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Adrian L. Harris, Oxford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080206765	MN Gene and Protein - Identified herein is the location of the MN protein binding site, and MN proteins/polypeptides that compete for attachment to vertebrate cells with immobilized MN protein. Such MN proteins/polypeptides prevent cell-cell adhesion and the formation of intercellular contacts. The MN protein binding site is a therapeutic target that can be blocked by organic or inorganic molecules, preferably organic molecules, more preferably proteins/polypeptides that specifically bind to that site. Therapeutic methods for inhibiting the growth of preneoplastic/neoplastic vertebrate cells that abnormally express MN protein are disclosed. Vectors are provided that encode the variable domains of MN-specific antibodies and a flexible linker polypeptide separating those domains. Further vectors are disclosed that encode a cytotoxic protein/polypeptide operatively linked to the MN gene promoter or a MN gene promoter fragment comprising the HIF-1 consensus binding sequence, and which vectors preferably further encode a cytokine. The MN gene promoter is characterized, and the binding site for a repressor of MN transcription is disclosed. Further, the hypoxia inducibility of the MN gene and the uses of such inducibility are disclosed.	08-28-2008
20080220426	MN Gene and Protein - Identified herein is the location of the MN protein binding site, and MN proteins/polypeptides that compete for attachment to vertebrate cells with immobilized MN protein. Such MN proteins/polypeptides prevent cell-cell adhesion and the formation of intercellular contacts. The MN protein binding site is a therapeutic target that can be blocked by organic or inorganic molecules, preferably organic molecules, more preferably proteins/polypeptides that specifically bind to that site. Therapeutic methods for inhibiting the growth of preneoplastic/neoplastic vertebrate cells that abnormally express MN protein are disclosed. Vectors are provided that encode the variable domains of MN-specific antibodies and a flexible linker polypeptide separating those domains. Further vectors are disclosed that encode a cytotoxic protein/polypeptide operatively linked to the MN gene promoter or a MN gene promoter fragment comprising the HIF-1 consensus binding sequence, and which vectors preferably further encode a cytokine. The MN gene promoter is characterized, and the binding site for a repressor of MN transcription is disclosed. Further, the hypoxia inducibility of the MN gene and the uses of such inducibility are disclosed.	09-11-2008
20090047215	MN/CA IX and Breast Cancer Therapy - Herein disclosed are methods that are predictive of resistance to endocrine therapy in an estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) breast cancer patient. An exemplary method comprises detecting the overexpression of MN/CA9 gene expression product(s) in a sample from an affected subject, wherein if MN/CA9 is overexpressed, then the subject is considered to have a greater probability of resistance to endocrine therapy, particularly tamoxifen, and a corresponding poorer prognosis if undergoing endocrine therapy, than if MN/CA9 is not overexpressed. MN/CA9 gene expression products useful in the predictive/prognostic methods include MN/CA IX, MN proteins/polypeptides, MN nucleic acids and soluble MN/CA IX antigen (s-CA IX). The methods are useful as an aid in the selection of treatment for a patient with an ER-positive breast tumor. The methods of the invention can be used, for example, to identify those patients requiring additional/alternative therapies, preferably, but not necessarily, therapies that are not affected by acidic pH. The methods also comprise the use of diagnostic/prognostic imaging to detect MN/CA IX in a patient tumor, wherein the presence of MN/CA IX in one or more tumors is indicative of probable resistance to antiestrogen therapy, particularly to tamoxifen.	02-19-2009
20090239247	MN and Hypoxia - The MN/CA IX protein is identified herein as a hypoxia marker. The MN/CA9 gene promoter is characterized, and the location of the HIF-1 binding site within the MN/CA9 promoter is identified. Further, the hypoxia inducibility of the MN/CA9 gene and the uses of such inducibility are disclosed. In one aspect, the invention provides diagnostic/prognostic tools for determining the presence of hypoxia in a tissue in a vertebrate, preferably a human, and for measuring the relative degree of hypoxia in said vertebrate. In another aspect, the invention provides methods using tumor biopsies to predict the radioresistance of a preneoplastic/neoplastic tissue in a vertebrate subject, preferably a human patient, for diseases in which MN/CA IX levels can be used to indicate radiobiologically relevant tumor hypoxia. Such predictive methods can be used as an aid in patient therapy selection.	09-24-2009
20110159583	MN Gene and Protein - Identified herein is the location of the MN protein binding site, and MN proteins/polypeptides that compete for attachment to vertebrate cells with immobilized MN protein. Such MN proteins/polypeptides prevent cell-cell adhesion and the formation of intercellular contacts. The MN protein binding site is a therapeutic target that can be blocked by organic or inorganic molecules, preferably organic molecules, more preferably proteins/polypeptides that specifically bind to that site. Therapeutic methods for inhibiting the growth of preneoplastic/neoplastic vertebrate cells that abnormally express MN protein are disclosed. Vectors are provided that encode the variable domains of MN-specific antibodies and a flexible linker polypeptide separating those domains. Further vectors are disclosed that encode a cytotoxic protein/polypeptide operatively linked to the MN gene promoter or a MN gene promoter fragment comprising the HIF-1 consensus binding sequence, and which vectors preferably further encode a cytokine. The MN gene promoter is characterized, and the binding site for a repressor of MN transcription is disclosed. Further, the hypoxia inducibility of the MN gene and the uses of such inducibility are disclosed.	06-30-2011

Adrian Lewellyn Harris, Oxford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080286273	Knowledge-Based Proliferation Signatures and Methods of Use - The present invention provides methods and compositions for predicting patient responses to cancer treatment using a proliferation gene signature. These methods can comprise measuring in a biological sample from a patient the levels of gene expression of a group of the genes designated herein. The present invention also provides for microarrays that can detect expression from a group of genes.	11-20-2008
20110059074	Knowledge-Based Proliferation Signatures and Methods of Use - The present invention provides methods and compositions for predicting patient responses to cancer treatment using a proliferation gene signature. These methods can comprise measuring in a biological sample from a patient the levels of gene expression of a group of the genes designated herein. The present invention also provides for microarrays that can detect expression from a group of genes.	03-10-2011

Alan Harris, Southampton GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110155152	Tobacco Treatment - This invention provides a method for removing undesirable constituents from tobacco which includes extracting tobacco material in an aqueous or organic solvent and filtering the product of the extraction using a horizontal belt filter. The extract and insoluble tobacco residue may be further treated enzymically, chemically or otherwise to remove a complement of undesirable constituents. The extract and insoluble tobacco residue are recombined to form a regenerated tobacco material that is less harmful when combusted than the original material.	06-30-2011

Andrew Jonathan Harris, Hertfordshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080287547	Glycine Transport Inhibitors - The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), or to salts or solvates thereof, their use in the manufacture of medicaments for treating neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, in particular psychoses, dementia or attention deficit disorder. The invention further comprises processes to make these compounds and pharmaceutical formulations thereof.	11-20-2008
20090270510	GLYCINE TRANSPORT INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), or salts or solvates thereof, their use in the manufacture of medicaments for treating neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, in particular psychoses, dementia or attention deficit disorder. The invention further comprises processes to make these compounds and pharmaceutical formulations thereof.	10-29-2009

Anthony William Harris, Donnington GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100128287	LOWERING THE CONSUMPTION OF INK IN COMPUTER PRINTING - A method of printing an image comprises sending a data stream representing the image to a printer driver, generating a stream of print instructions at the printer driver, forwarding the stream of print instructions to a printer, and printing the image in accordance with the print instructions. The data stream or stream of print instructions is intercepted and processed so that the printer uses less ink to print the image than it would if the processing was not performed.	05-27-2010

Antony John Harris, Hope Valley GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090319707	Control of master/slave communication within an integrated circuit - An integrated circuit	12-24-2009
20100064108	Data processing apparatus and method for managing snoop operations - The present invention provides a data processing apparatus and method for managing snoop operations. The data processing apparatus has a plurality of processing units for performing data processing operations requiring access to data in shared memory, with at least two of the processing units having a cache associated therewith for storing a subset of the data for access by that processing unit. A snoop-based cache coherency protocol is employed to ensure data accessed by each processing unit is up-to-date, and when an access request is issued the cache coherency protocol is referenced in order to determine whether a snoop process is required. Snoop control storage is provided which defines a plurality of snoop schemes, each snoop scheme defining a series of snoop phases to be performed to implement the snoop process, and each snoop phase requiring a snoop operation to be performed on either a single cache or multiple caches. When a snoop process is required, a snoop unit is used to reference the snoop control storage in order to identify, having regard to one or more properties of the access request, the snoop scheme to be employed to perform the snoop process. Such an approach provides a great deal of flexibility with regards to how snoop processes are implemented, in particular allowing different snoop schemes to be used dependent on the properties of the access request in question.	03-11-2010
20110145646	Use of statistical representations of traffic flow in a data processing system - An apparatus and method are provided for performing verification tests for a design of a data processing system. The apparatus comprises a system under verification representing at least part of the design of the data processing system, and a transactor for connecting to an interface of the system under verification, and for generating signals for input to the system under verification via the interface during performance of the verification tests. Profile storage stores a profile providing a statistical representation of desired traffic flow at the interface, the statistical representation providing statistical information for a plurality of traffic attributes and also identifying at least one dependency between such traffic attributes. The transactor then references the profile in order to determine the signals to be generated, such that the signals generated take account of the specified dependencies identified in the profile. Such a mechanism enables the transactor to more realistically replicate the traffic flow that will be observed in the real system. Another aspect to the present invention provides a mechanism for generating such profiles.	06-16-2011

Antony John Harris, Sheffield GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090323685	BIT ORDERING FOR PACKETISED SERIAL DATA TRANSMISSION ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An on-chip integrated circuit interconnect	12-31-2009

C. John Harris, Sittingbourne GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100249197	CARBAMIC ACID COMPOUNDS COMPRISING AN AMIDE LINKAGE AS HDAC INHIBITORS - This invention pertains to certain active carbamic acid compounds which inhibit HDAC activity and which have the formula (1) wherein: A is an aryl group; Q	09-30-2010
20110105572	CARBAMIC ACID COMPOUNDS COMPRISING AN AMIDE LINKAGE AS HDAC INHIBITORS - This invention pertains to certain active carbamic acid compounds which inhibit HDAC activity and which have the following formula:	05-05-2011

C. John Harris, Kent GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090163515	Compounds Which Bind to the Active Site of Protein Kinase Enzymes - The present invention relates to a compound and a group of compounds which are inhibitors of Rho kinase (ROK, ROCK). In addition, the invention relates to methods of treatment and use of the compounds in the manufacture of a medicament for application to a number of therapeutic indications including cardiovascular disease (coronary vasospasm, hypertensive disease, arteriosclerosis), stroke, cancer, erectile dysfunction, asthma, osteoporosis, glaucoma and AIDS. The compounds can be used in screening programmes against protein kinases. The invention also provides methods for making compounds and libraries that include these compounds.	06-25-2009

Claire Louisa Harris, Cardiff GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100009393	FACTOR H POLYMORPHISMS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES SUCH AS AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION - The invention relates to antibodies, including monoclonal and polyclonal, or fragments thereof, which discriminate between the histidine and tyrosine isoforms of Complement Factor H and to their use in diagnostic methods and therapeutic treatments relating to Complement Factor H mediated diseases.	01-14-2010

Clair Louise Harris, Berkshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110190129	IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - A composition comprising a compound of formula (I) CH	08-04-2011

Clifford John Harris, Kent GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110092497	IMIDAZOLOPYRAZINE COMPOUNDS USEFUL FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE AND INFLAMMATORY DISEASES - Novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following:	04-21-2011
20110166147	IMIDAZOPYRAZINE COMPOUNDS - Novel imidazopyrazine compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: Formula (I). The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a viral infection, in particular a HCV, HRV, Sb and/or CVB in a patient in need thereof.	07-07-2011

Colin Harris, Gillingham GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100159407	BURNER INSTALLATION - A burner installation includes a burner housing (	06-24-2010

David Andrew Harris, Kent GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090015786	Tinted lens and method of making same - A lens and a method of making lenses suitable for color blindness correction are disclosed. The corrective lens may be formed of an optically transparent base material, which is tinted to the desired color for correction by immersion in a colorant dye. The color tinted lens is then tinted by a neutral tint dye to render the lens observable as a regular corrective lens. If desired, the dyes may be heated during immersion.	01-15-2009

David James Harris, Lichfield GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110044134	Clock for Motorcycle	02-24-2011

David James Harris, Birmingham GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080221912	Submarine Patents - A method of seeking patent protection for an invention, comprising:	09-11-2008

Deborah Harris, Manchester Greater Manchester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100247411	HIGHLY ACIDIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ZIRCONIUM OXIDE, TITANIUM OXIDE AND TUNGSTEN OXIDE AND TREATMENT OF EXHAUST GASES THEREWITH - Compositions useful for treating exhaust gases contain zirconium, titanium and tungsten oxides, and optionally the oxide of an element M selected from among silicon, aluminum, iron, molybdenum, manganese, zinc, tin, and rare earths in the following mass proportions of these different elements: titanium oxide: 20%-50%; tungsten oxide: 1%-20%, M-element oxide: 1%-20%; the balance being zirconium oxide; such compositions are prepared by placing in a liquid medium a zirconium compound, a titanium compound, optionally an M-element compound and a basic compound, adding a tungsten compound to the precipitate suspension thus obtained and having a pH value ranging from 1 to 7, maturing the suspension resulting from the preceding step, and optionally separating the precipitate and calcining same.	09-30-2010

Deborah Harris, Manchester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100247407	HIGHLY ACIDIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ZIRCONIUM AND SILICON OXIDES AND AN OXIDE OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER ELEMENT SELECTED FROM AMONG TITANIUM, ALUMINUM, TUNGSTEN, MOLYBDENUM, CERIUM, IRON, TIN, ZINC, AND MANGANESE - Compositions useful for treating the exhaust gases of diesel engines contain zirconium oxide, silicon oxide and at least one oxide of at least one element M selected from among titanium, aluminum, tungsten, molybdenum, cerium, iron, tin, zinc, and manganese, in the following mass proportions of these different elements: silicon oxide: 5%-30%; M-element oxide: 1%-20%; the balance being zirconium oxide; such compositions also have an acidity, as measured by the methylbutynol test, of at least 90% and are prepared by placing a zirconium compound, a silicon compound, at least one M-element compound and a basic compound in a liquid medium, thereby generating a precipitate, maturing the precipitate in a liquid medium and separating and calcining the precipitate.	09-30-2010
20110033352	CATALYST/CATALYST SUPPORT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE OXIDES OF ZIRCONIUM, YTTRIUM AND TUNGSTEN - Compositions based on zirconium oxide, including 1 to 20% yttrium oxide, 1 to 30% tungsten oxide and the balance zirconium oxide, have a specific surface area of at least 40 m	02-10-2011

Geoffrey Arthur Harris, Worthing GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100119597	MULTI-COMPONENT PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM - A multi-component pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a plurality of drug substance—containing sub-units, being capsule compartments and/or solid sub-units comprising a solid matrix of a polymer which contains a drug substance, the sub-units being connected together in the assembled dosage form by a weld between parts of the assembled dosage form.	05-13-2010

Gordon James Harris, West Sussex GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110113719	Fixing - A T-shaped fixing is formed of a first strip of plated steel providing a T-head limb and a second strip providing a T-stem limb. The limbs are connected by folding the steel double at one edge of the T-head strip and them folding the steel at right angles at the line joining the two limbs. To one side of the stem limb, the line is provided with a series of punched apertures to which pins are fitted. To the other side of the line, the head limb is provided with apertures for screw or rivet fixing of the fixing. The stem limb can also be provided with apertures. For use in insulating a square section duct, its corners are provided with fixings, with flanges having the pin apertures extending downwards at the lower corners and outwards at the upper corners.	05-19-2011

Graham Harris, Leicester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100035741	Drum For A Creasing Device - A drum for a creasing device, a resilient creasing ring and method are provided. The drum includes first and second drum parts that cooperate with one another to define a circumferential channel of the drum a base and two side wall for receiving a resilient creasing ring. At least one of the side walls includes recess for receiving a portion of the resilient creasing ring such that the resilient creasing ring cannot be removed radially from the channel. The creasing ring may be continuous or a split ring. A method of mounting the creasing ring includes mounting the resilient creasing ring on a first drum part and axially sliding a second drum part into cooperation with the first drum part to mount the creasing ring within a channel formed therebetween.	02-11-2010

Graham Harris, Hampshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080262635	Prosthetic Ankle Joint Mechanism - A self-aligning prosthetic foot and ankle assembly has an ankle unit pivotally mounting a foot component. The ankle unit contains a hydraulic piston and cylinder assembly having a piston which is linearly movable within a cylinder. The axis of the cylinder is coincident with a shin axis defined by a shin connection interface on the ankle unit. Bypass passages containing damping resistance control valves provide continuous hydraulic damping of dorsi and plantar ankle flexion, the unit being such that, over the major part of the range of damped movement, there is no resilient biasing in either the dorsi or the plantar direction. This confers a number of advantages, including stabilisation of standing, balance control, and improved stair-walking and ramp-walking.	10-23-2008
20080281435	Adjustment Device for a Lower Limb Prosthesis - An hydraulic heel-height adjustment device for a lower limb prosthesis has a foot-mounting component (	11-13-2008
20080300692	Prosthetic Ankle and Foot Combination - A prosthetic ankle and foot combination has an ankle joint mechanism constructed to allow damped rotational movement of a foot component relative to a shin component. The mechanism provides a continuous hydraulically damped range of ankle motion during walking with dynamically variable damping resistances, and with independent variation of damping resistances in the plantarflexion and dorsiflexion directions. An electronic control system coupled to the ankle joint mechanism includes at least one sensor for generating signals indicative of a kinetic or kinematic parameter of locomotion, the mechanism and the control system being arranged such that the damping resistances effective over the range of motion of the ankle are adapted automatically in response to such signals. Single and dual piston hydraulic damping arrangements are disclosed, including arrangements allowing independent heel-height adjustment.	12-04-2008

Ian Harris, Devizes GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080200192	Methods And Apparatus For Use In Forwarding Short Messages For Mobile Communication Devices - In one illustrative example, when a message forwarding function is enabled for a mobile communication device which operates in a wireless communication network, an address (e.g. an MSISDN) of the mobile device is assigned to “virtual mobile equipment” in the wireless network. The equipment registers with the wireless network with respect to the address, and stores an association in memory between the address and an alternate address of an alternate communication device. Subsequently, the equipment receives a short message having a destination address that matches the address. In response, the equipment forwards the short message to the alternate address for delivery to the alternate device (e.g. a mobile or server) based on the stored association. When the message forwarding function is disabled for and/or by the mobile device, the address of the mobile device is deassigned from the equipment, so that the mobile device is again able to receive short messages having destination addresses that match the address.	08-21-2008

Ian Harris, Poole, Dorset GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100127695	INDUCTIVE SENSORS - An inductive sensor is operable for detecting a relative position of, or movement between, a member and at least one inductor. An electrical parameter associated with the inductor is caused to change as a result of a change of inductive coupling in response to a change in relative position of the inductor and the member. The sensor further comprises means for setting a datum value of the electrical parameter. The setting means comprises a component that is moveable so as to adjust the inductive coupling while the member is in a datum position.	05-27-2010

Ian Harris, Highlands Village GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090323706	Dynamic Networking of Virtual Machines - The invention is directed to the use of Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB) technology with Shortest Path Bridging, also called Provider Link State Bridging (PLSB) technology in the context of data centers and virtualized physical servers infrastructures. Virtual servers can be located anywhere inside the data center, or across different data centers, and still act as though they are physically adjacent and share the same Ethernet connectivity. Ethernet virtual machine VLan memberships are mapped to PBB Service Identifiers (I-SIDs). PBB I-SIDs extend the connectivity model to every Ethernet switches in the local, metropolitan or wide area networks. PLSB complements the connectivity by providing dynamic distribution and mapping of I-SID endpoints in the PBB domain. Virtual servers can then be added, removed or transferred to another point in the network and PLSB adjusts the VLan/I-SID specific connectivity pattern to match the physical distribution of the servers.	12-31-2009

John Harris, Kent GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090196912	Pyridinylamines - Described are pyridinylamines and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, the use of these pyridinylamines for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of various diseases such as infectious diseases, including opportunistic infections, prion diseases immunological diseases, autoimmune diseases, bipolar and clinical disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cell proliferative diseases, diabetes, inflammation, transplant rejections, erectile dysfunction, neurodegenerative diseases and stroke, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one pyridinylamine and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Furthermore, reaction procedures for the synthesis of the pyridinylamines are disclosed.	08-06-2009

John Neil Harris, Cambridgeshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090290732	Bending Wave Acoustic Device and Method of Making Thereof - An acoustic device and method of making said acoustic device. The acoustic device comprises a diaphragm having resonant bending wave modes in the operating frequency range, and a plurality of electromechanical transducers coupled to the diaphragm. The positioning and mechanical impedance of the transducers are such that at least a selected number of the resonant bending wave modes are balanced so that the net transverse modal velocity over the area of the diaphragm tends to zero with the balancing of the resonant bending wave modes being achieved substantially by the positioning and mechanical impedance of the transducers. The parameters of the diaphragm may be such that there are a plurality of nodal grouped locations at or around which the nodal lines of a selected number of resonant modes are clustered. Each transducer may be mounted at one of the plurality of nodal grouped locations.	11-26-2009

Laurence James Harris, Sandwich GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100035891	Pharmaceutically Active Compounds - Compounds of the formula (I):	02-11-2010

Lee Harris, Durham GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100136246	METHOD FOR PRODUCING SURFACES AND SUBSTRATES HAVING SAID SURFACES SO FORMED - This invention relates to a method, and products thereof, for producing amine and/or thiol functionalised surfaces using plasma deposition and the subsequent derivatization of said functionalised surfaces using biomolecules.	06-03-2010

L. G. Harris, County Durham GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100055413	ARTICLE, AND A METHOD FOR CREATING THE ARTICLE, WITH A CHEMICALLY PATTERNED SURFACE - The invention relates to the provision of an article and a method of forming an article with a surface which can have at least one sub-layer and a top layer of material. At least one part of the top layer is selectively removed to expose at least one sub-layer and/or the surface of the substrate and allow the functionality of the sub-layer and/or surface to be utilised in the area(s) where it is exposed. The top layer, where it remains, acts as a barrier to the sub-layer and/or surface being exposed to the surrounding environment. Typically parts of the top layer are removed in a patterned manner to provide a series of predefined areas at which the sub-layer or sub-layers are selectively exposed.	03-04-2010

Marc Stuart Harris, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080275702	System and method for providing digital dictation capabilities over a wireless device - A system and method for providing digital dictation capabilities over a wireless device. The system and method enables digital dictations to be recorded on a wireless device, such as a BlackBerry smartphone, and then uploaded wirelessly to a remote location, such a server, for transcription. Features of the wireless device, such as the display and trackball, can be used to control the dictation.	11-06-2008
20090037434	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY PROVIDING CONTENT OVER A THIN CLIENT NETWORK - A system, method and computer readable instructions for controlling streaming audio in real time in a thin client terminal server environment that can be used, for example, to provide support for a digital dictation system. A server runs client software, and at least one terminal runs a driver which communicates with the client software to create a virtual channel over which at least one digital dictation file is transmitted in packetized format between the terminal and the server, such that the client software controls operations performed at the terminal pertaining to the digital dictation file.	02-05-2009

Mark D. Harris, Banbury GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100083380	NETWORK STREAM SCANNING FACILITY - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for providing a scanning of data associated with a network computer facility. In the process, a request may be received for network content from a content requesting computing facility. A source lookup associated with the request for network content may be performed, where the source lookup may be from a networked source lookup database. The requested network content may then be retrieved, where the type of the content may be determined as a further aid in scanning the content. A checksum of at least a portion of the retrieved network content may then be calculated, and a checksum lookup associated with the portion of the retrieved network content be performed, where the checksum lookup may be from a networked checksum lookup database. Finally, an action may be taken based on at least one of the source lookup and checksum lookup, where the action is associated with protecting the content requesting computing facility from malware.	04-01-2010

Mark J. Harris, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090089542	SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING A SCAN OPERATION - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for efficiently performing a scan operation. In use, an array of elements is traversed by utilizing a parallel processor architecture. Such parallel processor architecture includes a plurality of processors each capable of physically executing a predetermined number of threads in parallel. For efficiency purposes, the predetermined number of threads of at least one of the processors may be executed to perform a scan operation involving a number of the elements that is a function (e.g. multiple, etc.) of the predetermined number of threads.	04-02-2009

Martin Barkley Harris, Bristol GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090175215	Packet radio network and method - A packet radio network provides a facility for communicating internet packets to and/or from a mobile user equipment. The packet radio network comprises a gateway support node, a serving support node and a radio network controller. The gateway support node is operable to provide a packet data protocol context for controlling the communication of the internet packets to and/or from the packet radio network from and/or to the mobile user equipment via a packet communications bearer. The serving support node is connected to the gateway support node and is operable to control communications of the internet packets to and from the gateway support node to and/or from mobile user equipment to form the packet communications bearer. The radio network controller is operable to provide a radio access bearer for communicating the internet packets via a radio access interface to and/or from the mobile user equipment. In response to a packet data protocol activation request message requesting a common packet data protocol context, the serving support node is operable in combination with the gateway support node to establish a common packet data protocol context in association with a common packet communications bearer. The common packet data protocol context is established to communicate internet protocol packets via the common packet communications bearer. The common packet communications bearer is shared with at least one other communications session and is formed by the gateway support node and the serving support node using a common tunnelling protocol bearer. Therefore a packet radio network is provided which can provide a common communications bearer which can be shared between different communications sessions. As a result high-speed broadband communications, such as HSDPA can be supported efficiently, because more than one communications session shares common communications resources.	07-09-2009
20090296630	Packet radio network and method - A packet radio network provides a facility for communicating internet packets to and/or from a mobile user equipment. The packet radio network comprises a gateway support node, a serving support node and a radio network part. The gateway support node is operable to provide a packet data protocol context for controlling the communication of the internet packets to and/or from the packet radio network from and/or to the mobile user equipment via a packet communications bearer. The serving support node is connected to the gateway support node and is operable to control communications of the internet packets to and from the gateway support node to and/or from mobile user equipment to form the packet communications bearer. The radio network part is operable to provide a radio access bearer for communicating the internet packets via a radio access interface to and/or from the mobile user equipment. In response to a packet data protocol activation request message requesting a common packet data protocol context, the serving support node is operable in combination with the gateway support node to establish a common packet data protocol context in association with a packet communications bearer. The common packet data protocol context is established to communicate internet protocol packets via the packet communications bearer according to an internet protocol version specified by the mobile user equipment for one or more communications sessions. The common packet data protocol context therefore provides more flexibility, because a mobile user equipment can send both IPv4 internet packets and IPv6 internet packets as specified by the mobile user equipment. Furthermore a packet radio network according to example embodiments is provided with an arrangement for sharing the same GPRS/UMTS session, using a common packet communications bearer including the high-speed broadband radio bearers.	12-03-2009

Michael Anthony Harris, Kent GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080281096	Resolution Process For Preparing (+)-2S,3S)-2-(3-Chlorophenyl)-3,3,3-Trimethyl-2-Morpholinol - Disclosed is a method for preparing (+)-(2S,3S)-2-(3-chlorophenyl)-3,5,5-trimethyl-2-morpholinol and pharmaceutically acceptable salts such as the (+)-(2S,3S)-2-(3-chlorophenyl)-3,5,5-trimethyl-2-morpholinol hydrochloride salt via dynamic kinetic resolution.	11-13-2008

Mike Harris, Bedford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100230325	PROCESS FOR REMOVING OIL FROM PARTICULATE MATTER - There is provided a process for removing oil from particulate matter comprising mixing an aqueous slurry of the particulate matter with at least one stream of water applied at a pressure of from 0.5 to 100 Mpa, wherein the one or more high pressure water streams expand adiabatically when mixed with the aqueous slurry.	09-16-2010

Natalie Harris, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100238021	Dispenser system - A dispenser system (	09-23-2010

Nathan Harris, Cambridgeshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100023616	Information processing and transmission systems - Disclosed are systems and methods for transmitting information from a remote location to a financial decision system. In certain representative transmission methods machine readable content is generated that is adapted to be received by a financial decision system. The machine readable content is transmitted using a first protocol or standard. The transmission of machine readable content is received and converted from the first protocol to a second protocol or standard. The machine readable content is then transmitted using the second protocol. The first protocol can be a non-packet switched serial protocol, such as RS-232. The second protocol can be a packet-switched Internet Protocol (IP), such as for example, User Datagram Protocol (UDP) or Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).	01-28-2010

Neil Harris, City Essex GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080269239	Pyrimidine Compounds as Histamine Modulators - The present invention relates to novel pyrimidine compounds, for the modulation of the histamine H4 receptor and the treatment or prevention of conditions mediated by the histamine H4 receptor. The invention also relates to the preparation of such compounds.	10-30-2008

Neil John Harris, Cambridgeshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110090167	Touch Sensitive Device - A touch sensitive device comprising a panel capable of supporting bending waves, a user-accessible touch sensitive screen on or forming part of a face of the panel, the touch sensitive screen having a plurality of different sensing areas, a plurality of vibration exciters coupled to the panel to apply bending waves to the panel to provide tactile feedback at the plurality of sensing areas in response to the user touching a sensing area, and signal processing means arranged to apply signals to the vibration exciters so as to steer bending waves applied to the panel by the plurality of vibration exciters whereby the amplitude of the applied bending waves is maximised at the sensing area touched by the user and reduced or minimised at each other sensing area.	04-21-2011
20110102349	Touch Sensitive Device - An apparatus including a touch sensitive screen having a face adapted to receive a user's hand-writing via a hand-held stylus. The screen includes means exciting the screen to vibrate so as to transmit the vibration to the stylus to simulate the sensation of a writing implement writing on paper as the stylus is moved over the face of the screen. The apparatus may include means for period modulating the electrical signal applied to the exciting means and means for amplitude modulating the electrical signal. The apparatus may include means for sensing the velocity of movement of the stylus over the screen face and means for modulating the vibration according to the sensed velocity.	05-05-2011

Neil V. Harris, Harlow GB

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

Neil Victor Harris, Harlow GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090018150	5-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-HT	01-15-2009
20090298899	EP2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS - The disclosure provides EP	12-03-2009
20100261760	EP2 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

Neil Victor Harris, Essex GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080306117	EP4 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - A compound of formula (I):	12-11-2008
20090192138	COMPOUNDS - The invention provides novel deazaxanthine and deazahypoxanthine compounds. The compounds may be useful in the therapy of diseases and conditions in which dipeptidylpeptidase-IV (DPP-IV) is implicated.	07-30-2009
20090221604	Thiazole Compounds and Their Use as PGD2 Antagonists - A compound for use as a PGD2 antagonist is of structural formula [1] in which: A represents a fully saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic 5-7 membered ring containing one or two nitrogen atoms; B represents a direct bond, an optionally substituted methylene group, an optionally substituted nitrogen atom, oxygen, or S(O)	09-03-2009
20100130556	EP2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS - A compound of formula (III): or a salt, solvate and chemically protected form thereof, wherein: R	05-27-2010

Nicholas Robert Harris, Surrey GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080246346	Electromagnetic Device For Converting Mechanical Vibrational Energy Into Electrical Energy - An electromagnetic generator comprising two magnets and a coil disposed therebetween, the two magnets being configured to define therebetween a region of magnetic flux in which the coil is disposed whereby relative movement between the coil and the magnets generates an electrical current in the coil, and a vibratable first mount for each of the magnets and a vibratable second mount for the coil whereby each of the at least two magnets and the coil are respectively vibratable about a respective central position.	10-09-2008

Nigel Harris, Trowbridge GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090234263	SUPPORT DEVICES - A support device (	09-17-2009

Nigel Harris, Cardiff GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090264829	INJECTION SYRINGES	10-22-2009

Nigel Edward Harris, High Peak GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090218526	SCATTERING CENTRE DETECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An assembly which comprises (a) a duct (	09-03-2009

Patricia Ann Harris, Leicestershire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090232853	TREATMENT OF LAMINITIS - The present invention provides a composition comprising one or more of a matrix metalloprotease inhibitor, a de-carboxylase inhibitor, a fructanase enzyme and/or a flavonoid for use in the prevention of laminitis	09-17-2009

Patrick Kirk Harris, Stamford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090139477	Device and method for retaining a valve bridge - A device for retaining a valve bridge is disclosed. The valve bridge is engaged with a plurality of valves. The device has a first base member. The first base member is configured to engage at least one of the plurality of valves. The device also has a first latching member. The first latching member extends from the first base member. The first latching member is configured to engage and retain the valve bridge in engagement with the plurality of valves.	06-04-2009

Paul George Harris, Suffolk GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090231594	COMPONENT MOUNTING IN MOVEMENT-SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT - Movement-sensitive equipment (	09-17-2009

Paul George Harris, Haverhill GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100044546	APPARATUS SUPPORT STRUCTURE - An apparatus support structure (	02-25-2010
20100096567	REDUCTION IN STAGE MOVEMENT REACTION FORCE IN AN ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY MACHINE - An electron beam lithography machine (	04-22-2010
20100102196	APPARATUS SUPPORT - An apparatus support (	04-29-2010

Paul J. Harris, Derbyshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090259549	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING FLOW - The present invention is a method of optimizing the flow of entities. The method includes the steps of:	10-15-2009

Paul J.h. Harris, Bristol GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100301158	AIRCRAFT HAVING A LIFT/PROPULSION UNIT - An aircraft having a lift/propulsion unit which includes a power unit such as a turboshaft engine which drives a fan through a transmission mechanism. The fan discharges to vectoring nozzles which can be independently swivelled to provide lift or propulsion thrust. An output shaft of the transmission mechanism serves as the main shaft of a motor/generator of modular form. The motor/generator can act as a generator to charge an electrical storage device such as a battery, or as a motor to drive the fan, either alone or to supplement the output of engine. Reaction control nozzles are provided at extremities of the aircraft to provide stabilising thrust. The aircraft is capable of vertical take off and hovering, with the vectoring nozzles swivelled to a lift position, and forward thrust with the vectoring nozzles swivelled to a propulsion position.	12-02-2010

Peter Lyon Harris, Hertfordshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110040283	Branch Vessel Targetter - Apparatus for positioning a catheter relative to a branch artery from a main artery comprising delivery means, a deployable catheter carrier having means for holding the catheter in a desired position within the main artery when delivered, and means for detecting the position of the catheter carrier.	02-17-2011

Philip Harris, Llantrisant GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100011612	Method and apparatus for drying rooms within a building - A method and apparatus for drying a room within a building by sealing the room from outside ambient air ingress, heating the room internally, sensing humidity levels within the room, exhausting the air from within the room and drawing in outside ambient air, sensing water content within the room, and repeating the sequence until a dry status indication is received that the water content within the room has been reduced a pre-determined level.	01-21-2010

Philip J. Harris, Reading GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100202557	Digital IF Distribution Networks for Radio Communications - A radio apparatus comprising: a radio frequency processing module for converting radio frequency signals from an antenna to intermediate frequency signals; an intermediate frequency processing module located remotely from the radio frequency processing module, for receiving intermediate frequency signals and processing said signals according to at least one communications protocol; and a digital data link for connecting the radio frequency processing module and the intermediate frequency processing module, for transfer of the intermediate frequency signals.	08-12-2010

Philip John Fox Harris, Fareham GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100116178	Transport Pallet - A transport pallet is provided with a chassis including feet on its underside from providing space for lifting using a fork lift truck or the like. The chassis is also provided with receptacles in the chassis for corner posts erectable at the corners of the chassis. The corner posts may also be provided with cross-members for increased stability. When not in use the corner posts and cross-members can be stowed in channels in the chassis, with the channels, posts and cross-members being colour coded for ease of identification. The chassis can also be provided with straps for securing of the load.	05-13-2010

Ralph Edmund Harris, Surrey GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080293843	Comminutable Polyesters - A process is disclosed for producing a polyester in powder form, which process comprises: (a) rendering a polyester comminutable by (i) chemical pre-treatment of the polyester, or (ii) irradiating the polyester; and (b) comminuting the polyester produced in step (a) to form a powder.	11-27-2008
20080312107	Process for treating underground formations - A process for disrupting filter cake in an underground formation, which includes (i) incorporating into a treatment fluid a solid polymer capable of being converted by hydrolysis into one or more organic acids; (ii) introducing the treatment fluid into the underground formation; and (iii) allowing the solid polymer to hydrolyze in the presence of water to produce organic acid such that acid soluble material within the filter cake or adjacent formation is dissolved.	12-18-2008

Ralph Edmund Harris, Guildford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090314493	Method for controlled gelation of silicates - A process for forming a gel, which process comprises mixing an alkaline silicate solution with a polymer in solid form, the polymer being capable of being converted by hydrolysis into one or more organic acids; and allowing the polymer to release sufficient acid to cause formation of a silicate gel.	12-24-2009
20100152069	METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS - A process is disclosed for treating an underground formation, which process comprises: (a) introducing into the underground formation a micellar dispersion comprising water, one or more organic acid precursors, one or more surfactants and, optionally, one or more salts, co-surfactants and/or organic liquids that are not organic acid precursors; and (b) allowing (i) the micellar dispersion to solubilise hydrocarbons, emulsions or water blocks present in the underground formation, and (ii) at least a portion of the organic acid precursor to hydrolyse in-situ to produce sufficient organic acid to substantively dissolve acid soluble material present in or adjacent to filter cakes or other damage in the underground formation.	06-17-2010
20100252267	PROCESS FOR TREATMENT OF UNDERGROUND FORMATIONS - A process for treating an underground formation, which process comprises: (a) introducing into the underground formation a treatment fluid comprising an organic acid precursor; (b) heating a zone within the formation, which zone contains at least a portion of the organic acid precursor, to a temperature which is above the natural formation temperature and sufficient to increase the rate of hydrolysis of the organic acid precursor; and (c) allowing the organic acid precursor to hydrolyse to produce an organic acid in an amount effective to acidize the underground formation.	10-07-2010

Robert A. Harris, Christchurch GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100223541	AUTOMATED AND USER CUSTOMIZABLE CONTENT RETRIEVAL FROM A COLLECTION OF LINKED DOCUMENTS TO A SINGLE TARGET DOCUMENT - A user initiated unification command can be received from a user interface. The unification command can be associated with a selected portion of a fragmented document. The fragmented document can include more than one discrete documents interconnected by at least one reference. Each reference can be a linkage to content of a document other than the one containing the reference. The selected portion can be associated with one of the discrete documents referred to as a root document. Responsive to the unification command, content represented by the reference can be acquired from the associated discrete documents without presenting the discrete document within a user interface window. The acquired content can be added to the root document.	09-02-2010

Robin Jac Harris, Anglesey GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090277370	WATER CRAFT - A water craft (	11-12-2009

Roger Harris, Suffolk GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090220575	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE SUSTAINED RELEASE OF BETA-ALANINE - Methods and compositions are provided for increasing the anaerobic working capacity of muscle and other tissues. Also provided are compositions formulated for the sustained release of free beta-alanine.	09-03-2009

Roger Harris, Newmarket GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090005293	Methods and compositions for increasing the anaerobic working capacity in tissues - Provided are compositions comprising beta-alanylhistidine peptides and beta-alanines, and methods for administering these peptides and amino acids. In one aspect, the compositions and methods cause an increase in the blood plasma concentrations of beta-alanine and/or creatine.	01-01-2009
20110009346	Methods and compositions for increasing the anaerobic working capacity in tissues - Provided are compositions comprising beta-alanylhistidine peptides and/or beta-alanines, and methods for administering these peptides and amino acids. In one aspect, the compositions and methods cause an increase in the blood plasma concentrations of beta-alanine and/or creatine.	01-13-2011

Rothery Wyndham Harris, Bristol GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110010498	Providing preferred seed data for seeding a data deduplicating storage system - There is disclosed a computer system operable to process a plurality of logical storage unit manifests the manifests comprising respective pluralities of chunk identifiers identifying data chunks in a deduplicated data chunk store The computer system can determine at least one preferred manifest or preferred combination of manifests according to levels of duplication of the chunk identifiers within respective said manifests, and/or within respective combinations of said manifests. The computer system can provide preferred seed data corresponding to data chunks identified by the at least one preferred manifest or preferred combination of manifests. A method and computer readable medium are also disclosed. At least some embodiments facilitate timely and convenient transfer and storage of relevant data chunks to a receiving deduplicated data chunk store of a data storage system.	01-13-2011

Roy Harris, Nottinghamshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080254103	Wound Dressings Comprising a Protein Polymer and a Polyfunctional Spacer - There is described a method of forming a wound dressing. The method comprises forming a protein polymer by reacting a protein with a polyfunctional spacer, or an activated derivative thereof. The polyfunctional spacer is preferably a polycarboxylic acid, especially a dicarboxylic acid, and protein polymers prepared using such spacers are suitable for a wide range of therapeutic applications, including use as wound dressings, for the delivery of therapeutically active agents to the body and as bioadhesives and sealants.	10-16-2008

Simon David Harris, Warwickshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110061057	Resource Optimization for Parallel Data Integration - For optimizing resources for a parallel data integration job, a job request is received, which specifies a parallel data integration job to deploy in a grid. Grid resource utilizations are predicted for hypothetical runs of the specified job on respective hypothetical grid resource configurations. This includes automatically predicting grid resource utilizations by a resource optimizer module responsive to a model based on a plurality of actual runs of previous jobs. A grid resource configuration is selected for running the parallel data integration job, which includes the optimizer module automatically selecting a grid resource configuration responsive to the predicted grid resource utilizations and an optimization criterion.	03-10-2011

Stephen Harris, Leicestershire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110021364	PREDICTIVE TEST FOR ADULT DOG BODY SIZE - The invention provides a method of predicting the size of a dog that will be attained in adulthood, comprising typing the nucleotide(s) present for a single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) marker present in the genome of the dog at a position equivalent to position 201 in one or more of the sequences identified in Table 1, and/or at one or more positions which are in linkage disequilibrium with any one of these positions, and thereby predicting the size of the dog that will be attained in adulthood.	01-27-2011

Stephen D. Harris, Basingstoke GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090016078	LIGHT VALVE TO ENHANCE DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS - A display system (	01-15-2009

Steve Harris, Oxford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090131292	Lubricating Oil Compositions - An automotive lubricating oil composition containing:	05-21-2009

Steven Richard Harris, Northampton GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100238206	INK JET PRINTER - An ink jet printer comprising a printing fluid cartridge receiving portion arranged to receive a printing fluid cartridge (	09-23-2010

Thomas William Leonard Harris, North Devon GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100281626	Method Of Washing A Nappy And An Apparatus Therefor	11-11-2010