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Alexander David Norman, Cambridgeshire GB
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| 20090186196 | Multistable Structural Member and Method for Forming a Multistable Structural Member - Disclosed is a multistable structural member ( | 07-23-2009 |
Andrew Patrick Norman, Bristol GB
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| 20110173675 | Propagation of malicious code through an information technology network - A method of restricting transmission of data packets from a host entity in a network, comprising: transmitting outgoing packets to destination hosts whose identities are contained in a record stored in a working set of host identity records; over the course of repeated predetermined time intervals, restricting, to a predetermined number, destination hosts not identified in the working set and to which packets may be transmitted; deleting packets whose transmission has been restricted. | 07-14-2011 |
Casey W. Norman, Gloucestershire GB
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| 20090130943 | Launchable Doll - A launchable doll having arms, legs and wings fixed to the doll at a waist level thereof which impart aerodynamic lift to the doll when the doll is rotated A set including the launchable doll and a launcher including a base, a tube that contains the legs and a mechanism that rotates the tube and the doll with respect to the base. | 05-21-2009 |
Casey W. Norman, Andoversford GB
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| 20090139424 | Portable, flexible, and adaptable train system - A train system includes a track and at least one train component. Connectable and detachable segments join to form the track. Each segment includes a main body with an upper running surface upon which train components run. A receiving chamber is formed within the main body. A pair of track members extend outwardly from opposed sides of the main body. A connector component, with a neck portion and a distal portion, extends outwardly from the main body opposite the receiving chamber and engages the receiving chamber of another segment. The segments move in up-down and side-to-side directions. Each train component connects to the track by a pair of rail guides that engage the opposed sides of the main body. A spring element connected between the rail guides operates a switch element to drive a drive member, which engages the upper running surface to move the train component along the track. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100087120 | TOY WITH INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS - A toy with interchangeable parts is provided. The toy is comprised of a plurality of first and second enclosures that each contain unique indicia and are attachable and detachable. In one form, the enclosures are each one-half of a first toy form, such as a heart. An enclosure from the plurality of first enclosures attaches to an enclosure of the plurality of second enclosures to form the first toy form. The enclosures separate to form a second toy form. In the second form, the enclosures can further open to expose an inner cavity of the enclosures, which, in one form, contains a figurine. First and second enclosures are interchangeable such that different toys of the first toy form may be created. In one form, the first toy form is adapted to interact with a docking station that plays sounds corresponding to the first toy form. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100187323 | FLEXIBLE TRACK SYSTEM - A flexible track system includes at least one track section that includes a main body comprising two opposed side portions and a running surface extending between the two opposed side portions. The two opposed side portions extend at an angle from the running surface. Grooves are formed within the main body to allow flexion of the main body. One or more sets of a plurality of members are formed on, protrude from, and extend in a lengthwise direction along the main body. A constraining section engages a corresponding set of the members. End stops may secure the constraining sections to the main body of the track section. Force is applied to the track section to achieve a desired form or position. The grooves expand or contract in accordance with the applied force, and the constraining sections conform to and retain the applied position even after removal of the force. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100197191 | LAUNCHABLE DOLLS - A set includes a launchable doll having a body portion and wings fixed to the body portion between a torso portion and a waist portion of the body portion to impart aerodynamic lift to the doll when the doll is rotated and the legs are fixed into a substantially vertical orientation when the wings are fixed to the body portion; and a launcher including a base, a tube that contains the legs and a mechanism that rotates the tube and the doll with respect to the base. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110146529 | PORTABLE, FLEXIBLE, AND ADAPTABLE TRAIN SYSTEM - A train system includes a track and at least one train component. Connectable and detachable segments join to form the track. Each segment includes a main body with an upper running surface upon which train components run. A receiving chamber is formed within the main body. A pair of track members extend outwardly from opposed sides of the main body. A connector component, with a neck portion and a distal portion, extends outwardly from the main body opposite the receiving chamber and engages the receiving chamber of another segment. The segments move in up-down and side-to-side directions. Each train component connects to the track by a pair of rail guides that engage the opposed sides of the main body. A spring element connected between the rail guides operates a switch element to drive a drive member, which engages the upper running surface to move the train component along the track. | 06-23-2011 |
Casey William Norman, Andoversford GB
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| 20090139099 | DRAWING APPARATUS - A drawing apparatus is provided having a housing, a rotating mechanism and a drawing mechanism. The housing has a circumferential ring gear located within an interior portion of the housing. The rotating mechanism is rotatably mounted within the housing and has a motor operatively connected to a drive gear. The drive gear rotates about a drive axis and is positioned for engagement with the ring gear. The drawing mechanism is pivotally mounted on the rotating mechanism, and has a drawing implement holder connected to the drive gear by a connector. The connector is mounted to a portion of the drive gear that is spaced away from the drive axis. Upon rotation of the rotating mechanism with respect to the housing, the drawing implement holder mechanism pivots with respect to the rotating mechanism. Also provided is a method of drawing using such drawing apparatus. | 06-04-2009 |
Casey William Norman, Glouccstershire GB
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| 20080272542 | Dice with Opening Face - A die having a regular polyhedral form, at least one opening face of the die being hinged to an adjacent hinge face such that the at least one opening face can be opened by pressing on at least one pressure face adjacent to the at least one opening face. | 11-06-2008 |
Christopher L. Norman, Southampton GB
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| 20080259210 | Audiovisual Display Apparatus and Method - The invention provides for an audio visual display apparatus ( | 10-23-2008 |
Christopher R. Norman, Winchester GB
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| 20120055095 | AUTO LOCKING, MANUAL UNLOCKING DOOR STAY - A door stay device for automatically locking a door in an open position includes a first component adapted to be attached to a stationary support, the first component including a plate having a curved cam edge with a radius matched to a swinging movement of the door between closed and open positions. The plate has a slot open at the cam edge at a location corresponding to the open position of the door. A second component is adapted to be secured at a lower or upper edge of a door, the second component having a locking member arranged to move into the slot when the locking member is aligned the said slot and the door is in the open position. | 03-08-2012 |
Colin Norman, Manchester GB
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| 20090185961 | OXYGEN STORAGE COMPONENT - The present invention relates to oxygen storage components for catalytic converters for automobile exhaust systems, particularly for those with petrol-driven engines. In accordance with the present invention there is provided a ceria containing mixed oxide suitable as an oxygen storage material having a ceria content in the range 10 to 80% by weight and at least one metal oxide in an amount of less than 0.5% by weight, wherein the metal is selected from the first row transition elements and the group IVB elements of the periodic table. The inventions also provides an oxygen storage material for catalytic converters for automobile exhaust systems comprising an oxide of the present invention. | 07-23-2009 |
David George Norman, Clashdow GB
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| 20090221561 | Cell Migration Modulating Compounds - The described invention relates to compounds which modulate cell migration, and find use in, for example, wound healing, cancer progression and angiogenesis. | 09-03-2009 |
David James Norman, Essex GB
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| 20110087586 | NOVEL SHORT-TERM OPTION TRADING SYSTEM - Option contracts are traded by valuing an option that has at least one of a) strike price or b) expiration time unknown at the time the option is valued. The previously unknown values of the option are assigned at the time or after the time the trade is completed. An implied underlying price stream is generated from the option prices through the use of feed back between market participants and the marketplace. The resulting system is useful in trading option contracts of short time duration. | 04-14-2011 |
Mark Norman, South Wales GB
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| 20110278112 | BRAKE - A brake includes a brake shoe moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position and defining an axis of rotation of an associated brake drum. The brake includes an actuation shaft rotatable about a shaft axis and an actuation device for transferring rotational movement of the actuation shaft into movement of the brake shoe from the disengaged position to the engaged position. The axis of rotation is non-parallel to the shaft axis. | 11-17-2011 |
Martin Norman, Cambridge GB
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| 20110169966 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DELAY WITHIN A COMPRESSED DIGITAL STREAM - There is provided a method of measuring delay variation between first and second elementary streams in a digital audiovisual data stream, comprising detecting and storing digital audiovisual data stream timestamp values, detecting and storing elementary stream timestamp values for the first and second elementary streams, interpolating the digital audiovisual data stream timestamp values and elementary stream timestamp values to form data sets having mutual sampling points, and subtracting the interpolated data set for the first elementary data stream from the interpolated data set for the second elementary data stream to form elementary stream difference values indicative of changes in delay over time between first and second elementary streams. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110249888 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring an Audiovisual Parameter - There is provided a method of measuring 3D depth of a stereoscopic image, comprising providing left and right eye input images, applying an edge extraction filter to each of the left and right eye input images, and determining 3D depth of the stereoscopic image using the edge extracted left and right eye images. There is also provided an apparatus for carrying out the method of measuring 3D depth of a stereoscopic image. | 10-13-2011 |
Michael Roden Norman, Bristol GB
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| 20090274691 | Use of CD25 binding molecules in steroid-resistant patients - A method is provided for treating the diseases autoimmune hepatitis, eczema, vasculitis, temporal arteritis, sarcoid and Crohn's disease, in a steroid-resistant or steroid-sensitive patient. The method comprises administering to the patient an effective amount of a CD25 binding molecule and a steroid. | 11-05-2009 |
Neville Marshall Norman, Kent GB
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| 20100105505 | Tether Tennis Game Apparatus - The invention relates to a tether tennis game apparatus which includes a hollow pole that has a helix formation extending externally therefrom along an operative top segment of the pole. The helix formation defines a helical guide path within which a loop formation, that is formed at one end of a flexible line which has a ball connected at its other end and that can be located around the pole, is displaceable. An indicator arrangement including an elongate indicator element, located for axial displacement within the pole, and a trigger arrangement is operable on the pole to indicate a winner of a game played with the apparatus and which occurs when the loop formation, at the end of a flexible line, reaches an end of the helical guide path. | 04-29-2010 |
Paul Norman, Rutland County GB
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| 20120098279 | LATCH ASSEMBLY - A latch assembly is provided, the latch assembly having: a chassis, a latch bolt having a closed position and an open position a pawl having an engaged position and a disengaged position an eccentric arrangement defining an eccentric axis and a pawl axis remote from the eccentric axis wherein when the pawl moves from the engaged position to the disengaged position the eccentric arrangement rotates about the eccentric axis to move the pawl axis from a first pawl axis position to a second pawl axis position, a retaining mechanism having a retaining position at which the pawl axis is held in the first pawl axis position and having a non-retaining position at which the pawl axis is allowed to move to the second pawl axis position, a release lever configured to move the retaining mechanism between the retaining position and the non-retaining position. | 04-26-2012 |
Peter Norman, Liversedge GB
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| 20100237020 | DEWATERING PROCESS - A process of dewatering an aqueous suspension comprising treating the suspension with a dewatering amount of a reverse phase polymer, and subjecting the suspension to a mechanical dewatering to form a cake, | 09-23-2010 |
Stephen Roy Norman, Ampfield GB
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| 20090016387 | Apparatus for providing optical radiation - In one embodiment, a photo-darkening resistant optical fibre includes a waveguide having a numerical aperture less than 0.15. The waveguide includes a core having a refractive index n | 01-15-2009 |
| 20110206074 | Apparatus for providing optical radiation - In one embodiment, a photo-darkening resistant optical fibre includes a waveguide having a numerical aperture less than 0.15. The waveguide includes a core having a refractive index n | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110216790 | Apparatus for providing optical radiation - In one embodiment, a photo-darkening resistant optical fibre includes a waveguide having a numerical aperture less than 0.15. The waveguide includes a core having a refractive index n | 09-08-2011 |
Terry Norman, Essex GB
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| 20080313100 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRADING ACTIVELY MANAGED FUNDS - The invention provides systems and methods for intra-day trading of actively managed exchange traded funds (AMETFs). The invention provides creation and redemption structures for AMETF shares that allow arbitrage, intra-day value estimations for AMETF shares, and hedging portfolios for hedging risks associated with trading AMETF shares, all without requiring disclosure of the specific assets underlying the AMETF. | 12-18-2008 |
Terry Norman, Barling Magna GB
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| 20090313178 | HEDGING EXCHANGE TRADED MUTUAL FUND OR OTHER PORFOLIO BASKET PRODUCTS - A system for pricing and/or determining a basket of financial instruments for hedging investment risk in actively managed traded funds is described. The system uses a trusted computer system and includes a computer storage medium storing a computer program product. The product determines a basket of hedging instruments by applying statistical or economic based factor analysis to estimate the NAV or provide a hedging basket to track actual NAV of an actively managed traded fund. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110029455 | HEDGING EXCHANGE TRADED MUTUAL FUND OR OTHER PORTFOLIO BASKET PRODUCTS - A system for pricing and/or determining a basket of financial instruments for hedging investment risk in actively managed traded funds is described. The system uses a trusted computer system and includes a computer storage medium storing a computer program product. The product determines a basket of hedging instruments by applying statistical or economic based factor analysis to estimate the NAV or provide a hedging basket to rack actual NAV of an actively managed traded fund. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110137825 | HEDGING EXCHANGE TRADED MUTUAL FUND OR OTHER PORTFOLIO BASKET PRODUCTS - A system for pricing and/or determining a basket of financial instruments for hedging investment risk in actively managed traded funds is described. The system uses a trusted computer system and includes a computer storage medium storing a computer program product. The product determines a basket of hedging instruments by applying statistical or economic based factor analysis to estimate the NAV or provide a hedging basket to rack actual NAV of an actively managed traded fund. | 06-09-2011 |
Timothy John Norman, Berkshire GB
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| 20080220005 | Comb Polymers - The present invention provides a process for producing a comb polymer comprising the steps of: a) providing: (i) (w+z) molar equivalents of a monomer; (ii) one molar equivalent of an initiator compound of formula (IX), wherein B | 09-11-2008 |