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Alan Ford, Southampton GB
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| 20110158171 | Decentrallizing Core Network Functionalities - The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing network access, wherein a connection to a core network is established via a wireless access device and a gateway device. Connectivity of the wireless access device is restricted to a pre-defined group of core network address of a pool of gateway devices with multi-node connectivity to the core network, and a single address is selected to establish the connection to a one of the gateway devices. The gateway device is provided with a relay function for mapping a single input address to a plurality of core network addresses based on a location information of the wireless access device and with at least one co-located decentralized core network functionality. | 06-30-2011 |
Alison D. Ford, Cambridge GB
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| 20090041065 | Liquid Crystal Device - A tuneable laser device comprises first and second cell walls enclosing a layer of a liquid crystal material having a helical axis substantially normal to the inner surfaces of the cell walls in the absence of an applied field. The liquid crystal contains a fluorescent, phosphorescent, luminescent or rare-earth dye. The device includes electrodes for applying a transverse electric field substantially normal to the helical axis. The invention also provides a method of electrically adjusting the peak wavelength of a photonic band edge laser comprising a chiral nematic liquid crystal material having a helical axis and a fluorescent, phosphorescent, luminescent or rare-earth dye therein and optically pumped by a suitable light source. The method comprises applying an electric field substantially perpendicular to the helical axis so as to deform the helix by means of the flexoelectric effect. | 02-12-2009 |
Andrew J. Ford, Somerset GB
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| 20090054889 | Electrosurgical system - An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical generator, for generating radio frequency power, and an electrosurgical instrument including an electrode assembly. The electrosurgical instrument is detachably connectible to the generator such that radio frequency power can be conveyed to the electrode assembly. The generator includes a counter incremented each time an electrosurgical instrument is connected to the generator, and the electrosurgical instrument includes a memory device capable of recording the value of the counter when the electrosurgical instrument is connected to the generator. The system further includes a comparison unit capable of comparing the current value of the counter with the value of the counter stored in the memory device, and generating a signal when the difference between the two values of the counter is greater than a predetermined threshold. | 02-26-2009 |
Andrew John Ford, North Somerset GB
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| 20110190762 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An electrosurgical instrument is provided for the treatment of tissue, the instrument comprising an instrument shaft ( | 08-04-2011 |
Andrew T. Ford, South Yorkshire GB
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| 20100326219 | Band Clamp With Embedded Electronics - A band and buckle for wrapping around and/or securing one or more objects is provided. Specifically, the band is adapted to receive external objects and maintain the received external objects within the band. The external objects may include electronic devices, sensors, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices or other similar objects. These objects may be used for identifying the objects that are secured by the band, determining information about the band or its surrounding, and other various functions. | 12-30-2010 |
Anthony Michael Ford, Bristol GB
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| 20110134924 | MULTI-PATH NETWORK - The present invention provides a multi-path network for use in a bridge, switch, router, hub or the like, comprising a plurality of network ports adapted for connection with one or more devices, each device having a different identifying address data; a plurality of network elements; and a plurality of network links interconnecting the network elements and connecting the network elements to the network ports, wherein the multi-path network further comprises separately addressable memory elements each adapted for storing device address data and the multi-path network is adapted to distribute a plurality of device address data amongst the plurality of memory elements. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110149969 | Method of Controlling Data Propagation Within a Network - The present invention provides a method of limiting the frequency of floods within a data network, the floods arising as a data frame is routed to an unknown destination, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110170405 | MULTI-PATH NETWORK - The present invention provides a multi-path network for use in a bridge, switch, router, hub or the like, the multi-path network including a plurality of network ports; a plurality of network elements; and a plurality of network links interconnecting the network elements and the network ports for transporting data packets, each network element including a fault monitor for detecting faults on the network links to which the network element is connected, a plurality of dynamically selectable output ports and output port selection mechanism and each network element being adapted to communicate the existence of a fault back to one or more other network elements via which network elements the faulty network link can be bypassed, and each network element being adapted to update the output port selection mechanism when communication of the existence of a fault is received so that only output ports which ensure the faulty network link is bypassed are dynamically selectable. Also provided is a method of managing faults in a multi-path network. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110170553 | METHOD OF DATA DELIVERY ACROSS A NETWORK FABRIC IN A ROUTER OR ETHERNET BRIDGE - The invention provides an Ethernet bridge or router comprising a network fabric adapted to provide interconnectivity to a plurality of Ethernet ports, each of the Ethernet ports being adapted to receive and/or transmit Ethernet frames, and wherein the Ethernet bridge or router further comprises an encapsulator connected to receive Ethernet Protocol Data Units from the Ethernet ports, wherein the encapsulator is operable to generate a Fabric Protocol Data Unit from a received Ethernet Protocol Data Unit, the Fabric Protocol Data Unit comprising a header portion, and a payload portion which comprises the Ethernet Protocol Data Unit concerned, and wherein the encapsulator is operable to transform Ethernet destination address information from the Ethernet Protocol Data Unit into a routing definition for the network fabric, and to include this routing definition in the header portion of the Fabric Protocol Data Unit. Also provided is a method of data delivery across a network. | 07-14-2011 |
Brian Ford, Oxton GB
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| 20110047183 | CHAIN OF CUSTODY MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT - A system for monitoring and managing chain of custody information for an asset or a group of assets through various stages of asset transport or transformation. The system includes a server configured to assign an asset identifier relating to each specific asset, an asset record stored on a computer readable medium and linked to the asset identifier, the record configured to store data linked to a specific asset, a series of modules, each module stored on a computer readable medium, the modules comprising instructions configured to instruct a processor to access and modify the asset record as well as to establish a series of rules for managing the asset, and at least one supplier computing device operably connected to the server, the computing device configured to access at least one of the series of modules, thereby allowing a user to access and modify the asset record. | 02-24-2011 |
David William Ford, Oxfordshire GB
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| 20090174513 | COIL FORMERS FOR MRI MAGNETS - A former for a coil of a magnet has a coil former body having an axially-extending floor, a first radially extending wall and a second radially extending wall. The walls are positioned at axial extremities of the axially extending floor. A radial dimension of the coil former body at an axial position corresponding to one wall is greater than a radial dimension of the coil former body at an axial position corresponding to the other wall. | 07-09-2009 |
Gary James Peter Ford, Wirral GB
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| 20080305984 | Fabric Softening Composition - A liquid fabric softening composition comprising an aqueous base, a cationic fabric softening agent, and an emulsified oil which has a refractive index at 25° C. of 1.45 or greater in an amount such that the weight ratio of oil to cationic fabric softening agent is from 1:12 to 1:1, characterised in that the D[4,3] droplet size of the emulsified oil is from 0.4 to 8 microns. | 12-11-2008 |
Gary James Peter Ford, Bebington GB
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| 20100075890 | Fabric Softening Composition - A liquid fabric softening composition comprising an aqueous base, a cationic fabric softening agent, and an emulsified oil which has a refractive index at 25° C. of 1.45 or greater in an amount such that the weight ratio of oil to cationic fabric softening agent is from 1:12 to 1:1, characterised in that the D[4,3] droplet size of the emulsified oil is from 0.4 to 8 microns. | 03-25-2010 |
Graham Ford, Oxford GB
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| 20080300535 | Particle cassette, method and kit therefor - A kit of parts for use in the manufacture of a self-contained particle cassette for a needleless syringe device. In an exemplary embodiment, the kit includes a first cassette part having a first rupturable membrane sealed thereto, and a second cassette part having a second rupturable membrane sealed thereto. In this exemplary embodiment, the first and second cassette parts are arranged to be attached together by a method other than heat sealing so as to form the self-contained particle cassette and so as to create a chamber for the confinement of particles between the first and second membranes. | 12-04-2008 |
James Gair Ford, Macclesfield GB
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| 20080221322 | CHEMICAL PROCESS - The present invention relates to chemical processes for the manufacture of certain quinazoline derivatives, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of certain intermediates useful in the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives and to processes for the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives utilising said intermediates. In particular, the present invention relates to chemical processes and intermediates useful in the manufacture of the compound 4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yloxy)-6-methoxy-7-(3-pyrrolidin-1-ylpropoxy)quinazoline. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100016393 | NOVEL HYDROGEN SULFATE SALT - The present invention relates to Compound 1 hydrogen sulfate salt and solvates, crystalline forms and amorphous forms thereof, and to processes for their preparation. Compound I | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110257395 | Chemical Process - The present invention relates to chemical processes for the manufacture of certain quinazoline derivatives, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of certain intermediates useful in the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives and to processes for the manufacture of the quinazoline derivatives utilising said intermediates. In particular, the present invention relates to chemical processes and intermediates useful in the manufacture of the compound 4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yloxy)-6-methoxy-7-(3-pyrrolidin-1-ylpropoxy)quinazoline. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110319631 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING BENZIMIDAZOLE COMPOUNDS - Provided are methods for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds such as benzimidazole carboxylic acid core structures having Formula Ib-1: | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319632 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING BENZIMIDAZOLE COMPOUNDS - Provided are compounds having Formula VIIIa-1: | 12-29-2011 |
James Gair Ford, Cheshire GB
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| 20090099196 | Chemical Process - The present invention relates to chemical processes useful in the manufacture of the compound 4-(6-chloro-2,3-methylenedioxyanilino)-7-[2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)ethoxy]-5-tetrahydropyran-4-yloxyquinazoline (the active entity within AZD0530), to intermediates useful in the manufacture of that compound and to processes for the manufacture of those intermediates. The invention also relates to particular crystalline forms of that compound such as a difumarate salt and a trihydrate and to pharmaceutical compositions containing such crystalline forms. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100130748 | SNAR PROCESS FOR PREPARING BENZIMIDAZOLE COMPOUNDS - Provided are methods for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds such as benzimidazole carboxylic acid core structures having Formula Ia-2 and their synthetic intermediates: wherein X | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100145065 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING BENZIMIDAZOLE COMPOUNDS - Provided are methods for the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds such as benzimidazole carboxylic acid core structures having Formula Ia-1 and their synthetic intermediates: wherein Z, X | 06-10-2010 |
Keith Ford, Cheltenham GB
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| 20090266577 | Cable with offset filler - The present invention relates to cables made of twisted conductor pairs. More specifically, the present invention relates to twisted pair communication cables for high-speed data communications applications. A twisted pair including at least two conductors extends along a generally longitudinal axis, with an insulation surrounding each of the conductors. The conductors are twisted generally longitudinally along the axis. A cable includes at least two twisted pairs and a filler. At least two of the cables are positioned along generally parallel axes for at least a predefined distance. The cables are configured to efficiently and accurately propagate high-speed data signals by, among other functions, limiting at least a subset of the following: impedance deviations, signal attenuation, and alien crosstalk along the predefined distance. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20110252635 | Cable with offset filler - The present invention relates to cables made of twisted conductor pairs. More specifically, the present invention relates to twisted pair communication cables for high-speed data communications applications. A twisted pair including at least two conductors extends along a generally longitudinal axis, with an insulation surrounding each of the conductors. The conductors are twisted generally longitudinally along the axis. A cable includes at least two twisted pairs and a filler. At least two of the cables are positioned along generally parallel axes for at least a predefined distance. The cables are configured to efficiently and accurately propagate high-speed data signals by, among other functions, limiting at least a subset of the following: impedance deviations, signal attenuation, and alien crosstalk along the predefined distance. | 10-20-2011 |
Kevin W. Ford, Stoke-On-Trent GB
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| 20090020965 | Working Machine - A working machine includes a body and an axle which is mounted so as to be moveable relative to the body, the axle carrying at or towards each end, a ground engaging wheel by means of which the machine can travel over the ground, the machine including a speed sensor sensitive to the machine ground speed, and there being a hydraulic control system including at least one control actuator connected between the body and the axle for controlling movement of the axle relative to the body, and the hydraulic system further including at least one control valve which is operable to restrict fluid flow occurring as a result of the control actuator extending or retracting in response to axle movements relative to the body, depending upon the signal provided by the speed sensor, wherein the control valve is an electrically operated control valve, operated proportionally by a valve controller which responds to changes in machine speed, by adjusting the restriction to fluid flow so as to permit more fluid flow as the machine speed increases. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20110030505 | Hybrid Transmission - A transmission for a vehicle which includes a ground engaging structure driven from an output member of the transmission is disclosed, the transmission including a first input member connected to a prime mover, and a second input member drivable by the operation of a hydraulic drive motor, and the transmission being operable to transmit drive from the first input member to the output member in mechanical drive mode, and from the second input member to the output member in hydrostatic drive mode, the first input member providing a drive input from the prime mover to a mechanical drive train which includes a gear ratio selection apparatus, and for mechanical drive mode, the gear ratio selection apparatus providing for one of a plurality of alternative gear ratios to be selected by the engagement and/or disengagement of at least one power-shift clutch device, and the second input member being connected via a drive path to the output member, and there being a power-shift clutch device between the hydraulic drive motor and the second input member which is operative when the transmission is in hydrostatic drive mode, to transmit drive established by the operation of the hydraulic drive motor to the second input member. | 02-10-2011 |
Kevin William Ford, Alsager GB
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| 20100322753 | Method Of Operating A Working Machine - A method of operating a working machine which includes a main structure and a working arm pivotally mounted at one end on the main structure. The working arm is raisable and lowerable relative to the main structure by a first actuator device, and is extendible relative to the main structure by a second actuator device. In use, the arm carries at another end a working implement which can carry a load. The machine further including a ground engaging drive structure by which the machine is drivable on the ground. The machine has a longitudinal load moment control system which automatically disables operation of the first and/or second actuator devices from increasing longitudinal instability in the event that a predetermined instability is sensed. When the machine senses a ground travelling speed above a threshold speed, the longitudinal load moment control system is disabled. | 12-23-2010 |
Lesley Ann Ford, Aberdeen, Scotland GB
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| 20110076274 | MATERIALS AND METHODS RELATING TO A G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR - The present inventors demonstrate that the G-protein coupled receptor 55 (GPR55) is highly expressed in human aggressive breast cancer cells, and that the expression level may be correlated with the invasiveness and metastatic potential of these cells (for example metastasis to bone). In various aspects of the invention there are disclosed diagnostic tools or biomarkers that relate to the metastatic profile of breast cancer tumours. The invention also relates to pharmacological agents targeting this receptor for the purposes of inhibiting progression and spread of breast cancer. | 03-31-2011 |
Matthew William Ford, Malmesbury GB
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| 20110088196 | SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE - An upright surface treating appliance includes a main body having a user operable handle, a surface treating head connected to a yoke moveable relative to the main body, a stand moveable relative to both the main body and the yoke between a supporting position for supporting the main body in an upright position, and a retracted position, and a stand retaining mechanism for releasably retaining the stand in the supporting position and from which the stand is releasable upon application of a force to one of the main body and the stand. The yoke is moveable relative to the main body in response to an impact on the surface treating head to apply said force to the stand. This allows the force of the impact on the surface treating head to be transferred through the stand to the stand retaining mechanism, which, depending on the magnitude of the impact, can release both the stand and the yoke for movement relative to the main body. This avoids the need to provide separate releasing mechanisms for both the yoke and the stand. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110088198 | SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE - An upright surface treating appliance includes a main body, a surface treating head connected to a yoke, and a stand. To provide a compact appliance the yoke and the stand are pivotable independently relative to the main body about a common pivot axis. This can also enable the yoke and the stand to be rotatably connected to the main body using one or more common connectors or bearings. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110088206 | SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE - An upright surface treating appliance includes a main body and a cleaner head connected to a yoke. The main body is rotatable relative to the yoke about a first axis for movement between an upright position and a reclined position. A stand is moveable relative to both the main body and the yoke, preferably also about this first axis between a supporting position for supporting the main body in its upright position, and a retracted position. The stand is biased towards its retracted position by a spring. An actuator is rotatable about a second axis spaced from the first axis to move the stand away from its supporting position against the biasing force of the torsion spring. A drive member drives rotation of the actuator about the second axis as the main body is moved from a reclined position to an upright position. The actuator has a set of teeth which meshes with a profiled surface to drive the movement of the stand away from its supporting position | 04-21-2011 |
Michael Ford, Newcastle Upon Tyne GB
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| 20100047852 | SELECTIVE CULTURE MEDIUM - The present invention discloses a selective culture medium for detecting MRSA and selective drug or multidrug resistant microorganisms where the expression of said (multi)drug resistance is by virtue of the production by said microorganisms of β-lactamase enzymes. The medium comprises: (i) a broad spectrum antibiotic capable of selectively inhibiting growth/replication of (a) organisms that do not produce β-lactamase enzymes, (b) organisms that while producing β-lactamase do not exhibit an ESBL or AmpC phenotype and (c) Methicillin-susceptible | 02-25-2010 |
Michael William Ford, West Midlands GB
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| 20090133509 | PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATING BEAM FORCE SENSOR - A force sensor ( | 05-28-2009 |
Rhonan Ford, Loughborough GB
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| 20090018133 | Novel Adamantane Derivatives - The invention provides compounds of formula (I), in which m, A, R | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090143354 | P2X7 Receptor Antagonists and Their Use - The invention provides compounds of formula (IA), processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy. | 06-04-2009 |
Rhonan Ford, Leicestershire GB
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| 20100029713 | QUINICLIDINE DERIVATIVES OF (HETERO) ARYLCYCLOHEPTANECARBOXYLIC ACID AS MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - The invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100113510 | QUINUCLIDINOL DERIVATIVES AS MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - The invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100286118 | SUBSTITUTED 1-CYANOETHYLHETEROCYCLYLCARBOXAMIDE COMPOUNDS 750 - The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110190309 | PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT COMPRISING A MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST AND A Beta2-ADRENOCEPTOR AGONIST - The invention provides a pharmaceutical product, kit or composition comprising a first active ingredient which is a selected muscarinic receptor antagonist, and a second active ingredient which is a β | 08-04-2011 |
Rhonan Lee Ford, Leicestershire GB
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| 20110172237 | QUINUCLIDINE DERIVATIVES AS MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - The invention provides named compounds of formula (I), wherein R4 is a N-substituted quinuclidine (I) pharmaceutical compositions containing them and a process for preparing the pharmaceutical compositions. Their use in therapy for’ the treatment of conditions mediated by M3 muscarinic receptors, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is also disclosed. | 07-14-2011 |
Robert Daglish Ford, Watford GB
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| 20080236453 | Table Top - A table top ( | 10-02-2008 |
Roger Anthony Ford, Suffolk GB
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| 20100075126 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING THERMOPLASTIC PREPREG WITH SPECIFIC FIBRE ORIENTATION - An apparatus for producing single ply, continuous, cross ply or angle ply thermoplastic prepregs comprising means for feeding a tape of thermoplastic prepreg material into the apparatus and around at least one carrier means for positioning and aligning the tape to form a tube in such a way as to maintain substantially uninterrupted contact between the leading edge of the incoming tape of material and the receding edge of the previous wrap of the tape means for creating a cohesive transitional tube by joining the edges of adjacent wraps means for cutting the resulting cohesive transitional tube so as to produce at least one thermoplastic prepreg product with desired shape, size and ply fibre orientation and means for collecting the thermoplastic prepreg products so produced. | 03-25-2010 |
Simon Ford, Cambridge GB
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| 20090210678 | Handling of Denormals In Floating Point Number Processim - A data processing apparatus operate to process floating point operands is disclosed. The data processing apparatus comprises: an instruction decoder operable to decode an instruction for processing floating point operands; and a data processor operable to perform data processing operations controlled by the instruction decoder wherein: in response to the decoded instruction indicating operation according to a flush-to-zero semantic, the data processor is operable to process the floating point operands in accordance with the decoded instruction such that floating point operands having a denormal value are treated as zero operands; and in response to the decoded instruction indicating operation according to a denormal semantic, the data processor is operable to process the floating point operands in accordance with the decoded instruction such that floating point operands having a denormal value are treated as denormal operands. | 08-20-2009 |
Simon Ford, Cambridgeshire GB
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| 20090006806 | Local Memory And Main Memory Management In A Data Processing System - A data processing system ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090043956 | Mapping an input data value to a resultant data value - A data processing apparatus operable to map an input data value | 02-12-2009 |
| 20100122044 | Data dependency scoreboarding - A parallel processing technique is described for performing parallel processing operations upon N-dimensional arrays of data elements for which a corresponding N-dimensional Scoreboard of status data is held. Hazard checking for data dependencies upon data elements within the N-dimensional array of data elements is performed by looking up the corresponding status value within the Scoreboard. The status data for a given data element within the Scoreboard is located at a position which can be derived from the position of the data elements within its N-dimensional array. Thus, a two-dimensional array of video macroblocks can have a corresponding two-dimensional Scoreboard of status data indicating whether individual macroblocks have, for example, either already been deblocked or have not already been deblocked. | 05-13-2010 |
Simon Richard Ford, East Somerset GB
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| 20120000696 | LIQUID COVERLAYS FOR FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - The present invention relates to curable liquid coverlay compositions comprising polyamideimide resins for use in curable compositions for use as protective coverlay coatings for metal clad laminate materials in electronic components, such as flexible circuit boards. In particular, the invention relates to liquid coverlay compositions comprising polyamideimides having a terminal isocyanate group blocked by a thermally-dissociatable isocyanate-blocking group and the use of such compositions in preparation of flexible electronic components. | 01-05-2012 |
Susannah K Ford, Hertfordshire GB
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| 20110142824 | Antibodies Against Amyloid-Beta Peptide - Antibodies that bind human β-amyloid peptide, methods of treating diseases or disorders characterised by elevated β-amyloid levels or β-amyloid deposits with said antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antibodies and methods of manufacture. | 06-16-2011 |
Susannah Karen Ford, Stevenage GB
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| 20090162358 | ANTIGEN BINDING PROTEINS - Antigen binding proteins that bind β-amyloid peptide, in particular human β-amyloid peptide; methods of treating diseases or disorders characterised by elevated β-amyloid levels or β-amyloid deposits, particularly Alzheimer's disease and diseases or disorders affecting the eye or optic nerve characterised by elevated β-amyloid levels or β-amyloid deposits, including age related macular degeneration and glaucoma type diseases and β-amyloid dependent cataract formation, with said antigen binding proteins; pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antigen binding proteins; and methods of manufacture. | 06-25-2009 |
Susannah Karen Ford, Hertfordshire GB
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| 20110014182 | ANTIGEN BINDING PROTEINS - Antigen binding proteins that bind β-amyloid peptide, in particular human β-amyloid peptide; methods of treating diseases or disorders characterised by elevated β-amyloid levels or β-amyloid deposits, particularly Alzheimer's disease and diseases or disorders affecting the eye or optic nerve characterised by elevated β-amyloid levels or β-amyloid deposits, including age related macular degeneration and glaucoma type diseases and β-amyloid dependent cataract formation, with said antigen binding proteins; pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antigen binding proteins; and methods of manufacture. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110064740 | ANTIGEN BINDING PROTEINS - The present invention relates to methods of treating diseases or disorders affecting the eye or optic nerve characterised by elevated β-amyloid levels or β-amyloid deposits, particularly age related macular degeneration and glaucoma type diseases and β-amyloid dependent cataract formation, with antigen binding proteins that bind β-amyloid peptide and in particular human β-amyloid peptide. | 03-17-2011 |
Thomas Alexander Ford, Oxford GB
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| 20100194410 | SENSOR FOR SENSING AN ANALYTE AND COMBINATION OF THE SENSOR AND AN OPTICAL READER - A sensor array for detecting the content of a fluid sample comprises first and second electrodes having connections for a drive signal. The first electrode is coated with a layer of a first material having optical properties which change according to the electrical charge passing through it or the potential across it. Sensor sites are defined by islands of a second material such that the charge passing through or the potential across the second material, in response to the drive signal, varies according to the fluid sample composition. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110015467 | SLEEP MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING SLEEP BEHAVIOUR OF A HUMAN OR ANIMAL IN THE CARE OF A CARER - A sleep management method and system for use by a carer to improve the sleep behaviour of a child in their care by monitoring one or more objective parameters relevant to sleep quality and providing one or more recommendations for behavioural programs and/or actions to the carer via a portable user interaction device such as a mobile phone. Such a system can also be adapted for use in looking after adults and animals such as domestic pets. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110015495 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A USER'S SLEEP - A sleep management method and system for improving the quality of sleep of a user which monitors one or more objective parameters relevant to sleep quality of the user when in bed and receives from the user in waking hours via a portable device such as a mobile phone feedback from objective test data on cognitive and/or psychomotor performance. | 01-20-2011 |
Thomas David Ford, Royston GB
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| 20100192706 | SAMPLE PREPARATION APPARATUS - Apparatus for preparing a biological sample for PCR analysis has an inlet ( | 08-05-2010 |
Thomas David Ford, London GB
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| 20100261179 | SAMPLE PREPARATION DEVICES AND ANALYZERS - The application provides sample preparation devices and analyses. The devices and analyzes allow for the rapid preparation and analysis of samples using a variety of techniques, including PCR, by even unskilled users. | 10-14-2010 |
Thomas D. R. Ford, Royston GB
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| 20100119278 | Handheld Printer Assembly With A Removably Attached Accessory - A printer assembly is disclosed that comprises a printer mechanism and a printer housing. The printer housing has a head end and a body portion, and the body portion includes input keys for controlling the printer mechanism. The printer assembly further comprises an accessory removably attached to the head end, and the accessory includes at least one functional component that is operable independent of the printer mechanism. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100119281 | Cartridge Media Retention Mechanism - A media cartridge is disclosed for use in a printer that prints onto the media. The media cartridge includes a cartridge housing having an exit passage. The media cartridge has a length of media with an end extending from the exit passage. The media cartridge further includes a retaining arm having a pinch position and an open position. In the pinch position, the retaining arm impinges on the media in the exit passage to inhibit passage of the media through the exit passage. In the open position, the retaining arm allows passage of the media through the exit passage. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100119285 | Two-Button Cutter Actuation Mechanism - A cutter actuation mechanism for cutting printing media in handheld printer is disclosed. The cutter actuation mechanism includes a cutting mechanism having an open position and a cut position. The cutter actuation mechanism further includes a pair of buttons operatively connected to the blade to move the blade from the open position to the cut position. Depressing at least one of the pair of buttons moves the blade from the open position to the cut position. | 05-13-2010 |
Victoria Louise Ford, Hampshire GB
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| 20090310264 | MOTORISED BARRIER ROLLER - A fire or smoke barrier | 12-17-2009 |