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Coleman, GB

Alan Coleman, Narborough GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090219707Adjustable lens with self-illuminated scale - An adjustable lens with a self-illuminating scale for use in photography, cinematography, or videography has a housing surface with scale markings and an opaque member with a reference marking mounted over and movable relative to the surface. The movement of the member normally adjusts a parameter of the lens. The scale markings are visible through a window in the member. The edge of the member adjacent the scale has an opening. A light source is situated within a recess in the member adjacent the opening. Light is directed from the light source through the edge opening in a direction along the surface of the surface such that the visible scale markings are illuminated, while light from the light source is otherwise substantially prevented from escaping from the lens. The activation and intensity of the light source is controlled by movement of the member or an external illumination controller.09-03-2009

Andrew Coleman, Llangyfelach GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120138481ALUMINIUM LITHOGRAPHIC SHEET - The invention relates to an aluminium alloy lithographic sheet product having an enhanced electrolytic graining response in which Zn between 0.5 and 2.5 wt % is added to an aluminium base alloy, in particular an alloy of the 1XXX, 3XXX or 5XXX series alloys. The invention also relates to a method of producing a lithographic sheet product.06-07-2012

Andrew Coleman, London GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100249671System And Method For Assessing Lithotripsy - An apparatus, method and system for classifying a shockwave is described, particularly for use in an Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (SWL) system. The method for classifying a shockwave generated and directed towards a stone in an extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy treatment comprises receiving an acoustic signal at a passive unfocused acoustic sensor, determining whether at least one characteristic of the received acoustic emissions exceeds a respective pre-determined threshold value, and classifying the shockwave as effective or ineffective in dependence upon said determination. A method for predicting the outcome of an SWL treatment is also described.09-30-2010

Andrew Coleman, Petersfield GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090193095USING MESSAGE CONTENT TO GROUP MESSAGES - In a message grouping application, the broker/ESB architecture allows the messages mid-flow to pause and collecting them into groups according to a correlation string that is calculated from the content of the messages. Furthermore, minimum/maximum quantity and timeout constraints are applied to the group. Once a collection, as a group of related messages, is deemed complete, they are combined into one message and routed or transformed as directed in their combined content. This scheme allows message processing to be batched according to the combined business meaning of multiple inputs.07-30-2009

Andrew J. Coleman, Petersfield GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090276448PARALLEL TRANSFORMATION OF FILES - A message brokering system includes a file input node configured to receive a file and divide the received file into a plurality of file portions for processing in the message brokering system, a plurality of transformation nodes configured to transform the plurality of file portions independently and in parallel, and a collector node configured to collect the plurality of transformed file portions and combine the plurality of transformed file portions into a single combined file based on header information associated with each of the plurality of file portions. The file input node is configured to divide the received file based on at least one user-configurable attribute, and the file input node is configure to associate the header information with the received file or each file portion of the plurality of file portions.11-05-2009

Catherine Jane Coleman, Darlington GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110160390PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYESTERS WITH LOW ACETALDEHYDE CONTENT AND REGENERATION RATE - The present invention relates to a process for producing a polyester comprising: (a) forming a polyester in a melt phase having an intrinsic viscosity of about 0.65 or more, provided that said forming is not by solid state polymerization; and (b) adding an anhydride to the polyester during the melt phase. The present invention also includes articles comprising a composition produced by processes of the present invention.06-30-2011
20120115997PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYESTERS - The present invention relates to a process for producing a polyester comprising: (a) forming a polyester with an intrinsic viscosity of at least about 0.65, wherein said forming of the polyester comprises use of a catalyst; and (b) adding a phosphorous compound to the polyester after the forming of step (a), wherein said phosphorous compound comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of trialkyl phosphate, trialkyl phosphonoacetate, monoalkyl phosphate, dialkyl phosphate, trialkyl phosphite, triaryl phosphite, tris alkylaryl phosphite, and mixtures thereof. The present invention also includes compositions produced by process of the present invention and articles comprising those compositions.05-10-2012

Christopher Coleman, Woking GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090125769ON-CHIP CIRCUIT FOR TRANSITION DELAY FAULT TEST PATTERN GENERATION WITH LAUNCH OFF SHIFT - A clock pulse controller includes a test clock pulse input for receiving test clock pulses. A scan enable input receives a scan enable signal having a first state and a second state. A trigger pulse input receives a trigger pulse. A clock pulse output generates a launch clock pulse and a capture clock pulse from the test clock pulses immediately after receiving a predetermined number of the test clock pulses immediately following the trigger pulse. A delayed scan enable output generates a delayed scan enable signal that transitions from the first state to the second state between a leading edge of the launch clock pulse and a leading edge of the capture clock pulse.05-14-2009

Dulcie V. Coleman, London GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110287949METHODS FOR DETECTING AND TREATING CANCER - The invention generally features compositions and methods for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of neoplasia in a subject, as well as methods of treatment selection.11-24-2011

James Martin Coleman, Malmesbury GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110088213UPRIGHT CLEANING APPLIANCE - An upright cleaning appliance having a handle for maneuvering the appliance across a floor. The handle is secured on a reclining upright body of the appliance for rotation about a longitudinal axis of the upright body. The handle includes a forward-extending handgrip portion which terminates in an abutment flange for preventing the handgrip portion from slipping out through the bottom of a user's grip.04-21-2011

James Martin Coleman, Wiltshire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090000142Drying Apparatus - A drying apparatus includes an outer case, a portion of the outer case defining a cavity, an outlet disposed at a lower end of the cavity and a liquid dispersion unit, the liquid dispersion unit comprising a collector downstream of the outlet, a liquid evaporation unit in communication with the collector and an airflow generator for exhausting evaporated liquid from the collector to the exterior of the outer case. The liquid evaporation unit includes a high frequency agitator, such as a piezo-electric device. The piezo-electric device, when in use, agitates the surface of the water, and the water can be evaporated at a low energy cost. The waste liquid is therefore removed from the drying apparatus more hygienically and economically than known prior art arrangements.01-01-2009

Joanna Coleman, South Glamorgan GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100160941Disposable puncturing device and reusable handling device for a puncturing device - A puncturing device includes a band-shaped lancet carrier carrying a plurality of lancets, a transport mechanism for positioning the lancets sequentially in a launch position by moving the band-shaped lancet carrier, a lancet drive for accelerating one of the lancets from the launch position for a puncturing movement, the lancet drive comprising an energy storage for providing energy for the acceleration of the lancet, a trigger element for triggering the lancet drive to release energy from the energy storage to accelerate the lancet for a puncturing movement, and a housing which comprises at least two housing parts and encloses the band-shaped lancet carrier and the lancet drive, the housing having an opening against which a body part is pressed for puncturing by the lancet positioned in the launch position, wherein the transport mechanism comprises at least one part which is arranged in a fixed position with respect to the housing. The puncturing device is adapted for disposable use in that the housing parts were irreversibly connected upon enclosing the band-shaped lancet carrier, thereby sealing the band-shaped lancet carrier irremovably in the housing. A reusable handling device can also be used with the puncturing device.06-24-2010

Julian Coleman, London GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110078934DISPLAY ASSEMBLY HAVING DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISPLAY - A display assembly includes a first display element which displays letters, numbers, and/or images when power is applied to it and which continues to display the letters, numbers and/or images after the power is no longer applied to it; and a second display element which only operates whilst power is applied to it. The first display element may be a cholesteric panel or a bistable nematic panel, or may use e-ink technology to display letters, numbers and/or images. The second display element may comprise one or more light sources such as LEDs.04-07-2011
20120248870BATTERY CHARGER AND METHOD USING AN IRREGULAR POWER SOURCE - A battery charger includes an irregular power source, a capacitor connected to the power source for storing charge from the power source, and a control circuit which is operable to detect a charge current of a battery to be charged and to discharge the charge from the capacitor into the battery when the charge in the capacitor reaches a predetermined level. The control circuit is configured to change the predetermined level from a bulk charge mode to a float charge mode when the charge current is at or below a threshold value.10-04-2012

Karl Stuart Coleman, Chester-Le-Street GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120114551PRODUCTION OF GRAPHENE FROM METAL ALKOXIDE - A process for producing grapheme is disclosed. The process comprises introducing a solution (05-10-2012

Lee Coleman, Berkshire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110260990SYSTEM INTEGRATION OF TACTILE FEEDBACK AND TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLLER FOR NEAR-ZERO LATENCY HAPTICS PLAYOUT - A haptic feedback system includes a user interface device, such as a touchscreen that includes a touch panel and one or more haptic drive elements coupled to the touch panel, a touch controller, and an actuator controller. The touch controller receives sensed data from the touch panel, and in response generates and sends a haptic signal to an actuator controller. Generation and transmission of the haptic signal bypasses any system host controller. A dedicated signal path couples the touch controller and the actuator controller, over which the haptic signal is transmitted. Alternatively, the haptic signal is transmitted from the touch controller to the actuator controller over a serial bus interface. In response to the received haptic signal, the actuator controller implements an appropriate drive signal in the form of a haptic waveform to the one or more haptic drive elements of the touchscreen.10-27-2011

Martin Coleman, London GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110259352Smoking Article - A smoking article can comprise a rod of smokeable material and a first sheet material comprising at least one diluent. The diluent is present in an amount effective to dilute emissions from the rod of smokeable material during combustion.10-27-2011
20120152264Aerosol Generating Material for a Smoking Article - The invention provides an aerosol generating material (06-21-2012
20120160253Treated Tobacco - The invention provides an aerosol generating material (06-28-2012
20120312314Aerosol Generating Material For A Smoking Article - The invention provides an aerosol generating material (12-13-2012

Michael J. Coleman, Winchester GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110300838Advertising Ringtone Coverage - An apparatus, method and computer program for quantifying coverage of an advertising ringtone in a telephony system, the apparatus comprising: a receive component for receiving a request for an electronic device; a generate component, responsive to the receiver receiving the request, for playing the advertising ringtone on the electronic device; and a monitor component, responsive to the electronic device playing the advertising ringtone, for collecting coverage information from a personal device, wherein the monitor component comprises: a proximity component for identifying a local electronic resource; a select component, responsive to the proximity component identifying the local electronic resource, for determining the local electronic resource is the personal device; and a gather component, responsive to the select component determining the personal device, for gathering coverage information from the personal device.12-08-2011

Neil Coleman, West Midlands GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080215355Method and System for Predicting Causes of Network Service Outages Using Time Domain Correlation - Methods and systems are described for predicting the likely causes of service outages using only time information, and for predicting and the likely costs of service outages. The likely causes are found by defining a narrow likely cause window around an outage based on service quality and/or service usage data, and correlating service events to the likely cause window in the time domain to find a probability distribution for the events. The likely costs are found by measuring usage loss and duration for a given point during an outage and using cost component functions of the time and usage to extrapolate over the outage. These cause and cost predictions supply service administrators with tools for making more informed decisions about allocation of resources in preventing and correcting service outages.09-04-2008

Nicholas Coleman, Cambridge GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100143943DETECTION OF DYSPLASTIC OR NEOPLASTIC CELLS USING ANTI-MCM2 ANTIBODIES - Determination of cellular growth abnormality, particularly cancerous abnormality, by detection of target polypeptides or encoding mRNA, where the target polypeptides are members of the preinitiation complex of DNA replication in tissue, cells or fluid. Target polypeptides include CDC6, MCM2, MCM3, MCM4, MCM5, MCM6 and MCM7. Test samples include tissue of the cervix (both biopsy and smear samples), breast, colon, lung, bladder, skin, larynx, oesophagus, bronchus, lymph nodes and urinary tract (both biopsy and cytology smear samples), in determination of cancerous and pre-cancerous cellular growth abnormality, and cells spun from urine, blood and serum, in determination of haematological malignancies and evidence of metastatic sarcoma and carcinoma.06-10-2010
20120178103DETECTION OF DYSPLASTIC OR NEOPLASTIC CELLS USING ANTI-MCM6 ANTIBODIES - Determination of cellular growth abnormality, particularly cancerous abnormality, by detection of target polypeptides or encoding mRNA, where the target polypeptides are members of the preinitiation complex of DNA replication in tissue, cells or fluid. Target polypeptides include CDC6, MCM2, MCM3, MCM4, MCM5, MCM6 and MCM7. Test samples include tissue of the cervix (both biopsy and smear samples), breast, colon, lung, bladder, skin, larynx, oesophagus, bronchus, lymph nodes and urinary tract (both biopsy and cytology smear samples), in determination of cancerous and pre-cancerous cellular growth abnormality, and cells spun from urine, blood and serum, in determination of haematological malignancies and evidence of metastatic sarcoma and carcinoma.07-12-2012

Patent applications by Nicholas Coleman, Cambridge GB

Nick Coleman, Cambridge GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130059930DIAGNOSTIC METHOD - The invention provides a method of detecting a subject suffering from, or at risk of suffering from, bladder cancer the method comprising 03-07-2013

Peter Coleman, Worcestershire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110260475LATCH ASSEMBLY - A latch assembly includes a chassis, a latch bolt, movably mounted on the chassis and having a closed position for retaining a striker and an open position for releasing the striker, and a pawl having an engaged position at which the pawl is engaged with the latch bolt to hold the latch bolt in the closed position and a disengaged position at which the pawl is disengaged from the latch bolt thereby allowing the latch bolt to move to the open position. The pawl is rotatably mounted via a pawl pivot pin about a pawl axis, and the pawl pivot pin includes a first arcuate portion having a first radius about the pawl axis. A cross-sectional area of the pawl pivot pin, taken perpendicular to the pawl axis, is greater than an area of a circle having the first radius.10-27-2011

Peter Coleman, Birmingham GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120098279LATCH ASSEMBLY - A latch assembly is provided, the latch assembly having: a chassis, a latch bolt having a closed position and an open position a pawl having an engaged position and a disengaged position an eccentric arrangement defining an eccentric axis and a pawl axis remote from the eccentric axis wherein when the pawl moves from the engaged position to the disengaged position the eccentric arrangement rotates about the eccentric axis to move the pawl axis from a first pawl axis position to a second pawl axis position, a retaining mechanism having a retaining position at which the pawl axis is held in the first pawl axis position and having a non-retaining position at which the pawl axis is allowed to move to the second pawl axis position, a release lever configured to move the retaining mechanism between the retaining position and the non-retaining position.04-26-2012

Peter Coleman, Droitwich GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120091738LATCH ASSEMBLY - A latch assembly is provided herein, the latch assembly having: a chassis; a latch bolt, movably mounted on the chassis and having a closed position for retaining a striker, an open position for releasing the striker; a first safety position between the closed position and the open position for retaining the striker; a first pawl having a first pawl engaged position at which the first pawl is engageable with the latch bolt to hold the latch bolt in the closed position and a first pawl disengaged position at which the first pawl is disengaged from the latch bolt thereby allowing the latch bolt to at least move towards the first safety position; and a second pawl having a second pawl engaged position at which the second pawl is engageable with the latch bolt to hold the latch bolt in the first safety position and a second pawl disengaged position at which the second pawl is disengaged from the latch bolt thereby allowing the latch bolt to move towards the open position.04-19-2012

Peter J. Coleman, Worcestershire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090173186DECLUTCHING MECHANISM - A declutching mechanism includes a chassis, a first gear rotatable relative to the chassis about a first gear axis fixed relative to the chassis, and a second gear selectively engageable with the first gear. The declutching mechanism includes an eccentric arrangement having a first shaft with a first shaft axis and a second shaft with a second shaft axis offset from the first shaft axis. The first shaft is non-rotatably fixed to the second shaft and selectively rotatably mounted in the chassis. The second gear is rotatably mounted on the second shaft. A holding feature selectively holds the eccentric arrangement in a first position. With the eccentric arrangement being held in the first position by the holding feature, the first gear and the second gear are in meshing engagement. With the eccentric arrangement being released by the holding feature, gear separating forces cause the eccentric arrangement to rotate about the first axis to a second position, thereby disengaging the first gear and the second gear.07-09-2009
20090230703LATCH MECHANISM - A latch mechanism includes a latch chassis, a latch bolt having a closed position and an open position, a pawl having an engaged position at which the pawl holds the latch bolt in the closed position and a disengaged position at which the pawl allows the latch bolt to move to the open position, and a first release handle operably connected to the pawl via a transmission path to selectively move the pawl from the engaged position to the disengaged position. The transmission path includes a toggle linkage having a first link pivotable about a first axis and a second link pivotable about a second axis, the first link and the second link being pivotable relative to each other about a common axis. The latch mechanism includes a stop to limit rotation of the second link in a first direction relative to the first link. The toggle linkage has a first toggle linkage position where the common axis is positioned on a first side of a line joining the first axis and the second axis, and the stop is engaged to operably couple the first release handle with the pawl. The toggle linkage has a second toggle linkage position where the common axis is positioned on a second side of the line joining the first axis and the second axis to operably decouple the first release handle from the pawl.09-17-2009

Peter John Coleman, Darlington Durham GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100068439POLYESTER COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED GAS BARRIER PROPERTIES AND ARTICLES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a polyester composition having a liquid antiplasticizer. The composition has improved gas barrier properties with reduced degradation and plate out effects on molds and rollers. Other embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein are articles made from the composition and methods to make such articles.03-18-2010

Robert Coleman, Cornwall GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100331410Biaryl Amides - A compound of formula:12-30-2010

Robert A. Coleman, Royston GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090143437EP4 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - Compounds of formula (X):06-04-2009

Patent applications by Robert A. Coleman, Royston GB

Robert A. Coleman, Hertfordshire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080247954Methods for the treatment of primary headache disorders using prostanoid EP4 receptor antagonists, and assays for agents for such treatment - The present invention provides for the treatment of primary headache disorders, particularly migraine, using antagonists of the EP10-09-2008

Robert Alexander Coleman, Hertfordshire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080306117EP4 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - A compound of formula (I):12-11-2008
20100130556EP2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS - A compound of formula (III): or a salt, solvate and chemically protected form thereof, wherein: R05-27-2010

Patent applications by Robert Alexander Coleman, Hertfordshire GB

Robert Alexander Coleman, Royston GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
200900181505-Ht2b Receptor Antagonists - Compounds of formulae: (I), (II), (IIIa), (IIIb), (IVa) and (IVb): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use as pharmaceuticals, in particular for the treatment of a condition alleviated by antagonism of a 5-HT01-15-2009
20090298899EP2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS - The disclosure provides EP12-03-2009
20100261760EP2 Receptor Agonists - The disclosure provides EP2 receptor agonist compounds and methods for using the compounds for treating conditions which can be alleviated by agonism of an EP2 receptor.10-14-2010

Patent applications by Robert Alexander Coleman, Royston GB

Steven Coleman, Wallsend GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120281258Spatial resolution enhancements in multibeam confocal scanning systems - The invention relates to improving the spatial resolution of images captured using multi-beam scanning confocal imaging systems by developing the mechanisms required in a variety of multibeam confocal scanner formats that enable the data capture requirements of the prior art calculations to be met.11-08-2012

Stuart Coleman, Dundee GB

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20120245598SURGICAL GUIDE AND TISSUE ANCHOR - A surgical tissue anchor comprising a plurality of jaws suitable for clamping onto tissue, clamp component(s) operable to bias the jaws in a closed position and attachment structure operable for attachment of the anchor to one or more tethers for retracting the clamped tissue. The one or more tethers are guided to the desired region using a surgical guide.09-27-2012
20120316574Medical Instrument - A medical instrument comprises an elongated shaft having a distal end, a proximal end and at least one bent portion between the distal end and the proximal end, a working part arranged at the distal end of the shaft, a handle arranged at the proximal end of the shaft, the working part being connected to the handle through an elongated element extending through the shaft and having a distal end connected to the working part and a proximal end connected to the handle. The shaft is rotatable relative to the handle about a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The working part and the elongated element are rotationally fixed relative to the handle and the shaft is rotatable relative to the working part and to the elongated element.12-13-2012
20130053836Shaft Rotating Device And Medical Instrument With Such A Device - A shaft rotating device for rotating a shaft of a medical instrument about its longitudinal axis relative to a handle of the medical instrument has an operating element for rotating the shaft. The operating element is arranged at a proximal portion of the shaft and in driving connection with the shaft such that the shaft is rotatable relative to the handle against frictional forces, and a coil spring arrangement having a surface and being in frictional contact with a surface of a counterpart for keeping the shaft and the handle rotationally stationary with respect to each other and movable against frictional forces. The operating element is operatively connected with the coil spring arrangement such that torque applied to the operating element decreases the frictional forces, while the shaft and coil spring arrangement are operatively connected such that torque applied to a distal portion of the shaft increases the frictional forces.02-28-2013

Tony Coleman, Kent GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090025418HEAT EXCHANGER SUPPORT - A heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) system having a compressor, a heat exchanger, an expansion device, and a multichannel heat exchanger connected in a closed refrigerant loop. The HVAC&R system may also have a base, a retainer and/or a grommet for providing support to the multichannel heat exchanger and/or substantially isolating the multichannel heat exchanger from the base.01-29-2009

Tony Coleman, Sutton GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110173998PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING - The invention relates to the creation of hybrid refrigeration systems. In one embodiment a low pressure booster circuit is linked to an absorption plant to provide cooling at lower temperatures that can be achieved by the absorption plant alone. The combined systems are efficient compared to vapour compression systems, especially when “waste” heat from other processes is used to drive the absorption part of the circuit. The absorption plant can be provided with heat either by direct firing of a fuel, by waste heat from a combined heat and power (CHP) prime mover (such as a gas engine or gas turbine for example), or by any suitable source of waste heat from another process.07-21-2011

Tony Clive Coleman, Swanley GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090025914Multi-Slab Multichannel Heat Exchanger - Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems and multi-slab heat exchangers are provided that include fluid connections for transmitting fluid between groups of tubes. The fluid connections may include generally tubular members fluidly connected to manifold sections. The fluid connections also may include partitioned manifolds containing tubes of different heights. Multichannel tubes are also provided that include a bent section configured to locate a flow path near a leading edge of a tube within one section and near a trailing edge of the tube within another section.01-29-2009
20110192582MULTI-SLAB MULTICHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER - Heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems and multi-slab heat exchangers are provided that include fluid connections for transmitting fluid between groups of tubes. The fluid connections may include generally tubular members fluidly connected to manifold sections. The fluid connections also may include partitioned manifolds containing tubes of different heights. Multichannel tubes are also provided that include a bent section configured to locate a flow path near a leading edge of a tube within one section and near a trailing edge of the tube within another section.08-11-2011