Willoughby, GB
Alastair Willoughby, Cambridgeshire GB
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20150183571 | DISPENSING VALVES - A valve for discharging a fluid, comprising: | 07-02-2015 |
Alastair Willoughby, Cambridge GB
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20120323192 | SEAL FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE - The present invention relates to a sealing wafer ( | 12-20-2012 |
20130053803 | IRIS DIAPHRAGM SEAL FOR AN OSTOMY BAG - A sealing wafer for use in an ostomy appliance is provided. The sealing wafer has an attachment platform with a distal surface capable of being attached to an ostomy bag, a proximal surface facing towards the user during use, and an opening having an inner boundary defining a stoma receiving opening. The sealing wafer further includes a fixed base member attached to the attachment platform and a rotating member arranged to rotate relative to the fixed base member. A sealing member is coupled between the fixed base member and the rotating member for providing a seal around a stoma and defining a stoma sealing orifice. When the rotating member is rotated relative to the base member, this rotation causes an increased or a decreased tension to be applied to the sealing member so that the diametrical dimensions of the stoma sealing orifice change from a first diameter to a second diameter. Thus a mechanical sealing member that can be used with one-piece ostomy appliances as well as with two-piece ostomy appliances is provided. | 02-28-2013 |
20130060214 | NEGATIVE DRAWSTRING SEAL FOR AN OSTOMY BAG - An ostomy body side member with a sealing member is provided. The sealing member has a fixed base member defining an opening having a first diameter and a resilient sealing element comprising a stoma receiving orifice defining an inner boundary. The inner boundary of the stoma receiving orifice has a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter of the frame. The sealing member is also provided with at least one adjustment member coupled between the fixed base member and the resilient sealing element. Furthermore, an alignment member for adjusting the tension of the at least one adjustment member is provided thereby allowing the diametrical dimension of the stoma sealing orifice to be adjusted from a first diameter to a second diameter. | 03-07-2013 |
Alastair Mckean Willoughby, Cambridge GB
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20150151044 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PROPELLANT CONTAINER - A method of manufacturing a container containing propellant includes | 06-04-2015 |
20150151047 | SYRINGE - A syringe propellable by propellant that boils at a predetermined temperature, the syringe including a barrel having an outlet at a front end, and a stopper axially moveable in the barrel. The stopper separates a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber being axially forwards of the stopper and being configured for containing a medicament, and the second chamber being axially rearwards of the stopper and being configured to receive propellant for acting on the stopper to move the stopper axially forwardly in the barrel to expel medicament through the outlet upon actuation of the syringe. The syringe further includes a third chamber for containing propellant. Upon actuation of the syringe, liquid propellant is released from the third chamber and boils outside of the third chamber at or above the predetermined temperature to provide an increasing vapor pressure in the second chamber that causes the stopper to move axially forwardly and begin to expel medicament through the outlet. At least one trigger for triggering an action is provided, the trigger activated in response to the pressure in the second chamber satisfying a predetermined condition. | 06-04-2015 |
Cerys Willoughby, Winchester GB
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20120191718 | GENERATING A TAXONOMY FOR DOCUMENTS FROM TAG DATA - A method and system for generating a taxonomy for documents from tag data are provided. The method includes obtaining tag data in the form of tags on documents with tag weightings for a document and clustering the tags using the tag weightings for documents, wherein each cluster is an identified subject. The documents are associated with each identified subject and the subjects are compared to identifying relationships between subjects to build a taxonomy of subjects. A tag weighting for a document is the number of times the tag is applied to the document with a user rating of the relevance of the tag to the document. The steps are carried out automatically without user intervention. | 07-26-2012 |
20130013608 | GENERATING A TAXONOMY FOR DOCUMENTS FROM TAG DATA - Tags on documents are clustered using tag weightings of the tags on the documents. Each cluster includes an identified subject. The identified subjects are compared to identify relationships between the identified subjects. A taxonomy of subjects is built using the identified relationships between the identified subjects programmatically without user intervention. | 01-10-2013 |
Cerys Willoughby, Hursley GB
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20110282878 | GENERATING A TAXONOMY FOR DOCUMENTS FROM TAG DATA - A method and system for generating a taxonomy for documents from tag data are provided. The method includes obtaining tag data in the form of tags on documents with tag weightings for a document and clustering the tags using the tag weightings for documents, wherein each cluster is an identified subject. The documents are associated with each identified subject and the subjects are compared to identifying relationships between subjects to build a taxonomy of subjects. A tag weighting for a document is the number of times the tag is applied to the document with a user rating of the relevance of the tag to the document. The steps are carried out automatically without user intervention. | 11-17-2011 |
Cerys Willoughby, Eastleigh GB
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20120173974 | SOCIALIZED HELP FOR COMPUTING APPLICATIONS - In an embodiment of the invention, a method for managing socialized help in a networked computing application is provided. The method includes receiving, from a help authoring user in a graphical user interface (GUI) rendered for the help authoring user, a specification of a designated region of the GUI, storing help text authored by the help authoring user in connection with the designated region, detecting a help request by a help consuming user in association with a region of a GUI rendered for the help consuming user and corresponding to the designated region, retrieving the help text authored by the help authoring user in connection with the designated region, and rendering the help text in the GUI rendered for the help consuming user. | 07-05-2012 |
20120330953 | DOCUMENT TAXONOMY GENERATION FROM TAG DATA USING USER GROUPINGS OF TAGS - Embodiments of the invention provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for generating a document taxonomy based upon tag data in groupings of tags. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for generating a document taxonomy based upon tag data in groupings of tags has been claimed. The method includes retrieving into memory of a host computer different groupings of tags for correspondingly different documents providing a bottom-up view of the documents. The method further includes deriving a folksonomy from the groupings of tags for the documents and organizing the folksonomy into a hierarchy of nodes. Of note, each of the nodes can be associated with a different subject in the folksonomy. Finally, the method includes publishing the hierarchy of nodes as a taxonomy for the documents to provide a top-down view of the documents. | 12-27-2012 |
Daniel A. Willoughby, Uig GB
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20110253378 | SUBSEA WELLHEAD PROVIDING CONTROLLED ACCESS TO A CASING ANNULUS - A subsea wellhead assembly includes a wellhead body which disposed to support an isolation sleeve for a production tree and to support below the isolation sleeve a production casing hanger for a production casing string. The body also supports a second casing string outside the production casing string whereby to form an annulus between the casing strings. The body includes a passageway which is in communication with the annulus near a lower end of the body and extends upwardly within the wall of the body towards the upper end of the body. A valve is accommodated in the upper part of the body and provides controlled communication between the passageway and a port which can be coupled to the isolation sleeve. The valve is controllable from a production tree in particular is moveable between an open position and a closed position in response to fluid pressure applied to the valve from a production tree by way of the isolation sleeve. | 10-20-2011 |
20110253381 | SUBSEA WELLHEAD WITH SEGMENTED FATIGUE REDUCTION SLEEVE - A subsea wellhead comprises a generally cylindrical body including a lower extension for forming an annular space for a cement column between the lower extension and an outer conductor. The extension carries a multiplicity of interfitting rings forming a sleeve which facilitates the flexure of the extension in the presence of the cement column. Each ring may comprise an inner flange for disposition adjacent the outside of the extension and an outer flange for fitment over the inner flange of an adjacent ring. The outer flange may have a radial through-bore. | 10-20-2011 |
20110253388 | INSERTION OF A PACKOFF INTO A WELLHEAD - Apparatus for the insertion of a pack-off into a recess in a bore of a wellhead body comprises an activating sleeve which has a portion disposed for engagement with the pack-off for the movement of the pack-off into the recess and body portions shaped for location on a datum member within the bore. The activating sleeve includes a plurality of apertures circumferentially spaced about the activating sleeve. A running tool which is adapted to move said activating sleeve into engagement with the packoff carries spring-loaded dogs each disposed in one of the apertures. Each of a plurality of releasing pins is positioned such that it enters a respective one of the apertures when the activating sleeve has caused the packoff to be located in the recess. The entry of the pins into the apertures causes depression of the dogs out of the apertures and allows the consequent release of the activating sleeve from the running tool. | 10-20-2011 |
John Richard Willoughby, Essex GB
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20100015845 | MODIFIED INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONNECTOR BLOCK - A modified insulation displacement connector block ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100037980 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING TWISTED PAIR CABLE - An apparatus ( | 02-18-2010 |
20100044408 | TWISTED PAIR CABLE FEEDING MECHANISM AND METHOD - A mechanism ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100170089 | AUTOMATED WIRING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Automated wiring apparatus ( | 07-08-2010 |
Kevin Willoughby, Hertford GB
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20140199083 | OPTICAL REPEATER AMPLIFIER INSERTION AND REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY - A repeater amplifier assembly that includes at least two chassis containing optics and electronics. The chassis are connected with a size-adjustment mechanism that can adjust a size of the repeater amplifier assembly by reversibly adjusting the positions of the chassis with respect to each other. To insert the repeater amplifier assembly into a repeater housing, the repeater amplifier assembly is accessed in a contracted position. The amplifier is inserted into the housing, and then a control of the size adjustment mechanism is actuated to urge the chassis outwards until the chassis push against the repeater housing. To remove the repeater amplifier assembly from the repeater housing, the control is actuated to cause the size adjustment mechanism to pull the chassis inwards with respect to each other until the chassis no longer push against the repeater housing. The repeater amplifier assembly may then be freely removed from the repeater housing. | 07-17-2014 |
20150155943 | OPTICAL REPEATER AMPLIFIER INSERTION AND REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY - A repeater amplifier assembly that includes at least two chassis containing optics and electronics. The chassis are connected with a size-adjustment mechanism that can adjust a size of the repeater amplifier assembly by reversibly adjusting the positions of the chassis with respect to each other. To insert the repeater amplifier assembly into a repeater housing, the repeater amplifier assembly is accessed in a contracted position. The amplifier is inserted into the housing, and then a control of the size adjustment mechanism is actuated to urge the chassis outwards until the chassis push against the repeater housing. To remove the repeater amplifier assembly from the repeater housing, the control is actuated to cause the size adjustment mechanism to pull the chassis inwards with respect to each other until the chassis no longer push against the repeater housing. The repeater amplifier assembly may then be freely removed from the repeater housing. | 06-04-2015 |
Philip G. Willoughby, Milton Keynes GB
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20150333907 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCRYPTION OF BLOCKS OF DATA - A method for encryption of blocks of data ( | 11-19-2015 |
Philip G. Willoughby, Hampshire GB
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20100002868 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCRYPTION OF BLOCKS OF DATA - A method for encryption of blocks of data ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100287564 | Providing Access Control For a Destination in a Messaging System - Providing controlled access for a destination in a messaging system includes: selecting a destination for storing messages in a messaging system, one or more of the messages comprising one or more message properties; associating each of a set of message requestors with a set of message selectors; and in response to an access request for the destination from a message requestor, determining the set of said message selectors associated with the message requestor and using the identified set of message selectors to check against messages on the destination comprising a corresponding set of message properties for providing a response to the access request. | 11-11-2010 |
Philip G. Willoughby, Southampton GB
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20090248839 | USING A PROXY TO REDIRECT DOWNLOADS - One aspect of the present invention provides a system configured to enable a proxy to redirect downloads from a web server to one or more remote machines via a command issued from a local computer web browser. In one embodiment, a user accesses the web server with a web browser on a local computer, and uses the web browser to initiate the download from the web server. Connection and authentication information for the download is sent to a router/proxy which is connected to both the local machine and the one or more remote machines. The router/proxy redirects the download to a process running on the one or more remote machines, where the download is then saved. The web browser on the local computer is then notified when the download is complete. | 10-01-2009 |
Philip G. Willoughby, Eastleigh GB
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20100287565 | METHOD FOR MANAGING REQUESTS ASSOCIATED WITH A MESSAGE DESTINATION - A method, apparatus and/or computer program product manage a request for a message destination. A request to create a new temporary destination at a receiving computer is intercepted, and generation of the new temporary destination is suppressed. A pre-defined destination that is operable to store the message instead of the new temporary destination is selected. An identifier, which is assigned to the new temporary destination, is associated with the pre-defined destination. | 11-11-2010 |
20100325640 | QUEUEING MESSAGES RELATED BY AFFINITY SET - In a messaging and queuing system that supports a cluster of logically associated messaging servers for controlling queues of messages, messages are processed. In response to an application program command to a first messaging server, a queue is opened, the queue having multiple instances on further messaging servers of the cluster. Responding to first messaging server putting messages on the queue, messages are distributed among the multiple instances of the queue on their respective messaging servers so as to balance. For the first message of an affinity set, access information for the particular queue instance to which it is put is obtained and stored. The access information may be used in order to send the further message to the particular queue instance and, if said further message is not part of the affinity set, it is put to an instance of the queue as determined by said predetermined rules. | 12-23-2010 |
20110055628 | Method for Determining a State Associated with a Transaction - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for determining a state associated with a transaction for use with a transactional processing system comprising a transaction coordinator and a plurality of grouped and inter-connected resource managers, the method comprising the steps of: in response to a communications failure between the transaction coordinator and a first resource manager causing a transaction to have an in doubt state, connecting to a second resource manager; in response to the connecting step, sending by the transaction coordinator to the second resource manager, a query requesting data associated with the in doubt transaction; obtaining at the first resource manager, by the second resource manager, a shared lock to data associated with the in doubt transaction; and in response to the obtaining step, collating, by the second resource manager, data associated with the in doubt transaction associated with the first resource manager. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055835 | AIDING RESOLUTION OF A TRANSACTION - A method for aiding resolution of a transaction for use with a transactional processing system comprising a transaction coordinator and a plurality of grouped and inter-connected resource managers, the method comprising the steps of: in response to a communications failure between the transaction coordinator and a first resource manager causing a transaction to have an in-doubt state, connecting, by the transaction coordinator, to a second resource manager; in response to the connecting step, sending by the transaction coordinator to the second resource manager, a resolve request comprising a resolution for the in-doubt transaction; in response to the resolve request, obtaining at the first resource manager, by the second resource manager, a lock to data associated with the in-doubt transaction; and in response to the obtaining step, determining, by the second resource manager, whether the transaction is associated with the first resource manager. | 03-03-2011 |
20120290639 | QUEUEING MESSAGES RELATED BY AFFINITY SET - In a messaging and queuing system that supports a cluster of logically associated messaging servers for controlling queues of messages, messages are processed. In response to an application program command to a first messaging server, a queue is opened, the queue having multiple instances on further messaging servers of the cluster. Responding to first messaging server putting messages on the queue, messages are distributed among the multiple instances of the queue on their respective messaging servers so as to balance. For the first message of an affinity set, access information for the particular queue instance to which it is put is obtained and stored. The access information may be used in order to send the further message to the particular queue instance and, if said further message is not part of the affinity set, it is put to an instance of the queue as determined by said predetermined rules. | 11-15-2012 |
Philip Graham Willoughby, Chandlers Ford GB
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20090113398 | MANAGING THE TRACING OF THE EXECUTION OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM - A method and system for the management of tracing data of interest in a data processing system comprises identifying the location and length of one or more such units of interest as each unit is stored in main memory during execution of the program and recording a logical assignment of each unit of interest to a slot in a wrap around trace buffer. Copying of the units of interest to the trace buffer is deferred unless one or more predefined events occur. Such events may include an attempt to overwrite the data which has been logically assigned or a request for information stored in the trace buffer. The recorded assignments are discarded whenever it is calculated that the capacity of the trace buffer would be exceeded resulting in the corresponding units never needing to be copied to the trace buffer. | 04-30-2009 |
20100095308 | MANAGING QUEUES IN AN ASYNCHRONOUS MESSAGING SYSTEM - Managing an asynchronous messaging queue with a client computer in an asynchronous messaging system, where the client computer is programmed to store an manage the asynchronous messaging queue, includes receiving a reactive message in the asynchronous messaging queue, the reactive message including an identification of a referenced message and an action to be performed on the referenced message; and performing the action on the previously initiated message with the client computer if the referenced message is present in the asynchronous messaging queue. | 04-15-2010 |
20120272248 | MANAGING QUEUES IN AN ASYNCHRONOUS MESSAGING SYSTEM - A method of managing an asynchronous messaging queue with a client computer in an asynchronous messaging system, where the client computer is programmed to store an manage the asynchronous messaging queue, includes receiving a reactive message in the asynchronous messaging queue, the reactive message including an identification of a previously initiated message and an action to be performed on the previously initiated message; and upon determining that the previously initiated message has already been received in the asynchronous messaging queue, performing the action on the previously initiated message with the client computer. | 10-25-2012 |