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Crawford, GB
Alan Crawford, Aberdeen GB
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| 20090025936 | Connection system for subsea flow interface equipment - A connection system for connecting flow interface equipment to a subsea manifold is disclosed. The connection system relates particularly to a connection apparatus adapted to land a conduit means on a subsea manifold in a first stage of the connection and to connect a conduit means of the connection apparatus to a choke body of the manifold in a second stage of the connection. | 01-29-2009 |
Alex Crawford, East Kilbride GB
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| 20080211626 | PASSIVE ENTRY SENSOR SYSTEM - Passive entry sensor systems and associated sensors are disclosed. The system sensor is locatable in the handle of a door and can provide an electromagnetic radiation beam transmitted either along the length of the handle between opposite ends thereof or between the handle and the door such that the sensor can detect at least a partial interruption of the beam by a user actuating the handle. The system can include an independent optical locking switch for actuation by a user to lock the door which locking switch comprises a shutter for intercepting the beam so as to flag the sensor. The system can include a power-up switch for actuation by a user to power-up the system, back-up switches for detecting a pull on the handle, indicators for indicating system status to the user, and backlight and ground light lighting. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090256365 | Circuit insulation methods and systems for vehicle door latches - An injection molding method and system for an electrical circuit utilized in vehicle door latch mechanisms is disclosed herein. A mold is generally provided in which a mold cavity is formed therein from walls of the mold. An electrical circuit associated with vehicle door latch and/or integrated with the vehicle door latch can be located within the mold cavity. A plastics material can then be injection molded into the mold cavity of the mold, wherein the plastics material covers and seals the electrical circuit to provide insulation and environmental protection to the electrical circuit. | 10-15-2009 |
Alexander Charles Crawford, Newport-On-Tay GB
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| 20120132875 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN HANDLING A LOAD - Apparatus and method for use in handling a load, the apparatus comprising a load bearing elongate member ( | 05-31-2012 |
Alexander Charles Crawford, Fife GB
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| 20090272780 | Apparatus and method for use in handling an elongate member - Apparatus and a method for handling an elongate member such as a cable between two points has a support line extending between the points, and winch mechanisms and wrapping devices at each of the points, to permit the elongate member to transit between the two points in a wrapped bundle that is supported mechanically against damage and deviation from a controlled path between the points, and to permit the bundle to be unwrapped at the second point for further manipulation of the elongate member. The invention is particularly useful in raising and lowering a load, towing, and also handling service cables, tubes, pipes, hoses or other elongate lines that are connected between two points. A preferred embodiment is described for the subsea deployment of wireline and the deployment of signal and power cables to subsea wells. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100032939 | Method and apparatus for securing a conduit to a structure - A method and apparatus for securing a conduit to relatively inaccessible structures, for example, oil tanks on submerged ships. The method involves providing a conduit with a neck, temporarily securing the conduit to the surface, for example by means of magnets, etc, drilling a hole through the structure and passing the neck of the conduit through the hole in the structure, and passing an expander device through the neck of the conduit through the hole in the structure to widen a portion of the internal passage of the conduit in the region of the neck. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100059620 | WINCH DRUM ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SPOOLING A LINE - A winch drum assembly has a barrel to receive a line, and a spooling device for guiding the line onto the barrel. The line is wound onto the barrel at a point that moves axially with respect to the barrel, and the orientation of the line on the barrel is adapted to change at least once per revolution of the barrel, so that radially adjacent layers of line are non-parallel. Spooling gear is described for guiding the line and the barrel can have ramps and walls to guide the line in the different directions. Non-parallel layers of line exhibit a reduced tendency to interfere with one another, so that the spooled line comes off the barrel more consistently. | 03-11-2010 |
Andrew Stephen Bell Crawford, Warwick GB
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| 20080231701 | VEHICLE MANEUVERING AIDS | 09-25-2008 |
Anne Marie Crawford, Sittingbourne GB
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| 20100189601 | CAPILLARY - This invention relates to a capillary channel comprising a first pair of opposing walls defining a width and a second pair of opposing walls defining a depth, wherein the channel has an aspect ratio of 10-100 defined as the ratio of the width to the depth of the channel and wherein an internal surface of at least one of the second pair of opposing walls is roughened. The capillary channel is preferably incorporated into a sensor. | 07-29-2010 |
Gary James Crawford, St Leonards On Sea GB
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| 20080264326 | Indicator - An elongate strip for indicating a platform edge includes a base for resting on a platform; a back and a further surface. The arrangement is such that with the device resting on a platform, the further surface takes the place of the platform surface and includes an indicator to indicate an edge of the platform. | 10-30-2008 |
Gerry Crawford, Berkshire GB
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| 20100105531 | SPORTS SKILLS TRAINING DEVICE - There is provided a sports skills training device comprising a waist belt, a first elastic member and a second elastic member, in which a first end of the first elastic member is attached to the waist belt and a second end of the first elastic member is arranged for removable engagement, in use, with a first limb of the wearer of the device; a first end of the second elastic member is attached to the waist belt and a second end of the second elastic member is arranged for removable engagement, in use, with a second limb of the wearer of the device; and, the waist belt further includes means to restrain the waist belt in use against displacement under tension in the first and/or second elastic members. There are further provided uses of the device and methods comprising use of the device. | 04-29-2010 |
Robert John Crawford, Wirral GB
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| 20080207479 | Modified Sodium Carbonate Carrier Material - A process for preparing a modified sodium carbonate carrier material, the process comprising the steps of: (i) preparing an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate; an effective amount of a crystal growth modifier selected from the group comprising polyacrylates, polyaspartates and polyaspartic acids; and optionally one or more anionic and/or nonionic detergent-active compounds, one or more detergency builders and/or one or more further heat-insensitive detergent components; whereby crystal growth-modified sodium carbonate is formed; (ii) drying the solution to form a dry solid carrier material; (iii) optionally incorporating into the dried solid carrier material one or more detergent components in liquid form and/or mixing the dried solid material with one or more solid detergent components. Also, a modified sodium carbonate carrier material comprising: dry inorganic solids consisting of habit modified sodium carbonate; and polyaspartic acid, or a sodium salt of polyaspartic acid, wherein the weight ratio of polyaspartic acid to the dry inorganic solids is in the ratio from 0.5:100 to 10:100. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20110288000 | STRUCTURED AQUEOUS DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS - A structured aqueous detergent composition comprising modified cellulose and surfactant characterised in that the composition comprises: a) 0.2 to 10 wt %, preferably 0.4 to 7 wt %, anionic surfactant or zwitterionic surfactant or mixtures thereof, b) 0.5 to 5 wt %, preferably 1 to 2 wt %, dispersed modified cellulose biopolymer, wherein the modification consists of the cellulose having its C6 primary alcohols oxidised to carboxyl moieties (acid/COOH—) on 10 to 70% of the glucose units and substantially all the remainder of the C6 positions occupied by unmodified primary alcohols, c) 0 to 10 wt % non-surfactant electrolyte; d) 0 to 15 wt % other conventional detergent composition additives e) balance water. The invention also provides a method to manufacture the composition. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120028869 | CLEANSING IMPLEMENT - A cleansing implement comprising a generally planar compressed, water-swellable matrix and a solid cleansing composition coated on one face of the compressed matrix, the solid cleansing composition comprising an encapsulated perfume. | 02-02-2012 |
Ryan Crawford, Springfield GB
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| 20120042015 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A communications system communicates messages from an application server within a network to a user of the network. An application server generates a message for an intended recipient under the control of an application program. The application server generates delivery information indicating rules for delivering the message, and communicates the message and the delivery information to the intended recipient. A presence server monitors the presence state of users. A message processor intercepts the message and the delivery information associated with the message, obtains from the presence server, the presence state of the intended recipient of the intercepted message, and controls the communication of the intercepted message to the intended recipient in dependence on the presence state of the intended recipient and delivery rules indicated by the delivery information associated with the message. | 02-16-2012 |
Thomas M. Crawford, Edinburgh GB
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| 20100164499 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING A CONDUCTIVE OBJECT - The invention relates to an apparatus for detecting a conductive object ( | 07-01-2010 |
Tom Vallance Hamilton Crawford, Malmesbury GB
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| 20090038111 | CLEANING APPLIANCE - A cleaning appliance includes a main body, a handle assembly and a hose. The handle assembly includes a tube and a gripping portion fixedly attached thereto. The hose has one end attached to the main body. The tube is movable relative to the main body between a stored position in which at least a part of the tube lies within the hose and an extended position in which the gripping portion can be used to manipulate the cleaning appliance in use. By providing such an arrangement, the handle assembly and the hose can be stored compactly. When the user wishes to store the cleaning appliance, the tube can be retracted inside the hose for storage. When the tube is extended, the gripping portion is at a convenient height to be manipulated by a user. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090133209 | SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE - A surface treating appliance includes a main body, a head and a connector. The connector is adapted and arranged to connect the head to the main body while allowing relative rotation therebetween. The connector includes a connecting member which is removable from the remainder of the connector to allow the head to be released from the main body. At least a part of the connecting member forms a part of the external surface of the surface treating appliance. By providing such an arrangement, the connecting member is immediately visible to the user and can be accessed easily. Further, only the connecting member needs to be removed in order to release the head from the main body, making removal of the head a simple and straightforward process. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133210 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A support assembly for a surface treating appliance includes a roller having one or more tires, wherein the one or more tires are fused to the roller. The roller can include a polymer such as polypropylene and may also include a glass filled impact modified copolymer such as a 20% glass filed impact modified copolymer. The tires can include a thermoplastic elastomer such as a modified polymer including a mixture of polypropylene and an ethylene propylene diene monomer. The thermoplastic elastomer may have a hardness of from 55 to 95 Duro measured on the A scale, more specifically from 70 to 79 Duro on the A scale or from 80 to 95 Duro on the A scale | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100226771 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. A flexible sealing member is located between the outer casing and the impeller housing. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110223014 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base. The base comprises an outer casing, an impeller housing located within the outer casing, the impeller housing having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the impeller housing and a motor for driving the impeller to create an air flow through the impeller housing. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow from the air outlet of the impeller housing and a mouth through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly. | 09-15-2011 |
Tristan Crawford, Bristol GB
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| 20090206203 | AIRCRAFT WING BOX AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - An aircraft wing box comprises a pair of half ribs ( | 08-20-2009 |
William Crawford, Glamorgan GB
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| 20100233417 | IMPREGNATED FABRIC - The invention provides a knitted spacer fabric having a tightly knitted bottom layer, a more loosely knitted upper layer and pile yarns extending across the space between the lower and upper faces. Settable material, e.g. cement, is introduced into the space between the upper and lower faces and can be caused to set by the addition of a liquid, e.g. water. Until set, the fabric is flexible and can be shaped but after the material in space has set, the fabric is rigid and can be used as a structural element in a wide range of situations, e.g. to form a cover of a prefabricated shelter, a track-way for vehicles, pedestrians or animals; a shelter by applying the fabric to a framework; formwork for casting concrete; barriers, e.g. to line tunnels; to repair structures, e.g. roofs; to form floors or damp proof structures; to reinforce earth structures, e.g. river banks; to provide flood defences; or to repair existing pipes, including buried water pipes or to construct new pipes. | 09-16-2010 |
William Campbell Crawford, South Glamorgan GB
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| 20110311755 | IMPREGNATED CLOTH - A knitted spacer fabric having a tightly knitted bottom layer, a more loosely knitted upper layer and linking fibres extending across the space between the lower and upper faces. Settable material, e.g. cement, is introduced into the space between the upper and lower faces and can be caused to set by the addition of a liquid, e.g. water. Until set, the fabric is flexible and can be shaped but after the material in space has set, the fabric is rigid and can be used as a structural element in a wide range of situations. The bottom layer has an extension that extends beyond the upper face and is connected to the upper face by elastic connecting fibres that draw the extension towards the other face, thereby at least partly closing the space at the edge of the cloth and preventing the settable material from spilling out. | 12-22-2011 |