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Alan Markham, Cheadle Hulme GB
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20160106044 | Plant Container for Holding a Growing Medium in Which One or More Plants Can Grow - A plant container includes: an outer receptacle that includes at least one drain hole in its base; an inner receptacle that fits inside the outer receptacle, the inner receptacle including at least one feeding hole in its base; a sealing element located between the outer receptacle and inner receptacle, wherein the sealing element extends around the at least one feeding hole and the at least one drain hole so as to provide a seal between the outer receptacle and the inner receptacle when the inner receptacle sits on the sealing element; and an overflow conduit that provides a passage for fluid to flow from the at least one drain hole in the base of the outer receptacle to an outlet in the overflow conduit, the outlet in the overflow conduit being located between the base of the inner receptacle and the top of the inner receptacle. | 04-21-2016 |
Alistair Markham, Cambridge GB
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20090177652 | MOBILE SEARCH SERVICE - At least some embodiments of this invention provide for a way to mix mobile content found as a result of searching and/or browsing on the Internet. Aspects of the invention provides software, systems (meaning software and hardware to run the software) or an exchange of signals with users to provide a mobile content service. Other related aspects provide methods for providing or using such a search service. According to one aspect there is provided a query server to provide a search service for searching computer accessible content, the query server being arranged to receive a search query from a user on a mobile device, output said search query to multiple sources of indexable information, input an individual list of results from each of said multiple sources together with a scoring for each result wherein each result has a position in its associated individual list determined by its scoring, combine said lists of results to form a single combined list wherein results in said single combined list are ranked using a combination of their scoring and position in their respective individual list and send said combined list of search results to a user's mobile device. | 07-09-2009 |
Andrew Markham, Oxfordshire GB
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20140155098 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES - A system for providing locality information to a user is disclosed. The system comprises at least one magnetic field beacon. Each beacon comprises means for generating a magnetic field encoded with information associated with the beacon. A communication device is provided that comprises means for detecting the encoded magnetic field emitted by the beacon and means for extracting the information encoded in the detected magnetic field. | 06-05-2014 |
Anthony Charles William Markham, Trout Creek CA
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20150184473 | DRILL ROD HANDLING SYSTEM FOR MOVING DRILL RODS TO AND FROM AN OPERATIVE POSITION - A drill head assembly for receiving a drill rod in an operative position. The drill head assembly has a chuck and cradle configured for movement between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the longitudinal axis of the chuck is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of a drill mast. In the second position, the longitudinal axis of the chuck is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drill mast. From the first position, the cradle is configured for sequential axial and then pivotal movement relative to the transverse axis to reach the second position, with pivotal movement being restricted until axial movement is completed. Drill rod handling systems having such drill head assemblies, and methods of using such drill head assemblies, are also disclosed. | 07-02-2015 |
Anthony Charles William Markham, North Bay CA
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20130167677 | Over Center Drill Head Gear Shifting System - Aspects of the present invention relate to system and apparatus for shifting gears within a gearbox of a drill head, which can be attached to a drill rig for various drilling operations. In particular, the present disclosure relates to engaging various gears within the gearbox and maintaining the gears in the engaged position such that to prevent the gears from disengaging in response to movements and/or vibrations within the gearbox, the drill head, and/or the drill rig. | 07-04-2013 |
Charles Michael Markham, Sheffield GB
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20100074140 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Certain embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for managing routing in a wireless network, the method comprising receiving an indication that a route to a first node via a routing node is invalid; and deleting, from routing information, information indicating the route to the first node via the routing node. Other embodiments of the invention relate to a method and system for managing routing in a wireless network, the method comprising receiving a message from a descendant node via a routing node; determining whether routing information indicates a route to the descendant node via the routing node; if the routing information does not indicate the route, adding information to the routing information indicating the route to the descendant node via the routing node; and forwarding the message to a destination node. | 03-25-2010 |
Christopher J. Markham, Lower Gwynedd, PA US
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20160097369 | LOW PROFILE OCEAN PUMP ARRAY GENERATION STATION - A system for generating electricity in a moving water environment, including a single point of contact securing mechanism in contact with a floor of the moving water environment, the securing mechanism comprising a weight and a cable, a pump including a bottom section mechanically coupled to the securing mechanism via the cable, the bottom section comprising a water input valve and a bottom water conduit, a top section slidably coupled to the bottom section, the top portion comprising a water output valve and a top water conduit receiving water from the bottom water conduit, a spring mechanism coupled to the bottom section and the top section, and a buoyancy device coupled to the top pump section. | 04-07-2016 |
Dustin W. Markham, Kansas City, KS US
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20150213406 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING AUCTION RESULTS AND CREATING CUSTOMIZABLE REPORTS - A method and system for aggregating data from auction sales, formatting the data, storing the data, and creating customized reports and alerts is provided. The system can include a server that collects data from auction sites, a server that formats the collected data, a database that stores the data, and a server linking a platform interface to the database. The method and system may also include a report module that receives user inputs and generates a custom report containing data from the database that conforms to the user-selected inputs. The user may access the report module by connecting to a network server and accessing the platform interface. The method and system may also include an alert module that receives user inputs and searches the database for data that meets the user inputs. The system may then generate and send the user a email or text if triggering data is found. | 07-30-2015 |
John Fraser Markham, Victoria AU
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20110131028 | CELL POPULATION SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A cell population process executed by a computer system, the process including generating cell population data representing numbers of cells in a cell population from one or more probability distributions representing probabilities for cell division in the absence of cell death in successive generations of cells of the cell population, and one or more probability distributions representing probabilities for cell death in the absence of cell division in successive generations of cells of the cell population. | 06-02-2011 |
Jonathan Markham, Berkshire GB
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20090129424 | Dendrimer Laser - A distributed feedback laser having a conjugated dendrimer as the active lasing component, and a method for patterning conjugated dendrimers. | 05-21-2009 |
Joshua James Markham US
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20150216747 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS FOR POWERED COTS - A cot can include a support frame that extends between a front end and a back end. A front leg and a back leg can be slidingly coupled to the support frame. A front actuator can be coupled to the front leg and slide the front leg to retract and extend the front leg. A back actuator can be coupled to the back leg and slide the back leg to retract and extend the front leg. One or more processors can execute machine readable instructions to receive signals from one or more sensors indicative of the front end of the cot and the front leg. The one or more processors can actuate the back actuator to extend the back leg to raise the back end of the cot, when the front end of the cot is supported by a surface and the front leg is retracted a predetermined amount. | 08-06-2015 |
Joshua James Markham, Wilmington, OH US
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20150216747 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS FOR POWERED COTS - A cot can include a support frame that extends between a front end and a back end. A front leg and a back leg can be slidingly coupled to the support frame. A front actuator can be coupled to the front leg and slide the front leg to retract and extend the front leg. A back actuator can be coupled to the back leg and slide the back leg to retract and extend the front leg. One or more processors can execute machine readable instructions to receive signals from one or more sensors indicative of the front end of the cot and the front leg. The one or more processors can actuate the back actuator to extend the back leg to raise the back end of the cot, when the front end of the cot is supported by a surface and the front leg is retracted a predetermined amount. | 08-06-2015 |
20160106605 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS FOR POWERED COTS - A cot can include a support frame that extends between a front end and a back end. A front leg and a back leg can be slidingly coupled to the support frame. A front actuator can be coupled to the front leg and slide the front leg to retract and extend the front leg. A back actuator can be coupled to the back leg and slide the back leg to retract and extend the front leg. One or more processors can execute machine readable instructions to receive signals from one or more sensors indicative of the front end of the cot and the front leg. The one or more processors can actuate the back actuator to extend the back leg to raise the back end of the cot, when the front end of the cot is supported by a surface and the front leg is retracted a predetermined amount. | 04-21-2016 |
Keith Christopher Markham, Chepstow, Monmouthsire UK
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20130148893 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image-processing method comprising convolving a selected feature of interest (FOI) within the image with a mask of a first size, repeating the convolution with a mask of a second size, and calculating the ratio of the convolution responses, as an indication of the size of the FOI. Preferably the convolution masks are Laplacian of Gaussian. The method can be useful for prioritising potential targets in a field of view for presentation to an operator. | 06-13-2013 |
Keith Christopher Markham, South Gloucestershire GB
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20110228047 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING STEREOGRAPHIC IMAGES - The present invention relates to a method of displaying stereographic images of a region R. The method comprises: moving a vehicle ( | 09-22-2011 |
Lee Markham, Suffolk GB
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20100139807 | SUMP FOR FUEL DISPENSER - A sump assembly ( | 06-10-2010 |
Lee Markham, Woodbridge GB
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20110155615 | CHAMBER - A modular chamber assembly comprising: — | 06-30-2011 |
Matthew Markham, Oxfordshire GB
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20150299894 | SYNTHETIC DIAMOND MATERIALS FOR QUANTUM AND OPTICAL APPLICATIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A synthetic diamond material comprising one or more spin defects having a full width half maximum intrinsic inhomogeneous zero phonon line width of no more than 100 MHz. The method for obtain such a material involves a multi-stage annealing process. | 10-22-2015 |
Matthew Lee Markham, Oxfordshire GB
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20140061510 | DIAMOND SENSORS, DETECTORS, AND QUANTUM DEVICES - A single crystal synthetic CVD diamond material comprising: a growth sector; and a plurality of point defects of one or more type within the growth sector, wherein at least one type of point defect is preferentially aligned within the growth sector, wherein at least 60% of said at least one type of point defect shows said preferential alignment, and wherein the at least one type of point defect is a negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy defect (NV | 03-06-2014 |
20140077231 | DIAMOND SENSORS, DETECTORS, AND QUANTUM DEVICES - A thin plate of synthetic single crystal diamond material, the thin plate of synthetic single crystal diamond material having: a thickness in a range 100 nm to 50 μιη; a concentration of quantum spin defects greater than 0.1 ppb (parts-per-billion); a concentration of point defects other than the quantum spin defects of below 200 ppm (parts-per-million); and wherein at least one major face of the thin plate of synthetic single crystal diamond material comprises surface termination species which have zero nuclear spin and/or zero electron spin. | 03-20-2014 |
Matthew Lee Markham, Berkshire GB
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20110163291 | SOLID STATE MATERIAL - A solid state system comprising a host material and a quantum spin defect, wherein the quantum spin defect has a T | 07-07-2011 |
20130270991 | DIAMOND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method of manufacturing an optical element, the method comprising: growing a first layer of single crystal diamond material via a chemical vapour deposition technique using a gas phase having a first nitrogen concentration; growing a second layer of single crystal diamond material over said first layer via a chemical vapour deposition technique using a gas phase having a second nitrogen concentration, wherein the second nitrogen concentration is lower than the first nitrogen concentration; forming an optical element from at least a portion of the second layer of single crystal diamond material; and forming an out-coupling structure at a surface of the optical element for increasing out-coupling of light. | 10-17-2013 |
Matthew Lee Markham, Maidenhead GB
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20140035584 | A MICROFLUIDIC CELL AND A SPIN RESONANCE DEVICE FOR USE THEREWITH - A microfluidic cell comprising: a microfluidic channel ( | 02-06-2014 |
Matthew Lee Markham, Didcot GB
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20140037932 | DIAMOND SENSORS, DETECTORS, AND QUANTUM DEVICES - A synthetic single crystal diamond material comprising: a first region of synthetic single crystal diamond material comprising a plurality of electron donor defects; a second region of synthetic single crystal diamond material comprising a plurality of quantum spin defects; and a third region of synthetic single crystal diamond material disposed between the first and second regions such that the first and second regions are spaced apart by the third region, wherein the second and third regions of synthetic single crystal diamond material have a lower concentration of electron donor defects than the first region of synthetic single crystal diamond material, and wherein the first and second regions are spaced apart by a distance in a range 10 nm to 100 μm which is sufficiently close to allow electrons to be donated from the first region of synthetic single crystal diamond material to the second region of synthetic single crystal diamond material thus forming negatively charged quantum spin defects in the second region of synthetic single crystal diamond material and positively charged defects in the first region of synthetic single crystal diamond material while being sufficiently far apart to reduce other coupling interactions between the first and second regions which would otherwise unduly reduce the decoherence time of the plurality of quantum spin defects and/or produce strain broaden of a spectral line width of the plurality of quantum spin defects in the second region of synthetic single crystal diamond material. | 02-06-2014 |
20140291490 | QUANTUM PROCESSING DEVICE - A device for achieving multi-photon interference, said device comprising: at least two solid state photon emitters, each solid state photon emitter comprising nuclear and electron spin states coupled together, each solid state photon emitter being configured to produce photon emission comprising a photon emission peak, wherein the photon emission peaks from different solid state photon emitters have a first frequency difference between peak intensities, and wherein the electron spin states of each solid state photon emitter are resolvable; an excitation arrangement configured to individually address the at least two solid state photon emitters; a plurality of optical out coupling structures wherein each solid state photon emitter is provided with an associated optical out coupling structure; a tuning arrangement configured to reduce the first frequency difference between the peak intensities of the photon emission peaks from the at least two solid state photon emitters to a second frequency difference which is smaller than the first frequency difference; a photon interference arrangement configured to overlap photon emissions from the at least two solid state emitters after tuning; and a detector arrangement configured to detect photon emissions from the at least two solid state emitters after tuning and passing through the photon interference arrangement, wherein the detector arrangement is configured to resolve sufficiently small differences in photon detection times that tuned photon emissions from the at least two solid state emitters are quantum mechanically indistinguishable resulting in quantum interference between indistinguishable photon emissions from different solid state photon emitters. | 10-02-2014 |
Matthew Lee Markham, Ascot GB
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20140150713 | CONTROLLING DOPING OF SYNTHETIC DIAMOND MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing synthetic CVD diamond material, the method comprising: providing a microwave plasma reactor comprising: a plasma chamber; one or more substrates disposed in the plasma chamber providing a growth surface area over which the synthetic CVD diamond material is to be deposited in use; a microwave coupling configuration for feeding microwaves from a microwave generator into the plasma chamber; and a gas flow system for feeding process gases into the plasma chamber and removing them therefrom, injecting process gases into the plasma chamber; feeding microwaves from the microwave generator into the plasma chamber through the microwave coupling configuration to form a plasma above the growth surface area; and growing synthetic CVD diamond material over the growth surface area, wherein the process gases comprise at least one dopant in gaseous form, selected from a one or more of boron, silicon, sulphur, phosphorous, lithium and beryllium at a concentration equal to or greater than 0.01 ppm and/or nitrogen at a concentration equal to or greater than 0.3 ppm, wherein the gas flow system includes a gas inlet comprising one or more gas inlet nozzles disposed opposite the growth surface area and configured to inject process gases towards the growth surface area, and wherein the process gases are injected towards the growth surface area at a total gas flow rate equal to or greater than 500 standard cm | 06-05-2014 |
Michael Markham, New South Wales AU
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20080278740 | Bulk Communications Process Using Multiple Delivery Media | 11-13-2008 |
Neil Markham, Ragins CA
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20120103238 | Air seeder tank and distribution apparatus - An air seeder distribution apparatus has seed and fertilizer tanks, and a like plurality of metering devices mounted on each product tank. A manifold set comprises a like plurality of product manifolds and each manifold is separately fed from one metering device on each of the seed and fertilizer tanks. A control selectively starts and stops rotation of the feed roller of each metering device to feed product from either tank, or both tanks to the connected manifold. The weight of each tank can be displayed on a weight indicator. Balancing of the pressure in each supply conduit can be provided. A remote opener exerts downward force on the tank lid to maintain interior pressure. | 05-03-2012 |
Neil Markham, Regina CA
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20140216315 | AIR SEEDER TANK AND DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS - An air seeder distribution apparatus has seed and fertilizer tanks, and a like plurality of metering devices mounted on each product tank. A manifold set comprises a like plurality of product manifolds and each manifold is separately fed from one metering device on each of the seed and fertilizer tanks. A control selectively starts and stops rotation of the feed roller of each metering device to feed product from either tank, or both tanks to the connected manifold. The weight of each tank can be displayed on a weight indicator. Balancing of the pressure in each supply conduit can be provided. A remote opener exerts downward force on the tank lid to maintain interior pressure. | 08-07-2014 |
Patricia O. Markham, Raleigh, NC US
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20150203694 | CONDUCTIVITY THICK FILM PASTES CONTAINING PLATINUM POWDER - The present invention is directed to a highly conductive, low sintering temperature platinum powder produced using an aerosol decomposition process with platinum (II) tetraamine diacetate as the precursor | 07-23-2015 |
Philip Francis Markham, Victoria AU
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20120045475 | LIVE ATTENUATED VACCINES - The present invention relates to a bacterium attenuated by a mutation in at least one ABC transporter gene wherein the mutation renders the corresponding ABC transporter protein non-functional and wherein the attenuated bacterium persists in a subject. | 02-23-2012 |
Philip P. Markham, Birmingham, AL US
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20150196819 | Portable Training Device - A portable training device and training method is disclosed. The portable training device includes a non-linear section. The non-linear section is configured to form a target area that substantially imitates the reach of a goalkeeper. The training method includes covering a portion of an opening of a goal with the portable training device to create a target area configured to substantially imitate the reach of a goalkeeper. | 07-16-2015 |
Phillip Markham, Victoria AU
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20120135040 | TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE VACCINE STRAIN OF MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a | 05-31-2012 |
Richard Markham, Wintoh Newburgh GB
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20130169196 | BRUSHLESS MOTOR SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM - This system provides a wide range of smooth and precisely controlled low and high speeds for pan-tilt-zoom surveillance cameras, in which a brushless motor is controlled by a Microcontroller in a low speed mode by sinusoidal synchronous commutation, in a high speed mode by block commutation, and in in a transition phase from the low speed mode to the high speed mode by modulating integrated pulse-width modulation (PWM) square waves with sine waves. PID and lookup table registers are used by a microcontroller for a smooth transition from high speed mode to low speed mode, and from low speed mode to high speed mode, phase locking a sine position during transitions, in order to give a surveillance camera an ability to quickly move from one target to another at up to 100 degrees per second yet track objects that are moving very slowly. | 07-04-2013 |
Stephen Markham, Cambridge GB
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20140104155 | DISPLAY SYSTEMS - We describe a display system comprising an electrooptic display coupled to a display driver and including an induced voltage compensation circuit. The compensation circuit comprises a system to measure a voltage applied a common pixel electrode of the display, and one or both of: a system to measure a voltage swing on a pixel select line of the display, and a system to measure a change in voltage on the common pixel electrode due to a voltage induced on a pixel drive electrode of the display. The compensation circuit also includes a system to apply a voltage to the common pixel electrode, responsive to a combination of the measured applied voltage and one or both of the measured voltage swing and the measured change in voltage, to compensate for the induced voltage. | 04-17-2014 |
Stephen J. Markham, Lower Gwynedd, PA US
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20160097369 | LOW PROFILE OCEAN PUMP ARRAY GENERATION STATION - A system for generating electricity in a moving water environment, including a single point of contact securing mechanism in contact with a floor of the moving water environment, the securing mechanism comprising a weight and a cable, a pump including a bottom section mechanically coupled to the securing mechanism via the cable, the bottom section comprising a water input valve and a bottom water conduit, a top section slidably coupled to the bottom section, the top portion comprising a water output valve and a top water conduit receiving water from the bottom water conduit, a spring mechanism coupled to the bottom section and the top section, and a buoyancy device coupled to the top pump section. | 04-07-2016 |
Steven Markham, Bushey GB
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20140108967 | SYSTEM FOR VIEWING AND INTERACTING WITH A VIRTUAL 3-D SCENE - A system is described for enabling one or more user devices to view and interact with a three-dimensional (3-D) scene. The system comprises a data server | 04-17-2014 |