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Andrew Bray, Southampton GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090241473Apparatus and Method For Packing Smoking Articles - A packaging apparatus comprises one or more packing machines (MC10-01-2009

Andrew Jonathan Bray, London GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100288292Method and Apparatus for Forming Tobacco Rods - A method of forming tobacco rods comprises providing an endless bead of tobacco, creating regularly spaced apart gaps (11-18-2010

Andrew Jonathan Bray, Southampton GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090230004Packages - A package comprises first and second packs (P09-17-2009
20100269839Smoking article with closed end and methods and apparatus for manufacture thereof - A method of making a smoking article comprises providing a folly or partially fabricated smoking article comprising at least a tobacco rod of tobacco wrapped in cigarette paper; adhering a foldable paper to the cigarette paper such that the foldable paper encircles the tobacco rod and overhangs the cigarette paper at an end of the tobacco rod that is intended to be lit; and folding the overhanging foldable paper to substantially cover the tobacco at the end of the tobacco rod. Various techniques can be employed to apply different lengths of foldable paper to the tobacco rod and to achieve different folding patterns. The folded paper may be inverted by pressing inwardly with a pin or rod after folding to produce a more permanent fold.10-28-2010
20110226639Packages - A package comprises first and second packs (P09-22-2011
20110303567Package for Tobacco Products - A package for tobacco products comprises a container (12-15-2011

Patent applications by Andrew Jonathan Bray, Southampton GB

Anthony Bray, London GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100170202Packaging Machine and Method - A method and machine for packaging smoking articles or other tobacco industry products in which the products and packaging may be transported from selected product supply systems (07-08-2010

Christopher Bray, Merseyside GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110185623Clathrates for Gas Storage - This invention relates to a gas hydrate (often referred to as a clathrate) comprising a water-in-gas emulsion (egdry-water (DW)) and an enclathrated exogenous gas such as for example methane, natural gas, hydrogen or carbon dioxide.08-04-2011

David Bray, Berkshire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110049865Security Document Comprising a Security Feature Having a Layer with Particles - A security document comprising a printed security feature having a tactile feel, said security feature comprising a printed layer with particles protruding at least 10 μm therefrom in an amount of at least 3 particles per mm03-03-2011

Dorothy Bray, Buckinghamshire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090078024PARTICLE DETECTOR - A particle detector (03-26-2009
20100303858Chimeric HIV-1 Glycoproteins and Their Biological Applications - The invention relates to chimeric HIV-1 gp120 glycoproteins, wherein at least a part of gp120 variable region V1 and/or V2 is replaced by a CD4-derived sequence to obtain the exposition of CD4 induced epitopes or CD4i capable of inducing a specific humoral immune response. Application for the preparation of vaccinal and pharmaceutical composition.12-02-2010
20110150826AGENT FOR THE TREATMENT AND/OR PROPHYLAXIS OF AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AND FOR THE FORMATION OF REGULATORY T CELLS - The present invention relates to an agent for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of an autoimmune disease, an agent for the formation of regulatory T cells (T06-23-2011

Patent applications by Dorothy Bray, Buckinghamshire GB

Dorothy Bray, London GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090017484MARKERS FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS - A method for the diagnosis, prognosis or identification of a predisposition towards atherosclerosis and the susceptibility to the development of atherosclerotic plaques and/or vascular obstruction is described, the method comprising analysing a sample to determine the percentage frequency of multiple sub-populations of T-lymphocytes and comparing the data obtained against comparative and/or control data.01-15-2009
20090062375METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL DISEASES - The invention provides a method of treating viral haemorrhagic fevers, such as that caused by Dengue virus, which comprises administering a composition comprising a pharmaceutically active amount of a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor.03-05-2009

Ellen Bray, York GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110293572INCREASING THE PLASTICITY OF STEM CELLS - The invention relates to methods of culturing non-embryonic cells to increase their plasticity and their potential to differentiate into multi-lineage cell types.12-01-2011

Jeremy Bray, St. Albans GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120108256METHOD FOR HANDLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A USER EQUIPMENT AND A RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLER AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLER - A method for handling communication between a user equipment and a radio network controller of an UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) radio access network includes: providing a transmission instruction by the radio network controller for redirecting the user equipment to a target carrier frequency, the target carrier frequency being an allowed frequency of a local access radio network; evaluating if the target carrier frequency is interfered by the local access radio network near the user equipment; and preventing a redirection of the user equipment to the target carrier frequency by the radio network controller for a certain time period, if the target carrier frequency is interfered by the local access network near the user equipment.05-03-2012

Patrick Simon Bray, Cornwall GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100126879Solid Electrode - The present invention provides a solid diamond electrode, a reactor, in particular a reactor comprising an anode, a cathode and at least one bipolar electrode having first and second major working surfaces positioned therebetween wherein the at least one bipolar electrode consists essentially of diamond, and methods in which the reactors are used.05-27-2010

Paul Bray, Leeds GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080241410Method of recycling electroless nickel waste - An electroless nickel plating bath is provided that utilizes hypophosphite ions as a reducing agent and is substantially free of sulphate and sodium ions. Spent nickel in the plating bath is removed using an ion exchange resin and the remaining effluent solution is usable for manufacturing fertilizer compositions. The nickel is processed for inclusion back into the plating bath. Thus, the process of the invention allows for the indefinite use of the solutions without discharging hazardous waste.10-02-2008

Roger Bray, Nuneaton GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090012440WOUND DRESSINGS - A wound dressing comprises a wound-contacting layer composed of a mixture of honey and a moisture-absorbing agent; a water-permeable fabric backing layer; and an intermediate layer comprising water-permeable fabric impregnated with a mixture of honey and a moisture-absorbing agent.01-08-2009

Simon E. Bray, Derby GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090173769Welding of Single Crystal Alloys - A blade member is oscillated in the direction of arrow A-A relative to a rim of a disc; a forge force is applied radially and a weld is formed along line; the blade member is formed from a face centred cubic (FCC) nickel based single crystal alloy, such as CMSX-4 of Cannon-Muskegon Corporation; the orientation of the single crystal blade member is controlled to maximize the stress on the slip plane; by maximizing the stress on the slip plane the in-plane friction forces and the forge force are minimized; minimizing the in-plane forces enables the single crystal blade member to be successfully welded to the rim of the disc.07-09-2009
20090314823Method of friction welding - A method of friction welding comprises providing a first workpiece (12-24-2009
20100102106WELDING ENCLOSURE - A weld enclosure (04-29-2010
20110031299METHOD OF FRICTION WELDING - A method of friction welding comprising providing a first workpiece (02-10-2011
20120012643PROCESS CONTROL METHOD - A method is disclosed for controlling a process in which a component 01-19-2012
20120012644APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF A FRICTION WELD - A method of determining the quality of a friction weld between two components, the method comprising joining two components together using a friction welding process, measuring the loss of length of the components as a function of time during the friction welding process, determining the double differential with respect to time of the loss in length of the components as a function of time, determining the quality of the friction weld by calculating the R01-19-2012
20120022678LINEAR FRICTION WELDING OF AN AEROFOIL BLISK - A method of making an aerofoil blink comprising a plurality of aerofoil blades joined to a disc to extend radially outwardly therefrom is provided, The method includes the step of: (a) modelling a linear friction welding process in which a blade member is joined to the disc, the blade member having a stub for joining to the disc, wherein the modelling provides results which are indicative of the welding power at positions along the stub during the welding process; (b) identifying adaptations to the stub using the modelling results to compensate for differences in welding power along the stub during the welding process; (c) providing a blade member having a stub with the identified adaptations; and (d) joining the provided blade member to the disc by the linear friction welding process.01-26-2012

Patent applications by Simon E. Bray, Derby GB