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Ralston
John Ralston, Glasgow GB
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| 20120227056 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING ACCESS TO FUNCTIONALITY PROVIDED BY RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF AN OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT - A method for enabling access to functionality provided by resources outside of an operating system environment is provided. The method includes: receiving a call for functionality provided by resources outside of the operating system environment; and copying function parameters from within the received call to an area of memory accessible to the resources outside of the operating system environment that provide the called functionality. | 09-06-2012 |
Jonathan Carey Ralston, Queensland AU
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| 20090212216 | Mining methods and apparatus - A method and apparatus for horizon control in a mining operation is provided. Fresh product | 08-27-2009 |
Jonathon Carey Ralston, Queensland AU
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| 20090134692 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING GATEROAD STRUCTURAL CHANGE - A method and apparatus is provided for determining structural change in a mining operation. A first scan of gateroad surfaces is obtained and information of the scan profile is stored. At a later time a second scan of the gateroad surfaces is then obtained. Information of the scans can be registered and any difference noted. If the difference exceeds a threshold a warning can be provided indicating a gateroad structural change that may be hazardous. The scans can be made from a single sensor, or from multiple sensors ( | 05-28-2009 |
Kylie Jane Ralston, Kahibah AU
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| 20110082073 | Modified Cpn10 and PRR signalling - The present invention relates to isolated Cpn10 polypeptides possessing an increased affinity for a PRR ligand compared to Ala Cpn10 polypeptide. In a further embodiment, the present invention also relates to modified chaperonin 10 polypeptides, and to nucleic acids encoding the same and to compositions comprising such polypeptides and uses thereof. | 04-07-2011 |
Nicola Ralston, London GB
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| 20100250128 | APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION TO A SECONDARY VISUAL USER INTERFACE OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THIS DEVICE - Apparatus for providing navigational information to a secondary visual user interface of a portable electronic device, the device having primary and secondary visual user interfaces respectively located on different faces of the device, the primary visual user interface for use as a main user output interface of the device and the secondary visual user interface for providing a comparatively simple level of user output, wherein the primary and secondary visual user interfaces are respectively arranged such that the primary user output interface can provide a higher level of navigational information than the secondary user output interface, wherein the apparatus comprises circuitry for providing navigational information to the secondary visual user interface. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100283726 | USER INTERFACES AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus for a portable electronic device, the apparatus arranged to detect substantially simultaneous user input from device user interface elements arranged to detect opposing user input, and to provide signalling, upon the detection of said opposing user input, for transferring electronic information content associated with the electronic device to a remote apparatus which is associatable with the electronic device. Apparatus for a portable electronic device, the apparatus arranged to detect movement of the device, relative to a remote apparatus which is associatable with the electronic device, as user input from the device, and to provide signalling, upon the detection of said relative movement, for transferring electronic information content associated with the electronic device to the remote apparatus which is associatable with the electronic device. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110317855 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO USER INTERFACES AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - An apparatus for providing audio connection of a speaker arrangement, with an apparatus for providing audio to the speaker arrangement, using a connection element of the apparatus for providing audio connection, wherein the apparatus for providing audio connection comprises a connection element/connector body, and a user input interface arranged to provide for control of an audio setting of the audio, providable by the speaker arrangement, based on detected movement of the connection element/connector body. | 12-29-2011 |
Robert Ralston, Guelph CA
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| 20100038172 | FALL RESTRICTING SYSTEM - A fall restricting system for use by a person having a ladder, a stabilizing system adapted to engage the ladder and ground and an anchoring system adapted to engage the ladder and the person. | 02-18-2010 |
Stuart Ralston, Christchurch NZ
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| 20110066375 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH LOCATIONS OF OBJECTS - An apparatus for providing navigational information associated with locations of objects includes an imaging device configured to acquire image data, a visual display coupled to the imaging device and configured to display the image data, a position measuring device configured to determine position information associated with the imaging device, and an orientation device configured to determine orientation information associated with the imaging device. The apparatus may also include a rendering system coupled to the visual display, the position measuring device, and the orientation device. The rendering system may be configured to determine image coordinates associated with a location of an object and provide a navigational graphic on the visual display oriented relative to the image coordinates. | 03-17-2011 |
Stuart Edward Ralston, Christchurch NZ
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| 20100034125 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION OF SURVEY SENSORS AND CONTROLLERS - A method and system for configuring wireless communication of survey sensors and controllers is recited. In one embodiment, a survey device controller is configured to receive a first wireless communication comprising a sequence indicating that a survey device is configured to participate in an automatic configuration process with the survey device controller. The system further comprises the survey device which is configured to generate a second wireless communication indicating the reception of a selection event to communicatively couple the survey device with the survey device controller. The survey device controller is further configured to automatically initiate a wireless communication connection comprising the survey device controller and the survey device in response to receiving the second wireless signal contemporaneous with receiving a signal which is generated by the survey device controller to communicatively couple the survey device controller with the survey device. | 02-11-2010 |
Stuart H. Ralston, Edinburgh GB
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| 20080312186 | KETONES AND REDUCED KETONES AS THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BONE CONDITIONS - The present invention pertains to certain ketones and reduced ketones and derivatives thereof which, inter alia, inhibit osteoclast survival, formation, and/or activity; and/or inhibit bone resorption, and more particularly to compounds of the formulae and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, amides, esters, and ethers thereof, wherein: Ar1, R | 12-18-2008 |
| 20120076774 | DETECTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH AUTOANTIBODIES - The present invention provides a method for detecting autoantibodies to osteoprotegerin (OPG). The method comprises the step of providing a biological sample from a subject with, or at risk of osteoporosis and detecting whether or not any antibodies against osteoprotegerin (OPG) are present in said sample. In addition the invention provides methods useful in aiding the diagnosis/prognosis and/or therapeutic regimen for autoimmune and/or vascular disease in general. | 03-29-2012 |
Stuart Hamilton Ralston, Edinburgh GB
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| 20080221220 | 2',4'-DICHLORO-BIPHENYL-4-YL-HYDROXY-KETONES AND RELATED COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE AS THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain 2′,4′-dichloro-biphenyl-4-yl-hydroxy-ketones and related compounds (collectively referred to herein as “DCBP compounds”), and more particularly to compounds selected from compounds of the following formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and hydrates thereof: | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100286266 | Biphenyl-4-yl-sulfonic acid arylamides and their use as therapeutic agents - The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain aryl sulfonamides and related compounds (collectively referred to herein as ‘BPSAAA compounds’), as described herein, and including, for example, biphenyl-4-sulfonic acid (hydroxyalkyl-phenyl)-amides and related compounds. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, in treatment and/or prevention, for example, of inflammation and/or joint destruction and/or bone loss; of disorders mediated by excessive and/or inappropriate and/or prolonged activation of the immune system; of, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, for example, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), atherosclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, ankylosing spondylitis, and the like; of disorders associated with bone loss, such as bone loss associated with excessive osteoclast activation in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer associated bone disease, Paget's disease and the like. | 11-11-2010 |