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Dave Nicolson, Lindon, UT US
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20080286519 | MOLDED CEMENTITIOUS ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS HAVING A POLISHED STONE-LIKE SURFACE FINISH - A molded cementitious architectural product for use in building construction has a cementitious body made of a molded cementitious material, the surface of which is polished (i.e., burnished) to better resemble natural stone. The polished surface is formed by exposing a portion of the molded cementitious material while in a green condition, more particularly after initial set but before final hardening of the hydraulic cement binder, and burnishing the surface before final hardening. Burnishing the surface of the green cementitious material before final hardening aligns the cement particles at the surface and seals the surface. The inclusion of an organic polymer binder within the cementitious material, such as an acrylic or latex polymer, assists in creating a polished surface resembling natural polished stone. The extent of cement hydration may be determined by monitoring the temperature of the cementitious material within the mold. Hydration may be slowed by quenching the molded green cementitious material with water to extend the window of time within which burnishing may be carried out before reaching final hardening. | 11-20-2008 |
David L. Nicolson, Lindon, UT US
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20130205704 | HIGH FLOW NOZZLE SPRAY DEVICES, RELATED METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS - The present invention is directed to glass-fiber-reinforced concrete compositions that may be sprayed, methods of preparing and applying such compositions, devices used in preparing and applying such compositions, and composite structural insulated panels that may be fabricated using such compositions, related methods of manufacture, and building systems employing such panels. | 08-15-2013 |
20140363580 | GLASS-FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS - Glass-fiber-reinforced concrete compositions that may be sprayed, and methods of preparing and applying such compositions. Such compositions may include cement, reinforcing glass fibers randomly oriented and homogenously distributed throughout the concrete composition, and a particle packing aggregate. At least a portion of the particle packing aggregate may be rounded rather than crushed and include a first aggregate portion having a first particle size and a second aggregate portion having a second particle size that is smaller than the first particle size so that the aggregate is capable of particle packing. The uncured compositions can be delivered through a spray nozzle with the glass fibers already mixed into the composition. The compositions can provide uniform, non-directional strength characteristics, e.g., modulus of rupture of at least 16 MPa and a limit of proportionality of at least 7 MPa with a glass-fiber content of no more than 4% by weight. | 12-11-2014 |
Donald Magnus Nicolson, Stirlingshire GB
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20100317745 | Bioresorbable Polymers - A bioresorbable polymer is obtained by reacting together (a) a prepolymer comprising co-polymerised units of a caprolactone and poly(alkylene oxide) moieties; (b) a polycaprolactone diol comprising co-polymerised units of a caprolactone and a C | 12-16-2010 |
Marcus Nicolson, York GB
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20080314477 | Planer - The invention provides a power tool planer which includes a drum with at least one blade thereon located within a chamber in the tool housing. One end of the chamber is provided with an opening which can be selectively closed by a guard. The guard can be moveable between a first closed position and a second position in which the chamber is opened, and the guard is moved into a recess in the housing to improve the ability to use the tool in confined spaces, as the guard lies flush with a side wall of the housing. Also provided is a dust and debris extraction system and a means for adjusting the depth of cut obtained using the tool. | 12-25-2008 |
Matthew D. Nicolson, Glastonbury, CT US
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20100172742 | Stator assembly for a rotary machine - A stator assembly having a windage cover for structure adjacent to a cavity bounded by rotating elements in a rotary machine is disclosed. Various construction details are developed for damping vibrations in the windage cover as the windage cover bounds a cavity having swirling high velocity gases that are capable of transmitting acoustic energy and kinetic energy to adjacent structure. In one detailed embodiment, the windage cover in the uninstalled condition has diverging arms that are resiliently compressed during installation to exert a frictional force on the adjacent structure. | 07-08-2010 |
20110306275 | COMPONENT FINISHING TOOL - An example finishing tool form assembly includes a base and a superabrasive bonded to a surface of the base. The superabrasive is configured to be reciprocated with the base relative to a longitudinally extending recess of a component to finish at least one surface of the component. | 12-15-2011 |
Nancy Anne Nicolson, Maastricht NL
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20110151418 | PORTABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICE - The invention relates to a portable psychological monitoring device, comprising an input, an output, a repository and a processor. The repository comprises a plurality of questionnaires, each comprising one or more questions relating to a mental state of a user. The processor is arranged for selecting a first questionnaire of the plurality of questionnaires, and presenting at least one of the questions of the first questionnaire to the user via the output at a first moment that is random to the user. The processor is arranged for receiving an answer to the question from the user via the input, and storing the answer into the repository. The invention further relates to a system for psychological monitoring, a method of assessment of a mental state of a user and a method of treatment or prevention of mood disorders and related disorder phenotypes. | 06-23-2011 |
Oliver Fairless Nicolson, Enfield GB
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20130188649 | Communication Session Processing - Measures for use in processing communication sessions in a telecommunications network are provided. Each communication session has a signalling path spanning a plurality of devices including one or more intermediate network devices and at least two endpoint devices, the signalling path comprising a plurality of signalling segments, each segment being between two devices in the plurality of devices. A first signalling message, comprising a first identifier associated with the communication session, is received via a first signalling segment for a communication session. At least part of the first identifier is transformed using a deterministic encryption algorithm to generate a second identifier. A second signalling message, comprising the second identifier, is transmitted via a second signalling segment for the communication session to associate the second identifier with the communication session. | 07-25-2013 |
Paul Clement Nicolson, Dunwoody, GA US
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20090039535 | Extended Wear Ophthalmic Lens - A method for making a silicone hydrogel contact lens is provided. In one embodiment, a prepolymer mixture is polymerized in a lens mold in an atmosphere having less than about ppm oxygen to form a silicone hydrogel contact lens suitable for extended wear as characterized by producing less than 10% corneal swelling after a period of continuous wear of 7 days including normal sleep periods. In one embodiment, the prepolymer mixture comprises at least one oxyperm material containing hydrophilic groups, wherein the at least one oxyperm material is a siloxane-containing macromer or monomer, at least one ionperm material, and a cross-linking agent. In certain embodiments, the polymerization of the prepolymer mixture may be carried out in an atmosphere having less than about 1000 ppm oxygen. | 02-12-2009 |
20090046242 | Extended Wear Ophthalmic Lens - An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. In one embodiment, an opthalmic lens is a copolymerization product of at least one oxyperm, at least one ionoperm, and a crosslinker. In one embodiment, a lens has a tensile modulus of less than about 3.0 MPa, yet in another embodiment, the tensile modulus is between about 0.5 to about 1.5 MPa. | 02-19-2009 |
20100238398 | Extended Wear Ophthalmic Lens - An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. In one embodiment, an opthalmic lens is a copolymerization product of at least one oxyperm, at least one ionoperm, and a crosslinker. In one embodiment, a lens has a tensile modulus of less than about 3.0 MPa, yet in another embodiment, the tensile modulus is between about 0.5 to about 1.5 MPa. | 09-23-2010 |
20140022507 | Extended Wear Ophthalmic Lens - A method for making a silicone hydrogel contact lens is provided. In one embodiment, a prepolymer mixture is polymerized in a lens mold in an atmosphere having less than about 10000 ppm oxygen to form a silicone hydrogel contact lens suitable for extended wear as characterized by producing less than 10% corneal swelling after a period of continuous wear of 7 days including normal sleep periods. In one embodiment, the prepolymer mixture comprises at least one oxyperm material containing hydrophilic groups, wherein the at least one oxyperm material is a siloxane-containing macromer or monomer, at least one ionperm material, and a cross-linking agent. In certain embodiments, the polymerization of the prepolymer mixture may be carried out in an atmosphere having less than about 1000 ppm oxygen. | 01-23-2014 |
Sean Nicolson, Irvine, CA US
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20120309325 | RF MODULE CONTROL INTERFACE - Disclosed are various embodiments for an extremely high frequency transceiver employing a baseband module and a radio-frequency module. The baseband module and the radio-frequency module are connected by a coaxial cable. The coaxial cable carries a multiplexed signal that may include a direct current component, a clock reference, a control signal, and an intermediate frequency signal. The control signal encodes one or more commands for controlling the operation of the radio-frequency module. Multiple radio-frequency modules may be employed in some embodiments. | 12-06-2012 |
20130137381 | Split Microwave Backhaul Transceiver Architecture with Coaxial Interconnect - A communication system includes a conversion module configured to convert a signal between a radio frequency baseband (RF-BB) and an intermediate frequency (IF). At least one RF front-end module converts the signal between the IF and a radio frequency (RF). The RF front-end module is configured as an RF phased array and includes a coaxial interconnect configured to connect the conversion module with the RF front-end module. The signal is transmitted between the conversion module and the RF-front end module via the coaxial interconnect. At least one RF front-end module includes an active front-end (AFE) configured to allow the signal to be transmitted via the coaxial interconnect while minimizing any deterioration of the signal. | 05-30-2013 |
Sean T. Nicolson, Mountain View, CA US
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20110014880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SINGLE CHIP DIRECT CONVERSION TRANSCEIVER IN SILICON - A direct conversion radio frequency (RF) transceiver integrated circuit (IC) is provided. The IC includes a local oscillator block, a receiver block, and a transmitter block disposed on a single silicon-based integrated circuit. Each of such blocks are connected to a ground plane that includes a metal located adjacent to each of such blocks, air gaps located between each section of the metal adjacent to such blocks, each section of the metal being connected to the adjacent section of metal in the group plane at a location on the edge of the ground plan corresponding to a point substantially equidistant from the two sections of metal. A system and method is provided for implementing a direct conversion integrated circuit architecture. A clock distribution system is provided, as well as a method for radio detection and ranging (RADAR) using a Doppler RADAR transceiver system in the W-band. A method for noise isolation between blocks of an integrated circuit is also provided. | 01-20-2011 |
20110063169 | PHASED-ARRAY TRANSCEIVER FOR MILLIMETER-WAVE FREQUENCIES - A phased-array transmitter and receiver that may be effectively implemented on a silicon substrate. The transmitter distributes to front-ends, and the receiver combines signals from front-ends, using a power distribution/combination tree that employs both passive and active elements. By monitoring the power inputs and outputs, a digital control is able to rapidly provide phase and gain correction information to the front-ends. Such a transmitter/receiver includes a plurality of radio frequency (RF) front-ends and a power splitting/combining network that includes active and passive components configured to distribute signals to/from the front-ends. | 03-17-2011 |
20140132450 | PHASED-ARRAY TRANSCEIVER FOR MILLIMETER-WAVE FREQUENCIES - A phased-array receiver that may be effectively implemented on a silicon substrate. A receiver includes multiple radio frequency (RF) front-ends, each configured to receive a signal with a given delay relative to the others such that the gain of the received signal is highest in a given direction. The receiver also includes a power combination network configured to accept an RF signal from each of the RF front-ends and to pass a combined RF signal to a down-conversion element, where the power distribution network includes a combination of active and passive components. Each RF front-end includes a phase shifter configured to delay the signal in accordance with the given direction and a variable amplifier configured to adjust the gain of the signal. | 05-15-2014 |
Sean T. Nicolson, Mountain View CA
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20100158084 | HIGH FREQUENCY SYSTEM ON CHIP TRANSCEIVER - A system-on-chip (SOC) transceiver is provided. The transceiver is configured to operate in excess of 100 GHz and comprising the following components. A quadrature oscillator is configured to generate a fundamental frequency and a second harmonic frequency and comprises at least a pair of high frequency outputs at said second harmonic frequency. At least the second harmonic frequency exceeds 100 GHz. A transmission output is coupled to one of the high frequency outputs for transmitting an output signal at the second harmonic frequency. A transmission signal transformer is coupled to the other one of the high frequency outputs and configured to generate a differential oscillator signal at the second harmonic frequency. A radio frequency input receives radio frequency signals at the transceiver from an antenna. A radio frequency signal transformer coupled to the radio frequency input is configured to generate a differential radio frequency signal at the radio frequency. A mixer is configure to compare the differential radio frequency signal with the differential oscillator signal and output the comparison as an intermediate frequency signal. | 06-24-2010 |
Sean Timothy Nicolson, Mountain View, CA US
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20110273248 | Millimeter-Wave Switches and Attenuators - An input attenuator may include a first input circuit having an RF_IN+ terminal, a first node, a transmission line, a DC blocking capacitor, a second node, a third node, and an output terminal coupled in series, the first node selectively coupled to ground via a serially coupled capacitor and a first silicon germanium heterojunction bipolar transistor, the second node coupled to ground via a capacitor, and the third node selectively coupled to ground via a DC blocking capacitor, a resistor, and a second silicon germanium heterojunction bipolar transistor coupled in series. The input attenuator may also include a second input circuit parallel to the first input circuit and having structure similar to the first input circuit. | 11-10-2011 |
20130005275 | TRANSCEIVER AND METHOD THEREOF - The transceiver has a transmitter, a receiver, and a three-port network. The transmitter is configured to transmit an outgoing RF signal. The receiver is configured to receive an incoming RF signal. The three-port network includes: a transmission line, configured to have a line length less than a quarter of a wavelength of the incoming RF signal; an antenna port, configured to connect to an antenna; a receiver port, configured to connect the receiver to the antenna port; and a transmitter port, configured to connect the transmitter to the antenna port and the receiver port through the transmission line. | 01-03-2013 |
20130156085 | PHASED ARRAY DEVICE AND CALIBRATION METHOD THEREFOR - The calibration method, performed on a phased array device including channel elements coupled in parallel by a transmission line, has the steps of: obtaining channel responses corresponding to the channel elements through the transmission line, and each of the channel responses is obtained when one of the channel elements is turned on, and the rest of the channel elements are turned off; calculating a characteristic value corresponding to the transmission line based on the obtained channel responses of the channel elements; and adjusting a channel parameter of one of the channel elements based on the characteristic value of the transmission line. | 06-20-2013 |
Strett Roger Nicolson, Owings Mills, MD US
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20120009558 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIA - An automated system for identifying in a biological sample microorganisms and their antimicrobial susceptibility (AST). The system provided an automated platform for preparing, from a single biological sample, inoculates for both ID and AST. The system loads a plate for ID testing as samples are being prepared for AST testing. The system tracks the sample and the inoculates from the samples to link the test results to the sample and the patients from whom the sample was obtained. | 01-12-2012 |
Timothy Joseph Nicolson, Rickmansworth GB
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20140301249 | TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - A telecommunication network | 10-09-2014 |
William Nicolson, Leicester GB
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20130245474 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING CARDIAC FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a method for assessing the electrical function of a heart, comprising the steps of:—(1) for each of a plurality of leads of an ECG, determining a value derived from the output of that lead and which corresponds to an action potential duration; (2) for each of the plurality of leads of the ECG, determining a value derived from the output of that lead and which corresponds to a diastolic interval; (3) for each of the plurality of leads of the ECG, determining a relationship between the determined values for action potential duration and for diastolic interval; (3) assessing the differences between the determined relationships for each of the plurality of leads. The invention further relates to apparatus and a computer program that may be used in the method. | 09-19-2013 |