Browne, GB
Allan Browne, Angus GB
Ben Browne, Petersfield GB
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20130269760 | PHOTOVOLTAIC JUNCTION FOR A SOLAR CELL - A photovoltaic junction for a solar cell is provided. The photovoltaic junction has an intrinsic region comprising a multiple quantum well stack formed from a series of quantum wells separated by barriers, in which the tensile stress in some of the quantum wells is partly or completely balanced by compressive stress in the others of the quantum wells. The overall elastostatic equilibrium of the multiple quantum well stack may be ensured by engineering the structural and optical properties of the quantum wells only, with the barriers having the same lattice constant as the materials used in the oppositely doped semiconductor regions of the junction, or equivalently as the actual lattice size of the junction or intrinsic region, or the bulk or effective lattice size of the substrate. Alternatively, the barriers may contribute to the stress balance. | 10-17-2013 |
Graham Browne, Preston GB
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20120117960 | ENERGY HARNESSING DEVICE - An energy harnessing device comprising a substantially helical conduit which in use is arranged to float in a body of water including regions of varying pressure, which may for example arise due to wave motion, tidal motion and/or current flow. The conduit defines a fluid flow path along its length and comprises a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet in fluid communication via said fluid flow path. The conduit is arranged to rotate about its longitudinal axis by the action of water of varying pressure contacting the helical conduit and driving fluid(s) along the fluid flow path. A method of harnessing energy from a body of water including regions of varying pressure is also described. | 05-17-2012 |
Ian R Browne, Kirkby-In-Ashfield / Nottingham GB
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20090125743 | Socket Assembly With Data Traffic Sensing - A power distribution apparatus for use with a suite of master and peripheral devices, comprising a master electrical outlet and at least one slave electrical outlet, both connectable to a common electrical power supply. The apparatus further comprising a monitoring means for monitoring data traffic, e.g. USB bus signals, associated with a master device such as a personal computer, and a controller for interrupting power to the at least one slave electrical outlet in response to the monitoring means detecting a prescribed change in the data traffic of the master device. | 05-14-2009 |
Ian R. Browne, Nottingham GB
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20090091192 | Socket Assembly With Standby Sockets - A power distribution apparatus for use with a master device and suite of peripheral devices, comprising a master electrical outlet and at least one standby electrical outlet, both connectable to a common electrical power supply. The apparatus further comprising sensing means for detecting changes in the operating state of master device and a controller operable to interrupt power to the at least one standby electrical outlet when the sensing means detects a prescribed change in operating state of the master device. In which, following an interruption of power, the controller automatically restores power to the at least one standby electrical outlet after a predetermined interval of time, thereby providing at least a standby power to any peripheral device connected to the standby outlet when the master device is off or on standby. In this way, peripheral devices may then enter standby states of operation, if equipped to do so. | 04-09-2009 |
20090307505 | Sensing Socket Assembly - A power distribution apparatus to control the supply of electrical power to a suite of master and peripheral devices, the apparatus comprising a master electrical outlet and at least one slave electrical outlet, both connectable to a common power supply. The apparatus including a sampling means adapted to sample power drawn from the master electrical outlet, and a controller adapted to calculate an updating average of a plurality of sampled power levels and operable to isolate the slave electrical outlet from the power supply in response to a prescribed change in the calculated average power drawn from the master electrical outlet relative to an automatically calculated switching threshold. | 12-10-2009 |
Ian Robert Browne, Nottingham GB
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20090076748 | Electricity Metering - A power consumption monitoring apparatus, comprising at least one electrical measurement device ( | 03-19-2009 |
Michael Andrew Browne, Bebington GB
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20100068322 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A DETERGENT BAR - In an apparatus and process for manufacturing a detergent bar, the bar comprises a first distinct zone comprising a first component and at least a second distinct zone comprising a second component. In an injection step, the first and second components are injected into the mould cavity via nozzle means having a first orifice through which the first component is injected. The second component is injected through a second orifice of the nozzle means. The first and second components solidify in the cavity to form the bar. The interface between the zones may be non-planar and/or such that the zones cannot be separated by a unidirectional cut. The first and second zones may respectively comprise detergent and a benefit agent. The first and second zones may differ in texture. | 03-18-2010 |
Philip Owen Browne, Bromsgrove GB
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20120035801 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus diagnoses a correct operation of a phase or star point isolation relay in an electric power steering system of the kind including a motor drive circuit and at least one phase isolation relay which connects a part of the drive circuit to a phase of the motor. The relay is opened during shutdown to isolate the motor phase from the part of the drive circuit and is normally closed during operation of the motor to connect the phase to the part of the drive circuit. The method includes the steps of: closing the relay; demanding a current through the motor phase associated with the relay that is equal to a preset value; measuring at least one characteristic of the phase current in that phase after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the elapsed time being less than a time needed for the phase current to reach the demanded current value; comparing the measured characteristic of the phase current with a reference characteristic of the phase current; and, in the event that the measured characteristic does not correspond with the reference characteristic, opening the relay and subsequently repeating the steps. | 02-09-2012 |
Simon Browne, Macclesfield GB
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20080205290 | Device and method for QoS based cell capacity dimensioning - The invention relates to a method and system for monitoring QoS criteria of Traffic classes of at least one cell in a telecommunication system, comprising means for setting thresholds, means for monitoring the traffic with regard to the thresholds for the at least two different traffic classes, and means for adapting the traffic handling capacity of the monitored cell depending on the monitoring result. The monitored traffic classes preferably include circuit-switched traffic and packet-switched traffic, and/or realtime and non-realtime packet-switched traffic. Thresholds are preferably set and monitored for rate of call attempt blocking, and/or data throughput, and/or service blocking. | 08-28-2008 |
Victoria Browne, Westoe Crown Village GB
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20100119850 | COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR METAL SUBSTRATES - Coating composition suitable for coating a metal, preferably steel, substrate which is intended to be fabricated and overcoated, said composition comprising: i) zinc powder and/or a zinc alloy and ii) a modified silica sol comprising colloidal silica particles modified with 6-40 wt % of one or more silane compounds, based on the combined dry weight of silane compound(s) and colloidal silica particles, and being obtainable by adding said silane compound(s) to a silica sol with a rate of not more than 20 silane molecules per nm2 colloidal silica surface per hour. This coating composition has a relatively long pot life, good white rust resistance, and good film properties. | 05-13-2010 |