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Hughes, GB

Adam Hughes, Belfast GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100315256	RIFLE MOUNTED OPTICAL UNIT - A warning unit for attachment to a handheld firearm comprises attachment means for attachment to a firearm, a light source, and digitally manipulable input means operable to enable selection of a mode of operation. The warning unit is capable of being operated in at least a narrow divergence mode, and a wide divergence mode wherein, in the narrow divergence mode, the warning unit is operable to emit a beam of light of a lower divergence than in the wide divergence mode.	12-16-2010

Aled Hughes, Staffordshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110050446	PROXIMITY SENSORS - A proximity sensor can be used with a device such as a monitoring tag or portable tracking device that relies on GPS signals or other radio-frequency signals. The proximity sensor determines if the signals are being deliberately blocked by an object such as metal foil being placed in proximity to the device. The sensor includes an oscillator, a directional coupler and an antenna. A third port of the directional coupler acts as a coupled port when RF power that has been transmitted by the antenna is reflected back to the antenna by a blocking object. The reflected RF power passes along a main line of the directional coupler and a proportion is coupled to the third port. A detector provides an alert if the magnitude of the power of the transmit signal that is reflected back to the antenna in the form of a receive signal exceeds a threshold.	03-03-2011

Andrew Hughes, Macclesfield GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100035896	Combination of N-(3-methoxy-5-methylpyrazin-2-yl)-2-(4-[1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]phenyl)pyri- dine-3-sulphonamide and an anti-mitotic cytotoxic agent - A combination, comprising N-(3-methoxy-5-methylpyrazin-2-yl)-2-(4-[1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]phenyl)pyridine-3-sulphonamide and an anti-mitotic cytotoxic agent.	02-11-2010

Andrew Mark Hughes, Macclesfield GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110003831	N-(-3-METHOXY-5-METHYLPYRAZIN-2-YL)-2-(4-'1,3,4-OXADIAZOL-2-YL!PHENYL)PYRI- DINE-3 SULPHONAMIDE AS AN ANTICANCER AGENT - The use of N-(3-methoxy-5-methylpyrazin-2-yl)-2-(4-[1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl]phenyl)pyridine-3-sulphonamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the treatment of cancer and/or pain in a warm blooded animal such as man is described.	01-06-2011

Andrew Stewart Hughes, Castleford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110111245	Antisapstain compositions comprising a haloalkynl compound, an azole and an unsaturated acid - The present invention provides antisapstain compositions comprising a haloalkynyl compound, an azole and an unsaturated carboxylic or sulphonic acid. The compositions of the invention are surprisingly effective at protecting wood and other cellulosic substrates, in particular at providing antisapstain activity. The invention also provides methods for treating wood and other cellulosic substrates with said compositions.	05-12-2011

Anne Elizabeth Hughes, Belfast GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090312394	Protection against and treatment of age related macular degeneration - Methods and reagents in relation to the diagnosis, protection and treatment of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). In particular, the methods and reagents in relation to RNA; determined to provide a strong protection to a subject against development of AMD.	12-17-2009

Barry John Hughes, Malvern GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100026563	ANTENNA SYSTEM AND RADAR SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SAME - An antenna system comprising an array of antenna elements, the array comprising a plurality of groups of antenna elements wherein each group comprises one or more antenna elements arranged in series, and wherein the system further comprises first phase-control means for performing the function of introducing respective phase-shifts to transmitted or received signals passed to or received from each of said groups to provide beamforming and second phase-control means for performing said function with respect to a sub-set of said groups. An antenna system of the invention allows two radar beam patterns having different spatial characteristics to be generated using a single antenna system. The invention also provides a radar system incorporating an antenna system of the invention.	02-04-2010

Ben Hughes, Middlesex GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110047661	MICROPROBE, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A microprobe, measurement system and method are disclosed. The microprobe includes a probe tip mounted at a meeting point of a plurality of flexures. The probe tip is moveable upon flexing of one or more of the flexures, each flexure further comprising one or more actuators controllable to flex the flexure and one or more sensors arranged to sense flexin of the flexure.	02-24-2011

Bernadette Hughes, Sandwich GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080261984	Use of S,S-Reboxetine in the Treatment of Pain - Use of (S,S)- or racemic reboxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a pain condition selected from neuropathic pain, nociceptive pain, cancer pain, back pain, inflammatory pain, musculo-skeletal disorders, visceral pain, pain from strains/sprains, post-operative pain, posttraumatic pain, burns, renal colic, acute pain, central nervous system trauma, head pain, and orofacial pain, is disclosed. Use of (S,S)-reboxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of pain in a patient refractory to an alpha-2-delta ligand, and use of (S,S)- or racemic reboxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the manufacture of a medicament for use as a mental performance or mood enhancer, are also disclosed.	10-23-2008

Bernadette Hughes, Kent GB

Brian John Howard Hughes, Caerleon South Wales GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100007962	GLAZING PANEL - A glazing panel includes a sheet of glass and a series of spatially separated optical elements disposed on a major face of glass. Each element has an upwardly-facing reflective surface, which extends out of the plane of the glass. A region of the material, having an optical transmission coefficient, which varies across its width, is disposed below the surface. Light incident on the upwardly facing reflective side surfaces is reflected upwardly into the area on the other side of the glazing panel. Light entering the area through the region is attenuated and diffused. The elements may be printed onto the glass, or onto a film, that is applied to the glass. Alternatively, the elements may include profiled formations which are adhered to the glass.	01-14-2010

Brian Samuel Hughes, Dundee GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090107041	PLANT POT - A plant pot comprising a base and at least one side wall, the base and the side wall together defining an at least one chamber of fixed dimensions for receiving an at least one plant and a growing medium, wherein a plurality of apertures are formed in the at least one side wall, each aperture permitting passage of a root of the at least one plant from the chamber through the side wall to an exterior of the plant pot. Plants, typically trees, are normally grown in such pots in the ground and their recovery for onward sale is facilitated by the use of such pots.	04-30-2009

Chris Hughes, Manchester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090166525	Mass Spectrometer - A method of chemical separation includes dispensing a sample from a sample pumping system, pumping a solvent from a solvent gradient pumping system to elute the dispensed sample through a separation column, identifying an analyte of interest in the eluting sample, and pumping a solvent from the sample pumping system for peak parking of the analyte in the separation column.	07-02-2009
20110127416	Mass Spectrometer - A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a sampling cone (	06-02-2011

Christopher John Hughes, Berks GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090174643	LIGHTING A CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus comprises a cholesteric liquid crystal display device having cells comprising a layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material and an electrode arrangement capable of providing independent driving of a plurality of pixels across the layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material. A drive circuit generates drive signals supplied to the pixels to drive them into states reflectances in accordance with an image signal. The drive signals may have a waveform shaped to drive the respective pixels into the homeotropic state and the planar state alternately within successive drive periods for respective periods of time which are varied to provide an average reflectance as perceived by a viewer in accordance with the image signal. A light source illuminates the display device and is supplied with power by a power circuit. The power circuit supplies either: a) DC power, or b) AC power at a supply frequency F	07-09-2009

Christopher John Hughes, Reading GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080198173	DRIVING OF A CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A cholesteric liquid crystal display apparatus is driven in accordance with image data having a predetermined number of possible grey levels. Drive signals are applied to the electrodes of the at least one cell which drive each pixel of the display apparatus into a state selected from a number of predetermined states in accordance with the image data. A number of predetermined states less than the predetermined number of possible grey levels of the image data is used but the image data is error diffusion dithered so that the spatial filtering performed by the eye of the viewer compensates for the low number of states used. By using such a low number of states, there are achieved several advantages in the design of the drive circuit which increase its simplicity and reduce cost.	08-21-2008
20090103027	Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Display Device - A cholesteric liquid crystal display device (	04-23-2009
20090161034	Drive schemes for driving cholesteric liquid crystal material into the focal conic state - In a cholesteric liquid crystal display device (	06-25-2009
20090189847	CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A cholesteric liquid crystal display device has a cell comprising a layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material and an active matrix addressing arrangement. The active matrix addressing arrangement is used to drive the liquid crystal material into the planar state and the homeotropic state. To achieve grey levels, the active matrix addressing arrangement is scanned with a plural number of scans (	07-30-2009
20090303259	Video Drive Scheme for a Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Display Device - A cholesteric liquid crystal display device (	12-10-2009

Colin Hughes, Derbyshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100282337	TAPPING TEE ASSEMBLY - A tapping tee assembly (	11-11-2010

David E Hughes, Suffolk GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090116466	MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS - A mobile communications handset (	05-07-2009
20090233602	PERSONALISABLE HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK HANDOVER SCHEME - A communications system comprises a plurality of local area networks (LAN) within a wide area network (WAN), in which local area networks are associated with a subscriber. A LAN has a different mode of communication from the mode of communication within the WAN. A subscriber has a user identity which is directly or indirectly associated with both a LAN (their home network) and with the WAN, for example, a GSM cellular communications network. When a mobile communications device requests handover or completes handover to the wireless home LAN of a subscriber or from the subscriber's wireless LAN to the WAN, the handover event triggers an action to be performed. The action may be the generation of an alert and/or the activation of one or more devices/systems in accordance with a configuration scheme set up by the subscriber. The communications device may be the subscriber's mobile communication device or the communications device of another user which is capable of operating in both a wireless LAN mode and in a WAN mode.	09-17-2009

David E. Hughes, Ipswich GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090022296	CALL COMPLETION SERVICE IN CASE OF CALLED PARTY UNAVAILABILITY - If an attempt by a first user (	01-22-2009
20090117908	MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS - A mobile handset is capable of establishing communication through a cellular network (	05-07-2009
20090122761	Personalised Heterogeneous Network Handover Alert Scheme - A communications system comprising a plurality of local area networks (LAN) within a wide area network (WAN). The mode of communication used in said LANs differs from the mode of communication within said WAN. One of the LANs comprises a home LAN which is associated with a user identity (e.g. a subscriber for that LAN in the communications system). The user identity is directly or indirectly also associated with a wide area network. The invention provides a method of configuring an alert to devices operated by other user identities which have performed a handover operation either into or from said home network of the subscriber. The alert is configured by said subscriber (e.g., by a user identity of the home network) either as a default to all ‘visitors’ or in dependence on one or more of the other user identities. In this way, each user identity visiting the subscriber's home network receives an alert which is capable of being specific to the visitor. The subscriber may select the form of alert to be provided to another user based individually on the other user's identity in the communications network or for a group of users. The method thus enables alerts to distinguish different users or groups of users. The form of alert provided may over-ride any personal preferences configured for the mobile communications devices of the visiting users.	05-14-2009
20100167739	Handset Handover - A mobile handset capable of operation on more than one wireless system has means for periodically testing for the availability of at least one system whilst operatively connected to another system, wherein the periodicity of the testing process is made at one rate when a call is in progress and at a second rate when no call is in progress (on standby). This significantly reduces power consumption when on standby, without impairing handover reliability if a call is in progress.	07-01-2010

David John Hughes, Berkshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080275065	Novel Insecticides - Compounds of formula I	11-06-2008
20090298816	PESTICIDES CONTAINING A BICYCLIC BISAMIDE STRUCTURE - Compounds of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim	12-03-2009

David William Hughes, Oxon GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110018869	Flexible Landscape Display System for Information Display and Control - The present invention is a system that grids original data, maps the data at the grid locations to height values at corresponding landscape image pixel locations and renders the landscape pixels into a three-dimensional (3D) landscape image. The landscape pixels can have arbitrary shapes and can be augmented with additional 3D information from the original data, such as an offset providing additional information, or generated from processing of the original data, such as to alert when a threshold is exceeded, or added for other purposes such as to point out a feature. The pixels can also convey additional information from the original data using other pixel characteristics such as texture, color, transparency, etc.	01-27-2011
20110022677	Media Fusion Remote Access System - The present invention is a system that receives data in different formats from different devices/applications in the format native to the devices/applications and fuses the data into a common shared audio/video collaborative environment including a composite display showing the data from the different sources in different areas of the display and composite audio. The common environment is presented to users who can be at remote locations. The users are allowed to supply a control input for the different device data sources and the control input is mapped back to the source, thereby controlling the source. The location of the control input on the remote display is mapped to the storage area for that portion of the display and the control data is transmitted to the corresponding device/application. The fusion system converts the data from the different sources/applications into a common format and stores the converted data from the different sources in a shared memory with each source allocated a different area in the memory. A combined window like composite representation of the data is produced and also stored in the memory. The combined representation is transmitted to and can be controlled by the users.	01-27-2011
20110141113	INTEGRATION OF GRAPHICAL APPLICATION CONTENT INTO THE GRAPHICAL SCENE OF ANOTHER APPLICATION - This application describes a system that captures 3D geometry commands from a first 3D graphics process and stores them in a shared memory. A second 3D environment process creates a 3D display environment using a display and display hardware. A third process obtains the 3D commands and supplies them to the hardware to place 3D objects in the 3D environment. The result is a fused display environment where 3D objects are displayed along with other display elements. Input events in the environment are analyzed and mapped to the 3D graphics process or the environment where they affect corresponding processing.	06-16-2011

Douglas Vaughan St. Clair Hughes, Warwickshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090190866	PACKAGING WITH LINES OF WEAKNESS - The present invention provides a package (	07-30-2009

Eamon Hughes, Oxford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100128658	Audio Network System and Method of Detecting Topology in Audio Signal Transmitting System - In an audio network system constructed from a main node and a plurality of satellite nodes each having a plurality of ports, the main node generates and transmits a main packet including audio signals of a plurality of channels. Each satellite node selects one of the plurality of ports in turn, and confirms whether the main packet arrives at the selected port every predetermined period or not. When the main packet arrives at the selected port every predetermined period, the main packet is received via the port by continuing selection of the port. In the case where reception of the main packet is lost, one is selected from the plurality of ports in turn, the operation to confirm arrival of the main packet is restarted, and another port at which the main packet arrives at the present stage is automatically found.	05-27-2010

Geraint Richard Hughes, Llandudno GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090266866	FASTENER FEED METHOD AND APPARATUS - Fasteners, such as rivets (	10-29-2009

Glyn Hughes, West Sussex GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090082365	Trisubstituted Quinazolinone Derivatives as Vanilloid Antagonists - The present invention relates to quinazolinone compounds of the formula	03-26-2009

Graham Hughes, Berkshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110095054	PLUNGER - A plunger for a dispenser for cartridges containing materials to be dispensed, for example viscous materials, is disclosed, the plunger having three plunger portions which define empty spaces therebetween so that cartridges, for example two-component concentric cartridges, of a plurality of dimensions and configurations can operatively mate with the plunger. A dispenser having a plunger as described can be used with a multitude of different cartridge types, including concentric two component cartridges or cylindrical single component cartridges, of varying overall dimensions and configurations. Also disclosed is a plunger for assisting the alignment of a cartridge in the dispenser. Corresponding dispensers and methods of loading cartridges are further disclosed.	04-28-2011

James Hughes, Birmingham GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100139076	BLIND RIVET METHOD - There is provided a blind rivet including an axially extending hollow tubular body having a tail end face at one end and a pre-formed radially enlarged flange at the other end, together with a mandrel having a stem which extends co-axially though the body and having enlarged head adjacent the tail end of the body, the stem having a weakened region immediately adjacent the head. There is also provided a method of fastening at least two workpieces using such a blind rivet, including providing the blind side of the workpieces with a countersunk region to accommodate the conically deformed tail end of the body after setting, substantially flush therewith.	06-10-2010

Jeremy P.j. Hughes, Winchester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090049171	SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS IN A DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - Controlling access to information in a distributed data processing system. The distributed data processing system has a server, which stores the information and also further comprises a logging tool for creating a log file. The distributed data processing system also has a client computer comprising an application program for controlling a software agent. When the software agent requests information from the server, a process to identify the software agent is invoked. In response to the identification, all the requests from the identified software agent are stored in the log file and this data in the log file is analyzed. The data is also utilized in the process of monitoring the behavior of the identified software agent. In response to the monitoring process, at least one of a plurality of pre-defined rules is invoked, in order to control the behavior of the identified software agent.	02-19-2009

John R. Hughes, Horley GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090015578	LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICES - An active matrix electroluminescent display device has power supply lines (	01-15-2009

Jonathan Hughes, West Yorkshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090269822	MICROORGANISM - A microorganism which is	10-29-2009

Jonathan Hughes, Huddersfield GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100000946	PRODUCTION OF A FERMENTATION PRODUCT - A process of separating suspended solids from a fermentation liquor by subjecting the liquor to a solids-liquid separation stage,	01-07-2010

Jonathan Peter Hughes, Backford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100089402	MEDICO-SURGICAL DEVICES - A tracheal tube (	04-15-2010

Jonathan Rennie Hughes, Worcester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080204853	SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR - A spatial light modulator system includes an optically addressable spatial light modulator (OASLM) and an electrical addressable spatial light modulator (EASLM) arranged to transmit light onto the OASLM. A first controller is configured to address the EASLM with both a positive image and a negative image. A second controller is configured to apply a first bipolar voltage pulse to the OASLM associated with reception of the positive image and apply a second bipolar voltage pulse to the OASLM associated with reception of the negative image.	08-28-2008

Kenneth John Hughes, Furneux Pelham GB

Marcus Daniel Hughes, Manchester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090264313	Oligonucleotide library encoding randomised peptides - The invention relates to a method of producing an oligonucleotide library comprising a plurality of oligonucleotides, each oligonucleotide in the library having at least one predetermined position, a randomisation codon selected from a defined group of codons, the codons within said defined group coding for different amino acids. Vector, host cells containing such libraries and kits for the production of such libraries are also provided.	10-22-2009

Mark Jason Hughes, Hertfordshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090118495	Process for the Preparation of 6-alpha,9-alpha-difluoro-17-alpha-((2-furanylcarbonyl)oxy)-11-beta-hydrox- y-16-alpha-methyl-3-oxo-androsta-1,4-diene-17-beta- -carbothioic acid S-fluoromethyl - A novel process for preparing a compound of formula (I)	05-07-2009

Martin Hughes, Wavendon GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090043282	Drug Delivery Devices and Related Components, Systems and Methods - This description relates to drug delivery devices (	02-12-2009

Martin John Glenton Hughes, Berkshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080226641	Outer surface proteins, their genes, and their use - According to the present invention, a series of genes are identified in Group B	09-18-2008
20090274717	Genes and proteins, and their use - According to the present invention, a series of genes are identified in Group B	11-05-2009

Martin Lawrence Hughes, Milton Keynes GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090024057	Catheter - A catheter for insertion into a blood vessel, the catheter having a sampling part arranged to capture a blood sample at a plurality of locations along a length of the blood vessel and an apparatus arranged to analyse blood taken from a plurality of locations along the length of the blood vessel and to provide a profile of concentration levels along the length of the blood vessel.	01-22-2009

Melanie J. Hughes, Chester GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080286367	Compositions containing benefit agent composites pre-emulsified using colloidal cationic particles - A cleansing or a surface-conditioning composition comprising a mixture of (i) and (ii) in water: i) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, non-ionic, zwitterionic, cationic, and mixtures thereof; and ii) a hydrophobic benefit agent in a particulate form having a mean particle size in the range of 1-1,000 micron, and a specific gravity of ≧1, not encapsulated within a film or a capsule-like enclosure, the particulate hydrophobic benefit agent comprising: a) a physically-modified form of the hydrophobic benefit agent; and b) a deposition-aid material bonded to the surface of the physically-modified benefit agent material, wherein the bonding between the two said materials is achieved prior to addition to i), wherein said deposition-aid material is not a surfactant having a weight average molecular weight of less than 5,000 Dalton.	11-20-2008

Melanie Jane Hughes, Cheshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100009894	Extended Delivery of Ingredients from a Fabric Softener Composition - A controlled delivery system for active ingredients, like a fragrance, for use in fabric softener products, such as tumble dryer sheets, rinse added liquids, and similar products, is disclosed. The delivery system enhances performance of an active ingredient, such as a fragrance. The controlled delivery system contains polymeric micro-particles highly loaded with the active ingredient. Other active ingredients that can be incorporated into a fabric softener composition using the delivery system include ironing aides, silicone fluids, antiwrinkle agents, antistatic agents, optical brighteners, fabric crisping agents, bleaching agents, germicides, fungicides, flow agents, and surfactants.	01-14-2010

Michael Hughes, Wolverhampton GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080225372	Electronically Controlled Stage Lighting System - A lighting system operating using a digital mirror as its operative device. The digital mirror is used to shape the light which is a passed through advanced optical devices in order to produce an output.	09-18-2008
20100110520	Electronically Controlled Stage Lighting System - A lighting system operating using a digital mirror as its operative device. The digital mirror is used to shape the light which is a passed through advanced optical devices in order to produce an output.	05-06-2010
20110121737	Electronically Controlled Stage Lighting System - A lighting system operating using a digital mirror as its operative device. The digital mirror is used to shape the light which is a passed through advanced optical devices in order to produce an output.	05-26-2011

Michael Hughes, Swansea GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100276642	Temperature indicating paint - A temperature indicating paint comprises 4 wt % to 40 wt % sodium alumino sulpho silicate, 1 wt % to 38 wt % nickel antimony titanate and the binder comprises 25 wt % to 50 wt % silicone resin 10 wt % to 30 wt % acrylic resin each excluding solvent. This composition undergoes colour changes occur, these are; Blue 520-560° C.; Light Blue 950-990° C.; Light Yellow 1000-1040° C.; Glazed Black 1160-1200° C. The colour changes are particularly distinct and enable accurate analysis particularly, but not exclusively, in gas turbine engines.	11-04-2010

Michael Karl William Hughes, Flint Clwyd GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100193492	TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF LIQUIDS, IN PARTICULAR CONTINUOUS FLOW HEATING - Disclosed is an apparatus for altering the temperature of a liquid, comprising: a pipe having a first end for receiving a liquid and a second end for discharging the liquid; and a thermal element for altering the temperature of the liquid, wherein the thermal element is located in the pipe such that the volume available for the liquid within the pipe is in the range 0 to 20% of the pipe volume.	08-05-2010

Michael P Hughes, Hampshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090229980	Micro-electrode device for dielectrophoretic characterisation of particles - A device for dielectrophoretic manipulation of suspended particulate matter comprises an analysis electrode and a separate cover electrode wherein the analysis electrode comprises an electrically conductive layer of material provided on a substrate support and apertures are defined through the electrically conductive layer. The device can be used for detection, analysis, fractionation, concentration or separation of particulate matter.	09-17-2009

Nick Hughes, Peterborough GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090106004	Systems and methods for evaluating interventions - A system and method for evaluating one or more interventions having a direct or indirect impact on a disease identification or a disease progression incorporating a causal framework to establish relationships among the disease, complications, and comorbidities. The system and method determines population groups and risk factors for the disease, complications, and comorbidities. The system and method structures and calibrates a simulation model of the relationships, population groups, and risk factors and characterizes interventions. The system and method analyzes the characterized interventions to determine the direct or indirect impact of the interventions on the disease identification or progression using the simulation model. An indication of the impact of the interventions is provided on an electronic display or to a memory device.	04-23-2009

Nigel Hughes, Newbury GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080307382	COMBINATION OF GROUND DEVICES IN WIRING HARNESS DESIGNS - A method can include allowing a user to place a first wiring harness design component within a wiring harness topology in a wiring harness design workspace, allowing the user to place a first plurality of ground devices within the first wiring harness design component placed in the wiring harness topology, allowing the user to request an automatic ground combination, and, in response to the user requesting an automatic ground combination, automatically applying at least one electronically stored ground combination rule to a first set of ground devices comprising a plurality of the first plurality of ground devices and automatically combining at least two of the first set of ground devices into a first combined ground device based at least in part on the applied at least one electronically stored ground combination rule.	12-11-2008

Nigel Hughes, Avebury GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100223589	COMBINATION OF GROUND DEVICES IN WIRING HARNESS DESIGNS - A method can include allowing a user to place a first wiring harness design component within a wiring harness topology in a wiring harness design workspace, allowing the user to place a first plurality of ground devices within the first wiring harness design component placed in the wiring harness topology, allowing the user to request an automatic ground combination, and, in response to the user requesting an automatic ground combination, automatically applying at least one electronically stored ground combination rule to a first set of ground devices comprising a plurality of the first plurality of ground devices and automatically combining at least two of the first set of ground devices into a first combined ground device based at least in part on the applied at least one electronically stored ground combination rule.	09-02-2010

Paul Hughes, Powys GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090184303	BALUSTRADING - A kit of parts for assembly into a balustrade (	07-23-2009

Paul Shane Hughes, West Lothian GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080213442	Beverages and Foodstuffs Resistant to Light Induced Flavour Changes, Processes for Making the Same, and Compositions for Imparting Such Resistance - One aspect of the present invention is concerned with a composition containing:	09-04-2008

Peter M. Hughes, Lydney Glos. GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090128135	MAGNET SCANNER - A magnet scanning device uses a helical scanning technique to scan a cylindrical magnet along a helical path on a cylindrical surface that corresponds to the cylindrical magnet. Based on the magnetic field profile, the device may detect any unacceptable irregularities in the magnetic field and identify a location of the cylindrical magnet associated with the irregularity.	05-21-2009

Peter R. Hughes, Gloucestershire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100200305	Cutting Element - A cutting element comprises a multilayer polycrystalline diamond element	08-12-2010

Philip Hughes, Bracknell GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090048112	Novel Herbicides - Compounds of formula (I) wherein the substituents are defined as in claim	02-19-2009

Philip Thomas Hughes, Plymouth GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080266666	Optical Device for the Collection of Optical Signals - The invention provides an optical collection device (	10-30-2008
20080285984	Device and Method for the Homogenisation of Optical Communication Signals - The invention provides a method and apparatus for providing a uniform output from an optical transmitter. The invention comprises at least one discrete light source (	11-20-2008

Richard H. Hughes, Northwich GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090181213	Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing A Retroflective Device - The present application relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing an agglomeration of glass beads consisting of a plurality of glass beads bound together by means of a binder material. An apparatus is described which includes a dispensing device (	07-16-2009

Richard Keith Hughes, Norfolk GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100035311	METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR ENZYME STORAGE - We describe the detailed production, biochemical characterisation and storage of CYP74 enzymes, including CYP74C3, a recombinant plant cytochrome P450 enzyme with hydroperoxide lyase (HPL) activity from	02-11-2010

Robert Julian Francis Hughes, St. Neots GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100172437	Signal pre-processor for an amplifying system - A signal pre-processor, for at least partially correcting non-linear performance of a high power amplifier (“HPA”), operates on an over-sampled signal in complex form in the digital domain. By converting the over-sampled signal to amplitude values, the pre-processor is enabled to apply correction values, based on the amplitude values, which correction values incorporate both amplitude and phase correction in respect of distortion generated in the HPA. The use of an over-sampled signal allows out-of-band correction values to be applied to correct out-of-band distortion arising in the signal processing path, for instance in the linearization process itself. The out-of-band distortion can otherwise alias back in-band, creating noise at the HPA.	07-08-2010
20100220646	COMPENSATION APPARATUS - There is provided an apparatus for a satellite communication system comprising: a processor to determine at least one out of a phase offset for a frequency channel of a plurality of frequency channels demultiplexed from a carrier to compensate for group delay variation within the carrier and a gain offset for the frequency channel to compensate for gain variation within the carrier, wherein the processor is further configured to apply the at least one out of the determined phase offset and gain offset to the frequency channel before the carrier is reformed from said plurality of frequency channels. The invention therefore provides a way of digitally compensating for any undesired gain and group delay introduced by, for example, analogue components such as filters in the satellite communication system.	09-02-2010
20100232350	INTERFERENCE REMOVAL - Apparatus for a satellite communication system, comprising: a processor arrangement to monitor a plurality of frequency channels demultiplexed from a signal comprising one or more carriers, identify at least one frequency channel of the plurality of frequency channels comprising interference and remove the at least one identified frequency channel before the one or more carriers are reformed. By removing the frequency channels comprising interference, the signal-to-noise ratio of a carrier can be improved. Also, if the interference occurs within a carrier, the carrier is usable as long as the removed frequency channels are considerably narrower than the carrier.	09-16-2010

Robert W. Hughes, Emsworth GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080218949	ENCLOSURE FOR CONTAINING ONE OR MORE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND COOLING MODULE - An enclosure for containing one or more electronic devices is disclosed. The enclosure comprises walls defining a channel; an air movement device in the channel, the channel having an air inlet upstream of the air movement device in communication with a first region of the enclosure; and, a pressure chamber in the channel downstream of the air movement device. The air movement device is arranged so as in use to blow air drawn from the air inlet into the pressure chamber. The pressure chamber has an increased resistance to airflow so as to positively pressurise the air flowing therethrough. The pressure chamber has a first air outlet in communication with a second region of the enclosure and a second air outlet in communication with the exterior of the enclosure.	09-11-2008
20090135558	AIRFLOW MODULE, DATA STORAGE DEVICE ENCLOSURE AND METHOD OF COOLING ELECTRONICS MODULE - An airflow module for being received in a module bay of a data storage device enclosure is disclosed. The airflow module comprises a body having: a first face having a first opening therein; a second face having a second opening therein, the first face being adjacent to the second face; and, an airflow channel between the first opening and the second opening so as to allow the passage of air between the first opening and the second opening. The first and second openings are arranged to co-operate with airflow openings in modules positioned in adjacent bays of a said data storage device enclosure to direct a cooling stream of air between said modules in use. The airflow channel is free from components that generate substantial amounts of heat in their normal operation.	05-28-2009

Russel Hughes, Alton Hampshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080273673	HANDLING OF TELEPHONE CALLS - A method of handling an incoming call from a first communication device addressed to a second communication device, the first and second communication devices being operative in a communication network, wherein the second communication device or the communication network comprises an answering unit. The answering unit includes a privacy data unit comprising a privacy code message for bypassing the answering unit. The method comprises receiving, by means of the answering unit, the incoming call intended for and addressed to the second communication device. Furthermore, the method comprises determining whether also a code message is received by the answering unit. If so, the method comprises comparing the received code message with the privacy code message stored in the privacy data unit to determine whether the incoming call should bypass the answering unit and, thereby, be directly forwarded to the second communication device being addressed by the first communication device in the incoming call. Thereby, a user of the second communication device may be permitted to intercept the incoming call from the calling first communication device.	11-06-2008

Sharon Hughes, Cheshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080317801	Control of Rodents - Control of Rodents A particulate mixture for use in the control of rodents which comprises a mixture of a plurality of bait particles and a plurality of non-bait particles, wherein each bait particle comprises matter edible by a rodent and a rodenticide and wherein each non-bait particle comprises matter edible by a rodent and has a flavour different from the flavour of a bait particle and wherein the non-bait particles are distinguished from the bait particles by at least one physical characteristic selected from size, shape, surface texture and internal texture. A non-bait particulate food for rodents as use in the control of rodents, when presented in admixture with bait particles to rodents, to encourage consumption of the bait particles. Such non-bait particulate food comprises dry extruded pellets of cereal meal and dried powdered crustacean.	12-25-2008

Simon A. Hughes, Bristol GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100073820	MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - An apparatus includes an inner component, an outer component; and a tolerance ring located between the inner and outer components to provide an interference fit there between. The tolerance ring includes a strip of material having a plurality of radially extending projections. The strip of material is curved into a ring having a gap. The radially extending projections are compressible between the inner and outer components, and the stiffness of the radially extending projections varies around the circumference of the tolerance ring.	03-25-2010

Stephen Mark Hughes, Portsmouth GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100004917	USE OF DEFINING IGNORABLE RECTANGLES TO ASSIST WITH ITERATIVE TRANSLATION TESTING - The example embodiments relate to a method for assisting in the translational testing of computer software. A translated panel, which may include a translatable portion and a continuously dynamic portion, may be provided. An overlay that includes only the continuously dynamic portions of the panel may be produced. The overlay may be applied to first and second versions of the panel to produce first and second iterations of the panel, respectively, wherein each iteration does not include the continuously dynamic portion of the panel. The translatable portions of the first and second iterations may be compared to determine whether the translatable portions are different. If the translatable portions are different, then the panel may be retested for translational accuracy; if the translatable portions are not different, then the program may indicate that the second iteration is not different from the first iteration.	01-07-2010

Thomas Fergus Hughes, Sussex GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100086684	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ORIENTATING A PLURALITY OF CASSETTES FOR LABORATORY SAMPLES	04-08-2010

Thomas Fergus Hughes, Alder Close GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100194010	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOLDING A CASETTE FOR LABORATORY SAMPLES	08-05-2010

Thomas Fergus Hughes, Eastbourne GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090167835	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MARKING A CASSETTE FOR LABORATORY SAMPLES	07-02-2009
20090209043	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOLDING A CASSETTE FOR LABORATORY SAMPLES	08-20-2009

Thomas Fergus Hughes, East Sussex GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100093071	IDENTIFICATION TAG WITH PERFORATIONS FOR A LABORATORY SAMPLE CASSETTE	04-15-2010
20110115610	LABORATORY SAMPLE ARCHIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An archive apparatus is provided for storing and archiving laboratory samples including radio frequency identification means. The apparatus comprises a support structure or cabinet (	05-19-2011
20110115630	LABORATORY SAMPLE CARRIER TRAY AND TRACKING METHOD	05-19-2011

Tim Hughes, South Gloustershire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090327207	Method and Apparatus for Assisting With Construction of Data for Use in an Expert System - A display device to display a representation of a set of states, each one of the states being associated with a corresponding variable. Each of the states displayed is designated as being a most significant state for the corresponding variable. Input representing a probability estimate to be associated with a displayed state is entered and used to generate data for use in an expert system.	12-31-2009

Timothy John Hughes, New Milton Hampshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080216486	Cooling Apparatus Comprising a Thermal Interface and Method For Recondensing a Cryogen Gas - A thermal interface between a removable cryogenic refrigerator (	09-11-2008
20080250793	Electrically Conductive Shield For Refrigerator - A cryogenic magnet system, comprising a cryogenic vessel (	10-16-2008
20080271467	Refrigerator Interface for Cryostat - A substantially cylindrical cryostat defining an axial imaging region, the cryostat housing a magnet which, in use, provides a substantially homogeneous magnetic field in the imaging region, further comprising a refrigerator arranged to cool certain elements of the cryostat, said refrigerator comprising a magnetic material which, in use, oscillates along an axis of the refrigerator. The cryostat is arranged such that the axis of the refrigerator is substantially tangential to a circle centred on the axis of the cylindrical cryostat.	11-06-2008

Trevor Lloyd Hughes, Cambridge GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090105097	Degradable Friction Reducer - Novel wellbore service fluids are disclosed. The fluid may include an aqueous solvent and a synthetic degradable polymer that is soluble in the solvent. In a controlled way the molecular weight of the polymer may be reduced in response to internal or external triggers at the required time and temperature. The polymers are formed by essentially non degradable polymer chains “polymer type A” copolymerized with essentially degradable polymer chains “polymer type B”. This feature of “selective degradation” is not present in any of the polymeric fluids known as friction reducers.	04-23-2009
20090133868	Aqueous Two-Phase Emulsion Gel Systems for Zone Isolation - A low viscosity wellbore polymer fluid gelling system comprising an aqueous medium and a water-in-water emulsion comprising a plurality of polymers or oligomers, including at least one removable polymer or oligomer, and at least one gelling polymer or oligomer, wherein said fluid has a low viscosity when injected, and the gelling polymer forms a gel downhole which has a storage modulus of at least about 60 Pa after the removable polymer is removed from the fluid. The invention also provides a method of isolating at least one zone of a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore, including the steps of preparing a water-in-water emulsion comprising a plurality of polymers or oligomers including at least one removable polymer or oligomer, and at least one gellable polymer or oligomer; combining the water-in-water emulsion with an aqueous medium to prepare a low viscosity polymer fluid; introducing the fluid into a zone in the formation, removing the at least one removable polymer or oligomer, and allowing a remaining gellable oligomer, polymer or polymers to form a gel, isolating the zone from at least one other zone in the formation.	05-28-2009
20090143257	Methods and Compositions for Controlling Water Production - A composition for treatment of a subterranean formation, which may be used for water control, is comprised of at least one of 1) a premix of an oleochemical polyol, at least one of polyisocyanate, polycyanate and polyisothiocyanate, and a blocking agent to temporarily block all or a portion of free reactive groups of said at least one of polyisocyanate, polycyanate and polyisothiocyanate. Alternatively, or in addition, the composition may be comprised of a solvent and 2) a polyurethane prepolymer formed by reacting an oleochemical polyol and at least one of polyisocyanate, polycyanate and polyisothiocyanate. A blocking agent may also be used with the polyurethane prepolymer. The composition may be used in a method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore by introducing the composition into the formation through the wellbore. In another embodiment, a method of treating a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore is carried out by forming a treatment fluid containing at least one of 1) palmitic acid or its derivatives and 2) palm oil and at least one of an hydrolyzing or oxidizing agent to facilitate formation of palmitic acid or its derivatives. The treatment fluid also includes a source of a monovalent ions. The treatment fluid is introduced into the wellbore for treatment of the subterranean formation.	06-04-2009
20090291864	VISCOELASTIC COMPOSITIONS - The present invention provides aqueous viscoelastic compositions comprising a cleavable anionic surfactant which is a sulphonate and possibly also an electrolyte. The cleavable surfactants useful in the present invention comprise a chemical bond, which is capable of being broken under appropriate conditions, to produce oil soluble and water soluble products typically having no interfacial properties and surface activity compared with the original surfactant molecule. Further, the rheological properties of the aqueous viscoelastic composition are usually altered upon cleavage of the cleavable surfactant generally resulting in the elimination of the viscosifying, viscoelastic and surfactant properties of the composition. Aqueous viscoelastic compositions in accordance with the present invention are suitable for use in oil-field applications, particularly for hydraulic fracturing of subterranean formations. Thus, the present invention also relates to a wellbore service fluid and a method of fracturing a subterranean formation.	11-26-2009
20100147515	SURFACE MODIFICATION FOR CROSS-LINKING OR BREAKING INTERACTIONS WITH INJECTED FLUID - A method and apparatus for treating a subterranean formation with a fluid, including forming a fluid including a organosilane and a particulate and introducing the fluid into a subterranean formation with exposed surfaces, wherein the organosilane modifies the particulate or surfaces or both. Also, a method and apparatus for treating a subterranean formation with a fluid, including forming a fluid including an organosilane and introducing the fluid into a subterranean formation with exposed surfaces, wherein the organosilane modifies the surfaces with a first functional group.	06-17-2010
20100152068	WELLBORE TREATMENT FLUID - A water-based wellbore treatment fluid contains: one or more viscoelastic-gelling carboxylic acids and/or alkali metal salts thereof; and one or more solubilising alkylolamines. The carboxylic acids and/or alkali metal salts and the alkylolamines are present in the fluid in respective amounts such that, at 25° C., the alkylolamines solubilise a sufficient portion of the carboxylic acids and/or alkali metal salts to render the fluid viscoelastic. A remaining portion of the carboxylic acids and/or alkali metal salts forms a suspension of solid particulates in the fluid.	06-17-2010
20100163234	Surface-Modifying Agents for Wettability Modification - A method and composition for treating a subterranean formation with a fluid, including forming a fluid including a particulate and an organosilane with the chemical formula R	07-01-2010

Zemian Mark Hughes, Cambridgeshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110040999	TICK SOURCE - A tick source device (	02-17-2011