Zhang, GB
Dou Zhang, Birmingham GB
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20100104876 | PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The present invention provides a method for producing a composite material comprising an array of piezoelectric fibres, the method comprising: (a) providing: (a1) a plurality of first strips comprising a piezoelectric material or a precursor to a piezoelectric material, and a first carrier, and (a2) a plurality of second strips comprising a decomposable material, and a second carrier; (b) placing said pluralities of said first and second strips alternately on top of one another to form a stack in which at least a portion of said first strips is separated from adjacent first strips by a second strip; (c) a heating step comprising heating said stack to remove said first and second carriers and said decomposable material; (d) impregnating said stack with a filler material to form a composite stack of piezoelectric strips; and (e) cutting said stack to form a composite material comprising an array of piezoelectric fibres. In an alternative method the cutting (e) is performed before the heating step (c). The methods allow for the production of fibre arrays with mean fibre spacing of 5 ym or less. | 04-29-2010 |
Edward Zhang, London GB
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20160095520 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY - A method and apparatus are provided for performing photoacoustic tomography with respect to a sample that receives a pulse of excitation electromagnetic radiation and generates an acoustic field in response to said pulse. One embodiment provides an apparatus comprising an acoustically sensitive surface, wherein the acoustic field generated in response to said pulse is incident upon said acoustically sensitive surface to form a signal. The apparatus further comprises a source for directing an interrogation beam of electromagnetic radiation onto said acoustically sensitive surface so as to be modulated by the signal; means for applying a sensitivity pattern to the interrogation beam; and a read-out system for receiving the interrogation beam from the acoustically sensitive surface and for determining a value representing a spatial integral of the signal across the acoustically sensitive surface, wherein said spatial integral is weighted by the applied sensitivity pattern. The apparatus is configured to apply a sequence of sensitivity patterns to the interrogation beam and to determine a respective sequence of values for said weighted spatial integral for generating a photoacoustic image. | 04-07-2016 |
Fucai Zhang, Didcot GB
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20140207409 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITION DETERMINATION - Embodiments of the invention provide a method of determining a position of an object with respect to incident radiation, comprising iteratively determining at least one of an object function indicating one or more characteristics of an object and a probe function indicative of one or more characteristics of incident radiation, iteratively determining the position of the object, wherein the iteratively determining the position of the object comprises cross correlating first and second estimates of the object function or the probe function, determining a location of a peak of the cross correlation, and determining a translation deviation indicative of a difference in position of the object between the first and second estimates based on the location of the peak. | 07-24-2014 |
Fucai Zhang, Sheffield GB
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20120179425 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETRIEVING A PHASE OF A WAVEFIELD - A method of retrieving a phase of a wavefield comprising the steps of: providing an estimate of the wavefield φ | 07-12-2012 |
Haifei Zhang, Liverpool GB
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20080221231 | Porous Bodies and Method of Production Thereof - The invention provides a method for preparing water dispersible or water soluble porous bodies and the bodies themselves The bodies have an intrusion volume as measured by mercury porosimetry of at least about 3 ml/g and comprise a three dimensional open-cell lattice containing less than 10% by weight of a water soluble polymeric material and 5 to 90% by weight of a surfactant, with the proviso that said porous bodies are not spherical beads having an average bead diameter of 0.2 to 5 mm. The method comprises the steps of: a) providing an intimate mixture of the polymeric material and the surfactant in a liquid medium b) providing a fluid freezing medium at a temperature effective for rapidly freezing the liquid medium; c) cooling the liquid medium with the fluid freezing medium at a temperature below the freezing point of the liquid medium for a period effective to rapidly freeze the liquid medium; and d) freeze-drying the frozen liquid medium to form the porous bodies by removal of the liquid medium by sublimation. | 09-11-2008 |
20080226721 | Porous Bodies and Method of Production Thereof - Porous bodies which are soluble or dispersible in non-aqueous media comprising a three dimensional open-cell lattice containing (a) 10 to 70% by weight of a polymeric material which is soluble in water immiscible non-aqueous media and (b) 30 to 90% by weight of a surfactant, said porous bodies having an intrusion volume as measured by mercury porosimetry of at least | 09-18-2008 |
20080262100 | Method of Preparing Carrier Liquids - The invention provides a method for the preparation of a carrier liquid which comprises the steps of: (I) preparing an emulsion comprising: a) an aqueous phase, b) A second liquid phase which is volatile and which is immiscible with aqueous phase (a), c) A carrier material which is soluble in the continuous phase of the emulsion and which is liquid at ambient temperature, and d) A dopant which is soluble in the disperse phase of the emulsion, (II) cooling the emulsion produced in step (I) to a temperature at which at least both the continuous phase and the carrier material become solid, (III) removing water and the volatile second phase from the cooled emulsion in vapor form, and, (IV) returning the product of step (III) to ambient temperature to obtain a liquid product with the dopant dispersed therein. | 10-23-2008 |
20140329673 | POROUS PARTICLES FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY AND PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - Superficially porous silica particles are provided as well as a one-pot process for making the superficially porous particles, the process comprising hydrolyzing and condensing a silica precursor comprising a functional group to form superficially porous particles, the superficially porous particles comprising silica microparticles having silica nanoparticles bound to the surface of the microparticles. The nanoparticles provide a porous outer layer on the microparticles. The superficially porous particles are useful as a stationary phase in liquid chromatography and allow for fast mass transfer and separation of samples | 11-06-2014 |
Hongli Zhang, West Malling GB
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20130009710 | RF AMPLIFIER MODULE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT AND METHOD THEREFOR - A radio frequency (RF) amplifier module has a digitally controllable amplifier to receive a first biased signal, a further biased signal, and a digital control signal including a less significant bit (LSB) component and a more significant bit (MSB) component. The digitally controllable amplifier has an LSB module operating according to the first biased signal and the LSB component, and an MSB module operating according to the further biased signal and the MSB component. The RF amplifier module further has a biasing component to apply a first, operating DC bias voltage to the further biased signal when the digitally controllable amplifier operates in a higher gain mode and the MSB module outputs a load current component, and apply a second, higher DC bias voltage to the further biasing signal when the digitally controllable amplifier operates in a lower gain mode and the MSB module outputs the load current component. | 01-10-2013 |
20130142284 | PREDISTORTION CIRCUIT, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR COEFFICIENT ESTIMATION - A predistortion circuit is for providing distortion correction in a presence of harmonics. The predistortion circuit includes an input for receiving a digital input signal; an output for providing a digital output signal to an up-conversion element that produces harmonic terms operably coupled to a non-linear device; and a processor operably coupled to an output of the non-linear device for receiving an output radio frequency signal therefrom and arranged to determine a digital correction to be applied to the digital input signal. The processor is further arranged to determine the digital correction that includes a plurality of in-phase and quadrature cross-terms of the digital input signal where terms of a same order have different co-efficients. | 06-06-2013 |
Jianfa Zhang, Southampton GB
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20120015118 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE COLOR OF METALS - A method and a device are disclosed for changing the color of a metal surface in a given part of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is achieved by creating a surface relief as an array of raised or indented repeated elements without breaking the continuity of the metal surface. The characteristic size of the elements is smaller than the shortest wavelength in that part of spectrum. In particular, the method uses excitation of surface plasmons on the metal surface. The relief may be optionally covered by a layer of dielectric or semiconductor for further fixed or externally controlled change of the metal surface color. The device may be used to detect the intensity or color or phase of incident light. It may be used to detect another substance in proximity of the surface by changing the color or phase or intensity of reflected light. | 01-19-2012 |
Jihong Zhang, Nottingham GB
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20130338104 | 3-Substituted-4-Oxo-3,4-Dihydro-Imidazo[5,1-d]1,2,3,5-Tetrazine-8-Carboxyl- ic Acid Amides and Their Use - The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain 3-substituted-4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-imidazo[5,1-d][1,2,3,5]tetrazine-8-carboxylic acid amide (collectively referred to herein as 3TM compounds). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit cell proliferation, and in the treatment of proliferative disorders such as cancer, etc., and methods of preparing such compounds. | 12-19-2013 |
Jihong Zhang, Nottinghamshire GB
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20100286088 | 3-Substituted-4-Oxo-3,4-Dihydro-Imidazo[5,1-d][1,2,3,5-Tetrazine-8-Carboxy- lic Acid Amides and Their Use - The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain 3-substituted-4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-imidazo[5,1-d][1,2,3,5]tetrazine-8-carboxylic acid amide (collectively referred to herein as 3TM compounds). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit cell proliferation, and in the treatment of proliferative disorders such as cancer, etc., and methods of preparing such compounds. | 11-11-2010 |
Jihui Zhang, London GB
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20120322722 | Pyruvamide Compounds as Inhibitors of Dust Mite Group 1 Peptidase Allergen and Their Use - The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds and more specifically to certain pyruvamide compounds of the formula (X) (for convenience, collectively referred to herein as “PVA compounds”), which, inter alia, inhibit a dust mite Group 1 peptidase allergen (e.g., Der p 1, Der f 1, Eur m 1). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit a dust mite Group 1 peptidase allergen, and in the treatment of diseases and disorders that are mediated by a dust mite Group 1 peptidase allergen; that are ameliorated by the inhibition of a dust mite Group 1 peptidase allergen; asthma; rhinitis; allergic conjunctivitis; atopic dermatitis; an allergic condition which is triggered by dust mites; an allergic condition which is triggered by a dust mite Group 1 peptidase allergen; and canine atopy. | 12-20-2012 |
20130217617 | Pyruvamide Compounds as Inhibitors of Dust Mite Group 1 Peptidase Allergen and Their Use - The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain pyruvamide compounds of the following formula (for convenience, collectively referred to herein as “PVA compounds”), which, inter alia, inhibit a dust mite Group 1 peptidase allergen (e.g., Der p 1, Der f 1, Eur m 1). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit a dust mite Group 1 peptidase allergen, and in the treatment of diseases and disorders that are mediated by a dust mite Group 1 peptidase allergen; that are ameliorated by the inhibition of a dust mite Group 1 peptidase allergen; asthma; rhinitis; allergic conjunctivitis; atopic dermatitis; an allergic condition which is triggered by dust mites; an allergic condition which is triggered by a dust mite Group 1 peptidase allergen; and canine atopy. | 08-22-2013 |
Jingdong Zhang, Berkshire GB
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20110214502 | LEVEL - The present invention provides a level sensor, preferably a level switch, which in use is mounted at the position at which a fluid level is to be monitored and uses a relatively low resolution TDR circuit to discriminate only between wet and dry states. | 09-08-2011 |
Jinjun Zhang, London GB
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20110118174 | TREATMENT SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING POSTERIOR CAPSULAR OPACIFICATION BY SELECTIVELY INDUCING DETACHMENT AND/OR DEATH OF LENS EPITHELIAL CELLS - A treatment solution used to prevent posterior capsular opacification is applied or introduced into the lens capsular bag before, during, or after cataract surgery. The treatment solution may also be applied to an intraocular lens prior to surgery. The treatment solution comprises an ion transport mechanism interference agent, which either alone or in combination with other treatment agents such as an osmotic stress agent and an agent to establish a suitable pH, selectively induces detachment and/or death of lens epithelial cells such that posterior capsular opacification is prevented. While the ion transport mechanism interference agent is capable of interfering with the cellular mechanisms and cell ion distribution of a broad range of cells, a concentration of agent is selected such that the treatment solution interferes selectively with the cellular mechanisms of lens epithelial cells while leaving other ocular cells substantially unharmed. The treatment solution selectively induces cellular death and/or detachment of lens epithelial cells while other ocular cells and tissue remain substantially unharmed and without lengthy preoperative pre-treatment. | 05-19-2011 |
Jun-Ying Zhang, Perrysburg GB
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20150140292 | LASER-PERSONALIZABLE SECURITY ARTICLES - Laser-personalizable security articles include a multi-layer security document and an optically transparent processing tape. The multi-layer security document includes an optically transparent cover layer, a composite image and an imagable layer adjacent to the cover layer. The first surface of the cover layer is at least partially a microstructured surface, where the microstructured surface forms microlenses or a lenticular surface. The composite image is made by a collection of complete or partial images viewed through the microstructured surface of the cover layer. The composite image is located on or within the second surface of the cover layer. The imagable layer is a laser imagable layer. The optically transparent processing tape sufficiently wets out on the microstrucured surface to render the microstructured surface invisible to a writing laser. | 05-21-2015 |
Kui Zhang, Manchester GB
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20090324443 | GAS TREATMENT - In one aspect, the invention provides a gas treatment apparatus ( | 12-31-2009 |
Kui Zhang, Newcastle Upon Tyne GB
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20150014183 | INTEGRATED INTENSIFIED BIOREFINERY FOR GAS-TO-LIQUID CONVERSION - A support device for carrying a selectively permeable membrane is disclosed along with apparatuses and methods of removing long chain hydrocarbons from a stream of gas. The gas cleaning apparatus uses, individually or in combination, plasma, catalyst and electrodes containing catalysts to perform the cleaning of the gas. | 01-15-2015 |
Lixin Zhang, Craigavon GB
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20120238541 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to a series of compounds with particular activity as inhibitors of the serine-threonine kinase AKT. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising same as well as methods for treating cancer. | 09-20-2012 |
20130116243 | INHIBITORS OF AKT ACTIVITY - The invention relates to a series of compounds with particular activity as inhibitors of the serine-threonine kinase AKT. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising same as well as methods for treating cancer. | 05-09-2013 |
20150045377 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to compounds that are useful as inhibitors of the activity of one or more isoforms of the serine/threonine kinase, AKT. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds in the treatment of cancer and methods of treating cancer. | 02-12-2015 |
Ming-Oiang Zhang, Saffron Walden GB
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20090209494 | 21-DEOXYMACBECIN ANALOGUES USEFUL AS ANTITUMOR AGENTS - The present invention relates to 21-deoxymacbecin analogues that are useful, e.g. in the treatment of cancer, B-cell malignancies, malaria, fungal infection, diseases of the central nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases, diseases dependent on angiogenesis, autoimmune diseases or as a prophylactic pretreatment for cancer. The present invention also provides methods for the production of these compounds and their use in medicine, in particular in the treatment and or prophylaxis of cancer or B-cell malignancies. | 08-20-2009 |
Mingqiang Zhang, Essex GB
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20100061994 | MEDICAL USES OF 39-DESMETHOXYRAPAMYCIN AND ANALOGUES THEREOF - The present invention relates to medical uses of 39-desmethoxyrapamycin analogues. | 03-11-2010 |
Mingqiang Zhang, Nr Saffron Walden GB
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20100081682 | 39-Desmethoxy Derivatives of Rapamycin - The present invention relates to 39-desmethoxyrapamycin derivatives and their uses thereof. The present invention provides for the use of these compounds in the treatment of cancer and/or B-cell malignancies, the induction or maintenance of immunosuppression, the treatment of transplantation rejection, graft vs. host disease, autoimmune disorders, diseases of inflammation, vascular disease and fibrotic diseases, the stimulation of neuronal regeneration or the treatment of fungal infections. | 04-01-2010 |
Ming-Qiang Zhang, Walden GB
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20090209572 | 36-Des(3-Methoxy-4-Hydroxycyclohexyl) 36-(3-Hydroxycycloheptyl) Derivatives of Rapamycin for the Treatment of Cancer and Other Disorders - The present invention relates to novel 36-des(3-methoxy-4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-36-(3-hydroxycycloheptyl)rapamycin derivatives, methods for their production, and uses thereof. In a further aspect the present invention provides for the use of these 36-des(3-methoxy-4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-36-(3-hydroxycycloheptyl)rapamycin derivatives in the treatment of cancer and/or B-cell malignancies, the induction or maintenance of immunosuppression, the treatment of transplantation rejection, graft vs. host disease, autoimmune disorders, diseases of inflammation, vascular disease and fibrotic diseases, the stimulation of neuronal regeneration or the treatment of fungal infections. | 08-20-2009 |
Ming-Qiang Zhang, Little Chesterford GB
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20090176819 | 39-Desmethoxy-39-Methyl Derivatives of Rapamycin - The present invention relates to novel 39-desmethoxy-39-methylrapamycin derivatives, methods for their production, and uses thereof. In a further aspect the present invention provides for the use of these 39-desmethoxy-39-methylrapamycin derivatives in the treatment of cancer and/or B-cell malignancies, the induction or maintenance of immunosuppression, the treatment of transplantation rejection, graft vs. host disease, autoimmune disorders, diseases of inflammation, vascular disease and fibrotic diseases, the stimulation of neuronal regeneration or the treatment of fungal infections. | 07-09-2009 |
Ming-Qiang Zhang, Essex GB
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20100279995 | Novel Ansamycin Derivatives - There are provided inter alia derivatives of a benzenoid ansamycin which contain a 1,4-dihydroxyphenyl moiety bearing at position 6 an amino carboxy substituent, in which position 2 and the carboxy substituent at position 6 are connected by an aliphatic chain of varying length characterised in that one or both of the 1-hydroxy and the 4-hydroxy position(s) of the phenyl ring are independently derivatised by an aminoalkyleneaminocarbonyl group, which alkylene group, which may optionally be substituted by alkyl groups, has a chain length of 2 or 3 carbons and which derivatising group(s) increase the water solubility and/or the bioavailability of the parent molecule but which are capable of being removed in-vivo. Such compounds are described for the treatment of cancer or B-cell malignancies. | 11-04-2010 |
Qianni Zhang, Drayton GB
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20130080137 | CONVERSION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method for converting a representation of a system into a behaviour model of the system is provided. The method can be used to convert a schematic diagram into a behavioural model. | 03-28-2013 |
Rongsheng Zhang, London GB
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20100022441 | N-TERMINAL POLYSIALYLATION - The present invention relates to a composition comprising a population of polysaccharide derivatives of a protein, wherein the protein is insulin or an insulin-like protein and the polysaccharide is anionic and comprises between 2 and 125 saccharide units, and wherein the population consists of substantially only N-terminal derivatives of the protein. Typically, the polysaccharide is PSA. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the novel compounds, and methods for making the novel compounds. | 01-28-2010 |
Shaohai Zhang, Oxfordshire GB
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20100213772 | SUPERCONDUCTING SWITCH OPERATION - A method of operating a superconducting switch system to protect against quenching in a superconducting magnet circuit is provided. The system comprises a magnet circuit, a main superconducting switch and an auxiliary superconducting switch connected in parallel thereto by low resistance connecting parts. In an initial magnet energisation procedure, after establishing superconducting flow in the circuit, the main and auxiliary switches are closed to cause current to persist in the circuit without further power input. If the main switch quenches, the current will transfer to the auxiliary switch through the resistive connecting parts. Upon restoring the main switch to the superconducting state, the voltage drop through the resistive connecting parts will drive the current back through the main switch. A preconditioning procedure is carried out as part of the magnet energisation procedure to ensure that opening the main switch will establish superconducting current through the auxiliary switch. | 08-26-2010 |
Weinmin Zhang, Southampton GB
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20100117066 | Organic Semiconductors - The invention relates to novel substituted dibenzo[d,d′]benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b′]dithiophenes (DBBDT), to methods of their synthesis, to organic semiconducting materials, formulations and layers comprising them, and to electronic devices, like organic field effect transistors (OFETs), comprising them. | 05-13-2010 |
Wenlin Zhang, Gloucestershire GB
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20100000215 | ZERO EMISSION NATURAL GAS POWER AND LIQUEFACTION PLANT - A zero-emissions power plant receives natural gas from wells at elevated pressure and temperature. Gas is expanded through one or more turbo-expanders, preferably reformed, and sent to a fuel cell where electricity, heat, carbon-dioxide, and water are generated. The carbon-dioxide is compressed by at least one compressor and piped downhole for sequestration. The turbo-expanders have shafts which preferably share the shafts of the compressors. Thus, energy given up by the natural gas in the turbo-expanders is used to run compressors which compress carbon dioxide for downhole sequestration. In one embodiment, the natural gas is applied to heat exchangers in order to generate a stream of liquid natural gas. The remainder of the gas is expanded through the turbo-expanders and processed in the reformer prior to being sent to the fuel cell. A shifter may be used between the reformer and fuel cell. A solid oxide fuel cell is preferred. | 01-07-2010 |
Wenwei Zhang, Bellshill GB
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20090299271 | NOVEL HEATING SOLUTIONS FOR FLUID MEDIA - A system and method for heating a fluid for delivery of the fluid in the context of a particular medical, pharmaceutical, industrial or mechanical application. A cassette is associated with an application, such as, for example, a peritoneal dialysis machine. The cassette includes one or more outlet tubes for delivery of the fluid to, for example, a patient. A heating device is associated with the cassette, and heats a portion of the fluid prior to delivery of the fluid to the patient, thereby saving time and electrical power during delivery of the fluid to the patient. Additionally, a controller can be employed to control the heating range of the heating device and thereby provide a temperature of the fluid that is adaptable to the patient or a particular application. | 12-03-2009 |
20090308155 | PASSIVE HUMIDITY SENSORS AND METHODS FOR TEMPERATURE ADJUSTED HUMIDITY SENSING - A humidity sensor having temperature sensing includes a substrate and a RLC (damped resonant) circuit formed in or on the substrate. The RLC circuit comprises a capacitor having a first and a second electrically conductive plate and a moisture sensitive dielectric interposed between the first and second plate. An RL network comprising an inductor and a resistor is coupled to the capacitor and comprises a high relative temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) portion formed from a first material which is coupled to a low relative TCR portion formed from a second material different from the first material. The RLC circuit can be a series RLC circuit. In another embodiment, the RLC circuit can comprises a parallel RLC circuit. | 12-17-2009 |
20100058857 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE BASED HUMIDITY SENSOR APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED SIGNAL CONDITIONING - A SAW-based humidity sensor apparatus with integrated signal conditioning on the same substrate. A micro-electronic circuit can be processed at a silicon substrate to obtain on-chip signal conditioning internally and the silicon substrate can be covered with a protective layer of, for example, silicon nitride. Surface acoustic wave media (e.g., a ZnO film) can be coated on top of the protective layer. A humidity sensitive film and two sets of interdigital transducers can then be deposited on the surface acoustic wave media. The humidity sensitive film absorbs moisture and changes the receiving frequency at the two sets of interdigital transducers. The output from the two sets of interdigital transducers can be processed by the micro-electronic circuit, which eliminates common mode noise and generates an output signal proportional to the humidity value tested. | 03-11-2010 |
20100133629 | INTEGRATED SENSOR INCLUDING SENSING AND PROCESSING DIE MOUNTED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF PACKAGE SUBSTRATE - An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a lead frame having a first and a second opposing surface and a plurality of lead fingers. A first die including a signal processor is mounted on the first surface of the lead frame while a second die is mounted on the second surface of the lead frame. The second die includes at least one sensor that senses at least one non-electrical parameter and has at least one sensor output that provides a sensing signal for the parameter. The sensor output is coupled to the signal processor for processing the sensing signal. | 06-03-2010 |
20110034866 | BROADBAND INFRARED HEATING OF MEDICAL FLUIDS - A system for heating a medical fluid includes a container including a fluid path including an inlet side and an outlet side. A broadband infrared radiation source including a power supply is coupled to a broadband emitter for emitting infrared radiation. The broadband emitter provides a focal location within the fluid path to heat the medical fluid to generate a heated medical fluid. A flow turbulence enhancing structure mixes the heated medical fluid to reduce temperature gradients therein. A fluid detector senses a presence of the medical fluid in the fluid path and generates a fluid sensing signal. A controller is coupled to receive the fluid sensing signal and has an output coupled to the power supply for controlling a power output of the power supply based on the fluid sensing signal indicating a presence of the medical fluid in the container. | 02-10-2011 |
Wenwei Zhang, Scotland GB
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20090321415 | FLEXIBLE HEATER COMPRISING A TEMPERATURE SENSOR AT LEAST PARTIALLY EMBEDDED WITHIN - A flexible heater | 12-31-2009 |
Xiang Cheng Zhang, Abingdon GB
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20080245665 | BIOSENSOR - A biosensor for determining the concentration of an analyte in a biological sample. The biosensor comprises a support, a reference electrode or a counter electrode or both disposed on the support, a working electrode disposed on the support, the working electrode spaced apart from the other electrode or electrodes on the support, a covering layer defining a sample chamber over the electrodes, an aperture in the covering layer for receiving a sample, and at least one layer of mesh in the sample chamber between the covering layer and the electrodes. The at least one layer of mesh has coated thereon a silicone surfactant. Certain silicone surfactants are as effective as fluorinated surfactants with respect to performance of biosensors. These surfactants, when coated onto the mesh layer of the biosensor, are effective in facilitating the transport of aqueous test samples, such as blood, in the sample chamber. | 10-09-2008 |
20110186445 | Biosensor - A biosensor for determining the concentration of an analyte in a biological sample. The biosensor comprises a support, a reference electrode or a counter electrode or both disposed on the support, a working electrode disposed on the support, the working electrode spaced apart from the other electrode or electrodes on the support, a covering layer defining a sample chamber over the electrodes, an aperture in the covering layer for receiving a sample, and at least one layer of mesh in the sample chamber between the covering layer and the electrodes. The at least one layer of mesh has coated thereon a silicone surfactant. Certain silicone surfactants are as effective as fluorinated surfactants with respect to performance of biosensors. These surfactants, when coated onto the mesh layer of the biosensor, are effective in facilitating the transport of aqueous test samples, such as blood, in the sample chamber. | 08-04-2011 |
20120216936 | Biosensor - A biosensor for determining the concentration of an analyte in a biological sample. The biosensor comprises a support, a reference electrode or a counter electrode or both disposed on the support, a working electrode disposed on the support, the working electrode spaced apart from the other electrode or electrodes on the support, a covering layer defining a sample chamber over the electrodes, an aperture in the covering layer for receiving a sample, and at least one layer of mesh in the sample chamber between the covering layer and the electrodes. The at least one layer of mesh has coated thereon a silicone surfactant. Certain silicone surfactants are as effective as fluorinated surfactants with respect to performance of biosensors. These surfactants, when coated onto the mesh layer of the biosensor, are effective in facilitating the transport of aqueous test samples, such as blood, in the sample chamber. | 08-30-2012 |
Xiao Zhang, Hampshire GB
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20120082361 | METHOD - In one aspect the present invention provides a method for selecting a cell or cell colony which produces a polypeptide of interest, comprising a) providing a medium comprising cells and a detection agent, wherein the detection agent is associated with a detectable signal and the detection agent is capable of binding to the polypeptide of interest; b) providing a solid phase having a capture agent disposed thereon, wherein the capture agent is capable of binding to the polypeptide of interest; c) contacting the medium with the solid phase; d) detecting the signal associated with the detection agent; and e) selecting a cell or cell colony associated with the signal, wherein presence of the signal is indicative of a cell or cell colony which produces the polypeptide of interest. | 04-05-2012 |
Xiaoling Zhang, Droitwich GB
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20150252466 | HIGH SURFACE AREAS (HSA) COATINGS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - The invention relates to a method of applying a coating to an article and an article with said coating. The coating is provided with at least one layer which has a surface area which is greater than the apparent or projected area of the said layer of the coating. This high surface area coating is applied in relatively high gas pressures and in one embodiment can be applied using a magnetron sputter ion plating system. | 09-10-2015 |
Xiaoming Zhang, Eastleigh GB
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20130110745 | RULE GENERATION FOR EVENT PROCESSING SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20130144814 | CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY OPERATOR FOR EVENT PROCESSING SYSTEMS - An event processing system in which a computer receives an input event comprising one or more factors. The computer evaluates the factors of the input event based on an event processing rule containing a pattern detection operator and a conditional probability operator. The conditional probability operator can operate to calculate a conditional probability for a set of training data that a specified pattern will appear in the factors of an input event given a specified output event, and can further operate to assign a conditional rule value a binary value based on how the conditional probability compares to a target probability. | 06-06-2013 |
Xiaoming Zhang, Hursley GB
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20110213609 | LANGUAGE-INDEPENDENT PROGRAM INSTRUCTION - A natural language-independent computer program is constructed. A data element is defined by a graphical representation in a user interface. A data element has a data type and a value. An operator is defined on multiple data elements by association of the graphical representations in the user interface. A natural language-independent graph data structure is defined by the association of data elements representing the logic of a computer program. The data types and operators have referenced descriptions in one or more natural languages, enabling a logical expression such as a computer program to be defined and understood in one or more natural languages. | 09-01-2011 |
Xiaoming Zhang, Hampshire GB
Xiao-Ping Zhang, Solihull GB
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20140328093 | POWER CONVERTER - A Voltage Sourced Converter, VSC, for a High Voitage Direct Current, HVDC, power converter, the VSC comprises a bridge circuit for each of one or more phases of an AG network. The bridge circuit has two arms, each arm connecting the supply to a pole of a DC terminal, wherein each arm of the bridge circuit has one or more semiconductor modules capable of being switched between an on-condition, in which a capacitor of the module is in-line in the arm of the bridge circuit, and an off-condition, in which the capacitor is out of line. A DC current fault detection arrangement detects a fault arising at one or the other of the poles of the DC terminal within the DC converter or the DC grid. A controller responsive to the detection of the DC current fault switches one or more of the semiconductor modules in one of the arms of the bridge to the on and one or more of the semiconductor modules of the other arm of the bridge circuit to the off-condition. | 11-06-2014 |
Yanmin Zhang, Leeds GB
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20080277329 | Jet Nozzle Arrangement for Optimising Gas Bubble Size in Flotation - The present invention provides a nozzle assembly for use in a dissolved gas flotation system, comprising: a nozzle having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet being in fluid communication; and a shroud comprising a first shroud portion, the shroud being arranged, in use, to at least partly receive and confine a gas saturated fluid stream emitted from at least one nozzle outlet; the nozzle assembly being arrangeable in use within an ambient fluid, such that the gas saturated fluid stream forms bubbles within the ambient fluid; characterised by: the shroud comprising at least one aperture for, in use, allowing the ambient fluid to communicate with an interior of the shroud. | 11-13-2008 |
Yaping Zhang, Stevenage, Hertfordshire GB
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20150300877 | A SPECTROMETER - A spectrometer comprises a substrate and a waveguide on the substrate, the waveguide including an elongate part and a tapered input for guiding electromagnetic radiation to the elongate part. The tapered input includes an input end for receiving the electromagnetic radiation and an output end coupled to the elongate part, the input end being wider than the output end. The spectrometer may further comprise a plurality of resonators coupled to the elongate part of the waveguide. | 10-22-2015 |
Yaping Zhang, Stevenage GB
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20140233882 | SUPPRESSION OF BACK REFLECTION IN A WAVEGUIDE - A structure for guiding electromagnetic radiation, including: a substrate; a waveguide provided on the substrate and having a first end for receiving electromagnetic radiation and a second end; and an anti-reflection region provided at the second end of the waveguide on the substrate, the length and the width of the anti-reflection region being optimised to suppress back reflection of radiation that reaches the second end. | 08-21-2014 |
20140233883 | RESONATOR OPTIMISATION - A device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of resonators on the substrate, each of the resonators of the plurality of resonators being resonant at a predetermined wavelength of electromagnetic radiation and at least some of the resonators being arranged to operate in different resonance orders; a waveguide on the substrate, the waveguide being coupled to the plurality of resonators for guiding the electromagnetic radiation to the plurality of resonators, wherein the resonance order of each resonator along the waveguide is optimised to maximise the coupling of light into the resonators. | 08-21-2014 |
20150028287 | DEVICE WITH QUANTUM WELL LAYER - A device for guiding and absorbing electromagnetic radiation, the device including: absorbing means for absorbing the electromagnetic radiation; and a coupled to the absorbing means for guiding the electromagnetic radiation to the absorbing means, wherein the waveguide and the absorbing means are formed from a structure including a first cladding layer, a second cladding layer over the first cladding layer, and a quantum-well layer between the first and second cladding layers, the quantum-well layer being formed of a material having a different composition to the first and second cladding layers, wherein the thickness and the composition of the quantum-well layer is optimised to provide an acceptable level of absorption of electromagnetic radiation in the waveguide while providing an appropriate band gap for absorption of the electromagnetic radiation in the absorbing means. | 01-29-2015 |
20150124251 | RESONATOR WITH REDUCED LOSSES - A device for detecting electromagnetic radiation comprises a waveguide and at least one resonator on a substrate, and a low-refractive index region between each resonator and the substrate. The low-refractive index region has a lower refractive index than a material of the resonator. The low-refractive index region may be annular, and may have a width corresponding to a width of a region in which electromagnetic radiation is concentrated in a whispering-gallery resonant mode. The low-refractive index region may be an air gap between the substrate and the resonator. The device may be a spectrometer for detecting a plurality of predetermined wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. | 05-07-2015 |
Yongwei Zhang, Manchester GB
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20120146870 | Wide Band Array Antenna - An antenna array including a plurality of elements, the elements including at least one element of a first type and at least four elements of a second type wherein the element of the first type comprises part of two balanced feeds with two elements of the second type and the element of the first type is capacitively coupled to two further elements of the second type. | 06-14-2012 |
Youming Zhang, Oxford GB
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20090007280 | Ange gene in atopy - The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid sequences of ANGE, CLLD8 and CLLD7 or sequences complementary or substantially homologous thereto or fragments thereof. Also provided are sequences comprising hybrid nucleic acid sequences from two or more of the genes. Also provided are nucleic acid expression vectors, polypeptides, antibodies to the polypeptides, host cells, non-human transgenic animals and pharmaceutical compositions and agents. Also provided is the use of the nucleic acid sequence and/or protein in medicine and research, methods for diagnosing or determining predisposition to disease or severity of disease, methods for preventing or treating disease, and kits for use in the methods and the use of the nucleic acid sequence and protein in treating or preventing IgE mediated diseases and non-atopic asthma, and in screens for identifying new agents for use in the methods. | 01-01-2009 |
Yuan Zhang, Glasgow GB
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20110157599 | Uses of Electromagnetic Interference Patterns - Various uses of visible light interference patterns are provided. Suitable interference patterns are those formed by diffraction from patterns of apertures. Typical uses disclosed herein relate to spatial metrology, such as a translational and/or angular position determination system. Further uses include the analysis of properties of the light itself (such as the determination of the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation). Still further uses include the analysis of one or more properties (e.g. refractive index) of the matter through which the light passes. Part of the interference pattern is captured at a pixellated detector, such as a CCD chip, and the captured pattern compared with a calculated pattern. Very precise measurements of the spacing between maxima is possible, thus allowing very precise measurements of position of the detector in the interference pattern. | 06-30-2011 |
Yuan Zhang, Hertfordshire GB
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20130315049 | Noise Power Estimation Method - A method for estimating noise power in a received signal that was transmitted using an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) modulation scheme in which pilot symbols are transmitted during OFDM symbol periods of the transmitted signal, the method comprising: interleaving a de-patterned pilot symbol that was transmitted in an OFDM symbol period of the transmitted signal with a de-patterned pilot symbol that was transmitted in a previous OFDM symbol period of the transmitted signal to generate an interleaved de-patterned pilot symbol; filtering the de-patterned interleaved pilot symbol to remove a signal component of the interleaved pilot symbol to leave a noise component of the interleaved de-patterned pilot symbol; and processing the noise component generated by the filtering to generate an estimate of the noise power in the interleaved de-patterned pilot symbol. | 11-28-2013 |
Yunyan Zhang, London GB
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20150311072 | METHOD OF PREPARING A SUBSTRATE FOR NANOWIRE GROWTH, AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING AN ARRAY OF SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES - The present invention provides a reproducible preliminary in-situ oxide removal step for patterned self-assisted III-V semiconductor nanowire growth. Here “in-situ” means located within the same treatment environment or apparatus as the nanowire growth process, e.g. with a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) apparatus or the like. Providing an in-situ process may prevent the formation of a thin oxide layer during transfer of the substrate into the nanowire growth apparatus. | 10-29-2015 |
Zhaoda Zhang, Middlesex GB
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20110263588 | TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR MODULATORS - The present invention relates to compounds that may be negative allosteric modulators of metabotropic receptors-subtype 5, and methods of making and using same. | 10-27-2011 |
Zhibing Zhang, Birmingham GB
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20120152268 | ENCAPSULATES - Encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays comprising such encapsulates, and processes for making and using such encapsulates, compositions, packaged products and displays. Such compositions have improved deposition and retention properties that may impart improved benefit characteristics to a composition and/or situs. | 06-21-2012 |
Zhuo Zhang, Gloucester GB
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20110210262 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HIGH-ENERGY RADIATION - An apparatus for spatially correcting an image frame is disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus stores a frame of pixel values and scans a multi-pixel correction window across the frame. Spatial correction is performed on pixels within the window at correction positions during the scan. The spatial correction comprises estimating pixel values at value estimation positions based on one or more pixel values within the window for pixels satisfying a logical condition. The value estimation positions correspond to pixel values which do not fall within the window again during the scan. Further disclosed is an apparatus for detecting high-energy radiation, in which integration circuitry is used for integrating charge responsive to radiation photon interaction events. The circuits are controllable in accordance with an exposure control signal to vary an exposure window duration according to an operating parameter of the apparatus. | 09-01-2011 |
Zhuyao Zhang, Woking Surrey GB
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20150076130 | FLUX CORED WELDING ELECTRODE FOR 5-9% NICKEL STEEL - A flux cored welding electrode for welding a 5-9% nickel steel workpiece by a flux cored arc welding (FCAW) process comprises a particulate core and a metal sheath surrounding the particulate core, wherein chemical composition of the metal sheath and the chemical composition of the particulate core are selected so that the weld deposit composition produced by the welding electrode comprises ≦0.15 C, ≦6.0 Mn, ≦1.0 Si, ≦0.025 P, ≦0.020 S, 12.0-20.0 Cr, ≧55.0 Ni, 5.5-7.5 Mo, 1.2-1.8 Nb+Ta, ≦12 Fe, ≦0.3 Cu and 0.5-4.0 W. | 03-19-2015 |
Zonghua Zhang, Edinburgh GB
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20100177319 | OPTICAL IMAGING OF PHYSICAL OBJECTS - A method for combining shape data from multiple views in a common co-ordinate system to define the 3-D shape and/or colour of an object, the method comprising: projecting one or more optical datum(s)/markers onto the object surface; projecting light over an area of the object surface; capturing light reflected from the surface; using the optical datum(s)/markers as reference points in multiple views of the object, and using the multiple views and the reference points to determine the shape of the object. | 07-15-2010 |