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Christopher Nixon, Nottingham GB
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| 20120019649 | Measurement of Textile Fabrics - Apparatus for the measurement of textile fabrics comprising at least one sensor having an associated sensor field. A feed arrangement presents an area of a textile fabric length at the sensor field. The feed arrangement also provides relative movement between the sensor and the textile fabric length to present a sequence of areas of fabric at the sensor field. The sensor is repeatedly operated to provide a colour output representing fabric colour and measured from respective areas of the fabric, as sequentially presented at the sensor field. The feed arrangement operates, each time the sensor provides a colour output, to provide a respective position output representing the position of the sensor relative to the fabric. The feed arrangement and sensor provide a sequence of colour outputs measured from known areas of the fabric, represented by the respective position outputs. | 01-26-2012 |
Donald Ray Nixon, Ontario CA
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| 20100118266 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR GRADING A CATARACT - A method for grading a cataract, the method including creating a three-dimensional image of at least most of a lens of an eye having a cataract from information received from an imaging system, comparing the three-dimensional image with a first template to determine an optical density of the lens, and determining a grade for the cataract based on the comparison of the optical density of the lens and a volume of the first template. A system and computer software code for grading a cataract are also disclosed. | 05-13-2010 |
Ian Nixon, Abbotsford AU
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| 20100106175 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GRAFT FENESTRATION - The present invention provides a method of creating fenestrations in situ through a body wall of a covered stent or endograft lumen. The fenestration is aligned with a side branch of the body lumen. The created fenestration of the graft is in communication with a side branch. That is the patent or open side branch permits fluid communication from the main lumen across the stented or endograft lumen. Tools are described to carry out these fenestrations for either a graft or a side branch that is communication with a graft in vivo. Further these tools are described to carry out these methods for both in situ branch tissue and graft fenestration and alignment of the fenestrations The present invention provides a method for in situ fenestration, the method including the steps of: positioning a graft or graft unit in situ within a body lumen and forming an initial void or space between graft unit and the inner wall of the body lumen. The present invention also provides a catheter including a: a) a distal tip that can perform a piercing and opening action; and or b) a distal tip rotates by means of a drive shaft within the catheter to cut and or open a tissue or graft to form fenestration; and or c) a stabilization means to stabilize the position of the catheter during fenestration. | 04-29-2010 |
Keith Nixon, County Down GB
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| 20120102639 | Liquid Drainage System - A liquid drainage system for a sanitary installation has a liquid level sensor for detecting the level of liquid in a drainage receptacle. The sensor employs non-contact sensing means, for example an electric field, to detect the liquid level and controls the operating of a drainage pump depending on the detected liquid level. The drainage receptacle may for example be the gulley of a shower tray, or a manifold connected to two or more sinks. | 05-03-2012 |
Mark Arthur Nixon, Christchurch NZ
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| 20090213213 | Method of Monitoring a Surface Feature and Apparatus Therefor - Dimensions of a surface feature are determined by capturing an image of the surface feature and determining a scale associated with the image. Structured light may be projected onto the surface, such that the position of structured light in the captured image allows determination of scale. A non-planar surface may be unwrapped. The surface may alternatively be projected into a plane to correct for the scene being tilted with respect to the camera axis. A border of the surface feature may be input manually by a user. An apparatus and system for implementing the method are also disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
Peter Nixon, London GB
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| 20120297507 | METHOD - A method for producing leafy biomass from undifferentiated plant cells, the method comprising providing undifferentiated plant cells, contacting them with an agent that promotes differentiation of the cells into leafy tissue and growing the cells in a temporary liquid immersion culture system. This method of the invention may be used to produce polypeptides, and natural medicinal products, and can be used to capture carbon dioxide. A method of producing a polypeptide in plant cells in vitro comprising: providing undifferentiated plant cells containing chloroplasts that carry a transgenic nucleic acid molecule encoding the polypeptide, wherein the plant cells display homoplastomy; and propagating the cells according to the above method to produce leafy biomass containing the polypeptide. | 11-22-2012 |
Robert Nixon, Bonogin AU
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| 20080215390 | PATH DETERMINATION SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORT SYSTEM - Aspects of the present invention relate to path determination for transport system infrastructure paths. In embodiments, methods and systems are provided for identifying alternative paths and determining optimized transport system paths for projects. The methods and systems may involve providing a client-based application having a GUI that presents a plurality of constraints that relate to a project, a server-based application for calculating the costs of a plurality of potential paths for presenting a subset of paths with associated cost data, and determining optimized paths for at least one of a pipeline, a conveyor, a canal, a multipurpose utility pipe, and a telecommunication line. | 09-04-2008 |
Robert Anthony Nixon, Leicestershire GB
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| 20100216843 | NOVEL SALT 628 - 6-Methyl-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-N-{[5-(methylsulfonyl)pyridin-2-yl]methyl}-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide 4-methylbenzenesulfonate and a novel crystalline form thereof are disclosed together with processes for preparing such salt and form, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a salt and form, and the methods of treatment using such a salt and form. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20120269872 | NOVEL SALT 628 - 6-M ethyl-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-N-{[5-(methylsulfonyl)pyridin-2-yl]methyl}-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide 4-methylbenzenesulfonate and a novel crystalline form thereof are disclosed together with processes for preparing such salt and form, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a salt and form, and the methods of treatment using such a salt and form. | 10-25-2012 |
Sonja Nixon, Munich DE
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| 20110033629 | METHOD FOR THE LOCAL APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL CONVERSION LAYERS - The present invention relates to a method for producing a chemical conversion layer on a metal surface, comprising the following method steps: (i) providing at least one cloth having a defined area, which is resistant at least in the pH range from 2 to 7 and is tear-proof in the wet state, (ii) bringing the cloth into contact with a liquid, which contains at least one active component for the formation of the chemical conversion layer, so that the cloth is impregnated with the liquid, (iii), applying the cloth impregnated with the liquid to a metal surface, and (iv) removing the cloth from the metal surface at a moment at which the cloth is still at least damp. | 02-10-2011 |
Steve Nixon, Toronto CA
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| 20120076280 | ENHANCED UNIFIED MESSAGING SYSTEM WITH A QUICK VIEW FACILITY - This invention provides an enhancement to messaging systems by providing a message notification feature which allows a user to manage only new messages for which a notification has not yet been cleared without having to access or download the entire set of messages. This management may be performed in single window that operates in conjunction with an application associated with the messaging system. The notification management permits manipulation of the message notifications without influencing the status of the messages themselves, while providing access to the data contained in these messages. This addresses the needs of those users who frequently check their incoming communications queues and need to determine very quickly which items need urgent attention and which ones can be deferred. The present invention further provides specific functionalities for handling a particular message when it does need urgent attention. | 03-29-2012 |
Steve Alister Nixon, Tyne & Wear GB
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| 20100168277 | CURING AGENTS FOR EPOXY-FUNCTIONAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to compounds suitable to use as curing agents for epoxy systems which can be obtained by reacting an amine-functional compound with an α-β unsaturated acid and/or ester and a mono-functional epoxy compound. The invention further relates to coating compositions comprising these curing agents. | 07-01-2010 |
Steven Alister Nixon, Tyne & Wear GB
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| 20100222490 | HIGH SOLIDS EPOXY COATING COMPOSITION - Coating composition comprising the reaction product of a tetra-alkoxyorthosilicate or a partially condensed oligomer thereof and an epoxy resin containing hydroxyl groups, said coating composition having a solids content of at least 70 vol % and/or a volatile organic content (VOC) not exceeding 250 g/l. This coating composition gives fast curing at ambient and sub-ambient temperatures and an extended pot life. | 09-02-2010 |
Stuart Nixon, Perth AU
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| 20090256909 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CAPTURING LARGE AREA IMAGES IN DETAIL INCLUDING CASCADED CAMERAS AND/OR CALIBRATION FEATURES - Systems and methods are disclosed relating to acquisition of images regarding large area objects or large areas. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method of obtaining or capturing, via a first system that includes one or more first image capturing devices, overview images, wherein the overview images depict first areas, as well as obtaining or capturing, via a second system that includes a plurality of image capturing devices, detail images characterized as being related to each other along an image axis. Moreover, the detail images may depict second areas that are subsets of the first areas, they may be arranged in strips parallel to the image axis, and they may have a higher resolution than corresponding portions of the first images. | 10-15-2009 |
Stuart William Nixon, Perth AU
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| 20100013927 | Systems and Methods of Capturing Large Area Images in Detail Including Cascaded Cameras and/or Calibration Features - A method and system are presented in which images are captured from overview and detail imaging devices such that overview images are created with a first degree of redundancy, and detail images are captured with less overlap and a second degree of redundancy. | 01-21-2010 |