Howell, GB
Alex S. Howell, Winchester GB
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20110320406 | METHOD, APPARATUS OR SOFTWARE FOR TRANSFERRING A STORAGE REPLICATION SYSTEM BETWEEN STORAGE SYSTEMS - A method, apparatus or software is disclosed for transferring storage replication system configurations between heterogonous storage systems. | 12-29-2011 |
Alex Stephen Howell, Hampshire GB
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20090049210 | Apparatus and method for storage cluster control - Input/output (I/O) I/O target selection is achieved within a data storage system having clustered nodes of initiators, I/O targets, and grouped storage logical units. A state definition component defines access states for each combination of one or more combinations of a node, an I/O target, and a storage logical unit. A profiler component produces an access state profile for each I/O target. A rank criteria compiler compiles rank criteria as a basis for best-fit identification of I/O targets for a logical unit (LU) group. A best-fit identifier is responsive to the profile component and the rank criteria compiler and identifies a ranked best-fit order of I/O targets for an LU group. A target selector selects an I/O target for an LU group from the ranked best-fit order. | 02-19-2009 |
Andrew Rhys Howell, Cardiff GB
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20120117700 | MULTI-PANELLED PROTECTIVE UNDERGARMENT - A protective undergarment ( | 05-17-2012 |
20130019365 | MULTI-PANELED PROTECTIVE UNDERGARMENT - A protective undergarment ( | 01-24-2013 |
20130291269 | Anti-Ballistic Paneled Protective Undergarments - A protective undergarment ( | 11-07-2013 |
20140331374 | Anti-Ballistic Protective Undergarment - A protective undergarment ( | 11-13-2014 |
Carol Angela Howell, Littlehampton GB
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20150064256 | POROUS CARBON PARTICLES FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF LIVER DISEASE - The invention provides porous carbon particles for use in the treatment or prevention of liver disease, wherein at least 20% of the total pore volume is made up of pores having a mean diameter of from 2 to 200 nm and/or wherein the particles comprise micropores of diameter 2 nm or less and small macropores of diameter 50 nm to 500 nm, but substantially no mesopores of diameter greater than 2 nm and less than 50 nm, and substantially no large macropores of diameter greater than 500 nm. | 03-05-2015 |
Carol Angela Howell, West Sussex GB
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20130072845 | CARBON AND ITS USE IN BLOOD CLEANSING APPLICATIONS - Whole blood is treated extracorporeally to remove substances contrary to health using mesoporous/microporous or macroporopus/microporous carbon in the form of beads or a channel monolith. The carbon may be the result of carbonising a mesoporous or macroporous phenolic resin. Substances contrary to health include externally introduced toxins such as bacterially derived staphylococcus enterotoxins A, B, TSST-1 or autologous, biologically active molecules with harmful, systemic effects when their activity is excessive or unregulated. Examples include the removal of inappropriate amounts of pro- or anti-inflammatory molecules and toxic mediators of systemic inflammatory response syndrome related to sepsis, cardio-pulmonary by-pass surgery, ischaemic reperfusioninjury; the removal of larger molecular weight and protein bound uremic toxins related to kidney and hepatic toxins related to liver failure and the removal of toxins relevant to biological and chemical warfare. | 03-21-2013 |
Colin Howell, St Neots GB
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20150276642 | CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR - A conductivity sensor is described in which electrodes are held in a desired position within a housing of the sensor by a number of slots accurately positioned within the housing. In one embodiment the slots are integrally formed within the housing. Once the electrodes have been inserted into the slots a thermoset resin is poured into the housing and cured. A through bore is then drilled through the housing, the electrodes and the cured resin to form a flow conduit through the sensor. A dual frequency excitation technique is also described that allows a measurement to be obtained of a polarisation resistance of the electrodes. In one embodiment this measurement is stored and used to correct subsequent conductivity measurements. | 10-01-2015 |
Colin Howell, Cambridgeshire GB
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20100292944 | CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR - A conductivity sensor is described in which electrodes are held in a desired position within a housing of the sensor by a number of slots accurately positioned within the housing. In one embodiment the slots are integrally formed within the housing. Once the electrodes have been inserted into the slots a thermoset resin is poured into the housing and cured. A through bore is then drilled through the housing, the electrodes and the cured resin to form a flow conduit through the sensor. A dual frequency excitation technique is also described that allows a measurement tote obtained of a polarisation resistance of the electrodes. In one embodiment this measurement is stored and used to correct subsequent conductivity measurements. | 11-18-2010 |
Daren Mark Howell, Winchester GB
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20120096718 | SHAVING RAZOR PROVIDING ENHANCED CONTROL DURING SHAVING - A shaving razor that improves stability, corresponding user control and offers a closer shave is provided. The shaving razor can include a razor handle configuration that reduces the propensity for the shaving razor to roll in a user's hand and improves the maneuverability of the razor cartridge during shaving. In addition, the shaving razor can include a biasing pivoting member producing a progressively increasing return torque on the razor cartridge that forces the cartridge into flat contact with the skin thus improving glide and shaving closeness. | 04-26-2012 |
20120096722 | SHAVING RAZOR INCLUDING A BIASING MEMBER PRODUCING A PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING CARTRIDGE RETURN TORQUE - A shaving razor that offers a closer shave is provided. The shaving razor can include a biasing member producing a progressively increasing return torque on the razor cartridge that forces the cartridge into flat contact with the skin as the cartridge pivots, thus improving glide and shaving closeness. In addition, the shaving razor can include a razor handle configuration that reduces the propensity for the shaving razor to roll in a user's hand and improves the maneuverability of the razor cartridge during shaving. | 04-26-2012 |
20120324737 | Razor Cartridge With Skin Contact Element - A razor cartridge has a housing, a guard located at a front of the housing and a cap located at a rear of the housing. A skin contact element is disposed in the housing partway between the guard and the cap. A skin contact plane defines a plane tangential to the guard and the skin contact element and a plane tangential to the skin contact element and the cap. One or more blades are located between the guard and the skin contact element, each of the blades having a cutting edge located at a distance y | 12-27-2012 |
20130160305 | LINKAGE MECHANISM FOR A RAZOR - A linkage mechanism for a wet shaving razor is provided. The linkage mechanism is pivotally connected to and suspended from the handle at one end and pivotally and removably attached to the cartridge carrier at an opposite end allowing the cartridge carrier to pivot about a virtual pivot axis located below the shaving plane and into the skin. The linkage mechanism provides flexibility in positioning the virtual pivot axis since it is not limited to the physical constraints of the cartridge. As a result, the shaving razor cartridge has a flatter contact with the skin throughout the shaving stroke providing shaving comfort with reduced nicks and cuts. | 06-27-2013 |
20130160306 | LINKAGE MECHANISM PRODUCING A VIRTUAL PIVOT AXIS FOR A RAZOR - A razor blade assembly connected to a handle via a linkage mechanism is provided including a razor cartridge that rotates about a virtual pivot axis. The linkage mechanism is suspended from the handle for rotating the cartridge about the virtual pivot axis. The virtual pivot axis is positioned in a virtual pivot axis region located forward of the cartridge midpoint toward the front edge of the cartridge and into the skin. The virtual pivot axis region is defined by a first boundary and a second boundary. | 06-27-2013 |
20130160307 | RAZOR CARTRIDGE THAT ROTATES ABOUT A VIRTUAL PIVOT AXIS - A razor blade assembly having a razor cartridge connected to a handle via a pivoting mechanism. The razor cartridge rotates about a virtual pivot axis produced by the pivoting mechanism. The virtual pivot axis is positioned in a virtual pivot axis region located forward of the cartridge midpoint toward the front edge of the cartridge and into the skin. | 06-27-2013 |
Daren Mark Howell, Wincheser GB
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20120096723 | SHAVING RAZOR INCLUDING A BIASING MEMBER PRODUCING A PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING CARTRIDGE RETURN TORQUE AND HANDLE GEOMETRY ENHANCING CONTROL DURING SHAVING - A shaving razor that improves stability, corresponding user control and offers a closer shave is provided. The shaving razor can include a razor handle configuration that reduces the propensity for the shaving razor to roll in a users hand and improves the maneuverability of the razor cartridge during shaving. In addition, the shaving razor can include a biasing pivoting member producing a progressively increasing return torque on the razor cartridge that forces the cartridge into flat contact with the skin thus improving glide and shaving closeness. | 04-26-2012 |
David Nicholas Lloyd Howell, Malvern GB
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20130068910 | Technical field and industrial applicability of the invention - A device that can be used to moor, tether or suspend an article has a spool mounted in a support frame. A flange of the spool may have holes or cleats so that a free end of a tape, rope, webbing, strap or the like wound on to a hub of the spool can be attached to the flange preferably by a clipping mechanism such as a carabiner attached to the free end thereby preventing the spool from rotating further. In this way the length of tape withdrawn from the spool remains fixed. Alternatively the end of the tape may be passed via a hole or cleat or the like and tensioned before being tied off. | 03-21-2013 |
Gareth P. Howell, Macclesfield GB
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20140364601 | PROCESS - Processes for the preparation of the compound of formula (II) and intermediate compounds for use in the processes. | 12-11-2014 |
20160002261 | Process - Processes for the preparation of the compound of formula II | 01-07-2016 |
James Alan Stephen Howell, Crewe GB
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20080220267 | Glyceride Compounds And Uses Thereof - A glyceride compound comprising a first aliphatic group and a first substituent group bonded to said first aliphatic group. The first substituent group has the formula —O(CH | 09-11-2008 |
James Richard Howell, Middlesbrough GB
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20100015611 | REACTION MONITORING - The invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting a signal of a specific spectrum emitted in the course of a chemical or biochemical reaction. The method comprises conducting the reaction in a reaction vessel, which is arranged so that light emanating from the reaction vessel is received by a detector comprising a plurality of photosensors in an array, wherein each photosensor is activated by light falling within a particular waveband range only, and where photosensors activated by light in different waveband ranges are distributed throughout the array. Output from one or more subsets of those photosensors which receive wavebands which contribute to the said specific spectrum is monitored and the output from a subset, or the relationship between the outputs of each subset are used to determine the signal in the specific spectrum. | 01-21-2010 |
20100303690 | THERMAL CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS - An apparatus ( | 12-02-2010 |
20110039711 | THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS | 02-17-2011 |
20120014835 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CHEMICAL AND/OR BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS - An apparatus for detecting spectra in light emanating from chemical or biochemical reactions occurring in at least one reaction vessel ( | 01-19-2012 |
20140005078 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CHEMICAL AND/OR BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS | 01-02-2014 |
20140011266 | BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS SYSTEM - A chemical and/or biochemical system ( | 01-09-2014 |
Jeffrey Howell, Suffolk GB
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20090278911 | Thermal Transfer Dyesheet and Printer - A thermal transfer dyesheet comprising a substrate bearing a region of a thermally transferable dye, the region including a first printable portion within the region having a first optical density, a second printable portion within the region having a second optical density, the difference in optical density between the first and second optical densities being detectable by a detection means on a dyesheet printer, and a third printable portion within the region having an optical density substantially the same as that of the first printable portion is provided, together with a method for manufacture of the dyesheet and an associated printer. | 11-12-2009 |
Jeffrey Michael Howell, Ipswich GB
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20100188471 | THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING - Apparatus for thermal transfer printing of an image from a thermal retransfer sheet onto an article, includes heating means adapted to supply a flow of heated gas for causing dye transfer, and oscillating vane means for directing the heated gas in a direction transverse to the direction of flow, for distributing the heated gas over article(s) during dye transfer. Also disclosed is a method of printing an image, and the resulting printed article. | 07-29-2010 |
20100220169 | THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING - Apparatus for thermal transfer printing of an image from a thermal retransfer sheet onto an article, includes heating means ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100245523 | THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING - A support for an article onto which an image is to be printed by thermal transfer printing from a retransfer intermediate sheet has a surface shaped for engagement with the article, at least a portion of the surface being formed from an elastomeric material. Also disclosed are a method of making a support, apparatus for thermal transfer printing, a method of printing and an article bearing a printed image. | 09-30-2010 |
Jonathan Howell, London GB
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20130167039 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT TO USERS IN A COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE SYSTEM - A system and method and computer program product for the operation thereof to configure the system for delivering content to users of a collaborative workspace. The system comprising: servers configured to be capable of communicating with a plurality of user-operated client devices over a network and to provide a collaborative workspace service by hosting collaborative workspaces accessible by a plurality of users of said client devices, wherein the collaborative workspace service provides users with access to user-generated content and wherein the one or more servers have access to user data pertaining to the users of the collaborative workspace, the servers being configured to be operable to perform at least one of: generating content identification data indicative of items of user-generated content accessible using the collaborative workspace service; and monitoring the interaction of a user with user-generated content accessible using the collaborative workspace service and generating collaboration data indicative thereof. | 06-27-2013 |
Kelly Howell, London GB
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20160073680 | CONTAINER WITH SUBSTANCE CARRIER - A container for a recipient product. The container has a body and a lid which together define a first chamber when the lid is closed. The container has a substance carrier which emits a substance to impart a characteristic to a recipient product in the first chamber. The substance carrier has a seal to prevent emission of the substance from the substance carrier until the seal is opened. | 03-17-2016 |
Ken Howell, West Yorkshire GB
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20120101245 | THERMOCOUPLE HEATING - There is described a method of affecting a thermally induced change to a material which comprises the use of a thermocouple or of a resistance temperature detector as a supply of thermal energy. | 04-26-2012 |
Michael Howell, Glasgow GB
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20150125125 | MOTION PICTURE SCANNING SYSTEM - Described herein is a film scanner, such as scanner for scanning motion picture film, the film scanner comprising one or more imaging devices configured to collect an image of an imaging area; and a transit system for producing relative motion of the film and the imaging device. Advantageously, at least one of the imaging devices comprises a digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera. | 05-07-2015 |
20150357000 | Motion Picture Processing System - Described herein is a processing apparatus, film scanner and associated method, such as a processing apparatus for processing motion picture film, comprising an identification module for identifying selected regions of one or more digital images or digital video clips of the film; and an image modification module configured to access or produce data; and modify at least one of the one or more digital images or the digital video clip so as to provide the data in at least one of the selected regions. Advantageously, the selected regions correspond to perforations in the film. | 12-10-2015 |
Murray K. Howell, Aberdeen GB
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20090277650 | REACTIVE IN-FLOW CONTROL DEVICE FOR SUBTERRANEAN WELLBORES - An apparatus for controlling fluid in-flow into a wellbore tubular includes a translating flow control element having one or more fluid conveying conduits; and a reactive element that actuates the flow control element. The reactive element may be responsive to a change in composition of the in-flowing fluid. The reactive element may change volume or shape when exposed to or not exposed to a selected fluid. The selected fluid may be oil, water, or some other fluid (e.g., liquid, gas, mixture, etc.). The reactive element may slide the flow control element such that a conduit formed on the flow control element changes length, which then changes a pressure differential across the flow control element. | 11-12-2009 |
Richard Alfred Howell, Middlesbrough GB
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20120014835 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CHEMICAL AND/OR BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS - An apparatus for detecting spectra in light emanating from chemical or biochemical reactions occurring in at least one reaction vessel ( | 01-19-2012 |
20140005078 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CHEMICAL AND/OR BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS | 01-02-2014 |
Richard Kimberley Howell, Cheshire GB
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20080286281 | CD25 BINDING MOLECULES FOR THE USE IN THE TREATMENT OF MANIFESTATIONS OF REJECTION IN TRANSPLANTATION - Administration of monoclonal antibodies specific for IL-2R to xenograft recipients, or long-term to immunosuppression-intolerant or non-compliant patients over a period of time beyond the very early phase of organ transplantation, prevents transplant rejection. | 11-20-2008 |
Stephen Howell, Norwich GB
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20150066338 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE STOPPING AND STARTING OF AN ENGINE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method of controlling the stopping and starting of an engine is disclosed in which, during an engine shut-down period, if a signal indicative of a request for restarting the engine is generated, the engine | 03-05-2015 |
Stephen A. Howell, Barnwood GB
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20090270092 | Method for Assisting a Wireless Device to Find Closed Subscriber Group Cells - A method of establishing a wireless link is provided. The method comprises a user equipment (UE) receiving a transmission from a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell. When the CSG cell is associated with a CSG identified in a user defined list of CSGs stored in the UE, the method further comprises establishing a wireless link between the UE and the CSG cell. | 10-29-2009 |
Stephen Andrew Howell, Gloucester GB
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20120100892 | Displaying Characters and Images Based on Support - A user equipment (UE) comprising a display and a processor configured to determine whether the UE supports each indicium of a string of one or more indicia according to a first feature, the string of one or more indicia identifying a network, the processor further configured to display on the display of the UE only the indicia in the string that are supported by the UE. A method implemented on a UE comprising determining whether the UE supports one or more indicium of a string of one or more indicia according to a first feature, the string of one or more indicia identifying a network, and displaying on the display of the UE only the indicia in the string that are supported by the UE. | 04-26-2012 |
Stephen Andrew Howell, Barnwood GB
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20090203366 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR INFORMING DEDICATED MODE CONNECTED MOBILE STATION OF PACKET SERVICE CAPABILITIES IN A COVERAGE AREA - An apparatus, and an associated methodology, for identifying to a circuit-switch-connected mobile station with an indication of packet-service capabilities available to a mobile station. A message generator at the network generates a message that includes an indication of the network-entity capabilities with respect to packet communications. A field of the message identifies the packet-service capabilities. A message is sent by the network and detected by a detector of the mobile station. A report is formed indicative of the value contained in the delivered message, and a user display displays an indication of the detected information. | 08-13-2009 |
20120289293 | Displaying Characters and Images Based on Support - A user equipment (UE) comprising a display and a processor configured to determine whether the UE supports each indicium of a string of one or more indicia according to a first feature, the string of one or more indicia identifying a network, the processor further configured to display on the display of the UE only the indicia in the string that are supported by the UE. A method implemented on a UE comprising determining whether the UE supports one or more indicium of a string of one or more indicia according to a first feature, the string of one or more indicia identifying a network, and displaying on the display of the UE only the indicia in the string that are supported by the UE. | 11-15-2012 |
20130203472 | Displaying Characters and Images Based on Support - A user equipment (UE) comprising a display and a processor configured to determine whether the UE supports each indicium of a string of one or more indicia according to a first feature, the string of one or more indicia identifying a network, the processor further configured to display on the display of the UE only the indicia in the string that are supported by the UE. A method implemented on a UE comprising determining whether the UE supports one or more indicium of a string of one or more indicia according to a first feature, the string of one or more indicia identifying a network, and displaying on the display of the UE only the indicia in the string that are supported by the UE. | 08-08-2013 |
Steven Howell, Perthshire GB
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20090130771 | Assay device and method - An assay device includes a first reagent including a magnetic particle and a second reagent including detectable component. The first and second reagent can each independently bind to an analyte in a sample. Applying a magnetic field can selectively concentrate the detectable component in a detection zone, where a detectable change ca be measured and related to the amount of analyte in the sample. | 05-21-2009 |
20090181852 | Assays - Assays can determine multiple analytes in a sample, such as a biological marker and a drug-related compound. | 07-16-2009 |
20100145164 | REMOTE HEALTH MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM - New systems and methods for remotely monitoring the activity, security, and health of an individual are provided. The monitoring system can be used to monitor both residence security and typical residential activity that is linked to the well being and health of an individual and can alert a third party when there is a digression from a predetermined set parameters. The monitoring system can incorporate a number of sensing elements including door opening and closing detection elements, passive infrared sensors, energy sensors for detecting the turning on and off of general household appliances, weighing scales, systolic blood pressure or pulse pressure measurement apparatus, bioelectrical impedance analysis measurement apparatus, breath analysis, and blood-based biological marker detection and quantification. | 06-10-2010 |
20110053289 | Assay Device and Method - An assay method and device can perform at least one (e.g., at least two) assays on a single aliquot of a sample liquid. The device can mix a sample liquid with assay reagents including magnetically susceptible particles. The device is configured to create a sample liquid-air interface with the sample liquid. The magnetically susceptible particles can be located (via an applied magnetic field) at the liquid-air interface when a second liquid contacts the interface to form a liquid-liquid interface. The magnetic particles travel across the liquid-liquid interface to the second liquid. The magnetically susceptible particles are configured to trans-port an analyte across the interface into the second liquid. An assay for the analyte is performed in the second liquid. An assay for another analyte can also be performed in the sample liquid. | 03-03-2011 |
Steven Howell, Crieff GB
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20110008813 | ASSAY DEVICE AND METHOD - An assay method and device can perform at least one (e.g., at least two) assays on a single aliquot of a sample liquid. The device can mix a sample liquid with assay reagents including magnetically susceptible particles. The device is configured to create a sample liquid-air interface with the sample liquid. The magnetically susceptible particles can be located (via an applied magnetic field) at the liquid-air interface when a second liquid contacts the interface to form a liquid-liquid interface. The magnetic particles travel across the liquid:liquid interface to the second liquid. The magnetically susceptible particles are configured to transport an analyte across the interface into the second liquid. An assay for the analyte is performed in the second liquid. An assay for another analyte can also be performed in the sample liquid. | 01-13-2011 |
Steven Howell, Perhshire GB
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20090240439 | Predicting responses to drugs or drug cadidates - Patients can be segregated into groups expected to have differential responses to drug treatment based on test results. Patient sub-populations expected to benefit from a particular treatment can thus be identified and directed to that treatment. Similarly, sub-populations expected to suffer a greater risk of side effects from a particular treatment can be identified and steered to other, safer treatments. A patient under treatment can be monitored for safety. | 09-24-2009 |
Sydney Dixon Howell, Birch Vale GB
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20110225097 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VALUATION OF A RESOURCE - A computer-implemented method of valuing a resource using a computer comprising a processor and a memory storing processor readable instructions, the method comprising: storing in the memory a model representing a relationship between the economic value of the resource, a rate of extraction of the resource and a parameter indicative of a property of the resource; processing, by the processor, the model to generate an economic value of the resource, the model; wherein the model stored in the memory and processed by the processor represents variation of the property of the resource with respect to a parameter based upon a quantity of the resource. | 09-15-2011 |
Timothy J. Howell, Devon GB
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20130205835 | OPTICAL ELEMENT CLEAVER AND SPLICER APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods are described herein for cleaving an optical element at a defined distance from a splice (or other reference point/feature) of the optical element within a desired precision and/or accuracy. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving an indication of a location of a feature in an intermediate optical assembly visible within an image of the intermediate optical assembly. The feature can be for example, a splice. A position of the intermediate optical assembly is translated relative to a cleave unit based on the indication. After translating, the intermediate optical assembly, the intermediate optical assembly is cleaved to form an optical assembly that has an end face at a location disposed at a non-zero distance from the location of the feature. In some embodiments, the location of the feature can be determined with an image recognition system. | 08-15-2013 |
Timothy J. Howell, Newton Abbot GB
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20120328252 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF A BIREFRINGENCE AXIS OF A POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING OPTICAL FIBER - In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code includes code to cause a processor to receive an image signal associated with an image of an end face of a polarization-maintaining optical fiber (PM fiber), determine a center position of the PM fiber, perform a local image equalization on the end face, and define an edge map of the end face. The code can perform a Hough space analysis on the edge map to determine the center position of a first structure and/or a second structure on the end face. The first structure and the second structure can each define at least in part a birefringence of the PM fiber. A birefringence axis of the PM fiber can be calculated based on at least two of the center position of the PM fiber, the center position of the first structure and the center position of the second structure. | 12-27-2012 |
William Alan Howell, London GB
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20110222589 | Satellite Beam Monitoring - A method of monitoring at least one beam of a satellite, the at least one beam being directed at a body around which the satellite orbits, the method comprising monitoring the at least one beam using a monitoring satellite which orbits around the body. | 09-15-2011 |
William Martin Howell, Southampton GB
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20100183734 | Influence of genotype on susceptibility to treatment with fish oil - The present invention relates to methods for assessing an individual's susceptibility to treatment of an inflammatory disease with a dietary supplement. The invention describes the recognition that the sensitivity of an individual to the inflammation suppressing effects of fish oil on TNF-a production is linked both to genetic variation encoded by, or associated with, TNF-a and/or IL-6 single nucleotide polymorphisms and to the inherent level of production of TNF-a by cells. | 07-22-2010 |