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Alan Bryn Bird, Tamworth GB
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| 20110084461 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - Vehicle suspension having arms ( | 04-14-2011 |
Anthony George Bird, Old Northampton GB
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| 20110086144 | PROCESS FOR COATING FROZEN PRODUCTS - A process for coating frozen confection stick products ( | 04-14-2011 |
Colin Bird, Derby GB
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| 20100035043 | SENSOR COATING - A retro-reflective sensor coating arrangement comprises a base layer of luminescent sensor material and an outer layer of optical bodies, such a spheres. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100048065 | THERMOCOUPLE CONNECTOR - A thermocouple connector has a first member and a second member which couples to the first member. The first member carries two first terminals for electrically joining to the respective ends of a pair of thermocouple wires. The second member carries two corresponding second terminals for electrically joining to the respective ends of a pair of thermocouple extension wires. Each first terminal contacts a respective second terminal when the first and second members are coupled. | 02-25-2010 |
Colin L. Bird, Hampshire GB
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| 20090077502 | CREATION OF A HELP FILE - Methods of generating a help files are presented including: accessing a user model, where the user model defines a number of objects and a number of relationships between the number of objects; selecting an object of the user model; receiving a text file corresponding with the object; creating a component of the help file from the text file; selecting an additional object of the user model, the additional object having a relationship with the object, the relationship corresponding with the number of relationships; and creating an additional component of the help file corresponding with the additional object. In some embodiments, methods further include: detecting a change to the user model; and regenerating the help file to incorporate the change. In some embodiments, methods are presented where the additional component includes: a link to the additional object, and a link to a respective text file of the additional object. | 03-19-2009 |
Colin L. Bird, Eastleigh GB
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| 20100042978 | TEMPLATE MODEL FOR METADATA CAPTURE - The illustrative embodiments provide a method, system and computer program product for automatically capturing metadata using a template model. The template model is assembled for automatically capturing metadata during one or more stages of the life cycle of an application. Included in the template model are a description and a source of the metadata during a particular stage of the application lifecycle. The template model further includes multiple fields for dynamically capturing metadata. The template model fields may include: a stage field, an item field, a type field, specific source field, indicative field, a source list field, an analyzer reference field, default value field, and default reason field. A unique label associated with the stage field, of the template model, is read to identify the current stage of the lifecycle. The metadata associated with the current stage is automatically captured, then communicated to the application. | 02-18-2010 |
Colin Leonard Bird, Fair Oak GB
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| 20090271430 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT - A system and associated method for collaboratively developing information. An information delivery system for information regarding rapidly evolving software products builds an initial information set and a vocabulary. The initial information set is released for annotations on the information set by contributing users. The vocabulary defines a group of terms and respectively associated confidence level that can be used in describing annotations. An access control list may be employed in authenticating contributing users in accessing the information delivery system to assure reliability of annotations. A reliable annotation having a confidence level satisfying a threshold confidence level is integrated with the information set according to an approval by a content owner. | 10-29-2009 |
Colin Leonard Bird, 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 |
David Bird, Bath GB
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| 20110141757 | ALL SOLID PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBER - All solid photonic bandgap optical fiber comprising a core region and a cladding region is disclosed. The cladding region surrounding the core region includes a background optical material having a first refractive index and elements arranged in a two-dimensional periodic structure. In one embodiment, each of the elements comprises a center part and peripheral part having a higher refractive than the central part. In other embodiments, each element comprises a plurality of rods having a higher refractive index higher than the fist, the rods of each element arranged in a circle or polygon. Light transmission apparatus and methods of using the fiber are also disclosed. | 06-16-2011 |
Hilary Bird, Salisbury GB
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| 20090325278 | Reaction System for Performing in the Amplification of Nucleic Acids - A method of carrying out an amplification reaction, said method comprising supplying to a well in a disposable unit (a) a sample which contains or is suspected of containing a target nucleic acid sequence (b) primers, nucleotides and enzymes required to effect said amplification reaction and (c) a buffer system, and subjecting the unit to thermal cycling conditions such that any target nucleic acid present within the sample is amplified; wherein the disposable unit comprises a thermally conducting layer and a facing layer having one or more reagent wells of up to 1000 microns in depth defined therebetween; and the reaction mixture comprises at least one of the following: A) a buffer system wherein the pH is above 8.3; B) a detergent; and/or C) a blocking agent. Apparatus for effecting the method as well as disposable units for use in the method are described. The method is particularly suitable for rapid PCR reactions. | 12-31-2009 |
Jayne Michelle Bird, Wirrel GB
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| 20110275551 | INCORPORATION OF DYE INTO GRANULAR LAUNDRY DETERGENT - The present invention concerns a shading dye containing granule. | 11-10-2011 |
Jayne Michelle Bird, Wirral GB
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| 20090118155 | Liquid Whitening Maintenance Composition - The present invention provides a liquid laundry liquid detergent formulation comprising a dye that reduces precipitation of the dye. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090217467 | Shading Composition - A laundry treatment composition comprising: (i) from 2 to 70 wt % of a surfactant, and from 0.0001 to 0.1 wt % of an azine dye, wherein the dye is of the following core structure (I), wherein R | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100115707 | SHADING COMPOSITION - The present invention concerns the use of pigment and dye combinations for enhanced whiteness of fabrics during laundering. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100197555 | TRIPHENODIOXAZINE DYES - The present invention concerns the use of a blue or violet triphenodioxazine direct dye in a laundry composition. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110072595 | SHADING COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a laundry treatment composition comprising a cationic azine dye. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110131736 | SHADING COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a laundry treatment composition comprising a cationic azine dye. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120036652 | SHADING COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a laundry treatment composition comprising a cationic azine dye. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120090102 | ANIONIC DYE POLYMERS - The present invention provides a laundry treatment composition comprising an anionic dye-polymer. | 04-19-2012 |
Jonathan G. Bird, Derby GB
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| 20100236256 | FLOW DISCHARGE DEVICE - A flow discharge device, such as a compressor bleed outlet discharging into a bypass duct of a gas turbine engine, comprises an outlet panel | 09-23-2010 |
Kenneth J. Bird, Nottingham GB
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| 20110073622 | METERING AND DISPENSING CLOSURE - A metering and dispensing closure for a container wherein two rotatable disks rotate in conjunction with a stationary cap member to afford accurate measuring of a powder material and dispensing of it. The disks and the container cap afford a consistent measuring of the powder material, as well as provide a variety of drive members which can be utilized with the dispensing closure. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110220684 | METERING AND DISPENSING CLOSURE - A metering and dispensing closure for a container. A rotor and a movable member rotate in conjunction with a cap member to afford accurate measuring of a powder material and dispensing of it. The rotor, the movable member, and the container cap afford a consistent measuring of the powder material, as well as provide a variety of drive members which can be utilized with the dispensing closure. | 09-15-2011 |
Lucy Amber Bird, Chichester GB
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| 20110223194 | VACCINE - A method for stimulating the immune response to a vaccine applied to a mammalian subject includes the step of administering to the subject an effective amount of EtxB or a molecule having substantially equivalent activity, free from whole toxin and not linked to an antigen. | 09-15-2011 |
Neil Christopher Bird, Bottisham GB
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| 20110122012 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT - A distance measurement arrangement (DDM) provides a distance indication (DV) on the basis of a delay between an electromagnetic signal (TB), which is transmitted in a transmission mode, and a reflection (RB) of the electromagnetic signal, which is received in a reception mode. The distance measurement arrangement includes an antenna module (AM) comprising a plurality of antennas for transmitting the electromagnetic signal (TB) and for receiving the reflection (RB) thereof. A beam-forming module (BF) defines respective magnitude and phase relationships with respect to respective antennas so as to cause the antenna module (AM) to provide a directional antenna pattern in at least one the two aforementioned modes. Preferably, a beam-forming and steering control module (BC) controls the respective magnitude and phase relationships as a function of a direction command (DIR). A 3-D picture can be formed by applying respective direction commands (DIR) so as to obtain respective distance indications (DV) for respective portions in a two-dimensional picture. | 05-26-2011 |
Neil Christopher Bird, Cambridgeshire GB
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| 20120113051 | TOUCH- OR PROXIMITY -SENSITIVE INTERFACE - The invention relates to a device, comprising a touch- or proximity-sensitive interface, the interface comprising a sensor electrode arrangement configured to receive one or more body-coupled communication signals via a user part touching or approaching the interface, and a detector configured to detect a position of the user part based on the one or more body-coupled communication signals. Embodiments provide an interactive surface which comprises a sensor electrode arrangement for detecting a position of a finger or other part touching, or approaching, the interactive surface. Body-coupled communication signals received by means of the sense electrode arrangement are evaluated for increasing the sensitivity of position detection. | 05-10-2012 |
Neil S. Bird, Oxfordshire GB
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| 20100119044 | TEST SHOE AND TEST SHOE SYSTEM - Provided is a test shoe for testing electrical connections in a main distribution board of the telecommunications industry. This test shoe has a housing, a baseplate connected to the housing and contact elements arranged in the baseplate, and at least two contact elements of the test shoe are electrically connected to one another within the housing in such a way that they form a loopback. Also provided is a test shoe arrangement with a test shoe having the features presented above. | 05-13-2010 |
Nigel Peter Bird, Wirral GB
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| 20090036346 | Fabric Conditioning Composition - An aqueous conditioning composition comprising: (i) a water-insoluble, non-ester, quaternary ammonium fabric conditioning agent having at least 2 alkyl and/or alkenyl groups of at least 12 carbon atoms, or an alkyl or alkenyl group having a chain length of at least 20 carbon atoms. (ii) a water-soluble quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant and (iii) perfume, at least a portion of which is encapsulated. The composition is made by a specific process which comprises adding the encapsulated perfume to water prior to the addition of the water-insoluble quaternary ammonium fabric conditioning agent and adding the water-soluble quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant after the addition of the water-insoluble quaternary ammonium fabric conditioning agent and any free perfume and at a temperature below the phase transition temperature of the composition. | 02-05-2009 |
Nigel Stuart Bird, Weston-Super-Mare GB
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| 20090052409 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A telecommunications system for communicating internet packet data in accordance with a first internet protocol (IPV6) via a packet radio network operable in accordance a second internet protocol (IPV4). The system comprises a user equipment operable to request a bearer for communicating internet protocol data according to the second internet protocol (IPV4) to and from a gateway support node of the packet radio network. The gateway support node is operable to establish a tunnelling protocol bearer for communicating the internet packet data to and from the user equipment across the packet radio network. The user equipment is operable in combination with the gateway support node to form an address which is compatible with the first internet protocol (IPv6). The address includes an interface identifier having a tunnel end identifier of the tunnelling protocol bearer which ends at the gateway support node of the packet radio network. The internet packet data is communicated to and from a correspondent node via the gateway support node and the established bearer using internet protocol address which is compatible with the first internet protocol (Ipv6). | 02-26-2009 |
Paul Bird, Copthorne GB
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| 20110054425 | OSTOMY BAG - The invention provides an ostomy bag assembly including an outer bag and an inner bag secured to one side of a flange. The inner bag is removable to facilitate disposal. The flange has a polymeric backing film and a layer of bioadhesive for securing the ostomy bag assembly to the body of a patient. The flange includes an orifice to enable bodily waste to be received by the inner bag. The outer bag is detachably bonded to a first attachment zone on the flange and the inner bag is secured to a second attachment zone on the flange. The outer bag is mounted to the flange by an annular bonding element is formed from a multilayer polymeric material comprising first and second ethylene vinyl acetate layers and a polymeric support layer interposed there between. A method of fabricating ostomy bags is also provided. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110238024 | OSTOMY BAG - The invention provides a drainage bag assembly for receiving bodily waste; the drainage bag assembly comprising outer ( | 09-29-2011 |
Paul R. Bird, Keyham GB
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| 20090127027 | Scaffold Securing Device - A scaffold securing device for securing scaffold boards. The device includes: first elongated arm member, an L-shaped second elongated arm member, a chain member, and an elongated connection member. The first elongated member includes two arm member end and an aperture. The L-shaped second elongated arm member is rotatably coupled to the first elongated arm member and includes: a pair of arm portions and an aperture. The elongated arm members are substantially flat. The chain member is coupled to the first elongated arm member. The elongated connection member, in the form of a swivel pin, connects the elongated arm members together by insertion through the apertures. The swivel pin includes an elongated body portion, a head portion, and an elongated lock portion. The second elongated arm member is rotatably coupled to the second arm member end of the first elongated arm member by hinging. | 05-21-2009 |
Raymond Bird, London GB
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| 20100018543 | HAIRDRESSER'S MASKING AID - A hairdresser's masking aid allows for masking selected strands of hair from other strands of hair while the selected strands are treated. The masking aid comprising at least two panels of flexible sheet material which are capable of being hinged apart to receive the selected strands and subsequently brought together to envelop the selected strands. At least one of the panels comprises a substrate of a flexible and transparent plastics material laminated over at least part of its area to a metal foil substrate. The plastics substrate is laminated to the said metal foil substrate by a laminating wax so that the resultant laminated sheet is capable of being deadfolded in a similar way as non-laminated aluminum foil. | 01-28-2010 |
Robert Bird, Middlesbrough GB
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| 20110041726 | TITANIUM DIOXIDE - A coloured composition comprising: a) NIR scattering TiO | 02-24-2011 |
Rowena Jacqueline Bird, Bournemouth GB
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| 20120040919 | EXFOLIATING COMPOSITION BASED ON CREAM OF TARTAR AND BICARBONATE - A solid exfoliating composition includes a surfactant, sodium bicarbonate, cream of tartar, and a granular exfoliant. | 02-16-2012 |
Stephen W. Bird, Peterborough GB
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| 20100005784 | After-Treatment De-Contamination System - In one aspect an internal combustion engine assembly may be provided that may include at least one combustion chamber and an exhaust system with an after-treatment system that may have an oxidation catalyst and a particulate filter. The internal combustion engine assembly may include an electronic controller that may have a de-contamination function that may, responsive to a command be configured to de-contaminate the particulate filter and the oxidation catalyst. To that end, a method may be provided to, and the controller may be configured to increase the exhaust gas temperature at an inlet of the after-treatment system to above a de-contamination temperature during a certain time period. | 01-14-2010 |
Stephen William Bird, Peterborough GB
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| 20090248272 | Method for operating fuel injection system - A machine is disclosed. The machine may have an engine having a combustion chamber. The machine may also have a first sensor configured to generate a first signal indicative of a speed of the combustion engine. Additionally, the machine may have a second sensor configured to generate a second signal indicative of a desired supplied fuel quantity. The machine may also have a counter configured to generate a third signal indicative of a count. Additionally, the machine may have a fuel injection system having a controller. The controller may be configured to, based on the first, second, and third signals, select one of a plurality of shot modes and generate a corresponding fourth signal. The fuel injection system may also have a fuel injector configured to, based on the fourth signal, inject a quantity of fuel into the combustion chamber. | 10-01-2009 |