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David Michael Billington, Northamptonshire GB
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| 20100203256 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE APPLICATION OF POWDER MATERIAL TO SUBSTRATES - An apparatus for electrostatically charging powder material and supplying it to an applicator for electrostatically applying the powder material to solid dosage forms includes a mixer for mixing a sump of the powder material to electrostatically charge the powder material, the mixer including two substantially parallel elongate mixing shafts having oppositely angled mixing paddles thereon and being arranged to rotate in opposite directions; and a feeder for removing the electrostatically charged powder material from the sump and supplying it to the applicator, and a method for electrostatically charging powder material and supplying it to an applicator for electrostatically applying the powder material to solid dosage forms. | 08-12-2010 |
Gary J. Billington, Avon Lake, OH US
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| 20120100513 | SIMULATED BODY PANEL SYSTEM - A simulated body panel system is provided for aiding a person to learn how to paint a vehicle and for testing new paints and their spray application. The simulated body panel system includes a frame and a relatively thin and flexible body panel incapable of self support. The frame includes a front end, a rear end, a first side, a second side, and a panel support member mounted to the frame. The flexible body panel incapable of self support includes a top face and a bottom face. The body panel can be selectively mounted to and supported by the frame, wherein the body panel bottom face contacts and is supported by the panel support member. | 04-26-2012 |
Jack Billington, Gravois Mills, MO US
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| 20110196800 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENSURING COMPLETENESS OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR - A system and method of ensuring completeness of automotive repair according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a criteria compliance system linked to a criteria analysis system. The criteria compliance system is adapted to provide a framework for relaying third party requirements to a repair facility. The criteria compliance system may also collect information regarding the third party requirements, such as which requirements are performed by the repair facility. The criteria analysis system analyzes the collected information to identify any noncompliances between the third party requirements and actions taken by the repair facility and may reduce the need for human inspection to ensure that a repair facility has complied with the third party requirements. | 08-11-2011 |
Nathaniel Kevin Billington, London GB
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| 20100005401 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES - A system for distributing a new version of a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user is described. The system comprises a central store retaining a GUI representation of a workflow process. A plurality of users, each having access to a version of a previous representation, are located remotely from the central store and related to each other in a user hierarchy below the central store. The system further comprises comparing means for comparing the new version of the representation with a user's previous version of the representation to determine any differences; forwarding means for forwarding those differences to the user associated with that version of the representation for consideration; and reviewing means provided within each previous version of the representation. The reviewing means is arranged to accept or reject the differences and to convey an acceptance or rejection to a higher level within the hierarchy. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100011302 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES - A system for supporting distributed interaction with a user during a workflow process is described. The system comprises a centrally stored graphical representation of the workflow process. A plurality of users located remotely from the centrally stored representation and related to each other in a user hierarchy each have access to a version of the representation. The system further comprises referral means provided within each version of the representation to generate a referral message. The referral means is arranged to send the message to a reviewer in a next higher level in the user hierarchy. | 01-14-2010 |
Pauline S. Billington, Jacksonville, FL US
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| 20090113940 | CROCHET TOOL AND KIT - A crochet tool is designed to make the process of forming loops easier. The tool has a handle section and at least one working section that extends from the handle section along an axis. The working section has a hollow bore terminating at a end opening disposed generally transverse to the axis and opening away from the handle; a sidewall; and a side aperture in the sidewall that opens into the bore and is sized to allow a crochet hook tip to pass therethrough. The crochet tool may have a second working section extending from the other end of handle section that is substantially similar to the first working section, but with a different outer dimension so as to be smaller or larger. The two working sections may collinear, with the handle section optionally tapering therebetween. A kit of such tools is also described. | 05-07-2009 |
Per Halvard Billington, Slependen NO
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| 20120018293 | PROCESS FOR HYDRATE INHIBITOR REGENERATION - The invention provides a process for the production of a lean liquid hydrate inhibitor composition from a rich liquid hydrate inhibitor composition in which the liquid hydrate inhibitor has a boiling point above that of water, which process comprises: (a) feeding said rich liquid hydrate inhibitor composition to a first distillation vessel; (b) withdrawing a water and inhibitor containing vapour from said first distillation vessel and feeding it to a second distillation vessel; (c) withdrawing water vapour from said second distillation vessel; (d) withdrawing a lean hydrate inhibitor composition from said second distillation vessel in liquid form; (e) withdrawing a lean hydrate inhibitor composition from said first distillation vessel in liquid form; (f) withdrawing liquid from said first distillation vessel and removing solids therefrom; wherein the withdrawal of steps (e) and (f) may be of a single liquid stream and wherein at least a portion of the lean hydrate inhibitor composition withdrawn from said first distillation vessel is not recycled into said first distillation vessel. | 01-26-2012 |
Randy B. Billington, Sapulpa, OK US
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| 20090301568 | Verifiable Closing and Locking System of a Cylindrical Passageway - A method according to this invention employs a set of valves, a series of pressure checks, and a physical stop for verifying the closing of a locking system of a cylindrical passageway. The method may also employ an equalization piping. The valves isolate a tapping machine, a pipeline, and the equalization piping from one another so that product cannot flow from one to the other. The valves are then opened as a series of pressure checks are performed. A completion plug is then lowered into the passageway until the plug comes to rest within the passageway and is oriented so that a locking ring of the plug is in a filly expanded position. The expanded position is then confirmed by raising the plug until its upward travel is restricted. The plug is then released and pressure above the plug is reduced to 0 psi gauge. | 12-10-2009 |
Richard Billington, Wantagae GB
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| 20080255233 | Isomeric mixtures of dinitro-octylphenyl esters and synergistic fungicidal mixtures therefrom - The present invention relates to an isomeric composition comprising isomers of dinitro-octylphenyl esters, wherein the 2,6-dinitro-4-(1-propylpentyl)phenyl ester isomer is present in an amount of less than 0.1 weight percent, based on the total weight of the isomeric composition and to synergistic fungicidal mixtures therefrom. | 10-16-2008 |
Sarah Billington, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20080264066 | CONVERSION OF COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS TO COGENERATE CEMENT - The invention provides systems, processes and methods for converting heterogeneous coal-fired power plants to cogenerate a sustainable, consistent, and economic cement. Such cogeneration enables a simultaneous production of both electric power and cement and thus provides significant economic and environmental efficiencies and benefits and eliminates a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and thereby mitigates a major contributor to climate change. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080264301 | COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCT CEMENTS AND RELATED METHODS OF PRODUCTION - Coal combustion product cement compositions produced using classes of relatively low-cost industrial by-products and low-value minerals. A variety of highly sustainable cements with low-environmental impact can be provided. Coal combustion by-products and other wastes produced on the large scale from the burning of coal or coal and biomass in coal-fired power stations with or without low-value minerals, processed minerals, and/or by-products of the mining, mineral processing, metal refining, petrochemical, fine chemical, pharmaceutical, agrochemical, biotechnology, food, feed and energy industries, as well as agricultural and municipal by-products, can be utilized to provide improved cements and cementitious materials that are more economic and environmentally friendly than traditional cements including Portland cement. | 10-30-2008 |
Sarah L. Billington, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20110112257 | Bacterial poly(hydroxy alkanoate) polymer and natural fiber composites - A biocomposite is produced from natural fiber fabrics embedded in a matrix of biosynthetic polyhydroxy-alkanoate (PHA) polymers. The PHA is synthesized using aerobic microbial biosynthesis using mixed bacterial cultures and a feedstock containing anaerobic degradation products such as methane and volatile fatty acids derived from microbial biodegradation of organic waste materials, which may include waste biocomposites. Monomers may be added to the synthesized PHA polymer to control mechanical properties of the resulting biocomposite. The natural fibers and/or PHA may be pretreated using various techniques to improve the bond between the fibers and the PHA resin matrix and water absorption resistance of the fibers. The composite may be a laminate of treated and untreated fabric layers, or differently treated layers, to achieve good in-service performance as well as rapid and/or optimal biogas production when taken out of service and put in an anaerobic environment to degrade. | 05-12-2011 |