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Christopher J. M. Meade, Bingen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090088408PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS ON ANTICHOLINERGICS, CORTICOSTEROIDS AND BETAMIMETICS - The present invention relates to novel pharmaceutical compositions based on anticholinergics, corticosteroids and betamimetics, processes for preparing them and their use in the treatment of respiratory diseases.04-02-2009

Christopher John Montague Meade, Masselheim DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110038806MEDICAMENTS FOR INHALATION COMPRISING AN ANTICHOLINERGIC AND A STEROID - A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula 102-17-2011

Christopher John Montague Meade, Maselheim DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090155185MEDICAMENTS FOR INHALATION COMPRISING AN ANTICHOLINERGIC AND A BETAMIMETIC - A pharmaceutical composition comprising an anticholinergic and a betamimetic of formula 206-18-2009
20100330186MEDICAMENTS FOR INHALATION COMPRISING AN ANTICHOLINERGIC AND A BETAMIMETIC - A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula 112-30-2010
20110268668PROCESS FOR NEBULIZING AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING HIGHLY CONCENTRATED INSULIN - A process for nebulizing highly concentrated solutions of insulin for administration by inhalation.11-03-2011
20120189556PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS BASED ON ANTICHOLINERGICS AND CORTICOSTEROIDS - A pharmaceutical composition comprising an anticholinergic and a steroid, optionally together with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, the anticholinergic and the steroid optionally in the form of their enantiomers, mixtures of their enantiomers, their racemates, their solvates, or their hydrates, processes for preparing them, and their use in the treatment of respiratory tract diseases.07-26-2012

Patent applications by Christopher John Montague Meade, Maselheim DE

Christopher John Montague Meade, Maselheim GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100310477Pharmaceutical compositions based on anticholingerics and additional active ingredients - A pharmaceutical composition comprising an anticholinergic and at least one additional active ingredient selected from among corticosteroids, dopamine agonistes, PDE-IV inhibitors, NK1-antagonists, endothelin antagonists, antihistamines, and EGFR-kinase inhibitors, processes for preparing them and their use in the treatment of respiratory diseases.12-09-2010

D. Mark Meade, Barrie CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110105671SYNTHETIC CARBIDE LIME FILLER COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method for making a white synthetic carbide lime filler composition of calcium hydroxide and calcium carbonate, wherein the calcium carbonate is in the form of surface carbonation on the calcium hydroxide. The method can include calcining calcium carbonate, hydrating the calcined material under controlled conditions which maintain a low moisture content and fracture the hydrated material into small particles of calcium hydroxide, carbonating the small calcium hydroxide particles to create the surface carbonation of calcium carbonate, and classifying the carbonated synthetic carbide lime particles to separate off oversized particles. The method can use a combined classifying and carbonating process, and a modified classifying vessel can be provided to carry out the combined process05-05-2011

Gerardene Meade, Rush IE

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20110045993MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR ASSESSING OBJECT/TEST MATERIAL INTERACTIONS - An object/test material interaction microti iridic device comprising a sample inlet adapted to receive a fluid sample comprising a plurality of objects, an outlet adapted to output the fluid sample from the device, at least one internal surface defining a flow cavity within the device, wherein the flow cavity extends between and is connected to the sample inlet and the outlet for flow of the fluid sample through the flow cavity, the flow cavity comprises a test area to which at least one test material is attached and which is situated in the flow cavity for flow of the fluid sample over the test area, and the flow cavity has an aspect ratio which, when the flow cavity is substantially filled by the fluid sample, provides a substantially constant shear force between the test area and the fluid sample flowing over the test area. The invention further comprises a system incorporating the device, methods of use of the device and system, and methods of analysing interactions.02-24-2011
20110263452PLATELET ANALYSIS - The present invention relates to a method, including a diagnostic method, for characterising platelets. More particularly, the invention relates to methods for characterising platelets by immobilising platelets on a substrate for detection and subsequent characterisation, and to devices on which such a method may be practiced. The method comprises the steps of:—a.contacting a substrate that includes a plurality of discrete platelet- binding zones having a surface area of 7850 μm10-27-2011

Grant Meade, Whitby CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120255621SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SHUTOFF VALVES OF COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUEL TANKS IN A VEHICLE - A control system for a vehicle includes a fuel tank selection module, a fuel depletion determination module, and a fuel pressure balancing module. The fuel tank selection module closes (N−M) of N shutoff valves of N compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel tanks, respectively, when an enable condition is met and the N shutoff valves have been open for a first predetermined period, wherein N is an integer greater than one and M is an integer less than N. The fuel depletion determination module determines whether the M CNG fuel tanks have provided a predetermined amount of fuel based a fuel parameter. The fuel pressure balancing module opens the N shutoff valves for the first predetermined period when the M CNG fuel tanks have provided the predetermined amount of fuel.10-11-2012
20120296552SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL INJECTION IN ENGINES CONFIGURED TO OPERATE USING DIFFERENT FUELS - A first control system for an engine includes first and second control modules. The first control module determines first and second fuel masses for first and second fuel injection systems of the engine, respectively, and that controls the first fuel injection system to inject a first fuel based on the first fuel mass. The second control module controls the second fuel injection system to inject a second fuel based on the second fuel mass. A second control system for an engine includes first and second control modules. The first control module controls a first fuel injection system of the engine to inject a first fuel and selectively disables at least one of a plurality of components of a second fuel injection system of the engine. The second control module controls the second fuel injection system to inject a second fuel.11-22-2012

Harry Todd Meade, Surrey CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090172697APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A CLUSTER OF COMPUTERS - A system has a set of servers utilizing different operating systems to constitute a cross-platform system. A central management server has a set of objects characterizing the set of servers. The set of objects have relationship edges to related objects. A server intelligence agent coordinates the start-up of the central management server and the set of servers and coordinates the control of state changes within the set of servers.07-02-2009

Jeffrey T. Meade, Toronto CA

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20120327409SPECTROGRAPH WITH ANAMORPHIC BEAM EXPANSION - A spectrograph including light beam reformatting element(s), beam expander(s), dispersive element(s) and light receiving element(s). The light beam reformatting element(s) reformat a received light beam into a reformatted light beam having a first dimension along a first axis that is larger than a dimension of the received light beam along the first axis and a second dimension along a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis that is smaller than a dimension of the received light beam along the second axis. The beam expander(s) anamorphically expand the reformatted light beam along the second axis into an expanded light beam. The dispersive element(s) disperse the expanded light beam along the second axis, resulting in a dispersed light beam. The light receiving element(s) receive the dispersed light beam. The light receiving element(s) may include one or more detectors to measure spectral intensity of the dispersed light beam.12-27-2012
20130027711TIME DOMAIN-FREQUENCY DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE - An optical coherence tomography (OCT) system comprising: a splitter configured to receive and split an optical source beam generating a reference beam and a sample beam, the sample beam directed at a sample and interacting with the sample to generate a return beam; a delay module configured to receive and introduce an optical delay in the reference beam, to generate a delayed reflected beam configured to interfere with the return beam to generate an interferogram; a spatial filter system capable of filtering randomly scattered light from at least one of the return beam or the interferogram; and a detector array to receive the interferogram for spatial and spectral analysis.01-31-2013

Jeffrey T. Meade, Arden CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110299075OPTICAL SLICER FOR IMPROVING THE SPECTRAL RESOLUTION OF A DISPERSIVE SPECTROGRAPH - An optical slicer for generating an output spot comprising an image compressor which receives a substantially collimated input beam and compresses the beam, wherein the input beam, if passed through a focusing lens, produces an input spot; an image reformatter which receives the compressed beam to reformat the beam into a plurality of sliced portions of the compressed beam and vertically stacks the portions substantially parallel to each other; and an image expander which expands the reformatted beam to produce a collimated output beam which, if passed through the focusing lens, produces the output spot that is expanded in a first dimension and compressed in a second dimension relative to the input spot.12-08-2011
20120218558APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY - An optical imaging device which receives an optical collimated input beam, the device having a pair of axicon lenses through which a beam is directed to generate a collimated ring beam, wherein the ring beam is scattered from a substance to generate a return beam, and to bypass a reflector that redirects the return beam to prevent the return beam from interfering with the input beam; and a detector which detects an image projected by the return beam.08-30-2012

John Meade, Dublin IE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130080349MANAGEMENT AND NOTIFICATION OF OBJECT MODEL CHANGES - Techniques are disclosed for managing development of a model set comprised of one or more object models by a plurality of model developers. Each model developer may be considered an interested party. For example, when a model developer changes an area of the model, that person becomes the most interested party in other changes made to the same area. An automated mechanism is provided to track changes made to the model set and informs interested parties as changes are made or after changes are made to the model based on a weighting system. In one embodiment, the weighting system may be based on a distance from the changed portions and on the amount of time since a party last made a change to the same area.03-28-2013
20130080350MANAGEMENT AND NOTIFICATION OF OBJECT MODEL CHANGES - Techniques are disclosed for managing development of a model set comprised of one or more object models by a plurality of model developers. Each model developer may be considered an interested party. For example, when a model developer changes an area of the model, that person becomes the most interested party in other changes made to the same area. An automated mechanism is provided to track changes made to the model set and informs interested parties as changes are made or after changes are made to the model based on a weighting system. In one embodiment, the weighting system may be based on a distance from the changed portions and on the amount of time since a party last made a change to the same area.03-28-2013

Michael Meade, County Clare IE

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20130018201New ProcessAANM Birrer; BeatAACI KaiseraugstAACO CHAAGP Birrer; Beat Kaiseraugst CHAANM Clarke; LeoAACI County ClareAACO IEAAGP Clarke; Leo County Clare IEAANM Deichtmann; WalterAACI Village-NeufAACO FRAAGP Deichtmann; Walter Village-Neuf FRAANM Hayes; JohnAACI County ClareAACO IEAAGP Hayes; John County Clare IEAANM Jeisy; JuliusAACI PfeffingenAACO CHAAGP Jeisy; Julius Pfeffingen CHAANM Lautz; ChristianAACI DenzlingenAACO DEAAGP Lautz; Christian Denzlingen DEAANM Martin; Rainer E.AACI BaselAACO CHAAGP Martin; Rainer E. Basel CHAANM Meade; MichaelAACI County ClareAACO IEAAGP Meade; Michael County Clare IEAANM Pintao; JoaquimAACI County ClareAACO IEAAGP Pintao; Joaquim County Clare IEAANM Scalone; MichelangeloAACI BirsfeldenAACO CHAAGP Scalone; Michelangelo Birsfelden CHAANM Schaefer; JuergenAACI RheinfeldenAACO DEAAGP Schaefer; Juergen Rheinfelden DEAANM Smith; DennisAACI County ClareAACO IEAAGP Smith; Dennis County Clare IEAANM Staempfli; AndreasAACI BinningenAACO CHAAGP Staempfli; Andreas Binningen CHAANM Veits; JoachimAACI FlorenceAAST SCAACO USAAGP Veits; Joachim Florence SC USAANM Walch; ChristianAACI RixheimAACO FRAAGP Walch; Christian Rixheim FRAANM Walsh; AndrewAACI County ClareAACO IEAAGP Walsh; Andrew County Clare IEAANM Zogg; AndreasAACI FrenkendorfAACO CHAAGP Zogg; Andreas Frenkendorf CH - A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I):01-17-2013

Michael Patrick Meade, Christchurch NZ

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090301375Steering System for a Marine Vessel - A steering system for a waterjet propelled marine vessel is disclosed that incorporates an intelligent control system interfacing a manually steerable control device with a number integrated propulsion systems. The propulsion systems can be controlled by the control system in isolation or in combination with one another in order to propel and steer the marine vessel.12-10-2009

Richard Mathew Meade, Bristol GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100120062RHIZOME VIABILITY DETERMINATION METHOD - A method of determining the viability of a rhizome comprises the sequential steps of: (a) sampling material from the rhizome; (b) contacting material sampled in step (a) with an effective amount of a formulation comprising a first viability indicator; and (c) observing the action of the first viability indicator on the sampled rhizome material, to determine the viability of the rhizome. The method may further comprise one or more additional sequences involving the additional steps of: (d) contacting material sampled in step (a) with an effective amount of a formulation comprising a further viability indicator different to that used in step (b); and (e) observing the action of the further viability indicator on the sampled rhizome material, to determine the viability of the rhizome. In this way, an overall assessment of the viability of the rhizome can be made based on the action of a plurality of viability indicators, each relying on an interaction with different reagents in the plant cells.05-13-2010

Robbie Meade, Bannockburn AU

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100083559ANTI-SNAG FISHING DEVICE - Anti-snag fishing devices suitable for attachment to a fishing hook are disclosed. The fishing hook has a hook eye, a shank, at least one curved hook section and at least one hook point. The anti-snag fishing device includes an elongated body member which when fitted to the fishing hook forms an arc which projects upwardly from at or near the hook eye, reaches its highest point above the plane of the hook point substantially parallel to the shank, then projects downwardly passing by and under the hook point, where it terminates behind the curved section of the fishing hook.04-08-2010

Todd Meade, Surrey CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120271702ELECTRONIC COMMERCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for managing a promotional campaign in an electronic commerce system is provided. The method comprises, at an electronic commerce server receiving a virtual coupon use request including a multiple-user virtual coupon code from the user of the client program executed on a client device, detecting a distinguishing identifier associated with the virtual coupon use request from the user of the client program, determining eligibility criteria and at least one virtual coupon benefit corresponding to the virtual coupon code. The method further comprises at the electronic commerce server determining if the user of the client program from which the virtual coupon code was received is eligible to receive the virtual coupon benefit based on the distinguishing identifier and the eligibility criteria and if the user of the client program is eligible, providing the virtual coupon benefit to the user of the client program.10-25-2012