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Kay, GB
Alan Kay, Worcs GB
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| 20090024500 | System and Method of Transaction Settlement Using Trade Credit - A method and system for settling a transaction with trade credit value which makes use of computer hardware and software, allows Members of a trade credit settlement system to transfer electronic instruments, called trade credits, in exchange for goods and services. These trade credits are effectively electronic bills of exchange that are divisible, transferable, discountable, continuously available and have been credit-enhanced to A/P1 status. Sponsors facilitate the system by registering buyers and suppliers as Members in the system and offering them operational accounts and drawdown accounts with authorized lines of credit. A Member-buyer approves the purchase invoice of a Member-supplier and authorizes the Sponsor to transfer trade credit value from the Member-buyer's operational and/or drawdown account into the operational account of the Member-supplier. The trade credit value received by the Member-supplier can be held in the Member-supplier's operational account until it matures, or discount it to cash before it matures, or transfer it to other Members for the purchase of goods or services. | 01-22-2009 |
Alan William Kay, Gloucestershire GB
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| 20080249848 | Method of Settling Commercial Indebtedness - A method whereby vendors and purchasers settle invoices and account for sales taxes, integrated with the drawing, accepting, guaranteeing, endorsing, discounting, presenting, and cash settlement of electronic bills of exchange in all traded currencies (Ebill). Ebills are activated automatically as a direct consequence of the approval of one or more invoices for payment. Acceptance is against a guarantee with a managed credit risk limit or endorsed Ebills. Settlement is also activated by matching a purchase order to a goods received or delivery note or bill of lading. A single instance of each invoice and Ebill is held for all functions required by vendors, purchasers, risk managers, Ebill traders, discounters, guarantors and banks. Trading accounts are represented by a single ledger instance with automated updating of their back-office ledgers. Settlement reconciliation is supported by messages related to individual transactions and by quantified debit advice notes reconciled with credit notes. | 10-09-2008 |
Alexander S. Kay, Portsmouth GB
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| 20080239564 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling the Temperature of a Disk Drive During Manufacture - An apparatus for controlling the temperature of a disk drive during manufacture of the disk drive has a cell having a mounting arrangement to which a disk drive can be mounted and having walls defining a volume in which the disk drive is received when mounted to the mounting arrangement during manufacture of the disk drive. At least one wall of the cell adjacent said volume is heat conductive and is arranged such that a disk drive when received in the volume does not touch said at least one wall. An air-agitating device agitates air between the at least one wall and a disk drive when received in the volume to encourage heat transfer between said at least one wall and a disk drive when inserted into the volume. The air-agitating device is mounted so as to be vibrationally isolated from a said disk drive when mounted in the cell. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090122443 | Disk Drive Carrier Assembly and Method - A disk drive carrier assembly for carrying plural disk drives is provided. The assembly has a casing having first and second opposed ends, opposed sides, a top and a bottom. Drive cards are provided in the casing. Each drive card has a disk drive receiving portion for receiving a disk drive and provides at least one of a power and a data connection to a disk drive. A baffle arrangement splits an air stream entering the casing at a first end of the casing to flow over the disk drive receiving portion of each of the drive cards. The drive cards and the baffle arrangement are arranged so that air flows only in parallel over the disk drive receiving portion of each of the drive cards. In this way, each disk drive receiving portion receives air that has not passed over another disk drive receiving portion of the assembly. | 05-14-2009 |
Alexander Stephen Kay, Hampshire GB
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| 20120105056 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A DISK DRIVE, DISK DRIVE TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TESTING A DISK DRIVE - There is disclosed apparatus for supporting a disk drive, disk drive test apparatus and a method of testing a disk drive. The apparatus for supporting a disk drive includes: a housing, a slot for receiving a disk drive, and a plurality of isolators. The slot is received in the housing and has a longitudinal axis. The isolators are disposed between the slot and the housing for isolating the slot from the housing. The isolators are arranged with respect to the longitudinal axis such that the slot has a low rotational stiffness in the direction of the longitudinal axis relative to the rotational stiffness in at least one other direction. | 05-03-2012 |
Alexander Stephen Kay, Milton GB
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| 20120086467 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A DISK DRIVE AND DISK DRIVE TEST APPARATUS - The invention provides a method and apparatus for inserting a disk drive into or removing a disk drive from a test cell, the test cell including plural slots, each slot having a carrier for receiving the disk drive, the method including: moving the carrier out of the slot into an open position so that it can receive a disk drive, wherein the carrier remains in contact with the slot; inserting a disk drive into the carrier when the tray is still in contact with the slot; and moving the carrier containing the disk drive into a closed position back in the slot. | 04-12-2012 |
Andrew Kay, Oxfordshire GB
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| 20090077415 | CONTROL FLOW PROTECTION MECHANISM - A method is provided of protecting a program executing on a device at least to some extent from execution flow errors caused by physical disturbances, such as device failures and voltage spikes, that cause program execution to jump to an unexpected memory location. The executing program follows an execution path that proceeds through a plurality of regions (B′[m], B′[f]). A first check value (wisb) is provided at a randomly accessible memory location. It is determined at least once (e.g. in TERM[m]) in at least one region (B′[m]) whether the first check value (wisb) has an expected value (s[m]) for that region (B′[m]). The first check value (wisb) is updated (e.g. in “set-up for call to f”), as execution passes from a first region (B′[m]) into a second region (B′[f]) in which such a determination is made, so as to have a value (s[f]) expected in the second region (B′[f]). An error handling procedure is performed if such a determination is negative. | 03-19-2009 |
Andrew Kay, Oxford GB
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| 20100066854 | Camera and imaging system - A camera comprises an imaging system having a first depth of field for one or more first colours and a second depth of field, smaller than the first depth of field, for one or more second colours. The imaging system may comprise an iris with a first aperture for the first colour or colours and a second aperture, which is larger than the first, for the second colour or colours. The first aperture may be defined by an outer opaque ring ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100135395 | EFFICIENT SPATIO-TEMPORAL VIDEO UP-SCALING - A method of performing spatio-temporal up-scaling includes receiving an input video having a sequence of input frames, analyzing the input video to estimate motion vectors associated with the sequence of input frames, and determining corresponding motion compensation errors associated with the motion vectors. The method further includes determining an extent to which computational resources are to be respectively allocated to spatially up-scaling the sequence of input frames and temporally up-scaling the sequence of input frames, based on the estimated motion vectors and corresponding motion compensation errors. In addition, the method includes spatio-temporally up-scaling the sequence of input frames based on the determined extent. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100201499 | METHOD OF CONNECTING A DEVICE TO A NETWORK - A method is provided of connecting a device ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100214324 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided that comprises a liquid crystal display panel ( | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110123184 | CAMERA FLASH, A CAMERA, AND A METHOD OF GENERATING A FLASH - A camera flash comprises a light guide arranged to extract light at least through one surface; and one or more light sources arranged, in use, to emit light into the lightguide. Each light source is an LED or a laser diode. The camera flash is connectable, in use, to drive circuitry, the drive circuitry being for driving the light source(s) to emit a pulse of light. The waveguide spreads out the light from the light source(s), so that a flash of light from the camera flash does not present a safety risk, while minimising loss of the light from the light source(s). The camera flash can thus provide a high overall optical output, spread over an extended area (as defined by the waveguide). The lightguide may for example be disposed around a camera module of a mobile telephone camera. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110175936 | ANGULAR DEPENDENT PIXELS FOR TRICK VIEW - A display device having a display panel for displaying an image by spatial light modulation includes a plurality of pixel groups, each pixel group including a first pixel having a first type of luminance against viewing angle response, and a second pixel having a second type of luminance against viewing angle response, wherein the first and second luminance against viewing angle responses are different from one another. The display device further includes a controller operatively coupled to each of the plurality of pixel groups, wherein the controller is configured to drive each of the plurality of pixel groups such that on average the plurality of pixel groups simultaneously provide a predetermined on-axis luminance and an predetermined off-axis luminance for a region of the image corresponding to each pixel group. | 07-21-2011 |
Anthony Barrington Kay, London GB
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| 20100239599 | Vaccine Peptide Combinations Against Cat Allergy - The present invention relates to compositions comprising peptides for preventing or treating allergy to cats, and in particular to optimal combinations of peptides. | 09-23-2010 |
Edmund Kay, Bath GB
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| 20120104180 | KRUEGER - A Krueger, or leading edge flap, deployable from a lower aerodynamic surface of an aircraft main wing element so as to form a slot between the Krueger and the main wing element when deployed, the deployed Krueger having a leading edge, a trailing edge and upper and lower aerodynamic surfaces extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge, and a flow deflector which provides an effectively divergent flap profile thickness in the downstream direction at or adjacent the Krueger trailing edge so as to direct airflow away from the lower aerodynamic surface of the deployed Krueger towards an upper aerodynamic surface of the main wing element. Also, aircraft wing assembly including a main wing element and the Krueger. | 05-03-2012 |
Edmund Kay, Bristol GB
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| 20090108142 | Aircraft wing with slotted high lift system - An aircraft wing comprising: a leading element; a trailing element positioned behind the leading element relative to a direction of movement of the aircraft; an actuation system for moving one of the elements between a retracted position and an extended position in which there is an air gap between a lower surface of the leading element and a surface of the trailing element. Two or more elongate stiffening ridges extend downwards from the lower surface of the leading element, and each adjacent pair of ridges is separated by a channel. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100187368 | ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR LEADING EDGE HIGH-LIFT DEVICE - An actuation system configured to deploy a high-lift device on a leading edge of an aircraft wing. The system comprises: a link pivotally connected to the wing at a first pivot point and to the high-lift device at a second pivot point; a first actuation mechanism configured to rotate the high-lift device about the first pivot point; and a second actuation mechanism configured to rotate the high-lift device about the second pivot point. The second actuation mechanism is operable independently of the first actuation mechanism, and can be operated in order to generate a sealing force between the high-lift device and the leading edge of the aircraft wing. | 07-29-2010 |
Francis Xavier Kay, Buckinghamshire GB
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| 20090266816 | PRESSURISED FLUID CYLINDERS - A gas cylinder ( | 10-29-2009 |
James Kay, Berkshire GB
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| 20080256187 | Method and System for Filtering Electronic Messages - Embodiments of the invention are concerned with filtering emails having data therein identifying a link to a remote processing system, which, when activated, causes the recipient to retrieve data from the remote processing system. | 10-16-2008 |
James Kay, Crowthorne GB
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| 20100154058 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING ADDRESSES FOR REMOTELY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION SOURCES - A method and system are described for collecting addresses for remotely accessible information sources. Messages, such as emails, carried by a messaging network (N1) are intercepted before reaching a destined terminal. Addresses for remotely accessible information sources (i.e. URLs) are identified from the intercepted email messages. The messages are analysed to be classified as either a first type of message (e.g. spam or virus messages) or a second, different, type of message. If the intercepted message is classified as the first spam/virus type then data indicative of the identified address (URL) is transmitted to a filtering system ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100217811 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC MAIL FILTERING - A message processing apparatus ( | 08-26-2010 |
Jonathan Nicholas Kay, Worcestershire GB
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| 20080249848 | Method of Settling Commercial Indebtedness - A method whereby vendors and purchasers settle invoices and account for sales taxes, integrated with the drawing, accepting, guaranteeing, endorsing, discounting, presenting, and cash settlement of electronic bills of exchange in all traded currencies (Ebill). Ebills are activated automatically as a direct consequence of the approval of one or more invoices for payment. Acceptance is against a guarantee with a managed credit risk limit or endorsed Ebills. Settlement is also activated by matching a purchase order to a goods received or delivery note or bill of lading. A single instance of each invoice and Ebill is held for all functions required by vendors, purchasers, risk managers, Ebill traders, discounters, guarantors and banks. Trading accounts are represented by a single ledger instance with automated updating of their back-office ledgers. Settlement reconciliation is supported by messages related to individual transactions and by quantified debit advice notes reconciled with credit notes. | 10-09-2008 |
Peter Kay, Lincoln GB
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| 20090104024 | Air intake for a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine - Disclosed is an air intake for a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, said air intake including a series of variable position guide vanes for directing the air such that it is swirling in a rotational sense on reaching the impeller of the compressor of the turbocharger. The variable position guide vanes are made comprised of sound absorbent material such as to achieve a substantial reduction in turbocharger noise at the air intake. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20110045416 | Compressor and Method for Compressing Gaseous Fuel - A method for compressing gaseous fuel is disclosed. The method includes, ingesting gaseous fuel into a chamber, ingesting air into the chamber and mixing the gaseous fuel with the air, igniting and partially combusting the resulting mixture of gaseous fuel and air in a confined space such that a predominant fraction of the gaseous fuel is not combusted, causing an increased temperature and therefore an increased pressure of the fraction of the gaseous fuel which is not combusted, and discharging the resulting compressed gaseous fuel. Moreover, a compressor is provided including a casing, a rotor with at least three vanes, an inlet for gaseous fuel, an outlet for gaseous fuel, an air inlet and an igniter. The rotor is placed in the casing such that at least three variable-volume chambers part-bounded by the vanes are formed during a rotor revolution. | 02-24-2011 |
Peter Kay, Warwick GB
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| 20120016379 | Skin Treating Device - A hand held device for removing hard skin from calluses comprises a handle ( | 01-19-2012 |
Steven Samuel Kay, Manchester GB
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| 20110014439 | Ink, Process and Use - A process for printing an image on a substrate comprising applying to the substrate by means of an ink jet printer an ink comprising the components: | 01-20-2011 |
Stuart Kay, Melbourn GB
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| 20100031956 | FLUID PRODUCT DISPENSING DEVICE - A fluid dispenser device including at least one individual reservoir ( | 02-11-2010 |
Stuart Kay, Cambridgeshire GB
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| 20100288278 | FLUID PRODUCT DISPENSING DEVICE - A fluid dispenser device including a body ( | 11-18-2010 |
Stuart Kay, Herts GB
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| 20090090360 | MOUTHPIECE FOR A DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A FLUID PRODUCT - A mouthpiece ( | 04-09-2009 |
Stuart Brian William Kay, Cambridge GB
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| 20090235930 | UNIT DOSE DRY POWDER INHALER - A unit dose dry powder inhaler has a dose unit within an inhaler housing. As the dose unit is pushed into the inhaler housing, a container on the dose unit is opened, releasing a pharmaceutical powder into the housing. The user inhales on a mouthpiece, drawing the powder and air into a dispersion chamber. The powder disperses in air, and the powder/air mixture is inhaled. The inhaler is inexpensive, compact, and simple to use. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090235931 | UNIT DOSE DRY POWDER INHALER - A unit dose dry powder inhaler includes a chamber housing containing a powder dispersion chamber. A chamber tube extends from the dispersion chamber into the mouthpiece. A cover or cup is rotatably attached to the chamber housing. A dose of a dry powder is contained at a powder location in the chamber housing. An air passageway leading from the powder location to the dispersion chamber is closed off by the cover. When the cover is rotated to an open position, the air passageway is opened. The user inhales on the mouthpiece drawing air through the powder location, the air passageway, the dispersion chamber and the chamber tube, through the mouthpiece and into the users lungs. The unit dose of dry powder is stored directly in, or is part of, the inhaler. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20110024448 | Apparatus and method for dispensing foam - A foam transfer device is described, for use with aerosol canister apparatus for producing a sclerosant foam for the treatment of, inter alia, varicose veins. The device enables diversion of an initial quantity of below-specification foam from the canister to waste, e.g. to an integral waste chamber, before dispensing a further quantity of foam for use in treatment. The switching of the flow from the waste chamber to a different outlet for use is accomplished without interrupting the flow from the aerosol canister since this would cause the foam to drop below specification again. The waste chamber may be transparent so that the foam entering it can be observed and a decision made by a user when to stop diverting foam to waste. Alternatively, the foam may be diverted automatically e.g. when a set time has elapsed or a set volume of foam dispensed. The foam for use is normally dispensed into a syringe for subsequent injection into a varicose vein of a patient. | 02-03-2011 |
Stuart Brian William Kay, Melbourn GB
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| 20110259329 | DELIVERY DEVICES - A breath-actuated delivery device includes a mouthpiece through which a subject in use exhales, an air channel which is in fluid communication with the mouthpiece, and a flexible diaphragm which is disposed in the air channel. The diaphragm provides for at least a restricted air flow through the air channel until a predeterminable actuation pressure is developed in the mouthpiece, and, on generation of the predeterminable actuation pressure in the mouthpiece, provides for an air flow through the air channel. | 10-27-2011 |
Stuart Brian William Kay, Ickleton GB
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| 20090283095 | FLUID-PRODUCT DISPENSING DEVICE - An inhaler comprising: a body; at least one cover element that is movable between a closed position and an open position; individual reservoirs formed on a reservoir substrate; movable support means that receive said reservoir substrate and that are displaceable between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position; and an indicator device for indicating doses that have been dispensed or that remain to be dispensed, said indicator device comprising: a rotary indicator element that supports indicator means, such as numbers, colors, and/or symbols; and an actuator that co-operates with said movable support means so as to cause said rotary indicator element to turn when said movable support means return from the dispensing position to the non-dispensing position. | 11-19-2009 |
Stuart Brian William Kay, Cambridgeshire GB
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| 20090308389 | FLUID-PRODUCT DISPENSING DEVICE - An inhaler comprising: at least one cover element ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20120089083 | Apparatus for delivering foam - Apparatus, e.g. a syringe, for dispensing foam includes means for ensuring that only foam of adequate quality is dispensed. In use, the syringe may be filled from a pressurised canister which generates foam e.g. for therapeutic use in treating varicose veins. An initial quantity of foam dispensed from the canister may be of inadequate quality in which case it should not be used: the syringe includes means to ensure that this initial quantity of foam is diverted to a waste port or to an internal waste chamber e.g. located in the syringe plunger. Foam dispensed after the initial quantity of poor quality foam is stored in the main barrel of the syringe ready for administration to a patient in need of treatment. | 04-12-2012 |
Stuart Brian William Kay, Ickleton Cambridgeshire GB
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| 20090178677 | FLUID-PRODUCT DISPENSING DEVICE - An inhaler comprising: at least one cover element ( | 07-16-2009 |