point of a first planned path and a second point of a second planned path are determined. A path plan is then automatically generated connecting the first point and the second point. | 05-07-2009 |
Paul Robert Birnie, London GB
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20110159890 | DETERMINING MOBILE CONTENT FOR A SOCIAL NETWORK BASED ON LOCATION AND TIME - A device, system, and method are directed towards updating location information for a social network. A request for the location information associated with a GPS coordinate is received from a client device associated with a member of the social network. In response to the request, a location name associated with another member of the social network is provided to the client device based on the GPS coordinate. Another location name may be received from the client device. The other location name may be associated with the GPS coordinate and with the member in the social network. Thus, the GPS coordinate and/or member may be associated with a plurality of location names. A location description may also be received and associated with the location name and with the member in the social network. | 06-30-2011 |
Richard Birnie, York GB
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20120100102 | CANCER VACCINE - We disclose a vaccine comprising a pappalysin and vaccine compositions comprising a pappalysin. | 04-26-2012 |
20140199310 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AGENTS THAT INHIBIT NEUROPILIN AND TOLLOID LIKE 2 - We disclose agents that inhibit the expression of NETO-2 which has elevated expression in cancer stem cells; the use of NETO-2 as a diagnostic or prognostic marker of tumour initiation; the use NETO-2 polypeptides in the identification of agents that inhibit activity; and including antibodies that bind NETO-2 and vaccines comprising NETO-2 polypeptides. | 07-17-2014 |
Steve Birnie, W. Yorkshire GB
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20150050129 | VTG TURBOCHARGER VANE PACK ASSEMBLY WITH ABRADABLE COATING - A vane pack for a VTG turbocharger is provided. The vane pack includes a plurality of vanes pivotably positioned between an inner surface of an upper vane ring and an inner surface of a lower vane ring. Clearances are defined between opposing cheek surfaces of the vanes and the inner surfaces of the vane rings. The vane pack is configured to minimize these clearances by applying an abradable coating is to the inner surface of the upper vane ring, the inner surface of the lower vane ring and/or cheek surface(s) of one or more of the vanes. In this way, an essentially zero clearance can be established without interfering with the proper function of the vanes. As a result, there can be gains in efficiency. Further wearing of the abradable coating may occur during turbocharger operation. | 02-19-2015 |
Steven Birnie, Angus GB
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20120095851 | TRANSACTION TERMINAL - A transaction terminal which includes a projector instead of a liquid crystal display. The transaction terminal includes a projector for projecting images of transaction screens on a surface during a transaction, an input device for recording operator selections in the transaction screens during the transaction, and a computer for generating the images of the transaction screens, for displaying the screens via the projector, and for processing the operator selections during the transaction. | 04-19-2012 |