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Andrew Breen, Norwich GB
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| 20090048841 | Synthesis by Generation and Concatenation of Multi-Form Segments - A speech synthesis system and method is described. A speech segment database references speech segments having various different speech representational structures. A speech segment selector selects from the speech segment database a sequence of speech segment candidates corresponding to a target text. A speech segment sequencer generates from the speech segment candidates sequenced speech segments corresponding to the target text. A speech segment synthesizer combines the selected sequenced speech segments to produce a synthesized speech signal output corresponding to the target text. | 02-19-2009 |
Barry Breen, Jerusalem IL
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| 20100307581 | LARGE AREA DYE CELLS, AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - A photovoltaic cell for converting a light source into electricity, including an at least partially transparent cell wall having an intenor surface, an electrolyte, disposed within the cell wall, containing a redox species, and at least partially transparent conductive coating disposed on the intenor surface, an anode adapted to convert photons to electrons, including a porous titania film disposed on the conductive coating and adapted to contact the redox species, the film having a plurality of continuous areas separated by gaps disposed along a length of the film, and a dye, absorbed on a surface of the film, a cathode disposed opposite the anode, to effect electrolytic communication, via the electrolyte, with the porous film, and at least two conductor structures, disposed within the gaps, electrically connected to the anode and to the conductive coating, and abutting the film | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110232736 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - A photovoltaic cell including: (a) a housing adapted to enclose the photovoltaic cell, and including an at least partially transparent cell wall; (b) an electrolyte, disposed within the cell wall, and containing a corrosive redox species; (c) an at least partially transparent conductive coating disposed on an interior surface of the cell wall, within the photovoltaic cell; (d) an anode disposed on the conductive coating, the anode including a porous film adapted to make intimate contact with the redox species, and a dye, absorbed on a surface of the porous film, the dye and the film adapted to convert photons to electrons; (e) a cathode, disposed within an interior surface of the housing and disposed substantially opposite the anode, including a conductive carbon layer, and a catalytic component, associated with the carbon layer and adapted to catalyze a redox reaction, the carbon layer adapted to transfer electrons from the catalytic component to a current collection component of the cathode, and (f) at least one metal strip or wire, electrically associated with the anode and with the conductive coating, the strip or wire having sufficient thickness to form a protrusion protruding above a plane of the porous film by at least 50 micrometers, wherein a distance between a surface of the catalytic component and a surface of the porous film is less than 20 micrometers. | 09-29-2011 |
Caroline Breen, Chester GB
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| 20110076753 | Apparatus for Embedding Tissue Samples - A histology tissue embedding apparatus including a reservoir for an embedding medium and an outlet valve connected to the reservoir through which the embedding medium is dispensable, and including trigger means which control the operation of the outlet valve, the trigger means having a rest position in which the outlet valve is closed, wherein the rest position of the trigger means in relation to the outlet valve is adjustable. | 03-31-2011 |
Christopher Breen, Sheffield GB
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| 20100209645 | Water Based Intumescent Coating Formulation Especially Suitable For Structural Steel Components In Civil Engineering - The present invention relates to an intumescent formulation comprising a clay such as an organoclay. | 08-19-2010 |
Christopher Breen, South Yorkshire GB
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| 20110293957 | BARRIER MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a biopolymer based barrier coating composition wherein said biopolymer based barrier coating composition comprises a plasticizer, a nano-sized clay and a biopolymer comprising a native starch and/or a de-graded starch and/or a chemically modified starch. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing the biopolymer based barrier coating composition as well as to a method for coating a cellulose based substrate with the biopolymer based barrier coating composition. Finally, the present invention relates to a cellulose based substrate coated with said biopolymer based barrier coating composition. | 12-01-2011 |
Craig Breen, Rehovot IL
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| 20080198466 | Method and apparatus for controlling multiple beam spacing - An anamorphic optical element and an adjustment mechanism for selectively rotating the optical element either around an axis substantially in a vertical direction, an axis substantially in an optical axis direction, an axis substantially in a plane formed by the vertical direction and the optical axis direction, or combination of axes thereof is used to vary a vertical separation between two or more spots. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20100085620 | Aligning beams over successive reflections by facets of rotating polygonal mirror - First delay mechanisms to delay a beam-detect signal by different lengths of time in synchronization with a first clock signal. The beam-detect signal is generated responsive to one or more beams being output towards a rotating polygonal mirror having facets and directed towards a sensor. One or more second delay mechanisms each correspond to one of the beams to delay a second clock signal, resulting in a beam-clock signal to align the beam over successive reflections by the facets. A mechanism determines a delay by which each second delay mechanism is to delay the second clock signal, based on the beam-detect signal as differently delayed by the first delay mechanisms. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100177353 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image processing method ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110085014 | Laser Array - Electrophotographic print system, comprising a photosensitive medium, and a laser array being provided with a plurality of laser diodes arranged to emit light onto the photosensitive medium for varying an electrical potential on a surface of the photosensitive medium, and a plurality of heat dissipation diodes, each heat dissipation diode being arranged in proximity to a corresponding laser diode, wherein each laser diode and the corresponding heat dissipation diode are coupled to a common drive circuit and are arranged in opposite current flow directions with respect to each other, so that in use the current flows either through the laser diode or through the heat dissipation diode depending on the current flow direction in the drive circuit. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110103813 | Correction Method, Apparatus, Data Carrier or System for Correcting for Unintended Spatial Variation in Lightness Across a Physical Image Produced by a Xerographic Process - A correction method for correcting unintended spatial variation in lightness across a physical image produced by a xerographic process, the method comprising producing a test image using the xerographic process, measuring a difference between actual lightness and intended lightness across at least part of the test image, and varying the light source level used subsequently in the xerographic process to correct for the measured unintended difference. | 05-05-2011 |
Gary Francis Breen, Tonbridge GB
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| 20110144151 | NOVEL PROCESS, SALTS, COMPOSITION AND USE - The present invention provides a novel process for preparing pleuromutilin derivatives, novel salts of mutilin 14-(exo-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ylsulfanyl)-acetate or solvates thereof, novel pharmaceutical compositions or formulations for topical administration comprising mutilin 14-(exo-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ylsulfanyl)-acetate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and their use in medical therapy, particularly antibacterial therapy. | 06-16-2011 |
Graeme Breen, Brisbane AU
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| 20090127883 | Automobile Surface Protector Having Adjustable Width - A surface protector for the cargo area of a vehicle. The protector includes a roller assembly formed by a pair of tubular slides, one received in the other, so that the length of the roller assembly can be adjusted. Flexible sheets are attached to the slides and are able to move with respect to each other during adjustment of the length of the roller assembly. This provides a corresponding adjustment of the width covered by the sheets. The slides are mounted on a mounting assembly which includes feet to bear against opposing walls of a vehicle cargo area. | 05-21-2009 |
Ivar Breen, Stavanger NO
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| 20100077864 | LOCKING MECHANISM WITH ACOUSTIC BARRIER FOR MOUNTING A SENSOR ON A PIPE - This invention relates to a device for mounting in a fixed mounted frame ( | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110150394 | HOUSING FOR WET-MATEABLE CONNECTOR AND PENETRATOR ASSEMBLY - Electrical and/or optical connector housing ( | 06-23-2011 |
John Breen, Kildare IE
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| 20110102509 | Fluid-ejection assembly substrate having rounded ribs - A fluid-ejection assembly includes a die, a substrate, ribs, and adhesive. The die has nozzles through which fluid is ejected. The substrate provides the fluid to the die. The ribs are within the substrate, and have rounded corners. The rounded corners are adapted to provide a predetermined characteristic. The adhesive affixes the die to the substrate. | 05-05-2011 |
Kristopher Breen, Saskatoon CA
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| 20080300847 | ON-THE-FLY IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAINTY OF STATISTICAL ESTIMATES IN STATISTICAL DESIGN, WITH CORRESPONDING VISUAL FEEDBACK - A system and method to analyze analog, mixed-signal, and custom digital circuits. The system and method displays to a user characteristic values of a circuit and statistical uncertainty values of the characteristic values early in a sampling or characterization run of the circuit. The characteristic values and their statistical uncertainties are updated as the sampling or characterization run progresses. The user can halt the sampling or characterization run once a desired level of uncertainty is attained. The system can automatically halt the sampling or characterization run, once the statistical uncertainty lie within a pre-determined range. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090083680 | MODEL-BUILDING OPTIMIZATION - A method and system for performing multi-objective optimization of a multi-parameter design having several variables and performance metrics. The optimization objectives include the performance values of surrogate models of the performance metrics and the uncertainty in the surrogate models. The uncertainty is always maximized while the performance metrics can be maximized or minimized in accordance with the definitions of the respective performance metrics. Alternatively, one of the optimization objectives can be the value of a user-defined cost function of the multi-parameter design, the cost function depending from the performance metrics and/or the variables. In this case, the other objective is the uncertainty of the cost function, which is maximized. The multi-parameter designs include electrical circuit designs such as analog, mixed-signal, and custom digital circuits. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090216359 | PRUNING-BASED VARIATION-AWARE DESIGN - For application to analog, mixed-signal, and custom digital circuits, a system and method to begin with a complex problem description that encompasses many variables from statistical manufacturing, the circuit's environment, and the circuit's design parameters, but then apply techniques to prune the scope of the problem to make it manageable for manual design and more efficient automated design, and finally use that pruned problem for more efficient and effective design. | 08-27-2009 |
Kristopher Chad Breen, Saskatoon CA
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| 20080219072 | Method and apparatus for a dynamic semiconductor memory with compact sense amplifier circuit - A high-density dynamic memory device with compact sense amplifier circuit is described. The memory device achieves high density through the use of a compact sense amplifier circuit that employs a single transistor to sense stored dynamic data. Functionality of the device is enabled by an architecture and method of operation that support a compact sense amplifier circuit. Enabling techniques include sequential sensing of memory columns, a two-pass write operation, a two-step refresh operation, a reference scheme that uses reference data stored in regular memory cells, and the application of digital signal processing to determine sensed data and cancel crosstalk noise. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20110310676 | Memory Sensing With Secondary Buffer - A high-density dynamic memory device with compact sense amplifier circuit is described. The memory device achieves high density through the use of a compact sense amplifier circuit that employs a single transistor to sense stored dynamic data. Functionality of the device is enabled by an architecture and method of operation that support a compact sense amplifier circuit. Enabling techniques include sequential sensing of memory columns, a two-pass write operation, a two-step refresh operation, a reference scheme that uses reference data stored in regular memory cells, and the application of digital signal processing to determine sensed data and cancel crosstalk noise. | 12-22-2011 |
Liam Breen, Co. Limerick IE
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| 20120109179 | Intravasculature Devices and Balloons for Use Therewith - An inflatable device ( | 05-03-2012 |
Liam T. Breen, Limerick IE
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| 20110238154 | Intravascular Treatment Device - A collapsible treatment device ( | 09-29-2011 |
Remco A.h. Breen, Eindhoven NL
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| 20100277040 | THIN FILM DETECTOR FOR PRESENCE DETECTION - A transducer ( | 11-04-2010 |
Siri Breen, Oslo NO
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| 20100095233 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD TO DISPLAY AND PROCESS TECHNICAL DATA FOR A DEVICE IN AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM - A method, device and system to retrieve and display technical data for an industrial device supervised by a computer program for control, configuration or condition monitoring in an industrial or commercial plant. In particular to use of a display member to provide a graphical user interface for manipulating data for, and/or for controlling, one or more industrial devices. A computing device or mobile computing device can send a link or reference of an application, interface or document to the display so that various applications interfaces may be displayed by the display for ease of information retrieval, manipulation and access. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100207719 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD TO DISPLAY TECHNICAL DATA FOR MONITORING AN INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION - A computer implemented method to display an industrial installation, which display may also display information about an event or an alarm in the installation. The method includes displaying an image which appears to the viewer to be a three dimensional holographic image including a view of the industrial installation. The image may also include one or more points in three dimensional space and which point or points are each mapped to a corresponding point or position in the industrial installation. A pointing device for actively indicating position on the image reflecting objects or positions in the installation is also described. | 08-19-2010 |
Thomas Breen, Frankfurt Am Main DE
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| 20090091097 | COLLAPSIBLE SLED WITH SPRING SUSPENSION - The invention concerns the fields of vehicle engineering and sporting goods. It relates to a sled, preferably with two parallel interspaced runners, with spring suspension. The seat frame ( | 04-09-2009 |